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Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-22
C0CKRELL RIVAL OF SAvIDGE
Justice of the Peace VIII Cut Rates
on Marriages During the
Festival.

Look well to your l%aurels, Rev. MIR. Saw
idge, for you have a rival!
do you, John Jones, take this woman
to be your lawfully welded wife?'
II do"
do you, Mary Smith, take this man to
be your lawfully welded husband?"
IL do"
Here's your diploma. This way out. No
charge, thank you, with the compliments
OF the king. Don't crowd, ladies and gem
tlemen; easy now; two at a time. Line
forms on this side. Next"
That's the way It will run in the office
Of Justice G. c. Cockrell at Fifteenth and
Farnam streets during the Ak-Sar-Ben fes-
tival in Omaha
Justice Cockrell has agreed to perform
marriage ceremonies free during the cele-
bration of the king for all outside young
people who desire to be married in Omaha.
He will be at his office daily from Z a.
m. until 6:15 p. m, and will answer calls
to the grounds promptly.
Justice Cockrell will unite sweethearts
and hand out hand-illuminated certificates
printed on handmade prickly pear pampas
like a college president on commencement
day.
h Samson has sent out the
Come to Omaha to Get Married" and it
Is expected the Kings Society for the
Amalgamation ,of the Matrimonlally In
clined will be greatly enlarged and the
judges office become more popular by adj
ministering to the wants of the populace,
helping to make the city a place where
JOY is unconfined and all is as merry as a
marriage bell.
There" said Justice Cockrell. as he
signed the agreement Monday. IF there
Is anthing which cannot be secured in
Omaha l don't know what it Is.
II hate TO start In theoretically to cut
the population of Nebraska in half, but l
have not got a great while to hitch loving
hearts and will be glad to see them all
step lively
AS a matter of fact Judge Cockrell likes
to unite hearts. Investigation shows that
IS per cent of the marriage ceremonies
which he has performed have resulted
happily. He doesn't believe that young peo-
pie should marry too soon, but that a man
should wait until he is 6 and a woman
until she is % at least, and realizes that
men are apt to have a knowledge of the
world when they are %, while some young
women may not have learned to wash
dishes until they are %, while a woman at
20 knows scarcely anything.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-22
WHICH BOARD HAS POWER?
Suit 90 Determine Legality OF War
rant Issue Between south Omaha
school Authorities

Suit to determine whether a warrant
given by the old South Omaha school
board to Harry B. Fleharty for attorneys
services is good or not is being tried be-
fore Judge Redick. j. L. Brandeis & Sons,
who cashed the warrant, are seeking to
mandamus the city authorities to honor
the warrant.
The trouble is the outcome of the at
tempt on the part OF the retiring board
last spring to appoint teachers and %janitors
before the new board came into office.
After a suit-in court 1t was decided the
old board had no right to appoint, but the
old board allowed Fleharty $50. for his
services In representing II. The new board
rescinded the action and the city treasurer
refuses to pay the warrant. under the CTR
o~umstances.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-22

persons who wanted to use the current fur
nished by the street car company.
ID. J. OBrien. G. s. Huntington and T.
c. Schroeder. former members OF the city
council, swear the right OF the company
TO sell its current was recognized by the
council AZ different times. one Of which was
when the council ordered II to bury its wires
In onduits.
r. s Luessier. secretary Of the company.
says the equipment installed for furnish
ing light. power and heat to private con-
sumers has cost the company S9,5OO. and
the gross income from this source is over
$500. This would all be lost II the COM
pany is shut off from selling its current.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-22
TROLLEY COMPANY TO FIGHT
street Railway is Preparing for stub
born Resistance of d to
Cut Its Wire.

