TIIE OMAITA DAILY ni!E: TUESDAY, JULY
1004.
mi ON KELLY BOND DEAL
Cotmtj Treasurer Givei Figures to Show
' Waste of Pubho Funds.
SAYS TRANSACTION SMACKS OF JOBBERY
flea iiar 4 Only 1"l Board
Vk tntari the Deal Bad lie
Ral.es a. Vigorous Protest
'.' , , Ove It.
County Treasurer Fink In not disposed
to obey the resolution adopted by the
Board K County ComtnloKlnners directing
lilm to nurchaie ' from Kelly Kelly of
ffopeka J33.000 of thought county bonds at
tv premium ft $S.300. He said:
"The Board of County Commissioners
may have the. legal right to direct the
financial sffajre of the county, but when
It orders me ' to do that which I know
to be Inimical -to the public Interests I
am going ta bnlk.
"The Real KMate exchange, the Com
mercial club and all cltlsens who are In
terested In taxes ought to watch the ex
penditures of the public funds more closely
and then" they ' could better understand
why their taxes are higher than they like
to have them. They would do weH to
look Into this Kelly tond deal, for If It
goes through It means 4 the expenditure
or waste of hundreds of dollars of their
tnoney.
"The bonds which the county board has
ordered me to take up from Kelly A Kelly,
$3J.OO0 In amount, expire In 1911 and draw
Interest at 5 per cent. If the bonds are
allowed to stand out fiintU their maturity
the Interest charge for the seven years
drill amount to HI, 500. If we take up the
bonds. In accordance with the order of the
county board, we will pay a premium of
,, or l,"!S0 less than the Interest will
amount to for seven yarn. It will require
$38,300 to pay the principal and the pre
mium and take up the bonds. Any bank
In Omaha will gladly pay the county 8 per
' cent, on time, deposits and I per cent
on 138,300 for seven years would amount to
(8,043, or 81.793. more than we would save
In interest by taking up the bonds at this
time,
fays it la Dad Loan.
"The deal the county board wants to
make la equivalent to loaning Kelly A
Kelly 838,300. for seven years at t 1-8 per
cent., while If the county had the amount
on hand It could deposit It In any Omaha
bank at 3 per cent. The fact la, however,
that the county has only about 310,000 In Its
bond sinking 'fund at this' time and the
only way It pould take up the bonds would
be by transferring money from the general
fund. Such a transfer would j)nly make
the deal worse, for the reason that war
rants against the general fund, bearing 7
per cent. Interest, would run all the longer.
I have talked to every, banker In Omaha
about this deal and they all say that it is
ridiculous. ,
. "A. peculiar thing about this transac
tion Is that the Board of County Commis
sioners several months ago wrote to
Kountse Bros., the state fiscal agents In
New York, to call In these bonds and de
liver tbem to- the order of Kelly & Kelly.
At the same time the board caused to be
published In a New York financial paper
a notice that the bonds had been called
In and interest on thern would cease after
July 1, 1904. Now, these are non-optional
bonds and the county board cannot stop
the Interest in any other way than by buy
ing, them In. If they wanted to buy them
. In, why didn't they go Into open market
and buy thern t Why did they give false
notice that the Interest would cease and
,wby ' did they order the fiscal agency In
Nsw York to call in the bonds and de
liver them tq the order of Kelly Kelly.
It looks to me as though the county cornp
miasloners did what they could to get the
bonds Into the hands of Kelly ds Kelly.
That it was a very generous present to
Kelly Kelly Is shown by the fact that
that firm seoured possession of the bonds
a a price of 8108 and now the county com
missioners want to buy them at the price
of 3117. This la all very nice for Kelly 4
Kelly, but It Is mighty poor business for
fh tax payers of Douglas county." ,
Konaard Protests A sain at It.
The proposition of Kelly A Kelly of To
peka, Kas., to sell ths countyt of Douglas
133,000 of Its own S-pr-ent bonds,, was ac
cepted by the Board of County Commission
ers yesterday, against the protest and the
- vets of Commissioner Kennard. The bonds
kare seven years yet to run, and the Kelly
A Kelly proposition calls for the payment
to them by the county of a gross premium
of 85,300. As the Interest for the next seven
years, at 5 percent, would .amount to 811,600,
tha majority of tha county commissioners
express tha . opinion that the county will
save Just. 36,250 by paying a premium of
83,300 and taking the bonds up at this time.
