TJIT3 OMAITA PATLY BEE : AY , JtTLY 0. 18 0.
COUNCIL BLUFFS DEPARTMENT
JIBM-10V.
MM Pr Thomas and family he re-
rrt 1 from a xltlt In Cedar Rapids
Mrc II M bargcnl Iclt last night for Chi-
iso vb re she will Join her hutbaml
Mrs M. H Chsmbcrlln has gone to Bur-
rh n for a visit iMth friends In that city.
, \H Xurtou nnd Prank Dell , who left two
' < ki ago for the vest , nrc working In
'Jenxcr '
MLs F.t.i I'anl rf Henderson , la . Is the
r est of Miss Or tr.de Kirkland ofllson
Terra re
Lcui Loslcr who showed his heels to f x-
fsral eastern Io a sprinters last \\cck has
I returned to Council llhifts.
( Ul Hose who has been visiting H A
Bolt nnd xxife for a xxiok , returned to his
Sou.-1 In He ] Oak last night.
1 Miss Kxa Paul of Henderson , la , will bo
niic guest of Miss Gertrude Klrkland ot Ion a
IlAcnuc during the next few da > s
* The Grand hotel Council Bluffs. High
'rihFS ' In cxery respect. Hates. } 2 50 per day
nd upward K r Clarke , proprietor.
L. A Pevlne western manager for the
IVardor It ) > shnell ( Glessner Co , recelve < l
l telegram } cster < la } Informing him of the
Heath of his father 1) J. Dcxlne , at Hum-
boldt , In
A lalgo number of the male friends of F
J. Schnorr ami Will Stone surprised them
last night and asMstcd them In n happv man
ner In the celebration of their birthday ,
which hnpfcns to fall near the same date
President Well * of the Omaha & Council
Bluffs bridge and Electric linen III leave
Sunday for a t * o weeks' xlslt to the Gunnl-
lor. district In Colorado While there he will
look after Important mining Interests and
enjoy n midsummer outing
Dr. P A Hcmlj a brother to the attorney
general of the Rtatc of Io\xa. Is to leiture
at the Tlrst Baptist church this Thursday ,
evening Subject "Germany " Dr Kcmle >
nrijst returnr I from thcro and la a
pcholar end speaker Kxerybody welcome
The matlnct of the Council Uluffs Iloartstcr
will occur at the DrlUng park tomor-
afternoon K xery member Is reijuestod
dirplay the club colors , ollxc , red and s el-
ow. A large attendance Is expected and the
ers of the club haxe provided an ex
pedient program for the excnt
Mr. Kctr of the firm of Westlnghouse
Church , Kcrr & Co manufacturers of the
Cy\VsMaghouso steam engines will arrlxc In
thc city today to look oxer the poner planl
of the electric motor company and Inspect
the Westlnghouse engines that haxe done
serxlce there for the last eight > ears
-.11. , W Binder has by agreement of the
parties Interested been appointed receiver for
the property of the Maria Mynster estate
pending the disposition of the foreclosure
Etitt Instituted by the Delknap Sax Ings bank
W. A Mjnster , executor of the estate hav
Ing expended JH5 In Improxement-i the re
celxer Is ordered to credit him with tha
amount In case the property Is not redeemed
Prof. Mcnlcr , the aeronuat , made anothci
one of his successful ascensions and para
chute Jumps to avery large audience a
Grand Plaza jcsterdaj On account of the
pump that XMS filling the tank becomlnf
cloggtd with sand , the tank could not bt
filled and Prof Gordon x\as unable to glxt
his perilous dlxe The tank xxas filled durlnc
last night and Prof Gordon xxlll leap froni
n ninety-foot tower todaj. and 01 cry dax
until Julj 20. Into fixe feet of water.
As a result of a neighborhood rotwt
complaints were filed in Justice Cook's
court > tsterdaj against Mrs J C Hem-
Inp. The complaints were filed by Charles
r. Rutcntamp who charges Mrs ricmlnt
In one complaint with liming used obsccm
nnd threatening language to Mrs Ruten-
camp and in the other charge with haxlnc
assaulted Mrs Rutcncamp xvlth the coxel
of a cellar window The ca es haxe bcri
net for hearing by Justice Cook on th <
afternoon of July 13
The work of counting the xotes In th <
election of delegates to the state asscmbli
of Rcbekah lodges was commenced by Liz
zle D. Atkins , xice president , jestcrday , as
sis ted by Mrs Tucker and Mrs Klrkland
past noble grands of this city It wai
found that In but four of the sexenty-foui
districts of the state had correct rcturni
been made The canxassing board accord
ingly adjourned until August 5 and ha :
notified the lodges to baxe new election
and correct their returns to the canxasslni
board.
C B. Vlax 1 Co , female remedy. Medlca
consultation free WeJncsdajs. Health boo !
furnished Ancex Grand hotel.
The patrons of Grand Plaza , Lake Man
aw a , are pleased to note that no Intoxlcatin
liquors are sold In the grounds.
Your -water bill before July 10 , and sax
6 per cent Office open Friday exening.
Dax Is , drugs , paints and glass. Tel. 2S9.
IJIl'OHT.VM' DISTRICT COtUT
Jnne Ann Dunn , Oct Another Deere
AnrnlMM Her Former llimlmnil.
