THE OMAHA DAILY BEBt SATU11DAY , APRIL 16 , 1808.
NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IQWA.
COUNCIL BLUFFS.
MIXOR ME.ITIOW.
I' Try oere'iitock food. <
Dr. Roe , dentist , Merrlam block.
'Early Ohio potato * * . Cartel A Miller ,
Dr. Drown , dwtlst. room 301. MerrUm blk.
F Drs. Snyder ft Snydcr removed to 121 South
I Seventh street.
John KIlllMi of Oakland , la. , wa in the
city yesterday.
i Mr * . Ira F. Hendtlcks Is reported seriously
111 at her home In Grlawold.
Wanted , competent cook , good wages. Mrt.
Qcorco Kecllne , 1133 East Pierce street. .
The Evans laundry Is the leader In fln
work oth for color tnd finish. 620 Pearl
itret > Phone 290.
Abe Lincoln peat No. 29 , Grand Army of
the Republic , will meet In the hall thte even-
Ibg for regular business.
A marriage license has boon Issued to
OharlM W. Wetmore , aged 26 , and M. S.
Bcrllnghof , aged 23 , both of Omaha.
\ Information has been received from tdo
Anamcfla penitentiary slating that R. N.
Whlttleaey hca been put to work In the otono
yard.
Don't you think It must be a pretty good
laundry that can please so many hundreds
of customers T Well that's the "Eagle , " 724
Broadway.
The fact that Clay Clement will be seen oa
"Baron Ftans Victor Hohenstauffen" will
create unusual Interest In Counc.ll Bluffs the
atrical clrcks. HeIs billed to appoir at the
Dchar.y next Tuesday' night , April 19.
Jacncs A. Gllmore , of Stuart , la. , was In
the city Thureday , conferring with local re
publicans. Mr. Gllmoro was doorkeeper of
tbe house during tbo last oesslon of the legis
lature , and Is a candidate for member of tbe
republican elate committee , to succeed I. M.
Treynor , whoso term expires September 1.
The "Devil's Auction" has proved to lie
proprietor , Charles H. Yale , a most valua
ble piece ot property. Thin la the sixteenth
year under Ita present management. This
year Mr. Yale ban given the play the title
of "The Forever Devil's Auction , " for It
nectM destined to run on forever. H will
bo at the Dohany theater tomorrow nlgtit.
William H. Perry with his wife and
daughter , Miss Beth , of Providence , R. I. ,
arc visiting their cousin , J. Perry , and
family of Kcut Pierce atrcet. They are
returning from n pleasure trip through the
eouth and to California. They have been
vlsltlns the Transmlnslaslppl Expoaltlon and
were much pleased with the buildings. Mr.
Perry owns considerable property In Coun
cil Bluffs and this Is bis third visit to Itic
city.
city.Joalo
Joalo Hurlbert filed a complaint before a
magistrate upon which a warrant wae Issued
for the arrtst of her brother , William Hurl-
'bcrt. The young man was taken Into cus
tody yesterday and sent to the county Jail
to await a hearing today. Hurlbert Is ac
cused of most brutally beating his mother.
The condition of the woman was reported
to bo such yesterday that some fears were
entertained that her Injuries might prove
fatal. Tbe trouble Is of rather obscure
origin.
Last evening the Lawrence Holmes com-
ptny opened a two nights' engagement at
the Dohany theater , producing "The Smug
glers" to a well filled house. The play wao
well received and each member proved an
artist In the role assumed. "Tho Streets
of Now York" and "The Insurrection of
Cuba" are the other plays on the program ,
whlcb will be glvta respectively tonight and
at the matinee today and tomorrow after
noon. Along with the plays the famous
pictures ot the "Passion. Play" are shown ,
which increases the Interest of the perform
ance.
The voting for the election of a lieutenant
in the Dodge Llgbt Guards was continued
until 11 o'clock on Thursday , and the result
was not tnadeykoown until a late hour. Tbe
contest was between E. E. Cook and J , L.
Moore. It was very clcee , but Moore won
by a email majority , and was duly Installed
In office. He has held the position for tbe
lost year and baa shown himself to be a
r capable and efficient officer. As the certainty
becomes more prominent that .the guards
will have a chance for active duty In tbe field
In real warfare their enthusiasm Increases.
A careful canvecs hoe been made wltb a
view of ascertaining If there were any mem
bers ot the company at all disinclined to go
to Cuba with the Intention ot quietly dropping
their names from the company's rolls It
there were any , but not a single name will
be dropped.
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0. B. Vl va Co. , female remedy : consulta
tion free. Office hours , 9 to 12 tad ! to C
Health book furnished. 126-327-3 8 Merriara
tlock ,
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Money to loan on city property , Klnn .
N. V. Plumbing company. Tel. 250.
A map of Cuba , the West Indies and ot
the world at the Council Bluffs office of
The Bee for ten cents.
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ix A BOARDING HOUSE.
Mm. Warier and Her GnewU the Vic
tim * of < RtUd.
It waa discovered yesterday morning that
burglars had made their regulir rounds on
the previous night and carried on their work
without molestation. When Mrs. Worleywho
keep ! a boarding house at 701 Sixth avenue ,
arose she perceived unmistakable evidence
that the entire house had bcon In the pos
session of thrifty knavea while she slept
Contents of trunks and bureau drAwers.were
scattered about the lower rooms ot the homo
and one of the rear windows had been burst
open. Going to the place where she kept
her money , Mrs ) . Worley discovered tbat U
had been taken. A further Investigation re
vealed the fact that the rooms ot all ot the
boarders In the house had been visited and
robbed wherever vahialbles were found. The
whole amount netted $48 In cash and a fine
gold watch. None of the members of the
large household were awakened by the pres
ence ot the burglars. The money lost was
bout evenly divided up among the land
lady and the boarders , and Mrs. Worloy'a
ton , an employe- the Milwaukee Railway
company. The gold watch belonged to him.
