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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 1908, :;lws OF INTEREST FROM IOWA 8 COUNCIL BLUFFS Office 15 Scott Street. Both 'Phones 43. 1!!on MKXTIO.T. Pavls, drugs. Ftockert ell carpets. Ed IWsr. Tony Faust beer. I,ewls Cutler,' funeral director. Thone S7. Woodrlng Undertaking company. Tel. 339. Tor rent, unfurnished room, 231 Main Bt. ruture framing. Alexander's. 333 B'way. Porn to Mr. and Mrl. A. J. Groat, 830 Washington avenue, a ion. Joppa council. Royal and Select Masters, will meet this evening in regular assembly. IT TAY8 TC SEE IIOSPK 3EFORR EL VINO A 1'IANO. PEARL. STREET. l'or : rent, fiMir-room flat; bath. Rent, fine. 0 Worth Biieet. Enquire O. El uiiiilinil. tlgrten hotel. . Key 4'oleman. adjudged Insane, was taken yesterday to the sute asylum at Clarinda by Deputy Sheriff McCaffery. While It Is wet nnd muddy In your back yard send your family washing to us. We will do It right. Ulut: City Laundry. Phone 314. Unity Rebekah lodge will entertain Its member and friends at a "hard times" social Wednesday evening In Odd Fellow temple-. The little son of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Hill of Harrison street fell from a small wagon In which he was driving a goat and suf fered a fracture of the arm. Ivanhoe commandery, Knlghta Templar, will meet In regular conclave this evening. After the regular business, the order of the temple . will be conferred. A marriage license was Issued yesterday to Frank Jarld. aged 21, of .this city, and Ethel Kelaay, aged 18. of Perclval, la. They were married by Rev. Henry De Long. Vnu can get belter coal for less money f i jm villlnm Welc h, IS North Main. The reason why Is because he sells for rash, i-uiu jilmnes j2S. Yard 'pljone, Bell 977. Tht) sample, ballots for the city election to be held next Monday are out and copies ran he had at the republican or demo cratic headquarters at the office of the city clerk. B-n Barton and Ralph La no were ar rested yesterday afternoon, charged with the theft of a set of harness from the premlxes of Miss Ida Gilbert. They claimed to be In rightful possession of the harness. It'thaid Davis was arrested yesterday af ternoon on complaint of his wife and charged with carrying concealed weapons. In an altercation with his wife, Davis is alleged to have flourished a small revolver and pocket knife. Why figure nhd worry about that room you are going to paper? Let us do the worrying. We will figure tt out to suit you. come to us. the largest and best v.all paper house in southwestern Iowa. H. Boi wiek, 211 South Main street. 'Phones 683. John Bcott Eitemtller, father of L. E. Eltemllitr, 2"u Seventeenth avenue, died Sunday at tho Kdumndson Memorial hospi tal, aged 67 yeura. Services conducted by Rev. Charles Mayne, pastor of Trinity Methodist church, were held yesterday af ternoon at Cutler s undertaking roams, fol Iwln Which the body was taken to Mt. Carroll, III., for burial. Harry Holsry, whose home Is said to be in Duhuque, la., was yesterday bound over by juit?4i bnyder to await the action of tho grand jury on the charge of arrand larceny, llolsey Is charged with denuding a passenger car In the Union Pacific yards ci us orass linings. -art or the stolen flctures, it Is said, were found with him When arrested. - In default of bail, placed at 16.0, Holsey was committed to the county At a meeting yesterday of the executive Committee of the Commercial club and the committee In charge of the annual ban quet, at which Secretary of War Taft will he ther guest of honor, all but eighteen of the remaining tickets for the banquet were allotted. Although no announcement of the tact has been made by the committee. It is understood that Hon. Charles M. Harley of this city will take the place of Con tre?s;i'an Smith on the program of ad dresses at the banquet. GOOD ROADS MEN GET BUSY Conference at Commercial Club Start Permanent Organization. DISCUSSION COVERS WHOLE RANGE Valae of Highways to City aad Con try Alike Is Broht Oat by the Speakers Daring; tke Proceedings. the money Into court yesterday. Saturday a procederMo from the supreme court affirm ing the conviction and fine was received by the clerk of the district