A decree xvas entered by Judge Smltl
yesterday In tbe case of Jane Ann Dun ;
against Stephen T Dunn et al , in a sul
In which Mrs Dunn asks for her portloi
of the cH of the sc'i of section 33 , town
ship "C , range 44. Pottawattamie count }
Mrs. Dunn was declared by the decree ti
bo the lawful xxldow of Stephen Dunn am
J. P. Hess Warren Hough and W. A. Wooi
were appointed referees to determine he
share ot the property In this case Mrs
Dunn claimed the third Interest In the cs
tate of her husband , xxho deserted her ha !
a century ago and who was located by he
in this clt } a short time before his dealt
In the suit ot tbe First National banl
tgalnst T M Marc } and others the actloi
was dismissed as to G H. Wheeler , on
of the defendants named In the petition
Ilotli I'nrtU-K rini-il.
In tbe police court yesterday morning 1 !
C. Park , xx ho endeaxored to conceal hi
Identity by glxing the name ot H C. Curth
xxas arraigned upon the charge of dlsturbtn
the peace Mrs Maroney , the woman xvh
smashed him oxer the head with the bar
end of her umbrella , was also arraigned o
the same charge Each was fined J15 2 (
but the sentence of the woman was BUS
pcnded provided she would Iraxe the cit
and return at once to her home In Falrfielc
la. This she was perfectly willing to dc
but stated that she was without means .
proposition was made to raise tbe raone
necessary to pay for her ticket by subscrlf
tlon. It was a popular suggestion an
enough xxas raised In a few- minutes to pa
for her ticket and get her dinner and su ;
per. She was detained at the city bulletin
until time for tbe exenlng train on tbe But
llngton and was then taken In a carrlag
to tbe ralluaj station end put aboard tb
train. Park settled bis fine and xxas re
leased.
Mr , Park called at The nee office las
night and roado a statement of his side c
the case. He sajs the woman has tried t
blackmail him on sexeral occasions ; that a
one time , in Ilurllngton , la , be did glx
her money In order to prexent just such
scene as the one enacted h re Since the
she has persistently followed htm , and ha
glxen him no end of trouble. He denle
ex-cr baxlng llxed with her. and says hi
great mistake xxas In not prosecuting he
Instead of trying to get rid ot her quletlj
Since she came to Omaha , he sa > s , he ha
twice glxen her money to go home on , an
both times she spent It. He came wit
her to Council Bluffs for tbe purpose c
buying her a ticket to Falrfield. as he dl
not feel like trusting her with the cast
While talking In front of tbe hotel she hi
r him with the parasol and he ran , as be dl
not want to be mixed up In the affair h
Lncw would follow. When armed he wa
adxlsed to plead guilty.
$100,000 to loan In largo amounts on de
s Ira til o farm or city security. L. W Tulle ) i
102 Main street. Council luffs. la.
The Durfee Furniture company sells good
on easy
ftl | uVfll. .
Sfnrrlape license * xvere Issued by the cler
ot the courts jestcrday us follows.
Name and llCfildcnce AB <
. , W Kerchntr , Council niutts . !
Flora R Latin. , Council IllufTa . :
J H Conxcy. Council Bluffs. . . , . !
Uuth M Illck , Council Bluffs . 1
Fred Jacobsrn. Council Blurts . :
Bophlo Johnton. Council muffs . :
John Lappe Council Bluffs „ „ . . . . . . :
Mary Jofiiuon , Council Bluff * . . . . . . . . :
CHANGE Tllh POlICb Si STEM
Council Consolidates tbe Office of Two
Peace Guardians.
STATE LAW ON THE SUBJECT GIVEN EFFECT
Qiir llfin * of n ? iinltnr > Character
ll ciiril nt I.ciiKlh mill Coni-
inI live \itolnli | < il to MnKi
ll ii lux cxtlKntloiit
The aldermen met last evening In the
triple capacity of committee of the whole ,
city council and board ot health. As com
mittee of the whole they recommended the
purchase of a road grader , the price to be
S200 and the old machine.
As a committee of the whole they took
the long anticipated action compljlng with
the new state law and consolidating the
offlccs of city marshal and chief ot police.
This was done by the adoption ot the fol
lowing ordinance :
An ordinance ( King appointment of mar
shal nnd deputy marshals , defining their
duties , fixing compensation nnd amount of
Ixnid' ? . be It ordained by the clt } council ot
the city of Council muff * la
Section 1 Thnt the imior shall , subject
to the npproxal of the city council , forth
with , upon the passage .md npproxal p !
tliH oidlnnnrp. appoint a marshal , who
shall be cx-otllclo chief of police nnd who
hn'lL hold hli olllcc at the pleasure of the
'b'cc r ThTt thereafter such appointment
shill. "tibject to thu npproxal of the cit >
count II be made by the m.oor nt the first
regul.ir meeting iV the city council in th
month of April ot ench soar , nnd the per-
t-on PO appointed Phill hold his olllce at the
I > l < "itirf of the innxor
Pie 3. That the timrshnl < = o nppolntei !
