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    THE OMAHA DAILY JlEEt SATURDAY, JANUARY 18, 1902
REALTY MEN ENTER PROTEST
Iailit tlftt Kurd of RitUw'i Wtrk 0ht
Not to Itttd.
UnSE INCREASE ON FRANCHISE OWNERS
JZInitnnn Atiiirnrn -with Itt-noltitlnn to
.iltnucc AnNCHitiiioM In if K rn li
cit I ('1 (.'rprnfliiii( to Itenl
t IXutc Kxi-limixv I'lmirm.
Yesterday afternoon tho Hcnl Katate ex
change, watt befrfrd the Hoard of Kquallzn
tlon for .(ho purpose of showing why tho
psscBstnonts of tho franchlecd corporations
nbould do advanced. I D. Wcad and
others will address th hoard.
Councilman 'tfllnman In tho. champion of
tho IntcrpstR of tho rcal.cstnto men and
Vrlll Introduce ft resolution providing that
tho co'tpbratlon ntitcsemcnts bo fixed at the
following flgurci;
Omnha Oiih company ' I1.200.iW)
Omiiliu Street ltiillwuy comjiiiny.... 2,t),0u0
Omaha Wfitor company.-.. l.Iiw.OOO
iw Omiiliu Thomson iloUMton
Klcetrlr Light company RW.WX)
IS'cbnmkii Telephone company 2I0,(")
The naflcuHinants of tho flvo companion as
fxA by the Hoard of Review aro as follow:
Omnha Gns company fino.OOO
Omaha Htrcet Hallway company tM.W)
Omaha Water company...'...;,..' &76,(w
fr.'uw Omaha Thompion-lloilHton. lilcc-
trlo Unlit company , ltt.Goo
KCubrnnka Telephone company U3,W)
'.I in ma n .Hllrkn fur Hiilxr.
"Tho flRitrca at which tho Ileal Estate ex
Change npcka to havp tho. corporation afl
HesamcntH fixed nro very reasonable," said
Councilman Klmmnn. "in my opinion tho
assessments of tho companies should be
ovpn higher, but I will ask to havo tho
figures of tho real cstato men accepted by
tho Hoard of Krpiallzntlon. In my opinion
members of tho council can find no valid
pxcue.o for allowing tho assessments of tho
corporation) to remain at tho low figures
bdoptrd by tho Hoard of Ilovlew. It has
been shown boyond n doubt "t tho per
Fonnl property of tho flvo great companies
in asnos'sed on a much smaller percentage
than oth r personal and real property."
Othor' mom'hers aro non-communlcatlvo
Concerning tho prohablo action of tho Hoard
cf Equalization nnd say they havo no state
ment to mnko until after tho real cstato
tnen and tho corporations havo. raado a
Showing before tho board.
Out Out Mimnr Ahni-mkiimmi t.
Two hoiirn of discussion yosterdny ro
(lilted In tho cancellation of $30,000 assessed
Bgnlnflt thrco sugar1 rcQncrlcs for sugar said
to havo been In storage In Omaha nt tho
time assessments for 1902 were lovlcd last
November.
Tho thrco sugar companies assessed were
tho American Sugar Refining company, tho
Standard licet Sugar company nnd tho
American licet Sugar company, tho assessed
valuation of tho sugar each had In Omaha
having been fixed at JIO.OOO. Tax Com
missioner William Fleming nnd his deputies
estimated that tho companies should bo ns
osHcd on greater nmountn than this, but
tho quantity of sugar varied so at different
tlmeH of tho yuar that tho Hoard of Review
finally ngreed to tax each of tho companies
on only $10,000.
Mtrl- for DlnlrlliiKlon.
Attorney" for tho refineries appeared bo-
foro tho Hoard of Equalization nnd stated
mui im inir miKiir uiuy navo in umana it
merely sent liiro for distribution ami that
It remains horo but .n short time and Is
then shipped to portions who havo con
tracted for it before it wan manufactured.
They Instated that tho sugar Is In trnnslt
nnd that tho city of Omaha has no right
to taxdt.
