rufc IIKK: OMAHA. SATURDAY. MAY 14. 1910.
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Council Bluffs
Council Bluffs
Council Bluffs i
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Minor Mention
Tae CovncU Bluffi efflo of t
Omaha B Is at 1 loot Utit.
Both "phoaea 43.
uavis, drug.
The Clark barber shop for bath.
COKRIGAN8. undertaker. "Phone 2-
FAUST BEER AT ROGER8' BUFFET.
Woodrlng Undertaking company. Tel. S39.
Lewis Cutler, funeral director. 'Phone ST.
Balrd & Boland. undertaken. 'Phone lO.
Mv tailoring make friends. Martin pet
er ten.
KOR KXC'IIASQE OF REAL ESTATE
TKV SWAPS. -KOR
RKNT-ONE-HAI.F OF STORE
room, m w. broadwat.
J. W. Terry, opt-clan. moved to ill W.
Broadway. Eyes examined free.
Send your lace curtain to Mrs. Broslua
for cleaning Best references. Pnone F-1UK.
The St. I-ouls Marching club will give a
dance at Eagle hull tonight. Whalcy's
orchestra.
Jvnnhoe commandery. Knights Templar,
will mvt thin evening for work In the order
of the temple. '
For firsl-eUss wall paper work, painting,
and wall paper anil reasonable prices, aee
Jensen, Masonic temple.
OKFEREU FOR SAL, WILL HELP
YOU TO SELL MAS'. .ARTICLES
AHOUNl) THE liOLsK THAT YOU
L-ON'T WANT,
The bent and cheapest place In the city
to ret your will paper and painting Is at
W. Nlchoialsen & Co., 14 South Main street.
If you are looking for the bent, come to
us; we will do the rest. H. Borwick, 211
. Main St. Everything In wall paper.
Work guaranteed.
Better order those pictures reframed at
once that they may be ready to hang
when you are through cleaning house. C.
E. Alexandei, 31 Broadway; 'phone Sttf.
move your real estate, put
your ad. in the real estate sec
vi on of the bee. the bee goes to
people that have the money.
Mrs. Page Morrison of Willow avenue,
was called to Dululh, Minn., last evening
by tha critical Illness of her father. Her
aister. Dr. Charlotte McCuskey. has been
at the bedside of her father for several
days.
This Is no $o down and fl a week graft
where you pay three prices for the prop
erty In the long run. Call up B-94H Bell, or
43 either phone. I have for sale a five-room
house and two lots handy to Omaha car
line. I want to sell to the right party. It
ih a good Investment and a good home.
Property in this locality Is steadily advan
llug. Owner, 11. Ducil. lu Scott street.
1" ..il .n. .j Olio jLiiuuj ...b. ou.. uadlllbl
ciiicugo ureal western li.aii.a. cum
nuy ii l.Ooo uaiuugy, ior ulieged per
auhul injuries, int; pluintuf, who la ail
ciupioyu ot tne Union fucuic rauroau,
..,u in ins petition that oil February M
ot in, s year, wnue returning lrom ma ,orK
in the yarus ai tne transier ueput, ue was
shuck in the side by Hie pilot of a locomo
tive belonging to tne Ueieimant company,
'ihe acciucnt, Lyons, alleges, was uuc to
urn careicssneso o the employes o tne
uetcnuaul railroad.
The Jury In the personal Injury damage
sun ot Joncpn .Mulligan against the Union
Pacific Railroad company, brougnt In a
vardict lust evening lu tavor of the plalntlf
tor tlu.jvu. Alulligun, a linesman, suffered
the fracture of both arms and tne loss of
one lg as the result of a fall from the
crossarm of a Pule into the pit of an elec
trie turn-table, in the shops In Omaha In
December, 1908. The crosbarm broke while
Mulligan was working on It, precipitating
him to the bottom of the turn-table below.
Mulligan sued for M.OOU.
On the showing made by his attorneys.
Judge. Wheeler yesterday continued the
case- agalnHt Fred Fowler, Janitor of the
Shugart block. Indicted on a t'harge of
criminally assaulting a 13-year-old girl, to
the next ' term. The trial has now been
continued two terms. Certain persons In
terested In the protection of the young
girls of the city are Inclined to believe
that there- are efforts being made In certain
einarters to prevent Fowler being brought
In trial and It was stated yesterday that
the case would be laid before Attorney
General Byers, with the request that he
either prosecute It or see that the accused
man be brought to trial.
