8 TTTE OMAHA DAILY BEE : FBI DAT , JULY M , 18JM ) . I NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA. H ; COUNCIL BLUFFS. .111X011 MENTION. Davis sells clans. Moore's food kllfs worms and fatten * . nudwelscr beer. I * Roacnfcldt , agent. Victor hot water beaters at Blxby's. Judson , pAHturncc , 020 6th avc. Tel. ? 48. Terry pictures for sale. C. B. Alexander & Co. , 45 South Main street. Mr , and Mrs. J. H. Harkrtt of Ncola are In the city visiting friends. C. B. Jacqurmln & Co. , Jewelers and op ticians , 27 South Main street. The Motor company has laid a new cronn- Ing at the Burlington tracks on South Main street. Dave Nlcoll and Captain Sanderson of No. B hose house returned yesterday from their trip to Colorado. Ming Molllo Scahlll , one of the teachers of the city fiphoolt ) , has gone to Colorado to ( spend her vacation. Myrtle lodge , Degree of Honor , will meet , thin evening , when the recently elected offi cers will be installed. I There nllF be a meeting this evening of the Council Bluffs Republican club at the hall In the Mctcalf building on Pearl street. J. H. Mlthcn has taken out a permit to erect a colonial cottage nt the corner of \Vnahlngton avcnuo and Eighth street to cost $2,000. Clerk of the District Court Freeman Reed was called yesterday to Oakland by a mes sage announcing that his mother was dangerously 111. Miss Cavln of the clerical force of the Pioneer Implement company In npendlng her vacation on the Alexander farm In Hardln township. The Misses Mabel Goodrich nnd Hazel Balrd have gone to Fremont , Neb. , on a visit to friends. They will also visit In AVisncr , Neb. , before returning , The front wall of the Plattner barn on Broadway , destroyed by fire Tuesday night , was razed to the ground yesterday by the Ore department. Its condition was unsafe. County Treasurer Arnd turned over to the city yesterday $3,120.70. being the munici pality's share of the taxes collected' during June. Treasurer Arnil also remitted to the state treasurer $3 , < 163.GS. Supervisors Matthews and Brandes are in DCS MolncK attending the meeting of the State Bnard of Review , nt which the as- prosed valuation of the different counties In the slate will be cquari/ed. The case against Frank Martin , charged with the embezzlement of $100 by Manager A. D. Bloch of the Merchants' Cut Rate laundry company , was dismlfised yesterday in Justice Ferrier's court on motion of As sistant County Attorney Klmball. Franklin , the Infant son of Mr. nnd Mrs. H. F. Heaston , 137 Rldgo street , died yes terday afternoon of cholera tnfantum , aged 7 months. The funeral will bo heFd this afternoon at 2 o'clock from the residence nnd burial will be In Walnut Hill ceme tery. Commander Bailey of the Grand Army of the Republic , Department of Iowa , has ap pointed J. J. Steadman of this city a mem ber of the committee on the Soldiers' home nt Marshalltown and John Limit , also of this rlty , a member of the Vlcksburg park com mittee. City Auditor Evans entertained yesterday his aunt , Mrs. H. Clay Evans , wife of the commissioner of pensions , nnd her two daughters. They are on their way to the Pacific coast from Washington and are stop ping In Omaha for a few days to take in the exposition. Chief of Police Blxby owns a copy of the Morning Star , a weekly paper published in Dover , N. II. , dated Juno 20 , 1838. It is In nn excellent state of preservation and Chief Blxby will present it to the public flbrary , to bo placed In the cabinet ordered pur chased at the last meeting of the trustees. A. W. Lanlngham , agent of the Iowa Chil dren's Home society of DCS Molnes , > vas In the rlty yesterday consulting with Su pervisor of the Poor Jackson. According to Supervisor Jackson there are 3S1 children in this city who are being brought up as paupers and whose parents are provided with the necessaries of life by the county. Mrs. Hannah McGlnnls. wife of Benjamin McGlnnls. died suddenly yesterday morning nt her homo In Ha/.cl Dell township of paralysis , aged li ! years. Besides her hus band she leaves ono son and five daughtets. The funeral will bu hel'd this afternoon at 2:30 : o'clock from the Hazel Doll cemetery nnd interment will be In the township ceme tery. tery.F. F. C. Martin , the old man who was com mitted to the county Jail on a state charge of vagrancy n few days ago , has become mentally dcrf/igcd from the evident cxces- hlve use of alcoholic beverages. Jailor Mor gan was unable to properly care for him nnd Martin was brought before the commission ers for the Insane yesterday. They ordered him committed to St. Bernard's for obser vation nnd ho was removed there