Evidence that the Omaha and Council
Bluffs Street Railway company is pre-
pared to put up a hard fight to prevent
the cutting OF it's wires and the destruction
of its conduits under orders issued by the
city courcil, was presented Monday, when
a score Of affidavits to sustain its position
were filed in district court. The hearing
was to have been held Monday before Judge
Estelle. but in order to allow the city at
torney to go over the affidavits presented
by the street railway company a postpone
ment was taken until Tuesday OF next
week.
The affidavlts are in support OF the COM
paHy,s contention that the city authorities
have recognized its right to sell heat, light
and power to private consumers for so long
It is nov estopped from denying that right.
]. b. Redfield of the Klopp & Bartlett COM
rany signed one Of the affidavits. saying
mis- company has used electric current from
the street railway company for sixteen
years. In that time former City Electrician
Schurlg and the present incumbent, Wade
mar Michaelsen, he says, have examined
the wiring and required certain changes,
recognizing the general right of the com
pany TO sell the power. This was done, Il
is asserted. with the full knowledge of the
city council. other business men present
similar affidavits, showing the city rec
ognized the right of the company to sell
he was In office he inspected wiring for
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-22
MERCHANTS MEETINGS O. K.
Third One, Like other Two, Brings
Big Crowd of Business Men
to City.

The third merchants meeting given by
the Omaha Jobbers' and MANUFACTURERS as
ISOLATION closed Saturday evening. when
more than 600 certificates were signed by
the joint G Mt in charge Of the passenger
bureau.
The number who bought tickets TO Omaha
on the certificate plan by no means rep.
resents the number who attended the meet
ings, the railroad rates applying only to
points within 100 miles OF Omaha. Tne
jobbers had two propositions. one b re-
fund fares in proportion to purchases and
the other the reduced rates. Many mer-
chants also came when they pleased and
paid their fare without regard to reduc-
lions or Inducements.
Trade has been more than satisfactory
with the wholesalers who are preparing 10
entertain thousands during Ak-sar-Ben ana
offer some special lines at their ware
houses.
Arrangements lave been made 20 give
all the privileges of the Commercial club
during the festival when introduced by
members of the club. This means a quiet
place TO rest, reading and writing rooms
in the heart Of the city and other priv
ileges usually extended 10 members only.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-22
DISGUST At FAULTY RETURNS
District Clerk Smith Proposes Eleo-
ton Commission to Regulate.
LET IT NAME AND REMOVE BOARDS
wants Law 60 Provide for Beat Men
ON such work and wonId En-
force PenaIty Clause for
Evading Service.

Il am in favor OF an election com
mission Of three to appoint and remove
election boards and be entirely responsible
for the conduct of all elections declared
District Clerk Smith.
The statement followed a discussion Of
the glaring errors which have been discuv-
cred by the cOnvassing board in the count
Of the vote by the precinct elections boards.
In one South omaha precinct a mistake Of
sixty-seven was found in the official re-
turns. other candidates gained from twelve
to eighteen in the same precinct. Errors
Of a less serious nature have been found
I'm more than thirty OF the precincts which
have been recountcd. This condition Of
affairs has caused considerable discussion
among court house officials as to the best
method of improving the character Of pre-
cinct boards.
The present board was appointed last fail.
Before the coming election new boards will
be named by District Clerk Smith. Each
of the republican and democratic county
committees recommends five names to the
district clerk. who selects from the ten the
five who are appointed precinct election Of
ficers.
This year in order to helpSclean up the
election boards l am going to post tho
names of those who are recommended by
the two committees" said Mr.. Smith.
"The lists will be allowed to hang in a
conspicuous place and candidates and citi-
gems will be asked to look over the lists
and make objections to anyone whose name
appears on 1t. In this way l hope to be
able to weed out the incompetent or dis
honest members and materially to raise the
standard.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-22
FREE
PILE
CURE
Sent to Demonstrate the Merits O
Pyramid Pile Cure.
wha It Has Done For Others, 1t Car d
FOR You.

What It Has Done For Others, 1t Can no
For You.
We have testimonials by the hundreds
showing all stages, kinds and degrees of
piles which have been cured by Pyramid
Pile Cure.
II you could read these unsolicited letters
you would no doubt go to the nearest drug
store and buy a box of Pyramid Pile Cure
at once, price fifty cents.
We do not ask you to do this. Send us
your name and address and we will send
you a trial package by mail free.
We know what the trial package will do.
In many cases 1t has cured piles without
further treatment. If II proves It's value
10 you order more from your druggist. This
Is fair is 1t not2 Simply write us a letter
giving your name and address and Ne will
send you the trial package by mail in plain
wrapper free, Address Pyramid Drug Co.,
l6l Pyramid Bldg, Marshall Mich.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-22
PosTMASTERS PUT TO WORK
Convention Passes Revolutions in Fa-
vOr of Parcels Post and Pos
tai Savings Banks.

