TUB OMAHA DAILY BEE : WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 10 , 1898 ,
FUTURE FATE OF THE LAGOON
Will II Remain to Beautify Kountzo Park or
Vanish Completely ?
PARK BOARD CONSIDERS THE QUESTION
If the Drniillfnl Centerpiece of the
Oart of Honor In Iletnliiril , Store
1'iiul Mtint III ! I'lirohnncil for
the ,1'nrk Site.
Shall the lagoon , the sparkling gem lu the
center of tbo beautiful court of honor of
the exposition , bo filled up or shall It be
retained permanently as a ccrterpleco for
a 'handsome ' city park ? This Is a question
that must soon be answered , In view of the
near apptoach of the end of the exposition ,
and the solution .of the problem must ap
parently bo reached by the Board of Park
Commissioners , Inasmuch as they own about
one-third of the land upon which the la
goon lies.
The Park board has talked the matter
over and appears to have but one sentiment
legardlne It. The members feel that If It
is a possibility the lagoon should bo preserved -
served , but they are In a quandary aa to the
ways and means of accomplishing this ob
ject. The land on which the east and west
, ends He must bo furnished , but the problem
of raising the necessary money Is a difficult
nut to crack.
Kountzo park , which will succeed the ex
position , consists of cloven acres. It Is wider
than the lagoon , but extends only from
Nineteenth street to Twenty-first street.
Its center Is marked by the two bridges that
cross the sheet of water on Twentieth street.
Therefore , In order to preserve th"b lagoon ,
It will bo necessary to purchase or In some
other way ° to secure 'the two blocks of land
from Twenty-first to Twenty-third and the
two blocks from Nineteenth to Seven
teenth.
While ( bo board has talked over the mat
ter the members have not reached any sat
isfactory solution of thp problem. Captain
1'almor , however , advances a plan for the
consideration of the property owners of the
city living In the vicinity of the exposi
tion.
AVuiitH th < * LIIHOOII Ilutiilncil.
Ho says : "There is no question that by
retaining the lagoon and forming a beautiful
park about It the property In the entire
vicinity will be greatly benefited and In
creased In value. As.a consequence It would
r seem to mo that the owners could be brought
to sell the land at a moderate figure. I
think ; then , that.the other people who own
real estate In the neighborhood should be
app'reclatlve enough of the Increased valua
tion that the- park would bring to their
land to be- willing to do something < o have
the park established. It would bo Impossl-
bfe for the city In Its present financial con
dition to buy the needed land and therefore
I would suggest that the property owners
raise enough money by subscription to pay
at least a par ; of the cost of the land , the
city to put In the remainder. U would be
a pity to have the lagoon Oiled up , but that
will probably be done If the property owners
do not come forward with some scheme of
this character. "
Commissioner Kvans would also like to
see the , lagoon retained If the additional
ground can bo secured In any way. If , how
ever , this Is found to Vo Impossible he .lias a
scheme to preserve the section of It "that
lies In the park tract. The little lake that
'
would result wbu'ld He In the center of the
future park.
Nothing will bo done In connection with
the matter 'this ' year , however. In the first
place It Is not i > ellovod that the butldlngH
can bo-ctmovcd Imtlrnoj Secondly/thp park
board has no money with which to fill the
lagoon or do anything with It , nor will
, any more money bo forthcoming until the
board receives a share of next year's tax
levy. As. a consequence the lagoon will
probably Ho as It Is until next spring , al
though the water will In all likelihood be
drained , away In order to rprevent accidents.
Uouril AVI 11 lie Tlcniipolntcil.
Actingfln the advlco of City Attorney
i Connell , Mayor Moores will appoint a new
Board of Park Commissioners , probably next
week , lie will do this In accordance with
the decision of the supreme court In the
1'Mro nnd Police boarl rasi\ which places the
power of appointment of city boards In the
hands of the mayor and city council. In
the past t ho board members were appointed
by the judges of the district court. The
action of 'the mayor , however , will not re
sult | n' a change lu 'tho ' present personnel
of the' board , as he proposes to simply reappoint -
appoint the board a.i I * nnvsUnds. .