The suit brought In district court by
George F. CaMIe of Brltt. la, against
Benjamin Marks, the First National bank
of Council Bluffs. Ernest K. Mart, presi
dent of the First National bank;
.T. J. Splndler. cashier of the First National
hank; Ernest E. Hart (Incorporated);
lames C. Mahrav with his numerous
aliases. John It. Imhhlns and Frank Q.
Scott to recover J.1.000 which he claimed
to have been buncoed out of on a fake
rim In this citv nn Spntrniher 19. 1B0S. hv
the notorious gang of "big-store" swindlers,
was dismissed yesterday. An effort to have
the Castle suit and those of three other
"Mikes" continued over to the next term
failed, as Judge Wheeler overruled the
motion, as the defendants were prepared
and instated on going to trial. Counsel for
the defendants stnted yesterday thev were
determined upon the asslvninent or the re
malnlna- three case pending In the district
court at the present term.
Ileal Kstnte Transfer
These transfers were reported to The Bee
May 12 by the Pottawattamie County Ab'
stract company of Council Bluffs:
Marietta G. Lee to Hans II. Spet
man. lot S. block 9. Buyllss' 2d add..
w. d t 4,500
Frank Outhout to John Stockwell, wH
neU aw 33-73-411. w. d 4,000
Melissa Payne and husband to Ellsn
heth Uarlnwskl, lot i!o, block 32, Ceil
tral subdlv.. w. d J 900
Deborah Gordon Clark and husband
to Olive B. Arnd, lots 8 and 9, block
5, Park add., w. d iOO
V. F. Everest and wife to F. W. Men
eray (Crescent Nursery company),
lot 2, block 8, Bryant & Clark's add.,
w. d 20J
Maudii II Hansen and husband to F.
W. Meneray (Crescent Nursery com
pany!, lot 4, block !, Bryant &
'lark's add., w. d 200
Frank T. True and wife to, F. W.
Meneray (Crescent Nursery com
pany), lot S, block !), Bryant &
Clark's add., w. d 100
V. J. Schnorr and wife to Rose I.
Clark, lot 25. block 4, Sacked' add.,
J- c. d j
Nine transfers, total
110,80.-,
Save yourfelf many steps. Get n Hoosler
Klcheu Cabinet. The greatest step saver.
Peterson & Schoening. '
. Better values for the money
than you get anywhere else
!!? jfofa Bhie White Stones.
The Leffert Guarantee back
of every gem sold. One price
!! rthtJthe lowest,
whether cash or credit
EMIL H LEFFERT
501 eXOAPWW. COUNCIL BtlffJ
SEE MY MOTORCYCLES
and get my prices before you
buy. S. M. WILLIAMSON,
17 S. Main St. Council Bluffs.
MONEY TO LOAN
Private Money to Loan on City
Property.
F. J. SCHNORR,
II Broadway, Couaoll Bluffs, la.
1
BOOSTERS FOR GOOD ROADS
Number from Denison Fay Visit to
Boone Project.
CONVENTION HELD AT BOONE
Proposition la "Mld-lowa Dragged
Road," .ot "River to Hirer"
Project-Plana for En
. tertalnmen t.
t
A committee from the Commercial club
of Denlson, consisting of W. C. Rollins,
former mayor; Dr. B. F. Fhllbrook, Ercd
W. Meyers, postmaster; H. J. Cummlngs,
sheriff of tfrawford county, and Raymond
Conner made the trip to Council Bluffs
by auto and last evening met a number
of local automoblllsts to boost the con
vention for good roads through mld-lowa
on 'The Transcontinental Jioute, irom
Council Bluffs to Clinton to be hold at
Boone Thursday of next week.
This convention at Boone will be ad
dressed by Thomas H. MacDonald, state
highway engineer of Ames, Colonel W. F.
Baker of this city, member of the Board of
Supervisors of Pottawattamie county and
Henry llaag of Jefferson. The committee
also secured H. A. Searle, W. H. Lynchard
and D. E. Stuart, president of the Council
Bluffs Commercial club as speakers before
the convention.
Mr. Rollins on Project.
Speaking of the convention and Its pur
pose Mr. Rollins said last evening:
The pilgrimage for the western division
will leave Council Bluffs at noon. Good
speakers wil accompany the motorists and
each town enroute is requested to arrange
a short program, after which It la hoped
that every auto In the city will Join the pil
grimage.
The Denlson Commercial club will tender
a banquet to the visitors at Hotel Denlson
on the evening designated and will make
complete arrangement for the care of all
machines and the accommodation of all vis
itors.
The start for Boone will be made early
the next morning with programs at each
city and a stop at Jefferson for dinner. It
Is hoped to reach Boone by 3 p. m., at
which pluce the state meeting will be held.
