UjMAJLA < All I CURRENT NEWS OF INTEREST , , FROM IOWA. COUNCIL BLUFFS. MI.VOH M Cooper , Flro Ins. , C Pearl , tel. 372. T. W Crandall relumed yesterday from a brief visit at Henderson , la. A. K. Chambers , a well known cattle feeder at Armour , was In the city yesterday. Mrs. Spaldlog and little daughter of Avoca are visiting the family of L. L. Spooncr. Miss Blanche Arkwrlght has gene to Chicago to pursue her studios In painting. Two places where satisfaction Is a uirod the dictionary and the Bluff City laundry. Ttio child of Chester S. Lawson , who was eorloualy 111 , Is reported to be out of danger. The funeral of Mrs. Mnrgaret Footo will occur tomorrow from the residence 1002 Avcnuo 13 , Dennis O'Brien , James Kelly nnd Luke Lcr.ig , all charged with being vagrants , were arrested yesterday. Kugcno Sullivan has gene to Davenport to attend the St. Ambrose college. Ho cxpccta to remain until June. Mian dt < io Sllchtcr has been appointed tea a pcnltlon In the 'Bloomer ' echool and Mies Hohn ono at the Twentieth Avenue fichool. Gllsn Dara Frohart of Sliver City Is the gur t of Mrs. M. Wollman. She la In town for the purpose of attending the Catholic fair. Wo glvo attention to llttlo things In laun dry work. You get all that Is1 best In fine work and good service nt the" Kaglo laundry , 721 Uwny. The Infant child of Mr. and Mrs. William Fugman of 1029 Third avenue died yester day and will bo burled this afternoon nt 2 o'clock. Miss Loulso Brown ot St. Paul returned homo last ov nlng after a two week's visit with her uncle , Captain 0. II. Brown of the Burlington. Wlllard Walton h-is been appointed admin istrator to the c tate of his father , the late William II. Walton. The court placed Ms buido at $300. The engagement of Mr. B. C. Perry of Manning , lanml Miss Llllle Billiard of this city has been announced. The marriage will occur next Wednesday. The parents of B. W. Hart of the water company , who have been vh'ltlng him for some time past , left larjt evening for Cali fornia , where they will spend the winter. fllrs. A. S. Beck of dlcn avcnuo wao utrlckcn a number of days ago with apoplexy nnd hns been In an unconscious condition over since. She was reported to bo very low lost evening. Ell Corwln , I ) . D. , ot Chicago will give a frco lecture In the Congregational church on "Hawaii , Its Wonderful History and Manifest Destiny , " Thursday evening. Ur. Corwln was board In Hawaii a missionary of the American waii for many years. John Veenker , charged by William Grogan with amault with Intent to commit great bodily Injury , hid a hearing la. Justice Fer- rlcr's court yesterday. The Justice dismissed the case and directed that the Information bo changed to ono for assault and battery. The Dcrthlck club was entertained last evening by Mrs. P. J. Montgomery. After the usual business meeting & d musical Mrs. ( Montgomery entertained the members. Ile- frcsamculs were served. The. works of Schumann \ws the subject for the musical discussion. City Treasurer Gcrham lus Issued a call for all outstaidkig general funj warrants Is sued up to April 1. 1SOC. Tlio majority of the warrants will probably bo forthcoming In a few days , ns they cease to draw Interest In ten days from the time ot the Issuance of the notice. Thrco coal thieves , Hanoy , Llndsey and O'Ociinor , who wcro found guilty of larceny by Judge'McGcc ' Tuesday morning , were sen- , tcnccd by him ycsterJay to thirty days In the county Jail. Honey was out en a $200 cash bocid. Ho was taken Into custody n short tlmp after the sentence was pronounced and nlth the other men taken to the county Jail. C. B. Vlavl Co. , female remedy : consulta tion freo. Olflco hours , 9 to 12 and 2 to C. Health book furnished. 320-327-323 Mcrrlaru block. N. Y. Plumbing comjiHnr. TP ! . 250. Tiiiiprli' In Court Matter * . 'A ' special meeting of the Bar association hns been called at the county court house nt 9 o'clock this morning for the purpose of discussing a matter that Is of deep In- tereot to the attorneys nnd the people of thb county In gonornl. Judge Thorncll In look ing over the new code yesterday discovered that there was eomo reason for believing that the now code gave the Avoca br.iuch of the district court concurrent Jurisdiction with the regular district court over the criminal business of the county. The Avoca branch of the court was cstaollshcd by spe. clal act of the legislature for the conven ience of litigants In the cast end of the county. When the old circuit court wa abolished the act was amended to give the Avoca court crlmlnnl Jurisdiction In the dis trict set npart for It. The peculiar wordlns of the clause of Iho now code repealing all existing laws gives rise to the Impression that It may have repealed this special net , nnd as It specifically recognized the concur rent Jurisdiction of the two courts it Is feared that It may give the branch court jurisdiction In criminal matters all over the county. If this should prove to be so It would render Illegal the grand Jury that hns Just bean drawn hero for the com. Ing year and also that to bo drawn within a few days at Avoca. The meeting of the Bar association Is for the purpose of dls cussing tlii , and If It proves to bo as Judge Thornell fears to take the required atepa nt once to have the .legislature correct the error. Ilnil a Itnre IHNi'iiKi * . Edward McManlglll , who died last Sunday , Auccumbcd to a disease , which according to the physicians who attended him , Is noted Tor Its rarity. The name of the dlnorder l.i pernicious cncmla , a form of Impover ished blood , The physicians eay that no ono has yet satisfactorily explained Its cause or action ibut that It Is rupposod to origin ate In the marrow of the bones. All that Is definitely known In regard to the disease Is that thcro Is almost a total abacnco of rod corpuscles In the 'blood and that death to the patient U the Inevitable result. Tlio physician said last evening that this U the only case ho hid over heard of tn this city. There was no poet mortem held over the body. fiuii CIuli HireInn. ( At the last regular meeting of the Coun cil Bluffii Gun club the following oulccrs wcro elected ; President , Dr. H , S , West ; Vlco president , Charles Matthal ; secretary and treasurer , William Pypor ; board of managers , J. T. Anderson , C. B. llandlott , P. A. Klngsbuy ; captain of shooting team , O , B. Itnndlctt. Cleanliness , Even Ilcot , llnse Ilcnt. Economy never toforu been with toft caul. 1 > ( tons of softuonl 1 ton of Imnl. A report from Hev J. Iteale , ll&S Cast I'lerce Hit "I have boon uihiR your Hot llhut with soft coal us fuel for fix weeks. \Ve are \cry much pleated with It , It not only Khea as teed Millifuctlon ni our hard coal base burner , but ! > eavlni ; u lare * part of tlie oxpvniie jf heatlne. " Pco U runoltig atCOM3 COM3 * COI.IVS. 41 Main St. , Council Illuffs. MILTON HOaKRS & SONS , Omaha. CEO. W. UniGGS , SoutU Omaha. IMPLEMENT MEN'S ' MEETING Western Iowa and Nebraska Dealers in Annual Convention , TRADE TOPICS TAKt UP THEIR TIME of Cnttlnir O1T Credit mill War on CntnloKUC HIHINON the .Mil I n I'olntn for ( lie Aft- crnuoii'N Tulle. The seventh nraual convention of the N'c- braska and Western Iowa Implement Dealers' apsoclatlon convened yesterday for a two d\iys' sewrlon. When the first session was called to order at 9:30 : the register thowcd that thcro wcro over 200 of the members present. The meetings arc being held I the League club rooms. The officers of the asso ciation are : W. L. Battln , president , Green field , la. ; C. 0. Shumway , vice president , Lyons , Neb. ; J. A. McLatighlln , secretary and treasurer , Craig , Neb. Directors J. E. Ska- don , Malvern , la. ; T. U. Whlttakcr , Loreion , Neb. , and II. M. Brotison , Albion , Neb. Pres ident Battln called the meeting to order unj Mayor Carscit extended the freedom of tiie city to the delegates. Mr. Whlttakcr thanked the mayor and the citizens of Council Bluffs for the hearty wcl- como they had given the members of the association nnd the deep Interest they lud generally ehown In the work of creating end fostering the wholesale Implement business that had given Council Bluffs the distinction of being the second greatest agricultural Im plement distributing point in the world. The remainder of the forenocn was spcat In perfecting the organization. Standing com mittees were 'announced as follows : Ucglstrntlon-C. O. Shumway , Lyons , r\eb. ; C. D. Ayers , Kcnrnoy , Neb llecoptlon-T. H. Whlttnker. William Miitthcson , South Auburn. Neb. ; C O Shumway. Wllllnm Grants , Walnut , la. : Wllllnrn Melton , Odcbolt , In Itcsolutions J. Trompen , August Lubely , JInrtlnKton , Neb. ; J. W. Wachter. I'ender , Neb. ; U. D. Ay res. Constitution and liy-Iaws J. H. Skndon , Mnlvorn , In. ; J. A. McLmiKhlln , Craig. Neb. ; H. P. Shumway , Wakullold Neb hxpross Charges H. i.M. Hronson. Albion , Neb. ; T. II. Whlttnker. Loreton , Neb ; G W. Vander Wilt. Ornnge City , in. PUESIDENT BATON'S ADDRESS. The afternoon session was called to order by Vlco President Shumway. President Bat tln delivered his annual address. In thl course of which he said : I cannot rofrnln from expre'slng n thought right hete viz : that now would bo nn opportune time for dealers In Implements to stop this crnzy , cutthroat habit of grantIng - Ing such long time when selling. Now Is the time when the fnrmer could be con vinced that It would bo nn Injury to lilmsclf na well as to the dealer and manufacturer to have such an unreahonnble extension of credit asp nre. too liable to give There has been so much talk about the growing evil of "catalogue houses , " bo- rallcd , ttmt It seems nlmost Idle to call up that question , and yet It Is ono that needs our attention and there should bo some active work done. There must bo some sys tematic plan adopted and some quiet , search ing , vigilant work done before anything Is accomplished that will be permanent and lasting In Its effects. This matter will most likely be brought up for discussion at least In somewhat of a new light at this conven tion. The iplan suggested we may approve or we may not , but I think It may pave the way to some definite actlu i along tlio line I cannot yet see how wo can avoid the joint action of nil or most of the associa tions similar to ours In obtnlnlng the de sired result. In the meantime , while we do nil It Is possible to do by concerted nctlon through our association , let us go from hero with a strong purpose to correct some of the evils and abuses of the trade which lie ' \\ithln eacli one's personal power. Let us buy our goods ns nearly as possible , for the spot cash. This Is ono of the means by which the catalogue houses are enabled to under sell us. They buy for spot cash nnd In large quantities. I would not be. understood to recommend the buying of goods In large quantities' , for I think as n rule that Is a mistake. Better estimate our wants and then buy only half of It and allo.N the other half for contingencies. A little extra freight is far better than unsold goods at the end of the season , and by buying in small quantities we are generally In butter shape to pay the spot cash and get a dis count that will moro than pay the freight. Be careful to whom wo Fell on time. Uend every energy consistent nnd In keeping with our surroundings to bring the business nearer to a cash basis In selling asvvoll as In buying and In doing so wo shall make It harder for the catalogue house to get In Its work. Sell our goods as low ns we can afford to sell them , but do not sell low simply for tlio purpose of beating our com petitor out of a sale. This practice does no one any good. The. expenses of nn Imple ment business are heavy nnd It requires a good margin of profits on goods sold to meet them. REPORT OF TIIF5 SECRETARY. Secretary McLaughlln's report , which fol lowed , -was very voluminous , devoted to dis cussion of the business nnd Interests of the association. It Indicated that the largo membership of the association which had resulted In the present large attendance was due to the nctho work of the officers and a few energetic members who had devoted a largo portion of their spare time to pushing the Idea of association for mutual protection and benefit. 