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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-01-26
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they Was 4 guNd deal nt cNsite-
ment IL Hen Memberships store
tuihtg ulghi Gor iew minits or Ion
grr III whicA several had 4 M rer eN.
cape from death II not worse, II ap
pears thar taslrh tiincs who allus car
rles his Smokin tobacco loose In his
pants pocket allied his ola corncoh
pipe With same, III Il M and begin
"a SlnNhe, Quite Il number OF Hing
Ntlles respected citizens Was ScttlnE
asxuNl The stove at the time, Wei
SuAdcpt lke Calrh's pine exploded
With AWFUL fenur; and busted into
smilheF0enS. Elisha Kicker full ovei
backward. With hts head III the saw.
dust h0Ns Lem II own run oulcn The
SsOro. hul'csing FIRE. Hen Weathcrs-
Ay, the proprietor, hid under tho
counter. Caleb gat down OH his
kisres anA began 10 pray lnvcstiga-
ttoN proved that Caleb Ind put 81.
ealiNre revolver cartridge into his
lAoeSes With the tobacco and fergoi
an about Il nntil Il went on In his
pApe, The bullet hn led itself in the
eeillag. IsS lacSy It didn't bury III
self III ANYBODY else. Hen says
Caleb can't smoke any more revolver
cSrtgiageS In his store.
Doc Livermore MAS on HIS feed fer
day or two las, week. Hs was IN
Sea 10 Sunday dinner at Cy Hos
kinS and Doc thinks he q too much,
We understand On reliable authority
taAt although noS was quite poorly,
he didn't take none of his own med
sSlN 1t would give his patients more
confidence in him ii he would
Cae If RreAt WilliAMs cows had .
cal, last week The cali is aoine
weli has the COW has goi caEed adder
awfnl bad.
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Ms Rev Samuel Moc c. our be'ovcs
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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-01-26
Cold Causes Headache

LAXATIVE BROMO Quininc, the
world wide Cold and Grip remedy
removes cause. Call for full name
Look for signature Il. w. GROVE. 25c
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-01-26

Extending sac time g tax lsaynaeRts
benefits the MaN who has NOT paid
AlS lANeS alasi does not iniure the man
WAA haS maid
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-01-26

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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-01-26


whose anxious face reflected her feel
ings
What n Ounce have heens Alb.
ner stared his astonishnlent Pamela
j love vow Don't sch tte laiil Marry
me and I'll take vou to Sprrgfield or
any nlace you want to SIT liz Headed.
Another knock mt the dfinr threw
Abner into a state Of greater EXCITE:
ment
Answer me. DO YOU love me?" y.
His lips were close to hers and with
Mrs, Hitchcock nodding approval, he
kissed her
Pamela finally went to the door and
opened It. but Mr. Morris had grown
impatient and departed M
In the fast gathering darkness she
saw figure AT the far end Of the
4 lsne. But she did not cali him back
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have gone hack Oh meg
No. Abncg you never gave me the
chance
I've wanted 70. goodness knows,
all these years, but every timc tried
to speak-m tongue would get twist
ed and the nice phrases had thought
out beforehand would disappear like
magic and | would feel as awkward
ms whale on Pixies Peak I've wait
Cd hoping that something would loos-
EN- my tongue II has COZ dS4N-~"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-01-26

Cae If Rreat Williams COWS had q
caW last week The cali is aoing
well, hus the COW has gog caked bidder
awfHl bad.
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Some men a'e SO imbued with the
ONO inst net that they never succeed
Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-17
Elmer Wickenberg
is Found Dead
Body of Employe of Myers Dillon
Company Discovered Lying Be-
side B. & M. Tracks.

Lying about four feet from the rails of
the B. & NJ. road at Second and Hickory
streets the dead body of Elmer Wicken-
berg, an employee of the Myers-Dlllon Drug
company, was found about $50 Sunday
morning. Blood was found to have spurted
from the mans mouth. and though there
were no marks on the body, it appeared
from his position he had been struck by
a train.
William Mahoney, swltchman, was first
to discover the body. Engineer J. A.
Kaiser, in charge of freight train No. 1886,
which was switching at that point declared
he had not seen the man on the track and
that he was positive his train had not run
him down. Other witnesses declared they
had seen Wickenberg near the scene of
his death about ten minutes before the
alleged accident,
Wickenberg was employed in the paint
department of tho drug company glass
setter. Ho lived al 1911 South Fourth street.
Fellow employees at the store said the man
had gone out in quest of n supply of fish
friend was keeping for him near the point
where his body was found. Coroner Crosby
has the body and will hold an inquest Tues
day morning.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-17
ALONG THE RAILROAD RUN
Newly Appointed Burlington official
Makes Trip over Road with
G. w. HoIdreRe,