( "hull haxe nil of the poxxcrs eonferred b }
ihrtntutrs of the tute nnd the ordinances
of the clt } on tinrhlef of police nnd mar
shal. tcyt the iippo nttnent of derutx mar
hnl nnd he "hall perform the dutlei ol
both ollli-i" ! nnd sueh other duties as ma }
hereafter be Imposed b } Inxx. ordinance 01
revolution of the clt } council
Sec 4 Th.it J = ald marshnl shall deslznate
In writing filed xxlth the clli clerk one 01
more members of the regular police forct
of the city to uct n deputx marshals The
number of deputies -.hall be fixed by rcso-
lutlon of the city coum II
Soe5 The salary or the city mar hal I-
hereb > tlxcd at S1W rr month p.iable Ir
elty xxnrrantv. together xxlth such fe s as
may accrue to F.ilil marshal for serxlce o :
processes in clxll actions In court In al
other cases wherexor foes nre allowed thi
ame shall be collected by the -ald mnr ha
and paid Into the tre-asur } for the benell
of the city
Sec 6 That deputy marshals shall nt nl
times haxe nnd receive the same compen
satlon ns allowed regular mcml ) ri < of thi
regular police force , which shall be ful
compensation foi thi performance of thi
diitks of both olllccs
SPC 7 TMat the murshil shall xxlthm tei
day nfter Ma appointment nnd before on
terlnR upon the duties of his office file xxltl
the cltx clerk a bond with sureties to bi
npproxid bx the city council In the pena
sum of | j KO for the faithful performanci
of his duties
Sec * That each deputy marshal chal
file xxlth the marshal n bond with surctle :
to be by .ild marshal approxed , in tin
penal -um of { l.C-Xl , for the faithful per
formanre of his duties
STec P All ordinances or parts of ordl
names ill conflict with this ordinance an
hereby repfalcd
S c 10 This ordinance shall be In ful
force nnd effect fiom and n er its publl
c-itlon a < = proxlded b } law.
The adoption of this ordinance xxlll make
sexcral changes In the police department
and all of the present members ot the forci
xxlll axxalt the announcement of the change :
xxlth considerable anxiety The chle :
changes are anticipated in the marshal' !
office
As a Board of Health the aldermen dU
cussed the unfilled lot problem. The com
plaint that an unfillled lot on Main Etrec
beloxv Tenth axenue xxas a nuisance was re
ferred to the city phslcian with instruc
tlons to report. The annually recurrlni
tussle xxlth the problem of weeds on vacan
lots was indulged in. The question o
xx nether they xxere a greater menace t
health If left groxxlng than the } xxould b
cut down and permitted to rot on the groum
was referred to a committee comnosed o
the maor , marshal , city physician and Al
derman Dr Barstow with Instructions to In
xestlgate and report.
IrreNteil for III
Ed Kessler was arrested jesterday aftci
noon In Omaha charged with burglary 0
Sunday night John Cojle's saloon on Lowe
Broadway was robbed , and among othe
things taken was a slot machine , whlc
contained about (20 in nickels The greate
part of this amount was contributed by
couple of western stockmen on Sunday exer
Ing The } ran out of nickels before the
opened the machine Among the Intereste
spectators was Ketsler and a friend Dui
Ing the night the saloon xxas broken int
and the machine carried away bodily. I
was found on Tuesda } afternoon under th
depot platform at the Union Pacific trans
fcr and sent to the police station It ha
been smashed to pieces and rifled of its con
tents There were sexeral things connecl
Ing Kessler with the crime , and when th
police began looking for him } esterday h
cklpped to Omaha Tbe Omaha officers wer
requested to hunt him up and succeeded.
1-aU.c Mamma 'I rnlni
Leaxe Council Bluffs at S and 10 a. m , :
3 , 4. 5 p m. and exery half hour there
after Last train at 11 p m Sundays an
special occasions cxery thirty minutes.
Be sure and see Prof. Menler do his xxoc
derful leaps at Grand Plaza this week.
Special picnic grounds at Grand Plaza fo
prixate parties
Ml rii-IiPn Tr llf > Part ) .
Miss Bessie Field of Omaha gave a d <
llghtful trolley party last exenlng to abou
forty of her friends. Tbe nexx coach , N <
S3 , of the Omaha & . Council Bluffs line we
engaged for tbe purpose. The car was ru
oxer to Thirtflfth axenue and Farnai
street and the part } was taken oxer se\
eral of the Omaha lines and as far out s
Fort Omaha It was then cent oxer tt
Council Bluffs sstem The coach was brl
llantly lighted and handsomely decorate <
Music was furnished b } the Gate City 01
chestra and refreshments were xerxed b
Ualduff A temporary buffet was arrange
on the front platform and a corps of xxaltei
served the refreshments xxhile the orchei
tra , located on the rear platform , furnlshe
the music. During tbe excnlng the coac
was run a distance of twent-fixe miles Th
most beautiful portions of Council Blufl
and Omaha were coxered by tbe expedltloi
Trains leave Manawa In ample time fo
campers to get to their business on time I
the morning.
Wall paper cleaned , new process , wit
patent right at Miller's. 10S Main street.
ClinruH for in : li- x or Contention.
One of the features of the state Chrtctla
Endeaxor conxentlon , which meets In Cour
cil Bluffs the latter part of August , will b
a large chorus of singers A special con
rolttee has been appointed xvlth Rex G Vi
Snder as chairman to effect the organize
tlon of the chorus and baxe them meet fc
rehearsals Tbe first meeting will be bel
Friday exenlng of this week In tbe cbap <
of the First Presb ) terlan church. The Earn
books xi 111 be used here that are used at tb
International conxentlon this week at West ]
Ingtou Sufficient copies will be on ban
for the use ot the chorus , eo that all ca
take part without undergoing an > expens *
All persons of tbe city who can help In got
pel singing are most cordially and earnestl
Inxlted to be present this coming Frida
exenlng.