yesterday afternoon. James Vnughan , a 15-year-old lad , who pays his home is in Mlngo. Jasper county , this state , was found yesterday morning In n Rock Island box car sick nnd unublc to move. The car had been in the yards since Wedncfcday morning nnd the boy had been locked In It for three Bays. Ho was too weak and HI to m.iko himself heard after the car was sidetracked and was only found when the car was opened yesterday morning to bo reloaded nt the transfer. The patrol wagon was summoned and .the lad was re moved to the Woman's Christian Associa tion hospital. Davis sells paint. N. Y. Plumbing company. Tel. 250. Scientific optician , Wollinnu09 ; Br'dway. Ilenl IXate Trmixferx. The followlnc transfers were filed yester day In the abstract , title and loan ofllco of J. W. Squire , 101 Pearl street : William J. Stavflv and wife to acorgo A. Sliivcly. wVS lot 3 , block 15 , Orlities' add. to Council Bluffs , w. d $ 900 II. W. Slnprrr to Siif.in 10. Pasrbal , block GS , Railroad add , to Counrll Bluffs , v. d 450 tLlroiiKlmm Stevenson nnd wife to H. A. Wagner , trustee , nV4 of lots 32. 31 and 31. block 10. Highland Place add. to Council muffs , w. d fW Jullu A. I.own and himlund to Retm 15 , Bundy , lot 15 , block 15 , Town of ( . 'arson , w. d . . " , : W > William Lymnn nnd wife to A. Bit- lines , lot 7 , Auditor's sub , , swU soli 12-75-40. q. r. d 1 I-.innle M. Riuidall nnd husband to sittue , ame land , a. c. d 1 Countvt'J'rcnfurpr to Fort Dodge & Omaha Railroad Co. , lot 3 , block 13. I'ottcr & Cobb's ndd. to Council muffs , tax tl 1 Sovcn 'transfers ' , aggregating $ 2.0S3 Get your work done at the popular Eagle laundry , 724 Broadway. 'Phone 157. Davis Rjlls the best hammocks , Knlrli'N for Toilny' * Tlneen. The following entries have been received liy Secretary Ware for the two paring events this afternoon nt the matlnco race inert of the Council Bluffs Roadster club nt Union Driving park : Class 0 , pacing , half mile : Baby B , dun. m. , J. A Booth ; Colonel Scth , s. g , , J , J. Crowe ; Miss Deal , b. f. , V. L. Brown ; Dan , b. g. , A. A. Stamy. Claes D , pacing , half mile ; Dan , rn. g. , M , E , Weathcrbco ; Alldono , to. s. , A , A. Ktnmy ; Black Kate , blk. m. , W. B , Huston ; Cluster , br , g. , W. H. Llneberger. Write Vounkcrman & Co. for prlcca on 'berry boxes and grape baskcta. Wanted , carriers for Bee routes. Apply at Bee office. LIFE INSURANCE POLICIES BOUGHT I'nr { 'null or l.ouueil On. 12. II. SIUSAKIS & CO. , f Tcarl btr t ( Cuuuull Illuffi. Iowa. QUESTION OF JURISDICTION Interesting Question Arises with Reference to the Police Courts , CAUSED BY JUDGE AYLESWORTH'S ' ACTION Ilrforo I.rnvluK for n Vncntloii Ho Ar- iRCH In Have Vlen nuil Ker- rlcr Prr lu > for the Si of n. Week l nuh. Before leaving for California Judge Aylcs- worth made arrangements whereby Justice Vlen should preside over the police court for the first week of his absence and Jus tice Ferrlcr for the wcond week. This nr- rangcraent has raised ( lie question of Jus- ' tire Ferrier's Jurisdiction and It Is contended that If the strict letter of the law Is fol lowed Justice Vlen alone has the right to preside over the police court In the ab sence of the judge. Section 691 of the code provides that If the Judge of the superior or police court Is absent or unable to act tlio nearest jus tice of the peace shall have jurisdiction nnd hold his court In criminal proceedings nnd receive the statutory fers to be paid by the city or county as the case may bo. Assistant County Attorney Klmball , whoso duty It Is to attend to all state cases in the superior and Justice courts , holds that In the face of this section of the cede Jus tice Vlen , who Is tlio nearest justice of the peace , alone can lawfully fill Judge Aylcs- worth'n place during the latter's absence from the city. In section 260 of the cede It Is provided that in the absence of the Judge of the po lice court or In case of his Inability to act , tlien , during euch time , proceedings for the violation of city ordinances may be had be fore a justice of the peace residing in the city. This section , It will bo seen , does not as the oilier hereinbefore quoted , specifically provide that the justice shall be the near est , but says a justice residing in the city. This Justice Ferrier contends , gives , him jurisdiction to preside In police court and act In cases where a violation of any city ordinance Is involved , but he Is doubtful If it gives him Jurisdiction In criminal pro ceedings brought In the name of the state. Any difficulty In the question of Jurisdic tion , however , Justice Ferrier says , can easily be