Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, June 27, 1891, Page 5

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SATURDAY, JUNE 27, 1891-TWELVE PAGE THE CONTINENTAL. Great June Clearanoce Sale, of Special Import- ance to Glose Buyers. BOYS LONG PANT SUITS. Our advice to parents is not to wait, but come early this week. We are overstocked with fine goods in boys’ pant suits, and have marked special bargain lines at $6. 50, $7, $8 and gr1o0, which will show a saving to the purchaser of $2.00 to $5.00 per suit. FURNISHING GOODS DEPARTMENT. SPECIAL UNDERWEAR SALE Light weight underwear prices for this week will be for French balbriggan, 75¢ per suit. Sold all over the city for $1.25. MEN’S GAUZE SHIRTS, 15c AND 25c. We offer the balance of our merino gauze shicts in all sizes, no drawers, at 15¢ and 25c each. Mail orders must be accom panied with sufficient postage. ~ o AT -1 ™ =~ 3 ) MEN’'S HAT DEPARTMENT. Our stock of straw goods must be reduc department we expect to be very busy this week. be cut in two. | : Men's Mackinaw Straw Hats, all shapes, silk lined, 75c, sold usually for ¢r1.50. Men's Mackinaw Braids in all shapes at 25¢, BOYS' HATES If you have trouble to get suited well come to the Contin- ental. We have everything. Special lines in Boys’ Hats this week at 25c. For s50c you can have your choice of a dozen nobby styles in all shapes. SRS RS STAR GOODS. PRICE 75c. Seventy-five cents for the grades we are selling means less than cost. Other dealers will show you a Star waist at 75c¢, but that is all it's worth. ~ We will reserve nothing. Our entire line of §1, g1.25 and §1.50 goods this week and this week only at 75c. We can mention only a few of the special bargain lots at this sale. At prices from $12 to $18 you can have the best in the market, Clothing never was offered in our store at such prices. Remember the quality, always the best. SOMETHING TO INTEREST ALL. Special Sale of All Wool Cassimers and Cheviot Pantaloons, AT $2.00 AND $2.75. We have been selling this line all week at $2 and $2.75. We will continue the sale of All Wool Cheviots in three styles of popular stripes at $2 and g2.75. We will sell 500 pairs of neat stripes and checks, in all sizes. We want every person in this state to get a pair of this $2,75-lot. Send for samples of the stock. Close buyers for cash will have an opportunity of buying goods this week at prices seldom offered in Omaha, In every department of our store we will offer bargains of interest to buyers of honest goods. 1{o humbug, no nonsense and no shoddy at any price. Wemention a few of the different bar- gain lots comprised in this sale. [ENS COTHING DEFY. $5.00--ALMOST HALF PRICE. 85, Almost Half Price-~Lot 1. We will sell 100 men's fancy cheviot suits in neat brown and grey mixture, {fect fitting, in four different styles, of cloth, at §5 per suit. We refer our city trade to samples in our window, to our out of town trade we will furnish samples of the cloth for one week. Suits will be sent by express with the understanding that if they are not found to be as represented they may be returned nt our expense. All sizes 35 to 4o. LOT NO. 2--$6.50. Lot No. 2. $6.50. No buyer of honest, well made cloth- ing can afford to allow this sale to pass without investiga- tion, this No. 2 lot is made up of 150 suits in two styles of genuine all wool Sawyer cheviot, lined throughout like any regular 12 suit, and will be offered at this sale at $6.50 per suit. Remember no shoddy making guarantee, and the price $6.50 for all sizes. Send for samples of the cloth. Lot No. 3.---Cutaway Frock Suit, $O9.50 Lot No. 3. Cutaway Irock Suit $9.50. Every per. gon should stop and see the sample of this black and gray mixed cheviot cutaway suit in our show windows at 9. 