NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA.
COUNCIL BLUFFS.
MI.-VOIl MIWTIOIV.
Davis sells clans. "
Bhcrrnden makes photos , (1.50 doz.
\Vclabnch burners at Blxby's. Tel. J9J.
lludwclscr beer. L. Rosonfcldt , nRcnt.
Klegant slylo holiday photos nt Schmidt's.
Pictures nnd frnmcs , Alexander's , 333 ll'y.
Pr. W. A. arrvnl.1 , rpteopath , 301 Mcr-
rlnm block. Council niults.
C. IJ. Jncqvicmln & Co. , Joi'dors and op
tician ? , 27 South Mnln titroct.
\VIntor term at the Western Iowa 'col
lege botrlitH Monday , December 4.
Get your work donYi at the popular Eagle
laundry , 721 Uroadwny. 'Phono lf > 7.
W. C. Kstop , undertaker. 2S 1'carl street
Telephones : Olllce. 97 ; residence , 33.
Kherldan coal makes n larto name and
rlcnr lire , but no smoke , soot or clinkers.
Fenlon & Koley , solp nKcnts.
Mrs. M. I1 , llloiitn of New York City In
IIPIO fnr nil PXtPinlnl visit with nor sister ,
Mrx 13. n. Tnylor of North Muln street.
At the mcollnc nf White lUise Heboknh
IfulRp this cvenlnc the unntMl election of
olhrcrs vlll be hold and u full atlonilunco
l < desired.
There will be n neclal communication
this ovoiilriR of Uluif City Masonic lodge
for work In the third dosree. A banquet
close of the meeting.
\\lll be served ut the
William Swan of Hlloxl , Miss. , who hart
been vlsltlnp his parents , Mr. nnd Mrs.
Jlenry Swan of Klfth avenue , left vester-
dny for it brief vlilt with relatives In Mal-
vern and will then return to his southern
homo.
The ladles of Palm grove arc requested
to mec t In the parlors of Woodmen of the
AVorld hull this morning with sewltiK mi-
lerlal and lunch. Same program as last
meeting.
.lark Plnncll. who has filled the position
of dntcvMvp on the nls'ht police force , ten
dered his resignation to Mayor Jennings
yesterday , uhlch was accepted. Charles
t'laar has been appointed to temporarily
Jill thr place.
Thorn will be a "welcome. " meothiK this
evening at 8 o'clock In the Salvation Army
ball on Uroiulwpy In honor of HrlQndlpr
nnd Mrs. Toft , chief divisional olllcers for
Iowa ICnslcn and Mrs. Uoods and Secre-
lary H'azlott will come over from Omaha to
assist In the service.
Km ma I.arscn. a young girl about 17
years of nge , who was taken Into custody
last Saturday by the police a.\\ \ the request
of a brother who lives In Osco , Neb. , was
released yesterday from the city Jail. The
Blrl's relatives failed to come for her , as
they notified the police they would.
"Doc" lyong filed nn Information In Jus
tice Fprrlcr's court yesterday afternoon ,
charging a peddler of apples from Omaha
with larceny. Uong purchased apples to
'the ' amount of W.50 from the peddler and
In payment clalinx he gavethe. . man a J3
bill Instead of a $1 note. Tlui peddler de
nied this and refused to return the Jl.
V C Kissel died yesterday morning at
< the home of his parents , No. 2 Park Entrance -
/trance / , of tuberculosis of the bowels , aged
82. Ho leaves n. wife to mourn his loss.
The funeral will lie 'held ' tomorrow after
noon at 2:30 : o'clock from the family resi
lience. The services will be conducted by
llcv. M. C. Wadflell of the Broadway
church nnd Intermtint will bo In Falrvlew
romctery. .
II. 11. Johnson , a guest at the Revere
house , was up before Poljce Judge Ayles-
worth yesterday charged with disturbing
the peace on Thanksgiving day of the other
boarders nnd particularly that of the land
lord. Jt appeared from the testimony that
Tohnson , who had been celebrating some
what too freely , became dissatisfied with
Iho hotel's Thanksgiving dinner menu and
f-clzcd the turkey from Its dish , hurling It
nttalnbt the wall. Johnson was assessed $10
and costs for his little fun.
N. Y. Plumbing company. Tol. 250.
Plna Missouri wood for sale by Gilbert
Brothers.
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Modern Woodman dance Monday evening ,
December 4 , at Hughes' hall.
Klkn Orcnnlze.
