Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, November 26, 1909, Page 4

e THE BEE: OMAHA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1909. JUNCOLY PEOPLE THANKFUL Day of Extreme Quiet Observed There Save for Foot Ball. CHIEF MALONE GETS BOQUET Fact that His Officers Are Occasion- ally Stirring on Corners M ot © ment——Iinterarban Project Aga (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Neb., Nov. 2.—(Special)— Thanksgiving day was enthuslasticilly ol served in Lincoln. The churehes held services this morning, a foot ball game was pulled off In the afternoon and a large number of lectures and social entertain- ments were glven this evening. Governor Bhallenberger, spent the day with his family. The Tfate officlals fol- lowed his example. Dinners and enter- talnmenis were given in the asylum and at the state penitentiary. State, county and city offices wore closed and most of the stores observed the day by granting a half hollday. Drainage Work Slow. The City Sanitary board s receiving drastie critielsm from residents of the An- telope valley, This body undertook to con struct a drainage aqueduct. The work been delayed from time to time and there Is much doubt that the task will be finished this winter. Policemen Get Busy. Acting Chief Malone has been “making 800d" a8 an executive officer of the Lin- coln police force. There has been a num- ber af“lnnovations, Now Lincoln eitizens are amazed; policemen can be seen at the crossings during the busy hours and at frequent Intervals a ‘“cop” can be seen stirring about on his beat. There are thir- teen on the Lincoln force, including the chiet. Students in Lincoln. About 500 students of the state university have remalned in the eity during the Thanksgiving vacation. The debating squad and the foot ball players are de- tained to do their respective stunts. How- L arge number of delinquents are “boning” In the, libraries and are strug- gling hard to work off ‘“conditions” Im- | posed on them by exacting professors. Pushing Interurban. A committes of the city council last evening gave M. B. Bpringer assurances that a liberal franchise would be voted to the Omaha, Lincoln & Beatrice rail- way. This Interurban project, Springer says, will be pushed and that construction will begin next spring. The promoters start east within a short time to consult with their financial backers. Corn Yield in Lo TAYLOR, Neb., Nov. 2%.—(Special.)—~Land- seckers from eastern Nebraska and lowa are numerous In this section. The big corn crops of the past several years and the rezsonable prices of real estate is the in- ducement, Lou Bohy, who farms the late H. E. Carter farm southeast of Taylor, has a sixty-acre fleld of corn this season which will average seventy bushels per acre, and flelds ylelding fifty bushels per acre are not unusual in the North Loup valley. Flelds in the so-called sandhills north of the Loup have been ylelding from thirty to forty bushels per acre of corn for sev- eral years past. rakeman Dies of Injuries. M'COOK, Neb, Nov. 2%.—(Special)— Brakeman C. C. Lichtenberger, who was injured in a Burlington accident about a Mr. W. 8. Wintermute, Ordway, i eay: In 00.00 ‘The total cost of the entire operation including the rental of the arm, water assessments, superintendence, seed, labor of all kinds, hauling and every other item of expense attached to the operation C0l0.—! letter asking for a statement of beets raised on the Askland farm, 1904 1 seeded 480 acres of this farm to Sugar Beets, includ- litches and laterals, or 471 acres actually planted, from which harvested 9,320 tons of Beets which sold at $6.00 per tom, or ear since, died Tuesday night of this week | been offered. The Millers' trophy for ever having recovered from his Injuries The body was shipped to Denver Wednes. iay night for interment. Thrilling Fight with Savage Hog Former Representative Harrison Has Narrow Escape from Det\* in Encounter. NEBRASKA CITY, Neb, Nov. 26—(Spe- elal.)