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TOE OMAHA bAlLY DEE: TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 21. IMS.
NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA
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COUNCIL BLUFFS
WATER QUESTION COMPLEX
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Committee is Discharged and Entire Council
Will Tackle Problem.
CITY SOLICITOR : flLES HIS RDPORT
titration of Offlrlal Called to Liabil
ity ( Hlver Cutting In and De
stroying? Property oa lont
Mile of Stream.
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The city . council last night decided to
relieve the special committee constating of
Aldermen Maloney, Olson end Crlrpen of
the burden of wrestling further with the
complex (juration of water rates, and the
committee of the. whole will now tackle It.
The special committee submitted a short
report showing What It had done in the
matter and this was supplemented by an
opinion from City Solicitor Bnyder. Both
documents were ordered placed on file.
City Solicitor Snyder's report Is as fol
lows: ' In relation to the franchise of the City
Water Works company and the rights of
the city in the promises.
On the S!4th day of January, 18M, the city
by ordinance grunted to the American Con
struction company the right to Uty pipes
on the Htreots and to supply the city with
water for tiro protection and domestic pur
Hses. The privileges granted by tills ordi
nance were aJClerwarti assigned to the
Council Bluffs City Water- Works com
pany. The ordinance did not specify any time at
which the rights granted therein would
expire, hut the law of the state In force
t that time, limited or restricted the power
of the city In granting franchises or privi
leges to water companies to twenty-tlve
Je; r. .
Giving the ordinance granting this fran
chise tne most favorable construction pos
sible It must be held that the said fran
chise or privilege granted therein expires
In twenty-tlve years from the time of Its
approval, the limit of the time which the
city had power to grant.
It follows then that the franchise or
privilege of the said water company will
expire January 24. 1906, and that ail con
tracts between., the city and said water
works company set out in satd ordinance
(expires at the same time. . ,
I might say further .that the city council
cannot extend this franchise without sub
mitting the matter to a yote of the electors
of said city, and further, under the pro
visions of section "26 of the code of 18ST7, the
city council cannot make contract with
the said water company to supply water,
fixing the rate for any specified time that
would be binding on said city.
If the said water works company con
tinues to occupy the streets of the city
with Its pipes, and to furnish water to the
city after its franchise has expired, the
city may pass ah ordinance fixing the rate
to be charged both for fire protection and
domestic use. so long as said company
. continues to furnish water and the city ac-
cepts the snme the city must pay a reasona
M ble compensation therefor.
? The ordinance fixing said rates to be
1 charged must not be arbitrary or destruo
f. tlve to the property of said company, but
I must be fair and reasonable.
In- ordor' to Intelligently ' pass such an
ordinance It Is necessary for the city to
have some knowledge of the present value
of the water works plant, the stock and
bonds Outstanding, the gross and net In
come, the 'nature of the service, rates of
Interest and other kindred matters, all of
. which are proper -to be considered in ar
, riving at a conclusion upon the reasonable
I iness of a schedule of prices to be fixed In
' jeald ordinance. ' '
Report o( Commltee.
The report of the council committee Is as
follows: f- . 1
The special water committee appointed
some time ago sent out a list of questions
to about twenty-six cities Le, Mars, CTes
ton, SlOuVa.CJtyi, Ottumwa, Burlington,
Davenport, Cedar Baplds, Atlantic, ITort
Madison. Muscatine, Mollne, Dei Moines,
Keokuk, ..Dubuque, Boone, Clinton, Mar-
hall town. Okaloosa, Iowa City, Bed Oak,
ail in the state of Iowa, and St. Joe, Kan
sas City, Mo.: Leavenworth, Kan., and
Uulncy, 111.- The .answers to -these ques
tions Included many things about the cost
of furnishing water. The committee has
not been able' to figure out regarding these
particular questions. We find that fire
protection furnished by private com
panies average-. .t per hydrant, as
against Council , Bluffs' . 2.46 per hy
drant. " ,,
The price for hydrant rental per mile
of pipe Is 1446.86, and In Council Bluffs
the price Of hydrant rental Is 1663.35 per
mile. " .