A meeting of these interested In the or
ganization of an Elks' lodge was held last
night at the Grand hotel and a temporary
organization formed. E. II. Merrlam was
elected chairman and George S. Wright sec
retary. The following committees were ap
pointed : Finance I-1. A. Buckman , chair
man ; August Bcreshelm , I1' . E , Sellers. On
arrangements for permanent organization
nnd headquarters Dr. G. E. Smith , chair
man , G. S. AVrlght , William Moore , E. W.
JIart , Dr. T. B. Lacey. The list of pros
pective members numbers over 100 repre
sentative citizens.
K. P. dance , Hughes' hall , tonight. Ad
mission 25 cents per couple.
Now Ncckbanda put on shirts free of
cliargn for regular customers at the Bluff
City laundry. 31 North Main.
Howell's Antl-"Kawf" cures coughs , colda.
IOO | < | IIK for u Truant Wife.
A. S. Nixon of Slionandoah was In the
city last night asking the assistance of the
jicllco to locate his wife , who , he said , had
sloped with a traveling man named Clark.
Mm. Nixon , who Is said to be a strikingly
Jinndsomo brunette , had been visiting rela
tives in Omaha , where Bho met the gay
traveling man. A search of the hotels In
the city Into last night failed to find the
woman or her companion.
K , P. dance , Hughes hall , tonight. Wha-
ley'a orchestra. 25 cents per couple.
Ill-ill ICslnfo TrniiHferN ,
The following transfers were filed yester-
dav In the abstract , title and loan olllco of
J W. Squire , 101 Pearl street :
CSeorge. W. I.lpo and wife to Nathan
8 , McLean , lot 0 , block \ , Burke'H
add to Council Bluff * , q , c. d 100
Trustees of will of John James Dlx-
well to J. T. Hart , lot 12 , block IS ,
Riddle's subdlv , Council Bluffs , q ,
e. d. '
Emily J. Shubert and husband to Joel
T and Kiln Hlndrlcks , part of lots
I , 5. 0 and 7 , block 2 , Street's add ,
w. d coo
Total three transfers .f 701
Licenses to wed have been Issued to the
following persons :
Name and Residence. AEO.
Nels Ahlgran , Council Bluffs , IS
Lnttlu Klahn , Council Bluffs 34
W L , Evans , Hhubert. Neb 2S
13. Viola Mudgo , Council Bluffs 1 ! )
C B. Halbcrt. Montgomery , la 23
c , P. Ordway. Maploton , la 25
F W. Miller , Hloux City Zii
C'atlicrlno Javnnch. Sioux City . . . , "j
Thomas Illgglna , Limn , O ' 'I
J.oviim.R Anderson. Honey Creek , In SS
Reasonable ) amount cf mending done fn'
of chargeat the Bluff City laundry , This Is
tha laundry that takes good care of your
linen. 24 North Main.
Aiiiliiliiui Wants nil Ariuorj- .
AUDUBON , la. , Dec. L ( Special. ) A
movement Is on foot by parties in town
which may result In building nn armory.
The plan.i arc very Immature at present.
There will teen bo no opera house , as Mr.
Kiit.sell Inlemla to occupy that room with
his enlarged store. If two lota could be
bought where they are not too high in price
nnd n building put up to meet these wants ,
especially If company o ( Iowa National
guards could bo formed and occupy It ua
their armory. It might be made to pay and
to supply u need.
Negotiated lu Eastern Nebraska
and icwti. Jameu N. Cnssdy , Jr. ,
120 Main til , Council niufts.
FiRElSUR'AHBEPOLICIES BOUGHT
Fur Ciiuli or l.unitvil On.
12. 11. hlin.VFIS .fc CO. ,
9 rcarl Utroet , Council tltu0 f town.
PHI' 11P I O t t IIMPT I\T PirtlT
UILAP GAS ALMOST IN SIGHi
Efltablishmcnt of a Plant for Its Manufacture
to Bo Assured ,
LARGEST OF FIVE FACTORIES HiRE
Conrnru Tlmt In to Pn < In < Iic Knotory
lH n Cntlltnl of Three
.Million- Detail * of
IJcnl.
