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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 15, 1908)
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE:' TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, IOCS. j - . Why Eat Ordinary ; Toasted Corn Flakes ? ! : Asrons who mi. E-C Cor. Flakea-aud millions el bmd. womea , . t4 chddrso do will tell yoa thnrs is hardly a comparison. Largest HAPPY AND HIPLESS THE FAD Stout Women Adopt English Method ' of Rolling on Floor. NO ANCHORAGE HARNESS NEEDED Fair One 'Tell Ilosv "Fnt Lndle Bound Back a ad Forth Each Day Until Ther Are Breath leaa. How t,o be happy and hlples simply roll on.thsr floor of the fcoudolr for a few minutes, each mcrning before going to breakfast; ' "; '" Thla la the hint brought back to Omaha by a young woman who has been visiting In England during tl Bummer, and the Idr, has penetrated Society like a load of bird shot would a scare-crow. Some "su preme authority" f fashion whispered it lo the Omaha woman w hile she waa In the irle of tourlstry and ahe haatened to give the Idea circulation aa soon as ahe reached Omaha. t But. like lot of i games which the women play, there Is no such thing as n elng the players, though two game for cne admlnsiolr would not have to be ad eitised to ' draw a large crowd of en thusiasts. V y x From -on of the women who rolls her self for ttr. mlr.utes each morning, it Is learned thst 'be method is quite satisfac tory.. Tiirala no. necessity., for wearing, the .'armJicrBga'' harness to reduce - the Hps, Hnd-,lie .Is authority for the state mrnt that it will soon be possible to pick the women out when they are seen on the street who have been Tolling on the floor to put their hips where well, where they won't clash with a decree of faahlon for a perfume bottle' atyle of pulchritude. 1 "Wilti o Waist Talks." By a young woman who knows, it la said some of the won en have tacked long strip of linen crash over the carpeta, either In thclr own rooms or In the attic. Hera they go svery morning and take the exercise. They roll up and down the floor until they are out of breath and then they aland up and bend themaelve backward, throwing the . head r well back aa though they were gargling their' throats. But they are not. Gargling the throat has nothing to do with reducing the hips, but leaning back ha some effect, and those who are willing to jlv "watst to waist talks" on the subject say ,the fat women have a great chanc: and' the only direct Ion a given are to "roll arioV'rolt?!', Oaf Who li on to trimming the human forra Jas" a. fln art says a number of tho women in, tmVwest part of the city have regulst'rpn rooms, where , they can lock themselves In with a rcom full of fresh air and go through the revoutlonary mo tions until all the air Is consumed. These rooms a.e carpeted with sheets and the floors ate 'somewhat bard, but thla la aail to be all the better. Soiling on beda ia not allowed. Advartlsa In The Baa Iv goes Into tha homes of thoas you are trying to reach. r Also Makes Speech Records for the Edison Phonograph WE are now able to offer twelve Records made by William Howard Tall for use oo the Edison Phonograph. 1 he selection of Edison Records by Mr. Taft at a vehicle (or giving the telling points of his Speech cf Acceptance the widest currency is another tribute to the genius of Edison and the Phonograph which he has made. Some newspapers say that Taft is unwilling thst Bryan should monopolize to useful a campaign ally as the Edison . Phonograph. Whether that is true or not, here are the Edison Records made by Taft himself, giving his voice and v" inflection upon subjects of mterest to every voter. Whether you hear Taft speak personally or not, you can get almost the same effect by listening to these Edison Records. ' Th twelve Tail Records ai a follows: Far its MuaMM lrfca Hm tapakneu aad Dincrstis Timimii 4 Tnu Tka K,.hu 4 Lahat UsJawfiil TnuU ruactwa mf Nul AsmiaUtrtttoa ' Teaas RccoKfc may b beard at eO NATIONAL FHONOGRATH CtX. ,-3 arc the improved toasted corn flakes, sweet with all the delicious natural flavor of the choicest selected corn.cvcry dainty, flake toasted to a delicate, toothsome crispncss. The All-American