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marshal, who had captured Mr.. Foot on
suspicion Of Bookkeeping in Ponca. The
marshal secured two quarts OF whisky
In Mr.. FoOts possession, but released
Foot on the advice OF the mayor. The
case will be called in court September 30,
KEARNEY-Elmer Miller. the boy ar
saddle. was arraisned before Judge HALO
well hid morning and committed to the
State Industrial school here, Miller's past
record was straight and clean, upon inves-
t~igation. and IL appears that his only mo-
tive for taking the property was to get
away from the people he was living with,
lie was formerly an inmate Of an orphans
home in Omaha.
KEARNEY-A certain well known travel
ing man out OF Omaha, but residing In
Kearney, ordered a barrel Of seventy-twO
quarts OF beer from Grand Island. and
some OF his friends, for a practical Joke,
got the beer from the express office and
consumed same. The drummer Is hunting
for his friends and his friends are In the
meantime helping him hunt Tor them, but
they really think Il doubtful whether there
Is any beer I'm those seventy-two bottles.
The express agent feels most keeuly over
the matter.
LEIGH-JOseph J. Kucera, . farmer liv-
ing eight miles northeast OF here, com
mitted suicide on Wednesday by taking
strychnine. Mr.. Kucera had been I'm town
in the afternoon, and I'm the evening. while
the other members Of the family were
busy outside with the chores. he went
into the house and took the poison. There
was 10 apparent reason for the act, a.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-12

he was In good circumstances and his
home life was pleasant. Mr.. Kucera was
So years OF age and Is survived by a wife,
one son and three daughters.
YORK-The opening OF the York college,
ness college and normal schools this week
and the large numbers coming from nearly
every county In Nebraska, from nearly
every state west Of the Missouri river has
every Indication OF a larger attendance
of York's educational institutions than IN
years past. New departments have been
Ode and several educators have been
AIDED to teaching forces. made necessary
by the large increased attendance. York
take great pride in It's high school and
its colleges In which 2s0OO scholars and
students attend.
BEATRlCE-yoseph Brabee, the BOhem-
ian farmer residing near BaTneston who has
had considerable newspaper notoriety OF
late, was yesterday sentenced to thirty
days in the county Jail for drunkenness.
Thursday night he became intoxicated,
drove his children out and attempted 70
fire his home. NeighbOrs interfered
and he was lodged In jail at Liberty
until yesterday, when he was sentenced 20
the county jail. Friday Mrs. Brabec instr
tuted habeas corpus proceedings against
her husband for the custody Of the chill
dren, but as they are now In her posses
sion the case was dropped yesterday.
BEATRICE-A remarkable incident oc-
Cured here yesterday on a Rock Island
weBt-bOund passenger train. As the train.
In charge Of Conductor Charles Elsham
left Beatrice a woman, who was talking
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-12

with some friends across the aisle In the
coach, missed her little daughter. A thor
ough search Of the coaches was made. but
the girl was not found. The grief stricken
mother appealed to the conductor, who
stopped the train and backed into Beatrice,
over a mile, to find the child, who had left
the train and gone TO a house near the sta
ton. The only plausible explanation Is
that the girl who Is a somnambulist,
stepped off the train at the depot IN her
sleep.
LEIGH-Many important business
changes nave been made in our business
circle during the last week. On Tuesday
s. y. Hoesly sold his automobile garage
TO Gus Hahn, II. p. Buhman and y. d..
Wurdeman. The new firm also purchased
the livery barn OF Mr.. HOesly. The latter
has built up AZ very successful automo-
bile business here during JkO last two
years, and will go to Madison. where he
will open up a new garage on a larger
scale. On Tuesday II. p. Buhman sold
his interest IN the general mercantile busi-
ness Of Buhmah & Moeller 10 John Brock.
The complete transfer In this deal will
not be made until some time In February,
when an invoice will be taken. Mr.. Buh-
man has been a member OF the firm Of
Buhman & Moeller for a number OF years.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-12
1414-16-18
DOUGLAS
STREET

