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' , THE OMAHA DAILY DEE: . THURSDAY. JULY 19, 1907. 3
WfcMKAl. IS HUPtLhbS
1 Air of Gloom Pervades the Meeting of
State Central Committee.
0 IAMBS READY FOR SLAUGHTER
Auditor la Holding- 1 P the Rill of
Sheriff McDonald of Hon a In
Coaatf on firvnnda of Their
llelna; F.acea.lre.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
. UNCOl.S, Neb.. July 17. (Sped The
, moat noticeable feature of the meeting of
Jt the democratic atate committee lat niht
was the air of hopcpa..npss which per
vaded the entire assembly. Despondency
waa the keynote ol every apeech and there
were a lot of apeechea. Fach speaker ad
Itiltted there waa praotlcally no chance for
a democrat to be elected this fall, and It
waa an even break that not a democrat
would allow his name to go on the primary
ballot, aa democrala had tired of leading a
! forlorn hope at so many elmoleons a lead.
A very amualng feature of the meeting
waa the effort of W. 11. Thompson, who
cted aa chief engineer, to have the records
read the meeting waa not for the purpose
of blocking the operations of the primary
Jaw, but to facilitate Its enforcement. The
committee finally adopted the Thompaon
motion, after which the primary law was
designated aa a "mor.slroslty." and In his
Stl.-'em-up speech Sriullenlierger said "the
primary law shall not be a lion In the
pathway of democracy'a progress." The
fusion members of the legislature present
denounced the law but voted to keep the
record straight InHOfar aa the object of the
meeting was concerned.
When the records had finally been fixed
to suit, Thompson then threw off his mask
and told the committee It was time to lukc
up the matter of endorsing a candidate,
and he felt It wus the duty of the commit
tee to do something along this line, for If
the committee failed there was grave
doubt that democracy would have a can
dldato. He snld what others had suld, that
no democrat wanted to run for office when
there waa no chunce of election, and there
fore some man would have to be drafted.
If the committee did nothing and no con
vention was culled he felt certain the re
publican party would have no opposition
this fall. Then ho threw In u few words
about landing a Nebruskan In the presiden
tial chair next year. This brought forth
ome applause.
The democrats don't know how to get a
candidates namo on the ticket, both as a
democrat and a populist, and that occu
pied a whole lot of time. It finally was de
cided, subject to etinnse, that If a candi
date's name be placed on the ticket by
petition as a democrat the petition shall be
signed by twenty-five democrats, and If
the same name Is to go on as a populist
twenty-five populists shall sign the peti
tion. Then the executive committee was
Instructed to look Into the matter of get
tlng up a Joint petition.
George L. Loomls and Judge Tlbbetts
called on the attorney general this morn
ing and went over the law with him and
endeavored to point out that It contains
vrj ofllctlng sections, and also to get
tks tttswMS- fennel to suggest a way the
pops and democrats could fuse, but so far
nothing definite has rcr.ultefl.
. McDonald's mils Held t'p.
s Though the legislature slashed something
- out of practically every claim filed by
.f Sheriff McDonald of Douglas county for
bringing prisoners to the state penitentiary
and for boarding them McDonald has on
file claims for boarding state prisoners In
the Douglas ooiHity Jail In excess of ths
allowance made In a law enacted by the
recent legislature. Thla law went Into ef
fect April 6. It provides the sheriff In
counties of over loo.fiO) shall charge for
Iwardlng prisoners 3 cents a dav after
that law goes Into effect. Previous to that
time the allowance waa 50 cents. In two
claims recently filed McDonald still charges
tho W cents for boarding prisoners after
April . When the charge was 50 cents
McDonald'a vouchers read 75 cents a day
On these claims 25 cents was cut out by the
auditor and the legislature for every day
chorged. The ludt claims Hied, which show
the overcharge for boarding prisoners, ore
being held up by the auditor and will bo
cut down to conform to the .aw. Incident
ally, only a few claims have been filed by
( f the sheriff of Douglas county since the
1 legislature adjourned ami all of these are
being held up by the au'dltor. not only for
I further Investigation, but because the of
ficer Is not yet sure he has any money with
which the claim can be legally paid.
School Slot a Prison.
The Industrial school at Kearney has
been officially declared to be "a place of ed
ucation and reformation" by the supreme
court of the state and "not a place of
punishment." The court entered Into a
discussion of the object of the Institution
in the opinion In the case wherein Elmer
r!by. .ought release from the school on
the ground that the district court failed to
And the boy of sound mind; the age of the
accused; that the accused was guilty of
the offense charged and that the court
failed to fix a definite and determinate
sentence. The boy bad pleaded guilty to.
larceny and the supreme court held the
lo"eT cou,t IJ n"t err In failing to set out
I the things mentioned.
Kearney Not Satisfied.
Those who objected to the governor's
veto of the Kearney school appropriation
bill also objected to the decision of the
A SMALL SKCHKT
Couldn't l'nl-rManj the Tuste of Ills
Customers
Two men were discussing the various
food products now being supplied In such
variety and abundance.
One. a grocer, said. "I frequently try a
package or so of a certain article be
fore offering It to my trade, and In that
vay sometimes form a different Idea than
my customers have.
