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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1003. LICENSE PROTEST HEARING ExciM Board Declines to Liittn to Circnlt ' tion Teitimeny. ONE WORLD-HERALD CASE IS OPENED UP F.lmrr Thnmti' I.Ut Rend and m tart Wade by Atlarnfr Ohlectln to Henrlng; Detective's Starr. In the matter rf the World-Herald pror tests against liquor licenses, the Board of Firs and Police Commissioners lam night absolutely refused to go Into the question of the circulation of the dally par"". At torney Connell was present for The Bee with Circulation Manager Dwlght Williams, ready to prove that The Bee had a larger circulation. Attorney Slmeral and Gilbert M. Hitchcock were also there, claiming they had wltnesse to prove fie opposite, Mr. Williams was placed on the stand at the instance of Mr. Slmeral and with the approval of Mr. Connell, but as soon as the board saw the drift of 'he questions put to the witness Mr. Bpratlen and Mr. Eroatch Informed the attorneys that under no circumstances would the board listen to a wrangle concerning circulation. Mr. Connell assured, the members of the hoard that before the saloon license trou ble was over he expected them to hear the question of circulation and threatened them with a mandate of court If they did not do so. Case In Question. The case under discussion was that of H. V. Harm. 3n02 Vinton street, whose right to a liquor license was protested by the World-Herald on the ground that he had not advertised In the paper of largest clr culation and that he acted In bad faith by advertising Irt The Kvenlng Bee. Mr. Harm was placed on the stand to testify as to his good faith. He said he believed The Evening Bee to have the largest circulation In the county and, al though he had advertised In The Evening Bee last year, he knew of a license granted where advertisement had been made In Tho Evening Bee and not In the World Herald. He had sent In his advertisement to The Kvenlng Beo on November 24 and on November 26 had received a registered let ter from the World-Herald which he had burned without reading. - Purther hearing of Mr. Harm's case was postponed until Monday night, when the protests against Mike H. Buck and Charles Blind will be considered. C'lvlo Federation Protests. Elmer E. Thomas, on behalf of the Civic Federation, appeared before the board In protest against twenty-nine saloon keepers and brewers, charging them with violation of the Slocumb law. Those against whom protests were filed are: H. N. Halter, 312 Cuming; John Wright, 106 South Twelfth, Pabst Brewing company, MS North Six teenth ; Foley & Ryan, 207 South Fifteenth; John .Dahmke. 612 South Sixteenth, Metz Bros., VM'1623 Leavenworth; Brunnenkant A Dantlwlcz, 1623 Vinton; George Brunnen kant, 1626 Howard; Btors Brewing company, 166MI2S North Sixteenth, John F. Morri son, 1508-1610. Harney; Gua Petersen, 1417 Jackson; Charles Loftman. 1324 Howard; J. M. and Louis Schmidt, 1303 Dodge; Jetter Brewing company,. 1324 Douglas; Willow Springs Brewing company. Third and Hick ory; Brown & Russell, 1223 Chicago; Fred Krug Brewing company, 1001-1007 Jackson; William Miller, 402 South Thirteenth; Peter Loch, 412 South Thirteenth; Axel W. Peter son, 124 South Fifteenth, Henry Keating, 821-823 South Fourteenth David H. Jlard Ing,' 3M South"ThlAeentn;"Hclmer Nielsen, 111 South Sixteenth, I-iereh A Van Sandt, oil South Seventeenth; Herman Schaefer, 814 South Thirteenth; Michael Mullen, 301 North Sixteenth; Carl Engellander. 