Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, April 01, 1905, Page 11, Image 11
THE OMAIIA DAILY PEE: SATFRDAY, AFTUL 1. 1005. 11 AFFAIRS AT SOUTn OMAIIA Buginesi Men Pleased witk the Present Oitlook for Trade. PROSPERITY SHOWN IN ALL DIRECTIONS Remarkable Activity la Bnlldlna- and m Steady Iteqnest fop Property of All Sorts Leads to Belief la Banner Year. South Omaha business men appear to be very welt satisfied with gales made during March. To a great mnny strangers In the city there, nopmeil to be but little going on last month. Merchants who had the time last night compared tho business of last month with a year ngo, and all re ported a big increase In transactions. This applies to dealers In all kinds of mer chandise, and to real estate, men, con tractors and to the banks. Ono of the loading merchants of the city said last evening: 'South Omaha Is grow ing rapidly and Is recovering from the effects of the dull times last summer much more rapidly than was expected. People are coming here every day to take the places of those who left last year during and after the packing house strike." At the packing houses all the men that can be used to advantage are being em ployed. This Is a dull season In packing circles, but this month business la expected to pick up and the chances are that all department! In the packing plants will be running full time before long. Live stock dialers at the exchange look for a good year and it is the same all along tho line. There is a great deal of building going on now and more Is expected as soon as the weather settles a little. Improvements In the railroad yards are to be made as soon as certain property can be secured. A general air of prosperity prevails. Formers are coming In now since the roads are in good condition r.nd are making pur chases of all kinds. Hankers declare that from reports received this will be the banner year in South Omaha. Improving High School Gronnds. The grounds about the new Wgh school building are being Improved. On top of the clay black dirt la being sprinkled and on top of this sod Is being laid. The sodding Is to cost the school district 7 cents per square yard. Borne trees are to be planted ant1 before long the natural stone steps for the east and south entrances will be laid. These stone steps were ordered some time ago and are now being cut In Omaha. The big trees to the south of the building had to be cut down on account of the change of grade. It Is the Intention of the Board of Education to plant trees around the entire building this year. Another month will mark a great change in the grounds about the school building. Thomas Geary Returns. Thomas Geary and wife returned yester day from Ocean Beach, Miss., where they spent tho winter. Mr. Geary said that he enjoyed his winter In the south greatly. Both he and his wife return In the best of health. "I do not propose spending any more winters In the north," said Mr. Geary. "At Ocean Beach about 800 northerners were wintering. We all arrived about the middle of December and left the last week In March. Fishing was not as good as usual this winter In the south on account of the cold snaps, but still every one In the northern colony appeared to be enjoying themselves. We received The Bee every day and were, of course, glad to hear from home, but we were also pleased because we did not have ,to endure the extreme cold of a northern winter." Mr. Geary expects to make extensive improvements to his prop erty here this year. Permanent Sidewalks Monday. On Monday the work of laying permanent sidewalks will be commenced by the con tractor, who will do this work for the city for one year. The acting city engineer and Ms force of men have been busy for the i We Haxve the Goods You can have the Credit Make your selection now and have it charged. Pay later. Your Credit Is Good. Ladies' Dept. Saturday Specials Seventy-five Ladies' Tailored Cf1 Suits Very latest styles .U Others 115, $18 and $1'5. Covert Jackets of elegant Btyle tf f C and material r.00 to ilJ New silk suits, silk waists, new skirts and stylish milliner)', at lower than cash prices. Men's Dept. One hundred men's spring suits, CA latest styles Others, $10, $12. $15. Top cyUs and rain coats very CJ'? latest styles $10.00 to Credit To All. R1DGLEY New Location HIT Douglas. , F.LMER BEPPEO, Mgr. .1 last few days setting stakes for permanent walks. A great many property owners are asking for stakes that have not been In cluded In the ordinances already passed. In some Instances the stakes set last fall by the city engineer have disappeared and will have to be reset. The