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Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-06
Bryan Speaks
at Banquet
in Pittsburg
Nebraskan Says Defeat Means Nothing
to Him Who Does Not Seek
Office.

PITTSBURG. Pa, March b.-Democrats
noted nationally as well as in this state
were speakers late tonight at a banquet
rendered here to william ]. Bryan by
tint Allegheny County Bryan league. More
than 1.O0 guests were at the dinner.
Owing to an engagement to deliver a lee
ture earlier in the evenin. Mr.. Bryan did
not arrive at the dinner till after midnight
and IL was considerably later when he
began to speak on "The Present Hour"
Prior to his arrival an address was made
by George w. Acklin of Pittsburg. toast
master.
Mr.NBryan was loudly applauded when
he arose to speak. He launched at once
into a resume of the recent campaign and
said that before the election he had ex-
pected to win. but now instead of being
surprised at being defeated he feels more
surprised that the democratic party polled
as may votes as II did. MIR. Bryan said
he would rather be the defeated candidate
Of the democratic party and have the
support that he received and the votes
of the 100000 people than be president
and feel that he owed Il to the powers
that corrupt. The speaker referred to the
many times he had been called a dreamer
and told the parable of Joseph, where
the dreamer had corn when needed.
Mr.. Bryan said that defeat meant moth
ing to him who did not seek office, but
rather who fought for the triumph Of
his ideas, and said he would be entirely
satisfied If people would think of him as
a builder who had done the best he
could and helped make the building of
good higher.
Mr.. Bryan reiterated what he had said
during the campaign regarding the pub
licity of campaign contribution and the
election of senators by a direct vote Of
the people and said he would continue TO
strive for all things he had indicated be-
fore election.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-06
Council Bluffs
SESSION OVER SIDEWALKS
Councilmen Talk All Evening and
Arrive at No Conclusion.
CONTRACTOR wICKHAM Is WARM
Calls COunciImsn Jensen and Offers TO
Furnish work for Contractor at
Figures Mentioned by
COunctImcn.

The city council spent an hour last night
discussing the sidewalk situation. but be-
yond referring the whole matter to accom-
mittee consisting of Councilmen Jensen,
Morgan and Bellinger, failed to accomplish
anything.
The meeting partook very much Of the
nature of "talkfest" and at times all Of
the councilmen present appeared anxious
to speak at the same time. Contractor f..
A. wickham was present and did his share
Of the talking.
When Councilman Jensen complained Of
many contractors for sidewalks being un-
completed, Mr.. wickham backed up his
end Of the argument by asserting at fire.
quent intervals that the fault was not his
and that the reason the had not
been constructed was because the city
engineer and his force of assistants had
been too busy with other work to set the
stakes for him.
Several of the councilmen expressed them
selves as being in favor of cancelling all
the outstanding contracts and letting new
ones, when It was ascertained what walks
were needed IN each ward. This seemed
to be favored by most of the councilmen
owing to the fact that It was the con>
census of opinion that cement should be
~ ~ ANA'Nt AtesApAt
81 think It would be the best policy for
the council to order cement sidewalks in
place OF brick" declared Councilman Jen-
sen. I have assurance from an outside con-
tractor that he would be willing, If award
ed the contract. to lay the cement walks
for 5a cents a foot and this would GER
tainly be cheaper than we have been get
ting them laid"
This brought Contractor Wickham to
his feet, who said with considerable
warmth. II don't know who the c~ontrac-
tor is that Mr.. Jensen refers to-, but l
do know this much that this CONT actor
need not do business with the city as I
stand ready and willing to give him all
the cement walks he can lay and pay him
~ cents a foot for them. There is nothing
absolutely in this talk of a man laying
cement walks for 5A cents. 1t cannot be
done and that is all there's to il. I am
ready to stake all the money I have got
and my reputation to boot, that cement
walks which would comply with the speci-
fications of the city engineer cannot be
laid for the sum mentioned by Mr.. Jensen
There was some informal discussion over
the paving proposed to be done this year,
but after one hour the oratory of the
councilmen appeared to be exhausted and
the council adjourned to next Monday
night, when a report from the special COM
mittee on sidewalks is looked for.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-06