In the matter of domestic rates we find
that In the above named cities for a house
' containing five rooms, one bath, one wa
ter ' closet, one wash bowl, one laundry,
two-horses and one cow- In stable and
sprinkling fifty feet front the average
charges are . fcS.31 per year, as against
124 per year fn Council Bluffs,- and water
takrtn hv meter from SO Cents to 8 cents
per 1.000- gallons,, according to large or
small quantities Used, while In Council
fluffs the charges are from a cents to a
ents. The result of these show that Coun-
11 Bluffs pays, more ror nyarant rentals
ban tha average, and that the domestlo
ta.es, both by meter and flat, are lower
than the otners. we wouia suggest mu
If possible to do so to make a contract
with the water, company at a fair rate
until such a time as the city can buy It,
also to consider re-locating the hydrants
when the matter comes up. If the council
doss not want, to. base Its conclusions on
these rates It will be neoessary for the
- committee to have further time to pro-
council
rate at
the invest-
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Dancer -from nlver.
Manager H. "W. Hart of the waterworks
company -felled the attention of the city
council to , the fact that the rtprapplng
work one-quarter mile east of the Illinois
Central bridge had been washed away and
that the river was likely to cut Into the
bank. He suggested that the city engineer
look Into the matter. Alderman Weaver
stated that he had been given to under
stand that a portion of the government
appropriation for the rlprapplng was un
expended and that an effort be made to
Interest the proper officials In the matter.
Mayor Macrae stated he had communicated
with Major Chittenden on the matter and
that the latter had written him that the
amount remaining of the appropriation was
Insignificant and that there was so much
other work to be done .that the depart
ment had not the time to attend to It. The
city clerk was Instructed to communicate
with Congressman Smith and request him
to see what could be done In the matter.
In the meantime the city engineer will
Investigate the conditions.
. The Dodge Light guards filed a request
that the city taxes on the armory be re
mitted and that the action of the city
council be certified up to the county board.
The request was unanimously granted.
C. F. Davis was granted a permit to con
duct a saloon at 1129 West Boardway.
Rebecca J. Landls, through her attorney,
notified the city of her claim for 13.500 for
Injuries to her right knee received January
1, and ca-uaed by a defective sidewalk at
Nineteenth street and 8lxth aVenue. The
claim was referred to the Judiciary commit
tee, a
Notice of suit against the city and water
works company by C. K iudsen for 3700
damages for the flooding of his store ort
South Main street by the breaking of a
water main was filed and referred to the
city attorney.
The old pest house outside the city limits
near Living Springs was ordered leased to
K. A. Wlckham for $25 up to January 1,
1908, the city retaining the right to retake
possession at any time It might need the
place.
At the suggestion of Alderman Crlppen
Chief Nicholson was authorized to hare tho
old chemical engine transferred to the new
fire house in the south part of the city
repainted. It was stated that a chemical
engine could be borrowed from the Omaha
department while the city's Is being
fixed ii.
City Solicitor Snyder was given until the
next meeting to make a report on the
question of the liability of the city In the
matter of the special assessment for the
sidewalk on the east side of Bayllsu park,
the park commissioners having declined to
pay the' tax out of the park funds.
In order to give the junket a certain
amount of official prestige a motion was
passed requesting the mayor, city enpdrieer
and as many of the aldermen as cou to
attend the conference at the Great North
ern hotel In Chicago Wednesday with the
railroads on the matter of Indian creek,
i The council adjurned to next. Monday
night and will hold a committee of the
whole meeting that afternoon.
smal
i centi
' k'han
, j,- committee to have further time
cure estimates of costs of the
Bluffs plant and then figure the
. what will be a fair return on the
' I man
qfa bnetga vintage
is an old song full of mean
ins to those who drinK
SAWS ARB LOCATED IN THE JAIL
Secreted In a Pile of Rubbish Behind
Steam Radiator In Corridor.
After a protracted . search yesterday
morning the saws with which Whltcomb
and his accomplices attempted to saw
their way out of the county jail Sunday
were found hidden In a pile of dirt and
rubbish behind the ' radiator In the main
corridor. They wire two In number, each
about eight Inches long and about three
quarters of an Inch wide They' are such
as . are used for cutting through steel.
Whltcomb, when questioned , by Sheriff
Canning, claimed that he had the saws
with him when he was transferred from
the city jail to the county bastlle. As it
is presumed that Whltcomb wis searched
when taken Into custody In Omaha and
again at the police station In this city when
brought over here, Sheriff Canning doubts
the man's assertion and believes It Is pos
sible that the saws were passed Into the
Jail In some manner. r
Members Baker and Spencer of the
County Board of Supervisors visited the
Jail yesterday and made arrangements for
repairs of the broken and sawed bars.
