3 Between Aloney in the Bank 1 DEMANDS DISTANCE TARIFF P. A. Caldwell Files Petition with the And a Piano in Your Home State Railway Commission. DATE TO BE SET FOE HEABUfG THE OMAHA' DAILY BEE: SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8. li0H. SesrMTjfdr 1 I '" "" " TT.ntn t : - I r'. There ia no comparison. The pianoJn your home will solve the problem of keeping your boy home evenings. It will be the means of added accomplishment to your daughter and for your wife--home will be brighter because of its presence. The piano will accomplish results which money in the bank will never do. And then an investment of this character will mean several times the 4 per cent which the bank pays you. . Strange as it may seem, however, our splen,did system of piano selling makjs it possible for you to leave the money in the bank and have a piano in your home at the same time. - A small payment monthly will do this so why put off longer when OUR FEBRUARY ALTERATION SALE gives the opportunity for you to buy the piano at an actual bargain? For, during this sale, your money will go'ncarlly twice as far and the same easy terms pre vail. f ,-, ' . , We offer New Pianos of euch makes as Steger, A. B. Chase, Emerson and Hardman at $75.00 to $160 lower than eastern prices. i Slightly used pianos all the way up from $76.00. Second-hand Instruments at practically your own price.; - , ; ' Call and see us tomorrow about one of these pianos because such offerings will not last always. v Schmoller (Si Mueller Piano Co. v 1311-1313 Farnam St.,-Omaha. Established 1859. , Branchon: Council Bluffs, South Omaha, Lincoln and Sioux City. Catalogue 50 on request. TELEPHONE QUESTION LOOMING l'arkrn National Bank of Soatb Omaha Raises Important I ' Problem. (Prom a Btaff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, fob. 7. Speclal Telegram.) Must large patrons of tlio telephone com panies where thcr are two systems sub 111 It to tha installation of two private ex changna wher x-onneotlofia with both lines are aouHlit? This ?hJpbUoti has ben rained by the 1 'acker j1 National bank of South Omaha and will bo ene'oC v'tal' Interest to business men who .are obliged to tackl the tele phony question- at an aarly date. The rall 1 hi1 cmnrrrlmilon .has .been asked to aettle the question and 'will grant a hearing and dndcavor to 'adjudicate the difficulty. The Sonth Omaha bank already has a private exchango Installed, and with the new telephone system must submit to a second Installation. of house 'phones' If the full benefit of the private exchange Is to be derived.:. The bank asks the commission to compel the two companies to connect with the same private exchange. f. H. Btew of the Omaha Independent Telephone company said regarding tha complaint filed before the railroad com mission: "FraCtlcally the' same proposition came . up before the legislature last year and was knocked out, Ws de not desire to run our lines Into private exchanges owned by the other oompanles for two reasons. Compe , tltlon In the telephone business consists In the service furnished and rates charged. :" If our line connected with the exchange ' of our 'comrxHItora we would have no op . pnrtunlty to' demonstrate whether our serv Ico was better or worse than that furnished by the other fellow. Then It would be "a 1 mechanical Impossibility with the auto malic iciepnone. . . uur sysic . . much atroBger.curreBt of ela matic telephone. ..Our system ' require ..a electricity, aa w , THE. FOOD! YALljE OF; Baker's Cocoa 1 is attested by 1,0 7 .Years of Constantly L I ' Increasing Sales - Registered U. s.t. offlce tye have always maintained the highest standard 'in the quality of our' cocoa and choc olate preparations and we sell them at the lowest price for which unadulterated articles can be put upon the market. Walter Bsker & Co., Ltd. Established 1780 CCRCKESTER. MASS. 50' Jtj3 Highest invili'' Award tltW I 1 I uroPe 'lizJlL-'ri America Auction! Auction! Auction! 20,000 jewelry Stock As we are about moving into new quarters in Hotel Loyal building, corner 16th and Capitol avenue, where w'e will open up with entirely new goods, we have decided to sell by auction at our old stand. 