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Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-18

KEARNEY. Neb, July s.-(speciaI)-
Bonnie Benton, an Omaha inmate OF the
reform school escaped yesterday ana
last night broke into the Ilson clothIn1
store and stole a suit. shoes and otbar
goods. Officers are after him, but a.
yet have not located him. He was sent
up from Omaha on a similar charge.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-18
U. p. and soldiers Meet.

The Fort Omaha soldiers and the team
from the Union Pacific headquarters will
meet for the third time tH's season on the
soldiers grounds az Fort Omaha Saturday.
but a few games this season and the Union
Pacific will have and exceptionally strong
lineup. The teams will line up as follows:
Signal Corps. Union Pacific.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-18
Conntrx CInh COLI

Country club golfers will indulge in the
az handicap media play with the PLAYER
making the low score, having his name
engraved on the cup This cup is TO be
played for eight times and the eight win
possession OF the cup. F. ". Corners was
winner in Nav and /. A. Coles in June
and these are barred from future play for
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-18

To wipe out the defeat of last Saturday,
the attorneys base ball team has challenged
the to another contest. II will
take place Saturday afternoon probably
at Vinton street park.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-18
CHICAGO BLANKS new YORK
Cubs Win Sensational Fielding Con.
test from Giants.
TINKER MAKES THE ONLY RUN
Several Times Both Teams Have Men
on Bases when Hit Meant Run,
hut Brilliant work Cut
Them on.
TINKER MAKES THE ONLY RUN

CHICAGO, July 1~L-Chicago defeated
New York today in one of the most sensa-
tional fielding contests Of the season.
Several times both teams had men on bases
when a hit would have scored runs, but
each time a brilliant play cut them off.
Tinker scored the only run on one of the
longest drives ever seen on the local
grounds. Slasle's catches of several diff
cult flies was a decided feature. Score:
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-18

Now's the Rub-Considerabie space is be-
ing given in newspapers and periodicals to
guess what man will nave 500 years hence,
but most men would a heap sight rather
know whether they'll have the coin to take
up that note next month.-Tremont Trib-
une.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-18
PUEBLO.

Stolen bases: Fitzpatrick, Matticks (2),
Miller, Spencer C). Two-base hit: Corhan.
Home run: Miller. Sacrifice hits: Bader,
Corhan, Patterson, Miller, Mite, F1tz-
gerald. Struck out: By Fitzgerald, Z; by
!; off Nelson, /. Time: 1875. Umpires:
Galgano and Clark. Attendance: loo.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-18
DETROIT PILES UP BIG SCORE
Tigers Make Seasons Record of
twenty-five Hits.
COBB GETS FIVE OF THEM
In Attempting to Get sixth Hit He
Fans Out-visitors Win the
Game by Score of
81 to 2.

PHILADELPHIA, July 17.-Detroit to-
day established a major league record for
this season by making twenty-five hits off
three of Philadelphia's pitchers and win
ming, Fl to ?. Cobb made five hits. in
Guiding two doubles and a triple and got
a base on balls. In trying for a record
for the season, six hits, Cobb famed.
Score:
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-18

Iwo-base hit: Freeman. Stolen bases:
Adams, Holmes, Henry, Weed. Bases on
balls: OFF Adams. 2. Hit by pitched ball:
Shea, WEIGH. Struck out: BY Adams, s;
Sioux City, I. Time: 1856. Umpire: Van
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-18

Two-base hits: Hall, Roth. Home runs:
Schneiberg, Flood. Hits: OFF Teal, / i'm
one-third inning; off Hall. 4 in three in
nings; off Tiemyer, Z in four and Two
thirds innings. Sacrifice hits: Hail, Robin
son, Randall. Stolen bases: Flynn, Nc
Cormick. Double play: Wheeler to Tie
myer. Left on bases: Milwaukee, 8; st.
Paul, 5. First base on balls: Off Teal, 8;
off Hall. 2: off Tiemyer, /; off Schnei-
berg, 1. Hit with pitched ball: BY Teal, /.
Struck out: BY Schneiberg, 8; by Hall, L.
by Tiemyer, g. Passed ball: Roth. Laugh
lin, Time: 2:6, Umpire: Bierhalter.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-18
NEBRASKA FROM DAY TO DAY
Qunint and Curious Features OF Life
in q Rapidly Growing
State.