court. Mrs. Bresee practiced what Is known as'blo-chemlstry." COR.V SHOW COMMITTEE AT WORK Plans fur Taking; Part la tke Exhibit at Omaha 1'nder Way Tho Pottawattamie county commission, which Is to take charge of securing exhibits and other matters pertaining to the Na tional Corn exposition to be held In Omaha in December, was organized yesterday aft ernoon at a meeting In the rooms of the Commercial club. These are the officers: President, F, H. Klopping; vice president, O. L. aarrltt; secretary, W. B. Reed; treas urer,. E. R. Jackson, county superintendent of schools. It was decided to place the membership fee at 25 cents and to adopt a lapel button, which will be sold at 25 cents. The Commission will at once proceed to perfect plans for spreading Information re garding the corn exposition among the ' farmers, of Pottawattamie county with a view to; -enlisting their assistance In making a worthy exhibit at the exposition. A meeting If to be held Thursday, ac cording lo present plans, at the Commercial olut of the corn committee, the commit tee from the Grape Growers' association and tho committee from the Commercial club. In the meantime an effort will be made to have, the vegetable and truck farmer of this vicinity appoint a com- 1 mlttee to co-operate with these com mittees, Present at the meeting yesterday after noon were: F. J. Klopping, t'nderwood; ., Edwin Davis. Avoca; H. C. Brandes, Han cock) Henry Sperling. Council Bluff; O. L. Barrltt, McClelland; E. R. Jackson, . Council 'Bluffs; G. W. Spencer, Neola; n. Marks, Council Bluffst O. I Osborn, Weston, aUd H. Benson, Neola. The meeting adjourned subject to the call Of th president. At the meeting Monday of the good roads committee of the Commercial club and the trustees of the five townships ad joining the city, an organisation to take charge of the work of Improving the public highways leading Into the Council Bluffs was affected. Officers chosen are: Presi dent, Colonel W. F. Baker, member of the County Board of Supervisors and chair man of the good roads committee of the Commercial club; vice preaident, W. I. Myers, Rockford township; secretary, F. Q. Knowles, Lewis; treasurer, F: S. Chllds, Garner. The following were appointed a com mittee to formulate a set of rules to govern the organisation to be reported at the next meeting: H. W. Binder, Commercial club, chairman; F. W. Beck. Lewis; F. S. Chllds, Garner; J. A. Currte, Rockford; J. H. Lack worth, Crescent; H. J. Smith, Kane; W. J. County Rural Letter Carriers' association, James, president of the Pottawattamie Council Bluffs. An executive committee composed of the three trustees of Kane, Lewis, Crescent, Garner and Rockford townships, Preaident James of tho Rural Letter Carriers' asso ciation and F. R. Davis, C. W. McDonald and H. W. Binder of the Commercial club was also appointed. , The meeting, which was held In the rooms of the Commercial club, was presided over by Colonel W. F. Baker, chairman of the Commercial club good roads committee. Much interest was dis played by those present In the purpose of the meeting and the discussions were gen eral. Victor E. Binder opened the dis cussion with a short talk explaining the purpose of the meeting. He was followed by Spencer Smith and State Senator C. O. Saunders, who dwelt on thi advantage of good roads to the public. Colonel Baker told of what had already been accom plished In improving the roads leading Into the city and discussed the value of cen tralization In work of this character. O. L. Barrltt. superintendent of the county poor farm at McClelland, discussed the subject of good roads from the standpoint of a man residing In the country and whose business frequently took him to the city. W. H. James, president of the county organization of rural letter carriers gave an Interesting and extremely practical talk on good roads, illustrating the benefit that well kept country roads are to the postal service on the rural routes. He told of what the organization of rural letter carriers had accomplished and what they were further endeavoring to accomplish along this line. - . At noon a recess was taken and those present adjourned to the Neumayer hotel, where dinner was enjoyed. At the after noon session, which