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Nebraska.
MONEY CHANGERS AT FEAST
Treasurers of State Gather Around
Banquet Board.
'LEGISLATORS FURNISH SAUCE
Trc-imnrrr (ienree Cnntluti n
Officer to I',- oirr M-mcy
I'ronindj- In Ortlrr in lu
crense Kfflclrtic-.
(From a Stuff Corrfi-meii'-)
UniCOZZt, Neb., Jan. "l.(Spoelul.
The meeting of the count- i nusiirers ot
Iho utate closed Inn night . t'i banquet
at the IJndell hotel. Sam. tiiu' like lot)
l'Wttolpated. H u Hovclonc was toa
luaate.r and addresses weie made by
Utcliard I Metcalfe, Sehntor Kemp, Sen
ftor rteynolds, C. C. Qulgsle of Lincoln
and Representative Mlko Lec of Omah.i.
.Senator Kemp talked ot Hid public
official end gold he would like to remain
In public life, provided tbe wotwen could
have an equal chance. He did not say.
however, that ho would refuso the nom
ination for governor twe years from now
If tlio women wore denied the privilege
of voting. The Ben.itor has been fre
quently spoken of- elnee his tilectlou us
president pro tern of tho Eenate as u
porslblo candidate for governor two years!
hence.
UepreseiitaUVo I.eo said "home riiio'
v.ero two words In the English languu-..
v. i licit meant much. Ite said that'll Adui.i,
i'i th Clardi ii of lCden. had paid a lit Ll ;
i."irc attention tc the homo rule proposl
t'on the wholo human race would hao
hfen saved from u great many things it
is up against at the present day. .Ho said
that when Nebraska stepped out. from
tha influence of the railroads It took a
stop along the lines of home rule wnlch
Meant much to It oh a state.
Sunator Reynolds believed u man should
Mund for what he believed whether, he
hnow anything about It or not His ad
dress was In a humorous vein nnd his diA
cussloii of some of the bills Introduced
vhs Interesting.
C. " Olllctrln was thu storv teller nt
o-ttmtv f elm-teil a? a member of the
executive cominltu.
V. H. lnv-i-d, state auditor spoke
briefly.
Supreme nurl Deelnloiiv.
The following tipinlonw Weif filed In Iw
supreme coutt toda :
Sutphen ngaliist JoMyn. afflmieV.
Karnes, J , dlenttiiK; Fawcett. J. not
sitting.
Mefreary against Fiiim. MrSliaiif
against Cannon; on motion for attorney a'
fens. 13,100 allowed, same to be pahl b
itxeCutors from fund now In their hands.
Sedgwick, J-: Fawcett. J., not sitting
Darr agultiM County of Dnwsim, af
rirmeil: Sedgwick, J; Ueese r .1 . dls
Renting: l-"nwcett. .1., con"urrlng In dis
sent of Heec, C. J ; limner. J., dissent
ing. t'nllfas against Woild Publishing Com
pany, affirmed; Sedgwick, .1.
Klpllnger against Jnslyii. JiKlgment of
district court reversed: plaintiff's action
dismissed: lJarnes, J.; Fawcett, J . not
Mttlng.
State ex ivl llebnian acalnst Mary,
affirmed; Sedgwick, J.; Fawcett, J., not
Mttlng.
Inness against Mover, affirmed;
Uuines. .1.
Crandel! against Nichols, afflnned; Faw
ectt. J.
Ttltrhle against fitcger, affirmed; Uose,
J.: I lamer, J., dissenting.
Champion Iron Company against City
of 'South Omaha, reversed: Itton. J.
Sutphen against Joslyn. Judgment of
district court reversed; decree of July 10,
18)3, reinstated and affirmed; Barnes. J.;
Fawcett, J., not sitting.
Jones National Bank against Yates,
Hank of Htaplehurst against Yates, Ctlca
bank against Yates. Hallev acralnst Yates.
