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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-08-03
Railway Notes and Personals.

L. w. Wakeley general passenger agent
of the Burlington. returned from Denver
Wednesday morning.
A bill has been introduced into the
Georgia Legislature making it a misde-
meanor for any railroad to carry passen-
gers on Sunday for less than the regular
rates. or in other words to forbid cheap
excursions on Sunday.
A great many Omaha people are taking
advantage of the reduced rates TO the north
offered by the Chicago Great Western and
there is quite a colony of Omaha people
at Clear Lake where the reports come of
some big catches of fish.
j. c. Stubbs traffic manager Of the Har-
rman lines accompanied by Mrs. Stubs
passed through the city Wednesday morn
and left on the Overland Limited which
was held for him. Mr. Stubbs had a short
conference with W. r. Kelly general
solicitor OF the Union Pacific but did not
give anything out for publication although
asked as to the prospects of the Illinois
Central being taken under the wings of
the Hartman lines. He is going to Cali
fornia.
The Burlington has made special rates
and special arrangements for hauling e
business to the meeting of the Nebra. Ka
National guard at Kearney August s to l6.
Among the companies already provided for
are the Nebraska City company, the Sew
ard company, the Lincoln company and
Beatrice company, a Wilbur company, York
company, Geneva company and Nelson
company. The Broken Bow company will
use the Burlington to Grand Island and the
Union Pacific from Grand Island to
kearney.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-08-03
SH0NFELD'S BODY IN VAULT
Late Antiquarian VIII EOt he Buried
UntiI Relatives Come
from East.

The body Of Solomon Shonfeld, who was
an old resident OF this city and a we'll
known antiquarian, was placed In the re-
oeiving vault OF Forest Lawn cemetery
Wednesday afternoon to await the arrival
Of members OF the family who will be in
Omaha Thursday afternoon from New York
City.
Rev. 7. ]. Mackay, pastor OF the All
Saints church. conducted the funeral SER
vice at the home OF Herman Shonfeld, 40
South Eighteenth street, where the de-
ceased lived with his son for years. Many
former friends and associates of the dead
citizen attended the funeral and a number
Of floral tributes were sent.
The pail bearers were; John o. Yeiser,
NJ. o. Cunningham, Colonel S. S. Curtis,
w. r. Homan, John T, Dillon and E. c.
Page
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-08-03
CROSBYREPEATST THE PLEDGE
Hills Agent R'afirms to Mr.. spsns Intsn-
tion TO Build Cut OF Into 0maha.
D. o. IVES SUCCESSOR ARRIVES IN CITY
Youngest General Freight Agent I'm
United states Declares He
VIII Pull for Omaha
All the Time.

c. r. spens, the new appointed general
freight agent OF the Burlington lines west,
who succeeds D. o. Ives, who has been APP
pointed general trafic manager of the
wabash, arrived in Omaha Wednesday
morning from Chicago to enter upon the
duties Of his new Office. For the last two
years Mr.. spens has been assistant to
Freight Traffic Manager Crosby, in charge
Of the freight traffic Of the entire Burling-
ton system. The position which Mr.. Spens
has held has made him entirely familiar
with the greater part Of the work which he
is to take up. Less than 30 years of age,
Mr. spens Is the youngest general freight
agent in the United States.
when / left Chicago last evening"" said
Mr.. spens, Mr. Crosby in his instruction
TO me reaflrmed the statements which he
made in Omaha a week ago in connection
with the building Of the proposed line from
the Ashland cut off to Omaha. The line
will be built all right, just as Mr.. Crosby
outlined It,
Il hope that the fact that come as a
comparative stranger to Omaha will not
initiate against me in any way, as l have
come with the idea of making this my
home. although / only brought small
grip with me this time. I am surely going
TO strive TO do the right thing by Omaha
and hope to impress this upon those with
whom 1 am to come I'm contact, fOr nothing
can be accomplished except by mutual CO.
operation. For the next two weeks 1 sup
nose I will have to stick pretty close to
This desk TO learn the detail of the Office,
and then l will have more time to get &C
auainted."
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-08-03
STRAWBERRIES CAUSE WOE
one Box of Canned Goods Leads to
Trouble for Messenger
Wagon Driver.

