Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, June 18, 1893, Page 5

THE OMATMA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY, JUN CONER'S GREAT HOSIERY_ AND GLOVE 50,000 PAIRS OF GLOVES AND STOCKINGS TO BE SOLD IN 3 DAYS. Not a pair of these wonderful hosiery and glove bargains will be left at the end of this sale. Our New York buyer secured this lot of hosiery and gloves at a large peremptory sale that took place in New York two weeks ago. Over $109,00000 worth was sold in one day in large lots at just half the cost of importation. Coming in upon us at a time when our stock is alre:\d)" large we must realize on them at once. The cost to us will not be considered, The price to you will be less than the very threads in them cost, and you will say we have given you a bargain well worth calling such. Men's 25¢ and 3oc socks will go at 10c per pair; men’s 350 sox for 1624c; ladies soc stockings for 1gc. The gloves come in ladies’ and children’s only, 25¢; 3oc and 35c Taffeta gloves go at toc. The popular Fabin gauntlet gloves, value soc or more, go for 25c per pair. No limit [GENTS SOCKS. [GLOVES.| - [LADIES HOSE ] Children’s Hostery 165c per pair f ) f SOX 10C PER PAIR. SOX 10C PER PAIR. Children's Black Taffeta Gloves B¢ Per Pair, A grand line of children’s seamless fast black 1 and 1t A large lot of children’s taffeta gloves in black only, a sure A g.';rand lot of English seamless balbriggan 34 hose, never 2oc quality, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday sc per pair. ribbed 25c hose, Monday, ‘Tuesday and Wednesday all go at 1624 ¢ per pair, Taffeta Gloves 10¢- Per Pair Ladies” Fine Hosiery 19 a pai Ladies’ and misses’ taffeta gloves, all sizes in blacks, tans and grays, manufactured to sell as high as soc per pair retail, (none fitted and none exchanged, so be careful of your selec- tions), Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday they all go at 1oc per pair. Never was there a better bargain offered in fabric 110 dozen ladies’ solid slate, tan and russet hosiery. and a fine line of fast black boot russet top stockings, worth every cent of joc per pair, all in this sale at 1gc per pair. All made of Sea Island cotton, Ladies Lisle Thread Hoslery 25¢ Ladies' Gauntlet Taffeta Gloves 25c Per Pair, 50 dozen fast black hose; 50 dozen of solid The Fabric gauntlet gloves are the most pop- ular gloves of the secason. To find a line of them slate hose and 100 dozen tan colored drop stitched French lisle thread hose, none worth less in a special sale is a rarity. Monday, Tuesday than soc and from that up. During our great 3- and Wednesday 1000 pairs of a s5oc quality go at ays’ sale all go at 25c per pair. No limit. Mail orders fined, Ladies' Stockings, 37=c per pai Kid Gloves 48c Per Pair, An odd lot of gr undressed kid gloves in the shades of Here is an extra choice lot of hosiery, not a pair worth less than 75c. All perfect goods and fast colors; come in 18, 1893=TWENTY PAGES, sold at less than 25¢ pair. They go in our great 3 days sale at 10c per pair, No limit. ‘Socks 123c Per Pair. Socks 12ic Per Pair. 100 dozen extra fine French seamless bal- briggan 14 hose, made to sell retail at 3sc per pair, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday they all go at 12%4c¢ per pair, Socks 163c Pair. Socks 163c Pair. A splendid assortment of men's fancy Per Pair. striped slates and tans 3 hose, value up to s0oc, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday all you | GENTS SOCKS. tan, all go at 48c per pair. Mousquetaire Kid Gloves 63c. A good assortment of 4-button $1.50 dressed kid gloves Socks 25¢ Pair. and 8-button length mousquetaire suede kid.gloves all at 63c per pair. None fitted or exchanged. extra good quality of ‘Herms- : Millinery Départment. s Floor. |'SY00S SLNAD | LADIES' HOSE. want of them for 1624c¢ per pair. ol Socks 25c¢ Pair. 135 dozen pairs of gents’ dorf” fast black seamless silk embroidered !4 hose, at least a Summer millinery must go: Lot 1. Lot 2, Lot 8. Lot 4. Extraordinary bargains for Monday. Trimmed hats from $3.50 to 38.00; your choice for $1.98. Untrimmed hats from 75c to 81.75; your choice for 250, Untrimmed hats from 81.50 to 33.25; choice for 50c. Flne flowers in bunch, spray.and monture effects, choice 25¢. [ GLOVES. 75c quality, in any quantity during our great 3 days sale for [GENTS SOCKS| russets and black, all sizes, embroidered on the instep, Mon- day, Tuesday and Wedneday all at 374c per pair. [TADIES TOSE. | 25C per pair. the uniform headgear, instead of the caps heretofore in use. They Must Disgorge. A threatening prospect appears to be awaiting Sylyester S. St. John and the under_the misapprohension, thinking that defendant was guilty because he did not take the stand In his own benalf, and for ious errors. heo divorce court did a lively business to- day. Alpha DeBord asked fora decree from fire, Thero had been no firc in tho building during the day and as the fire started insido it is o mystery how it originated. Tho fire was extinguished with slight loss to goods and building. members will co-operato with the Board of Trade. A grand trades display containing twenty-five floats will bo arranged. All the railroads have ugreed to make special rates. No pains or money witl bo spared to make RAILROADERS RETALIATING should have one more trial and if they drow the lucky card this time they were to have £3,000 cach. Bewllderlug Jags of Joy. PRIZES THAT FLITTED AWAY Threats Made Last Winter Being Very Rapidly Executed. TRAIN SERVICE REDUCED ON ALL LINES ©OMocors Clalm the Retrenchment Is Made Necessary by the Reductlons of the Moximum Rute Law in Nebraskn. LaxcoLy, June 17.—{Svecial to T Bex.]— The railroad companies have begun the fight of retaliation they threatenea last win- ter, when the maximum rate bill was up for consideration. Last week President Per- Xkins of the Burlington paid a visit of inspec- tion to all lines in Nebraska, and immedi- ately upon his return ordered: a new time card which materially affects service on the northwest lines. By this new card several passenger trains on branch lines will be dis- continued. From Edgar to Holdrege there will hereafter be only a freight train each way daily except Sunday. No passenger trains will be run at all hereafter on the branches morth of Aurora, thus leaving towns like St. Paul, Central City, Greeley Center, Burwell, Arcadia and others with- out any passenger service. A freight will leave Aurora each morning and connect at wvarious junctions with other freights, finish- ingits run at Arcadia and consuming®the entire day in doing it. It is also believed that in the near future the passenger trains will be taken off the branch from Ashland to Schuyler, and perhaps one from the Lincoln- ‘Wymore run. “The discontinuance of these trains is in Ulrflu:\m-culnn agreement made with the nion Pacifie, which also has a number of branch lines in the Aurora district. All passengor trains on that road will also be discontinued in that region, and the service on all of the Republican Valley lines reach- ing to Columbus, Stromsburg and Beatrice will be cut down. The reason given for this change is that 1t is necess; to reduce ex- ensos. ‘These actions of the railroadss will’ oubtless causo a wave of indignation from traveling men, resident of the portions of the state affected, as well as tho general public, Military Affairs, At its meeting yesterday the State Mif. tary board decided that hereafter the stato will not vay for horses and forage for monthly drills of the state militia. The ad- jutant general was authorized to pay to cacn company §100 per anuum for armory rent, provided that Company C, First infantry, be paid the additional sum of #2.50 and Com- pany B, First infantry, the additional sum of $43.34. It was resolved that as tho appro- riation *for the support of the Nebraska ‘ational guard is insuicient for two brigado encampments, a brigade encampment be held in 1504, and that 1n 1508 the Neoraska National guard be ordered Into camps of instruction by bat talons at the times and places of holding the state and district enea ments of the Grand Army of the Republic, p wided that thore be no expense to the state of Nebraska except the per diem of men and officers. 1t was decided that the property of the stato and of the United States in pos- ession of the Nebraska National guards be ed for no purpose other than military pur- e, A committoe consisting of Colonel L P. Bratt and Major A. A. Reed was ap- pointed to revise the rules and regulations of the Nebraska National guards and to re- Port at the next meeting of the board. The meeting was continued this morning. Com- ny E of the First regiment, stationed at ‘remont, was ordered mustered out of the military scrvice of the state, pursuant to the upanimous request of the ofiicers and men of that company. The organization of od company at David City was suthorized and it was u-lfuad to the First E.lmon: and given the letter of Compan, The board decided to adopt the dn‘ bat, worn io she regular army, as Mutual Loan and Investment company of Kearney. It ‘will be remembered that on January 30, 1802, the Commercial and S: ings bank of Kearney. which was organized under the state laws in 1889, closed its doors to business with only $£20.70 in cash in its vaults. Sylvester S.St. John was the pres- 1dent and John Barad 1ts cashier, while St. John was also secretary of the Mutual Loan and Investment. The bank held a large amount of stock in the investment company and the day the baunk closed this stock was traded by the bank officials to the ofticials of the investment company for stock in the bank then known to be worthless. On the 6th of the present month the su- reme court commission handed down a engthy opinion, dealing in strong terms with the crooked methods adopted by the bank officials and concluding with an order upon St. John and the Mutual Loan and In- vestment company to deliver within thirty days of the date of the order, into the hands of the receiver of the bank. the value of the stock and notes traded to it for a _worthless consideration, amounting to 34,188, Deputy Attorney General Summers visited Kearney a few days since at the request of the parties interested, who urged upon him the stringency of the money market and endeay- ored, it 1s said, to lead him to believe that it vill be impossible to raise the money. Ul ¥ inal process for contempt or both, Steers on the Warpath, The Burlington yard was the scene of considerable excitement this morning. A stock train laden with young Texan steers pulled in on the switch, but the switchman threw the lever before the last car had passed. The hind trucks weur off on a tan- gent, pulling two other cars with it. All went over on their sides and it was neces- sary to cut holes in the top of the car to get the frightened animalsout. No sooner were they liberated, however, than they charged their rescuers, causing the two dozen or more spectators to hunt trees and box cars for safety. Flag- mun Wetherall, a.cripple, was knocked down aud narrowly escaped being gored to death, Bill Downer, a switchmen, imitated the bark of a dog as one of the animals rushed past him. The steer halted, eyed him a mowent, and then ferociously charged him, He escaped with dificulty, Tom Boyer, another switchman, helped a steer out of the creck, and was chased until he was exhausted for his paius, Sowe of the affrighted animals charged up town, At 821 South Tenth strect, little 10- ¥ Id Jennie Warner was sitting ina swing with her baby sister, when one of the apimais rushed through the gate and tossed her high in tho air. The babe was unhurt, but the child was picked up in an unconscious condition and is seriously - {urml Arthur McNish, aged 9, was also baaly bruised by being tossed by one of the apimals. Nearly all were fiually herded, Lincoln n tirief, The bond of A. McCleland in ths sum of $70,000. as deputy auditor of public accounts to examine the offices and accounts of county treasurers, was filed today with George W. Post and D. . Sedgwick of York as sureties. n the sum of §0,000 ana Sedg- ting Governor Correll left today for his home in Hebron to spend Sunday in the bosum of his family and away from the corking cares of oftice. . F. B, Sheldon, receiver of the defunct bank of Johnson, has applied to the supreme court for permission to sell three lots in Beatrice and oue in Johnson, estimated to be worth $1,000, to add to the funds in hand. He reports that its unsecured claims will reach $16,000, Johu Hussey, the young fellow acquitted last night of the charge of murdor, will ll)r bably be taken back to his home in ayton, O., by his father, who came out to attend the trial. Nothing was aone in the matter today and if ho is 1ot taken back he will be sent to the asylum in this city. Charles J. Wlison, the young man found fuilly of baving criminally assaulted a ittle girl, asks the district court for a new trisl on the ground that the jury acted Sheldon because ho had desorted her. while Birdie Kett, an actress, so tho bills say, wanted one from John because he had been cruel to her. Lucy Kilpatrick secured one from William H., & flour and feed man, on the ground of adultery with one Ida James, and because William bad said that he was by nature inconstant, and that she had bet- Dt that fact. Lizze Loftus of Uni- versity Place wanted one from James H. on the ground of descrtion, but James proved to the court’s satisfaction that Lizzio had been guilty of adultery with one Mr. Miller. NEBRASKA GRADUATES. Fallerton's High School Class Concludes 1ts Labors—At Other Points. FULLERTON, June 17.