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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1903. r .(1 A i f mil INVOLVE LARGE AREA Suits Filed in Omaha. ThrenUn to Disturb Many Washington County Farmers. TO QUIET. TITLE TO EXTENSIVE TRACTS Coannllentlen Arises Over Claim that rtratf OwHr at Lnad Was Ia sane Wkn Ha Made Car tala Transfers. vfwnera of farm property In Washington county are In a state of consternation over oar lain suits which have been begun to quiet title and others to follow, which will In the end probably involve 1,200 aores of land in that county. Tha cause of these actions Is that one John Irwin, who died In ISM at Nebraska City, Is claimed to have been Insane at the time of certain transfers made by htm and the heirs now claim those lands under the statu tea As these transfers were made In 18S6 and the lands have been sold and resold, many legal points arise and a large number of persons In the county are vitally interested. John Irwin at one time pos sessed about 60,000 acres of land In eastern Nebraska and weatern Iowa and suits have before this been decided practically in favor of the heirs In Clay oounty, Iowa, Sarpy oounty, and In the United States court In Omaha. It Is not Improbable that many more sections of land Included In the former holdings of Irwin may be brought Into litigation, and In many cases be taken ' from their present owners, because In suits already decided the plea of Insanity has been established. The facts as set forth whloh have led to this entanglement are these: Of two brothers, John and Samuel Irwin, doing a merchandise business at Zanesvllle, O., the former came to this state In 18M or 1867. By the manipulation of soldiers' warrants and college script Issued by the "states" he acquired title to about 00,000 acres of land. The brother remaining in Ohio fur nished money to purchase lands and In IMS demanded a settlement and something of a quarrel ensued. This was settled try the transfer by John Irwin to the eastern brother of all the lands claimed in Wash ington oounty, about 1,200 acres. Land Went Settlers. The lands, were at that time of little value , and were afterward sold by Samuel Irwin ' to settlers. They have since then more or less indirectly come to their present owners, . . ' v I original owner, John Irwin made his home in Nebraska City and lived there until his death in 1893. The proceedings are brought by his son Lemul B. Irwin, daughter, Ellaa B. Hawley, and the heirs of a deceased daughter, some of these living in Nebraska City and others In Dakota. Six suits to quiet title already have been filed, these affecting 900 aores. and another Will be filed. SIX Other suits on trust deeds and mortgage, are .too being Hied. Under ins statute or limitation tneee suns must be brought before October 10. whloh will be the tenth anniversary of the death of Irwin. The plaintiffs claim that ths statuts I does not apply to Irwin before his death. be being Insane. The session of the district court ln Blair begins November 0 anij praotically all of the attorneys there are Interested. In oases which have formerly been tried there were six ln Clay county, Iowa. In these Insanity was established and the supreme court affirmed the dlclslon In three of them, but the decision Is at present hung up on a I teohntcallty In the othera In the federal 0nd Assistant Postmaster General Shallen oourt In Omaha insanity was established I barger. Among the .prominent .womeA ueeemoer i, ww. in, Barpr county most 1 of the oases have been settled and In at I Isaat two,- Ineanity established. The cases are among the most important land contests arising In this part of the state for years, , and a large amount of Valuable land la Involved. Attorneys Herman Aye and Mayor Q'Hanlon are in the city ln connection with these suits. GIVES A LUCID DESCRIPTION Police) Think with Aid est Document They Will Have ISo Difficulty Fludlngr Man. Wednesday evening a South Omaha man called at the police station and told Desk Sergeant Marshall that he wished to have . a man accused or petit larceny arrested and' he thought the man wanted was ln ' Omaha, The desk sergeant told' him to write out a description of the Individual. After grinding away . for some time he - laid the following description on the ser- geant's desk: Wanted In South Omaha, Age a or 24 . Hie t-4, Wate 130, Meaden complexion. His noes has ben broke, thorn oft His Left Hand clean up two the Hant. . The left arm has ben scoled. He Wanted for pety , Larsney. He sleep arond Liver stable. Sometimes walrea ulack aloch hatt. Ware low Bonoes. xeuer wnisquera From the description