50, the price all the season has been gr5. We have a big lot of them. Our inventory is to take place July 1st, hence this price of $9.50; all sizes. They won't last long. Out of town cus- tomers may have samples as long as the suits last. long iits of per- reduced prices.. Don't purchase until you have looked at these lines. Send mail orders fora pair of our g2.75 pants, and if you find they are not as represented, send them back; we will pay the express charges; the experiment will not cost you one cent. Boys' and Children’s Clothing Dept. Every table in this department is made attractive with spe- cial bargain lines, We cannot enumerate the different numbers, but only say that better value is offered at this sale than has ever been offered in this city. We don’t deal in trash, hence we can only quote prices consistent with good goods. This city has been flooded with cheap, ‘trashy clothing. ~The public has grown tired of this sort of thing, and since the opening of the Continental in this city we have sold only the best grade of clothing, guaranteeing every garment. Special bargain lines in boys' all wool knee pant suits at $2 and $2.50. Boys all wool cheviot and cassimere suits at $3.50 and $4. ONTINENTAL CLOTHING HOUSE, Corner 18th and Douglas Sts. 1, and in this Prices will The Liargest West of the Mississippi River. will be impossible to make schedule time, but with no further accidents trains will bo pushed as fast prudenco dictates. Sovoral small washouts were raported yes- terday aftornoon in the vicinity of Columbus on tho Union Pacific. Somo of the small creeks In that section overflowed and washed out the approaches to tho bridge, but tho damaye was casily repaired. Tho old main line of the B. & M. near streets were moro or loss gullied, and others were washed olean of all looso dirt, leaving thom as hard as an oriental threshing floor. ‘'he water made its escape through the storm sewers, and it was found that the flood was | ment and o soction of iv dropped into the not caused by tho stoppage of the sewer | ditc prover, but of the branches between | In North Omaha, along Sherman avenue cortain catch basins and tho main | above the Missouri Pacific tracks, tho whole conduit, leaving about half tho number to do | country was a sea of water. Many of tho the work intended for all. This would have | houses were flooded. The peoplo” sought of Eleventh street having been carried away. In tho vicinity of Thirteenth and Mason streots thero is a bad washout. At this point tho water undermined the stone pave- ings against Kern to compel an accounting are to be commenced today WESTERN PEOPLE 1N CHICAGO, Among tho western peoplo in Chicago today were the following : At the Leland —L.. R. McDonald, Wallace, o ad e Idano: Mrs. R. C. Cushing, John C. O'Keefe, Ho andido llkowise: Miss Aunie O'KKeefo, Omaha, grizly and unbacoming At Auditorlum—W. M. MoRnight, [ Dxo and thoy wiil Fort Shaw, Mont.: B. Choss, G. A. Acker- [ YOUnEor: held in the First Conzrogational ‘church, Omaha, the third week in October, 1891, This convention will bring to Omaha repro- sentative women from thirteon st The last annual meeting was told in Chicago. JUPITER PLUVIUS' PICNIC. Tho Rain King's Damnaging Partiality Un- stintedly Showered Upon Omaha. MANY TREES FOR NEBRASKA. Ben Butterworth Enters Into a Plan for In- f 1f your whiskers are creasing the Western Forests, use Buckingham' look as whon you werq 'TRAFFIC SUSPENDED BY THE STORM. Heaviest Rain i Years Results in Disastrous Floods in Various Parts of tho City—Rail- roads Blocked. The ralostorm which broke over Omaha #bout midnight Thursday extended over this entiro section, rain boing reported yesterday morning from signal service stations in all directions from Omaha in all parts of the Mississipi and Missouri valloys, At nono of the points so -eporting, however, did the rainfall seom to be abnormally heavy. The rainfall at Omana was much heavier than at any station of the signalservice in this vicinity. The rain Thursday night lastod but a few hours and only five-hundreths of an fnch of water fell. At 7 o'clock yosterday morning rain began falling and fell steadily all day with variations in the amount precipi- tated in a given timo. K'rom 10:30 until noon there was almost a stoaay downpour of un- usual volume, accompanied by frequent and vivid flashos of lightning quickly foliowed Dby sharp claps of thunder. At noon thero was a slight lull in the steady fall and o moasurement of the amount in tho gauge at the signal servico station showed that 198 tnchea bad talien sinco 7 'clook. Inclua- this amount _there wero inches of nfall in Omaha from Wednosday ovening until noon yesterday, with a good prospect for another inch or tw Just beforo noon a cloudburst ocourred Millard, the water covering the Union Pacitic t ks at that polut to the depth of a foot. No information was roceived as to tho @mount of damage done by tho