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v THE OMAITA DAILY DEE: THURSDAY, ATTOURT 27, lfWT.
CURRENT
COUNCIL
MINOR MKHTIO!.
Dsvl 11s drug.
Storkert sells carpet.
Crayon enlarging. H8 Broadway.
Expfi't watch repairing. LeSert, B'JT.
Celebrated Mot beer on tap. Neumayer.
Horn, to Mr. and Mrs. E. A. llss, a son.
Diamond betrothal rings at Leffert', 4Ci
IroiKjway.
UK ami IKK. wedding rings at LeSert's,
S'H liroadway.
One-fourth to one-third oft on pyrographjr
utnte. C. E. Alexander tk Co.. I3S B way.
Gentry Hros.' animal circus will exhibit
git Twentieth and Broadway August 2.
I)r. G. V. Pangle has returned from a
trip to Deadwood and other western points.
Wantod, a girl for chamber worK and to
wait on table; good Wages; tho Grand An
Xies. Dr. W. Ij. Kenney of Bt. Joe was In the
tjlty Tuesday, assisting in an operatlifn
Upon his alster, Mrs. McMlchael of Graham
avenuf.
For rent, office room, ground floor; on
of the most central locations In the busi
ness portion of the city. Apply to in wee
eriV-e. city.
Deputy County Attorney J. J. Hess will
to Underwood this morning to prosecute
an assault and battery cane against W. P.
Oardnor of that place.
Mr. and Mrs. Ora Clark of "Woodbine,
who have been spending a couple of
months In California, were In the city yes
terday on their way home,
(CiO base burner absolutely free. Call and
gtt ticket. Ticket given without any cost
whatever to every adult person calling.
Colo-Hrelnfurd Hardware company.
We contract to keep public or prltate
houses free from roaches by the year. In
ect tixtermlnator Manufacturing company,
Council Bluffs, la. Telephone -634.
A meeting of the looal members Of the
Iowa Society Arrny of the Philippines has
been called for this evening at the ofUce
Of Major Macrae In the Merrlam block.
The regular meeting of the 'Woman'!
auxiliary of Graue Kplscopal church will
meet with Mrs. G. 11. Jackson on South
i'lrst street at I o'clock this afternoon.
At a meeting of the Southwestern Iowa
Baptist assoclatlun at Glenwood Rev. F.
A. Hace, pastor of the local church of that
denomination, has been elected moderator
to preside over the deliberation of the as
sociation. Johanna nosenbaugh filed a petition In
the district court yesterday for a divorce
from I'hlllp Ilosenbaugh. She charges
habitual drunkenness and desertion, She
prays for the restoration of her maiden
Iiame, Johai.na Kramer.
Covalt'a Lake Maiiawa hand has been
engaged for the Fremont (Neb.) stroet lair
and carnival during the first week of
September. The following week the band
will give concei ts twice dally at the Coun
cil iiiuns street rair ana carnival.
Cornelius Saunders, colored, had a hear
ing In Justice Ouren's court yesterday on
a charge of assault with Intent to Inflict
great bodily Injury, The charge was pre
ferred by Sarah J. White, who claimed
Saunders had attacked her with a knife.
Justice uuren withheld his decision.
Theodore B. Tholl and Mrs. Mary F.
Grosvenor were married at St. Francis
Xavler's Catholic church by Rev. Father
Smyth at 7 o'clock yesterday morning.
They received their trlends at the residence
of Henry J. Wageck on East Washington
avenue last evening and left later for a
abort wedding trip.
The following delegates have been se
lected to represent Belknap township In Ibe
democratic county convention: Al. A. Le
nooker, C. A. Sample, Ed. Puryear and
T. U. Kelso. The delegation Is Instructed
for Brooks Reed of this city for county
treasurer. J. O. Bates was (elected for
township committeeman.
A. Joseph ef Lemars has secured plana
for tho erection of two brick dwelling
houses on North Seventh street and will
come here September 7 to look after their
construction. Joseph Robinson will also
build on North Seventh street Plana for
a $3, WO modern residence for Mr. Robinson
are now In course of preparation.
J. P. Fetter, chairman of the prohibition
county central -twmmlttee, has Issued a
call for a mass convention, to be held In
this city Tuesday, September S, for the
purpose of nominating a county ticket.