"For Instance, I thought I would try
some Postum Food Coffee, to see what
reason there waa for such s call fl)r it.
At breakfast I didn't like It and supper
.proved the same, so I naturally con
cluded that my taste was different front
that of the customers who bought it right
along.
"A day or two after, I waited on a
lady who was buying a too package and
told her I couldn't understand how one
could fancy the taste of Postum.
J knom- just what Is the matter.' she said,
'you put your coffee boiler on the stove
for Jurt fifteen minutes, and ten minutes
of that time it simmered, and perhaps
five minutes It boiled, now If you will
nave It left to boil full fifteen minutes
lifter n commences to boll, you will find
a delicious Java-Ilka beverage, rich in food
value or gluten and phosphates, so choice
that you will never abandon it, particu
larly when you see the great gain In
health,' I Joined th postum army for
good, and life seems worth living since I
have gotten rid of my old time stomach
and kidney troubles."
Postum Is no sort of medicine, but pure
liquid food, and this, together with a ro
llef from coffea worked the change.
T h sereeaiVaosnl dae. -caml..k
"There's a Iteason."
The Read te Wellvllle." in pk.-s.
supreme court which upheld that veto, and
according to Juds-o Oldham a rehesrlns
will lie nuked. Just when the application
for a rehearing la to be filed Judge Old
I.Hin cIM not aay. .
York Count r I'.rlns off Bonds.
YORiC, Neb., July 17. (Special.) County
Treasurer R. It. Copsy received this
morning Its. WO worth of cancelled Kansas
City & (mini a railroad bonds. These bond,
were Issued twenty yrars ago to assist
the Knnsas City A Omaha railroad in
building Into and through York county.
Us promoters at the time said that It
would !e a competitive rnllwav and that
by reason of Its not being connected with
any rallrosds In York county, It would
mean a reduction of rates. About six years
aro the nurllngtnn bought the Kansas City
Omaha railroad and It Is now a part
of that railway system. Two thousand
dollars of the bonds had been pall olT
previously. Mr. Copsey states that York
county paid t'lO.Ono In bonds and u3,X) In
terest on the same. In October of this
year there will be due J44,CO of railroad
bonds Issued to assist the Northwestern
railway In building through this county.
County Treasurer Copey savs that the
funds will be on hand and payment
promptly made when due. When these are
paid, there will be no railroad bonded In
debtedness In York county. The fine IfO,
000 court house, built over twenty years
ago, was paid for when built.
nig Time for the Veterans.
CAMBRIDGE, Neb., July 17. (Special.)
The date for the eighteenth annual session
of the Southwest Nebraska Grand Army
of tho Republic reunion, which Is to be
held I nthls city, has Iven set for August
19 to 24. For the past eight years the
Grand Army of the Republic reunions of
this district have been held at Cambridge,
and while the attendance la.it year ex
celled everything In the history of this
city, It Is conceded by the committees In
charge that this coining session will be the
grandest reunion ever witnessed here. In
addition to the literary entertainment by
distinguished guests of boh state and
nntlonnl reputation who will deliver ad
dresses, arrangements have been made for
a baseball tournament to bo held. Five
hundred dollars Is offered In prizes. It Is
proposed to have two games dally for five
days, August 20 to 24, and Jhe prlzrs to
be divided In purses of $150 for the first
prize, 1126 for the second. $100 for the third.
175 for the fourth and $50 to the losing
team.
Will Hold 1'lab Reunion.
FLATT8MOITH. Neb., July 17. (Special.)
In 1830 Mrs. S. A. Davis assisted In or
ganizing the riattsmouth Women's club In
lMt'i, Just In time to have It enrolled as a
charter member of the State federation. For
several years Mrs. B. M. Stoutenborough
was president of the club, and It had a
membership of llfty, but she now resides In
Seattle. Wash. Mrs. S. A. Davis, Mrs. S.
H. Atwood, Mrs. Samuel Wnugh, Mrs. Wil
liam McDennan, Mrs. Pauline Kessler, Mrs.
C. S. Sherman. Mrs. Carrie Wilson, Mrs.
C. M. Butler, Miss Antonla Kesslrr, Dr.
Anna Clark. Miss Margaret Howlnnd, Miss
Margaret Dnvls and Mrs. S. A. Traver now
reside In Uncoln and Mrs. Henry Ilemple
In Havelock. Mrs. Davis has Invited all of
the former members to meet at her home
Thursday to a luncheon, at high noon,
w'hleh will be followed during the afternoon
by reminiscences of. fur-ier dnys of an un
usual and Interesting nature. Mrs. W. H.
Newell. Mrs. II. D. Travis, Mrs. C. Fl Wes
cott and others from this city expect to
attend.
Ople Reed Seeks Rest.
HASTINGS, Neb., July 17.-(Speelal.)-Oplo
Read has sought refuge In Hastings
from the Inquisitive multitude In Omaha.
Mr. Read Is following the Chautauqua path
and what spare time be has tie devotes to
golf. When there came a break of severul
days In the Chautauqua dates he made for
the nearest golf course. The way was to
Omaha, and there he began unwinding his
surplus energy on the Country club course.