given It Is believed tha polios will have no difficulty In locating . man. - . WANTS A CLEAN CAMPAIGN Chief Jnstle galllvaa I'rgee that Personalities Be Excluded frosa tho right. Chief Justloe John J. Sullivan of Colura- ous came in rrorn Lincoln and spent the . ... . oay In Omaha consulting with his political friends with reference to the pending cam paign In which he Is seeking re-election aa tha damocraUo nominee, "I hope the campaign may be completed without any personal aspersions upon either my opponent or myself," said Judge Bull! "van. "I only consented to accept the nomin ation on the assurance that the campaign waged for me should be free from personal attacks upon, the opposition candidatea. th fact, I would rather not be running. and if I am defeated at the election, I shall reel no disappointment beyond the lose of the pleasure of winning." Free Show Wins Release. Adolph Astman swallowed himself out of iau laai nignt. He waa arrested as a sua- plolous character. When he arrived at tha station a leather ease which he waa cavy lng waa examined and found to contain a half dnsen swords of various lengths. He aid he traveled about the world giving exhlhlilons, and waa asked to perform. He started In by awallowlna a short one ami finished the entertainment by taking one in about two feet ln length. After the exhibition waa over he waa allowed to de part. Astman aald he had visited all the principal cities of Europe, and had but recently come to thla country. wXpItt flivor I.rinind fror) idP lit fftrvtcryi nluff r,Vj It's purilyjnjiuiilion'ed WOMAN IN CLUB AND CHARITY Mra. Cleorge Tlldcn and Mrs. Bhlnrook were elected at Thursday's meeting of the Women a Chrl.tlan Temperance union as in represemauvea ai un aiaie conicn' tlon, to be held at Lexington, (September 12-2. Among other business It was decided to extend, through tha president of the state organisation, an Invitation to the National Women's Christian Temperance union to hold Its annual meeting In Omaha In. 1906. The Industrial committee reported that It had been decided to drop the sup port of the mothers' meetings at the City mission this winter, but that the union should continue to contribute $15 a month to the support of the Industrial classes for children, and In addition support the classes In temperance. Miss Magee, who is In charge of the visiting work at the city Jail, asked that she be given an assistant In 1 that work, someone who ' could sing and wlth. th prners. It was decided to bring Mrs. Clara Hoff man, recording secretary of the National Women's Christian Temperance union, to Omaha to lecture the evening of Tuesday, September 15, the auditorium, of the First Methodist church having been engaged for the purpose. The following announcement of depart ment superintendents, appointed at a re cent, executive meeting, was made: Tem perance, Mrs. Margaret Park; parliament ary usage, Mrs. Oeorgs Tllden; Sunday schools, Mrs. Fellers; parlor meetings, Mrs. Patton; evangelistic work, Mrs. McKlttrlck, and literature, Mrs. Margaret Park. It la the Intention of the American com mittee, Young Women's Christian associa tion, to open in October a permanent in stitute for the training of secretaries. This Institute will be located in Chicago and will oner a complete course of one year. Forty- one young women attended the Institute recently held at Detroit. New associations have recently been formally opened at Bat tle Creek, Mich.; Birmingham, Ala., and Charleston, B. C The American commit tee recently called its fourth city secretary. which gives nine secretaries to the staff. The extension secretary of the local as- soclation has been visiting the factories of the city since her return from her vacation. Investigating conditions with a view to opening the work wherever it seems most " M7," I, ll 'lJl.': " work are to be opened at Bouth Branoh this winter, one In sewing and the other In millinery. The extension secretary la also plannln, orBanltation of a mothers' bible class, which will meet afternoons during the winter. All young women members of last year's gymnasium classes are invited to attend an Auld Lang Syne party in tho gymnasium Monday evening at 8 o'clock. The gym nasium committee and physical director In tend the nartv aa a reunion of th riri. Last year seventy-five children worked In ,.... i j i. h JT ." ,! J" " UnV.. han. " """" "m" r The September meeting of, the Nebraska Ceramic club was held at the home of Mrs. Frank King at Benson, Monday afternoon. Mrs. F. i H. Cole left Thursday after noon for Washington, D. C, where she will preside st the annual convention of the Woman's