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I NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA/
I COUNCIL BLUFFS-
MIVOH MI3NTION.
David rellfl Klaus.
Mooros food kills worms and fattens.
C. E Alexandct & Co. , picture frames ,
lovia rurnliurc n carpet Co. 407 B'way.
J. ( . ' Blxhy. hpatttiK , Iimmblnis. Tel 133.
C S. IolTcrl left last evening for Joplln ,
Mo.
JtiBlIro Terrier Is miffprlnfc from an attack
of the grip
John T Stewnrt , Jr . loft lost evening for
St. Louli on a short visit.
C. II Jacuuomln & Co , Jewelers and op-
tlclftn1) 27 South Mnln str et.
Got your work done at the popular Eagle
laundry , 721 Hro.idwar. 'phono 167
Mr and Mrs C. A. AlUus uero called to
Sownrd , Neb. , Bgaln yesterday by the serious
Illness of Mr. Atkins' mothur.
, T II Miller of Omaha n dealer n tallorn'
furnishings , was arrested yesterday morn-
big , charged v Ith peddllnK without n llcomo.
C II Warren. 119 South First street , hns
received news of the death of his mother at
York Bench , Me. , nt the advanced nge of 82
jcnra.
George II. Dnrrlngton and W. S. Peterson
of Pigeon ami Warren HoiiRh of Crescent
\\cr\l \ on the Port Aithur roulo excursion
from lie ic.
II S Storrs of Crcston. assistant superin
tendent of the IOVMI lines of the Chicago ,
Uurllngton & Qulncy railroad , nns In the
'city yesterday.
Two new rases of monslps vvrro reported1
to the Hoard of Health jesU'rdnv. They
were Meyers , child. 331 IJcnton street ;
Arthur Wootl-i. ; ! )1S ) Fifth avenue. I
A marring llrens.0as iBBiicd Acstorday to
pjcr Stanley , aged < ! G , nnd Martha Denny , I
Dgcd 2J. both of Tlldcn , Neb They \\cro
married by Justice of the Ponce Ovldo A icn.
Hx-Dopiity United States Mnrshil "Wnsh"
niler vus In the rlty yesterday from At
lantic , attending federal court In comiactlon
\vlth a bootlegging cni > o loft over from the
former administration
Our spring opening of fine millinery nnd
fancy grodi will bo given Friday nnd Sat
urday. March 24 nnd i5. ! All are Invited.
\Vo huvo n eurprlse In store for the women
Stork & Cilsp , 341 Hroadwny. |
i
Waller Young of the United States ship
Ban rranclsco , who has been In the nnvy
for the last sK ye.irs , has received his lionor-
nblo dlBchurgp , and hin nirived home for n ,
vHIt with his parents. Mr and Mrs. W. N.
Young
The rcmnlni of the late Miss Jane L
Walker were tukcn yesterday afteinoon to
Uello Fontaine , O . for Interment. Vunrral
dervlcesero held ut the family residence ,
D31 Fourth otreut , by Hov. W S. Darnes.
pastor of the Flint Presbyterian church.
C. R Bird nllas "Strololi. " who has been
in custody at the city 1nll for several weeks
on the charge of complicity in the burglnry
nt George Illshop's residence , wnlved exami
nation In police court jcstetday morning
nnd was hound over to the grand Jury.
Judge Aylcsvvoith Ilxod his ball nt $300.
Mrs. Elizabeth Fodlsch wife of Hrncst
Podlscll , 21 South Fifteenth street , died last
evening , aged ! 11 je.irs > . She leaves besides
her hutfbaml a baby boy 17 months old. The
funeral will bo held Sunday afternoon at 3
o'clrck from the German Lutheran church ,
nnd Interment will bo in Walnut Hill ceme
tery.
Encampment No S , Union Veteran legion ,
will hold mi open meeting this evening In
Woodmen of the World hall Hev M C.
Waddell of the Broadwny Methodist ohincli
will deliver an addtess and thiro will bo
Blnglng by the choii of the same church.
The encampment extends n coidlal Invitation
to all old soldiers and their families to at
tend.
. Whllo the funeral pcrvlces over the re-
pains of the late iMlss Jane Walker were
being held jesteiday afternoon at the family
residence on Fourth street a chimney eaught
fire , tilling thci house with smoke. An alarm
vns turned In and the department responded ,
l it a couple of buckets of water did the work
and the services of the Ilremen were not
needed
E. H. MeNeal and H. L Lambert , the two
anon arrested Tuesday afternoon as sus
picious chuiactors on account of having con
siderable clothing In their possession , were
discharged from custody yesterday morning
Itov. Henry DoLonK stated that hu had given
the men the clothing as payment for work
they hud done nround the mission on Broad
way. The police leained that the same men
had pawned a quantity of old clothing , which
It vras also sho\vn hud been given them by
UeLong.
