TITE OMAIIA DAILY TIKE: SUNDAY, NOVEMTtER P, 1903.
$3.90
rclhaird & Wilhelm arpet 6
$2.85
for this five dollar
quartersawed gold
en oak parlor table
24-inch top "with
pretty under shelf
November sale
price
for rocker like cut
I highly piano pol
Great November Special Sale
continues with unabated
interest Never before has
isaea lens regular
ly a t $6.50 our
special November
sale price
such a large, magnificent stock of new, fresh, desirable rxurchan&s: bun offered buyers at prices such as we are
quoting during this month, It's a stock reducing sale on a broad plan. Exceptional and
unusual values are offered to reduce this enormous stock that we may have roam to place our holiday goods. Don't
delay until it is too late and regret it afterward, j November is the month of bargains throughout our store
in Furniture, Carpets, Rugs and Curtains.
$3.90
$2.85
J
H ..III. I a
. 'Ill U Mill f i
D1
inlncj Room
Furniture
Just the time to make your'' selec
tions In dining room furniture. In
preparing for the Thanksgiving (nit
Pining- room fumltwre of nil kinds in
this sale. Suits complete, and odd
piece such as sideboards, buffets,
china closets, tables, dining chairs, at
special November sale prices.
S140 Solid Mahogany Buffet, special
tl0 Golden Oak Buffet special at .
1100 Golden Oak Buffet special at
$!i0 Flemlah Oak Buffet special at
170 Golden Oak Buffet apeclal at
$48 Golden Oak Buffet special at
t'2& Golden Oak Buffet Fpeclal at
Golden Ook Buffet special at
I17.S0 Golden Oak B(uffet special at
r:J "f" I
t17-olden
$ Golden
$28 Golden
rt Golden
190 Golden
$100 Golden
UB Golden
1150 Golden
lira Golden
Oak
Oak
Oak
Oak
Oak
Oak
Oak
Oak
Oak
Sideboards
Sideboard apeclal price
Sideboard special prica
Sideboard special price
Sideboard apeclal price
Sideboard special price..
Sideboard special price
Sideboard special price
Sideboard apeclal price
Bldeboard apeclal prica .
.S122.S
. 148.25
. 88.80
. 10.00
. 61.50
. 44.75
. .25
.. 22.00
. 14.26
. 14.00
. ISM
. 23.TS
.. SI. 00
. 68.00
. 88.00
. 87.00
. 129.78
. 134.26
Dining Tables
HO Golden Oak Dining Table apodal at ...
17 Golden Oak Dining- Table apeclal at ...
M.K Oolden Oak Dining- Table special at
a Oolden Oak Dining Table apeclal at ...
$33 Flemish Oak Dining- Table apeclal at .
$37 Oolden Oak Dining Table apeclal at ...
$40 Golden Oak Dining Table special at ...
$75 Golden Oak Dining Table special at ...
$78 Oolden Oak pining- Table-special at
....$ 126
.... 17.26
.... 18.00
.... 23.50
.... 84.50
.... 80.00
61.00
tlt AA
VfiVU
Dressers
$100 Solid Mahogany Dresner November sale price $M .00
$79 Golden Oak Presser November sale prloa 6. 00
L Golden Oak Dresser November sale price 48.00
h Ulrd's-Kye Maple Presser November sale price .... 51. 0
M IMrd's-Eye Maple Dresser November sale price .... 4H.0O
$48 Blrd'e-Kye M iple Dresner November sale price .... 82.75
Ii2 Mnhognny Dresser November sale prloe 23 50
$116 Wrd'vEye Maple Chiffonier November sale price.. 87.00
ITS Bird's-Kye Maple Chiffonier November sale price .. 23.60
Odd Pieces
$8,30 Arm Rocker.hlghly piano' polished. In mahogany
flnlah November sale price 13.8
$4.bu Kocker, golden ok fine finish, lave sis Novem
ber Wile price
$4 Rocker, medium high back, richly embossed Novem
ber sale price J?!?.
