TIIE OMAHA DAILY BFJE: THURSDAY, MAY 30, 1007.
CIIY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
fait (tiered Ironeht te Tsit toe Fment
Qm Gsntract with the City.
LETTERS FROM BEE READERS
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ment. FOR
ALLEGATION TO dL MADE. IT IS FRAUDULENT
Actloa oa Marnky Paving Bid Indi
cates Council la Tired of Delay af
Contractors la Dolas Wvrk
Awnrde4 to Tkrn,
$6.90
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The only excuse for buying anything but
a Pure Grape Cream of Tartar Baking
Powder is to save a few cents in price.
jwiu.vuhi you a lew cents more per. can than Alum or Phos
phate of Lime powders, but it is worth far more than the difference
v. ii cm vi mcic
JLontinued
Avoid
DRIEF CITY NEWS.
Xj Aside In the City Pavings Bank the
attle sums you spend for things not needed,
'f you do some day you will become
financially strong.
Zr. S. Holovtcblnsr removed his oflU-e
from the Woodmen of the World building
to room 314 Ramge block, southeast corner
12th and Harqry streeta.
sw Store New goods. Clothing for
men and women, hats, shoes, furniture,
carpets, draperies, stoves. Cash or credit.
Union Outfitting Co., 1816-17-1 Farnam.
Oatalde Xea Want Xa Sherman Saun
ders, the operator of a country grain ele
vator at Wakefield and W. F. Brittan,
manager of the Roaenbaum Grain company,
have filed application for membership in
the Omaha Grain exchange.
SxamlnatloB of Teachers Teachers' ex
aminations will be held June 18- at tho
city hall for the purpose of ascertaining the
ability of persons who apply for positions
as teneliers In the public schools. This ex
amination la open to all applicants not now
certified.
Tire from Kerosene Lamp A blazing
kerosene lamp set fire to the home of Mrs.
Laura Reed, 1218 Pacific street, at mld
Vfiirht Tuesday, doing damage to the extent
4 WP.00. Mrs.' Reed's- daughter had Just
S returned from' the theater 'and In lighting
the lamp 'It blaied up.
Doable xot at Tare' Thousand Aaron
G. Welnstein has bought through I,. Berks.
& Bon the two frame cottages and double
lot at the northeast corner of Fourteenth
and Pine streets for f-3.36. The property
was owned by Charles Stcegcr and was
bot'fiht by Mr. Welnstein ns an Investment.
Casa Street Some Bold Harry Reuben
has sold his house and lot fronting south
on Cass street, between Twenty-first and i
Twenty-setind streets, to Jennie .Diamond
for $l,Sno. The lot has a wide frontage on
Cass strtet and Is occupied by a large, two- '
story irame nouse. wnicn wus iurmeny .
owned by Ir. Andrew B. somere. )
raper Served on Colonel Pratt Colonel
James H. Pratt was served with a personal '
summons In the divorce suit brought 1
against him by his wife Tuesday afternoon
at the Omaha club by Deputy Sheriff Hill. :
Colonel Pratt came. In rrom his farm at
Bennington and arrangements were made
to have tho summons sewed while he was
here. He made no comment when tha pa- '
per was handed to him. j
Old Barns Will Coma Sown Tha build- j
Ing Inspector is taking atepa to demolish
the. frame stable at Twenty-eighth; and.
Harney streets, which have ben cause Of I
complaint on the pert of people in that
vicinity. The building has been condemned
ty the council and the Inspector ordered
to tear 'It down, but before he acta he will
snake himself safe by securing a legal
opinion as to his powers.
Kewara for Their Trouble Matt Knight,
rr-. .. . J I.J V. .K. ,, ,..
vu.a J,,.' , ' " I
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Ibe ones who demolished the plumbing and
gaa fixtures tit the Old Labor temple build
ing to secure the brass and nickel piping.
war given thirty days each in the county 1
tall by Judge Crawford Wednesday morn
leg. They were charged with, being va
grants and "coke" fiends.
