Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, October 1, 1893, Page 5

THE OMAHA DAILY _BEE: ¢ SUNDAY, ()("I(VITH 1 , 1893—-TWENTY PAGES. ALCONER'S EXTRAGRDINARY BARGAINS We are still refundmg car fare to all persons living w1thm a radlus of 100 mlles of Omaha making a cash purchase of us $30.00 or over. This offer holds good until Thursday of thls week Get receipts for ticket from your station agent Don’t for get it. - $10,000 Worth of Glass and China Ware Will Be Among Our Specials for Th|s Week: l§(‘ lnmhlors 10C oat 74c ] sc China Plates For 16¢ Glasses or 4C 2% ¢ Glasses For B¢ $1.00 Cream Pitchers For 35c and china ware does not come in our fine, ‘We guarantee a saving of 50 We ber cent on everything. > Goblets ! or Bc i g1009 Toilet Sets For $5.50 l)uu‘v}\t this lot on account of their wonderful che apness. 15¢ Mustards 2 15¢ Butters For B¢ or B¢ each ¢r2.50 Tea Sets For $6.50 We want sc Butters For 10¢ 5.00 Dinner Sets For $15 to RUSH them out at once. 25¢ Shaving Mugs Hence the above prices. lor 15¢ $42 .00 Dinner Sets IF'or $20 Sale 75¢ Shaving Mugs 5 T'or 25¢ u|> and Saucers IFor 16¢ { other articles just fully low in price. And a thous: as wond takes place on the Third Floor. September Sales Were Fully 25 Per Cent Above the Corresponding Months of '92. We attribute this phenomenal increase, considering the times, to the amazingly low prices we should run away ahea selves. take the goods at one’s d of Septemober. own price. Never in all our experience in the New York markets have we 88c Kremora cloth go at 171¢c; makes a splendid school or street dress. such bargains will be found. EXTRA SPEGIAL-- :Bla.ck Dress Goods A choico collection of seasonable bar- gains for this weel. b4-inch I'rench chevron at 98¢, worth 81.50. 48-inch Germnn silk warp henrietta 0. at $1.69, wortn 5d-inch cheviot serge at Toe, 81.50, 40-inch all wool henrietta at 75¢,worth 1.2 25, Al those arc genuine bargains. Dress Goods Tomorrow. and comparative values. All wo clusions. Remember prices quoted for this week only. At 17ic—Kremora clovh, 42 inches wide, somcthing new, ull dark colors, o eplerdid cloth for house or street wear. Real vuluc. 2, our prico 174c. At 25¢c—40 piecec 86-inch yard, this timo 2Z5c. worth Wo simply quote the prices K is 10 s¢o tho £oods and draw your own con- navy, brown nud green storm sorges, the rog- | ulag prico of tho cloth has hoen dUc w100 Ladies’ Just so in every stock in the house. _the cIuaI\ and suit business of quha than '1t present. lovely colorings, 46 inchos valuo $1, our price 78c. At 98c—Ionoy-comb cloth, the now weave, 50 inches wide, shown for tho first time Monday morning, beautiful shadings, very swell, vrice 08¢ yard, Millinery Department SECOND FLOOR. Choice fall millinery at popular prices, Exclusive styles, oviginal ideas and French novelties. Special attention to misses’ hats, Linen Department Special Value in Linens. TOWELS. TOWELS. TOWELS. 50 dozen ]\emmod and fringed huLk towels at 123c, worth from I5c to 2 50 fringed huck towels, large wn, 163c cach, or six for $1. dozen very fine huck towels, | knotted fringe and damask border, well worth 75¢, now selling at50c eack 25 hemstitched plain and stamped center picces, inches square, worth 50¢ to 65¢, now selling at 33c each. 25 hemstitched and stamped center | pieces, 24 incLos square, worth from 7bc wide, real children’s and 25 At BOC—Just in, ono ocaso all wool | 10 81, now sellinz at 8¢ each. mottled cheviots in beautifl now dark | and olack, brown aud best | not price mixtures, ecru green, blue and black, otc., ete oloth made for school wear, will Qhow dust. Real value 85c, our S0c. At 65c—20 pieces illuminated hop- sucking, in all the new dovk rich com- and $2.50 dross fabrics, ono of tho oddest, richest, offered, 40 binations, oxact copies of $2 tonuiest things we over inches wide, our price 6sc yard. t 78c—Imported henrietta cloth, made of the softest, silkiest of wool, 83 Cloaks Ladios’ new derby capes, special lot at $7. Ladios’ derby capos, cheviots or boaver, colors bluck and navy blue, trimmed with French seal