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THE BEE: SUNDAY, APRIL OMAHA DAILY 10 yard Dress Patterns 15¢ One big lot of 10.yard Dress patterns, as long as they last enti C pattorn for ..... . 25¢ Sateen Linings 34c Yard One case of Lahr-Bacon Sateen Linings, 1/ /2C worth 25¢ yard, go ut 64c Cotton Toweling 2¢ yard Lahr-Bacon’s Cotton Tow- eling, their price 64c, our price, yd. C 15¢ Percales 5¢ Yard Lahr-Bacon’s 15¢ Percales on sale at, 5 c— 40c Nainsooks, Etc., 10c Yard All Lahr-Bacon's finest checked, str and plaid ,.ul\kh Dotted nw.;.« 0 ote., their price 40¢ ynr(l.‘mn- price C 15¢ Long Cloth 6¢ Yard All the Long Cloth, Lahr- Bacon's price 15¢ 6 yard, our price.... c Drapery Silkoline 5¢ Yard All the Drapery Silkoline }%rz‘n):(lvlntl:ulcfl,h;;nrd SC Special Millinery Bargains From Our Own Exquisite Line—Incomparable Values. Our new draped hats,like cut, made of exquisite braid, faced with silk chiffon, W—This e T\ hand made hat tn'-'ibl'fi'med with taf- n'exact copy of our fota, silk mull, flowers, foliage, $3 1 9 $1.00 Bed Spreads 39¢ All the Bed Spreads that Lahr-Bacon 3 90 sold as high as $1.00 Muslin and Cambric 6¢ Yard All the Bleached Muslin and Cambric from 6 o Lahr-Bacon stoc Unbleached Muslin 34c Yard Unbleached Muslin from the Lahr- Bacon 1 stock, go at, yd. 2C Fine Prints at 2)c a Yard All the Prints from the Lahr-Bacon 1 stock, yard.... 2 ,2C 18¢ Table Oil Cloth 6ic Yard All Lahr-Bacon’s Table Oil Cloth, Hmirlpl'lu‘ 182 yard—our pric 25¢ Mercerized Ginghams 5¢ All Lahr-Bacon's 25¢ Mer- cerized and Corded Gingham, go at, deC 25¢ White Goods 5¢ yard Lahr-Bacon’s White Goods go at, yard. Monday at 8 a. m. Sharp Begins the Great Sale of the LAHR-BACON CO.'S STOCK (DEPARTMENT STORE OF EVANSVILLE, IND.) We purchased nearly the entire stock of the Lahr-Bacon Co. at practically our own fi to offer you values that arve actually phenomenal. patronage of the best ¢l and purchased for this s gure and are thus enabled To fully appreciate the vast importance of this great sale you must know that the Lahr-Bacon Co. enjoyed the s of trade in their section of the country, consequently their goods were of the finest quality. FPurthermore, nearly all their stock w as new ason's trade, We doubt if such a great money-saving opportunity has sented to you, . . . ever before been pr [) . b, ahr-Bacon Co’s Silks and Dress Goods at Half Lahr-Bacon Co's Silks, 10c yard Lahr-Bacon Co's $1 and $1.50 Silks, 49c yard $1.25 Dress Goods 49¢ and 59¢ yard All of Lahr-Bacon Co.'s low priced figured China This immense lot Includes high cost Foulard Silks, all This includes and dark grounds, fancy sllks, wash silke, Taffeta 8ilk in plaids, stripes and checks, brocades, checks and stripes, all satin duchesse, black and colors, TP iiiie ssen square at, yard All of Lahr-Bacon Silks. This lot include: Foulard Silks in a handsome ot Dresden and Silks, many that sold up to The yard €ilke, polka dots and other small figures, light this season’s styles, 27-in ch Taffeta S8ilk, Novelty pierol on one bargain beautiful waist silks, all Lanhr-Bacon Co's 75¢ Silks, 25¢ yard Lahr-Bacon Co's $1,50 and $1.75 Silks 69¢ yard colors and designs, taffeta €ilks, on sale at grade Nain- 29¢ Dress Goods at 124¢ yard All of Lahr-Bacon Co's all wool goods, handsome mixtures, small checks and stripes. These are all new ..l. spring fabrics and actuul 1 C 29¢ values, on salo 2 at, yard Handsome black brilliantines, drab brilliantines, the mos* for summer, silk ana wool black and colors, serges, ever yard worth 5c and on bargain square at, yard & an immense lot of high grade erepons, poplins in beautiful ment of mixtures, silk and wool mixtur ported high grade henriettas and cashmeres, black and all unhn'n49c’ 59C all go on bargain square, at yard ... On Sale in Basement All the low Lahr, B trictly dress Co's wide China assortment priced n Co. able plaid dress goods from in twilled part wool ma- for waists and children's price 15c—on sale in basement- - brocaded ties, dresses, #UX We offer for tomorrow suits in every correct spring style and at a great sacrifice in price. $7.50 ladies’ and misses’ suits $1.95—Thig certainly s an extraordinary bargain, they come 1y | mall s 3 t made In cy lined many ain table with big lots of fine and insert in medium fine quality, fast edges, worth go at, yard, all the ric b, high-class noveltles, many gray brilliantines, Persiam patt erns, warp prints, embroid- ser able goods ed novelties, 30-inch wide wash silks for waists, gros Lk henriettas grain silks, satin duchess e, crepe y nny de chine, handsome twille d satin foular all on bargain square at, yard ........ 5 ’s L d Embroid i Lahr-Bacon Co’s Lacesand Embroideries Extraordmary Cloak Values On sale at one.half and one-third price—all this spring’s stock—over 100 styles, very fine goods. Torchon and valenclennes laces and in-| Hundreds of pleces of high class va-| Large sertions, in narrow edgings, good quality,| lenciennes and chantilly galoons, in l!:v;'viwv ries 18 width oftects, in WY Aah worth regular up to 10c yard, go at yard,| straight edges and ' | black cremn and ecru, 120 filld 3C price up to $1, go In lots at, yard All the French and tions from the Lahr-Bacon stock, swiss, ) 12ic,19¢,25 D w"‘"”’""”'! 122C’ C’ c vainsook and cambric, all exquisite pat- | $8 chil et top oriental laces, extra fine qual- | g : N ¢ G 25¢, go at, yard All the Lahr-Bacon finest silk chan- | terns, fine open work, showy designs, medi- [| $1.50-100 children’s new style " suits, et ddeadiaghy ko tiily um and wide widths, worth up to &0c yd., [#ges 4 to 10, made of strictly all wool 50 a“d 10C 80 at, yard, ladies' cloth, trimmed with braid, French valencien 4 many of them the new Russian blouse, Lahr-Bacon's all-over laces, including 10c and 15¢ yprd sale at black silk, orientals and Venice laces, also A1l the very finest embroideries from the | At immense assortment of ladies many other styles, worth up to $2.50 yard, Lahr-Bac "'*r"l" K, ::"'”' ""-;” price “l]' to B tailor suits—in eton, bole- atiful patterns, ele y go at, yard, s clesant _quality, § ;o a4 L'Aiglon effects, flounce way in Bacon's | | 3:c and Sc All the finest embroideries and inser- [ h ¥ ind ornan; ¢ i orted pttern hats, worth SRR TR exacr reproduction, T linen and_ torchon and large gold buckle, copled after laces, our $15.00 bat—on sale Venice laces. Plat and s laces and finser- tions, medium and wide widths, their A large | price up to 75c, go in lots, at, yard, misses’ trimmed hats that made really were trimmed to sell at but go in this special sale Bbeooh o0 b0 00 slanns A special bargain in un- trimmed hats—hand made on wire frame, in the latest dress shapes and turbans, black, cream and all colors, 49¢, 98¢ Underwear Sale Tmmense bargains in ladies’ & chil- dren’s spring & summer underwear Ladies' thread and lisle plain ribbed, white vests, at . Ladies' silk Mercerized vests, handsomely silk lace and ribbon trimmed, in pink, blue and white, Lahr price 35c, our price, Ladles' Vests with long and short sleeves, high and low neck full fine coton, medium welght, wort! 8o at . shape, Ladies' silk Mercerized lisle thread fancy vests, all beautiful colors, extra fine quality, all si o8, silk ribbon and lace trimmed— 25C s . Many styles of misses’, children's and boys' early spring underwear in plan Indla gauze and jersey ribbed, all styles, worth Sic, §o at— 14 10¢, 12%c, 19¢ In Basement— ”3(':““ Ladies' storm SQUARE | rub: 2 5 c 3-point slipper $5.00— $549 The new pastime ready- to-wear hat, black and colors, worth 9 C $1.48, on sale at 75c Children’s sombre- ros or Mexican hats, on sale gc I D Muslin Underwear From the Lahr-Bacon stock. Ladies’ plaln cambric an pair . muslin corset covers, 1 o 10c¢c Ladies’ fine corset covers, lace embroidery trimmed, go at— 19¢, 25c¢, 49¢ Ladles' finest muslin and night robes, worth up to B0 at— 49c¢, 69c, 98c Ladies’ fine muslin skirts and skirt chemise, trimmed with fine lace and wide and parrow embroldery and insertion, go at— 49c¢, 69c¢, 98c 7¢c Misses’ and children's fine muslin drawers, all slzes, pair .. and cambric $2.00— Misses’ and children’s cotton flannel drawers, all sizes, pair . Hre o In Basement— BARGAIN Ladies' kid, opera 5 9C and BROBE S S0 sassvsnsis 10c¢, 15 Hosiery Bargains from the Lahr.Bacon Co's stock. 50c¢, 75¢, 98c Hundreds of dozen of ladies’ and misses’ and child’s fast black —fine and heavy ribbed hose, all sizes—Lahr-Bacon Co's price up to 15c 6C pair—go at...... Boys' and girl’s fine and heavy ribbed school hose, fast black, full seamless, with double soles and knees, Lahr-Bacon's price 10C 150 25¢ pair—our price.. . ’ Ladies' fine quality imported and domestic hose, fast black and fancy colors In maco cotton, lisle thread and silk finish, all of styles, many worth 50c pair, Large bargain counter of men's imported and domestic half hose in black, tan, stripes, plaids and silk embroidery trimmed, all colors, worth up to 35c— lOC, 150 go on sale at, per Lahr- Bacon Co’s Corsets $1.25 values on sale for 39¢ Big lot of Lahr-Bacou's Cor- sets, including Loomer’s, R. & G., H. & H. and all styles of summer corsets, their price up to 3 9 C at.. ®1.25, our price only..... In Basement— $139 ON BARGAIN SQUARE shoes, worth #3 (1T BARGAIN [Mens SQUARE | kid- go enam In Basement— Men's patent leather and tan teh sets, on sale at ...... c,29¢ Handkerchief Sale 1ense Values from the Lahr-Bacon Stock. In Oue lot of 350 do ladies’ Hemstitched HandKerchiofs— with hand ewmbroidered 1 floral designs, worth 19¢ 6 /QC each, go at ... All Lahr-Bacon’s misses and children's fancy . border scjool handke: different 1 styles, go at, ¢ c 1,000 dozen ladies’ and men's plain white border Hemstitched Handkerchiefs sheer quality—some with hand emb initials—go in two lots at . all linen P col ch and I widths videred fancy colored of hems, fine 3:c=5¢ Men’s all pure Irish Linen Handkerchiefs, with hand dered initials price embroi- 12ic Fine Apibroidered and fancy Hemstitched Hand- kerchiefs, fine Irish Linen Hand kerchiefs—Lahr-Bacon's WO L 10c-15¢-25¢ price All the men's fine Silk Handkerchiefs, large size, fancy colored border, others with hand embroidered silk initials, narrow hemstitched, all neat and v borders, worth up to 7ic each—go at Lahr-Bacon's price Zie, our imported Swiss wide and 29¢ Lahr-Bacon Co.’s Kid Gloves $1.50 and $2 values at 75¢ Pair. All the ladies’ finest Kid Gloves from the Lahr- Bacon Co.'s stock, go on sale in one lot. The newest styles, shades and colors—more than fifteen different makes—all well known and relfable— worth up to $2.00 a pair—all sizes— on salo for In Basement-— ON BARGAIN Ladies’ kid shoes, SQUARE | small sizes, worth §3 a pair.. 1. $169 skirts, handsomely braided—on sale , $650 $9.75 for fine new eton tail- ored suits—in venetian and pebble chevlot, L'Alglon collars, the new sleeves, we have never shown any better actual quality, style and fit, value $17.50—on sale at.... The new eton taffeta silk jacket, a great variety of styles, either plain or handsomely nce trimmed, on sale at $5.08, #7.60, $0.08, and $15. Men’s Furnishings From the Lohr.Bacon Stock. Men's and Boys' $1 Shirts 25¢ All ¢f Lahr-Bacon Co's— Men's Colored Laundered Shirts— Men's olored Negligee Shirts— Boys' Silk Bosom Shirts Boys' Colored Negligee Shirts Men's White Unlaundered Shirts— Men's fine Muslin Night Shirts Some of these are slightly soiled a vast assortment of styles—all sizes—worth fully up to $1.00 Your choice of the entire lot for 50c Men's Underwear I5¢ Tomorrow we place on sale Lahr- Bacon Co.s men's Underwear of every description, including sum- mer balbriggan, summer gauze, derby ribbed, fancy striped and plain colored shirts and Drawers—50¢ values for Men's 25¢ Suspen ders 5c Pair. M and b 10¢ Sc In Basement— Infant’s shoes BARGAIN SQUARE | cnita's shocs. Boys' shoes. ..... Littie gent’s shoes . ...79¢ route is three and one-fourth miles and | cont act on the part of the driver one-halt Makes the work of a speclalist far aro exceptional values, they tan, gray and all of them strictly all wool material, on sale at ... $0.75 $5 broadcloth skirts, 51.98, These me in brown, $1.08 Men’s Hats Your choice of all the Men's Hats from the Lahr-Bacon stock at 98¢, Including all the newest styles men's and fedora hats, also railroad hats, pashas and crush- ers. Many of these hats were sold by the Lahr-Bacon Co. as high as $3.50. We give you the choice of the entire lot to- morrow for.... Boys' and Children’s Hats and Caps from the Lahr-Bacon Co. Stock. very fine stock of boys 'and children's hats and caps Tomorrow we'll place on sale their entire stock in two lots— all extraordinary values at ... in fine stiff O8c Lahr-Bacon Co. had a Some they sold for up to $1.00 250-49¢ In Basement — 1.50 89c . 98¢ Ladi BARGAIN [siions”.... Ladies’ strap sundal onts puplls from being | torced on schools which are not prepared to accommodate them. A majority of the voters in districts which desir to avall i themselves of high school privileges must Buparintendent Pearso Enters Into Extended | it 110 willingness betore o tax can Disoussion. be levied to pay the tuition of pupils who desire to avail themselves of better schools than are afforded in their home districts.” tax levied on any district to pay for the tuition of pupils who desire to attend |a high school in another district cannot mills. No district will be com- to pay more than 75 cents per week per pupil for high school tuition. In ¢ any school asks tultion in excess of this amount the parents of pupils must bear the additional expense, education. This prev FREE HICH the longest six and one-fourth miles. The average distance is about four miles. The roads in Winnebago county are not so good | as in many other parts of the state for the | of the preceding month's wages Is retained | more effective. | by the board. 6. Adds the stimulating Influence of large | | | | SCHOOL LAW & men’s rubbers bers JOWA RURAL SCHOOL Pml Man Seeks Divorce Becanse His Wike nuinted to Him, Effect of Plan on Attendance, classes, The average daily attendance of the| 7. Affords broader companionship. reason that the country is newer and the |schools before the consolidation was 9. | S. Results in better attendance of pupils, drainage less thorough. | The schools were in session but six months | 9. Leads to better school buildings, bet- When the roads are very muddy or rough |of the ye |ter equipment, a larger supply of books, the drivers begin collecting the children at | For the year ending | charts, maps and apparatus TRANSPORTATION OF PUPILS IS A SUCCESS | 7:15, while with good roads and a short |cight teachers were ! 10 Quickens Interest in TALKS OF VARIOUS PHASES OF MEASURE | | route the driver does not start until as lato | months a yeq schools | as 8:15. The children are returned home R T I T T e T o | Central Township School Brings Pett | from 4:45 to 6:45 p. m. cost of tuition per month per pupil upon the [& recent act of the general assembly en [nu.ua of ¢ ter Facilities, Increased Attend- | The drivers recelve $30 per month. For |total expenditures for schooi purposes, It | courage the consolidation of rural districts, Mo e ance and Lessened Cost of | tis amount they are required to furnish |is found that the cost under the consolida- | the bullding of a central township graded R AR 1 B e Mainte ce Per Pupil. thelr own properly covered, fl‘;ron,. euh‘i hu -Meflr:u iod 31 5 Wflnllw 5 A‘m llnr;-lr |school and the transportation of pupils, | ful 8 uitable vehicles, subject to the approval |the single district plan. The tax levy for cm—— [ tho. board, with Auitable seats und @ |tho district n 1900 was 8.6 mits tor teach- |[DEVOTE DAY T0 SERVICE Rural transportation of puplls to a cen-| Strong, safe, quict team, with proper har~ |ers' fund and 6.7 mills for contingent fund. Religlous Ko Oonsolidation of Distriots Working Wellin | Winnebage County. ! Henry Y. Garrett sets up a pecullar grounc for divorce in a petition filed in the dis trict court yesterday ried in Fulton county 1809, to a widow, and that immediatel after the ceremony his wife attempted t assume complete control and thority ever his movements and to dictate in his dally life what course he should or should 1o pursue. Mr. Garrett avers that such bosslsm fror the tender half of the family constitute cruel and inhuman treatment, despite the fact that it was exercised by one who ha¢ previous matrimonial experience. FUNERAL OF CLIFFORD SMITH ueted at Family Resh y Dean Falr of Trinity (¢ edral, September, 1900, employed for nine . while the average daily at- tendance was 200. Estimating the average | He says he was mar Georgla, in February the public high school law passed by the generally approved by and promises to do away with sity of establishing county high Superintendent Pearse of the Omaha public hools remarked after read "y the new law which State ndent Fowler has had printed and distributed among school authorities. It provic the superintendent continued, “for opening approved high schools to per- sons liviug In other school districts in th ame county. The law will probably result in much benefit to the existing high schools rather the establishment of new he plication of fnstitutions that ommodate additional puplls with slight expenditure of money . n 10 Bs Held ai Purpose of the Law, nize Memorial Chureh tral township school is one of the ends Mess, with which to convey and collect | The village of Buffalo Center, according toward which State Superiutendent Barrett safely and comfortably all the puplls of 'to the last census, has a population of 875. | of Towa 18 working. At present the system |S5¢hool age on the route, and to furnish | The present school buflding was erected 18 carricd out Lo Any great extent in but |Warm, comfortable blankets or robes sufil- | in 1396 at a cost of $17,000. Great care was one community in the state—Buffalo town- |clent for the best protection and comfort taken In regard to sanitation. The very ship, Winnebago county—but such good re- |for each and all of the puplls. The drivers | latest and best methods of heating, lighting gults have been obtained that a number of 8gTee to collect all of the pupils on the |and ventilation are used. The building con- other districts will consolidate this spring route by driving to their homes each morn- | talus a water supply throughout, with clos- and adopt the plan. ing that school 18 in session in tiwe to con- |ets in the basement and room for children The township school is located at Buffalo vey the pupils to school so as mot to ar- |to play during stormy weather. There are Center. Buffalo township is of the usual Tive at the building earlier than 8:30 a, m. |nine rooms, cxclusive of an auditorium and eize—six miles square—and contains nine nor later than 8:46 a. m. a library filled with the cholcest books. school districts of four sections each. Un- | The drivers are required to personally i Favor of n. fortunately Buffalo Center is at the ex- drive and manage the team and to refrain | The following arguments are belug ad- treme western edge of the township instead | from the use of any profane or vulgar lan- |vanced for consolidation and township of belng near the center. Seven of the nine | guage within the hearing or presence of the | graded school districts in the township have been merged | pupils, nor may they use tobacco in any | 1. Belter grading of schools and classifi- into the consolidated district, leaving only |form during the time they are conveying |cation of pupils. the districts in the extreme northeastern |the children to and from school. They are | 2. Affords an opportunity and the extreme southeastern corners with |uot permitted to drive the team faster than special branches the sing'e school house plan. & trot nor to race with any team, and are and nature study The contracts for the present year call [required to keep order and report improper = 3. Open doors to more schooling and to for the transportation of ninety-eight chil- | conduct on the part of the pupils to the |schools of highor grade dren. Six routes are laid out and one team | principal or president of the board. 4. Insures tho employment and retention 1s provided for each route, The shortest ' To iusure tbe faithful performance of the of better teachers, l 1 ‘ i quite The purpose of the law is to make tricts in which desirable high schools are located adjunct districts of the ditsricts "Which are located in the same county and bave no high schools. No high gchool which has not been approved by the state | superintendent will be allowed to open | doors to non-resident puplls, under the pro- | vislons of this law “This law is the outgrowth of much thought study of school needs on the part of Nebraska educato sald Mr Pearse. Bills of various sorts seeking this same end have been before Nebraska ducted by Dean Campbell Falr of Trinity legislatures for several scssions. Fault cathedral. The room in which the caskel \, found with all of them and this rested was a bower of flowers, the caskel measure combines the desirable features and tables Leing concealed by the bloom of many of the bills, and Is thought to be The pall bearers were Victor B. Cald- from the defects pointed cui in W v B W, others " George Voss, Luther 0. Bridges, br. J. E. Sum- mers, jr., and Milton Barlow. At the con clusion of the services the remaing wero | placed in a vault at Prospect Hill cemetery, educators the A general religious convocation will be held at Kountze Memorial church next Fri day. It will continue through the entire day. At 10:30 the meeting will for ministers and church officers. The speak- ers will be Rev. W. Allison and W. P, I ford. At 3 o'clock the meeting will be a general one for all Christians. The spoak- |ers will be George F'. Bidwell and Rev. Dr Hirst. 1In the evening an evangelical sery- fce will be held. The speakers will b, Rev. D. K. Tindall, Rev. F. A. Hatch and Rev. B, H. Jenks suj be The funeral of the late Clifford W. Smit) took place from his residence at Thirty ninth and Harney streets yesterday after noon at 3 o'clock. The services were con than | Will Extend High Schools, 13 W} I il fhice employe of the B, t This 1 i ufacturing company for thirteen y fessed today that he was an cmi forger to the extent of $4,00. His o {lons extend aver i i« riod of nine months, | maintenance of Hix wrong-doing was due A AelapRLSIEEANAg 87 SEER-A 8 to his infatuation for a woman not his wite, | '™ Tha ¥ sht } ¥ Heo Is under arrest. nop-resident pupils is ve for work in | such as drawing, music probably free make high localities where mall to Justity the one dis a high school to a w boards of schools the popu 18 too e e Cook's Tmperial Extra Dry Champagne has @ delicious aroma of the grapes. Its purity is undoubted, v ound per