A. L. Mohler, vice president and general
manager of the Union Pacific, has re-
turned to Omaha after a trip to st. Paul.
+. l.. LomaX, general passenger agent Of
the Union Pacific has gone to Chicago on
business. H. Van Rensselaer, of the passen-
ger department of the Union Pacific, has
gone to Chicago on business for the road.
H. e. Byram, vice president of the Bur-
lington accompanied by G. w. Holdrege,
general manager. and II: j. Horn, the new
assistant general manager, went to Lin
coin today and Tuesday they will make a
trip to the Big Horn basin, where the road
is actively engaged in building tracks. to
ThermopOlis.
D. Glen Beaver, head of the Burlington
homeseekers' information bureau, has re-
turned from a trip to southeastern WyO-
ming and northeastern Colorado, where he
reports great activity may be seen in the
matter of new towns growing up and be-
coming settled. He gave one example OF
Buckingham, Colo, where six weeks ago
there was nothing but a sign post, while
today John Walrath has a general store, a
postoffice anG a lumber yard. Since the
establishment of the lumber yard he has
sold over SO 900 worth Of lumber TO people
who are going TO live in Buckingham.
]. 4. Kelby. general solicitor, and Conrad
F.. spens, general freight agent. of the
Burlington, have returned from Washing
ton, where they represented the Burling
ton during the argument on the rate cases
before the Interstate Commerc commission
The arguments were concerning the freigh
rates on the following: Lumber from tho
south to Omaha, lumber from Omaha tC
Colorado and Wyoming, lumber from th'
south to the interior of Nebraska, dairy
products from Omaha to the Atlantic sea
board and jobbers' rates from Billings t
| the Big Horn basin.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-17
Hansen and Mott
Both Dead from
Their Accidents
Motorman on Dundee Car Which Hit
Freight Train Dies-Mott Fell
from Building.

A II. Hansen. the motormar who suf-
fered fatal injuries when his car crashed
into Belt Line train Saturday night died
at the Wise Memorial hospital at 2 o'clock
Monday morning Arthur Mott, another
accident victim who had been suffering
from paralysis of the spine since his fall
from the roof of the A. Booth Packing
company plant month ago, also died
Monday morning Mr.. Mott was under
treatment at the st. Joseph hospital.
Mr. Hansen was "a years old and lived
with his mother, Mrs. Dora Hansen, at 1923
Blonde street. He was unmarried. Be
sides his mother the deceased is survived
by brother Frank, 91S North Twenty
eighth avenue.
The funeral will be held Wednesday aft
ernoon and interment will be at Springwell
cemetery.
1t was announced Monday morning the
Mott funeral probably would be held be-
fore noon, with burial at Forest Lawn
The body was in charge of the Gentleman
undertaking establishment. Mr.. Mott was
employed by the National Roofing COM
pany at the time of his death. He was at
work with several other workmen on the
roof of the Booth plant when he lost his
balance in pulling up board and pitched
head first into the alley, three stories be-
low.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-17
CONFERENCE DISCUSSES
PLUMBING REGULATIONS
JOurneymen and Master
Plumbers Try to- Solve
Problem.

city Plumbing Inspector Lynch and his
deputy, Sam Pollock, held q conference
this morning with committees from the
Master Plumbers association and the jour
neymen to discuss the new ordinance es-
tablishing plumbing regulations for Omaha.
The proposed code was gone over in de-
tail and there was no particular disagree
ment on It's provisions except in minor
matters. These will DO made definite in
drawings to be prepared and submitted to
the two organizations. The journeymen
are expected to act finally on the ordinance
at their meeting Tuesday evening and the
masters will record their action next Sat
urday afternoon. Then the ordinance can
be brought into tho city council on Tues
day evening, MAJ "a. With all Interests
concerned behind 1t, 1t is expected to push
the ordinance through without any delay.
Inspector Lynch says it will be big i'm
provement over the present plumbing law
and all at the meeting seemed 20 agree
with him on this point.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-17
PLANS FOR BIG CELEBRATION
ARE WELL UNDER WAY
Nebraska Centennial Attracting Much
Attention Throughout state
of Nebraska.

Arrangements for the Nebraska centen-
NAL celebration, which Is to be held in
Omaha and Bellevue June % are progress
ing satisfactorily and indications now de-
note that the forthcoming event will arouse
much interest throughout the state.
The program which has been outlined in
the main, but which yet lacks some finish
ing touches, will include picnic at Belle
vue on the day of June g. at which an
address will be made by Colonel John L.
Webster president Of the Nebraska His
torical society, and others. On the historic
ground of old Bellevue that day there will
be a wealth OF "reminiscences, while in
Omaha at the Auditorium on the evening
of June %, the speaking will be directed
along more advanced lines and the COM
mercial Importance Of Omaha will be
brought to the foreground.
1t Is expected that speakers Of national
motto will be present. Colonel Webster is
now In correspondence with several prom
inent orators and definite announcement
along this line will be made very shortly.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-17
Law Plucks
Bride Away
Romance Ends in Omaha Hotel
When the Colorado Sheriff
Arrives.

True love ne'er runs smoothly" uuoth
pretty little Vergie Grant of Wray, Colo,
Monday morning when she was eating
breakfast at the Hotel Boquet with her
lover, Fern Willis. The couple ran away
from their home town to get married and
thought Omaha would be a fine place to
have the ceremony performed, bat Sheriff
Devlin of Wray interrupted the ceremony
The girl is but IA years old and her
would-be husband is &c, so ner parents OBJ
jected strongly 10 the match. They de-
cided that they would be married anyhow
and were discussing the probabilities of a
happy life when Sheriff Devlln put his
mead in the door of the dining room and
said: "Stuffs off, Willis You're pinched."
Didn't 1 tell you that true love never
runs smoothly? said little Vergie when
she saw the officer, and then she began to
cry. She begged the sheriff to forget that
he had found them as they were going
to be so happy together" but Devlin saw
only his duty and was not moved by tears
They admitted that they were going to
apply for q marriage, license Monday and
fully intended to get married had not the
officer so rudcly 'interfered, and they were
very curious to know how he tracked
them to Omaha.
He told them that he discovered that
they were started eastward and he headed
for Lincoln. While there he received tele-
gram from a man in Omaha named Hodges
who let the cat out of the bag, by telling
him where tre.scould find the runaway
couple He Immediately set out for Omaha
and arrived just in time to interrupt the
breakfast. The pair will be taken back to
Wray Monday night.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-17
FATHER HUNTS COMET; SHOT
Council Bluffs Man Looks Like Burg
lar to Son.
EXPLANATIONS AT MIDNIGHT
Four shots Fired, Singing the Star
Ga1er on the BncL-Just Nerv-
business of the Newly
WEEDS.

]. Il. Evans Of Council Bluffs stroled in
home at midnight as the clock was striking
the hour to be shot for burglar by his
son, +. c. Evans. The father is highly dis
pleased about the matter. The son is re-
pertant, apologize.
The son. accompanied by his wife. re-
turned early from church on Sunday night
and retired. a long way in the night
awakening they heard some one walking on
the front porch They are newly weds and
nervous
"Oh, Eddie, what If that was bad
burglar" whispered the trembling wife.
"Oh. I'll take care of him all right" re-
piled Edward boldly through his teeth,
which he held tightly together in grim de-
termination.
Grasping his American nckleplated bull
dog revolver gently but firmly, he set forth
to stalk the freebooter,
Tho front door was ajar Aiar sounds
better than open anyway.
with stealth and agility the young man
approached and peered forth What nerve!
The shadowy form on the porch was NOV
ing lesurely about without apparent at
tention to the impending voley
Watching the Comet.
Father was quietly trying to get line
on the comet. lie CnuCkleu TO hlmSelI now
he would wake up those young folks and
show them a thing or two about catching
that elusive rambler.
His starlit musings were punctuated
with the sudden report of two closely timed
shots from the "forty-one." The door
slammed shut and in twnkling two more
shots followed, this time through Il closed
and screened window.
Glass ratified all around while pointed and
well defined remarks percolated through
the silent reaches of the dark street.
Father had a sharp twinge in his back
about where his rheumatism ought to be.
His voice seemed someway natural to the
young man with the gun. He rushed forth
to see the havoc that he had wrought and
found himself confronted by the necessity
of making explanations.
He called Dr. w. Il. Hombach, who To-
Gated tiny scratch on the elder mans
back A court plaster for the wounded
and sleeping powder for the sleepess set
the home at Fifth avenue and Sixteenth
street at rest.
The elder Mr.. Evans, who is a carpenter
went to work as usual Monday morning
He has made arrangements about coming
home at nights. His son. e. C.. Evans,
works in Omaha. y.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-17
inexpensive Furnishings for Country and Summer Houses