Bls-Taeosaiul-OollAX Building Urlfflth
HIS TEETH WERE LOOSE
BIT AKK NOW TIGHT IN HIS JAW
OWING TO GOOI WORK OF
LOCAL DENTIST.
Dr. Plckes. a dentist of 318 Be-e
Building believes tbat ofttlmes ones
own teeth are better than any that can
b put In. riy the aid of a clever and
original method he hps tightened and
kept In their mouths the natural teeth
of soma of Omaha's luott prominent
men. Men who have a great deal of
talking to do find themselves greatly
handicapped by loose teeth. Aa they
dare not wear plates it Is a great boon
to them to be once more able to eat
comfortably and speak welt.
CltOOLt AXD COLLEGES.
rounell Hail
A boarding and day Srhoal for Young
Wcnien and Girls. Students holding tr.
titillates covering In full tht niraiK re
qiiireniBnta of the Univ. at Norak or
ot Iowa, are admitted without examination
to Junior .. ,ar of advance ruuj. t'erit
Dcate in M,ae preparatory Course admlta
to Vassa,, Welieitey, Smith. Ut llolyuke,
I'ltlv. ot Nebraska, t niv. of VIion!a
snd fnlv. of Chicago. Exceptional ad
vantages I'l Music. Art and Domeatw
Pcienre. Well eutilptd avmnastum nrf
outdoor sports. Students mothered svm-
pathetically by women of large practical
experience with gtrla In that highly urtv
portant formative period between, four
laten and tweniy-atia years of age
let Illustrate .eat wo
Hi m
flacfQ from
PiirefirapeCreaRiTartoiw'
to7 keep your biscuits, cakes and pastry free from
cncapening suostitutes.
use of Alum means permanent injury to health.
Alum AilmentsSay plainly
ROYAL BAKING
POWDER
& Chapln, contractors, have been awarded
the contract for the construction of a two
story brick store building at the northwest
corner of Sixteenth and Locust streets,
which will be used as a meat market by
Joseph Houska. The building- will cost
about tii.OOO and construction will be begun
Immediately, In accordance with plans pre
pared by Fisher Lawrle, architects.
stats to Retire from Business Dissolu
tion Is contemplated of the wholesale gro
cery firm of Raapke & Kati company,
which has offices at 13 Harney street. It
is the Intention of Samuel Kats to retire
from the firm. The firm was formerly
known as Meyer & Raapke. Mr. Kats
entered the business about two years ago
when Mr. Meyer retired. Mr. Kau Is now
In Chicago on business and Mr. Raapke,
the senior partner, is unable to state what
changes are contemplated.
Brnton Released from JaU Robert Bru
ton, who has been held in Jail since last
winter on a statutory charge, Involving his
relations with his own sinter, with whom
he was living, was released Tuesday morn
ing. County Attorney English having dis
missed the case. The reason given for the
dismissal was that the evidence against
him waa not strong enough to warrant a
trial, the woman having given signs of go
ing back on the state. Without her testi
mony it waa considered useless to , go, lo
trial. ;.'
'' McVann On the Platform E. J. McVann,
necretsry of the Orain. exchange, will leave
Omaha Wednesday evening for a short
visit at his former home, Cedar Rapids,
la. Mr. McVuitn has been Invited to deliver
:i BHrtrusu nt PVMav evening at an
ontertalr.rnent to be given by the Cedar
Rapids Commercial club and will talk on (
aomo ti lu, so of the railway rate situation
Another attdrcss will be given at the Com-'
inerclal club meeting by E. O. Wylle, com-
mlssloner
of tho "Greater Pes Moines"
committee of Des Moinea on the subject of i
freight rates.
Murphy Is Exonerated City Engineer
Rosewater Wednesday served notice on
the Commercial Land company to begin ;
operations immediately on Charles strettt, .
between Twenty-sixth and Twenty-ninth
streets, where tho company has contract :
for curbing and guttering the street. This'
Is the place where the council found cause
for complaint Tuesday night, In which !
