Image provided by: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries, Lincoln, NE
About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 11, 1900)
8 THE OMAHA DATLT BEE: SATITET)AT, ATJCrTST 11, 1000. NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA. COUNCIL MIMlll MK.VIION. Davis hell Bin.".. "Mr Riley," 6-eent clgur. hv not nmnke the Why rlgar" l.ifffri a36 lldy., teste eyos free. Gni fixtures nnd globes nt Illxby's. l-ljf A 15 0. b-er, Neumuyer's hotel. Or Htrphonson. 101 I'onrl Ht. Tel. 3S9. Hrhmldl photon, now unci latest styles. You get the best dinner nt the Vienna. Itlley best photographer, l2 Ilroadway. J ( AW. Woodward, architects. 623 lldy. U 12 I.ewfs hoIIh monument. .".01 IVway. I. nip-, brer, Soenkc Hoyscn, sole agent. lir f (frr. Iludwclxor. I.. KoKcnfolil, Egf III tfi lentine optician nt Wonlman's. 100 Il'wny M . I-'lcjnliig mid family are spending ft frw weeks at Spirit lake Campaign plcturos and buttons. C. K. Alexander & Co , .13.1 Ilroadway. Misses Vernnlen ami N'omle Wlekhiitn arp l.iltliig friends at Hhenandoiih. Opt your work done at the popular Ragle, laundry. 721 Broadway. 'Plume 157. W c Kstep. undertaker. 2S Pearl street. Telephones: Ofllce, !i"; residence, S3. J W White returned yesterday from a visit with friends in Hlanton, Neb. W draff, undertaker and licensed em balmer. mi South Main street. 'Phono 600 'direr 1M Smith and Miss Minnie An demon of thin city were married In Omaha I'hiirsda; Mrs I' W. Osbnrii and children left ves frrdm fur a two. weeks' visit with relative. In Sluix I'll;- MIk.i Vermont Itoyiiolds and Miss Man Swire returned yesterday from a week's tlrfll tit Hancock, la I-' I'. KiikIIsIi, Jr.. has gum- to North Pliiiie Nrli. wherr be has sec nreil a p'm- iiini wnii ine inioti raciuc railway. New and second-hand furniture, stoves, rat pets and boute furnishings bought anil noli) ,1 Sleln & Co . 721 West Hrondway. Ilenrgc Tlnlev, who reluriieil Tuesday from i he Klfly-ilrsl regimental eui-amo-ineni at It"d Oak, Is reported serlouslv III with fever. f H Mi-f'llnlock, local manager of the Mlnnr pfilln Threshing Machine company, Is eoi.uilescent from a severe attack of tj hold fever. Son n WINeiu was yesterdav. on .ippllea tlon of the brothers of the late foii-n Chris, tensen. who died Tuesda.. appolntPil -id-nil nisi nil nr of the hitter's estnte. Lieutenant linvernor .1. ('. Mllllinau w.-ii In the city yesterday on his way home to l.ogau from ltd Oak. While here he nt lendtd i ineetlng of tlie Mlks" Hull, ling na me latino. The contract for carrying the malls be tween the postollh-e and the Illinois Cen tral depot has been awarded lo J. W. Minnlck. The contract extends for it III tin over two years Miss Millie Pile of the High school fac ulty left yesteiday for A mimosa, where nhe will be a member of a house party given by one of her former classmates at the Htate university. She will nlso visit HI Iowa City before returnlns home. Chairman 'urmuehleii of the democratic county central committee lias Issued a call for primaries tonight to select deipgatps to the county convention, to be held Tuesday next The places where the prfmarles tiro to be held have not beep named. K W Miller ami A H Mvermore. who claim to be barbels from les .Moines, were gathered In by the police Thursday night late. Complaint was made that they In Hillted residents who had refused to give them food or monev. It Is believed they urn wanted In Oinalui and will be held for investigation. Hans Larson, aged fiO years, died last evening at lite home of his sister, Mrs. Jacob Nelson, 1010 Hast Washington nve n. le, from typhoid malaria. In addition to his sister hero ho leaves one brother living In Nebraska, lie was a member of the Odd Kellows of this city. Notice of funeral will be riven later. M. S. Welker of Seventh avenue) has re ceived a telegram from Tie Siding. Wvo., stating that his son, Uruce Welker, liail been killed by being run over by a wagon. Ilruce Welker left home about two vcars ago and this was the llrst word his par ents had received of his whereabouts. The remains will be b.irled at Tie .Hiding. Hhreeves Shlnn of Podge county, Ne braska, was yesterday appointed guardian of his son, Joseph Howard Shlnn, n tnlnn.. lly the death of his mother the bov In herited somo property In this city and the appointment of a guardian was for the pur pose of selling It under orders of tho dis trict court. Mrs, Margin MeKleg filed a iietltlon In he district court yesterday for a divorce from diehard McKleg, to whom she was married In Shelby county April 7, IMS. She. nlleges her husband deserted her March 1! last, and nlso nlleges habitual drunken ness on his part. She asks for the custody of their two children, daughters, aged 15 and 10 years, respectively. nackman's big comedy company opens nn engagement, lasting eight days, nt the llohany theater tomorrow with a Sun day matlueo and evening pertormanec. It Is reputed to be one of the best repertoire companies that has appeared hern In n long while, and our theater-goers will be enter tained with some excellent acting and very Interesting pieces. One of the main fea tures is that there will be no waiting be tween acts, as the time Is taken up with lomn clever specialty artists. N. V. Plumbing Co., telephone 250. This Is opening 'hty for the fall stylo Youman's hats at Metcalf Metcalf's. Nice lnrgo watermelons only 10 nnd cents nt Ilrndloy's. , 15 Hcnl dilute Transfer. Tho following transfers wcro filed yester day In the abstract, title and loan olllco of J. W. Squire. 101 Pearl street: Mary A. lloyd to O. H. Polk, lots 7 und 8, block .11, and lot t, block 33, Hayllss & Palmer's add, w d J '.'3 Mary 10. Ilush and husband to Sam uel Alevuiider. tmrt nf lot 170. nrlir. Intll Plat. W d fi.OOO Samuel Alexander and wife to Mary 1-3. Hush, lots 1 and 7. block 4. Suulres' add, w-d 1.0"0 Martin ungues unit wire to awry a. (llllet et al, lot 1, block 7. ICubank's 2nd add, w d .' 1 Jlans Larson to (luertle Nelson, lot 3. block 1. Howard's add. and lot R. block 1. Van Hrutit & Rice's add. w d 1.000 P l- Kvetost and wlfo to Kllen O-Hnidv. narl of lots IS nnd 19. Pur ine's subdiv. w d 1.01"1 Arthur Conner and wife to Mary K Watson, lots I and 2, block 2'., Avoea. w il., 1.450 total Willi Seven transfers, MiirrliiK Medium. Licenses to wed were IsBiied yesterday lo tho following persons: Nnmo and Residence. Age, Joseph Cowan, Now Kirk, Okl 42 Pearl Parker. Orlswold, In 2 Fred Desmond. Pottawattamie county.. 2S Coral Parker, Pottawattamie county.... 18 This Is opening day for tho fall stylo Youman's hats at Metcalf & Mctcalf's. Commonwealth 10-ccnt cigar. FARM LOAMS Nejotltiied in bumern rteuraJkn and Iowa. James N. Caiudy. Jr., u Mali St iMimrii pi'jfM MONEY TO LOAN,::;:;1:: Savings Loan and Building Associate Council Bluffs, Iowa, I EVERY PAIR I I HAMILTON'S I I S3.50 SHOES I H Is Wnrrnntod, H H 412 BROADWAY H BLUFFS. BURGLAR HAS A BUSY SIGHT Four Homes Visited by a Marauder and Two Robbed. POLICE ROUND UP A LIKELY SUSPECT Hunch of Tramps llrooulil In Con tains One U'lin Is Idcnlllled ns n Mini Seen In Hie At' I of llolihlim n Hinne. The burglar wan abroad In Council Muff Thursday night nnd made midnight calls at four residences, but only in two In stances was he? successful In securing any plunder and then only a mall amount. The burglar proved to bo no respecter of persons, as one of the houses broken Into by him wns that of Police Officer William Matlock. One burglar is suppcmil to have been concerned In alt four capes, as the residences visited aro In tho same locality. The llrst house entered was that of John Aten, a carpenter living at 471 Park ave nue. Here the burglar effected entrance to the house by cutting nut a window screen on the lower floor. He had gained the din ing room and was In the art of tying up a quantity of silverware when he let several sliver spoons drop. The nolso aroused Mr. Attn who. hastily donning his clothes, started for the scene of the disturbance. As he entered the dining room the burglar made a Jump through the window. Mr. Aten ran to the front door, unlocked it nnd gained the porch Just In lime, to see the fel low spcullng acioss the hill. He gave chase and followed the man live blocks across the hill and down Fifth avenue. Not being In training his wind (oon gave nut and ho was llnally compelled to abandon the chase, dinned by the Police. A lone burglar was In tho art of cutting the screen nn the parlor window at the residence of W. Lewis, l!i North First street, when frightened away by the Inmates. Captain Denny and Sergeant tlurko of tho night force happened to bo in the vicinity and saw the burglar running from the Lewis residence. They gave chase and fired n couple of shots at him. but these only made him run tho faster. He proved to be quite a sprinter and soon outdlstnnced the officers, who were Dually compelled to abandon the pursuit. Tho residence of Mrs. Meyers at Park ave title nnd Pomona street was visited during the night hometlme by a burglar who suc ceeded In getting away with some silver ware and a small sum nf money. Th( fam ily wns not around and the discovery of a cut ncrren nnd open window was the first notice that the house had been entered. Then the loss of the silverware was noticed. Officer Will Matlock, who fills the doubls duty of night Jailer and patrol driver, dis covered when ho went home nnd attempted to unlock the front door with his latch key that tho door was open. Investigation ohowed that tho house had been entered during the night nnd all his silverware, mostly wedding presents, had been ntolen. Tho contents of bis little boy'B bank, amounting to about t, hnd also disappeared. The thief secured nn entrance to the house evidently by. means of n rskclcton key. Hound I'p HrliiKS In (Ine. As soon ns tho burglaries wcro reported nt police headquarters n forco of officers wan detailed to round up tho hoboes In tho rnllwny yards. Among tho bunch of vngs corralled was John Stoutt, who answered tho description of tho mnn seen by Of ficers Donny nnd Ilnrko running from the Lewis residence nnd who was later Identi fied by John Aten as tho burglar who hnd Invaded his house. Stoutt wns said to have had a partner and another search of tho railway yards resulted In his capture He gave tho nnmo of J. Miller. Iloth Stout und Miller claimed to havo spent tho ontlro Thursdny night In a freight enr In tho Northwestern yards. An organized gang of chicken thelves Is also nt work In tho city and a number of complaints of henroosts being robbed have been mado to tho police tho last few days. Charles Campbell, living at Ninth uvenun nnd Twenty-fourth street, had eight prlzo winners stolen. L. II. Huston of Seventh nvonuo nnd Twenty-third street hnd seventy-flvo prlze-brcd chickens stolen, whlln tho roosts of M. W. Sunderland nnd T. Newman, living In tho sumo neighbor hood, were robbed of every chicken. Tho police aro of tho opinion that the stolen chickens wore taken across the river and disposed of. A Simp In Watermelon. Nice largo watermelons for 10 nnd 15 cents nt Ilradley's. impl-cxlll'lo In lluril Llli-U. General I. II. Ilullors. traveling under tho nom do theater of P. P. Morriman, ndver tlscd to give n performance last night nt tho Dohuny opora house, entitled "Morrl man's Merry Misses." According to tho advertisement the entertainment was to bo "full of fun and frolic" nnd to consist or "fancy drills nnd dramatic culture." Dur ing the afternoon he gathered at tho opera houso nbout forty little, girls, whom he put through foiiw sort of u drill. Tho perfortnnnco, however, failed to como off according to schedule, duo to lack or patronage, nnd tho gcncrnl occupied a cell at the police station, charged with obtaining money under fnlso pretenses. He had sold tickets to tho amount of $3 and n few paid for seats nt tho ticket window. Tho chll dren were duly on hnnd, but tho manage nient of tho theater wnnted pay In advance Tho curtain did not go up and those, who hnd bought tickets from tho gencrnl clam orod for the return of their monoy. This he could not do as ho had spent it. He hnd paid for his board nt n hotel, had somo nd vertlslng dodgers printed nnd when taken to police headquarters had only 30 cents left. Tho general appears to be somewhat lnck Ing as to mental capacity. Ho says his last home was In Pittsburg, Pa., but thut ho has been trnvollng over tho country for somo time past giving this entertainment Ho claims to be tho victim of circumstances nnd denies nny attempt nt fraud. This is opening day for the fall sty Youman'g bats at Metcalf & Metcalfe. On the linn lis of tli Klkliorn, Take your outing with the Foresters to morrow at Waterloo, Nob. Train leaven Dummy depot nt 8:30 n. m. $1 for the round trip und admission. Gravel rooflus, A. H. Itend, 5U Broadway, Davis sells paint. Not n Ueiiil Mnn. Word was sent to the police etntlon yes terday afternoon tint the bady of n dead man wns lying In tho weeds In a secluded orner of the Driving park. The person sending In the report isaid that the b'ly wns covered with gunnysacklng anil that it had been lying there for threo days, Chief Albro untitled Coroner Trcynor nnd at once hastened to tho t.ccne. Arriving there he found tho body of a man, but the latter was far from being a corpie. The "dead mnn" proved to be a fireman on the Illinois Central who lived In the vicinity of the driving park nnd finding his home too hot during the day time to sleep he had for leveral days selected a shady nook In the park In which to tnke his afternoon siesta. Coroner Troynor on ascertaining tho facts decided that nn Inquest wns not necessary and refrained from ordering tho "corpse" removed to the .moricuc. Harden Declines to Iteslmi. John M. Hnrden Is still hanging on to his Job ns street commissioner nnd tip to last evening had not filed his resignation with the city clerk. Ho Is still Inclined to stnnd pnt nnd rcfuso to resign nnd this Is whnt his friends nro urging him to do. They contend that ns he wns exonerated from the charges brought ngnlnst him by Aldermnn Ilubcr, to resign now would be to practically admit he wns In the wrong. Alderman Lovett says he will stnnd by Harden and that if the council really de sires to get rid of him. It must bring now (harges against him, which must be in vestigated and proven before Harden can bo summarily dismissed. lines Home wllli llulibv, Mrs. Ida Harmon, who wns arrested Thursday night In n Hrondway resort nt the Instance of her husband, Y. L. Ilnr tnon of Chicago, decided yesterday morning to return homo with him nnd tho case was dismissed. Mrs. Kva Nordnn, alias Kva I-'Isher, arrested with Mrs. Harmon, had threo propositions submitted to her by tho court to bo bound over to the grand Jury ns a disorderly person, to give a bond for her good behavior, or elso to he confined In the county Jail for ono year, or until such time ns she could furnish the bond, or to get nut of town ns soon as she conveniently could. She ncceptcd tho third proposition. I'lixper Aliiiiiilnns UN Plnn. President Casper nf tho Merchants' nnd MnnufacturerH' association staled yesterday that he had gone out of budness as n pro moter of a local gas company In opposition to the Council muffs (las and Electric Light company. He said ho did not desire to lend his nnmo nnd money to nny concern that he had reason to hellevn It It secured a franchise would ultlmate-ly sell out tn the local company. Mr. Cnsper will leave next Tuesday for the west and will spend the winter In California. He does not expect to return to Council Hlutfs before next March. Foresters' picnic Sunday at Waterloo. Neb. flood fishing, dancing nnd athletic wports. $1 for the round trip. Missionary Mcctlnu. Mrs. Mary T. Thompson of lies Moines, conference secretary of the Women's For elgn Mlssloiary society, will deliver nrr nrt-dio-is this afternoon nt t o'clock In n pnrlor meeting to be held nt the residence of Mr. and Mrs. It. N. Wycoff. 711 Fourth street. Mrs. Thompson wilt nlso spenk Sundny, morning at Trinity Methodist church; In the afternoon at 3 o'clock nt the Epworth Moth odlst church nnd In tho evening at S o'clock at tho Fifth Aveniio Methodist church. In view of the existing troubles In China, her addresses promise to be of uuitsunl Interest. l-'or nlo. A large piece of fruit land, partially Im proved, near Florence; will divide to suit purchasers. C. F. HARRISON ft OKO. T. MORTON, 913 N. Y. Life. Tel. 311. Ilreri'iini' In Assessment. County Auditor Innes received notice trom Auditor of State Merriam yesterday that the State Hoard of Control sitting ns n board of review had made the following changcx In tho assessment of Pottawattamie county: Two-year-old heifers, 5 per cent decrease; cows, 10 per cent decrease; 1-year- old Hteers, 15 per cent decrease; goatu, 35 per cent Increase. Auditor Innca, whllb ho has not figured out the changes, says they will make but n slight difference In the total nsscFHinent as returned by tho as sessors. Aldernnin Holier Mn.v HcsIkii. As a result of tho elenrnnce of Commis sioner Harden nnd tho refusal of tho city council to stand by tho chairman of thp streets and alloys committee thcro mny he n vacancy In the city council. Alderman Huber, In speaking of tho matter last night, stated that ho considered the Tommy Griffin cigar tho very bust made In Council Muffs. Ask your wife's friend about it. Ilnrry l.elninl Dead. A telegram received hero yesterday morning announced the death of Harry Lo land at tho State Insane asylum at Cla- rlnda. Lcland was ior many years a w-ell known resident of Council Dlufts. His ralnd gnvo wny about threo years ago and ho was tent to Clarlnda, slnco when his health hns been gradually falling. He wns nn old soldier nnd drew n pension. The body will he brought hero for burial. Flvo hundred wntermelons Just received! On snlo at Ilrndloy's for 10 and 10 cents apiece. SINGERS HOT BUT HAPPY Chorus of I.', Ill 10 Voices nml Symphony OrelieMrii Mnkc Glorious Music nl IlurlliiKlnii. Hl'RLINGTON, la., Aug, 10. The fea- turo of tho Northwestern Saengcrbund's fest today wns tho llrst grand concert given nt tlu big coliseum tonight. It Is cstlmnted that from 0,000 to 0,000 persons were prea ent. A chorus of 2,000 voices nnd tho Chi cago Symphony orchestra made glorious music, while tho soloists acquitted them selves admirably. Edwnrd Charles Rowdon, baritone; Henry J. Fellows, tenor; Miss Clara Bcncttc, so prano, nnd Mrs. C. II. Ilollnra, alto, were the chief singers of thn evening nnd re eclved much applnuae. Prof. Theodore Ru dolph Ri-eso wielded tho baton. Tho day was hot, but tho happy crowds have not seemed to notlco tho hont. Honor Chancellor McClnln. IOWA CITY, In., Auk. 10. (Special.) Yrsterdny evening a reception waa given nt Hotel Minnehaha by tho Johnson County liar association In honor of Chancellor Me Claln. the roubllcsn cundldato for Judg of tno supremo court, politics was com pletely forgotten nnd republicans nnd demo crata nllko wero eager to express their high esteem nnd niipreclntlon of tho chancellor nnd to congratulate him upon his success Mnny speeches wero made and the under lying thought was that Chancellor .McClnln was one of the ablest men ever nominated for Judge of tho supreme court. Anion the speakers wero Judge M. J. Wndo, Judgo Hayes and Hon. George W. Hall, who paid glowing tributes to tho chnnctllor's scholar ship and general ability. liiMV Wilier nt Oiinwii, ON AW A. Ia Aug. 10. (Special.) Tho water In tho Missouri river at tho Onawu and Decatur ferry landing Is now the lowest ever known, acpordlng to tho ferryman, who hns served In thai rapnclty for twenty-three years, esterdny tho ferry people built n brldgo from tho sandbar In the mlfldlo nf the stream lo the cast bank. Ho now tho ferry only runs nbout t.V) yards. If It con tlnucs to fall as rapidly the mail carrier thinks ho will be able to ford It noxt week One day this week a man waded ncross the river Just above the ferry nnd It only reached to his neck. The Missouri is a very small ulrcam Just at prcucaL REMLEY HAS DECLINED TO ACT Claims Executive Council Took Wrong Course in Jones Fee Oaso. SPECIAL SESSION OF FEDERAL COURT Will Tnke t'i Itnntlnr-Matters Wnnl Wilier Untuned nl OUolioJI Minnllpox In About Stumped (Mil. DUS MOINIiS. Aug. 10. (Special Tele gram.) Attorney General Milton Remley today dcellncd to bring suit against Clerk of the Supreme Court Chris Jot'cs Tor fees alleged to have been diverted from the stute treasury to his personal account upon the "order" of the state executive council. He Inslstn that tho council overreached It self In ordering hltn to bring suit Instead of requesting It, but he waives this Informa tion and charges that the council in the passage of the resolution ordering him to bring eitlt took from under whatever case he might bring against Jones nil the ground and cause for action. He does not say whether ho thinks this Intentional or not. Tho council resolution purported to recite tho facts concerning the controversy over the fees nnd In which controversy Jones claims that ho has a legal and moral right to nil of tho fees which he has retained. In I celt Ing the fact the resolution said that the collections made by Jonin were made because they were paid to him per-f-nnnlly nnd had the state trie) to collect them they would never have been paid; therefore, the resolution stated, the state had lest nothing. Thin, Remley Insists, Is n settlement with Jones which would be pleaded by him If the nttorney gencrnl brought suit. The nttorney genernl asks that the resolution bo reconsidered that he be r (incited to bring suit and tho facts be left to his own discovery. The fees Involved amount to some ?2,r00, Ward Witter, tho lll-ycar-old son of I). F. Witter, tho prrwldent of the Iowa Iionn nnd Trust compnny of this city, was drowned at Lake Okoboji this morning by the cap sl.lng of a sailboat. The family Is promi nent here and tho city was shocked by tho dispatch telling of the accident. Mel'lirrson l-ii peeled llnnir. Judge McPhcrson of tho federal court will bo In Den Moines next week to hold n special session of court. This wns the word received today by Marshal Christian in a letter by tho Judge from San Francisco on .Monday. Tho Judge expects to return homo to Red Oak from his extended west ern trip the llrst of tho week and will then como here for court. The session to be held next week will be occupied mainly with examination nnd npprovnl of tho accounts of tho federal ofllcers for the past quarter. In addition to thl matters requiring Imme diate attention of tho court will come up. The health ofllcers nre of the opinion that smallpox Ik dying out in this city. It has been more than fourteen days since any ease Ikih developed and all persons ex posed to those having the contagion have ucen released from quarnntlne. Tho limit of tlmo for the spread of the disease from present cases having expired, tho only way considered porslblo for further appearance of snmllpox in this city is for patients to he brought litre from oilsldo polntB. This Is unlikely. There nro nine cases In the hospital at present, nil of which will be dlschnrged In n short time. DEATH OF JUDGE HENDERSH0TT roinlnenl Jurist nml Pioneer of Iohii, I'loNcly Connected wllli Development of Unit Slnlc. OTTUMWA, In., Aug. 10. (Speclnl Tele gram.) The death of Judgo Henry H. Hcndorshott occurred nt his homo In this lly this morning, nfter nn Illness of six months' duration. Tho deceased was n natlvo of Ohio nnd wnn 81 years old. He enmo to Iowa In 1S37, locating nt Hurllng- ton, nnd during his nctlvo Ilfo was prom inently Identified with tho enrly develop ment or the state. Ho has been a resi dent of Otturawn slnco 1SH nnd It was In Wnpello county, partlculnrly, where ho ro- cetved tho recognition nnd honor which placed him among tho most progressive pioneers of tho west. In tho summer of 1S50 Judgo Hendcrshott wns elected to represent tho counties of Wnpello, Mon roo and Lucas tn tho sennto, whero ho served four years. In this body bo was a member of tho Judiciary commlttco nnd took nn nctlvo part In forming tho code of 1S3L In 1S3C ho was elected Judgo of the dis trict court for tho Third Judicial district. It may be said that tho reports of cases ' decided by tho supremo court of tho stnto will show n less proportion of Judgo Hon dershott's rulings reversed than thoso of any other Judgo In the stnto. In ISIS the deceased was appointed com missioner of Iowa, and together with Com missioner R. W. Wells of Missouri nd- Justcd tho long nnd bitter disputo over tho botindnry lino between the two states, Judgo Hendcrshott was nppolnted clerk of tho district court of Wnpello county In 1SI1, nnd during his term of office It be came his duty by nn net of tho legislature to organize, tho county. o"n December 17, 1815, Governor Clnrk nppolnted him dis trict prosecutor for the Seventh district of Iown, and not quite a yenr from that tlmo ho was commissioned colonel of tho Second reglraont, Klrst brignde, Fourth di vision, Iowa militia. Judgo Ilcudershott nlso served his county and city in other minor olllces nnd his on tlro public life wns a splendid exnmple ot tho man who wns nn nidpnt supporter of nil thnt wns truthful, mornl and elovntlng. Tho funeral wilt occur Sunday afternoon nt J o'clock. AVnndlinry Count' I-'imil Dclita. SIOUX C1TV, In., Aug. 10. (Special.) Woodbury county Is today without a dollar of outstanding wnrrnnt Indebtedness, duo to n little financial manipulation by tho rionrd of Supervisors at yesterday's meet Ing. A surplus of about 130.000 in tho bond fund wns mnde nvnllablo tor paying old wnrrnnts to that amount by tho Isbuij of $30,000 In bonds paynblo ono day nfter dnto, their exchange for tho old warrants and tho cancelation of tho bonds, Tho bonds were Issued yesterday afternoon and promptly exchanged for the warrants. This morning tho bonds wero presented at tho trensurer's olllco nnd pnld nnd enn colled. Kvery dollar of the county's In debtcdness Is now properly funded. Ilnnivii Crnn Xnlca, ON AW A, In.. Aug. 10. (Special.) O Overholt has sold tils elevator at this place to Ilartlett, Krazlcr & Co. of Chicago. Wheat in this vicinity Is of m-ich better quality tbnn last year and yields from twelvo to twenty-three bushels per ncre, and onts from thlrty-flvo to fifty. Prospects for corn have not been bettor In ten years, ox cept a small nrerage dnmaged by overflow of tho Little Sioux river. Iliiml) with ii I'llchforli, ON.WV A, la. , Aug. 10. (Special Tele gram.) Frank Hcadlc, a farmer of Lin coin township, wan arrested by Sheriff Strain and brought beforo C M. Rom, Jus tire of the peace, on an Information tiled by Herman Schmubl, a neighbor, and charged with arsnult nnd Intent to commit great bodily Injury. Schmahl nlleges that Ucadlo attacked him with n pitchfork and thrust the tines Into him In n very savage nnd dntigcrous mnnncr Uendle gavo bonds for his appiMrancc nt the next term of tho Monona county district court. Iimvii n TVolrs. The Ks.se elevator. rniitulnltic 10.000 bushels of grnln, wns totally destroyed by lite. Russell Shune. n railroad laborer, wns drowned while bathing In u pond nt lllce- vine- collision between n frelcht nnd con struction trnln ut Carroll resulted In the smashing up of several curs. Mrs. D. II. Hlnck of Nevada. T? years of ngc, was fatally burned by her clothing catching lire from a gasoline stove. George Sarceant. who lives nenr Grant City, shot and mortally wounded Tyler Steeples. Jealousy was the cause Sparks from n stenni thresher started n fire which consumed u number of stacks of grnln for George Hopping of Verdi. Mrs. Theodore Baldwin of Greencnstlc committed suicide by shooting herself through the bead. There Is no known cause for the net. An Iowa City policeman bus sued one of the papers In that city for $2.0i) damages because the paper charged hltn with cowardice and neglect of duly. The coroner's Jury In the case nf the killing of Harry Whcploek by his divorced wife, Mrs. Hurgess of Mason City, returned n verdict of Justlllablo homicide'. Thirteen ears were dlte-bed on the North western road npnr Lake City by the break ing of ii Journal on one ot the hi-nd e:iirs of tho train. No ono wns Injured. The management of tho Sioux: City full fcstlvnl has Just announced that Chairman Murk Hanuit will deliver thn republican ad dress on political day of tho week's festi vities. 'ft.,,...,. .. eAAl, I .1 - n I .1 I. t n.Anln 1 ll.riiitir, v tin wilt ii-iii' in ii..ii'ii, committed suicide by shooting himself with a revolver. It Is thought he was Insane, ns he had been twice mi Inmate of uti In sane asylum. The headless body of an unknown Hum wns found beside the railroad t'ack al Carroll. The hi-iid was found some Ps tnnco down the truck. He had evidently been run over bv the e-ars. The total valuation of Inwn property Is $SI2,non.onii. This Is mi Increase or II per e-ent over last year. The total valuation of live stock In the state Is $;I,iki0,ih: personal property, $r.t:."iii,221. Saturday afternoon n 1.1-year-old bus tunned William Murray was drowned In a lake near Mnrciulsvllle. His companions Immediately untitled some men who were near by, but they arilvcd too late to save his life. A farm hand named Itronks ami his em ployer, named McCHntock. who lives near Washington, had differences over a settle ment. Brooks did not get all that be thought was coining In blui, so he held Me Cllutock iii a few nights later and pro ceeded to coiled. Mason City has gri-at hopes of securing from Andrew Carnegie the library offer of J.'iO.ociO which he recently made to Ottiimwu, and which the citizens of that town do not seem disposed to ueeept, and has agreed Co meet nil of Mr. e'arnegle's requirements for the support of the same. Robbers entered the homo of :. L. Peck ham. near Crese-o, while the lanilly was nt the supper table. At the point of revolvers they compelled the family to submit lo being bound and then look Ml.'i aiul lira gold watches. They departed without doln-; any other harm to their victims. There are fears at Fort Dodge that the Illinois Central Is preparing to transfer Its shops nnd iupii from Fort Dodge to Turn. Tho company bus Just ordered :nx,0u0 brick for a roundhouse at Turn, and T. S. Iike of Chicago, master carpenter for the road, says largo coal sbutcs wilt bo built there soon. Burglars enterpd Hip homo of Kev. Father Serdbeck of Oxford Junction and beat hltn Into Insensibility. It was nt llrst feared he would die, but he Is now recovering. They secured little, as they weie evidently frightened away after committing tho as sault beforo having time to ransack the house. M. F. Crawford, former manager of the New Sharon Produce company, was ar rested on the charge of foigerv and taken back to New Sharon. He was In a sleeping berth enroute to Minneapolis when the war rant was served. It Is suppos-e-il tho arrest grows out of a dispute over the owner ship of somo property, although uono of Hid principals In the case will talk. I'lnuiplcN a nil I''i--i-UI-k on Knee. Your druggist will refund your money 'f Pazo Ointment fntla to cure you. f,0 cents. HYMENEAL IMnll-l-'ry. GRAND ISLAND, Neb.. Aug. 10. (Spe cial.) What was probably the most brilliant wedding nnd reception which ever took place In Grand Island occurred nt the homo of Mnyor nnd Mrs. W. H. Piatt, Miss Myrtle Fry of Portland, Ore., bolng united In wedlock to their son, Captnln Ralph Piatt of Manila, Rev. L. A. Arthur of tho Episcopal church olllclnting. Tho wedding ceremony wns held nt f" o'clock, tho recep tion, to which n very largo number had been Invited, being held from 0 to !l o'clock. Tho parlors wero decorated with u wealth of cut flowers and oriental embroideries nnd mementos. Mr. Plntt hns n collection from Manila valued fully ut $3,000, n lnrgo portion cl which wns used In tho decoru tlons. .One screen, consisting of four lnrgo pnnels, wns of tho richest silk and most nrllsticnlly nnd hnndsomely embroidered, ns only tho Orlcntnls can do this work. It Is nn lmmcnso piece covering nenrly nn en tire wall. Tho beautiful lnwn wns lllum Inntcd with hundreds of Chlneso lanterns. Tho guests wero mot nt tho door by Hugh Plntt, led to tho doors ot tho parlor by Miss Illnncho Plntt, received by tho mnyor nnd Mrs. Plntt nud met tho bride nnd groom In tho hnndsomely decorated parlors. Punch wns served by two young women, refreshments by ten others, nnd In tho lnwn tho loving cup wns presided over by Mr. Kmll Wolbach nnd tho clgnrn by Mr. Pierce Plntt. Several hundred guests called dur ing the evening. Cnptnln and Mrs. Piatt left, at noon to- dny for n trip through tho great takes nnd expect to roturn In nbout two weeks. Tho young couplo will leavo for tholr fu- Pamf&sS aro overcome by lytlia E. Plnkham's Vegetable Oompound. fifty thousand happy women testify to this in grateful letters to Mrso Pinkhamm Menstruation is a sovore strain on a wo man's vitality. If it is painful something Is wrong which Lydia E. Plnkham's Vegetable Compound will promptly set right; if excessive or irregular write to Mrs Pinkham, Lynn, Mass., foratlvloe. Evidence abounds that Mrs. Plnkham's advico and medicine havo for many years been helping women to bo strong. No other advico is so 117 varylngly accurate, no other medicine has such a r coord of cure. turo homo nt Manila, where Mr. Tlatt Is engaged In the law business, nbout the middle of September. TrrrlH-Tiirnrr, COLt'MUUS. Neb.. Aug. 10. (Special.) -William Ten-ill and Miss Mar Turner wero married at the residence of the bride's brother. J. A. Turner, In this city last even ing. Rev. J. P. Yost, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church, officiating. Tho cere mony was w ltnessed by nbout two dozen Invited friends. Mr. Terrlll Is welt known. having lived here for many years nnd Is , engaged with the Union Pacific In the freight, department. The bride is n daughter of the; Into Judge A. C Turner nnd n sister of M. K. Turner, editor of the Journal. Tluv hnve gone to housekeeping in their new home cn Seventeenth street. FIRE RECORD. I'lirni House Near I'rlend. FRIKNH. Neb.. Aug. 10. (Special.) The resldenco of Thomas MeCawley. a fnrmer re siding nboui tlvcsjnlles northenst of this plnce, was burned nt 3 o'clock this morning Tho family was nwakcucd by the dense smoke nnd was barely able to escape with their lives. Only a few articles of furni ture wero saved nnd tho family saved only tho nlghtclothes which It hnd on. No eonjeetum can be given as tn the origin ot tho lire. Tho building wns insured for fl.000. MeCawley and fnnilly nre being cured for by the neighbors tompornrlly. ItiiriiK, limine nnd luninlrs, LOUISVILLK, Ky.. Aug. 10 Mrs. Wll Ham Rosctiberger and her 2-year-old child were burned to death today In a fire which destroyed tho dwelling CHICAGO BUFFET LIBRARY CARS Best DlninE Gar Semiu TIIK COLUMBIA Bevel-Gear Chainless Is the Ideal bicycle for outing pur poses. Always ready to ride Always nt Its hlKhost efficiency. Practically kce-ps Itself in order. Colnmfila, llnrlfonl, Stormrr unit I'rnmint Chain Wlicoln nre leaders In their respective classes, Tim l OMtMIHA OOAS'i'KIl IlIlAlCn adds greatly to the exhilarating qual ity, restfuliiPH.i und ease of cycling, Send for Illustrated nooklet-Outlngs. Colunililn Illeynlra, 1IOM15 OI'FICK, IIAltTFOIlII, CT. Neb, Cycle Co.. Columbia Dealers, Omaha Hlcyclo Co., Stormer Dealers, Omaha, Neb, No Pain can stand ngnlnat the wonder ful curative properties of Mull's Lightning Pain Killer. It contains no opiates nor In jurious drugs. $1,000,00 la of fered for Its equal. 6c and )c at all drugglsta or write The Lightning Medlclno Co., Mus catine, lows. KILL THAT PAIN. For snlo by nil druggists. , I 7 ' J Real Estate is IN VALUE. Some excellent lots, pleasantly located and de sirable for suburban homes, can be had now at reasonable prices. These lots are located in Omaha, Wright's and Central Sub. additions. This property will steadily increase in value as the city grows in that direction and the time to buy is the present. Call at THE BEE OFFICE, Council Bluffs. 000OtO00OtOIOOIIOI OIOIO BODO JOCflO o o o o On the Fifth Wo slill hnvo somo exceptionally dosirnblo rooms although about three-fourths of the rooms wore rented when tin? army headquarters moved out. That is merely an index of the popularity of o e o o o o o o o o o o o & o a o n The Bee The entire fifti; floor has boon re-decorated and pre sents a most attractive appearance. An ofllce here, in a lire-proof building, will cost you no more than in somo lire traps. R. C. Peters & Co., Rental Agents, The Bee Building 17 tli and larnain Streets. oooeooio90oooto ABSOLUTE SECURITY. Genuine Carter's Little Liver Pills. Must Bear Slgnatur mt Am Pac-Slmll Wrapper Dlow. Xmry mail unel na fMf tf) Ulte m auipiE. FOR HEADACHL FOR DIMNESS. FOR DILI0U8M!8l. FOR TORPID LIVER. FOR CONSTIPATION. FOR 9A.U0W SKIN. FOR THE COMPLEXION . . aasumi iuttMviiaMv. . iii ii i ii irnilin CURE SICK HCAOACHK. Visitors to the Paris Exposition rrlll nml THE OMAHA BEE ou anlc nt llie UNITKO STATKH I'll US 9 ANS., H IMnen ilc I'llpern. I'arla. Dr. Kay's Renovator lluitrniiii-cil to cure the very worst rn.sar of dymcuni.i, constipation, bilious head nche. liver and kldu) At druggists, S" nnd $1 Send for Kreo Sample, Krco HooU and Froo A .,i e. Dr 11 J Kay, Saratoga N. Y. itantnimu DOHANY THEATER Floor O o o 9 o o e o o Building 0 o o o o o o o oooo oo09oeoo 1 CARTER'S I J Prices 10c, 20c, 30c. Rising