At almost every hole on the course Mr.
Read was aprroached by a delegation from
soma organization with a request that he
appear before the main body and deliver
a lecture. Mr. Read was scheduled to give
his next Chautauqua lecture at Kearne.
"Is there a golf course at Kearney," he
asked. "No. but there la a good course
and a fine bunch of players at Hastings,"
they told him. Mr. Read packed his sticks
and came to Hastings on the first train.
He will remain here a day or so and then
go to Kearney.
Cau County Farmers Pleased.
ATLANTIC, la., July 17. (Special. )-Crops
In thla section of Iowa never looked better
at this reason of the year, and tho farm
tit & are happy In accordance. Nearly all the
corn has been laid by, and haying Is now In
progress. The recent warm weather and
frequent rains has developed the corn to an
extent that makes It almost up to the
standard for this season of the year. The
hay crop will be much larger than was at
first expected, while the yield of winter
wheat and barley, which Is now being cut,
la better than It has been in years. Small
fruits are doing well and the prospect is for
an excessive yield of raspberries and black
berries, while gooseberries, though scarce,
are of excellent quality. Cherries are scarce
and apples are blighted to a great extent,
but garden truck ta doing fine. There will
be an unprecedented yield of tomatoes, and
potatoes are turning out well.
Fnsrltlve Hudson Arretted.
TECUMSEII. Neb., July 17.-(Speclal Tel
egram.) Sheriff H. U. Miner received a
message from the sheriff at Casper, Wyo.,
tnnlght that he had apprehended Simeon
Hudson, the young man who passed forgtd
checks here and then shot Sheriff Miner
when he attempted to arrest him, and got
away. The message said Hudson was
within 250 miles of Teeumseh. Negotia
tions have been Instituted with the Wy
oming officer assuring him of the $300 re
ward the minute Hudson Is delivered to
Nebraska officers, whether In this state or
another.
Frontier Featlvau for Hastings.
HASTINGS. Neb., July 17.-(Speolal.)
An organization is tielng formed to conduct
a three days' frontier festival In October.
The association will have a ' capital . of
$3,000. Liberal prises will be offered and a
good sized fund will be used for advertis
ing. The dates agreed upon are October
10. 11 and It A program for the three
days has already been roughly drawn. It
Includes all of attractive features of fron
tier meet a of Cheyenne and Denver and a
number of new ones.
Father Roche Speaks to Catholics.
INDIANAPOLIS. July 17.-Appllcatlons
for membership were today received by the
American Federation of Catholic Societies
from the Massachusetts state court of
Catholic Foresters and from the Catholic
Church Extension Society of America. A
letter was read from T. B. Mlnahan of
Seattle. Wash., who was the first president
of the federation. Bishop McFaul of New
Jersey and Father Roche of Nebraska
City delivered tonight's addresses.
Roys Arrested for Mvrtadllus;.
BEATRICE, Nob.. July 17.-(8peclal Tele
gram.) Abraham and Nicholas Relmer,
two boys from Jensen, Neb., were brought
here today by Deputy United States Mar.
shal Thompson on the charge of using the
malls to defraud Sears Roebuck. They
were given a hearing before Commissioner
Cobbey, who bound Uiem over to tfce fad-
eral grand Jury In bonds of ?n0 each
They gave bond and were released
TVolbach station Horns.
ST. PAl'l Neb., July 17.-fpeclat.) An
other fine rain, amounting to 1 30 Inches,
fell here last night. No damage was done
In this neighborhood, but It Is reported the
Burlington station at Wolbach was struck
by lightning and burned.
Nebrnska m Motes.
WILCOX A terrltic rain storm visited
this city yesterday morning, Ha In fell to
the depth of Inches.
RKATRTCS Mr. Ocnrpe W. Workman
snd Miss Maude Mae Vonilerfecht were
united In marriage, Judge Walker officiat
ing. B15ATRICK Etta, the young daughter of
Mr. nnd Mrs. Hunken Forden, living
northeast of Beatrice, died suddenly yes
terday. VAI f',NT!N'B-A number of Indians In
full dress are down from the Rosebud
agency snd as usual their disturbances aro
not uncommon.
BLUE ltrLL C. VSmlth and Miss Ethel
Ptumpenhorst. both of this city, wpre
united In mnrrlafte bv county Judge at
Red Cloud. Monday.
VALENTINE Edmond Vance Conk, poet
and humorist, entertained the Junior state
normal students and others at the opera
house Monday evening.
SILVER CREEK Grace Emma Stitzer,
daughter of H. E. Stlizer, and William
Oscar Howland, son of J. E. Howland. were
married this afternoon at the home of the
brides parents.
RED CliOUD Mr. and Mrs. Lewis M.
Stewart, who recently came here from Co
lumbus. (., will take chr.rge of the busi
ness college at this place at the beginning
of the school year.
BEATRICE Mrs. Eliza I-anglcy, for
twenty years a resident of I'lckrell, died
yesterjlay after a brief Illness. She wns iSa
years of age and leaves a family of five
children, all grown.
NEBRASKA CITY-The Latter Day
Saints are holding a very successful camp
meeting one mile west f.f town which Is
largely attended. Several bishops of their
church are In attendance.
