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THE OMAHA DAILY HE IS : "W13 D jji3D AY , .TA"N"UATt Y 8 , 1300 ,
I COUNCIL BLUFFS DEPARTMENT
MISNTIOK.
Floral designs. J. It. McPhereon. Tel. 211.
The Grand hotel , Council Bluffs. High
class In every r * pecl. Kates , $2.50 per day
end upward , E. F. Clark , proprietor.
Balrd & Ooodrlch , confectioners In the
Kvcrctt block on Broadway , were closed yes
terday upon a chattel mortgage for ? lfiOO.
M The Insurance adjusters yesterday allowed
C. L. Felt $600 for the darnaijo In the recent
A flre > In his residence on South Sixth meet.
Washington camp No. 12 , P. 0. S. of A. ,
will meet this evening In their hall for In
stallation of office . Refreshments wll | bo
served.
Special services of great Interest are being
held In the Broadway Methodist church
this work. Preaching every evening at 7:30 :
nnrt bible readings every afternoon at 2:30. :
An attachment to secure$41.50 was levied
upon a homo and phaeton yesterday belong
ing to W. 15. Chambers to secure a bill for
the rare and feel of the animal. The plaintiff
IB F. D. Shafer.
St. Albans ledge No. 17 , Knights of Pythias ,
will Install ofilcers this evening. After the
ceremonies are over the members and their
gucMs will enjoy a social evsnlng together.
Cards and dancing are on the program.
Mra. Jeff Harper appeared In Justice VIe-n's
court yesterday afternoon In a very much
dilapidated condition , and complained that
her husband had been using her for a foot
ball. She swore to an Information , charg
ing him with awault. Both are colored.
Motions were fil d In tht district court yes
terday for the removal of the cass of Thomas
P. Armstrong and Ida May B.ircu < < from the
state court to the federal court. The plain
tiffs are suing for damages for death and per
sonal Injuries received In a Union Pacific
wr ck In South Omaha.
A literary society to be called the Tie-
Tlew club . s been organized by Miss Clara
Evans. The young women who arc mem
bers are taking a Yale course of modern
novels. The first meeting for the present
year will be held at the homo of Miss
Evans on Friday morning.
F. M. Phillips was fined $10 and costs yes
terday for whipping a lad named Willie
Tacker. Ho was fined $15 and costs by Jus
tice Vlcn the day before for assaulting the
boy's father. A crowd of witnesses testified
on both sides , and as a result the fines and
cost approximate $50. Phillips appealed both
caujs to the dUtrlct court.
The county authorities have received word
that Judge Dillon has passed favorably upon
the question of the validity of the $80,000
county bond IHIIIC. The bonds wcro sold
shortly after their Issue , but the question of
their validity arose and the purchasers re
fused to take them. The prospects are now
good that a sale will be effected to New York
brokers In a few days.
Motor No. 13 broke nn axle on Main street
yesterday. The new truck that General Man
ager Dlmmock has designed for such emer
gencies was brought out and the disabled
motor was taken to the shops by the aid of
HP own power nt full spied and without any
Interruption of trafilc. Ordinarily It would
tt
have taken several hours to transport the dis
abled car the long distance required.
Charles Law-son and wife , Harrison Oilman
and Ed Jeffries have been arrested , charged
with being the chicken and honey thieves
who despollel Mesrra. Alcl , Jolmsan and Kee-
llno of their property a few evenings ago.
The quartet have a rather unsavory repu
tation , and an Investigation of their premises
near Fifteenth street on Sixth avenue , satis
fied the oIHcers that the poplo had been
do'ng a largo business In general stealing.
They wcro arrested upon a warrant sworn
to by William Kcellno , charging them with
robbing his bee hives. Yesterday Abel and
Johnson lodged complaints against them for
stealing chickens. They will have their hear
ing In Justice Vlen's court today. John
Llndt has been retained 'to defend the
prisoners.
Guard against loss by fire and Insure your
property In reliable companies. If you pay
an Insurance premium you expect Insurance.
We represent some of the best English and
American companies. Lougcc & Towle.
MONEY to loan on Improved Iowa farms.
Largo loans a specialty. Flro Insurance. L
\V. Tullcys , 102 Main St. . rooms 2 and 3.
PEHSONAL I'AIIAGHAI'HS.
D. O. Burrlngton of Atlantic Is In the
city.
city.O.
O. T. Clayton of Macedonia Is a court vls-
Itof.
Colonel Stcadman left yesterday for Dea
Molnes.
Miss Oprtlo Bennett has returned to De
troit to resume her studies.
M. II. McCuno , a business man of Silver
City , was In town yesterday.
Mrs. C. B. Case of Wlnona , Minn. , will
spend the winter with her daughter , Mrs. S.
8. Facs.
Mrs. Joseph Sampson of Oakland , Cal. , Is
? " visiting her niece , Mrs. F. J. Schnorr , on Ben-
t ten street.
Kd N. Brown and family have removed to
Peorla , III. where Brown has opened a large
grocery store.
C. A. Wiley of Kearney , Neb. , has taken
the position of receiving teller of the Citi
zens' State bank.
John J. Stork , after a serious Illness of
Ecvcral months , started on the read yesterday
for a Chicago house.
A'ldorman ' Rlshton anil family arc contem
plating removing to California In the hope of
bonolUIng Mr , llleliton's health.
Miss Francis Warburton , who- has been
vltiltlng her testers , Kdlth andi Mabel , has
returned to her homo In Pierre , S. D.
Berne Sawyer , Charles Bradley and Julius
Deetkcn have concluded their vacation and
liivo returned to Iowa City to renew their
otudlM In the State university.
II. V. Bennett , the well known and very
popular former loci\ \ Insurance manager , was
In the city yesterday. He Is now located in
Cedar Hapldu and doing a prosperous busi
'
ness. _
Ladles , send your table linen to the Eagle
Laundry and see the beautiful finish and
snow-llko color wo give your goods. Tele
phone 157. 724 Broadway.