Judgment district court reversed and uc
tlon dismissed; Hauler. J.: 1-etton, J.,
concurring In part: Sedgwick, .1. and
Fawcett. J . dlsscntinc: lleesc. C. J., not
sitting.
Conn auninsi Chicago. Burlington &
Qulncy Itnllrontl Company, reversed and
action dismissed at plaintiff's costs;
'awcett, J.; Hepfc.. C. J , dissenting
Km oh against State, reversed and re
manded; Rose. J.; I.etton. J., not sitting.
State ex rel iunl of Douglas acalnst
McPhane, Judgment of district court re
Versed and action dismissed: Harney, J.
Nebraska Power Company u -Ml list
'Koenlg. affirmed; Kose, J.
Piper against Ney.lon. affirmed.
Barnes, J.
, McShane against State, reveised and re
manded: Uarnes. J.
Wulkup against Cornell; on motion to I
dismiss appeal, motion sustained, appeal j
dlsm'ssed nt costs of uppellnnt; per
curiam.
Following lie rulings on motloits fur
rehearing: t
Att'wood against Warner, overruled
Tear against Pickweller, overruled.
Wallace against Cox. oral argument
ordered on motion for rehearing at ses-
Atlviuico show hit tif
Hltio "erne Suits for
SpiliiR see tlieiti hi
Dou-ilas St. windows
H-(.'lnlly priced
Fur lined and plush
lined overcoats at
marked down prices.
4 1m Kiinnh .i i i , t' Hlfin fniiinipnrlnir Miireh !?- 191 H.
ixioriiiH1- tiean'f i .. .............
Butler agulnst Secrist, overruled.
Enterprise Irrigation District against
Trl-Stnte trfinl Compan. overruled.
Stnte ex rel Conk ling avalnst Kelso,
overruled.
happy frame of mind
Hlchard Metcalfe talked of "Tho Ideals
in Practical Politics,- and closed by .say
1'ig that lit was In favor of a state re
formatory and a tax commission. There
va nothing In his uddress, however, that
Indicated that the two should go together.
Vt the afternoon session yesterday tho
1 iinclpal address of interest wo by Stnte
Yuasuivr George. His address was a
oipllatlon of -Tacts and flgnres, which
' ."ened the eyes of his hearers. He said
- c.t tb. 1lKrrta.A In tivnllnii In tli. afifA
v t.i partly duo lo tho increase in tiie !p.S
'-.'l.'es In the state departments and he'.
' ovum u, wie uuii.i:n vuuiu I - ,
I,. .nor,iMi ..iii.......i i I matter of taking care
.!...cy of tho departments and would at bflk s J ' w
r,n,n lmn n, .tt ,r,o ' taken. This amounts to ffiO.'j.!!)..'.. which
GAGE COUNTY BUDGET
REDUCED ELEVEN THOUSAND
BEATRICE, Neb,, Jan. 31. -(Special.)
The board of supervisors yesterday
adopted the annual expense bill for Gage
county, which amounts to $lii,2!i', $ 11,0m)
than the appropriation last year,
hugext single Item is the bridge
wheh aimiutitcd to Slj.OO.i. The
of the di rum t
ut sin in s:tn ai . a
Sveral more lots CSWffin
of broken lines of . fW'ifm
our high grade lM$Jfe3
i suits were added SPW ;'
! to our stocks on WW$MM I
I sale now at 0ne.
T.alf nri
raffed a?
mmw
amis ana mM K
Overcoats
$5 to $20
J ! I
Omaha's Gn atest Clothing Hmse i
BERG'S SEMI ANNUAL
TROUSER SALE
Begins Saturday Morning, February 1st
OVER 4,000 pairs of trousers, sizes 28 to 52 inch
waists, tailored from worsted, cheviot, cassimere
and corduroy fabrics in all the latest fancy weaves.
See them displayed in Douglas street windows.
