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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 7, 1905)
1003. 11 Watch Unprecedented Values in Furniture Next Week Watch Our Ads. PEARL BUTTON SALE The Greatest Ever Held in Omaha All sizes Pearl Buttons, at dozen lc Be quality Pearl Button, at dozen 2ic All 10c and 15c Pearl Buttons, at dozen 4,C All 20c and 25c fancy Pearl Buttons, at dozen 9c Ladies9 Fancy Neckwear I for Great 15c and 23c Lace Stock Collars eacji... T.... 5c : and Lace and 9 Embroidery 23c, 33c and 50c Fancy Stock Collars In Bilk and embroidered, alno a fine line of all silk Windsor' 15c . ties all go at one price, each THE RELIABLE STORE. Sale Monday. THE OMAHA DAILY REE: SATURDAY, JANUARY jiMiJ LMsjv ( ( GREAT HALF PRICE SALE I iAioc C nnfc nnrf Cuifc Slits ri7 ni Dpcoite the Immensity of Our Sales On account of the arrival of two I fj afld suits are still almost complete. Vr .Tso place in wmaua can you uuu uo V"-' J""'' great a variety v uw" Hee tnem. lPi "JU All 110.00 Suits at .....r3.UU All ?15.00 Suits at ..:..7.0U j ' 111 fiU.UV) OUltB Ul IMIUUU . ah anpr siAd..!A..4. a Rfn t Ail $.v.vv nuns ui laa.ou s All $30.00 Suits at 15.00 ; . Yv.lj Coats in all styles and fabric worth 'ttsrv - from J5.00 to 1 20.00 at HALF PRICE. 5.00 Eiderdown Robes at . .2.50 16.00 Silk Waists at 2.98 fl.OO Women's Wrappers at 49c f 1.50 Women's' Underskirts , 75c J3.00 Women's Waists at 1.00 From 8 till 9 A. M. From 8:30 till 9:30 A. M. Women's Wrappers at. .25c Breakfast Shawls at....l5c i "V lAllt - r ... t i M 1 I J Saturday Last Day of the Great Sale Ladies' Muslin Underwear Saturday Last Day of the Great Sale Thousands of enthusiastic buyers have taken advantage of the wonderful bargain offerings in this the greatest of all great advance sales of Ladies' Muslin Underwear. Each day since the sale be gan has seen the department packed from opening till closing time. Come early Saturday. We want you to see these offerings. They are values that sell on sight. TOP PETTICOATS of On MuUn Cambrto and Nainsook full deep flounces of handsome embroidery or with row of panels of fine lace Insertion and lace edffe, underlaid with dust mffle. (tarmenu which would sell regularly at from $1.00 to $8.00 Saturday 49c98c.l.50.1.98.2.50-2.98 LADIES1 G0WHS-OI fine Muslin, Cambric and Nainsook in great variety of prettily designed yokes of fine laces and Insertion of embroidery. Neck and sleeve ruffles of em broidery or lace. Gowns are made very full length, not a garment worth less than $1.00 and up to $3.00 Saturday 45c. 75c, 98c nd $1.50 LADIES' DRAWERS-wltb full umbrella flounce of solid lace, lace and Inser tion or wide tucked embroideries. In very newest patterns fully worth twice the price we ask THESE ARE ALL HEW. bright, clean high grade garments, purchased by us from an overstocked eastern manu facturer. No soiled or out-of-date garments, every garment a rousing bargain. Don't miss them. CORSET COVERS-wlth fancy yokes of lace Insertion and beading or fine em broidery, front and back a beautiful line In very newest designs garments worth up to 98c Choice Saturday 19c. 39c and 49c 50c, 39c and 25c These Interesting One-Hour Specials for Saturday: From 9 Till 10 A. tit. Ladles' Cornet Covers with deep yokes of lace and embroldpry front and back worth S!)c to 60c limit of four to a customer 1 2 ' C From 2 Jill 3 P. M. Ladies' Drawers with flounces of Imported lace and embroidery very latest designs worth 73c limit of three to a customer 29c From 8 Tilt 9 P. M. Ladles' SWrts with deep full flounce of lace and Insertion or embroidery worth $1.50 and $2.00 limit of; two to a customer 6 9c Great Half Price Sale High Grade Furs Is still going on. Every day has been a busy one, but the immensity of our stock still leaves hundreds of fine garments in stock. Don't fail to see our offerings. Handsome Heaver Coat, $100 value, at 75 Near Seal Coats, at 50 Astrakhan and Near Seal Coats, at 26 Double Fox Scarfs, at f 10 Fur Scarfs, at f6 Fur Scarfs, at Tretty Fur Scarfs, $5 values, at 50.00 37.50 25.00 13.00 5.00 3.00 2.50 ALL Ot'It SKIRTS every Imaginable color and material, now HALF PRICK. style, CHILDREN'S COAT8-of best materials and latest styles, worth U to $10, at HALF PRICK. 