edging, regular value $ 3 MONDAY ONLY §7.85. Ladies’ fino kersey dorby capes, made in two color only, trimmed with' astra- chan or French seal cdging, regular prico $24. MONDAY ONLY §14.95 EACH. made of heavy been able 40c storm serges you ¢ Read what the bargains have to s g new Ready-made $10, $15, $20 and 25 Suits, slightly damaged in transit, your choice of any suit in the entire lot tomorrow for $3.48. Never were we better prepared to do have been able an buy in this sale for say for themselves. to make er at least 88c per yard. (n black goods we will show a line of new $1.8B0 French chevrons for 98c per yard. 2Bc. Allthrough our on all our beautiful new goods. The extraordinary quality of the b irgains we have to offer for the beginning of our October st 1les positively astonish our- to buy new goods at the prices they are being offered at this The importer and manufacturer must have the room they occupy. tal Bengaline silks, in a full assortment of fall shades, for 88c per yard, that must have cost the import tail house for less than from $1.00 to $1.28 per yard. colored dress goods October season. Itis simply Why, tomorrow we will place on sale 1,800 yards of crys=- ) You cannot buy these silks in any re- In colored wool fabries, just Special lot of ladies’ clonks, mndo with extra large slceve cular back, colors navy blue, groen and tun, regular price 0 and $10. MONDAY ONLY $4.95 EACH. Another lot of ladios’ new winter gar- ments, regular value $1 MONDAY ONLY $7.85 EACH. Speetal line of velvet capes at $17.50, worth §25,lined throughout with change- able silk, collar trimmed with brown 1 rten, extra value. Draperies and Rugs Fine Nottingham lace curtzins, worth $1.50, $2 and $3 per pair, go Monday for 79¢ per pair, All our best quality gold madal Smyrna rugs reduced to the following heavy winter inches, Tat $1. 7 50 quality, 30x60 inch s, at 82.50. #6.00 quality, 86x72 inches, at $3.00. Japanese art squares, 8x9 feet, worth $15. go now at $9. Japanese rugs, 86x72 go at $2.85. Best quality wilton art mats. price $1.50, now 59¢. Men’s Furnishings 50 dozen men’s fancy bordered hem- stitched handkerchiefs, in many new and stylish borders, regular 25¢ quality, Monday in one lot at 163c each. 1 case men’s extra flne quality of onyx dyed half hose. This make is higgh spliced heel and double toe, made of the best Egyptian cotton, sold by others for 50c, our price Monday 25¢ a pair. 1nches, worth 36, vegular 100 dozen men’s medium weight Eng- lish merino underwear, in brown and blue groy, a splendid quality for early fall wear, worth in the regular way Monday $1a garment. Sece our new line of fall neckwear, comprises tho lutest colorings and the newest shapes of tecks, four-in- hands, windsors and bows, at 25¢ and b0c. No such line has ever heen shown. 75 dozen new “Gold” and “Silver” laundered and unlaundered shirts. The reputations of the abave brands of shirts sell them. Best value in the market at 75¢c and $1 ench. Special prico made in } dozen quantity. Ladies’ Hosiery Dept For Monday we will offer the follow- ing extraordinury bargains: se children’s good auality seam- less, fast colored, ali wool hose, sizcs & to 8, a quality always sold ut 80c, Mon- day ull sizes 19¢ a pair. 1 case ladies’ onyx dyed seamless, silk fleeced cotton hose. This number was bought to sell at 40c. Monday they ail £o at 25¢ a pair. 1 case ladies’ lisle throad and fine quality, fancy colored and plain onyx dyed hose, all full finished and fast col- ors. every pair worth from 50c to Monday 25¢ a pair. 1 case ladies’ oxtra fine quality of seamless ribbed cashmeore hose, would be good value at 75¢, Monday they go at Bie. 50 dozen Indies’ § wool extra fine fin- ished, corset shaped vests, strictly non- shrinkable pants to mateh, regular dol lar quality, Monday 69¢ a garment. 