J. G. Uhle. as secretary, also signs the
car,
ill. Eighty-seven votes were oast last
fan for the
county.
prohibition ticket in this
Mrs. Addle C. B. Bmlth, aged 77 years,
died from cancer of the liver at the Wom
en's Christian Association hospital yester
day morning. She resided at the corner
of Ninth avenue and High street and had
been 111 for Several months. She leaves
no relatives In this vicinity and the funeral
arrangements are In charge of the women
of the Women's Christian association.
L. C. Christlanson, a plumber residing In
Omaha, waa overcome by gas while re
pairing a leak In the basament of a store
at Um Broadway yesterday morning and
came nearly dying. He was unconscious
when discovered and thought to be dead,
but when taken to a hospital was soon ie
vlved and had aompletely recovered last
night
Kev. 'Douglas of Mapleton, who was to
have preached at Grace Eplsoopal church
last night and conduct communion ser
vices there this morning, was unable to
arrive In the city owing to extensive wash
outs on the railroad between here and Ma
pleton. He, however, Is expected to be
here next Monday evening and will then
conduct the services he was expected to
last night and this hiornlng.
The sheriff s office here has been noti
fied by the authorities at the Mt Pleasant
asylum that George Kerney of Oakland has
for the second time escaped from the dlp
aotnanlao ward In that institution. - At tne
time of first escape he sought refuge In
Nebraska for a time and later on his way
boms fell a victim to his old habit at Neoja
and waa sent back to ML Pleasant. It
la not thought that he will reappear at hit
old hauuts and If he does It Is said that
Information will be filed against him Under
the slate vagrancy law.
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Plumbing and heating. Mxby A So.
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Park Makers Com Here.
Council Bluffs la to have for Its guests
Beit year the members of ths Stats Munic
ipal Park association. At the meeting of
the association Just held In Dea Moines it
waa decided to come here next, the date of
the meeting being left for decision with the
executive committee. A. C. Graham of the
looal park board, who la vice president of
ths state association, presented, plan for
the creation of a state park. He suggested
the purchase of a alte at one of ths lakes
of the state for thia purpose. A resolution
endorsing the Idea was unanimously
adopted and Mr. Graham waa mads chair
man of a legislative committee authorised
to urge the matter on the next general as
sembly. The park association expects to
have the co-operation of the State Fores
try association In this undertaking. Mr.
Oraham, Frank Petersen and M. P.
Schmidt, all members of the local park
board, attended the state meeting and have
returned.
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Real Estate Transfers,
These transfers wore filed yesterday In
the abstract, title and loan office of Squire
A Annls:
Calvin A. Beebe and wife to Walter
Reebe, lot I. block I. Riddle's sub:
tots 25 and 24. block , Central sub
und. 1-1 ot w 20 ft. lot 1&4. original
plat and lot 1. In aub. of original
plat, lot tai; w d 7. . t 1
Calvin A. Beebe to AngeUne C. Beebe.
mv wife, a 60 ft. lot 1SS, and lot
' 1W4 otlalnej plat; lot U, Purple's
sub. w d i
Churlea H and Arthur U Bradley and
wives to Mary C. McMtllen, Iota ,
and li In C. B. & U. It. R. add
to csraon; w d t,0X
d. r. ncox ana wire to j. is. Hunter,
lot I In J. F. Wilcox's sub: w d... 1,800
Jeoh Stein and wife to Frnett B
Hsrt. H lot T. hlork 4. Byla 1st
add: lot 4. bloek 3, Mynster's Benton
street add; w d 1,100
Five transfers, total
W.4U1
-A Death Blow to Malaria.
Klectrlc Bitters kill and expel malaria
disease germs, will prevent typhoid -and
cure fever and ag-tie, or no pay. Only too.
For sale by Kuhn A Co.
LEWIS CUTLER
MORTICIAN.
U Peart Bt, Csuooii bluff a 'Phono til
NEWS 0F IOWA.
BLUFFS.
CITY IS SWEPT BY A FLOOD
Indian Creek Higher Thin at Anj Time
Binoe the Hood of 1882.
ALL SECTIONS OF THE CITY SUFFER
Basements la easiness Beet Ion Pilled
ana Water la Many Instances
Covers the First Floors
Residences bnierged.
The worst flood since the freshet of 18S2
wrought havoo in Council Bluffs late yes
terday afternoon. Following close on the
heels of the flood of Monday night an all
day rain, culminating in an hour's down
pour, almost the equivalent of a cloud
burst, brought tho water down tho hilt
Sides and bluffs In groat torrents until the
principal streets of ths city resembled
rivers.
