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s TTTE O r ATT A DAILY BEE : WEDNESDAY , MATKTT 1. 18SMI. NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA. r COUNCIL BLUFFS , .MINOR LftVlfl Stllfl Mooro's food kills worms and fattens. C. B. Alexander & Co. , picture frames. Uartol A Miller. 100 B'wny , glvo "Stars. " Born , to Mr. nnd Mrs. Ed Dalton , a. son. JOWA Furniture At carpet Co.407 B'way. J. C. Blxby , heating , plumbing. Tel. 103. C. B. JacUpmtn | & Co. , Jewelers and op ticians , 27 South Main street. T. 1' . Troynnr IB reported to bo seriously nick ut his home In Sioux City. Get your work done at the popular Kaglo laundry , 721 Broadway , 'phone 157. Augusta drove , No. 1 , Woodmen of the World , will meet In regular session tomor- low evening. John Smith nnd Abblp I'nrtrldge , both of this city , wore married last evening by llev. Henry DoLong nt his residence. Mrs. W. A. Mnuror has returned from Now York. Mr. Mnurcr will remain there for some tlmo longer to take treatment for his eyes. eyes.Mrs. Mrs. Mlna Latibcrshclmor IB confined to her homo on Scott street by a fractured rib , the result of a fall on the Icy sidewalk a couple of days ago. Kvcry member of Bluffs company , No. 27 , Uniform rank , Knights of I'ythlns , Is re quested to bo present nt the meeting In Con cord la hall thin evening. 0. H. Ballard of Tabor and S. L- . Ballard of Atlantic were In the city yesterday look ing up tnnttori ) In connection with the cstnto of the Into Mrs. Sarah J. Ballnrd. George Hnwloy , charged with assault and battery on Klttlo Gllmore , took n change of vanuu yesterday from Justice VIen's court to that of Justice Forrlor , where ho pleaded guilty and was lined $5 and costs. IMhcr. the Infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Waltormeycr , 1721 High street , lied Monday owning. The funeral was held yesterday morning from the residence , burial being In Florence. M. W. George , the traveling man who slipped and broke his leg on the Icy sidewalk on 1'earl street In front of the Woodbury building , has recovered sunicloutly to return to his homo In Chicago. He has served notlco of suit against the city for ? 2fiOO lamagcs. W. H. Browning of Sprlngdalp , Ark. , was n the city yesterday on his wa. > homo fiom "hlcngo. Mr. Browning Is an extensive grower of btrawberrlcH nnd also o.vns n large prach orchard. lie says the prosppct-j for a large crop of strawberries and in fart all small fruits In his stnto this year : < ro "sxcellent. The Indications for n large upplo crop nro also good , ho said. The funeral of the late John n. Wllloy will 'to held this afternoon nt 2 o'clock from the amlly residence , 150 Glen avenue. Services will bo conducted at Grace Episcopal church it 2:30 : o'clock by the rector , Rev. H. L. Knox. Interment will bo in Walnut Hill nmotery and the following will act ns pall- > cdrprs : John H. Pilling , Gcorgo ( Senior , Jr. , W. H. Kllpack , Charles Nlcholaon , John Tomplolon. Charles O. Kempster. J S , Dowoll , member of the republican -late committee from this district , will be in i ho city tills morning on his way to Dos Moines. Ho has written Chairman Test of ho Commercial committee that he would ilko to meet the business men and ether Itlzens at the Grand hotel to discuss the question of Council Bluffs trying to iiecnre 'ho ' holding of the state convention. Mr. Dowoll will leave for DCS Moines at 11:30 : a. m. over the Hock Island. The epidemic of measles does not appear * o be abating any. no less than nine new cases being reported to the Board of Health yesterday. They were : Fred and L-'onard Oilaon , corner of Broadway and Elliott stteets ; Mary Hoffman , (17D ( Harmon sUieet ; neorgo Malcolm , 0" . " > Harrison street ; Maude I'llock , 103 Fifth avenue : Vorda Piling , ! )03 ) Fourth street ; Stephen Smith. TO.'S Second avenue ; Stuart Peterson. 107 I'nrk avenue. Wllllo Gurver , corner Avenue I and Twrnty- Rcroud street , was reported to have the \vhooping cough. N. Y. Plumblnp company. Tel. 250. SotTPt ClIHlVrCIKM' . Cashier Hannaii of llio First National bank and llio city ofllclals bclil a conference last night bch'lnd ' closed doors in the mayor's ofllco In the city building. Those present were Mayor Jennings , City Treasurer Reed , City Attorney Wndsworth , City Clerk Phil lips , every member of the city council and Mr. Ilnnnnn. It Is understood the meeting was for the purpose of devising fiomo plan whereby 'the present embarrassed financial condition of the ctty might bo relieved. From 'tho fact that Castiler Hnnnan was closeted with the officials It Is believed that ho made a proposition to take up tlio out standing warrants If the city would issue bonds In the amount to his bank. Tlio exact nature of Mr. Haraan'H proposition could not bo learned , as Mayor Jennings and the other city ollltfials refused to talk. Wonmn'N ClirlNtlnii ANNorliillim. The fifteenth animal report of the Woman's Christian association for the year ending January 2 , 1&9U , has Just been Issued. Tlie report of the recording secretary shows the mombribhlp to b < > in:1 : . The treasurer's re port sltous that the receipts during 1898 were $7,978.2 ! ) and the disbursements $7- 89) ) .07 , leaving a balance on the first of the now year of $80.82. The receipts of the com missary department were by orders $239.1f > and by cath $ S3.7i ! , a total of $322.00. The report contains a fund of Interesting Information mation concerning the work of the associa tion and itH hospital. It also coutnliig a very good likeness of the late Mrs. Sirnli J. Bal lard , -who 1'iiriched the hospital previous to her death with a munlllccnt bequest. IIfill ; ( ( > TniiiHfiTN , The following transfers were filed yester day In the abstract , tltln and loan otllco of J. W. Squire. 101 Pearl wtrcet : JT. J. Srhnnrr nnd wife to Charles aioltz , lot I , block 10 , Mullin's fill ) to Council Blufi'H. w il s 100 John 15 , IMiiKiu.in to Tlu-oiinro II. IJIiiK- tnan , p.irt m'4 n'i S , purl sw'l sw'4 9 niul part mvVl nw i section lii-75-13 , vv il 1,130 County imiHurcr to B. I' . WlcUham , lot 41. block II , Wrlsht'H ndil : lots 5 nnd t > , block 2 , Van Hrunt .t Hku-'s add : lot oO , block 31. and lot 19 , block 31 , Ferry udrt to Council Bluffs , tax d 17 Elizabeth HounOs and lnisbuiul to Is.i.-v. O. Carter , part of out lot 1 , Carter's add to town of Hancock , u c d Wllllnni WJiItnoy to Lnu Johnston , lot 2fi , block K , Jluyne'a add : lots 2 and ; i , block S , Doer's udd to Council Uluffs , w d 900 \Vllllntn N. I'cters and wife to H. T. VollBtedt. lots J nnd 2 , block 17. town ot Walnut w d COO Six transfers , total .flics ) : INADA" A Swell BusintJi Collit ( LUETT.PEABODY&CO 1 IMAK UltS MEET DEATH IN A DIRT BASK Two Men , Black and Kroner , Are Buried Baneath Tons of Dirt. 0. P , READ SUSTAINS SERIOUS INJURIES Jury Culled In br ' < e Coroner III turiiH u Verdict KlmlliiK No IVr- on AVnn in Illume for the Accident. At Council Bluffs nt 11 o'clock yostordny foicnoon two men were Instantly killed nnd another seriously Injured at the dirt bank of Wlcklmm Brothers , on the Hohcr prop erty at the north end of Eighth street. The dead mvn arc : J. B. BLACK , Council Bluffs. FHANK KHONEH , Kansas. Injured : C. P. Read , leg broken and badly bruised ; possibly Internally Injured. Without warning several tons of dirt which had become loosened by thn notion of the frost , came tumbling down from a height of about twenty-five feet. Black , Head ind Kroner wore working dlroctly underneath from where the mass of earth fell and had not tlmo to get out of the way before it crashed down on them. Thu bodies ot Black and Kroner were crushed nnd mangled In tor- rlblo shape. Read , who was standing a little distance from the other two. was struck by a smaller section of the falling mass and escaped with n broken log nnd severe bruises. Several of the othoi men were struck by pieces of the frozen mass that rebounded after It Htiuck the ground , but only received slight bruises. A panic seized thn other mon for a tlmo and It was several minutes before any of 'them slanted to oxtrlcato their com rades who had be n burled In the avalanche. When this was done both Black and Kroner were found to bo dead , and from the crushed and mangled condition of their bodies It was evident that they never knew what struck them. Their heads wer badly crushed , nnd the blood from their wounds had dyed the yellow clay n deep crimson. The bodies were removed to an undertaker's rooms and the coroner notified. Read was taken as boon as possible to St. Bernard's hospital. Black was a married man , living with hl family Pt 110 East Plerco street. Ho leaves a wife and three children. All Inquest li Held. birth. Frank Kroner was an Austrian by He was evidently -15 years of age and a man of fine physique. It is thought that he came here elthor from Leavenworth or Atchlson , Kan. The mon with vliom ho was working know him only by the name of Frank. Examination ot the bodies of the dead showed that Black had men ut the morgue a hole in the top ot his head and wns crushed about the shoulders and ohest , while Kroner had a deep gash In the back of the head and his face was crushed In. Ho had bled profusely and before the bed r was washed and prepared for burial at the un dertaker's It presented a gruesome spectacle. The Inquest was held yesterday' afternoon by Coroner Treynor. the following being 1m- paneled as a Jury. E. T. Waterman , S. E. Shuart and W. E. Duncan. J. J. Wlcklmm , who was In charge of the gang shoveling at the bank , was the first witness examined. Ho testified that the men killed belonged to what was known as the "head gang , " and that they were shov eling directly in front of the bank. Thu bank was not considered dangerous and no blasting had been clone at the place where the accident occurred since last Saturday. Some blasting had been done about 100 feat Irom the place Monday morning. Witness was about 100 feet away at the time the earth fell. The men killed were shovel ing the dirt into a wagon nt the tlmo an 1 he believed that when they wore struck the force of the falling earth threw them against the , wagon. Kroner was bleeding profusely when extricated nnd his hoail was against the hub of the wagon. Both men were , ho believed , killed Instantly nnd that neither of them spoke after being dug out. Venllct nf Accldeiitiil Dentil. B. P. Wlckham , a member of the firm , testified that all precautions necessary to guard the men working nt the pit from danger had been taken. They had not looked for any dirt falling from the top of the bank aa In blasting the top , dynn- mlto had been Ubed , ordinary powder hav ing been found not strong enough owing to the dirt being so thoroughly frozen. There were no Indications of anv split or breaking away In the top of the bank , which only overhung very slightly. They had trlod to break off the dirt from the top of the bank Saturday afternoon with crowbars , but It had resisted all their ef forts. Ed Klotz , Henry Marshall , Michael Mc- Gartlandand W. D. Head , all ot whom wore shoveling dirt at the tlmo , were placed on the witness stand. They described .the accident and their testimony , wns to the effect that no danger had 'begn ' anticipated at the place where the men mot their death. McGartland had a narrow escape , as ho was standing close to Black when the earth fell. HP said they had been working there about half an hour when the bank came tumbling down without a second's warning. Their testimony showed that the mass of earth fell In two largo chunks , ono of which struck Black and the ether Kroner and Read. The men wlio were killed were standing between the wagon and the bank. Road said ho thought the bank "broke back about three font deep" nnd came tumbling down In two lartw sections. The Jury brought In a verdict to the effect that the death of the two mon was the result of the accidental falling of dirt from the bank and that the accident was unavoidable. Do you want * hljjh grade wheel ? If you have no monoy. got oneIn The Bee blcyclo contests , You choose any make > . ; WnntN AVrlt of llnlifiix f'oi-niH. | Henry Smith , committed to thu county ! Jall for thirty days by Justice of the Peace , I.urs Jensen of Boomer township , will through his attorney apply to the district court for a writ of habeas corpus. Smith says his commitment Is illegal and without warrant. According to Smith's story , on j December 18 last , the Sunday before CkrUt- ! mas day , lie wns crossing Jensen's property with n gun across his shoulder when the Justice ran out of hU house and placed him under arrest for disturbing the peace. Smith demurred and said ho had not dis turbed the peace , but Jensen Insisted he i had nnd asked him If he was guilty or not. Smith says ho asked for a change of venue , ibut Jensen told him he had no tlmo to | waste with changes of venue and lined him there nnd then jlf or thirty days In Jail , Smith , who Is a railroad man and was stop ping with his aunt In Boomer township , ' then went home and nothing more was heard of the matter until Monday , when a con stable from Justice Jensen's court took him ( Into custody on a oommltment to the county Jail for thirty days. Smith says ho offered to puy tlio Hue , but Jensen refused to ac cept It. His attorney states that Jensen overstepped thu mnrl ; In committing Smith to jnll for thirty days on a $10 fine , as the state Uw provides under n line of that amount n person cannot be committed to Jnll for moro than ihreo days. A thirty- day sentence would represent n $100 flno. As twenty days has elapsed since Jensen Imposed the flno upon Smith ho cannot now take an appeal nnd hi * only remedy Is to apply for n write of habeas corpus. The above Is Smith's version of the affair , but It Is said thcro was other trouble be tween him nnd the Boomer township Jus tice. Lars Jensen wns chairman of the dis trict court grand Jury nt this term of court. Think' ' If only thirty people start In on the first Bee wheel conto t tlto average num ber of subscribers they have to got will only bo ten. Of course moro will start , and If you nro one of them why should you not get a wheel ? You choose nny tn.ili : > . US'PATK CASH HAS HKiltT OK WAY. Trlnl of CuiiNei oil Crliiiliinl DoeUel I'liitponeil. Tito taking up of the criminal docket In tliu district court wns postponed yesterday until today In order to permit ot the hearIng - Ing of the matter of the ofalm of Captain II. I * . Henry ngilnst the estate of the late George Medcalf. Captain Henry liolds a note for $550 , signed by the late George Motcalf , and his right to file the same against the estate Is contested by F. J. Day. tlio administrator , on the ground that Henry has waived his right by not filing It within the tlmo proscribed by law , which would have been two , years ago. It Is also alleged that the note has become outlawed , as it was dated In 1RR7. Henry , on the ohter hand , says that the note was given In 18SS nnd that he presented the note to Day for filing nt the time ho was appointed administrator , but that the latter told him the estate was worth nothing. Since then Henry alleges ho has discovered that the estatb la a valuable one. The bearing of the suit of The Sharplcss company against Day ft Hess was completed about noon and given to the Jury. After being out about an hour the Jury brought in a verdict for the defendant. James McCnbe commenced suit against the Epworth Gaslight company and 6eorgo'W. . Young , president nnd manager of the com pany , for $ flS. Ho sets up that in the sum mer of 1S9S he purchased from the defend ant company on the representations " of Young nnd Its agent , J. Q. Anderson , nil acetylene gas plant for his residence nt a cost of $7C > . The machine , he alleges , has , despite the warranty , proven utterly useless and he only narrowly averted an explosion that would have wrecked his residence by discovering in time that the gas leaked owJug to the poor quality of the material with which the " " "holder" was constructed. Ho wants his money ho paid for the plant back and damages besides. The trial of Sam Barnes , charged with burglary and stealing ohlckons , will bo com menced at the close of the Metcalf estate hearing. y v' rltlc a tree Bec blcyclc wheel ? You choose any make. The Modern Woodmen wnT give a dance and cake walk Thursday evening , March 2 ' at Knights of Pythias hall. ClliulleFi In Orent Deinnml. Lamps , candles or any old thing that would furnish light wore at a premium and greatly In demand in the business district of the c-lty la t night. The band on one of the armatures at the station of the electric light company burst about 7 o'clock , necessitat ing thn cutting out of two circuits. As it happened these circuits were the ones that suppl'ied ' the business center with light. In the places wheio 'there ' was no gas there was great scurrying for lamps nnd when the sup ply was exhausted there was a big demand for candlos. Some of the principal saloons wore cnily lighted by the dim rays of a solitary lamp , whllo In some of the gambling houses the faro bank dealers were flanked on either sldo with tail candles , whllo another helped the "keeper of oases" ito see what ho was dointf. The roulette and crop tables were similarly lighted with candles. At the offlco of tlio Council Bluffs Gas and Electric company It was learned that the damage was of .too . serious a nature ito be re paired lust night , but It was expected that the lights would bo turned on as usual to- mlpht. Bee bicycle contest * "You cheese any make. Civil Servlee , . The United States Civil Service commis sion announces that an examination will beheld held by the local board of examiners nt the postofflce In this city on A-pril - 8 for the positions of clerk and carrier. The exami nation will consist of spelling , arithmetic , letter writing , penmanship , copying from plain copy , geography of the United States and reading addresses , The arithmetic will consist of tests In fundamental principles , extending ns far as common nnd decimal fractions and embracing problems. The age limitations for this examination nro us follows : Clerk , not less than 18 years ; carrier , between 21 and -10 years. Applicants for carrier must weigh at least 12.1 pounds , must not bo ICES than llvo feet four Inches In height and must fllo with their applications a modlcal ccrtlllcato , on form 119 , showing them to be not under the required weight nnd height and to possess the required physical qualifications. Xo application will bo accepted for this examination unless filed In complete form with the board at the postofllce in this city before the hour of closing business on March 30. The moro people who enter The Bee wheel contests the paster thn wheels will bo won. Start in early and you can got a wheel. llellierN * Cn i' Ciinlliiueil. Owing to Assistant County Attorney Kimball - ball being engaged elsewhere the case 'of Zed Bothers , charged with the larceny of numerous washboliors nnd ether articles , was continued In pollen court yesterday un til this morning. Several more victims of Bothers' thieving propensities lodged com plaints nt police headquarters yesterday , among the number 'being ' A. Mitchell , 010 Seventh avenue ; W. 'Shorniden , Willow ave nue ; C. E. BurrlglH , 020 South Sixth street , nil of whom had lost copper washbollors. H. Joseph of 723 Mynstor street and Rev. C. Hoover of 723 Mynslor street had leNt rubber doormats which Bethers Is alleged to have stolen and sold to a Junk dealer. P. M. Whlley of 1010 South Tenth street mourned the loss of a saw and buck and several carpenter tools which have been traeod to Bothers. Bothers' wlfo Is seri ously 111 with chances against her recovery. The family Is destitute of even the bare necessaries of life and relief was yesterday fiunlehed by the county authorities on their attention being called to the cauo by Sheriff Morgan. Another Bee wheel contest opens the minute the first closes. If you don't get the first wheel , try for the second. You choose any make. Licenses to wed were Issued yesterday to the following persons1 Name nnd Realdenco. Age. John Smith , Council Bluffs . . . . . 22 Abblo Partridge , Council Bluffs . 20 C. G. Parker , Honey Creek . , . . . . , . 36 Mllllo W. MOSB. Crescent . 20 The W. 0. W. Athletic association will give n danee , followed by a juvenile cake walk and athletic exhibition , on Saturday night , March i. THE BEE WHEEL CONTESTS The Moro that Enter the Contests , the Easier the Wheels Will Ba Won , ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE BEE'S ' GREAT PLAN UN So Simple niul Kimy Hint Hvory Council IlliilTn Hey or ( Jlrl mill Older IVopIr. Too , Will HIIM- tle In the Kvcry boy ami girl will want to rldo n wheel this spring niul The Dee Is going to give you n ehanco to get ono In n very simple way. What Is more , It Is going to lot you pick out nny make wheel you want , for It knows you all want n certain make , "which la Uio only make on cnrth. " Now let us tell you how The Hco Is going to glvo the wheels away. We until u lot of now subscribers to The lleo In Council HIuffB. As soon as the llrst 300 orders have been handed Into our ofllco , the first con test closes and wo will award the wheel to the otio bringing the most orders out of this 300. Then Contest No. 1 closes and Con test No. 2 opens on the next 300 orders. Just see how easy this Is. Sny only thirty girls nnd boys start out on March 1 to got subscribers. They only have to average ten apiece to make the total , so the winner will not have to get very many orders , you sec. You want to start In early nnd hand In your orders aa soon as possible. Now about the orders. Each order must bo for nil actual now Council muffs sub scriber. Each subscriber must take The lleo for at least three weeks and pay for it In order to bo counted. It Is better , but not necessary , to pay in advance , only no order will bo counted until the subscription i < s paid for. If the subscription Is paid for In advance it will count ono on your score for each throe weeks for wnlch It is prepaid. Kor example : If a subscriber pays in ad vance for six weeks , it counts two ; if ho pays for twelve weeks , it will count four ; It ho pays for one year , It will count seven teen. On orders which are not paid In ad vance it will count only ono on your score no matter how long ho continues to take it. There , that is plain , isn't It ? Now see what you can do. The first contest begins March 1. Sincerely yours , OMAHA DAILY BEE , Council Bluffs Department. , X. n. Call at The lice olllce , 10 Pearl street , to register and got sample copies. No ono connected with The Bee will bo allowed to enter this contest. Bluff City laundry , 'phono 314. The old reliable laundry. Snap Sliote all go at ID cents each at the Council Bluffs oillce of The Bee. When you rldo a wheel why not ride the best ? Bee bicycle contests March 1st. You choose any make. The famous "Peak Sisters" will give nn entertainment Thursday night at the ) : ngllsh Lutheran ohurch. Admittance 15 cents. llo- froshments served. K. P. cake walk and dance at Hughes' hall Thursday evening. Remember the exposition by getting some copies of Snap Shots at the Council Bluffs office of The Bee. Ten cents each. BOB bicycle consents begin March 1st. You choose any maktf. , . Davis sells drug . ' II It A ID AND Hit ASS HUTTO\S. : KniploycH of Ktnir InnUtiiUoiiN Must Don I'rcHCrllicil Uniform. DBS M01NBS , Kob. 28. ( Special Tele gram. ) The State Board of Control Issued from Its ofllce an order which will bring about one of the roost radical changes In the thirteen state institutions under Its control which has yet been Inaugurated under the new system. After July 1 every ofticer and employe of these Institutions will be required to furnish himself with a state uniform. This uniform Is prescribed by the Board of Control down to the minutest de tail. For Instance , In some cases the style of skirt to bo worn by the women employes is described , as well as the style of cuff to bo worn with some of the uniforms and the color and material of the garment. Each uniform must bear the insignia of the insti tution which employes the wearer. Officers and employes Indiscriminately are compelled to wear these suite. It Is safe to say that the plan , which Is now In the Iowa institutions , will meet with some opposition at first. There have been rumors of the forthcoming order and insti tution employes have expressed themselves in some InHtances as opposed to so much display , but the Board of Control believes the now system will bo n good ono nnd In time will como to be a distinctive feature of the lena Institutions. The Iowa Deposit and Loan association today practically withdraw the amend ments It was asking the state executive council to make In its articles of Incorpora tion. That association and several others submitted articles of Incorporation to the council the other day , which , If approved , would virtually allow the associations to do a wholesale 'banking ' business. They asked for the privilege of loaning to members on what they termed nonpartlclpatlns stock. The council refused to take any action until It had obtained nn opinion from the attorney general. 