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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 14, 1905)
THE OMAIIA DAILY BEE: THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1903. s. Here is an Opportunity to Save Money The Rchmoller MuelW riano Co.. Manufacturers of Hiph Grade rinno. re compelled to dispose at 150 Instru ments r rajdU-ss of rbst, . to make room for nw fall stock. It will the shrev.d buyer to visit our sales room. rt our prices and see our va rious style. Fifty New Pianos, made In Koaton and New Tork, rrular price C7B, $T0(, and t'Oi our special sale price 1146. $1G5, fl6. These are reliable and well made ptanos, fine tone and food action, and very durable. Made In mahorany, walnut and oak cases. In Rebuilt Flanos wa hare a num ber of Stelnnay, Knabe, Chlckerlne and other well known makea, re paired In our own factory and In aplendld condition, at prleea ranging from $75 op. Notice our special bar rain Hat: ' " Used Upright Pianos Fan hard A Co. . CMft ebony can , 4OU Cottage Iprlfht tlTiA walnut finish 4"uu Chlrkerlns- $125 rosewood case v " Emerson ebony case qIOO Vow '4 Rons' " ClOO oak caae Btcrr Rone, allpbtly used mahogany cw pmJ Hardmsn rwwood case beautiful tone m1iJ Larre slae Emerson a2RR slightly usd only tJJ- Kranlch A Rach Baby K.1in Grand, only ,U Terms, $10 cash and $5 per month. Used Square Pianos Hallet A Pnvls for riinham for United Ftatea Maker for Beautiful Knabe for $15 $21 ...$45 ....$75 Used and Hew Organs Bay State high top Whitney & Holmes for Kimball walnut ease Beethoven with looking glass Fine Estey walnut, caae Burdette Chapel for $14 ...$16 $18 $24 .$28 $35 Alao new makei of New Organs, $30. $40, $50 and up. Terms to Suit the Buyer For rent. New Pianoa. $3. $4 and $5 a month. Slx months rent allowed on purchase price. Pianoa Tuned, Moved, Stored, Re paired and Exchanged. Telephone 1624 SCIIMOLLER & MUELLER MN0 COMPANY Largest Piano House in the West TEMPORARY LOCATION 1407 Harney Street 12 HAND SAPOLIO FOR TOILET AND BATH H i n It makes the toilet something- to be en. Joyed. It removes all tuics mod rough ftets, ( prevents prickly beat and chafing, and Vjfsves the skin white, soft, healthy. In tbe bath it brings a glow and exhilaration which no common soap can equal, imparting the vigor and life sensation of a mtld Turkish All Giockki and D&vocists . W . M . McKAY CANDIDATE FOR COUNTY CORONER REPUBLICAN PRIMARIES. DOCTOR GEARLEG AMD GEARLES We use our own nam la our business; yot i know who yoa are doing 7 in 4 iJT ' I oujunene wua. Al.sj " W UamUttM Pres. VARICOCELE HYDROCELE cured. Met nod new, without pala or Van f tune. CHARGE'S LOW. pi find PftiSPi curd lor "00 T'T SLUUli rUIwa elan, eymptoai teoros on body, la mouth, tongue, throat, hair and eyebrows falling out) dlaappear completely forever. Wnt Unroct. lie. I'JXU nervous debllty, early decline, lack of viguf and strength. URINARY, Kidney and Blasaur TTounioa, back. Burning urine. Frequency of ting, Uriue High Colored or wlta feeduaent on standing. Treatment by "vtatl It yea's OF STJiV CLoarUL FKACT1CB IN OMAHA. ( nor of lust od Jveuglaa. Omasa. "a rV-J IHlUKOWSlItl. 4T y - ai.X 1 tm (faaatra . U imiuuM c laiuua 11 Hiuw. SMBSTMaa. 'SttMssSnatt: ( , iac.'ianir f StaSd a r I'm. .. J Si o t 4 toiiiw Si nv 9 tawat ssn4 sa It 7 "4. Weak Vrina ?ltiky CRIST OF POLITICAL COSSIP Worker Gradually Btinninn to Warm Up to tbe Coming Primary. TUG-OF.WAR ON SHERIFF IN BOTH PARTIES Talk Heard Street Coraera Bad Car PUtformi Rearing the Laeal Political Itaalloa. Although no perceptible popular Interest In the primary election to be held next Tueaday under the new Dodge primary law haa manifested Itself, the under cur rent among active politicians and candi dates of both parties la growing In volume and Intensity and from now on until tha polls close the battle will be on In dead earnest. In the democratic camp the contest la centering entirely upon Power and Flrnn. The democratic sheriff and would-be sheriff both appear to be equally confident of vic tory. John Power la conducting a still hunt with a good deal of tact and keeps the telephone wires ao warm that It sug gests a long-felt want for a second tele phone system. Flynn. on the ether hand. Is fighting his battle In the open and banks almost entirely on the support of organized labor, with which h has been identified since boyhood. As the battle la not always won by the strong nor the race by the Swift, there Is no telling Just what-the out come will be when the primary election re turns are footed up. "A good many