THE OMAITA DAILY DEE: THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 100.1.
T
1ETESCINE HOUSE CONTRACT
lismban of kirtorj Board fe'ect Sacceii
ful Bidden from Liit of Thirteen.
MAYOR AGAINST THE CITY ROCK PILE
Cnlef Bxeewtlro AIM frees Deetrae
tUn of Dilapidate Ballalnns, av
rnmber ( Which Ara Al.
ready Condemned.
Tha contract for tha construction of tha
new fire angina houae at Twenty-seventh
and Jonea streets waa awarded yesterday
by tha advisory board to P. J.. Creedon 4
Bon who wera the loweat bidders with a
proposal to do the work for $13,200. There
were thirteen blda submitted, ranging from
I15.M6 down. The plumbing and gas-
faKlng went to Henry H. Kruger at t610
and tha ateam-hentlnf to J. J. Hantghen
for $1.09. Tha total coat will be about $100
lose than the estimate, $15,000.
. The award for forage waa secured by
Marsh Jk Smith, the lowest bidders, It be
ing calculated that the amount of forage
used during; the year would cost W,28.
All coal used by the city for the year
ending September 1, 1904, will be furnished
by Bunderland Bros., It having been found
that on the whole they were the lowest
bidders. The price for anthracite Is $10.60,
for steam coal flM, and for Trenton (111.)
lump $5.48.
Mayor Moore spoke strongly against the
establishment of a rock pile, saying that
It would be a commendable enterprise, but
would cost at least $1,000, and that the
city at present has no money for the pur
pose. He Intimated that he will veto the
counoll resolution ordering tha atone yard,
Willi Repairs Harried.
The mayor aald he had signed the ap
propriation of $5,000 for emergency street
repairs, and he urged Engineer Rosewater
to hurry the work aa much aa possible.
Notifications were sent to the owners of
the following property to appear two weeks
from yesterday and, if they desired, show
why the buildings should not be condemned
and destroyed: Brick barn, rear 1418 Dodge
street, John A. Crelejhton, owner; frame
barn, rear 1914 Douglas, Herman Meyer,
owner; damaged brick building, 1218 liar
Bey, R. C. Peters, agent; frame buildings
from 1711 to 1717 St. Mary's avenue, owned
by the Elisabeth Kountx estate; two-story
building at 141 Dodge, McCague Invest
tnent company, agents; two old frame
buildings at 811 and 815 Capitol avenue, J,
II. Evans, owner, and a triune barn rear
131 Park avenue.
"The town la full of old shacks that
Might to come down," aald . the mayor,
"Get rid of them as fast aa possible. We
have recently had a horrible example, and
ire don't want any more collapses.
DOZEN CANDIDATES ON FILE
Hamas of Republican Who Hare For
sally Announced Their Intention
to leek Nominations.
Tha next candidate to file the required
agreement and turn over the atso required
check to Secretary Messtck of the republl-
. can county committee will be No. 13. This
announcement. Secretary Meaalck says,
hould not deter candidates from calling
on him, aa no little circumstance like that
can Interfere In this republican age of
prosperity.
The latest filings are: E. F. Bralley
coroner; J. W. Klnkead. William Altatadt
and Charles M. Bachmann, Justice of the
peace; Louis Berks, police magistrate for
the Omaha district;. D M. Haver ly, clerk
of the district court; F. W. MacQlnnls, Joe
Marrow, constable. The filings ' made
previous to September 1 were by Charlea
Unltt, county clerk; Charlea 8.. Elgutter,
- county judge; James Allan, and A. O. Harte,
' sheriff.
Five thousand copies of the rules, ap
portionment, and fees, will be ready for
distribution next Monday. There la a big
call for them by candidates ' and voters
The apportionment of delegates In the
county . convention for the Omaha wards
already haa been published by ' The Bee,
Every county precinct, except Clontarf,
which will have only one delegate, will
have five delegates. The apportionment
for South Omaha Is: -First ward. First
proclnct. four; Second pTeclnct, six; Second
ward. First precinct, two; Second precinct,
three; Third ward. First precinct, three;
Second precinct, two; Fourth ward First
precinct, one; Second precinct, two; Fifth
ward, First precinct, two; Second precinct,
one; Sixth ward. First precinct, five;
Second precinct, four; total for South
Omaha thirty-five; total of convention S27.