One box OF canned strawberries caused
the present trouble OF J. c. Shandy, II the
reports at police headquarters may be
accepted.
week ago the man was arrested on the
charge of larceny as bailee, the complaint
being sworn to by F. o. Royce of the
Nebraska Messenger Express, on behalf of
Miss LOttie Layton. Now another charge,
that of forgery has been filed against the
man.
II is alleged that on July /. shsndy was
given two boxes Of canned strawberries to
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-08-03
NO SICKNESS AND NO DEATH
Constable simpson, Father of Nine
Children, All in Pink of
Health.

Constable Ed Simpson has made a record
that is enviable and which should dispel
the idea that race suicide is gaining ground
in Omaha. Twenty years ago Mr. Simpson
was married. He has nine hearty chill
dren, never had a death in the family and
never had occasion to call a physician ex-
cept when the stork rang the doorbell at
his home.
PLENTY OF Nebraska ozone, lots of sun
shine, a cheerful disposition, temperate
habits. pay your gas bills regularly and
you have solved the problem of a long and
healthy life" says Constable Simpson.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-08-03
ALL EXPERIENCE HE WANTS
Stranger within the City Testides
THAI He is Not Pining for
Information.

Stella Jordan Of the bad lands has been
fined and costs in police court, where
she was charged with larceny.
The story about Miss Jordan is that one
August Holder gave the woman IS to hold
for him. She held the money until she
had lockjaw in the hand and the allegation
Is that Holder tried in vain to transfer the
money from the woman's hand to his
pocket.
August Holder, who is a stranger within
the city walls, says his experience on the
first day of August will hold him for
awhile, and he was not punnlng when he
made the statement He looked serious.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-08-03

haul for Miss Layton, one box to go TO
SCOTS Bluffs. Neb., as baggage and the
other box by freight. The baggage was
received at destination alright but nothing
OF the other box has been found When
questioned as to the missing box Shandy
is said to have produced freight bill sup
posed to have been signed by a former
employe of the local Burlington freight
depot, but in reality signed by Shandy.
Shandy will have a hearing in police
court Friday morning.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-08-03
Union PncIRc Folder.

The New York Commercial has THIS TO
say Of the handsome pamphlet which the
advertising department or the Union Pa
cifc has prepared on the Portland exposi-
ton:
OF all the seasons literature of the rail-
roads of the country booklet issued by
the Union Pacific, Southern Pacific and the
Oregos Short Line on the Lewis and Clark
exposition now in Portland, Ore, must take
first rank The cover is an artistic piece
or work, in subdued colors, showing Lewis
and Clark discussing their dream of the
then unknown northwest and exhibiting
their plans of the exploration. A brief per-
sonal history of the two famous explorers,
something of the Indian woman who helped
them and an original map of the country
forms the first part of the pamphlet.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-08-03
ChRmberIain's Collie, Cholera and
DiarrhOea Remedy, Better
Than Three Doctors.

Three years ago we had three doctors
with our little boy and everything that they
could do seemed in vain. At last when all
hope seemed TO be gone we began using
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy and in few hours he began to
improve. Today he is as healthy child as
parents could wish for. We feel that we
cannot afford to be without this medicine
in our home. Mrs. B. ]. Johnston. Linton,
Miss.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-08-03
New Orleans for CoHee.

