davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-27
Keep clean. use puck's Mechanics soap.
COUNCIL COMMITTEE is BUSY
sarding Requests to Use
Streets.

The committee Of the whole Of the city
council yesterday referred the ordinance
granting the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Railway company the right to maintain
two main tracks on Eleventh avenue, from
Main street to the Union Pacific Transfer
depot grounds, TO a special committee.
consisting Of Aldermen Casper, Lovett and
FINLEY and City Solicitor Snyder. The COM
mittee will redraft. the ordinance, insert
ing additional clauses. among the number
being one requiring the railroad company
to construct and maintain four-foot gut
tiers under its tracks on Main street and
suf1cient waterways under the sidewalks
on Main street between Eleventh and
Twelfth avenues to carry on ell surface
water.
The committee recommended that the
ordinance vacating the alley In the rear
Of the Kimball elevator factory, to enable
Kimball Bros. to erect an additional ware
house, be passed.
The committee also decided to recommend
that the petition for the grading OF Ross
street be favorably acted on by the council.
In the matter of the request of interested
property owners that the city construct a
bridge at Merea avenue and Broadway over
Indian creek, the committee decided that
IT. had not the right to erect a bridge at
this point, as there was NJ thoroughfare
connecting Meres avenue with Broadway
over the creek.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-27
OMAHA SUBURBS.
Benson.

The. new mail wagon for rural route No.
2 arrived in Benson last week and Is now
In use.
James Grove arrived last week and is
visiting at the nome OF MS Dfothef' harvey
j. Grove.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Norman OF South
Omaha have moved into Benson during the
last week.
q. T. Lindsay of. Omaha is having a fine
residence built on the Military road, north
Of the Country clubhouse.
George Morgan of Alledo, ILL.,, spent a few
days of last week visiting at the nome OF
his brother, j. A. Morgan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bates of Springfield, Neb.,
are visiting at the home of Mrs. Bates
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Kelly.
Mrs. Susan McDil of Lincoln spent last
Monday visiting with relatives In Benson
while on her way TO visit In Alledo, Ill.
Miss leila Smith left for her home in
Piattsmouth last Wednesday evening after
a few days visit with friends In Benson.
Bert Childs has bought the horses and
mail wagon Of A. Hollenburg and Will run
rural route No. / as soon as Mr. Hollen-
burg resigns.
No services will be held In the Benson
the dedication services at the Monmouth
Park church
Miss Bessie orlngdulf, who has been
visiting at the home Of Der sister, Mrs; ],
! n. Horton, for about a month, left last
Friday evening for her home In Blooming
ton. Ill.
horse, while out riding. last Monday. and
broke his arm between the wrist and elbow
He was taken 10 a hospital In Omaha for
treatment.
visiting at the home OF her niece, Mrs. j.
A. Morgan, who accompanied her nome,
where she spent a few days returning
The annual feast Of st. Vincent de Paul,
| the patron saint OF 81. James orphanage
| Of Benson. took place last Saturday. High
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-27

MINOR MENTION.
Davis sells drugs

Davis sells drugs
stockert sells carpets and rugs
Lemert, eyesight specialist. 23s Broadway.
DR.. stockdale. First Nat. Bank building.
Special offerings in framed pictures. G.
u. Alexander q Co, 1888 Broadway.
Take home a brick OF Metzger's Ice
cream. Vanilla, &c; Neopolitan. Sc.
A marriage license was issued yesterday
to John Boyer, aged SO, of Blanchard,
Ia, and Matte Belts, aged 40, of Sedalia'
Mrs. Eva /. Gibson took out a permit
yesterday for the erection OF a two-story
frame cottage at Sixth avenue and Seventh
rstreet, to cost $500.
II. ]. Rohling returned yesterday from
Cleveland, o., where he attended the an
nual meeting of the Wholesale Saddlers'
association of the United States.
Governor Cummins notified Sherin Cous-
fms yesterday that he had revoked Harry
Langdon's parole and young Dangdon was
last night taken to Fort Madison TO. serve
out his sentence of fifteen months in the
p~enitentiary. .
Abe Lincoln Woman's Relief corps win
holds its annual picnic Wednesday after
noon at Paramount park. Abe Lincoln post
and the Grand Army posts and Woman's
Relief corps OF Omaha have been invited
TO participate.
Yesterday afternoon the rain interfered
with the matinee meet Of the Tri-City
omsbs and SSiC ounciI uP BLUFFS AZ the Union
Driving park in this city and II was aban-
doned after the first heat Of the first race
had been pulled on.
Joe Christel, a one-legged stranger, was
arrested yesterday afternoon by the police
with a large quantity Of brass steam Mt
tings in his possession, which the police
suspect he stole somewhere. The police
also learned that Christel sold a quantity
of the same stuff Friday to a local junk
dealer.
H.. G. Fisher Of NorwalK township has
begun suit in the district court against
the Chicago. Rock island & Pacific Rail-
road company to recover 5000, alleging
that his land had been damaged to that
extent from water which had been turned
onto It by the railroads grade. He also
asks that the railroad be compelled e
open a culvert under its tracks which the
plaintiff had used heretofore as a passage
way for his cattle to land on the other
sid of the railroads grade. He asks that
he be given an additional $1,000 for dam
ages caused by the railroad closing UP
this culvert.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-27
Davis sells glass.
Puck's Domestic soap is best.
with the Churches.