Indian creek revelled in one of Its finest
exhibitions of Incorrigibility. Away up
Broadway, where it most nearly approaches
that street and the car tracks, It ate great
holes In ths embankment and made it
Imperative to suspend the operation of the
cars. At Second street tho waters of the
creek were too voluminous for Its banks
Und the overflow found an outlet down
Broadway, adding to tho volume of water
converging to that street from the gleets
until the stream was so large that it got
over the curb In tho vlolnlty of the inter
section with Main street and deluged base
ments, barber shops and tho like.
At 824 Broadway the waters of the
creek were coming through the building
and emptying into Broadway in a stream
about a foot deep. From that on west
everything along Broadway was flooded,
the center of the flood being at the North
western's Broadway crossing, where the
Water was hip deep for several hours after
the abatement of tho flood In other parts
of the city.'
On South Main street the waters from the
side streets running down from the bluffs
rushed along curb-deep, and in many places
over the curb and into basements. At the
Burlington station at Eleventh street the
flood in this section Of tho city reached
Its height.
Many houses In the section bounded by
th Northwestern tracks on the west.
Tenth street on the east and from Broad
way on ths north to Fifth avenue on the
south were flooded with several foet of
water. The flood came on quite suddenly
In this section of the city and great dam
age was done to household goods where
the occupants were unable to remove fhelr
belongings ' before submerged with the
slimy overflow from tho creek.
Torrents Come) Down Hills.
While tho overflow from Indian creek
marked tho track Of the greatest damage
the disaster was ' by ho means confined
to the path of the banks of the stream.
The downpour had been so heavy and long
continued that every hlll-slde street got
Into competition with tho creek. A verit
able torrent poured down South First
Street A part of this deluge was diverted
west at the Intersection with Pierce street
and carried a six-Inch stream right through
hose house No. 4, extending through from
Pierce street to Broadway. Frank street
and Franklin and Lincoln avenues brought
floods of water down from tho bluffs
across Pierce street and Broadway, and on
Lincoln avenue a considerable stretch of
brick paving was washed out. At the
Gronoweg As Bohoentgen Wholesale gro
cery house at Ninth and Broadway a
stream of water from the alley found its
way Into tho basement and could not be
turned aside until about two feet of water
had accumulated over the floor of the big
basement Cellars along the north aide of
Broadway from Seventh street west were
flooded and left with the Water up to tho
sills.
Ths street car service was almost com
pletely demoralised. The most serious tleup
occurred at tho Northwestern's Broadway
crossing. The overflow from the creek and
the independent stream rushing down
Broadway commingled at this point and
the water was several feet deep and con
tinued so until late last night motor pas
sengers from Omaha finding It necessary
to take hack and wagons at the Illinois
Central station and brave the flood from
there to Seventh street a distance of six
blocks. It was Impossible for cars to make
It up South Flrat street to Fairmount
park, around the Upper (Broadway loop
or South on Main across Eleventh avenue.
Tho tleup on these local lines was relieved
In a oouple of hours as the Waters re
ceded, but the Omaha - cars were unable
to get through all evening. This ' incon
venience to travel was rendered the more
serious by occurring just at the rush hour
when people ware coming from their days
work In Omaha.
Heaviest Rata la Yeara.
The rain that culminated In the flood was
the most severe downpour experienced here
in many a day. It had been raining most
of the day with now and then a short let
up. A heavy shower occurred shortly after
I o'clock and then at about 4:80 the rain be
gan coming down In sheets and continued
for mors than an hour. Water stood
everywhere and ran Into every nook and
cranny; in Bayllss park In the center of the
city water stood three or four feet deep.
the hollow at the south aide of the park
completely filling.
As the flood receded walks and streets
whloh had been submerged were left be
neath a coating of several Inches of mud.
At the Northwestern station, where the
platforms were completely covered and the
water reached to the height of the stone
steps leading Into the building, tons of
mud will have to be removed before the
premises will be approachable by the public.
The bridges across the creek at Sixth
Eighth and Ninth streets were rendered un
safe by the washing away of great portions
of their approaches. The water came
within a few feet of the floors of the Main
and Bryant atreet bridges, threw flotsam
over the Seventh street bridge and ran In
torrents over ,the bridges further down the
stream, particularly those of the North
western at Eleventh street
Balldlage Are Flooded.
At the Waterloo oreamery's new building
on South Eighth street there Is four to five
feel of water and mud In the basement.
The basement of the new Eagle Laundry
building on Broadway la flooded and the
water from the creek poured through the
first floor of the building like a torrent.
