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HIE OMAHA DAILY BEK: MONDAY. ITIUIUAliY
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Office 15 Scott Street.
TAX RULING STARTS TALK
Official! Think it Will Remit in Paw
age of More Equitable Tax Law.
NEBRASKA STATUTE FAVORED
Tr",,r" If RillrM Paid
n"r the Oty Wl Have
Pleat r Rr?fllM t- Mala
tain nrnartasrats.
t's; u:ng' tlirf decision or Judge Thorpr-ll
f fhe lltrtcl court In tlie esse of t-'e
U'ncts Central railroad. In which he denied
"i" right of the rtty to collect tuxes for
"ter and ght on the railroad's northerly
He of trarK within the city llmlli because
' property Mil outside the limit of bene
' from these public, utilities, city officials
r-sterdsy egpressed the opinion that It
would tend to (rive a decided Impetus to
h agitation for a railroad terminal taxa
'ion law. r ,
"If Judge Thorncll's ruling Is sustained
bv the supreme court it means a conslder-
able losa at revenue to tha city," said a
t Itr official, "and I look for Increased
sarltatlon over th entire slate for a new
lawtaxlng the railroad terminals so that
the rltlea may secure their lust proportion
if the taxes on rsllrosd property."
Clly Treasurer. True said: "Judge Tlior
nell may he right In his ruling,' but I am
free to admit that I differ from him. I
cannot believe that the law contemplated
that each separate mile of track is to be
valued separately or taxation purposes or
tuat the number of miles of track within
a municipality , has more to do tvlth the
question of It, taxes than to be used as
a ba.-l for oVtermlnlng what proportion
of the total tax levied against the railroads
Is to be ph(i) ill trie tax district."
A terminal taxation faw. Mr. True de
clared, wolild do much to relieve the sltja
tlon In Council Rhiffs. Such a system of
taxation, he estimated, would add from
fV.w to $V,") to the cliy's revenue. "What
we want Is a reasonable tax for all prop
erty In Council Bluffs which should pay
its share of the municipal expense. If we
had that ikf 10-mttl levy for the general
fur.rt would produce ample revenue to run
t'nu several departments which are main
tain, il out of the general fund." he said.
Councilman Wallace recently sent a copy
of the Nebraska terminal taxation law to
F. (i. Pierce, sorrelary of the League of
Iowa Municipalities, with, the suggestion
.that the league have copies of It printed
and sent to- every present -and prospective
member of th" state legislature. With a
vigorous agitation It Is believed by many
that the enactment of a similar law to the
Nebraska one 'could be secured.
ctty Solicitor Kimball stated yesterday
that he would advise the city council to
authorize him to appeal to the supreme
court from Judge ThorneH's ruling.
Matter la District Coart.
The trial of John and George Hadfleld,
Indicted on the charge of assaulting 8. V.
Down with Intent to Inflict great bodily
injury on him. waa begun In the district
court yesterday before Judge Thornell. The
alleged assault la said to have been com
. milled during a public dance In the town
of Neola. where the Hadfleld and Downs
live, on the night of November 27 last The
Hadfielda were tried before the mayor of
Weola for ,.thlr . eljara Itl the brawl and
Antult on Downs are! were fined, re
spectively $1JX) and $50.
While the defendants charge Downs with
beng the aggressor their attorney yester-1
day in nts opening statement to tne jury
put forward the claim that as his clients
had already been tried and punished for the
alleged offense they should not be put In
leopardy of their liberty again.
Owing to an early adjournment of court
yesterday afternoon but little testimony for
the atate waa Introduced, and the trial
will lie resumed Monday morning.
The following grand Jurore for the dis
trict court at Avoca for 1V were drawn
reaterday
E. P. Denton. Belknap; Cyrua Boiler,
Wright; Ueorge Blchhorn. Lincoln; John
Knox, Orove; George S. IH-e. Carson;
Henrv Wlese. Knox; f. P. Shuttleworth,
Valley; Otto Zoller, James; Grant Pilling,
Macedonia; J. O. Frissell, Center; C. C.
Neely. Waveland; Henry Koll. Layton.
The following petit Jury for the Feb
ruary term at Avoca was alao drawn yes
terday; C. Armstrong. I.in Powell. John Jumper,
Vslley; John Bestman, Pleasant; D. E.
t'raney, John Clsana, J. W. Brtndley, Lay
ton; C. Reynolds. C. K. Denton, Grove; H.
