fin OMAITA DAILY HEE: WEDNESDAY, JULY 19. 1003.
Telephone 8M.
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During July and
August we dose
Saturdays at
1 o'clock.
special items for Wednesday
best time to trude these Lot days.
Indermusllfls at Special Prices
Wednesday morning we will place on spe
cial sale at mWiummtr clearing prices a
large line of Women's Night downs, In
cambric and nainsook materials, mostly
low neck and short sleeves a few In Em
pire style. Tbere are all sties In the lot and
you will appreciate, the values.
' 6o each for gowns that regularly sold at
11.00.
89o each for gowns that regularly sold at
$1.25.
tl-Oo each for gowns that regularly sold
' at 11.60.
11.19 each for gowns that regularly sold
t IL7S.
11.3 each for gowns that regularly sold
,at 12.00.
$1.50 each for gowns that regularly sold
at $2.26.
$1.69 each for gowns that regularly sold
at $2.50.
$2.W each for gowns that regularly sold
at $3.00.
On sale Wednesday morning at I o'clock.
we will soon move to our new location
THOMPSON fF 1 DFN kfXt
Y. M. G A. Building, Corner Sixteenth and Douglas Strata
Oft the sbutheastern coast did not escape
the hot breath from the west. At Hog
ton, according to the official thermemeter,
the temperature reached 94.
In the city there was one death and nine
prostrations.
Up to midnight dispatches from New Eng
land points, exclusive of Connecticut,
placed the total number of deaths today
from heat at four. There were twenty
prostrations.
Four Deaths In Chicago.
CHICAGO. July 18. This was the hot
tes tday of the year for this city, the
mercury registering 95 degrees for two
hours this afternoon. The humidity, which
was comparatively low yesterday, was
higher today and the result was a great
deal of suffering. A strong wind blew
from the southwest all day, but It was
Stifling hot and felt as though it had just
come from an oven. By 9 o'clock tonight
the mercury had dropped to 88.
. Up to 10 o'clock tonight four deaths and
seventeen - prostrations had been reported
to the police.
Thirteen Deaths in Pittsburg;.
PITTSBURG, July 18. The highest tem
perature of the year was reached at S
o'clock this afternoon when the govern
ment thermometer on top of the twenty
four story Farmers' Bank building regis
tered 93. The minimum temperature was
to at 8 o'clock this morning. The addi
tion of Ave degrees' to' these figures will
give the .temperature in the business sec
tion of the, city.
Up to midnight thirteen deaths from heat
(Including six Infants) have .been reported,
and In the county a conservative estimate
puts the number of prostrations at forty
five. '
Six Prostrations In St. Loula..
ST. LOUIS. Mo., July U. The. excessive
heat continues -unabated' Were, t ahd i- six
prostrations were reported, today, , .Dupli
cating yesterday's record, the ; -rnaxlrnjim
degree of, temperature today was 92 arid, of
huhildity 78. : . .-. . i .
Rendered delirious by' he-ut, -Edward
Teake, a glass blower, sprung, into a skiff
tonight. , rowed out. Into the river and
Jumped overboard. Attempts were made
to rescue htm, but he resisted by diving.
Finally a revolver was pointed at him and
the threat to shoot Induced, him to climb
Into a boat and be saved. lie was then
taken ashore and given sunstroke treat
ment. KANSAS CITY, Mo., July 18.-Carl
Btelnhelmer, a clerk whose home is at
Marshall, Mo., and John Schiller, a driver,
were overcome by the heat here today.
Stelnhelmer's condition Is dangerous, but
Schiller recovered In a few hours. The
highest temperature here today was 96.
BALTIMORE, July 18.-Today Is the
warmest of the preseut summer so far, the
thermometer having reached 92 degrees at
10 a. m., with the humidity at 51. There has
been one death from the heat In this city
and a few prostrations.
, Cooler In Western Nebraska.
ALLIANCE. Neb., July 18. (Special Tele
gram.) The extreme record breaking heat
of the past week was broken here last night
by a northeast breexe that was cool to
uncomfortable for a while; today was a
pleasant July day.
SOME ItKLlKF FltOM THB HEAT
Cool Wind from the Xorth Makes Life
Mora Pleasant.
During the night a cool wind from tHe
nortH sprang up, which materially low
ered the temperature, and the prospects
ft
Gig'aipeltite
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Writs us your nam and address plainly (on this advertisement
or on a postal card) any time befors September 1st, 1905, and wa
wu uuui id you, ires oi charge.
Seven Duke's Mixture Cigarette Boo&s
JMdrmtB THE AMERICAN TOBACCO CO.
DuKe's Mijcturo Dept.
. 111 Ave. New YoUV
Wntt ytur saw and
a t tints fititM If
Cm. July II. 19.
