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Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-27

required. This class of labor has gone far to make up the character
isic citizens Of South Omaha. These men come from twentyseven
different countries, speaking as many languages and more dialects.
The Bohemians, the Poles and the Irish predominant of the foreign
members of a population of $4,000. -.
The city of South Omaha is coiucident with the establishment Of
the Union Stock Yards company. 1t did not spring into existence as
a village until October 81, 1886, over two years after the establish
ment of the yards. In the meantime, however, many people built
residences and established small stores on lower N street. Devel-
opment in this direction was rapid from the start. On the date men,
toned a village organization was effected. E. P. Savage, who was
later lieutenant governor and succeeded Charles Dietrich as governor
when the latter was elected senator. was chairman of the first vii
lage board. This board consisted of c. M. Hunt, w. G. Sloane, l.
Breyton and 7. j. Sitter. Dan OConnell was village clerk, John R.
Grice, attorney, and M. j.. DeGraf, treasurer.
In 1887 the village had grown to such proportions that 1t was
recognized Is a city of the second class. E. P. Savage wal elected
mayor; E. X. Wells, clerk; c. M. Hunt treasurer, and j. r. Grice,
attorney. The first city council was composed of John N. Burke, Dan
Rafferty,, Thomas Geary, +. M. Smith. Bruno strathman and Dave
Lusher.
The year following the class wa again raised and the city was
this election W. c. Sloane was elected mayor; Thomas Geary, treas
urer; Thomas Hector, clerk; e. H. Dowd, attorney, and George
Ruther, police judge.
The following men have in succession been mayors of South
Omaha: E. P. Savage, w. G. Sloane, G. P. Miller, o. +. Walker, Ed
Johnston. Thomas H. Ensor, A. R. Kelly, Frank Koutsky, Thomas
Hector and the present incumbent, Frank Koutsky, reelected after
an interim of two years.
Every one of these names will recall TO the people of South
Omaha many incidents of the time of each. The succession to the
city treasurership has been M. ]. DeGraff, c. M. Hunt, Thomas Geary,
Thomas Hector, F. A. Broadwell, Frank Koutsky, E. L. Howe and C.
A. Melcher.
While these facts of the cnys history have assumed their place,
the city itself has reached a population OF $4,000, and is clamorng
for more liberal charter privileges under the state laws. The e-
penditures for its government have reached the sum of $218,0OO
annually Besides this the public improvements have been at an e-
penditure of nearly 81 SOC, 900. The bonded Indebtedness at the
hundred thousand dollars of the ciys obligations have become due
in the last five years and have been paid. The special bonded in
debtedness is $41,045.
Some idea of the proportions of the city of South Omaha may
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-27

IBKIPAEENTs.

To meet the demands of the increased shipments and the con
venience OF the several plants during these years. the Union Stock
Yards company enlarged its yards on every side until the estimated
daily capacity is $4,000 cattle, 10000 hogs and $4,000 sheep. besides
accommodations for several thousand horses. Such a capacity has
not yet been taxed. but in sheep and hogs it has been approached on
q few dates.
The growth of the packing industry might best be indicated by
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-27

Union STOCK yards company, 100000
Cudahy Packing company .............. LAYS, 976
OmahS PaokinG COMPANY. ......... 5445O0
a. n. Hammond Packing company. ......... 100000
Armour g Co. 1ta9550o
Swift and Company. 1,161,400
omeha water COMPANY. -. .... 74eoO0
Omaha Electric Light and Power. ........... 175yooo
ON aha = o, =, 81, nv, Co ......... 100000
Omaha Gas Company. ,,......... $50 600
Nebragka Telephone company. ............. 10000
Total slo,7ss,37
Railroads Estate asseEsmentl ............... 1,663,950
RaLroadg fprivate nnes) ...... 2l,54o
Total 9 1885, AGO q.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-27

OF the final figure, S23, sac 1904. some idea of the valuation
Of the packing industry and of the public service corporation may
be gathered from their assessments, which are as follows:
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-27

