The Omaha Sunday Bee,
I PAGES 13 TO 24. i
EDITORIAL SHEET.
EHTAIiLISIIED JUNE 19, 1871.
OMAHA, SUXDAf MORNING, MAY 22, 1904.
SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
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WOMEN'S NEVV WASH SUITS.
Come to Our Suit Dept., Second Floor, Monday and See the Splendid Assort
ment sf New 2-Piece Wash Suits We are Showin for Warm Weather.
88c One case whit ground floe pen ale stripes and figures QQn
a two dollar drew at. .. -
' f2.85; $3.95. $4.98-Tbree cases fine orjrandj lawns, batistes ' O Q
and dimities white ground, dots and figure $4.85, $3.08 and. We t-J
$8.75 NEW CRASH small mixtures in blue, gray and O
tan-tbe very latest....; JJ. J
$3.95 SHEER DIMITIES AND LAWN'S AND CANVAS EFFECTS
nary and black grounds with small dots and figures O Q CZ
worth $5.00 at the factory Monday at JZs
$4.95 A mixed lot cotton etamlnes, crashes, dimities and linona colors,
pink, white, blue, gray and black values up to QC
$12.50-all ZfiJ
NEW SILK SHIRT WAIST SUITS, FANCY STRIPES, CHECKS, FIO
. URES AND PLAIN AND CHANGEABLES, In new shades -4 Zf
of blue, brown, plain and fanclrs-$22.50, $19.60, $15 and..lOVf
We malt red nee oar maansaotfc stock of Wool Tailor-Mad Salts we
waat sell BOO thla week 70a eaa have the profit aire C
wa tb oat-pial Prices Monday fHAO, S14.RO, 11.0fi. 0VO
Attend Our Great Silk Sale on Monday. We Will Give Such
Bargains as Have Never Been Heard of Before in Omaha.
SHIRT WAIST SUIT SILKS ONLY 350 YARD 25 pieces Tery fine
. soft finished Mescaline Foulards, in pluin and crushed dots on grounds
of blues, tans, greens,' grays, roses, browns and blacks not n
a yard worth leaf than COo special silk sale price per yard... OuC
SHIRT WAIST SUIT SILKS 600 YARD Over 100 styles to select from
in this big assortment this lot takes in a great many of our broken lota
and a big assortment of Imported silks that we secured at a very great
, loss to the manufacturer values from 85c to $1.50 yard-7 . . E?f
all go In this great silk sale at yurd , ...OUC
Black Silk Grenadines at SI.OO yd.
500 yarda of extra fine quality plain and fancy black silk
grenadines and chilTonettea, 48 In. wide very awell for hand
mm black gown, ' goods that art worth up to t ff
a. w
S2.7S
a yard.- All go In thla aala at, yard.
Double Oreea Trsdlag Staaua with Tata Lot.
flippf
59c
75c
Twine
50c
65c
COLORED DRESS GOODS
FASHION'S DECREE IS "WEAR SICILIANS 1" We have them.
Not as many pieces as We would wish to have, as they are a scarce
article In the market, but we have all the newest shades at prices that
make them scarce. How is this for a .flyer 7 .
64-lnch bright luster English Sicilians for shirt waist suits
colors, gray, brown, navy and black regular. 98c value...
46 to 64-inch plain and fancy figured and striped Sicilians
worth $1.25 the yard Monday at yard
The balance of our 75c and $1.00 Voiles, Etamlnes, Mistrals, Twine
( Cloths, Canvas, Granite, Crepes, Nuns' Veilings and Batistes
all go Monday, at yard
SPECIAL NUMBER IN SIOILIANS-worth two dollars and a -f 6S A
quarter at luU
BLACK DRESS GOODS
64-inch high finished- Sicilian the one dollar kind Monday
at yard
48-lnch Roxlana Clothextra high finish, plain small figures -4 fi
- and dots worth $1.50 the yard Monday at , 1 vlU
AT THE WASH GOODS DEPT.
An Immense purchase In linen novelty suitings- enables us to show on
Mnoday one of the largest and most up-to-date displays of high class
suitings ever shown in Omaha. We will give you an opportunity to
Duy tne very latest in wash fabrics worth from 60c to $1
yard, while they last .