82.75 Kocker, large, full stse with arms Nov. sale price.. 1.8S
.7 Roman seat, golden oak or mahogany finish, with
' arms November eaie price
Great November Sale of
Good Carpets, Rugs, etc
Every piece and yard of carpet In this stock
reduced in price. All the drop patterns, odd piece
' and remnants away IWnw coat, we offer Monday
and as long as there are any left all odd
and remnants cf carpets and borders cf
and Axralnster, worth $L26 to 81.75, at 7c
This la a genuine reduction tit all Smith Savon
aerie Axmlnsters from $1.75 to 79c.
EXTRA QUALITY AX-MINSTERS
from 81.46 to 79c.
SMITH, STINBON AND HIG
GLN8 beet velvet a from 81.28 to 79c
BIGELOW AXMIN8TERS, as
fine carpets for parlors and librarys
as are made. All last season's
patterns, many as choice as are
made today reduced from $2.00 to
8X26 per yard.
BODY BRUSSELS, all reduced
from 16c to 40c per yard, new pat
terns. "
TAPESTRT BRUSSELS, all reduced
Every piece reduced.
MM:
t llMl
'fjSmSI
mm
Mm
from 10c to 26c per yard.
ALL INGRAIN CARPETS reduced. .
86o T7NION CARPETS fine line, reduced to 28 cents.
80o BEST TWO-PLY CARPETS made at any price, full line, reduced
to 66 cents.
The Last Matting Sale of the Season. v
' To close out the remnants of 1908 matting we offor all rote of one
piece or less at exactly one-half price:
60c matting at 30c 50c mattlnx at 23c 45c matting at '22 l-2c
35c matting at 17 l-2c 25c matting at 12 l-2o
20c matting at 10c 15c matting at 7c
Rugs at Down Prices.
Rugs that you know all about at prices you cannot hope to buy
thera at again this year..
Reed's Ardeban Rugs, 8 feet I Inches by 10 feet Inches, excellent
patterns, that we have been selling very low at $26.60, now your choice
at $20.00. All the paet season's 8 feet 3 Inches by 10 feet 6 Inches LoweU
Wilton Rugs, reduced from $36.90 to a.60.
The Greatest Bargain of All.
About 100 of the Blgelow small rugs, 2 feet S Inches by 6 feet, there
are only 10 patterns, but they are fine. Persian and Turkish effects and
floral designs In red, greens and tans. Sell regularly at $2.76 In this
ale at $1.76. You save $100 per rug and get these fine goods.
Great November Lace Curtain Sale
We bought from a New York Importer, 12QO
paira Brussels curtains consisting of curtains worth at
wholesale from $B to $17 per pair only a few pair of
each style from 3 to 7 pair, these goods were bought at
BO pereant less than their regular value and will be
sold on that basis. We have sorted them out Into five
lots, as follows:
LOT 1 Consisting of over 200 pair Brussels and Irish roint curtains of
which there Is not a single pair worth lose than $6, 80 styles all tSfk
selling at special, per pair JtJJ
LOT 2 All extra heavy Brussels and Irish Point curtains, new A QQ
nobby styles, every pair worth 88, special, per pair
LOT 8 Here you will find curtains worth up to $12.00 per pair, stvlnei
new. all Brussels, Irish Point and Arabians, selling ft 7R
special, per pair ,, J. 4 fc
LOT 4 Point Brussels with extra heavy open work In borders, extra
value, selling price would be $16.00 this lot will be sold at, O 7R
per pair ; C
LOT 6 Consists principally of very fine Arabian curtains, Irish Point, and
four numbers of Brussels, every pair worth $20. special for this Q sie
Bale (because we bought them cheap), per pair . -
CURTAIN SWISS We are going to offer you our regular 16c and Qtn
17o curtain Swiss, special for Monday only, per yard "W
CRETONNE Over 60 styles all up-to-date, worth up to $0o per yd."7ir
will be sold special during our November sale, at, per yard " !