1514 Capitol avenue, all of our present stock, consisting of watches, clocks, diamonds, cut gliss, silverware, cutlery, pianos, organs and other musical instru ments, bric-a-brac and a thousand other articles too numerous to mention. This sale com mences Saturday, Feb. 8, and continues until everything is sold. Sales commence at 2:30 "and 7:30 p. ml daily. Attend these sales and secure one of the many bargains that must go. ''" 1514 C. LL-)rr fM0VET0J f kapital if Successors to vmulnma PE.tFLODMAN acO, Vrao DAth itk If m r L 1 4 r A itrrlAfidirei li , . . - n m i must run our automatic connection ma chinery with the voltage. I don't suppose the other companies have half the voltage which we must carry." , V. B. T. Uelt of the Nebraska Telephone company said: "We have never had an application from a subscriber who desired to have another company connect with the exchanges which we own in the various wholesale houses, hotels and other large establishments. Of course we would hardly permit another company running In over our switchboards and using our Instruments, but as the mat ter has nevetf beon discussed I could not say how we would view the complaint of tho South Omaha bank." Chapter of Accidents. ASHLAND. Neb.. Feb. 7.-(8peclal.) An other Series of accidents Is reported In this vicinity. Lou Paulus, liviruj north of Ash lnrtd, Came In contact with a circular saw, cutting a deep gush In his leg. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Cocken of near Leshara were thrown from a buggy by a runaway horse and Injured, while C. G. Mayfield of Louis ville fell from a wagon, striking on his head, cracking one rib and badly bruising his shoulders. While piling up baled hay, Joseph ltalderne8s of Cass county was felled to the ground by a bale rolling down upon him from the top of the pile and he Building in thirty-five of the principal citlea for January shows a decrease of S6 per cent. Permits were taken out during the month, according , to official reports to Construction News, for 4,715 buildings. In volving a total cost Of SLa,C83,0L'4. against 5.930 buildings involving; an aggregate cst of $24,GGO,G43 for the same month a year ago. a decrease of 1,215 .buildings and $8,967,619, or 3(i per cent. It is a pretty easy matter Jo pick nf the jtles Wbowlng gains. as there are only eight; embracing. C1TT. Now York. Including Manhat tan and Bronx 133 Chicago Rrooklvn . ... I":.:. L'Hrt Philadelphia D7S St. l,outs 479 Portland 'JVs Kansas City , Ml Newark 4 US IH'troit 1!2 Denv. r , 175 Clevelund .' 3"S Terre Haute Allegheny 77 lmluth 27 Buffulo, N. Y , ll!7 Baltimore 168 St. Paul Iu6 New Orleans , Omaha 79 ltorhcHter 59 Indianajiolis 173 Milwaukee A" Iii11hs f9 Columbus M Toledo , , 53 Patc-rson ; 43 Chattanooga 121. Birmingham 67 Lincoln .' 35 Topcka 2H Grand Rapids , II Mobile 23 lavenport 11 Harrlsburg 8 Pueblo 13 Totals ........4,715 The foregoing table speaks for itself. But there are features of the situation Just now well worthy of comment. Whatever may be the lack of demand for commercial structures there Is unquestionably a strong demand for buildings of a semi-public character and to a degree not usually found In former periods of contraction. This class Includes club, houses, schools, society buildings of various classes and churches. The type of building which was in no sense a feature of building construction In former periods of money stringency. Another phase of the situation is the ease with which funds for this class of construction can be raised. When people feel poor they do not contribute freely to movements to se cure funds for this purpose. This Indicates that people are well off and that there is an abundance of money, much of which will find Its way Into new construction Just as soon as affairs adjust themselves to the new conditions following the Jolt to which Building Decrease for January has been confined to the house since. Clyde Aughe, while working at Swift's Ice house, had a rake of Ice drop from the runway upon him, putting him out of busi ness for sometime. Shoemaker's Case Continued. WE8T POINT. Neb.. Feb. 7.