THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: MONDAY, APRIL -22, 190!.
SCHOOLS OF NEBRASKA
Sixteenth Annual Btpert Frtpand bj Butt
fnpuiittadeut.
rUJlONISTS INCREASE THE EXPENSE
Itnrli Yen ! Tlirj Are In Control the
I'lgurm On tip Much Information
I Clitftalflril for Tni.
lmyer.
LINCOLN, April 21. (Special.) The six
tceuth annual report of the state supcrln
tendent of public Instruction, compiled by
former Superintendent Jackson, is being
printed and will bo ready for distribution
in n few days. It contains the usual sta
tlstlcal Information nnd comment on the
public school system of tho state. A com
parlson with former reports shows that tu
expenditures of the schools increased each
year tho tuslonlsla were In, control, and
since 1807 were ns follows;
Vear ending July, 18&7, J3.782.15S.S8: year
uudlng July, 1898, 11,385,338.28 year end
lug July, 1899, 1,488,653.00; yeiir ending
July, 1900, 5,073,H7.C8.
Following Is a complete summary of the
sttlstlcs for the last school year, which
ended July 9, lflOOt
Resources: Amount on hand at beginning
or year, 6C2,747.3G: from county and town
ship trcnuurers, $2,900,819.42; from sale of
dlHtrlct bond. $i:G,?S'Mil; from tuition of
non-resident pupils, $31,066.14; from local
lines and Uremics, $671,493.76; from all other
sources, $321,231.37; total, $3,073,117.68.
Expenditures. I'ald malo trnchers, $661,-
709.71; paid femalo teachers, $970,285.29; for
buildings nnd sites, $455,900.37; for repairs,
$219,772.03; for fuel, $202,121.99; for refer
ence books, maps, charts and apparatus,
$55,938.91; for textbooks nnd pupils' sup
plies. $178,820.05; for furniture, $52,913.44:
for nil other purposes, $599,696.78; amount
ou hand at cIoho o( year, $669,925.61; total,
$5,073,147.68.
District bonds: Issued during the year,
$128,460.34; canceled within tho year, $136,
332.19.
District Indebtedness: Ilondcd, $2.49?.
S24.41; not bonded, fS73.SG6.G0; total, $3,-
373,691.01.
Value of school district property: School
houses, $0,736,296.39; sites, $1,65S,231.01;
textbooks, $551,587.76; apparatus, maps,
charts, etc., $324,79S.G7; other property,
$320,220.90; total, $9,691,131.63.
School funds apportioned by county su
pcrlntendcnts: Amount derived from state
apportionment, $693,205.58; amount derived
from fines and licenses, $26,332.48; total
$719,538.00.
Teachers: Number actunlly necessary
7,862; number of certificates Issued First
grade, 874; second grade, 5,312; third grade,
977; total, 7,163, Number employed
Males, 2,062; females, 7,401; total, 9,463,
Aggregate number of duys taught Males,
278,199; females, 1,070,163; total, 1,318,667,
Total wages earned Males, $019,537.26; fo
males, $1,976,175.64; total, $2,621,712.90. Av
crage monthly wogCB Males, $46.26; fe
males, $36.90) total, $37.90.
Pupils: Census (children between 5 and
21 years of age), males, 192,262; females
185,529; total, 377.791; children between 8
nnd II years of ngc, whole number, 170,338;
attended twelve weeks or more, 140,013; en
tailment (pupils between 5 nnd 21 vents of
age), males, 117,575; females, 110,632; total
2S8.227; pupils over 21 yearn of age, -29;
pupils under 6 years of age, 791; total, 289,
250; aggregate number of days attended by
all pupils, males, 14,589,905; females, 15,
018,808; total, 29,608,713; average dally at
tendance, males, 89,927; females, 91,947
total, 181,874; pupils transferred under
unction 4, subdivision' n,'-8,090: number of
Wind children, 30; number of deaf and
dttmb children, 103.
Districts: Number of districts, 6,690
schnolhoupcs, number nnd material, frame,
5,760; brick, 312; stone, 42; log, 112; sod
505; total, 6,733; number built within a
year, 175: number furnished with maps
charts, etc , 4.692; number of districts own
Ing textbooks, 5,735; averago number o
mills school tax lovied, 15; number of days
schcol was open, 907,30 1.
Length of term, graded schools, prlyato
schools: Number of districts holding nlno
months Or more, 1,801; six to nlno months
3.609; throe to six months, 952; less than
threo months or no school, 316; average
number of days In all districts, 135; nun)
ber of contnets. under section 4c, subdlvl
slon 5, 66; number of contracts under sec
tlon 4b, subdivision 6, 20; number of graded
schools, 448; number of teachers In graded
schools, 2,967; number of private schools
177.
County superintendents (work nnd com
pensatlon): Number employed by the
day, 29; number employed by tho year, 61
total compensation, $80,617; number of visit
to schools, 8,658; number of educational
addresses, 420; number of tcachors' meet
Ings, 621.
ruqli AtUlnnon A A'ortlirrn.
ATKINSON, Nob., April 21.-(Spcclal.)