They expressed the Opinion that the board
would take some action towards making
the jail more secure by placing steel
screens over the windows. The interior
of the county jail Is old-fashioned and out
of date and that It ought to be remodeled
la generally conceded. This, however,
would entail the expenditure of a consid
erable sum of money and the county board
Is not empowered to expend over $5,000
without first submitting the proposition
to the vote of the people, and this could
not be done until the general election In
November of next year.
Bernstein and Arthur, the prisoners
charged with blowing the Treynor bank
vaults are In separate cells on the second
floor and could not have gotten. aw ay had the
attempted delivery Sunday night been
successful. While repairs are being made
on the lower floor the prisoners will be
kept In the corridor on the second floor.
It was stated yesterday that charges
would be filed against Whltcomb, Smith
and Vaughan, the men said to have been
the ringleaders in the attempt to break
jail and their cases brought before the
grand jury at present In session. ,
The need of better protection at the
county Jail Is demonstrated by the fact
that since It was erected each successive
sheriff has suffered a Jail break. On three
occasions the prisoners escaped by sawing
the bars of the windows In the west cor
ridor and on one occasion during the term
of Sheriff Cousins they succeeded In over
powering O. L. Martin, the jailer, and
locking him In the corridor while ' they
made their escape out of the front door.
Champft.sne.for money can
not buy a. better wine than
this. Imported Cham
pat nes cost more because
they pay heavy duty and
ocean freights.
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DAY SCHOOL NIGHT SCHOOL
YESTERN IOWA COLLEGE
. Winter Terra now open. Students
enrolling every day. Lnter now.
. P. MILLKH, 1'resldrat.
Masenle Temple. 'Phono B614.
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LEWIS CUTLER
MORTICIAN
28 PEARL ST.08'
l.ar Attendant If Desired.
Preparing for Franchise Election.
Arrangements for tne special election to
be held March 27, at which the proposed
ordinance granting a franchise to the In
dependent Telephone company of Council
Bluffs will be submitted to the vote of the
people, are progressing. Attorney F. W.
Miller, on behalf of the company deposited
with City Clerk Zurmuehlerj a sufficient
sum to defray the preliminary expenses and
the official call will appear thts morning In
one of the local papers.
It Is not generally understood that all
persons who were not registered at the gen
eral election laaL fall will be required to
do so before being able to vote at this
special election. The registrars, who will
be those who served for the general election
lust fall, will sit Thursday and Friday.
March 18 and 17, and Saturday, March 35,
as well as on the day of election. The
Judges and clerks who served at the last
general election will also serve at this election.
For Rent.
, An excellent office location at 10 Pearl
street Only four doors from corner Broad,
way and Pearl street. Centrally located en
ground floor and a nice large show window.
Call at 10 rear! street. Bee office, Counolt
Jlults.
Holiday Honre at PoatoMce.
Wednesday, which Is Washington's birth
dHy and a legal holiday, these hours will
prevail at the postofflcet
Stamp window, general delivery window
and nuiney order department will be open
from t until 11 a. in. farriers will make
but one delivery, li-iivlnK the poKtntttce at
t uVluck, There will be a business col
lection msde In the afternoon, carriers leav
ing the office at 1 p. m. There will he no
delivery by rural free delivery carriers.
The public library will be closed all day
Wednesdsy on account of It being a legal
holiday.
MODIFIES
VACCIJIATIOTI
RUE
Seven-Tear Limit Made, and Other
wis the Order Stands.
The conference between the committee
from the Board of Education and the
Board of Health last evening rela
tive to the wholesale vaccination of chil
dren attending the public schools of this
city resulted In the Board of Health mod
ifying Its previous order. Instead of re
quiring all children who have not been
effectively vaccinated within three years
to be vaccinated the order was modified
so as to require the vaccination of only
such children ss have not been vaccinated
within the psst seven years.
In accordance with the sgreement reached
the following resolution was adopted by
the Board of Health, which It will be
noticed applies to the teachers as wel as
to the pupils:
Whereas, The State Board of Health has
adopted a rule that all children attending
the public schools of the state of Iowa be
successfully vaccinated, therefore be It
Resolved, That all children and teachers
attending the public schools of this city
who have not been effectively vaccinated
within the last seven years be and they
are required to be vacrlnated within ten
days from date hereof and that the Board
of Bducatlnn of the Independent school
district of Council Bluffs be and Is hereby
ordered and required to debar all children
and teachers from the public schools who
have not been vaccinated within the past
seven years until they shall comply with
this rule; that a certificate of a physician
to the effectiveness of vacclnstlon as
herein required shall be sufficient evidence
of compliance with this rule.
