TI1J5 OMAHA DAILY HE lit TtM DAY , OKC1231 lift I ! 1L' , 1MW.
NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA.
COUNCIL BLUFFS.
MI.VOIl SIIiM'IOX.
Davis Bella Bias * .
Wclsbach burners at Clxby's. Tel. 19J.
Budwelser beer. L. RoscnfehU , ngent ,
Ornvcl roofing. A. H. Read , 611 TJ'wuy.
Scientific optician. Wollman. 409 Ur'dway.
The nlnco to have your framing done.
Alexander' ! ) Art emporium.
Dr. "W.rA. Gcrvnls. osteopath , 301 Mer-
rlam block , Council Bluffs ,
County Superintendent Sawyer returned
yesterday morning from Chicago.
Got your work done nt the popular Casio
laundry , . 72-1 Broadway 'Phono 18" .
W. C. Bstep. undertaker. 23 Pearl strefet.
Telephones : Ofllcc , 97 : residence , 33.
Mr. and Mrs. W. U Butler nnd Mrs. II. P.
Butler have returned from a visit In Davis ,
III.
III.I > lly camp , Roynl Neighbors of America ,
will meet this evening for the election of
oinccrB.
Rov. Father Lambert of Chicago will con
duct a three-day retreat nt St. Frnncls'
academy , beginning today.
Bherldan coal makes a large flame nnd
clear flro , but no smoke , soot or clinkers.
Fcnlon & Folcy , solo agents.
JtiFtlco Ovldo Vlcn was BO far recovered
from his recent attack of sickness ns to be
able to bo nt his office yesterday.
The Council Bluffs Rowing- association
will glvo the ficcond of Its series of dancing
parties Thursdny night nt Royal Arcanum
hall.
Officers for the ensuing- year will be
elected this evening nt the mooting of
court Frlsc , Independent Order of For
esters.
Miss Jcsslo Ilnttenhnuor of this city and
Mrs. R. Dalley of Lincoln , Nob. , will leave
today to visit .Mrs. W. A. Hill at Fort
Morgan , Cal ,
The children In the family of George
.Hertes , SOS Avenue H , wcro reported to the
Uonrd of Health yc-sterday as aufferhi
fropi whooping cough.
A sneakthlef smashed l.i the glass of a
showcase In front of Lapldus' pawnshop on
Broadway last evening and managed to
make good his cscapo with a violin.
The funeral of the Into Caleb Mowory will
bo 'held ' this morning at 10 o'clock from W
C. Entep'B undertaklr.K establishment. In
terment will lie In Walnut cemetery.
The social committee of the Christian
Kndcavor society of the First Congrega
tional church will give n "Klondike" soci
able this evening In the church parlors.
J. W. Scott left last evening- for St.
Joseph to bring back John J. Deeming ,
charged with betrayal under promise of
marriage by Tina Leonard of this city.
Thomas Bowman nnd E. A. Wlckham
went to Chicago last evening on business
connected with the contract that Wlck
ham & Pholan have secured for the con
struction of the Hennepln canal.
All members of Humboldt lodge No. 174
nnd the members of all Odd Fellow lodges
are Invited to meet thl nftornoon nt 1:31' : '
o'clock nt Odd Fellows' hall to attend In a
'body the funeral of the late Charles
Younkermnn.
J. P. Miller of the J. P. Miller company
of Chicago , who was here looking over
the electric lighting- situation , returned
homo last evening. He said ho had not
yet determined whether to submit another
bid for lighting the city.
Dr. Miller ot Tncoma , Wash. , state ex-
nmlner of the Modern AVoodmen of America
for the rtato of Washington , is In the city ,
the guest of Dr. L. E. Roe. He Is on his
way to attend a bualness meeting of the
head camp of the Woodmen.
The fine carriage team of Taylor Wool-
pey's , which never failed to attract con
siderable attention when seen upon the
streets , wan sold by the owner yesterday
to W. C. Estep for a neat little sum. The
horses are beauties and arc conoided to bo
a pair of the best drivers In the city.
The funeral of the late Charles Younkor-
man will be held this afternoon from the
family residence , 903 East Broadway , at
2:30 : o clock. Interment will lie In Fairvlew
cemetery. The funeral will be under the
nuspleos of 'Humboldt ' lodge , Independent
Order of Odd Fellows , of which deceased
was a member.
