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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 7, 1911)
'llltj HtL: UMAIIA, h. 1 , .1AM Aid , J.H1. ' jdc 1 WMImiMm I it ' 1 Only ' "" " ' ' " Hi-. uTul Tiff fi3 Sir j?8 i. i .I i w " ' ' 10 (C A tl Ono ( tA- 1 l IW SP k-vj it - :-. j Our Semi-Annual Offer Unrestricted Choice Prated I ZAJLXI 11 wit 1 0ji IN AT OUR ENTIRE STOCK All the ROGERS-PEET OVERCOATS and SUITS. All the HIRSH-WICK WIRE Overcoats and Suits. All the NEWPORT OVERCOATS and SUITS. THESE SUITS AND OVERCOATS HAVE POSITIVELY BEEN SELLING UP TO $40 AND EVEN $45 This offer includes Every thing in our Men's Clothing stock, excepting Fur Coats and Fur Lined Coats. ff 17!. iPti m P THIS IS THE BEST KNOWN SALE OF MEN'S CLOTHING IN THE WESTERN COUNTRY Thousands remember our great sales last June and last January. This year our stock is greater than ever. It will be the biggest Clothing Sale ever held in America. ALL THE BLUE AND BLACK SUITS. ALL THE FULL DRESS SUITS. ALL THE TUXEDO SUITS. PATRONAGE YRANGLE IN YAIN Effort to Divide Plumi in Iowa is "" Fruitless. CAUCUS COMMITTEE AN ISSUE Run Develop Over Qaeatloa of Apportionment ProcrruUfi Rtaad Groand la Posl tlnn of Opposition. I From a Staff Correspondent.) PICS MOINKH. Jan. 8.-(Speclal Tele tram.) Kfforts made late thta afternoon to secure an agreement on the part of mom. bere of the Iowa home for a division of tho patronage came to naught. A committee of three from each faction wrestled with the matter for aume time. The sticking point, however, waa not an much that of patronage ait It waa that of an agreement not to have a caucua com mittee appointed.. The committee consisted of Representatives Johnson, Moore, Klay, Crist. Kulton and CunnlnKham. The reason for asking that no caucua committee be appointed la that by no doing there will be no chance for a regularly called sena torial caucua, The progressives refuse to concede this and It 1a feared that unless they yield the minority will not go tnto the house caucus at all. All opposition to Representative Ptillman for Speaker baa disappeared. It Is expected that the senate organization will be held early tomorrow. am the cenatora have all agreed upon It. II era Kay Be Out of Heee. .. A sudden chaitKe In the senatorial pro gram followed the unexpected announce ment that the city council made a tender to CK-Attiu ney t; neral Byers of the ositlon of corporation counsel for Les Moines at fj.ooo a year. Mr. Uyers has practically Hccepted the place. In fuct. the arrange nunt lias been under cora di ration for some lime. This may take Byere out of the atnatoilii) race entirely, thovigh he waa re Kurdi.l aa a lender before the caucus. A vvrll dr fined movement waa Inaugur ated litre to l-revrnt the holding of a vtnstorliil cat.ciis. or an ontanixatton cau cus of the hoime. A committee la at work mguKcri la Ht'turltij plidcs from ii)'nibri Hot to rpcutiniae the organisation nor to pa rtlclpato In any caucunrs of the party and thus to bring on a deadlock, not only In organisation, but for senator I'rlntcrahlu U In Ooubt. There are now sevrral candidates for etate printer and state binder, Including It. A. Macy. Adair; S. M. ilreene, fharl ton: J. U. I.ticaa. Madrid; (ieorge Oallano, Km Muiiirs: Holert Vlrndmon. Council Bluffs; UtorKe Tucker and Ijirs lilvdinri, Webster City. Two candidata are In the field for stain tindir, Joe Long. Osceola, and Solm Jamison. Guthrie county. The caucus for three office la usually held late In ih session, so that they are not elecWd until near the close and do not take office for inure than two years. Tno ( Ity ln la l oan. City h'olU-ltor Hobert Urennan will go to Council Hluffs to appear tomorrow before Julia McF'htison In two canes from Ies Moines. Tho first is the Injunction