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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 10, 1899)
12 TITE O rAHA DA1L.T . BEE : SUXDAV , 10 , 189J ) . Messrs. J. L. Brancleis & Sons , Proprietors of Boston Store beg to announce for tomorrow the most important event that has occurred in Omaha mercantile circles for years , llf" have purchased from the sheriff and put on sale tomorrow the entire stock of South 16th Street Dealer in Ladies' Fine Fur Garments , Ladies' Costumes , * & Suits , Skirts , Waists , Etc , Geo. do Sosnowski's stock has always been conceded to be the richest and most costly collection of women garments in Omaha. In addition to this well known Omaha Stock we will place on sale tomorrow the i w WB a < w v w TO H < w iw < vw H * w < w w IB a < * n w n n w w VMS' w p c WDVWW 'SHr 3PBW H 91 p M HHV wH ffijl Ife ? V B Hi 1 W of a New York Bankrupt Retail Dealer asawse11 those from the two New York Bankrupt Wholesalers Freedttian Bros , and Popkiti & Cowho failed within the last two weeks , Both of these firms were among the best .and finest cloak makers in America , and their garments are .all the best and newest of this season's productions. Sale of the stocks begins A grand opportunity to at 8 o'clock buy Useful and Beautiful Monday morning. Christinas Presents ' Sosnowski's $25 $ and $35 $ Suits at $10 $ What a chance this is to save money ! All of Sosnowski's $25 and $35 tailor-made suits ; tight fitting basque and loose effects , in handsome cheviots and man's wear cloths in tliis immense money saving sale at $10 - . . $75 and $50 $ Costumes for $25 Silk COStumes and Silk dresses from Freedman Bros , and A. Popkin , also Sosnowski's highest grade man-tailored suits , all of them silk lined throughout. Many of these were marked $50 and $75 choice in this sale at $ i5.00 Gapes for $5 $ 00 Over 200 silk seal plush capes in lengths from 24 to 36 inches , either tn plain pliiah or embroidered and jolted. The wholesale cost of these ( foods was up to 815.00 clioiea In this sale at from these stocks , also automobile coats and newmarkets from the New York stocks , go at special $15 and $25 , half manufacturers' price. Ladies' Cloth Jackets No old styles , as Sosnowski was only in busi ness for a short time not one last years' garment in this entire stock. In lot one yiju will find ladies' cloth jackets of the best kersey , blacks , castors and all the new colors , all of them lined throughout with plain and fancy linings. Sosnowski's price wan up to $15 your choice of entire lot at Jackets a great bargain 20 different style's , all of them handsomely embroidered. The manufacturer's wholesale price of these garments was up.to $30 many of them fur trimmed go on sale at 18 ? Q Sosnowski's Sosnowbki's ' Fur Collarettes , in astrakhan , electric seal and moullon , that ho had marked up to $10 , in thissaluat Genuine marten neck scarfs trimmed with cluster of tails , $12.50 neckscarfs in this sale at Genuine Alaska Seal Collar- * ettCS either plain sealer or Persian lamb and seal combination a § 25 collarette on sale at All of Sosnowski's $25 Fur Trimmed Jackets , real marten trimming , mink trimming , opossum sum trimming , electric trimming. These cloth jackets come in all the now shades of tan , castor and brovn including black , with plain and plaid M m _ taffeta linings , in this sale at . W Astrakhan Jackets All of Sosnowski's ' real astrakhan jackets , also electric jackets the latest styles , all sizes , that he had marked up to $50 ; choice in this sale. . . . Genuine Alaska Seal Coats- every one guaranteed by us a $200 garment in this sale at Genuine Alaska Seal Capes very long and full $150 cape in this sale at Persian Lamb Jackets $100 quality in this sale at The entire stock of Sosnowski's golf capes , many of them marked up to $20.00 go in two lots at $3.50 and $7.50. Sosnowski's Rainy-day Skirts Sosnowski was noted for his rainy-day skirts. Skirts //h / that he had marked up to $10.00 , go in Sosnowski's rainy-day and run-about skirts , plaid black and with many rows of stitch ing around the bottom , that he had marked $15 and $25 choice of entire lot at $5 . Sosnowski's Every one of Sosnowski's silk waists , many of them marked up to $12.50 and $15. These are made from superior quality of silk and in a great variety of styles , in black and colors , our price Fancy wool waists , these are strictly man- tailored garments , in plain imported French flan nel , and silk embroidered French flannel. They were marked $12.50 , all in this sale at $3.50 f . $3.50 flannel waists in all colors- braided on sale at $1.00 IB1 Boston Store , Omaha. | Boston Store , Omaha | Boston Store , Omaha. | Boston Store , Omaha | Boston Store , Omaha. | Boston Store , Omaha. | Boston Store , Omaha. I FATE OF PIONEER CHURCHES Btranga and Inconsistent Usea Found for Abandoned Houses of Worship. CATHEDRAL CONVERTED INTO A SALOON Tlvoll Gnrilcii on the Site of Once- Prominent Church IlulliU , Into- Another Ilrcoinm u lleinitr ttlioii , Nearly all tbo landmark church buildings that were prominent temples of worship In the Oinaba frontier days have been itban- odned and tbo use to which Bomo of them liavo been converted Is a striking example of the -wonders 'wrought by time. Despite the wild west aspect that clustered about Omaha In the long ago , -when papula , tlon anil business centered along tbo river front , with Tenth street as u suburb , the town .had Its church representation and sev eral houses of worehlp were built under direction of mission workers who came hero from the east. Keeping pace with the onward march of progress , the river front district hasbeen , given over to manufacturing and jobbing In * tereats , and the churches , along with the population , have moved westward , digressing to the north and south to find upucc , Churches that are now classed as "down * town , " such us Kauntzo Memorial , First 1'resbyterlan , First Congregational , Trinity cathedral and others , would have been suburban In tbo days when the town was on the river front. Like many of the other churches , these nro the outgrowth of pioneer churches or nileulons that begun tn buildings much less pretentious. Trinity u I'ionrer , Away back In the early days Trinity cathedral stood on the southwest corner of Ninth and Farnnm strcts. It was not much of a "cathedral" then a squatty little brick edifice , severely plain , very much unlike the magnificent Trinity cathedral that now stands at Eighteenth street and Capitol avc- nuo. All that now remains of that pioneer house of worship Is a rough excavation and a pile of bricks. The building was torn down a year ago and the lot Is on the market. The early-day worshipers who were un proud of the "cathedral" down on Ninth street little dreamed there would Home day bp bacchanalian revelry within Its walls , but that Is exactly what came to pass , for after the building was abandoned for church purposes It became the home of a Eulojn , and n well patronized resort It was. The ground and trees around the building made a most Inviting spot and the place was called the TIroll garden. In connection with the saloon there was a restaurant. The garden wad first kept by a man named Sleblllst , whoso fame as a caterer was more than local , Ho maintained an orchestra , ho had a skilled chef at the head of bis culinary de partment and It was conceded by the sport- Irig fraternity that SlebllUt's whisky wai just a trltlo older and more velvety than an ? other In town and his beer was colder and more properly kept. Sleblllst was a mattcr- of-faet sort of fellow a typical caterer and hecouldn't eco any romance or anyth'ng ' particularly strange In tha fact that bis house had been built for church purposes and that the very spot where Blood bis bar was once occupied by the altar and the chan cel. Tbo frosted windows were allowed to stand because they screened from curious gaze the antics of the revelers. The Tlvoll was noted not only In Omaha , but In oil of tbo river towns between Sioux City and St Joseph , and travelers who dropped off here always found the Sleblllst bar If they were In the least Inclined to Imbibe or to join In revelry. U Is said of SlcbllUt that , dc pl e the wide-open and cosmopolitan character of bis place , he always Insisted upon peace , and It was seldom , If ever , that ho had what Is called a "rough bouseHe permitted great latitude so long as no ono was Injured or disturbed , but If there were Indications of a brewing storm ho took a hand himself and put n quietus on It. Tlilele'N ContlnmiiiH Concert. Sleblllst was succeeded at the Tlvoll by Julius Thlelc , a musician of considerable note. Thlclo added to the musical equip ment of the place and there came about a continuous concert at the Tlvoll. lie also kept up the bar and restaurant. Thlele ran the place a few years and abandoned It , the branching out of the city and Its consequent westward growth having carried the trade away from the river front district. After Thlclo moved out of the pioneer cathedral the building remained empty for a long while and a year or BO ago It was torn down , hav ing outlived Its usefulness , cither as a root for the church or n saloon. Jinny old-timers In Omaha relate Interest ing reminiscences of the gay times that took place nt the Tlvoll , Among these are C. Willie , n barber on Tenth and Farnam. Mr. Wlllo has been located In that block slnco 1S73 and has remained there continuously , "I have gathered hazel nuts In the vicinity of what Is now Twentieth street and