Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA SUNDAY BET!: JULY SO, 1011.
Nebraska
Y FIGHT THE EASTMAN LAW
North Platte Commercial Club Sendi
Letter to This Iffect
DENIAL ORGANIZED MOYLitENT
IUIII A Hmw He Tlkfa lato
Claris with View ef lleldln-r It
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Co letll Seat Leetelatare
Mar Reewal It
t From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN. Neb.. July 2 (Special.)
A copy of a letter sent oat to various
ciwnmerctal clubs and cltlea of western
Nebraska, relating to the proposal to
fight the recently enacted Eastman agri
cultural school bill, has been placed In
the hands of one of the members of the
Btate Board of Public Lande and Building-.
While there la no action that can
be taken in the matter until the bill is
actually assailed or the matter la brought
up to the courts, the friends and cham
pions of the measure have brought the
letter to the light of day In order that
the board might have such Information
as It deems necessary on the matter.
The communication, which la under
date of July 19. and which Is written
on the stationery of a well known firm
of North Platte attorneys, is as follows:
We know that your city waa Interested
Id the location of the agricultural school
In the southwestern part of the state of
Nebraska, and that you reel that the
9c tit ml waa no located where It abouid
have been.
It has been sue-stef to us that there
Is a chance to defeat the building of the
school, through defects In the bill estab
lishing the same. Would your city desire
to assiat in fighting the building of the
school at it present location?
Would be glad to hear from you and If
you conclude to do so we will arrange for
a meeting of the cities Interested, proba
bly at Hastings, In the near future.
we feel that this school should either
have teen located on one of the main
lines of the Burlington or Union Pacific
and" that Irs present location is quite in
accessible to all parts of the state.
Kindly let us hear from you.
NORTH PLATTK COMERCIAL CLUB.
T3y John J. Haliigan, president.
I The spread of a story that the bill
I would be attacked at the instigation of
"Cincoln county people, however, brought
forth an emphatic denial from O. E.
Elder. This served. In the ml da of Curtis
people, to give them the Idea that the
matter had not been taken up with other
towns by the Commercial club of North
Platte, but through a few Individuals
who were seeking to kill the act or hold
it up until the next session of the legis
lature when the law could be repealed.
Gwlsis; After- Sr. Wra.
Deputy Sheriff Zellara and A. M. East.
Vmployment secretary ef the local Toung
Men's Christian association, have gone
to Atlantic, la., for the purpose of Identi
fying and returning to Lincoln Prank
Wyman. charged with having passed a
forged check on local merchants.
Wyman Is alleged to have taken rooms
at the Christian association building here
In order that the people with whom he
dealt would have more confidence in him.
Requisition papers were signed by the
"governor today for the return of Wyman
to this city.
Dtapata Over . Fee Law.
Food Commissioner Jackson has been
notified that in one of the com ties ef the
state a county attorney baa denied a
county juJge the right to sentence aa ac
cused nan for violations of the pure (odd
law because the amended law la this re
gard caila for a maximum fine of tSOO.
If this holding proves to be correct,
sax state officials, prosecutions under the
pure food law will have to be Instituted
In the district 'court instead ef before a
- Justice of the pence or a county Judge aa
in the past. In a similar case former At
torney General Thompson rendered an
opinion in which be aaaerted that where
the accused demands a trial the case
mast bo taken to the district court, but
S where the defendant pleads guilty, the
lower courts will suffice for the hearing
a the matter.
M lades Ltsrhtlaa- Fight.
The Mlndea-Edlson Light - A Power
company this forenoon obtained aa al
ternative yrlt of mandamus from the su
preme court, directed against Judge
Jklmrry 8. Dungaa ef the district court.
Krommandlng him to allow a supersedeas
ond la aa Injunction proceeding Insu
re ted by the light company to enjoin the
ftty of V laden from issuing 115.009 of
bonds fer the purchase of a municipal
lighting plant, or to show cause by Sep
tember 1 why he should not do so. ' Thm
company instituted procedlngs to block
the purpoee of the city to build Its own
lighting plant. Judge Due ran of the dis
trict court ta chambers dissolved the in-
fetloa and refused to permit the com
ly to supersede hla order till the fall
n of court, at which time a trial of the
action case might be heard
Aafcs few State Aid
County Attooey Forrest Lear of Keys
Paha county has asked the attoney gen
eral whether or not hla county la entitled
to state aid .for replacing a part of a
bridge across the Nlobara river where
there are saver si channels and three
bridges, oao bridge being lit feet In
length, a second sixty feet and a third
fifty feet. Tho 149-foot bridge was
washed away, aad the county asks for
- - - - - mi A in rehuilalns' ft Th. a r tnmm.
