DKCKMimU 18. 181)2 ) TWKNTY-1 WU VAflKS.
CO-OPERATIVE IlOffi BUILDING
Successful Convention of the Nebraska
League of Local Associations ,
STATE REGULATION AND EXAMINATION
flooil nnil Hml I > ntnrr of thr rrr onlStnto
Ainriitlnifiitfi SuRgcMcd In-
xtntrtlrn AildrrM by Kxprrl-
rnriMl A < M-liitloii Men.
The first animal convention of tlio Ne
braska State League ot I/cal Loan and
Dulldlng associations , held In Lincoln last
Tuesday , furnished gratifying cvldenco of a
general awakening nmonjfco-opcrativo building -
ing soc'Icties. Every association of the league
vrns represented and considerable lmiK > rtant
business was transacted.
Tlio constitution of the stale league , has
tily drafted lit the preliminary mcctitiR In
September , was materially altered. A pro
vision was adopted under which the league
Is pledged to render every possible aid In law
cases appealed from district courts In which
the issues involved are by the executive
committee deemed of general interest. The
weaker associations will thus receive ma
terial assistance in prosecuting in tlio state
supreme court any of the general questions
affecting building associations. Another
change excludes proxies in the convention ,
nnd another makes the sum of annual dues
In proportion to business transacted ,
ItcnrllM of Co-Operation.
Mr. Thomas J. Fitzmorris of Omaha ,
president of the league , delivered an address
illustrating the bcnollts of building associa
tions , tlio defects of present state law und
the necessity for moro effective ) state super
vision. " associations "
"Co-operative building ,
uttid the president , "may Justly claim to bo
public benefactors. They make homes
prow where none grow before.
They Inculcate economy among bread
winners. They lead the struggling by easy
steps from tlio exactions of tlio landlord to u
position ot independence. They stimulate
nnd foster the desire for homo in every heart
and lead to Its fulfillment. They are n di
vcct , positive incentive to individual pros
perky , and consequently nn Important fac
tor in the permanent growth of tlio com
munity where they exist. An economic
movement combining such vast possibilities
for the publio good should bo surrounded
with every safeguard that honest , disinter
estcd forethought und experience can sug
gest.H
Tim Slali ! Law.
In the main the Nebraska law governing
building associations was , the speaker held ,
ntt effective barrier to fraudulent concerns , 11
its provisions were diligently enforced , llo
"
urgeil that ono feature of tlio lav
was particularly obnoxious. A portion oi
BCCtioir'J permits associations , if so disposed
to tax withdrawing members with n pit
rnta share of expenses "and other charges.1'
It developed In the discussion which followed
that this provision was worked into the bil
while pending in the last legislature by ;
lobbyist who claimed to represent the Knight ;
of Labor , but who in reality was working fm
'the Iowa Nationals. Mr. Fitzmoms declarci
the law placed n premium on dishonesty. Ni
association honestly conducted would enforce
ji provision so unfair. Yet there are a few
" ' "vid'WJatlons which not only exact "expenses
and
'drawing stockholders with delays in pay
ment until ho is ready to sell his claim for a
pittance of its legal value.
Instructive ) Hxiunples *
An example of the operation of this
feature of the law taken from actual expe
rience was cited. An investor took llvo
shares of stock in a state national , paying
$10 initiation. Monthly payments amounted
to § 1.20 per share $1 to the loan fund and
20 cents to the expense fund. Tlio total
payments in four years amounted to $208.
For the privilege of withdrawing ho paid
$2. Out of tlio "total of ijIiOO paid in , the
investor received 278.40 , including 8 per
cent interest , a not loss of $21. 00. Five
shares in any genuine local association held
for four years netted nn , investor $14.53 on nn
investment of 2S.50 ! ) , paid in monthly in
stallments of $1 per share. The examples
cited illustrate the difference between the
speculative aud co-operative loan and
building associations. The former is
n legalized remnant of foreign as
sociations -which have taken ? :500,000 :
out of the state and put most of it beyond
the reach of investors.
Strange as it may appear to those un
familiar with the methods , the concerns
which refund the smallest amount promise
the greatest returns to investors. The high
wayman who persuades a belated traveler to
gvo } up'hts purse secures on the amount in
vested in a revolver u per cent scarcely
equalling the promises of the average
national , ' 'You don't have to die to beat
this game , " was the significant phrase used
in the early days of the Iron Hall. The
motto developed into n prophesy. Many
thousands Of people who wanted to get some
thing for nothing can testify to the melan
choly fact that the ollicers did not die in
order to beat the game.
