Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, July 11, 1895, Page 8

8 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: MHURSDAY, JULY 11, 1895. A 7)1 OLSEN'S PECULIAR NETHODS Explains How IHe Checked City Books and Didn't Check Them, COMPTROLLER HAD SOME ORIGINAL IDEAS Knew that Money Was Bolng Pald from One Fund to Meet the Obligations Against Others, but Did Not Kaise His Volce to Protest. @ Investigation of the methols em- ployed and the conduct In office of Comptroller Olsen, which was ordered by the council at a recent session, was begun yesterday morning. Councllmen Howell and Saunders of the specill investigaling committee were present The examination was conducted by Assistant City Attorney Cornish Mr. Olsen was on the stand all forenoon and was questioned in detall in regard (o his conception and the performance of his official duties, especially as they related to the checking up of office of the city treasurer. Mr. Olsen said that he had a general knowledge of the books and records that had been kept in the comptroller's office previous to his term. Since that time he had made several changes, all of which he re, arded as improvements, Among the innovations which he had introduced were two books one a fund ledger, which ehowed at all times the balances remaining in the various funds, and a department leiger, which indicated the balances In the appropriation allowed at the begluning of the year to each department of the city government. Besides these he had introiuced an improved system of au diting bills, ard had inaugurated the cus tom of providing each member of the council with a monihly statement of the condition of each fund and also a_copy Of each ap- propriation ordinance. None of the books that had been kept by his predecessors had been discontinued. Mr. Olsen was asked to state the amounts of the balances in the various funds as in dicated by the report of City Treasurer Bolln at the end of his first term. He statel that he had checked up this report at the time and found it correct When inquiry was made as to the method by which the report had been checked he sail it was by comparing each item with the l“i’l'n"[“ll‘]\‘\ll duplicate tax receipts and warrants. T treasurer's books had at all times corre sponde! with the books in the comptrolle office. WITHOUT WARRANT OF LAW. In reoly to a direct question Mr. stated that he had never known how much cash there was in the office of the city treasurer, He had no means of knowing the amount dcposited in the various banks. He admitted that he received a statement each month showing the amount of interest recelved from funds deposited in city banks but he had never taken tuis as a basis to figure out how much had been depos 1 and the amount that might remain in the, draw The comptroller also admitted that he had never taken pains to compare the report of the city treasurer of money received for licenses with the records of the city clerk to see whether all licenses lssued were in cluded in the report. In the case of the po lice court fines he had checked up the report by the books of the police cou The comptroller. contended that the only way he could ascertain the cash balance was by actually counting it. This had never been done until last month, when an investigation was ordered. Former comptrollers had not seemed to consider it a part of their duty and he had Inclined to the same opinion It would be impossible, he sald, to figur out the cash balance in the treasurer's office at any time and get within $15,000 or $20,000 of the rcal amount. In his opinion the only way to accurately check the treas- urer's accounts was to have the banks turn in a statement of the amount on deposit, bring the money to the office and add it to the actual amount in the cash drawer. The comptroller was questioned In regard to the assignment of warrants by con- tractors and city employes. He testified that this was a general custom and that a regular blank was furnished for this purpose. He admitted that the legal department had never been consulted and that there was no law or ordinance which justified the treasurer or the comptroller assigning uncarned salaries or contracts. IT HELPED CONTRACTORS. At this point Mr. Cornish took occasion to inform the comptrofier that every such ac. tion was a plain violation of law and could not be justificd by any explanation. Olsen sald that he considercd the a ment of these warrants a benefit to the city, because it allowed impoverished con- tractors to come in and compete when they would not be able to do so if they had to wait for thelr money until the warrants were paid. For this reason he had always counived at the practice and he declared that he should continue to do so until he recelved Instructions to the contrary. Mr. Olsen was ed if he had ever notified the mayor or council of the act that city employes were drawing their salaries in ad- vance. He replied that he had not, as he Aid not think it was any of their business. If the city treasurer wanted to loun money it was simply an accommodation and was nobody's - business but his own. Some of the employes In his office had been among the benéficiaries of Mr. Bolln and he had made them raise the money and settle when the Investigation was ordered. He had never borrowed himself from the ecity treasurer, but had at various times had personal checks cashed in that office. In this connection Mr. Cornish out the fact that in cases where a city trensurer succeeded himsclf there was no way in which the relative responsibility of the old and new bondsmen could be de- termined. An incoming treasurer would be expected to receipt for the cash balance as indicated by the comptroller’s books. 