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THE BEE: OUAIIA. FRIDAY. DECEMBER 17. lOW. (Q) Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska r Desig-as-i by Rooeawalti & Weil, Chicago. It Is Very Important that you look cheerful, not gloomy, full of vigor, not weary, up-to-date, not behind the times. You must look prosperous in order to gain confidence. Rosenwald & Weil of Chicago express this cheerful, successful and vigorous thought in their Suits, Rain coats and Overcoats. "XtC" Clothes mean something and men who wear them are different and distinctively dressed. Through our extensive business and economy in manufacturing our product is placed on the market at unusually reasonable figures. $15.00 to $35.00 Sold by leading dealers everywhere. Makers Chicago UiAHA Lbtb MILL JfLMtol, Governor and Attorney General Con fer on Aati-Salooa Protest. 30 DECISION U REACHED Ckltt EiMitlTt Sara Ha Dnlm ta 61 v Tastisavav Farther Caasi4- tW CtlfTtW. For R0SEU17ALD & VIEL'S CLOTHES FVTiy HAYDEN'S First Ps WE SHOW COMPLETE LINES HERE. Falls from Train and Disappears Old Maa. is Lost from Car and Searchers Fail to Find Eim. GRAND XFLASD, No Deo. Id. (Spe cial.) The lu:ai L'nloa rxcifle offietHla and deteutivn orfltia.s are compleceiy baffled over ths disappearance of a pa.tsen.fer from train No. 3, west bound. Tuesday night. A a axrtl man, a strn-er here. It Is believed, bousat a ticket for Sidney. Neb. i'rgm the description ifiven of him by the puaenri and Conductor Peterson, he appears to have- been under the influence of liquor, a fact not notlcable when he boarded the train, he having been in the apen air. BWt the wrm air of tiie car rented to Rar'.vd. pany. Recruiting Officer Davis has been here for acme time and had secured the signatures of over eighty persons who de sired to enll.it, but General Hartigan said lie wouid noc recruit a company unless It had the enthusiastic backing of the com munity, and especially the., business men, not necessarily in a business way, but he would want the moral support of the whole community, and would also want to be saLlsfted that the rifcht kind of officers could be obtained. " COMMISSIONERS IN SESSION Pleaar Domain am Coasaslttee Revise State DrrnUsf Laws. FREMONT. Neb.. Dec W.-SpeciaJ.) The Nebraska Commissioners' and Supervisors' association had Interesting sessions yester day, the district court room being riled when the president called the meeting to order. E. R. Gumey spoke on "The Pro- affect h.m after the train motion of Public Welfare." County Super- After the conductor had passed j intendent Mauen spoke on "County Rest 41m and got to the third car back, he was ! Rooms." Prof. Mataen has taken much ln- notlfied by the passengers that the old nan had got up from his seat, wandered tack, had gone oat into tr.e vestibule of ihe tr, and had not returned, and that tne vestibule door was open. Conductor Peterson traHnated a thorough search of the train, but no trace of the man could M foun.t At Gttibon he filed a message to the dispatchers here, relating the in cident and It was decided here to send a swtnch engine, caboose and crew up the track. No a trace, even of blood, could be found along the track anywhere from three miles west of this city t Wood River. Inquiry was made all niaht at the houses aiong the way. but no trace of the man could be found. It Is believed that in his conditio, he terest In the matter of the county providing in the court house rooms where aountry people could make their headquarters. The cost of maintenance of such a poom, he said, would be very light. It should be sui plied with some reading matter and cur. tain all toilet conveniences. Rest rooms, he said, are maintained la ten court houses. The plan was generally approved by all the county superintendents in the state. The (list one was opened at Aurora, la Uamli ton county, in l-iU6 at a cost of not to ex ceed sm In the afternoon Joe) C. Cook, county at torney of Dodge county, spoke oa "Drain age Laws." He gave a brief outline of dranaa;e legislation since the organisation of the state. He criticised the news laws (Trom a Staff Correspondent.) LXNCOI-V. Dee. W. (Special.) Governor Fhallenberger and Attorney General Thompson conferred tills afternoon over the application of the Anti-Saloon leacue and Elmer Thomas for the removal of the mayor, police board and chief of police of Omaha for non-enforcement of the liquor and gambling laws. No decision