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ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871.
OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 3, IMS.
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QiUY EIGIITEBI SltOPPIIIG DAYS TILL CHRIiUAS
MONDAY AND TUESDAY DRY
GOODS SPECIALS
FURS! FURS! Ladle-We Want to Sell You Fun
Fox Boaa, Sable and Isabella Shades, each
from $1450 down to............
Fox Scarfs, Shawl Effects, Sable and Isabella
Shades, each from $45.00 down to
Natural Squirrel Scarfs, plain and trimmed,
from $17.50 down to. .................... .
Blended Squirrel, elegant brown shades,
frum $15.00 down to
4,95
15.00
.5.95
.5.95
Opossum, in black and medium light brown T
shades, each $8.95, down to. ................... JZJ
Black Martin, from $35.00 A Cil
down to ITWU
Beaver Scarfs, T-V Scarfs and all the cheaper qualities
of fur.
For Coats, Near-seal, Astrakhan, Beaver, Blended and
Natural Squirrel, Krimmer and Alaska Seal
Monday will be Fur Day at Bennett's, .Prices will be
made to suit your purse and please you!
Alaska Seal XXX Quality, worth $225, for 175.00
Alaska Seal XXXX Quality, worth $250, for $195.00
Alaska Seal, Imperial Quality, worth $300, for 225.00
Our Grey and Blended Squirrel Blouses are the nobbiest
styles ever shown in Omaha.
Ladies' Hose All wool fleece lined and Lisle. Thread Hose,
split soles, black or white feet, worth 50c a pair, 1 AQ
Monday special, three pairs for. .. . IsUU
Union Suit, Special Ladies' half wool Union Suits, in grey,
buttoned front and Oneita style, fleece lined, 121
- $1.69 value, special Monday, a suit: .......
Christmas Pillow Tops Ready made Oriental Pillow Covers,
Bachelor Pillow Tops, holiday patterns, beautiful floral de
signs and fraternal orders, etc.,
mam r w
MONDAY MILLINERY
Pattern Hats whose like told Jum $10 to (SO, in all the wanted
colors and in all the strictly correct styles Jor winter wear--
TRIMMED IN THE INIMITABLE "SINCLAIR' IT. IT, WITH
Iur,-Ostrich Plumes, Wings, IStc
SMART, TOy ET-NOTHING MORE SO IN VOGUE ANYWHERE
Them magnificent Hatt to 1$ $acriflctd at '
ont figure , "
Watch the Windows for Samples. Visit the Department-
MAKE SURE YOU GET ONE.
PICTU ES PI TURES PICTURES
Monday's Big Bale Prices Goods Rreiervetl for Holiday
' Delivery If Desired.
$3.00 value handsome Landscapes, framed tn t-ln. ' QQ
width Bold moulding .. e.vty
$1.60 value ITramed fetching, in oak frames, fid''
whit mats .............
MONDAY'S SALK OF FINK ART PICTURES.
Pror.ounced by Omaha's art critics' the best ever shown
In Omaha same belrirf on display the past ten days.
Our sale price value t'i'SQ. 4Q ff
Pictures .. aO.VU
Our sale price value (20.00 A f
llcture ...........
These two valves hold good Monday ' only at above
prices. Pictures a.e wa on uisplay In our electric lighted
gallery the largest west of Chicago. '
Oiner handsome pictures from $100 down fQ
to , r
Table bargains of pictures from $1.69 down IOC
P1ctt"e""'raminrush Is now In. Double green trading
tamp Monday.
PYKOGHAPHr BARGAINS MONDAY.
11.25 Waste Baskets 08c
$1.00 Rubber Bulbs 79c
$1.00 Photo Boxes, Urge 75c
60c Nut Bowls 45c
46c Nut Bowls .30c
65c Japanese Panels ....48c
S5c Card Boxes 25c
Other good novelties up to $10.00 for Christmas.
