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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 8, 1911)
10 Till; OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: OCTOBER 8, 1911. 'A1 Council Bluffs ASK BARRITT TO RESIGN County Board Removes Poor Farm Superintendent HAS UNTIL OCTOBER FITTIXN Maw In harar Mace KXitilUbnrit f laatltatlon Hrqamtrd to Ilrtlrr, Par o "lark )lliifinral, Council Bluffs Minor Mention The ConacU Blnff. Office of Tha Omaha Be If at IS Moot! Street. Botk raoaes 4X W. C. Children and Ororgn Darrlnirton, rr.rmber. of tha Hoard of County Super visor componlnK the committee In rharRe of the Inventlgationa of the management of the county poor farm, reported yes terday mornlna; thnt they had followed the Inatructlona of the board and axkrd for the renlgnatlon of Oliver Ilarrltt, superintendent of the farm. Mr. Ilarrltt la given until October 15 to utralnhten up his affalra and retire from the farm with hi." family. Thl action was forecasted by the re port of Freeman I Heed, cnKKl to check over the accounts of Superintendent Barritt. which showed that Uiurltt was short in his lecounts to tha amount of tTC'.tC. A demand was made upon him early in September for the return of this amount and it was promptly compiled with. This, however, did nvt meet all of the condition, rop liie report showed that the management of the farm had been las and Inefficient In many other rrf-pcrts, and the bonrd decided to call for Ills rcslKiiation. Tho committee was Instructed to ak for It on September 15 to take effect on October 1. but on account of the annual county plcinlo at the farm between those dates tha com mltteo and tho board yielded to the earnest entreaties of his friends to defer It a short time Air. Harrltt has been superintendent of tho farm since Its establishment, and for tha first years his management was ex emplary, but It gradually grew li until thliiKS got Into a snarl. The position paya $1, a year with a lot of valuable perquisites that may be enjoyed by tha superintendent and his family. There have been no steps taken toward filling tho vacancy and none will bu for a few days. There will be plenty of applications, however, and no diffi culty In finding a suitable man. Mhr Vmr More? Head this ad. carefully, then telephone or send us your order. It pays to trade at Zoller', "Let us prove It." Potatoes, per peck, 25c; grapes, per basket, Kc; sweet potatoes, per peck, 30c; Purity print creamery butter, lb., SOc; fancy cranberries, qt., 10c; Klefer pears, per bushel, Sl.tt; cucumbers, each, 6c; Mich igan celery, three for lOo; Hubbard squash. 16c and 10c; peaches, per basket, 20c; chestnuts, lb., 20c; sweet apples, per peck, 30c; quinces, three lbs., 25c; vanilla wafers, two lbs., 20c; corn flakes, per package, b4c. Flour Our "way up" flour, very sack warranted. Equal' to any flour at any price. To Introduce It, Sat urday, per sack, II 45. Half gallon can Karo syrup. 21c; fancy hand packed table corn, 7 cans for (5c; fco carpet broom, 23c; 6-lb. sack pancake flour, 25c; Dell coffee, lb., 2to. J. Zoller Mero. Co,, luO-102-lW-lOs Broadway. Tha Big Uptown Store. Phones 130. A receding train a most spectacular railroad effect Is a feature out of the ordinary In Charles A. Bellon's, "The Cow and the Moon," coming to the Dohany Sunday matinee and night. War of the Eoses at Y. W. C. A. at End Tha Toung Women's Christian associa tion closed Its membership campaign last night with a party at the building, U North Main street. Nearly fifty girls ware present. Tha final standing of u two teams was announced. Tha "White Rosea" won, having 127',i points; tha "Bed Itoaea" had eighty-two points. Miss Mary Buckley was captain of tha "White Roses" and Misa Ida Black of tha "Red Roses.' They were each presented with a bunch of roses one red, tha other white. Tha spirit was that of good fellowship and most friendly. The , membership of tha association Is ' now exactly 750, an increase of 2ul members since the campaign started two weeks ago. The evening was spent most informally with games In the gymnasium and ap ple and popcorn