THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1, 11)02. NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA. COUNCIL MIMMt MDJlTIO.V Davis sells drtiirs Btoekert tells carpets and rugs. Metz beer nl Neumayer's hot;l. Drs avan, fflce a03 Hipp blocV:. Wolsbnch burner?. Illxby A. Son. Tim pulfllt library will bo closed today. Wollman. fcletitillc aptleUti, Ya Broadvray, Dr. Stephenson, Baldwin block. Elevator. Pleiiirii for Hvddlhi; mIDb. ? Alex. Ul.dir & Co., Urondwtij. I'ruf. If W H.iw.ver left lut evening tor a butlnocH 1 1 to .Missouri. Missouri oaPwbody wood. J5 50 cord. Wm. Welch, i'3 N. Mnln t. Tel. 121, MrK. M. A. Worreii of Ht. Joseph l Rtteat or Mr i; 1). Srtyli-e. it Third iivcnm1. I'U tun h, vhmh ami sdutnury for Chrlt ii. . Klr iper. C. K. Alexander & LO., wJ3 Jirnailtviiy. J M J.ynrli of Pomiuiii tivi'inic reportrd to tin' jioln'p luet rvuiilng tho thuri at ii tow from hlH piixturt1. Ornii. hoii f Mr and Mr. J. I. Hunt. TM .North Twenty-ninth Mtriut. Is ferlounly 111 with typhoid piKMinioiilii. Auisiutu urov-f will lnntnll olllccrB Thnrie d.r. iilKht in Woodim-n or tho World hnll. Jtcfii-Hniiii'iitM will hi' nerved. M Hand, iiceoinpiinled by . hln litila" diiUKhter mid mm, I.Tt Inst nvulllilK to visit tclatlvuH In lllrinlnuhani, Ala. Ih.nlCM Kilar mid M. A. lllnrk. both of Hlher Creek, Neb., were married In thlH tliy yentrrduy nfternoon by .Insllco Femur. Hlr KnluhiM of Ivnnhoc cotnmandcry will lie einhli at the nxyliini tlilM noon to nttend Hit- fiiinr.il of Hlr Knight Urorco lliidlu In Oiniilia i:. V Hart, mniuiKer of the Council HinffM water work. Irft yeiterihiy inotnln lor imllnnnpoIlH to Tittond the tuneral oi II O Nlcliuk John Hillllviin liaM been culled to Cali fornia by the horlouH I line f hi Infant eiai who. with hln mother, u spendliiK tne winter there. The inoctlns of the Woniun'n llltHlotmry MKl'ty of Ht. Jnhn'H HnKlUh Lutheran thurcti. annonneeil for today. Is postponed to Thursday uvuiiIiik. Tim ftllieril of Miss Viola Otto will ho from fit PiiuTh Up.Hrop.tl church Thursday iifternoon, Insteail of from Uruco church, tir announced In error. JudKe Klnuc of Dcs Moines, inembei' of III htute Hoard of Control, had a rlp stolen while wnltlnir for a train ttt tho Jlurllnnton depot yesterday morning. Members of the Hankers- I'ulon of tho Woild will iiHxemhlo at Marcus' hall Thurs day afternoon ht 1 to nttend tho funeral of Miss Viola V. Otto. Tho burial servlcu of the order will bo used at tho grave. Mrs, W. Ij. Hosh has received news of the sudden deuth of her brother, G. Herb ert Urown. In Houston, Tex Me formerly lived In Council HtulfH. He recently be came publjsher of tho Houston Dally Chronicle. Tom Carter was brought from Omaha on requisition papers yesterday. Ho 1h charged with breaking Into John Achatz's saloon on . vttvu iironiiway aim Hv ... turkeys, ltu will nave a Hearing in pouco court Thursday morning. V. C. Joseph, reeordkeepcr of Council Hluffs lodge, Knights of tho Muccabees, received a telegram last night from Oeorse J. Slgle, supreme reeordkeepcr, of Port Huron, Mich., that his camp had been awarded the banner lor the largest camp in Iowa, on January 1, 1902. Articles of Incorporation of tho Kcller Farnswnith Furiuturo company of this city were tiled yesterday with tho county re corder. Tho Incorporators, are 8. S. Keller nnd his son-in-law, Tom 8. Farnsworth. The capital stock Is placed at $50,000. The company will carry on the furniture busi ness of K, S. Keller. Tho receipts In tho gencrnl fund at tho Christian Homo last week were $IDI.W. being $S9l.'vl In excess of tho estimated needs for tho current expenses of thu week. Tho balance wiis placed to tho credit of tho contingent fund. Thu receipts In tho mnnager's fund wcro $77, being til above the needs of tho week and decreasing tho dotlclcncy in this fund to $161.07 to date. . "A Thoroughbred Tramp" will bo the at traction at the Dohany tomorrow night. It Is a brand new comeuy with u tramp us tho central ilgure, his numerous escupades forming thu lighter and darker shades to tho play. A heavy scenic equipment Is carried for tills production, ono of the lead ing features being a race between an ex press train and a -woman on horseback. AV. M. Shepard, formerly county recorder, left yesterduy for Kansas City, whero no wlllcuo Into business with H. C. Shepard and Harry Oleuson, nlso from this city. Mrs. Hhcpaid and family will remnln to visit friends for a few days before Joining Mr. Shepard In Kansas City. Mlns I-anny Hrnck and Millard Hougland of this city will also bo associated with tho linn