10c
CHINA CHINA CHINA
In endless variety Many choice pieces being picked
Bp. Glad to put anything you may select for Chri.stiuas
way for you. i
See Onr Special Tables A grand variety of
articles, at 75c, 60c, 25c and
llnny pieces worth double.
lots Include Vases, Salad
Bowie, Celery Travs, Plate,
. Cups and Saucers, etc.
WE'RE HEADQLAKTEK3
ON JAPANESE CHINA.
Our competitors wonder how
we sell so ehsp, the reason
WK IMPORT DIRECT
lSu, 19c, Sic and up.
The finest selection at 75a,
$1.00, ll.lB. etc.
Three times green tradln
Stamps on every sale In
Japanpse section Mondny,
Dlnnerware over tiO patterns
ths best English, French,
German, Austrian and
American makes repre
sented In the line.. We es
pecially mention:
The Old Blue Willow, ths
first pattern ever put on
china, full 100- so fw
piece sets 1 a. VJ VJ
or sold separate f
Cups and 8aucers SlJV
Plates lDc. 12c 15c and up.
New Austrian China Dinner
Set, pretty shape and dec
oration, finest of thin china
a set to be prowl of
NO pieces filfi O
complete for JIV,if
Other sets ut $.!, $8.50. $9.9,
$12.00. $13.60. $15.00. $lti.00 up
to SUM). Prices always the
lowest Bnd a pleasant plane
to look Uiem over.
Monday wo will sell "CO fanry
China Fruit Bowls, pretty
spray decoration, gold lined,
one to a cus- "ir
toiner, Monday sSfJV
The Celebrated Block Light,
finest brass burner, large
mantle, always sold at $1.25
and $1.00, our price
Monday
Mantles of all kinds and at
rlRht prices. We have a
hew one coming IGNITO
liKhts without a match, on
sale In about 10 days. See
demonstration of eunie at
our gas counter. '
Stationery and Book Sections
Great Christmas
Sale la
Buy now get the book you want at the closest possible price.
WI11TCOMB ItlLKY'M MASTKRPIECES.
"An Old Sweetheart of Mine" , .......... Ofle
"Out to Old Aunt Mary's" $1.23
POETS IN BURNT LEATHER.
Bound tn calfskin, burnt with beautiful deslirns, hand colored, large f '"1Q
assortment of titles large size, regular $2.00 JJ
95c
Small sise,
regular $1.50.
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BOOKS OUT TO 150.
All 15c Each
paper, large dear type,
25o AND 50c BOYS'
Alirr Series, US titles,
Honty Beties, 41 titles.
Harkaway Serlea, S2 titles.
Cloth binding, printed In colors, good grade of book
The greatest bargain ever known In Buys' Literature.
BOc CHILDREN'S BOOKS Cl'T TO 2c.
"Five TJttle Peppers," "Beautiful Joa," "Pusey Moow," "Peter Raablt,"
"Christmas Stocking 8erles." etc ...
25c, 85 AND 50o BOX PAPER 15o.
(luge assortment of fancy writing papers In beautiful boxes, best grades Linens,
Bonds and Wedding Plate Paper assorted ll'olly and Flower designs f c
that make handsome Christmas gifts, while they last. -'
CALENDARS AJtU CHRISTMAS CARDS. ,
Largest display you have ever seen of Calendars, Plitlstmaa Cards, eto Holly,
Mistletoe and Flower designs. Beautiful novelties ef every deserlatlon for the
holiday shoppers. MAIN FLOOR.
25c
Sheet Music Sheet Music
TOYDOM AND DOLLDOM HEADQUARTERS
All the young folks who reverence Santa Clause (and Where's the little mite that doesn't?) will come to Ben
nett's Second Floor as surely as barefoot boy with a supper appetite remembers feeding time.
We strongly advise toy buyers to buy at once. Toy baying has begun early this season earlier than usual,
nd our bis stocks of some Hue of toy- and dolls ere running down already.
