3
CONNOR ENDOWS SCHOOLS
Learei $300,000 to Found Fire Pa
rochial Institutions.
"L03T" WILL IS NOW FOUND
At Least, Copy ta Haads of Attor
neys and Salt la Being Fr
- stared ta Flaat to Set
tlesneat. ) equ.ts said to amount approximately to
iM.W) for the purpose of founding and
maintaining five Catholic p-irochlal schools
In Omaha are to be the basis of a legal
tsttls In the settlement of the .tO0,X estate
left by the late Joseph A. Connor. The
munificent legacies for the propagation of
the Catholic faith were provided for In
the "loaf will which Mr. Connor made
last spring, but which has not been found
alnce his death. Smyth A 8mith have been
retained by the five trustees named to
handle the trust fund created by the be
quest to make a fight In court for the pro-
V. . l K a 1 . A ln.i Mil 1 1 nf which
uwims ui iuo lu'vniKu ov - -. -
It la known a copy Is In existence and In
the hands of the attorneys.
Mr. Bmyth aald Saturday that he had
prepared a petition to file In county court
asking for the probating of the will. It
is understood that th.s will be resisted by
and a foster daughter, who haa a large
there In the estate. The helra have al
reudy secured their own appointments to
niimlnlnlrr tlm estate on the CTOUnds no
will could be found, but when Judge Leslie
trade the appointment It was with the un
derstanding that If the will should be dis
covered later the administration proceed
ings m:ght be set ns'de.
, Will Made Last Spring;.
The will In question was made last spring
and was drawn up by Judge Duffle. It
makes provision for Mr. Connor's two half
: em, Kllen J. O'Conner and Mary J.
Haynea; his niece, Mary C. Bperry, and
Miss Grace Connor, his foster daughter.
A large share of the estate, said to be
somewhat more than half of It, is left to
five trustees, who are to be the bishop of
nmaha. t h nrealriant nf Prolirhtnn nnlvr.
alty. Patrick Duffy, Judge Edward R. Duf
fle and Alfred Millard. The fund la to be
expended In establishing, and maintaining
at least five parochial schools In the va
rious parishes In Omaha to be known as the
Joseph A. Connor Parochial schools, for
the education of the children of the church.
Authentio figures as to the value of the
bequests could not be procured for the
reason the bequests are In property, the
value of which la not known to the trustees,
but It Is aald the greater part of the estate
la plaoed In the truat fund.
' Last week the four heirs applied for and
secured the appointment of the two half
sisters and the niece as administrators on
the theory Mr. Connor had destroyed tho
will before his death. In tha application
: It was stipulated that Miss Grace Connor
was to receive one-fourth of the estate.
Tha- application estimated the value of the
atate to be (460,000, but It Is said to be
conalderab'y larger than that sum.
Mr. Smyth declined to discuss a question
put to him as to whether the document he
offered was the original or a copy of the
will.
"That Is a legal question that will come
up," ha aak), "and I do not care to discuss
It out of court."
PRAIRIE FIRESD0 DAMAGE
Dandy and Lincoln, Coantles Visited
by Destructive Biases Started
by Sparks from Eagrlao .
BENKELMAN, Neb., Oct. S.-(Spclal.)
A terrific prairie fire started about a half
mile west of Benkelman from aparka from
an engine of the Burlington railroad,
which, owing to a very high wind blowing
at the time, rapidly spread and burned over
an area about six miles wide and forty
miles to the north. In many places the
, fire damaged corn fields and burned many
barns and outbuildings which were not pro
tected by fire guards. The grass was ex
ceedingly dry and the fire spread on Its
northward course at the rate of ten miles
an hour. The full extent of the damage
cannot at this tlmo be estimated, but It Is
known that the pasture and hay loss will
be enormous to the farmers and stock
growers.
DICKENS, Neb.. r t. 3. (Special.) A
fierce prairie fire two miles east of here
Thursday devastated a scope of country
from a mile to four miles wide and aibout
ten miles long. The fire was started Fri
day afternoon by the westbound passenger
train No. 151 on the mi-"-.gton.-
Hundreds of acres of jood grass range
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were burned over, also destroying several
hsy stacks. Peter Bunqulat lost his bam,
buggy, harness and hay. It la Impossible at
this time to estimate the damage, as the
hills were dotted with hay stacks and
hundreds of cattle were ranging there.
It Is thought no rattle were Inst.
BEATRICE. Neb., Oct. t-Speclal.)