A new company has taken hold of the
Atkinson & Northern railroad project and
promises to push to completion tho lino
between this point and Terry, on tho Nt
obrura river. The old Atkinson & North
em grade wll bo used, but tho now road
will bo a narrow-guagc. A party of sur
veyors, headed by Engineer W. M. Wright
of Kapld City, started out Monday morn
lni; and has been going over tho survey,
Sam Hardy, Al Miller, OIIIq Campbell and
Hub Illackmer aro in the party nnd are
making their headquarters In Atkinson.
Otltl fellow In Uvatrlrr.
UKATIUCB. Neb., April 21. (Specla
Telegram.) Memorial services of the In
dependent Order of Odd 'Follows were held
nt the First Presbytorlun church this aft
ernoon. Itev. Mr. Mulligan of Christ Epls
copt! church opened tho services with
Stop Coughing
There's nothing so bad for
a cough as coughing.
Every cough makes your
throat more raw and irritable.
Every cough congests the lin
ing membrane of your lungs.
Cease tearing your throat and
lungs in this way. Take
Ayer's
Cherry
PectoroJ
From the first dose the quiet
and rest begin ; the tickling in
the throat ceases ; the cough
disappears.
1 here's nothing so good for
a cough as Ayer's Cherry Pec
toral. Three !: ., Mc., $1.89.
It your druif lit cannot turply you, ttnd at on
dollir toil w. will txprtti a lrg bottlt to jeu,
all olnrmi prtMM. ila ttir. jou girt tu your
miartM aril oCc. AddlMI, J. C. ATM Co
t-awtll, Mu.
prayer. The choir sang a selection.
Grand Master , C. Johnson of Holmes-
Ilia followed with an hour's talk on the
good of the order. Tho members of lodges
No. 19 nnd 187, Goodrich encampment Mo.
1C, Patriarchs Militant canton No. 5, En-
erprlso Itebekah No. G and Mtna Hebckah
No. 113 attended.
SUICIDE BY STRYCHNINE
oiit City Mnn does Out Walklna;
After Taking I'olion anil
tlrnpa Dead.
LOUP CITY, Neb., April 21. (Special.)
-John Miller, n German, who lived with
nn of hla sons six miles smith nt 1mm
City', committed suicide by taking strych-
nl
hi
. j young rami uameu uirmona SAW
fall near n road a mile from bis home
went over to see what was tho matter.
Miller was suffering and told htm he
taken Dolson and wan coins' in illn.
and
Mr.
had
M
lllrmond rodn over In tho n.it-t tiolrh.
bor'i
s for assistance, but on his return Mil-
was dead.
City OfflcinU Atlrnil,
HASTINGS, Neb.. Anrll 21.-(St)cclal Tel-
rgram.) Tho funeral of Mrs. Edwin
Francis was nt I o'clock this afternoon
from the family home. llev. O. W. Cloyd
conducted the funeral services. The body
was followed to Parkview cemetery by n
engthy cortege. The members of the
city council nnd all tho city official? at
tended. Tile floral offerings Included many
beautiful designs. The deceased leaves a
husband and an Infant son.
Three Tnlilr Hack Mnldler.
TAIILK HOCK. Neb.. April 21. (Special.)
Word has reached hero of the arrival of
the (Irani at San Francisco from Manila.
There are three Table Hock boys In the
Thirty-second regiment, which arrived on
the Orant, who will toon be home, Clinton
O. Norrls, Arthur M. Longwell and Gcorgn
Sutton.
Ilniilv fur limlltntr.
K1MHALL. Neb.. Anrll 21. (Sneclal.l
County Superintendent Davis has completed
arrangements for tho county teachers' in
stitute, which will be In Kimball July
16-26. Dean Kordyce or wesicyan univer
sity, president of the State Educational
nisnciatlon, will be one of the instructors.
Moulli I'lalte Conference.
BENEDICT. Neb., April 21. (Special.)
Tho twenty-sixth scml-nnnual convention
of the South Platte conference or tnc Evan
gelical Lutheran church of Nebraska will
be here April 2.1 and 21.
Cnm-nrliir nl All lrnil'.
C.wrpA lillllnimrpRR. conttlnatlon and dva
and book on diet and cure sent free for 10a
to pay postage. tiea nro. -.o., .uiuiio
apolK Minn
rnrincr llrenks n Leg.
HUMDOLDT, Neb., April 21. (Special.)
Charles Power, a farmer, was thrown from
a load of hay and sustained a broken
leg.
AMUSEMENTS.
Orplit-iiiii.
The week vaudeville program given its
It Int presentation nt the .Creighton
Orpheum Sunday afternoon is made up
principally of what aro generally termed
"circus nets. Performing cnts, two acro
bats and a contortionist furnish tin circus
portion of the amusement, the James, O
Harrows and John Lancaster company the
legitimate part, nnd the Dlson City quartet
tho musical end. Thore 'Is not a common
place art In the program.
The Harrows-Lancaster company offers
an amusing llttlo sketch, "A Thorough
bred." It is redolent with horse talk and
sparkles like tho comedy gem it Is, with
bright humor. Mr. Harrows and Mr. Lan
caster are remembered for their capital
work in this line at tho Orpheum last sea
son, and to say that they are decidedly,
clever comedians would only be to relter
ato what Is well understood by alt regular
patrons of this theater, who do not forget
tho good things and clever people from
year to year.
Tcchow't. cats are cer'rlnly wonderfully
well-trained animals. It is surprising to
soo fromo of tho feats these felines perform,
In which they exhibit almost human Intelli
gence. There urn several well-trained doti
UEed In the act, which is one sure to
please the children nnd cause their elders
to marvel.
