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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-03-19
NIGHT SCHOOLS CLOSE SOON
Thursday Marks the Close of the Most
Successful Year.
PUPILS ARE MOSTLY FOREIGNERS
Attendance Drops Off az This Time of
the Year, rs the students Leave
to Engage in All kinds
of Work.

The Comenius and Kellom night schools
which have been in session since last Oc-
tober, will close next Thursday night.
They will not reopen until next october.
Thursday marks the end Of the night
school year The evening schools are
closed this early because the attendants,
who are foreigners, ranging from 10 to So
years OF age, leave the city that they may
begin work in different parts of the coun-
try
The schools, which have met with the
greatest success in their history this year
have had more attendants than ever before.
During the school year $40 foreigners have
been enrolled at the Comenius school at
Fifteenth and William streets, and ass at
the Kellom school, Twenty-third and
Nicholas streets.
Il am gratified with the results at the
Comenius school," said Mrs. Elizabeth r.
Park. principal of the school I'VE
had more foreigners in attendance this
season than ever before. More than thirty
nationalities have been represented and
the attendants have taken an interest in
the work which Is surprising.
You have no idea the influence these
schools exert for good. The schools, whose
primary object is to teach foreigners to
read and write the English language, gives
them their first idea of American citizen
ship.
Many attend the schools because they
are forced to do so. Others attend be-
cause they want to learn. In my school,
have one man who speaks five different
languages Now he Is learning the Eng
fish language. There are many instances
Of men who speak two or three tongues
and wish to add another.
I'm the Comenius school eight men have
not only learned to read and write, but
they have completed courses which corre-
spond to the subjects taught In the eighth
grade of the public schools Certificates
OF proficiency in these subjects will be
issued to them that they will have some
thing to show for their work"
Four night sessions a week have been
held In the two schools. AT the present
time four rooms are devoted to the night
school work. At times during the year as
many as five have been in operation. One
room was closed recently because the at
tendance fell off to such an extent that
the men could be handled in four rooms.
A departure in the methods Of instruc-
ton has been followed at this session
Foreigners from the northern part Of Eu-
rope have been segregated, as have been
those from the southern section. Mrs
Park contends that better results can be
obtained by this system.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-03-19
]. DUNN SOON TO QUIT
Assistant city Attorney 10 Leave Pay
Roll OF the city on First
of April.

l. J. Dunn, assistant city attorney will
sever his connection with the legal de-
partment on April 1, Mr., Dunn rendered
his resignation 10 become effective some
time before the first OF the month. lie an
nounced Saturday morning that he would
remain until the end OF the month.
Though leaving the office Mr.. Dunn
states that there are four cases pending
which he will follow Mr.. Dunn has ten
dered his services 20 City Attorney Rine
and has told him that he viii do all he
can to help the city in these Htigations.
The caseg are the claim OF the Omaha
Gas oompany against the city for street
lighting for the last five years the suit
against the Pacific Express company for
back taxes, which is in the United States
ch cult court; the franchise suit against
the electric light company, which Is In the
supreme court. ana the franchise suit OF
/ the city against the street railway COM
pany. which is pending IN the supreme
court OF the state.
Mr.. Dunn hopes 70 get the supreme court
70 dismiss the case against the electric
llght company Lower courts have held
that the company has no franchise. Dunn
viii file a motion 20 dismiss, claiming that
the supreme court has no Jurisdiction.
! City Attorney Rine stated that w. C.
Lambert. who viii succeed Mr.. Dunn, has
his affairs In such shape that ne can as
sumo the duties the day that Mr.. Dunn
leaves.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-03-19
StuccO Construction

The overcoating Of frame houses by COW
erlng with plastic application of Port
land cement and sand, commonly called
"stucco" is making rapid progress in all
sections OF the country.
Metal lath is first attached to the wealth
erboardins for a holding device and the
sand concrete evenly spread in three coats,
the first one having a little hydrated lime
mixed In to give II adhesiveness.
In foreign countries, where stucco is uni
versally used for exterior work, II is
usually applied directly to brick walls, but
in practice this Is found to be uncertain,
as the stucco is apt to peel off and leave
large sections of the brick wall exposed.
Expanded metal lath supplies a material
which becomes embedded in the mortar
and is thoroughly reliable to hold it per-
manently in place. as the lime in the ce-
ment is a complete preventive from rust.
Frame dwellings covered in this manner
have been examined fifteen years after
the work was done and the lath found as
good as new.
The up-to-date architects have made the
discovery that by the overcoating process
the old and unsightly frame houses may
be inexpensively converted into the fash
ionable stucco appearance and the occu-
pants have a house warmer in winter and
cooler in summer, with no necessity for
expensive renovation Of paint. Experiences
has shown that there Is no danger OF
cracking, as In the case with brick and
stone walls.
The enterprise OF Omaha architects has
given the city some notable examples OF
this sort of work., and much more Is in
contemplation. The cement and sand mix
ture for this purpose Is about the same
as used to make sidewalks, and any good
plasterer can do the work.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-03-19
PLAN TO CLEAN UP The CITY
Park Board Requests Citizens to Get
an Early Start.
MAYOR NAMES CLEANING DAY
VIII Issue a Proclamation for some
Day in April for All CitiseRa to
Get Busy for beautiful
Omaha.

Members Of the Board of Park Commits
sioners are requesting that citizens of
Omaha get ready for the general cleanup
day
Following the usual custom, Mayor Dahl
man will name some date early In April
for the general cleaning of the city. Fresh
from his visit to Lincoln, the mayor an
nounoed Saturday morning that he would
name day as soon as the weather would
permit the activities.
Citizens should Prepare.
The park board members suggest that
citizens get in readiness. They say that
much Of the preliminary work can be done
these bright March days and when the
general day comes the greater part OF the
rubbish will be out of the way.
Many places in Omaha have been dis
covered which the park board considers
worthy of special efforts. For instance,
the members point out that the space
back Of the city hall, on the corner OF
Eighteenth and Douglas streets, can be
beautified by little extra work on the
part of those who own the corner. An
other vacant corner on Seventeenth street
and Capitol avenue has been characterized
as an eye-sore, which can be improved
II the owners will get busy.
! To make the city more beautiful by
cleaning up the rubbish is to be the aim
Of the park board
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-03-19

range from fifty to seventy feet front and
l52 feet In depth All houses erected here
must cost at least S2,5OO
J. A. Sunderland has purchased Of Mrs
Clinton II. Briggs a lot at Twentieth and
Pierce streets for g. 100.
!. J. Elken has bought of G. T. Finerty
a lot and part OF a lot at Eighteenth and
Plnkney streets for 5000
A. l.. Balm has bought OF f. p. Samuel.
son eighty acres in Valley precinct for
81 200
II. W. Seefas has bought OF T. j. Hart
ford an eighty-acre farm in Waterloo pre-,
cinct for 81 500
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-03-19
SHOOTS WIFE AND KILLS SELF
Clarence ThOrnhiII Throws Shoppers
in Big store at Dayton, o.,
Into Panic.

DAYTON, o., March ls.-While one Of
the largest department stores Of the city
was crowded with women shoppers, this
afternoon, Clarence Thornhill walked into
the store and asked permission to speak
TO his wife, Florence, a clerk In the store.
This was granted and hardly had he
reached the woman's side when he drew a
revolver and fired upon her then turned
It upon himself and fired. The shots Gre
ated panic. The woman was seriously
wounded while the husband died at a
hospital later in the night. The couple
came here from Xenia, o., a short time
ago. Jealousy is said was the cause.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-03-19
0PT0METRISTS PROTEST
AGAINST PROPOSED LAW
Declare that the Measure IL I'm
Just to Them in Sew
eraI Ways.

Douglas county opticians are not pleased
with the bill now before the legislature to
cause the appointment Of physicians to
examine school children for optical defects
In fact, they have framed a protest a
copy of which has been sent to every
member of the legislature.
The optometrists declare that the enact
ment of such bill would take from them
the right to determine whether or not a
child would need glasses. They add that
1t would be unjust and unfair to say that
only a physician is qualified TO act in such
capacity.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-03-19
Three Hundred Head
Cattle Burned to Death
Fire in Union Stock Yards of Chicago
Destroys Square Block of
Pens-0ne Man Killed.

CHICAGO, March B.-One man was
killed and 900 head OF cattle were burned
TO death today in fire which destroyed
a square block OF pens in the Union stock
yards here. The body OF one man was
found in the wreckage OF a uaduct that
fell Various commission firms owned the
cattle destroyed. The loss is estimated al
SIS 900.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-03-19

That part OF Kountae Place on which the
government buildings stood during the eX-
position has been placed on the market Il
has been plated a long time, but never be-
fore offered for sale. The property Ia
owned by c. o. Rediok. Norris s Martin
have contracted 70 sell H. In the property
which lies between Kountze Place and the
uniyersity OF Omaha, are forty-eight lots.
me tract Is bounded on the north By Pratt
street on the south by Pinkney on the
hast by TEenty-first and by TWenty-fourth
e. the west. nour blocks 10 all. Inc lots
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-03-19
Advance in Price of Lobsteru.

PORTLAND, Me, March 1s.-Fifty-five
cents a pound wholesale for Holsters was
the price paid in this city today, and, ac-
cording to the local dealers, II is liable
to go higher The present price is the
highest ever received in this city. Severe
weather the last few weeks is the cause
Of the advance.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-03-19
RuiIdinr Permitn.

North Side Christian church, 2124 10th
rop. brick church, so, coo; b, J. Jobst, l7OS-
Y Burt, brick shed, $500; j. b. Schmidt,
dwelling $500; Mrs. Gust Schommer, 4247
Erskine, addition, $500; Ed Schaffer, 36i5
North Sixteenth, frame dwelling 81, 900:
Essie Wallace, 2522 Elm, frame dwelling,
$3.50; Essie Wallace, 2524 Elm, frame dwell
ling, $3.50.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-03-19

Arguing from this table, Mr.. Yarton de-
phrad thare would be about 1000 daily tray-
elarH 10 and fro from the city from the
south part OF Benson, without considering
theatsr-gOers. shoppers and occasional
travellers.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-03-19

OF liver and bowels, IN refusing 70 act, 10
quickly remedied with DR.. Kings New Life
pills. sc. For sale by Beaten Drug Co.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-03-19

We nave 900 acres tributary 70 OUT
city and we NEED FARMERS OF TIKI
RIGrIT sort TO TIL the idle acres. WIZ
YOU come N we show you whore you car
make money easier than you ever mRde
II before in your life2 Just answer thai
question Write me a note and say thRt
easier than you have ever made 10 hotore
and. At tho same time share IN the devel.
opment Of the country, and protlt by the
Tapid increase In the value OF the lands
Write 70 me today.
You can satisfy yourself about
this II you viii write 10 me At once.
can send YOU q booklet showing JUHT
WHAT THIS SECTION HAS no DE-
PEND ON: Just WHAT 1T WILL Do
FOR YOU Write for the book II costs
nothing and may mean a fortune to you
Address - -.
HEuRCIAL CLUE. BUhL HdahN
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-03-19

AZ A mass meeung held at the Benson
city han Tuesday night definite PROPOSE
ton was made for a public park In what
now Is Mornlngside addition.
The proposition was made by n T.
Dodge, jr He said II the citizens OF Ben
son could get a street car line along any
street between Orphanage and Leroy ave-
nues TO extend to the present city limits on
the south. he would donate the wooded sec
tion OF Morningside TO Benson as park.
This plot contains about six acres and Is
valued at $500.
Rev. Father Moriarity declared the street
car company must be offered some in
dueement to extend its line In Benson. lie
said the people Of Benson could not expect
70 get anything from the company unless
they could prove that such move would
be Beneficial
w. Il. Yarton then read some statistics
relative 70 the growth Of Benson the last
five years that proved startling 70 even
many OF the citizens OF Benson, He said
whereas on Leroy avenue, south Of Main
street. In 1904 there was only one house,
in lel0 there were twenty-nine. The rest OF
hHg tahla Follnma
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-03-19

AN of this talk about about vacant
houses is nonsense" says Harry A. Turkey.
They arc one OF the necessities for any
city. I have no idea how many there are
az the present time and would not care TO
guess. one man came to me few days
kago and declared there were 400 vacant
houses. because there we're that number
Of unused gas meters. No line certainly
can be drawn from this because many OF
the gas meters are in flat buildings An
other man came to me with an expression
OF horror and said DO yOu know there
are $50 vacant houses I'm Omaha? told
MIN if that were true that Il was the
smallest number there had beer in the city
for years.
.How would Il be possible TO take care
of new families that come to our city
were Il not for vacant houses3 Accord
ing to the last census there are about GOV
new families come to Omaha every year
II there were no vacant houses rents
would Jump and the man in only fair cir
oumstances would have 70 pay whatever
was asked, because OF lack Of competition
In rents"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-03-19
TIMELY REAL ESTATE GOSSIP
Many Are Now Buying Sites on Which
y TO Build Homes.
NEW BAKER, IS ANNOUNCED
some Real Estate Firms Report sales
a. quite Numerous-tSirkends
Improves His summer Home,
known AZ Kirkwood.

George g. CO. last week sold to Dr. r.
W. slabaugh lot in Hl7py Hollow addi-
tion for Sl20O. upon which he will build a.
once. lot nearby In tire same addition
was sold 70 George A. Gillespie for til5O,
upon which a house is already bsing built.
Another was sold TO Joscp., polcar for
800 as home site. All three Of these
houses will be residences costing between
5000 and $1,000
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-03-19
POPULATION OF NEBRASKA COUNTIES


according its minor civil divisions shown by the official count
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-03-19

Work has already been started on an
apartment house at Twenty and Har-
ney streets, which is being erected by
Nicholas Bergers. 101 South Csafr-i houle-
ward. It will be modern in every particular.
Plans have not been drawn yet, so # Is
not known definitely whether IL will be
three or four stories In height.
Excavating Is now being done. II II
hoped to have the building ready for oc-
Cupancy by early fall.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-03-19

Yes, distinctly, plainly, write and
ask us for the opportunities we can
show you to DOUBLE YOUR MONEY
IN SOUTHERN IDAHO. The land Is
filled with new ways of living WE'LL
comfortably, happily and proritablys
Send today for THE FREE BOOKLET
which describes Southern Idaho so we'll
that WE BRING IDAHO TO YOU.
We can show you how to make
money. We need money to loan on
approved security at such rates as to
net you 2 per cent. You can't get
such rates IN the Middle West. Farm
lands are cheap and can be bought on
credit. You cannot make a mistake
In SOUTHERN IDAHO even II you
buy with your eyes shut. But WRITE
TO US FIRST We point the way to
easier, happier, pleasanter living. ANY
bank in Twin Falls is our reference.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-03-19

Improvements which will cost $4,000 are
being made by Charles r. Gruenig, t6i2
North Twenty-fourth street. on ten acres
OF property at Twenty fourth and Ames
avenue. Fowler and Meredith avenues are
also being opened from Twenty-fourth
street TO Twenty-fifth avenue. New gas
and water mains will be laid on the ave
nues. new sidewalks built and trees laid
out Az least ten new houses will be
erected during the summer This lie near
the Prairie Park addition. which is already
improved.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-03-19

Hastings Heyden are jubilant over
the number OF their sales since January l.
1911 Never, they say. have they made so
many sales At this season OF the year.
All Of their new houses have been sold
and because Of the demand for moderate
priced houses they will start work upon
several more at once. Among the sales
OF the last week are the following
w. J. McCalley has bought house and
three lots in Hillsdale addition.
Mabel l.. schlick has bought lot in
lincoln heights.
Martin Poulsen has bought two lots In
aillsdaIe addition as an investment.
Andrew p. Bllegarde and Walter H.
Sherp purchased lots in shuils addition
Harry Carlson bought a lot in shulls
addition for $3.50.
Ralph Rowland has purchased house
and lot in Military addition.
william Lansing has purchased the St.
Louis fiat building on Twenty-seventh
street between Howard and jackson
streets, paying 5000
Elizabeth r. wahl has purchased lot
on Twenty-eighth street just north OF
jackson street. paying $3.50
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-03-19

Extensive improvements are being made
by r. p Kirkendall on the property he
bought a year ago known as the Prizes
lake place. He has renamed It Kirkwood
lake He has already built four dams.
making as many artificial lakes, and will
build beautiful driveways and later may
erect a residence.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-03-19

BY deal closed Friday. Otto Wagner,
a baker at 1907 Cunning street, traded his
equity in the brick block at Twenty-flfth
avenue and Harvey streets to w. II. Green
for the vacant lots on the northeast cor
ner OF Twenty seventh and Leavenworth
streets The lots are valued at $1,000.
Work will start within a few weeks on a
modern wholesale bakery and three stores
with flats above. which will cost $4,000
All of the buildings viii be two stories
high.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-02-21