Mrs J M Roth , the woman who cnmo
here In search of her lecrcant husband ,
filed an Information In the uuperlor court
yestuday morning charging Iloth and Mrs.
Flora Clnimo with adultery. Roth was ar
rested yesterday evening In Omaha nnd con
sented nt OIIPO to como IncU. Mrs , Clause
had a hearing before Judge Aylesworth In
the- afternoon nnd the cuso against her dis
missed Hoth and his wife had an Interview
nt the city Jail last ovenlng and It Is bclloved
thu cabo will bo dropped nnd ho will return
lior.io with Mrs. Hoth.
N. Y , Plumbing company. Tel. 2GO.
Do/Is sells drug *
1'ljA.V IMIMIOVKMBVI'S.
Hook Ixliiinl HciliKTH UN Hciivy Cruilc
AloiiK ( In * Mm * .
In nddttlon to the extensive Improvements
which the Chicago , Hock Island & Pacific
railroad has commenced to cm r > out in this
city It is prepaiing to materially reduce
thu heaviest glades between here and Neolu.
AH soon us the frost Is out of the grouml
ft largo force of men will bo put to work In
making the changes. The existing grades
010 between fortv-flve and fifty-two feet
par mile nnd It Is proposed to cut them down
tit least to thirty foil. The latter gradient
will permit the engines now In service on
the west division to haul f > 0 per cent greater
tonnage over thu line tlian nt present. It
Will also enable thu passenger trains to
make much greater speed
The coi.ipany will also this spring extend
the double Hack , now completed to Moccow ,
to West Libert ) , twelve miles west.
ANH < > NNIIU Hit * Knll rlimU.
The assessment of the various railroad !
Jn Iowa has been completed by the statt
executive council and the assessment H
nbout aggregate the eame nmount aa be
fore $44,438,78. ! The Omaha Bridge & T p
mlnal Hallway company , which line liltherh
escaped taxation , lias been assessed ai
$3,000 per inllo on 3,5 miles , The lowi
( half of the drawbrldgu In assessed b ]
the local assessors. With the ex
coptlon of n few minor and unlmportau
changes the assessment of the Northwestern
Milwaukee , Burlington and Hock Island remains
mains as before.
Tiho followIIIK transfers wore filed yester
day In the abstract , tltlo anil loan otllco o
J. W. Squire , 101 1'crirl streets
John II. J"chr to Frlodrloh Ilunilt ,
n'ii ne-U nnd 1 acre In s\t , nc'i 2S-7C-IO ,
w. d I 3OC
John J , Jolmran to William L Hob-
win , lots 3 and 4 , block 7 , Town of
Macedonia. "W d. . . .
Georco I ? . Sellers nndlfo to James
Ij. UunUer n\4 of e j of lot 7 , block
10 , Town of Walnut. \ > d . . . . 2.B (
County Treasurer to John A Churchill ,
lot y. block a. ] ] fiylls' Third ndJ , to
Council Ulurr * . t d . . .
Shot Iff to Mary ShreAO Hutchlnson ,
lots 1C und 17 , Purplo'a subdlv of O.
V , Jot * . Council Hluffs , s. d . . 3.3 ;
Kamc to A.V Way , lot 4 block 1.
liujlls.s' Second add. to Council
muffs , 8 d , ,4 , !
Total , six transfers , . , .JU l
LIFE INSURANCE POLICIES BOUGH
I'or tiiuli or IiOiuiril OH.
I ? . II. SIIJ'AFK & CO. ,
6 1'curl Street , Council mufti , I nvi
/\n IT PTO Tfi 'Pin i pfi ncMiPwi'
OBJECTS 10IIIEASSESSMENI
Union Pacific Railroad Gorapnny Desires to
Have it Set Aside.
APPLIES FOR A RESTRAINING ORDER
In to Conic lip llcfore
on Mtturiliu ( IriniiiilH
ou AVIileli the Application
In .Millie.
The Union Pacific Railroad company Is
dissatisfied with the assessment placed ou
Its line" ? In Iowa by the state executive
council , consisting of I-enlle SI. Shaw , gov
ernor ; ( Jcorgo L Oobsoii , secretary of
state , Frank Mcrrlnm , state auditor , nnd
John Hcrrlott , state treasurer , and jester-
day applied to Judge Mungor in the United
States circuit court Ihere for an order re-
otralnlng It from certifying to the county
auditor of Pottavvnttnmlo county such as-
seiHtncnt. Judge Munger hns et next Sat
urday for hearing the application.
The Union Pacific claim * that such as-
Bcssmont Is unfair , unjust , illegal , oxcisslvu
and inequitable. In support of these claims
It sets forth the following reasons
That the asbessed value of the lands I
owned by the Union Pacific Railroad com
pany is for In excess of the vnluo ot the
adjacent lauds as returned b > the osbcssor
of the city of Council DlufTs.
