Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 27, 1909, Page 3

NORTCAGES ON FARMS FEWLR Statistios for 1908 Show Total of Two Million Below 1807, RELEASES FOUR MILLION MORE Decrease in Namber of City Papers Pat on Record Shows Well in Proportion—mR. C. Outealt Dend. 4 'Fr‘? & Staft Gorrespondent.) LINCOLN, " ‘Aprfl 2. — (8pecial) — The rureau of .l And industrial satistics has just ‘eoftipleted the compliation of the mortgagd " ailitistics of Nebraska for the year 338, -This worlednight have been com- vleted earlier had it not been for the negli- gerce of a number ofwcounty clerks, who were dfiatory in malging their reports, and (he added fact that-the bureau Is handi- capped by lack of clerical help. In 1908 thers were 1§108 faxm mortgages filed, amounting to B4,408,312%. The: farm mortgages flled inh 108 were fewer by 560 than those filed’ in 107 and less In total amount by $2,024.301 Tn 1908, the . pumber 0f farm mortgages releaged. Syas 16,006 amounting to $30,701,.- 067.61. The rrieasey In 198 were fewer by 189 than. they ‘were in 1%7 and less in amount by $95,45,728.9. This apparent dis- crepafiey {8 accpunted for by the fact that a railroad mortgage of $100,00,000 was re- ported in Hall county as being released in 107 ‘If tnis s not accounted the farm mortgages refeased in 1% were more by $4,43,276 than in 1907 There were 13,007 city mortgages filed in 198, aggregnting $BAM.H224. This Is an inerease of 681 over 1907 in number filed and &n increase of 9763167 In amount. City mortgages released in 108 numbered 2,973, amounting to 9,004,751 This Is a decrease of LM1 in number filed and a de- crease of $3%,150.63 in amount. Tn 1008 there were 71,049 chattel mortgages filed, amounting to $84,416,250.39. During the year 46,862 chattel mortgages were released, mounting to $19,011,508.%6. The bureau of lgbor and industrial sta- tistics, HA® coniplldd the mortgage figures by congressiona] districts, as f)llows: First Dimtrict. First' District—Cass; ‘Johnson, Lancaster Nemeha, Otoe, Pawnee, Richardson: Nl No. Amount. Farm mortRagas reléa¥éd. 1,578 $ 2,772,306.08 Farm mortgages filed.. . 1,386 § 378233855 City mert released L1819 1.790,168.40 City mortgages tiled 2,280 2,631,476.54 Chattel mortguges released §79,402.08 Chattel mortgages flled 197 1,548,943.08 Second Distric Second District—Douglas, Sarpy, ington: Farm mortgages released. Farm mortgages filed.. City morlgages released City mortgages filed. Chattel mortgages released 5.4l Chattel mortgages filed.... 6,78 Third District. Third District=Antelope, Boone, Burt, Cedar, Colfax, Cuming, Dakota, Dixon, Dodge, Knox, Madisoy, Merrick, Nance. Plerce, Platle, Stanton, Thurston, Wayn No. ~ Amount. Farm mortgages teleased. 4,114 7,243,043, Farm mortgages flled...... 3,957 ¥ City mort; Wash- 0. 361 .3 2,638 Amount. 835,685.90 5,368,356.11 834,014.63 4,880,063.28 Fourth District. Fourth District—Adams, Fillmore, Gagv, | Hamilton, Jefferson, Polk, Saline, Saun- ders, Seward, Thayer, York ¥arm mortgages released Farm mortgages filed...... . Clty mortgages released... 1,386 ity mortgages flled L1497 iattel mortgages released 4,070 hattel mortgnges fHed.... 6, Fifth D District—Chase, Frontier, Furnas, Fifth Franklin, Hurlan, N Perkins, Clay 'Red Willow, Phelps, No. 3,484 3, Amount. s released. arm mortgages filed. City mortgages released 3 Clty mortgages filed,...... 2,017 Chattel mortgages released 7,980 Chattel mortgages flled....11,733 Big Sixth, Banner, Blaine, Box Butte, | Boyd, Buffalo, Cherry, Cheyenne, Custer, Dawes, Dawson, Garfleld, Grant, Greeley, Holt, Hooker, Howard, Kelth, Keya Paha, Kimball, Lincoln, Logan, Loup, Rock, Scotts Bluff, Sheridan, Sherman, Sioux, fThomas, Valiey, Wheeler: No. Farm mortgages released. 