1 Afl 1 FROM :80 TIM, i0:8v- O-....c-' I Mercwlsed Underskirts OVC FROM 9 TILL 10 A. M. Women's Bath Kobe Look Here! It you haven't yet purchased a Suit Case, now la your goldtm oppportonity. We secured from an overstocked manu facturer a large. line of Suit Cases i. That are worth op to $10 at a price so low that we can offer you the greatest bargain It has ever been your fortune to secure. On Sale Saturday la two great lots your choice $3.48 and $1.96 HATS Both stiff and soft, worth np to $3 Clearing Sale QQn prlc)u'i. v....... ZfOC CAPS In great variety of style, worth Up to $2 on sale Saturday, tQg CHILDREN'S ' ' STOCKING CAPS Worth up to 60c Clearing - - C ' Sale price )C A Big January Shoe Sale We have taken all the oiM pairs and lines to be discontinued that have accumulated during the past six months and cut the prices almost ONE HALF. This has been done all through our immense Shoe stock. A chance to buy good seasonable goods at a great saving. Brooks Bros.' 5 patent leather Heyl or Corona, q gy Donavan's guaranteed M Corona colt skin, drop toe, 2 QQ Women's 13.00 and 13.60 Sample Shoes, Mm's IS Crown Sample Shoes, Boys.' Youths' and Little Gents' $1.60 Shoes, QSc Misses' and Chads' $1.60 Viol Kid, laoe or button, Q8C Women's blue, red or brown $1 fur trimmed Jullettes, 6QC Little Gents' $1 Satin Calf lac shoes, fjQc Chi Ids' $1 Vlcl Kid turn sols sample shoes, 6QC Infants' S5-cent soft sols shoes, all colors, lQc Women's Mat! kid top $3.25 Viol Kid, lace, Cuban heeii, gQ Cloning- out all the $1 25, $1.60 and $1.75 Men's Xmaa Slippers, Operas, n&n EverstU and Nulllners, tan or black, at VOC Agents In Omaha for the STET SON, CROSSETT and John Mlt chell Shoes for Men. and the Ultra and Orover Shoes for Women. Grovel's Shoes are the MOST comfortable SHOES made. CLOSING OUT RIBBON SALE lc, 2c, Sc, 5c, and 10c per yard for Ribbons worth from 5c to 60c per yard. Don't miss this Greatest Ribbon Sale of the Season. OPTICAL DEPT. Correct Vision Easily obtained with ourLUCIDUM LENSES. Specially made, for less money than ORDINARY GLASSES. Grocery Prices That Have No Equal Excavating for New Building. Stock Must Be Reduced of One-Half Regardless of Cost. The beat kiln dried Corn meal per lib lc l ib. package Corn Starch.. ,.3o l ib. package Mince Meat 6c 3 lbs. hand-picked Navy Beans. 10c S lbs. kiln dried Oatmeal. .... .10c Quart cans Table Symp 7c 10 bars Hest Laundry Soap....2fic 8 lbs. Pearl Tapioca, Sago, Barley or Farlno 10c Sapollo, per bar 2c 3 lbs. good Japan Rice. 10c Yeast Foam or On Time Yeast, per package 2c Gold Dust 15o Pearllne, package 2c s4WMs3 isfciHISsMsA MsHtsk cSb v l-lb. Jar pure Fruit Jam 7V6c 5-1 b. pall pure Fruit Jelly 15c Fresh Fruitl Fresh Fruit!! THE LARGEST FKUIT DE PARTMENT IX THE CITY. Pure Colorado Honey, per rack..l5c Fancy large, Juicy Oranges, per doz. 12c California Figs, per pkg 4c Large, Juicy, Seedless Lemons, per dox 12c New Hallowe'en Dates, per lb ..,5c Cracker Department SPECIAL FOR ONE DAY ONLY. Fancy crisp Soda, Oyster, But termilk" Crackers, or Ginger Snaps, per lb....; Clearing Sale Bargains In Men's Furnishings 69c HEAVY WOOL UNDERSHIRTS In light and dark colors, some silk and wool mixed shirts in th line, both light and dark colors, worth up to Saturday 50c TO $1 SHIRTS In stiff and soft bosoms, good patterns and excellent quality, but slightly soiled IP great snap Saturday, at tO MEN'S UNDERWEAR Heavy fleece lined, worth double, at. . . MEN'S 35c. at... 45c-39c-25c WOOL HOSE Worth up to 12Jc-19c From 9 Till iO A. M. BOYS' HEAVY RIBBED BICYCLE Hose In all slses, worth 16c, at, pair U2V Limit of 4 pair to a customer. COUNCIL