I. Oreeg. Wheeler Blorts, Center; E. E.
. Rradtn. C. J. Koehler, Macedonia: A.
Hollo, J. I. Hooker, Jr., Carson; I. N.
Gardiner, B. K. Gilbert, Belknap; F. H.
Copley. Jacob Carbuhn. Lincoln; E. H.
fitroebele. James; P. F. Howell, C. R.
B warts. Charles-Schmidt, sr., Knox; H. H.
Van, Waveiand.
Talks aa Raabath grfcoola.
P.ey. ' r. F. Fitch pt De Molr.ea. field
sec ret s ry of the Iowa Sabbath School as
sociation, will occupy the pulpit of Trinity
Methodist church this morning and will
deliver an address in the evening at the
V First Presbyterian church. A mass meet-
I ina? of teachera and officers of the Sunday
schools of Uto city will be" held at 3 p. m.
at the First Baptist church, at which E. R.
Jackson, county superintendent of schools,
will apeak' on "What - More the Sabbath
Schools Can Do Than They Are Doing tp
Aralat the. Home In. the Teaching and
Training of th Youth." C. W. Coker will
spesk on "Whst More the Parents May
Do Than Tli.-v Are Doing to Help the Sab
bath Schools In the Work of Teaching and
Training the Youth." An open discussion
will ' follow' these .address? and special
music ha been provided for this meeting.
At the First Presbyterian church In the
evening there will ' be a song service of
flftean minutes,, followed by a short talk
on the adult Btbr class movement by L.
'B. Kinne. secretary of th Pottawattamie
Comity Huaday Bchool asaoclatlon. Tha
principal address of the evening will be by
Rev. Mr. Fitch. This meeting la especially
for B abba th avheol workers.
Real Katat ' Traasf era.
These traosfera were reported to Th Bee
February 1 by h Pottawattamie County
Abstract company of Council Bluffs;
tjrneat E. Hart and wife to Council
Bluffs Real Estate and Improve
ment coniin. lots 4 to 11, inclu
sive, blnra . RldJlo's subdlv.. w. d ll.00
Jejr- Stile a4 srtf to J. W. Boil , .
and J. P. Mulurwt. lot 10. block SI.
Knr't aulxiiv.. w. d 1.400
1. K. llollMibM-k and wife to Thomaa
Itavta. lot., block.lt Halle add.,
a. d l.M
'homas Bowman to Mary 8. Wil
liams, lot 4. block 4. Mullin'a subdtv.,
w. d 1
Ji' TownsK coantiktiy to, Alice I-wliKl-rmaa,
Iota t and a. block
a, 'AlcClelland. wv d.., H
Five transfers, total....
H.
Marriage Llesaass
Licansea to wed were issued yesterday to
the following:
Name and Residence. ' Age.
Hubert Niagara. Granger. la M
Mart Jsikaen. Courutl BJutts.... U
Chaster A. Ho Ulster, Mlsaoart Taltey, la. N
Xlitd Keufuid. MusKurl V alley, la
M Mass. Silver City, la U
besaie Grown, kllver CUy. Ia- 2
CaaaiauSMlaA Ut Laactwa,
ITu regular mcwUily xoaattng of tha Com
cl.l club, wltk aaoompaoyang luocX
vm Ll 4 lmX W4Kda rrsaUg at
BLU F F S
Both 'Phones 43
the Grand hotel. The program of talks
will Include the following;
Bes and Bee Culture." Fdward Kretch
trer i.f the Kretchmer Manufacturing com
pany "Thlnas the Cnmmerrisl Club S'ioiild I i
snd Thing It Rhould Not D.." J. T. Bro.iks
of the Alfslfa MeaJ company.
"Steamboat P.emlnlscences. in the Dv
When the Missouri River was Nsvlgsted."
Captain A. Ovirton. an old-time steamboat
man.
Members of the Commercial club are In
vited to brirg their friends to the meeting
and lunch.
MIXOR MENTION.
Davis, drus-
Stockert s lis carpets.
FA Rogers, Tony Kauot beer.
l.er.-is Cutler, funeial director. Phone i'.
Woodring Undertaking company. Tel. 339.
For rent, unfurnished rooms. 231 Main Pt.
COME AND SEE Ol R l'.S WALL. PA
PER. II. BORWICK. lil 3. MAIN.
Annual 'J per rew discount sale on pic
lure moulding begins Monday February 3.
Alexander's &3 Broadway.