overcome by having all Informa tions In criminal proceedings filed before him in his capacity as a justice of the peace and not In the superior court. This way ho would not bo presiding as Judge of the superior court but as a Justice of the pence. The question of jurisdiction that has arisen Is an Interesting one , as It Is con tended that parties arrested for petty offenses might raise the question of Jus tice Farrier's right to pass sentence on them. According to the present arrange ment Justice Ferrier will preside over the destinies of the police court commencing next Monday morning for a week. When asked about the matter Justice Vicn said he hivcl no Intention to dispute the arrangement made by Judge Aylcsworth , al though he believed that under section 691 of the code , he alone being tbe nearest justice of the peace , was entitled to fill Judge Aylesworth's plnce on the bench dur ing bis absence from tbe city. He thought it was possible that Justice Ferrler's actIng - Ing in the capacity of police judge might lead to complications. The pianos at Bourlcius' Music House are all of the latest the up-to-date , styles , and growth of their trade the last few years Is something remarkable. 33S Broadway , where the organ stands upon the building. FAIL TO IBH.VriFV TUB HODV. KeninliiR of Mnu Found In "WccilK Arc CoiiNlKneil to .Mother Knrth. For a while yesterday morning It was thuoght possible that the body found Wednesday evening in a badly decomposed condition near the Northwestern railway tracks , about two miles north of the city , was that of William Avery , who disappeared May 13 from his home , seventeen miles north of Omaha , near Coffman station , and who had not since been heard of. J. C. Root , living five miles north of Omaha , read the account of the finding of the body In the papers and called at Lunkley'cs undertaking rooms yesterday morning while the Inquest was In progress. Owing to the decomposed condition of the body Root was unable to positively Identify It as that of his missing brother-in-law , but was of the opinion that the hat and suspenders were those that bad been worn by Avcry at the time ho left home. C. S. Avery , n brother of William Avery , the missing man , was sent for nnd on his arrlvol he said bo was positive the body was not that of his brother. Ho formed his conclusion from the shape of the skull. The features were not recognizable. The Jury , In the absence of any evidence that would throw any light upon the case , brought In a verdict to the effect that the man cnmc to his death by means unknown to the Jury. The 'body ' was burled at the close of the Inquest. Another nnd more thorough search of the clothing was made yesterday morning by Coroner Troynor , but there was nothing that would lead to the Identification of the corpse. In one of the pockets a knife , pipe and plug of twist tobacco were found. It as decided that the body was that of a white man nnd not a negro , ns had bren the opinion Wednesday night , The decom posed state of the body made It Impossible to tell whether the man had been run over by a train or whether death was duo to other causes. Coroner Treynor said It was possible that the man might have been mur dered by tramps. Lowest prices , easy terms. The best and largest stock of pianos nt Swanson Muslo company. Masonic Temple. VdvertlxliiK Anout In Trouhlo , "A Bon Slarche" was the name placed on the police blotter last evening of an Indi vidual arrested for advertising without a llcciibc from the city. Ho waa attired In Ice cream trowsers of an extravagant cut and his entire make-up to the monocle In bla nye was an exagcrated copy of a dude atone ono of the eastern water resorts. He was followed , llko Richard Harding Davis , by his valet , who carried his grip , and the pair wore attracting no small attention when Officer Plnnell Inquired it they had secured n permit to advertise. When informed that Itiey bad not and were not aware that the City ordlnanr'K required they bhould , the c nicer escorted the couple to the city jail , whore they put up $1.BO each for their ap pearance In police court this morning. The valet registered at the jail as 0. Parks. WeUbach burners at Blxby's. Tel. 193. Would lie Itelleveil of Tiixm. J. W. Squire commenced suit In the dis trict court yesterday against the city to have a largo tract of land containing up ward of sixty acres in the northwestern portion of the city relieved from tbe bur den of city taxes. In support of his pe tition Squire contends that the property in question has never been laid out or platted and that It Is remote from the residence portion of the city , having no street or alley extending to It except the ordinary public highway ; that It docs not have the advantage of the city water supply nor the benefit of police or flro protection and that It derives no benefit from the city local government. For these reasons the plaintiff contend ! ) that the property should not be subject to taxation for city pur poses. Hope for l.nne' * Itelnntnteinent. The friends of John M. Lane are hopeful that he will be reinstated to his former po sition hero as freight ar > ticket agent of the Milwaukee road. A petition asking his reinstatement was signed yesterday by al most every business and professional man In the city. Mr. Lane reft last evening for Ch'ctigo , taking the petition with him , nnd It Is presumed the money with which to make good the shortage found In his ac counts. Auditor Robertson Is still in the city , but is expecting the company to send a man any moment to take charge of the office here , While ho lid not , of course , know what view the e/Hlclals of the road . would take of the matter , Mr. Robertson , I ' wj-cn seen last evening , held out very little hcpe.i for Lane's reinstatement. H. L. Ocd- di'B , the bonding compmy's agent , has re turned to Chicago. 1 hr result of his confcr- cnio with Uino's .attorneys was not made public , but It is understood Mr. Gcddcs was assured that the guarantee company would not lose a dollar In the mutter. Stilt * Aornlimt Implement Compnnle * . The Union Harrow company commenced two suits yesterday In the United States circuit court here against implement com panies which It accused of Infringing Its pat ents. The Sterling- Manufacturing company is made defendant In ono suit and Is charged with infringing the plaintiff's patent on a disc harrow. Thor second suit is against the Grand Do Tour Plow company , which the Union Harrow company accuses of Infringing its patent on a wheel harrow. No specific amount of damages is asked for In either suit , but the amount is left to the court. The Union Harrow company modestly asks that both defendant companies bo made to pay the full value of all the machines they have manufactured under the alleged In fringement of the patents. Itnr Annoclntloii Clone * . SIOUX CITY , July 13. ( Special Tele gram. ) The convention of the State Bar association In Sioux City closed tonight with a banquet , tendered by the Sioux Oily tar at Riverside park. One of the Im portant features of the day was the rejec tion of the report of the committee on law reform to secure legislation preventing a defendant in a criminal case asking for an arrest of Judgment after conviction on nc- count of some technicality in the indict ment. The rest of the resolution was tabled. It was a victory of criminal law yers ns against county attorneys and judges. A committee of C. W. Mullen of Waterloo , G. iH. Carr of Des iMolnes and W. L. Eaton of Osage was appointed to present to the legislature the question of having a stand ing examining committee for admission to the bar appointed. The next place of meet ing will be Iowa City , soon after July 4 , of next year. lovrn 1C 11 IK lit * Templar Elect Omeern. SPIRIT LAKE , la. , July 13. The grand commandery , Knights Templar , of Iowa elected the following officers today : Grand commander , John H. PcttHxrae , Burling ton ; deputy grand commander , D. M. Brownlee , Sioux City ; grand general issimo , W. H. Norrls , Manchester ; grand captain , W. F. Craig , Des Molnes ; grand prelate , Rev. Horace E. Goon , D.D. . Cedar Rapids ; grand senior warden , W. M. Wei- don , Iowa Fnlls ; grand Junior warden , William P. Rowland , Harlan ; grand treas urer , John B. Atkins , Council Bluffs ; grand recorder , Alfred Wingate , Des Jlolnes. Solil Cattle in Clilcniro. MALVERN , la. , July 13. ( Special. ) J. M. Strahn of this place sold in Chicago yesterday - ' terday a bunch of 1,182-pound dehorned western cattle at $5.70. These cattle were of the Spade brand raised by Bartlett Rich ards of Chadron , Neb. , apd were bought on the South Omaha market October 3 at $3 , their weight at that time being 661 pounds. His 1,319-pound Bar S. cattle sold at $5.75. Iowa XOTTK CVoten. The creamery at Williams has been burned. Loss , $3,000. Battle Creek Is figuring on building , ownIng - Ing and operating Its own opera house. O. S. Lawbnugh's grain elevator at Madrid was totally destroyed by fire. Loss , $5,000. Th9 republicans of the Taylor-Adams bcnntorlal district have nominated Attorney Arthard of Bedford. Ho Is a Gear man. Captain Eugene Cherry of Company I , Iowa City , Is a candidate for major In the Fiftieth regiment , Iowa National