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THK BEK: OMAHA. S VTTI'DAY. At'OT'ST 21. 101".
LITTLE LAD DROPS
INTO THE MIZZOO
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Bellfrue Boy Has a Terrifying Ex
perience m He Hangs Suspcndsd
from Cable Across Stream.
IS- SAVED BY A MOTORBOAT
LIVES TO SEE DESCENDANTS TO
FIFTH GENERATION.
k young son of Ira Ilolman, (he
man stretching the cable across the
Missouri river for tho new ferry at
BelleTtie, had a terrifying experience
while the cable a being stretched.
He had taken hold of the cable lying
on the bank, but attached to a high
pole, when the men on the Iowa bank
suddenly began winding In.
The boy was hoisted Into the sir bp
fore he rould think to lrt o nn1 taken
to a height of fifty feet out over the
water. Men shouted to him tn let ro, but
he was either too frightened to ilo so or
did not hear.
C. Clark was nearby with h's motorbnat
and he starts at full Hpeed for the other
hle cf the river, where he told the men
who were lnllnir the cable of the plight
ef the boy. They Immediately lowered
away. Hut while the boy wns still sus
iwnded twenty feet b'.Rii bis weakened
grasp on the cable rbvc v. ay and ho t II
into the watr, uo.ng under twice. The
motorboat was Just In time to reach him
before ho went down the third time.
An accident w! lie the ritile wa bi-lns
stretched the first time has delated the i R'""ldnuRht. r. Haby Henderson,
opening of the new ferrv. The two big I Mr' Ml,rl"'11 aw ,hpm "row un "
poles on either side of the rlv. r were In I NVhr"ka. '"e he had lived since IK.
Tileee and stretchlnir was about tn i.t I Mr" J," Thompson and Mrs. Oeorge
( r "
frank Zlfitchell
K. I(. Mitchell whoso funeral was held
this afternoon In the First Preshvterl.in
church, Itellcvue, lived to see his de
fcendants to the fifth generation. A
dniiphter. Mrs. Tlicimm Ilnrber, lives In
Vork. A granddaughter, Mrs. Harry Har
ilngtnn. liven In l?-necllct. b., where
live eMo n irreat-grandtlKUghter. Mis.
Harry Henderson, and a great-great-
RAIN JUMPSMJE OF SPUDS
Scarcity Caused by Soft Ground
Which Makes Digging of the
Tubers Difficult
CANTALOUPES NOW EXPENSIVE
Again the, price of potatoes has risen
and spuds are now selling at wholesale
ns high as W cents. This Is attributed
entirely to the rainy weather which made
it Impossible to dig potatoes nnd there
fore made them scarce on the market.
Again the grocers are giving the assur
ance that there are plenty of potatoes
and that as soon as tho ground dries off
for a day or two they will come down to
normal again.
Tomatoes are 30 and 40 centa a basket.
Green and wax beana are 30 cents a
market basket. Cucumbers are 30 cents
a basket.
Flour Is a little firmer and selling at
U TS a sack retail. Hugar Is steady at
s xteen pounds for a dollar.
1'enchca are still abundant st 11.15 a
bushel. California Albertas fti
Hotel Men to Meet
in Omaha Next Year
Omaha la to get the neat covention of
the Northwestern Hotel Men'a associa
tion, which la now meeting at Davenport,
la. Thla Information waa wired to Omaha
by Manager Burbank of the Fontenelle,
who Is attending the convention there.
Feveral cities were In the fight for the
next convention.
BURGLARS SPEND BUSY
AND PROFITABLE NIGHT
The following robberies have been re
ported to the police as happening Thurs
day night: Oeorga Vandas, 1444 South
Sixteenth was held up by two men at
Tenth and William streets and relieved
of a watch and 6: Frank and Joe Berg
man lost $30 and 119, respectively, when
thieves gained entrance to their room at
Burt street by cutting out the screen;
X. Boneovlc's place at 314 Bouth Tenth
street was entered by thlevea. who stole
watches and knives: B. Lvlri, 229 Tat-
cents 1 rick avenue, lost 112 that burglars took
when a big tree on the Iowa bank which
waa being cut down fell against tho pole
knocking It down and plunging the cable
Into the stream. Successful placing of
the cable will soon be completed.
