Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 10, 1903, Page 3

LEGISLATORS RETURN HOME Few of Them Remain About the State House During the Recess. STUEFER TURNS OVER THE MONEY BOX Summary of the Condition of Nebra State Banks Show Them to Be Gooa with Ample Reserve, | Condition, (From a Staft Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Jan. 9.—(8pecial.)—Lincoln Bas little the appearance of a legisiative town tomight. early all of the senators and representatives left today aad those few who remained behind to do commities work went home tonight. A few are still around the hotels an) state house, ap- | parently only getting thelr bearings. Sev- eral office-soekers are flocking around the doors of the governor's office, but today | there were no announcements made. Tt is rumored that Governor Mickey will keep most of the “display” soldiers who covstituted Governor Savage's staff. It is sald these men deserve reappointment be- | cause all have new uniforms and went to considerable expense to get them Food Commissioner Hassett has agreed | te hold onto his position until May and @ive Governor Mickey an opportunity to look over the fleld. It 1s safd the governor's stafft will anneunced shortly Governor Mickey and his etaff ars com- fortably installed in the state house offices and spent a busy day checking up recorda and catching up with the work. Governor | Mickey was at the atate house at an early | hour and at once began to look over hia correspondence. Private Secretary Allen has moved into the main reception room formerly used by J. F. F. McKesson, recording clerk. Chiet Clerk Mickey has taken the room and desk used by Private Becretary Clancy and Mr Husted remalns In the center room. Former Governor Savage removed Iast of his belongings out of the state house thie morning. These consisted of | several bamboo sticks and his collection of curfos. He will rest a few days at 310 South Fourteenth street, after which he will again begin to consider some of the offers made him for employment and, as he expressed it, “make up for the time he lost while serving the state.” Fuonds in the Treasury, Treasurer Stuefer turned over to Treas- urer-elect Mortensen yesterday $2,200 in cash. The bulk of the state's property turned over was In securities and certifi- eates of deposit In the depository banks. ing statement of the condition ury was issued yesterday by Auditor Weston: be ths | cattle merous complaints, it Is sald by those who | had attended former csremonies here of & | Iike character, that et no time had a erowd been better handled Comdition of State Danks. A summary of the report tion of 479 banke under state suparvision reporting to the State Banking Board at the close of business November 25, 1902, thows that whils deposits have decreased about 6 per cent mince the report of Sep- | tember 15, 1902 they are now 33,1 154.90 more than on December 10, 1901 | The recent unusual demand for money caused by the scarcity of ears with which to move the grain, and the purchase by feeders. many of which have been brought from other states, has had & tend ency to inerease loans very materially, they having been Increased over $2,250,000 since Beptember 15, 1902, This, together with the calling in of western cattle loans held by eastern investors, has caused additional demands upon the banks, and jn some in- stances caused them to borrow & little more | than usual, yet notwithstending the de- crease of deposits and the inersase of loans since last report, the banks hold an aver- | age reserve greatly in exeess of the legal | requirement, being at the date of last report | 28 2-3 per cent. Upon the whole, the re- of the condi- turns are very satisfactory and show that Nebraska banks arc in a most prosperous | conditior. Following is the abstract of the condition of the incorporated state, private and ravings banke of the state of Nebraska | at the close of business November 25, 1902: | Total number of banks reporting, 479. RESOURCES, Loans ard diecounts Overdrafie o Bords, stocks, securities, judg- ments, clalms, etc . . | Due fr.m national, state and pri- vate banks and bankers. Banking house . furniture and fxtures o A | Other real estate . X | Current expenses 1nd taxes pald | Premium on United Btates and other bonds and securities Cnsh ftems . Cash 22,68 Total vasss LIABILITIES