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Soon be numbered with the past , and so 'twill be with summer wear , which'll ' have to give way to garments of heavier weight for winter , It's too late
to adopt half way measures , if we want to move light weight goods , and we're ' determined not to carry over a single garment if we can possibly avoid w . \ „ * > .
it. All of these goods , irrespective of kind , quality or cost , are now sold to you at prices which yon'd be ashamed to offer of your own accord. On all * J 1
these goods we'll ' simply astonish you and you'll ask yourself how these goods were ever made for the money !
YOU SON'LL
Soon need a new suit for school. Something that'll wear well and yet look nice next season. We're prepared for you , and will show you the hand
somest and largest variety to take your pick from , that you could wish to see. The only thing that'll bother you , will be which to select from , so many
handsome patterns , and the prices are particularly what'll please you.
If You Deal With Us , You'll be Sure to doSe
So Again.
STORE CLOSES AT 6:39 : p. m. ; SATURDAYS AT 10 p. m.
COR. 13th and
SHOT THROUGH THE HEART ,
Another Sad Tragedy In the Capi
tal City.
TIRING OF LIFE'S BATTLE.
James MoFall KittU It by Sulcidlne
in a Box Car Contractors Must
' Como to Time Supreme
Court News.
LINCOLN BBIWAU ovtnv OMAHA BBB ,
1039 P STREET ,
LINCOLN , August 10.
At an early hour this morning word
reached police headquarters that a man was
lying dead in a box car , on the B. & M.
switch , near the fair grounds. Officer Post
In notified Shorift Mollck , who Is acting coroner
ner In the absence of Coroner Shomakor ,
nnd together they removed the body to
Beaton's undertaking establishment and an
inquest was immediately hold. It was found
that the body had boon discovered by an
unknown tramp , and the intelligence carried
to police headquarters by James Lansing ,
" Who'was the llrst witness sworn. Ho stated
that ho found the dead man lying upon an
Improvised bed of hay and straw , having
used bis coat for a pillow ; that u Smith &
Wesson revolver ot 88 calibre lay at his loft
band with ono chamber freshly emptied.
Ho said that ho had worked with the man on
tno public works of the city , but did not
know his name.
Sheriff Mclick testified that ho was found
In tbo position described and at once re
moved to the undertaker's. The Jury then
took a survey of the body and
found an ugly bullet wound
Just over his heart. His clothIng -
Ing nnd flesh were badly powder burned.
This was doomed all the evidence necessary
by tbo Jury , and a verdict was found that ho
came to his death by a bullet fired by his
own hand.
Search of his person revealed an empty
purse and a half-pint flask. A store chock
and a postal card bore the name of James
McFull. The chock also bore the name of
W. C. Shepherd. Atlantic , la. , In printed
letters. The card vya * addressed to him
from tbo Pacific express office , this city ,
notifying him that there was n consignment
for him at the otllco with CO cents charges.
The purse contained another item of Inter
est. A slip of paper , worn and faded and
crocBod , contained these Hues :
"Some may wish you happiness ,
Some may wish you wealth ;
My wish for you Is bettor far-
Contentment blessed with health. "
On the reverse side of the slip were these
faintly atscornnblo words ;
"Address all letter * to Stuart , Smith
county , Kansas. "
The writing on the slip was certainly from
some school girl a swoatboart perchance a
later. In any event It was certainly a treas
ure the poor man cluntr to with sacred re
gard. He was rather shabbily dressed , but
poiscssod a fairly good looking face. Ho
was probably thirty-two year * of ago and
over rather than under the average size.
Now State Kutorprlses ,
The following companies filed articles of
Incorporation in the office of tbo secretary of
state to-day i
The Nebraska Mortgage and Trust com
pany , ot Broken Bow , with an authorized
capital stock of $200,000. From August 1 ,
18S9 , thd enterprise U to continue twenty
years under the articles. Incorporates t F.