There Was Trouble Then-Mr. Robert
Furnas writes to a friend in the city that
he fears the continuous rains and winds
ruined his small fruit crop,-Lineoln
News Twenty-Five Years Ago.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-18
PUEBLO GETS AFTER NELSON
Nothing Doing Until the Seventh and
Then Plenty.

PUEBLO, July 17.-It was a pitchers bat
tie until the seventh inning, when Pueblo
begaE to find Nelson and defeated Des
Moines by a score Of 5 to l. Des Moines
scored in the fourth on a base on balls, a
sacrifice, Cramer's single and an out. In
the seventh Miller opened by hitting a
homer to right field, tying the score. Spen-
Ger followed by hitting a single, was sacri-
ficed to second, stole third and scored on
a fly out. In the eighth a two-bagger by
Corhan, a sacrifice and singles by Matticks,
Clark, Miller and Spencer netted three
runs. The score:
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-18
Gotch to Retire from MAJ

HOUSTON, Texas. July I1.-Frank Gotch,
champion wrestler Of the world, an
n%ounced last night that after the exhibition
in Galveston tonight with Herman Bernau
he will retire from the mat.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-18
Standing of the Teams
WEST. LEAGUE
ASSN.
NATL LEAGI-E.
AMER- IEAGTE-


western League-Omaha at Lincoln, Des
Moines at Pueblo, Sioux City at Denver.
National L~eague-Boston at Pittsburg,
Brooklyn at Cincinnati, New York at Chi
cago, Philadelphia at st. Louis.
American League-Chicago at Boston, st.
Louis at New York, Detroit at Philadelphia,
Cleveland at Washington.
American northumberland at In
dianapolis, Toledo at Louisville, st. Paul
at Milwaukee, Minneapolis at Kansas City.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-18

mus: OFF Raymond, 4 in seven ana one
third innings; off Sallee, l in one and two
thlrd innings. Sacrifice hits: Knabe. Del
ehanty, Titus. Stolen bases: Titus. Brans-
Ileld, Murray, Osborne. Double plays:
PaTry 10 konetschy; Knabe to Bransfield.
6eIt on bases: ST. Louis, 8; Philadelphia, 8.
z struck out: By Raymond, 8; by Sallee'
J; by Richie, 4. Time: 1876. Umpire: Ems
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-18
EVENTS ON THE RUNNING TRACKS

struck out: BY Bancroft. 2; by Tekamah,
o batteries: Bancroft, passenger and
Fletcher; Tekamah, Petty and Rice.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-18

II was a 'Possum-Frank Brock heard
something laundering around in an old
we'll and thought one OF his hogs had fall
len in. BY means OF a rope he fished II
out, and instead OF a hog 1t was a 'possum.
which he says must have followed him UP
from Missouri. They say where you find
one the other is not far off.-Upper Loup
Items. Logan County Pioneer.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-18
Pnwnee shut. out PicLre,I.

BEATRICE, Neb., July ~17.-(Special y
The Pickrell ball team was shut out at
Pawnee City yesterday by the score of 2
to 0. Score: R.H.E.
PaWnee CITY 8
GlCkTeli " 8 v
Batteries: For Pawnee City, Tackley and
Goodale; for Pickrell, Fritz and Easter.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-18

TWo-base hits: Ferris, Niles. Hits: OFF
Orth, 3 in two innings; off Manning. 5 in
seven innings; off Powell, S in five and a
miro innings; off Dineen, 2 in two ard two
thirds innings. Sacrifice hit: Hoffman.
stolen bases: Wallace, Hemphill. Double
play: Spencer, Jones, Ferris to Williams.
Lett on bases: st. Louis. 6; New York. 4.
Bases on balls: Off Dineen. /; off Mar
nlng' l. Bases on errors: st. Louis. /
struck out: By Powell. 8; by Manning. I
wild pitch: Manning. Time: l:49. Inn
pires: Hurst and Evans. -
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-18
Reds shut Out Dodgers.

