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V TIIE OMAHA DAILY BEE: WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 1904. v J I IJKCAPES LIFE IN' TOE PEN Cltlna of Piaro fiorrndtn H't Oai oa Vetsraa Padlock flami. PROYtS A MOST ADMIRABLE VICTIM Os War WrWi Fair Wk Straaaer Meete Jflaa and Pre . ' pares Mak Trla '. Together .!.' Cherlee Bwart of tierce, Keb., It in othar farmer who had not heard of th Ancient padlock game, on ot the half loom of ancient times. Mr. Bwarta ar . rived la tha city with plenty of money ahd curiosity. Before ha left he wl abort oa both. " As he related tha ataxy, ha met a maa at the Union depot while ha wie waiting for a train to visit tha St Loula exposi tion, Tha nan waa vary much pleased te mee Mr. Swartt, because he, too, Was on fcla way ta the exposition and It would be so nice for tha two of them to. tnak tha trip in company. Tha (ratiger had sev eral Klip full of wearing apparel, rhone? .and othar thtbga which he would hare to get before be . could leave,, and fie eakad Ma MW-foned friend to go with him and help carry tba trips to the depot Mr. Bwarta, being -tt an accommodating turn, "-,rJfU la with the plana of tba stranger and . U.e two want to saloon soma distance trom h depot' On the. way the stranger smooth from contact of tha Una-era of Its numerous victims. Tha ' uaual argument ensued about whetheV ft could ba opened ' without a key, and tba usual third party arrived on the scene- In time to make a bat air. Swarta waa busy holding tha stakes whan tha ostensible policeman walked up andplaoed tha thraa under ar rest, axhibltlbg' his star with much show of authority. ' .. Ia order to keep from' going' to tha peni tentiary for the rest of bis natural Ufa Mr. Bwarta produced all tba money be bad, ITS, and paid It over to tha polloetnen, who told BlnVrb4 had a, narrow escape. Sain out of money, tha rgrloulturlst took tha , first train for Pierce. Ha Intimated just prior to his departure that ha would never leava tha good old farm again. M'VANN HASSAN . ASSISTANT C H. Bnwa Sleeted Secretary Coas- ' aaerotal Clab ta Look Oa f ot ' i Reatlae. ... - ; ..-1 -'- ' ' At a meeting of tha executive oommlttae of tba Commercial club yesterday O. H. ' Brown, 407 Brown -block, waa elected secretary ol tba club, relieving Commlo aioner otoYann of th routine. MIsa Lena Bellman, wba acted aa aeoretary of tha club, durtngf , the time between Mr. Utfa rggnation and th Inoumbenoy of Mr. Me- -lvaao, Waa called in and highly commended rr Mr efficiency, 10,, behalf of tha club tea Bellman waa presented with a beau JjmX bunch of roaes. Incidentally aha waa informed. of a substantial Inoreata la ber I J salary. . Vr Tba bridge" toll question wag brought up and tha special committee that baa It In charge made. report aa to what baa been done and . this report waa accepted - and voted as approved In every particular by the , executive ommltte, . which further more pledged Itself to the support of what ever further action the. special committee might eee'nt to take. In this connection It waa announced that the eommttee will meetkt-kOblcage-ian nth ear' future - to present-to Ui raUroad Bianagamant tha Omaha claims with regard to the bridge 4oll question. ' , v .. . . C. H. Brown was unanimously oHosen ' secretary of the club. , It was seen fit to elect secretary da distinguished- from th dub oommtsslonarshlp now held by Mr. MeVanh, In order that the .latter might be relieved of much routine work and de tail that, would otherwise take much ot bit time' that could be more profitably " pant otherwise. wea also voted that hereafter the eeo s. yiiu7 and treasurer of the club shall be Incited to attend 'ail metiegs of the ex ecutive aonmittee. C H. Brown, Thomas E. HaiuRxJk, A. 1. Sterrett, A. Jj. Dfesher and IL Blacklln were elected to mem bership 'in the club, i BEN Br WOOD LAID AT REST rroatlaeat Baakes Ba'r'ted by ' Old mends aaL Aaaoalatea mt' , , . rarest Uwa., Tba remains of Ban B.Wood, late vie prealdent of (ha Merchants Rational bank, who died suddenly at hi" borne, V North Twenty-second