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B L 2t i o RE e e 2t ol £ SR Y ] Jf-mr L et EDITORIAL SHEET. || . PAGES 1370 24. | o Er ol g L o o ® b o b Al ol S T g o i ESTATLISHED JUNE 19, 1871, OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 23, 1900. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS, HAY ) Efis Ridiculous Prices Monday to Close Out All Dolls, HAYDEN§ Pl o Toys, Games, and Hollday Goods of All Kinds. Our tremendous stock of holiday goods filling |~ G e et i Not a store in America presents such astonis Open : the entire main floor niust be closed out, no matter what the sac Selec“on 1S easy, quCk afld ’ ing displays of dolls of all kinds from ¢ up. Velocipedes, Shoo | Monday Evening l rifice. One hunnlh-ml 4~\:| clerks and scores of extra l:ll.lll‘* and satlsfactory. OWlI‘lg to our | Ilys, lrun. \\::lf.'uns. Steam Toys, Wooden Toys, Toys of all Kinds counters filled with holiday goods at about one-tenth their value, L and deseriptions. completc assortments and con~ | ‘ Games#We have every game, large or small, | venient arrangemcnts. —— for young or old. The most astonish- [ — S— Our original low prices have been slaughtered, | as we will not carry a dollar’s worth over—MON- DAY’S BUYERS GET THE BENEFIT. No matter how big the crowds, we have made arrangements to take care of them. Come as early as possible. f R l\ d (‘I m o ing stock in America. All must be sold Monday. pair of Reynier: iloves makes " : > . A a nice present. We are agents. !’rices nh?ut one teuth. regular qummums.. Presents 3 # in furs, pictures, furniture, etc,, at cut prices. The Blggest Cuts are on the Most Desirable Christmas Goods....bllverware Watches B()oksA Xmas Cards, Handke l’ChlefS, Etc. The Big Store shows the only complete assortments and the only conveniently arrangcd stock, - | Jewelry bllverware and Watches Brushes | Pocketbooke | Holiday Book% and Bibles t'hr;;:jffi The most appropriate and pleasing, ornamental and useful gifts. WATCHES : i 1 largest 1ine of new | 00 sot of Dickens® works, P Over 300 styles to select from. All the leading guaranteed makes, € Ao Ly B ! in Omaha d M imes 2908 A great varfety of handsome and reliable Clocks that we would like to show you scts In the countr : \ " Dietionary . O8¢ Read These Prices el B v | ' Stc yavid Harum, 8Si¢ ’ 120 it 81lc "y S 25¢ XN Ten Setw— 1 ¢ 4 3 L 2 F . SIC : & “ 12c and lsc AR R ek e L AORRIRTERG B 11 ok y 1 A complete line of Louise Alleot’s, James Whiteomb Ri- o and $1.00. Ask to see these. Rings in all styles at cut prices SR L 1o h warter | ley's, Eugene Field's and Mary Holmes' at cut prices. JRAVING DEPT.—Latest novelty, “Pearl Friendship Carms," engraved ftreo | §2 ComD nd brush scts 4 x e | §2 military brush sets Ve 1 ‘.' mtin Belt hose supperteri; . 59 | Boavs Baser covmb ooty o1 @G Ohukespeare complets ",“." 70C . worth Monday %5, oot Silk Sales Slippers i, e Turkish o China ouse slippers on sale at 49¢. that has brought fame and popularity to this, Omaha’s Great-| Ladies' fine felt fur trimmed Juliet House .