Attorney Emmet Tlnley appeared for the
Board of Education, President Hess, the
other member of the committee, being out
of the city.
Real Estate Transfers.
These transfers were reported to The Bee
February 20 by the Title Guaranty and
Trust company of Council Bluffs:
Joseph R. McPherson to Katie 8.
Mcl'herson, lots 1 and 2, block 17,
Crawford's add., and other prop
erty, w. d 1
Robert F. Roln to Katie 8. McPher
son. lot 1, block 17, Crawford a add.,
s. w. d 10
Julius Korgan and wife to Simon
Kater, nw4 nwi 26-74-43, w. d 2,660
County treasurer to J. P. Green
shields, lot 3, block 26, Railroad add.,
t. d 1
Edmund B. Bowman et al to Helen
W. Allen, part lots 2 and 8, block
16, Bayllss' 2d add., and lot 14. block
12. Burns' add., q. c. d 1
Chrls'ChrlHtenson to Nets Nelson, lots
13, 14 and 15, block 63, Railroad add.,
w. d 150
Pottawattamie Investment company
to M. S. Wclker, lot 1, block 8, and
part lots 1 and 2, block 31, Burns'
add., w. d v."-;-
Thomas H. James nnd wife to Chris
Chrlstensen, lots 11 and 12, block 10,
Burns' add., w. d 150
Fremont Mewhlrter et nl to Adeline
Forsyth. se4 neVi 2-74-38, q. c. d 1
Albert Brown and wife to Fred C.
Klmberley, lot 3, Auditor's subdlv.
of ne'4 se4: lots 1 and 2, Auditor's
subdlv., and lot 3. Auditor's subdlv.
of nwH sev4 12-75-40, w. d 2,000
Oscie M. Morlan et al to Roea M.
Tucker. peVi se4,' part ne4 se!4 18
and ne ne4 20-77-44. w. d 4,600
John M. Tucker and wife to Ambrose
Burke et al. same. w. d 4.200
Allen A. Jefferls and wife to Ira W.
Hartwell, part neU 27-77-44. w. d ... 11,100
John M. Tucker et al to tora E. Mor
lan, nwU sw4, part sw?4 sW4 17 and
part seH sei 18-77-44, w. d 4,500
W. E. Mewhlrter to Adeline Forsyth, ' .
se4 ne4 2-74-88. q. c. d . 1
Michael Heln and wife to N. P. Olsen,
part ne ne'e 19-75-48, w. d 1.300
Sixteen transfers, total, ..$30,589
Booms and cafe. Ogder. notel. ,
Marriage Licenses; " "
Licenses to wed were Issued yesterday to
the following:
Name and Residence. Age.
Amlel Goes. Silver City, la.. 21
Mary Brunlng, Treynor, la 22
Herbert L. Van. Rhodes, la 26
Bertha Cllnkenbeard, Pottawattamie Co. 24
Martin Broderlck. Persia, la 27
Nellie Daley, Neola, la 26
Harry Hoist, Treynor, la 25
Alma Hamann, Treynor, la 21
George J. Horil, New Orleans, La 26
Nettle Coulthard, Omaha 85
J. A. Cook, Logan, la 43
Luella Edwards, Lincoln, Neb 40
N. T. Plumbing Co. Tel. 250. Night, F687.
MINOR MEKTIO.
Davis sells drugs.
Leffert's glasoes fit.
Btockert sells carpets.
Plumbing and Heating. Blxby & Son.
' Drs. Woodbury, dentists, (0 Pearl street
For rent, modern house, 723 Sixth avenue.
Bluff City Masonlo lodge will meet In reg
ular session this evening.
School drawing, practice and music pa
pers. C. E. Alexander, 138 B'way.
H. R. Smith has been appointed assessor
of Garner township to fill the vacancy.
Duncan, 28 S. Main st. Guarantees to do
the best shoe repair work. Give him a trial.
Park City lodge, Independent Order of
Odd Fellows, will meet in regular session
tonight.
Mlsa Josephine Blxby has gone to Des
Moines to take a course in the Still College
of Osteopathy.