BEATRICE In the county court yester
day afternoon, Judge Ppsfford officiating,
was solemnized the marriage of Mr. Paul
Weldeman and Miss Cecil B. Starns of
the Blue Springs neighborhood.
BEATRICE At sheriff's sale yesterday
the Tll'.on Seminary bid in the resilience
property of J. C. Burch at Wymore for
$l,seo. Saunders & Emery pun 'based the
W. 8. Summers properly for $1,0X0.
NORTH PLATTE The Elks of this city
held n l Ionic at the Dillon grove, north of
this clly, last evening. During the evening
different amusements were indulged In, In
cluding a mock trial, women's foot races,
etc.
MOOREFI ELD There wns a splendid
good rain last nlht and quite a severe
electrical sbrin. Wheat is being cut. Corn
Is growing rapidly and Is not far behind
what It Is other years. The wild grusg
promises a 'good crop.
PLATTSMOUTH The general stock of
merchandise of E. A. Wurl Invoiced tS.222.3x.
besides a few thousand dollars' worth of
groceries In the cellar, and the former was
sold to M. Fanger for $- oo. The insurance
company paid $7,600 for it.
VALENTINE Valentino has been In
total darkness for the past week and will
probably remain so for a few days moro
on account of extensive Improvements
which are being mad" on the big daiu and
other par(s of the electric light plant.
COLUMBUS There was a decrease In
the transfer of real estate, as well as the
mortgage Indebtedness of Platte during
the last week. There were seven trans
fers nmountlntr to $17.0fi7, and the decreased
mortgage Indebtedness of the week was
$.7,455.
NORTH PLATTE - Regents Abbott.
Ernst and Whltmoro of the State university
spent yesterday here, examining the Slate
Experimental farm, located near this city.
Superintendent of Construction Chowlns
also spent the day at the experimental
farm.
NEBRASKA CITY Mr. Hlxon. who has
been living In this clly for some time, a
few nights ago concluded that he would
move to some other town, so without no
tifying any one took his departure. He
took with him a horse belonging to his
son, and his son has gone In search of
him.
BEATRICE H. A. Day of Fnlrbury. who
recently began soliciting hero for a new
directory, yesterdliy disponed of his In
terest to Polk & Co., who are also work
ing on a new directory for Beatrice. Mr.
Day has entered the employ of the com
pany, and this means that only ono di
rectory will be printed In the clly.
NEBRASKA CITY County Attornev D.
W. Livingston met with a bad aocolont
Monday night. He was visiting with his
motlier-ln-law and went out to the well to
get a drink of water nnd when he stepped
from the curb he stepped on a. pebble or
piece of brick and turned his foot so as
to break both bones of the leg Just above
the ankle.
NEBRASKA CITY The now somewhat
celebrated case of Fleming against the vil
lage of Dunbar, in which the plaintiff prays
for a license to sell liquor, has been contin
ued for a week. The remonstrators de
clare that there shall be no saloon In Dun
liar, and It looks as If they would keep
their word.
MITCMELIj-P. J. Barron, editor of the
Mitchell Star, and Miss Nellie Athen were
married at the home of the bride's mother
in Sioux City, la. The bride is a graduate
of the Stale university of Nebraska. She
has been a teacher by profession, and the
lust year had charge of the department of
science In the public schools of Fremont,
this state.
PIATTSMOUTH-MIss Oenlvleve Howard
of Sac City, la., Iihs been elected to fill the
chair In history In the Plattsmouth High
ischool. and Mss Blanch Horning has been
selected to teai-h manual training, with a
salury of $."i0 per, month, for which the leg
islature last winter appropriated the sum
of t.W for the Plattsmouth High school for
that particular purpose.
NEBRASKA CITY The bonded debt of
Nebraska City Is being reduced and soon
we will be in the best of financial con
dition. At the session of the city coun
cil, Monday last, bonds to the amount of
tS.iVO were cancelled. This cleans up the
entire lsaue of S per cent bonds, and makes
a total of bonds paid during the last
eighteen months of $25,000.
BEATRICE Charged with sending ob
scene literature through the mulls to a
woman, Henry Hunzeker, a well-to-do
farmer of Pawnee county, was bound over
to the federal court by United States Com
missioner Cobbey last night. It'iuteker fur
nished bond In the sum of $l.i) and was
released. He was arrested by Deputy United
States Marshal Moore of Omaha.
BEATRICE A man named Tidier, who
resides In the south part of the city, was
assaulted last night by a neighbor named
Otto Kunga. The troubl occurred over
Tllder's cow, which got Into Hungu's corn
field. Tidler's head was severely cut In
half a dozen places. An ugly gash was
also Inflicted on the forehead. A warrant
1ms bc n Issued for Runga's arrest.
BEATRICE A warrant was sworn out
yesterday In the connty court for the arrest
of Al. Trawler, a hoisemm, who Is charged
with falsely obtaining the endorsement of
11. V. l.i' sen of tills cit in h cuecn lor t0
on the Waggoner Hank and Trust company
of Fort Worth, Tex. Several days after
the check was endorsed by Mr. !lsen. It
came back nrotei-tid. In order to secure
himself Mr. Rlesen went to Wymore yester
day and attached two race horses belonging
to Lawler and his partner. Lawler will b
arrested and brought here for trial if ap
prehended. BEATRICE One of the most elaborate
and largely-attended banquets ever held in
the city was given last night at the Chris
tian church to celebrate the opening of the
basement of the tine new church budding.