Water Mill *
Can bo dlfcounted B per cent until the even
ing of January 10.
Mulct CIINIH Contlniu'il.
The case of the state against Ilcaley
Bros , ofvoca , charged with contempt of
( V'Urt In opening a place for the sale of
liquors under tha mulct law after having
been enjoined years ago under the prohibi
tion law , has been continued. The case was
set for hearing before Judge Smith , but
Ei'cli ' a largo number of witnesses appeared
that It was found the case could not bo
tried In tlmo to gut It out of the nay cf
the Dlckeruon case. A continuance wan ac-
cprdingly ordered and the ciuw will bo hoard
at Avoca Tiefore Judge Macy on January 11 ,
The firm of Woodbury Bros , having been
( Unsolved , C. B. Woodbury has opened an
onice In the Sapp block for the practice of
dentistry ,
to Wril.
Marriage licenses wcro Issued by County
Clerk Heed yesterday as follows :
Name mid residence. Ago.
J. K Davis , DCS Molnes . .30
May Miller , Denver . 20
O. H. P. Mlkpxell , Council HiuffH . u
Kvn R. McNeil , Oimilm . , . jg
John Odder , Council Dluffx . 'X
Atiim Miidlsen , Council Hlutta . 19
Chniles U. Dutrow. Crescent . 25
Luumimi Meglnnua , Patliiwuttnmlc
county . , . 23
J. A. Shelton , Crescent . 2 <
lUauele Price , Pottiiwattnmlo conuty , . , . 20
\Vntrr IIIIU
Oan bo discounted C per cent until the even
ing of January 10. _
Or , Cleaver's olllce moved to COO Ilroadway
( In * ( Mil TrriiNiirfr.
lJ \ . The board of supcrvliors spent the day
J yesterday with County Auditor Matthews In
going over the book * and accounts of W ,
11. Itued , the retiring county treasurer. The
work will bo completed today , when Treas
urer-elect Arnd will bo able to read his
title clear to the olllce. The work of check
ing the accounts U necessarily tedious , but
everything has been found In ship-shape up
to date.
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Stephan Droa. for plumbing anil heating ,
also flno line of ga fixtures.
Attend DavU' clearing aalt ) uf holiday
WILL BE A BITTER BATTLE
Legal Contest Over the Bank of Cass
County's Affairs ,
CHARGES AGAINST ISAAC DICKER30N
Afctmcil of Krnudulont
AVhllr Ills DrfeiiNK In 'that lie
Wax Not In the State nt
the Time.
Lines have been drawn for one of the
most exciting legal battles ever fought out
In the courts of western Ion a , the trial of
Isaac Dlckerson of Atlantic , la. , on the
charge of fraudulent banking , which v , 111 be
commenced In the district court this morn
ing before Judge Smith.
While Pottawattatnlf county has ro direct
interest In the cas ? , It having been brought
here on a change of venue from Cass county ,
the trial will be watched with Interest by
all of the people of the southwestern part
of Iowa on account of the prominence of the
man accused and of the exciting events
that occurred In Atlantic following the sus
pension of the Bank of Cas county. Al !
of the big legal lights of western Iowa have
been engaged on one side of the caseor
tli a other , and the trial promises to be most
hotly contested.
The charge against Mr. Dlckerson Is that
of fraudulent banking , and the allegation
U that ho received deposits at a bank when
It was known that the Institution was In
an Insolvent condition. The Bank of Cass
county was organized In 1S70. At that time
Mr. Dlckcrson was In the real estate busi
ness at , Atlantic , and was known us a man
of means and an enterprising cltlzon. He
had been an active business man and was
for nlno years' treasurer of Cass county.
When the bank was organized he was In
duced to purchase $1BOO worth of block , and
that was all the holding he ever had of the
bank stock. His son , A. W. Ilck3rson ,
was taken Into the bank as paying teller , and
was afterward made- cashier of the Institu
tion , a position he held when the cr.ish came
In ISil.l. The bank had the confidence of
the people , and was considered the strongest
financial Institution In the county. Its
capital stock was $00,000 , of which $27,000
was owned by J. C. Vetzer , the1 president
of the bank. The. management of the con
cern finally drifted into the hands of Presi
dent Yctzer and the cashlor , A. W. Dlckcr
son , both of whom had the complete confidence -
fide-nce of the patrons of the concern.
WENT DOWN IN ' 03.
This was the condition of affairs when the
hard times caino on In 1&93. The bank , In
common with other concrns of the kind ,
found Its securities shrinking In value , and
It became extremely difficult to keep Its credit
unimpaired. Isaac Dlckerson , the defendant In
the action now ready for hearing , was at
that time vlca president and ono of the di
rectors of the bank. He was engaged at the
time In developing some coal lands In coutli-
ern Missouri , and had been away from At
lantic most of the time for two years ; in
fact , lind only been at home on two occa
sions In 1S93. He arrived home a day before
Christmas , and learned from his son , ths
bank cashier , that the bank was having a
pretty hard time to keep up during the de
pression of the times. Mr. Dlckerson went
east and secured monc-y to pay a claim that
ths bank had against him. H was at that
time that ho learned the condition of the
concern. He promptly demanded that ths
affairs of the bank bo wound up , and himself
took legal steps that resulted In the appolnt-
m3nt of a receiver for the bank on Decembr
27 , 1833.
When the bank went Into the receiver's
hands an alarming state of affairs was de
veloped. The deposits , representing the
money of the business men of Atlantic and
the rich farmers of Cass county , anjcunted
to $400,000 , against which sum the bank
could show assets of only $150,000 , and thess
have since dwindled by the. depreciation of
property and the shrinking of collateral se
curities held by the bank. It jvas a failure
of big proportions , and created an Immense
sensation In the town and county. Feeling
ran high against the officers of the bank at
the time. Following the rush on the bank
oamo clamorlngs from the losing depositors
for personal revenge when financial satisfac
tion was found to be unattainable. Threats
of lynching were made against the ofilcers of
the bank , and for some time the most bitter
feeling prevailed. It was discovered that the
funds of the bink had been misappropriated ,
and A. W. Dlckerson pleaded guilty to a
charge of this character and was sent to the
state's prison , where ho Is now serving his
term. Indictments were returned against
President Yetzer and Vice President Dicker-
son on several counts , charging them with
fraudulent banking. Mr. Yetzer was tried
and acquitted , and then the- prosecution cf
the cases against the present defendant was
taken up.