A locomotive started a fire on the rlght-of-way
of the I'nlon Pacific road half a
mile south of Plckrell last evening, and
for a ahort time the town was threatened
with destruction by fire. A strong wind
was blowing at the time and the flames
were carried rapidly north along the rail
road and fields to the outskirts of the
town where the residents of that place
succeeded In extinguishing; the fire after
a hard fight. Ilttle damage resulted.
SUTHERLAND. Neb., Oct. J.-(Speclal.)
The windy weather of the last few days
has been a considerable aid to prairie fires,
which do much damage In this section
each year. A fire got started at a hay
camp on 'the Dillon island Thursday af
ternoon and after destroying the effects
o fthe workmen at the ramp, burned fifty
stacks of hay for Smith Brothers. The loss
amounted to about 4 tons. Another fire
In the range county northeast of (own
destroyed some range and other small fires
were reported. Sparks from an . engine
started a fie In the town park and It
took aome hustling on the part of the
citizens and railway employes to prevent
tha flames getting to the bulldlrugs along
Front street.
WEST NEBRASKA METHODISTS
Resolatlon Adopted In Opposition to
Sneaker Cannon.
GOTHENBURG. Neb., OcU 2. (Special.)
The evangelistic service at the Methodist
conference last night, led by Dr. Morris.
was Impressive, and several conversions
were reported. This morning Rev. Dr,
Lisle gave an Illustrated lecture on "The
Story of Idols." Rev. F. P. Wig-ton spoke
In behalf of the national movement for the
federation of churches; Rev. Allen Cham
berlaln, superintendent, reported the work
In the North Platte district, and pastors
present made Individual reports. The fol
lowing deaths were reported: Mrs. M. L.
Randolph, widow of Rev. It. Randolph;
Rev. H. II. York, a superannuated minister.
and his wife. Mrs. Agnes York; Rev. H
W. Selby and Rev. W. S. Hicks, superan
nuated members sf other conferences, but
visiting with us, have died during the year,
The list of superannuated preachers of
the conference was called, a company of
men all . of whom save one or two are
aged. Only three are present at the con
ference session. Rev. Joseph Buckley, Rev,
D. F. Rodabaugh and Rev. John Thomas.
It was voted that the next session of the
conference be held at First' church
Kearney.
Rev. 8. A. Beck, one of our west Ne
braska men, now superintendent of. the
Mlasion Publishing houae of the Methodist
Episcopal church In Seoul, Corea, made
ringing, address.
In the afternoon Rev. Dr. D. 8. Downey,
representative of the Sunday school work
of the church, made an able address.
At night Bishop Mclntyre gave his lec
ture, "Buttoned Up People," the proceeds
going for the support of the superannuated
preachers.
On temperance, the conference, by
unanimous rising vote, adopted the follow
ing:
Inasmuch as the speaker of the national
house of representatives has absolutely re
fused to permit the Llttlefleld bill to be put
upon Its passage; do it
Resolved, That we submit to our people,
and to all good cttlsens. the wisdom ol
electing to congress men who will, not only
vote for the Llttlefleld bill, or one similar,
but will themselves support and vote for
speaker a man who will allow it to be
voted on.
Resolved. That-we pledge our active co
operation with all allied temperance forces
of the state of Nebraska to secure the
election only of such men tb the legisla
ture as are pledged to work for and enact
an ellective county option law.
BRYAN
ADDRESSES
GERMANS
Nebraakan Replies to Charge that He
Has No Experience In Public Life.
LINCOLN, Oct. 8. Speaking last night
before the German Bryan club of Lincoln
William J. Bryan answered the criticisms
which had been made of him by Governor
Hughea and other republican leaders, that
his experience In public life was not suf
ficient to qualify him for the presidency.
Mr. Bryan asked his audience: "Why this
new born seal for experlenoeT" He cited
Abraham Lincoln, General Grant, James
G. Blaine, Benjamin Harrison and Mr. Mc
Klnley as having had no particular publlo
experience previously to their nomination,
and as for Governor Hughes, whom he
said laid special emphasis upon Mr. Taft's
experience and qualifications, he declared
he had but two years experience as gov
ernor of the atate of New York, "and yet
he thought three montha ago that he waa
aa well qualified for the prealdency aa Mr.
Taft,
The democratlo candidate maintained that
If he measured up to Governor Hughes' In
experience In public life, the governor
"ought not to urge my Inexperience as an
objection to me."
Taking up the charge that he may not
make wise appointments if elected to the
presidency. Mr. Bryan Insisted that the
argument should not be made by a repub
lican because, he said, for the next two
years at least the senate would be repub
lican and would pass upon all Important
appointments, thus sharing In the responsi
bility If any objectionable men became of
ficials. "I am satisfied." he said, "that I
can find auch excellent men that even a
republican aenate will not dare to reject
them."