was closed at an early hour to allow the out-of-town delegates to get home the organization was effected and committees appointed. Regarding the disposition of the $2,000, the proceeds of the street fair and carnival of last fall, the Commercial club committee agreed to contribute dollar for dollar expended In cash by . the townships on the highways leading Into the city up the amount of the fund. Present at the meeting were: Colonel W. F. Baker, II. W. Binder, C. W. McDonald, H. ,H. Van Brunt, Victor E. Bender, Spencer Smith, F. R. Davis, Colonel C. G. Saunders, Council Bluffs; J, R. Lackworth. P. J. Moran, Crescent tdwnahlp; F. S. Chllds, Fred Jensen, O. W. Shipley, Garner town ship; J. E. Butler. John Halle, H. J. Smith, Kane township; F. O. Knowles, F. W. Beck, H. C. Jenkins, Lewis township: W. I. Myers, J. A. Currie. Rockford township; E. H. Boerkemper, William Dohse, H. A. Ellerton, Lewis township; A. H. Jones, Ioveland; H. E. Wagons, Crescent; O. L. Barrltt, McClelland; James Kelly, J. O. McMahon, W. H. James, Council Bluffs, and O. B. Hampton, Crescent. LITTLE TARDIR9 AT SCHOOLS Yonn raters Are Attending With Great Regularity Nowadays. The public schools of Council Bluffs aro setting a record In the matter of regular and prompt attendance of the pupils. The granting of a holiday at stated Intervals to pupils who have no marks of tardiness against them has proven a great incentive to prompt and regular attendance. The records kept by Superintendent Clifford how that for the month ending March 30 the number of cases of tardiness was re duced to a mere fraction. Miss Drake's room In. the Thirty-second street school carried off the honors for the month with the higher per cent of attendance, 99.23, and not a single case of tardiness. The following shows the teachers having 87 per cent or over In attendance of their pupils and the number of cases of tardiness: WASHINGTON AVE. I A. T. A. T.M. Dailey 98.66 0 M. Howlette...9T.48 4 M. Hpetman... .98.38 M.Lyon 97.S1 I,M. Wesley 99.19 4 M. (Jrosvenor.. 97.67 0 THIRD ST. M. Butler 98 49 o'M. Winter 97.08 1 M. Shea 97.12 llMrs. Curtis 97.66 0 M. Cady 97.24 2 BIOHTH STREET. M. Kennedy. ...97.87 D M. White 98.87 0 M. Howard 98.47 1 M. Vincent 98.80 2 M. Clausen 97.64 0 BLOOMER. M. Jepson 97.12 2 Mrs. Ott 97.15 6 M. Walker 97.12 2 M. Green 98.4 1 M. McNutt 98.45 0 Mrs. Barclay. ..97.6 4 TWENTIETH AVE. M. Hutchinson. 97.23 3 M. Riley 97.42 2 M. Joseph 98.61 1 M. Roberts 98.42 1 M. Norene 98.77 0 PIERCE ST. M. Brookings.. 98. 71 1 M. Harl 98.60 8 M. Coggeshall..97.03 1 M. Storrs 98.08 0 M. McPherson. 97.14 0 BRYAN MEN TO HAVE CONTROL Iowa Democrats Will Be Under the Nebraskan'i Dictation. PLATFORM IS ALREADY APPROVED M. Alwrotn 97.16 SECOND AVE. M. Plerson 97.10 M. Hooker 97. AVENUE B. NT. Johnson 97.94 M. iVarsh 97.64 M. McAneney.. 97.60 M. Grasnn 97.18 M. Gretzer 98.47 3:!D STREET. M. Drake 99.23 MADISON AVE. M. Sims 97.72 M. Johnson 97.72 M. Field 97.79 HARRISON BT. M. Kendle 98.4 M. Henderson.. 97.09 EIGHTH AVE. VI. Homer 97.65 REPUBLICAN MEETINGS ARE MANY City Campaign la Being; Poshed With Great Viator. The republicans held a rally at the county building on Fifth avenue and Twelfth street Monday night. All the leading candi dates on the city ticket were present and addressed the meeting on the Issues of the campaign. Major McFadden's fife and drum corps assisted in enthusing the gather ing with Its selections. A rally has been planned for this even ing in the Third ward, at High street and Graham avenue. W. 8. Rlgdon, candidate for councilman from this ward, will speak and out of compliment to him, the Elks' quartet, of which he is a member, will en tertain with a number of selections. The drum and fife corps will also be on hand to assist in making things lively. I Wednesday evening there will be k meet ing of candidates and members of the city central committee at republican headquar ters in the Merrlam block. ' Thursday evening there will be another republican rally at the county building, at the corner of Avenue B and Twenty-fourth street. Friday evening the scene of opera tions will be transferred to the south part of the Fifth ward and a meeting held at Eighteenth avenue and Tenth street. ' fphnlsterlna-, , Ceorgo