Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 17, 1910, Page 3

THE BEE: OMAHA, THURSDAY, FEBRUA RY 17, 1910. The Baking Powder Story in a nut-shell. Adulteration Impurity Unhealthfulness Cheap Baking Powder High Price Indifferent Leavenin, Residue of Rochelle Most Leavening Power Purest Ingredients Moderate Price Received CLUB PETITIONS CONGRESS Two Requests- Made by Omaha Com- mercial Organization. AID I8 SOUGHT AGAINST MISSOURI Date of Filing Corporation Will Be Put Off Until the Supreme Court Rules If Plea Is Honore tn The Omaha Commercial club through Its executive committee, two requests of congress—one that $250,000 be made immediately ‘available for protec- tion against the encroachments of the Mis- eourl river near Florence; the other that the time of filing corporation tax returns be extended thirty days after a by the United States supreme court the valldity of the measures. Besides making these two requests of eongress the executive committee did other things. In view of the expected large attendance of Des Moines business yesterday. on men at the big indoor athletic meet in the | Auditorfum the evening of April 1, an In- vitation was ordered ‘sent the members Tax Re- | made decision | %alts CALUMET BAKING POWDER Highest Award at which time arrangements will be made for the annual state meeting Discuss Tax at Length. The corporation tax law an Innings. senators and congressmen on the subject read. In view of the early date the provisions of the law become effective and the desire for further time in which to prepare blanks and file the Information and also to learn the me of the seven cases before the United States su- preme court, set for Mafth’ M, involving the vaildity of this law, the. following res- alutions ordered sent to Nebraska senators and representatives with a re- quest that congress adopt them: ved, By the senate and house sentatives of the United States of America_in congress assembled that in Bection 38, article iii, of the act of Au- gust 5 1909, entitled n act to provide revenue, equalize dutles and encourage the industries of the United States and other purposes,” the requirement for filing re- turns on or before May 1, 1910, be ex- | tendea until thirty days after final de- cislon by the supreme court of the United States upon the cases now in said court awalting consideration wherein questions as to the valldity of sald section of said act have been raised; and, be it Further resolved, That 'the requirement of section 23, article v of sald act that | all assessments shall be made on or be- | fore June 1, 1910, to be extended for a pe- riod of three calendar months after the tme for filing returns as herein provided, and the time for payment of sald tax as was given quite were now were of *+ LINCOL! Letters from the White House, | —_— | ‘ Nebraska I NEW FORM FOR VOUCHERS - \ 130!1’6 of Regents Decides on Com- | | plete Information. | |NOTE TO EXPLAIN ALL CONTRACTS | Begin Two in the a win | | ersity | tate Interest of U Extension. | (From a Staft Correspondent.) | N, Feb. 16.—(Special.)—The Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska | has adopted a new plan to govern the form | | of vouchers to be filed with the state audi- | tor showing the expenditures of the institu- ton. | Hereafter, or as soon as the plan can be | | put in operation, there will be filed with the voucher a statement showing who has bid on the particular purchase, together | with a note showing why It was given to | | the successful bidder. It occasionally hap- | | pens that the person who bids lowest does | | not recelve the contract for the reason | that the low bidder may not have Included freight rates or there may be reasons why the low bidder Is not the best bidder. Bx- | planation will be given under the new plan Coupland to Make Trip. George Couplan, a regent of the Univer- sity of Nebraska, will begin a two weeks' | trip through the state this week in the | interest of the state university extension | work. Since the regents have s ed orders that hereafter professional candidates for office or offfceseekers must not be used | for this work, it is reported that consider- fable of 1t will devolve upon the regents and members of the faculty who have the | tine to spare. Mr. Coupland agreed