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Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-14
West Amhler-

MISS Mary Hensman is still quite III at
the home OF her mother in West Side.
PM Long returned last week from "A
mohth's visit with relatives at Portland,
Mr.; and Mrs. George Bialsely were the
guests OF Rev. and Mrs. K. M. Henderson
Tor lunch Saturday.
The children of Southwest Sunday school
aie preparing Tor an entertainment to DO
given Christmas night.
Mrs. Frank Hensman and uttIa SON
James, were guests of her parents, Mr.. and
MIS- J. II. Gantz, on Thursday.
John Blake and wife entertained the cot
.sse prayer meeting Wednesday evening OF
thls week at their home In Eckerman.
MIS-. J. H. Gantz, accompanied by her
friend, Mrs. Aughe, attended George Custer
noon.
George Stone and FANNY are entertaining
their cousin, Mrs. Grace Reeser, and little
week. 49, ""'
Mr.. Houck' mother from near Papilllon
is spending the winter with her son and
wife at their country home on West Center
street.
The teachers and pupils of Beats school.
mere, took advantage of tickets to the Ma.
uonai Corn exposition Wednesday and went
Miss Violet Thayer came out from the
city on Sunday to be the guest of her par
ents Mr.. and Mrs. j. Thayer. at their homs
on Forty-sixth avenue.
Thomas 1. Shandy. is slowly, improving
from his long Siege or typhofd feVef and
expects to be able to eat Christmas dinner
with his parents and family.
Word has just been received that a baby
girl has been added to the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. L. Simpson of Redondo, Cal. Mrs.
Simpson was Miss Mabel Dyer of Omaha.
Mrs. o. Carlson was the guest OF her
daughter, Miss l.. Talbot OF North Omaha.
and her son., George Carlson, and fami y,
OF Seventeenth and Canton streets on SatuA
day.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-14
RHEvMGTIsA PRESCRIPTION

The following prescription, while very
simple and harmless. will be found to
work wonders in curing lame back and
all kinds OF rheumatism. purifying the
blood and kidneys and restoring the sys-
tenn to normal health and vigor. II is
Inexpensive considering It's effectiveness
and can be mixed at home. The ingred-
tents are well known and can be supplied
by any weli-stocked drug store:
"one ounce compound syrup OF Sarsa-
pariila; one ounce Toris compound. These
to be added 70 half pint or whiskey and
used In Tablespoonful doses before each
meal and at bed time. The bottle must
be shaken well each time"
Good results from his treatmen are
apparent after the first few doses, al
though II would be a mistake 70 diseon-
tinue its use until the health Is fully re-
covered
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-14
PRIZES FOR THE DRILL TEAMS
Competition is Keenc and the Drill.
of High On der.

Competition is Keeno and the DrfIIs
of High Order.
Competition was most keen at the corn
exposition in the contests for the honors
ard money prizes by the drill teams Of the
different fraternal organizat ons of Omaha.
In addition to the great honor attached to
winning in such a hard-fought competition
the exposition directors hung up $500 in
cash prizes. That there was great inter-
est in the matches was attested by the
large crowds which thronged the Audi
torium both afternoon and evening. The
women drilled in the afternoon and the
men in the evening.
For the afternoon competition the iudRes
made five awards and President Watt as
of the Exposition company awarded the
prizes last evening. The judges were
Major d. Il Mccarthy. Captain H. e. Dali
ton and Lieutenant William N. HASKELL.
They judged the various teams in a most
thorough manner, marking on appearance
and evolutions.
The winners in the afternoon were Ban
ner lodge. Fraternal Union OF America, No.
H. Omaha, Mrs. N. Z. T.llson N COM
mand' first prize. $50: Omaha lodge No.
Sll' Fraternal Union Of America, Omaha,
Captain Mrs. M. e. Blair In com .nand.
W. PiN-N' $50 OHlahd rouge NO. 1, Royal
AchAtes, Omaha, Capt in Charles M. Rack
ley In command, tAi.d; Ak-Sar-Ben lodse
No. I7s, Deglee OF Honor, Omaha. Captain
MIS-. Josephine Whittig in command.
fou. tn, and Washington lodge No. q, De-
gree Of Honor, Omaha. Captain Mrs. Mary
\, alter IN command. fifth.
In the evening the c-mpe ition was. II
anything. more keen than In the after
noon and the large crowd awaited anxiou "
the decision of the judges as announ ed
by President Wattles as he made the
awards. The winners in tae even ng were:
First. oman camp No. 20. Modern Wo d.
men. Captain IL. o. Martin; second, lodge
No. Az Ancient Order OF United Work
men. Omaha. Captain F. S. s mpson; third.
2c6' Modern Woodmen. LAncoln. Cap
tain c. Percy Walters.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-14
BOYS BREAK LIGHT GLOBES
One Youth IN Caught Smashing Them
and IL LANDED I'm Jail for
while.