' general has replied that the law for state
aid doea not apply to this case. The law
provides fr state aid over streams 17S
feet la width. At any rate the levy for
this year for state aid Is already cov
ered by applications now on file with
the stato engineer.
ROMANCE AT SHUBERT, NEB.
IB. L. Berry af Hayes Ceater aad If re.
Parnate A they Married - oa
Week's irislataae. .
eHTBERT. Neb.. July If (Special.)
Mrs raonle B. Athey of ghubert and E.
L Berry were married at Nebraska City
and will live on her farm north ef 8hu
fcert Witnesses to the ceremony were
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Keal and Mr. and Mra
Frank Slnnett of . Brownville. The
newly wedded couple weat from Ne
braska City to Union to visit his sis
ter. M raw Frank Chllcott Mr. Berry has
been farming near Hayea Center. His
first wife died fifteen years ago. His
three children are grown and have homes
of their own. His new bride la a youth
ful grandmother. She divorced her first
husband three years ago, aad with her
children has been running her farm. A
matual friend of Mr. and Mra. Berry
t lf one of the other and they began a
torresrpondenca last March, and a week
previous to the marriage he came to
'ghubert and met for the first time the
woman who Is now hla wife.
Old Mas strwek kr Car.
OOTHENBCRO, Neb.. July . (Special.)
Johasoa, who was struck by a ear
i
aisktng a flying switch. Is still unconscious
od fears are felt for his recovery because
f his advanced age. No bonea were
smken. but he was badly cut about the
lead aad face and probably Injured la
asraaiiy. -
Detailed Census of
The director of the census ha announced the population of Warne county,
according to Its minor civil divisions, as follows:
V vn IT
WAYNE COCNTT K 3 .1
prenna precinct S 6-7 33
hsi-in precinct 17 f X
Deer Creek precinct, including Carroll village - W
Carroll village .' JM
Oarfield preenct sol 4 1-
Hancock pre.inct .!7 3
Hosklns precinct Including Hosktn. town vsj 73 6W
Howkins town fvl ITS
Hunter precinct 7'J 27
1.1 le pr-cln.t 9 177 1
I.gan precinct 3x 4i
liura Creek precinct ' 45
Sheman precinct 4 o4 J14
Strahan precinct Rl 4!H H5
WaN ne precinct, coextensive with Wayne town I14u x.U L17I
Wayne town:
Ward 1 47t ... ...
Ward 1 We
Ward 1
Wilbur precinct &4 M 148
Vlnslde precinct, coextensive with Wlnside town 4.V
Wlnslde town 4.t 4" 139
Chief Donahue
Files Objections
and Exceptions
Omaha Official Challenges' Bight of
Supreme Court to Appoint Bef
eree and Denies Findings.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN. July . Special Telegram)
Chief of Police J. J. Donahue of Omaha
today filed objections and exceptions to the
findings of fact and conclusions of law as
Reported by Referee Evans to the supreme
court. The suit was started some time ago
by Attorney General Thompson at the in
stigation of ex-Governor Sballenberger for
the purpose of ousting the Omaha man
from office under the provisions of the
Sackett law.
The respondent, through his attorney. W.
J. Conneil. charges that the evidence does
not sustain the charges brought against
him. He further alleges that the supreme
court has no right to appoint a referee In
the matter and that tinder the Beckett law
It la the duty of the supreme court Itse'.f
to find that an officer has wilfully failed
to do his duty. The respondent claims he
Is therefore entitled to a trial before the
supreme court. There is an objection made.
however, to being given a supreme court
trial, this being that certain property lights
are concerned as well as the light to hold
office and with reference to the determina
tion of facts the respondent claims a right
to a trial by Jury.
The respondent takes exception to each
and every finding of fact.
New Candidates for
Senatorial Honors
Metcalfe Thinking of Banning and
Bernard McHeny Being Men
tioned for Place.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Neb., July . (Special.) That
Richard L. Metcalfe of this city will enter
the democratic senatorial race Is the belief
of several of that party who affirm that
they are confident such a step wilt follow
in the wake of the recent democratic de
velopments.
Speaking on the matter today one of the
leading democrats asserted that the Met
calfe -entry, while it would undoubtedly
make matters more complex, would tend
to take votes away from fhe three an
nounced candidates. Sballenberger, Thomp
son and Reed, and would react to the dis
tinct benefit of the Lincoln man. , 'Met"
would get a bunch of votes," said he, "that
would be divided among the other candi
dates. In addition he would get practically
all of the dry rotes In the democratic
column and votes that naturally would go
to the other men. The remainder of the
vote would be. so divided that none, I be
lieve, would have sufficient votes to over
come Metcalfe's lead."