The police yesterday claimed to have no
knowledge that any burglars were In town
during the previous night.
Mrs. Worley has twice been a victim dur
Ing the present week. While attending an
muctlon s-ile ot Jewelry and In tbn midst of a
great crush she lost her pocket book contain
ing $31 , under circumstances that left no
reason for doubting that it had been taken
by a pickpocket.
Poultry wjro and garden aeeds at J. Zoller
* Co.
Real Kw'itte Trnnmtfrm.
The following transfers are reported from
tbo title and lean office of J. W. Squire , 10 :
Fearl street :
W. C. Dickey and wife to Henry th
Hlosg , GO feet off nw Bide lots 3 and
4 , block 4 , Eubank's 2d add. , w. d..S 3.600
Charles M. Close to W. B. Bwentcel ,
lots 1 and 3 , subd. of lot 118 , Original
Flat , q. c ,
Two transfers , aggregating $3,90
Buy your groceries at J. Zoller Ik Co. >
MENERAY BROS.
NURSERYMEN ,
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Ot Orescent City are here So Council Bluff
and Oewtia with tktlr fine line of fruit trees
grpe vine * , etc. , and all kind * of In * shad
trees , towering shrubs and rates. Thel I
sale ground * sre located at 615 Eat Broad 1I
way , Council Bluffs , and on Farnam street
eoe block west of Twentieth street , Omaha
where you will be waited on si U lime
with pleasure. We sell all goods very chet
and guarantee * ! l goods Brst-cl M.
, OM k ' * > t M | CABBCU ! * ,
ONE BAD HAN IS BANISHED
Police Authorities Make Quick Work of a
Suspected Burglar ,
GETS A HEAVY SENTENCE FOR VACANCY
Itarry Butter , Soipected of
No Good Intrntlon'ft , Given Judge
Arlecworth , Chnnco to
Show 111 * I'ollcr.
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A a preliminary effort to get rid of the
largo number of professional crooks now
coming into Council Bluffs to make this city
their headquarters during the exposition ,
the police yesterday picked up Harry Bax
ter , a noted confidence man and all-round
crook. Baxter has been In the city for
several dajs and there were some features
connected with ecvcral recent Jobs In the
city that led some of the old members of
the force to the conclusion that he had a
hand lu them. No evidence could be pro
cured , however , to connect him with any
of the recent burglaries and the best that
could be done with him
was to mark out a
course that would bo difficult for him to
travel during hU etay In the city. He was
brought before Police Judge Ayleswortk
and given , a fine ot $100 on the cdarge of
vagrancy. In default of payment It was
ordered that he spend thirty days of his
time workingon the chain gang. Baxter
MOB very Indignant and protested ve
hemently against the treatment that was ac
corded htm and asserted that he had not
been In town before for more than two
yea and only Intended staying a few
houro longer. Upon this showing the Judge
ment of Uie court was suspended ea the
condition that he would leave the city
within an hour and a half. The proposi
tion waa accepted and Baxter disappeared.
An Omaha detective was here yesterday
and while standing en the corner of Pearl
and Broadway declared that he saw within
half an hour five or six of the smoothest
criminals known to the profession. He gave
It as tils opinion that a majority of the
worst crlmlna's , who have planned to work
Omaha during the exposition , have arranged
to make their headquarters on this side ot
the river. He did not believe these men
would attempt to do any work here , but
would confine their attention wholly to
Omaha and the crowds attending the expo
sition.
Peterson & Scboenlng have a fine line of
Iron bedsteads from which you can get somc-
hlng In that line to suit you at a moderate
ast. Anything you want la the furniture
r hardware line can be found at their big
tore In the Merrlam. block.
Dr. Kellogg , Osteopath , 303 Sapp building ,
ouncll Bluffs. Graduate from the original
chool of osteopathy at Klrksvllle , Mo.
Sliver teaspoons still go with Domestic
oap.
Domestic Soap Is the best tor the laundry.
HE11AIHIXO IIIIOADWAY'S SURFACE.
ontrnclor Wickhnm to Give it An.
other Top Dren'nliijr.
Contractor Wlckham , who constructed the
! road way macadam road , raid yesterday
hat he wee prepared to repair the work and
iloce It ln exactly the name condition that
t was In when he turned It over "to the c'lty
ast summer. ' 'I will begin the work eo'int-
Ime within a month , " atd he , "and finish
t promptly. And while I am putting on
be new top dressing I will keep the sprtnk-
Ing carte going all of the time. Hwas
understood at the start , and the question
wa freely discussed , that It would be neces-
ary to keep the outface of the new track
regularly sprinkled to prevent It being
ranaformed Into duet and blown away. I
kept It sprinkled for a long time and
demonstrated that It was necessary to maln-
aln the required smooth and firm surface.
Vhen I turned the work over to the city , I
felt such a personal Interest In Its future
succcas that J volunteered to pay the chief
part of the cost for sprinkling during the
summer , but my tender was rejected. People
ple who traveled over the road also felt a
deep Interest In It , and from them t could
ia\e collected several hundred dollars
toward a sprinkling fund. The Omaha
> acklng companies each offered to contribute
t5 , and dozens of teamsters who made dally
trips were equally liberal. The wheelmen
also came forward with propositions to CB-
slat In paytag the cost. If the street had
been sprinkled last summer It would have
teen as smooth and firm as arphalt at the
present time. When I complete my repairs
the street will be In good condition , but
It will not remain so any length of time
unices the sprinkling cart Is kept going on
It corotantly In hot weather. The water
will co.t about | 30 a month and perhaps SCO
more for the sprinkling. "
Xcw Carpet Firm.
The Stockert Carpet company Is the nara
of a new Council Bluffs firm Just opened foi
business at 205 and 207 West Broadway ,
Everything U new and a complete line ok
carpets , oilcloth , matting , linoleum , curtain
pole * , window shades and lace curtains will
be always on hand. Their prices are down
to the lowfat notch. Before buying see th
new firm. Carpets refitted and laid am
drapery work done to order.
