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Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-21
BAUM WILL IMPROVE STORE
Makes Immense Purchases in East
with View of Creating Ger
tain Changes.

j. T. Baum, proprietor of the Bennett
store, has returned from an extensive trip
to New York where he has been making
thorough study into the department store
business with a view of making improve
ments in his large establishment Mr..
Baum said:
Omaha is getting TO he a great retail
center and it is surprising the way the
retail business is growing, and to care
for its share of this increase the Bennett
company does not intend to be caught
mapping. l made some very extensive pur-
Chases in the east and the people of
Omaha will hear from these as soon as
they arrive. Business is remarkable at
present and can only be accounted for in
two ways-frst, that the city is growing
and growing fast, and second that the out
side people are coming TO Omaha in larger
numbers to make their purchases OF
course, we must also consider that there
is an immense amount of new building
going on In Omaha at present and every
man who wants TO work can work and get
good wages for his time. I think many
who were I'm Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben week
and did not buy because of the big crowds
have returned to make their purchases
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-21
ONE OF THE REAL OLD TIMERS
GEORGE W, Roberts. whose Tragical
Death Occurred saturday. Helped
Found Lincoln journal.

George W Roberts. VINO died suddenly in
his store al 29i3 Lake street Saturday
afternoon. was one Of the founders Of the
Lincoln State Journal He came TO Lin
coin in he early seventies from Vermont.
his birthplace and at once bought stock
in the journal company and was identified
with its management for a number of
years He was bookbinder by trade and
managed this department of the Journal.
After selling his Journal stock he came to
Omaha and for n number Of years trav-
clod for the old Herald frequently being
away from home for six months at a time.
Later he worked for other printing estab-
lshments,
Mr.. Roberts was almost 80 years old.
Up TO the time of his death his health was
exceptionally good. A customer walked
into the store Saturday afternoon and,
after waiting upon him, Mr.. Roberts re-
marked:
Il don't feel Just right. You probably
will be the last customer ! will ever wait
upon" With that he dropped dead.
or his immediate family there are left a
widow, two sons and a daughter, George
w. Roberts assistant engineer of South
Omaha: Edward L. Roberts, a painter. and
Mrs. A. w Labelle, all of Omaha.
Funeral arrangements will not be an,
nounced until after word is received from
Edward l.. Roberts, who is now away on
a fishing au1 hunting trip. Some time age
Edward Roberts with some companions
built a boat and they are now floating
down the Mississippi river. fishing and
hunting. They were expected to reach St
Louis Sunday.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-21
FOUR TRAINS OF FINE HORSES
biggest shipment of FLOODED stock
Ever Made Coming This
Week.

]. b. Haggin & co. will ship across the
country this week the largest shipment
OF blooded horses which ever crossed the
continent. All of the horses of the great
Leland Stanford stables and farms will be
taken to New York to be auctioned off.
They will leave Sacramento Monday and
will be taken across the country on pas
senger time.
The shipment will make four train loads
of horses and will be hauled by the South
ern Pacific and Union Pacific to Omaha, and
by the Illinois Central to Chicago. Some
of the horses are estimated to be worth
$4,000 or $4,000 apiece. Each train will
consist of twelve of the finest stock cars
and it is estimated the transportation
charges will amount TO about $4,000.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-21
water anrea.

The Omaha Water company. regarding
the advertisement OF water rates by the
Water Board OF the city of Omaha as
calculated 20 mislead citizens and water
with respect to the facts OF
the situation, desires to say that the re-
duced rates attempted to be nxed for
Omaha consumers by the Water Board
have not become finally established, but
are still the subject of controversy in the
courts, the water company contending that
tho Water Board had no power to reduce
the rates because OF the city's original
contract with the company fixing the limit
Of the company's charges, which the COM
pany has never exceeded, and contendinE
also that the reduced rates are unreason-
able Should these contentious be sustained
as the result OF the company's pending
suit, all consumers who shall have mean
time paid only the reduced rates will be
subject 20 legal proceedings for the re-
covery of the difference. Should the re-
duced rates he ultimately established the
company will. of course, refund To each
consumer who shall meantime have paid
the full rate the difference between that
rate and the rate as reduced.
THE OMAHA WATER COMPANY,
BY f. M. FAIRFIELD, General Manager,
Omaha, November IS 1905.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-21
RECORD PRECEDES CROOKS
Advice from Minneapolis Reaches
Omaha of Two Conscience PeO-
pie Headed This Way.

