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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (June 18, 1903)
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: THURSDAY, JUNE 18. 1003. E&BS BENN FHE FIRE IS OUT BUT O FHE SALE STILL RAGES U iTi'i'TJ illinorv One table of Trimmed Dress Hats, slightly smoked, Q QO worth from ?8.00 to flO.OO now QHmJli One table of Trimmed Dress Ilats, slightly smoked, Q QO worth from ?6.00 to f 9.00 now. .W U Another table, the choice of which go at r . . . Sl98 Trimmed Street Hats at .. 69C One table of Trimmed Street Hats at.. 25C y ttsu . IT"" vaj e iuiiuu vii y if atAr Three were totally destroyed. Our .jFf- O'F"! entire 8tock must be closed ont- Fuy : i --'"iij three cars of new Instruments have jCiV been ordered, but are held back till ,.;y W all goods on hand at time of fare are disposed of. $500.00 piano qrr nn FIRE SALE PRICE UwUU.UU $475.00 piano q?9r nn FIRE SALE PRICE JWfcUiUU $450.00 piano S39R nn FIRE SALE PRICE UW6WUU $450.00 piano Q3nn nn FIRE SALE PRICE UUUUiUU $450.00 piano conn nn FIRE SALE TRICE UtUUiUU $400.00 piano - Q9Rn nn '", FIRE SALE PRICE. g6UU,UU $325.00 piano- Q9IR nn FIRE SALE PRICE WfcHUiUU $300.00 piano $ 9iR nn FIRE SALE PRICE....... U; LIUiUM Com and see these pianos. If you cannot com WRITE TODAT. We will five all information and description. TERMS TO SUIT. ore Fire ore S olc Bargains in Clothing tariling Than Ever 200 pairs boys' trousers, ages 10 to 20 years, long trousers, worth up to $1.25 fire sale price li Boys' Long Trouser Suits, ages 12 to 20, all wool suits, worth $7.50 fire sale price Wash Suits for boys' ages 3 to 10 years 3c,h 48c worth $1.00 70c K! IPX I (jib Smart Jewelry Snap! SOLID SILVERINE GENT'S WATCII 14 size, Standard American movement FIRE SALE PRICE LADIES' SOLID SILVER OPEN-FACE CIIATELAINE WATCH FIRE SALE PRICE.... STANDARD ROGERS Al TEASPOONS Choice of three excellent patterns , FIRE SALE PRICE PER SET ROGERS Al TABLESPOONS FIRE SALE PRICE PER ET, . . ... M, . . ' ww'i wi pi .umisiin mifiufifm sin.. mini SI.98 $2.98 ...48c 98c Fire Sale price Fire Sale Price BETTER ONES IN PROPORTION. worth 1.50 Fire Sale Price Mother's Choice Suits Boys' 8 to 16 years $7.50 values fire sale price $6 an Mothers, don't overlook this 300 suits fire damaged, window and sample suits, worth up to $12, y Men's and I'ouny Men's Trousers that are worth up to $6.00 a pair fire sale price Hen's and Young Men's Suits Union Label worth $20.00 fire sale price Men's and Young Men's Suits union label worth $25.00 fire sale prices '.. 3J95 147S Ladies' vici kid patent tip oxfords and shoes worth $1.50 fire sale price Men's vici kid lace shoes, nice and stylish- worth $2.50 fire sale price Shoe Fire Sale Men's vici kid oxfords, plain or tip toes worth $2.50,, fire sale PI 4A price vOlsto 89c $1.48 Crockery Fire Sale HAVILAXD & CO. Breakfast riates Ronson shape, each Three pint Glass Water ritehers, each 24c IQc Best Iron stone China handle cups and saucers, set of 6, 'SEjs. absolutely first selections w3C 100 piece decorated Semi Porce lain Dinner Sets, blue and green .68 FIRE. DATED. SHOE Only smoke in the Cloak room, the marks of smoke can hardly be discovered by the most expert shopper all the same the insur ance company - made good our loss, and we are giving our customers the benefit. Women's Tongee Coats, usually sold at $8.50, at 4i63 Women's Black Silk Blouses, elegant style, worth $$.50, at. 5,95 Women's White Oxford Cloth Coats will wash like muslin, very nobby, worth $7.50, at 4i63 Women's elegant I'aris Costumes, Cream Voile, nccordeon pleat ing skirt and coat, worth $125.00, at 5500 Women's Black Broadcloth Suit, the very Acme of the tailors art, was $75.00, now 59.00 Wash Uoods, almost perfect 100 pieces white wash goods fop women's and children's wear, every inch worth 10c yard. . . 3 C Colored Challies, just the kind you are paying 15c for 50 pietvs of them, at . jg Fancy lawns, pretty designs, colors stood the fire and water, are almost perfect, prices 10c to 15c, all at 4c Itussia Crash Toweling, one case not damaged, sell at 10c tire sale prices . . . , .q The fire sale in Dry Goods will soon come to an end, get in aud make your purchase while we are sacrificing our profits. Our dainty children's dresses are the most attractive ever shown, COME AKD.OET A CHOICE WHILE THE ASSORTMENT IS C0MFLETE- -ages 6 months and up. The Grand Gift Carnival The fine Alaska seal coat valued at $350, as well as the Alaska beaver coat valued at $150. Tho objects of our Grand Gift Car. nival were attrrly destroyed In the fire. This will not In any way Interrupt the gift-making which we had planned. A Boon as the drawing takes place the lucky ladle will leave their measure with us and coats will be made to their order. The very best mate rial will tie uned In the make-up of the coats the qualities all over belnir equal very likely better than used