NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA.
COUNCIL BLUFFS.
MINOR MI3NTION.
Dnvls srllti Riffs.
Tine A. 11. C. beer , Xciimnyer'a hotel.
AVolSbac-h burners at BUby's. Tel. 193.
HudwolHcr beer. IIlosenfeldt. . nsent.
l. > r. W. A. Gcrvnln. osteopath , 301 Mor-
rlatn tilork. Council muffs.
The plnce to have your framing done ,
Alexander's Art emporium.
Get your work done at the popular Eagle
Ifiuntlty , " 21 lirondway. 'I'honc IBi.
\V. C. Kstcj ) . undertaker. 25 Pearl street.
Tflephonos : Omcc , 97 ; residence. 33.
The itnminl ineetlnR of the board of trus-
ti > i < t of tlu > public library will be hold next
Jlondny nftf-rnoon.
MI.-.M Julie 1-olm , who line been the Kilest
nt MIsH .Jessica Wnllnce. left last cvenlnR
fur her linino In t'hlenuo.
Sheridan conl mnkes a larsc llame and
clear llro but no stnoko. soot or clinkers.
Fenlon & Kolpy. sole agents.
llttlo won of
and
Mrs. Kred Montgomery
ol Dr.
Omaha were the RticstH yesterday
and Mrn. 1' . J. Montgomery.
II V. I'arker of Sioux City and Jennlo
Otto of Omnlm were married In this city
vcsterday , the ceremony belnc performeil
tiy Justice 1'Yrrler.
There was received nt the customs
linuw In thin city yesterday one carload of
[ Imported courts from Hn lnnd. conslRned
In W. A. Maurer of Council Hlufffl.
The annual meeting of the Council Bluffs
nrapo nmwers' . .Shipping as-Hoc atlon for
the eleetlon of olllcers will ho held next
( ? .iturdny In Farmers' hull In the county
i ( .oiirthoiiro at 10 a. m.
Whlti , UOPP Uebekah lodge will meet In
regular soralon this evening , when the olll-
rer * for yip timiln * year will bo Installed ,
ll.-freshments will bo'h'erved at the close
of the Installation ceremonies.
.7. ( ! . lYartlhgton. assistant Reneral PU-
prrlnu-ndent. and II. M. MmlKe. advertls-
' eentnil , were In
IIK .mem . "f lite' Illinois
from Chlcnso on bus -
the i-lty yesterday
ness connected 'With' the road at this point
and In Omaha.
Mrs. Deen , living-at 1123' Third avenue ,
J < 'atlco '
will have it hearing today before
Ferrlcr on aiv n-w.iult and haUcry charge
preferred against her by Mrs. Upgers. The.
trouble between the two women ! B the out
come of a neighborhood row.
The case'against John Garrlgan. charged
to * a counterfeit dollar
wlt ! attempting pas
'
lar wan dismissed In Justice Vlott's court
yexterday on motion of Assistant County
{ Attorney Klmhall. The federal ' onlcers
Jiiive nlso. declined to take the caHO up.
' i ' apsoclatlon In-
Protective
uurbers'
| T)10 )
I Mills to keep up the light against Sunday
BhuvliiK ami yesterday warrants were
Birved on seven of the barbers who kept
1 . The Infer
ihc'r shops open last Sunday.
mations were tiled In the superior court.
There will be a general meeting of the
Council Bluffs Wnmnn'H club this after
noon at 2:30 : o'clock in the club rooms. ' 1 no
subject will bo "Domestic Science. Dr.
Sarah Smith will glvo an address on San
itation. " After the program light refresh-
I ments will bo served.
The case against Ell Brown , the Broad
way grocer charged with violating the law
coveriiing the sale of oleomargarine , was
continued in Justice Vlon'a court yesterday
until the proceedings under the search war
rant are dlsinwed of. Counsel for Brown
expect to prove- that the law Is unconstitu
tional and will take the case to the supreme -
' promo court.
Frank Sadowskl. who has been working
on thti Missouri. Kansas & Texas railway
In Texas , has returned to his homo In this
iMty suffering from a broken hip. The In-
lurv was received In a wreck about six
weeks ago , but ho kept his family here In
rtgnorance of the fuel that ho had been
hurt. HP has been In the hospital at
pvmplo , Tex. , since the accident.
Mrs Dorothea Uaskowskl , widow of the
late Kdward l iskow.tkl , died shortly after
midnight Thursday at her home. 223 Ninth
avenue , aged ttt yearn She loaves four
children , ' "heoduro .Uaskow.skl , Mrs. P. A\ .
Kpetman. Miss Kmma and Miss Tlllle IJUH-
Jjowskl. The funeral will bo held tomorrow
afternoon nt : : o'cloek trom .the. family
residence and Interment will T < o In Fairview -
view cemetery. ' i ' *
Owing to the lack of a quorum at the
meeting of the Commercial committee last
night no business was transacted. Plans
for the new year were informally discussed
and it was decided that the committee
should look into the matter of the report
that the Union 1'iictllc Intended to abandon
Itbo transfer depot and make a report to
the special committee appointed by tho1
city council to Investigate the matter.
Judge K. K. Aylesworth has been called
lo Onconta , N. Y. , by the serious Illness
of a brother , F. D. Aylesworth , who Is not
expected to live. A ulster who had been
nursing him took sick , died and was burled
i here about a week ago. Mayor Jennings
lias called a special meeting of the city
council for tonight for the purpose of con-
llrmlng the appointment of Paul Ayles
worth as temporary judge of the superior
court during II'.H father's absence. This
will be dniio solely for the purpose ot keepIng -
Ing the present term of the superior court
ojicn.