Superintendent Morris of the Associated
Charities and the police officials have been
notified by the Minneapolis authorities to
be on the lookout for couple who gave
their names at Minneapolis as 'Dr. Joseph
r. Bowen and WIFE" and who imposed on
the public and churches in the Minnesota
city by selling tickets for fake church con-
certs. 1t is reported the man and woman
would have the name of some church
printed on the tickets, proceed to sell the
tickets for a concert which would not be
given, and then leave the city. The same
racket is said TO have been worked by the
same parties at Cincinnati St. Louis,
Louisville, Grand Rapids Indianapolis, Co
lumbus and other places.
Mr. and Mrs, Bowen are reported as
having bought tickets for Omaha,
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-21
GRAIN men UNDER The BAN
Members Of Dsfunct Association to Be In
vestigatsd BY Grand Jury.
DEPUTY MARsHAls OUT WITH SUsPOENAs
witnesses Already summoned FROM
Nebraska and sHII Others Are
to Come from other
states.

1t is regarded as a foregone conclusion
that the federal grand jury will be called
upon to investigate the methods OF the
Nebraska Grain Dealers association. regard
less Of the fact that the association has dis
solved.
A number OF witnesses already have been
summoned from Nebraska and others are
To be summoned from adjacent states. The
names of these witnesses arc kept secret
for tn, present and the investigation into
the grain trust methods wnl not begin until
the latter part of this week. The essential
feature to be Investigated by the grand
jury will be for tho violation Of the inter-
state commerce laws, while the violation
Of tho Sherman antitrust law will also be
given consideration. Some Of the deputy
marshals already have been sent out to
serve subpoenas in these cases.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-21
HERDMAN FOR THE CHARTER
Assistant city Attorney Says This
Talk OF Invalidity IL All
FOOlishness.

IT'S all foolishness," said Assistant City
Attorney Herdman as he grabbed for some
records and started on run for the court
house, in speaking of the talk OF testing
the legality of the city charter. This
talk is coming from people who either want
TO hold onto their jobs or from people who
want 10 shirk their taxes. The charter IS
all right and It will stand the test OF the
courts. The school levy is all right and
perfectly legal II the charter is tested in
the courts it will be declared constitutional
and all this talk about it being bad amounts
10 nothing"
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-21
ONE MAN ALREADY INVITED
Names of city Engineers Assistants
on Hayden Brothers Build
Ing Not Yet Disclosed.

City Engineer Rosewater Tuesday prob
ably will name the two men who are TO
assist him in making an investigation of
the Hayden Bros building, in accordance
with the resolution passed by the city
council a week ago. Both of the engineers
will be from out Of town. Monday morning
Mr.. Rosewater received an acceptance
from one of them and by Tuesday morning
he expects a favorable reply from the
other. Until he has secured both men,
however, he will not make public the name
Of the one he has secured.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-21
Mortality statistics.

The following births and deaths have
been reported 10 tho Board ~ Health dur
ing the forty-cght hours ending az noon
Monday.
Bir4hs-Dewey Kelley. e99O North Twenty
eighth hoy: Rolun q. Ogleboy 1917 Cali
fornia, girl. Ccrl o. Green, 1924 North
eighteenth. gut James tadden. S5i6 North
Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-21
Entertaining an Enemy.

Don't entertain a chronic. running sore
or wound. Cure it with Bucklens Arnica
Salve. PC; guaranteed. For sale by Sher-
man & Mcconnell Drug Co.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-08-30
Cat Travelled In Trunk.

