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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-05-25

hand on the silver knob she repeated
aloud the message from the inside:
"A under O-reverse to ~ TO II to
o..
In a moment she swung back the
heavy door. Mr.. Knabb Ieaped ont
rubbed his eyes aud drew a long
breath. Hiss Morgan swayed lightly
toward him. smiling But Ezra Knabb
pretended not to notice the hint He
kept his arms rigidly at his sides.
THAT was pretty close call be
remarked calmly. signing with relief.
Indeed it was" emphasized Miss
Morgan. If | had been a second"
She paused expectantly
Yes. that was pretty good idea. !"
he said. without much enthusiasm.
Ezra Knabb did not seem very enthu-
siastic, not any more so than If he
had just been telling her that her
ability as an operator was slowly inn
proving day by day.
Miss Morgan withdrew, hurt. She
dragged herself back to her desk in
stead of skipping. as she usually went.
Ezra Knabb watched her out of the
tail of his eye.
81 guess III have to marry her
now" he groaned- He sat down and
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-05-25
CAUGHT IN THE
TRAP He SET.
How a Smart Hotel Clerk Found
a Real Romance.
BY HOMER cRoY.

copyright. $780, by American Press Asso-
ciation.l
Ezra Knabb, night clerk of the Ven
dome, busted himself sorting letters.
The mail had been scattered into the
key boxes once, but Ezra Knabb was
very busy. Miss Morgan, the night
telegraph operator. leaned over the
desk. one beseeching eye on Ezra and
one ear Oh her instrument
ITS rather quiet tonight" observed
Miss Morgan inyitingly, casting an eye
over the deserted tiled lobby.
Miss Morgan was tall, angular and
earnest.
yes" assented Ezra Knabb without
looking up. Jackson. Jacobs. john
son, Johnston
We've got lot of Jays with us to-
night-the stock exhibit is on" she
laughed.
EYES," answered Ezra Knabb short
~.
Miss Morgan paused moment ITS
almost 3 o'clock 6. M"
"Mason, Montgomery, Montague,
Merton"
Miss Morgan was not discouraged.
do you suppose we will get off Fri
day in time to see the carnival pa
rade?' she asked entertainingly.
81 don't know"
81 don't care much, for-oh, that's
my call. You'll excuse me moment,
won't you?" as she skipped away to
answer her instrument.
"Emphatically yes" murmured Ezra
Knabb under his breath, as he sighed
with unmeasured relief ''She means
all right" he complained, "'but it
seems more natural and fitting for the
male to do the counting. Yes, she
means all right. butt He dropped
the sentence.
A customer came in and asked for a
room with bath. Ezra fitted him out
and rang for bell-hop.
'Oh, here, wish to deposit this for
tonight" said the late guest. bringing
out some papers and bills. Ezra sealed
the valuables in an envelope and gave
the man numbered receipt. He turn
ed the combination and swung the
door open. then stepped inside without
turning on the electric light. Just then
the bell-hop came back and, seeing the
door open, with no one in the office,
gave it a vigorous push and turned the
silver knob.
The bellboy was just turning away
when PARKWAY scratching and muf
fed beating caught his ears He
pricked up his ears and bent over with
his head against the door of the vault
/ Then his face turned white. He looked
hurriedly around. There was no one
liz sight.
He raced out to Miss Morgan's little
room. +Oh. Miss Morgan he painted,
81 think the vault door has blew shut
on Mr. Knabb II it hain't. he's tryin'
to commit suicide
Miss Morgan hurried to the vault and
held her head against the door, The
faint hammerings could barely be
distinguished
Then she rushed to the telephone
operator Call Mr.. Higgins. quickw
she commanded. Mr.. Higgins was the
manager of the Vendome and the only
other person in the hotel who knew the
combination.
The telephone girl sleepily opened
her eyes. ''Mr. Higgins is out of town.
Anything Important" She took up
her pencil and pad
Miss Morgan wrung her hands. "Mr.
Knabb is suffocating in the vault
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-05-25
Births and Deaths.

Assuming that the total population
of the world is 1,6OO,OOOOOO and the
average annual death rate 20 per 200
population, the total number of deaths
in year is about 100000. This is
at the rate of 87,671 per day, 1858 per
hour, 81 per minute and / per second.
As the population of the world in
creases by about 100000 per year,
the total number Of births must be In
excess of the number Of deaths. or
about 100000. This is at the rate
of 106,849 births per day, ASP per
hour, "a per minute and IL per sec
ond.-New York American.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-05-25
EminentIy Successful

Ear, Nose and Throat Diseases, deafness,
partial deafness, catarrhal deafness. roaring ring
ing noises in the head. Cases that have been im-
properly treated can be cured.
Eye Diseases, cataract, granulated lids, weak
and watery eyes, infiamed eyes and the fitting of
glasses, treated with the most modern methods.
Catarrhal Diseases, bronchial catarrh, eatarrh
of the lungs, nasal catarrh. forced breathing and
obstructed breathing in the nostris in most cases
completely cured.
Diseases of the Lungs, early consumption.
pleurisy, asthma, shortness of the breath treated
with the latest tubercular treatment.
Liver, Stomach and Bowel Troubles, dysperl
STA. sick headache. appendicitis gall stones const.
patton, diseases of the liver, and indigestion, sour
stomach, etc.
Kidney and BI8dder Trouble, diabetes, bright's
disease, stone in the kidneys, enlargement Of the
kidneys, pains in the back, stiffness of the back
passing urine too often and burning urine. a
Nervous diseases, Neuralgia, sciatca, ner-
vous prostration. nervous Indigestion, paralysis
and brain diseases.
Blood and Skin Diseases, heart diseases drop.
Sy, swelling of the limbs, Sores pain in the bones
rheumatism. enlarged veins, eczema, ITCH pimpes
and bad circulation.
DefOrmiieS and Club Feet, curvature of the
spine. interrupted nutrition. slow growth in child
rem and wasting diseases in adults.
Cancer, Tumor, Golfer, FiSfuLa, Plies, tuber-
cular glands, rupture, varicose veins, enlarged
glands, cold limbs and all external growths, treated
by hypodermc injection method without the knife
and loss of blood
Diseases of Men. failing memory. lack eff ener-
gy, forgetfulness. falling of the hair, sore throat
palsy weakness in old and young.
Diseases of Women, headache, pains. in the
back chronic Diseases deep seated diseases treated
scientifically adopted by Americas most emil
nert specialists. Consultation S10O.
DR.. REA & CO.,
SO4 Tribune Building. Minneapolis. Mimi.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-05-25

WITH ONE HAND UNDER HIS ARM SHE SUP
PORTED HIM TO A CHAIR.
sighed sorrowfully. He did not look
happy. as a newly rescued man should
1t was week later that Ezra Knabb
had heart to heart talk with Wetzel,
the afternoon clerk. "The trains get
ting too much for me, Wetzel," he con-
fided. ''She-that thing"-he jerked
his thumb toward the telegraph room
-"says it's romance. and we've got
to live up to it. She says there never
was more romantic romance. She
cried about it yesterday when 1 got
cold about it. r.
"Well?" asked the afternoon clerk
to the point.
"Well, l don't think it was a ro-
nance. think it was just an acct
dent"
"Well?"
81 am going to prove to her that it
wasn't romance at all-that anybody
could have got me out. Now, Tuesday
night I'll get in there again, and I'll
have the bell-hop go after you. and
you come and let me out easy as pie.
/ guess that'n show her 1t amt a ro-
nance"
"Knabb, old boy, she is pretty nice
girl. You'd better give her a square
DEAL"
Il know it." whined Ezra, "but the
man ought to do the advancing, ac-
cording to my notion
\
1t was shortly before o'clock Thurs
day morning that Ezra Knabb stepped
into the vault and banged the door be-
hind him. He chuckled as he drew it
shut. The posted bellboy noticed what
had happened moment afterward and
turned the silver knob. Then he ran
past Miss Morgan's room shouting out
the catastrophe with an admirable
look of horror on his face; then he
raced out and down the street to
the house where the afternoon clerk
roomed.
Miss Morgan hurried to the vault
and tried the combination, but it had
been changed.
The bell-hop was back. his face
blanched. Il run down after Mr..
Wetzel," he puffed. "cause he knows
the combination, but his landlady said
that he was dead drunk
Miss Morgan FASTENED for her paper
knife and began tapping:
''Wetzel dead drunk Send combina-
ton"
It was several moments before Ezra
Knabb could seem to grasp the turn
affairs had taken. He had no pen
knife to send the message with, so
he took off his shoe and hammered
with the heel His message was as
follows:
"a under O-reverse to 511a to 9 to O."
Pulled under the eyes and short of
breath. Ezra Knabb burst out. When
the combination was turned he put
willing hands against the door and
pushed with all his might. He almost
fell into the arms of Miss Morgan.
With one hand under his arm she sup
ported him to chair. AS he filed and
realled his lungs he looked up into her
eyes. Then he turned to see. if the
Ibell-hop had gone away.
He caught hold of her fingers. "It
is romance, after all. Winifred," he
whispered tenderly.
The following afternoon Miss Nor
gan came down a few minutes earlier
than usual. She paused before Wet
zels desk.
1T worked fine," she whispered.
you're to be the only one there be-
sides the relafivast"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-05-25
Victor HUGO.

Victor Hugo was the wealthiest Of
the nineteenth century authors and
also the hardest At one time he made
less than LOCO francs last him and his
brother for eighteen months, and one
chop would serve for lunch three days
In succession. But this early absti-
nence did not spoil Hugo's digestion,
for at the age Of eighty-three he crack
ed nuts with his teeth and ate oranges
as some folk eat apples peel and all.
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that's ALL" She glared at the tele-
phone operator. Yes. be sure to mako
note of that, and call it to Mr.. Hig-
gins attention
Miss Morgan hurried back AID again
bent her head against the iru door.
Boy" she called to the page. didn't
Mr.. Knabb once hold wire?"
Guess sou
Miss Morgan raced to her desk and
came back with a heavy bronze
worlds fair paper knife. She began
to hammer with it in queer little clicks.
She held her ear down again. A smile
came over her face For a moment
she tap-tapped, and then came an
answering series Of clicks. With one
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-05-25
Best TriOtO DraWt0
AbsOI0m 27O14
Pure Bred Percheron, Lii
cense Certificate No. 1857

Absolom is a jet black, foaled
May "a, 1900, weight in show
ring condition 2120 lbs, and is
undoubtedly the most n ted
Perchernn stallion offered for
public service in the entire
northwest, first prize winner
Worlds Fair St. Louis. 1904 and
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-05-25
AccumuIatinq Wealth.

Tcopyrisht. 1910, by American pr,

Could climb to the highest place il
Athens 1 would lift my voice and pro
claim: Fellow citizens, why do We turn
and scrape every stone to gather
wealth and take so little care of your
children, to whom one day you mus
relinquish it all?-Socrates.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-05-25
Mixed Metaphor.

Among the many false figures of
speech employed by speakers not a
few are to be debited to municipal
magnates.
There is, for instance, one which
described an alderman as the prima
donna of the council.
On another occasion very worthy
alderman, when moving a vote of SYM
pathy with the relatives of deceased
colleague, said, "Our friend was also a
man of letters and has left his foot
prints on the pages of the books he
has written '-London Globe.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-05-25
EGGS as Food.

German doctors have been investi-
eating the length of time that eggs are
retained in the stomach. If it be
granted that the length of time that
food is retained in the stomach is a
measure of its digestibility, lightly
cooked eggs are the most digestible;
next come raw eggs, then buttered
eggs and finally hard boiled eggs and
eggs in an omelet The nitrogen of
hard boiled eggs is abs srbed to about
the same extent as that of meat, but
the fat is much better absorbed than
that of meat. Another investigator
showed that lightly boiled eggs and
raw eggs have higher food value as
part of a mixed diet than a CORE
sDonding amount of meat.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-16
Bond Company is
Organlzingin Omaha

A bond company will be organized and
put. in operation in Omaha within thirty
days, with r. b.. Schneider and Ray Nye
of Fremont, c. W.. Turner of New York
and Frank B. Johnson of Omaha as the
in~corporators. 1t will have a paid up
capital of 100000 and will deal in bonds
and other listed securities, but will be so
incorporated that 1t may take up stocks
and real estate.
The company will occupy the offices in
the Board of Trade building formerly occu-
pied by the McWhorter Grain company,
and expects to be open for business by
March Is. 1t will be the first bond COM
pany in Omaha Its incorporators believe
there is a fertile field for 1t in the middle
and far west, with so many new business
enterprises, such as large irrigation pro-
jects, being developed and floating bonds.
C. w. Turner Of New York, who is al
ready in Omaha assisting in getting the
company organized, is a son OF Charles
w. Turner of Charles W.. Turner &
Co., bankers and brokers, of New
York. The elder Mr.. Turner is the repre-.
sentative of the National City bank on the
New York Stock exchange.
The Omaha company will nave the best
of eastern connections, It's title name will
be the Nye & Turner company.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-16
Woman'S Work
Activities Of the Organised
Bodies Along the Lines Of UA-
dertaktnE o. Concern TO women.

7 The Omaha woman's club will give
SIS toward the English scholarship
fund being solicited by the Gen
eral Federation among the state
declarations. Two Individual pledges Of SO
each have been made by Mrs. H.. d. Keefe
of walthiIl and Mrs. Carrie Peterson OF
Aurora, and It is expected that others will
be made to the state pledge. 1t has been
asked that each state give 500. This was
announced at Monday afternoons meeting
Besides this pledge to the English scholar
ship, the Omaha club has pledged S5 to
the University of Nebraska scholarship for
the daughters of Nebraska club women.
TheF Club will join with the Commercial
club and the Real Estate exchange in
bringing Clinton Rogers Woodruff, secre-
tary of the National Municipal league, to
Omaha to lecture the evening Of February
Is Mr.. Woodruff needs no introduction to
Omaha audiences He will speak at the
+ First Congregational church.
Evidently the club women take little stock
J in the alleged prevalence of typhoid fever,
At any rate, they refused to discuss the
subject seriously and the recommendation
of one member that the women do some
thing about the condition of the city water
was met with the suggestion that they
keep on boiling 1t as people usually do at
this time of year." and the subject was
dropped. 1cs-o owt 3dI go r~5oIgsus .rt
The club was invited to attend the ex-
hibit of paintings at the public library
under the auspices Of the Society of the
ThersAwirl be no admission fee. The busi-
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-16
Grand Jury is
After Illicit
Hotel Traffic
Inquiry Taken Up Upon Instructions
from Judge of Juvenile Court +
Paroled Girls Are Called.

The grand jury has begun an investiga-
ton of the renting OF rooms to minors by
q number of Omaha hotels. Instruction to
this effect came from Judge Sutton sitting
in Juvenile court and no time was lost in
inserting the probe, although it had been
expected that the early days of the grand
jury sessions would be devoted to finding
true bills in police court cases where fell
onies are involved.
Probation Officer "Mogy'' Bernstein was
the first witness of Tuesday before the
grand jury and he was closeted for hour
with Deputy County Attorney Magney and
the sixteen grand jurors.
Then Bernstein emerged from the grand
jury room and ~telephoned for two import
ant witnesses against the Arcade, Bruins
wick and Lang hotels. These witnesses
are two young girls. Norah Tracy and
Mary Hebrin. who appeared in juvenile
court Monday. They are under parole
from juvenile court and will be witnesses
for the state in district court IL indictments
result as expected against these hotels.
The inquisition into the renting of rooms
is expected to go farther than the three
named, for there is said to be evidence
at hand against other hotels of the same
class. 1t is expected that several employees
of the three hotels named will be called
as witnesses before the grand jury.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-16
BURNHAN At HEADQUARTERS
New Burlington Vice President Makes
Omaha First Official Visit.
CoNFERs WITH L1EUTENANTs
Meets Heads of Departments In Of
fices Here-On His Way to At
tend Rate Hearing at
Billings.

Charles G. Burnham, the newly elected
vice president Of the Burlington route and
at 30 years of age the youngest man in
the United States with so high a rank in
railroad circles, spent Tuesday in Omaha
on his first official visit on the lines west
as head of the traffic department.
Mr.. Burnham reached the city early in
the morning and at 1 O'Clock in the after
noon left for Billings, Mont. accompanied
by George H. Crosby OF Chicago, freight
traffic manager, and c. E. Spens of
Omaha, general freight agent of the lines
west. An interstate hearing will be on at
Billings the remainder of the week. which
will keep the railroad men in the west.
There was no formality in the entertain
ment of the new vice president in Omaha
Mr.. Burnham was in conference a part OF
the morning with George w. Holdrege, the
general manager, and with Mr.. Crosby
J and Mr.. Spens Of the freight department
and with James E. Kelby, general solicitor
At noon these five were at luncheon to-
gether at the Omaha club. An automobile
trip was taken about the city and the site
of the proposed new freight houses or
Eighth street between Jackson and Farnan
streets was visited.
1t is announced that complete plans fol
the new freight houses will arrive ir
Omaha within a few days and that worl
will begin on the new structures thi!
month The Burlington freight termina
will be the largest in the world. Tit
depot will consist Of two freight houses
each 92Ox9O feet, and will cost close t.
| 1,OO0,O 900.
Four appointments have been made II
the operating department Of the Burling
ton that are of interest in Omaha. E
Bignell, formerly superintendent Of tn
Lincoln division, has been made genera
superintendent of the Nebraska division
F. r. Mullen, formerly trainmaster at Lin
coin, comes to Omaha as superintendent o
the Omaha division; f. Flynn goes to Nc
Cook as superintendent OF that division
and w. F. Koehler, formerly superlntend
ent of the McCook is transferred to tn
SUPPLEMENTARY Of the Lincoln division.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-16
OF Special Interest to Men.