You can get belter .oa! for los money
from William Webb, North Main. The
reason why Is because lie sells for cash.
Both 'phones 12. lard 'phone Boll-377.
OFFICE SPACE FOR flKNT, PER
MONTH; CENTRAL I.OCATION. STEAM
HEAT AND ELECTRIC LIGHT FL'K
NI8HED. OMAHA BEE, 14 SCOTT ST.
Where do you buy your coal? Have yon
given ua a trial? Do so. We endeavor to
please all the time. The Council Bluffs
Coal and Ice company. Both 'phones T!'.
We find that our most desirable custom
ers have !een secured thr viRli our princi
ples regarding better and cleent-r coal. The
Council Blufts Cos! and Ice Co. Either
'phone 72.
Our flower beds are new and well ferti
lised, thus producing rh-h and healthy
flowers. Very choice red. white anil pink
carnations and choice American Beauty
rost-s. Herman Bros., Pearl st. lull.
S.4. Bell &:!.
Mornlngside chapter. Woman's guild of
St- Paul s Episcopal cuurch, will meet Mon
aay aiternoon ai the home ot Mrs. G. It.
Howard. 3 Lincoln avenue.
Jim Powell, said to be wanted In Malvern
for jumping a bourd bill, was discharged
in police court yesterdav morning, as the
marshal of Malvern tailed to come for
him,
Officer Charles (Jum was detailed yes
tedH.v to shoot a horse belonging to Thom
son & Fraxier. grocers on Filth svejiue,
which was sutfeting from lockjaw, the re
sult of getting a nail into Its hoof a few
days ago.
The Young Men's Fortnightly club of the
First Congregational church will meet
Thursday evening at the parsonage. There
will be a musical program and an Invita
tion will be extended to the women of the
church to attend.
Charlea Johnson, a railroad fireman
charged with ordering and eating a meal in
a South Main street reataurant and then
leaving without paying for It. was given
ten dsvs in Jail by Police Judge Snyder
yesterday morning.
In some stores the prices of pianos de
pend upon the credulity of the customer
snd the feelings of the salesman. The A.
Hospe company. 29 Pearl street, 3 South
Main street. Council Bluffs. Ia., has but
one price, and that the lowest.
The men's meeting under the auspices of
the Young Men's Christian association this
sfternoon will be held at 4 o'clock at as
sociation headquarters. 122 South Main
street. Rev. Henry DeLong will lead the
service, the theme of which will be "A
Love Story."
Mrs. William Hlgglns. who with other
members of her household, was poisoned
Thursday, supposedly by oatmeal served
at breakfast, waa reported yesterday to
have become worse Friday night and her
condition required close attention. Her lit
tle 3-year-old daughter waa said to-be also
in a aerlous condition yesterday.
Hazel camp No. 171. Modern Woodmen of
America, will celebrate the twent v-second
anniversary of Its organisation Thursday
evening of this week with an entertain
ment which will be open to the members
and their families. There will be a pro
gram of speechea. recitation and musical
numbers and refreshments wt'l be
A number of visitors from otnaha are ex
pected to be present.
It Is better to have your glasaea fitted
than to put on any pair of glasses which
msy come handy or cheap. There are
scarcely two paire of eyea Just alike. There
are no ta-o pairs of eyes afflicted In lust
the same way and degree. "Stock" glasses
will, nine times out of ten. do vou more
harm than good. The damage therefrom
may be terrible and Irreparable. Your
glasses must be msde to order. Thev must
fit. Else you would better have none at
all. Only a competent and reliable optician
can aid you In this matter. For vour own
protection In eye affaire you should go to
Dr. J. W. Terrv. at Lefferfs. reliable
Jewelers and optician. 4"9 Broadway
touncll Bluffs. New patented invisible bi
focal lens. Dr. Terry's specialty. By Invisi
ble bifocal lens we mean two lenses in one
with no visible line between.
Extension ladders, step ladders, straight
ladders all kinds of laddera. C. Hafer
Lumber Co.. Council Bluffs, la.
Iowa New Nate.
MARSHALLTOWN Fire in the Bern
stein Bros.' bottling works, at an early
hour thla morning, caused damsge to the
machinery, etock and building of $1,300. The
fire is believed to have caught from a stove
The property is fully Insured.
MARSHALLTOWN-The case of J. W
Alden against the Chicago. Milwaukee &
t. Paul railroad, an action for personal
injury, waa begun In the district court this
morning. The claim Is made that an en
gine owned hy the company caused th
team Alden was driving to run awav.
throwing him out and Injuring him. He
claim damage of $2,400.