CINCINNATI, July II. - Coakley held
brooklyn 70 two singles today, both being
on balls. Timely hitting by the locals gave
them their two runs. Score:
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-18
Boston Wins from CHICAGO.

BOSTON, July 17.-Boston won an uphil
game from Chicago today. 4 TO 3. ARIEL
lanes was knocked out of the box in the
thlrd. but Cicotte, who succeeded him. did
not allow a hit. Fast fielding by the visit
Tors Kept the locals score down. Score:
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-18
TEKAMAH MEETING A SUCCESS
Weather Ideal and Big Crowds All
Three Days.

Speed association closed its three days
meeting here this afternoon before a big
crowd. No rain has interfered to mar the
attendance and the association feels much
elated over the success of the meeting. N.
j. Ronin, as starter, was well liked. and
gave fair starts in every heat. Following
is the mmar of the races:
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-18
HishInnders Win from Browns.

NEW YORK, July list. Louis lost an
other game to the locals today. 5 to s. Orth
was batted out OF the box in the second
inniEg, but the home team batted Powell
lead. Score:
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-18
Western .Hor.e. Al M.di,ou.

CHICAGO, July 17.-(special)-The Wis
consin state fair races at Madison. 70 be
held shortly, has brought out the largest
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-18

Ye olden Time-Brethren, we often tall
Of the good old days in Nebraska but one
Of the truthful chroniclers OF Coronado
tells US that zone evening hailstones fell
in their camp as thick as raindrops and as
big as %porrinsers till the groend was COW
cred for ten inches deep, tents all down,
dishes all broken and horses some OF them
blown into the ravines," and when we re-
member that a porringer may be an earth
enware drinking mug holding up to a
quart, we can imagine Coronado and his
band wishing themselves back in sunny
Spain.-Fort Calhoun Notes, Blair Tribune
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-18
Maps Win in Third.

WASHINGTON, July 11-Cleveland got
TWO hits, three bases on balls and two
wild pitches together in the second inning,
scoring enough runs to defeat Washington
8 10 /, joss was very effective with men
on bases. Score:
~ rvrV .Np
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-18
wAsHINGToN
Totals III Q IL Ii
'Batted for Mcbride in ninth.
'Batted for Falkenberg in ninth.

ClesvSooIIaH1sdi ION '''''''TT 9 7 9 9 9 9 q
Two-base hits: Joss, Milan. HIS. orr
Johnson, o in one and one-third innings.
off Falkenberg, 3 in seven and two-thiTds
laub. Stolen bases; Hickman, Perri1g Ta11t
on bases: Washington, 9; Cleveland 8
First base on balls: Off Johnson. IL: off
Falkenberg, 2; off Joss, /. Struck out: Nv
Johnson, i by Falkenberg, 5; bv Joss. 3
Passed ball: Clarke. Wild pitches: Falk-
enoerg C). Time; l:40. Umpire: Egan.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-18
McCook Hits Ban Hard.

FRANKLIN, Neb., July l~7-(special Tele-
egram 1.-THE Franklin Dali team went
down 10 defeat today before the McCook
the game was the heavy stick work Of Nc
Cook. Score:
r. II.
Franklin ,....... o 0 OoO2 0 0s !
Batteries: McCook. Morehead and Har-
per; Franklin, Smith and Bonner. Um-
pire; Graves.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-18
NfcCook
FRANKLIN

W. A. Rouke. president Of the Omaha
base ball team and Owner Higgins OF the
n@s MninsA team have agreed to Fivs the
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-18
'Batted for Camnitz in seventh

Pittsburg ,'S n q y n n -
Iwo-oase hits: Bates, Sweeney. Sacri-
ice hits: Thomas, Wilson, Wagner, Dahlen
~. Sacrifice hit: Beaumont. Stolen bases:
Bates, Dahlen. Double plays: Sweeney to
McGann TO Dahlen: Dahlen to Ritchey to
Mccain. First base on balls: Off Camnitz,
q; off Mccarthy, 4. Struck out: BY Cam
nitz, l. Left on bases: Pittsburg, 5; Bos-
ton, I. First base on errors: Boston. .
Time: 1:0. Umpires: Rigler and Rudder-
ham.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-18
Happy Hollow ana Field Clubs.
Happy Hollow.

