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Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-09
GIRLS POPULAR WITH SToRK
Fair Ones Are Scoring Many Home
Runs and Keeping John
Barker Busy.

Another girl, by gum" mutsered Colonel
John Barker, keeper Of vital statistics In
the health office, as he filed away a postal
card which he had just perused.
Tit remark was overheard by two lonely
looking young men who were waiting in
the office holding their hats respectfully
In their hands.
Purity gay old chap" whispered one to
the other.
Should say soS' answered the other
"Gettin' letters from the girls like that"
whats that. young man7" demanded
Colonel Barrier, who had overheard frag-
ments OF the last remark.
'oh, my partner just said Il was purity
nice to be gsttin' letters from the girls
this way" answered one grinning.
what do you mean. sir7" exploded the
colonel. Il am a respectable married man
and receive no letters from any girls"
"Oh, no, you don't. We were just jok-
Ing" replied the young fellow who had
spoken first. .
thought" added the other young man.
But their manner belied their words and
the colonel demanded to. know. They they
explained how they had overheard his re-
mark about another girl"
Then Colonel Barker unfolded to the
strangers all the mysteries Of the health
department and how the vital statistics are
kept.
AN every time a baby's born they have
to tell your cried one Of the young men.
''They have to tell the department, corr
rected the colonel sternly.
Same thing" said the young man.
"You see," said the colonel. when you
overheard me / was Just commenting on
the wonderful array Of births Of girls that
have occurred.
1.-The girls are certainly coming in thick
and fast" remarked Cohonel John Barker,
keeper of vital statistics in the health
office as he gathered up a bale Of postal
cards on which reports OF births had been
sent In. '1f this thing keeps -up l don't
know what the world is going to do. /
see the city populated r with women.
Women, women everywhere and not a man
to be seen.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-09
WATERMELON HAS IT'S DAY
Carloads of Them. Come and Find
Their way mto'Every Cham
mel of Life.

There are more places in Omaha where
people can eat watermelon than there are
public fountains and places where they can
wet their whistles with a drink Of golden
wasser or a RUNNER glass of pink Lemonade.
This developed Saturday when several
carloads Of long green Georgia watermelons
arrived on the market. Druggists hung out
signs giving the people notice that they
would serve the luscious flesh in cones or
slices, while a few advertised watermelon
sherbet..
Even with the fruit stands put out Of
business by the city ordinances boys and
men managed to, open up, to sell watermelon
and the people stood around nibbling the
red meat on sidewalks.
stamped in diamonds. circles and hearts
the confectioners sold pieces of watermelon
at all. prices. Some Of 1t was served on
dainty dishes with grape leaves for a
dressing, " but by far the most popular
way was the old Georgia way of getting
the head down into a quarter section.
When noon came and business men hur-
ried to get a lunch before their offices
closed att O'Clock they found on the menu
watermelon salad" This dish they found
was made from melons which were pink
and not quite enough red for watermelon
mousse or sherbet. and they enjoyed this
strange salad, piled on lettuce leaves and
covered with mayonnaise.
This watermelon sherbet is no joke
said the presiding officer Of a big soda
fountain. 1T has been the most popular
refreshment today and no one suspects that
there are the whites Of a dozen eggs in
every freezer Of the sherbet. Watermelon
and eggs frozen together does not sound
like a businesslike combination, but be-
fore the season is over people will be eat
ing watermelon through a straw dressed
with mashed potatoes. Watermelon is to
have a great run in Omaha this year..
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-09
TIMELY REAL ESTATE TALK
Price on Harvey Street Corner is Not
Coming Down.
DEAL FOR NEW BANK STILL IN AIR
Many small sales Made, Showing that
Property I'm Omaha IL stiIl Hold
ina It's own in
value.

There will be no bargain sale on the two
excellent buildings lots at Sixteenth and
Harvey streets, where for several years
first one and the another building has been
built on paper. c. c. George has re-
turned from the east, where he had a con-
ferenee with the owners of the property
on the southeast corner Mr.. George has
put the price tag en- the lots. The north
half e6xS9 feet can be secured for $4,000.
The south half can be bought for $4,000.
II Is the same size. This Is ss,242 per front
foot on Sixteenth street for the north half
Of the lots and slightly less for the south
half. Mr.. George said the owners had
refused si25 900 for either lot and that It
was not likely that the price would go
down any sooner han gold sells for less
than S20.67 per ounce
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-09
FINED FOR GETTING ROBBED
FarmeF VIII IL Deprived of His Money
While Asleep Gets enaIty In
-..r - Police Court.

