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TIIE OMAHA DAILY BEE: WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 1904.
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IJKCAPES LIFE IN' TOE PEN
Cltlna of Piaro fiorrndtn H't Oai oa
Vetsraa Padlock flami.
PROYtS A MOST ADMIRABLE VICTIM
Os War WrWi Fair Wk
Straaaer Meete Jflaa and Pre .
' pares Mak Trla '.
Together .!.'
Cherlee Bwart of tierce, Keb., It in
othar farmer who had not heard of th
Ancient padlock game, on ot the half
loom of ancient times. Mr. Bwarta ar
. rived la tha city with plenty of money ahd
curiosity. Before ha left he wl abort oa
both.
" As he related tha ataxy, ha met a maa
at the Union depot while ha wie waiting
for a train to visit tha St Loula exposi
tion, Tha nan waa vary much pleased te
mee Mr. Swartt, because he, too, Was on
fcla way ta the exposition and It would be
so nice for tha two of them to. tnak tha
trip in company. Tha (ratiger had sev
eral Klip full of wearing apparel, rhone?
.and othar thtbga which he would hare to
get before be . could leave,, and fie eakad
Ma MW-foned friend to go with him and
help carry tba trips to the depot Mr.
Bwarta, being -tt an accommodating turn,
"-,rJfU la with the plana of tba stranger and
. U.e two want to saloon soma distance
trom h depot' On the. way the stranger
smooth from contact of tha Una-era of Its
numerous victims. Tha ' uaual argument
ensued about whetheV ft could ba opened
' without a key, and tba usual third party
arrived on the scene- In time to make a
bat air. Swarta waa busy holding tha
stakes whan tha ostensible policeman
walked up andplaoed tha thraa under ar
rest, axhibltlbg' his star with much show
of authority. ' ..
Ia order to keep from' going' to tha peni
tentiary for the rest of bis natural Ufa
Mr. Bwarta produced all tba money be bad,
ITS, and paid It over to tha polloetnen,
who told BlnVrb4 had a, narrow escape.
Sain out of money, tha rgrloulturlst took
tha , first train for Pierce. Ha Intimated
just prior to his departure that ha would
never leava tha good old farm again.
M'VANN HASSAN . ASSISTANT
C H. Bnwa Sleeted Secretary Coas-
' aaerotal Clab ta Look Oa f ot '
i Reatlae. ...
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At a meeting of tha executive oommlttae
of tba Commercial club yesterday O.
H. ' Brown, 407 Brown -block, waa elected
secretary ol tba club, relieving Commlo
aioner otoYann of th routine. MIsa Lena
Bellman, wba acted aa aeoretary of tha
club, durtngf , the time between Mr. Utfa
rggnation and th Inoumbenoy of Mr. Me-
-lvaao, Waa called in and highly commended
rr Mr efficiency, 10,, behalf of tha club
tea Bellman waa presented with a beau
JjmX bunch of roaes. Incidentally aha waa
informed. of a substantial Inoreata la ber
I J salary. .
Vr Tba bridge" toll question wag brought up
and tha special committee that baa It In
charge made. report aa to what baa been
done and . this report waa accepted - and
voted as approved In every particular by
the , executive ommltte, . which further
more pledged Itself to the support of what
ever further action the. special committee
might eee'nt to take. In this connection
It waa announced that the eommttee will
meetkt-kOblcage-ian nth ear' future - to
present-to Ui raUroad Bianagamant tha
Omaha claims with regard to the bridge
4oll question. ' , v .. . .
C. H. Brown was unanimously oHosen
' secretary of the club. , It was seen fit to
elect secretary da distinguished- from th
dub oommtsslonarshlp now held by Mr.
MeVanh, In order that the .latter might
be relieved of much routine work and de
tail that, would otherwise take much ot
bit time' that could be more profitably
" pant otherwise.
wea also voted that hereafter the eeo
s. yiiu7 and treasurer of the club shall be
Incited to attend 'ail metiegs of the ex
ecutive aonmittee. C H. Brown, Thomas
E. HaiuRxJk, A. 1. Sterrett, A. Jj. Dfesher
and IL Blacklln were elected to mem
bership 'in the club, i
BEN Br WOOD LAID AT REST
rroatlaeat Baakes Ba'r'ted by ' Old
mends aaL Aaaoalatea mt'
, , . rarest Uwa.,
Tba remains of Ban B.Wood, late vie
prealdent of (ha Merchants Rational bank,
who died suddenly at hi" borne, V North
Twenty-second street, , Ctinday morning,
were Interred Tuesday afternoon at Forest
lawn cemetery. JUght Rev. Blahop A. I
WUltams and Rav. John Williams of ths
Bt. Barnabat church conducted the re
ligion services at the reatdenoe. Many of
Omaha's ' oldest snd most repreaentatlva
cltlatn gathered at th bom to pay their
last respects, at the bier of their late as
sociate and friend
Among the many floral tributes were no
ticed two designs of particularly beautiful
ccrsMructlon, on tvelng from th Knight
of Ak-Bar-Bea and another from th em
ploy 4t th Merchant National bank.
which Institution was closed this afternoon
out f respect for th tnemnry of Mr,
Wood, The ether clearing house banks also
closed during part ot the afternoon.