City Attornoy W. J. Connell stated that
tho product of tho reflnorlcs which Is con
Signed to Omaha becomes taxablo In this
city na soon as It Is loaded In tho cars and
thu manufacturers aro given a bill of
lading. Councilman Hascall expressed tho
opinion that only goods In trnnslt In Ne
braska and billed to Omaha aro assessablo
In this city. . Ho urged that everything
should bn done to make, Omnha n distribut
ing point nnd Insisted Mint any attempt
to tnx goods In transit will causo manu
facturers to seek Homo other city for a
center of distribution. '
CoiiimliiNlniier Vlrmlnw KxpluliiK,
Tux Commissioner Fleming. explained that
ho nnd his deputies were only attempting
to asscso tho rellncrlcs upon sugar which Is
actually consumed In Omnha, and had no
thought of making manufacturers pay for
pll sugar which Is distributed through
Omaha agents.
Councilman Hnscnll moved that tho two
fccot sugar companies which control tho out
put of tho rcflncrlcs nt Norfolk. Ames nnd
Grand Island bo exempted from taxation.
Ills motion was adopted without a dissent
ing voto. Mr. Iloscall thou moved that tho
American Sugnr. Refining company bo ex
empted from taxation. Objections wcro of
fered to tills motion, nnd an attempt was
nindo to fix tho company's assessment at
5,000. This was defeated, however, and
tho tax commissioner's assessment was
trlckon from the books by n vote of G to 2.
Councllmon Loheck and Zlmman voted to
Bustnln tho action of Tnx Commissioner
Fleming. Tho members of tho board who
opposed tho assessment were 'Hascall.
Vhltohorn, Mount, Trostlcr, "Hoyo and
Karr.
Tnlkn fur Kltrlc Cniiipnny.
Vhon the committees on tho Real Beta to
nxchanire nnd tho Commercial cluh nn
pearod boforo tho bonrd thero wero present
nil of tho councllmen oxcept Lobeck nnd
"Whltchorn. When tho meeting was called
to order Mr. Hascall moved that tho pres
cntntlon of tho protest bo limited to on
and one-halt hour, the reply of the coW
poratlons to bo limited to the same llmo.
V. A. Nash was the first to spontc.on'thB
proposed change In assessments'. On behalf
of tho electric light company he said that
ho had filed a sworn statcnlcnt of the value
of the plant In Omaha, that the valuation as
presented by tho tax commissioner had
been changed by tho Hoard of Review and
that at the present tlmo there wan about
$7,000 difference in tho valuation as fixed
by the tax commissioner and that fixed bv
tho Board of Review. "Wo, 'will not quib
ble," ho said. "If the city council desires
to Increase our assessment $7,500 wo will
accept tho Increase without a protest. Tho
people I represent own property to tho
value of $5,000,000 In Omaha and nro at
anxious to havo Just assessments as anyone
else."
Mr. Nash was followed by Mr Weed of
tho Real Kotntc exchange, who presented
the protest of that body.
Amusements
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
It I Vim Wltiklr.
I'lays may como and plays moy go, but
"Rip Van Winkle" goes on, forever, .This
evergreen dramatic success has In nil prob
ability been productive of moro tears and
smiles In turn than any other play over
produced In this country. That It loses
nono of Its popularity with tho public as it
advances In years was attested by tho largo
audience, which fell little short of testing
tho capacity of tho Hoyd.'at its initial pro
duction here with Thomas Jefferson In tho
name part, Friday night. Joseph Jefferson,
who has been identified with tho play nnd
part for n longer tlmo than Rip's proverbial
sleep, inndo by his Bplcndld Interpretation
of tho part a household word' of the play's
title. With tho nld of his splendid ttr
tlstfc tompcrnmcnt Mr. Jefferson was en
abled to bring tears to tho eyes of his
auditors nnd smiles to their faces In al
most tho same Instant. Who of tis are
there who have scon his impersonation of
tho shiftless Dutchman of tho days "when
wo wero under tho king" that has not tho
plcturo of Rip's return to tho village and
his meeting with his daughter Indelibly
Impressed upon memory's tnblet? They
nro few, surely.
Thomns Jefferson Is by no meaVis the
nctor that his father Is, neither may ho
ever hopo to (111 tho shoes of his father In
the eyes of tho public, but ho Is n worthy
son and his portrayal of lila -father's favor-j
Ito rolo has many praiseworthy features
that commend It to tho consideration of the
thentcr'-golng public. Mr. Jefferson's sup-,
porting company, whllo not particularly
strong, Is nn evenly balanced one. Tho
principal characters nro nil In capablo
hands nnd tho result Is a very satisfactory
performance. Tho engagement terminates
with a performance this afternoon and an
other tonight.
