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CURRENT NEWS OF IOWA
COUNCIL BLUFFS
IP CONVENTIONS COMING
EUU Federation of Labor isd Eetail
Grocers fcr This Week.
SOME LABOR MEN ALREADY ON GROUND
Omntttce Una Had Some Tronble
Peenrln Halls, bat Matters
Hare Finally Dtrn
Arranaeil.
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Tha officers of the Iowa State Retail
Grocers' association and the Iowa State
Federation of I.aror, which will hold their
annual conventions In this city Tuesday.
Wednesday aud Thursday of this week, will
arrive today, and a majority of the dele
gates to both meetlngi are expected to
arrlvs here by nlirht. The Orand hotel
will be practically the headquarters for
both organ I sat Inn n, ns It Is there the re
ception committees for both will be found.
The credentials committee of the Federa
tion of Labor, consisting of O. F. Tucker
of Clinton. J. W. Taylor of Council Bluffs
and Gus F. Miller of Dos Moines will meet
this morning at the Grand hotel and com
mence Its work. J. V. Taylor, the local
member of this committee, is one of the
busiest men these days In the city, as upon
his shoulders has fallen the largest part
of the work of preparing for the conven
tion and the entertainment of the dele
gates. It baa not been smooth sailing with the
local committee Id charge of the Federation
of Labor convention. First their arrange
ments were upset by not being able to
secure a hall for the proponed mass meet
ing on Wednesday evening and yesterday
thejr were confronted with the announce
ment that they could not have the use of
Maccabee hall Thursday evening for the
banquet. The committee, however, arranged
with Mr. Renard to have the banquet In
the Grand Hotel annex.
Dibnqne After Next Meeting.
The delegation from Dubuque to the State
Federation of Labor convention arrived
last evening and they at once started boom
ing their city for the meeting next year.
It is understood there will be other cities
in the. field, but the Dubuque delegation
feels confident of carrying off the honor.
The convention of the State Federation
of Labor Is the thirteenth annual meeting
of that organisation.
The Iowa State Retail Grocers' associa
tion Is a younger organization and Its con
vention will be the seventh annual gathering-
In Ma history.
A meeting of the Council Bluffs Retail
Grocers' and Butchers' association waa held
yesterday morning to put the finishing
touches to the arrangements for the state
convention. Committees were appointed to
meet the delegates at the several, depots
and escort them to headquarters and other
minor details attended to. With the two
state meetings in-session the city Is ex
pected to have several hundred visitors
within its gates and if the business men
respond to the request of the local com
mittees In the matter of decorations Coun
cil Bluffs will present a gala appearance
tor the next few days.
N. T. Plumbing Co. Tel. 250. Night, F657.
DATE FOR THE LIBRARY OPEXHG
Board Expected to Settle the Qaes
tlon Tonight.
At the regular monthly session of the
Library board this evening arrangements
for the formal opening of the Carnegie
library building are expected to be made.
June 1 had been namec" for the opening,
but it ia not unlikely that a later date
may be selected. There Is considerable
work yet to be done around the outside.
such aa filling In the lot, tearing down the
old Plnney office building, putting In the
curbing and new sidewalks, etc. Some of
the members favor postponing the public
opening of the building until everything is
complete Inside and outside.
At the meeting tonight bids for the furni
ture, exclusive of the bookstacks, will be
opened and - the contract awarded. The
matter of formulating some rules and regu
lations for the branch- library to be in
stalled at the Union Christian church.
Thirty-fifth street and Brosdway, Is also
slated to come before the board tonight.
FIMSIII5Q
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ASSESSMENT
Board of Review ratlins; oa Finish
lag Toaebes.
The city council expects to complete Its
work as a Board of Review tonight. The
preliminary examination of Assessor Hard
ln'a books was finished Saturday night and
tonight action will be taken on the pro
poned changes. While no totals have been
made, the changes proposed by the board
o far will not. It is expected. Increase
the aggregate assessment to exceed $30,000.
It may be that at the meeting of the
executive committee of the Commercial
club after the committees appointed Satur
day by the real estate committee have
made their reports. It will be' decided to
suggest to the board that the assess
ments of the motor company and other cor
porations be raised. What action the board
will take If the Commercial club executive
committee makes , any suggestions Is not
known, but several of the aldermen have
expressed the opinion out of meeting that
the corporations should pay a larger pro
portion of the taxes than they do.