4, Farm mortgagea filed City mortguges released. City mortgages filed. Chattel mortge. released. Chattel mortgages filed An Interesting feature of the report is | the chattel morigige reports from the | various districts. They show up espe- clally strong in the comparatively new sections of | the state, showing a rapld growil in the population and development | of those sections. The Sixth district shows up the largest aggregate of chattel mort- gage filing¥,21,06¢ in number, aggregating $13811.175.98. The Third district is next with 19592 filings, aggregating $5.849,480.81. | The Fifth district is next with 11,733 filings, | Although the agsregate, $2,300.419.11, is $462,- #6.57 less than the total of the First dis- triet. In amount of farm mortgages filed the | Third district Icads, followed by the Sixth, | Tifth, Fourth, Second and First In the | order named. In the amount of farm | mortgagen released the Fifth district leads, followed by the,Third. Sixth, Fourth, First | and Second in “the order named. E eers on H Cogley, dean of the engineering| Sixth District Amount, 1,864 1,002,013 18.007 592,42 | T2, 802, 14, ..31,064 13,511,175.28 | M B LEARNING THINUS {We are all in the Apprentioe Class. When a simple change of diet brings bagck health and happiness the story is! briefly told. A lady of Springtield, Il | : | After being afflicted for years with | nervousness and heart trouble, I received | & shock four years ago that left me in such a condition that my life was de- | spaired of. 1 “I could get no relief from doctors, nor | from the numberless heart and nerve rem- | ediea T'tried, bécause I didn't know that coffee was dafly putting me back more than the docters could put me ahead. ! “Pinally at the request of a friend I left off coffee and began the use of Postum and against miy convictions I gradually improved in health until for the past six | or elght months I have been entirely free from the nervousmess and those terrivle #inking, weakening spells of heart trouble “My troubles all came from the use of coffer which T had drunk from childhood and yet they disappeared when I quit cof- fec and took up the use of Postum.’ Many peoplemarvel at the effects of leaving off coffee and drinking Postum, but there is nothing marvelous about it— only common sense. Cotfee is a dostroyer—Fostum is a re- bullder. That's the reason. Look in pkgs. for the famous book, “The Rowd to”Wellville.” Ever read the above letter? A new little | the citizens who by a large majority | Bimer and Manley Roose, sbns of Mr. and | pneumonia Thursday. one appears from time to time. They are genuine, tnu.n-ll-llolhuml THE BEE OMAHA, TUESDAY, APRIL department of the University of Michigan accompanied by Engineers Hinchman and Riggs, arrived in Lincoin today and is in conference with the rallway commission. He is one of the engineers who has had experience in making physical valuations of rallroads and the commission may em- ploy him to do similar work in Nebraska Juntor Prineiples. The teachers’ committee of the new State Normal board has completed the ap- pointment of principals of junlor normal schools by selecting G. A, Gregory of Crete to be principal of the school at Val- entine. The complete iist of principals is as follows: O'Neil},, Dr. H. K. Wolfe; Alliance, D. W. Hayes; North Platte, J. A. Beattle; McCook, C. W. Taylor; Geneva, R. W. Eaton; Alma, C. W. McMichael; Broken Bow, R. L Elliott; Valentine, G. A. Greg- ory. Ex-Governor Poynter's Wi The wills of the late Willlam A. Poynter and Dr. Jerome C. Everett were admitted to probate In county court this morning. Ex-Governor Poynter left an estate valued at about $30,000, all of which goes to his widow. The Everett estate consists prin- cipally of stock in the sanitarium and its value will not be known until an appraise- ment is made. The will provides that the widow shail be paid $200 a month during her life. The receipts from a life insur- ance policy are to be divided between the two sons and a daughter, all, of the re- mainder of the property to be divided equally between the two scis. The daugh- ter, however, is during her life to share equally with the two sons in the income from the sanitarium property R. C. Outealt Dea R. C. Outcalt, former cashier of the Capi- tal Natlonal bank, died this afternoon of pneumonia at his home in Chicago. TROOPS AT ASHLAND RANGE Encamped and Mod- pment Installed Government. Four Compa: ern Camp by ASHLAND, Neb., April %.