MASK PARTY AT BROWNELL
I'lipllx nnil Tlirlr I'rlrmln Are I'lrns
niitly Kntcrtnlnnl li- the
Triicliorn.
A crowd of Indians, Esquimaux, colored
folks nnd white people, including princes
and paupers, soldier boys nnd sailor toys,
stormed Hrownoll hall last night, and no
ono tried to cava tho bultdtng. THo occa
sion was n mask party given to tho pupils
nnd their friends by tho tonchers, and ovor
100 woro present. All tho' guests woro
masked nnd It was a guess, who was who.
Ono of tho most popular maskers was Old
Aunt Dinah, who took It upon herself to
mnko ovcry one of tho maskors and others
feel at homo nnd havo n good tlmo: She
proved to bo Miss McCray. At tho un-.
masking, Indian squaws proved to bo beau
tiful young women nnd Napoleons turned
Into ordinary endcts. The affair was In
formal and was enjoyed by nil presout.
Dancing occupied tho greater portion of
tho evening. Refreshments wero served.
BOY FALLS BY THEWAYSIDE
StriuiRcr on Wny ,to Ilna'pltnl In I.nat
In SIrIU, CniiHliiK ITnmalncsa
lo II In FrlruilN. 1
Tho pollco havo been notified to look out
for a "florc-eyed boy, wearing green glasses,
dark gray overcoat, black cop, weight HO
pounds and ago 10 years." Tho boy camo
from ncaver Crossing Thursday morning
with tho Intention of going to St. Joseph's
hospital to havo his eyes treated. Ho oc
cupied n. room at tho Drexcl hotel that
night nnd Friday morning started for tho
hospital. Ho failed to appear at tho latter
placo nnd has not returned to tho hotel.
His namo Is Ed DIetz. His friend, tho pro
prietor of tho Elkhorn Valjcy houso. fears
that bo has becomo lost In tho wilds of
tho city and requested tho asslstanco of
tho pollco In locating him.
HOSMAN TAKES A COAT ALSO
Hotel Kniplnyp Seni in liny Gondii
I'riivlilfH Aunlimt Co miliar
of Cold Weather.
Chnrlcs Hosman was arrested last night
by Detectives Hcelan nnd Johnson, charged
with obtaining goodB under false pretenses
from tho Hoston store Hosman hnd been
at work nt tho City hotel and wns fre
quently Bent to tho Hoston storo after
goods. On these occasions he chargod them
to Fritz Wlrth, tho proprietor. A week
ago ho went to tho store nnd bought an
overcoat and charged this ''purchase to
Wlrth. Ho then resigned his position.
Thursday tho Hoston store sent tho bill for
tho coat to the proprietor and n complaint
was tiled ngalnst Hosman.
There's Nothing So
Bad for a Cough
as Coughing
The poorest doctor in
town will tell you that. The
best one will teli you he prescribes
Ayer's Cherry Pectoral for all
throat and lung troubles. We send
doctors the formula for this medi
cine. They know it's a splendid
prescription for colds, bronchitis,
hoarseness, and even for con
sumption itself.
V I coughed terribly after having a hard attack of la
grippe; If, it had not been for Ayei's Cherry Pectoral, I
do not believe I could possibly havo pulled through."
E. II. Davis, Providence, R. I.
There's Nothing So
Good for a Cough as
Oyer's Cherry Pectoral
Uc, He, tl.N.
J. C AVBI C&, Uwtll. Mtu
Liictli PtrtiM Will Apply fr Fnichise
ftr Ntw Qm Pint.
THEY PROPOSE TO MAKE ACETYLENE GAS
Jin) or nn.l Council Jlrmhrm Know
l.lttlfi Alinut Proposition, tint .No
tice of Apiillcnllon Is Pub
lished In I,ocnl I'nper.
A few weeks ago Mayor Kelly received a
communication from certain parties In Lin
coln enclosing an ordinance which had been
drafted, with tho mandate that tho council
should "please pass tho samo nnd oblige,
etc." Mayor Kelly Informed these parties
that there wan a necessary routlno that had
to bo first gono through with beforo a fran
chlso could ordinarily be secured from tho
city and that this would havo to be done
beforo tho city could give them tho right
to do bustnetis here.
Tho franchlso wnntcd wns for tho manu
facture of acetylene gas in South Omaha.