'Ho declared that In all of his experience In associations he had seen none organized where there wore greater possi bilities 'for ' Individual and collective benefit than was afforded by this association. "In my report last year , " ho said , "I stated that as soon as the Implement dealers realized that this association was theirs , and they took hold of it and made It a partner In their business , then we would have made rapid strides in securing the aim of the organiza tion ; the lifting up of It to its proper place In the mercantile world , and the securing to those engaged In the .business the protection which wo must secure to protect us from the encroachments of the catalogue house and the Inroads of that class of Jobbers and manufacturers who are not satisfied with getting their goods before the public In n legitimate way and ouUldo of the regular channels. " "The Catalogue Houses" was the first sub ject on the program for the afternoon's dis cussion. Its consideration called out a dis cussion of a wldo range. The secretary stated that the catalogue house was an old subject of discussion , but of moro Importance this year than , perhaps , over 'before. ' Farmers had been getting their Implements flout catalogue houses at prices the dealers could not meet. At this Juncture Hon. J. M. Burks of Lin coln , the veteran dealer and founder of the organization , entered 'the room and was loudly cheered , Ho made a congratulatory speech and announced that the great Interest showji In the Implement business by the largo attendance at this convention had In duced him to re-enter the retail business again , after four years of other work. WILL UNITB TO FIGHT. The discussion of the'catalogue house was further emphasized by the reading of a largo number of letters from dealers all over the United States advising the concentration of Implement dealers' associations to fight tbo catalogue houses , thus making a central organization that would bo as powerful In California and New England as It Is In Iowa and ( Nebraska , A communication accom panied by a largo number of letters was re ceived from W. 'M , Brlnkerhoff of Auburn , N , V. . offering to form such nn organization , provided ho was allowed to assess the mem bers to raise funds to defray the cose of the light , naming $5 as the fee , Ule declared that all the dealers want to know Is the names of the manufacturers who furnished goods to the catalogue houses , then It can bo stopped. Mr. Brlnkerhoff says that ho In In possession of the names ot moro than 2,000 manufacturers , and ho would undertake tn pick out every ouowho sells to catalogue houses. The remainder of the afternoon was de voted to the discussion of Mr. Brlnkcrhoff and his plans , All ot the dealers favored the Idea of resorting to all means to suppress the evil , but many of them were somewhat doubt ful concerning Mr. Drlnkerhoff and hl ability to accomplish the desired end. J , J. Buchanan ot Hasting * , Jcb. , said ho thought the bcot way to dry up the cow waste to wean the calf the best way to dry up those factories that sell to catalogue houees Is to wean the farmers , and he advised the holding of meetings throughout the country among the farmers to get them to realize the danger than threatens. Ho thought un- remunerative competition sulcldo > nnd eald each dealer should help the other. BRINKKRHOFF'S PLAN REFERRED. T. C. Jones of Coon Rapids , la. , advocated the plan of cash instead of time sales , for with cash all dealers can do as well by the farm ers ns the department stores. Ho believed department stores are n fixture nnd Can't bo legislated out of existence , but they should not be permitted to misrepresent. U looked to him as It Mr. Brlnkcrhoff was seeking a Job. Job.Mr. . Skadon of Malvern said ho would vouch for the character ot the man , for ho knew Iho source nf the blood In hla veins. It came from a sturdy Now England stock. Mr. Ayers of Kearney inquired If _ Mr. Brlnkcrhoff was not the attorney tor a largo number of manufacturers who sought to col lect a royalty on certain machine castings. This proved to bo true , but the members of the association voted to refer the propooltlon to the executive committee for consideration. The next subject that was taken up for consideration was the binder trade. The ob ject wns to determine whether the nssocln- tlon should discountenance the professional canvassing of the farmer by the expert ma chine agents sent out by the factories. The sentiment proved to bo strongly In favor of the plan , The discussion showed that the dealers wore In favor of cither buying the binders outright or making some arrnngo- ments with the factories by which the dealer would get rid of the presence of the canvasser and at the same tlmo got a portion ot the money paid to him to increase their legiti mate profits. The committee on resolutions was Instructed to draw a resolution.nnd pre sent It for nctlon this morning. The program for this morning will be n general discussion of the subject of "Com- plnlnts and Claims. " At the close of the ses sion 275 theater tickets were distributed among the members , nnd all who chose went to the theater for their evening's amuse ments. At the session of the association yesterday afternoon a resolution was passed excluding nil but retnll dealers. This shut out all of the wholesalers ot Council Bluffs and a number of prominent manufacturers , among whom were Colonel II. C. Slaver , president of the Staver Carriage Company , Chicago , nx-prcaldcnt of the Nntlonnl Association of Implement Manufacturers nnd nt present chairman of the executive committee of the Illinois State association of Implement Dealers ; E. LeRoy Gait , Sterling , 111. , M. L. Lane. Kalamazoo , Mich. , O. W. Johnson of Fish Brothers Wagon Company , Racine , WIs. WIs.Among Among the out-of-town newspapermen who are attending the convention are W. P. Nolan , proprietor of the Implement Ago , of Philadelphia ; Charles W. Bromley , repre senting the Farm Implement News , Chicago ; J. P. Porter of the Farm Machinery , St. Louis ; C. T. Hall of the Implement Trade Journal , Kansas City , nnd Mr. Shoemaker ot the Thrcshlngmen's Review , Port Huron , Mich. llti'iil Kxtnte Traiiwfor * . The following transfers are reported from the title and loan olllce ot J , W. Squire , 101 Pearl street \ C. n. 1. & I' . Hy. Co. to W. F. Pierce , lot 11 , block 13 , Carson , w. d $ BO C. , R. I. & P. Ry. Co. to Hlley W. Urlggs. lot 9 , block 3 , Carson , w. d. . 