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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 15, 1910)
THE P.KK: OMAHA. SATURDAY, (XTOP.KR 1.'. 1010. I Council Bluffs j In Clover J. PRUITT KILLED IN CAVE Younf Man. KmU Fatal Injurie. on 0. D. Campbell Turn. OWKEB HUET AT SAME TTMTE "'"'r flallf Root of Urlrka Full t'po Thm Wkrii Supports Art ItrmOTril rad Maa I.ntfi Famllr. 1 v - . loscph PruKt. SO yrara old, who was o-n in Council Dluff and van well known bout town, received Injuries In an acol-rt-r.t on the farm of C. K. Campbell, five miles north of the city on the lime kiln road, Wednesday afternoon which resulted In his death at the Jennie Fdmundson Memorial ho-pltal at 11 o'clock yesterday morning. Ilia employer also received pain ful Injuries and was also taken to the hoepltal. Mr. Campbell wan constructing a cava at the farm and bad engaged Prultt to aanlxt In the work. The cave was built on nearly level grouad and had ben walled up with brick laid In cement with an arched roof of the ame material. The arch had been completed and Trultt and Campbell had gone inside to remove the moulds. Tart of the supports that sustained them had been taken away, and both men were atand Inff at about the center of tha cave when I'rultt knocked out another of the sup ports. The entire roof and part of the walls fell upon them and botti were burled In the debris. Help was at hand and the men were quic kly taken out. Trultt was found . to have KUFtained fearful Injuries. His back waa broken and Mils body literally crushed under the weight of l.WK) brick and cement Campbell escaped with Injuries that ' are painful but not serious. He waa hurt about the head and cheM and his right knee waa wrenched, and painful brulsca covered almost Ins entire body. Vr. Mell Uelllnger waa called and both men were hurried to the hospital in an automobile. I'rultt' a back waa found to be broken near the center. Several ribs were torn from the spine and forced through the akin, and the bonea of tha cheat were broken. The accident Is believed to have been due to the removal of the forma and sup ports before the cement had been given time enough to harden. When Dr. Bel linger examined the wreck he declared that It aeenied Incredible that either man oould have escaped Instant death. I'rultt haa ben residing at 1323 Avenue C with his family of wife and four chil dren. Mr. Campbell Is well known In the city. He graduated from the high school In 1903 and has a fine reputation In foot ball anil school athletics. Hia physician etates that unless pneumonia seta In from the lnju les to hia cheat ha will aoon be able to leave tha hoapltal. Mr. Campbell Is secretary of the Council ttluffs Kemedy company, and apenda tha greater part of hia time In the city. The, funeral of Joe Prultt will be held Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the residence. Rev. J. M. Williams, pastor of the Broadway church, wlil olduct the aer vices. The body will be burled In Falrvlew cemetery. Colored 1'orter Caytarrd. Arthur Haya, the flashy young negro porter who robbed the Grand hotel safe of nearly t&M, allpped $k out of the dealt till and broke open the caah boxes In both, of the public telephone booths, all within the short period of three weeks, when ha waa employed at the hotel last August, haa been urreated at Brownsville, Tenn., hia former home. of? w :E -IsoS1 on -V V .!! " rr TE v.'.V'.'V d -I Fmm th Whing1 Even ins Bt&r. Minor Mention Tke Ooanatl aUaffa afftae af ke Ontaka 1m La a IS Sao ft Street. Bota yaaaea . SUIT TO DISSOLVE FIRM HenJniuln.Kehr Heal IJatate Com pa a r In Court Because of Dlaaarrr. went of Meaubera. The district court wus yesterday appealed to to dissolve the real estate and legal firm known as the Benjamln-r'ehr Ileal Kwtate company and the Henjamln-Fehr Bonding company and to coni an accounting and division of the business. The company Is composed of Fremont Benjamin, his two eons, Wallare and Verne, and Elmer I Feur. Mr. Fehr filed three tu.ta In a bunch, naming all hia partners aa defendants. The firm was organized eeveral years ano when Fthr came here from Oakland, la. They huve been doing a very large bu.siitess In city realty and farm property, buying large quantities of property and Improving It for the market The filing of the suits waa the first Intimation that