Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 22, 1915, Page 3

—— e, ) { e —— Nebraska FIFTH REGIMENT PUTS IN BUSY DAY Army Officers Lecture Militiamen at Crete on the Meaning of Being Soldier. AVIATORS.CONDUCTING FLIGHTS CRETE, Neb, Aug. IL—(Special Tele- gram.)—Reville at the camp grounds of the Nebraska National Guards, just south of the city, called the militlamen of the ifth regiment to thelr duties at 5:% o'dlock a. m. and the day has been & busy one. A lecture was given at noon by one of the regular army officers. His remarks ‘were not entirely confined to the techni- cal military work, but branched into the intellectual fleld of uplift of the indi- vidual soldler, including moral improve- ment and advancement, as well as sani- tary and physical advancement. The routine work of drflling was car- ried on all the afternoon in the fleld un- @er the blistering, hot sun, but no sick- | ness was reported or grumbling at hard work by the boys who are wearing the khaki suits of the state of Nebraska. Drill Work All Day. Nine companies and thelr officers were in the fleld and the drilling, it is said by men who are considered authority on this, was excellent. In fact, nothing was doing today except hard, tedious drill| work. Captain Shaeffer's men and students dia & little practice flying tonight, ad | also did Captain McMillen's men. Captain MoMillen made a beautiful lt- tle fly from Beaver Crossing to the camp grounds here last night and dropped on the grounds with no difficulty whatever. He made the flight from Beaver Crossing | here in sixteen minutes. Aeroplane flights by both aviators will bée made Sunday afternoon during the maneuvers of the army. General P. L. Hall and Colonel H. J. Paul were buey this afternoon and even- ing surveying the vicinity of the camp grounds, where the maneuvers and aerp- plane flights will take place Sunday afternoon, Bishop in Camp. Sunday morning religious service will be héld ‘at 10 o'clock, under direction of Bishop George A. Beecher of Hastings, who has been In camp for the last ten years. He feels that the soldiers gen- erally are advancing to a much higher | standard of manhood. The religious wervices will be opened at 10 o'clock in the morning by a concert by the regi- mental band, followed by a regimental Quartet. and Bishop Byecher will deliver the sermon. In speaking of the work on the grounds, Blghop Beecher said: "I would like to say that I have been listening to the lectures or instrugtions of our regular army officers, who are here for that purpose, and I feel (that the principles of a true soldler are most hnmuqlvely taught to our boys by M mhen,"” Major Roval Drummond, nwnmuduat of the military academy of. Kearney, ar- rived on the grounds today and is the Euest - of the Right Rev. George A. Beecher. Express Companies Must Pay Local Tax (From a Staff Correspondent) LINCOLN, Aug. 21.—(Special.)—Accord- ing to an opinion by Attorney General Reed, county assessors must assess exr press companies upon their local prop- erty without any regard for the state tax of 2 per ~ent. The opinion is given to County Attor- néy De Vore of Kieth county, who claims that the express companies there were insisting that as they pald the state tax of 2 per cent, that they were exempt from the local tax called for in the Smith 2. per cent tax upon the gross recelpts of each company at the lomul station, : According to the state's ttorney, county aesessors shall pay no atteniimn to the state tax and go ahead and asses: the local companies the same as If the state law was not in effect. Three Douglas Babies Entered for Contest (From a Staff Correspondent.) JINCOLN, Aug. 21.—(Special.)