The .active pailbearara were; Oeofge E.
Prltchett, Frank Hamilton, W. H. McCord,
Sorg ' F. ' Bldwell. Ik S. Reed, Luther
Crake, John F. Coed and Milton T. Barlow,
Those acting as. honorary ball bearer were:
Frank Murphy, Herman Kountaa. J. . B,
Kitchen, B. M. Moraman, T. Buck, J. A.
McBhane, Quy C. Barton and J. A. Crelgh
ton. . A selected quartet sang "Come, Te
Disconsolate." and "Rock of Ages."
While In Chicago last Tuesday Mr. Wood
contracted a cold, which developed 'Into
congestion of th lungs. He returned bom
sooner than be had expected, waa driven ta
bta resldenc. and grew gradually weaker,
until be expired of heart failure. Mr,
Wood was closely identified, with the busl
ness life pf Omaha, where he lived for
thirty-six years. Since 1831 he waa vice
president of the Merchants National bank.
Mortality ItatUllea.
The following births and deaths have
been reported to the Board ef Health dur
ing the twenty-four hours ending at Coon
Toesdayi
Births Albert I Talmon. 1KU Clark, borj
A Summer
TONIC
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Wbto worn out with the day's heat
there la nothing o ishtsiiBf aad
invitoratiflg aa
r iionsFORD's
Acid Phosphato
Oeorre Ttwnley. 1R2 North Nineteenth,
twin bnre; Sylvester R. Rush, 4.41 Web
ster, boy.
r)ths Mrs. Jennie Marks. 1U North
Thirty-fourth, ; Ben B. Wood, Hit North
Twenty-second, 1: Amle Davis. M10 Bonth
Thirty -eighth, 1; James John Peterson. 1117
Clark. tt; Mrs, irta I Bombnrk, died In
Wlw hoepltnl, home iMinlap, la., JS; Char
ity mlth, 1Q7 Nicholas, !.
AUNT CHARITY PASSES AWAY
Am Colored Wosaaa with Bomantl
. Career Kadi Forty Tear Resl
deaeo la Omaha.
"Aunt Charity" Smith, aa aged colored
woman who had resided In Omaha for the
last forty years and was well known among
the old settlers, died early Monday morning
from pneumonia at ber borne, 1107 Nicholas
ktreet.
"Aunt Charity," aa aha waa generally
known, was born a Iav oa a plantation
near Bhelbyvllle, Ky., December 10, 1818.
Bhe waa married to a free negro by the
name of Smith, who waa working to save
money to buy hi wlfe'e freedom when the
war broke out. As soon as It could be done
he enlisted In the union army, and upon bis
advice his wife escaped from slavery and
came west. Severn! letter passed between
them and he promised that as soon as the
war was over and he waa mustered out be
would" tejoln her in Omaha. But all at
ono the letters ceased and all trace of
hint wad lost. These letters and other Im
portant papers were destroyed wben her
little three-room cottage on Douglas near
Twentieth was burned In 190. "Aunt Char
ity" never-remarried, sacredly cherishing
the memory of the soldier whom she al
ways maintained wquld come to her If be
were still living.
Being a good .laundress and an excellent
'Aunt Charity" had no difficulty In
getting employment, and many A wedding
breakfast and fine dinner among the old
families of Omaha was cooked by her.
For many years she was a servant In the
family of the late Senator Hitchcock, and
for more than twenty years her little house
stood on the rear ot the Hitchcock estate
n the site of the Omaha club. Bhe claimed
thai this property was given her by Senator
Hltchoock. who died before he gave her
"the writlnV the deed-to It. Her claim
to this property led te a lawsuit In which
she was defeated. Her little house waa
burned while the ault waa pending In the
supreme court, and since that time, broken
in spirit and health, she has been living In
poverty, being supported by friends.
The funeral will be held from the Church
of Bt Fhtllp the Deacon, of which aha waa
a member, this morning at 10:80.
NEBRASKA DRAWS ATTENTION
Antelope' State Makes Exhibit at
' World's Fair Which Attracts '
Great Admiration.
That the Nebraska pavilion at the St
Louis exposition Is one of the popular
resorts of the great fair, la apparent from
thla extract from the St. Louis Globe
Democrat 6f Monday, June 0:
Saturday was the banner day In the at
tendance at the Nebraska pavilion In the
palace of agriculture. Over i,500-persons
Visited this pavl!ion. It was found neces
sary to give the free exhibition of moving
Eloture of Nebraska industries every half
our la the day. from 10 to 6 o'clock. At
I and 12:i0 o'clock special exhibitions were
given to over too concessionaires and their
employee In the agricultural building.
