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Omaha daily bee., 1899-01-07
Candidates for the Pen.

Sheriff Mcdonald has taken to the peni-
tentary Thomas Sullivan, sentenced to
eleven years for the shooting OF his friend,
Thomas Kirkland by mistake, as he claimed,
under the Tenth street viaduct last May.
Henry kehl and Andrew Herb have also
gone to serve out their sentences The for
mer received five years for highway rob-
berry. He was the leader Of gang of hood
lums which in October held up a German at
the end Of the South Sixteenth street via
duct and took a small sum of money from
him. Herb got a one-year sentence for
stealing COW.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-01-07
Hayden Brothers Letting Down the Prices
On our basement barQain counters.

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Omaha daily bee., 1899-01-07
Paving Bond Matter Come. up.

Yesterday Mayor Ensor signed the resolu-
ton passed at the special meeting of the
council Thursday afternoon releasing the
guarantee on the Twenty fourth street paw
ing and the bonds he'd by the city were
turned over.
A. Barton, general manager Of the Califor-
MIA Petroleum & Asphalt company, visited
the city office about the time the mayor
signed the resolution and the bonds which
were held at the Packers National bank
were turned over to Mr.. Barton. Some re-
pairs are now being made to the pavement
on Twenty fourth street, but when these are
completed the city win have to stand the
expense of repairing the roadway. This
company has kept three quarters OF the
street in repair for a period of seven years
and the balance in repair for five years. The
delay in completing the pavement caused
contractors to consent to keep the whole
street in a passable condition for five years
from the time the final work was COM
pleted.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-01-07
Convict Admits His Sunity

CHICAGO, Jan 6.-Bruno Puhan who
murdered Mrs. Nellie Armlin, but escaped
the gallows because the jury did not believe
him mentally bright. has acknowledged in
the Joliet penitentiary that he slammed in
sanity at the time OF his tr'0l. The prison
phyeclans believed the prisoner, who was
given life sentence, was shammng and
they applied several tests, one OF which was
the application OF electricity. After three
days experience under test, Puhan is said
to have surrendered and admitted the de-
CeptiCn,
Omaha daily bee., 1899-01-07

COLUMBUS, o., Jan. Ga special to the
State Journal from Akron. o., says: Repre-
sentatiyes of all the Akron sewer pipe fac
tories have gone to New York to participate
in the organization of a company to control
the manufacture of sewer pipe. All of the
eight companies here favor the movement
aud II is said that o. C. Barber, president
of the National Sewer Pipe company of this
city and also president OF the Diamond
Match company. will be at the head of the
combination
Omaha daily bee., 1899-01-07

The petition of the milk dealers is not
meeting with any large amount OF favor in
official eyes and it is probable that no change
in the license fee will be made at once.
Nearly oil of the milk peddlers have united
in petition for reduction OF the license
fee from SIS to SO year. The former sum
is considered too much, at least that Is the
allegation made.
Mayor Ensor holds that reduction of the
license fee would virtually mean the aban-
donment OF the milk inspection. as the office
Of milk inspector is supported by fees With
Q license OF $25 the Office can be maintained
Omaha daily bee., 1899-01-07

ST. LOUIS. Jan. 6.-Inspector Williams OF
the postofhce secret service has gone TO
Philadelphia to bring Henry Ringbeck to st.
Louis for trial before the federal court on
the charge OF using the United States mails
for fraudulent purposes. Ringbeck is the
leader OF gang Of five men. all OF whom are
now under arrest, charged with fraudulently
promoting corncob pipe factories. They
operated all over the country, particularly
In Missouri, Pennsylvania, Ohio. Indiana,
South Carolina and Louisiana. and. ac-
cording to Postofice Inspector Dice they did
a large business.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-01-07
Wire Trust Makes Addition.

CLEVELAND o.. Jan. Ga local paper
says: The Cleveland Rolling mills plant
in this city has passed into the control of the
wire trust-the American Steel & Wire Com
pany. The deal whereby the trust gained
control of the big Cleveland concern was
completed today after negotiations extending
over several weeks. 1t is stated that the
Cleveland company refused to enter the trust
and that their plant was bought outright.
The plant is valued at $1,000 900 and en-
ploys from 1000 TO $1,000 men.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-01-07
Relief COrDs Concert.