any diagre entente had arisen among the members of the firm. Cole a Hot Blast stoves and rangea, f 10 up. We huve the exclusive Bale. 1. C. UaVol Hardware company, 6ol Broadway. lVralatant Advertising la the Road to Big litttUl ns. Itenl Kstata 1 rimafrn, These transfers were reported to The Bee Thursday, October 13. by the Pottawat tamie County Abstract company of Coun cil Bluffs: J. I). Kdinundson to Johannes H. F. Kruse. w aw V, of 3l-70-A w. d...H600 Leonurd Kverett and Mary L. Ever ett, exr . to John s. Putnam, a pw h ae l of (rii-. w. d 1.600 Kute While and husband to K. 1. I'll vis. lo 8, suLxllv. of outlot 14. Neola. la . w. d 2,J0i John S. I'm nam and wife to Leonard kverett, exr.. lots 13 and 11. block , Omaha add to Council Bluffs, la. w. d J,1V) B. M. Wlntera and wife to Alvatua Tui pm. lot 7, block , Burke a add to Council Bluffs, la., w. d 600 rHiiiuel nder and wife to Benjamin Marks und Vt of ae ne , and se ae 't !1. '4 sw and sv w nw U of 22 li-ii. w. d J. C. Bradley, gdn , to J. A. Hroekman, und i il in lot 3. Aud a aubUlv. of out lot 1. Carson, lu.. gdn. d lit Harry H. Smith and wife to Wlllla Coy. lot 1. block la, Wr'ght'a add to Counoil Bluffs, la , w. d a Jotie K. Kmlih and husband to Daniel L. ier. lot 1 and e H of lot 1. block U. Highland Place add to Council Bluffs, la., q. e. d i James K. Rice and wife to B. M. Win ters, lot T, block (, Burke's add to Council Bluffs. Ia., q. o. d Ten transfers, total. 1 Marriage Llreaaea. Marriage licenses wede Issued yesterday to the following named persona: Name and Address. Age. James Mot 'ale. Grand Island. Neb SI L-uiiua Brown, Uncoln, Neb ; Kichurd Anderson. Omaha 22 1'earl Watkins, Omaha US I'tarl Scott, Pacific Junction. Ia is Ota Ross, Olenaood, la U Golaa Oat at Business. Our reduced prices on all our fine art gooda mean a considerable aavlng ta you In the matter of wedding and Xmas gifts. Make your aelectlona at once while our laibe stock of pictures, frames, pottery, etc., la aa complete. Everything la for kale. Building for rent C. & ALEXANDER, CO Broadway. We haw complete line of Wines, Brandlea. Cordials and Champagne. l Bosenfeld IJquor Co., 61 South Main street K. Y. Plumbing Co. Tel. KA Night J172. liavis, druga. Wedding flfts at Lefferfa. The Clark barber shop for baths. IHnglo's barber Bhop. & Scott St Corrigans, undertakers. 'Phones 148. FAUST BEER AT ROUEUS' BUFFET. Majestic rangea. P. C. De Vol Hdw. Co. Picture framing, Jensen, Masonic temple. Woodrlng Undertaking company. Tel. 339. Lewie Cutler, funeral director. 'Phone 7. See Borwick first for painting, 211 S. Main. FOR EXCHAjNGE OF REAL, ESTATE Tltr SWAPS. C. It. Nicholson went to Kansas City yes terday, on his return he will be aooom panled by hia fat'itr. Have your glasses fitted or repaired bv J. W. Terry, optician, 411 Broadway, office with George Uerner. Mra. 11. A. Cjulnn and daughter, Bessie, have returned from Washington, the Jour ney also including a short aiay lu Chicago. A musical prog i am and refreshments will be features of tne regular meeting of the fcagiee tonlgnt. A large atlenuance is ex pected. l)r. Horace T. Haverstocx has removed to Room 21, Merrlam block. 'Phones Bell ltu, lnd. 4ftu. iies.donca 'phones. Bell s.4, Ind. mo. Night Police Sor grant W. II. Richard son Is receiving the congratulations of his friends upon the advent of a girl baby at his home. Mrs. John Chapman, who has been visit ing relatives and friends here for seseia.. weens, will return tomorrow to her home at San Lrtogo, Cai. R. K. Wlatt, who for many years was president and owner of the Western Iowa college In this city, is now In charge of ths commercial department of the public schools at Los Angeles, Cal. W. H. James, rural mall carrier on route No. 0, Is suffering from typhoid fever at his home, 2ilu Avenue A. ilia condi tion is so serious that he will be taken to Uie Kdmundson hospital this morning. The members of St. Albans' lodge, Knights of Pythias, and all knights in the city, are requested to meet this afternoon at 16 at the residence of the family of the late Charles 11. Glbler, Hot Filth ave nue, to attend his funeral. Harry Leonard Graham, aged 4 years, died at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. I. O. Uraha-n. 2UI Mxth awnuu, yester day morning. The funeral will be held from the residence Fiiday afternoon Burial