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ft TIT B OMAHA DAILY IHCIC : VltliUY. OC-'TOBISR 8 ,
COUNCIL BLUFFS DEPARTMENTS
MI.VOH MIJXTIOX.
SUrry Murphy , coil and wood , 37 Main.
Di. Shrlvcr , dentist , Mcrrlam blk. , rom 246.
Bmnke Ollle 2 Choice , 1023 South Main
Itrcct.
Colonel Joseph Kent of Defiance , 0. , Is In
Iho city on buslnmn.
Clarence E. Dell returned from a two
. Weeks' visit In Illinois.
8. Farnaworth has returned from an ex
tended trip through the west.
Mrs. A. II. Do Croat Is reported to bo dan
gerously HI with malarial fever.
Mr. and Mrs. Sydney Rossltcr have gone
to Chicago for a two weeks' visit.
Huy coal and wood of R. It. Williams , lt > 0
Dway , and get premium stamps.
See "Tho New Woman" at Hugh's hall
.Wednesday , Oct. 13 , by Unity guild.
Mra. W. I * Hand's mother Is reported lo
bo seriously 111 In Kalumnzoo , Mich.
Satisfaction guaranteed at the reliable
Bluff City steam laundry. Phone 314.
Myrtle lodge No. 12 , Degree of Honor , will
meet In regular irsslon Friday evening.
U. H. Williams , 160 Hway , will glvo pre
mium stamps on all snles of wood and coal ,
Unity guild will hold a special meeting
this afternoon at ,1 o'clock at the homo of
Mrs. Cooly on Vine street.
Some folks like that soft domestic finish.
You can get It at the Kaglo laundry. In fact
any kind o' work but poor work.
Mrs. A. F. Dciicke , whn has been visiting
With Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Elwell on Willow
avenue , will return to her homo In Clluton ,
Mo. , this evening.
Mlesco Clark and Wotzcl will glvo their
fall opening display ot art needlework to
day and tomorrow at their department In
the Odd Fellows' temple.
Mr. and Mro. A. 1) ) . Sweeting of Chicago
nro the guests ot Mrs. Sweeting's parents In
this city , Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Oliver. Mrs.
Bwcotlng will remain about a month.
Cold weather may como suddenly , and you
would need fire. Place your fuel order now
and be prepared. Prices right , prompt de
livery. Thoi. Rlshton , 2IOG W. IHvay.
The Hand of Hope of the L. Y. A. will
meet at the Christian tabernacle , corner ot
Scotland Mynstcr street , Friday at-t o'clock.
lAll members uro requested to be present.
All boyb and girls Invited.
The Union Veteran legion will hold a spe
cial meeting this evening at 8 o'clock In the
basement ot the court houses. Business ot
Importance must bo transacted and It IB nec
essary that all members bo present.
All members of the Veteran Firemen's as
sociation are commanded to meet at No. 3
onglno house In full uniform at 1:30 : p. in. to
attend the funeral of deceased brother
George A. Holmes. James G. Bradley , presi
dent.
Chris Sorensen died last evening at 221
Stutesman street of diphtheria , aged 37 years.
Ho leaves a wlfo and several small children.
The funeral will be from the house atI
o'clock this afternoon. Services at the grave
Interment at Fatrvlew cemetery.
CharliH Duff , driver of n delivery wagon
for J. Sullivan , sustained a fractured ehoul-
der In a runaway accident yesterday. The
horse became unmanageable while passing
along Eleventh street and the. boy was
thrown out. A few weeks ago he was se
verely bruised In a similar accident.
Mcsdamcs I.oomls , Sherman , Wollman and
Messrs. BadoIIet , Sims and Woodard are some
of the names that will appear on the pro
gram ot the musical concert that will b.
given next Tuesday evening , October 12 , un
der the auspices of the Broadway church
choir. One of the strongest numbers ot the
program will be the selection by full chorus
under the direction of Prof. Sims.
The grand benefit concert which will be
given next Monday evening , October 11 , at
Hughes' hall , for the benefit of Master A'thur
Goff , promises to be on : of the most classical
ontcrtalnmentD ever given In this city. Frank
Badollet , a member of the Plttsburg Sym-
phonls orchestra , and E. E. Nlckcruon , the
celebrated Cornells ! ot Boston , will iay. !
Messrs. Altchlson and Huster of this city
will also take part In the program. Mr. Blau-
fuss of Omaha will play the accompaniment.
The funeral of the late George A. Holmes
{ Will bo held this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock
from St. Paul's church. Ilov. L. P. McDon
ald will officiate at the church and the serv
ices at the grave. In Walnut Hill will be un
der the auspices of the Masonic fraternity.
The casket will not be opened In the church ,
and all these who desire to take a last look
ati the remains will bo given the opportunity
to do so at the undertaking rooms of
IV. C. Estopwhere the casket will bt
\T \ open from 10 a. m. until 2 p. m. The floral
offerings have been most bounteous and tin.
casket will be almost hidden by the profu
sion of wreaths and bouquets. The city
council held a brief special session last evenIng -
Ing for the purpose of taking official notice
ot the death. A committee consisting of Al
derman Atkins , City Attorney Hazclton and
Clerk Philips was appointed to dratt suitable
resolutions. By resolution the council agrcei
to attend the funeral In a body. The bar as-
eoclatlon and the Veteran Firemen's associa
tion will do llkcwls ; . The veteran firemen
held a meeting at No. 3 hos : house last nlghi
and decided to show this respect to the mem
ory of Mr. Holmes , who was for many years
a member of the organization.
C. B. Vlavl Co. . female remedy ; consulta
tion free. Office hours , 9 to 12 and 2 to 5
Health book furnished. 32C-327-328 Merriam
block.
N. Y. Plumbing company. Tel. 250.
"Wiitcr HlllH DmNow. .
Five per cent off If paid this week. Office
open Saturday evening.
Hi-ill RNtiitc TraiiNfcrn.
The following transfers nro reported from
the title and loan otllce of J. W. Squire , 10
Tearl street :
Elmer D. Stacy to J. J. Stewart , ex
ecutor ; lot 2. block 4 , Cochran'a
addition , q. c $ 1
JT. J. Cnily and wlfo to same ; lot 2 ,
block 4-tJochran'R addition , q. c. < 1. 1
Benjamin Douglass and wlfo to George
4i. d ; : . . . . . . 10
JnmcH A. Herold to L , . I , . Hcreld ; lot
7 , block , 10. McMahon , Cooper & Jcf-
ferles' addition , w d 7JO
Ilnttle A. IletNlro and husband to
William lloeheford and Krnnk P.