London Firm Sues
Updike for Failure
to Deliver Flour
A suit baa ben brought In the district
court by T. fl.. Medill & Sons, Limited, of
London, Hnglend, against the UndiUe
Milling company, asking damages to t.ie
extent of flP.in because of an alleged
failure on the part of the Cpdike com
pany to deliver a aerlea of laro flour
orders which wer contracted for last
July. Out of S.000 bags, each weighing
140 pounds, which were ordered. It Is al
leged, there has been no shipments except
one of 5"0 baga. Thla order waa to have
lieen filled at the rate of l.ono baga a
month, commencing with last August.
Ths price made waa $3.70 a bag, delivered
at London.
Heedle of Omaha mid Miles and J. W.
Mitchell of Council Bluffs are his chil
dren In this locality.
Sinking of Arabic
Sends Wheat Down
Reports from New Tork that the sink
ing of tho Arablo had brought about the
cancellation of aeveral contracts on wheat
for export, had a depressing effect upon
tho local grain market. Wheat sold off 1
to S centa, cash prices ranging from II. (C
to 1.13. Thirty-five carloads wero on
Fkle.
Corn waa In good demand for shipment
south and prices firmed up, making a
mln- of about 4 cent It sold at 74tf7Vi
vents. Hecelpts were forty-one carloads.
Oata were unchanged from Thursday,
felling at SfiWMlc. There were seventeen
carloads cn tale.
Two-Dollar Bill is
Sent Throiigh Mail
Assistant Revenue Collector North la In
lecelid; of a remittance for revenue stamps
that came In an unusual way. The requi
sition waa mad out en a regular blank,
on which la printed the name of the col
lector. Thla blank was not placed in an
envelope as la usual, but a stamp was
affixed directly to the face of It and a
12 bill was pinned to tha blank to cover
the amount of tha order. This came
through the malls without being molested.
To Teach German
in Five More of the
Local Public Schools
The teaeliei-e' committee of tho Board
of Fxlucation will recommend that Ger
man be taught In Central, Lothrop, Park,
Lincoln and Monmouth Tark schools,
beginning September 7.
A committee of Germans, Including Val
J. Teter and W. F. Wapplch, met with
the committee and went over tho situa
tion. Gentian Is already Included In the
course of study at ten other elementary
schools of tho city.
Petitions under a state law were filed
some months ago, asking that German
be taught In eleven additional schools,
hut five wore agreed upon for tha prea-
ent.
Prof. Ferdinand Ptedlnger will have
supervision of the teaching of German
In all the schools and will have amlittante
to care for the additional work.
a crnte, whereas they have been
for W) cents In former years.
Pears sre $1.75 a bushel box, which Is
a dollar cheaper than In former years.
Cantaloupes Jumped up 60 cents a date.
Oranges are 40 to 60 cents a dozen, and
aro scarce. Those on the market st this
price, however, are of excellent quality.
Hprlng chickens are 2o centa a pound.
Beef pot roasts ore 9',4 cents a pound.
Klb bulling beef is 8 cents; and round
steak 11 rents. Shoulder steak Is I2'i
cents.
Pork chops are a little higher, selling
now at lSVt cents. Pork steak Is 16 cents.
A drop of fl a hundred has been ex
perienced In hams.
Hindquarters of lamb are selling nt 13'i
cents a pound, while forequarters sell
st 10 cents.
sold from his trousers pocket.
MASTER PLUMBERS WILL
HOLD PICNIC TODAY
I Some 2"0 master plumbers and their
families of Greater Omaha will picnic at
j King park today. It will be the sixth
annual plcnlo and outing of tha Master
numbers' association of Omaha. John
Morresey, chairman of the entertain
ment committee, has planned an extens
ive program of events and Issues an In
vitation for all master plumbers of
Greater Omsha to attend. The program
will start at 2 o'clock.
