Nebraska Newspapers

    OMAITA BATLY BEE : THURSDAY , DECEMBER 10 , 1807.
WATER FOR THE EXPOSITION
Subject is Discnssod at Length at a Public
Mooting.
MUCH OLD STRAW IS THRASHED OVER
Itcnnliitlnn Ailnptcit Cnllliiff Upon Cltr
Council In Adopt Sonic Plan
liy Willed Vrcf Srrvlcc
.May He If ml.
For over three hotin and a half last night
members of the city council , a number of
exposition directors , representatives of the
Onaim Water Works company and other
citircns of Omaha talked and nrguod over
the proposition made by the water company
to furnish the exposition with free water nnd
to pay $20.000 In cash for the water system
that lias nlready been put In on the grounds
by the exposition , company on condition that
the city waives Its right to purchase the
plant and franchise of the water works company -
pany until 1SOS , an extension of flvo or eight
years , as the franchise has been differently
conttrucd. „
Whllo the meeting started out mildly
en ugh It developed Into a red hot revival of
the water works fight , which resulted last
spring In the offer of a. settlement toy the
company , the refusal by the city council to
accept It , the beginning of a suit to forfeit
thu franchise of the company and the recent
loss o this case by the city. The company's
ptoposltlnn was not accepted , but It was
very apparently the sentiment ot the meeting
that some steps should bo taken to assist the
exposition company In securing the required
water. Thli sentiment was crystalIzcil In the
following resolution , which > v.as passed :
ItcsolviHl , That It Is the sense of the citi
zens liuru present uint the city council of
Otn.iha should upoidlly pass such legisla
tion da will procure lor the exposition nn
adequate supply of water from the Oniahu
\\ut.r Works company frcu to the exposi
tion.
tion.Tho
The ircetlag was called for the" purpose of
Elvln ? the city council some Idea as to how
the citizens of the city felt upon , the proposi
tion ruadu by the company. The Inclement
weather deterred a big attendance from
being present. The meeting was called
to order shortly after 8 o'clock and
, Councilman llurkley was elected chairman.
The exposition directors present ucro first
given , a chance to express their views.
PRESIDENT WATTLE'S IDEAS.
President Wattkfl gave a brief statement
of the condition of the funds available , which
showed thai II was Impossible to expend any
money upon a water ejMtcm and for water.
Therefore Mr. Wattles asserted that It was
absolutely necessary that eomo action should
bo taken to secure water , since the exposition
company did not have the ? 10,000 to estab
lish a ayfltcm and moreover could not hope
to build one with that money that would glvo
an adequate water supply , or one that would
glvo confidence to the exhibitors. Up spoke
of the proposition advanced by the water
company , but did nol exprcsB himself as
fivorhiK this particular plan. He wanted
something done , however , that would bring
about thci desired result.
Thomas Kllpatrlck had also no particular
plan to offer , but ho oald that some arrange
ment should bo made by the council with the
water works by which vthe exposition would
bo aided. Nothing so deterred exhibitors as
the fear that there was not ample water pro
tection to'protect their property. Ho did not
want the counclt to interfere with or give
away anv of the city's ' rights , nor to put the
city In debt , but If the council could give any
assistance indirectly It tmoiild do so.
Z. T. Lindsay said that the situation was
plain the exposition must have water and
It must get It from the water works company.
Ho said that a private system of wells would
bo unsatisfactory , as It had been at the state
fair. It would bo disastrous to the exposition
If the water should glvo out with thousands
on the grounds , as happened at the State fair
when 40,000 people were In attendance ) and
the temperature was at 105.
Ex-Governor Iloyd was In favor of the
water works company's proposition. He
thought that thu proposition was a good one
and ought to bo accepted , ulnco ho did not
believe that the people of the city wcro In
favor ot the purchase. It had been urged
that the city could not legally extend the
time , but that was the company's lookout and
thu city would certainly lo&o nothing.
\V. II. Roberson said thai In view of thn
urgency of the needs of the exposition and
In vlow of the facts that had bctm stated
he was In favor of the proposition or eomo
other scheme that would bring about the dc-
Elrcd result.
INSURANCE MAN'S STANDPOINT.
Chris Hartrr..in viewed the situation from
an Insurance man'o standpoint. He said that
at the present tlmo a IIro would destroy
every bit of property on the grounds unless
it was checked In Its inclplency. By June 1
It was calculated to have between $1,500,000
and $2,500,000 worth of property on the
grounds , end the council owed It to tbo pub
lic to provide lira protection at once. If In-
surroco rates were exorbitant exhibitors
would be kept away. To prevent this It was
the aim to got the minimum ratro possible
and yet at the present time not nn Insurance
company would Ir.suro on the property.
J II , Macombor was In favor of tbo propo
sition becauao ho did nol believe the city
would be In a position to purchase the water
works In 1903. In flvo years more It wou.d
be better able and In the meantime would
Eccuro the equivalent of $50,000 for tbe ex
position and would have the benefit of $450-
000 In improvements , elvlcg work to laborers
and doubling the lire protection of the city.
It was at thte point that President Wat
tles Introduced the above resolution , which
was ultimately paraed. The reading of the
resolution brought John D. Howe to his feet
with a vigorous protest , which precipitated
the heated arguments cf the meeting. Ho
Insisted in the first place that the meeting
witt not a representative one ot the citizens
and had not been advertised. He then ex
haustively considered the water company's
proposition. Raying it was all one-sided and
in its favor. Ho aald that Its contract re
quired it to glvo the city adequate fire pro
tection and it had failed to do so. Its plea
was thai It was not able , bul the city only
( fekcd II to do the best it could. If it did nol
liavo the moans to extend mains to the
grounds and erect hydrants , let it buy tire
engines for the exposition company. The
water worl.s people wcro simply seeking to
gain tlmo. They offered to lielp the exposi
tion by giving water for a few months , butte
to secure this tbe city wc asked to mort
gage Itself to pay oxcc alvo and extortionate
water rates for eight more yrors. which
would glvo the company a ret profit of $210-
000 a year. Finally , ha warned the council
thai they \\ould bo violating their oaths If
they were induced to accept the proposition
on the grounds that they were ablating the
oxpoaltlra indirectly and without expense to
the city when the law prevented them from
giving ? direct aid.
President Wattles denied that the meet
ing hail not been publicly advertised. He
undertook to refute some of Mr. Howo's
argument ) , but Insisted that they did not
come lno : thu matter at all. Ills resolu
tion did not ask for the acceptance of the
proposition , bul requested the council to find
some solution to the problem. Mr. Kll-
patrlck also answered , ulnca ho had made
the request that the council old the exposi
tion Indirectly. Ho wished to bo understood
tu ibelng opposed 'to the acceptance ot 'the
proposition 1C It was found that thereby the
city was Incurring any future expense.
Kx-Councllman Bonawa said that he had
always fought the wa'.er ' works company
whllo in the council , 'but ' under the circum
stances , when the fate of the exposition was
In a measure Involved , ho was In favor of
thu acceptance ot the proposition.
POPPLETON PROTESTS.
W. S. Poppleton also pro-.oHed at length
against tbo passage bf the resolution as an
expression of Omaha's citizens. He Insisted
that the meet Hi i ; was not a repreicntatlvo
cue and that it had nol boon properly advor.
4lsrd , Ho wasvrmphatlcally opposed to tbe
acceptance of the water company's propo *
tltlon , that It was Inferior to ( ho compro
mise offerej last February , which had been
rejected by the people and denounced by
almost every organization In the city. Ho
Inilslod that the extension > waa ot vaat bene
fit to the company , ulneo ft virtually fiavo
It a new franchise and breathed life Into
over $11,000,000 ot slocks nnd bonds which
lr now -worthless. In exchange for such
V rlcjj prU tb coinpiDX la offering a
paltry return. That the company l not ,
very solicitous ot the SUCCCFS of the cxposl-1
tlon , wan aho-wn. * > y the fact that It had SUT > - >
scribed only $3,000to the stock , whereas the
street railway company , a smaller corpora
tion , had subscribed $20,000 , and the ga
company , still smaller , $10,000. Mr. Pop
pleton threatened tbat the acceptance ot the
proposition would bo fought In the courts ,
"Tho company Is trying to hold up the com
munity under the gtilso ot helping the ex
position , " ald Mr. Poppleton. "It Is attempting -
tempting to Wackmall the people with A
club to got what II has sought to get for
many years without success. "
WOODHURY REPLIES.
These remarks brought President Woodbury -
bury ot the Water Works company to hl
feet. Ho slated that Iho 'Water Works com.
pany's proposition had not originated with
Itficlf , but had been made as a result of a ,
request from President Wattles that some
scheme bo entered Into by which water
would be furnished the exposition free and
Its mains 'would ' be taken off Its hand * . Mr
Woodbury said tbat the company did not
care whether Iho proposition was accepted
or not. The company did not desire to ex
pend money In Improvements unless It could
gel benefit ot It during Iho extension of time
naked for. Mr. Woodbury did not believe
that the city would bo ready to purchase
In 1903. If It were , the company would ba
glad to get Its plant oft Its hands at that
time. In an answer to a question put by
Mr. Poppleton , Mr. Woodbury said the com
pany offered'Its Improvements for two pur
poses. As citizens ot Omaha paying taxes
and desiring to sco it successful 11 wanted
first to help the exposition and secondly to
show the citizens ot Omaha thai 11 was
willing lo do what It could to upbuild the
city. The company Itself had nothing to ask
ot Omaha. Last sprlni ; It had offered to sct-
tlo In order to save the expense ot a law
suit. The city refused and lost some $100-
000. Today Iho company had nothing to ask ,
slnco the differences bad been settled by
the United States court.
Mr. Howe relteraled his argument , worm
ing up considerably more than before. The
result was thai he , R. S. Hall , attorney for
the walcr works company , end Mr. Poppleton
got Into an argument that developed Into
personalities. Judge J. M. Wocolworth fol
lowed wllh remarks In favor ot the accept
ance of the proposition.
Ho pivo a brief history of the water works
OQBJ , which be raid was brought about by
the advice of the pome people who were now
opposing the present proposition. They are
threatening litigation again. During this
proposed legal fight taxpayers would have to
suffer and the exposition could take cure of
Itself. As a taxpayer Judge Woolworth In-
slslcd that nol' only In Ihe Interests of the
city but else of the exposition It was ad
visable to accept the proposition.
Ed J. Cornish spoke In favor of the proposi
tion and J. M. Klnnoy against It. At the
conclusion of tholr remarks the resolution
was finally put lo a vote nnd passed.
Ui'iiitrli-lcn Held to Court.
The case of Charles Hendrlck ? , charged
on three counts with "highway robbery and
assault with Intent to kill , was toard In
police court yesterday. Chauncoy H. Wll-
cox , who waa shot In the FhouUer last
Thurrday night , rans present and prepared
to fully Identify Hendrlcks aa his : iHS.\llnnt.
I > ars Nelson , who gave up a dime at the
point of a pistol on lust Saturday night , was
also there to renew Hcndrlck'H acquaintance
In rompany with Nels Benson , who effected
the robber's canturo on the same nluht.
Hendrlcks waived preliminary examination
nnd ircns sent to the county Jail , In default
ot $1,000 on each count , to uwalt theuctlon
of tbo district court.
LOCAL IHHEV1TIKS.
The police have the description of a young
girl named M Ionic Herbanh who ran away
from her home In South Omaha. The girl
has been gene several days and is supposed
to bo In this city.
Harry Gillian was arrested yesterday after
noon on a charge of breaking Into the
store ot Dow D. Hoxle near Twenty-
seventh and Charles streets , a fen- days ago
and of taking from It a copper kettle and
a boiler valued at $17.50.
The Sumncr club , a society of colored
men which meets on North Twenty-fourth
street , near Franklin , has adopled a reso-
lullon protesting agilnst the setting apart
ot a separata and distinct day for colored
people at the Ice carnival.
There will be a meeting of colored men
at the crypt of the church of St. Philip Iho
Deacon on North Twenty-first street on
Thursday evening to take- action In connec
tion with tbo representation for the negro
race at the Transmlsstsslppl Exposition.
The women of St. John's Epesclpal church
will hold a Christmas sale of useful and funcy
articles Thursday afternoon and evening of
this week , in the school adjoining the church ,
on Franklin street near Twenty-sixth. They
hope that all their .friends will favor them"
with a call.
Felix McQundc. 1S03 South Fifth street. Is
In Jail 4 > n a charge of keeping a vicious
dog. The complainant In the case Is Harold
Carleton. a nowspiper carrier , who al
leges tbat a few nights ago tbe dog bit a
piece oul of his leg. The dog has been
ordered shot by Iho police ,
John Brady , living al 1123 Castellar street ,
bas been arrested on a charge of assault and
bittery. Christiana Wlnnlngholm , his serv
ant girl. Is tbo complaining witness. She
alleges that she and her employer had some
trouble over the payment of wages and
that ho throw her down a flight of steps ,
Brady denies this.
An examination of applicants for the posi
tion ot assistant attorney for the Dspartraent
of the Interior will bo hed ) at the postotflco
building by Miss Coffln , secretary of the local
Civil Service Examination board , on Decem
ber 1C. Similar examlnallons will bo held
all over Iho country on the same day. The
position bas a salary of $2,000.
Mrs. Margarel Kerr. 518 Soulh Twenly-
slxth street. Is mourning the loss of a number
of articles of Jewelry thai have mysteriously
disappeared. The property ccuslsts of a gold
watch , chain , rings and opera glasses. In
addition to the foregoing , a quantity of pro
visions wept along. The property In question
\\as In Its place a few days ago , but when
Mrs. Kerr went lo look for It yesterday , It had
gone. The value of the prcperty Is estimated
at J75.
South Omaha News
The council commlttco on printing , which ;
Is composed of Messrs. Tralnor , Kelly and j
Mort , Chairman Schiiltr. of the finance comI I
mltteo and City Clerk Carpenter , will meet j
at the clerk's office Friday night to go over j
the bids for printing received last fall with j
the objcrl ot formulating a report agreeable
lo the majority of the council. In case such
a report Is prepared an.1 adopted a contract
for the city printing for the balance ot the
fiscal year may bo let. At the tlmo bids
wcro opened there was a dispute as to
whether the bid of tbo Sun or the Tribune
was the lowest. Whllo walling for the
council to get together and decide tbo matter
the Tribune has been printing clly ordi
nances and charging according to last year's
conlractwhich was 25 cents per square.
liomo of the members ot the council assert
thai as both bids were below the price now
charged some steps should be taken toward
the awarding of the contract to cither one
or. the other of the papers at the rates of
fered In the bids. Whal Ibe outcome will
1 > e It Is hard to tell , as both papers have
friends and supporters In the council.
liinloait of
It has been , suggested In connection with
the need ot a flagman at the Elkhorn crossIng -
Ing on the boulevard that In case the rail
road will agree to place a walchman al Iho
crossing II need nol maintain the electric
light ordered In at that point by the council.
Those who have Investigated the -mailer say
lhat thtro Is very llttlo travel on. the boule
vard at night time , so thai an electric light
Is not needed as badly aa a day flagman. A
majority of the occupants of offices nt Iho
exchange building and the managers of the
different packing companies llvo In Omaha
and drive down over the boulevard. Some
very fln.5 horses are driven "by " these people
and a number ot very narrow escapes have
been reported. Not long ago ( Manager T.UI-
ferro of the Omaha Packing company came
very nearly being killed by a train coming
upon him unawares at the crossing , and as
It was his buggy was smashed atxl his horse
Injured.
A special commltleo , composed of Councilmen -
men Blorl , Kelly and Barrelt , will confer
with officials of the railroads In regard to
this matter anil reportut the next meeting
of the council.
UliJuctN ( < >
Inspector Carroll learned yesterday that an
Omaha plumbing firm is doing the plumbing
at the new Exchange building1 wlthoul first
having taken out a license. A plumber's
license costs $50 a year , and every plumber
doing work hero must , according to the city
ordinance , provide himself with a license
before the work Is done. This Is for the
protection of resldcnl plumbers who own
property and pay taxes. The police are after
a solicitor for an Omaha clothing house , who
has been circulating around the streets for
several daya Inducing etockmcn to accompany
him to Omaha and make their imrchascs
According to the solicitors' ordinance now on
the books , it Is unlawful for a runner or
solicitor to do business except in front of
the store whcro ho Is employed. This law
was passed for the purpose or protecting homo
merchants , and has worked very well eo far.
lOcpn Illi WindoAvw * Clear.
One N street merchant has solved the
problem of keeping his show windows free
from frost and Ice during cold weather. He
has placed an electric fan In the window
and keeps it going all the time when the
temperature Is low. The air Is thus agitated
In the vicinity ot Iho glass and prevents
mosturo from congealing. Others are using
glycerine , but that Is not as satisfactory as
the electric fan scheme.
Ill ca I dull Keornnulr.r * .
The old Ideal club lion been reorganized for
the winter. Harry L. Carpenter is presi
dent , R. F. Taylor vice president , and B. E.
Wlloox secretary and treasurer. A meeting
of tho" club will bo held at Wllcox's office
Friday evening for the purpose of arranging
business matters and casslng upon applica
tions for membership. Preparations are to
be made for a scries of full drctis dancing
parties.
City Onnxlit.
Mrs. L. M. Walters of Kan&aa City Is here
visiting frle&da.
Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Sledentcpf have re
turned from their wedding' trip.
Aaron Sheets left yesterday afternoon for
Erie , Pa. , to attend a family reunion.
The water works compmy expects to com
mence today lowering Its main on Twenty-
.flfth . street.
A caee of diphtheria Is reported at the
residence ot L. Harrison , Thirteenth and
Jackson streets.
Mrs. Fred Bloodheart , Twenty-fourth and
J streets , who has been dangerously 111 , was
reported some better last night.
Miss Clara Kcciney returned to her home
at Blair yesterday after spending a few days
with Dr. W. S. White ani family.
Commission men and shippers are pleased
with the reduction In feed charges announced
by the stock yards company yesterday.
Anna Hrbek , Nineteenth ami O streets ,
who was reported missing from her home ,
wea found yesterday by her father stopping
al the homo ot a milk dealer near Gllmore.
Fall * Ilclr to a nigr ICntafc.
SACRAMENTO. Cal. , Dec. I. , . Charles C.
Brown , a veteran sport , has fallen heir to
an estate In New Orleans valued at $100.-
000. The estate belonged to his sister ,
Fanny Hlnckley Mills , who died in New
Orleans a llttlo over a year ago. The estate
has been In litigation since the daath of
Urown's slater. Brown has received word
from Now Orleans that ho has won tile case
on Its merits.
I'MnOi'NtroyM a HCIIIHC.
Fire destroyed the home of Nels Nelson
at Benson last night. It started In the coal
shed and communicated to the main build
ing1 , which was soon destroyed , with all Its
contents. Loss , about $ aw , with Insurance
In the Farmers' Mutual of Lincoln.
Every My we lioar ourselves lauded
about our Christmas slippers these are
not the regulation cvery-duy slippers
but something out of the ordinary-an
exclusive lot of Christmas slippers
both as to style anil price so } to
wear the first time you try thorn
Christinas slipper buyers who buy $10
worth and up of slippers or Mioes or
lioth before Christinas got a beautiful
German souvenir free our line of souvo.
nlrs Is the most beantlftil we have ever
shown bring your ticket and get your
Christinas present.
Drexel Shoe Co. ,
110 FAUNAM STKEKT
New fall catalogue now ready ; mailed
for the asking.
IMs kid wuz at do banquet Monday
nlto nl ( lore eed dey wild never ferglt
me or my dad an' his "Jive-cent
Stoeeker elgiir" It'n do same every place
I go out on de lagoon I'm rlto In do
push an * do you no , mos * all do binds
nn' ilcm dat done want tor be binds
Is smokln' de Stoecker cigar when doys
on do lee It's al cosq my dad makes de
best live-center over an' all de best
dealers sell it ( loin dnt don't ain't do
best M > e Dad's put In n big line of
Christmas pipes fnr do fullers dat hit
do pipe fully liO per cent saved do
buyer on dose an' do biggest assortment
In de town IJrlng your girls In fur
your Christmas pipes.
1404 DOUGLAS.
AHiiv.xnn ron nuunnnns * s.vus.
Stock Tnrrta "Mniujflrnjiipnt 1'lnn * tor
n Xcrr I < -nrtnre. .
The magemcnt of Ibo V.ock yards Is very
much pleased with tlid'result ' of the public
sale ot shorthorn catlld hold at 4ho yards
on Tuesday , a detailed nocount ot which : has
already been given IniTho Dee. The prices
paid wcro the hlghofjt 911 an average of any
ealo of similar catUe.fteld within the last
ten years , with possibly one exception. Four
or five years ago a 16was held at Albla ,
la. , In which the cattle ; sold at an average
of ? 2GO per head. At Tuesday's salethirty -
five head brought thd sirm of $3,1S3.
Thomas Andrews & Son of Cambridge ,
owners of the cattle1 sold , went Into the
butlnc.v ) -breeding shorthorns eight ycara
ago , As a rule caltlo which are to be
placed on sale arc BtATilod , ( blanketed , and
rubbed down , for n month In advance of the
sale so aa to give them a good coal and
bring out the colors , but this particular lot
was rataed out of doors and was never under
cover until placed on ealo. Most farmers
who think ot the ibrcedlng of fine cattle
Imagine that It requires expensive ibulldlngs
to care for them , tout from the success of
the owners of this particular bunch of cattle
It iwould appear that out ot doors Is good
enough in Nebraska.
As a result of thla sale the stock yard's
company has decided to construct a largo
amphitheater so "that auction sales ot
< blooded stock can bo held at all seasons ot
the year and In nil weather. The plan Is
to enlarge and rcinodel the present honso
pavilion. Jt Is proposed If pcs'lblo to make
this the selling polttl for blooded stock for
all the surrounding states.
Another sale of the same kind of stock
has 'been ' arranged for on April 21 by T. II.
Westropo & Son of Hnrlan , la.
PCHSON.Ui PAItAGIt.lIMIS.
A. Klour of Chicago Is at the ( MillarJ.
L. IH. Cornell of New York Is at the Mil-
lard.
lard.Oliver
Oliver .TV. Mink ot 'Boston ' Is a iMIllard
guest.
Governor Silas A. Holcomb Is a visitor In
the city.
C. P. nedtnond started for Dea ( Molnes , la. ,
last night.
C. n. Crltcholl , ft Denver business man , Is
In the city.
Jeff \ \ ' . 'Hcdford ' left last night for south
ern Missouri.
George P. Griffith of .New York Is a guest
at the Mlllard.
Frank Handle left last night on a business
trip to Dayton , 0.
H , D. Kelly , a prominent attorney ot Nor
folk , Is In the city.
S. Hoxle Clark , son of S. II. II. Clark , Is
hero from St. Louis.
K. F. Enas of Stanton , Nob. , editor of the
Patriot , Is In the city.
Mrs. George II. Thummel of Grand Island
Is visiting Omaha friends.
J. II. Kennedy , advance agent 1492 com
pany , Is stopping at the Marker.
W. R. Murrcll of the St. Louis Post-Dis
patch Is spending a few days In Oamha.
'H. ' E. Bush , who has been visiting In
Omaha , roturuoi to Holdregc , Neb. , yester
day.
Henry Deerlng , a stockman of Ulysses ,
Neb. , returned home yesterday , after spend
ing a few days In the city.
F. L. Joy , traveling passenger agent ot the
Fremont , Elkhorn & Missouri Valley rail
road , Is a visitor In Omaha.
F. M. Fraser , traveling auditor of the Chicago
cage , St. Paul , ( Minneapolis & Omaha rail
road , Is In Omaha frohi St. Paul.
Traveling Passenger1 Agent .B. . A. ( Branch
and F. S. Capron of the Chicago & Grand
Trunk and thu Erlo respectively , are In
Omaha.
E , "D. Hamilton , JUlesburg , Colo. ; A. G.
HUBS , Saglnaw , AUchrr E. Palmqulst and
wife. Sioux City , la. , are stopping at the
Barker.
iM. L. Ellsworth , AVahoo ; David Campbell ,
William Watson , Jr. , T. W. Eustlce'Auburn ' ;
S. H. Morrison , Nebraska City. ; V. M. Bron-
son and wife , W. H. .Johnson and wife , Mc-
Cook ; "W. A. Pettygrove , OxfordiM. ; L. Mc-
Whlney , Hastings ; Glara-Flndlay , IF. W. Tay
lor , Lincoln ; Peter . .Erice. A. G. Keim ,
Beatrice , are dclegates > attendlng the Masonic
GraM chapter of Neljraska stopping at the
Barker.
Nebraskans at the hotelH. : . C. Goff , Sid
ney ; F. H. Farnsworth , Lincoln ; E. Schem-
beck , ( Beatrice ; Charles Spethman , Grand
Island ; J.'C. White , Lincoln ; Justin John
son , Vermilion ; S. D. Richards , N. D.
Vaughn , Fremont ; C. E. iBurnham and wife ,
Tllden ; John'C. ' Davidson , Pawnee ; II. S. Rol
lins , Nellgh ; 13. P. Davidson , E. C. Sullivan ,
J. S. Harmon , Tecumsch ; Charles J. Vamcek ,
David City.
At theOHHard : D. H. Atha. Newark , N. J. ;
W. 0. Wellson , Chicago ; H. W. Seamen ,
Clinton , la. ; W. 'II. ' Olurrell , St. L/ouis ; anas
A. Holcom'b ' , 'Lincoln ' ; John Slovens , Arapahoe -
hoe ; S. L. Kelley , Chicago ; William H.
Fowks , New York ; C. R. Crltchell , 'Denver ' ;
F. S. Capron , B. A. ( Branch , Chicago ; W. H.
Bless , Plttsburg ; C. E. iBurnham and wife ,
Tildpn Neb.iN. ; R. Gasc'ho ' , 'Casper ' , Wyo. ; F.
Secber , L. E. Hartley , New York ; Henry
Ashburner , Philadelphia ; L. D. Richards ,
Fremont.
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IiniJ ) FOR KLOATIXG HAD HILLS
United StitU-it Miirnlmln Capture n
GUIIK of CoiiutcrfeltiTH.
The United States marshals and the secrel
service officials of this district have arrested
four men In the vicinity of Grand Island on
the charge of uttering counterfeit $10 bills.
The capture is an Important one from the
fact that with one exception the prisoners
have confessed to having floated the fraudu
lent bills.
Thros of thp prisoners are confined in the
county Jail. Thceo are Fritz Cougar , George
Holmes and Charlea Haufter. The former
was arrested and' brought to this city about
a week ago and the other two wore brought
In by Deputy Barber last night. The other
of the quartet Is In Grand Island , where ho
will have a preliminary hearing. Ho Is In-
GAMES AND TOYS.
Thousands upon thousands of them at the lowest prices ever yet
quoted The store is one grand parade of Christmas goods , in
cluding Fancy Furniture Pieces , Carqets , Draperies and so on ,
HEAD THIS LIST OP QA.MRS.
Stccplo Chase . . , , . . . . . So
Soclnlblo Snnko Sc
Old-Fashloned Jack Straws 2Go
Largo Lotto Game , glass dice 25c
Kings nlid Queens , new and popular. . 25c
Pussy and the Three Mlco 23c
I3aso Dall 23c
Hunt the Hare 23c
ISecga 23c
The Errand Iloy 25c
Visit of Santa Claus 2oo
Foot Hull Gams 23c
Soclnblo Snake Qamo , 2fo
sollcttatlon from Mrs. Molntosh , wife of
Janitor Mclntosh of the Omaha Medical college -
lego , she was prevailed upon to leave the
child with her until she could provide a
suitable homo for It. A few days ago she
found a good , sttam-heated flat and moved
In. Then she went to the Mclntoshes to
get her bahy. She was dumbfounded , EO
she says , when they demanded $23 for Its
beard. Mrs. Eckimn denies that the baby
could consume $23 worth of provisions In
three months and also that she over entered
Into any agreement with 'Ilie ' Mclntoshes to
pay board. It Is probable that habeas cor
pus proceedings will be Instituted by the
mother to regain her child.
Olllcer Convicted of Murder.
KANSAS CITY , Dec. 15. In Kansas City ,
Kan. , Wllhelm Deltz , a deputy sheriff who
shot and Hilled nucsoll M. Lindsay in April
last , hat been found guilty of murder In
the second degree. Sentence has been de
ferred. Deltz broke down and wppt bit
terly when the verdict was announced. Sev
eral men spectators crowded around the
prisoner and consoled him , going so fnr us
to kiss the prisoner. Deltz la 27 years old.
Ho came to America four years * ago from
Germany , where ho | vas educated In a mill ,
tnry school. Delta was protecting a form
from the depredations of neighboring fann
ers and killed Lindsay , believing him to bo
a trespasser. This Is his second trial.
We might go on forever explaining
our toy department and then not tell
you half the best way to do Is for you
to come to the store when down town
doing your Christmas shopping we
have a big store and can accommodate
all who come when wo say we are goIng -
Ing to sell every toy In the house before
Christmas yon know well what that
means on price It will be a saving to
you our stock Includes sleds wagons-
carts tables desks doll buggies dolt
cribs chimes , etc. also the famous
Peek & Snyder skates 'I5u up to ! > : } .r > 0
every pahwarranelj | to be Pock & Sny
der make. , ,
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HRP\VAUB HERE
1514
A Christmas with JHe toothache would
bo a dismal day Indeed one can't feel
happy , peaceful a."d"good , with the
toothache why ijot'j make yourself a
Christmas present have your decayed
teotli lllled crowned and the real bad
ones extracted our superior gold fill
ings are from $2.00 up silver and gold
alloy § 1.00 and up crown and bridge
work the best In Omaha at the right
prices we can furnish you a whole bet
of teetli before Christmas so that yon
won't have any trouble eating your
Christmas dinner thin elastic plates
are $10.00 a set others same teeth
platea different $5.00 we guarantee
both Lady attendant
BAILEY ,
la Yrur. 3d Floor I'uzlon Dllc.
Exiicrlcuce. 10th and Karuum.
Blcyclo Itaco 25c
Newport Yacht Race 25c
Lost In the Woods 256
Puss In Boots 25c
Christmas Geese 25c
Derby Strcplo Chaeo 25o
Flih Pond Game 25c
Little Red Hiding Hood 25c
Llttlo Golden Locks 23c
These ijamos are all largo , 10x20-lnch boxes.
Farmer Jones' Pigs. . . IBc
The Letter Carrier 15c
Nelly Bly Around the World , . . . . , luc
Fire Engines
Sled Clock Work
Trolley Cars $200
tfeSB = : K = a = =
PATCNTCD. Roman Chariots 630
Very Large Steaiusrs v.oo
-8
Iron Bank $1.00 Royal Cadets
i i
1414-1416-1418 Douglas Street.
dined to fight the case and since be Is sup
posed to bo the leader , Cougar lus been taken
to Grand Island to testify against him. All
the other three are under $1,500 bonds to ap
pear before the next grand Jury for examina
tion.
tion.The
The counterfeit money is said to have been
Imported Into western Nebraska and to have
been given to the four men for distribution
among Iho farmers. Cougar has admitted
that ho had $300 worth of the spurious paper.
HAI1V IS HUM ) FOR ITS nO.VUD.
3Ir . EcUinan Tolln Ht-r Story of nu
Infant WiUihrlil.
Mrs. B. C. Eckman of Perry , la. , called
at the police station yesterday morning and
had a tale to unfold to Matron Hyan. She said
thai aboul three months ago she came to
Ihls city and brought with her an infant
Klrl. She was obliged to work , and upon
HYMUM2AL.