The Omaha Field club base ball team and
the Happy Hollow team wi. fight il out
Saturday afternoon on the Field club dia-
mond. The lineup:
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-18

Maybe, Yes, Maybe-Miss Bessie McMu-
Ian went down to Omaha last Saturday
morning and in the evening young Hollo.
way followed. Upon returning they were
accused Of having got 'hitehed," and as
neither Of them will deny the story there
may be more truth in It thar poetry. w.
rather think the sign huns in the general
window f%orbidding visiting with
postoffice employees during working hours
had something to do with HolIoway's 20.
ing down to O~maha.-Blair Democrat
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-18
Louisville Defeats Toledo.

LOUISVILLE, Ky, July 17.-Louisville
broke its losing streak today by beating
Toledo through timely batting in the first
of the series. Gillen was forceS to
in favor of Asher in the seventh
inning. Halla pitched steady ball and
held the visitors safe all through the
Score:
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-18
BROOKLYN.

dhree-oaSe hits: Mitchell, Lobert. Sac
riIiGe hit; Bell stolen bases: Higgins,
out: By Coakley, 2; by Bell, 2. Time: lbs
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-18
GAMES IN AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
Milwaukee Wins nm Overwhelming
Victory from ST. Paul.

MILWAUKEE,, July 1G-Milwaukee won
an overwhelming victory from st. Paul to-
day by a score Of 10 to 8. The game de.
veloped into a farce after the first inning,
when the home club scored six runs. Score:
ST. PAUL.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-18
co l. oNOlC .
v
TOLEDO.
IOIdTbssssssoo 7 = 10 z
"Batted for Gillen in the eighth.

'Batted for Gillen in the eighth.
Louisville ..........0 0 / 0 ~
Toledo .............O 0 0 ! 0 0 / 0 o.
Stanley, Smoot, PETIT, Perrine, Halia.
Home run: Stovall. Double play: Burke
to PETIT. Struck out: BY Halla, /; by
Gillen, /; by Asher, 1. Base on balls:
Off Gillen, l. Hit by pitched ball: Land.
Wild pitch. Asher. Passed ball: Peitz.
Hits: Off Gillen, s in six innings. Left
on bases: Louisville. 6; Toledo, 4. Time:
1885. Umpire: Owens.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-18

Omaha ......,."r.....l 0 0 o 2 l 0 0 o.
Two base hits: Jude az, WEIGH 90. Stolen
bases: Pritchett, Jude. Sacrifice hits; Gag
Struck out: BY Bonno. 8; by Ragan, 5.
Base on balls: OFF Bonno, 8; OFF Johnson,
/; off Ragan. 3. Hit by pitched ball: BY
Johnson. /; by Raglan. /. Umpire: Haskell.
Time: 1:45. Attendance: 2,lO0.
,bk,P s inns ETAO
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-18
NEW YORK.
CHICAGO

Two-base hit: Devlin. Three-base hit.
EVers. Home un: Tinker. Double plays:
Tinker to Moran to Chance. Bresnahan to
Tenney. Left on bases: Chicago, 4; New
York, 8. First base on balls: Off Brown,
l. First base on errors: Chicago, /. Struck
out: By Brown, /; by Mathewson, 3. Wild
pitch: Brown. Time: 1:26. Umpires: O'Day
and Johnstone.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-18
MINNEAPOLIS

Earned run Minneapolis. Two-base
hits: Freeman, DOWN. Three-base hit:
Quillin. First base on balls: OFF Wilson,
s; off Carter, 2, Struck out: BY Wilson, 4:
by Carter. 8. Hits: Off Wilson, 4 in nine
innings; off Carter. 3 Ia line innings. Left
on bases: Kansas City, 5; Minneapolis, s..
Double plays: Quillin, Clark to Oyler:
Welday, Oyler to Quillin; Hallman, Beck
ley to Carter. Sacrifice hits: Mailman,
Carlisle, Downie. Wild pitch: Carter. First
base on errors: Minneapolis, 2; Kansas
City, 1. Hit by pitched ball: Beckley.
l:45. Umpire: Kane.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-18
Kawtown wins in Ninth.