Throwing stones at glass globes on the
arc lights on West Center street landed
Kaximer Piinshd, II years of age, in Jail
Sunday. He and several other boys are
said to have been enjoying the fun of see
ing the glass globes break for some time,
and neighbors and the electric light COM
pany " complained several times
about II.
Sunday Joseph F. Boyer. an employee OF
the telephone company living at 1850 Hlck-
CRY street, caught the lads in the act and.
singing out young Plinski, he chased him
from Forty-ninth avenue and Center street
TO Hanscom park. where the boy ran into
the arms Of Special Waterman Cressell.
The police station was notified and the
boy was taken to jail by Patrol Conductor
Dillon. Later the lads father secured his
release on bail bond. He lives at 2S1S South
Twenty-seventh street.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-14
RANDALL GETS TWO VICTIMS
kansas City FOrger Passes Bogus
Checks on Two Omaha
Saloons.

Two Omaha saloons have been found to
have fallen victims of H. F. Randall, the
former Kansas City saloon keeper who was
arrested by Detectives Mitchell and sulli-
van of the local police force Saturday
night on advices from Kansas City that he
is wanted there for passing worthless
checks.
Checks for SOS were cashed at FoIey's
and the Turf saloons on Douglas street
Saturday by Randali, according to the po-
lice. However, he will be turned over 10
the Missouri detective agency hat effected
his capture and will be held for the Omaha
bogus check work after the Kansas City
officers are through with him. Randall
formerly lived at Sioux Falls. s.. D.. where
he claims to have a bank account to back
his checks. but investigation revealed no
such fact.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-14
FATAL RESULT FOLLOWS FALL
Woman Not Thought Seriously In
jured mt First Dies at
Hospital.

Nellie Crutcher, died ut an early hour
this morning at the General hospital, as the
result Of n fracture OF the skull. She lived
at 100 South Eleventh street. upstairs. F,'.
day night she fell or was thrown down
stairs from her apartments and was takcA
TO the hospital. At that time II did not
appear mat She was seriously hurt, but
growing steadily worse an operotiop WIS
performed upon her disclosing tho fractura
of the skull. The operation failed TO ,e.
lleve her. however. .
She came here from Fremont where b,r
father lives. He has been notified ana IL
expected here today 20 obtain tho bodv
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-14
Nebraska News Noteu.

OSCEOLA-The Osceola Modern Wood
men had a class adoption in the auditorium
II, the secret work being given to forty.
Iour candidates. State Deputy Consul
~ p; kester Of Lincoln. John l. sundeen
OF Wahoo and District Deputies Nelson
and Reed of Genoa directed the initiatory
ceremony.
PERU-The Modern Woodmen of this
place held their annual election last Fri
cay evening for the ensuing year. The
following are the new officers: Frank
Majors, ", G.; T. w. Bishop, w. Al
Irl w. Wright, escort; D. Cameron, watch;
manager.
PERU-Next Wednesday evening a grand
normal will be given in the chanel. A
mixed chorus OF 100 voices will give several
numbers. The Glee club and the girls
will play. In addition to these there will
be a vocal solo by Miss Adeline Blanken-
ship and as a very special feature. Mr..
Clemens Movius, the great basso OF Lin.
coin, Will sing two numbers.
UTICA-At 1880 Sunday morning the fire
department was called to the home of A.
r. Nihart, where fire was discovered in
the kitchen, resulting. from the pipe of
the stove getting too hot and burning be-
tween the rafters OF the entire house. The
apartment worked hard and got the
carried on the building and the loss win
amount to about $500. The citizens of Utica
VIII assist TINS FAMILY IN REBUILDING as Mr..
Nihart has been sick for two years.
PERU. d. Graves has bought the tract
OF land lying east of the cemetery known
as the Bert Patterson place. The land
was purchased from Walter N. Giles, who
lives in the central portion of the state,
and the consideration named is 81. 200. This
tract consists of twenty acres and has on
It a good five-room house. 1t lies within,
but on the east side of the old Mount
Vernon townsite. and is described in the
deed as blocks. There is still another
tract lying between this and the Mount
the old Mount Vernon townsite Seemingly
having been a very large one. It is after
this old Mount Vernon townslte that the
Mount Vernon hall of the Peru normal
was named.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-14

