Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, December 20, 1906, Page 5, Image 5
(THE OrATIA DAILY BEE: THURSDAY, irrcmmEK 31, .a T i k 15 ) i .1 Ira HaCS BIW If1111" ilff 't IVe Are Running Two Stores Tis Week ILLER, STEWART & BE A TONS' New Store kt3-i5-1T South 16th Street, corner Howard Street Is now open and car loads of NEW FURNITURE is being unpacked and placed on display as last as possible. You will find here many articles for suitable CHRISTMAS 6f TS. CALL AND SEE THE NEW STOCK At our old store, 1315-17-19 Farnam St., we are closing out at big discounts all our stock of FURNITURE, CARPETS, RUGS and DRAPERIES. This is the last week of our REMOVAL SALE. Take advantage of this opportunity to secure high class goods at BIG DISCOUNTS. AVe herewith mention some of the bargains sold at a discount of 33 per cent Work Tables, Magazine Racks, Muffin Stands, Tea Tables, Ottomans and Parlor Cabinets. 1 This assortment of goods are offered at 25 per cent discount: Morris Chairs, Odd Davenports, Couches -.f all kinds, Library Tables, Pedestals, Ta bourettes and Stands, Shaving Stands, Ladies' Desks, Music Cabinets, Children's Furniture and Kitchen Cabinets. This assortment of goods at 20 per cent discount: Oak, Mahogany and Reed Rockers, Bedroom Furniture, Medicine Cabinets, Dining Room Furniture, Ilall Racks, Iron and Brass Beds, Bedding and Springs. All Odd Pieces of Parlor Furniture closed out at 30 per cent discount. Miller, Stewart (81 Beaton 1315-17-19 FARNAM STREET. REPORT OF THE COMMISSION Interstate Commerce of United State u Told by Cffloiali. CAR SHORTAGE GREATEST FEATURE WklU OommlMloa Has Ho Authority to Act, It H Don All It Cm to Find Remedy. "WASHINGTON, Deo. A summary of the report of the Interstate Commerce commission Is as follows: The most important legislation of the year relating to the work of the commission was the paasHge of an act, approved June 20, which amended the act to regulate com merce In various and Important particulars. A Joint resolution adopted on the same day postponed the taking effect of this measure until the 2th of August, and the amended law hus been In force since that time. The scope of the statute has been ma terially enlarged by tills enactment and the powers of the commission substantially The commission does not present any recommendations for further amendment of the regulating statute In this report, but r.iys such amendments as it may concede are necessary will te suomuiea in pocim communications to congress during the present sesBlon. , . The great number of tariffs received since and Just prior to the taking effect of the amended law, and the limited clerical force available for the work, have ren dered Impracticable any detailed compari son of the rates shown In these tariffs compared with those previously In effect, but, from such examination as It has been possible to inHke, It appears that the great majority of the tariff changes have been ' reductions. While the majority of tariffs on file are comparatively simple in arrangement and easily read, a great many are not arranged In such manner as to be readily under stood by persons of ordinary Intelligence, and In some cases they are so complicated tliat It is difficult for even an expert to determine the rates therefrom. With a view to securing greater uniformity and simplicity In tariff construction, the com mission, soon after the passage of the amended law, decided to exercise the authority conferred by law upon It to de termine and prescribe the form In which the schedules required by the act to be kept open to public Inspection shall be pre pared and arranged. Car shortaa-e. The Inability of shippers to procure cars for the movement of their traffic Is the subject of numerous and grievous com plaints which come to the commission from all purts of the country. A car famine pre vails which brings distress In almost every teetlon and In some localities amounts to a calamity. The extraordinary prosperity which everywhere abounds with the high prices obtainable for all classes of com modities have so stimulated production as t yield a volume of transportation bust ru ss which tar exceeds in the aggregate tMe carrying capacity of the railroads. In ft word, the development of private Industry has of late been much more rapid than the Increase of railway equipment. The conditions now existing In the north west, where large quantities of grain re quire Immediate shipment, and In the south west and transmlssourt region, where thousands of live animals are denied move ment to the consuming markets, may Justly be regarded as alarming; while throughout the middle west and Atlantic seaboard the shortage of cars for manufactured articles and miscellaneous merchandise has be come a matter of serious concern. In some coses It is simply a lack of cars, in others Insufficient tracks and motive power, In still others wholly Inadequate freight yards and terminal facilities. The larger roads, which have been In creasing their equipment, as their managers