To Millie Your Family I.nvr Yon
Buy "Garland" Stoves and Uauges.
FRUIT ' .AND GAME PRICES
' * _ _ * _
Loenl Denier * Tnlk of the Situation In
Hcunrit to Tnlile I.nxurlr *
( or Oinnlui.
The commission merchants have not been
doing a great amount of business so far
this week owing to the unfavorable condi
tion of the weather. Tim railroad delays
have Interfered with the transortatlon of
produce. But It seems to be the general
Impression that the end of the , wcek will
see a full market. Dairy products have
been somewhat scarcer than usual and the
season for summer fruits Is almost at an
end. Fancy fruits from California and Utah ,
however , are coming In In carload lots and
nuts of all kinds are beginning to be plen
tiful. Game Is In abundance
Speaking of tbo' markets , A. C. Rlddcll
said yesterday : "For some reason or other
butter and eggs are scarce just at present ,
The poultry market Is steady. We are nol
beginning to receive a great amount of game
yet , but we are able to nupply the demand ,
Prairie chickens are selling at $3.GO , mallard
ducks at $3.50 and teal ducks at $1.60 nnd
$1.75. Potatoes are coming In freely and
bring from 40 to 45 cents , according to qual
ity. Our receipts of western apples are
"
light. "
Strolflht , & Benson have just received
twenty-five boxes of pomegranates from the
Fay Fruit company of Los Angeles , Cal
This ls the first lot ofthis fruit that baa
been-received In Omaha for the last five
year * . They are selling at $5 a box. A
representative of the firm said that they
were not receiving very muh California
fruit now with the exception of tokey grapes ,
Thpy expect a carlpad from Utah tbo firs I
of next week. This will consist principal ! }
of peaches and plums. They are getting 0
few grapes and apples "from New-York. Th <
tropical fruits , etpeclaly lemons and oranges
are holding out remarkably well for tali
season of the year.
llocco'llros. flnd that the receipts of Cali
fornia fruits are becoming lesa. The peaches
are practically gone and this we-ek wll
sec the last of them. There are plenty ol
pears , grapes and quinces and from ap
pearaucei there will bo for some time
They have been getting a largo quautltj
of Apple ; from California and expect a atll
greater stock In a few weeks , Including
bell flowers , Spltzenbergs and pippins.
George Snyder said In regard to recenl
fruit receipts : "We are getting some Utal
fruit now. but very little from California
Peaches are high. < 1.5 a box. We hav <
found leraooi to bo very scarce anil htgt
and there are no oranges on the markei
to apeak of. The Iowa apples are stll
holding out In good shape. We are solltni
Uen Davlses at 13.25 and > 3.f.O a barrel
We expect to get in some California frul
next week.
ft. W. Ickeu & Co. are handling qulti
a quantity of game at present. The price !
quoted ir : I'ralrle chickens , M tc
U.25 , grouse , $3.50 , Jack nlpci , 1.2B ; golden
plover , $1 to $1.25 ! mallard ducks , ? 3.i5
to $3.50 ; teal ducks , $1.75 ; jack rabbits , $2 ,
cotton tails , $1 to $1.23. IJcsIdcs their game
they have received a largo quantity of Cel
ery , butter and eggs.
INVESTIGATINGHIS AFFAIRS
_
TrennnrjIlcinrnicnt ( Looking ; Up the
Conduct of n Ilccunt Stuicrln-
U-iulent of Coiifttrnotlon.
Jame * Farnan's connection xvlth govern
ment work In this vicinity has not yet
ceased to develop Interesting situations , al
though ho hag personally ceased to be con
nected with that nork. Ho was brought
here from the far east originally , to superIntend -
Intend the construction of the government
building at the exposition. Later ho was
transferred to South Omaha to superintend
ho construction of the new postofflco build-
ng there. Recently ho was suspended from
that position , under charges , and his pay
was stopped , which Is an unusual proceed-
ng pending an Investigation. Shortly after
ils suspension It wan given out that ho
vns to leave South Omaha anil that the
charges against him were to be dropped *
This , It seems , U not the case.
