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The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1900-05-05

The meeting of the Omaha Woman's
club on Monday, April 80, was largely
attended. and the original and delight
ful program which the English litera-
ture department furnished was enthu-
siastically praised. Mrs. F. 81. Cole, the
leader of the department, announced
that as students of literature, she wished
to bring before the club gentlemen
we'll known to the literary and musical
world of Omaha. The ladies' then had
the pleasure OF greeting Mr.. Will Mau-
pin, who is we'll known to the many
readers OF the World-Herald through
his Trimmings" Mr.. Maupin read
number Of selections, "The Bette Half
Awheel," whip Behind" "The Old
Fashioned Prayer Meeting" The Mod
ern Maid and Hello. Pop" There is:a
delightful individuality about Mr.. Mau-
pins verses, and his readings were
heartily encored. In response, he gave
Santa Claus," and by special request.
"Old Olmstead's Violin" and "Exposi-
ton Days" Mr.. c. G. Hahn is the
modest author Of two books, an Clois-
tiers Dim" and The Wreck of the
South Pole" He has written also MANY
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1900-05-05

music is the composition Of Mr.. Lands
berg. who played the accompaniment.
The program closed with witty adj
dress by Mr.. Thomas Kelly on Popular
Songs from Literary Standpoint" Mr..
Kelly said the popular songs Of Scotland
are of heather, highlands and behring's.
Germany has its student songs, Italy its
songs OF rich, red wine, Spain sang
OF Toreadors, France OF it's army, Ire
land of love aud sorrow. while America
was under the spell Of the coon" song.
He scored the popular songs OF our day
as "unmitigsted rot" and called upon
the Woman's club 10 Danish the trashy
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1900-05-05

verses which have not been published
10 book form. He read 1.-THE Monk and
the Mother Bird" 1.-THE Children are
Coming Home" "Alone," THE Monks
Prayer" and "Ihe Invocation 20 the
Saints" Mr.. Hahn's verses are in
direct contrast to MIR. Maupin's. They
have tinge Of melancholy and sweet
ness and pathos best enjoyed by oneself.
Mr.. Oscar Gareisson sang my Cruel
fix" 1t must be highly gratifying to
know that such tremendous noise was
brought forth by kid gloves entirely.
The beautiful words Of the song are Mr..
Hahn's; the sympathetic and exquisite
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1900-05-05
March from "Tannhauser," Mrs. Ar
nup and Mrs. Chamberlain.

The following report arrived too late
in the week for publication in last
weeks issue):
The closing session OF the Woman's
club Of Lincoln was held Monday after
noon. 1t was business meeting de-
voted to the election of officers and re-
ports from the different departments
and committees. Owing to the rain the
attendance was small. The following
officers and delegates were elected:
President, Mrs. Bushnell; first vice pres
ident. Mrs. WEIGH; second vice president,
Mrs. Gund; rec. sec., Mrs. Bagnell; cor.
sec. Mrs. l. n Baker; treas, Mrs. Lee
Aruett; aud, Mrs. W. c. Henry. Del
egates to the G. F. w. c., Mesdames
Eames. Plummer, Milton Scott and Miss
Elliott; alternates, Mesdames Pip,r,
Lair and Rehlaender. Delegates to the
state federation, Mesdames F. A. Brown,
II. W. Kelly, w. M. Morning, Il. III.
Wheeler. M. A. Newmark, Guy Brown,
W. G. Henry and Miss Bracket; alter
mates. Mesdanes Hibner, Metcalfe, Her
ron, circuit, Lyman. Richardson and
Wiedner. The retiring president, Mrs.
A. W. Field, who has given much time
and thought to the club for the past
two years, was given rising vote of ap-
probation. while the new president
gracefully and gravely accepted the
new position. In her farewell speech
Mrs. Field recommended the appoint
mant OF room committee which should
serve in relays, thus relieving the presi-
dent OF the responsibility Of opening the
room, dusting, arranging the chairs,
etc. Reports we're presented from the
various standing committees, and the
child study department was authoriz ed
to affiliate with the National Associa-
ton OF Mothers, which will hold its an
nual convention in Des Moines May %.
Mesdames Able, 81. III. Wheeler and j.
W. johnson we're elected delegates to
this congress. The secretary's report
showed the addition of two departments
music and French-both of which are
in fiourishipg condition. The current
events department exhibited two framed
pictures which it had purchased to pre-
sent to the public schools The treas
urer's report showed sil9.2S received
the past year, this added to the balance
remaining from last year makes a total
Of 1914 30, leaving $1,000 for next year.
The secretary reported the present men,
bership as $50. So closes one of the
most successful years of the Lincoln Wo-
mans club. The retiring president
having served the time limit, in an in.
formal talk thanked the members of the
club for the sympathy and kindly CO.
operation which had been hers the past
two years.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1900-05-05