ATLANTIC James East, a highly re
spected citizen of thla place, who came
here from Audubon county less than a year
ago. upon the death of his wife, died at
his home here, aged t years, after a week's
Illness of pneumonia. The same day the
funeral of Mrs. Philp Young, a pioneer
realdent of thla place, waa held from the
family residence on Bircli atreet.
ATLANTIC Christian Olsen was granted
a divorce from Clara Olaen and the wife
was given custody of the minor children,
and the plaintiff was ordered to pay $1.4M0
aa part of the permanent alimony. Leo
Gifford waa also granted a decreo of di
vorce from Frank Gifford. and Ida Bowlln
was granted a divorce from Arthur Bowlln
and given the custody of th minor child.
C R ESTON Mis Lethu Frederh kson died
Friday from tuberculosis. She was but 17
years of age. Her untimely death has cast
a gloom over the high school, where until
a few weeka ago ahe waa a bright and am
bitious pupil. Her father and several
brothers survive her. Funeral services will
b held Sunday at her aunt's home here.
nd Interment will be made at Sherman
City.
CRESTON-Jamea Durban filed an in
formation Saturday charging Herbert Ev
jns with breaking Into a trunk and taking
K belonging u the complainant. Durban
and Evana roomed together and the plain
tiff clalnia Evans knew he had money In
the trunk and that during the absence of
th family yesterday Evans visited the
room and secured th money. Evana sud
denly loft the city yeaterday.
MARSHALLTOWN-Owen Ball a young
ex-convict, who waa arrested early last
fall on a charge of robbing th Abbott &
ton hardware store of a quantity of guns,
revolvers and ammunition, was acquitted
of burglary In the district court today. The
evldem was circumstantial. Thonii Burn
or Madison. Wis., was given sn Indetermi
nate sentence, with a maximum of five
year, for larceny by Judg Barker today.
ATLANTIC-Tb annual election of the
local Young Men Christian association
resulted In th selection of C. E. Kringl
aa president; H. W. Fulton. , lo president;
Vlll low, secretary, and Harry Caven
augn. treasurer, wnils Mr. Danley will be
retained aa general secretary and physical
culture director. It Is hotwd to build a
llo.ae building for th association here this
year, and plana fur it were discussed at
tha annual meeting There la already a
fund of 14.0110 provided for that purpoa
and It la prounaed to raise the remainder
by popular subscription and by maana of
pubUo entertainments.
MARSHALLTOWN The will of rrank
T. Patterson of Oilman, which dispose of
aa eatat consisting almost entirely of psal
slat In Marshall. Tama aad Jasper conn,
tie, waa prohaicd In court todav. Th ea
tat baa a valu of Ji&eft It Includes
sevea farm of a total of l.tu acre, in ad
dttloa to-aom. pronal property. The
a blow. Mr. Angle Patterson, gets a l'f
Inter In th entire estate, but th prop
erty vBtaalhr goa to th fvrr children
Tha will provide that dob of th children
shall bacon absolute owner of th prop
erty bothd to them until they ar 44
year f age. Ia caa tb widow marrto
cala aba retlSMHilaaa all Interest in th
IsUia, waica umi at one t the cl.il-
x collector yet named
Nebraika Delegation Hat Two Sta
tions, but Reaches No" Conclusion.
ANOTHER MEETING WEDNESDAY
taaadeatly Believed taat by The
Pelesrattoa Will Have Reached aa
Aareement aad oeoa
scd far Posltloa.
I From a Staff Correspondent )
WASHINGTON. Feb. . 8pec;a! Tele
gramsAfter two conferences extending
over a long period of time members of the
Nebraska delegation adjourned their cau
cus at 7:30 Saturday until Wednesday next
at i o'clock, when tl ey hope to select a
successor to Elmer II. Stephenson, collec
tor of internal revenue for the District of
Nebraska.
At the close of the second conference to
rilglit Representative llnshaw. secretary
of the delegation, announced that no agree
ment bad been reached relative to a plan
looking to the distribution of state-wide
patronage, but that things looked bright
for an agreement next Wednesday. In a
vague and mysterious manner the con
gressman from the Fourth district said he
had hoped that the collectorshlp fight
a'ould be settled amicably by "somebody
higher In authority." When asked If he
meant "somebody higher in authority" to
be the president. Mr. Hinshaw refused to
say. hiding behind the broad proposition
that "this 1 am stjtlng on my own au
thority and not rn the authority of the
delegation. I have hopes of a satisfactory
settlement of the collectorshlp matter very
shortly."
