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    THE OMAHA IiaILY DEE: TnURSDAY, FERRUARY 23, 100'.
COUNCIL BLUFFS
MANAWA PEOPLE PROTEST
Object to Board ef Supervisors Vacating
Fbblio Streets.
MORE INJUNCTIONS ARE THREATENED
Coants- Board Asked hy Motor Com-pans-
to Do What Supreme Court
Declared Village Board Had
Palled to Accomplish.
n nr before noon of today la the time
limit set for filing objections to the peti
tion of the motor company asking the
Board of County Supervisor to vacate a
number of publio thoroughfares In what
was formerly the Incorporated town of
Manawa. One protest had been filed up
to yesterday with County Auditor Cheyne
and It was stated that more will be placed
on record today. Tn addition to the for
mal protests. It was stated yesterday that
owner of property tn and adjacent to
Manawa would take the matter Into the
courts and apply for an Injunction to re
strain the county supervisors from vaca
ting these thoroughfares as asked for by
the motor compan;;.
Some of the public thoroughfares asked
to be vacated by the motor company
formed part pf the basis of the suit brought
against the motor company by owners of
property in Manawa and which was de
cided against the motor comrany, tho su
preme court affirming the ruling of the su
perior 'court, which bold that the company
had nd right 'to enclose or fence off the
streets 1H controversy.
Thomas ToBtevlri, now county suveyor,
"Was the commisslonee, appointed In the
matter ' by the county boird and he re
ported favorably on the proposed vacation.
Since the petition' of the motor company
was filed, however, the supreme court has
handed down Its decision In the suit ' of
Chrlsman A Robards nd other property
owners at Manawa against the motor
company and In the face of the ruling of the
supreme court. It Is understood the county
supervisors have come to the conclusion
that the have not the legal right to vacate
these nuhllrt. thoroughfares so lonir as any
nwner ftf orotiertv affected objects. Colonel
Baker,' one of the supervisors, when asked
hts views on the question, said: "I do not
believe "the board has the right to vacate
these thoroughfares and I doubt very much
If It will even take any action in the mat
ter" . V.
' Attorneys for trie plaintiffs in the recent
suit decided against the motor company,
It Is understood, will file a petition for a
retraining order against the county board
today In tbe district court.
POIK WEUI' 1AI, IS CAPTIRED
Man Wh Helped Bandit Rob Bank la
Chara-ed with Murder.
SIDNEY. Ia.. . Feb. 22. (Special.) Last
week A,, T. Chambers, county clerk, was
asked to send a copy of the records in the
case of the. State against A. J. Wilson to
United States Attorney J. II. Wllklns,
South MoAlestsr, Indian Territory. Wilson
was Pptk. Wells' pal when the latter robbed
the Fremont- County bank at Rlverton in
July 1881, ' and he was apprehended about
three year's "afterward and sent to Fort
Madison for eloven years. He is nftw in
Jail at South McAlester, I. T., charged with
murder, for Which he will be tried next
month.
folk Wells, who was at one time a mem
ber of the James gang and as""V desperado
was second only, to the James and Younger
brothers, was sent to .'je penlte.1 iary a
this place In the spring of 1682 and remained
In, prison until his death, which occurred a
fW years ago., The story of hts capture by
Dan Farrell, then a citizen i of Glenwood,
has been told many times.' It wss a tierce
and bloody hand-to-hand conflict between
'the officer and the desperate bandit, but the
officer won.' ' ' ,
At the Mine Wells robbed the bank at
Rlverton, a small 'town near Sidney, he
was fired upon, and wounded by Thomaa
Thomson, who is still a leading citizen of
'Rlverton: ' ; ' ' .
4 . t Hepburn Will Speak.
