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Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-01
NEWS FOR THE ARMY.

First Lieutenant Allen Parker, Twenty
sixth Infantry, was visitor at army head
quarters Wednesday enroute to jefferson
barracks.
Contract Dental Surgeon John ID MIL
likin Of Fort Leavenworth has been ordered
TO proceed 10 Forts Des Moines and Omaha
for temporary duty.
Leave OF absence for one month ana two
days has been granted Captain w r.
Grote. Eighteenth infantry, on surgeon )
certificate Of disability.
First Lieutenant N NJ Cartmell, Tenth
cavalry, has been detailed Inspector OF
beef cattle al the Rosebud Agency s, D.
for the remainder OF the fiscal year 1907.
Major General A. W. Greedy, command
Department OF the Missouri, returned to
Chicago Tuesday evening after a visit of
two days at these headquarters.
sergent First Class G. A, Heckleman.
hospital corps, Fort Riley, has been or
dered 20 proceed 10 Forts Crook and Des
AOines TO give a course OF instruction for
personal Identification.
Paul b. Harms. chef clerk Of the de,
partment. who has been on temporary duty
at Havana since Brigadier General Wint
was in command there, Is expected 70 re.
position a. chief clerk.
PPivates Max n Lesense OF Company n
and w. ]. Ledford and Frank TAYLOR
Company /, Eighteenth Infantry, have
been transferred to the hospital corps upon
the Recommendation OF the actinE CHEZ
surgeon OF the Department Of the Missouri.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-01
INLET TO BIG RESERVOIR
New Ditch Into the Empire PrRc-
ticunIy Complete, is Report
from Fort Morgan.

Word comes from Fort Morgan that the
inlet ditch to the Empire reservoir is prac-
ticaIly complete and the reservoir work is
being pushed TO completion, regardless of
expense. This reservoir will contain SUM-
Client water to irrigate 10000 acres, known
as the Bijou Flats. 1t is all situated within
five or six miles of Fort Morgan, Colo, al
which point a beet sugar factory OF Coz
tons a day capacity was completed to
handle the crop of 1906. A large acreage
has been contracted for 1907. Last year
1900 tons of sugar beets were handled
producing $4,000 pounds Of sugar
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-01
TOWN WITHOUT ANY TAXES
Lyons, Illinois, Ideal Plao, fer Nebraska
Railroads to Take Refuge
FOURTEEN SALOONS SUPPORT THE CITY
Produce Revenue of Fourteen Dollars
Per Capita and Leave SUR
plus that is Problem
to spend.

What pity the Nebraska railroads that
have just been led UP TO the trough and.
forced to drink the dregs of tax payment
do not operate and exist in the little town
'of Lyons ILL.,
There they would not have to pay taxes
because there are no taxes to pay; there
they could run their trains from one end
of the town to the other with perfect Inn
munity from the onerous necessity of con-
tributing toward defraying the public bur-
den because there is no public burden
that is, after the saloons pay their license
money. That supports the whole munich
pality and there is balance each year.
The problem and the only problem con-
fronting this little city is what to do with
this surplus" Wise heads sometimes ache
with pain trying to devise ways and means
of getting rid of 1t.
Albert Z. Meade, who has been in Omaha
| several days on legal business, tells an
interesting story of Lyons, which is eleven
miles southwest of Chicago on the Des
PLANES river. Municipal conditions In
Lyons are extraordinary, in that instead
of stewing and fretting over buTdensome
taxation and how to decrease bonded In
| debtedness, the citizens of that town are
In quandary as to how best TO expend
an ever-increasing surplus.
In this paradise OF civilization there are
no taxes-such thing as a tax roll is I'M
known; 1t is but a question OF spending
money and spending all OF it, that dis
turbs the slumbers of Lyons ONCE holders.
Fourteen Dollars Per Capita.
There are fourteen saloons in Lyons
each place paying a yearly, license OF $780,
With population OF only 500 the saloons
alone produce a revenue of $l4 for each
man. woman and child in the town. A
village board OF Ave serves without pay,
while the president and clerk of the VII
lage board receive a salary. The town
owns its own water system. receives gas
from Joliet and street car service from
Chicago The issue of Lyons now is
whether royalty may not be received
from the street car company for It's priv
ileges some Of the citizens having charged
members OF the board with graft in letting
the franchise without imposing some sort
of a public consideration.
Mr.. Meads lives in Chicago, but when
things grow dull in the large city on the
lake he runs down to Lyons and watches
the people there spend their surplus The
town reaps a harvest every summer from
its picnic grounds and dance halls, which
are literally patronized by Chicago people
But the ever-pressing question in LyonE
is how to get rid OF surplus.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-01
WOMEN HOLD up THEIR PLANS
Mrs. Cudahy Says Nothing VIII he
Done at Present on Work.
ing Girls Home.