IJ. Kubloo and O. J. Btaven * .
The Castle Hock Irrigation and Canal
company , of Castle Hock , Scott's Bluffs
county , with an autfaorUod capital stock of
§ 30,000. Business existence date * from
April 18,16& > , to April 18,1030. IU purpose
is to furnish water for powar and irrigation
for the country through which the contem
plated canal passes. Incorporates t C. C.
iVanklln , William H. Boss , M. A. Franklin ,
J.M.King. A , H. Fuller , G. Conklln. A , J.
Bufruot and Ernest Zehmor ,
'Iho amended article * of the Kearney
Canal and Water Supply company Increases
the capital stock of the company to $000,000.
It is also stipulated that the indebtedness of
the company shall not exceed $100,000.
Section 1 of article 4 of the articles Incor
porating the Kearney Street Hallway com
pany now roads that the capital stock shall
no divided into 3,500 shares of $20 each , and
is to be paid in as follows : Par In full
when 20 per cent of the capital stock is sub
scribed.
Board of 1'utilio bands and Buildings.
Tbo board of public lands and buildings
met to day and passed the following resolu
tions. They speak for themselves and are
very Interest in c reading.
Whereas , The contract entered Into by
and between the state und George Downing ,
Jr. , for the erection and completion of the
steam boating plant for hospital far tbo
insane , Lincoln , bos been delayed long after
the time nrovidod for in , the contract ; there
fore , be It
Resolved. That the secretary of state bo
nnd is hereby Instructed to notify said con
tractor at once , and that unless said work Is
pushed to completion without delay that said
contract shall bo forfeited.
Whereas , The contractors for building the
boiler bouse and smokestack for the use of
the hospital for the Insane , Lincoln ,
have failed , neglected and refused to
complete the said work at the
time provided for in the contract for said
work , and at the present tlmo have no men
at work on said contract , and
Whereas , Duo notice has been given said
contractors that unless said work was
pushed to completion without unnecessary
delay , that the contract would be declared
forfeited , and ,
Whereas , It is necessary for , and the best
interests of the state demands the com
pletion of said building at once , therefore
bo It
Resolved. That said contract entered into
by and between the state and Paico & Sno-
maker bo , and the same Is hereby forfeited ,
and that the luuorlntondont of construction
be , und u hereby authorized to complete
said work at once , and that the payment for
any work and materials necessary
for the completion of sold work
be paid , first , out of the ap
propriation mode by the legislature for such
purposes , and should there be any deficiency
arise that proceedings bo taken against the
bond of said Prlco & Shomukor to recover
the same.
Whereas , The contractor for the % \ork of
improving the Capitol grounds has delayed
said work long after the time provided for in
said contract : and ,
Whereas , Said contract provides for grad
ing and seeding said ground to blue grass ;
and.
Whereas. The season is fast approaching
when it will bo too late to seed said grounds
this year ; therefore bo it
Resolved , That the said contractor , Mr.
John Lanham , bo cotlzlod to grade and seed
said grounds without any further delay and
in cose of neglect or refusal that the board
of public lands and buildings be empowered
to grade and seed said grounds at the ex
pense of said contractor.
Supreme Court Canos.
The following cases were filed for trial In
the supreme court to-day :
Jcsso E. Morse vs Friend Carpenter ; error
from the district court of Porklns county.
State of Nebraska ex rol James W. Prim
mer , treasurer of school district 18 , of Platte
county , vs O. R. Brodboll , treasurer of the
village of Lindsay. Mandamus ,
Tbis Is a case of no little importance. The
relater seeks to compel the respondent to
"whaok up" &S0.50 of the license school
fund for the use and benoflt of school dls
trlct No , 18. If seems that saloons were op
erated In Lindsay during the year 18S9 , and
that tnoro Is no school house within the cor
porate limits of the village , yet
the village U so situated as to compose a
part of two district * , viz : IB and 70. Tbo
treasurer of district 18 demanded a proportionate
tionate amount of tbo license fund of the vil
lage treasurer , for school purposes , and was
denied , and He therefore seeks the peremp
tory order of the court bocauir. tha district
la question help * to educate tbo school cbil *
drcn of the village. It 1 * understood that
tha village treasurer declines to give up any
of the license fund for the reason , as ho al
lege * , that It must be used within the cor
porate limits of the Tillage. The respondent
demur * to the petition of the rotator and
nays there isn't sufficient ground for the ac
tion brought.
