THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: MONDAY, FEMtUAKY 10, 1002.
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Vrirt'S JtWLRY ALSO GIE1 . ASTRAY
' "Thlnas Hapten Lone
Widow Wkt Answers a .wntrl
moMal Advertisement la
Local Scmpaptr. '
Th police have been requested to locate
J. C. McKohn, aired 45,- showman, of Red
Oak, la., whew after leu than twenty-four
hours of married life, disappeared with a
sold watch, a chain and a diamond ring
belonging to his bride of a day, formerly
Mrt. Alice J. Coffer, aged 40. who room
at 140 Sooth Twenty-second af reet, this
I city. Whether the man disappeared volufl
tarlly or was kidnaped while enjoying his
honeymoon, the police have not determined.
Two weeks ago MeKohn came to Omaha,
and feeling that a man 43 yeara of ago
ahontd not attempt to live the remainder
of his daya In single bleasednesa, Inserted
an advertisement in a paper stating that
he desired a helpmeet, one combining Iweet
temper and good common sense. Mrs. Cof
fey answered and a correspondence sprung
up between the two.' to Impressed was
McKohn with the letters ho received that
ha came to Omaha, Thursday evening and
called on Mra. Coffey. . According to the 1
atory the .told the police, the mad was not
backward eboot, pressing his suit. He tojd
her that ha belonged to a family who mar
ried on short notice; that hla father and
mother had married on short acquaintance
and that he believed It waa tight for him
to follow In the footsteps of his -father.
Mra. Coffey atated that ahe would prefer to
prolong the engagement, but as time was
fleeting and she waa lonesome, she agreed
to an Immediate union.
Marry Short Jlotlee.
, Friday evening the nrospectlve groom
called for his jfUnce and the two were
married by Rev. C. W. Bavldge. The happy
couple then took rooms at the Millard hotel.
Saturday morning Mr. and Mra. McKohn de
cided io leave for their future home to Red
Oak. They .went to the former residence
of the bride to pack her effects prepara
tory to moving. When, everything was In
readiness, McKohn returned to the Millard
hotel to. order a carriage in which he arid
hla better half were to go to the station.
The bride, is still waiting for the carriage.
McKohn paid tils bill at the hotel and
i left, and no ant knows hla whereabouts.
Late Saturday evening a friend of Mra.
McKohn called at the police station and left
a description of McKohn and of the missing
artlclea, with the request that the articles
be recovered. ' -
Mrs. McKohn Informed the officers that
, her husband told Iter of hla great love for
her and that he waa well pleased with
the result of his advertisement. He ap
peared to be a gentleman and she did hot
know what to make of hla absence. 8he
does, however, desire to recover her Jewelry
whether McKohn Is recovered or not.
Ing Die a complaint against McKohn "cbarg
Ing him with robbery. The police are
. ai work on the vcaae and expect to locate
McKohn soon or flnd out whether he has
met with foul (lay.
The many frlVnde of O. H. Hsusan. en
gtner L. E. A W. R. R., at present living
in Lima, O., will bo pleased to know of his
recovery from' threatened- kidney disease.
Hewrltea: "I waa cured by using Foley
Kidney Cure, which I recommend to all
especially -trainmen, Who ars usually alml
' lariy emitted."--1- . ,; .;. ." : '
BIG ' BUSINESS IN HARDWARE
Uskn 'jobbers looking forward
Heavier Trade Thaa Ever
im Spring.
Wholesale dealers in hardware In Omaha
are looking forward to the greatest buslnc si
during the coming season of any since the
Brat store was opened on the Missouri river.
The Jobbers And themselves In better con
dltlon to care for the trade than they were
at the beginning of last aeason, but there Is
a feeling that before the eprlng trade has
closed nalla and wlrea will be almost as
scarce aa It waa last season, when Oraaba
wall the only town on the river which could
supply orders, , . '
Io the (territory adjacent to thts city
. heavy demand for Iron and steel laated
J ' until the cold weather of January inter
4 fnred, a slight stop only In December, fol-
lowing the cold wave of that month. Much
of the work' planned la now partially com-
doted, but retail dealers have placed or
dera for eprlng delivery far In excersVjf tha
- usual at thia time of the year. -
The Omaha Jobbers were fortunate In ae
curing low freight ratea from the east to
the Missouri river, and while some of them
took long chancea on the delivery of cer
tain lines, thoy succeeded la getting the
Xthe cut rates put'lnto force on shipments
I between Chicago and Denver, the local Job
1 bera securing proportional ratee to toll
v point. These rates were withdrawn Jan
uary 1, and one week before that, date there
- wrre fifty cars ordered by Omaha Jobbers
which hsd neon sold on the basis of the cut
rate, which, had the delivery not been mad
by the first of the year, would have more
than absorbed the profits. In every Instance
delivery waa made oa time.
The- effect of the present condition la tht
west Is shewn at the mills, whtre It hat
been found Impossible to deliver goods as
Dorit Grab
atShadows
, If you do, you will
substances. Don't
and that thing and every other thing you
see advertised as a cough medicine.
. Don't waste time chasing shadows 1
J Better follow the advice of eminent physi
cians and grasp the real substance, Ayer's
Cherry Pectoral. Ask your own doctor if he
has ever used a better medicine for colds,
coughs, bronchitis, croup, asthma.