Hugh Murphy was blamed for some of I
the conditions. The city engineer exoner-1
ate's Mr. Murphy, saying he cannot begin
paving until after the curbing is In place.
Bolt for Tire Insurance A $2,000 suit
on an Insurance policy. In which Foster C.
Hennlon and V. W. Chapman are seeking,
to recover from the Columbia Fire Insur
ance company and R. C. Peters & Co., is
being heard In Judge Day'a court. A barn
belonslng to Hennlon was burned after an
old Insurance policy had expired. He
claimed to have made arrangements for a
renewal of the policy with R. C. Peters at
i lo. anu are seeKina? to recover aamages mr
"... . . . .T m. ..
ral,ure new poncy. ine
lenaams J
assert the premium for the re- I
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newai waa never paia. !
Hunting for Flanos Deputy , United from to per cent of tha estates ad
Stales marshals have been Sent out to re- ministered are those of persons who died
cover a number of pianos let out on rentals wnhout making wills,
and Installment sales plans by the Per- j Making of Wllla Important.
field Piano company, to which the Smith, -n is most important that wills should be
& Nixon company claims title under the ma,t. ,rt hr ahmil.l h rammltn of
order of recovery recently Issued the Bmlth
i Nixon company by tns united states
eourt.
The Smith A Nixon people recently
; brought suit against the Perfleld company!
for fifty pianos and six organs and an .
order of recovery was granted by Jud .;
Munger. The entire number of instt u-
ment. waa not louna in ine .tore room
and wart rooms of the Perfleld company, i jt was announced by 8. P. Bostwlck, pres
and hence the deputy marshal, are being ident of the exchange, that an address
sent oui to find ihein. ! would be given at the regular meeting next
Smploysr Oats Daped C. P. Bertelsen. a ' Wednesday by J. M. Caldwell, a retired
painter employed by a South Thirteenth ' Methodist minister, who will speak on the
atreet contractor, is very much wanted by subject, "Real Ketete In Jerusalem and tha
his employer. The letter cslled at the po- Holy Land."
lice station Wednesday morning and re-' Mr. Bostwlck and Harry Tukey. preeldent
lated the story of a swindle worked by snd secretary respectively of the exchange,
playing on the sympathies He said Ber- ve Omaha next Sunday on the "Great
telsen went to him Tuesday and said Ms Northwest" trade excursion and W. L.
little boy had died, asking for $35 to bury Blby, vlc president, will preside at the
tha body, which sum he received. Wednes- meetings of the exchange during their ab-
day the kind-hearted employer went ' to . . ... . ..
the hot, of hi. employe to aee what else vPon moiln of PJ ea ! ,w" d-
I could do. but found that the family V'TT' rJL. Z VeV
.a ... ..... a... change officially request the new inner-
, , , , .
nd learned ' the son was not dead and
had not been 111. He will have a warrant
sorn out for Bertelsen's arrest Thursday.
Receiver's Bale.
Furniture and fixtures of S. Fredrick
Borger Company will be sold Friday,
May 11. at 10 a. m.. at i:.; Farnam St.
BnlldlasT leimlla.
W. R. Hltchcoek, Twenty-fifth snd Chl
raao. brick double dwelling. lo.OOu; H. IX
I Mercer company, frame dwelling. Forty-
nrth ana utmynn avenue, w,uv; jt. Jl.
nlrugec, Talrtj-rtrst and, Leavenworth,
$fa.C
LIrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup
Su We mri tar otr SIXTY riVC TIMI br
. Xll.lJuNS 1 MilThSKS lor btr rnltbRLM
1 wHtua issTHiNO. ens rsarBcT 't'eegss. m
f f Kj'tl't k CHILD. SOrTKN tk aiMS. AtLAXt
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Cl(S WIND COUC. aaa I Ik baw
tor DlAKSHOKA. ! br Pn,fuui ia
rj pan el tb arl4. Be sar i stk "Mrs,
WiMiH'i sottkiBS Srre." k4 tAk ae tbr bisa
T.nt-fi Bult k bBtll. i.arBai4 nr ike
h4 aaa Cms . Mh. w. svrisl Svmbaf
the injurious
EXPLAINS INHERITANCE LAW
Lawyer John-01 Fointe Oit PrsrYoasof
Ntw tie.raeka ttatnte,
NEXT WFEK REALTY IN HOLY LAND
Rev. J. W. Caldwell, Methodist Minis
ter, Will Tell the Members About
Conditions In nnd Aboot
Jerusalem.