will be In Walnut Hill cemetery. The Council Bluffs Woman's club will hold Its first autumnal reception this after noon at the home of Its president, Mrs Walter 1. Smltn, ia South Seventh street. The board of directors of the club will as sist tne hostess. All women contemplating joining the club are requested to attend this meeting and give In their names. George and William l'uermeyer were brought over from umalia last evening and lodged In the city jail cnarg.J with breaking and entering one of the buildings at the Young Meu'a Christian association park In Ksst Omaha. One of the bi others waa arrested here on Tuesday while try ing to dispose of a tailor-made suit of clothes and a tennis racquet at prices that aroused suspicion. John Luthe, a restaurant anjd boarding hoiihe keeper of Omaha, is being held at the Council Bluffs poliee station for further investigation of a numDer of worthless cheeks given by him witli.n the last few days. They were all drawn on the City National bank, Omaha, ajid when sent there for collection were .returned with the Information that 1. utile's account was closed und he had no funds on deposit. Captain L. R. Cousins has returned after an exlenoed visit throughout the east dur ing which he attended the regimental re union of his old army comrades at. War ren. O., and the national meeting of the veterans at Atlantic City. Captain Cousins will remain here until after the election and so.m after will go to Washington to familiarise himself with hia duties as one of the assistant doorkeepers of the aenale. The Royal Order of Moose held a aoclal session last evening wlUi about 200 mem bers present Luncheon waa served and iluring its progress aneeehes were made by Fremont Benjamin C. Kontgmurher, John Fleming. Frank Llgan and others. The order now has mxiui eO members and haa grown to aurh proportlona thut largar lodn rooms are required. After January 1 the meetings will be held in Odd Fel lows' temple. The funeral of Charles H. Gilbert will be held this afternoon from the residence, Ht4 Fifth avenue. Rev, S. Grant lwia pastor of the lMth Avenue Methodist church, will conduct the services at the house. St. All-uns' lodge, No. 11. Knights of Phythlas. will conduct the burial at the cemetery according to the rites of the crder. The deceased was a member of the lodge and also a member of the Woodmen of the World, camp No. 14. The Hoard of Insanity Commissioners yes terday msda a remarkable automobile trip to Clarlnda and return The board went there to make the annual Inspection of the coqditlon of the county s insane patients and there was no expectation that they could make the trip In less than two days The distance Is seventy-eight miles. They started at o'clock yesterday morning and reached Clarlnda In less than five hours The Investigation showed a very satisfac tory condition at- the hospital, with all of the county charges well cared for. Captain E. J. Abbott and family were aroused from their slumbers at 4 o'clock esterday nu rntng at their home. 6 la moa street, by a tremendous crash. They found that several arda of ceii.ng plaster had fallen In the dining room, striking the table and creating a universal smashup among the dishes. A large picture hanging on the wall near the table and a huge family lamp were struck and Involved in the crash. The weight was great enough to have caused a serious accident If It hau happened when the family was at the table. The work of seining out the undesirable fish in Lske Manawa, which has been In progress for several days, is about com pleted. It is being done under direction of lieputy Game Warden Groneweg. A mon ster seine 360 yards long is being used. Yesterday a full wagonload of buffalo, carp, perch and shovel-headed catfish were taken to Omaha nnd placed on the market. On shov-el eat flail weighed seventy pounds, and another that was believed to weigh more than 100 pounds drove Its way through the nets like a torpedo. More of the fish were taken out yesterday thnn could be given away or disposed of and about 500 pounds, mostly buffalo and carp, were burled In the sand. Workmen ensaRed In laying a big storm sewer and constructing a new catch-basin at the corner of Broadway and Benton street yesterday cut one of the lead cables belonging to the Independent Telephone company. The accident was