The examination Of Mrs. Kelley as ' to
her sanity will be held this afternoon by
the commissioners.
A free sociable will be given at the par
lors of the First Presbyterian church on
Thursday afternoon.
The Theta Slgna Phi society will give a
fancy dress party this evening at the home
of Miss Flora. Cooper.
Lily camp, No. 1, Royal Neighbors of
America, will meet this evening to make
arrangements for a rally.
Rev. F. A. Case, pastor of the First Bap
tist church, who has been seriously ill for
several weeks. Is still unable to fill his pul
pit. A special meeting of the Lily camp aid
sooiety will be held this afternoon at the
residence of Mra Suckett, lllii Third
avenue.
J. A. Cook of Logan, la., and Luella
Edwards of Lincoln, Neb., were married
In this city yesterday afternoon by Justice
Gardiner.
The Ladles' Aid society of the First Chris
tian church will meet Thursday afternoon
at the residence of Mrs. Bonham, 230 Har
mony street.
A special meeting of the Knights and
Ladles of Seourlty will be held this evening
at the residence of Mrs. Walters, 800 East
Pierce street.
The Woman's Home Missionary society Of
Broadway Methodist church will meet this
afternoon at the home of Mrs. Jones, 728
Washington avenue.
Tlgredla temple, Rathbone Sisters, will
be entertained Thursday afternoon by Mrs.
Jeanson at her home, corner of Stutsman
street and Broadway.
A subscription dance Is to be given Friday
night at the Grand hotel. The affair Is In
Why Endure Pain
the excruciating misery of blind, bleeding,
itching piles, when there is an absolute cure t
vDr. Perrin'e Pile Specific is an internal
remedy that painlessly produces a positive
and lsiting cure. Pleasant to the taste, it
is absolutely free from opium, cocaine or
other injurious drugs. Simply take a
spoonful three times daily before each meal
Dr. Pcirln's Pile Specific
Tag IattrmsJ Jtemsijr
Tor dyspepsia. Indigestion, constipation,
biliousness, catarrti of tha stomach and
kindred ailments It b th greatest remedy
that has ever yet benefited mankind.
Think what a relief it would be to you to
be rid of these troubles and to avoid the
almost certain consequence of Piles.
Dr. Perria Msikal Co, Helsna, Moot.
charge of Mrs. Charles Tert Stewart and
Mrs. Walter S. Stillman.
Missouri oak dry cordwood 16 a cord
cobs 81.75 per load, shell bark hickory 87
per cord, delivered. William Welch. 16
North Main. Telephone 128.
The Queen Esther guild of the First
Christian church will give a colonial party
at the home of Miss Lime McCreary, 516
East Broadway, Friday night.
Rev. James Thomson will preach his fare
well sermon as pastor of the First Con
gregational church next Sunday, the church
having formally accepted his resignation.
New furniture, ranges and carpets, dam
aged by water, on sale Monday, February
37. at less than 50 cents on the dollar. Cher
ness & Hochman, 615 Main. Here is a snap.
A building permit was Issued yesterday
to Dr. T. B. Lacev for an 8w addition to
a residence on South Sixth street. This Is
the first building permit Issued this month.
The memoes of I'nlted States camp.
Woodmen of the World, of Omaha, will
visit Council camp of this city Friday night
and bring over a class of eighteen candi
dates for Initiation.
As the grand Jury did not reconvene
until the afternoon It was unable to com
plete its deliberations yesterday, but It is
expected to make a report today and ad
journ for the term.
The local chapter. Daughters of the Amer
ican Revolution, will be entertained Tnur
day afternoon by Mrs. B. O. Bamford and
Mrs. W. A. Southard at the home of the
latter, 219 Bluff street.
The Ladles' Aid society of the Broadway
Methodist church will hold their regular
monthly social Friday evening In the
church parlora. Admission will be free and
refreshments Will be served.
The city engineer's force Is mourning the
loss of 'Tom," the big white horse tbat
had done duty In the department for fif
teen years. Tom dled.yesterday morning
after a short Illness, aged 21 years.
Farmers take notice. Thick, strong and
lasting. Cypress tenclng. all lengths. Ten
board make twelve Inches In thickness.
Just the thing when strength and lasting
qualities are wanted. C. Hafer. 'Phone
2n2.
The trial of the suit in which W. A.
Hayes asks 10.000 damages from Mrs. A. A.
Clark of this city, alleging that the latter
alienated the affections of bis wife and
children, was continued in district court
yesterday until Friday.