street, , Ctinday morning, were Interred Tuesday afternoon at Forest lawn cemetery. JUght Rev. Blahop A. I WUltams and Rav. John Williams of ths Bt. Barnabat church conducted the re ligion services at the reatdenoe. Many of Omaha's ' oldest snd most repreaentatlva cltlatn gathered at th bom to pay their last respects, at the bier of their late as sociate and friend Among the many floral tributes were no ticed two designs of particularly beautiful ccrsMructlon, on tvelng from th Knight of Ak-Bar-Bea and another from th em ploy 4t th Merchant National bank. which Institution was closed this afternoon out f respect for th tnemnry of Mr, Wood, The ether clearing house banks also closed during part ot the afternoon. The .active pailbearara were; Oeofge E. Prltchett, Frank Hamilton, W. H. McCord, Sorg ' F. ' Bldwell. Ik S. Reed, Luther Crake, John F. Coed and Milton T. Barlow, Those acting as. honorary ball bearer were: Frank Murphy, Herman Kountaa. J. . B, Kitchen, B. M. Moraman, T. Buck, J. A. McBhane, Quy C. Barton and J. A. Crelgh ton. . A selected quartet sang "Come, Te Disconsolate." and "Rock of Ages." While In Chicago last Tuesday Mr. Wood contracted a cold, which developed 'Into congestion of th lungs. He returned bom sooner than be had expected, waa driven ta bta resldenc. and grew gradually weaker, until be expired of heart failure. Mr, Wood was closely identified, with the busl ness life pf Omaha, where he lived for thirty-six years. Since 1831 he waa vice president of the Merchants National bank. Mortality ItatUllea. The following births and deaths have been reported to the Board ef Health dur ing the twenty-four hours ending at Coon Toesdayi Births Albert I Talmon. 1KU Clark, borj A Summer TONIC . . Wbto worn out with the day's heat there la nothing o ishtsiiBf aad invitoratiflg aa r iionsFORD's Acid Phosphato Oeorre Ttwnley. 1R2 North Nineteenth, twin bnre; Sylvester R. Rush, 4.41 Web ster, boy. r)ths Mrs. Jennie Marks. 1U North Thirty-fourth, ; Ben B. Wood, Hit North Twenty-second, 1: Amle Davis. M10 Bonth Thirty -eighth, 1; James John Peterson. 1117 Clark. tt; Mrs, irta I Bombnrk, died In Wlw hoepltnl, home iMinlap, la., JS; Char ity mlth, 1Q7 Nicholas, !. AUNT CHARITY PASSES AWAY Am Colored Wosaaa with Bomantl . Career Kadi Forty Tear Resl deaeo la Omaha. "Aunt Charity" Smith, aa aged colored woman who had resided In Omaha for the last forty years and was well known among the old settlers, died early Monday morning from pneumonia at ber borne, 1107 Nicholas ktreet. "Aunt Charity," aa aha waa generally known, was born a Iav oa a plantation near Bhelbyvllle, Ky., December 10, 1818. Bhe waa married to a free negro by the name of Smith, who waa working to save money to buy hi wlfe'e freedom when the war broke out. As soon as It could be done he enlisted In the union army, and upon bis advice his wife escaped from slavery and came west. Severn! letter passed between them and he promised that as soon as the war was over and he waa mustered out be would" tejoln her in Omaha. But all at ono the letters ceased and all trace of hint wad lost. These letters and other Im portant papers were destroyed wben her little three-room cottage on Douglas near Twentieth was burned In 190. "Aunt Char ity" never-remarried, sacredly cherishing the memory of the soldier whom she al ways maintained wquld come to her If be were still living. Being a good .laundress and an excellent 'Aunt Charity" had no difficulty In getting employment, and many A wedding breakfast and fine dinner among the old families of Omaha was cooked by her. For many years she was a servant In the family of the late Senator Hitchcock, and for more than twenty years her little house stood on the rear ot the Hitchcock estate n the site of the Omaha club. Bhe claimed thai this property was given her by Senator Hltchoock. who died before he gave her "the writlnV the deed-to It. Her claim to this property led te a lawsuit In which she was defeated. Her little house waa burned while the ault waa pending In the supreme court, and since that time, broken in spirit