Under the auspices of U. S. Grant Relief
corps, No. lO4, a most delightful concert
was given at the Thurston Rifles armory
last night The members of Henry Smith !
Family Concert company in violin, vocal
and violincello solos and quartet numbers.
and Miss Wilhelmina Lowe in harp solos
rendered an exceedingly popular program of
hne music. After the concert the hall was
cleared for dancing. The entertainment was
In charge OF Mrs. F. B. Nichols and Miss
wilcox and resulted advantageously for the
finances of the Corps
Omaha daily bee., 1899-01-07
QUESTIONS VALIDITY OF ARREST.
Daniel Buc<Ovis seeks to Secure III.
Release by Habeas COrpus.

By habeas corpus proceedings DAME,
Buckovis. one OF the three men who as
saulted Policeman Jorgenson at Sixth and
Pacific streets, December ~, has undertaken
to fight the order Of Police Judge Gordon
which bound him over to the February term
OF the district court under 5000 bonds. on a
charge Of assault with intent to do great
bodily harm.
A petition was filed and Judge Slabaugh
made an order returnable this morning.
The particular grounds for this proceeding,
as stated in the petition, are that he was
arrested for one offense and bound over for
Omaha daily bee., 1899-01-07
Mems 75C and $1.OO
Underwear for 20c.
Mems $1.OO and ST. rs
Shirts. with 2 Collars.
at Soc

Mems fine wool and fieeced
lined shirtsand drawers worth
S1.OO, at 29c. Mems black,
brown and mottled sox at SC,
worth 124c. Mems fine sus.
penders, regular 35c quality,
at 124c. Boys sweaters in
black, blue, green and ma.
room worth CSC, at Soc. Mems
black and white striped shirts,
the regular soc working
shirts, at 35c.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-01-07
MOrrissey Asks Damag yes.

damage suit for $1,000 was brought by
Frank Morrissey against the McCague In
vestment company yesterday on account, as
he alleges, Of the defendant breaking into
his home at 1910 Lake street in April last,
and removing his furniture to the street.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-01-07

and rigid inspection enforced. The en-
forcement of the milk inspection ordinance
has caused a raising of the standard of milk
in the city and from purely sanitary reasons
is is deemed advisable to continue it, The
petition of the milk dealers has been rele-
gated to the files and will hardly be taken
up again. The law is considered good one
and will without doubt be enforced as it
now stands.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-01-07
1900 Pairs Odd Suit
Pants at IL Price.

-Four thousand pairs odd
suit pants left from the enor-
nous suit selling of last fall.
Go on sale Saturday at 95c,
ST.. 25, 81. so, 81. IS, ,Sl.95, 1925
and S2.95 - positively worth
double.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-01-07
HEARD ABOUT TOWN.

T. V. Wilson. the Union Pacific agent in
London, England, has just made trip over
the road from the Pacific coast and is on
his way home. Everywhere have been, -
he said at the Millard, II have heard all
sorts of inquiries about whether Omaha is
to have another exposition, | am satisfied
that the people Of the west are rapidly be-
ginning to appreciate at its fullest value
the purpose an exposition in some good
center serves in showing up the resources,
particularly of the west. The middle west
today has the largest proportion of popula-
tion and Omaha Is the center. There is
lots of land and of the most fertile sort
and climate that will grow everything
between the Missouri river and the coast,
and all that is needed Is development by
eastern capital, coupled with western en-
terprise. / believe the contemplated
Greater America exposition would find more
exhibits from the west than were in your
TransmississippI Exposition. The colonial
exhibits would be a unique feature, it is
true, but the biggest thing, from practical
business standpoint would be the display
OF western opportunities"
Omaha daily bee., 1899-01-07
Last year was the best one we have had

Last year was the best one we have had
in six," said C. o. Shumway OF Lyons, pres
ident of the Implement Mems association,
which has been meeting in this city. Il do
not altogether attribute it to the good crops
or to the good prices, for think one very
important element has been the confidence
generally restored People have loosened
up their money and somehow the farmer
has been enabled to dispose of his crops
to advantage and he in turn, after paying
on old debts and clearing off the biggest
part of his mortgage, has felt like stocking
up with improved machinery and imple-
ments. The consequence has been that with
us sales have increased greatly and collec-
tions have been easy. We consider the i'm
plement business as being a good index of
or indication OF the condition of the farmer,
for when he has money he will go after mod
ern machinery the first thing and when he
hasn't, he can't be touched even on a credit
proposition"
Omaha daily bee., 1899-01-07

another and that the officer had no author
ity to arrest him and the police court no
jurisdiction.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-01-07
Women and Mothers