It is told OF the ancient Spartans that In
their. grim, determination to excel as a race
Of hardy men parents flogged their chill
dren whenever the little scamps were
caught stealing. Not that stealing was in
culcated as q cardinal virtue of the race,
but the point was failure Of whatsoever
sort, defeat of any kind. was a disgrace.
So when a young Spartan set out to steal
his neighbor's cherries and was caught his
dad licked him when he got home.
All this was recalled in police court Sat
urday morning when John Wolfe, a wealthy
and honorable farmer OF Nemaha, was
fined 81 and costs.
Colonel Wolfe committed no offense ex-
cept that he went to sleep at the switch
and was robbed and failed to wake up in
time to capture the thief. He stopped in
Omaha enroute to Michigan to make some
purchases. He made the purchases and
then laid him Town to sleep. Being fond
OF Gods glorious out-of-doors he chose a
bed in the open air. In his mind he cast
lots between a railroad track and the side
walk for his couch and the lot fell on the
railroad track.
On the track, with the rail for a pillow,
he Wy down While lying there he was
robbed Of $50. but the robber overlooked
seFenty-uve other dollars tucked away on
Colonel VOTES person.
A policeman came along ana found the
innocent farmer enjoying his hysienic slum-
Der and aroused him.
Your under arrest, Numbered the
officer.
what Tory demanded Wolfe.
fAsleep at the switch" was the answer.
In police court Colonel Wolfe explained
mat he had been robbed Of $50, but the
judge only smiled and said
Dollar and costs"
What for2" asked Wolfe.
Asleep at the switch"
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-09
DR.. Ross. Dentist as Barker Block.
PEGe FINDS SHORT COAL TONS
Inspector VIII File Complaints
Against Dealers Who Cheat
Their Customers.

Complaints will be filed in police court
Monday by JOIN q. Pegg. inspector OF
weights and measures, against a number
OF coal dealers who are giving short
weights. Tho inspector says he has been
weighing as many loads as he could get
hold of and has found many that are from
thirty to 40 pounds short on a ton. II a
ton Of hard coal is short the maximum the
consumer Is cheated out Of nearly 81. Mr..
Pegg says that excuses Of one sort or an
other have been made in all Instances, but
he has decided not to accept any more ex-
plantations. The law allows a variance OF
twenty pounds either way on a ton OF
coal.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-09

The proposal Of the State Trust COM
amy OF St. Louis to erect a building on
the Sixteenth and Harvey street lots Is
still pending. It is understood that the
organizers Of the new state bank have
been offered several large amounts by Ne
braska capitalists. who desire TO invest in
such a bank to be located in Omaha. Mr..
George. who has the Harvey street lots,
said he had no negotiations direct with
the organizers Of the bank, but had been
In correspondence with another real estate
dealer who is handling the proposition for
the bankers. This bank is still the center
Of interest with the real estate dealers
who report the week as very quiet, nothing
moving except small stuff and the Harvey
street lot being the only big deal in the
air.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-09

first figure with Omaha manufacturers
receive blds Of outsiders and may decide
to make the crane In a factory TO be
erected in Omaha.
Those Interested with him in the enter
prise are T.. r. Lacey Of Sioux City. Frank
Smith Of Council Bluffs and p. J. sohnoor.
his brother. Of Holstein, who invented the
device
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-09

The Johnson-Rowe-Paige company, which
was formerly the Johnson-Rowe-Daly com
pany, reports business in their line as being
exceptionally good. This firm has just
finished the new Henshaw hotel and the
Hamilton apartments and is beginning
work on the Lathrop school and the Item
Biscuit company's building and several
other new contracts.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-09
Boys a.ife saved.

Ny little boy, 4 years old had a severe
attack OF dysentery. We had two physi.
clans; both OF them gave him up. We
then gave him Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera
m Diarrhoea Remedy, which cured him
and believe that saved his Iife.-William
II. stroiinS. Carbon Hill. Ala. There Is
no doubt but this remedy saves the lives
OF many children each year. Give It with
castor oil. according to the plain printed
directions and a cure Is certain. For sale
By ali druggists
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-09
THIEF GETS IN QUEER HOLE
steals -One-Legsed Mans Trousers
from the s~aIvatiOn Army
Home.