suit of the gss company to prevent lowering o? Kss rales In Dis Moines. The company wlil endeavor to show that the reduction would Wave the company with less than 3 per tint net rofita. The other U an appeal from the report of the tnasttr In chancery aa to the water company rates t ll- Hallway Kariiiuua. Tho groea minings of the l)cs Moines stuvt ruilway ;n reaxed more than IjO.i.00 in 1A. The Rros curninss of the company for the year we e H.ue'.LiW.Cv It. ac.onl.n j ti i laeslfP ullon of got ernment census au thorill.R makcn lies Molr-s a "Claaa A" cltv. Tturo m-c tnenty-xf ven other such titles In the. country. ' Kulupcra la iet Hebalrs. Manv 1c Molne shippers are signing a petition asking the Interstate Commerce commission to aecure rebatea on" freight rates already paid. Freight Commlaaloner Wylle of the Greater-tes Moines committee will send the petition to Washington. Yhe rebate la to cover the difference In rates now be ing paid and those held reasonable by the commission. Water Comsnnr la Ulamed. N The report; of Oeorge W. Fuller, New York City, aa an expert on the city water supply of tee Moines, made to the council today, virtually places upon the company the blame for the typhoid fever epidemic and excoriate the company for the meth ods In uae In aecuring water for the sys tem. It ia pointed out that Infection la very probable because of the methods used and the lack of care In having tho water fll-ttred. Bryant. Grlswold; H. S. Kly, Arthur Poe, Cedar Rapids; C. O. Harrington, Vinton; V. H. MeUinnla, Lon C. F. Mauss, Mil lord; F. S. Merriau, Mrs. Agnes W. Smith, Waterloo, and Thomas J I. tmlth and d ward 8. White, Harlan.' IOWA CITY Walter M. Pavla Of Iowa City has tieen chosen president of the Johnson County Savings bank here to suc ceed W. F. Fry, resigned. The elevation came aa a result of a meeting of the toard of directors last evening. Mr. Da via askumea his dutlea Immediately. I DEATH RECORD. Hx-She-rlff J. M. Kmlth. MADISON, Jan. 6. (Special.) J. M. Ilnrw Bala at Masoa City, MASON CITY, la., Jan. 6. -.-(Special) Twenty-three standard bred and record horses were sold under the hammer here yesterday. Colonel Rain of Lexington, Ky., crying the sale. It was given under the au spices of the Mason City Horse Sales com pany, and waa the first of a series of aales they expect to give regularly each yeai . About sixty more, mostly record horses, were sold In the afternoon, principal anions which waa Dr. B, P., gray stallion, owned by Woods & Bockhaua. The firm Is to dissolve and Mr. Bockhaua bought him at St, MM. The twenty-three head sold yesterday on aa average of Sl, the sale totaling $3,!5. Inwa Nni KiHea. UKR CITY After being threatened by the agent of the .State board of Educa tion with loss of accreditation prlvliegea on account of lack of sufficient laboratory snd library equipment, Die city school board has voted an appropi lation for tne additional equipment of these departments ol Ui high school. Frit. Fnsign, state Inspector of high schools, li.foinia (super intendent Oiiffin that It is his opinion -.hat, with tn.s appropriation, the reiuti of the local high sch ol for aCoreJltatl in will be 1.1 vol ably acted upon by the state board. IDA (3KOVK-When Attorney Will K. JulU'.Mon as abroad last kummer he niei the laie John It. Molsiant, the aviator, who rtcrntlv fed to hla drath, and they became turn it lend. Jolini'.n saw Mo.ssant tly at Blackpool nnd also ssw him the da he shocked the liiitsli navy by suuueuly p ptaiilig In the In a vein as ha Uashtd out ot u os and maneuvered over the British cnannel (laet. IDA liHOVF-Jolm Hecht died here at he age of st years as the result of a toioka of ap pit xy. Born in tierniany. he cuni!- to Ameiios 111 Ktl and hicatid 111 . H'.nsj Ivanla. Mr. Heche moved to Cedar .ouuiy, lowu. in lUii and to Ida cou.uy ,ii Isn.'