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TTIE OMATtA DAILY BEE: FRIDAY, JANUARY 1. 1004.
COUNCIL
MIIOR MRftTIO.
T"ivls wllii drugs.
InVrt's glasses nt. ,
Etockart sella tirprts.
A stora for men "Beno's."
Diamond betrothal rings at LefTert's, 409
1 roadway. j
it-n mn'M in-iv weu'iifig ring ti tjviLKiim,
'. Broadway.
Cs lenders for New Yenr's Rifts at coit
I rloes. Alexander's. 333 Hrondwsy.
Adolph K. Hrhulta of Silver City, la.,
Hid Ida M. Hchwart of Rhenundosh, la.,
vera marrlid in this city yesterday by
ti jstlea Ouren.
FOR BKNT R-room colts?, 377 Harrl
lun at., lty water, paved street, (rood cel
I ,r. .( per mnnitt. Inquire of K. F.
V'atts, Swi North First.
A special meeting of the Woman's Chris
tian Temporaries ufilon will le held this
nfternoon at the risldenre. of Mrs. Ooorgu
lirown, S36 Mynster street.
Dr. J. C. Waterman and Dr. D. Macrae,
J.-., are home from Denver, t'olo., where
iny attended the annual meeting of the
.eete.rn Surgical and liyneooliical asso
ciation. Mrs. I.lzile Reed, i:.H Sixth n venue has
Identified a quantity of bed linen found by
toe polk'S at the cottage oceuiiied by the
li.aroea Burke and Zimmerman as having
burn stolen from her clothesline.
Th winter term of the day and night
s hool at the Western Iowa college com
mences Monday, Jan. 4. Beginning classes
In all departments will he organized. This
la the best time of the year to enter.
These hours will prevail at the postofflce
today: fllamp window, general dellTey
r Indow and money order department will
be open from 8 until 11 a. m. Carrie re
lll make but one delivery, leaving the
ostom at 9 a. m. There will be a busi
ness collection made In the afternoon, car
rier leaving the ottlce at 1 p. m.
Articles of Incorporation of the Norway
Cattle company, with a capital of $10,000,
vere filed yesterday. The Incorporators
ere: W. A. Hough. A. Shawler, Uooige
I'.rtll, James Meek and J. C. Karler. The
company has a ranch In Thomas county,
I.ebraska. The Incorporators are employes
of the street railway company.
The annual meeting of the Council Bluffs
Grape Growers' Shipping association will
le nein at rarmeis nan in ine county
uurt house in the city of Council Bluff I
o.t Saturday, January V, at 10 a. m , Tor
I ne election of officer for the ensuing
1 ear, and the transaction of such other
I uslnesa as may come before the met ting,
'j he annual dividend will be paid at this
meeting.
HJven Fegley, who was committed to the
Hospital for Dipsomaniacs at Mount Fleas
knt, and who was taken buck after escap
ing, only to once mora get away, was nr
l sled last night for being drunk and
artlng a rough house at his homo. His
eon, William Fogley, arrested Wednesday
r'ght ant: charged with being drunk, was
given a suspended sentence of twenty days
o:i bread and water In police court yestcr
d y morning.
John Pruett. a young lad, was arrested
yesterday, charged with the theft of a
pooketbook belonging to Mrs. Martha
1-iughn of Reels, la. The pocketbook con
tained besides 17.10 In cash ,i woman's gold
chain, r. arold bracelet, a diamond stud and
A ring, (ha whole valued nt over KiO. Pruett 1
and another boy are said to have climbed .
Into the back of Mrs. Bnughn's carriage
and taken the pocketbook from a grip.
Voting Fruett was arrested while trying to
dispose of some of the Jewelry.
N. TV Plumbing Co, Tel. 250; night, F 87.
, Wateh XlRht Meetings.
Watch night services .were held at the
Fifth Avenue Methodist church last night.
Addresnea were made by Presiding Elder
Griffith and Rev. W. J. Btratton of Broad
way church. Rev. M. A. Burrlff of Trinity
church and the pastor. Rev. J. II. Graves.