and health, she has been living In poverty, being supported by friends. The funeral will be held from the Church of Bt Fhtllp the Deacon, of which aha waa a member, this morning at 10:80. NEBRASKA DRAWS ATTENTION Antelope' State Makes Exhibit at ' World's Fair Which Attracts ' Great Admiration. That the Nebraska pavilion at the St Louis exposition Is one of the popular resorts of the great fair, la apparent from thla extract from the St. Louis Globe Democrat 6f Monday, June 0: Saturday was the banner day In the at tendance at the Nebraska pavilion In the palace of agriculture. Over i,500-persons Visited this pavl!ion. It was found neces sary to give the free exhibition of moving Eloture of Nebraska industries every half our la the day. from 10 to 6 o'clock. At I and 12:i0 o'clock special exhibitions were given to over too concessionaires and their employee In the agricultural building. Among the distinguished visitors during the day were Hon. Matt Miller, one ot the Nebraska commissioners, and- family; Mrs. J. H. Mickey, wife of Oov. Mickey of Ne braska; several members of the Imperial Japanese commission and Mr. Ernest Holmes, assistant editor of Success, with a party of friends from Aestrla and Uer many. Hon. W. J. Bryan of Lincoln, Neb., was also a visitor at the Nobrtka pavilion on Friday. ? , , . On next Tuesday morning at :30- o'o-ook the Agricultural Exhibitors' r association will hold Its regular weekly meeting in the Nebraeka theater by invitation ot the Ne braska commission. On the same day a special moving picture exhibition of college football games, trotting races and scenes on the western ranches will be given for the member of the official guide corps. Later In the week the Jefferson guard will be entertained In the tame manner. HORSES GET OFF UNINJURED saaaaw y - Escape Belaa- Hart la Aecldeat Which Does Mack Damage .te , Wagjoa, A pepuliar accident befell one of the heavy wagons of the Expresimen'a De livery company on Dodge atreet yesterday. The driver waa trying to . back the heavily laden wagon and team out of the alley just west of Malmburg'a saloon, when the team - became unmanageable and the wheel of the wagon collided with- the Malmburg bqlldlag tearing off a big sec tion of the prsssed brick veneering. The big wagon was upset by the mishap, the load dumped Into the street, the. heavy oak tongue of the wagon broken oft short, and horses and wagon and content piled In one Indiscriminate mass at the atreet curb. The driver escaped Injury by jump ing. Neither of the horses was hurt the damage being confined to . the - building, wagoa and the load ot produce. ' Do Rot Walt t atljr Tow Need It. Th season la again at hand when diar rhoea and dysentery are prevalent. Do net wait until aoma of your family la taken with a violent attack, but be prepared. A bottle pf Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy at hand when needed haa saved naay a life.- Procure it at once. Gold Bead. Edholm, Jeweler. 'N i . . Fbotoa, tOo and un, VOi Farpam atreet. Bteamahlp ticket from . all , European ports at. halt the uaual . rates. Call or write P. H. Phllbln, 1508 Farnam street. Omaha. r . .. . Bee our fancy pedestal boxes, with bust of President Roosevelt, filled with choice candy, only 0o. at Dyball 1BU Douglas. ' Fancy pedestal boxes, with bust of Presi dent Roosevelt, filled with choice bon bona, 60c. Dyball', 1M1 Douglaa. Diamonds Diamonds dhoim, Jeweler. ' ' A Great gait Sale. The half-price suit sal atartd by th Brg-Swanson Co. last Saturday haa al ready, proven a winner and broken records. The sale, continues the balance of . this week, but tha firm, ha fear of being un able to fit everyone - unless they corns early, before the lots and sizes are de pleted. This may sound a little like a bluff, but not ao much when you atop te oonsider that It waa necessary to close the door for pearly an hour Saturday afternoon, th first day of th sale. 