A meeting of the county committee to
name Judges and clerka, and select pieces
for holding the primaries, will be held in
Washington hall at i p. ' m., Saturday,
September 12.
farturtng dlKtrlrt, and abutting property
owners are bidding for tnis strip whlcn
shuts them out (rum building to the nee'
street Una. Tne appraisers ara disposed
to place a good run price on the prop
erty acaiea, while tne abutting prop
erty owners want It for a nominal con
sideration. The appraisers are i peeled to
make their report at tne next meeting ol
the council.
PARKS AND THE BAD STREETS
Prosyect Hill Improvers Bpenn aa
Erealag Debating Needed
Changes.
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Major Koutsij on the Policeman Bond
Pajment Qauticn.
UNCERTAINTY OF TENURE THE TROUBLE
Disorganisation of Force t'nder
Hoard's Control Makes It Exits
aire to Par Premlam on Con.
' atantly Changing; Bonds.
Tha Proapect Hill Improvement club
meet Ins- at Thirty-fourth and Decatur
streets last evening was attended by quite When the city council met on Monday
. delegation of the mora energetic members night last a communication signed b A.
and matters of general Interest discussed.
Ths meeting was culled to order at I o'clock
by President A. J. Plerson, and after W.
O. Bchrlver announced his candidacy for
the office of county assessor, the discussion
of the acquisition of the strip of land west
Of tha cemetery for a city park was taken
up. A communication from Oeorge I
Hurst, chairman of the park committee,
was read by Secretary Unltt, wherein Mr.
Hurst stated that the strip of land could
be leased for a term of ten years at a
nominal rental. The communication was
laid over for further discussion at subse
quent meetings.
John F. Daily, chairman of the street
and alley committee, stated briefly what
had been done by hla committee as regards
the grading of Decatur street; also In ref
erence to the grade of Thirtieth atreet.
Secretary Unltt wanted the bad sidewalks
and the washed-out places along Charlea
atreet repaired and entered Into , quite a
discussion on the sink-holes In various lo
calities, where stagnant water accumulated
and became a menace to realdents and
might prove death-traps for children. Mr.
Dalley followed Mr. Unltt and stated that
the dilapidated sidewalks along Charles
street were not a circumstance to those
of Thirty-fifth street. He averred that
there were places along that well populated
street that would make a snake dizzy to
navigate. Mr. Starkey spoke at some length
of the same holes, referring to them as
"natural cesspools," and gave It as his
opinion that property owners could be
made to drain them. The matter waa
finally referred to the street and alley com
mittee. In the call for committee reports Mr.
Van Otlder, chairman of the police and
fire committee, stated that he had assur
ance from the board that the hill was get
ting adquate protection. He was followed
by Mr. Starkey, who dwelt at some length
on the dilapidated buildings In the vicinity
of Charles and Thirty-first streets, which
are used by tramps and bums as lodging
places almost every night. This matter
was referred to the police and fire com
mittee. President F. A. Nash of the Omaha Elec
trio Light and Power company was present
and explained at considerable length the
proposition of hla company to light the en
tire city with arc lights. He was asked
about the saving of $25,000 per year, which
has been so often mentioned, and replied:
"The city now psys $94.60 per year, each,
for E00 lights. Under the new system, with
the additional lights and the reduced cost
per light, there would be a saving of ap
proximately that amount to the city each
year."
After Mr. Nash had finished his talk tha
lighting proposition was discussed by mem
bers of the club. Two new members were
Initiated.
Labor Day Plana.
' The committees of Central Labor union
are Dually engaged in preparing tne pro
gram for the Labor day exercises which
are to be held at Courtland beach next
Monday. As at present planned it Is not
contemplated to nave any parade, but to
confine the exercises to the grounds at ths
beach, where there will be addresses, ath
letic events and other plans of making the
aay com pieaaant ana instructive.
fix
logoffs
Annoaneements of tho Theaters.
Tonight at the Boyd will begin the win
ter season of this theater, and quits ap
propriately tha opening play la one of the
merriest musical comedies aver written.
"The Prince of Pilsen" contains all the
elements of success, and has been equipped
by Mr. Savage with everything that would
aarve to enhance the beauty of the Plxley
at ,Ludera' "words and music." Its first
season's triumphs will be outdone by Its
second season on the road. The engage
ment lasts until after Saturday night, with
a matinee Saturday.