expectation of city officials Is that more permanent walks will be put down this year than ever before. Engineer Rosevrater'a Plan. An unofficial report of the plans drawn by Andrew Rosewater of Omaha for a sewer system In South Omaha has been sub mitted. In a day or two completed prints and plans will be sent to the city engineer of this city. Engineer Roaewater estimates that the sewer from Swift's plant will cost SHfi.AOO. The second main sewer to be laid under the tracks north of L street will cost $K5.0fO and the sewer to drain the Third ward and Corrlgan addition will cost $3, X). Mr. Rosewater suggests that either brick or concrete be used in the construc tion of the sewers. When the city council finally accepts the plans a special election will have to be held to vote the $250.nrO bonds. Contracts will be advertised for after the bonds have been voted and sold. Grading for Tracks. Monday morning Pan llannon will com mence grading for tracks for the new grain elevator. Mr. Hannon said yesterday that there would be a fill of from 12.000 to 14,000 yards of dirt. With good weather this work can be completed In thirty days. The dirt to be used for the fill will have to be hauled from F street and the tracks. When the fill Is made the railroad com pany owned by the t'nlon Stock Yards company will lay the track needed for handling cars of grain. Just as soon as the tracks aro laid the elevator company will commence pushing the work of con struction. China Missionary Will Speak. Rev. D. K. TInd.ill, pastor of the First Methodist church, announces that on Sun day Rev. Dr. Don Nlchol will deliver an address on missionary work In central China. Up to last night Rev. Mr. Tindall was not able to announce whether Dr. Nlchol would speak at the morning or evening service, but he expects to be able to state definitely today. In speaking of Dr. Nlchol. Rev. Mr. Tindall said: "He Is thrilling the great conventions where he Is speaking. It is a rare privilege to hear this great man and no one should miss it." Endorses the Bonds. At the regular meeting of the Southeast Improvement club Thursday evening the park and city hall bond propositions were unanimously endorsed and resolutions were adopted to use every honorable means to advance these necessary Improvements. After discussing the grading and parking of several streets the club adjourned to meet Thursday evening, April 6. Magto City Gossip. H. C. Dennett of Chicago is here looking after some of his property Interests. Bernard, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Scarr, is laid up again with an attack of rheuma tism. Today Is the revision of the registration. All who desire to vote on April must be registered. Miss Bernlce Hunting, a missionary re cently returned from Syria, will speak ut the First lresbyteriun church on Sunday evenlns. Chief Garrett of the fire department haB purchased the home of Harvey D. Mnsely, Twenty-third and G streets, and will move Monday. Chief Brtggs and Captain Shields re turned yesterday afternoon from Valentine, where they enjoyed a few days' shooting. Ihey Doth brought Duck full game Dags. Ed Cahow Jcft yesterday afternoon for Lexington, Neb., to meet his wife and children, who have been visiting there. The family will return to South Umaha Sun day night. City Engineer Herman Beal Is getting along nicely at the South Omaha hospital. He is able to alt up a portion of each day, but ills health will not permit him to leave the hospital for several days. J. A. McLean, superintendent of schools, and N. M. Graham, principal of the high school, have returned from Norfolk, Neb., where they attended the meeting of the North Nebraska Teachers' association. Phil Kearney post, Grand Army of the Republic, and the Woman's Relief corps will hold an Important meeting this even ing at Masonic hall. All members of both of these organizations will be expected to attend. Word was received at the exchange yes terday afternoon announcing the death of C. C. McKee at his home at Willow Island, Neb. Heart disease was the cause of his death. The deceased had been a shipper to the yards here for a number of years and was an intimate friend of John Ral etou. Sewing Machine Needles for all makes of machines at 6 cents per package, and everything else pertaining to sewing machines at greatly reduced prices. Look for the red S. 1514 Douglas street, Omaha; 438 North 24th street. South Omaha, Neb. j" Men' Men's Spring Weight Underwear 45c BBHsaanBsBBBBBaBBSsSBBWH Men's New Spring Neckwear 45c $15 Cleverly Constructed, Hand Tailored Men's Spring Suits Today the most wonderful line of Men's