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The Meeker herald., 1911-12-30
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!. Of the custsm.
According to tho Indian tradition.
lncalpIDg arose in this wise:
!; Hundreds. perhaps Thousands, Of
Year, ago. when all the Indians In the
world were of one tribe and under one
chief, there arose dispute In the tribs
n to who should succeed the old chief.
who had just died without issue. There
were two principal asptrants to the
honor, each having considerable fol-
lowing. The dispute finally ended
with strife and war. and for the nrst
time In the history was ssbrothers
blood shed by brothers."
The chief Of one Of the factions had
q beautiful daughter. and one Of the
bravest warriors was sultor for her
hand. Her father consented to the
match on one condition-thnt the
young brave should journey to the
camp Of the enemy. many miles away
through the deep snow, kill the chief
hi1 rival, and return with some unmis.
taxable token Of his death. In spite
of the snow and the distance. tbs
young man Immediately set out ON his
journey and. after lying In ambush
for several days. finally entered tho
camp, boldly attacked the chief in his
tent, slew him and cut OF his head.
4 Next morning the murder was dis
covered. and the tribe set OF In hot
pursuit. Little by little they gained
upon the fleeing warrior. who In his
anxiety to elude his pursuers cast
away ail his impcdiments. to his very
clothing. retaining only his stone knife
and the trophy which was to win him
his bride.
His pursuers gained rapidly until
finally 10 near did they come he could
hear them ON his trail. His grewsome
burden grew heavier and heavier. and
sas last resort he whipped out his
knife. stripped the scalp from the head
lof the dead man and. thus Heightened
of his load. reached his own camp In
safety, presented to his chief the token
lof his prowess and was wed. amid
great rejoicing. to the damsel Of his
schoice.
From thenceforth he was permitted
TO wear an eagles feather In bis cap.
and to this day the eagles feather re
smains the sign Of the successful war
Srior, the number he displays depending
supon the number Of scalps be has tax
en.-Chicago Record Herald.
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The Word "ch.rlat.n.r

"Charlatnn." says writer In the
London Chronicle. "is companion to
'quack' in our vocabulary. and Of this
word the origin is certainly Italian.
It Is 'ciarlatano,' merely chatterer.
and describes the travelling doctor in
his cart who used to offer in an over
whelmfng torrent Of talk his pill1 to
villagers in the market place. He was
dentist MS well as physician and
wrenched out the tooth In public. The
genus is not yet entirely extinct"
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AftAe Milling ~ N III W y &
slass u III bsin ~ - ~ tscwn I
csnts. Z
.sYou have made mistAks; those ~
not nickels. but psnnies.~ admonishee
the bartender.
'Excuse me: my mistake respond
cd the tramp. Then be added:
"well. since they arc there. I'll jus'
bet you the three pennies against .
dime that can drink the whisky
without touching the glass"
The bartender. a little amused. &C
cepted the proposition and the wagea
was on. Much to the surprise Of til
sswine clerk" the fellow deliberately
picked up the glass and drank down
the liquor In one gulp.
"Hold on, pard; you lose" called tn
barkeep.
II know 1t. The three cents are %
the bar" replied the bum AZ be saun.
tered over to the free lunch stand ana
grabbed handful before departing.
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Tho Joys Of Life In AfrMa.

:
You must never walk barefoot on
- floor. no matter how clean 1t -, q
% odious worm called jigger vii,
sater your foot to raise numerNHs
e2nily and painful swelling. On tAx
ether hand, be sure when you put On
beots or shoes that, however hurried.
you turn them upside down and look
inside lest a scorpion, small snake
o. a perfectly frightful kind Of cent?
ped may be lying In ambush. Never
throw your clothes carelessly upon the
ground, but put them away at once in
. tin box and shut It tight or per.
tect colony Of fierce biting creatures
win beset them. And, above all, OUT
ains!-Winston Churchill, NJ. p, n
LeAdon Strand.
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sAt the marriage Of Thetis and Pc
lo1s, where all the gods and goddesses
~ together, Discord threw on the tn
~ golden apple" for "the most
osautiful." Juno, Minerva and Venus
Int. IN their separate ciaims and. not
Haing able to settle the point. referred
u matter to Paris. who gave judg-
snt to Venus. This brought on him
! vengeance of Juno and Minerva.
! whose SKIN u attributed the fall Of
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II was not for nothing. however. tbat
FatIma had spent 70 much Of her time
reading detective stories Of the mod
ern school.
Accordingly when she opened tho
door Of the forbidden chamber and be-
held the several heads Of Rluebeard's
former wives she was able to draw q
rational inference.
evidently" she remarked. "these
ladies' made bold to ask the cook about
something and the cook snapped their
heads orr
OF course she took proper warning
to her herself thus to avoid similar
humilintion.-Puck.
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What II the currents Of your life
Are foiled and vexed and 20 amiss
And trouble your whole portion Isl
What II q thousand shafts Of wrong
And grie1ous obstacles and hate
Pursue y,u early. long and later
Yield not. But keep your courage strong.
What II the world seems simply made
To sweep your dearest hopes away
And balk your efforts day By dAyf
Care not. Move onward unafraid.
What II your best work brings hut pain,
Perpiexity and loss and doubtf
Faint not. but fight tho battle out.
No worthy life II lived In vain.
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ing slight dent in the wall.
The thing being explained. tho man
took couple Of the eggs. put them IN
his pocket and left to startle bis wife.
Arriving home. he. waited till the fam.
ily was assembled for dinner. and
then, with a confident smile. he bang
ed nh egg at tho newly decorated din.
ing room wall.
But the smile quickly faded from hi
face. The egg had thawed.
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a Lssem..'vs's sr.eshlns.

The .breathinE" Of q locomotive
that ID to say. the number Of puma
given during journey-depends upon
the circumstances OF IT. driving
wheels and their speed. No mat
ter what the rate Of speed may
be. for every one round OF the driving
wheels locomotive will give four
puffs-two out Of each cylinder. the
cylinders being double II the av.
erage circumference Of the driving
wheel is twenty feet and the speed per
hour nfty miles, locomotive will
give. going At express speed. $50 puffs
per minute. $500 puffs per hour and
1865 putYs per mile.-Eondon Stand
ard.
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moment at tn .
door Of n fashion
able afe and
then brav q ! y
sa u n t G re d In.
Walking to the
bar. he ordered
"a little liquor.
please" The bar
ten d cr scruti-
nized him dubi-
ously for 4 few
sec onds, but
finally placed the
glass and bottle
.upcn the countee.
The Meeker herald., 1911-12-30

A practical Joker carried an onion
h his pocket to the depot when bid
ling farewell to young lady and
esok 4 bite now and then to induce
tara Before the train departed he
~ eaten the entire onion. The young
10y, pefceiving the situation. re-
marked, "Ah, you have swallowed
ysur sriefy'-Harpers Weekly.
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he USED TACT.
~ successful Mans Story Of ths Wa,
He Won Wealth.

,vr,. n s..t.p .,,a
aug fats III san.
soos'sn Gerry nan a..ltpu.eu ~.
- n,s sueeess ~ 'ae.-.o .ne 'As.S
M pleasing peop'e. ns useu ~ -
skto1y ~ n'us.ss eo4 "a 'asss ~
uss
I'll. Senkey. AceoauAls = tas ~,
~ e "a "a. s ss.sst - - =
49,. u 2 ~ s 80 ". +.
80 n - \. 800 ~ =
n. ~ ~ III "a + s.,
III. tcS ~ h .'Q.9 -
rankes. ana tW0 yean1so 10y
eEe quite guy :. tns eIpow. VINE nov
oo arc ciotne0 " purple sno nne M
4 Some nouns 70 u'nnes win me-
onl you.
1.aa,y, sa'o lug osnef' eno 'nes
Nent 20 oine.
during dinnef M, SANKEY'S guest
alkeo agreeapiy OF nis ~ norsepow-
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Uncle Jack came 10 visit the family
Just after Johnny had recovered from
an attack OF the whooping cough.
"I1ow did you amuse yourself while
you had 1T" he asked.
"Me and another boy who had II
played indiana and gave wnrw hoops.-
answered the little feilow.-Chicago
News.
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Wife treproachfuiiy, : you forge,
bow you once breathed your love In
my enr and promised that my every
wish should BE- gratided. Hub No. !
don't. but Wish now ia followed the
bygienic rule Of keeping my moutt
shut while BREATHING Boston Tran
script.
The Meeker herald., 1911-12-30

Kind words are benedictions. They
are NOT only instruments Of power. bat
Of bcnerolence and courtesy. blessfnss
both to the speaker and hearer d
them.-Frederick eaupdseD.
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A Noble Pa,ert,

In writing sketch Of Washington
2 pupil ended her essay BY saying,
Washington married a famous belle.
Martha Custis. and In due time be-
came the Father Of His County,
DeIineator
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Merely . Hint.

81 can't 60 calling on you. a. In
tended" apologized Ms. Eddyhod
1.-The dentist d going to work on my
teeth all this afternoon"
Couldn't you come anyhow. dearT
cooed Mrs. Fordrlve. "You could wear
a veil and not talk much."-Chicago
Record Herald.
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The toastmaster didn't have . set
list Of speeches to announce, SO he APP
portioned the talks among the liveliest
speakers present as best he could. He
did pretty well. too, until he announc-
cd ''The toast Our Absent Members
will be responded to BY Mr.. Blank II.
DASH" Then everybody laughed loud
and long. Why? Because ME-. Blink
H. Dash has lost nm arm and leg.
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essrsea

First rinancier-i made my success
BY putting my money where ] could
get my hands on It easily.
Second Ditto-And ! got mine by
putting other peoples where could
get my hands on It easlly.-Puck.
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Dignity and Ignorance.
$50 you have decided to call In an
other doctor?'
II have" was the reply. 1.-THE alb
surdity Of tile man prescribing linseed
tea and mustard plasters for people at
our positiop!'
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Dollar Fish.

"Have you any dollar nsh herer
woman asked Of one Of the attendants
at the aquarium.
While the question may seem curl
ous, It was really very simple. for thel
dollar nsh is only young moonfish.
The moonflsh is curious but beau-l
tiful creature. almost round in shape'
and extremely thin and having the
Ioveiiest Of peariy sides. It swims on
edge. SO that 1t always presents its
sides Of pearl to view. It takes IT.
name from its shape and because.
further. in color II suggests the siivery
moon.
Young moonnsh Of the size Of
standard silver dollar-and they are
scarcely any -thicker-are called dollar
fishes because Of their resemblance to
that coin in size and shape and color.
and the woman making the inquiry
about dollar fishes was duly informed
that there was none in the tanks at
the present time. but that they did
have them occasionally. - New York
Sun.
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-Bliggins II always afraid he will
not get bis moneys worth"
"Yes. he even waited until warm
day to buy Thermometer 30 that the
mercury would look larger."-wash-
ingtou Star.
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ailiiaria.

billiards.
-Have you heard the billiard couup
drum1 Well. here Il b.:
"'What mnde the red ball biushr
why. when II saw the two whites
kiss In the corner"
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"a hive written . book that every
10y ought to read" said the author.
II am afraid 1t won't do" answered
the publisher. What the public seems
to want now Is Z book that nobody
ought to read."-Washingtoa Star.
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"Fine looking old gentleman"
"Yes. but he was never known to
give man his word that he did not
break It."
dishonest. chr
"Nope; he stutters.~-Houston Post.
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Three sabbaths Each Week In TansIsr.

