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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 11, 1907)
THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE; AUGUST 11, 1007. Telephone Douglas. 618 Reaches all Departments The Greatest of all Clearing Sales Commences Monday. 8 a. m. v Cream. Black and Colored Dress Goods Remnants "Ve could stop right here, with this bare announcmcnt. All Omaha knows what to expect. There would be a customer here for every remnant. But we must let our out-of-town customers know. Just as the wise housewife now cleans house every week, ko this store, is making this one of the greatest clearing sales of ,he year. The new Autumn goods are coming. Every remnant must go Monday. We need the room. All skirt lengths, lengths for Misses' end children's dresses and a mag nificent line of dress lengths, especially in croam and black. Look below at the Bpecial selling prices for Monday and note the sweeping reductions. Come. Come early, No mail or telephone orders filled. V Remnanti of High Qrade Beautiful Black Dress Goods. Black all wool Batista beautiful quality, 114 yards, In remnant for $1,118. Blark Jaco.iiiird Panama all wool, anappy and new. fl.no quality, 7 yarda for I! 21. Blnck Imported Poplin wonderful value, deep rich ciara. regular 1.2 ror 14 ns. quality, TS yarda In remnant Blark Iiatlate Novelfy tiny pin point dots here and there, Mc quality 7 Mi yarda for $231. Blark frllk and Wool Poplin such valuea have never been known at any prevloua Belling, very dreaay, rich Mack, regulnr 11.50 quality, TH yarda In remnant for II I. Blark Novelty Brilliant email figures here and there, 8 yarda In remnant for 11.59. Blark Shadow Check Hrllllnntlne heatitlful Bilk luster, 1 00 quality. t yarda for M 4. Black Chiffon Batiste beautiful finish, 7H yarda In remnant for $21. Special Sale of Lace Curtains Monday. 48o nuffled Swiss Curtalna, 29 Inches' wide, on aale at tie a pair. 60c Ruffled Bwlaa Curtalna, 14 inches ' wide, on aale at tic a pair. TRc nuffled Bwlaa Curtalna at 48c a pair. 0o Ruffled Bwlaa Curtalna at tie a pair. II. SO Huffled Swiss Curtains at 8c a pair. 11.00 Ruffled Bwlaa Curtains at $1.20 a pair. $2. It Irish Point Curtalna at 11.18 a pair. 14 10 Ecru Colored Novelty at $212 a pair. $5.00 White or ecru Novelty at $2.2$ a pair. And many other special prloea which ara not advertised. Ask about them. Length for Misses,' Children's Skirts & Dress Lengths in Colored Dress Goods. nrown Novelty Mixture very pretty, strong; and serviceabla, t yarda for $1.49. Alice Blue Novelty very pretty for children, 64 yarda for $1.66. Navy Batiste 51 Inchea wide. Very popular, light weight, 4H yarda for $1.49. Grey Novelty one of thia season's prettiest fabrics, 7T yards for $3.19. Pin Stripe Batiste black and white, you will he dollghted with It, 75c quality. 10 yards fur $1 90. Orey Check Batiste new grey, pin checka of color, very pretty, yards In remnant or $2.41. Oreen Panama beautiful quality, 66 Inch, reqilar $1.50 gooda, 5 V yarda for $3.17. ITOTS Hundreds to choose from more than ths v paper ever hints of. Special Sale Monday of Fine Table Cloths and Napkins. Our Annual August Clearing Salo of all odd fins Table Cloths and Napkins commences Monday morning. Fine Table Cloths. Seven $10.00 fine Table Cloths, slse 2H1V4 yarda, Monday sale price $6.89 each. - Five $7.76 fine Table Oaths, alio yards, Monday's sale price $5.89 each. ffl -Four $10.00 fine Table Clothe, size 1x2 yards, Monday's sale price $6.?t) each. - five $7.76 fine Table Cloths, size 2x9 H yards, Monday's sale price $6.89 each. an . Three $6.00 fine Table Cloths, site. 2x2H yards, Monday's siUe price .1 . 8 9 each. Vive $7.60 fine Table Cloths, size 2x2 H yards, Monday's sale prion $5 00 each. ffl Three $4.00 fine Table Cloths, size 2x2 yards, Monday's sale prloo $2 vg each. 1 . ' .... Napkins. Napkins. Pour dozen $10.00 Napkins, sUe 27x27 In. Monday's sale price $6.89 doz. Three dozen $8.76 fine Napkins, also 24x24 In, Monday'a sale price J5.1) doz. Five dozen $7.60 fine Napkins, size fJH22H In. Monday's sale price $5 doz. The Greatest Value in Remnants of . Beautiful Cream Dress Goods of the Season. Cream Chiffon Batiste -great value, 61 Inohes wide, T yards In remnant fur $2.49. Cream All Wuol Panama very remarkable quality, 4S yards In remnant for $1.78. Cream Hrllllnntlne nothing more practical In cream, launders perfectly, 7 yards for $9.71, Cream Silk apd Wool Crepe de Chine light weight, Vury dressy, $1.26 quality. 