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TIIE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1004.
NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA
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MINOR MENTION.
- Davit aetl drug
LefrerV glasses fit.
Stocksrt sell carpal.
Duncan atlla th beat aohool Tioa
Night school. Waatarn Iowa College.
For rent, -room house, 7 Blxth ave.
Duncan dora the beat repairing 3 Main at.
Mis Etta Maxwell la visiting In Chicago.
Office boy wanted. Dr. Woodbury, 30 Pearl.
A. Whltelaw left yesterday on a business
trip to Lo Angeles.
Bom, to Mr. and Mra. M. C. Sorenaon,
S Avenue C. a ain.
Bee the window ful of Dutch picture at
Alexander', 33J Hroadway.
Night school now at Western Iowa col
leg. Tuition only U a month.
Missouri oak dry rordwood 6 cord dellr
ered. IV m Welch, 19 N. Main at. Tel. 12.
Borwlck. 211 Bouth - Main, handles the
finest picturea In the city. Give him your
ordT.
Tha Ladles' aid will give a supper and a
enli. at the People's t'nlon church on
Thlrty-ttfth street and Avenue K, October
13. Everybody Invited.
Solomon Franks of Armour, la., cele
brated hla eighty-eighth birthday Friday,
lie has been a resident of Pottawattamie
county for forty-seven yaara.
Owing to the revival meetings at the
jtf tabernacle there will be no services this
. t Jf evening at the Union Christian church,
i Thlrty-nfth street and Broadway.
Tne Kooseveit Guards win meet Tuesday
morning at republican headquarters on
Mala street and First avenue at 7 o'clock
and march to the Illinois Central depot to
attend the Fairbanks meeting.
David H. Kllmore, aged G6 years, died
yesterday at his residence. 71 Mynster
Street. He had been a resident of Council
Blurts for twenty-five years and la aur
vlvcd by hla wife and daughter.
Ber. Oeorgo Edward Walk, former rector
of St. Paul's Episcoput church, now recor
of Or see church. Cedar Itaplds, arrived In
, the city yesterday for a few days' visit
with friends here and In Omaha. '
There will ha a meettna of the" Roosevelt
Marching club at the county building, cor-.
nor or Twenty-fourth street ana Avenue n,
Monday evening, to make arrangements for
attending the Fairbanks meeting Tuesday
morning. '
Governor Cummins' proclamation of the
general election to be held Tuesday. No
vember 8, was received yesterday by Sheriff
Canning. The law requires the sheriff to
have the proclamation published In the
county papers.
At St. John's Enoilsh Lutheran church,
Rev, O. W. HnyderT pastor, there will b .
morning services at 11 o'clock, but there
will be no evening services or young
people's meeting. Sunday schood will be
held at :46 a. m.
E. ' F. Aney, mayor of Underwood, la.,
and E. J. Kiddle, city clerk of the same
town, were In the city yesterday visiting
friends. Mr. Kiddle la a candidate for
re-election this fall on the republican
ticket.
In a hotly contested game of foot ball
yesterday afternoon between the Joe Smith
and the Black Cats on the Sixteenth avenue
grounds, neither side succeeded in scoring.
Jesse Tomsett, a former resident of Coun
cil Blurts, now living In Chicago, wa visit
ing Council Bluffs friends yesterday.
The funeral of the late Henry H.'Ober
holtzer will be held thla afternoon nt 8
o'clock from the residence, of his daughter,
Mrs. It. H. Bloomer, 73) First avenue. Kev.
James Thomson, pastor of the First. Con
gregational church will conduct the serv
Icea and burial will be In Falrvlew ceme
tery. In the district court the damage suit of
Herman Wllmca against John Gunnette
was given to the jury at 1 o'clock yesterday
pfternoon. Judge Macy on adjourning
court went to Harlan to spend Sunday with
hla family and instructed the Jury to re
turn a sealed verdict if It reached an
agreement.
The Second church of Christ (Scientist)
will hold services In Woodman hall In
the Merriam block this morning at 10.-4S
o'clock. when the subject will be "The
Doctrine of Atonement." Sunday school
will be at 11:45. The regular mid-week
testimony meeting will be held Wednesday
evening at 1:46 o'clock.
, Endorses Christina Home.
At the meeting of the executive com
mittee of the Commercial club yesterday
afternoon the following resolutions rela
tive ': to the Christian Home ot this city
was adopted:
Resolved, That th member of the Com
mercial club of Council Bluffs, being alive
to, and appreciative of, the enterprise and
progresalvenew of any and all of the cltl
en of Council Bluffs, are especially Im
pressed by the work that ha been ac
complished by Rev. J. G. Lemen, manager
of the Christian Home of this city. This
Institution was founded by Mr. Lemen,
and by his untiring efforts has been fos
tered and maintained until It has taken a
commanding position among the great
charitable institutions of the country. Th
recent completion ot a beautiful building
on the ground at a cost of 26,000 Is but
a part of the plan that contemplates the
erection of other and still larger building
In the near future, In all of this splendid
work which Mr. Lemen, 1 prosecuting, to
gether with his unaelnah devotion to the
maintenance, education and welfare of the.