"Tho lesson experience teaches , " said tlio
speaker , in conclusion , "Is that states should
* nact laws which will bo a guaranty of
safety for the savings of the wage earners
It Is not expected that the state will act as
guardian for fools with money , but it is its
duty to legislate against fraudulent concerns
Becking business in the state and to string
ently regulate and supervise all financial in
stitutions organized within its confines , and
especially those intrusted with tlio savings
of wagb earners. "
lliillilliiK AKHorliiUon I.tiglHliitloii.
Mr. C. F. Bentley of Grand Island , the
well known bunker , read a carefully prepared -
pared paper on building association legisla
tion. Mr. Bentley is a close student of fi
nancial and economic movements , has taken
active interest In their development in Ne
braska , and his viiwvs are entitled to great
"Wight. It is impossible hero to do more
tiuiirolltllno the chief points of tlio address.
What tlio .state shall do for its citizens ,
and how far it shall interfere witli their
actions , are two questions that confront
alike the practical legislator and the student
of the science' ' of legislation. Theoretical
nnsweis are many und varied. The prac
tical answer is shown In the legislation
of today , which is strongly in favor
of.enlatglng the limits , both of
what the state docs and what it forbids ,
One great field of enlarged legislative activ
ity has Included measures making it possible
jrbr individuals to associate themselves in
j-'lho form of corporations for the purpose of
carrying on enterprises that could not well
bo conducted by individuals , Ono class of
corporations that seems to have chiimcd
.special attention consists of co-operative so
cieties. The societies are composed of a
number of persons generally of limited
means , organized for mutual benefit. It
would seem at first thought that all the law
need do for such associations is to facilitate
their formation , hut experience teaches that
many of them embody additions to aud devi
ations from the fundamental idea of cooperation
ation , which require legal restriction.
\Vlnit the Stuto Mlimilcl Do.
In determining what the state shall do
and what restrictions It shall Impose , a
luiowlcdgo of. the wants of the as
sociations and of the abuses and
perversions to which they nro subject
Is necessary , Tlio oxpurienco of the past
ten years is a safe guide. The llrst thing
that can be done U to facilitate incorpora
tion , to exempt them from the opor.Hlon of
usury laws and to legalize certain transac
tions With minors and married women. In
general , laws now comprehend tlio following
features ;
1. State regulation aud examination ,
! ] . Holding associations to the true stand
ard of co-oporutlon.
U. Forbidding the introduction of burden-
fomo and inequitable features iuto the plan
of organization.
4. Hcst fictions tending to secure safety
| md solvency ,
llutl Ventures of the I.nw.
With regard to the Nebraska law , Mr ,
Bentley thinks it satlsfucto y In icost ro-
pects , and has dune u great deal of good in
protecting the people of the state against
the extortions nnd imi > osltions of pauedo
building associations. To make It us nearly
perfect as present conditions warrant , it
ihould bo amended as follows :
1. Limiting capital stock to $3,000,000 , At
present ( hero Is no limit.
U. Uetjulrlng ansocUitlons to pay withdraw-
Ing stockholder nn equitable share of
profit * .
n , Providing that not profits , except tlio
reserve fund , shall be divided ratable among
all members without distinction.
t. 1'rohlhltlhg expense- funds ,
fi. Prohibiting the circulation of prospec
tuses containing promises that nro linjiossl-
bio of fulfillment.
0. Hcqulring foreign associations to rcfllo
copies of laws , anli-los of Incorporation ,
cti1. , whr-n applying for n renewal of certifi
cate.
While giving duo regard to the dangers
and annoyance that arise from attempting
to regulate every trivial matter by law , It
must still bo remembered that In an or
ganization that undertakes to invest the sav
ings of the wage earner , oven trilling devia
tions from the correct path are sometimes
attended with danger , and that the way
must be marked out very plainly If devia
tions are not to occur.
lnuPoints. .
Mr. .1. W. Carr of Omaha discussed the
many legal questions i-aised in court cases in
which loan and building associations are In
volved. Wliilo associations endeavor , to
avoid litigation , it is necessary lo frequently
enforce contract rights against borrowers.
