Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, October 21, 1903, Page 3

DISCUSS NEW REVENUE LAW Btate Board Net Inthned to Advise Omaba 4 Oommissionerpn Duties. DISCOVER FLAW IN NORMAL SCHOQL BiLL Pennaylvania = Insurance Company Proposes to Fighit the Reéipro- qal Tax on Insurance Com- panies. 5, N (From a Staff Correspondent.) SIHCOLN, Oot. #.—(Speclal.)~The State Board of Equalization gnd Assessment will mheet tomorrow in special session with City Attofney Wright and Tax Commissioner Flenling of Omaha to discuss the paragraph In the new revenue law enacted by the late leglslature regarding credit and debit sessment. No, provision was made in the law for the ustion of debits from credits, ‘which has caused the people of Omaha no end of worry! The officinls from Omeks are anxipus for the Board of Equalisation 10 pass upon the paragraph or to give them wome Ides how to prodeed. It is likely, how- ever, that. the board will tell the Omaha officials to do as they see fit and that the courts will set them right if they are wrong. LAt least that js the opinfon of Governor Mickey, who will call the meeting. “I don't see that-we can do other than follow out the law, whatever it is,” said the @overnor, ‘“and 1if there 1s any question about it then the courts will have to decide that” . o _ Whil¢ the special rewenue éommitfes that framed thé ‘flew: law mmde no provision for & dedu ot debits, it wis the opinlon of the boatd toaseées ali Hotes at their value. explaining this Representative Bweezey of Adams courity sald: “If a man holds a note for §1,000 wnd the assessor. knows tl it Is not worth more than $500 then it 1s his duty to assess the note at 3500 or assess it for 31 3¢ tht 1s all 1t 4s“worth. If the holder of the hote will make oath that it is worth less than tNe Tase' cdife for then it should be assessed at J-%.q-.-—mt the owner ®ald 1t was worth." | Fiaw in ‘Nérmal Bul - prominent” attorney from the north of the atate was in the oity this morn- 3 }i*, i the bill recommended by the of the , this lawyer sald, certginly invalidate it. It is pro- now. tg the defeated towns will as some time ago, end that the matter can be kept in courts until ‘the’ mext législature cuts "&ppropriation. - IM. Fellows' Gra: s Lodge. first_sesslon of the grand: lodge : Shar Test Reviproeal Insurance Law. A friendly suit has been begun in the supremo court to test the validity of the reciprocal tax. The petition was flled by Attarney . _Genepal Prout this morning against the w Company of North America, » Pennayivania company 'doing business in s, to compel the com. pany to pay I per cent of its gross receipts provided for by the insurance laws of“the and that the section: relied on was Wip 1879, when the statutes were For CONST nyadi Janos | tivel; mi\vlthmonu!u positively s y known to the m state in the past year taking in the sum of. $40,141.88 in premiu The statutes in vogue In Pennsylvania are quoted showing that a tax of 2 per cent Is levied on foreign companfes by that state and a demand made that the company be made to pay the amount of $802.38 In taxes for the cur- rent year, that sim being 2 per cent of the total premium receipts in the state for that period. As a basis for the claim that the' company is lable, section 33, chap- ter xlii, providing for the imposition of a 2 per cent tax‘on forelgn companies having headquarters in the states levying a spe- cfal tax on Nebraska companies operdting therein in cited. * The answet flled’ by the attorneys for the company alleges that the act is un- constitutional because 1t is in contravention of the provisions of the federal constitu tion, since it imposes a heavier tax on com- panles having headquarters in forelgn states and countries than it does home com«. panfes. It is also claimed that it s in de. rogation of section 1, article ix of the state constitution providing that taxes shall be oqual on property of the same class, The-aliegation 19 made, 100, thiat the met relled on, which was adopted in S was repealed by the revenus abt of 1879, which provided a new mode of Assessing such companies and made no special mention of the tax mentioned In the earlier statutes. The latter act, it Is claimed, is complete in itself, providing a new mode of raising revenue and therefore the implication is that the