The hearing of "Buck"' Mlkesell, charged
with obtaining money under false pretenses
by passing a worthless New Brunswick
bank 810 bill on M. Freiden, was continued
by Justice Gardiner yesterday until today
and MikeseH was released on his own tectg
nlzance. The Ladles' Aid society of Trinity Meth
odist church will give a Washington s birth
day reception Wednesday afternoon at the.
home of Mrs. Lamb, 102 Third avenue. The
regular meeting of the society will he held
Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs.
Huff, bJu Washington avenue.
A meeting. has been called for Thurs
day evening al the new De Long mission
hall, 1030 Avenue F, to organise a North
Council Bluffs improvement club, signed by
Rev. James O'May, pastor of the Broadway
Methodist church, judge Q. 11. ttuott and
former Mayor M. F. Kohrer.
M. L. Qulmby, Walter Pollard, George
Webster and Henry Allen, charged with
stealing coal from the Northwestern rail
road and peddling it by the sackful, were
sentenced yesteruay by JuBtlce Gardiner
each to ten days In the county Jail. Allen
was taken into custody early yesterday
morning.
The will of the late William P. Officer
was filed for probate yesterday. The in
strument Is dated August 7, 18W, and by it
Mr. Officer leaves all of his estate to his
broUier, Charles T. Officer, In trust for his
son, Frank W. Officer, until the latter Is
21 years of age. The brother Is also made
guardian of the testator's son
Judge Wheeler, In the district court at
Avoca, has appointed A. C. Meltzen as tem
porary guardian of M. L. Barton, a well
known and wealthy farmer of Valley town
ship. The appointment was made on the
application of C. M. Barton, a son, and
O. W. and Hoscoe Barton, brothers, who
claimed that the defendant was not com
petent to manage his business affairs.
Articles of Incorporation . of Ernest E.
Hart (Incorporated) were filed for. record
yesterday. The Incorporators are Ernest
E. Hart, Clara B. Hart and Sarah H.
Hart, the latter two being wife and mother,
respectively, of Mr. Hart, who Is president
of the First National barik. The capital
stock Is placed at 86,000 and the purpose
of the incorporation is to do a general loan
business. The corporate fife Is placed at
twenty years. '
The trial of the suit or .Howard & How
ard, publishers of the Keol Reporter,
against the United . Statea. Express com
pany, was begun In district court yesterday.
The plaintiffs seek to recover (625 for al
leged failure on the part of the express
company to deliver a package addressed
to the Board of County Supervisors In
this city containing a sworn statement
of the paper's circulation in time to per
mit the piaintiffs' application for the pub
lishing of the board s proceedings to be
considered. . ,
Mrs, Eva Rlchtermeler died yesterday
morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
John P. Ewlng, 814 Perln avenue, aged 82
years, death being due to the infirmities of
old age. Deceased had been a resident of
Council Bluffs and vicinity for fifty years
and is survived besides the daughter with
whom she made her home by another
daughter, Mrs. Peter Sundtag of Pawnee,
Okla., and one son, John J. Rlchtermeler
of Mapleton, la. The funeral will be held
Wednesday morning at 9 o'clock from St.
Peter's church and burial will be In St.
Joseph's cemetery.
A marriage license was Issued yesterday
by H. V. Battey, clerk of the district court,
to Herbert L. Van of Rhodes, Madison
county, Iowa, and Bertha Clinkerbeard of
Wright township, Pottawattamie county,
on a written application sent by mall and
sworn to before a notary public at Rhodes.
The prospective groom first wrote to the
deputy clerk of the courts at Avoca for
a license, but the deputy replied that he
was not doing a mail order business In
marriage licenses. Mr, Van then applied
to the clerk here and explained that his
reason for writing to the deputy clerk at
Avoca for the license was because he was
anxious to keep the notice of the Issuance
of the license out of the newspapers. The
wedding will take olace Wednesday at the
home of the bride's parents in Wright
township.
THOMAS DEFENSE SCORES POINT
Witness Sees Girl Alive After Prose
cution Says Crime Was Committed.
DES MOINES, Feb. 20. George Noble, a
hackdtriver, testified for the defense in the
Thomas murder trial today that he con
veyed Mabel Soofleld from a down town
hotel on the day she is alleged to have
been murdered, to several points about the
city and that she afterward returned to the
Thomas homo about 8 o'clock. This tes
timony Is damaging to the state l.i that it
shatters the theory that Thomas poisoned
the girl In the forenoon, hiding her body
In a room of his father's home until night
fall. Another witness, Edward Alquist,
has testified that he saw the girl alive at
noon on the day of the supposed murder.