claim, as rapidly as It could be procured, are In many cases refusing to furnish cars for loading to points beyond their own rails, because they are not unloaded and returned within a reasonable time. Fre quently, It Is said, foreign cars are vir tually confiscated by roads which get them Into possession and keep them In use for local service. The surprising statement was recently made by a high official of one of the largest and bent equipped systems that SO per cent of Its cars was then beyond Its control on the lines of other roads. The commission Is without authority un der any existing law to deal effectively with this condition. The regulating power of congress has not been exercised to con trol the physical operations of Interstate railroads, aside from the safety appliance requirements, either as respects the move ment of trains or the supply of equipment. Nevertheless, the commission, without wait ing for further authority, haa commenced an Investigation of this subject with a view to ascertaining Its causes, the conditions In different parts of the country, and the remedies that can be, applied, either volun tarily by the carriers or by the compulsion of suitable enactments. Court Proceedings. The report shows twenty-one civil cases pending In the courts for enforcement of the regulating statute, and a large number of criminal proceedings disposed of or In stituted during the year. The fines lm- fiosed upon corporations and individuals n proceedings Involving criminal violations amount to several hundred thousand dol lars, and two persona were sentenced to Imprisonment. blnce the last annual report of the commission waa submitted 1,0M complaints have been filed with the commission. These Include both Informal and formal com plaints, proceedings and Investigations In stituted by the commission upon its own motion and under resolutions of congress. The number of formal cases and Investiga tions instituted during the vear Is eighty two, relating directly to the rates and prac tices of 56 carriers. The nature of these cases and Investigations is set forth In the report. Seventy-three hearings and Investigations have been had in Washington and in nu merous other cities of the United' States, and tn addition to these hearings numerous conferences have been held with railroad officials and with shippers concerning the application of the amended law. Statistics of Railways. For years the commission has published a brief advance report presenting a con densed Income account statement for the operating railway companies In the United States. This preliminary report for the year ending June SO, 1W6, Includes certain returns for 862 railway companies, repre senting an operated mileage of 230.('i.44 miles, or approximately US per cent of the mileage that will be covered by the com plete statistical report for the year. The report shows that the gross earnings of the roads described were $2,31M,7iO.U30, consisting of pasnenger earnings, $118,565, 9S4; freight earnings, $l,64rt,U42,Sii2, and mis cellaneous earnings. JiiO, Jil,24. The gross earnings averaged 110,643 per mile. Thle average Is much higher than the like aver age for any previous year for which the commission naa published a statistical re port. The gross earnings of the railways, as shown In the final report for the year ending June SO, 1906, were 12,082,482,406, or an average of $9,598 on 218,973.61 miles of line. The operating expenses were $1,532,163,163, or $6,&b3 per mile. ' The ratio of operating expenses to earnings, as shown by the pre liminary report, was b6.05 per cent. The same average In the final report for the year 1905 waa 66.78 per cent. This advance report shows that the net earnings of the same roads for the year ending June 30. 1908, were $787,696,877. or $3.50 per mile, and for the year 1905, $690,691,161. The amount reported by the carriers as Income from sources other than operation was 1132,624,982, which amount Includes a few duplications due to the method of ac counting followed by certain of the report ing carriers. The total Income of the operating roads covered by the report was $9J0,221,!63. Against this amount was charged as Interest, rents, betterments taxes and miscellaneous Items the sum of $690,3!.5M, and as dividends the sum of JJJS.Hl.bi'H, leaving a surplus for the year or iioo,4ZB,iOi. tne taxes cnarged to in come during the year were $68,903,288. The final report for the year ending June 30, 19u6. showed a surplus of 189,043,490. The amount of dividends declared In 1906 was 134,248,605 more than that shown for the dividends of practically the same roads in 1906. This preliminary report, as already stated, relates to operating roads only, and does not Include the statement of any dividends paid by leased lines from the Income they received as rent. The dividend declared by the subsidiary leased lines for the year I9i were about J6, 760,000. Accidents. Under the law of March S, 1901, railroads engaged In interstate commerce have made monthly reports to tne