Food. Egg-O'See Cereal Company, CHICAGO Manufacturer of Flaksd Cereal foods la th World. WITNESS IS LOTH TO ANSWER Alfred J. Tformaa, la Winch Case, Narrowly Escapes Sentence far Contempt. At a hearing of a new phase of the Seth Winch will case in county court Monday Alfred J. Norman, who has been acting a" agent for the property In the estate, nar rowly escaped a sentence for contempt of court. The - hearing was on an application for an accounting of the money received for rentals and Its disposition. When Mr Nor..ian took the atand and was asked how much he had collected his attorney, Elmer E. ' Thomas, objected, declaring the law under which the action was brought was Illegal. Judge Leslie, after explaining to the witness his rights on the stand, told him to answer the question. Norman hesi tated and Mr. Thomas Insisted on the right to appeal to the supreme court on the nil ing of the county judge that the witness must answer. "I would like until tomorrow to determine whether I will mandamus the court to allow the appeal or whether I will let the court send the witness to Jail for contempt and then get him out on habeas corpus," said the attorney. The witness asked for a consultation with his lawyer and then answered the ques tion. He said he had collected $4,100. and had turned It over to Elmer Thomas and T. 'J. Nolan, Be want ads produce result. ENGLISH LUTHERAN SYNOD Delegates Are, Elected' to General Synod mt Richmond lad. HARDY, Neb., Sept. 14. 8peclal.)-The Engllah Lutheran Evangelical Synod tor Nebraska, which convened at this place tarly in the week, finished a Interesting and profitable annual gathering Saturday night, with holy communion service this morning and an ordination sermon this evening by Rev. John E. Hummon, at which George W. Mendenhall of McCool Junction waa ordained to the holy ministry. Some thirty ministers and laymen have participated and Hardy and the Lutheran congragatlona under charge of Rev. Roy Mareen Badger have spared no pains lo make their stay here pleasant. At the election of delegate to the gen eral synod at Richmond, Ind., 1909, yester day morning the following were chosen Rev. M. S. Troxel, Atchlnson; L P. Lud den, Lincoln; Roy M. Badger, Hardy, and George W. Livers. Lay delegates:- J. H. Humphrey, M. J. Werner, Henry Garmen, Dr. Joe H. Miller and J. F. Wllhenny. Director Tibetha hospital, Lincoln, J. W. Humphrey and A. T. Peter. Director of Nacbauaa hospital, 8hlpman, 111., John E. Hummon. Trustee Midland college, Atchison, John F. Slbert. Voluntary contributions were received yesterday for the theological seminary at Atchison, for the Window In Barnlts Me morial church at Denver and for purchas ing the church at York, Neb. The appointment for the various benevo lences for the year was fixed at S1.6S tor each communicant. The Synod for ISO was set for September 3 at South Auburn, Neb. Tke fkilipptess taiwttmi taanraace el liah Daps v Janr I rial la Cernl Cans 1 k FaraMT aad tke Rap. licaa Put? lt:Wu aaa freer af tka Eduoa dealer. 35 N. J. MORE TERMINAL TAX VALUES What Sock Island and St. Joseph A Grand Island Will Contribute. KEW POINT. IN THE EXPRESS CASE J dare Snlllvaa Wants Briefs aa tlnee la Wkftktf rmpialn Hit th Right ta O or rate Inner th Railroad Charter. . Fmm a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN. 8pt. 14. tSpertal l-FollowIng I the .Hat of town on the Rock Islsnd and the St. Joseph A Grand Island rail roads and the amount of railroad property each will receive by the operation of the terminal tsx law for taxation purposes: ROCK ISLAND RAILROAD. Beatrice ; $15,415 Platonla 20.4?& Deehler 3.315 Dubois Falrbury 84.139 Glllad l.t Hallam , .I21 Havelock 15.0.1 Hebron S.277 Jansen 9. MR Lincoln :. 7.'31 Murdnck- 7.F43 Nelson 6.414 Omaha 11.41 Pawnee U.8:o Plymouth Ruekln .0S7 South Omaha Z7.6S3 Stelnauer a a- Lnlveralty Place 10,M ST. JOSEPH GRAND ISLAND. Alexandria $ X,S4t Belvldere J.nm l.arleion ,. i,2 iJivenpon 1,73 Doniphan . 