Capttal stock paid in Surplus fund Undivided profits Dividends unpeid Yeponite Notes and bills rediscounted Bills payable............. E | (R 6,024,582 Corn Show This Menth. The corn show is to be revived in Lin- coln. January 20 to 23 it will be held in connection with the«Nebraska Corn Im- provers' association and the State Board of | Agriculture. The object of this exhibition | is to promote the growing of improved | varieties of corn. Each variety is judged | according to a standard adopted by the | Corn Improvers' assoctation for that par- | ticular variety. It therefore becomes nec- | essary for each pereon Intending to enter an | exhibit to ascertain whether the variety n Funds— P, General . o Permanent school.. Temporary school... ... Permanent university.... § Agricultural college endowmen ‘Temporary university....... University cash............ Hospital for insane....... Normal Interest. ¢ Normal library......... ;lnrmll endowment. . ry Agricultura] and mechanic arts fund. Agricultural experiment station fund. Penitentiary land fund Inheritance tax. 846,013 24 57,58 08 Hand “On Hand ec. 5. Recelpts. $ 264707 20,656 89 ez 1 Payments, $ 43,732 64 29,222 10 14,744 32 %39 03 1331 8 T 290 61 598 674 sskdidias 1,688 50 ‘ma “110 00 3T2RBSSREVBTA $206,374 11 PERMANENT INVESTMENTS. | school fund...... 6,080,657 §7 . 2A69 14 101.89% 00 59,000 00 36,478,440 01 167,48 56 ‘Total liabllities of treasurer..$5( 863 57 Buspended account, 0305 o Keep People Out of Ofces. As a result of the orders isued to the members of the National Guard on. duty At the reception given in honor of Gov- ernor Mickey last night there is a crowd of wrathy state officials tiis morning. It was understood by most of the officials, | and it bad been so announced, that the public would be Invited to visit each of the | state offices, mako themsclves at home and have a gemeral good time. To this end | great care was taken by the clerks in the | offices to put away all papers and records that were liable to become misplaced, and the offices were put in shape for the re- ception of the public. Instead of the pudlic belng received with | ©open arms into the open doors of the offices | at the entrance, to at least several of them, | there was stationed a squad of blue-coated ' soldiers to announce that the “No Admit- tance’ sign was up. People were stopped from passing through the governor's office, some were | stopped from going into the land commi sloner's office and other places of interest | to the visitors. When objections were mAde to the soldier boys the information | was forthcoming that they were acting under orders. | In some instances officials were shut out of their own offic One officlal who came | to the state house early In order to put the finishing touches on the office before | the reception of the public, had to unlock the outside door, and atter passing through of the guards, who tried ineffectually | op him, found a line-up in front of his | own door. H's wife started to enter and | the eoldier boys stopped her. This rlled the oficial and after threatening to annis hilate the lineup the boys in blue allowed them to pass in. Shortly after the head of (his department was stopped in the same way and it was only after a wrathy Inter- view that he was allowed to enter. The two then remained most of the evening in oftice aud compelled the soldiers to llow people to visit the office. Janitors were shut out of the offices they attended and general dissatisfaction resulted. 1t ls sald the order to guard the doors and sllow no one to enter was given by ame of the colonels and that it was after- ward revoked. Notwithstanding the nu- ent universit; fund. Normal endowment Total {nvestments. hand January §.. g . Itching Skin Warm baths with CUTICURA SoAP and gentle applications of CUTICURA OINTMENT, purest of emollients and greatest of skin cures, constitute the purest, sweetest, most speedy and economical. treatment for torturing, disfiguring, itching, burning, bleeding, acaly, crusted, and pimply skin and scaip humours of infants and children yet compou ‘Sold throughout e world, | and a greater attendance is expected at this he wishes to enter has been passed upon by the assoclation. The method for adopt- ing standards for new varieties may be obtained by writing to the secretary of the Corn Improvers' association, who will also furnish any other desired information regarding the exhibition. Attorney General's Report. Attorney General Prout has filed with the governor lils report for the biennum ending November 30, 1902. The report con- tains a complete resu e of the work done by the office, Includin the opinions of the attorney general. The silowing table shows the moneys collected ud turned over to | the state treasurer Clalm against Lincoh Codperage, . ainst Capital M tional bank 4, of ex-Ofl Ing ctor Gaffin | Escheated estate of J n Stanley, | decensed ........ & Shortage of ex-Treasu ¢ Lynch' of ' | Platte county Ko 8, Total | Clatms Committee Work, Among other claims the legislature will be asked Lo wrestle with are these filed | with the state auditor today: C. E. Coffin, superiatendent of the Lincoln asylum, ciaims the state owes him $812.45 for services as superintendent that hasn't been paid; G. F, Keiper of the Norfolk asylum wants $625 on the same grounds. The fixed salaries for the superintendents was $2,500, but $2,000 was the amount appropriated for each. They claim the balance is due them. Murphy & Swain, attorneys of Beatrice, who at the request of the governor fur- nished legal services in the ease of W. H. Dearing against B. F. Laing for possession of the superintendent’s place at the Bea- trice anylum, want $370. The committee having In charge the state fair premium lst will be In session at the Lindell hotel January 19 and 20 and de- sires to recelve advice from anyome who has advice to give. Those who cammot come before the board in person are re. quested 1o write to the secretary, R. W. Furnas. o mty Treasurers Settle. County_treasurers are making their ar- nual settlements with the state treasurer Today nine treasurers had turned over the proper balances. With the exception of Adams and Dedge counties, the amounts paid in were comparatively small. Tho settlements must be made by February 1 The auditor said this morning that he ex pected the county treasurers to be a little later than usual, but so far the returns are normal. The great demand for money s causing the country banks to hold onto the money as long as they can State Powltry Shew. The Nebraska State Poultry association will hold its annual meeting and exhibition at the Lincoln auditorium during the week of January 19-24. A larger number of birds meeting than ever before. The firat meet- ing will be held on Tuesday at b p. m in the office of the secretary. The board will meet at the auditorium each day at 140 p. m. A program has been prepared for the meeting on Thursday evening. All premiums will be pald in cash on Friday afternoon, January 13. A large ameunt of money has been offered as premiums. The assoclation has printed a premium list that is now belng distributed, which shows a larger fleld for entries than usual Following is a list of the officers and board of managers for-1902 and 1903, of the association George W. Osterhout president, David City; T. L. Norval vice president, Seward; L. P. Ludden secretary, Lincola; L L. Ly- ‘ma treasure! Lincel: Ed H. Eggert, Minden; E. B. Day, North Bend: E E Smith, Lincoln:. W. A. Irwin, Tecumseh; J. S. Bishop, Ulysses. Judges—C. H. Rbod Adam Thompbon, Amity son, Wahoo, Neb.: A. R. Carruth, water towls, Lineoln, Neb. deat—H. J. Smith, Lincoln, | ably | expirea | ot | spectes of | the | sewing machi HA DAILY BEE: SATURDA INCREASE IN STATE'S DEBT| Aunditor Weston Again Points Out the Oonstantly @rowing Defioit. DUE ENTIRELY TO LACK OF REVENUE Extremely Low Valuations Ret for Purposes of Taxmtion Is Responaible for the Pres- ent Condiiion, (From a Staft ( LINCOLN, Jan. 9 cual to the governor, Auditor ‘eston again calis attention to the in reasing floating debt of the state, On this topic he says 1.)—In his aa- reper: ovember 59, 1900, et the the floating interest state amounted ‘o on ember 30, 192, It to $1.