The Metropolitan hotel suffered severely
and the water covered the carpets on the
first floor several Inches deep with mud
before they could bo taken up. The cellar
of the building is full of water to the
celling and it poured through the dining
room and aaloon Into the atreet outside
Ilk a mill race-
Recently City Treasurer True, owner of
the brick block near the corner of Eighth
street and Broadway, had the creek banked
back of the building, but thla did not pre
vent the cellars becoming flooded last
night Tho tram bant rpetooainc to I. H.
Pace back of his meat market In this
block was lifted from Its foundations and
whirled .around and almost up against the
back door of the store. At Seevera' feed
store, east of the True block, the water
poured through the building, damaging a
quantity of feed and hay. In front of
Lelbold's saloon the flood undermined the
sidewalk, tearing two big holes In It and
flooding the cellar to a depth of eight feet
of more.
The New theater at Sixth atreet and
Broadway, which backs directly agalnat the
creek, was flooded, a portion of the brick
wall washed out and a large quantity of
scenery stored in the basemen ruinea.
During the flood of 181 the back wall of
the theater waa washed out.
In the bottoms nil low lying lots were
filled with water and miles of plank side
walking were reported to be floating.
West of Thirteenth street, where Indian
creek turns towards the south, adjacent
property was badly flooded and ths same
is true on all the streets north of Brosd-
wav between Thirteenth and Seventh
streets for several blocks.
No casualties were reported last night
and It Is thought probable none occurred.
but ths damage to property Will amount
to thousands of dollars.
The flood was, at Its height at o'clock
and from that on the waters were receding
until a second heavy downpour set In
shortly after I o'clock. Again the rain
came down In torrents, and In a short
time tho flood Was again raging down
Broadway and the creek was again on the
rise, threatening to In every particular
repeat Its performance of the afternoon
and early evening.
Reject Bids for Coal,
The School board committee on heating
and fuel has held an Informal conference
and decided to reject all bids recently sub
mitted for furnlBhlng the district with coal
for the coming winter. New bids Will be
called for and will be opened September I,
at which time the board hopes to get a
more favorable proposition than any found
among the bids recently submitted. It Is
Stated that it the lowest of the bids pre
sented at the meeting of the board on Au
gust 17 was accepted the district's coal tor
ths year would cost about $1,600 more than
It did last year. It is declared by member
of the board that Centervllle coal, which
has been used in the past can be had at
other points, where freight rates from the
mines are the same, for fifty cents a ton less
than the lowest price quoted to the board
in the recent bids. The lowest bid sub
mitted to the board was from the Bluffs
City Lumber company, which wanted 14.70
a ton for 700 tons for Immediate delivery,
and $4.61 for the regular coal supply In ad'
dltlon during the year. The board fecog
nixes the fact that It will probably have to
pay something of &n advance over the price
of former years, bus, believes that a better
proposition than any so tar received will
be forthcoming when the new bids are
asked for.
Grapes Better Than Expected.
Members of the Council Bluffs Grape
Growers' Shipping association are happy
over the fact that the grape crop Is turn
ing out considerably better than was ex
pected some weeks sgo. It Is now said that
there will be about half of a full crop, and
this Is most gratifying to the growers, who
were discouraged by late frosts and other
bad weather. At present the association Is
handling tomatoes and apples. The apple
crop Is not good and the market not the
best for the crop such as It Is.
Jnrors for District Conrt.
The following Jurors have been drawn
for the September term of the district
court at Avoca: Martin Tetxloff, . James;
John Foley, P. G. Green, Belknap; Lee
Jumper, Valley; Oslon Wilson, James; B.
S. Hetrick, Belknap; R. Hackett, Center;
R. Sloan, Grove; J. K. Osier, Grove:
U E. S. Mitchell, Charles J. Koehler. Vat
entlne Plumb, Macedonia! R. B. Allen,
Layton; C. M. Clark, Waveland; August
Peterson, Pleasant; Sam Hedlcr, John
Sondegard, W. C. Page, L. A. Lay, A. H,
Rohlfs, Lincoln Harris, Knox; Pat O'NeJll,
J-.iv jroweu, valley.
N.
T. Plumbing Co. Tel 50. Night, FStJ,
SHIRAS MAY NOT PRESIDE
Iowa, Jurist Is Hot Likely to Bo sen
Aarata on tho Federal
Beach.
DUBUQUE, la.. Aug. .-(Bpeelal.)-n
was given out today that Oliver F. Bhlras
will not be seen on the federal bench
again. It waa his original plan te retire
November L but he has been sitting as a
member of the United States circuit court
of appeals at St. Paul the laat three weeks
and when he arrived In Dubuque yesterday
he confided to his friends that be would
not preside at the September term at Cedar
Rapids. .