The first of the "bargain day" matinees
that are to be made a feature at the new
Krug theater was given yesterday after
noon, and the house was filled with women
and children, who showed much apprecia
tion of the play, "Bweet Clover." Last
night another large audience was enter
tained, and "Sweet Clover" is evidently In
for a big week's buslneaa Tha next matu
nee will be given Saturday afternoon. The
next attraction is "A Millionaire Tramp,"
which opens Sunday for four days, with
matinees Sunday, Labor day and Wednes.
day.
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
Simeon Bloom left last night for a three
weens- trip la points in Michigan and Ohio.
W. K. Kerr of University Place, Neb.,
Is an Omaha visitor, a guest at the Mer
chants.
J. D. J. Barnard, a live stock man of
Douglas, Wyo., Is in the city, a guest at
the Her Grand.
W. D. Simmons of St. Louis , and W. A.
Sain of Chicago, old time traveling men
out of Omaha, are in the city, guests at
the Her Grand.
W. D. Moulton, formerly proprietor of
the Eno hotel at Fremont and the Pad
dock at Beatrice, la in the city from Ne
braska City. Mrs. Moulton accompanies
him.
Mrs. C. A. Welter, Chauncey Welter of
Fulierton, L. C. MltteUtadt of Norfolk, J.
B. Walts, T. B. Hord of Central City. R,
D. Russell. Miss Russell of Falrbury, E.
Ewe) of Grand Island and W. A. Thomas
of Lincoln are at the Paxton.
John Wilson of Kearney. Mr, and Mrs.
C. K. Storkey of Perry. Okl., U. 8. Grant
or Box klder, Wyo., Joseph Collins of
Piedmont, S. D., William Tyson of Calla
way, Y. C. Slmesen of Hyannls and J. E.
r-awaras or iiennard are at the Merchants.
C. O. Bangster of Denver, Al. England,
Cora Van Tassel, - Effle George of
Humphrey, Mrs. L. J. Wyman of Ml chell,
Ben DeFord, C. C. Campbell of Hasting.
W. G. Togg of Alliance. Hugh Wilson of
Aurora and: K. McFarland of Tobias are
at the Murray.
LOCAL BREVlfiFs.
The Ladles of the Grand Army of the
Republic will hold their plcnlo at Krug
park tomorrow.
Joe Boyvey was arrested yesterday after
noon and locked up, charged with being a
suspicious character.
M. Rachman, living at ttll South Four
teenth atreet, was arrested on a warrant
yesterday forenoon for - keeping a vicious
dog..
Sergeant Whelan served a warrant on
R. McDonald, residing at Forty-flfih and
California streets yesterday. McDonald
Is charged with petit larceny.
E. A. Bchrlver. . Council niufTa Wank
Smith of Chicago and j. B. JJjeely of
Omaha were all arrested yesieiUay even
ing and are charged with being suspicious
characters.
R. J. Rexford, who lives at the Klondike
hotel, loaded up with liquor last night and
Appraisers Begin Work.
Councilman Huntington, J. W. Van Glider
and M. J. Greevy, composing the board of
city appraNers have started out on tins
season's work. The city has vacate! thirty
eight feet on Dm mirth side of Nicholas
street east of Sixteenth street In the menu-
proceeded to make things lively around that
hostieiy. He was taken In by the Dolica.
charged with being drunk and disorderly.
Julia Davia, colored, residing at 415 North
Twelfth street, reported to tne police last
night that she had lout a clock, silk skin
snd a coat, all valued at $40. The articles
were stolen from her house by sneak
thieves.
While Dovle Clark of Kiniu Cltv an
Charles Ciark of New London, Ark., both
colored, were walking the streets last
night in search of lodgings they were ar
rested and locked up charged with being
suspicious characters.
A. T. Lewis of the B. & M., Q. F. Camp
bell of the l niun Pacific and 1- A. Slorck
of the Northwestern go to Kansas ( Ity
Wednesday night to attend the meeting of
the rate clerks of the tran-MI-ourl lines
to arrange for the all year tourist rates.
Mm. W. A. Graham, Fainam strset,
reports to the po.ice that uuilng hr b
veuce from homo ye Urday alternoon
about o'clock sneak thieves entered her
residence and carried off a gold waich,
a pin and a ring, the whole valued at tio.
Otto Peterson ro.le over from Page
county, la., to epend a few of his surplus
dollars In hl.an.ua living. Ho had last
ot fairly started in bis celebration when
e waa taken In by a uoilctman and
charged with being drunk and disorderly.