%9.32563, an Increase of This ircrease will be consider- ably augmented by e of the blennial period for which the last legislative appro- pristons were made, viz. April 1, 1903. The general fund appropriations made by I elaturs ¢ 1901 amounted to $2,33 ol 10T the blennium. The amount that can be reallzed by the general fund from the two state levies made during the blennium | cannot exceed $1.657.689.31, and will prob- | be conside y less. The collections | from misce neous sources during the bl- ennlum cr ed to the gencral fund will | approximate 3290060, Thus the total amount that the general fund can reall: app the a ent curing the legislative appropr! can be realized from miscellaneous sources | and from the two annual levies made, dur- | ing those two years. To this amount «hould | be added the Interest pald on the floating | debt. That interest is a charge agains the ral fund and for the bi:nnium just amounted to $144,08 If this amount be added to the prob ove indicuted it will make nd espenditures for the bie general fand receipts by § the history of state s past. Suc legislatures 7 d more money than could possibly alized from all sources com bined during the years for which th propriations were made. Wh e Blame Nelongs. gen il ) This | finances for et Weston offers as a reason for the great increase in the state's floating debt fact that the revenues have been 100 | low. This brings him directly to the matter lMsiing the property the state for tion. On this toplc he says | primary of the decline of the | ucs of the state, or racher the fallur. revenues to respond to been and s the Jow ass property throughout the state, and the escape of much property from any taxation whatever. The grand assess- ment of the state reached ite higest point in 1533, when It stocd at $104.733,124 foliowing table shows 'the for each year from 183 to 102 the te. The reve has cause assess- ... 179,976,563 from 1593 to 159 nearly £30,000,000. low increase This table shows that ssessments declined Since 1897 there has been a from year to year. but the assessment for 1902 is still §14,756,557 less than the asses ment for 1963, and this is true notwl stending the fact *hat since 1863 thire has been a vast increase, not only in the amount of taxable property, but in values as vell The low aggregate assessment of the state is due to the fact that property of all kinds is assessed much below its fair cash value by local assessors. Where the Remedy Lies. Auditor Weston suggests as a possible remedy that the State Board of Equall tion be given enlarged powers in the mat- ter of dealing with returns from counties, failing In which, or some other adequate remedy, he suggests that the total amount which the state can levy for taxes be raised to 6.5 or 7 mills. A hasty glance at the pages of his report discloses some of the eccentricities practiced by thn county assessors in fixing values. For ex- ample, the grand assessment rcll of the state for 1902 shows that the Improved lands of the state are set down at an average value of $3.15 per acre, and this at a time when farm land is selling at from $40 to $75 per acre right along. Unim- proved land Is set down at an average of $1.15 per acre. Accepting the theory that those figures are based on a valuation ot one-fitth or one-sixth of actual cash value, the nssessors are still far from the real figures. Improved lots are listed at average of $127.76 and unimproved at $18.23. Farm lands range in value from $17.28 per acre In Douglas county to 50 cents per acre In Banner for improved, and (rom $8 in Burt to 45 cents In Bannmer for unim- proved. In York county, where many sales bave been made during the last year at| good prices, the improved farm lands are listed for taxation at an average of $4.25 per acre, and unimproved lands at $1.92. Live Stock Valuations. In live stock values some equally start- ling figures are found. The lordly hog, who wouldn't take less than 6 cents per pound for himself any time these last three years, and has generally fetched more, is listed for taxation at an avera value of $1.03. He is most valued In Grant county, where the assessors 'coked on him as being worth $1.64 on the average, and is lightest held in Deuel cointy, where 2b cents is the average price put on hogs Cattle, of which Nebraska furnishes thou- sands of head for the packers each year selling as high as 7 cents a pound, are put down at an average value of $4.30. Grant county also thinks the most of the steer, valuing him at an average of $7.3% for purposes of taxation, and Perkine county sets the lowest price on him, $1.38 The meek and lowly sheep is valued at an average of 57 cents for the state, ranging | from $2 per head in Grant county to 41 cents in Dawes. Horses are worth $7.03 on the assessors’ books, and mules and asses come st $8.59 ch. According to the assessors’ returns, the average value of & billiard table in Ne- braska is $12.26; of carriages and wagons § of watches and clocks, $1.69; of . 