National Guard Orders.
HnADQUAnTEits NnmiAsicA NAWONAI.
GCAUD , ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE , LIN
COLN , Neb. , August 10 , 1839. Captain G. J.
Bills , Company D , Second regiment , Ne
braska National Guard , Falrbury , and Nell
Brannon , of Holt county , , arc hereby ap
pointed as aides do camp on the staff of the
commander-in-chlof , withrank , of colonol.
They will bo respected and obeyed accord
ingly.
The resignation of Colonel S. J. Shirley ,
as aide do camp , Is hereby accepted.
Captain C. J , Bills , Company D , Second
regiment , having been appointed aide decamp
camp on the staff of commnndor-In-chlof ,
First Lieutenant George K. Jenkins , of Com
pany D , will assume command of the com
pany , nt the same time receipting to Captain
Bills , for all ordnance , ordnance stores and
quartermaster stores , etc. , belonging to the
state ot Nebraska. Captain Bills will for
ward said receipt to this ofllco.
Lieutenant Jenkins will order an election
of his company for the purpose ot filling any
vacancy that may bo caused by the promo
tion of Captain Bills. By order of tbo com-
mandcr-in-cblcf , A. V. GOLF ,
Adjutant General.
Olty Naws and Notes.
I. P. Gage , of Fremont , a prominent
Grand Army worker , is in the city.
Alma precinct , Harlan county , sent in
$18,000 of court house bonds for registration
to-day.
The funeral of Mrs. Dr. Painter took place
to-drty at 3 o'clock. Farragut post , G. A.
R. , joined with appomattox post in attending
the services. Mrs. Painter is widely
mourned.
A band of Otoo Indians made night hideous
at the base ball park this evening. They
dubbed the occasion an Indian show. It was
largely attended.
Joseph A. Foster , Charles Bardoll and
James Smith will answer to the district
court as all-around crooks. Foster especi
ally , for burglarizing M. D. Welch's safe
last Juno. They were bound over to-day.
The failure of the Milwaukee and Omaha
base ball teams to play at the park yesterday
as advertised was the source of considerable
disappointment. Fully 1,000 were on the
grounds to see the game , and that many
moro would have been there had tbo teams
put in an appearance.
Judgment has been ordered against the
city of Lincoln in the storm water sewer
bond cases in the sum of & 1.033 and costs.
THK COUNTRY TEACHKRS.
They Will Assemble In liargo Num
bers nt the Institute To-morrow.
Physiology and hygiene will have promi
nent places in the Teachers' institute , which
opens to-morrow morning at the High School
building , County Superintendent Brunor
says ho expects a larger attendance this year
than over boforo. Instructors of tbo young
Idea have commenced to appreciate these an
nual seasons of special educational privil
eges , and they make it a point to take ad
vantage of them , Particular attention will
bo given to primary reading , primary
language work and urimury number work ,
also to the history of education and didactics :
history of the United States and general
history. It is further proposed to dwell at
considerable length on the subject of English
literature , which doubtless will form ono of
the most interesting topics of the institute.
