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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: TUESDAY, .IfANUAllY 15, 1001.
NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA.
COUNCIL
31IXOII MHVTION.
Davis noils glass. I
Davis nells drugs.
"Mr. Illlcy," G-cent clear.
Flno Missouri oak. Gilbert Uros.
Oas fixtures and globes at Blxby's.
Kino A. 1J. C. beer, Neumayer's hotel.
Wollman, scientific optician, 403 15'd'y.
ISchmldt'n photos guaranteed to please.
Mooro's stock food kills worms, fattens.
W. J. llostottcr, dentist, Baldwin block.
.I.effcrt, Jeweler, optician, 23 Broadway.
Drink Iludwelser beer. l. IlogcnfcM, ngt.
Picture framing. O. 13. Alexander & Co.,
113 Broadway.
Tho party holding It. X. of A. ticket, 210,
notify C. V. I'lnckncy.
V. V. Gruff, undertaker nnd dlslnfcctor,
101 South Main street. 'Phono 600.
Got your work done at the popular Eaglo
laundry. 724 Broadway. 'I'hono 157.
Mrs. B. N. Maxflcld Is entertaining her
niece, Miss Anna Grayblll, of Ncola, la.
Miss Mary I'uniuhar of Ullard, Minn., Is
the guest of her sister, Mrs. J, Morrow.
Morgan fie KUln, upholstering, furniture
repairing, mattrvwi making. 122 S. Main St.
Mrs. Charles Kdwyno llathawny left yes.
tirdfty for a visit with relatives and friends
at KanmiM City and Ht. Joseph.
A want ml In Tho Jlee will tiring results.
Tho Wnio attention given to n. want nd In
Council nluffs us at tho Omahu olllcc.
Hhcrldan coal, once tried always used.
HmokelesH, no soot, clinkers nor sulphur.
1'rlco J3, 15.60. Frnlon & Foley, solo ngnts.
Mrs. Mary Abbott has been elected presi
dent and Mrs. Kavorltu Wcntherbeo secre
tary of tho Woman's ltcllef corps for tho
ensuing year.
Tho regular meeting of Concordia lodge
No. r.2, Knights of l'ythlas, will bo held
this evening In Il-lghes' hall. Thero will bo
work In the first rank.
Tho Dramatic club Is rehearsing "Tha
Charity Ball," which will bo presented bo
foro Lent for tho benefit of the charitablo
organizations or tho city.
James It. Mulholland lmn resigned his
position with tho American Kxtircss cam
puny hero to accept a place as bookkeeper
with tho Armour Tacking company In 'Lin
coln, Neb. ,
Tho !3iso against tho threo members of
tho Western family ond Georgo Hllsworth,
charged with tho larceny of n driving plow,
was continued In pollen court yesterday
until next Huturduy morning.
County Treasurer Amd held tho ad
journed tax. nalo yesterday morning and
pretty well cleaned up tho list. Tho re
maining delinquent proiwrty will bo offered
for salo again on February 4.
Day Sergeant Arthur Slack of the pollco
force Is oft duty owing to u sevcro at
tack of tho grlii. Night Sergeant Burko
has resinned his jKist, having recovered
from on attack of tho samo malady.
A mlspluccd stovo plpo which permitted
tho rmoko to escapn and fill the house, gave
the flro department a run nbnut 6 o'clock
last evening to tho residence of William
Cochran on Avenue O and Ninth street.
There was no damage.
Bluffs company No. 27, uniformed rank,
Knights of I'ythlas, has elected these olll
cers for tho vtisjlng year: Captain, J. J.
Klein; llrst lleutonilnt, J. W. Furrier; sec
ond lieutenant, Georgo I. llllt: recorder, U.
A. Black: trcawurer, J. W. Schocmlug.
Tho hearing In the Blch tax ferret case
set f6r today beforo County Auditor Innes
has been postponed until Thursday next,
ns tho hearing on the application for a
tompornry Injunction against Cunningham
will bo held Wednesday beforo Judgo
Thorncll.
Tho suit of Mrs. Clara Brockblll ngalnst
Nathan Morrlum to recover JlU.OuO damagen
for alleged Injuries received as a result of
un accident in tho elevator of tho Marrinm
block was transferred yestorday on motion
of tho defendant from tho superior court
to tho federal .court.
Tho work of taking tho church census of
tho city was commenced yesterday bv can
vuHuors of sovcral of tho churches. Tho su
pervising commltteo will meet next Monday
morning- and tho general commltteo Mon
day! uftornoon to. mnko. any further ar
rangements trftit mur too noceasnryV '
TJioJtlslmr 'Sun -aiOflrprs band of Blub
Jeans Is a typical organization and has Its
protytypo hv almost pvory country vlllugo.
It Is not numerous or handsome, but, oh,
what lungs.lt has and how It can tear tho
lunula out of all kind of horns! It will bo
bpcii and heard at 'the Dohany theater to
night, when Joseph Arthur'H famous com
edy drama will hold tho boards.