commission ot ac ctdents toi passengers and employe for five years. The tremendous Increase In the rolume of freight traffic has put a severe strain upon employes, and tills has often been made the Justification of or excuse for working men unduly long hours, and has led to the employment of many young and In experienced persons. In the matter of long nours tne acciaent reports nave snown in stances or even worse conditions than ex luted In former years. In the item of passengers killed !n col llslons and derailments the record for 1906 I not so bad as that of 1906. Thli Is cause for gratification; but the only real indication of the figures Is that the num ber and severity of great disasters has diminished. The cost of collisions as re ported by the companies, excluding dam ages to property and indemnities paid to or on account of persons killed or Injured, Is $10,669,189, nearly $1,000,000 greater than in 1906. The detailed statement of causes of prom inent collisions and derailments constitutes the most Instructive feature of the acci dent bulletins. The statistical tables only serve to confirm the serious and pressing character of the threefold problem which has been made the chief feature of this department of the last two or three annual reports; (1) the Investigation of accidents; (2) the requirement by law that the block systems shall be used on passenger lines and (3) the regulation by governmental au thority or the evil or overworn ny train men, signalmen and telegraph operators. Personally Conducted lour of Old Mexico. A special party for a thirty-day tour ot Old Mexico, embracing practically all the Important cities and principal point of in tereat, will leave Omaha January. 15. Rate covering transportation, berth and meals only $200.00. For further Information call or address Rock Island City Ticket Office, 1323 Far nam Bt. ROUTES OF NEW CAR LINES Where Extensions and InUrarVani Will Bin Hatter of Much Interest. ONE TRACK MAY TAKE IN PIATTSMOUTH Two Cross-Town Lines and Extension of Tenth Street to Blrer rlew Park May He j Established. Where will the street railway company build Its extensions? This question Is being heard on all sides since the return of the directors from the east and the announce ment of Vice Fresldent Wattles that from six to ten line would be extended within the city limits and two interurbon lines built, one of which would be twenty-flve miles. In length. The improvement clubs will soon be ac tive urging extensions In all section of the city, but where these line will be built will have to be decided by the di rector after they have gone over the ground. The directors will meet January 14. Mr. Wattles announced that the com pany now stood ready to build lines wher ever the director considered the trafflo would Justify the expense or pay Interest on tha Investment. Two lines were built during the last year on which the com pany did not expect to pay expenses for several years, but which were built a a matter of good policy. One of these was to Forest Lawn cemetery and the other to Fort Crook. The latter line was most ex pensive, both for the right-of-way and for the large cut and fills necessary to give a good grade and at the same time to run Into Dellevue In accordance with the wlshea of the citizens of Bellevue. That Cross-Town I.lne. One line for which there has been a great demand for some time Is a cross-town line by which people could move from the north section of the city to the south without the necessity of going through the heart of the city and the extra travel end time It entails. To go from Imnscom park to the north end requires Journeying eight blocks east and eight west, from Twenty-fourth to Sixteenth and back to Twenty-fourth again. Another extension which has been advo cated la the Tenth street line Into River view park. This Is one of the prettiest park in Omaha, with more real attraction and the nearest a person can now get on the cars Is on the Thirteenth street line, which requires walking several blocks. The matter of grading and paving Tenth street will have to be considered In this extension. With the organization of the new Elm wood club and the prospects of reviving the old fair grounds race track and pulling off some summer meets brings up the ques tion of building a track to thl park. The Leavenworth street line now ha a double track to the Holy Sepulchre cemetery," so the distance to be built for thl extension would not be very great. Met Bros, have bought Ruser's park and should the street railway build a line that way It is certain they would fix up the park for an addi tional summer resort which the growing need of the city will soon require. Second Cross Town Line. A line 1 urged to accommodate the people living between Farnam and Cuming streets in the west end of the city. This section 1 being rapidly built up with fine residences and a car line would soon do a big business. Where the interurban are to be run Is a surmise. A twenty-flve . mile line would reach Plattsmouth, which 1 considered a profitable town to go to, Plattsmouth Is busy city with the Burlington shops lo cated there and with plenty of people who would come to Omaha. Ths line is now built to Fort Crook and the extension to Plattsmouth would require the building of ! 