MISSIONARIES
AT
HASTINGS
Topeka Branch Organisation to Meet
During Week. I
HASTINGS, Neb., Oct. J (Special.)
Visitors from seven western and southern
states and the missionary fields of the far
east will assemble ln Hastings next week
for one of the most notable meetings of the
year for the Methodist Episcopal church
west of the Missouri. The occasion will be
the twenty-fifth annual convention of the
Topeka branch of the Woman's Foreign
Missionary society. The sessions will cover
four days. October S to 11, Inclusive.
The Topeka branch now comprises tha
statea of Texas. Oklahoma, Kansas. Colo
rado, I'tah, Wyoming and Nebraska. I'ntll
four years ago the territory Included eleven
states and waa the largest of any branch
in the United States. Since then the Da
kotae and two western states have been
changed to other branches.
While the conference will be for women,
there will be numerous clergymen and lay
men In attendance who are prominent ln
Methodist circles, among them Bishop Old
ham, who for many years has been one of
the denomination's leading workers In the
orient. The society supports nineteen mis
sionaries In seven different countries. The
largest representation is In India, where
the Topeka branch has eleven persons in
mlsslonsry work. There are two In Japan
and two In China and one each In Bouth
America, Malaysia. Burmah and the Philip
pine islands.
Besides Binhop Oldham and Mra Oldham,
the persons actively engaged In missionary
work who will be here are Miss Rebecca J.
Watson and Miss M. Belle Griffiths oi
Japan and Miss Grace Stockwsll of Burmah.
Bishop Oldham, who will be here through
Cut ths convention, haa supervision In
Malaysia and ths Philippines.
ii ui wires new mlsslonsrlea will be
sent forth by the convention and perhaps
one or two more will be named. Miss Min
nie Gardner will be sent to Japan, Mlaa
Laura Prases to China and Mlsa Winnie
Gabrtelaon to Beirut, Syria.
Arrangementa for the convention are be
ing made by the following committees: En
tertainment. Mra. 8. EX Clark; program,
Mra. N. A. Martin; assignment. Mrs. M. L.
Ave rill; Information, Clara Dlnsmoor; regis
tration, Mrs. C. W. Lehr; luncheons, Mrs.
H. B. Whitney and Mrs. J. F. Heller! deco
ration, Mrs. M. A. Mastln.
t'pward of TOO delegates and visitors are
expected.
DOG SAVES I NC1-E . SAM'S MAIL
Old Rover Chases Man Who Holds Vp
n Carrier.
PLATTSMOUTH, Neb., Oct. t (Special.)
While Roy Thompson was on hi way
Irom the Plattsmouth postofflce to the
Missouri Pacific depot with the mail
Saturday evening about 8 o'clock a heavy
set man stepped from under a tree and,
taking- hold of the bridle of the horse,
stopped him and asked the driver where
he was going and what he had in the
spring wagon, it being too dark for him
to see. Not receiving an answer he re
leased his hold and started back to In
vestigate the contents of the vehicle. Roy
screamed at the top of his voice for
help, as he was In front of the Kroehler
residence. Mr. Kroehler did not go to his
assistance, but his large dog did, and
the highwayman departed up the alley in
the opposite direction as rapidly as his
legs would carry him.
The affair was at once reported to the
police, but they were unable to locate the
person who attempted to rob the United
States mail In the city of Plattamouth.
Nemaha Pair Big Success.
AUBURN, Neb., Oct. 8. (Special.)
The Nemaha County fair, which has
been in progress at this place for the
last four days, came to a successful close
today. The exhibits of llvo stock and
farm products were never better and the
attendance was excellent. The race pro
gram was good, owing to the lateness of
the season. A game of ball was played
each day betwee.i the local team at this
place and Johnson, the local team win
ning all three games. The management
is gratified over the success of the fair
generally.
Hiccoughs Asleep or Awake.
NEBRASKA CITY. Neb.. Oct 3.-(Spe-clal.)
George Trullinger, one of the men
burned in a gasoline explosion in a clothes
cleaning establishment a week ago, but
who waa on the road to recovery waa
taken with hiccoughs on Monday and de
spite the efforts of the physicians he has
continued to hiccough since. He continues
while asleep or awake. He has been placed
under the effects of opiates and still he
continues. His physicians give no hope of
recovery. The other man, Grover Lane,
will recover.
Two Old Settlers Pass Away.