St. Mary's avenue , " said Mr. Wlllo , "for nil that region was a brush patch when I first came hero. I have seen the town grow ; away from the river and I have heard the fun that once reigned nt the Tlvoll. The fact that the building had originally been dedicated as a homo of worship didn't seem to have any Intluenco over those who went there In later years to drink beer and have a good tlmo. There was never anything particularly bad about the Tlvoll BO far ns 1 know , but to use n slang expression the boys used to have a 'hot time In the old town' there were frequently. " "I'nrlM ! " > > CllNllKht. There Is un old-faebloned wooden build ing at 12U Dadge street that has a history. It was built away back In the ' 10'a by a German Methodist congregation and was dedicated for church purposes , It Is now a wagon shop , the front aldea being literally covered with signs , announcing the proealo business carried on within. Strangely enough , right at tbo entrance to the old church , Is a broken wagon , gaily bedaubed with bright colors and In fancy letters Is this announcement : "Paris by Gaslight. " There are holes on the sides of the wagon top , and tor u. small piece of money , when the show Is running , thu sightseer may gaze within and too what purports to be scenes taken from the Latin quarter of gay Paris. This wicked wagon , biokcn-down na It Is , would doubtless have shocked the staid brethren and ulsters who worshiped there In the long ago. This church was used several years for Its original purpose and was aban doned for more commodious quarters. Many years ago there stood on the north east corner of Eleventh and Ifarncy atrccts n church building used by colored worship ers. It was noted as rovlv.il headquarters. Men and women went Into trances and the good old sisters , worked up Into religious frenzy , shouted so loudly they could bo heard for blocks around , Many whlto per sons went to this church In Its palmy days. It was torn down long ago ami the site. Is now occupied by a school building. Ono Of the pioneer Catholic churchcn of Omaha was at Eighth and Howard streets. It disappeared long ago. In Its later years It was used as a school building. MnltuM Way for a lintel. The first Lutheran church of Omaha was erected on the ground now occupied by the east end of tbo Mlllard hotel. It was not a largo building and an advantageous offer for the silo was accepted by the church authori ties , The outgrowth of this church organ ization Is the Kountzo Memorial , a splendid structure at Sixteenth and Harney streets. The First Congregational church building , Nineteenth and Davenport streets , ono of ( he most commodious In the city , Is the suc cessor to a much less pretentious edifice which stood at Sixteenth and Farnnm streets , northwest corner. Iledlck's opera house , a pioneer play house of the town , was built In front of the church , where the Commer cial National bank now stands , The church was finally annexed to the opera housp , which was built over and around it , and the congregation bunted another home , eventu ally becoming established In Its present lo cation. The opera house was for a long whllo used by the city as a city hall. Prior to the abandonment of the opera bouse for theatrical purposes the city council met In the church annex , but when the building was no longer used as a theater council meetings were held in the auditorium. Men tion of this opera house recalls the palmy days of J. M. Pattco In Omaha. Pattee con ducted a lottery. He bought the opera house from Ilcdlck and offered It us the capital prlie In his lottery. The man who drew It was a non-resident. He came to Omaha and celebrated his triumph with a brass bund and a lavish flow of liquor. H was always believed that the winner was a confederate of Pattco , for the title was soon transferred back to Pattee with the announcement that ho had bought It from the winner. As the Congregational church had been swallowed Insldo of the opera house It , of course , was a part of the capital prize In Pattoo's game of chance , nut the lottery Is another story. So old churches of Omaha have been con verted Into wagonshops , saloons and second hand stores , while the worshippers have ex panded and built now structures so massive that they will not again bo converted to ttrango use by coming generations. QUAI.VI1 PKATIJHI3S OP IIPIJ. Mrs. Otllllo Homcyer , wife of a Long Island farmer now suing for a legal separa tion from her husband , alleges In her com plaint that during tbo nlno years she hai been married ho has never taken a bath. Nobody will accuse the woman of undue haste In bringing action. The Toronto Star tells a story of a Toronto tenant , whoso inimo Is withheld , who painted and otherwise Improved the exterior of the house In