1512 Dodge. Detective Horace H.' Baldwin of the Thlel Detective agency was put forward by Mr. GORDON FURS Thomas as the chief wltnesii. but the at torneys for the saloon men, J. A. Storey, J. W. Parish and A. S. Ritchie, protested allowing him to testify. Mr. Storey said that refusal of license could be made only en con'luslve proof of guilt, whieh he con tended could be nothing but evidence of conviction In court The board wanted time to think over his point and postponed further hearing. J. W. Parish called it unfair that Mr. Thomas should file protests against tho saloon men when lie had been a party to an agreement to leave them alone in case they kept their places free from wine rooms, prostitutes and minors, and closed at 12 o'clock. He said Mr. Thomaa and Mr. Mahoney had made this agreement with Mr. Graham, Harry Hayward and Dr. Bummers. Mr. Thomas declared he had only promised to withdraw existing pro tests In case these conditions were agreed to. The protest against W. C. Albach was withdrawn by the World-Herald and he was granted a druggist's permit. Sale of C. H. Frederick Now Is the Time to I UU Buy Your Christmas Presents LiU Co.'s Stock of rn Furnishing Goods P a l lit, INt, T medium priced fur coats MEDIUM priced coats can be made attractive. But care must be exercised in selecting a model for style. The coat in the picture is the favorite Gordon style for a modestly priced coat A fitted coat should be avoided, as it isn't fair to expect in a $30 or $40 wool seal, muskrat or astrachan coat the same work that is put in a $400 London-dyed Alaska seal coat. Astrachan has come to be the stand-by with people who have had opportunities . to make comparison. Gordon & Ferguson recommend astrachan for these coats. Prices for Gordon Astrachan coats from $27 up. . Ask your dealer for G OH DON FURS NEW COUNTERFEITS SPOTTED Both Are of Ten-Dollar Denomination and Bear Mama of Careleas Manipulation. Two tiew $10 counterfeit treasury notes of the Buffalo scries have put in an ap pearance and the alarm has been sent out by the secret service department of the government to be on the lookout for them. Their descriptions are as follows: First Note Series of 1901, check letter A; face plate 772, back face plate 121; J. W. Lyons, register, and E H. Roberts, treasurer; portraits of Lewis and Clark on the counterfeit appear to be printed from photomechanical plates on two pieces of paper, between which heavy silk threads have been distributed. General appearance of tho note deceptive, particularly the back, on which the treasury numbers are too heavy. They are of good color and formation. In the portrait of Lewis the left eye has a cast upward. There Is a period between "Washington" and "D. C," Instead of a comma. There Is no period after the "11" In the signature of the treasurer. There are no diagonal cross lines In the shading back of the portraits. The counterfeit Is about one-fourth of an Inch shorter then the genuine and the paper Is thick and stiff. The back Is several shades lighter than the genuine. Second Note-erles of 1901, check letter C, plate numbers undecipherable: photo process of the counterfeit Is printed on pa per of fair quality; attempt Is made to Imitate the silk fiber by a few scattered threads on the surface, face and back; numbering and seal are good, both as to color and workmanship. The three notes under Inspection bear the number of KtiOlISO. The most noticeable defect Is the failure to bring out the portraits of Lewis and Clark in relief. They have a flat appearance, owing to the absence of the light and shade effects In the back ground. Tho buffalo' looks as If he were shedding his coat. Color on back is good. THE RELIABLE STORE. Everything Goes at Half and Less than Half Price We have purchased the entire stock of Men's Furnishing Goods of C. H. Frederick Co., 1504 Farnam, and the same will be placed on sale be ginning Thursday, December 14th, at HALF PRICE AND LESS. ECHO OF OLD BANK WRECK nit for Twenty Thousand Dollars Damage Grows Out of Tecnmaeh Failure. An echo of the Chamberlain bank wreck of Tecumseh several years ago bobbed up in the United States circuit court Wednes day morning in the commencement of a suit for $20,000 damages brought by A. Staples Cody of Johnson county, against Charles H. Dennis and Pierce S. Jones for false arrest and Imprisonment The petition of Mr. Cody states In effect that on July 2. 