$3.00 TROUSERS
$4.00 TROUSERS
$5.00 TROUSERS
$6.50 TROUSERS
fS.OO T f fr 3 ii!-
NOW $1.45
NOW $2.45
jlQy $3.45
NOW $4.45
WlCWi. I5v.45
a-
Special for Saturday
only Boys' Suits worth
up to $5.00; on sale
at $2.45
The finest Chinchilla
Overcoat over shown
for the money; on sale
hero at S15.00
Ask to see them.
,
las In the dlstrbt eoutt tie i'etim t
divorce case nua brought to an end and
JudKe Pcmbertoii took the matter mulei
advisement. In suIhk for the dl.u..
Mrs. J'otliast chniKes her husband with
havinit treated her mid the family cniellj
Word was received here yesterday a'l-nuuiifln--
tho death of t.'. M. Tulb. a
former resident of Htatrlce, which 01 -i
in red Wednesday at Denver. Sir. Tally
wuh C3 years of a no and Ht one time w:ih
eiiKMKed In the srnlu and Umplcuiciit
business. He lived at Nebraska City 'n
the early d".vs.
He touched un the officers of (ho .mm. ! as lost durliif. the panic of and 9...
li s for their failure to promptly make. Emission was urantcd tho Oivroii Trail I MADISON'S LIBRARY WILL
BE DEDICATED TUESDAY
i ff reports hai1 much lo do with the effl-' t Ga(
-mittanccs to the state treasurer nnd ! Memorial commission lo locute a tiionu- ,
1 .tlmated that their promptness In mak- '"c"1 on te i-tatu '""C a' "'9 lntorsecuon
and Jefferson counties aim
v lency of tho state service. ; Washlmjtnn, Knit.
?imon l'lsbman of Cheyenne county was! Announcement was i evolved here yes--Jreted
president" of. the assoclntionr W. i terd.v of tile death of llev. S. p. lien
fi. I're of DouBlas county, vice president;! brook, formerly pastor of the Christian
l'rncst Huff of Sarpy county, secretary, ' church at Wymore, which ovcunvd a. few
and Onlile C. Styers of NuckollH county. 1 days oro at Atlanta. Gn.
trenuurer. A tt. Wood of Ited Willow After a trial lasting foi neaily three
f$35
$23 1
'V v n
Suits and Overcoats Reduced lo
For ONE DAY Only
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1ST.
We offer yoiu choice of aijy $:."i.UU Suiting or Over
coating in our store (blacks and blues excepted) made
to vour nfcasure for S20.00. 1'erfeet fit Lmnrnntecd.
I" .
MacCarlhy- Vilson Tailoring Co.
304-506 South Sixteenth Street
ANOTHER
IMPROVEMENT!
Observation Parlor Car
IN THE
St.
Louis-Kansas City Spscia
DETWEEN
MA 1)1. SON, Neb., Jan. 31.-(SpeelaU-Madlsoii's
Carneslo llbrarv will be form
erly opened next Tucsda.x ovenlnu.
Mayor h'red Davis wlll.picseiit the Ieys
ill a shoit address to JudKe McDufft-c
president of tho library board, why will
make the acceptance address. Other ad
dresses will be made by Superintendents
Oberkutter of the city schools and
Housel of the county schools, W. K.
"teed and Miss Charlotte Templet n, sec
retin y of the state library conmisslon.
l.lBht lefreshments will be Served by
the Woinan's club.
1 Mrs. Josephine K. Stranne of Battle
) Creek has commenced action for divorce
s cut nst her husband, GcTirgc S. Strange.
, he alleges in her petition that she wus
' married to the defendant at Stanton.
June S, 190U. and that her husband do-
serted her. She asks for divorce and the
eustod5 of her 3-yenr-old son.
, A .leul was cotiHUmated this week
! whereby Joe IF. Kant-man of Mumphn
I comes Into post-cssion ot the Wllllum
1 Boshc- Kariiftc and equlpnicnt of lliis city
and William liosse takes In exihango a
j mmrter kh IIoii of South Dakota land.
; Dr. John Kiiimcr of Valentine has re
I reived an uminlmniiH call from the Ihes-
bjterlan church of his city to suceVd
' Uev. H. .McClcnBhan, who has accepted
' a call from Hnpld City, S. I), Dr. Farmci
oceupb'd a pulpit in Chicago before com-
in;,- to N. biaska.