PLATTSMOUTH, Neb., Dec. 13.-(spe-
cial.)-In district court this afternoon Judge
H. ID. Travis sentenced Matt Bozarth to
serve In the state penitentiary during his
natural life. Bozarth killed James Dyer
by stabbing him on the street in Green
wood on October G.. TIL two men had been
friends all Of their lives, but while laboring
under the hallucination that his friend was
trying to injure his reputation he muir
dered him. Count Attorney Rawls APP
peared for the state and A. N. Sullivan for
the murderer.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-14
New
Florida
Line

BEGINNING with Sunday, December
sum- the P~ennsylvania Short Line VIII
tneusarate and run daily thereafter an
Sleeping Car Line through
from Chicago TO Jacksonville, Florida,
SVer the new Scenic line OF tho Louis
Vile q Nashville Company, via Louisville,
Ano1Vtlle' Atlanta and Macon.
For Particular information. concern-
ing this new and attractive line, or
concerning the incompatible Pittsburgh
and New York Passenger Service OG
the PennsylvaniA short Line rrOm
call HpOn or address
W. n. Rowland, Agent. Room 213 Board
OF Trade Bldg.f- Omaha.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-14
WilIInn nnrhmnn

ALLIANCE, Neb, Dec. 1S-Cspeciai rel
egram)-Winiam Bachman. one or the cti
conductors Of the Burlington. died here to-
Gay OF pneumonia, after a lingering III
ness Of about three weeks. Mr.. Bachman
ieaVes a wife and one child. who are wcil
provided for. The body was taken to Glen
wood Ia, his old home. where the obso-
quies will be held under the auspices OF the
order of Railway Conductors, representa-
tives Of which will the bod
from here. ~
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-14
SUIT FOR DINGIEY ESTATE
Heirs of Former Maine C0nEresamam
Seek to Have Settlement
Set Aside.

AUBTTRN. Me. Dec. 12.-Mrs. Edith
DinRley Hooe Of Washington and Albert @
Dineley Of Denver. Colo, who say they
are heirs at law to the late Nelson Dtngley
jr. of Lewiston have filed a petition in the
supreme court In be allowed to appeal from
the decree Of the judge OF probate allowing
the account of the executors.
Nelson Dingley, IT,. represented the Sec.
ond Maine district in congress and framed
the so-called Dingley tariff law. He died
in 1899.
The petitioners allege that no inventory
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-14
IzARD STREET SEWER WORK
First Block of If is Completed and
second One Now Under
Way.

The first block Of the new lizard street
sewer has been completed and j. ]. Hang
hen. contractor. has begun work on the
second block OF the main work. Consider
able excavation has been done ahead of
the work and concreting will begin on Mon
day. The crew Is now working at Tenth
and Cass streets. having begun at Eleventh.
The sewer will be built three more blocks
west to Fifteenth street and five blocks
north to lizard street. The Union Pacific
is also progressing well with its section Of
the work, having completed a stretch of
300 feet. The Union Pacific will build 1850
feet of sewer across its holdings on the
bottoms.
The lizard street sewer is the largest
sewer ever built west of Chicago, there
being nothing In Kansas City, Minneapolis,
Denver, st. Louis or any of the Pacific
coast cities anywhere near as large. The
dimensions cary at some points. but the
average size of the big sewer is eleven and
one-hRlf feet by ~twenty-one feet. The Chi
cage main sewer. the largest in Chicago. is
but little larger than the one now being
constructed by Mr.. Hanighen.
The lizard street sewer is a wonderful
piece Of engineering" said Assistant City
Engineer Crick, land, II it was being built
IN the east the people would be crazy over
1t and sightseers would crowd around on
holidays. Out here in the west. though,
we are 80 used to big things that 1 doubt
II there are a dozen men in Omaha who
realize that there is nothing in the west
that approaches this for size"
The sewer will cost approximately 500, 900.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-14
A Pernonn, Amman

II we could talk TO YOU personally about
the great merit Of Foley's Honey and Tar,
Tor coughs colds and lung trouble, yoi
never could be Induced to experiment with
unknown preparations that may. conta,n
some harmful drugs. Foley's Honey ana
Tar costs you no more and has a reed
of forty years OF cures. For sale at an
druggists.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-14

was filed until 1907 and that they had no
knowledge OF the fact or of any settlement
In the probate court. Former Congress
man Charles T.. Ldttlefield. a New York
attorney. MFR. Dingley's successor In tho
house Of representative Is counsel for the
petitioners.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-14

AueGed Thieves Arrested at Uticn.
UTICA. Neb., Dec. 1S.-(sp C al Te'egram.)
Tive men who gave the names of Thomas
Vo"e' ma Theo 'ore Cole were arrested he Q
at midnight last night on the charge of
pufr ring from three stores. The merchants
Identified their goods and the men Will be
given a hearing Monday morning. They
say they live in ST. Louis.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-14
ONLY MILL in COUNTY BURNS
one FIGURING Plant Of Kearney
swept Away by Fire.