1904, he was charged with taking away and concealing a note for S35 and upward (amounting to $2,250) whloh had been taken or carried away, and that he was further charged with knowing the note had been stolen. Cody was arrested upon the complaint of Pierce 8. Jones and taken before County Judge Livingston and was ordered committed to jail and kept there for about five days and nights. The plaintiff alleges that his arrest and incarceration were for the purpose of in juring and damaging his reputation and that ne was additionally charged with an Intent to defraud the Chamberlain banking house In buying the note in question, which had been given by Ben Miller and Minnie A. Miller to Charles H. Chamberlain, en dorsed and assigned to the banking house on July 30, 1902, the amount of the note then being $2,25S., and which note had shortly before been embezzled from the Chamberlain bank, also that the plaintiff knew at the tlmo that the note had been embezzled. Upon the hearing of the case the plain tiff waa honorably acquitted and dis charged from custody. The present suit Is brought in consequence and damages in the sum of $20,000 and costs of suit are asked. CARPENTER PAPER FACTORY Plant Will Be at Math and Howard nd John Latenser Will Draw Plans. The much-talked-of warehouse to be erected by the Carpenter Paper company. it is learned at the wholesale district, is soon to be realized. The company has se cured John Latenser to draw plans and specifications for the building, which will be erected at the comer of Ninth and Howard streets, known as the site of the old Coziens hotel. The building will be 132 feet square and will be of the same dimensions practically as the new Byrne Hammer building. Mr. Latenser was In. it meted to draw the plans for the building some days ago. , .. Work- on the W. 8. HIUIs building, men tion of which was made several days ago, will begin shortly. Wednesday morning Mr. Hlllls secured a permit for the erection of this structure. The building will be erected at loos-W Douglas street and will cost $18, 0O. It will be 6xl33 feet and two stories high. STICKNEY REAL OPPONENT Ureat Western Maid o Be Flchtiuu the Iwloa Paelue Track mm Ordinance. Friends of the Vnlon Pacific trackage ordinance, passed over the mayor's veto Tuesday night, are satisfied they have discovered the source of ouDosItlon to the I ordinance to be the Chicago Great Western railroad. Mr. Stlckney and the I'nion Pa cific, of course, locked horns at the outset when the Great Western at first sought entrance Into Omaha, and Stlckney, amid the public's plaudits, won out. Since then the two factions have failed to close the breach entirely, and its Is said the oppost tlot to the trackage ordinance on the grounds that "some other, road may want similar rights." is the Great Western's latest blow. Men's Dress and Negligee Shirts The celebrated E. & W., Cluett and Griffon brands, in all the best materials, newest styles and patterns Freder ick Co. pnee, $1.50 to $3.50 f flA liUU Sale price. E. & IV. Collars and Cuffs All new, clean stock, in all sizes and styles Frederick & Co. price, 25c f Sale price ldueC Dr. Deemel Linen Mesh Underwear. From the Frederick Co's. stock, in all sizes, sold the world over for $3.25 per garment. Sale price, per garment, $2.25. Men's Ties From the Frederick Co. stock, of the very finest quality A soots, Four-in-hands, Club Hows, English Squares, etc., every imaginable style and color sold up to $2.50-in three lots at 75c, 50c and dC Men's Mufflers From the Frederick Co. stock, that sold up to $5.00 great est values ever shown in Omaha, f at $1.50, $1.00 and UUC FINEST STOCK OF HIGH GRADE UNDERWEAR EVER SHOWN IN OMAHA. FIXK SILK AND WOOL SIIIIiTS AND DRAWERS In all sizes and colors Frederick Co. price, per garment, $3.fi0 sale price, i "r e per parment I I O ALL WOOL SHIRTS AND DRAWERS In pink, blue, white and natural colors, that scld up to $3.00 divided Into 3 lots at, per TKr garment, $1.00, $1.50 and t MK.VS COMRIXATIOX SlITS Fine all wool and silk and wool garments, which Frederick Co. sold up to $6.00 in lots at t tt $3.00, $2.50 and .Ull MEN'S COMBINATION SC1TH In very finest Maco cotton, extra heavy and worth up to $3.00 in two lots for this sale (( at $1.60 and l.UU FLEECE UXED SHIRTS AM) DRAWERS, which Frederick Co. sold at 75c and $1.00, 0PSr. sale price, 45c and OUL Men's Handkerchiefs and Suspenders Men's Pure Linen Handkerchiefs With large embroidered ' initial, packed half dozen in neat box for Xmas TP C trade, Frederick Co. price $1.50 sale price, box I OK Men's Linen Handkerchiefs Of extra fine quality, with hand somely embroidered initial, half dozen in box, j C( Frederick Co. price, $3.00; sale price IU Men's High Grade Silk Handkerchiefs With plain or fancy borders, Frederick Co. price, 50c and $1.00; f f sale price, 50c and J Silk Initial Handkerchiefs From the Frederick Co. stock, that sold up to $2.00, in four lots, at $1.00, 75c, 50c and eJL Fancy Suspenders Plain or hand embroidered, with Sterling silver or gold plated buckles, come in all colors; Federick Co. price Prt $1.00, $2.00 and $3.00 sale price fl.50, fl.OO and JUC Men's Gloves MEN'S FIXE DRESS GLOVES All the Mocha cape and real kid gloves from the Frederick Co. stock, unllned, silk lined or fleece lined, that A sold up to $2.00; Bale price, per pair. . . . Iv' MEN'S FUR LEVED DRESS GLOVES AND MIT TEN'S From the Frederick Co. stock, that sold up to $5.00; In three lots, at A A $3.00, $2.50 and d-.UU MEN'S AND ROYS' FUR GLOVES In great va riety, which sold up to $3.00 tfl at $1.50, $1.00, 75c and 7UC FINE SEALSKIN AND REAVER GLOVES That sold up to $15.00 all go at JUST HALF PRICE Men's and Boys' Fine Men's Hose WOOl SWeaterS Imported silk, in plain or fancy embroidered, In plain and fancy colors and all weaves that sold up to $3.00 divided in two lots. Frederick Co. prices from $2.00 to $5.00 for this sale at A A divided into 4 lots, at $2.50, f A A el-50 and I.UW $2.00, $1.50 and I.UU ' ' Men's Umbrellas Fine Cashmere Hose . ; . , In all colors, plain or embroidered Freder- In-great assortment andj finest qualities ick Co. prices, 50c aad $1,0 : Cv worth, up to $15.00, at HALF PRICE' ' Sale price's, 60c and. . '. . -. . . . Traveling Bags and Suit Cases at Half A bargain opportunity that tops any ever offered In these lines of goods. The Entire C. H. Frederick Co. Stock Including the finest kind of bags and cases. In every conceivable shape and of very best leather. Among them are some elegantly fitted goods In hornback, alligator, walrus, seal, etc., bought expressly for holiday trade. All high grade goods, mostly one of a kind. See them Thursday. EVERYTHING GOES AT JUST HALF PRICE BAGS worth double. , 3.50(o 14.00 SUIT CASES Worth double. .3.50 to, 14.25 - - i NSW TrUflkS 3t Hdlf PnCS We place on sale with the Frederick Co. stock a great line of Trunk?. me sample noor siock 01 iwo 01 me ueii Known manuiaciurerb. mi styles and of the very best materials the variety as broad as the ideas of different ffcf LI. if Dira manufacturers can make them. Your choice of this lot Thursday... JUST flail itlQ A ft" n ff a Beginning Thursday (ic5c3 rib r&rJ OPEN EVENINGS Beginning Thursday AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA Coniiderttioi of Bond Hatter Mmt Be in Regular Misting. PRESIDENT AGAINST SPECIAL MEETING Attorney Hrrcn, for Mrs. PtvonWn, Rays Before Month Omaha t an Get Xew t'ltjr Halt People Must Agree on a Site. "Any matters pertaining to the rity hall bonds will have to come up at the regular D'eetlng of the city council," salj W. P. Adkins, president of the council, because no special meeting will be called for that purpose." This remark was brought forth by the report In the dally papers that a special meeting of the council would probably be called to consider the selling of the J70.000 city hall bonds to Bpltxer & Co., whose rep resentative, Lyman Spltser, has been in the city for several days. "South Omaha will never have a city hall until the people down there can get together and determine where they want it," said City Attorney Breen of Omaha, who repre sents