storm, but it 1s foared that tho damago to crops in that vicluity is very great. Owing to the depth of the water it could not be learned whothor tho railroad tracks woro seriously damaged or not, ulthough all trafic was suspeaded g to reports received at Union o headquarters, tho river at Omaha was 12 foet and 10 inclios above low water mark yesterday mornine, having riseu six foches In twenty-four hours. Eighteen fect mvove low water mark is considered the dan- ger point. At Bismarck the river was 10.27 feet av 6 o'clock last night, having fallen one-hun- dreath of an irch in twenty-four hours. At Sioux City the river was 18 feet, a rise of throo iuches stuce yesterday moruing, Damage to Railroads. The Unlon Pacific main lne at Central City, ubout one hundrod and thirty mil west of Omaha, w: hed out Thurss afternoon, delaving s badly. The croeks in that viclnity have all overtlowed their banks, and the water is up over tho tracks of the railroad. Iv is esti- mated that fourteon inchos of rain foll in that section Wednesday night. Assistant Super- {utendent Sutherland is on the scene, but tho water is 50 high that the exact oxtent of the damage cannot be ascertained. ud M. has a largo force of men utendent Biguoll at tho scens of k disastor, aud it {s thought the track alred within a fow days. For the ot trains for the Black Hills are run- ning via Hastings and Aurora. Tho Northwestern people have gone to work to repair the damage done by tho storm 1 uorthwestorn lowa. Largo gangs of men aroat work in the rain, and everything in the shape of timber is béing shippel to the B00N0. A special train loaded with timbers of all sizes and descriptions was sent out ot Council Bluffs yesterday morning Tho washout between Central City and Clarks on the Unfon Pacific was repaired _ yosterday aud the traius which had boon delayed at Ceutral City sco Thursday morning passed over the break and arrived In Omaba last night. Tho fast mail left for tho wost Lwo hours late yesterday afternoon Bho road is fn & very soft coudition and it South Bend was covered with wator and is very soft. This track Is used oaly for froight trains, however, tho new main line being in good condition. ' The work at York is bro- gressing slowly, owing to tho constant down- pour of rain. The washouts on the Lincoln line of the Elkhorn, which had been ropaired, wore washed out again and the line will not be in oporation until about noon today. “Tho Hastings line of the Elkhorn, near Hendersou was washed out in soveral places dolaying trains all day yestorday but it was mado passable by midnight. “Ihe Sioux City line of the Elkhorn is in running ordor, having sustained no serious damage. Tho water in the Elkhorn river is higher than it has beon for throo years. It was within threo feot of the bridge beams at Arlington yestorday afternoon and still rising! Tho Elkhorn main line is in operation and trains aro running about on time, The City Flooded. That section of the vity in tho vicmity of Twenty- fourth and Parlcer streets was com- pletely inundated, tne streets being covered with water to a depth of about two feet, and all tho houses and cellars in the neighbor- hood beiug filled with the muddy fluid. Sec- tions of sidewalis wore floating around promiscuously and were made to do servico as rafts in liborating tho imprisoned occupnuts from their dwellings. The gath- ering of the water was caused by the block- ing up of the sewers in that section undor the tremendous flow of water and all offorts to open the sewers seemed fruitless, as tho water continued torun in from ail directions, That particular point is much lowor than the surrounding couutry aud formed a basin for tho collection of tho rain- fall from the entire neighborhoo . On Tywentieth street for several blocks on eithor sido of Clark street the stroot and ad- jacent proporty was flooded, Twentioth street presenting the appearance of a lako, The water took complete possession of Twenty-fourth stroet betweon Burdotto and Gracoand the wlectric cars wero unablo to pass through it. The rise came quite sud- denly and threo cars wore caught morth of Ilmnulmwulwlu flood. The passengors were obliged to trausfor as best they could, walk- ing a couplo of blocks around to' muke connections with the cars on the north e A boot and shoe store and soveral dwelling housos at that