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Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-21
Tribe Of ben Hur.

Mecca court No. l3 organized a new drill
corps at its meeting Thursday evening. The
request is made that parties desiring to
become members OF the drill corps will at
tend the next meeting. January a. Steps
for the corps.
Omaha court No 10 started of the new
year Monday evening by accepting. the
transfer card of the entire membership OF
Banner court No. 70 of South Omaha. With
this large addition TO the court II is plan
ming for a big cruise during 1907 Mex
Monday evening the court will give prize
Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-21

Hayden. VIM. c., 1880 Farnam street
Hanscom Park Phar., 1901 South 2sth avenue.
Hoist, John 624 North 18th street.
Huff, A. L., 1924 Leavenworth street.
Kings Pharmacy, 223s Farnam street
Kountze Place Pharmacy, 1904 North 24th-
Patrick Drug Co.. 1909 North Gath street-
La+hrop. Chas. f., 1894 North gath street
Peyton, L. T.. 24th ana Lesvenworth.
Saratoga Drug Co.. 24th and Ames avenue.
sehaefer's Cut Price Drug Store. 18th and Chicago.
schafer. August, 2es1 North 18th street
Schmidt, ]. H., 24th and Cunning streets
Storm Pharmacy, 18th and Martha streets.
Walnut Hill Pharmacy, seth and Cunning.
Walton Pharmacy. goth and Grace streets.
WirtA, o. Il, 4eth and Hamilton streets
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business and the initiation of a number
of new members
The general committee will meet Wednes-
day evening at the usual place and hour.
Fidelity council at Council BLUFFS will
meet Monday evening and a number of
members from Omaha will be present.
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western Bees.

Tuesday evening the officers for the pres
ent term OF Golden Rod Lodge No 10
were installed, the supreme oficers being
present In a body and conducting the in
stallation service. The officers Installed
were: President, William Mealio; vice
president, Mrs. Meme; treasurer J. n.
geant, Mrs Mealio; chaplin Mrs. Doty;
inside guard, John Routson; outside guard.
j. n Doty, c. II. BOehl, supreme secre-
tary, had charge OF the installation ser,
vice. After the installation w. l. Brown,
chairman Of the board Of directors, made
few remarks for the good of the order.
beers and the many friends enjoyed them
selves in dancing.
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Ancient order United workmen.

North Omaha lodge No. 1859 met in Work
count OF giving up is hall to the drill
team for its regular monthly dance. The
hall was prettily decorated and the dance
was well attended.
The drill team Is now arranging for
it's annual prize mask ball, which will be
given in Washington hall, February ~
Twenty-Five prizes will be offered for the
best dancers and costumes.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-21

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Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-21

At the regular meeting held Thursday
evening, Alpha camp No. l, Boys OF Wood
craft elected the following officers for the
ensuing year: Commander Colonel c. l.,
Mather: advisor, Roy Young; clerk. Carl
Deems; escort, Walter Sketchey; guard,
John Radford; sentinel, John Blair: cap
tain degree team, Charles Ayres. This
camp Is composed OF boys from 10 to 16
years old and are auxiliary to the Wood
men Of the World.
The first national encampment of the
Boys OF WOodcraft will be held at Norfolk,
Va, In May. 1907, during the jamestown
exposition
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miscellaneous

Clan Gordon No. So installed two new
members at its last meeting. Considerable
business was transacted during the meet-
ing. the feature of the evening being the
formal installation Of r, Malcolm as sene.
shall for the ensuing year. Arrangements
were also completed for the Burns con-
cert and ball to be given the evening OF
January Is.
The regular meeting OF Alamo Auxiliary
will be held at the home of Mrs William
Schneckenberger, 1926 North Twenty-third
street Monday afternoon, January q.
Omaha tent No. 70, knights of Mac
cabees, will meet next Thursday
evening for public installation. State
Commander Thomas will perform the cere~
monies. An entertainment and lunch are
included In the evenings program. All
Maccabees and their friends are invited.
st. Peters court and Creighton court,
Catholic Order Foresters. will give
their monthly card party and dance
at Patterson hall, Seventeenth and
Farnam streets, Thursday evening. This
win he the last social before the lenten
season.
Garfield Circle No II, Ladies of Grand
Army of the Republic, will hold its next
meeting Friday evening in Barights society
hall. The standing committee for the ensus
ing year will be announced and other i'm,
portant business transacted All members
are asked to be present.
Omaha Tribe No. is, Improved Order
Redmen will give a mask ball at its hail.
Twenty-fourth street and Ames avenue
Wednesday evening. Prizes will be Of
fered for the best character and comic
costumes.
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Royal Arcanum.