Read premium offers inside Domestic Soap
wrappers.
Buy your meat at J Zoller & Co.
CUFF JOH.8O.GKTS A PAItnOJf
Lnt Off Conditionally from ! ! ! Ter
of I.I re Imprisonment.
The pardon of James , better known o
"Cuff , " Johnton , was received and placed o.
file yesterday by Clerk Reed of the dlstrlc
court. Johnson is the negro who was sen
tenced to life Imprisonment for the klllln
of Jamra Mcdwtl.jle. In this city In the win
ter of 1885. He was sentenced on January
16 of that year. Johnson has been given his
liberty , but has not yet returned to this city.
The conditions of his pardon are rather
stringent and If lived up to will make a
reasonably good citizen of Cuff. He la re
quired to abstain from the use of all klndp
of Intoxicants and to absent himself from
all places where liquors of any kind are kept
or sold , and he must not have directly , nor
Indirectly , any connection with any eort of
saloon or questionable resort. He must also
avoid association with all vicious characters.
Any violation of these conditions will sub
ject him to the danger of relmprlsonment.
the- Loafer * .
An edict has gone forth from the- head of
the police department that the loafers who
have for years made the corners of Broadway
and Main street their abiding place In sun-
thine and In storm must move on. The
sunny side of the street In the winter has
been their abiding place and the ehady fide
has offered an elyslum for them In the sum
mer' Business houses on the corners have
objected and protested In vain. The crowds
have momentarily dispersed at the sight of
an officer , but have quickly reassembled and
renewed the dtocumlons of national finance
the moment the blue coat has disappeared.
The order Issued yesterday
prohibits the
lounger , from sitting on the steps or lean- | °
iag with their backs against the bulldlnga
Buy jrour meat at' J roller ft Co.
fare roar Domestic Soap wrappers.
Cordwood for sale cheap. Address W. F.
Bee oflce , Council Bluffs.
Trmsarer Meed Take * Hoi * .
City Treasurer Reed yesterday formally
assumed the duties of his oScc , and ex
TrMiurer Q rhaBt turned or r the oBce and
the city's cash to him. The latter amounted
to trifle over 170.000. Mr , Reed hag not
yet designated the bank In which the city
funds will be deposited hi the future , but
the presumption Is that the Council Bluffs
Savings bank will have the bulk of It. The
Cltlien's State bank has held the principal
amount of the city's funds for many yeari.
Treasurer Davis of the school board will also
place the bulk of bin deposits In the same
bank. What does not go there will probably
go to the private bank of Officer ft Pueey.
Count IToten
Articles of Incorporation -were flM yes
terday by the Hardln Township Hall asso
ciation. The purpose of the association Is
to bulM a public hall. The aeration Is a
Masonic organization. .
The equity d cket In the district court has
almort bcon finished. The criminal buslncen
will soon be taken up.
In the district court yesterday Judge
Thornell made an order In the Meredith
Savings bank case against Mary J. Swan
and others , giving one of the defendants ,
Michael J. Swan , nicety days In which to
redeem property sold under execution by
the sheriff at the amount sold for less
$75. The Hhcrlff was also directed to cor
rect an error In the description.
Deputy Clerk Dletrlck assumed the duties
of bis position yesterday as clerk of the
superior court.
On Deck.
Here In full regalia , Mr. ( A. A. Greenboam ,
who is special representative of H. J. Franks
& Co. , the Chicago tallers. Ho will be in
Council Bluffs for today only. Go and see
their elegant display of cloth suitable for
suitings , trouserings , overcoatings , in all
shades , quality and patterns. Special cut
prices. At the store ot M. Marcus , 548
Broadway.
Poultry wlro and garden eccds at J. Zoller
& Co.
Far Ion d is Paderewskl's peer.
Mltmlnnr Hey Found.
The 7-ytpr-old eon of Mr. and Mrs. W. F.
Patton was found yesterday aftcrnson ten
miles In the country. Ho had walked with
his cousin , a hid cf the same age , the ontlro
distance. The father and a number cf men
spent the eutlre nJght Thursday searching
for the children In the vicinity of Mynster
Springs and Big Lake , but twcured no trace
of them Intll yesterday , when word was re
ceived that they had ben Eces-a walking In
the country north of town. The clew waa
followa ! and they were located at a farm
house1 , completely tired out.
Violins , little violins , fine violins , cheap
violins , concert violins , ladles' violins , sweet
violins , any kind of violins at Bourlclus'
Music House , 325 Broadway , where the organ
Is on the building. Premium stamps given.
Today and hereafter the Methodist Epis
copal Ladles' "Saturday Market" will be
found at Wllcox's flower depot , 621 Broad
way. Come early and get your home * made
pics , cakes , bread , cookies , etc.
Hoffmayr's fane } patent flour makes the
best and moot bread. Ask your grocer for It.
Domestic Soap makes and keeps clean
friends.
Veteran Flremcn'H Amtoclnillon.
The annuil meeting of the Veteran Fire
men's association' ' wa held last night at No.
3 hose house. It wes called for the election
of ofllceis. Charles Matthal was chosen
president ; Chief Bates , first vlco president ;
O. D. Halgh , second vice president ; J. N.
Cohran , secretary , and J. W. Peregoy ,
treasurer. Six trustees were also elected ,
Jesra Walters , Charles Conley , Charlen
Mitchell , Fraak Hitchcock , Joe Smith and
P. D. Mooraaw. The trustees constitute" the
executive board.
Pottawattamle tribe , No. 21 , Improved Or
der of Red Men , will give Its last of a series
of dances at the Grand Army of the Re
public ball tonight. Don't fall to be pres
ent.
Cottafte anil Darn llnrnedl.
A email cottage and barn coated on the
corner of Avenue N end Fifteenth street
were completely destroyed by Ore last night
which had been communicated to the buildIngs ? -
Ings from a bonfire set by some boja living
In the vicinity. The house belonged to E. J.