Among the distinguished visitors during
the day were Hon. Matt Miller, one ot the
Nebraska commissioners, and- family; Mrs.
J. H. Mickey, wife of Oov. Mickey of Ne
braska; several members of the Imperial
Japanese commission and Mr. Ernest
Holmes, assistant editor of Success, with a
party of friends from Aestrla and Uer
many. Hon. W. J. Bryan of Lincoln, Neb.,
was also a visitor at the Nobrtka pavilion
on Friday. ? , , .
On next Tuesday morning at :30- o'o-ook
the Agricultural Exhibitors' r association
will hold Its regular weekly meeting in the
Nebraeka theater by invitation ot the Ne
braska commission. On the same day a
special moving picture exhibition of college
football games, trotting races and scenes
on the western ranches will be given for
the member of the official guide corps.
Later In the week the Jefferson guard
will be entertained In the tame manner.
HORSES GET OFF UNINJURED
saaaaw y -
Escape Belaa- Hart la Aecldeat Which
Does Mack Damage .te ,
Wagjoa,
A pepuliar accident befell one of the
heavy wagons of the Expresimen'a De
livery company on Dodge atreet yesterday.
The driver waa trying to . back the
heavily laden wagon and team out of the
alley just west of Malmburg'a saloon, when
the team - became unmanageable and the
wheel of the wagon collided with- the
Malmburg bqlldlag tearing off a big sec
tion of the prsssed brick veneering. The
big wagon was upset by the mishap, the
load dumped Into the street, the. heavy
oak tongue of the wagon broken oft short,
and horses and wagon and content piled
In one Indiscriminate mass at the atreet
curb. The driver escaped Injury by jump
ing. Neither of the horses was hurt the
damage being confined to . the - building,
wagoa and the load ot produce.
' Do Rot Walt t atljr Tow Need It.
Th season la again at hand when diar
rhoea and dysentery are prevalent. Do net
wait until aoma of your family la taken
with a violent attack, but be prepared. A
bottle pf Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy at hand when needed haa
saved naay a life.- Procure it at once.
Gold Bead. Edholm, Jeweler.
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Fbotoa, tOo and un, VOi Farpam atreet.
Bteamahlp ticket from . all , European
ports at. halt the uaual . rates. Call or
write P. H. Phllbln, 1508 Farnam street.
Omaha. r . .. .
Bee our fancy pedestal boxes, with bust
of President Roosevelt, filled with choice
candy, only 0o. at Dyball 1BU Douglas.
' Fancy pedestal boxes, with bust of Presi
dent Roosevelt, filled with choice bon bona,
60c. Dyball', 1M1 Douglaa.
Diamonds Diamonds dhoim, Jeweler.
' ' A Great gait Sale.
The half-price suit sal atartd by th
Brg-Swanson Co. last Saturday haa al
ready, proven a winner and broken records.
The sale, continues the balance of . this
week, but tha firm, ha fear of being un
able to fit everyone - unless they corns
early, before the lots and sizes are de
pleted. This may sound a little like a bluff,
but not ao much when you atop te oonsider
that It waa necessary to close the door
for pearly an hour Saturday afternoon, th
first day of th sale. 'And they keep com
ing right along.
photos, Mc and up. Uli Farnam street
To our friends and neighbors, and espe
cially to the Ancient Order of United
Workmen Na. ITS, we offer our heartfelt
thanks for the many offerings of friend
ship and evidences ef the devotion shown
Our beloved busband and eon during their
sickness and death. ,
MRS. EMMA REX AND FAMILT.
The Bee Want Ada Are the Best Business
Boosters. '
PIKO.
M'KKON Henry, sged 40 years, at St Jo
seph's horpliaf thla inornlng from Injuries
rrrrlvsd a.i Omaim Bineliing works lost
Krulay morning. He leaves wife, but no
family.
Funeral from residence. Til Hickory
street Funeral notice lateft
INFORMER GETS THREE YEARS
Wiineii Who Tami State's Eridaio Con
victed and PaU Cleared.
ECHO OF KANSCOM 'STREET CAR HOLDUP
Two Mea Who Escape oa First Charge
WU1 Bo Tried oa Third, with
Coavlct ae Witness.
AaTala.
After 'having turned state' evidence
against bis pals and having aeen them
acquitted by a Jury, Richard Johnson ap
peared before Judg-e Day and pleaded
guilty te a charge of robbery. Consider
ing the fact that Johnson became the
state's witness and told what he knew of
the robbery. Judge Day gave blm the
minimum sentence, three years In the peni
tentiary. "
Johnson, James Bmlth and John Wells,
were arrested some months ago on the
charge of holding up a Hanscom Park
atreet car and robbing the conductor and
motorman of about IX and their watcties.