The Mems Furnishing Goods stock of
Atlantic City, New Jersey, or as 1t was
better known, RyRn's English Shop, was
one of the highest class Men, NToggery
Shops in the east and catered only to
Atlantic City's exclusive set. We bought
this exquisite stock phenomenally cheap
and place It on sale next Saturday. II
will eclipse any previous sale we have
ever had. not excluding the sale of the
Evans Furnishing Goods stock OF Omaha
which We had a few years ago and which
undoubtedly every one will remember.
A faint idea OF the prices at which the
goods are going to be sold can be gained
from ten OF our immense show windows
now filled with these goods. All of that
rich English neckwear imported for this
springs business that Ryan sold I'D To
$3.50 each, will go at Is. Is. 50 and rs cents
each. Cluett P~eabody's Arrow collars IN
all the new shapes that are never sold al
less than IS cents or two for a quarter and
other Is cent collars, are all going to
be sold at 5 cents each. All the finest silk
hosiery that Ryan sold up to $50 zach will
go at rs cents zach. All Ryan's i,s 80 and
rs cent hosiery Is going to go at 10 and
Is cents each. All the finest silk, cambria
A@a ~ oAN @AA hN1t8O0 anu AuAl uTCNt
shirts, Ryan's price up to $500 each, will
be sold at ss cents and $50 each. Al
the underwear of every description, Ryan's
price up to ta.5O a garment. will be sold
at 70 cents each. All the silk, flannel anc
madras pyjamas, Ryan's price up to $50,
a suit. will be sold at IS cents and $50
All the imported Derby, Soft and Crush
hats. Ryan's price up 70 $500 each. will
be sold at Tb cents. 500 and n.5O each
All the suit cases. ~valises. grips. etc.
from the Ryan's stock formerly sold up tC
5000 each, will go at from IS cents L
500 All the canes and walking sticks
Ryan's price up to $500. will be sold q
Is cents each. All the suspenders. sill
and cambria handkerchief, mems Jsweiry
mems pocket books, card cases, leather
covered travelling bottles, steamer blanket
and such other goods as are only founC
In the highest class tOggsry shops, vii
be sold at prices that ave made tn,
reputation Of the Brandels Stores almos
world wide. J. L BRANDBIs a SONS.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-16
H. B. FLEHARTY FOR CONGRESS
He ODines Hitchcock VIII Not Run,
So Decides to Put Himself
in the Race.

Harry B. F1eharty is now an open candi-
date for the congressional nomination on
the democratic ticket.
Il certainly will be a candidate" said
Mr.. Fleharty. "As I understand the SIT
uation, Congressman Hitchcock will not
seek a denomination, but is likely to de-
clare himself a candidate for the United
States senate In any event. I rave de-
cided to make the race and will go in with
a determination to make a thorough can
vass of the district between now and pri-
mary day"
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-16
Anybody Seen
Joseph White?
His Employer, W. G. Paulsen, Would
Like Very Much to Lay
Eyes on Him.

Anybody seen Joe White?
II any one has, information communica-
ted to N. c.. Paulsen, a saloon keeper at
Fifty-ninth and Center streets. will be re-
ceived with great gratitude, Mr.. Paulsen
being ready to stand several rounds.
For Monday Paulstn dlsI atched Joe
White, his bartender, down town to bank.
II was about the noon hour and Sstur-
days receipts and Monday mornings
were included, the total being S175.
Mr.. White did not reach the hank.
Neither did he return to the Paulsen palaces
of alcoholic pleasure.
Mr.. Paulsen dislikes to think i'll OF a
fellowman and close associate, hut, any
how, he puts the facts up to the sheriff.
The saloon is outside the oity's jurlsdic-
ton.
White has been here about a year, is Is
years of age and unmarried.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-16
DRIVER TELLS OF SELLING
FURNITURE HE WAS TO DELIVER
orville Smith Says He and Roy woods
Disposed of II to Max ,uoIa
Firsht. 'bta#sf GUS .g

Orville Smith, formerly a driver for the
Beebe & Runyon Furniture company, told
in county court how he and one Roy Woods
had taken a library table and a buffet
from the company's warehouse and sold
one to Max F1rsht, a secondhand dealer,
and the other to M. d. Sperling Of the
Omaha Auction and Commission company.
The action before Judge Leslie Is a suit
in replevin, this being one of the cases
wherein the furniture company is seeking
to regain stolen goods. Smith because he
had turned states evidence, as it were,
probably will not be prosecuted.
Attorneys clashed over the question put
by the plaintiff to Smith:
"Did Firsht know how you obtained the
table?'
The witness answered that Firsht did
know and Judge Leslie let question and
answer stand.