Mrs. Pivonka In the injunction suit to stop the sale of the bonds. "Even if Mrs. Pivonka accepts the $1,000 to withdraw the suit which has been filed and which Is now in the supreme court, the bonds can not be sold, for the reason that there are several others Interested in that site be sidss Mr. and Mrs. Pivonka. Several oth ers have been behind that injunction be sides Mrs. Pivonka, and as sure aa that suit is withdrawn others will be filed." Thus the effort to put the city hall on O street is meeting Just aa much opposition at this time as when it was first discussed. The syndicate which Is backing the O street site has been working tooth and nail on the matter, and several schemes have been hatched to revive the bond Issue, but from present Indications It as as far from settle ment as ever. This opposition Is still manifest in spite of the fact that the question was put be- Holldar Hates. The Erie Railroad, the Picturesque Trunk Line of America, announces special holi day rates over its line from Chicago De cember 2S, U. SB, JO, list and January 1. to Columbus, O.; Akron, O. ; Youngstjwa. 0. Jamestown. N. T. ; Salamanca. N. T.; Buf falo, JV , and iocai stations. Apply to your local ticket agent, or J. A. Dolan, T. P. A.. Railway Exchange Bldg., Chicago. "ToWt Bets frenser, ui(f and Pod,- I tiarere araak 1 1 Qaarter Macs, wlib tie lees I M CtNTS EACI ; t FOI A QUUTEB I CLOCTT.PKABOOV CO. J I J Maaeraof Cluot and Monarch birts I i 'tW,.. V&a"t iW1.i.r',r a fore the people at a general election and the O street site received the majority of the votes. Pavlnir Stona on Twenty-Fourth. Paving Is complete on the east side of Twenty-fourth street as far as Missouri avenue and no more work will be donh until spring. This gives the people of South Omaha a good thoroughfare to the city, which is appreciated by all. Neatly all of the goods from the big Jobbing houses In Omaha Is' brought to South Omaha by wagon and this new paving gives the transfer companies a chance to haul much larger loads and thus make more profit on their work. This street has been the bugbear of residents of this city for some time and especially those living in tho northern section, as a drive down the old pavement meant practically taking their lives In their hands. It was a common sight to see a broken wagon which some poor driver had been compiled to leave until he could go for assistance. Since the completion of this street prop erty owners who live in Omaha and are Interested In South Omaha, aa well as those In South Omaha who drive to Omaha, have been making an effort in Omaha to havo Twenty-fourth street paved to Omaha. A great many of the head men In the packing houses live in Omaha and many of the clerks live near the park. The street rail way company has signified its intention of putting In a track and running cars as soon as this street is paved. This would be a great time saver, as It would cut out the trip around by the Sixteenth street viaduct. Thoiie who now drive are com pelled to also go the roundabout way In muddy weather, and In dry weather most take the road via the west side of Hanscom park. The paving of this street would fur nish a good road to the city for all these. Two blocks still remain to be paved of the east side of the street, but this will also be passed over until spring. So Protests on Special Taxes. The city council, which has been sitting as a board of equalization for the last two days on some special taxes which were assessed against property for grading and sidewalks, adjourned sine die last night at S o'clock. No protest was made by prop erty owners, so thst the session of the board was entirely a matter of form. The law provides that the council sit four times A year to consider protests on taxes and meets subject to the call of the city council, stock Yard Herelpta. 'The following table shows the receipts at South Omaha so far this month, compared with the same period In former years: Cattle. Hogs. Bheep. 