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special, each 50c and.
LARGE DISPLAY OF HOLIDAY GOODS
GREAT BARGAINS IN SILKS MONDAY
New Automobile Bilk for Suits and Wraps, the aewest silk shown for twt,
wear, comes In plain shades of grey. blue, browa and black. 48-ln. wide,
an lattoductori al Monday, the regular price is 2.00, sale
nrlrn. a vara
100 piece of fine BUki on sale Monday, todudinr aU the popnUr weavea
and colors, such as all plaia shades of French EUk Poplin, all shades of
Japanese aUk and a large assortment of this season s fancy silks la all
colors for waists and dreaaea, worth op to $1.00 a yard, all 'ICl
go Monday, a yard ' v
DRESS GOODS VERY CHEAP MONDAY
G4 to 88-ln. Plain and Mixed Panamas, Covert and Melton Cloths, and
Invisible check Wens ted BuiUags, worth l.i0 a yard, to close (()
at. a yard I,VV
td to 44-ln. Fancy Plaids, Shepherds Plaids. Fancy Worsteds, Plain and
Fancy Mohalra, Invisible Plaids and Checks, Nua's Veilings, Albatrosa,
Henriettas and Cheviot, all go at one price Monday, QHa
a yard
IS-ln. all wool Fancy Mixed CloaMngs, only 4 styles left, regular 7 C
. price $2.00 a yard, Monday, a yard, at , J
Broadcloth WaisHngs 15c a Tard All of our 25c quality Broad- f?
cjoth WaiBting8, all colors, for Monday, a, yard IC
All of our fancy wool WaUtlngs In Plaids and Persian French Flannels,
heavy mercerized Waistings, worth up to $1.26 a yard, Monday, 11 QA
a yard ; C
Bath Robe Blankets Fine German Eobe Blankets for Bath f 1 C
Robes, pretty colors, each, only L. J
Snle of Wool Filled Comfort-. All of our $5.00 lambs wool filled Com
forts, covered with finest allkollne, kaotted with silk ribbons. t pa
worth $5.00 each, Monday, each J.DJ
Sale of Ladles' Handkerchiefs Fine Irish Linen Handkerchiefs, f SI
each 1UC
200 dozen Sheer Linen Initial and Lace and Embroidered Hand- tf
kerchiefs, worth up to 25c each, Monday's sale," each 1UC
Silk Scarfs Crepe de Chine and Fancy Bilk Chiffon Scarfs, to wear under
Undies' coats, very pretty deaisna, lor Monday we have them,
each, from $3.00 down to
.1.00
PLAT THUTOS FOR DOLLS ANT5
THINGS THET SHOULD WWAK.
Knife end Fork Seta -TSo
Fur Ruga 2B
Powder Boxes ----- Ko
Combination Side ' Comb Set........... 35c
Curling Iron 6o
Nursing Bottle Be
Combination Necklace and Jewelry Bet,
Ma, 26o and 150
Doll Hats All sizes and prlcea, from 360
down to L&O
Doll Dresses, complete with underwear,
$4.50 down to . .. Hog
Fur Seta, Mink Haad Boa.. aid
ETC
ETC
We have a complete line of celluloid
Soods for the baby, such as Rattles,
alls, Trumpet, eta., at U)a and. So
Table Croquet . . ......... 15a
Table Croquet ........................... 28c
Table Croquet .............. 3Eo
Japanese Sleight of Hand Trick 10c
Gams of Tumble In the greatest gnme
ever put on the market............ J1.25
A BIQ SPECIAL MONDAY FOR THE
BOTS.
Our H.25 Machaalcal Train at i .SSp
Doga that Jump, regular price 3Ec,
Monday ,....t. -
.25a
Rabbits that Jump, regular price 35c, .