—(Special.)— Troops from Fort Crook have been arrive ing at the government rifle range almost every day during the last week. Altogether four, companies are in practice at the camp, which is pronounced ideal for its purpose. The range covers some four miles along both sides of the Platte river above the Burlington's bridge. Automatic electrical markers, telephone service and complete camp equipment have been installed. Rifle practice will continue until early summer, when in July the Natonal Guard will hold a brigade encampment and rifie practice. Arrangements are also golng forward for securing the Omaha High school cadet and State university encampments at Ashland this year. No Filing for Dressier—Buncoed. FREMONT, Neb., April — (Special Telegram.—W. Dreasler of Springteld, Neb.,, was relleved of $260.00 on a North- western train at the Unlon depot thi morning while on his way to Dallas, 8. D., to file on a homestead. He became acquainted with a pleasant stranger who was going to the same town and while they were sitting In the car at Fremont another stranger appeared with the usuual demand for advance express charges. companion offered a $800.00 check on Oklahoma bank which the express agent said was all right, but he could not cash it. Dressler then loaned the man $250.00 until he could get the money from his ster in the next car. Before the irain reached Nickerson he came to the con- clusion that he hed been buncoed. He got off there and was told by the bank that no such bank existed in Oklahoma. Dressler came back to Fremont on a later train and has gone back home. No Sulooms at As s ASHLAND, Neb., April 26—(Specigl.)— The new city officers consisting of Taft Russell, Mayor; J. B. LaChappelle, clerk; E. A. Wiggenham, tréasurer; and B. R Clark, J. A. Scott, Phil Folsom and W. 8 Barbee, counciimen, will be inaugurated at the end of the coming week. No saloon licenses will be gramted as the city voted dry by direct vote upon the saloon question irrespective of party candidates, It is understood that pool and billiard hall permits wil be issued, although there is a considerable senti- ment against granting such permits. The big factor in Ashland going dry at the last election was the common fear of the saloon in connection with large num- bers of soldlers in the government and state rifle ranges near the place during a large portion of the year. Ashland Suit to Be Dismissed. ASHLAND, Neb., April 26—(Special.)— | Attorneys for the city and the Burling- ton rallway are now arranging a satis- factory agreement for dismissal of the sult brought by the cfty against the Burlington two years ago, to compel the opening of the maln street crossing over the railway's right-of-way. This is in accordance with the expressed desire of voted at the spring election to dismiss the suit. The opening of the new Sil- ver street bridge and the bullding of the Silver street subway under its right-of- way by the Burlington has done away with the necessity of opening the main street grade crossing Brothers Die of P TLEY, Neb., April monia. H (Special.)— Mrs. Carl G. northwest of Roose, residing seven miles here, were taken sick with Fimer dled Tues- day; Manley died Friday. The bodles of the two boys were burled together Satur- day. They were aged 16 and 18 years. An older brother crushed and scalded to death two years ago by a (hresher engine breaking (hrough a bridge Two-Story Fall Fatal. SHELTON, Neb., April 26—(8pecial.)-~ J. P. Walsh, the man who fell from the second story of a brick bullding Wednes- day evening, died yesterday afternoon without regaining consciousness. The funeral was held Sunday morning from the Catholic church here an the body was taken to Grand Island for interment. He is survived by two daughters and a son. Trees in Bloom at Plattamouth, PLATTSMOUTH, Neb., April 2 —(Spe- clal.)