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    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: -WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13, m.
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DUNDY AND THOMPSON AFFAIR
Yew York Htrtld Girt Duild Account
'of Why Tkj Quit Hlppodrm. '
FAILURl TO PAY WAS THE CHIEF CAUSE
Omaha Hit frleaa Ar Plasis
teat ' Fir1it ' at
'Fori iMri.''
Thompson And Dundy1 arc ho longer man
ager of th New Tdrk Hippodrome, th
colossal amusement enterprise started by
these two westerners that mad old
Oothsm sit' up and gape. They art atlU
the "big ndlse" at Luna Park, but stories
r falling fortune at thai Coney laland In
futlon have drifted Into Omaha. Llaht
I attendance la said to have been the rule
Lthis summer and there Is a tale of 171,000
I sunk by" Thompson In "mountain gorge"
attraction that haa refused to work Up
2 to date. ' - ' '
Still, while1 It seem fairly certain at this
ui.iiuib m inampnon snq uunay nave
wet reverses, they are by no means down
and out and are planhlng sn all-the-year
round enterprise it fort' George, to be
tailed Vanity 'Fair' is'ln acres of
ground 'already hsve been purchased for
this affair; which Is' another project of
unusual novelty. ' '
As Bclp DanAy 'grew 'up In Omaha and
started his career fiere,' the doings of him
self and Frederick Thompson have always
been keenly watched In this city.
This Is ' the story the New York Herald
print on the subject!
Those whit" are familiar with sfrsira in
amusement circles In this city expressed no
surprise yesterday when it 'Was officially
announced that ihe firm of Thompson
Kundy hnd retired from the management
of-the New-York Hippodrome. Humors of
the intention of the two young men who
successfully established the largest amuse
ment enterprise, in the world to give up the
manogcment have been current for several
inontns. Ktorles that there has been a mis
understanding between Thompson & lundy
hihI thoee who are financing the Hippo-'
drome company nre denied by all concerned.
There ar several reasons given for the
teslgnatlons of Messrs. Thompson and
Dundy. It was stated officially that they
have retired fwmi th active management
of the IUpiHvTrme lir ordeKtO devote their
, w uin' i mi pa enterprises . in liie
Va amusemevw'-flWit wtrteh Have been neglected
through th1iye mohnf of work and time,
- necessary tn tttrfnianaa-emenf of the HIdiio.
nrome. while this Is the reason given byi
umcers or me company and Mr Thompson
for the rtftigj if Is said that 'the t'nited
Btatss Realty company,. John W. Gates,
Harry 8. Hl7-lran' other'nromlneht finan
cier are Yp'sestlsfted with the returns thoy
are getting m the cfcpltal tnev inverted- '
It is sald'thst the financial' interests 1 of
the concern are dissatisfied becau no divi
dend has heeft declared on their holdings,
although ttre' 'receipts have been up to -oil
expectations.-' These' men look St the re
turns from' a "business standpoint, and It ia
Buld take exception to many of the expenses
Incurred In -the last Season. Mr, Thompson
denied 'yestndiiy that there was any fric
tion between himself and Mr. Gates owing
to the Itirge expense bill Incurred on Mr.
Thompson's recent trip to Europe In search
of feat ti res for the Hippodrome shoe. .
iatsgc I' Eatertalasneat.
After a meeting of the board of dlrectora
of the Hippodrome cpmpany the other day
LunuKiiijf BiHftfmeni was issueo:
"At a meeting of th' Board of Directors
nf the New York Hippodrome, held today,
a . McsNt'S. ThomiSnofr anil ri.in.tv nrai.nl ..1
t j"' rejUgnatlons as officers, directors and
jswrilnBger 01' the New York Hippodrome
Mild the MiXyttl " 'al,' a ii.r r( .... Vi . u i -
Tnnmiwon dnd Dundy are desirous of conr
, y nniraiim tncir energies upon tneir other
I nmuscinent enterprises. Including Luna
U i'urk, and, )he .management of the New
I ioik Hippodrome is now In the hands of
t - i lie present officers of the Hippodrome com
pany. At the meeting W. H. Chescbrough
w clcftvd .president. The now omcers of
the company announce that It is not con
templated to.nwUte any change in the style
of entertainment to be giyen at the. Hippo
drome hereafter." . - ,
l"i' lcrUk,Xinw)aik.ski to -a .Herald re-
iiui'ieivi r. ,vs "t-tt 'in i- ?- i- ..."VI
'"I'hcie Is iw foundation whatever for the
hio Hint Mr. Dundy and I have resigned
tluotigli friction with the people who are
hacking- the Hippodrome. Mr. Dundy and
1 tnmHirternd tgivtng up the' management
aliout six months ago, but decided to hold
nft until later. Now, after 1 had arranged
fr the entire, production of the show up to
Jn vmi y 1 next and matters a'ere In auch
sh..e tlist very tittle will have to be'ac
omiillMhetl hyi th new "management, I
thought if- Mi best time to-retire and I did
so. Mr. "Dandy and I have purchased nine
aOren of ground In Fort George and f have
ln-en trying to find opportunity for perfect
ing plans for a large year-round enterprise
which we Intend to start there by next
April or May..--'.,
Wwk TM JMsrh for lllm.