to | devote two weeks of his time to the work. Powell Tentities. The taking of testimony In the Rock Is- land rate cases was resumed before Referee Pearsall this morning, U. G. Powell, rate cleark to the rallway commission, being on the stand all day. No cross mination will be made at this time, the rallroads electing to wait until they have an op- portunity to inspect the transcript of the testimony. Mr. Powell testitied to the cost of oper- ating trains over the Rock Island road as shown by the reports on file in the com- | pany’s office at Fairbury, and of the num- ber of miles each train has been moved during the iast year. He also showed by reports of the company, which he had in- spected, the number of persons employed | like a democratic senatorial nominee. | was a surprise to his most intimate friends. | tight there is not the least doubt and there | ‘ T‘I-eb—raska ll Metcalfe Makes Hit with Speech At Party Feast Democratic Associate Editor Belicved to Be in Frame of Mind to Run for Senate. (From a Staff Corréspondent.) LINCOLN, Feb. 16.—(Special.)—While the democratic dollar banquet is a thing of the | past, it is still being talked about. One feature was the hit made by Richard L. Metcalfe in his speech. According to numerous democrats, Metcalfe made a nolse He For many years he had been looked upon merely as a political writer whose chief duty has been to boost other democrats for office. On the night of the banquet he demonstrated that when warmed up he is an eloquent speaker, and while he said nothing on the county option move, he spoke his sentiments in no uncertain lan- guage. His eulogy of Mayar Dahlman in- dicated that it Governor.Shallenberger and W. H. Thompson persist in framing up a combination the Omaha mayor and the assoclate editor of the Commoner may get together for mutual benefit even though on a different platform. That Metcalfe will recelve many requests | and demands to get Into the senatorial | {8 also no doubt that he could be induced to make the race. Johnnie Reagan of Omaha iIn & very belligerant mood. Reagan and Louls Platti called at the State house on the cold, gray dawn of the morning after and they were still very much put out over the Bryan atatement. Just at the entrance to the office of the governor they noticed a picture of President Taft on the glass door to an old elevator shaft, “For heaven's sake; Bryan for county option and Shallenberger for Taft! What do you think of that?’ gaspedghe aston- ished Reagan. Then he noticed painted on the wall a hand pointing to the executive door and one to the picture. “And he's even got a hand there to point out the picture,” continued the Omaha man. “That beats the devil.” And then to several parties who were attracted by the outburst, Reagan delivered a lec- ture on democracy, pure andcundefiled. left Lincoln | l Nebraska I amusement of puplls and patrons. When the day arrived she postponed the soeial and dismissed the school, being called away to | attend the funcral of her little nephew. | ‘ Bapquet to Press Association. GRAND ISLAND, Neb. Feb. 16.—(Spe- clal.)—~One of the big featurs of the Ne- | braskn State Press association’s annual | meeting at Lincoln, May 23, 24 and 2, will | | be a banquet tendered by the Commercial | club of Lincoln, says Secretary Johns of |this city. Already plans are being laid | to make this the most elaborate function |of the kind ever pulled off in the capital | | eity An extensive visit to the state farm 18 algo being planned, as this is the first opportunity the newspaper men have had to visit the farm in the growing season, | the meetings having heretofore been held n the winter. A strong program ls being arranged for and Mr. Johns reports nn‘ | increased Interest in the association all | over the state, Applications for member- | ship are belng received every day Nebraskn News Notes. UTICA—Detloff Schark, an’old living elght miles northeast of seriously 1ll at his home. BEATRICE—Frank B. Meyers and Miss Bessio 1. Stoll both of this city were mar- | ried by County Judge H. W. Walden, UTICA—The Commercial club will meet | | Friday evening at the engine house for the purpose of considering plans for the erec | tion of a bullding here in the spring. ORD—While Fred Hather was shoeing a horse Saturday evening