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ATURDAY, BROWNING, KING & Co. - 150 - ODD SPRING SUITS Formerly Sold Up To $25.00 That We Will Dispose of At One Price ror SATURDAY onvy $10:2° No Alterations Made on These Suits GRADUATION SUITS FOR THE BOY duation Time is Only a Few Days Off— Gr"l‘l:"nme to Think of Suits for HIM— and Our Stock is Most Complele 35.00 and Up Straw Hals Paris Garters Just a Word, the Season is SPECIAL FOR Sun May When You Are Ready. We Have Them The 25¢ Kind For Only Straws, Bankoks, Leghorns and Panamas 1i5c THE PAIR $2 to $10.00 BROWNING, KING & CO. GEO. T. WILSON, Mgr. l ‘ Nebraska l INSURANCE AGENTS MEET 70 TALK SHOP Fire Policy Writers Hold Meeting at Columbus and Urge Uni- formity of Rates. GRAND ISLAND GETS MEETING (From a Staff Correspondent.) | COLUMBUS, Neb., June 4.—(Special)— | With 150 agents present the State Arso- [ciation of Local Fire Insurance Agents {olosed its session today. The meeting | was the largest ever held by the asso- | etation. The sessfon was held under the trees outside Orpheus hall, the address of wel- |come being given by Mayor Rothleiter, | who said that this was the day of organ- {zation, when all lines of business, banks and farmers allke, had recognized the fm- 'pnflnmv of united effort in their sev- Representative Wi, 'H. ¢ North Platte responded, \ { { { | | i | | eral lines. Woodhurst of 1[ Nebraska l hanging Willlam Wiebe merchant, arrested on the south- \ bound Burlington traln Thursday as he| the dry goods| was about to leave the city and lodged in jail. He is about 70 years of age, and it #8 thought he came here from Lincoln. Plans are being made for a big Fourth of July celebration at Steinauer Gove ernor Morehead will be the speaker of the day and the celebration will be held in Steinauer's grove. ALLEGED CHECK RAISER IS RETURNED TO FREMONT FREMONT, Neb, June 4.—(Special)— Bverett Ward, wanted at Fremont on & charge of ralsing a check for $1.35 to $9.35 and cashing it last November at the store of A local merchant, was brousht to Fromont from ORlahoma City by Sheriff Condit, Ward worked for Joe Burns, a farmer near Ames, last fall for a fow weeks. One day he asked for a check for $1.6 to pay a apecified debt, He fs charged with having brought the paper to Fremont, raised the figures and pre- JUN 1915 | Nebraska ‘ Attorney General (Hves Out Names 0f Petitioners (From & Staff Correspondent.) | LINCOLN, June 4 —(Special)—Loup county authorities have as yet taken no steps to prosecute the murder of Roy Fox, as far as is known from any Infor mation received at Attorney General | Reed's office. H According to the attorney general, the murder bore the ear-marks of the action |ot a vigliantes' committoe. The attorney general at the time scored the county |authorities for negligence in not prose- cuting and appoint a special Prosecu tor. Recelving no reply to the letter, he sent County Attorney Moon, he has made public the names on the petition sent him by Loup county people, urging him sented it in payment for a bill of goods, Sheriff Condit traced him over the mids dle west and finally located him at Oko- to action. The signers of the petition are as follows: B. A, Fox Vern Parker Emily Fox M. J. Parker Mrs. Willis Price George Chilog Mulissn Parker N. P, Van Houten I’s “Pump Time” for the Children We show a big line of the popular “Baby Dolls,” tn White Canvas, Gun- metal or Patent Colt, with the pretty HNttle ankle strap. They have splendid welt soles, rich in wear, and perfeot in style. Priced, for children, from-— $1 10 §2.50 One Dollar a Week Just realize how easy your clothes- buying is made by us. Instead of being obliged to stint yourself by paying cash, you pay only ONE DOLLAR A WEEK. And if you will investigate, you will find that, although we do sell on credit, our prices are exceptionally low, and our stocks very large. Come and choose your new clothes when yon need them. Your credit is good for all you want. MEN'S SUITS $12.50 to $27.50 All the newest styles and patterns, in all sizes, from the very slim to the very stout. We guarantee every suit to be just as represented, and we make no charge for any alteration mnecessary. Women's and Misses’ Silk, Lingerie and Wash DRESSES From $2.50 up Beautiful Creations in an endless variety of exquisite styles. The values are sim- ply wonderful. We want you to see these splendid dresses. All of them on the most liberal terms of credit. Boy’s Suits, $3.50 up: We sell to out-of-town people on same terms of credit. Sreait ciotnier, 1417 Douglas Mrs. G. W. Chiles Jos. Drake ! m|||'~\ Okl Sorry rake __ Great Total of Business. 