4 Ml Hdear 4.7M 1.141 10.246 Endlcott Falrftury Fairfield 10. If Glenvllle a.:o Grand Island 6.044 Hastings Steel City 12.919 1.67S Point la Express Case. At the hearing before Referee Sullivan as to whether the state la entitled to an Injunction! to prevent the American Eg- preaa company from violating the Sib ey law. Judge Sullivan requested the attorney to file briefs on the question whether the express companies are tn titled to earn money on a franchise given a railroad. It was brought out that the expreis com pany pay the railroad 67 per cent of Its esrnlngs for operating expenses. The ex press companies operate under a franchise given the railroad by the state. Judge Sul livan wanted some legal light on the mat ter. Showing that the delivery and pickup Is not so Important a the express companies assert. Rate Clerk Powell of the railway commission testified that the state busi ness of the American company in Nebraska during the laat year, aa ahown by station reports of the company, consisted of 602, 613 transactions, and (3 per cent of the took ' place at nondelivery and partial de livery offices. The company' net income. exclusive of money order business in Ne. braska was I2.728.S2, or 6.S per cent, and Its grand total income on state business In Ne braska for the year was $4,296.68, or $.9 per cent. Mrs. Skevaller Changes Attorney. Mr. A. M, Shevaller. of Horn will fame, changed her attorney In police court thl morning, when ahe waa called upon to plead to a charge of perjury growing out of the Horn will caae. She discharged T. J. Doyle and employed Minor S. Bacon, who secured a fifteen days' continuance. until he could become familiar with the case. Mlnae Shevaller late today filed suit-for divorce from Earl D. Shevaller, alleging cruelty. Earl Shevaller I the son of Mr. Shevaller of-Horn will fame. He and hi wife conduct a boarding house here. Bora-Inn Golan: to Enropo. Dr. Francis Borglum, formerly police sur geon of Omaha, but recently located In Bprague, was in Lincoln this week for a winding up of some bualneas affairs pre paratory to spending the next half year in the post graduate hospital and In an or thopedlo hospital in Vienna. Dr. Borglum haa been talcing, post graduate work In New York for several months and Just re turned home for a few days to attend to business. His family Is with him In New York. Ad Clab Meeting-. The Lincoln Ad club will hold It first noon lunch at the Llndell hotel tomorrow. It Is expected about 100 will be in attend' ance. Requisition for Gag Cooatr Ma a Sheriff Trade of Gage county came to Lincoln this morning and secured a requisi tion on the governor of Kansas for the return to thl stats of Thomas Hopkins Hopkins Is under arrest in Cowley county and is wanted in Gage county for criminal assault. CREIOHTOS GIRL KILLS IIERSELF Madeat mt Browaell Hall and Abont to Retnra to School. CREIGHTON, Neb.. Sept. 14.-(Speclal Telegram.) Miss Vivian Cheney, for three yeara a student st Brownell Hall, Omaha, and the daughter of H. A. Cheney, preal dent of the Security bank here, committed suicide thl forenoon by swallowing car bolic acid. She belong to one of the oldest and most prominent families in Knox county and waa a favorite at Brownell Hall because of her light-hearted disposition. She waa 17 year old. The cauae of the act la supposed to be disappointment becauae ahe could not come to Omaha a week before Brownell Hill opened, though It Is also believed she took the drug to frighten her parents into let ting her come, expecting to take an anti dote which would prevent death. She had her trunk packed, ready for the trip, her parents being under the Impres sion school opened this week. When they learned It would not open for another week they Insisted she wait. She was very much disappointed. About 11:30 she went Into room adjoining that her mother was In and swallowed the contenta of a amall bottle of acid. She ruahed out to her mother and told her what she had done, telling Mia. Cheney to give her egga and milk to coun teract the effects. This wss done, and a physician was called, but In a few minute she ws desd. About three years ago Miss Cheney rsn away from home, but waa found and brought back before ahe had gone far. Five year ago her grandfather. George E. Cheney, fell down an elevator ahaft In the Drexel hotel In Omaha and waa killed. FARMERS TO riuliT FOR LANDS Orisaliot to Coateat Claims of th I'aloa Pact tie. FILVEt CREEK, Nao., Sept- 14. (fipe cial