As the chief purpose of the pilgrimage Is
to Impress upon the people the importance
of good roads, and to arouse enthusiasm,
It Is very important that Just as many mo
torists as possible make the Journey.
It Is also of prime Importance that the
county supervisor!!, township trustees, cltv
officials and road superintendents be inter
ested, and It Is suggested that at everv
place a special effort be made to get the
officials to attend the Boone meeting, and
mat tne motorists see to It that such of
ficials be prlvided transportation In auto
mobiles so that they may see for themselves
tne necessity for good roads and become
imbued with the spirit of the pilgrimage.
The "Mld-lowa Dragged Road" which la
to be boosted by the convention, is that
running almost the entire distance between
Council Bluffs and Clinton, near the North
western right-of-way. This proposition has
nothing to do with the other river to river
highways suggested and planned.
It was stated last night that about fif
teen automobile parties would make the
trip from here to Boone. They will be en
tertained enroute at Denlson.
DENISON, la., May 12.-Special.)-The
Commercial club of Denison has issued no
tice of a good roads convention to be held
at Boone, la., Thursday, May 19. The
business will be to arrange for a river to
river dragged road from Clinton to Council
Bluffs. Marshalltown will entertain the
delegates coming from the east, and Denl
son those from the west, on the evening
before the convention. Thomu II. Mae
Donald of Ames, W. F. Baker, road expert
of Council Bluffs, and Henry llaag of Jef
ferson will speak at the Boone convention.
The cities and towns through which the
delegates pass are being asked to arrange
a program of recognition of the work of the
convention.
The greatest step saver Is the Hoosier
Kitchen Cabinet. Peterson & Schoenlng Co.
Orators WiU Talk
to Secure Prize
Annual Contest Will Take Place To
night in Local High School
Auditorium.
Miss Etta Balrd, president of the Delta
Tau Literary society, will preside at the an
nual oratorical contest of the high school,
to bo held this evening in the auditorium
of the Institution. The following will act
as Judges: On composition and thought, C.
K. Swansun, Miss Charlotte Dryden, county
superintendent of schools, and V. II. Kill-
pack; on delivery, E. IJ. Graff of Omaha,
C. E. Swunson and Henry Peterson.
This will be the program:
Music by Delta Tau Glee club.
Piano solo, Wallace Wheeler.
Orations: Jennie Cook, "Patriotism;"
Merle Blackburn, "International Peace;"
Wallace Wheeler. "Police Corruption;"
Robert Daniels, "Patrick Henry."
Piano soio. Roy Mauer.
Declamations: 1'earl Plersall, "The Czar's
Message;' Frank White, "Toussant l'Uver
ture;" Mar. on Harvls. "Cigarette." from
"I'nder Two Flags;" George Spuouer, "Mur
der Will Out," Webster.
LECTURES BY THE PAULISTS
Serleu 'of Ms. Will He delivered b
Knitters from Chicago
.Next Week.
A series of six lectures on "The Religion
of Catholics," will be. given next week at
Kl. Francis Xavicr's church by the Paullst
Fathers. Rev. Edward J. MulUly and Rev.
Richard 8. Cartwrlght of Chicago, who
are conducting a mission this week at the
church.' The lectures will be given In
the evening at 7:45 o'clock and are designed
to givo nonmembers of the church reliable
Information concerning Catholic faith and
practice.
Twenty minutes each evening preceding
the lectures will be devoted to the answer
ing of questions, which any person may
write and deposit . In the box, provided for
the purpose at the entrance to the church.
The subjects of the lectures will be as
follows:
Monday, May W. "The Need of Religion''"
'luesoay. May 17, "Tlie Catholic View
of the Bible."
Wednesday, May IS. "The Catholic Idea
of the Cnurch of Christ."
Thursday. May ID, "confession and the
i oniessionai.
Friday. May 20, "The Real Presence of
Christ In tha Holy Sacrament."
fcuuday, May 12. "Why 1 Am a Catholic."
Have everything handy In the kitchen,
and save youreelf many steps. The Hoosler
Klcheu Cabinet does this. Sold by Peterson
ti richotnlng Co.
N. Y. Plumbing Co. Tel. iM; night. I-170J.
Marrlaaie Licenses.
Licenses to wed were issued
to the following:
Name and Residence.
Thomas Mirtbllng. umaha ,
Ruby Collins, Omaha
Calla Welch, Chicago
Dollle May Duncan, Hloux City
yesterday
Age.
ol
13
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Charlea O'Connor, Omaha
Grace M. Aahbaugh, Oalesburg, HI...