politicians on both sides," said an old-timer, "will be surprised at the heavy vote that will be polled at next Tuesday's primaries. In the first place, the fact that Tueaday will also be the day of registration for the November election will bring out a great many voters who would not otherwise take the trouble to attend a primary. The opportunity offered them to register and to vote for their preferred candidates at the aame time will be a great Inducement for them to turn out. In the next place, the pulls, which under the old system were open from noon until i p. m.. will now be open from t In the morning until at night, or very nearly double the length of time, and the chances are there will be more than twice as many votes cast as at any preceding primary of both parties combined. The participation of men of all parties on tbe same day and at the same place cannot fall to stimulate a marked Increase In the vote, and, last but not least, the fact that the voting machines will be on trial will tend to attract voters to the polling booths." "The battle royal In next Tuesday's pri mary will be fought by republicans In the selection of the candidate for sheriff. With three candidates in the race, I am willing to admit that It is nobody's cinch," pro claimed a Sixth ward antl on the street car platform, "but I feel confident Johnny McDonald has by far the best of It, be cause Hoye and Donahue will divide tbe machine vote. McDonald is a good mixer and besides the solid Saotch support he haa a large following in the country as well as In South Omaha and Omaha. He made a very wide acquaintance during his term as sheriff, and his business partner, Police Commissioner Broatch, is not Idle, either." "Oh, yes!" exclaimed a staunch sup porter of Hoye, "we know Johnny is fore handed in politics and knows how to reach out in every direction. We know, too, how he is carrying on his campaign In the county. He went out fishing and hunting along the Elkhorn and carried with him all his old deputy sheriffs to beat the bushes to bring every farmer in tbe neighborhood to his tent, where, they were treated to all tbe beer and whisky they wanted to drink and all the cigars they wanted to smoke. That's good politics, you bet, but we are onto Johnny In town as well as in the country precinct. We are not entirely asleep ourselves. We know how he is work ing the reform and religious element up town while downtown liroatch's plain clothes . policemen are scouring the sa loons and dives for McDonald and pledging their protection to both ends. Of course, McDonald has quite a pull with saloon keepers. He kept a saloon for years on the corner of Fourteenth and Douglas and he never troubled the dlvekeepers when be waa sheriff." Two separate organisations under the name of tbe Eleventh Ward Republican club are claiming exclusive right ' to the name one by priority and the other by appropriation. They will try out their strength in the primary. The Douglas County Republican club No. t met Tuesday night at Twenty-fourth and Hickory streets, about ninety members being present. Tbe chief business of the meeting was unanimously to adopt a reso lution endorsing Fred Hoye In his candi dacy for sheriff and pledging him tbe un a baling support of the club. The Sixth Ward Republican club will hold a final rally before the primaries in Idle wild hall at Twenty-fourth and Burdette streets Friday night. Good speakers are promised and an Invitation baa been issued to all candidates. Delegates to the republican state con vention will meet at the Burlington pas senger station at t o'olock Thursday morn ing, preparatory to leaving for Lincoln. The Swedish-American Oarflcld club met In rum 130 of the Bee building Tuesday night and endorsed W. B, Ten Eyck for justice of the puace. The First Ward Republican club will meet Thursday night at Tenth and Hickory streets. Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diar rhoea RemeJy cures diarrhoea and dysen tery in all terms and in ail stages. It nver fails. Oao of the Losseit Stretches af j Donble Trick la the World under one management Is that of the i Grand Trunk Railway System from Chi j cago to Montreal and to Niagara Falls. The Grand Trunk-Lrhlgh Valley Double Track Route via Niagara Falls reaches from Chicago to New Tork. , Descriptive literature, time tables, etc. will be mailed free on application to Geo. W. Vaux, A. Q. P. A T. A.. Grand Ti-unk Railway System; US Adams St., Chicago, 1U. PO.fMI to Clear Lake aad Retara Via . Chicago Great Weatern Railway. Tickets on aale every Friday and Satur day. Final return limit the following Mon day. Good fishing, boating, bathing and other outdoor sports. Reasonable hotel ratea. Tourist aieepiiut care run on Satur day night train. For further information apply to 8- D. Parkhurst. G. A., 1511 Far nam street, Omaha. Neb. Teath Ward Hepaolleaae. . The republicans of the Tenth ward will meet SaturdMy. September 11 in Men hall, li4& South Thirteenth atreel, at t D. m. The principal speakers will be Congress man John L. Kennedy and Hon. Harry C. Broiua. UlfcO. GERLAND Rev. H J. C. son-in-law of H-nry F. Hamann. died September a. 1, at Pueblo. Colo Funeral Friday afternoon at I o'clock at S1& Leavenworth street. Omaha. Neb ; at i fct o cI.k at Oernian Lutheran ri.urk jTaentltUi and aUsou aire la, : Pxlvatore Rotallo. 1W Cnl'fmla. I; Harold A. Huffman. 4u2 South i-lghteenth. 27 rnontha. BERG-SWANSON SPREAD OUT detain rirna Ae-ealree Another Mere Roan aad a Basement fop Ball nr. s Pirsetrt, With the removal of the Orchard A Wll hlm company from the Continental block the fterg-P anson company haa acquired a large room and basement in addition to the space already occupied. The entire store of the latter firm has been repaired and renovated, new steel ceilings and floor ing having been put in, together with Im proved lighting. As a result the clothing store. In its third successful eeaaon. pre sents a much better appearance and holds a much larger stock than ever before. "What Is most flattering to our firm," said Mr. Swansnn. "is the steady Increase in trade no noticeable as compared with the two previous years. Tou can draw a crowd with a tin pan and a hammer, but you cannot hold It with such Instruments. It Is the same with clothing. Tou may advertise cheap clothing at cheap prices and create quite a sensation, but you ran do it only once. It's a dollar's worth for a dollar, after all. that brings business that stays and gives stability to any firm, and that Is the foundation upon which this house is built." "When ready-made clothes are properly made the custom tailors are not better," said Mr. Berg. When they are Indifferently made they are an abomination. I don't blame some people for their prejudice. The trouble with the average man Is that he buys hurriedly and blindly. He doesn't find where the best are sold. My experi ence has taught me that there are in America not more than eight manufac turers whose product la worthy of a high place In a conscientious dealer's estima tion. These goods are the ones we handle. They are so evenly balanced that no mat ter how much at random you select you can't get anything but rood garments; In fact, the best America affords." Said Mr. Swanson: "I have spent a great part of my life In the close study of cloth ing and in contact with the men who make clothes. It Is the mission of myself and this firm to act as Intermediaries to pre vent the public from Imposition in clothing. We act as clothing physicians. If the pub lic knew the great amount of really bad clothing with which the market Is flooded they would flock to us like chick ens after com. They are coming pretty fast. We are as proud of our present fall and winter stock as a father Is proud of his first bom and want to have everyone look it over." PLATTDEUTSCHERS PLAN FAIR Proceeds to Be I seal for Erection of Bulldtnar for tbe Organ. Isatloa. The Plattdeutscher Vereln held a meet ing last evening In Washington hall to arrange for the fair which It Is proposed to give from November 28 to December $. The proceeds are to be used for the erec tion of a building for the vereln. The fair is to be held in Washington hall, around the sides of which will be booths In which various articles are to be sold, while the stage will be used for the presentation of a vaudeville performance. On the second floor will be music, dancing and refresh ments. The executive committee which will have general charge of the arrangements is composed of Hugo Wosenberg, chairman; Fred A. Klenke, J. F. C. Rumohr. Philip Andress, P. A. Ewoldt. Another meeting will be held next Thursday evening at Washington hall to further the arrange ments. Great Law Salt Derided. The supreme court, the people, has de cided that Dr. King's New Discovery wins against coughs and colda. SO cents and $1. For sale by Sherman & MoConnell Drug. Co. Aaaoaneemeata of the Theaters. The one Inducementand It Is a good one to attend a theater this afternoon Is offered at the Orpheum, where the current bill Is drawing big audiences and scoring heavily. Leslie and Dally