Telegram.) Yesterday Charles Woo ter wer-t to Duncan to attend a I'nlon Pacific right-of-way ubtiinu. the. third of tha kind held at or near that place. Th next meeting Is to. be held at Silver Creek on baturdav, September is, at S p. m., to which the farmer along the Union Pacifle and other Interested ar Invited. Mr. Wooater refuses to stats tho pur poss of these meetings, further than to say that a big fat hen ia on. It la believed cn very good authority that the farmer meditate bringing some sort of aeton against tht Cnloa Pacific railroad. Thl I over the contention of the right-of-way wherein the I'nlon Pacific claims 4Q0 feet right-of-way and which people owning land cir.iiguou to th rxilroad track through- TO&i Alls Ton! Do yon (eel weak, tired, depotidnV have frequent bead sen ea, coated tongua, bitter or bad tasta la morning, "heart burn, belching cf ts acid risings la throat after eating, stomach gnaw or burn, foul breath, dizzy spells, poor or variable appetite, nausea st times and kindred symptoms If yoTHvs any considerable number of thaatoviyBtoms yon are suffering froinNllounaAiTKrpid liver with Indl- tUonTVarjaptTWn Pr rirce' Oriy Merllral PUi-overy fa made up of the mvi valnaMe medicinal principles knenvn to Medical science for the nerminrnt cure of Such, ftmqrrnfl roniUgp'. 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Scud der, M. D.. Authorof f peelftc Medicine: Prof. Laurence Johnson. M. I)., Med. Dept. Unlr. of N. Y.l Prof. Finley Elllnewood. M. D., Author of Materia Medlca and Prof. In Bennett Medi cal Collese. Chtcsco. Bend name and ad dress on Postal Card to Dr. R. V. Pierce. Buf falo, N. T.. and receive frt booklet glvrng extracts from writings of all the above medi cal authors and manr others endorsing. In the Strongest possible terms, each and every In gredient of which "Golden Medical Discov ery" Is composed. , Pr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellet regulate and Invls-orata stomach, liver and bowels. Ther tnay be used In conjunction with "Golden jneairai uiworery -11 ooweis are much co tipated. Tbey'ra Unr and augar-coated. out the length of the state of Nebraska dery. If the company Is successful It will take thousands of acres cf lsnd to which the farmer now claim title. MORE COCWTY CONVENTIONS Delegates Selected ta State Conven tlons by Both Parties. HASTING. Ne., ept. 14.-(pecial.)- Th Adams county republican committee yesterday afternoon elected the following: J. P. A. Black, chairman: A. B. Allyn, secretary; W. A. Taylor, treasurer; del gate to stats platform convention, Senator A. L. Clarke. There was a large attend nee ef member. Adjournment waa taken to 11 a. m. September 26. Th democratic committee elected the fol lowing: F. C. Babcock, chairman; D. R. Blgelow, delegate to the state platform convention; Lem Tlbbets, secretary of county committee. O'NEILL, Neb., Sept. 18.-(SpeclaI.) At a meeting of the republican county central committee held In this city Saturday aft ernoon D. H. Cronin of O'Neill was elected delegate to represent Holt county at the state convention to be held In Lincoln Sep tember 22. Dr. J. P. Gllligsn waa re-elected chairman apd Romaln Saunders secretary of the county central committee. FREMONT. Neb., Sept. 13.-(Bpecial.)- Both parties held convention yesterday for the selection of a delegate to the state convention. R. B. Schneider was the unan imous choice of the republican. It took seven ballot to select a- democratic dele gate, the first six vote being a tie. On the seventh, after considerable discussion, the chairman cast the dectrttng vote for Wal lace Wilson. The delegate' was instructed te oppose a plank in tavar'of local ept lorn BLAIR, Neb., Sept. l.MSpeclal.) A big "county option" picnic and convention waa held in Arlington yesterday to' bring out a candidate for senator In the Tenth dis trict, composed of Washington and Dodge counties, who 1 in favor of county option, sine both W. D. Haller of Blair, the republican nominee, and Fred Volpp oU Scribner, the democratic nominee for this office, have declared themselves opposed to county option. The choice fell upon A. F. Schafer of Kennard and he will go on the ballot "by petition." Mr. Schafer 1 on of the leading business men of Kennard and ha always been a leader ' in the anti-saloon fights, which finally resulted In Kennsrd going dry Warm Optloa Fight at Baraestoa TECUMSEH, Neb., Sept. K-(8pecial.)