Gust H. Lander,' Pender. Neb
Helen J. Holmburg, Pender. Neb...
Bt Want Ad will boost your business.
Memorial Day
Plans Are Laid
General Grenville M. Dodge Will Be
Invited to Make Public
Address on Day,
Memorial day In Council Bluffs will be
observed with a public celebration In Fair
mount park. Preliminary arrangements
for the public observance of the day were
made last night at a meeting of the com
mittee of the whole of the city council, at
which James Hoon, Colonel E. J. Abbott,
Oeorge S. Dickey, Theodore' Gulttar and
Captain D. Maltby, representing Abe Lin
coln post, Urand Army of the Republic,
were piesent.
After deciding that the public celebration
should bo held In Fairmount park and that
General Grenville M. Dodge should be In
vited to preside the following committees
were appointed:
Speakers Mayor Maloney, Councilman L.
L. Evans and Justice J. K. Cooper.
Music Councilman W. Fisher, Council
man C. S. Hubbard and James Hoon.
Flowers The Woman's Relief corps
Councilman Oscar Younkermau and Coun
cilman Elmer E. Mlnnlck.
Finance Councilman J. G. Harding,
Councilman Ellsworth and Captain D.
Maltby.
Invitations and Printing Mayor Maloney
and Colonel Fduin J. Abbott.
Arrangements Councilman Frank Beebe,
J. H. Beverldge, superintendent of public
schools, and George a. Dickey.
Program Councilman L. K Evans, Coun
cilman Oscar Younkerman. President A. C.
Graham of the Board of Park Commission
ers and Theodore Uulttar.
Decorating Graves James Hoon and J,
H
ard.
See the Diamond Rlsg In Leffert'a
Window.
To whom It may concern. This diamond
ring, sold by me to be given to the "queen
of the carnival, I guarantee to be a
blue white diamond of the very finest
quality and absolutely flawless. The price
of this ring Is $125.
Signed. EMIL H. LEFFERT.
Standing of the queen of the carnival
contestants, from official count of the
ballot boxes, Wednesday, May 11:
Mrs. Buza Groneweg 71,860
Natella Durham : 70,(f.'0
Wueenle Winn , 70.W)
Alma Htone 71.400
Anna Sloan .. 89. 820
Nellie Hansen 6a,tS60
Jessie. Bunuy ts,60
Edna DeWItt -tiK.sao
Dolly l.ewls wi.aw
Clara Anderson tii.'JOO
Emma Lellzbach 67,880
Jessie Welter tji.stW
Rose Stephney 67,840
Mary riculnatker 61.2M)
Margaret Leltzbach b7,210
Edna Hummel tii.l)
Hazel Lindqulst tw.ltio
Evlyn Kelly Bi.ODO
Eva Llndquist S7.O90
Nellie Tipton 66,920
Pearl Williams 66.9W
Clara Buhl 6tj.870
Fay Marie 66.840
Anna Lawrence 66.810
Helen Dent 66.i0
Jessie Havens 66.790
Helen Anderson 66,790
Mary Larson 66,i0
Ruth Williams 66,670
Gladys Bachman 66.650
Anna Powers 66,640
liattie Hanka 66,630
Grace Pool 66.610
Mary -Branibuig 66,610
Following ts a list of the merchants who
are giving ten votes away with each Be
purchase that Is made In their atores, and
If they forget to give them to you, always
be sure and ask for them:
Joe tfmith & Co., geuU furnishings. Ballot
box.
Peterson-Bondo company, groceries and
dry goods. Ballot box.
A. W. Huber, meats. Ballot box.
Pebples Department store, groceries,
meats and dry goods.
Diamond tneaier. tickets with each ad
mlHulon. Ballot box.
W. a. btone, groceries and meats. Ballot
box.
Ogden hotel, cigara and meals.
Nelson-Keating, meats.
Browdcr-1 lanleis, groceries and meats.
Peterson-Srnoeiiintj, house furnisnings
and hardware. Ballot box.
M. sterns, East Broadway, groceries and
meats.
A. W. Oard, Sixteenth avenue, drugs and
paints. i
Julius Keppner, Fifth avenue, groceries
and meats.
C. W. Durham, Twenty-fifth street, gro
ceries and meats. Ballot box.
C. A. McColms, Twenty-third and Broad
way, drugs.
Fred Evers, twenty-third and Broadway,
groceries and mea'.s.
Oeorge S. Davis, drugs.
Ben Hirsh, 1H60 East Pierce, groceries
and meats.
Continental, furniture and carpets.
