THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: "WEDNESDAY. APKTE 24. 1901.
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
OrdiatiM to Etriliu Dtiliri ii Jttk
Fusm tie Eo:j.
DESIGNED TO HEAD Off METAL THIEVES
Provision lor Ilt-palring the Wheel
rtb to Hlrence Depend (in ln
-ferest ?hirii tr the
Xor.nl TUdrr.
A strict ordinance providing tor tbe reg
ulation of. Juxk dealers was peered by the
dtr council at Its meetinc last night.
Hereafter Ml dealer In Junl: vvill be com
period to furnish to tbc city a loud ot JMiO.
& annual licence tee o! &) roust be paid
by dealers vbo carry on their business In
a &id location, yen vbo have junk
wagons err to par an annual tee ot U, and
pcrsoni -who gather Junk In sacks and wall:
about tbc citr are to par an annual tee ot
" !
The most Important clause In the new j
ordinance it one uhieb forbids tbe pur- 1
rbas ot junk Irom minors It ts also pro
vided that dealers shall make dally reports
to the chief of polite concerning: tbelr pur
chase. These provisions were incorpor
ated lor the purpose of putting an end to
the vholesalc tbelt of metal by young
boyt.
The following communication from Cen
tral Labor union uas read to the council'
t herena, It It learned that the city coun
cil t.r the -lt; of Omaha ha under con
MfleTHtlHri the jassaKe ot a document, the
purpose of which If the extendlnc of the
iircM-tit urc t lltlitlric contract with the
Tbdmpwti-HouHoii IZlertric Light company
tor h specific term of elcht years; and.
Whereas Such eitenMon ot contract is
roMrarj tc. the principles of municipal own.
emlitt of such utilities, a principle Initiated
ti tbls txxt) artd declared for In party
platforms as well as by the Individual
tmmber of the i ltvi council and by pe.r
stmal utientTices durlnc the last municipal
umpalrn: therefore, be It
flev.lved. That the Central Labor union
if Omaha do room strenuously protest
nchltiKt tiie extension of such street light
lng contract or franchise.
11 epic I r to Wheel t'alh.
In a short time tbe cinder path between
Omaha and Florence -u-111 be put in first
class condition by tbe city of Omaha. A
resolution jirevidtng tor the repair of the
path was 'referred to tbe committee on
street improvements and rlaductr. The
councilmen favor the resolution, but be
fore It is passed they vlsh to have some
assurance from tbe wheelmen of tbe city
that-the path will be kept free from weeds.
Local bicycle dealers have offered to have
the vends cut aad as soon as the council
men are convinced that this will be done
tbe path will le restored.
By unanimous vote the council printed
tbe Vnlon Pacific and Burlington railroads
thru; months' additional time in which to
complete tbe Twenty-fourth street viaduct.
Vndclr tbe original agreement with the city
tbe structure was to have been completed
by July 3- The time lb extended until Sep-temlM-r
1
An ordinance was ptvsed which grants
the Omaha Bridge and Terminal company
the use of portions of Grover. Valley,
Boulevard. Vinton and Thlrty-flfth streets
tor sidetracks.
City Electrician Schurig advised that the
arc light at the corner of Twenty-lurth
and Indiana streets be removed to tbe cor
ner qt Twenty-fourth and Nicholas streets.
His recommendation was referred to the
committee on street lighting.
The council authorited . tbe removal of
the tity tool house from beneath the Six
teenth street viaduct to tbe corner of Tenth
and Nicholas streets.
A resolution granting the Park tbeater
the privilege of erecting an Illuminated
sign , was referred to the committee on
street llchtlnp.
, Aevv rwrr Contract.
rpoh the motion of Councilman Hascall
tbe Board of Public Works was Instructed
to enter Into new contracts with George
T- randall, James R. Connolly and J. O.
Corby. Contracts for constructing sewers
were awarded to these men. They furn
ished bonds which were not drawn up In
the proper manner.
Ordinances were introduced which pro
vide for the creating of street improvement
districts to lay the following paving' Cum
ing, from Torty-second to Forty-third:
Dodge. From Thirty-eighth avenue to For
tieth. Hawthorne avenue, from Glenwood
avenue to Lincoln boulevard. Twenty-seventh,
from Leavenworth to Hickory. Corby,
tram Fifteenth to Sherman avenue.
MICKY HICKEY'S HARD LUCK
Police Wouldn't Ghe Him III Knife
.or Believe HI
JMory.