]. Griffin, charged with being one Of
two men. who held up and robbed James
Clancy OF a diamond ring and a diamond
stud Valued at $50, at a late hour Wedncs-
day night on Broadway, was yesterday
held to await a preliminary hearing on
charges OF highway robbery and carrying
concealed weapons. On the charge % high
way robbery his bond was placed at $500
and ON that OF carrying concealed weapons
at $50
Griffin gave his residence as 80 Eigh-
teenth avenue, and claims to be a horse
trader. He denies being implicated in any
way with the hold up, but CLANCY Is
said 20 have identified him as one of the
men who robbed him Patrolmen Jones
who mad the arrest. said he saw Griffin
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-06
Ex-President Roosevelt
Has No Farewell Message

PHILADELPHIA, March o. Former
President Theodore Roosevelt tonight had
no message to give to the American peo-
pie after his seven years term as their
president. He passed through this city
at 1907 o'clock. His last words TO all
on leaving Washington and since then
were, "Goodby and good luck"
These expressions he has uttered almost
necessarily for a week to friends num-
bering thousands, but the sincerity with
which he said these words did not dimin-
ish In the least. His last farewell greet
ings today were to a number OF people
who rode in the same car will him, in
GLIDING a number Of newspaper men, who
asked him TO say q few words as a good
night greeting to the country. He re-
Trained, however. from saying anything
for publication and announced that any
statements which might appear as coming
from him could be declared fakes"
During the trip from Washington the
former president and Mrs. Roosevelt trav-
eled In a most democratic name They
were aboard an ordinary Pullman car,
unattended In any way. No secret service
men accompanied Mr.. Roosevelt. because
he had protested against this. He and
Mrs. Roosevelt occupied W room "A
in the Pullman car Clytie OF the regular
3 o'clock express from Washington to New
York. This had been made homelike by
friends of the two travellers, who had
| sent bouquets OF roses. red and white.
Little tedium was felt by either formei
President Roosevelt or his wife, as a re.
suit Of the slow trip, due to the heavy
storm Of last night. which destroyed teIe,
gfaphic and telephone communication
along the route and made dispatching Of
trains extremely difficult,
A luncheon was served tete-a-tete in tn,
drawing room shortly after leaving Wash
ington. It had been carefully prepared by
the White House chef. who had put Il
delieacies he knew both liked and sen
by messenger to the train. The formeI
president conversed constantly during In,
trip with Mrs. Roosevelt and often laughe,
heartily. Al Baltimore only a half dozeI
persons succeeded In locating the car win
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-06
Council Bluffs

running from the place where the holdup
took place.
When searched at police headquarters
Griffin was found to be carrying n loaded
revolver in a holster attached 20 a belt.
directly IN front of him and across his
stomach.
The police yesterday secured evidence,
which indicates that the robbery was
planned and executed by local men, who
we're we'll aware Of the fact that CLANCY
wore valuable diamonds.
CLANCY, despite the fact that he was in
the habit Of wearing diamonds and was
known as a man of leisure. who appeared
always to nave plenty of money to spend
recently arrested on a charge OF vag-
rancy. but the case was subsequently dis
missed. CLANCY came into the limelight sew
eral years ago, owing to the fact that he
was alone with Bert Forney when the
latter was shot and killed In his saloon on
West Broadway. w. c. Rodgers is now
serving a twenty years sentence in the
Fort Madison penitentiary for this crime.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-06
Overtime Work
Passing Bills
South Dakota Legislature Holds Night
Sessions to Finish Up on
Schedule.