Tho proposed franchise had n royalty clause
In It based on tho gross receipts of the com
pany. A local weekly paper will today publish
tho notice of tho Intention of theso people
to apply for a franchlso. No answer was
ever mado to Mayor Kelly's communication,
but tho parties probably decided to tako
tho mattor in their own hands and push It
through as It stood. An interview with
Mayor Kelly, Councilman Adklna and City
Attorney Lambert last evening revealed tho
fact that nono of theso gentlemen knew
anything of tho intention of tho'gns pcoplo
to ask for a franchise, other than the com
munication which Mayor Kelly had rccolvcd
and nil seemed surprised at tho news of the
notlco by publication, as provided by tho
charter.
Tho now company Is asking tho right to
lay plpo In tho city and to manufacture gas
for local consumption. Tho royalty pro
vided for Is G cents on each 1,000 cubic foot
of gas nold. It also provides a maximum
prico of $1.25 per 1,000 cubic feet, whllo all
of the gas furnished to tho city Is to be
sold for 70 cents.
Tho company proposes to furnish to tho
city arc gas lamps to tako the placo of elec
tric arcs, which aro now on tho city streets
and which they claim will bo far brighter
than those now furnished, at a lower cost
to tho town.
Tho parties making tho proposition give
their names as Phillip C. Windum, S. C.
Stahl and William Davis. Nono of them Is
known hero.
Iluve No Work to llo.
Flreraon of tho city nro complaining of
tho fact that they aro getting out of tho
practlco of their profession by reason of
tho lack of negligence on tho part of the
South Omaha people. During the last thirty
days thero havo been only two fires re
ported, and Hlnco tho Cudahy blazo thero
has been no llro of any consequence. Old
Qrcmcn of tho town say that hcretoforo dur
ing tho winter months thero havo been
nlarms turned in almost dally and that tboy
can not account for tho enro which Is being
exercised by citizens to provent tho pay
ment of ftro Insurance.
Duvlil AiKlcrmiu I. coven.
Mr. and Mrs. David Anderson will leave
on tho first of next week for un extended
southern trip. They go by tho way of St.
Louis nnd New Orleans and from thero to
Houston and San Antonio, Tex. After tho
historical spots of theso plnces havo been
studied they- will go into Old Mexico, down
to Vera Cruz. From herp they will go to
Cuba nnd after rovollng in tho delights of
the cllmnto thero until tired will Journey
back to tho const of Florida and then home.
The trip will take between three and four
months. Mr. Andorson has been tho recog
nized leader of tho Tax Payers' league, but
has not signified who will be his successor
whllo away. .
Mm. John Preldt lllen.
Mrs. John Froldt died early yesterday
morning at her "home, Thirty-first and R
stroots. Tho husband of tho dead woman
was for years a respectable citizen of South
Omaha, but about n yenr ago ho left the
city, together with a woman of notorious
character, taking with him everything ho
possessed. Ills family wns left destitute,
his wife being a helpless Invalid. Slnco
that tlmo they havo lived from tho charttv
of neighbors. Froldt has nevor been henrd
from since ho loft tho town. Mrs. Frehlt
carried Ufo Insurance In the amount of 50.
Tho funeral will bo hold on Sunday after'
noon at 2 o'clock from the residence.
To Kntertnlii VUlliin.
The South Omaha Letter Carrlors' asso
elation Is making cxtenslvo preparations
to entertain tho stato association of letter
carriers on May 30. A comraltteo consist
Ing of C. W. Millor, W. S. Dorbyshlro. M.
J. Grady, Charles Ardllcka and E. 0. Roz-
zollc has been appointed, which will look
after arrangements, nosldes letter carriers
postmasters from all over tho state and
soma of tho department officials will bo
asked to present themselves.
VlndiiPt Tnlk Still C.nen On.
Tho South Side and tho East Sldo Im
provement clubs each held a meeting last
night for tho purpose of taking up tho dis
cussion of tho proposed N street viaduct
which tho Union Stock Yards company pro
poses to build In return for tho vacation of
certain streets. Each of theso clubs ox
pressed tho utmost enthusiasm over the
matter and reported to tho Commercial
club members that they wero moro than
satisfied to help boom tho project In every
way possible.
An endeavor to secure nn oxprosslon from
tho different councllmen yesterday after
noon as to tholr views of the proposition
made by tho stock yardB company was fu
tile with tho exception of Councilman Au
gust Miller, who stated that, In his opinion,
tho city would not bo getting enough for
tho land that It was. giving up and. that tho
stock yards people, In nddltlon to bulldlne
the viaduct, should pave a tow streets
around the town.