1f the amount indicated was not there the new treasurer would naturally refuse to receipt and the shortage would consequently he dis- covered. If, however, the old treasurer suc- ceeded himself the shortage would not be discovered and a serions question would arise as to how much of the shortage ap- plied on the old bond and how much on the new. Olsen gn- brought OLSEN AFRAID OF In the afternoon M in regard to the checl court reports. - He pres: January, 1895, In which the fines and costs pald were not itemized. He explained that a3 5000 as his other business would permit he sent a couple of his clerks to check up the report with the bocks. He had not required an itemized report because it would make too much work for the clerk of the police court. He Intended to check up these re- ports every month, but this was not always done. The report in question was stamped as received by the comptroller on February 7, but the 0. K. of that officlal showed that the checking up was done April 8, and Mr. Olsen admitted that that length of time had been allowed to elapse before the report was chiecked. Sometimes he was busy and al- lowed the reports to run two or three months without checking them. The March and April reports had no O. K. to indicate that they had been checked at all, but Mr. Olsen opined that they must have been checked up some time after they were received. He admitted in reply to a question that if the clerk of the police court failed to enter a fine on his books and If he put the money in his own pocket there was no way in which the pres- ent checking up system could be made to disclose the fact. When the Douglas street change of grade was taken up for consideration Olsen was jked If he had Issued any warrants on the special levy. He replied that they had been Jssued by his predecessor, Mr. Goodrich, This was a case where $32,000 had been paid out damages to property owners. Ouly a small portion of the tax, amounting to $17,622.09, had been collected, and Mr ormish endeavored to ascertain where the ?llnnce ot nge $32,000 that was paid out came rom. Mr. Olsen admitted that the treasurer had no right to pay out one fund on warrants drawn on another, nor to pay warrants on auy fund before the amount levied had been collected and placed to the credit of the fund In this case, nowever, warrants had been puid as recently as March, 1894. The whole mount that had been paid out of the fund was over $35,000. PUT IT ONTO THE TREASURER. The oply way in which Mr. Olsen conld xplaii the Inconsistency was by saying that treasurer must have pald a part of the e L " WORK. Olsen was questione & up of the pol ated the report for warrants out of the general fund and charged it up as an overdraft. 8o far as he knew there had never been any authority given for paying these warrants out of any other fund than the special fund created from the special tax that was levied in this instance, He admitted that no sdch diversion could occur without the comptroller's knowledge, but explainec that this was often done by a silent understanding with the council. Upon being corrected by Howell, Olsen admitted that the nderstanding” mentioned referred to money 'awn out of other funds to meet the eastern obligations of the city, and not to local matters. The law referring to the perversion of city funds was being constantly violated was the excuse which Mr. Olsen offered for its violation in this instance. Finally the witness said that If he had per- sonally known that the fund was being over- drawn he wc have notified the council. But In this case the treasurer's report, which showed an overdraft of $8,414.90, had been checked up by one of his clerks and he had never known that such an overdraft existed Otto Wolff, the clerk who checked up the report, was called in and testified to the over draft in March, 1804, pn the fund in ques tion. He had noticed the overdraft, but had never tried to account for it There must have been a shortage in one of the other funds to balance the overdraft, but he did not know where it was to be found. It was a common thing to find overdrafts of that Kind but in no case had any effort been made to trace up the matter and find out where the mo ey came from. Mr. Olsen was recalled and asked to say out of what fund this particular overdraft had been pald. He could not tell for certain, but thought that it might h been taken from the cash receipts before they had been