That the assessed value of the property of
the Union Pacific as flxod by the oxecutlvo
council la ; .11ti,8SO , and that the total as
sessment of all railroad property In Pottn-
wnttnmlo county as flxed by the oxecullvo
couucll Is $ li2 | , ! > 20 Thus the assessment
of the Union Pacific's properly is 22.2-10
per cent of the total , while the mileage of i
the Union Puclllc In bald count } . Including
the Union avenue "dummy line , " which Is |
not operated , Is 3 78-100 miles , as against
141 11-100 miles of railroad , or only 2 2-10
per cent of the total mileage.
That the Union Pacific's property Is as
sessed at more than 28 pot cent as much
as the 137 63-100 miles belonging to the
other railway companies In the county with
I all their Improvements , right of wny , side
' tracks , rolling stock , deiwt grounds , etc.
That the nsseshment us made by the ex
ecutive council Is made upon a basis which
values the property of the Union Pacific nt
a greater value than the cost or icproduc-
I tlon.
tlon.That the assessed valuation on the Union
Pacific's property In Pottawattamlo county
ns found by the oxecutlvo council Is ? 31fi-
880 , or 149 per cent of the gross Gainings of
the company , wheiens the assessed valua
tion of the other railroads on their main
i lines in the state of Iowa is less than C5
per cent ot their gioss earnings.
That the full value of the property of the
Union Pacific In the state of Iowa , nil of
which property is In the county of Potta-
wattamle , Is ? 5SS.4H , the assessment value
of which at 25 per cent would be $117,111.
Continuing the petition b ° ts forth that the
gross earnings of the Union Pacific In Iowa
f < r the > oar ending December 31 , 1898 , wore
5212,256.55 , and that the opeiatlng expenses
were 228,753 01 , leaving a deficit of $1C-
4&72G , to Ylilch is added $19,502.87 taxes
I 1 aid for the- same year , making the total
'
deficit $3G,0)0 ! ) 13.
In conclusion the company asks that the
executive council be restrained from certi
fying fciich assessment to the county auditor
mid that it be compelled to assess the com
pany's pioperty on a basis to coirpspond
with the assessment made on the other rail
roads in the state.
Think' ' If only thirty people start in on
the first Bee wheel contest the average num
ber of subscribers they have to get will only
be ten. Of com so more will start , and If
jou are one of thnm why should you not
get n wheel ? You ohooju any make
MAY OI'iUP SHVEVI'H HTHIinT.
City mill Hock iNlimd Itnml Try < < >
< ; ! T < ip ; 'tlirr oil n I'luii.
The controvcisy between the city and the
Chicago , Hock Island & Pacific Hallway
*
company over South Seventh street , ana
which the railroad now offers to amicably
settle by opening the contested thoroughfare -
faro , provided the olty will vacate that portion
tion of Soutli Slxtli sitieet ncropa which the
company's tracks are , Is one of many years'
standing. A suit In which the railroad com
pany seeks to establish Its claim to Sev
enth btrcet Is now pending befoio the su-
> rcmo court , having been taken up on ap
peal by the city.
The litigation between Who Rock Island
and the city over the possession of Seventh
street , where the company'n tiacks cross
between Fourteenth and Thirteenth avenues ,
commenced several jears ago , and It was
: iot until last August that the papers were
filed in the supreme court City Attorney
Wadswortli had expected that the case would
io reached nt the May term. The Hock
Island road claimed poEHossion of Seventh
street and denied the right of the city to
order It to lay planking between 1L ralle
or do anything else to make the thorough
fare passable to the public.
The i nil way claimed possession of the
street on three grounds- First , that the
street was nnvor dedicated to the city ; ficc-
and , that it holds a deed for the land com
prising tliat portion of the street fiom the
late John T. Baldwin and others ; third ,
that It secured possession by renron of the
city having lost Its rights by abandonment ,
In 1891 the city ordered the street biought
to grndo and let the contract for the work ,
The railroad company nt once went Into
court to enjoin the city from doing any
work on that portion of the street occupied
by 1th tracks. A compromise , however , was
effected and the railroad company brought
the portion occupied by Its right of way up
to grade nnd wlllulrew the Injunction suit ,
Nothing further was done until 1SU5 , whcr
the residents In that locality complained tc
the city council and urged that the railway
company bo compelled to plank the cross
ings between ita tracks and to make the
street passable for both teams and fool
passengers. In view of this agitation the
Uncle Island commenced Injunction proceed
ings to restrain the city from Interforlnf
with its possession of the street , The cast
was tried before Judge Green , who rulec
ndvernoly to the city iirul granted the In
junction eoueht. It le tlio appeal from this
decision that is now pending in the supremi
court.
In the brief filed by the city In tin
supreme court It Is argued that It hat
never been necessary for the city to tak <
any action whatever for the opening o
Sixth , KlfihMi or Ninth streets when
crossed by the Hock Islund'u right of way
and It Is contended .that If the city had tin
right to occupy nnd use tlionu streets It hac
for the mime reason nnd with equal locli
the right to Seventh street where tin
railroad company' * tracks ciofs the thor
oughfare. It IB further alleged that thrsi
streets nro continuous througli the sumi
addition and that the puoplo of Councl
llluffa have a right to occupy them fo
street purposes. It IB also contended tha
the deeds under which the railroad claim
possession of that portion of Seventh utreo
vvero not wade for several years nftor th' '
streets through the addition named wer <
platted and dedicated to the uao of tlip pub
Mr. In proof of Its contention that thi
Hook Island recognized the fact that Sev
entlx street was continuous across its rlgh
ot way , the city points to thu fact that whei
the company built lt freight house It built
clear up to but not bojond the street line.
Kio Hock Inland aa n further Inducement
to secure the vacation of Sixth street by the
city agrees to pave a strip of roadway nnt
less than thirty feet wide on the north sldo
of UB right of way from the cast line ot
Seventh street to the west line of Main
street The ordinance submitted by the nt
tornojs for the Itock Island at the meeting
of the rlt > council last Monday night was
paused to Its second rending nnd then re
ferred to the committee of the wtiolo
The council will moot Monday night , when
Interested property owners who are opposed
to Lho cloelnpc of Slxtli street will be afforded
an opportunity to atnto their objections So
far as can bn learned but little opposition
has developed ngalnet the closing of the
street , although heretofore Sixth strtot has
been n main thoroughfnro.
cn vunnn "u ITH itoiiitiMi TUB CAIIS.
Grorttc 'William * Arromteil mill Much
Sloli'ii t'roporlj- > i > ni oreil.
It developed yesterday morning that the
two suits of clothes found In possession of
George Williams , who was arrested Tucs-
da > night by OfUcor Ed Smith , were part of
n large quantity of olothluR and othnr Roods
stolen from n freight car In tha yards of
the'Chicago ' & Northwestern road that
night. The onr. It Is believed , wan broken
Into between Missouri Valley nnd this city
Examination yesterday mornlnff showed
that several cars bore marks Indicating that i
attempts had been made to break open their
doors , but without effect. The train stopped
'
at Honey Creek to allow another train to
pass nnd it Is supposed that the thieves
succeeded In breaking open one of the Hide
doors of this car and threw out the goods
just before reaching the city. A case of
clothing consigned to Salem , Ore. , was
broken open and the larger part of the con
tents stolen. Among other goods stolen was
a case of tonnlo rackets. A large stone with
which the door was forced open was found
in tha car.
Some of the missing goods TV ore recovered
by the pollco yesterday morning Ten pairs
of trousers , twelve vest * and thirteen coats
and a dozen tennis rackets were found hld-
den under a pile of tics Just north of the
Northwestern roundhouse A search of Wll-
HamB' house on Avenue M brought to light
a case of fancy hair pins whlclh ( had also
been stolen from the Fame car.
The police arc of the opinion that Wil
liams , who has been In the city but a few
months , Is only one of a gang of thieves
who make a specialty of robbing freight
cars Williams told the pollco H number of
dlffsrent stories to account for his po sos-
nlon of the stolen clothes , all of which have
neon proven to tic false He will be held
pending further Investigation
W. F. Berrj , n young man recently em
ployed as a hiok driver , was arroated jes-
tenday oiftornoon on suspicion of being Im
plicated In the robbery. When he saw the-
polios coming ho took to Tils heela and
tried to board n passing passenger train In
the Northwestern vards , 'but ' was overhauled
by OfTlcer Stoolrdale. None of the stolen
i goods were found on "him " , but when
searched a.t the station he was found to bo
carrying a despot-ito looking slungshot. He
was booked for cnrrvlng concealed weapons.
On-lit Mrn
And Famous Wouun and ill kinds of maga
zines bound bv Morehouse & Co.
Mil. IIUUIvR F1MIMSHRS AJf OPIMOX.
AVntvr of Purulent ofVnrrttn < In
Hflil ( o Ho I-eiuil.
Ait the request of the finance committee
of the city council Attorney Flnley Burke
had faubmittcd an opinion on tflic question of
holders of warrants Issued for current ex
penses , waiving tholr rlglvtt of priority as
regards payment. The opinion follows-
Answering the fuithor question submitted
by you to me for my opinion with r feronco
! to city warrants of Council Bluffs , would
say :
If the holders of the later warrants of the
city will waive the priority of payment
claimed by them , and will waive this In such
a vvav an to bind their assignees , or future
holdeis of those wariauts. I think the city
would bo safe In paying the old warrants in
the older of their presentation
But while a city warrant IB not a negotiable
Instrument , and hence Innocent holders' are
not protected as to defenses the city might
have. In the way , for Instance , that innocent
purcbubers for vnluu before maturity of com
mercial paper would be , still the warrants
are governed by the law In force which
enters into and becomes part of the con
tract , and they would not be charged with
notice of n secret walvor of legal provisions.
It follows that to make the waiver effec
tive agaiiibt futiiic holders or assignees of
the paper , that such waiver should bo
written across the face of tbo warrants
If this is done I would consider It safe to
pay the old warrants regardless of how that
question shall ultimately bo settled.
This plan of getting the holders of current
wan ants to wnivo tholr claims of priority of
pavment Is in the opinion of many of the
city olllclals npt likely to bo successful. In
the ( list place it will be almost an Impossi
bility to secure waivers fiom all the war
rant holders , Inasmuch na a fresh batch of
warrants are Iwiued ovcry month and before
the city treasurer would be safe in paying
any of the old warrants ho would haveto
have In Ills po&sotslon waivers from every
holdt'i of a current warrant. These could
not bo obtained until the close of the fiscal
year and even then the city olllolals have
grave doubts that It could he accomplished
and the plan successfully carried out Most
of the city olTlelals are In favor of having
another suit similar to the I'lilllpb-IUcd case
brought In the district court without any
further delay.
camp , No. 171 , M. W. A. , will give
a dunce nnd juvenllo cake walk Thuisdaj
ovenlng , March 23 , nt K. of P. hull.
ICAHIi II Vlllimt'IV I'MIAUS ROII.TV
AiliultH Hint He Ilmltc Open n I-e < lc-r-
liux anil Stole ( InCniilcnlH. .
Karl IIaibcrt < s pleaded guilty yesterda ;
nfteinoon In the federal court to breaklni
Into a private latter box at tha postofllio li
this city last July and stealing a number o
letters addressed to David Bradley & Co
an implement firm , Judge Mungor will pas
fcontenco on him today.
Harbcrtz , whoso right name is eald b ;
I the authorities to bo Theodore Blucher , vva
arrested in this city July 22 of last jear
I after ho had attempted < o cash n chccl
' pajablo to David Bradley & Co , and bear
I Ing the forged endorsement of W. W
Loomls , treasurer of the company. Late
developments showed that he secured till
check and others by breaking open th
prlvnto letter box of David Bradley & Cc
at the postofflcp It was also shown tha
1 llarborti nmdo a rubber stamp with th
3 I words , "David Bradley & Co , " similar t <
f that used by the firm for stamping checks
i I i The forgery of Mr. Loom Is' signature vva
( a clums ) one.
Hnrbertz urged that he had been give ;
1 the chccl , s by another party to cosh , an
u jouug man named Tony Veagh was nt
rested , but aa thuie was no evidence outsld
of Hnrbertz's htorj to connect him with th
robbery or forgery , he was dl&charged. A
the Inbt term vf federal court Harhcrtz si
cured n continuance of his case on th
plea -that ho believed he could obtain ovl
denoo that would piovo ho was an Itiuocen
party.
The trial of T J. Farnham und John Wll
eon , churgud with tha robber ) of the post
olllco at Uiaj on thu night of Novombur 2 !
wus cominvnccHl. nut little progress bcjon
Impamiellug the- Jury was made ycsterda
afternoon , This case will conclude the bun !
ness of ( his term , aa all rosca Iti whlc
tha dofoudauts uro out ou ball huvo boo
continued until next term. One of the cases
that goes over IH that of Larry King , the
alleged "con" man , charged with having
"flash" roll ot hills In bin possession nt the
time of his arrest hero lost summer.
John Bonrdman , n one-armed veteran j
bootlegger , pleaded guilty to breaking the
law ngnln In that respect nnd was sentenced
to eight months In the county Jail nt Avoca
and to pay a fltio of $100.
AM > Timu Aviinni. . oons.
Tlic Sopoml ronlont IJmlw ntul AVInttor
In r.iitllloil tn Online of llli'j ! .
The second of The Bee wheel contests
cmno to a closp last evening. Llko the first ,
It was an Interesting race to the end. The
llttlo solicitors fr > r The Dee wore In the field
early and late and all worked faithfully and
with a vim nnd energy that would do credit
to the older onefl. The first contest started
March 1 nnd ended March 11. It IB a singu
lar coincidence that the second ended In
cloven days , consuming the earns space of
time ns V\M required In the first.
The Bee would like to glvo every boy nnd ,
Hlrl In Council Bluffs a wheel , but wo I
' ' In that manner
haven't enough to go 'round
and we have started these contests so as to I
onabla those who "want a good wheel to earn
ono by n little healthful exercise In solicit
ing for Bee subscribers. Then , again , the
boys and girls who earn wheels by their own
oxortlon and enterprise feel prouder of them
than they would were they presented with
n bicycle by their parents or some friend.
The third contest will open this morning
and those 'who ' doslro to enter the rnco will
oomo to the ofllce , No. 10 Pearl street , and
register and get blank order slips nnd sam
ple copies. The Instructions have been pub
lished In The Bee from day to < lay , so that
a great ninny are nlready familiar with
' them. It is an easy wny to get a wheel and
j the boys and girls should not let the oppor
tunity go by unheeded.
The ivlnnor of the wheel in the second
oonteat Is Martin Voltner. Ho was one of
the workers in the first race and came out
second. Having faith In his ability to got i
a wheel , ho started In on the next ono nnd j
the result of his perseverance la victory. He
will be barred from future contests. Ho can
[
come to The Bee olllco nnd select his make
,
of a wheel of the 1899 model. The second I
to Mr. Volmer In the race -was Miss Nellie
L. Head and Wlntlo Drake came in third.
Others In the contest were : Ida Norton ,
I Nellie Footo , Earle McConncll , Abe Shepard ,
Kthol Crisp , Homer Henry , Fred Chlzum
and Jasper Kirk. .
i Hemcmber that the third contest opens
this morning. Come In and register and bo
among the first In the field.
Bluff City laundry. 'Phone 314. They're
easy on clothes.
UKAI1N UUAI.I2KS 1IOII > A MEETING.
ICIeut Olllcorn mid Ileclilc Nut 1u Join
( InMiitloitnl AHUoulntlon.
The Drain Dealer ' association of south
western loiwa and northern ( Missouri held
I its annual meeting nt the Grand hotel here
'
jesterday. Two sessions , ( both of which
were behind closed doors , were held , ono in
the afternoon and Uie other in the evening.
At the evening session offlcere for the en-
Hiiing year were elected as follows : Presi
dent , D. Hunter , Hamburg ; vice president ,
H. A. Vanseholack , Elliott ; treasurer , J. B.
Samuels , Hiverton ; secretary , G. A. &tlb-
bens , Coburg ; governing committee , P. ( M.
Campbell , Randolph ; E. F. Roee , Coin ; J.
II. Hairls , Northboro ; G. II. Currier , Pres.-
cott ; J. L. Gwynn , Imogene.
Ono of the principal questions under dls-
cuHslon was whether1 the association should
join the National Grain Doalora' association.
On a vote being tnken it was decided not
to , ns the association would bo governed by
j the laws and rules of the national body ,
which were believed to bo Ice3 favorable for
the association to operate under than Its
own. Creston was selected as the place for
the next annual meeting. Among thofce in
attendance were :
rroiu Iowa J. V. Babcock , Ida Grove ; J.
Oxlell , W. Koblilns , Farragut ; J. R. Harris ,
H J. Scott , Northboro ; J. A. Canlen , Wln-
flold ; W. W. mils , Vllllsca , G. A. Stlbbens ,
Coburg ; C. M. Boynton , H S. Storis , Cres
ton ; J. W. Shambaugh , Clarlnda ; G. W.
Judd , Sidney ; W. C. Slevers , Walnut ; Frank
Anderson , Pacific Junction ; H. iA. Van-
totiolu.uk , Elliott ; < M. L. Thomson , Earlhara ;
G. II. Currier , Prescott ; E. F. Hose , Coin ;
J. Gault , Creston , William Cool , G. M.
Gwynne , Cumberland ; D. Hunter , Hamburg ;
J. S Wright , Binddyvllle ; S. T. Rhodes ,
Randolph , J. C McKee , Blanchard ; Lansing
Gray , Gloversvllle ; W. Dougherty , HO.W-
tliorno , O. T. Hurlburd , Burlington ; D. N.
IDuulap , W. F. Johnson , Fontauelle ; J. W.
Sexton , Bildgewater.
Prom Missouri Krick Picker , II. F.
Kctchum , W. Ferguson , II. Charters , H
Hunter , J. L Wright , St. Louis ; J. F.
Cook , Skldmore.
Bee blcjcle contests. "You choose any
make.
cirrs ms MOMJY HACK.
1'our 'J'lioilHiinil of tlif MiNKiiiK Five
TlioiiNiiml IN Itudirneil.
Charles Officer , caohlcr of the banking firm
of Ofllcer & Pusey , who dropped a roll of
bills containing $5,000 In Omaha a week erse
so ago , was pleasantly surprised last oven
lng by a man calling at his house nnd re
turning him $4,000 of the amount. The other
$1,000 ho kept ns his reward , which bad
been offered by Mr. Pusey through the no ws-
pnpers to nnyona returning the money. The
man , whoso name Mr. Pusoy decllijed to
make public , said the money had 'been
picked up by n 13-year-old messenger boy
who bad hidden It In a barrel of sawdust
nt bis homo ever since. According to the
man's story ho found out that the boy had
the money and gave him $5 , telling htm ho
would return it to the rightful owner. It
Is believed from what the man snld that he
is a member of the Omaha police force.
When the fact became known that lao had
u-covered his money Sir , Officer was kept
busy last night receiving the congratula
tions of his friends.
VN OPPOSE ARMY P
Tompsrance Union Fears it Will Hayo Bad
Moral Effect on the Oity.