—Miss Summer entered: the arena to- day and lifted Old Winter from the lap of Gentle Spring and fired him out the door. Gentle Spring then went out of the window and Miss Bummer had everything her own way. with mercury M degrees above. The early cherry and pear tre began to bloom this afternoon & Drainage C ASHLAND, Neb,, April 26— (Special.) The government surveying party, engaged in the preliminary survey for the dry age canal through Salt Creek valley, be- gan work during the last week The survey will extend from the mouth of | Salt creek below this gity (o Lincoln There are fourteen govermment surveyors in the party. Record Broken. TY. Neb., April 26.—(Special.) —Davy Reayis broke the state record in the pole vault at the high school Thurs day by clearing the bar at 10 feet 4 inches The state record has been held at 10 feet 3 inches FALLS Nebraska Jury Accuses Bertuka of Deed ' . Finds that He Must Be Tried in Gage County on Charge of Shoot- ing Boy. BEATRICE, Neb., April 26.—(Special Tel egram.)—The coroner's jury, investigating the shooting of Clyde Preuhs, stepson of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Welsner, at Wymore, returned a verdict this morning that the boy came to his death by a bullet wilfully fired from a 88-caliber revolver In the hands of Ferreno Bertuka. Bertuka will probably be arralgned tomorrow. The Itallan consul, ationed at Omaha, arrived here today to investigate the trouble at Wymore Sunday, when three bunk cars were burned. It is SENOR DOMINCUEZ MISSING| May Mexican Has Never Arrived Home | from National Corn Exposition. | WIFE UNABLE TO LOCATE HIM | Friends Can Offer No Sugmest| His Whereabouts or Cause of His Mysterious Disappearance. to the Zeferino Domingues is missing. The Mexican planter and advocate of scientific agriculture for his country, who presented a solid silver trophy to the Na- tional Corn exposition in Omaha last year and was one of the prominent figures in the enterprise, cannot be located and his friends in the United States as well as Mexico are mystitied at his disappearance. Registered mail sent Zeferino Dominguez remains in the postoffice at Puebla, Mexico, undelivered; letters addressed to him from sald a damage suit may bg brought against the parties who destroyed the property of the HMallans, Nebraska News Notes, HUNTLEY—Little Ethel Patton is suf- fering with a severe wound, the result of sticking a pitchfork In her foot FALLS CITY—The body of Patrick Casey, who died at Oakes, N. D., last week, was brought here Sunday morning and burled Sunday afternoon in the Steele cemetery HUNTLEY—Twenty members of the Modern Woodmen of Amerfca of this city, with their teams, discs and plows, met on neighbor P. A. Smith's farm Saturday and done all ‘necessary work, as nelghbor Smith, wife and daughter are sick. HUNTLEY—The Women's Christian Tem- perance union of this city passed the fol- lowing resolution: “That, as Alma, nelghboring town, sees fit to have a s loon, to withdraw their trade and use every influence to prevent others trading there.” HUNTLEY—Swan Johnson, sr., died af his home, five milea northwest of this city Cancer of the stomach was the cause. He was about 55 years old and a member of the Ragan, M. W. A. The body was laid at rest under the auspices of that camp yesterday. GIBBON—Oscar Touer of Brazil, Ind., an assistant to the miller at the Gibbon rolier mills struck in the face byd device. crank and knocked sensel His face was badly cut, one tooth was broken and several knocked loose. While his injuries are painful they are not considered danger- ous. LEXINGTON—Bx-Governor Hoch of Kansas, delivered a lecture on temperance to a crowded house last week. The several churches of the city holding a unlon meeting at Smiths opera house for the purpose of aiding the temperance cause in the city election, which will be held Tues- day, on the question of Issuing saloon censes. PLATTSMOUTH—While Herman Hohl- shu was loading some fertilizer from his barn into a wagon he found a gold ring contalning a large diamond set. shown to B. A. McElwain, a jeweler in this city, who pronounced