Pioneer council No. lis will meet Tues
Douglas streets. Several candidates will
be Initiated by the degree team OF Over
land council
Union Pacific council No. 1853 will meet
Thursday evening In Creighton Institute
hall for the transaction OF its regular
Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-21

mask ball for which great preparations
have been made in the way OF music and
prizes.
Success lodge No. 1860 will meet Monday
night at Barights hall Action will be
taken on the bylaws presented at the last
meeting.
Miss Lillian Byrnes and Patrick McGov-
ern won the prizes at the dance given by
the drill team Monday night.
January Is the team will give prize
box social and the entertainment commit
tee promises something new in this line.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-20
MAIL is CUT OFF.
Several LeaVenWOrth County
Farmers in Distress.
They Failed to Secure the Reg
ulatiOn Mail Box
ALONG RURAL ROUTES.
Used Obsolete Wooden Boxes,
Bird Cages, Etc.
Fourth Assistant Postmaster
General Makes Order.

Leavenworth. Kan, April 2o.-On
the order of the fourth assistant post
master general twelve or fifteen Leav-
enworth county farmers have been
cut off from the rights of the rural
free delivery system for failure to
place properly approved boxes at their
gates where the mail is deposited and
gathered.
Something over two months ago an
order went forth providing for sixty
days notice to farmers who had not
complied with the law with respect to
tn e proper kind of mail boxes. At the
end of this period all persons on rural
routes who had not substituted the
approved boxes were to be cut off. This
order has gone into effect against
twelve or fifteen persons in Leaven-
worth county.
Many farmers were using obsolete
wooden boxes. bird cages and other
devices which were not satisfactory
because they did not shelter the mail
from the weather and were the cause
of delay to carriers.
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SUMNER TOURIST RATES.
western Passenger Men Hope Usual
Ones Will Prevail.

Western railroad men are express
ing some fear as to the decision of the
Western Passenger association on
summer tourist rates. The time is
near for the annual announcement,
and from Chicago comes the inkling
that rates will be higher than last
year, because the trunk lines expect
to get out of the tourists what they
will lose by reason of 2-cent fares in
the several states.
While no direct Information has
been received on the subject there is
considerable nervousness among To-
cal passenger men. who are eager that
last seasons basis of rates be main
tanned. There was a rate from Mis-
souri, river points and from Chicago
of one fare plus 50. At intervals
through the summer there were occa-
sions when the tourists. from the Mis-
souri, river could buy a round trip
ticket to Denver for SIS. During last
summer the regular one way fare
from Denver to the Missouri river was
reduced from $3.50 to $16.15, SO that
if the same basis is adopted during
the coming summer-One fare plus 81
the general round trip rate, effec-
tive from about June 1, and good to
return until October 1, will be $1S.15,
instead of $3.50 as heretofore.
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AMI. O. o. F. CELEBRATION.
Joint Commemoration by lola and La
Harpe Lodges.

lola, Kan, April 20.-The La Harpe
and lola Odd Fellow lodges have agreed
to hold joint celebration in lola on
the 18th of April. the eighteenth ami
versary of the lodge. All of the Odd
Fellow. and Rebekah lodges in Allen
county will be invited to participate in
the celebration ard it is estimated that
a thousand or more people will be in
lola that day to help in the celebra-
ton.
1t has been decided that Judge Foust
of this city will give the principal adj
dress on that day.
1t is expected that the most of the
county bands will be brought here by
their respective lodge and in the af-
ternoon a street parade of both the
Odd Fellows and Rebekahs will be
given In the evening at the hall a
large class of new members will be
taken in. The visiting teams will put
on this work.
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NO ADVANCE IN STEEL RAILS.
Will Be the Same This Year as Pre-
vailed Last