In all such cases the vital principles of co
operation are attacked. Fortunately tlio
vast majority of tlio precedents established
by courts In the eastern states sustain asso
ciations in all important points. Courts
generally hold on the main point of attack ,
that of usury , that co-oncratlvo building as
sociations are In the nature of n copartner
ship. A member is necessarily a lender ,
placing his money in the association and
sharing in the profits. If at any time lie become -
come a borrower , lie does not lose his
character us n lender , because bo Is still a
sharer In the profits. Ho is therefore estopped
from pleading usury. Some associations ,
however , weaken their defense by enforc
ing exorbitant lines. Fines should he reason
able , and should not bo multiplied -every
month on installment remaining unpaid.
Mr. Carrr ovlowed at length decisions
rendered by various courts , and success
fully parried a running tire of questions.
I'mcllriil Operation.
Mr. G. M. Nattlngor of Omaha followed
with n paper on the practical operation of
loan and building associations. Having been
identified with association work in this city
for ten years , his experience and recommen
dations are of general interest. "If there is
any ono thing that should bo specially
guarded In loan and building associations , "
said Mr. Nattlnger , "It is the tendency to
make speculative loans ; consequently every
sot of bylaws should bo so framed as to in
duce nonborrowors , at the proper period , to
become borrowers , or to accept the amount
of their investment with a reasonable rate of
profit. " Many secretaries fall Into the rut of
apportioning all premiums to earnings ac
count , when not to exceed one-eighth should
bo apportioned the first .vcar. A most im
portant question now is to ascertain a cor
rect and simple method of formulating earn
ings. Correspondence with eastern secre
taries failed to throw light on the question.
Mr. Nattinger recommended a fixed rate of
premium wherever practicabjo , deeming it
the most equitable system. It was his ex
perience that a borrower who really needs a
small homo is a more desirable patron than
the inomber who wants a commodious house.
A general discussion followed , covering the
whole range of co-operative principles ami
practices , and was participated in by Messrs.
O. J. Phelps of Schuyler , C. F. Bentley of
Grand Island , Judge Levy of South Omaha ,
Dr. Wllley of Wahoo , J. W. Carr of Omaha
and others.
He-solutions wcro adopted instructing the
executive committee to draft a model consti
tution and bylaws for Nebraska associations
to prepare amendments to the state law , to
Jirlnt in pamphlet form the proceedings of
. V * " > "ite af' < { 'jc , and to appoint delegates to
the : - ; . - . .
stiiu-iu.n- - national conc'-ea
the national and inn.- - . - . - . . . . , ; . A.
building and loan associations to bo held in
Chicago next Juno.
Tlio ollicers of the league for the ensuing
year arc : President , Thomas J. Fitzmorris ,
Omaha ; llrst vice president , Charles J.
Phelps , Schuyler ; second vice president , Dr .
J. J. Willey , Wahoo ; third vice president , G.
G. Bccchcr , Columbus ; secretary and treas
urer , O. W. Brininger. Grand Island.
A Tl O.VJ L.
Hero is the "college yoll" of the Central
university , Kentucky : "Brackoty , Kax ,
Kowax , Kowax , Brackoty , Kax , Kowax ,
Kowax , Wo-opp , Wo-oppj Hullabaloo C.
' G U"
Foundations arc being laid for Harvard's
ow Bruce photographic telescope. This is
o have a twenty-four inch object glass , mak- .
ig it tlio largest instrument of its kind in
ho world.
A proposition lias been made to endow a
'
forth'Carolina college by insuring the lives
f fifty men for $10,000 each , and as they arc
T.iduully worked off by Father Titno the
und will accrue.
Boston university has just established a
omprehensivo university settlement modeled
.fter the famous Toynbeo hall in White-
'Impel ' , London. Tlio region chosen in Bos
on is Poplar street , in the heart of the
Vest End section.
The registration in the University of
ilichigan up the Thanksgiving recess was
' ,070 , distributed as follows : Literary , 1,8U3 ;
aw , (504 ( ; medical , 440 ; dental , 11U ; pharmacy ,
50 ; homeopathic , 70. Secretary Wade says
lint the registration for the yoai-will exceed
2,800 , If the present rate of increase is main-
' .allied.
Great effort is being made to interest
romcn in legal study , and at the Now York
miversity n course of free lectures has
> een arranged , at the close of which certifi
cates of proficiency will bo awarded.
L'wcnty scholarships have been offered to
romcn , and a $200 prize will bo given by the
university and the Woman's Legal Educa-
.tonal . society to the student passing the
lighcst examination.
