THE OMAHA DAILY SUNDAY , JUXE 28. 1890.
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we will celebrate our Semi-Anniversary of Price Cutting.
The store will be beautifully decorated and excellent music will be furnished
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Physicians of Omaha :
OMAHA. May : i X.J n m n : While
I have alwnj-s respected your prof-stlon , I
regret to Mate there nre some In your
profession whom I nm compelled to treat
with the utmost contempt. Why cannot
a niitn's personal friend have his prescrip
tion put up In my store without you tell-
Ine him It Is filled .wrong and the drucs
nre NOT fresh ? Simply bemus * you have
nfkd and b on refused a commission on
your prescriptions I have nerer entered
to your trade. In fact I don't ask you for
It Xo doubt I could fret It l > y raUlnff
your commission. In fact , anybody could.
From this on If any of you physicians
make such remarks I will give you a
chance to prove It In court. I want It
distinctly understood that all prescriptions
put up In my store ore filled by registered
pharmacists and not by boys and girls.
Yours IVrspectfully.
CHARLES H. SCHAEFER.
Registered Pharmacists. The Original
cut price drugplst , 16th and Chicago Sts.
State Nebraska , Douglas County , ss.
Charles II. Schaefer being duly sworn
according to lave , deposes and says that
he does not pay olUee rent for any
practicing physician , neither does ho
pay a percentage on prescriptions sent
to his store.
CHAS. II. SIIAEFEU.
Sworn to before me this ICth day of
May , 1S90 , and subscribed In my pres
ence. X. P. FL'IL , Notary 1'ubllc ,
This Is why we save you 40 to 00 per
cent on prescriptions.
Perfumes.
Nothing but the best and most
popular brands carried by us
and sold at these low prices :
Lazell's ounce 30c
Lundborg's ounce 30r
Palmer's ounce 40c
Our stock of Tooth Brushes
and articles for the toilet is the
most complete in the city and
our prices cannot be duplicated.
VETERANS WELCOME MERCER
Express Tteii Gratitude for His Labors in
Their Behalf.
NOTHING HALF-HEARTED ABOUT IT
Opinion nxprcKteil He Ilnd Done More
for tile ( till J-oldK-r * Than Auy
Couicri'sHimin > ebra Uu. 1er
ifiit \VuhIiiKloil. .
Co-pressman Dave Mercer was royally re
ceived by the old soldiers last night and
Ills earnest efforts in their behalf while be
has been in Washington were commended in
xio uncertain language. The reception was
given under the auspices of the Union Vet
erans' Republican club of Douglas county in
iu club rooms in Garfield hall. While the
occasion lacked the formality sometimes
seen in honors to an officer of the national
government , there was a ring about the
words of praise for the guest of the evening
that stamped them as coming directly from
the hearts of the veterans.
J. S. Miller , president of the club , ap
pointed the following committee to escort
Jlr. Mercer to the ball : H. E. Palmer.
Ela Andrew Wiggins , G. C. Cockerlll , Judge
Eller and John G. Kuhns. During the ab
en sence of the committee the regular business
DW of the club was transacted. Shortly after
9 o'clock the committee returned and
Cor brought with them the exposition's right
bower. The started the
RO. reception minute
tier Mr. Mercer was seen entering the door , and
before he was fairly in the room the old sol
{ for diers were on their feet cheering him to the
Bcr echo. Then before the applause bad sub-
i to
Elded one veteran jumped up on bis chair
res
and moved that a recess of five minutes be
[ of declared to allow the members an oppor
I of tunity to shake the congressman's hand.
