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BRIEF CITY NEWS |ANSWER T0 LIGHT Boy Drowned at DeBord Omaha. GRAND LODGE OF ! Wedding Rings st Bahoim's. | carter Lake was At the meeting of the mrand jodge all e e (OMPANY IS FILED 28 sl MASONSMEETS HERE sité shin "o & e plate e (Mdistes Btfiioney—The e D Out of Beach Limits | . Thormas ¥. Davie grand maser Beaer | . — Oity, Samuel 4. Whiting, deputy grand .“?u Brides Bxpect at least one ‘«c‘Cxty Enters Denial of Petition Seek+| Acctdental drown'ng was the verdict re- | Annual Session Calls Out Over Five master tincoin: Andrew H. Viele, grand slectric lamps. Burgess-Granden Co. | ing Injunction Against Operation [turned by a coroners jury In tho cass | Hypdred Members from State nlor Warden, Neorfolk: Frederie L Dr. James P. Connolly, Dentist, wishes | f N Ordi of Forrest Gillasple, 17-yearold youth mple, grand junior warden, Lexington: 5 GBAOuNEe the removal of his offiess | of New nance. who loat his iife in Carter lake last week for Three Days. Francis K. White, grand secretary, to M0 Brown block, 16th and Douglas | The Jury exonerated the authorities at —_— Owinha; Charles C. Wilson, grand chap- Bts. Formerly in City Nationa! vank. |ASSERTS PRICES NOT UNFAIR |tne municipal beach, inasmuch as Gil- | laln, Gothenburg: Arthur S Brooks - " Jasple was considerably beyona tounds | ALL GRAND OFFICERS PRESENT | ;.0\ orator. Hastings: Robert W.| W-“"“ m mm: I’“fll-h The city of Omaha, through Cor-|of the beach when he was overcome. — French, grand custodlan, Kearney; Am- The Ree lxcu)g]v;l,’i mn..;vmh..flvcnunn Counsel Lamvert, has tiled| The !nauest ‘::' ";“‘ “" the I""""l The Masonic grand lodge of the| brose C. Epperson, grand marshal, Clay | 5 | - o . A Vie OGNl e, Center; Joh J Toole 2 o) the various moving pleture theaters offer. | in the federal court an answer to the B o it %.\vhrnakl jur'sdiction convened in l,::“.:; ‘\:.L'l',“,, J.m::_h‘ B ';fr:?‘r;:"::"\ Oounofl to Mear Mabbi—City com-|petition of the Omaha Hlectrio Light annual ression at tae Masonie temple &rand funior geacon, Omaha. Alexander | missioners accopted an invitation to oc- ©Cupy seats on the Brandeis theater stage Thursday evening during a lecture by Rabbi Wise. and Power company, which is seek- ing a permanent injunction against the operation of the nmew ordinance | No. 8810, which fixes lower electric! light rates. At the same time the city filed in the court thirty-four questions which it asks that the corporation be ro-! quired to answer. The city's answer is principally formal, denying the allegations of the plaintitf's petition, denying that the price fixed by the ordinance are unfair and denying that the plaintiff's plant is worth any- thing like $,000,000, but, on the contrary, declaring it 18 not worth over $3,000,000, The city in its answer charges that the corporation is now unlawfully discrim- inating in its pricess and fs furnishing energy to many large consumers at the mere cost of producing the energy alone; nleo that it is charging other consumers Postmaster at Limooln—Postmaster Wharton {8 in Lincoln attending the state convention of postmasters. His felicity of oratory will be used in making response to the address of welcome. Motoriste Are Fined—C. J. Nelson, Max Adelman and Lawrence Brienson, arralgned In police court for violating rules of the road, were given $10 and costs with suspended sentence by Judge Fos- ter ‘Maoklin Bound Over—Henry Macklin, who was arrested several nights ago loftering in Jefferson square with a loaded revolver on his person, was bound over to the district court for carrying concealed weapons, with bonds fixed at #6500, Additional Blesper Required—Owing in the increase of business to the lake country of Minnesota and Wisconsin, the MASONIC FUNERAL FOR JOHN GRANT Body is Buried in the Family Lot at Prospect Hill Cemetery After Impressive Services. FLORAL TRIBUTES NUMEROUS The funeral of the late John Grant wag held from the Masonic temple Tuesday afternoon with burial in the family lot in Prospect Hill cemetery. It was largely attended by members| of the Masonic lodges of the city nndi by friends who had known Mr. Grant | many years. The services at the {temple were Masonic in every partic- yosterdsy, With attendance ot | v Porter, srand tyler, Lincoln close to 500, this being considerably | an Record of Grand Lodge. The morning session was given to the | lurger than usual. At noon dinner delivery of the annual address of Grand was served in the large dining hall|Mester Davie, it showing that at the . | present time the grand locge has & mem- cn the second floor, it being in | vership of 22,308, with 283 deaths during sonle association, John A. Ehrhardt!ihe year | of Stanton presiding. Following the | w;.