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Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-05
IN HOLLAND WITH ROBERTSON
InterestinE story and Views of that
Quaint section of the
World.

Northern Holland was the scene OF an
evenings mental travel with Frank r.
Robertson Thursday. As usual, the beauti-
full pictures, including both stereopticon
and motion views, were one of the most
satisfying features of the travelogue. the
life of the common people being shown in
all it's quaintness, popularity of costume
and novel activity.
The usual topography OF the country
five-sixths Of which is water covered and
below sea level. gave the lecture and pic
lures an added charm. Views showing
moving sails apparently in the midst Of
green fields aroused gasps of establishment,
and many other scenes of human interest,
architecture and buildings, including the
quaint windmills, picturesque waterways
and the proverbial domestic and municipal
cleanliness, were thrown on the screen.
Mr.. RobeTson's route of travel pm the
trip which furnished the material for last
nights travelogue was somewhat out Of
the ordinary and beaten paths, having
been made In an automobile with the idea
of studying the country and people, rather
than the cities. buildings and other points
more intimately known at the present
| time. A large audience testified to the
popularity of the travel lecturer and his
subject with Omaha residents. Next
Thursday night south Holland will be the
subject of the travelogue.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-05
FIFTY YEARS CHURCH LIFE
Lutherans Celebrate Anniversary Of
First Church in Nebraska.
DR.. HUFFMAN CHIEF SPEAKER
Was Second Missionary Sent by the
Church 90 Nebraska, succeeding
Rev. IL. w. Kuhns, Who
Esta bIiahed Church.

Fifty years ago the first Lutheran church
in Nebraska was established in Omaha and
the first congregation was organized with
Rev. H.. w. Kuhns as pastor and this
event is being celebrated in Omaha this
week by the Lutherans Of Omaha and the
surrounding count. y. A meeting of the
Lutheran ministers as well as the church
people was held Thursday night at the
Kountze Memorial church, with Rev. DR..
Kuh.man, the second Lutheran missionary
to Nebraska, as the principal speaker. A
banquet will be held at the Rome this
evening. BE-
Fifty years of Lutheranism in Nebraska.
as well as the fiftieth anniversa.y OF the
founding of the first Lutheran church IN
Omaha, is being celebrated. On the site
OF the Omaha National banN in the Metho-
dist church ediflce on December 5, 1858,
Rev. Mr.. Kuhns organized the first church.
The following persons presented them
selves for membership at the organization
Augustus Kountze, Miss Clementine
Kountze, Mrs. Adeline Ruth, Daniel Red
man. Mrs. Eliza Redman, Joseph Redman,
ms. Mary Jane Redman, UTiah Bruner,
George Stark, Miss Catherine Probst,
George Herzog and DR.. Augustus Roedel.
after which on the same day were added
Mr.. Frederick Schneider and Mrs. Ida
Schneider-in all fourteen members.
At the close Of the sc. vice an election OF
officers was held, and the first council OF
the Lutheran church in Omaha consisted
Of Daniel Redman and Uriah Bruner, ell
ders, and Augustus Kountze and DR.. Au-
gustus Roeder, deacons. These Officers
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-05
EUSTIS VISITS CORN SHOW
Exposition Travel VIII He Heavy,
Says Passenger Traffic Manager
of Burlington system.

There will be at least four special trains
On our system to the National Corn ex-
POSITION said p. S. Eustis, passenger
came to Omaha yesterday to see for hlm.
self how the corn show is progressing.
Reports from agents all over our line
show that travel to the exposition will be-
exceedingly large" continued Mr.. Eustis,
land besides the great traffic on regular
trains there may be more specials than
the four l have spoken OF. These are tho
ones definitely ce,iaed upon.
The corn exposition as an exposition will
be a lar bigge. thing than expected, and
l say this after making a tour of the
holdings Today and without regard to tho
prospects of attendance. AS for the pur-
pArpose is beng carried out one can say
han dly too mucn."
Mr.. Eusus made his inspection of the ex-
position as it now is in company with
General Manager j. Wilkes Jones, and
fairly Dubbled over with enthusiasm as he
lea. ned the comprehensive scheme OF the
great 'saow.'
Il regard the money which the Burling-
ton has spent N advertising tue exposition
as an exceedingly good investment, said
he, mot only because OF the travel thus
stimulated, but for the sake of this and
future corn exp osit ons. Its Importance to
the whole United States is of tremendous
importance"
MIR. Eustis left Omaha at 4:3O, but will re-
turn again in a short time.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-05
school and Q street, containing Sc or 81 in
and anme nther NAluAhleS.