BEATRICE, Neb., Oct. 8. (Special Tel
egram.) Ira T. Ray, a retired farmer,
living in this city, died suddenly this
morning of heart trouble. He waa 59
years old and had been a resident of
Gage county for twenty-five years. A
widow and three children survive him.
C. H. McLaughlin, an old contractor of
Beatrice, passed away last night after
a brief Illness, Hp leaves a wife and
one son.
Conference of Mennonltes.
SEWARD. Neb.. Oct. 3. (Special.)
One thousand delegates are at Mllford
attending the district church conference
and Sunday school convention of the
Amish Mennonite church. In session at
Mllford.
Nebraska News Notes.
PLATTSMOUTH Sol Adamson has been
appointed to succeed D. B. Smith a. fore
man of the Burlington paint shops here
..?BATRIC&-WIIiiam C. Dunn and Miss
A1 ltkHlrV botn cf tha Blue Springs
neighborhood, were married at Marysv,""
PLATTSMOUTH-The jury term of the
district court will convene In this citS
bench? W'lh JUdK8 "j D" Trv'8 on tn
hS,!TYARDThft b00k ot the city library
hfs umn" ,mV"d ln!.,the tate bank bSTiS:
iJbSmtlbUlfd0lngOmPletlOn ' the new
SBWARD-Saturday Miss Inei Cook of
was 'wT'hiljg STkirt6 ienMnK WhS" "
LEIGH Miss Bessie Bayers and Walter
Church went to Schuyler last Monday and
were married at the county judge's office
by Judge N. 1L Mapes.
fMOUTH-Congresaman Pollard
and Representative Marshall of Nebraska
City arrived on the Taft special and re
mained over night in this city.
1!,EwAhR?A- C VrlKht of Mllford. died
latt Wednesday and was burled Thursday!
h.Vi ii . j i YL. n or tna clv" war" and
had lived in this country since 3M8.
BEATRICE George West and Miss
Christina Wlchmann and Martin Broch!
lnk and Miss Veln.a Carpenter, all resl
Thur,sd0ayBeatriCe WBre ma"led ln "n"
nEATIUCE-William B. Gilbert and Miss
Margaret Frollck. both of this city w. re
rnanlel Omaha Thursday " Thev have
rhe?rnhom2.UeatrlCe! Wh"a the w111
BEATRICE - Word has been rece'vel
tUl ""0"" 'n the death of George Ud
'rZr P.111'?. Mfrtbnrhood. which oc-
curred at his
typhoid fever.
home the other
day of
OXFORr-Charles Rider, son of Mr and
f!"'L.W" b mder- of thla place? who sue
talned a broken elbow recently, has Wn
t-hOnc.nt re.eth0SPUal ' Hol-reV"" tTo
In circumference was exhibited here ves
ELGIN Rev. F. P. Wlgton went in i.,u
mm oi cnurches,
ni. niBuuUT Uncle Alf
widths' vir7imd"V' f ,R1''hoV county
was the victim of a stroke of naralvslY
from which he is still lying in a cr Ulcai
condition at his homo r.:.ru-al
Hin trPl f ,he mo8t notable wed
' .ccuTed here for some
time took place at St. Mary s church luil
Tuesday morning, when Miss Anna M
Frltton and Benjamin C. Walken. jr" were
hi ,,,h7 . y olelz" of P'atte Center
naa n ade arrangements to open a shoe
atore In Elgin. Jie has rented the bulla!
LnH rSnntiy V8cleJ by L. Bennett Bon,
and will begin at once to get things In
adopted.
LLAF,S.M(2,r1T,M-T"0 ,e"rtion given by
5 VV . H- 8alsoury. pastor of the First
Presbyterian church, and wife, was very
largely attended and much enjoyed by all
present A musical program was given
and refreshments served.
FAIRBURY The contract for the new
Carnegie library building was a warded yes
terday to H. Stutevoss, R. w. McHile
doing the masonry and brick work. The
building will cost 112.500. Work on exca
vating for the basement commences today
BEWARD-Mr. T. 8. Pavls of ITtlca, had
the principal of the schools, Q. B. Hopnel
arrested this week for whipping hla daiiRh
ter, Miss Dorothy Davis. HoppM was
takun before the Justice of the peace tf
that town where he pleaded guilty and
was fined.
NEBRASKA OITY-Aceordlng to the re
port of the county recorder there were two
farm mortgages of the value of i.f69 w
filed, and twelve released, to the value of
113.460. Twelve town martgages. to the
value of I9.1K3 were filed, and thirteen re
leased, to the value of $,11.12.
