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THE BEE: OMAHA, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1909. The Most Welcome Gift for Any Man’s Christmas is a New Overcoat or a Suit And we've the very garment he'd select for himself, so why not insuré his being pleased—by getting him a stylish up-tp-date Suit or Coat that will be a credit to both of you? It’s 80 easy to please any man—when you select from such an immense variety as ours —that you are taking no chance whatever. Sesator Districh Eas Ohance—At _the Of course we'll gladly assist you in choosing a suitable style, shade and pattern, and ethodist hospital Friday it was atated exchange it should the recipient prefer eomething different. Beems to us, too, that a long {Saniee Disgsh s b Waehe ] ' talk about the quality and the many other requisites of ‘‘The Best Clothes’’ is hardly nec- lsls tshied from the bedside of the esdary, since it’s such a well known fact that ‘‘Nebraska’’ garments are absolutely the icken statesman. While his condition has 38 ™ s 5 ERIEF CITY NEWS R¥s Root Print It . ®. Bwoboda—Certified Accountant. ebart, Photographer, 18th & Farnam. hting Tixtures, Burgess Granden Co. Leym, photo, removed (o 16th & Howard | squitable Life—Policles sight drafts at| urity. H. D, Nesly, manager, Omaba. | ! ..s0—National Life Insurance Co—1909 | ulty, Endowment, Life, Term. Policies. Laries . Ady, General Agent, Omaha. l iome Ownershi Jy, Nebiaska [ Unusual Sale of New Smoking Jackets and Bath Robes Few stores would offer you such a great variety or such splendid qual- itles as we're now showing, but we secured ours at a discount of 26 per cent; so right in the midst of holl- day buying we offer you this un- usual chance to save an actual one- fourth of the cost. $4 Blanket Robes in beautiful colors and designs, with satin neck stays Botartay vsevirios $BIU Saturday $5 and $0 Blanket Robes in stun- ning color combiuuuons, finely made and trimmed ~—Saturday Other great values, is the hope of every | avings snd Loan Ass'n. | you the way. 106 Board éf Trade | Wb and Farvam. 1 Lsked $5,000, Got $5—Frank Ellas sued ohn Fixa for $6,000 and a jury sitting u'.-I tr Judge Sears returned In district couri | verdict for $. The suit was on the Found that Fixa had procured plaintitC’s frest by careléssness ' By § ) owp as special act pensions. B - | & Fket table and a tea tabie are aditional -y ractions. Jasoline Vietims Will Recover—Mrs. - ¢ # pay the balance of $80 alleged due. £, | Glivert, step-son of Henry Frankiand, jen very low there i8 now every hope for covery Leighty Confesses Robhery—A written Jnfession has been obtained that John tacy and Burley Lelghty, two young lorence men, robbed the home of Theo- Ringwalt, Leighty makes the con ssion and exonerates Paul Claycomb, o under arrest through the sheriff's fice for the burglary. Pension Bills Introduded—Bills for io- ease of pension have been Introduced in te lower house of congress for these maha veterans: Frank Bieker, J. H. hugart, E. A. Fisher and Richard Albery, W for a widow's pension for Mrs. \cretia A. Moon. These are what are wre At the Sale and Tea given by the Parish 1 soclety of Trinity cathedral on €atur- ¥ afternoon, December 1, at the Parish use, you will find an attractive dlsplay tancy erticles, bags, aprons, dolis and ts. Children will find & mysterious grab- § and deligious home-made candles. A nnie Buick and ner infant son, Who were dly burned when a gasoline stove ex- )ied at their home Thursday morning, resting easier at the Methodist hos- Al and it 1s now believed both wil re- ver. Mrs. Bulck was given a seve sck and for a time her condition was farded as precarious. jing for Oost of Finery—LeBook & st, furriers, have brought suit in county rt for $500 against Anna Nelson. The dtlon says that & set of furs was or- ‘ed to cost $00. The sum of $10 was id when the order was given, but after eir completion Miss Nelson retused, says e petition, to accept the furs and falled Glibert Testifies Against Johuson—F. rged another link in the chain of evi- ince against Tom Johnson, ‘the mnegro + \ing tried for murder, when Mr. Gilbert sntified the watch as Frankland's which hnson pawned following the commission the murder. This