Despatches from DPS Molnca that the Uni
versal Fuel company , a Chicago concern ,
intended putting In a plant In this city for
the manufacture of coke and gas has
atoused much Interest and speculation In
Council Bluffs , especially among the clt >
otilclaKi who are at present wrestling with
the light problem , and Alderman Casper Is
hopeful that It may result In the cheapening
of the price of gas. Klllan II. Belbcl , the
representative of the Chicago company was
expected to arrive In this city yesterday , but
BO far he h&s failed to appear. It la under
stood that the company contemplates cetab-
H.ihlng five factories for the manufacture of
coko" in this state and that they will be
located at DCS Moincs , Dubuque , Davenport ,
Ottunuva nnd Council Bluffs. In n recent
Interview at the Capital City Mr. Sclbel Is
quoted as saying the following concerning
the plans of the company :
"We have already arranged for the estab
lishment of four factories In Iowa. Each
ono will have 100 ovens , but we expect to
Increase the capacity of the ono at Council
Bluffs In a year or two to double or treble
the original output. We expect to make the
Council Bluffs plant the largest , owing to
Its"proximity to Omaha , as we Intend to pipe
our gas across the river. The plant In
Council Bluffs will give employment to be
tween seventy-five and ono hundred men.
The five plants in Iowa will represent n
capitalization of ? 3,000,000. Wo have exam-
Inpd the coal fields of Illinois and Iowa ex
tensively and find the kind of coal especially
adapted to making coke. We do not Intend
to pay much attention to illuminating gas ,
but will make a specialty of fuel gas and
In order to have a demand for this class of
gas we Intend to keep the price down as
low as possible. We contemplate furnishing
fuel gas to factories for not more than 40
ecnta per 1,000 feet and at this price It will
bo cheaper than the factories can secure
soft coal. Iowa coal as analyzed by our
chemists gives from 8,000 to 10,000 cubic feet
of gas to the ton. Illuminating gas , If we
decide on supplying It , can bo furnished
for 60 cents per 1,000 feet. The coke made
from the Iowa coal Is so much better for
heating purposes that no factory , we believe ,
will UBO the coal after having once given the
coke a trial. "
As far as can be learned the company has
made no attempt to secure ground for Its
proposed plant in this city and none of the
city officials have been approached by Its
representatives. In order to operate here
the company would be obliged to go before
the people for a franchise permitting It to
use the streets In which to lay Its pipes.
This , It IB believed , would be granted , pro
vided the company really intended business.
Mayor Jennings and other city officials are
In favor of encouraging the company to es
tablish its plant here and no obstacle will
bo thrown In its way. Manager Nichols of
the 'local gas company stated yesterday that
his company would bo willing to contract
to take gas from it at 35 cents per thou
sand feet , provided the quality of gas was
up to the standard for illuminating pur
poses.
Special Saturday 5-ccnt sale of sheet
music at Bourlcius' Music House. Lots of It
is new music and late songs , perhaps a
llttlo shelf-wort ) , but as nice as any other
so-called "hit. " 335 Broadway , where the
organ stands upon the building.
Davis Bella paint.
STATE SOHOOIi FOR THE IJE.VF.
lleport at tlio Ilonril of Control on
Condition of the Inntltntlon.
The State Board of Control In Its annual
report to the governor deals at considerable
length with the matter of the reduction of
salaries at the School for the Deaf. This
action of the board In reducing the salaries
of the teachers at this institution was made
the subject of moro or less criticism at the
time In Council Bluffs. In Its report the
board has the following to say on the ques
tion :
The conditions existing at the School for
the Deaf at Council Bluffs wore far from
being satisfactory , and while the manage
ment of that institution had Incurred nn
indebtedness , with the former liberal ap
propriations , the board on assuming con
trol found the appropriation for officers and
teachers' salaries reduced by the last gen
eral assembly from $21,000 to $18,000. and the
per capita which was formerly paid for four
quarters each year had been reduced to
three quarters , being a net reduction of 25
per cent , which In the aggregate on actual
attendance for the year reduced the support
$3,0-11 , making the total reduction for the
year $12,611 from what It had been during a
portion of the previous biennial period.
With these conditions confronting the
board It became necessary to adjust the
salaries In Hiich a manner that the total
amount expended would not exceed the In
come , nnd nn examination of the payroll
proved that this could bo done without In
jury to the school , for In many Instances
extravagant amounts wore being paid olll-
rers and teachers. The principal of the
school was receiving $1,700 for nine months'
service ; another teacher. $1,300 ; ono teacher ,
$1,000 ; one , $ SOO , nnd three teachers , $600
each. A number of these teachers hod In
addition to these salaries board and lodg
ing ; all the others had dinner nnd horses
stabled nnd fed during the day , ut the ex
pense of the btato.
Notwithstanding the liberal salaries paid
teachers the school , after a thorough ex
amination by the board , wnp found to be in
a very unsatisfactory condition , and the In
vestigation nnd evidence secured , of which
a full leport was nnulc , proved conclusively
that the Iowa School for the Deaf was fallIng -
Ing fnr short of the high standard the people
ple of the state hart a right to expect.