OX FORD The Balllet Hrothers have
bought the barber shop of Clarance Ada-ms
and have closed up the third shop. As
preeen' conditions ere, with the short crop
rm of bublnes here are being condensed
generally, and this Is an Instance where
there was one too many shops.
NEBRASKA. CITY-In a runaway acci
HEATRICE-The city council met last
evening in special session and decided to
repave Court street, from Tnird to Klfth
streets. A resolution relative to locaiii g
the James Chail.s park by lot and blick
was read and adoDted.
FURNISHERS
R
Fall
Two bales of very fine
to 3Mx5, $16.50.
One bale of extra choice Antique Shirvans in very soft
colors in ivory, blue and reds, sizes ranging from 3x5 to 4x6,
at $25.00 to $35.00.
One bale of Antique Afghan. Sizes ranging from 2l2x4
up to 3x6. This lot will be on sale from $27.50 to $35.00.
BRASS BZD (Xallco oat) One of our
new patterns, an extra heavy design,
has 2H-lnch posts. lVi-inch top rods,
other tubing, all one Inch. Come in
satin finish, a $60.00 value for..46.00
73 other patterns ln brass beds at
unusually low prices.
2-inch post Brass Bed. $17.80. Others
$22.60, $26.00, $27.60 and up.
OSTKIOIOOH MATTRESSES Delivered anywhere ln the United
States at Ostermoor prices.
We are Western distributers for this' celebrated patent elastic mat
tress, covered in fancy ticking at $X5i00.
DRAPERY DEPARTMENT
In a drapery department there are so many new things all the time and especially at this time, that it la practically Impossible to enumerate
them, no matter what your wants may be; we ask that you come and see the many new and novel ideas ln Drapery Furnishings. Our lace cur
tain stock never was so large as now and complete from 50c per pair up to $50.00. .
Portieres of the newest styles $3.50 to $45.00 per pair. I Madras, for curtains, in colors, at 65c to $2.00 per yard.
Madras, for curtains, in white and cream, 45c to 75c yard. Pantasote, for upholstery, all colors, $1.00 per yard.
Window Shades, the most important thing about the house. Must be made well to work well. We have experts. Our cloth is the beat made,
30c to $5.00 each, according to size.
Have you visited our Stove and Kitchenware Department in Basement
dent laM evening John Megan had his
ankle broken and Thonwl Turner wM MtU
ously injured Internally. A son of W llllam
Gebert was kicked In the head by a colt
and a large portion of his 'P U,rn "'
It required Un stitches to restore the same.
OXFORD Rev. M. B. Satchell of the
Metft'Epi.oopal- church I. In attend
ance at the dUtrlct conference it O'"
burg this week. It Is expected that Mr
Satchell will be returned to the Oxford
charge again, as he Is popular here, alike
with his own flock an.l people generally.
EIX31N The first freeze of the season
i.rhi nd it was a ltsht
one. All vegetation was practically out of
th wav. so no damage Is done, r armers
report that corn Is drying rapidly, anu .in
a short time of favorable weather, they
will be in the midst of husking a large
crop.
BEATRICK The Woman's club held lis
first meeting of the year yesterday with
Mrs. Jennie Starn. the president, who
gave an Interesting address on club work.
Mrs. Btarn and Mrs. G. E. Emery wer
chosen delegates to the state mee Ing of
women's clubs, to be held ln Omaha Oc
tober 13, 14 and 15.
OXFORD "Owing to the pure food law."
says a local business man. "the mer
chants of this place have raised the price
on egg i cents per dnzeu.to the retail
trade. The merchants claim they are com
pelled to replace all bad egKS sold, and
the extra price Is to reimburse them for
the loss thus occasioned."
OXFORD Yesterday. L. A. Rutan, V.
A. Stark and O. B. Waters made a ship
ment of over 100 head, of thoroughbred
hogs, to Seward, where they will have an
auction sale to the farmers of eastern
Nebraska, who are li tere.ted In the breed
ing of pure-blcod swine. No corn in thla
vicinity was also rt-abon for the shipment,
united In marriage, Rev. Father Rothe of
Snyder officiating. The bride is the oldes'.
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Frltton,
wealihy and respected pioneers of Colfax
county. The groom Is the oldest son of
Mr. and Mrs. itenjumin n imra,
parents will build a commodious home ln
onH t he vmiiiff ueoolti 'will have
charge of the old Walken farm, three miles
east of town.