— [Special to TrE Bre. | —The graduation exercises of the Fullerton High school took place at the First Meth- odist church this evening and. proved an in- tellectual treat. Fullerton prides herself on having city schools second to none in the stato and in this particular is continually ad- vancing at a rapid rate. The large church was crowded to its fullest capacity before the hour for the exercises to begin, and per- haps as many were on the outside as within. The class of '03 consists of three young gen- tlemen and an equal number of young ladies. The right of the platform was occupied by Prof. Stephens, his efcients corps of as- sistants and the Board of Education. The salutatorisn, Miss Lutie Harman, in orating on the virtues of “Savonarola,” not only surprised the audience with her fine appearance and self-possession on the ros- trum but amazed her teachers and most inti- mate friends, ‘The oration of Charles C. Clark, “Wealth; Its Use and Abuse,” was an effort that the orator may well feel proudof. Hisargu- ment was founded with practical illustra- tions and was delivered in a scholarly man- ner. ‘The oration of Miss Alta M. Bake was an achievement worthy of the highest praise. In detailing the character, traits, cus- toms, etc., of “Mohammed and the Sara- cens” she showed plainly shat her young mind was being filled with useful knowledge. The great question *“Pauperism” was the subject of a finely prepared and well de- livered oration by Ovirlle Fee. Miss Emma Taylor displayed high mental attainment and was cheersd to the echo when she concluded her discussion of the purity, virtue and coustancy of ‘Joun of Ar. Leslie D. Martin was the valedictorian. “The Columbian Exposition” was by the little orator discussed in a Dc:lul“ui and characteristic manner. The bouquets and baskets of flowers pre- sented to each of the speakers by admiring friends were numerous. The entertainment was interspersed with voeal and instrumental music, furnishea by home talent. The exercises closed by an eloquent and appropriate benediction, pro- nounced by Dr. W, H. H. Pillsbury. Nowru Louve, June 17.—[Special to Tug Bee. | —The commencement exercises of the North Loup High school were held Thursday night in the presence of an over- crowded house. There were five graduates, with the following program: Salutatory, “I'he Woman of Today,” Etta Beckelhymer; “Advantages of an Education,” Laura Stewart; “Courage as an Element of Char- acter,” Theodore Miller; “A Leaf from History,” Jennie Boe; valedictory, *Friend- ship,” Millie Stewart. Captured a Forger. Tecumskn, June 17.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee.]—About May 1 Charles L. Kent sold two notes forged on James and William Kurel of Pawnee county to George Buer- stetta and J. G. Woolsey of Elk Creek, Word reached this city yesterday that the culprit had been capturea at Liberty, Mo. Sheriff Zuttroan immediately went P st of hiw, bringing him back to Tecumseh today, Small Blaze ut Greeloy Center, GREELEY CENTER, June 17.—([Special Telo. gram to Tuk Bek)—About 5 o'clock this morning the building occupied by M. Logan & Son as a general merchandise store caught RIDERS REACH O'NEILL, Middleton, Gillespie und Stephens Leading in the Cowboy Race. O'NgmL, Neb., June 17.—[Special Tele- gram to Tie Bie.)—Middleton, Gillespie and Stephens arrived here shortly after dinner today. They came from Atkinson from 9 a.m.in good shape and aro feeling well. Albright 18 near them. Douglass, [Jones, Campbell and Berry registored at Long Pine early this moining. The next rogistering place is Wausau, Nob. Many here are personally acquainted with Middleton and were waiting to shake his hand and wish him success. Tho men and horses are in fine condition and show no signs of fatiguo. A number of bets wero made as to tho race with Middleton as the favorite. Injured in & Runaway. HAsTINGS, June 17.