300 Rlley W. Hrlgps nnd wife to George W. Hewitt , lot 8 , block 3 , Carson , . q. c. d 1 Sheriff to II. Mendel , s > , sw',4 , 1-77-42 , sd 191 Ruby Butler and husband to Annie M. Carter , und. 1-21 of lots 1 and 2 , block 13 , 'Macedonia ' , w. d 23 William S. Carter to Annie M. Carter , und. 1-21 of lots 1 and 2 , block 13 , Macedonia , w. d 23 J. W. Hannan and husband to Eliza A. Ames , lots 3 , i and 10 , block 4 , 1'rospsct Place , q. c. d 1 P. J. Duerr to P. J. Hart , lot 17 , block ' 4. Van Brunt & lllce's add. , w. d. . . . 900 Mary 13. Dugan to Annie M. Carter , und. Vi of lots 1 and 2 , block 13 , Macedonia , w. d 303 Sheriff to John J , Wulz , lots 1 to 24 , Inclusive , block 17 , Manawa Park , s. d 400 George W. Hewitt and wife to William L. Douglass and Samuel Wood , lot S , block 3 , Carson , w. d 175 J. D. Sclah find wife to James Fuller , lot 25 , block 12 , Lafayette add. , w. d. 300 Sheriff to Iowa Central Bldg. & .Loan assn. , lots 43 and 48 , block 1C , Wright's add. , s. d 1.13S Jurjen Snger to Krnst D. A. Otto , lot 3 , block S , Monden , w , d 323 Jessie Hawks and husband and Dollle Taylor and husband to Annie M. Car ter , und. 1-12 of lots 1 nnd 2 , block 13 , Macedonia , w. d CO Henry F. Wilson nnd wife to Annie M. Carter , und. % of lots 1 and 2 , block 13 , Macedonia , w. d 203 Sixteen transfers , total . $1,402 ' 1'itNtor H At the regular Wednesday night prayer meeting at the First Baptist church Itsl evening the Rev. V. C. Rocho announced his resignation of the pastorate of the church. Ho explained that It was for the purpose of accepting the henrty nnd unani mous call tint had been extended him from the congregation of the First Baptist church nt Dundee , seventeen miles from West Chi cago. II r. Rocho has been spending a ten day vacation In Chicago where ho was en tertained by Mr. and Mrs , Harold McCor- mack. On Sunday ho was Invited to fill the pulpit at Dundee without being advised that ho was on trial. At a business meeting which followed shorly afterward the call was extended to him without a dissenting vote In the entire congregation. The church has a largo nnd wealthy congregation , and is ono of the strongest churches In the Chicago cage Baptist association , which comprises seventy churches. Mr. Rocho's resignation takes effect on January 31. The farewell sermon will bo preached on January 30. Strike nt U'nlnnt. WALNUT , la. , Jan. 12. ( Special. ) The strike of workmen engaged In putting up Ice hero has not yet been settled and four Ice houses remain to bo filled. The tonmsterF were getting 35 cents a ton for hauling and under this scale were able t make from J2.GO to $3 per diy , but they were not sat isfied with this nnd made n demand for a scale of CO cents. The contractors contend that the demand Is nnrcnsonaulo and refuse to consider It at all , IlMVIt il'lTXOIIUI XlMVM. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Hunt ot Columbi-n Junction have celebrated their golden wed ding. The house of Justice Horton at Agency "burned " , leaving the family In destitute cir cumstances. Mra. IMrrott , wife cf Lieutenant Governor Parrott , has sufllclcntly recovered to bo re moved to her homo. Dr. E. II. Morshon of Newton died Monday morning of dropsy. Ho was 70 years old and had resided in Newton since 1855. Clifford Clifton of Ida Grove , while chop ping wood , was startled 'by a bullet striking his uplifted axe. 'I he bullet fell at his feet. flat and hot. James Campbell , n Jeweler of Storm Lake , aged C5 , died suddenly last Sunday night. Ho was the third of three brothers to die of apoplexy. The aged father of Governor-elect Shaw Is In Dew Moincs and will bo present at the Inauguration today. Ho lives in Vermont and Is S2 ycara old. President Beardshcar of the Iowa Agricul tural college delivered an address before the .Iowa Agricultural society In DOT Molnes tolling what the college Is doing for tbo farmers of the state. S. R , Dawson is engaged In making knlvcn and other articles out of Damascus steel k and hardened copper at tlio Anamosa peni tentiary. These articles he Is offering for ealo to vUltora at the aoyluin and through his friends on the outside. O. B. Flack of Sioux City , has written to friends about his Journey to Alaska by boit from New York. When the letter was written Hie ship was near the Tropic of Cancer going south at the rate of about 250 miles a day , U is expected that the vessel will reach Seattle about March 1 next. t , WILL HOLD KAIR THIS \'EAR \ ' in TO ' ,0 .t Agricultural Sooietyi tVotos Down Rccom- monchtions ofjTresidont Field , OFFICERS ARE CH&EN FOR. THIS YEAR Trn tiV < ' < n 1'rnrtlenIIj- , but ( lii | .Joint Iti'puli- llcnii CM no UN Me f I * nnil \OtlllllHllollN. DES MOINC& , Jan. 12. { Special Telegram. ) The State Agricultural society meeting con cluded today. In hU address President Field recommended that no fair bo held this fall. The protective small attendance was cited as the reason. Tlio society , however , dccldeJ to hold Uio exhibition as usual and fixed the dates from September 8 to 17. The nine days' fall1 was a. great success last year , mak ing , .In tlio opinion of the management , un Increase of $5,000 In the receipts. The aoelcty passed vigorous resolutions denouncing the effort to eject It from Its present quarters In the state liouso. Ofllcers were elected as fol lows ! President , John Cownlc , South Amana ; vice president , W , V , Hecrlinnn. Hampton ; secretary , P , L. Fowler , DCS Molnes ; treas urer , G. D. Ellypon. DCS Molnes ; directors. J. F. Frazer , Uloomlleld : h. H. Plcltard , Har- lan ; XI. J. Wragg. Waukoo ; J. W. Wads- worth , Algona ; H. J. Johnscn , Humboldt. The legislature transacted practically no business today In either branch. In the evenIng - Ing the joint republican caucus was held and thd following nominations made by acclama tion : For state printer. Freeman Conawoy of Brooklyn , for a third term ; for state binder , Lafayette Young of lies Molnes , for a third term ; for warden of the Fort Madison penitentiary , N. N. Jones of Atlantic , for a third term ; for warden of the Anamosa peni tentiary the first ballot resulted : C. A. Wood of Nevada , 10 ; P. W. Madden of Spencer , 20 ; W. A. Hunter of Hello 1'lalno , GO. The nomi nation of Mr. Hunter was made unanimous. Aflor H Illff UNtnir. ELDORA , In. , Jan. 12. ( Puccini. ) The heirs of the famous Baker estate of Phila delphia , who reside at Oilman , south of hero , In Marshall county , have sent their attorney , II. J. Miller of Chicago , cast to prove their share In an estate the total value of which Is 1380.000,000. Only by accident the attorneys In looking up the records of the different estates In Philadelphia of llaker was It dis covered that the estate of Jacob Uakcr had never been settled. John and Jacob Baker , brothers , made cer tain Investments In Philadelphia la 1792 , and died In 1738. They were bachelors. The money resulting from their Investments had been paid Into court the early part of the present century and this court being unable to locate the rightful liclrs or owners of the property deposited the money In a financial Institution In Philadelphia , where It has since remained , with compounding Interest , waitIng - Ing Its final ( llruositlon. The Gllimn , la. , heirs who will shaco in the disposition of this wealth are George and Chris Baker , No.ih Stlnz , two other branches of the Baker family , and Jacob' ' Terns and family. Two AUDUBON , In. , Jetj. 12. ( Special. ) News has reached this town from Nelson , a country village ten miles distant , of a terrible fight at a literary society1 between Al Howey and Jack Ansberry. On'o ye"nr ago at a islmlhc meeting In this same school house these two giants fought , and Howoy bit a section out of Aosberry's lip. 'A ' suit for damages fol lowed In which the tlefendant was acquitted. At the recent meeting some trivial affair aroused the old feud and the fight resulted. After the men had 'foufeht for a while by standers succeeded in. Separating ttiom , but they wcro too strortg tobo controlled and all that remained to'W done was to let t'acm ' fight It out , which they did. Both men were generously mauled , but the full extent of their Injuries Is not known. The parties are to bo arrested , each for two or three offenses , as soon as they are able to attend court. Contributing to Ciilnm TU-Ilcf. A state committee to have charge of funds collected In Iowa for the relief of the Cutans Is soon to be named , and In the meantime charitably Inclined persons are opening their pocketbooks In several elites. In Davenport a purse of more than ? SOO was raised In a few days , and a public meeting was to beheld held last night to add to this sum. Clara Barton , president of the Red Cross , sent a message , saying : "I heartily approve the president's plan for Cuban relief. The Red Crosa will aid. Let Iowa , always liberal and true to the right , do her best. " Senators Alltean and Gear senl messages to the Dav enport people commending the movement and urging that Iowa contribute freely to the fund. Town Cnttli- fur FORT DODGE , la. , Jan. 12. ( Special. ) J. W. Hackett and C. W. Manor , two of th < k leading stock raisers in Webster county , are making preparations to Bhlp 700 head of catlle for the English market. Mr. Maher has been feeding for the English and French markets for several seasons. They are offered a choice of two routes ; via New Orleans or via Now York. The Intter route , will bo taken for shipment of stock , owlns to the saving of time and feed in transit. The usual price per head for ocean trans- portatlon Is $10 , but an offer of $7.50 per 'head has been received. For each 100 head ahlppcd frco transportation Is given four men. Messrs. Hackett and Maher will ac cordingly take a little army of twenty-six men with them. _ Story IM n Killer. ATLANTIC , la. , Jan. 12. ( Special. ) The report emanating from Exeter. Neb. , to the effect that Mrs. B. A. Morcltt of Sawyer , Flllmoro county , Neb. , had received a letter from a Mrs. Ferris of Atlantic , la. , stating that the husband of Mrs. Ferris ' .iad con fessed before ho died to the murder of II , A. Mcrrltt , Is a "fake. " The Atlantic woman Is named Pharos , and not Ferris , and no such letter was ever written by her and there was no foundation for the story whatever. Mrs. Pharos went to Fairmont , Neb. , and secured an affidavit from Mrs. Mcrrltt to the effect that she never received any such letter from Mrs. Pharos , or In fact any letter at nil. Arr 'Nt 'il for SIOUX CITY , Jan. 12. ( Special Telegram. ) Charles A , Wallstcom of Omaha has been arrested In this city' on the charge of forging checks and paEsln ' 'tliem upon saloonmen. The man came herbfroln ( Oma'ja a few days ago , bringing a woman with him , The woman says Wqifatrjam had promised to marry her and elio ; knew nothing of his criminal doings. Sfus hns not been placed under arrest but wlll/'bo'called ' upon to testify In the case Ehoul < r'lt 'bo tried. However , Wallstcom has mado'.d1full ' confession , both to passing the checks' ' , lu this city and In ' small Nebraska town's. ' 1'im-mTilo SNOHOMISH , Watfh. Jan. 12. ( Special. ) A movement Is we'll under way for cutting