'And they keep com ing right along. photos, Mc and up. Uli Farnam street To our friends and neighbors, and espe cially to the Ancient Order of United Workmen Na. ITS, we offer our heartfelt thanks for the many offerings of friend ship and evidences ef the devotion shown Our beloved busband and eon during their sickness and death. , MRS. EMMA REX AND FAMILT. The Bee Want Ada Are the Best Business Boosters. ' PIKO. M'KKON Henry, sged 40 years, at St Jo seph's horpliaf thla inornlng from Injuries rrrrlvsd a.i Omaim Bineliing works lost Krulay morning. He leaves wife, but no family. Funeral from residence. Til Hickory street Funeral notice lateft INFORMER GETS THREE YEARS Wiineii Who Tami State's Eridaio Con victed and PaU Cleared. ECHO OF KANSCOM 'STREET CAR HOLDUP Two Mea Who Escape oa First Charge WU1 Bo Tried oa Third, with Coavlct ae Witness. AaTala. After 'having turned state' evidence against bis pals and having aeen them acquitted by a Jury, Richard Johnson ap peared before Judg-e Day and pleaded guilty te a charge of robbery. Consider ing the fact that Johnson became the state's witness and told what he knew of the robbery. Judge Day gave blm the minimum sentence, three years In the peni tentiary. " Johnson, James Bmlth and John Wells, were arrested some months ago on the charge of holding up a Hanscom Park atreet car and robbing the conductor and motorman of about IX and their watcties. When Smith and Wells were tried Johnson appeared ae a, witness against thsm, tes tifying that they were with him hi the robbery end giving all the details of tho crime. Bmlth and Wells, however, proved an alibi to the satisfaction of the Jury and were acquitted. Having been tried on the count of robbing the conductor1 the two were at once re arrested on the charge of robbing the mo torman and they are now being held for trial again. At th next trial Johnson will again be a witness for the state. GOSSIP OF COMMISSION ROW Demand for Fralt, Wholesale and Re tail, Best of Aay Period This Year. The demand tor fruit wltb both whole salers and retailers Is the heaviest It haa been any time so far this year. Thla la accounted for . in part by the Increased varieties being offered, but more particu larly by the warmer weather which haa caused people to eat less meat and more fruit Strawberries are coming from Mis souri and Oregon. The former aell at wholesale for $1.50 to $1.65 and the latter for $2.00. Home grown berries are also on the market In limited quantities and aell at about the same price aa Missouri stock. Thla la about th laat week of th Cali fornia cherry crop and people Intending to do any canning are advised by fruit deal er to do o thla week a prices In the future will probably be higher. Next week will eee the real beginning of the Cali fornia fruit season. Express shipments will probably arrive before' that time, but the first car load shipment are expected next week and according to advice re ceived the quality will be fully up to the usual standard. Peaches will sell for $1.36 per box at wholesale, plum $1.36 and apri cot $1.60. ' Owing to the exceptionally heavy demand for fruits that have been offered ao far this season a big run to expected on Cali fornia fruits and as a result wholesalers have made arrangements for a large aupply to be shipped this way. OMAHA MEAT J30ES TO ALASKA Carload of Bacon Shipped from Cadahy's to Federal Troops la tho If orta. ' . , -A car load of bacon waa ahlpped thla raJrnlng from the Cudahy Packing ' com pany's establishment In South ''Omaha to Seattle, for transshipment to Alaska for the us . of, the United States troopa ata tloned there. This la the aecond ahlpment of be con te that destination, through the office of the chief, commissary of the Department ot the Missouri during the past few weeks. Additional shipment will follow later In order that the euppllea may reach there and be forwarded to the Interior posts be fore the. winter season set In there about the first of September. ' The, bacon Is packed In eight-pound cane and la cured under a special' process designed by the chief commissary of the United State army, which will Insure it perfect condi tion Indefinitely. There are two processes by which army bacon la now packed. One ia