Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, October 20, 1915, Page 3

THE BEE: OM HA, WED Nebraska NEW VALUES FOR SCHOOL LANDS Bixteen Couuel n{ Nebraska, Con- taining 450,000 Acres, Will Be Reappraised. ANCIENT PRICES YET PREVAIL (From a Statf Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Oct. (Spectal.)—Sixteen countles containing 450,000 acres of school | lands will be revalued this fall to in crease the state's rental revenue, in ac- cordance with action taken by the Board of Educational lands and funds. Some of the land now rents for a cent an acre, at a price fixed years ago and never changed. The money raised by the | proposed increase, the exact ratio not being announced, will go into the tempor ary school fund to be distributed semi- | annually to all Nebraska school districts mccording to school attendance. | The countles to be resppointed are Cherry, Arthur, Cheyenne, Deuel, Dundy, Franklin, Grant, Hooker, Kearney, Kim ball, Lincoln, Logan, McPherson, Morrill, Perkins and Thomas. | Morehead Inspects Plant, Governor Morehead has gone to Boelus | at the request of W. H. Thompson and other officials of a company which is| constructing a water power plant on the Loup river to furnish Grand Island an other neighboring towns with electricity. Attend Satherland Funeral. Attorney General Reed will go to Nel son Wednesday to attend the funeral of | the late R. D. Sutherland, whose daughter is the wife of Dexter T. Barrett, Mr. | Reed's deputy. Gerdey Buying Cows. Commissioner Gerdes of the Board of Control went to a sale in Walton, Nab., today to buy thoroughbred milch cow: to udd to the herd at the Lincoln State | hospital. Five of the hospital herd won first premiums at the Gage county fair this year. School Men to Nashville, Nebraska school men will attend a na- tional conference on teacher training for | rural schools, at Nashville, Tenn., Novem. | ber 15 18. At that meeting papers will | be read by A. O. Thomas, state super- intendent; D. W. Hayps, president of the Peru State Normal, and A. V. Teed, supervisor of rurel schools. Coroner’s Jury Relieves Lewis | from All Blame GRAND ISLAN., Neb., Oct. 19.~(Spe- clal Telegram.)—Last night a coroner's | jury returned a verdict In the case of | the death of Nevin .velson, shot and killed in the rooms of Mrs Lewls Fri- day night, finding that Nevin N, Nelson | came to his death by a gunshot wound inflicted by P. G. Lewis, ana we fur- thermore find that the shots were in- flicted by P. G. Lewis in self-defen: After the verdict the' crowd in the | court room showed its approval by hand clapping. People crowlled up to shake hands with Lewis. The verdict does not release either Mr. Lewis or Mrs. Lewis from custody, but it is understood that steps will be taken today to release them. ! The funeral of Nelson was held today, relatives of both Mr. and Mrs. Nelson | being present from out of town. Mrs. Lewls did not appear on the wit- ness stand, but her writtten statement, showing her husband to have been at- tacked by Nelson at the time of the | shooting, was read to the jury and sub- mitted in evidence. BEATRICE NEWS NOTES | AND TOWN GOSSIP| BEATRICE, Neb.,, Oct. 19.—(8pecial.)— Fire of unknown origin destroyed the | farm residence of L. O. Clark, northwest of Adams. Willlam Ash and family were the tenants on the farm and they lost all of their household goods. The loss is placed at about $2,000, partially covered by insurance. | Mrs. Joseph Shackelton on Monday af- ternoon fell down the cellar way at her | home, fracturing three ribs and sustain- ing evere bruises about the head and | body. 2 F. H. McMaster, in charge of the cloak and suit department of J. Samish's store for the last four years, has resigned and will locate fn the gouth, whére he has | secured a similar position with a large | wholesale house. Herman G. Stahl and Miss Lois er-l man, both of Harbine, were married in this city Monday afternoon by Rev. C. F. Btevens. They will make their home