PLATTSMOUTH While Roy Thompson
was on his way from the Plattsmouth post
office to the Missouri Pacific depot Sat
urday evening about 8 o'clock, with the
United States mull, his horse was stopped
and he was held up by a heavy-set man.
Roy screamed for help to Mr. Kroehler,
whose residence he was near, and the
would-be robber departed in an opposite
direction. The police were notified but
failed to find the highwayman.
SH ELTON The rep'ib'icans of Sheltoi
and vicinity met at Meisner's opera hojse
last night and c-gan'sed a Taft club w'th
ISO members. Jupeph Owens was elected
president; C. A. Robinson, v ce preddent;
J c Craves, serreterv, and F. Ti. M"r,
treasurer. Tl;e meeting was called to order
bv .'. A. Robtnoon. Tile club w;ll meet
everv Tuesday evening until election. J.
A. WUllsms. Ktate railway ciminssloner
and candidate for re-elSLtlo, was present
anu' made an address.
llVKlvriHTH CrMjiv wan th I, at Hfly
nf tha Hrrtu-n fniintv fair and sis the wind '
blew a heavy Kale all day, the crowd was
small. The officials of the fair say they
are well pleased with the display and gen
eral patronaqe. and they say 'hat they will
be able to pay all premiums In full. The
officials of the fair are: President, W. H.
Peck, Alnsworth; vice presldf-nt, D. D.
Carptnter, Johns. own; treasurer. J. R.
F'nnev. Ainsworth; secretary, C. W. Patter,
AlnKWorth.
HASTINGS Information lias been re
ceived f the sudden death of Mrs Charlrs
M. Steele, formerly of Hastings, at her
honia ln Bt o'ik'yn, yesterday. I H ath was
caused by a complication inol.lt.-nt to ap
proaching conflnnnciit. Mrs. Steele, who
was Lillian Brown, lived here until her
marriage to Charles M. Steele In Fnok
lyn. last tail. She was a uraduale nt the
Hastings High school and Hastings col
lege. She waa prominent and popular
among a large circle of frlondt.
BEATRICE Folio win j the decision of
the court in the habeas corpus case oi
Mis. Mary Cuiiiiluguain against Mr. and
Mrs. W. H. Prine. which was decided m
Mrs . Cunningham and husband attacked
the Pi-aits yesterday as they weie ev-
hij the court House and wers In Hie ac.
ot putting ihetn "out of bus.ness" when
Constable Ieary s.ocped furtlu-r proceed
ings. The Lull, ln i.i.ina feit agrlcvej at
the ou.C-.me cf the iaSj and cuiuljded
to wreak nummary vengeance on Mr. and
Mis. Pr.ne.
NEBKAtiKA CITY Judgo H. D. Travis
was here last evening and held a short ses
sion of the district court and heard the
cast of the Hoard of Education against
the Nebraska City Driving park associa
tion, where they contested the title of some
twenty-four acres of valuable land which
huK been held by the association for a
number of years. The title waa quieted in
favor of the association and It sold the
same to the city for an addition to the
cemetery, and the proceeds will be used in
the purchase ot ths new driving park.
Or HOTELS, RKSTAVW ANT
6HRRD & WILHELM
qiq. 10-13 South
Opening of
We are opening the senson with the greatest stock of Orieutnl Ruga we have over
shown, and shall offer tho greatest opportunity to buyers we have ever offered. We have
just received over $30,000 worth of rugs purchased under the most favorable conditions,
at a time when the foreign market was very weak on account of lack of orders, due to the
business depression. This gave us the opportunity to make a selection of choice and rare
rugs that the market has not offered for many years at anything like such favorable prices. .
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Among these lines of rugs we received several bales of very choice Baluchistans. -Sizes
ranging from 3x5 to 3l!;x6. These rugs come in beautiful soft colors in red and blue.
They sell regular from $20.00 to $25.00; now $16.75.
Kazacks, sizes ranging from 2x5
LIATHEB COTJCK (Like cut) There Is a wonderful
difference in grades of leather. The mere fact of saying
"Genuine Leather" does not mean neceoHarlly good leather.
We want to emphasise the fact that this couch Is uphol
stered In the. very best No. 1 Machine Huffed leather. This
couch Is made under our supervision and Is first class In
construction throughout. Frame Is of oak, with carved
claw feet. Diamond seamed tufted top with ruffle puffed
sides. A $50.00 value for $39.00.