For five yeara I have been suffering with bronchitis. For the peat two
months It haa confined me to the house. A few weeka ago I began to take
Avert Cherry Pectoral, and only two bottles entirely cured me."
( DAjugL B. Lirra, Alta, W. L
nl, tec , I! ' ' J.C. AVER CO.. Lowell, Mass.
fast aa they were ordered. The American
Steel and Wife company, which la Independ
ent of, but works In harmony wlih, the steel
truat, reports that its milts have advance
orders approximating 870.000 tons, which
cannot be delivered at thie time, the mHls
being Inadequate to the demand,. This
company also reports an Inability to se
cure from the American Iron mills the ma
terial required for Its work and has placed
with German smelters an order for 100,000
tons of steel billets.
Amusements.
The Orpkesa.
Tie Orpbetim rood show, which Is at
that house thie week, baa eight acta, which
represent the cream of those which have
played the Orpheum circuit, and furnish
a vaudeville entertainment more aatisfac
tory, frem an. amusement standpoint, than
any which have ae yet been offered at this
theater. Mclotyre and Heath occupy the
headline 'position, and while they have
offered their "Man from Montana" spe
cialty here before. It was none the less en
thusiastically received at the Sunday per
formancee. The Omaha Guards' gatling
section la practically the same aa that
Which they offered during the week In
which they made their debut here last
season, but haa been more elaborately
mounted and brought to a higher state of
perfection. Joe Welch artves an Imperson
ation that is certainly a etudy of the type
of Hebrew that ene finds selling "socks,
suspenders and collar buttons" upon the
atreet corners. W. C. Fields, the Juggler,
performs Innumerable difficult feata, rarely
ever missing one that he attempts. Eliza
beth Murray la one of the very few "coon
Ingeri" who is capabla of entertaining In
this line of work. The Serenaders are a
'quartet of pretty, sweet-voiced and shapely
-girls, who sing a number of popular ballads
in front of an appropriate atage setting.
Lee Agios, a man, woman snd dog, 'are
equilibrists of mors than ordinary merit.
Among their feata upon a revolving ball la
one In which the man stands upon the ball
and rolls It across the atage while holding
chair on hla head and with hfs teeth.
The Woman la aeated in the chair and holds
an ordinary parlor table, upon which la a
vase of flowers, In her teeth. Macoraber
and Ingleton, travesty stars, who Intro
duce the famoua war acene from "Vir-
glnlus," complete the bill. 1
At the Boyd.
"The "White Slave," Bartley Campbell s
ptay of the aouth and Jts people before
the war, seems to have lost none of Ita pop
ularity. The Boyd waa crowded both at
matinee and night performancea Sunday.
The company presenting the play la rather
mediocre. The Important parte were, how
ever, in the hands of competent 'people.
which made the performance tolerable.
Mlero'e Troadera. v
The Trocadero management offered Its
patrona yesterday afternoon and evening
vaudeville show headed by Flake, a ma
gician, who mystifies hla audlencea with
various features of legerdemain. Rosabel
Travis, a comely little soubrette, made a
good Impression, singing a few songs In a
taking manner. The Oarnelloa are amus
ing in their sketch. Mile. Ste. Orra ex
ecutes some dances; Lady Wlnslow does
some posing, while the Polly scope exhibits
moving pictures. The closing number Is a
three-found aparrlng contest between
Frank Mayo and his partner. The engage
ment lasts all week.
Children) Poisoned.
Many children are .poisoned and , made
nervous and weak. If not killed outright, by
mothers giving them .cough syrups contain
Ing opiates. Foley's Bonny and Tar la
Safe and certain remedy for coughs, croup
and lung troublea and la the only prominent
cough medicine that contatna no opiates or
other poisons.
LOGIC . AND DICTION CONTEST
Underarrndnatea at Creighton C'olleate
Preparing; to Go After
Sew Haaora.
Undergraduates at Creighton college are
preparing to enter the annual competition
between the Jesuit colleges of the province
of Missouri, which la held to determine
the question of superiority In mattera of
loglo and diction.
Thla competition la based upon essaye
aent from each of six colleges Creighton
college at Omaha, Bt. Louuo university
St. Louis, St. Mary's college at St. Mary's
Kan., Marquette college at Milwaukee, and
Detroit college at Detroit. A prise f $73
for the best essay-prepared, and a aecood
prtie of $25 la offered by a resident of
Chicago. The subject this year la 'Duties
of American Cathollo Laymen in Regard to
Education." At each of the colleges In the
province every undergraduate who desires
may prepare a paper, which must be written
In the presence of one member of the tac
ulty, not more than Qve houra to bo spent
In its preparation. The easay must not
contain more than 5,00ft words. All papers
are then submitted ' to a member of the
faculty of the college, who selects the
three most suitable, and they are aent to
St. Louis, where they are Anally passed
upon by a committee.'
During the last four yeara Creighton col
legi haa carried off the prise. In 1898, the
successful competitor waa Patrick Mc
Kenna; In 1899, It waa John Smith; in 1900,
David Murphy, and In 1901, John Benewltx,
At Creighton college thie week Father
Koppena . will lecture upon the subject to
the undergraduates, preparatory to the
writing of the papers.