N. Y. Plumbing Co. Tel. 250.
Ciilitiiln Itoynl S. WlllliiniH Drnil.
Captain Royal S. Williams died yesterday
morning of heart trouble nt the home of his
daughter. Mrs. Clem F. Klmball , 711 South
Seventh street , where ho had been a visitor
for the last two months. Ho was 75 years
of age , having been born October 1 , 1821 ,
at Chesterfield , Mass. During his boyhood
he moved to New York state and came to
eastern Iowa about fifty years ago , locating
at Mnquokrta , Jncksou county , where he
married Miss Jennie Cleveland , August 1C ,
1857. For the last forty years ho has been
n prominent citizen of Wyoming , Jones
county , where until within a few years ago
ho was .engaged in business ns a lumber
merchant nml builder.
During the civil war ho enlisted ns a pri
vate In Company K of the Twenty-fourth
Iowa Infantry and served until the end of
the war , having commanded -Ills company
during the latter part of his service. He
\vns wounded at Champion Hills , near
Vlcksburg , and ngnln nt the second battle
of Winchester In the Shennndoah valley. Ha
has been a member of Den Paul post of the
Grand Army of the Republic since Its or
ganization nml hns a wldo clrclo of veteran
friends nnd acquaintances.
Ho leaves n widow and flvo children
Mrs. K. J. Calkins of York , Nob. ; A. W.
Williams of Davenport , In. ; Mrs. Hamilton
Douglas of Atlanta , On. ; R. S. Williams , jr. ,
of Rock Islam ! ; III. , nnd Mrs. Clem F. Klm-
Imll tf Ihls city. All ot tlu-lr children , with
their families , were with his wife nt hh
bedside when lie died , except Mrs. Cnlklns ,
who WIIH unnhlo to he prrocut by reason of
Ill-health.
Hip family will nccompnny the remains to
Wyoming this morning , where the funeral
will bo held next Sunday. There will bo no
service In this city.
Howell's Antl-"Knwf" uires cougha , coMs.
Davis GcHs paints.
Ill-ill 1'xliHf Ti-iiiixfi'i-N ,
The. following transfers were Illed yester-
tlny In the abstract , title nml loan olllco of
J. W. Squire , 101 IVnrl street :
Blrd'o La Port and husband to R. H.
and M. C' . Thomas , lot 11 , block 9 ,
and loin 1 and : , block 10. Oakland ,
w d S 700
Widow and heirs of U' . 11. Peterson to
Lulu Randall , w't ' ne'4 2S-77-t9. : w d. . 3,975
1'utinuinpsle BavliiKH bank to Alva W.
lloal , lot S , block 4 , Twin Clly nild ,
w il cog
Three transfers , aggregating . $1,976
MurrliiKt * l.lci-um-n.
Licenses ' .o wed were Issued yesterday to
( ho following pcrsonx :
Nan HI and Residence. Ajte.
D. H. Pipplngcr , Oswego. Kan . 30
I Amelia J. Coulter. Springfield , III . 31
A O. llogerp. Niche , N. D 31
Viola t'orbett Niche , N D 31i i
II V. Parker , Sioux rity 2 ]
Jennie Otto , Omaliu
FARM LOANS
Negotiated In Eastern Nebraska
and lowu. James K. Casady , jr. ,
\ 12iS Main tit. , Council Bluffs ,
WILL GO TO SUPREME COURT
Case Against Jack Shields to Bo Carried
Before Higher Tribunal
REVENUE STAMP ON A FORGED CHECK
Attorney ( ienoral Hold * tlm ( the IH-
trlct .Indue Hrroil In llcilillnu
( hat tlu- Instrument \Vnn
. Not Valid.
Attorney General Milton Uemley has
recommended to County Attorney Kllpack
that nn appeal to the supreme court he taken
In the case of the Stato-agalnot Jack Shields.
This Is the case In which Shields was In
dicted for passing a forged chock on a saloon
keeper. At the trial It was shown that the
check In question bore a 2-cent proprietary
stamp Instead of a documentary one and
Judge Green held that the Instrument con
sequently wns not n valid one and dismissed
the case. County Attorney Kllpack referred
the case to the attorney ge'neral and he , In
th'e following letter received hero yesterday ,
recommended that It bo appealed :
"With reference to the case of the State
against Jack Shields , in which you say he
was Indicted for the forgery of a check , on
such check had been placed a 2-cent propri
etary stamp , and at tlio conclusion of the
state's testimony the judge discharged the
defendant on 'tho ground that Urn check did
not purport to he a legal obligation.
"You aak my opinion whether such ruling
of the court was a reversable error , and note
to the propriety of appealing the case.
"In regard to this I would say that I think
the court erred. If the check was regular it
did purport to be the legal obligation. I
know of no law which makes a check not
stamped by the maker Invalid. Section 7 of
the net of the Internal war revenue law
of 1898 says : 'Such unstamped Instruments
shall not be competent evidence In any
court. ' This docs not make such Instru
ment Invalid. The last clause of section 1 !
of said act Is as follows : 'And the party
to whom the same Is Issued or by whom It
Is sold , or transferred , shall , before selling
or transferring the same , nlllx thereon the
stamp or stamps Indicating the tax re
quired. ' The person to whom the check was
given , could , under this provision , have
affixed a proper stamp and It would be ad
missible In evidence upon the theory upon
which Judge Green has acted. But , second ,
It Is pretty definitely settled , where the largo
preponderance of authorities hold that the
provision of the revenue law provided that
certain unstamped Instruments shall not be
received as evidence In any court , relate
alone to the United States court and not the
state courts. " Here the attorney general
general quotes a number of decisions.