school and . street, containing 30 or ~ III
change and some other valuables.
Mrs. c. E. Scarf entertained a dinner
party of about thirty women OF this city
J esterday afternoon in honor OF Mrs. M.
Moncrief, Mr.. Scars aunt, and Mrs. Dave
Young of Chillicothe, Mo-, and Mrs. Clara
Wedrick Of Kansas City. These are cous-
ms to Mr.. Scarr. Mrs. Moncrief will be in
South Omaha through the winter.
Merchants camp No. 1855, Modern Wood
men of America, at an election held in its
hall on Wednesday evening, December Z,
elected the following officers for the year
1909: Consul, Thomas F. Conley; advisor,
Thomas T. Corrlgan; banker Charles
Swanson; clerk, Joseph j. Br~n; escort
Robert Girthoffer; Waterman, Wllliam
Wallwebber; manager. Charles Cllnchard;
physician. DR.. w. ]. McCrann; deputy l.
T. Corrigan.
Never since we have been in business did
we offer such snaps in fine strictly up-to-
dete goods. All our old stock has been
moved up town. OveIcoats, $l2. 80 values
in brown and olive shades, $3.50. Mems
pure worsted suits in all the latest %colors,
made up fancy, $40, actual So values;
sweater coats in endless variety ( ON 81
cents to So. 6-every one at less than YOU
can buy it elsewhere for. II you have b en-
In our store lately you will be surprised.
Store is completely renovated, new show
cases, etc, and a much larger stock than
you nave any idea of. Nebraska She's and
Clothing House, Cor. 25th and n SIS, South
Omaha. .
p. S.-For SIS we show long cut, pure all
wool black kersey overcoat. a genuine
$2 so value.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-05

were installed on the following Sabbath.
AT a subsequent meeting a committee was
appointed to draft a constitution and ac-
cording to this constitution the church be-
came known as "Emanuel's Evangelical
Lutheran church of Omaha
Omaha was at that time only a little
Indian trading village and when Rev. Nj.
Kuhns arrived he could find only nine
Lutherans in the town. He was receiving
as missionary a salary of $500 per year and
the cost of the necessaries of life was so
high here then that at the end of his first
year he found himself $50 in debt. For a
number of years he managed to make ends
meet by the most rigid economy.
Erection of first Church.
The second year the congregation wor-
SHIPPED in the Congregational church, then
located on the west side of Sixteenth
street between Farnam and Douglas. At
the end Of the second year the congrega-
ton numbered fifty people. A church and
parsonage was later erected on the site
of the Millard hotel. the church and
parsonage being completed within a year.
being dedicated on February l6, 1862. The
bell in the belfry, which was the first
church bell IN Omaha, was for a number
of years used as a fire alarm bell.
In February, 1881, 1t was decided TO build
4 much larger structure on the northeast
corner of Sixteenth and Harvey street.
The Willard hotel property was sold for
$4,000 and with the proceeds the new
church was started. 1t cost over $4,000,
exclusive OF the site, which was bought
for $1,000.
The corner Of Sixteenth and Harvey was
sold to Judge James Neville in 1904 for
gnO nAa - lN Ill -.AW 90 thA R.n m \
beautiful edifice AT Twenty-slXth ana
Farnam streets was built at a cost OF
10000. The entire plant cost $l24,00O. The
present pastor, Rev. J. E. Hummon, is at
the head Of one of the largest congrega-
lions in Omaha.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-05

Bee want ads are business boosters.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-05
A BncheIor,s ReHeotions.

Even a man who prefers "A prize fight will
lie about how he enjoys grand opera.
More people have been civilized with the
bathtub than Will the ten commandments
There's no way a man can help his wife
to enjoy herself when she is having a good
cry as to tell her to go right on doing II.
The most awful thing to the average man
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-05
WOMAN is NEARLY DROWNED
Mrs. j. A, Mcintyre Falls Through
basement Floor Into Hole
Filled with Water.