are: president, very Rev. Joseph Ruesing,
West Point secretary, Charles weiss
harrington treasurer, John II. Lindale.
West Point.
WEST POINT-Mrs. NJ. Gisin, aged 50
years, died Friday evening at the home OF
her daughter, Mrs. Caroline kloke at West
Point The deceased was the mother OF
Edward Gisin, a member OF the Peters
Trust company OF Omaha and OF three mar
ried daughters. Funeral services Will be
held Sunday under the auspices Of the
German Lutheran church., OF which the
deceased was a lifelong member
Observation-Disclosures council No. 1874,
Knights and Ladies OF Security, held q
meeting last night and elected these Of
ficers. I. v. Rhodes, president; n. II.
Harsh. first vice president; J. w Mckis-
sick. second vice president; Mary Campbell,
corresponding secretary; Harriet Davis,
f~inancieF; Bud Davis, prelate; Augustus
Schwartz, conductor; Roy Wilcox, guard
George Wilcox, sentinel.
NEBRASKA CITY-The member OF the
Cowota club, q social organization having
a membership Of nearly 200 Of the best
young men OF this city and a finely fur
nished club quarters in one OF the largest
buildings IN the city, met last evening and
elected its board OF managers for the en-
suing year as follows: Harvey Teten,
George Slack, Reeves Birkby, Herbert STAN
ford and Frank Bartling.
PONCA-The city councfr-at its meeting
last night elected Clarence Kingsbury 70
the office Of city attorney. BY a unanl-
nous vote they decided 70 prOeeed with
the case OF Charles Foot against the dV
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-12
Iowa
subjected to a pressure OF H5 pounds when
The accident occurred.
POWER PROJECT AT IOWA FALL.
Interstate Power Company Has Plan
TO Dam Iowa River.

Interstate Power Company Has Plan
to Dam Iowa River.
IOWA FALLS. Ia. Sept i1.-Cspecisi)
Last night the city council met to con-
slider the proposed electric light and
street railway franchise which the In
t~erstate Power company is asking for a
period Of twenty-five years, and "
found acceptable in the ordinances sub
mitted by the company to issue a call
for q special election for the people to
vote on the granting OF the two fran
chises! This brings to public notice the
preliminary work that has been con
Quoted here for several weeks by NJ. G.
Albrook Of Delhi, Ia, the representative
OF the Interstate Power company, which
claims its head offices in Chicago and
which IL said to be Incorporated under
the laws of Idaho several weeks ago.
Mr.. Afbrook secured an option on the
mill property and water rights. owned
by Harp g. Roberta. the consideration
being stated as s12.5Oo. Under the
terms Of this agreement the company Is
to pay $500 to bind the bargain and each
party to the contract is 60 pest a GER
| titled check OF $4,000 in a local bank as
a guarantee that both will fulfln the
terms of the Contract Of sale. other
options have been taken by Mr.. Albrook
In the city on properties that will be
affected II his proposed water power
plant materializes. 1t is stated the com
pany proposes to Invest $500, 900 or more
in a big water power plant here. n
that among the details are a foot
dam across the Iowa river a short dis
lance below the Oak street bridge. THIS
will create IN immense reservoir rum
ming back between the high banks OF the
lowe river at this point the distance of
a mile or more. In addition a supple
mentary reservoir is Offered in a lake
covering several acres in the west part
OF the city. 1t Is estimated the plant
will develop between 1850 and 1900
horsepower and win grind out electricity
at sue a low rate that electric lighting
and power rates will be revolutionized in
this part OF the state. II is proposed
in the ordinances now pending to place
the maximum rate TOR lighting at 10
cents per K. w. hour and the power
rate at 8 cents per X w, with the
right to make lower rates to large
consumers. This is a reduction OF one
third in the present lighting rate. The
company also proposes to light all the
city buildings free and to furnish forty
2,0o0 candle-power street lights at 81
each per month, or about the same as
now paid for eight lights of like power.
It Is reported that the company has Sc
cured options on the Hampton Eldora
and other lighting plants.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-12
In,xn NeMa Noten.

oRIENT-september % and % are the
dates for the big Pumpkin days and Har-
vest Home festival In Orient. -Four teams
viii be entered in a two-day ball touna
ment and other sports ana amusements
are planned for the occasion.
CRESTON-The Union County Sunday
School convention opened yesterday after
noon at the Methodist church and is IN
progress today. Many delegates from all
over the county are present and also q
number Of Sunday sciooi men from the
State association. An interesting program
IL being carried out and the business OF
the association transacted.
OF the Thirteenth United States infantry
broke camp at Mckinley park in this city
and started on the last stage OF Their
hike into Des Motnes. Thursday was pay
day for the men and the army paymaster
distributed $4,000 I'm gold among the men,
a large per cent OF which was left in the
city with local merchants.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-12

DENISON, Ia, Sept. L-Cspecial.)-
Acting on the suggestion of the Review
the business men OF Denison have made
a great success Of their Auto day. One
thousand persons living outside the city
limits and whose trading place is Dent
son came to town and had a free ride In
the best autos the citizens owned. From
10 In the forenoon to s at night autos were
driving about the streets aud roads neaI
by filled with farmers and their families
many having their first ride OF this kind
Il was a great day for the merchants, the
stores being crowded all day. 1t gave
parents a chance to give their children
an auto ride and thus made a day which
win be a notable event In their lives.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-12
business Change nt Creston.