SCREENS Japanese black and gold screens, 4 panel, special, 50
8A8II NET We have over 60 styles of sash net. In widths from 27 Inches
up to 60 Inches wide, all selling at HALF -PRICE.
WINDOW SHADES Made from the best hand made goods, In '7lr
lots of two to four shades, worth up to $1.26 each, special, each "I Jl.
2 Est or tiiia pretty, Ro-
v-l man seat, finely fin
ished sells regularly at f3.7L
our special Novem Z p
ber sale price, each mjKJ
Special Notice
This ia a stock reducing sale on a broad plan. Every carp in the house mark
ed down especially for this great November sale. Draperies, laoe curtains,
and window shadss, couch covsrs ani portieres In a great variety of
patterns and qualities all go at special November sale price Furniture of every description for the furnishing of
any particular part of the house marked down with the one thought or reducing stscx ani preparing to recslvs our
new Holiday goods No matter what your wants may be in carp3t9. rugs, furniture or draperies you cannot aT-
ford to miss the special values we are offering you throughout this big stock during this great November Special Sale
e ouches
and
cvarlor
Pieces
122 Folding Da
venport Bed
Nov. sale.. 20. '.5
$30.00 rantasote
J eat her Couch,
Nov. lilt.. 22.00
114.60 TaDeatnr Couch November sale trlce lrt.'.io
f Mahogany Sofa, line silk upholstering Nov. sale.... 49 00
$;5 Mahogany Sofa, hne covering November sale price M.OO
$44 Mahoaanv Sofa November sale nrtce 84.00
fc6 Mahogany Arm Chair November sale rrioe 84.76
jnnnogany rm inair rnovemoer sale price is. 76
18 Mahogany Parlor Chair November sale price ........ 14.76
16.60 Mahogany Parlor Chair November eaie price .... 12 76
16 Mahogany Parlor t'halr November sale prloe 18.00
14 Mahnaanv Parlor Chiilr Novemher aula nrloo 11 no
$16 Reversible Cushion. Morris chair annr'nl 11.00
$.2.76 larae Arm Chair, pantesote, seat and back No
vember sale price 19.76
$32 Weathered Oak Leather Morris Chair November
eaie price 22.60
$9.60 Reception Chair, flag seat Nov. sale price 6.W
Prlor Tables and Pedestal
All Parlor Tables and Pedestals Included in this Great
November Stock Reducing Sale.
116 Mahogany Parlor Table November sale price $12.M
$12.60 Golden Oak Parlor Table November sale price.... $10. TO
$7 Oolden Oak Parlor Table November sale price $ 6.60
$6 Oolden Oak Parlor Table November sale price I 4.TO
$9.50 Mahogany Par J or Table November sale price $ 7.00
$8 Oolden Oak Parlor Table November sale price $ 8.40
E60 Oolden Oak Parlor Table November eaie prloe.... $ 6.20
Mahogany Parlor Table November sale price $ 4.tM
60 Oolden Oak Parlor Table November sale price. ......9ij
(.50 Oolden Oak Pedestal November sale price tVi.M
$12 Oolden Oak Pedestal November sale price $ $.60
$11 Oolden Oak Pedestal November sale price..., $8.80
Library Tables
There has never been a better time to purohase a Library
Table of the highest grade and workmanship and Anion In
the new designs at prices ai low as our special November
ale prices. We quote but a few of the tables and prices
taken from our lurge stock. We have a great varletv to
select from In Solid Mahogany, Oolden Oak and Weathered
Oak.
$12 Oolden Oak Library Table November .sole price.... t 8.60
$17.50- Oolden Oak Library Table November sale price. ..(14.00
82S Oolden Oak Library Table November sale price. ... $18.40
. uuiuon u uiurary i aoie evovemuer sale
$:t7 Oolden Oak Library Table November sale
M Oolden Oak Library Table November sale
$0 Ooldnn Oak Llbrarv Tahln Nnvnmhoe Ia
$24.50 Mahoaanv Llbrarv Table Nnvemh.r ul nrlxa
$a Mahogany Library TableNovember sale price..