Boating and bathing at Grand Plaza. Prl
vale grounds for picnic and camping partlei
for HriMrn.
C. E Coffin of Lincoln , superintendent c
the Nebraska Hospital for the Insane at tha
place , was In the city yesterday looking fo
E. E Brown , the man arrested Monday fo
highway robbery , but afterward discharged
It dcxclops that Brown is an escaped luna
tic , but his story that he was a nenspape
man at Alma Neb , wxi true.
Nothing bai been seen of him since hi
discharge from police court , and Dr. Coffl :
vtst awftjr without his tain.
TO UMKIIT.U.V THU KMIIJ V > OtlKH .
rnmnilttpc xxlth that Olijpct In A levr
In \ \ orUlnircnlomlv. .
The entertainment committee ot the local
n of the Society of Christian
* tidc xor Is working zealously to arouse
uMtc interest In the forthcoming state
onxcniloc , when between 1,500 and 2000
tiegaics v > lll be here. To secure the con-
tntlon for Council Bluffs the local or-
anlzatlon pledged the entertainment of
he delegates during the xveck they will be
ere. A local committee has bfen appointed
o look after this work. It has Issued the
ollowlng appeal to the citizens of Council
Bluffs
You hnx-e nil heard much of the "Commit-
" " of Thlrtv-
eo of Fifteen the "Committee
" " of , " but few
; \e" nnd the "Committee
is } et know nnthins of the workings of
he "Committee of - < S" The committee Is
ot compo eil ot ninety-six members , ns
might be ? uppod. . but It numbers fifteen of
he most enthusiastic energetic Endeaxorers
n the city organized for the purpo e of
ushlng the State Christian Endeuxor con-
entlon to be hdd hern August 13. W nnd IT
By the kindness of Mr Kxerett. the hend-
nuartcrsi of the committee are nt No 1 *
'earl street , and It Intends to make thnt
mlldlng the center of Interest nil through
.he month" of Jul } and AUKUst. It xxlll be
open exer } exenlng for meetings of the com
mittee nnd subcommittees It Is there thnt
nch of the xlsltlng delegates will mnke their
li-st call on entering the city , as the } nwntt
heir assignment to plnces ot entertaln-
rrent.
Now Is the opportunity of the Council
fluffs merch-xnts to brine their wares before
the notice of each Indlxldual In that great
conx'entlonhat reprepntatlxes of the
dry coeds or upholster } ' business xxlllee
thnt those ixrn or elcht xxlndows and txxo
leers nre rc-llrxed of som of their terrible
nrronnexs1" What picture- denier xxlll un
it rtnko to detract from the dlnglne s of
; hcse four wnlls by putting up some at-
; raptlxe pictures' '
\\hnt music man wants his business more
xxldelx known oxer the stnte thnn nny other
ird thnt , too , b } the muslc-lox'lnc. piano
Sjuxlng cln s of } ounc people'
Whnt furniture dealer will Jump at the
chance to dlspliy his bookrn es tubles nnd
rockers to the best possible ndxantast'
What dealer In crockery xxants to brighten
up thnt room with lamps , Jardenalres and
X.I'CS' '
Prom where xxlll the rugs and matting
come"
Will not Council Bluffs merchants do for
the "loxxa Committee of 'W what no-ston
did not for the "Nntlon.- l Committee of ' ! > " > "
nnd xxhnt Washington merchants are dolnp
for the "National Committee of * M" nnd
furnish a reception parlor that xxlll be n
cndlt to the enurtnlnlnp ability of our citi
zens' You call put xour business curd on
exerj nrtlcle } ou si nd nnd the commlttei
will ee thnt they hnxe the best of care
This room should be lit toil up this rxeek
You xxlll find the kc > nt Uushnell s hook
store nt nnx time } ou wl--h to make n de-
llxiry Should xou de lre- any further In
formation npplv to W E Mcfonnell. priM-
< l < nt "Committee of ' " * > " nt Heno' . Loul c
Carson chnirman committee on decorations
Franklin axenue. or Harriet Blood chair
man committee on entertainment. 52C East
Pierce street
Gas ranees end serxlce connections nt hall
price for fifteen daxs Call at compan's
tfflce for full particulars 210 Main and 2H
? ei > rl streets.
Go to Lake Vanawa and see Prof Mcnlei
make his thrilling leaps The Ladles or
chestra give concerts afternoon and night
Hoffmayr's Fancx Patent flour makes the
best and most bread Ask } our grocer for It
Perfect filter $3 Stcphan Bros
* xtTT > n xitn VTvniiK. .
IsNoc'Intloti Mr otx for ( hf I'lirpo-n-
1'rniiiotliis ; ClltfTnlr * .
After the meeting of the council last
exenlng the Business Men s association helO
a brief session In the council chamber Al
though the association has an actlxe mem
bership of sixty-nine a. long and tedious de
lay occurred xxhlle xxaiting for the appear
ance of enough members to constltue 2
quorum The first order of business xxa :
the admission of new members , and Alder
man Shubert and D J. O Donohue were ad
mitted.
