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. For one ' reel-begin11ing 1/Ionc1ay / 1110111ing , rvlarch 4th .vve will sell our l entire stock of new , fresh goods , consisting Ul
Men's ' , 0111e11'S ' t Ivlisses' , Sand Children's 1 l ' slloe - at costvV e do this to make sllelf room for 1 our new spring and l summer
OOC7 - This includes every pair of shoes in our le - nothing reserved.
Shoes - SHOES AT COST. Shoes at Cost. r
. . . ' \ / , Auyntid nil l\Inll Ordcr rccch'o l\Ien's COl1nrcss and lace 1' ! Told T
fI r 5 4 MAIL ORDERS II ours pcclnl nud prompt 1 nttclttIO11 b ' 5 0 ' ' - .
- S toes , our regular $2 $1 9 ? '
At C OS t 0 ' lintt cost price. . . . . , . 1"
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very very
b c u All our $2.50 shoes , 75 a
Shoe , _ - Shoe Goat cost . . . . . . . . . . $1
Yon gill find on ono or our tables n Un '
oC l\llllo \ Latent lip hull plain 0 , .
sitars , hand turned , Im'mor - 111 tIle f - in the An" and . all of our
p trotn..l rich Sd In > Ill1d 4. 1 . . iH . . , . . sIzcs . . . . . . al'O . . . I 00 - " 'J , ; 'ja , men J. $ 3 shoes $ 2 . 2 5 . , "
House l House selling . at cost . . . . . ;
A line of ladies' Philadelphia toe , patent leather
tip , button shoe , our $ I-o shoe cost price. . , $115 AT t AT Your choice of any man's
. l OCl.J. ! $4.00 shoe in the store $ 3 . 00 '
Oe.t
All our ladies"$2.50 shoes , in all styles is. at cost. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - . . . . ,
Cost price . . . . . . : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1 0 75 FOl : > > . FOR Gents : Well ave a I ways so Id you
. .1 the best $ shoe in ,
$5 Omaha
You . have your choice of any ! $3 ladies shoe # ! 'f ( a $ h 4h a.s h Now is your chance to buy < a $3 75
In the store , at cost price . . . . . . . . . . . . $2 . c 25 _ _ 1 ] air at cost for. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
All of Misses' BOYS' AND YOUTHS' All of hand
' our our
All of our ladles $ 400 hand sewed and hand ' . . . . . . . . . . ' $ 50
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' and Children's Shoes SHOES - . . . - - . sewed men's $6 and $4
lace-the
turned shoes-button or - very $3 00 ,
latest styles , g-o at cost. - . . . . . . . . . . . . . e A TOO 8 T. ' A T 0 a 8 T. $ q shoes go at cost
of ladies' . shoes-of which ' A nOY'S SHOE , . . ' : ' : . . , . . . . . ; '
All our $5.00 - we On our Bargain Counter ' " . " . . .
Z we bare 11. IIno t or Worth $ L76- $125 ' ' " ° " ( .t. . . ,
in the , 5 0 . , ,
. have the best selection city on $ 3 7 5 ' ' , ' ' ft
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r sale at cOBt. - . _ . . . _ . . . . . . " . . . . . . . . . . . . . . solll OhI1l1l'01l's for $1.00.OV Shoes that AT. eo , ,2' , SAfJE . . . . . . . . . . . ' - ' , ' _ . " ' . . . . , ; : y , '
. . . . . I < . .EMEMBEIEveryting I in . the house goes ATCOS I T . . " " . . ry .
fA b , ° r 5 + EMEMBElZ--- have no old stock---Every : slQ'e e. ' in the house has been made within the . last year. ;
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1. Of ' _ , . . , ' _ - , " . . . " , . " \1/ , . ' . . , . . ' . , ' ' 'r'jUI" t4' , I 'f' : : 'I. , ' 1.11 , i. ' 1. i . _ y " ' I ' h ' . , u ' If I 1 ' . i ' y
' x GRAND JURY IS DISCHARGED
' ' Its Report to the Oourt Without Any Speoial
Features
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SCOTT'S STRICTURES MILDLY REFERRED TO
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Inablif : lily to Oct Suclent Evidence of Municipal -
nlellml or County Uottcnnes to Base
and Inl1lclillcnt OIl-UCCOIllIllCluutlon
Eoelieathlg Luprlsonutent of HOYIi.