When Smith and Wells were tried Johnson
appeared ae a, witness against thsm, tes
tifying that they were with him hi the
robbery end giving all the details of tho
crime. Bmlth and Wells, however, proved
an alibi to the satisfaction of the Jury and
were acquitted.
Having been tried on the count of robbing
the conductor1 the two were at once re
arrested on the charge of robbing the mo
torman and they are now being held for
trial again. At th next trial Johnson will
again be a witness for the state.
GOSSIP OF COMMISSION ROW
Demand for Fralt, Wholesale and Re
tail, Best of Aay Period
This Year.
The demand tor fruit wltb both whole
salers and retailers Is the heaviest It haa
been any time so far this year. Thla la
accounted for . in part by the Increased
varieties being offered, but more particu
larly by the warmer weather which haa
caused people to eat less meat and more
fruit Strawberries are coming from Mis
souri and Oregon. The former aell at
wholesale for $1.50 to $1.65 and the latter
for $2.00. Home grown berries are also on
the market In limited quantities and aell
at about the same price aa Missouri stock.
Thla la about th laat week of th Cali
fornia cherry crop and people Intending to
do any canning are advised by fruit deal
er to do o thla week a prices In the
future will probably be higher. Next week
will eee the real beginning of the Cali
fornia fruit season. Express shipments
will probably arrive before' that time, but
the first car load shipment are expected
next week and according to advice re
ceived the quality will be fully up to the
usual standard. Peaches will sell for $1.36
per box at wholesale, plum $1.36 and apri
cot $1.60.
' Owing to the exceptionally heavy demand
for fruits that have been offered ao far
this season a big run to expected on Cali
fornia fruits and as a result wholesalers
have made arrangements for a large aupply
to be shipped this way.
OMAHA MEAT J30ES TO ALASKA
Carload of Bacon Shipped from
Cadahy's to Federal Troops
la tho If orta. ' . ,
-A car load of bacon waa ahlpped thla
raJrnlng from the Cudahy Packing ' com
pany's establishment In South ''Omaha to
Seattle, for transshipment to Alaska for
the us . of, the United States troopa ata
tloned there.
This la the aecond ahlpment of be con te
that destination, through the office of the
chief, commissary of the Department ot
the Missouri during the past few weeks.
Additional shipment will follow later In
order that the euppllea may reach there
and be forwarded to the Interior posts be
fore the. winter season set In there about
the first of September. ' The, bacon Is
packed In eight-pound cane and la cured
under a special' process designed by the
chief commissary of the United State
army, which will Insure it perfect condi
tion Indefinitely.
There are two processes by which army
bacon la now packed. One ia by a method
whloh will require the bacon to be par
boiled before using, and the other permit
the bacon being Used aa it comes from the
cans. ' Tha first process la applied to
that which la aent to the tropical stations
of the army,' and the latter to the bacon
shipped to the temperate and Arotlo re
gions. The bacon la Invariably of the
very beet grade, much better In fact than
that which la offered for aale to the gen
eral public.
FUNERAL OF OSCAR PUNDT
erviees Largely Attended by Frleads
aad Barlal la at Presoeet
Hill.
The body of Oscar Pundt, son of the late
Henry Punfft, for many years In the gro
cery business In this city, arrived In Omaha
Tuesday from St Louie and waa buried
at Prospect Hill cemetery. George Pundt,
Ida Pundt and Emma Pundt brother and
sisters of the deceased, accompanied the
body from Bt Louis and John W. Plckson
ef St. Louis was also In- the party. The
mother was unable to come. .
Among the friends of the family who
were at the depot to mtet the remains
were: Mrs. George Heimrod, Mrs, E. Rose
water, Mrs. Aaron Cahn, Mt. Albert Cahn,
William Krug, Miss Krug, Mr. and Mrs.
L. Raapke, Mr. and Mrs. II. Becht, John
Baumer, Miss Bertha Baumer and Mrs
Victor Roaewater.
The pallbearers were: Fred Mets, Albert
Cahn, Victor Roeewater, Charles Deuel,
William Koenlg and V. B. Caldwell.
Th body was taken direct from the de
pot to the cemetery where services were
held. Rev. J. E. Hummon, pastor of
Kountaa Memorial church, officiating.
The cause ef the death ef Mr. Pundt
was acuta gastritis; he waa sick but one
day. bis death laat Saturday bet. g Very
udden and 'unexpected. Th member of
th family return Immediately to their
home In Bt Louis.
M'VANN ANSWERS I0WANS
eeretary of Omaha Commercial flab
Prepares Defease Agralast Restore
tloa of Arbitrary.