Commissioner Kennard, however, cannot
see where the county gains anything by the
deal, for ha figures . that the amount of
money required for tha redemption of the
bonds from Kelly A Kelly might be used
(or tha redemption of county Warrants and
thus be made to earn 7 percent, while under
tha bond redemption deal It will earn only
' JH percent .
"I am willing to- submit this proposition
. to any banker or financial man in the city
of Omaha," said Mr. Kennard at the meet
ing of tha board, "and I am sure he will
. tell you that Its acceptance by the board
would be very bad financiering. If you
push this deal through you will have to be
explaining your action to the taxpayers for
. soma time to come, for It Is a waste of the
- pubilo . funds for tha benefit of Kelly
Kelly." . ..
Despite Mr. Kennard" protest the propo
sition was accepted by a vote of 4 to 1.
First Appropriation Sheet.
' 1 Tha board passed the first appropriation
Sheet of tha fiscal year, covering 3,9(1 items,
- amounting to 8116,244. The warrants, how-
aver, will not be ready until August 1.
An appropriation of 83,200 was made in
aid of the Douglas County Agricultural
society's fair, to be ' held in conjunction
with tha Ak-Sar-Bta street fair.
Bids for the construction of pile bridges
durlnsT the ensuing year were opened as
tallows: J. H. Parks, 14.37 per lineal foot;
from
Grape to Olcss
Every step in the
process of making-,
aging and bottling
GREAT WESTERN
CHAMPAGNE
Is done on our own
premises by experts.
We know It is an
absolutely pure and
perfectly healthful
Mine.
Of ike ala Amer
ica t'ksassfici
eialbttra at the
Harts eipo.ltloa af
ltMtO, lae UHKAT
KSTICHN waa tae
oalr waa that
eelvad COLD
icaal."
fUCASANT V1LLKK WISH CO.
ala Makers. Hhelass. M. T.
CeM fry reepeeUMe win eaalsr evtry wr
JO
Great
53? LOIi
From tha
Stock
Ladies White Embroidered
1 Shirt Msts,
From the Kelley-Stiger Stock.
Sheer white embroidered summer
waists with lace edged berthas or round
yokes go today at C9c each. The big
waist bargain of the summer. They
are trimmed with insertions of lace,
medalions, etc., pleated and shirred
all sizes, all
latest style
worth up
to two dollars
each at
each i
50c Black China Silk at 19c Kelley-Stiger's fine
Black China Silk actually worth 50c yard lO
at, yard
Kelley-Stiger Silks oti bargain square Shirt
Waist Silks, Costume Bilks, Odd 4-0 P
Waisting Silks, etc., at JJt-7al
25c Wash Etamlne at 12ic Yard New Wash
Etaminea from th. Kelley-Stiger stock the latest
thing for tub dresses in blue, grey and gun 2Jn
metal, worth 25c yard, at . m.2
VI
0s
All of Kelley-Stiger's
75c Umbrellas
for ruin and sum, for
each
All of Kelley-Stiger's-
misses AND Parasols
of silk and satin, wdrth CCI
up to $1.23 each, at. ..... J
Kelley-Stiger s Ladies Bells, at 25c
Black Silk Taffeta Baits, psau de solas, with 'new Colonial
buckles in gold and oxydlzed, 3tf-lnch French kid belts
peau do aolo girdles, etc Kelley-Stiger's prlco
BOe, 78o and Jl.OO, at
TWO KELLEY-STIGER SPECIALS
Craadall Wed?e
HOSE SUPPORTERS,
regular price 60o,
Caofleld Dress
SHIELDS,
15o, 2fto and 36o quality,
at, pair
9c
Kelley-Stiger's Wash Goods
OIN SALE IN BASEMENT
Kalley-Stiger's dress Swisses lawns, and batistes, light and ;
dark ground, regular prloe 20o a yard, nf
at,yard ..,
Kelley-Stiger's avineh
and dress Swlss-thalr
price 15c ysrd
'our price, yard,
Kelley-Sttprer's cheviot
India - llnon
61c
oxford and
crepe effect walstlnas
their price up to 40o yard I
our price, yard
Kelley-Stiger's fine stock Imported
ginghams and madras Q
cloth their price 35c yard OlC
our price, yard ,
Kelley-8tlger'B light and dark 8-lnch
fiereaie gooa styles
heir price 15c yard
our price, yard ,
Kelley-Stiger's blue
ginghams
their
apron check
mice 7V4c yard
our price, yara.
