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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (July 3, 1909)
S I Store Closed All Day Monday, duly Gtti PS3 About Alterations. In order to maintain the high standard of our tore service, which Insures customers against Ill fitting and 111-appearlng clothes, we will make all ordinary alterations lengthening and shortening sleeves and trousers and will press garments free of charge as soon after purchase Is made as pos sible, but we cannot promise Immediate service. We will do the best we can. Let Us Understand Each Other. We claimed that this store should do the larrrt clothing business In the Central West, Ten months of clean-cut, honost and dignified methods hows a third more business thau we expected tn a year. We attribute it to our high qualities, ex ceptional values and confidence of the reople In our Integrity. We value that confidence more than your dollars. We want you to feel that this store gives you a "square deal," saJe or no le. n you feel skeptical don't buy our goods. We don't want your money If you are not anxious to have our clothes. 1 Free Deliveries, too; as soon as possible. THE BEE: OMAHA, SATURDAY, JULY 3, 1!W. n 19 mm iM.,i.i,...igJ- 1HL, M J iVl fJI- tiUALl 1 Y ULU lUba y,..l..)uuiiii.i.iiiiW i inn Wi wij.jBnin..uiriagi Semi-Aninial . a Off Sa laU'dl I e STARTS SA.T5JiRDA.lf, JULY 3rd All broken lots of men's, young men's and children's new spring and summer 1909 Suits in cluding fancies, blue serges and blacks at exactly one-half our regular low prices. Our first one-half off sale (Jan. 1909) was a record breaker for Omaha, but we think this will surpass it. Every one knows how we completely sold out our last fall and winter stock we want to, and will, do the same with spring and summer suits, in order that we may begin spring 1910 with as new a stock as we will start with this fall. Jiiiiuiini!mi!innu??. v . T fgawaau rrorsmcr jmrnvrnw XiMmmMm jmsjammmssa tOTrsstn iocoe : i ... .. -. , I8- ' v ' - ' -1 Bargains like ours make a loud noise. Half price here means half price. No "frenzied merchandising" to even up the loss You don't have to be "wise" to get a suit worth what you pay The cheaper grades don't sell for as much as the better ones. A uniform reduction of one-half on all our regular price is marked in plain figures just pay us half and take the suit. The size of every suit in our windows is marked on ticket, you can have any that will fit you We can't promise every size in every style, but we've every size regulars, stouts, slims and extras in many styles, no "bait" in our windows. Men's and Young Men's Suit Prices. $10.00 $11.00 $12.00 $13.00 $15.00 $17.00 $18.00 $19.00 $20.00 $23.00 $25.00 $28.00 $30.00 $33.00 $35.00 Suits Suits Suits Suits Suits Suits Suits Suits Suits Suits Suits Suits Suits Suits Suits for $5.00 for $5.50 for $6.00 for $G.50 for $7.50 for $8.50 for $9.00 for $9.50 at $10.00 at $11.50 at $12.50 at $14.00 at $15.00 at $16.50 at $17.50 Children's and Boys Suits, all Styles all with Knickerbockers. $2.50 Suits for. $3.50 Suits for $4.00 Suits for $5.00 Suits for $6.00 Suits for $7.50 Suits for $8.00 Suits for $9.00 Suits for $10.00 Suits for $11.00 Suits for $12.00 Suits for $1.25 $1.75 $2.00 $2.50 $3:00 $3.75 $4.00 $4.50 $5.00 $5.50 $6.00 SB59SS3 Nebraska PATTERSON FILES HIS BOND Secretary of New Banking Board Goes Through Formality. COURT! ASSESSORS EEP0ET KarUer Havana Indicate Increase la a sscss ent , for the Stat of Nearly Million . j" ' ; k Dollars. (Worn a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN. July 1 OSpeclal.) Samuel Patterson, secretary of the State Banking board under the tied up banking law, filed his bond with the governor this morning-. Ha gave a. surety bond for $3,000, which liu been duly filed away In the archives of the executive office to await the final decision of the oourta on the legality of the new banking act. Mr. Patterson called on H. Royse, secre tary of the basking board under the good old law, wbAob. connects him with the state strong box, but be did not Insist upon tak lng possession of the oirtoe because of the Interference of the federal courts. How ever, be showed his good intentions in the matter by filing bis bond and calling. It baa Just eom to light that fully fifty state bank Intended to become national banks in the event the federal court had failed to grant the temporary injunction prayed for by the opponents of the banking tew. Casus ty Assessors Report. Reports from fifteen county assessors have been received