Summer housefurnishings, floor cover
ings, draperies, etc, can now be bought
In such pretty inexpensive fabrics that
even those whose incomes is moderate can
afford to put away heavy rugs and curtains
for few months and substitute cooler
light kinds.
In these fittings many improvements in
designs and coorings are shown each year.
especially in the rag rugs but whether
they are called the Martha Washington
the Fireside, the Bungalow or the Lin
coins, they are, after ALL the old fashioned
rag rugs.
The last named. however, differs in that
It is woven from strips OF table oilcloth
These are twisted until they look like long
shining cords and are then hand woven in
the same manner the rugs cut from wooden
and cotton rags.
When these were first introduced they
were intended chiefly for bathrooms,
kitchens and veranda use. but they proved
so successful that now they can be bought
in sizes az large as sxl2 or, in fact, any
size ordered.
saw recently a pretty one In tones OF
soft grays with a broken border Of wood
browns. It was ordered for a dining room
furnished In golden oak and / can mag
Inc nothing cooler or more restful than
such a floor covering. When soiled damp
cloth rubbed over the surface makes II
like new.
The fireside rugs are just large mats that
can be easily carried and laid where neces-
sary. Many persons are compelled to have
something under the feet, whether sitting
on the lawn, the veranda or in the house,
ard these rugs are desirable, because
Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-17

though sufficient protection, they are light
in weight being woven from strips of
new cretonnc.
The coors are fast, so the mats may be
easily Numbered, and / think it advisable
to tell housekeepers the Information fur
nshed by kind correspondent that if
thin rag rugs also bath mats, are put
through starch they Will not curl or slip
or the floor.
While the hit and miss design is sim
preferred by many persons. the plain CEN
ters displaying pretty borders are attrac-
tive. For example, quaint looking Dutch
scenes in bright colurings border rugs of
pale green, robins egg blue and soft grays.
and If placed in living and bedroom floors
in Bungalows and country houses add much
to the appearance OF the rooms, while the
irregular designs, bordered in broad bands
Of solid colors, look best on dining room
floors.
SO popular have rag rug weavers become
that II is possible to get the rag rug ef-
fects In curtains, porteres and couch
covers,
Cross stripe thin curtains harmonIze
with the irregular designs its rugs, while
couch covers and portieres are woven from
thin cretonnes, cotton taffetas, etc, ex-
actly as are rugs for the floors. The cross
stripe curtains are s. and up per pair and
the couch covers q. Portieres are from
$3.50 up.
A bungalow fitted with floor coverings
and draperies Of this kind should be
cheerful and attractive In summer.
Next in favor for the floors are crex
rugs. They are cool, serviceable and de-
cidedly sanitary because, being so light in
Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-17
LEGAL NOTICES

NOTICE OF SALE OF COURT HOUSE
BoAus--Nutic rs hereby gwen that
sealed bids VIII be received by the County
treasurer of Chase County, at Imperial,
Nebraska ON or before the FIRST day OF
June, lylU at o'clock In the afternoon
for the purchase of any or all of the
twenty-five t25) Court House Bonds from
to %, inclusive, for $1,000 each.
said bonds to he dated June /, 1910, bear
ing . per cent semi-annual interest, due
and payable June l, 1910, with option to
pay principal Of any bond or any interest
pay day. Both principal and interest be-
ing payable from taxes levied upon all
property. real and personal, in Chase
County Nebraska,
All bids must be accompanied with GER
titled check, payable to j.. f. Morris,
County Treasurer, for not less than l per
cent of the amount of the bid, said check
to be retained by the County as liquidated
damages i'm case the bid which said check
accompanies shall be accepted by the Board
Of County Commissioners of said County
and the bidder fails or refuses to carry
out his bid.
Vhe Board of County Commissioners re-
serve lhe right 10 reject any or all bids.
Done by order of the Board of County
Commissioners of Chase County, Nebraska
W. l.. DAVIDSON, Chairman.
Attest:
NJ Ii. PRALL, County Clerk.
M-l7-22.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-17
He Calls Halt on His Wife's Extrava-
gance in Matters of Dress.