-One of the worst factional fights ever carried on In a little town In thl section of the state Is th saloon and anti-saloon fight which has been on in the little town of Barneston since early laat spring. Sa loons were voted in and were ruled out by two decisions by the district court on re monstrance proceedings, so, at the present time, the piece ha no saloon. About one half of the bualneas men favor the aaloon while the others are opposed. . The sent) ment ha entered the business and social relation of the place and la very bitter, Sam McCoy, formerly of Lincoln, wa run ning th town' paper, the Barneaton Herald, when the fight came on, and It la aald he favored the saloon. It Is also stated the temperance men . withdrew their sup port from his paper, Injuring his business to the extent he sold the Herald some two months ago to E. D. Tressler. Tressler endeavored to steer clear" of the saloon fight, but It sem he had a compositor In his employ who was n ardent temperance man and waa not slotv about expressing himself. The result wes the withdrawing from the Herald of the support of the sa loon men. Tressler announced two weeks ago that unless be waa given a better patronage he would move hla newspaper plunt, but the ki!tr business was not forth coming. Instead, repreientatlvea of the sa loon clique called upon Mr. Tressler and Informed him that he must make a change in hla help dismiss the outspoken com posltor. This Tressler absolutely refused to do, and his Frldsy'a Issue announces that the plant will be moved. Fifteenth Haabaad Glvea Divorce. FREMONT, Neb., Sept. ll.-(Speclal)- In the district court yesterday afternoon Anthony F. Towns nd received the regular Saturday divorce decree. The plaintiff waa tha defendant's fifteenth husband and ia the tenth from whom she haa been sep arated by divorce. About two years ago plslntlff first wife died, and aa he waa well up In the sixties, with children grown up and away from home, he got lonesome pf A ROYAL FEAST Post Toasties with cream "The Taste Lingers 10c anii 15c pkgs. Made by Postum Csreal Company, Limited. earn i:reea, alien. and replied to defendsnt's advertisement for a husband. According to the evidence the old gentleman found that his muchly married wife hsd a mesn temper, was prin cipally after Ms money, msde strong thrests and waa prepared to carry them out. He declares thst he will not marry again. CATHOLIC SCHOOL FOR ALLIANCE t. Agnes' Academy Opens for Work In Western City, ALLIANCE. .Neb., Sept. 14. (Sprc'.al.)- 8t. Agnes' academy, the only Catholic In stitution of Its kind west of Grsnd Island, was opened here today to a full attendance. The building la a four-story brick and stone structure and was erected during the last year at a cost of HVW, and throuxh the herculean efforts of Father W. L Mc- Kamara. who supervised the whee work. the te mot doors ate thrown open prac Icall,- free from debt. The academy la under the management of the teaching order of the Sisters of St. Frsncls, who come highly recommende.1 for their teaching abilities. The new high school, which wss begun about the same time as the academy, will be ready for occupancy about September 26. These two schools will relieve the con gested condition that haa existed In the public schools here for the last eight yesrs. With the completion of the new Burling ton depot, which will be thrown open to the public the latter part of the month. nC which la the finest building of Its kind outside of Omaha, costing ftt.OOO, will have ended public work In this city for the lsst year, amounting In round numbera to a lit tle better than $135,000, all of which has en abled Alliance to make advanced and per manent stride as the metropolis of western Nebraska. , Harvest Festival at Grand Island. GRAND ISLAND. Neb,, ept. 14. (pe dal.) Chairman Max J. Egged and Man ager. Captain Hardy of the Frontier and Harvest Festival, are busy these days com pleting arrangements for the event to be held October . 