Its remarkable emollient. cleansing, and pu-
rifying properties warrant It's use in the form
oiwsshesorsolutionsf for annoying irritations,
inhAmmations, and channgs, for lucrative
weaknesses, or too free or offensive perspira-
tion' and Tor many sanative uses. Gentle ap-
piications OF CurIouRA (ointment), greatest
OF emoiient skin cures, In addition, will,
In many instances, prove Of marked benefit.
Willmar tribune., 1899-09-27

To the Editor W11LMAR TRIBUNE.
Dear Sir:
I beg to acknowledge receipt of your
favor asking me to provide you with
a signed statement regarding the al
teged sale of that part of the Mime
sofa Central line lying between Will
mar and Minneapolis, in reply to the
article in the Minneapolis Times of
Sept. 10th, and I take pleasure in
submitting as briefly as can a reply
to the article referred to, as we'll as
other questions asked in your letter.
The line between Willmar and
Minneapolis has beeu sold to the
Northwestern Co. This action was
deemed advisable by the Directors OF
the Co., and will give some of the
reasons why. -. ...:~
At the time we procured our fran
chises in Minneapolis and St. Paul
we fully expected to work in conjunc-
tion with the Mississippi Valley Tele-
phone Co., providing they were
granted entrance to the cities. We
did all in our power to assist them in
their fight, and when permission was
granted We endeavored to get . CON
Willmar tribune., 1899-09-27
Dr.. Wards Vegetable
AnodYne Liniment.

The same that has been sold to
you in this county for the past
seventeen years by DeCamp,
Pickle and others on it's own
merits and has always stood the
test.
Call at the house in block south
of Post Office. where A. H. Pike,
the General Agen, for this coun.
ty, lives. Or when buying from
the medicine wagon that will call
on you twice each year, see that
the trade mark DR.. Wards is
blown in the bottle; that it is
made in Winona by the J. R.
Watkins Medical Company, and
you will never be disappointed
with what you buy, whether Lin
iment, Barb Wire Embr brocation,
Petro-C Carbo Salve, Stick Salve,
Condition Powders, Gen De Can
dra for the Blood, Oriental Nerve
Tonic, Carminative Cough Syr-
up, Headache Tablets, Pills, Root
and Herb Tea, Extracts, or Spic-
es. 46tf
Willmar tribune., 1899-09-27
A Golden jubilee.

THE MI-CENTENNIAL NUMBER
OF THE ST. PAUL PIONEER
PRESS WILL APPEAR IN OCTO-
BE2, 1899:
The st. Paul Pioneer commenced it's
publication 1849, and in the latter part
of October, 1899, the St. Paul Pioneer
Press will fttingly commemorate the
completion of fifty years of newspaper
existence by issuing mammoth num-
ber, containing not less than ffty-two
pages, including a magnificent cover
illustrated with four colors. News
dealers will be supplied with these
papers only as they are specially or
dered for that day. Every person de-
string to secure and preserve a COM
plete, interesting and illustrated his
| tory Of Minnesota should place their
orders with the local news dealers
without delay.
Willmar tribune., 1899-09-27
CANNOT Believe EFT.
People Of Willmar Agitated over Re
ported Telephone Deal.

ported Telephone Deal.
Special to the ST. Paul Dispatch.
Willmar, Sept. 21.-Considerable
feeling was stirred up here on the ar
rival of the Minneapolis Times yester-
day, the cause being an item alleging
a sale of the Minnesota Central tele-
phone line from Willmar to Minnea-
polls. The correctness of that article
is very much doubted here for many
reasons. This line was built as a
competing line to the Northwestern
company. 1t is, therefore, clear that
it ia only ''baby talk' to speak of
fearing that the Northwestern would
parallel the Minnesota Central lines.
It was the Central that was in such
business. The people of Willmar and
all along the lines contributed to this
competing line, and built it. After
that our people Joined in the strongest
possible way, and by such assistance
secured An entrance in Minneapolis.
This being so, it would be like selling
out the public to make such a deal,
and the management of the Minnesota
Central is expected to be above such
methods. The president of the Mime
sofa Central is 3 Willmar man, and
Willmar tribune., 1899-09-27