Mrs. j. A. Mcintyre. 3106 Woolworth ave-
nue., had a narrow escape from drowning
Thursday night about 8 o'clock. Some
new ~neighbors had just moved in next door
and the water had been turned on. A
leak was noticed In the basement and Mrs.
Mcintyre was called to assist in fixing up
the break until morning, AS Mrs. Mcintyre
was walking in the basement the cement
floor gave way and she was pitched for
ward Into a hole filled with water. She
was completely submerged, but Friday she
felt none the worse for her drenching.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-05

reached the commission men will feel
satisfied. The southern markets. however,
will show an increase OF about 80 per cent
Sad Case of DesertiOn.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-05

about being cast away alone on ,p'clcI,'
island is he would have nobody to lie n
The queerest thing about women's fash.
ions Is how they can shift their waist from
around their knees and hang it to their
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES York Press,
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-05
Lifelong

to dyspepsia, liver complaints and kidney
troubles is needless. Electric Bitters is
the guaranteed remedy. soc. Beaton Drug
Co.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-05

Alfred Donaghue. jr, Is no longer con-
nected with this society as solicitor or in
any other capacity.
OMAHA oRAFoRIo SOCIETY.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-05
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Drys Win Out in the Annual Election
at Country Club.
FINANCES ARE IN GOOD SHAPE
Eighteen Thousand Hogs Received nj
the stock Yards Thursday and
All of Them Are Dis
posed OF.

With the election of J. G. Kelley, I. L.
Van SAINT and w. C. Lamber to the
board of directors of the South Onah
Country club against 7. NJ. Sherwood,
f.. ". Arnold and John O'Hern of the OPP
position, the dry" faction won a de-
clsive victory in the annual meeting OF
the stockholders last night. The ques-
ton Of having a buffet at the club has
been agitated for some weeks and some
of the younger members, as well as some
of the veterans. had worked themselves
into a state of considerable heat over
the matter. On this question the candi-
dates therefore naturally grouped them
selves into two well-defined parties and
II was known that the election of either
group, would be an expression of senti-
ment for or against the buffet.
When the club was organized this policy
was laid down firmly, that there was to
be no buffet and the club made Its
strongest appeal for members among the
class of people who would oppose the
buffet and the dispensation OF liquor. 1t
was predicted that the finance OF the
club could never be met. But the finan-
cial report of the first year showed that
with hearty support as the club received
1t was possible. With the reopening OF
the question 1t became apparent that a
large portion of the membership would
take firm ground against it. on the floor
of the session last night the question was
not argued directly, but considerable talk
was directed over the backs of the can
didates in that direction. A few re-
marks of asperity were heard, due to the
excitement OF the moment, but nothing
will mar the general harmony It is be-
lieved.
The club now has a paid-up membership
OF IFS and during the last year has de-
veloped more mature conditions. The
grounds viii improve rapidly each year
and the resort will be endeared to nu-
merous people.
The report of the committees showed
advancement in all departments and
steadily more interest in a wide range
of sports. The report showed that the
financial end had been met to all in
tents. 1t is believed there is a deficit
Of something like 0 cents.
The members offered suggestions to the
board Of directors as to how to conduct
a more satisfactory cafe and improve
ments will be chiefly on the grounds
next season
Big Run of Hogs.
The South Omaha hog market handled
over 1900 hogs yesterday. This is the
largest run for many months. The COM
mission men were pretty busy during the
entire forenoon getting the shipments con-
signed and sold. The packers were liberia
buyers. Armour & Co, took nearly $50
Of the receipts and the other packers pro
p~ortionately. Tn prices slipped down Il
TO Is cents per hundred, but at that OF
Tered a better market than any of tn.
river points. The heavy receipts brough
the years increase up to l50,2s over 1901
II is evident that the receipts Of hogs ma!
l before the close of the year easily exceed
1907 by $4,000. This will represent abou
10 per cent gain for the year. II such Il
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-04-17
ANNUAL EGG ROLLING WILL
TAKE PLACE MONDAY.
ON LARGE GREEN LAWN
Little Tots Of the Nations Capitol
Will BE Given Free Lance on
Grounds Surrounding Home Of
President Roosevelt.

