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8 TITE O fAITA DATLT 71EJ3 ? WEDNESDAY , OCTOBER 4 , 1809. I NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA. COUNCIL BLUFFS. Mt.NOIt JIK.NTION. Davis sells glac . lir Dower , Globe bldg 'Phono 413 A , II. Brown Is visiting In St LouK Wctabach burners at Blxby's. Tel. 193. 3JudwcIser beer L. Roscnfeldt , agent Terry pictures Alexander' " , 3.T5 n-way. Dr. StephetiBon. Merrlun blk . room 221. Itcmovcd , r E Alexander & Co. , Art Em- tiorlum , to 3M Broidwa } C U. Jatqucnun & Co , Jewelers and op ticians , 27 South Main street. Get your work done at the popular Eagle laundry , 724 Broadway. 'Phone 15r. Mrs. W f > It.iughn of Ilnrlnn was In jtho city jesterday visiting friends. W C Estep , undertaker , 23 Pearl street. ( telephones , olllcc , D7 , residence , 33. Mr find Mrs. Edwnrd Johnson of Chey enne , Wyo , nro visiting In the city. Jlog raisers , 100 pounds make you $1M. tU.ore s Block Food Co , Council Bluffs. Mrs A. E Button of Milwaukee Is the Riit'st of Mrs. Jutnes Peterson of Vine Miss Mary Fllcklnger of Pierre , 8. D. JH visiting her brothers , A. T and 1. N nicklngcr. Council Bluffs Tent , No. 32 , Knights of the MnccabecH , will meet In regular sea- fclon this evening Rev. mid Mrs J. G I/omen have rc- lurned from nn extended sojourn In the Colorado mountains Mr. and Mrs. Whitney of I.arnmlo ICVyo , nre UiogiiostH of Mrs. E. W. Jack- ton of Flr.st uvenuc. Sheridan conl Is smokeless ; no clinkers , fool nor sulphur. Feiilon it Foley , solo Hgcnts , 37 Main street. Judge J C Cook of Cedar Rnplds was In the clt > > < > Htcrdny on business con- Jiectul with the district court. Robert Griffith left Monday for Phlla- Uclphla , where ho will rename his studies ut the University of Pennsylvania , Mrs W. A. Strong left last evening for iWInlleld , In , called there by the midden Uciith of her sister , Mrs JfcPherson. Mrs. lj L Goehrlng was granted a liulldlng permit \i-sterday for the erection of nn addition to her residence on Wash ington iivcmiu to cost $700 Mrs Mary J Long , who died nt her Iiomu In Oinnha Monday , was the mother of J W Kong of this cltv , and not of J. H. Long , us published by mistake. The Board of Park Commlsloncrs held Its regular monthly meeting last night. Allowing the bills and s.ilnry list for lant month was the only business transacted. Wheeler II Robbing , u farmer of Dun- lap , Ilairlson county , llled u voluntary petition In bankruptcy yesterday In the L'nlto'l States district fourt. Ills schedule Df liabilities shows debts to the amount nf $631 , while his assets amount to JOG" , Ivhlch ho claims us exempt under the law. William Ivpcllnc , the Upper Broadway butcher who was arrested Mondaj night Tor the fourth tlnn > within a month lor being drunk and disturbing the peace of Ills family , had n hearing before Justice Vlcn jesteidav morning. On the three previous occasions Keellno escaped sen tence , but Justice Vlcn decided otherwise jestcrday mid committed him to the county Jail for thirty dnjs without the option of a line Owen Cunningham , an old man living nt JOOl Fouith stieot , was up before Judge Ajlesworth In police court yesterday morning on complaint of his wife. Mrs. Cunningham told the court that when her ngcd spouse got on u spree ho was in the liablt of coming home , and not only utilised her , but amused himself by smash- Jug the furniture lie did this Monday lilght and Mrs Cunningham sought the protection of the police. The llnnnclal leport of the Christian Jloine , Just Issued by Rev. J. G. Lomen for last week. nhowH that the receipts con tinue to bo below the needs of the In stitution. The amount received in the Kcneral fund wns $123 S3 , being J76 17 below the estimated needs for the current ex penses of the week and Increasing the de ficiency In this fund to date to $15830 In the manager's fund J1S 75 was recclvrcl , be ing JIG 25 below the needs of the week , nnd increasing the deficiency In this fund lo $13530. George , the 10-j ear-old son of Mr. and Mrs. G W Ileullcy , 118 South Third street , died vestorday noon from lockjaw. the result of an accident. About a week ego the > ouug lid. while picking walnuts. Jell from a tree , fracturing both arms nt the wrist. A few du > s ago lockjaw Hot In , which resulted In his death yesterday. The funeral will he held this afternoon from the residence at 3 o'clock The serv ices will bo conducted by Rev. Peterson nnd Interment will bo in Walnut Hill cemetery. _ N. Y. Plumbing