50 dozen extra heavy Jersey ribbed, corset shaped, balbriggan shirts in ecru and naturrl gray, nts to match, a regular 65¢ quality, Monday 83jc u gar- ment. The balance of our fine Ypsilanti Tt of Hlks The c&. eless Activity in our Silk Department is ily explained by the oxtraordinary bargains on salo. Falconer’s recent purchasc from the importors, e celved the grontost share of Mr. This department re- henco wo ure cnabled to offer you for the ensuing woek: ONLY 58c _YARD. | dow. All shades and black of the imported Star Velvet, worth $1. sale as well as retail for 53¢ yard. PR 10 shades in nm LY trimming silk, $1.00 YARD. Strictly The Latest. wiled e price for 3 | 1,800 yards of Cr, in 15 shades and black. | worth 81.00. See conter show win- Madras,” two toned effec where at $1.20. 3 days $1.00 yard. al Bongalines Positively S ONLY 58c YARD. No limit. Whole- the now fancy “Satin Surah and re- Our AT ONLY $1.00 YARD. | ion’s tra hoavy 21-inch black satin, usunlly retailed for 81.30 and $1.50, 8-days’ special, $1.00 per \unl Wo would cul 50 and lnl attontion to our Novelty Silks at $1, $1.25, $1.50, $1.75, Our stock of black silks in all thu new weaves, the union suits, made of the e sold a1l good colors, this season’s goods, originally at $4.00 and $5.00, Monday §1.48 suit, all small sizes. Yarn! Yarn! ALL NEW GOODS. Zephyr, 3C. 2,000 ounces of zophyr tomorrow, all now, good colors, regular price 6c. Your choice, one pound limit, 80 an ounce, Fairy Zephyr, 1IC. 1,500 ounces of fairy zophyr tomorrow, | pmuv shades, two ounce skeins, rogular price 20c, limit one pound at 11¢ a skein Alliance Yarn, 15C. 15¢ pnunds of alliance knitting yarn, Tomorrow oins, 15¢. rogular prico choice, 1o ounce s Ribbons! Ribbons! AT A GREAT SACRIFICE. Ribbons, lc. Nos. 8, 4, 6, in sntin and faille, only 1o a yard. Ribbons, 2c. Nos- 5, 7, 9. in satin and faille, only 2¢ a yard. Ribbons, 3c. Nos. 12, 16, 20, in satin and faille, only 3¢ a yard. NO LIMIT. your Trimmings BARGAINS IN TRIMMINGS. Bead Gimp, 12ic. A lino of beautiful iridoscont and nov- elty trimmings, all benutiful goods, worth 50c, Monday only 124c. Trimmings, 25c, A lino of Paris novelties in all colors, new designs nnd new exquisite_Russian ingertions, all colors, 25¢ a yard, Cimp, 50c. A beautiful line iridescent insortions, all colors. new goods, worth $1.25, only 50¢. Umbrellas, Each One a Bargain. UMBRELLAS $1.25, 100 umbrellas, English gloria,"all new goods, pretty natural stick handles; regular prico, $2. Your ohoico, ono toa customer, $1.25. Umbrellas UMBRELLAS $1.98. 150 umbrellus, all new, cholco goods, English gloria, in fancy handles; regu- lar price, $2.50 and $3. Your choice, one toa customer, $1.98. UMBRELLAS $8.95. 100 umbrellas, all new, choice goods, in all the new una stylish handles, Par- agon frames, all guaranteed for one year; regular paice 85 and 36 Your choice, one to a customer, $3.95. Grand O ening of NEW FALL GOODS Thursday Evenmg IN. B. FALCONER 1808-7-9 Douglas St. MEANS NANY LAW SUIIS Efforts of the B & M. in Lincoln to Secure Property. EJECTMENT PROCEEDINGS Owners of Bulldings in Mechanle’s Addi- tion Requesied to Romove Them to Other Points—Sumg the Wost- ern Uplon, Lixcory, Sept. 30.—|Special to Tne Bes.] sSuits were commenced in district court to- Railroad company to day by the B. & M. ejoct a number of property owners from land claimed by the railroad. what is known as Mechanie's addition. requested, T'he list is as follows: Caroline and Chris Charles Hibbard, John Wil- d Peters When Mechanic's adai- Yonke, Webster Katon, Nellio Easton, Willlam Schalkoph, Veal, Henry Loseman, Conrad Rider, lam Hummell, Honry Hicks, aud Charles Hoss. tion was laid out the railroad was allowed 100 feer for right of way, whereas the com- The owners of tho addition deeded the property £0 the presont owners and & number of suits pany is In reality entitled 1o 200 feet. #ro likely to result. An Interesting Point, The Western Union Telegraph company is 8 defendans 1n g novel auit Worthendylko & estale agoents, in the suit sent fleld of New Haven, Conn., delivered. The telegram one, involving somothing liko §,000. 