Swept Away by Fire.
LINDEN, Neb., Dec. ~13.-(Special 1.-THE
only flour mill in Kearney county wa,
destroyed early this morning by fire. i
was the property Of A. d. Andrews & Sons
and was estimated to be worth from $3.50
to $4,000. The insurance. so the best in.
formation obtainable. is that the firm car
led only 5000 insurance.
This not only leaves Minden and Kearney
county without a Hour mill. but a loss
which the farmers can Ill afford to sus
ain, but 1t involves heavy personal losses
e another character to the farmers. Many
farmers hold grist coupons on the mill
and these. temporarily at least, represent
losses.
The fire started in the coal bunk adj
jacent to the mill. supposedly from spon.
taneous combustion. AS the wind was in
a direction from the bunk, 1t swept the
flames rapidly on to the building. too
rapidly. in fact, for the efforts of the fire
department to be of any effect,
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-14

More people are taking Foley's Kidney
Remedy every year. 1t is considered TO
be the most effective remedy for kidney
and bladder troubles that medical science
can devise. Foley's Kidney Remedy cor
reefs irregularities. builds up worn out
issues and restores lost vitality. It will
make you feel well and look well. For
lale bv a al druggists.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-14
Lincoln Office Omaha Bee
5l8 Little Building
Auto Phone 7Si7. Bell A-2S9S
G. N. Porter, Manager.

he possession of the father. She calls
ipon the law therefore to recover for he.
her child.
Complaint No. 2 was not filed by any
II the three women; It was a charge OF
ceiling liquor illegally. But complaint No
Z was filed by wife No. 2 and this charge
8 one of adultery.
The habeas corpus papers have just beer
,crved by Constable Wyatt.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-14
THREE WIVES, THREE CHARGES
Man Has ns Many Legal Complaints
AEainst Him a. Women

WILCOX, Neb.. Dec. B~-(Special.)-
Henry Congdon OF his place has had three
wives-One at a time-and for each wife
he has had a legal complaint filed against
him. is not all; two of these com.
plants were filed by former wives. The last
charge comes In the fern OF a writ Of
habeas corpus issued at the behest of wife
No. /. a resident Of Michigan, who fain
would have Mr.. congdon produce their
daughter. 2 years Of age The mother In
sists on her right 10 the ehiId's custody
but after searching her surroundings.
AYERS thai the child 10 missing ana IL in
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-14

Passing counterfeit money is no worse
than substituting some unknown worthless
remedy for Foley's Honey and Tar. the
great cough and cold remedy that cures the
most obstinate coughs and heals the lungs.
Sold by all druggists.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-14
A Frightful Experiences

with bfioUsness, malaria and constipation
Is quickly overcome by taking DR.. Kings
New Life Pills. CSC. For sale by Beaton
Drug Co.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-14
A Dangerous Vienna

is rendered antiseptic by Bucklen's Arnica
salve. the healing wonder for sores. burns.
piles, eczema and salt rheunl. 25c. Fnr
sale by Beaton Drug Co.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-14

PILES CURED IN . TO "A DAYS.
PAZo OINTMENT suarAnreed 10 cure any
case Of itching. blind. bleeding or protrndIna
Piles In 6 to u DAYS nr money refunded Soc
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-14

Foley's orino Laxative cures chronic con-
stipation and stimulates the liver. orino
regulates the bowels SO they will act
naturally and you do not have to take pur-
~gatives continuously. Sold by all ~druggists.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-14
Announcements OF the Theater..