The famous Bryn Mawr school near
? liiladolphla has for its medical director a
ady , Dr. Kate Campbell Hurd , who is tlio
laughter of a physician , and after her col-
'ego course had practical cxpericaca in
lospltal and dispensary In Boston , then took
up athletics under Prof. Sargent , and finally
visited England , Franco , Germany nnd
Sciindinavia to study her specialties still
"urther.
Henry II. Hogcrs of New York , in behalf
of his son Henry II. Hogcrs , Jr. , and his
daughters , Miss Mary II. Hogcrs , Mrs. Carra
iogers-Duff and Mrs. Ann fi. Uogors-Bcn-
amin , presented a deed of trust to the
-own of Fnirhaven recently of a library
wilding known as tlio Millicont library ,
lamed for n deceased sister of the donors.
I'ho library is to bo cared for without ox-
) enso to tiio town , a fund having been estab
lished for the purpose. The building is said
to have cost over § 100,000 , and will contain
: tn elaborate memorial window.
Tlio report of the Biiperintoudcnt of public
instruction of Wyoming gives the following
statistics ; Number of school buildings ,
-20 ! ; number of schools taught , iKit ; teachers
employed , TO ; pupils enrolled , 'J,420 ; average
wages paid teachers , $51.2 ! ! ; average cost
per pupil , * 2 , ( > 7 ; total cost of the schools for
Lbo year , $21llr > 0-I.Q8. The report shows an
increase of about 20 per cent In the attend
ance over that of 1890 nnd a decrease ol
about 15 per font in tlio wages paid teachers.
THE CHAMPION HUGGEB.
\ VYtitlrn Texan lIiigKl'iK ' flotlinm ( .Iris by
Henry J. Freero , n music dealer from
Dallas , Tex. , was committed for trial in
Now York on the charge of hugging a lady
shopper in that city. At the preliminary
hearing lie had a large number of friends 01 :
hand lo testify to his good character , his ox
cellcnt business qualifications , his good fan )
lly and his line social connection * . None of
them , however , could swear that Frecco was
innocent of thu charge of hugging Mrs , Jane
Howard of Brooklyn nnd her daughter. Or
the contrary , thu evidence against the pris
oner was very conclusive , Justice Ilyai :
read a letter which he had received from 11
man who signed himself Edward B. Morgan ,
in which the writer asserted that ho IIUL
soon Freeco act toward fifteen other women
hi Twenty-third street in the same manner
tut alleged by Mrs. Howard.
"To dignify his action by calling it 'em-
bracing1 wrote Mr. Morgun , "is putting it
altogether too mildly. "
U.S. Gordon , a Fifth avenue piano dealer ,
protested that Freeco must certainly be in
nocent ; that there was nothing hi his i st
conduct to warrant the belief that h' ) could
bo guilty of such actions , etc. Frcoco is Mr ,
Gordon's Texas agent.
"If , " said Justice Ryan with Impressive
earncstuoss "this is the of
, man paragon ex
cellence you would have mu believe , hlu re
fined instincts should revolt against the
porpclratlon of such disjrracoful conduct. I
hold the prisoner in * 500 bonds for trial. "
Freeeo is about 5 feet 7 Inches tall , vrith
brown oyea , smooth akin and a fine profile.
BEHIND LODGE 1100M DOORS
Minnesota Preachers Issno a Bull Against till
Secret Society Organizations.
ALL ORDERS DECLARED AGAINST CHRIST
Seine Itc-iciliitloin Tlmt Will lnlrrr t Oont
ItliliTB'hit : ( ho Snrlrtlr.i of llm
Mutonml Oil- Have Ill-oil Doing
During Din 1'ustV 'PU.
Tlio Minnesota Christian association Is the
nnnio of nn organisation which llmls exist
ence In the state of Minnesota and recently
liolil a session ntKuw London. In the county
of ICmullyolil. Thonssociatton is an organ
ization of tlio illffcrcnt denominations anil
has for Itffobjcct tlio crylni ; down of secret
fraternal societies. A sot of resolutions were
adopted , nnil arc as follows ;
Wlit-rons , The ovwvhi'lniltm linitm-tanoo of
Ilio nntlocTi't reform Is lint very purllally
n'all/fdj iind , wliL'ix-iiM , tlii'i-o Is a ( li'plntnbk'
Inilliroi-cnco It ) t ho subject mining the majority
of thochiirchi'sof tlio land. ;
I'lrst Unsolved , That wo pndoavor , by tlio
help of ( loil , tonroitiu the atluiitlon ot iwstors
to the t'vlls and ilungers tit tlio socirl loilgu
Itesolved , Tlmt wo commend to all
pastors favorable to this reform , wisely and
discreetly , hut faithfully , to Instruct their
menthol's IIM to the evils of M-eretlsm , and en
join upon them lo do the same by tlielr chil
dren , especially by private conversation and
the faithful "distribution of facts upon the
subject.