9 ' ? f f i TSie Food Value ofi a-Soda Cracker You have heard that some foods furnish fat, other foods make muscle, and still others are tissue building and heat forming. You know that most foods have one or more of these elements, but do you know that no food contains them all in such properly balanced proportions as a good soda cracker The United States Government report showj that soda crackers contain less water, arc richer in the muscle and fat elements, and have a much higher per cent of the tissue building and heat forming properties than any article of food made from flour. That is why Uneeda Dlscult should form an important part of every meal. They represent the superlative of the soda cracker, all their goodness and nourishment being brought from the oven to you in a package that is proof against air, moisture and dust the price being too small to mention. NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY i I J WE ADD YEARS TO AND LIFE TO YEARS '7 m- ) . . ; f . - ),-,. ? u ; a J .; r--: 4se' V L &L N "- . .. T State Medical Institute 1308 Farnam St. Between 13th and 14th Streets OMAHA, NEB. In thl enlightened age of th twentieth century a Doctor" ability hMild ba doter-Vned by aTyaL urn anA nt t athioni tm4inv nr erntinticnl and boo tin ir statement. When one haa long studied and mastered a single class of dl eases, acquiring knowledge and skill that would he a blesalna an d benefit to his fellow man. It Is not only his privilege, but hU duty to make it known tnrougn tne meoium oi me irr, mm muuiu ni yuun -- others that which would rellnve thplr Buffering and make their lives longer and happier. . . The State Medical Institute has long been estotuisnoa i"r me purpime oi ravim "': mn, nnuui n. um the evil reimita of thoir own nerlect and irnorance and to save them the disappointment of failure, loss of time and mone often spent In experimenting with incompetent, unscrupulous specialists, new methods quick cure delusions, BO-pay-untll-cure deceptions, and the various other misleading statements mimiui i.y unreruvuii. UM..im.,.o ror the purpose or ontaintng patronage, iou are jum ' '' m.,,j ,.. ..... national bank. The State Medical Institute has been the sal vatlon of multitudes of men and by Its conservative, honest, uprlgni and clean business methods, unexcelled equipment, etc.. and the high character, long experience apd scientific "ttatnmeiritii oi its specialists, has established a reputation as a place whoro all suffering men can go with full confidence, knowing that toej will be fairly dealt with, skillfully treated and promptly cured In the shortest time possible and at the lowest cost. Longest Established Instituto for f.lcn NERVOUS DEBILITY. BLOOD POISON, SKIN DISEASES, RUPTURE, Krr NEY antl BLADDER disease" and all dibeasog and weaknesses of MEN due to neglected, unskillful or Improper treatment which Impairs the mind and dw Ftroys men's Mental and Physical Powers, reducing the sufferer to that deplor able state known as Nervous Debility, making the enjoyment ot life Impossible. Lisa lAi cEL HONEST TREATMENT Dp not be deceived by free treatment propositions, which are not free; by cheap treatment propositions, which are not cheap, but in the end prove most expensive; by no pay until cured or no money tp begin treatment propositions, which are not fulfilled; by quick cure propositions, which are not quick, but prove dangerous experiments. Or any of the misleading statements r deceptive propositions which prove more disas trous than beneficial; more expensive than economical; more painful thnn alleviating. Why not consult at first a reliable doctor or specialist who emplpys only honest methods and who will not deceive you, but will save you and restore you to health, strength and vlgr, and' lace you safely within the boundary line of prosperity and enjpyment of life. We make no misleading statement's, no deceptive or unbusinesslike prop ositions to the afflicted. Honest doctors of recognized ability do not resort to such methods. We do not offer cheap or worth less treatment nor promise to cure In a few days In order to secure patronaKe. We guarantee a safe and lasting cure In the shortest time possible and at the lowest cost fpr honest, skill ful and successful treatment. Consultation and Examination Free: FIROT WARNINGS OF DANCER When you are first aware of any disease, then It Is that yoa. should decide an Important question, one that means much tp youi future health and happiness, if you procure the proper medical advice without delay you will secure to yourself that health, stio cess and enjoyment of llfo which is every man's lot, whose hrlghl and steady eyes, clear and healthy skin, active brain, congenial make-up and physical development show that no special disease! are