A history of the Fifth Ave'mie church Was
read by Mrs. A. A. I.urhow and solos were
rendered by Mrs. R: Miller and Mrs. Storrs.
The exercises closed with consecration
services.
GiUPHOPHOHE CONTEST
CH THE EVENING OF DECEM
BER 30, THE CONTESTANTS
STOOD AS FOLLOWS ;
WILLIE OBBORN..... 3.S38
MAT BCANLAN 2.190
MKT A PRYOR. ...... A 1,575
RUBY JEFFKRIE8 1,220
HARRY POORE 1,015
LEOSA FLEMING 780
FRED WIEFERICK 450
BESSIE WHITE 1.710
ARTHUR ERICKSON.... 500
MAUD WEAVER 450
EARL 8WANBON 1,720
C. B. LJEBIO 275
HAZEL HAMELMEI8TER.. 840
ADOLF DINKLEY 90
COTTON KEELINE 290
A VOTE GIVEN WITH EACH ONE
CENT PURCHASE AT THE
BOUMGIUS
PIANO HOUSE
COMTEST CLOSES JAN. 9,
1904, &T 9 O'CLOCK.
A Happy Mi Year to All
And especially to all those who buy
Best sirloin steak,
per lb.. '.
Best porterlouiie Bleak,
pr lb
L'st round steak.
per lb
74 c.
10c
7Jc
We have for the closing of the
provisions that we will sell at cost
competitors
Salt pork,
per lb
Fauicy breakfast tacon,
- per lb
picnic ham.
per lb , ,
5c
i2c
64c
' All our nx-ats are Inspected by the government experts at South Omaha.
All groceriea we sell at ridiculous low prices. Give us a call. Bee for your
self. Special low rate to hotels, restaurants and boardlna houses STORE
OPEN UNTIL NOON TODAY. , .
Central Grocery and Meat Market.
Tel. 24. 600-002 Brotdwjy.
BLUFFS.
RECORD OF TflE PAST YEAR
Large Amouit of Buildicg fin Seen Dose
During the Seaon.
PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS NOT SO HEAVf
Financial Condition of the City Better
Than for Many Year Fire
Losses Are I'nasnallr
Light.
With the dawn of the new year promis
ing a continued era of prosperity Council
Bluffs can look back on 1MU with n con
siderable degree of satisfaction and pride.
While the city of Council Bluffs and county
of Pottawattamie did not experience what
might be termed a boom It undoubtedly
enjoyed a year of prosperity. Its whole
sale and retail business lias shown a steady
Increase along all line?.
While perhaps- public Improvements did
not keep pace with private enterprises dur
ing last year, the city enters upon the new
year with Its finances In better shape than
they have been for many years past. Nu
merous substantial buildings have been
erected In the business center of the city
while the number of handsome residences
constructed during the last year stand as
evidence of the wealth and prosperity of
the city.
During the last year another great trunk
line, the Chicago Oreat Western' railroad,
made its advent Into the city, making
Council Bluffs the hub of the weat, from
where ten great railroads radiate to all
parts of the union.
Building; Iterord.
The building record In Council Bluffs for
1P03 Is a good one and denotes' the pros
perous growth of the city. A large number
of handsome residences, as well ns several
large business buildings were erected dtir- '
lng the year. Principal among the business
structures may be mentioned the new
warehouse building of the Fuller & John-son-Shugart
company on South Main street
In the district known as Implement Row.