Another alar lot of English Maroerized Walstlngt 150 pieces In this lot-
choice patterna-avery yard wcrth xi)c yard while tcey
last., .7.-. ... f. i .'. .T , r .
v GREAT BIG INDIA LINON SALE '
Now Is the time to secure your goods for your confirmation and gradua
tion dresses. We are prepared for an Immense business.
Out stock Is now complete prices ranging from $1.50 to ,, O3C
On Monday we will start a gigantic India Llnon sale. '
Lot 1 reguttr 12c Qualities 5
yard O3C
Lot 2 regular 18c qualities '
yard . ..... 1UC
Lot No. 8 regular twenty -fl re-cent qualities
yard ,
Lot 4 BLACK INDIA LfcNON regular 20c qualities- , iOo
yard 1
Lo-WHITK PERSIAN LAWN regular 85o qualities 2Q Q
TABLE LINENS
72 Inches wide a good grass bl eached Damask the very latest (1
patterns a regular 85c quality Monday only yard ......... vJOw
15 pieces bleached and cream Damask 68 and 60 inches a Q
wide our good 6Vc seller special for Monday yard . 40C
60 dosen drawn" work Lunch Cloths and' Scarfs with 2 and 4 rows of
drawn work the Lunch Cloths come In 36x36 Bises Scarfs 18x54 Inches
long the regular price of these fine cloths is $1.00 and -f Cf
$1.60 each. special for Monday only I e J 3
ODD NAPKINS 100 dozen of fine bleached Table Napkins they come In
half dosen lots sizes are 20x20 and 22x22 and are worth 7 EZr
op to $20 par dosen special sale, six Napkins for A OC
Crockery
Department
BELL SHATE CUT g-
STAR TUMBLERS-y lVC
Limit 0 six.
ROYAL COALPORT ENGLISH Cni
NA DINNER PLATES V
original Indian tree I iI I
decoration each v
Bohemian Decorated a "".
Glass Water Sets
12-plece Decorated Toilet Sets nicely
tinted, complete with 4)
jar and everything -
ftt eeteee...ee.eeeee
Orleans White China
Tea, Breakfast or
Dinner Flatea each"
15 cents
And 2.t worth of
Green Trading Btampa
with each plate. Limit
of six to a customer.
Wellsbach Yusca
Gas Mantels, 1
at
Nice Decorated Black
pots values 40c, 60c
and 00c choice
at .
6-inch and 7-inch Col
ored Jardlneres
each
White Hnbsburg 100
plece China Dinner Sets
at
,.25c
En gllsh Tea-
25c
25c
9.75
WITH THE BIGGEST OF BIG STORES in the Trans-Misaouri country
with our gigantic equipment fifty-one complete departments evey
one running like a complete store in itself, but on the basis of an immense raving
in working expense. With an immense buying power springing from our ideal
store concentration, every Bennett customer has the buying power of a first
a. f 1 .. -v a " a a It A 1
raie ciiy reiauer. uur Duyera are on me roaa an me
time they, are no mere agents running around for personal
profit, but are paid employes of our house, straininr every nerve
for your iolercst.
Because of our long experience and knowledge of your
needs and our intimate acquaintance with western conditions
our hand is on the throttle.
Graen Trading: Stamp ra
chase. Green Trading Stamps are our
eauh customers
thrown In with very pur-
method of giTlng cash discount to
How's Your Stamp Book Coming?
A Picture Combination
for $2.45
Five pictures one
from each bargain
table each a work
of art.
7
Five pictures
for ....
2.45
And $10.00 H pages with
that purchase
Pyrogrnphy Outflta QO
Monday for I.U
And lo.OO worth of Little
Green Stickers.
Photo Frames reg-ular
Sbc and 46c values ICi
..a
-Monday for
i &. f J And $1.00 In Utt)a Orean
.. r,i Stickers.
By Odds the Finest Silverware
Stock in Omaha SSSy
-mm
Roirera' Al Tpaapoona
fancy patterns vQr
per set of six OVW
And $3.00 In Qreen Trad
Ins Stamps.
ItnKers' Al Tablespoons
fancy pattern
per .set of slx...a.Oa
And $6.00 in Green Trad
ing Stamps.
Dcautlful Oneida Commu
nity Silver Spoons, guar
anteed 26 years, Eft
per set of six.... 1,J"
And $5.00 In Green Trad
ing Stamps.