the horse fell on him disiocating one arm at the elbow and tearing the cords loose. It Is a serious | injury YORK—The members of the local Re- bekah lodge have agreed to furnish a room in the new $i0,00 Odd Fellows' home on which work will be begun as soon as the weather permits. UTICA—A Valentine par Monday evening at the home Davies for two Sunday school the Presbyterfan church taught by Frager and Florence Harden. | KEARNEY—A marriage license _was | granted by the county judge Tuesday after- |noon to Willlam F. Day and Miss Clara F. Gilming, the former of Gibbon and the latter of Kearney. The young people were married by the judge. UTICA-=Mr. and Mrs. August Vandelft, living on a farm seven miles northeast of Utica, gave a farewell party to elghty of thelr ‘friends and nelghbors last Sunday. A big dinner and supper was served. They will soon move to Sewar MINDEN—The Scandinavian Mutual Aid association met today and elected A. Bos- trum, president; C. J. Broman, vice presi- dent,’ and Louls Andersen, secretary. Net ircrease in membership for the year 190, 39, making a total membership of 1 diiear e | was given of T, % classes of David To A Worn Tt's a shame to let that knife-like cough go on “murdering” you when you can_stop it almost instantly with a little Dr. Bell's Pine-Tar-Honey. Tt's so grateful to raw throat cool, so soothing, so refreshing and so healing that you forget all about ever having had a cough after a couple of teaspoonfuls, It knocks out colds completely in a few hours. 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SUTHERLAND MEDICINE COMPANY NELSON—The county judge has issued licenses to wed to the following couples: John McNew of Angus, Neb., to Miss L. Mateehfesen of Superior, Néb.; Charles | Moss to Miss Edna Halton, both of Angus, Neb. The last named were also married by, the judge. Keep Your Liver Healthy A bad liver puts you in line for any other sickness 'Billiard Cue Weapon of Murder of the Deg Moines Commercial club to be | the guests of the Omaha Commercial club at a Dutch supper or some other informal | function that evening. Colds, pneumonia, typhoid fever, constipation, bilious- ness, dyspepsia, kidney disease, rheumatism and skin diseases are some. Keep your liver working regular with 50 assessed be extended for thfrty days after date of assessment as herein pro-| vide The presence here of Chief Speclal Commisstoner Guild, as vice president of | Agent O. H. Gordon of the census bureau, | the Nebraska State Assoclation of Com- | ¥ho will take the manufacturing census merclal Clubs was authorized to attend |Of Omaha and the state, was recognized | , meeting in Columbus, Neb, February [in the extension to that officer of all the EBRASKA CITY—The Nebraska City | fire company No. 1 held their forty-second | annual ball at Bagle ha)l last evening and there was a large crowd present and a| neat sum was netted for the company, | which is one of the three volunteer com- panies of this city, BEATRICE—Because of the amount of work in district court, the unusual number of cases of more or less importance sched- uled for trial when the second panel of Jjurors report for duty February 28, Judge and the wages paid to them during the year. Examining Board Meets. The State Examining board tonight began the inspection of the normal schools at Kearney and Fremont and the Grand Is- land academy. Thig board passes upon the work of the schéols. Henry Newell Killed at Hastings in Presence of Spectators by Charles It will keep the poisonous waste matter from getting Anderson, Who Escapes. into your blood to make you sick. all from Roywse. . The following were elected active mem- bers in the Commercial club: Clint B Slater, salesman; Howard G. Loomis, man- ager New Omaha National bank building. Secretary Royse of the State Banking board has issued a call for a statement of | the conditions of the state banks at the close of business, February 12. HASTINGS, Neb., Feb. 16.—(Special Tele- gram.)