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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 17, 1911)
A riiK OMAHA SUNDAY HKK: DKl'KMDKK- 17. Dill. Old Omaha Landmark that is Passing Away After almost half a century of service, the old frame building on the southwest comer of Dodge and Twelfth streets l to be torn down. It will be replaced by a new one-story brick building, to be erec ted by Edward Beilen and occupied by hta as a drug atore. The new bul'.dlns; will be 40x100 feet and will be built stront enough to uarry additional stories later on. A. D. J ones, the first postmaster of Omaha, conducted tnole Bnma mall business In thta structure in the early day. "I was surprised one day by a visit from a woman.- (aid Mr. Rexien. 'She ranie In quietly nrd 1 T.enL to wa!i on her. Fhe told me s.ie wanted noT!in3. but hud Jutt come In to take a look over the place. She was a Hecc ot A. P. Jens-, and told me she uced to live hero with hsr uncle when he was postmaster, the liv ing room beins In the bad: pert . tha,. time. Bhe had many interesting Incident to relate, but I have fotrottnn- the par ticulars. The building hCd been urc.il as a drug store for almost forty years, aad liefore that It was occupied as a frrocery store by TVllliar.i Cenileir.an and Eiiwa.il Fearon, both Wcii-kaowu oM sciiiero." The original maicrial Is still hi the building, the lumber having keen rj; t a sawmill in l"lo.ern. anil liolcJ to Omaha, or.e loal a day. No foundation waa dug, the structure btin erected flat on the ground. Afterward Gentleman . Fearon had a small cellar dug about the midde, in which to store vegelabies. No change was made In the Interior arrange ment over a long spell of years, until a partition, was put In running east and west down the center, wtf.i living rooms on the south side. When he became the otvner of the property Mr. Bexten had this partition torn out, at the same time closing a door formerly opening onto Dodge street. "When we came to remodeling the old building a few years ago." said Mr. Bexteij. "we found that It-was Innocent of platter, except In the chimney. The old boards on the inside walls were aa good almost as when first put on, and over them we.'e several layers of wail paper. New floors had been laid on top of the eld ones as ntoeaslt? reiiulrcd. fa I lit T.lTW : X-$&&$Z!L I LW r " ----- OLADISU PHARMACY AT TWELFTH AND DODOB STREETS. and now there are four thicknesses uf flooring. The celling in also boarded, but I put in a steel celling. An old carpenter told us, at the time of remodeling, we would find cottonwood Joists, and we did. To saw through them, after they had i been seasoned for nearly half a century, wss like sawing through iron The paws had to be sharpened every few minutes. Those Joists would ap parently last for ever If left In place." Jack Nugent had a theater, the St. Elmo, on the lot south of the old drug store, for a good many years. This play house was famous ull over the land in its day, and as one old-timer put It, "Oot so hot Is couldn't stand Itself," so it burnt down to cool off. The drug store wrathered tho fire, and Mr. Hexten be lleves it was berause the cottonwood boards wouldn't burn. The ncorvhed boards still remain on the south wall, and one of the stcvl truss rods of the St. Klmo gallery is now holding together the ftynt of this relic of old Omaha. After Postmaster Jones and the gro cery firm had used and moved out of the building, someone, now forgotten, opened a drug store thereJn. In a few years the late "Billy" tllndlsh took possession and held forth there for over a quarter of a century, living In one side.. The Inmtlnn was handy to a section of the population thst tnado drugs a Inrge part of lis dally and nightly diet, and the old drug tore was a money maker. Now It x counted as part of the wholesale distric t and has been In demand by shrewd In vestors, but Mr. Jlcxten. who has owned tho property for five years, haa decided to hold It end continue his