Mrs. John Munn ot Carroll, la., reported
to the police the loan of her pocketbook at
the City hotel yesterday. The pj,se w n
taken from the table in the hotel wi.lle
she had gone out. It contained a check
for $360 drawn on the Natioual B ink of
Carroll.
Walter Klupp, a boy residing st 4811 Chi
cago atreet, got Into an alif rcail n with a
playmate yesterday afternoon and tried to
settle the matter by the most approved
Untie rulea. He succeeded so well that
he put his chum out of business for a
lima An officer was called an 1 locked ths
boy up. charged with aaaault. ,
A fire alarm was turned In by a ne'ghbor
of the people living at 114 Bjuth Twenty
sixth street about I o clock yeuterdiy aft
ernoon. When the firemen arrived on the
scene they found that the furnace had
been fllltd up with waste, which had been
fired, making a dense cloud of black sua-iaa.
There waa no Carnage,
Safety and Economy
It U aafe u well u econom
ical to buy
Gorham
Silver
Safe, for the trade-mark
guarantee , it sterling
quality; economical, for
Gorham silverware costs
no more than the wares
of unreliable makers.
reepeeeible
Jewelers
kseplt
rrewsaa
he"
L. Bergqulst, secretary of the Fire and Po
lice board waa read, regarding the bonds
of police officers. In this communication
Mr. Bergqulst stated that none of the of
ficers are now under bonds, although ap
plications had been filled out and filed with
him. He asked the council to make some
arrangements with a surety company for
the bonding of policemen and firemen.
Mayor Koutsky'a attention was called to
this matter yesterday afternoon. The
mayor aald: "Under the olty charter the
city pays for the surety bonds secured by
Its employes. For policemen a fee of $5
a year is charged. Under the old System
a police officer remained on duty Just as
long aa he obeyed the rules of the de
partment and attended strictly to business,
consequently one bond a year was enough.
Now, under the management ot the Fire
and Police board, officers are removed fre
quently, and sometimes without causa
New men are being appointed at almost
every meeting and to keep paying out
money for bonds every month would soon
make quite a hole In the city treasury. Aa
far aa I am concerned no attention will be
paid to the communication, for the reasons
mentioned. I will not see the treasury de
pleted for bonds for policemen or firemen
who only work a week or a month."
Two members of the council wera ques
tioned on the same matter and they sided
with the mayor. One said that If the police
board wanted patrolmen under bonds every
few days, the members could supply the
money themselves or else make the ap
pointees pay the sum as the city will not.
Enrollment Flgrnres.
Superintendent McLean of the public
schools made up a statement last nlglit
showing the enrollment of the schools on
September 2. Central school has 41S pupils,
Hawthorne 607, Jungmann 115, Brown Park
604, Madison 230, Highland 198. West S;de
444, Corrlgan 213, Lowell 237, Lincoln 433;
total 3,749.
In connection with these figures Professor
McLean says that there Is a gain in every i
district in the city except one, as com
pared with the same date last year. The
gain this year Is 251. In the high school
the enrollment Is 263 as compared with 215
last year. There Is a slight decrease In the
Lowell district.
Superintendent McLean makes the re
quest that all primary pupils enroll during
the first two weeks of school. The revised
compulsory education law, requiring pupils
to attend the specified time during the
first part of the year should receive the
attention of parents. Attention to this com
pulsory education law will be called to the
notice of pupils and parents later.
Hospital Benefit Tickets.
Quite a number of the members of the
South Omaha Hospital association are
about the city selling tickets to Krug
park for Saturday, September S. A certain
portion of tha proceeds will go to the
hospital fund. As the Institution needs
money, most of the buslnesa men In the
city, as well aa many Individuals, have pur
chased tickets. This selling of tickets will
be kept up until 'Saturday noon, "when the
park opens under the auspices of the hos
pital association.
Those Shields Charges.
I Although Chief of Police Brlggs filed
Charges against P. H. Shields, night captain
of police, charging him with sleeping while
on duty and with neglect of duty at the
Morrill fire, the - chargea were not . even
mentioned at the meeting of the Fire and
Police board Tuesday night. It Is Inferred
from this that the charges were thrown in
the waste basket and will never be dug up.
Judge King proposes to bring Shields to
account for giving back to a prisoner a
cash bond and releasing him without ever
haying brought the prisoner into police
court.
Georae Brewer Retnrna.
George H. Brewer returned yesterday
from Minneapolis, where he went two
weeks ago to attend the National Under
takers' association's annual convention.
