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Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-01
PEACE DISTURBERS PULLED IN
Quiet ReiEnu for one NiGht in the
Vicinity of FOrtieth and
Hamilton

For the FIRST time In many weeks, peace
and quiet, such as Ia supposed to reign in
suburban districts, was supreme in the
neighborhood OF Fortieth and Hamilton
streets Tuesday night. with thankful
hearts the Inhabitants Of that seat Of re-
cent wars lined the streets on both sides
while the police patrol wagon passed on
it's way back to the Jail loaded with those
quarrelsome characters who, 1t is asserted,
have been making night hideous, preclud-
ing the possibility of sleep.
When the same old complaint reached
Captain Mastyn early in the evening, that
the occupants OF the houses at 47O9, All
and 4719 Hamilton street had re-opened
hostihties after a lull while they were
recovering from the effects of their APP
pearance in police court last Wednesday, be
ordered Patrol Driver Samuelson TO take
time of with his wagon and proceed to
the neighborhood and bring in the whole
refractory crowd. Patrolman Waters had
already been sent there to make round
up.
Mr.. and Mrs. "A. Morgan. Mr.. and Mrs
John Dean. Charles Diilard, Percy Flem
ming, and Irene Johns, all colored, except
the wives of Morgan and Dean, were. al
result, locked up charged with disturb
ing the peace.
The party had not been in jail Ions
when bail was forthcoming, but so many
/ appeals were received from neighbors beg
ging that all be kept all night so thu
populace could catch up the lost sleep, tn,
none was allowed to go home
The police intend to put a permanen
stop to the. fncessant fighting carried OF
II trip to the section has to be mad,
every night. Many OF the same peopl
were in police court last "Wednesday morn
ing on similar charges and at that tim
Mrs. Johns was sentenced to thirty day
I'm the county jail She however, took al
appeal, securing. her freedom meanwhile
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-01
NO KNOWLEDGE OF ICE TRUST
sherman and Mcconnell Testify In
Investigation Carried on by
County Attorney

A. b. Mcconnell and c. r. Sherman of
sherman Mcconnell druggists at Six
tenth and Dodge street, were the only wit
nesses eNamined by County Attorney sla-
baugh in his Ice trust investigation Tues
day morning, and little Of Importance was
CLEANED from them. Mr. Mcconnell said
they were using from 800 to 800 pounds of
Ice day and were paying the Peoples Ice
company $3.50 a ton for it, He said the
ice company refused to make a contract
at that price and he thought perhaps It in
tended to boost the price. Neither witness
professed TO know anything about an Ice
trust, though both expressed the opinion
there was no combination. Mr.. Sherman
complained of bad service at his residence
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-01
LYNcHING is THREATENED
KILLED Man mt Picnic Near
UHIn.

ST. LOUIS, July STA special to the
Post Dispatch from Mound City. ILL.,, says
negroes are gathering here, anticipating
an attack on the jail by whites to lynch
Sam Mcdonald, who killed Homer Morris
during a picnic near Cllin Saturday.
Threats by whites have caused much ex-
citement and a bloody clash is probable If
the latter attempt to mob Mcdonald.
An attempt at lynching was made last
night when officers brought Mcdonald to
the county Jail here from Perks. The
mob was foiled by deputies, who placed
the negro in a vehicle and drove into the
country until the excitement cooled down
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-01
DAVIDSON NOT AFTER PLACE
Omaha Educator says Washington
school Superintendent Has Not
Been rendered Him.