This building, erected by Warehouse Con
struction Company No. 2, an organization
of focal business men, cost in the neighbor
hood of JfiO.ono. Next In importance come
the freight and passenger depots, round
house and other terminal buildings of the
Chicago Oreat Western railroad. Tho
freight house, which In said to be the finest
In the state, was erected at a cost of over
$40,000, while the passenger depot, a hand
some and rrnate building, cost J17.B00. The
roundhouse, machine shops and other at
tendant buildings mnrk a further outlay
of more than lflO.000. Another notable build
ing Is that nearlng completion at the Chris
tian home at a cost of $25,000. At St. Fran
els' academy upward of $5O.C00 was ex
pended during the last, year In the erection
of tho hnndsnme auditorium wing, the new
power plant and the complete remodeling
of the orlglnnl structure. The three-story
brick building at the corner of Broadway
and fioott street, erected by the StorE
Brewing company, - wa completed - In the
early part of the year and represents an
outlay of over $10,000. The new exchange
building of the Nebraska Telephone pom--pany
on Scott street, now In course of con
struction, will represent an outlay of over
$20,000 for the building Itself, not to men
tlon the cost of the new equipment and
the plirlng of the wires In underground
conduits, which It is anld will cost close
upon $100,000. Another building worthy of
special mention Is the brick store erected
by N. P. Dodge on Pearl and Main streets.
Mention also must be made of the new
buildings on the county poor farm near
McClelland at a cost of upward of $20,000.
Home Private Residence.
Private residences ranging In ost from
$1,600 to $fi,000 have been erected the last
year as follows: State Senator C. O. Saun
ders, $8,000; C. P. Plattner. $3,000; George
Oorner, $3,000; Thomas Farnsworth, $8,000;
J. B. Long. $2,00(1; O. J. Mitchell. $1,700;
C. O. Ouren, $5,000; Mrs. La'rey. $3,500; F. W.
Wesner, $3,000; Mrs. T. Mnloney, $3,000; J.
Neumayer, $4,000; J. E. Wallace. $3,500;
Mrs. O. Lower. $2,600; A. Joseph. $1,800; N.
W. Williams, $1,600; J. F. Helwlg. $1,500:
Dr. T. B. Lacey. addition, $2,000; N. Ras
mussen, $2,000: C. Rohrer. $2,000; J, 8. Lld
gett. $l.RO0; Mrs. M. Blxby, $2,000; E. Koch,
$l.SO0; Q. W. Stahl. $2,000; O. M. B.rown.
$1,500; J. Wesley. $l.SO0; Thomaa Gallagher,
-.i: Mrs. u. J. Robinson, $2,500; W. H.
Killpack. $1,500; C Peterson, $3,200.
During the last year 161 building permits
were Issued by the city clerk, but they do
not represent the number of buildings
erected, as In may cases no permits are
asked for. '
Real Estate Record.
The filings of real estate transfers, in the
county recorder's office for the last year
show that land values In Pottawattamie
county maintained the high mark set In
1902. Along with the Increased value of
farm land the laat twelve months witnessed
a steady advance In the demand for city
property, with the result that the real es
tate market maintained a healthv tone.
which waa one of the evidences of the gen
eral prosperity prevailing In the west.
During the year 2.036 deeds were filed, with
a total consideration of $6.533,514. 21. Whll
the number of transactions Is less than In
1002. I h A Inlal ranl.l.il. .1 i
y ----- " ......... RI1UWI tJ JH-
I'lt-nne 01 I1.M1.M1 .mis is due to the
transfer of the street railway property in
June, the consideration in that transaction
being placed at I3.0CO.O00, But or this the
LEWIS CUTLER
MORTICIAN
erl -. CoucU BaiSa,
1SI
the beat meats at the lowest prices.
rur rort- 8c
MK&, : '. 25c
Mn1& 25c
year 10000 pounds of cured meats and
umpire these prices with those of our
Beat grade skinned hams, f r 1
per II IliiC
Home-made bologna, B
per lb ; OC
"Home-made pork sausage' y I
Per lb J C
real estate transfers for IOCS would have
shown a falling oft of $1,3T6. 1. 7 as com
pared with lir2, which was a record-breaking
year. The filings for the year by the
months were as follows:
No. of Oonsld
Transfers. eratlon.'
January 171 I TJ1.1S.161
February 217 6l2.SH". 61
March 277 M.i.5"" 1"
April 2I 242.9!. 73
May 148 2M.Wfi.lS
June 142 3.23S.T;l 57
July K'5 140.:vj t-.t
August 11 117.LWJW
September 147 1'4.K24 97
October lf7 177.2:9.7
November1 , 133 lil,"w.!l
December ... 154 141.329.S3
Total 2.0T6 $i,S33.314.2l
In 1!2 2,K4 $4.8)W.501.nO
Another indication of the solid prosperity
of the people of Council Bluffs and Potta
wattamie county Is the mortgage record.