The Investigation of Faruan's charges by
oincers of tbo supervising architect's office
vas apparently not satisfactory , for It Is
now said that when Chief Clerk Kemper
of that office was In Omaha during the
'caco Jubilee week he arranged with the
secret service division of the Treasury de-
> artment to detail a man to continue these
nvestlgatlona and that Is now being done
by a man assigned by Chief Wllltlo of that
service.
The nature of the charges rhado ngalnst
arnan cannot be learned and all the officers
n this city who might be supposed to bo
cognizant of the steps being taken are op
pressively reticent upon the subject. They
ml an Investigation Is being made , but
will give out nothing to the public until
the Investigation Is completed and the re
port forwarded to Washington. U Is re
ported , however , that tbo charges Include
a number of things which are not credita
ble to Mr. Farnan and If proven true are
lahlo to result In his dismissal from the
service. It no more serious punishment shall
10 meted out.
WHO LEASESJ-ABOR TEMPLE
( Incutton Which Seem * UimcUlcil IIc-
tween n Xnnincr of Intorrittuil
1'nrtli-n Jim I at 1'rcncnt.
Labor Temple Is Involved In financial diffi
culties over Its present location , and suits
iavo been Instituted against It. The build
ing In which the templu is located has
changed hands since the rooms were located
there , and that Is the cause of the present
trouble. A year ago last February the
property passed into the hands of an eastern
company , and the McCague Investment com
pany became the agent. The officers of the
lemple allege they pay their rent regularly
to tbo representative of the new owner , and
that the original owners assert they are en
titled to this money , which the temple ofll-
clnls clonv.
D. C. Patterson , representing the old com
pany , says the money be wants amounts to
$200. and Is for rent duo from the time the
building watt originally rented until It passed
Into the hands of the new owners. Ho
brought suit against the Central Labor union
and obtained judgment' , but when It came
to levying to satisfy this Judgment , U was
found the Central Labor union had no prop
erty , and also that It was not the proper party
to sue. Action was then brought against
the Labor Temple company and another
judgment was secured , and to satisfy this
the rent duo the temple from a lodge of
Ancient Order of United Workmen , occupy-
'ng 'the fiulldiriBi1" * ' " ! garnTshecfllr
0. W. Scott , who Is supposed' to ' bo the
superintendent of Labor Temple , then
brought suit against the lodge for the
amount of the rent , setting up that the
monev was due him personally , and that he
was the landlord of the rooms occupied by
the Labor Temple. On this showing ho ob
tained Judgment , and the lodge paid htm the
money.
Mr. Patterson still holds tne Judgment
against the .lodge , but ho does not Just now
know how he Is going to collect It. The
question ho wants to know first Is who Is
the real lessee of the property.
DAVE MERCER'S ' FINE TWINS
Tom Ileeil fnlU Him the Knllier of
Two KuMmltliMiH CotiRrrtmmnn
1'rlnuc'M Ailmlrntlon.
Hon. George W. Prince , member of con
gress from Illinois , is In the city enjoying
the exposition. To a Bee reporter he re
marked : "I am surprised at the beauty and
grandeur of this exposition. It should be
seen , by every citizen of the republic. The
people of Omaha and the west can thank
Dave Mercer for congressional action In the
matter. All appropriations must originate
In the house of representatives and If Dave
had not been the popular hustler that he Is
cot ono cent would have been voted for
Omabn or Nashville. One day I overheard
Speaker Reed say to Congressman Mercer :
'Dave , you are the father of two expositions. '
'How Is that ? ' Inquired Dave. 'Omaha and
Nashville , for If you had not secured money
for Omaha Nashville would have fallen by
the wayside , ' replied Mr. Reed.