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AFFAIRS AT S00TI1 OMAHA
Ceanoil Ixpecti to fall Toadi in Opt
teaiioa w'eaaesdar.
I0NDS RENEW AN ISSUE DUE LAST FALL
Also Take In Special THalrlrt Im-
nrovemeat OMIsstlssi Wale Will
Fall Dae Thla Tear-Magic
City Gossip.
If plana arranged yesterday are carried
out the city council will meet tonight and
djourn until Wednesday night. Thla ac
tion will be taken for the reason that the
call for bide for the bond Issue of $110,880
haa not yet be.n advertised long enough.
Another reason Is the desire of prospective
buyers to secure a statement of the unpaid
peclal assessments. Treasurer Koutsky
and hla assistants were kept busy all day
yesterday figuring up the amount of the un
paid special taxes In the districts Involved
In the proposed renewal bonds.
On Wednesday night, when the council
meets, bids for these bonds will bo re
ceived in open session and the Intention la
to award the bonds to, the highest bidder.
The bonds renew some which fell due last
year and will take np all of the special dis
trict Improvement bonds which will fall
due thla year. While the figures are not
quite complete, It la estimated that no lest
than $250,000 la dne the city from Improve
ment districts. The city, when It permitted
the Improvemente to be made, pledged Its
credit, and so If the taxpayers do not pay
ths special assessments the amount must
be made good by the municipality.
By taking up the entire Issue of district
bonds falling due thla year the city will
eave quite a sum In Interest aa moat of the
outstanding bonds now bear '7 per cent,
while the reissue Is for per cent.
Entor Agalnat Loeehner.
Local democrats now aa? that' the fight
for the nomination for mayor la between
Elisor and Loeehner. Aa Sloan haa de
clared hla Intention of endeavoring to se
cure the labor ticket nomination, be le Con
sidered out of the running aa far aa demo
crats are concerned.
In referring to the canvassing of the pri
mary vote by the city central committee on
the day following the prlmarlea a leading
democrat said last night: "The candidates
ill aelect the Judgea and clerks of the
prlmarlea and the vote cast at each Of the
six precincts will be c6unted the same ae
at any ordinary election. The returna will
be certified to and forwarded to the city
central committee, which will meet on
March 11 and canvass the vote, and then
issue certificates of nomination. The namea
of thie candidates certified to will be placed
on the official ballot. It la thought that by
permitting the candidates , to name the
Judgea and clerks of election there will be
nothing but harmony at the prlmarlea."
Republicans Are Busy.
Just now South Omaha republicans are
busy preparing for the coming campaign
A copy of the registration books haa been
made and will be need at the primaries
to be held on March 7. Only those who
registered as, republicans last fall will be
permitted to vote.
So far only two candldatea for mayor
have appeared. Mayor Kelly wants a re
election aa a vindication of -hla policy of
city government and he proposes to make
a strong fight at the primaries and In tha
convention. Frank Koutsky, the .present
city treaaurer, la out for the mayoralty
and says he la going to do all he can tq
get the nomination. Aside from these two.
no republican candldatea for the office of
chief executive have made announcements.
As primaries will be held In each of the
six warda, it will be a busy day for the
candldatea, getting over the city and look
Ing after their interests.
"t'nlted Labor Party
The central committee of the United La
bor party will hold a meeting on March
12 for the purpose of selecting delegatea
to a city convention to be held on March 14.
The Intention Is to nominate a complete
ticket, even Including a police judge. Some
of the leadera of the-labor party assert
that Judge King has no title to the police
judge bench and therefore a candidal; for
the position will be nominated. .Since W.
G. Sloane baa announced that ha will not
enter the Hate in the democratic prlmarlea,
It Is understood that. he will endeavor to
secure the labor nomination.
Bill Poster Ordlaaaee. -
Under the ' new charter ordinancea like
the bill poster ordinance may be published
only one time, but do not take effect until
six daya after the publication. This ordl
nance was printed for the first time on
February 'and will not become a law until
Thursday of thla week. City Bill Poater
Scott asserts that he la going to enforce
the ordinance aa Jt now etanda and If he
doea there are going to be some casea In
police court for the reaaon that bill poatera
do not see the need of ouch an ordinance.
Special Services.
EvangellsV Smith and hla assistant. Pro
fessor Colbura, held special aervloea at the
First Presbyterian. church Sunday night for
women. -Thia aervloe waa well attended
and the mualo waa excellent. Following
thla meeting, Rev. Smith delivered an ad
dress to men and boys at the First Meth
edlst church, where he waa greeted enthu
slaatlcally. Revival meetings will be held
every evening thia week at the Firat Free
byterlaa church.
k Eaaeef Bass- leaass.
Real eatate dealers are looking forward
to a buay aeason. With the improvements
now In progress and .those contemplated.
It la figured that there will be an unusual
demand for property. Thla prospective do
mand doea not apply to any particular
section of the city, aa Inquiriea are being
made for houses and lota In every aectlon.
Made City G !.
Ira F. Burrouaha Is back from a trip
to the Pacific coast.
J.' A. Beck la here for a time, lie baa
been sojourning In Colorado.