BLUFFS DISAGREE OVER CLERK HIRE Csnnty Board and Ex-Ecordr Smith Hsla Dlvergsnt Views. FILES BILL m THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS Fees of OHIce Amiile to Pay Expense, but Hoard of Opinion County Should Realise Something In War of Profits. What constitutes ''necessary extra cleri cal help" In the office of the county recor der Is a question which the board of super visors U called upon to determine. Elmer Smith,, the retiring; recorder, has filed with the board. a claim of $300 for extra clerk hire for the three months ending December 3L It Is said the board Is divided on the question . of allowing such an amount. In view of the fact that It had already al lowed Mr. Smith $900 for extra cleric hire for 1904 and one of the supervisors was authority for the statement that Mr. Bmith would be" required to show exactly how such an amount had been expended by him for such Sxtra clerical help. The members of the board and County Auditor Cheyne refused yesterday to make publlo the amounts of Mr. Smith's claim for extra cleric hire, but Mr. Smith him self made no secret about It and stated ha was sure the board would allow It. Mr. Smith stated fuTther he had employed Miss Graham as stenographer, his own son and the son of Deputy Balrd. The ytmng men worked In the office at times after school hours and during the vaca tion. V ' On three previous occasions Mr. Bmith filed a claim for $375 for extra clerical work and the board cut It down to $0, the amount of the present clulm. If the present claim Is allowed, Mr. Smith will then have received $1,200 for 1904 for extra clerk hire. ' In addition Mr. Smith has filed a claim for $100 for a typewriter, which he contends, he purchased for the use of the office. This bill has been before the board on former occasions and each time has been quietly but firmly Ignored. It Is also aald that Mr. Smith has still another bill be- DAY SCHOOL. NIGHT SCHOOL. WESTERN IOWA COLLEGE Big Winter Term Opens Monday, Jan. I. 1K& . Nw Clasa la ail d paxtmenia e P. MILLER. President. Mssonla Tempi. PhiM Mt4. fore the board at present for miscellaneous expenses of his office. The law fixes the recorder's salary at $1,500 per annum and allows him one deputy at a fixed salary of $900 a year, provided the fees of the office are sufficient. In 1904 the fees of the office amounted to $4,123.80, ample to pay all that Mr. Smith claims, but some of the members of the board of supervisors are of the opinion that the county should benefit some from the revenue from this office and not allow it all to be absorbed in salaries and ex penses. The board announced that It would to day fix ths salaries of the newly installed county officers and their several deputies. H. V.' Battey, clerk of the dlstrlot court, appeared before the board and stated that while he did not seek any Increase, he hoped he would be allowed the same com pensation and fees as his predecessor In office. The seml-annal settlement with the county treasurer was complete and then the board devoted Itself to the usual large grist of bills and claims. Revised bids for the pauper medical practice were filed by Dr. N. J. Rice, the present county physician, and Dr. W. E. Heller, as follows: Dr. Rice Kane, Garner and Lewis town ships, $4u0 per annum; county Jail, $60 per annum; Hardin township, $200 per annum: Kg Creek township, $10 per annum. Lr. Heller Kane township enq county Jail, $137 per annum; Lewis and Garner townships, $250 per case;' poor farm, $3 a Action on the bids was deferred. Telephone Promoters Absent. The city council in committee of the whole yesterday afternoon failed to con sider ths franchise ordinance submitted by the Council Bluffs Independent Telephone company for the reason that no representa tive of the company seeking the charter was present. It had been expected that Attorney F. W. Miller, on of the chief promoters and legal adviser of the new company would be