Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, June 24, 1905, Page 6, Image 6
THE OMATTA . DAILY ItEE: SATURDAY, JUNE 24. 1003. rsx J L i If you haven't purchased at Ridgley's. you have left a big stone unturned in the pursuit of saving money. Eighteen large credit stores gives us the opportunity to buy in largff quantities and to oell at CASH STORE PRICES. Ladies9 Department,.. Ladies9 Suits Ladies' Waists Ladies9 Skirts Ladies9 Hats Ladies9 Shoes All Prices. Men's Department.... men's Suits Men's Cravenettes IVien9s Hats Plcn's Shoes BOYS' SUITS ; Don't postpone your 4th of July purchases any longer for the lack or ready cash. Ridgley'a system of selling cloth ing on credit challenges the world to beat it. Simply pay NOTHING DOWN, wear the clothes and pay for them as you think you can spare it. YOUR CREDIT IS GOOD. R IDG LEY'S, E1417 Douglas I "JUST EZ MA USTER DO" Feeling; of a Weary Millie After Going Axalnut n Home-Made Concoct loo. Mr. Baglpy was not timid; (till, tramps were scarce In that neighborhood, and the one approaching the house did not present a reassuring appearance. The old lady glanced toward the barn and down the lane, reflecting uneasily on her hus band's habit of being late for meals. The tramp, also, had reconnoltered the barn-yard and noted the absence of a man. He slouched confidently round to the kitchen door, seated himself on the step, peering Impudently from under his scrnggly brows at the neat, motherly woman, and sniffed at the agreeable odors from the tove. "I I a'pose you're hungry," said Mrs. Eagley. bravely breaking the embarrassing silence and going straight to what she hoped was the only point. ( "Guess I am," drawled the vagabond. "Got a big thirst, too. Guess you might's well gimme suthln to drink until you git dinner ready. Mrs. Bagley hastily took the coffee-pot from the stove, poured out a cup of the steaming beverage and handed It to her elf-lnvlted guest, praying that iriram would appear before anything worse de veloped. The tramp greedily gulped down the greater part of the contents of the cup; then he started up violently, rolling his eyes wildly. Next he gazed Into the cup seemed to recollect something, and then made a hcrrlble face at his quaking hostess. "Same ez ma uster do," he remarked, in a changed and chastened tone. After an other frightful face, he forced himself to nnlsh the cup. "Ma uster put In merlasses," he went on In the Intervals of continued facial con tortions. "But this Is the e rect thing, all right, same ei ma made. I'll bet anything It come from the no'th side o' the tree!" "Oh, you poor man!" gasped Mrs. Bag ley, for the last words had thrown light on the matter. The coffee-pot -was really there on the stove, sending out Its delirious fragrance, but In her haste she had seized the old coffee-pot. Her grandson over In Brusselvllle was ailing with spring fever and In the "old coffee-pot" was brewing one of those old-time concoctions made from the bark of wild cherry, dogwood and yellow sweet apple, cut religiously, of course, from the "north side of the tree How did I ever come to make such a mistake!" cried the kindly old woman, her fear lost In remorseful sympathy. "Just you wait a minute and I'll fix up something to take out the taste, you poor boy, you!" The "boy," strangely subdued, meekly accepted the coffee and plate. He hastily disposed of the quarter of apple pie; then thrusting the doughnuts into his pockets, he rose. "Guess I'll be goln'. Good day! ma'am!" "Now have some more coffee," urged the motherly woman, "and you better sit and rest a while." "No, guess I'll be gtfln'." The tramp grinned, sheepishly. "I shouldn't be s'prisd if next thing you'd be takln' me acrost your knee an' layln' it on good an' plenty same ez ma uster do. Guess 1 11 be movln' on." Youth's Companion. HENNINGS MAKES FLAT DENIAL Says He Is Not a Candidate for the Office of County Treasurer. City Treasurer Hennings denied emphati cally that he will be a candldute for county trensurer this fall. Reports to this effect have been Industt lously circulated by po litical opponents. "I would not have the Job if it came on a silver platter," said Mr. Hennings. "Any statements to the contrary are not true and I wish The Bee would set at rest any rumors of the kind." Romantic and a Triumph. "How romantic It would be," said the girl with the blue eyes, "for one to have a big, strong and handsome lover almost killed In an automobile wreck or something and then taken to a hospital, only to toss In delirium and call ones name, and for one to go to him and marry him while he lay pale and helpless on his cot." "Wouldn't !t be beautiful!" said the brown-eyed girl. '."And." concluded the blue-eyed girl, "have all the nurses Just dying with envy " -Brooklyn Life. LearnliiK Something:. There was a man who undertook, for a consideration, to tabulate and classify the follies of mankind. "Well," he said, at the end of a week's time, "I