One of the most popular addresses ever
given before the Real Estate exchange was
delivered, Wednesday at the Commercial
club by D. L. Johnson, an attorney, on the
provisions of the new Inheritance law en
acted, by tho last legislature with regard to
the changes In the descent In property of
an Intestate. Mr. Johnson was instrumen
tal In framing the new law, which la effec
tive from July 1.
'.The new law absolutely abolishes dower
arid curtesy rights of the husband and
wife as they exist at present; that la In the
case of an Intestate, and this new law pro
vides only with regard to property left by
a person who dies without leaving a will,"
said Mr.. 'Johnson.' , .
"The new law gives ,ln place of the
dower and curtesy rights a portion of the
estate In fee to the survivor. Dower and
curtesy rights are peculiar to England
and countries which are or were English
colonies. These estates have been
abol-
ished In many atates and tha new law of
this elate is In line with the modern en
actments. The main purpose ol the law
is to give something of actual value to the
surviving husband or wife, which can ne
eold or given away freely, insieaa or
merely a life Interest In the property or
an inchoate nature.
I Provision for Second Wife,
j "The new law provides that the aeeond
wlfi of u man who dies Intestate, where
there are surviving children from a former
marriage, receives one-fourth of his realty
In fee simple. When the survivor la the
parent of all children from the marriage
such survivor shall take one-third In fee
simple, and when there Is only one child,
or where there sre no children from the
n arrlaae. the survivor shall take one-half
In fee
If there are no blood relatives the
whole propertj goes to the survivor, which
Is a radical change from the present law,
which provldea for a life Interest by the
survivor and the remainder over to any
blood relatives, even though they may be
very distantl related.
"Another Important provision of the new
law is that deeds taken from a nonresident
owner need be signed only by one person,
whether such person be married or not.
but deeda from resident owners must be
w.. ... k..v .r. i uin
S" " """""""
,.Th,, ,aw provlde, only for property of
hlch a person is seized who dies in-
t-.t.ta. n,1 It ia Interesting to note that
eauctlon made for the purpose of enlight-
enlng the public aa to the importance of
making wills." -
At the conclusion of his address Mr. John-I
,on answered question, ssked by many
members of the exchange and was given a
un.nlnloul vote of thanks for hi. Interest-
in address.
1 Itance law be printed in full in each of the
daily newspapers of the city, as no copies
of the law are now extant.
Manguru Co.. LKTTtnt SPECIALISTS
HERE HOUSEWIVES ""LISTEN
lastrnetlona Aboat ArransrlnsT end
HavlasT Haoled Garbage After
Aaarnat First.
Notices sre being placed In every kitchen
In Omaha regarding the handling of gartaje
aftar August 1. The notice recilea M at after I
that date garbage can be moved only by
tha Omaha (tendering and Feed company,
snd no charges for service can be made as
long as garbage Is kept free from ashes,
manure, glass, tin cans and old clothing.
The company has ordered twenty tank
wagons whicii will be read) to start on the
rounds of the kitchens by the time the
contract becomes effective.
Douglas t,CHj Pruning Co., U4-l 8. Wih.
A new move wan made in the flrht for i
cheaper gas In Omaha at the meeting of i
the city council Tuesday, when a reaolu- I
Hon, offered by Councilman Funkhouser.
was unanimously adopted Instructing the
clty attorney to present to the court all
facts and circumstances connected with the
passage of an ordinance authorizing a con
tract between the city and the gas com
pany for lighting the streets of the city for
a term of five years, beginning January 1,
ISO.; to urge the suit to final decree as soon
as possible, and to seek to hnve the con
tract declared null and void. The preamble
to the resolution recites that the ordinance
was passed by force, fraud, duress and
other Illegal methods.