Alqulst's testimony is corroborative of that
Of tha hackdriver.
Oraanlse Lighting- Company.
CRESTON, la., Feb. 20. (Special.) Mayor
J. C. Sullivan has assumed the task of giv
ing to Creston a new electrlo light com
pany. For a long time there has been a
demand for another company and several
futile attempts have been made to Interest
outside capital. The city has been willing
to grant franchises to foreign capital and
promoters, but has up to the minute been
unable to attract any one who would go
ahead and put In the plant. The mayor
has had In view for some time the project
of organising a local company and he has
started a subscription paper In order to
secure sufficient funds to put in a plant
that will be a credit to a city of this slse.
He has already seoured pledges for about
817,000. It Is the desire to sell about 160.000
worth of stock, making the franchises read
so that the city can at any time purchase
the plant from the local stockholders.
Mayor Sullivan Is the originator of the
Creston Mutual Telephons company, which
has made a phenomenal success, and the
people have confidence In his ability and
Integlty and they are subscribing liberally
and readily to his proposition. At present
the lighting contract Is held by the Creston
Gas and Electrlo company, owned by Jones
A Hovey of Independence. It is the plan
to present the franchises to the voters at
the coming election.
Governor Boles Sot Serlonsly HI.
WATERLOO. la.. Feb. 20.-(8pecial.)-The
family of ex-Governor Boles, as well as the
Invalid himself, have been very much an
noyed over the aggregated reports that
have been sent throughout the country re
garding his Illness at Hot Springs, Ark.
His eon returned1 today from a visit with
Governor Boles and says that st no time
has his father been too 111 to drees himself
or to be about the rooms. A severe cold
accompanied by an extreme nervous con
dition caused his Indisposition but It Is
expected that he will return In two or
three weeks to his home In this city.
Farmers Sales at Logan.
LOGAN. Feb. 20. (Special.) Logan busi
ness men will hold five more free farmers'
exchange sales this year on the following
dates: Monday, February 27; Monday,
March IS; Monday, March 27; Monday, April
10, and Monday, April 24. E. A. Dllley and
O. E. Evans will be managers of the sale
snd B. A. Keller will act as suctloneer.
Farmers may sell horses, rattle, hogs. Im
plements, harness, buggies and other farm
supplies without expense except the auc
tioneer's fee.
W'lUnn On Trial for Murder.
SlOfX CITT, la.. Feb. 20. (Special Tele
gram.) The preliminary trial of Jarko Wil
son, the alleged murderer of Charles I.afny,
who was killed In one of the streets- of
Sioux City last month, was begun today
before Justice Ferris. Two of the witnesses
Identified Wilson as being the man who
fired, the shot "to the best of their
knowledge," a third was not so sure as
to the identity of the man. but Is Inclined
to the belief that Wilson li the murderer.
The ca.se will be continued tomorrow.
Swedish Lutheran Synod.
SIOUX CITY. la., Feb. 20.-(Speclal Tele
gramsThe Iowa conference of the Swedish
Augustana, Lutheran Synod of North Am
erica will ronvene In Sioux. City tomor
row. There will be about 100 delegates from
all over the state of. Iowa and Missouri.
The executive committee held a meeting
here this afternoon and planned the pro
gram for the week's conference.
Wreck Victim Dice.
DES MOINES. Feb. 20.-D. M. Way of
Marengo, S. D., who was Injured In the
wreck which took place a week ago rn
the Chicago, Milwaukee A St. Paul rail
way at Melbourne, . In., died todny In a
hospital In this city.
FIRE RECORD.
Charch at St. Panl.
ST. PAUL, Neb., Feb. 20-(Speclal.)
During the morning services at the First
Presbyterian church yesterday fire caught
from a defective furnace below the audi
torium room, and before the audience rea
lized the situation, all the lower portion
of the building was ablaze. The water from
the hose of tho fire department was un
able to reach tha fire In the Interior wood
work, and the building was ruined beyond
the possibility of repair. .The loss will ag
gregate about 35.000. .As far as known the
amount covered by Insurance Is only $2,350.
It Is expected that the church will be re
built In the early future.
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