business there In a new and modern building. BABIES GIYEfUWAY ERE Thirty-Eight Arrive from New York for Western Homej. ONE YOUNGSTER LOSES SELF Bat After Connt SearcU Is Made and He Is Found Asleep Inder ' the teat, of the Rail road Car. Testetday was the day they gave babies away at the Union station. When the morning tram over the Illinois Central arrived, attached was an extra coach In which there were thirty-eight New Yorkera, ranging . from 2 to 6 yeari of age. They were in charge of six attend ants and were met by ' Manager Mc Pheeley, who has charge of the central western work ol the New York Found ling Institute, e Catholic Institution that looks after the placing ' of children in suitable homes,'; ' While the Illinois Central train made its stop at Council Bluffs, eight children were disposed of there and the others brought on to this city- Here, six were given away and ' the remainder eer.t to Fremont, Schuyler, Columbus and Grand Island, where homes have been provided for them. j At the Union station, after the young ster had been taken out of the coach and herded .up In the station waiting room, considerable consternation wa caused by the fact that No. 88 wii miss ing. The records showed that No. 28 was with the others, but Just the same. No. Zt was not viBlble when the count was made. , Again the youngsiors were counted, but there was no No. SS among them. An at tendant hurried back to the coach, and there, under one of the seats, No. 36 was found, fast asleep. With one exception the children sent out from New York at this time are all white. This exception la a colored girl, about 4 years of age. She waa consigned to . Grand Island, where ah Is to be adopted Into a well-to-do colored family. Manager MoPheeley has headquarters in Omaha , and travels over Nebraska, Iowa, South Dakota and portions of Kan sas. Thus he geta In communication with famlllea where children are wel comed. Wtien a man and his wife maka application for a child. Manager Mo Pheeley beglna an Investigation, . He visits the home and looke Into the condi tions, lie satisfies himself that the ap plicants are people of good maxal char acter, able to take caie ot a thliJ a:il provide a good home. The applicants leslgnato"th kind of a child they want, deciding upon the sex, age, oolor, of hair and eyes. Thta having been lo;io. Man ager McPheeley gives them a certain number and the application is csr.t on to New York. There Is is kept on fila uut',1 a shipment of children la made, When this occurs, one a:i9wci'lng the dc:1p tion of the applicants, as near as possible, Is given a number and so to speak, Uld aside. When the consignment reaohea Omaha, applicant No, 23, for Instance, Is at tbs V'nion station, where a child bearing a corresponding number Is ready for de livery. The adoption papers having been previously prepared, and signed, No. ZZ is turned over to Its foster parents. Farther than the number the foster parents never know anything concerning No. 21 IU past is a sealed book to everybody except the home officers of the institute. ' Salvation Army Will Feed the Poor Keflar Pleads Not Guilty to Stealing a Five-Cent Piece . i On a charge of stealing 5 cents Thomas J. Keller was arraigned In the criminal division. of the district court.. He pleaded not guilty. If convicted he will be sen tenced to the' penitentiary for one to ten years. Kellar Is the man who Is said to have snatched a handful of change from the pocket of Maurice Carroll, a street car conductor, the night of November 14. I,aroeny from the person Is the statutory charge against him. No one knows Just how much money the pickpocket got, so In preparing the Information against Kel lar the county attorney's office named the smallest amount that could have been taken from the conductor's pocket. He J(ad no pennies. The amount stolen is Immaterial In a larceny from the person case. '.'