-(SpeciaU-The two crlmlnnl cases which were to have been tried In tho district court this week have been speedily disposed of. The case BgatnBt Bert Shoemaker, charged with the robbery of Charles Miller, has been con limied over, tho term to await the outcome of the case against his partner, Kennard, who Is now confined In the Madison county jail on a more serious charge, and the assault case against August Wegener of Wlsnrr, In which Wegener" was charged by his son with an attempt to commit great bodily Injury upon him, was dismissed. Tonti Will Attend Funeral. ROM K, Feb. 7. Pope Plus X. will be represented at the funerals of King Carlos and the crown prince tomorrow by Mon signor Tontl, tho papal nuncio at Lisbon The pope has sent King Manuel an auto graph letter expressing his frlef. jVo Election la. Kentucky. FRANKFORT. Ky.. Feb. 7. The sena tnrlal ballot today was again without re sult. It Is Interesting to say. New York Including Manhattan and the Bronx, which had an Increase of 6 per cent; Kansas City, 16; Denver, 8; New Orleans, 11; Portland, Ore., 3; Terre Haute, 279; Patterson, 123 and Tpeka, 90 per cent. The rest. It will be seen, show decreases ef from 14 to 81 per cent, the falling off in Chicago amount ing to 21 per cent. The list of cities, with the -nujnber1 of buildings and, aggregate cost for. which permits were Issued, Is as follows: ISfjg. Cost. ' S 4,!07,57j 2.570.050 1,363, lift 1164,510 7!7.!'7I 63.545 515,36)1 . :l.tf8 326.750 2it4,750 2M.771 2X6.901 275.425 26,166 243,IK 213.344 1W,1K4 116.551 1S7t0 140.160 134.6H7 122.330 I8.7!i3 (W.fiMl t.3) 71.416 f.3,380 63.17S 6A.400 37,521) 32,15 21.9SO 18.975 10,O?S 8.525 r Jan., 1007. No. Bldgs. Cost. Gain. Loss. S 21 74 .. 61 60 16 33 58 68 279 21 71 41 35 29 28 11 25 75 21 41 52 49 123 32 27 i5 96 33 56 14 65 81 34 35 6! .s7 MX 21 S 2fW 110 25 113 421 21 163 30 153 V29 140 '78 70 122 !4 151 ' 94 59 22 154 S7 56 13 43 27 9 13 12 4,622,725 8.2X5.WPO 5.337,871 2,4W,46 i',i).H26 4,47& 444,355 500.371' 7H1.90W 270,(155 717.773 75.6ir 349.263 91,535 41S,(M0 332.060 279.326 311.176 170.775 1S7,0' 546,066 1W.749 1K6.371 194.75 175.290 32,001 94.015 87.370 04.369 19.11 4K.335 50,375 22.056 29.036 46,045 16, 683,024 6.930 $24,650,643 they were subjected in the latter part of October. naiever may be the conditions in the large cities, from all that can be learned there will be unusual activity In building construction i in the 'smaller cities and towns in this country this year. In most places affairs have adjusted themselves to new and more nearly normal wage scales uuiu.iiB material is 10 OS flBU at more reasonbale prices and this will put Into clr culatlon a large amount of money which conservative people have been saving. waiting a more nearly normal condition of affairs in which to build. InX'hlcago there Is a large amount of construction on the boards of the architect and were there to be a material change In the schedule of wages of the cost of build Ing material, this city would soon witness a remarkable period of activity In building construction. I Independent Telephone Companies Asked rile eheanlea Contln. nation a Hearing In Fisher Disbarment Case. (From a Btaff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, rh. T. (Bpeelal.) P. A. Cald- welt, a candidate tor the republican nomi nation for railway commissioner at the primaries held last September, has filed a petition with the commission demanding and praying that the commission set a date for a-hearing for the promulgation of a distance tariff sheet based on the operating expenses and a fair return on the Invest ment of the railroads In the state. The commission will shortly set a date for the hearing and go to bottom of the mat ter. According to Information received by the commission some sentiment has been created for a distance tariff, but Inasmuch as the present commercial Industries of the state have been bullded up under the present system of rstes, the commission realizes that a change In the system In volves grave responsibilities. According to the report of the Minnesota commission. which held a hearing on the matter of rates, the hearing lasted for more than a year and a half, finally resulting In an order being Issued to the effect that the system In vogue In that state was not changed, though a maximum rate was fixed for terminals and distributing points. Between such points the railroads were permitted to charge 5 per cent In excess of the fixed terminal rates. Text of Petition. The petition filed by Mr. Caldwell was liberally signed and In full Is as follows: whnran. We see In the bollcy of re trenchment as pursued by the railroads of Nebraska a visible means or prom, eim.i mudu necessary by the actual conditions or Is being made an excuse, for purpose to prove that the carrying charges on both freight and passenger traffic Is not re munerative, ana Whereas, We see a growing oisnnrm-- tlon among the producers ot the prouuciw f the soil, warrHiiteU tiy mo reaucuon oi rates on commodities as applied unoer me Aldrlch and Sibley laws, as not oeing in line with what they were led to believe iiiov wore luxtlv entitled to ny