\r','.'"';fi“',l"x."h:"‘ur ,’:.‘:.‘3‘,.”".;_";: meal addresses were made by W A.|France of York, Martin Dunham, Harry WEDN STORE NEWN , JUNE 9, 1015, and Rev. T. J. Mackay o{ll s Store Hours 8:30 A. M. to 6 P. M. Saturday till 9 P, MV s BURGESS-NASH COMPANY. VERYBODY'S STORE" P, 'Diel and John J. Mercer of Omaha During the afterncon, reports of grand offfoers were presented and referred and At 3 o'clock representatives of other grand lodges wero introduced. The grand lodge will continue in ses son untll Thursday evening and it is ©robable that this fa the Iast time that | the body will meet in the old Masonic 'Boisen Has Narrow Escape When Auto Turns Over On Him empl Mixteenth St and Oscar Hoisen o1 Benson was precip- :.S"":l :‘1"‘,':"\:': ,',",M‘". _"' flo«”:r:u“\: |tated down a twenty-five foot embank- {e more than likely that before the time (Ment at Forty-first and Cuming streets, for holding the next mesting, one year |When he loat control of his auto, while hence, the new temple will be ready for (eXecuting a quick turn to avold collision | cecupancy. FAVOR PURCHASE OF SITE FOR COUNTY WORKHOUSE To acquire a #fte now for the county with another Woisen was thrown from the vehicle, and deapite the fact that {the machine landed ovor his prostrated form, he cscaped with a slight wrench his back and minor hrilses. The auto wan badly damaged Bolsen asserts he was proceeding east |on Cuming atreet and was about to turn car workhouse when one shall be decided [south Into Forty-first, when the driver upon for Douglas county Ia a step that | of the other car, which vas coming north the municipal affaira committee of the |on Forty-firat stroet, headed directly for Commerelal olub belleves one of the firs necossary steps at the next meeting It also bellovek that a charge of the Nebraska Veteran Ma-|the vear, leaving a net gain of 1,088 for | start should be made by acquiring the t|him. In an effort to turn out of the way he lost control of the wheel, and shoot- ing over the sidewalk Lis auto took the ground. A special committee consisting [plunge down the hank and Into a corn- of George L. Campen, G. A. Magney and |field. The driver of the other machine | Goorge West are to report on the matter |did not stop, but increased its spesd and i- ped tqward town on Cuming. FOR Wi NESDAY “PHONE DOUG. 187 far in excess of a just charge, and that if all consumers were treated alike the pro- posed reduced rates would be adequate to Northwastern is compelled to put an ad- | ular and were in charge of Capitol ditional sleeper on its St. Paul and Min- [ |lodge, the lodge of which Mr. Grant We Urge You to Benefit by This Special neapolis train leaving Omaha at 6:45|Vield & Just return on a falr valuation of | was a member. | o'clock in the evening. the plant. T. W. McCullough, managing editor of | | Chicago Doctors Go West—Three car- Ask for Figures. The Bee, a personal friend of Mr. Grant m foads of doctors from Chicago passed | The thirty-four questions propounded |for more than twenty years and a mem- through Omaha last night enroute to Den- by the eity are divided into five subdi- |bert of the same lodge, delivered the i i i e ver, where a convention s to be held. |visions. They involve facts and figures [oulogy, recounting incldents connected Here the party wil] be joined by a dozen or 8o of the doctors of Omaha and Coun- cil Bluffs. The convention continues dur ing tie balance of the week. Auto Thief Caught—R. E. Stone of #t. Paul was arrested in Council Bluffs for the theft of an automobile taken frora regarding the electric light company’s | with the life of Mr. Grant and referring business for the last twenty-five years, |to his sterling character, his many char- but particularly for the years 1912 and |jtable acts, the high appreclation in 1914. rGoss revenues, net earnings, ex- [which he was held by &ll who knew him penditures for various purposes are asked jand his true worth as o man and a for, with the request that these be given |cjtizen in relation to Omaha consumers alone. Just Out of the Boxes--Scores of Charming Styles for Selection HE most wonderful collection of dainty summery blouses, usually Omaha go on sale here Wednesday morning at . 2.00, $3.50 and $4.00, that were ever shown in Flowers in Prof fon. {he Miunesota city, which he drove to |AlSo separate revenue figures are asked | g . Omaha. The car was housed at a local [for ‘“commercial lighting." ‘‘residence .':"d“:"r':“'g":::“’;" - P “n‘; our °lce : vhic . |lighting, " ““retail power use and purposes,” 4 4 ] b A garage, through which the local depart po purp “Taed Bindly TARNE" end” "Nearee My 9y and “heating and electric vehicle battery charging.” One question is: “State whether you charged all Omaha customers in 1918 and 1914 the prices of the published schedules and it not, give all names of persons and ment received word of the theft. The owner has been notificd and has started for Omaha to recover his property]| To Speed Up Trains—Beginning next Sunday the Northwestern will cut forty- : five minutes off the running of its night And such blouses! The very cream of the summer styles in soft, dainty lin- gerie materials, exclusive in design. The opportunities for selection and economy are exceedingly rare—the vii- ues are the best that we've been able to provide in any June Sale—the most de- “sired styles and most dependable qualities way under price. God to Thea” A profusion of tlowers were placed about and upon the rich gray casket, they having been sent In by friends. While the Masonic grand lodge did not or djoudn for the funeral, a large number \ train between Omaha and St. Paul and |{'rme to whom smaller charges were | A ety Men toain WL Saitin | madest of the delegates attonded, some of them Each of the many styles shown here are leave the Omaha union depot at 9:45| 1f (he court orders these questions |going to the cemetery. answered and if the company gives satis- The pall bearers wers: o'clock in the cvening, but will arrive In St. PAul and Minneapolis forty-five min- | utes earlier the following morning. B. X, Wood at Mis Desk—The condi- but an indication of the value factory answers the city will have all the - - — information it needs to proceed with the olid HONORARY Thomas Swobe Charles L. Jonn Manchester Leo Estelle D. M. Haverly 1 ‘ liemarkal;l_e Ciearaway of Blouses| Thomas tlon of Elmer H. Wood, freight trafflc u":”':'l v 1ok :‘.’;"::ap"::’; % ACTIVE manager of the Unon Pacific iy improv- | (B8 S SO0 T00 T on of the prop- | Stanley Bostwick, C. C. Haynes, P . , - e b ing quite rapidly and he is now spending fory of the electric light company. P aetn, O Chanios Sunsiad, | \ THE offering includes a wide selection of styles in voiles, ba-|/ B h i s e e —— tistes, organdies, etc., blouses with lace and embroidery trim- quarters buflding. While he is not N down to harg work, he s exercising Ha,lf century Of DEFER OPENING OF BIDS | ming. Lingerie waists, both fancy and plain tallored models. Jurisdiction over some of the important . FOR SALE OF CITY BONDS Three groupe— matters that come up for consideration. Graduates a,t ngh Group l1—Inecluding|Group 2-~Including|Group S-~—Inecluding | } — S h 1 R . Owing to conditions of bond market and 2120\;?6 that were to|blouses that were to ‘;1‘0‘;3" that were to % Greater Omaha consolidation, the cfty .96, now-—— .50, now— .60, now— Funeral Services | 0001 ILBUIION | armaar Sttt ors e ova. o!ing of bids for the sale of Auditorium, sewer and park bonds, in amounts of $150,000, $100,000 and $60,000. This action was taken on the recom- mendation of Superintendent Butler of | the department of accounts and finanoes, | who state that the bonds may be dis-| posed of to better advantage a month A half century of graduates of th Omaha High school will be represented at the annual reunion of the Alumni as- socation of the Omaha High school to be held Monday evening, Junme 21, at the Happy Hollow club, Starting in the year 1876 with six graduates the number of the class sent out has grown until the class $1.00 | $1.50 | $1.95 for H. J. Meyer to Be Held Wednesglay The fuperal of Herman J. Meyer, who died Sunday. is .to. be . held this afternoon at 4 o'clock from the home of | C. A, Grimmel, 820 South Twenty-ninth | of 1915 will be represented by more than | hence. | street Rev, Luther M. Kuhns is to con- [ %0 H TS YT Y Y “luet tho. services, Honorary palibearers | Moro than 250 names »ce on the 1st. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. are taken from the ranks of the old |of graduates of the Omaha High School ! friends of the deceased. They are: Alumnl association today and an an- k l(), K nll?ndm al'\(nerlntlendny:‘l of . Kalmbach, Charles Gruenig, | nouncement will he sent to all those $Chogls ¢ m“ (M "‘"m{ B °},’""' qyse | president of the association wishes to ex- Mrs. Frank Goodrich, wife of a police- tend to al] graduates an invitation to at- ve rers are: TDS. RONVE' PRUNERR & has left for Weston, V. . Mo., where s S e tena whethor or not they receive an an- | She attends the funeral of Ker wunt, Mrs. | Fred Paffenrath, ~ A. D. Klein, nouncement. : Garrla Besais, . alater. of Mie arr, | Interment is to be in Prospect Iill | Tickets for the event may be obtained cemetery. at Beaton's (rug store, Fifteenth and ———— — | An incident of some interest to the |Farnam street, or at the office of the| ( friends of the late Mr. Meyer is that |president, of the Alumni --odluon' while Rev. Henry W. Kuhns performed the marriage ceremony for Mr. and Mrs. Meyer many vears ago, & son of this minister, Rev. Luther M. Kuhns, is now | to perform the last offices for the de- ceased, while another son, Paul W. Kuhns, §s to be one of the active pall- bearers. | W. C. T. U. MEMBERS TO DENOUNCE HITCHCOCK Prominent members of the Women's Christian Temperance union, after con- sultation with many of the members, have prepared a resolution to present at the meeting Wednesday, denouncing Sen- Stuart Gould, '10, at 620 Bee bullding. Woman Alleges Her Jitney Bus Earns Her $10 Per Day That a large jitney buss has been earn- ing a profit of $10 a Auy for her, is al-| leged in district court by Marie Houts | In a damage suit against the International Harvester company. The plaintiff alleges that she had been damaged §1,700 because the company took the bus from her | possession and Interrupted her trans- portation business. She asks an additional $300 for payments made on an automobile alleged to have been purchased by her. Join the New Era Sewing Machine Club Wednesday | Store Hours 8:30 A. M. to 6 P. M. Saturday till 9 P. M BURGESS-NASH GOMPANY. “EVERYBODY'S STORE" STORE NEWS FOR WEDNESDAY. { | | PHONE DOUG. 187 | A Sale of Low Shoes | " Fc;:Men, Women and Misses in the Basement Sales- { room Wednesday That Borders on the Sensational | 'WEDNESDAY, JUNE 0, 1916, ————— Restored to Good Health. “I was sick for four years with| stomach trouble,” writes Mrs. Otto Gans, Zanesville, O. “I lost weight and felt so weak that I almost gave up hope of being cured. A friend told me about Chamberlain's Tablets, and since using ator Hitchcock and upholding Senator | from being the orator at the Bellevue | commencement, on account of his non- 2nd becatse of his stand on the Hauor | question. Omaha union meet Wednesday. The| women are preparing to send lgttors to Patrick in his move to keep the senator support of the democratic administration The Frarices Willard chapter and the | Bellevue commending those directors who opposed Benator Hitcheock. two bottles 8: :‘Mn 1 have been a -well e wi tainabl s T ¢ 2 2 i i 3 PASSENGER BUSINESS TO VRt T aveTwr A4 N event certain to eclipse all previous offerings—Truly, a worthy entrant in Wednesday’s June Sale specials. Ex- tra space ll!l? been given up to facilitate perfect and satisfactory service to every customer, which is made doubly sure by the additional satlespmple. The shoes are on spec ial tables for ease of selection. There are all sizes repre- sented and you are certain to find the biggest low shoe val ue offered anywhere. That's Positive, There Are Several Thousand Pairs for Women and Misses That Were the Usual $3.50, $4.00 and $5.00 Values