. s.x cnlidren tuaivu hl:n. IDA tiltOVK At the old-fauhione.l county spelling match held In lho oteru luusK here great liiieresl was hliowtt u, the event and a bin ciowd was present. 'eila tuirnei of Haves towiiMiip won, l.yia t'rane was second: Mis. U C. Jor can. tlind; Mis. W. T. L,vnch, founii; i iauU rtrphan. llfih, and juaooe B.eak;. ilMh. The latter is a n ece of Aud.tor ot itute Bleakly. IOWA CI'l Y-The glee club of the Cnl vcis.ty ol Iowa has rtturnrd from an eml neoily successful trip tj the northern pan of lowu. Ths trip was the k.nel the gee ciuii t.u ever made, and the marked suc cess which has ailetiucd It makes future excursions assured. Markhalltown, Ni vaca. tivnlson, tnawa. Cnerokee and Fort UuCut were the towns visited. KAVA CITV-I'iof. i:. A. Wilcox of the l nixeis'.ty of 1 ,wa was t.dav named as Uditur oi Jouinul of Law and Crlm H'doy. "I ho !cIiIh'ui o.l is com-idered u.; I of tie nu.st efficlei.t exponents t,n taw and ion muu ineiejl Ihiuuiihou; the t III, el Biatfs. rof. Wilcox will assume his du.Us linuiediately. lassnv t'laatrr Mar tiers Ills Wile. l'i:.N.-vC01..V Fla., Jsn S.-Belleved to be in.un.v WtlUar! Alort.in a uiihv ; planter, is bcir.g held in jail today, hav.nu I kille.i h:s w ifo ai their home near here laie last nii.hi. -Moriian is v.ars of . His wife uas only a lew years younser becoming aare of her peril. Mrs. Morgan I att. mi I'd to fl.e from tne hocse. hut was cauitui ny .Morgan, who cut her throat with a pocket l.nlfe before their servants could interfere. HWA CITY-'.'he follow In have been chiwm to membership In ihe llisinrml I Hoeietv of the Stale i.f oa: v. W. Hald- win. Burlington; Mrs. Mary (iueal IVver. I. H. If 11. C. N. Kinney. I ics Moines; j! H. Biuff, J. B. Uockiafellow. Atlantic; T. J. and out of Toronto, Canada. Mr. and Mrs. Meyerle started for Buffalo, N. Y., im mediately after the ceremony was per formed, where they will remain for a short time. -? Nebraska (Continued from Third Page.) Smith died at the home of his son, Mon roe Smith of this city, at S a. m. Thursday. H:s death waa hastened by a paralytic stroke received several days ago. He leavea a w'dow and five sons to mourn his lost, Sheriff C. 8. Smith, Monroe Smith, dep uty sheriff; A. V. Smith, Elmer Smith of Maditon and C. A. Smith, cashier of the Klkhorn National bank of Tllden. all well and favorably known to the people of Madison county. Mr. Smith waa 82 years t age. He came to this city from Allentown, Pa., In the early ROs and for many years waa In the furniture business. The funeral service will be from the residence of hla aon, C. 8. Bmlth, to the Methodlat church and In terment wilt be made In the Clausen cem etery Hunday afternoon at t o'clock. Mrs. Anderson Miller. FALLS CITY, Neb., Jan. . (Special. ) The funeral of Mra. Anderson M Her waa held yestetday, with burial In Steele ceme tery. Mra. Miller, who waa a daughter of Dan ol Crane, waa born November 10, 1&2S; waa married- to Anderson Miller at Greenfield, Ind., March IT, ISfJ, and came west to Andrew county, Missouri, where they lived until March, 1&0. when they came to Falls City and located on a farm adjoining town. The family has resided there since that date. Two daughters. Fannie, who reeldea with her father on the homo place, .and Mra. W. If. Keeling, are the children who survive her. Mis. Miller took an active Int-rest In whut was doing throughout the country in her t!me In preference to what was done centuries ago, and was a woncer in the ranks of the Women's Chr.atian Temper ance union. ' Uachelur Wins C'ooklaK I'rlses. IDA GROVE. Ia, Jan. .