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TIIE OMAHA DAILY BEE: RATUTWAY, AFIUTj IS. 190.
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BUNCO GAME AIRED IN COURT
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Aged Woman Tells now She Wat
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Easter
,A. IPettticoat Sale
AU our rccular $5.50 and
$6.25 guaranteed Simon
silk petticoats, on sale Satur
day! at
$3
These Petticoats are all made of Simon's heavy rustling taf
feta, 'which we guarantee to be as good a taffeta as you
will find in any petticoat priced elsewhere at $12.50. We
have them in nearly all colors and lengths, but you should
come early as possible for a selection; $5.50 and $6.25 Silk
.Petticoats on sale Saturday at $3.95
Also all our $7.50. $8.75 and $10.00 Petticoats on sale Sat
urday at $5.95
Special Sale of Eleatherblooms
On Saturday we will offer to Easter shoppers some of
the choicest bargains in Ileatherbloom Petticoats.
On sale Saturday.at $2.95, $1.95, $1.25 and 95c
A Rare B&rgain
We have a few Ladies' Cravenettes which we desire to dis
.pose of quickly. " These cravenettes cost $11.00 wholesale
and sizes are from 32 to 40 bust and 58 inches long. It is
needless to say any more regarding them. On sale Satur
day at $3.95
FARNAM ST.
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IMS AT COST
1513-15 Harnoy St.
SPECIALS m SATURDAY
One "Haddorf " upright piano, strictly first class, beau
tifully shaded mahogany case, full composite metal plate
withibushed tuning pins, copper wound brass strings, 15 lb.
hampers, genuine Wessell, Nickle & Gross action, with lost
motion , improvement and continuous brass flanges, three
pedals. This instrument will compare with any $400.00
piano ontthe market. Special for Saturday only $213.00, on
terms of '$10.00 cash and $6.00 monthly.
One" Cabinet Grand Chicago upright piano, full size,
strong, substantial construction, genuine walnut case, ex
ceptional sweet mellow tone, fully warranted, regular value
$275.00, special for Saturday $116.00 on payments of $8.00
cash and $5.00 monthly. If you ever intend to own a good
piano, .let -nothing keep you from attending this sale, it's
the talk of the town.
Matthews Piano Go.
WE POSITIVELY QUIT MAY FIRST.
1513-15 Harney Street
One-Half Block East of Bennett's.
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Miller, Stewart & Beaton
413-15-17 South 16th Street
SATURDAY SPECIALS:
. We offer the following articles as specials for SAT
URDAY ONLY. Every one of which is a bargain.
60 Kimono Japanese Matting Rugs, specially Bultablo for Bedrooms
beautiful color effect. '
Size 9x9. each
Size 9x12, each
54.50
$0.50
SHIRT WAIST BOXES
SHIRT WAIST HOXKS tilie 28 Inches long. 15 lnche. wide, 15 Inches
deep, finished la weathered oak and golden oak, worth S3 50 each
Saturday special v $2 50
SLEEVE BOARDS
r
Something every woman should hare. To Intro
duce them we make this special offer, they are
neatly made, are SO inches long with top covered
with felt, exactly like cut.
SATURDAY OXXY. each 04
LUSTER FURNITURE POLISH
The very best furniture polish made, every bottle
guaranteed, used on pianos as well as furniture,
regular SOo bottle.
SATURDAY WECU.L 25t
MONARCH FURNITURE POLISH
Our regular 25c per bottle,
8 AT LIU) AY WKCIAL
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PEOr. HESTER AST) WIFE ON TRIAL
Mediants Wko Saw 30,000 Barfed
Farm for Fee of fS.OOO Hit
Their Preliminary El
mlnatlea.
Mystic potions frcm India, oncanny
chemical compounds, ghostly communica
tion with spirits, wittr running uphill, Tin
explainable slate writing, mysterious tin
boxes and slirns were among the unusual
phenomena of the black art described by
Mrs. Anna Offerman of Bouth Omaha In
county court Friday morning at ths pre
liminary hearing of "Prof." and Mrs.
Clarence Hester, charged by County At
torney English with securing $1000 from
Mrs. Offerman by the practice of clair
voyance, by which they led Mrs. Offerman
to believe they could find a burled treasure
of (30,000 on ber farm just outside of South
Omaha.
The preliminary heating began before
Judge Leslie In the presence of a curious
crowd, which listened Intently to probably
the most remarkable story of the wily
ways of alleged fortune seekers ever re
lated In modern times la a court. Mrs.