In addition to these various branches , which
will consume every morning session , begin
ning at 8:80 : , and continuing until 12:30 : , a
few moments each day will bo
devoted to grammar and English
composition. Those studios will be under
the direction of MM. Jennlo E. Koysor and
Dr. Mary Stone , the latter an oxuert on
physiology and hyglono. Every afternoon
these teachers who desire instruction in
book-keeping , penmansnip and civil govern
ment , will receive lectures from Professors
Rohrbouirh and Lowry , ut the Commercial
college. A tbo superintendent may , at bis
discretion , either revoke or refuse to grant a
certificate to any teacher not attending the
Institute , It is safa to predict that every one
of the sixty-four country pedagogue * will bo
here. Last year the enrollment numbered
108 ; this year it will be larger.
THE FLETCHER" DOG CART ,
/
The Colonel Shows It Was Bought
With His Chock.
MRS. M'FARLAND IMPEACHED.
A. Brother of the Defendant Tostt-
_ , flos to Her Reputation , for
Veracity In the Quaker
City.
The Court Mnrtfnl.
Artor an enforced idleness of three days
awaiting the arrival of wltncs scs , the court
martial sitting upon the case Lioutenaut- -
Colonel Joshua Fletcher reconvened at Fort
Omaha yesterday morning- , all members , the
judge advocate and the accused beta ? present.
Owing to the absence of the counsel for Col
onel Fletcher an adjournment was tukon
at the request of the accused until 1 o'clock ,
when the examination of witnesses for the
defense was resumed.
Mrs. J , S. Silinun , of Chicago , was the
first witness called. She first saw Mrs. Mc-
Farlnnd at tbo Broad street station two
years ago la Philadelphia , whore her atten
tion was attracted to nor by noticing nor enRaged -
Raged in ahandkoichiof flirtation with cer
tain men. Sue asked who she was and was
told by companions that she was Mrs. Mc-
Farland. She hud previously been told that
Mrs. McE'arlauit was a , very forward woman.
Last Juno Mrs. Me Far land and Mrs.
Fletcher , wbllo on route east , had called on
her in Chicago und Mrs. McFarland had re
cited the episode of the cart , and said
that she had Colonel Flotchcr
where she wanted him , and that
thereafter the colonel won't be
troubled with his extra sot of false teeth , for
I crushed them under my foot. " Mrs. McFar-
land also called at tier residence a
second time when she was re
turning homo from attendance upon
this court martial. She called at the homo of
the witness much to Mrs. Sllman's displeas
ure. At that time she had remarked that she
bad made it hot for the colonel and wasn't
through yet. She declared that
she would make him lese his
shoulder straps bofoio aha got through.
Upon cross-examination the wltucss laid she
was a cousin of Colonel Fletcher.
Mr. C. A , Ploi-Bon , teller of the
First National bank , of Philadel
phia , was the next witness called
Ho said ho had knpwn Colonel Fletcher
forty years. He was shown a chock dated
June 19 , 18S5. Asked if ho knew the
signature , ha 'replied that ho
did , that it wa 3 tbo signature
of Colonel Fletcher and that the
check bad gene through ho regular chan
nels. This check was payable to tbo flrm
from which the accused bought the dog-cart ,
and was accompanied by < d'bill for tUo cart
over which the trouble arbso. was offered in
evidence. i tHe
Ho has known Mrs. McFarland for fifteen
or twenty ydars , much , of the tlmo living
about tbroosquaors fromUor. Ho knows her
reputation for trutti , , and veracity in
Philadelphia , and wlicif liar animosity was
aroused ho did npt consider that
she was to 'bo' bollovod. Her
reputation in ih | ( regard fre
quently discussed In his presence and it was
generally pronounced bad.
Lust Juno prior to tbo time Mrs.McFarland
catno to Omaha ho beafd that she had de
clared that she was eoinlna to Omaha to got
Colonel Fletcher under her foot , wbero she
wanted hit * .
Upon cross-examination the witness said
he know nothing personally concerning tliu
purchase of the dog-cart , Ho was ques
tioned at length by the judge-advocate
concerning his kaowledgu of Mrs. McFar-
land's character , but his direct testimony
was unshaken.