—Henry Newell, an orphan 20 years of age, was murdered with a billlard cue Pemberton yesterday ordered a list of fifty | special jurors drawn. BEATRICE—Ira P. Stout of this city and Miss Caroline Langworthy of Ellis were | Purifies the blood, cures const pation, corrects the stomach, liver and kidneys, aids diges- tion and tones up the en- married yesterday at the Methodist par-| sonage, Rev. U. G. Brown officlating. The young couple left on an extended trip to the Pacific coast, and upon their return will make thelr home in Beatrice. YORK—F. F. Foster and J. F. Mitchell | recent arrivals from Missouri and Arkan- sas, are serving a jail sentence. They had stored corn in_the cellar of the house they oocupled in_North York that had been marked by Randall Hall, and as the evi- dence was conclusive they pleaded gulity. BRADSHAW-The lecture given last night by Arthur Wellman, = brother of Walter Wellman, was heard by a large audience! It was entitled “Spitzenbergen, | and treated on the labor of himself and others in_preparing the airship in which his brother, Walter, expected to make the dash for the’ pole. NEBRASKA CITY—The Missouri river has been rising quite rapidly at this point within the last few days and .from the present outlook the jce which has been on the river since early in December will break up and go out. It is feared that this rise will flood considerable of the lowlands above and below this city. NEBRASKA CITY—The typhold epidemlc | in this city seems to be increasing rapidly, despite the warning of the physiclans for tire system, Easy-Sure to Act & Geta 25¢c Box STOCKMAN KILLED BY FALL FROM TRAIN JUST FOUND Body of Willlam Raeb Located in Corn Field Near Utics After Eight Days. by Charles Anderson, colored, in Art Hughes' billlard hall and restaurant about 3:30 this afternoon, in the presence of numerous spectators. Anderson fled from the hall and escaped. Newell was a spectator in the pool hall. He criticised Anderson’'s skill' at billiards and the latter said he would strike him with the billlard cue. Persons who heard the talk supposed the imen were Joking: Anderson struck NeweM ‘onte blow on the right temple, fracturing the skull and causing Instant death. Posses searched the town and surrounding country, but no trace of the fugutive was found. The bililard hall is in the center of town, A sister of Newell, Mrs. Julia Saddler, lives here and another sister llves in Mis- sourl. Newell was an employe of the Ploneer restaurant. The inquest ‘will be held tomorrow morning. HIGH SCHOOL PUPILS ARE INJURED IN AUTO WRECK Allen Has River Revolution. President Allen, who ls a member of the speclal committee on control of the Mis- souri river north of Florence appointed |privileges of the club during his two or ’ - e | {hrec months' residence in the city. I | (‘ | N | |by the Board of County Commissioners, |the park board and the clity council | presented the following resolutions, which were adopted: Whereas, From recent surveys made by onginecrs along the banks of the Missour! river north of Omaha, a very serious erosion Is taking place, and Whereas, The present rapid current is wearing away and cutting the projecting bend, thereby diverting the channel and turning it abruptly south, and Whereas, Large and \u'*:mh\e public and Douglas_Sts. SCRAEFER'S CUT PRICE DRUG STORES, 15th and 2dth and N Sts., N. W. Sts. South Omaha Stores, ‘W. Cor. 16t and Chicagy or. 24th and M. UTICA, Neb., Feb. 16.—(Special.)—After a search of elght days, the body of Wil- liam Raeb, a stockman from the western | part of the state, who fell from stock train | No. 46 between Waco and Utica, has been found in a cornfield twenty rods from the raflroad track. Raeb was missed from the traln Feb- ruary 6 and a search was begun for him, but the failure to find the body or any trace of him along the track began to give the case a tinge of mystery. Raeb's car of stock proceeded on to South Omaha and is now held there. tertalned at the’ home of Mr. and Mrs. | try where the business-awas not suffictent ohn D. Bain at dinner, the occasion be- ity eitheb co i b e "made enpecially pleasant oyt un- | 0 JUSLILy either company constructing an expected coming of Mrs. Davy of Omaha | Independeng pole line by itself. ;vnd ‘l‘heu“nnflep);ewsdfrr;‘r;! (;,lmd)mn. Sherlff | “Many such arrangements ‘were made. . A. Birdsal an s brother, George | pach o R R AraH A o Birasal, My ana Mrs. Plke oame o Ne. | Fach company owning one-half of th braska about 1871 and for & time lived | Pole line,’ but having nothing to do with the business of the other company. Since in