devastating his system; that no mental, moral or physical weaknesses are depleting his manhood and making his llfo a mis erable failure. Otherwise, If you delay top long or expertment'wlth uneertnln and Improper treatment, or allow yourself to be deceived by mis leading statements of Incompetent doctors pr specialists, then you will be one of the many unfortunates who have long regretted that they held their first little aliment too cheaply; whp, after years of suffering and dosing with cheap preparations, free treat ments and quick cure fallacies, come to the specialists of tha Btate Medical Institute to be cured. They fully realise the great mistake that they have made In not consulting the best frpeclalista first. Will ypu make the same mistake, or will you get the best first? Do not be satisfied until you have been examined by the specialists of the Btate Medical Institute, the best In the country. Call and be examined free. Tou may be sent away happy without any treatment, but with advice that will not only save you much time and money, but will save ypu mental suffering. Office Hours: 8 a. m. to 8 p. ni. Sundays, 10 to 1 only. If you cannot call, wnte. DON'T MAKE A MISTAKE IN THE NAME AND LOCATION OF OUR INSTITUTE. STATE MEDICAL INSTITUTE 1308 FARNAM STREET, Between 13th and 14th Sts. OMAHA, NEBRASKA 3a but about ten miles of track with few grades. The level of the Platte bottom has been reached at Fort Crook and the hills past, so the line to Plattsmouth would be a line across practlcully level country with the principal obstacle the Platte river. A bridge would have to be built across the Platte of a most substantial nature, be cause of the heavy Ice flows In the spring. People live all along this route and the comp&ny would start out with a good busi ness from Plattsmouth, the farmers, tho residents of Fort Crook and Bellevue. This would be a scenic route most of the way after leaving South Omaha and would draw a larse number of people from Omaha on pleaaure-bent. To Fremont or Lincoln. . Whether the other line is to be sent to Fremont or whether It Is to be started from Fort Crook toward Lincoln or whether the Florence line will be extended to Calhoun and Blair is a conjecture. The directors themselves say they li.r.e no definite Idea as to where they will build. The matter, according to Mr. Wattle, is left with the local directory. The eastern directors where shown the map and given a general Idea a to what was wanted and they sanctioned the Idea that It was time to go ahead and build some Interurban line. They say they have not even been over the line to Platts mouth and do not know the nature of the ground as to whether It would be feasable to build that way. Mr. Wattles said that wherever possible the company would buy Its own right-of-way, as this haa been found by far the more satisfactory all over the east, where Interurban lines are run. Where a road Is built on the main traveled roads to the country difficulty Is always ex perienced from runaways of farmers teams which become frightened at the cars. Many new homes are being built north of Florence, which Is the prettiest section to be found because of the many and great variety of trees and the splendid building sites. Several wealthy Omaha people ai re tdy hive country homes north of Florence In which they live during the summer months and beside that section haa a large number of farmers and gardeners and many people also reside on the hills and In the valleys north of Florence, who work In Omaha and who now walk or drive to the Florence car line. Whether this line would be built up the river road or to the west along the line of the Northwestern a matter for the directors to decide should they determine to build In that dl- rectloo. Follow the Flag" HAVANA, CUBA, AND RETURN, $53.85-Sold December 18 to 21, inclusive. DECEMBER 20 TO 25, 29 TO JANUARY 1, INCLUSIVE-Bate, fare and one-third for the round trip to points on the Wabash Railroad. TO MANY POINTS IN INDIANA, OHIO, NEW YORK, MICHIGAN, KENTUCKY, PENNSYLVANIA, ONTARIO AND WEST VIRGD?nA-Sold December 20 to 22, inclusive. Return limit, 30 days. TO MANY POINTS IN ALABAMA FLORIDA, GEORGIA, KENTUCKY, LOUISIANA, MISSISSIPPI, NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA, TENNESSEE Sold December 20 to 25, 29 to 31 and January 1. Return until January 7. One and one-third fare, plus 25 cents. CANADIAN EXCURSIONS From Chicago, one fare plus $1.00 for round trip. Tick- ets sold December 19 to 22, inclusive. HOMESEEKER AND COLONIST RATES South and southeast, sold first and third Tuesdays each month. Many points less than one fare, i WINTER TOURIST RATES To all winter resorts. Long return limit. Sold daily. Liberal stopovers. STEAMSHIP RATES To all European, Asiatic, Cuban and Porto Rico points. Cruises to Mediterranean, West Indies, Venezuela, Panama Canal, etc. Descriptive literature, time tables, steamer sail lngs, In fact all Information cheerfully' furnished Wabash City Ticket Office, 1601 Farnam St., Telephone Douglas 