Third Hesolvpd , That the bitter nnd relentless -
less antagonism of sccrctlsm tiii'lirlsl.a.o the
only way to salvation , should bo placed In thu
foreground of our warfare against the lodge.
Fourth And , \Vhcreas \ , rreemasonry stantl.s
before us , as Indeed bv its own wmlngs , a
system of false worship tlio Invention of
wicked spirits and wicked men , and that , re
vived by u company of "potbouso compan
ions , " or saloon loafers , In a London gin shop ,
In the year of our Lord 1717 ; anil , whereas ,
tills system of false worship has pel verted the
tilblo to its own pin poses In the allunatlon of
tlio souls of mnnKlim from the imly true C > nil
and I'alliur of our Savior Jesus Christ , by the
substitution of a false religion founded upon
the enormous ) falsehood Invented by them
selves nboui. the bible ; namely , that during
the building of ICIng Solomon's temple , Hiram ,
Its builder , was murdered , and after being
dead fourteen days and Ids body "In a high
state of put refaction , " he was raised from
death to llfo by King Solomon ; and this
falmlono resurrection Is substituted by them
for the real re.suriecllon of our Savor , the
Lord Jesus Christ ; and , whereas , it appears
from their own printed .standard work
of the lodge that no man can bo master
Mason without personal Ing the fabulous Illrnm
of Freemasonry , whom they Identify with thu
pagan names of the prince of devils , Osiris ,
Itacchus. Tnniina"The point within n circle , "
lilenlllled with Haal , 1'eor , etc. , nnd going
through with a mode ceiemonyot deathburial
and lesnrrectlon , so as to bo personally Iden
tified with the ancient forms of pagan sun-
worship , practiced by ancient heathen nations ;
and , whereas , tlie Apostle 1'aill lias declared
that , we "cannot be partakers of tlio table of
tlio Lord and tlio turnout thu dovlls" ( L Corln
thians , x. , 121) ) .
ftesolved , Thai wo obey the Inlunctlon of
tin1 scripture , to "Havo no fellowship with the
unfruitful work of darkness , but rather ru-
provo them" ( Kphc-liins , v. , 11) ) .
And , furthermoie , whereas secret societies ,
such as Odd Kcllowshlp and Knigliss of
Pythias publish and proclaim tlio Identifica
tion of tlio ritualist Of thole own and all
other secret societies with which Freemasonry
claims to bo founded ;
Kesolved , That wo dlsfellowhhlp and dis
countenance all secret societies ( hat have
altars In their lodges.
I'ifth Kesolved , That , wo h"V - . . - , -
our appreciation of ami > ; " " > express |
the chnrc'i- > + - - --V.mf hearty tliunus to
, c' rr"/1" " llnu people who have so kindly en-
U'l-tnmud this convention.
The executive committee was Instructed to
arrange for an annual convention to ho held
In Minneapolis or St. Paul In January or
February noxt.
Improved Order lied Men.
The annual meeting of the Great Council
of Nebraska was held in Lincoln November
22 and 23. The session was well attended
and there were the most encouraging re
ports from all over the state. The reports of
the great chief of , . ,1-flcords , J. II.
Flanagan , showed fourteen tribes on
the reservation , with a membership
of nearly 2,000 , and increasing
rapidly. The following great chiefs wcro
elected and raised up : Great sachcin , H. S.
Hotchkiss , Lincoln : great senior sagamore ,
E. A. Tucker , Ilumboldt ; great junior snga-
.moro , E. B. Warner , North Platte ; chief of
records , J. H. Flanagan , Omaha ; keeper of
wampum , C. L. Eaton , Lincoln ; prophet , J.