' hundreds of homeless children whom he
has rescued, the Council Bluffs Commercial
club takes an Intimate Interest and pride,
and It herewith tenders to Rev, Lemj.
assurance of It full appreciation of hla
work.
The commute also adopted a resolution
urging all member of the club and cltl
ns generally, to b present on Council
Bluff day at the St. Louis exposition.
This week will be Iowa week at the
World' fair and the date for 1 Council
Bluff ha been left to Mayor Macrae
to Hz.
Real Eatato, Transfers.
These transfer were reported to The
Bee October I by the Title, Guaranty and
Trust company of Council Bluffs:
T. Z. Emery and wife to R- F. Wal
ker, lot 11, block , Big Grove add.,
Oakland, w. d j$q
rnnaaeipnia Mortgage ana iTUst (.0.
to D. Fred Grass, i.art lot 157 u
original plat, w, d 1,200
i-eier ianger ana wne to jonn uui
l, w(. H and tft. sw4, J-7J-W,
w- a. 10,000
wonn oeno iuta wue 10 junn vv. vves
lon, lot I and , block ati, Railroad
adj., q. c d
Interstate Realty Co, to C. V. Miller,
lot 11, block K. Parry Jd add..
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100
Clara B. Lewi and husband to F. C.
and O. H. Lougee, lot 3, block 1.
wusoa terrace, w. d , S50
Six transfer, total ..$li,to
Jewelry and Watck Repairing.
Superior wormanshlp, prompt service and
lowest price, Th best in th city. Her
nan W. Leffert Jeweler and optician.
Marriage License.
Licenses to wed were Issued yesterday to
th following:
Narrie and Residence. Age.
Fratut Phlnney, Virgil. 8. D 60
Ellsa Prto. North I'lutle, Neb bi
1. R. McGuire, Puclno Junction. la.... 23
Oalll Allgood. Council Bluff 1;
F. L. Owen, Fort Dodge, la J3
Anita Uturwlth, Council Bluffs 17
Pleasant Hecker, Pottawattamie Co.. la. to
Mabel Utone, 1'otta wattamiu Co., la Is
John Btevnon, Council Bluffs u
Annie Ikennedy, Council Bluff
Frank Powers, Omaha u
Mary Van lUv.lm, umaha .! h
N. T. Plumbing Co. Tel. ISO. Nlg-ht. IW
Blag High Sebool W las.
Th gam at Lake Manawa yesterday
ftemoon between the foot ball team ot
the Council Bluff and Shelby High school
wa a royally fought battle. The teams
wr venly matched and In the ttrst half
neither lde aeorvd. Toward the Utter part
of th second half Council Bluffs seemed
touchdown, made by Helaler, and Mcoll
succeeded In aendlng the sphere between
the xot. with th result that the Bluffs
boy won th day by. a score of I to .
"'"'i that Will lr Contort.
Glasses fitted by us r absolutely guar
anteed to glv relief and atlsfaetlon. Her
man M. Ltfert, optician and jeweler.
1'luuiblng and heating. Blxby Son.'
BLUFFS
KARRER DENIES HIS GUILT
Bay i He Can Prove He Wat in Connoil
Bluffs Thursday Afternoon.
MISS FLOOD POSITIVE HE IS THE ROBBER
Prisoner Explain Being In Hiding
by Faet He Was Wanted on Charge
of BelllBK Llqaor With
oat License.
Karl Karrer, the Treynor saloonkeeper
arrested late Friday night on suspicion of
being the lone bandit who robbed the
Treynor Savings bank Thursday afternoon,
wa brought to Council Bluff yesterday
afternoon and placed In the county Jail.
Owing to the rain Friday night Sheriff
Canning did not start from Treynor with
hi prisoner until yeaterday morning. No i The C. M. L. club was delightfully enter
charge In connection with the bank rob- 'Hl"ed.at the home of Mrs. Bailey Thurs
bery ha. a. yet been fi.ed against Karr.r bM'TOnnS. "a'n'd ?he "cons'o'mTloU
and he Is being held under an Indictment by Mrs. Thomas Maloney.
returned a few day ago against him by . Miss Georgia Mitchell, daughter of Mr.
the district court grand jury at Avoca on : a"d,Mr";w.Jamr,.1 w. Wlfhell of this city,
,,, 7, i, ..! enJyed the distinction of be ng the only
a charge of Illegally selling liquor at the mald of honor at a k-8ar-Ben pronation
soldier's reunion In Carson laat summer. . ball Friday evening from this city.