BOUND TO STICK DICKERSON.
Isaac Dlckerson was considered ono of the
wealthiest men In Cass county when the
bank crash came. He had lived In the
county for forty years and had largo real
estate Interests In the state. Everything
was given up to satisfy creditors , even the
homestead going. The feeling was to Intense
tl'at a corps of special attorneys wcro hired
by the County Board of Supervisors to pros
ecute the cases against Mr , Dlckerson ,
Owing to the feeling In Cass county It
was found Impossible to get a fair and Im
partial trial of the case there and a change
of venue was taken to Mills county , where
a trial , lasting fifteen days , was held last
June. The result was a verdict of ac
quittal for Mr. Dlckerson. It was then sup
posed that the matter would ba dropped ,
but It was not. Some of the depositors who
had lost money In the broken bank Induced
the board of supervisors to make another
appropriation for attorneys' fees and the
county attorney of Cam county was ordered
to proceed with the prosecution of another
count In the complaint. A change of venue
was taken to Pottawattamlo county and the
trial will come up today.
There will bo _ a large attendance from
Cass county during the trial. The prosecu
tion has fifty-one witnesses and about on
equal number will bo called by the defend
ant. The county attorney of Cass county
and six assistants will have charge of the
prosecution , while Mr. Dlckcrson'a Inter
ests will be looked after by four attorneys ,
The case will latt at least ten days.
Mr. Dlckcrson's defense will bo that while
ho was a nominal olficer and a director uf
the bink , he really had nothing to do with
the active management of the concern , lie
will show that for two years prior to the
failure of the bank ho was absent from
Atlantic and from the state nearly all of
the time and had no knowledge of th ? con
dition of the affairs of tlie bank , which
ucra almost absolutely In the hands of the
president and cashier. The fact that h ?
tcok the Initial steps to have the bank's
affairs placed In the hands of a receiver Is
also expected to count In his favor.
Hunting : n Iliinmrny Hoy.
M. C. Larson , a carpenter living at' 720
Madison street , sought the aiulttanco of the
pollco department yesterday afternoon to
recover his runaway boy , a 15-year-old
youth named Luther. The boy left home
aoino time during the night previous and to
provide himself the means of traveling
robbed his mother of $18 , which she hid
Mvod up for a rainy day , The story told
by the nearly heartbroken father contains
a little lesson In public school manage-
mcnt that Is worth calling attention to.
The father says the boy was a bright , stu
dious , honest child until a few mouths ago.
Last spring whllo attending the public
school his teacher dlicovered a piece of
tobacco In hla pocket , Before the trouble
that arose over the matter was ended the
boy was expelled from school. He was
placed In a private school , but the spell had
been broken ) the boy bccamu discontented ,
restive under restraint and Ihully ran away
from home. His father found him at Alia ,
scurl Valley , brought him home , but It was
not long until he again left , each tlmo fallIng -
Ing Into bad company and rapidly declining
morally , The pollco promised to assist In
finding the boy ,
Have you seen tbe new gas beating
it ths company' * office I
CATCH A CUOOKED LITTLH MAN.
Clilcf Sentilnn and OIHcrr Murpliy
Land n DntiRcriitiN HnrKlar In .Intl.
Yesterday morning the police landed a
crook who Is a very much wanted Individual ,
and at the same time arrested n woman who
promises to be of some Importance In the
Criminal line.
Per several days the police have been
aware of the prepence In the city of a
shrewd and keun-looking , undersized In
dividual who had all the marks of a danger
ous crook. The officers endeavored to get
near him and Icarn something about him ,
but ho repelled all advances. They could
not locate his stopping place , which they
hoped might afford some tangible clew of
his Identity. Monday afternoon they con
cluded to put him under arrest on the gen
eral charge of suspicion and look up his
record afterward. He could not be found
during the day , but later In the evening ,
when Officer Murphy was * called to the
Metropolitan hotel to settle a disturbance ,
he found that his man had been ordcrcJ
from the hotel after he had on altercation
with a woman who was said to be his wife.
The two left the hotel together and were
finally located at the Chicago house , a small
hostelry on Main street. At 7 o'clock yes
terday morning Chief Scanlan and Murphy
went to the hotel to make the arrests. The
man was up getting ready for an early
breakfast and n trip out of town.
He was placid under arrest and examined ,
His answers confirmed the belief that he
was a desirable catch and convince 1 the
officers that the woman was also wanted.
She was taken Into custody and searched.
A quantity of new jewelry and n couple of
new pockctbooks filled with sleeve but
tons , neck chains and pins were found. A
package lying In the room was opened and
proved to ba a bolt ol new black cashmere
dress goods. The couple were taken to the
station and the Omaha pollco acquainted
with the arrest and find.
ONE OP A WANTED PAIR.
An hour later Dctcctlvo Savage was at
the city Jail. He at once recognized the man
as J. C. Lcnore , one of a couple of crooks
whom ho had arrested about six weeks ago
for the burglary of a store at Earllng , la. ,
and who succeeded In getting away despite
the fact that the dectectlve was shooting
at him with deadliest determination to kill
him or wing him. W. II. Richie , the other
man , was taken to thn Omaha police station ,
and the two telescope grips he was carrying
when arrested , wcro found to contain twcnty-
ono bolts of new dress goods and a large
quantity of new Jewelry. The robbery was
located at Earllng , and the owners of the
looted store , H. G. Rethlefscn & Co. , Identi
fied the goods. Rlchlo was taken to Shelby
county and confined In the county jail at
Harlan , and the ofilcers have been on the
lookout ever since for his companion.