The buzz which succeeded the announce-
ment In Judge Scott's court room at 4:30 :
o'clock yesterday afternoon that the brand
Jury desired to report Instantly ceased as
the members of that body filed Into the :
room and took their 1)laces Every one felt
that a storm was Impending and that It
would surely burst when the long expected
report of the jury was placed In the lands !
of . the judge who sQ mercilessly scored the I
body last Thursday . JudgoScott , If he anticipated -
ticipated an attncl from the jurJrsJltl not
Qhow It In the least , as he opened the
proceedings "by saying :
"Gentleman , have you any business which'
requires the attention of the court ? "
" \Ve have , your honor , " returned the fore-
man , and he handed up a bunch of Indictments -
ments and the Jury's float report.
LIKED THE JAIL CLAUSE
; Judge Scott then read the report , and It
was expected ho would be accused of block-
tng the progress of justice , which he had
been selected 'by the people to administer.
1'lIls ( was the report that had been circulated .
latell , and there were very few of those In
the court room who did not put some faith
in It . hut It did not come. When he had
concluded his reading , Judge Scott , turnlns ! ?
to the jury , said :
"There Is Qlle paragraph In your report ,
that regarding jails , to which I desire to
can the attention of the district attorney "
After reading It he said what he has said
before about locking boys up with hardened
criminals , and continued :
"I now and here propose to say to this I
county attorney that the Board or Connty
Commissioners must make some provision
for these boys , or If they do not I propose
to have some measure adopted that will com-
pel It to do Something to save till lives and
souls of these little boys'
.
The jury was then discharged. Its report
18 as follows :
IUWOH'l' OI 'fll1 : JURY , I
t To the Honorable the Judges of the Dis- :
trlct Court ot Douglas \ rounty : : Nebraska :
\"e , the grind jury In chamber nSSOn
bled , heir leave to intake the following re-
port :
Our session has been prolonged owing to
the tact that numerous Clllies have been
brought before us where preliminary hcar-
logs were hud In justice nllli police courts
tllnce , last term at court , where defendants
were bound over to the district court which
under the taw we were required to 1.1\'estl. .
Ifute.
gute.We have hllll an abundance or evidence
ot .Hambllng having hoen practiced III this
county- With one exception we have tailed
to and indictments owing to the fact that
we are unable to hind that gnlllbllnl exists
tn this city or South Omaha at the present
time.
Among.the mntters that were the subject
of our investigation was the conduct of the
police force In the city of Omaha , and the
complaints arlllhl ! ! front their negligence
and rlllure to cnforl'e the laws and their
Inelllclenc In the discharge \ or the duties
devolving upon them. Many witnesses
were examined and II large volume of tell'
tlmon taken. While much at this testimony .
man ) ' was hearsay evidence and the Yel'ac-
Ity or witnesses In many instances was impugned .
lUsncI' and contradicted , there wall II pre-
. onlle"1I1co or credible testimony to show
beyond a doubt that corrupt practices allli
downright blackmailing have been tolerat-
ed. During ' the years ills : , 11090 and 189t ,
large suns ef moue were paid Ilerlodlcl
by the gamblers of Omaha to police 011I-
'era In consideration that certain gambling
houses be allowed to operate without police '
lice Interrerullce. 'rite / evidence brore 1111
shoved that u certain dellnlto proportion
ot the protlts at this business wall reserved
and used with which to purchase police
\I'oteqUon ; When \I. house wall to be
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raided , what Is called a. .tip" was given
to the house for 0. consideration and time
was given the proprietors to dispose of all
gambling devices before an ol1lcer entered
the I'ooms. We were deterred from finding
hills of Indictment against these offenders
because these offenses were outlawed ; the
statutes or limitation having run against
thorn. When further positive proof seemed
within our grasp , we were deterred from
further Investigation , because the principal
witness was taken out of our hands by a
higher authority and placed In defiance or
this jnry. While not suaiclent testimony
haM been produced to Implicate the mem-
bers of the police commission : they have
rendered themselves censurable for con-
tlnulnl In olllce police officials who countenanced -
tenancell immoral conduct on the part ot
some of their subordinates and In many instances -
stances gave protection to the lawless ele-
ments and we deem It our duty to recommend -
ommend that the Fire and Police commission -
sian tale prompt and decisive action to
place the police force on a footing ; that will
insure greater eJl1clency and an impartial
enforcement of the laws
AS TO MUNICIPAL AFFAIHS.