Maicta City Romlp.
, Dave flnrrot nnd Fred Llnd, firemen of
tiro nnil No. l, aro on tuo sick list.
W. O. Hnm left yestordny for St. Joseph
for n short visit with friends at that place.
Miss L. Brunt entertained tho elehth
grnde of thu West Side school nt her home
last evening.
Tho local nssoclntlnn of letters enrrlers
hns contributed J1'5 to tho McKlnley Mu
miirlul fund.
A daughter has arrived at the home of
Tnx (jommisHionor James j. Fitzgerald,
Twenty-fourth und D sfsuts.
Tho Young Men's Repui.'lcnn club hold a
meeting mm mum in me nan over tnu city
oltlces. Thero wos u good attendance.
, lllrths reported yesterday: Paul dros
snck, Twenty-olshth and .D streets, girl;
Alfred Haas, Forty-fourth nnd It streets,
girl.
The Ancient Order of United Workmen
Temple association held n stockholder!'
meeting lust night. Twelvo new directors
were cnosen.
C. W. Miller left lust nlclit for Wnahlni?
ton, I). C, whero ho will attend the1 meet
Ing of the National Association of Letter
Carriers, Mr. Miller Is ono of tho natlonul
coiiiiiuiieemen,
Tho second boxlnir contest nf tlm nw
Twin City Athletic club will ho held In
Koutskv'fl hull. Twentieth nnil n ir,.otu
op Jnnuary 21. Joe Leonard of llurtnlo ami
siuiini iiyuu oi wnicngo win oe mo prin
cipals. At'i'lili-iitiil lleutli,
HISINO Sl'N. lnd Jan, 17.-W, F. North,
a wealthy banker of this nlncn. nrr-iriontniK.
hot amTklllod himself today whllo' hand-
lllll, t BtlUlgUIU
DAIRY INDUSTRY PROMISING
Kenrnej- Cltlreii Tells Whnt the Cirnn
Are Ilolnn: for Stnle of
Ne lirnnkn.
II. F. Ooodell, a prominent citizen nnd
capitalist of Kearney, Neb,, Is nt tho Mer
chants' hotel nnd speaks enthusiastically
of Nebraska's prospects from oil tho stand
points of production. "We nerd snow In
Iluffalo county," said he, "but I do not
think any damage has been done the win
ter wheat yet There is nn Immcnso acre
age of small grain In that section of the
stato this year. I am confident that It Is
thrco times as Urge as usual. This is
principally In wheot nnd rye.
"However, It becomes moro apparent to
me every dny that we must go In for dairy-
eg. This Industry Is getting a stronger
hold In Nebraska every yeap. Take my
county for cxamplo. Two years ago n sep
arator station was established near the
west end. Illght through this winter
weather this station Is taking in 70,000
pounds of milk a month. From May 1 to'
November 1 It averaged 3,300 pounds a dnv.
nnd that rate Is being maintained through
tho cold weather. At my bank at Elm
Creek, sixteen miles west of Konrney, $1,000
is paid lo farmers every month for milk.
I firmly bellovo that In this dairy Industry
lies Nebraska's real future."
MANY GOT JJY GET-ONERS
Iteil nnil Yellmv OrKniilin tloim l'ue
Their Clnshlnir Ambition
with I'rmt nnil Souk,
A reception was given last evening In
tho rooms of tho Young Men's Christian
association to tho members of tho organiza
tion by tho Oct-Onors, royal subjects 6t
his majesty King En-O.-Toj;. Over 200 were
present. Tho event of tho evening was
tho competitive program given by the
"Hods" and "Yellows." Tho program con
sisted of music, legerdemain, orations, etc.
Tho decision of tho Judges was In favor
of tho "yellows." Of the latter team tho
following took part: H. S. Swan, A. Jorgcn
son, E. H. Packard, names and Painter nnd
tho "Yollow" quartet. Tho "Ilcds"' wero
represented by Will Parker, J. A. Zaabel,
A. W. Krooger, 11. Charrington nnd C. F.
House. Following tho program refresh
ments wcro served.
DEMANDS EOUAL TAXATION
Burl of EdicatUi Iniiti Iicrtut ii
CorptratUi Aiitsmtatt.
WILL APPEAL TO COURT IF NECESIABY
llesolutlonn Adopted Dctnniidlng from
Kiltiallr.ntton Hoard Advance nf
Aacnien(s to 40 Per Cent
of Actual Vnlnn t loin.