81 doubt II anything will be done by us
along that line now" said Mrs. Joseph NJ.
Cudahy regarding the project which she
and other public-spirited women OF Omaha
had launched in the direction OF building
home for working girls in Omaha. Mrs.
Cudahy has just returned from the east,
and on the visit to New York and Chicago
she took occasion to investigate homes of
this character, with a view of aiding her
and her associates In their undertaking in
Omaha.
Since Count Creighton made provision In
his win Of $4,000 for home for working
girls, the same sort of prophet the women
had In mind, Il seems TO them advisable
not to proceed with their plans Just now
I'VE have our plans In statu ono" said
Mrs. Cudahy, land are not able to say
Just now what we shall do, but we expect
10 see home for working girls in Omaha
sooner or later"
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-01
ACTIVITY IN REAL ESTATE
Many Sales of Small Properties Are
MADE by Different Omaha
Firms.

Numerous sales of small residence prop
critics within the last few days are re-
ported by the Russell & McKitrick COM
pany for investment and home purposes.
A small house and lot near Eighth and
Bancroft streets was sold TO Irving Smith
for investment purposes and one acre, upon
which is a small cottage, near the Deaf
and Dumb institute, was sold to a local
Spectator for $500. The company has also
sold a five-room cottage and a lot, 50xI32
feet, on South Seventeenth street for LOO.
The property was formerly owned by M.
o. johnson, but has been used for rental
purposes in recent years. A lot and two
houses, known as the old Rciter property.
near Seventeenth and CASTELAR, streets,
have been sold by the company for $500
and a five-room house with two lots near
Forty-seventh and Lafayette avenue was
sold for H. Roberts for $1,000
The Byron Reed company has sold one.
half of lot at Twenty-second and Pierce
streets to 7. p. Mancuso, a fruit dealer. for
5000. II is the intention of the buyer to
erect home on the lot.
Practically the last of the realty hold
ings in Omaha of Lewis Mendelssohn OF
New York City were disposed of Wednes-
day by the Payne, Bostwick company II
the SAFE Oh seven vacant lOtS
Place, near Forty-fourth and Douglas
streets, to a local investor. The purchase
| price is not known, the property will
probably be placed. on the market soon
Mr.. Mendelssohn was formerly largely in
tere sted in Omaha real estate prior to hi,
removal TO New York several years age
and retains only two lots in the northern
| part of the city.
Among the recent sales reported by thu
Payne, Bostwick company is that OF tn,
southwest corner of Twenty-hfth avenu,
and Dodge street to a local business maj
for investment purposes. The reality com
pany acted for Lewis Mendelssohn of New
York City, formerly of Omaha, and wa
sold for $1,000. The property has a front
age of IA feet east on Twenty-hfth avenu
and l54 feet on Dodge street. Four houses
which have an annual rental of 81 $50 nov
occupy the premises, but will probably b
removed for the purpose of erecting a ROY
of st. Louis brick fats
Henry Stuehm has sold his 160-acre farm
situated about three and one-half mile
northwest, of Irvington. to warre
Blackwell for $1,000 nearly 500 pc
acre. The farm has been occupie
by Mr. stuehm for many years and /
deemed a most valuable piece of property
The main line Of the Fremont, Elkhorn
Missouri Valley railroad crosses the north
east corner OF the farm, which is but
short distance north Of the military road.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-01
FEAST OF PURIM OBSERVED
Orthodox jews Rejoice I'm Escape of
Ancestors from Haman's
Evil Designs.