CORNING, la., Feb. 22. (Special.) Con
gressman W. P. Hepburn of Clarlnda has
returned from Washington and la to attend
ths farmers' county institute here tomor
row. Ife has been assured that the farm
ers will te glad to hear him speak, though
he baa not a place on the program. In view
f the attacks that have been made on the
The Misery of Piles
Thousands know it and thousands daily
submit, through their ignorance, to the
torture of the knife.
' They are ignorant of the fct that there
b an internal remedy that will positively
and painlessly cure.
Dr. Perrin's Pile Specific
The Internal Remedy
strikes at the prime causes of piles indi
gestion, congestion of the liver and ' consti
pation. These causes are removed and
removed for good. Get a bottle today and
ate how well it proves the truth of this'
statement.
Tor dyspepsia, indigestion, constipation,
baiossncss, catarrh of the stomach and
kindred ailments it is the greatest remedy
Utat has ever yet benefited mankind.
When ' these troubles are taken care of
nd cured, Piles will be a thing of the past. '
' Dt Perria Medical Qsu, Helena, Moat.
QOTERNURNT NOTICES
CONSTRUCTING QUARTERMASTERS
OFKICU, OMAHA, Ktb., February 20. li05.
Sealed proposals, lu triplicate, subject to
ths usual conditions will be received here
until It) o'clock a. m , central standard time,
March I. 1. for ths cunmruutluii of build
lugs and installation of electric wiring,
steam heating, plumbing, etc., at Furl
Omaha. Nebraska, as follows: One (I)
Uuartwrmaater Stable, one (1) Quarter
master's Wagon Shed, double Mens Hall
and Kitchen. Including steam heating.
filumblpg and electrio wiring for this bulld
og and steam heating and electrio wiring
for present adjoining barrack building,
filumblng and electrio wiring for command
na oiticers' ' Quarters, ' plumbing, steam
heating and electrio wiling for Double Set
Officers' Quarters. Full Information fur
nlshad on application to this oltice, where
plans and specifications may be seen. Pro
posals to be marked "Proposals for Con
struction, via." as the case may be, and
aduressed to Major M. GRAY .AL1N8K 1,
Constructing Quartermaster, Army Huild
ng. Omaha Neb. F30-21-2l'-23-Ml-2.
LEGAL NOTIONS.
NOTICJ5 TO STOCKHOLDERS.
The regular annual meeting of stockhold
ers In The He Publishing company will be
held on Monday, March J, V&, at i o'clock
a. m. In the omce of the Ree Building, cor
ner 17th and Faraam street, iiy older of
ths president.
OKORGE B. TZSCHUOK. Sec'y.
FledlOtmAe
NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDERS' MEET-
Notice Is hereby given that the regular
annual meeting of the stockholders of the
fc"uth Platts Hand Co. will be bald at the
olllcs of sitld company in Lincoln,. Ne
Lriflin. st II o'clock a, m., on tbe 1st day
of March. A D , MOB.
by ordur t the Hoard of Directors.
C. H. MoHRILU PrMtdeaL
A. H. MINOR. Secretary.
tin la, Nrtk.. Jj. Is, 1
in djat
congressman's attitude on the railroad
question It is presumed that his speech
here will attract much Interest.
SIX ME BREAK OIT OF JAIL,
Sone Recaptured, bat Officers Arc on
the Trail.
f IOfX CITY, la., Feb. 22 -(Special Tele
gram.) Six desperate men, armed with a
forty-four revolver and a dagger, broke Jail
here either lsst night or early this morn
ing. The men secured their freedom by
climbing through a ventilator which led
from one of the corridors In the Jail to a
vault under the courthouse steps. From
there it was easy pickings, the bars on the
vault being easily bent end broken. The
hole In the ventilator in the corridor was
covered with sheet Iron, fastened with
holta. The nuts on the bolts were un
screwed and the pieces of sheet Iron re
moved. The men who escaped were Charles
Amily, a hotel clerk, who stole t075 from a
guest; Frank Powers, alias Ed Foster,
charged with robbing a store at Sergeant
Bluffs; Fred Williams. William Fields and
John Wsl lace, who had been looting the
ruins of the big fire, and James Murphy,
who was, wanted as a witness In a case
against a man named Shuikln, for receiving
stolen property.