71c
check
3k
Kelley-Stiger's
dimities
printed lawns and
their price lOo yard
our price, yard
Keriey-Btlger's cotton voile suitings
all new snsaes
their price 25c yar
our price, yard.
Kellev-Btlger's SS-lncta sUkollne, flg-
iired ana all plain colors
their price 10c yard
our price, yard
Kelley-Stiger's hemstitched Defendef
sheets,
63x90,
at, each
Kelley-Btlger's 25o pillow eases.
60x86 size.
at, . '
each .i ,
:3c
itlnrs
10c
is, fig-
3ic
efendet
45c
eases,
10c
Patent Leather Oxfords at $1.37
Ladies' fushlonable patent ieather oifords new toes plain f X7
and patent tip Cuban and military heels Bluoher styles J
and circular vamp worth $250 pair Tuesday, at, pair
J. L. Brandeis &' Sons
BOSTON STORE
OMAHA Tuesday, Wtathtr Continued Fair,
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IsMMBa
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Great July Clear
ing SaJe of Silks
$1.00 Silks for shirt "waist suits,
per yard 5a
$L0O Foulards in choice styles and
colors per yard 50c
$1.00 Pongee In plain and also In
plaids per yard 50c.
$L00 Berults rnUU in new fall
. rtylps per yard -twv.
$1.00 Louislenes iu fancy patterns
per yard 50c.
$1.00 Taffetns in 50 different shades
per yard 50c.
All these fine allka, not a yard
worth lepg than
$1.00 yard, at,
yard
PONGEES FOR 73C YARD Em-
troldered Pongee snd Embrolderi-
Japs, the flm'M of Imported silks of
their, kind. Regular 11.50 St 7Be
Bennett's, for, yard MJr
$2.50 AND $3.00 VALUES FOR 69C
YARD The greatest cut snd pofl
tlvely the best values ever offerrd
will bo at Bennett's our J3.00 and
$2.50 black Grenadines and Chlffon
ettes, 46 and 48 Inches wide, Qo
for. ysrd UVW
WASH SILKS AT 29C PER YARD
Plain China Silks In noarly every
color, wash conls In different colors,
' A fine line of fancy foulards, all at
one price for this sale, OOr
per yard a.;fc
50c
The Second Week
of Our July Clear
ance Sale Is On.
There isn't a better oppor
tunity within jour grasp for
money-saving in all lines of
dependable merchandise.
Everything is new and clean
and bought at first harfd.
Prices are guaranteed sub
stantially reduced.
Kead the Dry Goods por
tion of our Sunday adver
tisement. Every item there
in is purchasable Tuesday at
Monday's cut price.
GROCERY,
GROCERY
GROCERY
Money saved on all grocery purchases at Bennett's. Every article guaranteed.
Headquarters for Cheese
All Kinds and Domestic Imported
$1.50 worth "S. & II." Green Trading
Stamps with pound New York
Full Cream Cheese
20c
Raisins,
i pounds.
Qreen Trading- Stamps with each of the Following;:
15c
20c od?.'.'?": 16c
It worth "S. & M.
Oregon Prunes, large, OCr i Uneeda Biscuits,
i pounds AiCJW 3 packages
Baking Powder, ... 24c
1-pound can , w
$B0 worth "8. H." Green Trading Stamps for the above $1.20 purchase of
the above list of best groceries.
BUTTER Beot values ever offered In fresh churned butter.
FRESH COUNTRY BUTTER, Hr i BENNETT S CAPITOT, 22r
Tw.r nniiul IOC CREAMERY, nprnound sSsSfc,
CANDY Chooolate Creams, vanilla flavored, very delicious, ,
per pound , ..,
.12c
Green Trading Stamps Every Time
Trying to Close Out Every Suit
Case and Grip
by selling them at PER CENT DISCOUNT. You ought to
take advantage of the opportunity. They are made of the
best material by skilled workmen. ,
Omaha Trunk Factory, ..