7t yards for f 3.4 1. Cretun Imported Sicilian a strong weave, a beau tiful finish, always in season, as handsome and rich liiater as silk, regular $1.15 quality, 6fc yarda for $6.69. Cream Storm Serge one of the greatest successes of this season, $1.26 quality,- 6 yarda for $$,(1. Cream Tennia Suiting there is great worth In this material, 4 yards for $1.29, Monday Lace and Embroidery Specials. Point de Parlg Lace Edging, fonr to six Inches wide, with Insurants - r. to match, at per yard XVJ Point de Paris Lace Edgings, two to three Inches wide, at ts per yard Swiss and Nainsook Embroidery Edg ings, 4 to 7 lncb.es wide, reg- - PJ uiax 25c qualities, at per yard Extra specials In Veilings, at per yard - Main Floor. ..20c Clearing Sale of Wnsh Materials, Ginghams, fine Imported qualities that sold at 26o, 3uc, 26c, on sale at Ko per ymd. Madras, 82 Inches 1 wide, colors .-.woven In, rvgdlar 16a, lSe t,vrl- Itles, it 10c yard. Sheer Matcilals, such ai THmlttes, Batistes, 'irgandles. regular 55c. 80s, 85c quslltles, at 10a yard. - New Fall Suits. The corning fall promises to be mainly a tailor made season. The beauty of a suit will be Its per fect tailoring and its mannish ef fects. The new styles srs now here ready for the well dressed woman's approval. Prloea front $20.00 up to $66.00, On Sale Monday at Clos ing Out Prices All the Silk Petticoats. All the Wash Petticoats. All the White Dressis. All the Summer Houte Gowns. All the Bummer Wains. i"ree Lessons Art Em broidery, Join the Thompson, Belden Co. fancy work cluss. All the newest stitches are taught free every day from 8 to 6 p. m. Miss Btanfltrup, expert needle artist. Is In charge. Materlala must be purcn'innd li.Te. flans meets on our rtecoid floor; comfortahlc ehak-s, opea Windows and plenty of daylight will make your afternoon a pleasant one. Best Corset Values. Ths next time you want to buy a Cor set at a low or medium price, be sure to see J. 11. Models. Newest of the new; beyond question the most stylish and best wearing corsets ever sold At tho price. rrtoe starts at 11.00. Special Sale White Hungarian J,inen Suiting Monday. To close up the balance of eur jOc Linen 'jlt- tngs, we will place them on sals Mon- 1 0lfi dsy. at yard Rest Room. On third floor with eorafartable chain, writing materials, tele phone, magazines, etc. Meet your friends here. ! Extra Special in Napkins. Regular $3.5.0 dosen, on sale Monday in half dozen lots at 81.00 Very Convenient v Ton can do your shopping with no money In your, pocket, with all the eon- i...Unna and nflna of the CltrtVULACt Lof a credit system, it you have a deposit accuum in our vusiouicra uthivph v count Department. It Is not a bank. Ask about It. Main Floor, balcony. Special Sale, Remnants White India Linons in Our Economy : Basement Monday One case of lOo and 2Ge White India Linons, in lengths of $H to 12 Q 1.3 n yards, at, per yard - wv Howard, Cor. 16th Bargain Square in Basement Desirable remnants of Wash Goods at bargain prices. " , Remnants of Lawns at, per yard, IH0 V r ' Remnants of oroales at, per yard. So 4 . . "Open Saturday j O XT. vnninrla Tta l.ll.'nT . . den thrown down by the Chicago opera tors. A gnnerat feeling of unrest exists among the telegraph men of Omaha, who, Mr. Klrkland says, hnve a larner orgtnlzn tlon than ever before. There la no ill feel Ing between the operators and officials thua far and chief operators are taking tho situation with as little strlousm us as possible, At both Western I'nlon and Pos tal offices Saturday ths operators were flooded with business. An early closlne of the grain and stock mnrkcts assisted partially In relieving tho crush of busi ness, and today will doubtless bo utilized to partially clear up the thousands of te'egrsms which have accumulated since Friday morning. There was veiy little doing on Chicago wires of either company. Tho la-g:1 we 'ten cities hsve been slven direct New Tork eon. ncctloiis. snd much of the business handled Is being carried over these long distance wires. When the Postal men quit In Chicago at i o'clock Friday night Superintendent Car roll, who is an expert electrician, went to the telegraph room and gave Omaha and other cltlea direct New York wlroa. Tbe Postal held a large force of men all night clearing up the congestion of western business. Strlkn Kelt at Bnll Parks. "Pap" Wallace, the veteran I'nlon Pa cific