Ths Earllng merchants were advised by
telegraph and Mr. Rcthlcfsen and Deputy
Sheriff Hubbell reached the city last even-
Ing. In the meantime the police had
gathered a lot more stuff. Including a bolt
of goods that had been left at a dress mak
ing establishment In the Merrlam block to
be > made up for the woman. All the goods
and jewelry was promptly Identified by the
Earling men as the property taken when the
store was robbed Just after Thanksgiving.
The woman's trunk was opened by the
officers and another batch of the stolen goods
discovered and promptly Identified. The
couple were turned over to the Shelby county
officer and were taken away on the evening
train.
The police feel sure that botli the man and
woman are skilled professionals. When ar-
restej Lenore said his name was Harris ,
and that ths woman was his wife. After
the man was locked up ho appeared to be
very anxious to see the woman , and she
was taken to the corridor door of the city
Jail. He evidently desired a conference with
her alone , but this was not granted. He
finally said to her with a knowing wink :
"You write back , not clear back , but halt
way. Do you twig ? Tell them I will hold
my corn. "
Tha chief stopped the conversation by pullIng -
Ing the woman back and closing the Iron
door.
door.When
When Detective Savage was In the Jail
ho was prompted by curiosity to know how-
near ho came to hitting Lenore when he
was shooting at him In Omaha. "You came
Just this close , pard , " and the man held
up his foot and pointed to a hole In the > heel
of his shoe where a bullet had entered and
burled Itself In the thick leather.
LOOKING FOIL NEW OUAUTEIIS.
TriiNtccH of Clarlnda ANylniu
AfcoiumodatloiiH for IiicnrnliU-H.
Rev. T. McK. Stuart of Charlton and M.
N. Spencer of Red Oak were In the city yes
terday for the purpose of making an in
quiry into the comforts and conveniences
of St. Bernard's hospital and determining
whether or not it was a suitable place for
the state to keep Its Incurable Insane per
sons coming to the Clarlnda Institution. The
gentlemen spent several hours under the
guidance of the elsters looking over the
splendid new plant that Is Just receiving
Its finishing touches and making a close
Inspection of the older portions of the Insti
tution that have been used for Insane wards.
They appeared to be qulto favorably Im-
piessed with the building and the manner
In which It Is run. The law does not give
them any power to make contracts or direct
that the Incurables shall bo sent to any
particular place after they have been pro
nounced to be Incurable Insane. The law-
directs that they shall bo returned to the
counties sending them to the asylum and
the county officials shall make the final
disposal of them. In all cases where the
relatives are financially able to provide for
them they are required to do so , but other
wise the county boards must provide for
their care. It Is through the county boardo
tha the trustees must expect to send the
Clarlnda Incurables to St. Bernard's.
Rev. Mr. Stuart , whoso years of pastoral
services In the Broadway Methodist church
here enabled him to become familiar with
the hospital on the hill , has always be n
favorably .Impressed with its management
and the visit there yesterday materially Inc -
c : eased his good opinion. "Tho only object
of our visit , " said he , "was to ascertain and
know for ourselves that If wo recommend
patients to be sent here they would bo
well cared for that , In fact , wo were send
ing them to the bst available place. We
are qulto well satisfied with the results of
our Investigation and think the visit was
plenrant and profitable. "
Rev. Mr. Stuart Is a member of the Na
tional Conference of Charities and Correc
tions and In a radical advocate of the plan
for placing all charitable Institutions under
the control of a state board of charities.
Ho dees not believe there should bo any
orphans' homes , private asylums and such
similar Institutions that are not under the
control of the public In some way , insuring
at least a frequent and thorough Inspection
of their condition and the kind of treatment
accorded the Inmates. ThlH would Include
all poor houses maintained by counties ,
which , ho says , are frequently a blot upon
civilization and a shame to Christianity.
He h EO much In earnest In this matter that
he Is thinking out a bill which ho will draft
and have submitted to the prewnt Iowa leg
islature providing for cuch control. When
lntroduco.1 the whole power of the national
organization will be Invoked to force It
Into a law.
"These private Institutions present a grave
problem to every community In which they
aru'located. Suppose the manager of an or
phanage gathering up children promiscu
ously from all parts of the country and
crowding them Into hla homo shouM take
a notion to quit the business ? Ho would
simply turn the children loose , homelcra and
trlendleto , upon the community and the pub
lic would have to find a means of taking
care of them. You ceo the Intent of the
law will be to prov.nt the establishment of
Individually controlled Institutions and place
all such under the management of a board
of trustees. Then the grave danger would
jo removed and the work could not ter
minate at the whim'of an Individual. "
Craxcd liy Ji-alouxy.
One * of Sheriff Morgan's firtt cases was
the conducting of Mm. Clara Eckhart to the
nsMio asylum at Clarlnda. Mrs. Eckhart
xvas arrested late Monday night on the
complaint of her husband , who eald that
iho had a revolver and was trying to kill
ilm. The woman w < is found at her home on
Avenue G with a revolver bandy- but was
quct ! enough when the officers reached the
ilace.
Mrs. Eckhart was sent to the asylum
about n year ng.i , but was Wirc-l of htt
affliction and released. She uhors under
the Illusion that her neighbors uro all tryIng -
Ing to win her husband's affection from her.
She was taken to Clarlnda by Sheriff Mor
gan lart night. ' ! '
I\.M > IMD : THE couxiilHOARD. .
LcRnl I'rolcnt AKiilnni ( ho Manner of
Awarding I'rlutliiK Contract * .
The Beard of Supervltors was served with
an Injunction yesterday restraining the mem
bers from awarding the contract for printIng -
Ing the county records and supplies to the
Nonpareil company. i , t
The application for the Injunction was made
by Morehouse & Co. , and their petition sets
forth the facts In the case. They allege that
they took the ndverllmient of the board callIng -
Ing for bid * In good faith and presented n
bid for the year's work , which , they assert
would bo at least $500 below the bid of the
Nonpareil. When the. bids were opened the
board awarded the contract to the Nonpareil
without really considering the- bid of th ; pe
titioners. The bids of the two firms were
as follows :
NonMore -
Kind , parell. house.
