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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-07

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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-07
Marvellous Coincidence.
A Welcome In the North

NEW YORK, Sept. 7.-"stars and
stripes nailed to the pole" That
message, carrying the thrills to every
American. flashed from the bleak
coast Of Labrador. gave the world the
news that Commander Robert =.
Peary had crowned his life's ambl-
sion with success, while In far OIL
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-25

church? Do these not voice the sentiment
Of the essence Of scriptural truth? So
after all we find that the church, the age,
and the Christian life must AVE a scrip
tural basis. Therefore, we must be es-
pecially familiar with the gospel of the
holy Bible. There never will be a time when
Paul's admonition to Timothy will cease 10
be applicable to all Christian people. He
save: Study to show myself approved
unto God. a workman tina needeth not to
truth"
This is the simple gospel. a style OF
preaching which characterizes Robert Nc
Intyre, Matt 8. Hughes, william Quayle.
James .. Montgomery. Newell Dwight
Hills, Frank Dewitt Talmage, Charles M
Sheldon. Frank NJ. Bristol. Charles b
Mitchell, Naplitali Luccock, Wallace Nc.
Mullen, Jesse Bowman Young, Polemus II
Swift. Heber d. Ketcham. Lewis Albert
Banks. washington GLADDEN., Fayette l.
Thompson, Frank W. Gunsolus. Thi,
by no means hau the list Of pulpiterI
who adhere to the simple gospel as the
only means OF getting a public hearing
They preach constantly. to large. growlnl
audiences, all of whom are gospelfed PEG,
pie. These people feed upon the simpl,
gospel Of Christ and ever hunger for more
The simple gospel has been and is being
preached with power, and is accompanied
by the largest ~immaeinable success. II
every professed Christian would give tn,
simple gospel Of Christ expression I'M theii
lives we would give our present Christian
civilization a push centuries into the future
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-25
NOTES ON OMAHA SOCIETY
Ash Wednesday Finds Practically
Nothing on Social Calendar.
SEWING CLUB HOLDS MEETING
Fashionable Folk VIII Devote Their
Days 10 Charity, study and Prep
a%ration for the spring
and summer.

Society is starting Lent we'll. While but
few are fasting. nearly everyone is at least
resting. Several clubs have been formed to
sew for charity. Some of these clubs re-
sumed their meetings last week. not wait
ing for Ash Wednesday. Perhaps the real
secret Of Lenten quiet is simply that nearly
everyone is tired of bridge and formal par
ties, but knowing that Lent would soon be
here. the pace Of the last few days has been
strenuous.
Mrs. George Peck was hostess yesterday
of the Lenton Sewing club, which resumed
will be given to the Visiting Nurse asso.
citation. The new members of the club
are Mrs. o. T. Eastman and Mrs. L. M
Morseman, jr., and the other member
include Mrs. Luther Kountze, Mrs. Herbert
Wheeler, Mrs. Mosher Colpetzer, Mrs
Harry Wilkins, Mrs. Charles Kountze, Mrs
George Peek. Mrs. Joseph Barker, Mrs. +,
s.. Cowgirl, Mrs Ward Burgess, Mrs. w. A
Paxton, jr.; Mrs. George Palmer, Mrs
George Prinz and Mrs. Joseph Cudahy.
Apron shower.
Miss Isabel Milroy was guest Of honor al
an apron shower yesterday given by
Miss Grace Lloyd and Miss Elizabeth
Lloyd. They were assisted by Mrs. w. r.
Mllroy and Mrs. II. w. Lloyd. For lunch.
eonlthe guests were seated at a larg,
ROUND table. which had a pretty centerpiec,
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-25
SHEER FROCKS FOR EVENING
Empires Are sti1l Good, Though
They Are Not n
Newest,

Evening frocks show considerable variety,
but a majority are in sheer stuffs rather
than in the satin. which has been almost
a uniform this winter. and drapery and
tunic effects predominant rather than the
simpler empire lines which have been so
pretty and so popular. One girlish little
empire frock was shown built upon simple
empire lines which was really delightful.
1t was OF rose color tulle, and from the
short waist line in front to the hem OF
the skirt ran a wide band or panel of fine
lace. A similar band ran down the middle
of the back. Tie skirt sides we're finely
pulled to the waist band. and at intervals
down the length the fullness was held in
by fine picked up stirring following double
festoon lines. There were four of these
shirred lines before the tulle was left to
fall full TO a satin hem, and midway be-
tween the shirs double garlands OF the
tiniest pink roses were festooned from
lace panel to back panel. following the
two-Ioop festoon line of the shlrs.
The short, fulled decollete bodice had
a front panel of lace like that on the skirt
and garlands OF roses were looped over
the shoulders and caught up in the front.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-25
mo Xnter Works.