Whether the corporations are raised or
not Indications are the assessment will fall
little if anything below that of last year.
The assessment of the railroads cannot
be changed by local boards of review, as
It is determined by the state executive
council. One reason for the decrease In
the assessment during the last ten years
has been the reduction made by the execu
tive council In the assessed valuation of the
railroads running through this city. For
Instance, the Union Pacific's main line In
1900 was assessed by that body at 1150,000
a mile. In 1901 the state council saw lit to
reduce It to 1120,000 a mile and now it Is
only assessed at W8.000 a mile, a reduction
of fGS.OOO a mile In Ave yeara. The Union
Pacific is assessed on 2.6 miles of mainline
within the city limits. While the assessed
valuation of the Union Pacific has been so
materially decreased In the last Ave years.
It has never been contended that the value
of the property has decreased.
Secretary Reed of the Commercial club
some time ago, for the benefit of that body,
prepared a statement showing the total
assessed valuation of the city for several
years and the levies necessary to produce
sufficient revenues. The statement Is as
follows;
Levy. Valuation. Revenue.
1897 66V. M.414,216 $248,301
1S98 62 4.466.0H0 27(i.S
1W9 ttl 3.302.474 IBi.&uO
19"0 81 i,m,S3 269.740
1H01 HbH S.m.&il 3o6,OO0
1902 874 ' 3,633,615 317.341
im 87H 3,733.616 3'.'6,21
1904 86 3,C6.150 327,934
This statement shows that alnce 1900 there
has been, a slight Increase each year in
the assessed valuation of this city, and
It Is contended that It is now up to the
Board of Review to see that there is no
falling off this year.
Police Force Changes.
Several changes In the police detail were
announced yesterday by Chief Richmond.
Detective George Wilson Is transferred
from night to day duty, thus making two
detectives on the day detail. Patrolman
L. B. Smith becomes night detective, to
gether with Detective Richardson. John
Stelnhofel, who has the distinction of
being the tallest member of the force, has
resigned and will go Into business with
his father-in-law. . Chris Jensen has been
appointed to fill the vacancy. - The force
is still a patrolman short and It was an
nounced yesterday that B. F. Wood, a
former patrolman, would be taken on
again.
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WESTERN
IOWA COLLEGE
COUNCIL BLUFFS.
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MINOR MEXTIO.
Davis sells drugs.
Leffert's glasses fit.
Stockert sells carpets.
Plumbing and besting. Blxby tt Son. ,
Drs. Woodbury, dentists, 30 Pearl street.
Morgan A Dickey for paint, oil & glass.
Mrs. J. A. Worlev is visiting relatives in
Cedar Rapids. Ia.
Rubber paint. Impervious to water, Bor
wlck. 211 South Main. Telephone 683.
Duncan. 23 Main St.. guarantees to do the
best shoe repair work. Give him a trial.
Hiawatha nlctures In birch bark effect
frames, 15o and 35c. Alexander's, 333 B'way.
The Onward society of the Swedish Luth
eran church will meet Ihursaay evening
In the church parlors.
Miss Llzsle Smith of Boulder, Colo., is
seriously 111 at tin jme of ner mother.
Mrs. Rhodes, on A e A.
Mrs. A. 8. Hall of . ...iln avenue Is able to
be ouCasrain after beniK laid up for several
weeks with a severely sprained ankle.
Mrs. George H. Hamilton left yesterday
for Chicago to visit her sister, Mrs. Patter
son. Enroute home she will visit friends
In Cedar Falls.
Conductor J. W. Ksne of the Illinois Cen
tral and wife have gone to Portland, Ore.,
where Mr. Kane will attend the conveutlon
of railroad conductors. ,
Ralph Crxwnley of Garner township
brought In six wolf cubs to County Aud
itor eneyne, Saturday, and received a war
rant for the IU bounty. .
Dr. and Mrs. J. C. Waterman will leave
this morning for Burke. 8. D., where they
have locateo on the land they drew at the
Rouebud reservation lottery Inst rail.
Mrs. Cornlc, Nebraska state president of
the Kebekahs, and the members of Rutn
lodge, Omaha, will b the guests this even
ing of Council Bluffs RebeKah lodge No. L
The '.fociated Charities will meet this
afternoon U the residence of Mrs. W. K.