comjjunv. Tel. 250. Mrs Hando's classes for dancing will npen for children Saturday , October 7 , 2 to 6 , I. O. 0. F. temple ; adults Tuesday , Oc tober 10 , 8 to 10 p. m. , at residence , 235 Oakland avenue. Assembly every Friday , 8:30 : to H'30 , I. 0. O. F. temple. Adrals- Blon 25 ccnta. For further Information caller or address 23"i Oakland avenue or telephone 451. The representatives of the several firms mhlch bid on the municipal clectilc light plant proposition left for their rest rtlve liomes } cHtn < inr The $1,000 checks , which they put up with their bids ns guarantees of good fnlth , were returned thrai yester- flay morning by City Clerk Phillips George IMejor , of the Scckner Contracting company nnd J P. Miller of the J P. Miller com pany iboth oxprcascil themselves as hopeful that the city would > et entertain n propo sition for a municipal lighting plant and Hhatwhen it did they would be In the field ngaln. They said they felt that the aldcr- jnon need not have illlljdnlHcil with the matter as long ns they did , only In the long run lo throw all the "olds " out , Reasonable amount of mending done free o ! charge atvtlio Bluff City laundry. This Is the laundry that takes good care of your linen. 34 North Main. Now neckbinds put on shirts free of charge for regular customers at the Bluff City 1-undry , 34 North Main. lt > nl nxtnto TrmiHforB. The following transfers wore filed jester- Bay In the abstract , title and loan office of J W. Squire , 101 Pearl street- O R HurtonlinfT nnd wife to Jacob DoVrlcs , lot 10. block II , Howard' * addition. i | c d . . . $ 100 George W Upo and vvlfo to Sarah \ Icmi > M > > , purt nf lot 2J , JohnHon'B addition , s w d . 205 H II Olllpspvy and wife to Citizens' Ktuto bank , Oakland , lots 11 nnd 12 , block C , Oakland , w. d 1.000 Total amount three transfers. . . , $ 1,303 Davis sells paint. Scientific optician , Wollman 400 Br'dway. Ilowell's Ant ! "Kawf" curts coughs , colds. MurrhiKKI.lroiipioN. . Licenses toeil were Issued yesterday to the following porfons : Name and Residence. Age. 3 C Frey Gulteiibert ; . la 21 Tllllo Wlebi-1 , Elgin , lu SO vV I WIlKon , Council Bluffs 23 Maude Chambers , Council Bluffs 21 Vim-out H Brown , Counell Bluffs , , 22 Ula M. Wllllly , Council BluffH . . . 21 I uili-r n riiNHliiK 'I'mIii. HAMBURG , la. , Oct. 3. ( Special ) Charles Hooper , a cctlon band , while bid ding an acquaintance on a moving train KOodbyo , waa somehow caught by the coat Jy a projection and dragged under the wheels , which crushed ono foot , making am putation necessary. FARM LOANS Negotiated In Eastern Nebraska and Iowa , JntncH N. Cnsady , Jr.i 12 < S Main St. , Council niufts. LIFE INSURANCE POLICIES BOUGHT I'or Cu h or l.iiuncil On. j : . ii , sunAKi : A. en. , * l'e rl Htrect , Council 11 luff * , Iowa. TO ENTERTAIN VOLUNTEERS Local Committees Ara Organized to Look After the Matter. REFRESHMENT COMMITTEES NAMED TODAY of llic Men AVIio Will Tli-iunp\cN tii Mnke the Slay of the IMilllpiiInc Solillc-rft n I'lcnmint One. The local executive committee In cbargo of the arrangements for the reception to the Fifty-first Iowa completed yesterday the work of appointing all the subcommittees with the exception of that on refreshments , which will bo filled today. The following are the subcommittees , the first name on each committee being that of the chairman. Finance E. B. Hart , W. H. M. Puscy , William Moore , J. D. Edmuudson , J. Green- shields , E. A. Wlckham , Emmet Tlnloy , Fred Davis , L. Everett , C. W. McDonald , H. A. Scarle , John N. Baldwin , John Bcrcs- holcn , A. T. Fllcklnger , F. L. Rccd , L . A. Dovlno , S. B. Wadsworth , Charles R. Han- nan , E. H. Mcrrlam , E. II. Lougec , Samuel Haas , George A. Kcellnc. Decorations L. A. Casper , G. Lunkley , J. F. WIIcox , J. R. McPhoreon , H. H. Inman , J. W. Forrler , J. C. Blxby , F. J. Day , R. V. Innes , N. C. Phillips , I. Lovott , T. N. Peter son , George W. Hewitt , George S. Davis , George S. Goodrich , Arthur E. Lane , John Beno , Jr. , Pat Gunnoude , D. N. Graves , W. R. Hande , Joe Smith , T. L. Smith , William Lar son , J. H. Pace , S. S. Keller , Peter Smith , E. H. Haworth , G. A. Schoedsack , Thomas Rlshton , Court Grahl , C. B. Leach. Speakers John N. Baldwin , C. G. Saund- crs , Flnloy Burke , C. M. HnrI , J. P. Organ , John M. Galvln , Emmet Tlnley , Walter I. Smith , Jacob Sims , Spencer Smith , John Y. Stone , E. E. Aylesworth. Music I. M. Treynor , J. H. Slmms , W. t. Rlgdon , C. B. Altchlson , C. H. Strjker , C. S. Haveretock , Wai McFadden , C. M. Wha- loy , V. David , Mar Bourlcius , C. E. Snan- son , Sam Johnson , C. W. Foster , Thomas B. Lacey , Jr. Press and Publicity H. W. Tilton , D F. Test , Robert Henderson , C. F. P. Froom , H. P. Barrett , A. Fellentreter , F. M. Loomls , W. H. Lynchard , Mrs. A. S. Richardson. Halls , Hotels and Headquarters George Llpe , Dr. V. L. Treynor , E. T. True , Charles A. Bono , J. J. Keith , S. S. Keller , Dell G. Morgan , J. B. Atkins. Campflres George Carson , John Llndt , E. R. Fonda , W. S I'oulson , H. W. Sawyer. Printing J. J. Steadman , I. M. Treynor , Herman Rosch. Carriages W. C. Estep , J. M. Birstow , D. J. Rokwell , A. W. Wyman , C. T. Stewart. W. F. Sapp , F. H. Hill. The executive committee will meet to night and work will bo mapped out for the several subcommittees The chairman of these committees have been notified and they are expected to call their members to gether at the earliest data possible so that no tlmo may be lost In getting all the arrangements for the great demonstration well under way. The executive committee had decided to suggest to the general state committee on invitations that General Dodge bo invited to bo present here the day the Fifty-first returns and act as pres ident of the day. It will also suggest that on 'invitation ' bo ex-tended to General 0. O. Howard to attend. There Is hope that Hon. D. B. Henderson v7111 favor the city with his presence that day and a special invita tion < wlll T > e sent him. ix TUB COURTS. Hontrh and Whoelrr Go to Prlnnn for MIxlnK Up In Stnmp Theft. For their connection with the concealment and disposal of the stamps stolen from the poetoffico at Adrian , Mich. , last July , by Jerry McCarty , Judge Woolson yesterday , in the federal court , sentenced Celly Hough , to two years and a half In the penitentiary at Fort Madison and Thomas Wheeler to ten months In the penitentiary at Ana- mosa. McCarty , after blowing the safe of the Adrian postofflco and securing $200 In cash and postage stamps to the value of $448 , came to Council Bluffs , accompanied by his wife , and stopped at the homo of Wheeler , who was employed as a waiter at a restau rant. McCarty Induced Wheeler to under take the disposal of the stamps. Wheeler was unable to do so and at McCarty's sug gestion got Hough and Joau Bell to assist him. Hciigh took the stamps and hid them. McCarty was arrested In BeUolt , Kan. , and from him the federal officers learned of Wheeler's and Hough's connec tion with the case. On being Indicted they both pleaded guilty. Bell was also Indicted , but the case against him nan dismissed by the United States district attorney. Hough and Wheeler will l > o taken to the peniten tiary today. In the suit of J. A. Flory , an attorney of Newark , 0 , against R. C. Henry and R. H. Spence , comprising the law flrm of Henry & Spcmco of Mt. Ayr , la , the Jury yesterday brought In a , verdict finding for the plaintiff for the full amount asked for , $3,419.4D. The suit was a sequel to the famous Gclger- Payne breach of promise case that created a sensation In Mt. Ayr a few years ago. Flory claimed ho was retained by Mies Gelgor to bring the action against Payne and that ho employed Hen y & Spence to asBlst him In prosecuting the suit , an agrco- mont being made that In the event of Miss Gelger winning the case she was to receive one-half of the damages , Henry & Spence two-thirds and Flory one-third of the other half. MlE.I Qulfor won the casu and secured a Judgment against Payne for $16,000 and coats , amounting In all to $17,097,36 , which amount Payne paid. Flory's eult was for his share of the "divvy , " the payment of which the Mt. Ayr attorneys disputed on the grounds that a subsequent agreement was catered into between thejii. The matter of the involuntary bank ruptcy of C , B. Randlott , a former restau rateur of this city , was commenced yes terday before a Jury In the federal court , It being the first matter of this kind to bo tried by a Jury In the southern district of Iowa. Creditors of Randlett filed a petition In the Unlt d States district court under the bankruptcy law , asking that ho bo declared a bankrupt. Randlett filed a resistance , denying that any act of hla constituted him a bankrupt. In tbo district court > esterday BUI Lowls , who was Indicted for slashing George HayeH during a fight on Broadway , pleaded guilty to the charge of assault with intent to commit great bodily injury and was sen