present, but he failed to put in an appearance, so the ordinance went by the board. In 'regard to the request' of the West Council Bluffs Improvement club that the city donate It three lots on West Broad way for a site for a public hall the com mittee decided that It would recommend that the city donate one lot and give the club an option on the lot on either side, thus affording the club an opportunity to become ths owner of such lots before any other would-b purchaser. The lot to be donated will be given on the condition that It revert to the city In ths event of the building on it ceasing to be a publlo hall. The committee considered In addition, a number of minor matters and will submit Its report st the meeting of the council Monday, January 16. owners of the building, to have the chimney razed without further delay. As previously planned, dynamite will be employed to bring the chimney down. STEWART BROTHERS ARE TO MOVE Wholesale Grocery Firm to Locate In Omaha. Council Bluffe Is to lose one of Its oldest wholesale houses in the near future. The Stewart Brothers' wholesale grocery house has arranged to move to Omaha, and it Is understood to have already secured a building In the city across the river. The company will remove from here, It is said. In March or about April L The premises occupied by the firm on Pearl and Main streets for so many years are inadequate for the business, and failing to secure a suitable building In this city Messrs. Stewart and Cotton, who now com prise the firm, decided to locate across the river. ' be held In the fire house and to which the public generally will be invited. This week $4.uu photos lor 33c per dozen. See Tucker, the Broadway photographer. CHATTEL LOAN A. A. CLARK A CO. IlUbluh llol. Uiulnr sua SUis St. ovr firm's Sbos Star. Vo ra torrow any amount ea ratila, sorvaa, Souat-aulU luriulura ur any chaiul aauurtty. Parmfiits caa La mada oa artiuipal at any lima lo awtt borruwar. au4 Interaat ra4uc4 accordingly. All bualata auaRdautlal. Levant faiaa. umoa tas r.ry nvonius " ' :; Saturday avaalua till I. LEWIS CUTLER MORTICIAN 28 PEARL ST.,,HO"'t?w? Lady Attendant If Pealred. Complain Chimney la a Nolaasrt. The Burlington railroad yesterday, called upon ths city authorities to have the tall rhlmney left standing st the northeast cor ner of the burned Fuller & Johnson-Shu-gart company warehouse, on South Main street, torn down. The railroad Insisted that ths chimney was a menace and was liable to come tumbling down at any mo ment on Its tracks directly east of the burned structure, on which Its switch en gines and cars and employes were con stantly passing. On receipt of the request of the railroad the city council Instructed Fire Chief Nlch. olson to notify Secretary Binder of Xi Warehouse Construction company N i, Matters In District Court. The trial of the suit of Alexander Dob son against C L. Young and wife, which was begun Thursday, is still occupying the attention of Judge Thornell In the district court. The plaintiff sues to compel a trade of property on Kast Broadway for ten horses, three promissory notes and a real estate mortgage, and asks the court to order that the conveyance be made to him. The defendants, on the other hand, repu diate the alleged deal and contend that the plaintiff did not properly represent what he was to give In exchange for the prop erty. In the first placo, the defendants as sert, the horsea were not up to representa tion and in the second place the real estate mortgage was a second one and not a first lien, as they allege they had been led to believe. - John McKenzie was granted a divorce from Edith May McKenzie and Anna Scan loa from Charles Scanlon, both on the grounds of desertion. T. D. Gayle was appointed administrator of the estate of the lute Artemus Ward, who was killed recently on his farm near Trtynor by the accidental discharge of a shotgun. This la the schedule of terms of district