New Orleans is becoming the great i'm
pnrt city for coffee" said j. w. Weitzell,
freight agent of the Illinois Central,
Wednesday morning, land the reduction in
rates forced upon the roads show they in
tend to keep it as such. bag of coffee
weighs about 100 pounds and in 1899 29936
bags were imported through New Orleans.
In 1904 this was increased to 1,279,l8 bags,
showing the enormous increase of the busi-
ness This has been brought about largely
by the importers at New orleans, who have
realized the chances offered in the coffee
business. New Orleans is so much nearer
as a port OF entry for the entire middle
west country and the dealers there have
engaged a man who travels through this
territory for the express purpose of finding
the wants of the people in this section of
the country. This man was through Omaha
Tuesday and makes all of the jobbing
towns on the Missouri river. He says the
people of this section demand the highest
grade Of coffee that can be procured"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-08-03

For the accommodation Of readers OF The
Bee these patterns, which usually retail at
from Is to 81 cents each, will be furnished
at the nominal price Of 10 cents. A supply
is now kept at our Office. 80 those who
wish any pattern may get It either by call
ing or enclosing 10 cents. addressed Pat
tern Department, Bee, Omaha"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-08-03
WONDERFUL THURSDAY BARGAINS

OF THE ENTIRE STOCK OF NATHAN. WOLF q
THESE GA RMENTS MUST RE SOLD WITHIN THIN
ARIER For THLRSDAN. WE nEEER -
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1905-10-18

TEN of public schools, and the
people have been led to expect
school sessions of not less than
nine months from their repre-
sentatives who stand pledged to
the people by the platform first
announced at the Beau Sejour
political meeting and reiterated
throughout the entire course Of
the last campaign,-to reduce and
cut dOaUn other much criticized 0Ue-
n,tes Of public expenses IN order to
giUe the greatest possible assistance
to the public schools and the public
roads.
Good schools and good roads
bring prosperity and happiness
to the people in a much greater
measure than other branches of
the public service that are being
maintained at unreasonable and
exorbitant expense. Reform
along those lines is the urgent
need of the times and the people
will finally make themselves
heard and needed.
It is only those who are blind,
who Go not see the remarkable
development in public sentiment
in our own midst along these
very lines, which has taken
place within the past two or three
years, and this is the greatest
hope for the future of our people
and their country.
The masses of the people are
reading more and thinking more
in these times than ever before,
and this is paving the way to
greater practical results which
are going to find their best ex-
preston in good schools and
good roads. These are the signs
of the times that are appearing
in such bold print that even the
bind ought to be able to read.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1905-10-18

Miss Rena Broussard, daugh-
ter of Mr.. Edmond Broussard of
this town. was violently thrown
out of a carriage in Royville last
Saturday, and sustained a pain
full if not serious injury, dis
location of the shoulder. She is
under treatment of DR.. Roy
Young at the plantation home of
Mrs. J. o. Broussard near Roy
vile. and her mother is in at
tendance at her bedside. At the
time of the accident Miss Rena
was in the company of Mr.. F.
Theriot and his two sisters, who
fortunately suffered only very
slight injuries from the over
turning of the carriage.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1905-10-18
FIRST TEA
Of Series to Be Given by Ladies
Of Episcopal Guild An En-
joyable Affair.

The first of the series of teas
to be given by the Ladies of the
Episcopal Guild took place at the
home of Mrs. Jim Parkerson
last Thursday and proved a
delightful affair. The pleasure
of the afternoon was greatly
augmented by a game of words,
All about Kate" IN which Miss
Mabel Hughes, Mrs. E. P. Mills
and Mrs. H. H. Kicker won
equal honors and had to cut for
the prize. Luck was with Miss
Mabel and she was awarded a
Hoffman picture of the head and
bust of Christ. Delicious re-
freshments we're served which
were greatly enjoyed. The
amount realized was $40. The
ladies' of the Guild have reqnes-
ted US to express their sincere
thanks to those who attended
and assisted in making the tea
a success.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1905-10-18
Committed Suicide.

Despanet Guidry, living near
Carencro. died Monday from the
effects of an overdose of lauda-
mum taken with suicidal intent.
The drug was taken Sunday,
and although every effort was
made to save his life, he passed
away Monday morning. Coroner
Gladu viewed the body, but de-
cided no inquest was necessary.
The cause of the unfortunate
deed is said to be disappointment
in love.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1905-10-18
Prisoners Sentenced.