W. Klein, 19 South Main street. Phones: Ind.. 710 Black; Bell. 643. "' ' Boy Seat to Kldora. James Hayes, a boy only 14 years of age who was In police court last Saturday charged with drunkenness and was turned over to Rev. Henry DeLong. probation officer of the Juvenile court. wasefore Judge Wheeler yesterday morning. Toung Hayes, who looks older, declared he was but II years of age. He said his mother was dead and that his father had moved to Detroit and left him here. The court ordered, him committed to the Industrial school at Eldora. MRS. WH1LBECK IS ARRESTED Widow of Man' Murdered at Waterloo ' Taken. In Caatody. WATERLOO, la., March 24. Mrs. Arlo Whllbeck, widow of the man who was murdered in Fayette county last Wednes day night, was taken Into custody follow ing her husband's funeral, pending an In vestigation. Senational developments aro expected. Whllbeck was beaten to death with a heavy sled stake while on the way to hla oarn to care for a sick horse. Declaration of the Cedar Rapids Con vention Edited nnd O. Kd., Ready for Ita Formal Adoption. (From a Staff Correspondent.) DE8 MOINES. March 24. (Special.)- William J. Bryan's wishes In respect to the platform to be adopted by the democratic state convention at Cedar Rapids Thursday have been consulted and since there Is every reason to believe that the Bryan men control the convention It Is believed that these resolutions will be such as Mr. Bryan approves. They will follow closely the Ne braska resolutions In some respects. They will declare for tariff for revenue only, declare for currency legislation and contain iron clad Instructions for Bryan for president. In the resolutions the republican party is censured for having promised tariff re vision following every campaign and- as promptly forgotten it. The republicans are also censured for "promising a dollar good In Europe and delivering a clearing house certificate.' It Is accused of promising a full dinner pall, but of furnishing soup houses. .. . The Polk countv delegation, which Is solidly for Bryan, will leave here Wednes day for Cedar Rapids. Hon. Jerry Sullvan has been In the east and Is expected to stop at Cedar Rapids on bis return. It Is believed that either Sullivan of George F. Rhlnehart of this city will be one of the delegates at large to the national conven tion. Rhlnehart's friends are urging him for selection. They claim that there is not a man In all Iowa who stands closer to Mr. Bryan than does Mr. Rhlnehart and not one who better understands the wishes of the Nebraskan. Bryn men are confident that they will regain the control of the party, which they lost two yeara ago. The convention at Cedar Rapids does nothing but select dele gates to the national convention and adopt resolutions. The members of the state cen tral committee, who constitute the legal machinery of the party will be elected at the primary on June I. but the Bryan men count that the prestige of the control of the convention at Cedar Rapids Thursday will help some of that end. Claude R. PorteryVlll be the temporary chairman of the convention. There Is strong talk of John B. Dennlson of Dubuque for permanent chairman. Laat Move for Thomas. Charles Thomas, convicted and sentenced to life (Imprisonment for the murder of Mabel Scofleld of Maxburg, la., has made his last move to escape punishment and conviction, and lost. He appealed his case to the United States supreme court after the Iowa 'supreme court had affirmed the conviction. Today Information reached here that the supreme court had dismissed the case, which is equivalent to affirming the lower courts. Thomas' wife, who stood loyally by him during the trial, recently esatbltshed a residence In Omaha and short time ago secured a divorce from him. New Rifle Arrive. Money for Interarban Llnea. WATERLOO, la,. March 24. (Special.) Thirty thousand dollars has been raised in this city for the development of tho Rapid Transit Interurban line to Insure the laying of tracks from the Chautauqua park to Westfletd and on to this city. This will mean the expenditure of 176,000 by the street car company during the coming summer and will shorten the run to Cedar Falls by one and a half miles. The loan has been made through the Chamber