Karrer stoutly denies being Implicated i Miss Mary 11. Williams of Park avenue
in any manner in the bank robbery, but j ."'vou' 'JMW
Ira aiilnnslllfi n a AAnnmAn n a St m l a f ha m . . . 1 w w .
uu.nu.i.iro t iiw
right man. He was In Council Bluffs the
forenoon of last Thursday, ostensibly at-tending-
the German day celebration, but
nothing had been seen of him from then
until Sheriff Canning found him In bed
at hla home In Treynor Friday night and
placed him under arrest. Karrer admitted
he had been In hiding, but explained this
by saying that he was aware of the fact
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an Indictment against him and he conse
quently decided to lie low to avoid ar
rest. Karrer asserts that he remained In Coun
cil Bluff a until late in the afternoon Thurs-
ilav nnit that Ka rirnVA hnmA tn Trpvnnr
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He asserts that he will be able .to prove
an a 1 IKI o a aaifAPD 1 tva rast r m tan taatlf v
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that he was In Council Blurts a late a
I o'clock Thursday afternoon. Persons
named by Karrer a having seen him in
this rltv Thursdav afternoon were looked
tni city Thursday arternoon were looked
up yesterday by Sheriff Canning and his
deputies, and not one of them was able
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that afternoon. It Is known that Mr.
Karrer -arrived home In Treynor Thurs
day evening alone, and several people who
passed her on the road have stated that
she was driving alone In her buggy. When
told this yesterday by Sheriff Canning,
Karrer said, fearing arrest, lie had his wife
drive their buggy to the outskirts of
Council Bluffs, where he Joined her, and
that when they saw anyone approaching
on the road, he got out of the buggy and
hid In the fields until the people had
passed.
Ml Flood I Positive.
$Vp to hist evening no trace of the stolen
money had been found, but the officers
contend that everything points to the man
under arrest being the person who com
mitted the robbery. Miss' Flood. Cashier
Flood's daughter, who was alone In the
bank and who was forced to hand over
the money to the robber, Is confident that
Karrer la the guilty party. She said
he recognized Karrer' voice the first
moment he addressed her, and at once
on being released from the vault In which
she had been locked by the robber, she
started her suspicions.
Mr. Karrer, the wife of the man under
arrest. Is well thought of by resident of
Treynor and vicinity, and she I not sus
pected of being Implicated in any way
with the robbery. Th authorities are, It
la said, satisfied that she Is not th woman
who secured the buggy and team at
Nevlns' livery barn In thl city. The
Identity ot the woman who purchased the
revolver at Snyder' pawnshop and who
hired the rig I known, it la said, td th
officer, and further developments can be
looked for at any moment.
Where Karrer spent Thursday night has
not yet been ascertained,, but It la not
thought that he went home until after
dark Friday.' Sheriff Canning searched
Karrer' house Friday afternoon but failed
to find Karrer. Later Karrer was seen to
enter Olderog' hotel In Treynor and from
there, after a short time went to hi horn.
When the bloodhounds ' reached Treynor,
they stopped In front of the Olderog hotel.
They were not taken any further as the
officer a thought It beat to go to Karrer'
house, which they did. There they found
Karrer In bed, although the other mem
ber of the family were still up.
When Deputy Sheriffs Groneweg and
Woolman reached the Michael Fox farm
Friday night about S o'clock with the
bloodhounds they found between 200 asid
300 farmer gathered there ready to take
part In the hunt. It wa with considera
ble difficulty that they were kept back
from entering the cornfield until the hounds
had picked the scent. The hounds found
the scent In a few minutes, and from that
point ran straight to Treynor, never being
at fault one moment
Teachers Plan Loetare Coarse.
A lecture course will be given thl winter
In the high school auditorium under the
auspices of , the teacher of th public
schools. Arrangement bav been com
pleted for five lecture and effort are
being made for a musical program for the
sixth number. Four of th lecturer secured
are members of the faculty of tge Iowa
State university. Prof. T. H. McBrlde,
B. Bhlmek, W. C. Wilcox and O. L. Cady.
The fifth lecturer will be Dr. Vincent of
Chicago. Ernest Thompson Seton ha been
secured for a lecture February 25. but thl
I not Included In th regular lecture course.
Deception a( Creche.
Th socall meeting of the Associated
Charities today will be In the nature of a
general reception to the public, which I
Invited to vialt the Creche and Inspect th
work which th association Is doing. In
th afternoon from 4 to 6 o'clock the school
children are especially Invited. The recep
tion will be continued during th venlng.