Gould ; lots 1 and 2 , section 3-77-43 ,
w. d 2500
'Alice D. Mnnlcy to John Petersen ; lot '
7 , block 12 , Hums' addition , w. d. . CO
Xiuclan Haughman to Jane Ilnugh-
man ; nwVi 13-71-38 , w. d 4.SOO
iW % t. . llamjlin nnd wife to William
Patten. c'A swM 07Cw. . d 2,400
louls W. Weymuller et nl to Omaha
foan & Trust Co , Savings bank ;
lota 9 to 22 and sV4 8 nnd 23 In block
3 , and lot * 9 to 22 and 14 8 nnd 23
I In block 4 , ISast Omaha park , w. d. . 1
I Nine transfers , total J10.513
Deputy Fish Commissioner Carbce rcturnei
( rom Honey Creek lake yesterday afternoo
tmpty-handed. The Illegal fishermen whom h
oxvectcd to arrest concluded not to wait to
him , Ho did not leave th city until afte
midnight , and reached the lake at 5 o'cloc
yesterday morning. Ho found the campflr
of the fishermen still burning brightly , an
evidences of some successful seining. H
was informed that a messenger had reachoc
the crowd of fishermen an hour or two bcfor
tila arrival. He learned that the flshcTnv
had caught by seining a wagonload of fish.
Tin * Mnrruii ; ! ' Hecord.
Marriage licenses were issued to the fo'
lowing named persons yesterday ;
Name nnd Address. Aue
Jncob II. Kaupal , West Point , Nel > 2
Mary Ueecroft , Council Bluffs , . . 2
J. M. Bylvoster. Council Illuffs S3
liena Sims , Council Bluffs
William T. Marklnson , Bheuandoah 4
Clara A. Osborn. Bhcnandouh 2
THERE IS I CLaSS OF PEOPLE
Who are injured by the use of coffee , no
cently there baa be n placed In all grocer
etores n new preparation called QUAIN'-C
made ot pure f-ajni ) , that takes the plac
of coffee. The most delicate stomach re
celves It without distress , end but few ca
tell it Irom coffee. It dies not cost over I
an much. Children may drink It 'With grcu
bencllt. ICe and 25o cer package. Try 1
Ak lor QUAIN-O.
' i nrn TUP pni\i
m' ACKS THE HIAft
ait Brought to Enjoin tlio Oonsumraition
of Recent Enactments.
MARGES 1H- COUNCIL WITH CONSPIRACY
7. C. Hump AiM'cnrN nil 1'liilnllfl In
the Cnnr Which Will Tent tlic
Vnllilll > of thn
UrillnnnufH.
O. C. Hump , through his attorneys , Spencer
mlth , Harl & McCabe , J. J. Stewart and S.
1. Snydcr , filed his petition yesterday In the
ult to contest the legality ot the franchise
xtcnsloiiH granted by the council to the
malm & Council Bluffs Hallway and Bridge
oinpany and the Mauawa company. In the
ictltlon , however , only the Omaha company
s made defendant with the mayor and the
Ity clerk. Both the Iowa and the Nebraska
nds of the company are named In the pell-
Ion. The document ls , very lengthy. As a
auso ot action It sets out that the passage
y the council and the approval by the mayor
f the franchise extension will work Irrepar
able Injury to the plaintiff and he asks the
ourt to annul the ordinance and enjoin the
efendant railway company from attempting
o excrclso nny rights or privileges under It ,
lleglng that unless such Judgment Is rcu-
ered the company will go ahead and dispose
t Its bonds to Innocent purchasers. There
ro a score or more sections In the petition
ml copies of the ordinance are attached and
larked exhibit A. The opening paragraphs
; o Into the details of thu organization ot the
irldge company and the voting of the bridge
ax. and declare that the company failed to
omply with the provisions of the original
liartcr of 1S8C.
Section 8 charges conspiracy between the
ouncll and the motor company to grant the
xtenslon for a period of thirty-five years ,
nd recites :
Tlmt In puituiniico of Bald consplracv nn
rdlnnnco to Hint effect wns passed bv the
Ity council nt a slnijlo session , throuch the
uspenslon of nil of Its tules Kovcrnlhi * the
mictnient of city ordinances. Tlint by rc.i-
on of the protests of the citizens uirnlnftt
uch action the council was compelled to
ecall the ordinance from the m. or with-
ut It beliiK ricted upon by him. That In
ursuance of MI III conspiracy the ik-f ivlnnt < i
ausod t > ilcl prou-ndi'd umciulntory ordinary >
o be printed In wli.it purported to lie nn
xtrn edition of the Nonpirell of Thursday
nornlim , September 30 , whli-h pietemleil e\-
ni edition was Is'Ued somewhere near the
hour of mldiilgtht on September TO. That
.lid iiieteiided extra edition consisted of n.
ow extra copies of its edition of Thursrlnv
nornlnu , September 30 , with certain ndrtf-
lens announcing the signing of nald or-
llnnnco nml the printing of said ordinance.
Phut said ordinance was In fact llrst
printed In Its edition of Friday morning.
October 1. That the snld ordinance wnA
lot pencil by the mayor until between s
nd 0 o'clock of September KO. und th.it 111
o mldnlpht of said day there was no pub !
atlon of snld ordinance save and exi'i-ii
lie pretended , fraudulent and void ) iubll-
atlon thereof In Bald extra edition.
VOID FOH SEV1CRAI , REASONS.
That by section 11 of said amendatory
ordinance It Is provided : "That this orill-
lance shall take effect und be In force from
and after Its publication according to law. "
That by the terms of said ordinance and
jy the provisions of the statutes then In
orce snld grant had not bppn effected nor
ind said ordinance come Into force and
effect on October 1 , when the statute wlth-
Irnwlnp the power of making said grant
from the city council until the same had
) ccn authorized by a vote of the people
wns by law withdrawn from said body.
That the pretended ordinance IB wholly
void and of no effect , In that the extension
of the franchise therein provided had not
> ecn authorized by a vote of the people of
[ ho city oC Council Bluffs , and paid grant
lad not been passcQ nor had said ordinance
become In force and effect October 1 , at the
tlmu ot taking effect of the code of 1S97.
That the said pretended ordinance Is
wholly void and of no force und effect , for
that the snme Is unreasonable In granting
a franchise for the use of streets of the city
for n perkd of years without adequate pow-
rrs of control or restriction , and In prant-
Itiff the same for n period longer than the
grantee could be Incorporated , and In ex-
lendlnp for thirty-live yoaw a grant , which
by Its terms , would not expire for fifteen
years.