WILL MANAGE RUDI0 ESTATE
Henry .ichneiieck nf Chlenno I" Ap
pointed Administrator li- (he
Count)- Court.
i
Hen ry Schocneck of Chicago has been ap
pointed administrator of tho cstato of
Oeorgo lludlo, who was killed December 29
In a wreck at Malta, 111. Mr. Schocneck
Is also made administrator of the estate
of Mrs. lludlo, who was killed with her
husband. In tha former estato he had to
glva a $n,000 bond, but in tho latter n
$40,000 bond, tho differenco being accounted
for by tho fact that In a will made Mny
3, 1890, Mr. lludlo had willed to his wife
all of his property nnd nil of his money,
oxcept $5,000, to bo held in trust for his
dnughtcr, Lucretla, until sho should becomo
of age, nnd hnd made Mrs. lludlo tho ad
ministrator of his cstnto and tho guardian
of tho child.
HIGH SCH00LJBASKET .BALL
Hrticst Kelly, Cuptnln nf First Teniu,
to Piny Inltlnl "(inmc
AKnlnnt Lincoln.
flnskot ball Is Just now tho athletic rage
nt ,tbo Omnha .High Bchpol- During the
root nan season tno girls wero given a
willing monopoly of this sport., but now tho
toys hnvo taken n hand nnd arc In hard
training for tho contests soon to occur with
other schools of Nebraska and Iowa.
After practlco last night Ernest Kelley
was elected captain of tho first team, and
ho will choose the personnel of tho squad
by degrees as tho valuo of the different
candidates becomes npparont, in their work.
Tho first gntno scheduled Is with the .Lin
coln High school team on March 1, to bo
played at Lincoln. A return garao will
later bo played here.
GOING TO DON THE STRIPES
Several liimateH nf the County
Jnll Tnke Their Depart
ure for Lincoln.
Sheriff Power and Jailer Flynn ycBtcrday
took to tho penitentiary at Lincoln George
Edwnrds, who will servo time for nipping
tho Ilroadwell diamond during tho Ak-Sar-Ucn
parado last full, nnd William Kchl,
who gets five years for burglary. T6day
tho samo officers will tnko down Fred Hill,
who must do two years for' burglary, and
"one-nrmed" Fluln, who Is sentenced to
ono year for daylight breaking and enter
ing. Of tho original nlno this will leavo
only ono moro candidate for tho stripes.
Ho Is John Joy, who will be transferred
to tho larger Institution of corroctlon next
week to servo ono' year for burglary,
BOY HAS CHANCE7o LIVE
Child "Who Wnn Accidentally .Shot In
Kye Shows RnenurnRrliiK Stuns
f Improvement.
Freeman nice, the 6-year-old boy who
was accidentally shot at tho Ilarkor hotsl
Wednesday evening nnd who Is now at the
Presbyterian hospital, wns somewhat better
last night. Friday he was perfectly con
scious and rational all day aud tho physi
cians nro moro hopeful of saving his life.
Last night his pulso was 10S, temperature
09,6, respiration 27. Ernest Lacey, who
did tho shooting, Is held at the police station.
Mortnllty Statistics.
Tho following deaths nnd births .were re
ported to tho city health' commissioner for
tho twenty-four hours ending at noon Fri
day: ', Deaths Ferdinand F. niewe, 2320 South
Nineteenth, nged 22: Mrs, Snrnh M, Hale,
2I1S Hamilton, aged 69; Daisy Ida May
Nichols, Wtso Memorial hospital, aged 2J:
Ida May Danlelson, 612 Marcy, aged 15!
Jack Meyer, 1811 Webster, need 21,
lllrths A. C. Patterson. 507 North
Twelfth, boy; M. Nellie, 2318 North Thir
tieth, girl.
Tho Hoard of Education will nppcar be
foro tho Hoard of Equalization and demand
that an Increase bo raado in the assess
ments of tho franchlsod corporations of
tho city. At a special meeting of Uio Hoard
of Education resolutions were adopted
which empower tho attorney for tho board
and tho Judiciary committee to tako legal
steps to compel tho Hoard of Equalization
to lncreaso the assessments of the cor
porations in ense tho councllmen rctuso to
tako such action. Tho resolutions wero
Introduced by ltobert Smith and woro
adopted by tho -oto of ten members. Mc
intosh wns oxcused from voting nnd Cer
mak, Theodoro Johnson, Levy nnd Wood
wero absent.