conductor, who has bean spending his vacation watching ball games in Chicago during the last two weeks, said on hi re turn the most noticeable feature of the telegraphers' strike which came under his observation was at the Chicago base ball parka. "The press has a large box, or boxes, nt both the league parks," said Mr. Wallace, "and In these boxes are seen as many as thirty operators, sending off special stuff to the Chicago and other papers for their sporting extras. There wss quite a change Friday, for at the Weat Side grounda In stead of the thirty operators were three men sending messages hy telephone. The telegraph operators were striking." rged this morning on the Twentieth Cen tury Limited train of the Lake Shore rail road. The -arrangements for the housing and feeding of the men has been kept a secret, but It Is believed that they will he kept on the plant of the company to prevent the possibility of their meeting with any vio lence at tho hands of strike sympathizers. The union men In the streets when the strike breakers arrived said they would feel no alarm, that the operators wefw not good ones and that even If they were Im porting them Into Chicago they could not do the companies much good when the men are striking elsewhere over the country. -Ft ret Violence at Chirac. The first violence In the telegraph opera tors' strike In Chicago occurred early to day, when a clerk In the main offices of the Postal Telegraph oompany was as saulted and knocked down In Clark street, between Monroe and Adams streets, as he was on his way home from work. He was going north on the west side of Clark Street, when two men, who, he declared', had been following him,-came out of an alley and attacked him. He was struck on the hack of the head and knocked down. When he got up the men were running west In the alley. The clerk, who refused to give his name, overtook Policeman O'Hare and reported the assault to him and also telephoned a warning to the employes who were still at their posts In the Postal office. O'Hare accompanied the man to the Postal build ing and made a search for Ms assailants, which proved fruitless. . Will Consult la New Tork Tomorrow. NEW lOfRK. Aug. 10.-A strike of the 2,0u0 telegraphers In New Tork In sympathy with the Chicago strike Is to be considered at a meeting called for tomorrow. Presi dent Ahearn of the local said early today: "It 1 likely that New Tork will be In volved In the strike. The union has done all In Its power to prevent a stilke, but tho company has not aqted farlly. I think the strike will become general throughout the country." Officials of the Western Vnlon and Postal Telegraph companies, who yesterday ex pressed, the belief that the strike In Chi cago would prove to be local In Its nature, said today that the situation was such that preparations were being made to handle the business In case the men walked out. Minor officials and clerks of both com panies who have not worked at the key tor years will be called upon to man the wires, while nonunion men who remain at Loo id L Monday morning at 8 o'clock we place on sale every pair bl tnens and ladies' oxfords and low shoes in the Norris -stock at ! -i There arc 525 pairs ranging in prices up to $4,150. Not a pair reserved. Your unrestricted choice ... J3 ENS ON a TMORNE L 7 1515-151T DOUdiaw work will be given opportunities of making double time. ' When a strike wss threatened several weeks ago the Western Union purchased scores of cots to take oare of the strike breakers In the main office of the company If necessary. The company officials be lieve that they will effectually break the strike, should It be called, within a short time. They say that, the union does not control over CO per cent of the telegraphers here and that the union treasury Is empty. President Ahearn denied today that the local union was without funds and said that the telegraphers eould finance a long strike. Little Change at Kansas City. KANBAS CITT, Aug. 10. There' was but little char ge here today In the Western Union strike situation. Oeorge W. Brown son, local manager, stated that they had about thirty operators at work at the main office, an increase of fifteen over yester day and that with this force they were moving business In fair shape. On the other hand, Cal E. Ryle, who has charge of the strike for the operators, declared that none of the strikers .had gone back to work and the the Western Union's force