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THE OMAHA DAILY 1USK: TUESDAY. DJECJSMBJETi 10. 1001. NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA. COUNCIL SII.MHl .MH.M'IO.t. Davis sells drugs Htoakcrt sells carpets and russ. Metz beer at Neumnycr's hotel. Lira. Green, otllco .103 8a pp block. Wclsbuch burners. lllxhy A. Son. KIcRHtit X'nns photon nt Schmidt's. Wollmiin. sclcntlllc optician, M Uroudway. Dr. Stephenron, IJaldnin block. Elevator. Cabinet photos only M.W dozen. Williams. John Morkcl left Inyl evening for Chi cago. Hxcclslnr MiifoiiIc lodge, will meet to night to sleet omens. Missouri oak body wood, 15 M cord. Win. Welch, a N. Main St. Tul. US. Christmas pictures, C. H Alexunder ti Co., JIB We.-t Uroudway. Tel. S'A Tor rout, furnished rooms, modern con veniences. 215 West WnshliiKtoti uvenuc. a. C. McCrendy will leave this wcko 'or Wulhi Wiilln, Wanli., to enKKe In bust net's. Lost, last Friday, black belt potkelbook. LOUlullllDK keys'. Ilcwiird If icluriKMl to Hen ullicc. Kudlant Home Move, guaranteed not to crack. Hold by I'uterscn & Schoenlne. .Merrlam block. Mr. and .Mis. H. T. SpariKler of Aurora, la., arrived yesterday on a visit to thulr datiKhlor, Mrs. A. T. Kllcklnifr. (learn Sun ford took out u bulldliu; per mit yesterday for the erection o u two ctory franin dwelling on Hotilh Klrst street to COKt J'.'.Ew'. retcrscn .t SchoenliiB, Merrtnm block, havo the most complutc line of lint ll.ait i toves In tho city and at prices that will hurprtsn you. Woodwind Virginia ihorolales. In '-ll. and 1-lb. boxes AhsiiIIimI llavurs. Tliese iile III'1 llill, dark, bitter sweet, Italian chocolate rruiiniH Thu Current Topli department of the Woman's elub will meet Thursday nftot uooii at the elubrooins, with Mrs. Victor Jennings us leader. T. Leonaid of Hazel llled an Information In Justice Kerrler's emirt yesterday against Mat Hoover, a furm hand, eharKliiK him with shootliiK Ills duR. Woodward's (Janyiuede chocolates. lb., 1-lb., 2-lb. mill 3-lb. boxes. The best box of assorted lluvored chucolatev on tho market. HIv retail stores on one street In ("hlcaxo hell this package Marie. . year-old ilinmhtcr of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Crane of I'rcrcenl township, died Sunday of scarlet fever. The funeral was yi'Htetdiiy nriernoon, Interment being In Crescent township cemetery. Mrs. Palmer. civuiiKcllst. will preirh every evening this week at the Iowa Holi ness nffloiiatlon mission. There will be prayer meetlni; each day at noon and at ;:Jo p. tn. Mrs. I'almer will conduct a bible reading. Henry Chtlstensen, charRfd with steallliK the clothes of Max Loath, a fellow em ploye at the t'nlon I'acllle transfer depot hotel, wiih lined K7 and costs In police court yesterday and committee! to the county Jail In serve It out. , The ense npalnst John Harrahlll. chiircrtl with embezzlliiB l:'." from his employer, liny Cook, a Hroadway urocer, was con tinued Indefinitely In police court yester day. Harrahlll expects his lelatlves will hcttle the matter out of court. District Organizer T It. Drake of th International TypoKraphlcal union N milk ing a short tour ot the stttle In tho Inter ests of the union. He will visit l-'ort 1 iodic. M'uterloo and Marshalltown for the purpose of orKimlzinK unions In those cities. William Ilrady, colored, arrested Himd.iy night for currying a dirk, was lined V' and costs In police court yesterday morn ing for being drunk. He pleaded not guil'y to carrying concealed weapons ami the hearing on this chnrgo was continued. As Judge CJreen Is lied up hero with the Doyle-lliirus suit, Judge Wheeler lias ar i a lined to open the term of district court III ltcd Oak today. This change will make It necersary to adjourn the term of eo'irl which Judge Wheeler wiih to have held in Audubon and Judge (irceu will hold it during the holiday- .VHCitton. The attiacilon at the Dohauy Iheater for tomoirow afternoon and night will be the "Kilties," Canada a uotrd military band It Is composed of forty musicians, all appear ing In toll killed