7 and 8. About $6,000 haa been aubscrlbed for the event and $2,000 In prises, besides a fine $250 saddle, will be given In the various contests, races etc. Of these there will be Indian races, races by United States troopers, roping and buck ing contest and. in general, the nearest re production possible of the life and sport of the early day. The management Is making arrangements to have an excursion from Omaha and in termediate points on one of the days and from Lincoln and Intermediate point on another. The second day, furthermore, wll be republican day and the third demooratlo day. There will be special free exhibition In the street and a display of agricultural products, especially fine prises to be given for corn, with a view of having the same exhibits at the National Corn show in Omaha. Sheriff Finally Locntep Mnn. BEATRICE, Neb.. Sept. 14.-Speclal Telegram.) Sheriff Trude and Chief of Po- lice Moore went to Wlnfleld, Kan., today to take charge of Thoma Hopkins, a half- breed Indian, wanted on a charge of crim inally assaulting Florence Mecum, 4 16-year-old girl here last November. When the deed was done, Hopkins was a horse' trader traveling overland and his victim the daughter of a woman whom he induced to leave her husband in Wisconsin. Since the crime was committed the officers have been on a stilly hunt for Hopkins, but he had successfully evaded them until ar rested Sunday at Wlnfleld. Beatrlee Man Killed by Car. BEATRICE, Neb., Sept. 14.-Speclal Telegram.) Wort wa received here yes terday stating that Horace Mitchell, a former Beatrice resident, wa killed In a railroad accident at Atchison, Kan. No particular were given. His parents reside In South Omaha and will arrive here this evening where the body will "be Interred. Mitchell was about 22 year .of age. Contractor Disappears, BEATRICE), Neb., Sept. 14. (Special Telegram.) Steven J. Kelso, a local con tractor and builder, disappeared, leaving be hind him unpaid bills aggregating $4,000. He had thirty-five men in hla employ, nearly all of whom he owed two weeka' salary. For the last week he has been acting strangely and It Is believed his mind is unbalanced. Nebraska News IV o tea., WESTON Work on the water works system for this village commenced today. PI.ATT8MOUTH Dr. A. A. Randall preached his farewell sermon in the Meth odist Episcopal church In this city Sun day and will depart Tuesday to attend the general conference. , VALLEY. Mrs. W. S. Whltmore. Mr. F. M. Butts and Miss Shepard were dele gates from the Valley W. C. T. U. In at tendance at the district convention held in Omaha Thursday. VALLEY A reception waa given by the members of the First Baptist church at Byaravllle to their new pastor. Rev. O. A. H. Rosendahl. Saturday evening. Rev. Kosendahl comes to this church from Clay Center. Kan. PLATT8MOTJTH Much interest is be ing taken by the candidates for the office of grand recorder for the Degree of Honor, which position has been filled by Miss Teresa liemple of thla city for tf n years. The election will be October 7. 1 PLATTSMOUTH J. A. Hathaway of Coneaut. O. and Misa OUIe May Holden of Council Bluffs were united In marriage here Saturday by Judge Archer. Mrs. H. Ketter of Omaha and Louis Walter of Norton, Kan., witnessed the happy event. PLATTSMOUTH The cltlxens of Plstumouth are rejoicing over the com pletion of the lowering and repaving of Main and Sixth streets by C. D. Wood worth & Co. of Omaha. Consideration, $6. 680 SO. The work was commenced the 11th ef last May. VALLEY The Valley public school opened Monday with a larger enrollment than ever before at the beginning of the year. Seventeen non-resident pupils from surrounding dlMrlcts are enrolled in the high school. The new fire escapes are placed and ready for use. y PLATTSMOUTH Judge J. W. Johnson has been entertaining In his home In this city an old comrade of the civil war, A. H. Pratt, aged 78 year. They each en listed In the First Nebraaka regiment In 1881 and during the battle of Siiiloh Mr. Pratt had his hat blown off by a cannon ball and he waa left on the field of buttle for dead. During the night he regained consciousness and found his way to the Union line in the morning and asked to be seat to the front. NEHAWKA The fourth annual fair of the NVIiawka