Monday .....2So
Large Globs Ball with rubber......... So
Good Hammer and Hatchet 5c
Horns ...................... ...............5o
Tops . .... 6o
Toy Palls and Sprinklers Da
Horse Special the best 10c article ever
put out made of unhreiiknble composi
tion will hold up 60 pounds Btatids on
, platform can't be beat regulaj lie
Monday . . . . luo
If you haven't Mice you can get them
here at ...... ..... .So
Japanese Tppa, 10c and ..: . .Bo
Our game counter Is now ready" for in
spection. Many new things tills year.
DRAPERY! DRAPERY
LOT 1 Nottingham Lace Curtains, worth np to $1.00
a pair, some slightly damaged, Monday, 1Q.
each, at. iiC
LOT 2 Nottingham and Arabian Curtains, worth up to
$3.00 a pair, some slightly damaged,
Monday, each, at JUC
LOT 8 Nottingham, Arabian 'and 'Raffled Net Curtains
worth up to $5.00 a pair, some slightly
damaged, Monday, each 0 J C
Brass Extension Rods for Lace Curtains, extend from
80 to 64 Inched, worth 18c, Monday, ; - f si
each, at .' .' i . . . . 1 I U C
etse
Japanese and China Mattings, worth 2Zo yard.
Monday, at. yard, ......
Juts Ruga. 27x54 inches, worth Jl, your choice
Monday, att- each ....... . ,.. ...
Linoleums, worth 65a, Monday,
Ingrain Carpets, regular 40e grade,
Monday, at, yard
Tapestry Brnasel Rugs, 9x10-8, regular J15 values,
Monday, at
Tapestry Brussel Rosa. 9x13, regular S19 values
Monday. . at-.Jl....
Axminster Rugs, 9x12, regular S3 values,
j Monday, at .
Carpets,
-15c
-49c
. 29c
11.98
15.98
18.98
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ROCKY FOUNTAIN SHEET MUSIC HITS and beautiful pictures FRtTD wtth
each copy 1,000 copies "Girl I Loved In the Golden West," "Back Anyng the
Clover and the Bees," "Where the Silvery Colorado Winds Its Way," "When
My Sweetheart Mary Whispered Tes " Four ... 2C
pronounced hits 50c music -'
New Sheet Music Section Third Floor.
Monday Bargains ii Shoes
Ladies' Warm Slippers, all colors, belt or leather A Q
eoles Jj
Infants' Warm Slioes,
Men's High Top, warm lined, Kangaroo Calf Foxed CA
Shoes eJU
Old Ladies' Beaver Top, soft Vici Kid Foxed f PA
Shoes IeU
Boys' and Girls' Shoes that will give service, 1 50
Boys' Extra High Blanket Lined . flf
Leggings
COAL!
COAL !
COAL!
Bennett's Capitol Coal is the nearest in quality and service to hard coal. There is no coal
offered for furnace, heater, grate, etc., that can beat it for quality. It's equal to any coal for 6uch
purposes bringing $8.00 a ton It's a coal that nobody but ourselves can get The entire mine
output is contracted for by us. It will give satisfaction. Ask your neighbor.
Lump, per ton, $6.09
Nut, per ton, 5.75
Bennett's Capitol Nut Coal la sacks,
delivered direct from the store with
your groceries, meats or any other
kind of merchandise.
per sack
".. 25c
Bennett's Genuine CarterviTle, (TIL)
Coal Not an undesirable lump of
coal in a whole ton of It Good and
clean; every ounce of it full of cook
ing and heating Same quality of
coal brings $6.25 a ton to the other
fellow our summer prices contin
ued Lump,, per ton, . $5.59 .
Nut, per ton, 5.25
Bennett Block Coal, 4.75
NOTE Order by 'phone or at coal
desk, Main Floor. Coal delivered
promptly at time promised and binned
at your home by civil, obliging driver.
No dumping outside your coal bin
unless by your consent. Any complaints
about incivility or mean conduct on
part of drivers will be promptly given
sharp attention to.