legislature intended to_repeal the older. confiicting act upon which the state 18 now relying for the collection of these taxes, State Board of Cparities. The State Board of Charities and Correc- tion met this afternoon in the office of the governor, with these members present: Governor Mickey, Secretary John J. Davis, Rev. Clark of the Omaha Child Saving in- stitute, J. W. Seabrooke, Father Reusing and Mrs. E. C. Johnson. . Commissioner Follmer was absent. In the report read by Secretary Davis of his trip to the prison conference at Loulsville, during which he visited the insane asylums in Kentucky, Tllinots and Indiana, it was stated that the institutions of Nebraske were in every way better than those visited. The buildings were newer and better, and the manage- ment was more business-like and secured better results. ? Father Reusing and Rev. Clark were ap- pointed a committee to . submit & plan whereby the inves n of private insti- tutions that cared for homeiess children and dependents would be systematic. It is the intention of the board fo make an effort leginlature to place all such in- stitutions - the law that go: insfitutions. matter ot condition of the Genuva entirely with the governor. The board will make an effort to secure the natlonal con: vention of charity workers to be held in 1906, State .into the “was left: Approves Guard. Electiom. - Acting Adjutant Genetal Mary Greer Linder, captain; Charles H. Dean, first Meutenuiit, and ‘John H. Turner, second leutenant. Rural Scheel Consolidation. Buperintendent Fowler has recelved from the printer his pamphiets on the conselida- ton of school distriéts, the centralisation of rural schools and the transportation of puplls at the public expenise. The pamphlet contains reports from the counties of the state where the consolidation idea has been tried and the reports of trials In. other states.. Mr. Fowler is a strong advocate of the idea and much of his time has ‘béen spent during his term of office in bringing the school boards and patrons of the state pamphlét ‘'he has several pages of argu- ment in favor of consolidation, submitted with which is argument against it. Meavia Answors Opponent at Bentric BEATRICE, Neb,, Oct. 20.—(Special.)~ Hon. C. F. Reavis, republican candidate for district judge, was in the city yester- day in the interest of his candidaecy. Mr. Reavis addressed a large ecrowd at Cort. land Satfirday night and an effort is being made to have him speak In Beatrice some night this week in order tc give him an opportunity to refute the charges made against him by the fuslonists. Mr. Reavis feels very much encouraged over his pros- pects of election and he will certainly re- celve a splendid endorsement at thewpolls in this county. Storage Flant Changes Owners. NEBRASKA CITY, Neb., Oct. 20.—(Spe- clal Telegram.)—It is currently reported in this city today that the Preibe Stmater company of St. Louls has taken over the business of the Western Cold Storage com- pany at this place. Mr. J. B. Preibe of the new firm was in the city and it is learned upon good authority that the change will take place this week. It Is understood that E. P. Ray will have the mansgement of the new concern and that the plant will be made of even greater im- portance than in the past. Raflroad Change at Beatrice. BEATRICE, Neb, Oct. 20.—{(Special)— W. H. Bock, who has been traveling freight and passenger agent for the Burlington road for the past few years, having made his home in Beatrice, has been made sta- tion agent at Tecumseh. Mr, Bock will be succeeded here by James Mendenhall of ‘Wymore. The chatge will take place No- vember L. \ IPATION Drink ession. Thieves Blow Open Safe and Get Thirty- Five Hundred Dollars. POSSE QUICKLY STARTS IN PURSUIT Number of Shots Are Fired at Burglars xy, but Proba- t Any of Them (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Oct. %.—(Special Telegram.)