Dawson, stS Seventh avenue. Mrs. F. C.
Knslgn ia chairman oi tne social commit
tee. Barney Fields, a colored lad, was arrested
last night by the police and will be held
tor Investigation, lie Is suspected of know
ing sometning about the recent numerous
petty burglaries.
Chris, the Infant Von of Mr. and Mr.
Theodore Petersen, living near tne o.d
Cliu itauqua grounds, dleu yesterday. Ti.e
tuntral will ue held this after nt on at 1
o'cick from the residence, and burial will
be In Fuirvlew cemetery,
"Dr." Brown, the negro arrested Saturday
night St the request ut the uuuliii author
ities, who want him to aiutrr to a marge
oi obtaining money unaei n.oo pretenses,
refused jeaieraay to go sciotu the river
without tequisilion papers.
Chairman II. C. brnudes of the Board of
County (Supervisors has issued an sppeal
lor pictuies to aecoraie the walls oi the
county pour tarm bunding. Ihs county
will pay exprtsb cha.gcs on sli pictures
sent 10 the poor tdtax at McClelland.
Why clean house and let those rusty gaa
fixtures mar us apvemance? Let us re
finish them. Ave niaae them look like new.
Nickel and copper plating, brass finishing
and polisning. iJnuay burners complete
7oc mantles i6c globes 20c New Specially
Mig. Co.. U N. Main. Tel. ZL
Special Officer C. W. Smith arrived yes
tuuay with Joseph Badgeii in custody from
La Harpe, In. uadgeu is the nrvenin sus
pect to oe -arrested in connection with the
thett of 1-5 bais or lead from Wabash cars
In transit Irom the Omaha smelter 10 vill
ous destinations, tiaugnt iefi the oily
when or ant hoot en. the tlrst suspect, waa
taken Into custody, and was hnauy traced
to La Marpe, wbere he was captured He
was placed In the county jwot and will be
arraiguea betor Justice Gardiner today.
TAXES COMING IN LIVELY
Receipts Twenty Thousand Mora Than tt
Earns Time Lait Tear.
AUDITOR AFTER AN INSURANCE COMPANY
Operates oi the Gold Band Plaai aad
Has So License to Traasaet
Business Is the State
of Iowa. I
(From a Staff Correspondent)
DEB MOINES, May 7. (Special.) During
the month of April the taxes from the
counties of the state are received by the
state treasurer and the receipts for that
month are therefore the heaviest for the
entire year. The receipts of the tax due
the state from the counties for all counties
except Polk, In which this city is situated,
amounted this year to 1948,686.91, which wss
about 120,000 over the same receipts for last
year. The recelpta last year were 3927,003.07.
From the collateral Inheritance tax there
was received for the month 112,341.37. This
Is the year for the biennial report of the
treasurer and It will be Issued for the two
years ending June 80 and will appear early
in the month of July.
Inrestlsratlnn; Company.
The auditor of state Is Investigating to
discover If possible whether or not the
Continental Insurance company Is doing
business in this state. The 'company has
no legal right to do business here and the
auditor every now and then receives a
letter of Inquiry concerning the company
which leads to the belief that it Is oper
ating secretly. The company Is one of
the gold bond variety with life insurance
and Investment mixed and la much on the
plan of some of the companies that for a
time succeeded In operating here, but were
finally driven out.
A mistaken Impression Is abroad that
the -attorney general Is under Injunction
of the federal court not to enforce the
Blanchard law against the Insurance men
combining to fix rates. It Is the state
auditor who is under Injunction. The case
was tried before Judge, Smith McPherson
and Is now before the United States su
preme court on an appeal. The law allowed
either a civil action by the state auditor
or a criminal action by grand Juries. It
la under the criminal part of the law
that the Indictments were returned In
Eades Picture.
Curator Aldrich of the state historical
building is miking an effort to secure the
picture of Eades, the ex-superlntendent of
public instruction who defaulted while In
the office for a large sum. Mr. AldTlch
will have the picture hung In the office
of the state superintendent and proposes
also to get an account of the defalcation
and publish it In the next issue of - the
Annals of Iowa, in order that it may be
preserved.
Heavy Week for Court.