The committee appointed to confer wltl
the railway managers In regard to cncourag
Ing summer excursions to Council Bluff !
asked for more time before making Its re
port The resolution presented at the pre
xious meeting changing the b-laws for th (
purpose of permitting ten members Insteat
of fifteen to constitute a quorum , xxai
adopted
The association took up the fight agalns
the remoxal ot the office ot United State :
Marshal Bradley The following reeolutloi
was adopted "That the Business Men' :
association regrets to hear of the propose *
change of rcmoxing the office of Unitei
States Marshal Bradley from aur city , am
that we use exery honorable means to pre
xent such removal , that the secretary b <
Instructed to communicate with Hon A L
Hager. congressman from this district , am
ask him to use bis Influence with the at
torney general and urge him to baxe thi
order for such change rescinded "
A committee was appointed to circulate ;
petition to be sent to Congressman Hage
to strengthen the appeal ot the association
The question of circulating the trade pa
per printed by the association brought ou
some discussion and the fact that the news
paper that had printed the Journal had con
tracted to circulate 4.500 of the whole edi
lion of 5.000. leaxlng but 000 for the usi
of the members.
In furtherance of the plans of assocla
tlon to assist in preventing the remoxal o
Marshal Bradle's office It was agreed ti
appoint a special committee to communlcati
xxlth the macrs. prominent law } ers am
Judges of all principal cities In the westen
part of the district asking their co-opera
tlon The committee consisted ot J E Hoi
lenbeck , John Gilbert and J C DeHaxen
Those who arc In position to knoxx sa
that more llxes are taxed by Chamberlalu
Colic , Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy thai
any other medicine la the world In almos
exer } community there is some one xxhos
life has been saxed by tbU remedy Sue !
fersons seldom let an opportunity pass t
r < commend it That is xxhnt makes It th
most popular medlclre In use for bowe
complaints Mr I E Shumaker , of Dean
xllle. Pa , Is a large general merchant am
termer and one ot the most prominent mci
In Armstrong count } He sajs "Chamber
Uln's Colic , Cholera and Diarrhoea Reraed
taxed my life I baxe used It sexeral } ear
for cramp colic and It has aluajx cixen'm
rrompt. relief There Is nothing bette
made For one troubled as I haxe been 1
Is life Itself " For sale by all druggists
f IlluxT * ix < -r > Muhl.
The city council and chief of police ha- ,
decided that the curfew bell shall be
steam whistle , and that It shall be bloui
so long and loudl } that it will te bean
by exer ) "kid" In the town The big wblstl
at the electric light station \\111 be blowi
each night at 9 o'clock , and exery boy o
girl found on the streets after that bou
unable to ehow proper credentials will b
taken to the station and locked up Th
whistle was blown for the first time las
night , but , owing to the fact that It wa
not generally known that It was to b
the signal for the bos to get off the street :
the proxlslons of the curfew ordinance wer
not rigidly enforced But this will not b
the case hereafter.
I'a-
Your water bill before July 10. and sav
5 per cent Office open Friday exenlng.
We are turning out the whitest , cleanest
best laundry In the state the only kin
good enough for } ou Postal or telephon
157. Eagle Laundry. 7S4 Broadway.
Go to Manawa and camp during tb
heated term and keep cool.
Hum link Dune Some
BENNETT Neb . Jul ) E ( Speclal.- )
Harxest has begun here Many farmers ar
finding that the rust baa greatly damagei
the oat crop. The crop was ver } rank Con
looks xery well , but Is xery unexen owlni
to so much replanted. It having been wasbe <
out by the heavy rains at planting time
A little daughter of Mr Lewis Dayton , ai
old and much respected cltliea of Barnltz
Pa , occasionally has a trouble with be
stomach which gives her considerable dls
tress In speaking of It Mr Dayton gatd
"At soon es she ban an attack we glxe he :
a dote of Chamberlain's Colic , Cholera am
DUrrboes. Remedy , cd It has never falle-t
to relieve her promptly. We 11 use It It
our family with tbe same good results. '
For sale by all druggists.
ALL IOWA PARTICIPATED
Semi-Centennial Anniversary of Dei Moincs
and Polk County ,
VISITORS CROWD THE CITY ALL DAY
> nxnl ItUplnj- One cif ilic Jtorvl I'cn-
tnre * < > f the Occnulon UUcr
Prcuciit * n Sccnp of He-
ninrknlilc llrnutj.
DES MOINES , July S. ( Special Telegram )
Ies Moincs was In holiday attire toda } .
t was the occasion of the semi-centennial
nnlxersarj of the city and of Polk county ,
nil the celebration of the rxcnt was the
greatest popular demonstration exer made
here Business wast suspended and from
break of day , when the firing of a national
salute began the exercises , till late at night
pageants anl parades , dedications , celebra-
ions , reunions and speech-making occupied
he hours.
The grand parade b gan at 9 30 and took
up most of the time until noon. It ixas a
somewhat remarkable aggregation of old
and new. There were mall coaches of half
a century ago and the finest equipages
that this day affords , a large band of Mus-
quaklc Indians and the representatlxes of the
clt > 's best soclet } of the present : the officers
of the state , city aud county were promi
nent ; scxcral companies of the national
guard and a magnificent line of floats repre
senting the merchants and manufacturers of
the clt > , and finally a long line of prlxate
carriages decorated elaborate ! } . There was
a large equestrian dlxlslon , aud all the of
ficers ot the day were on horseback. Bands
discoursed music and a large number of clx It-
organizations took places in the line The
cltj fire department , with all Its appa
ratus made a striking dlxlslon
The parade took oxer an hour to pass a
glxen .point , and It xxas xxltnesscd b } im
mense' throngs The trains In the forenoon
poured thousands Of people Into the cltj
Uefore thl * paraie wa at tn end a second
end had started This was the n-ixal demon
stration on the Des Molnes The rlxer. flowIng -
Ing betxxeen the east and west sides ot the
cltx. Is one of the m st beautiful of Iowa's
streams Scores of pleasure boats ply Its
x\aters and steamboats , small and large , are
numerous These wire all In the water pa-
tade. decorated with fiags and bunting and
p.ctures.
