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IOWA SOLONS CONSERVATIVE
v To Poniibility of Anj Radical Lfgii-
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jauon xnis session.
ALL LIQUOR BILLS WILL FAIL
Ka Itf Railroad Hllla that A re
PraaUa Umm Ant (kaae-r to Let
rkroaib Mlnf Mrttarra
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(Trim a "tuff Corespondent 1
TFS MOINES. Mrrh 12 (Slrliil.l
T1r la no poMHhilltjr of any radical
JeKtalatlnn on any topic from the Thlrty
fotirth Rrnrral asprmhly of Iowa TTif
machinal Is loaded for rxtterne onnwrri
tlm. There will probably he no leKl.latlnn f
ftctlng the prohibitory quea'lnn or ealoonw
r the Bala of liquor. The prohibitory
amendment will probably paxa the houae
almost any day but the aenate hai It
on the calendar for a kldlrm and Jndglnn
by th rotea which have already 1een cast
upon various matters It la destined to fall
there. ,
The flva-mlle limit law which was In
tended to mske it Impoawlble to have sa
loons anywhere In Iowa City because of
the presence there of the State university
will ti-H et throutth.
trt atticpt a fomm!t(
The house refused
tee report to kill the
bill and nest Thursday will debate It and
probably parea It, but the senate committee
has not acted. Bo. eleo. with practically
very other bill affecting temperance.
The senate passed two Important bills
to cut off the attorney fees from the attor
neys of the Anti-Saloon league on account
of bringing Injunction casts, but It Is cer
tain the house will either amend these
bills or effect their entire defeat.
There Is no railroad lcglclatlon pending
thst has any chance whatever of getting
through. Only minor matters are Involved
In any bills affecting the railroads snd
anything that will cripple the railroads or
hamper corporations.
Mar Scare Is la tr rent la a.
The war scare Is becoming decidedly
Interesting to Iowa pfw.pl. There are four
regiments of the national guard with forty
eight companies located In about forty
towns. Titer four regiments are In eiccel
lent condition as shown by the reports of
ths Inspectors who are now at work. In
fact the guard companies have been Im
proved materially under a bill passed st
ths last session until now the companies
are practically ready for service. Either
of the regiments could be put on a war
basis within a few days.
At ths session of the military board held
last week It was felt almost certain that!' ctlon before itdlournin today In
at leaat one of the reelmente would be 1 or" tnp ,,an to eMabliMi four state nor-
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called Into action, perhaps to take the
place of regulars at an army post or for
reserve du'.y somewhere. Nearly every
guard officer asked to be on the list for
warded to Washington for selection of of
ficers to go to Texas to witness the
"maneuvers" of the regulars.
Mia Bills ta Re Opposed.
Operators of coal mines In the state are
getting ready to oppose the hills which
bsvs been prepared affecting coal mining.
The operators say that the Industry Is al
ready hampered as much as It will stand
and that to du more means a handicap In
the competition with other stales. The
bill most likely to cause a big discussion
Is the one for general revision of the mine
laws, which has been prepared under the
eyes of the national officers of the I'nlted
Mine Workers and Is Intended to be a gen
ersl rv,lsun ot the .Jaws that will give
Iowa miners the greatest possible protec
tion In their work. It will require every
kind of safety appliance, Including tele
phones In the rooms and abundant air
ahafts. Another bill much oposed by the
operators would require wash rooms at
each mine ahaft so that the miners could
clean up before going home. The bill for
examination of mines has already been
acted on favorably by the house committee
on mines.
May Amend the Primary 1 s w .
A bill has been Introduced to amend the
primary elections law so as to make It
pply to special elections. When passed it
was sgreed'on all hands that the primary
principle could not very well be applied to
any special election or emergency and the
bill waa fixed so that there could be no
doubt of It applying to nominations only
fer the generat flections. Now there is a ler reported . yrtiterday by the Pot La
des! re that tt .shall be- shade to apply to vattuinie County Abstract company;
the Ninth district situation, here a ape-I ' W. Cramer, referee, to C. B.
rial election U to be held. The governor j J." VnTtenVore' VnJ ttf. " Vo'
has asked the attorney general for an in- I J. 11. Wie.-e. s of se' of 11 and
terpretalion of the law on this subject, but
there la Ho doubt whatever that unless
the law Is amended It will not apply. This
will leave it open for s.-.cction of dele-
in iiia iiiu ioui u .. I nrre are
two candidates for cougrefs In the district
and there may be others, but It is believed
they would all prefer U have the present
delegates select the district convention
delegation.
To Attack, tatf Methods.
At a meeting of the uuumiil. r on print
ing of the seiihte rwxi Tuesday the matter
of a bill to ahuiihli the oTlices of printer
and binder and to substitute that of sup
erintendent' ui printing will be taken up.
The plan is, to have tlie work done by
outran under th guidance of the state
executive council, mi the theory thai it
can be doac in this t
much cheaper
th.n now. But it v. Ill provide that '"n CounA. rMuffTw. d""":
such parts of the work ss can be ilonc.C It. W alie and wife to James A.
at the state Institutions niav be .-nt tl .n Smith, lot 4 block 32. Beers' sub-
, . , i uivision in Council Hluffs, w. d
The Slate hSS two good printing offices H H Snlhnff and .if. In Willi. n.
noai one st Eldora and one at Anamufa.