Tho Dlson City quartet mixes musk: and
comedy In a way that makes it "plrasant
to take." Tbo organization Is compesed of
Cook, G Irani. Pike and 'Humphrey, all of
whom have excellent volccj.
Amtel, tho contortionist, Is a wonder. Ono
might easily Imagine that ho was without
a bono to look al the many shapes In
and out of which he can twist And turn, In
his body.
The Macagnos offer an acrobatlo act
tho novelty of which would make It Inter
esting even If It possessed no other merit.
The two men perform their feats, which
are many and varied, In ordinary citizens'
clothes.
Allco Lewis, a dainty little child artist
of raro ability, and the kinedrotnc, complete
tho bill.
Mlnco'a Trocudcrn.
Tho Rose Hill English Folly company
opened tho week at Mlaco's Trocodero with
n highly amurlng skit entitled "All at Sea.
Numerous specialties wcro introduced, con
sisting of solos, concerted numbers, comedy
and a modley of musical gems, The bur
leaquo feature Is especially strong and the
company a a whole Is one of the best
that has held tbo boards of tho Trocodero
this season.
V. H. Conklln. Hnuertivllle II va
received more benefit from Foley's Kidney
Cure than from months of treatment
physicians.
by
PRINTERS' CONTEST OPENS
Lively Content On fur Position in
Dt-legatrn In (lie Convention of
the International Union.
An election contest Is on In typograph
leal circles, the contest being over the
choice of x tho delegates lo tho Interna
tlonal convention to be held In Dlrroing
ham, Ala,, In August. Inasmuch as th
union usually pays all of the expenses of
the delegates tho places are eagerly sought
by those who believe they are In a position
to win me honor.
This Is tho center of Interest In the an
nual election of Typographical union No,
1P0, which Is to occur May 15. Already
tour meniDors are out with cards announc
ing their candidacy and It is said that
nrtu is auout to enter the field. Dan
Carpenter of KIopp & Hartlett, M. N,
arlfnth of Tho Heo composing room, Wll
llnm Ellsworth of the World-Herald and
David Craighead of tho Omaha Printing
company are tho candidates already men
Honed. Two delegates aro to be selected, It
tho union follows the usual custom of send
lng tho maxlmdm number allowed.'
Little show of a tight has 'been mud
for the offices of tho local union. It '
not probable that K. S, Fisher will bu
candidate for re-election to the presidency
Charles Mathews, Richard Rowlings and
John Pollan are said to be willing to take
the office, For secretary-treasurer It Is ex
pected that V. Bs Kinney will be rereleotei
without opposition.
Heath of Jlnry Manchester.
Man AcnK. vnilllirpuf rlntllrhtni. nf 1 n
Manchester, died last evening ut tho 'ago
oi a ycurs. ine lunerai win De private
J
BIRD DAY AS WELL AS ARBOR
owe. Combine ObjioU tad Donblei the
Public Interest.
FEATURE ESPECIALLY WINS THE CHILDREN
Co in tun n Hcliiiul Otmerte llic deration
nnd Cltlxen Annkr In llir Value
of Forestry Work-town's
Xatlvc Tree.
DES MOINES, April 21. Next Friday,
April 26, Is Arbor day and Hlrd day In
the schools of Iowa. It Is not a day set
apart by legal enactment tor this purpose,
but custom has decreed that such n day
shall be observed In the public schools of
tho state. The superintendent of public
Instruction has fixed tho day and It Is
probable the governor will Issue a proclu.
matlon or announcement, the better to
call attention to the date.
Dy combining a Hlrd day with Arbor
day It Is possible to secure greater interest
among tho children of the public schools.
Bird lovers are numerous, especially
among the children who attend tho rural
tchools. Tho birds are disappearing from
Iowa. The decrease In number of many of
the species that 'vere once common Is no
tlcenblo since th'j coming of the quarrel
some sparrows. The small songbirds have
been driven out, but there are yet blrdB In
great variety to be found In the wooded
fields along every Iowa stream. Arbor and
Hlrd day, so tho reports show, Is pretty
generally observed lu tho common schools.
Tho pamphlet printed by the educational
department for use on nil spcclnl days In
the Hchools contnlns abundance of material
for good programs on this day. In somo
parts of the state, especially the older
counties, where tho school grounds are
already abundantly supplied with trees,
the planting Is done by the farmers on
their own land and It Is the custom to
gather at the rural schoolhouso In tbo
aftornoon and listen to songs and recita
tions.
The Arbor day Idea has been advanced
And encouraged by Iowa educators, hor
tlculturlsts and philanthropists for many
years. Efforts have been made to secure
legislation providing for the teaching of
horticulture and forestry In the schools of
the state. This has beon much discussed
In the meetings of the State Horticultural
society. Some years ago the society se
cured the publication of a little book on
"Nature Studies" for uso In the Iowa
schools, relating chiefly to trees and
plants. This was published nt the Stato
Institution for the Feeble Minded at Olen-
wood on the presses of that Institution
The edition was far too small to meet the
demand. An effort has been made to se
cure lu the school books generally used
In the state some Information along the
same line and to a great extent this has
succeeded. More recently there has been
a revival of interest in horticulture nnd
forestry as related to parking In the cities.
In a number of cltlc3 the park movoment
Is making substantial progress. Plans
have been made for parking the grounds
of the new insane hospital nt Cherokeo
and for tree-planting that will be an object
lesson to that part of the state.
Interest In I'-on-ntry.
The first organized effort to nrou.ie In
terest In forestry and' tree-planting in Iowa
was through the Horticultural society,
which was early oiganized, nnd about the
same time tho Patrons of Husbandry or
ganlzod granges all over the stato and
helped tho movement along. At one time
nearly overy county In Iowa had a grange,
The grangers were all-powerful In busi
ness and politics. Tho entire ritual of tho
Patrons of Husbandry Is founded on na-
turo study. Tree-planting was taught and
encouraged. It will surprise many to leara
that there are still thirteen granges In
Iown nnd that tho order hns been steadily
maintained In many places nnd regularly
holds stato meetings. Among the counties
where (hero are granges are Jones, Mills
Iowa, Pottawattamie, Cherokee, Jasper and
Taylor, nut the tree-planting daysvof
tho grango aro past in Iowa.
Invra'N Xntlve Tree.
Iowa has a great variety of native trees
Not all are suitable tor transplanting. Tho
nut-bearing trees are hard to transplant.
It is almost Impossible to get results from
planting the oaks, hickories and Mmllur
trees. Hut the walnut Is cosily grown and
Is popular. Tho first of the trees to com
mand the attention of Iowa planters were
the cottonwood and willow. They grew
rapidly and anywhere. Then the soft ma
pie became popular for the same reasons,
and later the box elder became tho prime
favorite with farmers. Now all these ire
unpopular. Tho borers kill the box eldors
and tbo cottonwoods and willows spring
up overywhero und are a nuisance. The
greatest objection to the black walnut Is
that It Is a gross feeder and requires very
rich ground. The butternut or white wal
nut Is much better and makes a prettier
tree. The hackberry Is Justly popular, but
Is objectionable In cities, because Its roots
lift the ground and destroy sidewalks. The
Kentucky coffee tree Is becoming popular
and Is found wild In many places In the
state. The whlto elm Is by far the best
tree for planting, although It Is not a fast
grower. The catalpa was Introduced many
years ago In Iown and highly recommended
not only for shade, but for ,tho timber,
But, grown out on the prairie, It Is of no
use for timber, for It becomes, like all
other trees grown on the prairies, wind
shaken and straggling. The room In the
state capltol occupied by the adjutant gtn
eral tor an office IS finished with catalpa
wood. Tho room was Intended for the uso
of the Horticultural society and the wood
was furnished by Quel Foster, a presi
dent of the society for many years, from
his groves of catalpa near Muscatine. Hut
this wood was grown on rich bottom land.
Commercial Forestry.
As for commercial forestry by Individ
uals, thcro Is no such thing In Iowa, Sec
retnry George H. Van Houten of .ho
Stato Department of Agriculture, who ha
been secretary of the State Horticultural
society and Its reporter for man
years, Is perhaps as well In
formed on this subject as any person in
the state, "In all my experience, ho says
"I have never known any man to make a
profit by forestry in Iowa. Ono may go
back Into the old reports of the Hortl
cultural society of twenty-five years ago
and read predictions which seem ridiculous
to us now. You will find exhaustive papers
there by tbo ablest of our horticulturist
and farmers advising tho plnntlng of trees
They had It figured out that In twenty years
from that tlmo tho supply of timber would
bo practically gone. They figured out 'lie
profit per aero from land planted to trevs
and It ns dazzling. Hut timber Is cheaper
today than It was then. If you advertise
a farm with timber land upon It you will
not get purchasers. It you have a bedgo
fence you will have- to take a reduced price
for your land, I know of a grove plants
in Taylor county to black walnuts befoi'i
tho war. Even today there aro few treeH
except along the outer edge, which aro fit
for sawlogs. I know it has been told bow
Judge Whiting of Mouona county made
profit by tree planting, but I have visited
bis forests and do not believe he made any
thing In that way. There Is N. A. Reeves
one of the finest fruit-growers in Iowa
who planted his splendid farm In northern
Iowa to fruit and timber many years ago,
He lived to old age and gave his orchard
and groves the best of care. When hi
farm was cold by his heirs they had t
take at least ?5 an acre less because of
the treee on the farm. I know of a Und
owner In southwest Iowa who, away back
in the 'oOs, was onereu bo nn acre for uis
splendid timbered land, but he held on, ex
pecting that It would be worth f 100 an
acre. He sold some years ago for $oo an
acre.
llenpfll Later (Ipprrntluit.
"I do not like to make such a report,"
continued Mr. Van Houten, "for It Is con-
rary to all the teachings of our society
and ti.o hopes of many ii us, but It is a
fact that no man can expect for himself
any substantial result, from tree planting,
nor for his children. His grandchildren
nd theirs may reap some benefit, but he
will not, nor will his children, There
fore, tho forestry question Is not one for
Individual enterprise, except as It Is taken
up by philanthropists, but It Is a problem
for the state and the nation. Hut tree
planting for shade and ornament and In
cidental to farming Is anothor thing. Wc
cannot have too much of that."
Early Scorn nf I'rnlrlrn.