OMAHA. Feb. 23-To the Editor of The
Bee: Please publish in your correspon-
dence column this which l address to the
honorable Water Board OF the City OF
Omaha; The press. in publishing your mo-
tice In relation to the question OF voting
IS, 100000 bonds for purchasing the plant Of
the Omaha Water company. took occasion
to quote your honorable body as saying
that you desired to have the people OF
Omaha settle this question.
1t occurs to the writer that you should
have gone further and allowed the voters
Of the city to choose between a proposition
for purchasing the plant or. in the event
the voters refused to authorize the Issuance
OF the s6.5O0.000 bonds, to allow them TO vote
on the question OF whether or not to make
a new contract with the present company
or make a contract with some other com
pany so thai n, for instance, the bond
question should be defeated, as 1 believe 1t
will be, then we would not have TO go TO
the expense OF having another election in
order TO determine whether or not the peo-
pie wished to make a contract with som
private corporation.
When this question came up originally
six years ago, 20 per cent Of the citizens
of Omaha were then in favcr Of having the
municipality own it's own water plant. Since
that time the exposition of graft which has
been revealed in so many cities OF this
country. and the disappointment which cit
les have experienced in handling municipal
affairs, has changed the minds of the
voters of this city so that now l believe a
large majority Of the people of this city
would look upon 1t as a public calamity to
have the city be compelled to take over
the water works at any price. 80 that in
the opinion of the writer, your honorable
body should incorporate in the question to
be submitted to the voters whether or not
the voters prefer to make a contract for
the supplying Of water through a copora-
ton not owned by the city or the munich
pslity itself operating the plant,
JOHN c. MILLER.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-25
BABIES SUBJECT TO
COUGHS AND COLDS
KICK OFF THE COVER AND
TAKE COLD.
How One Baby Was Cured Of o
Dreadful Cold by Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy.

All the world loves q baby and everyone
Is more or less interested in their health and
happiness. There probably never was .
baby that did not kick of the covers and
take cold; In fact, babies are particularly
susceptible to colds and Group, and the favor
tie remedy for these ailments is Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy. 1t always gives quick
relief and Is pleasant and safe to take, in
fact, II contains nothing injurious Mothers
have become acquainted with this fact and
do not hesitate to give il to their babies
when such q preparation is required. Mrs.
John ID. Harmon, Of Melfa Station, Va,
save; "About two weeks ago our baby had
q dreadful cold, and at one time / feared il
would have pneumonia, but one Of our
neighbors told how Chamberlain's Cough
kennedy had cured her little boy, and / be.
gan giving il to our baby at once and il soon
cured her. i had tried other remedies and
they all failed 10 do her any good. Our
baby Is now we'll and We heartily thank
ChamberlAin's Cough Remedy, for II cured
her. l cannot recommend il too highly or
say too much in iw favor. j hope al Who
read thh will ty il and be convinced - J
W4A"
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-25

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Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-25
A Deep-Laid scheme,