Complaints and charges or official cor-
ruption In city affairs have been made and
Investigated , and while considerable testi-
mony has been presented to show that
members or the city government prostituted -
tutell their olllces for 1I00'sonal : gain , and
performed acts that render them unlit for
holding positions at public trust , yet the
testimony given has been so vague and
contradictory that the grand jury has not
felt warranted In returning an Indlctmont
A careful Inspection of the county and
city jails was made by the grand jury. Wo
IInd that the county jail Is entirely too
small to accommodate the large : number of
prisoners there confined 1'ho female prisoners -
kept In the basement
ers are I\t present
which la poorly ventilated darnp , dark anti
necessarily IntealtI'Y. : \\0 recommend that
that pal' lion of the jail now occupied lIy
the fQllllly of the deputy sheriff 01' jailor
be cOIIVel'ted into cells for thc IIlconllnOda-
lion of the women 01' boys who may be
imprisoned ! 1 hcre. , We , would _ . further . ree- . .
omml'ml tint a matron lie clIIl'JUyeu ' 1U laitu
charge er that part or the Jail and that
all female prisoners and boys under 16
yeatw of ago be lI.slIlgn.g to her immediate
charge
We Ilnll the same difficulty exists In the
city as In the count jail. Being located In
11 basement , It Is dark . damp poorly ventilated -
tilated and unhl'altln' At limes It III overcrowded -
crowded , and boys , from necessity , arc frequently -
uently ( put Into cells with the older and
hardened criminals 01' In cells ndjabent to
them which hI % little bolter. 'j'ho female
departments presided over b' ' 1I11"s. Cum-
minus Its matron , shows evldenco of the
supervisIon of nn experienced woman , peculiarly
eUliarly adapted to her wont , anti III the
only humane feature of the Jull. We would
earnestly recommend that Il new city jail
and wet house be provided by the city for
the custody or Ito own prisoners at the
earliest moment IOs8Ible. thereby relieving
the count jail of its overburden as we
are informed fully one.thlrd of the pris-
oners confined In the county jail are city
prisoners
AT THI : COUNTY 1IOSI'1TAL .
After careful Inspection er the county
hospital we lint that institution In a IITst-
class sanitary conlllllon. The Inmates consisting -
IIlsting or about IGO men , women and chll-
dl'cn , are apparently satisfied , and from
numerous Inquiries we lint that they have
IJlonty , to cat , their diet consisting of
/ , : sod , wholesome food 'fhelr bedlUng Ilf
In a clean condition anti amen ! ! all the
Inmates net one word of complaint was
made na to their trealment. The rooms
on the north alllo of the building are not
UII warm us they should be. especially In
the old ludll's' Ileplll'tment. This Is due to
had and defective work arounll the win-
dow's which are In many cases poorly
lilted admitting currents or cold IIII' We
woulll recommend that the commissioners
take such action I1S In their Judgment will
correct these derecta. \\0 also 1I0l1 that
the present system or lighting the building
Is dangerous and unsatisfactory , The
lights now used consist or coal oil lamps
\\0 wonlll recommend that PIe commissioners
ers put In II system of electric IIghtlnl\
This would \ ] greatly lessen . . the danger at
loss or life and 1I1'0Ile.t and could bu done
at nominal eXlen61'
'Vo further find upon Inspection of the
rounty store , that that department is I conducted -
ducted In a businesslike and systematic
manner thus furnishing to the 11001' the
necessaries or life yet protecting the
count from the wrongful greed of the leas
lleservlng'
In the burnt district we find n deplorable
state uf affairs exlllis In the way of rent ;
In some cases ns much as $1fA ! per month
being chargetl for such louses us In other "
parts ordinarily , rent for $10 or $ ) : per
month : and In most cases houses with
three rooms renting ! for fill : ) I" $ ' \0 nPr WOI'Ir
that In other locations \Vouh' , rent for $5
to fS per l1\lJl1th. We recommend that . the
present boundary line ror this district. be
bu
tout the
orrsenlarged
1 present
I1bolilihell or enlarged. hnd that the present
system or lines are unlllwful , Inhuman and
Inralllous
In conclusion the grand jury feels war-
ranted In saying that It has worked honestly -
estly and faithfully In trying to unearth
. . s ,
crime wherever It existed and has found
thlrty-sb indictments and we feel that the
censure or the court liS regards the amount
of work accomplished by the grand jury Is
unwarranted and unju t.
CAUSE FOR DISSATISFACTION ;
The tact that gambling Indictments did
not cut a larger figure In the report Is a
subject or unfavorable comment' In court
circles. Hundreds of witnesses' were sum-
moned before tile jury during the Investigation
gallon of the evil , and that but one gambler
should have been Indicted , and he a man
who left for parts unknown , has occasioned
expressions at dlssa tis taction. "The' difficulty -
culty , said a member oC the jury "lay In
the tact that no complaints , or very few ,
were brought before us , and when presented
the witnesses would deny all knowledge ef
the matter. Let us , for instance 'suppose
a case like this : A party runs a gambling
house and pays a certain official an amount
of money for protection. He Is protected :
we know In our heartH that he Is protected ,
and ! that he Is not protected for love. Dut
let me ask how are we to prove the fact 1
Only one way Is possible , and that Is to
get ; some of the parties to such a contract
to turn stale's evidence. \Ve got just such
a party and were In a fair way to prove a
case when the court refused to compel our
witness to answer "
Referring to Judge Scott's statement that
he was In possession of certain acts regarding - I
garding the question of the gambling Investi- I
gation which convinced him that five of the
jurors were protecting a portion of the
gambling fraternity , one of the jury admitted .
mltted that there wall no question but that
some one was giving Information about the
doings of the jury , but he denIed the possibility -
slhility of anyone being able to give such
accurate Information as tills was alleged
to be. . . . . . . . . _ 'L .u _ _ _ _ Th. ' _ _ nuu
No little III feeling toward Judge Scott
Is expressed by the members of tile jury
'fhey do not think they were fairly treated
or given credit by him for the Immense
amount of work they did
.
o.
OAUSED BY AN OLD RED WAGON
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Veblllo that lies Urouht Discord to 1\
Whole Community
About all the people who live within a
radius of three blocks of North Twenty.first
and Sprague streets were In attendance In
court room 3 Friday , where the case of
Charles H. Hammond against John Lewis
was on trial. The suit la for $3,000 damages !
for false Imprisonment , but It all grew out ,
of a struggle for the possession of an old
wagon , whose full value was about $10 ,
More than two years ago , the plaintiff
states , he tool the remains cr two old wagons
whose days of usefulneaJ were even then
long In the dim memories ef everyone In
the case , and combining : them and painting
then h3 / inane a vehicle of which h& wa
proud In his quiet way But his pride had a
heavy fall , for a gentleman of color John
Lewis , he states , cam ! along In $ April last
year and claimed the wagon as one thai had
been stolen from him. When Hammcmd refused -
fused to give It up Lewis had him arrested
He was tried and acquitted I.a.t ; term ,
however , Lewis . commenced a replevin suit
and recovered the wagon from Hammond and
has ! It yet. To complicate matters a little
more Hammond began this suit for false
Imprisonment.
"
WILL HOLD A SOCIAL SESSION.
Cot uuurclul Club 'rep-erln . . ; for Another
Vensh
.
The second of a series of social gatherings
will be held at the Commercial club rooms
next Tuesday evening , under the auspices
of the club. The object Is to give a social
feature to the organization and promote
better acquaintance through good tellowshlp.
The occasion will be enlivened with music
and refreshments The committees are :
Arrancements-E. . E , Bruce Dudley Smith
and J , B. Utt.
Heceptlon-IJ. F. Weber . Charles Urquhart ,
j ; . AI Bartlett , O. H. Payne , W. n. lien-
nelt E. O. Eichelberger and O. N. Davenport -
port
l-ntertalnment-Euclld , Martin E. A. Ilen-
eon , W. A. L. Gibbon , O. N , HIcks , Alvin
Saunders , II ! , K. Burkett , J , S. Heady , Z. T ,
Lindsey , Samuel Rees and David Daum ,
ECHOES t liROM { TIIIf 'ANTE ROOM I
Tangier . Temple Proposes to Get After the
Infidels Friday Night ,
COMING REUNION OF SCOTTISH RITE
IIlaecabeiH to Meet In State Convention at
Lincoln Frlday-I ntertalnmcnt of the
Omaha Hebrew Club-Other
Secret Society News ,
The officers of Tangier temple , Ancient
Arable Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine ,
are making great preparations to escort a
band of unsophisticated Infidels over the
burning sands of the deeert next Friday
night. There are already thirty-five In the
class of the unregenerate who will cross the
sands for the first time and will be ushered
with glad salutations and soul-Inspiring
festivities Into the presence of the faithful ,
purified and sanctified sons of Mohammed.
The eight gates of Paradise arc yawning
wide open for believers , while the seven
gates of .Jahannum are closed and the Sh'at-
tans are chained
illustrious Potentate Edgar Allen has Is-
sued the royal edict to all members of the
temple 10 be present In fez , jewel and spike-
tailed coat. Every true believer present will
bo expected to give his assistance and to
see to It that none of the lambs fall by the
wayside or become lost but to make each
feel fully satisfied. A most dazzling and
gorgeous new ritual will be exemplified In
fact , IL Is promised that the pilgrimage will
In point or variety , adventure' and brlllancy : ,
lay In the shade all the voyages of Sinbad
or any other Itlnd of sinner that breathed
the filthy air of tip earttl. .It will be a
genuine Arabian night , whIch will surpass
any night this year The Arab patrol will
guide the faithful safely through all difficult
and dangerous passagcf , but each of the
novices wilt be appointed a commtttee of one
to guide himself Each , however , will be .
given an opporlunlty'.Jo beseech Allah to
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have energy on him 11M to give him strength
If the journey Is saJglyueccompllshod among
t.be festivities will be , Joyful greetings , grand
reception , hreaklng 1 1\hc , \ fasts , unbounded
hospttalllles , glad reQfQations and the openIng -
Ing of the well of Zt mtZem , which will be
accompanied with inlpreaslve and appropriate
ceremonies In keeping , with the magnificence
of the other ceremonldd . It the novitiates
come out alive and reach the temple of the
oasis : safely they will fsurelted upan mlll
and henry and the ) : gladsome fruit of the
palm and be madeJ tu forget the perils of
their journey ( If an1 of the unregenerate ,
however , weaken and refuse to advance they
will never know wheat tIIU have happened to
then for the sands of the detect are wide
and barren and full jof litlld beatlto.
In the name of 'fallorshallanematwakll8 ' , ,
the seventeenth daughterqf the eighth wife of
the aon . in-law pt MQhmmed , every noble Is
commanded to be al" band when tile hand
begins to play at 7 o'clcck or lI1akl-mootli
as Each 1':1 : commanded also to gather In
one of the filthy and unregenerate liS a vic-
tim , as the Imperial potentate , the illustrious
William D. Mellish , has graciously granted
his dispensation : that petitions may be re-
eelved and acted upon at this session
_ .a .
'cou'a' 11110 Jtounlon III April .
Preparations are being made for the
fifth annual reunion of the members of the
southern jurisdiction or the Scottish Rite of
Freemasonry , which 18 to be held In this
city en April 10 . 17 , 18 and 19. Programs
have already been arranged for the four
days' work and enlortalnttent To this re-
union all members or the rite In god ( stand.
lag are Invited.
At the reunion all \ the degrees ; or the rite
from the fourth to the thirty-second will be
conferred upon all affiliated Master Masons
who apply for the same and are found worthy ,
Candidates , however , are not required nor
expected' 10 take all the degrees , but may
take certain ones , leaving the omitted degrees
I . to be received at some subsequent tlml' The
work done at this annual reunion Is princi-
pally designed to accommodate those living
at a distance and who cannot afford to attend
the many meetings necessary to confer the
degrees tn the usual ml1nner.
Thirteen of the degrees will be conferred
with the full ceremonies of the rite. Much
new paraphrenalia . and many novel and interesting -
teresting accessories will greatly Increase
their beauty and Impressiveness.
Prosperity of National Reaerve.
Recently Omaha lodge No. 33 of the
National Reserve association held Its regular
meeting at the Royal Arcanum hall In The
Dee building. The earlier part of the even-
Ing was taken up with the regular lodge
work , six members being Initiated and
several appllca . : ons for membership being
acted upon. The occasion was also a. visita-
tion from the supreme president of time order.
W. F. Scars of Kansas City , and the oppor-
lunlty was taken advantage of to have the
members and their friends meet Mr. Seal.J
socially and hear from him a report of the
progress made In tile work of the order.
To that end at 9 o'clock the doors were
thrown open and the balance of tile evening
under the guidance of the local president ,
J. D. Sheldon was given up to hearing
from Mr. Scars and to social enjoyment.
In a few well chosen words Brother Shel-
den Introduced the guest of the evening ,
who ! . In responding took occasion to express
his gratification at the condition In which
he found the local lodge , especially complimenting -
pllmcnllng , the members upon their recent
large acquisition In membership and pre-
dicting for them a very bright future , judg-
Ing from the personnel of the members . with
whom he came In contact during tile even-
I
Ing. In speaking of the order at largo he
called attention to the very prosperous out-
look , to the steady , healthy growth experienced -
perienced during these first four years of Its
existence and particularly to the remarkable
low death rate which had been maintained
up to this time. During the first two years
no deaths occurred In the order , and during
the third but a trine over two to each 1.000
of members died , and while during the fourth
year the membership hall increased more
than 50 per cent , the death rate had Increased .
creased but 33 per cent , milking the num.
her of deaths per 1,000 even lower than the
third year.
III1lCClllleOI Will nlrtaln.
Next Wednesday night Washington tent
No 67 , Knights of the Maccabees , will give
an entertainment and reception In Dauer's
hall South Omaha , to which all the knights
of South Omaha and this city and their
friends are Invited. One or the features
of the program will ! be an address by lion
D. P. Murlcey , ex-president of the Michigan
mouse ! of representatives and present su-
\'femo commander of the order Wherever
Mr. Marltey has addressed audiences he has
received very complimentary press notices
and lils address on Wednesday night Is looked
forward to with a great deal of pleasure.
The program that will he given at the enter-
tainment will be as follows :
Piano Solo-I"antl1sle-l . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . " . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OounOl.I-J.eybach
5Ig , Lanasburg .
Address Welcome to Our Supreme
Commander.Jon. J. S. Walters
Tar Song . . , . . . . . . . " . . . . . . . . . . . . . ' . " . . . . .Hutton
'l'hompson'H male ! 1ulu'tet-.L" , G . lfuzell
first tenor ; W. H. Goolml1n ( , second tenor ;
F . A. Lyman IIrst bails ; I : . G. Hozelle ,
second buss
Hecltatlon-'he Gambler's Wire. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miss Fannie Hosenzwelg
A ather'a l.ullaby..G. Mortimer Wlslo
1'hompson'6 Male Quartet.
Piano Solo-Seleetoll..1IIIss Goodman
Serenade-Jan Gall. . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . ,
Thompson Male Quartet.
Al1drl.sfl..Ilon. D. P. MUl'koy , Sup. Com.
Plano Solo-Selected..51g. J..anI'Hbun :
Ann1o "J.aurlu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : ; Dude - luck
Zither Duet-Selected. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . , . . . . . . . . . . .lIIr. and Mrs. Julius Ircstner
' antto-SelectedA. I tosenzwelg'
The 111111..0. U. Brigham
Thompson'sMale Quartet ,
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Hesoitrh' Annual llaupteq
Tile nobles of the Serostrls temple of the
I Mystic Shrlners and their ladies held their
annual banquet at the Lincoln hotel Tuesday
evenlug. Plates were laid for ever GOO
guests , and the dining room presented ! a
most charming scene " when all were scaled .