The principal of the school , Instead of
superintending the work of the other tench ,
em , was satisfied to contlne himself to a
room with fourteen or fifteen pupllu , and
rarely , If ever , gave nnv attention to thu
work of other teachers. No teachers' meet
ings were held , this being , In the opinion
of the principal , unnecessary , nnd as n re
mit the most antiquated methods In tench-
Ing the deaf were In vogue. , the flfin manual
being nurd to a great extent by both tench-
erx nnd pupils. Being thus allowed to mnkn
signs ns n means of communication , and not
required to either spell with the hand or
write , except In a limited manner , the
pupils proved to be very deficient In the
lift ! of the KiiHllsh words and found grout
dllllculty In answering the simplest ques-
tlonn by written language ,
A radical change from old methods IIUH
been made , salaries were llxed to come
within the limit of the appropriation , new
and progressive teachers have been secured
In place of ( hose who had proved Incom
petent , teachers' meetings nru held nnd the
latest nnd most approved methods of teach
ing the dent are discussed nnd Introduced
In the school , The sign manual has been
prohibited and teachers and pupils now
spell every word used by thu finger alpha
bet , by writing , or both , thud securing for
the pupils a knowledge of the English lan
guage. Lip language Is carefully taught
and the progress made In articulate lan
guage has been so great that many of the
pupils ran read In a manner to be perfectly
understood by henrjng people.
With the advancement made In the con
dition of the school the dietary and care of
the pupils larccly Incrcaied , th * Improve
ment * of the Kroundi and bulldlngi dur
ing the year , which have added largely to
the expense. It Is particularly gratifying to
be able to report that on July 1 , 1S' ) ! ' . notwithstanding -
withstanding the reduced appropriation of
$12ftl ! for the year nnd the ndvnnce In price
of nearly every article required , tberc was
In the state treasury n balance to the credit
of the School for the Drtif of J5.22S.K2.
AT A KllOXT DOOH.
Alioinut Mmlp to IJfMroj' n Cednr
HnnlilN Atlnrnry'n Homo.
CEDAH KAPIDS , In. , DJC. 1. ( Spsclal Tel
egram. ) Two pounds of dynamite were
placed under the front door of the homo
of Attorney W. L. Cron early this morning
and the fuse attached was lighted. Care
lessness in attaching the detonating cap to
thu fuse Is all that prevented the house bc-
ItiK blown to atoms. There Is no clew.
Tnrlii-y for Hit * Vptornim.
MAIISHALLTOWN , In. , Dec. 1. ( Special. )
Commandant Horton and his aides at the
Soldiers' homo provided the members of the
institution with a feast extraordinary. It
entailed considerable work to provide a big
dinner for 625 people , but that Is the num
ber fed at the home. The veterans nnd the
Indies In the dormitory were treated to n
"irkoy dinner with the usual accompani
ments , nnd It required 700 pounds of turkey
and three bushels of cranberries to go
around. In the main building the bill of
fare contained turkey and mashed potatoes ,
cranberry sailce , pumpkin pic , jelly , corn ,
celery , bread , apples , coffee and milk. In the
hospital and dormitory the faro was some
what different nnd consisted of roast turkey
with dressing , cranberry sauce , jolly , mashed
potatoes , pens , tomatoes , potato salad , mince
and pumpkin pie , assorted cake , apples ,
bread , tea , coffee and milk.
Content for SlieHir'n OCTIfo.
GUUNDY CENTER , In. . Dec. 1. ( Special. )
Contest proceedings have been begun be
fore a special court composed of the chair
man of the Board of Supervisors and two
other persons , ono selected by each of the
contestants , for the office of sheriff of
Grundy county. J. W. Morrison Is the plain
tiff nnd J. W. Pcpperman IB the defendant.
Pcppermnnwas declared elected by the
Board of Supervisors , acting as a canvassing
board of the election , they having found that
he had a majority of one. Mr. Morrison feels
that he Is not willing to concede the elec
tion on so small a majority nnd so has filed
his petition for n recount of the votes of
the entire county , and feels quite confident
that ho will win out and thus make the
Grundy county republican ticket straight.
Both parties have engaged counsel. The first
hearing has been set for the llth day of
December.
Dciilnl of Itciiortfil Snip.
FORT DODGE , la. , Dec. 1. ( Special Tel
egram. ) The reported sale of the Minne
apolis & St. Louis to the Illinois Central ,
which has gained considerable credence , has
been denfed hero by the attorney of the
road for Iowa , R. M. Wright. Mr. Wright
unequivocally denies the story , saying there
was no truth in It and that the Central Is
no nearer securing control of the road than
It was flvo years ago.