consisted of wire "chiefs, . the four or five operators, who remained In yesterday, a nonunion irutn, who was passing through the olty and a few office girl's, 'who had been pressed Into service. The branch of fices were -still, closed. The strikers met today to consider ths situation and probably formulate' a set of demands to be presented to Manager ISrownson. The agreed to let the Board of Trade operators go, to work, the board and not the Western Union pay their sal aries. Pickets wcre ordered placed at all Western Union offices. Oeorge J. ' Frankel, district superintendent of St. Louis, ar rived here today and will aid his company in disentangling their difficulties. Manager Urownson said this morning: "About thirty men were at work last r.lght and thia morning. Our bualness Is well cleaned up and we expect to be In better shape by Monday." None Ga Bnrk at Denver. DENVER. Aug. 10. Conditions at the local office of the Western Union Telegraph company remain about the same today. None of the eighty-five operatora who went on strike yesterday have gone to work, but the Western Union officials ssy they havs secured fllteen operators and are moving business with some delay. The Postal operators are still Working. y Omaaa It.raa Center. Omaha has become a storm center tn the strike of telegraph operators. At once the Western Union operatora In Chicago, Kansas City and Denver went out and It threw the burden of the weatern relaying onto the Omaha office, with tho result that men were compelled to work twenty-four hours In the locsl offici. Tension Increased Friday night, when men were held for all night duty and became greater when they Were net relieved Sat urday morning. Several got up and left their work, saying It waa not possible for them to continue longer at work. A meeting of the union has been called for Barlght's hall today at 13" p. m. The meeting will be an executive gathering and -will not be what Is known aa an "opta meeting." The question of procedure will be taken up at that meeting and It la an ticipated the local executive committee will be empowered to call a strike If It appears good policy to do so. ' Hesitate t. Art Hastily. In view of President Small's Instructions that no strike shall be called In Omaha, the local union has hesitated to take any action that would appear hasty, It Is felt, however, that since Omaha has become such an Important fnotor Irt the strike situation action should be taken. -Reports of additional walkouts wero received dur ing the morning. About the only oonoern in the country which haa been able to keep In continuous communication with Its client Is the Asso ciated Press, which, through Its leased wire service, has been able tq maintain a con tinuous service. Many brokers have been nearly put out of business by the strike. The Associated Press has experienced Its principal trouble tn furnishing press ro ports to papers In the small towns, where telegraph companies handle the report through their main offices. Several hun dred thousand words of these small prees reports are filed In Chicago with the West ern Union, and with the strike on It be came necessary to send this from other large western offices. The operators being out nt Kansas City and Denver, has thrown the burden of this work on to tho Oninha office, where extra men are being em ployed In an attempt .to furnish thosj smaller papers with a partial news service. Klrkland Expects Relief. Secretary Klrkland says ths meeting today will decide what action la to be taken and he anticipate steps may be taken to relieve the local men of the bur- KRUG PARK JJABIT GROWING Concert Rand Musle Attracts Many Visitors Who Haven't Brest " There Before. The Importance In the public estimation that Krug park holds as an amusement and outing resort these hot summer days has been strongly emphasized during the last three weeks. Concort band muslo of the highest possible order had been pro vided for the patrons of the pork, and the result haa been that the Krug park habit has been steadily growing with a large number of people who heretofore have not been familiar with the great floral and landscape beauties add the amusement attraction that are offered dally at "Omaha' polite resort." From Its elevated position, occupying as It does tho highest pofnt of land In Doug las county, It Is swept by cool evening breezes when It Is "hotter than Tophet" down town. The amusement attractions are