Rickey Hlckey escaped punishment in
police, .court Tuesday on a charge of va
grancy, but tbe police refused to return
a wicked looking kntte he had when ar
rested and this hurt him worse than a
thirty-day sentence. Hlckey told Desk
Sergeant Marshall that he needed it badly
becnusc every time be was robbed the
thieves got away and he was locked up,
while the robbers divided the spoils with
the police. Therefore Hlckey wanted the
knife to protect his rights. But tbe desk
sergeant was obdurate and refused to re
turn the blade as long us Hlckey wanted
if" to carve policemen. Tbe angry hobo left
the station vowing to obtain possession or
go io Jail in the attempt. A few hours
later he returned with a fresh bruise on the
back of ills bead and a story that he had
been robbed of $25 near tbe Burlington
nation. The sergeant had heard such
stories before and demanded to be shown
Hlckey -willingly submitted to a search,
i'ot not a penny could be found in bis
clothes, though it was known that he had a
That's
Ayer's
The only Compound Con
centrated Extract of Sarsa
parilla That's Ayer's.
The only Sarsaparilla en
dorsed by the medical pro
fession That's Ayer's.
The only Sarsaparilla with
a record of over fifty years
of cures
, That's Ayer's.
The only Sarsaparilla that
makes rich blood and strong
nerves
That's Ayer's.
The only Sarsaparilla
Ayer's Sarsaparilla.
tl.W a ftttk. All nitxit.
J. C. AXU CO., Load), Mau.
sum of money when be le't the po.i'e sta
tion This tir-unutanc. lent some color o
his story but tbe sergeant fill persisted
is refusmr to boiiere. An order bad Just
been issued te strip tricky Hlckey when i
Patrolman Shields who had been an inter
ested spectator, discovered tbe "plant."'
Hlrkey's lost money, consisting of t.SS,
was found neatly wrapped in a handker- 1
chief suspended from his neck letlde his
shirt The gim was up and Hlckey was
locked up on a charge ot disorderly con-1
duct. I
CLAIMS STATUTE IS INVALID
William Wenhara Alo Sa, Labor
Law is I nconstltntlnnal Hr
ranse It DIcrimlnat e.
The trial of William Wenbatn, manager
of tbe Nonpareil Laundry company, for vio
lating tbe state labor law by working fe
male employes more than sixty hours a
week, was begun In police court Tuesday.
Complaints were filed on behalf of lx
former employes by Cyrus E. TVataon, dep
uty state labor commissioner. Wcnham had
entered a plea of not guilty, but withdrew
tbt plea. His attorney raised the point
that tbe law was invalid because of de
fects in its title and unconstitutional be
cause it discriminated against certain
classes cf labor He held that. In cCeet, .t
was Identical with the eight-hour law of
ISM, which had been declared unconstitu
tional by tbe supreme court of Nebraska.
This law was drawn to limit the hours of
every laborer In tbe state, with tbe excep
tion cf those encaged in farm or domestic
labor, to eight hours a day. The new law
applies only to female labor in manufac
turing and mercantile institutions and ho
tels and restaurants. Police Judge Craw
ford took the point under advisement and
adjourned the bearing to Thursday after
noon. Mi; Corn Breaks Kerord.
CHICAGO. April S. May corn again
broke tbe crop record. May selling at 47
cents George H. Phillips, the bull leader,
was la tbe pit, but was lest active than
many others, who, being short, were
anxious to cover Around the top bulls
soid to secure profits, but only a mode
rate scale, and tbe market closed with
shorts still nervous, May He higher at 4CV
cents.
Jnlla Iloe nrrender.
Julia Rose, the colored woman who at
tempted to make mincemeat out of "Bird
legs Lyons with a rator Monduv tilpht.
went to the tollce station late Tuesday
.. ...... ,,. r-u m. ftn Ti rr1lr.
pave her Into the custody of the county au
thorities and she was locked up at the
county Jan to await a preliminary cxamina-
mill Illiir tt jaruT-.. jut- vnifr u.u i.
lit r luillllfc mum ...ir.tl ID uu p.n:oi
bodily Injurs- Her defenpe Is that Lyons
first knocked her down
Drives Fnrallj Out of Honoe.
E. Miller of nt Pinkncy street drove his
family out of doors Tuesday night and re
fused to let them come hack when bedtime
came. He said he thought the weather was
nice enough to sleep outside. Miller was
arrested by Patrolman Rlnn and charged
with being drunk and abusing his family.
Til 12 RE A LTV MARKI2T.
INSTRUMENTS placed on -ecord Tuesday.
April Si.
Warranty Deeds.