Despite kilograms from Washington say
ing that the District OF Columbia Board OF
Education ia In correspondence with Super
intendcnt Of Instruction Davidson of Omaha
with a view 10 offering him the vacant
superintendency of the schools Of Wash
ingt6n, Mr. Davidson says he has had no
communicate with the school board at
the national capital.
Il am neither a candidate nor an appli-
cant for the place" said he. IF the. Wash
ington board has my name under consid-
GRAFTON 1t Is without my knowledge. No
correspondence has passed between us, and
had no Information that | was even
thought OF in this respect"
Although it pays $500 a year educators
90 not view the superintendency of the
Washington schools as a particularly at
tractive position owing to a tendency con-
tinuslly to drag 1t into politics 1t is re-
called that Superintendent Powell a num-
Der of years ago, after bringing the schools
there to a high state Of efficiency, lost his
place because he declined to make a purely
political appointment His friends assert
that he died OF broken heart as a result,
being an educator with small inclination
toward the political game or appreciation
OF its methods.
II the Washington place is rendered STU
| perintendent Davidson II does not follow
| that Omaha will be looking for a new su-
| perintendent of schools. 1t will be merely
the third time within year that IS 0Ot
position has been offered him elsewhere
and both times he declined, feeling, accord
| ing to his friends, that he could not qui
the local schools until he had started fairly
under way the new wage system and train
ing plans. Besides this he likes Omaha.
1t is said that Cleveland and ST. Pau
have made efforts to secure Mr. Davidson
TO head their schools. The salary of tn,
Omaha superintendency is now $500 year
WARRINGTON. July S1.-(special Tele
gram) -superintendent Davidson of tn
Omaha schools has been under considera
ton by the nominating committee of tn
board Of trustees for the position of super
intendent of schools in this city. His con
sideration, however, has been predicate
on the proposition that one or two me-
who have first consideration would de
cline. 1t looks now as II an eastern ma
would be selected for the place.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-01
WOMAN'S NERVE GETS THIEF
Nr Q. J. Ziebarth Covers NEGRO with
Revolver Until Police Arrive
LIBERTY TOO MUCH FOR sTUTTtRNG i'm
Three Days After His Release from
Penitentiary smith Lands In
Tolls for burglary at
Private House.

Mrs. c. J. Ziebarth Of 2s1s Franklin street
displayed rems rkable pluck Tuesday MORN
ing by OBTAINING for the police a well known
house burglar by holding a A-caliber re-
volver over the man. After an exciting
chase and spectacular stand, Suffering
James Lane Smith, only three days out Of
the Lincoln penitentary, finally was landed
in the city jail.
While hanging out some garments about
! 10 o'clock Mrs Zicbarth was apprised by
a neighbor Of the entrance Of Smith. The
woman started through the house and al
once noticed her purse had been taken
from the ice box. She saw Smith run
through the front door, which he unlocked,
Then the chase began
Bert Houghton and the Ziebarth bulldog
started after Smith, with Mrs. Ziebarth
bringing up the rear with the artillery.
! At Twenty-eighth and Burdette streets
Houghton grappled with Smith. Smith,
Hcughton and bulldog were mixing it at a
lively rate, when Mrs. Ziebarth arrived
with her revolver. Houghton rolled the
| colored man down small embankment
and when the cuprit arose he looked into
the mouth of the woman's revolver.
Don't move or I'll shoot you" said Mrs
| Ziebarth
Then there will be two dead persons"
| Itpueu smith.
The woman then brought the weapon
closer to Smiths head and the man lost
his power of speech
Served Three Terms at Lincoln.
Patrolman Ed Morrison hurried to the
scene and took Smith in charge. Evidently
the colored man had thrown away the
purse and money in his flight. At the
police station a s. bill was found concealed
in the prisoners mouth. Mrs. Zlebarth s
money was all silver.
Smith has served three terms at Lincoln
for similar crimes. Last Saturday the Do
lice were advised of his release and al
ready were on the lookout for him He
has the reputation OF being a desperate
man when in pinch and the police say the
wonder was he did not offer more resist.
ance when confronted by the woman's re.
volver
Mrs Ziebarth is a daughter of s. I. Cor.
don, former police Judge.
Suffering Jim Smith answers the de-
scripion of colored man who tried &c
enter the home Of Police Sergeant Vaneus
1925 South Eleventh street, Monday evenins
during the absence of the sergeant
Concealing money in his mouth is an OLD
trick of Smiths. A few years ago Chic
Donahue found $40 in gold in the man,
, mouth.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-01

place. The three men arrested Monday
will have hearings in police court We'd
nesdsy morning
This Is the place where locomotive FIRE
men are manufactured while you wait, or
az least while those who are credulous
enough to pay SIS for a piece OF paper
with a lot Of simple epigrams on Il, turn
In their coin. II was only Monday an
unsophistlcated young man from Seval.
Ia. made complaint to the police that he
had invested s15 % his hard-earned cash
in one 81 these circulars which he was 20
read and then go TO some railroad and
begin firing an engine at regular wages
He woke Up about the time he got hall
way through his literary digest and ap-
/ pealed TO the police for aid. but learned
/ that he was the victim Of a graft not
I catslogued IN the list Of crimes
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-01
MISsoURIANS HUNT A NEGRO
People OF Southeastern Counties EN-
cited Over an Assault Upon
Three Women.