regimentals. This line musical organization has appeared In the leading cities ul" the 1'nlled States and everywhere has had ic generous reccptlun. Mike Hard, the Wyoming ranchman charged with drawing his revolver on Mrs Will IH.ickhiirii. a colored woman, Sim.lny evening on Hroadwuy, paid it.'M Into the city treasury yesterday morning and was I cleaned. Judge Ayleswortn. In podec court, lined him $5 and costs for being In toxicated and ?'i anil costs for canylng concealed weapons. Mlsa Marie Hnowdeu has Jast completed a very Hiiccesstul tour of the Orpheum cir cuit, Kverywhere she was received with entliuulasiu and she made a decided hit. HI. l'aul' church choir has engaged this talented young lady for a specialty act lor the vaudeville show which will be given at Dohany'n theater next Thursday ovening. llsn Snowdcii Is a gracious and charming little lady mid has alilllty of a high order. Iter number on the program will tio one of the best In a long list ol stellar attractions. N. Y. Dumbing Co., telephone 25v. Chemical HiikIiic Snlllclciil. The fire department was called yester day noon to the rcshlfneo of Mrs. I'lnney, 212 I'carl street, whero lire, had started be. tween the walle, from a defective Hue. The family Is absent, and the llremen hud to fnrco several dooro bcfoio reaching tho source of the lire. One window casing had to tin chopped away, but outside of that dona by tho thick smoku there was little dnniago done, the lire being promptly ex tinguished by tho chemical engine. Iteiil HHtnto i'runxfrrs. These transfers were llled yesterday In tho abstract, title and loan oflko ot J, W. Squire, 101 Pearl street; 1', A. Johnson uiul wife to William Haller. lot 21, lu block fi. Hackett's mid., w. d.... Widow and heirs of John T. Stewart to Mary I.. Kvcrett, lot K, In block 17, Orlines' add. w. d R O, and K, H. Unugee and wives to William Haller, lot 21, In block ii, Hnckotl's add, q, c 7 .'.. Chillies Hnnunel nnd wife to Freder ick Hcrg, lots 0 and in. In block 1, Judson's Third add., Neola, w d.. 1.320 210 William Huberts, administrator, to Wlllluii) Huberts, n'j tiw'. S, swU hw; iioU. Part hwI. neU. part sw'i of seu, part nw',i net. nnd part se'4 nw'i C-7tS-l:l. add. d 1I.S00 Andrew W. Johnson and wife to Clair J. Sltlwell, lot D, In block 5, llurko's add., w. d Sheriff to J. W. Squire, o 15 feet of lot tl, CiiHiuly's Hiibillv., s. d County treasurer to John J. Splndlcr. lots 2 nnd 25, In block 12. Wright's add., w. d B.imo to same, lots !) nnd 10, In block 67, Hallroud add, if. d Samo to Frank F. ICvcrcst, part of lot 12. O. 1'. O. H t. d Bunui to .1. P. 1 rci'iifhlcldx, lot 7, In block 1, Van Hrunt &' Hlce's add., q d...: SCO 1.1SI Total transfer ..ls.7:-3 Thu Campbells Are Coinln', Hurrah: Hurrah! Dohatiy Theater Afternoon and Evening, December 11 Fourth Oittclui Concert Tour, THE KILTIES. (4STII HIOIIl.ANDKHS.i CANADA'S CHACK MIl.lTAHV HAND. 10 .Musicians, 14 Vocal Choir. ti Highland Dancers, I Hrltlsh Military Huglerii. S HHKPlprrs, 1 Olnnt Drum Mnlor. Etc. Appearing In Full Kilted Hegimnntals. Hy authority of his majesty's government In Canada nnd by special permission of Colonel Macioiiahl and officers commanding tho Cticbruted Ptth Highlanders' regiment. Has created 11 furore ot enthusiasm In 200 American cities. Prices Afternoon: 15c, tfic; evening: 25e, 85c, 60o, UEWISCUTLER Funeral Direotor (tiucceuor 10 W. C. at?) 9 rUAHL STIUCKT. 'I'fcono T, FARM LOANS Soft? Kotlted In Eastern NebriuK nij law. June N, Casady, Ut -Bllll' Cornell USK BLUFFS. TO TALK AGAINST SIOUX CITY Kijh fchsol LHirtrj Societies Accipt th Challtnge. CONDITItNS ARE FULLY DECIDED UPON March I cl in tin- Date noil Council llliltTs Is lo limine tho (lilrMlilii. lull UiM'ooenlM I'lcl. Tlielr Side of It. At n, John metlng yesterday nfternoonof the I'hlloniathlnn ami Thcta Delta Literary societies of the High school It wns decided to accept the challenge from the Sioux City High school for a Joint debate. These con ditions were decided upon: Debute to he In Sioux CHy some time next March. Sioux City