' have -found that between working on,
these plans and attending to my duties at
j the Hippodrome and lAina
I too much work. 1 have bt
Jork from'riTteen to Mghti
1 Kince I .tin Vark ipeied.
the Hippodrome and lAina fark I have had
ve neen compelled to
teen tiotirs a day
. and although I
like work if I go on at that rate 1 will soon
have to give up. .!:
-Aft(iou(rti I tigve' gtven up the active
management of the Hippodrome, I still re
tain nn Interest' In M, from a sentimental
as well a a Ouanclal standpoint. I take
pride Jn ajiyim that Mr. Dundy and myself
have succeeded In eatabtlxhlng the greatest
amuseinenr enterprise In the world and now
leave It Jn , the very best condition and on
a good, paying basts. Aside from this we
stjll hold fcyinpo Interest In the company.
I have been reluctant to leave the Hippo
drome, but when I conceived the Idea of
the-Vanity .Fair project at Fort George,
about MX months ago, 1 foupd that t could
nt give-the Yiecessary" time and attention
to all the enterprises.
In repudiating the stories that there was
dlSMtisfactiAri.W'ith the financial adminis
tration of the Hippodrome, Mr. Thompson
produced S. statement from the auditor of
the company which shows net Income for
I the last season or more tnan 3M).onn. rnia
i is 'up to April 14, and the -sum will be'ln--s
w . rtsed when .the May proflta are added.
mm
i lenses
re Lhnukcturcd Ex
clusively Jjy lis and cost
only ab out hnlf th"s prirt
of ; othWfjeases ,cf a
sec them. ,,r, 1 7
"lilTESOX .METHOD"
ilUl.ESOS OPTICAL CO.
311 th I6tk Strt
. Factory on'the premise.
After Mr. ThempVn eofw-l red the Idea of
tne Hippodrome and Mr. Iueiy nd
financed the enterrrtse the around was
leased from the United fttatee Realty com
pany for suty-slx yesra. and the bollcMng
constructed by the Fuller Construction
company.
Bonds to the amount of II . sen, inn were Is
sued for the construction of the building.
When It was flnlphed the cost was found
to be tl.tno.ono. This, with the coat of the
firodaetloa the first season, made a large
ndebtedneas which had- to be overcome.
OLD FRONTIERSMAN ROBBED
David 1. fovea try. Aged Mas sf the
. West, Aaeaalted by
Taaga. -
Dairld V. Coventry, an aged ficetchman
with an Interesting history, la being cared
for In the matron's department at the city
jail. Coventry was assaulted and robbed
under the Tenth street viaduct Monday
evening by two footpads, who dealt their
victim several blows with knuckles and
took 1109 Jewelry and personal trinkets.
The police have a fair description of the
culprits, a Coventry said ha happened into
a Tenth street saloon and drank several
glasses of beer at a table with the men
who later robbed him.
Coventry came to Omaha from Idaho
Saturday evening and stopped at the Union
hotel on his way to Chicago and Washing
ton. He said his purpose In stopping here
was to locate Jamea Flynn. whom he knew
In Omaha during 1M4.
Coventry is 0 years of age, small and
etorky. He wears his hair in braids and
talks Interestingly of the west, where he
has spent most of his life ss a scout,
hunter and trapper. He has been writing
for papers for thirty-five years under the
non de plumes of "Wilder, do Davie" and
"Wllder-No-Name." Most of his contri
butions have been for publication in
Oreat Britain. He ha kept a diary for
forty yeara and smoked tobacoo fifty
years. He ssid he haa the history of his
life with him In manuscript form and is
going to have It pubjlshed by a Chicago
firm. Coventry' Is well provided with
funds, notwithstanding' his loss of Mon
day night. His relatives are all dead, so
far ss he ran learn.
Although he haa been forty years In the
west with the Indians and frontiersmen,
he said he had never been held up by foot
pads until Monday evening, and would
have'given the men a fight with, his re
volver had he had Jialf a chance, but the
nnr sneaked up on him, one on each side,
and Slugged him unawares. ' .
One of tjte articles stolen from, him was
a small revolver presented him on leaving
Idaho a few week ago. . He valued the
wespon highly foi its associations. He
also lost a small tin box containing three
personsl letters, the epistles and recepta
cle having an Inestimable value to him, he
declared.