—~Marshall T. Harrison, who served In the legislature as a representative be- tween Cass and Otoe counties and who is one of the largest stock raisers and farm- ers of this county and who resides near Dunbar, had a thrilling expertence a few days ago, which he will never forget and In_which he came near losing his lite. He bought several cars of hogs down In Missour! some months ago to fatten and put on the market and one of the “rail splitters” got out of the pen and made {its escape Into a cornfield, where it was allowed to remain for about six weeks. Mr. Harrison finally concluded to go out and try to locate the missing animal. Be- cause of the recent ralns and wet spelis the ground was very soft and every step he sank into the earth from four to six inches. He located the animal near the center of the field and no sooner had it spled him than It started at him at full speed. He ran for a short distance and fell down, but managed to get to |his feet before the animal reached him. He was chased about the field for nearly half an hour but could not get near the fence to get out of its reach, Finally, feeling that he was giving out ho sidestepped as the wild animal made for him and fell on its back and held fast. They sank Into the mud and he was animal would attack and perhaps kill him. He held fast and yelled for help, but no answer came, and this cry for help he kept up for over two hours, when it at- tracted the attention of George Holmes, |a farmer residing a mile and a half away. He went to investigate and rescued Mr. | Harrison, after tying the hog with a halter whic he carried. Mr. Harrison | was confined to his bed for some days and the hog has been killed, LINCOLN HAS CORN SHOW FOLLOWING OMAHA EVENT Corn Growers’ Association Will Be Held at Lincoln Some Time in January. (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Nov. 2.—(Special)—One of the important features of the State Corn Growers' show, to be held in the Lincoln Auditorium January 17-21, will be an ex- hibition of wheat. Up to date corn has always had precedence in both local and national shows, but the Nebraska Millers' assoclation, reallzing the importance of wheat to the state, has decided to assist in & movement toward Increasing its quan- tity and quality. With this end in view the millers have arranged to co-operate with the Corn assoclation and have of- fered a valuable trophy for the best ex- hibit of wheat, to be given at the annual show each year. Much of the widespread interest In corn throughout the state Is due to the efforts of the state assoclation. It 1s hoped that he soclety will be as suc- cessful with wheat. In addition to the Millers' trophy sev- eral cash prizes for wheat exhibits have | rison of this county |afrald to loosen his hold, knowing that the | sweepstakes, will be a large silver plece of a speclal design mounted on an ebony base. The base will be hollow and a sam- ple of the winning exhibit will be kept in it and shown whenever the éup 18 on dis- play. The trophy will be formally pre- |sented to the assoclation at its annual |banquet to be held in connection with the | show nually. Valuable trophles are also to be offered |for exhibits of corn. C.-H. Rudge, the president of the State Board of Agricul- ear In the state. C. B Irlswold has also offered a hand- some ver trophy for the best ten ears of yell # corn. Object to Inapection Fees. BEATRICB, Neb., Nov. 2%.—(Special.)— Many farmers in Gage county have filed objections with County Attorney F. O. Me- veterinarian charging fees for inspecting dairy cattle, or cattle shipbed out of the county. Mr. McGirr yesterday recelved a letter from Attorney General Thompson in answer to a letter written him a few days ago stating that the charges made were according to law. It 1s understood a delegation of farmers will probably visit the governor soon with a view of trying to persuade him to repeal the section of the statutes that relates to the charging of fees for inspecting stock. Nebraska Notes. M'COOK~J. W. McClung and J. V. Har- have shipped a large showing of their Aberdeen-Angus cattle to the Chicago fat stock show. BEATRICE—Thanksgiving was generally observed in Beatrice. Services were held Thursday evenipg In Trinity Lutheran church, conductéd by Rev. Mr. Tingley. BEATRICE—A number of Beatrice Ma- sons went to Wymore yesterday to assist in celebrating the opening of the new Masonic hall at that place Wednesday night. M'COOK—The women of MeCook are pre- paring to organize a humane society in this city, an organization greatly needed and which the city officlals promise to strongly support. BEATRICE—John Wardlaw of Pickrell was attacked by a vicious bulldog yes- terday and bitten through the right hand. Although