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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (April 17, 1896)
'rITE OMAhA DAILY BEE : 1r1tI1)AY , AL'RJ1' 17 , 1S8 8 - - - . _ - - \ DEPARTMENT : tixon. UI3NTIO. 'floscdale , " mzitlnee tomorrow afternoon. J. 13. Jackson of Avoca wa in tlic city yes. terlay on buIricu. Mr. ntul Mrs. C. J. DobbIn bavo gone tc ralrfleld , Ia. , for a vI&t. - Ciinty Audtir MatL1iew ! a ipendng a fe days on ha atock ranch Catit of the city. - County Survcyor Cook wt'nt to Neota yes tcrday cu work cotinected with the cduflty road a. a.Woniana' Relief Corpa will meet in regulai aeaalon Iriday0 April 17 , at W. It. C. halt or l'enrl atreet nt 23 ( o'clock 1iarp. tcphan flto. have been awarded the con. tract for the pitinibing and ateath heattn for tlio new Odd IeIIova temple. The Orend hotel , Council fllnifa. 111gb class In every rePpect. Itatea , $2.&O per da and upward. E. F. Clarke , proprietor. . H. fIodtofl of Omaha was Iii the cIty yesterday completing a tour of 1npcctlOn ci the line of clevatore owneti by his' company in tWa couflty. The Ladlea Aid aoelcty of the Epworth , I Methodist 1plaeopal ChUrCh will give a pup. r'7 per and lemon squcezo part ) at 2849 Avenue A t1119 evening. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Clark ( lesiro to returil their aincere thanka to their ttienth for ym. pathy ahown ( luring their recnt . , ereavement In the death of their von Caaper Clark. v. C. Irtep , J. C. Mitchell. (1.V. ( . Lipe and Vie Jennings rcprcaented Ivanhoe corn- mandery at the meeting of the Nebroaka grand cammandery Knights Templar at Omaha last night. Unity Guild will hold Its annual election ci omcora Friday aftenoon at the home of Mrs , 1:1. : II. Inyor , 257 harrison street. Menbcr , arc .requcsted to be preecnt. Visitors we ! . come. flefreabments served. Thorn will be a union , nlaslonary meeting of the auxiliarlea of the city at the flroad Way Methodirt church Saturday afternoon at 2 oclock. Mrs. Mary T. Thompson , COttCS- pending secretary. will be present. All aux- Iliarles In the city Invited , A Chinese anti Japanese entertainment at . I 4ho First flabtiat church. Friday evening , . April 17 , will be gIven by the Juniore , at Ieaat twenty-four of then In costume. A good program with cxceIJtit music. Every one welcome. Admission free. 'Itosedale , " the flnwt production ever given hero by local talent , vill he presented for the lact time at Doliany'a at a matinee on Saturday afternoon. AdmThslon , 25 cents ; children under 12 years of age , 10 cents. f3eato new on sale at the box ounce. That. etory about W. S. Cooper killing three ( lucks and Dr. Treynor buying twelve was all right , except In one particular. It didn't occur on Sunday.VbIle both are ardent slortamen they both draw the line on either eliooting or buying birds on Sun- day. day.Tho entertainment at. the Young Men's Christian aaiociatlon tonight for the juniors 'will he a pleasingaltair. The peanut spree and ( ho musical program by able juvenile ettidonts will ho the featurea of the evening. Mr. tv. IL IIanlc will be master of cere- monies. The ladles of TrlnIty Methodist church will celebrate their prayer meeting anniversary Sunday night at 8 p. m. The servIce will be a Piereon memorial service , as Mr. Pierson vM the originator of the prayer-meeting. Good music is provided and a number of good Blealcors vIll be preaent. A well drcsed , gray-whiskered loan , apt - t parontiy 50 years of ago , wa discovered last . night standing on the Sfxth atreet bridge over John Paul's creek , . offering little girls Iv' . . . a Ipny for the privilege of kissing them. r The old fcllow'n delectable sport was rudely stopped by a young man , who chased him a block in an dndeavor to get him in the ciutches of a policeman. Charles and harry Blerworth have purchased - chased the Metropolitan hotel from C. A. Lnndmado and vllt conduct that hostiery hereafter. Mr. harry BIcrworth just caine hero from Frernont , Neb. lie Ia an experl- onced steward and will have charge of tile kltclien and dining rhom nd Mr. Charles Iliorwortli will look after the omce and an- loon part of the business. Some of the realdents living along Indian crcek between North First an Main street liavo , lodgqd complaints at the pollee headquarters - quarters against a number of boys who have ben conetructing and operating a miniature navy on the banko and in the water. The warlilco. spirit has reached a high pitch and ' . . the boys have been constructing somb formidable - . . idable naval craft They have become hard " pressed. for material and have not hesitated to Invade voodhOds and yarda and declare any material contraband of war and seize it. , No serious complaint was made until they removed the columns of a rear porch ned used them in cnetructing a warehip , then the police were naked to intervene and put ' an cnd to 7' 1)uiigerotts. If a child opens a valve on a gaedIne stoyc the chancea are you are burned out. With the Blue Flame Coal Oil Stove it merely turns up a wick. Finest toast you ever ate made in flame of coal oil sto . Cole & Cole , olc agents. ' 'c L9 tlii' Prninlpigi Why ? I3ecauso our goods are the beet. Our prices are right. atid we guarantee eatis- faction. See our new pictures. , II. L. SMITh & CO. Furnished and unfurnished rooms for rwt. 710 First avenue. - 'I'estlng liiin'wg's ItIjJit ( ) lie. The case : the state of Iowa ex rel John ' Tobin against the town of Lake Manawa was on tral ! before Judge Mcflce of the superior - perior court yestertlay afternoon. This action - tion was brought to test the validity of the incorporatlcn of Lake Manawa 'aa a town , The petitioner allegea that the incorporation was illegally made , that there was not the required number of residents at tue time of the Incorporation and that few if any of the legal requirements were complied with. Tue defense denies all the allegations of the plaintiff and further claiin that it would bo1coutrary to public polcy to annul the acts of the incorporation after it hias been' doing business ro long. The witneraes ax. arnined yesterday were 0. W. Drako. John OWeiil , W. C. Jarne.s and Colonel W. II. fleck. TheIr evidence related princi- paily to the number of inhabitants of the Place at the time of the , Incorporation and as to the legal steps employed in giw- lug tim place a name ami eQuipping it for _ business as ono of the warme.n political 'l centers Iii the state. . Vahl paper cleaned , new proees with patent right at Mihier'a , 103 Main street. Genuine Iiokhara divans and new pieces or oriental furniture at the Durfee Furnituo company a. iv. , offer you only clean. crisp snow white laundry work and best delivery service at Eagle laundry , ' 724 Broadway , Telephone 157 lr. Cleaver's SIrziiRgt Is4.rl'iie ( . , As ox-Mayor Cleaver was walking along Noith Second atreet , near Washington aye- nue , with lila wife last evening , a woman rushed up to hini and frantically threw her arms around hii , neck and asked to be saved from some invitIbhe assailant. She was hut. less , her clothing disarranged and she up- learei demented. Mr. Cleaver attempted to take her to thto poiicc station. but suspect. lug his intention , thIowonlan sprang away and disappeared in the darkness , A description of the woman lisa been glyon to the police , Ilukery for aht , cheap. Oood location and doing very good business. Address II C flee 0111cc , We would like to have every mother in . ' - Coincil Bluffs examine our aeaortmont of children a biousewaists , Metcalf flros. lIti'iii'd to rue following Hiarriage licenses were is. sued by Clerk of the Courts Reed yetertiny us fohiows : Name and Residence. A e 3. 1. . Ilaust , titltIth Omaha , Oracie Mcrtes , iiouthi Oxnulla 19 Andrew Fetersen , Council Illuffs 31 Christina Petersen , Council I3iu : : : : : : : 33 A , F Plunkett , Pottawatlaniio county , ' hattie Duter , l'ottnwattamio county , , , . , 20 1' Loet-Iletweon Council rhhiffs ; and Omaha , light brown overcoat. Return anti receive P1 reward , Cole & Cole , lyr. Cloayarg omc. to 600 Iiro&d way , "p1 - - - - - - - - - - - 1r---------- ENTERTAINS A BIG CRO\VE \ Swinller Peterson Run Down by overa Hundred People. StOOD THEM OFF FOR QUITE i WHILI 1IIIIt W'hiisky hattie Used to Hint Ills PursIerN , hut it Fnilel 10 iCed , II J'ohlee- 111 * ii .tilI3. Nels Peter.son , the rather amooth intlividun who succeeded in getting sundry advance : from merchants upon various specious pretenses tenses , land td In jail yesterday after noon after an exciting chase , partcipatei in by several hundred people , in addition tc the omcers. Nels Is an innocent hcoking man of middh age , and with a peculiarly honest face. Ili brought hia taco withi him from Minnesote and arrived here Saturday afternoon. liii face wac h'a only source dt income , and h worked It so diligently that yesterday after noon four merchants flied informations witi : the city clerk charging him with obtainint money under false pretenses , and several others caine around and looked at him aftci lie was locked up and said he was tue mao they had been looking for for several day Nel first introduced himself to the Swanson Music company managera vithihn an hour after ho Came to town , lie baughit a fine piano anil borrow 3 from hio man who sold It to hn. Siiica then he has been visitiat all classes of merchants and contracting for big bills of goods , unIt treating then : uc nicely that they were easy marks for hilt honest face. 'the flex Lumber company , Peterson & Schoening , hardware dealers ; L. hammer & Co. , lumber dealers ; Ii. M. Sargent , the shoc man , Were among those \V1io were deceived by the honest face of Nels and who are nos PlaYing even by putting thier ! autographs te informations charging him with the felony of obtaining money under false pretOflsc3 Wednesday afternoon Nels obtained 2.26 on hia face from the manager of the Rex Luin ber company. and yesterday aft rnoon he canto to grief by going back to the vIcinity wIthout changing hha face. The manager saw the never-to-be-forgotten face and started after the man that owned it. Nels owned a pair of legs that were as emcient as his face , and although the lumber man was a good sprinter , Neha found no trouble In keeping far in the.ieatl. When the chase was , begun a call waa turned in for police assistance , and Deputy Marshal Anderson accompanied the patrol wagon and was driven at a high rate of speed to the vcintty of Main street and Eighths avenue. Omcer Murphy , who was in the vicinity tracking Nels , joined in the pursuit , pressing into service ail kinds of vehicles , but the flying Dane easily distanced all his purauers , which by tills time , amounted to an army of nearly 100 man and boys. Nels was gong toward the river , and by the time he jumped high board fences and dcdged backward acid for- \'ard through a score of alleys to elude Dc- tectivo Murphy and reached the vicinty ol the Northwestern railroad track he aa out of breath. A crowd gathered around him , but lie stood thone off by puitig a black empty whisky bbttle from his coat tail pocket and held it lit such a position that it looked iilee a. big revolver. For the next twenty blocks Nels whisky bottle stood him in as good play as his honest face. Whenever the crowd would get too near him he would stop and face them with his black bottle. The hole in the end locket to be as bg as the muzzle of a Calling gun , and his pursuers kept a block behind him. In the meantime Andy , Neahy , the ne colored driver , was br4lging the patrol wagon with Ofilcer Andersan. The fire team that is doing service on the wagon had hunted for hydrants in that vicinity many a time md they knew where to find thorn. When they reached Eighteenth street and Second avenue Officer Murphy was picked up , breath- less. but determined to get a. nearer look iiito the hellcat face of Neis , who was plodding - ding along three blocks ahead. But the hore'e knew there was a fire hydrant on Bighteenth street and Fifth avenue , and , despite - spite all that Murphy and the driver could LID , they turned down the street and ran for it. Ifl the meantime Neb was approaching Twenty-sixth street and I3roadway , and was liable to jump CII an electric car and get away. The trained and faithful old fire team was turned again In his direction , but with all the sawing on the hlne& and short turns they did not forget the location of the fire hydrants. They i-an to Twenty-eighth street and were close behind Neha , but the nearest hydrant was half a mile to the south , and Lhie gahlaut team , now thoroughly exasperated nt the stupidity of the drivers , dashicil oft in that direction , and refuned to stop until they reached the plug. Before the plug was reached Ofilcor Anderson umpcd out and made a quick trip acroa lots and caine up Lo Nets. Thu empty whisky bottle was turned over to tlo officer and Nels was taken to the station. lie was lucked up , with four Informations lodged against him. Four or five years ago a man , whosa de. Ecrlption correaponda very closely with that If Peterson , worked all the undertakers in the city and several in Omaha for small sums. In exactly the same marner that got Peterson Into trouble. We have. just received a large invoice of children's blouse waista. Metcalf Bros. IOWA LOG ROLIEItS OItGANIZH , 'Veiit Cni..ps ofilie Modern Voud- 11(011 Get 'ogetiser. The Western Iowa Lee haIling association ms organized at the Merriam block yester- lay afternoon by the representatives of weiity campu of tue Modern Woodmen of tmertca. The delegates present were : lI. B. lluntloy of Sahix , II. It. Ileflund of bVoodblno , A. G. Brown of Missouri Vahiey , v , C. whitIng \Vlsiting , 3. D. Young of nita , F. V. ' . McQueen of Modalo , C. B. Jisristy of Malvcrn. Izra Miller of Logan , 3 , C. Fields of Northboro , W. 11. Schiiiiing of voca , A. Block of Atlantic , 3 , J. Stewart if Council Bluffs , F , Smith of Armour , F. ; . Patrick of Dunlap , J. A. Delk of Coin , dr. Smith of TJte. C.V , Atwood was elected president of the asoctation , and a vice president was selected roits each camp in the district. A. G , Brown f Missouri Valley was chosen secretary , and tbrahiarn fliochi of Atlantic. troasurer. C. ] , Saunders , W , H. Ware and E , fl. Ileilund if Woodblne constitute the executive coin- nittee. Twenty camps and twelve counties veto represented in tim meeting , The date f the summer meoing will ho decided upon ator , It will be held either in July or Au- ust , Last night the visiting neighbors were ntertalnod by the local Woodwen at the all in the Merriam block , The program as as tollowe : Address , W. II. Ware ; so- ection , 111gb School Mandolin club : rccita- iou , Miss Chloe liridenstein ; vocal duet , the ovler sisters ; nildrcss , 3 , 3. Stewart ; piano ole , N , 3. Swanson' addressns , visiting eighbors ; selection , iigh School Mandolin lub ; recitation , hi , Pardy ; address , Colonel . 0. Saunders. Davis , drugs , paints and glass ; tel , 2S11 , l'IJI ) ltIlI iN OMAhA , iraud Jury , at 1151415 * Sessiusi , In- licted Mrs. Ii. Itugers , Mrs. Rogers rented some rcoins from M , iahtzman and when she left sold her fur- dture to him and received $60 of hia good rioney. Then I ! , Butterfield dropped in vthi . mortgage on the property and took pea. easlon of the goods. Deputy Sheriff Weight- ian has been Icoking for Mr. . Rogers for amo dayi , but had difficulty In locating her , 'he Omaha police refused to lend any as- Istaqce and insisted that the wouan was .ot . in the city \Voghitinan persisted , how- ver , and yesterday located her in a fiat U South Sixteenth street. She was brought oCouncli Biuff anti hedged In the county Ilotfrnayr's Fancy Patent Flour maku te eat an moat bred , Ask your grocer for It. AM.t'Fi2tlUi ON Thild S'l'.tOl , llxeehietit lienditionuf "tneiliih , ) this Julie hail. " There has never been in the history o amateur theatricalu in Council Bluffs i stronger play given or attempted than th elaborate production of Lester \Vahhsck' : beautiful and romantic comedy-drama "flasedale , Or the Itille h1h1. " The youn people o St. I'aul's guild made use of iii talent that has distinguished many of thei number and drew upon their friends , witi the result that they were able to present i cast of characters strong enough to care : through all of the parts , and do the worl so well that it called forth the admiration o friends and professional critics. There was a good sized audience presen at the second performance of the piece las night , but not what the work of the youni then and Women deserved. The great lava with which the play has been received ha : induced tito guild to not permit host night' : performance to ho the conciuding one , bu repeat it in a matinee tomorrow afternoon In the cast Mr.V. . I. . . Douglas takes th part of 1hhlott Gray , captain of tIm rifli volunteers ; Matthew Leigh , a village doctor Mr. Mark Duryca ; Bunbury Kobb , an ol conservative country arlatocrat , with anti quatel ideas and inclined to matrimony Mr. 3. Edgar Owene : Miles Mc1enna , a re tiirneil convict , Mr. George hughes ; Colone Cavendlsh May , an ex-omoer of lice majcsty'i guards , Mr. I'erry l3afiohet ; Farmer Green ft tenant of Lady May's , Mr. F , 3. Mdllrido - of the fines , Mr. William C Hendricks ; Itomany Rob , a gypsy ruffian Mr. McBride ; Docksy , a pal of Miles Mc Kenna , Mr. Warren Daily ; flobert , a faithfu liervant , Mr. Dailey ; Mother Mix , a gypsy hag , Mr. W. L. Itigdon ; Lady Florence. mis tresa of Itosedaho and Sir Arthur's mother , Mrs. II. L. Cumminge ; Itosa Leigh , Mat thiew's sieter and the life of the house , Mis Jeniiie ICeating ; Lady rlela Gray , moUsei of Blllott , Mrs. D , W , I3us'hnehl ; Tabithe Stork , Matthew's housekeeper , with a. eaui temper , but a good heart , Mrs. M. Wohiman Primrose ( with song ) , Lady May's maid Mrs. Fred M. Loomis ; Sarah Sykes Matthews stupid servant , Mra Loomis Sir Arthur May , the young bob to Itocedale , Little Francis , McMlllanl Mr. Dougiaa found an oppirtunity of win ning now iaurehs , on the amateur stage , an showed that ifforttne should over turn Turl with him ho could make Isis way on thu professional stage into something more thac a competency. Mark Duryccs won praise aI the village doctor , and the work of Georg hlughen was as clever a bit of acting as wa ever seen on the Dohany atage. Mrs. Curn mssg'a ! work as Lady Florence was oven mor uisisbed than on the preceding evening , whor she won the heartiest apphaua.e. The actlii& of Mrs. Wohlman in the character of Tdbith Stork was very clever , and doubly difficult for the reason that she was required to portray tray a. character entirely foreign to her na tine. Council Bluffs people are familiar witt thio talents of Perry l3adolet , but few know that he could play the villain with such cx tremo ilesE'c , nor did they know befou what a delightful , breezy farmer Pat Mc Bride could ho when he tried. Mrs. D. W , Ilushhell has appeared in niany amateur per formaneas in this city , but lie never up poared to better advantage than when sl' portrayed the character of Lady Gray. Mra , Loomis carried the sweat and difficult pan of Pnimrosy with great success. tIer sing Ing called for a hearty encr , The performance last evening was in every way superior to the opening night. and the matinee on tomorrow Afternoon vIii be the best of all. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ "JUDGE" ADLHH I COIJIt'I' AGAIN. Itecoril of the Old DeceI-er of Mcii iiiil Vonii-n lte-vicsveI in New uirlc. "Judge" J. K. Adler , who figured quite prominently In a social , financial and professional - sional way in Council Bluffs a couple 01 years ago is again beng given some newspaper - paper notonietyi although an inmate ol Sing Sing prison , whore he is serving a hoop term. His first wife , vho is only one of numerous others , Is suing for absolute divorce. Adler cut. a wide swath here sindied every person with whom he had any dealings , married a well fixed widow' , and after a brief career suddenly disappeared lie prscured entree into social and buslneaa circles here by means of forged letters. As an incident of the magnificence with which he did things at the time of his marriage hero he presented his wife a check for 5O- 000 as a wedding gift in lieu of the diamond necklace promised. The New York World ndd another chapter to the many that have been written about the fellow. About ten years ago , when Adler made his appearance in Fifty-seventh police cOurt as a lawyer , the attaches hookea at him iii astonishment. For they remembered him as a butcher. vith a piece of business at No. 1933 Third avenue. Challenged as to his right to practice as an attorney. Adler produced - duced a diploma , which showed that he became a member of the legal fraternity through Courts at Albany , No one thought of looking up the Albany records to ascer- tam whether his diploma was really genuine - uine , but ilne years later , when he was arrested , It was discovered that the Albany dIploma was bogus. About eight yearn ago the World exposed Adler as a straw bonds- man. While In the butcher business he hind given bonds to the amount of $102,000 for different pavIng companies. The records In the register's otflee vere examined and It wan discovered that of the forty odd ifleces of real estate which Adler claime'l he owned only one piece of property belonged - longed to him-at No. 345 East Eighty-sec. end street-and that was mortgaged to the lull amount $12,000. Adler remained in se- elusion after the exposure , and the men in the comptroller's 0111cc who were to blame for acceptIng him , allowed tue matter to drop and Adler was- not prosecuted. In Iecember , 1191 , Adler represented to David Keller , a jeweler of John Street and Broad. that a friend , Jacob Id. Solomon , desired - sired a mortgage on a valuable brown-stone dwelling at No. 311 East. Eighty-second street , lie suid the property was worth iooo ; , on which therq wns a mortgage of 110.000. Solomon , Adler said , ' wanted an- nther mortgage of $1P0O and Keller anreed to ako it. Before paying the money Keller reeked to sco Solomon , who remained in the background , but Adler after many excuses , leclined to produce hfm. It was then ( lie- overed thint Solomon ( lid not own the louse in question and that Solomon and Adler were one and the same. Adler was Indicted ( or attempted grand larceny and ror personntlng himself as Solomon. flia arrest - rest broke up a gang of real estate sharks In this city. Adler furnished ball and on Idi release returned to the YorIevilo court , Shero he got into mere trouble and vns Field in 11.000 bail for defrauding a client. \'hen isis case was called for trial ho was missing and liii bail was forfeited. lIe lied to Milwaukee , where he lived In grand style. ile told a young woman whose acquaintance lie made there that he was a New Yorhe tirewer on a vacntion and induced the woman to marry' him , AfIer ho got what money she had he deserted her. She caused tiia arrest and when the Milwaukee ollicers 'enrehiee % his trunk they found forged certifi. mtes for admission to the bar , Adler ws brought back to thu city and en his plea Jr guilty was pontenced by Hecortler Gaff to two years and ten months. lie has still igtiteen months to nerve. AchIer Is being med by wife No , 1 , whom he married twelve 'cnrs ago. Sh Is a respectable woman end had thought her husband a reliutable iusiness man until his arrest , flistriet Court Cuiiings , A decree of foreclosure has been mails Jy Julge Smith in the case of W. W , hloi- mnb against Daniel Dull. The amount of he judgment is $ l3,787,87 on a mortgage evening 1,800 acres of good I'ottavattainio uunty lami , W H. Crandall lies asked to have hibi case gainit 11. F , Bieliee and others renatated 'a ' the docket , It was dropped from the list If live CdCOs by Judge Smith in the cleaning iii last week. The case of the Omaha and Grant Smelting sorks against the Union Land and Ins- movement company was on trial befero Judge mitb all day yesterday , Colniisiila htidiflg School , Cole & Cole. the enterprising hardware nd cycle dediera , have rented Chambers' cadeniy and opened a private riding school Torn 9 to J2 a , in. Free to purchasers of heir wheels , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ liii Ciipjy ( hits ii CIiiiige of Venue , At the aesson of the datrict court at Lvoca yesterday Bill Cuppy made applica- ion for change of. venue , Cuppy is under ndletment for assault with intent to do reat bodily harm upon Pension Examner Irown , Tip Cuppy was convicted at the alt term of court and Diii put in a c'aiin bat the comniunby was so prejufilced that e could not secure a fair and Impartial trial a this county. Judge Green granted the ap- hication and sent the case 1 Case couuty or trial. , j , ' I- .1 TRUSTED ENPOL I1SS1N ( George Potter Dsappea ana Poul Pin3 is Peared : : Ills HORSE FOUND DEAD .N THE flOAt Imp. hiceis Coiiectcil rttht ( iii , iIask. C , . , , hironsit Pitci ury ' 1'io Voile's titsit Ills ltecirl ii (10041. George Potter , an empioyo of the llawkeyt Broom factory , is snirsing , and the circuns etancas eurrounding his disappearance art such that his employer and his family feni that he may have been foully dealt with , I'otter is 23 years of age and has worked for two years for F. Smith , proprietor of the htawkcye lirooni factory , and has established a reputation for sobriety and strict attention to business. For some time past ho has beer making trips through the country selling tli products of the factory and has always re ported promptly and has been quite success. fill as a salesman , 110 loft the city early Friday morning with a load of browns for a trtp through the country within easy distance of the city and expected to return Saturday evening. lie failc to report , but nothing was thought of the matter ucher than that ho had been late in dieposing of his supply and would return on Sunday morning. Sunday - day came without any tidings of the missing salesenafs and Smith became worried. ho etarted out yesterday morning and spent the day in a search that resulted in the evening in a find that only added mystery to the disappearance - appearance of his empioyo. Smith had been unable to get any trace of Patter until Into in the afternoon , when lie CaIne upon the empty wagon and a dead horse lying at the side of the Ilaywood and hall road in Garner township. The wagon was headed toward this city. The load of broomo had dIsappeared. There was nothing - ing to indicate that there had been a runaway - way or an accident of any kind. The wagon wac not injured , the harness on the horse was intact and there was nothing' to show that thio horse had been hurt in any way , but appearances indicated that It had dropped dead by the roadside. To add to the. mystery of the case , Smith was wholly unable to secure any clew whatever - over to the missing man or the manner of his trouble with the horse. No one in the neighborhood had seen Potter or knew anything - thing of the accdent , if such it was , further - ther than that an empty wagon and a dead horse had been discovered on a public high- way. Smiths is at a complete hbss to account for the state of affairs and has no theory to offer. Ho says that , Potter was a cheerful - ful fellow and seemed to be contented with his 1t in life and bad never hinted of trouble of any kind. lie does not bhieve that he would skip out for the p rpbs of beating hts employer of so trifling a suns as the value of a load of brooms. His fear is that ho has met with foul play , SATISFIED PhiEItD OFFICERS. t 3tnsoiilc hicnclit Assoelntloit's AiTnis- , , IIiirovhi.lr InIJ. . Officers of the United States Masonic Benefit association are mdch pleased with the result hI an ihtervleii held at Des Molnee with tate Auditpr McCarthy. It is no secret that. the company. lips been pretty clcc to shore for seine time , but the ofilcerL' have been making an eftrtto get the affairs straightened out. In orjerr tc resume bust- ness on a sound basisnand the Indications are that their efforts will ho abundantly. succesc'fuh. The conference with the Htate autlivor .tas brought abautib ) ' t-eieonof the. chargen thado byt a discharged employ' the comiijtny who threatene.l to have , sonic steps taken to have the association's affairs placed in the hands of a receiver , Danger of such action has been avoided. A Des Moines paper contains the following repart of the meeting. with the elate auditor : The officers of the United States Masonic Benevolent association of Council Bluffs were in the CitYr yesterday in conference with State Au4itor McCarthy In regard to the ccii- ditjon of that asaciation'a affairs. The of- ficers' made a complete report of the prog- roes which has been made , end the auditor was greatly pleased. to eec that they had dcuo so well. They have practically brought the aasoclatlpn out train under the shadow o failure , which seemed to overhang It some time ago , and the chances of the association once more becoming the largest and best known fraternal ineuranco organization in the world are very good indeed. The officers are to be commended the good work they have done iii building up the association. Last year thio association found itself $190 , . 000 behInd in the payment of death losses. The omcers realized that an extraordinary assessment to meet this deilcit would be a calamity , and so proepdth1 to mahee a cans- promise with the certiflc'ate holders , The association offered to ay the claimants $100 cash down for Immediate cxpeneeg and in addition to this 40 per cent on ( lie face value of their certificates , which , by the way , are all for $2,500. At the conference lieid with State Auditor McCarthy yesterday the cfficers reported that this compromise had , beeq accepted by the great majority of cerlificate. holders and that the way out of the temporary embarracv- meat seemed to be clear. The company last year paid nearly $200,009 in claims , and so far this year has paid out over $50,000 , A compromise has been made or everything except - cept $53,000. Thie $53,000 inchudea a argo number of claIms flint are fraudulent and which would not be allowed by .any corn- pony , so that it is easily to be seen that the organization is rapidly fatting on its feet again. The aesoclation has not written any new busineso toe several monihs because of the temporary troubles , but they will again cam- menco to write new insurance just as soon as the matter is all settled up , auii that at the outside will not be niore thap four , months. _ _ _ _ _ _ - 1IIt Ecu Such. We ha'o ,000 hot bed sash which we are oIng to : iose out. They won't last hong. Flow many do you wadt ? ' We will snake you 1 prIce that aan't be duplicated. C , B. Paint. Oil md Glass company , Masonic Tons- plo , Council Bluffs. EASTON ISASILIi' tZI'EASEI ) , tsi Attoriit'r's Fat Chains Settleil for ii Vt'ry' itilIi'44tt'piI in , Council Uiuffa and Ofli& snoneypil men rho arc Interested in Ihepiant of the Ne. braska Gas Fuel companjP'vlih be glad to know that the suit of c't : Easton against augustus Newell , hie. ' pnlfil owner of stock in the above named company , lies been die- isissed from the docket O' Chlcago court tad that Mr. Easton hi s l n satisfied with t nominal sum in lieu5.pZ,1hie heavy claim hat ho has hen urgingtnganst Mn , Neweh nid the company fcr two .yeara , Wiien the company rgan'zed a few pears ago the plant for CIIO manufacture of he gas was built at ttj1 qlel IloyiI packing louse , Mr , Eastost was attorney tcr the ompany. lie was goirgitiJldo wonders and vas emplcyed upon h51'qs1urance that. he iad rlch friends who jStI fall over each ithier to buy stock in th company. After IC was employed lii's friends wIth cash failed a inaterfaizo. Ho went to Europe , at the ixpense of the company , to float the stock , iUt. failed to accomplisi ; hii mission , For ack of financial baceiq the plane of the : Ompany were never carried out. Two years go Earton commenced suit In Chicago gainst Newell fr $25,000 for attorney's fees Ii organizIng the company and giviig his 'aluable aervces in floating stock that ms never floated , The case bat' been hang- rig tire for two years , but was dismissed asterday , Easton taking a nonsnal sum in Ottlentent of his claim1 % Viil , tttentl ( luhligimli's I"iiiierzil , The Veteran Frernen's association of ouncil Bluffs met at Rescue No , 3 last night 0 take action regarding the funeral ct Jack laihigan , late chief of the Omaha fire de. artmnt , which takes place this morning. 'wenty members of tie association attended he meeting and resolved to attend the funeral in a body , leaving at 7 o'clock morning from the corner of l'earl and Broad .Iohtu P. Iltiff Killed , John F , lholT , an old resident of Councu Bluffs , while eagaged last evening In erect Ing a scaffold at his residence , 1514 Nlntt avenue , fell anti is fatally injured. lit was taken into the house and a physician , called. lie ( lied at 5:30. : Mc , lloft was 61 years of age and leaves a wife and tw children , I'nrt of htnhl'u l'llferiuug. Now that Bill hail is In the penitentiary the authorities are making disposition of the stolen property that has been held for ovet a year as evidence against him. Six caddlem of tobacco stolen by hall from the Milwaukee road were ordered returned to the railroad company yesterday afternoon. have yin seen the new gas beating stovet at the company's office ? ' . % 'OIP IIOUN'I' % ' 'IVO lLKIlit AR ILIISTHI ) iftila , tiuthioi'itit'ti'Fhiituk Thie' llti'e a htitthly'niuted Mmiii , SIOUX CITY , April 16-Specinl ( Teho' grani.-Wihliani ) Hahiinger , alleged to be one of the most successful wolf bounty swin. dices who ever operated in this state , was arrested hero while attempting to secure tiE bounty on four scalpei in tue county autdi- tor's office this afternoon. liahiinger admits having purchaood many hides for 30 cents a piece from states where no bounty or only a small one is held and presenting them in Iowa which offers $5 per aenlp , The oifl. core are now oearching for Tons Teller ci Sioux Point , S. B. , whousi hialhiuiger claims liurchases scalps in car hots Irons all over the \vest and retails them to farmers in Iowa. South Dakota anti Minnesota , The northwestern - western Iowa counties have been defrauded of thousands of doilats in thuia way In the past few years , and the sOniC scheme is said to have worked equally well in other parts of the state. s'i'A'ruid TO hid VldI.J Cl.OTIIEi ) , . . 'l''uuta'nI Figure ftfeJfl.fl.fl $ I'm'o'otcing 3iiuehi 'l'rouile. DES MOINES , April 16.-Special ( Tele- gram.-The ) Iowa monument comnniiesion spent most of the day trying to deternfno whether the typical figure of "Iowa" on the unonL'mont shall be draped or nude. A year ago thu contention arose. There wsa a considerable faction itt that Gino that favored a nude statue , but they were outvoted and a eemI-nule one ordered. The moiol of' this has been finiahuerl , amid semo of the members coneider it too lightly clothed for the rigors f Iowa weather and niodesty. They de- risanded that a new model be made , with more clothes , and a resolution to the effect was parsed after long diocuasion this aftert. noon. A member of the commissIon declared that If the ido of clothing kept gaining ground the statue wouid finally te made with an overcoat , Their l.iglit Too Costly' . CHEROKEE , Ta. , Apnil I6.-Spccial.-A ( ) fight Is on in tluis place between the citizens and the Electric Light company , and it is ill on account of the discovery by the citizens that they are being overcharged for light. rho matter was brought up before the city' council last night by a delegation of citizens and a committee conslstlug of one councilman - man from each ward was appointed to in- yestigato thQ CaSt ? amid to asIc the light corn- pany for a now contract. It is claisned by the citizens that thcy are paying mnoro than any other city in the state and are not getting - ting satisfactory service' . TIde trouble has bcen brewing for some time , but was not aired in public until last night. It is thought by parties who are in a position to know that the matter may end seriously , Jiudte'cnvcr Ihuiiiiiiuetei. BOONE , Ia. , April 15.-Speclal Telegram. ) -This evening a banquet and recepton was tendered at the Northwestern hotel to Judge S. 11.i Weaver of Iowa FalLs. Who is holding court in this city. Judge Weaver is a candidate - didate for the republican nomination for supreme judge ahd the banquet was a non- partisah expression of the esteem in which ho is held by the people of floane , Nearly 200 guests were present and the affair was most successful. Toasts wh're responded to by Judge Ehlwood , lIon. George W. Crooks , lion. 3. L. Stevens , J. Hornatoin , Hon. C , I , A. Ericson , Judge Church. lion. A. S. tiolmnea , Judge hhindman , Colonel Canfleld. .l'dgo : l3irdsall of Clarion acted as toast- mnatir. Meilicsul Soeiet' Elects Ofilcers. DES MOINES , April 1&-Speclal ( Tele- ; rauu.-At ) the second day's meeting of the Iowa State Medical society the following ) fllcors were elected : President John C , 3chrader , Iowa City ; first vice president , S. L , Baker , Indhanola ; secretary , J. W. olcenower , Des Moines ; assistant sccretary , I C. Tuttle , Des Moines ; treasurer , George : i. Skinner , Cedar Rapids ; finance committee , Donald Macrae , Council Bluffs ; E. B. Over. leld , Elnia ; W. F , Graham , AtlantIc. The ext meeting will be held at Marshalltown , he dates to be named by the commnlttees a tee. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ WI ! ! Sell 'tihiuiuht1e Securities. SIOUX CITY , April 16-Speciah-- ( ) rho district court today ordered the sale , day 7 , of several hundred thousand dollars vorth of securities chiefly on Southern aIifornla orange groves , pledged by the do- unct UnIon Loan and Trust company of his place to secure the hcldcrs of $232- 00 of its debentures. t'rmtuice itiuil Ituissla. Orgit nize Nat i'i'e , LONDON , Aprll 1G.-.Thie Rome corre- pendent of the Tunes declares that the Scu- Ian trouble is developing into a question of ho mastery of all northeastern Africa. "Evl- hence accumulates , " says this correspondent , 'not strong enough to justify an ultimatum , tut sufficient to convince any competent oh. erver that France and Russia are beglnuuing ho work of organizing the barbarous trbos f that Immense mountain country in such L manner that some day a torrent of them nay pour down on all the adjacent poises. ions of European nations. 11OV OVER A CIiOIe IlWl'ItlCT. l'eotIe at Coops'ronuit t nnuier of Vet raters , JEFFERSON , Is. , April 1C-Special.- ( ) There Is war btwceo thie people of Caoper , a small town south of this city , and the country people in that station , and as a cc- suIt an effort will be entitle to rip tip one ef ; the acts of the hate legislature. The trouble is all over a school house. Cooper forums a part of a reguiar subdistrict , but the school house is so far Irons the towus that children of parents residing in town aroconu- pelted to go nearly two mile's to school , The town people have been niaklng an effort for lb long time to hueve the territory divided so that they could have a school btua of their own. To this the country folks objected , and as they were in the majority the town peo- pie were powerless. Seine of the leading uiseus of the towis got together and made a careful canvass of the voters in the district to ascer- taint who were for the school in Cooper anti Who were opposed. All of whom any doubt was entertained were thrown out along with those known to be against the project. Those who could be depcuuded tuiman were let into the secret and quietly a petition was circu- hated among thiens asking that an election be helul to determine the' matter of whether or hot a separate aud inilepondent school dis- trlet should ho sot off and specifying the sections that hiouthch comprise it. It Is said tue election was held , although only those who voted or knew anything of time ocheme vere known to favor it , About twenty votes were cast elid they weroall "for" the hide- peuideuit dIstrict , Tlieui a iOtitiOll ) wuts seiit to ltupresentustivo Smith asking thio hegisla- tiuro to legalize tIm acts of the petitioners iii calling the election , alleging that the "call was illegal auth defective. " Smith presented the flintier , and as , there was tin objection raised the measure vent through anti the star chamber election was made as legal and valid as though the ehcciion head been regularly - larly ituiil legally called , So closcIy had the whole affair been kept during the month the proceedings hiavo been in progress that the first intimation th country fours hind that anything iuad trans. Pire(1 was when they read thin Ilublishueti cc- Itort that tIn ! acts of tim omeera creating tIle indc'peuident school district of Cooper lund hcon legalized. Then the farmers came to towui to learn the facts and whimi they sun- derstood the ganso that had been played their wrath' knew no bounds , To add to their dis- commifliure it transpires that the four sections set off for tluo now district are the best in the territory , taking in nearly miii the railroad - road and oilier tax-producing property and leaving time farmers only tlue outskirts and property not so valuable. TIm country folks have engaged coumnsel and the lewis folks are also represented by able attorneys , antI the matter will collie up at the next session of thu district court. ltolhe.l 1) ) ' a % ut'SYiur4l Son , DES MOINES , April 16.-Spccial ( Tele- granu.-Samuel ) II. Reynolds several months ago placed $3,500 in a tin box and hid it in his cellar. IJe dug out a nuumber of bricks from tue wail and carefully plastered tim box in , A short time ago his son , Harry , a wayward youth , ran away from home and has not been heard from huice. The old gen- tlcnsan did not suspect' any greater Ions than that of a worthless eon till he went to got some money today , when he found the box had been taken away , with all tIme cash , lb reported the case to the police , but no trace of the boy can be foUnd. liilercstlng MclhiP4hINt Coiufcrcnce , CEDAR RAPIDS , Ia , , April 10.-Special ( Telegram.-Imtportant ) action was taken at the session of the Cedar Rapids conference of tint Methodist church , which has just closed at Moumit Vernon. The tenuperance resolutions were so constructed as not to pledge the members of thif. church to the pro- tuibition party. Resolutions favoring .thuo election of bishops for a bras of years lii- atead of for life and for tao admission of women delegates to the general conference vcre adopted. The resolutions favoring tIm removal of tIm time limit for the pastorate was defeated. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Isislirlunce Society Qiuits hiuisincss. CIIEROKEId , In. , April 16.-Special.-Tho ( ) Citizens' Life association , which lies been doing business with headquarters at Cherokee for several years. Is defunct. The associa- Lion lies retired from business and has trans- forced its policy holders to the Northwestern Life asiociation , which has headquarters at Chicago. + c4q444.t-t-4lt44.t't f m-- . t What f Do You Want ? If it's a nicc , pretty Shoe at a modcratc prc1 Sargent 1 I'Ias thcin - All 4 , Omaha cannot , touch us , Look for the Beor. Customers' Shoes i : Shined Frce. 4.44G + . . f + a4I + : + 44 + q'r , New Dohany Theater ONE WE1EI' COMMENCING MondayApril 20 Chase Lister Theater Company , Opening Monilny flvemiluig hut the iheatutirsul Comedy-Drains , "A FAIR PARISIAN" I'opular prices- lOc Peals on side naturday unorningnt 9 o'clock , DUFFY'S I PUflE MALT WHISKEY AUDrugg. 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The doctor by huts new RESTORATIVE T RIaATMENT cures all curabo diseases , and treats With success all affections of the Liv er , Throat and Lungs , Catarrh. Epilepsy. Dyspepsla , hbelit t Disease , Rheumatism , Ne uralgla , and all Nervous DIseases causeo by overwork , the indiscretion of youth , or the excesses of riper years , and whatever may tend to lower the latent ( dee or the tone of life's vitality , causing physical debility , nervous exhaustion , inanitv , and prenuatur a decay. Consult personally , or by Letter , free and strIctly confidential. Address , Dr. S. Mosher , Office : 623 West Broadway , Cot.uicil Bluffs , Iowa LADIES2f I1 LADIES / _ diofremeduesorsputupurus 1 - - cure io. manhood , but ib.7 don't do lt 'urk-i Do not trifle with itoppei s Iiuo.omeMsnuioodCapui..nrcwarniintcdand1 iuennruatlon , but .emId SitO . - fltoneymtIimeiforcYcrYcAitOOEaKOTCUasi v4 for LJ0Z ' 1urkiii 'i'unmy amid r- , _ of % Veakltmory , Io simm Power. I.omt Man. 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