tenced by Judge Macy to $100 fine or thirty days In the county Jail , B. S. Wright , the Individual who played on A. T. FlIcklnger'B fee-lingo by pretend ing to be deaf and dumb and secured a con tribution of fifty cents , admitted his guilt and Judge Macy ftentenrod him to three months In the penitentiary at Fort Madison , * Alice Johnson was granted a divorce from Ira Johntoa and award oil the custody of the minor children. The- plaintiff was Indicted at the last term of court on the chargeof adultery with Peter Peterson , preferred agaliut her and Peterson by JohBuon. At the trial the Jury brought la a vordlct of acquittal Mrs Johnson based her suit for divorce principally upon this , claiming that her arrest was an act of cruelty on the part of her husband. The following assignment of law causes was made by Judge Macy jestcrday : Tuesday , October 10 Citizens' State bank ve. Wood Bros. ; Citizens' State bank vs. Stephan. Wednesday , October 11 Halnes vs. Mor gan ; Charles Turnbloom vs. Omaha BrewIng - Ing association ; Knapp vs. Morrison. Thursday , October 12 Mctzger vs. Rand lett ; Field vs. Eastern Building and Ixmn association , Mejer vs Wagoner ct al ; Haamtissen vs Eastern Building and Loan association. Friday , October 13 Schmidt vs. Annls ot al ; Raph vs City of Council Bluffs ; Vald- man vs. Hough , Council Bluffs Savings bank vs. Williams. The first nsilgnmcnt of criminal cases was made as follows : Monday , October 16 State vs. Runswlckj Stnto vs Bachelor. Tuesday , October 17 State vs. Cunning ham ; State vs. Cole. Wednesday , October 18 State vs. Bell ! Thursday , October 10 State vs. F. D. Leaper and Alice Williams ; State vs. Sil vers. Friday , October 20 State vs. Boydson ; State vs. Cowan. COMMI3HCIAI. COMMITTI3I3 nnPOllT. Number nf Tlnx-Ij SuurircMloiiii Mnilc for the Cltj'n llriicllt. The report of the commercial committee which was presented to the city council Monday night Is of considerable Interest and contains some timely suggestions. In part It is as follows : "Tho report of your committee this month Is ono of congratulations' at the approach ing completion of the most succ ssful com mercial year In the history ot Council Bluffs. Wo have moro than fully recovered from the depression of 1893 and succeeding jcars and are now in the full tide of pros- i pcrlty with prospects of the future never brighter. The smoke of the now elevator an Investment of $175,006 Is visible , showIng - Ing that great Industry to bo at work , mak ing Council Bluffs ono of the largest grain storage centers of the west. "In the past month we have lost nothing of consequence , but record the establish ment of another homo manufactory which is now at work giving additional employ ment to our working people. The Omaha and Council Bluffs Suburban railway Is a I fixed fact and progress Is being made In the work of opening up a new avenue to Omaha and the upbuilding of the western section of Council Bluffs as well a& that part of the city beyond the Missouri river and Man- awa on the south. "In another month the last rail ot the Illinois-Central will bo laid between Coun cil Bluffs and Fort Dodge , giving us an other thoroughfare to the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico. These are some of the many Improvements In Council Bluffs and Its trib utary territory , involving on expenditure of at least $9,000,000 during the present year. Should contemplated enterprises bo prose cuted the remainder of the year something llko another $1,000,000 will be added to this amount in our cltv and the Immediate sur rounding country. "In this connection it may be Interesting to note the effect of these prosperous condi tions upon our banks , as au Index to the business of Council Bluffs in comparison with the same period of the preceding year. The deposits In September , 1898 , were $3,549,392 , while on September 7 of this year they were $4,600,265 , an Increase of $1,051,873 , or 271-3 per cent over a year , of remarkable prosperity In the west. Another - " other matter of interest Is the fact that the Individual deposits of the Omaha national banks amount to $10,800,000. Of this amount about $1,200,000 Is from Council Bluffs , leav ing a balance of $9,600,000 , which Is equal to about $60 per capita , while Council Bluffs deposits show $153 per capita , estimating the population of the city at 30,000. The Des Molnes National banks show Individual de posits , of $2,290,000. The deposits of the | Council Bluffs National banks