the wound is serious it is thought no 1l effects will come from it. HUMPHREY — The farmers have been feeling blus since a great deal of their corn Is still in the field. The ground is in such & sloppy cendition that a load of corn cannot be hauled from field to crib. MADISON — Judge Bates probated the last will and testament of Edward Rogan, deceased, of Enola, today, and_appointed Mrs. Catherine Rogan, late of Enola, but now of Platte Center, as administratrix, with the will annexed. BEATRICE — Judge Travis of Platts- mouth, who has been helding court here in the Chamberlain case for the Inst week, was called to Omaha yesterday by the serious lliness of his brother. Court ad- Journed to Friday. It Is thought the Chamberlain case will. be finished some time next week. BEATRICE — Word was recetved here yesterday from Laramie, Wyo., stating that Ray P. Fey, a conductor of the Unlon Pacific and a former Beatrico resi- denit, had been killed. He was about 40 years of age and leaves a widow and Anughter. He was a brother-in-law of A. P. Kelley of this city. MADISON—Marriage licenses have been issued to John N. Kent, son of Nic Kent, and Annie Flizabeth Bennish, both re- #lding near Norfolk; Jaul C. Butler of Gregory, 8. D, and Ottilla C. Gardels of Battle Creek, daughter of J. R. Gardels of that place, and Arthur M. Smith and Phoebe May Bock of Madison. GENEVA—Services ware held in Trinity church this morning and union services at 30 this evening in_the Methodist Epi: copal chureh, Miss Marks officlating. foot ball game between Geneva and Har- vard was played this afternoon at t| fair grounds. Most of the Geneva stu- d;m}:n at the university 6 home last nizht. M'COOK-—Bishop Anson R. 8raves of the Episcopal church recently made n visit tion hére and started a subscription paper After this it will be awarded an- | ture, has offered a cup for the best single | Girr with reference to the assistant state | among the members and friends of the church, which secured pledges aggregat Ing over §2,000 for & new Episcopal church building for this city. It is hoped to se- cure an adequate sum for a suitable edifice during the coming year. BEATRICE—Otoe tribe No. 16, Order of Red Men, met last elected these officers: J. J sachem: U. M. Miller, semfor Frank Bensszing, junior MeKinsi rophet; A. C. Bradey, chief of records; L. H. Millen, keeper of wam- | pum; Charles Freeman, B. H. Oden and C. 1. McColl, trustees. MADISON—Erasmus Nellsen, an old man | 7 years of age. residing near Norfolk, is |in troubls. Sometime awo he filed a pe- titlen for a divorce from his wife, but had | the action dismissed at the recent term of | the district court. New comes Mrs. Neil- sen, his wife, and complains that the old man is insane and he will be brought be- fore the commiasion on insanity Friday WYMORE—A very enthusiastic meeting of town boosters was held last evening, about fifty attending. A committes of seven was appeinted to bring in nomina- tlons for officers to be elected at a meet- ing next Tuesday night-A cemmittee on bylaws also was appointed to report at the next meeting. A committee was ap- pointed to provide entertainment for afh- cers of the National ‘Guard, who will be in the city Friday night to muster in Com- pany K, which is to be reorganized. This committee has decided to give an Informal smoker after the mustering in is over. MADISON—Mrs. Bessie D. Peyton filed A petition in the district court today for a divorcs from her husband, Guy M. Pey- ton, alleging, among other things, that her husband deserted her on or about Septem- ber 1, 1808, and did prior and since neg'ect to provide support for herself and four young chlldren, and As a result of such neglect she was forced te undergo ex- posure in earning clothing and food for herself and children, which caused the plaintift a severe iliness requiring treat- ment at a hospital In Sfoux City, and during such iliness Peyton soid the house. hold furniture and took the proceeds and absconded from the state, leaving his wife without heip, money or ‘nurse. Rhe asks for a dlvorce, custody of the children and reasonable alimony for the support of the children MADISON—Local interest 1s centered just now in the Mayor Wycoff against W. V. Allen controversy as to whether the as- bestos veneer to_the Madison Post build- ing meets the Fequirements of the