carried out tha color schema of rd and white. la Oar llarUwar Depart ateat. Oct ready for cold weather. We have thousands of dollars' worth of merchan dise, now seasonable, at prices below all cvompetltlon. M-lnch Japanned coal hod. llc; black satin stove polish, ViStc; Per fection oil , heater, 13.9; steel shovels, suitable for coal bins, 59c; lurge furnace or coal scoop. Kc; good' lantern. (ile; wood lined stove boards, 59c; charcoal, per package, 10c; good fire shovel, 2c; IMnch elbow, 12c; good (-inch stovs pipe, 12c; best grade buck saw, SI; folding saw buck, 3-V; extra heavy oil cloth rugs, laige alse, 11.19; Universal food chopper. Kite. J. Zoller Mercantile Co., the Big Uptown ' Store, . 1U0-102-1O4-10S Broadway. Phone 320. Age. ... M Marrlaara Llceaaaa. Marriage licenses were issued yesterday to tha following named persona: Name and Residence. ' William Karl hlolf. Omaha Kuitn Jacooson, ouiana Scott Harnam, t orydon. la a Kittle uilihain, coryaon. in is M. M. Kroanitad, IJncolnr-Neb 36 hathenne tloita, uinuoin, Jeb 22 Henry J. Reeoe, Karlham, la 16 Kale M. Mendenall, Corydon, la la prelate - la Oar Meat Department. Kpring chickens, lb., 10c; dressed spring chickens, lb., 1-Vc; bens lb., 10c; corn fed beef pot roast, lb, up from tc; l-lb. pall lard, JUc; sugar cured breakfast bacon, by the strip, lb., 12Mc; boneless rib roast, lb., 15c, sugar cured picnic hams, extra choice, lb., llc; sugar cured kklnned bams, lb., 15Vc Not open on Sunduys. J. Zoller Merc. Co., 100 10S-104. lcj Broadway, tha -Big Uptown ' Store, VMna XX. Davis, drugs. Leffert's, opticians. Have Morehouse emboss It Corrlgans, undertaker. Phones 113. Uenuln Vlclrola, 6. A. Hospa Co. For authority on watches sea Leffert. FAUST 11EKR AT ROGERS' BUFFET. Woodrlng Undertaking Co. Tel. 369. Lewis Culler, funeral director. Phone 07. WANTED Oil la at Wodward's candy factory. Every Victor record In stock. A. Hospa Co. . Private parly haV money to loan on chattel security; low1 rate. Lock box . Five hundred move, bent grade nf stoves, half price. A. Ulllnsky, 307 W. Broadway. Sea the Stewart stoves and ranges be fore you buy. Continental Furnlturo and carpet company. Glasses that relieve nesdache, nervous ness and Improve the v:n,nn are the kino that we fit. Leffort '. opticians. Art Garland Base Burners with the patented revolving fire pot. 4' to H5. P. C. 1'eVol Hardware Co., 504 Broadway. Money loaned on chattels. Hochman Allln Loan company, rooms 2IH and 205. Merrlam block. No cotiK'-xtion with the Hochmnn-Welker Mortguge company. If you want WINDOW OLAHB call Hell phone b'.O, Bluff City (l)aH and Mirror Works. hu West Hroadwny. We make a specialty of ULA21NO at low prices. Birch Whltcome of Kinplre, o., ar rived in the city last evening for a short visit with his Klxter, Mrs. Henry De Ixiiik. They have not met for twenty-three years. John T. Collins, a local real extate dealer, began suit In the district court yesterday agalnxt M. J. Kelly to recover a commission of ViW claimed In connec tion with the saie of some South Main street property to Joseph Rosenfeld. A dVrrea of divorce wns granted yester day by Judxe Woodruff to Mrs. Claudia n. Evans from Henry H. ICvans. They were married hero on December . llH. Hie Is 2'J and he lift years old. She alleged cruelty. The application for divorce created much comment and sympathy for thu young husband as well as the wife. A telegram was received here last even ing announcing the death of J. D. Crock well and stuting that his body would ar rive from St. Louis at 0 o'clock this morn ing.' None of tho ilntalls were given. Mr. Crockwell was one of the pioneer busi ness men of foun.