That said grant and extension Is wholly
void and of no force and effect because the
same Is contrary to public policy of the
state , as manifested by the court decisions
and the enactments of the legislature. That
It has been the policy of the state to limit
the grants of charters for the discharge of
pub'.Ic funrt'ons within Its municipalities
to a period of twenty-five years That for
nearly ten years by statute the granting of
franchise" * for gas , water and electric light
plants had been limited to twenty-live years
and grnntable by the council only when
authorized bv a vote of the people. That
the latter public policy as applied to street
oar lines has boon bv the legislature In the
extra sess'on of 1S07 Incorporated Into the
code , which by law took effect on October
1. That the passage of this ordinance and
the attempted granting of this extension tea
a franchlF-e that had llfteen years to run ,
by a council In the last hours In which the
power was vcsteil In It. and In anticipation
of the taking effect of and with Intent to
defeat the laws of the state and prevent the
submission of the question to the people to
whom by law It was committed , was and Is
contrary to public policy and public moral ? .
Tlmt bv the terms of said pretended
amendatory ordlmnco It IR pretended and
attempted to provide for the regulation and
control of the fares and the operation of
the Interstate commerce line opsratcd under
Kild fraiu hlso bv the laws which are or
mnv be enacted by the state of Iowa and
ordinances of the said city of Council Bluffs.
That said provision and the said amenda
tory ordinance Is in violation of the pro
visions of Artlc'e 1 , section 8 , Constitution
of the United Stater , and of the Interstate
commerce act passed by the federal con-
cress , and Is wholly void and of no force
and effect. That the city has no
right or power to grant such authority or
the company to accept It.
That the city und the railway company
havi > no right or power or authority to en
ter Into the contract attempted and purport
ing to be made by said ordinance , and that
the same Is ultra vires of both said parties ,
without legal authority on the part of either
to make the same , contrary to public policy ,
unreasonable and void ,
COUNCIL NULLIFIES IT.
The succeeding section or paragraph de
clares that thocoun'll rendered the ordlmnco
void when it attempted to contract Its con
trol over a corporation ; that control could
only bo made use of once In fifteen years ,
and the claim Is set up that an ordinance
cannot limit control over a corporation which
may bo conferred on cities by the state
leglRlature.
The provision requiring the company to
Issue commutation tickets is pointed to as
Invalidating the ordinance , for the reason
that It Is a discrimination In favor of Coun
cil Bluffs pcoplo who want to seek employ
ment In Omaha or Omaha people who want
to live In Council Bluffs , for the reason that
this commutation ticket giving the holder a
ride over the bridge line for fi cents , while
the person who docs not own ono ot the
books Is charged 10 cents , Is a violation of
the Intcratato commerce act.
Paragraph 24 asserts the company has not
paid for street Improvements , as provided
under the original ordinance , and assorts It
will not do so under the now ordinance.
Paragraph 25 asserts the city gives away
valuable concessions without consideration.
Paragraph 2G asserts the mayor and council
wo-e the agents of the c'ty , and tl o petitioner
claims that the power to make such grant
was taken from them and conferred on the
people.
The plaintiff asks that the court first ad
judge ami decree illegal , unreasonable , un
constitutional , contrary to public policy and
void and cancel , annul , discharge and hold
for naught the ordinance ; second , to enjoin
the defendants and each of them from hav
ing , exercising or claiming any authority ,
right , privileges of Immunity under the
ordinance or from exercising the same or
transferring' or Incumberlng or in any man
ner making use of the grant , franchise and
contract contained In the ordinance.
WHAT THE COMPANIES MAY DO.
The course to bo taken by the street car
companies could not bo learned yesterday.
George V. Wright Is In New York , and
President N. W. Wells Is en route to Europe
to close negotiations with the bondholders
to get the additional J20&.000 In cash with
which to discharge the obligations ot the
company and pay for the now work and In
creased facilities for handling the trafflc that
j exptoUd next /Mr , Superintendent Dim-
1
mock has been In Chicago since Tuesday
night , and there Is no pcrcon hero who Is .
authorized to sptak to- the company. Ono
of Mr. Wright's Intimate business associates
said yesterday that the attorney for the
company was not the least bit worried when
the threat o ! bringing the suit wss flrpt
made , that the company was willing to ac
cept the charter nnd take Its chances In thn
courts. He ald that when the answer to
the petition was filed It would point out
the weak eyola In the document. He also
said that the board of directors would guar
antee the payment of the refunding bonds ,
and that the suit would not be permitted to
Interfere In the least with the plans ot the
company.
The Manawa people were- very much wor
ried yesterday. They relied on the current
rumor that the suits were to bo abandoned
and that they would not be Interfered with.
The suit wnnot be tried before the Novem
ber term , and a charter voted by the people
could not bo perfected and ( Mil Into force
before January 1 , and this would give no
relief , for the delay would carry the time
for the beginning of the work after the
negotiation ot the bonds to a date far beyond
the time when the completion of the line
would bo or any use for the exposition busi
ness. C. R. Hannan raid yesterday that
hit ! company had submitted the ordinance
to high Judicial authority outside of the
state , and the future would bo governed en
tirely by that cvlnlon.
llnr AN
The meeting of the Bar association yester
day to take action concerning the death of
George A , Holmes WEB well attended. Hon.
I ) . C. Bloomer , the oldest member of the
bar In the western part of the state and pres
ident of the association , presided , and C. B.
Altchlson was made secretary. A committee
of three was appointed by the president at
the suggestion of the members to prepare
the customary resolutions of respect. This
conunlttco was directed to have the resolu
tions ready to submit to the meeting of the
association on Saturday forenoon. The com
mittee consists of Judge Macy , Jacob Sims
and A. T. Fllcklnger.
N. M. Puaey stated that Judge Macy would ,
on his own motion , adjourn court tomorrow
afternoon out of respect for deceased. It
was decided that the liar association , as a
body , meet at the court house tomorrow and
proceed from there to attend the funeral ,
which will probably bo held In St. Paul's
Episcopal church. A committee ! of two was
appointed to make such arrangements for
tlio funeral. In the naniu 08 the association ,
as might be deemed best by the committee.
The president appointed Gcorgo S. Wright
and John Llndt. The association then ad
journed to meet nt the court house at 3 a. in.
on Saturday.
FIIIST STIJI'S TO IXCOHI'OH.VTIOX.
i\I : > < > sltlott ANsnclutlntt fie IN Down ( o
HiisInvNM.
The executive committee of the Council
Bluffs Transmlsslsslppi Exposition associa
tion held Its regular meeting In the city
building last evening. A fair attendance of
the members was present , and considerable
business of 'interest to the association , was
transacted.
The committee rcappolnted to draft articles
f Incorporation reported and submitted the
aft , which met the approval of the mcm-
iurs , and the secretary was ordered to com-
l plcto the Incorporation according to law. The
articles specify the object for which the as
sociation has been formed , which Is for the
general purpose of advancing the Interests of
Council Bluffs and Pottawattamlo county In
connection with the exposition. The cor
poration Is to continue for a. period of two
years. Its debt Is not at nnv tltno tn
$100. The private property of 'the members
is exempt from liability of the association.
The association is permitted to raise money
by subscription or otherwise , to be used ln >
making exhibits , and to generally encourage
and further the Interest of the exposition.
The question ot mobilizing the national
mllltla was discussed and the secretary
stated that ho had received letters from all
ot the Iowa members ol congress with one
exception , and all had pledged themselves to
do everything possible to make the great
gathering of the soldiery of the nation pos
sible. Letters had also been received from
all of the officers of the state mllltla showIng -
Ing the cntlro unanimity of sentiment In
favor of the scheme. If the general mobiliza
tion could not bo effected the officers had an
nounced their determination to secure the
state encampment of all of the Iowa mllltla
hero n-ext fall for a week or two. E\ery
chief officer In the state mllltla had pledged
himself to use all of his Influence with the
Iowa congressional delegation and all other
members of congress that they might happen
to know In furtherance of the plan of general
mobilization.
A rcsjlutlon was passed Inviting Congress
man Hager , who will be in the city during
the present month , to meet with the com
mittee for the purpose of planning a legis
lative campaign In favor of the mobilization
and to secure additional congressional as
sistance in bringing the fast malls from
the cast Into the city in the morning In
stead cf the afternoon.
A requisition for $25 was made upon the
treasurer for the incidental expenses of the
secretary.
While the committee was dlssusslng the
probability of the mllltla mobilization it
was decided to take the initiative steps to
ward scouring the tract of territory In the
northwestern part of the city selected by
the officers of the Department of the Platte
as the location for the drill and parade
grounds and the camps of the soldiers. This
embraces over 1,100 acres and runs from this
river north of Avenues G and H. up to and
Including the driving park and across the
Northwestern railway tracks Into the heavy
timbered tract known as Hohrer's park , In
the hills north of the brickyards. A com
mittee consisting of Secretary Judson , J. P.
GrenshlelJs and W. H. tLynchard was ap
pointed to secure the necessary options oa
this tract and report at some future meet
ing of the association.
It was decided to accept the offer of Mr.
Clark to use the room In the Grand hotel
now used by J. W. Mlnnlck for permanent
headquarters of the association.
The resignation of Theodore Gulttar and
E. P. Soarles were accepted and Leonard
Everett and Colonel D. B. Dalley were
elected to nil the vaoanclcs.
The association decided to have another
lunch at the Grand hotel next Thursday
evening , following a brief meeting Ui the
new headquarters.
inj.vrs HIS ( iiiii/s HK.VISFACTUKHS.
WOIIIIIII'H Care for n SU-U Child Not
Ai | | 'ot'liit < 'il hy thu Knthrr.
Frank- Peterson , a laborer living In the
southern part ot the city , was placed under
arrest last night upon a complaint sworn to
by Mrs. Mary Doll , who lives at , 2313 South
Ninth street.
Yesterday afternoon Peterson's llttlo girl ,
while on her way to school , was taken sud
denly 111 and stopped at the homo of Mrs.
Doll , The child was suffering severely and
Mrs. Doll took care of her , putting her to
bed and administering to her In the kindest
manner. Late.In the afternoon she sent word
to the child's parents that she was there
and sick. After dark Peterson came after
his child. He was very angry , tlia woman
told the police , because sha had kept the
girl there and used very abusive language
In making his objections known. Mrs. Doll
says ho took the sick child from the bed and
'throw ' her out of doors , and then seizing a
chair struck her bsnefactrcss over the head
with It , knocking her down. When Mrs. Doll
came to the station to lodgu her complaint
she showed the officers some ugly bruises on
the side of her head where the chair had
struck her , Peterson refused to make any
explanation of his attack. Mrs. Doll's hus
band is a railroad man and at the present
time Is 200 miles from home.
AVii < i-r HlllH Due .Vow.
Five per cent off If paid this week. Office
opea Saturday evening.
AV. C. A. IIOHjillal Itcport.
The Women's Christian association , pre
sents to the public thu following condensed
report of the hospital work for tbo month of
September : The association Is dally realizing
the limit of room accommodation , to tbo ex
tent of planning for more room as soon as
the stand.'ng obligations are canceled. Dur
ing the month nineteen patients were ad
mitted , eight discharged , no deaths , a num
ber of Burglcal operations , ono case out from
the hogpltal &ud three charity cues. The
tmlnlng school for nursA had class work
twice a week and -ten lectures from physi
cians. i
The statement of the financial condition
showed : Credits , cnsH'oft ' hand September
I , $110.05 ; from hospital natlcnU , JI54.S , " . ;
from nurses' service , $ i9jfiO ; sundries , $6.90 ;
total , $629.30. Debit , $437.23 ; balance on
hand October 1 , $102.07.
Mrs. Amanda Spies mdhageJ the commis
sary supplies , assisted by the following con
signors , giving orders'irjcaih ( : McwMmca
Donald Mocme , r. . J.JBi lcx. { J. C. Mitchell ,
Joel T. Stewart , E. Jt Gilbert , J. W. Camp ,
Lyman Shugart , 13 ip. Stockert , W. S. lul -
son , F. W. Huntlngton , T. F. Henry , F. E.-
Sellers , Wallace Shepherd , E. C. Shepherd ,
Oscar Kccllne , George lludlo , A. B. Nicholas ,
T. II. Wllhelm , John Davis , Fred Davis , 0.
II. Lucas , M. F. Ilohrcr , L. Lcutzlngcr , Joel
Thomas , Thomas Tostevln. Miss Laura Bald
win , Messrs. H. C. lUumlcs , Perry Kcrncy ,
W. T. Haker , Jacob Ilansen.'Stcphen McAtce ,
Olc Hasmusscn and N. Ncumayr. Donations
were received from eight of the physicians.
Other donations consisted of curette , carpet
for rugs , grapes , plums , apples , alt kinds ot
vegetables , chickens , bread , vinegar , Jelly ,
Jars of preserves , fruit , seventeen quart Jars
from Mrs. J. 11. Mcl'hcrson , box ot cigars ,
old linen , five dozen cut roses , ono box baby
food and newspapers. The demand for old
muslin and linen for bandages exceeds the
supply.
HUM'S TII13 IXhUHAXCK AOUXTS.
\ov Tnhlf of Short IttitvM Will Stop
( In1'rnflloe of "Sculping. "
Local flro Insurance agents are In receipt
of advices from DCS Molnes , announcing that
Auditor McCarthy has Issued the short-rato
table In compliance with the new Insurance
laws that went Into effect on October 1. This
table will bo a law governing the cancella
tion of policies. The Insurance war that has
raged all over the country for the last few
months has not been permitted to affect the
business In this city 'to any grc.it extent.
All of the agents agreed to the 20 per cen
reduction and put It Into force about the
same time , and no particular effort was
madu to get each other's business. In other
parts of the elate , however , where the war
raged with Intense flerccmess , rates were cut ,
In some Instances three-year risks being
written as low as 20 cents to 40 cents. This
kind of competition permitted the agents to
cancel each other's risks which had been
written before the cut was made , piy the
difference , write a new rlak at the reduced
rates and make a fair margin on the whole
transaction. The new table will stop all of
this scalping business , for It fixes a high
per cent for such cancellations. With one
exception the new table Is the same as the
present short rate table used by all of the )
union companies. The short rate for an
nual commercial business Is the same as It
has been , but there has been a change In the
rate for cancelling term or several year
business. In what Is known as the first
period of term business the cancellation rate
Is raised from 20 to 25 per cent , and In all
other classes of flro Insurance buskio-B the
cost of cancellation has been Increased to
such an extent that one agent cannot afford
to cancel the risk of another , and hereafter
scalping will bo unknown.
Water HIIlN .line Now.
Five vcr cent off If paid this week. Office
open Saturday evening. ,
HOCUS FIHKHAX JiS AH11I2STRD.
Chnrlcn Lincoln OlttiiliiN Money for n
lvalue SiiliNerlpOoii MM ( .
Charles Lincoln , \yho 'says ho Is a dis
charged member of the Chicago fire depart
ment , is under arrest , at the police sta
tion , charged with obtaining money under
false pretenses. Ho Breached the city , he
says , yesterday morning , and being drunk
and without money 19 , corjtlnue his cree he
conceived the Idea ot spllcltlng funds by
[ appeals to charity , i He procured a typewritten -
| written statement of the pathetic case of the
widow Sullivan , ' whose , 'child had died and
I was lying In the bom ! ? ! In ' the southern part
of the city unburied. , for' lack of funds to
pay 'funeral ' expenses- The fellow had his
fireman's uniform on and represented him
self to be a member ,9 ! , the Council Bluffs
department. During the afternoon he called
upon Alderman Pace and got Into a dispute
with him concerning the location of some
of the hose houses , and , although the alder
man had been chairman of the fire com
mittee In the council for a year , and has
lived in the city for half a life time , the
alleged fireman from company No. 1 did not
hesitate to Inform him that house No. 3
was located on Broadway and always had
been. The alderman glanced over the sub-
iccrlytlon paper and saw that a number of
charitable per < ) lo had contributed sums varyIng -
| Ing from 25 to 50 cents. While ho was
talking with the fellow an officer came along
and took the fireman to the station. On
the way he managed to lose the subscription
paper.
Mnry , the Window Sninnlier.
Mary Sugltt , alias Hicks , the woman who
has become noted all over the country as a
smasher of plate glass windows and whom
the police picked up on the streets late
! Wednesday night after her arrival here from
Rock Island , 111. , was not brought before
j the Commissioners for the Insane yesterday
as was contemplated. She was in a com
municative mood yesterday and gave consid
erable Information cencernlng her past life ,
and explained why she persisted In breaking
windows. "When anything makes me mad
I'm going to wmai'li something and that Is
all there Is to It. I like to break a window
| for that creates a fuss , and I know they
! can't do anything with me , for I cam show
them I am Insane. I do sometimes have fits ,
but I haven't had ono since I left here last
spring. I Intended to smash out some of the
big store windows In Council Bluffs , but I
concluded not to do so unices somebody
made mo mad. "
The woman seemed to be thoroughly com
petent to care for herself and the officers
concluded to lot her shift for herself. She
said she was on her way to the homo of
her brother-in-law In Elk Point , S. D. She
also confided to the officers that she had two
sons , ono In the Hush Medical college 'and
the other working In a bank In Green Bay ,
WIs. She eald she had a cousin In South
Omaha , but she did not want to vLilt him
for fear she would bo recognized and ar
rested.
Dr. Davla' Anti-Headache Ib superior in
cvery vay to all remedies for headache.
for I'iiMMcniiiT Men ,
ST. LOUIS , Oct. 7. The St. Louis Asso
ciation of General Passenger and Ticket
Agents has completed all arrangements for
the entertainment of the American Associa
tion of General Pareenger and Ticket
Agents upon the occa lo i of tbo forty-second
annual convention , ta'ibe held In this city
Tuesday , October 19. " Everything will bo
done to make the stayJn this city of the
delegates and their families pleasant and
comfortable. In addition to the drives , ex
cursions , dinners , etc. , it- has been arranged
to cntcrUIn the visitors * at the down town
clubs during the convention.
t. T |
InerriiKe In Uimthound , KrelKht.
BAN KltANCIBCOD/t ! , 7.-Oflclal ! static-
tics of the Southern , l. jlflc company show
u remarkable Incrqiu oln the volume nf
eastlMJund freight ifjp jjtly. During Sop
tember 25,222 loaded _ Ofirs * ! more went east
than came west , and aUout the snme ratio
ban been maintain * d"UrU month , notwith
standing the fact tllufithu number of west
bound cars bus been urcator this year than
ever before' Thci-oflifUres cover only traf
fic handled by wuj'y.t.EI 1'aso nnd Ogden
nnd do not Include'tfid ' freight movement
by way of Mojnva' ' and Aslilund.
ClfVOllllIll Mill ) SIlOOlH IIIlllHfir.
NKW YOHK , Oct. 7.-J. L. Downs of
Cleveland Knot himself in the head with a
revolver nt G:30 : o'clock thU afternoon in
Central park. Ho wns taken to the Presby
terian hospital , wliero at midnight he waH
sinking , fust. Ho wll die. Mr. Downs was a
a close friend of President Grunt and u
schoolmate of Scmtor Joneti , chairman of
the democrat o national committee. Ho wns
nlco an afsai late of George M , Pullman , the
palace car man.
Fined for CilvInK Alcohol to n Child.
MAHYVILLE , Mo. , Oct. 7. ( Special. ) El
mer Thompson was fined $ & 0 and costs yes
terday by Justice of the Peace Alvln Charles
for giving a pint ol alcohol to Otis Gray , a
mluor , " *
AGREE ON IUE POIST ONLY
Chairmen of tlia Vrulons Parties Are
Interviewed on the Elootioni
ALL SAY THE VOTE WILL BE SMALL
McMlllnii or the llcpiibllcniin SnjHie
1'coplo Arttlulrtlx In Kiirni * * !
mill tlint Shnw Will Hnvc 11
l.nrue MiiJorUy.
DBS MOINES , Oct. 7. ( Special Tele-
Gram. ) The chairmen of tlio republican ,
lomocratlc , popullet , middle-of-the-road popu-
1st anil gold democratic state central com-
nlttces have nil been Interviewed on the
condition of the state campaign.
Chairman McMillan ot the republican com
mittee said : "Our efforts will , rrom this on ,
be directed to Retting out our full vote. We
will cast fully 00 vcr cent ot last year's vote.
We calculate that 10,000 democrats voted for
McKlnlcy la > st year. I think a.very largo
jcrcontago of them will \ote for Shaw for
governor this year. Wo have not completed
our poll yet , but It will bo done soon , and
very complete. Wo do not discover n lack
ot Interest , though there Is no great activity.
Wo never had a better organization or more
prompt response to our letters to local com-
mlttcemen. I'coplo arc quietly In earnest
and will bo at tlio polls to vote. Wo will
carry the state for Shaw by a largo ma-
lorlty , but It Is too early to glvo figures. '
Charles Walsh , chairman of the democratic
committee , said : "There Is a disposition
among republicans to toke llttlo Interest in
the -campaign. Many of them will vote our
ticket became of state Issues. Of the gold
democrats who voted for McKlnlcy last year
the larger part will vote with us this fall
because of state Issues , wiucu tnoy recog
nize In this off year ns entitled to first con-
sldcr.Ulon. If wo voll our vote of last year ,
and wo expect to do better than that , we
will carry the elate for Mr. White by
23.000. "
Chairman Mullln of the national demo
cratic committee said : "Tho vote this fall
will bo much smaller than last year ; probably
75,000 and perhaps 100,000 less. The na
tional democratic ticket will get 20,000 to
40,000 votes. Our pcoplo will vote our ticket.
Thosb who supported McKlnley last year for
fear of a silver victory will vote their own
ticket this time. We believe that 00,000 dem
ocrats voted for McKlnley last year. Most of
them will support Judge Cllggitt , the demo
cratic candidate , tills year , and none of them
will vote for the fusion candidate. "
Chairman A. W. C. Weeks of thu mlddlc-of-
the road populists said : "The vote will bo
75,000 less this fall than a year ago. Wo
have very encouraging reports from nil over
the state of support for the regular populist
ticket. Populists do not like fusion. There
are about 33,000 populists In Iowa , and we
will have half of them at least ; perhaps 20-
000. Two weeks ago our organization was
poor , and It was hard to get communication
with the different parts of the state ; now wo
have representatives In all counties and arc
conducting an aggressive and telling cam
paign. Ex-Clovernor Walte of Colorado , Sen
ator Pcffer of Kansas and other national fig
ures are now in the state working for our
ticket. "
Chairman Dellangce of the fusion populist
committee- said : "The fusion ticket will be
elected If reports which we arc receiving
dally are to be trusted , and I believe they
arc. The mlJdlc-of-the-roid populists will
cut no figure ; they will got few votes. Thu
opposition to the republican party Is united
and determined ; It will bo at the polls , while
the republicans will not nearly all get out.
I expect Mr. White to be elected. "
OF TO\VA TKACIIEHS.
Three lluyx' Coiivrntlon in Ho Helil ni
Coiliir Hii ] > l < lN Tliin Month.
CBDAH RAPIDS , la. , Oct. 7. ( Special. )
The fourth annual meeting of the North
western Iowa Teachers' association will be
held In this city on October 21 , 22 and 23.
It is expected that fully 1,500 teachers from
this part of the state will attend the gather
ing , which promises to bo one of the beH
educational meetings ever held In the state.
The local teachers have completed arrange
ments for the entertainment of the visitors.
The meeting will bo opened on the after
noon of October 21 with a general round
table meeting at the High school , with Prof.
J. T. Merrill of Cedar Uaplds presiding. In
the evening the meeting will be held In
the High School auditorium , and after openIng -
Ing with music and prayer , Mayor George A
Lincoln will make the address of welcome.
The response will be made by Hon. K. C.
Darrett of Osage. The president's address
will then be made by Prof. F. C. Eastman
of Fayette. The evening meeting will close
with the appointment of committees.
On the forenoon of October 22 addresses
will bo made by Hon. H. H. neerley of
Cedar Falls , president of the Iowa State
Noromal school ; Hon. Henry Sabln of UfiS
Molnes , state superintendent of public In
struction ; T. J. Sessions of Waterloo , Prof.
O. J. Laylander of Cedar Falls mid Mis
Emma J. Fordyco of Cedar rtaplds. The
afternoon meeting will be given up to round
table work. In the evening Jacques W.
Redway , F. R. G. S. of Now York will lec
ture on "Correlation of Geography and His
tory. "
The closing session will bo held on the
morning of October 23 , when Prof. J. J.
Dofilemcyer of Marion will read a paper on
"The Effect of Teaching of History Upon
Citizenship. " This subject wilt be discussed ,
the discussion to be led by Prof. W. D. Wells
of Davenport.
The ofiicers of the association arc : Presi
dent , F. C. Eastman , Fayetto ; secretary ,
Grace I. Norton , Cedar Rapids ; chairman ol
executive committee , W. A. Doran , Eldora-
chairman of local committee. Prof. J. T.
Merrill , Cedar Rapids ; music director , W. J.
Hall , Cedar Ilaplds.
IOWA 3IIM3KS WIX T1IHIII STIMKI3.
Oiiiu-fNNloiiH firnii < id liy OiirrntorH
anilVoiJC Will llo Hi-minu'd.
DH3 MOINES , Oct. 7. ( Special Telegram. )
At a meeting this evening between the rep
resentatives of the operators and the com-
mltteo of striking miners an agreement was
reached which probably ends the six weeks'
strike. The strikers' committee releasJs all
miners who can return to work In their old
places at 85 cents per ton. This U the figure
for which the strike was Instltiittd , and all
but the Christy , Carbondale and DCS Molnes
mines agree to these terms. In these three
mines the operators will pay 7G and 80 cents
and make concessions as to the screens ,
which make wages practically as good as
thoi > o paid by the S5-cent mines. The min
ers will hold a mass meeting tomorrow morn
ing to deUrmlne whether to accept the terms ,
but It Is practically certain they will do to.
The probable settlement Is hailed with
much delight by thu people of Des Molnes ,
Iho coal supply has become BO short that no !
only are manufacturing Industries closeil
down In many cases , but olllcc buildings are
compelled to run their elevators fchort hours ,
and private consumers are greatly embar
rassed ,
The Chicago & Northwestern railroad has
completed arrangements to move Its Iowa
coal mining interests to this city. The com
pany owns extensive mines at Mnchaklnock
and Lone Creek , which are well nigh worked
out. It has recently bought about 1,500 acres
of coal lands , much of It within the limits of
this city and all of which has been carefully
prospected for coal. Shitfts will bo sunk In
the spring , and It Is expected 1,000 miners
will bo put to work. The company will not
enter the local trade , but consume all the
coal produced.
I'lirnicr HIIIIKN IMniNi-ir While IIIMIIIII *
ATLANTIC. la. , Oct. 7. ( Special Tele
Krarn. ) During a temporary fit of Insanity
Claud Tlbken , a wealthy farmer living tei
miles eoutheat of hero , hanged himself li
his barn today. He fell from a load of hay
a low weeks ago and was Injured , since
SPECIAL NOTICES
COUNCIL BLUFFS WANTS.
> * * / \ / \ xvvvvv * v/vvr xWN v
DWELLINGS , rilUJT. 1'AIIM AND CJAItDUN
tamiu ( or talc or rent. Day & lies' ' , 33 1'curl
itrc U f -
which time ho has had to bo wntched , bo-
canso ot queer actions. Ho w s mUr-ed only
L tovf minutes when if-arch was Instituted ,
mt ho was dead when found. He leaves A
wlfo and two daughter * .
VAX TASSHI.'S COM'HS.SIOX STANDS.
Supreme Court Connurm HIP Octccllvc
nnd AdniKn ( he Tontlmotix.
DK3 MOINRS. Oct. 7. ( Special Telegram. )
The supreme court today decided the case
of Kwnk VanT.iBSOl of Chlckasaw county ,
who was convicted of murder and sentenced
to the penitentiary for llfo. VanTosscl ad
ministered strychnine to his wlfo and frho
died from the doses. The Investigation ot
the rose led to serious suspicions of him ,
but nothing could be proved. Finally the
county attorney engaged a Plnkerton de
tective , who came out and Ingratiated him
self with VanTasscl. Ho told VanTasscl
that he wns a bad man In search of a pal
In A criminal entcfprlsc In which thcro wns
big money. VanTosscl wanted to Join , but
the detective said he was afraid VanTasscl
wasn't a bad enough character. Ho wanted
BJiiio positive evidence of VanTassel'fl In
nate cussediiess nnd VanTasscl finally told
him he had murdered his wife and how It
was done. The detective affected not to be
lieve It , and insisted that VanTasscl write
out an account ot the whole thing and sign
It. Jt was , of course , to bo "not necessarily
for publication , but simply as an evidence
of good faith. " The statement safely In his
pocket , the detective promptly arrested Van-
Tassel. Ho was convicted chiefly on this
document , to which the defense objected
on Iho ground of the manner In which It
wns proiurcd. The court admitted It , however -
over , and the case was appealed. The supreme
premo court holds that while the methods
of the detective were ciuestlonablo , the evi
dence was not seriously Impeached , and sus
tains the verdict of the bwer court.
I1A.MCS HI'U'OUT OX TIIK SAM1J HAY.
Cull for Stntcim-nt of State nnd Xn-
tliinnl for Oolohrr n.
DBS MOINBS , Oct. 7. ( Special Telegram. )
5tato Auditor McCarthy has Ueucd a call
for statements ot the conditions of all the
state and savings banks In Iowa at the close
of business October G. The comptroller ot
the currency has Issued a call for a state
ment of all national banko on the same date.
This Is done as a result of the recommenda
tion of the State Hankers' association , and
It Is the first tlmo the report ? ot national
and state banks have been made on the
same day. It will make possible a summary
ot the actual condition of all the banking
business in tlio state , carried on by Incor
porated banks , and will bo of great value
for t'tatlstlcal purposes. The national comp
troller requires llvo reports annually , while
the state demands only four ; It will , theri-
forc , bo Impossible to bring them on the
same day more than once a year , but this will
bo done regularly hereafter.
GOIJS IXSAM : A.\I > ISAIM > HAH.S.
Onuthn Woman WiinilrrH Aivay Wlillc
VUKInpr KrlciidH In loivn.
C011NING , la. , Oct. 7. ( Special Telegram. )
Mrs. Emma Malm of 2222 North Twenty-
ninth street , Omaha , while vlslt'ng ' Corning
friends suddenly became Insane Sunday
afternoon. Yesterday morning at 2 o'clock
she escaped and no trace can be found of
her. A posse of citizens has searched the
country for several miles around today with
no result. She may have drowned herself
In the river. Her baseband Is Oscar P.
Malm.
Arnold's llromo Celery cures headaches
lOc , 25c and nOe All druggists.
SHOT HIS IJAUCHTKH'S HUTU VYKIt.
Trial of John M. Morrow for Miirdi-r
of John M. Cinod IM Kmlcil.
ROCKPOUT , Mo. , Oct. 7. ( Special. ) The
trial of John M. Morrow for the murder ot
John M. Good , which has been on for the
last thrco days , has excited great Interest
and drawn a large crowd of people to the
court house each day. John M. Good , it was
shown by the evidence , had been attending
on Alma Morrow , the IC-year-old daughter
of John M. Morrow , for a period of nine or
ten months and on the evening of the trag
edy ho had called at the Morrow home to
upend the evening with the young girl. Tbo
father got up at about 10 o'clock to attend
to the wants of a sick child , and hearing * no
nolao In the parlor and suppo'stng that Good
had gone home , he opened the parlor door
and found his daughter sitting on Good's
lap. The father returned to his r.oom , got
his revolver from under his pillow and re
turned. Good threw the girl to' the floor ,
fled from the room and was followed by the
enraged father. As Good opened the door
ho was shot by Morrow and fell In the open
doorway , where he died almost Instantly ,
without n word of explanation or excuse.
All the parties to this tragedy have stood
high In .public . esteem. Mlsa Morrow was
an enthusiastic member of the 'Epworth
league and an actlvo member of the Meth
odist Episcopal church , her father and
mother belonging to tbe society. John M.
Good was an active member of the Cumber
land Presbyterian church. He led In prayer
meetings , was active In all church work and
was not suspected of any Immoral tendencies.
His people were members of the same
church and stood high In the esteem
of all who knew them. They were pioneers
of the Watson neighborhood , the town of
Watson having been located on the home
stead of Marlon Good , the father of John M.
Good.
The evidence In the case was all in at
noon today. The arguments of the attorneys
occupied the cntlro afternoon. The case will
go to the Jury tomorrow.
Srvru lloj-M In , the .lull.
MAIVYVILLC. Mo. . Ojt. 7. ( Special. )
Of the prisoners In the NoJaway county Jail
seven are boys under 18 years of age. They
are Hez llcsco , who Is charged with the mur
der of Mrs. Kato Ikuimlo ; Jim Goldlng and
Shine Graves , serving sentences for bur
glary and larceny ; Hey Harden and Jake
Dean , for horse stealing , and LIJo Holmes
and George Phillips for mallchus destruc
tion of property.
Mure Application * for Illviirco.
M'ARYVILLE. ' Mo. , Ot. 7. ( Special. )
Three more petitions for divorce have been
filed with the clerk of the Nodaway county
circuit court. Their titles arc : Nannlo Cain
against William B. Cain. Dotla A. Keeden
against John H. Wcedcn anil Eleanor S.
Dewey against William C. Dowpy , This
makes an even Biore of divorce cases that
will be tried during the November term of
circuit court.
1IOSF PAY TUB ENTIRE BOND
Sureties of Ex-Treasurer Tnylor Lose on
Their Appeal.
ASSUME EXTRA LIARILITY VOtUNTARLY
Dnltntn Supreme Court Hold * tin- Knot
tlint Iliiiul Wild < ) rrii < t < r Thnii
I.IITV Cull * Kor lncn Not He
lpline ( Iir Surellr * .
. S. D. . Oct. 7. ( Special. ) Among
the decisions handed down by the supreme
court are two which bear on points of gen
eral Interest to the public. In one of these ,
In which the decision was written by Judge
Hanpy , the lower court Is reversed. The
tltlo of the cause was "Ivawrcnce County
against Mctidc County , " the question In
dispute being the division ot the Indebtedness
between the counties at the tlmu Meade was
organized out of a portion of Liwreiico.
The main question. Involved Is , In case a
municipal organization at the tlino of Its
creation has outstanding Indebtedness to the
amount of debt allowed by the act creating
It , whether It can create any lurthcr Indebt
edness when It Is going beyond ltn limits by
so doing. The court holds , as In Shannon
against Ilcadlo county , "Tho fact that a
municipality Indebted to the full con
stitutional limit does not prevent the same
from levying such taxes ns It Is authorized
to levy by law , and Issuing Its warrants
within the limits of such levy in anticipa
tion of their collection ; and HO 101 % ns the
warrants Issued are within the amounts
lawfully levied , they do not create an addi
tional debt. "
In thu other case , entitled State of South
Dakota against W. W. Taylor and others ,
being against the Taylor bondsmen , Uio
lower court Is sustained. In this case , the
legal bond demanded wes $250,000 , but a
voluntary bond of $350,000 was given , and
when fcUlt was brought by the state to re
cover the plea \\ns set up that the bonds
men were only llablo for the legal amount
of the Bond , and not for any excess above
the legal requirements which they might
have given. Judge Gaffy of the lower court
ordered Judgment for the total amount of
the defalcation , $344,277.13 , In which ho U
sustained In an opinion written by Judge
Corson. Jn dealing the points at Issue In
this case the court nays : "Various defenses
arc Intel posed tu the complaint In this
notion , but thcro Is no defense calling Into
exercise the equitable power of the court.
Counsel for appellants have failed to point
out to the court auv well defined theory
consistent with the well established princi
ples of law , upon which this court could bo
authorized to hold Ihit the appellants are
only liable on this Iwnd for $250,000 , not
withstanding their own voluntary agreement
to make good the lo-sses to the state to the ,
extent of $350,000.
"No fraud , mistake or coercion being shown
by which they \\ero Induced to enter Into the
agreement , this court must presume that
the parties Intended to assume the liabilities
which they by this contract and bond have
In fact and by law atsumcd. Our conclu
sions therefore are thai the bond , though
not In conformity with the statute , was made
In pursuance of 'Its provisions and Is a valid
and 'binding obligation to the extent of the
penalty named therein , and that the circuit
court committed no error in directing a
verdict for $311,277.13 , the full amount of
Taylor's defalcation" , that sum being within
the penalty ot the bond , und that the Judg
ment entered thereon tdiould be affirmed. "
'h noc wiiii. in : CAHUD K
lllN DntiKhtcr InliiTllM III * Wealth ,
hut t'linnot llr I'ouml.
MARYVILLE , Mo. , Oct. 7. ( Special. )
Among the curious bills that have been al
lowed by the probate court of Nodaway
county Is one presented by John W. Purkcr
of Elmo for the care of a dog " ( lining Iho
rest of Its natural life. " Thq dog was the
property , the Inseparable companion and the
only friend during the last years of bis lifo
of Alfred House , an eccentric character who
lived near Elmo for twenty-five years. House
died last spring , but before his death ho
asked Parker to promise to take tare oi tl'o
animal as long as he might live , piomlsliiK
him $25 to pay him for his trouble. Paiker
made the promise and Is keeping it well.
House was a New Yorker. He was mar
ried when a young man , and had one daugh
ter , but he and his wife had trouble , and dur
ing the civil war ho left her and wont to
British Columbia. From there he came to
Nodaway county and located near Elmo.
Hero he lived the llfo of a hermit. He
amassed considerable property , and his ustaio
was valued at about $50,000. His daughter
is supposed to be still living somewhere , but
only one relative , a New York brother , ap
peared to claim the property. If the daugh
ter ever turns up and proves her Identity
she will come into possession of 300 ames of
the finest land In Nodaway county und about
$10,000 worth of personal property.
WuimilN Are ( .llci-ly to Prove
MARYVILLS , Mo. , Oct. 7. ( Special Tele
gram , ) C. A. Race , who was shot by Aaron
Faulkner at the latter'a home near Elmo
early yesterday morning , Is still In a scrloua
condition. It has been learned that Race
went to Faulkner's house about midnight
and demanded admittance , . Faulkner ordered
him away and when he Insisted brought a
shotgun to boar on him. Race started to
run and as he did so Faulkner emptied a
load of shot Into his back. Faulkner accuses
T ? 4PM f\f tin vlntv Kfifin t/\r\ In t > 1 in nroulMi MM
wife and says lie came to his homo to sea
her. Ilaco was half drunk when shot. No
arrest has been made.
Id-rival Uri-tliiKH at Mnryvlllc.
MARYVILLE , Mo. , Oil. 7. ( Special. )
The revival meeting 'Which Is now in
progrcs eat the Main Street Methodist Epis
copal church of this place Is exciting much )
interest and large crowds are attending
nightly , llev. J , H. Crow of Marccllne la
now assisting ihe pastor , Dr. Halght. HCVB.
H. W. Kerruul , George D. Johns , Methodist
singing and preaching evangelists of Milford -
ford , Minn. , will be hero Saturday to assist
the pastor. ,
Wrllx Hun DpjIn MlNNonrl.
MAHYVILLE , Mo. . Oct. 7. ( Special. )
Many wells In this section have dried up an4
farmers are compelled to dig now ones or
haul water. As a result thcro la much iaf-
fcrlng among live stock. This county hat
not experienced such a drouth In many yearn.
GOLD DUST.
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