Secretary McVann of the Commercial
dub ia preparing an answer to file with
Western Freight association men regarding
tb Missouri river bridge arbitrary which
Council Bluffs merchants bav been at
tempting to get restored on ahlpment
from Omaha to Iowa points. Just what
th nature of th argument ued will b
ha not yet been made publlo. but the
answer will be volumlnou and exhaustive.
Proves to Be Good Cltlaea,
When Samuel SroKfins of Rrownwood,
Tex., was arrested Munday m-hi by ottlcer
Bandstrom, It wes thuuirhl that a reitl
bold, bad man from Texas had been oapl
tured. lie was charged with belli- drunk
and carrying concealed weapons, the
weapons connistln of a beavy drawer
handle, such as Is often usad as "knuckles."
lavaalisatiua provad. however, that -:-gloa
wae nut the ban-eeler be Waa at first
supposed to have been, but a good cltlxen
of the Lone Star state, who had got off
the rails for a few minute, a small fine
wss imposed on the Texan when be wae
arraigned In police court.
VAN DEUSEN JBADLY INJURED
Army OfJeer, Well Kaowa la Omaha,
Severely Hart la Baltimore
Jt Ohio Wreck.
Among those seriously Injured In the
wreck ef the Baltimore A Ohio train near
Vincennes, Ind., Monday was Captain
Oeorge W. Van Deusen, commanding the
Bixteenth battery, United 8tatea field ar
tillery, of Leavenworth, Kan. Captain
Van Deusen was under orders to proceed
to the Philippine and waa returning from
a visit to the east preparatory to hi de
parture for the Philippine. He wa well
known and esteemed at headquarter of
the Department of the Missouri, having
been a frequent visitor to Omaha. H also
Is regarded aa one of the most accom
plished artillery officers In the service. It
wa Captain Van Deusen' battery that
waa caught In the flood at Bt Mary,
Kan., last fall, while enroute from Fort
Leavenworth to Fort Riley to participate
In the army maneuvers there. Captain
Van Deusen and hi battery were cut off
from all communication for ten day by
the flood at that time.
Advice at army headquarter are to the
effect that Captain Van, Deusen' Injuries
are quite serious. He fa In the hospital
at Vlncennea
LOTUS CLUB BOAT ARRIVES
Challoag-er for the Maaawa Cap
Reaches Here with All Mem
bers of Crew. ' '
The Lotus Yacht club' challenger for the
Manawa cup arrived in Omaha yesterday
and waa taken to the lake and launched
in the afternoon. ,
"The Lotus" ia accompanied by the en
tire crew, which will at once proceed to get
acquainted with the course over which the
race are to be sailed under the direction
and guidance of Commodore Tukey of the
Manawa club. The challenger Is of the
"skimmer" type of boat and twenty-eight
feet over all. It la the object of much In
terest and critical examination by the sail
ors of the Manawa club, who agree that
while it looks good to them they do not
believe It la built right to outsail the Argo,
which baa been selected by the committee
to defend the cup. The races will take
place Thursday, Friday and Saturday after
noons, and with favorable conditions of
wind and weather will be highly Interesting
events. Arrangements have been made for
the entertainment of a great crowd of the
Lotus club members who will be present as
spectators.
TWENTY-THREE FOR THE ARMY
Recralta Aro Enlisted at Omaha Ita
tloa for Service la West and
Philippines.
Twenty-three enlistments have been mad
thus far during the month of June for the
regular army at the Omaha recruiting sta
tion. These were selected from fifty-seven
applicants, th'e remainder having been re
jected for physical disabilities. Of this
number that has been accepted two were
assigned to the hospital corps, one to Fort
Bam Houston, Texas, one, to the Blxtb In
fantry at Fort Leavenworth, one to the
Tenth Infantry at Presidio barracks, Cal.t
two to the Nineteenth infantry at Fort
Vancouver, Wash., and tba remainder to
the Angel Island recruiting depot Baa
Francisco Harbor, California. ' .
Last year, 1903, only nine recruit were
enlisted at , thla depot', duiing- th month
of June. None of the recruits enlisted at
thla point la aent to eastern station tor
assignment all of them going to western
regiment and the regiment atetloned In
th Philippine. i v
EMPTY HOUSES IN DENVER
Three Thoasaad Vacant Dwellfaaja
aad Many Store Closing- Oat aa
Revolt of Strike.
" There are said to be 1000 vacant dwell
ings In Denver," said Richard Qrotte, chief
elerk In the city building department
who haa just returned from that city In
company with bla wife, who hae recovered
from a recent lllnesv "Outside of the
principal business section one can aee any
number of empty atore buildings and oth
ers having closing out signs displayed. The
hotel are full, . but business conditions
do not seem to bo extraordinarily pros
perous. This I accounted for by th labor
troubles In the mining camps."