Auxiliary to the National Association of Railway Postal - Clerks, of which she is president. , The convention will open Tuesday, September IS, and oon tlnue in session until tha Uth. The meet- lng will be onened by an addraaa bv Heo- sneakers at the meetlne- wlll .be Mrs. Marv Lockwood of Washington. Mrs. Cole was elected president of the auxiliary two years ago and ln this position has made a record ; for the organization that . reflects credit upon the women of Nebraska. So modestly has she worked that compara tively few local club women outside the lo cal auxiliary knows that she is at the head of this organisation and that her work has called forth the commendation of some of the highest officials of the Post- office department. Mrs. Cole is well known as president of the Omaha Woman's olub. The Second district, of which Mrs. H. D. Neely of Omaha Is vice president, has made a record ln club extension work this year that promises to make an excellent showing at the State Federation meeUng at Fremont next month. The club at Springfield Is the most recent to organise and come into the federation and there are a number of other towns In the dls - rW whr. wnm.n h... M..H VT-- Neely's a.el.tance In organising. Mrs! Mary Moody Fugh, who holds the chair of Domestlo Science at Bellevue college, was ln Omaha during the week and has ex- tended an Invitation to Mra. Neely to or ganise the women of Bellevue. The following program on the life and work of Lucy Stone, will be presented this evening at the meeUng of the Omaha c'ub' hlh 7' held at 8 o'clock In the parlor of the Young Men's Christian association. A general Invlta- tlon la extended to all Interested. Quotations from Lucy Btone Brief Biography A (1) "Her Ulrinooa ..miss Uur A. Gregg 9l lTlp.t VPfnrtm fn, Dial,. "Ftrst Efforts for Rlahts of 2 r'omen Miss Eunice Btebblaa IS) "work or Her Mature years' i iun. Avuut wara I Poem "In Memoriam" Mrs. Connor faper "What the Women of the Twentieth Centurv Owe to Lucy Stone and Her Work . Mrs. Getty W Drury DANDRl'FP CiliED BY A GERM. A New Discovery tha Kills the Germ ad Prevents Baldness, Pretty nearly all the hair preparaUons for dandruff have some merit in allaying Itch ing of the scalp, and in being a fairly good I dressing for the hair, but there la only one that recognises what causes dandruff, fall- 1 lng hair and baldness, and that destroys the cause, a little verm and that la Nw- hm nrnlcMa. Thl m-m (t. Unto the scalp. It digs up the scalp Into little white scales. Unless it is destroyed there's no permanent stopping of falling hair and cure of dandruff and baldness. Newbro's Herplolde kills the germ. "Destroy .the cause, you remove the effect". Sold by leading druggists. Send 100 in stamps for sample to Ths Herplclde Co., Detroit, Mich. Sherman McConnell Drug Co., special agents. Severely Injured by Fall.' William Hurl, (27 South Tenth street, was seriously Injured at the corner of Light- ecnth street and St. Mary's avenue aliuut 17 o clock yesterday evening. Mr. liurl was passing along the street and In some man ner slipped and fell. lie struck on the back of his head and tha concussion ren dered him unconscious. He remained ln that condition several hours after being re moved to hU home by friends. Police tiur- r!on Bchleler was called and attended tha njured man. Ihore appears to be a alight concussion or the brain and Dr. Bchitur gave It aa his opinion last nlffht that Hurl ae In a very serious condition. It oould not be staled definitely Just how the In juries would develop. Hurl is a book keeper. Hold I n Iowa Store. ' Two men held ud the nroDiietnr of a van. eral store in Marne, li., yesterday after noon about I o'clnr-k end succeeded In get ting away ivo iw in can. ran or the money waa In gold. A description of the men was telephoned to all the surrounding towns and it la herdiy posslhle that they can escape. The holdup ot-cuired In the place of bu-lneas and the cash was secured from the U" AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAUA Man Baspeotsd of Beinf Culprit Who Assaulted Girl it Arrested. CAUGHT ABOUT MIDNIGHT AT FORT CROOK e Man "Arrested Earlier la the Day, bat la Later Iteleased as Rot ' Being the Tarty Wanted for Crime.' Crowds of Incensed Bouth Omahans are searching the country to the southwest of the city for a man who attempted to orlm Inally assault the 11-year-old daughter of Policeman Ed Kroeger. The Identity of the assailant Is unknown and tha little girl was able to give but an incomplete descrip tion. As he had several hours to get away his capture may be impossible, but threats are made of lynching If he Is found. The