When the delegation met this morning
at 10 o'clock it was known that the fight
over the constitution, as the delegation has
denominated the plan for patronage dis
tribution, would be on In esrnest. and that
the report of the subcommittee, consisting
of Senator Burkett and Representatives
Norris and Boyd would be made, which
would develop the strength of the two
camps within the delegation.
Pros-Idles for Rota.
After some general talk looking to an
agreement on the terms of a plan a sud
den recess wss taken until 4 o'clock this
afternoon. The delegation had not been
In session more than an hour and a quar
ter when this sudden, hslt was called In
the proceedings and the members mys
teriously disappeared. Everybody was
sworn to secrecy, but like the secrets of the
executive sessions of the senate, here and
there a leak was discovered and The Bee
correspondent Is In a position to say that
the recess was taken for the purpose of
ascertaining what positions. If any, could
be had for either Mr. Rose or Mr. Ham
mond, whichever should be defeated. What
ever wss ascertained, however, is still the
property of the delegation, for their Infor
mation was of a character that could not
be divulged at present.
Upon reconvening at 4 o'clock the delega
tion got down to the real business of mak
ing a constitution which shall guide the
members In the future as to the distribu
tion of state-wide patronage. Two distinct
propositions were presented. One by Sena
tor Brown, dividing the state Into halves,
white Congressman Norris offered a resolu
tion that the atate should be divided Into
districts, each representative and each
sfnator to have one vote. Judge Norris
offered thla resolution because he believes
the western part of the state la not fairly
treated lit the matter of patronage and that
Omaha and Lincoln secure the larger pro
aortloii of the patronage. whlcv according
to the representative from the Fifth dis
trict, was never contemplated when the
state was created, and that an equal divi
sion of the patronage la the only square
way of parcelling out the several federal
places In the commonwealth.
These ta-o propositions were debated until
7:30 tonight, when the csucus adjourned
until next Wednesday. From talks had
with the members and In view of the
seriousness of the continuation of this
fight upon the campaign now coming on,
there waa expreased generally a feeling
that the delegation would be able to get
together upon harmonious lines and that
by next Wednesday they might he In a
position to say what compromises would be
accepted.
Necessity for Harmony.
A national campaign is on in Nebraska
and several of the delegation realize Uie
Importance of complete harmony In the
state. Then there are one or two congres
sional districts in which there are signs
of revolt, and in order to heal the wounda
already made It was deemed the part of
wisdom to bring this fight to a termination
as quickly as possible. In point of fact
the president is greatly agitated over the
situation and he has tendered hla kindly
offices to put a stop to dissensions by
doing what he can to placate the two
camp in the Nebraska delegation. It
would therefore seem a good guess to make
that Wednesday will see an agreement
upon the Nebraska plan for state-wide dis
tribution of patronage and the selection
of a successor to Elmer 8tephenson.
Mia Haaa'e Body Sent ta Crete.
'Governor Smith has cabled from Manila
that he has caused to be sent to her sister.
Mrs. Jackson, at Crete, Neb., the body
of Miss Anna E. Hahn. the American
school teacher who waa murdered in Ba
tangaa. Persons who knew the murdered
woman are convinced that the motive of
the crime was robbery, ss she was known
to have considerable money and lived alone.
Mlaor Matters at Capital.
John Lang and wife of Wymore. Neb.,
are visiting In Waahlngton.
Nebraska postmasters appointed: Mullen.
Hooker county. Clara C. Joffords, vie J.
Kudrua, resigned. Robert, Hayes county,
Elton R. Sagor, vie H. R. E. Boelim,
resigned. Sweetwater, Buffalo county,
Theodore E. Olson, vice F. O. Pickett, re
signed. Rural carriers appointed for lom-a routes:
Blencoe, route 2, Ernest Shea, carrier;
Walter W. Shea, substitute; Havelock.
route 2. William J. Rodda, carrier; May
Rodda, substitute; Iowa Falls, route 2.
Willie A. Mitchell, carrier; Albert W. Mc
Whlrter. substitute.
IT TAFT. I lOl'TH DAKOTA
Both Faetloa Iwk Control, I'slag
III Rasa aa gloaraa.