~
Miss Sophie Nicholson left several
weeks ago to visit her sister in Cali.
fornia. She stopped in Edgefield
Q day with her sister. Mrs. r. L. Dun
oyant. 3
Soon fater leaving for her long Jour.
Eey Mr. Dunovant missed his cat from
aboutthe houae. AS it was q inc
monses and pet cs the household,
everyone wondered what had beco
of the feline. The mysterious dis.
appearance of the pet was solved when
q few days5ago Mrs. Dunoyant receiy-
ed . setlor from Mias Sophie stating
how surprised she was on unlocking
her trunk to find The cat, ani il was
yetialive after being locked in q heavy
closely picked trunk for nine days,
and after travelling several thousand
miles without food or water. t,s
Presumably, the cat hid herself
away in the trunk while it was open
at Mrs. Dauoyant's home, and being
hurriedly locked on being sent TO & the
station, the cat waa ae..::ssssaa tshili This
is ons cat that had nine lives. = edge.
field Advertiser. y,
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gaIlahltE .liaye Shot 40 Angel.

a Richmond (Va.) Judge tells .
story which illustrates the difficulty
met inftrying TO stop che carrying Of
pistols. A tough youth was brought,
before the judge, charged With firing q
revolver in the streets. TIE testimony
lin the caseswas TO the eject that the
young hoodlunl had filled himselfwith
Whisk and had discharged his weapon
ina crowded stree TTwenty dollara
ana: Gusts. said the magis istrate. / sBu st,
yonrt honor, interpo osed! counsel For
the prisoner, my client did not hit
anybod S SY BY, sou admit that he
fired the gun? 90, but he fired
into the oil, & exp planned the law yers
B ss's vent dollars and costs, repeated
the jud ne might have ahot An
apgsi,zI And he riotous5 felloRS went
70 jjaail not having the money to pay
his fne.
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.EEsss asTy Lsls 8

l.pndon, s,s ss;ssst S How many
| ne els aheaid gsS Seas q days IS
Dss addon . pgomiae, at ths Cons
gEess of sa Royal Iaatisug gsof Public.
shat sf Rs coatentsa oaraelyeai
one sse ehk Get the ags ag.
syaags, 3,net Will severe &
nation rom ii MEDICAL mem
|s Haddon tilserjgea; go oR.
prac sical ez pesisnse "a aaiid one, and
aatipal ex neriepcs has shown no
that sse cat 600 litffIe ratsias shaa
too much that is. speaking as 8
twhole.
Ike She csse 0f i maahEs who.
/ is usiGg his brains. and think what
would happen ID him II. II::ie wsta TO
.adopt d ans,fis isal die -
He would have 10 hsya his meal
in she evening for he Woula ssrssssIy
beunabls fo do 30 q gRsrk lor several
hours after III 55S
ext morning he would be quite
incapable of effort no 4 SO slae end of
Istsants,- ours ne 5S would be NO
snofe able ia; do 4 justice Is hss neal
Ijthan 10 play q game af foos ball
S8 add6n 3 : ss I. Ssi.s :,ss
Soils, d Gsrmsn. no lived sa 1 so, snd
ats oniy once a day might just as
IHeliE sa that Soils "a CHS have lived
% Go iss he iad onI " fed ti Z rat ii ss;sssaaily.
certain that only tbs atSallgs
Esat 81 men could survive susla d
,ne saloetIh told of Is man Who died
throag to live on one meal j
s BIC was a MEL known phot ographer
ia Yerpool aud d mont agg ter PRO!
1lpa snding BIB theory to5 me be led sa
intestiona obstEl tic ii, folloWed By
aaacsste peritonitiis
an aa aanswera ble fetort5to
the ou ESD neal, day diaat, tha d aaes.
jStion which Sir sJ ataes Gssichton.
vine pnts 60 Dr. lad don 81 "a
ne sVeT cried it on a baby sS
chlId aa ia Il proyss aots ll, OH 81 YsIby sI,,
.its ants bnt also by aonalii.
Lion DC slae 81 aatt hafs Ell s.
Iles every three l,oars. goign
nla to gesI sfaes lna 81 nlusa off work ont
lsog hia brain shonl a sff6iloN the
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-08-30
gltss les gsaapl Rlocks.