has yet been made by the governor. "I have not decided yet what will bo done." said the governor. "hTe attorney general and I conferred about the matter this afternoon, but I desire to give the testimony further consideration." J aids; Dema fee Ceaareee. Judge J. R Dean, a democrat, who was appointed to th supreme bench by Gov ernor Shailenberger and who was a demo cratic nominee for re-eiection at the late election and had not the support of many democratic leaders, is to be trotted out again. t rom the most reliable sources It was learned today that as soon as he leaves the fench the first of the year Judge Dean vill be grommed for the democratic nom ination for congress in th Sixth district. The democratic leader who Is doing the boosting said the democrats usually lost out in Custer and Dawson counties, but that Judge Dean was so strong In these counties that he would have no trouble In getting therr away from the republicans. No official statement has yet com from Judge Dean. Albert Watklns la trying to interest th business men of Lincoln and of th stats la a lan whereby he believes the state can Be: a new capltoL more room for the uni versity and at the sam time not destroy the present state house. -We certainly need a new capltoL" said Mr. Watkins, "and th crowded condition of th state university la very deplorable. I have suggested to several of the business men, to J. EL Miller, to A. W. Field and to others, and they seem to think th plan a good on, to secure a tract of land in some of th additions to Lincoln, probably Franklin Heights, and on that construct a new capltoL "Instead of tearing down tne present building us it for university work. Foe a few thousand dollars I am satisfied It could be made to do very well for that work. It la well lighted and would care for the Increased work of th university for a number of years to come. "To build a new state nous In Franklin Heights would not be placing tt too far out. Th Wisconsin capltoi la much farther from the business part of town than la the proposed sit of th new capltoL "It la necessary that we have a new capltoi and that we have more room fat our university and th only way to get th legislator to act is to agitata th matter.'' Historically ?faaa4. General Grant Martin Is the proper name of th eepaty attorney generaL Mr. Mar tin la usually referred to- "as -GtanWMar-tln, but when his full name la used tt la General Grant Martin, and the deputy at torney general la proud of th name. "I was named during war times," said Mr. Martin, "and my people were great admirers of General Grant. So I was named General Grant Martin. When I entered college th president said: " "'What is your full nam? " 'General Grant Martin," I replied. " "Weil, that don't go here, young man,' he said. 'I will register you as G. Grant Martin.' ' 'That don't go with me,' replied the new student. 'I don't part my name in the middle.' So th name was registered Grant C. Mai'tin." Th Lincoln traction has made applica tion to the tSate Railway commission for permission to Issue bonds and stock to th amount for the purpose of pay ing for new construction and betterments. A hearing has been set for tomorrow morning. Principal Crabtree of th Pern Normal school was In lLncoln today on his way horn from Omaha, where he as a member of a committee of Peru citizens had been to ask General Manager Holdrega for a new depot. "Mr. Holdreg treated us nicely." said Mr. Crabtree, when asked if th city would gut th depot. "Our present depot was built In UtU. or about then and naturally we have outgrown tt." Colonel Majors, who also was a member of the committee, remained over In Omaha to visit th Na tional Corn exposition. Hastings Juror is Disqualified Veneerman lkj.oei He is import ant Yvitnes waea v,ie u vcu tnaex waj. HAdTlNGi. Leo la. apecai. After serving through one dayaa a J ijor in tne naM ot eauant aaenst Mjumi, involving puasesaion 01 reaiueuc property occupieu by tne aeieuuant. Joun V . sua annuuiuitMi io jauge Corcoran in the district cour. yesterday iha. n was dUqua.if.ed by rea ua of nav.ng had previous auow.euge f Lhe Issues raised. Mr. aoa m was usniiased fiem service and tne attorneys were asaed to try the case witn the remaining eleven juror a Th dismissed Juror had information whicn maa him valuable as a witness tor the defendant and tne plaintiff's attorney declined to proceed wua the trial unieSs the defendant wouid agree not to put n-m an the witness stand. The defense would not waive the privilege, so tne enure Jury was aischarged an dth case went over until the next term of court. Mr. dnaw, instead of being a Juror, will be one oc the defendant's principal witnesses. The point on which he has information, and which is said to be vital In the case, was not mentioned in the attorney's opening statement, nor in their examination of veniremen. Mr. Shaw did not know that he was conversant with any of th issues in volved until evidence bearing on the point was brought In after the trial was ceartv finished. Th case has been pending in the courts here for a number of years. L, D. Mouser, th defendant, claims that he re ceived the property In exchange from Mr. Madgett for a half interest in two paten u, one on a mouse trap and the other on a clothes line stretcher. Neither Mousef s mouse trap nor the stretcher la now being manufactured, although it la claimed that both are excellent devices. Seamier Dietrich La Better. HASTINGS. Neb., Dec. W. Special Tele gram.) Former Senator C. H. Dietrich, who is at the Methodist hospital In Omaca, la slightly improved In oealiu. His condi tion is, however, serious and absolute rest Is Imperative. His physicians have for bidden him to transact any business for a considerable time and his wife and daugh ter, acompanled by the latter" husband. Commissioner Herbert Knox Smith, of the bureau of corporations, are sere tempor arily looking after hla affairs. Mrs. Diet rich has ben given power f attorney to conduct th senator's uainea pending his recovery. Xekewaltsi Jlews JTwtem. PLATTSMOCTH J. C. Banna of Oska loosa, la. has sold his farm south of Piattsmouth. consisting of ZT1 acres, to Will Rainey for S32.M. B EATRICE The hearing of the Cham berlain trial la nearing an end and tt is thought th case will be finished within the next few daya PLATTSMOCTH About twenty members of the local tribe of Red Men attended a smoker last evening given by the Onomla- 5ua tribe in Fort Crook, and report having ad a splendid time. ARLINGTON Sieana neat la beina; placed In most of the business houses, but at present th work i about suspended became the company cannot st t" K.nd or radiators tney want. BEATRICE The championship ita.Tie for j the h.g.l scnooi uKet bail pennant u piaveil yeaieroay between tne tweift.i i grade and nmtn grade teams, the former winning by the score of B W It j ARLINGTON In spite of the rough roa.ie. this city is fuil of farmers' teams. which are hauling small gra.n and hugs. Very litt.e corn is be.rnr marketed because very few farmers sre thruugh husking. WTMORE At a meering of the Wymore council Wednesday night. A. D. McCand- i lees, ex-park commissioner, was requested . to file a written statement relative to the 1 amount collected tor park rentals during . the last year. A hUNG TON Fred Hoiienbeck and Miss Jennie Vveoer of this city were married at the horn of the bride s mother. Mrs. L. C. j Weber at noon Wednesday. Mr and Mrs. , Hoilenheck will rvside on a farm about : six miles southeast of this city. PONCA Superintendent Tweed of Dixon county schools, who has been elected for another term, was presented with a gold watch by the teachers of the county. FLATTSV'H'TH Mrs. Susan Etdermilier ; has brought suit In the district court to ' secure a divorce from her. hiuband. fohn , H. Eldenmiiie-. They were marr-.ed Febru- i ary tt U.Ml. and he deserted her and their five children on anuary 2i. and has I failed to provide tor them, the petition , ai.ega. I K fc.AT PSC E T he Board of Supervisors I allowed c!a..T.s yesterday to the amount of : 15,'KW ami adjourned to January 4. when ; the new officers wnl take hoid. The first ; appi. cation (or treat.nent of an ind gnt consumptive in one of the hoepltals of the state especially equipped for that purpose i was filed in county court yesterday by Supervisor I'ampbeii on hehatf of Hiancne f Sjpherd of Wymore. Hearing was nad on : the applicatimi before Judge iSpafford. who made the necessary order for the woman s j commitment and treatment. , WTMORE Consra-bie Moses Allen has , found nis city jaJ keys. Two or three i weeks ago Mr. Alien was placed in charge : of a man by the name of Burke, waiting in th jail to be taken ro Bearnce to be ' tried on an attempted assault charge. He gave the man something to eat aoout W j a m. aml at noon tne tenow was gone. A bent fork and twisted wire found in the jai! star-ted the theory that the l.xiks had 1 been Dicked. A few days later Mr Allen 1 reported that his keys were gone. He hail left them in the Ja.l door Yesterday he said he hail found the bunch under the snow in the Jail yard. Sealded ky Steam or scorched by a fire, apply Bucklen's Ar nica Salve. Cures piles, too, and the worst sores. Guaranteed. 