L C. Graham and husband to J. A
Aulahaugh, lot 1. Archer Place . .1 I.tW
A. r Sherrill to Jacob Slosburg. west
H feet lots 6 and . and w est S
leet ot south 40 feet lot 4. block SS,
Omaha . E.500
H. B Waldon and wife to F. F.
Kelser. lots tt and , block E. Ben
nington . 1.150
J H. Roberts to Ben Dawson, lot a,
block 11. Kitchen k W's. subdlv. . &D0
Rotiert Don and wife to George Por
ter, east 25 1-S feet ot w est 77 teet
lot 3. Mock I, Sweesy's add 1.V0
Vv". K. Seltier et al. executors, to
same, east IS S-3 feet of w est El 1-S
feet lot 3. block I, same 1,710
M E. Reed to B. J Reed et al. west
25 feet lot E, Clark's add 1.150
Benson Land Syndicate to O. D Bel
lir, lots 13 to 20, block. 23, Benson.. 1,000
S. G. Hutchinson and wife to Benson
Land nompany, lot 2. block !C, lots
-1 and't'b-iocl: 87, Benson, and part
nw te 2-1D-U 1
Quit Claim Deed.
L. S, Wilbur to Jacob Slosburg. undlv.
s of west 44 feet lots S and 6. and
west W feet of south 40 feet lot 4,
block fc3, Omaha 2
Deeds.
A. F Sherrill, guardian, to Jacob
Slosburg undlv 4 of west 44 feet
lots I and 6. and west 66 feet of
south 40 feet lot 4, block 3. OmahB . 1.500
Frank Haptrman et al, trustees, to
Minnie Hlssele, lot 2, Boehme's
subdlv ... 400
Lombard Liquidation company to
same, lot 3, same .400
M. A Leiphton and husband to same,
wet 44 teet lot E. block 25E. Omaha . 1,500
Sheriff to Marcus Rosenwasser, undlv
lots 13 and J4, block 12. E. V
Smith's add , lot 11, block 1.
Kountze's 4th add ... E50
M. C Nelson, administratrix, to H
D Reed, lot 13, block 1. Sheridan
Place ... W
Total amount of transfers
.X20.1E3
Many Small Deals
With the fine weather of the last few
days real estate men In Omaha have been
kept busy showing property to prospective
purchasers. Many small deals are being
made right along, all buying being still
for Immediate use.
Up to tbe close of last month the real
estate transfers for 1101 had amounted io
a little over $1,300,000, which was sllgntly
In excess of last year's. April, 1500, was a
big month, however, the transfers tor that
month passing the million mark, and It
looks now as If April of this year will lie
tar from reaching that total. The number
of transfers, sty those who have been
watching the records. Is this year out ot
proportion to the amount.
Rental agencies are also constantly be
sieged by people who are looking for homes,
every fine day bringing cwt a large number
of tenants who want better quarters than
they are now occupying.
Will Iniproir All 111 Lot.
Charles White, who Is now a resident of
Spokane, Wash., passed throurh Omaha
a few days ago on his way to Oklahoma.
While In the city he notified his agents
here that It w-as his intention to improve
all the vacant property in Omaha that he
owns. Mr. White's health has not been
up to tbe mark and he is now on a vaca
tion. He will not be In Omaha again tor
two or three months, but his Intention is
to begin building operations as soon at he
can get the preliminaries arranged.
Tbe first property to be improved will
probably be a piece on Harney street. Just
west of Fourteenth, where be owns 44x132
feet. It Is Mr White's present Intention o
erect a four-story brick on this site, sim
ilar to the adjoining building ot the Meyrr
k Raapke company, and he Is now seeking
a tenant who will give a lease on such a
building, Tbe description of this lot Is
the west 44 feet of lot 2. lr block 14E. city.
Mr. J. J. Brown I!n a Home.
Mrs. J. J. Brown has bought for aboit
20,000 the borne at the southeast corner
of Thirty-second and Dodge, the home of
Dr. J. Cameron Anderson, who Is about to
leave Omaha tor New York. The house
is In every way a complete modern resi
dence, consisting of fifteen rooms, with a
west and north exposure, and tbe ground
measures 13Cxl4r feet. It Is not yet de
cided what disposition will be made ot the
old Brown residence on Sherman avenue.
Athletic CI oli' Clablionae.
Tbe plans for the clubhouse ot tbe New
Omaha Athletic club have been prepared
by John Latenser and are sow on view.
Tbe contractors expect to begin work
within a very short time. Already the
base ball diamond and the cricket plub
MORE WORl FOR TRE COURTS
Proij:4. tiat tie TTLlr "will Ttn
Lirilie: &tc Eocs,
CAUSES FOR INCREASE IN LITIGATION
Assnranee of Early Determination of
Case In hnpreine Court Will Have )
an Effect on tbe Lav.
7 er" nnslnesa.