CREsToN. Ia, Sept. 1L-tspecial)-A
change was announced yesterday in the
ownership of the Creston Brick and Tile
works, one OF the largest industries in the
city. w, C. and II. L, Tramp have bought
out the interest OF Charles A., the young.
eBt member Of the firm, and will In the
future be the sole proprietors. No change
will be made in the policy Of the plant.
The retiring member of the firm will
leave for the Pacific coast in a few days
and will locate in the west.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-12

Montgomery, are pioneers OF York. having
moved here nearly forty years ago. They
MCOOK-The dedication Of the new
Evangelical Lutheran church q this city
Will take place sunday, September IS. The
OBLIGATORY sermon IN the morning will be
delivered by Rev. r. Finister OF Culbertson.
In the afternoon Rev. l.. Grotheer OF Ok
ford viii deliver a similar sermon in Eng
lish.
WEST POINT-The regular ~tTiennial state
for Nebraska Of the Catholic
knights OF America has been called to meet
at Harrington on October 10. The history
OF the order in the state during the last
three years has been marked by great
activity and an Increase OF membership OF
over 80 per cent. Fourteen flourishing
branches 81 this order now exist n Ne
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-12
KNOX AND MARY STUART
Tive Hundred Fifty Local Men and
WOmeh VIII Appear in
TableauK.

The tale Of John KnOH n Mary. Queen
OF SCOTS. will be set forth at the Boyd
September 16 and II. under the auspices
OF the First Christian church. Two hun
dred IND fifty local men and women win
AXE part In the tableaux and allegorical
professionals. and so forth. The costum-
ing OF the production viii be a feature.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-12
Young Economist from Boone.

BOONE. Ia, Sept. n-(special Telegram)
Howard @. Brownson, Phi. D.. son of
Rev. Mr.. Brownson, pastor Of the local
Baptist church and the youngest Instructor
OF the University OF Pennsylvania, re-
turned to his work this morning. Brown
son, when only %, occupied a chair as pro-
lessor of economics In the University of
Illinois summer school during the last year,
PENNSYLVANIA.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-12
Iowa
ON STREET RAILWAY
Railroad Company Makes Report on
the Crossing Accident.
DELAY NAMING PENSION AGENT
'Cumniins tn Have the Say who ~ 60
Have the BiG OffIce-Concerted
Effort 60 Retain base
Ban Franchise.


NfrOm a Staff Correspondent
DIES MONIES, Sept. 1l-(speciaf Tele-
gram)-Blame Is placed on the street
railway for the collision on West First
street during fair week. In which a Rock
Island passenger smashed into a carload
of people. by the report Of the Rock Isl
and road. fned with the state Railroad
commission today. Thirty-One persons on
the stDeet car we're injured. The Rock
Island states that the street car com-
pany's flagman gave the street car "a
short flag" which means that It had
little time in which to get across ahead
OF the passenger. According to the con-
tract between the Rock Island and the
street railway the street railway furnishes
It ovWn flRgman. The Rock Island asserts
it hE.d the right-of-way. but that an ex-
amDIation OF rs train showed the air
brakes were set, showing that the engineer
tried to stop a. soon as he saw the street
car was attempting to pass.
Delay Naming Pension Agent.
The selection OF a pension agent for the
Iowa-Nebraska district the office OF
which Is located here. VIII not be an
nounced before next December and pos
sibiy not for another year. Agent wilicox's
commission expires next December. Con-
kINhnHiah num- WIN . aiNhys haAhea
the pension agent, has announced he will
fanow Senator Cummins to name the agent.
The matter 10 one settled by the entire
AJswa delegation In congress-. n may
Needle to put 1t Oft for a year. when the
Rher federal appointments coming TO this
state will be decided upon.
II this appointment Is allowed to the
Seventh district at the next meeting Of the
delegation. Cummins Will Immediately an
nounce his selection. There are a num-
Der OF candidates and there ia no intima-
ton who the senator has in mind.
Effort to save Ball Franchise.
A meeting of Des Moines business men
was held today to devise plans for get
ting better attendance at the home games
Of the Dos Moines base ball team In order
TO insure keeping the team here for the
balance. of the year and for next year,
Owner Higgins having threatened TO take
It to st Joseph. II was decided to ask
the street railway company to give better
servace, It being claimed that was the
chief difficulty. Another meeting is to be
held In q few days, when a proposal will
be made to Higgins Of support for next
year.
Following the three-game series with To-
peka starting today, the Des Molnes team
will travel. On the return there will be
eleven games with Omaha and Sioux City
on the home grounds, closing the season.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-12
1he Northwestern Lsae.