by a method whloh will require the bacon to be par boiled before using, and the other permit the bacon being Used aa it comes from the cans. ' Tha first process la applied to that which la aent to the tropical stations of the army,' and the latter to the bacon shipped to the temperate and Arotlo re gions. The bacon la Invariably of the very beet grade, much better In fact than that which la offered for aale to the gen eral public. FUNERAL OF OSCAR PUNDT erviees Largely Attended by Frleads aad Barlal la at Presoeet Hill. The body of Oscar Pundt, son of the late Henry Punfft, for many years In the gro cery business In this city, arrived In Omaha Tuesday from St Louie and waa buried at Prospect Hill cemetery. George Pundt, Ida Pundt and Emma Pundt brother and sisters of the deceased, accompanied the body from Bt Louis and John W. Plckson ef St. Louis was also In- the party. The mother was unable to come. . Among the friends of the family who were at the depot to mtet the remains were: Mrs. George Heimrod, Mrs, E. Rose water, Mrs. Aaron Cahn, Mt. Albert Cahn, William Krug, Miss Krug, Mr. and Mrs. L. Raapke, Mr. and Mrs. II. Becht, John Baumer, Miss Bertha Baumer and Mrs Victor Roaewater. The pallbearers were: Fred Mets, Albert Cahn, Victor Roeewater, Charles Deuel, William Koenlg and V. B. Caldwell. Th body was taken direct from the de pot to the cemetery where services were held. Rev. J. E. Hummon, pastor of Kountaa Memorial church, officiating. The cause ef the death ef Mr. Pundt was acuta gastritis; he waa sick but one day. bis death laat Saturday bet. g Very udden and 'unexpected. Th member of th family return Immediately to their home In Bt Louis. M'VANN ANSWERS I0WANS eeretary of Omaha Commercial flab Prepares Defease Agralast Restore tloa of Arbitrary. Secretary McVann of the Commercial dub ia preparing an answer to file with Western Freight association men regarding tb Missouri river bridge arbitrary which Council Bluffs merchants bav been at tempting to get restored on ahlpment from Omaha to Iowa points. Just what th nature of th argument ued will b ha not yet been made publlo. but the answer will be volumlnou and exhaustive. Proves to Be Good Cltlaea, When Samuel SroKfins of Rrownwood, Tex., was arrested Munday m-hi by ottlcer Bandstrom, It wes thuuirhl that a reitl bold, bad man from Texas had been oapl tured. lie was charged with belli- drunk and carrying concealed weapons, the weapons connistln of a beavy drawer handle, such as Is often usad as "knuckles." lavaalisatiua provad. however, that -:-gloa wae nut the ban-eeler be Waa at first supposed to have been, but a good cltlxen of the Lone Star state, who had got off the rails for a few minute, a small fine wss imposed on the Texan when be wae arraigned In police court. VAN DEUSEN JBADLY INJURED Army OfJeer, Well Kaowa la Omaha, Severely Hart la Baltimore Jt Ohio Wreck. Among those seriously Injured In the wreck ef the Baltimore A Ohio train near Vincennes, Ind., Monday was Captain Oeorge W. Van Deusen, commanding the Bixteenth battery, United 8tatea field ar tillery, of Leavenworth, Kan. Captain Van Deusen was under orders to proceed to the Philippine and waa returning from a visit to the east preparatory to hi de parture for the Philippine. He wa well known and esteemed at headquarter of the Department of the Missouri, having been a frequent visitor to Omaha. H also Is regarded aa one of the most accom plished artillery officers In the service. It wa Captain Van Deusen' battery that waa caught In the flood at Bt Mary, Kan., last fall, while enroute from Fort Leavenworth to Fort Riley to participate In the army maneuvers there. Captain Van Deusen and hi battery were cut off from all communication for ten day by the flood at that time. Advice at army headquarter are to the effect that Captain Van, Deusen' Injuries are quite serious. He fa In the hospital at Vlncennea LOTUS CLUB BOAT ARRIVES Challoag-er for the Maaawa Cap Reaches Here with All Mem bers of Crew. ' ' The Lotus Yacht club' challenger for the Manawa cup arrived in Omaha yesterday and waa taken