Washington, April 15.-Next Mon
day will be Children's day at the
White House, and all the little tots
of the national capital are looking for.
ward with ill-restrained glee to the
great event. It will be "e~gg-rolling
time onsthe handsome lawn south of
the executive mansion, and, as in past
years, President Roosevelt will cause
IT to be thrown open u~nreservedly to
the children. And the lawn will be ex-
clusively for the Riddles.
Unless q grown-up is accompanied
by q tot too young to take care of
himself the big policemen who guard
All the gates blandly smile and furnish
the information that the little people
have 3 monopoly on the grounds.
Sometimes grown-ups are SO anxious
to get In that they will "borrow" a
child from Its mother-if she has more
than 0ne-and thus slip into the en-
closure to watch the children at play.
The White House lot Is the center
of the child life Of Washington on
Easter MONDAY. It 10 not the only
|park - which the little folks resort,
ut e = the center-the headquarters
~ ~ the fun. The president usually
aeepe ont Into the rear balcony OF the
U14kIka %sI4nnaa anA afmdbfaa fha nraftv
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The sprocesston,+the meme Of the navy
formed, val more than two miles
long. They marched from the water
front to the city park over three
miles Of paved street canopied over
with decorations which combined the
red, white and blue OF the nation and
the gold and white Of the state.
San Diego took a holiday to see
the merry pageant and the sidewalks
paralleling the asphalted roadways
were crowded with q typically holiday
throng. Their enthusiasm was 81.
plosive, the appearance Of the blue
Jackets and marines calling forth
long sustained cheering.
Received At City Park.
At the city park the sailors passed
in review before Rear Admirals Thorn
as, sperry and Emery and Governor
Gillett and his stan. "A crowd Of many
thousands Of people surrounded the
grand stands. Three thousand. school
children waving flags and banners
were massed directly in front Of the
reviewing stand and the songs were
one Of the prettiest features Of the
days celebration.
Governor Gillett, in a brief speech,
supplemented his words Of welcome,
spoken on the Connecticut and Rear
Admiral Thomas made q suitable re-
Spouse. He declared the celebration
without the presence Of Rear Admiral
Evans. was very much like Hamlet
with Hamlet out Of the picture.
Tonight a ball was rendered to the
admirals and officers Of the fleet at
the Hotel del Coranado.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-04-17
TWO FOREIGN CARS
LEAVE FOR ORIENT
WILL TAKE SOUTHERN ROUTE
ACROSS SIBERIA lin RACE.

Seattle, April 13.-The French and
Italian cars in the New York to Paris
automobile race left for vladivostok
yesterday morning on the steamer Aki
Mar,l.
The foreigners have an excellent
start on the American car. The Ital.
ian a is second in the race and the
French a third. They will 60 from
Dalny to Vladivostok, thence travel
across siberia's frozen wastes to
Paris,
The steamer Glen Logan, on which
the German car goes from Seattle to
Vladivostok, arrived here yesterday.
The German a is expected here Fri.
day or Saturday and the ship will get
away Saturday night. She will ar
rive at Vladivostok about May 10.
The French and Italian cars, on the
Aki Maru, will have to be trans
shipped at Kobe, where they will ar
rive May S. II they make connections
at once with the ships for vladivo-
stok they will arrive in the latter port
about the same time as the German
car.
The American car will arrive here
Friday on the steamship Bert and will
probable sail on the Glen Logan with
the German car.
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picture presented by thousands of hap
Ply children. And Mrs. Roosevelt al
ways spends some time watching the
antics of the egg rollers Sometimes
the president takes time for a few
words and he never has so a%ppreciat-
i've an audience anywhere else. For
the little folks can realize to a sur
prising degree that the first man in
the land is speaking to them and that
the first lady in the land stands be-
side him smiling upon them.
No Distinction Will Be Made.
When the gates open at 9 O'CLOCK
Monday morning hordes Of little child
rem bearing baskets of eggs of every
shade and hue will be on hand. They
are preparing now for the festival and
will be on pins and needles much of
the time until the eventful hour rolls
around. No distinction will be made
as to rich Or poor, white or black-it
will be children's day. and that is all.
Between the hours of nine and n the
little folks will romp until they are
weary, roll eggs, "pick " with each
other until their eggs are all broken,
and then be ready to leave, for the fun
stops just one hour after noon.
The big folks will be amply repaid
later in the afternoon, when the
United States marine band will give
a concert in the same park between
the hours Of $3.50 and $3.50. 1t will be
the first open air concert of the seas-
on and the White Lot will be thronged
with music lovers. While the big
folks are to be vigorously excluded
from the fun and frolic of the child.
rem, no such prohibition extends to
the tots enjoying the, concert. So all
Of them will have a very full day.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-04-17
MINES CLOSED ONE SHIFT.
Breaking Of Dam Causes Only Slight
Inconvenience in Butte Mines.