Frank Johns. colored will spend the next
five days in Jail for stealing a pair Of pants
from the Salvation Army Home. Johns
bought a pair Of pants at the horne and
while they were being wrapped up, Johns
slipped another pair under his coat. Shortly
he discovered that the pants
he had stolen had been made for a one
legged man. lie returned to the Salvation
Army headquarters and endsavored to con.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-09

That small stuff has been moving is
shown by the records Of George c. Carl
berg. who advertised one day the Begin
ming of the week that he would offer for
sale 157 city lots in Redmond's addition. at
Forty-second streets and Fort Omaha
avenue. The prices asked ranged from $50
to $50. All the lots were sold during the
week, grabbed from the real estate bargain
counter like silk remnants from a 10 cents
counter. Mr.. Carlberg said he little ex-
pected to seal all the lots. but he made up
his mind that he would get a certain
amount out Of the property and figured II
out so some buyers got bargains at 800
a lot. He said after the sale was over
that there was no doubt he could have
secured almost double the money asked
had he cared to have the property on the
market for a month or two. The record
he made has not been exceeded in Omaha
for some time-not since Hastings & Hey
den sold about 200 lots to the Bohemian
people of Omaha on the south side.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-09
NEWS OF THE BUSY HOME BUILDERS

vince the person in charge that he had
been sold the WRONG pair OF parts with the
result that the police were called and
Johns wal taken to Jail on the charge Of
petit larceny.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-09
BuIIdIng Permits.

Joseph Langpauk. Thirteenth and VIII
am streets, frame store and dwelling,
$500; c, Lundell, S72s Hamilton street,
frame dwelling. $500: ]. II. Mcmillan.
Thirtieth and Boulevard streets. frame
dwelling, 1900; r. 2. Drake, 2539 Capitol
avenue, frame dwelling, 5000.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-09

J. C. Bixby & Son Co. were awarded
the contract for the plumbing in the Far
nam Street school. The plumbing in DR..
George e. Miller's house Will be installed
by J. c. Bixby & Son Co.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-09
A PIeaAant surnri..

follows the first dose OF DIR, Kings New
Life Pills, the painless regulators that
strengthen you. Guaranteed. sc. Beaton
Durs Co.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-09

TO keep up with Omaha the property In
Dundee Is moving rapidly and many new
homes are being erected which promises
more selling and filling up OF vacant prop
erty. During the week the following build
ing permits were issued by Building In
spector Joh p. Henrckson Of the city of
dundee. Frank Stein, frame dwelling,
Forty-ninth and Cass streets, to cost $4,000.
D.. c. Dodds, frame dwelling Forty-ninth
and California to cost 5000; Mrs. j. @.
Iverson, frame dwelling, Fiftieth and Cali
fornia, to cost $500, G. ". Wickersham,
frame dwelling, Forty-ninth and Daven-
port, to cost $500; Payne Investment COM
pany, bungalow at Fifty-second and Dodge
streets, $4,000; John Murtaugh, building at
Fifty-second and Cass, $500.
Letting of the contract for the excava-
tion for car shops at Ralston by c. A.
Ralston Of Chicago, will doubtless cause
another furry in dealing in the residence
and business lots at Ralston. When
Sinner & Chase started selling the lots
they made a price OF $50 per lot and gave
three shares of the townsite company
stock with the lots. The stock which they
could sell in this way was soon gone and
they have been selling the lots without the
stock since, guaranteeing that the car
shops would be erected and accepting but
a small amount down. The industries
which are promised for the suburb have
caused prices TO creep up and many who
bought lots for $50 and received shares of
stock have been able to sell the lots for
from S175 to $500 and retain the ctock. The
lots are practically all sold, with the ex-
ception of a few business lots. The selling
OF the property in the short space OF time
is Indicative more than anything else of
the ready money in Omaha for investment
In real estate.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-09

Gould Dletz has bought through Harrl-
son & Morton a lot on Thirty eighth
street, between Harvey street and Dewey
avenue, from Mrs. Herbert H. Neale for
1900. The lot Is sixty-five feet in width
OH Thirty-eighth street, and adtoins on
the north the lots bought during the week
by John F. Flack, president Of the City
Savings bank, for, a home. Mr.. Dietz ex-
poets to build on the lots at once. Mr..
Flack will build later. The increase in
values on Thlrty-eight street is shown by
the prices paid by Messrs. Flack and Dietz.
Both lots were held at 5000 a few years
ago. Both have increased Is per cent In
value in five years, according to dealers.
The oasis. [volume] (Arizola, Ariz.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-12
SONORA SlFTlNGS.