Visitor r requested to bring some dona
tlon in th way of supplies for th little
on.
PAST WEEK IS BLlrPI SOCIETY
sroral Weddings of More Than I'sool
Koto,
Mr. C. W. Millard I visiting relatives
In St. Louis.
Mr. Frank Watson returned yesterday
from 8t Louis.
Mra George E. atone Is visiting friends
In Dubuque, la.
Miss Lydla Hoag of Denver 1 vlsitlny
friend In th city.
Mrs. John K Templeton entertained th
History club Tuesday.
Mr. Anna Alhtivht entertained th After
noon Whist olub Tuoaday.
Mlas Margaret O'Oonnell Is spending the
day with friend in Neolu. I.
Mr. John Mulqueen returned Wednday
from a tw week' visit In th at.
Mr. Charles Claar has returned from a
visit with relatives In Ohio and Kentucky.
Mr. Robert Mollis returned Friday from
a week's visit' with relatives In Kinui
City.
Mia Josephine Hoag ot Be trio. Neb.,
and Mr. E. J. Wllouu of Perry, 8. D.,
were guests of their parents, Mr. and Mrs.
O. M. lloag the last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Morgan entertained
at dinner Sunday. Covers were laid lor
twelve.
Miss Mame Button left Thursday for St.
Louis, where she will spend two weeks
visiting the fair.
Mrs. Henry ott has returned from an
extended visit with relatives In Portland,
Spokane and Seattle. -
Edgar R. Rnymer of Johnstown, Pa., was
the guest of his brother-in-law, Newton M.
Little, the laat week.
Mr. Arthur Kecllne left Tuesday for
Wyoming, where he will spend the winter
on the Keellne ranch.
Irwin E. Bpetmnn will leave tonight for
Madison, Wis., where he will enter the
University of Wisconsin.
Mr. and Mrs. O. M. Brown returned from
Kansas City Friday, where they hud been
to attend the Lynn-Fitch wedding.
Mrs. Norman Macnlister of Oakland
avenue, entertained at dinner yesterday
evening. Cover were laid for nine.
Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Orcutt of Oakland
venue entertained Informally at dinner
Wednesday for Mr. James Knotts of New
Ttorlc
Mra. Rachel F. Harmon had for her
guests Wednesday Mr. and Mrs. William
Phillips of Neola, who were enroute to
California.
Mr. and Mr. L, D. Butler, Harry Butler
and Jay Butler of Woodbine are visiting
Mr. and Mrs. James Starrier of S2S North
Twelfth street.
i jnunroe, oei. mr. jnennerg or tjoiumbus,
' Neb., and Mrs. Vore of Omaha. Cover
were laid for ten.
Miss Cherrle Wells of Oakland avenue
entertained the Ulrls" Kensington club at
her hlltnn VKtvrduv Bflmiinn T h nrlM
'(r the popular song content was won by
fhe rms wer; decorated in red roe"s! and
, during the afternoon
dainty luncheon
I was acrved.
! In honor of Miss Jarne Bonham. who will
soon leave for Seattle, Wash., to make
ner nome Wls Vera Saunders gave
candy pull last Tuesday evening. Those
present were: The Misses Jayne Bonham,
Edna Orcutt, Margaret Burke, Grace Mor
gan, Florence Lougee, Ortiha Qulnn,
Frances Richmond, Marlon and Vera Saun
ders. The quarterly meeting of the Woman'
Christian association was held at the home
of Mrs. Charles Saunders Monday after
noon. The house was prettily decorated In
dahlias, roses and nasturtiums. There were
' about sixty present. The program for the
j afternoon was as follows: Vlelln- solo,
1 Gertrude Hulette; reading, Mrs. Robert
, Wallace; vocal solo, Miss Grace Barr.
I Tne fKular monthly business meeting ot
the FIower mislon W8J, held at the home
, 0f Mra. Ray Blxby Wednesday afternoon.
; It was decided to give a dance at the
Grand hotel October Si. Those on the com-
njlttee for the day were: Miss Msud Bes-
ley, Mrs. Frank Plnney, Mrs. Robert Wal-
lace and MIks Alberta Troutman. Refresh
ments wer served during the afternoon.
The marriage of Mr. Walter L. Harper
of rarxersvliie. Mo., and Miss Florence bi,
Anueraon occurred Weaneauay evening at
tne lrst Bapilxt church, Kev. F. A. case
otliciating. 'the brltlo was gowned in cream
silk crepe de clime over wnlie silk ana
carried white iinue a roses. Mls Be,le
Hoblnsou, who acted a maid of honor,
wore u uaie blue silk and carried pink
rosea Mr. V. C. Batie of Omaha accom-
I named Mr. Harper. After the ceremony
buffet luncheon waa served at the home of
I KA nu nil IV. 1 un.1 A va i ' , i L 1 r- .
the bride a parent!), Mr. and Mra Charier
hi. Anderson, a? a and Mra. Harper lett
Wednettuay evening fur a wedding trip to
St. Louis, after which they will make their
home in Parkerbvlile. Itie oride wore on
going away a suit of castor broauciOih,
with hat and glove to match.
The marriage of Miss Veronica Wick
ham, daughter of Mr. and Mra. Janie
WicKham, and Mr. Chanes W. McCauley
was solemnized at Hi. Francis churcn
Wednesday morning at 8 o'clock, Rev.
Father ttmytn oiilclatlng. The bnde wa
beautiful In her wedaing dra of while
silk crepe over taffeta and carried a white
Ivory prayer book. Miss Hoan Wlckhura,
suiter of the brlae, acted a bridesmaid
and was gowned in pink silk mulle and
carried while rosea. Mr. McCauley was
accompanied by Mr. John Tholl. After the
ceremony a five-course pink and white
wedding braakfust wa served at the home
ot the bride. The rooms were beautliully
decorated In pink and. white roves. Mr.
and Mr. McCauley left Wednesday for a
wedding trip to Denver and will be at
home In this city November 1 on East
WaahliiKtott avenue. The bride's going
away gown was ot brown broadcloth, wltu
hat and glqves to match.
At Kansas City, Mo., last Wednesday
evening at o'clock occurred the mnrriaare
of Mr. George Fitch of this city and Miss.
ciaro iynn, aaugnier 01 Mr. sou Mrs.
Horace iynn of Kansas City. The cere
mony was performed at the home of the
bride parents, Rev. Mr. Quayle, pastor of
the Grand Avenue Methodist Episcopal
church, officiating. A green and white colqr
scheme waa carried out In the decorations
of rosea and fern. The ceremony was
performed under a canopy of ferns. Tim
bride waa beautiful In a gown of white
mesaallne silk, with trimmings of real lace,
over which fell her white tulle veil. She
carried a banket of white roses and lilies
of the valley. The attendants of the brUl
were: Miss Evelyn Ebert, Miss Sadla Allen.
Mlsa Bigger, Miss Kirk, Mut Brown and
Miss Lillian Fitch, sister of the groom. Mr.
Fitch was accompanied by his brother, Mr.
Robert Fitch. Mr. and Mrs. Fitch left
Wednesday evening for St. Louis and will
return to thl city, where they will make
ineir nome on uien avenue.
A number of young folks were delight
fully entertained at' tne home of Miss Edna
Orcutt laat Friday evening in honor of
Miss Jayne Hontuim. The rooms wore
beautifully decorated In astors and ferns.
The prise In tho liower gueaatug content
waa won by ikllK Racbel Maynurd. The
remainder of the evening waa spent In
music and dancing. Uaiiily refremunents
ot Ice cream, caae and bon bona were
served. Those present were: The Misses
Jayue Bonham, Vera tiuundeis, Orpha
VJuinn, Margaret Burke, Florence Iiugee,
Margaret Hypes, Frances Richmond, Huxul
Mills, Helen lietrtck, Marlon Carpenter,
Neta Hetsier, Ruth Hendricks, Mattie
fcipnre, Florence Otis, Rachel parmelee.
Marguerite Clifford, Maud Hafer, Bertha
Klasel, Mabel Upton, Emma Maloney. Beu
lah Plunkett, Rachel Maynord, Genevieve
Ward, Lucy tipooiier, Katherlue 81ms, Mar
Jorle 81ms, Marie ouholit'ld, Etia Baird,
Laura Robinson, Clara Vreldenburgh, Leah
Jarvis, Theda iiershelm, Mary Cnapman,
Birdie Ehie, Grace Escancy. Hannah
Mitchell, Florence Mullen, Ruth Stewart,
tirac Morgan and Anna Gostrup.
A pretty home wedding wa the marriage
of Mis Margaret A. Reek and Mr. Wil
liam C. Mason ot Chicago, which took
place Wednesday at high noon at the home
of th brnlv a aunt mid uncle, jur, and
Mr. Henry Hastings of HarruK.11 street.
Th ceremony waa performed . by Kev.
James him. Mis Nellie Reek ot Luke
Geneva, la., played th wedding march.
The only altenuaitio were Uuie Albert
Jenaen, who carried the ring In au Amer
ican Beauty roe, arnl Anna VauKlrk of
Silver City, who aoied a flower barer.