Rccordn t 850 $ 9 2 :
Dockets 8 r.0 7 M )
Printed book heads 230 200
Printed page 330 300
Canvas cover DO r.O
Redemption books C ! 3 400
Assessors' books , per quire. . 1 00 SO
Bar dockets ! )0 ) cr
Tax receipts 330 00 18700
In addition to asserting that the county
will be a loser by the award of the. . contract
to th Nonpareil , the petitioners allege that
the award of the contract was not legally
made , as the yea and nay vote was not re
corded on the motion. Judge Smith has
granted a temporary restraining ordert end
will fix a date for hearing the case on Its
merits as soon 09 the Dlckorson case ha )
been disposed of.
JUHOHS AUK IN GOOD DEMAND.
Grnnil Jury Kiniiniivllrtt and Extra
Mrn Called for the Dlcklnxoit Cnnt * .
The January term of the district court was
opened yesterday morning and the first de
velopment was a challenge of the grand Jury
made by Colonel Dallcy on behalf of two
prisoners , John Williams and John II.
Williams.
Of the men called on the panel for the
grand Jury but ten responded and four of these
were excused for various causes. This left
the jury with but six men , ono short of the
required number. In that emergency Judge
Smith called upon Alderman Henry Rlshton
of this city to complete the panel. In behalf
of the two prisoners , who claim the same
name , Colonel Dalley challenged the- grand
jury , asserting that the Jury had not been
empanelled according to law ; that the court
had no authority to fill the panel by sum
moning a bystander and that It did not appear
that the absent Jurymoi had ben : served with
the proper service by the sheriff. The chal
lenge was overruled and the grand Jury
sworn. The members of the Jury are : George
Dalrymplo of Garner township , W. C. McIntosh -
Intosh of Rockford township , C. F. Carver
of Norwalk township , Thomas Kurnlcy of
Lewis township , Frank McMannls of Neola ,
John Ronneau of Hardln township and Henry
Rlshton of Council Bluffs. ,
The petit Jury was called and a special
venlro ordered Issued for forty talesman , who
will probably bo 'needed ' in securing a jury
for the Dlckcrson case which copies up today.
Grim-ill of the , SclioolB.
Reports have Just been completed of the
enrollment of the pupil's in the public
schools of Council Bluffs for the last twelve
years. The figures show a steady and grati
fying Increase In the matter of attend-
anca. Following are tha figures :
1RSI 2.7G21SM t 3.75S
1SS5 4. . . . 2,711 1S93 1.UOO
1SSC. 5. . . . 2.7I1189J . . . . „ -1,173
1557 2.96T.1S93 4OJ !
1558 3,197 Increase In ten
1559 3,372 years 1.0U2
1890 3,005 Increase In the
1S91 3,751 _ last three years C79
1IQW A SWINDLER WAS CAPTUIIED.
DeNcrliitlon of the CJJiiiKC After nil
lowu FiiHrlilvc. i
CANANDAIGUA , N. Y. . Jan. 7. Sheriff
Osborn , assisted by M. Salisbury , a detectlvo
from Denver , has succeeded In capturing one
of the most notorious bank swindlers that
ever operated in this country. The man was
captured , at Shortsvllle , abcut six miles east
of this village. Just ono year ago the man ,
whose real name Is said to bo L. C. Douglas ,
started a bank at Peru , la. His backing
appeared to be of the best and he In some
way secured the almost unlimited confidence
of the business men of the place. Large
sums were soon on deposit in the bank. On
July C last he took the funds and departed ,
after destroying the books and papers of
the bank. It appears that Douglas went
to Mexico and from there to New
York City , thence to Washington and
back again to New York state. On his
return to New York state Douglas started
a bank at Avoca. He then left Avoca after
a more or less successful venture there.
Through the Denver detective it was learned
that ho was about to visit his wife , who
was stopping near Canandalgtii , and a trap
was bet through a. fictitious collection agent ,
who represented that he had over $4,000
worth of negotiable paper to collect on , and
Douglas was located through the woman.
Mr. J. B. Henshnw of Des Molnes , la. , Is
In town , and has obtained an order enabling
him to take Douglas back to Iowa. Mr.
Henshaw says he lost but $1,000 through
his operations , but has spent over $1,300 in
running him down. Mr. Henshaw says
Douglas' wife aided her husband In the
swindle by Introducing him under an as
sumed name. _
Sonic Opposition to FitNloii.
ALEXANDRIA , La. , Jan. 7. The populists
are arriving for their convention tomor
row , which. It Is understood , will endorse
the republican nominees for governor , sec
retary of state and attorney general , com
pleting the ticket with nominees of their
own ( selection. There will be strong oppo
sition to the fusion.
"I am cured since taking Hood's Sarsa-
parllla , " is what many thousands are saying.
It gives renewed vitality and visor.
WEATHER FORECAST.
Fnlr nml Warmer , wUli Sontlirrly
AVIuilH fur N'L'briiHltii.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 7. The forecast for
Wednesday Is :
For Nebraska Fair and warmer ; south
erly winds.
For Iowa Fair and warmer ; southerly
winds.
For Missouri Fair ; slightly colder In the
southeast portion ; northerly1 'winds , becom
ing variable. r
For Kansas Fnlr : warmer In the northern
portions ; winds becomlrta southerly.
For South Dakota Fulriiiwnrmcr In the
eastern portion ; couthwe fcfly winds ,
Local ItociiriU !
OFFICE OF TUB WKjXT'Ilfeu BUREAU ,
OMAHA , Jan , 7.-O.-naha. record of temper
ature and rainfall compjrert with corre-
PLACE HUNTERS IN FORCE
DCS Moincs the Scene of n Llvuly Scramble
for Offloa.
