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
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- 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. Hill
ns n majority of tho board of directors.
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