court during lauG in this judicial district: Judge A. U. Thornell Council Bluffs, Jan uary t; Sidney, .March 14; Ulenwood, April 4; Clarinoa, May i, Harlan, beuUmber 6; Logan, September 2; Audubon, October 17, hea Oak, December 12. Judge N. W. Macy Harlan, January 3; Logau, January H; Audubon, February 28; At. antic, March 14; Avoca, April U; Red Oak, May 2; Council Bluffs. September 6; Sidney. October 81; Ulenwood, November 21; Clarlnda, December 12. Judge W. R. Ureen Sidney, January $. Glenwood, January 81; Clarlnda, February 21; Harlan, March 14; Logan, April 11; Audubon. May 2; Atluntic, September 5; Avoca. September 26; hd Oak, October 10i Council Bluffs, October 81. Judge O. D. Wheeler Atlantic, January 8; Avoca, January 81; Red OaJt. February U; Council Bluffs. March 14; Sidney, August, ; Olenwood, September IK; Clurlnda, Octo. ber 10; Harlan, October 81; Logan, Novem ber 21; Audubon. December 12. old. Main street studio changed hands. Cabi net photos will now be made at $150 per doZrn, other photos 75c snd $1.00 per dozen. This studio was formerly owned by B. O. Tucker, now st his new studio. 513 Broadway. Real Estate Transfers. These transfers were reported to The Bee January 6 by the Title Guaranty and Trust company of Council Bluffs: Cora A. Bellinger and husband to M. W. Ravmond. lot ltt. block 6. backett's add, w. d $ Edward Addis and wife to Harry P. Clover, lots 8, , block 24, Ferry's add, w. d Julius 8. Jensen and wife to Jens Hansen NUlxen, lot 4, block 1, Dickey Place, w. d Iowa Deposit and Loan company to Cora A., Bellinger, lot 4 Aud. ' sub. of lot 4, Greenwood's add; lots 9. 11, Aud. sub. fe'i nwV4 18-75-43; lot lt, block 6, Sacketfs add, q. c. d F. a. Coye and wife to Richard Hackett, lot .3, part lot 4, block 3, Oakland, w. d J. G. Ludwlg and wife to Lizzie Hesly, lots 7, 8, block 14, Mlnden, w. d Lizzie Hesly and husband to Sara Ludwlg, lot 7, block 12, Bentley, w. d 2,000.00 County treasurer to Peter Kee- gan, part lot 7, block 17, Grimes' add, t. d Kate W. Shaw to F. J. ' Schorr, lot 7, block 4, Mullln'a sub., q. c d F. Rupcncamp and wife to F. W. Hunt, lot 1, block 17, Everett's add., w. d County treasurer to E. A. Wlclc- ham, lots 13, 14, block 23, Mulllii's sub., t. d Same to sam lot 8, block 1. McMahon, Cooper & Jeffcrles add. t. d Same to samp, lot 12, block 24, Bayllsa & Palmer's add., t. d... Same to same, lot 17, block 1 Voor- hls. add. t. d Same to same, lot 14. block 11, Mullln's sub., t. d Same to same, lots 8, 9, block 12, Burns' add., t d Same to same, lot 13, block 22, Bryant & Clark's add., t. d.... Same to same, lots 14, 1, block 22, Bryant & Clark s add., t. d.... Same to same, lot 8, Judd's Court, t. d Same to same, part lot 6, block t, Bayllss' 1st add., t. d Same to B.- P. Wlckham, part nVt nwli nwVa, 27-75-44. t. d.... 600.00 650.00 1,200.00 1,000.00 2.200.00 1,500.00 30.73 30.00 9"0.00 6.50 4.83 64.43 39.93 8.55 5.60 i.4o ; 21.55 21.65 30.11 modeled Fifth Avenue Methodist church, planned for January 15, has been post poned to Sunday, January 22, owing to delay In putting In the memorial windows. Members of the family of Clarence Mad sen, living at the corner of Pleasant street and Thirteenth avenue, and Ed Brown, a resident of the same neighborhood, were reported to the Board of Health yesterday as suffering from smallpox. Nellie O. Clifton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Clifton, 3221 Avenue B died yes terday from consumption, aged 26 years. The funeral will be held this afternoon at 2 o'clock from the residence and burial will beJn Falrvlew cemetery. J. E. Swan, cashier of the Burlington freight office in this city, has been pror moted to the position of city passenger agent and will report to General Passenger Agent Wakeley at Omaha. Captain O. M. Brown will continue as city ticket agent. Ephrlam Herrlll, a farmer of Pottawat tamie county, living near Underwood, has fired a voluntary petition in bankruptcy. Hln