to the lake and launched in the afternoon. , "The Lotus" ia accompanied by the en tire crew, which will at once proceed to get acquainted with the course over which the race are to be sailed under the direction and guidance of Commodore Tukey of the Manawa club. The challenger Is of the "skimmer" type of boat and twenty-eight feet over all. It la the object of much In terest and critical examination by the sail ors of the Manawa club, who agree that while it looks good to them they do not believe It la built right to outsail the Argo, which baa been selected by the committee to defend the cup. The races will take place Thursday, Friday and Saturday after noons, and with favorable conditions of wind and weather will be highly Interesting events. Arrangements have been made for the entertainment of a great crowd of the Lotus club members who will be present as spectators. TWENTY-THREE FOR THE ARMY Recralta Aro Enlisted at Omaha Ita tloa for Service la West and Philippines. Twenty-three enlistments have been mad thus far during the month of June for the regular army at the Omaha recruiting sta tion. These were selected from fifty-seven applicants, th'e remainder having been re jected for physical disabilities. Of this number that has been accepted two were assigned to the hospital corps, one to Fort Bam Houston, Texas, one, to the Blxtb In fantry at Fort Leavenworth, one to the Tenth Infantry at Presidio barracks, Cal.t two to the Nineteenth infantry at Fort Vancouver, Wash., and tba remainder to the Angel Island recruiting depot Baa Francisco Harbor, California. ' . Last year, 1903, only nine recruit were enlisted at , thla depot', duiing- th month of June. None of the recruits enlisted at thla point la aent to eastern station tor assignment all of them going to western regiment and the regiment atetloned In th Philippine. i v EMPTY HOUSES IN DENVER Three Thoasaad Vacant Dwellfaaja aad Many Store Closing- Oat aa Revolt of Strike. " There are said to be 1000 vacant dwell ings In Denver," said Richard Qrotte, chief elerk In the city building department who haa just returned from that city In company with bla wife, who hae recovered from a recent lllnesv "Outside of the principal business section one can aee any number of empty atore buildings and oth ers having closing out signs displayed. The hotel are full, . but business conditions do not seem to bo extraordinarily pros perous. This I accounted for by th labor troubles In the mining camps." WILL BUILD AN ICE PLANT Local Concern Beeares Permit to Erect Maaafaetory Coating; Six Thoa saad Dollar. ' j Authority to ereot a $(,000 brick Ice manu facturing plant at Twenty-fifth and Martha street haa been Issued to the Omaha Dis tilled Water Ice company. The building la to be 71x140 feet In alxe and one atory high. Photoa, 60c and up. 1312 Farnam atreet PERSONAL' PARAGRAPHS Tiny. Luth M. Kuhna left for a trip to Ohio Monday evening. 1 E. E. Brando, general agent of the Na tional Paint company In the local field, has arrived in Omaha from St. Louis. Ben Brook tie Id ot Deadwood, Mart Turner of Jefferson, Okl.. H. W. Freed and Jo Hatting of Loomls are at tho Murray. John W. T. Clark of Washington, D. C, revenue agent of accounts ,1s in ths city making his annual Inspection of the ac counts of the revenue oftloe of this district J. E. Lowe of Fort Collins, R. D. Conk ling of Tekamab, P. E. Myers of Lincoln, Fred Vsn Akerln of Humphrey, M. A. Groshong of tiprlngvlew, George 8. Perkins of David City and A. W. Bufium of Tecum seh are at the Merchant. Samuel O. Calvert formerly of th weather bureau at St Louis, waa in th city en route to hla new station at fcMoux City, where he has been assigned aa assist ant to the chief of the weatiier bureau there. . Ueorge Krug, 1617 Wirt street, celebrated the forty-elgnth annlveraary of his blrtn Monday evening. The event was made the occasion for the gathering of a number of ins friends at his home and an enjoyable evening waa passed, with the slnoere wishes ot bis friend tor many happy returns of the day. Deputy United States Marshal James