The Feast OF Purim, holiday Of Joy for
deliverance of their ancestors from the
evil Vaccinations of Haman, through the
efforts of Queen Esther and Mordecai. is
being celebrated by orthodox Jews through
out the world.
Beginning Wednesday night the celebra-
ton began in orthodox churches by the
reading of the entire book of Esther. re-
counting the event. Yesterday prayers
were said and the day commemorated by
the donation OF gifts to the poor.
The holiday was not formally observed
by Temple Israel congregation. but Friday
night Rabbi Cohn will lecture on the sub
Ject Of THE Feast Of Purim and its Eter-
nal significance"
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-01

brother-ln-law is George c. Gorham. who
was secretary Of the United states senate
for years, a man of wealth and letters He
has written number OF books. His uncle
was assistant sergeant-at-arms OF the SEN
ate. He has two other sisters married to
prominent citizens OF Washington. A tele-
gram was introduced from some OF these
asking that he bring the children right to
Washington and there they would be glad
to help take care of them.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-01
BIG SHOE SALE sATURDAll

Brandeis Offers Queen Qualtt'i Ok
fOrds and Ladies' Radcliffe shoes,
worth 81 and $3.50, mt S1.0s.
ALL NEWEST STYLES FOR SPRING.
Never was there such a shoe sale as this
one. We bought from a Boston shoe house
splendid lots of Radcliffe shoes. in all sizes,
high or low cus-also great lots OF sample
Queen Quality oxfOrds. in sample sizes
only.
These shoes are new and are worth 81
and $50 a, pair. We sell them Saturday
at ass pair.
]. L. BRANDEIs a SONS.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-01
From Chieaeo 10 New YorL

Most satisfactory passenger service Is
furnished by the Pennsylvania Short Line
in it's nine trains leaving Chicago daily at
Sis a. m, 1905 a. m. IL a. M, ass D. m,
Sis p. M, $50 p. m, p. m, 10 D. m. and
u;4S p m. Time as quick as any, and
equipment OF the best. Address W. H.
Rowland. T. p. ACT. U. 8. Bank Bldg,
Omaha Neb
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-01

The body OF Ralph Il. smith vas re-
ceived in Omaha Wednesday evening by
Cole Mckay, undertSkers from Raylins.
cif It there February 81 The daad man
nephew OF Mrs. Robert N. Burgess
OF the Burgess Shirt company, and he has
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-01

The musical department OF u Woman's
club will meet Friday aftern'bn at 2,E
o'clock at the First congregattbal church,
when Russian and English fOgram will
Be gwen under the directiSh Of Miss
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-01

II you have anything to trade advertise
It in the For Exchange column OF Tlse
Bee Want Ad page
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-01
woman'S' club Musical Hb,

Now is the time 10 make Aur wants
known through The Bee Want ia page
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-01

April 1, the selection of which date for this
purpose having nothing in common with the
usual thought OF the day, ice men aver
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-01
ICE MEN JOCKEY FOR START
Wholesalers Go Through Form of Com
peting for Fig Trade.
OEclfR: THEY ARE IN DEADLY EARNEST
Despite the Enormous Harvest, Some
Dealers, with Eye on the
Future,'say supply il
Not Normal.