12c. For sale by Beaton Druar Co. There ia not the least danger In giving Chamberlain's Cough Remedy to children, as It contains no harmful drug. Diamonds FRENZE It 13th and Dodge. The Weather. FOR NEBRASKA Friday fair. FOR IOWA Friday, partly cloudy and colder. Temperature at Omaha yesterday: Hour. ueg. 3 5 a. m J a. m 32 7 a. m 3rt I S a m W 9 a m 36 10 a m 34 11 a m 30 12 m. 27 1 p. m 23 2 p. m 20 ' 3 p. m 14 4 p. m 11 5 p. m Id 4 p. m 9 7 p. m S 5 p. m 7 9 p. m t TKamas AEdison "Victor Herbert M istmas e'MastSsL Ji! PTTV WaV.a Off fell trem th train, was uninjured and "verely as denying cltiaena their legal possibly still m a daaed condition wan dered to soma farm house further away from tlua track. At all events, not a trace h. a teen found of him and It la stated as positively certain that th old man opened the vestibule by mistake and fell or Jumped eft th fast moving train. Even his nam was not learned. MlHtla Caaaaay at Aakarw. ACBL'RN,. Neb., Dec. W. S;ecial.J Adjutant General John Hartlgan of Lin colu was her yesterday conferring with th business men of the town about the advisability of organizing a company of National guard. He had a meeting of a larg number of businees men at the Com mercial club, at which a commute was appointed to ascertain the wishes of the community la regard to organising a eom- Btowt Amaa-e Hla Affairs. GRAND ISLAND. Neb., Dec. It (Spe cial.) Ernest E. Stout, sentenced to nine years Imprisonment In th penitentiary. will be taken to Lincoln in a few days. In th meantime arranging hla affairs so that his wife and child will be provided for. There are three brothers and they have 330 acres of land and other property. Mrs. Stout, whoa horn la in Doniphan, on the Stout farm, will probably reside with her sister at Hastings, it la reported here, the brother, Joseph Stout, continuing the man agement of th farm. That's the combination that will bring joy into your home if there are any little ones there (and even if there are not), because Mr. Edison has made the Phonograph that will play the Amberol Records, and Victor Herbert has made music for it which you aimply can't resist, and besides Victor Herbert therare hundreds of other good music makers, grave and gay, all waiting to introduce the real Christmas . feeling into your home. Whatever you have for Christmas, be sure that somebody gives somebody an Edison Phonograph. Then there will be at least one present which will be wildly and rapturously welcomed. Edison Phocuesnhs can be had from $12.J0 to $125.00 E.iisoa Standard Ucord ..... ..is Edison .JniSerel Escorts (play twice as lrngl - .30 Edison Grand Opera Records - - 73c. and $1.00 Tuere are Edison dealers everywhere. Go to the nearest and ear the Fdison Phnnntrrach plav both Edison Standard and Amixnl Records and fn complete catalogs from your deaisr er rrom as NATIONAL PHONOCJtAPH COMPANY 75 I sfceeirf Avenue, Oraass. N. J. r.ghta and as autocratic, arbitrary and un just. J. F. Hanson, secretary of th Fre mont Commercial club, replied and x pia.ned that ail of Mr. Cooks objections had been threshed over by th legislature and the law approved by th supreme court. Tuere was considerable further discussion on the question and in toe opinion of some of the members a tew amendments were desirable, and a commit la consisting of Ksyes of Hoit, Rector of Dodge and Plck- ard of Douglas was appointed to report ax the next meeting such amendments as might be desirable. Oeca Plckard of Doug las closed th afternoon session won a taik on "Good Koacs. In th evening th visitors enjoyed a banquet at Turner halL . , . apenta: A 0im4m er mm 3iews. a m mtmmm. Ptsjassui Taaee evw Of lie. BROfcEJS BOW, Neb.. Dec. Is. Special.) County Clark Jo Plmaa sprung a sur prise oa th office fore yesterday whan he resigned and turned over th reins of authority to Clerk-lct William Oaborn. who baa bean hla deputy th last four year. Mr. Flgmaa say ha was yrumpud to take tola step la eraer t give more attention to hla earning dutlas aa census director of th atata congressional dis trict. Aa he will hav under him about Ttm workers, th position warrants Immediate