Whllo Iown is a prairie state, more Una
half of the state was well wooded when
the white people took possession. Every
tream Is lined with trees. It Is noticeable
that the earliest settlements were In tho
woods, where the pioneers had to grub out
tho stumps to make way for tho plow.
The prairie land was not considered fit
for anything but grazing. Now the whole
stale Is occupied ami used.
HYMENEAL
Rcdnmn-Kleekner.
WEST POINT. Neb.. April 21. (SDCClal.)
Miss Lillian Kleckner of Stanton and Au
gust Redmar of Ueemer were married by
County Judgo Krake In this city.
IMI'OHTA.VI' SCIHMWIO IJISCOVIJIIV.
A Clinical Preparation Hint I'osltlrvly
KlllH thr llan urn it ucrni.
A most Important discovery has been
made after a year's patient laboratory work
Imed In a certain direction. It Is New-
bro's Herplcldc, a preparation thot cures
baldness, prevents falling hair and speedily
and permanently eradicates dandruff. These
evils are caused by a germ or paraslto that
burrows Into the scalp, throwing up dand
ruff, as It seekB to sap the llfo of the hair
at tho root. There's no baldness without
falling or thin hair, no thin hair without
dandruff, and no dandruff If the gorm Is
destroyed. New bro's Hcrptclde Is tho
only preparation that will do the work.
'Destroy tho cause, you remove the effect."
PENSIONS FOU WK8TBHX VKTKHANS.
War Survlvom licmcmlicrcil liy the
Cienernl fliivrriiiiirnt,
WASHINGTON, April 2V. (Special.) The
following pensions have been granted:
WASHINGTON, April 21. (Special.)
Pensions have been granted as follows:
to.,.,, nf Anrll C.r
Vl,rfiiikg rirlrlnnl Iiti.r V'1. CSrtllHl
Island, 18. increase uiemeni s. i'cck, Alex
andria, u. ,
Iowa: urigtnni jonii i-. nouser. i.u"'
vlllo SA; .in men Voile. Sht'tinmlaull. V6;
(special April 9). Peter Morscli, Dubuque
t6. iiicrcuHe-Johii Hutchinson, Aftou. 524:
Robert II. Gilbert, viiusen, in: iHperini
April 9). Thomns U Heed. Ln Pone. 112.
nifiiiiii ivinnlil S. Tinton. Miirslmlltown,
$12. Original widows, etc. (Special hc
crued. April 9). Christine Spoor), Dubuque,
$8: Hnrrlet L. Engcbpcrger. Council Hluffn,
IS. War with Spain, Original John C.
Headlpe, Guthrie center,
umiiti Titiirnfn Ttn1Miip nnd lncrenvC'
Joseph l Carlisle. Aberdeen. 8. War with
Snnln orlfflmil John Klllu. Dluld WOOil. Hi.
North Dakota: Original Luman Robin
son, wil.tston.
Colorado: Original-John M. Stutsman,
Colorado spring!,
iRAlm nr Anrll hi
Nebraska: Orlulmil Slieclal act. Anrll S,
Julia A. Prouty (uunso), Peru, $12. IncrenHc
William weleli, Kflgur, Jfis: uiiviu ucKcr
man. Grand Island, $8. Orlgliml widows,
etc. special accrued. April inary i. urn-
leage, uucs, ; .Miirm wcucr. rjiiicniey, ty
Iown: Original Chorion Schermerliorn,
West Union. 16: William '. Curr. Wullmim.
f6; Philip Davis, Iowa Soldlcru' I tome, Mnr-
snauiown, e; r rnni; 31 nmnn, . eu.ir
itupldH, is. Additional willhim ;. KppH.
Summerset. $12. Supplemental John c.
Wllllnms, Missouri Vulley, . Renewal nnd
Increase Martin H. Dlerdorff. Mnsscnu. S12.
increuse Jiimes r. l.ituglinry, North
Hninch. $8; John R. Ourtroll, Gravity, Jll:
Ilasll Urookc. West Liberty. $12: snecl.it
April 8. John Hommcrs, Dubuque, $10. Orig
inal wiuows, eic Aiyriuia i'Ii'kciib, Havre,
$8; special accrued, April K Edith II. Hill,
ues aioines, fs; aiurgurot Cunningham,
Clinton, $8.
South Dakota: Increase Dnvld M. Wnv,
Marlon. 110: John H. Wllsnn. Ilnl KnrlnirY
North Dnkotn: Additional Allen McMII
len. Devll'K Luke. Sii.
Colorado: Original Alfonzo Lesser, Elk
Creek, $; Alexander W. Redd, Cripple
Creek, $6.
Montana: Increase Ellztir Hills, York,
All members of Trlanelo lodcre Nn. r,i
Knights of Pythias, are requested to ut
tend a special meet lne Monday nvenlm.
at 8 o clock. Anrll 22. to make urranee
monts for the funeral of our deceased
brother, Charles Peterson.
CHARLES SCHNAUHER, C. C
Fashions for the Season!
g7M Flve-Gorad Skirt,
22 to 30 In, vlat.
Five-gored skirt, No. 3708, to be
mads with or without the flounce. Tho
skirt with a deep flounce Is a deserved
favorite for all soft and clinging materials
and Is specially to bo commended for thin
cotton fabrics such as organdy, lawn, Swiss
muslin, dimity and the like. Tho model
shown Is of mercerized mull ln dove-gray
and Is trimmed with a rucho at the lower
edge and a band of lace Insertion edged
by black velvet ribbon as a heading to the
flounce but tho finish cau be varied to
suit the material. Tho ruche at -tho lower
edge means nddltloual fiufflnoss and Is de
sirable, but narrow frills of tho material
or lace can take Its place, while tho heading
can tie applique, entre deux or repeated
ruencs.