it to be worth at least $160. It is supposed to have been lost by one of the numerous sports from 1t was | Omaha with return cards have come back to the writers: Senora Dominguez is said to be telegraphing and writing to all those who knew her husband in the United States, after waiting for almost three months to hear from him Senor Dominguez left Omaha the la; time the first week in January, He ac- companied Eugene Funk to his home in Shirley, TIl, after a trip to Chicago and to Moline, where he was the guest of the John Deere Plow company. After al- most two weeks as @ guest of Mr. Funk Senor Domingues left hurriedly in re- | sponse to a telegram froin Mexico and sald | he was going to St. Louls. He has not | been heard from since, and this was three | months ago, about February b Duily Letters From Wife, While in Omaha Senor Domingues re- cefved letters almpst dally from Senora Dominguer. When he finally left the city It was after waiting several days to get a | letter from his home and a remittance from | gtv {A friend 27, Reorganize National Guard Adjutant General Hartington is Seri- ously Thinking of This Prop- _ tion. Adjutant General Hartigan of the L braska National guard is thinking seriously of re-organizing the two regiments of the Nebraska National guard according to the locations of the has not yet perfected his plans and will do nothing until he has consulted with numerous members of the two regiments and their officers. Should he finally decide on the re-organi- zation it Is probable that the First, Second and Third regiments will go out of exist- ence and the traditions and recollections of each will belong to the members and new numbers to the new organization. GIRLS GET COIN IN BASKETS Four Little Walfs of Child Saving In- The First Methodist Epistopal church adopted an unique and successful plan to a boost to the Child Saving institute bullding fund Sunday night. Rev. F. L Lovelund at the close of the services called to the platform four little girls of the in- stitute, who, with two nurses, were pres- ent at the service, and announced that these giris would stand at the doors as the people went out, with baskets, to re- celve voluntary gifts from the people. The amount “of money collected was $137.11. The fund stands: . | Previously acknowledged, including the $25,000 made conditional on se. curing the whole amount by May 1. 53, Eid First Methodist Episcopal church, Puebla. He pald his own day in everything | while in Omaha, though he told friends | that he was not wealthy by any means, | but had only a small income, a large | part of which it was evident he was de- voting to the cause pf spreading the gospel | of better corn in Mexico. | After his visit with Bugene Funk, Mr. | Funk said he thought more of Dominguez the longer he knew him, belleved him to | be a genuine and sincere friend of his| people and devoted to the cause pf better | agriculture for the republic on the south. This was the impression which all got who knew Domingues for the short time he | was In Omaha. In Mexico he is referred to as a “philan- thropist,” by some of the leading maga- among them being “Industrias Mex- It is & Passle. Omaha, while attending a picnic here. Or the person who stole it may have thrown it away, fearing arrest with it in his pos- session, PLATTSMOUTH-—The twenty-second an- nual convention of the Women's Foreign Missionary society of the Nebraska district will be held in Bimwood, this county, on April 2 and 30. The officers are: President, re. R. Pearson, Tecumseh: first vice president, Mrs. Hummel, Humboldt; second vice president, Mrs. Hali, Syracuse; corres- nding_secretary, Mrs. Lydia K. Andrew, ble Rock; recording secreta; Bmma Culbertson, Pleasant View; tary young peoples’ work, Mrs. Auburn; secretary mite boxes, sen, Weeping Water. Wilson, Mrs. Jen- Personal—Persons afflicted with blood polson in any stage, or rheumatism in any form, can learn of a permanent cure by addressing tho Salvar Company, St. Louls, Mo. RIDT "CASE AS MUTUAL JOKE Detectives