The line was headed by the new steam-
teat , the W H Lehtnann. the largest exer
placed on the Dfs Moincs rixcr , decorated
till It appeared a floating bower of bright
colors , wltn flas fljlng from scores of high
staffs After this came the other craft all
gall > decorated On two of them were bands
of music At the close of the line was a
division ot canoeists attired to represent
Indians. In all oxer 150 crafts were In line
and ulth bands pla > lng. colors fixing anil
xxhistles shrieking a good part of the tlmt
i : moxcd up the rixcr to I'nlon park where
the exercises xvere to take place The banks
were lined with people , and it xxas the raosl
popular exent of tte da * , unless It be the
gieat bicycle parade In the xenin ?
UNION PARK DEDICATED
The first exent of the formal program was
the dedication of Union park where the ex
ercises were held It is one of the four ol
the cit > s large parks , and the only one that
bad not been dedicated to the public Th <
chief feature of the dedication xvas the ad-
unss of Captain M. T. Russell of.the part *
commission Tolloxxing this the American
flag was hoisted to the flagstaff and thret
cheers xxerc gixen b\ the audience
At noon a basket dinner was enjojed IE
the park The crowd did not gather till
after this however Vt 2 o clcck the real
celebration commenced with speech-making
and music It was estimated that 20 OOi
pt-ople wsre in the park by'tti time the
program opened. " The stnniJ for the speaker :
xxas surrounded bj a crowd so dense thai
to get in or out xxas simply Impossible
There x"ere literal ! } acres of people , th <
whole park xxns thronged
Major Hojt Sherman , one of the half
century residents of the cltj waa presiden1
ot the day A chorus choir sang ' Columbia
and then the first speaker was introduced
He was John A McCall. a prominent attor
rcj x-ho was born , educated and has alwaji
Hxcd In Polk county He spoke of Poll
county as It was In 1S4G. glxlng a sketch o
the count } and state as they were when th <
state xxas admitted to the union There wa :
a considerable element ot personal rerai
nisccnce in this as in the other addresses
The second address xxas b > Frank A Sher
man also a natlxe and lifelong resident o
Des Moines It was on ' BohooJ Recollec
tloa of City and Count } " Simon Casadx
another Des Moines } ou&g man. spoke 01
"Des Moines Today , Socially Political ! } am
Commercially" The closing address was b ;
Judge Marcus Kavanaugh of Chicago , whi
xxas born and till a fexxears ago alwaxi
lixed here He spoke on The Seral-Centen
nlal of City and County " A sad feature o
the ' 'a } was the drowning of Judge Kaxa
naugh's brother within three hours after thi
Judge's address
After the regular speeches there xxas i
war dance b } the Indians and sexcral olc
settlers gixe reminiscences
The excnlng xxas glxen oxer to the grea
blccle parade Three thousand wheels won
In line , and with their gay decorations , thi
riders earning Japanese lanterns and set
ting off rockets exery few seconds , was i
gorgeous sight Again the streets xten
thronged for miles , and It xxas a fitting final
to the da } of celebration.
piiAitoin WITH i nut ! . ' . > Mtitnnit
Txvo VOUIIRT IoT n Fnrin T Mlcticil <
Hi- luSllijorn of Mlimlf Kli-l.
DUBUQUE. July S ( Special Telegram ) -
Christian Eckerlebe and Charles Kllburg. 2
and 21 xean old , sons of neighboring farm
ers , xxere arrested toda } charged with thi
murder of Minnie Kiel , who left her home
four miles south of Bellexue , at 1 30 p m
July 4. to attend a dance Kllburg ma ;
proxe an alibi , but Eckerlebe's ctorl s of hi
xx hereabouts that daj have been dlsproxed
He reached Bdlevue three hours after thi
murder xxlth his coat buttoned up Toda ;
blood was found on the coat sleeve ani
wristband and a piece of b'oody ' linen foum
near the body teems to be the bandage h
formerly wore on a xxounded band. The gir
tad repulsed his attentions
Storm In theIlliicU. . 1IIIU.
DEADWOOD. July S ( Special ) The Hill
were } esterday and this morning xlsltei
xxlth beaxy rains. In some sections amount
Ing almost to a doudbursU .Conslderabli
damage was done to tbe railroads the Elk
horn especially the bridge across Dry Creel
south of Deadwocd baxlng been carrlei
away. Interrupting railroad traffic The rain
how exer much It has damaged tbe railroads
has been of xast benefit -to prow Ing crops
\loliitfd l MuliW-il.mr. .
CEDAR RAPIDS. la . Utilr S ( Specla
Telegram ) A couple of Vifjoads of bee
stored at the Anbeueer-BmXJ * ency m tbl
clt } was seized today bJc | < 4)ctables ) fron
Marion , who were armed' rtfr search war
rants A couple of salooitajfeUd were xlsltei
and a quantity of liquorlMtr l It Is sail
that the Anheuser-BuEch pftjllc are no
compling with the. proUcloo < of the mule
' *
law.