city Improved night and Johnson, sagamore; agamore; J. W, ordinance touching such matters. Some davs ago Mayor Wycoff served notice on Mr. Allen that the bullding would _have to be made firepraof or else removeéd be- yond the city's fire limits. Mr. Allen's contention Is that the asbestos covering makes it fireproof. In a signed article in today's Post of a column and a half. Mr. Allen makes several complaints against tha Hume-Wycoff-Robertson company, hardware doalers, of which Mayor Wycoff is manager. He also complains that the Hume-Wycoff-Robertson company's eleva- tor now in process of construction is in violation of the state law and the ordi- nance of the city of Madison, in that it is placed in a portlon of the street across the rafiroad right-of-way, at this time un- opened, There are various opinjons as to the prebable result of this controversy which. more than likely, will have to be settled In court. Fortune Rotting Away in Ground Big Roll of Bills Partly Decayed Dug from Garden of Dead Eccentrio, MARSHALLTOWN, Ta., Nov. 2%.—(Spe- elal)—So damaged and decayed that It would not hold together the missing $7,000, a part of the personal property of the estate of Peter Schuman, an aged farmer of Laurel, who died last February, has been recovered from the garden on the homestead. The money was found wrapped in an old rag and ollcloth, which had since disintegrated and allowed the water and ooze from the ground to rot and all but destroy the contents. More Mystery in the Le Blanc Murder Case Widow Guarded by Police and Search is Being Made for a Third Suspect. WALTHAM, Mass, Nov. 2%.—Unable to place credence in the ante-mortem state ment of Clarence F. Glover that he was, shot Saturday night by Hattle Le Blanc or to belleve the story of the Le Blanc girl that Glover committed sulclde, the Waltham pollce today conducted thelr in- vestigation into the mystery on the theory that a third person would be able to fur- nish a satistactory solution of it. The home of Mrs. Glover, the widow, 1a guarded by police and Mrs. Glover has [ been notified that if she leaves it she will be arrested. The authorities expressed the opinion to- day that the Le Blanc girl will alter her story that Glover committed sulclde after he had tried to assault had and will be able to relate facts regarding a third per- son concerned in the shooting. They also money. —and get it. LUME Received Highest Award World’s Pure Food Exposition, Chicago, 1907. bottom of the Baking Powder Question. Buy a can of Calumet toda the most rigid baking test tl it does not fully come up to your standard; if the baking is not justas good or better— lighter, more evenly raised, more delicious and whole- some, take it back to the grocer and @ Calumet is the only strictly high- grade baking powder selling at a moderate cost. Don't accept a substitute. Put it th it you know. If your Insist upon Calumet Baking Powder will seek to ascertain if Mrs, Glover can- not give them information as to the ident ity of the third person. The suleide story told by the prisoner is not serfously considered by\the poilce, In- asmuch as one of the wounds was in the back and could not have been self-in- flicted. M. P. Compromises with Gov. Stubbs Kansas Executive and Railroad Vioe President Will Go Over Line kitchen. Together, TOPEKA, Nov. 2. — Governor and Vice President C. F. Missouri Pacific effected & rcompromise today with reference to the Improvements |t and heated discussion. The governor will not ask for a recelver if the company makes the following improvements: The Missouri Pacific to spend $75,000 in the Tentral branch, in 1910 and lay 100 miles of new elghty-five pound rafls and 140 miles of reck ballast. ) Governor Stubbs and Mr. Clarke will go over the line next week to agree on the improvements. The governor is a practical raflroad buflder himself and he can determine with some certainty the real condition of the road by the personal inspection, DRINK QUESTION PERSONAL, DECLARES BOY MINISTER Rev. Leonard W. §nyder Points Out Danger of Too Stringent Regulation. ““The question of drink is a question of individuality,” sald Rev. Leonard W. Sny- der, D. D, of Cincinnati, O., known as the “Boy Minister,” who is here fof a few days on business, and is stopping at the Henshaw. “It Is not a national issue, a state, a county, nor even a local | one. No