THE OMAHA DAILY DEE: WEDNESDAY, AUOUKT 10, 1903.
NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA.
COUNCIL
MINOR MKHTIOJJ. I
Davie sells drurs.
Btockert sells carpets.
Crayon enlarslne;. V Broadway.
Expert watch repairing Leffert, V B'y.
Celebrated Meti beer on tap. Neumayer.
Diamond betrothal rings at Irfffert's, 40
Broadway.
14K and IRK wedding rings at Leffert's,
400 Broadway.
One-fourth to one-third oft on pyrography
cutnta. C. E. Alexander Co., 331 B way.
Mlsa Zola Graves haa gone to visit frlenda
In Chicago before entering Oherlln college.
Bluff City Mnsonlc lodge will hold a spe
clal meeting thla evening for work In the
third degree.
Council Bluff camp No. 7151, Modern
Woodmen of America, will meet thla even
ing for degree wbrk.
The good roads convention thla afternoon
will be called to order at 1 o'clock In the
south court room In the county court house.
H, D. Rounds of Lafayette, N. T-. la the
ruest of hla alstera. Mrs. M. B. Henn of
Vine street and Mra. 8. 8. Shepard of Flat
ner street.
For rent, office room, ground floor; one
of the moat central location In tbe busi
ness portion of tbe city. Apply to The bee
office, city.
Wal McFadden haa been appointed night
policeman for Cochran park, the recent
depredations demanding that there be a
watchman there at night.
The Ladles' Aid aoclety of 8t. John's Kng
llah Lutheran church will meet Thursday
afternoon at the residence of Mra. Ida
lioag, &.D0 Second avenue.
'Wa contract to keep public or private
houaea fre from roaches by the year. In
sect Kxtcrmlnator Manufacturing company,
Council Bluffs, la. Telephone '-fc(4.
Henry Stevens of Los Angeles, C'aJ , who
haa been visiting his brothers John and
Marlon tJtevens of the Council Bluffs lire
deportment, returned to his home yester
day. F. J. Day la home from Lake Okobojl.
where he haa been camping for several
weeks with his family. Mrs Day and the
children will remain there for a few weeks
longer.
County Attorney Klllpack began suit In
the name of the state of Iowa yesterday to
enjoin John Crow and the Krug Brewing
company from conducting a saloon at
Thirty-seventh street and Broadway.
Building permits were Usued yesterday
to J. B. Wallace for a 12,600 two-story frame
dwelling on Oakland avenue and to O. C.
Borenson for a W0 one-story frame cottage
ou Seventh street and Sixteenth avenue.
' Postmaster A. 8. Haielton la home from
Boston, where he attended the meeting of
, the National Association of the Postmastera
of Offices of the First Class. While In
Boston Mr. Haielton was the guest of
Postmaster litbblt of that city.
Mra. E. A. McKesson and son of Grand
Island, Neb., are guests at the O. P.
McKesson homo on Oakland avenue. They
are enroute to Chicago to visit friends and
relatives. Miss Maud McKesson and her
brother Frank are visiting friends In Minne-
. apolla.
Wal McFadden's drum and fife band will
head a delegation of old soldiera from thla
city to the reunion of the Western Iowa
Veterans- association to be held at Ute on
Thursday and Friday. Congressman Walter
I. Smith will deliver one of the principal
addresses.
One of the stone ball ornaments which
rest on the four oornera of the federal
building became dislodged yesterday morn
ing and fell to the ground with a crash.
. The ball la fifteen inches In diameter and
weighs 200 pounds. How it became loosened
Is unknown and examination of the re
maining three will be made.
Announcement la made by the United
States civil service commission that an
examination will be held November 18 In
this city for the positions of clerk and
carrier In the poatoflice service. Applica
tions must be on flle with Fred Johnson,
secretary of the looal board, before the
hour of closing business on October IS.
The receipts In the general fund of the
Christian Horns last week were $175.64. be
ing UM below the needs of the week and
Increasing the deMclrncv to X2 4at fi In t).l
' fund to date. In the manager's fund the
. receipts were $21. being $14 below the needs
. of the week and Increasing the deficiency
to $1S2. to date In this fund.
x The Union Band Sunday school of Wood-
bury avenue will hold Its annual plcnlo
Thursday afternoon In Fatrmount park.
Should rain Interfere It will be postponed
until Friday. Dinner will be served from
1 to 1 o'clock. Besides a program of other
sports, there will be a base ball game, one
, side captained by C. H. W. Brown and the
other by Mrs. Brown.