There were SnD present. Jenkins' orchestra
furnished the music, and vocal and Instru
mental solos were given bv John Kees M
F. Radebaugh, Miss Mabel Firoved and 1).
J. Wood. Rev. J. E. Davis was the toast
master, and responses were given by Rev.
WHEAT FLAKE CELERY
contributes more nutriment to
impoverished bad blood than
any single article of diet known
to men. Persons with rebellious
stomachs can eat it with a sense
of genuine relish.
to cents a package
For sale by all Grocers
One of Thousands
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A REMAfiKABLt UTTER.
St-Louis, June 2th, 1907.
Messers. Wertheimer-Swarts Shoe Co.,
St. Louis, Mo.
My Dear Sirs:
I recently sold out all of my Arkansas
interests and after July 1st, I will be down
in Tennessee as a general salesman for
Ely t Walker Dry Ooods Co., but before
I go I want to secure myself against
another attack of the King of all Diseases
rheumatism, and I believe 1 can do this
by wearing another pair of Dr. John Wil
son Glbbs' "ELECTRICURA" shoes.
About one year ago, I was considered by
friends and several physicians, a hopeless
victim of rheumatism. I was reduced In
flesh more than one-third and my nervous
system was a complete wreck. 1 spent
about three months at Hot Springs, Ark.,
and eight weeks at Marlln Hot Wells.
Texas, taking in all one hundred and six
teen hot vapor baths; 1 also spent eight
I weeks at Mineral Wells, Texas, unnklng
from fifteen to fifty-five pints of the cele
brated "Crazy Well" water. I returnod
from there to Little Rock, Ark., anu under
one of the most eminent physicians In the
country, I took a course of Goatlymph.
After all of this I waa able to walk with
out my crutches but was very weak and
suffered quite a good deal with my
rheumatism.
One of your representatives, Mr. Jesse
Prewitt, who Is quite a warm friend of
mine, insisted upon my trying a pair of
Dr. John Wilson Glbbs' "ELECTRICURA"
shoes. 1 waa skeptical at first for I
had submitted to me by letter, 'phone,
telegraph, and through the Intervention
of friends, several thousands of "sure
cures" for rheumatism, and I had sworn
off ever trying anything else that was to
toko or rub, but, as Mr. Prewitt assured
me that If these shoes did not give sat
isfactory wear aside from their curative
powers, he would pay for them, I con
sented to try a pair. I got well anu don't
know wether the shoes cured me or not,
but I haven't a sign of rheumatism and
have gained back my lost strength and
flesh, and I think so well of the shoes that
I intend to wear them as long as I can
get them.
j Anybody who wants to know what I
think about "ELECTRICURA" snoes,
j you may respectfully refer them to me.
and I will take pleasure In stating what
they have done for me.
Will you please let me know where I
can get a pair of these shoes here In tho
city of St. Louis?
Tours very truly,
t . 1 FRED D. WHITINO.
Inquiries may' be., addressed to -jur.
Whiting, care of the Maxwell House,
think about "ELECTRICURA" shoes,
will be forwarded by the makers,
Wertheimer-Swarts Shoe Co., St. Louis,
Mo., upon receipt of money order for five
dollars, charges paid by the makers, If
"ELECTRICURA" Shoes cannot be ob
tained locally.
Chilton of St. Joseph, Superintendent Ful
mi'r, J. T. Harden, Dr. C. p. Full aad Miss
Anna Day, county superintendent.
BEATRICE F. IL Dobbs, one of the
earliest settlers In this section of the state,
died last evening at his home In this city
from tho effects of a paralytic stroke. Mr.
Dobbs located in Gage county In IMiS, and
resided for forty years on the old Dobbs
homestead near Rockford before locating
In Beatrice. He and his venerable wile
recently planned to celebrate their sixtieth
wedding anniversary next month. Ho Is
survived by his widow and ten children,
all grown, who wero at the bedside when
the end came. Hugh J. Dobbs, a promi
nent attorney of this city, nnd at one time
superintendent of the Beatrice schools, Is
a son.
NEBRASKA FROM DAY TO DAY
Quaint and Carious Features of Llfo
In a Ilapldljr Growing
State.
Bchuyler Pickings While the workmen
were taking ur, a wooden sidewalk along
one of the streets In town to be replaced
by a cement walk they found by a little
raking $4.22 in nickels and pennies, the
sidewalk has been there for many year3.
Sporting Item Just to see how close they
could come without hitting him, a couple of
chaps down by the railroad took a few
shots at George Jeffreys the other day
while he was at work in the cemetery. The
distance, about eighty rods, was a little
too far for accurate shooting with their
twety-two target rifles but George
thought they came plenty close. Blooming
ton Advocate.