of Commerce. MATTERS IN THE DISTRICT COTRT Jndare Wheeler Makes Assignment of Jary Cases for Term. In making an assignment of Jury cases yesterday. Judge Wheeler Included one of cases brought by tho state against Council Bluffs grocers, charring them with viola tion of the law regulating the sale of oleo margarine, or lmltatlori butter. A number of Indictments on this charge were returned at the January term and one has been set for trial next month as a test case. The Council Bluffs Retail Grocera' and Butch ers' association took the matter up and want a decision as to responsibility under It. An agreement has been reached whereby the other, cases will stand until a test of tho action can be made at this term. In the divorce suit of Louis Weber against Byrd Weber, Judge Wheeler yesterday denied the application of the defendant for temporary alimony pending the determina tion of the suit. The court In denying the application said: "There is some question In my mind whether the defendant Intends to make a defense, or whether the applica tion Is merely for the purpose of further embarrassing her husband." Mrs. Emily W, Bresee, who was convicted about, a year ago of practicing medicine without a license and waa fined $300, paid Preaident Ellla Heslgrna. TABOR la., March 24. (Special.) Presi dent George N. Ellis of Tabor college has tendered his resignation to take effect In June next. His successor haa not yet been chosen. Prof. John Redpath, professor of Greek and political economy, resigned some weeks ago, but will continue to teach until the end of the college year. Wi'inirAM wjfegwteagaain A. A. CLARK & CO. i fiAM Mnnrv nn horses, cattle and LUIUj UUULI Ull HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE. AXD ANY CHATTEL SECURITY AT ONE-HALF TDK USUAL RATES. Twenty Years of SaccMwfnl tfualneaa. CORVER MAIN AND BROADWAY. OVER AMERICAN EXPRESS. No connection with the firm calling themselves The Clark Mortgage Co. 'BOTH 'PHONES 17. J NO. P. TIN LA. If, Mgr. HOTEL. t J r t i 1 ! s H ' X Chicago's Great Euronean Hotel Absolutely rireprooL Kates, $1 JO aad up. A hlffb-alass Traatlent and Residential Hotel, situated la one of thamust select parts ot the city. kotunUa a harmony In Italian marble, beautiful statuary mud cathedral slaaa. ii 0 handsomely furnished outmie room, sink is or en suite. o nyn i uiQia tt all, wild bneat ruiame. t very cooven iooua that appeals to tlia most exacting patron. Far enough from city nuiha (orrotitul quiet, yet within ten mlnuta' walk Of butltiCta Center, ftriirht. nmm at. rirt tt hl.M'ka kvivl In 1 f ni'nuteauke you to thsbopptngditrtot,pain the doors I fcO- W. KaYNolDS. IW. fck aad Ohio jiu.. CVIcaa f Iowa News Notes. IOWA FALLS While putting on his shoes, Charles Krelmeyer of Ackley was atrlcken and died before assistance could reach him. LAKE CITY Alva Ripley, while feeding hogs, was so severely bllteu by one of them that he bled to death before he could be carried into the house. Mr. Ripley had been in Iowa but one week, having come here from Tennessee to work on his brjth-. er'a stock farm. . STUART Cyrus Mills, an old resident of Dallas and Guthrie counties, died here Hat- urday. lie came to Dallas county fifty four years ago on the 'Quaker divide. His wife died four years ago. He leaves eight children, thirty-two grandchildren and thirty-seven great grandchildren. IOWA FALLS Dr. Otto Kuntxe died at the hospital in thla city Saturday at 1 o'clock of heart disease. Dr. Kuntse's name has been made familiar throughout the state within the past week on account of the announcement of hia gift of his private geological collection to the State university at this place. The collection represents the work of almost a quarter ot a Century, during which time Dr. Kuntse has been engaged aa an expert mineralogist, and is valued at tlu.ouO or more. Dr. &untae at tached a condition to the gift and that was that he be allowed access and use of the collection so long as he should wish it, and that fate haa decreed to be lees than a week. IOWA FALLS After living six months with a broken back, Conductor Thomas Swift of the Great Western, haa given up the fight for recovery and haa summoned several of his old-time railroad companions to hia bedside