on e farm near Harbine. Harold, the 15-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Gillette of this city, sustained a broken arm and severe bruises In a foot ball game here Monday afternoon. Peter Arenholt, engaged in the meat business at Killey for the last eizhteen years, died at that place Tuesday morn- ing of pneumonia, aged 52 years. He was never married. The cornerstone for the new Congrega- tional church was laid Monday afternoon. The principal address was by Rev. V. F. Clark. Two charter members of the church, organized here in 1884, Mra. Cafe rie Robbins and Dr. Julia Starr, were present. The church records, in a tin box, was placed in the stone by Mrs. Carrie Robbins. Rev. French Oliver closed his five weeks' evangelistic meeting here Sunday night, the total number of conversions Mhl - 'FREMONTERS WRESTLING WITH HITCH POST PROBLEM FREMONT, Neb., Oct. 19.—(opecial.)— The hitching-post problem, which has been the subject of much discussion in the city council and the meetings of .the Merchants' association for several years, | has at last reached the courts, Gus Gum- pert, a department store owner, having | brought suit asking for an injunction re- straining the city from removing the posts on the street in frent of his store. Hitching posts were ordered removed ! from the main streets when the ele trolier system was installed, five years ago. The racks were allowed to remain on the side streets. Recently the council ordered all streets for a block on either side of Main street cleared. Good for Sick Headaches. Constipation causes sick headache, and Dr. King's New Life Pills will cure it Take & dose tonight. Zec Al drug- Seta—Advertisement, | Mr. Duncan cited these facts: | acres 8 years old, produced in 1914 6,500 11915 crop is estimated at 3,600,000 bushels, | sinee taking ‘over the office, ELECTED CHAIRMAN BY DOUG- LAS COUNTY SUFFRAGISTS. Mrs. W.G. Whitmore APPLES BRING MUCH MONEY Nebraska F:rmers Just Finding Out | that They Have Chance to Make Cash. } DUNCAN GIVES SOME EXAMPLES (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Oct. 19.~(Speclal.)="The 1915 Nebraska apple crop was equal to the combined crops of Utah and Idaho, | as great as that of Utah and Colorado | combined, and greater than Colorado and New Mexico together,” sald Secre- tary J. R. Duncan of the State Horti- cultural soclety, taking official cognizance of the first apple day in Nebraska. | ‘Nebraska is sixteenth in apple pro- duction in the United States, being sur- passed by only the older apple states, in- cluding New York, Michigan, Missouri, Iowa, Illinols and other eastern states. “The major part of the Nebraska crop Is raised in Richardson, Nemaha, Otoe, Johnson, Pawnee and Cass counties. The Dresent acreage at the best is capable of producing 20,000,000 of bushels. The 1915 crop of apples, if distributed among | the people of the state, would furnish each man, woman and child forty apples. “Apple orchards average forty trees per acre. A well-cared-for tree will average from five to ten bushels per tree during a ten-year period.” | Indicative of the gold mine Nebraska | farmers have in well-cared-for orchards, “A Winesap orchard In Otoe county containing 240 trees, 16 years old, produced eighteen bushels per tree, selling for an average of 0 cents per bushel. The | total return for the crop was $2,160. “A small orchard near Omaha, of which sixteen acres is 16 years old and two bushels of apples, which netted the owner $4,000, or a net income of 22 per cent on a $1,000 per acre valuation. “A twenty-eight-acre orchard, 15 years | old, eleven miles from Falls City, pro- duced over $2,200, net, from the 1914 crop of apples. It had only been cared for & vear. A Winesap tree near Shubert produced six barrels of No. 1 apples and six barrels of No. 2 fruit, which brought a gross return of $27 for the tree. The orchard is planted forty trees to the acre. The United States census shows 2,038, 8 trees in this state bearing fruit. The which s three times as large as the 1014 crop and half of the 1911 N‘op" WEST NEBRASKA KA IRRIGATORS GIVE THANKS TO REED | (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Oct. 19.