When the case against Eddlo Poland nnd
Frank Miller , charged with disturbing the
pe.ice , was called In police court yesterday
( Poland failed to appear and his bond was
ordered forfeited. The case as to Miller
was continued until today. Miller nnd Po
land are charged with engaging In a light In
the Senate saloon.
Bob Scott , charged with appropriating a
$10 bill given him to change by a man named
Hull nnd who KUVO the police such a chase
last Saturday before he was arrested , was
Bncd $50 and costs In police court yester-
lay. Ho wns committed to the county jail
Tor thirty days and $7.90 found on him
when arrested was ordered turned over to
Hull.
Hull.N.
N. V. Plumbing company. Tbl. 250.
Wanted A two-stntlon store cash carrier.
Address J. Bee Office.
A llttlo girl nearly lost. A sweet little
"tot" 4 years and 13 days , with yellow
pyes , wandered away from her homo on
Washington avenue yesterday and did not
know where she was until she noticed the
organ upon the building of the reliable
DourlclUB Music House , 335 Broadway , telephone -
phone 466 , where her papa Is going to buy
her n nlco piano next week and this happy
event made her find her homo easily.
Elegant scarf pins and link cuff buttons
nt Smith & Bradley's.
Still til .Tall.
The case against J. W. Brown , Clark John
son and W. L. Campbell , the trio of stran
gers who created a disturbance In a motor
car Inst Saturday night nnd gave the police
a rough tlmo before they wcro gotten to the
jnll , was continued In police court yesterday
until this morning. J. M. Cnbbell , the ne
gro who wns so brutally assaulted by them ,
filed nn Information charging them with
assault and battery yesterday , A passenger
named Lund , who was assaulted , will , It la
Bald , file an Information of a similar char
acter , Tha men are still In jail and rcfuso
to glvo any account oi themselves beyond
that they claim they are Iron bridge work
ers , The pollcq have suspicions that they
nro Cblcngo croolof. Manager Dlmmock at
the motor company will see that the men are
prosecuted to the full extent of the law. The
casq of Clnudo Jordan , charged with at
tempting to Incite a riot , was continued to
Thursday.
Sensible Christmas presents for everybody
at Colo's hardware etore. Open-evening
during December ,
Heal I'lutnte ' 1'rannfcr * .
The following transfers were filed yoatcr-
dny In the abstract , tltlo and lonn ofllco ot
J. W. Squfro , 101 Pearl street :
James W. Paul , jr. . to John R. Web-
ter. part lots * 1 , 2 , 3 and I. block 19 ,
Hnvllss 2nd add , nnd part lot 7 , block
9 , Grimes' add , n c d $ 1
Nonh L. LnndU and wife to Luwrenca
Hanson , lot * U und 1 ? , block 3 , How
ard's add. w d 110
Loon O. Sanders and -wife to 1. II.
Sumlui'H , und 15 lots 1 , 2 , 3 and -I ,
block ; I3 , Avovn , w d 375
Henry G. FlHhqr mid wife to Luclnda
13. Carlisle , n 47 fef > t lots 1 , 2 and 3 ,
, blqck 5 , Underwood , w d 150
f Total , Jour transfers , JCCO
Mnrrlntre I.leeimeH ,
Licenses to .wed were Issued yesterday to
the .following persons :
Name nd Residence. Age.
Jens 0. Jensen , aindcrwood , la 20
Ida M , I ? . Hensen , Underwood , In 13
Allonson Auklittid , Living Bprlngs , la. , , . 21
Xllllo OSyro. Treynor , In , . . . . 20
Ralph W Craddock , Council Bluffs 21
Bessie A , Phurpa , Atlantic , In 20
' ' " " colds.
HowoII'B Autl-"KnwC" cures orugbs ,
FARM LOAftiS
NeKOtlatcd In ISaifterii Nebraska
anil iuwu. James N. Casndy , Jr. ,
U6 Main at. . Council Bluffs.
FIRE INSURANCE POLICIES BOUGHT
I'or Cimli or l.uiiuvd On.