evidence pracically peludes the state's case. The defenss {ll try to show that the state is blaming » wrong colored mani Mooms for Oorn Show Visitors— {e bureau of Informatfon at the Young ‘s Christian assoc.ation has been kepl Sy for'the last thres days In finding N8 10 vieltOrs AT tHE Coffi eXposition. ssday, Wednerlay and Thursday night arly wil the rooms in the hotels were t to use, cots being added in all cases. e Young Men's Christian asscc'ation ks that all who have extra rooms tney uld like to Fent out during the corn shaw { send in the list. (Mew Avmory Soom RWeady—The three huaha National Guard companies expect } take possession of their new armory in raternity hall on Harney street near | lighteenth street, January 1 All the Juipments’ for'the new armory are prac- cully completed. and are being put In Mace rapidly. It is the intention of the Jmaha companies to huve & grand opening i thelr new quarters early In January, vhieh will take the form of a grand ball (nd festival, the detalis of which are yet o be arranged. It Is proposed to make it ne of the big social events of the winter eason. Singer Chasing » Bond—Abe Singer of ymaha, recently indicted by the feders: rand jury for attempting to pass & ounterfelt $5 gold plece, and who was at (berty ‘on $500 bond; was sirrendered Fiiday nornidg by his surety and will remain in he custody of the United States marshal ntll he can procure new sureties. The arety “hitherto on Singer's bond was A. Javidson, & grocer at Twenty-fourth and irace streets. He had incidentally learned hat Singer was about to go away, and Jecided' to take no chances on having to pay (he bond. Singer is hustling around this afternoon looking for new sureties. Mersch Just Got. Sore—Because he Wbandoned a mik delivery horse to the mercies of the cold end wind in the vielnity of the Wise Memorial hospital, Maxwell Hersch, & driver for the Alamito Creamery sompany was haled into cebrt by Humane Jticer Harry Wooldridge. It was gharged hat Hersch left the beast outside - from 1% in the mofning until 10 o'clock. Hersch idmitted leaving the animal, but said the barness had twice broken, he had called headquarters, for help and finally became s0 disgusted tha{ he went home, knpwihg full well he would lose his position under any circumstances. A fine of $5 and costs was imposed, which Hersch pald Jeweliy—~FRENZER~I5th and Dodge. best that can be produced at their prices.”’ There is such a striking difference in favor of our garments, as compared with those about town at the same price—that you’ll wonder at it on sight. You save $2.00 to $5.00 on our Suits and Overcoats $10, $12, at— $185, $18, $20 to $25 YOUR BOYS' CHRISTMAS GIFT Don’t you think that instead of a miscellaneous lot of toys, ete., which are quickly broken or forgotten, your boy would be made happier by such a gift as a new Suit or Overcoat? We're quite sure he would if it should be a ‘‘Nebraska’’ garment, for there’s none so likely to plense the most ‘finicky’’ boy as those in our Boys’ department. They're the kind parents like, too, for they can be depended on to give the greatest amount of wear and still keep their handsome appearance. they’re priced far below \wh..,t other stores ask. Suits, . $2.95, $3.95, $4.95 up to $12.45 O’coats, $2.45, $3.95, $4.95tp to $10.00 Xmas Slippers for the Entire Family FOR MEN FOLKS—Romeos, Opera and Everett styles, of splendid leather or felt materials, with good substantial dolés, very easy and comfortable shapes. The $l 00 best values in town at $2.00, $1.75, $1.50 and. . FOR WOMEN FOLKS—Fur trimmed Juliets and Operas, in all colors, of fine felt materials with leather soles and heels, and neatly trimmed with fur; excepfionn]$l 00 x . values at $1.75, $1.50 and........ FOR MISSES AND CHILDREN—A great variety of styles and colors: “The House of Good materials and foot-form lasts. Extra values at 95c and. . . . High Merit” AFFAIRS AT SOUTH -OMAHA Banquet Given in Honor of Dr. Neal of Animal Bureau. CURTIS HOLDEN IS BOUND OVER Us' B Hayward Held on Susp! of Beating Coal Driver Out of Twenty Dollars in New Way. The members of the Bureau of Animal Industry and their invited guests, includ- ing many of the wives of the members, took of an elégant banquet Thursday at 0dd Fellow's hall in nonar of Drs. 1. C. Matiatall snd W. N. Neal To Di.: Meal,- the 1ocal chief, it was his first pub'ic reception, since he had been assigned to South Omaha at the midsum- 1t wae in’ the rature of = Dr. ‘Mattatall has been the traveling In- spector of the, department for gome years, but was formerly an assistant chief in South Omaha and since that time has main- tained his residence until now, when he is about to leave for Bast St. Louis, where he will hold & more responsibie position in the servige. Upon the dompletion of the formal musi- esl program the banquet began, during which lively airs wets played by Henry Book and his orchestra of three pieces. After the banquet a comfortabie half hour Let Cook Shoe You at the EwW FOR (0OK’S HOE HOP FOR WOMEN s3jo 0o MEN SHOE S The Quality Shoe for quality people—Our $3.50 shoe. A full line of ladies’ felt slippers— Acceptable Xmas gifts; in all sizes and all the prevailing shades Fur Trimmed, 75¢ to $1.75. To fit all—To Buit all. GOOK SHOE GO. Farnam St. was spent listening to a readi A. D. Majors and some gratulatory and farewell talks by the guestd of honor, Dr. W. N. Laird and Dr I C. Mattatall. These were supplemented by flute selections by M..J. Brennan and D. P. Hurley. Over the formalities of the evening Dr. E. J. Lacy acied as toaste master. v About 150 guests partook of the very liberal menu provided by J. C. Hall From the oyster cocktail at the beginning to the soup, fillet of beef, Parkerfiouse roils, Sara- toga chips, cakes, ice cream, coffee and cigars, not to mention many a tempting #0-between, such as celery, almonds and the like, the government men proved them- selves equal to any in fine julgment and Qigerimination for they left not a thing but was well sgmpled and pronounced &o0d. A slight hitch In the kitchen department cdvused the musical numbers to precede the banquet on the program as did the formal handshake offered by all present to the of honor. The musical program was O’'Brien, who sang ‘Goodbye, Suminer.” Her encore was “In the Time of Roses.” Miss Mae Loveley was her accompanist. M. B. Laird, asajsted by Prot. Henry Bock sang “Goodnight Little Girl” in a rich, sympathetic baritone, which called for an encore and he touched chorc by singing, “Life's Only Gooc Good Night and Goodbye.” Joh: Rush, sccompanied by Mrs. R. Yoaku. “The Mighty Deep,” fw & oclear anc wide ranged bass volce, which was of i mild, rather than the profound quality His response to the encore was “Th. Smithy's Song.”" Thomas Murphy enlivened things by singing two popular airs, “When Ycur Pipe Goes Out,” and “Casey Jones. Curtis Hol Held, Curtis Hoiden, & young colored man, was bound over to the district court yesterday by Mrs. short con- morning on charge of assault with a deadiy |J weapon. He hit Sam Pouchal, & fellow | workman on Armour & Co.’s killing floor, | with & priteh stick, fracturing the skull and causing the man to undergo an op- eration and to endure & critical illness. He walved preliminary examination. He main- tained that he had hit the man with a gamble stick, which is a heavy hickory club quite as dangerous as the iren pritch. He was placed under a heavy bond and will probably be sent to the county jall in detault. The police yesterday arrested C. E. Hay ward, who ls suspected as the man who & few weeks ago beat Peter Lenagh out of §7 in & coal deal. He ls sald to have ordered & ton of coal and asked the driver 10 be sure to bring along change for $30. This the driver did and the other man met him at the door In his coat sieeves and when the moment came for payment he dls- covered he had left the $30 bill in the house. He took the man's $I7 in change and went into the house, saying he would be back In & moment but never returned. going through the buck door of the vaeant bouse he disappeared completely. Magie City Gessip. % pre cent off on all wall paper till Jan- wary L A. N, Hughes Paint Co. Jetter's Gold Top Beer delivered to any part of the city. Telephone No. 8. The ldeal club will give its next dance December 11 at the Rome hetel in Omaha. JUST IN—A bandsome Vi cloth 19D, patent vamp, ladies’ at pair. Cressey. Miss Myrtle Ross of Brush, Wyo. Is ex- vected this morning as the