(''- Robbers Disarrange Geo. Wilcox Home . The residence of George A. Wilcox at 121 South Thirty-third street was entered by burglars Friday afternoon. Noth ing of value was stolen, as 1)1 is the cus tom of Mr. Wilcox to keep his vsluables In a safety deposit vault: Entrance was pained through a window In the rear of the 'house. The burglary occurred" be tween 2 and 5 o'clock while Mrs. Wilcox was down town shopping. . Fifteen or twenty drawevs were turned trpslde down In the house. Armour & Co. Buy Up All the Fat Sheep All the prlse-wliinlng stock In the fat classes at the Sheep show has been bought by Armour & Co., who will deco rate the carcasses and exhibit them, BRIEF CITY NEWS Have Boot Frlat Xt. Omaha Oeneral Kospital, Doug. ass. . Xrrptlaa Ohooolrtea 30c. Myers-Dillon Oiii Blso. natures, Burxosa-Qrauusa Silver Mating, Gin. Plating Co- O.JoSi Keep Your Money and Valuables In the American Safe Dopuslt vaults in the Hoe building. Hoxes rent for $1 er year. Vernon in Critical Condition Frank Vernon of Uldon, ukl., the tramp who re ceived a broken back In a lumbr-r car when four Union Pacific freight cars were derailed near Lane Cut-Off, Is still liv ing. He la at St. Joseph's hospital and It Is reported that he cannot live much longer. Commissioners to Hot Meet Because there was no important business to transact the Board of County Commis sioners did not ' hold their regular Sat urday meeting. Commissioners Elsasser anJ Plckard ore In Colorado, trying to end the delays In shipment of marble for the new county building. The board passed the salary sheets Friday, so the county employes . could fet their half month's pay. Bankruptcy Petition Filed A petition has been filed, in the office of the clerk of the federal district court by Herman Cohen, Abe Perlsteln, Simpson Levor, Sam Arnhoff. Mayer Edelman and Sam Edelman,' asking that Joseph Friedman, a cloak dealer on South Sixteenth street, be adjudged bankrupt. The petitioners state that Friedman Is Indebted to them to the extent of several thoucand dollars and that ne is Insolvent. All ot the parties live, in Omaha. DIDN'T CALL CQNNELL RASCAL W, F. Dunmeier Croas-Examined in . Tighe Alienation Suit. ' YEISEIt HINTS AT CONTEMPT U. P. GIVES EMPLOYES SOME CHRISTMAS MONEY Pay day with the Union Pacific em ployes Is on the first of each month, but this month there will be two pay days. Thn company officers realising that the employes of the road have a desire to buy Christmas presentH gave them a pleasaat surpilse yesterdaV by paying off for the first half of the present rminthj Almost .1.000 fnlon Pacific clerks yes terday drew salaries for the half ol December that has expired: Ths euma ranged from t30 up. Key to the Situation be Want AJs. Afternoon Callers Carry Away Plunder The residence of J. T. Bvrne. 311 North Thirty-first street, was ransacked by a sneak thief Friday afternoon and all the slverware and jewelry In the house were stolen. The value of the gooda Is estimated at $300. Mrs. F. W, Wallace, a neighbor, saw a man go to the house at 1 o'clock Friday afternoon and ring the door bell. When he did not receive an answer, he went away and returned in a short while to repeat the perform ance. When Mrs. Byrne returned from a shopping tour at 4 o'clock she found the house In a topsy turvy condition. Bert SorenBon reported to the police that his home at 34?4 Davenport street was entered by burglars Friday after noon and over J100 worth of Jewelry and silverware taken. No one saw the burglar enter the house, but a clock on the floor stopped at 2:45, and It la thought the burglar did his work about that time. As in the Byrne home the contents of )1 the drawers and desks were scattered over the floor. Defendant Kemp Recites that lie Found Aire. 1'lahe trying on the Afreet anil that lie Provided for Her. Admission of William F. Dunmeier on the witness tand that lie urged Mrs. W. , R. (Jarvan "not to get mixed up" In ttte Tlghe-Kemp alienation suit, and the cor roborative testimony of Mrs. Oarvan that he urged her to avoid testifying In the suit, Indicates that Dunmeier has