What the effect of the new supreme
court commission will be on tbe business
of the local courts is causing considerable
speculation among Omaha lawyers who have
in recent years been complaining ot the
dearth of law business
"The business ot our district courts has
been unusually light during the last three
or four years," said a well known lawyer
and we all look for perceptible Increase
In the number of cases brought from now
on. This increase, unless we are mistaken,
will result from several causes, the chief
one being the clearing up of the supreme
court docket by the commission recently
appointed. When it becomes possible to
get a case through the district and supreme
courts within a reasonable time, the num
ber of suits started Is sure to be materially
Increased. Heretofore many people who
have had good causes for action have pre
ferred to accept almost any kind of set
tlement rathtr than go into court, knowing
as they did that a final determination. If
taken up to the supreme court, could not
be reached in less than tour or five years.
Under the present conditions, with a prob
ability of getting decisions from the su
preme court within two years after a case
Is begun, litigants will not be so ready to
accept settlement they do not think fair.
I believe that on this account alone the
number ot cases brought In the lower court
will be nearly doubled.
Another Cause for Increase.
"Another thing that will Increase the
number of cases to be tried by our district
courts will be the action ot tbe supreme
court on the accumulated cases now on
Its docket. Within the neighborhood of
1.700 cases pending, at ltast one-third of
which are from Douglas county, a great
many will necessarily be snt back for new
trials on error or reversals. This means
more business tor Omaha lawyers Interested
In these particular cases, and. incidentally,
more fees tor the clerk's office, whose re
ceipts depend also on tbe business ot the
courts.
"In reference to the fees of the clerk of
the court the work of tbe supreme court
commission ought to bring quite a windfall
from cases that have for some years rcatcd
in the supreme court, but will now l. de
cided. It has been tbe custom ot tbe clerk's
office to charge up all fees after the filing
of the petition until the decree Is entered
determining which party to the suit Is
liable tor the costs. Many of these cases
have gone to the supreme court and on ac
count of tbe congested condition of tbe
docktt of tbst court the fees of the clerk
of this district have been tied up in
definitely. These fees are not all owing to
the present Incumbent, but many of them
have been earned by his predecessor, Albyn
Frank, and even back be far as Mayor
Moores' incumbency. All this back busi
ness ought to be cleared up within a short
time.
"1 understand that the credit system in
tbe clerk's office is to be discontinued, now
that the collection of feee is of Interest
to the county rather than to the clerk. A
large portion ot tbe fees hav been lost
through the credit system, many of tbe
accounts having become worthless while
the suits w-ere pending. Vnlest the county
does business on a cash basis It will soon
have itself loaded up with uncollectible lee
bills. On the other hand, with the In
creased court business, the county ought
to take in quite a little sum as Its surplus
proceeds of the litigation through the
clerk's office."
The editor of the rordville, Ky., Miscel
laneous, writes as a postscript to a bus
iness letter: "I was cured of kidney
trouble by taking Foley's Kidney Cure."
Take nothing else.
Carry Row to Police Matlon.
Isaac Blake, colored, followed his wife
into the police station Tuesday nlcht wh!ii
she went to make a complaint against him,
and demanded to know what she was there
lor She wanted to know whv he was there
and they mixed up In a tam!l.v row until
separated by Officers Relcleman and Jor
pensen, who placed Blake under arrem
Two blp puns, one pj them a regulation
police revolver, were found In his pockets
His wife shld he had pot them to use on
her and had repeated'y threatened to do so
Blake wa booked for being drunk and
carrying concealed weapons.
have been graded, and the laying out of
the golf course Is under wajv
Tbe club building will be ot octagon
shape and will contain one general room
24x40 feet, surrounded on three sides by
a twenty-foot veranda, overlooking the
cricket and base ball grounds. Eleven glass
doors open from tbe general room to the
veranda. Behind the general room, as seen
from the grounds, are tbe entrance hall
and office, locker rooms tor men and for
women, kitchens, buffet, etc., and a double
bowling alley. On the second floor are two
living rooms for tbe use ot the keeper ot
tbe grounds.
There will be lf0 lockers for the men and
fifty for the women, with toilet rooms and
shower baths adjoining. Tbe building will
face south, and will stand close by 'he
large orchard of apple and cherry trees en
the north side ot the grounds.
It is estimated that grading and prep
aration ot tbe grounds will cost In the
neighborhood of 11.000, and about 22,500
will be expended this year on tbe club
building, which Is so arranged that a double
wing can be added In tbe future of the
same general design as tbe Main building.
The wing will be used for gymnastics.