Oneida Community Silver
Knives and 1 en
ICorks, per do.. O.OU
And 110.00 in Green
Trading 8 tamps.
Again Monday, Gold-filled
Spectacles or 4 fif
Eyeglasses, at...""
And $5.00 in Green Trad
ing Stamps.
A private dark room at
hand wlt-ti th hMt nf
J eye servioe.
saaaaMMaajaSajl '
35c
lis lot
15c
.15c
Millinery Bargains
The luyer for tha Bennett Millinery Department has Just purchased an
Immense sample line of Pattern Hats and Street Hats, which will ba placed
on sale Monday at astonishingly low prices. Tha cream of tha season's
bargains.
Tuscan Toques, handsomely trimmed with the latest novel- C flfi
ties that would sell at $10.00 go at ...3.UU
Handsome Tucked Chiffon Hats of delicate shades trimmed 'Z A O
In bewitching colors worth $0.00 go at( , JrJ
Trimmed Street Hats that formerly sold at $3.00 and $4.00
at the sensational price of...., dCDC
Children's Play Hats 10c
Children's Duck Hats formerly sold at 50c while they last 25 C
Wednesday
is Green
Trading
Stamp Red
Letter Day
Once More.
Get In!
New York
World
Cut out the coupon
and get one dollar's
worth of Little Green
Stickers for It
On aale In Stationery
Department Tuesday
5 Cents
.GROCERY '
The popular place to buy the beat grocer
ies at the lowest prioea.
3.00 worth Green Trading S tarn pa
witn me iouowina; nsx:
1 can BrockDort Toma-
' toes -.13o
1 can Three Star '
Corn , 124o
1 can Ajasaa .King
Salmon 12Un
1 pound Japan Rioe.,..7o
1 car xuiot boa , .be
Oo
H
Bennett's Breakfast Cites
Hera'a an optortunlty.
to buy a two pound can
of the best blend fresh
roasted coffee produced.
Bennett's Breakfast ARr
Coffee O
ti.00 worth Green Trad
ing Stamps free.
This offer for Monday
only.
iLajrrfiitW
I Ml
Cheese Special
jp.OO worth Green
TradJpg Stamps
with each pound
New York full
cream ")(r
ohtteae..... fcUb
OANDT Ssatal Offer for Monday.
Fraab made stick oandy, I sticks for la
X. a ticks for So
Snaps in i
Wooden ware
Table Mats 0)n
set of six.f.
One dozen Pie
Plates .....
3c
I Spoon O-ft
' -4V - a
3c
Wood Spoon
at
i'lye dozen
Clothespins ..,..
Glacier and Defender Refriger
ators up C Q Ct
from OU
Ice chests up
from ........
4.80
SCREEN DOOR
four panel 1 1-8-inch
thick
ADJUSTABLE
. SCREEN WINDOW'S
for half windows. . . .
GRASS
SHEARS
at ...
Hardware Dept.'
78c
22c
28c
18c
..28c
2.65
2.74
2.92
GOOD GRASS
SICKLE
at
REFRIGERATOR
PAN
at
12-INCH
LAWN MOWER
at
14-INCH
LAWN MOWER
at
18-INCH
LAWN MOWER
at
Double Stamps
"The Lightness of a 'Dorothy
Dodd" on-the Scales '
A irreat nianv intprentlnar farta mar be fliscover'ed with a
pair of scales, bnt it is doubtful if any slngleact will be more IK
1nt.PA.Hnff o nii valnoht. - th.-arAmfro wnmnn than the TTeilrht
, of her shoes. For this tells he tlie number of ounces that must
be lifted for at least 25,000 times each duy, and a little calcula
tion will show that she lifts tone of shoe leather a day no small
labor in ltBelf. .
, The "Dorothy Dodd" Shoe saves the lifting of one and a
half tons every day. A pair of "Dorothy Dodd" shoos are three
; ounces lighter than ordinary shoes. The feet are Just so much
more comfortable, and you are just so much less tired.
Oxfords, tans and
blacks
2.5a
3.00
Double Green Trading Stamps
with "DdVothy Dodd" Oxfords
Monday. x
II
Monday Specials in Furniture Dept.
POO COUCH golden oak frame-covered with valour 7 45
at ....