\hpm De t test Silk Department. This will be the last and wo mean to make it the greatest | p . o Lettmg Down the Pnces silk sale of the year. Everybody in Omaha knows that we have got the silks and | PETs at §1.23 and $1.48—worth | on A" Furnlture. we will do just as we advertise. We will divide the entire silk stock into great Ladies' fine satin fur trimmed flecce lined hand| In our China de- § ] The AL L L LIGTRR L lots for quick selling. ol : i i Y partment you witl a1 i reds of rockers, all styles, all finishes, and eve . " % Wt turned Juliet Slippers at $1.35, $1.50, and $1.75 ¢ ‘nt -y ale & 3 i 1000 yards of plain and fancy silks—all colors of fine China, P { imaginable price. Afl new ~only arrived f C worth ways find useful ‘and @ ) durihg the last fow weoks. If you intond buying s India and many pretty fancy silks, all in remnants, 15 . i beautiful Xmas pres. 3 W Lof Ly o any one this gome worth up to 75c a yard, all will go at.... ..... C Men's fine Velvet Embroidered Slippers at 49¢, | ents. Our 5¢, 10e, S s et \ - by the unlimite y o Heavy Black Rustling Taffeta—we have taken ail reserve stock of |65¢, 85¢ and 9%¢, worth $1.00 to $1.50. 5e and 25¢ displays are a wonder. : d SROMEN 5.t i e 280 19 inch wide black Taffeta, fine grade, all silk, 390 Men's fine leather Slippers at $1.00, $1.25, §1.45, | Anything made in glass, china or metals , Children's . cushions mostly sold at 76¢, and willsell at......cccevveen. and $2.00, worth £1.50 to $3.00, you will find in our china department. ' rod wbjustable—just like the large one y you will I O ne of the t lines of framed pictures in the $1.50 all silk 24-in. wide Crepe de Chene—colors, pink, light blue, | Jersey Leggings at 60c, 75e and 98c. Fine imported water sets from 89¢ up. 5 city—new fran new subjects, low pri violet, cardinal, old rose, grey, mais, cream and 750 Boys’ T6¢ Canvas Leggins 40c. Lamps—the largest line you ever saw. and Y5 Wtk a0 L W e S i white and black, worth 1,50, on sale at.......... | prices the lowest. : 200 bolts fancy silks—choicest fancy silks taken from regu- Ffl-llts and Candles l}inm*r sets frnmls-’n.(%? up. ) Gmat Hu”day Sale Uf sm“ged I"strumems for Mnflday. lar stock, best styles and colors, sold up to 50 Febfindea Cut ;:l:l_ss—l)orflmgers celebrated cutting vnn’. —'xlln‘mwhm, bows, $150, $200, 8230 $1. 3500 s1B) iy e RO OO D C lOc il eces from 20c up. .| MANDOLINS AND GUITARS-§250, $4.00, $5.00. Also our fine line of high $2.00 imported black Grenadines—finest black, 44 in. wide, im- | per pound. phetpound” o 140 rknoseTllo ooly GUPIW Une 1D] | Euls Leoubmis 40000 bt 800 (54 be Thms sioes ISeluik st ported Grenadines, nothing held back, everything 980 phon pound oo i | Omaha. b g anjos, el LU heaper line from $3.50 up. ACCORDION $ up to that has been selling at $1.50 $1.75 and $2 willgo at ,{i",:l.‘.""}}?"')"(m:.‘ .12 pe 1 ic! Toilet sets from $1.69 up. S BOUAG o ie o ki s aasshsicd W If you don’t know what to buy, our china + ““w- SES—for stringed instruments, $3.00, $4.00, $5.00. Regular prices, $6.00, Big Sale on BLACK SILK DRESS PATTERNS. Faiikee Foamly ] e ABE per pound rice «lop,ntnwut \nll help you. CANVAS CA 8!8 00 pattern of vards of l'o‘m de Soie, Gro Groin, or here what Violins, including case and bow complete, Japanned mus e stands, G0c and 65c. Best nickel plated 2 musie J‘Il\‘:(i $1 Ditokiess, on aals for, REGINA, OLYMPIA AND SWISS MUSIC BOXES, ONE HALF REGULAR PRICES. £20.00 pattorn of 12 ; Hayden Bros.’ Prices on Poultry. 4 s A “ise 3 ressed Chickens, 7. Fancy Fat Ducks, 8 Fancy Dressed 826,00 pattern o ! {iioh wile Peati ds Sole) in/the $15 00 resh Dressed Turkeys, Wt "Bicon, 124¢. new finish, for, . (>4 H : D g S No. 1 California I ) Hone Muds Pork nge, 7ic. 95,00 pattor: 4 iy tea Qoo b onelens Got ge Hams @ 5 Ib. pails Best Lard, 46 0 1h. pails eilk for...... $15'00 Best Lard, 90c, b il O] T fessional help. A e sion can » plans and in July of that year John | “That early organization did not build, 1 t Chureh in City. pamphlets and books on the ren was awarded the contract for tho |but worshipped first in the Methodist | “When Dr. Harsha came to Omaha the | s and maintenance of 1i Are Recounted. | d in the form of a loan without in- | those denominations. Its members, for t the finest house of wor- of Btate Library Commission. rs. Belle ugh of Platts tovhaler Anent Epecial Taxes, the Board of Church Extension. | most part, became members of the orga and ln size and appoint — mouth, M ¢ Omaba 1868, the contract for brick work |izatlon which we celebrate tonight. it was considered a mark of rather and Mr > Ric { Lincoln com FIRST CHURCH FORMED FORTY YEARS AGO | vove the basement was let to John Green History of First Chureh, vagant falth in the future of Omaha. TEACHERS ARE HELPING ON THE WORK ' | ee appointed by the PROPERTY HOLDERS CANNOT RECOVE i for $12 H, H. Visscher was appointed | “Tho records of this organization are Our neighbors of Trinity were wor a Federation of Woman's Clubs to superintendent of construction and all of {hriefly as follows the § . » } 3 secure the co-opera. DiMeulties that 1a Have Daunted | )" AL, Sar ot ibai by ity Takon i gt S S SR e o LR T 3 Fghioet i 1 Be l"lu;rnux?vlr'y l.“h.l‘ll‘nlul i s B e i Ty T ¥ aolute Women No record was Kept of the cost of this |Circirpatl, O., came to the city as the com frame building at Nine- Meootinw of Stnte Temohory tlon the Validity of n by work, but the estimated total cost of the migsioner of the general assembly of the | teenth g the Lutherans Association at L | and M - 8 « 3 0, Which They Have | building is $30,000. The first service to be New School Presbyterian church and Millard hotel now nor of Norfolk and Miss Bertha Bau Profited. | netd in the new building was December 20 December 16, 1860, in | stands and the Methodists occupied a butld mer and Miss Margaret O'Brien of Omaha , when a session of the Sunday school . ahuroh On the |ing on the site of t stoffice annex N A are members of the spectal con: which In & paper read before the meeting of held in the basement. That evening ¢ evening following, after prayer | ult of missi Sunday s "“"I_"I‘_’;\"l 'k‘lifl‘,;"l"',“‘\,_ . public | the Nebraska Library i has dele- | In A sult brought against the city by . Pirat Pros an | the first regular church service was held by |mee the bazement of that bullding, a [ 5¢ ablished by the urc [ aska & e e | Bated to look afier the commission Mrs. Julia Hoobler 10 recover taxes which $ho song i the pastor. busitess meeting was called, at which it hes have been org Mwanty. | MRTAEY: SUpROXSa by /6 pRUHOLBX' B LN, "y re than $4,000 will be as y | were paid under protest, Judge Vinson- church Wednesday night, at ”"l e.| The report of H. A. Doud, clerk of the |wae declded to organize a New School Pres- | fourth an’ Nicholas and at » ¢ iment which s prompting the Nebraska nds of the commissi handed down a decision which sup- 9f the fortieth analversary of th < | session, dealt with the development of the 'byterian church upon the next Sabbath. At | Leavenworth. The first 1 s of West. | Federation of Woman's Clubs and the Ne-| o\ "gy iy ine next two yee f , | ports the claim of Assistant City Attorney Thomas A. Crelgh recounted the ¢ church from the standpoint of membership, 'that time the organization was effected by | minster church went out almost in a body | braska Library assoclation in thelr ¢ this money is apyropriated a pald .. | James H. Adams, that taxpayers have no A3 AsoA GE L shytolfrom tho Hme of | SR HO8 ) EMVRRRL "% Mr. Dimmick with twenty-four members, | from this church, The German, tho Bo- |t0 secure the passage of a bill providing| oo G ®) 5 PRFORUATE B PEE