The Beatrice Daily Express from Beatrice, Nebraska • 1

2. Express OA EAT RACE JIBE TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR, BEATRICE, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 3, 1909. NUMBER 211. LY PLUMS GOING FORWARD FOR TOME'S LABOR DAY PICNIC LINCOLN'S III ORDINANCE FINANCE COUITTEE BUSY LOOKING OVER Ml CLAIMS on OFF FOR SASKATCHEWAN. Hon.

Peter Jansen left this morning over the Burlington for Saskatchewan, Canada, where he will spend thenext tlrree' weeks looking after business matters and hunting prairie chickens and wild ducks. Mr. Jansen yesterday received a telegram from his son, John P. Jansen, manager of the Saskatchewan Elevator Milling company's elevator stating that wheat in that country is all an the shock and that there is no indication of frost at the present time. The wheat crop this year is Tecord breaker.

The milling company of which Mr. Jansen is one of the officers, recently sold 3,500,000 feet of lumber which goes to China. This country has the largest mill in the world, turning out 700,000 feet of lumber every twenty hours. Uany Kinds of Amusements Including: First Class Uusic Will be Furnished Committees are Busy. Approved Claims Aggregating $7,000 General Fund and $700 on Poor Fund -Comment on Levy Made.

DISASTROUS WRESTLING BOUT. Walter Jessup, a popular Union Pacific is laid up unable to attend to his duties as the result of a friendly wrestling contest indulged in yesterday between himself and "Nick" Huston. WTalter is a husky lad and is considerably, heavier that Huston, but the latter has been handling baggage so long that when he faced Jessup on the mat, the brakeman was easy for him. In the second round, Huston secured a strangle hold on the Harriman employe and lifting him from his feet, threw him to the ground in such a manner that one of the ankles of the railroader was broken. Walter has been playing in hard luck the past year, and this is the third time he has been compelled to lay off on account of some accident.

Huston's friends are now think of matching him against Champion Gotch. They state that he has graduated from a common "baggage into a bone breaker. ment has caved in considerably. Miss Mande Baumgardner returned to her home In this city after spending the summer In Colorado. Miss Hope Woods returned to her home In Barneston after spending a few days with friends In Wymore.

Geo. Robertson was a passenger to Lincoln this morning on business. Miss Orcelia Perry left for Diller where she will teach school In that vicinity this coming year. Miss Lola Mabary was a Beatrice visitor this afternoon. R.

H. Graham was a county seat visitor on business this morning. J. K. Campbell returned to this city yesterday after spending the summer months in the east.

Mr. Campbell is making preparations for the beginning of school next Monday morning. S. D. Cole returned home after a few days visit with relatives and friends at Washington, Kas.

Limits Sidewalk Space for Use of Merchants in Making Displays. Lincoln, September 3. The new sidewalk ordinance- goes into effect tomorrow. One of the features of this ordinance is the provision that four feet of the sidewalk space shall not be used for display purposes Dy merchants. This also applies to fruit and lemonade stands.

The mayor states that he is ready and willing to enforce the law as the stands are not only a nuisance, but they are also unsanitary. The fruit is unprotected from the dirt of the street and flies. It Is kept 'until too ripe for sale as a first class article and is then sold at a discount. Food Commissioner "Mains tested thirty-four samples of railk this week and found that every one of them came up to the requirements of the pure food law. All were free from preservatives.

Between fifteen! and twenty auto-mobilists are ready to carry passengers to and from the fair grounds. About twelve were engaged In this work last year. Owners who intend running cars to the grounds say that the people no longer care to ride In the autos as the novelty, of the thing has worn off and they will ride on the street cars to save the twenty cents each Very few hacks will be run. In the August number of a liquor journal published in Omaha the members of the excise board are pointed out as fanatics and the rules which they have adopted are- held to be in violation of other laws. Attention is called to the fact that Judge Fawcett received the large vote In Douglas county a3 a result of the activity of the antisaloon league.

The paper hints to the liquor people that they will do well to oppose Fawcett. The rule of the excise board which forbids the sale of liquor by druggists is called "nullification of the state law." place the unwelcome visitors at work on the rock pile and keep them busy until the streets of the Saline county capitol are made passable. After the Wilberites get through with their services, Beatrice officers will take care of the gang on their return to the "Queen City of the Blue." Mrs. W. B.