There will be no services today in st.
Paul's Episcopal church on account Of the
building undergoing repairs.
Rev. F. g. Eitelgeorge, pastor Of the
German Methodist church, will preach this
morning at Trinity Methodist church and
Rev. Walter Raymond Brown, pastor Of
the Capitol Park Methodist church, Des
,Moines, will occupy the pulpit at the even
ing service.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
union will have charge Of the services this
evening at the Epworth Methodist church.
Mrs. Ellen X. Denny, national organizer
Of the union. will deliver an address.
The First Church of Christ, Scientist,
will hold services in the Sapp block this
morning at IL o'clock, when the subject
of the lesson will be Love" Sunday
school will be held at the close Of the
service. The regular testimony meeting
will be Wednesday evening at s o'clock.
o What Basis is the Claim Of an I'm
broken Succession from Apostolic Times
Made Valid?" will be the subject Of Elder
James Canals sermons this morning and
evening at the Church OF the Latter Day
Saints. Services will be at 1880 a. m. and
7:45 p. m. Sunday school will be at noon.
The dive prayer meeting will be
Wednesday evening at 7:45 o'clock.
These will be the services today in
Broadway Methodist church: 1880 a. m.
preaching service; IL m. Sunday school;
4 p. m, Junior league; Z p. m, Epworth
league; 8 p. m, preaching service. At the
morning service the pastor. Rev. W. j.
Calfee, will preach on The Defeat of
Satan" and in the evening his topic will
be "a silly Excuse"
At Grace Episcopal church there will be
school at 9:45 a. M.
The Second Church Of Christ, Scientist,
will hold services this morning at IL
O'Clock in Hughes hall. corner Of Park
avenue and Broadway. The subject Of the
lesson will be Love" The testimonial
meeting will be Wednesday evening at 8
o'clock.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-27
NJ NJ AT %ENcAMPMENT
Governor Reviews Fifty-First Iowa
Regiment at Atlantic and Is
rendered Reception.

ATLANTIC. Ia, July 2&-(special,)-The
Fifty-frst regiment encarnpment closes its
first weeks engagement at Camp Davidson
today.
Today Governor A. B. Cummins came In
on the 11:lO train from Des Moines and
was met by the officers in command. This
afternoon at 2 o'clock took place the re-
view Of the guards in full dress parade.
and at s O'Clock this evening the governor
was given a reception.
Colonel Lincoln is greatly pleased with
the condition of affairs and says that much
good work Is being accomplished. Yester-
day was skirmish day and hundreds OF citt-
zens and visitors gathered on the camp
ground to witness the reality Of battle. The
regimental and battalion drills which the
boys have been put through during their
arrival Is showing a very distinct I'M
provement. and during the engagement yes
terday perfect harmony prevailed.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-27