attention. Office have been fitted up In th Baiah. block and operation will be directed from there. William Ge borne, th present Incumbent, is as well known aa his predeseesor and quite as popular. C O. Barnard f Callo way, as deputy., will aet enter upon his ff'eii dui.es until the flrt uf the year Clvl Affairs at Wysawe. WTMORE. Neb., Dee. lA-Specia. At t city council last night It was announced that the IDe.OM water bonds of th city were due December 1 and holders of the bonds have been writing In to find out where to get th money. Th clerk was instructed to try and exchange th new refunding bonds, bearing 4 per cent Intereut, for the eld bonds, which draw S per cent. As much of th old bonds will b taken car of in this way as poealni. Th remainder will be advertised for sal and new bonds will b issued to the highest bid. If th present refunding bonds cannot be sold at 4 pe. cent. Th council approved th action of Mayor Ra lings in demanding' of A. D. McCandiesa, ex-city attorney and ex-park commissioner, a written statement within five days of all moneys collected by him for rentala af Wymors'a parka during hla term of of flea The bond of City Treasurer W K. Weilemeyer In th sum of H,()no was approved. Nebraska Cycle Co. represent the National Phonoaraph Co. ia Nebraska, and carried hnge stocks of Edison Phonographs indudins: th models mentioned in the Na tional Phonograph Cos announcement on this page today, aa wll aa a stock of Over 100,000 Records Nebraska. Cycle Co. 15th and Harney Sts, Geo. W. Mickel, 334 Broadway, Omaha Neb. Manager, Council Bluff i, 1. Geddea- Wddla at rslleHsa FVLLERTON. Neb.. Dec. 14. - Special.) Francis M. BosU and wife of this city celebrated their gulden wedding at their home yesterdty They are the parents ef six sous and four laughters living and en son and on daughter who died In Infancy. Th old peoples' hearts war mad glad on tola occasion by th presence at their living children, together with their f ami Ilea Mr. Boaeil and wife were born, raised and, married in the state of Indiana and frm there cant to thla county twenty years ago, settling on a farm near Fuilertoo, wter they resided until four years ago. when they moved to 4.0m a. Th aid couple n.oy excellent aeaiiA and are cneerf.il and IT -er-w Sunkist Flour makes delic ious bread and biscuits O lj O - Sunkiat is mid from Nebraska's finest wheat. Each kernel must be sound, plump, tweet. The wheat is thoroughly cleaned and reduced to flour in the moat modern of sanitary mills. The process is auto matio hygienic insuring; absolute purity. No hu man hand touches the product from the time the wheat enters the null until the flour enters your kitchen. Ut SankUt Floor for all homm baking HALF-MINUTE STORE TALK Col. W F Tody wn recently a.eked by a representative of Apparel Oaaet'e whetMer cloff.ee appeaie.1 to or influenced him tf life. He replied: "I should ay dome did. I employ l.SflO peool end ( want my men t. be inl they are a credit fo n.e. t don't aet some one to ye a slouch y, lil-dressed man and say. he mur. be of 'Buffalo Btil'e men. I do not want my nen to dress flaehfty or loudly, but tn a neat, dianlfled wey. and t pick my men. to a rfrent dre. on the wsy the- dree " That good. giteM clnthes such as thm store sella, are a a-et help to err mn cmiMn't receive an endorsement from a better authority than "Buffalo BUL" Your Money Dack On Demand as I Til XOaUl Or QS1UTT CZeOTKXSy A House Coat is good to give and good to receive Almost any man would appreciate oa and almost any oa could af ford to give one of oars They are so attractive la appearance and so reasonable la price: Then, too, not aa old oa In the stock. We lnylto you to see them. Tou are not obli-jj- gated to buy. Jackets, $4.00 to $12.03 Robes, . $4.00 to $20.00 a - hi l 0 ' s3i m Every man his own "Santa." Buy your own Christ mas gift What bet ter present to yourself than a TAILORED suit or overcoat? We stand ready and willing to make up our CHOICEST $30 and $35 fabric into MADE TO MEASURE suits and overcoats at a mere $2511 youil give us the order SOON. 7he Louden 3cirirA MF lays to see National Corn Exposition1 M Four more Concerts by - exac National i O O O O The opportunity to hear this famous organization should not v be missed it may not come to the United States again for many years. Uncle Sam's Moving Pictures and a trip through the Union Stock Yards at South Omaha with new lantern slides. Bee Want Ms Boost Your Business i