Statement liy Mr. mill Mm. C. Mnildon.
SIOUX CITY , Dec. 1. ( Special. ) To the
Editor of The Bee : "Feeling that we have
been unjustly misrepresented during our
trial of the past few weeks we wish to state
that our little girl , Lcona , was not out of
the house during her Illness , and that we
did not know she bad any contagious dis
ease , puch as diphtheria , and do not know
now that she had.
: ; 'MK. AND MBS. C. MADSpN. "
Thieves Hob n. Knrnier.
LADORA , la. , Dec. 1. ( Special Telegram. )
Ernest R. Gates , a farmer living one mile
north of town , woke up this morning $350
shor ! . Gates was about to move to Minnesota
seta and had placed the money in n bureau
drawer. During the night thieves broke In
and took the money from the drawer , within
three feet of where Mr. and Mrs. Gates
slept. There is no clow.
Labor the l < 'lr t lilp.il.
BURLINGTON , la. , Dec. 1. ( Special. ) In
the bankruptcy cnso of J. N. Byrne & Co.
of Burlington , In which the employes claimed
wages as preferred creditors and the land
lord made the same claim for rent , Judge
Shlras of the federal court of Des Molnes
decided that labor had a prior claim over
the landlord.
Slioiillftpri Arrcntcil.
ATLANTIC , la. , Dec. 1. ( Special Tele-
graim. ) Four mec were arrested today ,
charged with shoplifting , James Rice , F. S.
Parker and two others. Ono was bound over
to the grand jury this afternoon and the
others will bo tomorrow. They have the ap
pearance of experts.
Horvethlcf Gc-tn Three Year * .
LEMARS , la. , Dec. 1. ( Special Telegram. )
David Techmeyer , ono of the notorious
gang of horsethleves operating the last two
years in this section , was sentenced nt
Orange City this afternoon tb three years'
hard labor In the Anamosa penitentiary ,
Geo. Noland , Rockland , O- , says : "My wlfo
had piles forty years. DeWitt'e Wlch Hazel
Salvo cured her. It la tbo best ealvo In
America. " It heals everything and euros
all skin diseases.
ODEON OPENSAT ST , LOUIS
MiiHlo Hall Unlit After the
Idea of nVt > ll-ICnmvii
O in n liu Munli-liiM.
ST , LOUIS , Dec , 1. The Odeon , which was
opened to the public last night by the St.
Louis Choral-Symphony society in its Initial
concert of the season , Is one of the most
beautiful and artistically complete music
halls In the country. This music hall Is part
of an immense building erected on Grand
avenue by W , Albert Swnsey nt a cost of be
tween $300,000 and $400,000 , The front part
of the building is a nix-story olllco structure
having a depth of 120 feet. The Odeon Is in
the rear , extending back 150 feet ,
A feature of the ball Is the immense stage ,
which Is 118 feet wide and which is arranged
so that U can bo easily adapted to either
concert or operatic purposes. The seating
capacity Is 2,100. Homer Moore , a musician
of note , who was connected with the con-
grues of musicians at the Transmlsstsslppl
Exposition , Omaha , originated the idea which
resulted in the erection of tbo Odeoo ,
TWO COMBINESARE FORMED
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TlircNhlntr Mnchlne ConiiiiinleM lie-
conic On i- unit Window filnMH Mnn-
ufuctnrprM Opt
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. , Dec. 1. A. A. Me-
Kain , president of the Indiana Manufactur
ing company , who Is managing the promo
tion of the combination of all threshing ma
chine companies In the country , returned
from New York , where ho has been arrang
ing for the transfer of the property of the
various machine manufactories of the United
States , Ho eaya that the capitalization of
the combination will be about $60,000,000.
Headquarters will be either at Indianapolis
or Chicago. Mr. McKaln will bo the presi
dent.
PITTSBURG , Pa. . Dec. 1. The Independ
ent window gla s manufacturers of the
country are In geaeion here for the purpose
of forming an association. It was decided
to organize under th name of the Independ
ent Window Glass Manufacturers' associa
tion. The main object of tbu u soclutlou it
to maintain price * .
ANOTHER CASE OF SMALLPOX
Young Man at Corning is a Victim of the
Loathsome Disease.
AUTHORITIES ESTABLISH A QUARANTINE
Governor nnil Adjutant npnprnl On to
AVnnhlnuloii to 1'roncnt to Oou-
*
lOMn'nVitr Clnlnm
Ylutim of tinn.