— The safe of the First State bank at Pleas- antdale, fourteen miles west of here, was blown open with nitro-giycérine shortly before 4 o'clock this morning and $3,600 stolen. The burglars escaped in a buggy, followed by & crowd of citizens, who were awakened by.the explosion. Over a dozen shots were fired at them as they drove down the street of the town, but whether any of the shots took effect is not known at this time. Lin- coln and all the surrounding towns wers notified and the sherlff, Detective Malone and his bloodhounds and the police were in the search for the men before 6 o'clock. It is supposed the job wasg done by three men. Entrance was gained to the bank by unlocking the front door with a skeleton key, after which the vault door was picked and the men got access to the safe. Here they drilled a hole and used nitro-glycerine. Bvery H in Town Shaken. The explosion smashed a hole in the side of the safe and jarred nearly every house in the village. Mr. Ackerman, who is an officer 1n the bank, with a number of neig bord who heard the explosion, rushed to the bank just as the men started down the street In & buggy. The pursuers cut across a fleld and came Into the road behind a bugsy, which was going at breakneck Wpeed, the occupants lashing the team into & run as the pursuers approached, The command to halt was given and was answered by a shout.at the horses. Acker man and his men then fired at least & dozen times at the flseing bugsy, using shotguns “and revolvers. The rig kept #oing and were soon lost to sight. A posse of citizens was then organized, but it was impossible to follow the trafl, owing to the darkness, and much valuable time was lost waiting for daylight. In the meantime Ackerman notified the police and sherift here, at Seward, Milford and’ other towns along the way. It was supposed the men had headed this way. Malone and his blbodhounds started for the 'scene before daylight and, with a crowd In pursult, it is belioved the men will be over- hauled. Follow Wrong Busky. The buggy, which was so relentlessly pursued by the posse, did not contain the robbers, as was at first supposed, but was occupled by George Murdhenke, his wife and two daughters. They arrived in Lin- coln this morning and the rear end of the buggy testifies to the good marksmanship of _the shooters. It riddled and the wheels are marked in a dozen places. Murdhenke ‘and his family reached Pleas- antdale from their home neéar there about § o'clock, enroute to Lincoln. They were driving slowly /past the saloon when some one called out for them to halt. Mrs Murdhewnke sald “drive” and the head of the house aid. He slashed up the horses, and just then he was Intercepted by a crowd of men who jumped out In front of the team. ‘Fhey yelled halt, and the frightened man gave the horses the whip. For over a mile he ran the team. and finally stopped in at a farm house and told his story. The scarad womasn.and children were taken in"the. house and Murdhenke wen! with the ‘While In there two of his pursuers came up and with drawn revolvers arrested him as a bank robber, Onme kept him a pris- oner untll the other went back to town and brought out the posse on the handcar. Then Murdhenke was released. Every member of the family is still badly frightened, and upon his arrival here the first thing Murdhenke did was to Teport t0 the police. + None of them was struck by the bullets. . BANKERS OFFER- A REWARD Put Into Effect Rule Adopted Last Week in Pleasantdale Bank Robbery. ‘The first ransom for a fugitive bank rob- ber to be offered by the Nebraska Bankers' association under the rule adopted at its annual meeting in’ Lincoln last week to offer $600 reward for the capture and con- viction of criminals of this class, has been by Mr. Gfison and an officer from this eity. Ten years ago, When Mrs. Little secured a divorte from her fitst husband, she was given the custody of the child, and after producing the necessary papers upon her arrival here yesterday she was promptly given the custody of her son. She will re- turn to Omaha tomerrow. Mrs. Little s now living with her third husband, to whom she was married threo weeks ago. Beole Cut Reapo: PLATTSMOUTH, Neb., Oct. 30.