Postmaster B. F. Thomas has returned
from Chattanooga, where he attended tho
national convention of postmasters of the
first class.
ITO postmasters 1t was an inspiration to
hear the various subjects relating to post
office affairs discussed by the officials vino
practically pass upon every detail of our
Offices said Mr.. Thomas. THE conven-
ton passed resolutions declaring in favor
OF the parcels post and postal savings bank.
After a discussion of several hours the con-
vention unanimously declared in favor of
both propositions and each postmaster is
to use his influence in that direction. The
department officials were all enthusiastic
for 1t and with this combination / can
safely predict at the coming session OF
congress both of these important meas
uros, which are greatly needed by the
people, will he passed.
I'm reference to the postal savings sys-
TEN l might add that here in Omaha we
have had as many as 10000 of postal money
orders deposited in the Omaha office in
the name OF the drawee. In the month OF
August of the present year $500 of such
money orders were drawn and thus far
today 5000 of them have been drawn.
Delightful Time In city.
"Our stay in Chattanooga was a delight
full one. The city has grown from a popu-
lation of 1,5OO during war times to 100, 900
people. 1t is a clean city and all of its
principal streets are well paved. 1t is a
manufacturing center and has 236 different
articles manufactured there.
"I attended a political meeting addressed
by the candidates for president and vice
president of the Independent party. The
opera house was crowded and the enthusi-
asm was intense. Indications are that the
Independents will elect their candidate for
governor in Georgia. Republican sentiment
for Taft in Tennessee is encouraging and
many republicans indicate the success OF
the republican electoral ticket In that state.
Nebraska was represented by every
first-class postmaster in the state, together
with a number of members of our state as
ISOLATION. That fact gave US quite a stand
ing in the convention and a good represen.
tation on every committee. Mr.. Sizer oil
Lincoln was elected second vice president
which, according 10 the rotation they are
now following. will make him president o.
the association two years hence. The as
ISOLATION meets next year at Toledo, o..
which city was selected after a vigorou!
fight put up by the city of Seattle"
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-22
MEANING OF LETTERS [. OF A. NJ.
League Of American Municipalities,
whose Convention il 10 BE
Held Here.
II. Of A. NJ"

Il. OF A. NJ"
"What does that stand for?"
II thai question was heard once. II was
heard l.ee9 times Monday by pedestrians
walking up Farnam street, and IL was asked
of The Bee many times. Those letters APP
pear on the big arch over the well
COME" and stand for League of American
Municipalities. whose convention is to be
held in Omaha September 80 to October .,
and consequently the new big arch will
blszo forth the welcome in letters Of fire
when the delegates come to town.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-22
Ought to Have Good Men.

w ought TO have boards made up or The
best men in each precinct. Even busy
men ought to be willing to devote a day or
two to the service Of their country on cleo
ton boards. The law providing a penalty
for any person who refuses to serve on a
board ought to be enforced strictly.
The present system of choosing cleo
ton officials Is bad because It divides un
the responsibility among the eighty or
ninety men who compose the county COM
mittees. The tendency is for the party
committees to recommend politicians who
are willing to work for the Sc they get out
Of It,, instead of men who are competent
to fill the positions and do accurate work.
'The remedy would be to have an cleo
ton board of three members, to be paid for
their work, and to be given full power 10
appoint or discharge board members. They
should be held strictly accountable for the
conduct OF the elections as far as their ap-
pointees are concerned. In this way tho
responsibility would be concentrated and
better results would be secured"
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-22
The RnhnnIc PInrne

destroys fewer lives than stomach. liver
and kidney diseases, fer which Electric
Bitters is the guaranteed remedy. SOC. For
sale by Beaton Drug Co.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-22
want ads produce results.
Building Permits.

w. L. Selby. 1924 North Seventeenth
street, frame dwelling. $1,000; Joseph /.
Sykes, eO23 Spencer street, frame dwelling,
"a. 500; Paul Wernher. Thirty-third and Pa
cific streets. frame dwelling, $500.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-22
A Horrible Death

results from decaying lungs. Cure coughs
and weak, sore lungs with DR.. Kings New
Discovery. soc and $40. For sale by
Beaton Drug Co.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-22