mose in whom they una every reason to repose confidence, and have vested with tho power to bring bout relief, and Whereas, We see that parties in recog nition of this dissatisfaction are gcuing movement under way looKing 10 i-- ture reduction ot rates on cerium com modities, and Whereas, We feel mat any reaucuon in rates, if forced tnrougn political bk slveness and not based upon and war ranted by actual conditions and any re duction on certain commodities below cost of transiwrtation whereby other commo dities, not ot that dims, must bear the burden, would be unjust, unfair and class legislation, and Whereas, we reel inai iuep i-uiiuiunua will continue to vex us In future as In the paBt and will be used as an expedient by men to obtain office, if the solution of the problem is based otherwise than upon what IS lust ana iair anu wimuui uu ic- gard to the vested rights ot ail con cerned, and . Whereas, we see in tne musnroom ue growth of cities and the centralisation of our great Industries a . condition orougiu bout and only maae pnsHiniP uy uibi-iiim- lnating rates, made by the railroads ootn within and without the state, and we see in this nothing fair or u tne nem iruereai fof the people of our great state, and Whereas, w e Deneve, 10 lomer u uuuu hnma Industries and create manufac ture close to the field of production and consumption, that it demands that this discrimination shall ceane. and Whereas. We believe that our state rail way commission has been duly vested with the power and created or the purpose of determining and establishing a rate, Therefore be It tne onjeei ana prayer m this petition that we demand of the Ne braska Railway commission a hearing wherein to show caue why we should not have a distance tariff sheet made and put Into effect, covering all commodities as shlnped under the accented classification, witli carrying charges based upon operat ing expenses and fair remuneration. TVotlfy Independent Thone Companies. The State Railway commission has sent out the following letter to the Independent telephone companies which have not filed schedules of rates: Section 5 of House Roll No. 2fl6 provides: 'It shall be the duty of all common car riers within the state to file with the State Railway commission within thirty days after this act shall take effect all freight and paasonger schedules, classifications. rates, tariffs and charges used by said common carriers ana in eneci on January 1, 1907. Tills Is to notify you that no schedule of charges has been filed by your com pany In compliance with tho above section. you win Kinuiy me in mis omce ai once a schedule of the rentals and charges made bv vour company, giving the name of the company, the town where the exchantfe is located, a list 01 local rentals or cnarges made for each .claas of service rendered (with exceptions to same, if any,), a state ment of toll charges applying from said exchange and any other Information which might be pertinent to the question of rates. If your company operates more than one exchange you should make returns for each exchange on a separate sneei, loiiowi.ig the above instructions in each- case. As It Is necessary that your schedule be In this office before the 20th day of Feb ruary we will ask that you give this la al ter your immediate attention. riiher CalM far Expert. In the' Captain Fisher disbarment pro ceedings today, CaptaiiK Fisher asked that a chemist be summoned from the university to testify whether the figure "I" had been Inserted In the figures J1.5W. making the sum (11,500, It having been testified that J1.E00 was the original appraisement of the Qoedde land, while the appraisement turned up with the figures $11,500 as the value. These figures are In a carbon copy, the original having disappeared. Captain Fisher left it to the commission whether an opti cian, or a chemist should be summoned, but the commission declined to leclde, so Prof. Avery, professor of chemistry at the uni versity, was called. When the question was asked him. Prof. Avery said that he knew nothing more about the matter than anyone else and unfsss there was a radical differ ence In the Ink used a chemical analysis probably would determine nothing. The state objected to the professor testifying. Inasmuch as he did not qualify, and Uien Minor 8. Hacon. official reporter for the commission, qualified by saying he had used a typewriter for twenty years and was familiar with the use ot carbons. Bacon testified that the figure "1," in his opinion, had not been inserted, but had been made at the timu the carbon copy Was made. Captain Fisher testified tills morning that he had been In Harrison, the county seat of Sioux vounty, only oae day .during the term of court at which the original ap praisement U supposed to have been taken from the files of the county clerk and that day he was not at the Commercial hold, at which the appraisement papers were found. Former County Clerk Reum testified that the signature attached to the carbon copy of the appraisement was genuine. 