1o tho nondelivery of the dis estate agents claimed that they institutod b Spelts, o local firm of telegram to Mille sued tho telegraph company. Today deliver the tole could find no parties in Now Huven answer- dng to the names of Miller & Redfield ; that the claim for dumages was filed too late and that it dida't have to give acy notice of the ' ponaelivory of messages anyway. Heard 1n the Court Rooms, Judge Tibbotts today listened to the argu- / ments of ox-Al General Lecse upon | $he motion to dismiss the case against B B, Kempton, charged with conducting a 4 use of assignation. i L/ l\\‘ 't r keeplog such a resort. Rupert Br “di was found guilty of burg- ry after a trial continuing for two days. # hen house in order to do it arge of burglary. Judge Tibbetts today overruied the plea in abatemont in the case of Carl Ward uhuaod with robbery. Luella Meyers todsy commenced suit in rphvln to recover from B. A. Wedgea jorse valued at §3,000. With the Transgrossors. ! Frank Huber was today bound over to the listrict court on the charge of stealing §0 @ local fruit dealer, Up to s late hour afternoon he had nov succeeded in se- WHdlmnu. Fuxvell is under arrest at the po- Heuce the INSTITUTED The land in ques- tiou is on the B. & M. right of way through Ten parties have built houses upon the land and have persistently refused to move when ome timoe ago_the plaintiffs & Red- which wus never an important Owing ch the roal had been beaten out of thatamount of money ml:nl the eompany comes nto court with an olaborato | ¢, auswer, in whioh it alleges that it did nov m for the reason that 1t He claimed that the atutes nowhere coutain a provision which mlu the city of Lincolu 1o fino a person n stole § worth of chickens but broke into o'clock this morning, Frank Lunt, arrested yesterday on sus- picion of knowing something about the theft of a valuable shotgun from the resi- derce of Mark Woods, was discharged this forenoon for lack of evidence, Ed Alexander and Frank Berry, who were but recently discharged from the State Industrial school, are under arrest for breaking open two trunks at the Lindell hotel. two bovs Tekamah and Burt County Items, TrxavAn, Neb., Sept. 80.—[Special to Tue Bee.l—The protracted drouth of scvera weeks duration came to an end Frid good rain setting in and continuing ne; all day. This is the first rain for nea weeis, and will be ot incalculable benc late pastures and win wheat already sown sud puts the ground m excellent shapo for further seeding. Preparations are annual meetin being made for the of the stato grango at Tekawah in December, Over 500 delegates will be present, and they will be in session three or four days. The meoting will con- vene in the opera house, The Burt county bar docket, just out, for the coming session of the district court, which commences Monday, October 9, is the largest for many years 1n Burt county, It shows ninety eivil fteen crimiual Cases. 1umay not be gencrally known, but is trug nevertlicloss, that Burt county has supplied most of the'fruit now on exhibition in the Nebraska World's fair building. All the four conventions of Burt county have now been held, the democrats endors- ing tho indepondent ticket right through, with the exception of one man, theclerkship, and the campaign now can be said to be “fully on.” The principal fignt will be for the treasurer g aent of schools, with the re at this writing far In the asc Burt county has }uxu( been a republican county by a good ma- orit Adother large manufacturing concern has made arrangements to locate in Tokamah, “Totten siokle grinder and incu- ctory, late of Beatrice, which was by fire in the past week. Quar- tors have been seeured and Mr. Totten ex- pects to be here in the course of a couple of weeks for active operation Weost Point Pe PoiNt, Scpt. —|Special to Tug ~Frank Evelen, who has for several s filled the position of bartender in the saloon of William Breitinger, severed his connection with that place and immediately left for Lincoln Friday morning, where ho acts as turnkey at the penitentia and Mrs. I, D. Mead of Denver are visiting their daughter, Mrs. Dr. Bullock. The sale of the bersonal property of the late Johu Janecek, which took place at the in Monteroy township, attracted a o crowd and the bidding was quite spirited, About $2,000 was realized from the proceeas. Dr, Oxford" al Mention, w Bee. father, aged 70 years, arrived from Germany Thursday. He will remain in this city for several months after which he will return to hus fatherland. H. I, Vonderheide, a brother of Bernhard, is here from Quincy, 11, where he isen: aged i the wholesale aud retail harness usiness. He will remain until his brother has entirely recovered frow his sickness. “The couuty fair was suspended Friday, the rain haviog spoiled the day, but it was pro- longed through today. ‘Tho exhibits on dis. play eive great credit to the merchants and farwer but the uuncertain weather keep many peoplo at howe. Graud Islund Gamblers Arrested. GRrAND I5LAND, Neb., Sept. 80.—[Special to Tue Bee | —Chief of Police Powers quietly organized a special force yesterday, and with the assistance of the regular police made a raid on the various gambling houses | lice station for breaking into a sealed box in the city last mght. The gamblers were ; taken by ‘storm, and though thero wasa good deal of scrambling down back stairs and through windows, and notwithstanding many escaped, about thirty were arrested, The larger number pleaded not guilty, and were regul y L us results. Among the number were strangers and well known business men, rich and poor. Fic- ticious names were given by all who were not well known. Ord Falr Visitors, Orp, Neb., Seot. 30.—[Special to Tur Brk.|—A large number of Ord's were pilgrims to the World's fair city week. Among them were Mr. J. H. Hughes, N. Mitchell, Mr. M. A. Woodbury ay and Hon. A. M. Robbins and muel McNutt of Muscatine, who :n_here on a visit to his son, Mr. W. L. McNutt, left for his Iowa home Thurs- day. Miss Lona Jenkins of the second primary department of the city schools received a tolegran Wednesday announcing the death of hor brother Robert, who was killed in the railway wreck on the Northwestern road near Council Bluffs Wednesday. She left for her home in Maquoketa, Ia., Thursday morning. Tne reception given by Mr. and Mrs, P, Mortensen and Mr. and Mrs. W. B, Keown Everett M. Williams and wife at the home of Mr. . Mortensen Wednesda ven- was o brilliant affair and passed off nappily. ‘There were over seventy UOSts present 1ov. Charles C. Wilson, the pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church, has, at the re- quest of the congregation, been returned Lo the Ord charge for the ensuing year. Mr. Wilson has been very successful in church work and 1s highly csteemed. The Valley county falr, which days, closed Friday. The principal display was in the sections devoted to vegetables, hogs and poultry. The vegetable exhibit, held four while smu fine qualit The ex- hibits of cy were large and The exhibits of attle were not equal to many of 1 horses and in former year: Dis Ac AL Mardon and daughter of New H 'unpslmu are visiting with Rev. E. A, Rus- sel Preparing on Trial, KEMONT, Sept. 30.—[Special to Tus Bes.] —The jury for the district court has beon discharged until Thursday uext, when the trial of Charles Carleton, for the murder of Gothman, will come up. The long prayed for rain has vhoroughly moistened the carth so that fall plowing will be prosecuted in earnest. The news that Mrs. M. A. Hitchcock has been re-elected president of the State Women’s Christian Temperance union is very satisfactory to her many friezds in this city, Mrs. Hitchcock is a general favorite 10 th city and 1s b woman of ateriiug Worth. Aldermen Crook and Bredenfeld have re- turned from the World's fair. ‘I'he new water tower in the center of the city park is comploted. ‘The sewerage of the city is now almost comploted up to Thirteenth street, and the contractors are sanguine that it will bo finished on coutract time. P. T, Burchard of tho Norfolk flouring milis ran a narrow risk of his Life while alighuing from the train while in motion. In stepping upon the platform he slipped on an apple peeling and fell between the plat- form and the track with one leg over the rail, but with remarkablo presence of mind and agility he drow biwself togeiher and lay still until the traw rolled by A small blaze occurred today in the dyeing house of Ray Denny on Main stroet, causing damage Lo the amwount of §200, The city council met last night and estab- lished the voting booths and regisiering places for the coming election. LEFT SEVERAL CREDITURS' Mystorious Disappearance of E. 0. Whitte- more of Colfax County. REMOVED HIS FAMILY SECRETLY Attachments Issued for What Little Prop- erty He Left Bohind, but it Wili Not satisfy Half the Claims, Scnuyer, Neb., Sept. 30.