The ordinance prepared by the health
commissioner regulating the sale of milk,
was Introduced, as was the ordinance to
govern the care and removal of ashes. It
Is to become effective ninety days after
passage. The ordinance regulating street
signs, as amended, was Introduced, read
and referred.
Ofcjeet to Pavlnat Delays.
When the contract and bond of Hugh
Murphy came up for consideration some j
question was raised as to me lime in which
the work would be done, and the attitude , severe weather that soon prevailed,
of the council was made plainer when a January waa mild, so much so that for
resolution waa offered by McOovern calling days people allowed their fires to go out, as
attention to the condition of Charles street artificial heat made the houses uncomforta
between Twenty-sixth and Twenty-ninth ; bly warm. This pleasant weather was
streetsi. where this contractor Is said to broken by a severe cold snap In February,
have piled materials on the street, but has but the low temperature passed In a few
not started work. The resolution called for days and a warmer condition, similar to
Immediate work or the removal, in ten
days, of material placed there by Mr. Mur
phy and the Commercial Land company.
By resolution It was decided to build a
new bridge at Thirty-fourth and Sprague
streets, the present structure being unfit for
repair.
The ordinance vacating Twenty-ninth
street from Boyd to Bahler was passed by
unanimous vote, and the same vote cransw
grades on Florence boulevard and Miami
street. The paving OT I ninj-vn.r. . , . ,
OT Tniriy-inirn "irm
f.nn. rB.nfttn in UUminK vtna "
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f Fortv-second street
n ttnva Curb lines on
V" -th f noda-e were ordered
roilieill nu-i ........
Changed by unanimous vote.
TV,. p..inn Gallagher company was
authorized to use part of Jones and Ninth j
,,.,. -dinltilne Its new warehouse.
- . . ii T Pntarann '
Contract, and nono. -" th ,
the Earner Aspnnn .... - .
Commerclol Land company and Hugh Mur-
phy
for work on streets ana kwb iti-j
approved.
Award of damages In the sum of J1.200
for appropriating land In BemU park for
boulevard purposes was referred.
Protest was made against the vacation
of an alley adjoining sublot . In taxlot
, by attorneys of owners of snld lot.
The city attorney will pass on the matter.
Xevr Pnvlnst nnd Sewer Districts.
Committee reports recommending the
creation of sewer districts No. 333 to No.
m and street improvement districts No. 944
and No. M5 were adopted. In similar man
ner It was decided to open an alley between
Farnam and ' Douglas streets, extending
from Twentieth to Twenty-fourth street,
and change of grades-were authorised on
Wakeley, Miami, Boulevard and Manderson
streets..
By vote of H to 1, Zlmman dissenting,
It was decided to approvo the report of
appraisers In the matter of opehlng Seventh
street north of Dorcas street.
Under suspension of rules a grading con
tractor was authorized to use a city sewer
in eradlna- land at Tenth and Pierce
streets; the Schaefer sdrug store to bull.l
a show case at Fifteenth and Douglas
streets; steamboat companies allowed to
build offices under the Douglas street
bridge; the steamers Omaha and Susan
given landing places at the foot of Doug
las street, and the mayor authorized to
employ a temporary plumbing Inspector In
the enforced absence of inspector McVea.
who Is 111.
The city sttorney recommended that a
claim of John W. Tlllotson for double taxa
tion be paid and the recommondailon was
approved. A claim of Dr. Solomon for a
refund was denied.
Bids for curbing and guttering and for
in imnrnvomnnl districts Nos. 9U7. 933.
V. . . M .ro ODened. Prices
0OU rati e-" -
for paving ranged from J1.87 to $150 for
asphalt and $2.16 to $3.H) for vltrlned brick.
Low bidders were the Barbr Asphalt
Paving company for asphalt In district
907 at $1.87; C. E. Fanning, brick. $2.15;
Hugh Murphy was lowest bidder on
asphalt In all other districts except No.