Offerman Is an aged German woman with
a remarkable memory for detail and a
graphlo manner of description, which added
Interest to her story. Mr. and Mrs. Hester
were represented by A. S. Ritchie.
Medium Finally See It All.
Mrs. Offerman said she first consulted
Mrs. Hester about the contents of a letter
without much result, but finally during
the seance the medium "saw" a river with
some land near It. This turned out to be
Mrs. Offerman's farm. Concentrating her
mysterious powers again, the medium
"saw" an old man creeping up from the
bank of a river with a huge box of money
In his arms. He appeared to be very much
In fear and finally, carefully selecting a
spot, burled the treasure and disappeared
again Into an old hovel, which the medium
also clearly "saw." It was this treasure
the clairvoyants contracted with Mrs. Of
ferman to find.
After some very mysterious consultations
with spirits, Mrs. Offerman was Intro
duced to the '.'professor," who always
worked with Mrs. Hester, and she was
told to secure three pounds of clay from
her farm at 4 o'clock that afternoon.
"He said If I went to the farm at 4
o'clock I would see something that would
give me an Impression," she explained to
the court." I hurried as fast as I could,
but I was a little late. I did see some
thing. It was a little stream from a spring
on the farm that was running the wrong
way. I got the day and took It back to
the professor,"
Fee Matter Comes t'p.
The professor wanted this clay for . an
analysis. After some more mysterious per
formances the professor went with her to
the farm and located the spot approxi
mately. The hitch came, however, when
they asked for a fee of $60. Mrs. Offerman
said she did not know them and refused
to pay any money In advance. A per
centage agreement was made and after
some mysterious Indian signs had appeared
on a slate she was told, to get a compass
and bring It to the professor. She did this
and he placed some expensive powders
from India In It. She was then told to
bring $2,000 of old money to the professor
and he would place It In a tin box with
the compass. The contact of the two
would Influence the' compass so It would
point out the exact location of the hidden
treasure. Mrs. Offerman was cautious
and would not take the money to the pro
fessor. After considerable quibbling she
secured the money from the Bouth Omaha
National bank on a note and it was agreed
the "electrifying" of the money should be
done In her own room.
Her native German caution showed itself
and Mrs. Offerman refused to allow the
"professor" to handle the money. She held
It and the mysterious tin box the "pro
fessor" brought her In her own hands while,
according to direction, she placed the money
In It In layers with tin foil and paper be
tween the layers. The compass was placed
on top and the professor sealed It with
plaster of parts while she still held It.
Soaked with Parple Water.
"When he got It sealed," she continued,
"he said be would have to put It In water
because It would be very hot. He took the
box and turned his back te me for a min
ute and then placed It In a bucket of purple
water he had mixed. Then he wrapped tape
around it and told me to place the box in
the bank vault until the next morning,
when I could open It and return the money
to the bank. I took it with my own hands
and placed It In the vault, not allowing
anyone else to touch it."
It was when she opened It the next morn,
lng she discovered the money had disap
peared from the box. Mr. and Mrs. Heater
were arrested In Buffalo, where they had
fled, and were brought back by Detective
Bhlelds.
Mrs. Offerman, on cross examination, ad
mitted she had -consulted mediums about a
supposed burled treasure on her farm be
fore, and had consulted Anna Eva Fay to
find out where the professor and his com
panions hal fled. At the close of the state's
evidence a continuance' was taken until
Tuesday afternoon.
rrofessor Ray, who flg-ured as the prin
cipal In the scheme has not been appre
hended yet and Attorney Ritchie Is fight
ing Jhe case on the contention that "Pro
fessor'' Hester and his wife were not con
nected In any way with the main scheme
to rob Mrs. Offerman.
CHIVALRY OF QUEER SORT
You Mn Kaecke Dew Girls and
Bites Them Shew His
Gallaatry.
Harry Buckles, a young man whose ideas
of gallantry seem to Include knocking down
young women with his fists and biting
them, was assessed $2S and coats In police
court Friday morning. Buckles was
charged with entering the house at 113
North Ninth street at I o'clock Bunday
morning, asking Frankle Thornton for 12.
and because she did not find it convenient
to accommodate him with the amount,
knocking her down and biting her on the
arms and shoulders ten times.,. Buckles
dwelt upon the fact that ha is a black
smith's helper and has worked for five
years with reasonable regularity, but this
did not mitigate his conduct in the eyes of
ths court, and a caustic lecture upon his
peculiar ideas of chivalry was adminis
tered with the fine.