down the city llra'ij. ' | 'JJhe outlying precincts of the city epaulet of a largo tract of sparsely settled country , where the taxes paid In nro not nearly oquil to expenses of keeping In ropilr" the roads nnd bridges. It Is hoped to cut off' ' n largo portion of tills district , thereby saving a largo amount of money annually. FlrMt Action Under .Mulct l.inv , DUBUQUE , la. , Jan , 12. ( Special Tele gram. ) Tlio first action In Iowa under the amended mulct law was taken today ttlien the supervisors granted the petition for con sent died by the brewers and wholesale liquor dealers , who have heretofore been exposed to prosecution under the prohibitory law. Cninpnlirn of 'ICilin-iillou. DUBUQUE , la. , Jan. 12. ( Special Tele gram. ) The Master Plumbers' association of lown today nrprcprUted funds for a cam paign of education among tfio people , to bo followed two ycara hwico by a demand on thii legislature for laws prescribes licensing of plumbers and Inspection of plumbing. Fred Wtciienton , Jr. , of Davenport was chosen president and Iloonc was chosea for the next meeting place. Tonolirr * Would Conic. Secretary Dott of the Hoard of Education of Sioux City , says the Times , has received form Secretary Glllnin of the Omaha school board n letter nnd n elimlnr regarding th Transmlsslsslppl Educational convention which It le proposed to hold In Omaha thl summer during the progress of the Trans mlsslsslppl and International Exposition Secretary Dott li asked for his opinion na to the /caslblllty of such n meeting am for hla support nirl It.1) support of the locn Board of Education to make the convention A Eitccers. Tlio teachers of the Slous City ecliool will likely take gn.at Intcrcs * In the odwii ( tonal meeting nt Om.i'n ' , and . \ largo dele gallon will \imlfltirtelly intend from this city. Mnny of iho local tcae'jtia Imvo planned to ittcii'l ' tlio < utit'ilon , at on ) rate , nnd- the oppoi'.unity to Ml.ml them eolvos of the Tlirar.uiKiis of such n convrn * ton ) us Is proi'os-o.l ' will ccitnt'ly bo ai added nttrnotlon. It has been ni/geste.l / that n date about the time nil schools are closed In June , porlmiw the wock beginning Juno 20 , will bo moat convenient for the great majority of te.ichrrs who will dcs'n ' to attend. Assurances of goo.l railway /ntciv hnvo been secured. Secriai'.v ; Dott will pro. . Kent the matter to the local Board of Edu > cation at Its next meeting. " ' 1V\HN IM "Vot tiMtn. Hon. 0. II. Wheeler Is now on Ills Bar county farm nnd Is disposing of his surplus threeyear.crop of corn and oats , says the Davenport Democrat. Ho Is feeding n large number of cattle , nnd shelling nnd shipping grain to Chicago to hold for what ha thinks wilt bo the hotter prlcc.3 of the spring and summer. He Is now shelling out ono ship * mcnl of 100,000 bushels of corn , which Is only an Indication of the amount of sur < plus grain stored on his former great Iowa farm. All of his surplus must bo out of the way when the old farm Is to bo turned over to the purchaser on the first of nexl March. Mr. Wheeler fit'll ' retains ICO acres of the old farm , for n comfortable homt > after ho has demonstrated that there Is no homo equal to n homo on an Iowa farm. Even no\r , ho Is willing to admit that "Texas Is not lown , " as ho did last week to a DCS Moincs geiitle.nnn , but wo nro not going to say anything about that fui fear that It may Injure Ml. Wheeler In the estimation 01 Texas S'IIC.H CoiiiiulNNloii Ill-reliant. ELDORA , la. , Jan. 12. ( Special Telegram. ) E. II , Lundy .county attorney of Hardln county , hns sued , on behalf of the county , Warner & Waugh , Chicago commission mer chants , for payment of taxes on cattle fct by the firm here and then shipped to Chicago and sold. IIMVII KnrniIMVM. . Not less than 1,000,000 bushels of corn arc now In crib In Ogdcn. The corn yield of Wnpcllo county for the last year Is estimated at 1,749,870 bushels. Feeders In the vicinity of 'Marcus ' are payIng - Ing several cents above the market price for corn. corn.Tho The farmers' Institute of Clinton county will meet at Do Witt today for a t\\o days' session , C. UUhl has sold a fine 320-acre farm In Greene county to George W. Hcaton of Ja maica for $12,000. A carload of horses was shipped from Cedar Falls to Amsterdam , N. Y. , and they cost from $00 to $125 n head. George Thacker of Sloan has butchered a hog which weighed TBO pounds , although it was only eighteen months old. Another car of "razorback" hogs was re ceived for the creamery at State Center last week. These wcro shipped from southeast ern Colorado. Farmers of Muscatlno county report heavy losses from hog cholera this winter and also a strange disease affecting horees has made . Its nppearancq there. A farmers' Institute will be licld at An- , then January 24 and 25. Among the attrac tions will bo an address by Prof. C. F. Cur- tlss , professor of agriculture In the State Ag ricultural college at Ames. The Rlchland Clarion tells of some line horses belonging to Dr. E. W. Moorman of loka. The horse known as Golden Seal ho sold recently for $223. Olarle , a fine animal , ho holds at $500. It still pays to rear good horses In Iowa. The following Is the test of sugar beets raised In Cass county , as reported fromi the experiment station at Ames : Those sent In by H. Fulton showed a per cent of 14.23 ; B. Morrow , 9.81 ; A. Bussard , 10.55 ; F. Davis , 12.04 ; C. Jensen , 11.15 ; G. S. Acker , 10.32. C. W. Payne & Sarglson nro feeding and wintering 1,500 cattle on their big ranch nt Luton. Mr. Sarglson says ho has corn and oats enough on hand to finish them for mar ket. This grain ho bought from neighboring farmers at the highest market prices. He has Just placed a SO-horse power gasoline on- glno In his mammoth feed barn to furnish motive power for grinding , crushing and ele vating grain. Comment on loivii I/e Kcokuk Gate City : There Is moro danger of It remaining In session too long than not long enough. Perry Chief : The Ohio