MINISTERS ARE CALLED IN AS ALLIES
fiitN ot H nt ' I
\\lll Not lie 1'ernilKrd tn Kiiti
HrliiMten In 41ic VnrliiiiN
DCS MOINI7S , Mnrch 22 ( Special Tele
'
gram. ) The four chapters of the Woman's
Chrlstliin Temperance union In this city
lespcctlvoly nnincd the Temple , Wlllanl ,
llrcokmlller nnd N'ornino Law , held a Joint
sc-fulon this artcrnoon and at the conclusion
adopted TOBO-
discussion
of a most spirited
Unions condemning the attempt ot tills city ,
to socmo a new nrmy post and appointing
n committee to fight the location ot nuy
such post In Uila city. The women oppose
the post because , they say , It would have a
bad effect upon the morals ot the city. The
Ministerial association will be risked to Join
In the movement.
The Slate Hoard ot Control nt Its meeting
with the superintendents of state Institu
tions today decided that after July 1 no
superintendents will bo permitted to em
ploy relatives In the various Institutions.
The county attorney today announced that
ho would fllo a demurrer to the temporal y
writ ot Injunction -which has been granted
the six DCS Molnes Insurance companies op
posing the pavrnent of taxes to the couutj
They claim that they nro taxed by the state
und that to be taxed by the county would
bo double taxation , and that under n certain
section of the code they nro exempt ftom
taxation In the counties The county attor
ney will demur upon the ground that thp
section ot the code argued Is unconstitu
tional.
A final decree will be made upon this de
murrer In the circuit court and no matter
\\hat the ruling Is the case will be appealed
to the supreme court either by the county
or the Insurance companies. The county
holds thnt the state has no right to exempt
the Insurance companies from personal tax.
H Is believed by the advisors ot the county
that the loner court will sustain the de-
clslon nnd that If It does not the supreme
court will , or U will have to reverse some
decisions already made by thd same tribu
nal. This case docs not affect the foreign
Insurance companies , but lias to do solely
with the companies which have their head
quarters and nro Incorporated under the
law-h ot the stnto ot Iowa. Many companies
located in other Iowa cities are Interested.
ItOHlrnlnoil from \Vliliiiiliitr Wife.
An Injunction was Issued from the district
trlct court today restraining a husband from
further beating his wife. According to her
pleading he has whipped and teat her until
she has nearly suffered death. The applicant
Is Laura McClellan , the wlfo of George Mc-
Clollan , a property owner on the east side
of the liver.
The Ministerial association of Res Molnes
has called a meeting of the ministers of the
state for April 3 and 4. The same dates
the Iowa Anti-Saloon league will hold Its
stnto convention here. The meeting of
these two organizations at the same time
and place has been called for a consultation
with alew of united action in temperance
and prohibition questions throughout the
state.
' 'It all depends on what the democrats
do , " said Chairman Hancock of the repub
lican state central committee today. "If
Fred Townsend , Its chairman , will call off
tholr convention from August 2 I shall eel
the date for the rfpubllcan state meeting.
Townsend said ho would let me know in a
few days. " The date for the state repub
lican convention ns set by the committee
for August n conflicts 'with ' the state meet
ing of the Knights of Pythias , which Is to
be held In Davenport. On account ot this
there are many leading workers In the re
publican paity who want to attend the
Knights of Pythias conclave , but are also
pel haps state delegates to the party conven
tion and possibly candidates for state offices.
Therefore Chairman Hancock thought It
best to try to arrange another dote. There
seems to be n majority in favor of August
2 ae against n later date.
rinon for Iliiior Denier * .
TORT DODGC , la . March 22. ( Special
Telegram. ) The drug store men and liquor
dealers of Clare who pleaded guilty to the
indictment of maintaining a liquor nuisance
at Clare rccched tholr sentence this morn
ing from Judge Whittaker , each being fined
? 40l > . The alleged violations were keeping
open on Sundajs and holidajs and in other
ways transgressing the provisions of the
mulct law. The dealers fined were : B. J.
.and Raymond Hood , M. J. Haugh , John
Hanrahan and M. J. Lahlft.
Teaeliern' Ii
SIBLHY , la. March 22 ( Special Tele
gram. ) The Osceola County Teachers' In-
Ktltuto Is In session , 'with an enrollment of
119 , and County Superintendent Redmond ,
conductor ; Profs. Sabln , Sessions , Johnson
and Mrs Mitchell , instructors. Ex-State
Superintendent Henry Sabln delivered a
lecture this evening on "Thu Education of
Democracy. "
An active term of district court is in
progress , Judge Gaynor presiding. Two
trial juries are kept busy.
J.emeN Hod ; Inland Itoncl.
TOPEKA , Kan. , March 22. J , W Fltz-
gibbon , who has been assistant superin
tendent of motive power and equipment an
the lines west of thu Missouri river of tha
Rock Island , with headquarters at Hortnn ,
Kan. , JIBS resigned and has accepted the
position of mipcrlntendcnt of machinery of
the Delaware , Ivicknwanna & Westein road ,
with headquarters at Scranton , Pa.