Nothing Itolna on mc Inrah 1 1.
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Although rumors have be.-n manv it is
now believed there Is really nothing doing
on the utnaloriiliili All lieliic. for hi-ln
on trie aonatorsiup. All MUriuii mr Mm.-
Ing about an agreement of the ivpubl cans
kiv fa'led 1 t-d h iviif
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that the deadlock will go on to the- end
The Interest In the matter has abated ami
there dove not se-m to be mm h pressure
from home on the various members.
Hen a lest 'laipairr. ,
Accordln to tne hoot i rh ooiv I
treasurer's Office Frederick M. llubbell Is
the tie.vlrs, taxp.ve, n tn countv iJ
tax. outside of special sssessments. I
amounting to a fiksuie clone tj $lii.0i.
Mr. Ilublll haa his own lav receipt
with all of his holding, s,.t down !,.,
.v. . ia.,.. .,,,.,, , r.. r .
county officers The nooks sre checked j
with the county book and inariMbl) are
found to be true and correct.
neellss or loaaa Millers. will be held then. No return will be made
A. I- Got-txmari of Chicaxo. secret. irv to th Grand circuit, of which Columbus
and treasurer of the Millers National IV.i- ha:- been the lw st-pa.v ing member.
eratlon. will be present at the- third annual )
state convention of the Iowa Mil.ei V ci ju. HrooHjn Takes t lsw l.ame.
hich niets i.evt ,-,tnee.i v . Noil,- : 0( I ',,)'r -SPRINGS. Ark. Marrh 1-Hard
. k , . . i i hilling ii the Isst tnr,e innings saved a
the convention were -out out j.s.erday to I BHIIie ' , ,(,,,oklvn learn this after
JM millers in the Hale uv K. V. Consigny j ricn.n with the All-Stars. Kd Clark of the
of Ies Moines, secrclsry slid Ireaauirr of ' r;-"k'''J ;" ' 'r the picked
. ' . , , lea in ami evoard excellent foi m until he
the organisation The other officers fol- w . nkwie.t near the end of the gamei fiev -low.
Charles A. Wcrnll 1 Mars, presi "id aicd v loung of the All-otars and
dent .red I W h...,.-.. . ! " !"'' 1'Jni""""" Tcrly Marred in
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president
Man HaptWl taatralloa.
The Baptists of I e Moines will make
L great effort to bring the l!i: nieitum
of the Northern Baptist convention to l"e
Moinea. For ths (urp.er of planting wires
f. the ronveotlen a Baptist rally will b.
hsl Thursday evsulug at the First Bapuat
rbnrrh. It will be a mf meeting of all
of the various oresnlrstlons of the Baptist
churches of the city. Should the conven
tion b held In res Moines It will bring
I.'rrt people here for one week. The na
tional nieeiing will be held at FTiiladelphla
in June. Th Ies Moines delegation will
be strongly backed by the commercial
clubs of the city and moneyed leymen of
the Baptist churches.
iionv to hf r.nni mkd
Farther lsnelrr Re 1ade
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Death ttf hrana1a Mil.
M!ENANlOAH. la.. March 11 Special.)
At the rcqucm of the heirs of the late
T J. Williams and fbeir attorney, rVeder
I" k K1s her. the Uxly of the deceased will
bf exhumed and analysis made of the
toniach. The cause for this action has not
been made public by the heirs, but It Is
ptesumed thst the rather sudden death of
Mr. Williams hss led them to take this
action. Mr. Williams wss In his usual
health until the day preceding his death,
which occurre.l January 17. That morning
be arose as usual, ate some buckwheat
iskes for breakfast, and soon after was
taken seriously 111 with acute Indigestion,
from the effects of which he died during
the night. Exierts will be brought here
to make the examination.
Women to Ahollsh Social Cttqaea.
IDA GROVE, la.. March 11. (Special.)
A remarkable social event, designed for
the purpose of doing away with class and
clique between circles and clubs of women
was held here. Every woman of good char
acter In Ida Grove was Invited and over
WO attended. The hostesses were ten I
smong the most prominent end best known
families and they did everything to make
all feel at home. The wives of laboring
men were made to feel that this was their
party as much as anyone else. It Is the
plan to repeat the community party two or i
three times every year, and give all good
women a chance to take part In social
events which heretofore they have not been
sble to enjoy.
fw ravin, at Shenandoah.
MIENANlOAH, la, March 11. (Special.)
At the last meeting of ths city oouncll
resolutions of necessity were passed pre
fsratory to the paving of fourteen blocks
l.ere the coming summer. The new paving
! to be of brick and Includes the follow
In Hi rats: North Center street from the
Wabash depct to Sheridan avenue; Church
street from Hi.;naa avenue to Summit
street; Beveath avenus frctn Church streef
to Elm, and Mentser com l ttm Wt
itreet to Church. The matter df lighting
the business district was also considered
and It Is probable that electroliers will soon
be Installed.
tt'ssl Four Normal Schools.