In the coats which were destroyed Ladies! you have still two weeks to secure a chance of winning one of these valuable garments, you know the conditions buy a wool suit In our Cloak Department, second floor we have them at all prices and -et a couoon 25c per ounce sAifiSIQEXS 1?WstilMEf! Perfumes for Thursday COLGATE'S PERFUMES. Pansy Blossom... i New Mown Hay. Apple Blossom. Italian Violet Lily of the Valley. . . . Baldwin's Plum Blossom, per ounce 45 C Papier P.oudre Books powder without puff 22c Pink of Perfection 39c Bennett's Tooth Powder v. 4f ntnn' ivn nntirr UlTTrnP J 1Kb ANU rULllL JJlAilLlvj s Officer Al Bebout Muit Undergo Another Phjsioal Examination. BOARD WILL NOT TAKE HIS RESIGNATION Member Thomti BelleTes Bebont Is Laying- Plana to Sne the City ! Wants tor. Act Ao-oordlngly. The Board of Tire and Police Commis sioners at ite meeting last night ordered "Patrolman Bebout to undergo a physical 1 examination at the police station Saturday Vnornlng by City Physician Ralph, Assistant Cltv Physician Arnold and Beboufa at tending phyalclan. and took no action on his resignation; flrfed L. Osborn, patrolman, thirty days' pay for sitting down In a gro cery store for three mlnuiea while ou duty; granted permission to Henry 8c naffer, and Han Peterson, saloon keepers at Seven teenth and Bt.' Mary'" avenue and Flftoenth and Webster streets, permission to reopen when they removed the wine rooms from I their places of business. ; These two saloons 1 were closed last night because they con tained wine rooms. The other business transacted was merely routine. Former Sergeant Bebout, who was re duced by the board some time ago, tend eret his resignation to the board and in his letter act forth that on December S7, 1902, wbilo doing duty aa a patrolman he slipped on the walk and received Injuries which caused him now to suffer with "Inflama tlon of the solatia nerve and contusion of the left hip and muscle of the thigh," which Incapacitated' him for further serv ice as a patrolman. These facta he said wore filed with the board some time ago in a' certlflcate from his physician. On the strength of this certlflcate Mr. Bebout wrote that he had been granted ten days' of absence from February 1. June 1 he said ha was ordered to report for duty June s. and upon request of Chief lonahue he was excused until June . On that day he .re ported to Captain Mostyn and was ordered to take a beat. He was unable physically to do this and Inasmuch as he had never disobeyed an order of a superior on the force during his fifteen years' service, and upon the advice of his physician, he ten dered his resignation. Commissioner Broatch moved that It be accepted, hut upon motion or Commissioner Thomas, Bebout was ordered to appear and staad an examination. Thomas explained that City Physician Ralph has notified the board that Bebout la not -offering from ny Injuries so far as he could determine. The commissioner said he thought Bebout Is laying his plana for a damage suit against the city. Sergeant Rentfrow brought a charge against Patrolman L. Osborn for being off his beat when he should have been on. Grocer Davidson, In whose store the ser geant found Osborn, testified, and so did Osborn, that he had been in the store three minutes to see about a colt which had broken out of Davidson's lot had been running at large. While they were talking Osborn sat down on a cracker box and there Rentfrow caught him. The board thought the offense sufficiently reprehen sible to fine Osborn thirty days' pay and ordered him to report to the chief for Instructions. The communication from the council stat Ing that the special deputies who did duty during the strike should be paid out of the police fund was read and placed on file. The board does not agree with the council. While the board, was In session Sergeant Gibbons came In and aaked advice about closing the saloons at Seventeenth and St. Mary's avenue and at Fifteenth and Web ster streets for being run In connection with wine rooms. The board ordered the officer to close the saloons. The members later decided to allow the saloons to onen when the wine rooms wee taken out. Sev eral bills were ordered paid and several omcers were granted leaves of absence. All members were present except Com mlssloner McHugh. TREATED SON WITH A CLUB Dr. Impey Finds It Neceasary to Apply I'nyslcal Force In AUopathle Doses. AFFAIRS AT S0U1H OMAHA Little Interest Manifest Up to Date in High Eohool Bend Election. VOTERS URGED TO LOOK INTO PROPOSAL Superintendent McLean Asserts There Is Imperative Necessity of Pro- ' Tiding More Room for the City Schools. ( ( WhatisSterlingsilver? The trade-mark to be found on all ' Gorham Silver answef this questioh. It guarantees the quality of the silver, and is thus the equivalent of tht official hall-mark of Great Britain, the only reliable test of -quality. reepeestela jewelers keep It As