Hot Weather
Values....
buyers,
The morning is the
Bargains in Our Cloak Dept.
When Thompson, Helden tk Co. say bar
gains It means something We mention
this, as the word Is so often used when It
means absolutely nothing.
We have about five doren very fine Wash
Petticoats, made by Russ Eveleth and In
galls of Boston, 'which we will close out
Wednesday at half price
Wash Petticoats whlcii'eold for $1.00
Wednesday's Special price 50c.
Wash Petticoats which sold at $1 50
Wednesday's special price 75c.
Wash Petticoats which sold at $1.75
Wednesday's special price 88c.
We are still continuing our great sale
of Ladles' Waists, In beautiful lawns,
China silk and other summer materials.
All separate skirts are being sold at
half price.
are that today will not be so intensely hot
as Its predecessors.
Tuesday the thermometer registered 94
at Its highest point, one degree less than
Monday. Omaha was not the hottest place,
however, for Monday It registered as fol
lows: At Falrbury, 97; at Grand Island, 96, and
at Ashland, 98, while over in Iowa a tem
perature of 100 was recorded at Clarinda
and 9 at Sioux City.
Notwithstanding the excessive heat In
this immediate locality during the last
twenty-four hours no fatalities are re
ported as a direct result of the heat In
Omaha or Its Immediate vicinity.
HYDE QUITS DEPARTMENT
(Continued from First Page.)
safe In the secretary's office, to which no
one has access except himself and his sec
retary. On days appointed when crop
conditions are to appear they will all be
made up under the secretary's personal
supervision and given out.
Postal Matters.
Rural routes ordered established Septem
ber 15: Nebraska, Jansen, Jefferson county,
route 2; population, 606; houses, 10L Iowa,
Buffalo, Scott county, route 2; population,
320; houses, 105.
Rural carriers appointed: Nebraska,
Boone, route 1; U. W. Nichols, carrier;
Ernest Nichols, substitute. Iowa, Hedrick,
route G; Benson N. Young, carrier; Cecil
Davis, substitute.
The Stanton bank of Stanton, Neb., has
been authorized to begin business with
$50,000 capital. P. H. Hanlon Is nnuldmi-
Agge Axen. vice president, and J. Eberly
cumen
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CLARKE IS AFTER DELEGATES
Vice President of TrtvnsnvUaUalppl
Congress Wants Omaha Rep.
resented at Portland.
Henry T Clarke of Omaha as one of the
vice presidents for Nebraska of the Trans
misslsslppl congress, which meets at Port
land. Oregon, August 16 to 19, Is endeavor
ing to arouse sufficient lnlprpst m .
delegation to the gathering. The other
ixeDrasnans on the official list are R. W.
Richardson and Joseph Haydcn, both of
this city, as members of the executive
committee. Mr. Clarke has taken the mat
ter up before the Commercial club and the
Real ERtate exchange, urging them to ap
point representatives with a view to mak
ing up an excursion party to go to Port
land at the time the congress meets.
Victim of Toy Pistol.
COLUMBUS. Neb., July 18.-(Speclal.-Dan
McCarville. aged 12 veara inn nf Kfr.
Agnes McCarville of Lindsay, this county,
aiea at hi. Mary Hospital in this city last
night of lockjaw, caused by a toy pistol
on the Fourth. The lad accidentally shot
himself in the palm of the left hand and
the wound was not considered dangerous
until the 12th. when a nhvalrlan . ..aii.ut
It was then discovered that tetanus had
already set in and the unfortunate boy was
brought here for treatment. The boy suf
fered horrible agony before he died.
Xebraska Hoy llecoinea Navnl Cadet
ANNAPOLIS. Md.. July lg-Charles C
W. Mallley of Nebraska has been admit
ted to the Naval academy as midshipman.
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UNCLE SAM WIU SUE CROW
OoTernment Demands One Thousand Dol
lar! Balance from Olson's Shortage.
BONDSMEN INCLUDED IN THE SUIT
This Anomt Was Left Unpaid After
Embesslement and mil Failed
to Get Through
Congress.
United States district Attorney Baiter
received instructions from the solicitor gen
eral of the treasury Tuesday afternoon to
begin suit at once against Ex-Postmaster
Joseph Crow and his bondsmen for the
sum of J1.02S.97, the bolance remaining yet
unpaid of the shortage occasioned by the
embeixlement of postage stamp clerk, Al
fred M. Olson, two years ago.
Olson confessed to a shortage of 12,028.97
and was sentenced to pay a fine of $2,000,
which was paid for him by Rome Miller,
acting for a number of fraternal friends.