Ira. This was carried with a whoop , and for the
next fifteen minutes Mr. Mercer's right arm
vras worked like a pump handle. ,
HAS DONE MUCH FOR THEM.
om ' . After these greetings had been exchanged
Mla * President Miller called the meeting to order
a again. He spoke of the value of such a
Bit club of veterans and said that they and
i their sons held the balance of political pouer
til- In the state of Nebraska. He said that the
* purpose of the club was only to se that
Re. good , active , honest and earnest men were
ast elected to office. He declared that Date
Mercer bad done more for the old soldiers
in securing pensions for them , in having
or old pensions renew ed and In getting hear
! * ings for their cases , than any other con-
pressman who bad ever represented Ne
era braska. ,
J. W. Eller then spoke of the charges that
bad be n made against Congressman Mercer
and of the replies that had been made to
them. He said that Mr. Kennedy , who had
been especially violent in hit attack upon
Mr. Mercer , bid told him yesterday that the
argument that Mr. Mercer had deserted the
trll party last fall would be used no more.
led Captain Palmer wag next introduced and
( ted catd that every man In Omaha who was
it- compelled to work here for his bread and
butter rejoiced in the pasage of the Tram-
tnl is lppl exposition bill by congress and
. was glad to do honor to the man who hid
done no tauch to secure that act.
Ralph Breckenrlilge was introduced ai a
Eon of a veteran. He nld the greate-it wen
in the world were those who hid risked
their lives In , defense of their country and
the smallest men In the world were tboce
vho endeavored to build up their own repu
tations by tearing other people's down He
rtplled to the stock charge * that hue been
jnade against Congressman Uerctsr , and
closed with an eloquent tribute to that geo-
tleroan
John fl Kuhns. another son of a veteran
added hti compliment * to the guest of the
evening He made in earnest appeal to
member * of the SOB * of Veterans , and spoke
TAKE pleasure today in announcing that on "Wednesday next I will celebrate my semi-
From th Om hUtt April 1. ISH
I anniversary of my first six months of Price Cutting. While many obstacles have been Our Brother
placed in my way by the would-be leading druggists and doctors , I will , on Wednesday Druggists :
celebrate - with colors.
next my semi-anniversary flying
CM MIA. N > b. Arrll 4 I'M.
the Since I began price cutting I have never been guilty of making ungentlemanly remarks Gentleman- January l t. wh i I lart < l to cut
about my competitors , but the height of their ambition has been , since January 1st to speak prlf the es ntflhodi I alto tried UfM to b > show somf to of fi * the jwplr ImillnK of O-nah Jruf *
of me in the most unprofessional manner. While 1 have repeatedly asked them to publish stores In town by pa > lne oillcf . rents ani p r
c iiUKs to certain pliy lcUn S * ral reputa
an affidavit denying they do not pay office renter commissions tocertain physicians who are a ble riyjilclan call * ! on me anj have heartily * f *
proved of the * tnmt I h c taVfn Now. a > yu *
disgrace to theprofession of Omaha itseems they dare not do it for they know our statement hue entered this fight with rat , l f have a
I them this and reproduce personal letters again in fair and rqunre open flRhU Stop paying thosi
is true , now Challenge again to deny my ! > Jij'lcUn . who nre a dl srace to th proff lcn.
this advertisement. CHAS. H. SCHAEFER. a eomml'tlon. Let the | w > pl taK thflr pr -
rtrlrtlens to the driii ; store they prefer Ntr
HAV * t * v * n a tnn M * t A1 m j a,1 n If h urH * > in *
Challenge
Prices
Paine's Celery Compound . O J3
Hood's Sarsaparilla . O 4C
Allcock's Porous plasters .
Carter's Little Liver Pills . 1
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets .
William's Pink Pills . 3 5
Warner's Safe Cure
Scott's Emulsion
Syrup of Figs
Birney's Catarrh Powder . 30C
Pierce's Favorite Prescriptions . (32C (
Duffs Malt Whisky . 80c
Vine Kolafra
Challenge
Prices
Powdered Borax , per Ib 1 Uc
Moth Balls 06c
Ayer's Hair Vigor 60C
Cuticura Soap 1 t3C
Pierce's Golden Medical Discoverv.
*
Hall's Catarrh Cure
Garfield Tea 1 >
Quinine Capsules , 2 gr. , per doz. . .
Quinine Capsules , 3 gr. , per doz. . .
Quinine Capsules , 5 gr. , per doz. . .
No-To-Bac 65c
Mennen's Talcum Powder
Gem Catarrh Powder
All others in proportion
Quantity of sulcs unlimited.