Myers and family went to Filley this afternoon to be present at a family reunion this evening at the home of her mother, Mrs. A. J. Huddleson. Mrs.

Dunsworth of Kansas City and Mrs. W. H. Scott and family of Carrolton, who are here visiting, together with Mrs. Myers of Beatrice, Mrs.

Cunningham and two brothers of Filley make up the family. A pleasant time is anticipated. Mrs. O. Mliller and daughter, Maggie, of Blue Springs, were shopping in Beatrice this morning.

WEATHER FORECAST. Partly cloudy slightly cooler tonight and Saturday. -35- 56- President Diaz may be unable, to came a in is I the state board of equalization, the valuation made by the board under a democratic governor shows considerable of a decrease. While real and personal property In the county increased over the valuation of last year, due to improvements made Beatrice, the valuation of the railroads in Gage county, as returned by the state boardi of equalization, shows a shrinkage of $126,000, according to the records on file in the office of the' county clerk. This means that the Tailroads of the state will pay into the treasury of Gage county a little over $1,300 less than they were compelled to pay last year under a republican administration.

While the burden of tax upon, the railroads has decreased, a democratic board of supervisors increases the county levy four mills. se nw, sw and sw sw 12, 4, 5. Same to Woodford G. McDowell, patent, ne nw 12, 4, 5. Releases.

State Savings and Loan association to Harold G. Hageman and wf, It 38, 29, 2, 7. Rutherford Lee to Beatrice Gas and- Power Its 1 to 12, blk 71, and portion of Front street. VALUE OF MONEY. When Paid on Subscription for the Daily Express and Figured Up in Piano Contest Votes.

If an old subscriber pays a contestant $1 on subscription it will bring her 200 votes. The payment of $5 would bring the contestant 500 votes, or seven and one-half timen as many as will bring, and will pay for the Daily Express an entire year. If a new subscriber pay $1 he gets the. paper ten weeks and the contestant gets 400 votes. If a new subscriber pays $5 he gets the Daily Express one year and the contestant gets 3,000 votes, or seven and one- half times the number that $1 will get.

Subscribers who want to help con testants should pay for at least six months or one year because more votes are given in proportion for a longer period than for a-shorter per iod. Every contestant has a copy of the table showing how votes are computed and contestants should explain these facts to "their friends. The coupon published Wednesday must be clipped and brought or mailed to the Express by September 4 or it can not be counted. When sent by mail it will be sufficient if the envelope is postmarked September 4. REPUBLICAN A meeting of the executive committee of the republican county central committee was held this afternoon in the parlors of the Paddock hotel.

All members were present and President C. J. McClellan presided. Most of the county candidates were also in attendance. Plans for the campaign were discussed and a treasurer was selected.

The executive committee consists of five members- distributed over the county, andt the members present stated that conditions were never more favorable for the election of the entire republican county ticket. Republicans over the county are es- r.ecially interested in the election of members of the board of supervisors this year and propose to see to it that the control of the board is taken rom the hands of the democrats. A meeting of the entire county cen tral committee will be held in the near future. S. Fritch, the pioneer merchant tailor, has received and is now show ing his fall and winter stock of suit ings.

The stock is a large one, and will compare favorably with the sLowing made by any of the Lincoln or Omaha tailors. This year's suit ings run all to the greys and are sure to please the particular dressers of Beatrice. Mr. FTitch enjoys latest things out in this line and i a 1 witn me large hiuck uispiacu iuia season, his customers will have no difficulty in making satisfactory selections. Cxpresa want bring results.

COHTTEE Wymore, September 3. (Special.) Plans are being made to make the Labor day picnic at Wymore a big event. Amusements- of fll kinds will be furnished. An out-of-town band has been engaged to furnish music and Burnham's orchestra will furnish music for the dance. Te committees that were appointed are all getting busy and all are 'rylng to make this event one which will be long remembered.