Three 8abbaths Each Week In Tansisr.
Morocco is a country Of many Sab
baths. The first three days spent in
Tangier were all Sabbaths. Arriving
on Thursday night. the next day was
Friday. the Mohammedan Sabbath.
which was followed by the Jewish
Sabbath-the Hebrew element In Tan
gier Is considerable and strict in re-
iigious observance-and that In turn
by the Christian Sunday. Subsequent
comparison, however. revealed little
difference between any days Of the
week. On the Mohnmmedan Sabbath
a black dag is hoisted on the minarets
at the prayer Of dawn, instead Of the
white nag that announces the time Of
'deyotions on other days. It remains
up until the middle Of the forenoon.
by which time everybody Is supposed
to have found out what day 1t Is
New York Post.
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N our sreat-grandfatbers young
lays q man was usually not only con-
sedeeed, but really was. elderly at for.
p, old ut hfty and q equity. flannel
vvstAed wreck at sixty. = London
41ssas and Country.
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II want to embroider a cushion fol-
4 friend who Is an aviator. What kind
would you selectT'
"why. an air cushion. Of course."-
Baltimore American.
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The
Scrap Book
s..rsles tlse Am glshs,

When the hrst shipment Of fros1s
Eggs arrived In Londcn from Austria
la their extreme hardness astonishaf
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II want to marry your daughter
ut 10 very foolish Of you"
"Why7"
; II cannot begin to support You In tho
style to which you have been accus-
TONED" Post.
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Just Q Way They Have.
Jack epratt was very fat;
His brother Tom was lean.
lack rode IN . touring car,
Tem 10 . dying machine.
f -Chseago aeWo.
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He had been freshly wished and was
somewhat slicked up. but be was nm
mistakably hobo. He hesitAted q
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Ava.scs = he vice 1t declining years
-Dancroft.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-06-15
KNOTT FACES MURDER CHARGE
Brother and sister OF the Murdered
woman Are First Witnesses
In the Case.

with the examination Of Fred and Maud
Walker, brother and sister Of the muir
dered woman. the state opened its case
wednesday morning In the Knott trial in
district court. where George Knott a
switchman, Is facing first degree murder
charge for the alleged shooting OF his
wife
The Walkers were at the Knott home, 1905
South Fifth street. in the early part OF the
evening OF April 20. when the alleged MUIR
der took place. They testified to a quarrel
between husband and wife at supper time.
after which Knott left 20 go up town. Fred
Walker accompanying him.
Mrs. Jennie Brown. an old woman and a
close friend. was with Mrs. Knott during
the evening. accompanying her TO the
Brown home rear the river, at First and
Pierce streets There they had some music
and Knott came for his wife at about II 80
o'clock. AT first she refused to go home,
but In q few minutes started out TO follow
him. Shots were heard shortly afterward.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-06-15
Merest Bagatelle
of Three Thousand
Prevents Settling
City and Gas Company Are at Vari-
ance on Fifty Cents Per
Street Lamp.


Only 30 cents a lamp per year. detail Of
about 5000, is all that stands between the
Omaha Gas company and the city council,
preventing a settlement OF the litigation
over gas lighting for the last five years.
Such a statement was made by a member
of the city council Wednesday morning
who has been active in negotiations for a
settlement
The gas company has offered 70 take
$3.50 lamp per year and 2 per cent In
terest on the claims. An offer of SIS and 2
per cent interest has been made by coun-
ell members, but the tender was refused
by the officials OF he gas company.
Some members OF the council are urging
a settlement on the terms OF the gas COM
pany. contending that as only a difference
Of 5000 exists this amount will net go
very far in paying expenses which will be
incurred by a long squabbie IN the courts.
Settlement Is also urged because the
residue left would afford means for better
lighting OF the streets, giving each coun-
Gilman about fifteen extra lights. The
lighting fund at present has $4,000 to its
credit. exclusive of the 1911 levy and
money TO be received from royalties Sew
enteen thousand dollars were transferred
from the lighting fund Tuesday night for
the collection and removal Of garbage
Omaha daily bee., 1911-06-15
TUBEUS SOAR TO The SKIES
Price Of New Potatoes in Omaha at
Retail is Now $2.40 a Bushel.
DELAYED cRoP IS we oAUsE
Local Crop r. Not Expected 60 Re
lieve the Situation for n Compile
of weeks-HeId Back ny
Dry Spell.