Allan, with C. E. Allen as assistant guard, has returned from Sioux Fails, whera they took Ed Gordon, the convicted Newcastle, postonioe robber, and Arthur Smith of the Tenth United States cavalry, convicted ot outling with Intent to wound, to begin on their sentences of four years and ilfteea month respectively at the niuoa Fails pent teutiary. H. M. Badler, 4128 Iaard street, has gone to Ann Aroor, Mtoh., to attend the anuuul reunion of the class of '7 of Ann Arbor university, of which he was a member, there being eeventy-slx members of the claa. Among them Is Hon. IL C. Patten gill, one of the prominently mentioned re publican candidates for governor of Wis consin. Mr. and Mrs. Pattengiil were last week guests ot Mr. and Mrs. badler. ' i Railway Notes aad Personals. E. L. Lomax, general paeeenger agent ot the Union PaciUu, has returned to Chi cago. H. B. Hare, traveling passenger agent of the Manilou Steamship compauy, la In the city, His headquarters are in Chicago. C. It Kins, general manager of the Lander Transportation company, waa a eallor at the local office ot th North western. Gerrlt Fort assistant general passenger as out of the Union pacific, haa aoue to atiend Ih Transcontinental Paaeensor as- aiu meeting in aesaioa at bu Vaui FIFTEENTH AND FARNAM STS. ja Feather Weight Worsteds. Serges, Homespuns, make ip the clothing story for the warm days. and here, as at all other seasons of the year, our assortments cannot be equaled for nice' Buminer clothes. k THE ALWAYS POPULAR SERGES -you'll find them here at $8.50, $12, f 16.60. Should one not hold its color, we replace it with a new one without a moment's hesitation. In the better grades, the shoulders, collars and fronts are entirely hand made. We'll stand behind ( every quality promise in these serges " TIIE TWO-PIECE SUITS Take for example the lines at $7.50 and $10, cool and com fortable homespuns, gray mixtures, broken plaids and checks, fancy and pin stripe effect, in brown, gray and tan, trousers with the turn-up bottoms, tailored with the same care for details as is given the highest price suits in the house. Straw Hats for Men- 45c, 75c and $1.00 CONTESTANTS ABE SELECTED Racers for Driving- Clnb's Batarday Matinee Chesea, hat gebee ale Is Incomplete. C. J. Brlgg and F. J. Campbell compos th committee having in charge the ar rangement ot the races for the Omaha Driving club' matinee Saturday afternoon, and the contestant already have been se lected, though yie schedule and classifica tion Is not yet completed. As the meetings succeed each other, this work bt classifica tion is done more Intelligently and with a more circumspect regard for the relative merits of th horses, so that a continual Improvement In the Interest In the mati nees Is reasonably anticipated. Provided there are no hard rains between now and Saturday,' the track will be very fast and some neck-and-neck contests are aura to re sult. KENWORTHY CASE GOES OVER Civic Federation Detective Get" Star la Proseeattoa for Alleged Ex torting; of Money, The case of obtaining money under false pretense, pending In the police court against Constable J. C. Kenworthy, form erly a Civic Federation detective, has been postponed until July 1. Kenworthy waa arrested a week ago on the charge of collecting IS ' from Ella Jacobs, proprietor of a aecondhand atore at 602 North Sixteenth street. The charge ia that Kenworthy atopped Jaocbs, who waa hauling a trunk gratis for a friend and told the secondhand man that he waa a detective and that hauling the .trunk was illegal and that would straghten' the matter. Kenworthy Is said to have re ceived the $6. ARRAIGNED. FOR ... SHOOTING Maa Acen.ed of Firing-' with' latent to Kill Is Held for ' ,'" " ' . Trial. ' , ';,'K'2 James Brtmer, charged with figuring in a disturbance which occurred at the place of Mrs.' Mary Cummings, 8824 North Six teenth street,- laat Saturday evening, haa beens arraigned In police court on the charge of ahootlng with intent to kill. The allegation la that Bruner fired five ahota in the place, one of the bullets pass ing through the