Frank Meyers' new residence Is progressing Tapidly. When completed this residence will be one more fine structure In Wymore. Mr. Meyers Is sparing nothing to make this house convenient and modern. The Wymore Concrete company has commenced the foundation work on the Stephenson building.

The excavation work has been completed, but on account of the heavy rain recently the north wall of the base will be remembered by old Gage county residents as one who was agent at Blue Springs many years ago. He is one of the most popular railroad men in 'Nebraska and his rise In the railroad world has been watched with satisfaction by his old friends at Blue Springs, Wymore and Beatrice. TO LATE TO CLASSIFY. A baby girl was born this morning to Mr. and Mrs.

Lafe Fiddler, residing on East- Court street. Quite a delegation of residents of the Filley vicinity accompanied the Filley ball team to Beatrice today to "root" for the team in Its game with an all-star aggregation of Beatrice players at the driving park this afternoon. De Vault, the crack Barneston pitcher; istnow playingr with Mankato, team. In seven games he has twirled, he won them all, shutting out the opposing team In four of the contests. DeVault stands a good chance of landing in one of the leagues next year.

Frank M. Suiter of Lincoln writes the clerk of the district court to ascertain the costs which have accrued in the- divorce case of Arthur G. Suiter against Josle Suiter. It is understood that the couple have adjusted their affairs in a satisfactory manner and the plaintiff will withdraw hissuit. G.

L. Rathbun, the new physical director' of the Y. M. C. has called a meeting of football enthusiasts to be held at the association rooms tomorrow evening.

Mr. Rathbun has had considerable experience as foot ball coach and he Is planning upon putting out a team here this season which will be able to meet all comers on the gridiron. Word has been received that Miss Emma Kuehl, will not be here to begin her work in the primary department of the West school next week, but a substitute will take her place for a short time. Miss Kuehl fell recently and sprained her ankle. She Is not yet able to use the injured member, but will no doubt be ready to take up her duties In the school room in a short time.

Mrs. Sarah Marple, an old resident of the Crab Orchard vicinity. Is seriously ih at the home of her Mrs. A. M.

Barnhouse, northwest of Crab Orchard, and her death is momentarily expected. She Is 77 years of age. Her children have all been summoned to her bedside She Is the mother of J. W. Marple of the Northwestern Business col lege and is well known in this city.

Helen Frlck's Good Work. Miss Helen Frlck, daughter of the. Pittsburg millionaire. Is said to be taking the greatest pleasure In her philanthropic work, transporting city waifs down to the farm which her father has given her for the purpose. She also has a boat where the half- sick children may lie and dream themselves back to health.

Mlaa Frlck Is most enthusiastic, and, to gether with her mother, has most sen. sible Ideas as to how the money of; her father should be spent, and he leaves it all to them. Mlsu Frlck la a petite type of girl, with auburn hair, and has most charming: manners and a merry disposition that counts for much in the sort of work that she de sires to do. Her Dearest Friend. "Jack sent me a handsome mirror for my -birthday." that accounts for It." "Accounts for what?" "Yesterday he asked me If a wom an ever got too old to be pleased with looking class." The board of supervisors did not meet this morning as was intended, the finance committee comsuming most of the time in looking over the large number of claims' filed.

There was some objection to the amount of the claim of the Standard Bridge company, which aggregated1 nearly $23,000 for the construction of bridges and repair work occasioned by the floods of the early spring. Claims on the general fund amounting to about $7,000, and on the poor fund amounting to $700, were approved by the finance committee. There, has been considerable comment on the levy adopted by the board of equalization, and this has brought out the fact that while the democrats last fall in their campaign, attacked the valuation placed upon the railroads in this county by EXPRESS riAXO CONTESTANT. i 1 Tic 4k- EMMA WILSON. Miss Wilson, who is making a hard fight for the handsome piano the Daily Express is giving away, resides with her 'mother, Mrs.

E. A. Wilson, at 1207 Bell street. Miss Wilson has resided here only two years but is very well known all over the city. Since finishing school she has been employed in the Bell Telephone office.