Lunches
Next Tuesday, the 18th inst, Mr..
A. II. Oster will transfer to Mr.. II.
J. Temple the superintendency Of
the Sonora railway.
Go to the Railway Eating House
at Carlo. A passenger trains
stop for meals.
Doctor G. a. Wilson, superin-
tendent for the Richardson Con-
struction Co., was at Guaymas
Monday, having come up from
Esperanza, in the Yaqui delta.
Go to the Bank Saloon, opposite
the railway depot at Hermosillo,
to get fine orange blossom honey
and first quality liquors. =
NJ. H. r. Burns is connected no
longer with the Western CONNER
cial Company, and Mr.. Fred
Herrera of Nogales is now acting
as manager of that extensive bust
ness enterprise. 1t is reported
that between Mr.. Burns and the
company there are some financial
difficulties which will be aired in
the courts.
While in Hermosillo if wanting
fine imported and domestic wines
and liquors and the best Mexican
cigars, go to the Cantina Central.
Mr. and Mrs. Y. J Pimbley and
their little son. who came with the
party of shareholders in the Tri-
bune Mining Company some three
weeks ago, and went out to the
camp of the company, have pro.
longed their stay in Sonora, and
have been visiting in Hermosilo
and Guaymas. Mr.. Pimbley is
head OF the Pimbley Paint d Glass
Co., of St. Joseph, Mo-, and carries
large interest in the Tribune
Gold Mining q Reduction Com
pany, with whose properties he is
well pleased.
All passenger trains on the Son.
ora railway stop for meals at the
Railroad Eating House at Carlo,
where passengers will find one of
the best hotel tables in Sonora.
Sunday afternoon the Hermosillo
and Empalme base ball teams
played game on the grounds of
the latter club at Empalme. The
game was well contested and very
close, the home team losing to the
visitors by a score of 3 to |. Excur.
sion trains were run from Hermo-
sillo and Guaymas to Empalme
and there was present very lalge
and interested crowd of spectators
there being about 1000 people in
the audience. Mr.. Burns, manager
for the Empalme team will retain
the management of that aggrega
ton of base ball talent.
Teams for heavy hauling OF
freighting may be secured by ad
dressing the agent of the Sonora
railway, at Carlo, Sonora, Mexico
Will go anywhere wanted.
About three weeks ago there dice
at Guaymas Mr.. j. f. Burslem,
we'll known mining man whose re
turn to Sonora after an absence O
several years passed in California
and South America was noted il
The OASIS in August last. MI
Burslem had been out to Cumaripa
The oasis. [volume] (Arizola, Ariz.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-12

sick man cared for NJ the railroad
hospiial, where he was conveyed ~
quickly as possible, and he died
there within a quarter " M hour
after entering The door. Deceased
was q native Of England, about
fifty years Of age.
Having purchased the interest Of
his partner Mr.. NJ. l.. Poole, in the
Guaymas Bottling Works, Mr..
John Mcpherson is now the sole
owner Of that important and
growing enterprise. Mr.. McPher-
son has had large experience in
the business, has complete and
finely equipped plant for manufac-
ture of aerated and mineral waters,
and with his wide acquaintance all
over Sonora and along the West
Coast Of Mexico he commands a
fine business, which is extending
constantly. His wares are of the
best quality, and find favor univer-
sally.
Arrangements are in hand for
the rehabilitation and reorganiza
ton of the Verde Grande Copper
Mining Company, whose extensive
copper properties, located about
forty miles northwest from Hermo-
sillo, are known to be among the
most valuable in Sonora. Immense
ore bodies of high grade ores have
been developed, and there has been
installed considerable machinery
but there was needed additional
capital to carry the enterprise
through to a paying basis. That
has been enlisted, and it is consid-
cred now as but very short time
before the Verde Grande will be
turning out copper in large guam
titles.
Last Saturday there went south
ward on the Sonora railway train
Mrs. C. A. Ament, of Deming, New
Mexico, summoned to Cuiacan by
the sudden death Of her husband
which sad event occurred in the
capital city of Sinaloa on Thursday
of last week. Wednesday Mrs
Ament received a telegram convey
ing the intelligence that her hus
band was very i'll. She mad,
hurried preparations to go to hi
bedside, and as she was boardin
the train at Deming Thursda,
morning there was handed her
telegram announcing that he haC
Just died. The deceased gentleman
was we'll and widely known il
New Mexico, Arizona and Sonora
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-10-07