82 of planofortes, $21.48, and of organs and melodeons, $4.9¢ The report doesn’t say if this latter figure ts a “marked down" price. All the gold | and silver and plated ware in the state Is | returned at $17.391, and all the djamonds and jewelry are listed at $18,523. Many | similar items of peculiar ileas on the pa f assessors, who are instructed by the statute to assess all property at its falr | cash value, can be found in the report Other Interesting Foeta, I the statement of suspended acconuts the total amount of which Is $621,743.23, 1t is noticeable that the largest single portion, | $525,687.50, stands opposite the name of J . Bartley. Other debtors and their re ctive delinquencies are: First Nationa Alma, $39,357.48; Bank of Wymore Capitol National bank, Lincoln, $196,180 First National bauk, Orleans, $20,(00; Globe Loan and Trust company, Omaha, $12,892.54; Farmers and Merchants bank, Lincoln, $8,731.85; Buffalo County Na tional bank, Kearney, $3.995. The total In pended account November 30, 1900, was 8. Auditor Weston says payments have been made to the extent of $6,089.43 This report ehows the total estimated re- celpts for the fiscal period beginning April 1, 1903, and‘ending March 31, 1905, based n the actual collections of the twe years | treasury from December 1 «4 | CONVENTION OF | exnibit | Dairy | TROUBLES | boy by the hair, | 1,000 majority; to 1902, inclusive, shows & total of §2 524.97. From January 1, 1902, to Novem- ber 30, 1902, there has been pald into the state treasury the sum of $1.085,897.82, for which final settlement has not been made The total amounis of prineipal, interest and lease on school lands paid into the 1900, to No- 0, 1902, inclusive, were respec 4,195.25, $280,550.89 and $247,782.86 DAIRYMEN State Assoclation Peepares am Inter- vember tively, esting Program for Lincoln Meeting. m a Staff Correspordent.) LINCOLN, Jan. 9.—(Special.)—Thé Ne- bracka Dairyman's association will meet in Lincoln January 22 and 23. In addition to an interesting program there will be an of dairy preducts and machinery. A premium of $100 will be offered for the beat creamery butter, $80 for farm dairy butter, $6 for factory and 84 for dairy cheese. Following is the program Thursday. January 22 9 a. m.—Address of President Snively: report of Secretar €. Bassett; “'Diseases of the Udde J. Repp, lowa Agricultural college culosis,” Dr. & Stewart, K E. 8 Tt Y Ly schfappi, Cow.” Prof. A. J Tilinots; address, Prof. T. versity' of Minnesota; ") the Management and Opera ming and Cream Recelving Ashburn, Gibbon iday, January 33 9 4. m.—Report of committees: “Practici! Farm Dairving” Mrs. Frank R. Lott, Seward; ““The Hand Separator from a Pn tron's Standpotnt.” Willlam Ulrich, Prines ton; “The Hand Separator from the Buttor | Manufacturer's Standpoint.” A. M. Priest, Lincoln. 2 p. m.—"Alfalfa as a Food for Dairy Cows,” Charles Barber, Oxfori; “The Im- portance of the Alfalfa Plant to Our Cattle Industry,” I Bremer. York: ‘“The Russian ' Th a_Forage Plant for Co Beaumont, Heming- IN_HIGH SCHOOL that Farmer's Datry University of Haecker, Uni- Experience in tion of Skim- tations,” J. N Boys Claln Principal at Fre- mont Assauited One of Their ‘ Rumbee. | FREMONT, Nab., Jan. 8.-~(Spectal.)—For | the past few days there has been some | trouble at the Fremont High school which | culminated this noon in what the school boys claim to ba a malicious assault | on Edwin Smatls by Principal Edgerton. | The boys were coming out of the bullding | this noon when young Smalls, who Is a breach of discipline. Edgerton caught the the boys assert, threw him to the floor and cuffed him. The prin- cipal's version is that Smails struck an- other boy and he only cuffed him. The boy says that he merely tapped a seat mate on the shoulder, when Edgerton, without saying a word, grabbed him by the hair senlor, it is claimed committed some slight ‘ j | aud threw him to the floor and struck him, and that he made no resistance, as he could not do anything under the circumstances. The boy's father, Willlam E. Smalils, says that he will thoroughly investigate the affair and that some action will be brought at once. Superintendent Laird is not in- clined to express himself further than to say that the case wiil be investigated. The boys are much excited. Two other boys were suspended this week, but were rein- stated. The trouble seems to be that Prin- cipal Edgerton has lost control of the boys and fs unable to maintain discipline. DAVID CITY, Neb., Jan. 9.