The skirt is cut in live gores and fits
snugly at tho upper portion, flaring freely
at tho feet. The llounco Is straight, but
graduated In width, to becomo deeper and
form a train at the back, and is sewed to
the skirt on tho line Indicated on the pat
tern, The original is mado with on In
verted plait at the back, but the fullness
con be nrranged In gathers If preferred.
To cut this skirt for a woman of medium
size 8i yards of material 21 Inches wide. 8
yards 32 inches, or 5U yards 44 inches wide
win be required.
The pattern, 3798, is cut In sizes for a
2.', 24, 26, 28 and 30-lncn bust measure.
For the accommodation ' of The Hoe'
readers these patterns, which usually retail
at from 25 to SO cents, will be furnished
at a nominal price, 10 cents, which covers
all expense. In order to get any pattern
enclose 10 cents, give number and nam
of pattern wanted and bust measure. Al
low about ten days from date of your letter
berore beginning to look for the pattern,
Address Pattern Department, Omaha Dee,
Omaha, Neb,
Hints far Marx Lamb.
WITHDRAWS REWARD OFFER
Father Mullen Bscalli Hit Promise in
IfcOormick Kidnaping Cm.
AKIRS AND CRANKS FORCE HIM TO DO IT
trtlitillcra t inetoim of the Ten Tliun-
nml nullum l.cnie the Priest
Au Time fur Hrlliilnua
Dutlm.
NEW YORK, April 21. Tbo $10,000 To
ward offered by Rev, Father Mullen of tho
Church of the Sacred Heart, High Hrldgc,
for tho return of the lost Willie McCor-
mlck to hla parents and the arrest of his
kldunpers, was withdrawn by tho priest
today. Father Mullen said ho had been
compelled to take this action to cscapo a
horde of mountebanks, clairvoyants, fakirs
of every sort and cranks of nil degrees,
who havo besieged him sluce he posted the
money.
"I havo had no time whatever for the
performance of my sncred duties since
I offered the reward," said Father Mullen.
I have had letters from all over the coun
try nnd thcro have awaited mo dally scores
of person pretending to know something
of tbo lost lad. I huvo withdrawn the ro-
ward temporarily, as 1 huve work that
must bo attended to. My offer has been
good for four days and has produced no re
sult but Infinite annoyance to me. If there
comes any news of tho boy within the next
week that appears to give hope I will at
once renew my offer and Increase thu
amount to any sum that w'lll produce tho
results the capture of the kidnapers and
tho return of tho boy."
South Omaha News.
01
At tho present date the school district
Is assured of a revenue of $80,000 from
liquor licenses and this sum will go a
long nay toward providing suitable rooms
for tho rapidly Increasing number of pu
pils. Last year under a $500 llccnto tbo
listrlct received S45,n00 from saloons, but
this year, with the amount of the license
doubled, tho revenue Is almost twice as
much as it was under the old system.
When this money Is paid into tho treasury
on or about May 1, there will bo a call for
warrants from the treasurer of the district
and a lot of outstanding obligations will
bo taken up. There will be a surplus on
account of the number of licensee und
with the levy and state apportionment tho
district will be ln good shape financially.
Some months ago a member of tho Hoard
of Kducatlon compiled figures showing tho
recelptB available In 1901. Tho liquor li
censes wero figured at seventy-five snl'ious
at $1,000 each, making n total of $71,000,
tho Btote apportionment nt $10,000 mvl it
tax levy of 16 mills at $35,000. making a
total of $120,000. Under existing condi
tions the salary roll for tho term of 1M1
and K'02, commencing with September, v. ill
be $.0,000; coal will cost $3,000, repairs
$5,000 and supplies $6,000, leaving not loss
than JJj.OOO for building purposes. Tho
lncrense of $5,000 In the license fund, whtch
was not figured at the time, will make nt
least $30,000 for building purposes, even
with a 15-mlll levy. This sum will, It Is
stated, erect a portion of tho -imposed
High school building on Uio Hoctor site.
In connection with the High school build
ing It may be stated that a petition la be
ing circulated among property owners re.
questing the Hoard of Education to pur
chase the two lot adjoining the slto on
tho north and thus secure an entire half
block for tho 'High' school building, which
will when completed bo nn Imposing
structure.
Prices of the property under considera
tion have beon secured and tho matter Is
now In the hards of n committee of tho
board. In speaking of this matter last
evening one of tho members of the board
said that It wan now up to tho people. It
tho taxpayers wanted to seo a first-class
High school building erected, with suita
ble grounds surrounding, all that was to bo
dono was to say so and tho board would
do tho rest. In the absence of a definite
opinion from tho pcoplo the board, this
member said, would go very slowly. With
tho revenue In'slght the building can be
started nnd eight or ten rooms provided
before tho opening of the schools In the
fall, providing work Is commenced at once.
This will relievo tho congestion nt tho
Central school and assist materially In
maintaining the standard of the schools
here.