11. P. L4?avitt, the third coimiiisoioner, reached Lincoln liret night and is sitting Willi Cum mlasioners Sloan and Anderson. The case will be argued February 29. Bands Not Matiafartory.' The matter of the bonds given by bond ing companies to secure state money de posited In slate depositories has been seri ously discussed by members of the State Banking board, and the result may be a recommendation to he state legislature by Governor 8 lie Won for an amendment or a change In the present laws governing the security given the state by the depositories. I'nder the present law a bonding company may bond any number of banks, making Us total liability many tlmts greater than Y i . as jit- Its capital stock. Should a panic strike the state and any considerable number of banks fall It Js considered doubtful if the bonding companies would be able to pay out and make good to the state tho lgsnes. Governor Sheldon Is giving this matter considerable study and It Is not improbable that he will recommend that the banks which handle state money be required, under a new law, to give security upon which there Is no question of the state being able to realize., That this matter is of the greatest Importance Is shown by tho huge bank deposits made by the state treasurer, at times there being from 1300,000 to $100,000 on deposit. Reports of Railroads. The report of shipments made by the railroads to the State Railway commission for the month of November and the aver age shipments for four months shows that when tho punic struck Nebraska the first of November It had Its effect on the rail road business. The receipts from both freight and from the sale of tickets for November Is below the average for lour months, the tleket sales ticlng reduced 35 per cent and tho freight business reduced -I per cent. Total of all business 25 per cent less than the average. o Inquest Over Ilnllhoret. Coroner Jack Matthews of Lancaster county has made an Investigation ot the death of Dr. Carl Hullhorst of Lincoln at the Lincoln asylum and has decided to hold no Inquest. He says he Is satisfied It was a case of suicide. The body was taken in charge by the coroner and removed to Dr. Hullhorst's former home. The funeral will be held Sunday, the services being conducted by Rev. B. M. Long of the Second Preshy terian church. Dr. Hullhorst was sus pended from the First Presbyterian church of this city. The supreme court has affirmed the sen tence of eighteen months' Imprisonment for William Cate of Nuckolls county, who was accused and convicted of stabbing Lee Gress, a farmer. Nebraska News Notes. BKATR1CK Harold Ianlel Davis, the little son of Mrl and Mrs. Fred Davis, died yesterday morning after a brief Ill ness. BKATRH'K Earl Webb nnd Mrs. Inez Hooper, both of Holton, Kan., were mar ried here. Wednesday evening by Judge tfpafford. COLl'MBl'S The home of Edgar How ard has been quarantined on account of his son. Attorney Finlcy Howard, having the smallpox. COLl'MBl'S Editor J. H. Johannes has been a sick man for several weeks. It Is thought the worst has rafcsed now and that he Is on the road to recovery. BEATRICE Adam Hons yesterday pur chased twelve head of horses in this lo cality, for which he paid the top price. MR. JOSElil y K v 1 ' . -' VV 'V- r " " - - ' v " v ' v V . 