a result of a fight betmeen Dr. Charles jmpev, z:io Willis avenue, and his son Earl Impey. of the same address, the lat ter was under the care or the police sur geort for some time last night. His In juries consisted of a bad cut on the head, a fractured forearm and aeveral minor bruises. To dr the operation the doctor used a club. After his wounds a.r..i young Impey was det lined st the police station, his father later notifying the police that he would furnish the bond necessary lo secure his reltese. Young Impey, it was reported to the police, went home In an Intoxicated condi tion, as he had frequently done, and started a row with his father. The latter ended the row with a club and notified the police. Officer Heelan and Detective Po tulla went to the house and arrested Earl Impey. but at that time the father was not at home. It was told the police that on several occasions the boy had threatened to kill his father. All kinds of up-to-date amusement features at Lake Manawa. LOCAL BREVITIES. For the High school commencement at the Orpheum Friday night no flowers are to be snt to the theater. A basket picnic will be held at Courtland beach next Saturday by the Sunday school of Al! fiaints' church The party will Uave the Paxton hotel corner at 10 a. m. Lester Rodney, who la addicted to dope and sees things, ran wild yesterday after noon and Imagined someone was going to cut hta throat. To prevent this he chased up end down Douglas street, south of Tenth, with an open knife In his hand, until the police gathered him in. Frank Worth, working at Mike Elmore's grading camp in Houin uroaha, was pushed off a Council Bluits motor car at Mm and Douglas streets last evening about 10 odor, it required a few smchea by the police surgeon to repair the Injury done to his scalp and a night s lodging In the sta tion to work off the effects of aoine Coun cil utuna wnisay. Those Interested In educational work In South Omaha seem to think too little In terest Is being displayed In the high school bond proposition. Between now and the date of election steps will be taken to lay before the people In an em phatlo manner the necessity tor better school accommodations, and especially the need of a new high school building. For two years the school district has owned the site which occupies half a block front Ing on Twenty-third street and extending from J on the north to K street on the south. As the district Is not bonded the expenditure of 1100,000 for additional school room Is not considered extravagant. The proposition Is to issue bonds in a sum not to exceed $100,000, to run for twenty years and draw interest at a rate not to exceed 5 per cent annually. These bonds are to be known as high school bonds and will be of the denomination of $1,000 each. On account of the long time to run it Is ex pected that there will be no difficulty In securing a good-sized premium. Should the proposition carry the bonds will bear date of July 1, 1903. A tax la to be levied annually for the payment of the Interest and the principal as the bonds mature. Superintendent McLean has compiled data showing the need of additional school room and especially the need of better provision for the high school classes. Every year the number of pupils enrolled Increases and unless something is done before long the dltsrict will not be able to care for them. By the building of a high school, which would of course Include a preparatory school, the number of pupils at Central school would be decreased and thus furnish room for additional students In the lower grades, and at the same time do away with the renting of outside rooms In the business portion of the city. Hospital Association Mnsleale. Next Tuesday afternoon a musicals will be given at the home of Mrs. Oeorge H. Brewer, Twenty-fifth and H streets, for the benefit of the South Omaha Hospital association. It is the Intention of the as sociation to present a program that will be appreciated by those fond of muslo. As the object Is a worthy one. It Is ex pected the Brewer residence will be crowded on this occasion. Condemning; Buildings. For a number of years the city officials have endeavored to have the old frame building on Twenty-fourth street. Just north of K, condemned. Resolutions enough to fill a good-slxed basket have been adopted by the council In connection with the raxing of thla building, but atlll the old shack remains. The building Is owned by Horace Plunkett, a resident of England. Every time the building Is con demned Plunkett' agent comes to the front with a statement that extensive Im provements are to be made on the Plunk ett property soon. Last year It was an opera house that was to be built. Thla year It Is a three-story brick building All thst the agent wants is a little more time and the council naturally grants the request. City Engineer Beal asserts that the Plunkett building under consideration