guess I've got all of 'em but half a dozen or so. I'll finish the list tomorrow or : ext day." But after having worked at It steadily twenty-five years ho save up the Job. "Life la too short!" he said. Chicago Tribune. AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA Board of Eeriew Takes Aotion on Protnt of Howe and Hunt, STOCK YARDS ASSESSMENT IS RAISED One and Three-Fonrtha Millions Added to the Valuation of the riant for Purposes of Loral Taxation. - I The feature of Friday's session of the Board of Review was the Increasing of tho value of the real estate owned by the I'nlon Stock Yards company from J2.K8.B10 to 14,000,009. This is an Increase of 11,741.490. A protest against the realty assessment of the Stock Yards company was filed with the Board of Review by E. U Howe, city treasurer, and Colonel C. M. Hunt, a heavy property owner, on Wednesday, and a notice was sent to W. C. J. Kenyon. gen eral manager of the company, asking that he appear before the board Friday fore noon. Shdrtly after the session opened Friday forenoon Mr. Kenyon appeared and ad dressed the board. In his protest against Increasing the stock yards' assessment at this time, Mr. Kenyon called attention to the fact that the company Is always doing something for South Omaha and he con sidered an injustice any action that woull tend to add to the burdens of the company at this time. Mr. Kenyon called attention to the fact that the Stock Yards company here had purchased the stock yards at Lin coln in order to prevent Rwlft and Com pany from erecting a packing house there, and thus diverting shipments from this market. He also called attention to the fact that it was through the efforts of the officers of the Stock Yards company that the Updike company was erecting a mam moth grain elevator on stock yards' prop erty north of the L street viaduct. A num ber of other Instances were mentioned, the least bring the donating of $10 by the com pany to assist In opening Twenty-fifth street from A street to the Boulevard. Be fore concluding his remarks. Mr. Kenyon Intimated that City Treasurer Howe was prompted to Bign his name to the remon strance because he has political aspirations. In replying to Mr. Kenyan's remarks, Mr. Howe denied that he has any political bees buzzing In his bonnet. He asserted he signed the remonstance In order that the property owners might be protected and that the assessment on smnll property own ers might possibly be reduced. After the conclusion of the arguments the Board of Review took the matter under advisement. Shortly after 5 o'clock the board announced that the real estate valua tion of the stock yards company had been raised to $4,000,000. In their remonstrance Messrs. Hunt and Howe urged that the board Increase the stock yards valuation to a figure not less than $4,327,390, which was the amount turned In by County As sessor Reed. Mr. Reed appeared before the Board of Review and explained how he arrived at the figures In his assessment. After the board announced Its decision Mr. Howe said that he Is entirely satisfied with the result. He would have liked to have had the board accept the figures of the county assessor, but the Increase is satisfactory to him. In connection with this Increase In valuation Mr. Howe said tho stock yards company will pay about $15,000 taxes on Its realty, and this amount, he declares, will amount to about 1 mill of the 1905 levy. Bven should the board not make any further Increases, the total valuation as returned will be $20,820,618, as against $19, 078,12? as returned by the city tax commis sioner. The Board of Review will conclude Its session this evening. Y. M. C. A. Affairs. The Woman's auxiliary of the Young Men's Christian association will give an Ice cream social at Highland park next Thurs day evening, June 29. Special preparations will be made for a large crowd. The pro ceeds go to their building fund. The high school and South Omahas will play basket ball at the courts Twenty third and J, Saturday evening. The Star Entertainment course scheduled for this season will prove whether the city will appreciate a strictly ftrst class course or not. The association has faith enough to engage the following talent, that South Omaha people need not always go to Omaha for the best entertainment: The Dunbar company and bell ringers, Chicago Lady Entertainers, Durno, the magician; Monta vtyte Flowers, dramatic monologist ami Alton Packard, the cartoonist. Tho dates will be announced in July, State Secretary Bailey Is spending the week at York, Neb., ut the dedication cere monies of their new $25,000 Young Men's Christian association building. County Commissioners May Act. County Commissioner Patrick Trainor stated Friday that more than likely tho County Board of Equalization would reduce H T-" ' " "n "'Wll.aUimj'MliM IMUIrgMl, 1 1 ,tlffr7l'ryM1T1iria-.nW. sgliswuk- lJMK.."