EDGAR WIlI7eLECT
POSTMASTER FEB. 8;
I BUOAIt, Neb., Jim. 31. -(Special.) A !
pilmarv has been culled to he held hero!
February S fof the purpose ot electing a
. postmaster for Kdgar. Tho time of J. J. .
; Wnlley expired June 10, and though Bev-'
. cral have bent In petitions, asking tor the '
I appointment, nunc has et been mode
The democrats hnve now tnk c it up una i
J propose to elect a postn,ast r In the
i patron of the office. ICn. i; eandldate '
ii'ust he a slnion pure democrat must 1
! file with the secretary ot the dunocrutlc
cornmittr.- a deposit of $10 to pay the ex
penses of tho primary In case of his elec- i
tlon. The money of nil unsuccessful cau-
I dldates will b returned to them. Those
who nave filed to date nro W. J,. Ifoch-
ritffer, Iyogan Mcltcynolds, 1'ercy Arm-'
strong, oral Campbell, Kester Cook, Dr. (
V. G. Grimm. J. W. Caihon nnd Donald
Hart
COUPLE GETS MARRIAGE
LICENSE AND FORGETS IT
Omaha and Kansas City
From Omaha 4:35 P. M.
In Kansas City 11:05 P. M.
In St. Louis 7:20 A. M.
Electric Lighted High Class Train of
Coaches, Diner, Standard Sleeper and Ob
servation Parlor Car
Connects with Late Night Trains, Kansas City to Missouri,
Oklahoma, Arkansas, Texas and the Gulf Country,
and with Morning Trains From St. Louis to the South and East
TICKET OFFICE, 1502 Farnam Street
MADISON. Neb.. .Tan 31 -iSpcclal.)-Thero
are many cases on record where
applicants for matrimony have forgotten
the marriage license, but thr nro com
paratively few authentic cases where
licensed were It-sued nnd the contracting
pal ties neglected to use them Kouf- pr
five weeks ago a collide of thoroughly
unsophisticated young people from a
neighboring county procured a marriage
llcnnso from County Judge II. H. Mr
Duff ee and unknowingly, unwittingly and
Innocently neglected to have the mar
riage ceremony solemnized. .Not receiv
ing the required confirmation certificate
from the clergyman or magistrate of
ficiating. Judge MeDuffee made official
Inquiry with the roult that the young
couple promptly appeared before his
honor and wore formally declared tp be
man and wlf.
Six Hundred HlrdM nt Vi.rl hhon,
YOHK. Neb., Jun. Jl.-(SpelHl.) Tho
Votk County I'oultry xhow, which is
now on In this city, Is not unite as (urge
aa the statu show here hero last winter,
EXTRA
79C
Dictionaries
Webster's
full leather, In.
(Ip.xed, a very
special orfor
for Sutunlny
at 70i
M rai 1 WM 1 fi B rAia J fl B -Ty LA I lltt visors, or
M mjm 1 tPJ I H '1 J Bllll Sl "Homo Doc-a
m. J kw m III B f I , Biff tor" books, II II p
nWAA HNHM MSk 1 ,000 pages ot M lj
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THE BEST STORE FOR YOU ALL THE TIME knowledge. . . v
Gigantic Cleanup of BOOKS
w
In the Pre-Inventory Sa.e for Saturday
K must elemi uj) our htuek of good books and that's why wo are cutting tho prices so greatly,
everybody interesting and useful books, at prices that will make them go quickly.