When tho petition mentioned is pre
sented to tho board It will bo carefully
considered and as Bonn after reorganization
as possiblo will bo taken up and some de
cision reached.
Lemil Holiday Today.
Thin Is Arbor day, a legal holiday lu
Nebraska, consequently tho banks will ro
main clooid all day and the city offices
will close at 10 a. m. There will bo only
one delivery of mall. Whllo tho city coun
cil Is billed for a meeting tonight, thcro is
a possibility that an adjournment may bo
taken until a later date on account of It
being a holiday.
City Attorney Lambert said yesterday
that ho did not think that tho fnct that
today was a legal holiday would Invalidate
any of tho acts of the council should a
meeting Le h"ld, but the chances aro that
the city fathers will adjourn Just tho
samo, as has been the custom in tho past.
In case of on adjournment the agony of
tho candidates for counclltnanlc positions
will bo prolonged for a day or two longer
and possibly then some.
('rndliiK Petition.
Councilman Dvorak Is at the head of a
movement to havo S street opened and
graded from Thirteenth to Twenty-fourth
streets. A petition asking the council to
make provision for this work Is now being
circulated and will soon bo presented to
the city fathers. The land which is natur
ally 8 streot between Thirteenth and Fif
teenth streets haB never been dedicated for
streot purposes and an attempt Is to be
made to either secure tho dedication of
tho street or commence condemnation pro
ccedlngs. When this portion of the work
Is d6no thi grading proposition will be
pushed to nn Issue. A great many Im
provements are now being mado in Drown
Park and the residents desire that the
street be opened from the main thorough
faro of tho city to the Thirteenth street
boulevard.
ArlleleH of AKreenient.
Attorney T. J. Mahoney of Omaha Is
drawing up articles of agreement for the
Street Fair association formed hero n few
days ago. As soon as tho articles are
ready a moctlng of the officers nud the
board of control will be hold nud steps will
then bo taken immediately to push the
fair to a successful consummation. As pre
viously noted, applications for concessions
are coming In almost dally and those who
are connected with the enterprise say
that "everything laid down In tho book
will bo given."
PimlihiK Hie Grartliiic.
Tho 'Blkhorn road Is pushing grading
operations In the northern part of the city.
Yesterday ono steam shovel was nt work
and another was being prepared for ser
vice. Grading machines, scrapers, etc., aro
being employed lo move the dirt and tha
camp Is a buty one. As soon as tho weather
becomes raoro settled there will be em
ployment for a good many more men, Ma
terial for the steel viaduct U arriving
4 Old
hold 265,000 barrels) and
A r- . .(
acgrccs. rcrmcntaiion is a
No green beer ever leaves the
Schlit-j brewery. If you wish to
be certain of an aged beer, get
Schlitz, the beer that made
Milwaukee famous.
Phono PIS, Schlitr.
719 South 8ih St.. Omaha.
Try n cnae ut Schllta lleer,
dally. In addition to the Thirty-sixth
fctroot bridge, which Is a public onr, tho
railroad company Intends erecting a num
ber of bridges ocrors Its tracks for the use
of employes.
Tlinl Don Ordlnnner.
So much fun has been mado of tbo or
dinance recently Introduced lit tho city
council creating the office of poundmaster
which requires this official to capture all
stray canines and fowls that. It Is under
stood, tho fowl portion of the ordinance
will be eliminated. In other words, tho
ordinance will bo sent bad; from the Judi
ciary commlttuu with tho recommendation
thot It be remodeled. There Is plenty of
room for changes In this ordinance, but
tho fowl section appears to bo ono of the
most foolish moves ever pcrpctratod on
the pcoplo of South Omaha.
1'etltlnn for 1 1 mil I it 14.
Residents In the district bounded by 13
street on the north, F street on the south,
Twenty-fourth street on tho west and
Twcuty-thlrd street on the east, will potl
tlon tho city council to fill the big gully
between tho streets mentioned ln order
to do away with tho pools of stagnant
water which are a menneo to health.
Under tho new charter tho council has
the power to abate nuisances of this kind
nod charge the cost up to tho property.
('inline Tnu Camilla.
Within a day or two City Clerk Hhrlg
ley will receive a large consignment of
dog tags, which he ordered somo time
ago. These tags will be sold nt $1 and
$2 nnd, according to existing ordinances,
all dogs must wear a tag or run tho chance
of being taken to tho city pound. The
dog-catcher's wagon will start out at an
early hour on the morning of May 1 and
keep going until tho cud of September.
Mnitlc rily CiofNln.
Roland, son of Dr. and Mm. T. II. Kn
sor, Is sick.
Ralph Hall Is going to St. Joseph with
the Hammond company.
The Ideal club will give n dnnclug party
at Odd Fellows' hall on Tuesday evening.
Harry Christie has gone Into the feed
business, nnd has erected n storage house
on the trackM.
Ornnt Hartford's barber shop was broken
Into Sunday morning and a couple of dozen
bundle' of luutulry stolen,
Tho paved streets are ln flrst-clais con
dition now flnce the .Hushing given them
by tho street commissioner.
John F. Schultz hns returned from a
trip to tho country, where he went to
look after somo form lauds.
Work on thu stock yards' fancy Kale
pavilion 1h being pushed thC!e day. The
building' will lie completed by May 4.
ltulldlng operations are on the boom.
DculerH In innterlaln arc busy and car
penters nro making contracts almost every
iluy.