The whole stale was well represented There
were delegates from Hastings , Omaha , HI/oo
lag Beatrice and many other towns all over
the state. The ladles gathered In the parlors
and upper corridors until the nobles arrived
with the ' Intro-
thirty-one novices. General -
ducllons were In order and the members
became racial and genial to the highest degree -
gree The scene was one of delightful con-
vlvallty. Tile menu of the banquet proper
was elegant In every detail , and during the
feast Drewne's orchestra discoursed Its sweet-
est strains , Mr. J. H. Mauritius delivered
the address of welcome. Mr. E. P. Holmes
then spoke , Introducing : Mr. Goulll of Mon-
tana , who responded to the toast "Noble
Alfred Hasting , Past Grand Master the
Tubal Cain of Nebraska Freemasonr "
, Messrs , Church Howe , John C. Watson and
Allen \V. Field were not able to be present ,
but the remaining toasts followed In order :
"DIble References to the Shrine " Mr John
S. Leonhart ; "The Shrine In Religion , " L
F. Britt ; "The Shrlners' Wives , " A. L.
Dlxby ; "The burning Sands of Life " O. L.
Uasllngs. Dancing allowed the spealdng.
Woodmen of the World Incrcllso.
During the last month the general offices
of this jurisdiction of the Woodmen of the
World of this city received more applications \ -
tlons for membership than at any other '
month In their history. There were alto-
gether more than 1.500 members admitted.
This Increase Is looked upon by the officials
as not only an Indication of the worth of
their order , hut also as showing that lJUsl-
ness Is becoming better and consequently
money more plentlul. The olllcera have
been doing a good deal of work and Incidentally -
ally have advertised Omaha thoroughly
throughout the country. Tons of printed
matter are sent out from the offices monthly ,
all bearing the name of this city
In this city the Increase hRs been correspondingly -
spondingly great. At the last meeting Alpha
camp admitted elghly.five.memhcrs , Druid
camp twelve Columbus camp eighteen and
Seymour camp eight 'rhe officers now
estimate that they have a. membership In
the city twice as large as any other order
represented In the city.
The executive council of the sovereign
camp will convene In ! this city on March 6 , to
consider revisIon of some of the I'ules. Of
the council there are already ( present In
the city Sovereign Sentry B , V. ' . Jewell
of Manchester , la" , and Sovereign Watchman
S , J. . . . Walde of Chicago
Sovereign Council Commander Hoot Is
malting a tour of all or the camps or the
order In the state of Michigan.
Omaha lJebrew I hub
The Omaha Hebrew club gave Its first
entertainment last Sunday 10 a select num.
ber of its memberI ! Mr. J. Marks , the newly
elected vice president , began with a. . fine
recitation , which was highly appreciated and
followed by great applause Next came an
addre by lIIr. Adeleon , violin solo hy Vice
President Marks , an original story by ex-
secretary Rudy , violin , soIl ) hy William
relden , and II song hy 1I1r. Adelson The
rest of tile evening was pas lied In sociable
chats , while good refreshments were served
by mel1lber l rom the grand success 01
this , the first entertainment , great things ;
are expected from those that are to follow at
each succeeding nomth. The Omaha Ilebrew
club was organized about two yean ago.
Since that time It has paid out In relief Ie
Its members over $1,200 , and maintained a
reserve fund , which has increased 10 over
$ fOO ready cash , outside of the $200 III the
hands of III treasurer and uood for current
expenses Membership consists of about 200
Hebrew clllzena. Last year the club was
Incorporated and at Hs last election lIIr. J.
Marks became vice president. lIe Introduced
: a number of reforms . chief among ! which are
this monthly entertainment , given tor educa-
tional and social purposes .
Visited itluils hiretimren
On Friday night February 22. lame 250
members of the lodges of' the Ancient Order
of United Workmen sprung a surprise on the
members of lodge No 270 of Council UlufTs
by paylll ! them an unexpected yhlt. Time )
party went across the river on a special
motor train accompanied by limo Ancient
Order of United Workmen band Some or
the members of the Council Uluffs lOdge got t
a tip that the party Wall coming and so
arrangements had been made to receive
them. The evenlng's entertainment wal
entirely Informal and conslBted of speeches
by members or the order 011 both sides or the
,
river , Interspersed with music by the band. b
Those who spoke were Dr J : D. Ralph Dr.