$12.60 COUCH golden oak frame claw foot deep tufted aeat 9.75
llffiO 'cb'uCHoiden 'oak "t ramebe'ufifuiiy oarved-deep tufting 4.Q5
$4.60 'iRbN 'BEDbra'ge trimmed all colors aubatontlally made ' 2,95
$12.00 IRON " BEDcmtinuoua " poet all colors extra heavy filllnga Q. 75
$21.00 IRON" BED lW-Vn'ch ' oonVlnuoua" 'post braaa eplrais head and C QC
t . .11 nnnlhl n . t nn. a t
$6.0l DINING TABL.B golden oak aix-foot extenaion 3.95
$11.00 'DININb' TABLE-golden oak heavy aplral turned lega-pollsh J QK
n. - i A '
$23.00 PEDE8TAL'iiNiNO TABLB-aelected quarter-sawed oak-p 18.00
inaniy puiiancu .........
LACE CURTAIN DEPT. Third Floor.
An Extraordinary Lace Curtain Sale.
We have lust received a apeciaj ah him en t of Scotch and Cable Net Ciir-
taina. We were able to Durchae these curtains exceptionally oneap, Buying
the entire Stock of an eeatern manufacturer. Wn at going to put these cur
tains on aale with our regular stock Monday morning at Juat about one-tblrd
tvi.it rt,tru v.Iiia Nrvta anmn of ith oricea:
Curtalna that regularly aell for $1.75 per pair-Monday only
Curtalna that regularly aell at $3. 60 per pair Monday only. ?'
Curtalna tht regularly aell for J5.00 per pair Moaday only J.f
Curtainr that 'regularly aell for $7.69 Monday only ..8.98
Alao one lot or odd ourtains worm up to do racn-peciiw ncu i-yw
Elxtenalon Rods regular 20c roda Monday each ..9HO
- LACE CURTAIN BEFT. TlUtiU 1TUJUB.
'carpets ani rugs
6x8-foot Beauvalx Axmlnater Ruga, Dagaatan, Prlncesa, Bokhara and
Kazack patterna. Desirable for hall, library or den sort, ricn, Deautuui col
orings that have no equal In dome tic ruga '
6x9-foot ..I9.00 I 8-3xlO--foot -. 24.75
8xl2-foot ;."y'. '"A-" "J'"
Our line of Wilton velvet iiuga at azo.iKf cannot ve equaiiea m umau km
less than $31.00. m
2d patterns to Soiaoi rrom, conawunga ox a-raiaa anu a uxm.uiu uwikhi
ftrl2 ft.: 25.98
Jxl2 Bruasela Ruga, In floral acrolla, medalllona and amall Peralan effects
pleading combination or CQiora a rug mat nas no equal xur if
durahllTtv at aJ.ao
A complete Una -of bes quality Ingrain Rugs aiaea 6x9 feet to A 'Jffy
12X16 reet prices up irom , 7 " .
Special sale of fine China and Cotton Warp Matting, beginning Monday
at t o'clock.
WALL PAPER
Here are some great bargains In Wall Paper of goods that arrived
late for spring trade on sale while they last at of actual values.
18,000 rolls Whlto Blanks, up from 3o
5,000 rolls Gilts, 0 or 18 In. borders, up from 8o
12 patterns of heavy Embossed Golds, Bilks and Tapestries, at, roil. .J8o
Boom Moulding, up from, per foot "-2,0
Wall Paper Cleaner, 1-lb. cans. ...... 18o
THIRD FLOOR.
THIRD FLOOR.
VVagous for Fort Crook and 3 jllav-O , Wednesday. Walnut Hill; Benson. South Omaha and Council Bluffs Daily.
a as
FRANCIS GOES TO CDICAGO
EeooaM OsBsral PaaMBfer Igsnt of
Sullngtoa East of Miaaowri.
SUCCEEDED HERE BY , L W. WAKELEY
ChaaaTa W1bi $a Sabataa.tlal Pra
aaottoa taa? naavela'ta
tr Sawtla aai KafteaUra
Jama 1.