Mr. Brewer said that tha association mem
bers were royally entertained while in Min
neapolis and that every courtesy was shown
them. After leaving Minneapolis Mr. and
Mrs. Brewer went to Duluth, Minn., land
ing there in the midet of a light snow
storm. The weather cleared soon and their
stay there waa greatly enjoyed. There was
no business of public Interest transacted
at the convention.
Meeting; Under Trees.
The South Omaha Toung Men's Christian
association will hold an open air service
under the trees In Highland park at 4
o'clock Sunday afternoon. The principal
address will be made by State Secretary
Bailey of Omaha. The association male
quartet will sing. Should the weather be
unfavorable on Sunday afternoon the serv
ices will be held In the association parlors
on N street.
Masjlo City Gossip.
South Omaha Is being flooded with green
goods letters again.
Mrs. John Wall, Twenty-third and N
streets, Is quite sick.
Mrs. W. 8. Wltten of Chicago Is here vis
iting friends for a few daya
Robert Fluhr. Twentieth and L streets,
reports the tlrth of a daughter.
Some counterfeit silver dollars are re
ported to be in circulation here.
Employes ot the street department are
buay laying croaswalka In all parts of the
city.
Five sets of plans for the proposed high
school have been submitted to the building
committee of the Board of Education.
That resolution of the Fire and Police
board regulating limits for the "burnt" dis
trict will not take effect for ninety daya
Duffy's saloon, at Twenty-sixth and Q
streets, waa paruauy ueairoyeu uy nre yes
terday. The loss wld amount to about 3u0.
Mrs. G. B. Sherwood and children have
returned from iiartington. Neb., where
they visited friends and relatives tor two
months.
The Ladles' Aid society of the First
Methodist Episcopal church will meet at
the paraonage at 2:30 o clock this after
noon. Tea will be served. ,
Mr. and Mrs. W. 8. Bibcock entertained
a number of friends at tlieir home Tuesday
night, the oocaaion being the twentieth an
niversary of their marriage.
Yesterday afternoon C. E. Scarr, C. A.
Mekher, Dr. C. E. tiapp and Dr. C. M.
bchindel left for a two-day stay al Dr.
Schinuel'a farm on ths Platte.
City Engineer Beat stated yesterday that
stukes had been ret for the grading of
Nineteenth street from O to P alreet and
that the contractors could commence work
at any time.
W. 8. King, chief engineer of the Union
Btock Yards company, has gone to Bemidji,
Minn., to hah for a few dayn. Rev. Irving
P. Jonnson, former rector of 81. Martin a
EylHCupai church beie, accompanied Mr.
King.
vtm i mniT-rT-i 1 it, .waamMBMBHiBaMBaMiMaBaaBBWMHBavavaBnew'anaji
lj ff School Opens Tuesday Next.v fliIl
fSftf PareDts' an(1 ptpl
IM 1 Teachers' Special Itlljl
fr II The boy' the girl and the teacher SfMi?
jj tjpfittf aN need something to wear or use that vlIill
r eak can uy at a money-saving price t
aSsSS Read this nd.
piMHMM IMMIUsniMI .l-P.niW.-liiiajuWS-J.SJSSSJSII.. .jim..aMJl M.MlWlM.
Boys' Suits for School Wear
Embracing all styles of fancy cheviots, in
Norfolk or plain jackets, splendid sturdy fab
rics, well made in every particular, suitable for
hard wear, Mother's choice make. A new suit
gratis if seams rip. Ages 6 to 16.
Short trousers. JJ5.00 and f G.00
values, at
100 young men's and boys' long trouser
suits, 8.50 values special price
ages 10 to 20 years
for
100 young men's and boys' long trouser
suits ?6.50 values special
price ages 12 to 20 years
per pair
A Watch Free With the Above.
Giils! Do
You Want a Dress?
Do you want
Do you want
Do you want
if
wear.
you want a nobby Bonnet or
Hood.
Let us show you our new styles,
they are just what ' you want
in styles and prices.
SSSBS3DS
Shoos for Boys
Good strong shoes, will wear,
look right, feel good, and fill
the bill in every way.
Every pale .guaranteed.
Boys' Box Calf
Kock Oak
Sole
Boys Satin Calf
Quilted Bottom
Shoes
Little Gent's Box
Calf Rock Oak
Soles
Whatever you want' "Ben
nett sells it for less."
Stationery.and School .