—[Special to Tuk Bre]—It is reported here that C. Whittemore, who was in the hay baling business, has left for parts unknown. He bought hay in the stack of Malcolm Me- to bale and ship 1t and pay M per ton. Last Saturday he went to Omaha to collect for the hay shipped. He did not return for a time and o telegram Inquiring for bim stated that he left Omaha Monday night. Investigation disclosed that he had come to Richland that night, quiotly removed his worldly goods and family and gone to some neighboring town, vresumably Leigh or Columbus to load them, Attachments were at once made inst s hay baling outfit, but there was r from enough to cover his indebetedu he claims against him are about as follows: com Meliride, £200; Jrhn Silbal, storg 0 . H. sen’ of Reisch Bros. & Ju)m Blake, store bill, $50; labor- o Claims are still coming in :nld it is estimated will not fall far short of §2,000. Bride $3. M: SEVERAL FAM g3 POISONED, Beaver City Physicians Have Hard Work to Save Many Lives. Beaver Ciry, Neb., Sept. 80.—[Special 1 to Tne Bee]—Several families were posioned last night by eating pressed meat that had been sold by a local , butcher, The doctors had hard work to keep several of the vietims from dying. The interest in the reunion closea today, and a largo crowd was present. ‘The reunion has been a grand success in spite of unfa- vorable weather, Affairs ac Beatrice. Beatiice, Neb., Sept. 80.—[Special Tele- gram to Tug Bee.)—The remains of Mrs. S. W. Wadsworth arrived over the Burling- ton last night. The funeral will take place tomorrow. 1 The Gage county prohibition convention was held yesterday afternoon and the fol- lowing ticket llnmnmtml ‘W. H. Hollen- beok, registe: R treasurer; G. H. Burton, county cler illiam Craig, judge; E. G. Rathburn, sheriff; J. K. Abel, suverin: ent of schools: Dr. C, Harr, coroner. The copious rainfall of the past two days has put the ground in fine condition for fall plowing and the planting of winter grain. Gage county farmers are in the best of spirits Mr. Ben It. Cogswell of the well known priuting firm of Cogswell & Springer is at Lincoln attending o family reunion. Clark Browing, formerly of Omaba, but now located in business here. returned this week from Atlantic, la., with his bride, Miss Etta Hoply, Had Been Promiuent i Pollties, ScuvyLer, Neb., Sept. 80.—[Special to Tue Bes.)—Hon. 8. A. RRussell of Crawfords- ville, Ia., died here last evening at the home of Dr. J. D. Miles, where he had lain siok since early in July when he came here to | visit the families of his son and daughter, Russell and Mrs, of age. dobility. Dr. Miles. He Hon. H. C Wi Death resulted L'was an_attorney of ability, | g practiced in Cad anton and John A. B and in debate ho wi considered the peer of either. He was in the Onio legisla- also two terms in the Towa legisla- XI presidential elector from lowa lected tho first time and served in the umo capacity when Grant was elect |ml the He was a captam in , O., with Edwin gham, whero in corted to the depot by the members lodge No. 34, Ancient Freo and Accepted Masons, he having been a prominent member of the order. king rain has been falling for tho past thirty hours. This much needed rain will put the ground in excellent condi- tion for fall wheat and rye, of which a large acreage is alveady sown. The Thayer county fair closed yesterday. Owing to the izclemency of the weatker for the past two days the attendauce was light, although the exhibits were reditable. C. I, Inrightof St. Joseph, Mo., was in tho city on business Thursday. A. G. Collins of the First National bank went to Lincoln this morning. W. i1 Frame and Charles C. Flotcher have roturned from St. Joseph. L. B. Schott and family and Dell Starbuck have gone to the World’s fair. Sheriff It. J. Town has been called to Kan- sus City o business in his lino Miss Lulu Coppell is among the visitors at the World's fair. L. B. Hughes has returned from Chicago. Mrs. J. M. Bonnett and daughter leave this morning for “hicago. swm 1% on # Noedle. Sonvy S Sept. 80. B, 'c|n.\'m\n| 16 Frank Abart, a farmer living west of this city, stepped on a needlo which penetrated the ball of his foot more than an inch. The needlo was threaded, but in an attempt to withdraw it the end was broken off. He worked for a time, but the foot became so_painful that he secured a physician and had about half of the needle removed. The wound continued very painful, though Mr, Abart continued to be around tifl within o dayor so, when he suffered intensely and was finally relicved by death last mght. Result o GRAND TSLAND, Sept. 80— Bee.)—The Hall county fair closed today after a four days run, in which the manage- ment has been handicapped by continued unpleasant wenther. Yesterday's races ro- sulted as follows: Two thirty-five pacing, won by Lotus, Little Joe second, Llyton third, Tom fourth. Two-forty trotting won by Bob Curais, Macquon Chief second, Alvey third, Bay Dora fourth Two-mile bicycle won by Ora Haywood, R. A. Powell second, Wade Roust third. Union I’wlfld Brakeman Killed. Cozan, Neb., Sept. 80.—[Special Telegram to Tue ek |—This morning about 9 o'clock as freight No. 22 was switching in the yards here, Brakeman David Hendricks got his foot caught in the frog and was run over by the engine and instantly killed. His home is in Grand Island, where ho has a wife and one child, pe Allairs at Lavid Clty, Davip Ciry, Neb., Sept. 80.—(Special to Tk Bee.)—At the demogratic primary in this city the Bryan-Casper delegates to the | boen prosent. onvention weve electod by a vote of ver the Morton-Cook candidates. The implement house of E. D. Streeter was closed yesterday afternoon by the sheriff on a writ of attachment sworn out by the Milwaukee National bank on a claim of $1,800. A fiue rain began Thursday and continued through the night. Over two inches of water fell. Juniata Republiosns Oaucus, JuxiaTa, Neb., Sept. 80.—([Special to THE t2.]—Tho township republican caucus was in the town hall Thursday evening and olocted fourteen delegates to the county con- vention and placed in nomination a complete township ticket. The meeting was harmo- nious and enthusiastic throughout and fairly well attended, though the rain kept several away who would otherwise have A petition was presentod and numerously signed to abolish the present county suporvisor system and go back to county commissione e TWO SUDDEN DEATHS. John Hansen and James Kane Cross the Kivor of Life. Yesterday morning about 8 o'clock John B, Hansen, who is a carpentor amployed on the | ropairs being made on the Orchard building, | dropped doad just aftor Lo had begun his day’s vask. Hansen lived with his brother at 1109 South Twenty-eighth street and had been feeling badly fora couple of weeks. Allthe time that Hansen was ill he com- plained of severo painsin his left breast, but this morning he appeared a groat deal better and decided to go to work. He walked from his rooms to tho Orchard building and got everything ready to work. Suddenly he gave a gasp and fell overdead. Coroner Maul viewed the body 2ha removod 1t 10,4 novgue. It is hardly probablo that an inquest will be heid as the physicians attending Hansen will give a certifi rt disease. At7o'clock yesterday morning James Kane, a cook cmployed by Stevenson & Williums, contractors, and rooming at 707 South it toonth stre died rather suddenly. Kane took sick last nizht and complained of scvere paius in his chest The coroner took charge of the body and after investigation learned that the déaa man had relatives in PPhiladelphia, A mes- sage was sent by Maul 1o the chief of police there, asking that they be looked up and notified of “Kane's death. Coroner