W. H. Markln, aged 63 years, and Lisile
Park, aged 61, both of Omaha, were mar
' rled yesterday by Justice Carson. In ap-
plying for the license the aged groom In
formed the clerk of the district court that
he and hla bride had been married for
twenty years, but they were both getting
old, and fearing that their original mar
riage had not been lawtul. they had de
cided to go through the ceremony again.
At a meeting of the Council Bluffs aerie
of Eagles laat night the program for the
annual plcnlo to be held Sunday, August 80,
at the Driving park was outlined. In addi
tion to a base ball tournament. In which
teams from Lincoln, Fremont, Omaha, South
Omaha, Council Bluffs and Underwood are
expected to participate, there will be horse
and bicycle races and possibly a race for
automobiles. The committees In charge
expect to have the program ready for an
nouncement after the meeting Friday night.
The police are holding three men giving
the names of T. J. Mulhall, R. M. Lanlgan
and 10. K. Slgler. They are grafters and
when arrested by Detective Harding at the
Kocfc. Island depot late Monday night,
were on their way to ths old settlers' re
union at Lewis. They had with them all
the necessary paraphernalia for pin games,
the Klondyke graft and the old-time pad
lock deal. The total sum of 40 cents was
' all the cash found on the three men. They
are being held for Investigation. Mulhall
claims to be a gambler and ths other two
men are In bis employ.
Plumbing and heating. Wxby & Boo.
Light Oaards Elect OIBeers.
First Lieutenant Paul I. Van Order was
elected captain of Company L, Fifty-fifth
regiment, Iowa National guard, last night
to succeed Captain James A. Mather, who
resigned on account of leaving the city.
First Sergeant Thomas R. Rutherford was
elected llrst lieutenant and Richard D.
Rutherford second lieutenant.
The election of Captain Van Order and
First Lieutenant Thomas Rutherford was
unanimous, but there were four candidates
for tbe second lieutenancy, and the ballot
ing resulted as follows: Rutherford, 13;
8. A. Green, 12; A. E. Green, U; A. M.
Peterson, 2.
The company has secured Hughes' hall
for a temporary armory and will take
possession September 1. While leasing this
hall the oompany has not abandoned the
Intention to build an armory, and at the
meeting last night it was stated that the
prospects of being able to do so were ex
ceedlngly bright. The company received
tut complement of fifty-five Krag-Jorgen
sen rifles.
Marrlagre LJoeases.
Licenses to wed were issued yesterday to
the following:
Name and Realdenca Age,
W.. H. Markln, Omaha W
lassie Park, Omaha u
J. B. Barton, Omaha 37
Laura A. aieader, Omaha M
KIDNAPER IS IN CUSTODY
Mas Wfc Kept Weaaaa Prisoner la
Cellar Waiting; for a
Kansas.
DAVENPORT. Ia. Aug. 18. -Sheriff Bar
clay of Tipton today captured August
Lueth, a farm band, who confessed that he
kidnaped Mrs. John Tslarow of Bennett
and held her In the cellar of a deserted
houae while awaiting a ransom of $i,0W)
from her husband.
Lueth was taken at once to the Jail at
Tipton for fear of violence.
LEWIS CUTLER
MORTICIAN,
p Peart SI, CewnaU atUffa 'Phone ft,
BLUFFS.
REDUCE THE CITY TAXIEYY
Two and a Quarter Mills Leu Than lb at of
PreTloui Tear.
INCREASE IN LIGHTING PROVIDED FOR
General Water and Sewer Fund
Levies tba gam aa la 190S
Park aad Library; Levies
Increased Half a Mill.
The city counolt met yesterday morning
and fixed the city tax levy for 1901 at 274
mills, being 2 mills less "than the levy
for 1902, which was 40 mills. These figures
do not Include the levy for park purposes,
which this year has been fixed at 2V4 mills
by the commissioners, as against 2 mills
for 1902. With the park levy the total
city levy will be 40 mills as against 42
mills for 1902, or a reduction of 2 mills.
The levies for 1902 and 1903 follow:
1902, Mills. 1903, Mills
General fund
10
Gas and street lighting
Water fund
r
12
fipwer fund
Bridge fund
Improvement fund ....
Judgment fund
Library fund
Library building fund
Bond fund
Total 40 S7H
The bond fund levy Is mads up as fol
lows:
1902 Mills. UOX. Mills.
Intersection paving and
gmaing ft I
Intersection sewer t I
Bond loan fund 2 S
Funded debt fund I
Total 12 li
' .Where) Chances Art Made.
It will be noticed that the levies for the
general, water, sewer and bridge funds are
the same as last year, -while those for the
street Ughtfhg and library funds are In
creased, and those for the Judgment, Im
provement, library building and bond funds
are reduced.
