Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, June 22, 1915, Page 12

Aw *BY RECENT RAINS Bridges Are Also Washed Out in Southern Nebraska and North- ern Kansas. TROUBLE IN IOWA IS PAST While the morning reports to the rallroads indicate that throughout Nebraska the rain has ceased falling and the weather has cleared, great damage has been caused as a result of the flood. This is particularly true in the south part of the state. The Monday report to the Northwest- ¢rn I8 to the effect that over an srea of ten to twenty miles in all directions from Buperior, Saturday night and Sunday morning the precipitation was from five to twelve inches, All low and tom lands in Nuckolls, Thayer and Webster rounties are submerged to a depth of two to ten feet, completely destroying (rops and drowning considerabls live stock. In many instances farmers and sther dwellers on the low lands saved themselves, their families and thelr { property by moving to the hills. The rain seemed to be In the nature of a cloud- burst, and continued for hours. South of Superior, some years ago, the t’:nhwmem bullt a line down to Web- r, Kan.,, constructing a bridge over the Republican river. This bridge was two miles south of Superior, and consisted pf & structure of nine bents, each thir- teen feot in length. Afterward, Loth the line and the lg# were leased to the Bante Fe for a ternis of years, that road being des!: of getting Into Euper- for, though it did not want to build into Nebraska, as It did not want to comply with certaln conditions of the state law. Wridge Carried Away. Sunday, following the flood, the Re- publican river rose fifteen feet apd car- ried the bridge away, turning thé whole valley into a sea, six to elght miles wide and from %o to fifteon feet deep. By reason of the Sunday flood, | i ‘ the Rock Island has sustained losses in the | northern part of Kansas thet will ap- possible §100,00 and delay traffic on the Qmaha-Denver line for & week or ten days. Belleville and Scandia, the the Republican river, a than 1000 fet long, was : 2 i i stream, where It wa demolished. Another bridge on stream, quits as long, between and McFarland, was washed away and destroyed. For miles along the Republioan river, it is asserted that the has been washed to it 44 H ¥ the level of the surrounding countty and the road will have to Le relullt before § It oan be operated. In the meantime, } trains on Omaha-Denver line will be ! Aetoured i Aa fices into whole rains the % ten destroyed. miles one to there water North the rain not do to speak of. It in- terfered with work on the Bur- lington, but when it ceased work was resumed and by tonight the Burlington will get traing through to Denver over its south line. On all other lines in the meblfl"mn‘lllflnlflfl traing are on o B o ?fl i § : [ iz is i £ | i i i v i i T gfii’.%! i .§ E L E = £ ‘ fe 5 b gl ; | : i i i | i % E " » P l ! l g i : ; b 4 : 2 ; g. E i : iz R i 1] i ih HY 4 ;S iy 13 I ! . £ H i i, H » wAE b 13 Names of 8. 0. and Dundee is Illegal Ordinances and charter which have governed Omaha began to operate over South Omaha and Dundee at 1%01 a. m Monday, according to City Attorney Rine Although the officials are not in mnl custody of the property and fund of the annexed towns, it Is contended, for in stance, that policemen in South Omahna | shall make arrests according to the laws of this city, otherwise such ar rests would be fllegal, assuming that writ of mandamus will be granted Tucs day, i another expression of the legal department. | Attorney Rine further contends that the | officlal use of the names ““South Omaha’ and “Dundee” are not legal SURPRISED THAT HE DOES NOT GET THE INFORMATION | “What's the population o' Venezwela? {Asked a tall, thin, gloomy looking man | | who presented himaelf at the window |nj the postotfice corridor marked “Informa. tion” and presided over by Loyal & Mole, Mr. Mole coyly dissembled and pointed | | out to the seeker that only local post- office Information was on tap at his par ticular fountain of knowledge. “Huh, it sex information,” grumbled the cadaverous one looking up at the | sign above the window. Mr. Mole referred the gentleman to the | public library, the Encyclopedia Brit-| | tafica, the World Almanac, the atias and various other “likely” places where the | exact figures could be found. His vis- itor 444 mot rouse from his melancholy trance, but, looking onca more at the legend over the window, he mumbled: | | “IL sez Information,” and then with a | repromchful look at Mr. Mole he shambled off. KEEPERS OF DISORDERLY HOUSES ARE GIVEN FINES Tgy'. Hart, saloon kecper at Sixteenth an 'ass streets, was fined $100 and costs in police court for keeping a disorderly house. Gene Morris, 612 South Beven- teenth Mtreet, was fined a like amount for the same offense Martha Howe, 1820 North Elghteenth, and Mrs. Joseph Bo- land, 1401 North Twenty-first street, were fined $25 and costs vach. Only a Few Can Go. Those who are so fortunate that ex- #o does not have o be considered are now going to health resorts to wet rid of the impurities of the system that cause rheumatism, swollen, aching joints and stiff, painful musol If you are one of those who cannot go, yet féel that restore the kidneys to healthful activity and make you feel well and strong. Sold everywhere.