to select Council Hlnfln' side of the question; each side to bavo forty minutes and the alllrinntlve the minutes rehotit, Sioux City to pay expenses of three do baterh from Council llluffs and one member of the faculty. To prepare for the contest these wern selo-ted yesterday from tho two societies for n debate at the High school. I'hllo mathlnn, K. It. Ilarnes. Ilobert Swalne. Chirles Cfiinphell. Dana llitnford, J. C. I'rynr, It. J. Organ; Thcta Delia. Tannic Davenport, IMen Hollenbeck and Maude Hart. From these sorlellcs two young men and one young woman will be selected by three disinterested Judges lo represent Council Muff at Sioux City. The public will be in vited tn the home debate and a musical program given. Davis sells p.-itnt. extension fur I'niltm Conlrnel. At tho nuetlng of the city council last nit fit a resolution was adopted extending the time for the completion of the paving of Harrison street to August 1. U'02. on the condition that Contractor Wlckham he responsible for all damages to the grading and curbing recently done on the streets and that ho replace any of such work that may bo damaged this winter. A resolution providing for tho laying of a ten-Inch sewer on Harmony street, eight Inch sewer on llatighn street and twelve Inch sewer on Ilenton street, tho work to be done under Hie supervision of the city engineer and the cost taxed to the abutting property, was introduced and the Itnal hear ing on il Ret for January tl. A similar reso lution calling for the grading of N'lnlli nvrnuu between Third and High streets was lutioduccd and the final hearing set for the same date. The (ironeweg .C- Schoentgcn company tiled its acceptance of the ordinance va ulting to It a portion of Cnlon nvenuc at Ninth street and Broadway. Tho mayor In nnswer to u intention from Alderman I.ougce staled ho had signed tho ordinance. Considerable time) was occupied n the discussion as to who wns rcsponslhlu for the proper protection of water stopboxes In tho streets In the I'ourth ward, which havo been ploughed up hy Contractor Wlckhaiu. Manager Hart of the water works com pany filed a wilttcn request that the city hnve thcin proleeted and Contractor Wlck haiu at first objected on the grounds that the boxes were not lo th established grade. Alderman I.ougce. objected to the council taking any action In tho matter on the grounds that Wlckham was responsible) under his contract and that to make any order In the matter would bhlft the re sponsibility on the city In enso of accident. The mutter was finally compromised by re ferring It to the stteets nnd alleys com mittee with the understanding that an umicahlu arrangement would be comn to between Wlckham and the water works com pany. Tho city agreed to assume the sewer tax In front of a hi rip of ground at tho corner ot 0 ralm in aviiue and First street given to the city by Andrew Hrahiiraand and a warrant for the amount was ordered drawn. Tho city engineer was Instructed to pre pare plans for raising the grade on North Klghlh street two feet from the bridge over tho creek to tho south Hun of Avenue A, Davis sells glues Hum Mill nil I be Stand. The flf tli week of tho trial ot the Doyle Hums mining suit opened In the district court yesterday morning with James F. Hums, tho defendant, oil the Htnnd, under cross-examination by Counsel Hughes. Tho cross-examination was not completed when court ndjeurued for tho day and It Is now expected that it will last Into Wcdnes-! day and that tho laso will not go to the' Jury before the middle or end of next week. During the morning counsel for Doyle at-1 templed to fcrco tho defeuse to submit a memorandum book kept by nurns during 1612 In the Cripple Creek camp. In this book is sold to be a memorandum made by Hums on January 22, 1SU2, to the effect that on that day tho partnership existing be tween himself. O'Huiro and O'Drlscoll was dissolved. The book had formed one of the exhibits In tho suit of O'Hnlro against Hums In the Colorado courts. Mr. Hums was inked If ho had tho book and ho replied that ho hud not. Counsel then asked Mr. Thomas If he had It and tho former governor of Colorado replied that he hud not. Then Mr. Hughes Unshed a telegram from tho clerk of the supreme court of Colorado, stntlng that Mr. Thomas had withdrawn the book nlong with other exhibits In the enso. Mr. Hughes again asked Mr. Thomas for the hook nnd he stated that ho did not have It. During tho afternoon another attempt was made hy Mr. Hughes to get the book produced, hut without Hiicccss. Counsel Intimated that he wished to show by the hook entries relut Ing to the witness' transactions with the plaintiff. On cross-cxuminutlon Hums testified that ho had patented the Tidal Wave and Devil's Own in his own name, while his brother. Tom Hums, and John Harnan had Interests rospectlely In tho properties. Ho explained that his brother and Human had deeded their Interests to him and that after the patent was secured ho deeded them back to them Gravel roofing. A. It (tend. 541 Hroadway. J I'rlni'liuil HcportN .No Trouble, Principal Knslgn of the High pchnol slates that thero Is no foundation for tho report that there Is any friction between him and some of the members of tho Athletic asso ciation. On the contrary, ho says, their re lation arc of the most, cordial character. He denies having 1 of used to allow the young men to hold a meeting Inside the High school building to mako arrangements for a danco to pay olt tho lndcbt Incss of tho nsboclatlon, Ho told the association thnt regarding Its Indebtedness to him ho would not caro to havo the money raised to repay hi in by a hop. Principal Knslgn states ho has never opposed tho young people having dances, as such 11 matter is not within his Jurisdiction, He dots not favor tnem, however, as they Interfere, In his opinion, more or less with tho school work. As to the hill from the landlord of thn hotel nt llarlnn Mr. Ensign says this will bo paid by the Individual members of the association responsible and not by the as sociation. This the young men have agreed to do as soon as they can raise I he money. The association, ho says, has always hud the privilege of holding meetings In tho school building when they did not Interfere with the meetings of other societies of tho school. Tho association will meet Wednes day evening to decide ' whether to have a dance or not. I, llirnr.v Orders n Velloiv .lourun I, President M. F. Itohrcr at the meeting of tho board of trustees of tho public library yesterday afternoon announced himself as In favor of yellow Journalism ond at his suggestion a New York paper noted for Its tendency tr, sensationalism was placed on tho list for the benefit of patrons of tho library. President Hohrer urged also tlm a Chicago paper equally noted for Its cn rationalism and which Is generally classed hs nn example of yellow Journalist be placed on tho list, hut the other members of the board thought one was sufficient, If not too much. The matter came up during the selection of magazines and papers for tho library for tho next year. A list of now books was submitted by tho librarian which after some alterations tdie was authorized to purchase. In the abienco of Trustee llalrd tho mat ter of Arc escapes for the building was not taken up. The report of Mrs. Dalley, tho librarian for November, gave these statistics: Num ber of vhiltors, ii,0I2; visitors on Sundas, lti'J; number of reglstored book lakeia, 10, 703; number of hooks taken, 5,1,"S, of which Action led with 3.137; number of books In circulating department, 18, 338; In govern ment department, 6..1I1. Up to December 1 $215.71 has hecn paid out for "rented" books and IIS3.12 received. The plan ot renting books nt a nominal sum Is proving more ropular every day, according to tho report of the librarian. The report of tho finance committee showed a balance nn hand In tho library fund on December 1 of $2,IS3.32. Hev. Father Smyth was requested to sub mit a list of standard works by Catholic "authors, attention being called lo the fact by Trustee Ilurke that tho library larked works of such character. This list Is to he submitted to tho committee on books.' Tho board accepted the proposition of tho gas company to reduce the rate for gas from $1.10 lo $1.25, providing the boaid would pay Its bill of four months' standing. To llnfurec Uunrniitliic. .Methods for enforcing quarantine and preventing the spread of cunallpox were fully discussed nt the meeting of tho Hoard of Health last night, but no definite action wns Inken. City I'hyslelnn Jennings slate that one family, nt least, under quar antine refused to comply with the regula tions. Member Hoyer suggested that anyone suf fering with smallpox who vlolHtcd tho quar antine regulations be removed to tho pest house. He also suggfJted that the city securo some suitable buildings on the out skirts of I ho city for a detention hospital for women Miffcrlng from smallpox. He urged that more stringent measures ho adopted, as there was no doubt but thnt several families were violating the quar antine regulations. The colored families quarantined Sunday and yesterday were ordered furnished with necessary supplies. t At the suggestion of Member Clark It was decided to nsk the co-opcratlon of tho County Hoard of Supervisors In securing u suitable Isolation hospital for women pa- ! tlents. City Physician Jennings gave It as his opinion that the city would be called upon to care for smallpox patients all the winter. The city physician also called attention to the fact that last spring tho elstcra In charge of St. Hernard's hospital had pro posed that If tho city and county would erect a suitable frame building on tho hospital grounds for nn Isolation hospital they would caro for all smallpox cases at a reahonablo rate. The proposition of the Slhters of Mercy will be laid beforo thu County Ronrd of Supervisors. Dan Hughes, colored, living In the hom of Charles Wheeler at the rear ot 711 Hroodwny, was found to he suffering from smallpox yesterday and tho house quaran tined. This makc twenty-five cases now demanding the attention of the health au thorities. Mm, llnttoii So en for Divorce. Mrs. Lulu May Hutton brought suit for divorce yesterday from Wllllum A. Hutton, publisher of the Council Hluffs Weekly Tribune, to whom she was married In Des Moines Fobruary 1, IflOO. She alleges cruolly and that her husband threatened to kill hor and that last Sunday he would havo probably carried his threat Into ex ecution If he had not been restrained. She cites a number of Instances ot the alleged Ill-treatment she claims she has been sub jected to, She asserts that the Trlbuno Is worth $1,000 and that hor husband Is also po.nessed of $200 worth of furniture, nnd asks that he be given $1,000 permanent alimony. She wub granted a temporary In junction restraining Hutton from disposing of his property. Mrs, Mary A. Powell brought suit for divorce from William Powell, to whom sh was married In this city January 29, 1891. Slto alleges cruel and Inhuman treatment and cites specifically one alleged lnstanco on June 1 Inst. 'I'nn lliirnliirlr". Two Sunday night burglaries were re ported to the police yesterday morning, the Indications being that the same persons were responsible for both. The grocery store of J. Zoller & Co, on Hroadway nnd First street was broken Into and a small amount of rhango taken from tho cash register, which was badly dam aged. Entrance wns obtained by the thieves by forcing a rear door. Thu store of tho Council llluffs Oil ami Paint company In tho Masonic block wns entered by the thieves breaking out a reari window. Hero the cash register was broken open and about $5 In chaugo taken. Court CniOH. The preliminary hearing of Harry Ham ilton, charged with fleecing W. H. Hoyer, 6ii old soldier from Mankato, Kan., out of $10, was set by Justice Hryant yesterday for next week. Hamilton, hy mortgaging his homestead, succeeded In furnishing a bond and was released from the county Jail. The hearing of tho contempt charge against Attorney Askwllh, Oeorge Melville 'Mid D. Carrlgg In connection with this case has leen continued Indefinitely In tho superior court on account of Attorney Atk with being engaged In tho district court. Divide nil to Dciioxiloi'k. In accordance with the order of Judge tlrecn of tho district court Itecclvers Mur phy and Hercshclm began yontnrdny paying tho dividend ot 20 par cent to the creditors of the defunct hanking Mr 111 ot Officer & Pusey. All day long a long line of creditors was coming and going at the entrance of tho office of tho receivers in the Sapp build ing, The payment of the dividend, It is expected, will occupy several duys, I BUSY WEEK FOR DES MOINES Zigkt State Ourtntioii ii Annul Stiflitn, TF.UST OFFICIAL AT STARCH RUINS l'ri'olilciit IMol t ndecldeil Whether Wnrl,. Will He Itehullt-Wiitrr Mil I ll (lurxtlon .Titled. (From a Staff Correspondent.) DES MOINES, Dec. 9. (Special.) This week thero will be a large gathering of a variety of persons from All over tho stnte In Des Moines, In all eight separate con ventions or state meetings being on the program These include the Stnte Farmers' Institute. State Agricultural convention, convention of Iowa fair secretaries, low.t State Horticultural society meeting, Iowa Seed Corn convcnlion. Iowa Forestry and Park association meeting, Iowa Fraternal Insurance congress, Iowa Coal Operators' State association and the meeting of the Iowa ShorlnV association. The purely Agricultural meetings wilt nil he held In the stnto rnpltol, while the others aro to bo held In halls in tho city. The Fraternal Insurance congress Is a stale or ganization ot frnlernals for the purpose of seeing to It that the older fraternal asso ciations do not securo legislation unfavor able to the newer ones. Tho meeting of tho coal operators Is to arrange for the business of ronl selling during the com ing season. The Park and Forestry associa tion Is newly orgunlred nnd this will bo Its first regular meeting. Mntr fanners' Institute, The Stale Farmers' Institute opened hero till evening lU till! moms of Ilin mrrlnit. turnl department In the state capltol. Presl- ueni it. j. joiinstou presided. Tho pro gram for tho evening wns enrriprl nut in. eluding a short address by President Hcard- snenr ot lown State college, a paper bv Henry Wallace on "Whv I armors nml Stockmen Should Attend the Fair" and nn article on road Improvement by Ocorgo II. Van Houten. The Institute continues lu session tomorrow. VIct xinrcli WiirU llulim. President William I'. Plcl, Jr., of New York, at the head of the Nutlonal Starch company, arrived in the elty today to look omt cue ruinn of tne big plant of the Starch trust nnd to consider tho advisability of rebuilding. He will meet with iho Insur ance adjusters tomorrow nnd they will go over the matter of losses sustained. Mr. Plel says that he 13 not in n position to state positively thnt the plant will be re built, but ho is of tlje opinion lhat tho properly Is too valuable for tho company to allow It fo go to waste., He surveyed tho ruins and says that the estimates of I he loss have not been placed too high. Sc-tllr Wntrr Mil 1 11 Uiirntlnit. A special agreement wns signed this afternoon between the water company and the citizens' committee of the Commercial exchange, by which the question of laying wnter mams to the army post site has reached satisfactory und final disposition, Hrlefly Iho plan is that the water com pany receives tho loan of Iho $50,000 In Iho city's special water fund, nnd In return will pay 2 pet cent annually for the use of this fund. The water company Is also to receive tho usual rental for mains, or $330 per mile. Tho city is to receive lis refund of the loan from nil Income, derived from the govern ment and such proportion of the flro rental as remains after the lnleret has been paid. ThlR plan Is In accordance with the proposi tion made by the citizens' committee to the attorney for the wnter company and tele graphed to President Payson. An accept ance of the proposition was received by telegraph from President Payson at noon, and thu agreement entered Into by both citizens nnd water company at once. All signatures tn the stipulation have been se cured. The city council will meet tomor row morning, at which time It Is expected the council will approve of the action taken in regard to tho city fund. This agreement as retarded nn essnn. tlnl to securing the army po3t here and wns the last thing In the way of beginning work by the government. Sentenced for Miinslnuchtcr Charles Tolllver, colored, was sentenced to six years In tho penitentiary this morn ing for the killing of Harney O'Rourke. He had been convicted of manslaughter on an Indictment for murder. l unernl of .ludr Phillip. The funeral of Judge William Phillips of this city, who died In Phoenix. rlz., will be held here tomorrow. His death occuired ten dajB ago. hut tho body has Just reached here. Articles of Incorporation of tho Henry Kohrs Packing company of Davenport wore filed tcday with tho secretary of stole. The capital stock Is $60,000. Henry Kohrs, Henry Oehrmann and others, Incorporators. The Incorporation of the Coin and Vnrth. horo Telephone company of Coin was ef- I footed today. The cardial stock is 1: Mn J. r. oung, president; J. K. Hcrron, secre tary , Doctor Appeiiln Ills L'nr. An a peal was takon lo tho supreme court today In tho rase of the State against II. O. Irvln of Karlham, a well known young doc tor, who was sentenced to six months' Im prisonment for resorting to a room for Im proper purposes. A. L. Utile has been elected captain of tho Cedar Hnplds company In tho Iowa National guard. Ho huB long been bnttalion adju tant of the regiment, but the company very much desired him for captain and he con sented to act. Colored IIIhIioii Co 111 1 11 u. Great preparations aro being made for the coming of Dlshop Abraham Grant of tho African Methodist Episcopal church, for Hih conference of Iowa and Illinois. The colored peoplo of tho city are preparing' to hold a lnrgo meeting in the Young Men's Christian association building to meet him. He coniea here December 15. SHERIFF FEARS LYNCHING Ilni'r lliirlioiiii I Taken tn l.riiiiim In lrev'Hl Miili Violence In I'liri'iiLre. I.EMAHS. In.. Dec. K.iSpeclal.) Harry Hartman, who shot Florence Torter, a waitress In n rcblaurnnt al Cherokee on November au, w.ir brought to l.emars and lodged In Jail here, as It was feared be might be lynched by citizens of Cherokee. The sheriff drove across country with him. hoarding a train at 11 small station mldwa between I.emarh and Cherokee. llli-wiil M'i'jIiIiIiik on Mi ii1m. ONAWA. Iu.. Dec. 9. (Spechil Telegram.) In Iho case of S. J. Trauger agnlnu A. I. Wise, nn trial today In the district court, in which the plaintiff asked for a temporary v rit of Information ngalntt the saloon building of the defendant, situated on the southeast rorner of lot (1, block .1, Whiting. Is,, twenty witnesses were introductd, hut nothing was proved contrary to law cxrepf that defendant. Wise, islted the saloon for the purpose of scrubbing on', bin made no sales of liquor, t'nder the mulct law of Iowa and decisions of the supremo court, the court held this wns a violation of the law nnd granted a temporary writ of In junction as prayed for. The plaintiff filed a bond as provided under section 2110 of the lown code and will continue business. IOWA'S , CHRISTMAS GIFTS Stnte IHfttrlliiito enrl Cittern Tlioiiinnit Itnllnrs tn Cnlr AsstirlntlmiM, ll-'rom n Staff Correspondent.) DES MOINES, Dec. 9. (Special.) The secretary of the Iowa Department of Agri culture has Just completed the payment of the bonuses tho state of lown pays to cnoh fair nssoclAtlon conducting it local or dis trict fair In the stHte. The state pays $200 to a fair association which has paid out J500 or more In premiums, Under the law there has been paid nut to sccuty-slx fair I associations a total of $14,577.57. nnd thoy j report having paid In premium to cxhlb- I Itors a total of $51.0fi5.3rt. The fair officials . ate required to make affidavit that their , association hns not permitted gambling on tho sale of liquors and for this reason n few of tho fair Associations have not claimed the bonus. The following shows the amount 1 for each Mir association: Name of Society. Premium. App 1 I Adair $ fi.Y31 11 0 .xunms 72 7.5.1 Allamakee M.1.01 Audubon MU.fcO Henlon 73,70 Hoone 24.1,70 Huehnnan fiROS Hlleiiu VIMn 925 fO Hlnck Hawk (Laportel l.'2,25 Cass ;i9(.2;t Cedar (Mcehanlesvllle) 157.70 Cedar (Tlptoni 1,151.7" Cherokee .1.90 Chickasaw tKfv "'hlcknsaw (Hlg Fourl 7I9.'.3 Clayton Si.1.10 Clayton (Kirn wherry Polntl .. ttWou Dallas 505.00 Dallas tPrriyi 214 05 Davis WI.M Delaware 6Tti.9 Des Moines Htirllngtnni Mi.no Dubuque In. M Emmet SliiTO Fayette (Arlington 1 9:l.Ri Franklin Mi.no 20J. 20t) til 2liO.Ul 2II).(I 17 48 2l),t) 200.1 0 0il.il 200.(1.) isi.rs y) co I5it.5: P'.,ro ;m) 10 2 0(0 20X1) 2i.fi) V5.i:s 2 ). :i rt u) 2i'U -1 o. I.i5'i5s )51.:i) 2no.c) Outluie 7H5.UI Hancock Sfi.oo 2'.ti) I00.OI 2 O.'O ."i.no 127.0) in) 0i) Hard n fi20.25 Henry 1.12U.1 Henry nvjmieidi ii'X.tn Humboldt .117.55 lown , 521.25 Iowa (Victor) 513.10 lown ( Uilllttinsbure) M7.I5 tw.iu S.rt.Oj) 2u0.(o Sou. l 2O0.O) 2i').li 19s.() '.1U 0 2oi i am. On 2ip0ivi 200.O) 200 00 2i O.ik) 2OO.00 200. 1o H3.H0 200 ) i9i.f.; 2(0.10 2TO.00 200.00 132. ti) 2no no 200 (0 1-K 0 2(10.00 Jackson 9-it.oil Jnspor 712.10 Johnson W2.25 Jones (Alinmosa) 577.f) Keokuk (v hut Cheer) 6 n.m Kossuth 195X0 Ic 551.05 Dee (West Point) Mi.rto l.llin (W.l ps le Valley) 3H9.60 I.lnn (1'mliie Valhy) 0DIC5 I.nulsn (Columbus Junction).. 2.127.0") Mnrlon (1-oke Pralrlc Pclln). 7ll.fio Marshall (Hhodes) 5111.75 Mitchell 519.75 Muscatine (West Liberty).... t.!2!t.7) Muscatine ( ilium Mills Madison O'Hrlen 45!U) 419.90 K'll.50 H17.50 711.2.1 XIJ.OO ra2.O0 7M.'I 422.IH) 650 00 b12.iV) OtS.75 712.55 1.0.12.22 45o.f,() 125.00 591.75 W1.37 579.01) 1.070.00 .127.50 ar.ij.M 2.15.U1 54C.lV) 1tt SO O'llrlen (nliclilou) Pace (Shenandoah) Palo Alto Pocahontas (Hlg Four) Poweshiek (.Malcolm) Poweshiek lOrlnnell) Plymouth Pottawattamie Hinggold Shelby Story Sioux Hloux (Hock Valley) Tn ma Tama (Truer) Taylor Warren Wnyiio (MitPvHIe) Winnebago Wltinrdiago (HuffHlo Center). Wlnnlshlek Wright 2i")00 j 21 '.I'M)., 'HI 2i).lM 110.00 170.ni) 21v1.no 164.55 21 i no 2O0.O) ISl.'io 146 77 91 33 2i1 00 1117.52 Iiikiiiip Mnn nil iMterslnlc Problem. ATLANTIC. In.. Dee. 9. (Special Tele Kr.im.) The authorities hnve a problem In tho ease of David Gilbert, who has been mljudgeil Insane. (Hlhert nnd his family came to Atlantic two weeks ngo from l'o rahontns county ind took up their rest denco nt 211 I.ortist street. Ollbcrt has seemed morose and (UrrelEome. Saturday ho was taken In charse by Deputy Sheriff Duval upon complaint of 0110 of tho nelph bors and taken before the insano com mission, where, from the exnmlnntion ot witnesses, It was lenrned thnt ho has been for mnny yeari a hard drinker and that he Is now mentally deranged. Gilbert, nccoidliiK to tho testimony of his wife, oftened threatened to kill tho wholo family nnd then end his own life, nnd It was after ono of these dangerous moods that he wns arrested. Inquiry from Pocahontas county hrlnRs tho Information thnt tho family was there only a short time, comliiK from South Dakoln, which state Is supposed to be their home. Reins a non-resident tho local authorities do not know what to do with the mnn. and the ease has been sub mitted to the State Hoard of Control for In structions. llliiiri'm .Self Mill) .MioIriiii. ONAWA, In., Dec. fl. (Special Telegram.) Charles Walters of Smithlnnd, la., com mitted sulolde today by shootltis himself In the head with a shotgun, innklng n ghastly wound. He died In less than an hour. Domestic infelicity Is assigned as the cause. Pet Don Blip Wo 111 nil. WEMSTBH CITY, la., Dec. 9. (Special Telegram.) A pet dog belonging to Mrs. Katharine Carson today hit Mrs. Carson, who Is elderly, severely nhout the right hand nnd wrist. She is In care of a doctor. Tho dog wns killed. .1 1). Ilrrnnnn Itr.lH"". TOLEDO, O., Dec. P. J. D. Ilrennnn. su perintendent of tho, St. Louis division of tho Clover Leaf, has resigned. 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