4 - ' ' ' - ' ' ' f i ''$v '' 'X 1 I 11 -V!j s ' ' - S 1 ' . . , V ' i( - ' - J 1 '- ,!'' - ' i- i ' ' ' , x Miry's Pure WtaltWhlshey la an absolutely ui distillation, of malted grain; great rare being used to have every kernel thooughly malted, thus destroying the germ and producing a prdlgetted liquid food In the form of a malt essence, which Is the most, effective tonic stimulant and invlgorator known to science; aoftened by the warmth and inoiaturo- its palatabljily and freedom from injurious substances render H bo jtjiat it can 'be retained by the most sensative stomach. ' ' v It is invaluable for overworked men, delicate women and sickly children. It strengthens and sustains the system; Is a promoter of health and longevity r make the old young and keeps the young strong. ' CAUTION- lieu you ask your drugxixt, grocer or dealer for Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey tx eure lo get I ho genuine. It Is the only absolutely ire medicinal limit whiskey and I sold in Healed Ixitlles only; never in bulk.. Price $I.M. liook for the trade-mark, the "Old ClieiiiiHt," nu the lultel and make sure that tlx Mval over tlin cork Is unbroken. Write lr. It. furran. Consulting Physician, fur m free iliustrutcxl medical booklet and free aUvico. Vutlj jpat U'UU key Co., Uochestcr, X. V. " ' ' ' ' " ' Announces a special showing of Men's Suits in BLAK a BLUE No garment are quite so taxty -quite no nrrvlcoaMo or In quite so much favor by grnttMi dressers never out of place, no matter where you may be. We were never ao well prepared as now to suit yotir fancy or sell you such beautifully tailored garment at such moderate prlees. We Would Like to Show Them to You You will be surprised at th assortments and styles nothing missing that might appeal to the conservative as well as the most ardent admirer of extremes In style, we've everything tho fashion makers produ.ee. Black and Blue Serges irom Black and Blue Unfinished Worsteds from Blak Thibets from Prince Alberts from English Walking Suits at He will ship a carload to the Denver market Saturday. NEBRASKA CITY Edward South, while working about a corn sheller yesterday, two miles south of this city, had two fingers torn -from his left hand and tho hand badly mangled. BEATRICE The furmers' Insillute will bo held In this city next. Monday and Tuesday. An Institute will also bo held t Virginia on February It and 15 and excel lent programs have been prepared for both meetings. COLUMBUS County Judge Ratterman has Just Issued the following marriage licenses: Peter Classen to Amelia O. Bohac, Peter U, Johnson to Ella M. I.eo, Frank Iihenx to Tlllle Poeffel and De wltt Hughes to Bessie M. Erickson. BEATRICE J. W. Billings of this city yesterday receive word from Washint!-' ton, D. C, stating that he had been granted a patent on an egg tester In vented by him last summer. He will manufacture the device In this city. BEATRICE Thomas Williams. a fanner living northeast of the city, while enroute to the Beatrice corn mills with a load of corn yesterday was thrown from IiIh wagon and received a dislocated shoulder and a severely bruised arm. BEATRICE The funeral of the late Lott Walter, who died In the hospital for the Insane at Lincoln, whs held from the home of his brother. W. B. Waller, this afternoon at 1:30 o'clock. Deceased was 36 years of age and leaves no fam ily except his wife, NEBRASKA CITY Al McCord and Jnck Savage have formed a company to operate a cable ferry nt this point and the tolls are to be one-half of those asked to cross upon the railroad bridge. A number of citixens are assisting them In The matter of securing the material and getting started. NEBRASKA CITY Ous Johnson has put a large force of men at work on the east side of the river rlprapping the banks and putting in protection work. It will take a large force all winter to complete the work which Is contemplated being done by the Burlington railroad to protect the bridge approach. BEATRICE David Sullivan. f2 years of age, and probably the oldest man In Gage county, was poisoned by taking a dose of patent medicine of some kind and cannot recover. He formerly resided at Steele City, Neb., nnd since the death of his wife several years ago lie has been making his home with his daughter, Mrs. Marv Dunn. In this city. TECT'MSEH The following Is the mort gage record for Johnson county for the month of January: Number of farm mort gages filed, VJ; amount. $..3T3.44 ; number released, lii; amount, JiA'ltiti. Number of town and city mortgages filed, 11; amount, J5.2W.Sn; number relcastd, 5; amount, It.iWO.-'fi. Number of chattel mortga's filed. 