Guard. In the Clarke and Warren senatorial dis trict the republicans have rcnomlnatcd Sen ator Berry , a Cummins support * . W. H. Kramer , one of the pioneer citi zens of Holstoln , committed suicide by hang ing. Ho had been sick for some tlmo nnd very despondent , Frank Menzic , a 4-year-old boy of Han- eel , was accidentally shot while playing In the yard. No one nppears to know Just how the accident happened. While coupring cars at LeRoy Saturday H. 1C. Davis , n brakeman on the Keokuk & Western railroad , had his left hand caught nnd the two middle fingers badly mashed. James Duffy of Vail was Injured nt the Chicago stock yards Monday. He attempted to stop a stampede of rattle and was knocked down and trampled upon. His Jaw was fractured and he was otherwise Injured , Trnor Is sure of having a station on the new railroad , the Iowa , Minnesota & North western. The desired amount has nearly j been pledged by business men and farmers , i A crew of men have arranged to begin work I on the grade. This new road will give Trner ; new facilities for business , Hubinger Brothers expect to erect nt once at Keokuk a building especially adapted to the manufacture of starch nnd it wlir be i a duplicate of the building utilized nt New- Haven , Conn. , which Is a model of KB char acter. It will be built of brick , will bo | three stories in height and 40x90 feel In dimensions. Burlington people have raised $30,000 of the $100,000 which they are asked to sub scribe In stock in order to secure a new rail way that will run north from that city nnd penetrate new territory. At least $15,000 more Is eald to bo easily In sight , but It will take bard scratching to dig up the $55,000 deficit. A fine portrait of J , B. Howell was re- celvrd by the Iowa State Historical department - ment on Thursday from Mrs. Howell , Mr. Howell was United States senator from lowv In 1870 , Ho was afterward made n war claim commissioner by President Grant. Ho died In 1880 , He cnmo to Iowa In IS II and settled at Keosauqua , wbero he ran the Des Moines Valley Whig , which he moved to Keokuk. It IB now the Gate City. Members of tbe old Third Iowa cavalry have received notice that the next reunion of the regiment wH | be held at Centnplllo October 11 and 12. TUe Thirty-sixth infan try will meet at tbe same tlmo and this1 will ndd to the enjoyment of the occasion. The people of CentervUle gay that they win spare no pallia to provide for the comfort and entertainment of the veterans of the civil war and tbe old soldiers anticipate a very pleasant reunion , A Fort Madison poflceman arrested n sleep-walker a few nights eluco who bad wandered away from home in his night clothes. "Surely , you are not going to lock me up , " said tbe sleep-walker ; "I can't be held responsible for the condition you found me In ; I am a somnambulist. " "H don't make any difference what church you are a member of , " siild the officer. "You can't walk the Etlerts of Fort Madison in > our shirt-tall If you belong to aU the churches in the city. " I TO TEST THE DAIRY HERDS Fort Dodge Dairymen Ask for the Sorrices of State Veterinarian Gibson , FEAR TUBERCULOSIS AMONG CATTLE Slnto Will lie AftUril ( n Mi-rnnr Own- era "XVhnur Anlninlx Arc Kree from Tlint Illnpnnr The * I'olt Tnx of Our Soltllcrn. DES MOINES , July 13. ( Special Tele gram. ) The lending dairymen of Ken Dodge have drawn up a potltlon , which wll be placed In the hands of the governor to morrow , asking for the services of State Veterinarian Gibson , The request will bo made through the city council of Forl Dodge- . They desire that the state veter inarian visit that locality and test thedalr > herds. Ever since the quceHon of tuber culosis has been agitated the dairymen have been piled wKh questions ns to the condi tion of their herds and the drawing of this petition Is the Initial stop toward the adop tion of the license system which the Forl Dodge people Intend to Inaugurate In their city as a safeguard to patrons of the dairy men. They will ask that the veterinarian examine their herds at different periods one1 to all who are free from tuberculosis a 11- cense will bo Issued. A question has arisen over the state re garding the poll 'tax of soldiers who en- llstod In the recent war. In snmo places It has been held that a soldier of the Span ish-American war was not compelled to work poll tax ; other localities have held that ho did. It has also been claimed thai some of the soldiers were members of the Iowa National guard before enlisting nnf , that this alone -would place them on the ex emption list. Adjutant General Dyers today ruled that no soldier enlisted for