of great variety, and comprise every feature of an up-to-date summer park. "Wonderland," entirely rebuilt, la far more attractive than ever. The . olrcln swing Is a new feature this season, and Is source of endless exhilarating delight and pleasure. Everyone greatly admires the flowers, foliage, and shrubbery of the park. They have never been more attraou Ive than they are now. Krug park Is anldeal outing resort, and the liberality of the management in this direction Is very marked. On next Wednes day the Omaha veteran firemen will have their picnic In the park, and on Thursday the veterans of Oeorge Crook post, Orand Army of the Republic will hold their annual outing. Both of these or ganizations have strong claims upon the public favor, and both outings will be largely patronised, to the benefit of their respective treasuries. Concerts afternoon and evening today by Finn' Greater Omaha band, and the as censions of the big balloon will be today' feature. NEW USE FOIt BUTT KB Preveate B.lllna; Over. Coffee ftrequertly produce biliousness and all of the accompanying distress, such as loss of appetite, dyspepsia, bowel troubles, etc. A lady from 111., saysi "I had used coffee many years, and though I took great care In making It, felt lta 111 effects very seriously. It made me btlloua and robbed me of my appetite for brefekfast. "I alwaya had trouble with dyspepsia while I used It, I waa told by physician that I had catarrh of the Stomach, and came to believe there was no help for me. Two years ago I quit ths use of coffee and began to use Postum Food Coffee. At first I missed the stimulant, although the taste of the food coffee waa delicious. "In a few days I forgot all about my coffee. In the satisfaction I derived from Postum, and soon fnund that my appetite returped, the bilious condition and dys pepsia disappeared, so that now I am proud to s.y that at the age of sirrenty flve years I enjoy my food aa well aa when young and my dyspeptlo symptoms and stomach trouble have gone. "These troubles had been with me for roost of my life and It I really remark able that I am now So perfectly well. To ssy that I am grateful does not express tt. Once In a while I find a person who does not like Postum, but I alwaya find It I be cause It has not been properly prepared. There Is but one way to make good Postum, snd that Is to make It exactly according to directions, allowing It to boll full fifteen minutes, not after It Is placed on the stove, but sfter the real boiling begins. Use a mall piece of butter, about the size of a pea. to prevent boiling over.'' Read "Ths Road to WeUville," la pka. "T-ere'g a Reason." MEYERFIELD SAYS TWO-A-DAY Manaxrer of Orphrnm Clreott Places Omaha on This List of Cltlrs. v M. Meyerfleld, president as well as the largest stockholder of the Orpheum Cir cuit company,' accompanied by hi family, passed through Omaha Saturday morning on his way home to San Francisco after an absence of six months In Europe. Mr. Meyerfleld was Impressed very favor MAY STRIKE ON RIO MAM Switchmen Are Demanding' Increase of Twenty Per Cent. TO CONFER WITH COMPANY SOON Conference of Officials of nig rtra 1st Colored. to Determine Whether, t. Orent the Iteqnrat. DENVER, Aug 10. On Mondsy the grlv Biiee committee rrpresentlng the nionb.Ti of the Mrotherhood of Railway Trainmen employed on the Denver A Rio Grande railroad will hold a conference with the officials of that company for the purpose aa understood, of formally demanding an ad- vsnoe of 20 cents a day for all switchmen ' on the system. This Is the dmsnd which has caused the strike of the switchmen and trainmen on the Colorado A Southern and haa resulted in sn enormous amount of Inconvenience and financial loss all over the state. If the demand be refused by the officials of the Denver Rio Drande, Grand Master Morrissey of the Ctotherhood of Railway Trainmen will In all probability call a strike on that road. Before the Rio Orande management make answer to the trainmen a conference of offlolal of the Union Pacific, the Burlington, Santa Fe, the Denver & Rio Grande and the Colorado & Southern will be held. It I almost cer tain that at thia conference the managers will make final decision a to their attitude toward the advance asked and the answer of the Rio Orande will be practically the answer of all, AH Idea of government Intervention or mediation has been definitely abandoned. WOOLSEY SETTLES JUDGMENT Kd Lawrence, Bond Clerk for Stat. Auditor, Herelves Check from Hnbbel Man. (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN. Neu.. Aug. J0.