"It la quite easy to push bills through the
senate but a difficult task In the house. At
the last session Buffalo , N. Y. , asked an
appropriation for the Panamerlcan exposi
tion but failed In the effort. I am glad to
notice , however , that the people appreciate
the offqrts of Congressman Mercer , as re
publicans , democrats and populUti Intend to
vote for his rp-elcctlon. "
ISo Stnmna Ileiiiilrril.
Attorney General Grlggs has given a
written opinion , holding that the rebate
checks given by railroad conductors to pas
sengers who pay their fare on trains , and
excess baggage receipts are not subject tc
check under the operation of the now rev
enue law. This countermands all previous
decisions rendered by the revenue office.
Mmleutn Cio Home.
The party of several hundred students ol
the Manhattap Agricultural college , wbo
have been spending se\ornl days it the ex
position , left for homo on a special train
over the Union Pacific yesterday afternoon.
When you cell frr DeWltt's Witch Hazel
Salve , the great pile cure , don't accept any
thing else. Don't bo talked Into accepting i
substitute , for piles , for sores , for bruises.
CORN SUPPLY AND DEMAND
Berne Reasons Given for the Expected
Increase in Prices.
ESTIMATES SHOW A DECIDED SHORTAGE
Home ItcUlreincnlN nnil Drninntl for
Uxport More 'Minn Initial the 1'roli-
nlilc Amount Wlient .Shut-on
Soineuhnt In the Situation.
Those Mhoje business It Is to keep In
touch with the grain market and who esti
mate the coming crop of the country at
large as freely as a farmer will guess at the
vleld of his twenty-acre tract are predict
ing good prices for corn during the coming
vear. They base their statement upon figures
which they allege show there will bo a de
ficiency In the yield for the season. U le
estimated ihat It will require 2,000,000,000
bushels to satisfy the needs of'this country
alone. The exports for the last year were
208,744.930 bushels , against , 170,910,303 for
the year previous , which was the largest
on record up to that time , and the exports
no far this year show but little decreaeo In
the figures for last year.
In 1S)5 ! ) and 18U6 there was a surplus 6f
the crop carried over to the following year ,
but last year the yield was below the ro-
uulrcmcnts. and this surplus was largely re
duced , until on July 1 last the visible supply
of corn In this country was placed at 22-
574,000 bushels. On the report made by the
Acrlcultural department on October 1 last
the vleld for this year was estimated at
l.SSO.146,000 bushels , much thu smallest
vleld since 1S94 But the professional grain ,
men sav afl the trade Indications point to a
much smaller yield than that estimated by
the Agricultural department.
A conservative estimate of the corn yield
for this vcar is said to be 1,750,000,000 bush
els , which , with the estimate of stock In
. farmers' hands at the beginning of the year , .
, and the visible supply of last July , makes a
total suuvly available for this year of
2.172.000.000 bushels. With the amount re-
aulred for homo consumption and the Indi
cated demand for export experleaced grain
men figure them will bo a shortage In the
supply this year and on this condition base
their prediction that the price wlir advance
as the winter comes on. ,
The outlook for wheat Is also said to be
unusually good. Men who make It a , study
watching the conditions which affect thq
market sav there are small stocks abroad ,
uhlch with Increased consumption will
create a heavy demand , fpr this cereal. It Is
reported that the Russian government will
this year bo forehanded and Is no > v buying
I UD much of the product of that country to
i bo held in reserve for the famines which
visit some sections of the empire almost
vearlv. To such an extent has this been true
I that nearly all the wheat Offered In that
country this year has been taken by the
government for these possible emergencies.
This has removed Russia for the time being
(
I as a competitor of the American producer
and gives a better field for our wheat.
These things are given as the reasons for
the present largo exports of this grain.
There may be a drop In these exports when
the waterways of Europe are closed on ac
count of winter , as most of the shipments
on the continent are made through these
channels : but as general proposition It Is
believed tho- export demand'for wheat will
continue whllo the present crop on this side
holdu out.