M) MahoKany Library Table November sale price..
$43 Mahogany Library Table November sale price..
J; Mahogany IJbrary Table November sale price..
$70 Mahogany Library Table November sale price..
m.iiuRany x.iorary Tame iNovemoer sale price
price.. ,.$;-8.00
price.. ..f2.60
price.
price.
40.00
.$48.00
. 19.C0
.'3.20
.$L'4.03
.14.40
.$4400
.$:". 00
$68. no
$100 Mahogany Library Table November sale p-lce 80.00
128 Weathered Oak l ibrary Table Nov. sule pric 82 40
$24 Weathered Oak IJbrary Table Nov. eaie price $19 6"
$17 Weathered Oak Library Table Nov. salo price. $13.60
Beds
8S.60 Iron Brass special November sale price $ 5.76
$12.50 Iron Brass special November sale price
i. ri . . .... k . i
'tun urB ncciu.! .xovemDer eaie price ,.
$23 Iron Brass special November sale price
$45 Iron Brass special November sale price
$.13 Solid Brass Bed special November sale price
$40 Solid Brass lied special November sale price....
$48 Solid Brass Bed apeclal November sale price
.$10.26
.$ 9.86
.$19.00
.$-.75
.$-.!9.75
..$;. 50
..$41.00
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BECISSISCS OF NEBRASKA
eswaaasw--a
Somi'Bemlni8cenoeg of lift J Tears Age ia
ths Antelope State.
COMING OF GOVERNOR FRANCIS BURT
Arties; Governor Coming's First rroe
lantatlom and Borne Events that
Followed la the Keav
Fatmr. k
Within a few months fifty years will
liave passed since Nebraska was organised
tinder the laws of the United States as a
territory. And while there are those liv
ing here now who were men then and
who have watched the transformation of a
wilderness of prairie Into one of the Im
portant states of the union, and have seen
its oitlsens great In the affairs of the na-
sbn, some notes from the records of the
ta.. at that- time will be of Interest
and will show to the younger generation
tiow Nebraska's government got Us first
start.
Already a movement Is on foot to ob
serve this birthday of the state and It has
beirun in Omaha, a most 'fitting place for
such a movement to start. Inasmuch as
Omaha City was the , first seat of govern
ment this state ever had.
After overcoming difficulties seldom en
countered by other states, Nebraska was
recognised a a territory of the United
States May 30. 1S64, and under the most
promising auspices It started on Its up
ward march, only to. meet with a sorrow
that cast a gloom over the entire ter
ritory and dampened for a while the en
thusiasm over the winning of the long
struggle for recognition. This was the
death of Nebraska's first governor, Fran
cis Burt, October 18, 1854. two days after
he had qualified for the office and after
having been In the territory only eleven
days.
Ceveraer Bart's Death.
Oovernor Burt was made such by Presi
dent Pierce and he was appointed from
J Pendleton, 8. C. He artrved in Nebraska
I October 7, took the oath of office on the
' Kih .nil ,n .V.- ISth li. AA At ftall-
vue. He was beloved of the people of
the new territory because President Pierce
was. Ills death was mourned sincerely
and Ma, remains were taken to his eld
home In South Carolina by an escort named
by acting Oovernor Thomas Cuming,
who, as secretary of state, Immediately
assumed the executive's place. The es
corts were: Barton Green. Colonel Ward
B. Howard. James Doyle and W. R. James.
The men were paid 82 a day and their ex
penses out of the contingent fund.
The first act of acting Governor Cum
ing was performed the day of his death
of Governor Burt and was the Issuance of
this proclamation:
"It has seemed good to an allwlse Provi
dence to remove from this territory by
the hand of death .its chief magistrate.