W. II. Harris of Toledo la here looking
after tne propoaea oona issue.
The. Triangle club haa reorganised for
the aeaaon and will give a danoe la March,
The local brder of Kasles has arranged
for a dance Tuesday evening In Woodman
ball.
Fred Martin, one of the members of the
city council, has announced blmaeir aa
candidate for re-election.
It haa been definitely atated that no
change svlll be mane in the present micro
sropu-ei force ai tnis time.
Rev. J. W. Jennings, presiding elder, de
livered an Interentliig sermon at the First
Methodist episcopal church yesterday fore
noon.
Mice and mafchea caused a .fire at the
home of Mrs. Murphy. Twenty-fifth and JC
streets, yesterday forenoon. .The loss was
trifling.
On Thursday afternoon of this week Mrs
W. O. Sloans will entertain tha Magic City
circle. Klng'a Daughters, at her home.
Twenty-nun ana 4 sireeis.
Mlloas tulle.
I
H. Seever, a carpenter and builder of
Kenton. Tenn., when suffering' Intensely
from an attack of bilioua colic, sent to
nearby drug atore for something to relieve
him. The d rig gist aent htm a bottle of
Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Dlarr
boea Remedy, three doaea of which effected
a permanent cure. Tha la the only remedy
that rrn be depended upon In the most
severe caaea of collo and cholera morbua,
Most druggists know thla and recommend
It when euch a medicine Is called for. For
eale by all druggists.
where the elks' oolls went
aetlaa of Dalatlly Drtnea Play.
talBe n risers Haadaome Saat
to Lodge- reeTera.
Owing to the lateness of the hour when
the returns were received of the awards
made at the Elks' fair, which cloaed Snl-
rday evening, alt of the prizes were net
mentioned yesterday morning. The type-
riter was voted to Miss Myrtle Chrse. who
wsa backed la her contest by some of the
most prominent men In the Elks' ledge, and
the opposition to her was not aa atrong
aa It appeared to be aa a foregone conclu
sion tbst she would win.
The doll auction waa cloaed at 11 o'clock
Saturday night, and the Bnanelal returna
from the same were very satisfactory. The
Cora Beckwith doll brought the highest
price. The bidding waa very lively for th s
doll between C. B. Liver and. Mrs. J. P.
Shooing, until it reached $190. when Mayor
Tom Parmalee Of Plattsmouth Stepped In
nd bid $200, at which price It stood until tie
close of the auction, and the doll was
awarded to the winner.
The Effle Shannon doll was sold to I. W.
Miner and otbera for $50. C. B. Liver
bought th Ed O. Brandt doll for $4S. The
Dollla Nobles doll went to Cbarlea Men for
$?0. Spud Farrisb took away the Blanch
Dayne doll, and the Cherry Bietere now be-
ong to Gould Delta.
The Rcrd nf Tr.ri AlmnnA rtn -os
awarded to F. J. Vette.
Many fit the principal artlclea were not
closed out on Saturday evening. It waa
Impossible In the great rush of business
at that time to pick out the unsold numbers.
therefore, It became necessary to postpone
the award until a later date. Manager
W. J. Burgess of the Boyd theater, hearing
of this, volunteered the use of his theater
for a public distribution of these Elks' fair
prises, "and It Is probable that It will take
place on Friday afternooil next, and it will
be la charge of Ave disinterested men of
the highest business and professional
standing In this city. It Is probable that
a large number of artloles will be auctioned
off at the same time. The total attendance
during the nine daya of the fair waa 18,894,
of whom 3.381 passed through the doors
Baturday afternoon and evening, the clos
ing day and night of the fair. '
URMTURE FOR CREIGHTON
Father Dowllngr Orders Flatares
for
the Kew Addltloa to the
While In Chicago last week. Father P.
M. Dowllng, president of Creighton col-
ege, placed an order for the furniture for
the addition to the college; which will be
opened In a short time. The furniture In
cluded caaea for the scientific department
and the mueeum, and the fufalture for the
library. As soon as the new building Is
opened there will be new regulations en
forced In the library. The .new room will
contain provisions for departments of Issue
and return of books, and the system in
troduced will be similar to those in force
at the Omaha public library.
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WOODWARD TRIES SUICIDE
Friends" Oatalde of Jail Also Seek to
Aid Hint with Plans for '
Escape.
CA&PER. Wyo., , Feb. ' 9. (Special.)--
Charles Woodward, charged with the mur
der of Sheriff- Bicker, has made aeveral
attempta at aulcide and only the watch
fulness of hla jailers has prevented him
from taking his own life'.
When Woodward waa captured at tha
Owena ranch near Billings, 'he begged plte
ously for a chance to run, saying, "My body
Is worth Justus much to you men dead as
alive; let me loose and I will run. Shoot
me down and send my carcass to Casper,
but don't take me to that place alive."
Last Tuesday he asked for a razor that
he might ahave himself,-and again yester
day be aaked for a sharp knife to ut his
corn. He got shaved and hla corn trimmed
but waa handcuffed and closely guarded,
for it la believed that Woodward .would
not hesitate to attack an officer or attempt
to end hla own life.