Other democrats assert that the patching
up of recent factional differences might
preclude Metcalfe's candidacy and his en
trance into the race would tend to let down
the bars which were put up Tuesday at
the Fremont convention.
Henry C. Richmond, chief clerk of the
house at the last legislative session, came
from Omaha yesterday on business con
nected with his position,, and while here
added to the list of senatorial candidates
on the democratic aide a new name which
he declares will have to be reckoned with
before the campaign closes that of Bern
ard McNeny of Red Cloud. Richmond says
that he Is not making or unmaking candi
dates and does not pretend to be a factor
in state politics, but he is always Interested.
"Mr. McNeny Is one of Nebraska's great
eat lawyers." said Mr. Richmond. "He Is
young, virile, magnetic and eloquent. Born
tn New York leas than forty years ago,
he came to Nebraska to cast his first
vote. His power as an orator is widely
recognized. His counsel as a lawyer is
sought throughout the Fifth congressional
district where he Is best known. He Is a
hater of sham In politics, aa In every day
life, and his word is aa good aa his note."
GAGE COUNTY BRIDGE DAMAGE
Coaasslaatoaers Make Tear la Aatet.
asebtle aad Estimate Lews at
Thirty Taoasaad.
BEATRICE. Neb., July 2S.-( Special.)
The bridge committee of the Board of
Supervisors yesterday made a sixty-five
mile trip through the country In an auto
mobile and found few bridges that were
not damaged or washed away by the re
cent flood. Only three bridges were left
oa Bear creek, and similar conditions pre
vail in other sections of the county. The
committee estimates that the loss to
bridges alone In Gage county will reach
A motion tor temporary alimony was
filed in the district court yesterday by
Minnie Jones. A short time ago William
Jones, her husband, brought suit for di
vorce, and now Mrs. Jones la asking the
court for alimony with which to fight the
case.
The condition of Dr. Thomas, superinten
dent of the Feeble Minded Institute, was
slightly improved yesterday and the at
tending physician now believes he has an
even chance for recovery- No new cases
of typhoid were reported yesterday.
Cassias; Teachers lutltate.
WEST POINT. Neb.. July IS. (Spe
cial. ) County Superintendent Miss Mil
ler announces the annual county teach
ers' institute for August 7 to 11 at the
high school building at West Point. The
teaching force engaged Includes Prof. 8.
M. Gregg, Peru; Superintendent O. R.
Bowen. West Point; Superintendent 8- M.
Moss. Wiener aad Prof. Reese Solomon,
Norfolk. Special attractions will be fur
bished during the week.
Baaersft Marshal t a sited.
WEST POINT, Neb.. July J. (Spe
cial.) Frank Wilson, a resident of Ban
croft, lays In the county jail In default
ef a 1,0 bond en a charge of assault
with intent to kllL la an altercation
with the town marshal of Bancroft be
gouged out the eye ef the officer with a
Nebraska Counties.
table fork and attempted to shoot him.
He waived preliminary examination.
Aitss est Boosters Toar.
AUBURN, Neb.. July I. (Special.)
Fifty automobiles left here yesterday
accompanied by the Auburn band on a
boosters" trip for the purpose of adver
tising the Aufurn Chautauqua and the
German-American picnic, two coming
events. It was a spectacular array of
banners and flags that decorated the fifty
different cars and one of the most en
thusiastic bunches of boosters that waa
ever gotten together.
The procession left town at 1:41 a. m.,
going to Julian, thence to Talmage and
Brock and Johnson. From Johnson they
took a southern route to Humboldt where
they were served dinner In grand style.
From there they went east to Sbubert.
Stella. Nemaha. Brownville and Peru,
from which place they headed back to
Auburn.
1911 NATURE FAKE MODELS
Batek of PrealOak Yaraa Picked V
la Varlewe seetlewa of tko
Coaatry.
The extreme hot weather of the last few
days was foster mother to eight chicks
found In a case of eggs received by the
Shell-to-Yolk Egg company at KOI St Vin
cent avenue, St. Louis The foundlings
were discovered ensconced in the narrow
egg compartments of the paper fillers, next
door to brother and sister eggs, which had
retained their shell Identity.
The shipment of five cases came from
Bourbon. 111. One chick had been suf
focated, bat the others were as well as
day-old chicks usually are.
The finding of this number of live chicks
in an egg case is unprecedented, poultry
men say, and can only be due to the ex
tremely torrid weather which kept the tem
perature of the case up to Incubator stand
ard. Instances of the finding of one lire
chick in a case are cited, but never of the
hatching of such a family.