Smith and < wes vacant at the time. The loss
was about 1500 , partially covered by Insur
ance.
Poultry wire and garden seeds at J. Zoller
& Co.
Stn'ilon at Den M < rin < e * .
DE3 MOINES. April 15. ( Special Tel CM
gram. ) Captain Fred Wheeler , Fourth
United States cavalry , arrived here today'to
open a recruiting station fcr the regular
army. He will receive enlistments for the
cavalry , Infantry and artillery , but not for
the navy. The office will be opened as soon
as suitable quarters can bo obtained and wll
bo maintained here for an Indefinite time.
lovrn l > rc s Comment.
Mturcatlne Journal : Iowa county la in no
wise backward. It has Just received one o
the best offices In the state In the appoint
ment of John Cownle as a member th
Board of Control and now Colonel Rnmple I
announced as < andldato for congrera.
Otturawa Courier : Clinton women are
lojal to their home Industries. They held a
meo'.lnz the other day and pledged them
selves to buy no eoap that doea not contain
the brand of'a local manufacturer. There's
a splendid way to help In the upbuilding of
a town's business Interests.
Des Molnes Register : The Board of Con
trol will visit some of the state Institutions
during th's week. In the meantime it Is
devising blanks to be used In the board's
cfllce and trying to devise the best system
of keeping the books which the law requires.
The deeper the members got Into the work
the more they find there Is to do.
Cherokee Democrat : City officials are
confronted with queer propositions and ex
tremely queer people make them. Recently
a man who had got out of working hie poll
tax on the claim that too wat' ' not an nale-
bodled man came around a few days later
and wanted to work out the poll tax of three
or four other men who had paid him , or
agreed to pay for the work.
Dubuque Telegraph : The Des Molnes Reg
ister , whose editor wore the blue and carried
a musket in the civil war , declares that
Judge 'Hubbard ' of Cedar Rapids enlisted In
the union army and fought so bravely that !
he came out a major. In view of the ex
planation the Judge's patriotism Is not open
to question and his right to rend a telegram
to Senator Allison and the Iowa delegation
In congress urging Immediate war against
Spain is fully and frankly admitted.
loirn , Farm Notes.
H. F. Gaaton of Tama county sold twenty-
five steers this week which brought , him
over $1,700. ,
In one township of Franklin county ,
Ingham township , 7,296 hogs .died of hog >
cholera last year.
Clayton E. Rollins of Wlnnlshlek county
sold thirteen bead of lost summer's clave ? ,
half-blood Polled Angus , for tbo liberal sum
of $419.25 , or $32.25 per head.
George Ward of Le Mars , a leading breeder
of fine cattle , purchased the"J. G. Robblns
ft Son show herd at Horace , Ind. Among
the herd is the noted bull , St. Valentine ,
who has von many prizes. A Le Mars dlo-
patch says Mr. Ward will exhibit the herd
at the Omaha exposition.
Penn Holman of Kent has been very ouc-
cessful with winter wheat In Union county.
Two years ago be raised 1,000 bushels of
winter wheat off of thirty acres of land , the
most of which bo sold at Kent for 70 cents
per bushel. This year he has twenty acres
of wheat and the prospects fora big crop
are better than two years ago.
Recent Iowa farm sales : O. M. Reynolds
to W. H. Cathcart , 320 acres In Madison
county , $16,000 ; H. At Harrington to Daniel
C. Hlndal , 160 acres in Clayton county. $6.400 ;
Ed Benson to B. F. Miller.'forty acres In
Washington county , $2,800 ; 0. C. Overton to
J. H. Brodecs and M. Dlttmer , 480 acres in
Muscatlnir county. $30.000 ou < b ; If. R Perry
to Jacob Herman , 420 acres In Bremer
county , $11,000 : David Bell to Charlea Woolf. ,
140 acre * In Fayette county. $8,000 ; James
McCartney to WHHam Bchrader. 177 acre la
Bremer county , | 7OM , *
C
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MAKE J ] SENSATIONAL CHARLES
nl Tl
Two Slsfcw ( Jo to Law brer Their Father's '
Eitate ,
LARGE AMOUNT OF' NEY IS INVOLVED
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Claims of KrHMdjj ijre Presented and
the CWe Prt jjae * to Brlstff
t Out Home -Verr Maer
Development !
DE9 MOINES , April 15. ( Special , ) The
petition In the moat sensational suit ever
brought In the federal courts of 'the state
has Just been filed , presenting claims of
fraud amounting to between $250,000 end
$300,000. It Is a contest between two sis-
tew over the estate of their father , who
died Intestate at State Center , la. , on No
vember 15 , 1897.
The case Is entitled Mrs. Minnie E.
Moore and George E. Moore against Lan-
dcn B. Goodrich and Laura A. Goodrich.
The women are * slaters and the men
brothers-in-law. Mr. and Mrs. Moore , the
plaintiffs , reside In New York City and
Mr. and Mrs. Goodrich , the defendants , lire
In State Center , la.
The story of the affairs of William L.
Smith leading up to tils death , the nettle-
men t between his two daughters as sole
heirs of his estate , by which $27,500 was
divided equally between them and sup
posed by the daughter living In New York
City to be the whole of the estate ; the
discovery made by Peter Cooper of Rochelle -
chelle , lit. , that the estate was really worth
over $250,000 , and the part Cooper played
In tils endeavor to assist William Smith
In dodging the payment of taxes , and the
arrival at the belief that a wholesale sys
tem of concealing his property had been
resorted to by the husband of cae of the
daughters , reads like a modern romance
and the case will undoubtedly attract great
Interest.
One month ago Mr. and Mrs. Moore came
to DCS Molnes from New York City and
took rooms at the Imperial hotel. They
had nccured evidence which led ttiem to
believe that the settlement of the estate
between the two daughters bad not beta
ID good faith add that Instead of amountIng -
Ing to $27,500 the estate really amounted
to between $250,000 and $300,000. They se
cured the services of Spurrier & Maxwell
as attorneys and have Just filed the peti
tion which will probably result In a most
sensatlcaal trial.