—(Spe- clal)—A letter from A. C. Osborn, first Heutenant commanding company C, Twen- ty-sixth infantry, at Fort Mcintosh, Texas, to Andrew C. Frye of Plattsmouth conveys to the father and other relatives and friends here the full particulars of the death of Frank L. Frye. From the letter it |» learned that at the time of his death he was a membér of the post guard, but after being relieved walked the post from 1a m to8a W, went into a back room and took his life by using a magasine rifle, while suffering from mental depression. This condition, It 18 thought, was the dai- rect result of a murderous assault made upon him by a boloman in the Philippines shortly before tHe regiment set sail homs ward bound. At that time the boy in com pany with other members of the company rounded up a party from the enemy's ranks and during the encounter he was struck on the head and knocked down by a bolo, one of his ears belfig almost severed from his head. No other cause could be attri- buted to his actions, Charged witR Wife Desert FREMONT, Neb., Oct. 20.—(Special)— John Kelley was arrested at Valley Satur- day evening on the complaint of Supervisor W. H. Mead charging him with deserting his wife and seven small children, all under the age of 16 years, He was arraigned in justice court and atknowledged that he had left his wife and children without cor tributing anything to their support, and was bound over to the district court for tri In default of bail he was committed to jall. Kelley ia the man, it is said, that has been living with the family of a woman named Elmore, an applicant for rellef from fhe Douglas county poor authorities, and is charged by Mrs. Eimare with having stolen 320 from her. Mrh. Kelley wap present in court and fmade a scene, but did not ask to have Hor Husbund released. This is the first prosecution, here under the new law, and the case is & very aggravated one. Ohild Attacked by Deg. LEIGH. Neb., Oct. .—(Special.)—Yester- day morning at 11 o'clock a vicious bull dog attacked the 3-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs,H. H, Schaeter and almost killed it before the child:-eould be taken from the dog. F, F. Lee, the owner of the dog, had him tied in a shed and the child was piay- ing about when it came within the reach of the dog: 'The throat and face of the child was badly lacerated and It is doubtful it it ever recovers. ot Ml Wit Changes Mind. BEATRICE, Neb., Oct. .20.—(8pecial Tele- gram.)—George Whifeomb, the young man fodged in jail yesterday charged with at- tempted ussault by his step-mother on her daughter, Miss Miller, was released today at the Instance of Mrs. Whitcomb, who declded not to prosecute him. » Stoek. NEBRASKA CITY, Neb, Oct. 20.—(Spe- clal Telegram.)—The Nebraska City Tel- ephone company flled amended articles of Incorporation with:the county clerk in- creasing the capital stock from $50,000 to ¥arly Corn Promises Good Yield. BEATRICE, Neb., 0Oect.. 20.—(Special.)— A few farmers In this kection have started husking, thils year's” #top. The, early corn promises to m: & falr yleld, but the late corn will fall 'far'below an average crop. X i FORECAST OF THE WEATHER Two Days with Fair Skies Promised Over Entire Northwesteran Country. WASHINGTON, Oct. 20.—Forecast: For Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Arigona, Colorado, Wyomin Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota and Illinois— Fair Wednesday and Thursday. Leecal Record. OFFICE OF THE W!ATHER:UREA 3 OMAHA, Oct. 20—Official record of tem- J;nelnuuan compared with o corresponding day of the last three 'ears: A - 1901. 1900, Maximum temperature. "0 Inimum tem| tu [can temperature. Precipitation .. Record of tempera at Omaha for this day ature and 1903, 1902. i placed on the heads of the. robbers who | 1908 g0t away with 33600 in money from the bank at Pleasantdale early yesterday morning. In addition to this offer of the bankers' association is one of §100 made by the Ocean Accident and Guarantee oor- poration. , In placing into practical operation the rule it adepted the assoclation, through its secretary, has issued this circular: NEBRASKA BANKERS' A QMANA, Oct. i1.—To Sleaiiors, Nogaans Banke: Assoclation, Bheriffs and Police icers: Early in the morning on the 20th atterpt was made to burglarize of Pleasantdale. offers a reward of 3500 lon and conviction of the in this burglary, offer to ear from date of under the rules lon, In addition to the above, the Ocean Ac- cldent and Guarantee col tion, in whic the bank was insured, offers a rew: of & total reward of 3000, for the hnon".:flm of the parties en- robbery. 