The Northwestern
Time changes September ~:
Daylight Chicago train leaves
a m. instead Of 7:i5 a. m.
arriving Chicago $50 p. m,
with parlor car. diner and sieepers.
Overland LAmited leaves l2:i5 a. m,
arrives Chicago t2:t6 p. m.
W~estb0und Overland Limited
leaVes Chicago 7 ,. m. strives
Omaha 7s@ a. m Chicago
Omaha train No. n leaves Chicago
6p m, arrives Omaha ! a m.
Other trains. including the
popular Omaha-chicaso electric
lighted train at 8 .. n. and
the Los Angeles Limited 70 Chicago
at $40 p. m, remain unchanged.
City offices. 1913 Farnam.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-12
May he PoIIceman,a slayer.

PIERRE. s. D., Sept. n~.-tspecial Tele-
gram. )-Deputy Sheriff West Of Beadle
county this evening brought back q man
giving the name Of Joe Hadsell Of Cedar
Rapids. Ia. who, from his talk when
drunk, is believed TO be one OF the party
who killed Policeman Hawley at Huron
last Wednesday night.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-12
GAS EXPLOSION PROVES FATAl
Pressure Run Up TOO High on Crude
Machine.

IOWA CITY. Ia, Sept. 1~1-(Special Tele-
gram.l-John LEM. aged ~, Is dead. HRr-
old Thompson, aged 10. Is dying, and John
Zimmerman and Ernest REIN were seri-
ously injured In an explosion here today
OF q crude gas plant designed to charge
automobile generators. The gas tank was
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-12
PROOF fn fac
MOE-nEngy

We tell you about bow good yoa'u
feel after taking . CASCARET-
THAI millions OF people buy, use
and recommend them-But that's
talk-yoa boy e box now-take as
directed to-ni0ht and get the proof
In the morning-After you know
CASCARETS you'll never be
without them. az
. c~AscARRTs roc . bon for a WeekS
ssaS
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-12

Of malaria. liver arrangement and Kidney
trouble Is easily cured by Electric Bltters.
the guaranteed remedy, 5Oc. Sold by Beaton
Drug CO.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-12
FAMILY CURED or
SKIN TROUBLES
Two Little Girls had Eczema Very
Badly-ln One Case ChiId's Hair
Came Out and Left Bare Patches
Fathers Head Sore from Child
hood TN All Three Cases
CUTICURA MET WITH
ITS USUAL SUCCESS

az have two little girls who have been
troubled very badly with eczema. One
Of them had 1t on her lower limbs. /
did everything that / could hear Of for
her, but IL did not give in until warm
weather when 1t seemingly subsidized,
The next winter when IL became cold
weather the eczema started again and
also in her head where il would take the
hair out and leave bare patches as large
a. q quarter Of q dollar. At the same
time her arms were sore the whole
length CT them. i took her to q ply
stefan N he said that she had two
distinct types Of eczema. continued
With him for several weeks and the
child grew worse all of ths time. Her
sisters arms were also affected In the
same way. My hCsbGnd came home
one day with q box OF Cuticura Oint-
mont and a cake Ct CutiCura 6ogp. /
began using them and also the Cuticura
Pills and by the time the second lot was
used their skin was soft and smooth a
Il had not been before for the winter,
We keep the Cuticura Soap and Cuti-
curR Ointment constantly by us and
when any little Toughness or irritation
appears on their skin l quickly dispel It
with the Cuticura Remedies. Ny husband
has used them with most satisfactory
results for a sore head which has trou6-
led him from childhood. Mrs. Charles
Baker. Albion. Me.s Sept. "a 1905"
Cuticura Ointment Is one OF the most
successful remedies for tOrturing,
disfiEuring humors OF the skin ana
scalp, including loss OF hair, OF in
fana, children and adults, w COM
pounded, in proof Of which a single
amounting with ia, preceded by a hot
bath with Cuticura soap, and fol-
lowed BY mild doses or Cuticura piil2.
Is often sufficient 90 afford imme-
date relief IN che most distressing
forms OF itching, burning n scaly
humers, eczemRs, iTritations and in
Illumination, permit rest and sleep
ana point 10 a speedy cure when all
else fails
Nuuoura soap (1cl Ointment O0c.H
Resident tscI. and Chocolats Coated pills
Ctcls are told throughout the world. Potter
Drug a Chem Corp, Sole Propa. 1877 Col
umlbUE Ave-. Boston.
Mailed Pre-. ouueura BOOK on skin Dis
eases.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-12