Slii-rwooil-MceUii.
RED CLOUD , Nob. , Dec. 15. At 8 a. m.
today waa solemnized the mnrrlago of Mr.
H. W. Sherwood and Mlsij Delia Mocks at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Albright ,
Rev. James Mark Darby ot the Methodist
church officiating. Only near relatives of tbe
'brldo ' and gioom were present. Mr. and Mrs.
Sherwood left on the 10 a. m. train for
KansasCity. .
* Kviins-I'liiini * .
WATERBUHY , Conn. , Dec. 15. 'Miss
Emily Mansfield Plume , daughter of David
S. Plume , was married tonlghl * to ex-Gov
ernor John Gary Evans of Alkcn , ! 3. C. The
ceremony took place al Ihe homo of the
bride's parents al 8 o'clock , and ftcv. Joseph
Anderson , D. D. , pastor of the Kirst Con
gregational church , officiated.
flooay. Ooosy Gander 1C a
District Messenger r. 15q
Commercial Traveler 150
Kolb , new Arabian Game . . . . .ii 45(1 (
Toll Onto v 43d
Ynukton-Prlnccton Foot Hall 45a
Game ot Golf 45a
Llttlo Klrcmnu n 4Ga
Illcyclo Itaco t. . . . 45a
Stecplo Chase Game 4S4
Nelly Illy , with leathrctto board 454
Fish Peed Game 45f
These games In boxco , 12x21 Inches ,
THE HUAL.TV MA11KKT.
INSTRUMENTS placed on > record "Wodnesf
day , December 15 :
WARRANTY DEEDS.
Rasmus JorKensen and wife to W 1C.
Potter , receiver , lot 5 , blocla 10 , Hitch- .
cock's 1st add J 21
First SwedlHh Ilaptlst church of Omaha
to First Swedish Baptist church of
South Omaha , lot 11 and n % of lot 30 ,
block 187 , Soulh Omaha I
Lars Johnson nnd wife to Louis Ek-
Htiom , lot 7 , block 43 , Brown Park. . . . IM
G W Hooblcr and wife to JIS J. Hempstead -
stead , lot 5 , block "B , " Lowe's 1st
add KM
M. Li. Llttlcflcld to Krnrst Sweet , lots
1 nnd 2 , block 3 , Smlthueld add 221
DKEDS.
United States to Patrick Sullivan , w %
sw'/4 1-14-11 i
W K. Potter , receiver , to Alary Huden-
beri , ' , lot D , block 10 , Hitchcock's 1st
add 1
Total amount 'of transfers JSol
1
The great crowds that attend our
famed picture auction sale show con
clusively that buyers are not slow lo
grasp an opportunity of purchasing
some of the finest pictures we have
ever shown at about one-third their
original cost to us these pictures are all
displayed in room lf 15 Douglas you
pick out what you want we put It up at
auction and tbe highest bider gets it
no matter what Ihe bid may be some
len-dolar pictures have gone for ? .T but
we need the room moro than the cost of
the pictures afternoon at 2 o'clock-
evening at 8 o'clock you come any , tlmo
and make your selections.
1513 Douglas
FOR PHKSENTS-
Wo show a very large line of opera
glasses every glass brand new every
glass the genuine Lo Ma I ro not a
scratch upon them we do no pretend
to carry the cheap kinds that sell at
? 1.00 the cheapest pearl In the , stock Is
? 8.i)0 from that up the blacks for gen
tlemen as low as ? 5.r > 0 If you really
want a fine opera glass you can be sure
of getting It at Haymond's and at the
same time have the largest , newest and
finest line to select from in all Omaha-
Other Htiltablc Christmas presents at
suitable prices.
C. S , Raymond Co,9
Jewelers ,
IBtlrimd Douglas Streets.
Wo arc showing a direct im
portation of opera glasses lhat will
make the most elegant Christmas
presents by making this Importa
tion onr.si'Ives we are in position to
save you Ihe middle-man's profit
in many Instances our prices are
lower than other dealers have to
pay wo liirltn the Christinas shop
per to call and Inspect llus elegant
line our optical department Is In
better shape now for ie.stlig | eyes
than ever before all tests made
free-any day in the week except
.Sundays Helng the only manufac
turers In the city we are nble to
glvo you 11 positive guarantee with
all our work Come In and sco ua
about your eyes.
Columbian Optical Co
AUTISTIC , SCIUNTIPIO AND I'UAC-
TIAL OI'CTICIANS ,
DI3.NVISII , OMAHA , KANSAS OITT ,
1M3 Champa. 211 8. 1IIU BU U ililn.