EW YORK, Sept. ADJUST why Amer
leans AVE not begun to draw upon
their reserve of $4,000, OOO, goo which
lies on deposit in mudbanks involves
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-08-22
Tuesday, Sept. l, 1905
at 40 o'cIOck. p. M,

at 2.30 o'clock, p. M,
all the timber of all descriptions of six
inches and over at the stump, now
standing upon the farm near Snow Hill
now occupied by Chas. j. Mckee, of
which the said Benjamin Spencer died
possessed. Two years from day of sale
will be allowed purchaser to cut and re-
move said timber from premises.
Also. at the same time and place, five
shares of stock of the Deposit and Saw
ings Bank of Snow Hill, Nd
Terms of Sale Twenty-Five per cent.
in cash will will be required of purchas-
er or purchasers on day of sale, deferr-
ed payment to be secured by interest
bearing bond of purchaser, security to
be approved by executor, or all cash at
option of purchaser.
Bank stock not to be transferred until
fully paid for.
CHARLES B. SPENCER.
Executor.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-08-22
Young Man Kills Himself.

Ocean City. Md. August Ia Calvin
T. Cropper. twenty-one years old, son
of Thomas j. Cropper, committed sui
eide at his home late Wednesday night
by blowing his brains out with pistol.
Family troubles had been preying on
Mr.. Choppers mind for some time. and
for month or more he had threatened
to put an end to his life.
Wednesday night he went driving
with a young lady, to whom he was
paying much attention, and who had
been a chum of his since school days,
and told her he was going to kill him
self, but she only laughed at his threat,
and believed he would soon get over his
despondent mood.
On their return home Mr.. Cropper
passed his mother and brother. who
were sitting on the porch, went to his
room and locked the door. A second
later shot was heard and the brother
rushed upstairs, broke in the door and
found Calvin lying on the bed, pistol in
hand, with his coat Off and cigarette
in his mouth, and blood flowing from
the gaping wound in his temple.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-08-22
QUEPONCO NEWS.

DIR. Aikenhead from Easton and DR..
A. w. Smith from Snow Hill visited A..
c. Holloway Sunday.
Mr.. Chester Holloway has been visit
ing friends in Preston. Md, this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bounds and three chill
dren visited Mr.. Bounds brother at
Cape Charles last week.
Mrs. A. w. Ellis, of Wilmington.
Del, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. A. c.
Holloway.
Messrs. John Bunting and Larry
Long, two of Mr.. Chester Holloway s
college chums, paid him short visit
last week.
Miss Mary Dryden is visiting friends
in Pocomoke City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dickerson and little
daughter visited Mr.. and Mrs. Holloway
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar A. Perdue and
little daughter attended the Parsons.
burg Camp this week.
MIR. Chester Holloway left Sunday fol
short stay at Ocean City.
Mr.. A. c. Holloway lost a valuable
young mule few days ago. His tenant,
Thomas Purnell, also lost one. The
Dryden brothers have a pair strangely
affected, so DIR. A. w. Smith. of Snow
Hill, and DIR. Aikenhead, of Easton,
were called in consultation at the Dry
den home. The disease was pronounced
malaria.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-08-22
Executors Sale
OF VALUABLE
Timber And Bank Stock

BY virtue of power of sale contained
in the last will and testament of Ben
jamin Spencer. deceased. duly admitted
to probate in the Orphans Court of
Worcester County. and in pursuance Of
an order of sale Of said Court, the un-
dersigned as Executor named in said
will, will offer at public sale to the
highest bidder at the Court House door
in Snow Hill in said county on
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-08-22
Chronic Diarrhoea Cured.

"My father has for years been
troubled with chronic diarrhoea. and
tried every means possible to effect a
cure, without avail" writes John II.
Zirkle. Of Philippi, w. Va, "He saw
Chamberlain S Collie, Cholera and Diar-
rhoea Remedy advertised in the Philippi
Republican and decided to try it. The
result is one bottle cured him and he
has not suffered with the disease for
eighteen months Before taking this
remedy he was a constant sufferer. He
is now sound and well, and although
SIXTY years old. can do rs much work
as a young man. Sold by p. d. Cot
tingham Il Co.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-08-22
SATURDAY.,
September jth, 1908,
at 2. 30 O'Clock D. m. ,

at $50 O'Clock p. m,
all that tract of land situate in the third.
Election District of said Worcester
County, on the county road leading from
Berlin to Gripping S Bridge, known as the
Warren Lot, !" which was conveyed to
the said Charles Handy Showell by
James f. Wise. Jr., by deed dated the
twentieth day of November, 1905, re-
corded among the aforesaid land records
in Liber F. II. P. No "a. folio 23l.
Also all that parcel of land adjoining
the first tract mentioned conveyed to
the said Showell by deed from Peter
Furbush ct al, dated the eighth day of
August. 1892, recorded in said land rec
ords in Liber F. H. r. No. 3, folio 81,
and by confirmatory deed from Edward
S. Furbush and wife and Willard Bailey
and wife dated the seventeenth day of
January, 1906. recorded in said land
records in Liber F. II. p. No. "a. folio
230. containing in all thirteen acres.
more or less.
WILLIAM +. JOHNSON,
Attorney.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-08-22
Libby Prison Diarrhoea Relieved.