856, or address at V Harry E. Moorcs, G. A. P. D. Wabash R. R., Omaha, Neb. . . S!. ,,. IE A Great Train. If you have never read about It you should do so then ride on It. It Is the NORTH COA8T LIMITED" of the North ern Pacific railway, it nas a great repu tation. Ituns dally between St. Paul and Minneapolis and Seattle and Tacoma, Wash., and Portland, Ore., In both direc tions, passing through Fargo, N. D., Butte and Missoula, Mont., Spokane and North Yakima, Wash., among many growing cities. It traverses the grandest section of the west the great northwest. Going to California this winter? Then have your return tickets read via Portland. Puget Bound and the Northern Pacific and travel on the "North Coast Limited." Road our descriptive and artistic booklet of ths same name sent free to any add reus Write fur It. Bee America First. A. M. CLELAND. Gen. Pass. Agt., Bt. Paul. Minn. A (KHIlJ OFFKR. Buy your lliiuors of J. Klein and get a foriy-twopiece dinner set free. Big Kffort and Small Gain. Although the burglars who are Infesting the city put forth lfr mom strenuous effort Tuesday niht their e(Trts were of little avail u the spoils were small. Thry obtained Jl.iO la change and a gvli wauh from the home of Ernest Gibson. 618 South Twt nty-nintli street, where entrance was effected by raising a window. The house Waa ransacked without any of the oc cupants being awakened. The barn In the rear of 261S Decatur strnet, which is owned bv 1C. F. R,iBrm, 2511 Decatur street, was also broken r pen by burglars, who stole li pound of white lead and ten gallons of oil. WATCHES Frenser, 16th and Dodge. GREATER FUNDS FOR PARKS Increase in Appropriations Will be Discussed by Committee of Commercial Club. Increase In the appropriation for the maintenance of Omaha's parks Is one of the subjects which will receive careful con sideration from the committee appointed by the Commercial club to suggest amend pients to the city' charter. A maximum appropriation of $.10,000 an nually Is provided by legislation for the city's parks, and this may be cut down at the will of the council. Commissioner Guild of the Commercial club has made Inquiry of other cities to learn how much money thoy expend on their park systems. He has found that Peoria, with 5ti,uX peo ple, spends $37,000; Des Muinos. with t'.2.'JU0 people, $62,000; Denver, with 132.0m) people, $175,000; Minneapolis, with 202,000 people. $i.0ti0; Bt. Paul, with 163,000 people, $H3,0W); Bloux City, with 40,000 people, $.3,000. su. i i .' Weak Men, Frail Men, YOUNG MEM, OLD MEII. All know the wonderful hnlldlm- -li n ririwaa DR. MoUHKW'H treatment. II IH 32 YEAR.-4 nf experience of treating diseases of men has taught him Just what will cure and cure quick and per manently. KVERV DAY brings the most flatter ing reports of the grvd he Is doing and the relief he has given. HE CAN DO THE SAMM THING FOR YOl!. and his charges are little more than half of the charges elsewhere. He believes In OIVINO EVERY MAN A HO IT Alt hi , believes In OI' DEAL. Disease of i J a i rice that w " "" "" of the disease. men can and should be cured for ould correspond with the nature in WHY CHARGE $25 WHEN THE DISEASE COULD EASILY BE CURED FOR $10? CURES GUARANTEED all curablo diseases of men for the lowest charges possible with good service. DR. McGREW Is ne of the oldest and most reliable specialists of SO YEARS' EXPERIENCE In th treatment of all dis eases and disorders of men. 21 YEARS IN OMAHA. ens renmraaoie success, ruir iajli i n m f.iMun cunuuenre oi ail men. record entitle him to the OVKK THIRTY THOUSAND CASKS HAVE IIJEEX CURED. Bymptom blank valuable book for men. It tell all. Writ to me all about youi ailment IT'H ALL FREE. Treatment by mall. Office hours all day and to 8:20 p. m. Sunday, to 1. Call or write. Box 76. Orace 216 South Fourteenth Street, Omaha, Neb. CHICKEN THIEVES ARE BUSY Maruwders Do Mischief at Florence ad People are Preparing for Thru. I Chicken thieves are making almost ' nightly depredations at Florence. Tuenday I night they got about seventy-flve chickens from Louis Grebe, Mies L. A. Turnw and 1 one other citizen. In each case the thieves killed the chickens before taking them away from the premises. This thing lias been going on all fall and many citizen of tho town have taken to guarding their roosts with shotguns, while others are buy lug bulldogs. ... m Henry Birohardt, 47 Izard, boy; W. II Vary. 12 Sem-er, b"y; Flunk Siraugard, JM North Eighteenth, boy. Death John C. iirown, 118j North 81x leentn, 4ti; Edward Panwl, K'4 North Four teenth, i; Donald Kemp. Merchant hut.-l, "i: Iwlla Brown, 419 Bouth Twentieth. IA; Alice Trebllcock. Vfii California, 1; Frd Oeser, Gretna, Hlrtba and Drains. The following blrlf.i tnd di-aths were re. ported to the Board of Health during the lenty-foui hours ending Wednesday noin: Hin.hu Elmer Wiikenuerg, Fourth and Hickory, boy; David Cohen. 20C7 Paul, girl; IS. KcUliig, UM boutti toeventttiith, All kinds of French dial at Courtney'. Liqueurs and Cor Back Comb. Copley, jeweler, ZU I. XkK