CAUSE OF THE TROUBLE.
William Smith , wticse estate lo the prlmo
cause of the trouble , resided at State Cen
ter , la. , with his daughter , Mrs. Goodrich.
Howas known to bo a man of great wealth
and was widely known in that flection of
the country and also In Marshall county ,
\\uero he owned a large farm known as
South farm.
In 1885 Mr. Smith , determined to remove
temporarily to Columbtjs , O. Before leav
ing State Center be , made Landen S. Good
rich , his scn-ln-law , ( its agent and finan
cial manager. He < wae to handle all of
the money , make the loano , collect rents
and look after all > ot the property. Smith
lived at Columbus ( three years and upon
his return to State , Center still retained
Goodrich as his financial manager. It Is
claimed that for three , years prior to his
death he was Incapable of transacting busi
ness that required i any considerable worker
or attention , because of his ill health and
poor physical and 'mental condition. And
from 1885 until his. death In 1897 Smith's
affairs were handled by. Goodrich.
Fifteen days after the death of William
Smith the two daughters , who were sole
heirs to the estate , ' made a settlement on
a showing made by vande-n Goodrich , that
the total amount of1 , ' , the estate was $27,500.
An agreement was entered Into at that
time , but In this it was specifically agreed ,
It le claimed , that In carany more prop
erty was found it should be divided equally
between the two. Matters ran on for sev
eral months and Mrs. Moore finally became
satisfied that she had not been treated
right and that there was something wrong.
She learned that a man by the name of
Peter Cooper , living la Rochelle , 111. , a dis
tant relative of her father's , bad stated
that her father had told him a short time
prior to his death that he wao worth te-
tweco $250,000 and $300,000. Thla news
from Cooper was the origin of the Inves
tigation which led to the startling 'cbargee
now made.
It la charged1 that Linden Goodrich con
cealed the balance of the property for the
purpose of diverting the money to him
self and wife. The petition just filed says
that the concealment was brought about by
the Use of the names of Peter Cooper of
Rochelle , III. , and Daniel F. Smith of Green
Bay , Wla. It Id claimed that Goodrich ,
who Is one of the most prominent resi
dents of State Center , la settling up the
estate set forth that William Smith had
been loaning money for Daniel Smith end
Peter Cooper and that much of the money
be was supposed to have belonged to these
two men.
men.WRITTEN
WRITTEN STATEMENT.
Judge Spurrier and O. H. Smith of this
city , who are representatives of the
plaintiffs , visited Peter Cooper a short time
ago and obtained a written statement from
him that William Smith at the time of his
death did not owe him a cent. He sajg
In bis statement that he makes It with
tno hope that the property may be equally
divided between the daughters. Cooper la a
man of wealth. Daniel Smith Is no rela
tion to I tie litigants. He wad visited by
the plaintiffs' representatives , but refused
to eay anything about the matter , either
to affirm or deny. An Investigation dis
closed that he Is not a man of any con
siderable means.
It Is now claimed by the Moores that
during the last three years of Smlth'o life
when he woa Incapable of giving cloae at
tention to his business , tbat Landen B.
Goodrich conceived the scheme of conceal
ing the property and tbat be placed It In
such condition that at the time of Smith's
death it appeared that much money was
owed Peter Cooper and Daniel Smith. It la
further charged that the South farm was
Intended to be given to Mrs. Moore and
that she alwajo understood such to be the
case from many conversations with bcr
father. When the estate was tettled It was
learned tbat the South farm bad been left
to be divided equally between the daugb-
ters apparently. Other charges of con-
cealment of proper , and fraud are made
and the case promise ? ) ( to bo a , spicy one.
Tret- fair IJnhu5ruc' lirnvc.
DUBUQUE , la. , .Apry 15. ( Special. ) The
early eettlera havq.eclded to procure and
plant a tree on Dubuque's grave on Arbor
day , April 26. The'lsoolety Invites the High
school and other soeUtlls to appoint commit
tees to Join In the Mretnony and also plant
trees on the premises near the monument of
the founder of our "city. The bluff In ques
tion U one of the most beautiful In the vicin
ity of Dubuque anoTTrefti It may be obtained
a better view of th > ctty , the river and the
surrounding country r'tnan from any other
"tlh
"
pc-lnt.
Attemnil.-Hnl | lierr.
AUDUBON , la. , April 15. ( Special Tele
gram. ) An attempt1 was made to rob the
Corn Exchange bank'here lact night. The
robbers blew the safe to pieces with high ex
plosives , but were frightened away before
they could get tbe mcney. A suspect was
arrested whom the authorities think Is the
famous "Providence Shorty , " a safe cracker
of national note.
Mn t Clo.tr Knrly.
SIOUX CITY , April 15. ( Speclal.-Mayor )
Quick of Sioux City has Issued an edict that
all of the saloons within the city limits must
be closed by 11 p. m. This has been tbo
rule In the past , but It has been pretty gen
erally violated.
Jo litreYCOOIIUUI' Mother Dead.
ONAWA , la. . April 15. ( Special. ) Mr .
Vine Yeoman * , mother of J. D. Yeomans ,
member of the Interstate Commerce com-
died here jreaterday at the act of
. -i-K'J uJ Itj , J .14
*
83. She came here from New York ten yeari
go , resided for a time In Hlencoo and then
moved , here. Mr. Yeomani I * expected her *
today.
JOMSf J < m R TKIT > 9 , 1119 STORY.
MontKnmer ) ' Murderer Te llne In
Ills Own Dehnir.
MILAN , Ma , April 15. ( Special Telegram. )
The hearing of the defense's evidence In the
Joyce case w s bgun this morning. The
most Interesting testimony Introduced was
that of John Joyce himself , who was put on
tbo stand at 9:35 : o'clock.