The room and table were decorated wlin
various colored cut flowers. Following the
ceremony a six-course dinner was served
to the fifty guests prerent. The bride wa
charming In a gown of whit lik, with
tilmmliig of Valenciennes lace, and car
ried a iiowr boquet of BrUe'a rose. Her
going away gown wa brown broadcloth.
with hat and glove to match. Mr. and
Mr. Maaun leu for a trip to th tit.
Louis exposition. They will make their
home ln Chicago, where Mr. Mason is In
business. Out-of-town guests: Mr. and,
Mra Joseph Reek ot Neenah, Wis.; Mra.
J. 8. Reck and daughters of Lake Geneva,
Mra A. 15. Smith of Delaven, Wis.; Mr.
and Mrs. C. A. Rawis of Plattsmouih.
Neb.-; Mrs. Clarence Virtue, Mra M. A.
Jackson, Mr. and Mr. Huffaker of Stiver
City and Miss Cwllle Ludlow of Omaha.
Mr James Mlchnlaon and MM Louis
Leffert wer united In marriage at th
heme of the bride, t':i Ei-venth avenue,
Wednesday, Rev. O. W. Snyder ofllclttlng.
Only the Immediate friends and relative
wer presont. Mr. and Mrs. Mlchelaon left
Wednesday evening for St, Louis, where
they will spend a week at the World's
fair and then return to South Omaha to
make their horn. Mr. Mlchelaon, I man
ager of th Petersen- bcnueulng stor in
South Omaha.
Sells Valaeles Spectacle.
ATLANTIC, la., Oct. t-(Bpeclal.)-A
leek spectacle taker ha been doing , the
people In th vicinity of Extra. He repr
sented himself a a Jeweler front AtUvutlo
and old glae for 17 whlah wer not
worth W cent. On of his victim cam
to Atlantic today and discovered that he
had been "gold-bricked." H ha nothing
fof hi money except soni valuable experience
SUFFRAGISTS IN THE DUMPS
Uothlnj to Hope for from the Present
Legislature of Iowa.
DEMOCRATS WORK A CLEVER SCHEME
peel si Agent ot the Land OIBee
Looking lp Fraad la the la of
Soldier Scrip Iowa Fac
tories Prosperous.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
DE3 MOINES. Oct .(Spec!al.)-When
the annual gathering of the equal suffra
gists of Iowa Is called to order at Sheldon
on the 26th of the present month, on ol
the principal reports to ba delivered will
be' that of Miss Daisy Delghton, chairman
of the committee on legislation, relating to
the attitude of the Thirtieth general as
sembly of Iowa toward the scheme to al
lor women to vote In Iowa. The report will
not be very cheering, for there has been
no legislature for many years so fully de
termined not to be bothered with the ques
tion of allowing women to vote as the last
one,. Keen observer declare that there
never was a time when there was any
chance of getting the proposed amendment
through tho legislature. There were here
and, there persons who would favor allow
ing the people to vote on the proposal, but
there waa not In either house on person
who would come out and become the
avowed champion of the cause of the
women. As a result the equal suffrage
proposition attracted very little attention In
the legislature last year. The report will
; rather Indicate tha there has been no
! progpe!,,, 0181,6 ,n that " "
for two year ago and on several previous
occasion the subject ha been much urged
before the legislatures. It Is expected that
about 300 women will attend the convention
at Sheldon. Mrs. M. J. Goggeshall of th's
city, a veteran worker In woman suffrage,
la president of the state association. One
subject to be discussed at the meeting will
be that of child labor In Iowa, on a report
by Mrs. Lona I. Robinson. There Is at
present much agitation In the state on this
subject and it Is regarded as certain there
will be some legislation at the next session.
Democrats Work a Scheme).
Democrats In southern Iowa disclosed a
clever scheme to get one more member of
the Iowa house of representatives. George
Smith of Keosauqua tonight filed with the
secretary of state nomination papers by
petition of Frank Whttaker of Bonaparte,
as democratic candidate to succeed F. L.
Summer, present representative from Van
Buren county. Smith claims that Summers
has accepted a position as pension exam
iner, which Is a federal position, and which
disqualifies him from sitting In the legis
lature, therefore there Is a legal vacancy
which can be tilled In this way. Democrats
held, back the nomination papers until too
late for th republican to get onto their
scheme and make nominations.
Knight of the Big Stick.
The republican state central committee 1b
organizing what may become natlon-wtde
In It political Influence. It Is proposed to
counteract the "big stick" appellation given
to President Roosevelt by organizing the
"Knights of the Big Stick" for parade and
other campaign purposes. The Idea ha
been forwarded to national headquarter
and will be taken' up In many cities.
Callaaan Estate. .
The will of the late James Callanan has
not yet been filed nor made public. The
latest estimate of his wealth places it at
about 33,000,000, and one who has long been
very close to him states his belief that be
j has given away about J 250,000 In charities.