"Somo of these cases I have examined and
they fully sustain the point. I think all do.
"Tho check purports to be a valid doc
ument and there never could bo a conviction
for forgery if It were necessary to show that
the Instrument charged to be forged Is such
a ono that'could by law ho collected from
the party whose name lo signed thereto. I
think the case ought to be appealed. I ought
to say , however , that there is a case In
Thirtieth Iowa , Muscatlno against ( some
body ) , which Indirectly holds to the reverse
of the case above cited , but I do not think
the Hiipremo court would follow that case. "
Acting on the recommendation of the at
torney general , County Attorney Kllpack
will at once have a transcript of the case
prepared and appeal It to the supreme court.
The ruling of the supreme court will not
affect Shields In any way , as no cannot be
tried upon the same case again.
IMHNC.S OP THKSUIM3UVISOIIS.
Comity Ilonrrt In SPK | OII Another liny
TrntinnutN CoiiMliloralile Munition * .
Although action on the resolution was de
ferred until this morning's session , the Hoard
of Supervisors at Its meeting yesterday after
noon practically decided on allowing Sher
iff Cousins nix deputies in Council Bluffs
and three In Avoca , this being the original
number appointed by Cousins. Whether
these deputies will receive their full salaries
the receipts of the
\\lll depend entirely on
sherlff'ii office , as the board , In Ilxlng their
remuneration , will make It conditional on
the earnings of the ofllco being sufficient to
pay the amount.
The resolution as drafted provides that
the salaries of three of the deputies In
Council Bluffs and one at Avoca shall be
$1,000 per annum each. Two of the depu
ties In Council Bluffs and two In Avoca shall
eorvo as bailiffs of the district court and of
the grand jury and will recelvo $2 per day
while employed that la , the court bailiff
will receive J2 per day whllo court Is In
session and the grand jury bailiff will re-
cclvo the same compensation whllo that body
Is In session. One of the deputies In Coun
cil Bluffs is to act as jailer at the expen&o
of the sheriff. The salary of the sheriff Is
fixed by statute at | 2,600 per annum and In
addition to this ho will receive $300 per an
num for attending to the prisoners at the
county Jail and doing their washing. The
sheriff Is allowed so much per meal for
feeding the prlconers In his charge.
In order for Sheriff Cousins and his depu
ties to receive their full salaries under this
schedule the earnings of the olllco for the
next twelve months will have to mount up
to about $8,000 , which , would bo $3,000 more
than the yearly average of the receipts dur
ing the. tenure of Jormer Sheriff Morgan.
The sheriff's salary and Jail alowanco would
be 2,800 , four deputies nt $1,000 each , $1.000 ;
district court bailiff in Council Bluffs nt $2
per day while courl Is In session would
amount to about ? < $00 $ ; bailiff of grand Jury
would probably earn at the most , $150 , whllo
the two bailiffs In Avoca would earn about
$350 between ( hem , thus making a total of
$7'JOO. If the view of Judge Smith was
taken by the board and the remuneration ol
the court and grand Jury bailiffs not In
cluded In the salary expense of the sheriff's
ofllce , but paid as court expenses , this would
leave $6,800 to bo taxed against the earnings
of the office.
County Recorder K.K. . Smith filed his an
nual report ; also ono for the quarter end
ing December 31 , 181 > 9. The annual report
shows that the office earned In fees during
ISfl'J , $5,159.75. No action was taken by the
board on the reports as Recorder Smith has
aske4 to be permitted to retain $750 as extra
compensation. The salary of the county re
corder Is fixed by statute at.$1,500 per an
num and In addition ho Is alowed one deputy
at $900 per annum and allowance for such
rxxtra clerk hire as the board may deem
lit and necefsary. Smith put In a bill for
} GS1 for extra clerk hire and this amount
was allowed. The salary of Deputy Larson
has been paid by the recorder , he drawing
the amount with his own salary every
month. The quarterly report showed that
1623 Instruments had be u filed for record
during October , November and December ,
the fees on which amounted to J1.16S.10.
Clerk of the District Court Reed submit-
toil his annual report of probate fees col
lected , showing the amount to be $ SS9.95. The
cost of publishing probate notice * amounted
to $170 and the clerk Is allowed $ SOO. thus
leaving $ -Un.i ! ) , which ho turned Into the
county treasury. Ho nlso filed a rcporl
showing that $15 had been collected by hln
as flues in the district court , for which he
held the treasurer's receipt.
Standing committees wore appointed n ;
follows :
Printing Supervisors Brandos nml Mat
thews and Auditor Innos.
Poor Supervisors Auld nnd Mnttltctvs nm'
Overseers Miller of Council Blllffri it mi
HIIHPP of Avoca.
Supplies Auditor Innos nml Supervisor
llanpcn and llrandes.
Heads ( east range 10) ) Supervisors Aillil
Kerney and Urnndco.
Hfiniln ( west range 40) ) Supervisors Ilnlv
sen , Kerney ami Matthews.
Buildings ami Orounds Auditor Inne ;
nnd Supervisors Matthews , Itanscn nm
Hrft mil's.
Olllcers' Accounts Supervisors ! Matthews
Hnnscii and Auditor Innos.
l-'uel ( west rangp 40) ) Supervisors Kor-
ney ami llatisen and Auditor Inhes.
Fuel ( cast range 40) ) Supervisors Brandos
ami Auld.