In the supreme court next week there Is
the heaviest assignment of cases for oral
argument that has yet been heard. For
the most part there are but few cases
of any great notoriety. The cases for con
tempt of court Involving the charge of
Jury bribing against E. H. Hunter, F. A.
Marvin, Michael Drady and Jesse O. Wells,
will be orally argued from Polk county.
The case of Mose Jacobs, the veteran news
boy, against his father to recover a fortune
he had placed In .the possession of his
mother, will also be orally argued.. , The
cases from most of the counties In the
western part of the .state will not come up
till the second period, opening June 6.
Governor Invited to Speak.
Governor Cummins Is Invited to make the
commencement address at the commence
ment of the Grundy Center High school on
May 26. The governor returned today from
Chicago, where he spoke Saturday on the
tariff question before the Commercial as
sociation, and will leave Tuesday for Wash
ington, D. C., where he appears on Thurs
day before the Senate committee on inter
state commerce.
Third Relabeck Robber.
Through the confession of a criminal at
Council Bluffs that a man named Smith
was Implicated In the Reinbeck postofflce
robbery, it is believed that the third robber
will be captured. Just after the robbery
Sheriff C. W. Schnurr of New Hampton ar
rested three men, and one of them bore
the name of Smith. The men were photo
graphed, and now that word has come from
Council Bluffs that Smith waa one of the
three robbers, it is believed he will be easily
captured through the photograph.
ine Retail Grocers' association of Des
Moines will try to break the hoodoo lhat
has followed it by this year having its
picnic on the thirteenth of the month. It
will be held June 13 In Nevada, north of
thla city. Every year for a number of
years, the picnlo has been spoiled because
of raia.
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The Harsh Elevator Inn.
POOL SIDING, Neb., ftlay 5.-To the Edi
tor of The Bee: The late legislature passed
bill which some people profess to believe
as In the Interests of the farmers and in
dependent shippers, .i careful reading falls
to convince me of this. It is true the Harsh
law Is longer than the Ramsey law. It con
tains In sections X 3, 4 and 6 a lot of need
less repetitions and specifications that are
all covered in the sweeping terms of section
1, copied from the Ramsey law, so that It
may fairly be said that all desirable points
in the Harsh law are covered In the Ram
sey law, and In clearer and less ambiguous
language.
The "milk In the cocoanut," the "nigger
n the woodpile," apparently the only ex
cuse for the passage of the Harsh law was
to secure a change la the wording of the
"proviso."
Coaaty Missionary Meetlag.
MISSOURI VALLEY. Ia.. May 7.-(Spe
ciaj.j a county missionary convention
was held here yesterday afternoon and
evening at the Methodist Episcopal church.
The new towns along tn Chicago Great
Western railway offer wonderful openings
for all lines of business and trade. "Town
Talk" gives particulars. For sample copy
address Edwin B. Maglll, Mgr., Townsite
Dept., Chicago Great Western railway.
Omaha, Neb.
CHATTEL LOANS
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MORTICIAN
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Lady Attendaut If Desired.
Mmm Break Oat ( Jail.
DECATUR. Ia.. May 7. Speclal ) The
nine men who escsped from the county
Jail at thla place Thursday night are still
at large. The men who escaped were:
Otto Oentsch. Ed Marble (colored). Joe
Alexander (colored), burglars; William Gor
don, diamond thiuf; Chick Cottel. forger;
Joe Howard, Gus Dick and Hoy McQuee,
thieves. They filed through the bars and
pushed a ventilator out of the corridor,
leaving a space twelve by sixteen inches to
rrawl through. A heavy -rock had been
tied in a blanket to 'use as a" siungshot .in
case of oa encounter with officers, '
Indictment Is Kaorked Oat.
GUTHRIE. Okl.. May 7. Judge Bayard
T. Hayner, In chambers here, has sustained
the demurrer to the federal Indictment
charging Thomas A. Neal. clerk of the
court or tne first jumoiui district, with
emDesziemeni in accepting interests on
public moneys In his possession. The case
will be submitted to the next federal grand
Jury and the special agents of the Depart
ment of Justice who conducted the Inquiry
win in tne meantime returnto Washington.