Councilman Fred Martin linn decided to
remain In South Omahn In preference to
going to St. Joseph with the Hammond
company.
Revival services continue nt the First
Methodist Kplscopnl church. A great deal
of Interest appears to bn taken In these
meetings.
Wiillnee Hike, who killed Henry "Whet
stone, in a drunken row somo months ago,
has been nentenced to ten yeara In tho
penitentiary.
Mr. and Mrx. Lyman Wilcox have re
turned In their hnmo nt Ida Urovc. la..
after spending several weeks with their
son. H. K. Wilcox. ,
FUNERAL OF THOMAS TUTTLE
Nervleeri Will He Held at Kountie
Memorial Clnirrh thin Af
ternoon. Tho body of Thomas F. Tuttlc, who died
at Indianapolis Thursday, was brought to
Omaha yesterday morning. Tho funeral
will bo held this afternoon at 3 o'clock
from tbo Kountzo Memorial church, of
which Mr. Tuttlo was a member. The ser
vices will be conducted by Rev. E. F. Trefz
and Rev, Luther Kuhns. Interment will bo
at Prospect Hill.
Funernl Notice.
Funernl services over Ihe'remaliiH of the
late Tliomiin F. Tuttlo will take place nt
Kountzo Memorial church. 10th nnd Har
ney Bts., Monday nfternoon. April tl, nt
3 o'clock, Rev. lidw. F. Trefi and Luther
M. Kuhns officiating. Friends Invited, in
terment, Prospect Hill cemetery, private.
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141 KAR.-VAM TBEET.
The beer that causes
biliousness is "green beer"
insufficiently aged. It
is hurried from the brew
cry to the market before
it is half fermented. Drink
it and it ferments in your
stomach, and the result is
biliousness and headache.
Fermentation is expen
sive. It requires immense
rcfrit-eratinu rooms (ours
an even temperature of 81
f . 1. -
pioccss or raonuib,
Telenlioun HIS.
WATER TANK CRUSHES MEN
Plungis Through fix Floon f Offiie Block
in .Oblcago.
HIGH WIND TEARS IT FROM ROOF
KallliiK Timber! Crimli SUiiIIm ut Peo
ple nr Ollicrwluc Harm Them
Hole Forty I'eet Nutinre
In llulltlliiii.
CHICAGO. April 21. A high wind ttrutk
Cblcngo today, loosened a hugu Iron water
tank from Its fastenings en tho root of
the Ualbrntth building, Mndlscn and frank
lin streets, causing It to cr.i.iii through tin
six floors to tho ground, Injuring flxo per
sons nnd resulting In damage tu thtt build
ing estimated at $50,000. The Inji-icd:
Richard O'llricn, skull fractutcd by ln'1
ing timbers; will die.
Julia Slotkln, back and shoulders In
jured by falling timbers.
Frank 12. Langs, scnlp wound? from fall
ing glass.
Scverlo Pcrlgo, bootblack, with Mand in
building, shoulder dislocate 1 and head m
verely cut by falling glasj.
John P. Wiley, scalp wounds.
With two exceptions th Injured were
pedestrians on thu street who hud not time
to make their escape. Had tho accident
happened on any other day but Sunday
many lives would undoubtedly havo been
lost, as tho building was occupied by sev
eral firms employing a largo number of
people.
Tho tank was twenty-five fuel long and
six feet In tllnmetcr nnd contained 10,000
gallons of water, lu falling It mado a
hole about forty feet square through the
building.
Hmallnnx I'ntlrnt Usriiucn,
PIERRE, S. D.. April 21. (Special Tele
gram.) After Plcrro had been clear of
smallpox several weeks another case made
Its appearance at tho Grand Pacific hotel
last night. Tho patient Is n yuung man
from the range, nnd tho hotel has been
quarantined, but not until most of tho
guests had got out, Including tho patient,
who got across tho river. Thcro Is Ptioug
sentiment for n general quarantine against
the west sldo of tho river, where, on nc
count of no effort having beon mado to
control tho disease In the start, It is epi
demic. D. Prosson, Prcssouvlllc, Kan., writes:
"Nothing like Foley's Honey nnd Tnr" Is
the universal verdict of nil who havo used
It. Especially has this been trim of coughs
accompanying la grippe. Not a slnglo bottlti
failed to give relief.
ftnnlli Dnkotn liieuriinrnt Iimin.
PIERRE, S. V., April 21, (Special.)
Articles of Incorporation havo been filed for
the following:
May Mining nnd Milling company, ut
Custer, With a capital of $750.'. incor
porators. W. V. Olds, M. A. Willis. J. R.
Smith. S. C. IimmlH, Oeurpo C. Dickin
son, Fred I Lumm and T. V. Onrlnek.
California Art Pottery und Tllo ansocln
tlon, nt Pierre, with 11 capital of $500,000.
Incorporators, John K. Flrmstone, K. I).
Coolcy und L. L. Stephen.
What Shall We
Have for Dessert?
This question arises in tho family
very day. Let us answer it to-day. Trj
J el l-O,
H delicious and healthful dessert. Pra-
Eared in two minutes. No boiling I no
alcing I add boiling water and set to
cool. Flavors: -Lemon. Orange, Rasp,
berry and Strawberry. Get a packogt
It ynur grocers to-day. 10 cts
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