Unless it's all a big game of horse, all
present signs point toward lively compeui-
ton among local ice dealers for what is
known as the commercial trade, such pa
irons as butchers, hotel and restaurant
men and saloon keepers Jones, the man
who pays the freight, probably will be
called on later in the season, 1t is re-
ported.
Representatives of the ice dealers were
out skirmishing Wednesday and Thursday
among the larger class of consumers An
ice jobber from Albright. handling ice cut
by the Armour company, tried to land a
tontrac1 With the Retail Butchers associa-
tion at rate Of $2.75 per ton for this sea-
SON This evidently stirred up the Omaha
dealers.
Few contracts, If any, have yet been
Iclosed. The manager of the perishable
goods department of one of the depart
lment stores Thursday morning said he
was called on Wednesday by several ice
men. He said three local dealers offered
him ice for S2.75 for the season, while the
Omaha Ice and Cold Storage company
! made price of 50. Frank Lehmer Of the
Omaha Ice and Cold Storage company
Thursday morning said his company had
Y no contract rates to announce at this time
II manager NOOu VI lIe ItOpAc ASS Noiii
| pany was frank in saying his company
was figuring on rates of $3.50 and "a pei
ton for the commercial trade, making SS.5I
on such contracts as would call for large
quantities at a time and 81 where more
frequent deliveries and smaller quantities
were called for
Scale of Old Prices.
| Many of the large consumers down towr
are now paying 81 per ton. Last season
they paid $3.50 and SO and during 1906 al
low as $3.50 The Albright man with hi
/ S2.75 price win have the effect, many be
lieve, of holding the contract prices down
AS the rates for house delivery, thu
Omaha Ice and Cold Storage company rep
resentative said he believed a rate of IS PEI
ton would prevail, this being for quantities
| from twenty-five pounds upward. Las
season the rate went to $12, with the icI
men decidedly in the spotlight Ice gener
ally is now SO per ton for the residenc
delivery.
! Ice men say-much to the astonishmen
of the vox populi-they have something les
than an average crop. with an unusua
hneness of quality. II was cited that II
the expense OF harvesting the item of labo
/ this season was increased, I'm that labOrer
received 81 per day. whereas last seasol
| the wage was n.75.
Most of the local companies will not an
nounce their prices to small consumers unit
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-01
GREAT SALE OF PoRTIEREs.
Brandeis Buys a Gigantic stock fPosa
a Famous EnAteFn Tapestry Mills.
SALE NEXT MONDAY AT BOSTON

High grade couch covers and portieres
at bargains never before thought possible
si2.5O portieres at $3.50 esch--s7.so couch
covers at t2ss-N couch covers t.ss-Tabis
covers at sc each. etc.
IN East Philadelphia tapestry mills
scout to move into new quarters. was
lorced 20 give possession OF tts old mifia
before completion of their new plant
Sooner than pay storage on their immense
stock they sold II to US for cash At lees
than Il oost to manufacture the goods.
Sale Is next Monday.
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Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-01

also two brothers in omaha. The body was
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-01
: Mansum q Co, LETTER SPECIALISTS.

IL. BRANDEIs 4 SONS.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-01
BODY nronEht Hama.

J. Z. BRANpEIs 3 SON
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1907-06-26
TRENTON.

W. M. Hopkins, OF Bar Harbor, spent q
few days with his family last week.
Harry L. Davis, OF Bar Harbor, was al
w. NJ. Hopkins Sunday and Monday Of
last week.
Miss Addie Severance and Master Har-
old Moore, OF Ellsworth Falls, are spend
ing few days at K. l.. Moore's.
B. F. Barstow and son Fred and Fred
Watson, of Bar Harbor, and Mr.. Gooch
of Harrington, were at the Stafford farm
Friday and Saturday.
Mrs. Daniel Hamilton was in Ellsworth
last week visiting her daughters, Mrs
Frazier and Mrs. Bartlett. Two of her
grandchildren returned home with her.
The last cottage meeting was held at
Daniel B. Hamilton's last Friday evening
The meetings will be discontinued, as there
will be services in the church Sundays.
June "a. MAY.
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NORTH LAMoINE.