A Pullman Car
In off of a trip to-day
The Pullman was hot and
stuffy
Didn't sleep well
All played out
Head aches
Constipated
Try a bottle of
Red Raven
A splendid aperient water
and a sure cure for that
sleeping car feeling
for sals ewywaeie
Mens $15 Correctly Tailored ft
and Faultless Fitting Suits
On Sale at Such Remarkably Low Price as
The importance of this money-saving offer rests in the character of the clothing. The suits offered are desirable
new spring styles and patterns 3 and 4-Button Sack Coats, and come in THE SEASON'S FAVORITE OKAY MIXTURES.
They're not trash or truck, bought especially for sales, but high grade I1AKT,
SCIIAITNEI. & MANX Hand Tailored Clothes. The rapid selling of our men's
$10.00 and $12.50 lines has forced us to offer these $15.00 values
to meet the great demand here for suits
at
Under-Price SaJe of Men's Pants
A large and splendid assortment of Men's Stylish Invisible Striped
Men's Suit Pants hardly two alike Pants In a great variety of nob-
nearly all sires ?3.50 by new gray mixtures priced
and $4.00 values; on Jr very special, CI Z . $T50
sale at ty at ..sfyJ nd J
KENWOOD UNEQU ALED SHIRT VALUES
THE best IN BEST MAKES.
Jj QUJri1 Earl NVilson- Lion Krand, Wilson Bros., Faultless,
vUl Olliri etc. Our showing of these popular brands is bloom
In America. in witn spring freshness. New patterns and ma
New Patterns and terialsin both stiff and soft bosoms and negligees
" $1, $1-50, $2, $2.50 and $3.50
Men's and Young Men's Dressy Hats
galore stylish brown Stetson Z J? A
Derbies at JU
In fact our showing of .nobby new
shapes and shades in Stetson Hats is the
largest west of Chicago. Uats to fit
vevery head.
SALE OF MEN'S LIGHT COLORED
UATS FOR SUMMER WEAR A
splendid assortment of men's newest
shapes and styles go on sale today
?2.00 and ?2.50 values J 50
Noiuhere will you find clothing and toggery more pleasing
to the eye or prices more pleasing to the purse than at the big
store where your money does double duty. Follow the crowd to
SHIRTS
MADE TO
ORDER
Bhe John Beno Co.
ksa
NEW LINE OF
BOYS
WASH SUITS
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OUR LETTER BOX.
measure. If sor they were over-reached and
outwitted by the elevator and railroad
lobby and It Is to be deplored that they did
not have the courage to appeal to the pub
lic while the bill was being discussed. It
never was printed In the state papers and
the farmers knew nothing of the trap being
laid for them. D. PHILLIPS.,
(Ramsey Law.)
Provided, however.
that any elevator
hereafter constructed,
the construction ol
which shall cost not
ess than 3,000.
(Harsh Lsw.)
Provided, however,
that any elevator
hereafter constructed
In order to receive the
benefit of this act
must have a capacity
of not less than 15,001
budhels.
It Is readily seen 'hat the proviso in the
Ramsey law Is defective, meaning nothing,
saying nothing,, and consequently Its effect
Is as If It was not there at all, and there
fore we had a good law, sweeping In its
provisions and clear In Its language with
out technical verbiage or phrases difficult
to understand. The excellence of the Ram
sey law stands forth as plainly to the law
student and lawyer as Pike's Peak to the
transcontinental traveler. In different suits
brought against four of the leading rail
roads In Nebraska the farmers were vic
torious every time. In at least two cases
the railroad companies fought them until
they went to the supreme court and fought
them there In every way to gain time, but
befors the day came for handing down a
decision the railroads surrendered snd con
ceded what was aBked by farmers' com
panies bringing the suits. If the Ramsey
law was "unconstitutional" why did not
the railroads push to a decision and have
It declared null and void?
The only material change In the law ia a
change for the worse a change in the
"proviso." Under the old law there wa no
minimum limit to the sise, cost or capacity
of an elevator, but under the new law It la
clearly stated that no elevator may receive
the benefits of the law against discrimina
tions unless It Is big enough to hold "15,000
bushels" of grain. This Is class legislation
In Its most odious form a distinct effort to
oppress poor men and pander to the rich
corporations. This law will make no dif
ference with York, Aurora, Hastings, Mln
den, Kearney, Holdrege. Harvard or a few
other large grain centers. They have or
will build elevators holding 15,000 bushels or
more. The))- need them for their business
and would build such without reference tu
the law. But the case is entirely different
with a large majority of the grain stations
of Nebraska. The most of these stations do
not need so large and costly an elevator
and the farmers at very many places are
not able to build so large nor so expensive
a building, and It la these people that the
"proviso" In the Harsh law was aimed at.