VOTERS KN0CK CONVENTION
E-lectloa at Alliance Teraiaar That
Tew Dry Chance PUas of
the Eaclea,
The Eagles of Alliance, who were going
after the state convention, have decided
they must give up the enterprise now that
the election has turned that town Into
the "dry" column. The Alliance Eagles
have decided to abolish the buffet at their
lodge and sent word to ths grand aerie of
.Nebraska .thst-m's a use.'
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IAHGB SOLID OAK
L.69
EXTENSION TABLE
The best selected solid oak Is used In this
table. It Is extra massive and has large 42-Inch
top and extends to aix feet. You may have seen
great vlues before In a pedestal table, but never
one equal to thlp.
in English emi
porcelain dinner
sets. 48 and 94
ptece.
This C.7S
Hand- jMwJL
somc fi
Go- W
Carl,
A- splendid Folding R.M'l'ulnr fart. This la rur
Go-Cart special and Is .iRMii worth t.1 poV cent more
than the price above quoted. Una full reed body,
large steel wheel, with heavy rubber tires. You
positively cannot find an equal to this bargain else-leenOmaialsnjmn
Iron Bed,
Spring and
Mattress,
Com- Q.90
plete.. . J
"intn WtfiiilSlHMlJ SJ3I1BW
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In this offering we Inclmle the rloRant Iron
Bed lllustrnted above, one excnllont Miittr-s with
soft top, strong ticking and tape stavml el, nn.l
a Spring mails-of beHt pllaHn wucn lr nt-i 1
During this week we offer the entire outfit at a
Gnrov- Credit
Tfcrms to Suit
your requirement
Remarkable Sale of Rugs
12x0 Kevorsihle Art
Rugs, 111.00 value,
reduced 95
to 0"
12x0 Imperial Monarch
Brussels Bug-. a a an
No miter I A.Jw
seams "
Hugs,
1.50
Seamless Velvet
llixK. Never sold
for less than
$32. Hartnian'i
rrlce
Axmlnster Bugs, 10-fixR-R
ItetiiHrkHhle M e 7C
vol no M.wlfil. Ill"
lion and Ori
ental designs, ,
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Royal Wilton
perb quality. $55
value, never
sold for lens. . . .
Osnnlne Oriental
4-6x7, $3S.OO,
$29 60, $27.00
values, re
duced to
LARpr, 9JEEL "L.75
This la unquestionably the blggent range
value ever offered for your consideration.
It is made of beat cold-rolled steel; has
six large eight-inch holes and high warm
ing oloset. Now offered at about half
value.
22 GREAT STORES THROUGHOUT THE U. .
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Velvet I J Vi . i I. 1
Bug-. Crr-:-rr
1414-1618 Dougl&s Street, OmaLho.
Solid Oak Dreiser. 87.89
Juet notice the price .and con
sider that this dreonor Is made of
selected solid oak, of most durable
construction, hlKhly polished and
has large French bevel plate mir
ror. -
BIC MEN PRAISE THE WEST
Taft and Paul Morton Impressed with
Its Prosperity,
OMAHA STANDS ; OUT IN BELIEF
Metropolis ef Nebraska Occupies Com
manding" Posltioa Among Cities
of the West In Busi
ness Life.
Every fair-minded ' and capable business
man who has visited the West In the last
two months has gone 'back among his
friends and associates and praised the busi
ness men of the west and added his tribute
to the sound and prosperous conditions
found in the great Missouri valley.
Secretary of War William tt. Taft could
not aay anything too good about Omaha.
Paul Morton, president of the Equitable
Life Assurance society, said "conditions
are normal, especially In such cities as
Omaha and Kansas City."
Edward D. Page, a well-known New York
merchant who visited Omaha recently, gave
the following statement to ths New Tork
Journal of Commerce and the Commercial
Bulletin when he returned to the east:
"I have just returned from a trip among
our customers In Pittsburg, Louisville, St.
Louis, Kansas . City, St. Joseph, Omaha,
Minneapolis. St. Paul, Duluth and Chicago.