In KniiHas City. B. W, Miller, night clerk at tho Hurllng ton freight olllco for thu last twenty years, suffered a st.'oko of apoplexy yesterday morning while standing on tho sidewalk nt Hlxtli street and Hroadway. In falling he struck his head violently against thu pavement. He was removed to the Woman s Christian association hospital In an uncon hcIoUh condition. His homo Is tin) South Sixth street. At tho hospital last night his condition waB said to bu surlous. N, Y. Plumbing Co., lelephono 250. The Houton Store will bo closed nil day today. .Smallpox Cuvt'M. C. I). Scnnlan, whoso homo Is In'Galcs liurg, III., was found wnlklng tho streets yesterday broken out with smallpox nnd was taken to tho festhouse. Sennlon 1 railroad laborer and boarded with n family named Johnson at 1730 Eighth avenuo. Tho house waH promptly quarantined. Oeorgo Lo Vlrt, colored, 17 North Twelfth street, was found suffering from smallpox and was removed to the pesthouae. There aro seven patlentu In tho iBolntlon hospital. DavU tolls Klaus Gravel rooftop. A. 11. Lead. 641 Broadway. Mnrrlnm- I.teeiises, Licenses to wed wcro Issued yesterday to tho following; Nnmo and AddresSi- Ago. Ellas I, Thompson, Thurston, Neb 31 Alpha II. Miller. Council Hluffs 23 William C. Wlttmnn. Council Hluffs 31 Anna T. Nugent, Council HluffH 27 Itobert Ashford, Council DIufTs ai Fnnnlo Williams, Council IHuiTh 17 Charles Kdgar, Silver Creek, Neh 25 M. A. Ulock, Silver Creek, Neb a Jxiiils L. Seller, Council Hluffs s Fnnclilon A. Green, Council Hluffs :j Henry S. Hmltli. Weston, la to Maw H. Scott, Weston, la George W Merrylleld. Omaha 43 lteo Kstclla Newell. Council Hluffs 30 B. G. Shownltor. Jr., Council Hluffs 22 Lotilso Hutlur, Council Dluffs l'J Heal KMate TruiiHfern. Theso transfers wcro filed' yesterday In tho abstract, title nnd loan olllco at J, W. Squire, 101 Pcnrl street: f Interstate ltenlty company to J Kuudsen, lota 1 and 2, block O, Perry's I'd add, d $ 100 Thomas Green and wlfo to U. S. Klrk patrlck, lot 17, block 1, Sunnysldo add, w. d ,. SO Heirs of Angela II. Shugnrt to John U Merkel, V4 of lot 2, block 19, Mill add. w. d 1.S0O V. 8. Cooper and wife to John J. Qulnn, lots 1 and 2, block O, Curtis ic Ramsey' add, w, d 900 J, V, Hqutro nnd wlfo to Pntrlck Can- non, lot 10, block 8, Cnsady'b ndd. s. w. d 220 Frltx Druhn ,nnd wife, to Carl Pedur son, 49 acres In no 15-"7-!i9, w, d 2,812 J. A. Cruft and wife to Mary Craft, loin 13 und II, block 9, Oakland, w. d 2 J,ula E. Doty und husband to Pacific ltenlty company, 0 of lot 3, block 16, Grimes' ndd, ,w. d 2,100 Hugh G. Itoblnson to same, lot 7, block 17, Doers' subdlv, w. d 1,000 Total nine transfers ,....$ 9,011 LEWIS CUTLER Funeral Direotor ' tduccuur 10 W. C. tut(p) ' SB HISAItl. s'l'itUUT. 'Vkkumo 7 FARM LOANS 6oH? Ju Main MU. CauauU 8lug. BLUFFS. PROSPERITY OF THE BLUFFS Commercial Projrsu Suadj kid Prospto'.i MANY NLW HOMES ARE ERECTED I'lieiiiinieiinl AellUtj- in llillldlnu Line, Double A mount of I'criniiiu'iit lnt Inir, liinllf.vlim 1 1 ii 1 1 1 f n In .Ml Lines. The first year of the new ceutury, which ended at midnight Tuesday, was a most prosperous twelve mouths for Council lllulfs and Its cltlrns. While tho city has not experienced anything In tho nature of ii boom, Its commercial progress has been steady and tho prospects for tho now ycur nro most encouraging. Tho business men of tho city nro highly pleaded with tho ycar'H trade and tho bright prospects for an increased volumo of business In l'JOZ. Doth tho retail and wholesale business of tho city showed u material lacrcaso over that of 1900, collections were easier, money was .moro plentiful und, summed up gen erally, 11)01 was most prosperous for Coun cil muffs. Council Bluffs Is essentially a city of homes and one indication of tho prosperity enjoyed by Its citizens during tho last year Is tho largo number of homes erected nnd now In course of construction. Tho nc tlvlly In Hits line has been almost phe nomenal nnd all classes of labor huvo In couseitueiico found plenty of work to do ht good wages. 