These figures ere exclusive of the bowling
alleys, which will cost about $00, and tbe
lockers, costing about 1400. Tb club has
a membership ot several hundred already,
with the membership growiug rapidly.
South Sixteenth Street.
There Is no new information concerning
the recent big deals on Sixteenth street,
although matters are reported io be pro
gressing satisfactorily. Tboii who arc In
terested in tbe corners of Harney and
Howard streets on the cast side of Six
teenth have every expedition of secti ng
leases for the two bulldlngr., but they say
that nothing will i don, Just at pttsent
It has been known for some time past that
the Dewey & Stone Furniture tiupany
was seeking qutrwrs on Sixteenth strct,
and It was recently reported that this firm
would occupy one-half or more of he build
ing to be erected at tb? southeast corner
of Sixteenth and 1'irnev streets, tnd that
Thompson 4- Belden would fill the remalner
of tbe building. Thli firm, however has
recently made an ofir tor largr quarters
In the Young Men's Christian association
building, which tbe directors of the as
sociation now have undsr consideration.
Tbe rumor which has been circulating
for tbe last week tht D. E. Thompson ot
Lincoln was putting money nto this cor
ner Is emphatically denied br ihe agents
for tbe property.
Holt Cunt j- Land.
D. C. Pattcron. tor tbe Tarkway Realty
campity, hit obtained possession ot the
cutting down his force
ew Revenue Law Recall in Le
WorL for tlie Collector'
OHIce.
Tbe tew internal revenue lav bat resulted
in decreatiag the force of the collector at
thu point. Carl T. Seeley of Madison, war
revenue deputy, having been let out. Tbe
force may be further reduced July 1 by
the discharge ot the stamp dfputy, a po
sition treated when the war tax went into
elect te Ut..
There is oeae mlpvtadetstanding on the
part of hanks and bankers regarding the
provbsiont of the new revenue law m regard
to inland bills of exchance The law pro
vides that on all inland bills, except those
payable at stgbt or on demand, a 2-cent
stamp mutt be attached lor each 110 val
uation. This makes it necessary te stamp
csamcrcial bills which are usually drawn
at ten days slght-
Cnx-nrlne nt All DrnsRlata.
Cures billiousness. costLpatlos and dys
pepsia or money refunded .0c Sample
and bock on diet and cure tent free tor 10c
to psy postage. Kea Bros, k Co., Minne
apolis, Minn
LOCAL BREVITIES.
H'i'v communion will be celebrated cn
Thursdsv. St Marks da . at 1 a m. In
Trlt.lty cathedral.
Robert T Moore, aged 2a. died at St
Joseph s hospital and bis remains were
sent to Lincoln for burial
Minnie Johnson, aged 22 died at 1611
Dorcas street and the remains were taken
to Essex. la. for interment
John LouchlaDd. the recently appointed
poundmaster. has been assigned an office
on the fourth floor of tbe city hall.
A grip containing the traveling wardrobe
of Howard Wells of Klrksville. Mo., was
stolen from the Vnlon dejot Monday after
noon. Thirteen new cigar factories have begun
business In the state of Nebraska during
the last month, two of them being located
in Omaha.
Some miscreant entered the room of D.
RU hards at 1814 Websttr street Monday
night and walked aw-ay with an overcoat It
was a llcht pprlng coat.
A special meeting of the Board of Edu
cation will be held Monday evening to ap
prove plans for the heattt.c and ventilating
of the new High school building.
Scarlet fever has tee.n quarantined at th
followinc uddresses. 2 Decatur, 2M6
North Eighteenth, 2tf -Miami. 1414 South
Fifteenth. 1J23 South Twelfth and Twxnty
second and Boyd.
The followinc lhkrupts have been dis
charged bv Jadpe Munper of the federal
court William Wallace Mace and John
W. Berccrs of Omaja. Charles Schultz of
Madlw.n county and Her.r ICoia of Stan
ton count .
Poujidmastcr John Lauchtand han located
the dog pound on ground owned by the
city at the corner of S:xtb and Webster
streets. LumlxT has leen hauled to the
new site and carpenters are engaged in
construe Ung fences and sheds.
There will be a meetlnp of the board of
directors of tbe Country club this week to
decide uion the opening of the grounds
for the season The greens committee has
decided upon the changes to tit made in the
links and are now carrying their plans into
iffect-
John Bell. 2S0? Sahler street, left his bl
cvcie in front of the Creighton-Orpheum
theater on Harney street Monday night
while he went upstairs to tbe Omaha
Guards armory- When he retuniod lor bis
wheel It w-as pone- The theft has been re
ported to the police
The rules governing the contest of archi
tects on the auditorium bj tiding and the
general design upon which the plans are to
Ih based are now in the hands of the
secretary and will le mailed to the archi
tects ot Omaha, South Omaha and Council
Bluffs this evening.