Merchants generally In the districts west
of the Alleghenles are rapidly reducing
their stocks, collecting debts due them and
making sales to a considerable extent for
future deliveries. The situation with the
retailer la healthful In the extreme except
In a portion of central Texas, part of Okla
homa and the northern tier to North Da
kota. The crop situation throughout Is
promising, and the banks are full to re
pletion with the money of the farmers,
whose purchasing power even in the event
of short crops would only be curtailed
through sentimental reasons. Should the
crop be of average productivity their pur
chasing power ought to be no less than it
was In 1907.
Bet Oman la on Top.
"Business to oate shows an average fall
ing off In the southwestern part of this
territory' ef about 20 per cent for the first
three months of the year. In the northern
part, that la to say from Bt. Joseph north
ward, the falling off la less than 10 per
cent, and In Omaha, St. Paul and Minne
apolis business Is equal to and In some
oases ahead of last year.
"Financial conditions throughout this ter
ritory with the dry goods trade are excel
lent. Almost all of the houses Inform me
that they had the funds In hand for the
April 10 settlements and that they had
cleared up all of their past due Indebted
ness. Collections with all of the houses
were good, excepting through those por
tions of the territory named above; some
houses report collections better than last
year.
"The situation will not, however, permit
of great expectations of new purchases on
the part of the Jobbers until after June of
July, as for the most part they will be
engaged up till that time In getting their
present stocks of merchandise Into good
shape for the fall season, and they do not
anticipate having any very great difficulty
In getting all the goods they need for their
fall trade. This opinion, however, may be
somewhat revised a little later on,, as I
found some people wore getting a little
anxious,- especially In the case of some
classes of merchandise which have for
many years been made exclusively on order.
"On the whole the outlook was better than
I had expected it would be and needs only a
little patience on the part of the dispensers
of credit and the manufacturers of goods
to become again normal. When It does I
fed that the trade will be In a much more
healthy and conservative condition than It
has been at any time within the last four
or five years, as there will be under more
conservative buying a lesser, supply of
goods between the manufacturer and the
consumer, and this will of Itself produce a
healthier demand for the goods that are to
be made."
STRAWBERRIES ARE SCARCE
Rains In South Interfere and the
Fruit is Mot Coming; In
Large Supply.
Prospects are not bright for strawberries
for the Easter trade. It is Just between the
Louisiana and Arkansas seasons, leaving
the Texas fields the only source of supply.
Heavy rains in the south have seriously
Interfered with the berry crop, and In con
sfquence strawberries will be scarce '.id
high for Easter and not of very good
quality. They will retail for 20 cents a
auart.
This week has brought a large shipment
of pineapples from Florida. They are of
poor quality, however, being forced and
green, and they sell for 25 cents each. It
will be fully thirty days before the better
pineapples come in, and when they do,
housewives who expect to can them had
better keep their eyes open.
Green stuff Is getting better rtght along,
and cheaper, too. Home-grown things are
beginning to come In, which brings down
the price. Home-grown rhubarb is tender
and cheap, and sells two bunches for t
cents. Head lettuce is cheaper than It was
and more plentiful. The shipped sells for
15 and 20 cents a bunch, but the home
grown is only 10 and 15 cents a bunch. It
is not sb nice, however. New peas, wax
and strlijg beans all sell tor 15 cents a
quart. Home-grown asparagus Is In and
sells for 10 cents a bunch. New spinach la
30 and 86 cents peck. Celery Is plentiful
and cheap, selling for !F and 10 cents a
bunch. Several generous shipments have
come to the local market this week, which
has brought down the price.
Oranges are a little higher than they
were, ranging in price from 15 to 50 cents,
according to sixe and quality.
Grocers are asking 17 cents for ths very
best eggs now, and they can honestly lay
claim to being fresh.
Chickens are high 'this week, retailing
from 15 to 17 cents a pound. 'Ducks, geese
and turkeys are scarce, and few of the
butchers are handling them except by
order.
Creamery butter sells from 30 to 35 cents
and dairy butters from 25 to 30 cents a
pound.
Dynamite Wrecks Buildings
as completely as coughs and colds wreck
lungs. Cure them quick with Dr. King's
New Discovery. 60c and $1.00. For sale by
Beaton Drug Co.
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Dr. Price's Wheat Flake Celery Food
The first thing in preparing this food is absolute
cleanliness. Not a human hand touches it from
the washing of the wheat until served for the
table. It contains all the elements of which the
body is composed. Nature has combined these
elements in no other cereal but wheat. It is so prepared
that it cannot fail to prove a wholesome diet. As a break
fast fooditis-uneicelled.