-(Sptcial .) Oeorge Yousling, a bachelor who keeps house on his place Juxt smlh of town, won five prises for fancy cooking In the domes tic science department of the short course just held here. Tousling won first prlte for a doien rolls, first for layer cake, first for white cookies and second for angels' food. He as ulo awarded a spec al prise fur the best five-pound Jar of butler ex hibited. I.lllie Baxter of Ualva won first for white buul and Mrs. tl. Him on of Ida Qrove first for rye bit ad. Colonel Jatnra I. Vincent. HOI'eiTON. Tex.. Jan. . -Colonel James 1. Vincent, one of the veterana In Texaa Journalism and public affairs, died at Sour Lake. Tex., today. In hla "id year. Chairman Lassen, who retires from the board was presented with a fine charm ana fob as a token of esteem by the old board. GOTHENBURG The mall between here and Arnold, a distance of forty-five mile la being carried by automobile. This la one of the few routes In the United fetate where the government ailowa the use of the auto. The car makes the round trip of ninety miles, every other oay. The route has been made by automobile ainoe last July and seldom doea It pull In late. GRAND ISLAND The city council has recently passed ordinances! prohibiting minora and confirmed drunkards from en tering saloons and prohibiting any other persona to enter saloons for the purpose of procuring liquor liquor or confirmed drunk arda. Aa a companion piece an ordinance was passed prohibiting minora below the aga of U from being In or entering pool halls. MA DIBON Michael Dowling, aa admin istrated of the estate of Richard G. Dowl ing, deceased, has brought action against the Union Paclf.c Railroad company for damagea In the sum of M,00o. Michael Dowling la the father of Richard G. Dowl ing, who lost his l.fe while braking In the Union Paeflo yards at Omaha aome months ago. GENEVA The funeral of Mra. J. B. Lfwia was held at the Metnoaisi cnurcn this afternoon. Mrs. Lewis resided in Geneva for hiany years, her husband. Prof. J. B. Law s, died here several year ago. Her two daughter with another, Mrs. Cramer of Omaha, are here. Her granddaughter and husband. Mr. and Mra. lister Donlsthorpe live here. NEBRASKA CITY The members of Es ther Court. No. llB. Tribe of Ben Hur, in it ated a large class last evening and Hp pointed Mrs. Charlotte Golden. D. W. Mo Callum and Mrs. riarah barker, with Charles Ott. Mrs. Isadore Burbank and Mis. J. D. Sutton, as alternate delegates to the Jubilee convention of the order to be held at Cra wfurdsville, Ind.. on April ft. PLATTBMOI'TH Mrs. Levi Hatton. who has been ill for soma months with catarrh Of the stomach, died yesterday. The children are James Jonea of Omaha, Mrs. Albert llarkins of Omaha, John and Rich ard Jones of this city. Mr. Jones dies about eighteen years ao and three years afterward Mrs. Jonea was married to her present husband, l.evl j'attou, who sur vive her. TABLE ROCK The body of Ernest W. Gray, who lived here several years, but whose home was at Kansas City, from where he traveled, waa brought here last evening from Dea Moines, where he met his death accidentally by the escaping of gas. He was about 40 years ot age and leaves his wife, formerly Miss Lulu Cooper, daughter ot Kllaa Cooper, both Table Hock pioneers. ALLIANCE At the meeting held by the members of the First Presbyterian church last night, plans were discussed and com mittees appointed to take 'Charge of the work of providing a banquet for the fire men, who will come here on the 17th Inst, to attend the Firemen's convention. Ar ramcementa have been made for 400 plates at 11 each, and the ladles of the First Presbyterian church have undertaken to furnish a sumptuous banquet. BATTLE CHEEK At a meeting of the directors of the Battle Creek Valley bank. lltrrlr-)lKaildrs, held In the parlors of the bank ye'terdav r-iXipmnciTe Kh Jan t iSnec al ) I afternoon, ttie resignation f Johl