—(Special.)—Wesiern Nebraska irrigators have adopted resolu- tions commending Attorney Genera! Wil- lis E. Reed for his work in proteciing the interests of the state in the litization over water rights pending between Colo- rado and Wyoming. The attorney general has devoted his entire time to rate and irrigation mattars The Wyo- ming-Colorado sult is of vast importance to irrigators iIn western Nebraska, bo- cause Colorado claims prior rights to the water and would cut off Wyoming and Nebraska me its use. UNION PACIFIC MAIL CLERK IN WRECK LOSES MIND | BEATRICE, Neb.. Oct. 19.—(Special Tel- egram.)—Willlam Wiebele, mail clewg on the Union Pacific between Beatrice und, Manhattan, Kan., who was injured in the wreck at Randolph, Kan., i1s in a hospital at Manhattan and has lost his mind over | worry caused Ly the wreck. He Is un- | able to recall any incident relative .o the accident | The body of Edwin Peterson, one of the | wreck victims, was brought here today. It will be taken to Virginia, this county, | for burial tomorrow. Fairbury News Notes, FATRBURY, Neb., Oct, 19.—(Special)— | Mies Mary B. Kelso resumed her work | s stenographer in the Rock Island divi- sion superintendent's office after her an- nual vacation. | A home talent play entitied “The Kat- | zenjammer Kids'' was given at the qpera | house Monday and Tuesday nights of this week by the Falrbury Woman's club. The proceeds will be used to bulld a swimming pond in the city park for the | children of Fairbury. A big frelght locomotive on local frelght No. 81 was deralled near Thompson, in | this county, this morning. l Operating officlals for the Rock Island raliroad at this point have increased the number of extra board firemen to handle the increased freight business. A num- | ber of locomotive passenger firemen have | been promoted to extra board runnorl.l and c'“er men put on their runs. The local ilals are making extensive ar- rangeiacats for big business on this di- vision this winter. Farmers in this vicinity are sowing wheat. It is sald the acreage will be smaller than in other years. Last year many ficlds of wheat could nat be cut. News Notes of Gemeva. GENOA, Neb., Oct. 19.—(Special.)—Mrs. Frank Ashton and Mrs. Harry Wamer left this morning for Omaha to attend the Rebekah assembly, the former as delegate trom Siiver Link No. 14 lodge. District meeting of No. 10 convenes in Genoa Friday, October 2. State Assem- bly President Welch will be present as instructor. | today when the car in which they were ' Nebraska FIGHT EXCESSIVE CHARGE FOR SAND Overestimate of Weights Declared as Grievance Against the | Missouri Pacific. COMPLAINT FROM SUPERIOR -~ | (rFom a Staff Correspondent.) | LINCOLN, Oct. 18.—~(Special )—Exces- | #ive charges for switching cars and over- |estimation of welghts s charged by the | |Superfor Sand and Gravel company of | Superior against the Missouri Pacitic rail- |road, to be heard Wednesday by the rail- ! way commission. The railroad is charged | with charging $ a car for hauling sand from the sanq company's switch to the {main tracks, with regular traln crews, no | switching crows being employed. The rafl- |road gots $3 a day rental for its cars | While they are being oladed, and figures | {in freight charges 3000 pounds a cubic | yard, where the welght never, according | |to the sand company, exceeds 2,700 pounds, | Farrar Calls on Reed, ‘ Fred Farrar, attorney general of Colo- rado, the only democratic state officer, called on Attorney General Reed Tues- day in regard to irrigation maters in the 1 | western part of the state. Too Much Greem Corn. Too much green corn killed most of | |Tack Shelton's ten cattle, which dled | during the last hree months, according to | |the report of an inspector sent by the | state veterinarian's office to see if some epldemic might not be ravaging the herd. {The first three may have died of blackleg, | Two Killed When Northwestern Train Hits an Automobile | FREMONT, Neb, Oct. 19.—~Mrs. J. 'B. Rogert, aged 30, and her daughter, aged 4, was killed two miles east of Arlington riding was struck by frelght train, Mr. Rogert, who was driving the car, escaped practically unhurt. FORTY CANDIDATES ARE INITIATED BY KNIGHTS | ' HUMPHREY, Neb,, Oct. 19.-(Special.)— | A class of forty candidates were ini- tiated into the order of the Knights of Columbus here yesterday. At 10 o'clock | in the morning the candidates and visitors marched in a body to St. Francis | church to attend high mass, and listened | to & serman given by Bishop J. H. Tihen, A special train arrived from Columbus at | 1:% p. m., which brought visiting mem- bers, who were met at the depot by the | Humphrey band; candidates and mem- | bers then marched to the St. Francis school hall, where the initiation and ban- quet took place. At 2 p. m. the oficers of the Bt. michael | council of Alblon took charge of the firat | and second degree work. District Deputy Dr. F, H. Morrow, | assisted by the Omaha team, exemplified the third degree, after which a sumptu- | ous banquet was served by the wives and | daughters of the local Knights of olu bus. Father Mark of Humphrey presided | as toastmaster,, and after the invocation by Rev. Florentius Kurzer, the toast- master called on the following clergy- men and knights for addresses: ““The Missionery,” by Judge Corcoran | of York, who recently visited the old | Spanish missionaries in southern (‘lhfur- nia. He gave a very interesting desc tion of the old and beautiful ml-(m-; bullt a long time ago. Rev. E. 5. Munich of Madison responded | to the toast “Statements,”” which was in part humofous, and brought applause, \ “Duty and Opportunity,” was responded | a Northwestern to by Right Rev. J. H. Tihen, bishop or; Lincola. The music and a male quartette, :on“ sisting of local members of the order,| adde greatly to the solemity of the oc- casion. Visiting members from Columbus, Platte Center, Alblon, Lindsay, Peters burg, Cornles, Madison, Norfolk and | Omaha attended the initiation, FRANKLIN OUT AFTER NEW RAILROAD STATION | (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLYN, Oct. 19.—(Special )—Frank- lin, Neb., wants a new depot and munic- pal electricity. Mayor Mayor H. J. Mur- | ray, C. F. W. Bloedorn, president of the | Commerctal club, and James Conkling, its | secretary, appeared before the state Ralii- way commission today informally for ad- vice. They need a new depot, they sy, the old one bullt thirty years ago having been outgrown. They also wanted to erect a municipal lighting plant or to buy current from Holdrege at 6 cents a kilowat. \DOUGLAS COUNTY PAYS MUCH INTEREST YEARLY (From a Staff Correspondent) LINCOLN, Oct. 19, — (Special.)—The bonded indebtedness of Douglas county | totals $18,011,169, according to an officlal | report from Treasurer Ure to State Au- ditor Smith. 'The interest on the debt is more than $700,000 a year. These figures do not Include $1,000,00 of school bonds | [ voted by the school district of Omaha | | 1ast spring, but not yet issued. | | | Attend Wreek Vietims' Fameral. LINCOLN, Oct. 19.—(Special Telegram.) —Secretary of State Pool, Deputy Secre- tary Cooper and Mrs. Cooper went to Tecumseh today to attend the funeral of Theodore Smith and A, O. Shaw, vice president and cashier, rspectively, of the Tecumseh State bank, who were killed in the Randolph, Kan., motor car aeel dent on the Unlon Pacific last Saturday. | Cleanse the Blood | and Avoid Disease/| When your blood is impure, weak, Ihlnk and debilitated, your system becomes ' susceptible to any or all diseases. Put your blood in good condition. Hood's Sarsaparilla acts directly and peculiarly on the blood~it purifies, en- riches and revitalizes it and builds up the whole system. Hood's Sarsaparilla has stood the test of forty years. Get it today. It is sure to help you.