Feara are entertained that art effort may
be made at any time by friends of Wood
ward to liberate him, or by friends of Sher
iff Ricker to lynch the prisoner. Sheriff
Tubbs Is on the alert and haa discovered
plana that were being carried out by per
sons outside the jail. Yesterday a woman
entered the jail to eee the prisoner. She
ran forward with apparent Joy ana gave
the prisoned her hand. Sheriff Tubbs no
ticed the movement and he Immediately
searched the prlaoner and found the note
which . he had received from the woman.
The caller waa immediately ejected and Or
dera were given to admit no more visitors.
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BLACK HILLS AGRICULTURE
Residents of Western nidge Devote
"Inereaalaa; Atteattoa to Caltlva
tlon of the Soil.
LEAD, 8. D.Y Feb. (Speclal.)-The
western ridge of the Black Hills range la
developing an extensive agricultural region.
People riving there have for a number of
yeara been supplying the local market with
email graina and vegetables, and the region
la being farmed more extensively with -each
aucceedlng year. Laat year the McCready
brothers, on Cold Spring creek, near the"
Wyoming line, raised 3,000 bushels of oats
on forty acres of land. The greater portion
of this yield waa marketed in Lead and at
the Homeatake pumping station on the
Spearflsh, which is a short distance from
their ranch, and brought on an average
50 centa a bushel. There is also a large
amount of hay raised on the divide, which
la .readily disposed of at Lead at a good
figure. It la Impossible to raise corn owing
to the late and early frosts. The region
hss aa average elevation of $.000 feet, and
there la. frost nearly every month In the
year. For hay, wheat, data, potatoes and
cabbage the country Is unsurpassed. No lr-
rlgatlon la required, ball Is unknown, and
there lk no such thing as a crop failure,
To Vote oa Waterworks Boads.
SIOUX FALLS, 8. D.. Feb. . (Special.)
A special election will be held at Alexan
dria, Tuesday, to permit the votera of the
town to expreaa themselves on the proposi
tion of Issuing bonds In the sum. of $10,000
for the construction of a water worka
system. The proposed boads are to mature
In Dot to exceed twenty yeara and are to
bear not more thaa S per cent interest.
As a water works system Is badly needed,
there appears little doubt that the bonds
will carry. .
Takea tk.rek at Caatoa..
SIOUX FALLS. S. Feb. . (Special.)
Rev.' M. A. Martin, who came to Sioux
Falls from Savannah, Ga., last September,
and who la a theological atudent under
Rt. Rev. W. H. Harav Episcopal bishop of
South Dakota, will leave Sioux Falls at the
close of the present month to take charge
of the Episcopal church at Canton, 8. D.
New Paper t'haaae Naasi.
810UX FALLS. 8. D.. Feb. t. (Special.)
The Commonwealth, a new weekly aewe-
paper which recently made lta appearanoe
at Artesian, with Melvia Clark as editor
and publisher, haa changed haads. It has
beaa sold to Willis Clark, a brother of the
termer editor.
hjisisc IN THE BUCK HILLS
! Middsm Tortile Idea to Iti IiUrtrts
Hear Leal.
MILLION-DOllAR DEAL AT RACGED TOP
Caster Peak gpeads Plealy of Massy
la Develaaaneat qsets Bee
Opens la Sabatanilal
Property,
LEAD, 8. V., Feb. 9. (Special.) the
Hidden Fortune Mining company has paid
to Henry Frawlty of Dead wood $30,000 for
a three-fourths Interests In the Iowa and
Brunette mining claims, situated on the
hill Just north of Lead. The claims are la
the large groun on which the -Hidden For-
tune company took a bond last February. It
... . r.h tranrtlnn n1 nr.rMr.IW n.M
for au the ground Included In the original
bond. . Mr. Frawley la aa attorney at Dead
wood and haa owned the Iowa and Brunette
for a great many yeara. The claims lie
near the Hidden Fortune No. 2, which
formerly belonged to Otto P. Th. Grants,
and waa sold by him to the company .which
waa namea alter It.
The Hidden Fortune company la atill add
ing to lta possessions near Lead. The tract
originally bonded, consisting of about 400
acres. Is to the north and northwest of the
Lead townsite. Within the last few weeks
the company haa been bonding property
south of Lead, running up to the ground
under bond to the Belt Development com
pany, a takea In property as far aouth aa
Grlxily gulch and the divide between Gris
tly gulch and Yellow creek, including the
Porth property, which waa quite promi
nent fifteen or twenty years ago by reason
of ths successful operation of a atampmtll
upon It. "The bonding of thla property
brings ths acreags of the Hidden Fortune
company several hundred higher than It
waa originally. Tha company la paying good
prlcas for this ground, and It ia a decided
benefit, aa many of the ownere have held
the claims all the way from fifteen to twen
ty-five yeara and received little or nothing
from them during that time.
Mllllva Dollar Deal.
A million dollar mining deal ,1s pending
In which the property of the Spearflsh Gold
Mining and Reduction company and the
Deadwood-Standard Gold Mining company
are involved, in addition to the Potsdam
group of claims, all lying contiguous and
situated at Ragged top. A Boston syndi
cate ia after thb ground and examinations
have been under way for several weeka. W.
D. Parker is one of the experts who haa
been working on the property, and C. W.