Here are books for
SI'JCClAIi Now con
densed encyclopedia, one
volume, full leather, Sat
urday
nt
SPKCIAIj Works of I SI'KCIAJj "Ventco ot HI-KCIAI- Portfolios,
$1.00
Mnrk Twain, rcgiilar Boil
ing prlco ?1.50 volume,
Snturday 25 C
Today,", by F. llopkln-
Bon Smith, a ? 10.00 edi
tion Satur- AO Afl
day for ipO UU
drawings nnd paintings
by American artists, $2
vnlues O C
nt ZOC
SPKCfAL Pockot Bibles,
soil regularly for $1.00,
reducod for Saturday,
mch 49 c
1
Extraordinary Offer of Editions of BOOK Sets
Here's a book sale, the equal of which you seldom see. They are all standard works that any book lover
will be proud to own. ISomc of the editions are limited and there are no moroxto bo had, so you had
better get here early to get yours. All the following at half price:
ITALIAN MTHHATrllK ill volumes, roguiar selling price -u.iu.uu, saio price . . . S70.UO
(JHKAT KVKNTH OK HISTOIIV 20 volumes, regular selling prlco $G0.00, salo price. .. .$30.00
I DISICAKIil 20 olumea, roBUlar selling prlco J7G.00, sain price $.15.00
i Di MAl'PAHSANT-- 17 voluineB, regular selling prlco $lfi0.00, sale prlco 75.00
KhAl'llKKT 10 volumes, regular selling prlco JbU.ui), salopnco $3(1. OO
UXIVKHSAI CIjAWSICS 20 volumes. egulnr Belling prlco $40.00, sale prlco $20.00
iimmllPL1 lo vifilnnma nmi 1 ti anllltin lirlen (111 unln lirlen M "T rt
KDtiAll AIjIjKN I'OK 1 voiuiues, regular selling price fuu.uu, saio price
WAIT WHITMAN 10 volumes, regular selling prlco $50.00, salo prlco
WASHINGTON" IHVINCi 1 1 volumes, roguiar selling prlco $28.00, salo prlco
GKOIUil-' J'jtJT- ia volumes, regular Honing prico in. uu, huio price y.
v.'.h.h. . . , A ..l,.Mn., . .... t .. .,nllla,.v ,,lnn 1 fl AO mln n.lnn
lr&l.KtLt tOSOAH WIIiDK- 15 volumes, roguiar selling price $1G0.00, sale price
Standard American Authors
'Complete editions of the foowing well
known American authors: Tennyson, "Whit-
tier. Holmes, Emerson, Lowell
and Hart leather binding at
$25.00
$25.00
S1S.OO
15.00
$15.00
$75.00
f U
I rtW I- Iloolts, sonic
UU1 1
high as $1.00,
doth binding, choice. .79t
sold as I AT 0
LU1 IX
Children's Books, 15c
Hundreds of tho heat
boys' and girls' books,
allBhtly soiled, values
to $1.00, choice of
the lot, volume
15
C
v Miscellaneous Works
The famous "Knickerbocker Classics," thu
volume 10c
Books of Henry Van. Dyke, $1.25
editions for Saturday only, at,
each
75c
choice
10c
A big assortment
$1.50 books of
fiction, choice
of
25c
-Good Housel coping
cook book, rog. i q.
, J. y is
LOT 3
prlco 50c, salo price
T ftrn i James Whltcorab IUloy,
juui r q nmltod quan- QQ
tlty ot his works, choice 5iC
Favorite Books of Fiction by Famous Authors
'Applo of Discord" Wnlcott
"lufelicc' . Atigiihlu ,r. Kvihih
"Thief Pnrtnt'i," Ilert Hiio
"The Vniinnlonitblo War" .InmcN llnMii'M
"An Olympic Victor" InincH IJ. Cunnolly
"At Sunwlcli Post" W. W. .Jncobs .
"The Scarlet iA-ttor", ,....... .Duvld M. Purry
"Cnplnln of the Janizaries" Ms. .M. LudluU'
".Mniitle of Klijnh" ZiingMlll I
"Harvard Kpisodcs" CJiuh. M. Kluiidrnii
"Ills Own Proplo" llooth TarUliiglon . nil $" n1 V9IIIPQ
Choice
25
, Rives
nichciw
"Spirit Lake"
Atthur HcmliiK
"."ill. Hawkins' Humorous .Adventures, Franklin
"Tho Hotter Trcnsurfc," Andrews-Mary Shlpniau
"As tlio Heart Puntetli" .