For the last four years the records of the
sheriff's office show that only 161 fore
closures have been executed, while in the
preceding four years the number reached
l.m.
Finances of City.
Under an economic administration the
financial condition of the city Improved
materially during the Inst year. Not only
were the expenses of the several' depart
ments kept well within .the limit of the
amounts appropriated for them, but during
the year City Treasurer True was enabled
to pay off $40,000 of outstanding bonds. Al
though the tax levy has Increased during
the last ten years, the Income of the mu
nicipality from this source has decreased,
this being due to the decreased assessment
caused by the basis of valuation being
changed from 334 per cent to 25 per cent
of the actual value. A comparative state
ment compiled by City Treasurer True
shows how the indebtedness of the city
has been reduced during the lat ten years
nearly $500,000 and the expenses of running
the city materially reduced. The state
ment is as follows:
1M)3. mx
Population 22.00 30,01)
Assessed valuation $ 8.32i,iKH( $ S.H'W.i'i')
City levy for taxation... 30 mills 424 mills
Receipts for same $ 15H.IU4 $ 153.520
State and county levy... 12 mills 16 mills
Receipts for lime $ 63.S45 $ (W.Sfll
fcho-.-.l levy vj mills 2SV4 mills
Receipts from same $ 102,419 $ 103,568
Total levy for state,
county, school and clty.f!4 mills 87H mills
Total lec lpts from same.$ 325,sr8 $ 317,039
Th- til' mills in 1x93
rnlsed more income than
874 mills in 19 3.
lr.t rsection Improvement
bonds out.., 281.000 113.000
Annual Interest on same 16,860 6,7!0
Regular city bonds out
standing 140,4fO' 230,001
Annual Interest on same ,c.i3 10,850
General fund warrants
outstanding .1 10S.0S3 None
Annual Interest on same 6.4S1 None
Water fund warrants
outstanding 43,131 . None
Annual Interest on same 2.587 None
Total obligations payable
from a levy on all tax
able property of city... 678.423 343,ono
Annual Interest on same 34,55 17,630
Special assessment, bonds
fiayable by the property
mproved 3.500 W
Annual Interest on same 18.570 6
Total obligations payable
by a levy and by prop
erty Improved I-R5,o00 343.1'10
Annual interest on same 63.155 17.636
Water rent I for hydrants 26,128 26,523
Receipts from licenses
and fines , J4.756 '36,00)
Cost of gas and street
lighting 12.317 12.500
ANNUAL EXPENSES FOR DEPART
' MENTS.
1S93. 1903.
Pf'Ilce $l.4f!4 $14,500
Hre 19.162 16.600
Streets and alleys U).3W 8,0(0
Printing and supplies.... 3,3x2 1.000
Engineers .' 5,141 3,500
Total amount. Including mis
" cellaneous . Items not in
cluded In above and pay
able from the general fund 93.761 70,000
SALARIES.
Mayor $ 1,200 $ 900
Solicitor 1.HO0 1,5"0
Clerk , 1,200 l.llM
Auditor 1,000. ' 1,0"0
Treasurer I,2o0 l,fl"0
Deputies '. J.203 &)
Engineer l,M 1,200
Ch.ef of police 960 1.2nO
Chief of tire department 900 9C0
Firemen 720 720
Policemen 720 720
City physician 250 250
Councllmen 250 250
Street supervisor.'. 780 780
Pablle Improvements.
Public Improvements during 1903 did not
keep pace with the record for the year
preceding. Lees brick paving was laid,
thlH being due to a great extent to the
Inability of the contractors to secure ma
terial In sufficient quantities. The same
applies to the brick sidewalks. The streets
paved during' the last year showing the
number of square yards and cost were as
follows:
Pierce street from Bluff street to South
First. 4,789.85 yards, $8,240.31.