In presenting his resolutions ltobert
Smith compared tho assessments of tho
corporations with thoso of valuablo pieces
of real estate. "If tho corporations would
pay taxes on tho samo porcentago of their
property thot tho owners of Tho Heo build
ing and the New York Ltfo building pay,,
tho Hoard of Education would not find
any lack of funds to carry on tho schools,"
said Mr. Smith. "All we ask is that nil
property owners bear their sharo of tho
burden of taxes."
School Ilnnril'n llrnolutlons.
Tho resolutions adopted by tho Hoard of
Education nro as follows:
Whereas, Tho assessed valuations of tho
franchisee! corporations of tho city of
Omaha havo been notoriously low during
tho past years, and,
Whereas, Thero Is nn effort being mndo
by some of our citizens to havo tho as
sessed valuations of said corporations ud
vnnccd so that thoso corporations may
bear their Just proportion of tho burderi
of tnxntlou; therefore, bo It
Resolved, Thut tho attorney of tho Hoard
of Education, together with tho Judlclnry
committee bo nnd are hereby Instructed
to appear before tho Hoard of Equalization
nnd demand on behalf of the school dis
trict of Omaha that tho nsscsscd valuations
of tho franchlscd corporations of this city
be ndvanced to 40 per cent of their valua
tions, or, In other words, that their assess
ments oe piaceu so as to Dear tno saina
rclntlon to their valuo ns tho assessment
of tho Individual property holder now bears
to the valuo of his holdings; and bo It
further,
Hesolved, That tho attorney and tho Ju
diciary committee bo nnd nro hereby In
structed nnd empowered, In case tho ne
cessity arises, to take such legal steps on
bohalf of tho Board of Education us may
be nccesHnry to compel compliance on tho
part of tho Hoard of Equalization with this
demand.
An Attack of l'lieiimonln Wnrilril Ofr,
"Somo tlmo ago my daughter caught a
sovero cold. Sho complained of pains In her
chest nnd had a bad cough. I gave her
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy according to
directions and in two days sho was well and
ablo to go to school. I have used this
remedy In my family for the past seven
years and havo never known it to fall,"
Bays James Prendcrgast, merchant, Annato
Bay, Jamaica, West India Islands. The
pains In tho chest indicated an approaching
attack of pneumonia, which in this instanco
was undoubtedly warded off by Chamber
lain's Cough Ilemcdy. It counteracts any
tendency of a cold toward pneumonia. For
sale by all druggists.
IIlKli School SlKiinl Corps.
If the weather is ngt too severe todny,
tho signal corps of tho High school cadet
battalion Intends hnvlrfg n llttlo long dis
tance practice. Ono detuchmcnt wltl cross
Into Iowa, going to the neighborhood of
Crescent, nnd t.'om thero will communlcato
with tho home dotnehment on tho High
school grounds. Heliographs nnd Hugs will
be used. Although tho distance Is great,
it is believed through glasses thnt wlg-wng
messages can bo transmitted. Tho do
tachment which goes to Iown will consist
of Corporal WIthrow und Privates Hicks,
Helmrod nnd Meyer. Sergeant Ltndqulst
will havo charge of tho home squad.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
David J. O'Donnhoo and Thomas P. Red
mond havo Incorporated tho O'Donnhoe
Redmond cnhipany, which Is to buy nnd
sell merchandise. Authorized capital stock,
$100,000.
Andrew J. Simpson, Frnnk C. Simpson
nnd K. O. Crozer havo lllcd nrtlclcs of in
corporation for the A. J. Simpson & Son
company, the nuthorlzcd capital stock of
which Is $100,000.
Mayor Frank Abt and tho city council
of Lend, 8. I)., will visit In Omaha Monday.
They nro now In Denver and will Inspect
the paving and other public Improvements
in Omaha before returning home.
Mrs. Fruger, who wns recently kicked
In tho head by her homo in East Omnha
nnd taken to the St. Joseph hospital, wns
reported much better last night and hopes
nro now cntcrtnlned for her recovery.
Georgo P. Collyer has filed In tho district
court a petition asking for $2,100 from
I-M-ithnm Davis for damage nlleged to havo
been sustained by renson of Unvls fnlllng
to till nn ngreoment to buy $5,500 worth of
land of Collyor.