Aililliio : < < > VlNll.le Supply station * .
CHICAGO , March 22. After July 1 the
visible supply figures made up by the Chicago
cage Board of Trade will Include the stocks
at Fort William , Ont. Now Orleans and
Gnlveston. The New Orleans wheat stock
March IS wax 415,000 bushels and the r-orn
1,360,000 bUhhels The Fort William wheat
stock Is 2,750,000 bushels.
SALE ! j
The crowds are coming to 502 Broadway , and arc taking goods away at their
price. Wo are satisfied , und the people ought to be. Wo are sorry to be com
pelled to Hacrlflce goods , but wn ore determined to sell all the goods purchased
from the old firm of Motcalf Bros , and will continue the auction every afternoon
and evening till everthing Is sold.
In tbo meantime , It will pay you to keep track of the fact that our. new
bprlng eults are all In at the old stand. No old goods to be found there. Eveiy-
thlng the irvatlon of 1893-99.
Successors to Metcalf Bros.
GRAND MILLINERY OPENING
Friday and Saturday , March 24 and 25.
Most olegmil line of pattern huts cvor phown in the oily ,
MRS. MINNIE PFEIFFER ,
202 BROADWAY , - - - - COUNCIL BLUFFS
, _ _ ,
wJv tv < SJ- > < < J > -t V < S ' * >
( * > - * ( | > < J -vS-w- V - > V * w- < - w ( (
; I The Time for Riding Wheels is at Hand. \ T ]
Get One Easy by Joining T
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The Third One Opens This Morning.
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Do You Use Plasters ?
You want the best , the one that relieves
and cures. "Which is it ? Allcock's ' !
"Why ? Try it , smell it , compare its fine
aromatic odor with the smell of all other
plasters. They all smell alike , a nasty ,
sweetish odor because they are made of
cheap materials. "We guarantee ALLOOCK'S '
POROUS PLASTERS to be made of the high
est priced and purest of drugs. Don't ' be
buncoed. G-et the best Allcoek's. '
H
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* am Tom Moore lOc a a r
Henry George 5c I >
rs
TWO JUSTLY POPULAR GIGAfl ! S tao H
5O 5
John G. Woodward & Co. 5vt
Council Bluffs , la. , Distributors. vto O
mis
With a poor looking suit Is anything , but pleas
ing. Get the latest thing out in 1899 styles , at
moderate prices , at the old reliable tailoring estab
lishment ofT
T/\ "D"TOkT TT ir"
JOHN PE
540 BROADWAY , COUNCIL BLUf FS.
Guarantee Hog Cholera
ruro nnd Preventl\e
Bold under an absolute
Kuuruntcc Try It and
savijnur hoes Atfunti
w.inttcl everywhere.
Write us.
Guarantee Cholera Cure Go.
COUNCIL BLUFFS. I A.
THE NEUMAYER
JACOB MiUMAYBR , PIOI | > .
IH. 206 , 2' * , 10 , UroiUway , Council Bluffs
Hates , } 1 25 per day ; 7t rooms , irlrat-clan
li eveiy respect. Motor line to all dcpolt ) .
lot.il uKonr/ for the Celebrated HI Loui *
A. D C. Beer. Klret-clusa bar In con
nection
CURE YOURSELF !
U u UlfrU for unnatural
IrruiioLi ur ultrrullon >
uT inucuiiN u > viil > rahrf
I'ulnln * , ami I ot uililc
or fnt In plain r | *
br tii < r < . < , .pd ) , feZ
II l . or ATottlrl , ( Z 71
l/irouiit icui vu r Ul.t.
LOANS
On Iniiinneil Fauns In lown
i rnil f'KNT.
With a hmul CominlBslon.
SNAI'8
Kor Sale 7-rnntn IIOIIKCJ. city water fi
tlirfiKood lotH with fruit tro i ;
H In tin" condition , tdtuitul on West
rodiiiiy , nciir Twtnt > - ccond street.
51. COM , If Kilil at OIKC
f > 0 HITCH fruit luiiil In 'Mills ' county , Iu. , $16
jter u < li' . ,
M ( ren In Hurrl'on county , In. , $15 p r
at ri *
J aina guidon land , all under cultivation.
innlilo < lt > llmllfl. Jl.'W '
htoik taini < miiB , eight rnlles from
( . ' ( Hindi JHnlTH-frilr jirlcc
7-room house for rent or sale , No , 622
Thliil Htifi-t
6-rooni IIOIIHO for rent on Fleming ave , J5
HouHiof two looms and lot ID ( IB'CB"un > ;
addition flm. noil. JIM ) cash.
Money Icunul for local Inventors ut 5 ner
cent
l.let > oui Dtoiiurty with IIH for iwlo or
rent.
i.ouoni : & LOUOIK
N. . llffi South Main 'mi et ,
Council Hlurfn. Ju.
Tcltiihonc 312.