—Whether the baby crop in Douglas county has been effected by the wet weather is not known, but only three babies have been entered in the etts baby stat fair contest from the metropolitan city. These are Rita May Reddig, Gordon Robins and Marion Bernice Westerberg. Sixty-five pntries are from Lincoln while the rest of the 186 entries are scattered over the state. Strangely there are only two Smiths, Katherine and, Velma Helene, both of Lincoln; only one Brown, RHarry Edgar, | also from Lineoln, and one Jones, Harold | L., from Osceola, so that the Smith, Jones | and Brown familes may be growing| lesser. v. Dunne Wires Will Not Come West (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Aug. 2L—(Bpeclal)—Gover- nor Dunne of Illinofs will not be able to be present and address the people on Woodrow ‘Wilson day at the state falr, Governoar Dunne gives as his reason that he s expecting to attend the meet- ing of return in time. CAVINESS TO TAKE UP HIS WORK AT KEARNEY K b., §. 2L—(Speclal Telegram.)—A. L. Caveness of Fairbury, who accepted the superintendent of the Kearney city schools last spring, has ar- rived in the city, together with Mrs. Cavi- Aug. 21.—(Special Telegram.)—John Rawalski, a Burlington 1|\ Nebraska Lutherans Will Have Outdoor Mission Festival Today DESHLER, Neb., Aug. 2L-—(Special)— Thayer county has already made elabo- rate preparations for the Thayer County falr to be held August 31 to September 8 Besides the large city park, the fair grounds, with a new agricultural hall seating over 3,000 and available as audl- torfum, gives ample accommodation for the many visitors expected. All these advantages are already being utilized this week by the convention of Lutherans of the Missourt synod in Ne- braska. Over 3,000 delegates, visitors and members of the naighboring congrega- tions at Hebron, Kiowa, Thayer and Rus- kin will gather at the falr grounds to- morrow for an outdoor mission festival. NEAR BEER CONTAINED FIVE PER CENT ALCOHOL BROKEN BOW, Neb, Aug. 3l.-(Spe- ofal.)—Upon information of George 8. Mayo, pure food and drug inspector, County Attorney Kelly had a Warrant | sworn ‘out for Ira Harris, a restaurant keeper of Merha, charging him with vio- lating the law governing the misbrand- ing of labels. The complaint alleges that | certain beverages sold by Harrls con- tained a higher percentage of alcohol than was stamped on the label, and 'nnnlnh made in the state laboratory | showed that one of tha “near beers™ con- tained over § per cent of aloohol. ' Harris was arrested and brought to Broken | Bow. When he appeared before County Nebraska Notes from Beatrice And Gage County BEATRICH, Neb, Aug. 3.—(Special)— Mre. Henry Fishbach and two daughters of this city, who are visiting st the home of the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Pock, at Houston, Tex., telegraphed to |the trophical storm which swept southern Texes this week, they were all right and had escaped injury. The Fishbach party Is eriroute lothe from a trip to Call- fornia. The Barneston picnic olosed Friday after & run of three days Sherift Acton stopped gambling and games of chance concessions, but they resumed operations 48 200N &s he was out of town. Mayor Mayer Friday afternoon wired the moyor of Hagerstown, Md., for some information coficerning Robert Myers, the young man who was drowned here Friday aftersoon in the Blue river, but up to this morning hhd received no reply. The body had not been found last night. Willlam Burgess, an old resident of De Witt, who is visiting here with his slster, was held up and robbed of £ by a Mexican Friday night near the Bearle & Chapin lumber yarda CHORUS TO DEDICATE COUNTY FAIR BUILDING DBSHLER, Neb.. Aug. f21.—(Special.)— The new $,00 agricultural bullding on the Thayer county falr grounds will be used next Tuesday evening by Prof, Mdellering’s music class, to give a public recitd] «before the Missouri Lutheran ~THE OMAHA SU\U),\Y BEE Mr. Fshbach- Friday, that although the | Péck home was partially destroyed by | Judge Ford he made no defense outside | 5Yndd, now in session in Deshler. This of stating that the Iowa concern he | bullding will be dediéated the first day bought the beverage from had promilsed | Of the faif, Tuesday, August 81. Gevernor protection in case he got into trouble. Otherwise, he pleaded guilty to the charge and was fined §25 and costs. Frank Moore, a young farmer lving | about two miles gouth of here, was ar- rested on the charge of having Kicked, wounded and geriously injured two calves. He wps fined $10 and costs. Broken Bo¥ members of Company M, First Nebraska regiment, which saw service In the Philippine islands, are ar- the old company to be held In Broken Bow on August 2. It was &lxteen years 8go, on August 23, that the company was mustered out of service. SYRACUSE LETS WATER PLANT EXTENSION CONTRACT SYRACUSE, Neb,, Aug. #1.—(Special.)— The village board awarded the contract for the construction of the water works extension Thursday evening. The con- tract for the tower and the removal of the present standpipe was let to the Chi- cago Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago, 1L, for 33,99, and the contract for the water mains, fire hydrants, fittings and construction, to The BElkhorn Construc- tion company of Fremont, Neb., for $4,770, making the total amount of the contract $3,769, which is 3196 less than the engi- neer's estifhate. The tank will have 100,000 gallons capacity and will be vlaced rangng for a camp fire and reunlon of ) \| oado Wednesday, Morehead will deliver the address. The falr wil] be held August 31 to Sep- tember & ‘There sre no horse, cattle swine and péultry bulldings. One of the bigkest stock shows of this seotion is promised. Dr. Condra will show motion pleturds of Nebraska, August 81 to Sep- tember 1. Two areoplane flights each day, a mammoth electric spiral tower, horse and ‘auto races and ball games, will furnish plenty of amusement. Notew trom Auburn. AUBURN, Neb, Aug. 2L—(Special. Miss Helen Coleman and Donald J. Young, Both of this place, were married In Chl- Mr, Youhg has been the late Dr. 8. 'W. McGrew. * The home-coming picnic at Brownville, which was to be held Friday, has been called off on account of the wet weather. W. T. Byrnes and M. Letta Seaman, both of this place, were married at Kan- sas Olty this wegk, The annual teachers’ institute will be- &in on August . Among instruotors lecturers are Prof. . L. Rouse of J. A, Hanna of Auburn, Prof, Dore- mua of Auburn, L. T, Skinner of Lincoln and Rev. Mr. Conley. The apple crop will be & large one, but e complaint is heard as to the quality of the frult. The Jonathan and Grimes - Golden will be first class, but other varieties are badly scabbed. ,|the quarrfes here much stone dust for| on a steel tower, sixty feet'High. Great preparations are being made for the celebration of German Volksfest day here Thursday, August 2. Special trains jmarried August 19 by County Judge Hop- will be run from Lincoln and Nebraska |kina Mr. and Mrs. Colerick left for City, and Governor Morehead will head Nemaha, where they will make their the list of speakers. German singers |home. will be present from Omaha, Lincoln,| J. C. Meyers, who has been In the Talmage and Crete, and It is expected |Jewelry business in York for a number that the largest crowd ever seen in Syra- |Of years, has sold his business to Jullus cuse will be present. H. Crane of Chariton, Ia. .| The.old settlers’ plonic will be held In the, city park, Saturday, Auguet 28 News Notes of Fairbury. Two deeds were recorded yesterday In FAIRBURY, Neb., Aug. 2.—(Speclal) |which Mrs. Anna Carlson, et al., dig- —Frank &fockdale, a lecturer on the Fair- |posed of 480 acres of land. The com. bury chautauqua program, was enter- sideration was 344,900, tained at dinneér as & guest of the Falr- bury Commercial club yesterday. Small Fire at Raveana. A delegation of Rock Island train and | RAVENNA, Neb., August 31.—(Speolal) enginemen returned this'morning from a |—The firé department was called out yes- conference with operatingofficlals of the |teriay atterncon, fire having broken out second fstrict in Topeka, Kan., Messrs. warshouse back of the John Thiss- John A. Cuykendall and J, T. McLean, S garese wnd. aching "“’a"fl" - plosion of =& tank of gasol created represented the engineers; H. C. Emery, fireman; W. E. Brown and H. L. Duval, | MOTéhtary excitement, but the fire was conductors; and Messrs. ‘Whittet . and | {o8 ") o0, (hOUt Camage to g Clock, brakemen. This {rlp: followed & (1" syitier "storege bulkiie® Total ton. mass union meeting Of the four orders |about $100 h last Sunday. Jefferson county are again plowing for fall wlh::.’m" The body of Mrs. Gertrude MoCormick was brought to Fairbury last night and taken to the home of her daughter. Mra McCormick dropped dead at her home in Omaba from heart fallure.’ 