It was so hot In GlenviUe, N. T.. that a
horse owned by James M. Cooke went to a
brook and drowned Itself, and Constable
William Beekman. the old sleuth of the
town of Oreeoburg, was prostrated after
rsrmna- his tx badge around for Ore hours
AMnr durv on the warm roads. Cooke's
horse was found by Beekman with Its head
TiAr ws.ter. He declared that the horse
hadn't drowned. Itself, but had Juet drank
Itself to death. Cooke said It was plainly
a case of suldda Shortly afterward the
news was flashed through Glen villa that
Beekman had keeled over. "No wonder."
,a neirtibora. "Any man who
has to carry around a badge the aiie of
tjv,.-. on a warm day tike this Is
likely to do anything."
Fishermen la Massachusetts bays are on
the alert for a monster sea reptile. W leet
long, with a humped back. It was first
seen by the keepers of Boone Island light
a few days ago. Later It made Its ap-
mt nj.ntasket. The fishermen re
fuse to venture near the fishing grounds
while it is In that vicinity. The neaa, ac
cordlng to more or less veracious obserr-
v.i that of an alligator and
.i , la mm tam as a barrel. Trie
111 . wvaj .v -
bumped back projects above the water for
a distance of K feet, it is said. It travels
with great speed through the water and
scoops the fish up as n passe.
A ben and a brood of chickens that made
their home in the second floor of a two-
i...K.iftin frame house In Warren
KUU-fs-USM. sv s . .
. . v J lived through
fire tn the building to the astonishment of
iv- firemen of that town, im ore waf
ers worked on the blase for almost aa
hour. During all that time the second
m. J H.W atnnk J,
story was
When the flames were exttogniahed the
hen and her brood wars found water
soaked, but apparently not affected In the
slightest degree by tne smoae.
u.ie . Akwmn small boys were splashing
about In a mudhole at Tony's brook. Just
outside East Orange. N. J., wnen a oig
boy. known as the bully, followed by a
.mi An, baooened along. He
Ordered them to get away, saying. "Skip.
n- T-ii set the dog on you. A man wants
a chance to swim."
Tk. Ks.-a fris-htened. scampered away
and the bully undressed aad entered the
water. Suddenly he gave a yell, burst Into
tears and begged the boys to come to aid
him. but they only hung back and laughed.
He managed to get to shore, when It waa
seen he had a snapping turtle attached to
his toe.
"Oh. mother.." yelled the bully. "Get
mother.."
The boys continued to laugh. John
Dineea came from a neighboring factory
and cut off the turtle's head. Then the
bully, still crying, limped home and the
small bovs dived back Into their hole of
inud and water.
Just before the storm broke the other
evening. Peter Tyer of Lee. Mass., tied his
cow to a tree. A lightning bolt split the
tree for twenty feet, cut the rope which
fastened the cow aad then threw the rope
into an apple tree some fifteen feet away,
where it was found to be firmly fastened
to a Urab.1 After examining the cow. Tyer
remarked: "She's all right, except that she
lost her cud and her milk tastes like gun
powder tea."
Oat sf All Reasoau
"That new family next door borrowed
our axe again tiua morning."
When his wife told him this Jones was
"vVeU. why did you lend it to themT" he
complained.
-How could I help It?"
"You might have given them some kind
of aa excuaa."
Mrs. Jones waxed sarcastic.
-yea." she snapped. "I might havs told
them that you were going to use It or
some other crasy, 1 in possible thing."
loungatosa Telegram.
BtnerlUs sf a Bachelor.
Inheriting money seems about aa rare as
Inheriting braina. I
Men seeru craxy to spend money oa any.
thing except the family.
The reasua a man has a good opinion of
himself ia so somebody will.
ansa can act aa if he did his wife a
favor te let her work for the whole family
for nothing.
A somas who Is willing te be a graad
snoiher has reconciled herseif to admitting'
ahe is past 10. Nw York Press,
SPAIN DISPERSES MONARCHIST
Madrid Will Hot Permit Any Inrasion
by Followers of Manuel
GUARD 05 BORDER INCREASED
Fsrela-a Mlslster Msrhsde sys the
Mssarehlate Have 5t Rest Prscrass
aad that the People Have Had
Esssik sf Royalty.
LISBON. Portugal. July . Spain la tak
ing measures to break up the monarchist
preparations In Gallcia, Spain, which are
being made against the republic of Por
tugal and. as the Portuguese government
now believes, will endeavor in good faith
to disperse the monarchist recruits con
fiscate tbe supplies of arms and prevent
the organisation of a raid into Portugal.
Foreign Minister Machado stated today
that these assurances had been received
from the Spanish government and added:
"Madrid haa for some time considered
the Portuguese monarchists In Spain near
the border as Inoffensive persons, merely
finding an asylum from the troubles in
their own country. Now Spain is con
vinced that these refugees are planning
hostilities against the republic, thus mis
using the privileges of asylum.