distributed among the proper funds. The question was then asked how $8,000 would then be accounted for in the monthly distribution of funds, but Yo this the witness was unable to make a satisfactory answer. Henry Bolln was called d stated that thEre was no authority for paying these war- rants, He seemed much surprised when told that his report at the end of the month showed an overdraft of more than $8,000, and stated that he could not explain the oc- currence. He went to the city treasurer's office and finally returned with ‘the informa- tion that he had found a notation on th warrant register which stated that the war- rants which had caused the overdraft in thi Instance had been paid under instructions from the city attorney. The investigation will be continued at 10 o'clock this forenoon, when an effort will be made to secure some additional witnesses. it s Rheumatie Pains Have Left, “I was troubled with rheumatic pains in my arms, limbs and body, and also suffered with sickness after riding a long distance. I have been taking Hood’s Sarsaparilla and th rheumatic pains have entirely left me, and I am now never troubled with sickness.” A L. Zinn, 410 Builders Exchange, Kansas City, Mo, this Hood's Pills cure billousness. BOSTON STORE FREE BICYCLES, Last Night We Night We BROWN BICY Ave Away One and Friday iive Away Another. 25TH § HING " GoT A FOR LAST NIGHT. 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Finest dining car cervice in the west, with meals served “a la carte.” The Flyer leaves at 6 p. m. daily from Union depot. City ticket office, 1704 Farnam street, 8. Carrier, city.ticket agent. e MALF RATES EAST. Throngh tars East—Speeiul Doston July b to 8. Baltimore July 15 and 16, Halt fare for the round trip. Special parties in charge of excursion managers with through car service from Omaha. THERE ARE OTHER ADVANTAGES. Ask about them at the” Northwestern Line Ticket cfice, 1401 Farnam street, R. R. Ritchie, General Agent. West, G. P. and T. A, e CALIFORNIA OR TEXAS C. Parties Enst. ¥ia the sunta Fe Route. For lowest rates on tickets and best ac- ccmmodations call _on or address E. L. Palmer, P. A. Santa Fe Route, Room 1, First National Bank, Omaha. e R S IMPORT 4 BULL WILL riGnr Preparations for a Grand Carnival of Sport- g Events. CRIPPLE CREEK, Colo,, July 10.-—Ar- rangements are being made for the holding of a carnival of sports, of which a genuine bull fight is to be the principal feature. It will b held at Gillette, one of the towns In the Cripple Creek district, and while no date has yet been announced, it will occur early fn the fall. The bull fight will be conducted in the same way as in the City of Mexico, and two of the most famous toresndors of the Mexican capital have been engaged to conduct the affair. A pen 140 feet in diameter has been erected, and seats for 10,000 persons are now being erected A wild west show will he another feature. This will be the first real bull fight ever witnessed in the United States. While the authorities state they will prevent the affair the management is confident that the law can be juggled with until the fight Is ended. e May Result in a Diplomatic Tangle. NOGALES, Ariz., July 10.—Diplomatie cor- respondence of an extended character be- tween the United States and Mexico seems probable over the recent killiug of Robert Tribolet by the Mexican authorities for com- plicity in the recent robbery and murler near Fronterras in the state of Sonora. Phoenix papers recelved here state that Tribolet's brother has returned from the scene of his brother's execution and declares that he was in no way concerned in the robbery. They claim he Is an American citizen and that it is the duty of the United States to exact reparation from Mexlco. e —— Pretty Schoolma'um Gets Dam iges. GREELEY, Colo., July 10*-Miss M. E Langan, the teacber in the Little Thompson school district, recently sued Mrs. Anna Whorrell for $2,000 damages, charging mn-] der and alleging that Mrs. Whorrell had charged the school teacher with undue inti- macy with a prominent ranchman at whose home ste boarded. Last night, after being out five hours, the jury awarded Miss Lan- wen & verdict for $360 and costs. The de- fense wede a motion fon & new trial et M-S 5 Webster ige checked from residence to ORCHARD HOMES LANDS. nating Hegion. Man Who Hon. Chauncey Depew, in an Interview some two weeks since glven to the southern | press, said that in his opinion the tide of im- migration must for the next ‘ten years turn toward the south; that the richness of this section of our common country was so mar- vellous that it must compel the energetic man, the man anxlous to better his condition, to turn his footsteps toward such a land of undeveloped possibilities, Further, said Mr. Depew, the tide has already turned in that direction and the people of the south are wel- coming the newcomer with open arms, for they realize that the question of full develop- ment must and can only be settled by the thrift, foresight and intelligent methods of the western and northern people. The old south ig a dream of the pas t does not exist in the busy work of today, and no one ap preciates this important fact better than the southerner, consequently he is glad to en- courage, ready to aid in the bringing in of new blood, so necessary for the full measure of prosperity that the south is begining to en- joy and will continue to enjoy for years to come. Says a resident of the famous Orchard Homes region, now attracting s much at- tention among the people of our own section of the country who want to take advantage of every opportunity to better their conditicn to lccate it possible in a section not subject to drouths, cold, blizzards, hot winds and crop failures: “I came here from Buena Vista county, Towa, about seven years ago. I left Towa on account of my health. I would break down at times and have a spell of sick- ness, generally rheumatism. Since coming here I have gained in health and strength every year, and now at the age of 57 I feel like a boy. We Brow wheat here Oats, corn, rice, Irish potatoes, sweet pota- toes, beans, peas, cow peas, cabbage, turnips tomatoes and everything in the vegetable line. Fruit grows In great abundance. Cab. bage, turnips, spinach, etc., grow all winter. Strawberries come about April 1 and last till June 1. Plums ripen in May. Blackberries are abundant. Grapes ripen about July 10. Louisiana sugar cane does well, and sorghum grows finely. Peanuts do well. This is a Kood _country to raise stock. They can grow and become old without winter feeding, but do much better if they have a little hay and dry shelter during the winter rains. Stock is getting to pay, too. They are being boug in large numbers and fattened on cottonseed meal and cotton hulls, Cattle get very fat on grass if the pastures are not overstocked. Horses can be raised very cheaply. Hog often gi up in the woods and get fat on the mast. They are often brought to town and sold for meat without feeding. This is a great country for flowers. The more I see of the country the better I like it. It is such a comfortable country to live in. ven in July and August there are so many cool, cloudy afternoons. The nights are ccol. Tue winters do not deserve the name of winter; it is c a little fall we:t' er. We like the peon'e. were never treated more kindly It is such test'mony as this, verified by a personal inspection of the country, that in- teres the observing man in the south and its possibilities. Those who wish for any in- formation In regard to this delightful s 11l do well to address Mr. George W. Ames, 0. 1617 Farnam st., Omaha, who b Just returned from a trip to this region and will be pleased to give all information desired, ca We FIVE MEN T0 A CRISP Several Others Rescued with Difficulty by Eircmen and Policemen. DETROIT, July 10.—At 2 o'clock thi morning fire was discovered in the livery stables of G. F. Case, 41 West Congress street, a big four-story brick structure. All of the employes were lodged and fed in the builling. ~ On the fourth floor were sleeping accommodations for. twenty<five men. How many occupied beds lest night is not defi- nitely known, but five horeibly burned and charred bodies are now at the morgue await- ing burfal and one other person is missing. There were many narrow escapes and herolc rescues. by the firemen and police. The following are the victims: JOHN SHAW, driver, 35 years old, camc from Canada some time ago. JOHN BOWMAN, second formerly of Bay City. THOMAS WEBB, painter, aged 55, came hero from London, Ont., where he leaves a widow; has a son in this city. Edward Hughes, a hostler, have been In the building when the fire started, and, as he has not since been seen, his body is supposed to be in the ruins. JAMES R. SHAW, harness man, aged 27, has relatives at Caledonia, Ont. CHARLES DAVIS, barn man, missing. There were about eighty horses stabled in the basement, all of which were gotten out with the exception of C. A. Graves' Ethel valued at $1,000, and one of less value. Many vehicles of all descriptions, together with harness and other livery appointments, were destroyed. James Cummings, aged 18, a stable man, reached a window on the top tory, but was overcome by the smoke and flame and fell headiong through the window to the street. He was badly injured and may die. The total joss will aggregate $100,000.. Of all the horses left in the barn, which were owned by Mr. Case, the only one not taken out alive after the fire was Little Mac, the pacer, valued at §3,500. Later estimates place the loss at $100,000, with insurance of about $4.500. There is still another body in the ruins, which the firemen expect to reach shortly. The body of Edward Hughes was dug from the ruins this afternoon, which completes the list of the dead and the missing so far as known. cook, aged 20, is known to e e fleld a Club Over the Chir PEKING, July 10.—1t Is stated that China only agreed to the. 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PIERCE’S =t FAVORITE ~w PRESCRIPTION CURES THE WORST CASES. \ Mr, HOMER CLARK, of No. 208 West 3d Street, oo Sious City, la., writes My wife was 'troubled with female weakness, z and ulcers of the uterus | B She had been doctoring | octor of an of money in but to no sul’- " Bhe continued to get worse, She was greatly prejudiced inst patent medi- [nes, but as a last resort we tried a bottle of Dr. Plerce's Favorite = Pre- scription. - We had seen some of your advertise- ments, and Mr. Cum- mings, o west-side drug- ot adviscd a8 to try @ bottle. We tried it with the following The first bottle did her so much (hat we bt auother, and have continued uatil she ta s COMES BACK FROM HONOLULU Unlon Pacific Employe: Sees the Islandi Under FavoraMe Conditions. W. W. Langer of tha Union Pacific, ac- companied by his wits and son, has just re- turned from a visit to Monolulu, where he was the guest of.ex-Minister Thurston. Mr. Langer and Mr. Thurston were classmates at Columbla, members of the class of 82, and for two years these gentlemen roomed to- gether at college. Mri Langer comes back enthusiastic over the Hawailan Islands and thinks they have a great future before them. Honolulu, he says. has about 28,000 people, the entire population of the islands being 90,000, He regards the present gov- ertment as very stable and Rrowing In strength with the natives as well as the for- eign population of the islands, He took dinner with President Dole and was personally introduced to every member of the cabinet. “The city is well equipped with electric lights and while T was there a franchise was granted for a trolley railway system. They have a fine telephone service, there being over 1,400 'phones in use in the city. The new minister to succeed Mr. Thurston, Mr. Costte, was confirmed while I was in the city and the new minister told me he would come to the states in early August to pre- sent his credentials o the president of the United States. Queen Lil, whom 1 saw atan upstairs window in the executive mansion, is treated with every consideration by the gov- ernment. She has two malds to wait upon her, but she Is in confinement. I faw the volitical prisoners at work, one of whom claims to have been with Cugter in the north- west He is a brick mason and was engaged at his trade, “One of the most Interesting events of my trip to Hawali was associated with my visit to the House of Representatives, then In session The manner in which the in- terpreter handlel himsalf was a wonder to me. If a native made a speech the inter- preter watched him closely and the moment the speaker was through with his speech, motion or whatever, the Interpreter would take the floor and rapidly, in English, would use almozt the identical words which the native had used in addressing the hc his native tongue. The gestures were per- fect and you saw a second edition of the original speaker acting before you. If the epeech were made in English, with equal fa- cility and rapidity 1t would be put into the native tongue for the benefit of those who could not understand English. The in terpreter is a fine loocking man and looks very much or Frye of Maine. He is a nati parents and speaks both native English languages fluently. was six days on the island and they were lays of delightful sightseeing. Swift-Dugdnle. A pretty wedding under clear skies and joyful surroundings took place at St. Philo mena's athedral yesterday morning. Miss Philomena Swift, daughter of Mr. and Mre Thomas Swift, and Mr. Charles Dugdale were united in wedlock, the ceremony being performed by Rev. Bernard vin. The bride was attended by her sister, Miss Margaret Swift, and Mr. James P. Dugdale brother of the groom, acted best man. The church was decorated and illuminated and was crowded with friends of the happy coupl The maids of honor were Misses Alice and Margaret Cannon, Katie Miles and Ella Mahoney of Sioux City. Mess James Tracey and Henry Meile acted as ushers. A nuptial mass followed the marriage cere- mony, the choir rendering appropriate selec tions. A wedding breakfast was served at the home of the bride, 405 North Fifteenth street, to which the fmmediate friends of families were bidden and Mrs. Dugdale left on the ouri Pacific train for St. Louis, ti and eastern cities for a three They will be at home after 1, at 642 South Seventeenth street. 10:40 Cin weeks August ONE® ENJOYS Both the method and results when Syrup of Iligs is taken; it is pleasant and refreshing to the taste, and acts gently yet promptly on the Kidneys, Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys- tem effectually, dispels colds, head- aches and fevers and cures habitual vonstipation. Syrup of Figs is the only remedy of its kind ever pro- duced, pleasing to the taste and ac- ceptable to the stomach, prompt in its action and truly beneficial in its effects, prepared only from the most healthy and agreeabie substances, its many excellent qualities commend it to all and have made it the most popular remedy known. 