HITCHCOCK AGAINST TIME
Politician In Triplicate Given n. Per
fectly I.dvoly Exhibition to\ , < l-
fc nilriiiKi Tlilril'IVnnltTfi. .
Between seventy-five and a hundred per
sons wandered In out of the cold
Monday night to attend a meetIng -
Ing at Crelghton hall , where the
three-ringed aspirant for Dave Mercer's
seat In congress was billed to make things
warm enough for anybody. It was a warm
meeting , to bo sure. Those who attended
were given the unusual specfaclo of Ed
Uothery presiding at a meeting where Gil
bert M. Hitchcock was the principal speaker.
Mr. Rothery called time promptly. In
troduced Mr. Hitchcock to the multitude ,
cautioned him about , fouling , hitting on
breakaways and biting during clinches , and
then the free sliver , Initative and referendum -
_ erendum , free trade , anythlng-to-get-electod
j candidate , proceeded to punch the wadding
out of straw men as fast as they could beset
set In front of him. He mauled the re
publican financial policy , ho riddled the re
publican revenue policy , ho showed the
mistakes made by Mr. McKlnley In fighting
the war with Spain without reference to the
Yellows , and finally proved beyond a
shadow of doubt that neither Dave Mercer
nor any other Omaha man had anything to
do with getting the government appropria
tion for the exposition. This was all done
by Senator Allen.
After Mr. Hitchcock had finished his ad >
Vcrsarles In the most approved style of the
art Referee Rothery awarded him the prize
I offered for the event , and Attorney General
' Smyth did a bag-punching turn. Mr. Smyth
J is Inimitable In this respect and the way ho
I lauded on what was left after Mr. Hitch
cock had finished was enough to make the
crowd wonder If the premier event of the
evening hadn't been put off till the last.
" \Vhcn Mr. Smyth had finished his share of
the evening's entertainment the Third
warders who were there returned to their
wonted avocatlous with considerable satis
faction at having been at one of the warmest
affairs ever pulled off on a cold night In
Omaha.
HAS SOME MATTERS TO MEND
Ilcimbllcnii Couiitx Cominlttec'M Meet
ing on fliUuriliiy "Will Con-
nlilcr SLMi-rnl nilUonltlrn.
It Is probable that the republican county
committee will be callcil together next Sat
urday afternoon to take actjon upon some
matters of business. Chief of this will be
the position the eighth man will occupy on
the executive committee. Chairman Burbank -
bank was authorized to appoint a committee
of seven , but In making up his appointees
ho decided to recognize both factions In
South Omaha. As that city was only en
titled to ono member , It became necessary
for the chairman to exceed Ills authority ,
and he appointed two members. At tbo first
meeting of the executive committee the
eighth man was not allowed to be present ,
Our Dog Had a Fit
yestcrday-at the way wo fit ou rubbers
and olioes hundreds were Here hun
dreds will bo here todny for
Drex L. Shooroau's reputation as
a vnluo giver extends far and
near those welted sole shoes for the
women are so nice tor this wet weather
a genuine welt sole at any time is a
blessing , but right now they are Just the
shoe to wear kup your feet dry and
warm we have them in u fine quality
of real poft calf skin heavy donpola
nnd kid ? 3.00 Is not much for a shoe
that gives the wearer satisfaction and
comfort.
Drexel Shoe Co. ,
Oronlin'i t'v-to dnto Shoe Home.
1410 l-'ARNAM STREET
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PAIIIS , 41 Uoulovard Ilanssmann. LONDON , Kl Mortimer Street. MONTHUAL , HS-'W Hospital St.
and some bad feeling 'as1 engendered. The
county committee will 'be asked to recon
sider the actloih of the county , convention
and endorse the committee as appointed by
Chairman Hurbank. ,
It Is also rumored that V. B. Walker will
withdraw from the legislative ticket and
that the name of Ilcv. J. C. C. Owens will
be substituted. Confirmation of this rumor
cannot bo obtained and Mr. Walker denies
that ho has any Intention of resigning.