tract with them for connection, and
temporary use of such conduits as
would enable us to open offices in the
principal business places. After sew
eral unsuccessful attempts to get con-
tracts rom their Minneapolis repre-
sentatives we sent our secretary to
Keokuk, Iowa, to see their President,
Mr.. Hubbinger, and found it was i'm
possible to do anything with them.
We then decided it would be better to
try and do something with the North
western Co.. and learned we could get
immediate connections with their ex-
change and toll lines as we'll, ahd this
was what our Stockholders wanted.
We also found them willing to enter
into contract with US to divide terrific
ry and abandon the plan OF parallel
ing not only the Minnesota Central
Co.. but the several other companies
in which we were interested, as they
fully intended to do and in fact had
procured right of way for most of it,
Upon the division of territory alone
depended the success or failure of our
enterprise, as it is plain to see had we
entered into competition with the
Northwestern Co. over our entire sys-
tenn; and be compelled to meet the re-
duction in rates, which they had
already put into effect, where our lines
came into competition, and not be
able to give city connections which
they had, we would soon have found
that our patrons were principally our
shareholders, and with this patronage
we could not have paid running ex-
penses. The result is evident.
Another advantage to be gained
under Our contract with them was the
amount of business originating on our
lines destined to points on their lines,
and vice versa. Perhaps the best ar
gument Of the propriety of this action
from business point of view will be
comparison Of earnings Of the month
previous to this change and that of
Willmar tribune., 1899-09-27

Some few months ago the promoters
of the Minnesota Central Telephone
Co. sold out their line from Wayzata
to Willmar to the Northwestern Tele-
phone Co. and the stockholders all
along the line are jumping sideways
in trying to find out where they are at
Officially the stockholders have not as
yet been notified what is to become of
their stock and privileges, but it is un-
derstood that the instruments will be
taken out all along the line. Some of
the Waverly stockholders still believe
that their interests have not been i'm
paired by this sell-out, while others
believe they are out $lO0.
These same promoters have been
and are building lines in other parts
of this state and business men taking
stock in this concern should watch
their p's and as when subscribing. -
Waverly Tribune.
Willmar tribune., 1899-09-27

line had been completed and communi-
cation with this city established they
discovered that they could only get
connections with the central Office, To-
Gated in the Central market. The
company had no connection OF it's own
in the city. and in order to communi-
cate with any concern in the city out
side of the central it became necess ary
to make connections with the North
western company's system. For such
connection the stockholder who had
imagined himself on the free list was
charged first Is cents and later Is cents
extra.
G. S. Cairns, attorney for the Min
nesOta company, said yesterday that
so far as he knew the terms of the
original contract had been lived up to.
He declared also that the stockholders
had received fair notice a year ago Of
the annual meeting of the company,
at which the sale Of the Willmar line
had practically been agreed upon, and
that if there was not a large attend
ance Of stockholders they themselves
were to blame. The Minnesota CON-
pany, he said, had been forced to sell
the Willmar line because of the threat
of the Northwestern company to paral-
lei all of the lines of the Minnesota
concern unless the transfers was made.
The company had to take such ac-
| ti0n," he said, SIN order to secure
connections in Minneapolis. We acted
purely on the defensive. I myself re-
GREETED at the time that we should be
forced to play into the hands of the
| Northwestern company, as 1 had
| hoped to see another independent COM
pany in operation in this state with
| Minneapolis connections. The Min
nesota company would have been able
to act Independently of the Northwest
ern company but for the fact that the
Mississippi Valley company, which
had agreed to act in conjunction with
our company, failed to live up to it's
agreement, and, in fact threw US
down hard The stockholders of the
Minnesota company still own stock
in the other lines of the company and
are really just as we'll off as before.
They will continue to get connections
with Minneapolis on the same condi-
tions that obtained before the SALE"
Superintendent c., P. Wainman of
the Northwestern company admitted
| last evening that the Wlllmar line was
now part of its system. He said al
so that the men who still fancied them
selves stOckhO lders in that particular
branch were badly mistaken, and no
longer had any interest in it. The
deal had been made with the Mime
sofa company. He gave it as his
| opinion, however, that the stockhOld-
ers still owned stock in the other lines
of the Minnesota company.
satisfied with the present situation,
whatever it may be. Even now, they
point out, they are receiving COM
municatiOns from the Minnesota CON-
pany with reference to their interests,
just as though that company still con-
trolled the Willmar branch.
Within the last few weeks they have
received notice from the Minnesota
company to "send all reports of busi-
ness to Minneapolis."
An effort was made to see President
Tallman and Secretary D. @. Jones of
the Minnesota company yesterday.
Neither could be found. IS
Willmar tribune., 1899-09-27