man has the right to say to an- other man what he should eat or drink! Bee Want Ads are bustness boosters. No one has the right to say to another one how he must conduct his home. Stubbs | Vv Clarke of the [V & wife, brief and bitter. him in Blair July 16, 1907, and an even twenty-four hours later left him. She wrote him & note saying that she was returning to Omaha to live with her former husband, John Alderman, and their child. A divoree decree had sundered her frém Alderman some years before her second marriage, Richertt secured a decree from Judge Red- Sunkist is made from Nebraska' Each kernel must be sound, plump, sweet. The wheat is thoroughly cleaned and reduced to flour in the most modern of sanitary matic—hygienic—insuring absolute purity. man hand touches the product from the time the wheat enters the mill until the flour enters your finest wheat, mills The process is auto- No hu- Use Sunkist Flour for all home baking No indi- idual has the right to tell another indi- idual what he must belleve!” Dr. Snyder takes the stand that unless he liquor element of this state get to- in the Central Branch after an exciting |€ether and bring about co-operation and harmony, educate the people to the real points of the liquor traffic and point out where too stringent regulation will be dis- astrous, Nebraska is bound to go prohibition be- fore many years elapse. Omaha and the entire state of Dr. Snyder takes he view that every man is entitled to his honest opinion and belief, be he preacher or lsyman, and to this end makes no se- cret of the fact that he favors saloons. BLAIR MAN HAS SINGLE DAY WITH NEW HELPMEET Matrimonial Carcer of John Richertt is Brief and Bitter—Secures Divorce. John Richertt of Blaw took unto himself but his matrimonial career was Mrs. Richertt married ck yetserday. May Sweet secured a decree from How- ard Sweet on the ground of nonsupport. Sweet is & clerk in the offices of the Northwestern. Mabel Welsh is sulng for a divorce from George W. Welsh for non- support. The \K_/_cathcr. Temperature at Omaha yesterday: Local Record. OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU, OMAHA, Nov. 2.—Offiolal record of tem- perature and precipitation compared with the corresponding period of the last three years 1909, 1608, 1907. 1905, Maximum temperature ., 61" 81 8 & Minimum temperature 8 4 8 Mean. temperature M U 8 @ Precipitation 00 .28 .00 .21 Temperature and precipitation departures from the normal at Omaha since March 1, and compared with the Normal temperature, Excess for the day Excess since March Normal precipitation Deticiency for the da: Total rainfail since March Txcess since March 1. Deficlency for cor. period, Deficlency for cor. period, 81718 inches . 2.98 Inches 08 Inches inches *ity, Colo., March 23, 1906. ar 8ir: In reply to your was $20,468.80, or a net profit of $20,131.20 on the 471 acras or $42.75 t profit per acre. 100 Acres Will Pay You buy from us on Easy Payments—small amount down and the crops do the rest. Yours very respectfully, (Signed) GEORGE EDWARDS. for ltself in 3 Years This Is a Golden Opportunity Twin Lake's land is located on the Pueblo to Kansas City, elght miles north of Rocky Ford fruit and agricultural section of sunny Colorado. or raising sugar beots, melons, alfalfa, corn and wheat that can You are making no exporiment, for this finest =oll be found in any state of the union great country has stood well the test an opportunity to make money quickly what the U. 5. government Agricultural Department reports say: main line of the Missouri Pacific, from the world's famous Our 20,000 acres is of the s made on every vroposition. on but a small casn investment. Here 18 Read STUBBORN FACTS See report No. 80, U. 8, Department of Agriculture, Page 109: 480 acres sugar beets, 10,100 toms or Less all expense .......... Net profit ... Less all expenses Net profit ... Net profit in favor of Sugar Beets The price of Sugar Beels every year is § uncertaln, The profit in the culture of fruit, melons or vegetables will excel sugar beets. Ounts and wheat will double anything done in that line in Illinois. The net profit dn alfalfa is greater If you want a home or a safe investment where the weather never delays farm work, where you have plenty of water for crops, when and where you have established markets second to where you need it, none, where the winters are short around, where there is no malaria, where consumption never originate: buy an irrigated farm at Ordway or Sugar City, Colorado, on the M, sourl Pacific Rallway. COMPARED' WITH CORN. 480 acres of corn, 24,000 bushels, or 19,200 ve0..