splendid EGuiprnSnt.
Pullman Palace and Pullman Ordinary Sleep
ers. dining car service, chair cars, Pintsch
light, wide vestibuled.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-12-06
ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT.
Secretary of State Roses Decision
Is Sustained.
REPTILE

Springfield, i'll. Dec. 5.-The Supreme
Court to-day denied the motion of g. l..
Honney and others Of Chicago for a wri. of
maEdamus to be directed against Secretary
Of State Rose to compel him tu issue arti-
CieS of Incorporation to the Citizens Str ct
Railway Association. under the act prOvid-
ing for the Incorporation uf companies not
for profit. The court holds that enterprises
could not be established according To III
object OF the proposed corporation without
the expenditure of Il large amount of
money. and that such Il company cannot lie
incorporated under the statute under which
it is sought to be Incorporated.
Other court proceedings were had as fol-
lows:
Iedley ". Geissler. time to file abstracts and
briefs extended ten days.
People eN rel. Denver Post -. Associated Press;
Ieav. to Me additional answer.
Peope ~ rel. Now York Journal vs.. Associated
Press: sane order.
Bradley vs.. Palmer: continued.
ogden ~. Palmer; CONTINUED q.
kruuenbcrEcT vs.. lIeineman: continued.
city Of salem ". Lane; motion ior super
sedeas.
Chicago and Alton Railroad Company VS..
American Straw SOard Company: continued.
j. +. Maxwell vs.. People cX rel: leave To- sub
init on briefs In case Of II. J. Maxwell rs.
People ex rel
king vs.. Lemon. motion for time 10 file abb
siracts.
Chapman vs.. Cheney: motion for time to file
abstracts and triefs.
chicago ". McKechrey: motion for time to
file briefs.
Rock Island vs. Starkey: leave TO submit On
ten lTiCfS.
Howard W. Illinois Trust and Savings Bank;
motion for time To- file briefs.
kimbarlk ys. Raymond. motion to strike Pc
tition f'cm Tiles.
Earl rs. Raymond, same motion.
Pau!sen vs.. People. motion for ball.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-12-06
FRED SI4AGEI- MRS FRED SLAGEI.
aged couple. who walked to 81. Louis from Cincinnati in quest of Il
home and were sent to the POorhOusc.