Suits at $15 will greet . j . . ... " 4 . a m you. sucn ncn, gentlemanly patterns have never before appeared in ready-for-service clothing. Greys are the favorite shade. Plain colors, neat, subdued overplaids, and modest, broken stripes are in equally good form and fully represented in this collection. Built with natural shoulders, hand tailored. For such Suits as these, with the woolens as fine as the $ custom tailoring lines with careful .expert workmanship throughout, and all little devices which cause a suit to bold its shape, and look genteel to the last day it is worn TODAY.., 1 -Women's Covert Coats Special for Today Women's $15 Covert Coats $10 We have just received a shipment of 3)0 Women's Covert Coats made of the cele brated Dublin Twist Covert in the very new est shapes including jaunty 22 inch Corset Coats and the new man nish Box Coat well & lined and handsomely tailored these are posi tively worth $15.00, today twenty different styles in th e lot to pick from t Th A Correction. The original Heyn photographic studio was established by George Heyn in 18S1, and conducted by the above until 1892; from 1892 until 1900, the studlB was under the management of II. Heyn, the business being Incorporated in 1894. Mr. II. Heyn left Omaha In 1900 for Chicago, to as sociate himself with the leading society artist of that city. After an absence of four years he decided to return to Omaha and give the public a higher grade of work than has been done here before. With this aim In view last August he opened the finest studio In Omaha at 318-320-323 South Fifteenth street, two-story building, west side of street. Although not In the original location, he Is the well known and only photographer In the city by the name of Heyn, and la not a cor poration, doing business under this name. Homeseekers' Excursion. The Chicago Great 'Western railway will on the first and third Tuesdays of each month sell tickets at one far plus S2 for the round trip to points In Alabama, Flor ida, Georgia, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and Wisconsin. For further Information apply to B. D. Parkhurst, general agent, 1512 Far nam street, Omaha, Neb. Less Than Half to Southern Points. The Wabaah will sell tickets to New Or leans and return. Mobile and return and other points south, April 4. All Information at Wabash city office, 1601 Farnam, or ad dress Harry II Moore, Q. A. P. D., Omaha, Neb. Live lobsters, California hard-shell crabs, Lymhaven bay shell oysters, green sen turtle soup Tuesday and Friday. Genulnu Imported beer on draught. Ed Maurer, lJOti Farnam street. Brennaa Pays His Taxes. Thomas ltrennan created some excite ment of a pleasurable kind at the office of the county treasurer on Friday after noon, when he paid In J, for taxes on property he either owns or is agent for. Tho money need not have been paid until May, and the treasurer would feel lucky to get It then from all large holders of property. Mr. Ilrennan said he wanted to get the thing olT his mind and Mr. Fink expressed his delight nt the way Mr. Hren nan felt. He alxo hopes that many others will follow the good example set by Mr. Brennan. Valley Hrldge Repaired. The flood-swept pile bridge near Valley, which has been useless since some time in February, Is almost ready for travel again, and the count v commissioners expect to drive over it and Inspect the finished work eiirly in the coming week. The new cteel bridge at Snyder is to bo formally Inspected and opened bv the hoard on the afternoon of Hal unlay, April 1. Old Coins Stolen. A half teacup full of valuable old coins were stolen last night from the pantry in the house of B. ". Sawyer, 22 Decatur street. While the family was away thieves gained entrance to the house through n window. A necklace and an old locket, much prised by the family, were also taken. The burglary was reported to the iulke. Ssxve $1.50 on Your Bovs Suit Today mothers of Omaha will have an opportunity to save just exactly one dollar and fifty cents on the boys' suits. We will offer an exceptional "Boys' Suit Special" that should keep the department busy all dav Ion. The suits are all spring 1905 creations. The .ti "Rnntnr Drown " sailor blouse. Norfolks and r u sue ui w - double-breasted two-piece stylos, to fit boys up to 16 years olcL All new spring colors. These suits are worth every cent of 4.50. Today your choice at . Norfolks and S3 See our Famous "Flat Iron" Hat for Young Men No, not expensive $2.00 but we give you the hatter's $3.00 quality for UV V V ft) a. V V $2.00 GIRLS' AND JUVENILL HEADGEAR. The largest, most carefully selected and