clothes of the bartender, Harry Ward, and inflicting a alight flesh wound. Bruner's hearing haa been aet for next Saturday In police court and bla bond placed at (500. Xo Voaoat la 'Ba No poisonous purgative enter Into Dr. King New Life Pill. Easy, but prompt, they cure or no pay. Only 25s. For sale by Kuba & Co. Notes from Army Ueadoaartera,. Chaplain' Charles W. Freeland of the ivth United States cavalry at Fort Meade has been granted leave of absence for one month to take effect July I. . Captain Theodore B. Hacker, chief com missary Department of the Missouri, de parted for Lincoln, where he will deliver a lecture before the Nebraska National Guard officers on the subject of the com missariat of the army in both field and garrison aervlce. The commanding officer at Jefferson Bar racks haa been ordered to transfer from that depot thirty-seven cavalry recruits to th& AaM artillery braneh of the service. If the recruits are willing to enter that branch of the service. They will be aent at once to Angel isiana ucpot, sua c raaui.ue uar- bor. Teachers Take a Jaaat. a n.rtv ot ten teachers In the Omaha schools left Monday evening for St. Paul over the Northwestern. From St. Paul k.v mill wn hv boat down the Mississippi river to St. Louis to take in the exposition, i They Will DS joinca ai oiuii or tuuui ten teachers in the schools at that point. Tec days will be required to reach Bt. Liouis. Cannot Be Overdone. Niagara Falls, the most magnificent of all spectaclea, never grow commonplace. Let your summer tour to th east Include Niagara. Tb Michigan Central' Vacation Tour for 1904 give full Information re garding route and rate. It will be found a great help In planning the summer boll day. ' Address, with three red stamp. O. W. Buggies, O. P. T. A., Chicago, Hnateseekers nates to Worth Dakota. Every Tuesday until October a the Chi cago Great Western railway will ll round trip ticket te point in the above named state at a great reduction from the uaual (ara For further Information apply te Oeo, F. Thomas, g.nsral agent, lui Far nam tr..t, Omaha, Neb. ' Slot Maehtaa Mea. C. H. TJnn and Charlee Jacohson-of 4113 North Twenty-fourth atreet have eaob been fined 110 and oosts in polio court, where INFANTS S INVALIDS T,H HAM wmm Puny babies become strong and robust babies when fed on Mellln's Food. Mellin's Food gives strength. . Yoe win be glad that yee seat tor a sample i el M.llm'. Fo whae yeu s-e hew ariy baby takes It. MSLUH'I FOOD CO OSTOH. MAM. -r-- J..J.U , ..iiuoiL wnjLAiiawn.L-.u. i -mrTmmMi-mmMmmmm. vmm , & Alpaca and Serge Coats Warm Weather. thr were arraigned on charges of allowing minors to play slot machine. The com plaints camo particularly from K. Dorsey of STlt Fowler street and. Mike Gorman of 721 South Seventeenth atreet, who, It Is said, have eons who were allOWfd to play on the slot machines. Three of the ma chines were taken to the pollco station when the arrests were made. Special Rammer . Tenrl.t Rate to Point la Illinois, Wlseoasla and Michigan. 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FIFTEENTH AND ' FARNAM STS Men's light weight trousers $2.50 -$3.50 for If the man was willing to work as hard before he put the mortgage on tho farm aa he worked afterwards wres 1 1 1 n g with that mortgage, there would bare been no need of the mortgage In th first place. It a tailor Is willing to bo as careful before be makes an error In making as he must be while cor recting that error th error wouldn't boppen. May be It's because of the careful training we'vs given all our tailors that to little "altering" Is nec essary bf.ro that Mac Carthy suits usually fit Just right the very first time. But whatever the reason, you are roost In terested In knowing vif that is the case. It Is. MacCarthy Tailoring Company, , t4-o a, tath at..' Nsxt door to . VTabash Ticket Ofaee, , Fhae ISO.- ' , TERRILL ; SELLING OUT At oxve-half of cost price Entire Stock Must Be Sold by July 1st. IMPORTED DRESS C00DS, Silks, Laces and Trimmings. Sacrificed at an unheard of price. 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