'Meantime ' the Iowa Deposit and I oan association asked 'for ' a hearing before Attorney Oeneral Hemloy before ho should submit his opinion. This was granted , but the association today Informed tlio attorney general that It would not Insist upon a hearing and virtually admitting that It did not bellovo the amendments asked for cam * within the scope of the law. A statement was Issued from the office of Auditor of State Morrlam Tuesday , through Chief Bookkeeper Dcnlo , of the taxes to bo raised In Iowa this year. It shows that the total state , county , school and city taxed levied in 1808 and col lectible In this state this year amount to over $18,015,000. This sum does not Include the taxes paid for public Improvements , by telephone or telegraph companies , or any of the oilier revenues of the state , county and municipal governments from direct tax ation In the form of licenses or per cent levies on income. In 1897 the tdtal taxes amounted to $18- 353,094.81. Of this Increase of about $300- 000about $200,000 Is accountable to the Increase In the slnto lax levy lo 3 2 mills , The total stnto lax. however , amounts to but one-tenth of the total. The schools dhow the blggrdt Item. School taxes this year In the atnto nro $1110,000 greater than last year. City taxes nro $425,000 greater. The Insane taxes have decreased about $75,000. SHSSIO.V OK IOWA ni.ti.s , l : M If or tn IN llrvldril I'lion ' for I IIP Ai- lUMirnni'i * tit ( irtuid I.nilui * . CntUH IIAPIDS , la. , Feb. 28. ( Special Telegram.1 A dclcgato convention of the Elks of town was hold here today , with about fifty vlslUng Klka In attendance. It was decided that Iowa should attend the grand lodge meeting In St. Louis In July In n bodj. The uniform "decided " upon was a llRht straw hat with purple bands , blue serso coats , soft pink shirts , purple bell and white trousers , lown headquarters will bo established and an effort will be male to have a largo representation. An organiza tion was perfected to have charge of the arrangements , of which W. H. Hock nf Sioux City Is president , L. K. Kullerton of Waterloo is treasurer nnd F. M. Haroon of Hubunuc Is secretary. This evening the local lodge entertained the visitors at the opera house nnd later at n social session , at which Weal's minstrels wera also guests. noon ROADS CIILSADI : srAirrnn. SdiilrntN Will t'liilrrtnkr IHpvrlineiitn In CoiiNtrm'tliiK Illuli nj . A'MKS ' , la. , Fob. 28. ( Special. ) The Iowa State Agricultural college In this city has planned extensive experiments In road-mak ing , 'which ' will bo carried out during the coming summer. The merits of crude oil for compacting the surface nnd shedding the water 'from ' dirt roads , after they have been properly graded , will be thoroughly tested. Several samples of different kinds of roads will bo constructed and among others some steel track wagon roads will bo laid. A course of lectures on scientific road- making , to be delivered .by an expert , will supplement the 0x7101 Itncnts. AVIfc fielN a VrrcllH. DECOriAH , In. , Fob. 28. ( Special. ) In tlio district court for Wlnnishlek county judgment was rendered for plaintiff In the somewhat celebrated cnso of Daubney against Daubney. Charlotte Daubney , widow of George Daubney , brought suit against two nephews , Ur. F. W. Daubney , mayor of the city , and his brother , charging them with wrongfully converting $7,000 belonging to the estate of George Daubnoy nnd to plaintiff as heir under the will. At the time Dr. Daubney was candidate for state senator , and so strong was the