K , 11 , SHAATH it co. ,
B I'cnrl Street , Council Hlufls , Iowa.
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
No Action Taken on PrancbUo for Propozcd
New Line to Manawa.
NUMEROUS PROPERTY OWNERS PROTEST
Out ! Hundred IMftli Ward lli-Nlilcii < M
Coiiiulnln < if n DmmeroiiM Ilnll-
runil Cronnlnir mill Object lo
Further I.njIiiK of Truck * .
The city council failed lo take nny action
last night at Its adjourned regular meeting
In the matter of granting the Lake Manawa
& Manhattan Ueach Railway company the
right to cross certain streets and avenues
and lay its tracks on Sixteenth avenue be
tween Main and Sixth streets. At the meetIng -
Ing of the committee of the whole before
the tension of the city council , the special
committee to which the matter had been re
ferred , submitted the ordinance which It
had drafted and the provisions ot which have
been published. The aldprmen decided they
wanted tlmo to look the ordinance over be
fore making any recommendations to the
city council.
Attorney J. N. Baldwin appeared bcforo
the committee as counsel for the railway
company nnd stated that the company had
been Incorporated ns n commercial railroad
nnd If It wns found that the law prohibited
the company operating Its line with elec
tricity , unless under a franchise granted
by a vote of the people , steam or compressed
air power would be used. If the manner
In which the company could operate its road
was contrary to the law It would then bo
deemed a trespasser on the streets and nve-
nuc nnd could bo treated as such accord
ingly , he said.
A protest signed by about fifty property
owners along the proposed line of the Lake
Manawa & Manhattan Beach Railway com
pany was filed with the council , in which
the signers objected to the council granting
the company nny > rlghts to cross any streets
or avenues on the grounds that the operation
of a commercial railroad would damage
their property. The protest was referred
to the committee of the whole.
Sny CroNHliif 1 DuiiKcronx.
The following petition signed by about 100
residents of the Fifth -ward was presented
by Alderman Sayles and referred to the
committee of the whole to wrestle with :
To the Honornblo Mayor and City Council
of the City of Council Bluffs : Your pe
titioners respectfully represent that the
railroad crossing at Eighth street , as being
laid out at the present time , Is dangerous
In the extreme , in that openings are made
In trains and left up to the sidewalk line ,
making It impossible to see approaching-
trains until you are on the track ; that en
gines attached to incoming and outgoing
trains stand In and on the crossing from
one-half to one hour at a time , making It
impossible to drive by in safety and danger
ous to pedestrians , especially children ; that
switching trains are holding this crossing
llfteen nnd twenty-five minutes before mak
ing nn opening- . Your petitioners further
say that Sixth and Eighth streets are the
only streets In the city that are public
thoroughfares leading to the south part
of the city nnd that hardly any time , day
or night , are these crossings free from
obstruction ; and further that the Chicago ,
Uock Island & Pacific Ilallroad company
contemplates the laying of more tracks
across Eighth street , and the placing of
a roundhouse between Eighth and Ninth
street and Twelfth and Thirteenth avenues ,
with llfteen tracks leadingthereto. . "Wo
believe your honorable body docs not
understand the situation , viz. , the dangers
to life and limb and the depreciation In
the value of our homes In that the thor
oughfares are practically closed , that our
property will become unsalable. We re
spectfully request that the laying of more
tracks across this street be stopped and
that a flagman be placed there night and
day , and also one at the ChlcaRo , Bur
lington & Qulncy , on the same street. Wo
also respectfully ask that Tenth street bo
opened through these yards , nil for the
benefit of the Second preclnctp of the
Fourth and Fifth wnrds. We believe your
honorable body should deal as fulrlv with
your petitioners as with the railroads , nnd
vice versa ; that the right of our people
should not be given away unless ranc-
tioned by a majority of the property
owners. We pray that your honorable
body view the situation and do what Is
right in the matter.
In connection with the request contained
In the foregoing petition Alderman Atkins
Introduced a resolution to the effect that the
Chicago , Rock Island & . Pacific Railway
company bo required to station a flagman
at the Eighth street crossing , which was
adopted.