8he formerly lived In this ceunty; - - B. J. Worthey, a’ Rock W atvision accountant, is taking his annual vacation and sojournipg with his 'I.h and family in Canada, Division superintendent W A. Bheahan has arranged to place In service four ballast trains to operate on the district between Stelnauer, Neb. and Otego, Kan. ) ) News Notes from York. YORK, ‘Neb., Aug. 2.—(Bpecial.)—Miss Mabel Walquist and Rex Colerick were Madison Defents Battle Opeek. MADISON, Neb., Aug. 2L—(Special)— | Madison baso blll team defeated Battle | Creek’s team here Thursday afternoom, |® to 7. Baiteries: Madison, Ballou and Altschuler; Battle Creek, Leech and Ba~ dura. money, for executing an The World is - Becoming Cleaner Nebraska Mission Worker i Speaks at Synod | i Held at Deshler < DESHLER, Neb, Aug. 31.-(Spectal)- | At today's session of the Lutheran synod, | Rev. W. Mahler of South Amerten, who s to speak on Lutheran missions in Brazll and Argentina at the mission foa- tival tomorrow, led the doctrinal part of | {the meeting, while showing that the doe- | | trines of the demands of the divine law {and of the promises of the gaspel must be #6 applied and proclaimed, that the audience will mark the relation of one |to the other and the connection between 1 both. Only law and no gospel leaves the hearer in the air and In despair; only gospel and no law falls flat, because the | spiritual patient is not told that there is something to be saved from. Prof. A, Schuelke of Seward was elected | treasurer. X A meeting of lay delegates only was held this afternoon; likewlse a pastor's conference and a teachers' assembly. Missouri Pacific Lays Heavier Steel | WHEPING WATER, Neb., Aug. 21— (Special)—~A number of train loads of heavy steel ralls have been hauled through here during the last few days| tor rebullding the Missourl Pacific's line | between here and Omaha. The rumor of | long standing is that the line is to be gottert In shape for the bulk of the frelght | traffic that now passes over the main line | from Union to Omaha. The objett of the change would be to avold the paying of | heavy tolls over leased lines into Omaha aa i3 the case now. The work of laying new rafls has beéen ocompleted out of Omaha as far as Spring- fleld. The rails are seventy-five pounde welght and are the ones being taken up Inlon. the road's main line between St.| {Louls and Kansas City, whero they are rep! by ninety pounds metal. Further evidence of a possible plan greatly to improve the Omaha branch is, the fact that the road Is securing from | { ballast. At the old Sniderville quarry| east of town a Weeping Water firm hnl the contract to load 100 cars of stone dust and at the Weeping Water Stone com- pany’s quarry a spur track is being bullt to ald in loading a great amount of the same material there, Three Divorce Sults at Madison, MADISON, Neb, Aug. 2l.—(Speci Mrs. Eva V. Alloway of Madison has brought action in distriot court for di- vorce from her husband, Dudley Allo~ way. Agnes M. Ray of Norfolk has also filed "\lfl for divorce fromi her husband, Earl R. Ray, charging In her petition cruelty and nonsupport. She desires to be re- stored to her mailder name, Agnes Matthes. 4 Mrs. Minnie E. Allen has commenced suit to be separated from her husband, J. Herbert Allen. Ehe alleges In her peti- tion that she was maried in Norfolk in 1913, and charges as cause, cruelty and | nonsupport, [ —— Plenio at Crab Orchard. Neb., Aug| 2L-—(Special.) ~=A large crowd attended the picnic given by the Commerclal club at Crab Orchard yesterday, notwithstanding the bad weather of & few days before, . Congress- man C, F. Reavis, who was to deliver the principal address, was not able to get there. A program was given in the hall, Hom. O, A. Corbin presiding over the meeting, after which sports were indulged in. There were two base ball games. Hopewell defeated Crab Orchard, 3 to 2, | and Tecumseh defeated Filley, 3 