Telephone 1 058
1209 Farnam
lit
n r JM
John W. Towle, $5.79; John Gllllgan, $4.15;
W. M. Lsno, $4.60; Goodrich westnorg,
$4.68; Btsndard Bridge . company, $4.J5;
Charles Q. Sheeley, $4.H; Canton Bridge
company, $4.80; H. T. Ward, $4.40; Thomas
Welch, $2.68; J. C Donahue, $3.96. As ths
bids also covered Items for extra materials
and ranalrs. the lowest bidder cannot be
shown until the figures are tabulated. The
bids were referred to tne onoge commutes
and the county surveyor for tabulation.
FAVOR ONE DISTRICT LODGE
Machinists' Representatives waat
Lone Central Head and Rnbmlt
Matter to Locals.
Samuel Grace, local secretary fit district
No. 11 International Association of Ma
chinists, has just returned' front the gen
eral conference of district representatives
at Denver.
The principal question before the meet
ing was whether one general district should
be organised .to take in all the preeent dis
trict organizations west of the Mississippi
river. . It. wna decided to so organise and
have one executive head for the entire ter
ritory west of the river, but the action will
have to be ratified by the local lodges of
machinists throughout the district. After
a vote Is taken on the matter a meeting
will be held In Omaha, the third Monday In
January by . the executive officials of the
locals to ratify the action of the members
In cae a majority desire to organise such
a general lodtfe. There are about fifty dis
trict lodges west of the river, and from five
to ten locals report to each of these district
lodges. There were nineteen delegates from
district lodges and seven representatives
of the grand lodge present at the Denver
meeting.
The support of the organisation to the
Santa V strikers waa pledged by a vote of
the meeting, and an assessment "was agreed
upon to assist In carrying on the strike.
y
Misbehave am Siseet Car. .
Walter Cox of Thirty-first and Ohio
streets and Edith alius of the Central hotel
were arrested Billiday evening by Barguant
Kent fl ow on s Courtland lieach oar. A
charge of Indecent condui-t in a public
place was tiled against the girl and her
mniantun. The cam waa set fur hearing
Tuesday morning. MIhs Giles is 17 yeurs of
age snd is being held In the matron's de
partment of ttie city Jail. Several com
plaints have reached the police station dur
ing the imat week to the rfTm-t that young
couples nave been mlHtehM Ing on the laat
few cars leaving tnu beach lit ulpM. so
Sergeant Rentfrow took o the chm. Bun
day evening with the result that Miss Giles
and Mr. Co wers arrested,
Here is a.
Tan Shoe Sale
Ws have taken all our odd pairs
and odd slses In women's, men's and
children's Tans and made four lota
just to close them out quick.
Women's Tan Oxfords 7c
Women's Tan Bboes $1.00
Many of them sold at IS. $4 and none
less than $3.
Misses' and Children's Tan Oxfords.
at Wc
Misses' and Children's Tan Shoes,
at 76c
Many of these sold at $2.60 and nons
less than $1.60.
Come In early tomorrow and you will
be sure to get a Dargain.
DREXEL SHOE CO.,
NI9 Farnara Street.
Omaha's Up-to-Dtt flssit
SCHOOLS AMD COLLEGES.
For s saulasw sf the
Military Bcbovl u
IVontvortli
OlSest aa4 Larsrest
Ue MKte Wat, eodrast
Military
Academy.
leaialaa. Urn.
Another "Election" Is On
' Begins July 5th
; and Closes July 23cL
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Second Week
of the
Great Sale,
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THE RELIABLE STORK.
Second Week
r of the
Great Sale.
Tuesday's Bargains' from the
Council Bluffs Boston Store Stock
50c Extra Sized Laundry Bags, 12jc,
Made of the finest pillow top satin finished denim, and
are regular 50c goods Tuesday, each
75c Fancy Ribbons, Per Yard, 19c
BIG LACE SALE TUESDAY.
12k
10c laces, from the Boston Store
13c laces, from the Boston Store
20c laces, from the Boston Store
On sale Tuesday morning at, per yard'
2JC
Furnishing Goods Bargains
60C BOYS' WAISTS. 15C.
300 dosen walxtn, In light and dark colors,
with belt, Boston Store price Cc
50c our price sow
16C COLLARS. 1C,
Celebrated Barker Brand, all slses
styles men's, ladles'
and boys each
snd
2c
75C AND II MSN'S SHIRTS, RC.
Made of fine madras. In all sixes and
latest pattern, two separate 1QC
collars choice, Tuesday
16C MEN' 8 koSE, mo. ' "'
An Immense sssortment of men's fancy
hone, well worth lo Ulp
Tuesday pair JW
Extra Specials.