PIERRE, S. D., March ~6.-(special Tele-
gram) .-Another attempt was made to bring
back the Highmore asylum Cat" in the
house today, but it was only in view a
few minutes, and dived out of sight again.
Tomorrow is the last possible date for the
appearance. and with the past few days
as a criterion an appearance can be eX-
pected for the last.
Both houses rushed work all day to get
the calendar cleared this evening, and
everything was brought up to date ex-
cept the general appropriation bill, which
was passed by the senate this evening
with amendments and was sent back in
the house at an evening session for final
action. The house passed senate bills ap-
propliating SIS, 900 for a building at Madi-
son normal. SIS. 900 for a building at the
blind asylum, s1S,OOs for buildings on the
state fair grounds and other smaller APP
preparations.
The house accepted the senate antitrust
bill without amendment and the bin Great
ing the state flag and appropriating money
for acquiring two flags after the design
adopted.
The senate killed the senate bill appropriate
ing money for a new dining hail at the
penitentiary and passed house bills APP
preparation $50, 900 for a central heating
plant at the State university, appropria-
tion $1,000 for a building at Redfield asy-
lum, the house bill passing authorizing
commissioners to pay a bounty on trees
and appropria ting 5000 each for the ex-
perimental farms at Eureka and Cotton
wood and also the indeterminate sentence
law.
Tomorrow each house will have three bills
to act on besides concurrences in amend
ments and to keep things up to the mark
are holding night sessions. In which the
scenes OF last, night" session of
former years are beng pulled off twenty
four hours earlier than usual.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-06

These transfers were reported to The Bee
March 4 by the Pottawattamie County Alb
stract company of Council Bluffs:
j. r. Durham, single. to Jessica J.
Siedentopf, lot s, In block Is, in
Evans I'd Bridge addition to Coun-
ell Bluffs, d. l
Joe N; Ross, widow, e 5essiea J;
q. in Block 10! a; 8 lot n 3. 0l IN block 6Si 70 e.
and lot 30, in block 4s. in Ferry
addition TO Council Bluffs, d.. 1
Jessica ]. Siedentopf and husband to
Walter M, Gibson, lot 10, in block
10. In Ferry addition to Council
Bluffs, d: ...4:.:".""..""."..."" q
Iowa Land and Loan company to
16 and Is, in block 10. Evans I'd
addition; lots :, 8 and 8, In block
81, in Omaha addition; lots % and
%, n block z, in Twin City Place
addition to Council Bluffs, q. c. d. 800
Frank c.. Strittmatter and wife to
Ben strittmatter, undivided 10 of
neh nw4 Of 24-7s-ss, ". d. -. 2,sN
snapp, eA neN OF ~29-75-4O, W. d.. 5000
schnepei, swK nwA and nwh swA
of ~35-76-41, W. d. .....,........ 5000
W. H. White and wife to Frank
Pike, part sell nwh of 12-75-4O.
Nicolaus Petersen and wife to NJ.
II. Petersen, wiz neh of 29-T7-SS,
same to N. NJ; Petersen, Ell ne@ Of
29-T-38. W. d. $500
George Mennin and wife to Charles
nh SEX seq of %1O-7-4S, w, d. -. 1880
Massen, WIZ nwK of ~lI-7s-Ss, W, d. 10000
John A, Carse and wife, 70 W. F;
Long, north 70 sores OF nwh sell
OF 29-75-40. W. d. ..........."....... $500
Idella G, Everson. guardian. to w.
Ell sell of $3.50, pro. d.. 1855
Rose Bloom ct al to w. r. Long,
neA and els sell OF ss-5-4G W, d.. 1883
Henry Lafrenz, single, to William
Lehnhardt, e5 WIZ nwh OF S5-76-
81, w. q. 4,4UO
William Lehnhardt and wife 70 An
drew NJ, johnson, neh Of "a and
wiz nwA of 35-7S-3S, W. d. ........ 500
Ida L. Curtis and husband 10 A.. L.
Osler, eh swh OF Sl-I5-S9, W. DIS 6.24
Ida L. Curtis and husband TO A. L.
Osler. nwh of $3.50. W. d........... $3.50
Rebecca Keller. widow. to j. NJ.
Buckingham, SEA nwh Of s-74-Ss,
W. d. Observation-Disclosures. 1000
Buckingham, swh nwk Of S-74-39.
pro. d. 5000
Christopher Armstrong and wife to
John L. Caldwell, nek mex Of
w. F. Long. single. to John A.
Carse, WA neh of 29-75-i0. W. d.. S,OOC
Ellen NJ. s. Haas and husband to
George s. Wright and George II.
Mayne, undivided one-half OF part
west Of railroad of lot s and all lot
Z, in l-T5-A, W. d..."".v"........ JN
Jessica ]. siedentopf and husband TO
same. same, ". d...............
William c. Stuhr and wife to VIII
liam A. Koch. lot 10 in block ..
original plat Of Minden, W. d.. CO..
David d. jones and wife to j. C..
Judy, lot l IN block 2, I'm Huff's adj
dillon 70 CaEland. w. d.......... l.35l
Tacoma Savings bank 10 Margaret
d. Gibson, lot 6 I'm block . In Fair
mount place, an addition to Council
Bluffs, W. d....-.".".-..",,... s.25
John Ralston and wife to James NJ.
pcrton, n. 30 feet OF lot IS and s.
10 feet OF lot is. in block u. and
lots l. I. s. and a. in block 10, in
Carson. W. 10
1 Mary Blain, ct al. to August w.
L6mbke. M neh of iS-74-Ss. W. a.. 500
Charles NJ. Quick and wife TO David
Blain, SEX nwh OF 2S-75-Ss. W. d.. $40
Mary Blain. ct al, TO Robert Blain.
eA swh of 7-T4-sS, W. d......,.... T.o
-
Total thirty-two Si60 "a
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-06