This will complete the deal and the park
will be laid out and a race course made ln
the spring, as soon as the weather will per
mit, and It will give this city the finest
park In the state for all purposes,
TEfi'M9EH-William Btrother. aged 17
and Miss Blanche Thompson, aged 15 the
young coiiplo who eloped from Elm Creek,
this county, nh-out a month ago. have re
turned to their let-pecnve nomes. i
went to Winner, Okl., where they
spent most of tho time They were n-t
married. When asked why they ran awny,
they said they wanted to go out and see
the world and have a good time. Evi
dently they had all the good time they
wanted and simv as n-uch of the world as
they desired and are vMIng and glad
to get home.
HUMBOLDT Miss Mary 6te1ick. a do
mestic In the employ of L. M. Sterns, had
a narrow escape from dculh while engaged
In her household duties. She had been
cleaning spots oni a rug with benzine and
carried the piece too clns- to a lighted
ga?ollne stoVc, when It burst Into flames,
which Immediately cominrnlcatt d with the
clothing of the young womnn. Rushing
Into the yard she threw herself upon th-;
lawn and rolled over and over, and with
the aid of two high school pupils who
chanced to be pos-flng. she managed to
extinguish the flams with no injury be
yong some sevre burns on her face and
hands.
Advertise In The Bee, the paper that goes
Into the homes of the beat people.
FISHERMAN'S VOTE DID . IT
Patent Enough to Silence Admiral
Bob Kvans Twelve-Inch
Guns.
After the Spanish war, the matter of
varget practice became a very live. Issue
ln the navy, and we began to look about
ua for a suitable body of water on which
to hold It. Owing to the range of . the
heaviest guns, It wai necessary to have a
clear space of at least eight miles ln which
to fire them, and this must be reasonably
smooth water the smoother the better.
Menemsha Bight, on the sea side of
Martha's Vineyard, was a promising spot,
and the North Atlantic squadron twice
held Ha practice there. Then came the
unexpected. Petitions many yards long,
signed by all sorts and conditions of men
along the coast, and' forwarded by senators
and members of oongrcjss, were re
ceived at the Navy department requesting
that this practice should cease at once, as
the firing had driven all the good fish to
aea and the ruin of all fishing Industries
would surely follow If we kept on. I was
just then ordered to command the squad
ron, and I read some of these petitions
with much Interest. One of them was
signed by over 1,500 people purporting to
be fishermen who followed their calling
ln Menemsha Bight. My chief of staff, at
that time Captain Plllsbury, a most able
and distinguished officer, was a Majsa
chucetts man, and, being of an Inquisitive
turn of mind, proceeded to find out what
these compla'ints really amounted to and
who was making them. It was absolutely
essential that the nnvy should find some
place for Its target practice, and, after
Captain Pillsbury had looked the coast
charts over and made his report, I de
cided on Cape Cod Bay, off Barnstable, aa
tho most suitable place.
Upon careful Investigation it was found
from the records of the Fish commission
stations In and about Martha's Vineyard
that the run of fish, particularly bluo.'Uh,
had been larger the year after the first
i target firing by the squadron than for ten
vear, previously. Many fishermen who
a living at their trade testified to
the same effect, but all of this testimony
had no effect on the petitions which came
ln auch numbers and with such backing
that it was plain that the navy would
have to quit target firing In Menemsha
light and do Its work aa best It could at
soms other point. Many of the "beach
combers" who signed these petitions bad
never caught, or tried to catch, a blueflah
ln their lives; their knowledge of fish was
confined to the taste of small pieces ot
aalt cod served at thirst promoters over
ths bars of different saloons ln Chatham
and other coast villages where they a pen.
much of thai; tune. But howover little
they knew of fish each one had a vote.
AND CLVBS AS WELL AS PRIVATE HO Mr.).
16th Street.
Oriental Rugs
One bale of Antique Mosuls. These are rare antique
pieces, such as we have never shown before. Sizes ranging
from 3x7 up to 412x8, $27.50 to $35.00.
One bale of rare Antique Royal Kashans. These rugs
come in ivory ground with soft turquoise border designs. In
center is a Persian vase. We have in this lot some extraor
dinary values as well as the most beautiful designs. M
c.1 m 't" I
HOOSIXa KIT CHEW CABIHETS Unquestionably the most complete
Kitchen Cabinet on the market. Made of solid oak. full of conveniences. Haa
sanitary flour bin. aluminum sliding top. closed bread and cake box, and so
many other conveniences that places the Hooaler In a class by Itself. Ws are
now showing a full line at 881.00 and up.
ind that accounts for much of the milk
In this cocoanut! Admiral Irvans ln Broad
way Magazine.
IN WONDERLAND OF DELIRIUM
Soma of the Things a
One of Ills
Trance i.