HASTINGS. Neb., Feb. 2O.-To the Edi-
tor of The Bee: As your paper has al
ways stood for the good of the people
OF this state and has always been ready
to help find out and expose legislation
that seemed to be against the people and
In favor OF a few designing ones, l write
this TO you.
want to refer to S. F. iss to. give the
villages and small cities the right to vote
bonds by a majority vote for waterworks
and lighting plants. the present law being
a two-thirds majority.
Now as to the people behind this and
their reasons. There is a firm manufac-
turing waterworks plants that has been
going into several OF tine small towns OF
this state, and their agents are smooth
fellows, getting in with the town board
and when things are ready they have the
board meet and pass an ordinance call
ing an election to vote bonds for the
waterworks, they having the plant to sell.
This agent has the ordinances already
drawn and all resolutions, and. in fact
everything necessary and all ready and
the papers and all actions taken by the
board are carefully watched by this
agent so that everything is always strictly
in accordance with the law. Then the
agent calls a public meeting and tries TO
rouse public sentiment aud tries to carry
the election for the bonds with a great
rush. The ordinance always specifies the
kind OF a plant that is 10 be put I'm. and n
is the kind this company handles-a kind
of an air pressure affair that is not worth
one-fiful OF the cost. 1t is a cut and
dried scheme ali through. The company
offers TO take the bonds at par. How
ever, they don't agree 10 put down a well
nor do they let anyone dwell long on that
feature OF IL, for II the people knew what
that part of il costs they would not go
into IT, The company has previously
found out how much the levy, or. rather.
the amount that the village can vote,
and fix the price Of their plant on the
amount that the village can raise BY law.
Where they-have put in these plants they
have found that the first expense was
only one-half enOugh to make the plant
work 81 ali. The present law is so the
village can vote bonds for additions and
repairs TO finish the plant BY a majority
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-25

vote.
Now there is no doubt but that this
company is at the bottom of this proposed
law, for the people can vote now under
the present law to have waterworks or
electric lights, but the companies find
hat IL is not so easy to carry their
schemes as it would be with a majority
vote. These people can generally get
enough of the non-taxpayers to carry their
plans by a majority vote, and this was the
reason the law was changed to a two
thirds majority vote. Now these people
expect this to slip through by claiming
1t is demanded by municipal leagues and
by attaching the lighting part to it, when
the real scheme contemplates their being
able to put in their water plants that
are worthless. Your good paper might
be able to find out why there Is a demand
for such a change in the law and give
It publicity, and then others will get to
thinking and ferret out the real scheme.
g. II. d.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-25
Our Letter Box

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only, with name and address appended.
Unused contributions will not be re-
turned. Letters exceeding 800 words VIII
be subject to being cut down at the
discf elton of the editor. Publication OF
Views Of correspondents does not COM
INIT The Bee TO their endorsement.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-25
just Raising Duet.

OMAHA, Feb. 2.-To the Editor of The
Bee: Enclosed herewith find copy OF a
letter which / sent to the World-Herald
but failed to get space in that paper:
Editor World-Herald: Your editorial in
Saturdays issue under the head, 1.-THE
Banner Of Rosewater." is one OF the
choicest bits of demagoguery that ever
appeared in the World-Herald.
Victor Rosewater's appearance before
the house on cities and towns in
behalf of an appointive Board of Fire and
Police commissioner for Omaha is made
the text of a harangue that would do credit
to a cart-tail orator on the eve Of election.
Rusty tom-toms are beaten and mildewed
fetishes brandished in token that the
monster has at last been tracked to his
lair. Victor Rosewater. republican ma
tional committeeman from Nebraska, edi.
tor Of The Bee, and otherwise infamous
favors an appointive boardi Ergo, an ap.
pointtve board is bad, vicious, execrable
and his motive for taking this position
subtly ~purposeful and hellish. And havine
laid this substantial foundation, having
pointed out the awful peril, you reach a
thrilling climax in the question: rs q
democratic legislature ready to do tn,
Rosewster b~fddinkgt
1t il to be regretted that the merits Of
an a%ppolntive versus an elective board can.
not be discussed without confusing tn,
issue with personalities and irrelevan,
buncombe. It is an important question
pressing hard for solution now; also a de.
batable question, Notwithstanding thar
the World-Herald has brazenly assumed
otherwise and attempted to discredit tn,
motives OF those who dared differ with it
1t is not only debatable but the 'grea
weight Of authority as the lawyers say
is favorable to GENERALIZATION OF power il
administrative affairs.
-FOUR attempt to distort the position q
the members OF the house from DouRla
county, who favor an appointive boar,
into a violation of their pledge to stan,
for home rule is characteristic OF YOU
handling of this subject throughout. N
one knows better than the editor OF tn
World-Herald that the pledge was to vot
and work for home rule for Omaha an
south Omaha and that there was n
pledge or semblance of pledge as to no,
the policy of home rule was to be worke
out. That was considered to be a matte
OF detail to be settled later. And so W
have these differences now among tn
members OF the Douglas county delegatio
honest INSTRUMENTATION the writer be
lieves will be satisfactorily settled in du
time, but it would be Inconsistent wit
this belief to feel that the final decisio
OF the members was likely to be influence
in any way by the cheap clap-trap an
generally contemplate policy of the World
Herald in this matter. DAN HoRRIGAN.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-25
The Rnbanie PlaEue