The gas and street lighting fund levy
was Increased mill to provide for addi
tional lights. The fund for the mainte
nance of the publlo library was Increased
mill at the request of the board of trus
tees of that Institution. Last year S mills
were levied to provide a fund for the pur
chase of a site for the Carnegie library
building and this year 1 mill Is levied for a
similar purpose, as the trustees are desir
ous of adding the Plnney property to the
site.
The intersection sewer fund levy is re
duced 1 mill this year, the smaller amount
being deemed necessary, as little work
along this line of publlo Improvement la
contemplated for the ensuing year. The
levy for the bond loan fund was Increased
mill, as it was found that 2 mills was
not quite sufficient to meet the annual In
terest. Three mills will be more than suffi
cient and will leave a surplus at the end of
the year, so that In all probability 2 mills
will be sufficient to be levied In 1804.
The assessed valuation of the city ' of
Council Bluffs for 1903 is $3,862,000, but this
includes the agricultural holdings, which
are only subject to a tax of S mills. The
assessed valuation of the agricultural hold
ings Is estimated at about $262,000, leaving
$3,600,000 as the valuation on which the 87
mills levy will be made.
The county tax levy will be fixed by the
Board of Supervisors at its September
meeting, at which time tbe city certifies
up to tbe county board Its tax levy as de
cided upon yesterday.
N. T. Plumbing Co. Tel 360. Night, F0S7.
BOARD ASSIGNS TEACHERS
Oetttaar Ready for the Work of
the Coming; School
Year.
The Board of Education, when It last
night opened the bids for the season's sup
ply of coal, was confronted with the fact
that the cost of heating the several school
buildings this winter will cost upwards of
$2,000 more than It did last year. Last
year the contract price for walnut block
soft coal was $3.04 per ton. The lowest
bid, received last night was $4.70 per ton
for the same ooal for 700 tons Immediate
delivery and $4.91 per ton for delivery as
needed during the winter. The bids, which
were referred to the committee on fuel and
heating with power to act, were as fol
lows: Bluff City Lumber company, 700 tons for
Immediate delivery, $4.70 per ton; for de
livery as required during the winter, $4.81.
Fenlon Coal company, 700 tons for Imme
diate delivery. $476; for future delivery as
required, $4 92.
R. H. Williams, 700 tons for Immediate
delivery, $4.72; for future delivery as re
quired, $4.97.
II. A. Cox. 700 tons for Immediate deliv
ery. $4.78; for future delivery as required.
$4.98.
Carbon Coal company, 700 tons for Imme
diate delivery, $4.76; for future delivery as
required, $4.94.
The salary of Secretary Dillon Rosa was,
on recommendation of the finance commit
tee. Increased from $35 to $50 per month.
This Increase was made In view of tbe fact
that the duties of the secretary have
greatly multiplied.
The resignations of Clara Foss of the
high school faculty, Frances Wright of
the Bloomer kindergarten, Minnie. Clay of
the Eighth atreet school and Olive Bee
oroft of the Washington avenue school
were aocepted. Mlas Foss and Miss Wright
have secured positions elsewhere and Miss
Clay and Miss Beecroft have been forced
to resign on account of Ill-health.
Miss Charlotte Taylor, who comes here
from faculty of the high school of Trini
dad, Colo., was elected to take Miss Foss'
place at $76 per month. These other teach
ers were elected: Flora Purcell, Isabel
MoPherson. Ada Dalley. Hattie Ross, and
their salaries fixed at $35.
This assignment of teachers for the en
suing school year was made:
High school F. C. Ensign, principal;
Emma Boesche, German; J. E. Carman
physiology: Mary Caste!, rhetoric; H. E.
Colby, English; Frances Dalley, literature;
J. C. Grason. shorthand; Emellne Jensen,
German; Mlttle M. Pile, geometry: Kste
Reed, history; Jennie G. Rice, English;
Anna Z. Rosa, biology; Edna Bom rue.
Latin; 8. L. Thomas, physics; Charlotte
Taylor, bookkeeping; Edith M. Young, al
gebra. Washington Avenue school Mantle Man
gum, principal; Joaephine Clausen, 8-8
grade; Roberta Hallenhauer. 8-2 grade;
Ada E. Howard, 8-1 nv.de; Helen Tyler.