These little fats are important.
Keep them in mind.
Thoueg Store, 137. Yards, 6708.
Bennett's
Candy.
Section
Twenty green
trading stamps
with pound -box
fine Cream Bon
Bobs, assorted,
fruits and nu
25c
Five green trad
ing stain pn with
glass lantern
filled with
candy-
10c
Novelties, big
variety, from
5c
Bennett's Big Grocery
The Biggest VeJues in the Freshest
and Newest Table Products
New California
Figs, package-
Dates stuffed
with nuts, pack
age
Fifty Green Trading Stamps
wlih 3 lbs. lineal .lava nrl
Mocha Coffee -11.00
Thirty Green Trading Stums,
With - lb. tTes. (all ! varies
ties) pound....'........, 68c
Twenty Green Trading
Stamps with can Dliunond
B Fruits, assorted l&c
Ten Green Trading- Stamps
with 2 pkgs. Bennetts
' Capitol Oats 20c
Ten Green Trading Stamps
with bottle Gedney's Chill
Sauce 2(c
Ten Green Trading Stamps
with 2 oans Webster's Ap
ple Sauce 3)c
Ten Green Trading Stamps
with 3 pkg. Bennett's
Capitol Mincemeat 2oa
Ten Green Trading Stamps
with two pkKS. Bennett s
Capitol Pancake Flour... 20o
Ten Green Trading Stamps
with 2 pkga. Bennett's
Capitol Wheat ...20c
DOUBLE GREEN TRAD
ING STAMPS ON
THI8 LIST:
New California Raisins,
lb. , Wc
New Cleaned Currants,
lb 10o
New Seeded Raisins, pkg.lOc
New Candled Peal, finest,
lb. 25c
Corn, 2-lb. can... 5c
Peas, 2-Ib. can ....To
String Beans, 2-lh. can to
Wax Beans, 2-lb. can 8o
Table Syrup,. 2V4-lb. can .'...10c
Horseradish, bottle...,. 8c
Pickles, aa sorted, botUe....Sc
Pepper Bauee, bottle 7o
Ten Green Trading B tamps
with 3 pkgs. Uneeda Bis
cuit - 13o
Ten Green Trading Stamps
with 3-lb. can Burnham's
Clam Chowder... ...20o
HEADQUARTERS FOR
BUTTER AND CHEESE.
Bennett's Capitol Creamery,
pound brtck, (full wO 25a
Fresh Country Roll Butter,
lb le
Ten Greea Trading Stamps
with lb. finest New Torlc
full cream Cheese 20o
Ten Green Trading Stamps
with lb. best Virginia
Swiss Cheese... 22o
Ten Green Trading Stamps
with Jar Bayle's After
Dinner Cheeae. ..24c
PICKLES.
Ten Green Trading Stamps
with qt. Sour Pickles.. 100
Ten Green Trading Stamps
with qL Chow Chow
Pickles 15o
Ten Green Trading Stamps
with pt. larce Imported
Queen Olives .....21o
DODGE OR EXTRA SESSION
Baliivas Legislative Enaetmestt Beedsdon
-. Several Injpor.mil Matter.
CERTAIN HOUSE WILL SEUVE PEOPLE
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Saacests that Hex Regola lessslOB
. Will Hav All It Caa Dm tm
Elot I'siMed States
Senator.
Though for personal reasons he prefsrs
that no extra session of the legislature
he called, Representative N. P. Dodge Is
anxious for ths good of the slate that
Governor Mickey Usus his call for the
extra session to be held this winter. ,
"Because of my personal business af
fairs I would much prefer to remain In
Omaha this winter." said Mr. Dodge, "but
for ths good of the state I hope the gov
ernor will call a special session of the
legislature. A special session Is ths only
practical way certain results thai are abso
lutely neeensary at this time, can be ob
tained. "Granting that a legislature Is not a Bt
body to Ox railroad rates, aside from the
railroad rate question, I believe there are
certain Important changes In our con
stitution that can only be brought about
wfcen the legislature Is called for ths spe
cial purpose of passing some laws that
are specUled In that call. I believe there
should tu a constitutional amendment pro
viding for a railroad commission, with
powers similar to the Iowa commission.