Two men escaped some time ago from the
Jail, but were easily recaptured. None of
tho six men has been found as yet, although
the city detectives are working hard and
are said to be on the trail of some of the
men.
I.nthernna Ke-elert Officers.
SIOCX CITY, la., Feb. 22.-(Special Tele
gram.) All of the old officers of the Iowa
conference of the Swedltih Lutheran Augus
tana Synod of North America wero re
elected at the business session this morning.
The officers are: Rev. A. Norrbom, Swedes
burg, president; Rev. Joseph A. Anderson,
Boone, vice president; Rev. B. Modln,
Bethesdn, secretary, and Alfred Morgan,
Olds, treasurer. There are about eighty
five delegates, both ministers and laymen,
present from Iowa and Missouri.
Varsity's Quarter Centennial.
IOWA CITY, In,, Feb. 22. (Special Tele
gram.) The twenty-fifth convocation of
Iowa university was celebrated today by
the dedication of the new armory and gym
nasium. Eight candidates from various
departments received degrees. The address
of the day was delivered by Hon. Horace
E. Deemer, chief Justice of the supreme
court of Iowa, who spoke on "Graft and
Greed as Two National Perils." '
DEGREES FOR THREE
(Continued from First Page.)
ductory remarks and President Roosevelt
delivered his oration.
The president said:
As a nation we have had our full share
of great men, but the two men of pre
eminent greatness who, as the centuries go
on, will surely loom above all others are
Washington and Lincoln; nnd it is pecu
liarly fitting that their birthdays should
be celebrated every year and the meaning
of their lives brought home close to us.
One hundred and eight years ago, Just
before he left the presidency, he Issued hla
farewell addreps, and In it he laid down
certain principles which he believed should
guide the citizens of this republic for all
time to come, his own words being,
"'which appear to me all Important to the
permanency of your felicity as a people.''
Washington's Methods Practical.
Washington, though in some ways an
even greater man than Lincoln, did not
have Lincoln's wonderful gift of expres
sionthat gift which makes certain
speeches of the rail-splitter from Illinois
read like the Inspired utterances of the
great Hebrew seers and prophets. But
he had all of Lincoln's sound common
sense, far-sightedness, and devotion to a
lofty ideal. Like Lincoln he sought after
the nob'est obcts and like Lincoln he
sought after thfji by "horouhly pr-otlcvi
methods. These two greatest Americans
can fairly be called the best among the
great men of the world, and greatest
among the good men of the world. Each
showed in actual practice his capacity to
secure under our system the priceless union
of individual liberty with governmental
strength. Bach was as free from the vices
of the tyrant as from the vices of the
demagogue. To- each the empty futility
of the mere doctrinaire was as alien as
the baseness of the merely self-seeking pol
itician. Each was Incapable alike of the
wickedness which seeks by force of arms
to wrong others and of the no less crim
inal weakness which falls to provide effec
tively against being wronged by others.
Justice and Benevolence.
Again Wasuingtun taH; "Ulve to man
kind the example of a people always
f;uided by an exalted Justice and benevu
ence." This feeling can be snown alike
ly our deaiings wuhln and without our
own borders. Tait and Wright in the
Philippines and Wood in Cuba nave shown
us exactly how to practice this Justice and
benevolence in dealing with other people
a Justice and benevolence which can be
shown, not by shirking our duty and
abandoning to self-destruction those unlit
to govern themselves, but by doing our
duty by staying with them and teaching
them how to govern themselves, by up
lifting them splrituully and materially.