Man Saw In
Beoiy '
Charles Roman gives a record of his own
experiences as a victim of delirium tre
mens. It Is a remarkable psychological
document, comparing favorably in Interest
and as a piece of writing with De Qulncey's
"Confessions of an Opium Eater." Follow
ing Is a brief extract which gives some
suggestion of the things the patient saw:
"Up to this point the zoological visitations
had been Intermittent. During the next
few days, however, I saw all that I could
stand. I saw such prehistoric creatures
aa exist nowhere except ln muaeuma. I
saw rats as they marched past my door,
or flew through my windows, or floated In
my tub. Elephants strode In and out with
lumbering steps and swaying trunks. At
times they seated themselves and taunted
me with their thunderous bellows or their
ear-splitting screeches. They flaunted their
snouts In the air and guffawed. Mon
keys jumped from limb to limb in the
trees outside my room. Snakes of all col
ors, of all descriptions, reptiles with phan
tastic figures upon, their backs, and with
eyes of sapphire or ruby or of milk-white
marble, wriggled upon the floor or crept
ln or out of heretofore unseen crevices In
1ALF-MINUTE STORE TALK
Our shoe department has the newest mschlnery for conforming shoes
no foot Is too Irregular ln shape for us to properly fit no matter where
you may have a corn, bunion or callous we will remove the pressure and
make your new shoes as comfortable ss your old ones. This shoe con
forming Is a part of our shoe service and we'll go a little farther and
say that if the shoes you have bought elsewhere (In departments not so
up-to-date as ours) hurt your feet, bring them In, we'll conform them to
your feet without charge to you or the store you bought them from. Ladles
are requested to take advantage of this offer. Nothing Is of any troubls
to us that will serve the publlo.
THE NEW STORE
OPF08ITB TIOX7IOE, BSX.DE si CO,
IN r RE STING
For gentlemen who
STYLE.
CUMrUKT
and DURABILITY
WE decided to put In a Shoe
.f.n. a A . .,t.f t.ri n . . h
could be sold at the same narrow
been settled upon as characteristic
The methous ws use ln buying
vim appiua to enoes results lu a moat
that you've always thought Impossible. 1
a splendid dcpaitmcut, aa assortment of
uud lasts not found clsswhsre, and
know now to lit you sua will ao it, besides, our
unqnslifUd gnarautes is on every pair as to qual
ity end pvloe.
UNMA CHAtLE SHOE BARGAINS
A splendid assortment embracing every popu
lar style Including buttons and bluchers, gun
metal, vlcl, velour calf, In blacks and tha
1908 wines and Sioux tans.
You'll not find their equal
anywhere at anywhere near
our price
POPULAR PRICED
At f-2.60 we offr.r a selection
styles, every pair a Goodyear
any f 3.00 shoe sold In Omaha,
any site and last, and the fit
la equal to that of the most
expensive grade
Hrts and
Crarts Rocker
(Like Cut) Heavy,
substantial, thoroughly
constructed, finished la
a beautiful shade of
fumed oak, upholstered
with loose Spanish
leather, cushion seat.
A large size, comfort
able chair or rocker,
price fll. 00.
the walls, and dropped Into the water ln my
tub. They swam around and around me.
squirming under me, with their tongues
darting In and out wtth ferocious activity.
Giraffes craned their necks around the
ways or through the windows; chickens
roosted over my head and cackled; dogs
and wolves ran around the room barking
and snapping; pigeons flew from ons cor
ner to another and cooed. 'Lions I heard
roaring, and tlgera I aaw while they opened
their mouths tike huge cats. In silent angry
disapproval, licking their whlekers and wet
ting their paws, aoftly and daintily. Thia
and far morei-
"I aaw crocodllea ln droves. Fat, scaly,
glistening beasts they were, with frothy,
foaming Jaws, long sweeping tails, crouch
ing upon or creeping along the foot of my
bathtub or my bed, and grinding their
yellow teeth In gluttonoua anger as they
contemplated me, their prey. . I saw the
reeking, slippery body of a crockodlle slide
Into the water of my tub. Then, as I
shrank In breathless horror to escape, I
saw his greedy, filmy eyes arias to the
surface, with his cold, foul chin flush with
mine. His Icy beak touched my cheek, the
hot vapor from his lungs seared my flesh.
I turned as cold as Ice and trembled tike
a leaf In a storm." American Magaslna.
Injured In a Fire
or bruised by a fall, apply Bucklen's Ar
nica Salve. Cures burns,- wounds, sores,
eczema, piles. Guaranteed. 25c. Beatos
Drug Co.
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