T. Hcdrick , Tecumseh ; representative , S. J.
Dennis , Lincoln. The next meeting of the
great council will bo hold in Lincoln on the
second Tuesday in November , 1603 :
Yah-Nun-Dah-Sis tribe , No. 2 , at its last
regular council in the sleep of the 29th sun
of Beaver moon , elected the following chiefs
for-tho ensuing term : Sachem , 'G. G. Den
nis ; senior sagamore. William Young ; junior
sagamore , Charles Cline ; keeper ot wampum ,
J. II. Flanagan ; chief of records , F. G. Howell -
ell ; prophet , A. M. Butler.
The tribe is growing in membership very
rapidly , und it is expected that another
tribe will soon bo organized. The regular
meetings are held Monday evenings at Red
Men's hall , Continental block.
Knights of I'yUilas.
Sylvan lodge of Genoa has .ejected the fol
lowing ollicers for the ensuing year : E. C.
McMillan , chancellor commander ; A. J.
Tabor , vice chancellor ; L. G. Flcsher ,
prelate ; William Kennedy , keeper of records
and seals ; S. L. Harris , master-at-arms ; F.
Wake , master of exchequer ; M. E. Olson ,
master of finance.
The Grecloy lodge lias elected the follow
ing olliccrs : Past chancellor , .T. H. Hanna ;
chancellor commander , E. T. Conklin ; vice
chancellor , T. D. Council ; prelate , E. C.
Smith ; master-at-arms , II. E. Lisle ; keeper
of records and seals , J. It. Swain ; master of
exchequer , G. W. Doyle ; masterof finance ,
3. J. Esgato ; trustees , T. J. Doyle , II. S.
Young , W. A. Wright.
Mount Ncbo lodge No. 150 of Oxford has
chosen the following otlicors : Past chan
cellor , E. W. Knowltpn ; chancellor com-
nandor , E. E. Cone ; vice chancellor , . ! . A.
'orkins ; prelate , H. II , Anderson ; master
of exchequer , Avon Arnsbcrgor ; master of
Inanco , George Aycr ; keeper of records and
seal , T. F. McPrang ; niastcr-at-nrms , W. T.
Pettygrovo. The oltlccrs-clect will bo In
stalled the llrst Tuesday in January.
Orcltir of tlio I'UHtrrn Htnr.
Tlio order continues to grow in member
ship in Nebraska and new chapters are being
organised all over the stato. Thursday
evening the grand matron , Mrs. Billings ,
assisted by four members from Hebron , or.
gani/.ed Vashti chapter , U. D , , in the Ma
sonic hall at Fail-bury. The chapter starts
with n membership of forty-two and will
hold meetings the second and fourth Fri
days of each month. The ollicers elected
are us follows : Matron , Mrs. J. P. Petersen -
son ; worthy patron , John Gcllatly ; assistant
matron , Airs. Dr. Dodge ; secretary , Miss
Ada Morrison ; treasurer , Mrs. John Gel-
fatly ; conductress , Mrs. J. Sarbach ; asso
ciate conductress , Mrs. E. W. Mason ; Ada ,
Miss Lor.i Nelson ; Huth , Mrs. It. Agnew ,
Esther , Miss Elite Hanchctt ; Martha. Mrs.
S. Pearson ; Electa , Miss Cynthia Brock ;
chaplain , Mrs. Dr. Prltchott ; warden , Mrs.
James Jackson ; sentinel , E. L. Cllno ,
lloyul Arcanum.
Union Pacific council , No. 1009. hold its
annual election of officers Monday evening ,
with the following result :
Hcgent , A. I' . Connor ; vice regent , I. O ,
Hhnadcs ; past regent , J , B , Sheldon ; orator ,
C. B. Gcuiioy ; chaplain , F. L. Gregory ; sec
retary , C. A. Fowler ; treasurer , William
Gyger ; collector , Gcorger Dyball ; guide
Charles L. Gyger ; warder , II. A. Sander
sentry , H. 13. McKelvy ; trustees , William M
Glller , F. L. Gregory nnd A. E. Hntchinson
Knoxull council , No. 1,4S4of ( South Omuhu ,
has oluctcd ntlicurs for the ensuing year u ;
follows ; Piist regent , John Martin ; rcgunt
II. J. Holsor ; vice regent , J. G. Carloy ; orator
tor , William Goodman ; treasurer , Joscpl
Sl | > o ; secretary , C. L. Mullen ; collector , T
J. Laur ; chaplain , M. G. Xcrbo ; guide , Wil
Burger ; warden , Lou Martin ,
ICiiyiil Art-It .Miisoim.