thoroughly complete stock of girls' and juv enile lipnanwir to be found west of Chicago 25c-45c-75c-$l Men's New Shoes and Oxfords for Spring Our line of Men's Shoes and Oxfords at $3.50 are equal to those sold by exclusive shoe stores at $4, $4.50 and 95.00 The styles are the latest and the newest leathers, in Corona Colt, Laos Bluchor and Button Shoe and Oxfords, Viet, Velour and Gnu Calf Shoes, with dull and bright top?; also Men's Tan Russia and Tan Viol Kid Shoos and Oxfords, all sewed and stltcnd with silk, all "Bench-Made' Shoes that wear and retain their shape, worth $4, $4.50 and 95 our special value at jrds. all sewed and stitcnd $3.50 SCAVENGER TAX SALE RESTS first Round f Big Auotion Comes to 01oe Friday Evening. TEN THOUSAND ACTUAL SALES MADE Six Thousand Pieces Bid In by City and County and Decks Are Being; Cleared for tbe Second Advertisement. County Treasurer Fink and his subordi nates who have been handling the big auc tion sale of real estate at the court house all winter took a resting spell after 4 o'clock Friday afternoon. They felt like celebrating in gome way that would attract public attention, but their Innate modesty prevented. Ever since November 3 of lost year they have been grinding away six days In the week, selling city lots and suburban acres on which the owners had failed to pay the taxes and assessments for shorter or longer periods of time. From November 3 up to 4 o'clock of March 31 there were 10,000 sales In round numbers that Is, real sales. Outside of these about 6,000 pieces were bid In for the city and county, either because no one cared to buy them Just now, or because they did not feel like paying the upset price at which the property so bid in was held, under a rule adopted at the com mencement of the sale. This rule provided that no piece should be sold below a mini mum representing a fair percentage of its value. Another Kale Coming. In all over 11,000 different receipts have been written for purchasers since the sale started. In the lost hree days of the sale something like 900 separate pieces of real estate were sold, and the bidding has been even keener than usual. Within the next three weeks there will be made another advertisement which. If It Includes the certificates for the property bid for the city and county, will number 10,1X10 descriptions. Then, In the first week of May, the treasurer's expert salesman will again take up the work of disposing of bargains In real estate to anyone who cares to buy. But even with this second sale out of the way the work will not be complete and no one Is willing to say Just when the finish Is to come. There Is a pro vision In the scavenger tax law which al lows what are known as "premium bids" to bo made any time within eighteen months of a sale by the treasurer. A man who has not bought a lot at all may dis cover there Is one held on tax title which he would like to possess, so he will bid a 10 per cent premium on the figure at which the first man purchased. Later, but within the liberal time limit, someone can bid a premium on what the second man paid and so on. Law Is Working Well. All this time the treasurer's office Is at once un auction room and a clearing house for the public, or at least that part of It which Is dealing In delinquent property. The detail of the whole transaction from the time of the advertisement to the time when someone Is to have a real title is simply staggering. But If the end Justifies tho means In any place this Is surely It. Treasurer Kink says, out of his actual ex perience with the law up to date, that It Is the most successful of any ever put on the stntute book for a similar purpose. It dues the work, and while It may seem calculated to drive a nervous man to seeing things, the changing groups of buyers have got its provisions down to a pretty fine point. They tuckle the auction day after day with vim and unfailing confidence In their own ability to pick winners out of the multiplicity of bargains offered. AT THE PLAY HOUSES. No place In OniHha for good goods as cheap as at Hubermann's, Jeweler, corner Thirteenth and Douglas. iUrry B. Davis, undertaJur. TeL 1TI Field's Minstrels at the Boyd. Al. O. Field's minstrels opened a short stay at the Boyd theater last night, play ing to a small and somewhat diffident au dience. It Is a rather ambitious effort Mr. Fields has provided for his silver jubilee and some features of It are decid edly pretty, while others are as decidedly unprctty. The opening set is a gem, and before the lights are turned on Is really a beautiful stage setting. The grouping of colored lights detracts much