to1. The music was by the Crab Orchard band. A dance In the evening closed the festivities. There were more than 100 automobiles on the grounds. * DEATH RECORD. B. L. Brewer. DBESHLER, Neb., Aug. fl—(!puhl,)_ B. L. Brewer, a ploneer of this section of Nebraska, dM at the home of his son, C. P. Brewer, of stomach trouble Monday evening, aged 63 years. The fu- neral was held in the Presbyterian church Thursday, Interment being in the Hebron AUGUST I | \nd { reproduction is to ald in the film plo | turea beingtaken here of westetn scenes. | been Indefatigable in his work for "“\ | completed for & new building this tall. | | 1t will be the finest in the western part | 1915, 29 P Nebraska NEWS NOTES OF CHADRON AND DAWES COUNTY CHADRON, Neb, Aug. 2L.-(Speoial) 'rh- old-time stage coach that carried mail and passengers between here Deadwood, 8. D, in 1884, partly du plicateds (s again on the streets. The Last week the soldiers and Indlans were the principal subjects, but this week the real acenery and plonecr times were be ng takén. | A people’s jublles mervice is to be held In the First Methodist Hplscopal church here tomorrow to refolce over the last payment of debt oh the bullding since ita | enlargement. Many town people: will spedk. The pastor, Rev. J. €. Ditlon, has | 148t two years and now plans to leave | his work for the present and attend theological institute in Boston for tfie coming two years, John Dowling was dangerously hurt by having his leg érushed on a train of the Chicago & Northwestern rallroad yester- day afternoon. His mother, wife and sister left on a special for Rapld City, but reports today give small encourage- ment for his recovery. The First National bank of Chadron, . F. Coffee, president, is having plans | of the state, Apartments, flats, houses and cottages | can be rented quickly and cheaply by a Beo “For Rent. | Baggage Not Excessive, | Johnny Poe, the former Princeton foot bail player, who loves a sorap and who | bas fought in all llle South American revolutions since 1901, is now fight- ing In the trenches in l-‘ ce, recently wanted {0 get back to the United Bllln from Santo Domi no excuse for a figh Was promise in Europe. Belng unable to secure any ordinary means of getting home, he went to the master of an En- | glish freighter soon to ll from that ort and asked him: " Jou take me back to the United B(-(u " “Bure I 111 u\lnverod the %wwn "Hovmn)’ - ave Yout: O T rwllr-l‘i JnR ck of oards and a pair of sock The freighter s ter refused to ac. | cept _even passage money.—~Wall Street | Journal of facts sale of the pmce desired. No exchanges made. cemetery, The Steady Growth of Home Builders IS THE NATURAL RESULT OF SAVING UNDER THE “NEW WAY" THE NEEDLES EXPENDITURES OF THE “OLD WAY” As the well-known Union Pacific “Cut Off"” saved money to the Rallroad Com- - pany, so the Home Builders’ “Cut Off" of certain fees saves money to the home- buyer, the.architect's feew, the fees for examing title, for d filing necessary papers, Needless expenditure is waste. Home Builders’' ‘“New Way'' saves the waste and turns it into profit. Is this not good busin ess? 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Sale starts Monday Morning, August 23rd - Fal Doors open 8:30 NO OR.DERS TAKEN nronn THIS TIME, Telophnne orders not accepted until after9 o’clock and-then subject to prior All articles in this sale sold in their present condition. No goods will be sent on approval. Goods sold in this sale will not be Leld for futare delivery. : We need the room that these goods occupy and it has been our uutom to close out such pxoces and euites in the manner above stated. ernors in Boston and will no* | Sinco the Introduction of AFFINITY bun on the market but & lhorl are n«lr Phone your Grocer or Druggist. Bent by mi l to address receipt of o mand from new home-buyers, who never fail to pay back the money furnished them to bulld.their homes, and the home-buyer's money invested ahead of Home Bullders’ mf'-fln therefore he would have no occasjon to abandon his home to go elsewhere pay rent. 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