-(8peclal Tele gram. )-Tlmt the mills of the gods grind slowly, hut exceedingly fine, was proved this morning when led Lawrence, bond clerk In the office of the state auditor, received a check in settlement of a 15,000 judgment secured ten year ago against John Wool Bey, the man who ran away with Law rence's wife. The two fsmllles lived at Elk Creek at that time. Woolsey and Mrs. Lawrence went to California, secured di vorces and were married. Th.y returned to Elk Creek and, headed by Lawrence, a crowd served notice on them to leave town. They did, but Woolsey returned and had the members of tho crowd arrested. Lawrunce then brought' his suit. Law rence was cleared of the charge of rioting and secured judgment against Woolsey by default for the $5,000. Wooleey then re turned to California and went through bankruptcy. He returned to Hubbel and went Into business. Lawrence watched his progress and a few days sgo levied on his property. Woolsey settlrd today with out going lato court. In the meantime, Lawrence has married again. HOWARD COUNTY WAS HARD HIT Recent Stores, There Very Destructive) to Crops and Property. ST. PAUL, Neh.. Aug. JO. (Special.) The worst general electrlcnl storm that has a yet been observed since the settlement of this region occurred Thursday In the north half of Howard county, beginning-about ii o'clock and lasting over an hour. The wind was violent over a large territory. In many . Defends Thorpe Trophy Agralnst For i 'or me that I want Mc gsme a -id woul like to hear from some of the top-notcheil I hope you wll announce the ahive. jhak Ing you In advance. J I.KAN If, Or. Kid Ixwls of Milwaukee. Florence. The baby of Mr. and Mrs. Victor Morli has boen very sick tor the last week. Ft. Philip Neil church will give s lawi atclal In the City park Tuesday night, Au gust U. Bacretaiv Holtxmiin (if the local lodse ol Hloyal Achates, nec'mi 'Snleil by sevcra' tnenih''S. nttemlrd tho plenla rt'id bail gsn. at Teksniah lust Patni'ilne' afternoon ant assisted lth 11. e work of pulling Inrouar a of t'ghty-nvn new members durlui the evening In the Tckamah lodge. Kverj visitor was soyatlv en'ei ta'm-il by the To katnah people. Sin fer wa. aerved to al In the Trkaiiiali City park. Mrs. J. 11. Kankry. living north of town hss been seriously III for the last five dayv At present she Is gaining very slowly. Mrs. Felhy and d.iuBl.lcr. Mrs C. F. Rnoney. both of Omalin, spent Thursdn; sftemoon here the guest of Mrs. W, It Wall. Mrs. Oeorge Slett and children returnee Saturday afternoon frim a weeks vise with relatives and friends at Llnilsny, Neb Mrs. Kane of Omnha was a visitor k the home of Mrs. W. It. Wall Tluivsd.il afternoon In connection with the law aocla August 13. A. T. Parker, son of Mrs. M. J. Oleason was sick for several days the last week. From the way people were Inquiring fot water last Sunday and hi f ,irc. the I'qult! refreshments must have been hard to pro cure. John Anderson of Blair spent Friday and Saturday here the guest of his brothers, Henry and Andrew. Rev. Mr. Rayhurn of the Preahyterlar church will occupy the pulpit Stindnv aftei a two months' evangelistic work In Mon tana. Arthur Dial Is spending a two weeks' vacation visiting Colorado point. Miss Blgna llnndessen Is spending her two weeks' vacation at ths Hellevuo as sembly. Harry Swan son and sister. Hllina. left Saturday for a two weeks' visit with rela tlvee In Rd Oak, la., and other polnta. Miss Ivy Prloe and Miss Prudence Tracy were In attendance at the Itellevue as sembly Wednesday and Thursday. Miss Emma King i spending a two weeks' vacation visiting with the family of J. M. Tracy In St. laul, Minn. Mrs. F. B. Nichols and Mrs. J. Weber, jr., were visiting friends at Itellevue and attending the assembly Friday. Frank Hambllt and father. I. F. Hambllt, returned Thursday from a tour of the Pacific coast and points of Interest. The school board have ordered one of the flues taken down on the high school building and a larger one put up on ac count of the one taken down helng toe small and not high enough. Mrs. W. R Wsll and children icnt a couple of davs of this week visiting her sister, Mrs. W.C. Lewis, at Chalco, Neb., Irvln Lewis, a nephew, returned home with her to visit for a few days. Mrs. W. E. Taylor has returned from severs! days' visit with her mother at Shenandoah, la. Miss Sopha Anderson, who haa been at Grand Island for the last month visiting relatives, returned home Saturday. T. E. Price Is having two new houses built on his property opposite the city hsll. The demand for Imnu. n tii hmm v...