Mrs. William Fielding and son were busi-
ness visitors In Omaha Tuesday.
Ethan Cole returned unday from a busi-
ness trip TO Denver and Cheyenne, Wyo.
Mrs. Lulu Whitted spent sunday and
Monday here, the guests OF Mrs. Tucker.
Miss Eva Leach went to Tekamah Mon
day for a weeks visit with friends and
relatives.
Nels @, Bondeswen was a business vlsi-
tor to Blair Thursday evening, returning
home Friday.
Rev. M. j. Miller and a party OF friends
from Omaha spent Thursday here picnick-
ing In the public Park.
L. +. linn was called to Kansas this
week on account of the death of his father.
He returned home Saturday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howell of Arlington, Neb.,
were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Grossman
Tuesday and Wednesday of this week.
Mrs. F. l.. Tracy arrived here Saturday
night. She and Mr.. Tracy are the guests
OF Mr.. Tracy's mother for a few weeks.
John Foster, who has been here the last
week visiting relatives, returned to his
home at Hoskins, Neb., Monday morning.
Rev. DR.. Robinson of Rossland, B. C.,
was the guest of Rev. NJ. A, Camp during
the last week and delivered a sermon al
Mrs. Jesse Nelson, formerly Miss Jessie
George, has been here the last week visit
ing her sister, Mrs. William Storms. She
left, Friday night for her home at Emmett,
Idaho.
Mrs. Henry Hall and daughters, Bertha
and Katherine, spent Wednesday visiting
Mrs. Halls brother, David Gallop. The
are on their way TO California to visit
Mrs. Halls mother, Mrs. Robert Cowan.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-27
MOTHER STRANGLES CHILDREN
Addicted TO strong Drink and Conn
mIts Deed While in state of
Drunken frenzy.

NEW YORK, July 26.-Richard Meade. q
night Waterman, on returning to his home
in Brooklyn today found his two little
daughters dead from strangulation, caused
by twine tightly tied around their throats.
A third child was unconscious from the
same cause and his wife lay in a comatose
condition on the floor, apparently suffering
from alcoholism, combined with poison.
According to the police the woman was
OF Incorporate habits and the superstition
is that she strangled the children while in
a delirious condition. The oldest child was
8 years Of age. TIL youngest was still
alive and was removed to a hospital with
the mother. The baby's injuries are prob
ably fatal, as the slender cord had cut deep
into its throat.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-27

FORT DODGE. Ia, July 2~6.-(special Tel
egram. superintendent G. X. Dixon of the
Omaha division of the Illinois Central lies
at the city hospital in a critical condition
from kidney disease. 1t had been planned
TO take him to Hot Springs. S. d., where
he had already recovered from one severe
attack. but sickness came upon him 80
quickly that 1t was Impossible to move
him and It was decided to take him to the
hospital. Superintendent Dixon consulted
a Chicago specialist last week and the re-
suit was not in the least encouraging to
his friends. Mrs. Dixon is in the city from
Cherokee. superintendent Dixon is the
best known railroad mae in this part OF
Iowa and his serious illness occasions great
regret all along the line Of the Central,
where he has spent his best enedgies for
many years.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-27
BATTLE WITH HORSE THIEVES
sheriff ana Deputy Gang
in Oklahoma and Desperate
Fight Ensues.

GUTHRIE. okl.. July ga desperate
battle was fought on Caddo county soil
at sunrise his morning between Sheriff
Jim Thompson and Deputy sherin Smith
and a band OF horse thieves under the
leadership of Charles Johnson, an alleged
Mexican outlaw. for whom a big reward
is offered by President DIaz. The officers
raided a pasture where the horse thieves
had rounded up a bunch Of stolen animals.
The fight followed. Johnson and several
Of his men were wounded and captured
with their horses and guns. The officers
escaped unhurt. The fight occurred on
the South Canadian river.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-27
HOME RULE FOR MUSICIANS
Council Bluffs Union iS to Have a Charter
Of It's Own.
RESULT OF STATE FEDERATION ACTION
word Received from the National Or
ganisatiOn that Charter is Being
Made Out and Will BE
Forwarded Soon.
RESULT OF STATE FEDERATION ACTION

The union musicians of Council Bluffs
have at last succeeded in their efforts to
have their organization separated from the
control Of the Omaha union. They have re-
ceived word from the secretary Of the
American Federation Of Musicians to the
effect hat their charter Is being made out.
The Council BLUFFS organization will be
known as Council BLUFFS Musical associa-
tion No. 212.
When the local musicians attempted TO
organize a union last December the Omaha
Musical union stepped in and claimed juris-
diction over this city. The Trades and
Labor assembly Of this city took the mat
ter up and 1t was presented before the
Iowa Federation Of Labor at It's annual
meeting, when a resolution was passed to
the effect that no Nebraska union should
have jurisdiction over an lows union.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-27
WEEK IN THE SOCIAL WORLD
Picnic, Bathing and Boating
Parties he Principal Al
traction.