OPENING OF THE LEGISLATURE MONDAY
Jinny Itctirrnpntntlvrtt nml All Hit *
LnlilijlNtn t tlie limit Cniilttil
I'rcimretl to Ill-Kill llunl-
IICN * Knrly.
DES MOINES , Jan. 7. ( Special. ) The
clans are gathering preparatory to the openIng -
Ing of the legislative session next Monday
The opening of the week brought the firs !
group of lobbyists and a number of the mem
bers cf both houee and senate ; and each
day has been bringing accessions to the num
ber , till a very good share of the next as-
pcmbly Is now holding pcislons In the hole
lobbies , which present the appearance that
always tells of the ressloa of the legislature
Candidates for appointive cilices under ttie
two houses are always the first on the
ground , and thlo year has been no excep
tion. There are numerous aspirants for al
the places , all hard at work buttonholing the
members as thy come In , fixing slates and
making enough combinations to elect the
hundred aspirants to a third , that many
offices.
The list of applicants for places In the
house , TO far as It can be made at presents \
as follows :
Chief Clerk James D. Ilowin , L. K. Wil
son , Deg Mollies ; George A. Mclntyre , Shell
Hock ; C. 0 , Wllklns , Mayfield.
Flrrt Assistant Clerk Sherman P. Meyers ,
Anita ; C. D. Eaton , Wilton.
Second Assistant Clerk T. J. Wllcax , DCS
Molnes ; Ford Howcll , Mellon.
Engrossing Clerk Hector nunyon , DCS
Molnes ; Mrs. Mollle Heist , Eldon ; Ilerthn L.
Tlnkham , Vlnton ; A. L. Miner , Swan ; Martha
Grecnleaf , Dloomfield.
. Enrolling Clerk Mrs. L. Elliott. DCS
Molnes ; L. Amy Turner , Council Uluffs ; Llllle
n. Long and Lutu Parsons , Knoxvlllo ; Miss
M. A. Nebergall. Hull.
Assistant Postmistress Lnrena McQuInn ,
Norway ; Belle Springer , Dss Molnes.
Sergeant at Arms T. C. Gregg , Rockwell
City ; Dr. B. F. Keable ; . Pclla ; S. P. Miles ,
Nora Springs ; J. H. Wilson. Tracy ; G. W.
Evans , Wyoming.
Journal Clerk John II , Dlxlcr , Corning ;
W. T. Dlller , Des Molnes ; F. W. Bcachman ,
Manilla.
Bill Clerk Belle Mctcalf. Wlnthrop ; Lola
Smltz , McVey : Frances Blackman. Des
Mc-lncs ; Mrs. Fred McCausland , Washington
Fllo Clerk H. F. Burns , Osceola ; Herbert
II. Wright , LcGrandc ; Kay A. Funk , Hamp
ton.
ton.Chief
Chief Doorkeeper J. H. Carter , U-dfield ;
n. N. Boyd , Sanborn ; A. C. Boals , Hampton ;
John W. Cook , West Union.
Assistant Doorkeepers ( eight to be chosen )
M. V. Mllier , Sumner ; N ? S. Price , Guthrle
Center ; A. H. Parsons , Ireton ; George W
Smith , Coon Rapids ; B. S. Harrlmau , Hel-
lerton ; II-awley Maine , Boone ; C. T. Ack-
ley , Mnrblo Hock ; J. Hcflleflnger , Grundy
Center ; C. L. MacNameo.
Pages Pearlo E. Tlbbelts , Sumner ; Cecil
Dlxon. Rockwell City ; W. P. Murphy , Louis
KelEey , Rhea Boland , Des Moincs ; John L.
Smith , Keokuk.
For places In the senate the candidates
are not so numerous and they have not been
so active thus far , consequently the list
! s not so complete. So far as known limy
are : ' Secretary Dr. E. R. Hutchlns , l ) s
Moincs ; Robert Hunter , Sioux City ; Brock
of Marsholltown ; J. W. Cliff , Newton. Flru
assistant secretary Edward Billiard , Bel-
mond. Second assistant A. R. Harlan , Van
Buren ; E. A. Slbley , Morshalltown. En-
glossing clerk Mrs. Oscar Sherman , Des
Molnes. ( Enrolling clerk Mrs. F. W. Gunkle
Sioux City ; Mrs. William Hale. Des Moines ;
Capltola Mardls , Osceola. Scrgeant-at-arms
Captain Smith , Mason City.
EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION OFFICERS.
City Eilltorn of luiin Adjourn Tliclr
Convention.
CEDAR RAPIDS , Jan. 7. The State City
Editors association adjourned today to meet
In Sioux City next January. Th ; following
officers were elected : D. R. Craig , Keokuk
Constitution-Democrat , president ; M. D.
Nagle , Dubuqua Globe-Journal , first vice
president ; Miss Ida Robeits , Washington
Journal , second vice president ; Roy Robin
son , Oskaloosa Herald , secretary ; W. B. Wild-
man , Marshalltown Times-Republican , treas
urer ; executive committee , E. E. Brown ,
Sioux City Journal ; HarryLssan , Ottumwa
COurlpr ; W. R. Ashford , Cedar Rapids Re
publican.
COLLAPSE : OF A IIIG IIUILUIXG.
Hardware StocU at AVIiilorHct Ue-
stroyH it Foundation.
WINTERSET , la. , Jan. 7. A big two-story
stone building , overweighted with the hard
ware stock of C. D. Bcirington & Co. , col-
lapojd thlo afternoon , carrying down an adJoining -
Joining building-occupied by the Smith Drug
company. Nineteen men employeIn the
basement of the hardware store barely es
caped with thclrl lives. John Couch was
caught under falling timbers and badly
crushed. T. P. Mordls and M. Z. Smith , drug
clerks , were painfully injured. The property
loss Is $20,000. _
SALAUY GKAIUlEllS GOT INDIGNANT.
Ofill'illlN Ill Hf tlt tllC Illlllll-
tlltlUllH Of JllllKU IIllHtCll.
DUBUQUE , Jan. 7. ( Special Telegram. )
The council today responded to Judge
Hustcd's charge to the grand jury with an
Indignation meeting. A resolution declar
ing the mayor and aldermen legally end
morally entitled to the Increased salaries ,
declaring the charge to the grand Jury had
ruined the prospects of refunding the city
debt , and denouncing Judge Husted as a
disgrace to the bench , was defeated by a
majority of one. The Jury began the Investi
gation today.
i.vciinii : > THE LEGAL LIMIT.
Dakota County , .Vi-hriiNlcn , IlnnilH De
clared to lie AVorthlcMH ,
SIOUX CITY , la. , Jan. 7. ( Special Tele
gram. ) District Judge Morris of Dakota
county , Nebraska , across the Missouri river
from here , today rendered a decision Invalidat
ing $22,000 of bonds Issusd by the county far
the erection of a normal school at South Sioux
City , Neb. The ruling Is made on tli ; ground
that the bonds Increased the rate of the
county's indebtedness beyond the constitu
tional limit. _
Two Drown I'd In Hit ; MHHNHI | | | | | | .
KEOKUK , la. , Jan. 7. Jacob Christ , mall
carrier between Montroa ? , la , , and Niuvoo ,
111. , and Mlos Carrie Hots were drowned
today while attempting to cross the Missis
sippi river on the Ice ,
HARMLESS ,
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SOUTH OMAHA NEWSj
2
The South Omaha Water Wurks company
has stopped work on Its mains and linr can
celled contracts for material , . W. N , Hub-
cock , vice president and manager of the
company , stated a day or two after the meet
ing of the stockholders , which was held De
cember 9 , tint the work of digging wells
on the bottoms , east of the B. & M. tracks
at M street would commence as soon as the
new company could obtain a deed from the
owner of the land , who was then ! n California.
According to reports the deed cflmc all right
and the B. & M. engineers were put to work
surveying tor a sidetrack and a switch , which
was to be over 400 fett long. Then llabcock
\\cnt to work and secured the passage of an
ordinance through the city council , establish
ing a grade on M street from Thirteenth
street to the tracks. When this had been *
done a petition , signed by property owners
down that'way , was read requcsltag the city
council to allow the now company to , grade
the street for the dirt. The -request was
granted and It was understood that work \\ns
to be commenced at once. Preparations were
being made to transfer the electric light
plant to the foot of N street and a lot of
now telegraph poles to carry the wires wcro
purchased and strung out along the route.
Bids for water mains , electric light wire ,
engines , etc. , wcro nskcd for and a contract
to grade M street from Thirteenth to the
tracks was let. Last Friday night Mr. Babcock -
cock went to Chicago and when he returned
Monday forenoon ho etoppcd all of the work ,
cancelled the grading contract , and notified
the B. & M. mot to go ahead with the switch
and sidetrack. No contract has been let for
drilling the wells , though representative1 ; of
Cook & Co. of St. Louis have been hero
several times looking over the ground.
Another peculiar thing Is that the American
Water Works company commenced a few days
ago to lay a thirty-Inch main through the
stock yards property , from Q street down to
Cudahy'o. In regard to this main , Mr. Bali-
cock ctalcd some time ago that he would
not allow the American Water Works com
pany to lay pipes through stock yards prop
erty. The fact that Superintendent Collins Is
going right ahead with the work shows that
the stock yards management has withdrawn
Its protest. Another part of the scheme to
bring the American Water Works company to
time was the message of Mayor Johnston to
the city council some tlmo ago , regarding
alleged overcharges by that company and
appointing n committee to Investigate and re
pot t on such cases. The committee found a
couple of dozen persons who wera willing to
swear that they had been overcharged. This
committee of the council will report Thursday
night and It la expected that nn ordinance
will be passed at that time regulating the
rates to be charged for water by the company.
Although Mayor Johnston denies that ho
was In any manner mixed up In tha deal ,
those In position to know allege that the
whole scheme of starting a new company
was nothing but a bluff from tha start , but
that the men nt the head of tha deal were
smart enough to keep the secret. It will bo
n great disappointment to a large number of
men who expected to get work with the new
company.
31 n IT lc City GoNKlii.
James Heath Is sick.
See Christie Bros , for coal , 2420 N St.
Mark Buetham has returned from a trip
ta Colorado.
The Knights of Pythias last evening In
stalled ofllcers.
W. R. Fowler of Chadron is visiting rela
tives In the city.
L. J. Ilorton of Stanton was a visitor In
the city yesterday.
C. A. Cottrell of Peer City , la. , is visit
ing relatives In the city.
Frank Dyers of Aurora was n guest of the
stock yards company yesterday.
Mr. L. W. Newell of Shelby , la. , spent
yesterday afternoon at the stock yards.
There will be a joint meeting of the retir
ing and Incoming directors of the Live
Stock exchange Monday.
A. M. Clarke , one of the largest feeders
In the state , marketed a tralnload of cat
tle from Oretna yesterday.
Mies Theresa Farrell , ono of the operators
it the South Omaha telephone exchange ,
was ellghtly Injured yesterday by a piece
of plastering which fell from the celling ,
Broadwell & Bro. , coal dealers , 24115 N
street , have on exhibition three monkey faced
owlD. These birds are very rare and are
the first over exhibited In the state.
IS IT A TRIFLE ?
That Co in in on Troiililc , Sour Stonincli ,
Now ICiMMin to Hi > tlu * Sourc-c of
Serious IllsviiKox.
"Sour stomach" Is the common name for
acid dyspepsia , and because It Is a common
everyday trouble with many people they
have come to look upon It as of little conse-
< iucnco as affecting the general health. Nev
ertheless , the most serious diseases have- their
beginning from this very condition. It Is
caused in the first place from weakness of
the etomach , which , Instead of promptly di
gesting and disposing of the food , allows It
to lie In the stomach for hours fermenting ,
causing gas , sour rising In the mouth , heart
burn , headaches , oppression , despondency ,
dullness , etc.
The blood Is thin , Impure , and circulation
poor simply because It Is replenished from
this mass of fermenting , half-digested food.