Mr. Ultimate Consumer now has another
chance to get acquainted with Mr.. High.
costaliving. New potatoes have broken all
price records. They are selling at the re-
tail stores az $40 bushel. This price Is
higher than ever was demanded before in
the recollection Of men who have been
waiting Ipon customers In the provisions
stores for years. Under normal conditions
the new tuber crop sells for IN the neigh
bOrhood OF ~ bushel at this season.
Delayed crops in Oklahoma. Arkansas
and southern Missouri causes the high
prices. Old potatoes practically are out OF
the market, and the dealers depend upon
the Texas fields for the product
According 20 reports received in Omaha
there is a big gathering OF bidders for
nearly every carload Of potatoes in Texas
and the crop is sold at the cars for be-
tween S1.75 and $40 a bushei. Relief Is
not expected for at least ten days. BY
that time. however, the Oklahoma crop
which is reported to be abundant, will
begin 70 come in. Arkansas and southern
Missouri fields will present their offerings
a short time after that
The i~otracted dry spell has held uI
the local crop and 1t is not expected that
the vanguard Of Iowa and Nebraska tubers
will be in the market much before July 4
Omaha daily bee., 1911-06-15
Hospital Defending
Action for Damages
Mrs. Title BrOs Asks Forty Thousand
Of Omaha General for Death
of Husband.

human stomach has been introduced as
evidence In case now on trial before
Judge Sutton in district court and the jury
Is being treated to a discussion and an
analysis OF IL by experts, which, while not
entirely edifying, is very interesting. The
organ in evidence is that Of Adolph r.
Broz OF Saline county who died about a
year ago in the Omaha General hospital.
Mrs. Title Broz, his widow, is suing the
hospital association for $4,000 damages. al
leging that through negligence on the part
OF the authorities, her husband secured
some poison from the effects of which he
died.
Dr. II. H. Waite Of the state university.
called as a witness by the plaintiff pointed
out that the lining Of the stomach had been
eaten away by some strong corrosive sub
stance, which could easily have been the
poison alleged TO have been secured by
Broz.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-06-15
EoUALIzATIoN BOARD IS BUSY
Property Owners Como Before it to
Explain Why Taxes anould
Nat ne Raised.

Tales Of wee met the ears Of the county
commissioners Wednesday morning in their
sitting ss q board of equalization.
Wherever the schedules returned are ma
tcrloiiy lower than those OF last year, W.
@. shriver. county assessor. has given
notice of raising tbs assessment TO the
prior amount. As there has been about
1850 Of these notifications sent out. and
recourse lies only with a showing before
the board OF equalization, that body bids
fair to be a busy one for the twenty days
which Il is scheduled TO sit
A representative Of Senator Gilbert NJ
Hitchcock asked that the return OF sass
be allowed to stand. The difference Of $3.50
between this year and last. he said. was
represented by q second automobile. which
Mr.. Hitchcock no longer owns. The lower
figure will stand.
w. j. Kennedy. 54s South Forty-sixth
street mads returns last year Of 1850; this
year of only 5000. Mr.. Kennedy said that
he had turned all OF. his money into Iowa
land.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-06-15
Pink Section Woman
Wants Rent Refund
About Time She Pays Rent in Ad-
vance There is q General Exodus
from Ninth Street.