Just at present Miss Wilson is out of the city, but her friends are looking after her candidacy and will be very glad if you can help them when you cast your votes in the contest. Also when sending in your coupons write her name on some of them. Her telephone is Bell A 513. SILVER ANNIVERSARY. The silver anniversary of the Woman's Missionary society of the Christian church was held yesterday afternoon.

About twenty-five charter members were present, and over one hundred newer members were present. An excellent program was given. Mrs. Stevenson of Western, gave the history of the society since its organization twenty-five years ago. Mrs.

R. W. Grant reviewed briefly the work of the national organization in the past quarter century. Mrs. Kratz read a poem on "How We Grew." Mrs.

Baumer sang the favorite song of Mrs. Fisher, the organizer who now resides in California, and who is now about seventy years old. Mrs. Humes who is Mrs. Fisher's sister, read a letter from the organizer.

Mrs. McCleery presented to the charter members little booklets on which were mounted pressed moss prepared by Mrs. Fish er and sent by her as gifts to these old friends. A life membership was presented to Mrs. R.

W. Sabin and another was ordered sent to Rev. Eli Fisher, who was pastor of the Christian church twenty-five years ago. Following the missionary meeting, Mrs. Bourne gave a reception to the one hundred ladies who are members of her Sunday school class.

Refresh ments were served at a dainty booth In the corner of the church paTlor Each lady pledged herself to be pres ent at the rally Sunday. FILINGS AT THE COURT HOUSE. Deeds. Fred L. Pothast and wf to Ellen L.

Severance, Its 7 and 8, blk 2, Pickrell, $800. Henry Tjaden and wf to Stella M. Gfillespie, blk S3, Ashby's add Wymore, $1,300. Frank Masek to Frank W. Masek, ne IS, 1, 6, $1,000.

Geo. C. Krauter and wf to Geo. M. Lydick, It 7, blk 1, Clatonia, Wm.

A. Ettcr to Edith M. Ends- ley, It 8, blk 22, WTest Park add, AT txnri Tie. If nki iuauci H. Scott, und It 8, blk 47, pt Its 11 and 12, blk 4 6, city, 3,800.

United States to Johanna Dibble, patent, sw nw 12, 4, 5. SamQ to Richard Dibble patent, is .3 10 U. P. Officials of Road Talk Over Prospect With Local Business Men. W.

L. Parks, general superintendent of the Union Pacific system, accompanied by C. Ware, superintendent of the Nebraska divison, W. S. Bassinger, assistant general passenger agent and C.

J. Lane, assistant general freight agent, arrive din the city last evening in a special car. They were met here by W. G. Kaill, general freight agent, arrived In the of the Kansas division, A.

T. Palmer, assistant superintendent of the Kansas division and Division Engineer Austin, who arrived from the south at 5:15 in their special car. Mr. Parks was on a tour of inspection of the southern division. The party remained in the city last evening rnd met with a number of members of the Commercial club and business men, discussing matters concerning the improvement of train service to the south and other questions touching the welfare of Beatrice.

While not ready at this time to disclose their plans, the officials assured the Beatrice representatives that service on the southern division would be improved. In discussing the matter this morning before leaving for Omaha, Mr. Ware stated that the plans cf the company would hardly be disclosed before the completion of the Marys-ville cut-off, upon which branch track-laying is now being rapidly pushed. Messrs. Parks, Bassinger, Lane and Kaill left 'this morning at 7 o'clock an automobile for the south.

They are understood to have inspected the old survey of the road made some years ago, which survey will result in moving the roadbed from along the river and place it on higher ground. This survey would also send the road through Wymore. The company has been having so much trouble each year on account of high water that it admitted by railroad men that a change must soon be made. The party boarded their special at Blue Springs and proceeded to Marys-ville, where they inspected the work on the Marysville cut-off. Mr.

Parks will inspect the Kansas division before returning to Omaha. C. J. Lane, who was with the party, to El Paso, to greet Presi- IMPROVE SERVC WILBER PAPER Makes Surprising Charge that Beatrice Men Go There to Get Drunk. "The Express is in receipt of a marked copy of tha Saline County Democrat, published at WUber, containing the eulogy of a number of residents -jf city who hare been ag the Saline county capitol quito frequently since the saloons closed at DeWitf, and whose distinguished presence appears to be highly appreciated by the Wilber authorities: "Three distinguished citizens of the prohibition city of Beatrice en joyed the hospitality of this town, Saturday- night.