New York, April 2O.-Notwithstand-
ing the retrenchment policies inaugu-
rated by a number of the leading rail-
roads in the last few weeks, the Unit
ed States Steel corporation will open
it's books tomorrow for the acceptance
of orders for steel rails for delivery in
1908 While this is no earlier than
the usual time for booking the orders
for the succeeding year, the fact that
so many large buyers of railroad steel
have begun to cut down appropria-
tions for improvements will give the
Developments in the steel rail market
for the next few days unusual interest.
1t is said in well-informed trade cir
cles that there are already buying
orders awaiting the opening of the
United States Steel corporations book,
which aggregate nearly 100000 tons.
The pressure of the demand for rail-
road equipment at this time last year
filed the order books of the company
up to the full capacity of the plants
for the first six months of 1907 almost
INN ediately. While it is not expected
that the scramble will be as eager this
season, 1t has been confidently predict
ed by steel corporation officials that
the company will be pressed to its
full capacity during the whole of 1908.
The United States Steel corporation
has fixed the selling price of rails for
the season of 1908 at $28 per ton.
This is the price which has obtained
for several years.
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lator think that he had George
Washington backed off the boards and
that the country was about to dis
cover him. AS might be expected he
soon acquired a reputation as a dis
penser of Smooth talk" which was
enviable to possess.
The other Davis was also a genial
fellow. but owing to the fact that he
had charge of the iced goods which
went over the road and also owing to
the fact that he could not hold a
candle to James A when IL came to
talking things out of people, he ac-
quired the reputation of being some
what chilly.
Accordingly f. P. RipIey's new Of
flee boy soon came to know them as
the warm and the frigid propositions
about the general Offices. One day the
president pushed the Office boys bell
button and the young autocrat hastily
put in an appearance
BOY" said the president, "tell Mr..
Davis that I would like to see him
right away
The boy started for the door, hest
tated. thought a moment. and then,
turning to the president. he asked:
Mr.. Davis. sir?"
yes, Mr.. Davis"
Hot or cold? ?"
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KANSAS LUTHERAN CONFERENCE
VIII Close Marquette Meeting With
Dedication of New Church.

Lindsborg, Kan, April 20.-Friday
was College day at the convention of
the Kansas Lutheran conference, in
session at Marquette, Kan. The inter-
est centered about Bethany college.
During the last year Indebtedness of
$4,000 has been paid and the endow-
ment Increased by $4,000. President
Pihlbald announced that all conditions
are being fulfilled.
Mr.. Andrew Carnegie signified his
intention of giving $4,000 for a new
library building. With this gift, the
college has received in the course of
less than a year $4,000. Mr.. o. G..
Maxwell, of Cleburne, and Rev. A. w.
Lindquest, of Kansas City, were elect
ed to the board of trustees. On Sum-
day the new church building at Mar
quette will be dedicated and the con-
ference will adjourn on Sunday night.
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RAIL ROAD NEWS.
Hope to Fix Common Freight
Rate Basis.
Railway Associations Getting
Together on Proposition.
CENTRAL TAKES LEAD
Confusion of Tariffs Enables
Lines to Favor Shippers.
Other Items of Interest to
Railway People.
CENTRAL TAKES LEAD

The most important step toward
having all railroads in the United
States make the same classification of
freight was taken yesterday by the
Central Freight association. embracing
all the lines in the territory bounded
on the west by Chicago and St. Louis
and on the east by Buffalo and Pitts
burg. The chairman of the association
was authorized by unanimous vote to
appoint committee of five to act
jointly with committees from other as
sociations, in securing the adoption at
an early date of a uniform classical
ton of freight.
OF equal Importance to shippers and
the transportation companies is the
substitution of a uniform freight class
if1cation for the various classifications
used by railroads in different sections
of the country. The roads east of Chi
cago and north of the Ohio river use
what is known as the Official CLASH
hcation, which differs widely from the
classihcations adopted by the western
and southern railroads. Articles rated
as fifth class by the railroads in GER
tain territory, for example, may be
rated as sixth class by western roads
and fourth class by the southern roads,
making three different rates on the
same commodity.
The conflicting classif1cations have
caused almost inestima bic trouble and
expense to the railroads and their pat
rons. Only export rate clerks could
determine in a majority of cases the
correct through rate for shipment
passing through the territory in
volving the three different classical
lions, as from New York to Fort
Worth. The differences in classical
ton enabled the railroads so desiring
to manipulate rates in many cases to
the advantage of certain shippers and
the disadvantage of their competitors.
The principal stumbling block in
the way of the adoption of a uniform
bill of lading, for which the shippers
of the United States have been fighting
for years, was the variety of classifi-
cations of freight used by the different
railroads.
The interstate commerce commits
sion has repeatedly urged the railroads
to adopt a uniform classification Of
freight and a uniform bill of lading.
The southern and southeastern lines
recently went on record as favoring
this plan, and the western roads have
had it under consideration for several
months. EH
1t is predicted that, within thirty
days all the other freight traffic asso-
Citations in the United States will ap-
point committees to act with that of
the Central Freight association, and
that they will soon reach an agreement
for uniform classification and uniform
bill of lading. The eastern roads are
anxious to have the uniform classical
ton go into effect July 1, if possible
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-20