Here at home we are obeying this maxim
of Washington's Just so far as we help
in every movement, whether undertaken by
the government, or us is, and should be,
more often the case, by voluntary action
among private citizens, for the betterment
of our own people. Observe that Washing
ton speaka botli of Justice and benevolence,
and that he puts Justice rirut. We must
be generous, we must heip our poorer
brother, but above all we must remember
to be Just; and the lirst stcpx toward se
curing Justice is to treat every mun on ills
worth as a mun, showing him no special
favor, but so far as may be holding open
for him the door of opportunity so that
reward may wait upon honest and intelli
gent endeavor.
Again Washington said, "Cherish publlo
mailt " Just at the moment there Is no at
tack on public credit, but if ever the
temptation arises again let our people at
the outset remember that the worst, be
cause the most Insidious, form of the appeal
that would make a man a dishonest debtor
1st that which would persuade him that it is
anything but dishonest for him to repudiate
his debts.
Necessity for Education.
Finally, It Is peculiarly appropriate, when
I have come to this city us the guest of
the I'nlvurslty of Pennsylvania, to quote
another of Washington's maxims: "Pro
mote, as an object of primary importance,
institutions for the general diffusion of
knowledge. In proportion as the structure
of a government gives force to public
opinion, It is exsenliul that public opinion
should be enlightened." - Education may
not make a man u good cltlxen, but most
certainly Ignorance tends to prevent his
being a good citizen. Washington was far
too much of a jmlrlot, had far too much
love for his fellow cltisens, to try to teach
them that they could govern themselves
unless they could develop a sound and en
lightened publlo opinion. No nstlon can
ixirmanentfy retain free government unless
t can retain a high average of citizenship;
and there can be no such high average
of citizenship without a high average of
education, UKlng Die word in its broadest
and truest sense to Include the things of
the soul as well as the things of the mind.
School education can never supplant or
take the place of self-education, still less
can it In any way take the place of those
rugged and manly qualities which we
group together tinder the name of charac
ter; but It ran be cf enormous use in sup
pi. mentlng both.
The men who, founded this nation had to
deal with theories of government and the
fundamental principles of tree institutions.
We are now concerned with a different set
cf questions, for the republic has been
firmly established, Its principles thoroughly
tested and fully approved. To merely po
litical Issues have succeeded those cf grave
social and economic Importance, the solu
tion of which demanu the best efforts of
the beat men. We have a right to expect
that a wise and leading part in the effort
to attain this solution will be taken by
those who have been exceptionally blessed In
the matter of obtaining an education. That
college graduate Is but a poor creature
who does not feel when he has left college
that he has received something for which
he owe a return. What he tnus owrs lie
can ns a rule only psy by the way he bears
himself throughout life.
President Roosevelt was this afternoon
entertained at luncheon by the First trop,
Philadelphia City cavalry. The route from
the Academy of Music to tho troop's ar
mory, where the luncheon was served, took
the president through the business center
of the city and the drive was a continuous
ovation. The tables were In gridiron form
ation, the president. Captain John C.
Groome of the troop and the presidential
party being seated at the guests' table.
Two toasts were proposed by Captain
Groome, "The President" and the "Mem
ory of Washington." After the luncheon
the president was escorted to the West
Philadelphia station of the Pennsylvania
railway, where a lirge crowd was in wait
ing. Leaning on the arm of Captain
Groome, President Roosevelt walked
through two deep rows of cheering people
to the train platform. Just before his train
left President Roosevelt thanked the police
officers who escorted him and said: "You
know, I used to be on the force myself."
He departed for Washington (Vt 8:26 o'clock.
SOMETHING ABOl'T THE VNIVEItSITY
Pennsylvania an Old and Honored
Institution.
The University of Pennsylvania dates lt
origin more than 150 years ago. It was
founded In 1749 by Benjamin Franklin. It
is sit uited on the west side of the Schuyl
kill river In West Philadelphia, over the
Chestnut street bridge, about a haJf-hour'e
walk to the heart of the city proper. It oc
cupies many acres of ground and is a city
In Itself of beautiful buildings. There are
some twenty-five, including hospitals and
dormitories, mostly built of a beautiful
green stone Indigenous to Pennsylvania,
comprising every science and art. In con
nection with Its campus is the Franklin
field and gymnasium, with Its amphitheater
a seating capacity larger than any In this
country. Hero ore contested the intercol
legiate games among the eastern colleges,
especially foot ball. The medical depart
ment was founded in 1765 by Dr. Benjamin
Rush and antedates all colleges In the
western hemisphere. It Is the parent school.
Many illustrious names are connected
with one or other of the departments of
the university. Franklin, the statesman and
printer of revolutionary times; Priestly,
the discoverer of oxygen, was a docent In
chemistry; Washington was a patron and
an LL. D. of the university. In the early
days of Philadelphia Dr. Benjamin Rush
was considered In America the greatest
physician of his time. Le-idy, the great
anatomist and discoverer of the amoeba,
tho lowest form or the cell of life and of
the trichina splralio; Agnew, the surgeon
of Garfield; Osier, considered the greatest
physician of his day, was a professor, and
there are many others for over 100 years
back connected In some way with the prog
ress mostly of the sciences.
The alumni In this city holding university
decrees are: Colonel C. B. Byrne, govern
ment building, Department of the Missouri,
TT. 8. A.; Dr. Horace Luddlngton, quarter
master's department, U. 8. A.; Dr. Paul
Luddlngton, Dr. George Wilkinson, Dr. C.
E. Smith, Dr. F. W. Lake, S. H. Ross (with
Cudahy Packing company, South Omaha),
Dr. Georee B. Dandy. Dr. F. J. Despecher,
Dr. A. K. Detweller, Dr. W. H. Sherraden,
Dr. J. W. Klme. Dr. Horace Ldddlngton
was a student In 1R64. He Is president of
the local Alumni association.
Bronze Bast of Washington Is Given
to the Country.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22. Ambassador
Jusserand presented to congress today the
bronze replica of the original marbel bust
of George Washington which was destroyed
by a fire in the library of congress in 1861.
The ceremonies took place in the rotunda
tat the capltol, where the bust was un
veiled and the president's room in the sen
ate wing where speoches were made by the
ambassador on behalf of the French donors
and by Senator Wetmore of Rhode Island
and Representative McCleary of Minnesota
on behalf of the two branches of congress.
President Pro Tempore Frye of the senate
presided.
The French ambassador placed In a re
ceptacle of the pedestal documents con
taining a history of the bust and announced
that the acceptance by the United States
of the gift from Frence sealed eternal
friendship between the nations'.
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Announcements of the Theaters.
The Orpheum will give a matinee this
afternoon, which, is the only attraction at
the theaters. The bill this week Is well
varied and embraces a number of excel
lent features that are well calculated for
the entertainment of the women and chil
dren. Ysaye, the celebrated Belgian violinist,
who arrives in Omaha this morning in or
der to ft 11 his engagement with the concert
promoters at the Auditorium tonight, la
literally tearing himself away from the
caul in order to fill a few dates which
Manager Johnston has made at Des Moines,
Topeka, Omaha, etc. He will then return
to the east for a few concerts prior to his
trip to California. In Boston, where Ysaye
played in a recent orchestral concert, and
where there Is a surfeit of artists in all de
partments of music, a. very high authority
writes that "his work is superlatively fine
and he stirs the soul at all times, for he is
an adept when St. Suens and Mozart are
to be performed. HU technic is forgotten
and his subjective self rises into dominance.