Coventry's Injuries were not serious.
ORPHEUM CIRCUIT IS BETTER
President Meyerfeld Tells of Improve
aaeats Made for Patrons In
Many Cities. '
M. Meyerfeld. ;r president of the' Or
pheum circuit, psssed through Omaha Tues
dsy going to San Francisco on w the Over
land Limited. Ha arrived on an early "train
and rpent the time looking over the great
Improvements in Omaha, with which hs was
Impressed. " '
"We are building an uptown theater In
Ban Francisco which will be a model," aald
Mr. Meyerfeld, "and will not try to save'
expense In making It absolutely modern in
every particular. I have Just closed a deal
which will be of Interest to - tha theater
going people of Omaha, as It enlarges the
facilities 'st -our oommsnd for getting at
tractions. - W have Joined In booking with
Keith. Froctor Foil and Kohl Cable, mak
ing. ,over. forty theaters under one booking
bgeacy,; and--thus Insuring -better attrao
Hons all 'around 'and' making a chain" of
houses frn" coast to coast. "- ' '
"As ynu know, Dundy Thompson have
given up .the Hippodrome. Their idea of
putting on the best did not coincide with
the idea of John W- Gates and the other
financiers, who demanded large dividends
on their money. They made the Hippo
drome the finest in the world and have the
prestige. They hsve spoiled New Yorkers
until they will still, demand something
grand. The electric lighting effects on the
Hippodrome were the finest in the world.
"Manager Relter will see to t that the
OVnsha house Is completely remodeled for
the opening this fall."
COUNTY EQUALIZERS , MEET
ifonra Organises and is Beady to Hear
rnssplalnts Abont Pnblle ' .
Taxes.
The County 'Board of ' Equalisation met
Tuesday morning and 'organised for a siege
with people who think their ta'xeS are too
high by electing F. "J. Tralnor chairman.
Charles Toungers,' who nerved the county
sa bailiff of the grand Jury, was chosen
messenger. The board did not get farther
than the routine business of organisation
before adjournment. - The way protests
have been piling up Indicates the beard will
nave an u csn ao to nmsn up its ousiness
before 'June M, the time allotted to, It by
law.'- ' ' ' .1' '.'',.
The county-attorney, has been asked to
give the board an opinion as to whether
th board haa the ' right to add to the
valuation of real estate the Increase due
to publle Improvements, such as paving and
other street Improvements. The law pro
vide that rsal estate shall be appraised
for asssssir.snt only once In four rears.
but It klso make provision for assessing
annually the Increase due to improvements.
The board Is In doubt as to whether this
would give them the power to increase the
valuation of property along a street which
had been paved since the last assessment
or not. They have also asked for an opin.
Ion a to whether or not they can decresse
valuation on real estate,.
The equalisation board conaiat of the
county commissioners, ths county clerk and
the assessor.
- Terrible Disaster Averted.
The terr'ble disaster of nervous break
down, caused by dyspepsia, Is gverted by
Kleotno tuttsrs. wq. Guaranteed. For
sals by Bherman St MoConnell Drug Co.
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
1 Charles Weston of Hsv Serines, for.
merly auditor of stst and one of the re
publican sjubeieiatorUl candidates, Js a
guest at tne Miiiaro. , . .
.Railway Notes and Personals.
J.'P. Rlekle. city ticket sgent of ths
Minneapolis St. Louis at Minneapolis, i
tn ths city.
Charles A. Moore of the Ssnta Fe. A.
Dulohery of the Mexican Central and Bum
Irimer of the. Santa Fe at ' Ds Molnea
bra passenger men- in the city,
Bad weshoate on the Northern Pacific
have 'made -it .-necessary- r thst road to
run its through trains vis tne Burlington
from Billings through Omaha and over the
northwestern to St. Paul. Five traina were
avnaduled to come this wsy Tuesday.
V. K. Labbe. cttv ticket ssent tof tha 11,1
nois Central at Council Bluffs, has been
promoted to the city ticket office at Bloux
my to sucve4 tt. c. lamer, wno has been
appointed commercial agent. K. A. Busby
will be transferred from Fort Dodge to
A. B. Smith, assistant general passenger
agent of the Northern Paclflc. Is in ths city
Woking after the passengers who and been
switched around this way because of the
wsshnuts on ths Northern Pact no east of
Billings. "The opening of the Crow reser
vation I sttrSA-ling attention all over the
country. - said Mr. Smith. "We placed
some advertisements through the middle
slate with I Us result our t.ieago office is
averaging over m inquiries per day. W
are si.uniauiig aa enwrmaua aioveuiesil to
tost opening.
CITY FOOD LAWS TOO WEAI
Psrmit Any Kind of Heat tad Animals to
Ba Brought la.