Judge Pugh opened court
Monday. n number of civil
cases will be tried, but none of
general interest to the public.
Monday the following plead
guilty and were sentenced:
Geo. Griffin, alias Chicken,
colored, burglary and larceny,
5 years in the penitentiary.
Chas. Jeanlouis, colored, lar
ceny, 3 months in Jail, subject to
road work.
Grant Jones, colored, larceny,
6 months in Jail, subject to road
work.
Sylvester Jones, colored, cut
ting and wounding, ! year in
Jail. subject to road work.
Thomas Floyd, white. carry
ing revolver. $35.O 90 and costs.
Thursday morning has been
set for the preliminary trial of
Fernest Savoy, charged with
numbering Baudoin.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1905-10-18
New B,.JDdinx.

Mr. Rene Delhomme is having
a one story building, 30x56 feet
added to the Peoples Pharmacy,
in which he will open a first class
grocery. The building will have
q solid plate glass front and be
provided with fixtures that will
make it strictly up-to-date. The
grocery department of the
Pharmacy will be discontinued
and the entire building used for
the drug store.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1905-10-18
Quarterly Conference.

The Fourth Quarterly Con-
ference Of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church South will be held
next Saturday, Oct. q, at 3
o'clock p. M, Rev. w. w. Drake,
presiding. He will preach Sun
day at IL a. m. and 7:3O p. m.
Everybody cordially invited.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1905-10-18

revenues dEO UcTlVcU 1IOu1 uAlC
public funds of the parish. With
this bold fact staring US in tie
face. can it be said in seriousness
and in truth that Lafayette
parish is doing a just part by
the school children of the parish?
The last report of the Parish
Superintendent shows pheno-
menal growth in the school
system of the parish. From his
printed report we learn that in
the short space of three years
the teaching force has increased
so per cent, and the attendance
800 per cent. In view of this
fact, taken in connection with
the progressively increasing
revenues of the parish, The
Advertiser insists that instead
of a reduction in the school ap-
preparation, the absolute needs
Of the public schools make it inn
perative that the annual apprO-
priations in aid of public educa-
tion be increased with the ad-
vancing growth of school sys-
tenn which is accomplishing an
amount of good among the people
that is beyond computation in
dollars and cents.
The Lafayette Gazette in a
forcible editorial expression on
this subject maintains that
school revenues should be per-
manent, and that nothing
should be allowed to cripple the
schools since "the safety and
prosperity of the country de-
pend upon the proper education
of it's youth and matter so
primary must not be relegated
to any secondary or subordinate
position iE political AFFAIRS And
The Gazette puts this very per-
tinent question. why should
the children suffer when full
provision is made for every
other class, even for the care
and comfort of criminals?"
A glance at the budget of 1905
will reveal the astounding fact
that $11, 1000 has been set aside
for criminal expenses. nearly
$1,000 more for criminal expenses
than has been appropriated for
the education of the children of
the parish. Are q .Je,U criminals
Of more Importance than eight ts0us-
and school children? This amount
does not include about $1,000 ad-
ditional which is paid in COM
missions to the sheriff for col
lecting the taxes and licenses of
the parish, nor the large part of
the criminal expense borne by
the State.
The Gazette is right; this is no
time for retrenchment in the
equipment and maintenance of q
growing and q satisfactory sys-
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1905-10-18
Interesting Item.

Deputy Saul Broussard has
placed the three negroes. SEN
fenced Monday, at work on the
Lafayette -CarencrO road.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1905-10-18

II from the above we deduct
the special tax, "a fund devoted
to providing larger and better
school houses, and of which
there has already been con-
structed five this year,, there is
left $28 600. OF this latter
amount $1,000 comes from the
State treasury; $500 from poll
taxes, which is indirectly from
the State, being a revenue from
an act passed by the legislature;
5000, the school land rent. is a
direct contribution of the United
States government to the schools,
and approximately $1,000 from
the corporation of Lafayette.
Thus it will be seen that when
the parish of Lafayette, through
the Police Jury contributes for
the education of 1884 children
in the parish, $500 year. the
parish is paying less than one
dollar per capita Of the educable
children. The amount obtained
from the public funds of the
parish would give each child of
school age less than half q
month Of schooling a year. If
expressed in terms of percent
age, the figures~ show that less
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1905-10-18

A fine lot of popcorn just re-
ceived at Prudhomme & McFad-
din's.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1905-10-18

PrudhOmme & McFaddin have
just received a fine lot of pop
corn.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1905-10-18
THE PUBLIC SCHOOL FUNDS.