13 days 1S :.9T3 Iw.tKX H.JA 13 days 1W4 34.7rt V io 13 days 1!m3 a2.9.K Vl.l.-iS ti KM) 13 days lt'-' ty.ttl ill.! 1.K. 13 days 11 32.334 13'Uli 38,117 Pariah Dog Chase On. Mrs. J. Caughey swore out a warrant Wednesday morning for the arrest of Paul Byerly for harboring a vicious dog, con trary to the ordinances of the city. Coun cilman Kiewlt assisted In having the papers made out. The complainants sy that, although the dog Is vicious and. irre sponsible because of its half breed an cestry, being a mixture betwoen a bulldog and a cur, it Is allowed to roam all over the neighborhood around Twenty-fifth and A streets, causing great anxiety to the sur rounding country, and that Mr. Byerly re fuses to either have the dog confined or killed. City ordinances are strong against the keeping or harboring of a vicious dog in the city limits and the complainants don't care so much to have Byerly arrested as they do to have the dog disposed of or killed. Made City Briefs. A daughter has arrived at the home of Mr. and Mra. Samuel Williams of Thirty. third and li streets. The Royal Highlanders will meet Thurs day night at Odd Fellows' hall for the annual election of officers. A daughter is reported at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James Lewis, .at Twenty fifth street, near tho county line. Kay Hunt and wife of Denver were In the city for a few days and will go to Des Moines to spend Christmas with Mrs. Hunt's parents. Women of the Swedish Baptist church will hold a 10-cent social and auction at the church. Twenty-second and K streets, Thursday night. Frank Bandle, the newly elected register of deeds for Douglas county, has recog nized the claims of South Omaha by ap pointing James C. Austin as chief In his office. The funeral of John Nemeo will be held from the Barrett Undertaking rooms at South Omaha Thursday morning at :30. The Catholic Turners and Foresters will have charge of the arrangements and in terment will be in the Human Catholic cemetery. Mrs. Theodore Tlllotson, Twenty-third and B streets, entertained at whist Tues day evening. Among those present were Mr. and Mrs. Hryson, Mr. -and Mrs. Mcl cholr. Mr. and Mrs. Francis, Mr. and Mrs. Smith. Those assisting Mrs. Tlllotson were Miss King, Miss Pulllam, Miss Raymond and Miss Catherine ADDott. Mrs. Olnna Schaffer writes to the mayor and city council saying that she wlshea :o have the tax on her lot reduced to a basis of last year's assessment. She says that she hss paid 11,062.61 for special taxes. ut she wishes the $141.38 assessed against her property as regular taxes for 1SJ6 reduced 138.75 to a 1904 assessment basis. A mass meeting will lie held to.ilght to consider the sewer bonds and a vote of the citizens will bn taken on the question. It Is the old question as to whether the city or the stock yards company should build the sewer for the creek which une through Albright. Some say to give the aewer bond proposition a lift as it Is the only way out of the dilemma, which will cost the taxpayers a lot of money if the sewer Is not built next summer. P. J. Farrell complains to the city clerk and city attorney that some time ago he entered Into a contract with Hammel, the contractor for the laying of permanent sidewalks, to lay a sidewalk' In 'front of lot W, block 112. for the sum of $71.60. He says that the sidewalk "Is all laid, but he can find no one to pay tils money to, so he wants to pay the city and let it lay In the city treasury until called for. TEN DAYS' MISSION STARTS Archdeacon Webber from Boston Open Services at Trinity Cathedral. Archdeacon Percy C. Webber of Boston started a ten days' mission last evening at j Trinity cathedral. During the mission serv ices will be held every day at 7:30 a. m. land 4 and 8 p. in. This evening the arch deacon will speak of four reasons why tho j Bible Is the word of Ood and of five gnat ! blessings of Christianity. Archdeacon Web ber has an exceptionally clear and ell I modulated voice and is an interesting speaker, both for what he says and how he ' says