In old age the mucous membranes
become thickened and partly lose their
function.
This leads to partial loss of hearing,
smell and taste, as well as digestive
disturbances.
Peruna corrects all this by its eff
cient operation on all the mucous
membranes of the body.
One bottle will convince anyone.
Once used and Peruna becomes a life
long standby with old and young.
Pe-ru-na Contains No Narcotics.
One reason why Peruna has found
permanent use in so many homes is
that it contains no narcotic of any
kind.
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Peruna has no bad effect upon the
system, and gradually eliminates ca
tarrh By removing the cause of the
catarrh.
Almost Nervous Prostration.
Rev. A. NJ. Smith. Hahira. Ga,
writes:
For the past two or three years I
have been troubled with nervousness,
at times resulting in almost nervous
prostration. Recently have had very
severe attacks, and was induced by a
friend to try Peruna. This I have
done with more than satisfactory re-
suits, and consider Peruna the best
medicine on the market for what it Is
recommended.
''To all who suffer with nervousness
in any form I would say, use Pc
runa.'"
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only under the most favorable condi-
tions, and that not half the trains
reach their destinations on time dur
ing the wintor months. no road was
willing to relinquish any advantage
which it had over it's competitors. One
company, running the fastest train be-
tween Chicago and Denver, said IL
could not change its schedule to Der
yer. but would agree to lengthen the
time to other points. The shortest
lines to st. Paul would not agree to
lengthen schedules to that point to
suit their competitors with longer
lines. 1t was the same regarding Kan
sas CITY. Omaha, and other centers.
AS a result the passenger officials
finally agreed that they could not
agree. and so reported to their presf-
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NOT TO LENGTHEN SCHEDULES
Western Presidents Won't Agree to
Run Trains SLOWER.

The presidents of western railroad s
held a special meeting in Chicago yes
terday to consider the question of
lengthening the schedules of through
passenger trains from Chicago to all
important points in the west. For a
month the general passenger agents
wrestled with the problem, but could
not reach an agreement. At the out
set some one wanted to add eighteen
hours to the running time of the
fastest train between Chicago and
California, but the longer the passen-
ger officials talked the shorter became
the time they were willing to add to
their schedules
While it was generally admitted
that the present schedules are so fast
that trains can run according to them
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-20
OFFICE BOY PRECoCIOUs.
Had Prominent Santa Fe Men We'll
Classified.

A number of years ago there were
two men in the employ of the Santa
Fe road who wer2 named Davis. One
was James A. Davis, who is now a
stockbroker and who was then in
charge of the railroads Industrial de-
partment The other Davis was in
charge of the company's refrigerator
line. James Davis was such a hot
air. artist that the company always
selected him to "jolly'' state legis-
latures and to induce municipalities
to give the railroad it's streets or to
make any one give up anything he did
not want to part with.
Davis could make a country legis-
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An Old soldiers Praise.