child was on her way to the Fields school yesterday morning and had reached Thirty-ninth and Z streets, a lonely spot In the extreme southwestern part of the city. A white man Jumped out of the corn. field and made overtures of acquaintance with the little girl. He then made an in decent proposal to her and upon her refusal asked her to go with him Into the field to catch birds. She was frightened and again refused, upon which her assailant seised her about the throat and attempted an assault. The girl, however, resisted fiercely and succeeded In breaking away from the man and ran, weeping, to school. Bhe was In a hysterical condition when she reached her cinss room and It was not until 10:30 that she could be Induced to tell what had happened. The teacher then took her home and tn- formed the familv, who spread the news, and the neighbor tood Immediately became o.-oused. eoveral bands of men were foimed In a short time, who set off In an effort to find the culprit. Ho Trsuse of Culprit. "While the description of the assailant Is very meagre, I feel confident that we will yet catch the man who attempted the criminal assault upon the Kroeger girl this morning. We have notified all surrounding towns and everywhere a strict watch Is being maintained." Thus spoke Chief of Folic Briggs last night when asked what the attempted assault upon the 11-year-old girl of Policeman Ed Kroeger. The little girl seems to have regained her normal condition, and is able to talk Intelligently of the affair, although her description of her assailant was far from satisfactory. "He came to me," she said, "and asked me to go over to a tree and get some oanary birds, and when I went there he told me to go with him. When I refused '"" ran""lu' "u ruu I cried he choked me until It hurt" There was great excitement In the city v.sterdav. and should the ulltv man have been ,t la feTt a ave result. ,,m h.v. fniinwert. Martv ritim.n. left thelr work to ,0ln ln March, chj.f of VnUpM r,T,m t.t.d lu. -venln that Police Briggs stated last evening that should the man be apprehended he would Immediately be taken to - the county Jail for safe keeping. Feeling still runs high ln South Omaha and It is generally con ceded that It would be foolhardy to attempt to keep the guilty party here, Word was received last - night that the tight man had been arrested at Paptlllon. He was Immediately brought to Bouth Omaha, but as soon as he was taken before the little girl she emphatically stated that he was not the right man. He was liber ated at once. Doctors who made as examination of the little girl said the man did not accomplish his purpose. About midnight a man who answers the description of the girl's assailant was ar rested at Fort Crook. He was drinking in saloon with a crowd of men when ar rested. Talk of Smokestacks. It is said that Councilman O'Connor will Insist that his resolution of last Tuesday night calling upon the city attorney to draft an ordinance requiring the packing houses to raise the height of their smoke stacks sufficiently to prevent smoke and soot from descending, upon Q street In habitants. The reeolutton offered Tuesday night did n0t e".U 1 W. " "uu,u " 1 " . 7i .1 ' however; and by the time the council meets again no Will Oave nau XI mo "- " 1 fllcU on hand which wlU enable him to ule exacuy now nign ir ""-" should oe ana wnav our Pmui.,. necessary to prevent J. street from thus being filled with smoke. It is said that a majority of the council favors the pasaage of this ordinance. Waiting; for tho Board. The action of the Board of Education ln ..I.?" Dlanl contracts for the erection to n, " V' P.."?.. k. .m r "nxloUB,jr. "T"" . ' " V, "' Zll meet again tor tea wys. assigned tor iU failure to do this work at its last meeUng. The report of I Superintendent McLean to the effect that I ... the schools were so poorly equipped for room to meet the great increase la the number of pupil, ha. nrt Mtto effect of nastemng iuo Btv.v.i v ... - Kew Commercial Club. A new commercial club will be organised ln Bouth Omaha. The old organisauon has practically disbanded and nothing has been done or no meetings have been neia in many months. Borne of the prominent members of the old club got together yes terday and after talking the matter over agreed to call for a mass meeting at the latter part of this month. Tho club will be organised along new linea. Sunday School Ptcnle. The Sunday school of the First Chrlstiaa church will hold a plcnio Sunday afternoon at Rlvervlew Dark. All preparations have been made tor a glorious time for the ohlU I dren. The pupils will meet at the church, I Twantv-third