OfBqlal announoamant baa bean ma4a at
local Burlington headquarters that John
Franola. general paaaenger and tloket agent
of tha B. A. M., will go to Chicago, June
J. to tak. the poaiUoa et general paaaenger
agent of the Burlington lines eaat of the
Misaourt river, and that U W. Wakeley,
general paaaahsr agant Of tb. Missouri
llnea of tha' Burlington, with headquarters
In BU LiOula, wtU ooroa to Omaha to taka
the position made vacant by tha promotion
of Mr. Francis, and W. A. IaIot, who has
been assistant general passenger agent at
Chicago, will go to St. Louis with tlie title
of assistant general passenger agent of all
tha llnea eaat of the Mlaaonrl river.
Mr. I'ranclaj who Is well and favorably
known In this olty, entered railroad Service
In Preecott. I Onl. . In 1375, ' aa ticket clerk
and talegra pher for the G.ajid Trunk rail
way, in lsU ba moved to Lincoln to tak.
the position of chief alerk In the dlvlalon
superintendent's offlua of tb. Burlington
at that point. From there ha was trans
ferred to the Omaha headquarters, where
In XM be became cliief clerk In the paa
aenger department. Ha waa made aaslatant
general puasenger agent of the B. M.
In 1U5, and general paaaenger agent la
iSc. lie la rated with tha beat passenger
men in the oouutry.
Upon tha removal of Mr. Lalor t. St.
Louie tha authority -of the paaaenger de
partment at that point will be micn ex
tended. Heretofore Mr. Wakeley baa bad
Charge of only the Missouri lines, but now
tha authority of Mr. Lalor, aa aaalataat
general paaaenger agent, will be extended
over ail the lines of tha system eaat of the
river.
. 3be emulal snrwunomant of tha changes
la dated May 2ft, and Is signed by P. S.
Eustla, paaaenger trafflo manager of all
the Burlington llnea. Reports have been
published concerning tb. removal of Mr.
Francla at Intervals during tha last two
yeara, and all of these reports have been
founded on fact, as. It la said, that the
Intention of tb. management of the Bur
lington for a long time has been to reor
ganize its paaaenger department. The re
port of. Mr. Francis' removal printed In
Th. Be. about two months ago originated
at tha time that a definite removal of Mr.
Francis was decided upon by officials at
Burlington headquartera in Chicago, It
was known by local officials at that time
that he waa to go, but they refused to oon
firm th. report until It waa mad. public
by Mr. Bustla.
Liaalt Paaaea ta Emaleyea.
Paaaenger officials of th. various lines
centering In Bl Louis have adopted a reso
lution not to allow free transportation to
their employee Into St. Louis after August
L It la said thla action waa taken on ac
count of th. expectation that trafflo will be
very heavy to the World's fair city after
that date and all the apaoe on trains will
be needed for those paaaangers Who pay
their fare.
A request baa been sent out to all con
necting lines requesting that they take the
same action, and It is believed tlfa request
will be compiled with. In case It la all
tb. Unas entering Omaha will adopt th.
rule and will aak their employes to take
their vaoatlona early in the summer ao they
oan ride to the fair free. It la believed- If
the rule la enforced It will cause a great
deal of confusion, aa many employee carry
annual paaaea and Inatruotlona probably
will have to be Issued not to honor thee,
on lines running Into BL Louis. As a great
many railroad men will have to go to that
city during tb. fair on business It will be
dlffloult to establish any rule which will
not prevent employes on buatneas connected
with their, various companies visiting the
city without paying; tbelr fare.
Bum. talk la Indulged In. by paaaenger
officials of making a special rat. of 1 cent
per mill to employes to be good during the
entire fafr, but this does not meet with
the approval of tka employee aad probably
would not prevent the additional eongea
tlon of tralna late In the fall. '
Th. Burlington baa announced Its Inten
tion of nuking; a rate oX ene fare for tha
round trip , from points 100 miles distant or
leaa In Iowa and 10 miles or lesa In Ne
braska to Omaha for the opening- of the
Auditorium. The' rata will apply Jun. I
and 1. A rat. of on. and one-third far.
will alao be mad. for the muaioal festival
from Jun. IS to 23 inclusive.
General Manager Bldwell of th. Nebraska
and Wyoming division of th. Northwestern
and C. C Hughes, general superintendent
of th. earns line, have returned from a trip
over the road in company with Marvin
Hughltt, president of tha Northwestern
system.