Several years ago when the
special school tax was being
agitated, many persons feared
that voting a special tax for the
purpose of building necessary
school houses and furnishing
them properly, would lead the
Police Jury to still further re-
duce the already small and in
adequate appropriation of three
to four thousand dollars year.
To provide against such con-
tingency, a large and repre-
sentative committee of citizens
of the parish went so far as to
petition the Jury to pledge itself
to a fixed appropriation of 8
mills of the general tax collected.
The Police Jury instead of
cutting the appropriation aug
mented it the following year
1909 to seven thousand dollars,
but. Notwithstanding the natural
increase of seven or eight thou
sand dollars in the yearly
revenues of the parish since
that time. the appropriation still
stands at about seven thousand
dollars. as appears from the
budget of 1906 published in our
last issue.
The estimated school revenues
for 1909 aro as fn1louc.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-29
UNCIEANLINESS is CAUSE
OF FIREMAN'S DISMISSAL
James Dooley Fails to Appear Before
Board to Refute Charges
Made Against Him.

The Fire Commissioners yesterday
dismissed James Dooley, tillerman OF
Truck s, from the department. Dooley
was found guilty of neglect Of duty
and 1t was also alleged that he was
filthy personally. Dooley failed to ap-
pear.
A complaint was read from George
B. Evans, secretary of the District
Council of Painters, asking the COM
mission to prevent firemen from do
ing painting jobs around their respec-
tive firehouses. The matter was re-
ferred to Chief Sullivan. The Chief
reported that fifty-one second alarm
box calls had been taken of Truck
Company 10, six second alarm calls
off Truck Company 1 and two of
Truck Company 2. The changes were
approved by the board.
Bids have been invited for the con-
struction Of two or more second-sized
steam fire engines, TO be paid out Of
the appropriation for the ensuing fiscal
year. John Kenney was granted a
leave of absence for thirty DAYS. A
written examination OF hosemen will
take place to-day at the Girls High
School.
The San Francisco call., 1905-04-29
CROOK v WANTED
IN SAN JOSE

The two men arrested by Policeman
Tillman on Third street early Thurs
day morning who gave the names OF
George Baker I'D Fred Stevenson have
been identified as ex-convicts. Tne
former will be taken to San Jose, where
he is wanted on a charge Of robbery
Baker is J. B. Clifton, who was re-
Gently discharged from Folsom Peni-
tentiary after serving a ten-year term
for burglary In Los Angeles. stevenson
is James Bassett, who has served two
terms for burglary. the last being
term of seven years from San Jose.
Clifton has been fdentif1ed as one OF
the two masked footpads who entered
the fredericksburg saloon ON the Ala
media road, San Jose, on the night OF
April 10, and held up the bartender ana
six customers. Their plunder consisted
of $50 in coin, a gold watch and dia-
rnond ring Clifton had a .41-caliber
Colts revolver at the time and the
same revolver was found upon MIN
when arrested by Tillman.
Deputy Sheriff Dreischmeyer OF San
lose arrived in the city yesterday and
will take Clifton back with him this
morning. He thinks Bassett was Cliff
toms companion in the hold-up, but so
far there is nothing definite to nx the
crime upon him. The deputy says
there was also a third man who kept
guard outside the saloon.
Detectives Bunner and Matheson had
been searching for Clifton and Bassett,
as they were thought to have been i'm
plicated in the hold-ups in saloons
here. also in a burglary. The victims
had a look at them in the City Prison,
but although they answered the de-
scriptions of the robbers they
would not swear to their identity from
the fact that they had worn masks.
Bassett will be detained here pending
further developments.