C. H. Fletcher was then called. Ho is a
brother of the accused. Ho is a member of
the Pennsylvania state legislature.
For fifteen years ho has known
Mr * . wcFarland and knows her rep
utation for truth and veracity In the Quaker
city and knows It to bo bad. He bad once
heard William Thomas , an uncle of
Mrs. McFarland , say. m referring to her
connection with this trial that 'that little she
devil is in it. Her tongue has been running
away again. ' She once called upon a
paper hanger and said that she
had orders from Mrs. Flotchcr in the
west to have her house papered. The man
did the work , but after it was done Mrs.
Fletcher denied having told Mrs. McFar
land to order the work. Upon cross-examin
ation the witness named a number of parsons
whom ho had heard speak of Mrs. McFar-
land's lacic of truthfulness. Some of those ,
ho said , were relatives of Colonel Fletcher.
Colonel Fletcher was recalled to the stand
and identified tbo check mentioned above as
his own and swore' that ho paid It for tbo
cart
After the counsel for the defense i an
nounced that their evidence was all in , un
less a certain other- witness whom they ex
pected should arrive while the evidence in
rebuttal was being offered , and In this event
they would like to be permitted to submit
the additional testimony. The request was
granted and the honorable court adjourned
until Monday morning.
NEARfcX KILLED THE : BRUTE.
Nets Yorccr Summarily Dealt \VIth
by Ills Victim's Father.
Nels Yorgor Is a young man twenty-four
years of ogo. If ever a scoundrel deserved
to bo drawn and quartered ho is the guilty
rascal.
Ycrcer was employed until n few weeks
ago with a gang of graders , and had occasion
to trade more or less with Peter M. Back , a
grocer at the corner of Seventh and Pierce
streets. Mr. Uack thought the young man
was capable ot better things than guiding a
scrupor , and offered nlm a position in his
store.
How Yorgcr repaid Mr. Back's kindness
will bo soon from tbo following :
Friday morning Mr. Back was called to
another part of the city on buslnosi , and loft
Yergor in charge of the store , not returning
until nearly noon. Instead of staying at the
store , Yergor tilled his pockets full of candy
and went to the home of his employer , on
Sixth street. Hero ho found little Nellie ,
the eight-year-old daughter of Mr. Back , and
by giving her candy , induced her to accom
pany him into a root collar at the roar
of the house , whore , after shut
ting the door , ho bound his handkerchief
over the child's mouth , throw her to the
floor , and attempted to rape her. The little
one attempted to scream , but was prevented
by the handkerchief und by Yorker , who at
tempted to choke hor. An older sister , having
occasion to go to the collar , discovered the
villain and at once gave the alarm. Before
Mrs. BacU arrived Yergor had disappeared.
At noon , when Mr. Back came homo , the
story was told him , and without saying a
word bo went to his store and waited for Ills
clerk. He soon came and told Mr. Uack ho
guessed ho would have to leave him , as ho
had received bud news from his mother. Mr ,
Back stopped up to him and struck him in
the face with a heavy woicht , knock
ing him down. Ho then Jumped on him and
stamped on his head and boiiy until Yergor
was nearly flattened out. After Mr. Back
had promenaded around on Yorpor's body
until ho was tired , ho allowed him to got up
and drag himself out. Ho crawled Into u lot
of woods and remained there until night ,
when ho made his way to the depot and took
the train for the east ,
Mr. Back will not prosecute the man , as
ho thinks ho has had punishment enough.
Inspector Duncan K'xnlalus ,
Robert D , Duncan , city inspoctorof plumb-
lug , taltcs exception at nn article \\hlch ap
peared in TUB BEJS , heaJod "Duncan's
Error. " In this Item It was stated that Mr.