His song lingers with one long after it Is
over, fur Ysaye is the man of genius. He
makes no display, but fulfills his mission,
and hears his message with beautiful hu
mility. Of tho 'Kreutzer' sonata Ysaye
played the marvellous work, bristling us
It Is with difficulties, with an ease and
smoothness and power that was entrancing
and with a beauty of style that breathed
the very spirit of Beethoven and seemed
the last expression of musical art. He
plays a new and Interesting life in the
Bruch concerto, of the 'Abendlied.' With
muted strings this ethereal song was sung
with ineffable tenderness, with a subdued
and pathetic expression that reached the
heart. Gulraud'e Rondo-Caprice was a tour
de force of technic and shimmering exe
cution and the Ballad and Polonaise deep
ened, If possible, the Impression already
made. The audience was aroused to a
greater enthusiasm than ever," etc. With
his wonderful Joseph Guarnerlus del Jesu,
one of the most valuable instruments in the
world, and his beautifully carrying tone,
Ysaye will till every nook and cranny of
the vast Auditorium.
Manager Gillan of the Auditorium prom
ises the surprise and sensation of the
season In the form of Shlpp's Indoor Cir
cus, which comes here for a week, com
mencing next Monday.
The next attraction at the Boyd theater
will be one that Is sure to prove popular
in Oimtiia, Henry W. Savage's production
of Oeorge Ada's pretty musical comedy,
"The Sho-Gun." It will be seen at the Boyd
on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings and
at a special marine) a Wednesday after -oun.
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Citj Hall Queition Again Comei to tbe
Front for Discussion.
OLD HIGH SCHOOL MAY BE PURCHASED
City May Negotiate with School Dis
trict for Building Soot to Be
Vacated nnd Tarn It lato
Pa lie Ofllrrs.
With the location of the fire department
headquarters at Twenty-fifth and L streets
the talk of the city acquiring tbe present
high school property on L and Twenty-fifth
streets for city purposes Is being revived.
It has been suggested to the city council
that a committee be appointed for the pur
pose of conferring with the members of
the Board of Kducatlon In relation to this
property. The location Is considered an
ideal one for city uses, and while no Inti
mation has been given as to what the
school district would ask for the property.
It appears to be the feeling that some ar
langemsnt could be made satisfactory to
all parties concerned. The lease on the
building now occupied by the city will ex
pire In December and the city officials ap
pear to be Inclined to make other arrange
ments before? the present lease Is out.
A great deal Is to be desired In tho mat
ter of a city Jail and this can only be ac
complished by securing another building.
With a half basement at the high school
building a comfortable Jail could be main
tained. There would be plenty of room for
all city officials In such a building, and It
Is figured that the rent now paid would
pay the Interest on a debt that might be
acquired by the purchase of tho school
property and the fitting up of the same for
city purposes. So far members of the
School board are reticent when It cornea to
talking of the sale of this ground and build
ings. Those who do talk say that a propo
sition In writing should first be made or
some suggestion of a Joint committee to
meet to determine the value of the prop
erty and the price to be paid. Until the
decision In the city hall bond case, now
pending. Is handed down by Judge Sours
no action will be taken. It is reported that
If the vote on the bonds Is declared void
by. the courts that then the city will go
after the School board with a view to ob
taining possession of the property.
Manager Howe Iletnrns.
R. C. Howe, general manager of the
Armour plant here, returned at noon yes
terdoy from Sioux City, where he went on
business for the company. Mr. Howe said
that he had not been served with a sub
poena to appear before the federal grand
Jury In Chicago on March 22. Continuing,
Mr. Howe said that the United States mar
shol could locate him at any time and that
he waa not going to run away from any
Beef trust investigation.
Washington's Birthday.
There was no public observation of Wash
ington's birthday In South Omaha yester
day. Flags floated from staffs on the school
buildings and the city offices and banks
wero closed. . Most of the business houses
kept open all day, as It was bargain day.
Tho city schools were not closed, but quite
a number of the pupils of the high school
played hookey In the afternon, Just for the
fun of the thing. At the stock yards busi
ness went along as usual, and It was the
name with tho packers. -
Third llargraln Day.
Yesterday was the r third bargain day
offered by the merchants of South Omaha.