Governor Francis Burt. . He departed this
life this morning at the mission house at
Bellevue, after an lllnes protracted since
his arrival, during which he received the
moat faithful medical aid and assiduous at
tention. His remains will be conveyed on
Friday next to his home In Pendleton,
B. C, attetided by a suitable escort
In this afflicted dispensation, as a marg
of respect and appreciation for the la
mented and distinguished executive, and as
a sign of the public sorrow, the national
colors within the territory will be draped
in mourning and territorial offloera will
wear crape upon the left arm for thirty
days from this date."
In the resolutions of respect passed by
Bellevue and Omaha City, Mr. and Mrs.
Hamilton of Otoe and Omaha mission, Dr.
Malcom and Colonel P. A. Barpy are
thanked for their kindness and attention
to the executive during his Illness. The
resolutions were published In the Nebraska
Palladium, Omaha Arrow and the Charles
ton Mercury. '
The First Official Roster.
The officers ' appointed by President
Pierce with Governor Burt were: Thomas
B. Cuming of Iowa, secretary of state;
Fenner Ferguson of Michigan, chief Jus
tice of supreme court; Edward B. Harden
of Georgia, associate justice of supreme
court; James Bradley of Indiana, associate
Justice of supreme court; Experience Esta
brook of Wisconsin, United States district
attorney; Mark W. Isard of Arkansas,
United States marshal.
Immediately upon the death of the gov
ernor Secretary Cuming assumed that
office. Three days later he Issued his proc
tarnation for the taking of the census of
the territory and appointed these men to
do the 'work: Joseph L. Sharp, for the
First district; Charles B. Smith, Second
district; Michael Murphy, Third district;
B, R. Doyle and F. W. Symms, Fourth
district; Munsoa H. Clark, Fifth district.
and Charles W. Pierce, Sixth district In
the proclamation he stated that he ex
pected to have the work done within four
weeks, after which notes would be dis
tributed for the election of a delegate to
congress and a territorial legislature to
convene that winter. ' The governor stated
that he Issued his proclamation ahead of
nRsnfiMin mum&
a motoer abould be a source
Every mother feele
great dread of the pain
and danger attendant upon
the most critical period
of her life. Becoming
all, but the suffering and
of joy to
danc-er incident to the ordeal make its anticipation one of misery .
r . Mother' Friend is tbo only remedy which relieve women of the great
pajn and danger of maternity ; this hour which ia dreaded as woman's
severest trial is not only made painless, but all the danger is avoided
by its ue. Those who use this remedy are no longer despondent or
gloomy; nervousness, nausea and other distressing conditions are
overcome, the system is made ready for the coming event, and the
serious accidents o common to the critical
hour are obviate a by the use of Mother's niAfl ArvAn
Friend. "It is worth its weight in gold," I !" f
tays many who have used it. fi.oo per ItUVUEiiai J
bottle at drug stores. Book containing
valuable information of interest to all women, will rT 3 J
be sent to any address free upon application to fli j ' i
CUr7XX nrCl'LATC.t CO., Atlanta Ga.
time In order that those who had moved
away would have ample time to get back
before the census taker came around,
though be warned his appointees that none
but bona fide citizens would be counted.
The census showed Nebraska at that time
to contain 2,741 clUsens, of whom 829 were
white males 21 or over, 108 white males
over IS and 660 under IS. Of the females
there were 633 over 16 and 694 under 16.
There were thirteen slaves In the territory.
nine of whom were In the Second district
and four In the First district. There were
no free colored people here then. ,
First Legislative Appointment.
Based on the census, the apportionment
of councllmen and representatives was as
follows: Burt county, one oouncllman and
two representatives; ' Washington, one
councilman and two representatives; Dodge,
Richardson and Forney, the same; Doug
las, four councllmen and eight representa
tives; Cass, one councilman and three rep
resentatives; Pierce, three councllmen and
five representatives. The election of coun
cllmen and representatives held December
12, 1854, resulted as follows: Councllmen
Joseph L. Sharp, Richardson; Richard
Brown, Forney; Herman P. Bennett, Henry
Bradford and .Charles II. Cowles, Pierce;
Lafayette NuJkolls, A. D. Jones, T. G.