It Is regarded as possible that he may have
ao arranged matter that other portions of
hi etate will escape payment of the col
lateral Inheritance tax, but If not, then
the state will get from 1115,000 to 3150,000 In
the special tax provided In such cases.
Thl Is th sum anticipated . now by the
state" officials.
Money front Saloons,
An Interesting controversy is going on
here over whether or not It Is right for a
church to accept money from, a saloon
keeper as a contribution. Ben Parker, the
wealthy owner of many saloon and dealer
In liquor, waa asked by ex-Chief Justlde
Col to contribute to a fund to raise a deBt
on th Sixth Presbyterian church and he
agreed to pay 310. He sent the check to
Rev. Charles Lee Reynolds, the pastor,
who returned It. Then Judge Cole pro
ceeded to collect the amount again and
apply It on the church debt. Now every
body Is discussing the ethics of the case
and opinion Is divided as to whether or not
the money of men engaged In any business
denounced by the church shall be accepted.
Frauds In Soldiers Right.
Special Agent A. H. Burtls ot the general
land office arrived In De Moines today
from Washington and proceeded to make
an Investigation Into the frauds which have
been going on a long time in relation to
the sale of land scrip or soldiers' rights,
He reported that a great deal of question'
able work ha been dona in reference to
thl and that the land office la after the
windier in a number of western states.
The schema by which th government ha
been defrauded out ot thousands of acre
of land 1 simple. The agents of these men,
by examining the records, found that home
stead had been partially entered by men
Ot certain name. Th old soldiers' records
werj then examined until a veteran with
the same name was found. He was ap
proached to sell or assign his additional
soldier' right, although he probably had
not ,made the original entry, but simply
happened to have a nam similar to that
of th real applicant. Often th soldier
was Induced to believe that the records
showed him to have made th entry, when
he bad no knowledge of It, and for a email
consideration he assigned over what he be
lieved wa hi right. Th faet that many
or tn soldiers ar old and feeble helped
th fraud In thlr work. Comparison of
th signature in th pension office and In
the land office disclosed the extent of these
-frauds. Mr. Burtls states that he finds
much of thl fraud wss done with th
name or Iowa soldier.
Iowa .Factories Prosperous.
inspection of factories In th cities of
eastern low ha been going on for some
time under th direction of State Factory
Inspector Bradley and Deputy Labor Com
missioner Shepherd. They hav Just re
turned from Dubuque and report that In
eastern Iowa factory dlatrlota there 1 now
an actual scarcity of skilled labor and that
many of the manager of factories report
that they could and would use many mora
employe If they could b secured. Thl
condition of affaire I general in the fac
tories of th atate. Th low, law In regard
to safety appliance and Ar-ecapes on all
building whr persons ar employed In
large number I now generally observed.
Iowa Apple WIH Win.
Q. 8. Robinson of th State Board of Con
trol ha returned from V Louis, where h
attended th exposition and looked after
the state' property there, which will be
transferred to th atate at th close of th
exposition. H reports that th manager
of th Hwa horticultural display antlulpat
that they will carry off high honor in th
exhibit of apple, a Ut lew pplahjblt
JOE
Is exceptionally good. The Iowa exhibits
In all departments have excited favorable
mention and many prise will come to this
state.
Xante for Congress.
The populist s,tata committee today filed
the Inst ef the nominations of that party,
being the names of two candidates for con
gress. They are Chauncey A. Oaylord of
Charles City, In the Fourth district, and
E. J. Emmerts of Albla, in the Blxth dis
trict The republicans filed the nomination of
E. II. Hubbard of Sioux City for congress
In the Eleventh, the last of their candi
dates. The prohibitionists filed the paper
for the following candidates for congress:
First district, William H. Hay of Keota;
Second, J. E. Park bf LeClalre; Fourth, W.
W. Williams of Lime Springs; Fifth, Oren
D. Ellett of Marshalltown; Sixth, I. D.
Kellogg of Oskalooaa; Seventh, Elmer E. ,
Bennett of Wlnterset; Ninth, Dr. C. F.
Diet of Carson; Tenth, J. W. Woodward
ot Lake City. This completes the filings.
Tell of a Mnrder.
Confined In a cell at the county Jail and
deserted In the time of distress by her
lover and man whose name she bears. Belle
Wagner confessed that Thomas Callahan,
the murdered cobbler, was struck down by
the hand of her lover, Ed Wagner, with her
knowledge and consent. She told her story
to Clem Klmberling, night forward Jailer,
and Joseph Wagner, night rear Jailer. At
first she was thought to be Joking, but she
maintained her accusation against her lover
with such firmness and swore by all that
was dear to her she spoke the truth.