ASSERTION OF THE VETERINARIAN
Rassaeelottl say Section (si Oil of
the Ordinance gknnla Ho Ri
Stored to Make l.nw
Effective.
City Veterlnsrlan Ramacclottl appeared
before the genersl council committee Mon
day afternoon to make a statement with
reference to the agitation for a better
meat and food Inspection demanded by the
butchers' snd grocers' aasoclatlons. He
admitted the present methods are not
thorough and declared that a special Id
spec tor, equipped with horse and buggy,
should be authorised to look after all edi
bles except meat. Ths latter, he Con
tended, should be taken care of by tbe
combined city veterlnarlsn and meat In
spector, a at present, but he urged that
existing ordinances be strengthened to
give that officer more power and wider
Jurisdiction.
Chairman Bedford asked the veterinarian
to make a memorandum of his suggestions
and hand it to Assistant City Attorney
Dunn, who hss charge of ths new food
Inspection regulations.
Ordinance Change to Salt.
Dr. Rsmacciottl complained that two
years ago during the packing house strlks
the meat inspection ordinance had been
emasculated to permit local butcher . to
bring animals Into the city for slaughter
ing. The ordinance In Its original form
had been as good as rTiat in fore In any
city of the country, he contended. A
amended It made the thsrge that Omaha
Is the dumping ground for flesh of all
kinds psrtly true.
"You can bring anything you want in
the way of meata or animals Into Omaha
now," he said. "The section that wss cut
out of the ordinance certainly should be
restored. We have no adequate way of
getting at the slaughterers or purveyors
of bed meat."
. He told of his exertions in cunning down
men In. Benson and elsewhere who made
a practice of slaughtering horses and sell
ing the dressed meat to saloons and other
sources and of handling "downers" . and
"cripples."
Hire of Thorongh . Inspection.
He said that up to a year ago, when he
suffered . a serious personal misfortune, he
felt sure he had made a very thorough
and efficient Inspection of meats In the
wholesale districts.' I'p to the Isst month
he had been more or less Incspacltated
and had left most of the inspecting to
Marketmaster Gierke. Dr. Ramaciottl said
It had been his custom tq spend two or
three hours in the morning in the com
mission district and to examine the whole
sale meat and fish markets on Tuesday
snd Fridays. He had made an effort to
discover all bad fruits and vegetables, and
this year had condemned something like
SOO.to too cases. of strawberries. He had
never aeen any produce dragged on the
ground In the slime and refuse as re
ported. It was specially, difficult, he as
aerted, to discover unfit canned goods or
other produots In wholesale groceries and
he had to rely largely on "tips" of pro
posed sales of goods at less than cost
prices to run down things of the kind
and make condemnations.
Where the Meat Cnine From.
With reference to the quantity of meat
said to have been rejected at Council Bluff
and brought, to Omaha not Jong ago. Dr.
Rammacclottl said this wss an error; that
It had come from a "kosher" market a,nd
sent to both Omaha and Council Bluffs, the
inspectors In each city rejecting and de
stroying It.
In response to a question from Council
man Jackaon asking if "any sensible bust
nets man" could not. Inspect meat with as
good results as a veterinarian, the officer
said not. lie said that all of the large
cities require Inspectors to be veterinarians
snd that meat Inspection Was .a branch of
ths science as now taught. He explained
that he treated the horses In the fire and
police, department aa well ss In pec ted
meata and other foods. Tie denied state
ments ha said lie had heard been made that
he received his meat free from the packers
or "stood in" with them: He bought meat
for his own use at the wholesale markets,
but declared he always psld for It and that
the books of the wholesale houses would
so show. Retailers hsd offered to give him
meat for nothing, but he had refused, . he
asserted.
With reference to statements that he had
not visited certain markets for a long time,
he said this was true, as he had found
some place conducted by men' with high
sense of personal responsibility. ' He had
satisfied himself that these place were
properly conducted and devoted himself to
markets where there were well-grounded
reasons for suspicion. He had never at
tempted to Inspect grocery stores, but he
believed that all meat market and gro
ceries should hsv regular Inspections.
Jess, the Month for Health.
Nature, a if resllzlng the trying effect
the sultry day of July and August have
upon humanity, precedes them -with the
healthiest month of all the year. In which
the system may fortify Itself against dis
ease. Every family should follow the ex
ample set by nature and be prepared for
cholera morbus and diarrhoea by procuring
a supply of Chamberlain' Colic, Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy. This medicine has
never been known to fall In any esse of
this kind and Is almost certain to be needed
before th summer 1 over. Buy It now.
Peansrlvnnta-New York Service.