POSTAL CLERKJN TROUBLE
Cauargredl with Taking? Money from
Letter that Pass Uaier Hts
Hud. """
Preston C Brooks, a clerk in th. post
office at Fort 'Robinson, being unable to
distinguish the narrow and upright path
that leads to promotion and In or ease of
salary, is In serious trouble on the
charge of taking and rifling registered
United Btataa mall that was not addressed
to . him and thereby Increasing bia pin
money to the amount of $300 or f09. Ha
was taken before United States Commla
aloner Babcock at Crawford io explain th.
matter, but being unable to do so to the
complete satisfaction of th. government
authorities and poatoffioe Inspectors, he
waa bound over to th. federal grand Jury
in the aum of H.000. He waa not abl.
to give bond and a deputy United States
marshal haa been sent after him to lodge
him In the Pouglaa county jail until his
case is finally dlapoaed of.
UNABLE TO FIND RELATIVES
Coroaer Holds ntstaias ef Maa
Drawee d laf Vala Effort to
Locate Faaally,
The remains ef William Bddlaon, found
in the Lhtla Papplo, near Irvtagton last
Wednesday morning-, are at 111 being held
by Coroner Bralley, all efforts thus far to
locate the dead man's relatives having been
unsuccessful Eddiaon la said to have had
a wife and family aomewhere, Tork. Neb.,
It waa auppoaed, but advices from that
place aay that the man's people cannot be
located there.
PRICE OF ARMY BEEF DOWN
Sids to 8iply Dspariasnt Firs ttt 0at
Less Than Formerly.
NO SUCH CHANGE IN RETAIL MARKET
Millions . t PeaaJs Are te Ba Faur
aUahed, feat areas ef aoeeearal
Bladen Are Bed Tat
BaaelaaedU
Beet Is going down, at least tor Unole
Sam's use. That is. the price at beef. This
waa shown In the bids submitted to the
Department of th. Missouri for th. supply
of beef for the next alx months for the
military posts and depots of the depart
ment. The feature ef the bids Is that they
run from 4H to ( per oeat lower than th.
bids submitted for th. last six month a
Tb. large amount of beat to be contracted
for may have something to do with tb.
sudden slump of prices, tor It la not as
yet perceptible te retail buyers who are
atill called upon to pay a gilt edged figure
and the stockmen still complain of the low
prices paid them.
Several million pounds of beet are to be
oontraoted for and th. announcement of
th. names of th. sueoeaaful bidders will not
be made tor some days. It baa been th.
rule of th. government ' to encourage bids
from the dealers in the vicinity of the
military posts ao as to obtain a better and
fresher aupply of btef, and this year this
class of bidders is mors numerous than
aver.
Bids will b. opened at .ua office of th.
chief quartermaater, department ef th.
Misaourt, May 26. for the supply of fuel
for all the military poets and department
headquarters for the ensuing year. Th.
pr.poaals contemplate many thousands ef
tons of ooaL a vast amount of charcoal
and several thousands of cords of wood.
There are a dosen or more military poets
la the depertanent and the auartarawsaer
and commissary depots In tine city, fcl
Louts and elsewhere.
CHUCOVICH ISN0T INDICTED
Manager of Diamond la Said te Have
Cacaped Cbaxge by the
Graad Jury,
A report of th. grand Jury was mad. to
Judge Day yesterday when five minor
Indictments of persons now in jail and
otherwise In custody were tamed over to
V. L Chuoovitch, who has been the man
ager at the Diamond saloon, recently oleaed,
and Whose case has been the sub
ject ef consideration by the Jury for th.
last day or two, was not among th. num
ber against whom true hi Us have thus far
been found and it la undarstoed on re
liable authority that his case has been
dlapoaed of without an Indictment (king
found.
Th. county attorney when questioned as
to the probable length , of time that th.
Jury would be In sesalon expreaaad himself
as absolutely anabl. to even make a guess.
FOUR MONTHS IN COUNTY JAIL
Sentence at Tonne; Mas Who Beads
Obseeaa Letter Through
the Malls.
Vernon Ray, about U years of age. living
near Alma, Harlan county, who was re
cently indicted by the federal grand Jury
for writing and mailing a vary obscene let
ter to en. of his correspondents, waa
brought to the city Friday night by Deputy
Marshal James Allan and arraigned before
Judge Munger, to whom he pleaded guilty
and got four months in the Dodg. county
Jail.
U-JC WaddUuj Kings. JEdholnv Jeweler.