1'rlvatu enterprises alono huvo not marked tho last twelve months, but extensive public Improvements In the way of many miles of paving have been curried out. Twice as much permanent brick paving has been laid during 1901 ns In any previous year. Several largo buildings have been erected nnd sovernl moro aro toon to bo constructed. Tho reports of tho four bunks In the city show a material lncrcnso In deposits, which Is another sure sign of tho prosperity of the people. Tho I real estate market has been unusually ac tive and property has brought good prices. Tho real cstato transfers for tho last twelve months show ti large Increase ovor ,h - ... . . ,. . , ... - i uunu uuu transfers of property exceeds by far tho' uumber of mortgages Implement Houncx I'ronprr Tho wholesalo agricultural Implement nouses of council Dluffs havo enjoyed nn exceptionally good yenr. Tho Increaso In tho volumo of business in this lino haB necessitated Increased help. There has been consldernblo railroad construction In the city Itself and in the vicinity, several of tho roads entering hero having made cx tenslvo Improvements, such as double tracking, otc. Tho advent of tho Great Westerlies hulled with satisfaction by all classes, nnd already Considerable money has been spent by tho road hero In tho ac quisition of Its right of way and terminals. Tho general health of tho city has not been ns good as In former years, Thero has been and still Is quite an epidemic of smallpox, while' tho children of tho city schools suffered from epidemics of diph theria and scarlet fever. Tho death rnte, howovcr, dcsplto theso epidemics, has been normal, a fact largely duo to tho energetic mensures tnken by tho local Board of Health. Tho records nt pollco headquarters show that tho city has been remarkably freo from crime of a serious nature during 1901. This Is conceded to bo a credit to thu pollco force, which Is smallor than In most cities of tho size. Tho city has suffered but slightly from tho ravages of flro, and tho loss for tho last twclvo months has been unusually small. More I'nvInK Than I'ver. The records of City Knglncor Ktnyro's office show that nenrly 70,000 squnro yards of brick paving wero laid In Council Hluffs during 1901. This is ovor twlcq ns much paving ns In tiny previous year. It Is all of n high standard of durability and quality. Tho largest amount of paving completed in nny previous year In this city was In 1889, when 36.000 yards were lnld. Several miles of brick sidewalks havo been laid, and con- j traded for besides. Record of building permits Issued by tho city clerk does not give a completo list of structures erected during the year, ns many peoplo fall to tnko out a permit. Tho records glvo theso figures: January, $1,200; February, $9,000; March, $15,300; April, $24,025; Mny. $12,300; Juno, $3,450; July, $5,900; August, $3,150; Sep tembcr, $16,650; October, $32,350; November, $18,900; December, $7,800. This makes a total of $150,025, but does not Include tho building which Is being erected by tho Sisters of Mercy In chnrgo of St. Ucrnard'B hospital, which will cost up ward of $50,000, and many smaller build ings. Tho reports of tho four banks In tho city on December 10 showed that during tho yenr the deposits had Increased nenrly $1,000,000 and that tho demand for loans had fallen off. This stands forth as an Index of the prosperity enjoyed by tho citizens of Coun cil Hluffs and Pottawattamlo county. TniM Are llelter I'nlil. Tho books In, the county treasurer's ofllco show that taxes wero paid up during 1901 oven better than they wero during the pre vious year, which wns deemed n rocord breakor. Tho total collections- for tho U-civo months amounted to $620,499.25, tho amounts paid during March being $265,931.52 nnd during September $179,640.29. Through the ork of F. M.' Cunningham under his tnx ferret contract with tho county $15, 120.33 wan recovered Into tho counfy treas ury' on Koperty which had been omitted fiom assesament. ' Tho Hoara of Health's rocord of con tagious diseases for 1901 gives theso statis tics: Jnnunry Scarlet fever, 13 cases; smnll pox, 8; menslrs, l; mepibraneous croup, 1. February Smallpox. 4; diphtheria. 3; scarlet fover, 12; measlos, 22; membraneous croup, 5. . ' March-Scarlet fever, 10; measles, 3; diphtheria, 3; whooping cough, 1. April-Scarlet fover, 8; smallpox, 7; measles, 1, May Scarlet fover, 2; membraneous croup, 1; smallpox, 3. June Smallpox, 9; scarlet fover, 6, July Whooping cough, 3; smullpox, '4; diphtheria, 1; measles, 2. August Scarlet fever, 3; diphtheria, 6, September Scarlet fover, 5; diphtheria, 12; smallpox, 1, October Diphtheria, 16; scarlet fever, S. November Scarlot fever, 7; diphtheria, 23; Bitmllpox, 11, December Smallpox, 39; diphtheria, 1. Meeen of .MnrrliiKcn. Council Dluffs has always had tho reputa tion of bolpg a Mecca for marrying couples and It sustained It during 1901. Clerk Heed of the dlBtrlct court during tbo last twelvo months luuod 66i licenses, being 132 In ax- cess of 1900. Divided In months they were as follows. January, 35; February, CI; March, 4G; April, 