from tho artistic effect of this scene. Another nov elty is to present the company, with tho exception of the "end men" in handsome white costumes and smooth shaven white faces. The voices are good, and tho songs well sung. Especially is this true of the numbers given by Mr. Will Stevens, well recalled here as the tenor with the Shea opera company that sang here a couple of seasons ago. He sang "Klllarney" last night with decided effect. A novel little skit on politics ends the first part, and this is quite amusing In some of Its phases. Sev eral palpable hits are scored. In the olio Billy Clark does his best work as a comedian, and the Avolos have a good athletlo turn. The rest of the bill never rises above the ordinary. A matinee will be given this afternoon and the engagement will close with the performance this evening. PARK B9ARD AND BOULEVARD A Warning. The original Heyn Photographic Studio, established by George Heyn in 1SS1 and operated continuously ever since In the Granite block, 313-15-17 South Fifteenth street, has positively no house to house solicitors and hus no agents out. H. Heyn, who has had no connection with the origi nal Heyn studio for over five years, and who recently came from Council Bluffs and ' opened a gallery across the street from the original Heyn studio, has no connection whatever with our studio and does not In any way represent us. All our photographs bear the Imprint "Heyn" without any Initial. If you are offered or furnlnhed photographs with any Initial before the name "Heyn" you are not getting photographs from the original Hpyn studio. Io not be Imposed upon. We have not moved, and we have no branches. All our work Is done at our original Heyn studio, which has been In operation twenty-four years. HEYN, THE PHOTOGRAPHER, 313-15-17 Sr15th Street. Announcements of the Theaters. The last two performances of the bill for the current week will be given matinee and night today at the Orpheum. For the week beginning matinee Sunday, April 2, three speclul headline attractions are announced on the big bill. Will M. Cressy and Blanch Payne will present their latest success, a one-act rustic romtdy en titled "Town Hall Tonight." May Vokea, who has parted with the legitimate stage, and her company will be seen In "A Model Maid," a condensed comedy. Churles H. Burke, the unique Celtic comedian, the pretty actress, Grace I.u. Rue, and the "Inky Boys," lively little pickaninnies, promise to climax uproarious laugh-provoking "Stunts." Klein, Ott brothers and Nich olson do a versatile Instrumental perform ance. Topical talks of the facetious order are the specialty of William Tomklns, while a novelty Is promised In Plwltt's mysterious face, nn Immeiife head counter parting human expressions in response to Plwltt's conversation. Entirely new mo tion pictures will be projected by the kill ed rome. No Decision Announstd at tbe Session Held Yesterday. MATTER IN HANDS OF CITY ENGINEER German Societies Given Leave to Plant a Schiller Tree and Lights Ordered for Three Parks. The park board did not decide the route of the north boulevard yesterday after noon, although many Interested citizens were present to hear It. Acting President Craig said that the matter was In the hands of the engineering department for a technical report on the three routes pro-post-d. He intimated that tho route north eust from Bemls park along the east side of Prospect Hill cemetery, thence east along Wirt street to the Florence boulevard and the bluffs over Cutoff lake would probably be recommended. He said there would probably be no decision until the next regular meeting of the board. Tho German societies and lodges which have banded together In a Schiller me morial committee to properly commemorate the 100th anniversary of the death of Freld erlck von Schiller, the German poet, an nounced by representatives and by letter that they would hold exercises May 7-10, and asked that a place twenty feet square In a park be set aside for tho planting of an oak and the unveiling of a temporary monument In honor of the great man. It is desired to at first lot a temporary monu ment suffice, but later to replace this with a large bust of Schiller on a stone shaft. The board took the matter of the statuary under advisement, but agreed to arrange for the tree in Rivervlew park, where the Germans most desire to have It. Commis sioner Cornish said that the opinion of ex perts was strongly against statues in natu ral parks, and he favored the placing of all works of this kind on Capitol avenue, so a veritable gallery of the kind might be es tablished. "It is our duty," said