Lincoln, then at Fairmont and later came to Harvard. | the ¢ el 4: « Talea NELSON_Tne attorney for Irvin Hel- |the American Telephone and Telegraph man, the defendant in - a statutory case | COmMpany has acquired control of the West- from Layrence, Neb., sprung & surprise on lern Union Telegraph company, the time e State's attorney by extering a plea of | has come for the Mackay companles to ullty for his client without gol trial g ) Btension LoD vithout Bolng 1o trial | selt4ts holdings of stock in the American Telephone and Telegraph company and that will be done. The Postal Telegraph private interests are thredtened and endan- ed, including the water service for Omaha, South Omaha, Dundee and Flor- | and Whereas, Unless immediate permanent | protection is provided agafst this impend- {ing appalling calamity, irreparable dam- ages will be entalled, therefore be it Resolved, By the Commercial club of | |Omaha that congress be asked to appro- priate $250.00 to be made immediately available for the protection of the vast Extensive arrangements had been made for this trial and many witnesses summoned. | Helman is a big German, a blacksmith Interurban Asks for Franchise. by trade, with a wife and several small | f D X Assisted by Cuticura Oint= ment. For preserving, puri= fying and beautifying the skin, scalp, hair and hands, for ¢léaring the complexion, for itching, scaly scalps with 4 dry, thin and falling hair, for minor eruptions, rashes, itchings and irritations, for sanative, antiseptic cleans= #ing and for all the purposes of the toilet, bath and nurs- ery, Cuticura Soap and Cuti- cura Ointmentare unrivaled. ndon, 37, Oharterbouss 8q.; Paris. 10, 1% &oncs STARTE" Aietratia K. Towse & ko, Africa. Leanon. Lid., Cape Town, et PRk Roctar Brog & Cheta. Corp: Soie. Prope.. \ “adten ! 32. Cutle Book, an Author- 00 the Cufs and Treatmeat of Bhin and Hair (Eatablished 1879) An inhalation for ing-Cough, Croup, Bronchitis, Coughs _Rlphthorla, Catarrh. s & Boon to Asthmaties. Daes 1t not seem mo: remedy for diseases of the breathi; to take the remedy into U reath, giviag prolonged and aluable Lo mothers area of territory endangered, involving | several milllon dollors of property repre- sented by the financial, commerclal and municipal interests of Omaha, South Omaha, Florence and Dundee In the terri- tory of Florence to the smelting work: from the impending change in the course of the Missourl river, and Be it Further Resolved, That & copy of | these resolutions be forwarded to the mem- bers of the Nebraska delegation in con- gress with the request that they exert every possible effort to secure the needed appropriation for the purpose mentioned. Cole Excltes Committee Chairmen. David Cole, chairman of the executive | committee of the Commerclal club threw | & bomb into the camp at the regular meet- ing of the board Tuesday by declaring that the board did not wish any dead commit- tees and that the chairman of each commit- tee would be expected to make a report | at least once a month. He sald that he did not believe in ornamental committees. An invitation will be sent by the club to L. Ewell, manager of Export Ameri- Industries, to address the club at some noonday meeting. He will speak on the “Promotion of Export Trade,” and the “Revival of Merchant Marine |GIRL SAYS SHE WILL LEAVE HIM AND SUICIDE FOLLOWS J. | can | Coroner's Jury Returns Verdict of Sulcidesin Case of Robert A. Tucker, Lincoln Veterinary, A verdict of suicide was returned by the roner's jury in the case of Robert A. | Tucker of Lincoln, a veterinary surgeon, | Who shot himseilf at the corner of Twelfth and Center streets Sunday night. The principal witness at the inquiry was | Laura Mowbrie of Aladdin, Wyo., who has been living at the Oma hotel. She sald | that she and Tucker had gone out intend- Ing to eat supper, but that Tucker changed mind, and after & tlme asked her to | return to the hotel. She demurred, but eventually consented. They stopped at the corner of Twelfth and Center streets to talk over their fu- ture relations. Tucker was despondent frcm belng out of work. He had been in | partnership with his brothier at Lincoln. Sinee ing to this city he had been unable to get anything to do and became morose. They had arranged to be married in the winter, Miss Mowbrie stated, but the date had been postponed because of his financial condition until May. It you feel,” she had said to Tucker, 1 am a burden to you I will leave you.” This was the last word that passed be- tween them. She turned to walk to the hotel, when she heard & shot, and looking back saw him Iying on the sidewalk bleed- ing. No relative of Tucker put in an ap- pearance at the Inquest a col eurly AYER’S HAIR VIGOR Alsohal, Ingredients ; ($nRar, © Ayer's Halr Vi that erin. Quinia, Bodium Chlorid. Water. Perfus Ayer's Hair Vi s that cause d race of FREMONT, Neb., Feb. 16.