1f information is obtained that might {ead to the arrest of one or more of the burglars, wire this office, the sheriff o Seward county at SBeward, and the chief of police, Lineoln, at_our nag. H. R. GOULD, Secretary. ‘No more active is the crusade of robbers upon the banks of the country towns of the middle west than the campalgn now being waged agalust them by the Nebraska Bankers' assoclation and others who have determined to exterminate this bend of bu that seems to be just now in festing this part of the ' country. metion of the bankers’ assoclation in off ing these rewards has been very generally commended and it is sald it will be the means of stimulating the efforts to rid the west of this class of bandits. / Eabrure va 1!.\ thi FREMONT, Neb., Oct. 20.—(Special.)—Dr. J. Kelley was ordained to the ministry of the Presbyterian church here last even- assoclal the Fremont chuich, his active duties will be performed as & missionary at Halnan, China. The ‘iervicss were held at the Pres- byterian church mnd the ordination sermon ‘was delivered by Rev. Dr. Moore of Omaha. ‘The charge to the pastor was delivered by . Kelley, who Is & graduate both in theology and medicine, is sent as a missionary by the Fremont church. Omaha Woman Secures Her Child, BEATRICE, Neb., Oct. %.—(Special Tele- gram.)—Mrs. Walter Little of Omaha,. for- merly Mrs. Eliza Coburn of this rived in town this morning and Deficls D'flchnc; for cor. period, 1901. Reports from Stations at 7 P, M, CONDITION OF THE WEATHER. Omaha, clear . Valentine, clear . North Platte, ol Cheyenne, clear %ll Lake qlY. Xcle;.r uron, partly clou Williston, clear . ‘hi clear partly cloud Bismarck, partly cloudy Galveston, clear 22REIVIITTRIER2S T. A. WELSH, Local Forecaater. DR. CHARLES FLESH FOOD covetior. vists s g YU GET UP WITH A LAME BACK? Ohief Bxecutive of Kavsas Guest of Officers st Fort Riley. DAY DEVOTED TO DRILL AND LECTURES Operations in the Field Will Be Re- FORT RILEY, Kan, Oct. 9.—A visit to General Bates by Govérnor Bailey of Kan- sas and the bursting of a steam connection between a dynamo supplying light for the officers’ mess tent and the boiler, were the most stirring events of today at Camp Sanger. The former was the more imprés- sive, but the latter bore off the paim for excitement. Governor Balley, attended by stafr, arrived at Camp Banger about § o'clock. He was met at the station by a squadron of oavalry, which escorted him to and from the camp. General Bates, attended by all the officers of his staff, was awaiting the governor, and after greetings had been exchanged, the entire party visited the tent of General Bates. The governor, after a short'stay with the general, returned to his carrlage and was driven to the camp of the Kansas troops, where he was recelved with all the military honors due his rank. The steam connection between the dyn- amo and the engine parted shortly after 5 o'clock and produced a violent seund that threw the colered walters and cooks into & panfc. The blg mess tent was filled with steam, exciting the walters for a few minutes, -all of them fleeing, as they thought, for their lives. The day was barren of incident as far military matters were concerhed. Drills were held in the evening and the afternoon was devoted to lectures on medical hy- glens and discussion of the military prob- lems presented by the maneuvers already held. Tomerrow the active Work In the fleld will be resumed, the meémbers of the na- tlonal guerd participating. During the evening Major Fuller of the ordnance department delivered an address on profectiles. NEBRASKA'S NEW REVENUE LAW Fleming Writes a to Henry W. Yates’ Letter. OMAMA, Oct. 20.—To the Editor of The Bee: Answering Mr. Yates' letter in this morning’s Bee, I would Yes, it would be preposterous to assess a national bank as he lllustrates it.” The fact that the schedules for banks, loan, trust and invest- ment companies, prepared several weeks ago, call for an assessment practically the same as heretofore, as far as results are concerned, .is the best evidence of the in- terpretation put upon the section relating to banks, etc., by the city attormey and commissioner, and not as illustrated in his Article. Mercantile incorporated companies are not, however, in that class or of the same nature. . The vital question is: assessed without regard t owes?" The old law sajd “No, you must deduct bona fide debts, at least to the ex- tent of the amount of the credits, and only that.” A person owing $10,000 and having #00d accounts of a value of $5,000 could cancel $5,000 assessment of his credits, but could not reduce his asscssment on any other elass of property and so he pald tax on 35,000 of debt. The merchant who con- fined his'business to strictly cash sales or no credit system, but who used his credit standing to enlarge his stock of merchan- dise, say to §75,000 or to the extent of 50 per cent beyond the capital invested In his business, was assessed for his stock $76,000 or 50 per cent more than his net worth. That was. rank discrimination. The new law means to treat any and everybody alike 50 far as assessment of property in possession and control, regardless of what is owed or it, real estate included. I do Dot have to justify the law. It is my busi- ness, however, to provide for its enforce- ment, unless perhaps, as In some such strong case as the raliroad case, on the grounds of being unconstitutional. The assessment of credits, iguoring debts, may be a sufficlent and & good case of this kind. IY debts are to be considered, notwith- standing the repeal of the section that made limited allowance for them, to what extent will they be allowed now? As be- fore? Or where shall it stop? Wil it be confined to some credits or will it be cred- 138 of every class? Will the owner of real estate have an allowance for his mortgage indebtedness? Wil the constitutional re- quirements of uniformity of taxation be met It credits In the ordinary turn are reduced by existing Indebtedness? The franchised corporations can look after themselves and I am not called upon to champion them. To what extent would they allow the assessments of credits (and possibly other préperty) less indebtedness? The ideal law would be, possibly, to start on the basis or principle that a persen or company be assessed for net worth and bulld & law around that principle. That is not what the framers of the law, or legis- latory that gave their work authority, meant to do. It was to assess property of every nature In whosever hands it was, r gardless of the relationship to other as- sessments, at least, o It seems to me. Evefy new law has to run the gauntlet of the courts. The sooner it is begun and prosecuted the better and the soomer we will have a good law, If welattend to our knitting falthfully, and the year or so to elapse before electing another legislature to consider amending the law will haye the benefit of the daclsions of the courts in the meantime. 1 may be wrong and I fully realize the importance to the city of its jobbing in- terests and have no desire to Injure them, On the contrary, I realize fully that real estate and every other interest will suffer if the jobbing interests are crippled by un- duly large taxation. Develop what is right and constitutional as s0on as possible. The fleld of doubt 1s greater than any one in- terested class seem to see and each class of property holders are more or less selfish, WILLIAM FLEMING, Tax Commissioner, ——— R. V. COLE. W. M. MCKAY, Cole-McHay company, undertakers and embalmers, 107 Capitol ave. Tel &4 Certificates of Deposit. ‘We lssue certificates of deposit for 3, 6 or 13 months, bearing 4 per cent Interest. Checks on all banks cashed, J. L. Brandels & Sons, bankers, An OM Seldier's Views. ABHLAND, Neb,, Oct. 19.—To the Editor of The Bee: 1 have just read an article written by G. R. Rathbun In regard to the old soldier, which is all true. In this state, e, o e e HAVE YOU RHEUMATISM, LIVER OR BLADDER TROUBLE ? To Prove What SWAMP-ROOT, the Great Kidney, Liver and Bladder Remedy, Will Do for YOU, All Our Readers May Have a Sample Bottle Sent Free by Mail. Pain or dull ache in the back is unmis- takable evidence of kidney trouble. It is Nature's timely warning to show you that the track of health is not clear. If these danger signals are unheeded, more seripus results are sure to follow; Bright's disease, which I8 the worst form of kidney trouble, may steal upon you. The mild and the extraordinary effect of the world-famous kidney and bladder rem- edy, Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, is soon realized. It stands the highest for its won- derful cures of the most distressing cases. A trial will convince anyone-«and you may have a sample bottle free, by mail. Swamp-Root Entirely Cured M Gentle ~1 know you do not need ihis from me as you are dally