Don’t Know What They Rang In——Officers Don’t Know Any More. “Ding! ding! ding!" sounded the kall bell at the police station at 2:4 o'clock Mon- day afternoon. “Riot call from Tenth and Howard," shouted Officer Dillon, who was holding down the desk in the absence of Desk Bergeant Marshall. With anticipation of having to quell a street brawl, a saloon fight or a miniature vace war, elght patrolmen and emergency officers jumped into the patrol wagon. Driver Joe Vanderford whipped up his team to a gait they had not hit for weeks, and in a couple of minutes, atter a rocky ride oversome of the hills and hollows of Bleventh street past the market dls- trict, the octet of sturdy bluecoats jumped out of the hurry-up wagon, clubs in hand But no riot was in sight; In fact, aside from a pair of calm looking detectives with a meek negro in thelr custody, the only plece of humanity on the landscape was a trio of street loafers, who were | curious to learn what crime the harmless “shine” had committed “What's aching you, to bring a whole platoon down here to take in one man?” | queried Detective Mitchell, while Detective Sullivan remained on the street corner with their prisoner. \ “What's aching you, to ring in a riot call when you copped one man?' retorted one of the group of perspiring and highly incensed riot quellers. Amid mutual laughs, supposedly at the ! expense of each other, the pair of sleuths who caused the animation and the wagon- 10ad of officers who were animated by their mistake, separated, the former con- tinuing their work of unearthing suspects, yet with a warning not _to start any more riots ringing In their ears. Willlam Irv- ing, esq.. the negro prisoner, is held as a | suspicious character. » MEMORIAL DAY IN THE SOUTH| Graves of Confederate Sol Decorated with Flowers Public Bulldings Close. Are | a | | ATLANTA, Ga., Aprii 2% —Confederate | Memorial day was observed here with all the dignity and reverence that has char- | acterized this occasion for several years Early In the day the graves of the confed- | erate dead were decorated with flowers. | The schools, public bulldings and bus- iness houses are closed all or half of the day. she looks forward to the hour with apprehension. What would cause Senor Domingues to absent himself from Puebla, where he was farming 1,00 acres of land, being only | a small part of what he held, according | to Mexican newspapers, is a puzzle those who know the Mexican planter. Of Zeferino Domingues other Mexicans who attended the National Corn exposi- tion, apoke in the highest terms. He was said to be generous with his friends in his eagerness to promote better agriculture and the only explanation which has been offered by any who know Senor Dominguez, is that he might have become temporarily involved in financial difficulties which he is now endeavoring to clear up among friends which he Is sald to have in Mexico City. “He left,” says Mr. Funk, “somewhat agitated after recelving &' telegram.” “He has not arrived if"Puebla, his home," says the postmaster down there. to ST. LOUIS, Mo, April could be learned today _eferino Dominquez| 1s not in Bt. Loufs. No trace of his move- ments here in January was discoverable. PEORIA, Ill, April %6—A long distance Lelephone to the residence of Eugene Funk at Shirley, 1ll, brought no Information as regards the whereabouts of Senor Domin- guez, the Mexican agriculturist. The Weather FOR NEBRASKA—Fair, colder in south- east portion. FOR IOWA—Fair and colder. Temperature at Omaha yesterday: %.—80o far a 3igzgeggg’ EEE] OFFICE O% THE WEATHER BUREAU. OMAHA, April Official record of ten:- perature and precipitation, compared with the correspending eay of the last three years: 1909, 1908, 1907. 190 Maximum temperature... Xt 49 66 73 Minimum temperaturc.... 5l 88 B & Mean temperature o0 U e Precipitation . . 