At the same time Olson was under bonds
of $1,000 with the National Surety company
and the surety company made good the
amount of the bond to the government,
leaving a balance of $1,028,97. A bill was
Introduced at the last session of congress,
by Senator Millard In the senate and by
Congressman Hitchcock In the house, to
reimburse Postmaster Crow for the balance
due on Olson's shortage. The bill, how
ever, was lost In the multiplicity of bills
at the close of the session and this short
age was still charged to Crow.
The present suit Is to recover the amount
and is brought against Joseph Crow as
principal, and his bondsmen. Edgar Za
brlskl, John O. Barnard, C. W. Downs, T.
C. Shelly, Thomas B. McPherson, Archi
bald J. Love, John L. Carson, Lawrence
VanSant, R. Gilchrist and John L. Web
ster. There was one other bondsman, J.
J. Dickey, now deceased, but neither he
nor his estate Is mentioned In the. pro
ceedings. It Is not known Just what position the
defense will take in the premises, hut It Is
learned it will hold that Olson, being a
civil service employe, the postmaster under
whom he was employed cannot be held
amenable for his shortage.
BRYAN'S ACCOUNJ QUESTIONED
Counsel for Legatees Object to Items
In Report on Bennett
Etate.
NEW HAVEN, Conn., July 18. A hearing
was held In the probate court today on the
acceptance of the account of William J.
Bryan as executor of the estate of the
late Phllo S. Bennett. M. H. Wlckwlre.
counsel for Mrs. Delia Blgelow and George
W. Cable, legatees, filed a typewritten
statement of his formal objections to cer
tain Items In the account. These Items
Include the transfer tax of S6.600 and
charges made by attorneys. It was claimed
that had Mr. Bryan settled the estate
promptly, without resorting to litigation,
the tax would not have been so large. On
the other Mr. Bryan's counsel declared
that the estate was liable to a 10 per cent
penalty but he got that remitted, so that
the estate may consider Itself that much In.
Judge Cleveland reserved his decision.
MAN AND TWO WOMEN DROWN
Mrs. Rash and Daughter of Kansas
City and Edward Ewlng of Cable,
' "Wis., Meet Death In Water.
ASHLAND, Wis.; July 18. Mrs. -Rush
and daughter of Kansas City and Edward
Ewlng pf Cable, Wis., were drowned In
Nomakagon lake while . bathing. They
waded out on a sandbar and the daughter
slipped oft Into deep water. The mother
went in after her. While they were strug
gling In the deep water, unable to swim,
young Ewlng tried to save them, but they
slipped Into the deep water again and all
were drowned.
NATIONAL PRESSCLUB MEETS
Convention Now Being? Held at De
troit, and Denver Want the
Next Meeting;.
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DETROIT. July 18.-Two-hundred dele
gates to the fifteenth convention of the
National Association of Tress clubs, which
opened In this city, arrived from Buffalo
today. A deelgatlon from Denver, who are
coming to make a strong effort to secure
the next convention for Denver, will arrive
this afternoon.
The first session of the convention was
devoted to addresses of welcome and or
ganization work.
DEATH RECORD.
Mrs. Elisabeth Duller.
Mrs. Elisabeth Dalley, widow of Joseph
Dalley, died at 6:30 Tuesday morning at
her home, 702 Northv Eighteenth street.
Mrs. Dalley was 68 years of age, lived in
Omaha twenty-five years and has been ail
ing for about a year and a half. From
last Thanksgiving day until the time of
death she was unable to leave her room.
She is survived by four daughters, Mrs.
Ratle Halfen, Mrs. Lizzie Bonner, Mrs. C.
H. Youngers and Miss Eflle Dalley; two
brothers, Samuel and George Walnwright
and one sister, Kachael Walnwright. The
funeral service will be conducted Thursday
at 2 p. ra. from the family residence by
Rev. Charles W. Bavldge. Burial at
Forest Lawn cemetery.
C. Kelser.
MISSOURI VALLEY, la.. July l.-(Spe-cial.)
Curtis Kelsey, aged 61 years, died
here yesterday, a victim of tuberculosis.
He had until recently been a prominent
florist. The deceased was born at Sparta,
Ind., June II, 154; came to Iowa in 1ST7
and married Mollis Sayles of Loveland,
January 28, 1S63. He was the father of
one son, Guy, who survives his father.
The funeral services will be held Wednes
day afternoon at 3 o'clock at the Presby
terian church with burial at the Rose Hill
cemetery.
Judge Beajanila Purdy.
FAIRBl'RY, Neb.. July 18.-(Sueclal.)
Judge Benjamin E. Purdy died Sunday
night, aged 89 years. Judge Purdy was
born at Tarrytown. New York, removing
from there to Baraboo, Wis., where he was
a member of the first republican convention
of that state In 1864. J. M. Purdy came to
Falrbury In 1870 and has resided here since
that data. After serving one term as
county Judge he engaged In the Insurance
business, which he followed until a few
years ago.