are $2,232- , 749 , or only $57,230 less than the combined i Individual deposits of the National banks of Des Moines This demonstrates the Impor tance of Council Bluffs as a financial center and It Is safe to say that no city of Ita size In the west , with the exception ot South Omaha , can make a better proportionate I showing. "Tho architecture of the city should al ways receive careful attention. By that we ore Judged. The rookeries , occupied or un occupied , should bo driven from our prin cipal streets The architecture on Broadway , Main and Pearl streets by reason of the presence of rookeries Is anything but com plimentary to the city. Complaint has been made that our people do not patronize our homo merchants and that our merchants show no preference for our homo manufac- trieu. This Is a grievous evil If carried to Its fullest extent. This may bo nn unpalatable truth to hear , but the practice can be easily remedied by those indulging In it. Every person who makes a living In Council Bluffs should stand by Council Bluffs. " DlbTIUCT COURT GRAIND JURY. Partlnl Report l Mnili * . ScT 1 In- iltctiiinitn IJolnis Returned. The district court grand Jury made n partial report yesterday , returning several Indictments. It expects to complete Its work for this terra today or at the latest tomorrow. An Indictment was returned against George Williams on the charge of adultery with Rebecca McLean , wife of DavM F. McLean of Falrbury , Neb. Williams Is at present In i the county Jail awaiting trial for burglary. | Mrs. McLom deserted her husband and family nnd previous to Williams' arrest had been living hero with him as his wife. Guy Morton was Indicted on the charge of forgery. Ho Is the person who represented I that howas in the employ of a local firm of printers and secured orders and cash on a fake railway tlmo table- and guide. No bills were found In the cases of Alonzo Bagloy , a lad charged with stealing a toy 'bank containing a small amount of money ; Peter Peterson , charged with attempting a criminal assault on Mrs , Mary Langhelno or Hardln township last August ; Lewis Burns , charged with malicious mischief by digging up Mrs Kato McCombs * cabbage garden. Fred D. Leaper and Alice Williams , In dicted on the charge of adultery , were ar raigned anil took time to plead. The Union Pacific Hallway company filed a motion to transfer to the federal court the case brought against it by the city In con nection with the controversy over Union avenue. A similar motion wat > filed by the Chicago , Milwaukee . St. Paul Railway company lt > the suit brought agaliibt It by W. H. Me- Clollaml of Weston In this case the plain tiff Hues for damages for loss of stock , killed by a train. W. T Lewis , the company's agent at Wcston , IK made party defendant and the railway company In Its motion alleges that Lewis was made co-defendant for the purpree of keeping tbo suit in the state court and denies that ho la In any way connected with the case , as ho had nothing to do with the fences and cattle guards alona the compan > 's tracks as claimed by tbo plaintiff. In the superior court Judge Aylesvvortn handed down bin decision sustaining the mo. tlon for n now trial In the suit of Rose Mac. CUB against Emma Metcalf nnd setting aside the Judgment secured by default. Judge Macy yesterday signed the order setting aslJo the now fatnoui Judgment or $717,025 secured by James Doyle by default against James F. Burns , president of'the Portland Gold Mining company of Colorado. SAM2 roil SiyiY CITV AORTIIURS. Tuiluo Slilrnn Mnkrn Orilrr mid An- linluln II. S. linker Spoelnl Mnntrr , SIOUX CITV , la , Oct. 3. ( Special Tele gram. ) Judge Shlras of the federal court made an order this afternoon for the sale ot the Sioux City & Northern railway under foreclosure of first mortgage bonds. Theao bonds and accumulated Interest , now In de fault , amount to $2 POO.OOO and nro held In the east , the Manhattan Trust company being trustee' ' for the various holders. It was the attorney for the trust company which made the application and the railway company filed nn answer admitting Insolvency and submitting. The sale will take place In about six weeks and H. S. Baker of Sioux City ha been named special master to con duct the Bale. It Is anticipated the holders of the bonds will bid in the road and then sell It to J. Kennedy Ted & Co of New York , who really represent J. J. Hill of the Great Northern Hill already owns a largo block of the stock and undoubtedly