Arabic Carried
Many Millions in
Stocks and Bonds
LONDON, Aug. 30. It Is understood
that the Arabic carried between tlO.OnO.WO
and $15,000,000 worth of American securi
ties for New Tork. Thene all were In
sured and the underwriters at Lloyds
and the various financial Institutions
were busy this morning looking up the
details and arranging claims. One firm
alone had tl.2ft0.ono worth of securities on
the sunken vessel. It Is understood that
some of tho stocks are being purchased
In America to cover these.
NONUNION ORCHESTRAS
IN PORTLAND THEATERS
PORTLAND, Ore., Aig. .-iNon-unlon
orchestras were established In all
of Portland's theaters because of the
controversy between the managers of
vaudeville theaters and the Musicians'
union here concerning the nurrtber of men
to be employed. In each house. Other
theaters joined the vaudeville houses in
substituting non-union men for union
members and yesterday the motion pic
ture theaters followed suit.
Omaha Woman Off
On Journey to Paris
Mrs. C. H. Norton left for the east
Thursday over the Northwestern, going
to New Tork, from whence about Scp'm.
ber 1 she will sail for France, Intending
to go to Tarls. Sirs. Norton waa Born li)
Parts, and since her residence In Omaha
and Benson, some twenty-five years, has
made fifteen round trips to France. A(
this time ehe has eighteen cousins aerv
Ing In the French army.
Malaria a Blood Trouble
S. S. S. Conquers Itl
S. S. S. Has Been the Standard Malaria Remedy for 50
Years. Relieves Malaria by Cleansing the Blood.
Malaria does Improverish the blood, thereby weakening the entire sy
tem. Once the Malaria germ gets into the blood it multiplies, saturating
the blood with Malarial poison and impurities. Tou immediately losl
energy. You are a constant prey to headache?, worn-out, tired feeling
The complexion becomes sallow, the tongue coated. In order to get reliel
you must administer an antidote directly to the poison, and a tonic- blooa
nourishing food, to build up the wasted system. 8. 8. 8. is the one thor
oughly reliable blood tonic that will destroy the Malarial germs, and enrlcli
the blood. This building up and blood cleansing process go hand in hand
You feel the effect immediately. 8. 8. S. begins right at the root of ths
trouble. It destroys the germs and poison, revitalizes and restores the red
blood corpuscles. In a short time you feel the delightful sensation of rellel
from ague, headache, chills and fever. You soon feel the full sense of vlgoi
that goes with perfect health. There is nothing as good. Get 8. 8. 8. from
your druggist.
Beet Sugar Industry
On Boom in Nebraska
8. C. Clark of Gerlng, Neb.. Is In the
city and asserts that the sugar beet crop
of tha western part of the atata gives
promise of being the best ever ralaed.
This year In the territory around Ger
lng there are 32,000 acres Into sugar beets,
an excess of l.ow acres over last year.
It Is estimated that the beets will yield
about twelve tons to the acre, or a total
of 384,000 tons. The entire output of the
district will be worked up at the sugar
factory at Sootta Bluff.
U.B. of Frienship
Parade Streets of
City 1,000 Strong
Delegates to the conventions of the
Missouri Jurisdiction of the United
Brothers of Friendship, tha Sisters of
the Mysterious Ten and the Juveniles,
more than 1,000 strong, paraded through
the down-town streets of Omaha at
noon.
Many of the negroes wore In uniform
and decorated with the Insignia of the
grand lodge of the order and many rode
In automobiles.
In the afternoon th evlsltora and hun
dreds of Viral negroes went to Rourka
park, where a gigantic plcnlo was held.
The morning sessions were occupied In
balloting on officers and a meeting place
for next year.
The report of the grand treasurer of
the order showed receipts of $72,274. 46 last
year and disbursements of $'iA,M5.14 In
alcJt and death benefits.