guest of Mrs. L B. Copper. CALF BHOES—We are showing a fine iine of isdies’ calf button shoes .t [ v 480 & special high cut at Mrs. E. M. Robrbough, 1114 North ty-third street, will entertain the P. soclety Saturday afterncon. Our Boys' shoes at $2.50 have all service in them its possible to get & shoe. Cressey. Mrs, Howard Vore entertained thé Wom- en’s auxiliary to the Young Men's Chris- tan association Tuesday afternoon. Creseey. WARM SHOES and slippers for every e; great varlety. Cressey. city engineer éxpects to have the sheets of the last paving contracts red by the last of the week Selling out for less than cost a bankrupt stock of fine pictures on gold frames whish will make piee Christmas gifts. A, N. Hughes ‘Paint Co. HOLIDAY SLIPPEHE—The best - ment new slippers ever shown now ready. Cressey. Tomorrow, the grand masguerade, by the South Omaha Plattduetscher Verein, at the A. O. U. W, Tenipl E\'ery‘budydll st masquerade ball of the season by the 8. O. P. V. Great preparations are made to make this the most talked of event of the season. Bix uable priges will Be given to the best and most comical marks. A good time i promised ~everybody. Kub: orchestr: will furnish the music. Admission %0 cents. CHINA PREMIUMS-—Every week we ¢Nall receive new premiums. See them. Cresssy. Twen- E. O the in Read the Parisian Cioak Co., ad, page 9. | -APGE DIAMOND “NIPPED” Careful Crook Cuts N1 kler from Tie of J, R. Emecrson on Car. A dlamond stud weighing one and one- |fourth karat was nipped off the tie of R. Emerson, division engineer of the Missourl Pacific with headquarters at Topeka, Kan., while on a crowded street car on Fourteenth and Farnam streets last ht Mr. Emerson boarded the car in South Omaha on his way to his room at the Paxton. Two well dressed men boarded the car at Fourteenth and Howard strést and jostled him about. He was unaware of the loss of his gem until he went to his room, when he noticed it to be missing by looking in the mirror. The stem of the stud was cut off im- mediately behind the setting and the lower part was found in his seart after the dis- covery was made. THE PARISIAN CLOAK ©O, 1] i i Briiy e +H i And most important of all, ] il President” Suspenders The kind that are always sold at 50¢, on sale Saturday, at— 25¢c Men's Lisle Hose A #plendid grade you'd buy on sight at 26c, on sale Saturday, av— i Police Board etfects, finely trimmed ~—Saturday ..... Smoking Jack of beautifu rials, In the very latest color $4.90 $0 Smoking Jackets in the newest twortone effects, ished—Satur- day, at beautifully fim~ 6.90 Others from $2.90 to $7.90 SPECIAL Men’s $1.25 and $1.50 ‘‘Ad- SPECIAL MEN’S FUR CAPS ler’s’’ Gloves, of kid and | $3.00 Siberian dog caps $1.76 cape stock, unlined; on sale | $5.00 genuine Alaska seal Saturday, caps, at $5 pieced sealskin caps, $3.95 HOLIDAY NECKWEAR A remarkable showing of beautiful four-in-hands, in stri s and delicale shades, that you will find impos- sible to duplicate. Each tie packed in separate Holi- day box. Look these over at $1.00 Handkerchiefs Holiday boxes of six each— fine initial, hemstitched Handkerchiefs, at, per box, $1,50 and. 500 A Great /Sale of Men's Silk Mufflers Worth $1.50 and $2, at 95¢ We saved nearly balf when we bought them, so we're going to give you the benefit—Beautiful peau de soie, barathea and gros grain silks, in black, white, pearl, maroon and navy; solid colored ottoman cord; so many rich brocaded satine—Square and reefer shapes, some with tape selvage edge or hemstitched. These are actually worth $1.50 and $2.00 of any man’'s money. On sale Saturday, at, choleé— 95¢c applicant {8 his respective dommunity and that the lleenses should ngt be granted He imade the until the énd of the year. 45¢ Tie and Handkerchief Combinations These make splendid remem- brances for any man. Any color necktie and handker- chief to match, in 5oc holiday box, at. Detectives Get "|and Police gommissione: Considers License Eligibility of Signers of Petitions Proved and Good for More Than One Petition. Persons who have mgned the applications for saloon licenses in the Third ward are required 10 show that they are residents |and tres holders of the Tuird ward, owing |to the: remonstrance of the temperance workets _who Are contesting the &ppl tons. However, after having once estab- lished {liple €lgibilty to s'gn one petition, the name is aecepted on all other petitions that the person has signed. The first meeting of the Board of Fire as an excise |board, . to consider application for saloon |licenses fof the year of 1910, was held | Thureday night. The meeting opentd with & roullne examination of the signers in the Third ward to establish their eligibllity {to afttksthelr signature to petitions. The | spplication of Jud Cree for a license to |sell Mauor at 218 South Fifteenth was firs: up. The liét of resident frec holders of the Third ward is so small that the sig- nature of practically every one is required to make the necessary number of thr.y names , required to be on each pet:tion | The eligible free holders vn the Jud Cies |petition will be accepted on all others of this wird. BSome of the signers falled to b present and will be examined Monday night. Eimer E. Thomas represented the re- monstrators and conducted the oross. examinations, In every case whers an ap plication’ waa_oconsidered he established & general .objection on the efficiency of the bond, the character and reputation of the January 1 for the purpo: saloon to be closed fot two of three days or until such time that the linense conld be granted, but tgok the precGutionary step for the purpose of maintalaimg striet discipline 8t the saloons and to prevent carelessness In complying with the laws, M. L. Learn€d represented the &pplicants and sought to establish the eligibility of the signers. £ The following applications “were consid- ared at the meeting: Jud Cree, 218 Soutn Fifteenth street; J. J. Dosdae at #01 Hick- ory street; Frank T. Swobodd 1#63 South Sixteenth street; Koenlghbrugge & Ewald, 231 Leavenworth &ireet; 2106 Leavenworth street; Mathesis = Thue, Bmanuél . Thompson, 1312 North Twenty-fourth streat; C. A. Pet- 2502 Farnam strest; iater objection as & safeguard to give per- sons an opportunity te object to the lssu- ance of the license should the aaloon keeper viclate any of the lawe. making the objecgpion that it was not the intention to retard the progreés of in lssuing the 1001 Vinton Cuming street; W Twenty-fourth street, and Harvy Jaoob- son, 2401 Cuming streel. X The next meeiing will be neld on Monday night when the remainder- of the signers will be called to establish thelr slgibilicy to wign the petitions. After esiablishing the fact that the pe- | tittons of the applioants of the Fnird ward has been estabiished the other:objections will be heard, — Great Salc of Suits Setadday. The Parislan Cloak Co., offer any wom ASK FOR BAKER’S COCOA bearing this trade-mark A PERFECT FOOD PRESERVES HEALTH ~ PROLONGS LIFE He exdlained in licesne untl after ot foreing the Pater Peterspn, 113 '80. '16th s suit in their store that formerly sold at §19.80, 3%5.00, ‘§8.7%6 and 356.00, for $10.75. See their ad on page 9. st In the Plume Thief the tematic Robbery of These Articles. value of §1,600. company hi until forty-eight were taken. arrest. police court Baturday. R A s ey Lifelong Bondage troubies is heedless. | guaranteed remedy, ton Drug Co. Reception Sale. afterncon and evening, o 2% 8. WA, dalnty and beautifdl Christmas sifts. Havens. Everybody welpome. e o= e - e e .. . . . . . e - % Capture Man Who Confesses to Sys- Detectives Maloney and Van Dusen made an Important capture When they are rested C. Hall, cblored, formerly & porter in the employ of the M. Bpeisberger & Son company, 1014 Farnam street, charging nim with the larceny of plumes to (ihe For upward of & year the Epelsberger been losing valuable plumes, o deteo: tives were notified and as the result of a search af the HA4ll hore, 98 North Twen- ty-seventh avenue, HAI{ was placed under Hall confessed to the thefts and told tha officers where he has sold the plumes, tha being found In eleven dit- where they had been dis- posed of by Hall fbr sums rangisg from 20 to §7. Hall will likely be arraigned in to dyspepsis, liver complaints and kidnoy Blectria Bitters is thd B0e. For salé by Bea- You are invited to take tea and attend a sale of hand-painted chink Dec, 10 and the studio, An_ppportunity to purchase will be served by Mrs. Trysx and Mrs.