chicago. oct C-Nhat &. saId 3.
have b,.u thc closest p%oHnuat contest
ever Haged by American League ha.'
hlu club came TO ma end IN ,n.s oify
ta.lly when Detroit champions %
I9o5. captured the cmhl.m Tor an
other year by defeating Chicago, z 10
o. Detroit cleveland and Chicago
struggled all season for first place.
never being far from each other tu
the percentage table and not until 90.
day could the winner he picked 81
Louis put cleveland out or the RON
ming yesterday. leaving the field tu De
troit and Chicago Chicago night
was an uphill one. but Manager and
Captain Jones never dospuirrd until
the last Chicago player had been re-
tired today. HAD chicago trlumphod
the pcuuuut would have come 10 tins
city, but the dctcat OF b local team
lu the final test left mo- subject of de-
bate. Dctroits victory ~us clean nui
decisive
Jones used three p|itshrra White.
Walsh ana smith. but could uut cub.
du. the pntroits Donovan pitched
the kind Of ban that atll win almost
any game His teammates coming
FIRST "a bat lDnt his confidence boo iu-
initial inning by knocking White uul
az the box and putting irur runs Over
the plate. Donovdua manner r's
confident as Die faced th Chicleo
batsmcn and inning after inning with
% calmueas approaching HouohnItn'e.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-10-07
Nlmy CantnIn KednccA in KanI..

Washington. oct. 6.-The president
today approved the recommendation
made by Secretary Wright hat Cap
tain Frank A. Cook, OF the subsistence
department of the army, be reduced
four flies in his grade instead OF be
ing dismissed from the army, as Scn-
fenced by the courtmartial which
tried him. Captain Cook was charged
with conduct prejudicial To the good
order ana military discipline, while ON
an electric car between Washington
and Alexandria last August.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-10-07
Slightly Colder With Snow.

When you see that kind Of a weather
forecast Won know that rheumatism
weather is 4 hand. Get ready for
it now by gettffg d bottle of Billiards.
Snow Eminent. Finest thing made
for rheumatism. chilbIains, frost bite,
sore and stiff joints and muscles, all
aches and pains.
Csc, SOC and 800 a bottle.
Sold by j. II. O'ReiIly & Co.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-10-07

Lineoleums-all new patterns. Don't
fail to get our prices before buying
Futrello Furniture Co. west end of
yiaduct.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-10-07
THE ALBUQUERQUE MORNING JOURNAL WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER L 1908.

the Winning Display Of the Womans Christian Temperance Union in Yesterdays Parade
The W. c. T. l. Won the SIS Prize for the Best Comic Display.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-11-18
TOPICS OF THE STREET

FOREIGN TRADING--ForeiEn houses bought
e. 90 shares on balance ia the local market Inc
rnIk Of the buying IN sle Hartman shares
80 Reading. In London. consols advanced and
80 general market firm Sentiment abroad
- more cheerful over the continental political
situation reflection OF which was presented IN
8 generally strong market for government bonds.
There were material changes in foreign money
conditions
COPPER PRICES-SeIes 81 eIectrolytic copper
we're made yesterday basis &C las cents
mound A few transactions were reported at AZ
cents. 4 week ago sales were made as high as
Iss cents pound The demand for copper has
s.esided. natural result OF the large buying
Troseens preceding the reaction n the metal from
Is high level Of last week
INSCRIPTIONS TO PHILIPPINE RAIL
way BoNDS--It vas announced yesterday that
applications tor the Philippine Railway first mort
gage per cent bond issue subscriptions for which
s-e being received by the Bureau Of Insular AZ
fairs. United States War Department, and William
salomcn & Co. are gratifying. large amounts hay
ting been applied for both in this country and
ESTUPc-
DIVIDENDS Observation-Disclosures have been
declared as follows: Calumet and Arizona Mining
Company, regular quarterly 81. against 3 at this
trle last year; General Electric. regular quarterly
& payable On January 10; Atlantic Coast Line
Railroad regular serni-annuaI "a per cent the
common. payable or January Il
ECRoFEAN-AMERICAN BANK--The stock
holders Of the Eurepean-Americsn Bank have
voted 10 increase the capital stock from Slo0 0o-
&1e aG. II Is understood that II is the purpose
of the directors Of this bank to apply fer ma
.ioual charter. and the authorization Of the in
crease IN the capital is preliminary step that
enc.
STRICKEN FROM THE LIST.-The stock FIX
Grange announces that the second income bonds
and Tire capital stock % the Mexican Central Rail
Wy and the second preferred stock Of the Ma
tanal Railroad Of Mexico have been stricken from
re list
ELECTED DTRECTORS--FTederick Strauss. o.
= < n Seiigman G Co, and Michael IL Van
FSeure-l, Of The Stock Exchange hTa Of Van Beurer
4 Euckmsn, have been elected directors of tbs
Coinnria Trust Cernpany. ". 7. Noonan has beer
elected director Of the Buffalo, Rochester
PirIsburg Railway Conpany, 10 succeed J II
FI0ge-r- resigned