Challenge
Prices
Pinand's Eau de Quinine , small 28c
Pinand's Eau de Quinine , large 56c
Dr. Kay's Renovator 75c
Pond Lily Cream 15c
South American Kidney Cure 75c
Malt Nutrine 20c
Schlitz Malt Extract lOc
Hostetter's Bitters 6Sc
Electric Bitters 40c
Dr. King's New Discovery 40c
Pozzoni Powder 30c
Ozomulsion 75c
Wines
and Liquors
We make a specialty of the very choicest
Wines and Liquors for medicinal purposes.
No finer stock is carried in the west and
sold at as low prices.
D
and
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GftEGago
of the debt of gratitude the country owed
the old soldiers whose deeds should be kept
prominent by their own sons.
UNSELFISH LABORS.
Dr. Spalding was called fir. He itld
that for four years , during the administra
tion of ex-President Harrison , he had been
a member of the examining board of pen
sion applicants. The names of many men
that passed that board all right were
dropped by the Cleveland administration.
He spoke of the large number of there
names that had beetf restored through the
unselfish efiorts of Congressman Mercer.
He said that he knew that more names
had been restored to the pension liEta : by
him than any other senator or congress
man of Nebraska. He also spoke of Mr.
Mercer's solicitude for the widows of old
soldiers , and cited ccses v.bcre he hud
labored In their behalf.
The president then introduced Mr. Mercer.
When he had advanced to the front cf
the platform a great shout was raised and
it was two minutes before he could make
himself heard. In speaking of old soldiers
he mentioned his father , and told of his
experiences in the war. He said that
his father had returned from the war with
a shattered constitution. He knew that
however strong an old tolJIer might appear
to be , he was not eo strong afur the vcr as
he had been when be entered It. He said
no man could have endured the tortures
of those fatiguing campaigns and gone
through the marches under the broiling sun
and through drenching rains without hav
ing injured his health. This be had al
ways borne In mind vhen making a flght
for a pension.
Nothing had so gratified him since his
return to Omaha as the number of old
soldiers and the widows of other eld sol
diers that had called upon him * to thank
him for something he had done to assist
them In securing their pensions. "I be
lieve that every soldier of the late civil
war should have a pension , ' " he continued
"The government means well , but it is s-o
awfully slow in expressing its meaning.
This is especially true regarding pensions ,
there It eo much red tap taut one rts
to contend against. " He said it made no
difference to him whether an old soldier
was f.gbtlng him or whether he was bis
friend. If he could be of service to him
at Washington be wanted to know it , for
that was what he was there for.
He Epoke of the apparenly small standing
army the United States maintained , but as
serted that there was no country on earth
that could put in the field a better army
on chort notice thsn the Um'ed States.
"But we must not think of war , " be con
tinued , "until we have taken proper care
of the soldiers of our last war. The
country that provides for its old soldiers
will never experience any di&culty In se
curing troops for another war" In con
clusion he thanked the soldiers heartily
for their kind reception and emphasized the
fact that the meeting not to be con
sidered political in its nature.
COIl.MUII II1SIM.AV.S IMS MWi : SPOT.
Ilejirnt * IU Oft ToliI Talr lo the
I'copli * of ibp Set-onil Ward.
A fairly good sized audience took posses
sion of Kessler's hall last night at the meetIng -
Ing of the Second Ward club. The first
speaker ho set i r l the floor after Chair
man Bingbam calk * assemblage to order
was II. G. Durbank. Mr. Burbank spoke at
considerable length upon the subject of na
tional politics. He aroused considerable en
thusiasm at times when referring to McKinley -
ley and concluded by making a thort refer
ence to his own political aspirations. He
said that he propoeed to conduct a fair fight
in the campaign from this time forward
and would not try to further bis owii rater-
cuts by belittling other candidates He uked
the support of the club in the coming elec
tions.