7S; amount, $14,674.80; number released, 57; amount, JK838.12. COLl'MBl'S James Frazer, who died of pneumonia at his rooms In the old ColuirKhus State bank, was a soldier of the civil war. having served in Company O of the Fourth Iowa cavalry, and had just received a pension under t lie law of February 6, 11107, he being more than t2 years old. Ho had Just passed his, 68th birthday. The funeral services were con ducted by Rev. G. A. Munro, pastor of the Congregational church. COLl'MBl'S Sheriff Carrlg left today for Chicago to bring back Abram CAMPBELL. , ii. i t JL X fJ " &bA 4xA Tschudy. Mr. Crrlg went by the way or Lincoln to get the necessary papers from Governor Sheldon. Tschudy had dosertrd the Jatl ' here, where he ws serving out a sentence. He Is a pen sioner and In making out his voucher gave his address where the money was to come and In that way he was foand. He will stand a good chance or serving out the rest of his sentence in tho Platte county Jail. STELLA Grandma Doss died suddenly at the home of her son, Ben Doss, llvldg four miles northwest of town, yesterday afternoon. STELLA I. H. Martin has bought a half Interns t In the drug store of A. L. Adnms and the firm name will be Adams & Martin. , STELLA Carl Welcks has purchased -a Jialf Interest In the lacksmlth and wagon shop of J. M. Ooodloe. " YORK U L. Slagel Is the new editor and proprietor -of the Blue Valley Jour nal, published Bt'McCool junction, suc ceeding K C. Gllliland. Mr. Qllllland has not di-cided Just where he will locate. Mr. Slagel comes from Davenport, Neb. YORK With the completion or tho beautiful United Evangelical brick and stone church building on the corner of Grant and Eighth streets York wlli have fourteen church buildings and can right fully be called the city of beauMful churches. YORK The many friends of T. M. IrfWls, formerly manager of Rofrers Lum ber company's yards at York, are pained to learn that he Is seriously sick at a hospital at Lincoln and recovery is doubtful. Mr. Lewis is now. auditor for Rogers Lumber company and lives at Lincoln. BEATRICE Isaac C. Cooper, an old resident of Beatrice, died yesterday morn ing at his home in South Beatrice. He was horn In Musklngurn county, Ohio, April 15, 1840, and when 21 years of age enlisted in Company C. Sixth Indiana Infantry. He served his country as a soldier for thre years. At the battle of Missionary Ridge he was wounded, but soon resumed his duty snd served until the dose of the war. He Is sur vived by a widow and seven children, five daughters and two sons. BENEDICT Manuel Carlson ' has made complaint against Will F. B-ckitt, who rep resented himself as salesman for the Con solidated Whip and Leather company of Omaha. Beckitt took Mr. Carlson's order for $t!U worth of goods and then persuaded him to endorse a sight draft on his house of XJ5, which, .when presented, was' returned unpaid and protested. Sheriff Afflehaugli will have little trouble In getting Beckitt. as he is now serving time in jail at Seward. NEBRASKA CITY-There was a double wedding In North Branch precinct toduy, ' at which time Fred C. Ltidwlg and Miss Marv Windels and Fred il. Segelke und Miss Minnie S. Windels were united in ' marriage at the home of the brides' par ents, by Rev. George Gumlels. In Hend ricks precinct another double wedding took place, about the same time, at which Walter Wi Smith and Mine LuelU Ads Dunlap and G.-orgo W. Duntap and Mis' Ada Belle Smith werf united in nmrriHtf at the home of Mr. Dunlap. About twe miles nortli from where the last doiihl wedding occurred Guy H. Ware ami Mini Viva L. Jones were united In marriage at the home of the-bride's parents, Mr. line Mrs. J. R. Joiifa. .'In this city todav Judge Wilson united In marriage Hugh E. Warden and Miss Sarah C. Murdock of Nehawka. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Campbell, of Middletown,' Pa., recently cele brated their golden wedding, at which several children and a large number of grand-children were present. A short time ago Mrs. Camp bell fell and sufered a most ser ious shock to her nerves. She is rapidly recovering health and vigor by the use of Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey. In a recent interview Mr. Canipball, who is a Justice of the Peace, said: "For several years our family medicine lias been Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey. "My wife suffered a severe shock to her nerves as the result of a fall, and the only medicine we are Riving her is Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey, and she is getting stronger and gaining her for mer composure, which is marvelous, considering her nervosa condition. "I am a temperance man and I be lieve in the temperate use of all God's good things, and among these one of the best is Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey, when uued as a medicine at the proper time and proper place. "We know that Duffy's Pure Malt WhiBkey is pure and reliable and will do all that you say."