From 10 till 11 a. m.
Entire Boston Store stock of LADIES' SLEEVELESS AND
SHORT SLEEVED VESTS their price 15c to C
25c our price for this one hour .........
Sale Boston Store Stock of Silk
Continued for Tuesday. ,
ELEGANT SILKS in great quantities
at
Best and biggest line of fancy silks
ever seen for silk suits at
Clearing up all taffetas, in colors, from B. 8. stock,
that sold up to $1.00 for
$1.00 silks, in 100 different styles and colors
' for suits--on sale at ,
Black taffeta 19 inches wide
. pure silk only
Peaches Peaches Peaches
25c
H9c
39c
69c
39c
The first car arrival, shipped direct to
Harden Bros, in a very fine condition.
IWe are fancy free-stone peaches. We
will place them on sale Tuesday, 4 baskets
to crate
er crate :.69o
Single baskets
each 17Ho
NO LIMIT. ALL YOU WANT.
ANOTHER SNAP IN LEMONS
Large fancy seedless Highland
Lemons, per dosen 12c
A FEW OF OUR MANY BARGAINS IN
GROCERIES. ...
10 bars best laundry soap 25e
4S-lb. sacks High Patent Minnesota
Flour ., si.ZO,
100
3 bars Wool or Armour's Whits soap
rotted nam, deviled ham or 1'otted
beef, per can .....KHc
The beat bulk laundry starch, lh :.3V4c
The best soda, oyster, butter or milk .
crackers., per pound Itc
Force, Vigor, Vim, Neutrita, Egg-O-See,
or X-Cnlo. per pkg Mu
BUTTER BUTTER BUTTER
Just secured, nnother large shipment of
10c and 20c tubs of fancy dairy but-
ter This Is the finest yet secured this ' y
season Tomorrow. Tuesday, ws will
sell 2TMb. tubs each S?.M
10-lb. tubs, each S1.4K
NO LIMIT ALL YOU WANT
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CHEAP
rEXCURSIONS
VIA
Illinois CentralR.R.
Round Trip Rates From Omaha
Detroit Mich, on sale July B to 7 119-25
Atlantic City, N. X, On sale July 9 to 10 S34.00
Cincinnati, Ohio, on sale July 16 to 17 C22.75
French Uck Springs, InL, on sale July 22 to 25.....:... $20.75
Boston, Mass., on sale August 11 to 18..... S30.5Q '
" Tickets to points below on sale dally until September 30th,
Return October 31st.
Cambridge Springs, Pa. f 27.15 ' '
8t Paul-Minneapolis. . . .$13.50
Duluth-Saperlor $16.50
Alexandria, Minn 115.25
Walker, Minn., (Leech
Late) 117.10
Rice Lake, Wla 1 15.00
Wlnnepcg. Man $35.00
WatervUJe, Minn $10.50
Madison Iaka, Minn.. . $10.50
Spirit Lake (Okobojl....$9.95
Waterloo, Iowa. ....... .$11.85
Cherokee, Iowa $0-85
Correspondingly low rates to many other points In Illinois,
Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Ontario and New Tork State.
Attractive tours ot the) Great Lakes via raC to Chicago or Du
lutb and steamer.
Bafore planning your trip, call at City Ticket Office, No. 1403
Faraam St, or write
W. H. BRILL, Dist. Pass. Agt.f Omaha. Neb.
1 ir
Montreal. P. Q $33.00
Buffalo, N. Y $27.15
Put-In-Bay, Ohio $22.00
Chautauqua Lake Pointa.27.15
Chicago $20.00
Chicago (via St Louis one
way $20.00
Charlevoix, Mich. 42 .25
Windsor; Out. $21.50
Quebec, P. Q $38.85
Mackinac Island, Mich. $26.25
Toronto $27.15
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A man spends as much er mors time In his ofllos than he doss at
bona Why orerlook being comfortable at your work as weU as In your
ewn bouse. Having an oflica In the Bee Building maans freedom trm
Boaoy little annoyanoee. The janitor servloe there Is always ths best
very thing Is kept In.oonstant repair tha elevator servios Is unequalled,
elevators running nlgbt and day and Bundajr and electrlo light and
water are included In ths rental priua,
Move wners yau will be satisfied. .
R. C PETERS O CO.,
Rental Agents
. Ground Floor,
The Bee Building.