AVIII Not Clout-
CEDAH RAPIDS , la. . NJuff S ( Specla
Telegram ) The report xralch has reachei
this city to the effect that Hotel Orleani
would be closed down because ( he problbl
tlon cranks would not permit It to fur
nlsh beer to guests li without founda
tlon The report grexx out of tbe fact tha
the authorities arrested come fellows a
Arnolds park who were celling liquor Irena
a tent.
Some time ago tbe one- > ear old child o
Mr. M E Llndsley. of Franklin Forks
Pa. bad a > ry severe attack of colic. Eh
suffered great pain Mr Llndsley gaxe he
& dose of Chamberlain's Colic , Cholera am
Diarrhoea Remedy and In ten minutes be
distress was gone This Is the best medl
cine in the world for children whei
troubled vith colic or diarrhoea. It neve
falls to effect a prompt cure When re
ducrj with water and sweetened It 1
plc.jant for them to take. It should t >
kept In every home , esplcally during thi
cutntn r months. For tile by aJl
HARMONY I.N T1IIJ PEOPLE'S PAltTY.
( Inlet Time nt lite Prlmnrlc * Ilelit .
There wa * practically no contest In Iho
people s party primaries last evening and a
very light vote was polled. The following
are the delegates selected'
Third Ward E Stoddard , Simon Bloom ,
M. Nelson , W. Vandcrsee , J Lally. Price
Paundcrs. S T Lain ? Barney McCabc , John
Qulnn and J. J Klnnev.
Fourth Ward D Clem Deaver , Dr J II
Peabody E I. Morrow , John Storey. II Co
hen Ed Miller , James Parry , C W Lun-
beck and T C Scott
Fifth Ward J M Kenny. Joseph Redman ,
James Jensen. James McCarty , T B Elllng-
wood. W B. Franklin. J W Klnkead. C. W
Hennlng and Richard Cod } .
Sixth Ward W T White Jes c White ,
harles John on tlas Robblns Jo eph
3 Connor , E. F Rutherford. Oxando Comles ,
lartln Plotts and J M Robinson
Sexcnth Ward Paul Vandervoort. J W.
.osan J J Points Georfe Whltten. A. A
'err ' } Dan Burr. William Fllb r , W Thomp-
on J J Exerlngham. halt xotc. and J Men-
ncke , half xote
Eighth Ward C D Sprague , J M Talor ,
George A Magney. H. W Pettlt , L F. Ma-
glss A D Spauldlng , L. J. Ihm , John Jeff-
oat Walter Breen.
Ninth Ward P S Condlt , V 0 Strlckler.
\ Miller , O Yleser. R Rudy , Peter Nelson.
Vllliam Southworth , J. Hackthorn and
corge Fuller.
Coliimtiti * PnnMt'i n 'I'm in p O rill tin nr < * .
COLU.MBl'S. Neb. July 8 ( Special ) The
ramp ordinance passed by the clt } council
at the last meeting will be enforced at once
\ mIt \ Is hoped xxlll rid the city , partially at
east , of the numerous xagrants The ordi
nance proxldes that any person found soll-
Iting funds or food from door to door shall
> c deemed a tramp and shall be put to work
jy the street commissioner , and upon re-
usal to work shall be confined In the clt }
all from three to ten dajs on a bread and
water diet.
Ilolil Hn h fur l.llirrtx.
SPRINGVIEW Neb. Jul } S ( Special Tel
egram ) Fred Fetterly , the joung man eon-
fined In the county jail at this place , charged
xlth stealing horses , made his escape last
xcnlng about dark , while out xxlth Dcput }
Ben Painter In search of ball About dark
hey xxere passing through a pate , and while
.he deputy was out of the buggy Fettcrl }
made a leap for liberty and escaped He
umped over a high bank Into some brush ,
being handcuffed at the time.
liuproxoil Cnip I'roNni-otn.
STROMSBURG. Neb . July S ( Special )
Another fine rain set in thla morning at an
earl } hour and continued for some time
aln putting the ground In a moist condi
tion for the benefit of the fast maturing
rrops Thp amount of precipitation which
hi > fallen here so far this season amounts
to about thlrt } Inches The wheat and rye
hanest is In full blast and Is > leldlng well
Corn Is about all laid by. A large acreage
was planted
Itnrxfut I'roKrc'iMiiK Itniilill > .
COLUMBUS Neb , July S ( Special ) Re
ports from different parts of the county are
to the effect that the oat crop Is being xeo
badl } rusted , the xalleys suffering worse
than tbe uplands and a conscrxatlxe esti
mate places the damage at one-third The
e has baen harvested and part of the fal
xxheat and the oat harxest xxtll commence
next xxeek Corn Is fast being laid by am
xxas ncxer In a better condition. The second
crop of alfalfa is nearlj ready.
stinUttijT Clmrcli Hlxtnrr.
BELLEVL'E. Neb , July S ( Special ) A
class In church hl tory has been organized
among the members of the Pr ° sbt > rlaii
church , under the leadership of Rev E A
Bell. The first txxo periods of ancient church
history will furnish subjects for the sum-
rltr s xxork The first meeting of the cH s
xxns held last exening at the home of Mrs.
Gutter } .
Mend } Itnin nt Coliimlmx.
COLUMBUS , Neb. , July 8. ( Special. ) It
has been steadily raining here since
o'clock this morning
niict ? Connt > 'N I m me 110 Crop.