DES MOINES , Dec. 1. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Smallpox has not yet been stamped
out of Iowa. The State Board of Health
was today Informed that Dean Maltby , a
young man at Corning , Adams county , Is a
victim of the disease. Dr. McKlvcen of
Charlton of the State Board of Health was
called to Corning by wire from Dr. Salts ,
health officer of the town , and upon exam
ination found , he says , a real case of small
pox. The local Board of Health was called
together and established a rigid quarantine
at once. There had been several exposures ,
all of which nro quarantined. The ex
posure Is supposed to have been In Storm
Lake , whore young Maltby spent a night
recently on his way homo from Minnesota.
Adjutant Byors was to have gone east to
night to present to congress Iowa's war
claims , but ho postponed his trip. There
are about $55,000 outstanding In claims ,
about $30,000 of which will have to bo es
pecially appropriated. The other $15,000
only waits to bo explained , by the adjutant
general before the auditor of the War de
partment allows It. The former includes
guard equipment paid out of the state war
fund and the'rental of the state fair grounds
as a camp , the latter about $3,000. The $25-
000 covers $11,000 for transportation of the
soldiers , $6,000 lor hospital service and
email bills for repairing and cleaning
grounds , several boardbllls , etc. It Is not
anticipated that there will bo any troub'o
In getting the appropriation allowed , but
both Governor Shaw and Adjutant General
Byers will Interest themselves personally
In the matter. The postponement of Byers'
trip Is so that he may be In Washington at
the same time as the governor , when the
latter goes to attend the meeting of the
committee appointed by the president to
arrange for the celebration of the cen
tennial anniversary of the removal of the
seat of government to Washington.
Io n Travpllne : Men.
The Iowa State Traveling Men's associa
tion meets here tomorrow in Its nineteenth
annual session. II is believed that all the old
officers will be re-elected. Important
amendments Invplving the ago limit and the
secretary's salary will bo considered. The
total loescs paid out by the association since
tbo organization aggregate $541,557. New
members admitted during the. first eleven
months of last year aggregated 751 , while
this year the new ones number 1,751.
Judge Shiras of the federal court today
rendered a decision In the long contested
case of'thofederal government against Mrs.
Catherine A. Davis-Green of Wlnterset ,
Iowa. The decision is for Mrs. Green. The
amount In contest was $1.500. Four ycara
ago Charles Fullen , then United States dis
trict attorney , brought cult against Mrs.
Da vis-Green to recover $1,600 which the
gpvernment had paidiher ln. small sums of
pension money. Th'cVg'ovornmeni claimed
that the pension was obtained by crooked
measures. Mrs. DavlS Green had been di
vorced from her former hUsband , Jamea
Davis , by the decree ofa * law court in Utah.
Then she came back to Iowa and married
Cyrus Grocn. a veteran of the civil war.
Green did not live lone after his marriage
and 1iis widow was soon drawing a com
fortable pension. Fullen entered a vigorous
protest. A Utah divorce , Fullen argued in
behalf of the government , was not effective
in Iowa. Mrs. Davis-Green's attorneys
maintained that a Utah divorce was as good
and as binding as one granted in any other
state. The burden of proof was on the gov
ernment. Falling to prove that the divorce
was Ineffective the government lost Its case.
Samuel J. Kratzer of Mllroy , Penn. , died
at Mercy hospital today as a result of blowIng -
Ing out the gas in his room at the Gracfe
hotel. Twenty dollars in money , a. trunk
check and a watch were- found upon Krat-
zer's clothes. The check was over the Rock
Island and bad been made out at Omaha.
Although parties from whom ho bad re
ceived letters were notified regarding bis
condition nt once no word has been received
from them.
Dncklcn'H jirnlcn anlve.
Tbe best salve In the world for cuts ,
bruises , sores , ulcers , salt rheum , fever
fiores , tetter , chapped hands , chilblains ,
corno and all skin eruptions , and positively
cures piles , or co pay required. It Is guar-
nntced to give perfect satisfaction or money
refunded. Price 25 cents per box. For selo
by Kuhn & Co.
SEVERAL INJURED IN WRECK
I.ocnl FrplKht anil n Pnnacnecr
Trnln Collide in New
Mexico ,
ALBUQUERQUE , N. M. , Dec. 1. A rear-
end collision between southbpund Los
Angeles passenger train No. 2 , In charge of
Conductor Davern , and a local freight ,
handled by J. E. Miller , occurred late last
night near Islcta , twelve miles south of
here , with fatal results.
The names of the injured as far as known
are : G , Hutchinson of WInslow , Ariz. , badly
crushed , will die ; Head Brakemnn Plnnoy of
freight train , caught between cars , chest nnd
leg'i ' badly pinched ; Conductor Davem , face
badly cut and bruised otherwise. A woman
passenger whoso name cannot bo ascertained
received injuries that required Immediate
medical attendance.