sentiment that a bolt based on the suit resulted In his defeat by 800 majority in a district having 1,000 re publican majority. The decision rendered by Judge Fellows of the district court gives plaintiff all she asked. HNtiitt' IN ApiiorfInnril. CEDAH 11APIDS. la. , Feb. 28. ( Special Telegram. ) The final hearing in the settle ment of the estate of George K. Gouldius , deceased , wns held before Judge Ilemley at Marlon today. Mrs. ilosallo 0. Go'ildlng of Birmingham , AIn. , wns declared the legal widow and entitled to one-third of the es tate. The two children toy the first wife , the daughter of 'Mrs. Alice P. Goulding cf Chicago and the ? on of Mrs. Ilosallo O. Goulding were each declared to be legal heirs , and the balance of the estate was ordered divided equally among them. llorno .IiiiupN to Iln Di'iitli. FOET DODGE , In. , Feb. 28. ( Special Telegram. ) An accident on the Mason City & Fort Dodge railroad resulted In the death of a very valuable horse belonging to George Keppncr , a railroad contractor. The horse was being driven parallel to the track and when the engine approached the animal be- uamo startled and sprang In front of the locomotive. The driver was uninjured , but the horse was Instantly killed. Thin Clerk AVii * Kimy. FORT DODGE , la. , Fob. 2S. ( Special. ) The till in the eating house of the Illinois Central depot was emptied of all that it con tained yesterday. While the proprietor was absent a stranger , giving the name of Ryan , advanced to the counter nnd told the clerk that the proprietor had sent him for the money In the till , nil of which was unhesi tatingly handed out to him. The stranger has not bean found. Duy SnliitN OIM > O C Itolx-rtN. DOW CITY , la. , Feb. 28. ( Special. ) Resolutions were passed by the quarterly convention of the letter Day Saints expressing - pressing their disapproval of the seating of Roberts , congressman-elect from Utah. The statement represents % the views of the reorganized branch , which Is opposed to the doctrine of polygamy. IIMVU KdKurliil Vo < ' . Waterloo Reporter : A member of the Ne braska legislature has Introduced a bill pro viding for a board of five beer inspectors for that state , each member to draw a salary of $1,200 a year. If that bill Is ever enacted Into law , what nn army of candidates there will be for places. Beer without end to sample and $100 n month for doing it. Could anything bo more desirable ? ' Kookuk Gate City. There Is general con currence of opinion among the republican newspapers of the First congressional dis trict that one of the two candidates for supreme Judge In this part of the state must withdraw if southeastern Iowa Is to stand any sort of show of receiving Its just deserts In the state convention. The outlook is practically hopeless with moro than ono candidate ! in the field , ns past experience goes to prove. The gentlemen most directly Interested should lose no time in reaching an agreement that will mnko It possible for ono of them to receive the united nnd cor dial support of llio entire district. Cedar Rapids Republican : Them Is not n great deal being done In the matter of the United States senatorHhlp. In DOB Moines the Capital has formally espoused the cause of Mr. Cummins , Someone has discovered that Colonel Hepburn has been Playing to the lown galleries with the eenntorshlp In mind and others pretend to bcliuva that ho is the second choice of the Gear men. A few weeks ago Congressman Lacey figured as such residuary legatee of "Old Business , " but it Is safe to say Hint Senator Gear has no understudy. The Dubuijue Times has surmised that the sdiomo for nn early con vention Is in the Interest of Governor Shaw for the senate. This proceeds out of ( ho be- llof that as soon as the governor 1ms the nomination for governor well In hand he will begin to play for the senate. Wo ven ture to say that Governor Shaw's thoughts have traveled on no such u roadway. It there is uny conclusion to be drawn from developments iccently it Is that Senator Gear and Mr. Cummins will not bo the Hole aspirants. 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