8IOCX FALLS. S. D., Fab. l-(Speclal )
Secretary Taft could not poaalbly avoid
getting th support of South Dakota In
th Chicago convention. In all seriousness
th statement 1 mad that It is doubtful
if ther 1 any way by which Taft could
prevent South Dakota from giving him Ha
rote in th national convention.
Th situation as to th presidency In this
tat Is Indeed rather laughable. Th re
publican party la divided Into two bitterly
hostile faction. And for th last thr
month each of these faction has been
training it lung to shout tha louder for
Taft. Senator Klttredge, leader of the
stalwarts, began th gam by deofartng
for Taft Tn before President Roossvslt
had announced tb last tlma that h would
not aooept another nomination. And now
Governor Crawford, KTrtredg' opponent
In th sanatoria! contest, lead hi faction
la sounding th prata ef Secretary Tat.
All this hr-s eon about beesus ach
faction want tha preailg of oon trolling
th Maroa atai convention to select na
tional deUgat. Each want a nam to
conjur with. , Koosrslt la tb charmed
coginmen for South DsVols vo'.err, fr:
shout three out cf forr of then trtr fo
! H-n at the las', el-r'lon. Bvat w.-.n Ros
i velt Insisted on staying c i: It was nerrs
a:r to csit Vut fnr another standard
bearer. As Taft was seemingly Roosevelt't
choice relthef faction dared take chsncs
ef of;;d'ng the tig Roosevelt tentlrnr-n:
by supporting any other. So It happens
lhat each faction Is marMr.g time hy the
formation of Ro;sevelt-Taf clJb all over
the state.
The i-nly question remaining for the
Mar.-'i 1 1 Imattes. it seems, is to determine
whe.lnr Klttredge or Crawford shall head
tne national delegation. Su Hie contest Is
likely to resolve llsvlf it.to a fight intlrtly
on stats Issues.
Le Toilette has no chance alistevtr of
obtaining the South Dakota dclegailcn
There is a great deal of LaPotleltc senti
ment In the stale, but this counts as noth
ing with the polil'rsl leaders who under
stand the danger .of opposing Ice Roost
velt candidate. . And either faction all.
give Iron bound instructions for Tsf'.. to
demonstrate sincerity In supper! of the
Roosevelt ma-i fur Roosevelt' plate.
fl-.!el by slnsi
or scorched by a fire, apply Bin kb-n's
Arnica Salve. Cures piles, too, and tin
worst sores. Gtisrsnteed. 2."c. For sab
by Beaton Drug Co.
NEBRASKA FROM DAY TO DAY
Qaalat aad t'arlon Features of I. He
in a Rapidly Growing
a.
A Slam Concealed ror.-.r.lure What
would be thought of a m.tn who wouU
pick up his bag and baggnge and mow
from a village when he hud 'all the con
veniences of civilization .ind settle down
In a dreary, forssken desrt? Why, peo
ple would say he wa crazy. Moral: Why
not move the county seat to Verdigre?
Verdigre Citizen.
Neither Party Complimentary A few
days since a large, rough appearing woman,
who seemed very anxious to obtain lodging
at our hotels for a pittance was heard to
say. after she failed utterly: "Des shqcp
places day no gud. at ba nu safe fur a
ludy; nu tuks on durr at all at all; shooset
so ell shleep In deepoo.'' Our luitel men
are rather of the opinion that she was right
and were mor than pleased when she
seemed content with sleeping elsewhere
and no longer bother them. Bridgeport
Blade.
Willing to Tacklo Aiiytlnng-F. A. Nee
land, a successful young stockman of
Dawes county, living near Dunlap is In
the city today having dental work done.
Fred can fill most any kind of a position
In an emergency and his latest stunt was
to teach school for seven arcks in his
home district until a teacher could be
secured. The one whom the board had en
gaged got married a day before her term
was to commence and no other teacher
could be had until last week when Miss
Edith Mastrude of this county took the
school. Alliance Herald.
A Friend" Gone The little ones In the
home of Burt Stevenson and wife are mourn
ing the losa of their pet rat-terrier. Ixu,
who died after a short spell of sickness, age
12 years. No enemy was too big for Lou
and being no larger than our house cat he
entered many a small place where other
dogs could not go and would bring out his
trophy, a rabbit, Norway rat or weasel.