—Advertisement. - Tires are the in the world. Omaha Branch: United States Tire Company OMAHA RUBBER CO., Agent, 1608 Harney Street “Nobby Tread" Tires are sold by Leading Reliable Dealers. Do not ccept substitutes United StatesTires CROPS INUNDATED - |Rine Says Use of AHEAT STILL HAS BUMPER OUTLOOK Two Divisions of the Burlington Re- port Crops Far Above the Gen- eral Average. CORN PROSPECTS NOT BRIGHT e e ———— {to be much in sight except apples, and it is asserted that they promise a good | MAY N T STAND UP crop. On account of cold weather and | frosts, peaches will be a fallure, while | berries will be but little better. Cherries have been badly damaged by cold and wet and In no locality s more than a fair crop looked for ’ ADVERTISES NEBRASKA AS SPOT TO HUNT AND FISHl Council to Analyze Eleventh Hour Acts—No Funds for the Late Appointees. NOT DISPOSED 1'0. “SHAKE UP” According to the Burlington's | The city commissioners have an- waekly crop report for Nebraska,| The .ifi:'fl:‘"."f.-"n..'.'.‘:fi' :,."r?..';' oy mounced that they are not disposed while the excessive rains have In- ., .. 0 e tributary to its lines. The|to indulge in any “shake-up” among Jured the wheat crop to some extent, on it s up close to the On the bhasis of 100 the whole bumper point rer cent for normal condition, at the end of last week, on the several | divistons, covering the winter wheat|Cody, Valentine, Long Pine and Wood area of the state, the estimate was Per Cent Per Cent Omaha o | Lincoln 4 Wymore 106 | Mt ook A 1M The Wymore and McCook diviaions re tain the high standing of one week ago, but on tne Omaha and Lincoln divisions whera the rainfall was the heaviest and the most damaging, there was a falling off of some 4 to 5 per cent fswue i 10,00, with another 10,000 to folgkcity employes of South Omaha, and low later in the month. This year vac|they have likewise declared they wiil, ticular attention is pald to Nebraska G o and Boutt Dakota ;-hen the proper time arrives, an | In the illustrated bookiet of forty pages, ' lyze with a eritical eye eleventh- particular stress is Mid upon Alnsworth. | hour appointments and other official acts. They refuse to make any com- ments on the action of South Omaha officials Saturday. n this connection Commissioner With- nell of the fire department said: ‘1 will not stand for the eleven new firemon ap- pointed last Saturday evening in South Omaha. The funds will not permit, in the first place, and the men may not be |Take, Neb., as places where in season | |the hunter can find qucks, plover |and prairie chicken a plenty. Reference a made to the jakes and streams not far | |from thes towns and the assertion is| !made that they are teeming with base, | crappie and sunfish and that it fs not difficult for a fisherman to fi1l his creel | i & few hours. Directions are given for | | reachini al| the Nebraska resorts and a | list of hotels at or near them Is ap- Wheat over the entire territory has| o 0 needed. Tt is a matter for carefui con- od an o . 8 ent | | ::?‘d..d 1;0' i ::llln'x :';I the apparent| “ho gwood, ot Springs and Rapid | #0eration. The fire districts of the eouth nage belng due to lodging and mome | oo "o "1y “ara T ander’ Wyo., are called | #ection of Omaha will bear & new rela- rust that has appeared in some Instances on the low lands where the water has| #tood o the ground and has not yet run oft. Report On Corn. The report relative to corn s not en- couraging and by divisions, on the basis | of 100 per cent for normal at this season of the year the condition is put as fol- lows: Feor Cent. Per Cent Omaha 78 | Wymore Ll Lincoln . 7 MeCook 4 Too mucl. rain is what has kept the condition of the corn beléw the normal, the report stating, “Corn has had a bad start, as the seed ted in the ground to some extent; some of the corn has been washed out and all corn has made | slow progress because of iow temperature und excessive molsture. In the districts of Nebraska where sugar beets are raised, conditions are less favorable than they were one week ago. On the low lands many fisids have beeen washed out and the rains have de- Inyed cutivation until the weeds have gotten an unusual start. Around Morrill it 1s estimated that flelds approximating 100 acres have been totally destroyed and will have to be replanted. Hay is D All over the state the meadows are