It will fall Into his hands later on. It Is a pajlng piece of property now that It has been properly managed by the receivers , but has been unable to pay uj > back Interest on its Itonds and so must pass out of the hands of Its present owners. It extends from Sioux City to Garretson , S. D. , ninety miles , and there connects with the Great Northern road. STRIKERS TROURLD DODGE. Colrt Weather Too Much for the Mln- nlnnlpiil Itnllronil Lnlmrcm. FORT DODGB , la. , Oct. 3. ( Special. ) This town" has been overrun with negroes , who havn been employed by the Fort Dodge & Omaha road at Tara on road construc tion , having been brought hero by the Cen tral early In the summer from Mississippi. The mon claim the road agreed to take them back. The negroes are unused to cold and the recent weather caused them consid erable discomfort , as there were no stoves In thcj cars. The mon refused towork and came to Fort Dodge , demanding to bo taken back to Mississippi , but the railroad com pany refused , claiming they had contracted to work until the close of the ecaerou , Oc tober 15. The presence of 150 Idle aud penniless negroes scorned to the city officials a tnenaco and at noon today the colored men were rounded up by the police and addressed by Major Bennett , who advised them to go to work. In any case they would have to leave town by noon the next day. Ono hundred of them took his advlco and returned to Tara this afternoon , on the promise of bet tor treatment. The rest are still hero. SIOUX CITY'S BICYCLING MCCT. Crack Illilcra io Tiikc Pnrt In Sntnr- diij'x mill SuiuIny'H nveutfi. SIOUX CITY , la , Oct. 3. ( Special. ) Sioux City bicycling enthusiasts are making elaborate preparation for the big meet here next Saturday and Sunday , when a number of orack riders will bo on hand to race for $2,000 in cash prizes. Orlando Slovens and F. A. McFarland will come and several amateurs are going to ride. The racers carry 'with ' them a pacemaker they call the "Infernal machine , " which is said to ibo faster than any race horse. It is propelled by man and electricity generated from storage batteries carried on the ma chine. Hurl I UK * mi Concede * the Rntcn. DES MOINES , la , Oct. 3 ( Special. The state board of railroad commissioners has received a communication from the Humes- ton and Shenandoah branch of the Chicago , Burlington A Qulncy railroad , which settles a controversy that has been pending before the board for some time. C. M. Levy of Burlington , general superintendent of the road , states to the commlBSloners that his line has decided to concede Uio matter of freight rates to shippers. The latter some weeks ago complained to the commissioners that toe Humeston and Shenandoah , now a branch line of the Chicago , Burlington & Qulnoy road , was charging the same rates j-which the law allowed it to enforce when It was an Independent lli.e. Second and third class roads , under the law , aio allowed to charge freight rites 30 per cent in excess of trunk lines. Shippers claimed that this was not allowable when a lower class road was absorbed by a trunk line and threatened to take the matter Into the courts If the commissioners did not Interfere. The. . latter communicated with the1 road In question and It has resulted In the above concession. XVnter AVorU i Coiitrnrt Cancelled. UTE , In. , Oct. 3. ( Special. ) In June a contract was made by the town council with a man by the name of Ward of Audubon , la. , to put In a system of water works , the pamo to bo completed by the 20th of Sep tember. But the gentleman failed to get the work done by tbo specified time. In fact , he had not made a beginning. The council has declared the deal off and now something else will bo considered. The grading of the now railroad being put in by the Chicago & Northwestern is com pleted nnd steel Is being laid at the rate of 9,000 feet per day. The steel lajlng train Is expected to reach hero some tlmo during the present week. Fire Scorches Cnnipom. RUTHVEN , la. , Oct. 3 ( Special , ) W. P. Hough of Adalr , la. , who has been here with his family on a vacation and fishing trip , mot w Ith an accident Sunday night. Hla tent burned up and with it ono team of horses , set of harness and all the household goods nnd clothing they had , except what they had on. The cause of the fire Is un known. The family and one team are safe. Snmll Doc-Uet for Jnilw STitriiN. SIOUX CITY , la. , Oct. 3 ( Special , ) The October term of the federal court for the northern