for a farewell visit. Last Auguid Mr. Swift sustained Injuries in an accident that reaulted In a broken back. From the time of the accident, he bore hla affliction with fortitude ,,'d disputed the assertions of hla physicians that the Injury must sooner or later reault fatally. After a brave battle agalnat great odds, be 1 as finally become resigned to the fatal ending so long presaged, and calling old friends to him. Is bidding them goodbye and mak ing preparations for the summons, which physiciuns says cannot be but a week hence. Since the accident Mr. Swift has been In Mercy hospital at Waverly. HOTELS. WKLX In- SSTKOIT btop at HOTEL, TULLER Absolutely Fireproof. Oor. Adams AT, aad Vark It, In the cenltr of the Theater, bhop. plug and Bualnesa District. A la Carte Cafe, Grill Room. Service U nexcelled EYBBT KOOM WITH BATH. BOJaOrSABT ?L4H, BATES, LBO SAY MO WJ-. X.. W. TTX.X.BH, Ft op. at. A. KUaw. Mgr. P"J" BtlVBMlaw V"1. AgaV WHl -aaBnBnBnasw BBjrWsBBBBBan,. f,sf fl. 'taBrfnw , BSBBMaBB BBnnnB m v . w v urn y m 1 11V1WVMCT.I1 TPMT W ff The new!; Issue of United States rifles have .been- received by the Iowa National Guard. Every military force In the United States now has the same kind cf guns. The cavalry. Infantry, artillery and ma rines and the guards of the different states all have the same. The old guns will be returned to .the government. The new guns are about, six Inches shorter than the old kind. IoTra Socialists Meet. Iowa socialists met In convention here to. day and selected a platform and arranged to have candidates' names placed on the primary ballots. The five delegates from this stato' to the national convention of the socialists, which meets In Chicago May 10, will be selected by a referendum vote, which closes tomorrow. It Is understood that the name of H. O. Street of Mystic, la., the mayor of the only city in the United States that is under a socialists' administration, will go on the primary bal lot for governor. Other candidates were suggested. The avowed purpose of the so clallBta in Iowa this year is stated 'as being to double, the socialist vote of the last election, when 8,000 votes were cast. 1 Boone Man Marries. Dr. T. B. Hollenbeck, a well-to-do den tlst ot Boone, 1a, and one of the social leaders of .that city, was secretly married In Des Moines this morning to Miss Delia Haislet of Minneapolis. The couple secured their marriage license at the court house shortly after 11 o'clock and left for parts unknown. They ad monished all the deputies In the clerk' office not to tip it off to reporters that license had been lasued. Many Have Smallpox. Twenty-four smallpox patients are con fined In the city detention hospital. lrteen more are quarantined In real dences in different parts of the city. Secretary Morgan o the health board said thla morning that this is the greatest number ever cared for at one time at the detention hospital. He says the large number of patients Is due to the great diligence of the health officers In p cklng up suspicious caaes and the danger ot a general epidemic is thought to be slight. STORM IN THE GULF STATES Heavy Damage Reported From Points 1 far Loatalana, Mississippi and Alabama. I NEW ORLEANS, March 24.-As the result j of a heavy wind and rainstorm which lias : raged In portions of Louisiana, Mississippi . and Alabama during tho last twenty-four hours, much property has been destroyed, ' many persona have been Injured and at i least one person haa been killed. j Hurricanes have been 'reported from East ! Feliciana pariah, Louisiana, and Jefferson I Davis county, Mississippi, while much dam- ' age has been done in the neighborhood of ' Flomaton, Ala., by heavy rains. Washouts ' along the line of the Louisville & Nashville ' railroad north of Mobile liave seriously de layed traffic All telegraph and telephone wirea in the sections visited by the storm . have been prott rated and details regarding I the damage done are In many Instances lacking. i Southern Mississippi, which already In the last six months has suffered from two bad windstorms, appears to have been the storm center again today. While much property damage was done In Mississippi, no ,lo ot life has been reported, and at an early hour tonight