Supplies for Boy and Girl
500 Page Pencil Tablets each 5c
Pencil Boxes, each 6 c
Fountain Pens each . 6 C
Composition Books each . .- 5C
Note Books each 4c
Combined Pen and Pencil Holder each 6C
Sponges extra large each q
C-Colored Crapons (assorted) each c
Lead Pencils (with erasers) each q
Paper Pen Bolder with Pen Complete each jc
12 inch rulers each c
Webster's School Dictionaries each Qc
m..i.atl'fMWJ',MasjeiMllllm
The ienneti SoEnpenyj
n. ...luii iisimiLiisnijwWuTIWAIWifWailgfa
Shoes for Girls
Here are shoes that will feeJ
fine on the feet, will stand lots
of wear and tear and always
look neat and stylish.
n Misses' box calf
extension sole
shoes
Little girls' box
calf or kid
shoes
Box calf shoes for
. little boys or
girls
Whatever you want
find it at Bennett's."
"You'll I
Oliver Hoar Unrled.
The funeral of Oliver Moore occurred
yesterday afternoon at t o'cl ,ck at the un
dertaking rooms of lli aliey at Hon a m e.
Rrv. K Crombt Smith. psUr of the F.nt
Methodist tpiacopei rhur. n, conducted the
srrvlcra '1 he interment was at Forent
1-awn. The nail bearers were selected
from tne umma auarae and wera aa to I
lows: 'Csptaiu Fnuikn-r, Corporals liavd
son. Ralim and Ooddard and Private
Mem. uaer, cunninanara wuiui nod
NASH TALKS TO EXCHANGE
Land. Eii Fro?oiition and Latubuti Op
ponent's to Beil E ate Hen.
COMMITTEE NAMED TO INVESTIGATE
City Atorner Not Certnln that Stuht
Injunction Precludes Proposi
tion from the Gas
Company.
President F. A. Nash of the Omaha Elec
tric Light and Power company appeared
before the Real Estate exchange yes
terday and spoke on his proposition to
light, the streets exclusively by electricity.
He Intimated that he was willing to ac
cept less than a ten-year contract, re
peated much that he has already said In
favor of his plan, and declared he was
sorry the action of the gas company pre
vented him from giving; the details of his
proposition.
"I am a corporation man and have served
corporations for many years," aald Mr.
Kaah, "but I am still a citizen, as I have
been for thirty years and I hold he In
terest of the city higher than I do the In
terests of any corporation. I propose to
give the city a perfect system of lighting
costing no more than at present. Every
part of town will be lighted. As to the
ten-year contract, I think I can meet the
vlems of your exchange on that and
we can agree on that clauae. Wa hold that
as we Increase our volume of business we
can lower our prices and ono reason for
making our proposition Is to enable us
to build an expensive pole line and re
ceive some returns on It, In order to serve
private consumers all over the city.
Donqeets to Opponents.
"The opposition to the proposition comes
principally from a (ten Human prominent In
local political circles, who proposes to foist
a municipal electric light plant on the city
In order to strengthen his political ma
chine. He has said that a municipal light
ing plant would be a good Investment If It
did nothing more than get Mr. Nash out of
politics. Veil, gentlemen, you can get him
out of politics much cheaper than that.
"I have served corporations long enough
to learn that you can't fool the people, and
that you have got to give them pret,ty
nearly what they want. I know that what
ever la dona now about lighting will be
done because It la the general sentiment of
the people. I want to stand on the merits
of my proposition, and I -court thorough
Investigation. I hold that If I have better
gooda for less money I am entitled to the
business. You have an honest city council,
that Is not In the market, and if I get the
contract It will have to be through public
sentiment.
"Five years ago this city began paying 130
lamp for gas lighting, when at the aame
time the city of Denver was paying 111 for
Identical service. You can find places In
Omaha where sis gas lamps are burning
under an electric light and you can find
from 100 to 150 old polea standing about the
streets that were not used when new gas
lamps were put In at other points at a total
cost of $12 to the city for each new pole.
"At present there Is being an effort made
to delay action of any kind In order that we
may be prevented from getting our system
Installed before frost In the ground makes
It Impossible to build the pole line. As a
matter of fact attorneys went to Judge
Dickinson for the (as company and he told
them that In hla opinion the Stuht Injunc
tion did not prevent them from making a
proposition, and If It did he would modify It.