Max Olsen A Sun, groceries and meats.
U. M. Sargent, shoes.
Mrs. Byioid. 1)01 Avenue C, groceries.
J. E. Fronardt company, groceries and
meats.
John Olsen. 741 West Broadway, gro
cerles and meats.
C. W. Boyer, 2401 West Broadway, coal
feed and hardware.
The Smoke House, cigars and tobacco.
Ballot box.
Investigate the A. Hospe Co. plun of
selling pianos. It's a system whereby you
get the best possible musical value for the
least money. 29 Pearl St., 2S South Main
St., Council Bluffs, la.
We have a big line of lawn mowers, 3 to
115. See our lino and you will look no
further. P. C. DeVol Hardware Co., 6lM
Broadway.
Hello! Is this Rosenfcld's? Send us a
case of Budwelscr. We want It for medic
inal ml family use. Also a full quart of
California wine.
Kepublieana Want Offices.
FtfTHKRVILLK. la., May 13.-(8pecial.)
No ' democrats have filed petitions with
County Auditor R. J. Ridley, asking f jr
nominations at the June primary, but the
following republican candidates filed their
pet tlors: Auditor, Roy J. Ridley, Charles
A. Root. A. O. Peterson; treasurer, J. C.
Lovell; clerk, L. Heffelflnger; recorder,
Lewis Halvorsen, Mrs. O. C. Amundson,
Sam Collins; sheriff, A. R. Butler, W. J.
Pullen, K. R. Lyman, Brady T. Sorum;
superintendent. T. J. Lerdall; surveyor,
R. B. Caldwell; county attorney, J. W.
Morse; coroner, M. E. Wilson; supervisors,
Denmark and Armstrong townships, W, H.
Glbbs; High Lake, Twelve Mile Lake and
Jack Creek itownships, O. O. Refsell.
Fireman Killed at Fort Dodar.
FORT lOI3R, la.. May 11 (Special.)
Telegram.) John Lindqulst. aged 24, a fire
man on the Minneapolis and St. Iyiuls,
fell from the cab of a southbound train
this morning, breaking his neck. He was
to have b-cn married In June.
Lincoln Man Meets Tronble.
Ill 'It LI NUTON, la.. May 13.-(8peclal Tel
egram.) G. I Fcott of Lincoln, Neb., two
(laughters and a son-in-law, were arrested
nn the Burlington train here today,
charged with the abduction of his daughters
from a former wife In Aurora.
Bonne Man Killed by Train.
BOONE, la.. May 13. (Special Telegram.)
Alexander McKenna, a members of a
pioneer Irish family, who as struck by a
tram at midnight, died at 1:30 this after
noon In the hospital without regaining con
sciousness. Ilnl and Kejs Klectlua.
IOWA CITY. I.. May 13 (Special.) Owl
and Keys, the honorary sophomore organi
sation In the I'niverslty of Iowa, haa
elected lb following meu for next year:
Memtirkable Saturday
The unseasonable weather has knocked business galley west all over the country that's the CAUSE! Effect will
be seen in Saturday's wonderful bargains. Sales in different sections all start at one time 10 o'clock in the morning.
Suit Section Splendidly made, newest summer suits marked to sell up to $43.00; take your pick
Saturday at $23.75
No moonshiuc iu this
styles and newest materials.
In tlie Mew Section fop Ctiilcipera
Your choice of 100 beautiful Coats-ages 'J, to 14 years-nt $5.00. Great value! Former prices' up to $8.50.
This new section fills a long felt want well equipped with wardrobe supplies for the infant, little missy and her big
sister. New ideas in hats and headgear.
WASH DRESSES You'll quit making when you see the assortment and the littleness of the prices.
There's Sweaters there's Capes there's Suits and from that to the scales all ready for his Storlcship.
Sale of Handkerchiefs first floor For men and women well worth 15c Saturday at 10 A. M. and all day,
1) cents each.
Sartorial SSiirt Sale Saturday
Men! We made a special purchase of interest to you. A great assortment of high grade, first class, well made
shirts at the very unusual price this early in the season ,
79c a Fiece. You Can Take
As many as you want there's a pick the sale starts at 10 A. M.
BASEMENT SATUIRDAY
One of the many attractions Full sized Sheets, 81:90 inches; value 75c 50c Saturday.
You'll want some of the other bargains also. .If you're up to see the comet don't go to bed again. You may
oversleep. Next day 's rest
Frank Baldwin of Des Moines, Edward
Pollard of Fort Madison, Myron Walker ot
Iowa City, Carl Strtckler of Sibley, Ross
Fife of Anamosa, Ben Swab of Cedar Rap
ids, Cable von Maur of Davenport, Edward
Smith of Waterloo, Eugene Dunn of Lin
ton and Rowland Phllbrook of Denlson.