Mr.. Edward f. Henry, with the
United States Express Co.. Chicago.
writes, "0ur General Superintendent,
Mr.. Quick, handed me bottle of Cham
berlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy some time ago to check an
attack of the old Libby Prison diarrhoea.
have used it since that time and cured
many on our trains who have been sick.
| am an old soldier who served with
Rutherford B. Hayes and William Nc
Kinlev four years in the 23d Ohio Regi-
ment, and have no ailment except Libby
Prison diarrhoea, which this remedy
stops at once" For sale by p. d. Cot
tingham & Co.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-08-22
Delaware Peaches.

The Washington Times has this to say
of Delaware and her peach crop:
1t is general pleasure-on which
the country at large will share with the
people of Delaware observe the
prospect of a great peach crop in that
State. The ancient glory of the Della
ware peach is to be revived and the
purses of growers to be filed.
For many years Delaware peaches
enjoyed remarkable repute. until
through some undiscovered cause they
began to decline. For years the grow
ers struggled against persistent i'll luck,
which made many of the Oldest and
usually the most productive orchards
worthless. OF these. it was eventually
found necessary to destroy consider
able number and replant them. AS it
takes several years to bring peach
tree into full bearing the loss was con-
siderable and disheartening.
An explanation Of the temporary dim
mutton of the Delaware peach crop was
that particular ingredients in the soil
needed to form the peach had become
exhausted in the course of many years
bearing. Whether this was true, and
that in time this ingredient has been
restored is not known. but we may all
honestly congratulate our Delaware
brethren on the restoration of their an
cient industry.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-08-22
WILLIAM +. JOHNSON, Att y at Law
Mortgages Sale
OF VALUABLE
REAL ESTATE

By virtue of power of sale contained
in mortgage from Charles Handy
Showel and wife to The Equitable
Building and Loan Association of Snow
Hill. Maryland. dated the seventeenth
day of January, 1906. recorded among
the land records of Worcester County
in Liber +. II. p No. "a, folio 232, the
undersigned as attorney named in said
mortgage to make sale of the property
therein mentioned. upon default of pay
ment of said mortgage as provided,
such default having occurred. will offer
at public sale to the highest bidder for
cash in front OF the Atlantic Hotel, in
the town of Berlin. in said Worcester
County. on
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-08-22
In Good Luck.

About two years ago my father
came here from Mason City. Iowa. on
a visit" says o. l.. Scott, Dufiield.
Mich. "Whlle here he was taken sick
with diarrhoea and cramps. gave him
several doses of Chamberlain Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and it
cured him" This remedy always cures.
II is for sale by p. d. Cottingham &
Co.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-08-22
TOWN PROPERTY FOR SALE

| offer for sale. my vacant lot on
Washington ST., Snow Hill, next to
McAllen's store, 20 by 68 feet, more or
less. with out let on Market Street; al
so offer my pound adjacent, about l09
feet deep. Public sale if not sold pri-
vately.
MRS. +. A. ROBINS,
Berlin.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-08-22
q n - II ~ II Z "A.
ssa,.,b. >sIhe Kind You Haze AlsayS Bought
Signature ExHzZzZI

Howard J. Ruhl has been elected
principal of Washington Academy. prin-
cess Anne. to succeed George H. Myers.
resigned.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1908-10-21

Goes Insane

RENO, Oct. 21.-Mrs. Vera Gund-
ZACH wife of a member of the Sal
vation Army in this city, escaped
from the County Hospital clad only
in a night gown Sunday night and
after wandering for hours through
the streets of the city, finally sank
exhausted on doorstep in the south
eastern part of the city. The people
who found her summoned the officers
and she was taken to the County Jail
and a charge of insanity was placed
against her.
Captain E. H. Alger of the Saliva
ton Army states that the woman
threatened to kill her husband, Mrs.
Rhineheart and other members of the
Salvation Army for sending her to
the hospital.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1908-10-21
FLANAGAN
HERE MONDAY
Republicans Will Hold
Big Rally at the
Opera House.