Vesta chapter No. 6. Order of the Eastern
Star, entertained merobtrs and f.iends at a
poverty ball Tuesday evening In the Ma
sonic temple. The povertj -stricken cos
tumes made a decided contrast to the well
led people who attended Every one en
joyed a good old-fashioned time until a late
hour.
Judge Gustave Anderson left last even
ing lor Chicago to attend the celebration
of the centennial ot Scottish Rite Free
masonry. The meeting of the rite in Chi
cago will lie the largest cathcring of Free
masons ever brought togther in the world
and will Include persons from almost every
grand Jurisdiction.
Mrs. Berthu Cramer"s flat at 1724 Capitol
avenue, which had considerable notoriety
thrust upon It several weeks ago when Tom
Foley s horse Jumped throupn the parlor
window, was the scene ot more trouble
Tuesday evening A lace curtHln was
blow-n over a lighted casjet and tS worth
of damage resulted belore the nre depart
ment stopped It- There was no Insurance.
Ed J. Walling ap;eared before Justice
Shoemaker yesterdav and pleaded not puilty
to the charge of embezzlement preferred
against htm by D J O'Brien. His trial
was tent lor May 4. Walling was employed
as a driver and collector lor Mr O'Britn
and It is charged that he collected f7;C.fi!
for candles and sw -meats manufactured
by Mr. O Brien ano led to turn any part
of the amount over iu his employer.
There will le a meeting of the musical
festival committee at the Commercial club
roomt. Wednesday afternoon, at which time
the committee having in chffige the sale
ol books of tickets will make its first re
pnrt The reports whUh come from the
individual members Indicate that the rale
Is meetlnp with as much intlrest us that
which carried the tr.terprlse to a successful
termination last fali
Fine Weather Brings Activity
to Real Estate Market.
100 acres of Holt county land
recently offered at auction, with a
reserve of $250. Mr Fattersoa's bid of
$165 was 'he highest obtained and tbe owner
has decided to sell at this price. The land
Is now on the market again The former
owner paid oil a mortcage of $600 on tbe
land while it was m his possession, and It
is said that it was sold some years ago at
a price much higher than this.
Sell Within Thirty liny.
F D. Wead has sold the two west houses
in the block of six on the south sldt of
St Mary's avenue, opposite Twenty-sixth
street, to Duff Green. They are two-story
brick tenement dwellings, with large bail
ments and are about forty-five feet wide.
Mr. Wead. in speaking of this sale, says
the property had only been In his posses
sion for thirty days and that at the time
of the sale he had two other parties figuring
on buying at tbe same price.
It is understood that the price paid for
this property was something under $6,000.
which is considered a very low figure, ns
the other tour houses in the block are
held at $15,000.
Two JJrlcL lloutri.
P. L Dore has bought a lot within the
last few flayr on Eighteenth street, Just
south of Mason, near his present home.
It is his Intention to build two brick bouses
tor resting.
Street Sell, 111 Home.
Mrs. a. W. Burkley has bought from L
D Street, formerly ot the Christie-Street
Commislon company, the house at 140 North
Thirty-third street This is a comforta
bly arranged modern duelling of about nine
rooms built by A L Tatrick six ears ago.
It stands on lot 2. block f. West End ad
dition There Is a large and roomy stable
In the rear. Tbe consideration named in
the deed is $5,000 Mr. Street, who bought
the property a few years ago, Is now living
In Kansas City.
I'odn;' UxcIihikc Vteetlnc.
Today meeting of tbe Real Estate ex
change will be devoted to business. Ersest
Sweet's propositions to exclude curbstoners
from participation in commissions on sales
will be brought up by tbe committee, con
sisting of Sweet. Bcnawa and Harrison
R- C Peters .- Co will ofier at auction lot
-'0. block 1. Orchard Hill, and lot 4, block
S. Kllby Place. Tbese will be soid to tbe
highest bidder at 1 10 p. m on the second
floor of the Board of Trade building, under
the rules of the exchange. The secretary.
W. G. Shrlver. expects to have the new
handbooks eontalolng the bylaws and com
plete list of member ready tor distribution
today.
SELLING BRICKS CHEAPER
Stooud Kijtt'i Actiea Bees Lfii cf the
?itn Oczspttitin,
FRANCES KLPPLER SETS THIRTEEN
Uj me at Hammer Company Allow
Her nid to lie Added to It tn
and Give tp the Lucky
BrlcW.