—(Special.)—At a special meeting of the city council last | evening an ordinance was introduced giy Ing a franchise to the Nebraska Transpor- tation company to construct an interurban road through the city for the purpose of carrying passengers, mail, express and light freight. The ordinance requires the company to pave between its tracks and two feet outside the rails on all paved streets. After ten years the company is to pay the eity a tax of 1 cent for cach pas- senger transported to or from the limits of the city. The paving and taxation sec- tions were objected to by the representa- tives of the company, especlally the tax which they regarded as excessive. The entire matter was referred to a commit- tee for further consideration and an ordi- nance will probably be decided upon which will be satistactory to all parties. Fremont Wants Permanent Roads. FREMONT, Neb, Feb. 16.—(Special.)—A meeting of the dircctors of the Commer- ¢lal club and all parties Interested In good roads was held at the Young Men's Christian assoclation building. Various | plans of road bullding wers discussed. It | was the sentiment of all present that the | Interests of the eity and county demanded | that something be done for the constru tion of permanent roads and it was finally decided to recommend the issue of county bonds In the sum of $250,000, the proceeds to be used In constructing permanent roads, especially across the bottoms of the Platte | river. There is considerable difference of | opinion as to whether the bond proposi- | tion can be carrled. A committee consist- ing of R. B. Schneider, M. G. Perkins, D, V. Stephens and B. W. Reynolds to co- | operate with the club s looking after | road matters, ey Fowls at York Show. .—(Special.)—The first York | county poultry show held in York was one of the largest and most successful shows of the kind held in the state. There were nearly 500 entries, among which were birds that won a great number of prizes at other shows. In this locality were the Golden Laced | Wyandottes and the Blue Andalusians. i\ The show is belng superintended by the | York County Poultry association, whose of- | ficers are: L. E. Porter, president; Thomas Grewell, vice president; Fred Stroebel, sec- | retary; G. M. Marshall, treasurer, and L | W. Mittendorff, superintendent of present exhibition. Judge Rhoades of Kansas City | was officlal scorer. | | Among the rare varleties of fowl | Broken Leg Proves Fatal. KEARNEY, Neb., Feb. 16—(Special)— Henry Klusmier, an employe of the N {braska Telephone compahy at this place, died Monday night as the result of a broken leg sustained while unloading tele- phone poles. His case was & vry unusual one and one that Is not often met by the physician. When his leg was fractured, the fat or marrow in the /bone protruded through the flesh. This marrow came in contact with the blood vessels and some | of the fat globules were carried to the brain causing fat embolus and arterial paralysis. The deceased was 31 years old jand leaves & wife and two liwtle children, Car Driven by Som of Representative Sink Hits Hack at Grand Island. GRAND ISLAND, Neb, Feb. 16.—(Spe- clal.)