—([Special to Tie Bre.] —The other evening Miss Anna Fencil and Miss Carrie Webster were driving in the southeast part of the city when their team became unmanageable and ran into a wire fence. The two gentlemen accompany- ing them tried to quiet the horses and ad- vised the young ladies to jump from the carriage. ' They did so and Miss Webster struck faivly on the barb wive fence, ruining silk dvess and injuring herself slightly. Miss Fencil jumped higher, but struck her foot on the top wire and was pitched over into the field, landing on one knee and seriously laming herself, A chaptor of the Epworth league has been ized at Juniata with about forty mem- ive and associato. Cha Hite of South Dakota and Miss Maggio A. Braden of Johnson county, Missouri, were married yesterday afternoon by Judge W. R. Burton, A young man named Doty living in Den- ver township on Thursday night was lead- ing a cow which was disposed to be unruly. Doty emerged from the fray with a broken collar bone. As Hastings will have no_organized cele- bration of the Fourth of July, it is possible that a larger crowd than usual will go to Juniata to take part in the exercises there, The inhabitants of that little burg always celebrate in a becoming manner, and this year have arranged an, unusually elaborate program. The county Board pf Supervisors has been in session here for the last weok as a Board of Equalization., The most important business transacted was the reduction of the assessments of real estate 7 per cent and incroasing that Of farm property 4 per cent, Quite a Success. Beatice, June 17.—(Special to Tae Bee.) —The feature of the day at the Chau- tauqua has been the congert given by Ariel sextet. The tabernaele was crowded to its ful m‘m.-ny and the entertainment enjoyed more than any other of its kind ever given on the grounds, More money was taken in at the gates than during any other day of the session, ' At o special meeting of the council held last night an ordfance was passed providing for the creation of 4 public library. Also an ordinance granting the Rock Island right of way through certain streets and alloys. A young man giving the name of Terhune, claiming to be a relative of John Terhune, has just got himself into serious trouble by attempting to pass a forged order on O'Day, the clothing dealer, te now lies in jail awaiting the result of hisattempt to swindle. Will Celebrate the Fourth, LEXINGTON, June 17.—{Special to Tug Bek. ] ~Lexington will celebrate the Fourth of July in an old-fashioned manner, spend- ing 8500 upon the event. In addition the first summer racing meeting occurs here July 3, 4 and 5 with $1,500 in purses. This amount will be increased next summer to #4,000, if the present event is the success June 17.—[Special o Tue Bee.] n decided by the fire department to celebrate the Fourth of July in a style be- comiug thy third city in the state, The the occasion a success. Fremont Notes and Personals, FREMONT, June 17.—[Special to Tne Bee.]— The Pacific and American Express companies each occupy separate ofices now. The ladies of the Presbyterian church will furnish dinner and supper for all who wish meals July 4. The Ladies’ Aid society of the Congrega- tionai church will have a picnic on the Fre- mont_Chautauqua and Assembly grounds next Friday. The board of directors of the Young Men's Christian association have sccured the serv- ices of Harry L. Markel of Columbus as gen- eral secretary here. The Board of Equalization closed its ses- sion last night. The personal valuation of the county is $677,800; lots and lands. $2,007, and railroad and telegraph, $572.435, The levy of taxes for the ensuing year will be: County general fund,9 milis; bridge fund, 4 mills; road fund, 1!{ mills; soldiers’ relief fund, !4 mill; court house bonds fund, 1% mills; North Bend bridge bonds, & mill} Elkhorn bonds, 21 mill jioux City & Pacific bonds, 11§ mills; tota i Morrs Lever, president of the K'remont Lever Woolen mills, and family, have ar- rived in the city o make this their future home. The Dodge county teachers institute will be held on the Chautauqua grounds from June 29 to July 14. All the common branches and philosophy, geometry and algebra will be ght by’ special instructors, among whom are Dr. A. E. Winship of Boston, and Prof. J. A. Beattie of Cotner university. Ord Double Wedding. Onp, June 17.—[Special to Tuk Brr.]—The elegant home of Hon. Willlam M. Gray the noted independent senator for the Fifteenth district was the scene of a ploasant gathor- ing Thursday evening, the occasion_bein tho marriage of his daughters Stella M, an Maud 8. to Gilbert L. Russell of Ord and James G. Hastings of Aspinwall, Pa., res- Jectively, “Tho coremony was performicd by Rey. E. A. Russoll of Ord and Rov. M. Ray of Scotia. The young ladies are highly educated and accomplished, being graduates of Hustings college, Mr.and Mrs. Russell will make their homo in Ord, where Mr. Russell is en- gaged in the jowelry business. Mr, Hust- ings is a contractor and builder in Aspinwall, where the young couple will reside. Hennos, June 17, —(Special to Tre Bee.)