legislature would do well to practice some of the ways of Iowa's legislature , relative to the prompt transaction of business. Marshalltowu Tlincs-Ropuljllcan : The unanimity with which J. H. Funk was se lected for the speakcrshlp of the Iowa houro will ho a stimulus for excellent service upon the part of the presiding officer. All parties Interested are to bo congratulated. . Sioux 'City Journal : So far as the ccst of the regular session of the Iowa legislature ID concerned It does not make much differ ence whether the session lasts ono month or three months. The chief Item of cost Is tbo salaries of members , but this Is fixed by the constitution nt $500 for the sesblon , whether It bo long or ehort. Of course there are many other Items of cost , ibut this Is the chief ono. Davenport Ilepubllcan : The Iowa Icgls- laturo convenes tomorrow. The proceedings of this session will bo watched with great Interest throughout every county In the state. Much Is said about extraordlanry appropria tions , about paying the state debt , about reducing expenses In state Institutions , n board of control , and a general trimming up all along the line , Thcro Is certainly room for Improvement In every department of the state government. IIMVII 1'rchN Comment. Waterloo Courier : Governor Shaw lias held out no false hopes for nny ono In this ap- polntracnt matter any moro than ho dealt In any falsa promises or declarations In his cam paign before tlio people last fall. Keokuk Gate City : The Sioux City Jour nal publisher a description of the now Choro- kco Icisano hospital , which It declares Is the best building of Its kind In Iowa , It also Mates that $27U,000 from the coming legisla ture "la absolutely Indispensable for the requirements are perfectly met in Wool Soap , There may be more expensive soaps , but nons better. / / is at > - soliittlj-fiiirt. For the batli it is pleasant , sooth- IIIK and delight ful. ful.There's There's only one soap that won't ' shrink woolens. You "lust choose be- My Mama Used eeonoml.Al toirrleM. n mid fitting of the great clifUe" The 1iosplt \ h s already re- cclvca $424,000 from the slate , Oskalooea Times : The Register complains that the Mends of Cubn nro all "falling over themselves to send supplies for the re lief of the starving Cubans , " Why should they ? Lot the i jace-lovltig security holders do the contributing. Des .Molnes Capital : Former Governor Lar- ralice Is quoted In opposition to n board ot coni-ol ! and former Governor Frank D. Jnck- son agrees with Governor Larrabce. This quest lea should bo honestly nml earnestly .considered by the general assembly frco from ( lersonalltles or bitterness. Perry Chief : The recent murder In DCS Moincs Is suggestive of a need of legislation and execution of laws for the twolcctlon of the exposed and unsuspecting nubile. That the murderer Is Insane does not lessen the fatality that frequently attends his pre- cnce , nor does It give life back to the Inno cent victim of his mania. Cedar Rapids Republican : The friends of the schools In Chicago have started a cru sade to secure ) living wages for grade teach ers and faint whiskers of the same crusnJo are being heard In lown. This Is a move In the right direction. Eliminate the fads , turn a deaf car to the text-book agent and the chart "fiend" and then If there's nny surplus , j\iy It to the teachers. How are good results to bo expected In the country schools when the tencher Is oald but $25 or $27 a month ? And this Is the cnsu In many townships , WKUICIiV I'ACKIMi IIOl'.SU ' OUTPUT. Wc'Hlorn KIllliufM fur n \ \ > clc Slum' a lllir InrroiiKc. CINCINNATI. Jnn. 12. ( Special Tele gram. ) Prlco Current says : Largo move ment of hogs the pait week , western killings roach Ing 500,000 , compared with 440,000 the preceding week and 445,000 last year. Mid winter general Investigation gives the total for nil points to dnto from November 1 as fi.150,000 , against 4,025,000 n year ago and estimates from now to March 1 at 3,225,000 , against 2,925,000 for the corresponding time last year , Implying 8,375,000 on March 1 , against 0,0.10,000 last year. Prominent places compare as follows : . . City. 1S ! 7-1S9 . lMW-Uf-7. Chicago 1,720,0(10 ( l.KROOO Kansas City 740,000 .OO.OOi ) Omaha SlO.onO r.u.CO. ) St. Loulfl .TW,0 > X > 2KCOO Indianapolis ; WiWO 225.000 . Milwaukee ,1,000 JVJ.IXK ) I Clnrlnnatl 1S.,00 < > liAOiH ) Cedar Hnplds 105/MO 119,000 Ottumwa I4ri.uni ) il..Om ) St Joseph llO.OOilitcoo Cleveland 110.000 12-eOO Louisville 117,000 7.1.000 Sioux City 82,000 D3/KW HV.MIXKAI . , . r , Neb. , Jan. 12. ( Special. ) Miss Harriet Jack and ( Mr. J. A. Adams , both prominent young people of this c-lty , were married at S o'clock this even lug at the homo of the bride's parents. Rev. A. G. Wilson of the Presbyterian church officiating. The bride Is the daughter cf C , A. Jack , u prominent business maci of this city. The groom Is the s-on of R. L. Adams , president of the Hurt County State bank ar > J an old resident. Mollij-Cosncv. TRENTON , iNob. , Jan. 12. ( Special. ) Mr. Frank Molby of Palisade was married to Miss Carrie Gosnoy of Calvert , Dundy county , Judge Shurtleff officiating. TyNon-Morri'll. BLAIR , Neb. , Jan. 12. ( Special. ) Miss Nellie Morrcll and Watson Tyson , jr. , of Blair "were quietly married last Saturday In Omaha. Both arc well known In Blair. Oniiilin. Kill 11 Winner , WHEELING , W. Va. , Jan. 12.