Captain Beeksrlth..
MOUNT PLEASANT. Ia., July 18.-tSpe.
cial.) While looking at his blooded stock
at the Henry county fair grounds. Cap
tain Beck with, aged 72, and one of the
wealthiest men In southeastern Iowa, was
suddenly stricken with paralysis of the
heart and died a short time later.
Daniel linur.
SIOUX CITY. Ia.. Julv li.-rHir-lal
Telegram.) Daniel Sumner, second cousin
of Charles Sumner, died here at the age
of M. He lived thirty years In Des Moines
and ten years In 8luux City. He has a
sister la New York who Is 1US ears old.
A Hen Party
Color and life
Beauty and roses
Lobster a la Newburg
Cakes ices lemonade
tea All very fine one at a
time
But not altogether try
Red Raven
If you feel "sickish" after a
hen party it's that aperient
water that is easy to drink.
Cleans out your system
good for headaches
for uU srerrwhtrs Pries 1M
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
(Continued from First Page.)
operate and maintain a single track on
Jones street from near Seventh, west to
Ninth, north on Ninth on the west side
of the street to Farnam and a double track
on Ninth street from Farnam to Canltnl
avenue and crossing Jackson, Howard, Har
ney, farnam, Douglas and Dodge streets,
with the right to construct and maintain
necessary switches and cross-overs.
Lew Wentworth was awarded a contract
for six asphalt wagon beds at 14S.20 anlrro
The only other bidder was T. F. Stroud, at
jS.
BODY OF GENERAL BLACKMAR
Cortente of Dead Chief of Grand Army
Will Pass Through Omaha
This Afternoon.
The train bearing the body of General
Blackmar left Boise. Idaho. Mondav at 4:11)
p. m.. according to a telegram received
Dy judge Lee Entelle from General
Oilman, adjutant general of the
Army of the Republic. This will
make the train due in Omaha at
5:10 this evening. A delegation of
the Grand Army of the ReDubllo will ha
at the station to do homage to the former
chief, and Judge Estelle will ro out as far
as Grand Island to accompany the body
to this city.
HMENEAL.
Ayers-McDermott.
ALLIANCE. Neb.. Julv 18. fSnarlal Tnlo.
gram.) Miss Mae McDermott and Mr. Fred
Ayres were married here today at Holy
Kosary Catholic church. Father DeVos of
ficiating. Miss McDermott Is one of At.
liance's most accomplished vounn wn.
men, having recently graduated from St.
Mary's convent, Omaha. Mr. Ayers Is a
well known conductor of the Burlington on
the Sterling division. The young couple
leave tonight for Denver, where thev haa-tn
a tour of the west.
. ..Denitata at the Fair.
- ' ' v iuiy jo. 1 HQ 1 yf" VV 1 B
.v ... . . . . .n uriuttl i:uil?es nus
commenced a four days' session, with over
u iipmiimFj. vi f iiiu , jrnneMion in attend,
ance,. Elglr. , westqri jitates were largoly
delogates. There are also dentists present
rrnni CI I n .ra v.-a Tj . . .
Zealand and Alaska. The officers of the
rnnrrmi am Tkr u . : i .
Dr. Arthur .W.-Chanoe, secretary and treas-
li.nr . T h . t.svM a.. .... J J . " -
.V I T. jji'-oiurnis are j. a.
and E. a - TaTrt.o. Illinois ' w"n,y
FORECAST. OF THE WEATHER
Fair and Warm In ftebraska, Iowa,
Kansas and the Dkotas Today
and Tomorrow,
WASHINGTON. July 18.-Forici.t f
the weather for Wednesday and Thurs
day: For Nebraska. Kansas. South Dabnt.
North Dakota, Iowa, Montana and Mis
souriFair and warmer Wednesday and
Thursday. ,
. For Colorado and Wyoming Fair Wednes
day and Thursday, eicept showers in the
moutain districts.
Local necord.
r,??,1 ?K THE L EATHER BUREAU.
OMAHA, July 18 Official record of n.m
perature and precipitation, compared with
the corresponding day of the lust three
far8: . 19u6. 1W4. I!i3. 1S02.
Maximum temperature , . m 93 e2 74
Minimum temperature ..75 74 (k) 66
Mean temperature K4 84 Ti 7u
Precipitation 00 .00 .00 1 01
Temperature and precipitation departures
from the normal at Omaha since March 1.
and comparison with the last two years;
Normal temperature 75
Excess for the day !!!!!!!!!! t
Total excess since March 1 '.!"!!"213
Normal precipitation IB Inch
JJetlclency for the day 15 nch
I'lecipiiatlon since .March 1 lO.fci Inches
Deficiency since March 1 6.60 Inches
Deficiency for cor. period, 194.... 2 S7 Inches
Deficiency for cor. period, 19u3.... 4.27 Inches
Itepurts from Stations at T P. M.