Laneasser. Angust ours COR
reapeadence witnessed . day or two
tsgo ) practical teat Of this iea cream
block sreeSer. s..sieRted by Charles T.
HndBop, 9 worthy young solored eiti-
Eenci Lancaster. upon which he OBJ.
tanned l6ttere patent laat March, a::
noted in this correspondents at the
time. . s.
The freezersis q assemark able inyen-
zion, and those who are familiar with
such things oonfld dently aasers stat it
| ia only : question Of tims when the
Hudson freezer will be ID general use
tkionghous the aopntry, 60 sppesior
agaisa advantages 70 those og tho old
ntyle freezer.
There igaothing complicated about
the Hudson freezar. It's simplicity
itself aud can be easily operased by .
ayesyeaf.old child. Is is 4 geatsngu-
lar wooden box, linsd ineide Wish gal-s
vanized Din, id ahiSh u asssshable
metal rack or frame rests. in the Isttes
being spaces provided for holding cans
of cases containing the clsan, The
cream canes are one inoh diameter, !,
bus their width and length depend np-
on the eize Of the freezer; the sises
varying sllthe wey from the fractional
part oe 9 gallon to many gallons.
Iheas cans when placed In the frame
in3 the box provided Tor them are ono
inch apart. 5
ln other words, they are 40 arranged
thai eeeh ean3is entirely surrounded
l3hy the ice and aaltRith which the box.
IiH dlled, after the cream cans have been
plaoed in position. The advantaga of
having every part os each cream sean
come id contact with the ice and salt
is obvious. Instead of having . large
|ibulk 5f cream 90 be frozen through, !.
sa il the case oe the ssssinary freezer
now: :in useI the cream in these small
cans freezes solid in an Incredibly
ishort time. sss5s
rha fTeaGer rests in q rocker aud
| ltbe ise3is made TO circulate around
the cana BIZ simpi = oeking sho laa:-
chine like . small Grad !. the Fort OF
Labor being DO greater than in ths
I5cassg gofs she latter. .s..ss So
The orsam freezes Sto the Sconsiatea4
ley ofst hat mag In Tho oid.sty le free
Iser inn mute s. 4 and ia ten min--
t1tes it becomes 4 solid block aikeSice.
Water placed in the cans. instead of5
cgeam 81 frozen into bI5 5eks of ice ! In
same lengt h o. time.
After tho orsamsis frozen it can eas.
1ilybe reno from the s,seans bys Dip
ping them for i 5nao aomant in warm va. Wa
i III !. s Dc any
size desired anlil ars Hen read j to be
l1served The will skgsI ind e6nissly,
iEEisi claimed hen placeti IL q rsfrig.
Is IpS SeassIi Iit I'D desirs 60 use the cream
|sbioeh for exenraiio Oh j or pionisa, they
can 5be wrapped ins wax j: paper q Nd
place Elm ID sab biinst p,reparsa toF b,
the purpose, which Cts intoths freezer
EAftert the rack ho olding the ,caa y in taken
tont
Among the "a Want agess ofs the Hnd-
son freezer ia she ffact; that many dif-
sfgeIeat . avored cream can bs frozen
All he same tim as mi any in fact, as
There ore canilas Ia tttle freezer. Tke
scseam | aIso free eesa Into aoI Iid blocka
hout any agitati on a oaaced by
the roskingg propss sss, 81 Imply leaving,
shs sanss inIth the Fee zsr rfound:
by ile sa q, shong of ooiiFse,
tIsakiag q iong u line dos sos sj
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T0n Many for Hin. /.