are making for themselves a popular record as fun-makers. Shepp's pretty troupe of ponies and dogs will appeal to the children. These animals do all sorts of cute and clever "stunts" that entertain. This evening at the Boyd that fine favor ite play of music and endless comedy. "The Tenderfoot." will open an engagement, coming for a stay of four performances, Including a matinee on Saturday. The company which Is presenting this piece this season Is Said to be one of the strongest ever seen In It, being headed by Oscar Fig' man and Mias Ruth White, who has also established herself in Omaha as a beauti ful woman, with a sweet voice and charming manner. The production is new thia season, with bright and fresh scenery and pretty costumes. Tbe sale of seats for the first week at the new Burwood theHter will open at the box office this morning. The Interest In the start of this new theater Is so great that lta success seems absolutely assured. The company begins Its local rehearsals at once, but the fact that it has been playing together for four weeks at Kansas City guarantees a smooth performance. The openrng attraction will be the Belasco-Fyles alay. "The Girl I Left Behind Me." Haatlng aad Flsnlag Kxeersloa To Clear Lake, la., Friday, Sept. 15, 1906, Via Chicago Great Western Railway. Very low rates for the round trip. Good bunting, ducks and chickens; good fishing, pickerel, bass, plrch, pike. For further Information apply to S. D. Parkhurst, Gen eral Agent. 1612 Farnam St., Omaha, Neb. Away After Flaay Vlrtlata. A party composed of Robert B. Duncan. Nes rter and Fred K. Arnold! were acting in a rather suspicious manner last evening. An Investigation showed that in thtir grips waa a large quantity of fishing tackle, bait and other thinga. The party was follomed to tbe river bank beyond Florence, where a skiff was moored to the branch of a tree which waa standing on the bank. Into this skiff was piled a quan tity of baggage and provisions for a aeek. boat and puned acroee the river and the last seen of them they were entering tbe mouth of Pigeon creek, where it is alleged there Is some good fishing. Mortality Statlatiea. The following births and deaths have been reported to the Board of Health dur ing the twenty-four hours ending at noon Wednesday : Births H. A. Olrich. 471 Farnam. boy; John M. Berger, lkS North Thtrtv-flrst, twins, boy and girl: Peter Piernirkl, TTil South Tatniy-nfth. boy; C. O. Hayes. $343 Harney, girl; r. T. lerby, 1611 North Nln tnth. girl. Aron Gershon Kaimoa. 11 South Thirteenth, boy; Frank Freeman, itSl Burt, boy; Elvlo E. Judd. 1 Park Wild avenue, girl; Ruben Ruben, Capi tol avou- oo. Deaths Eliaabeth Clute. Arapahoe, Neb., Harry B Da via; undertaker. Tel. 191 LOCAL BREVITIES. The Omaha Mannerchor. the leading G man singing society or ine cay. will give aa Instrumental and vocal concert at Krug park this (Thursday) evening. September 14. Several of the leading soloists will A. C. Oaebelin of New Tork City will spak in the Congregational churin Sep tember 14 to 17. nun noonday meetings at Young Mens Christian association Thurs dsy. Frulsy. Saturday and Sunday after- uwa at t tiuta. ius fuuic is laviiei, HENMSCS SATS TAX IS FAIR City Treasurer TilM Answer to Union Fasifio's Pro test o iiietiment DIMES CLAIM OF THE RAILROAD Besides Contending; for Jnstlee of Tnantloa Objected to Heaataga Denies Jurisdiction of Federal Conrt. The answer of A. H. Hennlngs. city treasurer of Omaha, to the supplemental bill filed by the Union Pacific Railroad company relative to the taxation of Its property in Omaha June 29, 19u6. was Bled in the United States circuit court Wednes day morning. The answer of Mr. Hennlngs denies a number of the material allegations of the complainants, particularly In answer to paragraph 7. Treasurer Hennlngs avers that the city council, acting aa a Board of Equalisation. In determining the value of the railroad property, did so In full ac cord with the law, by multiplying the value per mile as returned by the State Board of Equalisation and Assessment by five, and found the full value of the com plainant's property to be Ave times the amount so returned as compared with the assessed valuation of all other property within the city, and admits and avers that the council. In process of the equalisa tion of all praperty within the city, as sessed complainant's property within the city at fO.VO per mile Instead of at flS.OOO per mile, aa returned by the state board. Company Denies It Is I. ten. According to this equalization by the proper officers of the city there was ex tended upon the tax records of the city a tax in tbe sum of $6.329. agninst the com plainant, but the defendant denies that under the law thia tax charge so extended was or could be a Hen on the property of the company or that It becomes or re mains so, or that the tax charge of $S.S2S So is excessive to the amount of I6.SW.18 or any other amount, and denies that $M9 44 was the full amount of taxes which could be legally and lawfully levied against the complainant. The defendant demanded from the com plainant the payment of the full amount of the tax charge $fi.