Social Fair association was held Friday and Saturday, with a record breaking attendance of 6,000 people. The fair waa a aucceas In every way. The dis play of horses, grain and fruits waa unex celled by the etale fair. Senator Burktt delivered a lecture on "Bald-Headed Man, the Pessimist and the Optimist." A pleas ing feature of the fair waa the attendance of a carload of Elks from Nebraska City, accompanied by a band, which gave a con cert iVlday evening. FULLERTON Today William Prowett received a telegram from Waaliingtun In forming him that he had been appointed clerk of the Insular treasury In the Phil ippine Islands. Mr. Prowett graduated from the Fullerton High school In June, 1S07. Last December he took the civil service examination, paaalng with un usually high markings. For several years he helped his father In the county treasurer's office in this county. The young man sent in his acceptance of the insular orrtce sno win !! within ten days to assume his duties. WESTON-C.'e. Lllllbrtdse. sged 65 years, a pioneer settler of this ouunty, dlej this morning from cancer of the stomach. He wss well known in all parts of the county, having aerved aa sheriff many years axu. The laat few yeara he haa had charge of ine canton nnaae company s ortoge work in the county. lie was In the hardware business for many years In this place. The funeral will te new Wednesday and. In all firobablllty. will be under charge of Masonic odge of Walioo where he Joined. He ia also a charter member of ths Knights of PrUUas and Ancient Order of Lulted Workmen lodge of thl place. HALF-MINUTE STORE-TALK Did you ever go Into a store to look ground a bit to get A line on the new thlrtKS and have the salesmen treat you so chilly 'when they found out you were'nt ready to buy that you felt that you really ought to buy something to square yourself? You won t feel under obligations to our" salesmen when you come here "to look' they'll feel under obligations to you. I " OFPOSITB CHARGE; OF FISI1 COMBINE Affair of Booth & Co. May Be Inves tigated by Federal Officials. ALLEGATION OF CONSPIRACY Chlcngo Trade Jonrnnl Says Agents of. Compsnjr and Alleged Inde pendents Fixed rrlces Dally. CHICAGO, Sept. 14. A statement made by Louis M. Polakow, publisher of a trade Journal devoted to the fish trade, which waa given publicity yesterday, was made the basis today of a report that federal investigation would be made of the af fairs of A. Booth A Co.. who went Into the hands of a receiver last week. Pola kow declared that the prices of fish to dealers throughout the country were dic tated by A. Booth & Co., and that he was ready to give the district attorney details concerning dally meetings of representa tives of the Booth company and certain supposedly Independent fish houses, which were in reality controlled by the Booth company, he said, for the purpose of fix ing prices. Assistant District Attorney Shlrer admitted today that the Department of Justice was watching developments In this direction. "If reports are true that auch meetings were held to fix the price of fish," he said, "and if the books of the company reveal an illegal combination, the government will take full cognizance of the case when the time arrives." The' creditors' committee will meet at the Corn Exchange bsnk tomorrow. Serious Lacerations and wounds are heeled without danger of blood poisoning, by Bucklen'a Arnica Salve; the healing wonder. 2'c. Beaton Drug Co, , SPRING WHEAT STARTS EAST Movement Begins Earlier Thna Last Year and (irala Is ot High Quality. ST. PAUL, Minn., Sept. 14. According to the general freight agents of the northern railroada, which run through the wheat belt of the northwest, the wheat crop movement has Just started and It Is from two to three weeks earlier than last year. Reports received .from Duluth and Su perior show that the movement the last two daya of laat week Indicated receipt of from EflO to 600 cars dally In those two cities for trans-shipment down the lakes. The crop Is more abundant In some places and less In others, but the grade Is larger. The percentage tag of No. 1 northern wheat la greater than uaual. W. O. Walrous. superintendent of trans portation of the Great Northern