not due to earlessiieBs or Ignorance, but the strength of the man operating a sharp tile spade. In excavating for the connection they dug down to the telephone company's conduits, but did not know rtiat the wires were car ried from the commits to a pole at the corner through lead pipes. The pipe was severed and everyone of the fifty wires it contained were cut in two, and fifty tele phones went out of commission. Contractor James Bagtiln was notified hy wire from New York yesterday that his plans and bid for the construction of a reinforced concrete storage basin for the Crest on Water Works company had been accepted and he went at once to the site of his future activities. The reservoir Is to be 20 feet wide and to have a depth of twenty feet. It will be a huae bowl par tially sunk Into the earth and will be used as an auxiliary basin, connecting with the one now In use. The work must be done before the weather becomes freezing cold. To expedite the work the Burlington railroad has undertaken to have on track sixteen cars of materials for concrete by the time the little excavation required in completed. The work must be begun at once. Police Capture Colored Porter Who Robbed Safe Man Who Tapped Till of Grand Hotel Last August Finally Sun Sown in Brownsville, Tenn. Hays' thefts were extremely bold, but adroit and until he fled after committing the last, which was the safe robbery, he had not been suspected. He was on duty as night porter and the attacks on the cash drawer and safe were made each time dur ing Intervals of a few moments when the night clerk waa out of the office, each time Just before he went off duty. .He robbed the safe when the night clerk went Into the bar shortly before t o'clock to check up the cash register, and was gone when the clerk returned. The money was not missed for an hour, and when search was made for the porter his room was found to be deserted, with every evi dence of a hurried flight of the occupant The police department was notified by Manager Parks and Hays was traced to Omaha where he went on a t-o'clock car. The search for him was prosecuted vigor ously. He was traced throughout the south west and barely evaded arrest at New Orleans, Brownsville, Tenn., and Houston, Tex., and again at Nashville. The negro baa a bad record. Among the papers left by him In his room was a dis honorable discharge from the Tenth cav alry, a negro regiment at San Francisco. Manager I'arks wrote to the commanding officer at Alcatrea Island. San Francisco bay, and got the regro s record. It showed that he had just completed a term In prison for killing a man In a brawl. Officer O'Neil will go to Tenntsaee with a requisition for Haya, who will probably be Indicted on four counts, two charging robbery and two of robbery and breaking and entering. dead In less than an hour. He was 46 years of age and unmarried. ARNOLDS FARKHarry Tennant under arrangements made with the Btate, Is sein ing the undesirable fish out of Iake Oko boji. He Is landing from !) to l.uuu pounds (t carp and buffalo fish at each haul. Some of the fish weigh as high as twenty-five pounds. They are shipped to the eastern markets. Hardman & Nelson are seining Spirit Lake and are making, according to reports, even larger hauls. MARSHALLTDWM At the assembly hall of the Iowa Soldiers' home at 7 o'clock Thursday evening occurred the marriage of Kzektal Grandun, aged 80, of Renwlck, Humboldt county, and Mrs. Anna M. 4Iughes, aged 70, of Colfax. Gran don holds the record for age. for anv groom ever married In the county. He la a member of the soldiers' home, as Is also hia wife. Both will take their dla charge from the home at once. BSTHKRVILLE-The funeral of George F. Schoad, sr., was held at the Baptist church yesterday, Mr. Schoad waa one of the pioneer settlers of Emmet county. He came to Waterloo In 1S66 and to Algona In ISM. In 1864 he Joined the militia and served until the close of the civil war. In 18fi5 he then moved to Emmet county, where he lived continually until- he moved to the city a few years ago to spend his remaining days. One daughter, Mrs. E. B. Fancher of Lincoln, Neb., and George F. Schoad, Jr., survive. LAKE CITY Governor Carroll addressed a large and attentive audience here Wednesday afternoon. Ho explained what democratic victory at the coming elections would mean, and