Joyce stated that hla first trouble with
Montgomery took place In 1894 , when they
had words over a business transaction. Com *
Ing up to the time of the killing lie elated
that on the night preceding It he stayed at
the hctno of hla daughter. He went to meet
the 10 o'clock Wabash train , on which bo
was expecting his wife to come In. She
did not come and he went to bis home , and
white making a bed came across letters writ
ten by Montgomery to his wife In which were
threats against hla ( Joyce's ) lite , and which
revealed to him for the first tlmo the rela
tions existing between them , and also ac
quainted < him with the Tact that she was then
In . Yank ton , 8. D. , for the purpose of secur
ing a divorce. Ho placed the letters In bis
pocket , he says , and came to town. Not
more than ten minutes later he met Mont
gomery.
Ho had been told of repeated threats that
had been made against hU life by Mont
gomery to hla. ( Joyce's ) elster-tn-law , Mrs.
Crltchfleld , his brother-in-law , John McCoy ,
and his daughter , Mrs. Hansen , . and bad been
carrying a revolver three or four days for
the purpose , as be said , of protecting his
life.
life."I
"I did not see Montgomery , " the wltncrs
continued , "until within two steps of htm.
When I glanced up he gave mo a fierce look
, nd reached back toward his hip pocket. I
bought he Intended to kill me and I 1m-
cdlatcly drew my revolver from my overeat -
oat pocket and fired at him twice. The
rat shot struck him In the breast , I think ,
man named Swearlugen nas standing be-
wcen us , and before I fired the second time
pulled htm forward , reached around him
: nd fired again. This ehot , I think , struck
Montgomery In the back. "
On cross-examination Joyce declared that
c did not Intend to kill Montgomery.
Id not want to kill him , " said he , "I did
ot want to kill anybody. I merely wanted
o protect my life. "
Mrs. W. II. Crltchfleld , sister of MM. Joyce ,
estlfled that Montgomery came Into the ntorc
here she works a few da > s prior to the kill
ing and told her that If Mrs. Joyce ever re-
urned to live with Joyce he would kill them
ioth. John McCoy , brother of Mrs. Joyce
ostlflc-d 4o having overheard this conversa-
lon and to having repeated It to Joyce ,
amcs Carter and Bob Burgess swore that
Montgomery had threatened In their presence
o kill Joyce. Dr. J. N. Goodson testified
bat ho did not believe , from a scientific
point of view , thit It was possible that the
wound In Montgomery's breast could have
been made after tbe one In his back. Dr. .
( Goodscn's evidence was Introduced for the
purpose of showing that Joyce did not firs !
shoot Montgomery In the back , a belief re
gardcd as prejudicial to him.
The day's proceedings were enlivened b ;
_ wo exceedingly acrimonious tills between
Governor Johnston and the attorney for th
defense. In both instances Judge Anthony
had to sharply Interpose to stop the angry
words. It is generally believed here tha'
the trial Is going very strongly against th
state , and the state's attorneys concede tha
tbey do not now hope fcr anything mor
than a bare conviction of manslaughter.
DEATH HECORD.
Son ofelnon Morrln.
IOHTCAGO , April 15. 'Herbert Morris , sen
of the multi-millionaire packer. Nelson Mor
rls , died today , after an llloeee of severa' '
weeks. A present of $1,000,000 was made b ;
Nelson Blorrls to Herbert Morris when th
young man was married last June to Mis ,
Hulda Bloom , daughter ef Leopold Bloom , thi
widely known grain operator. Young Morrl
had traveled extensively and was an autho
ot some note.
, , Dnnlel OrelHn.
WEST POINT , Neb. , April 15. ( Special : )
Ttio death Is announced of Daniel Crcllln ,
former resident of West Point who achieve
some notoriety pome years ago by shootln.
and killing his wife on Main street In tbl
city. He was sentenced to ten years' ban
labor by District Judge J. C. Crawford , bu
after serving six years he wes pardoned b :
Governor Tbayer. His death occurred a
Beldon.
Comertlnn Barry ,
NEW YORK. April 15. William A. Barry
the comedian , died at his home In Brooklyn
today , aged 48 years. He had been ill of a
complication ot stomach and liver trouble
for sometime.
Finn JIECOIID.
Pnclflci Junction ! Depot.
PACIFIC JUNCTION. la. , April 16. ( Spe
cial. ) The union depot burned at this place
at 2:30 : p. m. today. It was a new one ,
which has only been built a little over a
year , and was a fine structure. This is the
second depot that has been burned within
three yearn. A new one will be Immediately
built. The cost of building was about $10,000.
Cnr and Slock Darned.
LYONS , Neb. , April 15. ( Special. ) As the
Omaha accommodation was leaving the yards
thin evening a stock car loaded with cattle
caught fire from sparks from the engine.
The cattle were shipped from Hartlngton
and were consigned to Chicago. Both cattle
and car wcro consumed.
Dtirn named.
NORTH BEND. Neb. , April 15. ( Special
Telegram. ) Cbarllo Ludwlck , living Just at
tbe edge of town , had his barn burned thin
afternoon and one horse and sevral bog * , with
all his hay and farming Implements. Loca ,
abo'ut $300.
' Robbed tbe Grave.
A startling Incident , of which Mr. John Oli
ver of Philadelphia was the subject , Is nar
rated by htm as follows : "I was In a most
dreadful condition. My skin was almost yel
low , eyes sunken , tongue coated , pain con
tinually In back end sides , no appetite
gradually growing weaker day by day. Three
physicians had given me up. Fortunately , a
friend advised trying 'Electric Bitters , ' and
to my great Joy and surprise tbe first bottle
made a decided Improvement. I continued
their use for three weeks and am now a well
man. I know they saved my life , and robbed
tbe grave of another victim. " No one should
fall to try them. Only 50 cent/i per bottle at
Kuhn & Co.'s drug store.