At the regular convocation of Damn'scu
chapter No. 25 , held Monday evening at Not
folk , the following elective officers were
chosen and will be installed January C ; W
Herman DuchoU , high priest ; cnicst II
Tmoy.kingjSlitts G. Dean , scribe ; Goorg
L. lies , secretary ; Samuel W. Hayes , treas
urer. Installation will take place at th
January 0 meeting.
At u regular convocation of Hastings chai
ter No. 31 the following oRlcers were electe
far tha ensuing year ; W. S. McKinnej
high priest ; A. R , VauSicklo , klngWH. ;
Marshall , dcrlhos ( Iporgo H. 1'ratt.
urorj.T W. HurrK lrrotnr.v | Tlio inslalln-
lion will bo held TuHtlay , January ID ,
.
Council of 1'rifices of Jerusalem , Ancient
and Accepted ScjiUfth Kite of the United
States Jurisdiction > f this city , elected
ofllcera Thursday ' 6'tettlntr , Occomuer 8. as
follows : II , W. 1'uuiov , M. 13. S. P. G. M. ;
H. A. Haskell. O. II. P. I ) . O. M. ; Clmrlcs
V. Mos , M. K. SHU ? . W.i John Hamilton ,
M. 13. J. n. W. ; AcTolph Meyer , V. O. treas
urer ; H , (3 , Uarrmti V. O. secrotai'V ! M. I.
Baker , M. of L.f W. P. Coo , Almoner ; Al
fred Jeffries , M.JfBV
InilcpriKli-u Or/lcr Odd PrltntrQi
Tlio members of [ phelton lodge , No. 141 ,
have selected the following officers and will
install them the first Saturday evening In
January : A. Meyer , N. O.S. : S. Allen , V.
O. ; H. Mitchell , U.S. : Joseph Owen. P. S.
George Nixon , treasurer ; A. N. Murphy , II.
C. Hull and Joseph Owen , trustees ,
Van Gliding -Could you marry a man who
Is your inferior ! Prunella I suppose 1 shall
have to.
A wedding uotiro hi Maine paper the
other day ended with the words , "No cards ,
no cake , nobody's business. "
A Boston girl is said fo have carried out
Emerson's injunction , "hitch your chariot tea
a star , " by marrying n policeman.
The engagement is announced of Miss A.
Isabel Bnrtlett , n noted Brooklyn belle , lo
Herbert Cheney , ot Chonryvlllo , Conn ,
Kate I really couldn't have rofuscd Jack
-ho proposed so graceful lyl liny No won
der 1 Ho has had lots of practice , you know.
The engagement Is announced of Miss
Florence Miller , daughter of Attorney Gen
eral Miller , to Mr. Clifford Arrick of Wash
ington.
According to n recent , decree of the Aus
trian courts of law , concealment of ago on
the part of a bride is sufllcicnt to Invalidate
the marriage.
Miss Maud LoiHUml and Mr. T. Sufl'ern
Taller , both Now Yorkers , are to bo married
early in February and will pass the honey
moon period In Florida.
A Manitou , Mich. , young woman received
a letter from ti Kansas man , lit which ho de
voted sovcu pages to telling of business ,
crops and politics. In n postscript ho said
ho would llko her to marry him.
George W. Sweet , representing a trade
periodical of Chicago , closed several days of
unusual extravagance in Canton , O. , by elop
ing with Mrs. John Gibson and her mother.
Gibson if u watchmaker , and his mother-in-
law , a widow , has been living with him.
A railroad employe on a Wisconsin line
stele a kiss from a pretty passenger. The
young lady sued the company for damages ,
and was awarded $1,000. With the money
thus obtained , her lover , a young clerk , es
tablished himself in business , and the
couple have become wealthy.
Emma ( who has over $20,000 a year of her
own ) Do you think ; Fanny , that ho loves
mo for myself alonel Fanny ( who has had
experience ) Yea , indeed 1 Of course he
cannot marry your money without you , and
1 really think ho would as soon love you
with it ; and that is a very passionate sort
of love for u man , '
The marriage of Mrs. Frank Worth White
to Mr. Foxhall JvCbno in Now York last
week was a quiet iltl'air. The bride wore a
gown of pearl gia } > ff cloth wit'.i a boll skirt
and u long waist. 'Tlio ' sleeves , which were
largo and .puffed J' were of velvet , a shade
darker than the Islart , and 'a deep collar of
the same inateri.ll ' 'Was ed 'id-j rf-rt1 * " * ' " "
braid A " - -i.'ii ii ; uH fs > v " : i silver
< \ , , - , , - . < v. iTau ( - - utfi and "pearl gray gloves
mushed the outfit. ' , i9t
The engagemcntofMiss ! ! Grace Wilson , the
sister of Airs. Ogdi > h Goclet of New York , to
Hon. Cecil Baring , ipf London is broken on °
because it is said then , latter could not make
an amicable financial , arrangement with Mr.