3 3 i Dan Hemkis Minate Van Houten | State Insurance Commisisoner L. G Mary Haskin F. A Thayer | Brian spoke on “Insurance Regulation.” FAIRBUR YSOON TO HAVE n: & Samplea R M, Thaver Mr. Brian said very few people except A. SBamples those connected with the insurance busi- BUS'NESS STREETS PAVED e Cotoman 8, H. ness appeared to comprehend the great ngeman importance of the insurance business. In| FATRBURY, Neb, June 4—(Spectal Tangeman F. 1. Tilden 1914 there was $45,033,000,00 of fire in- Leona F. Tilden D 1 Telegram.)—Mayor Mason and the city ""l‘ N ‘l:' A Hazel elghan surance written in the United States |council met today and passed an ordl- [} B Drover Laura R Ovitt outside of the mutual companies, which |nance providing for pavement for the |Chas Kelghtley ]?\?;'2{&:3;5{2 had written in the nelghborhood of $26,- [ public square and ome adjacent block, Tt | Mrs: O KelKhtley N Giinda Coleman 000,000,000 more, making a grand total of | I8 sald the work will start in July & A Rumbaugh < Pearl Cox | nearly $75,000,000,000 fire insurance for last § —— 1| X1 Rumbaush g | year, Pawnee Ploneer Stricken. o }“ln‘m:""”""‘r Alioe Eldridge Pisiifamn dtd Labses, TABLE ROCK, Neb., June 4.—(Special) | Henry Gz MeTntyre | There was paid in met premiums $333- | Henry L. Alkins, who lived for many l‘jflf-;-;‘m;‘";"‘ Della Dye 0M,00 on the insurance written for that |Years five miles mouthwest of hore, but | \"{ Noore Flbert Wiel perlod, while $300,00000 was paid in |moved to Pawneo City later, suffered a (i‘rancis Moore R losses. It cost In 1914, according to the |5troke of paralysls Tuesday evening, and | Fannie A. Moore afre s A. Summers commissioner, $1.08 for each $100 written, | W88 found in an unconscious condition by ! 1 Gy ™ John Moninger whilo five years ago it had cost $1.12 per | hi8 daughter. and is in a critical condi- | Lew Fox ST Saran Dimmitt $100. ‘Losses were 60 per cent of prem- |tion. He and his wife had celebrated their A:’f‘l( k;\ B. D. Mason |jums collected. Ho saM the records |*iXtieth wedding anniversary the previous [JACK KIng rs. Nora Mason showed that there had been a greater (90 J. L, Hanchin Albert Weeden » - — 1| B, E. Mittan Minnie Weeden LR ORA W GeOMIIE JESERINN. . BN Morrlll Will Celebrate Fourth. | W. Reynolds Joshun Perking sired a law passed to control companies | \ORRILTL, Neb., June 4—(Special)—At | B B Barton 8. Perkins unauthorized to do business in the state, R. Swier H. Perkina o o e i |® mass meoting held here last night it |5y I Ronoh Clara Perkins and sald there were Insurance agents in|y.q gecideq to have a two days’ celebra- | Mrs. Frank Roach J. A. Davenport Kansas City with no offite but & box |yion July 5 and 6. Nearly $2.00 has been |+ K. Manatield 1. W. Lewis in the postoffice collecting thousands of | yubscribed for base ball games, firoworks, | Ora Parker = imer Lewis. dollars in Nebraska and there was no horse races and various oth A protection to the insured. i effort is to be made to secure one of Ne- braska's Unlted States senators for speaker, You have heard many people say: I bought a lot in Omaha three years ago. | 1 would be pretty comfortably fixed today. | The same thought will be expressed throe | years from now. The thing to do is to get in on this one opportunity right now. | Support for Fire Warden. He advocated a more loyal support of the state fire warden's office by the in- surance companies, for with suificlent funds to work with and carry on inspec- The Bee Want Ads Are Best Bustness Boosters, tions the fire losses would be materially decreased. A - Arthur Mullen of Omaha compared the | ! work done by the state guarantee bank- ing law with the present condition i in- | WE ARE SELLING TRUNKS LESS THAN WHOLESALE surance matters. He sald If the state could regulate the banking business it H could regulate the Insurance business just l n e ru n as well. He ridiculed the proposition that the passage of an insurance bill similar to 8. F. 46, defeated by the last legis- All You Pay Down Is Sc—Hurry! lature would make rates higher. He re We hll-l'« llnu‘;uhr:"r";l llnfl nell‘dlll'(ec; }u you—no middleman's profity, SRR Shaation b Ahe petniee ¢ (he Qur wholesale department is overstocked (on mccount of war conditions) g the price on all trunks (except wardrol anti-pass law several years ago which goods, Take advantage of our Great Jitney Blam 1 onh Trayming had been beneficial to everybody con- HERE 18 THE I'LAV—REAI). cerned and had raised rates only on the one-third of the passengers who had been riding on passes. He sald the present system was a out~throat system of conducting insurance. Inequality of Rates. E. C. Folsom of Lincoln quoted from insurance reports showing the inequality of rates as charged in the different towns i3 L OF, FI0V of the state. He showed that in many | e o ercoane vt e | OUR WARDROBE TRUNK LINE ‘anno e equal ey are not Included in_ th it ten of & rebate niture was variable. In the Greatest Values in the west. Do not fail c‘acauoepx"“ R Tay a5 one