-. far In excess of the supply. As one In quirer for a house said. "Juat as soon as sny one die please let me know. That Is about all the way that an empty house In Florence Is to be obtained. Frank Pascals has purchased a lot on Fifth street from J. J. Kox and la building a house; he la also building one on ther rear of his business lot on Main street. Resident lots have been reasonably high In Florence, thBt la, higher than the same kind of lots In other locutions and suburbs, but taking Into consideration the advant ages of Florence, the stability of the town, and they are cheaper In the long run. The dally presa has recognised Florence as a flsce of Importance. The circulation of. all hree of the Omaha papers are taken care of by carriers snd through the rural mall routea, every paper having a large circulation. TOWNIEND WI!B FROM DAN BRjflr ,' V places assuming the character of a tor nado. In the city of St. Paul a barn be longing to B. a. Mead waa struck, killing a horse and burning up the buggy. A. K. Richards' barn was blow down snd the bsrn of A. A. John was shoved off Its foundation. A far aa heard from ths country within a radius of fifteen miles from this city, these are th following losses t N. L. Hansen, dwelling burned down by lightning; Oeorge J. Welsh, barn blown down; Joseph Kwarclnckl, barn partly destroyed by wind; John A. John son, barn injured by lightning; M. Mutiny, three cattle killed by lightning; John Mil ler, four cattle killed by lightning; A. A. Fnlrbairn, two wheat stacks burned; John Wall, one grain stack burned; Royal Peek, ! three stacka; Jacob Hlld, two stacks; 11. Hennlngsen, two stacks, and In a number of places single heads of cattle were killed iTownsend ft by lightning. In a number ef places the Townsend tl ner Champion of State. W. T) Townsend successfully defended the Thorpe trophy against the onslaughts of Dan Bray, former champion . of Ne braska, st the Omaha Oun cluh grounds Friday afternoon, winning bv the score of ( to is. The terms of the match were inn clay birds, with sliding hsndlcap. sixteen jweniy-one yarns, ror tne heatitlful wind did minor damage to buildings, and ably with the improvement manifest In fmany windmills were blown down. In Omaha. He thought the city had made great progress and had taken on a much more marked metropolitan air since the Orpheum thoatir was established here eight years ago. "The time has come," said Mr. Meyerfleld, the north part of the county there were numerous destructive streaks of hall, doing much damage to corn. The storm brought with It a much-needed rain. Here In th city the precipitation' was only l.tt Inches but north of the river it was from 3 to 6 "when Omaha must be placed on the list ! inchea, and In spots there seems to have of two-a-day vaudeville cities, so this sea son a matinee wll be given at the Orpheum every day. I want to tell the people of Omaha they will get the best attractions we have ever offered. We have searched the European fields more thoroughly - this summer than ever for novelties and fea tures calculated to appeal to tho American tastes. And we have endeavored to strengthen our American lines, too. "We are adding six new theaters to our circuit. One of these has Jwst been com pleted at Oakland, Cal.. and will be opened Sunday, September J, the same day on which our Omaha house opens. Our Omaha house, I'wii delighted to And, In such beautiful and comfortable condition for ths beginning, having been repainted and papered throughout." MASONS PROMISE BIG 'TIME been minor cloudbursts. A washout north of Elba held the southbound Union Pactflo paasenger train about six hours. Carnival Athlete la Injured. EDGAR, Neb., Aug. 10. (Special ) The young man who does the high jump act for the Farmers' and Merchants' Car nival company, which has been exhibiting here for the last few days, was seriously Injured laat evening. He Jumped from a platform eighty feet high Into a net. He waa thrown up twenty feet and fell back head downwards. When taken up he was unconscious and after gaining consciousness he was unable to move nny of his limbs. His condition waa th. same this morning. Committees la Charge of Orand I.odg. Semt-Ceatenntal