liabilities are scheduled at I2.2ti3.47 1 and he has assets valued at about $400, In- eluding a cemetery lot figured in at $10. Miss Mary E. Nesbitt Of Chicago, a graduate of the Michael Reise hospital training school for nurses of that city, has been appointed superintendent of the Women's Christian association hospital, to succeed Miss Jennie E. Cottle, who re cently tendered her resignation. Miss Nesbitt is expected to arrive here next week to assume the duties of the position. Wsiter Go It, charged with breaking and entering the hide house of Lindsay & Co., on Ninth avenue, and stealing several muskrat and mink furs, waived prelimi nary examination in police court yesterday morning and was bound over to await the action of the dlmrlct grand Jury, at present In session, His bond was fixed at HuO, In default of which he was committed to the county Jail. Jake Bethers and Arthur Fegley, mem bers of the gang charged with disturbing the meetings at the Pentecostal mission on lower Broadway, were sentenced to twenty days' Imprisonment In the city Jail yester day by Judge Scott. The charge against Bothers of embezzling a shotgun which he hired from Sam Snyder and failed to return, the police understand, will not be pressed by Snyder. farmer living near Moorhead. When this case starts there Is expected to be some thing doing every minute. Grand Army Post Installs. LOGAN, la., Jan. . (Speclal.)-The local chapter of the Grand Army of the Repub lic recently Installed the following officers: Commander, Ellas Owens; senior vice com mander, J. M. Latta; Junior vice com mander, A. 8. Jewell; quartermaster, Lee Dakan; guard, David Scott; adjutant, J. II. M. Edwards. Columbia encampment No. 101, Indepen dent Order of Odd Fellows, ha-e Installed the following: C. P., Frank Rainier; H. P., J. B. Burrell; S. W A. C. Foreman; J. W., D. M. Hardy; scribo, S. Black; treasurer, J. S. Lindsay; watches, W. D. Armstrong, George Brown and E. E. Harris; guards, J. B. Norris and John Hendricks; senti nels, R. B. Lewis and John Brown. Mock Typhoid at Cedar Rapids. CEDAR RAPIDS, la., Jan. 6.-(Speclal Telegram.) There have been many cases of typhoid fever In the city during the last few weeks and three deaths have re sulted. As a result the city authorities are making strenuous efforts to discover the cause of the epidemic. They have em ployed a city chemist, who has examined the water of the Cedar river as used- In the city water plant and pronounced It free from typhoid germs. They are nrw ct'nslderili the plan of examining the wells of the (Itj and will take some method to stop the spre'ad of the disease, If possible, as there Is already several more rases of typhoid reported under the physicians' care. Twenty-two transfers, total.... $10,215.04 Plumbing and heating. Bixby tt Bon. MINOR ME&TIO. onthslders 4 Celebrate. Residents of the south part of the city will celebrate the opening of the new fire house on Nineteenth avenue and Eighth street with a Jollification next Wednesday night. The South Side Improvement club has charge of tbe celebration, which will) Davis sells drugs. Leffcrt's glasses fit. Stockert sells carpets. Duncan sells the best school shoes. Drs. Woodbury, dentists. SO Pearl street. Duncan dues the -best repairing, 23 Main. I Western ia. college winter term Monday. Choice line of toilet articles. Morgan & Dickey. Wanted Room and board by Western i Iowa college. Tel. BG14. ' $5.00 worth of cabinet photographs for 2io for ten days at Williams'. Wanted By Western Iowa college, places to wura tor Doara. lei. con. Low prices on water color calendars for gilts. Alexander's, 333 B way. Morgan & Klein, upholsterers and mat tress makers, moved to 19 b. Main. Tel. 648. J. N. Wolff of 2929 Avenue D left yester day for Indian Territory, where he has secured an oil lease. i Mrs. George Bebbington, 200 Park ave-1 nue, who has been critically 111 with pneu-I monla, was reported yesterday to