PIOVX CITY, la.. March 11 (Special
TclegTam.) Thr Ntvth western Iowa Teach
schools in western Iowa and alerted
J. J. Ray of Ilawarden president
loss ,rsi otea.
ONAWA A. F. Elliott has sold his
cement block snd tile factory at Turin to
N. W. Twogood of Mount Vernon. Mr.
Twogood will take possession st once.
IDA GROVE The resl estate transfers
for the first week of March In Ida countv
totalled over- Sl.OOO.Ouo. Many farms
changed hands at record breaking prices,
the highest ever paid in this section.
ONAWA A real estate deal was con
sumated when B. F. Simpson sold his 83V.
acre farm In the northern part of Monona
count to Spooner & Son of Mondamin. la.
Mr. Simpson In the deal comes Into posses,
slim of the Spooner ft Bon Implement busl
nen8 at Mondamin.
REAL ESTATE BECOMES ACTIVE
Over Handrrd Thousand Dollars at
arasy the A moan t of Mauser that
thanaed Hands.
Jteal estate transfers yesterday passed
beyond the S100.0O0 mark, as has been the
case several times during the week, once
touching nearly the fciOO.OuO figure. The
total for the month has already got close
to U.ooo.ooo. snd If the present rata of buv-
jlng and selling continues to the end of
the month March will be something bet
ter than the banner month. It will estab
lish a new record. Most of the transfers,
of course, have been of farm property,
but city property has shown considerable
activity. The contrast between the trans
fers now snd ten years ago are very
marked. Then about the average Dries
paid for a ISO-acre farm In Pottawattamie
county was fS.UOO. Now the average ap
proaches closer to flfi.000. representing
fairly the increase of land values In that
time. Following are the real estate trans
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jc..iee Arnisiong Vnd' wVf'e"to John
' M Ka.. nc't of 7 -74-is, w. d
! "V KV TT yvu."$ n.'lf
liOtaj
16.0U0
r n UI e 4 or -SN w. a
ir 04!
Julius Schmidt and wife to 1. M.
rvrsyth. H o ne1, of i and 3
acres of Be1, of se' of 4-7t-
. w. d , 13.(si6
I. A. lloren to Joseph Oamek, e
of we'j of is and n'a of ne' of neW
of 1 3. w, d cut)
William K. l-tugh and wife to
1 tank 1". ConiMock, b1 of ne'- of
-7t-a:t. w. a .600
Charles N. Clark et al. to Mary J
Wiese. n3 feet of lot 6 and lots ti and
7. block 4, Noes addition to Hal-
"it l.a
John H. SKers and wife to Rolwrt
11. I'arjc, svV of ne' of 17-76-
. w. d a.o.
John II. Slvers and wife to Joseph
M. leader, ne', of sw'. of 17-ii-
. w-. d l.oun
' l'"rd Sales snd wife to C. F. Sales,
2,J0
1.000
Arnd. lot 10 block ot;. Kiddle's ub-
I division In Council Bluff, w. d
; Countv treasurer to F F. Everest.
4. -Vuii s nil division of f'i of
hio, k . Mill addition to Council
lilutfs. tx d
A. Smith to Emma Smith, lot
, t ()1,,(.k K Beers' sulnlivislon In
j Council Bluffs, w d
' '' lker to Mabel It Baker.
' :- K a ud Hi block . Wright's
a,jj lloll to ('olJn..il Bluffs, w. d ...
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total, sixteen Handlers Jiui
COLUMBUS QUITS GRAND CIRCUIT
Association Sllll Holds Meanncrshlp
,., ,,'."
OM ' Mh -" Pr-Pgra-
V"" f'r of iw
' Aticu-t or September, directors of the Co-
liinibihc Driving Park rtimMnv cterHe
,n " '''" '' rmm
i ""' tlrancl circuit. The association still
: I oM nie'i l ershlp in the Great Western
'ciicuii s'nd has been allotted dates of
! St pit ruber If to 19
j It baa not 1" en settled that the meeting
en- calling. Mcore KH K
I 'looK IV 11
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4 VI " 0 1 l 0 -(, ft
Clark atni llarli.lt Knetler
I 4lllt I 1,-S .
I'cie-c. I'arser aid Kvan. M.ller. Kraln
arid I'aiKrti.
anght In the Art
nd arrested by I t K .ngs New I.lf ptl;s.
' I II iou h. aeiaehe ej.i.!t aiMl liver and bowels
Jact riht. aVc. For saie by Boatua iTuf Co.
Council Bluffs
COLORADO LITIGATION ENDED
Judge Monger Dismisses Mining Suit
Against Burton and Others.
CLAIMS LACK OF JURISDICTION
J Slice Wood raff firaats Order Releas
ing gome ef the Panda of the
Atlantic Internrbsa
Railroad.
Federal Judge T. C. Manger of IJncoln,
came to Council Bluffs yesterday and dis
missed the mining suit Instituted by
Colorsdo men sgiilnst G. E. Bunton of At
lantic, Dr. llsnna of Walnut and others,
on the ground that he had no jurisdiction.