E. J Cornlih followed. He adoilnUUTO-l
a liberal dote of taffy by rehearsing the
amount of good arcompllcbed by the South
Side Impro\emeut club and other organUa-
tlons , and conciliated the crowd by uying
be would always be with them until be
moved into come other van ! or uax cut
short by the grim de troyer Mr Cornlih
then confined bU dUcoune to the eubje : :
nearest his heart. He proceeded to rthears
cu srieiincn igaliut the editor of The Bee ,
which he has repeated to every audien-o
which has been patient enough to listen to
him. His address did not appear to strKc
a re ronslve chord.
I. S. Hascall made a short spaech. in vhlch
he commended many of Congressman Mer
cer's acts. He said he was a narm personal
friend of Mr. Mercer's , and that he also
knew many of the other candidates in the
congressional race. He thought ihey were
all capable men and that he perio.ially Lad
no choice.
A party named Berscr edged into the hall
at the conclusion of Mr. Hascall's speech
and repeateJ a portion of Mr. Cornish's at
tack upon The Bee.
ritOGHAM OP HOLIDAY SPOUTS.
South Slilrr * Anticipate n llir Time on
the fourth.
The committee of the South Side Improve
ment club which has had in charge th *
details of the Fourth of July celebration
and basket picnic that are to be given under
the club's auspices at River-view park has
completed the prosram for the day. Ac
cording to it the entire day will be occu
pied with speechniaklng. sports and other
picnic delights. Everybody is Invited to at
tend and to brine lunch baskets with. them.
as the nooks and vallpjs and hillsides of
this most beautiful park are Ideal for out-of-
door enjoyment. The program is as follows-
FORENOON-
10.DO. music by Twenty-second Infantry
band
Prayer by Rev. S. Wrlqht Butler.
Music by thp Ancient Order of United
Workmen band.
Reading of Declaration of Independence
by Frank Lea Short-
Music.
Oration by Hon. J. P. Dolllver of Fort
Dodce.
Music.
Intermission for dinner.
AFTERNOON.
The regular basket picnic.
All organizations wishing to participate
in the tports for prises will kindly yend
word to Lee Cstelle , Omaha , Neb. , by July
5. ISM.
THE ATHLETIC CARD.
Omaha Turnvereln and Bohemian society.
Tel. J d. Sokol. South Side Turnvereln ,
Y M. CT A. Athletic club , Danish Turners
All events open to any athletic club In the
state.
Running broad jump- First prize , gold
medal : -oond prii1. silver medal
Horizontal bar First prize , gold medal ;
si-cond prize , silver medal
Running hich jump- First prize , gold
medal : second prize. Biher meoal
Vaulting horse First prize , gold medal ;
second prize Mlver medal.
Drill by teams from Ancient Order of
United Workmen. Ak-ar-Ilcn team or Ancient -
cient Order of United Workmen and Wah-
inglrni Ladles' Drill corps : First prize , JJO ;
second prize , K
Bae 111. Needmores aualnst BooJIers.
First prize , J10 ; t-econd prize. K >
Uicycln nice , around the dri\e. east of
the lake , amateur * only : First prize , JJ'
-pcond prize , ? 3 ; third prize , t : .
TOOK TWO SIIOTb AT A CO JIPAMO.V
Jnirullr IHIIlrnlty Kntl * lit a Shool-
Wesley Green , a 12-year-old boy , who
lately came into possession of an an
tiquated revolver , with which he Intended
to celebrate the Fourth of July , became
Involved in a shooting scrape last evening
uhich might hare terminated seriously.
Wesley met two other boys , John Callahan
and Frank May , near the corner of Fifteenth
and Webcter streets , and they agreed to
take turns in riding a horse , vblch one
of them possessed Two of the boys kept
the horse longer than Weiley thought they
ihould and trouble ensued. Wtkley was
losing ground in the fight , when be be-
tnoucbt himself of his revolver , and draw
ing it. fired two shots at his adversaries
Fortunately be was a poor markiman , and
the boys ccap d uninjured. Green was
arreted and taken to the station on a
charge of hooting with intent to kill , and
CallabaB cod May were retained ai coaj-
plaining Unites.
n.Mm.iL. M > TICK.