Special showing Of fall millinery Wednes-
day at Riley Sisters. Sl1 soutn Sixteenth
.fraak
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-22
How About
/ the Quality:

MOST MEN, when they order garments.
IVA think first OF price, then style and
fit; nd they leave the quality to the
last. or don't consider IL seriously at all
II mn't the best way to buy clothes-or
anything else for that matter. But can
didly, isn't that about the way that most
men buy clothesZ
The truth IS. there was never a time
when the quality of the material In your
arments wa 80 important as It is today.
IN a peculiar sense IL involves and in
cludes all the peculiar points-styls, fit,
tailoring. price.
The best OF all Fall and Winter designs
are hsre-in a variety enough TO satisfy
the most exacting.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-22

Bee Want Ads are Business Boosters.
Arizona republican., 1908-03-03

strong pressure was brought for its location at Tucson and inasmuch as Phoenix had obtained through my ef forts the regular convention we were met by the old charge that Phoenix is trying to hog everything"
 Moreover there had been no applica- ton from Phoenix for this convention. There had been no hint that anybody save the federal and territorial office holders at Phoenix wanted II and it was understood that they wanted it for the influence they might have and the opportunity to exert on the dele gates.
 On the other hand there was a con certed effort by the citizens of Tucson to secure the convention. A formal application was made by the chamber of commerce and the committee was promised a convention hall and an en- rertainment fund. Against this request there was only the demand of Attor- ney General Clark a territorial office holder in behalf of Phoenix. Mir. Clark is a resident of Prescott.
 With my vote. Phoenix might have secured this convention, but l would have violated my pledge made at Bis bee two years ago when the decision was reached that Phoenix should be the location of the next regular terri torial convention.
 l may add that had Messrs. Clark and Cleaveland voted all the proxies held by them from other federal off cials who were members Of the com l,A hl N-.a come to Phoenix anyhow. Therefore the charge of disloyalty made against me by the mouth piece of the office holders is insincere and I am sure that none of my friends in Phoenix will be deceived thereby.
 G. A. MAUK.
Arizona republican., 1908-03-03
A DAY Of INQUIRY INTO IHE STRANGE DEAD
The Identity of the Man Who Died at the "BIock" on Saturday Night Dis covered.

Acting Coroner Johnstone yesterday concluded the inquest on the body of the man who dropped dead in the block on Saturday night Very lit tie was known about him at that lime beyond the fact that he had been em- ploye1 as a sheepherder at one of the camps north of the city and had just come to town. He was known to q few acquaintances as Frederico.
 But yesterday a Mexican was found who had known him for about three years. lie said that his name was Felipe Villareal and that he was a native of Chihuahua. He was about thirty years of age. He had been in the valley only short time and for some time had not been in good healrh He was troubled with con striction of the chest and the pain be- came so intense that he was obliged to leave work and come to town for the purpose of receiving medical at tention. But instead of ealing upon doctor he entered upon course of dis sipation. He had been about the block all afternoon and evening. Late at night the old pain in the chest as serted itself and VIllareal fell uncOn- scious to the floor. He was carried outside where he soon revived and was able to speak He was asked ii he wanted anything. He replied that he only desired to sleep and he sank away into a slumber and never came out of it. The jury found that death had resulted from natural causes.
 While the acting coroner was engag- ed in this department of his business he decided to conclude the inquiry into the lot of human bones found on the desert beyond Beardsley and which had been held at the undeTtakerS iu the hope that they might be identified as those of Pedro Etchegaray who had wandered away more than a year ago. The brother Of Etchegaray had failed tO identify them but he had thought that a Mexican sheepherder who had seen his brother more recently might be able to do SO There having been no identification the jury closed the case by finding that the remains of an unknown man who rad come to hIs death in an unknown manner.
 Tine brother of Etchegaray returned yesterday from Cordes where another skeleton had been found few days before. It was thought that those re- mains might be his brothers since it was in that neiShborhood that he had my steriously disappeared. But Etch egarary said that tine bones had the appearance of having lain there for years.
Arizona republican., 1908-03-03
WHY THE CONVENTION
 WAS GIVEN 10 TUCSON
A Statement by Mir. Mauk the Mem
 ber of the Committee from Msricopa.