The suit was for wages and material
alleged to be due about miners and
merchants of a small Colorado mining
town, assigned to W. L. Tsnner for the
purpose of bringing suit against the Iowa
men. who had been led Into a scheme
to furnish money to develop an old mine.
The case had been pending In the federal
court for several months.
While here Judge Munger entered the
final decree In the suit of the Northwest
ern Railway company against James
Qutnlan, who claimed ISO acres of valuable
land near the Blair bridge by the rtght of
squatter sovereignty. The land had been
regularly purchased by the railroad com
pany for use In connection with Its op
eration of the bridge and eventually for
yardage. Quintan entered upon the land
under decisions bearing upon Iowa swamp
lands, and lawyers held that his claim
was good. The railroad was given pos
slon of the land and was awarded two from
Qulnlan for the time he had occupied It.
Judge E. D. Woodruff heard the ap
plication of the receivers of the Atlantic
Northern ft Southern Interurban railroad
for the release of a sufficient amount of
the funds tied up by injunctions to pay the
wages of the men who have been driven to
the extremity of holding up the only train
so far operated on the road. The train
had been held at VUlisca by a crowd of
several hundred unpaid workmen and only
permitted Its release when assured of the
action to be taken yesterday.
Judge Woodruff made an order releasing
JS.2H0 of the tied up money. This sum was
said to be sufficient to meet the demands
of the unpaid workmen. There were a
number of the officers and Interested
stockholders of the road attending the
court proceedings. They declared that the
road has passed through Its most troublous
times and will soon be away from the
financial breakers through which It was
being launched.
ELECTION AROUSES INTEREST
Republicans and Democrats Both
Hart Tickets for the Board of
Ed neat ton.
The school board election to choose two
directors will be held tomorrow, with one
polling place In each ward. Until yester
day there bad been but little interest
aroused In the contest, and tt bid fair to
pass with but little, or no political coloring.
But during the day It was discovered that
the democrats had undertaken a still hunt
for votes for their two candidates. Robert
Peregoy and Dr. Earl Bellinger. The post
office was flooded with several thousand
circular letters appealing for the votes on
straight partisan grounds, with some mis
statements concerning the financial man
agement of the democratic school board.
It was claimed In the letters that the
democrats had "reduced the bonded debt
of the district $30,000 In the last two years,"
and this reduction Included "the first bonds
that had been paid for ten years.
The fact of the matter Is the finances
of the district are In very bad shape. The
school taxes for years have been more
than half of all the taxes paid, and de
spite this there Is a bonded indebtedness
greater than that of the total debt of the
city. The board has been democratic so
long that the memory of republican days
has fled, but there has been no disposition
to hold the democrats responsible for high
taxes, or the $310,000 bonded debt, but if
credit Is claimed for the $20,000 reduction
It must also be assumed for the $300.00)
creation. The fact of the matter Is the
board had no option In the matter. The
people voted the bonds and the board had
to Issue them. The board also had to pay
the $30,000 boasted of because the payments
were due and the tax levy to make the
payments could not be avoided.
The sudden partisan activity caused a
! strong sentiment to be awakened favora
ble to the republican candidates. Dr. Mack
Hanchett and Henry Peterson, the law
partner of City Solicitor Clem F. Kimball.
Both the young men are products of the
local public schools and graduates of the
high school. Dr. Hanchett Is the son of
Dr. A. P. Hanchett, one of the members
of the State Board of Health. He Is a
young man of spotless character, as well
as Illgn auilll, miu ii. iritiouu
shown himself to be fully his equal.
haa
WICKHAM BACK FROM CANADA
Seen res a Big Judgment Froaa Grand
Traak Pacific Railroad
Company. 1
E. A. Wickham returned Friday evening
from Edmonton. Alberta, Canada, where
he was called two weeks ago In oompany
with B. F. Wickham to look after a rather
Important bit of litigation In connection
with one of the large railway construction
.nntracts In which thev were Interested
The suit was against the Grand Trunk
Pacific Railway company, and the cause
was so Just and the claims so clearly pre
j sented that the Jury in the Edmonton
i court returned a verdict of $.lt U after
I one hour's deliberation.
j In 1 B. P. Wickham of E A. Wlck
j ham ft Co. Joined Frank Alfred, general
manager of the Cincinnati, Hamilton ft
Iiayton railroad, to construct forty miles In msnv pans of thia stste foundations
of line west of Wolfe. Alfred and Wick- i t"r concrete bridges are very difficult and
. , . ,..,i . . . expensive snd without proper foundation
ham had an understanding with Frank . I tKl'rh mructurft are worthless; again sufi "
Morse, then general manager of the Grand ! visors have to depend upon the contractors
Trunk Pacific road, by whic h It was agreed tnr tMn Information as well as the kind
. . , . . ... . . . . ., . . ' of bridge needed and its cict.
that If Alfred and Wickham did not get I ,n i.aime, where water-courses are li
the contract they would be paid for- all able to be changed for drainage purposes,
supplies required and which had to be sent i wh" low n"rt "l"11 bridge, will me. t re
t a .i quirements those constructed of proper
forward at once. woo4 material are generally moat economl-
In accordance with this agreement the I cal. but through ignorance of the proper
IWkkhams sent forward $1 to. caw worth 0f
, 0 . .11.,,.
supplies. Subsequently. In 1!.. General
Manager Morse retired from the road and
was succeeded by K. J. Chamtierlaln, who
repudiated the agreement entered Into by
his predecessor and aaarded tlie contract
to another firm. The supplies were then
! sold for approximately lluu.taa.). The Wh k-
I bams brought suit for the ellffprence
: $n3.(a.ai. and it was this suit that K. A. and j
I B. P. Wickham went the'e to prosecute, i
' The rase was heard by Chief Justice i
Harv ev .