last month. The increase was S552. 80,
due largely to the interchange of busi-
ness.
But in order to obtain the above
relations with the Northwestern Co.
we either had to buy or sell all
parallel lines, and as the Company
was not in position to put up $50, 900
for a piece of line running through
territory where they already had
SIG, 900 invested, and were not getting
one per cent on this amount in returns
owing to this competition hence we
deemed it advisable to sell. At the
next meeting of our stockholders,
which was our annual meeting, these
particulars were gone over carefully
and the action of directors was unan-
imously ratified. The rights of share
holders to use their passes over this
line remains the Same as before, and
will for two years and thereafter we
will send all City business over our
500 line: but for the few stockholders
living along the line sold, the subject
was discussed at our annual meeting,
and plans suggested to take care of
them in an equitable manner, and
those stockholders present from along
this piece Of line seemed thoroughly
satisfied and voted for the ratification
of the deal. The stockholders re-
ferred to in the Times article still
have their interest in the 800 miles of
line which the company still owns and
which lies id the best part of the State
and is good property. They are not
made owners of the Northwestern
stock by this action as Mr.. O'Hair
semed to think.
Whoever lied" O'Hair to believe
that he was still doing business with
the Minnesota Central Co. led him
Alright, as the management of the line
was not turned over to the Northwest
ern until ratified by stockholders at
our annual meeting.
With reference to NJ. A. O'Hair of
Delevan. I was not aware of his be-
ing a stockh older in this COMPANY.
but possibly he owns one half of the
$4,000 interest supposed to be owned
by P. O. O'Hair of Waverly, as this
is the amount of his holdings accord
ing to our books. 1t would seem by
their small interest and long article
referring to same chat it was a play on
O'Hair's part of ''much ado about
nothing" If he had shown the same
interest as his partner did, who at
tended the meeting and seemed satis-
fed, who could have advised him full
ly as to particulars, it would not have
been necessary for him to have gone
looking for me at the Office of the Min
neapolis Times, as he evidently did.
He knew my address and letter sent
here would have received prompt
reply. We did not believe it neces-
sary to notify each and every stock
holder of this transaction, any. more
than it would be necessary for US to
ask them if we could build from place
to place, Our bylaws give the di-
rectors full authority and in this we
have not exceeded same, nor have we
any Intentions of doing so. ...g :. 4. Z
Mr.. O'Hair states that only three
stockholders were present outside OF
the officers, he probably refers to the
three along the line sold, otherwise he
has been misinformed.
q With reference to Mr.. O'Hair's
Willmar tribune., 1899-09-27
Dissolution of Partnership.

Notice is hereby given that the part
nership heretofore known as Erickson
& Swens on has been dissolved by
mutual consent, G.. W. Swenson retir-
ing from the firm. Mr.. Erickson will
collect all outstanding accounts and
pay all debts of the said firm.
Dated at Willmar this Goth day of
September, 1899.
G.. A. ERICKSON,
1873 G.. W. SWENSON.
Willmar tribune., 1899-09-27

the men connected with the manage.
ment here are wealthy men and high
in social circles, which forbids the be-
lief that such transfer of property
should have been or is made, as al
legged in the Times article The presi-
dent, D. N. Tallman, is in the East,
or a statement from him setting mat.
ters right would have been secured.
Willmar tribune., 1899-09-27
NOTICED!

Notice is hereby given that all state
capitol lands on which the rent is de-
linquent will be rented at public auc-
Willmar tribune., 1899-09-27

Mr.. Tallman called in person at the
TRIBUNE office Monday morning and
delivered his reply. He is apparently
we'll pleased with the condition of his
company and expressed the opinion
that no stockholder will have any just
cause for complaint. He also in
timated that after two year when the
passes of the stockholders along the
line expire, the company will take up
the stock. Mr.. Tallman's reply is as
follows: