THE OMAHA DAILY JJEBi T , JANUABY H , 1800.
f COUNCIL BLUFFS DEPARTMENT
SI1NOH MIINTIO.t.
Cltjr Thyslclan Trynor la laid up with an
attack of tonsllltls , and Dr. Waterman Is
attending to the city case * .
The Union Veteran Legion and Ladles'
'Auxiliary No. 17 will meet this evening
for the Installation ot officers.
The Grand hotel , Council muffs. High
class In every respect. Rates , $2.C > 0 per day
and upward. E. F. Clark , proprietor.
The ladles ot the First Presbyterian church
will give a. free scclal In the church parlors
on Thunxlay afternoon from 2 to C o'clock.
The revival services at the Broadway
Methodist church continue to Increase In
Interest. Good congregations are In attend
ance and many arc beginning the Christian
1 ! . ' ? .
Colonel John Fox celebrated hs ! golden
wedding last evening nt his cottage home ,
corner of Washington avenue and Seventh
Btrcet. A large number of friends were
present to nsilst In the happy event.
Justice Vlen had two marriages to per
form yeeturday , Charles B , Dcntrow and
Lamina MCRIHIM. | | and J , A. Skelton and
M.tgglo Price. All of the young people wcro
born and raised In Hazel Dell township.
H. L. Putnam , the new member of the
Durfeo Furniture company , moved his fam
ily yesterday from their old home In At
kinson , Neb. , to the handsome residence
which he recently purchased nt 3GO Lincoln
avenue.
Justice Cook yesterday united In marriage
W. H. Lewis of Trinidad , Colo. , and Miss
Mabel C. Kcay of Weston , Neb. Justice
Walker was also In the matrimonial busl-
nnss and made man and wife of Herbert
Kauffman and May Hector , both of Omaha.
The Union Veteran Legion and Lidles'
Auxiliary No. 17 , Union Veteran legion , will
hold public Installation In the Woodmen of
the World hall on Upp-r Hoard way. Thurs
day evening , the 9lh Inst. Soldiers and
soldiers' frlendo and the public generally are
cordially Invited to attend.
John C. Leo returned from Chicago yes
terday and although ccrlously 111 Is engaged
In a hard effort to straighten up his finan
cial affairs and clear up the Indebtedness
against his liquor store. He was served with
another attachment yesterday by J. C. Blxby
to secure a plumbing claim of $31.25.
A bill of sale for $1,500 , Inutead of n
chattel mortgage , was given by Balrd &
Goodrich to John O. Woodward & Co. It
was simply a sale of the confectionery busi
ness Instead of a business failure. Balrd &
Goodrich were not at all financially em
barrassed , and wcro Induced to sell the
business outright.
The township board of trustees held Its
annual mestlng nt the court house yesterday.
It met chiefly for the purpos ; of ap
pointing a constable to fill the vacancy oc
casioned by the resignation of J. C. Baker.
There were several candidates , but the board
found the recommendation ! ) and qualifica
tions of O. M. Washburn most satslfactory
and appointed him. Ho will be attached to
Justice Vlen's court.
The Incoming fast mall on the Durllng-
ton struck a farmer's team near Island
Park , six miles from town , last evening ,
smashed the wagon and killed one of the
horses. The farmer was considerably bruised
but not seriously hurt. The train was
stopped and backed up and the crow was
ready to take the Injured man to the city ,
but his friends concluded to take him home.
Ills name could not be learned.
Relatives nor * have received word thai
Mrs. C. M. Lund , who left with her husband
and children to make their home near Paris ,
Tox. , a year or moro ago , died from the
effects of mal-irlal fever. The calamity was
particularly sail , as. It left Mr. Lund alone
In a t/tronge land with four small children.
Ho has left his new Texas home , and Is
living with his mother In Los Angeles. Mr.
Lund will be remembered as the fianlor mem
ber of Lund Ilrcs. , quecnsware dealers.
It develops that the Laren boy , who robbed
his mother and fled from home Tuesday ,
was not dlpmlss > 2d from the public schoo
on account of the discovery by his teacher
that he was carrying tobacco In h'ls pockets.
Miss Mangum , principal of the school , looked
the matter up , and found that the bsy was
taken out of school by Ma mother upon
the excuse that fhe had found work for him
to do. There Is no rule that would permit
his dismissal from the public schools for
the offense alleged.
A number of attachment suits satisfying
landlords' liens were begun In Justice Cook's
court yesterday. A. K. Brumbaugh attached
the household goods of Thomas Christiansen
to secure $00 unpaid rent : John T. Edwards
attached the goods of J. T. Collier for $100
unpaid rent , and W. T. Wilson filed a simi
lar claim upon the belongings of D. P. Dod-
rlll and J. M. Collier to secure a rent bill
of $75. Another attachment was Issued In
favor of L. James and against Adolph Mos
kclt and wlfo for a rent bill of $30.
There was only one case In the police
court yesterday morning , and that was the
well-known and harmless old Frenchman ,
Jean Wllleraons. He was drunk again , and
having disregarded the admonitions of the
friendly court , ho was fined $10.70 and sent
to the city Jail to serve It out. During the
afternoon he called the Jailer and declared
that ho was dying. The city physician was
called , but was unable to locate the old
man's trouble beyond the abuse of his con
stitution by alcoholic stimulants. Ho as
sures his friends that he will never live to
servo out his sentence.
Changes of venue were taken In the
chicken stealing cases yesterday from Jus
tice Vlen to Justice Cook , and' the hear
ing will occur today , Vlen's stuffy llttlo
roam , was packed to suffocation all after
noon , while the lawyers were wrangling over
the venue business. Singularly enough ,
about one-third of the spectators wore
darkeys , who found a fascinating interest In
the proceedings. A new set of Informations
was filed , charging the prisoners with bur
glary and larceny from a building In the
night time. They will bo held to answer
these charges In VIon's court after the cam
pletlon of the hearing before Cook.
Guard against loss by fire and Inture your
property In reliable companies. If you pay
an Insurance premium you expect Insurance.
JWo represent some of the belt English and
American companies. Lougee & Towle.
l , I'AU.VGH.Vl'IIS.
Miss Addle Dalrymple of Bear Like , Idaho ,
) u visiting the family ot her uncle , N , WH
llams.
Mrs. n. F. McNeil ha.a returned to her
Iiomo at Pueblo , Colo. , after a visit with
friends In this city.
J , W. Connor of Edgar , Neb. , was In the
city yesterday , on hlu way home from
Wheeler's Grove , la. , where ho had been
called to attend the funeral of W. J. Otto ,
Mrs. S. A. Jossolyn leaves today for a
visit with her son , Ben Josjolyn , who Is
now general manager of the Kansas City ,
Orceola & Southern railway , with head
quarters at Clinton , Mo.
Ladles , send your table linen to the Eagle
Laundry and see the beautiful. finish and
enow-llko color wo give your goods. Tele
phone 157. 724 Broadway.
The firm of Woodbury Bros , having ben :
dissolved , C , E. Woodbury 1mi opened an
office In the Sajip block for the practice of
dentistry.
.Not Their Knult.
T , L. Smith and C. H. Howard are among
the Council Bluffs patrons of the Unloii
Ilullillnt , ' and Savings association , which went
Into a receiver's hands In December , 18yi
They have been sued for assessments made
Btnce that tlmo. Both Martlet Hied answer *
in court yesterday , asserting that It was no
fault of theirs that the association's affairs
were so badly managed thit H receiver w. i
necessary , and asking to be relleve-1 from
the payment of uny assessments on their
nlmrea in the association since December ,
1S M
Btephan Bros , for plumbing' and beating ;
alto flue line of g" fixtures.
Object to the A it aril.
F. A. Sickett , A , W. Bock'aoff arid F , A.
Slielliam lia\'o filed notices of their appeal
from the award of damages to their property
on Union avenue by reason of the cxtentlon
of the lines of the Omaha Bridge and Ter
minal company.
Have you seen the new gas beating tov < >
t the company' * office T
Dr. Clctycr'i office moved to 600 Broadway ,
TROUBLE GETTING A JURY
Regular Talesmen Too Familiar with the
Dickorson Ooso ,
OUTLINE OF THE PROBABLE DEFENSE
A Ni-rt tlic tlrfptiilnnt'HH Not In
Atlantic for it Yrnr nml Know
Nothing of the Condition
of tlio Ilniilc.
Tha day was spent In the dlttrlct court
yesterday In an effort to secure a Jury In
the Dlckerson case. Owing to the promi
nence of the parties Interested In the suit
and the sensation created at the time of
the failure of the bank , two yeare ago , most
of the members of the Jury panel had heard
a Good deal about the case , and many of
them Ind formed opinions which disqualified
them to sit In the trial ot the case. It Is
thought that a Jury will be secured this
forenoon , and that the work of taking the
testimony will be commenced.
As yet but a few of the witnesses have
appared , as they have been Informed their
service : . ' would not be required before' today.
Mr. Dlckcrton's chief defense will be to
show that he had no direct connection with
the management of the bank , and was not
In a position to know anything about the
details of the management of the Institu
tion. Witnesses will be callJd to- show that
Mr. Dlckerson had no connection with or
part In the management of the bank's af
fairs , and that he was not In the state for
a year prior to the time the bank failed.
An error was made In the account ot the
case already published In the Katcmer.l
that President Yttzer had been acquitted en
the clmrii of fraudulent banking. He wan
convicted , and his care has been appealed ,
and Is now pending In the supreme court.
President Yetzcr and A. W. Dlckerson , the
rashler , had the acjlvo management of
the concern's affairs.
TOO MUCH KOH Tim TBAcunn.
I'ony Cri'i'k Soliool ItoyH Him n Suc-
< -pKMfiil lllufT on the .Maxti-r.
The big boys are going to school this win
ter out nt the Pony Creek school and have
advanced Ideas on the subject of corporeal
punishment. Further than that they propose
to have their Ideas respected , even If they
have to flght for them.
Mr. W. O. Copley Is In charge of the
school at Pony Creek. He has the reputa
tion of being a good teacher and during the
fall months maintained splendid discipline
among the students , but he found
different conditions confronting him
when the big boys of the neigh
borhood started to school after the
winter holidays. The boys , according to
the old-time customs , formed an offensive
alliance to Increase the teacher's crop of
care and picked on Fred Lewis to Incite hos
tilities. It was the usual program. Lewis
became noisy and then obstreperous and yea-
.terday the war was declared. Lewis for
inmo open and flagrant violation ot the
teacher's orders was called out for a flogging
for the twofold object of giving him what.ths
teacher thought he deserved and furnishing
an example for the other boys of the school.
But Lewis was not flogged. After making
duly Impressive preparations the teacher
called Lewis out for the thrashing. Lewis ,
came , but he was not alone. All of the big
boys In school walked up with him and
openly defied the teacher , telling him that if
he touched Lewis there would be such a
scrap on hand as the teacher had never
Eccn. Mr. Copley was taken at a decided
disadvantage and realized the hopelessness
of his position. He raised th flag of truce ,
stspended hostilities nnd promised to settle
the affair with Lewis later on.
ClcniiliiK Ui tinDocket. .
In order to clean up his docket Judge Smith
has dismissed the following caas at the plaln-
tlffu' costs : C. C , Taylor vs. Omaha &
Council Dluffj Railway and Bridg * company ,
James Coyle vs. Nora Murphy , George
W. McCoy vs. J. SadowskI , H. F. Hat-
tenhaurer vs. W. L. Patton , O. W. Mels-
chendorf VP. n. L. Williams , Oscar Brewer
and Bridge company , B. Dewe va J. Smiley ,
& Bridge company , B. Dewo vs. J. Smiley ,
Fisher & Anet vs. James Counselman , A.
Frledlander va H. Elseman & Co. , A. M.
Beardsley vs. W. H. Foster , Frank Klnney
vo. John T. Hazen , Julius Paul et al vs. Fred
Krueger. Cattleman's bank vs. T. D. King &
Co. , Mary O. Phillips vs. Archlo P. Campbell ,
Louisa Feuerhnken vs. A. H. Mayne et al ,
Henry And reon vs. Fred Hanssn et al ,
Cliarlcj E. Haggerty , assignee , vs. Sackett
& Preston , Mary T. Hayes vs. Jacob Lange ,
H. H. Brown vs. Council Bluffs Water Works
company , Katlinski & Gasart vs. John Lln-
dcr , Studebaker Bros. vs. George W. Dalrym-
plo , Paul Bergen va. John T. Hazen , Ell
Brown vs. Consolidated Coffee company , P.
B. Young vs. L. S. Hatch , George Helcharl
Vi.v Ed Shroeder , W. E. Butler vs. George
W. Klngpiiorth , S. G. Underwood vs. G-eorge
W. Dalrymple , F. M. Hunter vs. C. C. Cook ,
John Akcrs vo. I. O. O. F. Lodge No. 40 ,
CharleJ E. Bell vs. L. F. Burrell , S. II. H.
Clarka et at , receivers for the Union Pacific ,
vs. S. Goldstein & Brown , Slack Peterson vs.
A. B. Walker , D. Appletoa & Co. vs. David
Bradley & Co. , E. Alexander vs. Lars Jensen ,
In ro estate L Smith heirs vs. Samuel Haas ,
Gronewcg & Schcentgcn and First National
bank va John T. Hazen , G. A. Trephagen
VB. Thomas Peterson , Leo Swearlngen vs.
C. E. Ouren , Bscker , Meyer & Co. vs. H.
Rotholz , A. Culver vs. Anton Cramer , Poregoy
& Moore vs. Gronewpig & Schoentgen and M.
A. Calef , garnlshce , C. B. Grape Growers
and Shippers association vs. same , Crystal
Milling and Grain company vs. same , John
Schoof vs. Margaret Baucrkemper , Sarah
Blumer vs. Mills county , George
W. Hewitt vs. Union Pacific Hall
way company , J. H , Tabor , gar-
nlslieo ; I. N. Ash & Co. vr. J. A. Hamilton ,
Gordon & Ferguson vs. Benjamin Elsaman
et al , same vs. S. J. Balnberger , same vs.
Ofllcer & Pussy , Caroline Spiegel vs. City of
Council Bluffs , A. A. Clark vs. William W.
Toild and Council Bluffs Lumber company ,
Aultman-Mlller Co. vs. A. C. Pierce , Springer
Lithographing company vs. Edwin Pavers.
Water Illlla
Can be discounted 5 per cent until the evenIng -
Ing of January 10.
Imiirovt'iiiriitH at tlic Motor SIiopM ,
General Manager Dlmmock of the street
car company Is making some extensive and
Important Improvements In the shops of the
company. The changes are of such a nature
'
that their completion will grea'tly facilitate
work at the shops and the comfort of the
men will b materially Increased. Heretofore
the main building next to the tracks was
used as a general repair shop , where all the
work , with the possible exception of painting
and varnishing , was done. It was not
heated , and the big doors were always open ,
so that In cold weather the men wtre workIng -
Ing practically In the open air. The back
sheds were used only for general storage and
the painting department. Mr. Dlmmock has
Just reversed the order of things , and now
the rear building Is used excluelvely for the
shops and heated with steam. The Im
provements Include many new and novel de
vices for facilitating the work and Increasing
the comfort and effectiveness of the force of
employes. _ _ _ _ _ _
AilunlK Shoe Hloclc Sold.
The E. K. Adams shoe etock was Bald yes
terday at 10 o'clock by Deputy Marshal
Fowler to satisfy a chattel mortgage of $6,900 $
In fiver of the Boston She ? company , an or-
gaulzitlon chiefly controlled by Mr , Adams'
brother. There were a large number of bid
den anxlouu to get the stock , which In
voiced et ever $10,000 , as a map. Tbo bid
ding wau spirited until the $5,000 notch was
reached and passe. ! and then the enthusiasm
ot the would-bo purchasers became cooled.
It was finally knocked down for $5,500 , the
Boston Shoo company , through a traveling
representative , being the purchaser ,
The probability is that the store will be
at once opened and continued under the man
agement ot E , K , Adam * .
\Vuter IJIIU
Can be dlicounted 5 per cent until the evenIng -
Ing of January 10.
CO.\TI.MJII > Tim IXJU.NCTIOX.
nilRc Smith Not Ilenily lo Permit the
Hoard to Arrant I'rlntlnir Contract.
Judge Smith held a special session of
court last evening for the purpose of hear
ing the arguments upon the application for
an Injunction restraining the Board ot Coun
ty Supervisors from awarding the blank book
contract to the Nonpareil Printing company ,
the highest bidder , Instead ot Morehousc &
Co. , the lowest bidders. All the members
of the board were present , and evinced by
their close attention to all that was said
a lively Interest In the proceedings. They
were reprcsjnted by Mayne & Hazleton and
County Attorney Saunders. S. B. Wadsworth
appeared for Morehouse & Co.i and his
friends and the friends ot the plaintiff wore
nleo more than ordinarily Interested , because
It w'as really the attorney's maiden effort.
The attorneys for the board presented
their answer In the shape of a general de
murrer to the petition for an Injunction ,
claiming that the facts stated In the peti
tion did set up a sufficient cause ot action ,
At the conclusion Judge Smith announced
his ruling , Informing the board that the re
straining order would be continued In force
until he could find time to consider and
pass upon the demurrer. The contract for
printing the blanks awarded to the Non
pareil company was practically confirmed by
the ruling. The members of the board
seemed tn be a little disappointed by the
ruling , for It was plated that they confidently
expected Judge Smith would promptly show
them a way out of the woods.
FOR I.OWI3H imOAIHVAY 1'AVKMKXT.
Injunction li-olileil 1 > y
Smith In the Clty'N l-'avor.
The Injunction Instituted by T. J. Evans
restraining the collection of the special os-
ujsament for the Lower Broadway pavsment
has been decided by Judge Smith , who held
that the assessment was legal and dissolved
the temporary injunction that had been Is
sued.
In 1SSC the council ordered the paving of
Bradway to the river. Later th ? street was
ordered curbed and graded and It was not
until 18SS that the pavement was finally or-
deJed anj the work den ? . The plilntlff owned
a large amount of proparty abutting on the
strojt , anil after paying a portion of the as
sessments he commenced an action In 1SD1
to declare the remainder of the tax Invalid.
The application of Mr. Evans for an In-
Junctlcn wao bawd on five contentions : That
the Improvements were made on a temporary
grail o of the street ; that they were ordered
by a resolution and not by an ordinance ;
that ho was not given an opportunity to make
the Improvements himself ; that the city did
not determine the material to be used be
fore bids wcro advertised for , and that the
material was poor and the improvement a
fraud.
In his opinion Judge Smith reviewed the
facts In the case and ruled against the plain
tiff on each count , holding that the work
had been done > In n legal manner.
Two-fifths of the assessment on Lower
Broadway Is still duo and amounts to over
$20,000. _
Shoe Iloiine ROOM to the AVnll.
Another shos house wsnt to the wall yester
day. Shortly before 6 o'clock a notice was
posted on the door of B. M. Duncan's large
retail store on Main and Pearl streets , an-
nounc'ng the closing on a chattel mortgage
for $1,024. The records showed this to be a
second mortgage due upon demand. Another
mortgage filed Just a few moments before
was to secure $ S,1GO. Both mortgages were
In favor of Joseph Sarrell of Peru , 111. A few
moments later a third mortgage for $2.000 , In
favor of the Citizens' bank was tllsd. The
firft mortgage does not fall due until next
April. Wlillo the failure looks upon its te.yi
to be rather serious Investigation shows trial
It Is really not so. The largs mortgag ? was
given to Mr. Sarrell to Indemnify him for
endorsing Duncan's paper at the Council
Oluffs Savings bank to secure a portion of th :
original purchase price of the stock. There
are other claims against the stock held by
eastern parties , but they are said to be small
and will bo amply provided for.
Mr. Duncan has ben in business here for
about eighteen months. He came here from
LaSalle , 111. , and purchased the big she : store
of F. H. Evans. He has done a profitable
business , but had not safficlent capital to
carry the weight of Indebtedness of a large
part of the original purchase price and the
new stock necessary to do business. The en
tire Indebtedness will not reach over $12,000 ,
while the stock will invoice over $15,000. Mr.
Duncan has operated the business in his
wife's name , his own name being John J.
Duncan. He has made many friends during
tils residence here and his business troubles
will bo the cause of sincere regret.
Never Ilenrd of the Policy.
The Massachusetts Benefit Life association
has filed an answer tn the eult brought by
Mrs. Lavlna M. Parks to recover ? i,000 , for
which amount she claims her husband , prior
to his death , took a policy with the defend
ant company in her favor. In her petition
Mrs. Parks alleged that her husband tool : a
policy in the company In September , 1S9I ,
and died In June , 1S95. She asserted that
her husband had pa'd $55 to a regular agent
of the company as a premium and had passed
the required physical examination , but that
the insurance company had failed and now
refuses to deliver the > policy or to furnish n
copy of It. The company's answer Is short ,
being simply a denial of every allegation of
the plaintiff. _
MiirrliiKe IloiulH that Hurt.
Judge Smith yesterday ( jranted divorces to
two women who had been deserted by tl'elr
husbands. Emma L. Allen of South Omaha
was granted a divorce Irom her husband ,
Sidney J. Allen , and Mrs. Carrlo Kail was
granted a decree of separation from Arthur
Hall.
_ _
Tlic Doctor Out of TOTVH When Mont
Neeileil.
Mr. J. Y. Schenck , editor of the Caddo ,
I. T. , Banner , when his little girl , 2 years
of age , was threatened with a sever ; attack
of the croup. He says : "My wife Inflated
that I go for the doctor , but as our family
physician wau out of town I purchased a bottle
tle of Chambsrlaln's Cough Remedy , which
relieved her Immediately. I will not 'be with
out It In tbo future. "
AVEATIIIJIl FORECAST.
Fair , wllh AVcHtcrly AVI mix I'romUeil
for Nehraiika ,
WASHINGTON. Jan. 8. The forecast for
Thursday is :
For Nebraska , Colorado , Iowa and Kansas
Fair ; westerly winds.
For Missouri Fair ; warmer In the south
east portion ; south westerly winds.
Fcr South Dakota Continued fair and
warm ; southwesterly winds.
Local Itecoril.
OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU ,
OMAHA , Jan. 8. Omaha record of temper
ature and rainfall compared with corresponding
spending day of past four years ;
1890. 1855. 1SOI. 1893.
Maximum temperature. . . . 53 20 28 43
Minimum tempeiature. . , . 22 6 2 10
Aveiatre temperature . 38 7 13 20
Precipitation . ( X ) .00 .00 .00
Condition of temperature and precipita
tion ut Omaha for day and since March
1. 1695 :
Normal temperature . , . IS
KxceHH for the day . 20
Accumulated excesi since March 1. , , , . . , . 377
Ncimal precipitation , . 02 Inch
Deficiency for the day . 03 Inch
Totnl precipitation since March 1. 2fl7.2 Inches
Ueil I ny B'ice March 1 . UlSlnche
llciiortu from Htiitloim nt H p. m.
' KO
North Halle , part cloudy , ,
Huron , part cloudy . . . . .
Cllk'Uio. clrar
rlrar
Ht. I'nul. clear
Davenport , clear . . . . . .
Kama * City , clear. . . , , , . . ,
Helena , part cloudy. ,
Havre , cloudy . .
Halt Lake City , cloudy. . . .
Hltmarck. cloudy . , . . . .
Kl , Vincent , clrar , , , ,
Clveyrnn , cloud ) ' . , , ,
Wllllitoit. part cloudy
Rabid City , port cloudy ,
Oalviuton , clear . . . . . . , .
T Indicate. * trace of precipitation.
I * A. WBUJH , Observer.
MINI ; NEIV LAWS jjtfR IOWA
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Work of the Oodo Revision Commission
is Stoutly Oppose ? ,
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CORPORATION LOBBIES ALREADY1 AT WORK
Itnillrnl ClinnncM lit tlir T.nwN fiovcrn-
\f\K Ilitllillnur AimoelntloitH limnr-
iiticc ComitniilrN mill i'r
IlntiUn AHO Affected *
DBS MOINES , Jan. 8. ( Special. ) Prob-
ablx the biggest Job that will demand
the attention of. the lawmakers who will
meet at DCS Molnes next Monday will be the
pciusal uf n $30,000 book that has been com
piled for their scrutiny and approval. The
book Is nbout the size of Webster's Un
abridged Dictionary , and contains fully as
much prosaic reading matter. Indications
now arc that the task will prove too much
( or the members at the regular session and
that a special session of the leclslaturc will
be called to give the solons a chance to
propsrly digest this new volume , the revised
laws of Iowa. .
At the session of the legislature two years
ago a commission was appointed to revise
and codify the laws of Iowa. The commis
sion was composed of five gentlemen , Judge
/ ! \Vlnslow of Newton , Chancellor Mc
Lean of the State university. Charles Ilakcr
of Iowa City , H. P. Dale of Des Molncs and
Hon. John Y. Stone of Olcnwood. The work
before the commission was something stu
pendous. There had been no codification of
the laws of the state for twenty-three years
and all the accumulated legislation for that
pcr.od was dumped upon the commission with
Instructions to classify It , revise the laws
and put the new code In shape for the con
sideration of the present legislature. A year
and a half \\as spent on the work , and the
big book was recently completed and has
been published. Then came the protests.
Many lawyers are up In arms over the work
cf the commission , and the banks. Insurance
companies and other corporal ons feel ag
grieved at the work of the commission , and
will have strong lobbies at the session of
the legislature und use every effort to defeat
the adoption of the commission's report by
the legislature.
The commission was not united In Its Idea
of the plan and scope of tlio work. Four
members of the body , held that
they were authorized and expected ,
under the aqt creating the com
mission , to make a general revision
of the laws , to change the EMbstance of the
acts , If necessary , and to present to the
legislature a set of laws such as , In their
opinion , Iowa needed and should have.
Colonel Stone was a vigorous minority on the"
commission and contended that the duties of
the commission were chiefly clerical. Ills
Idea was that the commission should classify
the laws In force , eliminating the obsolete
and repealed clauses , and should compile the
new work In accordance with the laws In
force. Any recommendation of changes In
existing laws should , In Colonel Stone's opin
ion , be made In the form of a report to the
legislature , which body might take such
action as It saw lit. The minority prevailed
and the legislature will have before It for
consideration a complete revision of the laws
of the state , some of thcm\entlrely now aud
otliers wonderfully changeJ.
One of the strongest protests -that has been
made against the new "code"comes from the
Insurance companies. The assessment com
panies oppose the feature of .Ihe proposed1
law , as adoptc.l by the c'bnimlsi'lon , whlc.
requires them to b ? kno n * a assessment
companies and to make statements at stated
Intervals of their rcervo funds and aseatr
The companies are all put" uppn the samr
plane and arc subject to the Inspection ol
the' state auditor. Meinbcrs cf the commls
slon asssrt that while the new law regulating
Insurance companies Is-rlfllJ , It Is In no man
ner oppressive , and that ttrejcomplalnt o <
the Insurance companies" " ! ? redllywithout
good cause. The Insurance people have ap
parently united to fight the adoption of the
now code by the legislature and members of
the lobby are already on the ground shaping
their lines for the fight which will ba waged
when the bill comes up for passage.
AFFECTS THE MONEY CHANGERS.
Private banks also come under the pro
visions of the revised codo. Heretofore the
private banks of the > state have been under
no regulation by the stateauthorities. . A
section has bean added to the banking law ,
by the code commission , which places the
private banks under the. rame system of In
spection now In vogue with the state banks
and requires them to publish statements of
ther ! condition at the call of the state au
ditor. The larger banking concerns owned
by private Individuals do not object to this
provision. The smaller banks , with a de
cidedly limited capital stock , and yet with
enough , perhaps , to do the business required
ot them , are strenuously objecting to the
proposed amendment , and will oppose It
at the proper tlmo In the legislature.
The smash-up of the Union Building and
Savings association led the commission to
entirely revise the laws of the state- regu
lating the building and loan associations.
Under the terms of the provisions adopted
by the commission no building and loan
association will be allowed to do business
In the state until Its application has been
approved by the state executive council. The
state and national associations will be placed
on the same footing. The associations will
be subject to the Inspection of the state
auditor and will bo required to make re
ports at regular Intervals to the state au
thorities. An enforcement of this law , the
commission claims , will have a good effect
and will result In the greatest benefit to
the associations that are willing to do busi
ness on a legitimate business and "snide"
concerns will be driven out.
The commission recognUed the agitation
that has been going on for changing the
law concerning the ago of consent. The
agitation has been In favor of fixing the ago
at 18 years. Originally the Iowa law fixed
the age of consent ft 11 years. Til la was
afterward increased to 13 years and the
code commission has chanced this to ' 1C
year ? . There will be no opposition to the
adoption of this part of the report , the sen
timent being In favor of making a still fur
ther change and fixing the limit at IS years.
Ths work of considering the- revised laws
will be very trying , ns In the printing the
substance of' the laws has been changed In
numerous Instances and a complete and
thorough consideration of the repot t of the
committee will be required to enable tbo
legislature to take Intelligent action.
Left ThliiKN Int. Hurt Slmpr.
DES MOINES , Jan. 8. { Special Telegram. )
Assignee Hoyal of thif liowls Investment
curpany , which failed two weeks ago , has
fllod his report , which ehp\va the affairs of
the company to bo In verypoor condition.
The assets are $414,910. , Nearly all of thuio
have been pledged or placed In the hands
ot trurteei for creditors whom the com *
puny desired to secure , The values Ml
which they wcro estimated makeIt probable
that the security will 1)6 Inadequate to meet
the amounts for which It Is pledged and the
re-sull will bo heavy losses to the creditors.
The unsecured creditors will get nothing ,
practically , Their claims amount lo about
$25,000. The company had negotiated a very
largo amount of securities In the east mi
which It had assumed liability. It Is under
stood these , which have no claim on the
assets of the company , will In many cases
prove poor security for the amounts loaned
on them.
. \S COJ11MAY mVKX A JUH.'EAT.
Stilt of ! ) Molncn for I.OTVIT HntvN
KIIVOTM Hie INMifilc.
DE3 MOINES , Jon. S. ( Special Telegram. )
Judge Woolson In the federal court today
awarded the city a decisive victory In the gas
lighting lltlgatlcn , which has bscn In progrcw
for over a year. The city council passed an
ordinance reducing gas rates about 33 per
cent. The company In the federal court ap
plied for a temporary Injunction to restrain
the city from enforcing the new rates , claim
ing they amounted to confiscation of the
property , as they would not pay for thfc
maintenance ct the works. The cis ? has been
requiring the attention of the bast attorneys
of the city for several months , and has cost
a great deal of money. The court holds
that the company Is not entitled to
the temporary Injunction , anil the effect
IB that the nsw rates , $1.30 per thousand
for Illuminating , and $1 per thouwnd fcr
fuel gas , will go Into effect at once. The
question of the merits ot the rales wns not
fully tried , and ths hearing on an application
for a pcrmannt Injunction , which will come
next In the courga of the litigation , will bring
out the question ot the remunerative-
IICM of the rates. On some of the low
points the court decided ogalnst th ? city ,
but the general effect'Is a decided victory
for the municipality.
Hnii Into unit Put ally Injiiroil.
DES MOINES , Jan. S. ( Special Telegram. )
Gcorgo Wallace was run Into by a Hock
Island train this afternoon and recelvoJ
Injuries from which he will dlo. He was
07 yfaru old and leaves a wife and three
children.
Iowa Lnmitlryiiu'ii Will OrRiiiilrc.
CRDAR IlAriUS. la. , Jan. S. Between
fifty and sixty Iowa laumlrymcn are here to
organ'zo a state branch of the national as
sociation. A two days' session will bo held.
INVESTIGATING A WYOMING WUI3CIC.
Sii > iic of tlio Clicyonne t Northern
Wreck Covered v ltli IlebrlN.
CHEYENNE , Wyo. , Jan. 8. ( Special. )
The wrecking train which went out Sat
urday to the scene of the Cheyenne & North
ern passenger train wreck returned last
evening. An Inquest was held yesterday over
the remains of Parker , the fireman who
lost his life by the accident , and
the company exonerated. The wrecked
englno was completely demolished , the
boiler , drivers , cab. smokestack and other
parts having been scattered , for fifty feet
In every direction. The accident happened
on a curve and a big drift of hard snow was
struck at the same time with the cattle ,
both contributing to the accident.
NrliniHUu Ciiiiltnl InturcKteil.
CHEYENNE , Wyo. , Jan. S. ( Special. )
Articles of Incorporation have been filed with
the secretary of state by the Wyoming De
velopment and Transportation company. The
trustees and Incorporators arc : \V. L.
Browne , R. D. Stearns , H. M. Leavltt , Isaac
Van Horn , E. P. Weatherby , Fml A. Miller ,
W. B. Ryons and F. A. Graham , all of Lin
coln Neb. The principal oUlce of the com
pany will be In Cheyenne. The company
lands build and opar-
\\I11 develop mining ,
rte railroads , construct Irrigation canals and
Jltchcs In the state of Wyoming. This Is
believed to be the company which has In
contemplation the building of a Una of road
from North 1'latte along the Platte valley to
Orln Junction. Wyo. The capital stock of the
'company- $5,000.000.
. , _ , Irrigation on the IncrciiMe.
CASPER , Wyo. , Jan. 8. ( Special. ) Ten
Platte valley ranchmen have combined In-
tsrests and will take out a co-operative
ditch during the coming sejron from the
Platte river fcr Irrigation purposes. The
ditch will be started near Alcova and will
be seven mlUs long and eleven feet wide
in the bottom. . , . ,
Th output of the refinery at this place is
ncreaslng rapidly anA an additional enlarge
ment ot the works will soon bcome neces
sary. The Railroads now using the Casper
product are the Union Pacific , Denver &
Gulf , Denver & Gunnlson , Fort Worth &
Denver City rallrad , Chsyennc & Northern ,
Santa Fo syertem. Several other reads are
negotiating for the oil.
CniirtHlilp by Proxy.
GREEN RIVER , Wyo. , Jan. 8. ( Special. )
William H. Bushnell , a ranchman of La
Barge , and Mrs. Clara H. Strong of Windsor
Mills , O. . were married In this city Sun
day by Justice William Crowe. The brldo
ind groom saw each other for the first tlmu
a few hours before the ceremony was per
formed , the match having been made through
the medium of a matrimonial agency and the
exchange of photographs. Mrs. Strong
reached Green River on the morning train ,
where she was met by Bushnell. Both
boomed pleased with the prize thay. had
drawn and the ceremony was performed
without delay.
nniiuiKu SultH Still IV n ill lie.
CHEYENNE , Jan. 8. ( Special. ) There
baa been a hitch In closing up the com-
prcmlse between the plaintiffs In the suit
against the Rocky Mountain Coal and Iron
company and the defendant and It Is now
feared a settlement may not ba reached.
Negotiations arc- , however , still In progress
between the representatives of the coal com-
psny and the attorneys for the plaintiffs.
The Immigration agents of the Whcatland
Irrigation enterprise report that 100 Missouri
families will locate In the district next
spring. All are well-to-do , thrifty people
and will make desirable citizens.
Left HIM Family llflilnil.
RAWLINS , Wyo. , Jan. 8. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Harry Franklin , who opened up a
barber shop some months ago , left Sunday ,
saying he was going to visit friends at a
nearby station , His chop was attached by
cr-dltors today. An examination disclosed
the fact that he had taken his tools with
him. Ho leaves a wlfo and two children ,
who have no knowledge of his whereabouts
or the causeof his sudden departure.
I'lt'eer CliilniH by Tlioiuiiniln ,
LARAMIE , Wyo. , Jan. 8. ( Special. ) Six
teen thousand acrey of placer ground In the In
dependence mountain mining district have
been s > oured fr the Rojky Range Mining com.
pany of thla city. Extensive and valuable
water rights have also bsen secured. The
company will put 100 men at work on the
grounds In the spring.
X rl
Quaker Wlsdoiu- '
11 tij
t : I
"If thou J pUldst have praise , die , " but if thou
* * } u
wouldst have good health , eat Quaker Oats.
OATS
Sold only in 2-lb. Packages.
FUNK COMES OUT FOR BYKHS
Contest for Spenkerslrip of the Iowa Lepis-
tnro Suddenly Settled ,
RESULT RATHER SURPRISING TO MANY
SinHiCounty HeircneiilnUve' tn- )
VMicutrtl HcliiforrrinpittN Clinic
All UtliiiC'ntiilliliitrN for
UlC 1'ONltloil tO (111 It.
DES MOIXES , Jan. 8. ( SpEclnl Telegram. )
All former estimates of the strength of
the several condlilntcs for speaker of the
iiouso are completely upset by Funk ot
Hnnlln coming out openly fur Dyers of
Shelby , ami thus practically Insuring his
nomination on th3 flrM ballot. This sur
prising action of the le.nlor of the prohibi
tion forces Is the theme of general con
versation In the lobby. Funk says In ex
planation that IIP < locs not want to see the
legislature organlzil on the one Issue , nml
that rciilbmlsslon Is In norty affected by
the speaker's election , The conceileil fit
ness of llycrs for the position Is another
reason tot action. The Enmo view of the
matter Is entertained by Finch of Hum-
holtlt , Uecil of Story , Hay of 1'ow eshlck , anil
other supporters of rcsubmlsslon. Helng
unable to make any headway against the
current , after fully satisfying themselves
that Dyers- already had enough votes pledged
to nominate him , both Allen and QrlsnolCl ,
lit a only competitors , withdrew from the
race , Insuring the nomination of Ilyors by
acclamation.
Asldo from the speakershlp the chief point
of Interest centers around the contest for
secretary of the senate. Dr. E. H. llutchlns
and J. W. Cliff , both of Des Molncs , are
the only competitors. Dr. llutchlns bases
his claim on the second term precedents
and hip nil round availability. Cliff bases
his on peculiar grounds. Six years ngo
the renato rtooil n tie between the parties
and Cliff was regularly elected by the casting
vote of the retiring republican presiding
olllcer. When the senate was reorganized
the democrats , by the aid of Lieutenant
Governor Drstow , proceeded to oust Cliff and
Elect n full list of democratic officials. Cliff
now Insists that he ought to be allowed
to servo the wnnte1 In the capacity to which
he was once duly elected.
Senator Cheshire of 1'olk Is backing Cliff
ind Senator Jloiven of Wright la actively
at work In the Interest of llutchlns. There
are not enough senators on the ground ns
yet to determine the outcome.
State Aurlriiltiirnl Society Meeting.
DES MOINES , Jan. 8. ( Special Telegram. )
The State Agricultural society closffd Its
meeting today with the election of officers
ind a banquet In ths evening. It had been
ixpected there would be a fight over the
holce of the officers , but It did not de
velop. There was no opposition to John A.
3vans and I > . L. Fowler for re-clcctlon as
jiesldent and secretary , but matters were
arranged before the election was called. The
emit was n harmonious election , resulting :
President , John A. Evans , West Ubcrty
vice president , W. W. Fields , Odebolt ; sec
retary , P. L. Fowler , Oscoola ; treasurer , O.
D. Klllson , Des Molnes. Directors. J. C.
Frasler , Bloomfleld ; L. H. Packard , Harlan ;
\ \ ' . J. Wragg , Waukec ; W. H. Harrlman ,
Hampton ; H. J. Johnson , Humboldt.
Court Reporter SallliiKer Hurt.
MANNING , la. , Jan. 8. ( Spsclal Telc-
srain. ) Supreme Court Reporter Salllngsr
of this city met with a serious accident this
moinlng. In company with a companion he
was driving from Klrkman to Harlan , when
the front wheels of the buggy wera Jointed
out. letting the front cnJ iltop to the ground.
Salllnger Mvaa thrown forward upon the
Jafhboard. An examination by the physician
at Harlan showed tint one of his ribs was
broken. Ho is now at his home In this city.
Drunken Ciiruiixiil Umlx Futility.
MARSHALL/TOWN , la. , Jan. 8. George
Tcrrlll fatally shot a young man named
Hlnton at Hedrlck last night during < a
drunken carousal with several colored women
of that place. Htnton died this morning
Tcrrlll escaped. Both were quite prominent
and well-to-do.
I < M\U G. A. II. 13 ii on in nun'ut Arranged.
CKDAU RAPIDS , la. , Jan. 8. ( SpWal
Telegram. ) Department Commander Thomp
son met with the Business Men's association
hero today , and It was decided to hold the
annual encampment of the Iowa Grand Army
of the Republic l.ere May 12 , 13 and 14.
ITS WEIGHT IN GOLD.
A NEW DISCOVERY WHICH IS
AVOUTII THAT MUCH.
To Any One Alllleteil With IMlex.
The Pyramid Pile Cure , the nw. painless
remedy which has been sa remarkably suc-
cc33ful In curing every form of piles and
rectal diseases , haa recently been placed on
sab at druggists , and It Is otto to siy that
when its extraordinary merit becomes fully
known there will be no such thing as surgi
cal opcratlona fo. < the cure of this obstinate
an4 common troubl * .
MM. M. C. Hlnkly of C01 Mississippi street ,
Indianapolis , Ind. , says : I had been a ter-
rlhlo euffcrer from piles for 15 years and ns
remedies benefited mo until I saw an adver
tisement of the Pyramid 1'lle Cure ; I got a
package , also a packags of Pyramid Pills ,
and used both according to directions. I was
astonished at the Immediate relief obtained
and now honestly believe the Pyramid to bs
the only certain cure for piles.
That you may realize how bad I was , 1
will eay that I was confined to my bed and
went before the college physicians hero , who
said my case wao a new ono to them and
wanted t-jven or eight hundred dollars to
undertake a cure ; the great pain had brought
on a rupture , and I knew an operation would
be cieatn to mo on account of uioon p&isonlng.
Nearly every one hero knows of my terrible
suffering , and I feel that I cannot praise the
Pyramid Pile Cure enough , and the Pyramid
I'll ID , ah-o. My husband will join mo In
highly rccommsndmg the Pyramid , my daugh
ter was cuioj by ono box only. For teveral
years I weighed but about 90 pounds , now I
weigh ICO and feel In perfect health.
This seems to U ? the universal testimony
of every sufferer from piles who have ever
tried the Pyramid ; It Is the safest , most
palnlco ) pile cure y t discovered ; contains
no opiates , morphine , cocaine or any poison
ous Ingredients whatever , has a teething ,
healing effect from the first application , and
the moderate prlo ; places It within tlio reach
of every one needing treatment. Tli Pyra
mid Pile Curelu eold by druggists at CO
cents and $1.00 par package , and the Pyramid
Pills at 75 cents pr box ,
Send to Pyramid Co. , Albion , Mich. , for
frrn book on cau j and euro of pile- ? .
Special Holier-Council Blufs
WANTKI ) . dOOn SnCOND-HAND
must bu chvap. AclJri'sa llcl.auglilln , lice
cilice.
DUFFY'S PURE
FOR MEDICINAL USE
NO FUSEL OIL
IT GIVES NEW LIFE
to those who arc rundown In
health. It makes weak , wor
ried men cheerful and am
bitious *
Be sure and get the genuine
of your druggist or grocer.
Send for pamphlet to
DUFFY MALT WH ISKEYCO.
Rochester , N > Y.
Instnntly flops the most txcrutlatlns pains , nlUjr.
Inrinmrrmllon and cures congestions , whether of
( he Lungs , Stomach , Don els or other B'nnili ' pr
mucous membranes.
RADWAY'S READY RELIEF
CUIIES AM ) I'HKVENTS
Coliln , CotiRlm , Sore Tliroiit , Iiillncnxn ,
llroncliltlH. I'lu-uiuonlii , Itliutl-
iiiiitlHin , NiMirnliilit , llonitiiclic ,
To ut lute lie , Axdiiiin , 1)1111-
ctilt llri-utliliiw.
CUltis : THK WOHST TAINS In from onn to
twenty minutes. Not one hour nflor rcnillna
this advertisement need any one BUFFHll WITII
1'AIN.
ACHES AND PAINS.
For lirailnehe ( nliethcr tick or nervous ) , tooth ,
ache , neuralgia , rheumatism , lumbago , pains anil
\\cakncK8 In the back , * tplne or kidneys , pains
aiouml the liver , plourlipy , Ewclllnu ut the jolnli
anil 11.11 in ut nil klnJn , the application of Hiul-
n > 's Ileaily Heller " 111 adaul Immediate cage ,
and Its continued use for a few das effect a
uermancnt cuie.
TAKHN INWARDLY A half to n teaspoonful
IT half n tumbler of water for Momach troubles ,
colic , nlnd In the bowels , cnld chills , fever ami
ague , diarrhoea , elck headache and all Internal
pnlns
1'rlcc rc per bottle. Sold by allen
on oJI social
accessions ,
nbu cannot go
ib 1he operok
without
< x whiff of
pffilAL .
( aowri
PURPLE AZ&LfA
THE rASHIONABLE PERFUME.
Flowery , refreshing , delicftfe
6ind lasting. < %
For sale by druggists only.
IMPERIAL CROWN PERFUMERY CO ,
SAlriT LOUIS. <
MEYER BROTHERS DRUG CO.ACEMTa
ALSO THY /WEDDING BELLS Two new
\PEACHBLOW.j \ odors , .
'Tse in Town , Honey ! "
Pancake
Flour
A combination of the great staffs of
life WHEAT , CORN and RICE.
A grocer who offers you any other color
ed package than Red when you ask for tha
Genuine Aunt Jemima is trying to deceive
you , and if he deceives you in this matter
he may in your accounts. Remember tb *
Red package.
Beware of counterfeits.
HERE'S OUR GUARANTEE.
Buy a nackairo of Qcnulno Auut Jemima's Belt *
ItlElnR f'ancaka Flour , anil If you do not Ondlt
nmkcH tbo bcbl oaken you over oto. return the emp
ty box to your Krncur , leave your name , and too
grocer will refund tlio money uud charge U to us.
Scientifically 1'repared and Manufactured only by
R , T , Davis Mill Go , , St , Joseph , Mo.
We lend the imrreloui French I
Itomcjy CALTHOO frxanil n
loKal KuarnntcotbatC'ALTiio * * II >
HTOI > Ill.fhiiw A lml..to. : ,
CUIIK | wrmi.lorrhm.V rl
ud IlKliTOItK l-ott Vigor.
l/te f I anilfav if salt if ti ,
AMrtu.vON MOHL CO. ,
8 l lurrttu AjfoU , CUcUutU , GU * .
OK
Council Bluffs , Iowa ,
CAPITAL , - . . $100,000
WE SOLICIT YOUH IIUSINESS.
WE DUSIHE YOUH COLLECTIONS.
O.\E OK THE OLDEST IIAN'KH IN IOWA.
R 1'im CENT I'AII ) ON TIME DEPOSITS.
CALL AND SEE US OH WHITE.
Cripple Creek
Is producing $1,500,000 per month. Are you getting1
your share ? We were in at the beginning and know
what has foundations. Can inves't for you judiciously.
All stocks nonassessable.
Wm. O. Wirt & Co. ,
Investment Brokers , Mluos and Mlulua Stocks ,
CRIPPLE CREEK , COLO.
Refer to banks at Council Bluffs , la. , and Cripple Ureek , Col.