"Wherever the Portuguese are found near
the frontier they are ordered by the gov
ernment to remove to the interior of
Ppaln. The civil guard on the Galiclan
boundary has been increased by about LOW
men aad Is co-operating with the Portu
guese troops against persons who cannot
satisfactorily explain their reasons for
crossing the Una"
Replying to an inquiry as to why it was
thought necessary to have 10.000 Portuguese
troops on the northern boundary while fur
ther reinforcements are being sent out, the
minister said that the government waa de
termined to cut off all Irregular com
munication and separate completely the
conspirators without from the conspirators
within the republic
Asked how kmg the newspaper corre
spondents who have gathered here from
other countries would have to wait prob
ably for the projected invasion. Senhor
Machado replied with some feeling:
"If you wait for that you will die here.
The monarchists have no program and
do not represent national aspiration. The
monarchy is dead and Is kept in Its cot
fin by the lively recollection of the people
of Its Incapacities, corruption, squaadeings
and dull futilities No, Portugal has had
enough of the select unfit."
The minister said be waa pleased that
the United States bad been the first power
to give full recognition to the republic
No other power, be added, has yet done
Clrk is Checking
Up Petitions for
Commission Form
Will First Make a Comparison with
the List of Registered Voters
on the Poll Books.
The Bee's petition for a commission form
of government for Omaha is, receiving all
the attention possible In the office of
the city clerk and will be examined before
the twenty days are up. The city clerk's
staff la busy with election returns at pres
ent, which make it necessary to bold the
petition the full time allowed by law tor
its verification.
The names signed were gathered among
voters wherever t' ey could be found snd
as ths law requires that only legal voters
be counted every asms must be verified.
The only comparison possible is with the
registration books, which do not Include all
the legal ovters tn the city, but It la
thought that enough to Insure the validity
of the petition will be found among the
registered names, The petition has (.(Ml
names and leas than 4.500 are required to
make it valid.
CHINAMAN COMES OUT OF
FRACAS BADLY USED UP
Loses Part of Hla Qsese, Two Tee-ta,
Part sf His Clstklac aad Fries
sf Chop Saey.
Pigtails, queues, smoked hams, and
Chinamen, the latter mostly in fragments.
filled the atmosphere Friday night ia the
vicinity of 122 North Twelfth street, when
Leo Wan. proprietor of a chop suey res
taurant at the above address, became em
broiled with Leo Guy, a countryman of
his, over the price of a bowl of chop suey.
When the smoke of the battle cleared. Mr.
Waa was minus two teeth, one handful
of real Chinese hair, the price of the
chop suey, and SO per cent of the clothing
he had oa before be encountered Mr. Guy.
Now, no human being would stand for
such doings as these, much less a pro
prietor of a Chinese chop suey parlor, so
when Wah found himself defeated last
night, he resolved to take recourse to the
law. He appeared at the police headquar
ters and swore out a warrant for assault
and battery, which was only one of a num
ber of charges preferred against Guy, and
the warrant was given to an officer who
la now scouring oriental Omaha for Mr.
Guy, tn order to appease the wrath of
Wah.
The encounter occurred when Guy came
Into Wah's restaurant and after being
served with some chop suey, refused to pay
op, asserting that ths food was not tit
to sat. No time was wasted tn argument
and Wah. Indignant, waded Into hla custo
mer, with the result aa described above.
Partly Sabjeetlve.
"Mr. Harker," the attorney said, "this is
a suit against the owners of a cold storage
warehouse. Do you know anything con
cerning the matter in dispute, or are you
acquainted ei trior with the pisinUff or de
fendant?" "No, sir." answered the witness "I be
lieve 1 have been summoned as aa expert."
"Just so. Have you had sny experience
In the cold storage business ?"
"Yes. sir."
"In what capacity, may I ask V
"For several years I was one of ths pro
prietors of a cold storage warehouse."
"You know. then, how long any food
article of a perishable feature may be kept
in one of those houses 1 presume."
"Tes, sir; 1 think so."
"Take eon. for instance. Please tdl the
Jury how iocg eggs can oe kept ia a coid
storage warehouse.''
"Well, sir." the witness said, "that de
pends entirely oa the owner. 1 onu knew
a man who kept 1.JIJ0 dosea on hand for
about two years before he eucceeued in
wording em on. vmcago Tribune.
Masts as sf aa Ola Spsrt.
Taking a chance doesn't necessarily mean
giving odds.
Going off half-cocked Is worse than get
ting left at the post.
t ben you feel prompted to psas on ths
motives of your pals go flshin' instead.
It took ua a long time ta find out that a
popular poser player is one who always
lueea
lioaie of as expect always to get another
chance wheo we won't give ourselves one.