It. T. Wilson. An Englishman in every case
demands a dot withVmillionairc's daughter ,
and , in fact , will njitftnarry without the set
tlement on himsuU-'laud wife ot a compe
tency. i
7 . L. Gofert of Little Hock , Ark. , who is
described as being'icithcr ) , good looking nor
intelligent , has bee'ii marrying at the rate of
four wives a. year since . IfjSl. without wait
ing for either death or the divorce courts to
free him. He has' married a girl in nearly
every county in Arkansas , with u lot of Mis
souri girls thrown in. His.last marriage was
with Miss Delia Dawsoji of Hipley county ,
Missouri , last May , whom ho deserted
shortly afterwards.
One thousand , one hundred and seventy-
nine pounds of avoirdupois were represented
in the couple who were married at
Huber's museum in New York the other day.
The bride's name was Miss Annie Bell.
She is now Mrs. Chauncey Morlan. She _
wore a white satin dress cut princcsse , with
bcngalino over the petticoat. Tlio bride
groom is rather a heavy set person , or what
would be called cbunkily built. He was ar
rayed in the conventional black.
It has become quite an English and Ameri
can custom for the bridegroom to give a sou
venir gift to each bridesmaid , and it has become -
como almost a nuisance , for the gifts are
often of value. Usually a bangle or a small
brooch and a bouquet arenll that is expected.
If the groom belongs to a boating or gporting
club or is a horseman ; or has any decided fad ,
he gives a gift bearing his colors or emblem.
There are many devises in bridesmaids'
jewelry , supposed to bo peculiarly suitable to
the sentiment of the occasion , among them
a bell for the bangle , modeled after a his
toric bell and covered with inscriptions of
good luck and good wishes.
A
Fight
for
Life ,
The dosper.ito strusplo for a renewal
of the joys ot lioultli Is n spectacle most
imtnfnl to behold , Every victim of
Nen/oifs / ,
Chronic
AND
Private . . . ?
.11 i
low
Diseases il 1
"
knows but too wdll' ' the horrors of that
almost hopnlcss bbhibat ; and every ono
of the runny thousands who have boon
completely cur J "or " these distressing
and dungorous mJiKdlus by these un
rivaled spoctallst.Siiliu famous
> ri
i
knows the inoxiirosslblo dollshl of a
real and iiennniilinf loatoratlon of that
prlculcsH boon , Eood > hoatlh. If you are
nniong the afllEctctt oncu , oonsutt thorn
ut onco.
fend 4 cents for a copy of.their lllua-
trutod new book of 13) ) pagna.
Consultation Free.
Call upon , or address with stamp ,
Drs.Betts&Betts
119 South 14th Stieal ,
COIINEH OF DO COLAS ST. ,
OMAHA , - -
LVVELER
/HiTY
STORE FOR RENT.
FIXTURES FOR SALE ,
AVING fully made up my mind to go out of the jewelry business -
. ness , I shall not allow anything to stand in my way looking to
ward a clean sweep. The stock of
GOLD or
IN
SILVER
AND
of whatsoever description must be gotten rid of before the first day of
January next , and I know of no more effective way than for you to
name
YOUR
OWN
With that object in view you can , between the hours of 2:30 : and 5 and
7 and 9 p. m. of any week day , pick out what you want and hand it to
the auctioneer , who will offer it .
AT
AUCTION
at once. The store is- open all day from early morning till late at night
and those who prefer can make their purchases
AT
PRIVATE
LADIES' DAY
Monday.
At all times ladies are welcome , but they are specially in
vited to be present on Monday , when many interesting novel
ties will be shown.
No finer line of jewelry and all else that goes to make up a first-
class stock can be found , and when coupled with my extraordinary low
prices , you can not afford to miss my sale.
.
The genuineness of this sale is without qirstion , owing to
circumstances over which I have no control. Convincing
evidence will be given , however , to those who call.
S. JONASEN ,
1311 Karnam Street.