The Republicans will hold the first
rally of the campaign in this city on
next Monday night when P. L. Flani-
gan, nominee for United States Sen
ator, Hugh H. Brown, candidate for
Supreme Justice and Tom Fitch, one
of the well known orators of the
state will address the people OF
Ormsby county at the opera house in
this city. The republican county
central committee has charge of the
arrangements and it is their intention
to have other speakers here on that
night, among them Col H. b. Maxson
nominee for Congressman and Con
Ahern the candidate for Surveyor
General.
1t was the intention of the demo
Gratis to hold rally here this week
but owing to the sudden illness OF
Senator Newlands the several timer
les of the speakers have been changed
and no meeting viii be Md this week
as the result.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1908-10-21
FORETELLS VICTORY
FORaaANTl-GAMBLERS
Special Election to be Held on
Saturday to Decide Wheter Gam
bling Shall Continue in Reno

RENO. Oct. 2l.-Out of seventeen
names protested, Attorney Levers.
representing the Reno Anti-Gambling
League, found only two that were not
legally registered. These two men j..
j. Rice and Robert Patterson, had Wis
tied the Office of Register Bell and
had placed their names upon the
books. but had failed to give the in
formation required by the Register.
Il was found that f. f. Worthington
and yoe Randolf, whose names were
protested, had left the city and their
cases have been continued. The other
men whose names had been protest
ed proved themselves entitled to vote.
Attorney Levers stated that moth
ing more would be done until the day
OF election when several men will be
arrested for illegal voting in case they
endeavor to cast ballot.
Secretary n. F. Alps Of the Anti
Gambling League In an interview to-
day made the following statement:
I'm this fight again licensed gamb-
ling In Reno we have the support oil
the best business and professional
men and OF every reputable lawyer
In the city. We have made a thorough
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1908-10-21
WOULD TAP
LAKE TAHOE
Waymere Offers San
Francisco a New
Water Supply.

Some time ago. story was gOlns
the rounds of the press regarding q
scheme to tap Lake Tahoe for the
purpose of supplying number of the
coast cities with power and water
One James A. Waymire of San Fran
cisco was backing the project and
was representing a company of men
who, it was stated, were willing to
put up $50,000,0OO to back the enter.
prise. The attention to the PROPOSE
tion was called by former State En-,
gineer Thurtell who branded the pro.
ject as hugh steal of the water OF
Tahoe and showed that if the deal
went through the water would be low
cred in the lake to such an extent
that the farmers along the Truckee
River and the irrigation canals would
be ruined.
While it is very improbable that
the Federal government would allow
any such proposition to be carried to
final issue at the same time Way
mire is actively engaged in fathering
the project. The San Francisco Call
of yesterday containes the following
regarding Waymire and his water and
power scheme:
James A. Waymire on behalf of the
Lake Tahoe-Truckee-Ame River
Water Supply promoters has offered
the city of San Francisco supply as
a substitute for the Hetcn-Hetchy sys-
tenn.
Waymire in his letter to the sup
ervisors says ne has franchise from
the state to divert 1900 cubic feet per
second from the Truckee river and al
so a flow of 500 cubic feet per sec
ond to be diverted from the North
Fork of the American River, which
was a part of the American Consum-
ne system.
Waymire says that if San Francisco
does not care to acquire the rights
he will interest other coast cities.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1908-10-21
COURT ON
SATURDAY
At Which Time judge
Langan May Decide
Bark Cases.