division of Iowa , western division , was convened this morning by Judge Shiran , but It Is not expected the term will last over three or four days , as the docket Is small. Marine : Iiinnnc rullenfn. CLARINDA , la. , Oct. 3. ( Special. ) At tendants with thirty patients arrrlved here Sunday. They were transferred from the hospital for Insane at Independence to the one here. There are now about 700 In the hospital hero. Poison -.WWW W. R. NEWMAN , Staunton , Va. g yg : | "I wan afflicted with Contagious-Blood Poison , and the best doctors did mo no good. In fact , I Boomed to got worse all th < while. I took almost every so- called blood remedy , but thev did not reach the disease. At the advice of a. friend , I then took B. S. S. , end began toimpro\e. I continued the medicine and It cured me com pletely , and for ten years I have never had a sign of the disease tote to return , " S.S.S.reBlood ( Swift's Specific ) is the only remedy which can eradicate Contagious Blood Poison. It ia guaranteed pun/yu'Oftabfc / ' , Book on self-treatment mailed free by SwIU Specific Company , AtUnU. G * . DES KOINES' ' BIG FIRE LOSS Half a Million Dollar * Will Probably No Mora Than Com the Damage Done. ORIGIN OF THE FIRE IS STILL A MYSTERY OlilnloiiH In Sc rrnl Siiiirrinc Court Cnnrn > 1iultcc ( SrmiKcr II on 1 tli Former HP tin tor llnrlnu llrttrr. DHS MOINHS , Oct. 3. ( Special Tolo- grani ) This city BUftorctl trom a $500,000 flro this morning at 3 o'clock anil It la but Rood fortune that sot oral blocks In the heart of the business portion of town \\cro not burned. The flro etarteil In the ( He-story structure of the Harris Emory department etoro from an unknown cause. The build ing , owned by tbo Ilothnclls of Hoston , Is a total loss. It nas built at a coot of $75,000. The Harris Hmcry stock of $275,000 and the fixtures , Milued at $35,000ero also totally destroyed , not a dollar's worth of anything being sa\cil. The flro burned with great florccne s anil the boat was eo terrlDc crowds of elglil- scors could not got within a block and bulldlngn a half block away took flro. When the walls of the Harris Kmery structure fell two frame buildings on the coat , occu pied by the Hill Shoo company and the Ho- golo cigar store , wore crushed llko egg shells and then reduced to ashes. At one tlmo this entire half square of blocks was a roaring , seething Xurnaco aud across the street In each direction every etoro front was on flro. Every ono of the twelve fire stations vrero called upon and twcnty-ono streams of water wcro soon dn play. Kor a half hour It was thought some buildings In the path of the flames might ha\o to bo blown up with dynamite to check the flrc , but aftrr an hour's hard fight the fire was brought under control. unit Inniirniicr. The losses and Insurance arc : Harris & Emery company , building owned by Jamca E. Rothwcll estate of Uostou , $75- 000 , Insurance $40.000 ; Harris-Emery com pany Block , $275,000 , Insurance $123,000 ; Harris-Emery fixtures , $33,000 , insurance $7,000 ; Charles Hcigolman company , milli nery , on stock and fixtures In Harris-Emery company store , $15,000 , insurance $10,000 ; Klnyon & Hess , drugs , stock and llxtures , $2,000 , Insurance $4,000 ; Masonic Temple as sociation , on building , $ C,500 , Insurance $20- 000 ; Qlosonlo Temple , furniture , $4,000 , In surance $4,200 ; Vounkcr Bros , on building , $5,000 ; John Hill Shoo company , stock and fixtures , $10,000 , Insurance $0,000 ; Hill SLoe building , owned by Charles Weltz , $2,100 ; Botsford's Pair store , on stock , $12,000 , In surance $15,000 ; Boteford's building , $3OQO ; W. G. Hegole , cigar stock and fixtures , $10- 000 , insurance $10,000 ; Hegolo building , owned by Dewey estate , yt.OOO , insurance $1,000 ; Pfoel & Smith , 10-cent store , $400 ; Hoaro & Miller , shoes , $150 ; W. II. Schaub , contractor , small building , $230 ; Charles Walker , furniture , $300 ; Henry Auer , house hold goods , $800 ; Prof. Moffatt , household goods , $800 ; J. A. Garvcr , hardware , on stock and building , $1,000 ; Moeschell & Fotheringham , stock and glass , $400 ; 0. H. Perkins , small building , $800 ; J. A. Hoffman , milllnory etock , $500. Thrown Mnuy Out of Work. The fire throws 300 employes out of em ployment , .most of them from the Harris- Emery store. The company ordered a new stock by telegraph at once and opened tem porary quarters before the flro department had withdrawn. It was the worst flro In the history of DCS Molnes. No one