-Oscar Gardner , the "Omaha Kid , " nnd Eugene nezennh of Cincinnati met In a sixteen-foot ring before the Metropolitan Athletic club last night. At the first Bezennh had the advantage , but after the tenth round Gard ner did the most execution. In the fifteenth round Cczenah was twice sent to the floor. Hy a , mistake t.venly-one rounds were fought. Hoth men were standing nnd flsht- lng at the call of time , but an agreement made before the battle was that a decision should be given at the end of the twentieth round. The decision at the end of the twenty-first round was In favor of Gardner Fifteen hundred people saw the contest. TrmiNtVr of HriM\iiH' ST. LOUIS , Jnn. 12. The Sportsman's Park and Base Hall club this afternoon filed a chattel dce < l of trust , covering all the property , franchises and Improvements of the park , to Chris Von der Aho as trustee- for the benefit of tlio creditors of the club. The claims to be paid by the trustee are di vided into nine classes , from "A" to "I ; " The first olght classes Included only claims of Von dor Aho ngalnst the club and amount to about $7jUOO. All the otlior cred itors are put In class "I. " The trustee Is empowered to sell the club within six months and pay off the creditors' In the or der named. The deed was made by Presi dent Mucken , Secretary Peck and Von der Aho as a director. _ AVomiin Craxpil by f-rlcf. CHICAGO , Jan. 12. Crazed by the death of her children nnd the sulcldo of her mother , Jlrs. Mary C , Campbell , wlfo of [ I O Campbell , n traveling' ' man of Peorla , III , committed sulcldo today by hurling herself through a plate glass window of tin- ; hlrd story of the residence of W. J. 13lrd- sall , 33 1C Forest avenue , where she and icr husband had tented npartmi-nts for the winter. She fell to the lawn at the rear of the house , striking on her lic.ul nnd side , nnd was carried Into the house In a dying condition. * Von Dor Alie ( ilvc-ii a. Chattel Deed , ST. LOUIS , Jnn. 12. A chattel deed of : rust on all the property of the Sportsman's iark and club was filed late this afternoon o Chris Von IJor Abe , as trustee , for the jeneflt of creditors , the largest by far bc- ng Von ler Abe himself. lonf my throat was filled with sores , largo lumps formed on my neck , and a liorriblo ulcer broke out on my jaw , says Mr. O. U.Elbert , who resides ntcor. 22d St. and Avenue N. , Gnlvoston , Texas. Ho was three times pro nounced cured by prominent phy sicians , but the dreadful disease al ways returned ; he was then told that w a B the onlycuro His hair had all fallen out , nnd ho was in a sad plight , After taking one hottlo of S. S. B. lie began to improve and two dozen Lotties o u r o il liim completely , so that for more tlmnsixycarsho lias had no sign of the disease. UooU on the disease nnd Its treatment cyu'.Sd Ircu by Swift HpoclUo Co. . Atlanta , Ga. DUFFY'S PURE FOR MEDICINAL7USE NO FUSEL OIL The best possible onro for dyspepsia- gently stiimi- InteH the stomach nucl tlma liolps it to do its world Sold by all druggists and grocers. Send fox * illus , pniuplilot- DUFFY MALT WHISKEY CO Rochester , N. Y- POISON A SPECIALTY. Primary , Secondary or Tertiary DLOOD 1'OISON permanently Cured in 15 to 35 Days. You cnn bo trentcd nt home for fininc price under panic Rimrnnty. If sou prefer to come lierc we will contract to pay mil- romt fare nml lintel tills , and no clmrca If we fall to cure. IP YOU HAVE tnkeii mercury. Iodide potnvh nnd still hn\c nrlips nml pnln. . Mucous I'ntrhos | n month. Sore Throat , rlmplcs , Co | > pcr I'oN orcil .Spot ? , ricei-H on nny imrt ot the l Hly. It.ilr or i ; > oLrows fulling out. It la this Secondary We Guarantee fo Cure AVe pollclt the most obstinate rnres nml clinlk'nin * the orhl for a cnaoc cnnnot curt > Thin illfpnse hns nlwnyi Imllled the { kill ot the most eminent i > hy lclnns , JWO.OOO cnpltnl behind our unromllllnnnl Biiarnnty Absolute proofs sent runled on application 100 II.IKC book tent fu-r. ' Address CtMMC UHMKIIY CO. . J. | l Tc'iupl ) * , Clllcnuo , 111 , Searlos & Searles. SPECIALISTS IN PRIVAIEJNSEKR. WEAK BKXUALLY. . All Private DNcnse * ' < & nlnordcr.H of MoU Treatment by Malt. Si Consultation Irc0. „ . SYPHILIS Cured for life nnd the poison thoroughly cloanie * SpennMorrhck , Somlnal WeaUnesB , Loat Man hood , NlKht EmlBBloiiB. Uccayod Faculties. Ko- mnlo WealtneBB. and nil dcllaata rtlBordorj pecu liar to either sex , iionlttvoly ourixl. 1'1LK3 FISTULA nnd KECTAL UI-CRnS , IIYDUOCIJLH AND VAKICOOELTJ p crmancntly and successfully cured , Method now an il ' Strieture and Bleet" ! JSi. by new method without p.iln cr cutting- . Call on or nddreia with BtamP DflS. SFJRUS I SEEES.J19 WOODBUILY'S Crnml Toilet Combination for the Sldn. Scnlp , Complexion nnd Teeth. Woodbury'a Knclnl Koap. Facial Crcnm , 1'iiclnl Powder nnd Dental Cream nre manr.fiictured by n Dermatologist with id yeais experience treiillnu the Bkln , scalp and complexion. Kor Bale cxcrywhrrc , 2.1o each. A Bamplo of each mailed on receipt of 20c. JOHN II. WOODUUIIY , Dermatologist , 127 Wcgt 4-d bt.j Nt \t Mount Yeriioii PURE RYE Owing to its fine , full , mellow flavor , this whiskey comnwiuls tlio high est price in barrels ( to wholesale deal ers ! of liny brand now on the mnrkot. nml I1 ? the basis of most of the bet tled blended whiskey now so extensively advertised. Hottlcilnt the Distillery with nil nlisolufo CJuuraiity of Purity miJ ( Iriuliml Condition Tlio consumer buying this the only illstlllory ImtllliiK of MOUNT VKHNON ( l SUAUI ) ! Ilotlles cncli hcnrlnu the Nmu- horccl Uuarniity Lnholl M > CUIOU llio lilirli- 051. irrntla of Puns llyo WlilsKuy In Us nntiir.il condition , mitlroly fioo from ndiiltuintlou wltliclieui ) spirits nml Unvoting , FOIi MEDICINAL USF It lias llio Indorsement of tlmtnost prominent Iiliyhlalnns lliroiiKlioul. tlin IJtillod htiitus. I''or Hnlo l > y All Kollnblu Dealer * . * > * x/vx''V 'NvVVX \ v v v v/v SPECIAL NOTICES COUNCIL BLUFFS WANTS. * * * * /v x \ / \ / wwvvvv xrk/\rtrfv > v > xv v vnLMNas , rnurr , FAIIM AND OAHDKN landn for eulo or rent. Dny & Hess , ly I'earl TO IXMN-JICmrCKD IlATi ; CW ilrst-cltus Improved farms and Insldo city jW Main > P nt. ty. Apply to Jn . N. CasFady , Jr. . 23 ( Inttructloni. Alhln Hutter , ntujio 338 Ilroadway. ( Herman method of Drcuden Con ervutory , Not from a financial standpoint exactly butfree from the defects found in the | j average heating system , Steam and Oof Wafer Heating All the leading Incandescent , Gas Burners and Mantels , tflumbing work' , 202 Main and 20l ! Pearl St. COUNCIL BLUFFS , IOWA.