by the State Board of Assessment showing the valuation of ail property In those oountiea. Including the railroad property which was assessed by the state board, the total assessment of those Bounties is y3.SU.684, against a total assessment of the same counties last year of t&LS88,$66, or an Increase of $96S.S18. In round numbers this Is an average in crease In each county of $63,588, which If maintained throughout the state would mean an Increase in the total assessment this year of $6,T.9J. of which mure than fl.000,000 Is on railroad property. The above figures, however, are merely the findings of the county boards of equal isatlon and they may be materially changed by the State Board of Equalise tioa. The following table shoes the as sessment of property for the years 1908, as fixed by the state board, and fur 1909, an returned by the assessors: li. Nebraska 457,368 Nebraska Buffalo ... Bur; Cherry .... Dakota ... Dixon .... Fillmore . Frontier . Greeley .. Hall Kearney .. Holt Keith McPherson bbermaa t 7,057. 15: J. 4.0 4.VU.SS ltit.M lTo.:va 6.4.W..JJ . ISJO.ltM 1.4:60 , LSM.&2 2.67a. lm t .lo;.ois &.5,4."3 2,S.5,J.i 2..j,a-4 3T..J.7i.l . 76. 540 .&, 4.4 2.13. 7f .vl.l0 4,M3,:2 1. -'lo.2-( l.SM.n 224 333 ,6,iL Thomas 405,150 Totals $61, 888,886 $52,842,684 Increase $953,818. Applications for Pardons. Applications have been made to Gov ernor Shallenberger for the pardon of Charles H. Elliott and Jacob Frahm, both serving a life term in the state peniten tiary. The applications were made under the law which provides the governor may Issue two pardons on July 4 of life termers, without publication of notices. Elllo'.t was sent up from Douglas county January 28, 197, for murder. At that time he was 26 years old. Frahm was sent from Deuel county and was received at the prison October 23, 1894. He was 56 years oM when admitted. In point of service he is the oldest person in the penitentiary. Acting Chief Justice Barnes, Attorney General Thompson, Warden Smith and members of the state prison board signed the recommendation for executive clem ency. Jnnktn Collects Fees. The office of Secretary of State Junkln was a money-maker last month for the state. A total of 18,182.75 was taken In. Of this amount 15,115.20 was for issuing permits for corporations to do "Dullness under the new occupation tax law. The remainder of the money was received as follows: Filing articles of lncomoration. $1,918.96; notary commission, 151; motor ve hicles. $8fi8.75; brands. 151; certificates and transcripts, 1126.80. Refuses to Sign Vancner. Labor Commissioner Maupln is not satis fled with the action of the State Printing board In cutting down the claim of Timothy Sedgwick some 130 for the publication of the biennial report of the bureau of labor, so he has refused to sign the voucher filed by Mr. Sedgwick, though the members of the Printing board have approved it. In stead, Mr. Maupln has put the matter up to Governor Shallenberger in the following statement which he attached to the voucher: In my Judgment this account is not cor rect, inasmuch as the contractor was de w1U.nu rtelivery- he lid not comply a it. Dy ub"tting pare proofs usaaea the report unjustifi ably which last statement Is borne out by the fact that the Printing board has made a eliKht deduction. Being thus con vinced that the account Is not correct. I cannot, without stultifying mvself, certify to its correctness, and herebv decline to do so. Accordingly, this voucher is referred to his excellency. Governor Shallenberger, who la the chief of the bureau of labor and Industrial statistics. Edecatora to Have Pleaie. One of the greatest movements of edu catora the stale has ever witnessed will oc cur tomorrow, when, dull care bound and gagged and buried, the members of the faculty of the Stnte university, with some of their friends, will leave Lincoln for -ieie in a special train, to spend the day the guests of Regent and Mra. C. B. An derson. The picnic will be held four miles up the river and Mr. Anderson will pro vide special launches for the transportation of his guests. The picnickers will be di vided Into two divisions, one under com mand of Colouel A. A. Reed and the other Nebraska under command of Brigadier General Jas per L. McBrlen. Upon arrival In Creto one division will proceed to the picnic grounds and the other will be escorted over town in automobiles and through Doane college grounds, stopping on the way at the home of Senator and Mrs. Ander son for refreshments. The second divis ion will take the trip over town In the evening. Both divisions will eat lunch to gether at the picnic grounds. Ilortlcnltoral Society Program. Following Is : the program of the summer meeting of the Nebraska State Hortl cultural society, to be held in Beatrice, July 21 and 22: WEDNESDAY, JULY 211:80 P. m. Invocation , Rev. J. E. Davis. Address of Welcome A. H. Kldd. Response , C. S. Harrison. Address Governor A. C. Shallenberger. "Perrennials" M Ed Williams, Grand Island. Question Box 8:00 P. M. Muslo Centenary Male Quartet. "Parks In Villages and Small Towna"., A. D. McCandless. Wvmore. "The Evergreen" C. S. Harrison, York. Question Fkx THURSDAY. JULY 22-0:30 A. M. Automobile ride about the city, through the German nurseries and to ,the green houses of Dole Floral company. 1:30 P. M. Reports of District Directors "Roses for Outdoor Planting" V. V. Westgate, Lincoln. "Horticulture In Our Public Schools"... Superintendent E. C. Bishop, Lmcoln. Question Box Job for Miss Msldoos. Miss M4 Muldoon has been appointed stenographer by A. V. Johnson, state fire warden. Miss Muldoon Is from Omaha and Wis employed In the senate last winter as a stenographer. Live Stock Pavilion. The State Fair board will buy the piles and drive them In order to have a solid foundation for Its new live stock pavilion. The price asked for the plies by the con tractors was more than the board thought It could afford to pay, so It secured them at a cheaper rate by doing Its own buy ing. Raise for Traction Men. The traction company today increased the pay of the new men in the service 2 rents an hour and the old men 1 cent an hour. This is the result of several con ferences of the officials of the rosd and the employes. The new rate of pay, It Is said, will increase the payroll some S8,0JO per annum. Merchant Pays Fine. Ludwtg Korcek. the merchant, was con victed on both counts of keeping liquor for sale and disposing of it without a li cense by Judk'e Risser Thursday afternoon, the maximum fine of 1100 cn each count be ing impofctd. Harry Bradley Cited. Harry Bradley, a former member of the local police force and until recently a guard at the state penitentiary, has been summoned to appear in Judge Bacon's court July 7 to answer to the charge of tn lata g morphine to mea at the state prison. He had a hearing In the Justice court Thursday and was released under a $100 bond. The arrest of Bradley was made at the request of Warden Smith. Girl Dies of Heat. While in New York City attending the funeral of a near relative, Mrs. A. W. Gable was Thursday notified of the death of her 17-year-old daughter, Pearl, in this city. The death of Pearl Gable ia supposed to have been due to epilepsy brought on by the extreme heat 8hortly after 6:30 o'clock Thursday night her sister found her lying on a couch in an unconscious condition. She was unable to arouse her and a physician was called. The doctor arrived too late, and when he felt her pulse life was extinct. Nebraska Pioneer of Polk Hangs Himself in Neighbor's Barn S. F. Clark, Aged Resident of Silver Creek, Ends Life Wai Men tally Unbalanced. SILVER CREEK, Neb., July l Speclal Telegram) S. F. Clark, aged 60 years, an old resident of the Platte valley In Polk county, committed suicide by hanging at 6 o'clock this morning. He took a piece of rope from a hay fork In the barn of C. E. Wamsley. entered the hay loft of Mr. Wamsley's barn, tied the rope to a rafter, and strangled himself to death. The body was discovered shortly afterward by Mr. Wamsley, who cut It down, but was un able to resuscitate the suicide. He had been mentally unbalanced for some time past, but was inoffensive and engaged in farm work. BOLT BURNS AN OMAHA BOY Young Man Visiting la Nebraska City Has Narrow Escape front Lightning. NEBRA8KA CITY. Neb.. Juy I. Special Telegram) During a heavy thunder storm nere yesterday afternoon the family of Judge Maylon Leldigh had a narrow es cape, as lightning struck a tree in front of their home and a nephew, by the name of McFarland of Omaha, who was sitting , In the window had his back badly burned Lightning struck several other houses, but aside from being shocked, no one was in jured. An inch and one-third of water fell during the storm In forty minutes. Nebraska News Notes. HASTINGS Mrs. Mary Anderson, aed 60. died last niuht. The funeral will be held Sunday afternoon. BEATRICE John Scheve yesterday be gan cutting his wheat crop. He reports that wheal on his farm will not fall below twenty-five bushels to the acre. I FREMONT There is alrtady a griod I sized bunch of horses at the race track l being worked out for the summer mil, 'tthl..k rn.Hl k. hM h.r. Inlu tt VI a m A " Th pectlve wlnnners had to take their exercise In the mud. PLATTSMOUTH Ear! Westcott and Miss Clara Brown were united In marriage last Sunday In Los Angeles, Cel. Both resided here until about two months ago. BEATRICE In the Sunday school base hall league last evening the Independents defeated the Bereans by the score of 4 to 1. Hobbs twirled for the Independents and struck out fifteen -men. BEATRICE Edward H. Thomas has been granted a saloon license at Barneston and opened for business yesterday. This makes two saloons in operation at that place, the only onea In Gage county. BUTTE Pete Degunther was seriously 111 from sunstroke Friday morning at about 11 o'clock. He war working at the excava tion of the new town hall and was where the breeze could not get to him. He will recover. HA8TINGS Over a dozen cases of small pox were quarantined yesterday In Silver Lake and Logan townships. An epidemio has been spreading there In the last two weeks, but the authorities now believe they have it under control. BEATRICE At a special meeting of the Board of Education the estimate of ex penses for the Beatrice school district was placed at $61,000. The estimate calls for a levy of 26 mills for school purposes and 6 mills for bond Interest, a decrease of 1 mill. BEATRICE Rural mail route No. 7 was established at this point yesterday. It is twenty-two miles In length and will cover part of the territory formerly covered by route 1 out of Holmesvllle south and east of Beatrice. Charles Elsenblse la the new carrier. NEBRASKA CITY According to the re-, port of the county recorder sixteen farm mortgages were filed during the month of June, amounting to 144,100. and eight released of the value of $21,300. On city property eight were filed valued at 14. 96a and eleven released amounting to $8,732.20. BEATRICE Clarence D. Jones and Miss Pearl Houghton, two well known young people of Holmesvllle were married at the Methodist church at that plaoe Wednesday evening in the presence of a large company of friends. Rev. P. C. Johnson of Tecum eeh officiated. NEBRASKA CITY The aaloons all closed at midnight, last night, under the new law and this morning opened at 7 o'clock. They have all decided to obey the law and open and close on time. The county attorney has given notice that he will prosecute all violators. HUMBOLDT Mra. Charles Ooodell of this city received word yesterday of the death at West Plttston. Pa., of her daugh ter, Mrs. Frank Ace, who formerly re sided In this section. She was a sister of A. H. Fellers and Mrs. N. C. Camp bell, both pioneer residents of this city. BLUE HILL A deal was fixed up this week whereby there will be a change in the manager of the local telephone cen tral, to take place August 1, M. J. Mar shall having resigned and will be suc ceeded by Robert T. Krause. Mr. Mar shall will move to Ayr to become the new postmaster. BEATRICE The move to establish a dis trict high school near Ellis has probably fallen through aa many of the farmers who signed the petliion have withdrawn their names. It is said that their action was Influenced by the land owners, who opposed the plan on the ground that it would Increase taxea. BLUE HILL Blue Hill Is to have an other rural route. A rural route Inspector was here last week and went over the pro- Cosed route. Following Is the territory to e covered by the new route: Will go east to the section line, one and one-founh mile north, two east, one north, two west, two south and two west. HUMBOLDT Wheat I rapidly ripening In this section and with no destructive rains or hatlturms farmers look for a satisfactory iharvest, work on which has county. In the bottom fields the grain has lodged but slightly and on the up land it Is far superior to the average. BEATRICE Government Weather Ob server Waxham reports the total rainfall for the first half of the year ending June 80, as 11.31 lnhces, as against 2. 90 inches for the same period last year. This is less than the normal rainfall, which is 15.77 inches. The rainfall for the month of June was 2.72 Inches. Last year 13.75 Inches fell during June. NEBRASKA CITY Judge H. D. Travis, who has been holding a term of the dis trict court here this week, adjourned It this morning, after hearing the divorce case of Oran S. Asa against Edith J. Asa, He took the case under advisement. He has been unwell for some time and will go to the mountains to spend his vacation and will hold a brief term of the court the latter part of July on his return. AUBURN Miss Blanche Holmes and MiHs Allle Furlona met with a serious accident Thursday niht while out driv ing. The horse became frightened at some fireworks and ran away, throwing the occupants to the ground. Miss Fur long's left wrist was badly fractured in two places besldea other bruises. Miss Holmes was thrown on her head and hurt Internally. When picked up she was bleeding from the nose, mouth and ears. FREMONT The Fremont saloons did not ODen until 7 o'clock this morning and to night closed promptly at t. There was no unusual crowd around the bars last night. Some places will lose considerable trade, while others say It will make little differ ence with them. Some employers are heartily In favor of the law because It will prevent their employes drinking before they commence work and if they get drunk the night before give them more time to sober off. MADISON Mrs. Irene Slmklns of Nor folk filed a petition in the district court today praying for a divorce from her hus band, Ernest Slmklns, who has already i received some notoriety in connection with the disposition of some mortgaged prop erty. They were married April 21. 1909, Just seventy days past. She alleges In her petition that her husband frequented quea tlonable resorts at Norfolk. She also charges nonsupport and asks for divorce and alimony. GRAND ISLAND The remains of Milt O'Neill, the ranch employe, were sent to his former home at Chicago today. Two brothers, one a member of the Chicago po lice force and the other a blacksmith by trade, arrived and Identified the remains from a particular scar on the back of one hand. As the body had been in the water two days, exposed to the sun a part of the time, and was badly bloated and decom posed, this was the only means of making identification. NEBRASKA CITY A telegram was re ceived In this city last evening telling of the sudden death of Charles M. Hlcklln, at Denver, Colo. The deceased was born and reared in this city and was aged 43 years. He married the daughter of the late George W. Hawke and moved to Denver,- where he was agent for a large line of gulf steamers and was one of the leading men of that city. His relatives here left for that place last evening to at tend the funeral, which takes place in Denver Saturday afternoon. 7 78 S3 M MS MI 3 92 93 H b'i 9i 92 90 The Weather. WASHINGTON, July 2.-Forecast of the weather for Saturday and Sunday: For Nebraska Partly cloudy and cooler Saturday; Sunday, showers. For Iowa and Missouri Partly cloudy and cooler Saturday; Sunday, fair. For South Dakota Partly cloudy and cooler Saturday; Sunday, showers. For Kansas Fair Saturday and Sunday. For Kansas Fair. For Colorado and Wyoming Showers and cooler. Temperature at Omaha yesterday Hour. 6 a. m 6 a. m 7 a. m 8 a. m 9 a. m 10 a. m 11 a. m 12 m 1 p. in 2 p. m 8 p. m 4 p. in., 5 p. ni 6 p. m 7 p. m 8 p. m v p. m bv Local Record. OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU, OMAHA, July I. Official record of tem perature and precipitation, compared with the corresponding period of the last three years: 1908. IMA. VMl. 1906. Maximum temperature... 94 62 84 71 Minimum temperature... 74 Mean temperature 84 Precipitation 00 Temperature and precipitation departures from the normal at Omaha since March L and compared with the last two years: Normal temperature 7S Excess for the day , 9 Total deficiency since March 1 221 Normal precipitation 16 Inch Deficiency for the day 15 Inch Total rainfall since March L 1909.13 il Inches Deficiency since March 1........ .94 Inch Excess for cor. period, 1908 S.84 Inches Deficiency for cor, period, 1907.. 7.10 inches Reports from Stations at T P. M, Station and State Tern, of Weather. 7 p.m. Bismarck, cloudy 68 Cheyenne, clear 84 Chicago, cloudy..... ,. 88 Davenport, clear... 88 Denver, clear . 90 Havre, clear 84 Helena, clear 88 Huron, clear . 80 Kansas City, clear 88 North Platte, clear 90 Omaha, clear 92 Rapid City, clear..w 82 St. I-ouls, clear 92 St. Paul, clear 76 Salt Lake City, clear 94 Valentine, clear 94 Wllliston, clear 68 L. A. WELSH, Local Forecaster. 6a 58 .55 66 0 75 CO .00 T Max. Rain- Tern. fall. 74 .00 90 .00 90 .00 92 .00 90 .00 84 .00 90 .00 93 .00 94 .00 92 .00 94 .00 92 .09 96 .00 92 .00 98 .00 96 .00 70 .00 rains of last week keot them In a jpart of ih time, but some of the pros-j already started In some sectlona of the ifTTT' Milulk lisas4wstaMlls1TlTFiTT If you bar Haver- before) triad y&-m-a:.m-m esww ilaimoc Dest Natural Laxative Water FOR CONSTIPATION Try it now And judge for yourself