Station anc- State Tern. Max. Rain-
, " weather. 7 p.m. xm. fall,
j Bismarck, clear 78 82 .00
viicmme, ciouay tj 7tf
Chlcatjo, clear 92 94 oq
Davenport, clear 90 92 00
Denver, cloudy 70 78 In
Havre, clear 80 80 !oO
Helena, clear 80 82 .id
Huron, pt. cloudy 82 86 01
Kansas City, pt. cloudy.. 88 82 .00
Norm Platte, jolear 86 88 .00
Omaha, cloudy 92 H 00
Rapid City, clear 78 80 . 00
St. Louis, clear 88 94 . 00
St. Paul. pt. cloudy 80 84 . 00
Salt Iake City, cloudy.. 84 90 T
Valentine, clear 78 80 .02
Wllllsion. clear 76 78 .00
T Indicates trace of precipitation.
L. A. WELSH. Local Forecaster.
COAT SHIRTS
For morning, afternoon or
evening they are always
correct. The fancy patterns
sr mads from original
designs.
FAST COLOR FABRICS
$1.50 and up
OCUfTT, ff ABOOV CO.
iMiT MAIt 0 SMiSTS MS
oitAM it mi teaiS.
FIRST PUBLIC PLAYGROUND
Omaha's Lateit Innovation Dedicated with
Appropriate Ceremonies.
PRESIDENT SLABAUGH EXPLAINS IDEA
Place Where louna-stera Can Do
Thlaaa on Various Korts of Ap
paratus and Keep Out of
Mischief and Trouble.'
Omaha's public playground was formally
opened and dedicated to the boys and girls
of Omaha by appropriate ceremonies held
at the grounds last night. Through the
untiring efforts of the Civic Improvement
league, the grounds were procured for the
purpose of establishing a place where the
youngsters of the city would have a place
to Indulge In healthful, vigorous exercise.
which upbuilds the boy both mentally and
physically, and through the efforts of W.
W. Slahaugh and Frank Heller the place
has been fitted up with gymnastic para
phernalla whereby the small boy as well
as the large will have an opportunity to
do acrobatic, stunts on the trapeze, the
horizontal bars and other things of a like
nature.
Speeches befitting the occasion of the
opening of the grounds were made by
several men and women Interested In the
carrying on of the work. County Attor
ney W. W, Slahaugh, president of the
Civic Improvement league, addressed the
crowd of some 500 men, women and chil
dren present. Mr. Slabaugh, In part, said:
This is an Important occasion In the his
tory or umaha, and it means more. I
think, than one now can concplv Th
Omaha Civic Improvement league was un
able until this year to find someone who
would take the chairmanship of the com
mittee to secure the grounds fur tills pur
pose. It was difficult to secure a chair
man of this committee who would work
and not shirk until Mr. Heller volunteered
his services. And when the history of
Omaha la written his unselfish efforts for
its boys and girls will form an Important
part in It.
Result of Perseverance.
We learn here what perseverence and
tenacity of purpose will accomplish. Our
attention Is directed to the fact that every
man, woman and child owes a dutv to his
city to in some way add to Its substantial
growth and to the happiness and the pros
perity of its people and that a city will
b what all the people make It and not
what a part of them make It.
I hope next year to see plavgrounds
scattered over the city and especially one
or two well lighted for evening play In
the downtown district, where the children
may play In the daytime and older people
may play until midnight. We dedicate
tnis playground to the boys and girls of
our beloved city, hoping that through It
they may be made stronger, better, more
useful and more loyal citizens, and that
It may prove a substantial factor in the
uplifting and betterment of the progress
of Omaha.
Attorney Frank Heller, chairman of the
playground committee of the Improvement
league, also made a short address, in which
he outlined the purpose of the grounds and
spoke of the work done by the league in
getting the lease on the grounds.
Other addresses were made by Mrs. Mary
Glrard Andrews, president of the Woman's
club, and Mrs. S. R. Towne, E. A. Benson
also addressed the audience. Heyn's or
chestra furnished music for the occa
sion. FIRST UNDER THE NEW LAW
Operator Arrested on Charge of
Forglnsr Railroad
Tickets.
Harry G. Fink, recpntlv nnArntnr for th
Union Pacific Railroad company at North
uend, has been arrested on the charge of
uttering and publishing . . forged railroa.1
tickets, said to have bAn afnlpn from IKk
ticket cases at North Bend and Ames, Neo.
Fink was arraigned In police court Tuesday
morning, pleaded guilty to two charges and
was bound over to the district court in the
sum of $700 on each count.