BELGRADE Neb. July 8 ( Special ) A
copious rain is falling and. bids fair to last
Gladness Comes
\X7ith a better understanding of the
' transient nature of the many plijs-
ical ills , xx-hich x-anish before proper ef
forts pentle efforts pleasant efforts
rightly directed. There is comfort in
the knoix ledge , thnt so many forms of
sickness nrc not due to any actual dis
ease but simply to a constipated condi
tion of the system , which the pleasant
family laxative. Syrup of Figrs. prompt
ly removes That is xx hy it is the only
remedy xxith millionsof families , aud is
everyxx'here esteemed BO highly by all
who value good health. Its beneficial
effects are due to the fact , that it is the
one remedy xx-hich promotes internal
cleanliness * vithput debilitating the
organs on which it acts. It is therefore
all important , in order to get its bene
ficial effects , to note vxhen y ou pur
chase , that you have the genuine arti
cle , xvhicli is manufactured by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co. only nnd sold by
all reputable druggists.
If in the 'njovraent of good health ,
and the system 'is regular , laxatives or
othei remedies are then not needed If
afllicted xvith any actual disease , one
may be commended to the most skillful
phj fiician. > , but if in need of n laxative ,
one should have the best , nnd with the
xvcll-informed everyxvhere , Syrup of
Figs stands highest and is most largely
asd and gives most general satisfaction.
Dearies , &
taiocsliironic ! ,
ajd
Private Jisejsi ) ;
r
/111 lrlrtte Lt.tritt *
nd Disorder , of Ate
c t * cutuxriit by
Cured tmr Jlf. ni t th * poison iheicuch !
Htanitl from Mi * T trm. IT J'lUM FIbTULJ
ta--T CTAL" I'llCEUSc nYDK0 < .EI-T = I J _
V Alt ! COCK f.E' TTHraiKntlx'i ni tucc siull
.unf lllnr .
. | jinhj "to.
: vpr
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Uw W ; f i far uaiiilurt ]
CJ > rl .irec , mjjumatluni ,
( inuucuii ar uictrtilona
ct mucbai ! nat < T4t < x.
Or * ! ta .
trtjjlJ. lor
iOii.ui _
KB ; vn i ut t.
alt d r This will bo ot great value to corn ,
which IB Just beginning to taste ) and shoot
HftrreMlng hat begun ami the small grain
jleld will bo Immense. The btggett crop ot
ere ever produced In Xnnce county will be
gathered this fall.
Olil On in" rlnilPTT Vlctlnn7 *
Pl/ATTSMOUTH , Xeb , July S ( Special )
A couple of smooth young men baxe been
working a slick soap racket In this tonn
heir modus operand ! being to offer a box
f soap for II , each purchaser to get & beau-
Iful china dinner set of sexentrtxxo pieces
Their generosity xxas explained by the fact
f "tho companj" preferring to ndxcrtl e
heir goods by these gifts rather than
hrough the newspapers , ns cxery person
xho got a dinner set xxould be expected to
xtol the virtues ot the soap The > oung
men did a land office buslnefs and the pur
chasers expected to recelxo their dishes on
Monda ) . but ; o far cannct be found , neither
can the > oung men or the money.
Mr W H Smith , editor ot The Argus.
ienton. Pa . recommends a rcmetlj for
diarrhoea xthlch ho has tlted xxlth mBglial
effect "Several xxccks ago , " he sa > s. "I
lurchatcd a bottle ot Chamberlain's Colic.
Tholcra and Diarrhoea Hcraedy , and after
using lets than one-third of the contents
the results xxcre magical cffoctlns nn
entire cure I hcartll } and cheerfully re
commend the remcd > to all suffering from
diarrhoea " This remedy Is for sale b > all
druggists.
III MiUntlonriny Circle * .
FHEMONT. July S ( Special ) The Sal-
x at Ion nrray is expecting a largo attend
ani-e at Itr camp meeting to be held nt the
; haut ucjua grounds commencing Jul > IT
Qrlgadler General and Mrs Trench of St
Louis will haxc charge of the meetings
Delegations from Omaha Lincoln Hastings
and other poln-s hue slqnltled their lnt n-
tlon of being present The "encampment
promises to be a red letter occasion In Salxa-
tlcn army circles.
It it I n nt DiinrriM.
DCNCA.V. Neb. . Jul > S ( Special ) A fine
rain has been falling here this forenoon
and Is Just xxhat Is needed for oats xxheat
aud potatoes Corn xxa-i doing splendid an > -
xxay , but it will also be benefited by the
rtin. There xvas no wind and xer > little
lightning and the rain came donn stead
ily Oils will bo greatl } benefited If clonJ }
xxcathcr prexails noxx for a. couple of
as cloud } xxcather is death to rust
In curing torturing , disfiguring ,
humiliating humors o ! the Skin ,
Scalp , and Blood when all else fails.
Sold ttronyhcrt lit ircrM. IMee Crrlcm , 5 c , |
Soar. SJc.1 Rtut.TE5T , We. tai { 1. Poi-'R Dtso
AXDCucil Coir 'etc l
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Tobncco-ti lng I * a reckless waste of life
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It Is n duty , nasty men wrecking disease
txnd oxor > tobacco-user kno < xs It
The tobacco iifcer's ncrxe * ore shattered
fc-jil bioktn hi * life l golntr out of him ,
he's tooltip lit * m If but No To-Itac. the
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A
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