PROBLEM OF MAN ON SALARY
Banker Snym lllah Triers Will Con
tinner Solution Moil Be Found
for H'n C'nae.
D.E9 M01NE3, la., May 13.-UeorB M.
Reynolds, of Chicago, formerly president
of the American Bankers' association. Is
In Des Moines today to speak tonight at
the annual banquet of group six of the
Iowa Bankers' association. Mr. Reynolds
said today although there Is an unusual
demand on banks and some disturbed con
ditions due to politics, the financial situa
tion Is excellent. Mr. Reynolds says he
sees no sign of a reaction, but predicts
that some solution must follow the prob
lem of the man on a salary In view of the
high cost of living.
OLDEST IOWA MAN IS DEAD
One Hundred Twelve- Years Old and
Worked for Abraham
Lincoln.
EMMETEBCRQ, la.. May U-HSpeclal.)-Probably
the oldest man In Iowa died at
the county farm at limnietsburg yesttrday.
Dennis Rlcard was born at Howth Head, I
in the county of Dublin, March 8, 179S, thus
making him 112 years of uge. At one time
he was in the employ of Abraham Lin
coln, lor whom he sawed wood.
tuna Acna :otes.
WILLIAMS Mrs. Sarah West, aged 63
years, died Wednesday ot blood poisoning,
resulting from tne slight wound caused
by stepping on a carpel tack tour weeks
ago.
ESTHER VI LLE Company D. Flfty-slxth
reL'iment, Iowa National Guard, has been
mustered out here and will probably be
given to Carroll, la., which has guaranteed
mem a flo.voV armory,
ESTHER VI LLE Dale Mc:tae, a 16-ycar-old
lad of this city, was arrtsled last mgnt
tor attempting to cash a worthless check
tor $J3.;0. M itau was taken btiture Judge
Bailie nt Spirit Lake, vno sentenced hun
lo the reform school.
IOWA CITY Dean W. J. Tetters of the
L'niverfclty tu Iowa s college ot p.iarmacy
has been elected secretary of the section
of education and legislation of tne annual
convention of the American Pharmaceuti
cal association now Oelng helu at Rich
mond, Va.
WILLIAMS Ray T. Johnson, cashier of
the state bank ot W illiams and his sister,
Miss Leila Johnson, a teaclier, is tile Dowa
sclioois, were botti palntuiiy anu tne youny
woman seriously Injured, when their team
became frightened at an automobile lliit
morning and hurled the buggy into a ten
toot audi.
MARSHALLTOWN This city has entered
the field as a candidate for tne college
to be built by tlie German Evangelical
church of North America. At a meeting
of the Marsnalitown ciuo directors, helu
today, a committee of seven was appointed
to devise sucu ways and means t. might
be deemed necessary lo induce the college
trustees lo locale tlie college nere. Ackley,
Giadbrook and Newton have made oilers
for the college.
MARSHALLTOWN While on her way
to feed her chickens, Mrs. Henry Lmkei,
the wife of a well known retired larmei
of Haverhill, dropper1, dead of apoplexy.
She la survived by Uiu liusDaud unci (our
children.
HARLAN Judge W. R. Green. In the dis
trict court here, refused to grant a liquor
permit to John E. 1'etree of the local drug
lirm of C. L. Harlan & Co. Objections to
Issi.ing too permit were filed ty prominent
iliizens with Edward S. White, tne county
aitorm y. and lie opposed granting the per
n.it. I pou Judge iiieen s refusal to giant
x'enee a permit two other druggist ot tne
city holding permits stopped their selling
under their permits although the permits
were good to run two more years. It Is
known that the Anti-Saloon league of Iowa
have been at work In this county for some
time and they notified the druggists that
itn-y wojid meet opositluii nhen they
asked for new permits.
HARLAN The grand Jury of Shelby
county has returned an Indictment against
D. I West and '. A. Saunders, prominent
farmeia and lock raisers of Greeley town-
EfifllpaHipfiEk:9s
statement. Suits were made for
day.
Bhip, charging them with conspiring to
cause D. I. West, while township trustee of
Greeley township to enter Into an unlaw
ful contract with Maunders, whereby West
received fllti of public money for road work.
The Indictment was the outgrowth of the
poor road work In this township and sev
eral prominent farmers of the neighbor
hood were before the grand Jury. The men
are both prominent In politics In this county.
Mr. Saunders ts one of the best known
Shorthorn breeders of the west. Other In
dictments are expected to follow.
HARLAN D. I . Murphy, a nephew of
Daniel Murphy, a prominent Irish farmer
of Clay township, who died a short time
ago, and whose will has been filed for
probate in this county, has filed his pe
tition by his attorney, Byers & Byers of
thlH city, contesting the will of his de
ceased uncle. The contestart, Murphy, al
leges that he Is entitled to one-fourth of
his uncle's estate rather than the amu Mt
of J-'OU left him under the terms of hla will.
He also alleges that at the time his uncle
made his will and that previous to that
time that his uncle was III snd feeble
minded. He further alleges that at the
time the will was made and before that
time the deceased uncle was unduly in
fluenced ami was largely controlled by
W. M. and M. E. Murpny who were bene
ficiaries under hla will, and that they preju
diced the deceased uncle ugalnpt him by
iniHiepresentatlon. and that by reason of
their misrepresentations and their influ
ences they succeeded In causing the de
ceased to unjustly discriminate against
him in making the will, and the contesting
nephew asks that the court set aside the
will. The deceased Murphy was a wealthy
man and owned several hundred acres of
real estate In this county.
URGES TRAINING SCHOOL
FOR CITY MISSIONARIES
Speaker Advocates Kxnedltnre of
f 100,000 tor Institution to Con
vention of Baptists.
CHICAGO. May 13.-A I1CO.00O training
school for city mission workers, to be es
tablished In Chicago or other large centrally
located city, was advocated by Charles 11.
Sears of New York before the Northern
Baptist convention here today. Report of
the committee on nominations, of which
Rev. C. D. Gray of Boston was chairman,
submitted the names of Its selection of of
ficers for the ensuing year, and these were
ratified by the convention.
The convention will adjourn tomorrow,
when the time and place of' the next meet
ing will be settled. Detroit and Los An
geles are working hard for the next con
vention. TWO DESPERADOES CAPTURED
Bandits Who Held I p Psinrsgrn In
Train In Arlsona laaght by
Posse on Desert.
PROENIX. Arli.. May 13. Two bandits,
who held up the Phoenix Maricopa pas
senger train near here last night, 'were
c-pturd tonl&ht by a posso headed hy
Sheriff Carl Hayden and Immigration In
spector Cronin In the desert beyond Casn
Grande. '
A brief telrgram to C. M. Scott. mp"rln
ter.dent of the Phoenix & Mmicops mil
road, reported the ctpture shortly befiyrj
midnight, but gave no- details except that
the motor car Hayden
chase hud broken down.
SUITS AGAINST SANTE FE
state of Oklahoma seeks to Cancel
Title to Railroad's HJghl
df.Wsr. G l.'THRIE. Ok!., May 13 Attorney Gn-
I era I west will leave for v tsningiou, i:
tomorrow, where he will institute original
proceeding lu the supreme court of the
United Stales, to cancel the title of the
patents of the Atchison, Topeka & fcante
Vvt Railroad company lo Its right-of-way
through Oklahoma and to enjoin perma
nently all railroads and express companies
from accepting intercalate shipments of
intoxicating liquors Into Oklahoma to on
slgnecs holding Internal revenue Ucem.es.
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IvILPATlUCK'S that means
rick
Sheriff Sent for
Bribery Witness
Officer is Dispatched Because States'
Attorney Believes Plot Exists to
Keep Man Concealed.
SPR1NGFIEIJJ, 111., May 13,-Dlstrict At
torney Burke of Sangamon county last
night sent Sheriff Warner to Mitchell to
bring Representative Michael Link to this
city to testify before the Sangamon county
grand Jury tomorrow In the Lorlmer al
leged bribery case. Mr. Burke was con
vinced that there ts a plot to keep Ling
from testifying before the grand Jury of
this county, Jie Bays.
State's Attorney Burke went to St.
Louis and consulted with Circuit Attorney
Seybert G. Jones today regarding Immunity
for Link. Attorney Jones said the mere
payment of a bribe, the arrangement hav
ing been made In Springfield, constituted
no crime under the Missouri statutes and
tnat he had no intention of prosecuting.
State's Attorney Burke then visited Link's
homo and was informed by Mrs. Link that
her husband was not at home.
PRESIDENT TAFT NOT ILL
Chief Executive Denies Humors that
He la Threatened vrith Attack '
of Pneumonia.
WASHINGTON, May 13. President Taft
tonight set rumors at rest that he was con
fined In the White House by a threatened
attack of pneumonia by attending the the
ater with Mrs. Taft. The play was "Twelfth
Night."