Davis. drugs
Berwick. wall paper.
Lewis Cutler. funeral director. Phone 81.
woodrlng Undertaking company. Tel. s39.
FAUST BEER AT ROGERS BUFFET.
Majestic ranges. p. c. Devol How're. Co.
BAIRD, LONGENECKER e. ROLAND.
undertakers. Phone 122, IA N. Main st.
Cut flowers, Herman Bros. florists, 20
Pearl street.
Typography outfits and wood. Alexan-
der's, 1893 Broadway.
Born. TO City Solicitor and Mrs. elem
+. Kimball, Wednesday, a daughter.
A building permit was issued yesterday
to the Anderson company for a one-story
ST. 200.
The Junior Loyal Temperance legion
VIII saturday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. IL A. B%allinger, 721 Willow avenue.
All children between the ages of Z and
IL are invited to attend.
The funeral of Henry l.. Bethers. whose
burned body was found in a car OF cinders
noon from Cutters undertaking rooms.
1nterment was in Fairview cemetery.
RINGS MADE LARGER or smaller;
also can De reinforced set rings con
signet rings made into set rings; new sets
for old rings; new rings for old sets;
rings made into other 1ewelry; anything
fert's.
Mrs. Anna Nord, wife OF John o. Nord.
BIB North Ninth street, died yesterday,
aged Il years. Besides her husband she
leaves one daughter. The funeral will
be held Saturday morning at 90 o'clock
from the residence and burial Will be in
Fairview cemetery.
The funeral Of the late Amos REYNOLDS.
who died at Guernsey, Wyo., will be held
sunday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock from
Woodring's undertaking rooms and burial
viii be in Fairview cemetery. The
funeral will be in charge OF Bluff City
Masonic lodge, of which deceased was a
member.
Late Wednesday night Andy Spicker-
\ man. sa~loonkeeper, near the Union Pacific
transfer depot, was reported to be miss
ing and as he was believed to have a
considerable sum of money his family
was anxious about his safety. The police
made an investigation and the result was
that Spickerman was fined IS and costs
in police court yesterday morning for
occupying a resting place on the lawn of
the court house.
The Council Bluffs lodge of Elks will
hold its annual stag social next Monday
night at the club house. The entertain
a great program for the evenings enter
tainment. Farmer Burns and Oscar
Waslin, II is said, have been secured for
a wrestling exhibition, and Thomas Col
Inns, the English champion. will also give
an exhibition on the mat with one of the
former well-known wrestlers. The pro-
gram s expected to be replete with sur
prises. At the close of the program an
elaborate supper will be served.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-06
MATTERS IN II DISTRICT COURT
Donahue Wants Half Of Farm and BIg
Claim for Wages.