—An pvening of auto riding, in which, according’ to the statement of eye-wit- nesses, there was considerable scorching, scme of it in the more crowded portions of the city, ended sadly for a party of six High school pupils, Miss Lorraine Turner, the only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Turner, being frightfully cut about the face, and Hubert Modesitt suffering a scalp*wound, not serious. Three High school boys and three girls, the Misses Turner, Dearing and Dempsey and Masters Sink, Hubert Modesitt and Fred Schuff had been out on a trip to Chapman. When they returned they drove a bit about town, and when just about to turn a corner the car, driven by Sink, & son of Repre- sentative John Sink, skidded into a hack approaching at a trot from the opposite direction. The hack driver, George Jacobs, was behind another hack and kept even pace with the vehicle ahead of him, bofh conveying passengers from the northwest | bound Burlington train to the west bound | Unlon Pacific, which make close connec- tions. When the car skidded into the hack the tongue of the hack, or some portion of & horse's bridle, must have caught the girl in the face and frightfully lacerated it. She was immedidtely carried to a phy- siclan’s office nearby and the best atten- tion possible given the wounds, to avoid, it possible, permanent disfiguration. On the same evening another auto driver lost control of his car and demolished sev- | eral signs on the sidewalks, but prevented the car from making unceremonious en- | trance Into some of the show windows. Death Prevents “Ghost” LYONS, Neb, Feb. Meta Brown, a teacher In one of the rural schools, announced a “ghost social” for the FOOD FOR A YEAR + 300 Ibs. . 240 gts, + 100 Ibs. « 27 dox 500 tbe. This represents a fair ration for a man for. a year. But some people eat and eat and grow thinner. This means a defective digestion and unsuit- able food. A large size bottle of Scott’s Emulsion equals in_nourishing es ten of meat. Your Phy- sician can tell you how it does it. FOR SALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS Send 100, name of paper and this ad. for owe Seautitul Savings Bauk and Ohild's Sketch-Book. Kach bank contains & Good Luck Pesny. SCOTT & BOWNE, 409 Pearl St., New York Socia 16.—(Speclal )—Miss | everyone to use bolled water for all pur- poses. They urge this in water from both wells and from the city water mains. So| far there has been but one death from the disease, although many have been stricken | down. ‘ BEATRICE—Word was recelved here yesterday announcing the death of Miss Edna Whittemore of this city, which oc- curred yesterday morning at Corpue Christi, Tex., where she went two weeks | ago for the benefit of her health. Miss Whittemore was for several years em- ployed as a teacher in the Beatrice public schools. NEBRASKA CITY—Erwin Paap, one of the large land owners of Berlin precinct, | was united in marriage today to Miss Lenora Lawrance. The bride has been one of the teachers in the public schools of Berlin for several years and is a cousin of Editor J. R, Bonwall of the Daily Press of | this city. The young people have gone south to spend their honeymoon. {EARNEY—The two delegates who at- tonded the meeting of base ball fans at Hastings, where the plans were lald for a state league, came back to thls city Tuesday and declared that Kearney was 0o slow to get In the league. At a later date when the league will Ifkely be in- creased to an eight-team circuit, there will perbaps be a chance for Kearney. KEARNEY — Three Pleasonton men, Frank Zimmer, Willlam Zimmer and Grover O'Nelll, who were complained of | in the county court of Buffalo county as having disturbed the peace of that vil- Jage, pleaded guilty Tuesday afternoon | and were fined $10 and costs each. Frank Zimmer was fined another §10 on a separ- ate charge having assaulted a man at hat | place | SLSON—Judge Leslie H. Hurd convened district court yesterday. This was to have been a jury term, the jury having been ordered for Tuesday morning. Owing to the postponement of several cases and the settlement of others, it was decided to dis- | nse with the jury and they were notified a ingly. The judge expects to be able to clear up the docket and adjourn court | some time today. | BEAT! 1E—The membership campaign | of the Young Men's Christlan assoclation | closed last evening with an_entertainment given in the gymnasium. In the contest | for members the *“Reds” won over Ihr‘ “Blues'” by 680 points as against 330 points. | The membership now reaches 485 'l‘ln?‘v goal set when the campalgn opened was | 500 and it is thought this number can he‘ asily reached by Febr ry 22, when a; grand banquet will be held | NIATRICE—The Beatrice Commercial | | clup “opered its new headquarters in the | | Kilpatrick block on North Fifth street last | | evening with an informal banquet. Three hundred were in attendance, and addresses | were given by Peter Jansen, E. M. Marvin, H. W. Munson, A. H. Kidd, J. KP?N.