While the trade was not as lively as ex
pected, all of the merchants reported favor
ably on the day's sales. The country roads
are in such condition that travel Is lim
ited to a great ext'entr" "There Is an op
portunity for the South Omaha merchants
to -take a lr. 'ns on bart.in days," aid
one of the merchants last night, "If we
will only keep the agitation up. It will
take some little time and one or two dull
days should not discourage the merchants
who are interested In boosting South
Omaha."
Kagles' Dress C'lnb..
A meeting of the Bngles' Dross club,
composed of members of aerie No. 151, Fra
ternal Order of Eagles, Is to be held Fri
day night at Eagles' hall. This club now
consists of ninety members and the Inten
tion is to run the membership up to at
least 160. The object Is to send a march
ing club to the annual convention of Eagles
to be held at Denver In August The club
now 'has a fund for the expenses, but a
number of entertainments will be given
soon to pay for special oars and the em
ployment of a band to accompany the
olub. After the meeting Friday night the
members of the club wil visit the Council
Bluffs' aerie on Invitation.
Mavlo City Gossip.
Mrs. J. M. Fowler. Nineteenth and M
streets, is reported to be quite sick.
Another meeting of the democratic city
central committee will be held on Friday
night.
' .V missionary meeting will be held this
tcrnoon at the home of Mrs. M. Carl
-in!th.
The snow on the streets Is going off
rapidly and so far no damage has been
reported.
More books are needed at the South
Omaha library, and residents are urged to
send in contributions.
Tonight the local Masons will meet In
social session. A program will be given
und refreshments served.
Max Foots, for a long time agent of the
United States Express company here, has
been transferred to Patterson, Kan.
The Magic City King's Daughters will
meet this afternoon with Mrs. W. IJ.
Meyers, 1518 North Twenty-third street.
Members of Unchurch lodge No. 2, Degree
of Honor, are Invited to meet with Sara
toga lodge No. 257 at Twenty-fourth and
Ames avenue this evening. These wishing
to make the trip are requested to meet at
Twenty-fourth and N streets at 7 p. m.
BOLLER BUYS A FREIGHT BILL
Mam from Norfolk Pays Ten Dollars
for a Little Brief Expert.
ence In Omaha..
Ernest Boiler of Norfolk Is the latest
martyr to offer himself on the freight bill
altar. Mr. Boiler took 110 worth on Tues
day evening at the Union station. He
says he never would have thought It until
he came to Omaha. He believes he can
get his money back giving lessons to hla
friends at home. He also says freight
bills are fearfully and wonderfully made.
Mr. Boiler's story Is the same old story
In the same old way. It would be a waste
of type to repeat it.
VISITING NURSES' BIRTHDAY
Reception by Association at F.Iks'
(lab Rooms Proves a Grest
Sarreas.
Fully l.Ono women were In attendance at
the annual birthday party of the Visiting
Nurses' association held yesterday after
noon between 2 and 5 o'clock In the Elks'
club rooms, demonstrating that the plan
of holding the reception in some downtown
commodious place instead of some of tho
larger homes of the city, as has been the
custom In previous years, detracted nothing
from the attendance. The club rooms,
which had been trimmed with cut flowers,
were nearly filled during the last hour,
though It was some time after S o'clock be
fore more than a few dropped In. The
little silk bags that had accompanied the
Invitations were returned In generous num
bers, many containing more than a penny
for each year of Its donor's age, while sev
eral gifts of substantial sums were received
during the afternoon, Miss Louise McPhcr
son and Mrs. Mnwhlnney receiving the do
nations. Mrs. Albert Noe, Mrs. Herbert
Rogers, Mrs. F. J. McShane, Mrs. W. F.
Adams, with other members of tho board of
directors, formed the receiving line, while
members of the board and association as
sisted through the rooms Introducing the
guests. A prettily trimmed refreshment
table was arranged In the assembly room
and here the board members were assisted
by a number of prominent society women
during tho afternoon serving punch and
confections.