It Is believed that many passengers were
cut and bruised and received other Injuries.
Full details are not at hand.
A wrecking outfit with surgeons has gone
-to the sccno of the wreck.
Arc you nervous , restless
pale and easily tired ? Per
haps the scales can tell you
why. If your weight is
below your average , that
explains it.
Scott's Emulsion is a fat-
producing food. You soon
begin to gain and you keep
on gaining long after you
stop taking it. For all
wasting diseases , in both
young and old , it is the one
standard remedy.
5oc. < nd $1.00. ill druiiUti ,
SCOTT i * BOWNt. ChtmiMi. Ntw York.
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Dr , Sanden'e Elleotric Belt.f
After 30 years of success in the
treatment of disease by electricity
I am pleased to be able to offer
my famous Electric Belt on 30
days' trial to any one in any part
of the world who is sincere and
honest. All electrodes covered. No
burning or blistering.Improved
1 Aug. 1 ? last. New and scientific
appliances. Cures without using
drugs all
WEAKNESSES OF MEN.
O I will give $1,000 for any Electric Belt superior to mine. Wiih its new scientific suspensory attach
ment a pleasant current passes through the weakened parts all night. It cures while you sleep such disorders
e '
orders as result from youthful errors'or later excesses. S.OOO CURES IN IS9S. Used
by women as well , for Rheumatism , Lame Back , Nervousness , etc. We are the oUlest and largest makers ©
of Electt ic appliances in the woild.
CALJTIOrsl. The new and improved Dr. Sanden Belt can be had onlv at my offices. Those
sold by others arc of old date , 20 years ago. Cure yourself and pay me afterwards. My little book , a
guide to men , sent free sealed.
O Dr. F. G. SANDEN , IBS So. Clark St. , Chicago III.
FOR FRAUD IN BUTTERINE
I'rlmui SrntciifcM for I'lilliiilcliilila
nnil WiiHliIiiK < < m llci-fliiuits t'n-
liolil SuiirciiH' Court.
PHILADELPHIA , Dec. 1. After a legal
battle In the United States courts covering
a period of over two years , Joseph Wllklns
of Washington , D. C. , and Howard lUitlor of
this city were today sent to prison to scrvp
sentences for violating the law regarding the
sale of oleomargarine. Wllklns was recently
sentenced to Imprisonment for sK months
and to pay a fine of $1,500 and Butler to four
months' Imprisonment and a fine of $500.
Wllklns and Butler were wholesale dealers
In oleomargarine In this city. They were
caught In the act of removing the bramlu
from packages of the commodity in January ,
18)7 ! ) , nnd were- Indicted at the February ecs-
Rlons of that year by the United States grand
jury , their conviction following shortly after
ward.
The case was appealed to the United States
district court of appeals and was later taken
to the United States supreme court upon n
writ of certlorarl. The appeals failed In both
cases. The case la of national Importance ,
as WllkliiB and Butler are the first to be sent
to prison for violating the oleomargarine
lawa. Other dealers convicted of selling
oleomargarine as genuine butter have suc
ceeded In getting off with the payment of a.
fine.
TO FREE STOCK OF DISEASE
Dairymen nnil Stockmen from Pour
State * UlNiMtMM tin * I2rnillcntloii
of TuIicrciiloNlN.
CHICAGO , Dec. 1. iDalrymen and stock
owners from Iowa , Illinois , Indiana and Wis
consin met here today to discuss ways and
means of eradicating tuberculosis in stock.
The question of legislation tending toward
the prevention and ultimate eradication of
the disease will be the principal topic taken
up , and It Is PX pectcd that strong recom-
mondatlons , will be made before the ses
sion closes.
Novel ami Attrnctlvr
Ten 2-cent stamps sent to the Mnlt-Nu-
trine Dept. , Anheuser-Bunch Brewing Ass'n.
St. Louis , U. S. A. , will secure a beautiful
pack of playing cards , with face cards rep
resenting many of our celebrated American
heroes Dewey , King of Hearte ; Sampson ,
King of Spades , etc. No finer cards are ob
tainable , and this novel feature adds to the
Interest.
Suicide In thu Brie Cnunl.
AMSTERDAM , N. Y. , Dec. 1. George
Beard , who came to this city three weeks
ago from Streator , 111. , committed suicide
last night by Jumping Into the Erie canal.
Ho was 45 years old. His wife died re
cently.
Harillii Milii ( li < - rrinillilaio.