KANSAS CITY, July lin a pitchers
battle between Carter and Wilson the locals
defeated Minneapolis, 2 to /. Downie's hit
in the ninth, with Brashear on third,
brought in the winning run. Score:
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-18
Cardinals Are shut Ont.

81. LOUlS July l7.-Philadelphia made IL.
three straight victories over ST, Louis TO-
day by taking the game, 3 to 0. Score:
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-08-19
WAITS NEAR BEER
INCLUDED IN CALL

COVINGTON, Ga, Aug. 1s.-Iast
night al large and representative
gathering Of Coyngton people at the
big teri the following resolutions
were offered by Or. Edwin Hall, the
lecturer and enthusiastically en-
dorsed:
To Governor Hoke Smith. Under
the deep conviction Of it's urgent and
Immediate Importance 10 the moral
elfare Of TIE so -"
to incl ude IN your call for the extra
session Of the lee'4la 'prc one Q" ~
subjects to be coA4iay Cd, ,..s 4es. %.
Of Strengthening the prohibition ~
so as 10 exclude near beer which un'
der the mastered n nagnment Of the
Liquor Dealers tsso 2tic is reakIr
down our prohiDitipn ia1, educating 8
race Of drunkards and making Geor
aia an object Of riC.c-lc t5rooghoa
the whole country.
BE it further Resolved, fnat We drsl
meetings all Over the St aa9 wen az
individuals TO send In to the governor
'similar urgent petitions as the subject
is Of the greatest moment and the re
cessity for prompt action most ur
gent.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-08-19
CORONER'S JURY
TO MEET TO-DAY
THE ttAlNS-ANNiS TRAGEDY TO
BE AIRED FOR The
FIRST TIME.

NEW ORK, Aus I8.-New light is
expected to be thrown upon the Bay
side Yacht club tragedy, at the in
quest tomorrow evening at Flushing,
L. l.. into the death of William e.
Annis. WHO was killed Saturday by
CAPTAIN Peter c. Hains, u. S. A., by
the physician who was at the side of
Annis when he lost consciousness, was
quoted toGav~ as intimating that An
mis- in his last momenL, s acknowledged
he was paying with his life fcr wrong
he had committed
He told certain things to me-" Dr.
HoughtoL is quoted as saying which
mo one else heard, and which I have
told to no one When | am called on
10 testify before the coroner's jury,
probably viii make it public
That here was absolutely rothing
in the attitude of either of the Hainses
to indicate that they were laboring un-
der any delusion or great excitement
at the time of the shooting, was as
serted by The doctor.
1t was asserted that Mrs. Hains in
tends to take some action toward com
pelling the return of her children to
her.
The district attorney, who is anx-
ious to bring the Hains brother to a
speedy trial, had his detectives out
accommodating evidence. The move
ments of- the Hams brothers and Will
lam E. Annis for several days before
the shooting are being traced. Coun-
Isel for Hams sent words to the
Queens county Jail to let no one see
the Hams brothers except their father
or mother Until further notice
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IN BIRMINGHAM
ON SEPT. 18TH.
GOES A., B. 8 4.
THROUGH TRAINS TO THE ALA.
BAMA METROPOLIS ON
THAT DATE.
General Manager Bannyman An.
nources That Road VIII Use the
Tracks of Another Line for
Few Months.