Chicago.
Mrs. Ii. J. worIey is visiting friends at
Clarinda.
Robert Daley has gone 10 Chicago for
a short visit with friends.
Miss Schoentgen gave a luncheon Wednes-
day TO twelve OF her friends.
Mrs. o. II. Brown OF Seventh street Is
visiting relatives in Colorado.
Mrs. W.. S. Cass entertained informally
at her home Friday afternoon.
Miss Cora Hitchcock entertained q few
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-27

mass was celebrated at 9 a. m. and the
rest of the day was given over to entertain
ing the children, in which the parents and
friends Of 1.-THE orphanage, who were cor
daily invited, assisted.
The annual picnic of the Methodist Sun
day school was held last Saturday. The
children met at the church at 10 o'clock
and soon after, under the supervision Of
ers, started on the Walnut Hill car for
RiVerview park, where the rest of the day
was spent In various amusements. In the
afternoon an elaborate spread was laid out
and ice cream and cake were served to all
present. All started for home about Z
O'Clock in the evening.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-27
Getting READY for CARNIVAL.

Manager E. A.. Troutman Of the Council
Bluffs Elks street fair and carnival, to be
held September / to 6. has booked a num-
Der Of attractions and is negotiating for
several more. The advertising committee
has secured 5000 buttons advertising the
carnival. In the center Of the button is a
large elk's head and on the border the
words, Council Bluffs Elks' Street Fair
and Carnival, September / to g."
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-27
Permit Child to Burn to Death.

NASHUA, Ia, July 26.-(Special.)-The
remains of the 4-year-old son of Leslie G.
Beach of Minneapolis, Mimi, have arrived
here for burial. The boy lost his life in a
fire at the home Of his grandmother at 1717
Third street, northeast, on July %. His
cries attracted a crowd of men, 1t is said,
who calmly stood and watched him at the
window of the second story while the
flames caught him and burned him to
death. The grandmother alone tried to res
cue him. An easy rescue could have been
effected from the porch roof had it been
attempted.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-27
Attorney AyIeswOrth Dissatisfied.

Attorney Pau AyIesworth served three
notices on the mayor and city ounci yes
terday. In one he protests against the
manner Of letting the city printing, an
other alleges that the police judge is ex-
ceeding his authority in condemning pris-
cners to & bread-and-water diet and the
third asks an investigation Of the purchase
Of time checks Of city laborers.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-27
Plumbing and heating. Br1Oy . Son.
N. y. Plumbing Co.. telephone $50.
sunday Closing Crusade.

Mrs, ]. p. Greenshields. Mrs. @. G. Baird
and Mrs. Jensen ave been appointed q
committee by the Woman's Christian Tenn
perance union to wait upon A. B. Beall,
manager OF the Dohany opera house. and
present a request from the union that no
performances be given in his house Sunday
I evenings. The women are also discussing
ways and means for stopping the delivery
Of ice on Sundays, the closing of stores
which keep open on the Sabbath and the
closing Of all saloons from Saturday night
to Monday morning.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-27
wooamen CARNIVAL al Reinbeck.

REINBEcK. Ia, July 26.-(special)-
This place is planning a large Woodman
carnival for three days, beginning July 81.
Six shows and a dozen other attractions
have been secured. Woodmen from a dozen
towns will be here. All roads have offered
reduced rates.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-27
Entertain Hope for Beard.hear.

AMEs. Ia, July 2s.-(special Telegram.)
Physicians and friends OF DR.. Beardshear
have not given up hope Of his ultimate
recovery. He Is resting more comfortable
today and evening than at any time before
or since his return TO Ames. The slight
Improvement Of yesterday was maintained
today
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-27

The Elks and Eagles OF Council Bluffs
win contest next Saturday afternoon. The
game will be played at Lake MAnawa and as
considerable rivalry exists between the two
organizations a holly contested game may
picked.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-27
Gravel rOOnns. A. n. Tssad. 81 broadway,
Base Hall Games.

The Smith & Bradleys will. weather per-
hitting, play the Malvern team this after
noon at the Lake Manawa ball grounds. The
Malverns. IL is expected. will be accom-
panied bp a large crowd OF rooters. The
game will be called at $3.50 o'clock and this
will be the lineup:
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-27

who is travelling in Hungary at present.
Faber's sweetheart at Tyler, Tex. is a
grid whom he met while visiting there
with his family in June. He belonged to a
prominent club here and was very pop
ular,
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-27
Puek's DOmeatIc sOap Is bsat tor IauEary
Real Estate transfers.