which ho was living , at his own ex pense. Ho was qulto well pleased with his job , forgetting that he held a lease only from month to month That fact was brought homo to him when his landlord arrived for lite rent. Looking the place over , the land lord seemed pleasantly surprised and tbo tenant surmised a reduction in the month's rent of a sum to offset the actual expense to which ho had gone. Instead , his landlord raised the rent $2 n month. The landlord knew his business better than the tenant. Bernard Bennett of Jamaica , I * I. , who has been confined to his bed for four years with paralysis so complete that ho Is unable to move about , Is nevertheless able to walk In his sleep. This ability has Just been dis covered by the man's wlfo , who found him going downstairs. When ho was awakened after being led to bis bed ho was again unable - able to move. W. L. Lutz , who had been In jail for some tlmo at Wllkesbarro , Pa. , for wlfebeatlng , has grown so fat that ho has been released by the judge who sentenced him , who says ; "I signed the order for his release because bis wlfo needed bis support and because ho was living too high at thu expense of the county. Look at the records and you will find men who make It a point to bo sent up for the winter. They will not work and pre fer living on the taxpayers. " A barn In Aroostook , Me. , has long gone unshlngled because the farmer who owned It was too Infirm to climb to the roof , whllo ono of his sonu had gene to the war In the Philippines and the other to the Klondike. The other day. however , the farmer's only daughter came homo from the normal school and shingled the barn as well as any man In town could have done and sha didn't once pound her fingers with the hammer , cither. Klneey Feathers Is the name of the tollgate - gate keeper on the Frederick turnpike , one mlle below Billcott City , Md. He has been thcro for sixteen years , uvery day at MB post of duty except Fourth of July and Christmas In each year. And It Is asserted ho has never slept In bed In all that tlmo , but man aged to catch naps sitting In a chair , ready to como at a moment's notice to collect his toll and let the traveler pacs through. A poor widow who wae arrested In Wllkea- barrc , Pa. , charged with assaulting a con stable , won much sympathy In the courtroom when slio said that the ofllccr , in levying on her household goods on a landlord's war rant , tried tn remove her baby from KB crucllo and tnko the cradle , The Jury found her not guilty and placed the costs on the constable and tbo justiceof thu peace who had lEHUPd the warrant. The court struck oft the latter clause. SO.MI3 I.ATIO IVVK.VTIOVH. An Ohio man has patented a utrcrt car floor which will pravunt people trending on Hiltlnf ? pusHOngers' tdes , the edges of the floor belnir double , with the. upper thlck- : em supported nt Intervals on br.iekots to lift It hlKli enough to allow the piiBsurigoiv 'toes to slip under. LlqultlH ran bo drained from hot kettles without burning the liuruls by using a nn\v apparatus , which In inailii of spring \vlrn and has a number of adjustable , clamps which grip the rlrn of the kettle , with a spring to hold the cover on and a hundlo to tilt I ho kcttlo from tbo re.ir. To announce the , arrival of carrier plgcona at the .homo nest a whlstlo 1ms been pat- ( inted for attnuhimmt to the bird , compris ing u hollow ball of light material , with a. clamp to wcuro It to tbo tall featliern , an opening being cut In tbo front to let air Into tbo whistle. Distribution of germs through the line of telephones Is prevented by a new attach ment which has a metallic rlntr to fit ovur the mouthpiece , with a cover hinged on ono iildo. having a bracket on HH Inner face for the support of a small bottle containing an antlBoptlc or germicide. In an Improved filter the water can bo made to clcansn tbo strainer nt Intervals , the filter lieliiB formed of a Bcrew-threadcil Hleo\u , with outlctiy nrtnngeil around Ilin Hides to PUSH the water through the filler- Ins medium , a HCTOW < 'ap cloalnK the straight outlet until the filter U dirty. A Pennsylvania woman has patuntc-j iv machine for fluting or plaiting cloth , the apparatus being formed of a pair of board ; ) hliiKCxl together , with Intel meshing fiat strips of Hteol net on edge In each board , in order that when they am closed over < bo cloth the latter will bo folded anil creased. Ill New York a company IIUH b Pn formed for the maniifartuii ! of an armor for pneu matic' tln'H , using an unwoven , llbrou-j ma. terlalblcli Ix flattened out Into n wldu shuit anil overed on one lde with n loo.-u woven fabric to keep U In plare , belmr then over until It attains the proper cl fijhi hi til Irrl il nil Pi lei nc iirAll All nc nc lo th | u'4 UP Chi M