Traveler's Entertainment While No. t
was drawn up at the depot Wednesday
evening, a party of Italian laborers disem
barked and gave an exhibition of muscle
dancing. Two of them did some expert
work, and kent the crowd ntertAln1 im.
til the train began to move on. There were
two coaches filled with tholr countrymen
and their babble resembled the demonstra
tions of a crowd of college students when
Inviting the police to crack their skulls for
thera. A wheesy otd accordeon furnished
the music, but In spite of Its weird char
acter the dancing furnished was novel and
gracoful. Central City Republican.
Nebraska Fakes The "nature fakirs"
ought to come to northern Nebraska to se
cure proof of the fact that queer things
will happen among animals. Not long ago
thire waa a headless rooster at Butte,
walking around quite unconcerned over the
loss of his top piece. Then tsrae that
Anoka goat which had lived for many
weeks on nothing but raw lumber, while
being transported from the southern lum
ber camp to Anoka In a freight car. And
now, to cap the climax, we have a twenty-three-pound
catfish at Verdigre swallowing
a three-pound fish already honker und, in
consequence, being drawn In on the lino.
Thrse Incidents, vouched for In the various
communities, ought to bring Joy to the
hearts of Jack London and Dr. Long.
Norfolk News.
And the Editor Uot Married Since In
dulging in the newspaper business we have
longed for an opportunity to give one
truthful write-up of a matrimonial affair
and at last the opportunity has presented
Itself, as there is no ons to object ex
cept our wife and we don't think she will
kick up any disturbance at tMa earlJ
stage of the game. It was a very quiet
wedding and took place In the office of
Judge Patterson at Geneva, In the pres
ence of a number of guests, whose pres
ence we did not exactly tolerate on this
occasion. The bride wore a drees made of
some kind of off-colored stuff and looked
quite handsome. The groom wore, princi
pally a scared look. The bride has been
in the employ of the Fillmore County Tole- !
phone company for some time and has
gained a host of friends who extend their i
heartfelt sympathy. She conies from a j
good family, having but one dark spot In
Its history. She had a brother who served
as deputy county clerk of Fillmore county j
for two terms. The groom has a few
friends who will rejoice In his good for- i
tune, but the greater mass of people don't
give a continental one way or the other.
They wi?l go to housekeeping In rooms
over the State bank where all visitors will
b Bladly received. Subscriptions will be
taken to the Grafton Sun at $1 a year until
further notice. Grafton Sun.
IMMIGRATION LAW EVADED
Plot to Amos-ale Undesirable Aliens
from Russia ts Dis
covered.. NEW YORK, July 17,-Hand over hand
In sailor fashion a diminutive form In male
attire came over the side of the Russian
steamer Saratov, docked here, and at the
end of the spring line dropped plump Into
the arms of an Immigrant Inspector. The
bold front and stout heart that had brought
their possessor through many perils failed
under the searching Inquisition of the of
ficer, and In a flood of tears stood revealed
Miss Paulino Flacks, stowaway, 18 years
of age, bound from Koslov, Russia, for
America and freedom. She will be sent
back to Libau, her sailing port.
Back of the arrest of the Flacks girl ts
a story of immigrant smuggling that has
made the Immigration authorities espe
cially vigilant recently. Some time ago a
report that undesirable aliens were being
landed Illegally from Russian steamers led
special Inspectors to hold up a party of
Russians found In the Grand Contral sta
tion and later to return the whole partr
to Ellis Island while a story secured from
them could be Investigated. These Rus
sians declared that through an organlrod
traffic, the prime mover In which had
headquarters at Llbau, a Baltic seaport,
foreigners who would be refused admission
wero smuggled into this country.
According to the Russians, a Russian
American, at Libau, Is at the head of the
business, and his operations are winked at
by Russian government officials, as he ts
Instrumental In ridding that country of
undesirable characters. From each Imml
grant to be smuggled, t75.60 Is demanded In
advance. In return tho Immigrant Is fur
nished a passport from his home to Libau,
or If that Is not convenient to some other
port, and ts put abcard a vessel for
America. Of the money paid. $25 goes to
the Libau man. tI5 to a member of the
crew of the ship upon which passage Is
taken, and $12.fi0 to an officer of the ship,
whose part in the plan Is to afford the im
migrant "shore leave" when a United
States port Is reached.
The Ellis Island authorities thought
enough of the tale to detain the relators,
and put on foot a quiet Investigation. When
the Saratov of the Russian volunteer fleet
arrived from Libau and Rotterdam Satur
day and the usual search of the vessel
had been concluded, two Inspectors re
mained on board. Late at night two men
were detected creeping forward from the
forecastle towards the bltts, through which
ran a line to the dock. One of them, who
snld he was Jan Gemln of Kovono, Russia,
fleeing from conscription, was captured.
His companion reached the dock and es
caped. The matter was reported to Csptahf
SchlchmaroEs, who said that so far as he
knew there were no stowaways aboard.
Later Miss Flacks made her hopeless at
tempt to get ashore. To the Inspectors she
told a story of flight from Kovono after
her parents nnd her sisters had been killed.