—Advertisement, | B Baldwin, to which Mrs. Archio Love, Mre. Myea Kelly, Mrs. B. 8. Rood and Mra, Whit- more subscribed a pig yosterday. Mrs. | Whitmore said she would rather give a | | banks in this section of the country, has | changed hands, a party of Fremont bank- | of Mrs. Marshall Suffragists Pray For a Victory in | New Jersey Fight| Douglas county suffragists opened their annual meeting. Tuesday afternoon, with prayer for & viotory in New Jersey. Mre G. . Copper led the prayers, in which special mention was made of the wood work done by President Wilson, Cupld, the god of love, and “Billy" Sunday in helping the cause of suffrage. The meet- Ing was held at the Young Women's Christian association Mre. W. G. Whitmore of Valley was | elected chalrman; Miss Margaret Cullen, | first vice ohalrman; Dr. Adda Wiley Ralston, second vice chairman; Mrs. Ar- thur Remington, secretary, and Mrs. B, treasurer. Mrs. H. C. Sum ney ls the retiring ohalrman. A feature of the meeting was a con- | tinuation of the “pig subseription” begun | Inst week at the state meeting at (‘mi lumbus. Fourteen pigs were pledged to the state suffrage fund there, in addition sheep, bhecause It money. Last year, Douglas county raised $1.100 for suffrage, although the apportionment was only $700. The remalnder was con- tributed to the national fund. The women voted yesterday for Omaha to assume {1ts own apportionment of ¥, leaving the rest of the county under the super- | vision of Mrs. Whitmore The enrollment plan of Mrs. H. H. Wheeler of Lincoln, and the placing of copies of The Woman's Journal, the suf- frage paper, in reading rooms, barber shops, depots and other public piaces will be part of next year's work Four hundred reservations for Friday | afternoon at the Sunday tabernacle have | been placed at the disposal of the suf- tragists. would bring more Bank Change at Arlington. FREMONT, Neb., Oct. 19.—(Special)= Arlington State bank, one of the oldest ers and businessmen having bought the controlling interest in the stock from Judge George Marshall. Herman Meyer, secretary-treasurer of Group 8 Nebraska bankers, who recently resigned as cashier of the First National bank of Hooper, has been elected vice president to suc- ceed Mr. Marshall, who has been active manager ol the institution for several years. Mr. Marshall will go to Colifornia to make his home, owing to the fll health Miscellaneo EDGAR, Neb, Oct. hower, (Special.)—The 19, Misses Eve and Ethel Wheeland and Miss Beulah Cottle gave a prenuptial miscel- laneous shower in honor of Miss Mary Heller at the home of Miss Cottle last night Fifteen of Miss Heller's young friends were present. Miss Heller is to be married next Sunday to Leslie Willson, Burlington agent at Stoddard, Neb., where the young people will make their home. ' ad will turn second-hand furniture into cash. A “For Sale" Fremont Defeats Jetters, FREMONT, Neb, Oct. I.—(Special)— | Tho Fremont Bowling team defeated the Jetters' Old Age In a match on the local alleys Monday evening, by 2,861 to 2,540 pins. The Jetters won two out of three games, but lost on total pins. A return match \:vlll be played at Omaha soon, IUWA WOMAN " TELLS OTHERS | How Lydia E. Pinkham’s Veg- etable Compound C-mod Her Safely Through Change of Life. Cedar Rapids, lowa.—‘‘At the Change | of Life the doctor said I would have to give up my work and take my bed for some time as there was no help for me but to lie still. I took E. Pink- ham’s Vegetable Compound and kept up my work and now I am over the Change and that is all I took. It was better for me than all the doctor’s medicines I tried. Many noph have no faith in patent medicines I know this is good.”’—Mrs. E. J. RickeTs, 364 8th Avenue, West, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. 