Eleven bricks each bearing a cumber
symbolic ot something mysterious or his
torical, or suggestive of some secret or
gaatiatioc. and each representing a share
of stock in the Omaha Auditorium, were
auctioned last night. Tbe lot brought a
total of $175. an average of $25 apiece.
The auction sale took place at the second
nlgbt'r performance of tbe benefit given
by the Elks of Omaha. F. A. Brogan oft
cttted as auctioneer, succeedlnc W R Ben
nett, who served so capably in that capacity
the night before.
"I want to introduce tbe Omaha Audi
torium to you lonlcht." Mr. Brogan sail
"It has passed Its infantile stage and is
now a lusty youngster that seeks aequa:a-- j
ante with tbe best set. The infant was
bora amid the strains of the musical test.
val last fall. The Commercial club served
In the capacity ot the old family doctor and i
tbe press of the city made a most accept - :
able godmother. Last night occurred the
baptism and tonlcht It Is my pleasure to
introduce ln;o society this child of Omaha
the Auditorium."
.No. - Didn't Sell.
Then came tbe evolution of Mr. Brogan
from orator to auctioneer. Brick No. 2 was
tbe first one offered for sale. -It's tbc
same kind of a brick," he said cajolingly
"that was sold last night for $2,000 111
possessor may will be as proud of It as
Is Mr. Dletz of No. L" G V. Kclley who
was seated with TV. A. Taxton in a Btagt
box, started tbe bidding at $100. Some one
in tbe rear of the theater doubled tbc bid
Mr. Kelley raised tbe ante to $225 and then
it stopped. No amount of persuasion on
the part of the auctioneer could bring forth
another offer. It was Just about to be
knocked down when Fred Paffenrath bought
it in for the Auditorium company at $250.
remarking that it was worth $1,000 and that
tbe company would not permit it to go at
a f.acribce So No. 2 did'nt count in tbe
total of the bids.
Mr. Kelley was determined not to leave
the theater without securing an Audi
torium brick and tbe next one offered for
salc No. 1!0L significant of the new cen
tury and the date of the building of the
Auditorium received a bid from him cf
$50. Someone else wanted It, but Mr
Kelley Indicated the greater desire and his
final bid of $80 was accepted. Later he
bought No. 1212 for $25.
Year of The Omaha Bee.
Much interest was aroused in brick No.
1BTL The auctioneer stated that from
some unknown source had come the re
quest that the brick bearing that number
be placed on tb block. He no sooner an
nounced the number than bidding began.
The first offer was $5 and the amount
climbed up rapidly until $25 w-as reached.
"Brick No. 1ST1 third and lart call and
sold for $25," said Mr. Brogan. "The name,
please?"
"Bought by The Omaha Dally Bee," came
the answer from tbe rear of tbe house
"The number represents the year The
Bee w-as founded in Omaha."
Enthusiastic applause greeted this an
nouncement. Settling the Hoodoo Hrlck.
Mr. Brogan read the following letter trom
the Byrne & Hammer Dry Goods company,
which bought In brick No. 12, Monday nlgh.t
at $175:
OMAHA, April 23,-To the Auditorium,
Committee: Since purchasing brick No, 13'
we have learned that little Frances Kep
plcr had set her heart on having this brick,
claiming thirteen as her luckv number We
have also learned that she sent $15 to
Omaha to be paid for this brick. Vndtr the
circumstances it' is our desire that the
young lady's wish be gratified by possessing
this hrlck and that the Auditorium fund be
swelled to the extent of $15, consequently
we desire that you sell this brick 'o Miss
Keppler's friend, whoever he may he, at
tbe amount stipulated by her
As lar as we are concerned we will he
very glad. Indeed, to buy another brick to
take the place of lucky thirteen To show
our cood intentions and to carrv out the
promise above made we here enclooe our
check for $.-. for which we would Hie to
l'.htM-' 'r!,rk.wNo' ?M1' whlcb "lenities the
5S? hBd ih P1asure cast our lot
tnilv C people of Omaha. Tours
FANY & HAMMEK DKY GOODS COM
How Other Brick Sold.
The spirit ot the letter tnd tbe gen
erosity of tbe Byrne & Hammer Dry Goods
company was recognized by tbe big crowd
and a storm of applause followed tbe read
ing ot tbe liberal offer. Miss Keppler's
uncle. A. G Stepban, bid tbe extra $15 for
the brick, bringing the combined bids of
tbe Byrne k Hammer company and Miss
Keppler to $li'0. Later Mr. Stephan pur
chased bricks Nos. 4444 and 1412 for $5 ind
$10 respectively.