town 7 per cent of the policyholders Bxoello Wardrobe Trunks, $25; 5-Year recoived a rebate while in another town 32 per cent wero rabated. Ha said that Omaha Trunk Faetor much had been sald about the anti- 1810 FPARNAM STARNT, 1088. disorimination law of Kansas, a law ] “Round Had | | similar to the one which was before the | Nebraska legislature last winter and | We guarantee the most un- AR usual values ever present- ed to the men and young men of Omaha in Suits Saturday. $Q)50 Hand tailored clothes in new models, best of mal $18.00 and $20.00 Grades $475 Gennine Porosknit Union Suits in $1.00 val. 69c¢ | Palm tnone “Fina " & . they comprise $12.50 and $15.00 Brades Specialat . . . ... Final clean up of Vindex Shirt stock purchased at 530c on #1, Shirts for dress or work, 35 all styles, values to 75c. .. 996 'ongee silk bosom, nmcy madras, values to 50 .50 Pure Tub Silk Shirts, sz ss #3 and 08 grades. ... . WSS osonds, 800 QUALLLY The Best Straw Hat Values in Town 95¢ to $5.00 the Edges”’ The new straw for 1915. A four dollar style and a three dollar value, at— $1.90 TWO SPECIALS | I"S’ CLOTHES Suits With Two Pr. Pants | Norfolk .ults Made to withstand hard ""$2.50 BAT AND BALL FREE WITH EACH SUIT, Own your own home. | You can purchase one on easy monthly payment like rent. Read the real estate columns. charged to have been Introduced to raise | rates. He sald that the Kansas loss was much higher than in Nebraska and that the charges made were untrue. Labor Commissioner ¥. M, Coffey gave a short taik on the workings of the work- | men's compensation law. H After the noon luncheon addresses wers | delivered by L. H. Stubbs of Chicago, | F. T. B. Martin of Omaha, Lee Hamlin | of Omaha and John C. Byrnes of Colum- bus, Byrnes for New Law. Mr. Byrnes gave a short talk on the efforts to get 8. F. 4, the anti-discrimi- nation insurance bill through the legis- | lature and believed that efforts should | be made to give the people the facts in | regard to insurance during the coming| tew months and let them know just what & uniform insurance bill would do for the policyholders of the state. | Officers elected were T. Plower, Grand Iutana: ) Fred Walt and har Roberts, uncoln. Qs ediner, Cofoms ; secretary-treasurer, ¥. T. B. Martin, chairman of eyecutive commit- | tee, W. L. White, York; chairman | grievance committee, Paul Colson, Fre- mont; chairman legislative committee, J. | €. Byrnes, Columbus; chairman memb ship committee, John Madden, Omaha. | Grand Island was selected for the 1915 | meeting. | Resolutions were passed endorsing the work of Insurance Commissioner L. G. Brian in the jurisdiction of the insurance | department. | re— Commencement nt PAPILLION, Neb., $30 and $33.00 Papiiiion. June 4.—(8pecial)— Commencement exercives of the Pupillion | High schocl will be held at the opera house tonight. Rev. U. G. Brown of Omaha delivered the address. The gradu- | ates Marion Brown, Maude Carlson, | Ruth Corey, ILdith Gramlich, Walter Jungmyer, Eva Kennedy, Ralph Nicker- son, Agnes Pella, Fred D. Rhode, Amalia Schmidt, Martha Spearman, Marjery Thorton, Licyd Wright and Anna Zwiebel. The baccalaureate sermon was preached last Sunday evening at the German Methodist church by Rev. Mr. Jungmyer. The class play, “Hoodoo,” was given at the opera house Friday and Saturday nights f iast week. The junior-senior | banquet was also held last week on Thursday at the Sarpy hotel. The alumni | banquet was held Wednesday night at Bell's hall Notes from Heatrice. BEATRICE b., June 4.—(Special.)— Harry Charles Pavey of Wallace, Neb., and Miss Gladys Ivy Freeman, grand- daughter of the late Daniel Freeman the first homesteader in the United “tates, were married Wednesday evening in this ! city by County Judge Walden, b4 Ricliard \Whitten, for the last forty years a resident of Gage county, died) Thursday at his home west of Ba. ton, wed € years. He was for many ears member of the school board in his dis ict. He s survived by his widow and i children a giving the name who ‘s charged with short-! We guarantee the fabric—-linings---styles--fit and workmanship to be the best ever offered by any tailoring concern in the business at anywhere near the price, or you need not accept the garments. made in our own daylight workrooms by expert Omaha tailors. This is the chance of the season to buy first- class, made-to-measure suits at late season prices. No excuse to wear hand-me-downs while such prices prevail. your selection now—take them at your convenience. 1512% Dodge Street PERFECT TAILORING AT CUT PRICES On account of the backward season we are compelled to sacrifice profits to unload our big stock of high grade Spring and Summer Woolens. quick clean-up we offer you unrestricted choice of our In order to make a $35 and $40 00 Every garment to be cut; fitted and Make