Duncan had charged that ( Jranc Bros , were
doing plumbing without a license. Mr , Dun
can states that ho did not make this positive
statement , but being informed by certain
other plumbers that such was the case , ho
had said that if the cliaige should prove
true ho would prosecute Mcssr * . Crane to
the full extent of tbo law. Mr , Duncan * ay
bo has witnesses to these facts.
The danoo of the wood uachlnlaU , that
was to have taken place last Thursday , wui
postponed oa account of the storm until Mon
day evouiuif , August 13.
RAILROADERS' REMINISCENCE
Oil Poured on a Troublo-Traok With
Satisfactory Results.
AN ENGINE'S LEAP TO TARTARUS.
A Flying Engine AVIth Ono SlUe
Going to Fort Sldnoy and the
Other Sldo in the Direction
or Choycnne.
Racing Recollections.
There are few men in the employ of the
various railroads in the country who have
not , at some time in their career , had an op
portunity of witnessing some remarkable oc
currence in connection with the affairs ot the
road. Nothing beyond tbo following collec
tions of anecdotes is needed to prove the
truth of the statement :
"About tbo oddest circumstance I overheard
hoard of , " remarked John Llchtenborgor
chief dork In the ofllco of Assistant General
Manager Dlckenson , of tbo Union Pacific ,
"catno to my notice in 18S2 , when I was back
in Penniylvann on n vacation. As a matter
of course , everyone has road of
run-away locomotives , and how En
gineer George So-and-so , after seeing the
untamed iron horse dash out of tno station
on a single track and the fast express only
ten miles off , jump on his own machine and
overtake the runaway Just in time to save
hundreds of lives , etc.
"Well , this isn't anything of that kind , al
though it Is u tale of a runaway locomotive.
Just above Lowlston Is a vary heavy grade ,
and generally freight tialns have a 'pusher'
to help them up the nllU A freight pulled In
at Lowlston one night , but , owing to its
being light , tbo extra engine was not needed.
The engluoor on the 'pusher/ after learning
that he baa no work to do in the pushing
line , baokcd his machine up on the main
line in front of the station for orders. Ho
forgot to tighten the thumb screw in the
throttle valve or something of that sort , and ,
while inside getting his aiders , the fireman -
man wont up the platform to got u
drink of Ire water , when the old machine
started off with everything wide open right
after the fi eight.
"As soon as the fart was dlscouorod , the
operator telegraphed to n little station about
live miles up the hill to know whether tlm
freight had passed or not. Ho got a reply
that it waH Just coming In night. 'Toll thorn
to look out for a runaway engine that Is fol
lowing them,1 ho wired , which message was
rrcolvod Just In time to hand the conductor ,
who happened to have bis head out of the
way car.
' \Voll , what do .vou suppose they did , stop
the train and run for llfoi Not a bit of it.
The roar brakomun signalled tbo engineer to
put on moro steam and then ho and tbo con
ductor got down on the stops of tbo rear
platform of the way car and poured black oil
on the rails from those long-nosed cans that
all freight trains carry. It wan about
live minutes afterward that the runaway
came tearing up and the manner in which
she was splitting the ulr was a caution , But
when she struck that groused track there
was u chungo and before she had gene a
quarter of a mile she was standing almost
still , with her drivers going around like
lightning. The operator ran up and shut her
off und then backed down and 'telegraphed
that everything was 0.1C.
"I toll you that oil did tno business. "
Yard master Hay es. of the B. & M. , is an
old man in tbo business and has had many
opportunities of witnessing strange things
In connection with railroad affairs , but ro
tates tbo following as one of the strangest
that ) ia oomo under his observation , it hap
pened a few years a no when a B. & M.
oDtrino left the track on the Plattsmouth
bridge and Jumped Into tlio-Mlssourl. From
that day nothing was ever soon or beard of
the locomotive. Tim river was dragged with
a view of resurrecting her , but no trace
could be found , it Is fair to presume that
nona over will.
Dan Shandy works In tha Union Pacific
yard ; ami ha } for many years , la addition
to Dan's yard work , ho has had lots of ex
perience on the road and is full of tales and
anecdotes. Shandy tolls one that is es
pecially interesting which happened a few
years ago on the Union Paciac , a few miles
east of Cheyenne.
In the days of its occurrence , the road was
not laid with steel rails , but with very poor
iron ones. In lieu of fish-plates , there was a
lot of old fashioned chairs , which , dcsnlto all
precautions , would break and then coma off ,
and , according to Shandy's story , it was
the custom of every train conductor to
provide himself with a lot of chairs
just before starting out on a trip in order
that any broken ones might bo substituted.
On ono trip , the train on which Shandy offi
ciated as hcad-brakoman , was behind time.
and , in order to make a certain sidine to get
out of the way of a fast train , received orders
to run , chairs or no chairs. A few miles east
of Cheyenne , a mighty jar was felt on the on-
cine , but as she kept the track nothing was
done in the promises , the supposition being
that an unusually bad case of "broken"
chair had noon mot with. But , when tha
siding was reached , all was explained. Tha
engine had struck a broken joint and lost her
middle driver , and that Is the important
point in a locomotive , for the reason that tbo
reversing of the engine depends upon 1U
being in good condition. Otherwise ,
changing direction or stopping U a
difficult task. So , when Shandy's
engine reached the siding it was discovered
that the old tnachlno would not halt for a
moment , ind while one side worked all right
the other kept right on.
The engineer finally solved the difficulty
by reversing the other side , nnd there they
stood , with ono side of the cngino going to
ward Cheyenne , the other pulling back to
Sidney.
When the end of , the run was reached , a
hand-car was sent back for the lost whool.
The return trip was made in safety.
A. nincUHtoU Florist.
Henry Ehrenpfort , wholesale and retail
florist nt 17.28 South Eleventh street , sayn
that , desiring to go out of business on ac
count of the illness of himself and wife , ho
offered his entire stock , consisting of nearly
7,500 plants , bedding stock sufficient to
raise 100,000 plants and 20,000 empty pots ,
tbo whole valued by other florists nt $3,030 , ,
to the park commission for $ tr > 00 , and m
addition tendered thorn the free use of his
hot house for a year. The offer was de
clined und Mr. Ehronpfort , In his disgust ,
declares that he shall follow the example of
Clark Woodman and donate the entire stock
to the park commission of Chicago. Ho
claims that there Is mi obony-huod gentle
man among the cord-wood soinowhoro.
Tlio Hovontli Ward IIuiKl.
In the windows of the Alfred Molnbcrg
company , tSH nnd 1510 Dodge , there will bo
exhibited to-day and until further notice , the
magnificent Instruments which , at tbo ex
pense of 91,000 , have boon purchased for tbo
band of the Seventh ward. They are mar
vels of beauty and richness and Illustrate
the enterprise uf the residents of tha
Seventh ward in establishing an 'organiza
tion whlcn will hereafter represent It in all
publla demonstrations. J. C. Or eon , who
has been the loading light in the movement
to establish the band , is as proud of the BUO-
cess of the movement as an onthusiastlo
man can be ,
An Old firm Knlls.
The old established flrm of P. H. Sharp &
Sons , dealers in saddlery and leather find'
Ings , ut 1113 Farnam street , closed
its doors yesterday , uftor an experi
ence of twenty years In Omaha.
The liabilities are supuoscd to bo In th
neighborhood of & 0.000. Mortgages have
boon given to the First National bank foi
(5,000. , und to Mrs. P. H. Sharp for $5,000.
Tbo liabilities , over and above those scoured ,
are at least $10,000. The assets are supposed
to be about $10.000.
I'atlonoo.
H. K. UuiMttrM.
Only hcrolo patience and sublime
Through cark and euro can make the vic
tory ours ;
The humble vine in s tor in and dark mutt
climb
Ere It bo crowned with flower * .