Neatly printed Invitations have been issued for three other foul-mouthed slumgullions of that much vaunted moral city to show cause why they should not tarry with -us from ten to thirty days, which, '-will- be--- politely handed to them the next time they show their mugs here. The excesses of a few of the scum of "the queen city down the Blue" have nearly exhausted the patience of the local authorities, as well as the train crews. Wilber be lieves in home rule; not being ruled by Beatrice rowdies; and a proposition is' being seriously considered to invest in a few car loads of rock, some heavy hammers and iron leg jewelry with ball attachment for their special benefit. Some cheap la bor, though inferior in quality, will come handy in puttting in the new concrete crossings contemplated for next season. It is further suggested that for the benefit of strangers passing through on- the railroad a big sign be erected: "These are not na tives; they are Beatrice prohibition ists." This town is going to have peace and decency, if it has to fight for it." Copies of the same paper, with the above article marked in red ink, have also been received by Mayor Rutherford and other local officials, probably with the intention of notify ing the Beatrice officials to keep this class of citizens at home in the fu ture.

The mayor is perfectly willing that the Wilber police authorities shall Owing to revolutionary troubles, dent Taf t. Ne.wa Item, SHOWS WRATH DELTA ALPHAS EXTERTAIX. The Delta Alpha class of the Presbyterian church entertained the young men of the church at the church parlors last evening. It had been planned to hold the affair in a grove near town, but the recent rain caused a change In the plans. The evening was spent in music, games, roasting wienies over the gas stove and toasting marsh-mallows over candles.

Sandwiches of all descriptions completed the menu. About fifty were present and all report a very pleasant evening. GAS SHUT OFF AGAIN. Owing to improvements being made at the the gas company was compelled to 6hut off the gas again this morning. The management state that the gas will be turned on this afternoon and that the gas using public will suffer no further inconvenience in.

the future. Mr. and Mrs. Eakin and daughter, Etna, returned yesterdr from Lincoln where they have been spending the summer. J.

T. Hardin returned yesterday from Denver where he was looking after, land interests and visiting his brother. SPIXAL MENINGITIS. Dr. H.

H. Wilson, a member of the state board of health, was called to Auburn the latter part of last week to investigate two cases of spinal meningitis. WTiile at Auburn Dr. Wilson 6tated that over 1,000 cases of spinal meningitis have been reported to the state board In the past fey weeks. He also stated that nearly thirty cases were reported In the vicinity of DeWItt.

Ray McDowell is back at work In Kline's store after a brief Illness. Nellie C. Jones is back at work at Kline's after a two weeks vacation spent In Lincoln. Mrs. F.

B. Chipman left this morn ing for Oketo, where she will visit a few days with her parents, Mr. and. Mrs. Henry Yates.

Murray Bilderbeck who has been driving a delivery wagon for the Blue Valley Mercantile company, has ac cepted his former position in the grocery department of Kline's Mer cantile company. Judge Pemberton and son, Guil ford, retudned home from Chicago last evening. They were accompan ied by. Mrs. Wiley Mayer, who will visit here a few days before return ing to her home at Lincoln.

R. H. Fair, of the engineer's of the Bell Telephone company and A. A. Lorn an of the con-.

struction department of the same company, arrived In town last evening. They departed this afternoon for Hastings. A meeting of the teachers of the Beatrice schools will be held tomor row morning in the office of Superin tendent E. J. Bodwell.

The meeting is held for the purpose of making arrangements for the fall term of school which opens next Monday. The Northwestern Business college has more instructors than any other business college In the state. The following are the teachers: J. W. Marples of Beatrice, principal; Mat-tie A.

Cassity of Beatrice, shorthand department; Ethel Fuller, of Beatrice, type writing department; D. M. Murphy of Omaha, business department; T. E. Conley of Beatrice, normal department; Helen Jones, of Wisconsin, music department; Beth Hansen ot Bookwalter, theory department.

All teachers will be ready for work Monday. September when the cottega opeca aStl v..