—(Speclal)— Yesterday A. J. Evans succeeded A. M. Walling as county attorany. Walling was elected two years ago on the fusion ticket and was the nominee of the fusionists in the last campaign, but was defeated by a large majority. Evans Is'the Arst repub- lican county attorney elected in Butler county for several years. Ome year ago the republicans elected three out of the five officers and at the last election one more, and when the election of 1903 rolls around every official in the court house will be a republican. In the election held in 1896 W. J. Bryan carried Butler county by near in 1900 thls was reduced considerable and in a very short time the county can be safely counted in the repub- lican column. New Factories for York. YORK, Neb., Jan. 9.—(Special.)—York will start the new year with two new man- ufacturing establishments. The National Medicine company has rented iooms in the Kuns block and will soon occupy the large three-story brick bleck now occupled the Nebraska Newspaper Union, which will build a large three-story brick block. Worthy Lee of Tobias, Neb., is patentee | of a wheat scourer. Arrangements have | been made with one of York's largest foundries to manufacture the iron work for the scourer ind either a wood man facturing plant will be started or the work contracted with one of the wood manufa.- turing plants here. Wahoo 0dd Fellows Install. WAHOO, Neb., Jan. 9.—(Special.)—The | Wahoo Independent Order of Odd Fellows’ | lodge installed the following otficers at its regular meeting last night: John Neff, W. E. Dodds, V. G.; Johy Knapp, | 2 Frank Gross, L. S.; john Linder- | camp, I. G.; Nels Brodahl G., Anton Johneon, R. 8. of V. G.; Sam MeLlem, I.. 8. | of V. G; A. M. Dodds, R. S. 8.; Frank| Scheel, secretary; Elmer Jounson, .reas- urer; W. H. Hapke, warden; T. Cone, con- ductor. E. C. 8. Kemmerer of \alparaiso | was the installing officer. After the fn- stallation the lodge adjoucned to J. 0 Bahde's restaurant, where an elaborate banquet was had. | Court Dates Are Fixed. | TRENTON, Neb., Jan. 9.—(Special.)—The | following dates have been given out for| holding district court in the Fourteenth | judicial district Frontier, February s,i September 7; Furnas, March 2, September 28; Red Willow, March 16, October 12; | Hitchcock, March 30, November 9; Gosper, April 6, November 16; I'undy, April 14, No- | vember 23; Hayes, April 20, September 21; | Chase, April 27, November 30. It has not yot been announced who will succeed Judge Norris. A number of people regret to sec Judge Norris leave the bench, bat their best wishes accompany him to Washington |‘ Eighty Entries for Handicap. NEW YORK, Jan. 9.—The entry of Cor-| rigan for the suburban handicap has been received and brings the total number of | entries up to elghty. } v ble Stock ¥ wes Hands. | KANSAS CITY, Jan. 9.—Rancho one of the largest stock farms in th has been' purchased for 350,000 by Sterling-of St. Louls. rde, | state, | E Cl receding December 1, 1902, to be $4,059, IL75. The estimate of total expenditures lor the same period s $4,746,630.67 . In the summary of state taxes due from counties on November 30, 1902, trom 185 Taxes Due THE WILSON DI LING Iflfl-—m Lo reasurer 8. | | I high | B | making arrangements for machinery Established 1823. i WILSON WHISKEY. Tremendous Reductions In Our Women’s Cloak and Suit Department We have just finished our annual inventory and every wo- has undergone most i men's garment every instance cutting o highest cla startling reductions. In 1l prices one-half, which brings the and most desirable garments within your reach, at prices, in many cases at less than actual manufacturer's cost. NOTICE TO WOMEN We are now busy arranging our new depariments for the sale of women’s muslin and knit underwear, women’s kid and fabric gloves. best and most complete departments for the sale of these particular lines, that could ba de- We expect within a week to announce in the daily papers the exact time of opening. vised. All our $10.00 and $12.00 Women's | All our .