The New York passenger, servloe of the
Pennsylvania railroad system Is excellent
and accommodating, with it up-to-date
train running Hhrough to New Tork from
Chicago. These faat traina are extensively
known aa tha New Tork Special, the Key.
stone Express, th Manhattan limited, the
Pennsylvania Special (ls-hour train from
Chicago to New Tork) and the Pennsylva
nia Limited. There are nine trains dally
from Chicago to Pittsburg ovsr the Penn
sylvania line.
Inquiries Invited and questions cheerfully
answered by C. L. Kimball, assistant gen
eral passenger agent Pennsylvania lines.
No. t Sherman street, Chicago. I1L
Inperh Servloe, Splendid Soeaery. .
enroute to Niagara Palls, Muskoka and
Kawartha Laksa, Georgian Bay and Te
magaml. Region, Bt. Lawrence River and
Rapids. Thousand Islands, Algonquin Na
tional Park, Whit Mountain and Atlantic
sea coast resorts, via Grand Trunk Rail
way System. Double track Chicago to
Montreal and Niagara Falls. N. T.
For copies of tourist publications and de
scriptive pamphlets spply to Geo. W. Vaux.
A. Q P. T. A., 1 Adam St., Chicago.
Bo to Hew lorn on rwe Lohta-lu
Double track scznlc highway. Coaaaeu
at Buffalo or Niagara Pall with all Una
from th went.
Writs passenger department, Lehigh Yak
wyR.R.tUI South Clark hV. Chisago, Ili
Chlangr and ftetora glg.M.
Via ILXJNOIS CENTRAL RAIL-ROAD.
Tickets ea sal June 10th - 11th and UK a.
Good returning until Jans) 17th. Tickets
aad further taiprmaUoq at Cltf Ticket
Office, 1 Farnara Bt r"-n
j WATCHU-Frcnser. JU aiid Dodge su
ROTES 01 CMAIU SOCIETY.
A pretty wedding was thst of Mr. George
Rldgley Wright and Miss Georgia Beatrice
Tannery, daughter of Mrs. Lucy Tenjiery,
which wss solemnised last evening . at I
o'clock at th Knox Presbyterian church.
Rev. M. V. Hlghy performing th cere
mony, in the presence of about Vt guests.
Th. chureh waa prettily decorated .with
asparagus ferns and palms. Mr. Charles
Cock presided at the organ and rendered
a program of appropriate selections pre
ceding the entrance of the bridal party
and also during the ceremony. Promptly
t th appointed hour, as he began the
strain of the "Lohengrin Wedding
March," th wedding party erftered, the
groom and hla best man. Dr. Lee Van
Camp entering at the right and swatting
the approach of the bridal procession from
tha left. First cam tha ushers. Dr. Brun
Ing and Mr. LJndsey, followed by the four
bridesmaids,. Misses . A r line McSachron,
Marjorl McEachron, Jessl Elllngwood
and Bertha Elllngwood, gowned alike In
white, with pink tulle bows, long pink
gloves and pink shoes and carrying bou
quets of pink sweet pea and Bridesmaid
roses. Then came the rlngbearer, little
Miss Phyllis Hunter. In a dainty white
dress, carrying the two rings on a whits
satin pillow, followed by th maid of
honor, Miss Adalln Roehng, who wore a
gown of yetlow figured -organdy nd car
ried marguerites. The bride, who entered
with ber brother, Mr. Paul Tennery, waa
gowned In whit organdy, trimmed with
Valenciennes lace. . A long tulle veil fell
to the hem of her gown and her bouquet
waa a shower of Brld' rose. A recep
tion from 1:30 to 10 : o'clock followed at
th homo of the bride' -mother, 251? North
Ftfteenth street, about ISO guests being
present. The rooms were prettily .dec
orated with pink carnation and ferns.
Punch was served by Mis Earllne Valen
tine of Detroit,, Mich., and Miss Stella
Huestls. ......
Mr. and Mrs. Wright left for a wedding
trip In the west and after July 1 will be
at home at North Fifteenth-street.