The following from yesterdays At
"nta Constitution, concerning the
Derating of trains into Birmingham
fer the A, 3. e A., will be q in.
tarest in this city:
According to General Manager Alex
Bonnyman, of the Atlanta, Birming-
ham and Atlantic railroad, the Atlanta,
Birmingham and Atlantic read will be
operating into Birmingham, Ala, by
September Is, thereby connecting the
last link in this new southern system.
The entry into Birmingham will be
effScted from Pelham, where the At
lanta. Birmingham and Atlantic
crosses the Louisville and. Nashville
tracks, by a trackage arrangement
with the last named road, which al
lows the Atlanta, Birmingham and
Atlantic road to use it's tracks be
tween Pelham and Birmingham, and
also the depot and storage warehouse
OF that system in Birmingham.
This accomplished, the Atlanta,
and Atlantic road will be
operating from the Atlantic ocean in
to Atlanta and into Birmingham with
its own trains.
This means that both Atlanta and
Birmingham, two of the terminals, will
be tapped within 80 days of each
other
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SHERMAN Notified
THAT He IS The
NOMINEE
REPUBLICAN VICE PRESIDENTIAL
CANDIDATE MADE VERY BRIEF
SPEECH IN ACCEPTING The
NATION

UTICA, n. Y, Aug. 1S.-In one OF
the brietest speeches ever delivered
by candidate Tor so high an office.
James S. Sherman at noon accepted
the nomination Of the republican
party for the vice president. He
spoke from the flag-decked stand in
front of his home and was surrounded
by the party leaders from the differ
ent sections of the counuy and an
enthusiastic non-partisan crowd of
friends and fellow townsmen. The
nomination was rendered by the com.
mittee Senator julius c. Burrows, of
Michigan, being the chairman and
spokesman.
There We're brief addresses also by
Secretary of State Root, by President
.Stryker, of Hamilton College, by
Mayor Wheeler, OF Utica, and by Chas.
IS. Symonds, chairman of the local re-
ception committee.
Senator Burrows in his address no
tifying Mr.. Sherman of his nomina-
tion by the republican convention as
candidate for vice president, told Mr..
sherman his nomination was the re-
suit Of the mature and deliberate
judgment of the convention. He also
told him that it would be as crafty
Ing tC know that his nomination
met hearty approval. The senator paid
tribute to Sherman's ability to fill the
office of vice-president and to dis
charge the duties of president should
he be called upon TO do so
The senator referred to Mr.. Bryan's
expression, Shall the people ruler"
as thinlyveiled criticism of the re-
publican party. He then entered upon
a reply TO Bryan's statements in tbs
connection.
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QUESTION WILL
Be SETTLED ON
THURSDAY NIGHT
THAT MUTUAL
PEOPLE HAVE FILED AN.
SNER TO COUNCIL.
Expected That the Long Standing DIFF
ference Between the City and
Company viii Be Finally Set
tied Tomorrow Night.

The Mutual Light and Water com
panX, it is understood, yesterday filed
with the special committee of city
council the proposition which the
committee has been waiting on for
sometime and upon which it will base
the report to be rendered TO council
concerning the new rates. which, it is
IeXpeatcd, will be filed tomorrow night
when council will hold a session. most
ly for the express purpose of taking
|up and disposing of, if possible, this
Question of rates, which has been
serious drawback to the city during
the entire year.
Just what the proposition of the
Mutual people is cannot be learned at
this time and nothing definite will be
known until the meeting tomorrow
might when the committee will rem
der a lengthy report covering the
entire matter and in which will be
included the proposition or report of
the Mutual people.
1t was expected that this matter
would have baen settled last Thurs
day night, but Chairman Cox, of the
council committee, rendered report
on behalf of the committee, in which
he stated that his committee had not
received the proposition from the
Light and Water company, and there
fore could not make report on the
matter. With this information council
cd in1,rnnA mill pferhi
Whether the Mutual people have
agreed to reduce their rates, or wheth-
er they are standing pat on the pres
ent rates Is not known, but 1t is be-
lieved that something definite will be
done. 1t has been rumored for the.
past week or 10 days that the council
committee and the light and water
people were about to get together, but
this Is not generally credited, as it is
thought that some difference between
them has been the cause of the delay
in the matter Yesterday II was re-
who recently examined the books OF
the company showed that the owners
were not declaring an unreasonable
dividend and that the receipts Of the
company did not warrant a reduction.
Whether or not this is the report OF
the experts, however is not known.
AS stated above, it is expected that
the entire matter win be given to the
public when council meets tomorrow
night. The people Of Brunswick are
greatly interested in this very i'm
portant question of light, water and
gas rates, and they will await the
meeting of council with much inter-
est