small sacks. They continued their long
journey. walking 10y day and resting at
night. over strange country roads into
strange cuunJies. at each stopping place
pleading for a home for the winter of their
lives.
They had no money when they left Gin
cinnati and they were nu WCalthier when
they reached 50. Louis Yesterday morninr.
ON the way here they halted at farr1-
houses. the husband doing odd Jobs TO earn
their meals AMI "A resting place for :re
night. While h" worked on the farm,
she look their clothes from the sacks.
washed them and hanged them in the trees
or on the fence to dry. In this manner
they made the journey.
Mr.. and Mrs. Slagci were sent 10 the
I'norhouSc Yesterday afternoon. Secretary
Kaufman. of the Board of Health.
thought they recitCd 2 Very strange story,
hut they seemed - tell the truth and
certainly w,r" helpless. There Is some
satisfaction for uS." said Mr.. S!agel. "
have l'Hth been good and we've worked
hard. and if we haven't got q home here
well surely hav" one III the other world"
Were going 10 the Poorhouse.' her hus-
land remarked. but not n charity in
mates. If there's any work there that Va
can do, well want to work. Well do all
we can to earn our living, 81 that We won't
cost the city anything
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-12-06
GULF AND BR
Meeting of Stockholders and Election
of Officers.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Fort Worth. Tex, Dec. 5.-At n meeting
of the stockholders of the Gulf and EraZps
Valley Railway held at Peck city ycster-
day afternoon the following were elected;
DircCiOrs-W. \. Squires. Henrietta. 7. Il.
Anderson, WaXahachie; l.. III. Squires. Hen
rietta: L. T.. Churchill. Fort Worth: ]. T..
Rerner, Henrietta: W. T.. Edwards. Hen
rietta: O. j. Wattrous. Henrietta: J. ".
Conway, Mineral Wells. Officers-F. L.
Squircs. president and general superintend-
ent: I. II. Anderson. frs; vice president: IL.
f.. Churchill. second vice president: I. +.
Eerner. secretary and treasurer. Some
Michigan parties made a proposition TO fur
nish sufficient capital to build and equip
10 miles of road north and vi miles south.
That would give the road connections with
the Rock Island. Katy" Santa F'e. Den
yer and Frisco. north. and every line south
Of Fort Worth as far as the southern Pa
cifc. The present line extends from Peck
City. on the Texas and Pacific. to Mineral
Wells. The Executive COmmitte which -
to consider the Michigan proposition. is
Squires. Henrietta. and T. II. Anderson.
WaxahaChie.
r. II. Carver says that the Squires cleo
ton was the result of a split in the owner
ship of the BraZos Valley. and that the
true stockholders meeting elected his Ill
rectors and these directors elected him pres
ident and general manager. II. y. Frost
vice president. q. &. Rivers secretary and
J. W. Conway treasurer. W. &. Forbes was
appointed general superintendent. He also
Eaid the company had bought eighteen
miles of ties and rail. which il was ready
to Law.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-12-06

Two war. travellers. who had tramp.I
across the Old overland road from Ciuc'n-
matt. o., 20 this city, hoping from day To
day that the spires of every hamlet. VII
lage and city. alonE The way would beckon
them to some iireside where they might
stay the remainder OF their days, yes
terLay walked into the Board Of Health Of
fees aud petitiOned TO be sent to the
Penthouse.
They were Frederick SlaGel and his wife.
JAM. He is - years old and she IL -.
For - years they have faced the vicis~i-
tubes of life. sharing their Few joys and
their many SorroWs.
Unable 10 work hard enough to earn suf-
iicient money 10 keep them. Slagel con
cluded to leave his cid hfUnts in Chester
County. Pa. to test his fortune ELSEWHERE.
resolving to journey westward and not to
stop until he would find a home Tor him
self and his wife. He purchased railroa
tickets for Cincinnati. where tn" aged
couple remained until two weeks ago.
They experienced various hardSnips in
the ohio City. SlageI lost hope. He SPOKE
10 his faithful wife of their dark prospects
and suggested that they wend their way
towards the setting sun in quest Of a new
home. Together they set out from Cincin-
natl, carrying all they possessed in three
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-12-06
TENEMENT-HOUSEE EVIL
UNKNOWN IN ST.LOUIS
New York, Says a Special Commit
tee, Is Behind Smaller Cities
in Thia Respect.
REP Llr SPECIAL.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
New York, Dee. after examining hou,-
ing conditions in the twcnty-scv.n largest
American cities, the New York Tenement
house Commission. in a special report
which il has Just issued, has reached the
conclusion that the tenemCnt-house as
known in New York. is practically unknown
III other cities of the country.
Lawrence WELLER, secretary of the com
mission, says there are t.nemeut-hulSe
problems In Boston. Cincinnati. Jersey City
ard Hartford. but none OF SO serious a ma
ture as in New York.
In other cities poor persons and working
men generally live in small one or two
story houses. containing one. or at The
NEST, two families. and these houses are
frequently owned by the workinEmca them
selves. Chicago has no tcuemcnt-house
problem. AID the SAME thing is true Of
/ Philadelphia. st. Louis. Baltimore. Buffalo,
Sen Francisco. PittsDurg, New Orleans. De
troij, Milwaukee thd Washington. while an
each of these cities there ar. certain bad
housing conditions. they are not tenement
evils.
In regard to provision for light and air.
the members of the committee state that
the laws of Buffalo. Philadelphia aud
Washington may well serve as models for
New York. The Buffalo law provides that
no court or shaft shall he less than six
feet wide for one and two story BUILDINGS.
and at least eight fee wide for three ana
Tour story buildings. and one foot wider
for each additional story above the fourth
story \ law similar to this prevails in
Philadelphia.
when one contrasts these provisions"
says the secretary. with the present pro-
visions of the New York law, which per
nrits. instead Of wide shafts. mere Sits
twenty-eisht inches wide and sixty feet
long. and closed in on all four sides. one
begins to realize that New York is i? some
respects far behind rlany smaller cities In
her teramert-house laws"
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-12-06
DASENPORTs APPOINTMENT.
Comes to st. Louis as City Passenger
Agent Of tEc l.. L. n

IL was announced at local Headquarters
or the Louisville and Nashville Yesterday
thht j. T.. Davenport. at present travelling
passenger agent OF the chuctaw. Okla
homl and Gulf at Cincinnati. would sever
MS connection with that company md
come To 81. Louis as ar additional civ
passenger agent of the |. g y. As is
well known here. W. f.. Atmnre. city pas
senger agent of the l.. 4 y, has been in
bad health for some time past. and /, has
been found necessary to put In additional
help.
John Fitzgerald. superintendent; of ter
minals here, confirmed the report that Cen
cral Passenger Agent &. l.. Stone lad
made the appointment. though just what
position Alr. Davenport would hold In the
event that Mr.. Atmore regained his health
had not. he said. been stated. There was
no intention. he said. of disIodging Mr..
Atmore from his present position.
MIR. Davenport needs no Introduction on
coming 20 St. Louis. He was for wears
district passenger agent OF the old Glover
Leaf route at this point. and for SOM in
explcable reason was given the double
cross. and together with a host OF others
coEi pel1sd TO seek green fields and PASTURES
new. The new general passenger agent of
the J.. & y. can be congratulated on his
selection.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-12-06
SOLD their SKIN
At S. PER INCH.
Twelve Boys Give Up Over a Yard
of Cuticlc To Cover Il
Lads Wounds.

Chicago. Dec. 5.-At the bedside OF little
Felix Machut. whose right hand was je-
nuGcd of skin by a SaEdpapering machine
a month ago. twelve boys to-day barred
their left arms and allowed surgeons to
Slice from two to four inches of kin from
their arms directly over the biCcps.
This was Cngrafted upon the thigh Of
Machut. where previously a pocket had
been cut into the skin and the hand in
serted.
In all. thirty-seVen inches Of skin was
removed from the boys arms and planted
on the wound in Machut's hip. The case
Is one OF the most successful and extensive
attempts of Skin-gr1ftiug on record.
When Machut'a hand was injured. IN or
Ger to avoid amputatiOn, - pocket WAS cut
II the unfortunate lads hip and the haui
seWed in. In tire" weeks the hand took
on enough flesh to cover the bones and re-
manning muscles. and an advertisement
brought the boys to the operating table to
furnish the skin to cover the wound in the
HIT. Tn" h"yS were given * an inch for
the Skin taken from their arms.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-12-06
ST. LOUIS RAILWAY CLUB.
Annual Christmas Festival To He
Given mt the OtseOn.

The st. Louis Railway club has Just 90
sued n Merry Christmas announcement
which is Il symphony in lavender. red and
green. Ii is said TO have been designed after
one of President Baulch's farinS scarfs.
Secretary +. y. Chenery insisted upon the
red borders. while Second Wee Pres dent
curtiss Willard stood mp for the Emerald
Isle. The semaphore circular announces
that the club will hold its annual Christmas
festival AT the Odeon, Grand and Finn "
avenues. or December IL. at ) D. IL. ON this
oCcasion, Mr.. John X. Williams. a member
uf III" club. who visited the Paris EXPOSE
ton. and obtained som" Vi"Ns in ami about
the GROUNDS and elsewhere on the uui.t
which have not been seen in public and
which are said To lie maryels of the photoc-
iapher's art. will. with the aid of tie
s~t"r,opticon. repG uduc" them for the ediiic 4
ti"n Il members of the club. their families
and friends.
Every one attending and having a re-
served seat coupon will be entitled TO guess
The age Of Santa Claus. who will be m
persuaded by a member Of the club, we r.
ing a bald head with Belgian hares in his
whiSkers.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-12-06
n. & d. S.-W. Absorbtiou-

1t is predicted that after the absorption
the Baltimore and Ohio system will be re-
organized into four great divisions. These
Will be composed of the Philadelphia d-
vision. with main line and branches east
of Cumberland. Md: the Pittsbuig division
and branches west of Cumberland and east
of the Ohio River; the Middle Northwestern
division, west Of the Ohio River, and tn.
Southwest division. west OF ParkersbUrg
and Columbus which is now known as tue
Is. * o.. S.-W.
AS regards the makeup of the official
family of the Il. x o. after the merging.
there would naturally be some nanges.
The officials at present in charge of the
b. & o. S.-W. would be subordinated to
the officers at Baltimore, from which point
the entire system would be governed. Ii is
predicted that Vice President and General
Manager William NJ. Greene. who is in
charge of the b. & q. S.-W., will be trans
fCrred TO Baltimore.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-12-06
PRESIDENT INGALLS, TALKS.
Tells What He Know About the Gin
rinnati Northern Purchase.

kf.li Bill ~ E'lAib
Cincinnati, -. Dec. For n week or
more reports have been going the rounds
Of railroad circles that the Big Four road
had obtained control of the Cincinnati
Northern Railway and would operate Il as
n feeder into Cincinnati. President ingalls,
If the big -Four road was seen at his office
to-day and asked about the truth of the
alleged absorption.
The fact that there has been much
newspaper talk about the Nanderbiits Sc
curing control of the Cincinnati Northern"
said he. gives credence to that part IF
the story. although We have no direct in
formation on the subject. As to its be-
corning a part Of the Big Four system. |
know nothing whatever on that point. The
Cincinnati Northern has a direct line from
FRANKLIN. o.. TO Jackson. Mich. 1t is
really only a local road. There is no doubt
that its addition to the Big FCur system
would be Il benefit To our lines. As to- The
purchasing of the ChicagO and Southeast
ern by the Nanderbilts for the Big -Four. I
do not credit the story. The Big Four does
rot touch the Chicago and Southeastern at
any point. The story appears to be merely
an advertisement to the world that the
Chicago and Southeastern is for sale. moth
ing more
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-12-06

Little Jerusalem not being Il college town.
the inhabitants did not appreciate the hu-
NOR of a niGhtshirt parade Monday night.
And for misapprehending this fact Michael
Mcdonald, alias Grumiey Mike was fined
s. in the Second District Court yesterday
morning.
GrUInley Mike is at feud with Little Jerr-
salem. But he never can see his way -
taking it out" until he gets Glorious!y
drunk. Grumley got his second vision b.
the proper use of glasses Monday night. and
then he got twenty OF his neishbors out Of
their beds.
Mike started loUse-cleaning at the resi-
dence of Julius OdelsOhn. No. 1874 North
Seventh street. He reached through Odcl-
sohn's window and into Odelsohn's bed. and
then, with Il long pull and a strong pull,
brought Odelsohn out of house and window.
Julius thought at first that a trust had him
In its relentless grasp and was going to put
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-12-06
GRUMLEY MIKE MADE THE ECHOES
HOWL, IN LITTLE JERUSALEM.