Tbe funeral of Miss Klla Johnson nlll
take place at i o'cluok ( hU i Sunday ) after *
noun from the rr iUenc of her parents ,
Iv.-6 C * tt'ar ! trttt Intermtnt , Laurel
lii.i cemetery Fn avis invited.
STATISTICS PltOM Tim I.IIHIAHV.
Sfcreturj Fllvn His Animal Itiorl
ullh tinIlimril. .
A meeting of the Library board was held
last evening , at which there were prcscut
President Reed and Ueiabers Wallace , Hal-
ler , Sudborough , Knox. Roscwater and
Chase.
The nineteenth annual report of the li
brarian was submitted. He reported the li
brary building had been maintained In geol
condition during the current year. The sta
tistical portion of the report shows there
are now in the library a total of 51.793 vol
umes , of which 3.2SI were added during the
pat year. During that time 3.CS3 volumes
have been rent to the bindery and of that
number 3.612 have been returned rebound.
There has been a total of l.SJT books Ion
or discarded.
During the year the library was open SOS
days and there were taken out for home
circulation 215.752 volumes , as against 22C-
119 during the previous year and 220.S25 the
year before that. There has been taken out
of the juvenile department an average of 253
volumes daily since It has been opened.
There have been 22.645 > isitors to the ref
erence room during the year , an increase
of 6,129 over the previous year. Tbe read
ing room was open 356 days during the
year and -59.0SO people visited It during that
time. One hundred and thirty periodicals
arc received regularly in this department
There were S.CS4 visitors to the Byron
Reed collection , an average of thirty-six
dally during the time it has been open.
There have been 43.C21 library cards Is
sued , of which 2.5CS Tere issued during the
past year
The total expenses of the library for all
purposes during the year has been J17.233.23
The board approved the recommendation
of the secretary that an alcove be set apart
for the department genealogy. A number
of valuable books have recently been do
nated to this department.
Tbe board ordered canceled old fines dat
ing back of "September. 1S93. to the amount
of about 140) . and ordered that hereafter
the rule be strictly enforced debarring per
sons from the privileges of the library
while there vrere unpaid fines standing
against them.
Hills to the amount of { SIS 57 vrro or
dered paid , and the Insurance on the library
pjoperty was ordered renewed.
Only two days more of the 20 per cent
discount sale of furniture , curtains and
draperies at Orchard & Wllhelm Carpet Co ,
1416 Douglas street.
T SKVIJRAI. AMGMJMIJVTJ. .
rc | M ltl n SlOoUll'ot'iitTK Will PlIkM III !
Them' Jnlj lo.
The finance committee- the Transmis-
slsslppl exposition Weld a meeting yesterdaj
afternoon , and the' ' committee which bad
been appointed at V previous meeting to
report hat , if any araendments they con
sidered necessary to the articles of Incor
poration of the Exposition company sub
mitted Its conclusions. The committee re
ported a large number , many of them of
minor importance , and.lbese were discussed
at length. Tbe principal one was an amend
ment increasing tnr directory of the com
pany to fifty members ; The directors have
given ten days notice of a meeting of the
stockholders , at which the proposed amend
ments will be brought vp for action.
l' r onul.
Samuel Burns , Jr. , returns this weeV from
bis first year at Dartmouth college He
was placed in the Glee club on entering and
has just been elected rice president of bis
class.
Hulitird the AV. C. T. 17. r < iun < un .
Alb rt DvWllt was caught in the aet of
robbing one of the Woman's Christian
Temperance union drinking fountains near
the corner or Fiftetnih and IxxJge &trtta
last nlgbt and Wds handed over to the po
lice by Superintendent lloriarity It was
dlro\ d that four of the fountain * had
Utn opened and the controls of the draw
ers taken. When * rarth l at the station
it cnu In pnni < m tvutf found in the IKM-
s * * lon of lieWitt and it It thought be U
the man wtoo vUltd all of them which
hail l-K-tn opn d The nork bad ben ac
complished l > y a peculiarly shaped wire
- . h was made to fit the money drawers
cf tb fountain * .
I'tU > 0.\AL PAR VGIIAPIIS.
James Daiiey , North Platte , is registered
at the Barker.
James Alexander of Terry , S. D. , was In
the city yesterday.
Arthur S. Cavanaugh , U. S. N. , was among
the yesterday arrivals.
Thomas W. Swift has gone to Chicago on
a vacation of a few days.
Treasurer Ed Mclntyre of the State Board
of Agriculture is in the city.
George Lundpreen and wife , Terre Haute ,
Ind. , are stopping at the Barker.
State Auditor Eugene Moore was greet
ing his Omaha friends jesterday.
V. B. Caldwell left for Des Molnes , la. ,
last evening to be gone over Sunday.
M. G. CIrkle , stenographer for Chief of
Police Badenoch of Chicago , is in the city.
G. Schram and William Gardner of Rapid
City , S. D. , were among yesterday's arrivals
Thomas Doane of Boston , a visitor in
Omaha for a short time , left for Crete last
night.
C. M. Rlgg of Beatrice , a member of the
republican state central committee , is in
the city.
Rev. Asa Leard. pastor of the Knox Pres
byterian church , is confined to his room by
sickness.
Miss May Copeland left for Chicago yes
terday where she will visit friends for a
fortnight.
Dr. Franklin R. Carpenter of Deadwood.
accompanied by his wife , was an Omaha
visitor yesterday.
Twenty-four performers , acrobats and
artists with "Pain's Pompeii" are registered
at the Barker from Cnlcaro.
George E Barker returned last evening
from an extended Pacific coast tour which
Included San Francisco , Los Angeles and
Portland.
General Superintendent A. J. Hltt of the
Rock Island , with headquarters at Chicago ,
leases for home today after a short busi
ness trip to this city.
C. E. Yates. superintendent of the tele
graph system of the Burlington , with head
quarters at Lincoln , was In the city yes
terday while enrouto to New York.
Nebraskans at the hotels : H. T. King ,
Fremont ; H. J. Cole and wife , Norfolk ;
Charles D White. Wahoo ; F. E. Valentine ,
Aurora ; W P. Williams , Hastings ; M. L.
Dolan , Grand Island.
Senator Charles F. Manderson and wife ,
accompanied by John and Robert Patrick ,
left for a tour of the Black Hills region
last evening. They will visit Sheridan and
Dome Lake for a short outing.
G. W. Wattles. Thomas Kilpatrlck. J. B.
Plieeau and Judge Macomber left yesterday
afternoon for Baton Rouge , where they nil !
urge upon the Louisiana legislature , now
in fefsslon , the advisability of making an
appropriation for a state exhibit at the
TransmlssUElppl exposition.
LOCAL IIRHVITIRS.
B. Cbatfield. living at 706 South Thirteenth
street , was arrested last night on the charge
of belting his wife.
The Western Newspaper Union has com
menced suit in the county court against
Franklin F. Roo&e for JS&9 97. alleged to be
due for goods sold and delivered.
The Board of Fire and Police Commis
sioners Friday afternoon at 5.30 o'clock
held a special meeting , at vthkb Peter
Bojesen was granted a license to run a
saloon at 1213 Douglas street.
Tbe Cornell men of Omaha and vicinity
are making arrac cements to give a banquet
on Monday evening next and celebrate
Cornell's victories in the freshman and
' \arslly Intercollegiate boct races
Cnarles Wilton , Frank Gorman and
James Ward the men arrested ou suspicion
of bavins burglarized the house of A. B.
Smith , 1OS South Twenty-ninth street
were each bound over to the district court
yesterday , the bonds liug j.lactd at JI.OOO.