$20.00 and $22.00 Women's Jackets —now All our $30.00 and $35.00 Women's Jackets—now All our §50.00 and $60.00 Women's Jackets—now HIGH CLASS FUR GARMENTS One $90.00 Beaver Fur Cape—fin quality—now One $125.00 Beaver Fur Jacket-—best quality—now . . One $135.00 Persian Lamb Jacket-——mink reveres—now .. One $55.00 Krimmer Jacket—superior quality—now One $245.00 Alaska Seal Jacket—choicest quality All our $1.50 and $2.00 Women's Wool Waists—now All our $4.00 and $5.00 Women's Wool Waists—now. All our $1.00 and $1.25 Women's Dressing Sacques. All our $3.00 and $4.00 Women’s Silk Waists—now SPECIAL ALL OUR GIRLS' LONG MONTE CARLO COATS— the finest kerseys, that sold at $7.50, $8.75 and $9.75— YOUR CHOICE, SATURDAY ONLY .......... ‘kets—now now AT GREAT R lCDl'("l‘I‘lvl;\'S We have planned the 5.00 10.00 1475 ¢ ).TH CHADRON HAS THE OIL CRAZE | Over Two Hundred and Fifty Olaims Have | Already Been Filed I TEN THOUSAND ACRES OF LAND INVOLVED Some Omaha and Many Lecal Men Interested in the Claims, Machinery on the Ground. One Party Havin, CHADRON Neb,, Jan. 9.—(Special)—The ol fleld excitement continues and the county clerk’s office is daily thronged with men and women eager to get an appliza- tion certificate flled for a placer mining ofl_claim. Certificates have been filed with the county clerk for about 250 ofl mining claims and at the present rate 10,000 acres of land will have been filed on for his puwr= pose before the end of the week. Hud Mead, now manager of a new com- pany known as the Guatemdla Oil Mining company, with Ed Satterlee, J. Broghelmer, W. H. McCann and other substantial Chad- ron business men in the company, are lo- cating group after group of claims tnd to commence boring. This will make one of the strongest companies in the field. Another company composed of Omaha and Douglas county men, including G Loomis, J. C. Holtorf, James Hodge and L. A. Harmon have part of their machinery on the ground and will be ready to begin boring soon. They have an experlenced geologist here who, in speaking of the geological conditions of the disirict, says in substance that the shales covering the anticline existing here, as shown in the outcrop of the stratum, show unmistak ble indications of ofl. This anticlinal fold extends to the northeast and southwest, entering the Sloux reservation about the northeast corner of Dawes county. Reports come from the reservation that some balf-breed Indian cattiemen who oc- cupy land om the reservation within this belt have, in times past, discovered coal beds while digging wells, but had never Burlington Roure Good Morning ! “I understand now why they call the Burlington the smooth road. I think I never slept so soundly.” To Chioago, St. Louls, Kansas City, Denver — most everywhere. Tickets, 1802 Farnam Street, Omaha. reported it until the ofl excitement began. The Indians are also anxious to become a factor iy the exploitation. | | Hooper Telephone Company Prospers. | HOOPER, Neb.. Jan. 9.—(Special.)—The | annual stockholders’ meeting of the Hooper | Telephone company was held this week and elected the following officers and direct- ors for the coming year President, E. 0. Splelberg; vice president, Herman Meyer; secretary, J. Howard Heine; treasurer, T. W. Lyman; manager, M. E. Shipley; di-| rectors, Bernard Monnich and M. A. Ueh- | ling. - The reports show that the company | has made a wonderful growth during the past year, and at the low rates charged made & net profit of $180. They expect to have complete conmection ¥ith the inde- pendent company at Fremont by February 1. This will give & complete independent county service until August 15, when the | By lines of the Farmers' Telephone company | HALF. must be disconnected on account of their | contract with the Nebraska Telephone com- | pany. . Lxc EVER DID YOU " d malt as brewed in “Blu. stion i a health-giving. alth-giving properties dist aiding digestion and the proper That’s All! CONSIDER ction The combination #f hoj Ribbon Beer mild stimulant, tly Discount Sale 20 per cent off present reduced prices This means in many lines a saving of from A THIRD TO A ptional opportunity to get Lilliputian wear at a very small cost for boy, girl or baby. BENSON & THORNE, 1518 Douglas Stree:. IN be HEALTH with your home for ha containing its own ppetizing ssimilation of food THE PERFECT FAMILY TABLE BEER,