war or who served as a member of the guard before enlisting is exempt from poll tax , unless he has Joined the Iowa National guard since the reorganization. It Is held that all sol diers were mustered out o the state and United States service. Articles of Incorporation were filed with the secretary of state today by the Theodore Slndt Grain company , capital $20,000 , ol Durant , la. The monthly report Issued by the DCS Molnca clearing house today shows the re markable fact that the aggregate of deposits In the thirteen banks of the city has In creased from $6,536,524 on January 1 , 1S9S , to $12,684,318 at this time , an Increase of $6,000,000 , almost 100 per cent. The In crease has been steady as well ns rapid. OtttiniTrn. Oetn-n. HlRT Fnclory. OTTUMWA , la. , July 13. ( Special. ) That Ottumwa will get the Dornman ManufacturIng - Ing company of Carrolton , ( Mo. , Is now an assured fact. Secretary J. 0. Brownhall and J. H. Drookover , also a member of the manufacturing company , were In the city Tuesday and signed the contract. The fac tory will be given a bonus of $45,000 and the land free. Tlio citizens will have to raise $ DO,000 from the Richards land In South Ottura-wa , which will bo the site of the new enterprise , in order to secure the manufac turing company. The work of raising this amount will be Immediately taken up by the soliciting committee. General Illnclc nt Clenr I.atio. CLEAR LAKE , la. , July 13. ( Special. ) Dr. Falrall , corresponding secretary of the Epworth league assembly of Hie northwest , to be held hero July 27 to August 7 , re ceived a telegram today from General John C. Black of Chicago , the noted union gen eral and ex-commissioner of pensions , ac cepting the invitation to speak at the as sembly Grand Army of the Republic day , August 7 , at 3 p. m. Colonel C. C. Horton of Marehalltown , another military hero , will speak at the campflre August 7r nt 8 p. m. V * Picnic mid Shoot lit Diuilnp. DUNLAP , la. , July 13. ( Special. ) The marksmen of Dunlap and vicinity have de cided to hold a picnic and shoot in a shady spot about one and one-halt miles from Dunlap on Sunday , July 16. They have ar ranged to entertain their visitors right roy ally and have arranged for free transporta tion Of the shooters to the grounds and also to serve refreshments. The shoot will be under the management of F. A. Dean and a good day's sport will be provided. IJIsrime AmniiK Inn-fi Cuttle. DUBUQUB , la. , July 13. Dr. Gibson , state veterinarian , was here yesterday and visited the farmers whose stock Is sup. posed to have < been affected with rabies. He ( pronounced the disease to be mad stag gers , which has symptoms closely re sembling hydrophobia. It Is caused by too heavy grass feeding. AUTO.MOHILI3 J1AII , CAIIIMKIIS. TrlulH Coiulucteil by the roMtimiMtcr t Buffalo. Postmaster Dorr of Buffalo has been ex perimenting with an automobile in the local postal service iml has met with encourag ing results. ( rials of the new vehicle seem to dcr c .irate that much time can ho saved by th ° use of automobiles In col lecting the mulls. In largo cities. In the first trial the mall was collected from forty boxes on a route eighteen miles long in nn .hour and thirty minutes. The usual time with horse and wagon Is over three hours. In ono of the later tests a. route of fifteen miles , with fifty-four boxes , was covered In ninety minutes. Probably the saving of tlmo In those cases , says the Chicago Trih- uno , was partly duo to the dcslro to make a record , but It seems reasonable that nn automobile should travel over a long route more quickly than a horso. The now ve hicles should bo especially valuable In col lecting and distributing the mall In the residence districts and outskirts of a great city , where the distances to be traveled are the chief element of the problem. The Postal department has demonstrated In Chicago cage and other cities that the street railways - ways can be usexl to advantage by equipping them with postal cars. Why should not specially equipped postal automobiles , capa ble of running anywhere- without tracks , be successful ? The Buffalo postmaster re ports to the Washington authorities that he will soon have an automobile mall wagon service. The further results of the experi ment will bo watched with Interest. Post master General Smith will do well to en courage a full Investigation of the subject. HOW lin WON III3U. lie- Merely lliul to Til IU Illinium * with Her rut her. Ho was a bright young chap , relates the Washington Star , and well worthy of regard , even If the father of "the dearest object on earth" to him , who , by