and K streets, at 1 o'clock an4 wiu g0 to the park ln a special motor ear. At :do d. m. an eiaDorate iuncaon will be served. , the present deficit in tne numoer or nogs received at the Union Stock yards will have disappeared. At present the decrease is e 13t. Old yard men claim that one week of exceptionally good runs will wipe out this, The increase lu the number ot cattle re- ceived is 113,069, and in sheep 80,742, ' the greatest Increase In the history of the yarda Card of Taaaka. We, the undersigned, desire to thus pub licly express our gratitude to the many kind friends and neighbors whose counsel and consoling words did much to assuage our grief because of the tragic death ot our beloved husband and brother, John R. Wilson. Especially do we thank the mem bers of the local Maaonio lodge, whose beautiful service at the bier of the departed left a lasting impreulon upon us alt MRS. JOHN R. WILSON. SAMUEL MORT AND FAMILY. Magte City Oosalsi. Plans for the coming street fair and car nival of the Anrlent Order of United Workmen Is progressing nicely. The date rif the opening of the carnival Is Septem ber 21. Crso council. Royal Arcanum, meets to night. The Royal Highlanders held a rousing meeting last night. The Bast Bide Improvement club will meet tonight at FItrMmmon'e barber shop. The condition of W. II. Rowley was re porter yesteruay to ne anoui me same. Ills condition Is still regarded as grave. Mrs. D. Lj. Wheelock addressed the local Woman's Christian Temporanoe union at the lrst Presbyterian church last evening. David Condmn. who was elected truant officer hy the Hoaro oi j-iucauon Wednes day evening, yesterday assumed the duties oi nis omee. Martha Kama has sworn out a complaint against her husband, John Hams, charging Mm with assaulting ner Sunday and plnon- lng her. Hhe also complains that he lws been on protractea spree lor several weeks. Charles Hoffman was tried In the Dollce court yesterday, charged with having dis turbed the peace y using profane language toward his daughter, Mrs. Arthur Kelly. I After hearing all of the testimony Police! Judge King discharged tna defendant. OYSTERS HAPPY OVER COLD Jabllaat Over Low Thermometer, They Contribute te Keep Mercury Down. The oysters were Jubilant yesterday when they turned out of their cool beds over the prospects of good business and shelled out for an Ice fund to keep the thermometer down. The season began badly enough with them about the worst on record. The big houses began the sea son on the last Thursday In August, so as to have detachments out all along the line waiting on the first of the month for the soup. But this year, because of the rail way misfortunes, ths bivalves were unable to pump water fast enough to get out to the customers. Since then, however, things have gone better than usual. What the oysters can't understand nor anyone else, Is why the season begins earlier In the outh than here; It is contrary to the rule book of R, Kansas City Is a few days earlier while St. Paul opens at about the same time as Omaha. , The fish ln the great lakes are busy com ing home to the shallow waters after their summer spent In the cool depths inMgreha'; gan and Superior. And they are form. During the cold months they hang about in the shallow water and being weatherbound, put In tholr time feeding and getting wrongfully fat, but when the surface water gets uncomfortably warm In the early summer, away they go to the bottom where rich food Is scarce and spend their time in the usual summer resort way and get into the very best condition. The fall fishing season is beginning and from now on until the lakes freeze over fish of almost every kind will be most plentiful. Within ten days, unless there is a heavy storm to shake up the water and make the fish seasick so that they will hurry back to the quiet deeps, fishing will be at its very helghth. Prices which havs been about stationary for a month will not unlikely drop a point or two on some varieties, but not a great deal as at this time the houses must stock up for the winter busi ness, as anow-froxen fish caught through the ice, while fine to eat, are a precarious supply. The game fish, except ths pickerel. do not go quite so far out of reach during the summer so it Is now particularly the trout, pike and whltafish who are coming. FIFTH WARD REPUBLICANS J. Donanae Gets Their Endorse soent for His Candidacy for ' Sheriff. . A. J. Donahue was endorsed in no uncer- I tain terms in his candidacy for sheriff last night In Young's hall at the Fifth ward republican meeting. Wt- B. Christie, who presided, opened the meeUng with the remark that the repub