I The chief Justice granted a Slav of rr- j
' rution for flfteon days to give the railroad I
a chain to appeal tv the lKiiiiluion u- i
preme court. If the appeal Is not made
i i lift juuiiirin i ii vr i l n ineu mlQ Hie
laraa amount of money exuecle.1 .ill .
- e:rive tiere loiiivni. n to is.
Immediately paid over.
Bee Want Ads Produce Results.
Council Bluffs
Minor Mention
Taa Con soil Bluffs Of flea of Taa
Omaha Im Is at IB Boott aUrsev
oth rhoase 43.
Davis, drugs.
Oorrlgans, undertakers Phones Itt.
NO TOBACCO on ths school board.
FAUST BEER AT ROGERS' BUFFET.
Woodiing Undertaking company. TrL Vf.
Lewis Cutler, funeral director. Phone CI.
PURE OOUD WFDD1NO RINGS L.EF
FERT'4 Hunters, take notice! See J. 3. Klein
Co. for pure whisky.
New Ilcture Mouldings, just In. Fauble
Art Shop. Si3 Broadway.
See the new 1911 wall paper patterns at
Borwlck s. Ill South Main street.
PRIVATE MONET to loan on real
estate; low rates, good terms. F. J. Bchnorr.
Oculists' prescriptions accurately filled
the same day at lfferts Big Jewelry
6 tore.
Fryer prints Imitation typewritten letters
that can t be detected, for et c P"" 1.K'
and up. 14 Pearl street
Have your glasses fit tea repaired by
J. Wa Terry, optician, til Broadway,
office with George Usrner.
Ths S. A. Pierce ft Co. mua store Is now
open for business at their new location,
Ul West Broadway, between. Pearl aad
sixth sireeia
The Knights of Pythias of St. Alban's
Lodge No. 17. will tomorrow evening put
on the rank of knight to a class of candi
dates. All of the members are requested
to be present.
Emmet Tinley decided yesterdsy after
noon that it would not be necessary tor
him to go to New York to assist City
Solicitor Kimball In guarding the deposi
tions to be taken there In the Interest of
the city water company.
Judge Wheeler yesterday refused a new
trial to Charles llaywaid. convicted of
participating the theft of a case of shoes
from the receiving platform of the Hamil
ton Shoe company. Hayward was, sen
tenced to five years In the penitentiary at
Fort Madison. Jack O Brlen, w ho pleaded
guilty to the same offense and was Hay
ward's partner has not yet been sentenced.
Economize In part of your wardrobe, but
don't sclmp on your cleaning and pressing
bill, clean and well pressed clothes makes
you look prosperous and your chances of
getting along In this world are always bet-U-r.
We put our best efforts on your gar
ments, when you send them to us to be
cleaned and pressed. Bluff City I-aundry,
Dry Cleaning and Dye Work. Phones 214.
The members of the Dodge Light guards
are fondly hoping that there will be some
thing doing along the Mexican boru that
will be sufficient to demand their presence
there. Captain Orason haa received orders
from state militia headquarters to Immedi
ately recult tils company up full strength.
All of the members are hoping to go and
the commissioned officers expect It con
fidently. The body of Mrs. Betsy -Marble, who died
at the home of her son. Dr. Marble, In
Omaha on Friday, was brought to this city
Saturday for burial and taken to the home
of her son at 710 First avenue. The funeral
will be held from the First Baptist church
this afternoon at 3 o'clock. Four sons
survive her. W. J. and F. D. Marble.
Council Bluffs; J. E. Marble. California,
and Dr. R. E. Marble, Omaha.
With liabilities of $01t!H and assets
approximating only $615. Frances A. Brown.
a business woman of Carroll, la., found
herself In such financial condition that
an appeal to the bankruptcy court was
her only hope. She filed her petition yes
terday. All of the claims are unsecured
and part of the $t15 Is exempt. Oscar W.
Robeson, also of Carroll applied to the
same court for relief from his debts. He
scheduled faOO liabilities and $- assets.
The Jury in the suit of Mrs. Etta Dreler
against Thomas McDermott and W. E.
Chapman ft Sons, owners of an automobtia
garage at Neola, for $30,000 damages for
causing the death of her son, Douls, Is not
likely to agree. Judge Thornell gsve the
case to the Jury about .o'clock Friday,
ana alter naming an nigni, auia an oay
yesterday It reported that an, agreement
was still far from being reached at a late
hour last night. Shortly before 10 o'clock
one of the Jurymen sent word through
Bailiff Nicholas that In his opinion an
agreement was Impossible. Judge Thornell
had left for his home, and following the
instructions previously given, the bailiff
took the men to their quarters and put
them to bed.