Goodwill, O. D. Richardson and B. E.
Rogers, Douglas; James E. Mitchell,
Washington; Benjamin R, Folsom, Burt;
M. H. Clark, Dodge.
The house of representatives was made
np of: David M. Johnson and John M.
Singleton of Richardson, William A. Finney
and L M. Wood of Forney, Gideon
Bennet. W. H. Maddox. Jame Decker,
James Cowles, William B. Hall of Pierce,
L. d. V. Thompeon. John M. Latham and
William Kempton of Cass, A. D. Gayer,
W. N. Byers, William Clancy, Thomas
Davis, A. J. Poppleton, A. J. Hanscom,
F. Davidson of Douglas, A. Arnold and
A. J. Smith of Washington, J. B. Rob
ertson and II. C. Purple of Burt, I. W.
Richardson and El R. Doyle of Dodge.
The legislature convened in Omaha City
January 16, 1856, and In his address to the
members acting Governor Cuming recom
mended that a memorial be sent to congress
asking that the Paclflo railroad come
through the state. He also stated that the
authorities at Washington had sent the
laws of the country and other literature
during the month of August and Septem
ber, but that, they had not arrived. He
hoped they would be here by spring.
During the latter part of the session
came the appointment of Mark W. Isard as
governor. Tills was the session that
adopted most of the Iowa laws which the
late session of the legislature fussed so
much about. A great portion of the time
was devoted to memorializing- congress for
protection from the Indians, the organ
Izatlon of the state militia, settlement of
county boundary lines and the laying out
of roads. The session also did not fail to
pass an antl-gambllng law.
HUMMEL EVADES THE BLAME
Street Coatatlssteaer Wishes Urn Re.
epeaslhlllty for Disorder (
8ahlle Thoreeghfares, i
Street Commissioner Hummel wishes It
understood that he Is not to blame for the
dirty pavements and alleys downtown. No
cleaning has been done for ten days be
cause the money In the applicable fund has
been exhausted. Friday the high winds
disregarded this fact and raised consider
ble muss to the soiling of linen and Vie
Ailing of eyes with rubbish.
"It's money that makes good streets and
clean streets." says the commissioner.
"Comparing- Omaha with Cleveland, O., and
oonatdertng the fact that our population la
about eae-aalx, our expenditure aeem la-
adequate. Last year Cleveland spent $119,-
000 cleaning paved streets, while Omaha got
along; with $16,000. With 890 miles of dirt
streets against more than 600 InJMi city,
Cleveland used $82,228 on repairs and cross
walks, while Omaha spent but $17,000 for
this purpose. Including bridges and cul
verts. '
"One of the new things recommended by
the commissioner of streets In Cleveland
Is ownership of the wagons and teams,
which he declares will affect a considerable
saving."
GREAT WESTERN SALARIES
Dose a Officials at Elgrhteen Dollars
Flas a liar and Other
Employes.
The Chicago Great Western has twelve
general officers whose salaries , average
$18.88 each a day and 1,037 employes, men
and women. In the state of Minnesota
alone whose wages average $2.42 a day.
These facts are disclosed by the annual
report of the road, which has recently been
filed With the State Railroad and Ware
house commission of the North Star state.
The statement further shows the com
pany's gross earnings from operation for
the fiscal year ending June 80 to be $7,818,
$18.16 a gain of $274,129.66 over the gross
earnings of 1802. The operating expenses
were $5,8G6.7G9.29, an Increase of $178,447.70.
The net earnings of $1,601,834.48 show an In
crease of $87,086.36.
The gross passenger earnings for ' busi
ness, local and Interstate, In Minnesota
was $421,866.69, a gain of $321,037.46 over the
business of a yearv ago.- Freight
business accruing to Minnesota, which
amounted to $906,816.16, showed a gain of
$136,230.94 over the business done In 1902.
The total passenger and freight business,
on which a gross earnings tax Is paid In
Minnesota, amounted to $1,339,846.87, against
$1,096,010.1$ In 1902.