"The Hlack Spnnlel"
"Scffy" Long
"Aladdin & Co." Quick
"Sir Henry Morgan, Huccanocr" .llrady
"Vera, (he Medium" Hlchard If. Davis
"The night Man" nrinn ITooker
"Tho Hondage of llalllngcr" Field
"Jimmy Jones" McCardoIl
I. "Tlio Making of a Marchioness" Bennett
-Orkin Brothers Book Section Main JFloor.-
hut tlio uuallty is equal Six hundred
birds nro entered. At n uuolne-m meeting
lu-ld iunt evenlni; the followlnf? officers
wure vlii-tt'd for the ensulm? year: 11.
;. Hopkins, pu-Hiiwit ; l'rwl Stiobcl, sec-1-ntary;
I, V. ClilldH. treuHurnr.
I
KeiiriK-- .Xiiii .Vi)iiilnti-il .lliijur,
KKAltNUV, Neb.. Jun. 31.-(Spooal.)
r. 3. Jhitolier hH bciji tudrred an up
pulntmciit In the Putrlarolm Militant,
Independent Order Odd 1'Yllo-vn, depart
uinnt of NobiaxkH, and will accept. He
Ih to fill the viiennvy of quartermaster
kimioiuI, with ruiik ait tif major, on tl3
Htuff a department commander.
I'ltP Wlvrn Killed.
I'AIItllt'llY, .Neb., Jan. 3l.-(K.eoial.-A
wolf bunt coverhiK an uren of nix
iM-uuie mile north of Falrbury fiirnlMbetl
tiirtvrtniiiinent for 600 farmers yeitterday
Plve lurge pralrin wolvr were l;lletl. Thv
were then void at public auction and
brought it each. It Is entlmutetl that ut
least fifty prairie wolves Iiuno been
killed In various part of the county this
month.
Teachers May Carry
Their Troubles Up
to the Legislature
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
MNOOl.N. Jan. Sl.-(Speclal Telegram.)
A row Is pending among school teach
ers of the statu which may gut Into the
loglslatir. Objection Is being made tri
uestlons sent to teui'lurs taking exami
nations being confined to certain text
boolfK. Thu questions will provide for
examination In a certain reader or certain
other text book. The objectors Insist that
the teaoher should answer tho question
fundamentally regardless ot tbe bpeclflcd
text b.iok. The other method, they Insist,
looks ton much like playing into tho hands
of certain publishers ut dealers.
MELLEN AND CHAMBERLAIN
PLEAD NOT GUILTY
NEW YOltK, Jan. 31.-Cliarlos S. Mel
lon and i:. a. Chamberlain entered pleas
of not guilty In tbe fedoml dlntrlot court
this afternoon to Indictments charglu-f
them wtlh violating the criminal clause
of the Sherman anti-trust law In connec
tion with u "monopoly agruemeiit" be
tween the Now lluven railroad and the
Oiand Trunk. '
They were glvni until February 10 to
t'biingti their pleas. Ah each was under
$10,000 bull on previous Indictments, the
ball was allowed to stand. Nti date was
set for tbe trial.
CHARGES FILED AGAINST
HEAD OFJDENVER MINT
UUNVEn. Colo., Jan, 2t.-Vlolatlon tf
the tlvll service rules and political favor
itism are among charges mado against
Frank Jf. Downer, republican, superlu
teudent of the Denver mint, In a com
plaint filed with the United States mint
bureau at Washington, according: to an.
nouncement made today.
Tho complaint is signed by George W.
Undell and Albert W. MoKlroy, former
employes at tho mint It is baaed on thu
charge that during the last twq years
Hupeiintendeut Downer had "JugKlcd
lists ot civil service employes and falleJ
to. reinstate men in the order in which
they hud been furloughcd.
The cbargos also were filed with th
United States civil service commission in
Denver.
Downer is In Ban Francisco,