93S, 'where the Barber company bid 4
rents lower, at $8.46. On-brick C. E. Fan-
' nlng was lowest bldderT except for dis
trict No. 963, where Hugh Muipny s mo
of $2.19 was 1 cent lower. E. D. Vsn Court
bid lowest on the greater amount of curb
ing and guttering.
The council adjourned until Saturday
morning, when the ordinance carrying the
monthly payroll will be parsed.
Strtklnsr Indlnn Wnmenelntnre.
Muskoka," Clear Sky Ijtnd; "Magnete
wan." Smooth Flowing Water; "Kawar
Mia." Brlaht Water and Happy Lands;
j "Temagaml," Deep Water, are Indian
A.oriK mm r th
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" h Amer,,an continent. All
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- Jjorand Trunk Railway System. Double
tiack from Chicago to Montreal and Nl-
agara Falls.
Particulars of fares, descrlp'lve llt-ratur,
time tables, etc., will be mailed free on
application to Geo. W. Vaux. A. O. P. sV
T. A., 135 Adams street, Chicago.
SALOON KEEPER LOSES CASE
John Baaek Sastalaa JndaTment Call
In for Da-manree of Twealy
Flve Handred Dollars.
A verdict for f?.600 against John Busch,
a saloonkeeper at 3601 South Thirteenth
street, was returned In Judge Estelle's
court Wednesday as a sequel to the forci
ble ejectment of Henry Fink from Busch's
saloon August 4, 1906. Fink, when he was
put out, suffered a broken leg, and he as
Berts owing to the Injured lag being two
Inches shorter than the other, he will al
ways be lame. The trouble came about
through a remark Fink made that a
respectable saloonkeeper uld not allow
wimirn i iirqutni me wina rotfrna in nia
place. As there were several women in
the saloon at the time Busch took offense
I at the remark and put Fink out. Busch'
in his defense claimed ti e Injury, was due
to Fink's oa n carelessness.
Alcohol
, y -f cine for thu
not needed S
OMAHA. May .-To the Editor of The
It may he Interesting at the present
time, when our old friends, "The Oldest
Inhabitant" and the "Careful Observer
! are in clover recounting their experiences.
' to quote from an old scrap-book the fol-
lowing account of the summer of ISM:
Science during the early part of last
century, had not advanced to the place It
now occupies. In fact, the major'ty of
people knew nothing about science, and
accounted for the phenomenally cold sum
mer in such manner as pleased them best
I and were not called atupld because of their
beliefs.
The sun's rays seemd to be destitute of
heat, and all nature was clad In sable hue.
Men and women became frightened and
Imagined that the ftre In the aun was
being rapidly extinguished and that the
world would soon come to an end. Min
isters took the phenomena far the text of
their sermons, and pseudo-sclentlflc men
talked of things they knew not of, whtlo
fanatics took advantage of the occasion
to form religious organizations.
The winter of 1815-10 was very cold In
Europe, but comparatively mild In this
country, and did not. in any way, Indicate
the month previous, set In. March "came
In like a lion, but went out like a Iamb."
There was nothing In the climatic condi
tions of the month which differed from
those generally found In the windy sea
son. April was the advance guard of this
strange freak In temperature. The early
days were warm and bright, but, as the
month drew to a close, the cold Increased,
until It ended In Ice and snow, and a
temnerattira. To those who de.
. .
ngnten in oaimy .nay nays ana lovea to
liirhtpfl
the budding flowers,
1816 was a bitter disappointment. True.
buds came out, but so did the frost, and.
In one night lnld all vegetation a black-
ened waste
fields had ti
Corn was killed, and the
I fields had to be made ready for a second
nl.ntlnn m nA fhtt ,.,.-, n 1 nltnnlflhm.nt ra.
v in. fLi ,;
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the thickness of half an Inch in the pools.
june, ine monm 01 roses, was, mai
year a month or ice and desolation. The
oldest lnhahltant was surprised, for never
before had the theremometer sank so low
In these latitudes In the last month of
sprint;. Ftost, Ice and snow were com
mon. Almost every green thing that had
taken advantage of a few warm days to
develop, was killed, and various kinds ofi
..! a.- a n.a.lv all rfnitmvhl Ona Aar
. , , ,. . . . , i. .