William H. McKlnzie. aged 51 years, died
yesterday at his residence, 13U3 Seventh
avenue, from heart weakness, from which
he had long been a sufferer. He had lived
In Council Bluffs for forty year and was
widely known and respected am a man of
kindly disposition and more than ordinary
intelligence. Although he had been troubled
with heart affection, often severely, his
death was sudden and unexpected. He was
about town as usual yesterday and had
been attending to his regular duties. He
was seised about 4 o'clock with an acute
attack, from which he never rallied. He
Is survived by his wife and five sisters,
Mrs. Iawrenca Holtx and Miss Kate Mc
Kintle. Council Bluffs; Mrs. O. K. Pratt,
Salt Lake City; Mrs. J. R. Russell, Fre
mont, Neb., and Miss Fannie McKlnzie.
Arrangements for the funeral have not
been made.
BAKER WANTS STATE HIGHWAY
Colonel Gives His Views aad Tells
How the Thin Can Bo Ac
complished, Colonel W. F. Baker, the expert road
maker, a member of the field force of the
Department of Agriculture, la urging upon
the Iowa legislature the creation of the
office of state highway engineer, la this
Connection he writes the following;
COUNCIL, BLUFFS, la., March lL-To
The Omoha Laily Bee. There are but
few states in this union but have a state
highway engineer and no state needs one
more than Iowa at the present time. We
should have a first-class engineer, who
is a good organizer and such a man as
would be entitled to a good round
salary, who would save to the state each
year many times the amount of his sal
ary, at the same time would create a sys
tem which would prevent the absolute
waste of more than half of our present
rosd fund and misapplication of a large
percentage of our bridge fund through
ignorance. Our most competent and pro
gressive farmers are anxious to listen to
the teachings of expert who have made a
study of the science of farming, but many
un progressive iarniera are aiready thor
i oughlv posted and object to such teach-
I Ings and exclaim sgalnst Its cost to the
people. No competent and progi'easlve
county or township official who desires to
do his best for the welfare of his corn-
niunity will object to expert advise and
direction, but It Is the other class that ob
jects to any system or control and kick
sgainst the expense or a state engineer.
There are but few. If any. county super
visors in Iowa who are competent to de
termine what a steel bridge should cost
or the class of such bridges that should
be built at a given point, but have to rely
upon coniraoiors roc cms iniormstlon.
! material and ior construction of this claa
I of countv bridgea generally last not inoro
tl,an half as long as they should Best
red cedar piling put in ground without
shattering will last forty years or inure
and genuine hard long leaf willow pine or
western reel or yehe.w rir pror.eriy con
structed will last fifteen years or more.
1 repeat It needs an expert hi haa m "df
a study of these subjects to advise and
direct us. Must respectfully.
W. F. BAKKR
J. M Howell, a popular druggist of
Greeiishui g. Ki says. "We use Chamber
lains Cough Remedy In our own household
and know tt Is excellent." For sale by all
dealers.
tllaaraula lalna hamutonshln.
MINNKAPOIJS. Minn.. March 1? -
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'AFFAIRS ATJODTH OMAHA
City Fundi Are in a Somewhat De
pleted Condition,
POLICE AND FIREMEN LAID OFF
Casnell Fa-a to Fare with gerlows
Proposition and First of Xeav
Fiscal Years Five Months
Away.
An analysis of the report of the city clerk
of the financial condition of the city, pub
lished yesterdav. shows that according to
the rate of expenditure for the last seven
months the lighting fund will be short
ft. ISO 71., the fire fund 97 and the po
lice fund $.1,907.19.
The depleted state of the fire and police
funds hss long been anticipated and since
last November the board haa been monthly
laying off men. But apparently this policy
of reduction hss not been able to solve the
difficulty of the financial situation, and
the city council and the board are now
face to face with the serious proposition
of how to run those two departments until
the end of the fiscal year, five months
hence.
One of the recommendations of the char
ter revision committee was that these two
funds should be Increased, but whether
that recommendation will be In the bill
when It passed the legislature Is at present
a matter of conjecture. But whether or
not and this Increase can only help out
In the future the opinion of the taxpayers
Is that more care should be exercised by
the board In manning the police force.
Admittedly there ran be none too many
nien in the flrej department, especially in
view of the establishment of the two new
fire stations, but the general opinion Is
that the board has been In the past too
ready, for various reasons, to add to the
police force, with the result that there are
not sufficient funds now to meet the men
on the payroll, notwithstanding that some
have been compelled to take vacations even
to the length of three months.
The state of the lighting fund Is another
proposition and, as is well known, this Is
due to a too, generous response by the
Councilmen to requests for more light.
More light In dark places Is good, and par
ticularly when It Is of a moral or Intel
lectual character, but when It Is tne light
that costs so much per lamp It Is quite
another thing. Over and over again Mayor
Tralnor has warned the council that the
granting of these requests would place the
fundi In a serious condition, but his warn
ings passed unheeded and hence the posi
tion of affairs the report of City Clerk
Good discloses.