John Simmons and Beikle HatBeld , alias
Nagle , were taken Into custody last nl Ut
for occupying a house logvtbwr near Six-
tevcth and Vliiton without the formality
of first being married The woman wks
formerly the wife a soldier at Fort Omaha
who set her adrift on account of her Cis-
slute babiU.
g SOUTH OMAHA NE WSg
o
The committees in charge of the Fourth
of July celebration will meet Monday even
ing at Mayor Ensor's office. The program
has been prepared and will be given to the
printers in a day or two. Here Is the
schedule for the day : Sunrise , national
salute ; reception of visitors from 7 until 9
a , m ; 9 a. m. , greased pig turned loose ;
9:15 : , women's bicycle parade ; 9:30 : , bicycle
ract-s ; 10 a. m , grand parade ; 11-30 , exer
cises at Spring Lake park ; 12 30. dinner at
the park ; 2.30 , riding wild horses , climbing
greased pole , beef and sheep slaughtering
contest : 3 p. m. , bicycle races , base ball
game ; f o'clock , foot and mule races , riding
wild rteer ; 6 p. m. . supper , sunset salute.
S-30 , illuminated bicycle parade ; 9 o'clock ,
fireworks.
At the park Mayor Ensor will preside and
Rev. H. P. Espey , pastor of the United Pres
byterian church , will deliver the Invocation
Addresses will be delivered by Hon. Warren
Switzler and Jacob Hauck and J. H. Van
Duzen will read the Declaration of Independ
ence. The fireworks which were ordered
some days ago arrived yesterday. It is the
intention of the committee to turn six
greased pigs loose during the day.
coMP.vxinsWILL riniiT TIIU TAX.
Prni > o > lo Clinrirr * S for 1'rlvllocri-
( if I'llintlimPolo * in thr Street.
City Attorney Montgomery has about com-
plet d the ordinance which was ordered
drawn some time ago placing a tax on all
telegraph , telephone , electric light and
motor poles in the city. The ordinance will
be in shape to present to the council Mon
day night.
Friends of the telegraph and telephone
companies have laughed at the attempt to
tax the poles and have stated that such a
tas could not be collected even if the ordi
nance passed. There are in the city nearly
1,800 poles , and should the council Insist
upon a tax of 55 a pole , as has been pro
posed , the revenue thus derived would be
Quite large. Mr. Montgomery said yester
day that he had looked into the matter
thoroughly and was satisfied that the telephone -
phone and telegraph poles could be sub
jected to a tax. He cited a case decided by
the United States supreme court some time
ago In which the court held that a charge
of (5 a pole for the privilege of using the
streets or allejs was \allJ. The attorney
has worked on the strength of this decUlon
and expects hli ordinance to stick , but not
without a fight , as he ? aJ ! be had learned
that the companies interested would contest
the ordinance. _
STATI : APi-oivrs .NO IV.SPCCTOUS.
.No Moiiry Proicliil lo Pay Their Sul-
nrli- ,
When the question of dispensing with the
services of the city live ttock in pector was
being discussed at a recent meeting of the
city council , one of the members remarked
that the statutes provided for state live
stock Inspectors He thought that if the
state was paying a number of inspectors one
or more ought to be stationed at this point
and thus relieie the city of the expense of
paying the salary of an inspector. After
some dlscueclln the city attorney was di
rected to write to Governor Holcomb and In
quire where the Inspectors provided for were
stationed and what their duties were. Yes
terday a reply was received stating that the
legislature adjourned after creating the of
fices and failed to make any appropriation
to pay the expenses of such offices end of
ficers. For this reason no inspectors have
been appointed.
The old fight on abolishing the ofSce of
city lite stock inspector will come up in the
council Monday night , and the street talk
It that Moe Howard will still hold onto
his job ia spite of the protests of two or
three members of the council , who would
like to Mte the taxpayers the amount of bli
salary on the ground that the government
Inspection here is sufficient.
Ilorix * limit. * u l.ric.
Friday evening OB ! > er H1' ' ! Ccnne'l hired
a hone of George Moshtr with the intention
ttmptlble bulnr . If jou knock me out In thli
f.Chl I am not the man to * jur l but nmrmlxr
yea &re not light mr R ilrur Hurt thu U cor 4
with parl6s. ) Your * truly.
CHA.S n. s cn uriu.
Drurdst. Cor Sixtenth nJ Chicago.
$2,765-42
Soda Fountain !
The handsomest and prettiest
fountain in this city. Space is
too valuable to give a detailed
description of it , but the soda
water drawn from this magnifi
cent fountain is the most delic
ious sold and at only
5 Cents a Glass.
Smoke ! Smoke !
Monkeys , Full Weights , Gold
Cross , Hand MadeWorld Beaters -
ers brands you all know
Seven for 25 Cents.
Irish Girls , Gen. Arthur , Flor
de Teller , Alberts and all other -
er popular J Oc brands
FOE for 25 Cents.
of riding -with the South Omaha delegation
in the parade The animal was a good ,
gentle driver , but had never been ridden
before. After quite a fight the saddle
was put on and Connel ) mounted The
horse gave one buck , threw Count 11 about
ten feet and fell , breaking one of Its legs
It was found that nothing could be done
with the animal , so It was shot and sent
to the rendering works. Connell says that
after this he will do his riding"In a
buggy.
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npo < l Itcruly fur Uplli i ry.
The deeds to the postoffice site purchased
by the government from Anna M Geary
some time ago , are now In the hands of
United States Attorney Sawyer , who , after
looking them over , i\Ill send them on to
Washington If they are all right It U
thought that Mr. Sawyer will get around
to this In a few days. After the deeds
are once in Washington It is experted the
government will pay the purchase money
at once , and thus settle the mater As It
is. some people would like to have the
matter reopened in hopes that the gov
ernment would choose another site and it
is thought that as long as the purchase
money Is not paid thirc is a change c
the case be opened again.
V. M. C. A. Atlili-ttc P.xlilliltlc.n.
Tuesday evening members of the Youns
Men's Christian association will give an ath
letic entertainment at Young Men's Insti
tute hall , and the following program will be
gone through with : Selection , chorus , dumb
bell drill , by classes ; vocal solo. Ned
Mitchell of Council Bluffs ; horse drill by
classes ; quartet. Sutherland , Hlanehard Wil
liams , Condren ; parallel bar drill , by classes
instrumental duet. Misses Urayton and Whlt-
tlesey ; Indian club exhibition. Tony Laus-
trup ; vocal solo. Miss Grace Harr of Council
muffs ; fancy mat work , horizontal bar exhi
bition.
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\rw Porn IVrilliiRDcrlrr. .
W. S. Wltten , feedmaster for the Union
Stock Yards company , has perfected a corn
feeding device and It rapidly putting bis
boxes into the pens. The object Is to have
a complete check on the corn used some
thing never before attainable under any sys
tem. An examination of the device leads
one to believe that It will work success
fully , besides It will do away with having
horses and wagons In the allejs during the
busy time of day. Uno > r the near system
one man can do the work of two.
CM ) ( ; < > li ,
W. J. I ) rob man of Clarks was a visitor at
the stock yards yesterday.
Ntls Purrlngton. one of the commission
men at the exchange , left for Denver its-
terclay afternoon.
George Row her , one of Washington coun
ty's prominent farmers , was In the city vpg.
today attending to some business.
The Board of Education will men Wednes
day evening to open bids for the addition
to be built on the Third ward school houie ,
The Acme ball club of Omaha will play
a game this afternoon with the South Oma
ha club on the grounds at TwentFifth and
C btreeta.
The friends of Mis * Bowie Kane have pre
sented her with a haodrotne diamond ring
In honor of her graduating from St Agn- '
s < heel Uit Thursday evening.
Fnlpptra of stock should bear In mind that
July 4 will be observed ai a holiday at the
yards here. All stock arriving will b *
ccrod for. but no buslneea will bo trans
acted.
Mayor Hnsor fctatsd yesterday that he
would clwe all of the gambling houses In
the city on July S and ke p them clmed At
prt-fent there are tight house * running , bo
lide * a policy shop.
Thomas Kingston of Stantnn county had
three ear loads cf white face steers on tale
> esttrda- . There w r * | xty ID the bunu
nd they ateraged l.SIG pouudi The price
paid was KM , which U a high figure for
the month and sluc Jauuary 11 , whtu the
tame price topped the market.
Only two days more of the 20 per cent
diKGjnt gale of furniture , curtains arl
draperK-s at Or't-rj & WilbUia Crj < t Ca ,
Hlii UoiiglBn street.