V " 0ile Afruld to Travel.
SAN FRANCISCO , April ] 5.-Rumors of the
Impending war have caused a marked de-
crcas ! In the passenger business of the Pa-
I clflc Mall and Oriental and Occidental
Steamship companies. Twenty passengers
I Ixxked for the Orient by a recent outgoing |
Ptenmer cancelled their booking' a few days
before the steamer sailed , owing to fear
of being held up by privateers on the high
seas. These steamers each carry from one
to four howitzers.
Movrmeiutii of Oceim Vemicld , Anrll 15.
At Liverpool Arrived Lucanla , from New
York.
At Southampton Arrived Auguste Vic
toria , from New York. Sailed Kucrst Bismarck -
marck , for New York.
At Movllle Sailed Anchorla , for New
At 'New York-Salled-Slberlan. for Ltv-
erpool ; Europe , for London ; Britannia , for
Marseille * .
At Niuples Sailed Kaiser Wllhclm II , for
New York. *
At Cherbourg Sailed Fuerst Bismarck ,
for New York.
At Marseilles Arrived Alaatla , from New
York.
At Stettin Arrived Norgo , from New
Yorif.
Gas and
Gasoline
Engines.
J to 100
Horse
Power.
Oil ) MI us or writ * for prices and dt crlptlgaa >
"DAVID BWADLEY 4k CO *
C9BMU
REPORT ON BRIM REMOVAL
Agroctnent Relating- Change of Base to
the Roaebnd Enervation.
BRULES CEDE LANDS TO THE GOVERNMENT
Rellnqalnh In 4he ARKreicaie About
13OOOO Acre * Thow Who
Move Take Shnre of
the Knnd * .
WASHINGTON , April 15. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The Indian commissioner today
made public the report on the agreement
relative the removal of a portion of the
band of Lower Uriile Indians In South Da
kota to the Rosebud , S. D. , Indian reserva
tion. The Lower Brulcs take with them and
have covered Into the fund of Rosebuds
their proportional shore of the funds now In
the treasury to the credit of their tribe.
They relinquish and cede to the government
about 120,000 acres of land on the Lower
Brulo reservation and will occupy a similar
number of acres at Rosebud , for which the
Rosebuder will receive $1.25 per acre. Ac
companying the report to congress Is the
draft of a bill appropriating $148,000 as pay
ment for the lands given up by the Rose
buds.
for the 'Army. '
WASHINGTON , April 15 ( Spec'al Tele
gram. ) The following transfers have been
made In the Twenty-first I'/entry : Captain
Ebenezcr W. Stone , from company F to com
pany I ; Captain Harry L. Bailey , from com
pany I to company F ; First LloutonanC
James M , Kennedy , assistant surgeon , has
been relieved from duty of attrndlng the
sick of the battery at Sheridan Po'iat , Va.
Leave of absence for three months has
been granted Captain Charles H. Clark ,
ordnance department.
Prrtnlnlnw to lo tofllcr v
WASHINGTON. April 15. ( Special Tolp-
grum. ) Postmasters appointed : Nebraska -
Fred F. Wcfso , Dustln , Holt county , vlco
W. Dustlo , resigned. South Dakota Theo
dore E. Nelson , Evergreen , Grant county ;
James B. Bailey , Vo'iuy , Hand comity.
J. A. Llnd was today appointed Janitor In
the poatofllce at Burlington , la. , at ? GOO a
year.
True happiness docs not begin for a wo
manly woman until she becomes a mother.
The fear of death stands between thousands
of women and this supreme joy. If a wo
man will but take the right course , she may
trample this fear out of her heart , and all
cause for it out of her body.
There is practically no danger , and but
little pain , In maternity , for a woman who
is thoroughly healthy and strong in a wo
manly \wy. Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription -
tion makes the delicate organs that bear the
burdens of maternity strong , healthy , virile
and elastic. It banished the distress of the
period of impending maternity , and in
sures the newcomer's health and an ample
supply of nourishment. An honest drug
gist will not try to get you to take some
substitute for his profit's sake. Prospective
mothers who write to Dr. R. V. Pierce will
receive tbe best advice of an eminent an&
skillful specialist , for thirty years chief con
sulting physician to the great Invalids' Ho
tel and Surgical Institute , at Buffalo , N. Y.
" A neighbor of mine who was expecting the
arrival ol a baby before very lone , was in very
poor health , " writes Eliza Remnsnlder , Postmistress -
mistress , at Majella , Bourbon Co. , Kansas. "I
Induced her to try Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescrip.
tlon. She used four bottles , and has ) ust been
delivered of as fine a daughter as t ever saw.
She was only a short time in labor and is now
doing well/
' For sick headache , bil
Pierce's iousness and constipa
tion , Dr. Pierce's Fleas-
ant Pellets are the most rational cure
known. They are mild but thorough and
effective. They regulate and Invigorate
stomach , liver and bow- .
ela. Never gripe. No DA | ITC.
other Dili is like them. M CIICIS.
VfBUJI OTHRll * Mil * 00MOI/P
DOCTORS
Bearle * 6 Searlea
f
SPECIALISTS
* * * !
llr all XBRVOVI , CHRONIC A1O
PJUVATB ! of Men a W s * B.
WEAK HEN SYPHILIS
BXUALLT. curtd f r lift.
lfl ht Emissions , Lost Manhood.
Iroetl * . VerlcoceleV Gonorrhea , OlMt , Byph.
111 % Stricture. Piles , Fistula and Recital
Dlab.tw. Brlsht't DUeai * cured.
Consultation Free.
by new method without pa.ln or cutting.
Gallon or addrtw wltb stamp. Trtttauat
fcr mall.