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No matter what the disease is or how many doctors have failed to cure you, ask your druggist for-a 25-cent vial of one of Munyon's cures, and if you are not benefited your money will be refunded. Those who are in doubt as to the nature of their disease should address Professor Munyon, 1505 Arch street, Philadelphia, giv- ing full symptoms of their disease. Professor Munyon will carefully diagnose the case and give you the benefit of his advice absolutely free of all charge. The remedies will be sent to any address on receipt of retail price. W edles little A fall line of MUNYON’S REMEDIES, On hand. Mailed on recelpt of price. THEALOE & PENFOLD CO., 1408 Fainam Streer, Opposite Paxton Hotel, OMAHA. NEB LODD pOISO| POISON Primary, Soor ondary 0f Tem A SPECIALTY ouauysine Vi Liary Syphilia permancntly cured in 16 to (9435 dase. You can be treated at home for g5 the sume price under same guaranty. It you ptefer to come bere we wik contrack 5 t0 pay railroad faro and hotel bills. and no eharge.if we fail to cure. If you havo taken mers cury, jodide potash, and still have aches and aius, Muoous Patches in mouth, Sore Throat, ’lmples, Copper Colored Spots, Ulcers on wny part of the body, Hair or Eyebrows fallin ut, it is this Syphilitic BLOOD POISON tha we guarantee to cure. We rolicit the most obtis ante cases and ehcllonge the world for a caso we caunot cure. ‘his disense hag always bafMled the skill of the most ominent physis clans, 500,000 capital behind our uncondl: Hional guaranty. Absolute proofs sent sesied on application. Address COOR REMEDY COs Masonin Tewole, CHIZAGO, 1Ll o 3 Bloomers and Sweaters and all sorts of cycle clothes will never start to shrink if you wash them with It makes flannels beautifully clean without shrinking. Thenagain it's the best and most refreshing in the bath tub. None other as good. AT YOUR GROCERS. RAWORTH & SCHODDE, CHICAGO. It's a toss up with a good many men whether they have their clothing made to order or buy ready made, It would not be if they knew the sort Nicoll makes to or- der at novel prices, ¢15 and up for Suits or Over- coats. ¢4 and up for Trousers and W aistcoats. Seasonable fabrics of sort. The finest garments at about one half the cost charged by fancy priced tailors. every Samples maijed. Garments expressed. 207 S. I5TH STRZET. OUR WORK MADE IN THIS CITY BY THE BEST JOUR TAILORS. PITTSBURG ALL CHIcAGO. ST, Louts, ST. PAUL. BOSTON, DESMOINES. New YORK. WASHINGTON. INDIANAPOLIS. SWEATERS 35¢, 75¢, $1.00 Graclons! what an exhorbitant price those bicyele dealers charge for Sweaters, $2.00 for a Sweater we sell at $1.00, ter—they get $1.75 for that £1.00 Othier dealers do some bet- Won't philan- thropist oblige the suffering bicycle brigade and come down a the article. The etail at $1.00 is very all worsted, glove fitting, stretch like rubber, bi; or navy blue, i 0 to 44 breast measure, Next in quality, SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS, not all worsted, but wool and worsted mixed—$1.50 seems to be the price all over the town—Color, navy blue; s to Cotton Sweate the where at e dollar pric IVE CE Sw closely it Sweater, some 20¢ on Sweater we the made, Choice of two shades, near finest 208 a Sweater 44 breast, o8, s, to best of our knowledge, are sold every- piece, but we don't half of the TS is all that we get for a soft tton ribbed so i1l wash and not disappear in 34 to a THIRTY er, pliable, shrinkage the moment to 44 Boys' Sweathers not even meets the water—cream color only-—size 26 to 84 inch 1.00 men's in quality) breast measure, all clear is SEVENTY-FIVE about 100 per cent less than the prevailing pric worsted CENTS— Choice of black, me as the blue (navy), brown and garnet colors Enough to supply eveiy wheeler in town—common or professional selections of the newest and brightest things shown in the Furniture pet trade. We have a few odds and ends in our Furniture department which we close at cost. Straw Mattings down to Sc per yard. Alaska Refrigerators at cost Jewel Gasoline Stoves are the only abso lute safe stove on earth, and we are sole agents and sell them at the same price as thers want for Home Destroyers. Furniture OR Carpetings just remember that we lead the procession in Style and Low Prices. Your Moweys WortH orYourMone YBack... OuiRATRELCT € 5 ) e o ) “Health Insurance” ! is as necessary as life insurance. It ) E \ RESTORE LOST VIGOR Loss of Sexu means reasonable care and occa- sionally a little medicine—not much. A Ripans Tabule is most cases. enough in Ripans Tabules: Bold by druggists, or by mall if the price (50 cents a box) s sent to The Ri- pans Chemical Company, No. 10 Spruce st., N. Y. g APCE When i doubt what to use sex), Impotency, A Sexine Plils. Draing checked troubles result fatally. Mailed bles resd ealy. Malled . for §1.c01 % boxes fof §5.00. With fee 10 cure of fefund the money. Address . 1518 Dodge streer, Omaha, Neb. Result in 4 woeks. SHERMAN & McCONNFLL DRUG CO MERCANTILE IKACT SIZE —— PERFECT THE MERCANTILE IS THE FAVORITE TEN CENT CIGAR. For eale by all First Class Dealers. Manufactured by the KANSAS CITY, SANFRANCISCO, MINNEAPOLIS. frem 10 a. m. o 6 p. m. each day at room B9, Sheely Biock. HARTFORD, PORTLAND, ORE, LOSANGELES. F. R. RICE MERCANTILE CICAR CO,, Factory No. 304, 8t Louis. Ma.