Meeting; with j Snceees. The publicity committee of the Masortlo grand lodge, which la preparing for "the aeml-centennlal celebration of the order In the State, gives out the following an nouncement:'. The various committees in'the matter of tho semi-centennial celebration of the or ganisation of the grand lodge of Masons of Nebraska to be held In Omaha Sep tember 23 are meeting with success and i are endeavoring to make It an occasion In i Masonry to be ever remembered. Positive arrangements have been con summated with the Omaha Auditorium committee whereby the Masons will have the full use of the Auditorium that day; alao with Channlng Ellsry's band of thirty pieces, rfnlch will furnish music during the evening. And the plan is to havs It atrtctly a Maaonlo entertainment for the grand lodge, all Masons throughout the state, their families and friends. Masons throughout the state ar. urgently re quested lo keep that day In mind and make no other engagements, but to ar range to be In Omaha snd ssslst In mak ing this s grand affair. More definite plana for the day will be announced later. Kid Lewis Waata Blgr Came. OMAHA. Aug. 10 Sporting Editor Omaha Bee: Piease announce the following and nl.llim I'll writer, at Dresent flahtlna un- der the name of "Kid Lewis," wishes a bat tle with any lyi-pounn ugntweignt, also a side bet. I am In good condition; have fought a number of battles; never I sen knocked out, and sm willing to meet any man at 1SS pounds. I am menacing my own buliicts affairs at present and hope to con tinue tc do so In ths futufe. Tou oan state to trophy given by Charles Thorpe of Geneva - - miiuimimui- qi me Binte rnnmpionsr.ip. Thorpe won the championship at Lincoln in June, 19H6, and auccessfully hold It against all comers until Msrch. 1907, when W. D. Townsend took the title awav from him. Townsend has been challenged seven timet since that date and has succesrfully defended each time. Oeoro-e lingers of Omaha haa Issued a challenge for Augurt 23 nt the Omaha Gun Cluh grounds. The score: rsn Brsv 1. ...inn 11110H111 inoi nni-a Townsend Is ...1111,1 11011 11101 inn 11111 B Townsend 1R ...mil oiill onm 01111 loiot-ln Dan Bra yI8..., 01111 linon mil 11111 lnoil-M Dan Bray 30 11111 11101 Hill into 1111123 ..11111 11111 11111 11111 01111-24 ..mil mil iimi mm oiiio-n Dan Bray 20.... 10011 Hull 01101 01111 11111-19 Bray grand total 19 Townsend grand total ,...P7 Omaha Leads la Attendance. LOUP CITT. Aug. 7.-Sportlng Editor Omaha Bee: To settle a dispute will you kindly state In your next Sunday's Issue which city In the Western ball league had the larrest psld attendance last veer? A'so the second, and so on. We would sl-. like to know about the total al'l attend ance each. Thanking you In advance. I am. Respectfully yu-. H. V. BEAVENS. Answer Omaha had the largest attend ance and Dea Moines the nest. The fig ures were never officially given out. Per haps you might get them by writing to President O'Nell in Chicago. Friend Tenals Tournament. FRIEND, Neb., Aug. 10. (Special.) A number of entrlea have already been re ceived for the sixth annual tournament of the. Friend Tennis club, to be held here next Tuesdsy snd Wednesdsy, August 18 and 14. The courts are In the finest pos sible condition end Indications point to th. best tournament ever held. Entries will close Tuesday afternoon, directly after the arrival of trains No. t snd 6. Drswlngs will be msde Just before play commences. If you have anything to trade advertise tt In the For Exchange columns of Th Bee Want Ad pages. DIKD. 8LAVIN Felix, father of Mrs. H. T. M Kenna and Frank and William Slavln. Fnneral from datighter'a residence. C?l William street, Mondsy morning, Auvust 12, at 8:30 a. m., to St. philomena a church. Interment Holy Sepulchre cemetery. if mi BEADY FOU THE SUMI-FI.K ALI Third Hound Finished la th. Diets Tournament. The third round of the tennle tournament of the Diets Athletic association was fin ished Friday evenintc and the semi-finals will be pulled off this evening. Home well matched players will be pitted against each olhur and an exciting time is an ticipated. Newell will play Ilagenslck and Gould will play Megeath. The Interesting feature of last evening was the match between Megealh and Hall. Megeath took tie first set and Hall the second, while the third one was hsrd fought and finally won by Megeath by a scot, of 6-4. 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