..gV 1 Si : ;H he fountain Mr eats iledieiiie Colorado ozone is better than medicine. Made in it s a the mountains clear, crisp and untainted- mignty tactor for health. Colorado sunshine, too, is a potent tonic. It is different from any other sunshine vitalizing, invigorat ing it never saps you r strength. To go to Colorado is to take Nature's cure, while you have a grand good tima. Agreeable treatment, taken involuntarily is it any wonder that it benefits? Low rates all summer via the Iioek Island. Specially reduced June 30 to July 4. Only $15.00 round trip from Omaha or Council Bluffs. ' THREE DAILY FAST TRAINS LEAVE OMAHA 7:20 A. M., 1:30 P. M., 8:55 P. M. Tickets, berths and full information at this office. F. P. RUTHERFORD, D. P. A., 1323 Farnam Street, Omaha, Nebraska the assessed valuation on N street property. 8lnce the opening of the O street viaduct N street property has been decreasing In value and west of Twenty-sixth street there are many vacant store buildings. In this matter of reducing the assessed valuation Mr. Trainor proposed to start at the alley between Twenty-fourth and Twenty-fifth streets with a 10 per cent reduction. This reduction Is to be Increased to Twenty seventh street, where a 60 per cent reduc tion Is planned. Property owners on N street will, of course, be pleased to learn of this Intended action on the part of the county bonrd. "Worn Ont Trencher." On Sunday evening at tho First Methodist Episcopal church, Twenty-third and N streets services will bo held In honor of "worn out preachers." For this occasion Pr. Tlnrlall, the rastor. has Invited three attorneys to speak. H. B. Fleharty has chosen for his topic, "The Debt of the Church lo Its Worn Out Ministers." T. W. Blackburn of Omaha Is to speak on "The Methodist Treacher as a Pioneer." Judge I.ee Kstolle's subject Is "Some Preachers I Have Known." It Is expected that tho church will be filled. Mnsrle City Gossip. James C. Austin Is back from a week's stay in Chicago. W. W. Fisher has returned from a busi ness trip to Chicago. The city rock pllu gang has been put to work cutting weeds. John M. Welch, Twenty-eighth and B streets, reports the birth of a son. John Ryan of Chicago Is here for a few days visiting friends and relatives. The funeral of John Sautter, sr., will be held at Papllllon on Sunday afternoon. Children's day exercises will be held at the Methodist church on Sunday morning. Mr. and Mrs. John W. Erwln of Kearney are here visiting Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Cahow. Judge King has announced that he ex pects to be a candidate for police Judge again this fall. There was a good run of hogs at the stock yards yesterday and prices ruled about 5 cents higher. The members of the German Lutheran church will hold their annual picnic at Svndlcate park on Sundny. Regular serv ices will, however, be held at the church at 10 a. in. TREE FEARED BY MEXICANS Many Fntnl Accidents Have Happened I'nder It and People Shan the Locality. Because of the many fatal accidents that have occurred under a huge tree that grows In the Haclendlta ranch, In the Za mora district, Michoacan, peasants of the region are growing more and more super stitious about its supposed fatal omen and they began to call it "arbol Maldlto" (cursed tree). The tree Is supposed te be over 75 years old, and Is said to have been planted by a man who, because of his numerous crimes and his forgetfulness of the Divine law, was swallowed up by the earth. That man. pccordlng to tradition, was un hombre muy malo. He never went to mass, never con fessed, did not have the Image of a saint In his house, did not carry a rosary around his neck and never made the sign of the cross. There was not a beggar In the town who had ever received a "tlaco chlquito" (old coins equivalent to 1V4 cents) from him. He never gave anything for the church and never took off his hat when he met a "pa drecito" on the street. It was rumored that he was responsible for many murders and other atrocious crimes, but he was never In Jail, neither could he be Incarcerated, because he had a compact with the devil, and whenever he invoked his Satanic majesty the latter ren dered him either Invisible to human eyes or smaller than an ant, so that he could easily escape danger. He had no friends nor rela tives, because, he was shunned by all. One thing he loved birds and trees. He planted numerous trees and fed big flocks of birds that knew him and came to his home every morning to pick the crumbs of bread which he threw in the patio. Many years ago and this Is well remem bered by the peasants; It was Good Friday everybody In town had attended the re liglous services of tho morning and were going to their homes when a terrific noise was heard. They rushed to the street where it came from to find out what it was and saw how the earth had opened unuer ine cursea man s reet. us was en veloped by thick flames and smoke and dis appeared beneath the surface of the earth. This was considered a most deserved punishment. While