This condition of the stomach cannot con
tinue very long without deranging the nerv
ous system , the kidneys , heart , liver or lungs.
Whichever Is weakest will break down first.
Pure blood , strong nerves and muscle-s ,
llrm , healthy flesh can only como from whole
some food well digested. "Blood purifiers"
and "nerve tonics" do not reach the cause of
the mischief. The stomach Is the point to
be looked after. The safest and surest way
to cure any form of Indigestion Is to take
after each meal some harmless preparation
which will of Itself digest food. There is an
excellent preparation of this kind , composed
of vegetable essences , pure pepsin , golden
seal and fruit salts , sold by druggists under
name of Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets , and
these tablets taken after meals assist diges
tion wonderfully , because they will digest the
food promptly , before It has time to ferment
and sour , anil the weak stomach relieved and
assisted In this way noon becomes strong and
vigorous again.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are superior to
any secret patent medicines because you
know what you are taking Into your stem
ach. They are sold by druggists every
where at HO cents per package ,
HOTELS.
McPHEnsON BQUAflE ,
New- house , centrally located ,
Eleiimitlyjulii | | l nml furnished ,
Culslno iinU hvnlreunvxrvlliil.
HORACE M.CAKr , pnopnlcron
Special Hofa-Council Bluffs
WANTKD. (1001) BKCONIMIANI ) LIIMIIiit ;
inunt ba chvap. Address Mi'I.nuKhlln , lieu
ollU-v.
1 HAVE YOU
TRIED IT ?
When suffering from billious-
ness , bad headaches , tired feel
ings , bearing clown sensations
and all the other symptoms of
a disordered liver , kidneys and
urinary organs , have you ever
tried the best of all remedies
Warner's Safe Cure ?
Do You Know ?
That this remedy has done
more for weak , worn out men
and women than all the other
remedies ever known to medi
cal science ?
Do you not know that it tt
has received the strongest en
dorsements from eminent med
ical men by whom it has been
tested in the severest cases of
liver and kidney complaint ?
That is Why
Warner's Safe Cure is the
best and most reliable reme
dy for putting the system in
sound condition at this time of
the year.
DOCTOR'S ADV1CB
Jnincs riilln. I iiuffcr from p.iliiltatlon at th
licntt that makes mecry nervous.VIII you
slate n remedy ?
Alternate our Cercbrlne , extract of the
brain , three times dally , with Cardlno , ex
tract of the heart. Use our Natrollttilo
Salty occasionally.
Jcscphlno. Rochester. AVImtM uM you ndvlso
for the sUIn when It becomes icil tmJ blotchy ?
Nntrollthlc Salts , two teaspoonfuls In a
tumbler of hot water , a half hour before
breakfast , twlco a week.
Mrs. O. , Newark. Will > mi plenso Inform mo
what I cnn take for n "Krnmilnteil" tliroat ? It
has been so for several yeais.
Take our Thyroldlnc , extract of the thyroid
reid gland , twice dally. Natrollthlc Salts.
The above preparations nml oilier specialties of tli
Columbia Clifiulcnl Co. ,
IVllNllltlKlOIl , I ) . O.
Including the famous
AMIMAL EXTRACTS ,
AMI XATHOLITHIC SLTS.
At nil Drucclsts. Send for Literature.
Sold by KUHN & CO. . 15th anU Douglas Sta.
When Grandma
Was Young
the buckwheat she made
'cakes of was buckwheat.
) o often "buckwheat"
isn't buckwheat now-a-tlays.
is Grandma's kind ,
i honest , unadulterated
Ask Your Grocer For It.
ST , IMNARD'S ' HOSPITAL
AND RETREAT FOR
THE INSANE ,
In charge of the
SISTERS
This widely known Institution has1 been
doubled in size during the past summer and
made one of the most modern and model
Institutions of Its character In the west.
The new additions will be ready for occu
pancy by the first of the year. When fully
completed , accommodations will be afforded
for 300 patients. It Is beautifully situated ,
overlooking the city of Council Bluffs. A ,
full staff of eminent physlclanu and trained
nurses minister to the comfort of the pa
tients.
SPECUL GARE IS G VEM
TO LADY PATIENTS.
TERMS MODERATE
For fuller particulars , apply to
SISTER SUPERIOR
Council Blurts , la.
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MADE AND WOUIC GUARANTEED.
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© PROIALIST.
Having fully demonstrated by yours of vucceasful practice und experience Hint ho Is
able to cure multitudes of diseases which bullle the skill of oidlnary physicians , ho
feela It bis duty to make known to tulteiint' humanity Hint he devutca fils whole tlmo
and cneruy to thla particular brunch of the iirofot-Hlon , and will prt-iiaru and furnish
medicine at hlu office or visit those casex which may require personal examination. l'u-
tlcnts at n distance may consult Dr. Mosher by letter , giving u carefully written history
of their cases , describing their uymptoms minutely an | K > rslble , which will unable him to
make correct diagnosis , und judge very accurately of the curability of the disease , und to
apply proper remedies. Medicine forwarded either by mall or cxprosii. uiul all medlclna
prescribed by Dr. Mother U prepared under hla ewn personal supervision. lie treuta ull
lBcubca without mercury or other poisons , which create ( Uneasy of themselves.
The doctor by Ills new aKSTOUATIVK TnEATMKN'f cures all curable dl.-xjnses , and
treats with HUCCCBH all affections of the Llv or , Throat and Lungs , Catarrh , Epilepsy.
Dyspepsia , Heait Disease , IlheuinatUm , No uralgla , and all Nervous Dlticases caused by
overwork , the Indiscretion of youth , or the ox ceases of riper years , und whatever may
tend to lower the latent force or the tone of life's vitality , causing physical debility *
nervouD exhaustion , Insanity , and prcinatur e decay ,
Consult personally , or by Letter , free und strictly confidential , Address ,
Dr. S. Mosher ,
Office , Ioom 50 , Kiel Hotel , Council Bluffs , la