WILL BUILD AN ICE PLANT
Local Concern Beeares Permit to Erect
Maaafaetory Coating; Six Thoa
saad Dollar. ' j
Authority to ereot a $(,000 brick Ice manu
facturing plant at Twenty-fifth and Martha
street haa been Issued to the Omaha Dis
tilled Water Ice company. The building la
to be 71x140 feet In alxe and one atory
high.
Photoa, 60c and up. 1312 Farnam atreet
PERSONAL' PARAGRAPHS
Tiny. Luth M. Kuhna left for a trip to
Ohio Monday evening. 1
E. E. Brando, general agent of the Na
tional Paint company In the local field, has
arrived in Omaha from St. Louis.
Ben Brook tie Id ot Deadwood, Mart Turner
of Jefferson, Okl.. H. W. Freed and Jo
Hatting of Loomls are at tho Murray.
John W. T. Clark of Washington, D. C,
revenue agent of accounts ,1s in ths city
making his annual Inspection of the ac
counts of the revenue oftloe of this district
J. E. Lowe of Fort Collins, R. D. Conk
ling of Tekamab, P. E. Myers of Lincoln,
Fred Vsn Akerln of Humphrey, M. A.
Groshong of tiprlngvlew, George 8. Perkins
of David City and A. W. Bufium of Tecum
seh are at the Merchant.
Samuel O. Calvert formerly of th
weather bureau at St Louis, waa in th
city en route to hla new station at fcMoux
City, where he has been assigned aa assist
ant to the chief of the weatiier bureau
there. .
Ueorge Krug, 1617 Wirt street, celebrated
the forty-elgnth annlveraary of his blrtn
Monday evening. The event was made the
occasion for the gathering of a number
of ins friends at his home and an enjoyable
evening waa passed, with the slnoere wishes
ot bis friend tor many happy returns of
the day.
Deputy United States Marshal James
Allan, with C. E. Allen as assistant guard,
has returned from Sioux Fails, whera they
took Ed Gordon, the convicted Newcastle,
postonioe robber, and Arthur Smith of the
Tenth United States cavalry, convicted ot
outling with Intent to wound, to begin on
their sentences of four years and ilfteea
month respectively at the niuoa Fails pent
teutiary. H. M. Badler, 4128 Iaard street, has gone
to Ann Aroor, Mtoh., to attend the anuuul
reunion of the class of '7 of Ann Arbor
university, of which he was a member,
there being eeventy-slx members of the
claa. Among them Is Hon. IL C. Patten
gill, one of the prominently mentioned re
publican candidates for governor of Wis
consin. Mr. and Mrs. Pattengiil were last
week guests ot Mr. and Mrs. badler.
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Railway Notes aad Personals.
E. L. Lomax, general paeeenger agent ot
the Union PaciUu, has returned to Chi
cago. H. B. Hare, traveling passenger agent of
the Manilou Steamship compauy, la In the
city, His headquarters are in Chicago.
C. It Kins, general manager of the
Lander Transportation company, waa a
eallor at the local office ot th North
western.
Gerrlt Fort assistant general passenger
as out of the Union pacific, haa aoue to
atiend Ih Transcontinental Paaeensor as-
aiu meeting in aesaioa at bu Vaui
FIFTEENTH
AND
FARNAM STS.
ja
Feather Weight Worsteds. Serges, Homespuns,
make ip the clothing story for the warm days.
and here, as at all other seasons of the year, our assortments cannot be equaled for nice'
Buminer clothes. k
THE ALWAYS POPULAR SERGES -you'll find them here at $8.50, $12, f 16.60. Should
one not hold its color, we replace it with a new one without a moment's hesitation. In the
better grades, the shoulders, collars and fronts are entirely hand made. We'll stand behind (
every quality promise in these serges
" TIIE TWO-PIECE SUITS Take for example the lines at $7.50 and $10, cool and com
fortable homespuns, gray mixtures, broken plaids and checks, fancy and pin stripe effect,
in brown, gray and tan, trousers with the turn-up bottoms, tailored with the same care for
details as is given the highest price suits in the house.
Straw Hats
for Men-
45c, 75c and
$1.00
CONTESTANTS ABE SELECTED
Racers for Driving- Clnb's Batarday
Matinee Chesea, hat gebee
ale Is Incomplete.
C. J. Brlgg and F. J. Campbell compos
th committee having in charge the ar
rangement ot the races for the Omaha
Driving club' matinee Saturday afternoon,
and the contestant already have been se
lected, though yie schedule and classifica
tion Is not yet completed. As the meetings
succeed each other, this work bt classifica
tion is done more Intelligently and with a
more circumspect regard for the relative
merits of th horses, so that a continual
Improvement In the Interest In the mati
nees Is reasonably anticipated. Provided
there are no hard rains between now and
Saturday,' the track will be very fast and
some neck-and-neck contests are aura to re
sult.