Finally the feriousness of the woman Im
pressed the Jailers and they Informed the
sheriff, who In turn Imparted the Informa
tion to the detective department of the
city. The man cannot be found.
SOCIALIST SPEAKEI1
19
Hint
Fall on Stone Steps, Striking HI
Head, and Bccovcry I Donbtfnl.
MARSIIALTOWN, la., Oct. 8. (Special
Telegram.) Dr. Watson Roberts, a prom
inent socialist, was seriously, perhaps
fatally Injured this afternoon by falling
down a flight of court house stairs. He
struck on his head and received severe
concussion of the brain besides other
wounds which caused considerable loss of
blood. Dr. RobertB had been attending to
matters In connection with a socialist
meeting, and on account of the pleasant
weather had adjourned the meeting from
the east court room to the front steps,
and was returning for some purpose when
he fell. It 1 supposed he tripped on
something which pitched him forward on
his head. He struck heavily on the tiled
floor of the rotunda. Deputy Sheriff
Oause saw him trip and tried to catch
him, but was not near enough to prevent
a terrible fall. Ho was rendered uncon
scious and bled profusely from a deep
gash In the forehead, and a he la well
advanced In years his recovery 1 doubt
ful. Hnbbard to Open Campaign.
OTTAWA, la., Oct. 8. (Special.) Hon. E.
H. Hubbard, republican candidate for con
gress, will open the campaign In Monona
county at Whiting next Monday night, and
there Is expected to be a good attendance.
A crowd will go from Onawa. On Thurs
day he will r.-cnk at Moorhead, Monona
county, and It Is planned to make the
meeting one for the whole Soldier valley.
Iowa Woman's Long Sleep.
IOWA CITT, la., Oct. . (Special Tele
gram.) Sleeping continuously since Mon
day nighty Mr. Chnrle Lehsick still re
sist the best medical talent of the State
university faculty, and rest in the state
of coma which originally seized her. The
doctors are completely mystified.
Little Sioux Ha Foot Ball Clnb,
LITTLE SIOUX, Ia Oct. $. (Special.)
Little Sioux ha recently organized a foot
ball team and the following officer have
been elected: Captain, E. A- Lynn; secre
tary, L. L. Reynold; manager, 8, S. Ellis;
coach, R. A. Weston.
STATISTICS OF PIDLIC SCHOOLS
County Superintendent Prepare Re
port to State,
Prof. O. J. McManua. superintendent ot
schools of Pottawattamie county, com
pleted yeaterday hi annual report to the
state superintendent of public Instruction,
It give the following etatlBtlcs:
Number sub-districts 214
Number ungraded
Number rooms In th graded
chool 18
Average number of months taught 43&6
Number teachers employed
Males 49
Females 5S7
Number ot persons between th
ages of 6 and 21 years
Male . 8.334
Female ' 8,630
Number of persona between th
ages of 7 and H, Inclusive
Male i.mi
Females 4.WI
Number ot persons of 1 to 14 year
not attending school
Males 78
Females 71
Number enrolled In school j 12,911
Total average attendance la the
whole district 8.IUW
Average cost of tuition per month. 1147.75
Number of schoolhouse 257
Value of schoolhouses $540,019.00
Value of apparatus M.311.00
Number of volumes In school
libraries 9.629
Number of trees S.lul
Number of room In which effect
of stimulants are taught 418
TEACHERS' FL'ND.
On hand at last report f 87.938. 67
Received from district tax I&9,kt9.29
Received front kumi-annual appor
tionment 18,722.91
Received by transfer from school
house fund 117 95
Received front other sources 8.242.28
Paid teachers since Inst report 177,8K.03
Paid for library hooks 4H0.1I
Paid for other purpose !3.7
On hand eO.97V.78
BCHOOLHOl'SE Fl'ND.
On hand at last report t 8.439 44
Received from district tax ,MM
Received from ether source. ....... l.nxtx
Paid for schoolhouse and sites.... "MM
Paid tin bonds and Interest 22.2I4.H9
Transferred to other funds 1.090S
Psid tor other purpose 1. fort 97
On hand 3,19.23
CONTINGENT FL'ND.
On hand t last report 1 15,298 8T
Received from district tax 6, 2331
Received from sale of textbook
and supplies X.341.81
Received from schoolhouse fund
and other aouroe 1864 67
Paid for fuel, rent, repair, Insur-
aia.v i... jnit.Lu,. Uf.infrU
Paid secretaries and treasurers.... 2.I44.M
Paid for records and anuaratus 1 2a) 41
Paid for library book and diction
aries 13 8T
Paid for fre textbook 4.842.23
Paid for textbook and general
unplle $8783
Paid for other oorooseo 1 M in
On hand , 13, wo. til
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