} {J. T. Harden, B. Dempster and J. \\'.‘ | Burgess, J. A. Kees, vice president of the | club presided over the meeting. The theme Of the addresses was for a bigger and bet- | ter Beatrice. GENEVA—F. Pickard, whose pharmacy | ‘V\un totally consumed in the fire last Sun- day morning, has bought the stock of drugs belonging to L. S. Flegenbaum. Mr. Pik- ard's 10ss was close to $9,000. Several of the safes from the different offices in the | Masonic temple have been rescued from the still burning debris in the basement. | The occupants of the rooms have fi!l‘lln\ temporarily with other attorneys in Fra- ternity te) and wherever over town they | could find rooms. | NELSON—The new creamery that has | | recently been installed in the small town [ of Cadams, & few miles southeast of here, | has commenced business. It Is owned and | | managed by a mutual stock company of | that vieinity. An expert butter maker has | | been employed and they expect to do & good | business during the summer season. The | new aifaifa mill which is being built at that place is also well under way. They oxpect to see Its completion and all ma- chinery Installed in about two months. | HARVARD—Saturday being the fiftieth wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. | Gllbert L. Pike of this city, they were efe in in | in children. for lack of bondsmen since being indicted | Call Douglas 119, Ind. A-2119, same 'phone numbers for METZ Bottled Heer to home consumers. prices guaranteed. tail dealer, $03 S. 7th St. |{POSTAL WILL SELL STOCK Announcement Made that This Will | NEW YORK, Feb. 16.—The annual report of the Mackay companies was issued yes- | terday. port the intended sale of all Bell telephone stock now held by the Mackay companies: Mackay companies will sell its entire holdg ings of stock in the American Telephone and Telegraph with s chased the control of the Western Telegraph company. was acquired by with a view to bringing about economies | joint pole lines over long stretc system will continue free and independent, prepared to maintain the competition which it has furnished for twenty-five years.” He has been in the county jall the grand jury last November. He | sentenced to the penitentiary for four | years at hard labor. | ! ) SHERIFF OF DES MOINES ARRESTED AT HOUSTON, TEX. Peraistent Effort to Take Prisoner in Spite of Court Decree Brings Him Under Law. Merz Bottlea Beer. Prompt delivery and same ‘Wm. J. Boeckhoff, re- HOUSTON, Tex., Feb. 15.~—(Special Tele- gram.)—Arrested on charges of kldnaping and contempt of court, Sheriff Ben J, Ness of Des Moines, Ta, and Constable Frank . Smith of Houston tonight are under bond of $200 each to appear _in court tomorrow as the result of an at- tempt to remove from the state George H. Howard of La Porte, Tex., on charges to.|of wite desertion. Howard was arrested |some time ago on a governor's warrant, but In a habeas corpus hearing, {n which the evidence tended to show he was not gullty, it was declared that it he were Bullty the offense was committed in Texas and not in Towa. He declared he was not subject to extradition and was discharged. Frbilnns o ales el ‘T...m: Officers Ness and Smith arrested thi oward at La Porte and their subsequent company, which has récently pur- | urece sollowed. Unlon |, \ Moreover that stock New Dividend by Standard. Mackay companies | NEW YORK, Feb. 15.—A quarterly div- idend of $15 a share was declared today by the Standard Oil company of New J The last dividend, paid.on December 5 810 a share, IN TELEPHONE COMPANY Be Done to Continue Free and Independent, A striking feature is the following extract of the announcing “The company, that step being deference to public opinion which views a the of | hes of coun- the construction and maintenance Can be made more en- \ joyable with Post Toasties The little book, ‘“Tid- Bits Made With Toast- ies,”” in pkgs, tells how. N\ w=* \\"'QA\\'\\\{\ I N H i} it il = N N i i it With eream or fruit, a fas rinating food for any meal of the day. “The Memory Lingers Popular pkg. 10c; Large Family Size 15¢, “Wg Postum Ceregl Company, Ltd., Battle Creek, Mich.