$-1 grade; Nellie L. Hepford. T-3 grade:
Mabel CI. Robinson, 7-1 grade; Edith Martin
t-1 and (-3 gradea; Grace Foater. 6-1 grade;
Laura Dodge, 6-1 grade; Nellie Pmraona,
4-3 grade; Hattie Rosa, 4-1 grade; Annette
Grass, 8-2 grade; Flora Puroell. 8-1, grade;
Dora Lyon, 3-3 grade; Annie Willlama, 8-1
frade; Gertrude Green, 1-2 grade: Mrs.
lorace Gleaaon. 1-1 grade; Anna Stevena,
kindergarten directress: Ethel Watson, kin
dergarten aaalstant; Blanche Patterson,
kindergarten volunteer.
bloomer school Nannie H. Hardin, prin
cipal ; Margaret M. Whistler, 8-1 grade;
Belle C. Barclay. T-1 grade; Margaret I.
Wallace. 6-3 and 6-1 grades; Mary Oer
agbty, 6-2 and T-1 rrades; Maud Robinson.
t-1 and 6-3 grades: E. Mae Walie. 4-3 grade;
Jessie Green. 4-1 and 4-2 gradea; Crete
Hooker, 8-3 grade; May Jepaon. 11 and 8-1
frades; Nellie Jacoba. 1-1 grade; Jane
luwe, 14 el 13 grades; Mra Lulu Hard-
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man, kindergarten directress; Gertrude
Davenport, kindergarten assistant.
Twentieth Avenue arhool Clara Meyers,
principal; Mamie Norene, 7-1 and 7-1 grades;
Mary Fierce. 6-2, 6-1 and $-2 grades; Edith
Joseph, 4-2 and 6-1 grades; lizzie Crocker,
4-1 and 4-2 gradea; Bertha Marsh, 8-2 and
4-1 gradea; Hannah Blck, 8-1 and 3-2 gradea;
Dorothea Roberta, 3-1 grade; Louise Carson,
2-2 grade; Edith Bhedd. 2-1 grade; Lydla
Pelf.rt, 1-2 grade; Lizzie Bonn, 1-1 grade;
Mrs. Eva Lyon, kindergarten directress;
Theodosla Ilobba, kindergarten aasistant;
Olive English, kindergarten volunteer.
Fierce Street school Vermont Reynolds,
principal: Mrs. Dora Churchill, 7-1 and 7-2
frades; Grace Heywood, 6-1 and 6-2 grades;
sahel MrPherson, 6-2 grade; Kathleen L.
Connor, 6-1 grade; May Sims, 4-2 grade;
Katherlne Treynor, 3-2 and 4-1 grades; Ada
Alnaworth, 8-1 and 3-2 grades; Ella Bpet
man, 2-2 grade; Ada Dallev, 2-1 grade:
Mamie Ott. 1-2 grade; Llllie Chernlss. 1-1
grade; Harriett C. Walker, kindergarten
directress; Daisy Cooper, kindergarten as
sistant; Letha Butler, kindergarten vol
unteer. Third street school Mrs. Margaret B.
Curtis, principal; Emma Thomas, assistant,
a. m , 6-2 end 7-1 grades; Ruth Wallace.
6-2 and 6-1 grades; Julia Walker, 4-2 and
6-1 grades; Viola Whistler, 3-2 and 4-1
gradea; Mammle Roberts, 2-2 and 8-1
grades; Aurnlia Tlnley. 1-2 and 2-1 grades;
Ella Albright, 1-1 grade: Belle Wylie kin
dergarten directress; Lulu Psrsons, kinder
garten volunteer.
Eighth Street school Wllllanne White,
principal; Grace Barr, aasistant, p. m., 6-1
and 6-2 gradea; Florence Htorrs, 4-1 and 4-2
aradeaa Jessie M. Alworth. a-1 and -
frades; Katherlne White, 2-2 and 8-1 grades;
nes Dorland. 2-1 grade; Winifred A. Bes-
ley, l-i ana 1-z grades; Elfle M. Miles, 1-1
Srade; Mrs. Adele D. Card, kindergarten
Irectress; Ida Casady, kindergarten as
sistant; Ella Darnell, kindergarten volun
teer. Second Avenue school Elisabeth Graves,
principal; Mary McMlllen, 6-2 and 7-1
? Trades: Ella Wilcox, 6-1 grade; Hettle Tay
or, 6-2 grade: Rose Wind. 4-2 and 6-1
grades; Marie Peterson, 3-2 and 4-1 grades;
Grace Barr, assistant, a. m., 2-2 and 8-1
rrades; Elizabeth Graves, assistant, p. m.,
2 and 3-1 grades; May Caldwell, 1-2 and 2-1
frades; Vera Llnkey, 1-1 and 1-2 grades;
iyrtle Barndt, 1-1 grade: Grace Anient,
kindergarten directress; Belle Robinson,
kindergarten assistant.
Avenue B school Ellen Mcintosh, prin
cipal, 4-2 and 6-1 grades; Margaret Hender
son, 8-2 and 4-1 grades; Jessie Macrae, 2-2
and 2-1 grades; Minnie E. Johnson, 1-2 snd
2-1 grades; Anna B. Mikesell, 1-1 grade;
Cora P. Treynor, kindergarten directress;
Ethel Reynolds, kindergarten assistant.
Thirty-second Street school Agnes Drake,
principal, 4-2, 6-1 and 6-2 grades; Jessie
Pontius, 3-1, 3-2 and 4-1 grades; Crystal
Dingle, 2-1 and 2-2 grades; Mollis ScahllL
kindergarten, 1-1 and 1-2 gradea
Madison Avenue school Sue L. Badolett,
?rlnclpal, kindergarten, 1-2 and 1-1 grades;
Mlth B. Field. 2-1, 2-2 and 8-1 grades;
Mary Chrlstensen, 8-2 and 4-1 gradea; Cora
Gretzer, 4-2, 6-1 and 6-2 grades.
Harrison Street school Minnie Hanson,
principal, 1-1 and 1-2 (trades; Stella Royer,
kindergarten directress; Nellie Merrlam,
kindergarten volunteer, a. m.j Ona Kendle,
2-1. 2-2 and 8-1 grades; Olive Hnrl, 4-2, 6-1
and 6-2 gradea; Iva Frank, 6-1 and 6-8
grades.
Eighth Avenue school Edith F. Prouty,
principal, 8-2 and 4-1 gradea; Lillian Hart,
2-2 and 3-1 grades; Louise Boehnlng, 1-1,
1-2 and 2-1 grades; Julia Hughes, kinder
garten directress; Alydla Loring, kinder
garten assistant.
Courtland school Mrs. L. M. Graves,
principal. 1st to Srd grade; Cora Jones,
3rd to 6th grade.
Gunn school Emma Hoffman, 1st to 4th
grade.
Substitutes Mabel F. Storrs, Margaret
Montgomery.
The salaries of the Janitors were fixed
as follows:
Supervisor, T. A. Brewlck. 893; high
school, C. A. Bailey, $126; Washington Ave
nue, Ralph Simpson, $110; Bloomer, I. W.
Collamore, $70; Twentieth Avenue, Thomas
Smith, $70; Pierce Street, Joe Roberts, $70;
Third Street, C. C. Autenrelth, $50; North
ITI-Kfh 3 . ll'MII m-n . n
ond Avenue, O. W. Rolph, $60; Avenue B, !
j. w. loDeria, .4&; Thirty-second street,,
vacant; Madlaon Avenue, W. H. Spera, $35; I
Harrison Street, George B. Miles, $40: 1
Eighth Avenue, Bettie Darnell, $36; Wei
Council Bluffs, Julia Hill, $9; Gunn rchoo., ,
C. E. Weaver, $7.60. I
Matters la District Court.
The crop of divorce suits for the Septem
ber term of district court promises to be
heavy. In addition to the large number
already on the docket five were filed yes
terday.
. Edith Squire, formerly Edith Witt of
Neola, la., filed suit for divorce from Wil
son J. Squire, son of jr. W. Squire of this
city. The grounds on which Mrs. Squire
seeks a severance of the matrimonial knot
were not made public, as the petition as
soon as filed was withdrawn by her attor
neys on an order issued by Judge Wheeler.
Mrs. Odessa J. Simmons asks for a di
vorce from Alonzo M. Simmons, to whom
she was married In this city April 29, 1896.
She alleges he deserted her March 1, 1901,
and she asks that tbe court restore to her
the name of Odessa Jv Dennis, which she
bore before she married Simmons.
Mrs. Kate Mtchaelsen married John
Michaelaen in Denlaon, la., September 12,
1S9J, but as he has, as she alleges, contin
ually treated her In a cruel and Inhuman
manner so as to endanger her health, she
asks the court to grant a decree of divorce,
as well as the custody of their minor child
and $50 a month permanent alimony.
Mrs. Abble Smith seeks a divorce from
John Smith, whom she married In thla city
February 28, 1899. Owing to hla alleged
cruel and Inhuman treatment of her she
was obliged to leave him July 11 last and
now asks a divorce and $30 a month perma
nent alimony.
Mrs. Mae Braden began suit for dlvoroe
from William Braden, whom she married
November 20, 1801, In this city. She charges
her husband with falling to support her
and finally with deserting her. She aaka
the court to award her 820 a month ali
mony. Receivers Bereshelm and Murphy of the
Officer A Pusey bank began suit against
E. A. and B. P. Wickham to recover 8965.78,
which Is the amount they claim the defend
ants owe for a large quantity of brick pur
chased In September, 1900, from J. P,
Weaver. When Weaver, who was largely
indebted to the defunct bank, effected a
settlement with the receivers he assigned
his claim against the Wlckhams to them.