$31,300 «..$25,300 per ton. The price of corn than the gross result on corn. and mild, a fine climate the year If we cannot establish the above facts by ample evidence then we | & will refund the round trip rate, if vestigate. you go with us and personally in- and if you will visit our are & succes Some_irrigation s will cleverly fool you by certain point thereon, and tell you nd 50, Or an alfalfa meal mill or & best dump. of town on some such sec- They will even ask you about the same prics and matried water rights as we are asking for eur absolutely safe and tested are now on eur land, proposition. ~All of these featur REMEMBER---TUESDAY We will run our regular Semi-Monthly We Show Facts—No Blue Prints— Rallroads, Sugar Factories, Etc. . Our lands have been operated TWELVE YEARS and have stood the test, fands and examine same, we will demonstrate that companies exploiting new and untried displaying “Dlue prints” and pointing they are going o bulld a sugar factory | &l for land, under these new ‘What We Have to Offer You The Twin Lakes Land and Water Com- pany has the most beautiful body of farm- ing land in Colorado; sloping gently to the southward, just sufficlent for easy irriga- tion, markable tenacity. Arkansas Valley, Otero county, extending long the lines of two rivers The scil has been demonstrathd adapted Lo the raising of rugar melons, vines generally, oats, co and in fact everything that can be suc fully grown In any emi-tropical country We are situatod a little farther south than tion. through the entire length (more than ten miles poin upon than about making short, casy hauls for the farmer in marketing his products. south from Ordway or Bugar City As soon as a man has gotten his land in alfalfa he can readily renmt it for from $10 e falfa and one-third n you get §10 per acre nd in Nebra: T4 Buy Colorado Irrigated Lands It’s the best investment that Real Estate Men have to offer today. Irrigated farms in this territory have in- creased 75 per cent in the past three years. $ The Twin Lake Land | has 200,000 acres of this land and is going to run special trains for the conv: tive buyers, to this greatest of all sugar beet country. & Water Co. A Glimpse of Our Source of Water Supply for Twin Lakes Reservoirs, and the soll holds the water with re- It is located in the to be ta, fruit, , alfaifa, Louls. erfect for irri c Rallvay runs No_hills, but The Missourl Pac! of the tract), and has six shipping including thres regular statiens These lands are at no point more four miles from the raflroad, For competition Banta Fe Rallroad is but a few miles Rocky Ford is but twelve miles Rental Value 15 per acre cash, or he can of the sugar beets, >ne-hal of ' the small et one- of the grain sh rent for §1 o, or Io: Excursion under a rate of $19.00 for the round trip. Join us udz;ok it over, it over and then, if satisfied, we will be glad to sell you as much as you think you want. INTER- 'ABSOLUTELY EXCLUSIVE AGENTS FOR THE Water Rights To all of our lands five perpetual rights attach (conveyance and title to water rights included in purchase price of land) one water right from Arkansas River through the Colerado >anal, which has a carrying capacity of 300 cublc feet of W ter per second of time, and for suppl mental irrigation and domestic purpeses when the supply of the water in the river mey be lew we have Immense T rveirs at Twin Lak in th the Rocky Mountains, al covering mome 3,000 e Henry covering some 2,00 the Ben cresk reserveir. lakes are located on_our way and Sugar City. Where water s avail- able for irrigation any 4ay, the cost of wa- ter to the land owner es from 20 to 30 nts per acre, per year, lLeing onl tual expense for maintainin, nal and reservoirs and distributing same (o the farmers. el Some Sources of Profit for The Farmer on This Land The soil has all the elements necessary for successful fruit growing, and the cli- mate is most faverable. Rocky Ford, only clent miles away trom our lend—a thriving place scarcely more than iwenty years ol —has acquired a national reputfation from her fruits and melons. Over 1,300 cars of these m e shipped East each year; 315-316 NEVILLE BLOOK. STATE INVESTMENT CO TWIN LAKE LAND & WATER CO. many of them being shipped from our lands. 