Cnrl Vogt'n Sons has petitioned for an
Injunction to restrnln Joseph Morrow, a
constable, from returning to J. II. West
certain property which tho constable had
seized to satisfy a claim of tho Vogt com
pany ngnlnHt West for $176.16. but which
West had claimed, In nn uflldavlt, ns ex
empt. Tho Hoard of County Commissioners Is
to meet this morning at 10. but tho mem
bers havo refrained from stating whether
or not they will then tlx the number of
omployes and tho salaries to bo paid, be
cause they do not care to anticipate the
opinion of County Attorney Shields on the
resolution of Commissioner O'Kceffo, who
wished to know whnt tho privilege of the
board Is In this matter.
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
J. P. Cevarny. a well known merchant
of Crete, wns In Omaha buying spring
goods.
John L. Ronta of Rock Port, Mo,, stopped
off hero on his way to California nnd
bought a bill of goods for his genornl store.
Mr. Youncsen of tho llrm of Holltnan,
Youngsen & Co., of Mlnden, Neb., was
among the recent henvy buyers of dry
goods.
Thomas Ryrne, Mr. Plerson and Mr.
Hammer, nil of tho Hyrne-Hummer Dry
Goods company, are In New York, looking
after tho Interests of tho llrm.
James Cnbelo of Rmlnard, Neb., was
noted nmong the promlnont buyers on the
dry goods market this week. Ho placed
a liberal order for spring goods whllo In
tho city.
MRS.'.!. E. O'DONNELL,
m . i-i
President Oakland Woman's Riding
Club, Chicago, Sends an Unsolic
ited Letter to Mrs. Pinkham, and
Wants It Published.
JJick Eight Years with Female Trouble and Finally
" fJured byLydia E, Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. .
The already enviable record of Mrs. rinkhnm's crre.it medicine Vceomeai
more and moro glorious everyday, and how the plnd tidings nro spread amonjr
women from tho Atlantic to the'Paciflc is told In such letters ns the one from
Mrs. O'Donnell hero published.
The troubles to which women are subject beenmo of their nex nro many,
every day woman is liable to a new pain. Excessive worry may disturb tho
menstrual functions and unsettle tho nerves. Qver-cxcltcmcnt may set up
Inflammation of the ovaries nnd womb, but whercTer or whatever tho
t'oublo Is LydlnK.Plnkhnm'H Vcfrctftblo Compound is sum to find and
cure It. Kead Mrs, O'Donncll's letter nnd try to realize that such generous
testimony Is not to be hnd for money, or nny monetary consideration j It Is
purely out of the goodness of her heart nnd gratitude for her own euro that
by ths net she is endeavoring to lend other women to health and happiness,
Mrs. Plnkhnm invites nil women wlio nro ill to wrlto Ji.t for
Advice. Address Lynn, Mass., giving full particulars.
MRS. JENNIE E. O'DONNELT?.
"Dear Mrs. Pinkham: I havo never in my lifo given vrhftt ytro'
would call a testimonial before, but you havo dono so much for mo thab
I feel called upon to give you this unsolicited acknowledgement of tho
wonderful curativo valuo of Lydla E.'Plnkliam'H Vegetnblo Com
pound. For eight long years I had female trouble,, falling of tho womb
and other complications. During that timo I was moro or less of an
invalid and not much good for anything. Four years ago I noticed a
book in tho hall telling of tho cures you could perform. I read it and
became interested, I bought a bottlo of Lyd la ,13. Pinkham's Vegetnblo
Compound and was holped, and decided to uso it for a year, but Bovcn
monttiB sufficed to euro mo, and ninco that timo I havo simply had per
fect health. Thanks, dear Mrs. Pinkham again, health such ds I now
enjoy is worth all that and more." Mits. Jennie O'Donnbli,, 278 East
- SlHt St, Chicago, 111..
Surely such endorsement nliould dispel doubt from tho ihlnda
of nil hesitating women. After rending such a letter, if any
woman is willing to remain sick, wo can only say it ,is her own
fault and site deserves to nuffer ; for tho medicine that qured Mm
O'Donnell and n hundred thousand others will surely euro her.
A AAA KK WA1U). We bare deposited with theNatlonal City IUnk of Lynn, f MOO,
V'kIIHH which vrill bo paid to any pen 'n who can find that the above LitlraonUl letter
Is not Ronulno, or was pabll.ned bfor obtaining the writer's spelal per
VUUVV rnlmlou. Lydl K. rinkham Mejlclno Co., Lynn, Man.
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