advised the people to take more Interest In "home conservation," deal ing with matters of great moment within the state or county, aud to he less agitated over matters In Aluska or Orenon. He told the crowd that the people are the gov ernment, and that the question was up to them for decision, aa to whether the re publicans or democrats should be continued in office. CENTERVILLE While Mrs. Joseph Taylor of Mystic, who had sufficiently re covered from an operation In the Center vllle hospital, was being taken home In an ambulance It upset, seriously Injuring her. Her recovery is doubtful. Thompson Raps College Product Former Ambassador Declares Graduate Inefficient Compared with Self-Made Man. That the college man Is Inefficient com pared to the man who has worked his way up In the world from the bottom rung Is the declaration of D. E. Thompson, former ambassador to Mexico. He also disparaged modern sports, putting them down as the amusements of these timo college men. "I have found In dealing with men In business life that the college ijiaduate is not worth anywhere near as much aa the man who has learned to work from neces sity and started at the bottom to come up. "However, the boy who works himself through school la becoming a different proposition from the usual college product. He has learned to work. The usual class of men get into one class of frat In col lege and are shoved Into another when they get Into the business world. I'm not much of a sport myself. I only went to one foot ball game In my life and two base ball games." Mr. Thompson declined to discuss any of the railroad topics of the day and stated that he was only mildly Interested In the political status. He la on his way to New York, and stopped off In Omaha for the day. leaving Thursday evening Mra. McLean la Dead. IOWA CITY, la.. Oct. 14 tSpeclal Tele gram.) Mra. Julia McLean, mother of Preaident George E. Mclean of the Uni versity of Iowa. Is dead at her home In Iowa City, following a long Ulnesa. Iowa Xews Motes. NEVADA. Cella Zenor. the little daugn ter of Mr. and Mrs. William Zenor, was dangerously and It may prove fataily in jured when the clothes line on whicn she waa swinging broke and she fell upon the sharp end of the broken stick that caused the line to give way. The sharp end of tne stick punctured her throat, partly severing the windpipe. GR1.NNELL The sling of a bumblebee. Just behind the ear of Andrew Uncoln, caused his death a short Uine after he was stung yesterday. Lincoln and a com panion were fisting. While the former was silting on the bank of the stream a bumble bee slui.g iiuu beulud the left r. 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Come to tlio store Hint created clothes sat- isf action in Omaha. We show a wonderfully strong line of clothing for little men. We have the most stunning creations Imaginable, and after seeing our boys' clothing and values, you will admit they are the best. The same qualities would cost you a dollar or so more elsewhere, and you would miss many of the styles. Come and see what this popular store has for boys $2.50 to $10.00. Our extra specials at $3.50 and $4.50 have two pairs of trousers. Prepare for colder weather get the heavier vnion suit today $1 to $7.50 Change of Route "Via 24th Street Line" Commencing Sunday, Octobei- 16th, the route of the line heretofore known aa "South Omaha, via 24th Omaha, via 24th," will be as follows: L STREET, SOUTH OMAHA, FROM 35TH TO BOULEVARD; ALONG BOULEVARD THROUGH THE STOCK YARDS TO 26TII AND 0 STREETS; EAST ON 0 STREET TO 24TH STREET, THEN NORTH ON 24TH STREET TO CUMING STREET. RETURN TRIP WILL BE ALONG the SAME ROUTE. The line will hereafter be designated aa "24th Street Crosstown." Omaha & Council Bluffs Street Railway Company r, 7- j, ' si i r are three times the strength or common spices. At Your Croc.r'a iOe. or tend us a dime for retail pack age and "Tone's Spicy Talks." TDM StOl . Bit MCMf!. OWs Si l i w a ftmmu (K Cm The Thins To Do If you lose your pocketbook, imbrelta, wstca t some other article of value, the thing to do la to follow the example of many other people and adrertUe without delay la the Lost and Found column of The Be. That la what most people do when they lose articles of ralu. Telephone us and tell you loss to all Omaha In a single afUrnoou. Put It III The Bee I