he, "to guide the public taste and I think that statues should be kept out of Hanscom, Rivervlew and the other pnrks of their nature, where tho beauty of nature Is made paramount." Trees for Planting. Henry T. Clarke, on behalf of the Civic Improvement league, asked the board to establish somo system whereby uniformity In tree planting could be secured. He wished the commission to supply trees at cost to property owners who would put them out and to designate certain kinds of trees for particular streets. It was stated that the new charter endeavors to sys tematize this matter by enabling the city to plant trees and tax the cost to abutting property owners, direction of the matter being placed In tho park board. Thomas Swift, for the North Sixteenth Street Improvement club, made another talk for the beautlficatlon and redemption of Jefferson Square. Mr. Swift lives across the street from the square. He wants electric lights, trimmed trees and flowers. iiii: n. WESTERDAHT Berndt C. E.. aged M years 11! days, at Hastings, Neb., March '. lo5. Funeral Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Hwedlsh Lutheran church, lmh and Cai.s streets. Interment, Pruspect Hill cemetery. leaves wife, two brothers and mother to muuru bis loss. HKS. WIHSLOW'S SOOTHIXQ SYRUP tu haea ased bj Millions of Mothrn for their rlulclren Ulla Tueihlus fur o'er Klfir Yers. I suoiuas the child, tuTtons the cum, all;! II in. cures wind ouUo, aud U to beit and wants the loafers who remove their shoes and sleep all day under the bushes kept out. The board agreed to help out all It can In making Jefferson 8quare more respectable than it Is. Electric lights In the principal parks oc cupied considerable of the time of the board. James P. Connolly, who has the refreshment concession at Rivervlew wanted electric lights there so he can have band music and throngs to hear It even ings. Commissioner Cornish snld It wasn't right to Invite the people there at night unless thoy are assured of police protec tion, something that Is not now had. It was decided eventually to have one arc lamp put In on Jefferson Square, three at Rivervlew and three in Hanscom park, provided the Electric Light company will make terms for a Bummer service, from 7 to 11 o'clock. If good prices can't be ob tained, gasoline may be used. Buy Constant Oil stock. 301 N. Y. L. F2231 GORDON Hits ire the perfection of bet making. Gordon GORDON Hats make hat buying easy for busy men. Tell your hatter the size you wear, pick out the Gordon shape that suits you best, and you're sure of having a hat that is correct and one that becomes you. Gordon Hats $3 (ETTER AND CHEAPER THAN PA NT Our tar Is better than paint to preserve wood or metal dries dean like paint. Dip fence posts, shingles, paint poultry houses, hog and cattle sheds use anywhere as a substitute for paint at one-tenth the cost. Destroys disease germs and keeps live stock in good condition. Barrel t.iT,, half barrel :'.5), f. o. b. Omaha. Hydro-carhon for killing prairie dogs, gophers, rats, lice, etc., at the same price. For full Informa tion write OMAIIA HAS COMPAXY, SMMh St. A Lincoln Ave., Omaha, Neb. Dog tnRS put on froe of chnrgo. We hnve a lurj,'t) utock of dog rollarx nt low prices ALFRED CORNISH CO., HAHNKBH AND TH INK STORE, Telephone 2311. 1?I0 Farnam St. IN LOOKING AROUND you will And our prices on Diamonds right, and you will find the uual'ty right. Every diamond sold by us Is guar anteed and our full purchase price In exchange plan gives you full protection. MAWHINKEV A RYAN cuH IS IB AND DOUGLAS ST J. OMAHA.NEH. Shoe the Boy with shoes that are made for boys shoes that will stand the hard knocks that a real live boy will glvo them. $1 .50 has always been a special price with us on a special boy's shoe and It's a shoe we guarantee in every respect. All solid leather from the solo up. Vou're making no exiicrlment when you buy this boy's shoe. Special salesmen that know how to properly fit boys' shoes. DrexelShoe Co. 1419 Farnam Si. WlMsiinisniaimisl Omaha's I p-to-Inte Shoe Honse. ASK FOR OUR FREE CATALOGUE. OOTKLS. H 0 T E L Handy fo til Thtatres and shops vl of the noisy section elephones, Eleclric Clocks and leclrtc Lighting Devices in every room ocilon IDEAL I $250, has jusf Mm xpended Remodeling, rteaec. orating and Refurnishing oderate rates prevail articular attention given to detail nsuring perfect service esiaurant noted for Its fine cooking and moderate price mplrt Square, Broadway and Sixty -third Street x (iw vonic OTY. ; X W. JOHSIO ttl'lXX, Prop. , )f Send for guide of New Tork-free ( E M P I R E so ( 2 (P 0 ! 3 S) '5 !J