Marked to Go Wednesday at 95¢ COAST IS PICKING UP The Omaha-Pacific coast roads are | pleased with the Improvement of west- bound business since the beginning of June. All of the trains are now carry- ing extra equipment and most of them | are crowded. The business on the Union | Pacific has reached a stage where it is| expected that an additional west-bound | trajin will be put Into service about REFINING COMPANY AGAIN REFUSED FILLING STATION Etforts of the National Refining com- pany to establish a gasoline filling sta. tion at 1924 Corby street, on the Floren boulevard, again have been stopped by | the oty council. It is maintained that | a petition filed by this company is in- Join this Club at once—Pay Five Cents and you may select the finest styles of the finest machine || | ever made, regularly lsted at ||| 865,00, for $80.00, and paying be more each week than the previous week's payment soon makes it yours for life. sufficlent. Th il al f { J‘:rn:." trai templated will {ordinance prontbiting lu:m:“.du;. = (COPYRIGHT, 1914.) Women's pumps, oxfords They are mostly shoes taken new n contemplated come . | 9 . . b w 2 trom Chicago over the Milwaukse, ar- NS 0 Fouler s A BURGESS NM f and boots in white nu- from our regular lines on vi E ti ing. I i ve - \ \ £ . % riving ghout 18 in b mering.: 31 ¥ boem recelved axuina e proposed Carty | H hu(.L,. white canvas, tan the Second Floor that sell chalr cars. { Ll Russia calf, gunmetal and at $3.60, $4.00 and $5.00, “EVERYBODY'S rn;n.' DICK GROTTE AGAIN MADE kid skin. CITY PURCHASING AGENT Richard Grotte and Dean Gregg have Wednesday 95¢. Doctor Tells How to Shed Bad Complexion Medical Science Warns 4 tions for three years. ! one. The rational procedure Is to remove been reconfirmed by the clly‘ eoua:l ns u-‘.v.‘:‘ymn'u;:“" degenerated facial | clty purchasing agent and assistant, | GSaus wnv, m &N Wo can restore & - I . 1t is useless to at - ey Ty b vt | i s SRRE YR Drimk or Drug Users | the complexion § ove the de-| That “alcohol is poison” hich high- FIRST DATRYMAN TO SELL | Futbecd il Sei by sivicd mieeh, e I Uit il 28 hin, too tender, to wi tand {mm r "“.K BELDW GRADE F'NED a.lbo-‘\'lm Ab) lylr,: omnn“.m rofflfa %fl 'finhuxm-;mtfm‘v:a md:-{('mu _— absorb ending | (Bere modern med- ticly i d In’ th Wiecas George Vriouysse, dairyman, the first :uunc:zu:.-';unfl M'ufxi.l'vm“:{“ ot "'""'5; oa "';‘:'I‘u found 10" :"",n - | a8 a rose - | communf ere oxer of the season to be arrested by Milk In. N: lady itate to try Pro| nn e no “:n m‘z"‘{ bo.r /) wpector Boasie for selling milk and cream below standard, pleaded guilty iIn police court and was fined $10 and costs —— Liver Complaint Makes Unkappy becom! mercol cause in the vacy of the bhome, or in druggist. Spread on a thin bef one of the fine private rooms of the retiring, removing this in ti orning (head Neal Institut with soap and water, In from one to two |Street, Chicago weeks the complexion is completely |Three-Day Treatm transformed. i Poisvi @D Testors mormal An uporoved treatment for wrinkles 8 | bhysietal conditions. Call. write or phion. cure an ounce wax of t! Women's Low or High 8hoes, Small Sizes, Were to $3.00, for 50c If you have small t and your slze I here, this Is the shoe bargain of a decade, | Women's Low or High Shoes That Were $4.00 to $5.00, for $1.56 | Transferred from the Becoud Floor sec- tion, including high shoee In dull calf, black | Men’s $3.50 to $4.00 Oxfords and High Shoes, $2.15 A Dbig lot of tan Russia calt oxfords and high shoes, also fine black velour, calf skin & | provided by disi ounce of pow- No joy in lving if your stomach and ' REOXIGEC OX ClanoINnE AF Dint wiren (for full informetion also odd lots of children's shoes to $3.00, | satin, tan and gray, elso pumps and | oxfords and high shoes, regular $3.50 < liver dom't work. Btir your liver with havel. Bathink the fase in the solution 0@ Meal Institutes in Principa! Citiss Wednesday at 50c oxfords. $4.00 lines reduced to $2.15. 4 - Dr. King's New Life Pllls.—2c. All drug hnri:'n nro-nn‘:mnuglr.;:::l..h'x.u:a’ulu. - ) cin SR You Omaha Neal Institute, 1803 8o, 10h Bt """‘""" Qo—Sasement. ¥ists—Advertigement. Advertisement Bachs ™ | Burgess-Nash Co.—Everybody's Store—16tk i H .