Mrs. Abbie E. Austin was the weekend
guest Of Miss Jennie Hodgkins at tbs
corner.
Mrs. Byron w. Hancock, of Birch Har-
Dor, visited her aunt, Mrs. s. J. Young
last week. a
Miss Nina Brooks, Of Ellsworth, spent
last week with her grandparents, Charles
Brown and wife.
William Haycock and wife, OF Edding-
ton, and their nephew, Luscombe Strout,
of Milbridge, are visiting Mrs. Haycock's
brother, George Davis.
Miss Eunice Coggins, accompanied by
her little nephew, Frederick Tweedie, OF
Cambridge, Mass, arrived home recently.
During Miss Coggins' absence she
made very pleasant trip with her sister
and husband, Capt. Fred Hodgkins, to
Porto Rico.
June "a "
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OF education for Porto Rico. His services
there in the years he was employed were
highly appreciated, and Mr.. Lord was very
DESTROYS for his return,
Cards announcing the marriage Of Miss
Grace NJ. Lawton to Joseph NJ. Kelley, Al
Midway, June 10, have been received. Mr.
Kelley is proprietor VI the Midway hotel,
where the newly married pair will be
ready to receive friends in July.
C. E. Cook and daughter May were in
town last week to attend the funeral OF
Mrs. Cooks father, William Dow, OF Gen.
ter, who died Wednesday morning, June
49, Mrs. Cook was unable by reason OF
illness to attend the burial rites.
Capt. Thomas Clark and wife, of Au-
gusta, came last week to put their cottage
in order. Capt. Clark was Obliged to re-
turn to duty, but Mrs. Clark win stop to
entertain her daughter and family, Rev.
John Boardman, wife and daughters ar
irving Saturday.
The intermediate grade Of school closed
Friday, and the teacher, Miss Iva Walls,
took her pupils for q very enjoyable picnic
on the beach at the head Of the harbor.
Pupils not absent during the term were
Margaret Trssk, Josephine Holmes
Helent Lunt. Gertrude Hamblen, Grace
Clark, Jack Tarr.
June "a. SPRAY.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1907-06-26
ASHvILLE.

Mrs. Geneva Sargent, of East Sullivan,
is employed at Alden Robertson's as
housekeeper.
Capt. n. H. Bickford is in Bar Harbor
sailing the electric launch Ripple for Mrs.
Coles, Of New York.
Miss Bernice Smith, OF Bangor, is
spending week with her parents, Her
man Smith and wife.
Cards were received here last week an
nouncing the wedding Of Miss Julia
Bunker and William Henry Pancoast, IT,,
at Skowhegan, June 5. Mrs. Pancoast has
many friends here, who extend congratu-
lations.
The ice-cream social given by pupils Of
the grammar and primary grades Of
Brigham hill school Thursday evening
was success. Those attending were en-
tertained by photograph selections, read
ing and Rotations. A neat little sum
was realized for school purposes. This
was followed on Friday by appropriate
exercises for Flag day, and the erection Of
flag pole by the ]. 0. U. A. NJ. The pole
is an ornament to the school yard. The
flag was given by this order some time ago.
June II. p.
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EAST FRANKLIN.

DR.. E. c. Hooper, wife and children Wis
tied T. E. Hooper and wife last week.
Harry Rowe, the boy preacher, OF East
brook, visited his classmate, Leo Blaisdell
last week.
Miss Harriet NJ. Blaisdell, who has been
teaching in Aroostook county, has re-
turned home.
Rev. A. w. Lorimer, wife and son, anc
Mrs. W. H. Card, jr., visited George H
Rutter and wifi. last week.
The Free Baptist quarterly meeting held
here June IA, Is, and 10 was well attended
The meetings were interesting.
The Methodist society held social al
the home OF J. U. Hardison and wife june
p. The Franklin granite band was in 1T
tendance.
Schools taught in East Franklin by ths
Misses Manter, OF Charleston, closed
June p, after q very satisfactory term t.
both parents and pupils.
June "a. r.
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LAMOINE.