lican party didn't have to pick up at this time men who had bolted the ticket on former occasions and that there were can didates and other candidates from the Fifth ward. A. J. Donahue, the first sneaker, assumed a very optimistic tone, saying that from all he had been told and from what he had personally seen, he thought that the party would come out with majorities this fall In all the wards except possibly the 8ec- ond. He thanked his friends of the ward for the support they had given them and assured them that If he were elected he would la nnthin that mnM ..!. th.m anv rea-ret. Henrr Oatrom followed with ajuuiranxo. v... .n..n- i it nominated and elected, and said that he meant to make a plain, straightforward and honest campaign. Joseph Morrow, candl- flat9 for th, nomlnatlon con8tab,. D, xr H.vrlv r rl.rk of th. - xlt8taQti c. M. Bachman judK9 Klnkald, candidates for Justice noml- nations, and Harry Morrill, candidate for cIerk of th6 strict court, each ln the order named made a few remarks. ELLSWORTH IN COUNTY JAIL Yoansr Han Charged with Honser's Death Makes Plea of Not Gailty. Complaint charging murder In the second degree against Charles Ellsworth, was filed In JusUce King's court yesterday by As sistant County Attorney Mbgney. Defend ant was arraigned at S o'clock and on the advice of his attorney pleaded not guilty, Th of comDla.nt , tn, ju,Uc, court takes the matter out of the hands of the city police and transfers it to the sheriff's office. The accused will be lodged In the county jail, where he will be held pending trial ln the district court The mother of the deceased, Mrs. David Houser) of) Omega, Okl. ,has arrived in Council Bluffs and advised Coroner Bralley that she would be at the morgue this afternoon. The father la also expected to arrive soon. SOME BIG IMPROVEMENTS Permits Are leaned for Ontaha Club Addition and Nash Build las Repairs. The Omaha club, has secured a permit fr the construction of a three-story brick -- ----- ..-w. I Work has begun. E. W. Nash has taken I out a permit lor repairs to tne burned building at 1008 Harney street the work belrg estimated to cost tS.000. Permits nave been issued to li. I. Adams for a 12.600 frame dwelling at Mason and Park I avenue and to Mrs. K. Schmidt, S19 South Twenty-fourth street for a il.eOQ frame dwelling. LOCAL BREVITIES. Rthel 8. Hardy la sulns- Ona Hardy for a divorce on the ground o, extra-no cruelty. They were married in Ulair, Neb., Marcu Zi, iwz. Harry Cohen, a traveling man. called at the police station last night to ak for assistance ln nnding his wife, who left home while he was absent on the road. Bhe has been away from home about two weeaa. Edward Johnson, a tourist Is occupying a cell at the police station charged with being a suspicious character and trying to work a drunk. He waa trying to get Into the good graces of sn inebriated Individual in a lodging house when arrested. L A. Uoldemlth, who went on the bond or rank Molt who was bound over In the sum of tfou on the charge of adultery some time ago, yesterday surrend.ed Mott to the authorities and withdrew hla name from the bond. He save aa a reaaon for hla action tbat he waa afraid Mott was! maalug preueratloua to leave the oily. is the brew of brews tbe very life oJF tke malt caught and held m absolutepurity for your de lectation. Eor sixty years Pabst has bent the energies and the efforts of a thousand master minds to the brewing of the perfect beer today there is no beer that equals Pabst. Orders filled by GOSSIP OF THE POLITICIANS W. G. Ure Unanlmoui Oboioe for Assessor of Sevonty-Three Aotiv Eepublioans. URGED BY MEETING TO RUN FOR PLACE Democratic Leader Points Oat thavt Corporations Are Grooming Man as Candidate for Office of Assessor. At a meeting .of seventy-three representa tive republicans of the county in the old Koyal Arcanum hall Wednesday night this resolution was unanimously adopted: Resolved. That we regard Mr. W. O. Ure as most eminently qualified for the position of oounty assessor and hereby earnestly and urgently request him to file his name as a candidate for that position. The meeting was attended by representa tives from nearly every voting district in Omaha and Bouth Omaha and one or two country precincts. Two hours and a half were spent ln discussion, the only formal action taken being on the resolution re garding Mr. ure. The assembly had been called to discuss ways and mrans of creating harmony In republican ranks and was presided over by Howard Baldrlge, Bert Miner acting as secretary. Those present were Invited to express their ideas aa to the candidatea for various offices who have filed