These transfers were hled yesterday In
the abstract, title and loan once Of j. w.
Squire. i01 Pearl street:
Robert Bleakly and wife to Mary f.. =
Flynn, W part out lot II, Neolas a..
y q. s..s.s s.~ss.s..s 10
Edwin Cleminson and wife to Mrs.
Wilhelmena Hargens, s q feet lot
lO3, original plat, W. d........o....... 1900
Merton North and wife to Claus
Greve. lot !, block s. Walnut. W. a.. 100
iot 8. block JScksons add, $. On. 2.557
City OF Council Bluns to Edwin Glenn
inson, 50-foot strip across lots i08,
104. los, l07, los, 100. and 65 feet
across lot no. In original plat, a.
C. q. i
Total hve transfers ......,.........S SOB
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-27
GREAT DANES KILL A WOMAN
Fearful Tragedy Occurs at Country Home
Not Far from Paris,
VICTIM OF DOGS JAN AMERICAN GIRL
Attempts to Feed the Brute and
is F~erociOusIy Attacked, and,
Though Rescued Dies in
Two Hours of Wounds.

NEW YORK, July ga Paris dispatch
to the World says that Nine. Edmond
Sempis, who, before her marriage a year
ago, was Miss Louise Rutherford of Brook
Ign, has been set upon by two hunger
maddened Great Dane dogs, which had been
secured to guard her husbands country
house at Annecy lake. and so terribly in
jured that she died two hours after the
attack.
NJ. Sempis is a prominent business man
in Paris. His home at Annecy lake Is lso-
lated, and, following a recent attempt by
burglars to enter the place. he purchased
two powerful Great Danes as guards.
Nine. Sempis did not accompany her
husband and their guests who started for
a drive to Aix-les-Bains. She noticed the
dogs while she was walking in the yard.
and, knowing that they had been without
food, determined to feed them, as they
were apparently quiet. She ordered the
cook to prepare a bowl Of meat and carried
it to the kennel. the woman accompanying
her.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-27
Dundee.

Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Selby returned on
Tuesday from their trip TO KeaTney, Neb.
Mrs. Colfax. who tripped and fell at her
home last week, dislocating her right
shoulder. is doing nicely.
Mrs. Augustus Van Gieson, wife OF Major
Van Gieson Of New Jersey. Is the guest
and Mrs. II. C.. Van Gieson.
The lawn fete OF the Kountze Memorial
church, which was twice postponed on
account OF unreasonable weather, from the
summer home OF Rev. Trefz. took place
on the grounds OF the church In town
one evening last week
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-27
Like Hungry Tigers.

The instant Nine. sempis entered the big
iron enclosure the Great Danes leaped upon
her like hungry tigers. They bore her to
the ground, and as she vainly sought to
defend herself their teeth sank N her
arms and body. Her struggles apparently
maddened the animals the more.
The coachman heard the screams Of Nine.
sempis and the cook. Nine. sempis begged
the man to save her. He ran to the stable
to get a pitchfork. When he returned the
Great Danes had fearfully torn their vic
tim. The coachman fought the brutes into
a corner and kept them there until the cook
summoned ~neighbors, who carried Nine.
sempis from the enclosure in a dying con-
dition.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-27
Bold Work of Burglar.

During the severe rainstorm between 10
and II o'clock last night burglars entered
the Harter-Lowe Barber Supply house, 504
Sixth avenue. and carried away goods to
the amount Of $3.50. Every clipper in the
house and about eight dozen razors were
taken. The entire stock had been removed
from the shelves and piled in al indis-
criminate mass on the floor, but the safe.
which contained several hundred dollars,
was not tempered with.
Evening journal., 1902-06-25


Miss Alice Yarnell of Lima, Pa, and
Miss Saunders, Of Philadelphia. are THE
guests of Miss Elizabeth TOman.
Miss Burge, OF Townsend, is the
guest of her sister, Mrs. William Kee.
Miss Pauline May. of Philadelphia, is
the guest of her sister. Mrs. A. e.
lGoOdiss.
Mr.. Stewart IS in Philadelphia today
The Junior class Of the NJ. r. Church
Twill give an excursion to Cape May on
July "a on the steamer Republic
Miss Alice Frazier and John Wright
viii attend a private dance at Shellpol
Park this evening
Mr.. and Mrs William Finn. of New
port. were visitors in New Castle last
evening.
Miss Katherine Walls is indisposed.