Claims Supervisors Auld ami Kernel
iiniJ Auditor lnue. .
School Fund Loans Supervisors Mat
thews , Kcruoy and llanscn and Audltui
Innov.
August Buttle was appointed overseer ol
the poor at Avoca for 1000. The bridge ter
ritory was divided among the members ol
the board , the Fame ns last year.
V. M. Beymer , editor of the AVOCJI
Journal , filed nn application to bo Included
among the county papers to print tin
board's proceedings. The application was
referred to the county .attorney , The spe
cial committee to whom the matter had
been referred recommended that W. C
Kstop bo given a renewal ot the contract foi
burying the county poor at the same rail
as lust year. The report was concurred In ,
Dr. C. Kngol of this city filed a prolcsl
against the board refulng to grant him the
contract for medical service for the poor ol
Kttno township and also against the appoint
ment of Dr. Stcphenson , No action was
taken.
The Board of Insanity Commissioners
filed an exhaustive report of the count >
patients In the state Insane asylum nl
Clarlmla and In St. Bernard's hospital lc
this city.
The board will be in session today.
W. A. Maurer yesterday received throitgt
the cuctoms house of this city n carload 01
Imported earthenware , upon w'hlch ho pale
duties amounting to $500.
K. P. rtanco Hughes hall tonight Wha-
ley's orchestra. Admission 25c per couple.
CLAIMS TO in : nun HUSIIAMI. .
DM-iiilni'n Attorney SprlneN Surprint
In IJrcnch of l'roinlM < > Suit.
At the preliminary hearing in Justice
Vlen's court of John J. Deeming , a forme :
lieutenant in Company A , Twentieth Kan
sas volunteers , charged by Miss Tina Leon
ard of this city with betrayal under promise
of marriage , counsel for the dcfendanl
sprung a sui prise on the prosecution. Al
the close of the testimony for the state
counsel for Deeming stated he had no evi
dence to offer on behalf of his client , but Instead -
stead made a motion to dismiss on the
ground that the evidence In the case failed
to show that the prosecuting witness wns
the subject of betrayal , In that the testimony
showed that she was married to the de
'
fendant. Justice Vlen took his ruling on
the motion under advisement and will hanil
down his decision Monday afternoon at 1 !
o'clock.
This motion created considerable surprise ,
as It was understood that the defendant de
nied over having even 'jr.'omlsed to marry
Miss Leonard , much less admitting that she
was his wife by a common law marriage ,
which his motion would now Indicate.
The testimony of Miss Leonard was to the
effect that before Deeming left with his reg
iment for San Kranclsco he prevailed on
her ono day to tell her mother and family
that ho and she were married. This she did
and Deeming and Miss Leonard lived as man
and wife for a few days at the Leonard home.
Whllo In San Francisco and the Philippines
he wrote a number of letters In which ho
addressed her as "Darling wife" and signed
himself as her "Loving husband. " A num
ber of these letters were Introduced In
evidence. In one ho wrote that when he re
turned homo he would make her his wlfs
and In another after ho reached San Fran
cisco ho said ho liked the place so much that
ho thought ho would come to Council Bluffs
ind get her , meaning Miss Leonard , and then
go hack to the coast to live.
In a later letter ho claimed that his
promise to make her his wife was all n joke
and It was then that Mlas Leonard filed the
Information against him. It had at first been
thought that the case would have been sot-
tied by a marriage , but It appeared that Mies
Leonard wis not willing to marry Deeming
when she learned that ho did not love her
as she thought. Deeming Is reported also
to have said that ho would spend $2,000 be
fore ho would be forced to marry her. In
the face of these reports nnd hla later let
ters the claim made by the defense that the
young woman was the wife of the de
fendant created no small surprise.
O'Vrlll'n CoiiillUon.
Charles O'Neill , who was found In an un-
conscloua condition late Thursday night nt
the Burlington frelsht depot , remained In a
cotnntoso state most of yesterday at the
Woman's Christian Association hospital. At
one time ho rallied sufficiently to tell the
nurse hla nnmo was O'Neill , Ho had evi
dently been drinking heavily nnd It Is be
lieved that Jin fell off the freight platform
and struck his head on the cobble paving
which caused the deep gash In his forehead.
Ills brother sent word from Imogeno last
evening that ho would eomo hero to take
care of him. O'Neill about half an hour
before ho wns found by the patrolman on
South Main street wns put out of the freight
depot by the employes , na ho wns much the
worse fur drink.
K. P. dance tonight Hughes hall Whn-
ley's orchestra. Admission 25c.
Itnvn Now * .Volt * * .
A good roads convention IK to be hold at
Cre.iton tin the llth.
Dclinur , Clinton county. Is the latest can
didate for a stale normal school.
Davenport i-ltlzens lalscd $1CO In n week's
lime for widows and orphans of Boers
killed In the war.
Frinl Owens of Sibloy has been arrested
on the charL'n of attempting to patis a
forged check for JiOO.
J. W. ] > * / > ' , a pioneer settler of Iowa ,
died at CYilur Itnplds , uged f years , lie
cauio to lowu in 1SI7.
Mrs. Alnsworth , proprietor tif the On-
awa liazvttf , has been appointed census
enumerator for the district of Onnwn.
The authorities of Davenport hnvo tin-
earthed u Juvenile band of thieves , com
posed of twenty Mitull boyH whoso ages
range from ! > to 15 years.
I'harli's city is negotiating for n $15,000
shirt and overall factory. All that Is
necessary Is the furnishing of fifty girl
helpt-rs whoso ages must be over 15 yearn.