sufficient details had beta received to indicate that this storm was not nearly as fatal aa its two predecessors. At Silver Creek. Miss., tour stores were partially destroyed and about twenty other buildings weie damaged. One mile from Silver Creek, the wlrd demolished the But ler residence and members of the household were painfully Injured. One mile west of Silver Creek, the Lauridge & Bright saw mill waa badly damaged. All ftlrnl ub tha aliaaiaalttul Cuntral rail- AFTER all, what is it that we want in the way L of entertainment? We go to the theatre to hear songs and dialogues; to the dance hall for music and motion; to the concert hall or grand opera to hear good singing, when we can get them all, at far less expense and trouble, in our own homes with the Edison Phonograph. Sec and hear the new Edison model with " the big horn at the nearest Edison store, or .send for a complete catalogue describing it. April Records Out Today IJOW is your supply of Records Isn't it about 1 1 time you had some new ones? The new Records contain some old music, because some music never grows old, but they also contain some of the new hits you have never heard before. Keep in touch with popular music. It may not be the best music, but it is Always good and it always entertains. Hear these Records at your dealer's at once. Edison Concert Rand . . Byron G. Harlan 794 Marche Ttmroe Patrol .... 979S There Never Waa a Girl Lfke Yon 97 Under An Old Klaa- at All (a song bit from " Th. Talk of New York") Billy Murray 9797 Hornpipe Medley (Violin) ...... 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HI Melbipaislkai Cycle Co, Corner 15th and Harney Streets OMAHA I Have the Full Edison Line on Display WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, X Wrl!e For Catalogue audi Proposition QCED Jnomc). Cdrtetu f ',". "VTtIssIiI MULT!! EDISON'S PHONOGRAPHS, RECORDS AfJD SUPPLIES WHCUStlE EXCWSIVEtt 1614 CHICAGO ST OMAHA, NEB, feXSC TfTiirrmrtm Corrpondno 8olicltd Prom Dealers Only. Hew Dealers Are Required to Purchase Eut 3 Machines and 150 Records asasssaeaaaa fWtTItla rond were lost early today, cutting off com I munlcation with New Uubron and Grange, ! Miaa. Near the Gulf cottst In Mississippi and Alabama, several washouts have been re ported on tho Louisville at Naxhvlllo ra'l road. I'nusually heavy rains were reported, ono and one-quarter Inches cf rain falling here about noon today. Heavy windstorm were reported In sev eral parts of LouNljna, being worse near the Misalaaipj I rivi r at Norwood. In east Felicl.'i.a larla'ii. A man yarned Itillliis was reported killed d iring a windstorm which badly du muted the town. Orino Laxative Krult Eyrup is a new remedy, an Improvement on the laxatives of former years, as It des not gripe or naustate and Is pleasant to take. It guaranteed, for sals by all druggist NET TIGHTENS AROUND WOMAN j I'roof That Mrs. Moraah Wrote Ad-' dreaa on lolaoned t aady That Killed tilrl. KANSAS CITY, March t.-In the trial of Mrs. Sarah Muraach, charged with pciaonlng 4-.veBj-e.l1, ItMth Miller, it was (labilshe 1 by exi.eit t's.imor.y Monday tl.a' ihu tlef ndanl wrote thu tup and bottom lint a cf the addiesa on tha box of poisoned eumly, which was mailed to thu dead girl's rimer. J. t". eiieatniar, deputy clerk of the fulled Btates court at Wichita, Kan., who qualified as a handwriting expert, testl. tied that the top and bottom lines of the Inscription on the bog were written by the same person who wrote nine other exhibits, known to be the writing of Mrs. Moraseh. It Is the theory of the state that the per son who mailed the candy wrote the words Klla Miller." and "fiom B. 8. Olrls," of the add run 'and tliat the remainder of tha wi-ltlns- was that of Klla 14itl.r tihn had wrmen ner noma a.ioreta ror Mrs. ' Moraseh several wei ks before. w Moax City Mas la Dead. ALBANY. N. Y., March t't-Wllllam B. Leehs. aged .65, of Bluux 1 Clty la., d'ed suddenly today on a train as tt entcied this city. He was arcompanUd by his sun-ia-law, A. y. Tower of Maine, who was taking hltn to his homo for treatment. Mr. Leebs had been in I'tlca hoapltal, Buffering from heart trouble, from avhlch death resulted. When you have anything to all, adver Use tt In Tha Waat A4 Column (A