Mrs. Mary Plant nnd Mrs. Georgo Carlo
ton, charged by Mrs. ltoland with disturb
ing tho peaco, had a partial hearing In
pollco court yesterday morning and the
final disposition of the caao was continued
indefinitely. John Plant, tho husband of
ono of tho defendants, wns arrested later
on complaint of G. W. Smith, ono of the
witnesses. Smith said hn had been sub
jected to gross abuso by Plant. All of tho
parties Involved Hvq In a flat building on
Franklin avenuo. ,
Tho pollco received word from Missouri
Valley last night that a man giving tho
nnmo of J. K. Tatinor. wus undor arrest
there, charged with obtaining money un
der falsa pretenses. Tanner, it was said,
had worked on tho sympathies of tho busi
ness men of Missouri Valley by showing
them a telrgrum purporting to havo been
sent from Council Bluffs by ono A. B. Cur
tis, In which tho lattur notified Tanner that
his (Tanner's) wife and daughter had been
seriously Injured In a wreck in Virginia.
On tho strength of this telegram Tanner
Is said to havo secured sovcral sums, of
money In Missouri Valley to assist him
In going to his wife. Investigation made by
tho police, hero Indicated that Tunner him
self sent tlio telegram from tho North
western depot before leaving for Missouri
Valley.
N, Y." Plumbfag Co., telephone '250.
Gravel roofing. A. H. Heed, Ml Broadway.
Ileal Iintittn Transfers.
Tho following transfers were filed yes
terday In tho nbstrnct, title and loan of
fice of J. W. Squire, 101 Pearl street:
County treasurer to Iowa I. pan. and
Trust company, lots 32 and 31, block
7. Highland Place, tax d..... S 8
County treasurer to John B.i Crooks,
part of lot 2 in sub of lot 71, out
plat of Council Bluffs, .tax d 23
Samo to same, lot 16, block 2, Voorhls'
add, tax d . 10
Samo to .same, lot i, block 2, McMahon,
Cooper & Jefferles' iuld, tax d 6
Winchester National bank to C, C
Clifton, lot 3, block 5, Burke's add.. 160
S. 11. Barnes and wife to A. J. Wearln.
noU nw'4. sVii nwVi, n!4 swU and w'v
ll w,4 IB-77-44, q o d 1
Itasuius ItoW nnd wlfo to Van
Christiansen, n 125 feet of sM lot . -Avoca
Iind and Loan company's
sub of part of 0-7T-29, w d E25
Lars Christiansen and wlfo to Carl
M. Nelson, lot 1, block 21, town of
Avoca, w d , C09
J. W. Land and wife to U. C. Wal
tlron, lot 1. block 3, Hast Omaha,
plateau, w d. G00
Nino transfers, aggregating $2,123
$5.00
Is a lot of money,
but when you get a
pair of .HANAN'S
Shoos you get your
inoney'u worth.
$3.50
Is not so much, but
when you pay thatr
amount at Sargent.'
you got full valuo
received.
look fob tub
bi:au-tiiats
SARGENT'5
FARM LOANS
Negotiated In Eastern Nebraska
and lown. James N, CaMidy. jr..
128 Main St., Council Bluffs.
Save Your Monty $r,fe
HAVINflS. LOAN AMI HtJII.IMNO AMS'.I,
13 Pearl Street, Counull Bluff., in,
BLUFFS.
DECIDE ON A NEW HOSPITAL
Woman's Christian Auodation Will Spend
rifty-Ono Thotuand Dollari.
STRUCTURE IS TO FACE ON SIXTH AVENUE
Canvass for Associate .Members Is the
Method Decided on to Ilntse? Funds
I'roxjieroim Ycnr Despite
(trtnrmit Inc.
At tlio ncnual meeting of the Women's
Christian association, yesterday aft
ernoon In tho parlors of tho First Presby
terian el'urch, It was decided to go nhcud
with tho building of the new hospital, which
the deruauds of the association maka Imper
ative. Tho building for which plRns are be
ing drawn by a firm of local architects, wilt
face on Sixth avenuo, Just wot of tho
present hospital. Tho building will cost
nboilt Jul, 000.
Iu order to ralso funds for tho new hospi
tal, the association decided to canvass for
assoclato members.
Tho reports of tho olllcera showed that
tho association had a most prosperous year,
despite the drawback of tho hospital being
placed under quarantine for smallpox, and
thnt tho receipts of that Institution of that
Institution wero about 000 .greater than
In nny prccous year since its establish
ment. Thcso officers were elected for tho ensuing
year: President, Mrs. Emma G. Lucas:
first vlco prosldent, Mrs. Isabella Stewart;
recording secretary, Mrs. Mlntlo Gaines;
corresponding secretnry, Mrs. Zoo M. Boss;
treasurer, Mrs. Annotto Wallace; auditors,
Mrs. Thomas and Mrs. Butts. The officers
nnd thcso for tho board 'of managers: Mcs
dames McCabc, Phelps and Kohrer.
The meeting was well attended. Refresh
ments wcro served and a musical program
given.
Commonwealth 10-cent cigar.
PKUMAXUNT 1IO.MU FOR I.IIIItAIlY.
Bonrit of Truster Decides to Levy a
Three-Mill Tax.
At tho meeting of tho Board of Trustees
of tho public library yesterday afternoon
it was decided to take tho first Btcps
towards securing a building as n perma
nent homo for tho library by levying a 3
mtll tax for tho purchuso of suitable ground
on which latpr to erect tho building. This
action was taken on tho recomniondatlon
of tho special committee, consisting o(
Trustees Troutman, Balrd and Casady, to
whom tho matter had been referred.
Tho report of tho committee, aftor re
citing tho sections of tho statute ompowr
erlng tho levy nnd collection of a tax not
to exceed 3 mills In nny ono year, for tho
purchaso of real cstato and tho erection
of a library building, says:
That Council Bluffs Is a city of tho first
claxs, and by tho last national census Is
shown to havo a population In nxecss of
23,000, thereby coming fully wltlitn tho pro
visions of 732, ua It stood beforo said
amendment, nil well as within tho pro
visions .of tlio Hums as It now stands.
That tlio taxable valuation of tlio city of
Council illuffs. iih shown by tho tax list for
tho year 1900, Is $3,418,234i but your commlt
teo is informed that avsllght increase over
said amount may reasonably bo expected
for tho year 1001. . '
That by reason of Council Bluffs having
pnssfMl tho 25,000 population limit, this
board will hereafter be limited to a 1-mlU
levy for general purposes, and experience
lins shown that tho revenuo derived there
from Is Insutllclont to meet all fixed
charges, including rents, nnd nt tho samo
tlmo provide for tho increaso of library
That many of our sister cities in the west
havo library buildings of their own, und
your commltteo believes that tho city of
Council muffs has renched such propor
tions that a library building Is a necessity,
both from the standpoint of economy and
public convcnlenco and utility.
Wo also believe that with a library build
ing of our own tho patronage will un
doubtedly bo greatly increased.
Should this hoard make a levy for said
purposo at this tlmo tho samo should not
bo collected In full and become arnllablo
until about January 1', 19(0, and for that
rctuiou wo think that Immediate action
should bo taken In tho matter.
We, therefore, recommend that thlB board
dotermlno aud fix tho rnto of 3 mills on the
dollar of tho tuxablo valuation of this city
for tho year 1901, to be lovled, collectod and
appropriated for tho purchase of real estate
and tlio erection of a building thereon for
a public, library, and that the samo be cer
tified to tho city council as by law required.
Tho adoption of the report was unanimous.
Trustee Flnloy Burkn suggested that when
tho board was prepared to put up tho
building It might bo posslhlo to Induce tho
city authorities to Join and erect n build
ing that would serve tho purpose of both
a library nnd a city hall. Ho felt that It
was tho duty of tho board under any cir
cumstances to tako tho steps towards
securing a library building In ordor that
tho tnonoy now cxponded In rent could be
used for tho purchaso of additional books.
Tho report of tho librarian showed,
among other things, that up to tho pres
ent $44.51 bad been expended on books,
which aro rented to readers at 5 cents
a week, and that tho receipts up to date
have been from this source $32.33. This sy.i
tom of ranting popular books was only re
cently Introduced and has proven very
popular. Tho report of tho flnanco com
mltteo showed that the balanco on hand
on January 1, 1901, of tlio library fund,
wau $1,1)14,49. Tho number of bnoko In
tho circulating llbrnry on January 1, 1901,
was 17.848. Tho number of visitors during
Decembor to tho library was 0,614. Tho
nurabor of books taken out by tho patrons
was 4.940, .
President Itohrer read tho annual report
of tho board, which Is to bo presented to
the city council.
Davis sells paint.
Farmers km Bankrupts,
Thomas B. Dalian, a farmer of Harrison
county, filed a petition In voluntary bank
ruptcy In tho United States dis
trict court hero yesterday. Ho asks to be
relieved of liabilities amounting to $1,012.50.
Ho has assets valued at $200, all which ho
claims as exempt.
William Kowo, also a tiller of tho soil
from Harrison county, filed a similar pe
tition. Ills debts nggregato $544.50 nnd his
assets $406, all of tho latter being claimed
as exempt.
Tho Edward Hlnes Lumber company of
IllllnoU filed a petition yeestcrday In the
United States circuit court In tho receiver
ship proceedings of tho Guarantee Trust
GRAiN-o
V 1 THE PURE V V
GRAIN COFFEE
Coffco injures fjrowing children
even when it is weakened, Grain-0
gives them brighter eyes, firmer
flesh, quicker intellifrunco atul hup
pier dispositions. They can drink
all they want of Grain-O tho mora
the better and it tastes like coffee.