However , It Is not Improbable that the com
mittee will consider the matter of reorganiz
ing the ticket.
EXPOSITION SURPLUS FUNDS
Stool'--olilcr * Should Hnvo u Cliniicu to
Snr AVluit Ther Will IJ with
Their Own Money.
OMAHA , Oct. 17. To the Editor of The
Bee : I read In The Bee that the bank ac
count of the exposition shows a balance In
Us favor of about $300,000. I have made < }
rough estimate of the probable revenues
for the remaining two weeks and of the sal
vage. From the total amount of stock sub
scriptions I deduct the sum of delinquents
and of donations. The result points to a
rebate of about 75 cents on the dollar sub
scribed.
Subscribed for what purpose ? Read the
articles of Incorporation.
I hear men discussing tbo best means of
disposing of the surplus money of the ex
position. One of these thoughtless flpan-
cler would have the board of directors hang
the whole fund up to be distributed In the
ghapa of bonuses to Induce factories to lo
cate In Omaha. Another would take part of
the exposition money and with It construct
an auditorium , The board of directors has
already voted $10,000 of this money for a
j history of the exposition.
' Has the Id'a ever occurred to these
generous spirits that the funds now stand
ing to the credit of the exposition arc the
solo property of the stockholders ? Is it not
true that the managers and directors of the
exposition have the custody of this money
only to further the alms and objects of an
exposition ? See articles of Incorporation.
Is there anything In the articles authoriz
ing the board to Invest $10,000 or any other
sum In a history or in anything other than
an exposition ?
After all. would It not be well to give
the stockholders a chance to say what they'll
do with their own money ? H. B. J.
For broken surfaces , sores , insect bites ,
burns skin diseases , and especially plica ,
there is one reliable remedy , DeWltt's Witch
Hazel Salve. When you call for DeWltt's
don't accept counterfeit Or frauds. You will
not bo disappointed with DeWltt's Witch
Hazel Salve
County Tenelici'N' ANmofllitlon.
An Interesting program has been prepared
for the meeting of the Douglas County
Teachers' association , which is to bo held at
the court housH ! "Saturday afternoon , October
29. George W. Fox Is to read a paper on the
benefits of the state course of study , to bp
fcllowcd by discussion by J. B. Cash of
Waterloo and Miss Ida Miller of Florence
I The second subject will be the value of
j written and oral work in school by Miss
Anna E. Leach of Vallev. This Is to be dls-
cussc > d by W. C. Ar of Bennlngton and Miss
Amy Sheppard of Mlllard. Finally Miss
Don't ' Go Home-
of gooil
tin you'vo Been our display
lilnuos at low prices-wu've si room full
of the highest grade pianos ever nninu-
fnctured-such as the Kirnbp-KlmbaU
Ilallct & Davls-Knuilch it Bncli
pianos tliut yon know are high Krailo-
tlmt we're onVrhiR now at prices yon U
only expect to Ret on pianos put together
for Bale only-there ure pianos built that
way-but thebo are built on their reputa
tion-anil built to sustain It-wo guarau-
' if they
tee every one we wouldn't do it
weren't all right-while we've cut the
price deep , we're still willing to give
you the biimo easy terms as always.
A. HOSPE ,
Music and Aru 1513 Douglas
The Votaries of Health-
find aids to their worship at Aloe fc
Penfold'fi pharmacy there arc gathered
herbs , extracts and simples from every
part of the habitable globe and there
they are accurately compounded by
painstaking and graduated pharmacists
there you find pure drugs the stand
ard proprietary remedies at greatly re
duced prices toilet articles perfumes ,
etc. , and all of the best quality in any
quantity to suit the buyer-our prescrip
tion department Is open day and night.
TheAloe&PenfoldCo
Lnraeit lletnll DrujF llotue.