Mr.. F. R. Cox. Avis, Pa, writes:
81 was taken with hemorrhages of
the stomach and had from one to three
a year.
THE doctors said my stomach could
not be cured. and it was only ques-
ton of how soon one of these spells
would kill me. and was given up sew
eral times, as they had no hope for
me.
81 finally wrote to you. and you said
If 1t was not a cancer or a tumor, Pc
runa would cure me-
81 commenced taking Peruna right
away, and have never had one of those
spells since.
1T am an old soldier. one of Phil
Sheridan's Rough Riders, and pretty
nearly played out now, but 1 have a
pretty good stomach again.
Assistant War Correspondent Rec
ommends Pe-ru-na.
Mr.. H. B. Manley, Assistant War
Correspondent, during the war in
China, SIS Spark St, care A G. Pftta-
way, Ottawa, Can, writes:
when a man travels in extremely
hot or cold climates, he realizes how
valuable a friend he has if he carries
a bottle of Peruna.
81 know of no article in my travel
ing outfit which I have learned to
praise higher.
IF you are suffering with the ex-
IRENE heat Peruna restores you. or
if you are afflicted with cold, la
grippe or bronchitis. Peruna restores
you in a short time.
COR If you suffer with sleeplessness
or if your appetite is poor, again Pc
runa acts as a good, true friend and is
the tonic needed.
81 have tried it for months and am
only too glad to acknowledge it as a
true, loyal standby in times of trouble
do not hesitate to recommend it to
ALL
T. T. Markland, well known bust
ness man of Cincinnati. o.. address r.
R. No. 1, Mt. Washington, Ohio, writes:
at find that in my case Peruna Is a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-20
SANTA FE EXTENSION OPEN.
Line Runs From Los Angeles to
Searchlight, New.

An extension from Los Angeles to
Searchlight, New, was recently open
ed for traffic by the Santa Fe, with the
result, the wholesale men of Los An
geles say. of a great increase in the
trade of Los Angeles. The opening of
the extension was attended by marked
reduction in freight rates, amounting
to $14 a thousand on lumber, and
about 81 a ton on coal and ore. The
greatest benefit will be on ore. In
the past no rock smelling less than
$40 could be shipped at a profit Now
it is possible to handle SIS ore adj
vantageously. Most of the product
will go to Needles and Salt Lake City.
Great advantage, 1t Is claimed, will
be reaped by all lines of industry. and
a great impetus will be given to the
development of southern California by
the operation of the new line.
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CITY SETTLES PROMPTLY.
La Harpe Physician in Runaway il
Evening Paid Next Day.

LaHarpe. Kan. April 2O.-The city of
LaHarpe believes in settling promptly
any damages that result from defective
streets. Last evening DR.. H. J. Wiley
made a professional call north of here
driving over in his buggy. He was re-
turning about 10 o'clock. driving south
on Main street when he caught up with
another team going at a walk. DR..
Wiley attempted TO drive around the
team. not noticing that a deep ditch
at the side of the road. it being very
dark. AS a result his buggy was turn
ed over. the top torn off, and the horse
went on with the running gears. DR..
Wiley was left tangled up unhurt in
the buggy.
This morning City Attorney Evans
called on Mr.. Wiley and told him the
city would meet all damages willingly.
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Two Young Players Sold.

Pittsburg, Pa, April 2O.-Two
young Cubs were disposed of by
President Murphy. Warren Sea-
baugh to Pittsburg and Wilfred Os-
borne to Boston.
Murphy got Osborne from the Can
ton (Ohio) Central league club for
$1,000, the draft price. Dewey agrees
to pay this and $1,000 for expenses
since incurred on this player.
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PRISON FRUIT IS RUINED.
Crop at the Federal Penitentiary Dam
aged to Extent of $1,000.

Leavenworth. April 2o.-The entire
fruit crop Of the federal penitentiary
has been ruined by the freezing wealth
er of the past few weeks. The dam
age to the fruit alone of the prison
farm is estimated at about $4,000. The
authorities had looked for a large crop
of peaches, apples. pears and cherries
this year. Hardly any of the vege-
tables on the farm were killed by the
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MORE ATCHIsoN COAL.
Capitalists Start the Second Shaft at
Estimated Cost of $4,000.

Atchison, Kan, April 20.-Under
the act of the late legislature granting
the Atchison Coal and Mining COM
pany two years to sink its second
shaft work was started today. The
second shaft is being sunk LOO feet
northeast of the present shaft. The
estimated cost of sinking it is $4,000.
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tramping from one place of interest
to another on an energetic and health
full sightseeing tour.
Mr.. McCrea and his sons will sail
from New York on the Ham burg
American Line steamer Kaiserin
Augusta Victoria. They plan to be
back by the middle of next month, but
may stay away longer.