All Grocers; 15c. and 23c.
company of New York against the Omaha
& St. Louis Hallway company, in which it
asks that Its claim for $6,827 for tics sold
tho railway during the months of October
and November, 1899, be mode n preferred
claim.
Tho stock of rough and cut fltonn belong
ing to tho estate of W. H. Lewis of this
city, in his bankruptcy proceeding:!, has
been sold by order of court to an Omaha
dealer for $900.
litaiini spi:aici iv his di:fi:cb.
Tells Mt- CiiiiiipII Why He .Vjirnds
Money tin, I'll I toll Street.
Alderman Huber at tho meeting of the
olty council last night submitted a written
statement giving his reasons for expending
a largo sum of money In the opsnlng of
Elliott street without having first secured
tho authority of tho aldcrmanlc body. This
statement was made In compllanco with the
request embodied In a resolution adopted
at tho last session. After explaining tho
necessity for the work, Alderman Huber
stated thnt ho understood that the matter
had been referred to his commltteo with
power to act. Continuing, ho sold: ,
"About November 1 Alderman Hammer
said to me: 'We have had no work done
In tho First wnrd for n long time, nnd none
at all this year. Wo must do something to
satisfy our people.' Ho wanted 'to have
his own street, Fleming avenuo, opened, and
we went over It, but found wo could do
nothing hccniiHo the street was only thirty
feet wide, tho other half being deeded to
tho city. Ho then suggested that wo go
on Klllott BtrocL Wo each made estimates
of tho erst of the work. I suggested that
tho matter be brought to the attention of
tho council, but Alderman Hammer ob
jected and said that It would bo such a
llttlo thing that It would not bo necessary;
that wo might havo delay Mn getting it
through the council and that wo would bet
ter got tho work done and then wo would
havo it. I agrocd nnd said that I would
sco that tho work was started. I asked Al
derman Hammer whom I should get for
foreman and ho suggested Vic Kellor."
Ho stated that tho street supervisor had
been on tho work Ave or six times nnd had
taken tho time of tho men from Foreman
Keller. Only such work was dono, ho said
further, ns was necessary to make tho streot
passable for wagons, and cut off for the
tcamstors mnny miles of dally useless
travel whllo going to their work hauling
SBiid for next year's paving, ond the large
number of these tcamstors who are work
ing this winter would nlono havo been suffi
cient Justification for tho expenditure, to
say nothing of tho relief of tho property
owners living on tho Btrcet.
Ho cnllcd attention to tho fact that work
exceeding tho cost of tho opening of Elliott
street had been dono in several of tho other
wards and that no objections to the ex
penditures bad been mndo by tho aldermen.
Ho cited several instances In support of
this statement.
In reply to tho assertion of certain mem
bers of tho council that thoy had boen un
aworo of tho work being dono on Elliott
street, Alderman Huber Bald: "During the
progress of tho work men camo frequently
to mo from tho Fourth ward with requests
from Alderman McDonald to bo put on the
work with their teams, and from tho Sec
ond ward with similar requests from Alder
man Lougeo, evidently showing that other
members of the council besides myself and
Alderman Hammer know tho work was In
progress."
At this point Alderman McDonald and
Alderman , Lougce took occasion to deny
emphatically having sent over anyone with
a request "to bo glveri work' '6a .Ulllott
street. ' In conclusion Alderman Huber
said:
"I wish to remind tho !ounell,tbat whllo
nil of this work was being done few, If
any of tho members, went over It -with a
low of offering suggestions or giving as
sistance, but left It nil to mo with tho re
peated assurance that whatever I did would
bo satisfactory. If I havo exceeded In this
tnsCnnco tho authority that has bcon con
ferred upon mo it is because I have been
following a precedent that has boen a time
honored ono In tho council."
Street Supervisor Taylor offered an ex
planation of his position In the matter, and
after a slight discussion tho statoment was
ordorod placed on fllo and tho matter al
lowed to drop.
Tho rest of tho session was taken up in
matters relating to the paving assessments,
A communication from tho city engineer
called attention to tho sinking of tho new
paving nlong tho Union Pacific switch-track
on Tenth avenue, due to poor tamping by
tho railroad company when tho track was
rclald. and to two depression on West
Broadway recently paved with brick on a
concreto base, which can bo easily reme
died as soon as tho weather will permit.
Tho contractor who laid tho paving on
Tonth nvenuo wns exonerated of the trouble
existing there. The report was ordered
filed.
Tho preliminary motion doclarlng the
assessment for tho Graham avonuo paving
was passed. The total cost of tho sower
by certificates was $876.35.
Tho final declaration wns made of the as
sessment for tho curbing constructed under
tho contract of Nelson & Olson. No ob
jections to the assessment had been filed
in the time given. .
Objections to the paving assessment on
Washington avenue were filed by John A.
Tloblnaon on the grounds that It exceeded
tho benefits accruing to his lots. A motion
by Alderman Lougeo to rcduco the assess
ment on ono lot from $214 to $150 failed
to carry. The objections wero ovcrrulod
and tho assessment ordered to stand as
made.
A petition from residents on Washington
avenuo asking that an arc light bo placed
at some point on tho streot between First
nnd .Second streets wns referred to tho
commltteo on flro nnd light.
Howell's Antl-Kawt euros coughs, colds.
EXTEKIJINO SMALLPOX 'IUAII AKT1NK
Patient Ilenioved from Atlnntlo House
Will lie Cloned Seventeen Day.
Tho city council met as a Board of
Health yesterday and took tho necessary
legal stops to placo under quarantine tho
Meneray residence on Stutsman streot and
tho Atlantic house on Main street.
James Carroll, tho smallpox patient at
tho Atlantic house, was ordered removod
to the pojthouue. and ho was taken tboro
yesterday afternoon and placed In enro of
Mox Schmidt, the Immune employed as
nurpo In the recent cases. Tho Atlantic
house has been ordered quarantined for a
period of seveutecu days. Carroll, It Is
learned, has been working with a bridge
gang on tho Rock Island road near Weston,
where smallpox is prevalent at present.
A neighbor of H. C. Meneray complained
that members of the family wero passing
back and forth from their barn across the
alloy, where they havo two horses and a
cow, nnd the board ordered tho quarantine
extended to the alleyl between the Mune
ray houzo and the barn, and that part of
Iho alley will bo roped in and closed to
travel.
City Treasurer True, who Is acting as
purchasing ogont In the smallpox cases
for tho city, was autborlted'to supply tho
necessary provisions, as It appeared that
neither tho proprietor of the house nor
his boarders have sufficient means to pro
vide for themselves. .
The expense of providing guards for the
several quarantined places is exhausting
tho sui plus in the fund for the maintenance
I
of the pollco department and this fact was
called to the attention of the board by tho
mayor. The city now has eight special
officers on duty guarding tho places quar
antined, at nn expense of JIG a day. On
tho first of the year tho surplus In tho
police appropriation did not exceed about
$250, nnd with tho present expense of $18
a day for thcso special pollco It will soon
bo exhausted.
In event of tho council refusing to per
mit of tho pay of these officers being
drawn from tho contingent fund Mayor
Jennings states ho will be compelled, In
order to keep tho expenses of his depart
ment within tho appropriation, to lt,y otf
tho special men and put tho regular pa
trolmen on guard duty.
PICTITIOl'S DIVIDENDS IltfPOUTKO.
Receiver Hnrpuy Tells of Loose. Melh
odn'ln llanUlna- Home.
Tho hearing of tho petition of Interven
tion of Day & Hess and J. K. Cooper in the
Officer & Puscy bank receivership, In which
tho petitioners seek to show that tho bank
had been Insolvent for a long number of,
years, wns resumed before Judgo Thornell
In tho district court yesterday. Receiver
Murphy, who was bookkeoper for tho firm
of Officer & Puscy, wns on the witness
stand nbaln tho most of the day and bis ex
amination related in the. main to the al
leged loose manner the firm had of trans
acting Its banking business.
It had been alleged that tho members of
tho firm had been In tho custom of cred
iting themselves with fictitious dividends.
On this Ilccolver Murphy testified that as
bookkeeper ho hod been directed by Thomas
Ofilcer and W. H. M. Puesoy to figure up
every year tho amount of profits abovo the
running expenses without taking Into con
sideration the worthless bills receivable, the
cobIi shortages or tho depreciation In any
of tho securities held by tho bank. Whllo
this has not been offered In evidence yet,
tho books of tho bank show that tho two
partners, Thomas Officer and W. H. M.
Pusey, received as "dividends" $78,000.
That is they each received $39,000, ns fol
lows: December 31, 18S6, $1E,500; Decem
ber 31, 1887. $5,500; December 31, 1888, $,
500; Docember 31, 1869, $4,600; December
31. 1890, $1,500; January 2. 1894, $5,000.
During Mr. Murphy's testimony as to the
condition of tho bank nt tho time of its
suspension, it developed that while tho
books showed tho cash on hand to bo
$85,675.33. that In reality it was only $71,
621.17, Tho dlffercnco was made up of
"slips," which had been carried along' as
cash. Ono of thcso "slips" represented in
debtedness of W. H. M. Pusey to the amount
of $4,977.98, which had been carried as
cash continuously from 1880. Another for
$5,639.24 represented Indebtedness of
Thomas Officer, which, with tho exception
of a sum of $374, had been carried ns cash
from 1885. Another represented shortages
In cash which bad occurred from tlmo to
tlmo nnd amounted to $1,230.55. Another
called to mind tho loss by Charles T. Offloor
of n package of currency amounting to
$5,000 In Omaha, which was subsequently re
covered, the finder receiving a reward,, of
$1,000. ,A "slip" carried as cash represented
tho $1,000 which tho flndor of the currency
had been allowed to retain. This was
placed to profit and loss by tho receivers
when thoy took hold of the bank. Such
was Mr. Murphy's tostlraony.
When asked If It was not understood that
Mr. Officer's mother had agreed to make
good nny loss that might arise by her son
losing tho bundle of currency, tho witness
said that was tlio llrst he had over henrd
of any such agreement. The remainder of
tho slips represented sundry worthless
Items and taxes paid for Charles T. Officer,
tbo latter amounting to $382.
Regarding tho "slips" bearing tho names
of members of tbo banking firm, Mr. Mur
phy testified that they represented bills
paid and not charged to their accounts,
premiums on llfo lnsuranco'ond other mis
cellaneous Items.
For tho purposo of tho hearing of the
case at bar, It was agreed by both sides
that the value of tho estate of Thomas Offi
cer, including his homestead, tho valuo
of which was placed nt $7,000, bo fixed at
$50,000. This figure did not, howover, in
cludo Mr. Officer's mining interests nor his
obligations secured on mining Interests ns
sot forth In tho Inventory of his estate.
Shortly beforo tho adjournment of court
for the day, tho petitioners commenced to
Introduce evidence for tho purpose of show
ing that tho bank had listed Its real estate
holdlugs at an overestimated value. A
number of real estate men will bo intro
duced to support this claim. F. J. Day
bolng tho first witness placed on tho stand.
Tho petitioners expect to prove that tho
rea lestato was listed nt nn excess valua
tion of from $10,000 to $50,000. The hearing
will be resumed this morning.
Shares of One Cent lOaeli.
Articles of Incorporation of tho Leon
Consolidated Mining company, ono of the
new Colorado mining concerns Incorporated
under tho laws of Iowa, were filed for rec
ord here yestordny. Tho capital stock is
placed at $15,000, divided into 1,600,000
shares of 1 cent each. The Incorporators
aro: II. L. West, H. Hutchinson and E.
D. Marr. The first board of directors is
comprised as follows: E. S. Bach, II. L.
West, E. D. Marr, J. L. Mlddagh, H. Hutch
inson, all of Colorado Springs.
FORT DODGE BAKERY ROBBED
Thieve (let lf-18-l In Cash unit Checks
Part of It Wm Wood-
nien'a Fuuil.
FORT DODGE. In., Jan. 14. (Special Tel
egram.) Tho restaurant of L. H. Burr wns
entered by burglars at an early hour this
morning and robbed of $48 1 In cash nnd
checks. The thieves were familiar with
the place, as an entranco was secured
through a secret door supposed to bo known
only to employes nnd novor Jocked. Tho
safe was opened without tho uso of ex
plosives or drills. Four hundred and fifty
dollars. were taken from tho safe and tho
remainder from tho cash register. Four
hundred dollar's of tho amount secured be
longed to the Woodmen of tho World, of
which Burr was local treasurer. He had
drawn money and hold checks preparatory
to turning them over to'tho newly elected
treasurer. Tho robbery was not discovered
until 5 o'clock this morning, when tho bakor
arrived to commonco his day's work.
University Extends Medical Courxo.
IOWA CIT1', la.. Jnn. 14. (Special.) Tho
university has determined to extend tho
medical coursu along tho lines of practical
laboratory and hospital work. Work In
bacteriology, nover beforo a xcsular study
in tho college, will be added to the work of
the freBhman year. A new course In em
bryology will bo given and laboratory work
In physiology will bo greatly extended. Tho
Important addition will bo in operative
surgery, In which the students will receive
practical training. A number of new as
sistants will bo required for this extended
work, moro room will nlso bo necessary,
and this will be found In tho old South hall,
which will be vacated by the chairs moving
Into the new Hall of Ltboral Arts.
(rip aud Mumpi nt (irlnurll.
OIIINNELL, la., Jan. 14. (Special.) An
epldomlc of grip Is prevnlcnl in Iowa col
lego und Is seriously Interfering with tho
class room work. A largo proportion of' tho
students are suffering from tho disease and
a number of the faculty have also suc
cumbed, In many cases the disease Is ac
companied by mumps. '
IOWA IS AGAIN ON RECORD
Thirteen Electors of Hawkeje SttU Register
Its Political Preference
TUCKER OF WAPELLO TO CARRY THE VOTE
Lotilftit County Man Dravr the ltlht
Strn.Tr nnd Will lie thn Messenger
to Waslilngtnn-rOtlier .ctts
of the State.
DES MOINES, la., Jon. 14. (Special.)
The Iowa electoral college met nt noon to
day In the offlco of the governor of tho state
and transacted tho business nt hand
promptly.' All of tho presidential electors
wero present In person. Thoy are:
At Large John N. Baldwin of Pottawat
tamie county; Ole O. Roe of Polk county.
First DlstrlctEara T. Tucker of Louisa
county.
Second District A, L. Bartholomew of
Jackson county.
.Third Dlstrlct-L. U. Raymond of Frank
lin county.
Fourth Dlstrlct-C. II. McNidcr of Cerro
Gordo county.
Fifth Dlstrlct-H. II. Rood of Linn
county.
Sixth Dlstrlct-S. II. Harper of Wn
pello county.
Seventh Dlstrlct-C. Rhynsburger of
Marlon county.
Eighth District-Marlon K. Stockoy of De
catur county.
Ninth Dlstrlct--P. L. Sever of Guthrie
county.
Tonth District-Thomas line of Crnwford
county.
Eleventh District-George K. Bowers of
Sioux county.
Tho collego selected Mr. Baldwin as
chairman nnd Mr. Roo as secretary. Tho
oath was administered by Chief Justice
Qlvon of tho supreme court. Messrs. Har
per nnd Sever wero nppolntcd tollers and
tho voting was dono by ballot In tho usual
way, the thirteen votes being cast for Me
Klnloy nnd Roosevelt. Ezra T. Tucker of
Wapello was selected as messenger to carry
tho returns to Washington. Tills selection
was made unanimously In tho meeting of
tho college, but beforo tho meeting tho
mombcre decided tho matter of the contest.
Thero wero six candidates for messenger,
nnd after they had been named a motion to
decide who should bo mossengcr by lot was
carried. The choleo fell upon Mr. Tucker,
who hod been ono of tho most active candi
date. Motion in Advnucc.
Tho first nppenranco of the TItuB amend
ment case In tho supremo court came this
morning when thf plaintiff In tho case filed
u motion to advance tho case for hearing.
aim mis motion wns agreed to by the de
fendant. Tho court' will net on tho motion
tomorrow. '
Four Companlen or None.
Tho ndjutnnt general in chorgo of the
Iowa National Ouard has not yet fully dis
posed of tho question of whether or not
Bomo of tho companies of the guard nre to
go to Washington to attend the inaugural.
Ho has mado a proposition, informally, to
four companies, those In Dubuque, Red Oak,
Sioux City nnd Davenport, to take them If
all four will go, nnd their expenses to be
paid by tho cities whonco they come. Tho
Dubuquo company made tho proposal to go
In this way, but tho adjutant general has
written the captain that ho docs not think
It wlso to send tho company unless four
companies agree to go. If the four go
they will be tendered tho Inaugural commit
tee, nnd will doubtless bo accepted.
State Institutions.
Tho regulnr monthly report of the State
Board of Control, showing tho financial
transactions for tho month of December at
all tho various Institutions of the sl'ate, In
dicates that the usual heavy draft on the
support funds for tho winter season diib
commenced. The general support fund of
all tho stato Institutions now amounts to
$80,927.93, a decreaso of $4,848.80 during tho
month. Tho population of the various re
formatories and hospitals at tho' beginning
of the year was as follows: Annmosa, 469;
Fort Madison, 474; total In penitentiaries,
t43. Clarlnda, 922; Independence, 1,007;
Mount Pleasant, 951; total In hospitals for
tho Insane, 3,880. Eldora. 469; Mltchell
vlllc, 169! total In reformatories, 638.
ZVeiv Corporation.
Following nro now corporations In Iowa:
German Savings bank, Lake I'ark, capital,
$25,000; directors, Lewis Stoltonberg, Thso
doro Behls, J. G. Chrysler, M. D. Qreon and
Theodore Strathmrr. Storm Lako Butter
Tub and Tank factory, capital, $10,000; in
corporators, Lorin Ellis and S. P. McMakln.
Corning Tolephono company, capital, $10,000;
Incorporators, John A. Anderson, Frank L.
Mercer and J. J. Mercer. Tho Lee Broom
nnd Duster company, Davenport, has in
creased tho capital stock from '$30,000 to
$50,000.
GROOM'S PITIABLE PLIGHT
Goes Mnil Trying Care Himself of
Killep- Pntrnt Mullelncn Con
Mldered IlesponslMc.
OTTUMWA, la., Jan. 11. (Special Tele
gram.) Samples of medeclno sent by mall
nre said to havo unbalanced tbo mind of
Thomas Coppock of Fairfield, who was suf
forlns from epllopsy. Coppock recently mar
ried a young Fairfield woman,, who know of
his malady. Tho young man desired to cure
himself and sent for a "suro cure" for epil
epsy. The firm sent samples, which tho
young: man took Saturday. That, evening ho
began to act strangely and In a few hours
was a ravlngraanlac. It took four men to
hold him and prevent him from killing him
self. All nleht lone the watchers strug
gled with the demented man and Sunday
morning ho was taken before tho commis
sioners or Insanity, where he was adjudged
Insane. He was taken on tho next train
to tho stato hospital at Mount rieasant,
where he Is now conflncd, strapped to a cot,
Tho young man Is the son of prominent
Fairfield pooplo nnd bis Intense desire to
got well Is said to account tor his taking
tho samples of medicine sent without In
vestigation. Ilnrliour to C.et the Mnnnloii,
SIOUX CITY, In., Jan. 11. (Special Tele
gram.) W. A. 'parbour of Patorson, N. J.,
today produced ticket No. 33,365, which won
tho Ptorco mansion at n radio Decembor
24. Ho ia a coualn of W. T. Harbour, tho
New York mllllonalro, who owns tbo ticket.
Tho committee In charge of tho matter Is
convinced of tho genulnoness of t.he ticket
and the deed will be mado over to Colonel
Harbour unless I!rt M. Mills of Vinton, la.,
who originally wns announced as tho win
ner, can produce some new evidence.
I) I im on JIIh iVnv Home.
FOUT DODQE, la., Jan. 14. (Special Tcl
ogrnm.) Oscnr Hllstrom, a prominent and
wealthy citizen of Cnllender and
a mombcr of tho County Iloanl
of Supervisors, was found dead In !
ntn flnfiaMMnii4 nC
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lib
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tho road near his homo last' even
ing. Tho first report that he was murdered
created great excltcmiint, but inter Inves
tigation proved thnt death was tho result
of heart disease. The only mark on his
body was a slight nbraslon on his forehead,
caused by falling, face forward, on tho
frozen ground. Hllstrom was about 65 years
old and leaves a wife" nnd six children. Tho
coroner's Inquest is being hold this aft
ernoon, KILLED BY RABBIT HUNTER
Shot Intended for n Ilnre K liter Mal
vern Mini's llosoiu nnd
Dentil 'lteniilts.
MALVKRN, In., Jan. 14. (Special Tele
gram.) J. II. Anderson, n sawmill proprie
tor of this place, was accidentally shof
today whllo working near his mill, about
Ave miles north of Tabor. Mr. Anderson
wns chopping some stovewood, while his
Btopson prepared a rnoonday meal, when
John Oarver nnd a trlan named Orton eaina
through some high weeds hunting rabbits.
tYirvcr shot at n rabbit when ho was only
a short dlstanco from Anderson, hut mUsed
It nnd struck Anderson with eight No. 1
shot, two of which penetrated over tho
heart. Oarver and the stepson helped An
derson Into tho cabin, whero ho died In
ten minutes. Ho leaves a wife, stepson
and an adopted daughter.
From (lie Itlvcr to Mouth llcnd,
CLINTON. la., Jan. U. (Special.) Sun
day tho Indiana, Illinois & Iowa Unllrond
company ndded over fifty miles to tta line
whon it opened for services Its now road
betwocn tho Mississippi river and South
Bend, Ind.
Utnh'n First MlnluRT Strike.
SALT LAKE, Utah, Jnn. 14.-A speclu)
to the Tribune from Scoflcld, Utah, sayn
that 500 coal miners struck today for In
creased wages. There Is no Intimation as
to whut tho nmnagers of the mine will do.
It was at Schofleld that tho disastrous
explosion occurred Inst May. This is the
llrst mining strlka in the history of Utah.
Mr. Slioldon'a .Snlnry Incrcnsrd.
TOPI31CA. Kan., Jnn. H. The board of
trustees of tho Contrnl Congregational
church todny Increased tho snlnry of Rev.
ChnrlPH M. Sheldon from $1,200 to 11,8.x)
per year. Mr. Hhcldou'a popularity Is
greater than over since bis return from
hlB'Uuropenn trip. Ho refused an offer of
$10,0(l) n year whllo in London.
Ilrcelvpr for Sline Fnetiirj-.
COLUMHUS, O., Jan, 14.-Tho business of
tho Denton Shoo company, manufacturers
of boots nnd shoes, was this afternoon
placed In tho hanrtH of n receiver, upon al
legations of Insolvency. Tho bond of tho
receiver wna fixed nt $100,000. No schedule
of assets or liabilities was Hied.
Ilreelverx for Telojilioiiu Ciiiiipnn'.
MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. ll.-Judgn Klllott of
tlio district court today named Kdwnrd K.
Webster receiver for tho Mississippi Valley
Telephone company. Over $7n",()0 has been
Invested In tlio Twin City plants nnd Its
value. Including tho franchise, Is placed at
$1,500,(100.
Milken KldnniiliiK Capital OnVimr.
NASIIV1LL11, Tkiiii., Jan. II. A bill mak
intr ltlilnanlnir u capital offense was Intro
duced In the house today by Representative
Steel of lieuront.
IliiKtiin & Muntiuiii Dividend,
BOSTON. Jan. II. The directors of the
HoHlon una Montana .tuning company nnvo
declared n quarterly dividend of $5 a share
and $3 extra.
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