The young couple have a host of friends
and were the recipients, of many beautiful
gifts. The groom has been, connected with
the business office of The, Bee for some
time. . . -k,,- -
On of Jhe most .enjoyable affair . ever
given by the Omaha chapter of th Daugh
ters of the American Revolution was the
lawn party given laat evening at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Wilhelin, 30? South
Thirty-eighth aveuue. During the evening
a short business session was held, when
Mrs. Bamuel Rees presented the chapter
with a handsome gavel formed of the five
varieties of wood used Jn, the construction
of the battle ifhlp Nebraska,, the gavel being
made In the manual training department of
the Omaha High school under the direc
tion of Mr. J. B. Wigmsn. The besutlful
lawn was brilliantly Illuminated with clecfc
trio lights In Japanese lanterns and a
stringed orchestra stationed In the balcony
of th residence played ..throughout the
evening. Punch was served by Mr. Nancy
Battln, and at a late ' hour refreshments
were served by Mrs. Wtlhelm, assisted by
Misses Alexander, Aull, , Adams, Fannie
Adams and Mesdames Barker. Barkalow,
Barr, Blake and Brown. About one hun
dred guest .were present j .. . . '
Miss Grace Rohibpugh,., sponsor of Com
pany A, Omaha High school battalion, en
tertained , the - company jtyioet, delightfully
last evening at her. home, yiao South Thir
tieth avenue. Music and .games were the
amusements of .the evening. , .The rooms
were prettily .decorated, with. rflags and the
color of ttye cqmpn,yre4 and blue. ,M1b
Rohrbougu was , aaalsWM by ..Miss -Olive
Hammond, -Miss Olive kerf Miss ' Irene
Jaynes, Miss Eleanor JatHiUhr Miss -Myra
Breckenridge,. Miss Lit la' Rohrbpugh, Miss
Alice McCullough and -Miss Margaret Ken
nedy. About seventy guest were present. -
Miss Alwlllna Hale, the daughter of Mr.
-.nd Mrs. E. 8. Hale,. celebrated iter -ninth
birthday last Friday c her: home, 3034
North Nineteenth street, by . entertaining
her little friends at a lawn party. She re
ceived many . beautiful presents, among
them a piano from her parents.
Mrs. Edwin Haney left yesterday after
noon for Peoria, 111., to pend two weeks
with relatives.
Miss Curtis entertained Informally at sup
per on Sunday evening at the Country -club
In honor of Mrs. Crairr of .Springfield, O.
Ths other guests were: Mr., and Mrs. F.
A. Brogsn. Mr. and . Mrs..-Arthur. Herbert
of New Tork.. Miss Daisy Doane, Messrs.
Charles Saunders, -Captain. Doane, Earl
Gannett. W. E. Martin.
Mlsa Marie Mol)le. entertained at supper
at the Country club Sunday evening. Her
guests were; Mr. and Mr. Sam Burns, Jr.,
Misses Brady, Ella Ma Brown, , Messrs.
Ed George, Eira Millard, Stockton Hetb.
Mrs. J. J. Mahooey and Miss Mahoney
entertained at supper Sunday evening for
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Kipllnger, whose wed
ding occurred laat Wednesday. Tho table
was decorated In pink and white. Covers
were laid for Mr. and Mrs. Kipllnger, M sse
Janet Chambers, Dorothy uocke of Chicago,
Ethel Conant, Elsie Wiggins. Grace Co
nant. May . Mahoney, Messrs. Edward
Creighton, Arthur . Lewi. Harry Reed,
Frank Mahoney, Denton, Slaughter, Tom
Chsmbers, McClure. .
Miss Ma Naudaln, the young Omaha
woman who has been very successful on
the stage, ha arrived to visit Mr. E. V.
Lewi and Mis Lewis far several weeks.
Miss Stella Huestls ., entertained the
Wright-Tennery bridal party at a most
delightful Informal affair Thursday even
ing. Mr. and Mra. O. W. Hoobler will occupy
the residence of Dr. Foot at 202 South
Thirty-first avenue during the summer.
Mrs. C. H. McElhlny 4s entertaining Mra
H. A. Cohen and Mis Helen Conless of
San Francisco.
H. P. Whttmore and family will leave
In a few days for Europe, where they will
remain until October.
Miss Leona Blakemore oi -Weeping Water
Is th guest of fiends In Omaha.
In honor of Mrs. Offutt. who leave the
laat of the week for Europe, Mrs. C W.
Hull gav a delightful luncheon at - the
Country club yeeterday, The - table was
decorated with field flower and was laid
for Mrs, A. C. Smith, Mrs. R. B Howell,
Mrs. M L Learned, Mrs. Howard Bat
drtge, Mrs. M. T. Barlow. Mrs. Richard
Currier, Mrs. Offutt and Mrs.. Hull. -
Mrs. J. Peterson hss gone to Cincinnati
to spend two month with relatives and
friends. ' " u ' 1 ' ' '
Mrs. John A. 'Wakefield was hostess at a
delightful bridge party yesterday afternoon
at her bom at 296 Farnam street Tho
gam was played at six tables, the prises
being won by Mrs. Congdon and Mrs.
Blackwsll. The room were prettily dec
orated with roses. Assisting were Miss
Brady, Mlsa Ell Ma Brown and Mrs. W.
T. Robinson.
Miss Jeanne Wskefleld will entertain 'at
bridge tomorrow afternoon tri honor rf Mrs.
Arthur Kaellne.
Tbe wedding of Miss Gladys Hart' to
Mr. Earl .-Hlggtn will 'be solemnised
Wednesday afternoon at th horn of th
bride' parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. 8. Hart,
4304 Burdette street. Only Intimate friends
will be present.