In June anow fell to a depth of ten Inches
three Inches In Massachusetts and central
New York.
Matters 'were beginning to be interest
ing, July was accompanied by frost and
Ice and those who celebrated the glorious
Fourth "not wisely but too well" found
an abundance of Ice handy for Immediate
use next morning. It was not very thick,
not more than one-sixteenth of an Inch
In thickness, but It was Ice, and It caused
the good people of New England, New
York and some sectioits of Pennsylvania to
look grave. That month corn was de
stroyed In- all but the most favored loca
tions. Surely August "would put an end to such
cold weather, but the farmers and hotel
proprietors were doomed to disappointment.
The midsummer month was, If possible,
more cheerless than those already passed.
Ico formed thicker than It had done the
month before, and corn was so badly frozen
that It was cut for fodder, and almost
every green plant In this country, as well i
as In Europe, was frozen.
What little corn ripened In the unex
posed states was worth. almost Its weight
In gold, and farmers were compelled to
provide themselves with corn grown In
1816 for seed In 1817. Seed never cost si
much, and was difficult to get, even at $3
a bushel.
The last month of summer was ushered
In bright and warm, and for two weeks
the now almost frozen ceocle bea-an to
thaw out. It was Just the mildest weather
of the year, but, Just as the people got
fairly to appreciate It. okl Boreas and Jack
Frost came along and whitened and hard
ened everything in their path. On Septem
ber 16 Ice formed a quarter of an Inch
thick and winter clothing that had been
lak away for a few days, was again
brought forth and wrapped around shiver
ing humanity.
October kept up the reputation of Its
predecessors, as there waa scarcely a day
that the thermometer registered higher
than 30 degrees.
November waa also extremely cold and
sleighing was good the first week of the
month, but, strange to relate, December
was the mildest and most comfortable
month of the year, a condition which led
many to, believe that the seasons had
changed about.
Of course, this cold spell sent bread
stuff a to unheard of prices, and it was tm
posslble toohtaln for table use many of
the common vegetables, as they were re
quired for seed. Flour sold In 1817 for $13
a barrel and the average prico of wheat
In England was 97 shillings a quarter.
J. N. CAMPION.
Ctismberlaln's Cough .Remedy will sllav
tha cough, rel.eve the lungs and prevent
pneumonia.
C0WELL SP0LS THE STORY
Only Tklnar W'ronar with Pink Pablt.
cation Is It la Xot
True.
The alleged report of a visit of the
Are and police commisalnners to places
suspected of harboring gamblers, ss pub
lished In the Tinkeye Tueuday afternoon
was absolu'ely Inaccurate," said Com
missioner Cowell Wednesday morning.
Mr. Cowell added that as far aa the com
mission Is concerned It had formulated no
policy and had no plan to announce at
tha present time.
"It seems to me," he said, "that If the
commission had a statement to make It
snouia only oe aone arter a conference on
j the subject and no auch conference has
been held. Many times needed reforms
are delayed. If not prevented, by undue
publicity, und .this may be one of those
cases."
Ayer's Sarbtparilla is not a strong drink. As
now made, there ia not a drop of alcohol In It.
It is a non-alcoholic tonic and alterative. Ask
your own doctor about your taking this medi
cine for thin, impure blood. Follov his ad-
me. He knows. Trust him.
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OMAHA.
TOO CARELESS ABOUT FIRE
WithncU Comp'airii that nffio'snt Precau
tion in Warthoifis 's Lackinr.
SAYS CITY NEEDS A FIRE MARSHAL
Makes Ronnds of Business Honses nnd
Finds Many Where Operatives
Are Indifferent to Pos
sible Danger.