n you ave anything 70 sell or trade
ana want quiek actloni advertise Il In The
Bee Want Al eolnmnA
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-12
BRIEF IN NORMAL CASE

CONTINUED from Third Pase.)
The Yale expositor., 1909-10-29
Sexton Finds Ghosts in a Church

parted spirits that he purchased Il
camera and lay awake at night to
take snapshot pictures of them The
Lindgrens took up their residence on
an upper floor of the church last No
vember, and the presence of the
ghosts" was revealed to Mr.. Lindgren
the first night he slept there.
BE not afraid he assured me
This building was once a dance hall,
and it was here that | wasted a for
tune which had been left to me by
my father, who was an Italian noble
man. ! killed a man in this very
room. Yes. | stabbed him in the back.
| stole the money to buy rum. and
her | am a physical wreck
Early the next night" he said, "as
the old man approached the altar I
fixed my camera in position and gave
the picture a long exposure. Mrs.
Lindgren was with me and we went
directly TO our apartment and devel-
oped the picture. Only the white out
lines of the mans face. head and
beard were shown in the photograph.
but by using a pencil on ore of the
negatives, succeeded in drawing an
excellent likeness of the mysterious
figure"
The Yale expositor., 1909-10-29
Try This In November.

Thousands upon thousands of fam.
lilies who have not been regular eat
ers of Quaker Oats will begin on the
first of November and eat Quaker
Oats once or twice every day for thirty
days of this month; the result in
good health and more strength and
vigor will mean that every other
month in the year will find them doing
the same thing.
Try it! Serve Quaker Oats plenti-
fully and frequently for the thirty
days of November and leave off cor
responding amount of meat and greasy
foods. You'll get more health, more
vigor and strength than you ever got
in thirty days of any other kind OF
eating.
While you are trying this see that
the children get full share.
Quaker Oats is packed in regular
size packages and large size family
packages. z
The Yale expositor., 1909-10-29

small alley separates the Tiekoff
house from the others and over the
perilous gap the children jumped. The
roof leaned toward the alley and the
width is perhaps only three feet.
Harry jumped first and then Jacob
stood on the brink and swung the
girl over. Then he jumped. They
made their way to the street through
a neighbor's trap door.
When Beckman ran into the house
his attention was centered upon Rose
and Jane, aged 19 and 16, respective
ly. Both girls were in their night
gowns and tried to jump from the sec
ond-story window to escape the fire.
Beckman persuaded them to try the
stairs and. although their nightdresses
caught once from sparks. the descent
was accomplished. But Lombard
street was dreary and cold in such
light costumes and the girls were TAX
en- into the home of Mrs. Margaret
Clifford and clothed. The loss was
about $500. Rats gnawing matches
is given as the origin.
The Yale expositor., 1909-10-29
Mock Court Ends in Real Court Trial

ed by Ammon dragged a much-fright-
ened negro before him.
This man spit on the deck" said
one of the gang.
Make him stand on his head" or
dered the court.
The negro made a feeble effort to
put his feet in the air and when he
was unable to do so he was made to
drink five glasses of water. He be.
came III suddenly and HE tormentors
let him go.
It happened that Sergt. Irwin and
six patrolmen, all traffic men In citi
zens' dress. were aboard the boat, and
as soon as they heard OF the court
they started a mock fight SO they
could get arrested and see how the
court" was working
Patrolman Fritsch was promptly
nabbed as disorderly person and
was hurried to where Arpmon was
holding forth and was charged with
lighting
Let him turn few handsprings.
shouted Ammon. but Fritsch, who is a
powerful fellow, hurled two of the
men aside and walked away. Next
day in real court the rowdies paid
fines for their fun.