On Wednesday evening Mr.. Wright
Kramer will close the series. of Burton
Holmes travelogues In this city with "Fez-
the Moorish Metropolis" Nowhere could
Mr.. Holmes have found a more picturesque,
quaint or unusual subject for exploitation
than In this inaccessible capital, where civ
ilization is that OF 1000 years ago and
where the city itself is only reached after
eight days Jorney by caravan across road
less plains carpeted with the most beau
tiful flowers for miles and hundreds of
miles.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-14

On Thursday evening Bert williams and
George Walker. known professionally as
Williams and Walker. and to the theater-
going public as the ''dron COON and the
dandy COON" will come to the Boyd for
-FOUR performances in their New Bandana
Land" 1t Is a three-act creation of mirth
and music. constructed solely to exploit the
talents Of these two favorites.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-14
FOOD DR.
NERVLS

F00n IN Weak and nervous mel
~ who find their power Il
NEkFLS gone as a Jesuit Of .S SssS.
work or mental e~xertion should take
GRAYS NERVE FOOD PILLS. They Mi
make you eat and sleep and be 4
man again
Aoxi , boxes e7.5o By mali
o4EDhA1 4 AcCOHNELL DEuQ 90
COR. 18th and Dodge Streets
OWL DAU0 COMPANY
CoT. lsSh and aarney GtH- omAhA NOa
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-14
Local REGARD.

E ESGtss t tsm PEI R Ss ."".r~... z
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-14
National

The number of national forests is now
1872 and the total area l6S, OOO, 900 acres. At
81 per 1000 feet stumpage the timber stand
ing in these forests Is worth $500, 900. 900.
These forests now contain one-fifth of the
standing merchantable timber In the coun-
try,
The efficient management OF these for
ests and especially the protection from
fire have made permanent improvement 8
necessary. During the year such improve
ments were competed as follows: Three
thousand four hundred miles OF trails, $500
miles Of tel phone IN s. 100 miles Of wagon
road with $50 bridges, 600 miles of pasture
and drift fences, forty miles OF fire lines
and $50 cabins and barns.
The fire record shows crafty ng results.
The loss for the oalenda. year 1907 was
less than half hat for the previous y ar,
which in turn was less than in any pre-
ceding year. The ratio of loss to va ue
OF timber protected was only about 4 GEMS
to 1900.
The amount of timber sold from the
national forests as 1856. OOO, 600 feet, md The
receipts from timber sales were $500
The grazing privileges yielded last yea
an income Of nearly n,OO0,OO
The work Of reforesting naked areas IN
the nat onal forests goes on. Las. year
tree s-eds were sown broadcast in twenty
seven forests in eight states to test the
usefulness OF this method. in the govern
ments forest-tree nurseries. ab.ut 1000
young trees were Ilanted out over 10000
trees will be re-dy .or planting in 1909.
Chemical Investigations.
Special Investigations In the bureau OF
dentistry have emb. a ed { e fol-. wirg sub
Je1ts; Q) Bleached Hour and he use OF
dnr~m wheat in flour Mill g; 90 The an
Ling Of peas and the making OF tomato
Ketehup. TIL aim is TO let the public
know Just how these operations are car
ried on. and TO aid those engaged in these
industries In improving their processes; CD
Tests OF food pres rvatlves. The series
OF studies by means Of the ''hyg enic
abe" at which foods treated with pre-
servatives are eaten to test the effect on
health, has been completed. Borax. sa-
lieyciie acid. %sulphurie acid. benzoic acid,
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-21

that the name OF no candidate for
President shall appear at the head
of more than one list OF delegates.
No county, central or executive
the delegates to the state convention.
committee shall have power to name
The delegates Will meet by dis
tricts at two o'clock p. NJ, on Tues
day, May 5th, at such places as
may be designated by the Committee
on Arrangements, for the purpose
of selecting one member OF each OF
the following committees: State
Central Committee, Resolutions, Gre
dentials. Rules and order OF Busi-
ness, Permanent Organization, Vice
President and Secretary. All of such
committees Will meet at places to be
designated by the Committee on
Arrangements at four o'clock p.
NJ. of the same day. The conven-
ton will be callel to order in the
Franklin County Memorial Hall on
East Broad Street at seven-thirty
o'clock p. NJ, on Tuesday, May 9Th.
The temporary officers will be:
Chairman, Hon. Edward Ii. Moore.
|of Mahoning County; Secretary,
Hon. Benjamln II Gayman of Frank
lin County; Sergeant-at-Arms, Bert
IS. Barlow OF Butler County. At
such convention candidates shall be
named for the following offices: Two
candidates for the office OF Presi-
Dental Elector-at-Large; a Cover
nor; a Lieutenant Governor; Sec
retary of State; an Auditor OF State;
Treasurer OF State: an Attorney
General; two Members OF the Board
OF Public Works. Dairy and Food
Commissioner; Commissioner OF
Common Schools; two Judges OF the
Supreme Court, and Clerk of the
supreme Court. The convention will
also select four delegates at Large
and -four alternates-at-large to the
National Democratic Convention to
be held at Denver on July 18th
i9oS, and candidate for United
states Senator. The apportionment
OF delegates and alternates In the
convention shall be rs follows: