Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, July 5, 1902, Page 12

12 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SATURDAY, JULY 5, 1902 PACKING HOUSE BUSINESS tant as a packing center, and other promi- nent packing cities of today, such as Kan- sas City, South Omaba and South St. Jo- seph, were unknown to the packing world Some Figures Farnished by the Government | These cities did ot assume Importance Oensus Burean. EXTENT OF INDUSTRY IN UNITED STATES | Huge Combine is Shown by the Sta- tisties, Which Prove the Centr fzation of the Hog Killing During Late Years. There has been a phenomenal growth in the slaughtering and meat packing indus tries of the country, as shown by a bulle- tin issued by the census office recently, says a Washington epecial in the Chicago Tribune. The capital now invested in the packing business is $189,198,264, as com- pared with $3,482,500 in 1850, the number of stablishments at present being 921, as against 185 fifty years ago. The number of wage earners increased from 3,276 to 68,534; the wages pald from $1,231,636 to $33,457,013; the cost of materials uged from $9,451,006 to $683,583 and the value of products from $11,981,642 to §785,562,433. The average amount of capl- tal invested per establishment grew from $18,824 in 1850 to $206,427 in 1900; the av- erage yearly earnings of the wage earners grew from $376 to $485, and the average value of products per establishment rose from $64,766 to $862,045. The growth was steady. While there 16 a large increase in the pumber of establishments in existence in 1850 there are 2,000 fewer today than thers were ten years ago, which is conclusive proof that the enormous packing concerns have absorbed a great many of the smaller ones. Causes which contributed to the growth of this industry are the settlement of the western country and the comsequent ex- panaion of territory devoted to stock rafs- ing; the extension of railroads and the in- creased facilities of communication; the methods devised to insure preservation of meat, such as improved methods of curing and the Introduction and improvement of mechanical and chemical processes of re- frigeration, rendering eummer packing pos- eible; the utilization of every part of the animal and the adoption of labor-saving devices. Cineinnati Once the During the ten years covered by the elghth census taken in 1860, the center of the meat industry was at Cincinnati and in the Ohle valley. The average amount of capital invested per establishment fn- creased from $18,824 to $39,221, or 108.4 per cent, while the average value of products per establishment Increased from $64,766 to $113,675, or 75.5 per cent. From that time concentration in definite centers was a marked feature of the growth, The effects of the Industrial crisis of 1857, with its wholssale reduction of wages, Is seen by the difference in the average yearly wage pald in 1850 and 1860. 1In 1850 it was 3376, which decreased to $202 in 1860, a de- crease of 46.3 per cent. The winter pack- ing In eight principal western centers grew from 720,600 hogs in 1860 to 992,310 hogs in 1860, During 1890 and 1500 Illinots led every state in the union in the value of the prod- uets in the packing industry. In 1900 this amounted to $287,922,277, as agalnst $212,- 201,382 in 1890. The amount of capital in- vested in Tllinois in 1900 was $71,220,262, as egainst $40,807,115 in 1890. A table giving a comparative summary for 1880, 1890 and 1900 of those citles that in 1900 showed a pro- duction to the value of $1,000,000 and over shows that the product of Chicago alone Feached a value of $256,527,949 In 1900, or 82.7 per cent of the total value for the United States; in 1890 this ratlo was 36.3 per cent, a net loss during the decade of 8.6 per cent. Chicago’s advance in value of products during these ten years was $52,021,547, or 26 per cent. The number of establishments #teadily decreased, falling from seventy in 1880 to fifty-seven in 1890 and thirty-eight in 1900. Kansas City stood second in value of products in 1900, gaining during the de- cade $33,860,579, or 84.8 per cent. Of the total value of products “In the United States Kansas City furnished 9.4 per cent 4n 1900 and 7.1 per cent in 1890, a gain of 2.3 per cent. Unfortunately the figures upon which to base such a comparison for South Omaha are not available. The industry had no ex- istence In 1880 and the figures for 1890 were Dot published separately. The total pro- duction for the state of Nebraska for 1890, however, of which South Omaha constituted & part, was $28,041,144, which was exceeded in 1900 by $38,048,605 by South Omaha alone. South Omaha is Important. In 1900 South Omahs produced 8. per cent of the total value of the product of the United States. In number of establish- ments Baltimore ranked first, with seventy- three establishments, followed by Phila- delphia with fifty-eight and New York City with fifty-two, while Chicago, with thirty- eight, etood fourth. In the order of capital Invested, wages pald and number of wage earners the relative rank of the cities fol- lowed closely the same rank as under the value of production. The widest varia- tions occurred in the average amount of capital invested and average value of prod- uct per establishment in the different oiti South Omaha had the largest average in- tment, of 32,600,570 per establishment; Kansas City's average capitalization per es tablishment was $1,889,325; Chica, $1,- 166,788; South St. Joseph (with St. Joseph), $1,040,180. In the average value of prod- ucts per establishment South Omaha led, with $11,314,968: Kansas City had $9,223,- #71; Chicago, 96,750,736, and South St. Jo- seph, including St. Joseph, $5,940,995. About 20,000 hogs were killed at Chicago in 1850-61, and from that time the amount of business done in Chicago increased rap- ldly. The early '50s saw the beginning of rallroad operations in the west. Naturally this had a great influence on the packing business and to this cause much of Chi- ago’s prominence as & packing center may be traced. Up to this time St. Louls was unimpor- Center. | untjl later. Cincinnat] was the leading packing cen- ter in the United States until 1861-62, when Chicago took the lead, which it has re- tained. With Its $256,527,040 worth of | products during the census year of 1900 the city of Chicago stands as the chief center of the slaughtering and meat pack- ing industry of the United States. Business of Great Proportions. The preparation of animal food products at this point has come to be one of the | greatest industrial and commercial enter- | prises that have been evolved by the Amer- ican people. This has not been due to accident npr wholly to the alert and busi- ness-like qualities of Chicago's citizens. It has been chiefly because of Chicago's location. Nature located Chicago to be & gateway of commerce. As early as 1673 Jollet saw that if a canal were cut through half a league of prairfe boats could pass from the lake o Ilinols (Lake Michigan) Into the St. Louis river (the Illinols, including the Desplaines). A city possessing such a lo- cation, between the lakes and the great west, was naturally early seen to be a gateway of commerce, and Chicago became | the center for the vast systems of trans- portation that converge thers today, and that include more than one-half of the rallroad systems of the United States. The Union stockyards were founded in 1865, when 320 acres of land was pur- chased, and the yards opened in December, 1865. This plant is now worth at least $10,000,000, and on the square mile of land upon which the yards are located are the slaughtering and packing houses that in 1900 reported & capital invested of over $67,000,000. More than 50,000 men found employment in and about the yards in 1000, in the packing establishments and in the service necessary to the handling of the stock. Within the stockyards are 200 acres of yardage, twenty miles of street, twenty miles of water troughs, seventy-five miles of drainage and water pipes and 150 miles of railroad track, which is the property of the stockyards company, which also owne and operates the locomotives. Pttt — ANOTHER EXCURSION TO OKOBOJL Saturday, July 12, Via the Milwaukee Ratlway, Leaving the Union depot, Omaha, at 8:30 p. m., Saturday, July 12, the Chici Mil- waukee & St. Paul rallway will run a spe- clal excursion train of coaches and sleeping cars to Lake Okoboji and return. The train will arrive at Arnold’s park, on Lake Okoboji, at 5:40 a. m., Sunday. All day Sun- day at the lake. Boating, fishing and a pleasant day's outing at the pretflest re- sort In the middle wes Returning, the speclal train will leave the lake at 7:15 p. m., Sunday, and arrive at Omaha about 8 o'¢lock Monday morning. The round-trip rail rate is $3.00. For those who desire them sleeping cars will be a tached, for which a round-trip rate of $3.00 1s charged for a double berth. City Ticket Office, 1604 Farnam St. Tel- ephone 284, The Great Parks of Colorado Bear an {mportant relation to the state in all ber diversified Interests. They con- stitute one of her chlef glories. They are not, as many suppose, small areas of level ground closely hemmed in by neighboring hills, and beautiful with evergreens and flowers, but they are vast territories of country almost as large as some states. They contain flelds, forests and plains, where the herds of the cattlemen have succeeded the herds of buffalo; they are watered by creeks and rivers, and contain villages and, farm houses; they have springs and lakes, where hotels and other places of entertainment have been built for set- tlers, for tourists, hunters, campers and others seeking remote places of resort in the heart of the Rocky Mountains. THE LOW RATES put in effect via the Union Pacific enable you to reach these great parks without unnecessary expenditure of time or money. Full information cheerfully furnished cn application to City Ticket Office, 1324 Far- nam St. ‘Phone 316. . A Selt-Explanatory Letter, OMAHA, Neb., July 4, 1902.—J. L. Bran- deis & Sons, City: Gentlemen—I wish to thank you for the pony, phaeton and bar- ness which was delivered to me today. I enclose you a receipt for same, Received of J. L. Brandeis & Sons, pony, phaeton and harness, which they prom- ised to give away July 3rd to ome of the purchasers of boys' clothing at Boston Store. (Signed) JOHN J. HUNT. 329 Dorcas Street. Low Rates to Atlantic Coast Points. July 5 to 9, inclusive, the Nickel Plate Road will sell tickets to Portland, Me., and return at one fare for the round trip. It will be to your interest to obtain rates via that road before purchasing elsewhere. Three daily trains. Write John Y. Cala- han, General Agent, 111 Adams St., Chi- cago. Cheap Excursi VIA ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD. Providence, R. 1., and return, $31.65, July 6, 7 and 8. \ Portland, Me., and return, $83.25, July 4 to 8. Tickets 1402 Farnam street, Omaha, Neb. Low Rate Eastern Excursl: On July 6 to 8, inclusive, the Nickel Plate Road will sell tickets at one fare for round trip to Portland, Me., and return, with final return limit August 15th. Particulars at City Ticket Office, 111 Adams St., Chi- cago. Dance Tonight. Jully Eight club’s lively ball this even- ing, Washington hall, 18th and Harney Sts. Fige orchestra; grand good time for you. Gents, 26c. Welcome. Bone flled—price $6.75. NEW Black and white and the mew eto. 1s very large and full of all the latest sad best styles made. Grenadine, Batiste, Etamine, Black Lawns, ete. Prices from the lowest to the best— open becks or three-quarter length sleeve. Doa't forget we are carrylag everything you could wish straight front summer corset in batiste sa low as E0c. If you want the best corset made for stout ladies, try the La Rita, whale- VEILINGS Mrs. J. Benson Our Shirt Waist Stock Percales, Indla Linen, trouts — full length or for in corsets. A good mew styles tn black iace, chiffons, AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA 'ax Oommissioner Finishes Revision of the Records Today. ADJOURNED COUNCIL MEETINGS POSSIBLE May Be Feld in Order that Appropria- tion Shall Be Aval e at Earliest Possible Date After July 185, Tax Commissioner Fitzgerald and his clerks will complete the revision of the records of the tax devy for 1902 today. When the Board of Review completed its session it was found necessary to make & number of changes on the original sheets as turned in by the tax commissioner, but the changes did not reduce the valuation below $16,000,000. All of the alterations made by the board had to be recorded and the records copied for the use of the coun- cil and a copy made for the city treasurer. From the figures turned in by the tax commissfoner the council will decide upon the amount of levy to be made. The mayor and members of the council are of the opin- fon that it will not be necessary to levy more than 9 mills. This levy will bring in the full amount allowed by the present city charter. In case the levy and appropriation or- dinances are not ready for the meeting of the council Monday night it fs possible that adjourned meetings may be held dur- ing the week in order that the appropria- tion may be used as soon after July 15 as possible. With the appropriation of $41,000 for In- terest'in a separate bill there will be suffi- clent money to pay the running expenses of the city without borrowing money from the local banks. Addition. Arrangements are being made by the Board of Education for the erection of two additional rooms at the Albright school and three rooms will be added to the High school annex. It {s asserted that with the addition of two rooms at the Hawthorne school, two at the Albright and three at the High school annex, the number of rented rooms will be greatly reduced. Members of the board say that the rental for outside rooms is entirely too high and that It will be much cheaper in the end to provide additional accommodations now. As soon as the plans are prepared the board will advertise for bids for the work. It is possible that some steps may be taken at the next meeting of the board to determine what will be done with the proposition to construct one of the wings of the proposed High school building. That River Rond. Today Mayor Koutsky and a number of members of the council will call upon Her- man Kountze in connection with the open- ing of a road to the river. As stated in The Bee of yesterday, the road through the Kountze property is closed and it is impos- sible for wagons hauling garbage to reach the river. The mayor hopes to make some arrangements with Mr. Kountze for a road for a term of years or else secure the ded- fcation of a strip of land from the Burling- ton tracks east to the river. In case sult- able arrangements can be made the city will expend about $200- in repairing the road and the bridge, which was recently damaged by high water. Very Little Doing. Yesterday was about the slowest Fourth of July South Omaha has seen in years. No local attractions had been provided and consequently a large proportion of the pop- ulation visited resorts where attractions were advertised. As a general thing the stores kept open until noon. After that hour the streets were practically deserted, except for the small boy discharging fire- crackers. The police were particularly alert, but no accidents of any consequence were reported. Chlef Etter held the fire- men on duty in order that the department might be on hand promptly in case of fire, but nothing of the sort occurred. Schoolrooms, Magic City Goy Howard Vore is spending a couple of weeks at Monroe, Neb. Rev, Wheeler delivered an address at Fairfield, Neb., yesterday. Miss Martha Widdis proposes spending the summer at Alberta, Can. Mrs. R. W. Havens has gone to Utah and will spend the summer in the west. Mrs, A. L. Willlams, who has been seri- ously 1il, was greatly tmproved yesterday. Sanitary Inspector Jones is still servin notices to property owners to «clean bac! yards and alleys. Stockmen sa that the movement of range cattle will commence about the mid- dle of this month, Mr. and Mrs. H. N. Watts and daughter of 224 R street are spending a few days with relatives at Boone, la. A cottage belonging to George Malcomb at Twenty-second and 8 streets was de- stroyed by fire yesterday morning, Mrs, F. L. Bird, who was quits badly burned by a gasoline stove explosion a few days ago, Teported some better yes- terday. Late yesterday afternoon a shed con- taining Deg ©ofl and located in the rear of M. n's grocery store, Thirty-third and Q was discovered to be on fire. The department extinguished the flames easily &u the loss will amount to only about Business Man's Tr: New York. The Pennsylvania Special—makes the run in twenty hours, leaving Chicago 12 noon daily, landing passengers at Twenty-third Btreet Station, New York, next morning at 9, eastern time, or 8 o'clock, central time. Pullman, Compartment and Drawing Room Sleeping cars, and Dinlng Car, con- stitute the equipment which goes through solid. H. R. Dering, A. G. P. Agt, 248 South Clark St., Chicago, is the person to address for particulars. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. M. J. Coen, Lincoln, is at the Millard. Dick Ferris has returned to the city. J. G. Beste, Hartington, is at the Mil- lard. Will 8. Carleton and wife, at the Millard. L. C. Clay and W. J. Clay, Ta., are at the Millard. Judge D. M. Vinsonhaler went to Mary- ville, Mo., to spend the Fourth with Mrs. Vinsonhaler the old Ellison home. Miss Sadle Mudge of Milwaukee arrived esterday to visit Mrs. Roy Scott of 2921 venworth street. n—Chicago to Auburn, are Malvern, Nervous? Horsford’s Acid Phosphate quiets and strengthens the nerves, allaying their weak- ened and irritated condition, which causes wakefulness, nervousness and exhaustion. It improves the appetite, cures gtommh nllmem’: and induces refreshing sleep. Insist on having Horsford's Acid Phosphate oy OF Today at 8 o’clock in the morning ford At 0'clock A Al J (G 2 We will throw on a bargain squaré in the basement shoe department all the ladies’ two and three dollar o {BRANRE!Z. (e $2.98 9 0'clock Saturday Morning At and children’s 5 10 0'clock ” saturgay Pink, Blue & White Slippers Mnf""" that we have been selling for up COME EARLY, C a pair ties that we have left in small BRANREIZ 5198 s we will offer all the ladles' ox- ford ties that we have been selling for up to three dollars a pair—ex- ni::.i'.:“'fi.. cept the La France line. This of- ".t" ter gives you the choice of nearly Main Floor, 2:000 vairs, all sizes, all widths, and all new up-to-date styles. (e $1.75 We will close out 200 pairs ¥ MEN'S SHOES English welt soles, calfakin up- pers, all sizes, and strictly up-to- \date etyles. 8 O'clock Saturday Morning We will close out 220 pairs ¢ Ladies’ High Grade Shoes that we have held at four and five dollars a pair, for $2.98 a pair ~These are extremely fine shoes— about 26 different styles. We will close out all our misses’ * to a dollar and a half sizes ladie’ shoes worth 82, $2.50, 83 RANPRELZ, COME EARLY HALF RATES EAST Via Rock Island System. $31.65 Providence, R. L, and return. On sale July 6, 7 and. 8 $33.25 Portland, Me., July 4 to 8. . Liberal return limits. For further information call at or ad- dress city ticket office, 1323 Farnam street, Omaha, Neb. nd return. On Publish your legal notices in The Weekly Bee. Telephone 238, LOCAL BREVITIES. The first' annual plenic for the benefit of the Society of Russian Jews will be given at Hibbeler's park, Forty-fourth and Leav- enworth streets, tomorrow. Nellle Wright, who took a dose of mor= phine Friday morning in an attempt to take her life, regained consclousness yes- terday afternvon and is now thought to be out of danger, Post A, Travelers' Protective assocla- tion, will give ‘a smoker at 8 o'clock to- night at the Commercial club rooms. Every traveling man spending Sunday In Omaha is invited to attend. A lad riamed Slegle, who lives on Tenth street, shot a_hole through the little finger of his left hand while celebrating the Fourth with a toy pistol. The wound was dressed at the police station. Monday night will be “Military night' at the den of the Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben. General Bates and his staff and the offi- cers from Fort Crook will be recefved. The military men will meet &t 7 o'clock at the Omaha clyb, whence they will bo escorted to the den by the Board of Gov- ernors. The police-surgeons were sammoned at 3:30 o'clock Friday morning to the Cam- bridge hotel, where Cora Worley was suf. fering from'the effects of an overdose of cocaine. They arrived in ample time to overcome the effects of the drug. The woman has” been in the habit of using cocalne, ' Mrs. Joseph'C: Root, who was injured In & rinaway Thursday night, passed o comfortable day vesterday, and while her injuries are serious there s no fear of fatal results. Yesterday afternoon she was removed from the Iler Grand hotel, where she was taken after the accident,’ to her home, 108 South Thirtieth avenue Samuel G. Koonts, with the blood run- ning_from two deep cuts in his face, came to the palice station last night to'swear out a warrght for the arrest of a saloon keeper named Blackman.' Koontz sald he had been in the place of the former on Farnam street and that Biackman had as- saulted him, striking him with a brick. ‘While M. Thomas, was in Mogie's shine shop at 318" North | Sixteenth street last evening his'wheel Was taken from in front of the plaoce. A colored man named Wil- llam Harrls was later arrested for being in possession of the machine. Harrls, who | was_drunk, said that he had no intention of stealing the bicycle, but merely wanted a ride. A skyrocket sot fire to the shingle. roof of a small.gpttage at 1017 South Twenty- fourth streef IAst eveninz. Mr. Burnster | and other nefghbors extinguished the blaze with a garden hose before the arrival of the department.| ‘A’ section of roof will haye o be reshingled, but no further dam- age resulted.’ The house is the property of John Waller of 201 Charies street. ‘Webb. Emory of Atlantle, Ia, came to Omaha on the evening of the & to spend a hilarfous Fourth Webb was disap- pointed. Late Thursday might he met a | charming ‘looking damsel on the atreets | and during their short conversation Webb's ocket was picked of his last $ bill, Lou Bfartin T 40 Juil charged with the theft. Tom O'Nell had a similar experience, but is sald to have fost $15. Nettie Johnson has ‘been 'arrasted, charged, with robbing 'om. Police Judge Berka took advantage of the Fourth to discharge thirty prisoners who were before him for being drunk on the night of the 3d. Before he opened court Judge Bera and Prosecutor Thomas decorated the eourt room with the na- | tional calors. The prisoners were lined up | under the starry banner and in a littie speech, in ‘which he advised that July § was not the Fourth and that court would settle back in the old ruf'gn that day, the judge discharged the men in a bunch Ed Lundgreen, 2022 Dupont street, made | with his own hands & cannon With' which | to celebrate the Fourth. He still lives, though the rear. ‘end. of Chris Nelson's | Tocery store has a hole in it a foot In lameter, where a part of the cannon | went through. Lundgreen invited several of his friends over yesterday morning to see him fire the home-made cannon. He loaded the gun to the mustle and lighted | the fuse. The load exploded and the can- non burst. A plece of iron welghing foir pounds was blown a block and struck the rear end of Neltons grocery store, knock- ing a hole in the building. = Another plece ASKS PETERS TO SHOW GOODS by Clerk Kearney is Joking His Bach. elor Boss to Get Even, 0. E. Kearney, who retails food and shelter over the Merchants' hotel counter, and his friend, W. B. Hogan, a shoe sales- man with a %ay off, trailed Into Krug's park last night with a firecracker as big as a coal bill. It was a fake, but so well made that nervous people felt cold chills every time they looked at ft, H. B. Peters, proprietor of the hotel, and M. C. Degen, a friend, were on the grounds and saw opportunity to spoil the jokers' fun. They went to a policeman and complalned that the firecracker w: frightening ‘“thelr wives and children. The policeman compelled Kearney and Hogan to retire with their cracker and now Kearney, to turn the tables, will com- pel his ‘employer, who 1s a bachelor, to produce the “wives and children” sald to have been frightened. HALF RATES ‘Wabash Raflroad. $33.25 Porgand, Me,, and return, on sale July 4 to 8. §31.66 Providence, R. I, and return, on sale July 6, 7 and 8. Stopovers allowed at Niagara Falls. Ask your ‘pearest ticket agent to route you via Wabash, or call at Wabash new city office, 1601 Farnam street, or address Harry E. Moores, G. A. P. D., Omaha, Neb. —_—_— No. 4 Is the train. 10:30 A. M. Is the hour The new ERIE TRAIN Leaves for, and 3:30 P. M. Is the arriving Hour at NEW YORK. $18.00 is the rate. H. L. Purdy is. the Trav. Pa: Agt. No 605 W. U. bldg., Chicago, 48 his office, Cheap Rates to New England. VIA NEW YORK CITY. One fare for the round trip via Nickel Plate Road to Providence, R. I, and return, July 7, 8 and 9; final lmit returning Au- gust 15th. Three trains dally, with first- class modern equipment. Meals in dining cars at reasonable price. Goiug and re- turning via New York| it desired. Write John Y. Calahan, General Agent, 111 Adams St., Chicago, for particulars Fir Plente, wiil be given by the Society of Russian Israelites pn Sunday, July 6, at Hibbeler's Park, 44th and Leavenworth Sts. Tickets are 50c per couple, and the proceeds of picnig will g0 to benefit the cemetery. Aunu, Oniy $14.50 Dakota Hot Springs and return. $16.50 Deadwood and return. THE NORTHWESTERN LINE, 1401-1403 Farnam St. Postponed. The picnic of the Hungarian soclety, which was to be held Sunday, July 6, will take place July 20, at Pries’ Lake. THE COMMITTEE. Burglars Get Busy. Burklars were again active during the afternoon of the Fourth, three houses being entered. A door in C. C. Rosewater's house at 123 North Thirty-first avenue was opencd with a skeleton key and the house rum- maged. Articles to the value of 310 were taken, but the thieves did not want jewelry and sllverware, which they threw aside in_their search. Mrs. Rosewater is out of town and Mr. Rosswater was at_business J. H. Kintz's house, 514 South Twentleth street, was entered through the kitchen We wil will be come in They simply and he you tod Think of the comfort you ca At O O’clock Saturday pers for ninety-five cents each. There ular sizes, and are worth $£1.50 each, made by the same that makes all our wrappers, and are $1.50 Wrappers for 95¢c 1 begin gelling women's wrap- 614 of them. These wrappers light figured lawns, in all reg- are all brand new wrappers, wrapper maker what goods he had on hand made them up for us to sell to ay. .o n get out of a wrapper. have a new lease on life its exhilarating thrill. Providin a glass of the Storz Blue Ribb drink. Telephone 1260 OMAHA EELEY beer. A case of beer Delivered There is nothing =0 bracing and thirst quench- inch as a foaming glass of you You think after enjoying &, however, it's on Brand.' It combines the palatable qualifies of a refreshing W. A, Wells, Solicitor, 932 Broadway, Co. Bluffs STORZ Brg Co ha. Ona of the best equipped of the Keeley system of institutes, the only Keeley Institute in Nebraska. Drug Users. Booklet free. Address all letters to 734 8. 19th. INSTITUTE yome Treatment for Tobacco Habit, cost $5 Cures Drunkenness. Cures $2.50 Mechanics’ Friend A shoe with a genuine welt sole— that has no nails or seams to hurt the feet —plain crimp vamps without seams—gusset tongues and the brosd plain toes—in lace only—This is un- doubtedly the greatest shoe value ever glven In Omaha for service and com- fort—all we can ask of our friends is that they come in and look at this shoe—seeing alone will convince you that we have a right to claim it to be the best value in Omaha. Drexel Shoe Go., Omaha's Up-to-dafs Shoe House, 1419 FARNAM STREET, BENN%‘_I"_T’S MARKET PECIALS FOR SATURDAY CHICKENS, per Ib. BROILERS, per Ib 17e W. R. BENNETT CO. HALF RATES TO PORTLAND, ME., And Providence, R. I, waukee Rallway. Portland, Me., and return, $33.25, on sale July 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8. Providence, R. 1., and returp, $31.65, on sale July 6, 7 and 8 Chicago, Milwaukee & St short line to the east. City Ticket Office, 1504 Farnam St. Via Ml Paul Rallway, RATES TO PORTLAND, MB., JULY 4TH TO 9TH. THE NORTHWESTERN LIN 1401-1403 Farnam St. The only double-track Electric lighted HALF line. trains. Chenp Mates 1o New Englond. $18.90 to Providence, R. 1 Nickel Plate Road, July 7, § and 9. Pa ticulars at City Ticket Office, 111 Adams and return via door some time between the hours of 1 and 2:30 p. m., the premises ransacked and two Watches and a revolver taken. At Mrs Annie Partridge’s, 3001 Dodge, §2 or §8 were taken the \burglars refused to take was blown across the street and stuck in a post on & porch. No one was injured by the exploslon. Jewel in the drawers. En- trance by cutting & window screen. was ma 8t, Chicago, and Uniop Ticket Office Au- ditorium Ancex. Write John Y. Calaban, General Agent, Chicago. | The Distribution of samples of most any remedy usually causes a demand for same, {\'r- notice there has been a free distribution of sam- ples of FENNER'S KIDNEY AND BACK- ACHE CURE, KARL/' CLOVER TEA, ETC., so we have a good supply of these goods and Instead of askin; 1,00, as the Omaha agent does for the dollar size, we are glad to sell them at 60c, or 35c for the B0c size, or 15¢ for the 25c size of Karl's Clover_Tea. $1.00 Fenmer's Kidney and Backache Cure | gc_Fenner's Kidney Backache and Cure . Y %o 25c Kari's Clover Root Tea 150 $1.00_ Sexine Pills . e 5c King's New Discovery 380 c Pozzoni Face Powder 250 e Swansdown Powder. 180 1.00 Peruna. .......... Ble 1.0 Pinkham's Compound Bic $1.00 Cramer's Kidney Cure 570 $1.00 Temptation Tonic .. 10 e DeWitt's One Minute Cough 30 Zc Hires' Root Beer. 5o 2%c Cherry Phosphate 8o OPEN ALL NIGH SCHAEFER’S Giuetron DRU& STORE Tel. 747, S. W. Cor. 1Gth and Chicago, One word to a wise man is all that should be necessary to convince him that the best is the cheapest in the end. Poor, shoddy shoes don't pa: experience has taught you that. Why not profit by the lesson? Our shoes are models of comfort and ease. The shoes back up our argument. Only exclusive men’s shoe store in the city. Price $3.50 and $2.50 A Taking Way is possessed by Mets Bros." Beer, It “takes” with the most critical palat( because of its perfection fm body, purit and age. It takes with the ordinary us because it satisfles the thirst and pleases his palate—'twill please you whether you be an expert or not. Metz Bros. Brewing Ce., Telephone 119, Omaha. Or Jacob Neumayer, Agt., care Neumayer Hotel, Council Blufts, Ta. — ; “Man wants but little here below” Said a morbid poet long years ago, 1I'm prone to doubt that ancie nt sage When I look at The Bee's great “‘Want Ad” Sbhampooing and halrdressing, 25¢, at the Bathery, 216-220 Bee bullding. Tel, 1716,