Kngln i.T Dan Wright was Instantly killed
by hi * head striking thti bridge over the
Wunslt- river between Calamus and Whoul-
Jnnd. He was leaning out of the cab nt the
time ) .
Burglars entered the house of George
Anicrklrcher at Burlington Monday night
of lust week and stole several hundred
dollars worth nt costly ChrlstnuiH prtH-
emu. The family was uwuy when the
tliluvlnt : was dune.
Lumbermen .iMi * ; the Mississippi river are
hnvomlng alarmed U'dt the supply of logs
for thu m'.lls muy bo short next season.
There are plenty of them In the woods , but
thu ab.-iK-u of wicnv up to date lias made
It Impoufclble to cut them out ,
p i KPfinpn t n n i\itn ri'iT i p IIT
CAtCUSLS ARE DUh IOMG1I1
Result Will Settle the First Round i n the
Iowa Senatorial Fight.
LOOKS LIKE AN EASY THING FOR BOWEN
If lie \Vlnx Ciiiiiiiilni , I ( N Ilrlleveil
Will WlllitlrnM from ( lit * Hurt
IJi'iir'.1 * ClinnrcN Sluittl-
IIImprove. .
DBS MOINI2S , Jan. C. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Tomorrow night the first round ol
the Bciintorl.il contest will bo over. The
republicans today decided to hold the apeak-
cishlp caucus Saturday night. All eyes art
now looking eagerly forward to this con
test , which In a measure , will decide the
senatorial fight. If Bowcn wins tomorrow
night , Cummins , thu Dea Molucs candidate
for senator , will not enter the republican
caucus. If Katon , thu Cummins candidate
( or speaker Is selected , n light ol good pro
portions may bo expected over the contest
lor the senatorial togi.
Developments of the past few days have
been piling' up one upon another , but by fnt
thu most significant feature which has yet
been brought out is an admission of the
| Cummins people today , which shows clearly
thu political situation as It Is Up to date ,
In n list of house members given out. by ; i
prominent Cummins man , Katon claims
! forty-five members pledged to himself , or
I four moro than enough to elect him , but In
j this list Eaton Includes at least six mem
bers who have already pledged themselves
to Bowen.
CliitincMl for Kndin.
The Trlbuno list Is as follows : J. M. Wilson -
s-on , Adnir ; J. S. Ilooine , Wlnneshlek ; M. F ,
Udwards , Butler ; D. W. Hum , Ccrro Gordo ;
F. J. Sokol , Jones ; J , F. O. Cold , Tnma ;
C. W. Carter , Sioux ; Gcorgo F. Coburn ,
Cherokee ; Thomas B. Miller , Cedar ; D. J ,
Townsend , Calhoun ; T. E. McCurdy , Buch
anan ; C. A. Wise , Black Hawk ; A. J. Dark-
le-y , Boone ; A. T. Bennett , Carroll ; George
W , Clark , Dallas ; B. L. Elker , Decatur ; W ,
If. H. Myers , Dickinson ; Christian Miller ,
Fayettc ; Mahlon Head , Greene ; William G ,
Kcrr , Orundy ; N'ato Wright , Guthrle ; U. K.
Clark , Hamilton ; Thomas A. Way , Hancock ;
M. J. Furoy , Hardlu ; E. K. Overllcld , How
ard ; J. B. Kcut , Pocahontas ; W. J. Scott ,
Ida ; John Hughes , jr. , Iowa ; George E ,
Illlslnger , Jack&on ; John Shambaugh , Madi
son ; J. L. Warren , Marion ; Thomas Kimball -
ball , Marshall ; W. L. Eaton , Mitchell ;
Charles W. Stewart , Polk ; George H. Carr ,
Polk ; P. L. Prentls , Ulnggold ; C. E. Stall-
cop , Sac ; Henry Thuencn , Jr. , Scott ; H. A.
Dyers , Shelby ; W. J. Venncmnn , Story ; J.
M. Anderson , Warren ; F. J. Blake , Webster -
stor ; Theodore Koto , WInnebago ; James
'
Barrett , Woodburn ; I. B. Santee , Wood-
bury.
In the above are found the following
Bowen men , six In number , who have either
by pledges or public .announcements , as
sured him of their support : Itoome , Ed
wards , Sokoi , Carter , Miller , Wilson of
Adalr and five others who for reasons per
sonal to themselves prefer not to have their
names given unnecedBary publicity , whlh
would reduce the Eaton list to thirty-live
and there still remain three men who are
doubtful and are Just as likely to vote for
Bowen as Eaton , which would reduce the
Eaton list to thirty-two. This gives Dr.
Bowen forty-six vo.U's suve , with a doubtful
list of three to draw upon , forty-oue being
necessary for a cholcp of speaker.
I.tinliN Well for Ccur.
An analysis of their own .figures makes
oven a worse showing , ns thu following In
their list are known to favor Gear for sena
tor : Wilson of Adalr announced today for
Gear ; Boomo , for Gear ; Edwards announced
for Gear yesterday ; Hum , for Gear ; S kol
announced for Gear lost night ; Carter , In
structed ; Coburn , Instructed ; Miller an
nounced for Gear yesterday ; Townseud
pledged to Gear ; McCurdy announced n
preference for Gear ; Wise announced for
Gear nnd confirmed It today ; So tt , Ida ,
Monona county , Instructed ; Anderson of
Wnrren announced for Gear and resides In
Cummins' homo district , and some time ago
declined to attend a caucus ot the repub
lican mpmbers of this congressional district.
This would reduce the Cummins list In ths
house , based on their own figures , to thlrty-
three and with thrco doubtful remaining
would further reduce It to thirty , giving
Senator Gear forty-eight votes sure , with a
possibility ot fifty-one.
The Cummins people at no time In the last
week have claimed the senate , but as a
matter of fact have conceded It to Gear ,
whllo the Gear people claim that twenty-
four of the thirty-five senators will be for
him , with three doubtful , two of whom are
moro than likely to go to Gear than to
Cummins , whllo the latter is to go to Cum-
rnlns.
Taking these Cummins' figures as a basis
Senator Gear's friends claim ho will win
the senatorshlp by a vote of seventy-two to
forty-four , with a probability of their being
seventy-six to forty.
Cummins people nro willing to concede
that their candidate has llttlo show for the
senntorshlp ; that their hopes are entirely
based on the election of Eaton , As a mat
ter ot fact the converts to the Gear forces
today have made It almost Impossible for
Eaton to win. \
Coburn of Cherokee ; , who has been
classed with the Cummins people nnd who
has never boon claimed by the Gear forces ,
stated to a reprcsentatlvo of Thti Boo th's
evening that ho was going to vote for Bowen
and that ho was positive Bowen would win
the
Will I'riM-i'cil with tinDltfli. .
SIOUX CITY , Jan. fi. ( Special Telegram. )
The Board of Supervisors of Woodbury
county has votcfl to go ahead with Its part
ot the proposed Woodbury-.Monona county
drainage ditch. About four and one-half
miles will bo constructed on the Missouri
bottom nml through the big ranch owned
by Governor Shaw and his associates. To
carry It through Monona county to the West
Fork river would ho eight miles more.
Monona county has not acted. This ditch
will bo forty feet wide nml seven feet deep.
It will drnln 0,000 acres of land In Woodbury -
bury , and If continued , will drain 12,000
In Monona county. It will cost In all about
$41,000 , or an average of $2 per abutting
acre , but will Increase the value of the land
at least $15 per acre. It wilt carry elf all
the surface water which for years has
worked against crops and farming generally
In this otherwise fertile region. There was
no opposition to it in Woodbury county , but
it contest IB promised In Monona county.
Klllcil In a Jltiiinuii ) ' .
LOGAN , la. . Jan. D. ( Special. ) Last
night Anthony Meyers nnd Charles Frazier.
who lived about five miles southwest of this
place , attended a dance hero. They started
home about midnight and when ut a bend in
the road where there Is a bridge over a
creek the team started to run uway. At the
bridge the buggy was overturned and the
occupants thrown out. Meyers went over the
railing to the bottom of the creek , breaking
his netck. Frazlcr was thrown to the ground ,
but not to the- bottom of the ditch nml was
severely Injured , his hip being badly broken.
IIMVII I'nnn I'rlt't'N Ailviiiicc.
ONAWA. 18. , Jan. 5. ( Special ) -The
Nlmrod-Qilnaley farm of ICO acres , north-
weut of town , was told lo Illinois partlci
yesterday for Jlfi an rt.'re. This farm w.n
, bought by Orliilcy about seven ye.ira m/
! for $1S an acre. Moro fnrms have been siM-
In this vicinity within the last year than
during the ten years previous , nml at higher
prices.
Jincr. mi VMIH : : is TO itr.Tiiu : ,
Suiirrinr Cimrt .Itirlit Snjx lip Will
.Not A mi I ii Hin Cniiiililnti1.
DES M01NES , Jan. V ( Special Telegram. )
Judge Charles T. Granger of Allnmnkco
county , nfter twelve years on the supreme
bench , todny announced ( hat he \\lll not
npnln bo n candidate. Ho expresses his
gratitude to the pcoplo for their suffrage
In the past.
Judge Granger's retirement has not been
anticipated. Ho could enslly have had .an
other term had ho expressed a willingness
to serve longer. Hut he says ho feels that
the bench Is cntltlcsl lo the services of a
younger man.
It Is well known thnt Senator-elect Jnmes
H. Trcwln of Allamakeo county would like
I the nomination for supreme Judge. Trewln
ritmler 40 ye-nrs of ogc nml a prominent
lawyer. What effect his attitude In the
fccnatorlnl contest may have upon his can
didacy can only bo speculated upon now.
The Christian census ot DCS Mollies and
the stnto will he taken February 25. The
iiMtter was placed In charge of Ilcv. M.
Mitchell of Khtorn , nt the meeting of the
executive committee of the State Sunday
School association , which hns been In ses
sion hero several days. llov. Mitchell will
dlvldo the state Into districts and the elites
Into wards. Members of the various churches
will bo given the work and It Is expected
to accomplish the task In ono day.
The convention of the Implement deal era
of Iowa ended today with the election of
J. L. Farrlngton , Iowa Kalis , president , nml
Charles Dates , Greene1 , vice president. John
Giccr , Docornh ; J. J. Gaston , Wlnlerset , nnd
J. D. Wnlker , Eagle Grove , were named di
rectors. The selection of n time nnd plnce
tor the next meeting wns left with the board
of directors.
I'roinliKMit Cmitriielor Dlxnnpriirs.
IOWA CITY , la. , Jan. 5. [ Special Tele-
grntn. ) Frank Novak , a prominent loon
contractor and builder , mysteriously disap
peared last Tuesday morning. Ills fiuancla
affairs nro In good condition. Foul play ii
feared. Friends nnd relatives are scouring
the country and the police of the large cities
have been notified. Novak Is 55 years old
TIioiiNitiiil-l'ntiiHl Kin- Hell ,
VILLISCA , In. , Jan. fi. ( Special. ) Vll-
llsca firemen are now called out by a new
1,050-pound bell. It has been hung in a
steel tower sixty-live feet high In the north
side of the park. The price wns $205. Thu
tower wns put up by S. E. Boise.
CIVI-3S I/AM ) TO TIIIO VXIVI3HHITY.
Fifteen ArrcN Iliinntfil to State liintl-
tiitlon liy Union I'ni-lllc.
LAHAMIE , Wyo. , Jan. C. ( Special. ) The
Union Pacific Itnllrontl company. throu h
Its presl.lent , H. G. Hurt , has presented the
University of Wyoming with six blocks of
land , located Immediately north of the uni
versity grounds In this city nnd comprising
nbout fifteen ncres. Resolutions were
ndoptetl at a meeting of the trustees ot the
university thanking the railroad for the
gift. The grounds will be utilized as a
campus and ground on which moro buildings
'
will bo erected.
I'liieil for Coiitempl of Court ,
SIOUX FALLS , S. D. , Jnir. 5. ( Special
Telegram. ) William Mulhall , a prominent
business man , wns fined $100 today by Judge
Garland of the United States court for con
tempt of court. Mulhall Is the agent of a
business block which Is 'the subject of legal
controversy. On January 1 , upon proper pe
tition , Ju Igo Garland granted an Injunction
restraining the agent or' nominal owner
from leasing or collecting rents therefrom.
Mulhall Ignored the Injunction to the ex
tent of collecting rents , which , however , he
decided ho intended to turn over to the
court.
C'niit i-iitloiiN lit Sioitr KiillN.
SIOUX FALLS , S. D. , Jan. C. ( Special. )
This will be a month of conventions for
Sioux Falls. The Implement dealers of
South Dakota and part of northwestern
Iowa nnd southwestern Minnesota will meet
here January 9 , 10 nnd 11 for the purpose
of forming an association , nnd the regular
winter meetings of the South Dakota Press
association nnd the Reform Press associa
tion are to be hold January IS and 19. Rep
resentatives of all the mutual insurance
companies of South Dakota will meet in
this city January 31.
Di'vliit' SIIV.H lit' In Xot Demi ,
CHEYENNE , Wyo. , Jan. 5. ( Special. )
The report that Bob Dcvlne , foreman for
Carey Bros. , cattlemen's outfitters , in cen
tral Wyoming , bad been killed nt his Inme
n Hownr.1 county , Kansas , which origlnate.l
n Casper , has turned out to have been cr-
oiiPoiiH. Devlno writes from Kansas that
ie Is nllvo nnd well. Devino Is the notol
: crror to thtr Hole-Iti-the-Wall band of'out-
laws.
Clillilri-n's Home I'nnil tiroivlnu- .
SIOUX FALLS. S. D. , Jan. B. ( Special. )
Superintendent Sherrard of the South Da
kota Children's Homo , located here , has
been notified that the commissioners of Rob
erts county have appropriated $500 to the
building fund. The fund Is reaching good
proportions , the various counties having
contributed liberally.
Court HOIIHC Site Ti-mli-ri-il.
ABERDEEN , S. D. , Jan. G. ( Special. )
Several business men of this city have made
the county commissioners n tender of a
half block of Inml nenr the Aberdeen hotel
for a site for n courthouse nnd Jnll. The
slto Is a favorable ono mid will doubtless b2
accepted.
Little Liver Pills.
Must Bear Signature of
Sco Puc-Slmlle Wrapper Wclow.
Tory urn nil and nu ouiy
tr talu ) as augur.
FOR HEADACHE.
FOR DIZZINESS ,
FOR BILIOUSNESS ,
FOR TORPID LIVER ,
FOR CONSTIPATION.
FOR SALLOW SKIN.
FOB THE COMPLEXION
CURE SICK HEADACHE.
Lai
One of Pittsburgh Most Estimable Business
Men Certifies to the Wonderful
Efficacy of Cuticura.
I wns n sttfl'orpr for el ht yc-ars from that most distressing of nil diseases ,
Eczcnm. 1 tried some of the best physicians In the country , but they did mo
little good. The palms of my hands were cov
ered , and would become. Inflamed ; llttlo white
l > ll ters at first would appear , then they would
peel oil' , leaving n red , smooth surface which
would hum like lire , and itch ; well , there U no
name for It. On the Insldo of the upper part of
both my limbs , great red blotches , not unllljo
lilves , would appear , and as soon as 1 became
warm , the burning and Itching would begin.
N'lglit after night I would He awake all night and
scratch and almost go wild. 1 got a box of
Cl'TiCfUA Ointment , a bottle of CUTicntA
lltsoi.vr.ST : , and gave them a thorough trial ,
and after a few applications I noticed the. red
ness and inflammation disappear ; before I had
used one box there was not a sign of Kczonm left. 1 can truthfully assert
that $ 'J.OO worth of ( .TmTU.v lti.Mnur.s cured me.
J. D. rOHTK12S .Itli Ave. , Tlttsburg , 1'a.
Complete External nnd Intornnl Treatment for Every Humor ,
consUtliitf of CUTKTHA SOAP cJ.V.to ) cleanse the hUln of cru l ami scales nnd soltcn
the thickened cuticle , Ul'Tlrnt.v Ointment ( ftCHS. ) . to allay Itching , Irritation , nnd Itillnmln.i.
( Ion , nnd c.nothc and heal , and Crni'im.v lli.sot.viM' : ( .vv. ) , to cool nnd cleanse tint blood.
A clngle pel Is often fiullclcnt to cure the most torturing , disfiguring skin and mdp hu-
IIIIII-H , intliw , Itching" , and liTltiitloiu. with lo s of hair , espcclnlly of Infants and clilldien ,
A\IPII | the bc t physicians and all oilier remedied fall , Sold throughout the \\oild. I'OTTrtt
Duuo AND CUIM. : Coui1. , Sole 1'rops. , liuMon. " How to Cure Kvery Iluiner , " free.
ISAI ) COMI'LKXIONS , plmploi , lilotchon , blnrklicinln , led , rotiRli , oily f kin ,
red , rouih ; lands with hnicUnt | \ \ \ \ , dry , thin , nnd falling hulr , with Itchlni ; , ncnly ,
Irritated * calu | , | irevcnti l by Cl'Tict'iiA MEUICINAI. AND TOILET BoAl' , thu most
effcctUe BUn purifying nnd brniitlfjlng no.ip In the world , na well puri-iit nnd
iwcctcit for toilet , bath , and iiureery. Two noape combined In one t one price , 25c.
Prof. Jules Laborde's Marvelous
French Preparation of
66
For Lost Wanliood.
0.9J ,
Every person who Is asutTercr from nervous
diseases should wrlto the Von llohl Co. , Cin
cinnati , Ohio , at once , and ne.co.pt their offer
of a flvo days trial treatment freu of charge.
This is no O.O. I ) , or DEPOSIT sc-hcmo but n
liberal proposition made to unfortunate suf-
fercrsby thlslong-cstabllslicdconcern , which
Is 1 ho larjrest import or ot specifics forncrvous
ami sexual diseases in thu world.
The Von AIolil Co. has the solo American
rights for Prof. Labordu's French preparation
of "Oulthos. " the only remedy known to ad
vanced medical science that will positively
euro nervous debility. This remedy has for
years been used as a specific lu the French
and German armies , and since Its introduc
tion Into the. United Suites has cured many
thousands of R\ilVorer.s , and the remarkable
success of the remedy In Europe has been re
peated In this country.
In order to place this wonderful treatment
In the hands of every person whOKUlfors the
mental ami physical anguish of sexual weak-
siess , The Von Jlohl Co. , has decided tosomln.
freotrlal treatment to all who write atonco.
The remedy Is sent by mall In a plain pack
age , and there Is no publicity In receiving It or
taking it. .Vccompanyiugtlionii-ellcinothcro
is a full troatisoin plain language for you to
read. Take the mcdlclnnjirl vatoly with per
fect safety , and a sure euro Is guaranteed.
Lost vitality creeps upon men unawares.
Do not deceive yourself or remain lu Igno
rance whllo yon arts being drugged down by
this Insidious disease. ' No matter what the
cause may lie , whether on rly abuses , excesses
or overwork ami business cares , the results
nro the wamo pretnaturo loss of strength anil
memory , emissions , impotcncyvaricoculo ami
Buy a ( irt mort t nclin vo-.i 5 pr ; cent iutjr35t.
Buy a farm in Icmu or XebiMsk.i.
I'urchasc city property in Omilu or Council Bluff ? .
& WTv C C 39 Pearl
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ESTABLISHED 1881.
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22 Years f xperlcnce ,
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jiniH'AI , ! rcatmcu.
_ combined. VnncocelR
Stricture , Syphilis , Losool Vlgurand Vitality
rpHKsnr..UA\mi : > . cimnrfs low. iinsni
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A 11 * A'f rvoimJjjr c0 Futlilitf A I em.
cry , HltHU > l * > ii nesal ate , , canted tiy overwork -
work ami luiJi crfctioiu. TurnfrAI ) /
unit sunltrodioru Lost Viuiity in old
( 'r > o'JQI ( uim tit n iuun for tttudr , bu l *
iB or pluuftura I'rovvnt Intauitr nu < l
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fortficaro in tMch cane or rftunu thu inoiivr. 1'rlco
tiflMo IT rackupn. nr BIZ 1'uckat1 ( full troal *
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IBB Ittt ; f fr'r UNimturul
diti liarsi At iuUuimii . 'icn& ,
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ul ui n - < u ntml rniii-t
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i , , eipri , , , ; , , rfmd , fa
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( Jucunr neat ou
shrunken parts. This spcelfllc rcmrdy will
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Will make you feel llko a new man.
The Von Molil do. often receives the most
astonishing testimonials from persons who
have taken only llvo days'treatment. They
have thousands of testimonials from these
who hnvo been permanent ly cured after hav
ing been clven up by doctors , misled and
mined In health by disreputable medical
M'homors , and when they had Riven up their
last hope for health and happiness. Nost-n-
filblo per.sou Vr'lll permit his name to bo used
for a test Imonlal as an admission that ho hnd
any of the discuses for which the preparation
of "t'althos" is a specific euro. Some Irre
sponsible advertisers are using "mado-np"
testimonials , but thoVonMohl Co. Invaria
bly declines to make public the names or cor-
respomlenco cif any patients who have been
cured bv "falthos. '
Flvo days' treatment will bo placed In your
Imnds free of cost , and you are earnestly
urged for your own sake to .send for It with
out delay. Wrlto to day and send your ad
dress. It Is not ni'cvssary to glvo embarrass
ing details of your.symplons. The book > ic-
companylng the flrodays' tieatment will enable -
able you to t-iko the medlclno in prlvato and
treat yourself successfully athomo. It cost.i
nothing to try this remedy. Humy cost you
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today. Address THE YON MOIlL CO m U.
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