Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-30

ieved the s5ooOo.Ooo estate has nearly
doubled.
Up TO the time SILENT" Smith came into
his uncle's fortune he was looked upon as
something of a recluse. Society heard lit
tie of him and saw less. His wealthy uncle
was of the same type, and friends of the
nephew were firm in the belief that he
would follow in the footsteps of the uncle
and remain a bachelor to the end APP
parently he cared little nothing for So
ciety or its entertainments.
Not many months after the death of
William c. Whitney, however, the an
nouncement was made that Mr.. Smith had
purchased the superb home of the multi
millionaire turfman and politician at Fifth
avenue and Sixty-eighth street. New York
City. The reported price was s2.0Oo0OO,
which included all of the magnificent fur
nishings of the mansion. Hard in the wake
Of this announcement Mr. Smith ceased to
be sacial recluse. Within few weeks
his entertainments became regally lavish
and invitations were eagerly sought.
Big Feet Delays Wedding.
Garner Bros South Dakota merchants,
were forced to delay a wedding because
they were unable to supply the prospective
bride with shoes large enough to fit her
feet. The size required is No. II ZEE, and
there is none in the town. They sent in
rush order to c. Gotham, a big shoe
manufacturer Of st. Paul. and he could
not hll 1t, but he wrote the Rec Heights
firm this letter:
Yours of the 30th. ordering ore pair Of
lady's shoes. stock S549 size e IL ZEE, at
hand. We are not positive whether the
size given was correct or not, ~ the same
is very unusual. II this size is correct, the
shoe will have to be made over a man 8
last. 1t will take at least thirty days 70
patterns.
Rec Heights is a small town. but 1t now
claims the record of having the biggest
order for wedding shoes untitled of any
town in South Dakota.
Bride Kidnapped by Her Mother.
From Montana comes a story of Cupid's
mischievous interference with the happy
dreams OF d. s. Rettew and his bride, who
married In Great Falls and fed to Butte
TO escape an irate mother-in-law.
Mrs. Bush. mother of the bride attempted
70 get ont a warrant for the arrest OF
Rettew, claiming that her daughter was not
Of age The daughter stoutly maintained
that she was old enough to marry and the
Butte authorities declined to interfere.
Inen Cuplu got DusS, peiuB uhHhlihb ="
permit the clippers to escape so easily.
Mrs Bush and her daughter met at the
court house and retired to an ante-room 10
talk the matter over. while the smiling and
confident Rettew waited outside. After
a while. when they did not come back he
made a search and was chagrined to ind
that his bride had been carried away by her
mother and brother. Rettew followed them,
but was unable to effect a rescue. He came
back to the court house and tried to get out
a warrant against his mother-in-law for
abduction. but the law thought 1t was not
case for interference.
There was excitement in Butte for time,
but the frantic husband was unable to get
possession OF his bride. The mother was
determined. the brother-in-law was husky
and the frightened girl seemed unable to
make up her mind what TO do.
Rettew declares he will have his wife
back. sooner or later, but only Cupid knows
how the matter win end.