It looks like a deliberate attempt to deprive
these small and comparatively poor sta
tions of the protection that Is accorded to
the big corporation or the strong company.
If the farmers about Thayer, or Walton, or
Eagle, or Wabash, or Roco are not able to
build a 15.000-buihel house, costing nearly
14,000 and requiring a capital of $6,000 or
more, these people are to be punished for
their poverty and left to the tender mercy
of the "regular" dealers, who are members
of the combine or trust and stand In with
the railroads.
.That this was the purpose of the 'Harsh"
law Is very evident flora a careful com
parative reading of the two measures.' It Is
sold that the farmers' representatives con
strued la tat passag of. this outrageous
BREAKS IMMIGRANT RECORD
Over Twelve Thousand Pass Through
Ellis Island In One
Day.
NEW YORK, May 7. All records were
broken today In the number of immigrants
passing quarantine. Within twelve hours
12,039 foreigners arriving In steerage were
permitted to enter New York, Indicating
that the spring influx of Immigrants this
year will probably exceed the records for
former years.
Ten transatlantic liners brought this army
of immlgraats to the United States. They
began to arrive early in the morning and
the last to pas quarantine was the Hamburg-American
liner Blucher, which was
admitted at 6 o'clock, and added 610 to the
long list of foreigners arriving In the
steerage.
ate meets between the winners of the big
track meets of the east and west. Corre
spondence between the eastern and western
universities has been going on for some
time, It is said, and it is probable that
plans will be discussed at the meeting of
the Intercollegiate Track Athletic asnocis
tton at Its next meeting. It Is understood
that the west Is anxious for such a meet,'
the plan being to hold the games In the
east one year and in the west the next.
A Most Excellent Remedy for Whoop
Ins; Coach.
(From Miner County Democrat, How
ard, S. D.)
It isn't often that the Democrat takes
any stock In proprietary preparations, but
having had occasion to use Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy in a recent case of whoop
ing cough we found it a mort excellent
remedy, and one that gives the child Im
mediate relief. Being pleasant to the
taste children do not object to taking It,
and It keeps the cough loose, and If given
freely and as directed, there Is practically
no danger whatever from the disease.
Pawnee High School Meet.
PAWNEE CITY, Neb., May 7.-(Special.)
The local field day of the Pawnee High
school was held here on the fair grounds
yesterday afternoon, only a small crowd
attending. The n vt was to determine who
will represent fa nee city In the South'
Time: 2.58. Third heat,
Klser won. Time: 1:31.
miles: A. C. Webb won.
two miles: Earl
Klnal heat, two
Time: 3:30.
FORECAST OF THE WEATHER
Fair In North and Hhorrera
Soath Portion of Ne
braska. V -
WASHINGTON. Ma .jrrtP:.,
lor
Monday and Tuesday:
For Nebraska Fair In north, s"hower '
and cooler In south portion Monday; Tues- .
day showers.
Ftor Iowa Fair Monday, preceded by
western Nebraska TJistrlct Association of showers and colder In south nnrtinn- t,..
High Schools, whlcl meets here next Batur- , dav TOluer " uin portion. Tues
day afternoon. The -hools to compete are
Nebraska City, Aubt i. Falls City, Hum
boldt, Tecumseh and 'awnee City, and a
fine meet is expected Preparations are
being made to entertain the visitors in good
shape. In the evening a debate will be neld
between the debating clubs of Humboldt
and Pawnee City.
The events of today's meet resulted as
follows, the banner being won by tho
junior class:
M-yard danh: llgtnfrlts won, W. Burn
ham second. Time: 0:11U-
440-ard run: W. Burnham won, Martin
second. Time: 0:69.
Running bremd jump: Ilglnfrltz won. Dug
dale second. Distance: 18 feet Inches.
One mile run: VanHorne won. Wheeler
second. Time: 7:45.
Running high Jump: llgtnfrlts won, six
other contestants tied for second. Height:
4 feet 9 Inches.