fe right to question the validity of a tax by fts foundation, showing @ developmen i a8 i of whom twenty-one were recelved on ec and the Castellar street churches |for the establishment of a state lbrary | ., .. ..o.” w1 probably be purchased which they have prodtem. ®x hundred under difficulties which would have dis Thahkspty atBemuriarisninm In OmaRs |t A O Car ahirabas, nfus stming | esult of work by members of the C€Om on. Two years ago the lbrary} ) " ooeo”or teating thelr effectivencss | dollars in taxes were involved in the suit, couraged less resolute persons t i l‘ d its beginning on July 20, yY‘ i, when a SRin tid OiA Renno B » church 1 church and so are the Lowe avenue, sion bill el with an education tn s lying reading S itan ")‘l(llllxn\;l‘\ and ving uearly half a fman /8 Women' ‘whio placed the First [Bundar wchool whh dve pyplls As © land elght from the Congre L. Mr. J. | the Knox, the Clifton Hill & Bedford both measures ~were defeated.; ¢ioo™which” cannot establish permancnt | : nding church yipon & secure financial baats. ATE WRELIERAIAM L0 ALY LS 4 H. Kellom was chosen clerk of t jon | Place church ven 1 anizg that ‘Hme the alub women of the | g 5 The plaintitf bo perty against In his opening remarks he recailed ‘xl‘- F00RA, 01 MR 'l“‘l" ARG ‘l’l | and gerved in that capacity until 1% Mr. bave been assisted by m St © have Joi forces with the librarians Hiant - i # fact that the first meeting held for “y‘ll onat{tution Monted, v Was onllel Titamitates canting can e SEREGPAL B Eias s Liate (O asiy to: the st church in conducting a lively campaign, and hope i e IR TS G Urposs of orESRIsInE the 0018ty - ireh of Omaha City, Neb. but 1t wes Years, tho church making substantia ) ) rsuade the ators to creato & colonel J. H o editor of the session. The property had been sold at at the residence of B. F, Cook at » S ASAR SIS RN l"‘ I was Erowth. The printed minutes of the gen Mr. Hars osed his pastorate mmission during the coming session. Bavaunsh News, gays that a buzzard once | judicial and the purch had de- Oatdbar 30, SR, ROEATE JIGINL WAL | SOREK & VAR ey arel WhS | eral assembly for 1568 show that the r » was succeed i n ho ers of the state have been Par-| flew from New York to Charleston, 8. C., | ducted the amount of the t elected chairman and J. P. Black secretary, | organized. T ay school was the | i i embership was 130, for 1869 150 and | of Tacor ho ren year, Six | tlcularly active in the advocacy of brary | i four hours, “There had been a lot of | pric A committee on correspondence consisting | Ofat regularly organised Sunday school In g, SR el B0 Loty Ll ek worahip | m left Rey. §. B. McCormick | extension, and have given valuable as- | ga ot ‘AR, Orchara, 0. ' Hurtord und B, F. the clty, The (eachers wore' Mrs. 2. J. 10 187 175, Tho hulltng s which worsbip oghe became pastor for threo | sist {n this work. The Nebraska Li- Cook was appoinied aud authorized to uct | Goodwill, Mra. 7. J. Hurtord, Mrs. Jumes 107 president of Coe v assoclation will hold ity annual meet- 88 & board of cAnNAAReE O P the new | A short timo afterward other tonchers were| “Fifteen members who came into llege, Cel In: And for twe | Ing RC Ldaccin duiins-1is AuBin mMtiuE specimen and ship it to New | possession. She paid the taxes under pros e 0 \l”‘ry\'l.kx“vh-'li“‘\‘“”l' . Dimmick | ndded, the names including those of Mrs. | church duriog the pastorate of Mr. D ra tho church was without 8 Basien "“ tho ';1! Mg ."