Graham avenue trom Madison avenue, to
Falrmount park, 4,315.64 yards, $7,443.07.
North Second street from Washington
avenue to Fletcher avenue. 1,541. 6j yards,
$3,067.59.
Tenth avenue from Fourth to Main, 1,000.
37 yards, $1,710 .52.
Tenth avenue from Fourth street to the
park entrunce, 6,200 yards, $10,3(10.00.
Ninth avenue from Sixth to Seventh
street and Seventh street from Ninth av
enue down to the Great Western tracks,
3.4AO yards, $6,680.00.
Harrison street from , Benton street ex
tension to Hall street. 4,250 yards, $6,048.00.
Business nt Poatolftee.
Keeping pace with the other Institutions
of the city the business at the Council
Bluffs postofflce shows a healthy Increase
for 1903. The local receipts were t&,3S-i
and remittances from outside officers were
$52,567, as against $61,687 local receipts and
M.54i outside remittances In 1902. It will
be seen that while the local business shows
a steady Increase the remittances from out
side offices fell off. The decrease In the
remittances from the third and fourth class
offices waa due to the Interruption of busi
ness by the storms In the spring and sum
mer. All of the third and fourth-class
offices In twenty-three counties , In the
western part of the state remit to the
Council Bluffs postofflce. During the last
year two additional clerks and three
letter carriers were made necessary by the
Increased business. There are now six
teen clerks and eighteen letter carrier
employed at the postofflce. With the ex
ception of Des Moines the Council Bluffs
postofflce una the largest pay roll of any
In Iowa. In addition to the clerical help
and carriers seventy railway mall clerks
recelvo their salaries here. The pay roll
for 1903 amounted to $104,983 as' follows:
Seventy railway postal clerks, $75,000; six
teen clerks In postofflce, $14,769; eighteen
letter carriers, $15,214. .
Small Fire Less.
In the matter of losa by Are Council
Bluffs suffered but little during 1903, the
loss being even less than in the preceding
year, which was a wonderfully fortunate
one In tills respect. During the last twelve
months the fire department responded . to
oeventy-elght calls and the total loss by
fire during that time la estimated not to
exceed $5,000: In 1902 the alarms numbeied
ninety-two with an estimated total loss of
$8,800. Only two hits occured during the
past year where the loas exceeded $1,000.
There la no reason why Council Bluffs
should not advertise Itself as a health re
sort. The record for. 1908 shows that the
city was -vnusually htalthy and only 102
rases of contagious diseases were reported
to the Board of Health. During 1 the
elty went through an epidemic of small
pox, but during the last twelve months
only twenty-seven esses cf this dluaaj
were reported. There has not teen a sin
gle ease of smallpox since last July. To
contagious-disease case reported during
1903 were as follows: Smallpox, 27; meas
les. 139; diphtheria. 15; whooping cough, i;
scarlet fever. 18; scarletlns. 1.
. While the niuntx-r of arrests during the
last yar was" about In same as in lit 2.
1 toe rl'.y was not s fre from crime of a
serious character as It was during the pre
ceding year. One brutal murder, numer
ous robbc-rlea and many holdupe make the
criminal cslendsr for 11W! an unusually bad
one. During the last year the police made
1.37$ arrests, as against 1.250 In 1902 and
1.321 In 1901.
The city treasury was enriched $4.632 65,
this being the amount paid In for "fines,"
an Increase over 1902 of $1,387.86.
neatness of tepid.
During the last yesr the clerft of the dis
trict court Issued C20 marriage licenses, be
ing thirty less than during the previous
year. The number, however, shows that
Council Bluffs Is still a favorite Gretna
Green for those d( siring to get married
away from hdme, more than one-half of
the licenses being Issued to persons from
out of the city. The licenses Issued, by
months, arc's follows:" January, 64; Feb
ruary, 40; March. 44; April, 32; May. 41;
June, fcl; Julj, 19: Aiigust. 86; Septembff.
62; October, 72; November, 45; December, 52
The records of the district court show
that during the last twelve months eighty
one suits for divorce-were filed, as against
seventy-three during 190?.