Basse Tklaca Xeded.
N "Redlstrlotlng ef the state ought to be
one trtng attempted; Increase ef the su
preme court membership; Increase ef the
SMlartea ef state officers. Better salaries
wuld bring better men tnte office. On
that groand I .stood out alone against the
Puuslas county delegation la the last leg
islature la demanding that the salary ef
ths councilman be Increased te IU&. I W
lieve the result will be that better men
than ever before win ' come eut tor the
efiWee next eprtns-
Tba avwe-eesruialinsT the aaamssstaa ef
constitutional amendments are at present
contradictory and should be changed.
There Is no euestien but that In one chap
ter It was Intended a constitutional amend
ment sbeuld be printed en separate bal
lots and deposited in separate ballot boxes.
Th another chapter pertaining to elections
and the printing of ballots It Is prevlded
they shall be printed on the regular bal
let. I believe the amendments should be
printed on separate ballets, as they would
attract moro' attention than en a ballot
Ix feet long. I believe also it ought not
to be necessary the vote on the amend
ment should equal a majority of the votes
cast, but need only be a majority of the
votes cast on mat subject. At present a
failure to vote means a negative voto.
Regular Sesstoa Not Essash.
'I believe In ' an extra session for the
dlscusalon of these subjects, because there
is too much work In a regular aesulon and
the time Is too short. Every member be
comes too much engrossed In unimportant
bills that he or his district Is equally In
terested In. A more serious difficulty stlU
Is the Inexperience of the members. Teu
take a body composed of men who all be
long to one session and they will be able
to get down to business more Intelligently
and more quickly than where the majority
are new men.
"It has become a habit In Nebraska to
criticise and berate the legislature for Its
Inefficiency and lack ef good faith In pre
paring luws for the benefit of the people.
I have had no experience In previous leg
islatures except to be an eye witness of
the legislature, Immediately previous to the
last one, but I am confidant the house will
pass any bill that is to the Interest of the
people and the special Interests can
not control the majority ef that body.
If the senate should fall te pass
such a measure It nrast take the
responsibility and not let it rest on both
branvhva Time and again the house was
put on record on several reform bills, and
It passed every one of them, and they were
later allied or amended In the senate. My
Impression Is ths railroad commission bill
which I Introduced and which was passed
tn the he use was amended la the senate so
aa te taae Crwm it a great deal ef its
strength.
. -itr eolnlea el She naembers at She heuae
Is the opinion of Representative Windham,
who told me, I believe, that he had serve.
In four sessions ef the legislature and that
the last one was the best be ever saw.
Mr. Windham was one of the leaders of
the house and almost always on the right
side of all questions. J cannot remember
a single measure of special publlo interest
that he was not one of those primarily re
sponsible for Its passage.
"It Governor Mickey should call an extra
session and limit the subjects of legislation
to three er four very essential reforms I
can almost promise that the bouse will
pass good laws pertaining to the call.
"There Is danger, however, on account ef
the great number of needed measures, that
there might be too many, and the special
Interests would use their Influence to pass
those they were not Interested In and let
the most Important be amended or be killed.
Another great argument for the need of a
special session to pass these Important re
forms is the fact that at the nest session
a United States senator Is to be elected
and this premises te be a very spirited
contest The result will be many legts-
Uatlve matters will be neglected, and. as
pointed out la The Bee, even If they
should pass at the regular session they
cannot be submitted to the people until the
fail of 1907."