Shot-put: llgtnfrlts won, W. Burnham
second. Distance: 37 feet 5 inches.
Kift-yard run: W. Burnham won, Ilgln
fritr necond. Time: 0:2514-
fu-yard run: L. Burnham won, Wheeler
second. Time: 2:34.
Pole vault: Don McMaster won, Merle
McMaster second. Height: 9 feet 4 Inches.
Hammer-throw: llginfrltx won, Martin
second.
Monday. Tuesday
Low Rate Summer Excursions
I To Chautauqua Lake and Aabury Park.
. For Illustrated folder, .rates and general
Information, write Erie R. R., 655 Railway
Exchange, Chicago.
Plans for Bis; Collese Bleet.
NEW HAVEN, Conn., May 7. It was an
nounced here tnnlght that plans were under
way for the holding of regular lntercollegl-
Wrbb Wins Match Race.
I 8T. LOUIS, May 7. By winning two
heats, the last an extra event, necessitated
By each winning one race, A. C. Webb,
driving a "stock car, to day defeated Bar
ney Oldneld and Earl Klser in their three-
cornered special match, the feature of the
automobile race meet held at Delmar race
track. Results:
One cylinder stock cars, three miles: Ed
ward Oadsley of St. Louis (lrst, Jesse
French, Jr., of St. Louis second. Time:
!:.
Stripped stock cars, three miles: A. C.
Webb first, F. C. Carr of St. Louis second,
W. W. Leathers of St. Louis third. Time:
4 :35V
Four-cylinder stock cars, two miles: W.
W. Leathers first, II. 8. Turner of St.
Louis second. Time: 3:49H.
Special match, three miles, first hest:
A. C. Webb won. Time: M Second
heat, two miles: Barney Oldneld wun.
day fair.
For Missouri Fair Monday, except show
ers In extreme north portions, colder In
northwest portion; Tuesday fair.
For South Dakota-Fair Monday, except
rain in western portion; Tuesday showera
and warmer.
For Kansas Fair
showers.
Local Record.
.-.UT?.' S1" THE WEATHER BUREAU. ,
OMAHA. May 7. Official record of tem
perature and precipitation compared wild
the corresponding day of the last three
',ear,,: . 1"5. 1904. 1903. lSOi
Maximum temperature .. 78 78 70 a
Minimum temperature ... 46 64 50 4S
Mean temperature 62 66 60 til
Precipitation 00 T .00 - .00
Temperature and precipitation departures
from the normal at Omaha since March L
and comparisons with the last two years:
Normal temperature .'. 69
Excess for the day '
Total excess since March 1 "314
Normal precipitation ig inch
Deficiency for the day 13 inch
r-reclpiiatlon sine- uiarch 1 4D4 inches
Deficiency since Marc 1 60 Inch
Deficiency for cor. period, 1R04.. .5ti Inch
Deficiency for cor. period, 1903. .2.38 Inches
Reports from Stations at T P. M.
Station and Bta.19 Tern. Max. Rain-
of Weather. 7 pm. Tern. tall.
Bismarck, clear 48 60 .uo
Cheyenne, part cloudy W Otl .00
Chlcauo, clear 62 66 .00
Davenport, clear 68 70 .00
Denver, clear tig 70 .00
Havre, clear 66 70 .00
Helena, cloudy 68 ' 70 .00
Huron, clear 64 58 .W
Kansas City, clear 74 76 .00
North Platte, part cloudy.. 72 76 '. .)
Omaha, cloudy 76 78 Oil
Rapid City, part cloudy ... 64 68 1 .00
St. Louis, clear , 68 70 .00
Rt. Paul, clear 68 78 .02
Salt Lake City, cloudy 6S ' 78 .00
Valentine, clear 68 70 .00
Wllllston. clear 62 64 .00
T Indicates trace of precipitation. ,
L. A. WELSH, Local Forecaster.
:-... j .
Strictly a Family Beverage
Klnfi
130.388520 Dottles of Budwelser
Consumed in 1004
More than three-fifths of this amount used in the
homes. This fact marks the decline of strong
alcoholic drinks, and is the greatest step in the
direction of true temperance.
Anheuser-Busch Brewing Ass'n
St. Louis, U. S. A.
Ordera Promptly Filled by
Geo. Krarj Mtir. Anheuser-Busch Branch. Omaha, Neb.