CLEAR WEATHER BETWEEN
RIVER AND MOUNTAINS
The weather, according to the reorts
tn the railroads, continues perfect all
over the country between the Missouri
! river and the mountains. East of the
Missouri, morning reports to the rail
roads tndlcate that weather such as Is
I general In Nebrsska has spread all over
Iowa.
Hummel Wins Over
Butler in Argument
Over the protests of Dan Butler, as
sisted by Commissioner Jardlna, the coun
cil adopted a resolution setting aside $7ft0
from intersection and bond fund to pay
Intersection paving along Florence boule
vard, Grand avenue to north city limits.
Mr. Butler contended the monoy should
be taken out of the park fund, but Com
missioner Hummel maintained the Inter
section fund should stand the expense.
Mr. Hummel won.
FAREWELL DINNER TO BE
GIVEN FOR DAVE O'BRIEN
A farewell dinner will be given In honor
of D. J. O Ilrlen In the rathskeller of the
I'epffi nw tela evening by a number
of Omaha business associates kind friends.
Mr, O'Drlen, haiving recently sold out his
Interest In the candy company bearing hla
name, will go east to join a 11.000,000
buaineae concern.
I.onar Valuable Man.
The Cardinals have an exceedingly
capable young player In Tommy Ixng.
He can throw, he can run, he can hit,
which makes a fair supply of virtues for
anv man.
WE Will DELIVER IT LATER WHEN MDU ARE READY
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It Will Relieve Rarksrh.
Apply Sloan's Liniment to your bark:
pain gone almost Instantly. lion t rub; It
penetratea. 25c. All druggists. Advertisement.
Married Twice, Now
Sues for Divorce
After baring been twice married to
John A, Tuthlll, in order to make certain
the contract waa binding, Mrs. Blanche
B. Tuthlll haa brought suit against him
In Alfltiiot court, alleging cruelty.
Her petition seta forth that the first
marriage occurred February 14, 1901, nt
Hot Springs, Ark. A second ceremony
waa performed August yl. 190", at De
troit because the couple feared that the
first rites had not been properly per
formed. Mrs. Katie Badlo la suing Lodger Sadie
on grunoda of cruelly.
The ClotlilriK Center of Omoho
Genuine Palm Beach Suits,
$7.50 to $ 10.00 values
$3.98
Genuine Shantung Silk Suits, j!
worth $12.5
$5.00
155 Men's aid Young Men
s Suits
A "For Bale" ad will turn aecond-hanJ
furniture into cash.
Contract is Let
for Creighton Gym
The contract for the erection "of the
Creighton gymnasium. Twenty-fifth and
Burt streets, baa been let to the Pelden
Iireck company for approximately t5..a.
The building Is to be three stories, built
of brick. It la to be by ninety feet,
facing west. J. M. NachtUall Is tbe ar
chitect. The structure la to be com
pleted by March.
GREAT WESTERN MAKES
CHANGES IN SCHEDULE
Effective Sunday, the Chicago Great
Western will make some radical changes
in the arrival and departure of its pas
feuger trains. On and after to.iajr No.
H the Twin City express, will leave
t'maha at TO o'clock In the morning In
stead of at 8.3u, aa now. The train will
arrive at Ht. Paul at 7:10 In the evening
lustetad of .j6. aa under the present
ech"ule. No. C the Chicago Great West
em's Chicago exprea. will leave Omaha
at J In the afternoon Instead of 1:06,
as now. This will put tbe train Into
Chicago at T:r4 tn the morning instead
of at -. as at prewnt. Westbound, this
train will reath Omaha at 4. Instead uf
at 1:60 o'clock In the after noun, aa now
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I AniPQV This is an UNEXCELLED
as-Rmag?. OPPORTOKiTY to save dol
lars. We have on SALE 1,500 light weight
dresses1 in many fabrics, consisting of
poplins, silks, wash dresses and many
others. These will bo sold regardless of
cost or profit.