the way , Is a succe&aful insurance man , did think he wag inane , Inactive and Ineligible. The girl didn't think as her father did , which was a deal of consolation In a tlmo llko that , and the two young things often talked over the paternal opinion , and sat up many evenings devising ways and means to secure a reversal of judgment. The youngman , of course , never eaw the father on the sub ject , but the girl was brave , and whenever them was an opportunity she put In a plea for the defense. At the last talk the father bad told his daughter that the young roan "never would set the world on fire , " and ehe reported this along with other remarks 1 SEMI-ANNUAL SALE -.CLEARING All Men's , Hoys' and Childroii'n Spring Suiln to ho closed out ai Clearing Sale Prices. Tlioso who have purclianofl Clothing of us at these wiles know what this means "Clothing Sale 1'rieui. " Wo ask thoyo who have not taken advantage of these sales before to call ami ex amine our goods and prices. Ask 1o see our $6.00 MEN'S bUITS. 17-19 Pearl 18-20 Main Street , Council Bluffs. N ORDER to be right you want a Van Brunt sur rey to ride in the Fourth. Order to day and get the best value for your money. Try one H. VAN BRUNT , Council Bluffs , to the young man. Some days later the girl had another chance to argue for the defense. "Papa , " she sold , when the opportunity offered , "I told Harry what you said about him the other evening. " "I hope you did , my dear , " he answered , In a tone which conveyed the Idea that ho meant it. "But I mean that particular thing you said that ho never would set the world on fire. " "I fupposo he thought , and no doubt sold , I was mistaken , didn't he ? " said tbe father , with cutting sarcasm. "No , papa , ho did not. " "Indeed , " he responded In astonishment. "I'm surprised that ho dlxl not assure you that ho would do so as soon as bo got the chance. That is what his kind always do. " "Harry did not. He said that your mak ing such a remark showed how poor your Judgment was. " "Well , that's the same thing , only drawIng - Ing It a little milder. ' , ' "No , I think not , papa , " she continued , "for Harry went on to say that you did not show ordinary business sense In offerIng - Ing his Inability to set the wdrld on fire ns an objection to him. " "Did that young snip say that of me ? " said the father , growing red and warm , "and you , my daughter , listened to it ? " "Yes , papa , " she replied , gently , "foi Harry said If ho did set the world on fire every insurance company In existence would bo wiped out and you wouldn't have money enough left to buy a newspaper to read tbe report of the conflagration. " It was a full minute before the father spoke ngaln. "Urn or cr , " ho hesitated , "suppose you send that young man around to my office tomorrow at 10 o'clock , will you ? " 1IAT.K A CK.VI'L'IIY AGO. Why KoIUH IIId Not Xeetl Vncntlonn In Those DIIVN. George S. Boutwell , ex-governor and ex- senator , writes to the Boston Globe : "Thero Is very good reason why people need more vacation now than In the past. Today the hours of labor for the average mechanic may bo very much less than formerly , but the kind of labor that ho per forms Is greatly more exacting and wearing than the work of a mechanic was fifty years ago. A man laboring In n shop or a fac tory or on the farm today must do every thing with greater care nnd skill. If ho works only eight hours a day the work Is steady and uninterrupted , and It demands an expenditure of considerable Intellectual effort. "When I was n hey a farm hand , for ex ample , went about his tasks leisurely , stopped to talk and to rest frequently dur ing the day , and insisted on nn occasional draft of rum. His hours of labor may have > ccn from sunup to sundown , but his nc- tuaf time of labor was much less than that of a farm hand today. Fifty jears ago it was the same In every other kind of occupa tion. A mechanic went about his work without any sense of hurry. Nobody seemed : o hurry in those days. The business man ind foncr cares and lighter responsibilities , micro was seldom a rush about anything , because the facilities for rushing were not EO numerous as they are today. There were no railroads when I was a boy , no tele graph , no telephone , no six-day ocean steam ers. Everything necessarily was on a slower scale. Men's nerves were not constantly straining , and the anxieties of a week were not so great as tbe anxieties of a day are now , "This was tine also of the professions. The clergyman had to preach twice on Sun day , but the kind of sermon that waa ex- ptcted of him did not involve close study if