point on Twenty-fourth were floodod. Tho water, at #ho hou» of goiug to pross was throo foet deop in the street and up to the windows in the houses. In tho vieinity of Pierce aud Conte on Soutt Thirteenth and South Twentioth stroets basements and collars were flooaed and several famiiies woro dri 1 out of their houses to seok dryer quarters, Tho bottoms north and east of the Union Pacitlo sho sformed nto a lake. Switeh tracks wero covered, lumber and coal yards wero flvoded, and the water rolied soveral feot deep tnrough aud arcund tho shauties of numerous squatters in that vicin- ity. So far as learned thero wero no fatali tios, but many were subjeoted to great incon- veolonce and damago from destruction to bousehold gouds, During the h cars on all the mo and the trollevs w any possibla 2 the overcharg of the w damage was done to the machinery in auy of the power houses. No. 1 hoso_company went to the scene of the flood ou North Twenty-fourth stroet and rendered all the assistauce possible. orth Omaha creek, which has its origin near the orthwest part of the city aud which for- merly meandered along what s now Tswenty. HILh street, broke 1oose and poured its mud. torrents o the country south of street, adding o the flood, which incr at a rupid rate. Tt was 5:30 o'clock yesterduy bofore the stroet railway resumo its interruptod car ser Twenty-fourth street, and an hour later the stroot had resumed’ its normal condition, barring the deposit of & heavy coating of mud, which had beon washed down from the unpaved strects on the west. Mauy of theso troots y olectrlcal disturbance the ¢ lines stopped runnin ulled down to .ake ased afternoon npany could ice on North ctically no differonca in an ordinary heavy rain, but yesterday's down-pour was little'short of a cloud burst, and it lasted for an unusual length of time. It was apparent shortly after tho rain began that the streot at that point would be flooded, and the occupants of the houses in that immediate viciuity, that were but_little if any above grade, at once 'began removing thoir furniture from tho lower to the secon floor, and the result proved tho wisdon of their course, whilo the rapidity with which the water rose showed that they acted none t00 s000. Tho section where the wator invaded the lower floors of the residences was bounded by Grace, Burdette, Tweuty-second and Tiventy-fourth streets, but cellars wero fnun- dated on the west side of Twenty-fourth stroct unddown Twenty-second streot for half a block south of Clari. The actual dam- ago to residents of the flooded district will not be very hoavy, but the inconvenienco thoy will expericuco beforo everythiug is iod out and restored to its former condition will bo by no meaus inconsiderable. "Tho flood will, however, entail some littlo expense upon tho city. “Tho “lowa bottoms.” near Tientieth and Popploton avenues were flooded, aud in somo of tho hollows only the chimnoys of the mis- crablo hovels located there could bo seen aboyo tho water. The stroam poured ia tor- rent through Wakofield’s lumber yard and Contant & Squires' coal and wood yard, washing out a large quantity of lumber and cord wood 1o be scattered over the bottoms Tho basement of John B. Furay's resi- deuce at Twenty-fourth and Seward streots was flooded to the depth of four feot. Tho wator came in whilo the family was at din- nor and rose 5o rapidly that tiey had barely time to escape. Damage Dono to Streots. The water on the paving at the intersec- tiop of Twenty-fourth and Patrick avenuo was four feet deep, and along Grace streot from Twenty-second to Twenty-fourth tho water reached the hubs of passing wazous, In many places the paving was washod loose and travel was thereby readorod doubly dangerous. It was apparent that the water had washod moro or less ander the founda- tion of the asptialt paving y-fourth stroet, and thero will be soveral broaks to be ropaired. Councilman Conway drove over tho ground late in the afternoon, sizing up the situation in general and incidentally estimating the number of yards of plank sidewalls that had floated away On Seventh avenue a outh Thirty-first stroet sevoral hundred feet of curb that was set this spriog was washed out. In both lo- calities tho damage to tho grade will be con- Spalding st amount of a great onty-fifth to v was flooded from o any places the water Loveritto a depth of six feet, flooding tho houses on_either sido, At the lnt tion of Tweuty-seventh streot tho pavement raised up and tloated away. Ou North Thirticth stroot the wator swept over the pavement and in & number of places the do was washed out, carrying with it tho curb wnd briok payement. At Twentieth streot aud large section of tho cedar bloc wos raisod up and for several around in the sea of water. t Thirty-fifth and Cuming streots tho ou on the uorth side of Cuming strect aropped down and a largo section of tho pavement waent into the diten On Farnam straet, lu the vicinity of Thirty- first street, A large’ section of tho twenty foot fill washed awuy, taking with it tho block pavement almost to the car tracks. On Walnut Hill the newly mad washed away at every streot intersecti flooding basements aud front yards. At Thirteenth and Blaine a large section of Thirteenth stroet was swept away, water pouring through the opening, carry down lumber and outhouses The fili at Sixth aud Cedar streets is bsdly washed and houses in the vicinity flooded. At Eloventh and Cedar street there is an other bad washout, some five huadred yards cedar oulevard a pavement hours Hoated safety in the second story of their buildings, or moved to the higher lands, Shortly after 3 o'clock the lightning got in 1ts work on the house of H. Speiglo, at Lathrop street_and Sherman avenue. The bolt, struek tho chimney on tho rear end of tho house and passed info the roof. Thero it dislocated a couple of square yards of shin- gles, after which 1t toyed with the furniture in the chambors. A bedstead and a bureau wero knocked into smitheroeus. Not content with this, the lightning wont down stairs, ripped up o large section of tho floor and passed dowa into_tho collar, wioro it_spent its force in breaking up balf'a dozon jars of canned fruit. Fortunately all the racmbers of the family woere in tho front part of the house, and though while somewhat shaken up, were not injured. Mrs. Linderholm's Dilemma, Mrs. Lindertiolm, a woman residing near y-fourth and atrick avenue on the bank of what was the old North Omaha coufined to her bod by had to be taken from her abode by the police who crowded * their way to the spot in the patrol wagon. Soveral persons attompted to reach her in buggies out were unable to doso. She was removed to a residence near by that was out of reach of tho water, The house from which sho was taken is several feet below grado and there was nearly five feot of water around it when the invalid was taken out, iy Dr. Birney cures catarrn. Bee bldg. ool SORROWING SAMOSET, Resolutions Adopted Concerning the Doath of Senator John C. Shea. A mecting of the Samoset association was held ut their hall, 214 South Fourteenth afternoon, to take some ac- tion upon tho death of Senator John C. Shea, Charles Ogden presided and A. E. Cogge- shall acted as secrotary, V. Gannoun & o of the followin, Thomas Lowri de L L . Edward ' Wittig and L. H. , was'appointed by the chair to dvaft suitablo resolutions. Appropriato ana _feoliug romarks ‘wers wado by Charles Ogdew, M. V. Ganuon and touching upon shelife and character s & man and a democrat, reported tho following reso lution which was adopted. In the death of Seitor John C. Sh s 0f the Samoset assoclation fo o 108t one of, tholr best 1ono who was at all tiy id'in the promotion” of domocrat M. the 1 thit d truest 0% T ator Sn of cultal D upon nty © req| W was amu t and oducation, wnd mocratlo party of tho ¢ gould roly foF wny public sory )i His honesty was untmpoachablo Kindness of hoart deirod lim to o tiet with, and state od of and his nd -geaorons impu 1 thosewnom he camo i con- Wo sinoerely mourn his loss in tho his montal vigor und just when he o middle 1 las coun of an import of which ho 1 malntuined t fidonce of all the ¢ who knew him Rosolved, That this assoctation meet at its hull and attend the funoral In a body, and thist & copy of these resolutions be presented 10 his bereaved wifo and ehildren as w mark of respect und esteem on behalf of this asso- clation A committeo consisting of Charles Kosters and pointed and instructed funeral emblem. President Ogden and dosignated as & o rangem izens ot Douglas county T. J. Megouth, O'Connor was ap: to select a suitablo M. V. Gannon were imittee to make all ar. its for the club to attend the funeral | 1 a body It is the Intention to hold the funcral ser- vices Sunduy afternoon at 2 o'clock and the association will meet at thefr hall and march 10 the senator’s 1ate residonce. - De. Birney cures catarrn, Bes bld 4 AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT WILL AID. World's Fair Buildings to Be Fitted Up withElectric Lighting Plants— Comedians as Opium Smug- glers—Chicago Matters, Cn10AGo Orrice or T Bes, | Ciicago, June 26 Bofore he sails for Europe as one of the foreign committeo of the world’s Columbian exhibition, Solicitor Genoral Ben Butter- worth will have completed arrangoments which are of great importance to Nebraska. 