Whea you right with your back to the
wsil you are giving 'em odds. Get bus
before they corral you.
A good way to keep 'em from trying to
get your goat is to keep Its horns cam
cured. The man who really means to "fool em
doesn't proclaim his plans in sdvancs.
The ait-asd-rua play la all right for bass
ball, but I tie hlt-asd-sOck thing is the la
side play la ths gams of life. New Xork
World.
100 H00SIERS HAVE
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THB HOOSIER SPECIAL.
SAVES MILES OF STEPS
FOR TIRED FEET
$27.50 Each
Kitchen Cabinets, exactly like picture, at the rate of
One Dollar a Week
until the full price of the cabinet has been paid. This plan is under
the direct supervision of
Tho Hoosior Manufacturing Co.,
New Castle, Indiana,
the largest manufacturers of kitchen cabinets in the world. ,
Enter your name in the club membership, pay $1.00 and have the cabinet de
livered to your home at once where it will save you hundreds of steps each day.
If you wish to know more about the Hoosier cabinet or the Club plan, the Hoos
ier demonstrator will be pleased to give you all information.
One Hoosier
ORCHARD
DENIES GROCERS HAYE TRDST
Harry Fiicher, Secretary of the Asso
ciation, Explains Prices.
ADMITS THEY ARE VERY HIGH
Pats All the Blasse sa the Xaasersas
Ml dinar Whs Hassle the
Goods Before the Grocers
Get These.
In regard to the report einanstln from
Dea Koines thst Omaha prices on food
stuffs were considerably lower than In
Des Moines on account of the absence of
a gTocers trust, and to the story coming
from a local Independent dealer here who
says that prices here are Just as high tn
the majority of stores as they are In Dea
Moines, and that there Is a grocers as
sociation here which, has a mutual agree
ment to hold up prices on all commodities,
Harry Fischer, secretary ef the Omaha
Retail Grocers' association, says that bot
reports were absolutely without founda
tion. "Prices here are high, but It Is not be
cause of a grocers' trust, but because of
the high prices mad the smaller grocers
by commission men, gardeners and whole
salers," said Mr. Fischer. "Instead of
grocers in Omaha making money hand over
fist, I will venture to say that there are
at least fifty grocers in Omaha who would
gladly get out of the business if they could
do so without loss.
"Large concerns here who run grocery
stores In connection with other depart
ments, can afford to undersell other gro
cery stores, because it attracts business to
other departments, where, what should
ordinarily be realised on groceries is more
' . . .
than inade up on clothing, etc
"Groceries and provisions are in most
cases perishable commodities, and the
dealer must figure to a great extent on
this as well aa rent bis own wages, at
least a 4 per cent profit on bis money In
vested, depreciation in his wagons, etc
Then there Is the customer who always
bandies everything in the store, to the
damage of the thing handled, and the
customer who runs up a bill, and moves
out of town. All of these things help to
boost the price of goods in a grocery store,
and if a grocer buys a crate of cherries
for S3 he must sell them tor at least 12 50,
even if he ia getting what seems to be a
20 per cent profit. In order to break even.
In nine cases out of ten. in Omaha or any
other city, the smaller grocers scarcely
make enough to exist on, and the longer
they are in the business, the worse off
they get-
"Reports have it that there has been
a large vegetable crop this year. This is
nntrue. The vegetable crop from the part
of the country where much ia raised, is
almost entirely purchased by soma big
shipping association, every year, which
peddles it out all over the country to
grocers aad wholesalers. By the time the
growers, the shippers and the wholesalers
profits are added to the original cost of
the eomodlty, there Is nothing else left
for the grocer to do but to add his mite
to It aad sell it the best he can. It is the
middlemen who make tho profits
"Department stores make lower prices
than most grocers can for the reason I
as vs. and also because as they have un
limited capital, they buy In great lots and
aave money in this way."
PIONEER RESIDENT IS DEAD
Thsssas Etui twass ta Oaasha to
Work for ths I alas Pa.
rifle la lt6.
Thomas Evans a pioneer resident of
Omaha, died Thursday afternoon at his
home, SOU Grace street. He waa born
December H. IKS, at Ruthlnn, Wales In
189 he came to Omaha, as an employe of
the Union Pacific railroad, remaining with
the company until he retired at the aga of
. His wife died November 3S, 1S18, but he
is survived by six daughters.
A private funeral sill be held 8unday
afternoon from the family residence In
terment will be la Prospect Hill cemetery.
THEFT OF CHICKENS REPORTED I
Twelve Ftse Birds Are Ferasaded to
Leave T14r Rooet oa tx
teeath street.