-ll Hluffs and for nearly forty years conducted a wall paper, book and art store on Urosdwav, between Main and Fourth streets. Three years ago the business whs closed out and Mr. Crock well retired from active work. His health quickly gave way and for the last two years he had been living In the south, part of the time In IxnilHiana, but later with his son In St. Louis. Thre now divorce rases were filed In district court yesterday afternoon. Alice Moon asks to be relieved of the presence of Willis R. Moon, whom she married in 1X77. She alleges that he deserted her on March 1, ltfcft. She asks the custody of their boys, aged 16, 14 and 10 yeara. Min nie A. Shanor seeks the same relief from H. (J. Shanor. They were married In Butler county, Pennsylvania, In 1SD1, and separated in May, im. when she says he deserted her. Before their marriage she waa the owner of one-third Interest In iM acres of land In Shelby county, and she asks In addition to the divorce a decree restoring ner title to the land. Harriet L. Harrington is plaintiff In the third suit, In which she charges Rllev It. Har rington with cruelty. She asks for the custody of their child, a son, Layton A. Harrington. In thla suit only tha original notice waa filed. Soma rainy day when business is quiet, drop over to A. Hospa Co., 407 Broadway, and hear tha latest Victor records played on the wonderful Vlctrola. BAM 8NTDKR LOANS MONET on household goods, horses, cattle and all chattel securities at a big discount of tha usual rate. Office over 320 West Broadway. Cuaarll Hlaffs Fr4ae Mark The following quotation, showing prices paid to producers, are corrected dally by William Hlggeson, city weighmaster, for publication in Tha Baa: Corn, Slijtr.'c; wheat. fcSc; oala, 43c; hai (loor), Imwviliuu; aifalfa tlooset, Uui tiU.iw; poialoea. inc; apples, ferric; but t'T. lie; IS.Ou per case, c count iliUkriis, c, live weight. Wanted old mirror to resilver to look new. Bluff City Glaaa and Mirror Works. Hell plion VJi. WEST BLUFFS CLUB MAY TRY TO PUSH CASE FURTHER cl The West Council Bluffs Improvement ub Will hold a meeting nn Tu.ov evening for the purpose of discussing the new phase of the street railway situa tion, some or tha responsible members stated last evening that a new appeal would Immediately ba made to the Inter state Commerce commission for further consideration of tha t-cent fara nrnnnal. tloti; that the matter waa not properly piacea Derore the commissioners, and that tha only nuevtlon fullv t resent 1 related to Jurisdiction. W. C. Boyer, one oi tna active club members, stated yes terday that Judge Scott, attorney for tha club, had only one day to prepare his case and could not bosslblv nnnnt It In proper form. Mr. Buyer said he had been told by some of the best law yers In the country that tha commission would be compelled to order a straight nickel fara whenever tha situation . clearly shown to tbem. The members of the club say It will be dona this time. Another matter that will ba considr.,i at the meeting Tuesday night will be the attacg on in street railway comnanv'a charter. Tha original charter expires on the 29th of this month and the company must then operate under the Lake Man ama Interurban line s charter, which waa acquired by the absorption process. This old charter had fifty year to run and still ha an unexpired balance of thirty five years. The city council has passed a doxen or mora resolutions and ordinances which competent attorney aay repaired aoout ail OI in detect In this Chan m1 This wa In connection with the ex tension of the car line and designation of street to b traversed. . N. T. Plumbing Co. Tel. 150. Night L-1701 California wine. 50o per qt. Kentucky whUklea, bottled in bond, tl t.r t Rosenfeld Liquor Co., Tel. 3323. Heal Katat Traasfera. Tha following transfer war reported to Tha Baa on October by the Potta wattainl . County Abstract 'coniDa.nv ni Council Bluffs; Commercial National bank to O. J. McManus. lots t and 7, Oakland Place, Council Blulfa. w. d I3 0U0 Katherine K. Mouth and busoand to ' J. 'J'. Brooks, lots 1. I. a. 4 & i 11, 12, 13, 14, 15. IK. 20, 21. fcL 23. 