She reached Rotterdam, Holland, whence
It was suggested to her that she might
be helped to America If she communicated
with a man at Libau. This she did, was
put in male attire, and traveled among the
men of the steerage on the Saratov,
NEW MAYOR FOR 'FRISCO
Dr. Rdtrard n. Taylor, Dean of llaaN
In gs Law College, lOlreted by
' Supervisors.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., July 17.-Dr
Edward R. Taylor, physician and lawyer,
dean of the" Hastings law college and of
the University of Collfornia, was tonight
by the board of supervisors elected mayor
of San Francl-jco and by the open avowal
of the bribery-graft prosecution, the so
called "reign of the big stick" came to an
end.
Dr. Taylor was the third man to whom
the election was offered by Rudolph
Spreckels and District Attorney William
H. Langdnn. His selection came as a com
plete surprise to the city, for at no time
In the past weeks of dally guesMng was
his name by any one mentioned, outsldo
of the secret councils of the district at
torney and his half doaen assistants. Tho
ofllce was tendered to Dr. Taylor a few
minutes after 4 o'clock this afternoon and
his acceptance was In the hands of Mr.
Langdon and Mr. Spreckels before S
o'clock. Mr. Taylor is between 60 and 65
years of age.
Mayor Eugene E. Schmits, who waa re
cently convicted of extortion, is yet a fao
tor to be reckoned with in the solving of
the municipal problem. Today he appointed
Samuel Sawyer, a member of the Typo
graphical union, a supervisor to succeed
Charles Boxton, who resigned to be ap
pointed temporary mayor by the graft
prosecution. It is announced that Mayor
Srhmlts will appoint successors to the
remaining fifteen supervisors who will be
forced by .the district attorney to resign.
Tho city will then have two governments.
one headed by Mayor Taylor and the other
by Mttyr Bchmlti. who claims that he Is
not Incapacitated until after the court of
last resort has confirmed his conviction.
It is held by the prosecution that the con
viction of Mayor Schmlti In the trial court
Incapacitated him from further holding
office and on that theory It has chosen
Mayor Taylor.
Chief of Police Din an announces that he
will recognise no one but Schmlts as
mayor.
And
suffer,
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and danger incident to birth; for it robs the ordeal of its horror
and insures safety to life of mother and child, and leaves her in
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IB
efore Buying
Piano
incso
on a
I,. j T
.. . . iirmij kb uiucn as an otner piano bouses
combined. We will continue our Clearing Sale of new sample pianos
and used Instruments one week longer. Some splendid bargains still
on band.
$300 I.inileiuan, large size
9300 Mnthusck
WOO Kmei-fton, practically
9:125 Ifallett A Dnvl
$275 Gem, almost new . .
New Sample Pianos, $145,
wo represent: meinway ft Sons, Hardman, A. B. Chase. Bteger 6
Sons, Lraerson. McFhall, Kurtiman, and fifteen other factories
We save you from $50 to $100 on a piano. This saving, together
with our easy terms (as low as $4.00 a month) makes buying from us
the best proposition for you.
Catalogues and complete bargain list furnished to out-of-town cus
tomers on application. v
SCHMOLLER. MUELLER
PIANO CO.
Phone Doug!.. 1625. 1311-1313 Ftr'nam St
Largest Piano Dealers in the Middle West.
uperaung lvo Big
UNITT, HE PAYS THE FREIGHT
May Now Donate Money as Besult of
Cathers' Case.
HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS
Last Ianlns of I.onir Game that lias
Involved Some Bitter Factional
Politics Is Finally
Played.
Charles Unltt will now'have the satisfac
tion of paying about $160 for his fun In
watching John T. Cathers attempt to make
the mayor and city councllmen of Omaha
In 1808 pay the bills of a number of men
who worked upon the public streets.
Mr. Unltt went on the appeal bond of Mr.
Cathers, when the case was carried to the
supreme court, and the plaintiff has beon
denied Uie right of a new hearing In that
body after having the decision of the Doug
las county district court affirmed.
The "Cathers case" originated In 1903,
after the legislature of that year had
changed the Omaha charter to provide that
the Board of Public Works should certify
tho names of all employes to the city coun
cil before such employes could draw wages.
Just before the change In the city cam
paign of that year the Board of Publlo
Works, consisting of City Engineer Rose-
water, Comptroller Westberg and Building
Inspector Carter, employed a number of
men and an attempt was mode to certify
them to the city council, but no meeting
of the board could be secured.
Weathers; Loses and It Starta.
The men performed the services required
and after the convention of the republican
party. In which John N. Westberg failed
to secure the nomination, he began to com
plain there were too many men employed
by the Board of Public Works on the
streets. The Board of Public Works failed
to. meet, but the men continued to work on
the advice of City Attorney Connell, who
held they could draw their pay as long as
they did the work.
Then came the campaign In which E. A.
Benson was Independent candidate for
mayor. It was asserted by the antt-Moores
faction the election of Mayor Moores was
due to the men carried on the payrolls and
that they were employed for political pur
poses In larger numbers than ever before
known In the history of the city. Aftor
City Attorney Wright came Into office he
advised the council not to pay the men,
lioldloc that they were not legally era
ployed and not entitled to wages.
With C O. Lobeck and C. Wlthnell on,
the Board of Public Works with Mr. Rose
water, a new list of names was prepared
and sent to the council which waa not con
firmed. Workers Wanted Their Pay.