The cost to the county of caring for the
poor of Council Bluffs and Pottawattamie
county during 19C3 averaged about the same
ns In ltn" and 19i1. The total cost for the
last twelve months was $21.876.ft3, divided
Into months us follows: January, $2,641.96;
February. $1,350.86: March, $1,593.06; April,
$.1,501.19; May. 495.S2; June. $2.48.52; July,
$!7.58; August. $782.90; September. $2,521.13;
October, $1,292.86; November, $1,620.45; De
cember. $1,750.50. '
In 1902 the cost was $22,615 94 and In 1901
$20,175.02.
Shoning of Banks.
The showing of the four banks of Coun
cil Bluffs, according to the latest official
statements for 1903, indicated a prosperous
year and that the people of the city have
money. These statements show that the
four banks had total nssests of $5,165,916.06;
total deposits, $4,267,719.72; total cash re
sources. $1,741,317.72; total capital. $500,000;
total surplus and undivided profits, $181,-
099.61.
The free public library-, which will,
through the generosity of Andrew Car
r.egle. be housed In a year or so in a mag
nificent building to cost $70,000. has en
Joyed an Increased patronage during the
last year. Especial attention was paid
last year to the Juvenile patrons, with the
result that the records show that nearly
6.000 more books were given out to children
than In 1902. There were 21,500 children who
took books out, as against 15.921 In the pre
vious year. During the year 1,800 new cards
.were issued, being an Increase of nearjy
60 per cent over 1902. About 300 new vol
umes were added to the library during tle
last year. The number of visitors, which
Includes those who took books from the
building and those who called for volumes
to be used In the reading rooms for the
various months up to November, were:
January, 6,235;' February. 6,850; March, 6,889;
April, 8,887; May. 6,322; June, 6.125; July,
4,283; August, 3,945; September, 6,354; Octo
ber, 6.156; November, 9.S88.
NOT STRANGERS TO THE PEN
Zimmerman and Bark Have Both
Done Time nt Fort
Madison.
When Neely Zimmerman and George
Burk arrived at the Fort Madison peni
tentiary, where they were 1 taken Tuesday
for Bafe keeping, It developed that they
had both served terms there and were at
once . recognized by Warden Jones.
County Attorney Killpack, who, with
Deputy Sheriff Baker, accompanied the
negroes to Fort .Madison, received' yester
day from Warden Jones the' penitentiary
record of the two men.
' Burlc, 'who was known In Council Bluffs
as Williams, was twic, sent up from Polk
county .under the name of Burton, which
Is said to be his right name. On December
12..1892, he wns committed from Des Moines
for ten months for kirceny and was dis
charged September 25, 1893. On October 13.
1894, he was sent up from Des Molnea for
five years and was discharged July 20,
1898. having earned fifteen month off his
sentence by good behavior.
7immerman, under the name of Robert
Robinson, was sent up from Muscatine in
September. 1895, for four years and was
discharged December 26, 1898, having earned
nine months of his term by good behavior.
Robinson was convicted on a charge of as
sault with Intent to murder, being one of
the paftles sentenced for blowing up the
residence, of John Mnliln with dynamite.
In view of Burk s past record it Is pos
sible that the authorities may try him un
der the habitual criminal act.
Plumbing and heating. Blxby eV Son,
Real Estate Transfers.
These transfer were filed yesterday in
the abstract, title and loan office of Squire
& Annls, 101 Pearl street;
Christian Straub nd wife to Wom
en's Christian association, lot 4, .
block 19, Cochran's add., w. d. 1
Susun Floerohlnger and husband to
A. B. Carver, lot 2, Goulden'a sub
division. Neoia, w. d 600
William Coleman to C. S. Judy, lot 7,
Auditor's subdivision, nU se4 13-75-40.
w. d 1.700
Heirs of Samuel Relehart to James M.