“"m)'_ l‘\?’:‘"m' G ""‘ Y was a great deal of fnterest | test and brought suit to recover the money oo tha firat ) 1o the new soclety | L. A. Goodwill, Mr. and Mrs, J <ellom, mick survive. The o cory em. | S the pressht pastor bexan | thon. 89 T, MAY. RATE B3 oppore of speed, and the man who |on the ground that they were i1l ‘_:“{;“;'," T M,.E Mrs. Dr. Miller and Augustus Kountze :‘»‘v.‘..,l‘\:\,»f‘ ;h nvx\\v\t:y“\‘\'«'vw’ m Preston, | hi% : ! gy it ol £ e ,h,’\ 1‘:"”:[‘],.'“:”\‘(‘\'1\ L“;x-”l-l Netel e A T o ':"“““’ Y ero was irregularity in the organized under name of the Secon First ¢ en ABR SMPRAC T 10 VAN p »tal memb ¢ 1l ity hal 2 0! : A " b Presbyterian Church of Omaha. The Arst | g o je0e ”'{" ""h »’\"M f_‘ Lof thaln & i ; ; and vl YI»‘- ”‘.‘n .”.' nen 4 zard ruling elders were Robert Mitchell, John H. | 4oy gont as 8 m Evans, Mr. apd Mrs. D, T. Mount, Mrs. W, /1 3 ‘ Johr 1 of Des Moin bird, all properly ad 1o Kollom and Aundrew R. Orcbard, OUVEF | prespyterians and reliminary w 0-|G. Maul, Miss Emma R. Lehmer, Mrs sirce th h anized the | libr wa, will deli 1 tion, kad been re ¥. Husford and Bdward ¥, Cook were iho {yqrq”the or i Elizabeth Lehmer, Mrs. J. H. Mil er of 18 to its membershiy o on Can Do 4 was ef 1 iL 7 o r Mary J. M ers, Mrs. Willlam Hol i 1r - 1 of wi 1 3 v by . or an J. 1. Wyer ..m( | (- porate members, among whon € 3. | J. N. H. Patr Mr. and Mrs, P. L. A mes of twenty-four mewm- | ¢ " yjo, wife and ¢ Mr. Dimmick's pastorate clo Morgan Kuhn and wife r 1 r 3 | Tha Important Decision Rendered by Judge Vine s from tho s put upon the property by the ap- k about the time which would be re- praisers, and in this manner were ben quired for one of these fiyers to get home, by the taxes, After changing hands se agrred ono day to box up a times the property camo into Mrs, Hoobler's tion will speak on s8 in Nebr ntion will be pa best means of appeared on the first roll At the first annual meeting, October 10, |y (o0k and Mr. and Mr 1861, it was resolved to apply to the B who are the only one libraries e oo o i Hon pastor and to raise $300 by subscription for |y NS . 1Aer a i .‘}~“’\‘x\‘x”‘v\\‘- . e DalA et ¢ . \ Al bl i 8 ) 1 o |or pay | ax unde otest and begin the e purpo: In January of that r leailoh ana & § Sy e er sp Sl dtena o L ldn't P o . sty i E us i v The la hod the church had been incorporated 1 t s of this church Ithoug - ually fnere of the territorial legislature as “The Sec- | g oL vant i lavad [atoe opnLoy ond Prosbyterian Church of Omaha City,” hay are the only atisvivine oc te |who foined the s ned to be which remained the title until 1887, when ers of that carly organlz remain with us. They are: Mr. and Mrs, @ a ye g one at that, sat a1 the state legislature, upon request of the b \t that time had only about Howard Kennedy, Mrs. A. H. Cooley, Mrs 8 eye members, shanged it to “The First Presby e R | T e T R, T P it terlan Church of Omaha, Nebraska." The | g\ qanin strect the river. There was Cornelia Carrier, Mrs. P. H, Allen, Mrs, E, first services were held tn the Congrega- . of which Rev. M. Morsman, Mrs, Sarah Lockridge, M “p quickly, “don't “ of & netor. tor, & Lutheran Mae Evans, Miss Minnle Wil move ! Nearly every day pe to me and | Savages became swollen as to thelr heads New Love will find a way or was Rev. Luther M. F. Woodbridge, Mrs. A. D. § merhoen \ an there” a shriek | 4k how to start I nd deemed themselves fit for clviliza Iy t A St of the pastor of the same Mra. Hettle McAlvin, Miss Sarah No frc € L th i ton block s here s0 a Methodist and Mrs. Thomas A. Creigh and Mrs. Lottle ik sseking n concerning | They had the crust to re Members Decide (o Build, A0 Holanozal chuzeh. (iarh (EATTRRE R [ AStey tia e s Ly P : i « cataloguing ther details, Mr. vided at once with Clot @ telegram com- In 1864 it was decided to build. John H nued to preach for the Old School Pres- The third pastor was Rev. Willlam Jus- | ¢ fa . wire 3 Wyer of the Ut ‘ebraska library | Naper; K« p P he trings. Kellom was appo 1 to negotiate with the tyterian church until April, 1839, when he ' tin Har who, coming to the city in ADgleR Srom $ veis ) owner of the pr it site of the church went to Colorado. In De ev. George 1) was called to the past irlington, la. He s more nedlately, ; apy o W n fnjunctl f ang fire for braska College ‘l““lul)“!‘( in, but ) 1 r sums have ent ‘.ux everything shou done to en- | ge. Y ; ersiiie A Lt courage small towns | ir efforts to “ t - " a4 Miss Edith Tobitt M ublic library. | Dotroit Journal W me tlonal church, upon the site of the People's store, and later in the old court house which occupled the present site of the Pax- e upon a time som yman is theoretical; a and other librarians » similar inquiries Jut,” expostulated the Avants Courler en have first uber of the | April, 1877, accepted a call to the church " e send all the Information we can to 2 n , fearing the worst, "It a f and L. C. Huntinglon was chosen treasurer s Year & young man, » H. Web- in September following. He found the to- people and help them as much as affect only one of these at a hing ca A ) quicker than to collect and take care of the fu In came from Philadelpkia to supply the |tal membership 138 and they were filled but a state library commission time!" A , unless it's a deathbed December of that year ecent e was i flock. Some names had b dded ' with a spirit of earnestnes h re b man can never ) 0 80 mu The Savages would have thelr way, how- rep purchased from Hen r for the sum to the org ition, among them Mr. and in a steady advance of the ahead of time What Stat on a woman for not hav ot s nd a committee w inted to | Mrs, J. R. Meredith, Mr. and Mrs. Ezra |ports for the fifteen years of Mr, Harsha' 1'E wa ting being kissed In state ! ! at had bee g him » and tell her al devise s for a suitable buillding. The| Millard, Mr. and Mrs. 0. Hurford, Mr rate show annual growth of . 3 e the wi e scolds a man for ' missions tary ) b ? 1 f committee con of Dr. G. C. Monell, ' and Mrs. J. P. Black, Dr. Monell, Mr. Mere- ship as follows: 18 2 1 P. Hu , John R. Meredith, J. P.| dithand Mr. Millard, whoall became ruling | 264; 1581, 286; 1882 . S84, 8% created without stomachs, e found with thetr BNck and J. N, Ireland. No further action elders of the church. Mrs. E th Leh- 1885, 478; 1536, 063 ) yet have luvented bl Y n | N nder their Chin a r was tuken in the matter until February, mer, who is still an active mem! f our | 618, the latter figur ing the highest the idea fu the heir la t worse than their atter how blg & brute he | 1866, when a congregational meoting, pre-| church, became a member of the Old School | number 'd by h. For 151 | What & woman can't get out of & man by ibrar # rii ion would e th slded over by O. F. Davis, authorized the | church in is the only |1t was reported at In 1802 at 548, the sticking roses In her hair, she can generally | der such a 1 make librarics posst This shows that all verage woman that her husband's heart trustecs to begin the work of coustruction. | member of ml old whxnguwn retaining | session having placed upon & separate roll | get by crylng on bis shirt bosom, I ble fu localittes where they could not be es- | native poise to be clvilized. | wasn't full of affection for Ler,