destroys fewer lives than stomach. liver
and kidney diseases. for which Electric
Bitters is the guaranteed remedy. ~,
For sale BY Beiton Drug co
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-25
The Simple Gospel.

OMAHA, Feb, 2L.-ro the Editor OF The
Bee: In every part Of the United states
we have men preaching the simple gos-
pei OF Jesus Christ TO large and growing
audiences. There is more magic In the
simple gospel than anything to which in
telligent man has ever given a thought,
The little giant OF the New Testament
Paul-tells us that 1T Is the power OF God
unto salvation 10 every one that believeth.
II this, the greatest theologican OF the first
century OF the Christian era. is correct,
then the simple gospel has not lost its at
Effectiveness. II the GOSPEL is the only
power unto salvation then woe betide
The one who shall d unto these thinga,0
and woe betide the one who shall take
away from the words OF the book OF thil
prophesy,"
/ am sincere in the conviction that the
times demand intelligent Christians. But
OF what shall this intelligence consist
should We not be versed in the hymnolouy
and IN the doctrines and polity OF Qua
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-25

OF American Beauty roses. The aprons
were attached to the ceiling and tied with
little red ribbons which reached to Miss
Milroy's place and which fell in a shove
when the bride-to-be pulled the ribbons.
The guests included Miss Isabel Milroy,
Miss Florence Powers. Miss Eloise jerks.
Miss Mable Hicks. Miss Nan Cunningham,
Miss Katherine Milroy. Miss Ruth Robin
SON, Miss Mildred Cooper. Miss Mary Fem.
Miss Mable Mould, Miss Harriet Mould,
Miss Mabel Fem, Miss Mary Murray, Mrs.
Edward Slater and Mrs. Harry Putnam.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-25

The gospel of Jesus is the one great re-
forming agency of the times. Thank heaven,
Gods truth is marching on" 80 mote
1t be-" JOHN A. SPYKER,
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-25
Informal ~Luncheoh.

Mrs. John L. Hines was hostess yester-
day at a small and informal luncheon party
complimentary to Miss Lucille Kittson, who
is the guest of Captain and Mrs, George e.
Ball at Fort Crook. The table was bright
with red and yellow tulips and covers were
placed for Miss Kittson, Miss Marion Con-
nell, Miss Katherine Moorhead, Mrs. Rob-
ert Lee Hamilton, Mrs. William c.. Bennett,
Mrs. Jack Hayes. Mrs. George e. Ball and
the hostess,
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-25
Holes in Tn. skinner.