The complaints aeainst Flnlt worn iirmn
to by William T. Canada, special agent for
me union pacific. It Is said Fink stolo
ten tickets In all from the two at.nlnna
mentioned, made out the tickets to various
points and disposed of some of them. It
Was While trvlna to dlsnnsn nf anmo nf I ha
tickets that Fink was arrested here last
Saturday by Officer Devereese.
Fink is a young man and worked at
North Bond undsr the name of A. K. Mor
rlsjn, although he gave the name of Harry
G. Fink at the city Jail.
This case against Fink Is th flrat nn
of the kind to be filed in this state under
the law passed in 1903, making the false
Uttering of railroad tickets equivalent to
forgery, with a maximum sentence of tea
years as the penalty.
Mrs. Fink was with her hushnfiri in u
police court and a touching little Incident
of a woman's devotion occurred when tho
prlsonet was returned to his cell. With
her arms around her husband s ne,ok she
accompanied Fink to the cell door, Bilently
watched the turnkey close he door and
then slowly walked down the corridor of
the Jail. Upon reaching the street she
turned around, took out her handkerchief
and then hastened away.
BOTH HOLD THEIR OFFICES
Judge Slabaush Saya Reed and Deuel
Will Serve Out Their
Terms.
County Attorney blabauirh. hinir .b
as to whether In his viw th ,,...
sessor and register of deeds were legislated
oui 01 omce by the last legislature, said:
1 oeueve that they will hold their nt.
until the times fixed by the last legislature
for the election of their successors, towit:
for the county assessor In 19i and the
register of deeds in l.
'It is true that house rolls SIR and si v,
amendment, apparently create new acts
and repeal the old acts and at first thought
"ngni seem mat if the old acts are re
pealed and new acts take their places,
wherein there are no elections until ic.
and 19u8, then we would have no such offi
cers until such time. But our supreme
court has frequently said 'that the simul
taneous repeal and re-enactment nt ih.
same statute in substance Is a mere af
firmance of the original act and Is not a
repeal In the strict or constitutional sense
of the term.'
"This has been the settUA law or hi.
state since Statv against McColl In 1879.
The offices of county assessor and reg
ister of deeds then exist and there Is no
express law attempting to dispense with
such offices or Its present officers. There is
now aimpiy a provision stating when the
nci elections to sucn omces shall be held.
"If, therefore, the old act
In substance and the offices u than
officers exist and will hold over both un-
aor ins letter and the spirit of the law
until their successors are elected and quail
fled under the act as amended."
GIRL'S TRADUCER IN JAIL
Man Forty Years Old Sentenced for
Conduct Toward Girl of
Weak Mind.
Charles Clifford pleaded guilty before
Judge Redick to aiding and abetting a
delinquent girl in her delinquency. He was
fined 50 and In default of payment will
spend a month In the county Jail. In Im
posing sentence the court said:
"It must be understood that under the
new Juvenile court law it ia going to be
serious business for any one to encourage
young persons In wrongdoing. if this
offense had been committed while this child
was In the custody of the court your con
duct would have been much worse, but It
Is serious enough as It Is."
Clifford was charged with lewd conduct
toward a delinquent child from IJncoln,
who Is now in the Detention home. He Is
40 years of ape, a cook and has no money
to pay a fins.
PREPARING FOR BANK MERGER
Stockholders Meetings of the Three
Institutions Affected Com
"atnrtlay, j
The stockholders' r..eetlngs of the three
banks that are to he merged Into the United
States National will all be held Saturday
to go through the formal proceedings of
ratifying the mercer agreement. The stock
holders of the Union National and of the
Commercial National will simply carry out
the program for the liquidation of those
banks and transfer of the assets to the
United States National.
The United States stockholders on the
other hand will ratify the proposition for
an Increase of capital stock from $400,000
to tixio.OOO and accept the allotted subscrip
tions for tho new stock, following that up
by the election of additional members to
the board of directors, which Is to be en
larged to give representation to the new
stockholders. The directors will also meet
and mnke the changes in the official roster
that were agreed upon as part of tbe terms
of merger.
It has not yet been announced Just what
the officials who are going out of the two
local banks will do, except that President
Lyman and Vice President Maul of the
Commercial will both retire from active
business.
BIBLE HIS FAVORITE BOOK
Scriptures Were Preferred fojr Winch
to Other Works, Says
His Wife.
It was with a good deal of apparent
satisfaction that Mrs. Miranda J. Steen
told In Judge Sears' court on Tuesday how
she had read the Bible through three
times for her former husband. Seth F.