1t has been safely demonstrated that a ples, pears, peaches, cherries, plums, prun and’ th aller fruits, such as strawberrie: blackberries melons grow rapidly and tage of culti you can get realize from 3100 to §500 p acre per year from that frult een referred (o, and this price can be i creased by early cultivation other vegetables can be gotten to mark weeks earlier than from the of supply of theme products earlier springs in the winter that There is not that the sun does not shine is a great even in winter. Alfalfa, the most n crops can be grown each r, from four to six tons ers on these lands have made large profi feeding cattle and shesp beet pulp during the winter and them fat to market in the sheep, turkeys and chickens thrive grow fat on this same alfalfa; and, course, with three crop: bees are a very profitable investment the farmer. From two -6 -hree carlond: her are shipped out from our land nualfy profit in farming on our lands rang WE WANT RELIABLE grapes, raspberries and yield profitably. vating froft under ir- a crop every The high Rrice of ail tarm producte here has already Potatoes and reat sources ‘arther north by reason of groater mildnoss of climate and a month farming operations are not carried on under (ur canal; and a day it. tritious of haye, grows luxuriantly, Thre ¥ The farm- on_alfalfa and sanding pring, and hoxs, and of of bloom' per year, for n- These are some of the sources of In answer to your inquir; for $8,600, or $96.15 per acve. rent, and amounted to $4,380. put’in 100 acres of beets. land I gave one-fifth of the crop HOW RENTERS TELL ABOUT OUR LAND. Ordway, Colo., March 28th, 1906. Mr. Frank N. Sandifur, Fairmount, Ill.—Dear Sir and Friend: a8 to resuls of my beet farming, I will try and give you a few flgures. We came here to Ordway three year 70 acres of land, and put it all in bee 1,150 tons, or $83.15 per acre. The second and ten acres more, or 80 acres, from whic which I sold for §7,650, or $98 per acre, and last vear we put in 871 mcres of the same land and harvested 1,700 tons, 0 this epring, and rented rom which ‘we harvested ear we put in the same 1 harvested 1,680 tons, which /& seld In the three years that I rented this rental, which is the customary This year 1 bought the land and wiil Respectfully yours, (Signel) J. M. SMITH. enience of their many prospec- we Will Pay Your / Railroad Fare We will refund your railroad fare. Free sleeping car berths to all who buy farms. Buying a farm is an important transaction. When you buy from the Twin Lake Land and Water Co., you get the choice of the greatest improved Sugar Beet raising country in the world. A warranty deed is as safe as a government bond, an abstract of title that will pass muster and a square deal all around. Aor nothing? Isn’t it a fact? for eight years. in nothing but alfalfa. Now, Mr. Renter Have you ever stoped to think that If you are renting land on shares and give the landlord one-half that you are working every other day Now just congider this: You buy of us 80 acres at, say $8,000; you pay down $1,600 cash, and $800 each year We will now suppose that you put the entire 80 acres p- es er % | Annual payment ....... ot Gross profit .... Where can you equal this? What Is the Result? Taking the minimum crop of Alfalfa of four tons per acre at the low price of even $6 per ton (we are now getting nearly $8), you have an income of $24 per SOWOR BOARYRN, OF {. i ocorsisssissasesindensss SLE0 of out nothing. Does this look fair? DECEMBER 7TH but REMEMBER you are under NO obligations to buy. Simply look -+ OMAHA, NEB. AGENTS, Street Address City or Town Our Guarantee We realize that no man, be he a farmer or an investor, has a desire to spend either his time or money foolishly; and to show that we mean business and not misrepresenting any feature of our proposition, we will deposit in your bank $50 subject to,your order and in the event that, after giving our land 48 hours’ investigation, you will have misrepresented it, you may secure the $50 so that you would be say we INTER-STATE INVESTMENT 00, 216-16 Weville Blook Omaba, Neb. ntlemen: Please send me, at free of charge, your lilus- ted booklet, “Facts About Irriga- - o res