recelving hun- dreds of testimonials. However, I want to that I think you have the smtell remedy on earth for kidney, bladder and liver ‘troubl I had been troubled for years, was operated on several times and #pent a Ilrgnl\lnollnt of money and re- celved o efit whatever. suffered everything and it was nleelur( for me (0 A8 many as twenty times durine called to your Swamp- e it a thorough trial and MANTRAUT, town, Ind. Lame back is only one symptom of kid- ney trouble—one of many. Other symp- toms showing that you need Swamp-Root are, belng obliged to pass water often dur- ing the day and to get up many times at night, inabllity to hold your urine, smart- ing or irritation In passing, brickdust or sediment in the urine, catarrh of the blad- der, urlc acld, constant headache, dizziness sleeplessness, nervousness, irregular heart- beating, rheumatism, bloting, frritablility, wornout fevling, lack of ambition, loss of flesh, sallow complexion. It your water when allowed to remain undisturbed in a glass or bottle for twenty- . four hours, forms a sediment or settling, or has a cloudy appearance, it is evidence that your kidneys and bladder need imme- diate attention. 3 In taking Swamp-Root you afford natural help to Nature, for Swamp-Root-is the most perfect healer and gentle ald to the Kkidneys that is known to medical science. Swamp-Root is ‘the great discovery of Dr. Kilmer, the eminent kidney and blad- der speclalist. FHospitals use it with won. derful success in both- slight™and severe cases. Doctors recommend it to thelr pa~ tients and use it in their own famiiies, be cause they recognize In Swamp-Root the greatest and mbst successful remedy, It you have the slightest symptoms of kidney or bladder trouble, or if there fs a trace of it in your family history, nece to Dr. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, ' N. Y., who will gladly send you fres by mail, immediately, withoyt cost to you, a sample bottle of Swamp-Root and a book of wondertul Swamp-Root testimonials, Be sure to say that you read this'generous offer {n The ‘Omaha Dally Bee, 1f you are already convinced that Swamp-Root 1s what you néed, you can purchase the regylar fifty-eent and ‘one- dollar size bottles at drug stores every~ where. Don’t make any mistake,' byt re- member the name, Swamp-Root, Dr, Kil- mer's Bwamp-Root, and the address, Bing- hamton, N. Y., on every bottle. How many old soldlers are postmasters? Not many. Take my own town, for ex- ample. We have marshal and a night policeman. Both are young, 'strong men, while there are a dozen old soldiers who could fill the places just as good and better. But they are shoved one side, dnd so it is nearly everywhere in the northern stats Then they find fault and growl because we get a pension of $6 or §8 per month when thy do not pay one cént of taxes and never will. But I suppose we can stand it. W. L. HADING, An Old Soldier. —_— Sam'l Burns 10 per cent off Libbey's Cut Glass this week. There will be 8 mass meeting Friday evening after services at Templo Israel for the purpose of arranging for a fair, to be given for the benefit of the Wise Me- morial hospital. Everybody is invited. Bogus ,Ten Dellar Note. A new counterfeit §10 United States trea: ury note has put in its appearance, It of ‘the serfes of 1901, check letter C, pla: No. ¥, J. W. Lyons, register of the trea ury; Elis ~toberts, treasurer of the United States portraits of Lewis and Clarke. The counterfelt is well executed and is a lithograph production on a good auality ot bond paper, but, the silk fibre is pot imitated. The color of the seal, num- bering and large X. with the superembos- sed “TEN" on the face of the note is’pink instead of earmine, -The lathe work on the back of the nole s poorly executed. ERICKSON—Christine, widow of C. Erickson, Monday morning at 5:30 Funeral Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock from residence, #23 North Twenty-seventh nue. Interment at Mt. Hope cemetery. de_invited. L. k. . . Julla, at the residence of Mrs, Morits Meyer, 2110 Funeral Thursday 2 Watch for the triangular label on the bottle—It stande for uni. formity and all that’'s good and pure in beer, Always the seme good old Blats VAL, BLATZ BREWING CO., Milwaukee P-fl. 13 Douglas St. Tel. 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