Rlshton. lot 7. block 19, Neola, w. d.. 828
Council Bluffs Savings bank to City of
Council Bluffs, 26-ft. strip through
ne4 nwVi 31-75-43 for street, q. e. d.. 1
Mirgarethe Krettek and husband to
Frederic William Krettek, lots 0 and
10, Auditor's subdivision se4 swv
18-75-43, w. d 600
Six transfers, total $3,027
Hafer sells lumber. Catch the Ideaf '
Bluffs People In Fire.
Mrs. A. Mendel, one of the victims of the
fire at the Iroquois theater In Chicago, la
the wife of Herman Mendel, a former resi
dent of this city and more recently cashier
of tho State bank of Nola, this county.
Mr. and Mrs. Mendel removed about a year
ago to Chicago to be with their two sons,
who are attending the Chicago university.
The family has a large number of friends
In this city. A telegram from Mr. Mendel
yesterday to friends in this city confirmed
the news of his wife's death . and stated
that the body would be brought to Neola
for burial.
Win Jacobs, former secretary of the
IF or Every
IHlumor
From Pimples to Scrofula,
from Infancy to Age. A sin
gle set of Ccrtlcttra, consisting
of Soap, Ointment, and PiSs,
price One Dollar, is often suffi
cient to cure the severest cases
,of torturing, disfiguring hu
mors, when all else fails,.
MUM
-.COSE:
Council Bluffs lodge of' Elks, who Is visit
ing In Chicago, was In the theater fire, but
In telegrams to his wife and friends here
yesterdsy he stated that he escaped with
out Injury.
R. 8. Baird, a well known traveling man
of, this city, by the merest chance was
prevented from attending the performance
at the fated theater Wednesday afternoon.
He and his wife were visiting In Chicago
and they got up a parly of fourteen old
time acquaintances when they' lived In
the Windy City, to see the show. They
wete unable to get fourteen seats all to
gether for the Wednesday matinee so se
cured tickets for Thursday evening's performance.
Ogden Hotel Rooms with or without
board; steam heat; free bath; public parr
lor.
Marrlaare Licenses.
Licenses to wed were Issued yesterday to
the following:
Name and Residence. Age.
Chris Lundby. Woodbine, la 36
Bertha Klerscht, Mineela, la
Adolph K. ScJiurtz. Silver City, la 21
Ida M. Schwartz, Shenandoah, la 21
L. Slgler. Council Bluffs 22
Grace Bond Glbbs. Council Bluffs 18
HYMENEAL
' Thrall-Tucker.
HURON, S. D., Dec. 81.-8peclal.)There
Is more than local Interest In the marriage
of Dr. W. U. Thrall of this city and Miss
Clara E. Tucker of Pef perell. Mass., which
took place at the home of Mr. Thrall's sla
ter, Mrs. Jennoy, In Winona. Minn., on
Tuesday afternoon, the ceremony being
pronounced by Dr. J. Bralnard Thrall of
Sioux Falls and Rev. E. W. Jenney of
Winona. Dr. Thrall Is supei lntendent of
Congregational missions In South Dakota,
and Is known throughout the northwest ns
one of the moid, efficient and successful
workers In that particular line in the
United States. The bride Is the dauphter
of Frnf.C. C. Tucker and wife, business
manager of Rpelman seminary, Atlanta,
Ga. She Is a graduate of the Woman's
college, Baltimore, and was last year pre
ceptress of Pike semlnnry. New York, and
refused the prlncipalshlp of that Institu
tion to come to Huron ns clerk for Dr.
Thrall, for several months past. Following
a visit In the east Dr. and Mrs. Thmll will
return to Huron to reside permanently.
Dolaon-Colnar. ,
FREMONT. Neb., Dee. 31.-(Speclal.)-John
A. Dolson, aged 76. of North Plntte
and Mrs. Clara Going. 57, of this city, were
marrUd ycaterday afternoon nt the resi
dence of the bride by County Judge Brings.
The bride Is the widow of the late Gus
Going, a well known farmer, and her mar
riage was a surprise to her many friends
here.
Ileshln-rolllna.
PIERRE. S. D., Dec. 31. (Special Tele
gram.) In this city today occurred the
marriage of Rev. Samuel S. Heghln of
Worthing and Miss Edith Collins of this
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