It. He bespoke for the mission an earnest Interest and hoped for much good to result from the services. "The real charm of life Is being a co worker with God and the more you grow In the Christian life the more you want to do unto others as you would have them do I unto you," said the archdeacop. "In the j use of our energies and talents we should not place money first, nor seek first po litical or social honors, but rather try to honor and glorify Ood, after which It Is well to look to the material things neces sary but not all-Important to our ex istence. The fact that Godliness pays in business was never, more forcibly Illus trated than by recent events of national Interest. The Christian Is the personal friend of a personal Christ." IT. Finish Floors and Woodwork fse only "FLOOR-SHINE" Enamels. Oak. ' Mahogany, Cherry, etc. Sold by Orchard Wllhelm Co. Fine umbrellas. Edholm, Jeweler. Try Dr- Graves' Tooth Powder It is the most effective tooth preservative and cleanser made. Use it for health and economy leaves delicious after taste. Ask your dentist la handy nteta.1 cans or hottlaa, age. Dr Graves' Tooth Powder Co. Three Cbareh Bazars. The Woman's alliance of fnlty church will hold Its annual bazar at the church today and tomorrow, afternoon and even ing, exhibiting many beautiful and useful articles for Christmas gifts snd other pur poses. Supper will be served at o'clock this evening. The women it the Second Presbyterian church will hold a bazar at the church this evening. Dinner will be served at t o'clock. A IS-cent lunch Is to lie served at the First Preabyterfan church, Seventeenth and Dodge streets, on Friday, December 15. from 11:30 a. m. to l.M p. m. Extra tables ro video. Woman Srrlonsly Stabbed. Flora Flippln. a pretty octoroon living at SOI Cass, was stshbed this morning by Vic. tor Kellum, living at the same number. The stabbing occurred at aliout 1 a. m. It appears that Kellum has been living with the girl for some time past, but of late he hss been giving attentions to an other woman. This Miss Kllppln discov ered and she called him to task. He re torted In kind and soon grew angry. He seized a pocketknlfe of large dimension and drove it into her right breast. The knife was dull and left a ragged wound that was very painful. Luckily the knlf only passed through the flesh and did not penetrate the thorax. Her wound bled pro fusely and Kellum, thinking he had killed her. took to his heels and has not been caught as yet. He was a quadroon and was better known as "Jockey Kellum. LIVELY TIME ON NORTH"pLATTE Contractor Bradbury Talks of Con struction Rare with tho Burlington. W. C. Bradbury of Denver Is ' at the Paxtnn. He Is one of the large railroad contractors of the west. He has a con tract for the construction of the North Platte branch of the Vnlon Pacific rail road from Hershey to Northport, a dis tance of 113 miles. Besides this he ha three other contracts, one of which U . the double tracking between Lane and Valley. He says his men are making de termined efforts to get to Northport be fore the Burlington can build a parallel track to Bridgeport, which is just across the North Platte river. Thla rivalry makes thlrgs lively In camp. The wo'k will con tinue all winter. The grading Is well un der way now, though the froat of the last cold wave Interfered considerably. Mr. Bradbury says he Is about read to begin the work of double tracking be tween Lane and Valley. . Railroad Articles Taking Hold tfl Mr. Baker's Ssritts "The Railroad on Triai" is taking hold In presisely the right way. Tha articles are genuinely useful to everybody. The people, the railway men, and tha shippera(all peculiarly inter, ested parties) are getting, through Mr. Dakar, Just what tney want facts and a clear understanding of them Mtnds that would detect and oe closed to an unfair or inaccurate presentation of thi suoject are opening up to Mr. Baker. You will like it. All news star.ds, Kc , $1 a year McCIure's Magazine 44-60 East 23d Street, New York,