Merrill, chemist for the Homestake com
pany, has Just completed a thorough Inves
tigation. .It ia asserted that favorable re.
ports have been made and that on theee re
ports the deal will undoubtedly be closed.
The Spearflsh and Deadwood-Standard com
panies are owned by Colorado capitalists
principally and both have cyanide plants,
each of 200-ton capacity. The Potsdam
group of claima Is owned by W. L. Mc
Laughlin, D. A. MePherson and Others of
Deadwood. The Boston syndicate Intends
to make of It an enormous cyanldlng prop
osition. The Custer Peak Mining company, 'which
owns a tract of several hundred acrea on
Box Elder creek in the southern" part of
Lawrence county, ia laying out a large sum
Of money ' In development. A number of
strong ledges cross the . ground and the
company has men. at work In three placee,
me ore is g quarts, mixed with a great
deal of talc and carrying free gold with a
small percentage of iron in which sold
values are found. ' The company is prepared
to build a mill for the treatment of Its ore
as soon aa the ore in sight will warrant It.
It la likely that the ore will be treated by
amalgamation, with an after-treatment, Ot
cyanide.
Queen Bee's Sabataatlal Prospects.
In the same vicinity the Queen Bee Mln
Ing company haa lately been revealing tome
excellent ore, free-milling in character.
The company Is a strong one and ia opening
up tne property in a substantial manner. A
shaft is being put down on a well defined
ledge of free-mllftng ore in the archaean
slates, and aa in a number of other well
known instances In this part of. the Black
Hills, the ore body la steadily Increaaing in
size with depth. ' That haa been the experi
ence,- notably at the Uncle 6am mine, be
longing to the Clover Leaf Gold - Mining
company, near which the Queen Bee ia altu
ated.
The Caetle Creek Gold Mining company
la taking out ore In a wlnse that It has'
been working on for aeveral weeka. The
winze has been sunk from the floor of 'the
old development tunnel on a fissure. The
ore is free milling and of excellent grade.
assaying from $5, to $8 a ton. It Is being
piled up on thev dump and the company
expecta to put It through a mill as aooa
aa one can be built in the spring. The
company Is preparing to. begin a shaft
from the top. of the mountain, at the apex
of the main ledge. As It Is Impossible to
get water to that height, a steam hoist la
out of tne question for the present and a
horsa whim will be used.
Honaestake's Eye oa Deadwood Terra,
The Homestake Mining company la about
to purchase the Deadwood-Terrn, which haa
been under tne Homeatake management
for a number of yeara. The stockholders
In the Deedwood-Terra company have re
cently received an official notice from the
headquarters of the company in New York
of a special meeting of the stockholders,
to be held February 17, 190 to consider
the proposition to tranafer the whole or a
greater part of the company'a property and
franchises. The Deadwood-Terra. stock U
held largely by individuals who are inter
ested In. the Homeatake, and the mln.
Is being and hss been for twenty years
operated In connection with the Homestake
ana tne lower warnings are connected with
those of the Homeatake and other aasocl
ated mines. There la a 160-atamp mill at
the mine, which haa been running continu
ously since It waa built la the later seven -
lea. with the exception of a ahort period
following a Are in the holat leaa than three
yeara ago. The mlae has been a steady
producer and haa distributed a large sum
In dlvidenda among Its stockholders
Clraa-r of ths Waas.
The Wasp No. I on Tellow creek haa
made ita semi-monthly clean-up and the
product, $07 ounces of bullion, haa been
deposited at the United VStates assay office
tn Deadwood. Thia la one of the largest
clean-ups made at the Yellow creek cyanide
plant and represents a value of about
$7,000. The cyanide plant la working
smoothly and there la no perceptible de
creaae In the ore Jn eight. The mill haa
been nearly doubled in capacity within
the laat year and there la a possibility
of Its being still further increased In order
to handle the oro on a larger scale.
The Rossiter ryanlde plant In Deadwood
la running on ore from the Big Bonanaa
and Box ton mines at Terry, treating thtr
ty-flve tons a day, working ons ten-hour
shift. John Lundberg, lessee of the Big
Bonanaa and Buxton, haa a leaae on the
mill and has lately overhauled and repaired
Its' machinery. - Part ot Its equipment waa
out of date. It being the first cyanide plant
PUlll IO IBV. DISC Jltl. BUU laVIIDI IH
many of the modern facllitiea at the time
....... . V VI.MU I T 1 1 1 J J
Mr. Lundberg took charge of it
The lest shipment ot machinery for the
Imperial cyanide plant la Deadwood baa
arrived after a daisy of several weeks. It
A loo Hi
Every Man Must be That, to Retain His Health
' and Digestion.
THE GREAT
There are thounande' of people In this1
world who eat no, meat from one year s
end to another, and oertnin savage tribes
In Africa and Polyneasla are almost ex
clusively meat eater, but while there are
tnousands or these mere are minion wno
live upon a mixed diet of meat- vegetables
and graina and if numbers Is a criterion It
would seem that a mixed diet la the beet
for the. human family.1.
The fact that yon will find many vege
tarians wno appear healthy and vigorous
and rneat eaters equally eo, and any num
ber of robust specimens who eat both meat
and vegetables and anything else that
cornea their way, all goes to ahow that
the old saw Is the true one, that every
man must be a law to himself as to what
he shall eat and drink.