BENSON WILL DECLINE JOB
Tells Friends Ha Is Tee Beay te Ae
ceat Flaee ea Sehool
Beard.
JSraatus A. Banana Is slllna" bis friends
amen tha sevtte that he will decline the
place on the Board of Education voted to
him at th. last meeting In order to fill tha
vacancy eeueed by th. resignation of H. T.
Mnlntoett. Mr. Benson gives aa a reason
T
tor his declination that his time is already
too well oocupied with privaXe and other
business. H. thinks he Is devoting suffi
cient attention to public affairs at present
and that th. sobool board position would
further sap his energies. Kls formal dec
lination has not been filed as yet. . Members
of the board who aeoured Mr. Benson's
election thought be would refuse It at first
hluah, but that they could prevail upon him
to accept It.
TO REPAIR COUNTY MACADAM
Commissioners laatrwet City Engineer
te Prepare torn Bead rrwvldlagr
fas Werfc.
Thar, was a meeting of the county com
miaaloners at which the only bualneaa of
Importance was th. Introduction of a reso
lution by Mr. Kennard In which the city
engineer was instructed t. at once draw up
a proposal, apeclfloatlon and contract and
In connection therewith to frame a bond
providing for th. repairing of county maca
dam now not under repair contract and for
tb. maintenance for a period of ten years
of all th. macadam roads in Douglas
county.
Mr. Connolly, as chairman of th. finance
committee, handed In tha county expenae
bill for service now outstanding and un
paid, with a recommendation that ' the
same b. accepted and pat upon the July
appropriation sheet to be paid sk that
time. It amounts te th. sum of t34.0Ce.0i.
Among tb. principal Items that go to make
up this total is an allowance of ts.2M.G6 due
petit Jurymen and Wltneaaes for servtoes In
th. district court. The Judges and clerks
of tho last general election are shown to
have t4.5M.10 coming to them and th. tales
Jurors for th. district curt, 1171.
Attorneys John M. Macfarland and
Henry Q. "Marphy. who war. appointed by
Judg. Day to defend Mao Winn, who was
recently tried on a charge of murdar, have
each put In a bill for t00 for servtoes In th.
trial of th. case and C. EL Bcott has sub
mitted on. of 40 tor his services In the
defense of James J. Reed, another con
victed murderer. Mr. Connolly's reaoratlea)
doea not recommend that these two ltema
b. paid at tha figure named, on the ground
that they are exorbitant and they sr. nob,
therefore, properly a part of th. budget, j
Another Item la one of tLOBS as the aum -due
aa premium on th. county treasurer's
bonds to the Fidelity and Deposit com-' '
pany.
DENIES DISTURBING THE PEACE
Woman Telia Judge She Bad Just
Paid Mee taaarajsoe) aad Waa
Peaeeakta.
"Judge I we Just returning from paymg
my policy and I didn't disturb th. peace
at all," said Louise Conn of 1109 Davenport
street when arraigned In police court with
George Sahmffer on a ohargo of disturbing
the peace.
"Where was that policy gamer' asked
City Prosecutor Lea, thinking the woman
may have been playing th. mystio numbers
that ooms on narrow allpa ef paper.
"I didn't say I was playing any policy
game; I was paying my life Insurance
polloy," th woman hastened to explain.
Then every one laughed.
Mlaa Cohn and Boh after are said to have
had a little altercation on the sidewalk near
Twelfth and Capitol avenue, and Bohalter
declared the woman slapped him on the
proboscis. The oaae will be heard In polio
court next Monday morning.
CHILD GIVEN T0 THE FATHER
Little On Feud la Ran art Kept by
Annt la Taken from
Har.
Th. matter of tb. cuatodlanahtp of a little
girl recently found in an alleeed house of
III fame oonduoted by on. Miury Novak, an
aunt of th. lltOe one, came up In Judge
Vlnaonhaler's court for final disposition.
Tha father of the child, who la a prosper
ous farmer in a distant county, waa present
to claim tha girl, and the oourt turned her
over to hie future ear. Before th. Judge
had arrived on th. a can a tha Novak womas)
and th father of the child became In
volved In a beaAed altercation, and It was
only through the Intervention of the olerkg
In the county Judaea office that a free
fight between these people and tho several
wltneaaes assembled was prevented.