In the course of investigation of buildings
with reference to loads carried by ware'
hou- the Gliding Inspector reports the
discovery of many places where ordinary
precaution against fire 'is not taken.
"In many of these warehouses," says
Mr. Withnell, ."the operatives seem to
think they are not expected to take any
precaution against fire and the condition
of the buildings shows that managers and
proprietors are also careless. In one
buildings Inspected the floors are covered
from pscklng cases and no method of dls-
poslnK of the matter seems to have been
'
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the fact that the packing is used for ship
ping goods and merchandise and when one
case is unpacked the filling Is thrown upon
the floor until used for packing another
case.
In Borne of these warehouses only coal
oil lamps are used and the slightest acci
dent to a lamp would cause a conflagra
tion. In one house where the basement
was filled with straw tallow candles were
used by persons who had occasion to re
move articles.,
"There are several buildings where
fire escapes are necessary tinder the law,
but for some reason owners have not
been notilled to construct them. What
Omaha really needs Is a fire marshal,
whose duty Is would be to see that all
buildings are kept In condition to make Are
fighting tasy and the spread ot flames
difficult. When this office discovers un
usually bad conditions a report Is made to
the chief of the fire department and thai
officer orders changes made, hut this Is
only Incidental to our ordinary work. We
see enough to know that people are to
careless and a man who could make h
thorough Investigation would no doubt
We put art into our
credit upon you and
All kinds of printing st the lowest
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M urop drugs they create a habit, the M
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I M M.m-J an1 M, ffll mint all cim f I is
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R properly administered. H
l When your dealer emm't supply yon, 8
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consistent with good printing always good
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Will be sold to mail
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Mere ia a clianca for our
mail-order customers to get
one of the most popular gar
ments of the season for less
than the goods would cost.
This Suit is made of an
excellent wool material, in
beautiful new black and white,
brown and white, and gTay
checks. Has 13 gore plaited
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he able to have many bad practices dis
continued." The excruciating pains from corns or
bunions may be avoided by applying Cham
berlaln's Pain Balm.
WOMEN TALK OF MISSIONS
Members of Methodist Foreign lo
clety Hold Meetlnic at Wal
nut Hill Choreh.
The annual meeting of the Woman's For
eign Missionary society of the Omaha dis
trict of tho Methodist church was opened
Wednesday morning at the Walnut Hill
Methodist church with a large attendance.
Tho district represented by the meeting In
cludes the territory bounded liy Hooper on
tho west. Oakland on the north, the Platta
river on the south and the Missouri river
on the east.
The meeting opened with devotional e
erclses led by Mrs. W. II. Tarson. Mrs. T.
W. Miller delivered the address of welcome
to the delegates, to which Mrs. Laura R.
Cook responded. After Ihe reading of the
minutes Mrs. Mabel Pettlgrew rendered a
musical selection. Mrs. T. F. Clark gavs a
reading;. Reports were received from tha
auxiliaries showing an encouraging prog
ress In this department of the work. The
morning session was closed with an address
on foreign missionary work by Miss
Frances Baker and a talk on work for
young women by Mrs. F. W. Spallard.
The terms of the old officers were con
tinued until November, when It is likely a
special meertlng will be called. The officers
are as follows: President, Mrs. Collins
Jordan; first vice president, Mrs. C. W.
Miller; second vice president, Mrs. F. F.
Porter; recording secretary, Mrs. Alice Pet
tlgrew; corresponding secretary, Mrs. F,
M. Slsson; treasurer. Mrs. S. W. Lindsay;
superintendent of young women's work,
Miss Rogers.
Tho program at the afternoon session
was na follows:
""Devotional meeting, led by Mrs. T. W.
McGregor.
Report of branch meeting, Mrs. Ida J.
Moe, Fremont.
Piift, Mies Agnes Gorat and Miss Or
OrIo.
Address. Miss Csrrie Foster, returned
missionary from Rangoon, Rirrma.
Music. Mrs. J. R. Smith.
Report of committees.
Trensurer's report.
Adjournment. I
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