\ 3siss AS the conclusions Of the regular,
lesson at 4 certain s sunday achool the
Ssnpsrin endent mad q shors address
tot the assembled claesea the end
sofs his3remarks he said
ssl low alt you5 boy j and ygirls that,
syRould like ~ go g: Heasen when you
die hold up gyonF: hand Is .'a! ''
Instantly every child had q hand
inst ar except one little feiloWssi
ting ins corn q, Il be 81 In answer TO
theBsn Iintend de entss uestion, DON'T
syaus 10 90 90 Il lhea aysen G eplied: :
's q itee, not il That crowd q asgoin.,ss' { {
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1asse s,t Is s5aer III ssr,.
Iss. 'sll aa ja siants .Taasaal.
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10 Bibb snpsEs9s osss Ses sSshsy s1 Y.
years age, aRa W no ass pSssa on ll.
the gallowss, aSfe she gogs - - sFssn F'sa
tied on ma enf sao niss aees 's'sfs @
standing on sne aess 4 tsa ? unaer: sac:
gallowS tFee, sss s. 81 IS eng nv
pro. 90 the 81 sns So. ss,iaE s' Is 5
chat fact is asssa agsf ssnan hcsie q.
His resplse g5oe esea saanse Esn 'a
the sentence anss s re. seak y Aa 81
life convict ena 1ss. yea ope
years OF tn.ss'ss sehss astaoega a9#
a he was on lnhssssss Saa ~ spe sls'.ss :la. g,
and his iite naa pssa efR a'sh py Y:
4 the real !, mu,asssEs ~
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The real ma1SsssE ss,a nis eIssae sals
on bis aeasa Wy assss tola " assaasEs
that frankl'p " s. y tas,ssas sallssT
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work ass ,llle ssp 8 ns,es Issa s'ose
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g, Stsih,iag, Pen disson, S. d.
Poiiticg and Tie Eagnlers uaiog.
| nneil 10 think y7e knew ~ aE pali.
tics were. bat af afeer the pro oilibitio ioTlfsts
have said that the 6ispea eaEasy gJsestion
WIS q moral question ard not Is poiit3-
gal sssicn. On p the aPtners' Union
naEa dee!afed = net this same question
| le y Dol tieal 90 ions 81 q must eDnf fSe8
that we do not know lsaE pnlltfSs
looks like to-day II akespears aaid in
| iife "a i9S, "a have Eeen nOiiti MI isEs my
1rienfiRs enleUth With zsis ainiaH,n
| Ven by iafaR here that Shakespeare
mean tsy shis thai he we q In syinssatlsy
sysith tha Eant tiinenfs nf l,fa ffgian DE- and
that ak " gag pol itie. 81 s
q tII'he y ATmags UIien of lats are geS-
ting g good sT1a art chance OF free adj
vice fE0ni iea 0lsaide friends ts We
are warned that it wac pol tics that
| killed all s tho oE beg fAfisle prsyaniEG-
ttgfss - s.s e. " q nj aE3G never ones
think of a pol ical q1eatien Sn the
Union; IL we do chat pol ties sl I'LL
the lie thing as dead as EEecIer.
tendol that fne and bountifnI 1ieniG
at5 y gbf0yFEl Shs oflleEs day. end vent
homo and Ike 10 have died with tho
bel Che. ". hen tile doctor asked
what the man had been eat ng. hH said:
| ssssg etiss Doctor iG ygas about Siii6 way.
let a9IaR ptsrk, s. little chicken pie, o
lcuentnber, 3 stack nff cnataFIs and pies
abosl foot hi and then
ItaGsrs1 off on d small slies of5 water
| iags like that lit tle slicss pss ateEnaeion
will I'LL ma ~
Now, 81 am ono Of sose thst slon,s
| Sliave that poll Cd Eea any thiii & more
to do with killing the Ai iiiancs than
That siaalt elics OF melon did In creaEs
Ing tue misery In that man Idemen.
Tue primary cauH6 OF the deet OF the
their efforts Id Tying fo run other
people bnsine md let the farming
side of Etleir bIlainesg go too aelS.
e IssG him tina fi3svssllid move the world
firet move himsel G. hat iB, filsS faR-
Yner .innst first know how 5tt0 conduct
mis- OWN bnsiaess 81 Ia o. hLsinegS way
before he goes 0utHid de of hia chosen
t0eeup ton to md dertH ke 10 run stores.
comm ercial exch ian ges or IN lanufaa atur@
main cit oe she EarnleTss Union
PIC; to- abtaiss prof cd bic prices for our
gTGs6 stapts crop 60 ton; and lie the
farmer can get prot ia BILE prices for
/ his product he should heS SWi ling for
tsotIier: 0cGupa tons q Stn get fyrOfitabls
lpricsS cor heir PRO dtlstf: aIifs Sif we
cannot aceDmI III our efforts yFitiioIst
Fare tainted NJ itIi 20 tics,s sc 4 can seel no
sl their gsiIi Il
acsss many gof. our best ste0rkers in tlIs
fEnion today are 3 hase no! iticai Yaefl
taken iTuIn al ne SIaTiii w eG farnisra
Ellaye took Il 81 thess men off of tbs Farm
fnftar tbs Of sak g, ss MI
IaIlsf bfeak I iisa sliSa b iii1 firid J,anersd
|; have Bpoi lied some gnii sfity goed
/ teTif,I With l,0I1 S;I5sayi aarIrs.
tss DiV 4
moves DC the bisfi mes ssFe have made
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ssranip II ork "a bout as hard try
Ing % iiDd Mo orlk 30 he| would iff d lie he
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1905-07-14
VIRGINIA PIONEER IN IRON.
First Works for Reducing Ore in
America Started on the
James River.

1t is not generally known that the
first iron manufactured in America
was from bog ore taken from the
meadows along Falling creek, a trib-
utary of the James river, few miles
below Richmond.
In 1919 the London company, the
proprietor of the colony of Virginia,
sent over a Mr.. King and $50 skilled
ironworkers to erect furnaces on Fall
ing creek. These men came chiefly
from Warwickshire and Staffordshire
and when once in Virginia named the
village that grew up about their iron
works Warwick.
The company spent about 5000. 900
in the erection of furnace and open
ing the mines. from which for three
years they produced good quality of
iron.
Mr.. King soon drop ed out of the
enterprise and Capt Bluett superin-
tended the erection of the works, but
his career was short one, after which
John Berkeley, son of Sir John 'Berke-
ley, a man of much distinction, sue
ceeded to the superintendency of the
establishment and conducted it ably
until one day-March %, 1622-the In
dians under Opitchapan, a brother Of
Powhatan, surprised the village and
murdered Berkeley and 150 men and
women.
The only survivors of the village
were boy and a girl, who hid in the
bushes. This terminated the iron in
dustry, and Warwick was but name
associated with the massacre for a
long time.
In 100 mills were built upon the
ruins of the iron furnace. In those
mills was ground the first -four export
ed from America, much of it going tc
South America. From that time On
Warwick grew rapidly until it became
an important manufacturing and ship
ping village, as it was at the head OF
navigation.
Shortly before the outbreak of the
revolutionary war, Col. Archibald Cary
acquired possession of the vast estate
known as Ampthill, that lay on the
James river, and inland along Failing
creek for distance. The estate wa:
named after one in England.
Col. Cary was chairman of the com
mittee that drafted the first bill ot
rights and state constitution in Amer
lea, that of Virginia. When the wal
broke out he took an active part in tht
military operations of his country il
the south.
Tarleton, the British general, sailed
up the James river and burnt Warwick
and Col. Cary's mills on Falling creek
The old Ampthill house. occupied b!
Col Cary at the time, is still standing
and the present owners are descend
ants of the Cary family.