1443 Farnam Street.
Oppcoltt Futon UoUL
Agnes McKay Is to talk on the uses and
abuses of examinations. J. A , Cummlngs and
W. W. Elliott of Elkhorn to follow her In
general discussion. Superintendent Bodwcll
hopes the teachers will turn out In good
force.
\otcH from the Court * .
An Injunction has been asked for by
Phllomcna Ablan of 1239 South Thirteenth
street against \rnln Ablan to prevent him
from trying to dispose of her stock of goods.
She states that she purchased the stock from
him In July , 1850 , but that he broke Into the
store on Monday In an endeavor to dispose
of It. Judge Fawcett granted a restraining
order and set the hearing of the case for
this morning.
Charles 0. Rlley mies Margaret Hiley for
divorce on HIP grounds of infidelity and de
sertion. Thcr were married here In Feb
ruary , 1S90.
Suit for $361.29 on account of superintend
ing the building of the Central United Pres
byterian church has been brought in the
district court by Walker & Klraball.
Shoiillltcrn HclonNciI.
While Rev. Father Mcllevltt was at the
city Jail yesterday morning waiting to see n
friend who was In need big attention war
attracted to a distressing case , which In
volved aged Mrs. Shocppcr , arrested for
shoplifting. Interesting himself in tbo case
jccaueo of the story the woman told , the
reverend gentleman secured her release.
Mrs. Shoepper. who said her homo Is at
Council Bluffs , said she had stolen the ar
ticles from the Boston Store to enable her
: o buy medicine for her son. an ex-volunteer
soldier , who was at the point of death of
typold fever contracted at Chtckanmuga.
She raid that ho had been her uolo support
and tbal when ho was stricken down she
had nothing to eat and no money to obtain
medical attention for her boy. His suffer
ings and the pangs of hunger drove her to
steal. Mrs. Hhoepper saidtnat but tnren
months ago she lost her husband. Her story
touched Judge Gordon na \ \ hail Father Me-
Dcvltt and he gladly released the woman.
'lillio Olln , a waitress at the IJodge res
taurant , who was also arrested for the same
offense , was released by Juclgo Gordon on
twenty days' suspended sentence.
KliulN the Ilui-Klnm In Jail.
On the night of September ! il at a local
hotel Mrs. M. C. Drag , a guest from
Qulncy , III. , while retiring for the night ,
was surprlbed and startled to see a lone
arm reach through the window of her room
and grab up all her Jewelry that was on A
small table near tbo window and disap
pear. Since that night Detective Keyeor
has been worklnc on the cnac. Yesterday ho
successfully ended bis search at the county
Jail. In the person of S. A , Rice , sentenced
to thirty days In the county jail by Juaga
Gordon for stealing clothing , he found the
long-armed thief who robbed Mrs. tirag.
When confronted by the facts In the case
Rice broke down and confessed and told the
detective whore ho could recover the most
of the stolen stuff. A charge of burglary
was sworn out against him and he will La
arrested on that charge when ho is released
from the county Jail.
CornlcIc'H Injury Fntnl.
E. C. Cornicle , an elderly man , who fell
heavily from a street car Saturday evening
and was severely Injured , died yesterday
afternoon without regaining consciousness.
The deceased was the father-in-law of
George West , city passenger ngent of the
Chicago & Northwestern railroad , and had
been vUltlng at the tatter's house , 2226 Ohio
street. His homo was Cedar Rapids , la. ,
and tbo body will be taken to that city for
Interment.
A Stove Right Now
wouldn't be such a bad investment
don't you wish you had that new stove
bought and put up with a nice warm
Ore in It ? It won't take us very Ions
to have it all ready for the lire Just
come in and pick out the one you
we've the Jewel base burners all
at all prices we'll have It out to your
house and put up before you've hart
time to get to your ofllco promptness
and satisfaction are two things we pride
ourselves upon and when It comes to a -
stove you won t find one anywhere that
Jewel. will 1111 all requirements as well as the [ STEEL ]
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