— Dr. F. E. Fannan was married to Miss May E. Hill yesterday at the residence of the parents of the bride, beforc a large number of relatives and friends, Rov. Mr, Humphroy ofticiating. The groom is one of Hebron's most prosporous and popular dentists, and the bride is the hanasome and accomplished daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Hill. Immediatoly after the wedding brenkfast the happy bride and groom took the Rock Island_train to spend their honeymoon in, the World's fair city, and will beat home July 15, Lyons Ladies Won Lxoxs, June 17.—[Special to Tua Bag.]— Tne second joint debate between D. E. Piper and D. E. Lyon on one side and Misses Florence White and Florence Wiltse on the other took place last evening at the High school building. The two gen- tlemen are students of the State university at Lincoln and the ladios are two high school girls of Lyons. Tho question was, *“Resolved that Women Should Bo Allowed to Vote on ALl Ques- tions.” There was o large audience and many could not gain admittance. The young Iadies had the afirmative aud the judges decided in their favor, Tarned the Tables. Rep Croup, June 17.—[Special Telegram to Tuk Bek.(—Yesterdsy Mayor Gun caused the arrest of a small boy for fighting and he was fined 87, Loday the child retaliated by having Mr. Gun arrested for betting on the election. He pleaded guilty and was finod §11. D. D. Jeflerios, who has caused the arrest of & number of boys for shooting craps, was today arrested and fiued $2.50 for indulgug 1n the sport, William Frickie, a Farmer, is Approached by Oonfidence Men. LUCKILY, HE CONFIDED IN A FRIEND One Dollar Ahead of the Would-Be Fleecors—Three Smooth Swindlers Who sprung a Lottery Scheme—Baited Thelr Hook with Sliver, Three very smooth confidence men have been laying the foundation for a big haul in South Omaha for the last two weeks, but did not formally open for business until last evening, when they made a $3,000 play at William Frickie, a wealthy German farmer living out near the Sarpy mills, Ten days ago two men who gave their names as “Dr. Saunders" and ‘“Judge Baker” of Lincoln, hired a rig at Glyon & Holmes stable and drove out into the country, They were well dressed and seemed to have plenty of monoy. They said they were looking for farm land and wanted to pay h for what they bou Amonz other places they ted the farm home of Mr. Frickie. Both re smooth conversationalists and ensily de friends at every furm house where they stopped, ‘They figured with Mr, Frickic on buying his place, but the old fellow said he did not care 1o sell. ie knew of a man though, and he was will 10 the gentlem whene ' A Tt was then agreed that the men would come back u few days later, One of them. did come, Dr. Saunders, but stated that Judge Baker was called to Lincoln on a very im- portant law suit and could not come until Saturday, which was yest Yo y on time Judge Baker and Dr, drove up to the Frickie home and being invited in, had quito a pleasant visit, Among other things Baker said that his sister had $10,000 on deposit in the McCague bank and had been worried some for fear that she would lose 1t. “I'he Judge” was feeling very hopeful now, however, as Mr, McCague had told him' personally only a few hours previous that she would get every cent of her money. - “Tho Judge" also promised Mrs, Frickie that he would bring his wealthy sister out and make her a visit, all of which was appreciated and the lady would be made comfortable. In fact the visit was agrecable all around, Baiting the Trap, The two ‘‘con” men and Mr, Frickie then got into the livery rig and started out to look at a farm. They had driven about an hour when they met a stranger in the road, This was just opposite the Hughes farm. The stranger looked rrully “bummy” in the face, accord- ng to Mr. Frickie's description, but wore good clothes. He was a short, heavy set mau with a red and sore physiognomy. This tourist hailed the men in the buggy an asked if they had met a red wagon on the road. They all got into a e ation, when the pedestrian finally admitted that he was the agent for the “Nebraska State Lottery company.” After a little more talk the agent persuaded Judge Baker to draw one of the cards and try his luck. He said 1t would cost nothing. When the judge was reminded of the fact that the company was operating under a law passed by the last Nebraska legislawure he was at