He Is busy writing opinions and found
that he would be unable to finish up his
business in time to go to Cedar Rapids.
Judge McPhereon of the northern Iowa
Judicial district will preside at Cedar Rap
Ids. Many Important cases will come up for
trial at the September term and as it
might be found necessary to reserve de
cision in some of them Judge Bhlras real
ised that he would not be able tq retire
November 1 were he to preside at the Ce
dar Rapids term of ootirt. The Judge and
wife will depart for an extended tour of
Europe In a couple of months. They may
be gone a year.
The Dubuque Bar association will give
a banquet In honor of Judge Shlras In Oc
tober, when hs will have reached his 70th
birthday, and It Is expected that many
prominent attorneys from vaVtous parts of
the northwest will attend. He has served
on the federal bench twenty-two years.
Senator Allison arrived home from the
east, where he attended a meeting of the
senate subcommittee on finance. He was
asked If It were true that Iowa's congres
alonal delegation to recommend a succes
sor to Judge Bhlras wonld meet In a couple
of weeks, but refused to discuss the mat
ter. It Is stated oa reliable authority that
the delegation will not meet until the first
week of October.
SOME DANGER OF LYNCHING
Man Aeensed of Aaaaalttnar RIs
Daaarhter Belag Tried Within
Closed Doors.
OSKALOOSA, la.. Aug. St C. H. Taylor,
the Evans miner who la alleged to have
assaulted his own daughter, la being tried
behind closed doors. Twenty witnesses
were examined yesterday and this morning.
Indignation la running high at this place
and threats of lyochlng are heard on all
sides.
Because of the enormity of the crime
and the feeling It has eagendered It was
thought best to exclude the public from
the preliminary' hearing.
The sheriff was prepared for a possible
attack from the mob laat night bat the
would-be lynchers lacked a leader and
made no demonstration.
' Killed by a Co vela.
MARSHA LLTOWN. Ia.. Aug N.-Bpec1al
Telj'gram ) 0. Reierson, aged G3, was
killed by a ravel n of earth at Quarry this
morning. The body waa recovered fifteen
minutes after the accident occurred, but
life was extinct
RAILROAD TRACK WASHED OUT
Heaviest Rain the season Visits
Section of Conntry Hear
Onavra.
ONAWA, la., Aug. 28 (Special Tele
gram.) Onawa was visited by a severe
rainstorm commencing at 1:J0 this morn
ing. At 10 o'clock 4.7S inches had fallen
and it la still raining. Ths house of A.
Klndall was struck by lightning and con
siderably damaged. Ths Inmates were
hocked, hut not Injured. The slorm
flooded the pit st the electric light plant.
Injuring the belt so badly that there will
be no lights for a couple of nights. No
trains have arrived over ths Maple Valley
line today. One hundred feet of track was
washed out between Ida Grove and Battle
Creek, and there Is a small washout be
tween Mapleton and Castana. It Is the
heaviest tain for years and everything is
flooded.
SUICIDE RUNS IN FAMILY
Grandfather, Father and Son
Come to Death by Their
Ovm Hands.
All
KEOKUK. la., Aug. K. Jnmes bebugue
shot himself with a rifle at hi home near
Hamilton, 111., late last night and died two
hours later.
His father committed suicide eight years
ago and his grandfather killed himself
twenty years ago.
Iowa Christian Kndeavor,
SIOUX CTTT, Ia Aug. 28.-(Speolal Tele
gram.) Iowa Christian Endeavor union, to
night elected Eafl II. Munger of Hampton,
la., president tor the year and re-elected
the following: General secretary, Nellie
Thompson, Rock Rapids; statistical secre
tary, Mtss Zerilds, Black, Clinton; treas
urer, T. O. McElroy, Ottumwai Superin
tendents, Juniors, Mrs, J. O. Snodgrass,
Rockwell City; Christian cltlenshlp, Mott
R. Sawyers, Davenport; missionary, ReV.
Kenneth Brown, Glldden; prison work, Lola
V. Murphy, Murphy; Bible study, 3. A.
Macy, Pes Moines; editor, Rev. C. R,
Bhatto, Sioux City.
Will Recover from Wownd.
DIKE, la., Aug. . Theo. Koch, who
attempted to end his life some weeks' ago
by shooting himself In the mouth with a
revolver, is recovering from his wound,
and Will make a Complete recovery In time,
notwithstanding that a portion of the
skull and brain were carried away. His at
tempt was the result of being Jilted by a
young woman of Fredsvllle. She now re
fuses to countenance his attention at all,
and besides losing all chance of winning
her favor ho lost the sight of one eye.