66; .May, 41; Juno, 52; July, 56; August, 63; September, 65; Octo ber, 68; November, 66; December, 49. The number of deaths In the city during 1901 was 3S3, as against 314 for 1900, Hy months tjiey were as follows: January, 27; February, 34; March, 27; April, 30; May, 22; June, 32; July, 52; August, 3S; Septem ber, 27; October, 27; November, 34; Decem ber. 33. Tho total volume of business as repre sented by the aggregate receipts, Includ ing tho funds remitted by the smaller post offices throughout tho district, showed nn lucreaso of J9.20S.3t tor 1901 over the pre vious J car. In 1900 tho postal receipts wcro $55, IAS. 26 and tho funds from post masters .1,224.97, making a total of $105, 388.25. In 1901 the postal receipts wero $60,342.36 and tho funds from postmasters $55,254.23, making a grand total of $115, 50,6.59. Four rural routes out of Council 1)1 tiffs havo been started during tho year and two curriers and ono clerk added to tho local force In tho postofllce. .Nmnll l'lre I.osn. Had It not been for two conflagrations at tho Union I'aclflc transfer depot, the flro loss In Council Dluffs would have ag gregated only $8,000, the smallest In tho history of tho city. Tho destruction of tho l'ullmnn shops and storehouses last spring at the Union Pacific depot entailed an es timated loss of about $70,600, and the burn lug of the freight sheds nnd freight cars In tho summer a loss of $50,000, making a total of $128,600, of whlc"h $8,000 only can bo counted up against tho city proper. The fire department responded to ninety-six nlarins during the year. In 1900 the de partment responded to ninety-four alarms and the total tiro loss was $33,995, covered by Insurance In tho nmount of $251,365. Tho police made 1.32T arrests during 1901, ns against 1,434 for the previous year. Tho usual category of minor offenses was rep resented by theso arrests, Including bur glaries, petit thefts, assaults, drunken ness, disturbing tho peace, etc., but tho city wns entirely free from crlmo of a seri ous nature. The arrests by months wcro: January, S7; February, 67; March, 76; April, 116; May, 123; June, 136; July, 121; August, 149; September, 124; October, 116; Novem ber. 120; December, 86. As In 1900. tho month of August showed the largest number of arrests. STARVING ON THE STREETS Toiler I'lt'H Vv rnmlmlicil Mini AVlio a Venr Ann Unit Thon mtnils of DollnrN. Thrcn dnys without tasting food while wnlklng tho streets of tho city In search of work proved more than C. Reed, n former resident of Syracuse, N. Y., could stand and ho collapsed whllo on his way to police, headquarters last night In quest of lodging and something to cat. Ho was found In an almost unconscious condition on tho side- I walk In front of tho city hnll hy OfllcQr ' Uusso, who summoned assistance and con veyed him to tho city Jail. Thcro ho was provided by Sergeant Hurkc with n good meal and a bed In the little room off tho I Jail office. Reed, who appears to be a man of educa tion, said ho had been In tho west thirteen years. Last January he possessed $4,000, but lost It In speculating In mining stock In Idaho and Montana. When his money was gono ho worked In tho hayflolds In Idaho, but wanted to work his way back to his old home. Throe weeks ago ho reached Omaha and secured work cutting Ice. When the thaw came, with only 10 cents In his pockot, he camo to Council Bluffs Friday, In search of work. By pawning his overcoat for $1 ho secured a bed and food Friday and Saturday at a cheap lodging house. Saturday night he gnvo tho clerk at tho lodging houso tho pawn ticket for his coat for a bed. Sundny he was without food nnd Monday brought tho samo cxperlcnco. All of Tues day he walked the streets In search of a Job, but without success. Tho Boston Storo will bo closed all day today. Sew Venr'd Oliservanec. Now Year's day will bo a general holiday In Council Dluffs according to tho usual custom, Most of tho stores w'lll bo closed nil dny, as will the banks, city and county offices. Watch night services wcro held In most of the churches In tho city. Tho watch meeting nt tho Broadway Methodist church was In chargo of tho members of tho Epworth league. At 8 o'clock thero was n church rally, followed by a reception and refreshments. At 10 o'clock Rev. W. J. Calfeo preached nnd at 11 o'clock the watch night service began. At Trinity Methodist church tho services began at 8 o'clock nnd ended a few mlnutee after midnight. Addresses were mado by Rev. W. H. Cablo and Rev. Allen. Palm grove, Woodmen Circle, and Its friends had a Jubllco meeting and tho old year wns watched out and tho new ono In with refreshments nnd cards. Tho Royal Neighbors and Hazel camp, lodorn Woodmen of America, had a watch 'night meeting In tholr hall In tho Merrlam block at which an lnterctlngtprogram was given nnd refreshments served. The members of Herman soehno cele brated New Year's evo with' a dance In Hughes' hall nnd other festivities. Theso hours will prevnll at tho postofflce New Year's day: Stamp window, gencrnl delivery window and money order division will bo rpen from 8 until 11 n. m. Car riers will mako but ono delivery, leaving tho po6tofllco nt 9 a, m. A business collec tion will ho mado In tho nfternoon, tho car riers leaving the office at 1 p. m. Davis sells paint. Cane AK"lnst Clark llmUed. County Attorney Klllpack wont to Carson yesterday to prosecuto tho case against Casslus Clark, tho young farm hand charged with Btabblng "Ginger" Fields, colored. Fields failed to nppear and the caao against Clark was dlsmUsed. fJ) iNlen Qrilereil tit Move. Tho gypsy encampment nt tho east end of tho motor bridge will be a thing of tho past this morning. Tho nomads havo been given until 9 o'clock this morning to niovo away. ALLEGED SWINDLER ARRESTED Mini Who Secured 1, 11 nil nn Forced Deed U f'n unlit In Phila delphia. DAVENPORT, la., Dec. 31. Dr. Jnckson D. Thomas of Philadelphia was brought here from that city by Detective Charles Oateland and bound over today to the grand Jury. It Is claimed that ho swindled V. C. Putnam of this city out of $2,000, Nocurlng loan on a forzed deed, Ho passed In the cast as a mnn of wealth nnd social standing, owning a flno home In Phila delphia and a hotel In Atlantic City. I'rorcminr linn .Hmnlliix. WATERIjOO, la., Dec. 31. (Special.) Prof, Amherst Orcott of Drake unlvorslty, Dcs Moines, 1 confined in the county hos pital here, suffering from imallpox. DIVORCE CASES NUMEROUS Stuiinti f 8cilojy Biotni Altrmtd at Inoriait of Units. WANT TO REMAIN AT REfORM SCHI0L (ilrln nt Hip limit Imliinl rlnl luMllii Hon lltiircm Desire to Com plete Their ICdiiealloii There. (From 11 Staff Correspondent.) DES MOINES. Dec. 31. (Special.) Nearly 40 per cent of tho equity cases on tho docket of the court In Polk county for tho January term nre divorce cases. Of the 139 cases docketed fifty-two nro for divorce. This is n larger number than ever before In tho courts In this county. These are nil now cases noted for appenrancc, nnd besides the fifty-two new ones thcro nro pending beforo tho court, continued from term to term, nearly 200 others. Of the fifty-two new cases filed for the term nearly 20 per cent ask for divorces on tho ground of habitual drunkenness. Almost as many others chargo cruel nnd Inhuman treat ment. Tho number of applications for dl vorce on theso grounds Is lnrgely Increas Ing with the yenrs nnd to such nn extent ns to causo some alarm among reformers and students of sociology. Glrln l.llic the Iteform School. Thcro are now 192 girls nt tho State In dustrial school nt Mltchellvllle. John Cownlo of the State Hoard of Control rc turned from there today after making the annual vlsltntlon nnd Inspection. Ho re port that ho did not hear one complaint from nny girl there. Quito n number who will Jinve to bo discharged under the ngo limit rulo fixed by tho legislature nsked that he Intercede for them nnd permit thorn to remain until they have completed their studies of muslenl education. Ouly one asked to be turned out, nnd after talking with him a whllo she reached tho conclu sion It would bo better for her to remain. Cownlo hns always been In favor of keep ing tho ngo limit low until nftcr this visit, when ho became convinced that tho girls should be allowed to remain longer. The school Is divided Into two divisions, to per mit of studies half a day and Industrial work tho other half of tho dny. Tho school has never been In such good condition as nt present and Is In striking contrast to what It was three years ago nt tho time of the riots there, WeililliiK of Prominent People. Mrs. Christine C. Snyder of this city, formerly of Creston, wns married Sundny In Denlson to J. I). Romans, a wealthy citizen of Denlson, nt ono time democratic candidate for congress nnd now a member of tho stnto central committee, Mrs, Sny der was president of the Women's Relief corps of Iowa last year. She has been liv ing In Des Moines tho past year. Held fur Complicity In Murder. William Smith, Morris Shea, James Daily, Hugh O'Donncll nnd John Coylo wero ar raigned In court today on a chargo of mur der or being ncccssory to tho murder of Charles Johnson on Christmas eve. Tho fivo men wero cngnged In n drunken quar rel In Johnson's' saloon, when ho under took to settle the dispute and was killed. Klectrlc rinllnny Ineorpornten. Tho nrtlelcs of Incorporation of tho To ledo Electric Railway company of Toledo, Tama county, wero filed with tho secre tary of stnto today. Tho capital stock Is $200,000 and the Incorporators are Judgo J. R. Caldwell, Deandcr Clark, W. C. Wal ters and other residents of Tama county. Tho purpose Is to construct nn electric rnllrond north nnd south through Tama county. Tho Incorporation o'f the Curtis & Gart sldo company of Clinton, with a capitnl of $100,000, hns been effected. The purposo is to engage in gcreral merchandising. Internrlinit Trolley I, Inc. L. W. Kllnker of Des Moines, represent ing tho Des Molncs City Railway company, Is In Dallas county, organizing a local com pany to build trolley lines to the cities nnd towns In that county. He proposes a company with $250,000 capital. Tho towns to bo reached nro Perry, Adel, Dallas Cen ter, Redflold, Van Metro nnd possibly some others. At Vnn Metro it is expected thero will bo connection with tho proposed lino from Des Molncs tp Wlntersot. Ill Well Water In Oily. Investigation Is being mado of a well In Poyner township, Black Hawk county, which shows Blgns of oil. The ownor, S. C. Preston, says ho cansklm off a pint of crudo oil ovory morning and the matter Is being Investigated. MrumirCN tn Check Hnldpinlc. Mayor Hnrtenbower wns today author ized to appoint ten extra health officers It necessary to enforce quarantine and do other work In connection with caro of smallpox patients and others ordered un der qunrantlno. SECURES MORE TRACKAGE lluyn Property at .Shun City Mnkn Kxtlenslve Im prove incntN. to SIOUX CITY. In., Dee. 31. (Special Telo gram.) Tho Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway company Is buying ground In tho eastern part of Sioux City 400 foot In width nnd a mllo in length, comprising sixty acres. This Is to be graded In tho spring. On ono end will be built largo ad ditions to tho company's present shopri nnd tho remainder of tho ground will be. used "for a system of terminals and storage tracks, In clearing oil tho ground tho com pany will bo compelled to move forty dwel ling houses. The purchnso wns rando nec chsary by tho constantly Increasing busl nei of tho company and it Is In accord with n general plan to make Sioux City a moro Important point on tho Omaha sys tem. The purchntio Is for tho Omaha alono and will not'be used In any way for tho big Chicago & Northwestern Improvements now being planned by tho lattor road. .The Omohn company Is preparing to build a link to Lo Mars, also from Merrill, la., to Cen torvllle, S. D., connecting tho South Da. kota lnes with Sioux City. Tho North western's plans provide for tho expenditure hero of a million dollars. SAYS THAT HE ROBBED BOX CAR ltnllrond'n Aueiit Files Information I.eailliiK to the Arrent of Clinrlen Herd., ATLANTIC. Ia., Dec. 31. (Special Tele gram.) Cbarlea Reed, a young son of Wil liam Reed" of Atlantic, was today bound over to the grand Jury In $700 upon tho charge of breaking and entering a box car on tho house track of the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific railroad near the freight depot at Atlantic on tho night of Friday, December 27, at which tlmo several cars wero broken open nnd considerable mer chandise,, consigned to various business men In Atlantis was taken. Railroad DUectlva McLaughlin nnd Deputy Sheriff Duval have been at work on the caso several dnya and finally discovered somo of the nrtlcle bur led nonr tho scene of the robbery nnd other evidence which led to tho arrest of Herd upon Information filed by D. J. Vance, tho company's agent nt Atlantic. Reed's par ents secured ntt attorney nnd took a chango of venue from Justice Straight, who Issued tho warrant, carrying the cnst beforo Jus tice Prcssnall, whero n hard fight was put up on both sldrn beforo tho case wns sub mitted. The defendant has not yet secured tho necessary ball and Is committed to tho county Jail ponding tho action of tho grand Jury, which meet some tlmo early In Fcb ruary. Others are Implicated In tho nffalr as tho work shows that no ono person could havo done It, nnd several other ar rests aro expected to follow. FIGHT MERGER COURTS J'lnn of Action In Adopted to Defeat Proponed ('oiiKolldn-tlon. iir.ui-.NA, Mont., Dec. 31. A definite plan j Northern Pacific from Issuing any cvi of notion to defeat tho proposed consoll- deuces of Indebtediu as to retire lit,, urn. datlou of tho Northern Pacific. Oreat North- em and Burlington railway systems wns today unanimously agreed upon by tho gov- ernors nud nttorneys-genernl of several northwestern ilnini In ...i.i..i. . ; v " .v.i imrni; 1 irniiB hav'it mileage. L.'gnl action will be Instituted Immedi ately In Minnesota courts with this object In view, nnd to quote Attorney (Jeneral Douglas of Minnesota, "tho thing will bo fought to a finish." . Just how, when or whero theso suits will bo brought, neither Oovcrnor Van Sunt of Mlnncsotn or Attorney Oencral Douglas would state. Tho conference adjourned Into this afternoon ufter adopting resolutions condemning tho proposed merger as con trary to sound publlq policy and pledging support to nny proper legal action which mny bo brought to test Its validity. ,nio first resolution Is ns follows: III OUr Ollllllon tbn nnunllil'i till,, , lit... - ened consolidation of the Oreat Northern. Northern I'aclflc nnd liiiriinci systems In the several mates through which "j urn imriiiiei ami competing lines Is contrary to wound nuiiiie ,,..n,.,. . ..1... with the execution of Iilnhfi. lu In i-l.il., tl..! of tho constitution and laws 'of Mild states, and mindful of the obligation which the lnw; nuijuaen m nui'ii eases upon tiio otllciuls of the several states here represented, we hereby ulve our iinouiillil,..! n,,r..i..i .....1 endorsement to any proper and miltablo proceedings which innv ho Ihmiiimi,.,i i ,. court having Jurisdiction by the novcrelgii state of Minnesota or. nny other Htato af fected thereby, designed nnd Intended to speedily and llnally test and determine the validity of such consolidation or threatened consolidation, and to that end wo hereby pledge our earnest co-operntlon, nnd, fur ther. WO tllllin ImollHlv nrnteal nr.n1,iul ...... cnmhlnntlon or consolidation which ro strlcts or otlfles freo competition In the trado or commerce of the country. This resolution was unanimously adopted. The second resolution, which was a substl- tutc for tho one offered hy dovcrnor Hunt of Idaho, along tho same lines, was ns fol lows: Whereis. A consollil.it Inn nf fhr rrrm trnnscontlnentnl rnllwuv iinnu u '.1,.. ened. which. In the opinion of tho members of this conference, Is Inlmlcnl to tho public Resolved. Klrst. That the congress of tho United StnteH bu nnd hereby Ik requested to Investigate the ceneral nulileet nn.i iin suitable action thereon. i.vrunui, ovuoimi. j mi 1 power snoillfl lie grnnted to the Interstate Commerce Com- itesoiveii, second. That power should bo mission to fix maximum rfltt'H lltinn Intttr, stnto trnlllc and to regtilnto tho same. uesoiveu. rnini. Timl n copy of theso resolutions be forwnrded to the senntors und renreHontatlveH' In ronurnsx ,,f states hero represented. Governor Vnn Sant expressed hlmfelf ns much gratified over the result of tho meet ing which had been requested by him. So far ns I am concerned," said he after tho meeting adjourned, "I am thoroughly satisfied with tlm work of the meeting. It accomplished all that could bo desired. am very much pleased." GREAT NORTHERN. GIVES IN Company' Olllelnln Mlun Scale of In- creased Wiikch of the I'.n. KlnccrN. ST. PAUL. Dec. 31. Lnto this afternoon Oencrnl Superintendent F. 13. Wnrd of tho Great Northern, P. M. Arthur, grand chief of the Brotherhood of Engineers, and J. J. Hanrnhau, first vlco grand master of tho firemen, mot nt tho Great Northern build ing to sign tho agreement between tho company nnd tho engineers nnd firemen, which was practically completed this morn ing. Tho now ngrccment grants nn increase In wnges to both onglncers nnd firemen, recognizing the contention of the men that work on tho now nnd largo engines Is worth moro than tho old scales. ST. PAUL. Minn., Dec. 31, At a meeting of tho directors of tho Great Northom rail way held In tho general ofllces todny tho executlvo staff was reorganized. No an nouncement was made as to president, but theso ofHcors wero chosen: First vice pres ident, J. N. Hill, St. Paul; second vlco president. R. I: Farrlngton, St. Paul; third vlco president, E. T. Nichols, New York; fourth vlco president, J. W. Rlabon, St. Paul. R. I. Farrlngton's olectlon ns second vlco president wns unexpected. It Is expected that Fnrrlngtqn will havo nlmost exclusive charge of tho financial and accounting de portments, relieving Hill of the general control ho has exercised in tho past. E. T. Nichols is now sccrotnry of tho Great Northern In New York, as well as treasurer. It Is tho first tlmo tho Grcnt Northern has ever hod a vlco president In Now York. J. W. Illabon will havo ohargo of traffic matters and will assume tho du ties now flllod by Darius Miller, who goes to the Ilurllngton. Heretofore tho traffic department has boon In chargo of the second vlco presi dent, bnt now that offlcor will look after finances. Don't Accept Countcrfciti). For piles, tkln diseases, sores, cuts, bruises, burns and other wounds nothing equals DoWltt's Witch Hazel Salvo. Don't nccopt counterfeits. Nono genuine except DoWltt's. "I hnvo suffored slnco lSi'ifi with protruding, bleeding piles and until re cently could find no permanent relief," says J. F. Gernll of St. Paul, Ark. "Finally I tried DoWltt's Witch Hazel Salvo, which soon completely cured me." LrVV DISSOLVES THE INJUNCTION Ftdiral Oart Dioiiit in Favir f the Nexthirn Fncifio. SAYS C0MTANY ACTS WITHIN ITS RIGHTS Itefiisea to Alliiw Appeal from tinier SettliiK Alile Injunction to lie strain Retirement f Pre ferred Mock. MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 31. Judge William . Lochren of the United States circuit court 1 today dissolved the temporary Injunction Issued 111 the ease of I'elnr Power n..,iliwi tho Northern Pacific Railway company by Judgo Killott of the district court of Hen - nepln county Monday. The Injunction which wns dissolved bv the order of Judue IawIiitm rrniriiiiir.it 1I1 . ferrcd stock of tho company or to retliol 1 the preferred stock In nny other manner, than by the uso of the surplus net carning-i ' 1 of thu rond. It nlso restrained the North- 11.-1,1- 1.- pi 11 1 m-niv mm 11s unii-cin iiuiii eiiicnng ( Into nny agreement or doing any net bv 1 which tho road would be consolidated or merged, through tho medium of the North- ! ern Securities company with the (irea- J Northern or tho Ilttrllngton, or cither of 1 them. 1 After tho decision wns made orally by! Judgo Lochren nt tho close of a dny's ar- gument by the nttorneys for both sides, nn effort wns mndo by tjio plaintiff's attorneys j to hnvo iho court fix tho amount of bond 1 wlitcll would he rciitllred III m-dnr In nn. 1 pool frcm tho decision ami to stay nil fur ther pioccedings In tho lower court pend ing tho appeal. Won't Allow Appeal. Judgo Lochren refused to allow a super sedeas bond In any nmount to bo given. ' Jtitigo uochren held that tho Northern ' Pacific was acting within tho nuthorlty of ' Its ehnrter, of tho contmct entered Into ' between it nnd Its stockholders as Incor porated In tho certificates of preferred I stock, nnd of tho ngreemeut of November iy, In attempting to retire tho $75,000,000 of preferred stock In tho manner nllegcd by Mr. Power. IIo also held that railroad corporations ! could not do Indirectly what tho law pre- J vented them from doing directly nnd that 1 any method by which ronsnlldntlnn of tun or moro competing and parallel lines would I bn hrnnuht nlimtt wnnlil lw, UIai..1 ..,,.1 .. writ of Injunction would bo to restrain tho consummation of tho plan, but that there wus nothing In tho case lis presented to him that would Indicate that tho stock holders of tho Northern Pacific Railway company wero nttomptlng such a consoll dntlon or merger. Pom cm Will Appeal. Judgo Ijchrcn In his decision mndo n ruling which tho nttorneys of J. j. Hill claim settles tho question of tho legality of tho proposed merger. Said the court: i w ... vi i-iti-nn- imuruuu com i'any nevj-r thought of conwolldntlon, but If tile Northern Pacific Railroad ii. iuj on uiu pruiorrod siock uoiuers and P-huo common stock, It had authority to do that, nnd that of Itself would certainly hnve no tendency towards consolidation. It neeinH to me. that the preferred stock may all be retired without the Northern Securities company being formed, und If It s formed, nnd If It is unlawful, that Its unlnwfulncMi consists not In the retiring of this stock but In tho nets which result In the formation of that company and plac ing other secuiltlea in that company. Mr. Powern' nttorneys tonight authorized tho statement that tho -fight had Just be gun nnd that they would nppeul to tho united Mates supremo court. , Film ltu Artlclcn of Ineorporiilion. 1 HELENA. Mont., Dec. 31. Articles of In- ! corporation of tho reorganized Chicago, Ilurllngton & Qulncy Railway company were filed In tho secretary of stato's olllco today by Attorney K. M. Shelton of Ilurllngton, la. The capitnl stock Is $100.- , uuu.uuu, 01 which it is stnted $10,000,000 has been paid. In. H. II. Scgur Is mimed ns stntc agent nt Hillings. Tho articles nre signed by W. P. (Jlugh, O. II. Harris, C. K, Perkins, O. W. Perkins nnd James J. 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