Admittedly there Is always a little money
coming from the collection of back taxes
-and there Is the prospect of 96 per cent
of the taxes being collected but this Is
only a drop In the bucket. That fund
stands at the present time at about $1,300,
and when that amount Is segregated be
tween the various boards what these de
pleted funds will get will certainly not
art their heads above water.
School Board Notes.
Superintendent Graham stated Saturday
that the high school at the present time
waa In receipt of about $600 per year from
students who reside In other counties, but
who come to South Omaha to avail them
selves of the tuition of the high school.
This money is paid by the respective
counties for the chlldrsn attending. An
other thing the superintendent stated was
that these children are some of the best
students at the high school. Probably they
realise that they are more or lees thrown
on their own resources and that It Is In.
cumbent upon them to make good and
msybe behind all there Is a bit of that
esprit de corps, which Is another name
for self-respect, whether It Is of a county
or personal character.
Apropoi of the school board election It
might be pointed out that under the city
charter no person Is eligible for election
to any office In the city "who Is Indebted
In any manner whatsoever to the city
county or school district," Those are the
actual words of the statute.
it. Patrick Day Program.
The anniversary of the death of Ireland's
patron saint will be observed by Li vial on
No. $, South Omaha, of the Ancient Order
of Hibernians, by an entertainment In the
high school auditorium on the night of
March "17. This will be the twenty -fourth
celebration under the auspices of the
division. An Interesting program of music
vocal and Instrumental, has been arrange!
and the address on the occasion will be
delivered by Hon. Thomas J. leoyls of
Lincoln. Attorney Samuel L. Winters will
be chairman.
The following Is the program:
Overture, Hibernian band; remarks,
Fattier Aherne; address of chairman, Sam
uel L W inters; vocal solo, Miss Mae
O linen, accompaniment by Mrs. W J
McCiann: recitation. Miss Uulh Berlin,
address of the evening, Hon. T. J. Uoyie;
overture, "Sons of krin." Moral t orchestra,
H. Bock, director; vocal solo (selected i.
'i bomas Gorman; quartet Uelecteuj; vocal
solo, Miss .Maigajet celiy; "God save Ire
land," audience and band.
Basket Ball Games.
A big crowd witnessed the basket ball
sanies in the loung Men's Christian asso
ciation gymnasium last night. It was an
exciting affair, the contest between the
Squabs of the Omaha Young Men's Chris
tian association and the team of the local
association and the former had Just the
call over the South Omaha boys. They
w on by a points to 28.
South Omaha had the best of the prelim
inary, the high school freshmen beating the
star five of Walnut Hill Methodist church,
by 18 to 15. The star players for the
freshmen are Morton, who threw eight
f.c-ld goals, and Taylor. Next Monday night
the freshmen plsy Council Bluffs High
school freshmen.
Lllcrataro I. ret n res.
Beginning Monday afternoon at 4 o'clock
! Prrf. lane H. Grummann will deliver a
iserles of lecture In the high school. Prof.
I Grummann is professor of modem German
literature st the State university. The fol
lowing Is the program of lectures:
I FlrsKa Goethe and Sc hiller, (b) Ibsen
I "An Knemy of the People.''
Second eel Wagner, tbi Ibsen's "The Mas
ter Builder."
Third (a) Ibsen's Lrramas, b Puder
' n linn s "Magda."
Fourth i a) Modem Aesthetics, (b) Suder-
i n snn s "Fires of Bt. John ."
j l'.fth iai Nletxache's Philosophy. bi
i Hauptmann's "Hannele."
I S xih iai Hauptmann's "Sunken Bell,"
! bj Hauptmann's "eunken Bell."
Magle lily Gossip.
I Oscar the Tailor, real good clothes maker.
! It took $18,000 to meet the obligation of
the school board last month.
The women of the Christian church will
give a dinner at XI North Twenty-fourth
street next Wednesday.
Muss Bessie Robinson baa been taken to
her home, from the South Omaha hospi
tal following an operation.
James Pivonka. formerly of South
Omaha, now a resident in Missouri, is
on a visit with friends In the city.
'I hone Bell South ss Independent F-lV"
for a ease of Jetter Gold lop Prompt de
livery to any part of city. William 7etter.
The Central labor union will bold a
meeting Monday night at 110 North Twenty-
fourin street ..r the election of the
board of trustees.
I The ele. I nation of Rt lAike's church.
j Twe nty-fif'h and K streets, takes place
today, services being held at 11 a. m , 1 i
p. in , and a p. in.
I RoiHh Omaha lodge No. 173, Mvsttr
I Workers of ths World will c-etehrats Its
third anniversary i'ue-adav evening al the
Independent Order of Odd Fellows' hall
with a class Initiation, whlrh will take) Its .
memborsh'p over the mark. J
Ths Ije.liecV Auxiliary of tbs Young I
M -n s Christian as.c!at Ion, will give sf
"Hsrd Times'' social at tne Young Monti
t rristlsn assoclstlon rooms, Tuesdav night,
March ii
The Willing Workers of the rhrlsttsn
church will give a "Hot Biscuit " dinrter
snd sell aprons Wednesdav. March la. al
Hi North Twenty -fourth street.