KENWORTHY CASE GOES OVER
Civic Federation Detective Get" Star
la Proseeattoa for Alleged Ex
torting; of Money,
The case of obtaining money under false
pretense, pending In the police court
against Constable J. C. Kenworthy, form
erly a Civic Federation detective, has been
postponed until July 1.
Kenworthy waa arrested a week ago on
the charge of collecting IS ' from Ella
Jacobs, proprietor of a aecondhand atore
at 602 North Sixteenth street. The charge
ia that Kenworthy atopped Jaocbs, who
waa hauling a trunk gratis for a friend and
told the secondhand man that he waa a
detective and that hauling the .trunk was
illegal and that would straghten' the
matter. Kenworthy Is said to have re
ceived the $6.
ARRAIGNED. FOR ... SHOOTING
Maa Acen.ed of Firing-' with' latent
to Kill Is Held for ' ,'" " '
. Trial. ' , ';,'K'2
James Brtmer, charged with figuring in a
disturbance which occurred at the place of
Mrs.' Mary Cummings, 8824 North Six
teenth street,- laat Saturday evening, haa
beens arraigned In police court on the
charge of ahootlng with intent to kill.
The allegation la that Bruner fired five
ahota in the place, one of the bullets pass
ing through the clothes of the bartender,
Harry Ward, and inflicting a alight flesh
wound. Bruner's hearing haa been aet for
next Saturday In police court and bla bond
placed at (500.
Xo Voaoat la 'Ba
No poisonous purgative enter Into Dr.
King New Life Pill. Easy, but prompt,
they cure or no pay. Only 25s. For sale
by Kuba & Co.
Notes from Army Ueadoaartera,.
Chaplain' Charles W. Freeland of the
ivth United States cavalry at Fort Meade
has been granted leave of absence for one
month to take effect July I. .
Captain Theodore B. Hacker, chief com
missary Department of the Missouri, de
parted for Lincoln, where he will deliver
a lecture before the Nebraska National
Guard officers on the subject of the com
missariat of the army in both field and
garrison aervlce.
The commanding officer at Jefferson Bar
racks haa been ordered to transfer from
that depot thirty-seven cavalry recruits to
th& AaM artillery braneh of the service. If
the recruits are willing to enter that branch
of the service. They will be aent at once
to Angel isiana ucpot, sua c raaui.ue uar-
bor.
Teachers Take a Jaaat.
a n.rtv ot ten teachers In the Omaha
schools left Monday evening for St. Paul
over the Northwestern. From St. Paul
k.v mill wn hv boat down the Mississippi
river to St. Louis to take in the exposition, i
They Will DS joinca ai oiuii or tuuui
ten teachers in the schools at that point.
Tec days will be required to reach Bt.
Liouis.
Cannot Be Overdone.
Niagara Falls, the most magnificent of all
spectaclea, never grow commonplace. Let
your summer tour to th east Include
Niagara. Tb Michigan Central' Vacation
Tour for 1904 give full Information re
garding route and rate. It will be found
a great help In planning the summer boll
day. ' Address, with three red stamp. O.
W. Buggies, O. P. T. A., Chicago,
Hnateseekers nates to Worth Dakota.
Every Tuesday until October a the Chi
cago Great Western railway will ll round
trip ticket te point in the above named
state at a great reduction from the uaual
(ara For further Information apply te
Oeo, F. Thomas, g.nsral agent, lui Far
nam tr..t, Omaha, Neb. '
Slot Maehtaa Mea.
C. H. TJnn and Charlee Jacohson-of 4113
North Twenty-fourth atreet have eaob been
fined 110 and oosts in polio court, where
INFANTS S INVALIDS
T,H HAM
wmm
Puny babies become strong
and robust babies when fed
on Mellln's Food. Mellin's
Food gives strength.
. Yoe win be glad that yee seat tor a sample
i el M.llm'. Fo whae yeu s-e hew ariy
baby takes It.
MSLUH'I FOOD CO OSTOH. MAM.
-r-- J..J.U , ..iiuoiL wnjLAiiawn.L-.u. i -mrTmmMi-mmMmmmm. vmm , &
Alpaca and Serge Coats
Warm Weather.
thr were arraigned on charges of allowing
minors to play slot machine. The com
plaints camo particularly from K. Dorsey
of STlt Fowler street and. Mike Gorman of
721 South Seventeenth atreet, who, It Is
said, have eons who were allOWfd to play
on the slot machines. Three of the ma
chines were taken to the pollco station
when the arrests were made.
Special Rammer . Tenrl.t Rate to
Point la Illinois, Wlseoasla
and Michigan.
The Chicago Great Wesern Railway will
sell special round trip tickets at very
low rates to points In Illinois, Wisconsin
and Michigan. - Ticket limited to October
SI. For further Information apply to 8.
D. Parkhurst, General Agent, 1511 Farnam
at., Omaha, Neb.