To repair the waste of tissue In brain
workers aa well aa to replace the muscle
and sinew of the laborer can only be done
through the procses of digestion.
.very nrve. muscle, sinew, every droo
of blood is extracted from the food we
eat and digest.. '
In those daya of hustle and worry and
artificial habits of life acarcely one person
In a thousand can lay claim to a perfect
digestion; dyspepsia is a national affliction
and Stuart a Dyspepsia Tablets a national
blessing.
Most casea or ooor riisrestion are caused
by failure of the stomach to secrete suffi
cient gastric juice or too little hydrochloric
acid and lack or peptones and all of these
Important essentials to perfect digestion are
louna in muin s uyspepsia lnoieis in con
venient and palatable form.
The vreat English scientist. Huxley, said
the best start In life is a sound stomach.
Weak stomachs fail to digest food properly
because they lack the proper quantity of
digestive acids (lactic and hydrochloric)
and peptogenlc products; ihe most sensible
remedy in all cases of lntfUreatlon is to
take after each meal one or two of Stuart's
Dysoeos a Tablets because they sntinlv In
Dieawani narmiess form, ail tne eiementa
trmt weaa atoraacna laca.
One or two of these tablets taken after
meals Insure perfect digestion and asslml
latlnn of tha food. .
0- Cathartic U and laxative medicines
nave no enect wnaiever m aigeeting rooa
and to call auch remedies a cure for dys
pepsia Is far fetched and absurd.
Htuari a uvsnensia Tablets contain nenain
free from animal matter, diastase and other
digestive, end not only digest all whole
some food, but tend to Increase the flow of
anstric Juices, ana ny Riving tne weak
stomach a much needed rest bring about a
healthy condition or the digestive organs
and a normal appetite.
Nervous, thin-blooded, run-down neonle
should beer In mind that drugs and stimu
la being set up aa rapidly a poaalbie and It
la expected .that the mill' will be running
thia month.
SOUTH DAKOTA AT EXPOSITION
Bnstaesa Mta'i - Association Asks
Cob a ties to False Fair
Fand of $.13,000.
HURON. S. D., Feb. . (Special.) The
Business Men's association baa adopted
these resolutions:
Whereas. The business men of South
Dakota, assembled In annual convention,
have unanimously resolved that the state
of South Dakota should be suitably repre
sented at the Louisiana Purchase exposi
tion, to be held in Ht. luls in inn; there
fore, Resolved. That for the preliminary worn
Incident to the exhibit, the construction of
a suitable building, and installing the ex
hibit therein, that the aum of $33,003 be
asked, to be advanoed by the counties, the
same to be refunded by the legislature,' ap
portioned to the several counties. .
Resolved, That Uovernor Herreld be re
quested to Immediately appoint a commit
teeman from each county and request that
such commltteemsn shall use due diligence
to obtain the eum apportioned to Ma county
at or before the April meeting of tha
county commissioners. ,
Resolved, That all money so secured be
Said Into the state treasury and shall be
Isbursed therefrom only upon vouchers to
be approved ty the governor.
n.nivMl. That tha eovernor be teauested
to appoint a commissioner to take charge
of such building and exhibit, who shall glvs
bondB tor in. laiinrui prnunimuw u iiib
duties, snd shall receive compensation not
to exceed $160 per month for time actually
employed In the discharge of hie dutlea and
his necessary expenses. '
Booth Dakota laeorn'oratlons.
PIERRE. 8. D., Feb. . (Special.) These
artlclea of Incorporation have been filed:
Donohoe Inveatment company, at Klkton,
with a capital ot $25100; Incorporators, M.
B. Donohoe, A. P. Bertleaon, Edwin B.
Powderly and otbera.
Groton Mercantile company, at u rot on,
with a capita ot 26,O00; Incorporators, A.
H. Miller, O. H. Miller and H. E. Mueller.
Reed Alley company, at Biaaeton. with
a capital or izd.vuu; incorporator., r. to.
Alley, F. A. Alley and C. B. Reed.
Acme Manufacturing company, at Pierre,
with a capital of $150, ooo; incorporators,
Leroy D. Lewis, Carl S. Peterson and Oscar
Nelson. '
L,ead foaaell Disc-asses Gas.
LEAD. 8. D. Feb. .(Special.) The city
council la discussing the practicability of
liahttng with gas. There are several appli
cations before the body for franchises, and
It la likely that action will be taken In
favor of one or more of them, but a major
ity ot the eouncllmen are urging that action
be deferred until the Deadwood gas plant
la Installed and It la aeen whether or not
It le a success. ' Deadwood la putting' In
color process gas, which Is ' considered
Men's J52.50 Boi Calf
Genuine box calf : uppers no aide
leather with genuine welt aolea of best
quality oak tan sole leather a shoe that
will be a'aurprlae to you when we name
the price $2.60 a ahoe that for eervlce
and fitting quality, can't be beat made
with the popular toe and heavy welt sole
-Thla la the first time we have offered
a genuine box calf welt sole man'a eboe
for t2.50-wlmply because until nqw we
eoald not get a ahoe to sell at thla price
that we could recommend We recom
mend tbta one.
I g-m m .