been In contempt of court, according to John O. Tclser, attorney for William Tig he. Dunmeier on cross-examination said lis told Mrs. Oarvan that If she took the witness stand for Tlghe aha would get Into more trouble than she did when she was a witness for Tlghe in the Tighe di vorce suit. "Didn't you know she would be lluhle to get Into trouble If she tried to avoid testifying?" asked Jtalt; and "Didn't you know you were liable to get Into trouble for trying to keep her out of It?" "No," was the answer. "I waa a friend of hers and didn't want her to get In trouble. I advised her for her own good." Dunmeier emphatically branded as false Sirs. Garvan's testimony that he told her W. J. Connell of counsel fur Kemp wat s racal. "I never aald anything of the kind," he said. "I simply told her you wore one of the best lawyers in town, (mil probably would get her balled up worse In this lawsuit than you did In the divorce case." . t Defendant on Stand. Kemp, the defendant, took the wltnesj stand to recite that In the spring of 1'JIO he found Mrs. Tlghe cryinn on the street, and she told him her husband had not been home In several daya and had cut off her grocery supply. He aald he told the grocery store proprietor to furnish her groceries and stood good for them, and then apprised thn county attorney's office of the situation. A deposition of Miss Naomi Kennlston of Cleveland, O., formerly a stenographer for Kemp, related that Mlsa Kennlston witnessed a quarrel, between Tlghe and a man named Middlcton, the latter ac cusing the former of . breaking up ms home. Growing Christmas trees In pots, Im ported from Germany; can be trans planted; on sale Tuesday evening at 10c each. BRANU15I8 STORKS. Halldlnat Permits. N. H. Nelson, 3!K5 Pacific atreet, frame warehouse, 14,000. The Salvation Army is laying plans for the distribution of 1,000 Christmas din- sners. Catherine Thomas, adjutant of the army, has Issued a circular, appealing to the people of the city, asking them to send their contributions to corps head quarters, 1711 Davenport atreet. From , this point the dinners trill be sent out In baskets to the needy ones. Hellwig Swanson 'Has a Good Chance ' Tlta condition of Hellwig Swanson, who waa Injured In an automobile wreck near Elk horn, Nebv last Friday night, is re ported to have been slightly Improved. He is slowly recovering from h!a Injuries and the phyaloiaa attending him aaya he now will In all probability recover en tirely, , Store Opan Evenings Until Christmas 24 Windows Filled Wi.h Christmas Novelties WHAT shall buy Him for Christmas is the remark made by nearly everyone you only have G more days and the stores will nil lie crowded. Everybody will be iu a hurry' and there is bound to be confusion. The lierj? ptoie has m.-ide special preparations for the immense crowd that will shop here. Extra salesmen, extra wrappers, extra cashiers. You will not be delayed here. A mammoth Xnitis Uooth beau tiful iy decorated with thousands of useful Xinas 'rifts w.is built to ive the public quick sen'ice. We have on display the larg est assortment of Men's and Hoys' Holiday gifts in Omaha. L'-t large windows filled with novelties of every descrip tion and just the article is here that would please him best. 'mm km?' Kex-kwear, 25 $3 HatMlkercblefa, allk plain and initial. .. .25 to $2 Combination Mi T I e a. Hose Hdkfa. .50 to $2 Hats, allk opera, velour and aoft 82 to 512 For tapa . 81.50 to $18 Vmacf Buapeudera, t ...500 to $2 Mufflers, Bilk Knit or Full Dresa. .. .50 to 80.50 Fancy or Full Dreaa Vesta, 82.00 to 85.00 Novelty TW Kings, ' 75 to 82.50 laundry lings. Toilet Sets, t..... 82.50 to 80.50 I'lnlirclliis, plain or folding, t 81.00 to 80.00 House Coats, Lounging Robes, Bath Robes $2.73 up to $45 rf 1 V ; v ,'-. S 2- THE SCIIMOLLER CSL MUELLER PIANO co:s FIFTY-SECOND ANNUAL 2v- v? '.V.