The workers wanted their money and the
old council would not pay them, neither
would the new one on advice of the new
city attorney. The fight went on for a
year. In January, 1604, the bills were al
lowed, but not placed on an appropriation
sheet. In March a few of them were
placed In the appropriation ordinance and
paid without legal action by Mr. Cathers,
who had theretofore threatened to enjoin
the payment. In April all of the remain
ing bills were placed In the appropriation
ordinance and at the first meeting In May
they were ordered to be paid. Mr. Cathers
was notified and attempted to enjoin the
comptroller from Issuing the warrants. He
was too slow, for the warrants, with one
exception, had been issued before the In
junction papers were served and W. W.
Mace, who had rented , horses to the city,
waa compelled to wait for his money.
The rase was tried before Judge Sears of
the district court, who held for the city on
grounds that the men had performed the
work and were entitled to their pay. It was
shown at this hearing that no more men
had been employed during the time in
question (than in other years with the ex
ception of the year that the railroads re
fused to pay their taxes and the city was
short of funds. The case was thsn ap
pealed and the decision sustained and ap
plication for new trial denied.
many other taintul and senouf.
anmenis irom wnicn most motners
can be avoided by the use ol
"MIWI rneofl. This great remedy
is a God-send to women, carrying
them through their most critical
ordeal with safety and no pain.
Hffi
We want to know where you can gt
the best values where you can get the
eardest terms, and where you will recolve
the most favorable treatment after you pur
chase. Where prices, ternm and treatment
are right you are safe In buying. Our bu-
has Increased In volume each v
basis of satisfied customera alonf
until today our five stores In Nebraska and
Iowa are transacting the largest piano bust
noss carried on la this territory In fact,
new . .
$145
$80
$310
$175
$115
$220
. .
$178, $350 to
Store and Factory.
wiiMuDjijsimijSTHfl'ni
IOWA RAILROAD VALUATIONS
i isa
EiecntlTe Coanril Makes a Sllsht
Increase Over Last
Year.
DES MOINES. July 17.-The actuat val
uation of steam railroads In Iowa waa
Increased $3,fi8",74i today by the state ex
ecutive council. This means an increase
. of :i97,000 In the taxable valuation. All
kinds of property In Iowa were valued
higher, tho Increase In realty amounting to
f18,226,9f7; personalty, $tl,324,S56; telegraph
and telephone lines, TpOO,000, and express
companies, $.18,306. Railroad property Is now
valued at $:j3,r.G,4M, and It will pay taxes
on a basis of one-fourth of that sum.
Tho total valuation of Iowa property
made by the council, eliminating deduo
Hons, Is $2,028,770,600.
To Prevent Shoes from Cracking)
use Quick Shine 8hoe Polish. It oils,
polishes snd gives a patent leather finlao
and is water-proof. Ask your dealer for Ik
Mld-t'ltr Wants Games.
The Mld-Clty base ball team would like
to book Sunday games with l-year-olil
teams In the state, especially one for Sun
day, July 21. It prefers to hear from the
following teams: Kecks, Wlnd-Bplltters,
Benson, Victors, Valmonts, Ideals, Hnllys
the Hosgalls and Kaskee ft Beldlngs of
Bouth Omaha. Roy Staoey, 837 North
Twelfth street. South Omaha.
Itace Meet ror Colimku,
COMTMBUS. Nob., July 17 (Special.)
With Homer Robinson as president and his
i Broc,ati0n. great orenaratlons have hn
made for the meet that will take place on
August o, v. b ana . L,arge numbers of
the best horses have been booked for the
races, and with premiums of $4,500 offered.
It Is expeoted that the races will be as goJ
as any ever held In the state.
i pilot Minn to aitnDnr And &t th
waett loty am not trouble bi l all. OsMsrtts
br dost wnndtrl for rn. I tin tntlrAlreurod ass
iesl IU nw ass." Users arjSsr, NaseleaaTu
PUs'tnt, FmlaUbl. Potnt. TMteOeea, Deftoed.
K'Trr Klokon, Wkan or Orlpa. loo Mc. ?. Fv?
Sold In bulk. Th tannin tablet tamptil COO.
Inaranteed to cur or roar monr bk.
Sterling Remedy Co., Chlcsgo or H.Y. KM
ANNUAL SALE, TEN MILLION BOXES
Urs. Wuslowi, Soothing Syrnp J
i?U.iONfl of WOTHKKS nr their CHI LbHEM
.K.,mTisj ojrup," ioa no othrr klna
.JWe svnu ft bottl. Otm-ftutt-M aurler thi
AN OLD AND WELL TRIED EllKLX
, Spoiled Meats
Spoiled Vegetables
Soon teach the economical house
wife Mint it's time economy to take
Ice during the summer months.
PURE ICG and
Courteous Drivers
Will ho the response we'll make
a to your telephone rail.
PEOPLES ICE & COAL
CO.
Ill BOARD OF TRADE
Tel. Douglas SO and S147.
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COCAINE,
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THE EELEY NST1TUTE
Cor. Twsr.ty-flfth and Cass fits.
Omaha. Neb.
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