their names. The peculiar qualifications of each aspirant were discussed at length - with the object of formulating an - opinion as which is the best man and whether his nomination would be for the best interests of the party. A well known demociatlo leader said yes terday morning: 'I should like to see publlo opinion awak ened to the Importance of choosing the right man for county assessor this fall, and, of course, the choice of the right man wlli depend upon the party nominations, uie Importance of the office which Is to bs Ailed for the first time can hardly be over- states. Unless the voters are vigilant the corporations and Interests that Involve a desire for tax shirking will so arrange matters that no matter which party wins, a corporation county assessor wm oe in Office. He will nave no preceucms ueiure W. "uch ln the future depends upon the example he sets. If he stands up and makes a fair assessment all around It will be difficult to change It In after years so to favor any corporation or class; equally true Is the reverse. His figures will be used as guides by succeeding assessors and everybody knows how hard It is to effect a tax reform, once the tendency has gona the other way. ' I happen to know that the south Omaha packing houses are now aoUvely boosting ths candidacy of a certain demoorat lor the position. They are carefully grooming him and are doing everything possible to place him in the most favorable light Ths same Influences are no doubt exerting an influence in republican circles. It will pay the property owners to watch these moves carefully and do what they can to nomi nate and elect a man of stalwart inde pendence." The democrats intend to take the "bull by the horns" this fall and nominate their county ticket in advance of the republicans. The date wm Mt by the county commit- tee at a meeting to be held Saturday after noon. For the nominations the principal olQUGlioly logins uiJii the Staooli We may talk sentiment as much as we like, but the stomach is the chief seat of happiness in this world. Above all we should know what foods to eat so as to get the most enjoyment from them and, 1 consequently, the best digestion possible. TmE Tq) possesses properties which are especially suited for persons who suffer from impaired digestive organs where the system is lacking in muscular, nerve and brain force food that can be eaten the year round, meeting the system's needs in sickness and in health. Palatablo Ilutritlcus Easy of Digestion and Ready to Eat Mr signature en eery nneaeige. Dr. Price, th creator of Dr. Prlct'i Cream Baking Powder and Dellcloua PlAvoftfig Extract. A seek book containing 7 axealleat raeelvta far using the) Foool Milan fra U gay address. Pr.piiid byPElCE CEREAL FOOD CO., Food IS!!!., BATTLE CSEEX, inCH., LU!a Offlsn, CKlCAtO. "Pabst Blue Ribb Pabst Omaha Branch, Telephone 79. scramble, tt la said will be for the new office of county assessor. Among the can didates are Fted Elsasser, at present county treasurer; James P. Connolly, county com missioner; Tom O'Conner, county store house keeper and Tom Boyd of the county clerks office. It is freely predicted thnt John Drexel and Frank Broadwell will be renominated for the offices of county clerk and clerk of the district court, respectively, by acclamation, while John Power will have a walk-away for sheriff. For county Judge, but one aspirant has appeared In the llme-llght and he Is W. M. Ciller. Pat Laoey of the city engineer's office Is spoken of as a likely candidate for county surveyor and no one has been mentioned for coroner and superintendent of schools. The populist committee hss not yet se lected the seventh candidate for the "mass meeUng" Judicial ticket and may find It hard to do mn. Two of the gentlemen men tioned at the "mass meeting" 'of eighteen men held Tuesday evening for the com mittee to see, and who, it was stated, would "add tone and strength to the ticket if they will go on It" were Judge Lake and John D. Howe. Here Is what these men say about it: Judge Lake I have not yet been asked by the c6minittee, but you can say that I am not and will not be a candidate. I served seventeen years, from 1867, on the district and supreme benches and have per formed my duty, for these were the days when Judges had to work. I had to open court at 8 o'clock In the morning and con tinue It all day and frequently Into the evening, having to go. over ten counties In addition to the supreme court work. The work Is easy now, but there are others tq do tt No, I will not go on tha ticket. -John D. Howe If asked to go on the ticket I will have to decline with thanks. You