GUARDS ARRIVE IN CAMP
Visitor Is Rendered Vnoonscloas ky
rail While Being Tossed
In Blanket..
YORK, Neb., Aug. 88. (Special.) Last
night's thunderstorm gave Company A of
York a touch of what camp life is. To
day's Incoming trains are bringing com
panies from all parts of Nebraska, and
Camp Pershing assumed a military ap
pearance. The officers arriving claim that
Camp Pershing la one of the most beauti
ful camping grounds and none better could
have been selected. An army Of men Is
making every arrangement for tho ton-.
Venlence and entertainment of the militia
man. '
The first accident to occur on the grounds
was an Injury from blanket throwing.
"Buckshot" Wollard, a young man about
town, Was having a good time on the
grounds. He seemed willing to be tossed
In a blanket and a number of Company A
boys commenced tossing him In the air.
Not fully understanding how to hold the
blanket, Wollard was thrown with con
siderable force and lit on his head In a
weed patch. He was unconscious from the
fall and suffered injuries about the head.
Medical aid was at once given him by the
company's surgeon.
BLAIR IS HELD FOR MURDER
Witnesses Are Also Placed Vnder
Bond te Appear at Time
f the Trial.
HARTINGTON, Neb.. Aug. 2.-(Speclal
Telegram.) The preliminary hearing of
Alex Blair, charged with the murder of
Qharlea Baltiet near St Helena, Neb.,
August IS, occurred this "afternoon before
Judge Brldenbaugh. All the testimony taken
was Introduced by the state. The witnesses
were members of the dead man's family.
Tho court botind Blair over without ball
to 'the fall term of district court to answer
to the charge of murder In the first de
gree. Also Charles H. Frost and John
Slier, the only eye witnesses to the murder,
were required to give ball in the amount of
t&00 each to appear at the time of the
trial. The matter Is very much mixed up
and it Is rumored that Frost knows much
more about the murder than he Is disposed
to admit. The prosecution thinks that It
has a good case. .It Is more than likely
Frost and Slier will be unable to gtte bail.
in which case they will go to Jail.
Favor Higher Telephone Rates.
FREMONT, Neb., Aug. 26. (Special.)
At the regular meeting of the city council
laat evening a committee of the Commer
cial club reported that It had examined the
books of the Fremont Telephone company,
It submitted a statement of the cost of the
plant and the receipts and disbursements,
which statements showed that the preaent
charges were Insufficient to pay the actual
running expenses. The committee thought.
in Justice to the stockholders and the city
at large, the council should permit the com
pany to raise Its rates. The matter was
laid over to a special meeting to be held
on Tuesday evening next. 3. W. Hyatt and
Jerome Porterfleld were appointed super
visors of registration under the new law.
John H. Shlpman wants the city to pay
him 12,000 for a broken leg, cauaed, he
claims, by a fall on a defective sidewalk
The claim wss laid over and will probably
result In a law ault
Extend Rennlon Ona Day.
BENNINGTON, Neb., Aug. .-(Speclal
Telegram.) The annual retuilon of the
Douglas County Veterans' association Is
somewhat dampened In ardor by the rain,
but It la going on all the aame and the boys
are making the best of It There Is a
good attendancs. Company O, Twenty-second
United fitates Infantry, from Fort
Crook, la on the ground In command of
Captain O. L. Stone. The other offlcera are
Flrat Lieutenant L. A. Curtis and Second
Lieutenant L. L. Gregg, acting quarter
master. The tents are all up and If the
weather continues favorable there will be
the finest time ever had by the association.
The grounds of the camp are as fins ss
could be desired. On account of the rain
the reunion will be held over through Sat
urday, Jewelry Store Robbed.
BUTTE. Neb.. Aug. M (Special Tele
gram.) Weedman's Jewelry store wee
robbed last night of goods valued at fl,.
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TALKS OF COMMON LAW
American Bar Amoo ation, in Eatiioa at
Hot Springs, Vs,, Heirs Reports.
ENGLISH LAW EDITOR MAKES ADDRESS
R, W. Brerkeorldae Selected as Mesa,
her of tho General Conaell
Of tho Organisation at
Wednesday's Meeting;,
HOT 8FR1NGB, Vs., Aug. .-The annual
convention of the American Bar association
opened here today. About 109 lawyers were
In attendance.