the faithful were In the church the cursed man was loafing around and having seen a big crucifix upon an altar erected on the street, as was done In those days, ho placed a burning cigarette In the lips of the image. Scarcely had he made eight or ten steps when he was engulfed by the Inferno. That very day all the trees that he planted, except the cursed one, dried up, and all the birds he had fed died. An attempt was made to cut down the tree that had not dried up, but the man who made the attempt dropped dead upon' stepping upon the shadow of Its follago. The man's body had to be left there, to be eaten up by crows, because nobody had the courage to approach and remove It. Since that day numerous persons have met a tragic death under that tree. A lieucmrimi w no unaer u ror shade on a hot ummer day was bitten by a snake and died In two hours. Three men on different occasions sought shelter from rain under its branches, and were struck by lightning. A woman who was hanging some clothes to dry from the trunk of tho tree was at tacked and killed by a billy goat that came rom nobody knows where and that was never seen again. Two years ago a little boy who Was riding a burro Innocently led his animal to the tree. The burro threw him off and kicked him to death. The last victim of' this fatal tree was a man named Melqulades Arevalo, who, three or four days ago, during a heavy rainstorm, ran tinder the tree for shelter; like his predeces sors on such occasions he was struck by lightning. The horror that peasants have for this tree Is so great that peons refuse to work on the fields half a mile around It. Propero Garcia, the owner of the ranch where that tree grows, Is said to have made up his mind to have It blown tip with dynamite, but he has been unable to find a man who Is willing to do the work, so It seems prob- i able that he will have to do It himself. Mexican Herald. Wood Alcohol In tuln. Up to the year 19m wood alcohol in Rus sia was not deodorized, and, retaining the abominable smell and taste which It brought from the distilling vats, could not be used for drinking. Even the ignorant peasants, who will drink the vilest and strongest forms of spirits, would not touch It. But last year the deodorized alcohol was Introduced Into the country, and in consequence of Its cheapness began under various disguises to be used as a beverage. Whllo the Russian troops were being mobi lized at Dorpat last summer much drinking took place among them, and the beverage of which they partook, according to The Journal of the Medical association, was compulsed of wood alcohol, water, pepper mint leaves, salvia, lavender, etc., a popu lar Llvonlan combination, and the result was that thirty or forty died from tho effects of the debauch. Since then many similar occurrences have been recorded. Kansas Seed Harvest Hand. TOPEKA. Kan., June 23 T. B. Gerow, state employment agent, Ismued a call today for 2.M more harvest hands. The need U very pressing, as the wheat la ripe and can not be harvested on account of lack of help. The employment agency reports that less men than usual have come from other states to help lo the Kansas harvest this year. PLAN FRATERNAL CONGRESS Modern Woodmen Endorse Scheme for a General Convention in New York. NEXT HEAD CAMP IN PEORIA Committee on Head OIBee Reports that Another Adjustment In Rates Will De Neeeasarf in Few Years. MILWAUKEE, June 23.-Tho head camp of the Modern Woodmen of America today endorsed the plun for a fraternal congress to be held soon In New York City for the purpose of bringing to the attention of the government the advantage of fraternal In surance over old line insurance. The law on the Hector question was modified so that bookkeepers, mechanics and others employed by breweries nnd dis tilleries who do not In any way handle liquor and proprietors of departments stores who sell liquor In unbroken pack ages are not barred from membership. After a hot fight Peoria, III., was se lected as the place for holding the next meeting of the head camp, Modern Wood men of America. The convention voted that the percaplta tax to meet the general expenses remain unchanged at Jl per year. The convention also decldod to make no change In salaries of officials. An automobile flower parade and a carni val pageant were features of today's en tertainment. At tonight's session the committee on head office reported that the society could pot with safety postpone for more than a few years another readjustment of rates. A resolution was adopted providing that federal and state banks only be used as de positories by tho head banker. The report of the extension committee providing for the taking in of considerable new territory was acted upon adversely In that the convention decided to vote against the whole state of Arkansas, confining the territorial extension to Tennessee, except ing some areas to be outlined by the execu tive council, and all of Texas, with the ex ception of that portion lying south of the Cotton Belt railway from Texarkana to Dallas and the counties east of the Trinity river from Dallas to the Gulf of Mexico, excepting, however, Kauffman and Dallas counties. QUEER FREAKS OF TORNADOES A Twister In Xew York State Yanked House in the Air and Set Them Down Attain. The terrific tornado that swept over the southern part of Blnghamton, N. Y., was of the western "twister" variety a funnel shaped, whirling column, taking a swath from 100 to 100 feet wide, and wrecking or damaging everything In its path. The tor nado originated near the western limits of the city, on the north side of the Susque hanna river, and, crossing the river diagon ally, cut through the Fifth and Sixth wards, expending Its fury on the side of House's hill, in the eastern part of the Sixth ward. It followed a day of oppressive heat and humidity and came with an awful roar. Only six houses and five barns were totally wrecked, but about twenty houses wero nearly ruined and 1Q0 were more or less damaged. About 100 small buildings were wrecked and several hundred trees were uprooted. The damage to most of the houses was caused by explosions from the air pressure Inside, when the whirling tornado outside the house caused a partial vacuum. Al though all but one of the damaged houses were occupied, not a person was killed and no one was badly injured. A house recently vacated was lifted up and whirled around in the air. The roof was deposited in the cellar and the remainder was scat tered for a quarter of a mile. The house of Bernard Smith was blown down the side hill seventy-five feet, turned bottom up and completely wrecked. The adjoining house of George Johnson was shifted to the Smith house foundations, where it remained bot tom side up, the roof in the cellar. Seven people were asleep In these two houses and none wns seriously Injured. Mrs. George Tompkins had gone Into the sleeping room of her son Ray and was sit ting on the edge of his bed. Their house exploded from within, blowing the entire front off smoothly and hurling Mrs. Tomp kins and the boy out on the lawn, where they were left sitting unharmed. The ex plosion also blew almost every article of furniture from the house, all of which, ex cept the front and roof, wns left Intact. The house of James Hartigan was blown to the adjoining lot, where it Is lying on Its side, demolished. The Hartigan small boy was suposed to be dead in the wreckuge, but ho finally was found under a bed unharmed. Mr. and Mrs. Hartigan were In their parlor, then they were In their neigh bor's yard, only slightly Injured, having seen blown out of the house. The house of Mrs. I. C. Wead was lifted from its foundations and carried some dis tance, but was not badly damaged. Mrs Wead said: "We were sitting on our front porch watching the lightning when the next thing we knew we were In our back yard, and Smith's house was In our yard, and Johnson's hous was In Smith's cellar." Two large moving vans were blown through the side of a barn Into the street apparently from the pressure within, and except for the one side, the barn was not damaged. An Incubator full of eggs was left Intact, not an egg broken, while every thing around In the rooms was completely wrecked. New York World. Row Over a Callows. A remarkable civil action has Just been Instituted at Iwlston, Mont. The old county Jail was bought In by the con tractors for SlO.Oro. According to their un derstanding, they were to have all of the old timber In the Jail yard, and so they carried away the gallows. I.aKt week tho sheriff of Meagher county applied to the sheriff of Lewiston for the use of the gal lows for the execution of a murderer. It was then discovered that the gallows was missing. The county commissioners deny that the gallows was sold and bring an action to compel the contractors to return the gallows or to pay Its value. School Trustee Goes to Prison. KANSAS CITY, June '.'3. Frank Camp bell, number of the Kansas City (Ivan.) School board, was found guilty on the charge of accepting a brihe by a Jury In the dlKtrict court today. The penalty for tha offense Is from one to five years In the penitentiary. The specific chntKo agulnat Campbell was that of accepting money from a contractor, who as the result. of this consideration secured n Important contract from the school board. 8t. Paul Oil Company Wins. ST. PAUL, June 21. The Independent oil companies scored atrulnst the railways of Minnesota In a decision today by the "stato Railroad and Warehouse commission. The case was the liartles Oil Coninanv et at against the Minnesota Railway Companies. i no piuiniiii coinpminanis sougnt to navo the rates on oil and Kusoline In less than carload lots reduced from third to fourth !ra? iviupt sMvjir i tU.Wi M.iswiuni d sqotk.kq syrup nMbsMascdbrtlllHnDSof slotbera for thslr i ' wuwmn wujio imtuiiitf f.r over r in f Yettrs. 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