He could also he trusted to protect the lit
tle ones who daily played with him. With
sincere and childlike feelings, his body
was buried In a neat grave under an
apple tree In the orchard1, where It waits
for little hands .to plary, sweet flowers on
when spring time cornea. Peace to his
memory. Columbus Tribune. Richland
Correspondence. -
His Nibs Is No Walking Postofflce
The postmaster at Palmer requests us
to call attention to the practice of some
of the patrons of rural delivery of placing
loose coins In their boxes when they do
sire to dispatch letters instead of sup
plying themselves with postage stamps
In advance of their needs. This practice
Imposes a hardship on rural carriers In
removing loose coins from boxes, espe
cially so when there is aero weather. It
also delays them on the service of their
routes. The postmaster, therefore,
urgently requests that patrons of rural
delivery will supply ' themselves with
stamps or furnish their boxes with de
tachable cups or small boxes iu which
they may deposit coins when necessary
In the purchase of a supply of stamps.
Palmer Correspondence, Central City
Record.
Wanted The Beat Rather an amusing in
cident occured Monday afternoon. Miss
Mary Ramsey, being held here for insan
ity, being the innocent principal In the
same. She has been kept at the hotel
Golden Truth since being brought here from
South Dakota laat week. Monday after
noon, however, she csme up missing and
her description waa telephoned out In the
rural districts and the county aroused gen
erally. Sheriff Dwyer thought some of
organizing a force to search the air holea
In the mill pond. The afternoon wore on
nd no news. At supper time Attorney
Van Wagenea went over to the Morey
house and lo! and beheld who should sit
opposite him at the table, but the Insane
lady eating her supper with the most ap
proved etiquett and discussing the latest
styles with the abandon of a Parisian ma
damselle. When questioned she simply said
that deciding to change from a one dollar
to two dollar per day "d'hote" she quietly
put on her bonnet, took her grip in hand
and walked from one place to the other.
Pierce County Call.
On With the Hunt A very exciting coyote
chase took place In these parts Monday
morning and the Roosevelt Rough Riders
were only a mere speck, compared with
these rural rough riders; Ice, wire fences
nd steep places are looked upon as mere
plsy by these young sports. In fact It Is
a pleasure to see them go through bsrb
wir fences, which with the aid of pinchers
or hammer and sometimes with the bare
hand ia rapidly removed or lowered, but
never cut, th trained horse hops over the
wire low or high its all the same, and then
the yella and hollers sre not minus, that's
a cinch. To' a stranger It would seem the
Sioux Indiana were on the war path in
earnest. T see those fleety greyhounds
bound over the prairie after the much
wanted coyote Is certainly a pleasure. Even
the phone la uaed sometimes In the chases
to a good advantage. The following parties
took part: Annual Frazer, Burrel Rh.h,
Will McDermott. Fritz Voegler. Harry
Meyer. Boyd Mulligan and Tom Brown
were in a buggy and the way they hit the
pike was not slow as everything seemed
level to them. Even Hammond Brennick
tried bis sprinting qualities but when he
aw Fisher on his windmill watching the
proceedings was taken with stage fright
and breath failed. But the sports put the
coyotes to the woods Just the same.-North
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FLEET AT PINTA ARENAS
American Battleships Beach Chilean
Port at 12:50 P. M.
MET BY CRUISER CHACABUCO
Trip from Itlo de Janeiro Through
the Strait Made Without Inci
dentWarships Exchange
Salntcs.
PC NT A ARENAS, Feb. J.-The American
battleship fleet steamed into Punta Arenas
harbor today and came to anchor at 12 :5
p. ni. Almost the entire population had
gathered on the hill behind the town and
the Jetties flinging the water-front to wit
ness the coming of the friendly ships of
war, and the Chilean representatives who
are here to greet the visitors in the name
of the republic and bid them welcomo were
gathered expectantly on the deck of the
Chilean cruiser Chacabuco. lying In the
roadstead.
The American ships were sighted at 11
a. m.. steaming In double column. They
canre slowly from Possession bay. where
they ha-1 anchored the night before, and
at 12:13 were abreast of the port. ,
While yet some distance away a salute
to the port boomed out from the Connecti
cut. Admiral Evans' flagship, and the
Chacabuco replied. The British cruiser
Sapho also saluted the Connecticut .which
responded in kind, and after the Connecti
cut passed the Chilean cruiser saluted the
American flag and the Connecticut saluted
the Chilean flag.
Arreting from Admiral Simpson.