I JreTTGl ilriOG LO..
Raw Fall Catalog-no Mow Road.
Onaaha'a Vo-ta-date aheo Honse
tte rARaTAM ITBgtT,
IHililriUfjlJ.
uu
HUXLEY.
lant cannot furnish good blood, strong
muscles snd steady mrves; these come
only from wholesome food, thoroughly di
gested; s 60-pent box of Htuart's Tablets
taken after meals for a few weeks will do
you more real good than drugs, stimulants
and dieting combined.
Henry Klrkpatrirk of Lawrence, Mass.,
says: ''Men and women whose occupation
precludes an active outdoor life should
make It a dallv practice to use Stuart's
Dyspepsia Tablets after meals. I have dnno
so myself and I know positively that I owe
my preaent health and vigor to their dally
use.
From the time I was 2?. when T gradu
ated from school with broken heelth from
overwork, until I was 34 I scarcely liew
what It was to be free from atomach weak
ness. I had no appetite whatever for
breakfast and very little for any other
meal.
1 had acidity and heartburn nearly every
day and sometimes was alarmed by Irregu
larity and palpitation of the heart, but all
this gradually disappeared after I began
using Htuart's Dyspepsia Tablets and I can
eat my meals with relish and satisfaction
which I had not known since I waa a
growing boy."
Mrs. James Barton of Toronto, Canadn,
wrltee: "For eighteen months I Buffered
from what I supposed waa bladder and
kidney trouble and took medicine front 1
three different doctors without any sign of -cure.'
I felt so 111 at last 1 waa hardly abla
to do my work.
"I thought I would try a box of Stuart's
Dyspepsia Tablets and see If they would
make me feel better, never really thinking
1 had dyapepsia, but after only three or
four tablets had been taken all tha acid
trouble disappeared and then 1 discovered
I had had acid dyapepsia, while the doctors
had been treating m for kidney and blad
der trouble and one of them treated me for
rheumatism. .
"My digestion Is fine, my complexion clear
and 1 am able to do my work and low
spirits are unknown to me,
"I am so thankful for finding a cure ao
good and ao pleasant to take as Stuart's
Dyspepsia Tablets. I am surprised at the
change tney nave made in me.
Mr. Thomaa Seale, Mayfleld, Cal., says:
"Have used and recommended Stuart'a
Tablets because there Is nothing like them
to keep the stomach right." 1
Mr. K. II. Davis of Hampton, Va., says:
"I doctored five years for dyspepsia, but In
two months I got more benefit from
Stuart'a Dyapepsia Tablets than In five
years of the doctor's treatment."
Stuart'a Dyspepsia Tablets ia probably
the aafest, most popular and auccessful
digestive on the market and sold by drug
gists everywhere in the United States.
Canada and Great Britain.
largely an experiment by -4ns Lead aider
men and they prefer to. wait tor results,'
The Black Hills Telephone company la also
before the Lead council with an application
for a franchise to do business. The com
pany offers to Install a fire alarm system In
the city free of charge.
STAGE ' DRIVERJS WOUNDED
Joseph Miller of Taaktoa Indian
Agency Shot by Hla Owl
Revolver.
SIOUX FALLS. S. D., Feb. 9. (Spe
cial.) Joseph Miller, driver ot the mall .
stage between Wagner and Greenwood,
Yankton, Indian agency, waa Injured by
the accidental discharge of a forty-four-callber
revolver. He was carrying to the
Yankton agency a considerable aum of
money intended for the payment ot the
officials and employes at the agency. To
guard agalnat a "holdup" and robbery he
placed the weapon tn his overcoat pocket,
with tbe'mnzxle upward. , When he at
tempted to remove the six-shooter from hla
pocket It waa diacharged. The bullet man- '
gled hla 'left hand and lodged in hla left'
aide.
Indicted by tatted States Grand Jnry.
DEADWOOD. B. D., Feb. . (Special.)
The United States grand jury has brought
In Ita final report after a four daya' ses
sion and haa been diacharged. The Jury
examined into fourteen cases and returned
twelve true bills. Some of the persons In- -dieted
are not In custody.' .Several Indict
ments are for se)lng liquor to Indiana and
for violations of the revenue laws. Only
Ova Indlviduale agalnat whom Indictments '
were returned are here, and they are In
diana, John Frog, Frank Eagle-Dog, Frank
Fotlr-Horna, Dan Comea-from-the-War and
John End-of-Tlmber.
Telephones for the Farmers.
SIOUX FALLS. 8. D Feb. .(Special.)'
-Farmers in the vicinity of ForeBtburg,
Sanborn county, decided to construct a
telephone line from that place to Huron.
An organisation having thla purpoae in
View was perfected with George Alley ss
president and George Bonney aa aecretary.
A committee waa appointee to arrange for
the construction of the proposed line, '
which will bring a large number of tarmera
Into cloeo touch with their market points.
Conditio!
of Attorney- Geaeral.
HURON, S.
D... Feb. . (Special.)
"There la no change In , Attorney Oeneral
Pyle's condition today and none a looked
tor Inside the next few days," says Dr.
Alford, As might be expected, the patient
la growing weaker each day and the fever
baa not yet spent Itself. The outcome la
atill In doubt.