Brick No JI. representing the number
ot the Concatenated Order of Hoo-Hoos.
was bid In by J Frank Carpenter tor $45
E. E. Howell drew tbe patriotic number
177C, the year of the signing of the Declara
tion of Independence, for $35.
The Modern Woodmen number. 120, was
secured bv W. S Wricht. his bid of $10
being the only one made. Charles E. AUy
pinned his faith to the extent of $10 in ihe
occult meaning of 11-44 and purchased tbe
brick bearing that number.
Tbe century number. 100, was bid In by
J. A. Connor tor $15.
Held for Infantlride.
NEW YORK. April 23. Giro Buttacalvo
and Francesca Splnella, who were arrested
In Yonkers yesterday charged with bury
ing a baby alive In a lonesome spot near
the New York Central tracks at Hastings
were today held for the Winchester county
grand Jury which meets on May 5 The
Srlsoners refused to discuss the case, but
eclared they were not the parents of the
child.
Ask Your Neighbor
Hundreds of Omaha Citizens Can Tell
You All About It.
Home endorsement, the public expres
sion ot Omaha people should be evidence
beyond dispute for every Omaha reader.
Surely the experience of friends and neigh
bors, cheerfully given by them will carry
more weight than the utterances ot stran
gers residing In far-away places. Read tbe
following.
Mrs. Alex Long, of WIS Oak street, says
"I bad kidney trouble for many years, suf
fered severely, was annoyed a great deal
nights from too frequent action of the kid
ney secretions and had other ailments often
little understood hot which are caused by
disordered kidneys. I saw Doan's Kidney
Pills advertised and had my husband set
tbem for me at Kuhn k Ca's drug store
They did me so much good that I continued
tbe treatment and after finishing two boxes
1 felt like a different woman even at my
advanced age. I recommend Doan's Kid
ney !llls to every one at every opportu
nity for they are a reliable kidney remedy."
For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents.
Foster-Mllburn Co. Buffalo, X. Y., sole
agents for tbe Veiled States.
Remember the name Doaa' and Uke
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Bad CirciUtioa is tie ctuse of lvst of the ills that coat with old ape Wrtla
ivancing rears there u a dechde of strength aad vigor the machinery of tke
body moves with lew speed aad accuracv. Because of the weak aad irregular
action of the heart the tlxd mores more slowly, becomes iraptire aad lose auch
of as life-sustairttni: properties, aad muscles, tissues and nerves literally Krre for
lack of aonnshmect. A tiumLvh aad polluted circulation is followed by a Jong
traia of bodt)y ailraeats. Cold feet, chillv seasatioas up aad down the spin, poor
apetite aad digestion, soreness of the sascles, rheumatic patas, hard aad fissured
skin, face syres, chronic nmainc ulcers oa the lower limlw. aad other parts of tbe
lodr thee aad many other diseases peculiar to old people are dne to a lack of
healthy blood tad imperfect circulation. Restoratioa toheAith must come throvgh
the building up aad punacatioa of the bioc.i, thus adding strength ana tone to
the vital orgaa aad quick healthy action to the circulation.
S. S. S. being strictly a v egchsble blood remedy and the best tonic, makes it
the rao valuable aad cmcaciour of all medicine for old people. It is free frost all
mineral ingredient;, aad mild and plraaat ta its action. It cures bleed diseases
of every character,, cvta thx.e inherited or contracted ta early life. As the rrAem
gets under the influence of S. S. S. there is a marked improvement in the peaeral
health, aad as richer aad purer blocd liegms to circulate through the bcy the
appetite improves, aad there is a softness aad elasticity about the skin that yom
have not noticed for years , sores teg;a to heal, pains in muscles and joints rra.
ually cease, and you find that it is jossible to ie happy and healthy even in W apt.
Our medical department is ia charge of physicians who make a stodr of blood
and skin diseases. If you would like to hare their opinion and advice ia your
case, -write them all about it and you shall receive such information and advice as
you wanL This will co you nothing Others have found ocr medical depart
ment of great benefit to them their cure bring much more rapid as the resuk of
some special directions received from our phrwcians.
Don 't be your own doctor when you can get medical advice free. Book oa
Blood and Skin Diseases mailed to all who desire h.
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These mattresses have sfod the t"st of years. They arc worth almost aar
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JC. E. Our prices are absolutely the
buy.
The fast trains oi the
Union Pacific reach
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hours ahead of all competitors.
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If you want to know about
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If yon want to know abont
an office building ask its
tenants.
You will find the tenants
of the
Bee Building
enthusiastic in its praises,
particularl3r if they formerly
officed in other buildings.
If you wish to inspect the
few handsome offices which
are vacant, call on us.
R. C Peters & Co.,
Rental Agents,
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