I will sell at the H. Humphrey farm,
1871 miles southwest Of Ash Grove. !
north Of Bunch and 8 southeast OF
Blakesburg on
THURSDAY, FEB. %, 1911, at 10
O'clock Sharp.
Twenty-on one HorseS-Eight year Ole
draft mare In foal, W.T.. 1850; 8 year old
draft mare in foal, coming 4 year ole
pelding, year old draft horse, two well
matched coming year old draft colts
year cid driving mare, two yearline
road bred colts. two yearling draft
colts, two extra good last spring colts
year old driving horse, coming geld
ing, coming 4 year old roadster broke
to all harness, pair match driving
ponies, span of extra good and year
old drivers, registered French draft
stallion. 1910 lbs.
Twenty ono Cattle-Two registered
short horn cows, grade cows all fresh
soon, yearling steers, yearnng
heifers, spring calves, four registered
Shorthorn Durham bulls, good ones,
coming yearlings.
Thirty Brood Sows-2o thoroughbred
Duroc Jerseys and 10 Poland China
brood sows.
Two breaking plows, pair new
shalves, 2 sets new single harness,
sets heavy work harness, new one.
Free lunch.
TernS-All sums or % anu Unjust
cash. A credit Of IL months will be
given on sums over SIS, purchaser CIV
ing a bankable note. If notes are not
paid when due to draw 8 per cent in
terest from date. per cent off for cash
on day of sale. All property must be
satisfactorily settled for before remov-
ing same. Everybody is invited to
come whether or not you wish to buy.
AS the weather is bad, any one that
buys property at my sale, 1T will De
well taken care Of, free of charge un-
til it can be moved.
Col. Swain and Assistants, Auction
GERS; Walter Abegg, Clerk.
HENRY LEFFLER.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-02-21
iowa M A N IN
MISSOURI Pen
ARTlE CREW FORMERLY OF SAL
EN- PLEADS GUILTY TO
T." M. P. ROBBERY

Salem, Feb. 20.-Artie, Crew, the
youngest son of the late William
R. Crew, Of this place, recently plead
guilty to thieving and at Kansas City
was sentenced to five years In the
penitentiary.
Crew, who is we'll known in this his
home town, had for some time been
detective in the employ of the Mis-
souri, Pacific railroad, and it was while
thus employed that he took various
quantities of goods of one kind or an
other, selling them to letail dealers.
It had been suspected for some time
that he was guilty, but not until re-
Gently was his case investigated by
detectives who identified goods which
he had sold as those stolen from the
cars of the company. AS Detective
Crew had access to the cars in which
shipments were being made; he
took advantage Of his official position
to do the thieving.
He is a man about thirty-five years
of age, and has a wife and son about
ten years of age. He was here only a
few weeks ago to attend the funeral
of his father. the late William 4.
Crew. The family is we'll known IN
the community and is highly respect
ed.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-02-21
kEosAUQUA.

Curator Ed r. Harlin of Des Nome.
spent Saturday and Sunday in Keosau-
qua with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Beer of Bonaparte
visited in Keosauqua Saturday with
relatives.
Attorney E. L. McCoid and wife Of
Keokuk visited the first Of the week
with the latter's grandmother Mrs.
Sarah Knapp.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. F. Anderson return
ed Monday from a weeks visit with
relatives in Chicago and Rockford, ~
Will .Ouckworth left Wednesday for
Wichita, Kans., for a two weeks visit
with his uncle, Lutte S. Duckworth and
wife.
Mrs. Mabel Corbett of Keosauqua
left Saturday for Marshalltown.
Miss Nellie Marriott Of Bentonsport,
has been recent guest of her friend,
Miss Mary De Hart of this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Findlay and lit
tie daughter verna have been visiting
at Eldon with relatives the past week.
The ladies Of the Improvement So
ciety will give 1.-The Spinster's Return
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-02-21
EDDYVlLLE.

Mrs. Jim Brunt of Hastings, Nebr.,
is visiting relatives in Eddyville this
week.
Mrs. Irma Hohl has gone to Kansas
City, to be at the bedside Of her moth
er who is seriously Ill at that place.
r.. H. Walker and family moved to
Eddyville this week from Oskaloosa
and are located in the VIM. Allen prop
erty.
A large and appreciative audience
greeted Rev. Locke and the Y. M. G. A.
quartet Of Ottumwa at the Congrega-
tional church Wednesday evening.
Harry Simms went to Wapello on
Thursday for a visit at the home OF
his cousin Ralph Gratten.
G. F. Osborne, w. III. Osborne and G.
F.. Hatchitt transacted business IN
Oskaloosa Wednesday.
Misses Vina and Edith Saville are
visiting this week in Abba with their
friend Mrs. Gertie Bay.
Arma Keen who moved from Eddy
vile to Moulton last fall is visiting his
many friends here this week.
Mrs. frank Kussart went to Des
Moines Friday for a visit with her
sister Mrs. George Strange.
The K. Of P's enjoyed a social We'd
nesday evening in the K. Of P. Hall.
About GO people were present. The
early part Of the evening was. spent in
a social way after which a dance was
held. Refreshments were served.