Values worth $4.00 and $5.00 - AQ
on Bale Saturday 1 fcVs
Values woith $6.50 and $7.50 C1
on sale Saturday p mJU
Values worth $9.00 to $12.00 M QO OQ Q0
on sale Saturday OZiOO OOiUO
In our Waist Department we have (2) Great Spe
cial Values. Lingerie crepes, wash silks and voiles.
Many other fabrics to select from.
Values worth up to $2.50 "7Qtf
on sale Saturday
Values worth up to $3.00 - QO
on sale Saturday O W
Come Early.
THE NOVELTY CO.
214-16 N. ICth St. One block north of Postoffice.
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Just Purchased 1155 Men's and Young Men's Suits involving all the latest Models and Weaves from
One of Chicago's Highest Grade Manufacturers
We bought these suits for spot cash to enable us to buy them for
less than actual cost to manufacture, and instead of keeping them and
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rive the men and young men of Omaha and vicinity the opportunity
nf ihr 1if - hnv h hct raH v.in.urfar Hnthlnir frr lsc than tVifl W
wa vii in v yw as j a fc i vu4J v w u j astataisg awe , y
a tni1 rto 4- m nitf f iir
$15.00, $17.50 and some $20.00 values
Saturday, all in one lot
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All the newest fab
rice Tweeds, Wors
teds, Casslmeres In
English and conserv
ative m-Hela. All col
ore, checka, etrlpea,
tartane.graya, browns
and blue aergea.
Men's & Young Men's Trousers
v
1200 Blue Serge Suits,
best blue serge suits you can
buy any place at any time.
All sizes. 33 to 50. Prices,
$10.00, $12.50 and $15.00
Nothing is good that is not worth repeating, especially
If it makes friends bv the hundreds. Saturday we re
peat the sale of Men s and Young Men'a Trousers from
our special purchase, in two lots
LOT 1 LOT 2
$2.75 to $3.00 Values $3.50 to $5.00 Values
2.50
1.50
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OLD PIONEER OF OMAHA
OIES AT AGE SEVENTY
John Riliy. for thirty years a resident
of Omaha, died Wednesday morolna at
S : at the oc of 0 yeara at the home.
Park avt-nue. He la survived by
U rea daughters. Canute. AS'h-s and Anna.
The last named daughter Is now on ber
way home from California. Funeral
sivlr-ea will ht held Bunds y at I 30 from
Peter's church and burial will be in
kit. M&ry'e cemetery.
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Groat Clearance Sale
CLEAN SWEEP SALE OF ALL SEASONABLE
GOODS REGARDLESS OF COST
Men's and llovs' HALF Ladies' nnd Misses' HALF
Clothing, at .... ...PRICE Coats and Proses, PRICE
Furnislunirs and Hats Shoes Ladies' and Men's,
AT ANY PRICE $1.95 and $1.00
. SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT!
"We are agimts for tho famous "Buster Brown"
Khoes for Boys and Girls, the kind that stand the hard
knocks. They cost no more, and last th longest
J. HELPHAND CLOTHING CO.
314-316 NORTH 16TH ST. 16TH AND CHICAGO STS.
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A'Mn .ITT-TT.
Your Unrestricted Choice of Any Summer Shirt
In Our Entire Stock
(Manhattans
Excepted
$
A Clearing Sale of
All Our High-grade
Shirts.
Every man should at
tend this sale and avail
himself of the opportu
nity to purchase some of
these great shirt values.
We wish to clear out our
hirh-rradft shirts and ful-
feSLJri'y expect this absurdly
f price to do it.
Men's Silk Four-in-Hand Ties, that
sold at 50c and 75c, at 35c,
or 5 tor eii x
These Values
Speak Well for
Themselves.
arc: rf
The materials
Imported Mad
Cloth, Tine Silk and
Linen Weaves, Rus
sian Cords and Pure
Silk. Collars attached
and neckband style.
Shirts that sold up to
J55.00 go in this sale,
at $1.00.
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A New Lot of Men's Silk
Fiber Hose, pair
19c