road, said: "Taking the grain crop as a whole, tho number of bushels will be heavier. There will be. no car shortage, If the cara are properly handled at terminals." . George C. Conn, freight agant of the 800 Line, said: "Our receipts were hesvy yesterdsy and will continue so for a few days, until tho movement gets fairly statrted. There Is every Indication that all the northern roada Refreshes A DAINTY r 1 Mill lifcrl ill. mmtf : and a glass of good beer will add greatly to the cheer and health of your guests after the card party or the evening's enter tainmcnt. You will gire them 44 the best in the wesf it you serve TRIUMPH liEER It is the crowning feature of any such function. 10 I; li j -r ' -If 1 f f 1 mmxa 1 ! - 5KW10 r n 1 ' I JJt&3 Brewing Goy fOMAHA'MtD' 'Prion ikb w aToaa Xg:Z" " 1 v -VVC r-al THOMPSOW, BSX.DSIT $1 CO MERCHANT, TAILORINGS Ready to Put On' A Few Shown In Windows T and B The hlRhest priced tailor you could employ couldn't make finer sulta for you than those we sell at tS25-00 to He might charge you $60.00. I7K.00 of even $100.00. but he wouldn't give 1 you any better clothes it Is not possible. . . ,' IMrORTKI) FABRICS,' EXCM'SIVK PATTERNS, 3 : y FATl'LTIjFX'S TAlIiORIXG, FKRFKCT FITTING, and perfect willingness on our part to demon strate the excellence of these fine tailorings, EXTREME RANGE OK SUIT TRICES: 57.00 to $40.00 will be able to take care of the crop promptly." CHIEF GOES T0JSEE SON WED Mr. and Mr a. John J. Donates Will Attend Marriage nt David City. ' 1 Chief of Police and Mrsfjolin J. Dortahuu left Monday for David City to attend the marriage of their son. Frances J., to Miss Agnes Dannahar oT that place. The cere mony will be performed at 9 o'clock Tues day morning and the chief and Mrs. Dona hue will return to 6ms ha. Wednesday. Tho couple will make 'a trip to Minneapolis. St. Paul and Duluth and then by lake to Buffalo and Detroit, ' returning by way of Chicago to Omaha. They will reside In Omaha or South Omaha, as he is engaged with the Armour Packing company at the latter city. The young folks will be married on the fifty-first anniversary of the chiefs birth day and more strange It will be the same day of the week and month as the year on which the head of Omaha' police depart ment waa born. DANISH CABINET RESIGNS Kin; Accepts Reslnnntlnn Whteh Ho Called for Recnnse of Albertl Scandal. COPENHAGEN. Bopt. 14. The king haa accepted the resignation of the cabinet, which waa handed to him yesterday by Premier Christian sen, in accordance with his demand, on condition that th ministers continue to perform their duties until Par liament reaasembles on September 28. The Danish premier, O. J, Christiansen, last night handed the cabinet's resignation to the king In accordance with the latter' demand, which was lspued.Jn ' consequence of the strong public opinion against tlw ministry which was compromised through the premier's guarantee of M. Albertl honesty and Integrity. Premier Christiansen' resignation had been loudly demanded by the public and the newspapers ever since the downfall of M. Albertl, the ex-minister of. Justice, who recently surrendered himself to th police and confessed to widespread frauds. RELIGIOUS EDITORS TO MEET Centennial of First Church Paper In America to He Celebrated la Portamoath. , , PORTSMOUTH, N. H., Bept. 14.-Clegy-men and editors of religious publications representing the Chriatlan, Congregational, Baptist, Methodist, Unitarian and othsr de nominations, will unite In a two day' gath ering of religious Journalists in, America. It was in Portsmouth In 18GS that th first religious paper to be published In thla country was established, and under th aus pices of the present owners of tht Journal the exercises arc to. be held. Thl paper I the Herald of Gospel Liberty, . now) pub lished by the Christian Publishing com pany of Dayton, O. '" '- To Dlo on tho Scaffold Is painless, compared with the weak, lame hnrk kidney trouble causes. Electric Bit ters Is the' remedy. 60c. Beaton Drug Co. By using the various departments pf The Bee Want Ad Page y oil get the best re sults at the least, expense. ' . . and Cheer s "dutch lunch L. t ' BOTTLED BY Webster 1S0. ffl I .' ' iitAjVi : . I;! Ii . ' I h,