$3. 60 and was proceed ing to and Intended to collect that amount In accordance with law. However, on June 23, 1906, the complainants tendered and of fered the defendant as treasurer of the city of tmaha the sum of $M9.44 and demanded a receipt in full discharge for this tax, lint that tbe defendant refused to accept the same. Assessment Properly Made. The answer goes on further to recite the duties of W. H. Fleming as tax commis sioner of the city of Omaha, and asserts that the assessment was properly made; that the complainants were properly noti fied of the sitting of the City Board of Equalization and that the complainants OMAHA MEN AND IIERBERT II. NEAL DON'T IUY IMITATIONS. IF YOU DO YOU'll. PAY BIGGER GAS SILLS, GET IN SUFFICIENT LIGHT AND BE FOREVER PAYING FOR NEW PAIRS Mlirfo Size 3150 AediumSize ftl.25 j Jmltationg mr Wortbleu mod ExtrmvmgmaL For Sale by All Dealers TREE Ak your dealer for a Its anafaL aad Hill 2 ExceptieeieB Mm 5 A.N took no exception whatever to that pro ceeding and has never In any manner ap pealed from that action of the city council as a board of equalization nor taken any steps whatever to review in any court the action of the council In the premises. Mr. Hennlngs further denies the Jurisdic tion of this court to hear or determine the alleged cause of action as stated in com plainant's supplemental bill against this de fendant and defendant prays that the bill be dismissed with reasonable costs thus wrongfully chargrd. The answer is filed by City Attorney John P. Breen. solicitor for A. H. Hennlngs, treasurer of the city of Omaha. Society F.Tent. Sarah Berks took Electric Bitters for headache and can now meet her social en gagements. fiO cents. For sale by Sherman & McConnell Drug Co. St. Paal and Retara $1150. DUL.UTH, ASHLAND AND BATFIELD and return $16.50. DEADWOOD AND LEAD and return $18.75. VERT LOW RATES NOW TO ALL POINTS EAST via The Northwestern Una. City Offices 1401-1403 Farnam Street. S-K wedding rings. Edholm. Jeweler. Vote W. G. Ure, Co. commissioner. Adv. THEIR HOBBIES Diving to the Bottom. WORLD VYeUbach FREE A, vr WWMbllT M J ISONTHCCA. i ff7 ,1, JlJ bcl OP THC GENU I Wt'f LIGHTS AND MAN TIE. A OOaHSN. ylfffj tcc or THC PCT c , I AND CHIIHIT 5 13 t I a MT IN THC f 't tj WriSBAOt j) JAUTY IN WOMEN'S RAIN COATS BEST WOMEN'S CRAVENETTE COAT EVER SOLD for $10 made of an excellent quality of cravenette cloth two box plaits down front and three in back finished off with tailor stitching made and fits as well as any $20.00 rain coat colors oxford prav, tan and olive. SPECIAL PRICE, $10.00 WOMEN'S SWELL CRAVENETTE COATS. Made of the very best cravenette materials collarless new shaped sleeves, with turned back cuffs belt all around plait ed neatly trimmed perfect in fit and workmanship, and would be cheap at $20.00. , SPECIAL PRICE, $14.75 moU n REDUCTION ifi THE PRICE OF GAS After October 1st, 1905, the price of gas will be $1.25 net. After October 1st, 1906, tbe price of gas will be $1.15 net. The Omaha Gas Company begs to announce that the price of gas will be reduced to all consumers ten cents per one thousand cubic feet on all bills contracted after October 1st, H05, and payable'on or before the 10th of the following months. Bills will be rendered at -With a discount of 10c per M Making the net price ... A further reduction of ten cents per one thousand cubio feet will be made on all bills contracted after October 1st, 1906, payable on or before the 10th of the following months. Bills will be rendered at - - - $1.25 Per M. With a discount of 10c per M - - .10 Per M. Making the net price $1-15 Per M. These reductions are made in accordance with the policy of this company in its endeavor to give to its patrons the best service at the lowest price. OMAHA GAS COMPANY ytmwt lu.aVaiai ai a. ar . a n w w w yii n atr r blmt i a Its bet . i ter and more earns or lotions. man cfl Q Clea nses the pores aw ' 'i . 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