DE SOTO Mo, July Sl.-Posses of en-
ragged and excited men are ranging over
Jefferson, St. Francis and st. Genevieye
counties in pursuit Of Arch Ransome, a
negro accused of having made an attack
last evening at Valley Mines, Jefferson
county, on Mrs, Celia Emaloy, Lizzie
Moore. aged 20, and Effis Moore, aged IA
Descriptions OF the negro have been
telephoned throughout the counties
Sherin Thornton A. Hensley OF Jefferson
county is on his way here. It is believed
Ransome is hiding in this vicinity.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-01
orIeans ROOT. TO NO Purpose.

ARAPAHOE, Neb., July 31.-(Special Tel
egram. 1.-THE base ball team from Orleans.
accompanied by 200 admirers both male and
female, with special train service, saw
ATapahOe defeat them this afternoon in a
closer contest than the score would ind-
cate The battery work was nearly even.
but Orleans made some costly errors Hast
The score.
r.. II. z
Arapahoe - o o o 0 0 - 10 6
Orleans ........0 o O o o O-3
Batteries: Bramble and Wade; Rupert
and Rupert. Struck out: BY Bramble, Z
by Rupert, g. Double plays: One each
tfmRire. Sheilenberger.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-01
Fruit Festivai at Juvenile city.

The managers of the Juvenile City, To-
Gated at Harvey and Twentieth streets,
are making arrangements for a fruit fes-
tival to be held there some time during
the latter part of August or early in Sep
tember Fruit commission men down In
the wholesale district have assured the
committee they will gladly contribute all
the fruit necessary. The menu will con-
sist of watermelons, canteloupes grapes
peaches and apples Long tables will be
provided in the play grounds and the
youngsters will be given free access to
all the fruits they can get outside Of All
that is now necessary Will be for number
of physicians to volunteer their services
to help out in the event of sudden at
tacks Of cholera morbus.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-01
WOMAN HAS MAN ARRESTED
Omcer of Humane Society Thinks
Fellow Unft to Handle

Frank Gulick was arrested Monday even
ing at Sixteenth and Douglas streets by
Miss L. c. Harding, secretary at the
Board of Trade and an officer of the
Humane society. Gulick backed his rig
twice into Miss Harding's buggy and the
young woman stopped to look into the
case. She concluded the man was in no
fit condition to have charge of horse, so
she summoned a patrolman, who arrested
Gulick for reckless driving. Gulick will
have a hearing in police court Thursday
morning.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-01


MODERN brotherhood MeetinR.
Magic City Lodge No. $50 Modern
brotherhood Of America, will meet at their
hall Friday. August 3, 20 elect delegates
TO the district convention to be held in
South Omaha September g. This district
convention IL 10 be made up Of three Me-
braska districts At the district conveu-
ton three delegates VIII be chosen to rep
resent the order at the national conven-
ton to be held in Omaha October 10. James
Austin. secretary Of the local organization
was one of the delegates to the national
convention at Minneapolis and helped bring
the present national convention to Omaha
in place Of letting It go to Milwaukee. He
also succeeded in getting the district con-
venticn to come TO South Omaha.
Magic city Gossip.
F.. p Roggen has been quite I'll from an
attack Of tonsilitis. r.
h. ]. overton Of Springfield was a guest
OF n. w. Stambaugh yesterday.
William Jensen, Madison and Railroad
avenue, reports the birth Of a son.
/ ], H. Loechner and daughter Anna have
! gone to St Louis to visit relatives.
There were sixty-eght births reported
during the month to a death list OF thirty
/ two.
/ The local Liquor Dealers Protective as
| ISOLATION will hold meeting at y. m
/
| John Mcfarland. Esther Beasley and
! Charles Johnson we're fined for petty Of
/ lenses yesterday in police court.
! The city council will meet in adjourned
| session tonight The business will concern
| the awarding of the sewer contracts.
! A. NJ Millspaugh of Los Angeles, who
! has been visiting for some time with his
! sister. Mrs. G. w Mason, returned yes
| terday.
Rev. Renwick is anxious that his people
understand that the picnic Friday is OF tns
| Sunday school and is to be celebrated IT
| Fairmount park in Council Bluhs
| The death of Adolph Olson, the tnfan
son Of John Olson. 125 South 'rwenty-thirC
street occurred Monday night. The fu
| neral was held yesterday afternoon. TIT
| burial was in Laurel Hill.
| 1t is reported that the farmers of Sarp!
1 county have organized $4,000 corporation
for the purpose of erecting their own tele
phone system. They have already ordered
a shipment of materials and will work in
dependent of any company now operatini
In that locality. Articles of incorporation
have been filed with the secretary of state
The headquarters of the enterprise is to b
at Rockford, and it is expected that tn
company will accommodate the entir
! county.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-01
SCALE PEOPLE GETTING BUSY
TryinG 10 Convince Mayor DshIman
that Their. Device IL on
the square.

Representatives OF the alleged fraudulent
scale In use In many Omaha stores spent
two hours and a half al the city hall Mon
day afternoon trying to show Mayor Dahl
man that the device was honest Al the
end of the demonstration the mayor was
still unconvinced. The president OF the
company that manufactures the scales has
come 20 Omaha and Is leading the EFFORT
to prove Inspector OF Weights and Meas
ures Pegg wrong. The matter is 70 be
taken up before the mayor again.
II develops that the same company is
having trouble OF a like kind IN other cities
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-01
POLICE RAID SWEENEY. PLACE
Arrest Three Men I'm Locomotive Fire
nen Mandatory, but Not
'f 'r- the Boss.

Monday afternoon the police made raid
on a labor employment agency styled
Twelfth street. James Grace, ]. Garrity
and L, P, Connors, found in charge Of the
place, were taken to, the city jail and
charged with obtaining money by false
pretenses Mr.. sweeney said he was in
Council BluTs Monday. The police have
recslyed several complaints from men who
. claimed they were duped at the Sweeney
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-01

Clarence Doyle, 1916 Chicago street did
his own shAdowing ana police work Tues
day night bringing about the Incarceration
OF the colored woman who, he says, robbed
him of SIS last Thursday night. Wandering
about the streets until he recognized his
prey he grabbed her, then gave a boy VI
was sent 10 his aid on gallop and the
woman Is now in Jail
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-01
DIstrict Court Adjourns.

yesterday afternoon. The May term will
be resumed September H. according 70 an
agreement Of the judges, and will continue
until the last Of the month. The October
term win begin Oetoser
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-01
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Ida Goodlett was granted a divorce from
George ID. Goodlett on the grounds OF
hsbitual drunkenness yesterday in district
court Eta Straight was divorced from
Harry q. Straight and allowed 1900 ALI
mony TO be paid In instsiimshtS OF 80 q
month.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-01

rode out Of town and sold 20 man in
/ Bellevue by the name OF Hight.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-02-03
Notary Public.

Harry Freese has been re-appolnt-
ed by Gov. HOch as q Notary
Public for 1 years more. making
the 7th time or % years of that
work. If sou have any legal pa
pers to acknowledge before a No
tary. or need leases, contracts or
other legal papers drawn he would
be pleased to have you call at the
Free Press Office. Charges very
reasonable.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-02-03

The TelIeaux AIR Line are al
ready evidently reading the riot
act to Lacrosse & Larned & must
be counted in the deal.
A dispatch in Topeka paper tells
that the road may run from Chen
gY and Liebenthal southeast to Ell
llnwocd, in Barton county and
to Hutchinson; & that the the line
is graded to Llebenthal and no fur
Their work will done until the sur
vey over this new route is done &
the people go after It,"
1t will give our russian wheat
raisers in that part of tAe county
direct route to the Gulf, and with
the Enid road running from Hays
thru Munjor and Pfeifter our coun
ty will be we'll fixed. Bring on
the graders.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-02-03

The Ellis paper gives Judge
Reeder this nice notice:
Judge Reeder announces that
be will be candidate for District
Judge and it looks as though there
would be no opposition TO his re
nomination or any serious attempt
to defeat HIM for reelection.
When Judge Reeder took Office 8
years ago a good many questioned
whether he would be able to keep
mp to the mark set by his able
predecessor, Judge Monroe. To
say that he has "made good" is
putting it mildly. Judge Reeder
Is popular with the legal traternl
tY, and has the confidence of the
people at large by his fairness
and lmpartialitY'"
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-02-03

Round Oak Heaters & Furnaces.
Wonder cast Cooks and Ranges &
Majestic steel Ranges for sale by
Geo Philip 6 Son.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-02-03

Some of our citizens complain
of our not booming the late Hays
r. R. pow-wow As neither Plain
vile or Lacrosse papers mention
the meeting we are excusable.
Why don't they? Why
Harry Grass was evidently cha
grinned at sending out of the R.
R. meeting room here of his old
Buckeye neighbors, Fellers & Eick
bush, for his home paper gives
only these 5 lines of his meeting
in this city:
=" H. w. Grass drove to Hays
to look after business in that city,
and incidentally to find the lay OF
the land regarding the proposed
Larned & Phi11ipsburg railroad. .
Evidently the paper is not en-
Unused and it don't mention the
work near Liebenthal.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-02-03

For a Valentine give sctnething
that will be Appreciated one Of
those heart shaped boxes of candy
at Caves Bakery.
Kissing has sold COx's elevator
one of his big eieetric motors to be
installed when his big, new one
arrives from Pittsburg, Penn. now
on the way.
Everyone who have tried it are
complimepting Yost on his Heart
of Wheat on it cheapness as well
as the splendid buildings and gen
eral good eating It makes.
That the Evangelical work OF
Mr.. Law did good in this commu
nifty IS well shown by the Metho-
dist church receiving II new mem
bers since his being here.
So popular has Cox's Brown
Bread Flour in the fat dutchmar
sacks become that they ordered
and received this week severa
thosand of the sacks from the St
Louis bag factory.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-02-03

The Topeka Journal says on the
Judicial fight in this district:
"The friends of L. B. Beardsley
of Russell county, are urging him
to make the race for Judge of the
23d district, which is now held by
James H. Reeder, who is asking a
denomination. Should he con-
clude to enter the race it will be
the most exciting contest that dis
trict has ever seen and will be
watched with interest, as both men
have friends and are popular. Il
will be lineup to the finish. and
no one can predict the result with
any accuracy until the delegates
have voted their choice in the
convention"
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-02-03
David 0OpperHIeId.

Under the auspices of the Liter
att Society, the elOcutlon depart
ment will present David Cop
perficld" in the Normal Assembly
room next Friday. Feb. I'd at s
O'Clock. Admission 10 cents.
Come and bring ahe family.
Normal school notes.
Mrs. Clark, wife of the contrac-
tor, came here Friday evening to
encourage him in his good work.
Out at the Normal gymnasium
this week big force of men are
at work plastering, carpenters are
putting in pretty windows, and the
tin roof and spouting done, and
Rose is painting it.
In the school building the for
mer furnace room has been nicely
made into a second laboratory
with all the necessary fi,cings.
Miss Eda Voss went out to the
Normal on Wednesday and play
ed for them some of Bissing's
new compositions.
Several new scholars joined the
Normal school at the beginning of
the new term last Monday.
This Friday evening out at the
Normal school the students pre-
sent David Copperfeld and win
dows show cartoons inviting the
public to attend.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-02-03

AS was feared, our merchants
felt unable to sell the creamery
butter of Mr.. Echroat' at 80 cts. +,
the price he must get for it and
paw Continental price for cream,
as most of our town people get
their butter regularly of some far
mer at 20 & Csc, while most of
those who buy store butter pay
but Is or 20, so Mr.. Echroat will
have to put a canvasser on the
road to sell east.of here. His 1st
chvrning of batter was very nice.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-02-03

The new Trustees of the Meth
odist church lately elected. Mr..
Harrison. .BarnsrEd & viii Kraus
and Sanford Sites. met last Satur-
day, qualified and organized. It
was found that their church was in
a prosperous condition, services &
sunday school well attended, II
new members taken in since Law S
revival, and their fine parsonage
and big barn nearly paid for.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-02-03
1906 Far Better Than Ever.

1906 Far Better Than Ever.
The WO1ans' Home Companion.
Month after month this ladies
and home monthly magazine gets
better and better. The February
number has a floral piece, II cut
out and hung up, is worth more
than lts cost. With reading and
illustration Washington, Lincoln
and st Valentine have their share.
The stories are interesting and
entertaining; the cooking articles,
fashions, all help make it ia: su-
perlor t" the journal and only a
dollar year or 10 cents u copy.
Try it Il year and see for Yourself.
At this office or address
The CrOwell Publishing Co
Springfield, Ohio.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-02-03

AT the republican meeting in
Topeka this week it developed that
the 9th district will be solid for
Prof. Fairchild of Ellsworth for
State School Superintendent.
Bob McGonnigal of Colby an
nounced his withdrawal from the
race for Secretary of State, as his
business interests at home won I
allow his being away.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-02-03

For Judge. Esd district.
1 hereby announce myself as a
candidate for Judge of the 23rd
judicial district of Kansas, sub
ject to the decision of the Repub
can Judicial convention
JAMES II. REEDER.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1906-02-03
DANCE AT WALKER.

On Tuesday night, Feb. 9Th, a
social Dance will be given in the
School house at Walker and all
are invited. pieces of music to
make Won happy.