Maul does not think that inquest will be necessary unless something now not known turns up. —_— FELL FROM A BUILDING. tor Robert Butke Takes s Ilunge with Serlous Resul Yesterday afternoon Robert Butke, who is & conwractor and builder and who lives at Forty-eighth and Maple streets, was seri- ously if uot fatally injured by falling from the second story of the new L building on Sixteenth near street. Mr. Butke is one the builders who has charge of the work and was walking across a string of slippery rafters. One of his foet slipped and he fell heavily to the ground. When pie ked up it was found that his spine had been fractured. ‘The patrol wagon removed Mr. Butke to the Methodist hospital, where physicians are engaged in making him as comfortable as possible. A Board of Fublic Works, The Board of Public Works was in session yesterday afternoon o discuss the matter of the excavalion of streets by plumbers, and decided 1o ask the conncil o trausfor the autnority to issue permits from the city en- gineer to the Board of Public Works. NEBRASKA'S LIBRARY DAY Plan of State Teachers to Have Good Litera- ture Oiroulated, SEVERAL FINE COLLECTIONS OF BOOKS Buccess of Saunders County Educators im This Line—Rural Districts Especially Benofited by the Application of the Scheme, One year ago last Aucust thero was intro- duced in the Saunders County Teachers in- stitute at Wahoo, and was adopted by more than 100 teachors, without a dissenting voice, a resolution which set aside October 21 as permanent Library day. On this day each teacher endeavors o croate a deeper inteross in tho cause of education by the observance of the day; and also to establish, or add to & public library in every school house in the country from funds raised at this time by subscriptions, dona- tions, entertainments, or by whatever method scems best adapted to éach locality. A “poverly party” once yielded more than $30. Such’librarics are presided over by the or by a librarian choscn by him, and sible to all in the district, under and reculitions, A committeo, consisting of County Supors intendent Watson, Superintendents und ipals Bradbury, Cravtreo, Poleshka, and Cono, was appointed in this st. The excreises of a year ago were mainly Columbus day program witha fow orno modufications, and were chiefly given in the evening, cspecially in the rural districts. The success of the work was greater than was anticipatbd. So nterested became teachors, children and patrons that over sixty libraries were founded or enlargoed in the 113 districts of Saunders county alone, Some of the Dificultie 1 difculty experienced being donations of inferior or uoworthy matter. “The committ de a selection of sixty-five books and d teachors to select or re- quest donations the m. It is belicved that good literature will creato a desire for itself. At the December meeting of the Saunders County associution the teachers petitioned the stato association to adopt the sume work and duy. I'his suggestion was adopted December the stiule association coms manding the project and asking the teachers 1o observe the day ina fitting manner. At the meeting of superintendents and princi- puls at Columbus, in May of this ycar, similar resolutions were adopted. The stae ussociation appointed & commits tee of seven Lo advance this movenient, ¢ sisting of State Superintendent Goy Chancelior Canfield, Superintendents patrick of Owmaha, Corbett of York, Iy bury of Wahoo, Friucipal Cone of 4§ Blufls aud Miss . O, Clarke of Fremor yn “The committe 10 have tho day r svery school distriot the state and to accoimplish the followii, rosuils: Get the | The princiy ple awake Lo the fact that it is the educated hand—tho well-read u that leads the day. When this is ¢ tablished in the minds of young 4 o close of corn gathering, feuit g and g y ration for win- will be found coming 1ato Lho school room. Kstablish 8 library--a “poor wan's university’’—in every school house in Ne- braska. By this library, and through its in- fluence, raise the g I intelligence und the social snd woral standard of every coms wunity,