00 TN w Temperature and precipitation departuves from the normal at Omaha sinco Mareh 1, and compared with the last two years: Normal temperature B s s oo Exccss for the day.......... . | Total deficlency sinco March 1 8 | Normal precipitation... inch | ficiency for the dny inch pitation since Mare 1.67 inches y since March 1. . ney for cor. period In 1908 Deficlency for cor. period in 190 Reports from Statio) Station and State of Weather Biemarck, clear Cheyenne, cloudy Chicago, cloudy. Davanpit. cleudy Denver Havr . Helena, part cloudy Huren. cloudy... Kansis City, eleudy.... North Platte. part cloudy Omaha, clear,.. e Rapld y, 8t. Loul rt clondy 8t. Paul, part cloudy 8alt Lake City, clear Valentine, raining . Williston,' clear...i.. ... £ T indicates trace of precipltation L. A. WELSH, Local Forecaster. 2.66 Inches | 7T P.M, Max. Raln- Tem. fall 5 62 8¢ # &8 i 18 » 0 clear Is to love childrer, and no home can be happy without them, yet the ordeal through which the expectant mother must pass usually is so full of suffering and dread that other’s Friend, by its penetrating and soothing properties, allays nausea, nervousness, unpleasant feelings, and so prepares the system for the ordeal that she passes through the event with but little suffering, as numbers have testified and said, ‘it is worth its weightin gold.”" Bop B e vel formation malled free. THE BRADFIELD 2REGULATOR CO. in (0 R HERS | Neiison, Sunday night collection Benson & Thorne..... Dr. J. E. Summers...... Benefit base ball game.. Mrs, Mary E. Brigham, Wash . Tisats Mr. and Mrs. J. B Rugg. Emma B. Manchester. C. G. Cunningham. The Avery compan; Mrs. J. M. Metcalf Anna C. Rogers.. Albert BEdholm Kountge Memorial A. Hospe company........ A friend from St. Louls, Mo. R. H. Landeryou. Mrs. J. W. Towle. W. F Gurley. From friends A friend ... L. J. an Orma w 335 F¥83E 32 Seattle, ERRBRR 22223332334353383388825383 unday ¢ corronnnaaSSEE5E A friend .. 3 Thelma Menchien 3. B. class of King's Daughters' Omah ®d McEachron .... Anderson Plumbing A friend Sosy Lols M. Benedict..... Mrs. J. B. Rodhsline Cash v Cash Cash . Florence B. Peake John Reiter H. Bodemann. 3 n union, ~ South company . #g238282 283838 subscribed to date Only Total Time limit May 1. maining. PLASTER FALLS ON GIRL Chunks Drop from Ceiling on High School Room on Head of Pu Falling plaster in room 47 at the Omaha High school caused severe injuries to the | face and head of Agnes Neilson, a sopho- | more, Monday morning. A considerable | quantity of plaster fell, but no other pupil was hurt. Room 47 is in the old building and on the upper floor. There was no reason to suppose that the plaster was loose, be- fore it fell with a crash. The girl was taken to the home of her father, Carl a decorator, who lives at 3118 South Eighteenth street. The use of the room was promptly discontinued. Skinned from Head to Heel was Ben Pcol, Threet, Ala., when dragged over a gravel roadway, but Bucklen's Ar- nica Salve cured him. 2ec. For sale by Beaton Drug Co. Forger Commits Suicide. ST, LOUIS, April 2%.—According to a special to the Post-Dispatch from Spring- fleld, 1., John McCullough of Kirkwood, Mo., committed sulcide In the. city jail there today. He was charged with uttering a forged check. Follow the Crowd any noon and you'll be o 0 e Hanson’s Cafe The season’s choicest edibles s found at a reason- able price. Try a Club Breakfast led are alw 'PRIDE OF (QMAHA | Flour Every housewifq using ordinary tlour in bread making has often e erienced markedly different results Pt the bread produced. It was the fault of the flour—some wis good and some bad. It may not have been evenly shd properly milied for instance. Updike's PRIDE OF OMAHA Flour never changes. The hard wheat used, never falls below a fixed and very high standard. The process of production most scientific and positively retains the greatest possible amount of nutri- tion. Use this most llent flour and your bread will always be sweet, pure and deliclous $1.70 per sack At all grocers UPDIKE MILLING COMPANY, OMAHA arfous companies. He | HALF-MINUTE STORE TALK A traveling man residing In New York bought a sui d never worn a ready-made suit, hut feit in it looked so good to him sald to the salesman who attended