Mrs. Joseph Poltar will give a kitchen
shower' tomorrow in honor of Miss Nina
Townsend.
HATTED IN FINE STYL2 for 1.00
WAY LAST DECEMBER WE LAID THE PLANS AND PLACED THE ORDERS
THAT NOW ENABLE OMAHA MEN TO TREAT THEIR HEADS TO $1.50 SUMMER
COVERS TOR $1.00.
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STRAIGHT BRIMS
NEWEST STYLES.
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BELLEYUE COLLEGE S WEEK
Oommtnoement Celebration ii Attracting
Much Looal Attention.
BALL GAME AND CLASS PLAY LEAD OFF
Student Entertnln Large Crowd
from the City and Promise Mnrli '
More Daring Next Three
Days.
With tiunday legati the t wenty-slxth an
nual commencement exercises of Bellevuu
college and they will continue during this i
week, closing with the alpmnl banquet
Thuisday evening. The proceedings really
began Saturday evening with the annuul
recital first purt, Sunday following with
the baccalaureate sermon by President Guy
". Wadsworth In' the morning and the
baccalaureate address Sunday evening by
Rev. Marcus P. McClure.
Monday afternoon the athletic compe
titions began with the annual base ball
contest between the collegiate team and
the preparatory team, which waa witnessed
by a large crowd of spectators. Including
many from Onjaha. The lineup of the game
was as follows:
Collegiate.
Crossinan
K earns
lianiblln
Tollea
Shellady
Rice
Olffln.s.
St. Clere
Bullenlterger.
Dr. Wilcox
Positions.
Catch
Klrst
.... Right
Short
Third
Second . . .
Pitch
Center...,
Left
Preparatory.
Dow
Hassett
Alcolt
Martin
... Wadaworth
Hart
Marvel
Brown
Stowal
umpire.
The contest wss for the president's cup
and was won by the Colleglates In a scven
Innlng game by a score of 8 to 0.
Class Piny In tha Evenlnir.
The class day exercises were held at
the auditorium In Clarke hall Monday
evening and consisted of a pleasing and
well rendered clasa play entitled, "The
Hum-Bug."- The improvised stage was
prettily decorated with oak leaves and
evergreen, and the auditorium was crowded
to its utmost capacity with students snd
their friends from Bellevue, Omaha and
Fort Crook.' The program stated thst the
play "was the latest comedy, .from the
pen of Sophocles Euripides, produced under
the personal direction of J. A. Whltmore."
Those participating In the production were j
Archibald Manley as Judge, Clifford Eden
aa dean of Columbia Medical college, Al
bert Russell and Anthony Harrison ss
attorneys, Edwin James as barUrr, Walter
Chrston as ranchman,. Miss Irene Seward
as president of the Woman's Suffrage as
sociation. Miss Glulia Grace' as stenogra
pher. Miss Cora Cadiz, Miss Edythe Janet
and Miss Mary Reynolds as delegates, :
with newsboys, Jurymen, bailiffs, etc. ,
Place, city of Baskervllle. Time, 1903 A. D. J
Program In Prospect.
Tuesday morning the annual meeting of I
the board of trustees of the college will be 1
held and In the afternoon a series of ath
letic exercises will be held on the college
field, including putting the shot, tonnls
finals, running, pole vaulting, hammer
throwing and Jumping. Tuesday evening
the second rrt of the snnual recital will
be given at the Presbyterian church.
On .Wednesday will occur the art exhibit
In the library nt Clarke hall and In tho
afternoon the library reception will be
given. The laboratories will be open both
Wednesdsy afternoon and evening. Dur
ing Wednesday afternoon the alumni base-1
ball game will be played, followed by th
Junior promenade.
Thursday morning, beginning at 10 o'clock,
the commencement exercises will be held
at the Presbyterian church. The gradu
ating class consists of fourteen member,
and the graduating addres will be deliv
ered by Rev. Henry C. Swearlngen, IX V.
Luncheon will be served by Rev. Qeorgo
Williams of the class of '96. Thursday af
ternoon and on Thursdsy evening the
alumni banquet will be given at Fontanel')
hall.
There are at present IV) students attend
ing the college, of which about eighty are
young women. The college term will closo
June 14, and will resume about September
.
OLD HOME T0BE REBUILT
Connt Creighton Will Repnlr the
Stately I.nndmark Dam
aged by Fire.
John A. Bchenk, brother-in-law of Count
Creighton, said Tuesday morning the
Creighton home at Twentieth and Chicago
streets will be made habitable and the
old landmark preserved. The Insurance
ha not been adjusted. The amount of
Insurance carried on the place was tlt.OOO.