The president remained throughout the
performance and, although plainly suffer
ing from a cold, looked anything but an
Invalid.
CAR OF DYNAMITE EXPLODES
Brakemen and Tearing; Bodies
to Atoms.
TACOMA, Wash., May 13. Two brake
men employed at the Dupont powder mills,
thirteen miles from here, were blown to
atoms today by the explosion of a car con
taining ten tons of dynamite.
The car Jumped the track. The explosion
was heard In the city, but property damage
was confined to the tracks and to an over
head tramway.
Banker Heinzc
Will Continue
NEW YORK. May 13. I'Vederh'k Au
gustus 1 1 el ure was a'iulttnl last night of
charges of misapplying the funds of the
Mercantile National bank while he
president of the institution In l'J07, and he
was cleared of the charge of over-certifying
the checks of his brother's flri.i. otto
Helnxe & Co. A Jury In the criminal branch
of the 1'nlted Stales circuit court, after a
trial lasting nearly three weeks, found him
not guilty at K:M o'clock tonight, and he
was discharged.
Thu. failed the govci nmeiit's at;e:npt to
hold Helnxe responsible fur financiering
during the panic of three years ago, alleged
to be In violation of the national banking
laws. Charles W. Morse got fifteen years
for "bank wrecking." but Heinle's trans
actions were held legal, notwithstanding the
pi i Kecut Ion's vigorous attempt to prove him
a gambler ullli millions not his own.
John B. Stanchfleld defended the young
millionaire, Henry A. Wise, United States
Sales
the highest grades, bestx"
OMAHA LAWYER NAMED FOR
MISSOURI PACIFIC LINES
Francis A. Broaran Appointed Ueneral
Counsel for Nebraska by
Ueneral Solicitor.
ATCHISON, Kan.. May 13. The ap
pointment of 1'rajicls A. Brugan as gen
eral counsel for the Missouri Pacific Rail
way company in Nebraska was announced
today by B. P. Waggoner, general solicitor
of the company. Mr. Brogan had been,
connected with the company at Omaha.
SETTLE FIREMEN'S DISPUTE
Arbitrators Meet In Chicago to Fix
l'p Tronble with Western
Railroad.
CHICAGO. May 13. Arbitration proceed
ings between forty-nine western railroad!
and the organization of locomotive firemen
will open here tomorrow.
Judge William Lea Chambers, umpire, ar
rived from Washington, D. C, late today.
W. R. Scott and Timothy Shea, tha other
members of the board, have been here for
some time awaiting the appointment of tha
third man.
I
GAS OVERCOMES FIREMEN
Co.
Deadly Fumes of Chlcaa-o lllase Make ,
Men I nconacloiiN, and They Are
Gnllnndy llrscnrd.
CHICAGO. May 13. Twenty firemen,
overcome by gas while fighting flames In
a basement at I'M Wabash avenue lata J
today, were rescued by others at the risk
of their own lives. A number of the res
cuers were burned In an explosion which
occurred as the unconscious firemen were
being dragged to the strcots.
l
Chamberlain's Ouugii Remedy Is a medi
cine of great worth and merit. Try it wnea
you have a cold.
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fall for ftennrd I rofessnr.
RACINE. Wis.. May 13. - (Special.) -St.
John's Lutheran church congregation has
extended a call to Prof. Ilaase of Seward
college, Nebraska, tu take vhurge of the
eighth grade in place of teacher Ericks,
resigned.
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The Bubonic I'lnune
destroys fewer lives than Ktoniac.h. liver
and kidney diseases, for which Electric
Bittt rs Is the guaranteed remedy. 50c. For
sale by Benton Drug Co.
Goes Free,
Copper Deals
attorney for this district, sought to convict
him. Mr. Stanchfleld summed up for tlie
dofen.se this morning and Mr. Wise de
nounced the defendant for three hours and
thirty-five minutes this afternoon.
Helnxe Issued a statement tonight: "1
have been ready for trial every day since
the first Indictment was returned two years
and a half ago. This delay has cost ni
between $1.0)0,000 and $5,000,000. The ruins
Hon of my credit seems to have been Hi
object most viciously aimed at. However
I still have some of the best copper propei
ties In the world and 1 Intend to lievo'
I my whole attention to them."
I A Herns i ion was created during the sun
mlng up In the trial when Arthur i
Helnxe. brother of Ihe defendant, w.
ejected from the court room for iiavhr
Il wax alleged. dUturoed the pr fJ U t
I by passing the lie to United States ltrit
; Attorney Wise during the Utter s
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