H. CAMBRIDGE. Neb.. ' Wltilgman. as cashier, was accepted, and . ci. Benntng. who has bed tlw nosl: cn of asa slant cashier for snni yesr. was appointed to the position made vacant I v the resignation of Mr. Wilz gman. Jo: n Dufphty of Battle Creek was elecud 'o the position vacated by the advancement of Mr. Bennlng. NEBRASKA CITY-Pol ce Officer W I Ham Ounn captured an epcupd conv ct ensuing term: Robert Wurback. noble grand; Jamta C. Prloe. vice grand! right and left supporters to noble grand, Fred Menklng and J. A. McKebbln: right and left supporters to vice grand, John Giffry and H. W. Marshall; L. M. Utterback, warden; Frank Wolf, Inside guard, G. I, Pfelffer. secretary. A banquet was served after the installation of officers It the lodge room. Hpeclal installing Officer Clay waa present and put on the work. MAPI HON District court convened at nocn Thursday with Judge Welch presid ing. The caae. the state of Nebraska, ex big- The case, the state of Nebraska, ex rel Edward Gunnerson against the Nebraska Children's Home society was concluded. The court gave the young est child, Helen Gunderson, t o the father, but denied him the possession of the oldest child, Olga. Attorney W. M. Allen, for the defense, -raised the point of Jurisdiction and the court temporarily set as'de Judgment In the caae until the matter could be argued, which hearing will occur tomorrow morning. TLATTSMOUTH Robert W. Sherwood and Miss Hannah H. Hochatrasser, popular young people of this city, were quietly married at Ht. Lukes church In Lincoln yesterday, the Rev. A. H. Brook, 'pastor, brother-in-law of the bride, officiating. The bride Is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Hochstraaeer of this city, coming here with her parents from Omaha a little over ten years ago. She is a graduate of the Omaha High school. The groom Is a Plattsmouth young man and a member of the firm of R. Sherwood A Bon, and has been a successful shoe merchant and one of the leading business men of this city. MULLEN A team belonging to F. L. Boyer. driven by Enoch Reeves, made a disastrous runaway from the livery barn In this city, Just as Mr. Reeves got out ot the buggy to unhook, the team atarted. Jerking him down and dragging him several feet, tearing his clothing and bruising him up on the frosen ground, the team ran home, a distance of five miles, tearing the buggy and harness up on the road, but no aerlous damage was done to the team. NEBRASKA CITY-Yesterday afternoon Robert C. King, county superintendent, filed hla resignation with the Board of County Comm.sslonera, so aa to accept the position of superintendent of the inetltutue for the blind, to which position he was appointed by Governor Aldrlch. The com. mlssloners aocepled the resignation and Mr. King took charge of the Insltute for the blind this morning. The county com nilssloners then appointed Prof. Charles 8 peed I e, superintendent of the publ o schools at Talmage, as county superin tendent for the unexpired term of off ce to which Mr. King had been elected. Prof. Speedle was nominated and appointed by acclamation, fie assumed charge of the office at once. TABLE ROCK-Mrs. Frances J. Hey wood, wife of Asa E. Heywnod. Is dead, at the home of her daughter. Mra. Thomas J. Harrison, at Juleaburg, Colo. She was In the 72d year of her age, and the couple celebrated their golden wedding here In April laat, being; one of the few couples privileged to celebrato their golden wed ding In the same place they were married fifty years previous. Mr. Heywood settled here In 1NM. and Mrs. Heywood a year later. She i was the daughter of M. J. Mumford, also an early pioneer of 18.Y7. The husband, A. E. Heywood. and four children survive as follows. A. L. Hey wood, Grand Island; E. M. Heywood,-Lincoln; Mrs. Thomas