contemporary affairs. During the week he did practically as ho liked. The cfcrgy- nan today has Innumerable demands on hlu .Ime nnd energy , with all kinds of chari table and philanthropic and quasi-clerical projects and organizations. Ho must bo a man of active affairs. "Sixty years ago the lawyers had nn In finitely narrower field , People went to law about a strip of land or a title to a piece of property. Today the lawyers handfe cases Involving the 'most Intricate commer cial complications and engage In the settle ment of disputes over millions of dollars , There were no patent cases half a century ago , and today there are thousands , and the lawyers who handle them must be good mechanics as well as learned in the law. So It is true of every profession und al most every occupation today. A man works harder and longer and has greater anxiety and heavier responslblHty. "I believe that vacations save many lives They are very necessary , because the life that wo lead drains tbe system of its strength and tbe machine must stop for rest and repair or break donn. IO Cents. 5 Cents. TWO JUSTLY POPULAR CIGARS. Distributors , Council Bluffs , In Digests what you eat. Itartlficlallydigeststhofood.and aids Nature in strengthening and recon structing the exhausted digestive or gans. It is the latest discovered digest- ant ana tonic. No other preparation can approach it in efllciency. It in stantly relieves and permanently cures Dyspepsia , Indigestion , Heartburn , Flatulence , Sour Stomach , Nausea , SickHeadacheGastralgiaCrampsand , all other results of imperfectdigc tion. Prepared by E. C. DeWltt & Co. . Chicago. BUFFET LIBRARY CARS Best Dining Oar Service , Nebraska Sod House On the Mrs. L. Bowser , Tract. Proprietor. MONOPOLY OF GLUE BUSINESS OrRiinl/atloii of ( In * Lnllcil American C'oiiiiinny ttllli n < 'nipl < nll/.H- iinn or ii:5ociiiii ; < > ( ) . NKW VOUK , July 13. The organization of the United American Oluo company , with a capital of $35ftoo,000 , was completed today at u meeting In tiln ! city. Tlio company an nounces that It will Invades Canada and en deavor to get a monopoly of the glue busi ness In British America. The ofllcers of the company are : I ) . Webster King of Iloston , president ; Frederick Vogel of .Milwaukee , vice president ; King UpU i of Iloeton , second end vlco president and general manager ; Charles Ilelanoy of I'hlluilolphlu , treasurer ; Louis C * . Haughey of Chicago , general man- igor. Of the $35,000,000 Kock $15,000,000 will bo preferred and $20,000,000 common. The company will retain in Ha treasury f5,000,000 of each class. I'oliitcil Chicago News : Loafers and postage Htampa aio usually stuck on corner ? . A email boy says the worst nation on earth IB vaccination. Calf a woman an angel nnd she will plead guilty every lima. As teen as a political campaign opens tbo speakers come to blous. Possibilities are all light In their way , but they never prove anything. A girl should have n chaperon until eho can cuir Home other chap her own. An adherent of the faith euro eayt tbo red lights In a drug store are danger eig- nals. nals.Mdny a stupid man has gaalned a rcjiu- atlon an a wit by being interviewed by a irlght reporter. When a man really dops stumble onto a good money-making schema bo teldoui has ; uoucb money to work it. YOU WILL FIND COMFORT IN A TUS f CIGAR A.DAVIS'SONS a CO. MAKERS JOHN G-WOODWARD 8c CO. WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTERS > COUNCIL BLWFFS.IOWA - REAL ESTATE FOR SALE ! Wo have ncro property adjoining the city lately .placed in our hands which can bo purchased nt a bargain. Wo have also lots In various additions to the city at prlcca to suit bomcscekers or tlio Investor. .Havo houses for sale from the modcHt oottaco to more expensive dwellings , and all at prices far below their cost and valuo. N , P. DODGE & CO. , Council Bluffs , - - la. REMOVED- - - . W. C. ESTEP , UNDERTAKER Una removed from H North Main fitreet to JS Pearl Direct , two doorn north of Grand tiotel. IHisitiebs phone , 97 ; residence 'pbonw l\\li \ \ Ilrowu , lioiiiic'Injj Hed Huns lilt IJcautlftii Hetty Hyors Ilndly. Hetty Bet- tcr Heat BUSH Hy Buying Big BottJo 'DEAD ' SHOT" from 0. R. GILBERT COMPANY , Successors ( o Gilbert Lire * . UatahlUhed 1S83. TiixIdcrnilstH nud Tannery , WPN < Ilrmulivny. CouiiHl Iluff ) * . WM , WELCH TRANSFER LINE IlnMiiTii C'iMiiiitJI II luff * n ml Omaha. lates } ( ea oiiablo. Hatlafuctlon Guaranteed. Council Jiluffs oflko No S North Main trcet Telephone 12S , Omaha oltlcti re. novcd to u22 SouiH Fifteenth street. Tele * phone 1308. 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