YOUTH GRIEVES FOR MOTHER
Boy Writes Chief Deaame Ha Casaet
Bst tor Asvalety Orn
Vmmt 'Wetsnavsw
James R- Lacey, U years of age. living
at 129 South Hermitage avenue. Chicago,
has written Chief Donahue that Us la un
able te secure peace of mind because of the
thought ha Is unabia to locate his mother,
who was last beard of from some address
on Pierce street. Omaha. The 'eon stated
the mother took up bar residence in
Omaha during UJS, soon after she married
an Omaha traveling man at Uvansvllle.
The eon slated la his letter to the chief
that this matter la preying oa his mind.
Chief Donahue will make every effort te
looaUt the mother In Omaha. Laaey did not
firm the present same ef ate mother. From
his figures, be was I years ef age when
his moUter married hex present buabaad.
WISCONSIN MAN TESTIFIES
Tax Commissioner Oar. ii Gives Tecknioal
Teitistonj in Union Facifio Hearing.
BROWN TRIPS UP MERRICK C0UNTV MAN
While Witness Tells How Land There
Is Lndervalaed, Ho Admits
Hie County Pleaded for
Lower Assessment.
. . . I .
George Curtis, tax commissioner of Wis
consin, testified at the Union Pacific rail
road tax hearing Saturday morning of the
plan adopted In hie state for the valuation
of land and gave it as his opinion that the
most reliable information to be secured on
the subject was from the figures specified
In the transfers of property after elimi
nating those . sales ' made by judicial de-
crees, transfers from one relative to an
other and all abnormal sales. The matter
of the assessment ef railroads was not
taken up.
The other witnesses examined were E. It'
Goodwin of Lincoln county, a real estate
dealer, who said the better land In his
county bad been assessed at 60 per cent of
its real value and the poor land at 71 per
cent of Its value; E. H. Kerr, real estate
dealer of Merrick county, who said the
land generally In his county had been as
sessed at 75 per cent of Its real value; E.
H. Chambers of Columbus, Platte county,
who said land generally had been assessed
at 75 per cent of Its actual value In his
county; R. C. Shannon of Columbus, ' who
said the real estate had been assessed from
0 to a per cent of Its value; G. B. Splece
of Columbus, who said the value returned
by the assessors was nut more than 75 per
cent of the real value of the real estate.
Sane Competent te Jedae.
It was brought out oa cross-examination
by Attorney General Brows that none of
these men was com potent to speak , ef the
entire county and that their estimate
of values was an arbitrary one, based on
the assessment of Utair owa property, er
that In the immediate neighborhood of
their homes.
In discussing the soundness of the com
mission's plan to take the compensation
named In the transfer for a basis for fixing
the value of real estate Mr. Curtis said:
"A special Investigation was made. after
the board had done Its work by Prof. T.
S. Adams of the University of Wisconsin,
of four counties, Including Milwaukee,
which contains one-fifth of the valuation
of the state. The sales for five years were
Included. The calculation of the board gave
the valuation at $368,000,000 in round num
bers. Mr. Adams took our own figures and
discovered a mistake which, when cor
rected, made the total valuation $370,000,000.
After eliminating all bad sales he reported
the valuation at KStf.OOO.OOO, or 4"4 per cent
greater than our calculation. Forty per
cent of the sales we used in our calculations
were improper, but the tendency to place
a higher figure in the transfer was about
equaled by the tendency to put In a lower
figure, so the difference was only! 4H per
cent. We are more apt to make an assess
ment too low than too high."
gome Cases at Issue. ,
On cross-examination of the witnesses
from out in the state Attorney General
Brown Insisted tHey should give some ex
ample of the undervaluation of real estate
upon which the witness based his state
ment that all the land In the county was
undervalued. For examples, E. R. Good
man of Lincoln county said these landj
were assessed too low; Louis Armstrong of
North Platte, land worth 2i an acre as
sessed at $10 an acre. Another piece of
property In which Attorney Wilcox was
interested, he said, was worth to an acre
and was assessed on a valuation of t- an
acre.