him out of business. the old bottle business.
So Julius began To deliver bottles to tirum-
ley Mike. aiming at his head. i!ut The
bottles Were empty. So Gruml"y sent them
back at the shippers cost.
by this time the Hebrew children were
pouring forth in the Sarh Of agtcprandial
to dcmulish Philistine tirumlcH. But
there was no David present. so the conquer
ing giant had a valE0ver. And he drove the
couch-clad hordCs before him In Il wild rOut
down O'Fallon street, cold and shivering.
but on "A hot-foot.
Officer kennedy of the Fourth District
WAS 50 shocked at sight of the parading
dishabill" that he hid his head in a door
way until the bds-reiiefS has passed. But
he had stuck his head out to get 4 peep
after them. anyhow, when he beheld Grum-
ley. Grumicy was all eyes. So the OutdJne
officer got even by handing him one at
the end of a night stick, which will give
Mike a black veil tn CaZ" through for days
10 come. Then the paradcrS followed all
the way to Carr street station to see Gruua-
ley Mike locked W.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-12-06


Austin. Tex. Dec. 5-The following pro-
ceedirgs were had this morning in the Court
of Civil Appeals, Third District:
Afhrmed-D. June q Co. ys. ~ +. Wiiet ct al,
from McIeanda.
Reversed and rerranled-E. GDrsn vs.. Naedgen
n keuon ct al. from Bell: ,'LarleS Tinslcy ct
al. ". Magnolia Park Company ct al, from
Harris County: George :. Turner vs. +. w.
,ifobe. from IIano.
Rehearing refused-MissoUTi. Kansas ard Texas
Railway COMPANY OF Texas vs.. J. Il. Wells.
frcm CALDWELL: Jones Bros. &c 60. vs.. Heidcn-
lcimer. StrdssburG * Co. from Travis.
Submitted on rehearinc-C.tiZens Railway Com
l9ny IS. George Washington ct al, from Nc
Lei ran: II. T.. HalGeman VS.. Pay Mcdonald ct
a.. from Travis.
submitted and r-anted-fIouston and Texas
Central Railroad Company vs.. John Patterson,
from TRAITS County. 10 issue mandate without
payment OF costs.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-12-06
Northern Pacific Equipment.

St. Paul, MINI. Dec. 6.-To-day the
Pacific management again showed
its faith in the future of the road by clos
ing "A contract with representatives of the
PULLMAN Car Company of Chicago for near
~ $50 eco worth of new passenger equip
ment. The contract covers the construction
of forty passenger cars of various classes.
In this lot is not included the order for
two new trains for the Duluth limited,
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-12-06
PAYMENT OF Usage INDIANS.
Hundred Thousand Dollars VIII lie
Given Out in Next Few DAYS.
SPECIAL.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Guthrie. Ok. Dee. THE semiannual pay
ment to the Usage Indians began to-day.
The roll of the ruli hlOodS Will he called
during the next four DAYS of the
and that of the mixed Hoods the four days
commencing December 10.
The ruling of the department now requires
that every child of school age must be in
school and the parent or guardian must have
a certificate to that effect to draw the an
nuity. Every Indian IS years Old or over
must appear in person. answer the roll call
and sign the voucher. No payments viii be
made under any other conditions. More than
SlOo. 600 will be discussed.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-12-06

St. Paul. Mimi. Dec. a GRIEVANCE COM
mittee representing the Northern Pacific
teiecrapherS is I'm the city. Wages is one
of the grievances. 1t is stated that the cp-
orators. considering the times. are sadly
U~nderpaid. The telegraph men on the sys-
lem are also Disconnected over the tele-
phone system to he placed in operation by
the road. This will displace q large number
of men.