1t is the intention of the Iuterstato Town- site company, of which he is prosident, to out trees of all sorts in portions of Nobraska, South Dakota and Wyoming, in which their property is located. Work will procced on a scientific basis for tho trees will be such as are selected by experts of tho department of agriculture as best adapted to the soil, alti- tude and general surroundings of tho coun- try in which they are to be sot out. The shipment of trees will begin as carly next fall as practicablo, E'rancis Grable of Omaha,who is interested with Mr. Butterworth in this enterprise, is here cousulting with him on the subject. “During his visit to Nebraska,” said Mr. Grable, “Mr. Butterworth was very much impressed with the need of irees and has on- tered heartily intoa plan for supplying them, He has presented the matter to the depart- mont of agriculture and 1n this work ho will have the co-operation of that tand the invaluable advantago of of its exports. Very fro- quently failure in setting out trees is due toa lack of practical knowledge rather than to any fault of the trees themsolves or lack of proper qualitios i soil and chmato. In this fact lies tho immense advantage of having trees supglied which aro spacially adapted to this rezion, These will includo not only shade and ornamental troes, but fruit trees of all sorts, and wo expect, iu addition to what Wo use on_our property, that others will bo supplied in the sume wa This, with the irrigation work now progaess, will pro- duco & most wonderful change in northwest- ern Nebraska." WORLD'S PAIR ELECTRIC Every building on the world's fair grounds will be fitted with an electric plant to afford it brilliant {llumination ightfall. This bas b upon and the department of coustruction has boen ordered to supply each building with fixtures for electric lighting. COMEDIANS IN BERIOUS BUSINESS, Charles Rico and Thomas Buker, both comed s, wore arrested by Special 'rea ury Agent Scanlon while trying to dispose of oplum to Chinamen in Clark stroet. The market value of the stuff 1s about 00 and thero scems little doubt that both have been carrying ou an extonsive trafic in this article. SOME PECL The city council, afte slou last night caled ) ordinance which it was discovere been surreptitiously ushed through the council a fortnight ago granting the Chici & orthern Pacifio railway five milos rignt of way through the city limits and conforring other priviloges, the money value of which is alleged to be enormous, Commissioner of Public Works J. Frank Aldrich, has been char 1 with the responsibility for the pecullar tr tion, made @ personal explanation 1o the council’ deuying the ation. 1t is said that the raiivoad company prior to last night accepted the ordinance and that the document was signed by the muyor, thus making the repeal latera nullity Couuty Treasurer Charles Kern, who is d with holding over $4,000,000 of city yesterday refused th cess Lo the books LiGNTS, AR TRANSACTIONS. an exciting discus who man, Omalia. At the Weilington—R. A. Patchin, L. M. Martin, Des Moiuos; Miss Dancy, Aberdeen, S.D. At'tho Grand Pacific—R. E. Mulcahoy, Sioux City. At the Sherman—Mr. and Mrs, R. Brown, Helena, Mont. g A Traveling Man Saves a Woman's Life. A traveling man,stopping at the Lee House, Campbellsburg, Ind.,on learning that a iady in he village was sufforing terribly with cramp colic, zave the laudlady a bottle of medicino which ho had with him and requested her to take it to the sick woman. The med lioved her promptly and she belioves s her life; it was Chamborlain's Colie, Chole and Diarrhaa Remedy, the promptest and most reliavle medicine in use for bowel com- plaints, ng It with You. 5, 1891, ) ) air of “RR “The Peorless,” “5 dongola,” “Cincinnati custom made Gray Bros'. fine shoes for 8198 pai aturday only, by bringing this notice; shoes worth' #5.00 pair. = Five salo of shoes. . 