The convention will last until Friday
night. Charles L. Ibbey of Maine called the
convention" to order In the absence of U.
M. Rose, the retiring president and pre
sented Francis Rawle of Philadelphia, pros
ldent of the association.
Mr. Rawle delivered his annual address,
reviewing the work of ths association dur
ing tho last year.
After the conclusion of ths president'
address, Secretary Hlnkley of Baltimore
read hi annual report It showed that all
tho states except Nevada and nearly all
the territories are represented In ths asso
ciation. The following were among members of
general council elected: Alaska, MelvlUs
C. Brown; Arlsona, Everett R. Ellin wood;
Arkansas, John Fletcher; California,
Charles Monroe; Colorado, Lucius W. Hoyt;
Idaho, William W. Woods; Illinois. E. B.
Smithy; Indian Territory, C. L. Jackson;
Indiana, William P. Breen; Iowa, W. P.
Caldwell; Kansas, John D. Mllllken; Ken
tucky, William H. Mackey; Minnesota,
Hiram F. Stevens (chairman); Missouri,
F. W. Lehman; Montana, Wilbur F. Ban
ders; Nebraska, It. W. Breckenrldge; New
Mexico, Thomas B. Catron; North Da
kota, A. A. Bruce: Oklahoma, Henry E.
Ash; Oregon, Charles H. Carry; South
Dakota, Colonel I. Crawford; Texas, F.
C. DUlard; Utah.' Charles 8. Varlan:
Waahlngtos, 'C. W. Handford: Wyoming.
Charles N. Potter.
Tonight Sir Frederick Pollock, editor of
the English Law Reports, read a paper on
law reporting In England. After referring
briefly to the earlier English reports which
were prepared by authors and Jurists With
out collaboration or system he said in parti
The multitude of Independent renorta fnr
several courts, and competing authorised
and unauthorized reports In the same court,
gave rise to Inconveniences which have
often been described, and In M68, aa the
result of much professional discussion,
meetings of the bar and other matters of
Inducement, all which are fully set forth in
Daniel s History of the Law Reports, the
Council of Law Reporting and their re-
I'ons came into existence. That body la
not a government or official Institution. It
has no legal privileges and does not claim
any monopoly; the freedom of citation
which I have Just mentioned remains unim
paired. In fact it Is a Joint committee of.'
the Inns of Court, the Law Society (repre
senting solicitors, who, with us, as you
know, are a distinct branch of the profes
sion), and, of late years, the Bar Council.
As to the matter of the reports, there is
no fixed rule for deciding what cases are to
oe puoiiBnea. I'uilty to the profession Is
the only test. We do not nerexKarllv rennr
a Judgment because It Is written, still less
omit to report It because it is delivered
Offhand. In case of doubt, It Is safer to re-
fnrt a decision than to leave it aside; and
he fact that a skilled person specially
charged to form an opinion does think a
particular decision reportable Is of Itself
good evidence In Its favor.
Our work la quite unknown to the gen
eral public; It is perhaps rather obscure
even to a large number of the profession;
a great deal of what we publish Is, by the
nature of current litigation and legislation,
merely local and transitory. What is to you
here, for example the statutory definition
of a "new street"? Nevertheless you know
and we know that we are about a work the
r;ngusn-epeaKing worm cannot ao without.
In our modest and ministerial field of
operation we are helping to maintain a
national and more than national heritage,
the ancient and still vital growth of the
common law.
Tonight the member of the association
attended a reception given by the Virginia
Bar association. j
''The committee to secure uniform legisla
tion by the states held its last meeting to
day. The report of the president, Amos M.
Eaton, of Rhode Island, showed that twen
ty-two states have enacted a uniform di
vorce law, which provides that parties can
not secure divorce In any state for cause
Which would not entitle them to divorce In
the state where they reside.
The Association of American Law Schools
had Its annual session today.
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SWEDISH METHODISTS CONFER
Ministers Present from Nebraska,
Iowa, Missouri, Kansas and
Soath Dakota,
SARONVILLE, Neb., Aug. W. (Special.)
The annual conference of the Swedish
Methodist Episcopal church of the district
comprising Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Col
orado, Nebraska and South .Dakota con
vened last night at the Swedish Methodist
church. Bishop MoCabe arrived today and
Will preside during the conference.
About fifty ministers and the same num
ber of delegates are In attendance. The
local' church has provided entertainment
for all who attend.
Bnceossfnl Grain Experiments,
FREMONT, Neb., Aug. 2. (Special.)