be much Improved. I Missouri oak dry cordwood $0 a cord. ' cobs $1.75 per load, shell bark hickory $7 per cord, delivered. William Welch, It ! North Main. Telephone 12s. I Sliaduklam temple. Dramatic Ordur Knights of Khurasan, will meet tonight In regular session In St. Albans hall for ths Installation of officers and other busi ness. Drugs, paints and prescriptions at Mor gan & Dickey. Claude C. Cook, employed at the Stewart Bros, wholesale grocery, fell two stories down an elevator shaft Thursday afternoon and tacan-d injury with the exception of a few bruises. Ths celebration of the opening of the re- N. Y. Plumbing Co. Tel. 230. Night, F667. MONONA. C OI JCTY COl RT AFFAIRS Doard of Supervisors and Grand Jury Busy at Onawa. ONAWA, la., Jan. . (Special.) The Monona County Board of Supervisors con cluded its labors and adjourned last even ing. Abijah Lamb was chosen chairman of the board for the ensuing year. The business was mostly the regular routine. 8, B. Myers and H. E. Morrison were ap pointed to check and audit the accounts of the several county officers. The Monona county grand Jury are still In session and are reported to be looking after some of ths Joints and gamblers. Today they all went to Castsna to visit the poor farm. R. B. Harper succeeds C. II. Bradbury as clerk of the courts and has appointed his daughter as his stenographer. Mr. Bradbury has served sis years as clerk and will now give his entire attention to the Monona County Abstract company, of which he Is secretary and manager. The deputies of the auditor, treasurer and re corder are all retained and the Board of Supervisors allowed each of them a slight raise in salary, but not enough to make them very rich. Mrs. Arnold of Whiting, la., who la the defendant In all the Arnold against Arnold cases (son against mother) was on ths stand in the district court yesterday to answer certain Interrogations as to the will and papers et her late husband. There are two or three of these cases for trial and they were continued until next term. The court Is asked to construe the will, which has already been probated once. Considerable property Is Involved. The $30,000 damage case of E. C. Camp bell against J. J. Peck Is set for trial Mon day, Jsnuary 9. at 10 o'clock a. m. Camp bell owns two weekly newspapers In Monona county and Peck Is a well known Want Crosslnas Opened. Residents In the southern part of the city have petitioned the city council to order the Wabash railroad to open crossings ovei its tracks at Nineteenth and Twentieth avenues. It Is claimed that the tracks can not be crossed at these thoroughfares by vehicles, thus making It necessary for per sons to drive several blocks out of their way In order to reach their destination. This matter will be taken up at the next meeting of the city council and It Is ex pected that the railroad will be Instructed to open the crossings at the points com plained of. ' Specials for Saturday at BROWN'S C.O.D. MARKET 128 W. Broadway. . Tel. 65. Smoked Bacon 1 1 C Fresh Dressed Spring f f Chicken IIC B..?,r'..f."t. 6c-6c Boiling ' Ol Beef afSsC Mutton Stew JC Mutton An Roast OC eTf I!!b..R.0"t 7c-8c 3 pounds Sirloin afm assj Steak I j) f 3 pounds Porterhouse JS afnh fifeak m 3 liriunds Round M Steak .'. Hl 3 irfHinds Homemade -g. TaLgW pure Pork Sausage.... Remember, we will not charge over 6c to 0c for our best Pot Roast of Beef. Regular price, 8c to 10c. if CENTRAL CRDCE RYMATfllET 600-602 W. Broadway. 'Phone 24. Prices on Groceries and Meats IJEEF TOT IIOABT. per pound 6c BEEFSTEAK, per pound 6C BREAKFAST BACON, per pound 9C PICNIC HAMS, per pound 6C SIRLOIN STEAK, 3 pounds 26c TORTEKHOUSE STEAK, 3 pounds 26c GROCERIES DIAMOND 0 SOAP, 10 bars... 26c VIGOR, per package 6c FORCE, per package 7 c PEAS, 2 cans 5c CORN, 2 cans. 5c TOMATOES, 2 cans....' 5c 20c can RED ALASKA SALMON jfJc 2 5 cent packages TOBACCO 5 c 15c package CIOAR CLIPPINGS Qc Regular 5c CIGARS 7 c