Mrs. Kelley. 1141 North Sixteenth street
reported to the police Sstordsy morning
thst someone had broken into the coop
of ber chicken yard and persuaded an
even dosea of her finest chickens to lesvs,
At last reports the polios were saxious to
ooop ths chicken cooper.
AND THE GREAT
Kitchen Cabinet Club
Opens for Members
MONDAY
These Clubs are formed in all the lead
ing cities by the Hoosier Manufacturing
Co. for the sole purpose of allowing people
to buy one of the celebrated Hoosier
Special Cabinet Given
& WILHELM CARPET CO.
Omaha Officials to
Go to Chicago to the
Municipal Congress
J. M. Guild, Commissioner of the Com
mercial Club, to Speak on
Trade Extension.
According to an elaborate publication Just
received from the management of the
International Municipal congress and expo
sition, which will be held in Chicago Sep
tember 18 to SO, Omaha will be well repre
sented. In the list of delegates to the
congress appear sixteen of Omaha's city
officials headed by the mayor. The others
are Louis Burmester, president city coun
cil; Dan Butler, city clerk; Frank A.
Furay, city treasurer; Fred Co-grove,
comptroller; John A. Bine, city attorney;
Charles H. Wlthnsll, building Inspector;
George W. Craig, city engineer; Thomaa
J. Flynn, street commissioner; Wsldemar
Mlchaelsen. city electrician; John C.
Lynch, plumbing Inspector; Charles T.
Crowley, gas commissioner; Robert TJ.
Wolfe, boiler Inspector, and John O. Pegg,
inspector weights and measures.
While this is a world conference and ex
position for the development of twentieth
century ideas of municipal economy, prog
ress and perfection, a show place and a
market place for every article or material,
machinery and equipment tbst enters into
the construction and operation of a mod
ern city, there will be others than city
officials there. In addition to the city
hall delegation, Omaha will be represented
by Commissioner J. M. Guild of the Cora-
!
f lending the annual meeting of the Central
m.M(a! a) .1 k V. n will V. I i i
Association of Commercial Secretaries.
This convention was intentionally called
for dates that would bring it in contact
with the municipal congreaa and exposition,
so that the men engaged in the actual
work of city planning and building would
derive the benefit from same. Mr. Guild
is chairman of the executive committee of
the secretaries association and will deliver
a paper on "Trade Extension" before the
meeting. '
FAKE PREACHERJS AT LARGE
Collects Mosey frosa Baslaesa Mea
for a Ooleree School (Vat
Does Not Exist.
A colored man giving the name of Rev.
A. M. Francis was at dork downtown to
day soliciting funds for the "Girls' Domes
tic Training school." aa Institution that
does not exist. One business maa who was
solicited called up Rev. John Albert Wil
liams, having become suspicious of "Rev.
Francis," and Rev. Williams declared that
there is no such school ia Omaha, and that
the solicitor is a fraud.
CITY OFFICIAL SOTICK.
SPECIAL, ELECTION PROCLAMATION
UX THE MAYOR OF THsl
C1TT OF OMAHA.
TO THE ELECTOKS AND LEGAL VOT
ERS OF THE CITY OF OMAHA:
lader and by virtue of me authority
vested la me as Msyor of the City of
Omaha by aud under the laws of the 8 tats
uf Nebraska. aui by and under aa order
of the VV star board of the City of Omaha.
No. lit. Dmjtmtd and auuroved thm fctH dv nf
July, luj. L James C. Dahlmaa, Jsavwr of
the City of Ouulu. do heraov orodaim and
give public notice of a special city election
uf the City of Omaha, which, by ths said
crder of the Water Board of toe city ef
Omaha haa been called to be said oa the
second oay of August. 111. for the pur
pose of submitting to the electors of said
City the quesuon snd proposition of issuing
ouus in we sum or cignt Million Twu
Hundred and Fifty Thousand tta.2S0.0uu.ew)
Dolisrs. te be called oraaba Water VSorka
bonds; the aaid question and proposition
belli as follows, to-sit:
"fchsil the City of Omaha uaua Flvht
Million. Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand
IU.i4).uu0.uw Dohara. coupoa semi Hanuai
interest bonds at rate not earsediLS- four
ane one-half (4) per cent net rwr. liv.
sole ta thirty ta) years front their data
for the acquisition of the Water works
plant of Omaha Water Company, and for
tne construction oi aeceaaary x tensions
wiu. tor domesuc m.ch.nici.