The killing of Mrs. Johanna Christina
Clementsen on July 4 last by a motor on
the Manawa line is the cause of the motor
company being defendant In two suits filed
yesterday by John C. Clementsen, the hue
band. In one suit Clementsen asks for
damages in the sum of $26,000 for the death
of his wife and In the other as adminis
trator of her estate he sues for $6,000.
Wallace Benjamin filed his suit against
the motor company, In which he demands
$500 damages for alleged assault by the
company's employes on July 3 last.
. J. Milder filed his petition In his suit
against the motor company. In which he
asks $1,999 damages for an alleged assault
by one of the company's conductors on
August 4 during a dispute as to payment
of fare by the plaintiff.
Sonth Dakota Gets Good Rain.
ABERDEEN, S. D., Aug. U.-(8peolal
Telegram.) Heavy rains visited this entire
region lost night, accompanied by some
hall and wind, but no serious damage to
crops reported. Harvesting Is somewhat
delayed.
The worst cai?es ot
diarrhoea, dysentery,
cholera morbus, and
like diseases come
in the night.
Be prepared by having
Wakefield's
Blackberry
Balsam
constantly on hand
Jt' a sure cure.
COAL PRICES TO BE HIGHER
Iwa Operator TJnabl to Accumulate a
Supply for Winter Months.
MINES RUNNING AT FULLEST CAPACITY
Canning Factories Report the Crop of
gweet Corn la Mach Smaller Thaa
Laat Year In Spite of In
creased Acreage.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
DES MOINES, Aug. 18. (Special.) Miners
of ooal In the vicinity of Dea Moines, where
there are a doien excellent coal mines,
predict that the price of coal will be much
higher next winter than for many years.
All the coal contracts made by the stato
for the state institutions next winter have
been at an advance of about 60 cents a ton
over last year. The coal operators and
Jobbers here report that the entire output
of the coal mines in this state has been
taken as fast as on the market, and there
is no accumulation of coal. They believe
this means that the demand for coal as
soon as cold weather comes will be much
more than the supply, and that the failure
of the hard coal operators to secure any
added supply will make the price of all
kinds of fuel much higher In Iowa. The
Iowa mines have been operated this year
to their fullest capacity and there have
been no labor troubles of any kind, aa
operators and miners have been anxious to
avoid anything that would stop production.
Shortage la Sweet Corn.
There Is a shortage In the sweet corn crop
this season. Wet weather Is the cause of
the trouble, which will make the crop from
40 to 85 per cent of a full crop. These are
the reports coming in from the various sec
tions where sweet corn is raised. The
acreage last year was 13,390 and this year
it is 18,000, a considerable of an Increase.
The failure of the crop this year will, how
ever, cut down the yield. The factories lor
canning corn were started last week at
Grimes and Dexter. Sales of futures have
advanced from the shortage of the crop
about 30 per cent and the factories have
stopped buying futures. The Dexter plant
has a capacity of about 70,000 cans and 750
acres of corn is planted there, while at tbe
Grimes factory there are 600 acres.
' Left Money to Iowa Woman.
Information has been received here to
the effect that H. J. Thompson, who did
at Colorado Springs a few days ago. le't
an estate worth $500,000 as a legacy to Miss
Eldora Sinks of Marengo, la. Some years
ago shs met Mr. Thompson while she was
visiting in Colorado and he greatly admired
her. He afterwards beoame wealthy In
mining and left his entire property to her.
Relatives of the young woman in Iowa
have been appraised of the facta
Fight Over Insurance Money.
The father of Louis Green, a carpenter,
who was killed on the railroad at Van
Wert in July, has co.nmenced suit to re
cover $1,200 Insurance money, under peculiar
circumstances. The younger man was killed
soon after he had commenced suit for
divorce from his wife. It appears that
Mrs. Green had run away with one Dubois
and the two had been arrested In Kan
sas City. Green's suit for divorce was
pending when he was killed. She claims
the money, but the father will sue to re
cover the same on the ground that the
divorce suit would certainly have termi
nated In favor of the son and that hence
the father would have become the bene
ficiary. Entrance for aa Internrban.
Promoters of the Western Iowa Interur-
ban railway are making an effort to secure
a,new entrance Into this city. The survey
proper started at Grimes, northwest of the
city, and proceeds westward to the border
of the state. But the entrance to the city
from that direction involves a route that is
entirely too difficult because of such a long
stretch of good residences. The promoters
are now engaged in securing right of way
for an entrance along the Dea Moines river
In the north part of the city, keeping to
the west side of the river all the way from
point above the city to the city hall. The
fact that efforts are being made now to
secure this right of way Indicates that the
company Is making rapid progress In the
work In hand.
TRAIN STRIKES A BUGGY
Vehicle Wrecked and ' Horse Killed,
bat Occupants Not Seriously
Injured.
ONAWA, Is., Aug. 18. (Special Tele
gram.) The Des Moines passenger bound
east struck a two-horse buggy at Holmes'
crossing. Just north of town, today.
William Rounds and Conley, a sidewalk
contractor of Correctlonvllle, who were In
the buggy, were thrown out and badly
shaken up, but not seriously Injured.
The buggy was badly wrecked and ons
horse killed. The escape of the ocoupants
of the buggy without death la regarded as
miraculous.
Drinks Ouaee of Laudanum.
MARS HALLTOWN, la.. Aug. 18.-(8pe-clal.)
Daniel J. Landon, an old soldlar, at
tempted to commit suicide by drinking an
ounce of laudanum. TUe prompt aid of a
physician saved him from ths grave. Lan
don had been drinking heavily for two days
and this, together with worry over the Ill
ness of a daughter. Is supposed to have
prompted him to take his life. Earl J. Pet
tit is another Marshalltown man to at
tempt to kill himself with poison while In
toxicated. Pettlt nearly frightened his
wife to death by telling her he had taken
t cents worth of strychnine. She hurried
for the doctor, who when he arrived found
Pettlt writhing on the floor In great agony.
He bad taken only a small quantity of the
poison, however, and It made him sick at
ths stomach and the doctor says It Is due
to this fact that Pettlt did not die.
Operator Takes the Cash.
MARSHALLTOWN, la., Aug. 18.-(8pe-claX)
8. M. Dodge, an operator for the
Postal Telegraph company, disappeared
suddenly Sunday with the contents of the
money drawer of the office, about $12. Man
ager Howe had a warrant for his arrest
sworn out and will attempt to have him
apprehended. Dodge came here from Wil
ton Junction about a week ago.
EVENTS ON RUNNING TRACKS
Hernia Turns Tables on Irtah Lad,
Nearly Euaaliua Trark
Record,
SARATOGA. N. T., Aug. 18.-Henn!s te
day turned the tables on Irish Lau and
wilied out his defeat on Saturday by de
feating the latter easily by three lengths
In the Merchants' and Cltlsens' handicap
at a mile and an eighth and coming within
one-fifth of a second of equalling the track
record of 1:61H. Results:
First race, seven furlongs: Flying Ship
won. Payne second, Claude third. Time:
I:4-
Beoond race, one mile: The Regent won,
Beverly second, ScoKor third. Tluie: l:av.
third race, five and a half furloua; Pal
ette won, For Luck second, Mlneola third.
Time: 1:07.
Fourth race, mile and a furlong. Mer
chants' snd Cltlspns" hnncllrnp: Hermls
won, Irish Lad second, itlgodon third.
Time: 1:61 4,
Fifth race, slit 'furlongs: Abdell won,
Mercury second, Tellow Hammer third.
Time: ML',. .
Sixth race, mile ana a sixteenth: Knar
Street Won, Tribes Hill second. Partner
ship third. Time: 1:4M.
CHICAGO, Aug. IS Results:
First race, four and a half furlonrs:
Liberty Bell won, Mv Gem second, Fox
In ke third. Time: 0:6HM,.
Second rac, six furlongs: Rsgtng won,
Snrdlne second. Zlra third. Time: liM.
Third race, one mile: Hargis won, Glass
ful second. Linguist third. Time: l:41v
Fourth race, one mile: Rondnge won,
McCarthy second, John McGurk third.
Time: 2:C2H-
Fifth race, mile and seventy yards:
Floyd K won. Mamsclle second, Mezzo
third. Time: 1:46
Sixth race, six furlongs: Martinmas won.
Federal second, First Chip third. Time:
1 :!!.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 18. Results:
First race, six and a half furlongs sell
ing: Temptress won, Rting second, Ellxa
Conk thlrif Time: l:2:;i.
Second race, six furlongs, selling: Sid
Silver won. Stub second, Mimo third. Time:
1:15.
Third race, six and a half furlongs, sell
ing: Furgotha won, Ladas second, Una
Price third. Time: 1:22.
Fourth race, six furlongs, handicap: Ben
Adkins won. Fenian second. Huah Mo-
Gowan third. Time: 1:16.
rlfth race, seven and a half ftirlonars.
purse: Mnllory won, Nearest second, Hot
tentot third. Time: l:36fe.
Sixth race, mile and seventy yards.sell
lng: Hllee won, Irish Jewel second, Mon
tana Peeress third. Time: 1:46ft.
BUFFALO, Aug. 18. Results:
First race, five furlonits. selling: Vitality
won. Silver Foam second, Helen Tarwater
third. Time: 1:18.
Second race, six furlonrs. aMlIne: Jim
Ferrln won, Lllllanette second, Volney
third. Time: 1:18.
Third race, mile and an eighth: Eda
Riley won. Wlreln second, Outsider third.
Time: 1:43.
Fourth race, one mile, selllnr: Nellie
Bawn won, Tom Klngsley second, Falrbury
intra. lime; i:w.
rlfth nice. Ave furlonss: Rourler won.
Orderly Second. St. Juvenal third. Time:
1:01.
Sixth race, six furlons. selllnar: Andrnl-
tus won. Cranesvllle second. The Stew
ardess third. Time: 1:13.
RELIANCE MUSJALLOW TIME
Shamrock Gets One Minute and Forty-
Five Seconds In Thirty
Mile Race.
NEW YORK. Au. 18 Rellnnce and
Shamrock III were measured today in Erie
basin by C. B. Mower, the official measurer
of the New York Yacht club. As, the result
of his measurements it was announced to
night that Reliance would allow the chal
lenger one minute and forty-five seconds
ovpr a thirty-mile course.
It was found that Shamrock III was
slightly longer on the water line than the
American boat, but the latter proved to
have nearly 2,000 feet more sail area than
the challenger and It was this enormous
sail snrend that taxed the American host
bo heavily.
ine announcement or the time allowance
In favor of the challenger caused little
surprise at the yacht club aa It was the
general belief that Reliance would provo
considerably larger all around than its
opponent
The following are the omclal figures:
Reliance. Shamrock.
Water line, feet 89.66 89.81
Kane line, reet DOI.73 1K7.54
Foreside of mast, feet... 84.29 81.40
Spinnaker boom, feet.... 83.75 81.40
Main gaff, feet 71.90 6R.78
Top mast, feet 72.50 69.16
Eighty per cent of top
mast, feet 67.60 66.83
Perpendicular, feet 149.68 144.83
Ban area, square reer....io,iwi.id lt.KJ.w
Square root of sail area 127.16 119.75
Sailing length, feet 10S.41 104.77
Number ot men on board 64 66
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FORECAST 0FTHE WEATHER
Fair la Nebraska Today and All hat
Southwest Portion, of
Iowa.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 18. Forecast!
For Nebraska Fair Wednesday and
warmer In east portion; Thursday, cooler
In west portion.
For Iowa Showers Wednesday in south
west, fair In north and east portions;
Thursday, fair. ;
For South Dakota Fair and warmer
Wednesday; Thursday, ' partly cloudy
partly showers and cooler by night
For - Kansas Partly cloudy Wednesday,
showers In east e,nd south portions, warmer.
in nbrth and west portion; Thursday, fair
and wanner.
Local Record.
OFFICE OF THE WEATHFW BUREAU,
OMAHA, Aug. U. Oaiciai record of tem
perature and precipitation compared with
the corresponding day of the past three
years:
1903. 1902. 1901. 1900.
Maximum temperature.... 83 80 86 93
Minimum temperature.... 62 68 64 87
Mean temperature 72 74 75 85
Precipitation 01 .00 .00 .00
Record of temperature and precipitation
at Omaha for this day and since March 1,
19o3:
Normal temperature 74
Deficiency for1 the day 2
Total excess since March 1 ,. 24
Normal precipitation .11 Inch
Deficiency for the day 10 Inch
Precipitation since marcn 1....17.7V inches
Deficiency since March 1 8.67 Inches
Deficiency for cor. period In 1902.. 1.61 Inches
Deilclency for cor. period in 1901.. 7. 47 Inches
Reports from Stations at T P. M.
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721 83 .01
82 84 .00
841 90 .no
2 89 .26
VI 94 .00
78 84 . 00
80 84 .00
76 7B .00
78 82 .00
80 84 . 00
78 82 .00
82 84 .00
80 84 . 00
86 88 .00
88 H .00
78 80 .00
80 84 .00
CONDITION OF TUB
WEATHER.
Omaha, cloudy
Valentine, clear
North Platte, clear
Cheyenne, cloudy
Bait Lake City, clear
Rapid City, clear
Huron, clear
WUUston, clear
Chicago, clear
Bt. iouls, clear
St. Paul, clear
Davenport, clear
Kansas City, clear
Havre, clear
Helena, partly cloudy
Bismarck, clear
Oalveaton, cloudy
"T" indicates trace of precipitation.
L. A. WELSH, Local Forecaster.
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