was badly Injured. The October term of supreme court opened this morning and Judge Granger , who had been 111 for many months and was unable to sit at the May term of court , is again In hta plnca , almost completely restored to health , A c1.i a of fifty-four attorncjn wns put to work thin morning by the examining committee on the qtiwitlons they must nn- ewer before being admitted to the bar ol the stnto. The examination will latt until tomorrow afternoon Scvon opinions were handed down today , Including five state cases. Stiitrrmc Court Opinions. The opinions arc ns follows- State of Iowa against John H Carter , ap pellant , Wlnncshlck county , anirmed ; Erncil E Hart against the Nonpareil Printing and Publishing company , N. Eldrcd and Wil liam Arnst and the Carpenter Paper com pany and Iho Great Western Tjpo Toundry company , Intcrvenors , appellants , Pottawnt- tamlo district , affirmed ; State of Iowa against John Hudson , appellant , Clinton dis trict , affirmed ; State of Iowa against Henrj A Bloy. appellant , Tranklln district modi- fled and affirmed ; State of Iowa , appellant , against Frrd Cosgrovo , Loultn district , re versed , J I . Carney against I ) Illalne , ap pellant , Polk district , the court being equallj divided , case affirmed by operation of the law and no opinion filed ; State of Iowa against C H Desmond , appellant , Powo- shlck district , reversed rormpr Spiuttor Ilnrlnn llpttor. A special from Ml Pleasant pays The condition of ex-Senator Harlan la Rllghtly for the better today and It Is bc- llovcd ho will rcco > or Mrs. Lincoln wll not como from Now Jersey , ns she Is being constantly Informed of the condition of licr father. low u Mini IiincD Vnluiililr llornm. MASON CITY , la. , Oct. 3 ( Special ) Up ton & llrown of this city were heavy loosera In the wreck of the Scot mnn on Hello Isle the crew of which is said to lia\o belm\M BO shamefully to the passengers In thcl peril. Upton ft Brown had on Ixnrd ten of the finest homes that could bo bought In France Of these nine were heavy draught and ono coach horse The aggregate value of the horses was $21,000. When the ship struck and listed ono of the horses broke his lei and had to bo shot , another was drownci and another etruck Ills head against a stanchion and was killed. The others were then all right. After the passengers wcro landed Mr. Upton returned every day am fed the survivors until ho started , on the advice of the captain , to walk to the light house. After ho had gone Assistant Engi neer Matters , II. N. , waa so Interested tha1 ho went on board to care for the horses , bul his work was In vain , for on the arrival o the Montfort the animals were shot and put beyond pain. lorm N > "Noti'n. Horace Grceley is the editor of tlho en terprise nt Thornton. I-i. G. "Wlnney , w bo lives near Mllford , was killed In nn unknown manner Saturday while plowing In a HelJ. Dr. Blnkesleo , the new president of the \Veslejiin university at .Mount Pleasant has been formally installed The Rock Rapids Reporter states thai Lyon county land Is 'worth probably $5 per acre more than It was a year anx > and Is still cheap. Walter Boot was probably fatally shelby by W. D. John at West L'berty Sundav at midnight In a drunken row. Boot's par ents llvo at Dexter. The old barn at Tabor , la. , which John Drown used for tbp storage of arms while preparing for his Harper's Terry raid , was destroyed by fire Saturday night. Mr. and .Mrs . Charles Hodges of Iowa City are the parents of tlirep sons , triplets , born to them Friday morning. They welgli respectU ely flvo and a half , six and seven pounds George E. Smith of Toledo reports that barley Is averaging about twenty-seven bushels , oats thlrty-flvo and wheat fifteen per ncro this year through the territory that he covers The mechanics of Spirit Lake are burled In work , according to the Beacon , which eajs that It l.s almost out of the question to get a carpenter for an Jiour "without speaking weeks In advance According to the Ames Intelligencer Ben Vogt , who resides In Grant township , thinks ho holds the sorsnum record for yield. From a measured quarter of an ucro ho obtained Ifi2 gallons of syrup of excellent quality Most people who know anything about sorghum will admit that this Is a record breaker. is woman's natural destiny. MOTHERHOOD are denied the happiness of children through some derangement of the generative organs. Actual barrenness is rare. 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