114 S. 16th str Al e Rt TOOK THEM IN: Cut This Out noldsBros High School Alumni Receives Latest Graduatod Olass, The high school graduates of tho class of 1591 wore tendered a vory cordial recoption by tho alumni at the high school building last night. The spacious building was brilliantly lighted and the young people mot and minglod In & very delightful manner with those of riper years, who had tasted and tried something beyond the threshold of commencoment day There was a refreshing informality about tho reception that throw overyono intoa e of mind und the entire assembly to be performing the duties of au in: troduction committe On tho second flodr thero were numerous card tables, about which merry groups of young people were seated enjoying the Zas: cinations of the game, intersporsed with those peculiar sallies of wit aud reparteo koown und appreciated best by tho student An orchestra statio the landing of tho stairs midway betw the third and fourth floors furnis) in melody those who glidod in the waltz through the spacious halls on the third floor. In a large recitation room on the second floor refreshments woro served to tho evident satisfaction of all who testod their merits. The first class was graduated from the Ome- ha high school in tho year 1576, Tt was & small class and tho eraduating class years following the first woro in & few instances tho school fail send out @ single graduate. of recent years the classes have b croasing tremendously. Tho present numbering sixty-two, is the lar out from the Omaba high school, by olass of next vear isexpected to ba much larger, There aro at present about four hundred and thirty slumni of the izh school. The reception last #0ross the commencement 1ine the 1501, was attended by about one hundr thirty of the alumni in udaition to the iem. bers of this years' class. It was a pleasant and profitable occasion for all who attenda' - woll we remomber t with & old soul, Ard yot, ous bottle S i good - Woman's Mission Board. of the W the ewed 43 of 1 §0a night, which w How attic, o frap herbs! Poor seomed to her grandmothor' odicinal roots bow precious of A than’ ha man's O THE CILY HALL, Foolish Rumor Concerning its Con- struction Denled by Mr. Coots, Contractor Coots and Architect Beindorft aro somewhat annoyed and_ considerably amused at tho fool roport published in an ovening nondoscript to tho offect that tho floor of the now city hall, botweon tho socond and third stories had dropped_down on one end a distauce of threo fect. “The frail sup- port,” reads tho item, “has broken. Tho toor is now supported by tomporary supports until the trouble can be rectified.”” The floor referred to is in tho council chamoer and is inclined in that position in- tentionally for the convenience of spoctators who wish to wateh the deliberations of tho city council, Mr. Coots states the work on the building is sing rapidly and hg bopos to have it completod and raady for dedication by tho new council at its first meeting in Junuary next. When you go to buy H be sure to got it. Dow’t bo put off with an ferior substitute. Insist upon Hood’s, — - L ¥ od’s Sarsaparilla - PERSO RAGRAPHS, W. E. Wright of Kearnoy is at the Casey. W. O. Hambol of Fairbury is at the Mur ray. Watson Pickroll of Beatrico is at the Mur- ray. Hon. Jolin M. Dempster of Genova is at tho Casey. . W Casoy. Jacob Hathaway of Hemiugford is Casoy. J.J. Imboff of Lincoln Paxton. Dr. Paxton, Hon. Ben R. Cowdery of Lincoln is Dellone. Frank Chaffoe of Lancoln Is a guest at the Dellone. W. T. Davis of Sidney, Ta,, is & guest at the Paxton Ex-Governor James W. Dawos of Creto is av tho Millard, ~ ~ J. W. Bernhart and S, J are at the Dellone, H. C, Lindsey, J. T. Tronery and J. P, ol of 1 3 Uity are at tho Millard Major . C. Outealt, cashier of tho Capital National bank at Lincoln; was in tho city pf PRICE: Flavoring Extracts NATURAL FRUIT FLAVORS. Vanilla - Lemon - Orange -~ Almond - Rose et aed dellr Matther of Sutton is a guest at the at the isa guost at the ak D. Steole of Hastings is at the at the King of Logan Of perfect purity. of gr Economy In thelr use at strength, Flavor as dellcately 147 the fresh frults