J.. Harrison. Julesburg, Colo.; Mrs. C. W. Aylor. Napier. Mo. The body will be brought hers for burial. TABLE ROCK The Table Rock Clay company at Its annual meeting elected the following board of directors: E. P. Broeken, William Sutton, C. H. Barnard. C. R. Smith and George P. Cotton, who elected the following officers. E. 1. Broken, president; George F. Cotton, sec retary; J. I. Miller, treasurer. The Table Rock Lumber company at Its meeting elected the following board of directors: Dr. W. If. Wilson, C. R. Smith, Oeorge F. Cotton. J. I. Miller and J. N. Phillips, who. In turn elected the following officers: Dr. W. H. Wilson, president: George F. Cotton, vice president; J. I. Miller, treasurer; J. N. Phillips, secretary and manager. The Table Rock Electric Light company elected the following board of directors, who have not yet elected their officers: Dr. K. L. McCrea. O. W. Kellers. Robert I. Miller. A. R. Kovanda and Cnry K. f.'ooper. HYMENEAL The marrlase of M Madge MeFadden 'daughter of Mr. and Mr. II. W. McFadd of Holbrook. Neb., to Mr. John . Meyerle took place at o'clock yesierday morning at Hastings. Neb. The bride is a Graduate of the Wesleyan unlveis ty and Is one of the popular young women of Holbrook, where she recen.lv htld the position 0f Instructor in the pub lic schools. Th? groom Is the aon of Mr. ana sirs. Andrew Meyerle, wealthy p!oner resid ing twelve mile northeast of Cambridge. During the last three yeara he has been employed as traveling salesman for the V.'estlnghouse Air Brakea company, work Ing exclusively in the New England state fiom te Illinois penitentiary here ysFt.r cay. The tren had bem out for six vests i und had a six-years portion of a sentenra to serve. The convict was natu'd Cha''s Wald-ti and was sent up from uulncy. 111.. I on the charge of burislary fi r a term of eleven years and escaed after servlns; f ve yeara. The off cer was asked to brittw his prisoner back and they left for tbut place last evening. ARLINGTON Odd Fellows lorige ef this city Installed the following officer for the I .f'uTfJa! IttgVst . P? n ilV?-t'- ' 1. -" Ik 1 t 1'n W ,Woti an'dtth Factories jgjiil" -tf" ml i ! jlmilllll J ' iinilllll 1 I- 111 fejer gHipremacy is ths cumulative result of tho musical know leda and creativo goniui o( generstiong of a family of master piano builders applied ta the attainment of a lofty ideal for art's sake. The many thousands in usa fully attest to the incomparable tinging quality, sonority, depth and permanency of. tone of remark able sweetness the superior materiala and workmanahip the proven durability of JStrQff (m Pisnos and Natural Player Pianos. The experience of thousands of users hat amply demonstrated that both the intrinsic and market value of a ' Jtf t kXtVt de preciates less, year in, year out, than any ether make. ' tt Pianos and Natural Player Pianos $350 avn i Upwaurde 9600 sund Upwards) Tne Tree Rprntotl s Saprmm Piano SatufactUn 1 Stmry Fir,.ret The tHtttkiM Piano ia' in a doss by itself eech In .trument ia the aupreme effort of a eorpa of over 5.000 eipert piano builders each one of whom ia an avowed musio lover under the personal aupervision of Mr. John V. Sieger, the greatest mat ter piano builder the world haa ever known in the largest piano factory in the world at Steger, l!L, the town founded by Mr. btrger sMtarratss 'lam ef Nmtmrml Hmm Hmmum a- aacsKsW rjiAeS I I ir erifioaf mmtitimmt aaaf ssvers f matit al alf MllsllaMaDii Sf mw. 1. 1 1 sssl ll suslw smm tai'str'f (' ( surcAaM 7iM ! smsm IT-' T-tnmisaai .-- asaa tlkml mtmmy eaaaarf u Mr. f s- w f r II 0 plan fr wv4 pm tXmM r mm fo4 10 p0 f il C td pimmo Mob InKrtctttif , Kclimuller Jt Mueller I'lano Co. XsclaslTe Bepresaatatlves. Oldest aad Leading maao Mouse la the West. lsii-iaia ruaBTAM t. 3 iU