Judge Langan will arrive in this
city on Saturday of this week and
will hold a session of the district
court. 1t is understood that while
here he will hand down decisions
in the bank cases affecting the di-
rectors of the institution.
At his last session of court here
he handed down decision denying
The demurrer in the Hickey case but
he has not as yet rendered his de-
cision in a like motion instituted by
the attorneys for the directory of the
defunct bank which were indicted by
the Ormsby county grand jury at the
same time the indictments were re-
turned against President Hickey of
The institution.
Judge Langan, after holding court
here, will return to his home in Vir-
ginia City where he will remain until
after election when he will return
to Goldfield and hold a short session
OF court previous to his resigning on
the 18th of the month to be reappoint-
ed as Judge Of this end of the First
judicial District.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1908-10-21

canvass of the voters, and we believe
we are justified in stating tfat we will
carry the election next Saturday by a
good majority. A number of illegal
registrations nave been made but we
are carefully preparing to prevent
such votes being cast.
Our mass meetings have been the
largest ever held in Reno and have
been enthusiastic in proportion, de-
spite the fact that the local press with
the exception of the Forum of Sparks
has refused to publish news of them
that might be construed as favorable
to our cause. The local papers have
even gone so far as to refuse to sell
us advertising space.
THE gambling evil has gained such
proportions in Reno that 1t is a men
ace to all legitimate business and to
the youth of the city and the state,
particularly the students o. the univ
ersity who find their pathway strewn
with temptations when they come
here to complete their education.
1T Is believed the time has come
to strike a decisive blow for morality
and decency. and that there are en-
ough moral people in Reno to carry
the election.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1908-10-21
BARTLETT
AT TOkOPAH
Will Fill ENGAGEMENT Of
NeWlandS Who is III
at the Bay.

Congressman George A. Bartlett,
after strenuous tour Of the north
ern districts, returned yesterday to
Reno where he was called to proceed
to Tonopah to fill the dates left open
by the illness of Senator Newlands.
The Congressman was vastly pleas
ed by the reception accorded him at
Winnemucca, Lovelock, Mazuma and
Seven Troughs, and left Reno yester-
day afternoon on a 70-mile auto trip
to Fallon.
At midnight he left for Hazen on
his way to Tonopah. where he will be
Joined by s. w. Belford, whose ora
tory has been potent force in the
past few days.
Governor Dickerson boarded the
midnight train at Sparks last night
for Schurz and will speak at Rawhide
tonight. Judge Talbot will accompany
him and make the acquaintance OF
the miners who are already familiar
with his good record.
Cyclone" Johnson, who has acquir-
ed the title after his speaking tour in
the North, and l.. l.. Hudson. Demo
cratic candidate for Presidential Elec'
tors, will also appear and speak a.
Rawhide.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1908-10-21
BERTILLION SYSTEM
Is BEING INSTALLED
At Nevada States Prison To-day
by Supt. Cox Of State Police
and Warden Maxwell

u is estimated that it, will occupy
fully SO days in it's introduction to
the Prison. A photograph of every
one of the convicts must be made.
front and side view; a measurement
of the body in marked detail; a de-
scription of the convict, from the
length of his left little finger to the
length of his right ear, including the
slightest marks of any nature found
upon the body; all form part of this
wonderful Bertillion System of con-
vict identification.
Superintendent Cox Of the State
Police having applied for all the nec-
essary forms, blanks and paraphanali
in connection with Warden Maxwell.
will begin the istitution of this great
system at once, the work attached to
it being extensive, by reason of the
extreme detail attached to it's scheme
and operation.
Warden Maxwell is determined that
his institution will stand equal
at least to any in the country and will
see that this movement is pushed to
as speedy completion as possible.
The successful locating of criminals
in numberless instances is directly at
tributable to the operationof the Ber-
tilion system, upon which the State
Police of Nevada have been studious-
~ engaged for some time.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1908-10-21

Criminal Cases

RENO, Oct. 21.-The Washoe coun-
ty grand jury convened in this city to
day and twenty-nine criminal cases
will be investigated at this session OF
the inquisitorial body. ranging all the
way from larceny to manslaughter. 1t
is not believed that the Grand Jury
at this session will Investigate any
municiple or county affairs, but it is
possible that it will investigate GER
tain alleged illegal registrations in
this city.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1908-10-21
HUGE MORTGAGE

A mortgage for $25,OO0,O00 was filed
Monday in Reno by the Western Pa
cific Railroad Company. The docu-
ment is divided into chattel mortgage
and real estate mortgage and given
to the Central Trust Company in New
York. More than 500 miles of right
of way is covered, of which 400 miles
Is said to be in Nevada. A previous
mortgage for $5O,OOO,OOO is given over
that filed on Monday. The mortgage
Is one of the largest ever filed in
Washoe county and exceeds any pre-
viously filed in Nevada. Iterest is
named at 5 per cent.