The following births hsve been rcportedi
A I. Vanowtryse. North Twenty
sixth street, boy; Thomas Murphy, 44
Sj-uth Thlrty-seexvnd street, boy.
The monthlv interest payable on matur
ities falling due April 1. for which the
city treasurer will ssk the council to make
an appropriation Mondav night, amounts
to tl.5.'iS7.
Joe Zadlna. charged with attempted
criminal assault on ths little girl, l.oretto
Peterson, has been returned for trial 'j
the dlstrli-t court by Judge Callanan. He
waived examination.
County Assessor Shrlver has been s!l
rated offices In the city hall lor his staff
of assistants, during the making up of
the county assessment list. This Is the
first occasion the county assessor has re
quested the making of such arrangement.
Ttie colored woman. Ixittie Price, who
was shot yesterday by John C Moberlf.
colored, following a quarrel, aroused by
jealousy, lies In a precarious condition In
the South Omaha hospital. The bullet
passed through the liver and perforated
the Intestines.
Mrs. M. A. Martin. 51,i North FlKhtecnth
street, entertained Wednesday evening In
honor of her daughter, Leonora the oc
casion being her eleventh birthday. Those,
present were: Alvina Blckel. Kdna Ilucb
man. Ksther Sullivan. Anna Andersun,
Beatrice Wells. I'ora Wlese, Kva Yrriejh
Florence Richardson, Janet AY at son aud
Ida Hurd.
The only savings bank In I'ouglas county
Is the South Omaha Savings bank, local d
In the old quarters of the South Omahs
National bank. 2M4 N street. This bank Is
owned and controlled by Interests closely
Identified with the Stock Ysrds National
bank and pays 4 per cent on deposits. Any
amount starts an account. Truman Buck,
president; H. C. Bostwick, cashier; F. R.
Getty, assistant cashier.
City Kmglneer George AV. Roberts has
received notification from President
George W. Tilison of the Organisation of
City Officials for Standarixlng Paving
specifications, that he has been appointed
a member of the committee on bituminous
concrete for the current year. The other
members of the committee are: I,lnn
AVhlte. chairman. Chicago; L.. W. Rimd-
lett, vice-chairman. 8. Paul; W. H. Con
nell. New York; George McGonogle, Salt
Lake City.
Thomas McMahnn, who was employed
In the Armour Packing company house.
died yesterday morning, aged 2 years.
The funeral will be held from the resi
dence of his parents, 1M South Twenty-
rourth street. Monday morning, at at
St Agnes' church. The Interment will he
In St. Mary s cemetery. Mr. McMahnn Is
survived by his parents and a brother,
who lives In Chicago. He was a member
of Knoxall Council No. 14M. Royal Ar
canum, and of the Improved Order of Red
men.
Warning to Railroad Men.
Look out for severe and even dangerous
kidney snd bladder troubles resulting from
years of railroading. George E. Bell, G39
Third street. Fort Wayne. Ind., was many
years a conductor on the Nickel Plata He
ys: "Twenty years of railroading left
my kidneys In terrible condition. There
was a continual pain across my back and
hips and my kidneys gave me much dis
tress, and the action of my bladder was
frequent and most painful. I got a supply
of Foley Kidney Pills and the first bottle
made a wonderful Improvement and four
bottles cured me completely. Since being
cured I have recommended "Foley Kidney
Pills to many of my railroad friends." Cor
sale by all druggists.
Read the Facts
by a Food Expert
Prof! H. W. Wiley, M. D., Ph. D., of the
U. S. Dept of Agriculture, is the author of a
book on " Foods." In it he says :
"The components used in the manu
facture of Oleomargarine, when properly
made, are all wholesome and digestible
materials. It does not appear, therefore,
that any valid objection can be made
against the use of Oleomargarine from a
physiological or hygienic standpoint."
Note, the wholesomeness of Butterine depends
not only on the materials used but also upon the
method of making.
Swift's "Premium"
has the stamp of Government inspectors.
It has the brand of Swift upon it a name noted
for purity of product.
It is made from selected beef suet, from the best of
"leaf" fat, and churned with milk and cream of tested
quality. It is molded into prints, wrapped in vege
table parchment paper and enclosed in wax-lined
cartons. This double protection brings it to you sweet,
pure, clean with butter taste and butter aroma.
Ask your dealer for a carton today.
Swift & Company, U. S. A.
Strictly modern and up-to-date hotel
located in the very heart of the city.
Mote! GrlswoW.
CORNER GRAND AVENUE AND GRISWOLD ST.
DETROIT
9 1 25,000 expendfd in remodeling, ref urutsblng and decorating.
Headquarters of the Wolverine Automobile Club.
Detroit's most iopular bole!.
Finest cafe west of New York.
POSTAL HOTEL COMPANY
KKED I'OSTAU .TeBident.
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HaUVL3 cone as a result of over
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Cor. leth and Dodge Stroats.
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