FRANKFORT , Ky. , Pec. l.-Jiuie W.
Gnyle of Owen county was nominated fur
congress by the Seventh district demo
cratic convention. The nomination W.IH
mude on the sixty-seventh ballot. John H.
Allen broke the deadlock , which existed U | >
to that time , by withdrawing and throwing
Ills vote to Gayle. Ini Julian followed ,
dolnff the same thing , nnd Oayle's nomina
tion wnH made unanimous. Quylr w.is a
candidate for state auditor before the st.ito
democratic convention , but went down with
the slate of P. Wat Hurdln at the liHmls
of the Goebel slate , Gnylo Is a business
man.
Shortage of Tiielifirliinlill ICnnwn.
ST. LOUIS , Dec. 1. The Investigation of
the accounts of Arnold Tuchschmldt , who la
now In jail , charged with the embezzlement
of $7,00) In government funds , while cashier
of the Internal revenue department , Is still
In progress. Treasury Inspector Gavett.
who said he did not think he could finish
the examination before the end of another
week , declined to state the amount of the
shortage.
THERE in ( [ LASS OF PEOPLE
Who are Injured by the use of coffee. Re
cently there has been placed In all the
crocory stores a new preparation railed
GRAIN-O , made of pure prnlns , that takei
the place of coffee. Tlio most delicate
stomach recelvos It without distress , and
but few can tell It from coffee It dors
not cost over U as much. Children mav
drink It with great benefit , ICcts. and 25
cts. per packaco. Try U. Ask for
GRAIN-O.
RUTUS
AND
GET
- . YOUR
MONEYS
10 * "WORTH
JQHNGWDQDWARD&CO
WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTERS 1
COUNCIL BLUFFSIOWA
IS LIKE A GOOD TEMPER , "IT SHEDS A
BRIGHTNESS EVERYWHERE.
Jas. S. Kirk & Co. , Originators 'f
-OK-
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FOR SOAP WRAPPERS
make nn unusual offer fnr White Husslan soap wrappers. The soap Is the best
laundry soap made and the prizes speak for themselves Just as the soap docs when
given a trial.
First I'rlri SeiilNUlu .1 M-U.-t $1- . < I < I
Si'cniitl I'rI/i Marlon ' Iliir.-He 113.1)11 )
Third Prl/f SiMilNkln Mutt rO ( )
The above jirlzesi are displayed In the show window of IJ. 13. & K. Ilubcrniann ,
the well known furrier. " , Us S. 15th street , Omaha.
Fourth Prl/.o. 1'n.viiblf In CuNh $ IO.OO
Fifth I'rlrc , Pn.vable III Taxli lO.H ( )
Slvlli Prirv. I'uyalili- Cntli 1O.OO
Svvi-iiUi I'rlzis Pii.Mililf lit CiiNli IO.OI )
KlKliHi Prize. I'ajalilc In CitNli IO.OO
Miitli I'rlze , I'll ? able In Cnnli IO.IIO
Tenth I'rlxe , I'ayahle 111 Cash IO.OO
The above prizes will be given to the women having thn greatest number of
Whltd Riibslan soap -wrappers to their credit at 2 o'clock , December 20 , ,1SS3. , Von
test open to the women of Nebraska nd those of Council Bluffs , Iowa. Send or bring
whatever soap wrappers either you or your friends can secure. No wrappers will
be received for this contest after 2 n. in. , December 20. Mrs. 13. H. Glllan , Qhadron ,
Neb. , hail thogreatest number of of White Russian soap wrappers In the contest
ending , ? Jq.vember 30th , 1539.
JAS. S. KIRK & CO. , 306 S. 12th St. , Omaha.
; eIUJ- * CavUijii"L ! . , l >
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THE TRUE CRITERION IS QUALITY. r
BOOKWHEAT'f
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Inn iirleeH rule , conueilliiK I'oiiniiery riininiiiiKiic
til lie ( lie liexl :
POMMERY , 1893 86s to 91s
0. II. Mumm , 1893 7O to 76
Perrier , 1S93 . . . . .05 to 66
Moet , Drut Imperial , 1893 79 3 to 84 3
Lou la Ikiderer , 1893 08 to 74
EINOUQH SAID ! ! <
BOOK-WHEAT
Ilud your tooth examined within a
year ? You know as well as wd do L
that it costs less and hurls loss to il
have the work done before they ilO
got very bad. II'yoiu' tooth don't O
need attention you should know it N K
and if they do you certainly should.
Wo will examtno your teeth free of 4
charge if you will make us a call. 5
. Woodbury , D , D. S. , Council Biuffs ,
Next to
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