We Intend to build our business
On This Foundation
Our first consideration shall be to
supply our patrons with the choicest
Groceries ft Meats
obtainable and next to sell upon the
least possible margin of profit con
sistent with quality.
Strictly Fresh Eggs, per dozen.. 16c
Creamery Butter, any kind ....80c
Choice Colo. Potatoes, per bu.....90c
Orapenuts. per pkg 10c
Fhredded Wheat Biscuits, per pkg 10c
Large Sweet Juicy Oraisges, per
dozen 25c
We have all varieties of vegetables,
consisting of
Well developed Head Lettuce.
Fresh Spinach Crisp Celery
Slender Cucumbers '
New Beets New Carrots
Firm Ripe Tomatoes
Asparagus Button Itadlshcs
Salsify
Rhubarb Fresh Mint
Don't fail to visit our meat de
partment "where cleanliness prevails"
Rosenblum Bros.
3921 Cuming St.
Phone' Harney 2 2 S 8
Sommer Bros.
Xsponents of Good X.lvlng.
SATURDAY SPECIALS
Batter
per pousl
,.14c
25c
25c
25c
32c
letly
per dosen ,
Carnstton Milk,
three cans
Columbia Milk,
three cans
Quaker Wheat Berries,
three packages
Diadem,
Idlewlld,
Meadow GoldJ
Ideal,
Wedgwood
Fresh Tomatoes,
per basket
Florida Grape Fruit,
4 for
Fresh Green Peas New Potatoes
Cucumbers
String Beans Wax Beans
Uadlshes
New Beets New Turnips
Head Lettuce
Spinach Asparagus
Rubarb
Strawberries FreBh Pineapples
Spring Lambs and Fresh Mint.
Sommer Bros.
88th and Varsam Its.
38c
25c
B
Chickens specialty
WhyT Because we know how to
PRESS them and we know that the
"chicken flavor" U not extracted by
our process. Try us.
We keep everything in the nu at
line and we keep it fresh and clean.
It coats you no more to deal with
use than you pay elsewhere.
JOS. BATH
CASK MAIIBT
121 rernam Mb ro.oae Dong. SSBt
Phone us your order early Saturday,
but not later than 11 o'clock Saturday
Klsht to insure prompt delivery Sun
day morning.
SFECIAXi BSSSEKTB OT XCB
C&EAM.
Eggs, made natural size, contain
ing yolk, dozen S1.00
Bird Nests, dozen V1.00
Hmali Chickens, dozen 1.00
Sitting Hen, six eggs, 12 por
tions, dozen S3.0O
Wish Bones, tied with ribbon,
dozen $3.00
Large Ribblt, 15 portions, dor.. 42.00
Dove with Olive branch, doz. .83.00
Merangues, dozen 63.00
Lily of the Valley, dozen 83.00
Knster Lily, per dozen W.00
Chicks cmertflng from shell,
dozen $1,50
Individual Rnhhits,- dozen $1.60
NeapolitHn ('renin, quart BO
Kgg Noir, quart 75
Nexselrorie I'uddlnir. quart $1.00
2 FECIAL CANDY SESSEBTS.
Italian Chocolate 'Cream Eggs.
Maro.ins Glace.
Glace Nuts and Fruits.
Jordan Almonds.
Cream "Almerl tJrapes, Straw
berries and Brazil Nuts.
Salted AlmondK and Pecans.
Cream Marhni:illow. '
Gold Medal Chocolates and Bon Pons.
EASTEW WOYELTIIifl.
A great variety, ranging lu price
from 6o up.
THE STORE rOBDFLICACIF.V .
1518-30 riXIAX,
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WORDS SOMETIMES jk
ml SPEAK VOLUMES
You will sea the force
of this statement If you sim
ply say
Butler Nut Bread
To your grocer when he Is fill
ing your order. "The label is
un the loaf." ,
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FOR HOME USE
Pure Food Brandies
Cognao Brandy, jier qt 75c, $1.00
California drupe Urandy, per
quart 75o, $1.00
Apricot Brandy, per ft 7SO, $1.00
Hanana Urundv, per qt Vic, $1,00
Pure (linger Brandy, extra fine, nr
quart $1.00
Blackberry Brandy ....SOo, T5o, $1.00
Weldon KiirlfiKM Whiskey, per qt.Sl.OO
Homemade Wine, per gal $1.10
CACKLEY BROS.
Opposite Pos toffies.
rXOVES foug. lit iDd, 1141
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