covered with water and haying has been delayed. The first cutting of alfalfa Is practioally a fallure. In localities where you need vellef from such pain and [it is cut, it rotted on the ground before |in Greater Omaha will be well covered misery, try Foley Kidney Pills. They |it could be drled out and stacked, and |with the daily meetings. where it was not cut, owing to rapid growth during the wet spell, it bas be- tome too coarse and has matured to | to the attention of the tourist, hunter or | tion to South Omaha. | fisherman. ‘ PLANTS ONIONS NEARBY TO | MAKE THE POTATOES WEEP | John Nickolson, deputy T'nited States district clerk, 18 an enthusiastic gar- dener, and raises some of the finest green grocerles in Omaha. He is making res searches along the line of Luther Bur- |bank and asserts he discovered a way of |watering his potatoes during any dry season that may come. “You see,” sald Mr. Nickolson, discuss. ing his great discovery, “T plant a row of onlons between every row of potatoes. Just about the time the ground is in need of rain the onlons will make the board. ‘The latter met Monday after- tening the soll as much as s necessary and causing both the onlons and potatoes |to grow rapidly.” COTTAGE PRAYER MEETINGS BEFORE BILLY SUNDAY COMES Hundreds of cottage prayer meetings are planned to be held in Omaha every day during August, preparatory to the Billy Sunday campalgn, which is sched- uled for September 0. Locations of the meetings have been figured out by the committee, with the help of the postof- | fice authorities, so that every community ‘The districts to EAUTY W i T0D To whiten and beautify the com- no better preparation than a lotion made by dissolving four ounces of spurmax in one-half pint hot water, then adding two teaspoonfuls gly- cerin. This removes any pimples, shiny, muddy or sallow appearance, and will make anyone's skin clew:, smooth and velvety. It does not it seems.a part of the skin; and for removing tan and freckles is un- equaled. It is necessary to shampoo more frequently in the warmer weather because of excessive dust and the fact that the head perspires more and i{s usually more exposed to the weather. The easiest-to-use and quickest-drying shampoo that we be prepared very cheaply by dis- obtained from your druggist, in a cup of hot water. This rubbed into the scalp creates a thick lather, soothing and cooling in its action, and very beneficial- to scalp and hair, After rinsing the scalp is fresh and clean and the hair dries quickly and even- ly and takes on a bright luster and soft fluffiness that makes it seem very heaVy.—Advertisement. The preliminary prayer meetings on Sunday afternoons have been discon- tinued by the committee. Excess Over 5,000 Miles « We want to find and consult with "“Nobby Tread” users who are not excess any securing This wonderful anti-skid tire over and above its extraordinary adjustment basis of 5,000 miles. "Nobby Tread™ Tires Thousands upon thousands of “Nobby . Tread” of 8,000 Miles 10,000 Miles 12,000 Miles T B ioae markt sloai “Mikbs Tinad” "i"'th'°12i¢e.:.:mE:;rfli;flf:::hae o g ' Made by the - mich an extent as to lose much of its | SOUTH OMAHA LIST | Dealing with fruit, there does not seem | plexion permanently we have found! show or rub off like powder; In fact, | can recommend to our readers can solving a teaspoonful of canthrox, | | be covered by the south side houses will | tc retain the present South Omaha po need revision. lice department Insofar as possibl. but Some of the older men in the South | does not feel bound to recognize unne | Omaha fire department service have | eesary appointments made on the «¢ve of | callea on Mr. Withnell during th~ last| the dissolution of the South Omaha city few weeks and have been assurcd they | government. | ®ill be retained, providing their sor ices P TR T, arc satisfactory. | Cold Biasts Cause soo Sloan's Liniment will help your A new system of discipline ie needed | i1 the South Omaha fire department,” |sociatica. Get a %c bottle now, it pene added Mr. Withnell trates—kills the pain—stops many aches Commissioner Kugel sald he is in-lined [All druggists.—Advertisement. ——-Twent_;:Eight | Anniversary Sale | | Continues . Don't Misa [ Every Day S the Splendid | This Week. Bargain New lLots Brought ; Offerings. Forward, ‘Watoh Ads. Sweeping Price Reductions On All Our Fine TAILORED SUITS Tatlored Suits worth $25,00 Tadlored Suits worth $20.50 $15 Tallored Suits worth $30 509 19°0 $25 Tailored Buits worth $45.00 Tallored Buits worth $55.00 An immense assortment of clas- sy designs in both silk and wool suits for selection. Beautiful Silk Dresses Made to sell to $15, foulards, messalines, taffetas, poplins and novelty silks, at $5-00 Charming designs, man: with pretty lace waists, all colors. 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