2t k 7, Web-- PROVIDES FOR PARCELS POST Hitchcock Aiks Appropriation Start Proposed Service. to EXPECTS LAW WILL BE ENACTED 1L, fei' S7 yu ...i'm V.J.i. ater'a 1st add. tu Couni'ii 'itio. w. d A. V. Smith and wife to H. U. Mc- Owa, lot and ws lot s. block 3. Wnght add. to Council Bluff. H. Cl. M' 'a lid "'wife' to "a " f Smith, lot and wS lot I, block i Wright' add. tu Council Bluffs, Peter Bondo and wife "to ' Nels 'ii' ;ih-rJ,?" V li-i-4i, w. d iva transfer, total a In Charle A. Sellon's newest success The cow and the Moon." comln. Iohany on Sunday mail ties sn,i i,i there are no ! than fifteen song hit heard. Among tha moat prominent I one sung by Ed ailmore. prlnclps comedian, "Work's Too Hard for Me." ,2 6u0 the lit Ram Iteede to Meet Eseasea of Poatal Service at Large Dar ing Vear Decreased fcy Tna Millions. WASHINGTON, Oct. 7-Provlslon for establishment of a parcel post and trans portation, of mall by aeroplane ha been made by Postmaster General Hitchcock In hi annual estimate of Post Office department expenditure submitted to the Treasury department According to these estimates the appro- prlatlpns necessary to meet the expenses of the postal service at large during the coming fiscal year will be t200.338.443, a decrease nf $2,555,740 over the appropria tions for tho current fiscal year, or less than 1 per cent, the smallest on record. The most Important of the new Items are tbnse providing for a parcels post. They Include :,000 to cover tha prelimi nary expenses on rural mall routes, and an equal appropriation to start the serv ice In cities. The department believes that after the Initial expenses are defrayed and the par cels post Is In full operation on the rural routes, It will not only bring In sufficient revenue to meet It cost, but also a sur plus that can be utilised In paying the parcels post expenses on the city delivery service. Ktpecta l.ealalatlon Soon. An additional Item of I&O.OIW is Included to cover an Investigation having for Its object the final establishment of a gen eral parcels post nn all railway and steamboat transportation routes. Mr. Hitchcock Is confident that legislation authorising a parcels post on some form congress. Another Item Included for the first time Is $50,000 to cover the experiments In the transportation of mall by aeroplane. Mr. Hitch took believes that under certain conditions It will be possible to usa tho aeroplane to good advantage.. Fifty thousand dollars Is provided for time and labor saving mechanical devices for use In post offices. An Item of 110,000 I added to be expended In giving reward to postal employes who Invent Improved mechanical appliances that accelerate the handling of malls. The law require that estimates for the various departments of the government bo sumbltted prior to October 16. It will cost $129,000,000 to maintain the United States navy and provide for suit able Increaso In the next fiscal year, ac cording to the estimates completed by Secretary Meyer. This Includes provision for two super-dreadnaughts, probably oH about the slae of the projected Nevada and Oklahoma, which will displace about 28,000 tor and a suitable number ot auxiliaries. This figure marks low water In the re trenchment policy of the administration so far as the navy is concerned. The esti mate are the same a the appropriations for the current fiscal year. Thla year' appropriation were $5,000,000 less than tho estimate, for the preceedlng year and these in turn were $10,000,000 less than the estimates for tha fiscal year 1908-1903, was tha last year of the Roosevelt administration. Stephenson's Money v lor' 'Entertainment" MILWAI7KKKV Oct tifl Ing 723 item of amount paid" to Individ ual, who collectively received $107,793 for campaign expenses, tha senatorial com mittee Investigating charge of bribery In connection with the election of United State. Senator Isaao Stephenson today heard testimony that money waa used for "entertainment" and not for any corrupt purpose. No itemised account were returned, buti Rodney Sackett, on of thw campaign manager, testified h had been Informed tha money had been used for buying ci gars and beer. It was the custom in Wisconsin during campaign. Sackett tea. titled, to aend Jug of whiskey and keg of beer to . localities wher favorable po litical sentiment wa to be worked up. All (hi waa given by Sackett aa plaining tha extent of Senator fitenhen. on' expenditure for the nomination of senator at the primaries in 1908. No General Strike; Miners Have Agreed OSKALOOKA. I.. Oct. 7.