-'H .'Nil PIAM SAIL. sc. rj'Av'' ;fv.':v;r.;i'il'v..r, ff'-M . t t : .t aa U This a.ilp lienlns Monday tnoriilitg, Docombcr IS, at 8 o'clock, and will continue until the 470 Iitur.on tiutt arc ol'fcic.l arc nil pold. and at the ihIccs they are marketl they will sell fast, be cntist' wo hco ticlliiiK t hotit t lormt ns low hh 51.00 a week and will guarantee, every piano to be in fh'Kt cla.ty ctnilltloti. WE HAVE CUT THE PRICES ON THESE 470 HIGH GRADE PIANOS ThU U thp time of (ho year when piano itore3 reap harvest and never adverliae bargalna, etc., but every houao h;i It a own way of dolnir business The Schmollcr & Mueller Way Is Dollar For Dollar; Full Value, 365 Days in the Year. Wo niuat have tho lloor apace for our 1912 atock, which Is here, and In order to enow them to the proper tulvantiiRo w have picked 470 high grade, ellghtly uae4 pianos, all standard makes, and have marked thorn down to actual cost. A PIANO IS THE BEST CHRISTMAS GIFT OF ALL Com In and see them, "aeelnn In believing." Don't let anything switch you In your determina tion to see and examine theso, pianos. You will find such well known makes an Steinway, Steger & Sons, Weber. Hard man, Emerson, McPIiail, Schmoller & Mueller, Mehliti, Kml);, Ciiickerinj, Ktmbill, Ive s & Pond. Fischer, Arlon, Davis & Son, Richter and 35 oiher Makes. Also a Complete line of AEOLIAN PLAYER PIANOS, Including WEBER, WHEELOCK, STECK, STUYVESANT and the TE0HNOLA PIANO-alao our own SCIIMOLLER & MUELLER PLAYER PIANO. 30 DAYS' FREE TRIAL - NO MONEY DOWN Free Stool Free Hewf Free Life Insurance 35-Year (Guarantee. If you can't call, write us for full particulars and complete price list. Open Evening" Fntll ChristniM. ' Sehmoller &. Mueller Piano Co. M tut u fact urera Whtdeaalers lVtllr. . 1311-1313 Farnam St., bmaha. Neb. X mm& 5sfw$5o. . ipiii Xftrf'JS f'fiiv''&l rlti ttilst Coupon with you and we will accept aam aa first C''V.? tP "2 rA';iV :i.JVrv5 J payment on any Now Piano or Player Piano In our warerooms, fftf'jIW'TijCt Vi Vi5 UXW-'-tVAV,i 'f Presented on or before January 1. 1912. r.W? ) Jji frJ ' The Oufdoor Jrfl X Le at Galveslon ' ' aaaasassaasaaaaaamaass - I i3 a source of never-ending delight to lovera, of eport. You can fill your gamo hag without half trying you can he sure of a day's "catch" of a dozen different kinds of fish in the waters about Galveston tarpon fishing, the sport of kings, h at its best hero quail and ducks in abundance. BeBt of all,' you can spend every day out In the open under sunny ekles, breathing; the pure, fresh salt sea air. You can take a plunge in the surf, you can sail or drive, motor along: miles ot smooth Gulf roada, pic golf, tennis or enoy the beach promenade In a roller chair. Afterwards, j ou will look bock to daya ot rare delight spent at Galveston. For comfort there's the new million-dollar Hotel Oalver, the crown ing glory of thla delightful city, commodious, Inviting, as superbly equipped as any eastern hotel a place that will add to your personal comfort and enjoyment while la Galveston. T.et me nd you a handsome BOOK I colore descriptive of Hotel Ctelvti. Address , ' JOHN F. LETTON, Manager. Hotel Calve z, GALVESTON, TEXAS. Going: to Galveston? You will get there In better time and greater comfort by using the Katy. Trains from your city make good connections at Kansas City with The lfaty JTlVl?. fast limited train splendidly equipped with free re clining chair cars, Pullman electric-lighted standard and observation sleep ers. It runs over the Katy all the way, so there Is no danger of missed connections or tiresome delays. Tor fares, berth reservations or any Information in regard to the journey, address V. S. Ht. Goortio, Gen. Passenger Agent, M; K." & T. Ity. Walimright Hldg., St. Ixnils, Mo. The Thing To Do -If you lose your pocketbook, umbrella, watch or sotue other article ot value, the thing to do la to follow the example of many other people and advertise without delay in the Loat and Found column ot The Dee. That la what most people do when they lose articles of value. Telephone us and tell your loss to all Omaha lu a single afternoon. Put It In The Bee