Claim for Wages.
Claiming that there is due him for serv-
ices as wages as farm hand from Octo-
Der, 1882, to March, 1908, the sum of
5000, b. j. Donahue has begun suit in
the district court to recover his amount
from Nora Murphy. the owner of a farm
I'm Lewis township, P"ottawattamie county.
In his petition Donahue ~recites that he
entered into an oral agreement with the
defendant to perform the work upon her
farm and alleges that by oral agreement
also he was TO become half owner with
the defendant of her 160-acre farm as
further compensation for his services.
In addition to the judgment of $4,000
Donahue asks the court that he be given
possession of one-half of the 160-acre
farm in question.
Charles II. Day, who was employed on
the construction of the building of the
City National bank at the corner OF
Broadway and North Main street, says
that on September 9 of last year while
so employed a load of brick fell from
an upper story on his head. inflicting Sc
rlous injuries on him AS compensation
for such alleged injuries he yesterday
filed suit against Charles r. Hannah. re-
puted owner of the building and cashier
of the bank, for So, 900 damages.
Helen M. Kane filed suit for divorce
from Henry j. Kane, to whom she was
married in Kansas City. the date of the
marriage, however. not being set forth
in the petition. Mrs. Zane alleges thai
her husband deserted her September 10
1908, and in addition to a decree of CT
vorce asks to be awarded the custody OF
their minor child.
Florence Williams wants a divorce from
Henry Williams, to whom she was mar
ried in this city on November IA, 1890
She alleges her husband deserted hei
April 22, 1902, leaving her to provide foi
six children, the custody of whom she
asks the court to award her.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-06
ESTIMATE COST OF BoTNA DITCH
Surveyor Wayne Files His Report
with County Board.

with County Board.
According to the report of County Sur
veyor ]. IT. Mayne, filed with the Board
of Supervisors yesterday, the estimated
cost OF the Nishnabotna drainage ditch
will be 67,915. The ditch will be a little
over twelve miles in length, and will. it is
anticipated, drain nearly 10000 acres of
land.
w. II. Killpack was appointed attorney
TO act In all matters relating to the ditch
proposition. The report was adopted and
the county auditor was Instructed to serve
notice upon all property owners and 9TH
ers interested along the line of the pro-
posed ditch hat all claims for damages
must be filed by April 10, The board will
meet April 20, at which time a hearing on
the claims for damages will be held.
1t was announced that a petition Is now
being circulated among property owners
along the line OF the river south from
Oakland skiing that the proposed ditch
be extended to the county line, a distance
OF abolt twelve miles farther. This petit
tion when presented to the board will
probably be granted, as the members of
the board yesterday expressed themselves
in favor OF the proposed extension.
The board adopted a resolution allow
ing County Attorney J.. ]. Hess an addi-
tional $3.50 a year, in accordance with a
recent act OF the state legislature allow
ing county attorneys that sum in addition
TO their regular compensation. as fixed by
statute. in counties where district court
is held in two places.
The board adjourned to April 20.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-06
BIG DREDGE is UNDER WATER
Machine Costing 100000 Topples over
and inks in OnOna Ditch.

oNAWA, Ia, March 5-(Specisl.)-The
big dredge which was working on the
decentralization county ditch east OF
Blencoe, sank yesterday morning in thirty
feet of water. The water is six feet deep
over the dredge, which is a big three
story affair. The machine was working at
the time and the engineers and operators
we're compelled TO swim for their lives.
The owners are erecting dykes at the ends
and the water will be pumped out and the
damage repaired. The cause for the dis
aster seems TO be that one of the long steel
arms that extend out seventy feet on each
side and convey excavated material away,
became too heavily loaded, causing it to tip
over. This dredge. which is the largest of
its kind in the United States. costing $4,000,
was fully described in last Sundays Illus
trated Bee.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-06

not concluded when the train pulled out.
She finally satisfied him that she could
comply in every way with the requirements
of the immigration law and had a large
sum of money with her. She told Inspector
Agnew frankly about here movements and
her family and he took a friendly interest
and telegraphed her father to inquire If
things were all right and as represented.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-06
Cutlery stolen I'm Nebraska.

George Clark and Frank Dixon, arrested
Wednesday morning while trying to dis
pose of razors and other cutlery to mem
bers of the Greek railroad section gang in
the Milwaukee yards, were taken last
evening to Berlin, Otoe county, Nebraska,
by Sheriff f: II. Fischer. The cutlery
found in the possession of the prisoners
was identified by L.. f. Tiede, proprietor
Of a hardware store in Berlin as part OF
that stolen from his place last Monday
night. Tiede's store was robbed of about
500 worth of razors and other cutlery,
and it is believed the two under arrest
have disposed of about S65 worth.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-06
PERSONNEL OF NEW
WATERWAYS COMMISSION
Appointments Made in Accordance
with Rivers and HarbOrs
Bill.

WASHINGTON. March 5.-In accordance
with the provisions OF the rivers and har-
bors bin the following have been appointed
as the waterways committee; Senator Gal
lingcr. New Hamshire; Burton. ohio; Piles,
Washington; Smith, Michigan; Simmons.
North Carolina. and Clarke, Arkansas. and
Representatives Alexander, New York
Lorimer, Illinois; Stevens, Minnesota
wanger. Pennsylvania; Sparkman. Florida.
and Moon, Tennessee.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-06
Hot Fight In school Election.

SIOUX CITY, Ia, March 5.-(special
Telegram 1.-THE school election on Mon
day promises TO be the most bitterly
fought in the history of Sioux City. 1t is
rumored that DIR. ]. c. Dunlavy. one OF
the candidates, is after the scalp of R. S.
Whitley. superintendent. Phil Carlin'
president Of the board and candidate for
reelection, is WhitIey's champion.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-06

The reply satisfied him, but gave rise to
the report that the pollcc had been search.
ing for her.
Miss Peck had come north without ap-
prising her relatives of her whereabouts
or Intentions Miss Peck was a guest at
a hotel in Winnipeg for two or three days.
but afterwards returned south and Is safe
at her home.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-06
uphOIsterinE.

George W. Klein. 10 South Main street.
Both phones. Have It done right"
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-06

The new style Crown pianos at Bouri-
cius is one OF the handsomest. most artistic
instruments ever exhibited. 1t win be
worth your while to make us a visit Of
inspection. Bouricius Piano House, 3a5
broadway, Council Bluffs. la.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-06
Pay of Supervisors.

The house committee on compensation
of public officers expects to pass on some
of the fifteen or twenty bills before it at
once. The bill that will be passed on inn
mediately is the bill to increase the pay Of
members of the boards of supervisors. 1t
is proposed to put them on salary, the sal
airy being graded from $500 to 5000 Il
year. There are now thirty-nine counties
with five members each and three with
esven each.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-06
Council Bluffs
Minor Mention

The Council Bluffs office OF the
Omaha bee IL at Is Scott street.
Both Phones az.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-06
Girl Kidnapped.

Mystery surrounds the whereabouts of
little Martha Pickett, the child Of Ser
geant Pickett, stationed at Fort Des
Moines. The child disappeared Wednes-
day in company with her grandmother
and the father thinks that the grandmother
kidnapped the child and has taken 1t to
New York. He will try and recover It.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-06
Marriage Licenses.

Licenses to wed were issued yesterday
10 the following:
Name and Residence. Age
], c, chultz Council Bluffs. AT
Nellie Paulsen, Council Bluffs. .........2
A. ID. Smith, Omaha. ..,,,A5
Mary Z. Howard. Omaha. ........... 29
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-06

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