Before the arrival of the fleet, a wireless
message from the Chacabuco was sent to
Admiral Evans by Admiral Simpson, ex
tending a hearty welcome from the Chilean
navy to the Amerlcnn navy. Admiral Ev
ans at once responded with many thanks
for the message of kindly greeting.
The run from Rio Janeiro, whence the
start was made on January U after the
Brazilian president had reviewed the fleet
and the Erazllian warships had escorted
It out of the harbor to the sea. was mado
with favorable weather and without acci
dent. Th event of the voyage was the
meeting of the division of the Argentine
fleet sent out from Buenos Ayres to greet
the American b.'.;'esb.lps.
Leaving Rio Jar.r'o on the 22d. the fleet
took up Its four-CjUimn formation and
proceeded directly aoui for the Strait of
Magellan. On the day of railing from Rio
Janeiro Frank Allen Tew. ki oiler, died on
board the Maine of peritonlt's and was
buried at sea the following day
Squadron Sleet at Sea.
On the morning of January 4 the fleet
came into wireless communication win, he
Argentine division and in the evening lf
the same day the four aiiips of the divisiot,
were sighted astern. The Argentine fleet
followed during the night and on the next
morning, the 27th, Admiral Evans sig
nalled single column. In this formation, pro
ceeding at ten knots an hour, the fleet was
passed by the Argentine vessels at a fifteen-knot
speed. Salutes acre exchanged
and courteous messages passed between
Rear Admiral Oliva. commanding the Ar
gentine fleet, and Rear Admiral Evans.
The Argentine warships were tiie Fan Mar
tin, the Belrfrano. the Nucve Julio and the
Buenos Ayres. They are fine looking ves
sels and were well handled. The sight of
the two fleets steaming side by side on a
smooth s.-a In perfect weather was a
splendid one.
After the review the visiting ships turned
and disappeared astern. The fleet proceeded
to the strait without incident, anchoring
at Possession bay last night and arriving
at Frunta Arenas shortly after noon today.
The arrival of the American battleships
at Punta Arenas, on the Strait of Magel
lan, brings them for th first time to a
Chilean port. The Strait of Magellan la by
International agreement, neutral waters,
but the bordering shores of this great
waterway are Chilean, except at the east
ern most entrance, near Cape Virgins.
From Punta Arenas onward the fleet will
skirt along Chilean shores, first through
the westerly narrow of the strait, and then
northward along the thin atrip of Chilean
territory up to I'eru.
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Foley's Honey and Tar curea la grippe
coughs and prevents pneumonia. Refuse
any but the genuine in tlie yellow package.
For sale by all druggists.
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SHELTON WETS WALKING MATCH
Caban Cavers Miles la Six Day
la f levrlaad.
CLEVELAND. .. Feb. 2.-Tbe six-day
go-as-you-pleae walking match. which
V-gan here last Monday, ended at 11
oil oik tonight, with Siielton. the Cuban,
the winner. The score:
Siielton. 148.1 miles, Barnes. Ill miles;
Prouty. Is! I miles: Dyer, SOS mllrs, Loes.
II n. 217 miles; Teagle, (1 miles. Ross,
::.S miles; Flsk, 17f miles.
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Not expensive even though it is the best.
It is Presumption to Say You
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yet that is what is practically said to you,
when you ask for an advertised article and
are offered a substitute by a dealer. He
would give you what you made up your
mind you wanted, but for the fact that a
substitute pays him a larger percentage of
profit. Such a dealer's interest lies only in
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sible. The first-class dealer would have
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admitting that you had a mind of your own
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At this season of the year when the ground
and 6treet ear platforms are apt to be covered
with snow or ice, especial care should be taken
by passengers in getting on and off cars.
REMEMBER
Wait Until the
Get Off In the
Aosist Us in Preventing Accidents.
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' STREET RAILWAY COMPANY
A Medium Size Outside Office
We have two connected offices, one 9x19 and the
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and are ideal offices for anyone desiring a private room
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month. They have been newly decorated and are finished
in hard wood and have running water.
THE BEE IIUSLMRIG
wag planned exclusively as an office building and I In every way
tha mogt convenient In lu arrangement. No offices are very far
from the elevators and tee elevator service Is most satisfactory.
Tbe building has gained a reputation for continuous cleanliness
and baa good Janitor aerlce, not only row and then, but all the
time. Tbe bulldlnc 1 always kept In perfect repair.
There are savers! choice small offices available, which rent at
from 110 00 to $20.00. Tbe occupants of small offices receive th
same careful and courteous attention as the largeet tenants.
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