.uoiio tuu sire yuriHuii. ur as aiuca or
said bonds as in the judgment of the Water
board of the City of Omaha may be aseded
lor sues purposes -
said question snd proposition shall be
submitted to the electors ef ths City of
Omaha entire in the proper form provided
by law for official ballots ana ss directed
by the said order of the Water board of the
City of Omaha with the word "YES'' and
the word "No" pnated tbereoa la separate
lines Ail ballots of said tegsi electors
irsrked with as "X" !ol.o w. -f the ord
"Yfca" oa aaid official ballot cast sx said
ARRIVED
Away FREE
election shall be counted in favor of ths
issuing of said benda; and all ballots of
aid legal electors marked with an "X"
fotlowmg the word "NO" upon said of
ficial ballet cast at said election shall be
counter against ths Issuing of said bonds
PROVIDED; Tnat If voting machines be
used at aaid election a statement of the
question anti proposition submitted shall
be prepared and Inserted on the ballot label
for saesllocs on such voting machines;
with rue word "YES ' and the word "NO"
fur the voter to Indicate his affirmative or
negative vote on said question and proposi
tion by operating the proper device there
for. The polls shell be open on the dsy of said
special election at o'clock in the morning
ana shall continue open until o'clock is
the evening of the same day at the respec
tive voting piaces in the Cit f Omaha,
following, to-v.lt: "
FIRST WARD.
First District L2uJ bouth Sixth Bt.
Second District Mis 1'aclfic tit.
Third District ta Hickory 8u
Fourth District li ciancrolt St. res
Fifth District 4J Lincoln Ave
SECOND WARD.
Flrat District 442 South Twenty-ninth.
Second District 3026 Vinton St .
Third District L62J Vinton 8t.
Fourth District 1711 Vinton Kf
Fifth District 23U South Sixteenth Bt,
THIRD WARD.
First District 71 Korts Sixteenth St
Second District fit South Tenth St.
Third District Hi North Fifteenth St
Fourth District S3 South Thirteenth St.
Fifth District oos South Thirteenth 8L
FOURTH WARD.
First District lalO Davenport St
Second District MH Harney St,
Third District 71S South Sixteenth St. '
Fourth District 114 South Twentieth StL
Fifth District UC7 Davenport St.
FIFTH WARD.
First District n4 Snermnn Ave.
Second District 2(01 Snrman Ave
Third District xoi Sherman Ave., (barn.)
Fourth District IMS Sherman Avs
Fifth District 113s -.orth Sixteenth St.
SIXTH WARD
First District 2W7 North Twenty-fourth
St.
Second District 1902 North Twenty
fourth St.
Third Dlstrict-3004 North Twenty-eighth
Bt (barn, rear.)
Fourth . District 1K3 North Thirty-third
Fifth Dlstrlct-ES Military Avs
SEVENTH WARD.
First District Z71i Leavenworth St '
Second District lis Ueorgia Avs (barn,
1h':rd District U3S Park Avs
Fourth District Z1M South Thirty-third
St. tbaxn, rear.
EIGHTH WARD.
First District Uut Nona Twenty-fourth
6t
Second District l"n Cuming 8t
Third District 1J North (seventeenth St.
Fourth District 2421 Cuming St
NINTH WARD.
First District 2aT Cuming St
Second District J227 Cuming St
Third District Xui Davenport St (earn,
rear.)
Fourth District ill South Thlrty-aixth
6t (barn, rear.)
Fifth District 2914 Farnam St
TENTH WARD.
First District 10U South Tenth St
Second District 15a Leavenworth 8t
Ih.rd District ZU1 Leavenworth St
Fourth District 14J0 South Sixteenth St
Fifth District 14i4 Soutn Thirteenth at.
ELEVENTH WARD.
First District not Hamilton St
Second District MO Farnam St
Third District HM Leavenworth 9t
rourtn Kisinci u bouth i went 7-
TWELFTH WARD.
First District till Ames Avs
Second instnct jli Ames Avs
Third District Sui4 Corby St
rear )
Cbara,
Fourth District B13 North
fourth St.
Twenty.
Fifth District GS North Twenty-fourth
IN WITNESS WHEREOF. I asve here
unto set my hsnd aa Mayor of the City
of Omaha. Nebraska, this, the eta day ef
July, UU.
JAME3 C. pAHLMAN.
ATTEST: Mayor.
DAN B. BUTLER.
(Seal) City Clerk. JnlylO-Da.
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Pure
Malt
Whiskey
la Invaluable In the hot rrcmroor
weather to bring restful sleep and fcocp
the ijitto and gtomaeh in a good
healthy condition (so that thy will ba
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Indigestion, cramps, cholera, dysentery
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Tou cannot afford to be without It.
lVaxrrs Fare SCalt Whiskey la the aaly
whiskey thst was taaed by ths goverm
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Aaastloaa Was.
The genuine Is sold in SEALED BOX
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dealers, or direct I !. a large bonis Med
ical booklet containing testimonials and
rare common-sense rules for health, and
doctor's advice free on aopll.stion.
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