A musical program was one of the enjoy
able features of the afternoon and Included
vocal solos by Mrs. J. W. Scannell, Mies
Fayette Cole, Mrs. Myron Learned and Mr.
Alexander Stuart, and Instrumental solos
by MIps Pearl Ley and Miss Grace Conant.
While It will be Impossible to determine
the full proceeds of the birthday party for
several days, a the donations rarely all
come In at the reception. It Is expected
that they will equal that of previous years,
which have been as high ns WV. The birth
day party, while affording the largest In
come of any one source from which the
association draws Its support, is still in
adequate to cover the expenses of nurses'
enlarles and the many items Incidental to
the work of the association in ministering
to the poor sick of the city.
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INDUSTRY AT FORT MORGAN
Lamb-Feedlna- Grows to Great Pro
portions In and Around the
Colorado Tows.
A. V. 8. Saunders of Fort Morgnn, Colo.,
Is in the city on reul estate and Irrigation
business. "You hear so much of the North
Platte country that It lcoks a little as If
you people down here don't know Just .what
we are doing out in the South Flatte coun
try, which Is a region nlmost as contiguous
to Omaha as the northern section," he
said. "Out about Fort Morgan we have
practically demonstrated the Irrigation
question, and have had a very large area
of country under ditch there for years. We
get our water from the South Platte. Near
Fort Morgan Is a reservoir of over two
billion gallon capacity that feeds a large
number of ditches, and Is owned by Fort
Morgan people. We are also looking for
the early establishment of. a beet sugar
factory there and it Is a sure go. Our
great Industry now Is sheep, or rather
lamb, feeding, and it has grown to an
enormous business. The lambs are pro
cured in Mexico and New Mexico and are
brought to Fort Morgan and fattened on
alfalfa and corn and then shipped east
ward. Most of the lamb shipments are to
South St. Joseph, though many of them
come here to South Omaha Many thou
sands of tons of al'-ilfa are produced
yearly within the radius of a few miles
of Fort Morgan andTBrush, and It Is becom
ing tho greatest feeding grounds In Colo
rado. There is big money tn the sheep
feeding business there. The lambs this year
brought $2 per head for all that could be
produced, and our farmers are getting rich.
Of course we raise an abundance of pota
toes and the finest fruits and have a fine
market for them at Denver, which is but
eighty miles distant. We also ship many
carloads of potatoes east, some coming to
Omaha, and they are among the best of
the well known Colorado brand of tubers."
Are Yon Golngr
To attend the Inauguration of President
elect Roosevelt at Washington, March 4?
The Pennsylvania lines Is the most direct
route six trains dally through sleeping
cars. Agents will sell tickets at rate of
$17.76. Agents of connecting lines will sell
through tickets over the Pennsylvania
lines from Chicago and make Bleeping car
reservations for you. For full Information
address Thos. H. Thorp, T. P. A., 26 U. S.
Bank bldg., Omaha
In planning your California trip see that
your ticket reads via the Colorado Midland
railway. This means that you will enjoy a
day's ride though the heart of the Rockies.
Ask your local agent about colonial rates,
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W. C. T. U. AND CONSTITUTION
Society Reforms Its Ora-anlo La vr and
Has Document Reedy for
Final Action.
The local branch of the Woman's Chris
tian Temperance union met yesterday af
ternoon at the rooms of the Young Wo
man's Christian association In the Paxton
block. The meeting was the regular semi
monthly session of the union, which takes
place on the second and fourth Wednes
days of each month.
The principal purpose of the meeting yes
terday afternoon was to discuss and adopt
the new constitution and bylaws of the
union. There was a good attendance at
the meeting. Many of the features of the
new constitution are along the advanced
lines of tho national work, which promise
more efficient results in temperance work.
While the constitution was practically
adopted, the matter will come up for fur
ther discussion at the next meeting, when
a larger attendance Is hoped for. The next
meeting will be held Wednesday, March R.
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