Winch, whose lost will Is keeping twelve
men of the last Jury panel busy a month
after their set term of service has ex
pired. Mrs. Steen was telling of the books Winch
had bought, the list Including many lives
of great men and numerous religious books
and magazines. As he could not read him
self because of falling eyesight Mrs. Winch
had to read for him and she testified that
she had waded through many of the vol
umes from start to finish, while in some
she had to repeat, going over and over
many chapters which her husband especi
ally delighted In.
"The Bible was his favorite book," said
tho witness. I read that through from end
to end three times. " Many of the other
volumes had to do with Bible history.
The case will not get to the point of
argument before Thursday.
THIRTY-NINE YEARS' GROWTH
Evolution of Omaha National Bank
Set Forth In Neat Little
Folder,
Thirty-nine years of. growth of the
Omaha National bank Is shown In a de
cided artistic little folder which Is Just
from the press The front page bears a
representation of the present bank build
ing in which the bank opened for business
In July 1886. The first statement published
after opening showed deposits of . U2,fl8.(l
and a capital of . $0,0uv. ,At preset -the
capital and surplus 'amounts to (1.206,000,
and the , deposits exceed $9,000,000. After
thirty-nine years of constant growth the
Omaha National stands today one of the
largest and strongest financial Institutions
In the Missouri valley,' with business rela
tions, extending throughout tho west and
the Pacific coast states. The present presi
dent. Senator Millard,' has been connected
with the bank for over thirty-eight years,
having taken the position of cashier
January 1. 1867.
LAW DISAPPOINTS A SUITOR
Nebraska Statute Prohlbltlnar Mar
riage of Conslns Plights Hopes
of Two Mlssourlans.
Vnder a law which went Into effect last
January first cousins may not marry In
Nebraska. The first aspirants for matri
mony to run against the Inhibition of
tho new law ' in Douglas county
were two first cousins who had come all
the way from Kansas City because they
understood they could get a license In Ne
braska. The parties were Conrad W.
Rebencheld and Nettle Bosohenrelter.
When refused a license by Clerk Morrill
of the county court Mr. Rebenscheld was
crestfallen, because he had traveled all the
way from Missouri on false Information.
He made Inquiries as to the statute In
Iowa and went over to Council Bluffs to
try to secure a license there. He Is 34,
while his bride is 26.
A Woniler.
Everybody who has tried Bucklen's Ar
nica Salve, for cuts, burns and wounds,
says it's a wonder. 28c; guaranteed. For
sale by Sherman & McConnell Drug Co.
Railway Notes and Personals.
J. O. Phllllppl, assistant general freight :
agent of the Missouri Pacific, has re
turned from a ten days trip into Canada.
Members or the general freight depart
ment or the t'nlon Pacific presented Frank
Thompson with a beautiful Elk's charm
when he severed his connection with the
Overland rimd to accept the position of
assistant manager of the Omaha Elevator
company.
Omaha people are flocking to the northern
resorts and especially to Tjike Okoholl.
where for years a regular Omaha colony
has been established. Manv have their
own cottages and others stop at the large
hotels and inns.
Slay of Klerolion granted Williams.
RT PI!'!. Tnlv 1 Th.
tnriuv rmnlMfl a miav rf ava.ndi.H In th
case of William Williams, sentenced to
nsng on aukiihi 9 tor the murder of John
Keller and his mother.
H It should form an imporUot
part of svery Banquet, u
contains all this foodnos aod
rtourtihment oi th pure grape.
The SU Louis World's Fair
granting Cook's Imperial the
Grand Prlz overall other makes
has raised it lo lbs highest
degree. One-half the price of
foreign makes because there b
do duly or ship freight to pay.
SERVED CVCRVWHERC
ant-snan wist ID., 91. IVUIJ li
l t i nil -- in-
jw
l5v-s t-Lr ;-rr 2FA
M H a'Snnsnsi ssf I
PER
CENT
INTEREST
to all (IpiKifdtorti. Doposltg
of nriy amount aoceptl,
which mny be WtitadraTrn
nt t-ny time. All Invest
ment strictly ' In com-
pllancc with state regula
tion and security . tinrjuos
tloncil. OLDEST AND
STKONGEST SAVINGS
, HANK IN NEBRASKA.
City Savings Bank,
16TH ANO DOUGLAS STS,
SEVEN ARE BURNED TO DEATH
Other Bodies May Be in- Ruins of
Minnesota Hotel; ' '
EXPLOSION OF GAS 'TANK CAUSES FIRE
Proprietress an Her flahjr TerUb
In Their Hoora, Which Is
Enveloped by- the
Flames. ' "'
BT. PAVU July 18.-Word ss been re
ceived hure from Wabasha, Minn., that
seven persons rio burned t .death in a
fire which destroyed the .Depot hotel at an
'early hour this morning.
The dead: ' . .
MRS. HOFFMAN AND YOUNG BABY.
KOHEHT JOHNSON, expressman.