-No nn.r.l strike among , the coal miner of Iowa will be called, according to an announce, ment by local miners' officials hr to. duy. Th difficulty at the Excelsior Coal company' mine at Beacon wa adjusted this morning at a special meeting of th arbitration board. The term were not made public. A meeting of tha striking mine worker wa held thi afternoon, following which it wa stated that the men would return to work Immediately. GERMAN FARMER CHARGES WAS MARRIED FOR PROPERTY BEATRICE, Neb.. Oct. 7. (Special Tel egiam.) Charging that wife No. 2 mar ried him two month ago for hi land and other property valued at about 6.ou0. Flank Uerwlck, a prominent (lei man farmer living near Odell. who cannot speak or writ F.ngllsh. brought suit in the district court today to have the marriage annulled. In his petition he imikea soma sensational charge, tier wick has ten children by his first wife, and , married Anna Green, a widow. In August to car for hi children. . DENVER BANKER USES SPECIAL TO SAVE TIME HOLDRrXJE. Neb.. Oct. 7.Rrci.i Telegram.) In order to aav four hour' I'm In reaching th bedside of a criti cally 111 relative In Chicago, Harold Kountse, a Denver. banker raced 340 mile In a special train from Denver to Hold res today. At this city he overtook and boarded regular Burlington train No. 10. The two hours and forly-nln minute time hi Kiwelul actually gained cost hi very nearly at th rate of $5 a minute. We make mirrors with or without frames. Bluff City 3laa and Mirror Works. Bull phon 699. A new novel dancing number called 'The Haughty Hottentots" I a musical hit In Charles A. Sellon's latest musical success. "Th Cow and th Moon," cam ng to th Itohany on Sunday matin and night. Youimg' Meim of MarK s r , . .t , ; -sMl V '. V It B f . ''-. ------aaaaaaMBaas-HSBBBBaSi sr&s 7.1 !;)W mi- I VU- ktv h-iv: ' : ' - V-l-'j '- 1.1 Y ' If ji flP''. V vv;'te-31-, i H'!.!i'. . I.V.r' uSr(k ''' j iv VyA I , I . j ! ' v if V" A : , " ' i t . i .(!, i i.iain )" i it . 'i I - U V. "41 - ffl Young Men who are keen College Chaps and Young Fellows in -the business world Men who keep posted on styles who know Correct Clothes for Gentlemen who appreciate fine tailoring who have investigated clothes values are all agreed upon, SCHLOSS Baltimore Clothes On of tha MODELS of tho "Clothei Beautiful" designed and made by Schlos Bros. & Co. C Baltimore andew York CAUTION To avoid mistakes be sure to look for this Label J , , . , . . J Wltolesals Draper i Xone Warranted Without. i......rrry.rr.ir...... Also Models for older men conservative, dignified styles for the Banker or Lawyer, Doctor or Merchant Refined . and Elegant yet lacking nothing in smartness. Mi ,siH1SM They cost no more than the ordinary kind. cHLoss Bros. & Co. BOSTON On Sale in Omaha, Neb. ROS. & Co. 7 MJM Designed by SCHLOSS BROS. V CO. Fins Clothes Makers BoJtimors and New York J 15th and Douglas Streets. in 'iij Salaried man, what are you going to do? TP IIR day must come when you no longer can stand A the pace, when youth mftst ; succeed you have you provided for that time? Are you assured of independence, peace and prosperity for the. rest of your lifeT The pace in the city throws salaried men, out of employment at a very etrly ago, in this rapid-progress period. For many the age limit is forty years. AVhen this time comes you should have a Farm to fall back upon The one who owns a small farm need not worry about the future he has the best possible insurance a home with an income. The man in the city work ing on a salary must worry all the time. When ho is ill his income producing ability stops. But in the country crops will continue to grow and produce an income, even though the owner be incapacitated. Besides, the man with a farm knows the pleasure of treading on his own soil. He is independent, and an integral part of the community. , ' There are places in the west where a five-acre farm intelligently cultivated, will give you a comfortable living! Come to the Omaha Land Show and learn all the facts about these wonderful ' farms and how you -can provide for your future. Hear the Wonder-Tale of the Wonder-Yfest