Louise Dejoghe, who left Ninth street
recently with the general exodus brought
suit in county court Wednesday to recover
rent which she paid in advance for the
month OF June The suit is against the
Alhambra Real Estate company and is for
SIPS.
The plaintiff was given notice by the
company to vacate her premises at los
South Ninth street and did so on June l.
She states that although she holds a re-
ceipt for $125, the company refuses to re-
fund any part of II.
The) case is taken as foreruuner Of
many like 1t to follow. Landlords all over
the city are facing the problem OF ejecting
these women from the resident districts.
where they have secured quarters by hav-
ing houses rented for them by some reputa-
BILE appearing persons.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-06-15
FLoATER is NOW IDENTIFIED
Mrs. A. II. Small Says Body II That
OF Her Husband, = Former
Omaha Fireman.

The body OF the man found floating in
the Missouri river near the foot of Mason
street Tuesday evening was identified
Wednesday afternoon as that OF Arthur
II. Small. a former member OF the Omaha
fire DEPARTMENT
The body was badly deoomposed but Mrs.
Small. who is employed at the Calumet
restaurant had no difficulty In identify
ing IT, Small wore a blue suit OF a tex
ture similar to the uniforms worn by the
city firemen. He Is survived by his widow.
mother and two sisteFu. all OF whom reside
In Omaha.
Small had been . member OF Company
No. 3 for a considerable time in tho ca
pacity OF hoseman. but severed his con-
nection with the department five years ago.
Little has been seen OF him by his former
fellow tire fighters during the last few
years
Omaha daily bee., 1911-06-15
BRIEF CITY NEWS


EAeShhAe AhAA- -hufHoaN-0ranoon-
hammond GETS = rlae-rhe Omaha
cnapter, Daughters OF 1872 presented
1Fnest Hammond, who won the cadet
cdai for competitive drill at the high
school Tuesday, with beautiful American
iiag which measured eight feet across
Discnss Barber ordinance--A mass meet
log Of the BARRIERS Of the city will be held
Thursday night at $50 o'clock at Labor
Temple. The proposed ordinance prohibit
iag barbering on Sundays introduced into
the city council Tuesday night win be dis
cussed.
Frieh Estate for Probats--The estate
of Andrew N. Prick, who died June Z, Is
valued at about $4,000, according to a petit
ton foF. the appointment of q special ad-
niinisirato4 filed In county court. Mary u.
Frick, the Widow; II. Louis Frick. a son.
and MS. Charlotte Bruening are named as
heirs. Edward II. ,Breuning. a son-in- law,
was appointed administrator Of the estate
Professor Goes TO England - Georse
Hamilton. professor in physics and Fn,nch
ataBellevue, has gone 10 England to spend
the summer, returning again In the fall to
Bellevue. lie viii visit his father. j. Nc
Ciure Hamilton. who has been signally
honored by the king of England in that he
has been commissioned to paint his por.
trait in his coronation robes. Hamilton Is
n famous portrait painter. having painted
portraits OF Bismarck, Gladstone and A j
Balfour.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-06-15
OBJECTS TO, CITY PAYING
COMMERCIAL PHONE BILLS
COsErOve Asserts that City IL Charged
with bills IL should
# Not Pay.

That the city has been paying telephone
bills which belonged to local corporations
Is the opinion Of City Comptroller Cosgrove.
Pending an Investigation, an item of Sl7.50
included in the monthly bill OF jthe Ne
braska Telephone company has been
held up.
Four private lines, one running to the
American District Telegraph company. an
other 20 the Omaha Water company, q
third to Frank Gardeners workshop and
the other to Gardner's sleeping room are
charged to the city.
In communication to. the council Cos
grove stated thai these wires are being
used for commercial purposes and for this
reason the expenses should not be, borne
by the city.
Gardrier is an empioye OF the telephone
company, cosgroyes letter has been re-
feTTed 10 the finance. and claims committee.