| wouldn't have said anything about Pop.
per's criticisms il thought you would take
them in that spirit"
you wouldn't" exclaimed the Boss,
throwing down his paper. Then would
have missed the greatest joke of the year."
He paused looked his wife over carefully,
as II debating whether or not her sense
of humor exceeded her flal piety. Then,
deciding that it did, he asked with deter
mination:
Have you any idea how many OF my
l5-ceut cigars the old man smoked while.
he YVES here? DO you know that l had to
mix him n drink the first thing at morn
ing and the last thing at night,
and that the muscles of my arms are sore
from the unaccustomed exercise OF shaking
milk punches? Has 1t ever occurred to you
that this visit of your venerable parent has
set me back about $50 por drinks and
cigars? DO you know that I had TO get
him passes TO all the weird murder trials
and tickets to all the queer shows in town
for the purpose Of studying psychology?
At least, that's what he called it!' -
do you mean to tell me you squandered
$50 in dissipation while father was here?"
And then she added sorrowfully: IN bet
it was the $50 you were going to give me
for that suit I told you about"
The Boss saw his cue and took it.
That $780," he exclaimed. II should say
not! Wild horses couldn't drag II from
me! Why. it will be all that you can do
to get it away from me! That is" he
temporized, If you still feel, after all these
observations that you can pay as much as
$50 for a suit. Remember what Pepper
said my dear!
Nonsense" replied the unfilial d,Ngh-
ter. That was all fluff-perhaps Hou'd
better write me a check now"'
MY wife was reckless spendthrft be-
fore l married her." observed the Boss OF
the Establishment to the Confirmed Mar
ried Man next day. she had no more r2n-
ception of the value of money than a Sat
But by patient and persistent effort /
have taught her that economy" does not
spell 'tightwad.' Have cigar?"
Copyright, 1910, by the N Y. Herald Coz
Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-17
GOVERNMENT NOTICES

OFFICE OF THE CONSTRUCTING
uuartetmaster, Cheyenne, Wyoming, May
H. l9lU-Soaed proposals in triplicate, will
be received at this office until $3.50 a. IN.
mountain time, Wednesday, June s. 1910,
at which time they will be opened in pub
lie, for the construction, heating, etc. of
the following public buildings at Fort ID.
\. Russell Wyoming, viz: "a For con-
ing and electric fixtures, for one D quar-
tiers for four civilian employees, plans, No.
Sap; 20 for construction, plumbing, cleo
trio wiring and electric fixtures, for one Cd
two CD stables, plans No 1870; 49, for
construction, electric wiring and electric
fixtures for one ID double stable guard
and shop building, plans No, SO; ca for
plans No. GO-H; t5) for the installation of
steam heating systems complete and alter
atoms in construction of Barracks Nos 20,
SO, 81, 30, 10, Al, y, 43 and Al, post plans.
Plans No. 2-993. aud offisers quarters
Nos. 90 and 80, post plans. Plans and
specifications for the inspection Of bidders
are on file In this office, also the offices of
the Chief Quartermaster. Department OF
the Missouri, Omaha, Nebraska; Chief
Quartermaster Department OF the Colo
RADIO Denver Colorado; Depot Quarter
master, 81. Louis, Missouri Constructing
QuartermaSter Fort Leavenworth, Kan
sas, and the Secretary OF the Builders EN-
change, ST. Paul Minnesota. Proposal
blanks and general instructions to bidders
may be had upon application to this office
The government reserves the right to re-
iect or accept any or all bids or any part
thereof Envelopes containing proposals
should be ndorsed Proposals for the con-
struction, etc, of public buildings at Fort
H. A. Russell, Wyoming, TO be opened
June s, 1910" and addressed TO Y. \. Hart.
Captain Fifteenth infantry, \. Q. NJ, L. :.
A.. i'm charge of the construction, Room 3,
M-l7-lS-is-2O J 81,