OMAHA Feb. 23.-To the Editor of The
Bee. II the taxpayers of Omaha could
realize what the proposed changes in the
city charter mean they would charter a
big train Of cars and so down to Lincoln
and scare the devil out of their misrep-
resentatives. The changes relative to the
duties and responsibilities OF the city en-
gineer must be prompted either by spite
or a determination to put the control of
the public works. in the hands OF the con-
tractors.
Is there an engineer of any corporation
on earth that would undertake any great
enterprise If he did not have a right to
select the men to carry on that enter
prise? II he did not have the right to
discharge the man whom he found will
ing to wreck the enterprise for a bride.
and yet this Is what our so-called rep
resentatives are trying to do with
Omaha's city engineer. To the taxpayers
of Omaha our public works are a great
enterprise, and IL they are done right
they will be a benefit to our property, but
II they are done wrong they must be done
over again. and that means confisoation
OF the poor mans property. Whether
Andrew Rosewater is engineer or not
ought not TO enter into this question. Be-
cause the engineer is related TO the editor
/ OI lHG DEC, TIC WOIAu~IlCIdA0 diiu "
democratic senators want to show their
followers how bravely they can fight the
Rosewaters. And yet II is a fact that
the editor of The Bee has no more in
fluence with Engineer RosewAter than
the editor of The World-Herald. So IT IL
the taxpayers the World-Herald and its
senators are fighting and not the Rose
waters.
The asphalt repair plant had better be
put up at auction and sold to the con-
tractor that bids most for Il than have
1t run as the Howell charter would run
it. The inspection OF public works is
what hurts the contractors. No con
tractor bids on public works with the
idea that the specifications are going to
be carried out to the letter. The farther
he can keep from the letter of the law
the greater his profits. The Inspector is
supposed to make a daily report of the
work done. of the material that went
into the work and the time IL takes with
the men employed. This is the way the
engineer keeps posted on the cost OF
work. so that he can reject all the bids
IL they are too high, or IL he thinks there
is a conspiracy between the contractors.
So 1t is easy to be seen that II the coun-
ell controls the inspectors and the con-
tractors control the council, the con-
tractors will have the whole business in
their hands. And II there Is no pro-
vision put In the charter 10 prohibit
~nepotism the oounoilmen may force all
their poor relations on TO the city en-
! gineer as inspectors. TAXPAYER,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-09-21

The annual fair of Clearwater
county will be held at Bagley Thurs.
day. Friday and Saturday of this
week, and from present indications
the fair will eclipse any former
event in that line ever attempted
over in our neighboring county.
The circulars issued by the fair
association give the program as
follows:
Thursday, September 3D.
Forenoon-Arrangement of he
exhibits in the fair buildings.
Afternoon - Farmers institute,
under the supervision of A. J. Nc
CURE. superintendent of the expert
mental farm at Grand Rapids.
Friday, September a.
Afternoon-Tug-of-war, farmers
of the east end of the county VS..
west-end farmers. Farmers insti-
tute, under the supervision of J. N.
Worst, superintendent of the North
Dakota Agricultural college, and
Hon. George Welsh, state immigra-
ton commissioner.
Music furnished by the Symphony
orchestra. ...,.-
Saturday, September 25.-
Forenoon-Tug-of-w farmers of
the south end VS.. farmers of the
north end.
Afternoon-Farmers' institute,
Judging of stock and awarding of
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-09-21

this game will be seen some old
"codgers" who haven't had hold
of a baseball in a decade, but who
won renown on the diamond many
years ago and are posssssedof
the idea that they still know some.
thing about baseball :
In the Fosston lineup will be
Col. S. S. Stadsvold, catcher and
president of the Fosston bunch"
He used to catch 'em with his bare
hands, back in the '8o's,=.nd eau
stop most any old thing, human or
animal. l.'-.=1. .s'' r.. p +
Louis Lohn will pitch. He was
the originator of the "cork-screw
curve" and has an arm like cast
iron. He got his arm through hard
work at Caledonia, in the days of the
Tiger" regime. Mr.. Lohn, al.
though well along in years, can step
quarter in thirty seconds, climb 4
creased pole OF give a lecture on
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-09-21

under the age of is years; foot race,
country girls only, under age of IS
years; sack race, country boys under
the age of 10 years. -
Evening - $50 p. m. "A d.
dress in Erickson hall by Judge
Marshall A. Spooner of Bemidji
on topics of interest to all,
A dance will be given Friday
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-09-21
General Sorrow in Bemidii.
e's gone. Too bad. Too bad"

He's Too bad. Too bad"
Such the general expression of all citizens of Bemdj when
they the Pioneer bulletins
telling the death of Governor Johnson last night
Word shortly after o'clock telephone
had EXPIRED the quickly phoned the editor
the Pioneer who a and had bulletins
points about the city, This followed o'clock by small special
edition the Pioneer containing DEATH
BemidU has been mourning morning, untimey
demise of the chief executive
residents of the city and who universally well liked by
Flags about the city speedily placed
preston of general
When court convened this morning. Judge Wright briefly
the death of the and Immediately adjourned the
for hour and hail. respect memory
announcing that
of the funeral, which will be announced later.