3. M. Maher of Platte precinct whose ex
periments In the development of varieties
of Corn and cereals have received much
favorable attention from the Department
of Agriculture, has been devoting much
work this year to wheat and oata. He haa
succeeded In developing and Improving ten
different varietlea . of beardless winter
wheat each of which from actual tests he
has found superior to that usually sown.
He has also done some experimenting with
oats and one field of .an Imported variety
yields at the rate of eighty bushels per
acre. In all of Mr. Matter's seed experi
ments the new varieties after first being
developed receive no different cultivation
or attention than ordinary grains raised on
his farm.
Want a Bridge Badly.
FLATTBMOUTH, Neb.. Aug. M. (Spe
etal.V-H. E. Pankonln and C. A. Richey of
IiOUlsvllle were in thla city today In con
sultation with the county commissioners in
regard to the wagon bridge which spans
the Platte river at that point. Some time
since Judge Day of the district court
handed down an order requiring the com
missioners of Barpy county to take some
action within ten days or pay a fine of SBOO.
Since that time, however, the case has been ,
taken to the supreme court upon the ques- !
tlon of jurisdiction. Thla appeal causes !
more delay and the bridge still remains la '
the aame condition In whloh It waa left by i
the high water last spring. I
Tlllaae Wishes to Incorporate.
NEBRASKA CITT, Neb., Aug. K. (Spe
cial Telegram.) A petition haa been filed
In the county clerk'a office asking tho com
missioners to Incorporate the villas? of
Lorton In this county. Seventy names were
signed to the petition and John McCor
mlck Is named as mayor.
Drad Man's Hons la Dea Motnoa.
PLAINVIEW. Neb., Aug. M.8peclaI.)
The inquest held here yesterday proved that
tho real name of the man killed by Toll
cear Brothers' circus train Sunday morn
ing was OrvUla Allan, who haa a mo '.her
living in Dea Moines, la. The remains ware
buried In tho cemetery here.
Kvangelteal ueratan Cnnreatlen,
BUTTON, Neb., Aug. N. (Special.) Tho
toung People's society of the Evangelical
Herman church met In a state convention
here this morning. The sessions are held
In a large tent the attendance being too
largo to he accommodated in the church.
Following this convention wTl be a stats
ramp-meetlng of that church. A monster
grove meeting la on the program for ths
Sabbath, to be addressed by Bishop Bow
man. Company K. OK for Cam,
COLUMBUS. Neb.. Aug. K.-(3pcil.)-Company
K of the First regiment National
Guard left this morning via the Burlington
for York, wheje they go Into camp. The
company ha a full quota of men and I In
charge of Captain Rolllrt and Lieutenant
Hotel. The boys have beenSrilltng steady
recently and confidently expect to capture
some of the prises. They received their
new uniforms and also fifty Krag-Jorgensen
rifle only last week.
BIst Price for Farm,
PAriLLtON. Neb., Aug. .-(Srctal
One of the most Important real estate
transfers made her for some time was
closed today, when John F. Colvln sold hi
leo-acr farm to William Uhe for 11S,SQ0 or
IDT per acre. Henry Shram waa offered
1100 per acre for hi K0 acre but refused.
The values of Barpy county farm land
have taken a big Jump recently.
Proposal to Drain Laad.
NEBRASKA CITY, Neb., Aug. 26.-(Bpe-clal
Telegram.) Residents of the Peru bot
tom In county have filed a petition In the
district court to Incorporate to drain and
Improve the bottom land. The corporation
la to be known a the Peru Bottom Drain
ago district and the entire expense of drain
ing the land la not to exceed ft per acre.
Seriously InJared In Bavrnslll.
PLATTBMOUTR. Neb., Aug. t,-(Bpe-clal.)
William Garges, a former Platts
mouth dtlsen, who now resides east of the
Missouri river near Pacing Junction, sus
tained serious; if not fatal, Injuries recently
as a result of getting caught In a belt In a
sawmill. John Oarges of this city has gone
to assist In caring tor hi brother. ,
Kntero Nebraska JoarnaJlam.
AUBURN, Neb., Aug. M.-(Speclal.)-.
John W. Barnhart editor and proprietor of
the Nemaha County Herald, has sold a half
Interest in the same to John H. Kearnes,
who moved here about three months ago
from Storm Lake, la.
Far n era Elevator Aboat Dona.
BARONVTLLE, Neb., Aug. M. (Special.)
The Farmers' Oraln and Livestock Ship
ping association has Its warehouses en
closed. It expects to be ready for grain In
a tew days.
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