OKRTKLDK HTK.NTSHER. - -RUDELVA
HERMAN..
JAMES HI NT. -
COOK, engineer.
There may be other bodies in the rulnt.
The fire Is now out and a search for
uinrr victims is peipg made.
The fire was caused by' the. erfploslon f
a gas tank used for an Illuminating plant
with which the hotel was equipped.
Mrs. Hoffman was the proprietress of the
hotel. She and her baby and the other
victims were burned to death In their
rooms.
The fire which started In ' the kitchen
from an overturned lamp spread su rapidly
that it was impossible to save anything.
The guests on the second floor managed
to escape with but slight Injuries, but egress
from the third floor, where the proprietress
and the servants slept, was cut off by tlje
flames and they were burned to death
In their beds with the exception of Hunt,
who Is said to have escaped frjm '. the
building but later returned to attempt , o
rescue Inmates of the house and lost his
life. -' ' - '
Xaturotlst Talks to Teachers.
K BARNEY, eb., July 18 (Special Tele
gram.) Mrs. Gene Btratton Porter, natural
ist and novelist, talked today to the faculty
and members' of the state summer normal
school, giving an entertaining talk on bird
Mr: Mrs. Porfer l- come West to visit
thSiktatWn'Vartctt. ' ,J'1 l
". T'i . M a 'f.-rg-'.tna
TK.
fetermAn's roach FOOt)
A BO9H TO IIOUIBKEEirpffl,
The most improved method to free .a
house of large or small rc-aohe Is to use
the contents of a box of ''Peterman'S Roaxih
Food" at ons time. Shake It on joints so
some of It will penetrate and remain to
keep the premises continuously - free.
Roaches eat It as a food; It .is. tha most
destructive remedy on this earth te them,
and It will not soatter them to other places
to live on and multiply ,
BSDBUQ . ' PeUrmajj's ZMsoorery"
(thick), a quicksilver
eeam. Is Invaluable to
II bed burs. Apply
rhUy with brush . on
ds when apart. ' on
backs of plotur frames,
mouldings, eto. It will
remain permanent, , and
Is tha Anlv v r A A v ' W a
they absorb and kills those that go over
where It has been lightly brushed en. I will
not rust Iron, harm fumlttu'e or bedding.
"Peterman's Discovery (liquid), In flex
ible cans, handy to force In joints for quick
application, will kill bedbugs and their sggs
Instantly.
"Petermans Ant rood"-A strong pow
der to kill and drive away ants.
"Peterman's Rat-mouse Food" makes
rats or mice wild; they will leave and not
return.
Take no other, as time mar be even,
more Important than money.
OrlginaUd In lira. Perfected In 1908 br
Wm. PetermaB, Mfg. Chemist.
M, 19, U West lath Ft., New York City.
London. Eng. Montreal, P. Q.
old by all arugglsts ' In Omaha and
throughout the United States, also by
Richardson Drug Co.. jobbers; Myers-Dillon
Drug Co., lMh and Farnam Sts ; Sher
man McConnell. lth and Dodge Sts ;
Bell Drug Co., 121J Farnam St.; Reaton
Drug Co, Iftth and Farnam Sts.; Howell
Drug Co. lth and Ct.pltol Ave.-; C. A.
Melcher, N and 14th 8L. So. Omaha.
PKvi5oyL PJLL3
Sx CllllUMTIK'S K.HUL.U.M
11 kiuariUMW. 1 mk mm ihr. nfa
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mmmmm Hi Pa rl vail -a. T U-.Ula
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Mall.
t,fft THUMiian a-, my
mm Dnew-
Murk fttlLA, rA
VOUMQ. MIDDLE-AGED, ELDERLY
Ii--MH-SJ-flej If you mrm weak, no waiter froia
U 1 b.9 1 I hl r.uif; undvrl.iprdi C.1
tHctwra. Tirinl. sric. My
l'uiidi Aiullmca
111
will cir ymi. No druaf. or )
trlf-ity. 76 O(0 cured dTWd.
I If I -J I I lOdnyatrlal. B.nd f'.r FftEE
L-CahaGawntowSl booklet, h, ittv.ala. (iaarstil 4.
U. 1 iilMt 1 1, 1SS Aumi Jilack, Iaaar, Cala,
AMI SKWEVTS.
BASE BALL
VINTON OT. PARK
Omaha vs. Des Moines
July 15-1G-17-.8-19
Oam Called 3.4S.
BOYD'S
FERRIS
STOCK CO.
This Afternoon Tonight.
. KOHGIYF.V
. J Thurs. and bal. week Robt.
mayi'Mk. In
Tbe Vlllaae I'earemaker
PRICKrt-lOc. l&o and c
VI A TJ N K Kb Any Heat loo.
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