The gross passenger receipts for business
originating and terminating in Minnesota
were $172,929.64, and for freight business
originating and terminating In Minnesota,
$322,637.07.
The operating expenses in the state of
Minnesota for the year Just closed
amounted to 81.25 per cent of the receipts,
which is a decrease of 6.49 per cent from
the percentage of operating expenses to the
earnings in Minnesota In 1902.
Railway Notes and Personals.
F. A. Nash, general western agent of
, 1 . . i c ... , . .
iiib jtiiiwHuatre, una reiuuicu lruni a irip
to Chicago.
Oerrit Fort, assistant general passenger
agent of the Union Paciilc, has returned
from a business trip to Chicago.
John R. Barrett, traveling freight agent
of the Missouri Paclflo, has returned from
a short business trip over the road.
J. O. Phtltlrrl. assixtant general fretaht
agent of the Missouri Pacific, la In Denver,
on a short business trip in the interests of
ms company.
Thomas Hushes, assistant general pas
senger agent of the Missouri Pacific, has
gone to New Orleans to be in attendance
at the annual meeting of the association of
traveling passenger agents.
J. A. Kuhn, assistant general passenger
and freight agent of the Nebraska and Wy
oming division of the Northwestern, Is
home from a trip to Chicago, where he at
tended a meeting of the paasenger asso
ciation.
A. Phllbrlck, superintendent of the Ne
braska division of the llllnnis Central,
whose headquarters are at Fort Dodae.
and TratnmsHter Kred James of the same
place are in the city on business In con nee
tion with their company.
John F. Stevens, fourth vice president of
the Hock Island, with his family, slopped
In the city Friday night, occupying their
trivaie car. i tie ramny is on its way to
Ir. Stevens' home lit Chicago from an
extended western vacation tour.
The Chicago Great Western officials were
foiled in their efforts to move their office
Friday to the new Karnam street location
by a large amount of (he plastering fulling.
Ibis will necenaiuite conUerabls repair
ing and the oitululs do nut exict to g-t
Into their aew wasters now fur several
ORIGIN OF SIODX CITY DAILY
i
Kayor Caldwell, O'.d-Tlma ITawipaper Man,
Tells How it Was Started.
RESULT OF THE MEREST ACCIDENT
Charlie Collins, (Caldwell's Partner,
Takes Wrong- Trala Ont ef
Omaha, Going- North Instead
f ta Ltaeola.
Mayor E. W. Caldwell of Sioux City, who
Is one of the pioneer newspaper men In the
Transmkssisslppl country, was telling a
story or two of the early days while In
Omaha to attend the Missouri river Im
provement convention this week. Previous
to being elected mayor a year and a half
ago Mr. Caldwell was city editor of the
Sioux City Journal for twenty-five years
and he has a lot of newspaper history an
tecedent to that.
"Did you ever hear how the first dally
paper was started In Sioux CltyT" asked
Mayor Caldwell.
No? Well, I had a hand In that myself.
Charlie Collins, J. D. Calhoun and myself
had been running an evening newspaper
called the Times in Omaha, but we found
the Republican and the Herald left no
room for us. This was In 1869, about two
years before The Bee began Its career.
There was nothing left for the three enter
prising men that we were other than to
get out of town and do business some place
else. '
"We decided finally to Investigate the
conditions at Lincoln, the new capital, and
arranged to send Collins down there to see
what the citizens would do to help us. It
was necessary to go to Council Bluffs and
cross the river at Nebraska City to get to
Lincoln then, and Collins went to the
Bluffs.
Bat oa Wraagr Trala. ,
"How It happened, I don't know ex
actly, but Collins got on the wrong train.
Instead of taking the one for Lincoln ha
boarded one for Sioux City, and that Is
where he disembarked. The early news
paper men these parts were resourceful
and when conditions changed suddenly they
were generally found ready to meet them,
Collins .had a look at Sioux City and then
he saw a number of the residents. The
result was that they subscribed a bonus so
tempting that we forgot all about 'Lin
coin and went to Sioux City and started
the Evening Times. I left Omaha on the
day the golden spike was driven In the
Union Pacific at Promontory Point, Utah.