"As to the power rsnal project, no one
la more familiar with the details of ail
proposed plans than myself. In the prop
osition to the city I will provide a claure
that If the project Is ever realised and
the price of the production of electricity
reduced, we will lower the price of 170 per
lamp." .
Chairman Wallace appointed the follow
ing committee to Investigate tha lighting
question: J. N. Frenxer. W. O. Ure. Henry
Payne.
Wright on Btnht Injnnetlon.
City Attorney Wright (outside of this
meeting) waa aaked If he would proceed
at once to call a hearing on the Stuht In
junction restraining the council from en
tering Into a contract with the gas com
pany. "I hare received no Instructions from tha
council yet," he said, "Last June the ease
was continued until the fall term of court
by general agreement. I am of the opinion
that the action was dlrectej ogalnat the
old council and is not applicable to the
present body, though of course the order
Is binding."
"Is the Injunction of a character that
forbids the receipt of a proposal from the ,
gas company?"
"Its terms may Include such a prohibi
tion. I am hardly prepared to say. how
ever, definitely. 1 regard the performance
of the lighting company last night la about
the same light that a horse raoe la aurted
wasting time by- jockeying for all ad
vantage possible."
A committee couponed of Judge Lytle,
W. Q. L're and D. C. Patteraon waa ap
pointed by the exch&Jiso to protest against j J"1? """i1 l!?.n "la,te 1colds
the appointment of a eeeond assistant city Hepten?bcr 17, wfththVloc!
attorney, Judge Lytle having expressed
the opinion that there Is no iturul authority
for such an office.
The new town of Tennant, Shelby county,
la., on the Chicago Great Western rail
way, wKI be opened to the public by an
auction sale of lots Tuesday, September i.
at 1 o'clock p. m., on the town site. Spe- i
clal train will leave Council Bluffs at 9:30 ;
a. m. on the day of sale. Fare, 60 cents
for round trip. Lunch will be served. For
full particulars apply to Oeorge F. Thomas,
general agent, office Grand Hotel, Council
Bluffs, or E. B. Meglll, manager town alts ;
department. Fort Dodge, la.
Retail firorrre Aaaorlation.
The Omaha Retail Grocers' association
nominated offtcera and directors of the
association to be voted for at the next
regular meeting. The trading stamp nui
sance was denounced and attention cm.jd
to Its foothold In Lincoln. A commuted
of ten was appointed to arrange fur the
entertainment or tne numerous mjrermnts
who attend tho slate convention, October
ay was sot for
location nut deter
mined. The unfortunate nec-sa)iy which
Postponed the picnic was tha principal
oplc of discussion, and I, -lose present
waited until midnight in hope a dry piaoe
Ciiuhl be found.
'ihtt Ji.'j'.'i;.tio'i also Indorsed Robert
Smith, one of the members, in h(s candi
dacy for the republican nomination for
clerk of the dlatrict court.
W'reatllnsi Match Spoiled.
John Clark, who resides at Nineteenth
and Cuming streets, and James NeS of
807 North Seventeenth atreet, bad an argu
ment as to who was the better m n physic
ally. They went to the rear of a saloon
to decide the matter by wrestling. T. F.
Moore of Franklin alr-i w.i Ukeu
along to act as referee. Moore waa no
loud in his orders ini the two wresileis
mude so much noise that the attend m of
x policeman waa attracted and he took the
party to the atatlon. where they were
charged with being drunk and disorderly.
An exhibition In which a nomber of the
residents of the locality were Interested
was spoiled by the arrival of the offlcet.
ill f
5 l
V-l'TrMm-'
e -r - vH r t
7 V.i;;R7
THE MODERN
PASTE SHOE POLISH
HIMOLA is far superior to all other nnllahr
contain! ao acid or alkali Preserves the leather in
wff a. nan a auu sMiwraH s snoca. sua prevents
in
MHIbTOLA
dsuber sad polisher. It shines instantly.
is eaailr spelled' with Bhinola
OWE SHlNt LASTS A VICCK.
It produces an Intense brilliant UaUoe black
polish, without any blue or yellowish caat. It aiaiss
leather nsUr-srset, fills all cracks and worn aouu
aad ca sera the spiers at skees te m'wur Iks sales.
i aars is oo tHMr polian like VUIMOIA
ll ,hi " "
V V SHI
atorttt-M, A Iftm bo ft flfe t til clm. or mm
cats
SHINOLA CO.
an ROCHESTER. M. V.
1m
(in
mm