To the Editor of The Republican, Sir:
 A statement appeared in the Ari zona Gazette this afternoon, charging me with disloyalty to Phoenix in permitting my vote as member of the executive committee to be cast for the location of the coming territorial convention at Tucson.
 The facts regarding that matter are these: At the last territorial conven- ton at Bisbee. through the efforts of myself and other members of the Mar icopa county delegation Phoenix was named as the place for holding the next biennial convention. that is. the convention for the nomination of a del cgate to congress. It was also under stood that the earlier convention should be left to location by the executive committee.
 I would naturally have favored Phoepix for either or both of the con- ventions. In this case however a
Arizona republican., 1908-03-03
DIsTUReERs OF THE PEACE

The constant and perennial Joe Claude was before Justice Johnstone again yesterday for a disturbance of the peace. He was sentenced to pay d fine of B. John Putnam similarly charged paid &. Jesus OliViaS. An tonio Duron and Antonio Ybarri had no money and each was sent to jail for five days
Arizona republican., 1908-03-03

Arizona oranges. $1.5G box. Win. P. Crump Hay and Grain CO.. 20 East Jefferson. Telephone Black 51l.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-05-16
High Five Party.

Miss Nell Mattisoa entertained
a number OF her friends on last
Monday evening at the home OF
her brother, J. +. Madison. The
interesting game OF Might've was
pla ed at tour tables the highest
score being made by Miss Glenn
Bell TO whom was awarded the
prize-a pre,t" Swastika pin. The
evening concluded with a delight
full two.course luncheon served at
the tables by the hostess assisted
by Mrs. Clint Rutheriurd, and
consisting OF chicken sandwiches,
olives, pickles and waters, follow.
ed by a delicious fruit punch.
Guests OF the evening were: Misses
Bell, Bryant, Madison, Jones,
Koch; Mesdames Rutherford and
Matteson, and Messrs Finnegan,
Ray, Hargrave, Rusty, Won
Schreltz, Kann, Rutherford and
Mstteson.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-05-16
Still Harpins on Our Hats

This is truthtully the very last
clipping that will cver appear IN
this paper concerning the question
now agitaung the male population
OF our country The Merry
Widow to be or not to be
Fully realizing that the SUBJECT
has been run into the ground and
that there is grave danger OF
breaking 1t oft, the Express still
iecls that Justice and the high IN.
tcrcsts involved demand that the
following paragraph from the Ok.
!ahOma Times be published
After all is said, there is some.
thing rcdeemlng about the Merry
Widow bonnet. While It may bc
necessary tor a tcw Railways 10 be
hroadened. and kissing IN lovers
lane will have to be- dispensed with
OF necessity, the six.toot diameter
lid shows a marked Improvement
over the hat worn a few years ago
which were all lauh and no back
yard, and are much better in APP.
pcaranoc than the milc.high dromc.
dairy head gear OF last season. Let
the dear women wear them IL they
elect. Some OF the mems hats
this year look like an acorn cup,
and are about the same size. 49,
Chickasha Express.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-05-16
Grady Bits.

Correspondence
Grady will soon have a new
bank.
Clyde Stanheld visited Texico
this week.
With best wishes Tor the Ne Us
and It's many readers.
The new school building at
Grady will soon be completed.
Territory organizer, Mr.. Milan,
organized a Woodman Camp here
last week with "a charter members.
Mr. Editor you must come out
after awhile and eat watermelons
and yellow legged chickens with
us,
This section was blessed with
fine rains. Farmers happy and
wearing a long smile. Crops all
planted.
Miss Ada Cain is teaching a
subscription school FIVE miles
southeast OF Grady. She is a fine
teacher.
Quite a lot OF cotton will be
planted in this community this
spring. Everything planted mere
last year made to perfection.
Hon. d. l.. Gilbert and w. +.
Stanheld went to Tucumcari last
week on business. They speak oil
our capital city in glowing terms.
]. A. McFarlin, OF this place,
has announced as a candidate fol
sheriff, and has the endorsement
OF his neighbors and is a strong
man physically as we'll as politi.