When W. C. Kerr of Merrick county was
telling the attorneys that land In that
county was undervalued Attorney General
Browa asked if a delegation of Merrick
county cltlsens bad not appeared before
(he State Board tf Equalisation asking
that the assessment be decreased. The
witness answered that lie believed so.
"I object to the question." said Mr. Bald
win. "It la so natural to klelc on assess
ment, you know."
"It la since you set the example, re
torted the ' altera y general. Other
witnesses will be examined on Thursday
afternoon.
BANK IN THE NEW BUILDING
Haydea Bros. Will Establish Their
Additional Department Wins
structure le Completed.
In speaking of the bank charter granted
to Ilayden Bros, by the State Banking'
board at Lincoln Friday for a capital
stock of 170,000, with William Hayden, presi
dent; Edward Ilayden,. vice president and
Joseph Hayden, cashier, incorporators.
William Ilayden said:
"We cannot say definitely when we will
open, as the bank Is to go In the new build
ing on Douglas street. Our contract with
tie builders callrd for the completion of two
floors of that building June 1, and for the
completion of the whole September 1. but
we have been delayed until there Is no
telling when the building will be completed.
Had It not been for the Innumerable delays
we probably would have had ' the bank
opened before this time. We have made
no arrangements for an office force and
probably will not for some time.
DISTRESS WARRANTS NEXT
Instrameate Will Be Served oa Per
seus Who Refuse te Pay
Taxes.
County Treasurer Fink Is sending no
tices to people who have not paid their
personal taxes, notifying them they are
delinquent and that If the tax Is not paid
before February 1 distress warrants may
issue against them. "
Mr. Flak says never In the history of
the office have personal taxes been paid
up as closely as for l(o4. The books bear
out this statement, for where In previous
years but a few names on each page
would have the word "paid" marked op
posite, this year there are only from threu
to six or seven names on eaoh page not
so marked at this time. The promise
Is that the number ef distress warrants
will be very few.
JON J. R1LEI PLEADS GUILTY
Former Money Order Clerk at Feiteffiee
CcnfetMi te EmbeuleoMBh
GETS SIX MONTHS IN JAIL AND FINE
Latter Covers Aaeeaat recwlstttem
Which Is Made Good
Termed Over y His
Wife.
Jon J. Riley, ' former assistant supertae
tendent of the Omaha postofflce money or
der department, appeared before Judge
Muoger In the United State district court
Saturday morning and entered a plea ef
guilty of embesxlement and was sentenced
to six months' Imprisonment la the Douglas
county Jail and te pay a nae of 1300.
The amount of Rlley'e defalcation was
$900. This amount was made good by the
aurety company tn Which he was bonded
and paid over to the United Stales govern
ment. In the Interval of Riley's Incarcera
tion in the Douglas oouaty Jail since his
arrest In September his wife has, with the
aid of friends, made good the amount ef
the embesxlement and turned it over to
Postmaster Palmer, who Saturday paid it
over to the surety company.
The scenes surrounding the Incident of
his sentence In the United States court
Saturday raortilng were full of ' pathetla
Interest, fits wife was present during the
ordeal and was completely overcome. Tn
view of Riley's hitherto good character and
the ameliorating circumstances surrounding
his defalcation Judge Munger Imposed the
minimum sentence.
Neveitiae Frenxec. lath and Dodge.
Marrtaae Licenses.
The following marrtaira llcenaee have been
Issued:
Nitrne and Residence. Age.
John J. (1ul)n. South Omaha ti
Luclnda M. Whitney, South Omaha it
Jsy r. Welch, Omaha 2t
Jennie Dvorak. Omaha U
Peter A. Johnson. Washington eouaty... 23
Mary Lund, Washington county tl
Ernest Hawklnaen. Oenene 29
Ida Heloolarg. Pnia ha ....... U