"I don't know what might have happened
to Sioux City If Collins had not boardtd
the wrong train. Maybe Bloux City never
would have needed a dally, because, you
know, we old-time newspaper men are Just
a little egotistical about what we think
we did towards getting the west on a pay
ing basis."
The Sioux City mayor had a story, also.
about the Imposing stone that was used
In the old Herald office. The office was
short of Imposing stones and had barely
enough for the newspaper forma. It was
In 1BC6 and Caldwell was setting type. The
firm had a lot of official printing to do
and he was handling It. For a while he
used the bed of a hand press to lay the
type upon, but this was unsatisfactory,
Mesnerlal Stene.
"I heard one day that there was a big
marble slab engraved for the place of honor
over a capltol that was not built," he
says, "and I determined to utilise It for
my purpose If possible. So I went up and
oallea ee Charlie Oeer, now with the Linoola
State Journal and whe was gactetary te
Governor Butler. He told me I could use
the slab If I could cart It away. It was
engraved with names on one side and gold
leaf had been used In ornamenting It,
but I took It, and the slab was used as an
Imposing stone In the Herald plant until
the building was burned."
Mayor Caldwell says It Is Immaterial to
hlra whether he Is elected again next
spring. He went Into the office on the
republican ticket without much effort and
has not yet grown Into a rebellious mood.
"It's all the same either way," he says.-
CAT WALKS JJKE KANGAROO
Pass that Beloagrs to John Kelkeaaey
Has Only Half Bsosck
Legs.
Rudyard Kipling might get Inspiration for
poem from John Kelkenney'a new cat.
"Maud." He once recorded some verses
about a "bear that walks like a man," In
a somewhat sinister vein surcharged with
symbolism and supposed to knock pretty
hard on Russia. "Maud" Is a cat that
walks and looks like a kangaroo and does
so because It Is necessary.
The British poet might find nothing ap
pealing In this, however, but that would
not prevent the animal from earning a
good living In a museum. Cats ordinarily
are quadrupeds, but this one has but two
practical legs, like a kangaroo. The front
extremities resemble the flappers of a seal.
They are utterly useless and so small as
to escape ordinary attention. As a result
the rear legs are overdeveloped and the
cat trods about on them In the regular
biped way.
She Is a full-grown, healthy feline and
apparently enjoys the novelty of the situa
tion, although It la a Vase of being exhib
ited all the time. At any rate "Maud"
Is attracting lota of attention and would
not object to a visit from Mr. Kipling at
any time. Incidentally It should be re
marked that "mine host" Kelkenney ob
ject to the question, "Is that one of the
real Kilkenney catsr"
PRATTLE OF THE YOUNGSTER!.
Grandma Now, Johnny, alt down and tell
me why your father whipped you.
Johnny I'd rather stand up and tell you.
. TeacMer Johnny, why can't you lift your
self bj your bootstraps?
Johnny (promptly) 'Cause wear shoes.
Aunt Mary I do wish the good Lord had
made me a man!
Little Flossie Perhaps he did, auntie, and
you haven't been able to find him yet.
A 4-year-old youngster while at supper
the other evening requested hi brother to
help him to something and was told that
he should say "If you please." So he said:
"Pass me some of that If I please."
Mamma Tommy, didn't I tell you the
other day never to let me hear of you play
ing with those naughty boys again?
Tommy Yes, mamma, but you needn't
blame me If you heard It; I didn't tell you.
"Say, mamma," queried little Harold, "ain
I a barber?"
"Certainly not, dear, " replied his mother.
"What put that Idea Into your head?"
"Why, Uncle Bob called me a little shaver
this morning." explained Harold.
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cottonseed, grapevine cuttings, tobacco and
I seed wheat In large amount.
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