National Prohibition Coaveatioa
Indianapolis, Ind., June M-S0. '
The Chicago Great Western Railway will,
on June 2f and 27. aell round trip tlckots at
one fare, plus $2.26, to Indianapolis, Ind.
For further Information apply te 8. D.
Parkhurse, General Agent, 1511 Farnam
Bt., Omaha, Neb. .-'
!:-!i:v
Mme. YsdeV
Hair Tonic
FOR CHILDREN
AND ADULTS
ANTISEPTIC AND HYGIENIC
A Halu Invl.nnfnr Jilat what Its
nam Implies. It euppllea nourishment,
th elements of growth,1 which, wben
absorbed by the hair, strengthens and
beautifies It In th same war that sap
glorifies the foliage ot a tree. Even
when the follicles are seemingly dead.
If the scalp la massaged dally with
Mme. Yale's Hair Tontc s rigorous
growth will be produced. It has hon
eetljr earned Its title of "the great hair
grower." It stimulates the most stunt
ed growth and makes the hair mag
nlflcently healthy and beautiful.
Mme. Yale's Hair Tonic la prised
equally by men and women, particularly
when the hair peglna to, weaken or fade.
Cures baldness, grayness. splitting of i
the hair, dandruff and all diseases of
th hair, scalp and beard. One applica
tion stops hair falling. A nursery req
uisite; no mother should neglect to ue
ft for her boys and gtr!s; when the balr
It made strong In childhood It remains ;
proof against-disease and retains Its
vigor and youth fulness throughout life.
Mm. Yale's Hair Tonic Is a eolorlet ;
fragrant delightful hair dressing:
wither sticky, gritty nor greasy; makes ,
the hair soft, fluffy and glossy. Con
tains no artificial coloring: would not :
tC2 the whitest hair; restores original ,
color by invigorating the scalp and re
aatahiiahtn natural circulation and
proper attribution of the live coloring
matter. Beautiful hair redeems th
plainest countenance, and anyone caa
secure It by using Mme. Tale's Hal?
Tonic. Now In three sbtes our price.
60, 40e and 80.
' flme. Yale's Hair Toolo
Is Sold by
Prug Dcpt, Boston Store
Do Not Hesitate
to ask or write u about anything
you may want In the drug Hue. If
you are in the city, your tclephono
order will be delivered promptly
at your door. If you do not live
la Omaha, we have a SPECIAL
MAIL ORDER DEPARTMENT,
and promptly deliver goods to any
point that Is reached by freight,
express or mall.
2-qt Combination Syringe and
Water Bottle $1.00
8-qt. Combination Syringe and
Water Bottle $1.75
50c Sodium Phosphate...; 40c
60c Iithla Tablets 25c
50c Llquosone. 43c
toe Wright's Dyspepsia Tablet Mc
HOWELL DRUG CO.
16th snd Capitol Av.
SCHOOLS.
Fur aualasa. at lb.
Oliett tod lirgitt
Simari Scootl
, avrtnVatet.
FIFTEENTH
AND '
FARNAM STS
Men's light
weight
trousers
$2.50 -$3.50
for
If the man was willing
to work as hard before
he put the mortgage on
tho farm aa he worked
afterwards wres 1 1 1 n g
with that mortgage, there
would bare been no need
of the mortgage In th
first place.
It a tailor Is willing to
bo as careful before be
makes an error In making
as he must be while cor
recting that error th
error wouldn't boppen.
May be It's because of
the careful training we'vs
given all our tailors that
to little "altering" Is nec
essary bf.ro that Mac
Carthy suits usually fit
Just right the very first
time. But whatever the
reason, you are roost In
terested In knowing vif
that is the case.
It Is.
MacCarthy Tailoring
Company, ,
t4-o a, tath at..'
Nsxt door to .
VTabash Ticket Ofaee,
, Fhae ISO.- ' ,
TERRILL ;
SELLING
OUT
At oxve-half
of cost price
Entire Stock Must
Be Sold by July
1st.
IMPORTED DRESS C00DS,
Silks, Laces and Trimmings.
Sacrificed at an
unheard of price.
Tr-flMlMlff
SELECT
The Beer You Like.
As a tonlo or beverage It equal!
any beer brewed. Served In all
t first-class hotels an . restaurants
throughout ths entire west. . ,
Order a trial case quarts or pint.
BE v
Tbere'a no better beer brewed.
SolS oa Dining aad BatTet Car.
Fred Krug Brewing Co.
Oaaas'i Hotel Brewery.
Telephone 420. OMAHA
PBPUTT STATU VETERINARIAN.
FOOL! INSPECTOR.
H. L. RAMACCIOTTI D. V. S.
CITY VETERINARIAN,
Office and Infirmary. JUth and Mason fits.
OMAHA, NEB. Telephone Wv.
SCHOOLS.
LZkZlUI,
Loilnprton, Mo.