ML MIS s suau.
r * UNIVERSAL REMEDY-t
9 luflunnutloni are quickly drawn to th lurfac * T
J and cored by the absorption of the powerful aad T
f liIchlrtffiolMitmedlcatloni which f
,
Benson's
eontiln. They bar * found their w r Into rrr
cliilired conuliT on th * | lalw. aod li > provcid
fiemMlm IndhptaMbU for tlw quickrrllilof
ItbcuinalUta. Hclatlna , nl'UMbn8a ,
Unrkurlio. PleurUy _ PiicHiuou.n. !
tion * , etc. m lh mTi Id *
Ud > nc rout. B * nr * to t * BKNSO
: , KcfuVJ.ub.tUat. * . Prlc Slc nli. ,
'K aborr * Jotn on.M1r Ch mliliN wVork. , ,
MMMMff
A LETTER fO WOMEN
From lira. Jam OorrlfMh
For Mrenteen yean I have Buffer * ) .
Periods were BO Tory painful that {
would have to go to the doctor every
"
ttonth.
lie said thatl had am enlargement ol
the womb , and told my husband that f
must undergo an
operation , as I had
tumors In the
Womb , and It
was a case of |
life or death.
I was ope
rated upon
twice , but It
did not scorn I
to do mo any '
good , it made
mo very weak.
I was troubled
with the leu-
corrhoca a
great deal.
I also suffer
ed with the
sick headache ,
vomiting
spells , back
ache all the ,
time , terrible pnln In my left side , chills ,
loss of appetite , and could not sleep
nights After taking several bottles of
Lydla E. I'luhham's Vegetable Coin *
pound , some Liver Pills , and using your \
Sanative Wash , I recovered.
(
I can cat well , and every ono that
sees mo tclla me I am n different per * |
son. I can do all my own work , sleep
well and feel well. I.am growing !
stronger every day , and am able to go 1
out and enjoy a walk and cot feel all J
tired out when I return , as I used to. I
doctored for sixteen years , and in nll
those years I did not feel as well as I da
at the present time. I wish that every
woman that is troubled as I was , would
try that medicine Olt I ft is so good
to feel well , and It is all owing to Mrs.
Finkham's kind advice and medicine.
MRS. JAMES COIIIUQAN , 891 Center 8t
Jamaica Plain , Mass.
DOHNAY THEATER.
Tno and Saturday Matlticd
and Sunday Afternoon ,
Mntlncc nt ITiSlO. '
COMMi\CIX FRIDAY , A1MUI , 1,1 ,
l wrence Holmes' IJIg Scenic Production
The Smugglers ,
The Streets of New York
and Cuban Insurrection.
Sunday afternoon matinee THU I'ASSIOJl
PLAY on the Mugnlrcotie.
A CARI/JAD Of SPECIAL. SCENE11Y.
rnicKS lOc 20C-30C.
Scats now on s.-lo.
DOHANY THEATER-
O.VE NIGHT , StI.MKVV , APHIL 17 ,
The Cj clone Success of the Century ,
CIIAKM2S II. VALC'S
"FORMER" DEVIL'S IUGTION
H\cry jear romcthlnit new. This > ear exery
IMng new. More features than n circus. Mord (
specialties tlmn a Vaudeville snow. The
Ktrt and number one company , untl the
SHOW ot the season.
BO ITOI'I/E BO
PrlccF 25c , 33c , SOo and Tic. Iloxcs , (1,00. 1
Seats on sale Thursday A. M , '
DO ANY OPERA. HOUSE. " !
Tuesday , April 19. '
Return of Mil. CLAY CI MENT. In the ever
popular i'
"SPEW DOMI.MO.V , " I
and a one-act play by Mrs. Anna 8. Richard *
ton of this city. "The Musician's Sweetheart ,
with Mr. Charles Clement as Baron llohen
stauffen , and Cnrl Mueller , with exceptlona
support of the CLEMENT COMPANV. Beati
now on sale. Prices : Entire lower floor , II
balcony , " 60 and COc ; gallery , jsc.
For sale , cheap , ten-acre tract of landl
cor. Madison and Bennett nvenuea. Council
Bluffs. C. 8. Lcfferts , 200 Main street. T ,
SPECIAL NOTICES
COUNCIL BLUFM WANT * <
FOR SALE AND FOR RENT HY LEONARI
Everett , 16 Pearl st. , Council Rluffs , la. :
For rent a small farm of SO acres , 2'i. m\\n \ \ frcrfft
the city. Very reasonable rental. Good hou if ,
and stable. f
For rent a house and 5 acres of land ,
mile from the city limits. Renta' , 15.00 pep
month. i r' '
Qood land In central Nebraska for rent for
share of thn crop.
40 acres of good land for rent near Honey Creeki
Will rent on shares. j
Good house of 10 rooms and one aero nf land ,
fruit and garden , fine tree ? , beautiful location *
near the city , known as "Cherry Hill , " fo
rent for the summer \ery reasonaHc. J
Good G-room house for rent at 17,00 per month *
near the motor line. (
Good farm for sale , J4 mile of Underwood , 1C )
acres , well Improved , splendid land. Omaha
or Council Bluffs property taken In part pay *
ment. ' ' IS
A splendid bottom farm for sale near Momlamtiu
Part payment taken In Omaha or Council
Bluffs city property ; 11,200.00 will be taKen In
trade. / f
Good farms for rent for the season of li3 at
"
low rental to responsible parties. |
D acres of land near the city for sale. Will tn !
part payment In palntlnn or carpenter work. X
Gardens and farms for sal * In the best part of
wentern Iowa. '
Apply to Leonard Everett , Attorney-at-I-aw , 14
Pearl it. , Council Bluffs. la.
DWELLINGS. FllUIT. . AR1 AND GAIIDRM
land * for Ml * or r nt. Day A H a * W Ftarf
trtM.
I
JOHN G. WOODWARD fit CO , ,
Council Bluffs , Iowa.
WHOLESALE CANDY MANUFACTURERS
* Jobbers of
CRACKERS , NUTS , CIGARS and TIRE WORKS. ,
Selling Agents
KATE FIELD . CHA.S.
lOa Clgarm. Ho Cigar * .