Count Creighton Is still at . the springs at
Mount Clemens, Mich., and Is not expected
to return before two weeks, by which
time most of the evidence of the recent
fire will have been removed.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
The city haa Issued a per nil t to Ernest
HodKes for a fl.7u0 frame dwelling at Twenty-third
and Hrowne streets.
Ourdon W. Wattles will address the Real
Estate exchange on "The Future of the
financial Condltlona" Wsdneaday at Ita
noon meeting.
Immigrant Inspector Mansfield Is on his
rosd to New York City with sn insane
pauper from IJncoln, who is ordered de
ported back to Germany.
Charles K Iilttel has begun suit for di
vorce from his nlfe, Mary. He charges her
with unbecoming conduct at their home In
the Rex rooming house. South Omaha.
They were married In January, IbMs, at
Pender.
Georgle Loupnae. a French grisette. fr
three or four yeara a resident of Omaha,
la to be sent to New Tork City as a witness
against Joaeph Touchard, a Frenchman,
who la under arrest there on the chargs of
Importing women into the United States
for immoral purpose.
H. K. Fredrlckson returned home Monday
from a trip In the Thomas "Flyer" which
he sold to Edward Rank of Fort Dodge,
la. The party left Omaha Saturday morn
ing, going by way of Storm lake and ar
rived at Fort ldge In the evening, having
covered a distance of 2tl mile.
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CROPS GOOD INJOTH STATES
Conditions Along: the Burlington a
Sebrnslin and Wyoming- are
Reported Knvornble.
So far as the Burlington crop reports go
conditions In Nebraska and Wyoming are
good. In Nebraska this showing is made:
The ground throughout this district Is be
coming dry. There are few places, if any,
where vegetation is suffering greatly, but
on the other hand, there arc no places
where more rain would not be very accept
able: On two eastern divisions, and, in fact,
on all divisions of the district, winter
wheat Is still In very fair condition. Re
ports indicate that It Is In bext condition
on IJncoln division, next best on Wyniore
dlviaioii and trilrit,b.M on M.-Cook division.
The. places needing rain must on Wyniore
division are eouth of Kulo, on Iiucoln divi
sion, perhaps. In the vicinity of Kearney,
and on Mcfook division rnln is much
needed on main line, Kenesaw to Wray.
The winter wheat straw Is very1 generally
short because of lack of moisture and In
some places the wheat heads are short.
With a fair amount of rain tor the next
fifteen days there Is no reason wliv the
wheat crop may not lie equal to or above
the aveiaae crop; If we fall to got rains
during tiiat period tne crop will be below
the ai-erage. Tho eland- of wheat when It
started this spring was especially good and
the grain in very vigorous condition. Stall
ing in that condition the crop will not be
Injured by dry weather aa quickly aa It
would with an unfavorable start. There is
no duubt that in places the crop has al
ready been damaged by dry weather.
Weather uil to mis time has been exceed
ingly favorable for corn except that nights
have been to cool. Very generally the
corn has been thoroughly cultivated In
many places It has leen plowed the second
time, liie dry weather has been favorable,
for corn and nowhere has the crop suffered
for moisture. While the plant Is small It
needs cultivating moru than anything else,
and with plenty of rain In Juiy and Au
gust prospects for corn could hardly be
better than they are today. During the
last few yeara the months of June have
been so wet that corn fields have grown
up to weeds and corn has suffered because
of not having been, thoroughly cultivated
while the plant is small. There is no
doubt that the weather has been exc.-ed-Inicly
favorable for cum up to the present
time.
Prospect throughout the JI"trtct are at
present time fur a short crop of oats and a
failure in many places if the dry weather
continues very much longer. The weather
has been both pool and dry, hoth of which
conditions are unfavorable fcr spring grain.
What la true of oats is practically true of
siring wheat. In places here and there
Indications ure for a full crop, out gener
ally speaking, indications for this crop are
not good.
The weather so far has been favorable for
potatoes. Proepects are excellent.
The first crop of alfalfa haa generally
been cut and waa fully up to the average..
Ths second crop I beginning to grow, hut
everywhere needs rain. Pastures so fur
have yielded fair amount of feed for stock,
but are quite generally suffering, and un
let we should have rain soon will suffer
very greatly.
The suKur beet crop is In excellent con
dition mherever It U raised In this district.
There are no unfavorable reports.
The crop of cherries Is unusually heavy.
Stawberiies snd other small fruits have
been very materially cut short by dry
weather.
Mandnnans tioes Over. '
Because John P. Breen and W. H. Her l
man are engaged In trying a case in Judge
Ittdick a court the mandamus case to
compel the .county clork to place tho
names of candidates for delegates to the
republican convention on th primary bal
lot In alphabetical order was postponed
until Ttiursoay morning, when It will be
brought up brror three equity Judges
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