S. R. Patten J.V. . Carr , Dean Gardner
C. E. Reynolds , E. 111. Ilaverly A. M. Long-
well and others of Omaba
tv
The Omaha contingent was high In praise [ 1
of the hospitality and fellowship shown by
their Council Bluffs brethren und promises
to pay another visit soon
IIll1ccabocsOtillu Conventlon ) . , eta
The tate convention of the Knights or the ,
lIIaccabees will convene In Lincoln on' Friday ,
March 8. and will continue for three , or four
dJYs. There will be In the neighborhood or
seventy-five tents represented , The dcle- F
gate oC Gate City tent No GO of this city Is
F. H. Joslin It Is expected that a. largo
, number or the members of the order In this
city will attend both the business sessions
and the oooial gatherings that will occur III
connection.
It Is not thoucht that any business except
purely routine matters will come up for consideration -
sideration The order Is In good condition
at present and there Is no need for any radi-
cal changes In Its ! government Preparations
arc being made , however , for elaborate social
entertainments , and It Is pronlsell ; that time
knights at thl3 meeting will not detract front
the reputation that they have established In
this regard during the Ilast.
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. Lodxo : of JlCl't""Iln.
The first lodge of the Improved Order or
the lIeptosophs ever Instituted In the state
was organized ! In this city recently , Time or-
der has I1n extensive membership In other
slates but up to the present limo has not
entered Nebraska The new lodge \ Is named
Omaha conclave No. 33,1. It Is starting out
with a good membership and the members t
arc looking forward to11 - bright future not . . . !
only for their own lodge but for the order ' "
throughout the state. Tile election of olil- t"
cers hili beet hell allll resulted as follows :
Past arclmem F. F . noose ; archon , J. 'V ,
11ondel' ; provost , Charles Baxter ; prelate , L.
g. Skinner : Inspector , H. E . McKelvy ; secretary -
tary , F . Is . Millar ; financier , J. E. Stovor :
treasurer A. H. Drexel ; warden F . Albert-
.
son : sentinel , Hugo Pracht : trustees J. II.
Harte , O. II . Todhunter anti ( J. A. Sainish
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JlohnmlRn Clump of 1S'nrhnunn .
During the coming week Dohemlan camp
No. 314 , Ancient Order of United Workmen ,
will be Instituted In a hall near the corner ; ,
of Thirteenth and WIlliams streets , The
new lodge will start out with a large membership -
bersh" , . The exercises of the Institution
will be under the direction of Deputy Grand
Master J. W. Carr , lIulsled hyII'mbera ! or
the order An Invitation has been extended
to all United Worllmen to attend
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WANTS BRASKA GOqD'3. '
4
Action of the State : hoard of I'uruhue ; IUld
HUIIl'I
Secretary O. C. Holmes or the Manuac-
turers' and Consumers' association returned
last night from Lincoln : , where he spent several -
oral days last week while In Lincoln Mr. 7 ,
Holmes attended a meeting of the state
Board of Purchase and Supply , and before
the memhel's or that body lie urged tilt pur-
chase of Nebraska made goods So far IUI It
might be censldered practicable All or the
members were enthusIastic ever tile propo-
sition and lIIr , Holmes feels that he has
cast some bread npon the Waters that will .
be returned era many months
In speaking of the recent plans adopted
hy the hoard Mr. Holmes states that the
members have secured lIomu new blanks ,
which # will prove very convenient In aiding
tire heads of the various Instltutlona , as well
aa the members of the board These blanks
are of such form that when the head or time
institutions apply for supplies \ they will be
required to show the quantities received
during the previous IUarter as well liS the
quantities on Laud lly this plait the lI1em-
bore , of the hoard will at a glance he able to
tell just what Is needed In each or thto sev-
eral Institutions
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Will AaU fur Urllvy Barrages
Brandt East , the young man who was on
trial In police court charged by James L ,
Cotton with setting fire to time latter's Ice
house , burned several days ago , III preparing
to proceed against Cotton for mallcious :
prosecution , lie will ask for $15,000 or
$20,000 damllge8.