Breaking Of Dam Causes Only Slight
Inconvenience in Butte Mines.
Butte, April 14.-sOnly slight incon-
%venience was occasioned this after
noon and tonight to the mines OF
Butte by the break in the dam Of the
Missouri River Power company at
Lake Hauser.
All Of the mines in the camp. using
electric power, were closed down for
one shift, but they will all be in oper-
alton tomorrow morning, receiving
power from the Canyon Ferry plant
and from the subsidiary plant OF the
Missouri River Power company, near
the Spectator and High Ore shafts.
the latter having a generating capaci-
ty Of 5000 horsepower.
The Butte Reduction Works were
not affected. power being received
from the Canyon Ferry plant. 5
The Washoe smelter at Anaconda
has several auxiliary steam plants Of
Its own, which were placed in opera
ton tonight.
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%RLockADEs
Precautionary Measures Are Taken
at Great Falls.
fSrA~ial - rha ca,e%<A

Especial to The Gazette.)
Great Falls, April 15.-The waters
Of the Missouri river at this point be-
gan to rise at about 4 o'clock this az
ternoon, since which time the river
has been gradually rising higher. At
Il o'clock tonight the river had risen
three feet and the indications at that
time pointed to a rise If not more
than five feet above the normal stage
Of the river. "A rise Of no more than.
five feet will not %jeopardize property
to any extent, in fact, with the water
at that height, property will be con
sidered reasonably safe.
a spectacular sight tonight was the
firing of immense quantities Of hay
drifting in the river, brought down
with hundreds of carcasses of live
stock and the debris of wrecked farm
buildings. Thousands gathered at
the railroad bridge this evening, and
when at 9 o'clock the first driftwood
and hay began to gather and form a
blockade against the structure, the
crowds lined the river banks on both
sides. The blockade soon broke and
when it was seen that the masses Of
hay were loosened punches Of fam
ing oil rags were dropped into the
hay, the flaming floating torches Inn
parting a weird spectacular cast to
the scene as they were hurriedly car
ried on down the river.
It was necessary to dynamite a
blockade Of driftwood formed against
the big wagon bridge across the Mis-
souri, river near the Montana brewery
to save the bridge. This blockade was
formed Of wrecked farm dwellings
and other buildings.
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built and will be a greater and strong
er structure. The accident will not
close down the mines and smelters in
Butte and Anaconda or interfere in
any way with the power in Helena, as
our plant at Canyon Ferry and the
substation at Butte, which is operated
by steam, is thoroughly equipped to
take up temporarily the business"
While the dam was gradually CIV
ing way, A. Currie, an employe
walked over the 70-foot top from the
power house to the south side Of the
river to warn his wife and children Of
the impending danger. Mr.. Currie
reached his home and rescued his
family just a second before his home
was carried down the river by the
food Of waters.
About Is of the men who were en-
ployed in the power house are on the
north side of the river without food or
shelter and! on account OF the swift
ness of the stream It will be neces..
sary for the men to go several miles
up stream before they can cross.
Water IS Feet Deep.
superintendent H. L. Burdick Of
the Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone
company at 1880 tonight announced
that the water at Craig, 46S miles from
Helena, had reached a depth of 22h
feet, and at SO miles distant, at Cas-
cade, a depth of four feet. 1t is es-
timated that the water will reach the
Boston & Montana smelter on the
river bank at Great Falls about mid
night. The telephone operator at
Craig deserted her post at $3.50 o'clock,
being the last to leave the village.
Word was received by Manager
Taylor Of the Western Union at 1920
O'Clock from Craig to the effect that
the water was six inches above the
25-foot railroad bridge at that point.
The town having a population of 400,
is entirely deserted. All wires of the
Western Union are under water, and
messages are being sent by way of
Havre and Spokane. Train service on
the Great Northern to Great Falls
has been suspended.
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OFFICIAL RECEPTION ACCORDED
PACIFIC SQUADRON IN CALI
FoRNlA SEAPORT
EVANS IMPROVING
Physicians in Attendance on Rear Ad-
miral Express Qualification over I'm
provement Of Commander May
Yet Take Fleet Into Golden Gate
Despite His AfAiction.

San Diego, April 15.-A parade Of
marines and blue jackets-5,0oO fight
ing men fresh from q cruise Of more
than $4,000 miles-marked today's GER
emonies Of the official reception Of
the Pacific squadron to the state Of
California. sixty-four companies Of
sailor men in their toys OF. the sea,
with wide Aaring trousers and 16 com
pandes Of marines, soldierly and
straight, formed this most notable Of
the navy's land display.
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RAILROADS ARE RESTRAINED.

Chicago. April 15.-A temporary in.
junction restraining the eastern rail.
roads from putting into effect an ad.
vance Of 100 per cent in milk and but.
ter freight rates was granted yester.
day by Judge Kohlsaat in the United
States circuit court yesterday.