Mrs. Elwood King and son accompanied
Mr.. King to South Gouldsboro on his re-
turn last Wednesday. Mrs. King will
make short visit.
Mrs. Nettie Hutchings, who has been i'll
at the home of her mother, Mrs. Isaiah
Bowden, has recovered and returned to
her home in Penobscot.
Miss Ethel Reynolds, who was mem
Der of the recent graduating class of Cas-
tine normal school, accompanied the class
on the trip to Washington and James
town. She is expected home to-day.
Stephen Young has moved his family
and household effects to Corinth, where
they will raake their home. All regret to
see neighbors seeking other homes, but
the best wishes of the community follow
Mr.. Young and family.
June p. H.
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SOUTHWEST HARBoR.

The hot wave is bringing summer visit
ors at good rate.
Rev. z. NJ. Cousins and family, OF
Thomaston, will spend few weeks in
July with his brother at the old home
stead.
The new cottage on the back shore being
built by Contractor Ralph for Mrs. Rogers,
is well underway. The immense blocks
of stone promise good foundation.
Miss Beatrice Carroll returned home
from Houlton academy Saturday for her
summer vacation. She was accompanied
by her sister, Mrs. Nellie Carroll Thorn
ton. who will spend few weeks with rel
atives here.
Mrs. Henry Tracy made recent
visit to her son, Daniel Handy, in Boston,
and made the acquaintance of her little
granddaughter, beautiful child of two
years. To her regret she found her sons
wife out of health, and for this reason Mr..
Handy is obliged to decline a lucrative
position offered him by the commissioner
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1907-06-26
PARTRIDGE COVE.

Mrs. E. f. Mcfarland is visiting rela-
tives at Bar Hart
Miss Jennie Eaton spent last week with
Mrs. Carrie King at Gouldsboro.
Everett Tinker is painting Miss Agne.
Boynton's house at East Lamoine.
Miss Laura Springer is quite i'll at the
home OF Frank Hodgkins at Egypt.
Mrs. Frank Burk hart has returned from
her trip to Virginia, and has rented Will
liam Kellen's house for the summer. Her
husband will join her as soon as his shin
reaches the Kittery navy yard where she
has been ordered.
June "a.
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EDEN.

The death of De Lorraine Higgins oc-
Cured at his home at The Narrows Satur-
day night, at the age OF sixty-five years.
Mr.. Higgins had been i'll for about a year.
and during that time had been operated
upon for cancer five times at the Bar Har-
Dor hospital. He was soldier OF the
Civil war. and was in the service about a
year in the 18th Maine infantry. Mr..
Higgins was born in the town OF Eden,
and spent his life here, his home for
many years being at Indian Point, whence
he moved recently to the Narrows. He is
survived by widow, two daughters, Miss
Lottie Higgins and Mrs. Richards, and
one soI, Jesse Higgins.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1907-06-26
EGYPT.

Miss Marion R. West is at home from
Castine normal school,
Arthur Clark, of Milo, is visiting his
aunt, Mrs. Amos Clark.
Miss Vevie E. Clark is at home from Bar
Harbor for short vacation.
Newman Savage spent Sunday with his
parents, Edwin Savage and wife.
Miss Helen l.. West, who has employ
ment in Ellsworth, is at home for few
days.
Miss Lula F. West, who has been teach
ing IN Greenville the past year, is at home
for the summer
Mrs. Wesley Clark and daughters
Gladys and Jessie visited relatives in Sui
Ivan last week.
Willard Clark, wife and son Milo have
returned from Pittsfield, where they at
tended the graduation of their son Percy