Is unsafe and should be torn down. Mr. Windsor, the agent, .thinks the. bulld nj is all right and it is now up to the council committee on buildings to' decide between the statement of the engineer and that of the agent. ' ' Ampblon Club Concerts. Officers and .members ,of the Amphlon club are ' considering the ' advisability of giving a series of three concerts in the fall for the p'trpoea of showing what South Omaha musicians can do. . At the present time the club Is made up of twenty mem bers, all excellent musicians. The pro posed concerts are not to be given as a money-making venture, but to bring prom lalng musicians to the front. Season tickets for the three concerts are offered for $1. Should a sufficient number of tickets be pledged to raise a fund of $100 the concerts will bo given. If not the project will most likely be dropped. Not long ago the club gnve an excellent recital at the First Bap tist church, admission being gained by in vitation, as no admission fee was exacted. The officers of the club are E. P. Baker, president; V. C. McMillan, secretary, and Qcnevlcve Tylee, treasurer. Dirty Areavrays. Time and again has the Attention of the city officials been called to the condition of nreaways. On the business streets the majority of the areawaya are filled with waste paper and other rubbish. When the Fire and Police board went Into power It was expected that an inspection would be ordered and that property owners would be compelled to keep the areaways and back stairs free from rubbish. This has not be:n done and insurance men say this Is one of the reasons for the continued high rate ot Insurance charged In South Omaha. - Only Two Complaints. Only two comDlalnts were filed with h Board of Review yesterday and then both for small amounts. A number of tax payers called and looked up their 1803 valua tion ana leti witnout Illlng complaints. Some of the corporations are having com parisons with the 1902 assessment made and it is expected that complaints from those sources will be presented later. The board will hold dally sessions until June 23. Maarle City Gossip. There was a big sale of horses at the stock yards yesterday. Mike O Hern has returned to South Omaha after a trip to Seattle. William Hlgglns of Schuyler was a vis itor at the atock yards yesterday. Miss Anna Fowler has gone to Excelsior Springs. Mo., to spend a few weeks. J. J. Wall and Miss Maggie McGuirk were married at St. Agnes' church yesterday. A daughter has been born to Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Sears, Twenty-sixth and M streets. A meeting of the Southeast Improvement club will be held at Madison' school this evening. The funeral of John Zavrel was held from the family residence on Twenty-third street yesterday. For the coming bond election the regis tration books will be open on Saturday of this week for revision. I. J. Buckley and the other members of the Are department appointed by the board Tuesday night went on duty yesterday. This forenoon funeral services over the remains of Esther, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mike Murphy, will be held at the family residence, Seventeenth and N streets. TABLE AND KITCHEN Acer's Sarsaparilla If you feel run down, are easily tired, if your nerves are weak and your blood is thin, then begin to take the good old standard family medicine Ayer's Sarsapa rilla. If constipated, use Ayer's Pills. Two grand family medicines. Sold for 60 years. tSiZXZ PROSPECT HILL IMPROVERS Bnsy Time with Committee Reports on Sidewalks and Street Grades. The Prospect Hill Improvement club met at Its headquarters, Thirty-fourth and De catur streets, last night with a good at tendance. This was the 113th meeting of the club. The committee, on Btreeta and alleys re ported that It had addressed a communica tion to the Board of Public Works relative to the wash-out condition of the streets, particularly Thirty-second street, between Seward and Hamilton, and that It had re ceived assurances that t!i necessary re pairs would be made ss soon as possible. The sidewalk committee reported relative to the bad condition of many of the board sidewalks, also the bad condition of the brldgo at Ohio and Twenty-seventh streets, and that the Board of Public Works will speedily do what It can to remedy the troubles. The committee on police reported that a policeman had been assigned to the district by order of the mayor and police board and that he Is now on duty in the district. The sidewalk on the north side of Hamil ton from Twenty-eighth to Twenty-seventh street was reported to be In need of Immediate repairs. The necessity of a permanent sidewalk on the north side of Hamilton to Thirty-third street and the same on Parker street was shown to be Imperative, as was the sidewalk from Thirty-second to Thirty-third on Seward. The Information was given by The side walk committee that a