see If I did become h candidate 1 would be elected and then I would have to serve, and that I do not want to do. . The time for filing- agreements and pay ing the filing fee by candidates for nomi nations at the republican primaries ex pires at noon Friday. But Secretary Mes slck probably will forget to wind his watch so the time may be extended for a few hours. These filings have been made In addition to those already published: COunty Judge Henry P. Btoddard. County Clerk Sam C. Walkup. JusUce of the Peace William A. Foster, William W. Eastman. Overseers of Highways John Brunlng, for district No. 1. Douglas precinct; Charles Townsend, for district No. 2, Florence pre cinct The First Ward Republican club meets tonight at 81xth and Pierce otreets. It desires all republican candidates to be present the Eighth Ward Republican club is ar ranging for another big meeting at Wolfs hall, Twenty-second and Cuming streets, next Monday evening. All candidates are expected to be present and also a number of other prominent speakers, to help give the campaign a big start and reaffirm the spirit of harmony that marked the big meeting held there two weeks ago. The democratlo county central committee will meet at the Jacksonian club rooms, 1417 Farnatn street, at i p. m. Saturday for the purpose of calling a primary election and convention to nominate county of ficers. 11- IT I r El li I B J-M L'JHEAT FLA! IE CELERV "HIT !!.!' 'I BE on AT TKE PLAYHOUSES "The Little Outcast" at the Krng. No lover of the melodrama and ' the realistic need hesitate about patronizing the Krug during the presence there of "Th Little Outcast." It Is tho ronl article, buill on the good old-fashlonod lines, a remlndel of the days when the melodrama required aeon ns well as accessories. It tells thi usur.1 story of love that is true and a here who Is enmeshed by all sorts of entangle ment woven by a crafty villain,' the whole unraveled In the end through the medium of a newsboy. It is around this newsboy that, the notion of the play swings, for h ' Is the little outonfct from which It takei its name. Mlxa Anno lilancke, who hai the part, la dimlnuilvo In' size, but her lit tleness ends right there. Bhe has evidently studied the boy i :;ome purpose, for she makes the heroic lines that are written for her fit very ell to the average concep tion of a good, healthy boy,' whose wits have been sharpened by contact with th realities of life. Franklyn Roberts, whi has the role of the hero, shows signs ot genuine ability at times. Othera In ; ths cast work hard to make the play go, and succeed very well. The hit of the perform ance last night waa the "newsboy quin tette," which really consists' of four oyi and a girl, all of whom can alng well, and the girl can dance some. too. Their volcei are clear and sweet, their songs are new and the manner of their presentation li unique end pleasing The piece is effec tively staged and was warmly applauded by the large audience present last night Tha piece continues .the rest ot the woek,: with a matinee. ' ' "Hello, Bill," at tho Boyd. " '' "Hello, Bill,1' ln the hands of a competent company, is one of the surest laugh pro ducers ever offered, and the audience that gathered at the Boyd last night may be summoned as witnesses ln support of thli statement. John Dale Murphy, who playt the part of plain William Fuller, la con scientiously funny, and Frank Mostyn Kelly, who has given up drawing carica tures for the time in order to feed his am. bitlon to be an actor, Is an excellent sup porter of the star ln the capacity of Mr. CutUng,' "who . fixes things." Miss Irene Hobson has the role of Isabella Dare this season, and is doing It well. The rest oi the company Is made up to balance per fectly the leaders, - and the performance moves with much evenness In consequence. The engagement was but for)ne night Known the World Over For its wonderful cures Dr. King's New Discovery -for Consumption, Coughs and Colds. It cures or no pay. For aale by Kuhn it Co. Title to Lots. The case of Simon B. Clark against Grace Bhcely et al. is being heard by Judge Dick inson. The plnlntitl claims right of pos session and title to lota 7 and 8, block 7, and lots t, 10 and 11. block , Qrammercy fiark addition, city of Omaha, having been n peaceable possession since May, 1KD2. The lota are a part of the estate of the late John'M. Bbeely. Runs Increase Higher. Attendance In the public schools on the second day shows an increase in enrollment that more than makes up for the dearease under last year of the first day and whloh makes the early attendance lniger than ever before. gaswia&JttaffM in;rr'gr