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JBER | McMillen Must Take rected Captain Ralph McMillen must per- | tions prevall, form in qualifying as chief of the avia-| McMillen yesterday afterncon flew from MOVieS While ill AlI' tlon department of the National Guard. | the fair grounds to the penitentiary, & McMiilen's flights will continue through- | distance of four miles, dropped bombs at out the week in working out the task | Thirteenth and O streets, over & crowded (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Oot. 1%-—(Special.)—"Movies socurgyl of the business section of Lincoln | from the oclouds” is the latest thriller | assigned him by the adjutant general The takiag of moving plotures from an acroplane is a difficult task even with an aesistant, but MoMillen will attempt it alone as goon as proper weather condl- stroet, which were timed to explode sev- eral hundred feet above the ground. He dropped four bombs on the penitentiary and secured some splendid plotures while 1,000 feet in the alr, Orchard @ Wilhelm Co. 414-16-18 South Sixteenth Street BIG SPECIAL SALE Rockers, Chairs, Settees, Davenport Sofas The goods assembled for this sale on main floor comprise chairs, rockers, settees in fumed oak, mahogany, Jacobean oak and golden oak-—the upholsterings are lenthor, tapestry and denim, intermixed with many choice patterns in cane panels and cane and tapestry combinations. This partial list will give you an idea of the saving possible, $70 Davenport, muhnnny frame, denim covered seat and back, sale price , . -852.50 $100 Sofa, fumed mk SDnnun Inlhsr cushion unut and back, sale price ... . .. 840, $20 solld mahogany Rocker or Arm cnm_ una mn( and back, stained to match color of finish, sale price . 815, 00 $32 Wing Rocker, denim covered, mahogany frame, sale price, each . . . -$24.00 $48 Arm Chair, lar roomy and comtomblo. mho‘:ny frame, sale price .. . $6.90 Rocker, mmed on s;mnllh lu!h.r soat; -h prlu $29.00 Chalr, large and emufomble. fumed oak, Spanish leather ,seat and back, Sale prioce .......... .$19. 325 00 Rocker or Arm Chalr, solid mlhonny, uthno brown fin- ish, stained cane meat nnd bu:k to match, Adam dosi Sale price, each Wwhich Adjutant General Phil Hall has di- | | ARM CHAIR Like Out Mahogany frame — Spanish leather upholstered, regular price $30; sale price. 822, Rocker same as above, regular price $31; sale price. $23.50 Annual October Sale of ORIENTAL RUGS You don't buy an Orfental Rug in a hurry—saying “There's a bargain, 11l take that one.” It may be a bargain, navertheless, but you want to study it, to gain the full appreciation of its colorings, grasp the scheme of its Intricate de- slgn and perhaps picture in your mind the possible romance of its history. This is the process of buying an Orfental Rug, and in this October Sale we endeavor to give our patrons opportunity to see a larger number of besutiful rugs at very attractive prices—we Invite you to see this collection and judge for yourself the value of our offering. A Choice Lot of Rugs Ranging From 7-1x4 Down to 2-6x5, Including Some Wonderful Values For $21.00 Each Ruffled and lace edged. Muslin Curtains, $1.35 and $1.50 values; p(ur . .ol Figured Silkolines, yard - Imported Curtain Muslins, 75¢ values, ytrd for Verdure Tapestry Couch Covers, regular $7.50 - Drapery Section—Main Floor prlro e $18,00 Arm © Sale price, each ... $12.00 Rocker, fumed ‘onk ne seat and back. Sale pm-. L] }i il ||1 m n. \\ ,\\." Ilwlluu An Insight Into A Home of Your Own! Picture tonight your going home—to a home like this; quiet, cozy, comfortable! A library table, with a reading lamp, and a big, comfortable chair drawn up where you may sit and read the paper while, in the dining room beyond, the good Wife ar- ranges for the evening meal. That’s the way you’d like to have it— and that’s the way you CAN have it. Such a home is available to you. You will find in the Real Estate columns of THE BEE many homes offered for sale. Among them you are sure to find one which just suits you. And if you wish, you may buy it on very easy terms, maybe no more per month than you would expect to pay for rent.