permanent sidewalk had been ordered built by the city au thorities on the south side of Hamilton from Thirty-fourth to Thirty-sixth street. Sufficient money had been raised by the committee to pay for the appraisement for opening Thirtieth street from Cuming to Hamilton, and part of the money for the appraisement from Hamilton to Lake on the same street. The proposition for holding a picnic under the auspices of the club at Bemla park on July 4 was abandoned because of the expense It Jwas decided to later In the summer give a lawn social or two on some of the private lawns of Prospect Hill, which will answer the purpose better in getting the people of the district together socially. The proposition of opening Decatur street from Thlrt-flrst to Thirty-third street wss discussed and the matter was finally left with the Intereated property owners along that street, to agree upon the grade and other details before the petition was formally submitted to the council. - Mr. Daly stated that If any street grading wss to be done it must be done between now snd fall, while there la a liberal sup ply of money In the street grade fund. He said further that he hoped to see the time when Thirtieth street would be paved from Far nam to Bristol street. Menu. BREAKFAST. Fruit. Cereal. Cream. Boiled Belt Mackerel, Green Gooseberry Sauce. Hashed Potatoes. Muffins. Coffee. LUNCH. Shad Roe. Cucumber Salad. Brown Raisin Bread, Cocoa. DINNER, Asparagus Soup. Cold Mutton, Tomatto Farci' .Potato Croquettes. Lettuce. Strawberry Dumplings.. Coffee. Reelpea. Iced Plum Pudding Make a rich choco late ice cream using eggs as In a plain boiled custard; have a scant .cup and a half of mixed fruit seeded raalns and cur rants, steamed until they are plump, citron sliced thin, candled - cherries cut In half and candled sprtoots cut in. dice. Moisten them wltn sherry and let stand until soft. Drain and mix with the froxen cream, turn the dr.sher a few minutes longeV to thoroughly mix the fruit. When froien very hard pack. Into a. mould and bury In ice and salt and let stand several hours. Turn out and serve with sauce made as fol lows: Rub the yellow rind of one rrange and one lemon with two or three lumps of sugar, place In a bowl and add the strained Juice of the orange and lemon, add six tablespoonfuls of sugar syrup and four each of sherry and brandy. Turn Into freezer and work' until half frosen and pile around the pudding and acrve. The dish must be thoroughly chilled before the pud ding Is turned out. Nut Iced Pudding Blanch about four doxen English walnuts or If you prefer, mixed nuts. Add a few blanched sweet almonds to half of them and pound to a paste. Put Into a . saucepan with one and one-half pints of hot cream vanilla sauce. Stir over the fire until thick then strain Into a basin. When cool pour a little Into a fancy mould, sprinkle some of the re served nuts cut in halves over this; then pour In more cream and continue in this way until the mould is full. Cover first with a piece of parafln paper then the cover and bind the intersection with a strip of buttered muslin. Pack In Ice and salt and let remain for at least an hour. Alexandria Pudding Place a pint of milk In a double boiler and when scalded pour It Into the yolks of four eggs beaten with four tabiespoonfuls of sugar. Stir until mixed then return to double boiler and stir and cook until thick; turn Into a basin, set on cracked Ice. ' When cold mix in four ounces of ratlfia or almond cakes, powdered fine and rubbbed through a sieve. Flavor with a few drops of bitter almonds; pack In cracked Ice and freeze until the mixture has been reduced to the freezing point. Spread a layer of this Iced mixture In the botton of. a mould and on top arrange some fine ripe strawberries dipped In a soft fon dant flavored with lemon Juice. Then put In another layer of the frozen mixture, more berries and continue In this manner until mould Is full, then pack again In ice and salt and let remain for a couple of hours, turn out and serve. Lalla Roohk Whip a quart of double cream until very, very light. Beat the yolks of eight eggs with six or eight tabiespoon fuls of powdered sugar. Cook In a double boiler Just long enough to take the raw taste from the egg; remove from the Are and add half a cup of Jamaica rum. Put Into a freezer and turn until nearly firm and stiff, then add a cup of marschlno cherries cut In half and about a dozen marrons glace cut Into dice. Freeze about as hard as a mousse.' This should be done half an hour before serving. The Ideal plcnlo resort Courtland Beach. Make a note of this. Split and Directors Are Xot Liable. CHICAGO, June 17. -Judge Kohlssat. la an opinion delivered today In tha United Slates district court, decided that the di rectors of the defunct National Bank of Illinois cannot be held liable by creditors for the balance ot money due from the bank i A SHREDDED BISCUIT