once satisfied of the legality of the concern and he drew. The judge was lucky and was paid “one simoleon” for his ticket, In the meantime old man Frickie had said but little, but bhad overlooked nothing. Baker had drawa and bad been paid $1 without putting up a cent and why should not the old farmer try his luck? fHeo did, aud he won a dollar. When the silver was handed out to Frickie it hit the bottom of his pocket before the little fat man haa hardly let loose of it. Everything was work- ing nicely now. The red-nosed agent had greater inducemements than Frickie had ever dreamed of to offer. It was that the two men who buad drawn a dollar each and when tho agent told wn the lucky number the farmer nearly fell off of the buggy seat. It was his turn next. Nervously Frickie picked out a cara ttlo agent looked sad when he said ,my friend, have also drawn £3.000.7 This wis protty strong medicine for the old man, who had been selling corn for 25 cents and hogs for de tohe for the last twenty years, to say nothing of work he had doue on the farm in an early day for 815 a month. Three thou- sand in one lump and all in cash, mused Frickie. He was lknocked temporarily speechless, and when shorty opened up grip that was so full of money that the sides were bursting, the old fellow raised his hat and mopped the perspiration from his brow with more satisfaction than he had done for many a moon. “Now then, gentlemen,” said the agent, “before I hand you over this money you will have to prove to me that you are cach worth 3,000 and ypu will have to produce the cash to convinee me. As soon as you do this your money will be paid over,” Swallowed Mook, Lino and Sinker, Frickio looked at Baker and Baker sized iclie. “Then, telling the agent to step ntil they could talk tho matter over, B: drove on for a fow feet, Frickiostated that hedid not have more than half that much money in the bank and would have to £0 home and get his bunk book in order to draw itout, Baker said he could get all of the money he wanted if he was in South nd that it Frickie would draw out he had he would loan him the balance after thoy their lottery ¢, This was agrecable, and as thoy back three miles to the Frickie farm v was congratulating himself on 50 many zood fellogys 1n o singlo 1s warned not to sa¥ anything to or sons about what he was’ going to n order to surprise them when ot home with the money.” This Frickie reed to do, and the trip to the farm and sk to South Omaha was made as quickly ble. con’’ men drove Fr of Twonty-sixth and M streets, whore thoy were to meet him in thirty minutes, He was 10 go to the bank, draw out 2,000 snd re- turn to the place in the country where thoy had left the lottery agent, grazing in the shade of Mr. Hughes willow hedge, and col- lect their prizes. Confided in a True Friend, But luckily Frickie did not go direct to the bank, He went to Glynn & Holmes livery barn and told M, Glyin what a snap he had, This let the cat out of the bag and 1 is said that on told Frickie that “he wus being played for a suck Not a common suck oAl developed buffalo geeser." smembered that the fellows had told hLim not to let his wite or boys kuow what he intended to do and he dropped down into a chair with a #2,000 sigh and was thankful that he had a friend in Glynn, As the men were driving one of Glynn's teams he at once became mterested and sent Charley Terry,one of his men, over on M street fo wateh'the toam. Glynn then noti- fiea the police. The men were evidentl experts, and had shadowed Frickie al the time. Fricklo 1s & Dollar Ahead. The little agent had plenty of cash, and ofter sottling the livery bill he and Saun- ders disappeared over the hill, Terry drove back to the barn, In the meantime Chief Beckett and several of his n had gotten into convey- ances and sc the whole count vicinity of where the men were s failed to get sight of them. Policemen went tearing through the stroets carrying handeuffs openly, ana the affair cau more commotion in South Omaha than any- thing that has occurred for years. Late last night some of Frickie's friends suc- ceoded in urging him to spend half of the silver dollar he won, but the farmer owns haj he has now lost all confidence in hu- nity and will look with suspicion on all strangers who visit his farm Chief Beckett wired a deseription of the men to all the surrounding towns and also uotitied the Omaha police. asic tkio to the corner e —— People never think of whistling in fceland, 1v's & violation of ¢he divine law,