him last fall £00d points of that suit last fall, T didn't believe what you sald. He sald he h on one of our’ all you sald factory here last fall ined to risk $4v He was in the other day and “Whén you explained the t loast no However, it was just as you represented, and (s the most satl, iit T ever owned. Now 1 want a Spring suit 3 a year and I'll buy my clothes here as long as they are right.” less to say our clothes will alweys be 1 make Omaha twice (1t is need. fan't it same. right). but really now thing to boast about when a New Yorker will wait unti be gets to Omaha 1o buy his clothes? THE NEW STORE KaENARR0R Co — THE HOME OF QUALITY CLOTHES. Schlichten Underwear All Pure Linen (THE ORIGINAL RAMIE-FIBRE) The I Linen of the Bible Benefited thousands of men-— Recommended by everyone wearing it Better than any other underwear— You ought Stop wearing garments that skin. to know of its excellence. weaken the Wear the cleanest and liveliest underwear known to the itedical science. Ask about 2-Piece it Call and see it, Garments or Union Suits, as you please MADE NERVOUS WRECK BY STOMACH TROUBLE Iowa Man's Case Has a Parallel in Every Community. With a dependent medicine theory that human health is on the stomach and with a which he proves this theory, L. T. Cooper, a -ommr.umy| young man, has buflt up an immense fol- | lowing during the past two years. | Cooper has visited most of the leading | cities of the country, and in each city hus | aroused a storm of discussion about his | belfefs and his medicines. he | has gone, people have called upon him | by thousands, and his preparation has | ®old in immense quantities. The sale of this medicine spread over the entire country, and is| growing enormously each day. In view | of this, the following statement from one | of hls many followers is of general In- terest, I Mr. George Hyde, for the past twenty years a respected resident of Maquoketa, Towa, says: “After years of suffering from chronic stomach trouble, and trying nearly every known remedy as well as treating with some of the best physi- clans in the country, I found myself a nervous wreck. My appetite was gone, | and the little I could eat distressed me. | I could not get a sound night's sleep, | and arose in the morning feeling tired | and worn out. I was Ireu(:y wedKened | says Wherever has now | and badly run down. My failure to se- cure relief after diligent search discour- aged me, and I began to feel that there was little hope of ever agaim enjoying good health “Some time ago, however, 1 became in- terested In some newspaper articles deal- ing with the ideas and beliefs of L. T. Cooper. His theory that the stomach responsible for the state of one's health; either good or bad, impressed me as be ing logical. He claimed that no one could enjoy good health with a bad stomach; likewlse, no one could be ill with a stom- ach in good condition. His further claim that his New Discovery preparation would restore the stomach to normal, induced me to give it a trial. “I went to my druggist and bought a bottle. Tt proved helpful from the tirst dose. 1 continued the treatment, and im- proved rapldly. Four bottles made me well. T am sixty years of age, and today feel younger and enjoy better health than in the past ten years. I owe it all to Cooper's New Discovery. Anyone suffer- ing from stomach trouble or nervousn: should try this remarkable preparation Cooper's New Discovery is sold by all druggists everywhere. A sample bottle sent free upon request by addressing The Cooper Medicine Company, Dayton, Ohios Most makers of young men'’s suits forget that the wearer is still growing., tncerity Clothes are cut so fw// that they fit as well at the start and the end of service. Made with *snap and ginger. %y They never lose shape because cloth and canvas are both re- shrunk by the London_ Process. RITY.CLO; g M \net This label means that the garments will never sag or stretch at collar or breast. the ébestz shop _in_ town, them. 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