The notice from the old motor company
that It had elected to lay a second track on
Main street from Tenth avenue to Its term
inus at Sixteenth avenue nnd Its reauest
that the city council determine the amount
that the company should pay for the paving
between and one foot outside its rails was
referred to the committee of the whole.
QlU'KtlOtl.
Mayor Jennings called the attention of the
council to the fact that the contract between
the city and the Council Bluffs Gag and Elec.
trie Light company had expired and sug
' gested that eome action -be taken looking
to a temporary contract. The matter wns
referred to the flro and light committee , with
Instructions to secure figures from the com
pany on a temporary contract for either
sixty or ninety days.
In connection with the city lighting qucs-
' tlon the following letter from the city clerk
of Dra Molncs was read :
nEf,8 ? MOINB8. la. , Nov. 21 , 1S99.-N. C.
iriillllps , City Clerk. Council Bluffs , In. :
I Dear Sir-In reply to your * of the 7th
Inst. , the prices tlxed by ordinance Sep.
I tcmber 1 , 1S97. nnd the rate now fixed by
.vi&clty.a ! ! For rc " "ht ot not 'e ' than
| . .COO-cimdlo power , moonlight schedule , per
! month , Jj.41 ; all night schedule , per month.
i' . ' , V ° have us of tha former and 182
of the latter In operation ,
The city ban recently entered Into con
tract for SCO incandescent UshtB for the
outlying districts ut $1.25 per month c.ich
(3J-caiidlo ( power ) until Auijust 1. 1900 , after
which time , until the end of the contract
period , at JU2 per month each. The prlco
fixed by ardlnanca for domestic and com
mercial rutea Isoent per hour for IG-
rnndlo power and j ; cents for 32-cnndlo
power.
Wo have also in operation at the pres
ent tlma 701 ROB lights nt $7 each per month
and llij carollnn lamps at 11,21 each per
month. The gasolines will bo displaced by
llneandescents as f.uiL mi imralblo. nesoect-
fully your ? , ' B , W. WOODHUKF.
I City Clerk.
From tinCo m mm-1 ill CoimiilHrr ,
The thrco following communications from
the commercial commlttco wure referred to
Mayor Jennings with power .to net :
Is not the running of the Chicago &
Northwestern trains Into and out of Omiiha
a violation of the compnny'D cjiurler nnd
Its agreement with the city under the or
dinance Krantlng the right of way ? Will
It not also affect the charters of. the Iowa
land-grant rouds receiving and delivering
tlu-.v paxrengrra Jl Omahn , Inmead of
this city , us the laws of congretm require
of the Union Paclilc Rullroiul company ?
Will your honorable body addrwH the
I'hlon Paclilo Railroad company through
the mayor or city wpllcltor UP to the truth
ot the report ot Its Intention to cloce or
abridge the Transfer hotel and feed all
Itu paasenserH In the Omaha depot ? The
closing or abridgement of the Transfer
hotel is an injury to our business men
and farmers. Will yiur honorable body
pugge&t to the I'nlon Paclilc Railroad corn-
puny the desirability of requiring Its em-
ployro working permanently In this city to
reside In Council muffs ? Hundred * of
thes > e employes work here nt the transfer
ulifl live In Omaha. This Is unfair to Coun
cil UlufTH. us u. company deriving BO large
H support from Iowa ought to favor an
Iowa c.lty to every extent
Your committee 13 udvlsed that the II-
linois Central Rallrond company contem
plates running nn excursion train In this
city from Fort Dodge and Intermediate
points. The Commercial club of Omaha
has Invited the business men to bo Its
Kiicflts and the municipal government of
thnt city will take care of the nlibllr of
ficials In the party. Your committee urges ?
the council ulJo to extend nn Invitation to
the visiting officials nnd our bmlness men
to the other visitors. The train will bo
run nn soon as the railroad Is open for
business.
An the 14th Inst. Is the centennial of the
death of General Washington , would It not
be appropriate for the city government nnd
the citizens to take some appropriate ac
tion In recognition ot the day ?
MlNccHniieotin .Matter * .
The streets nnd alleys committee reported
against grading Avenue H and recommended
that the matter be laid over until the Inws
nro changed In regard to the assessment
for special Improvements. H also reported
adversely to the petition that the grade of
Rlilge street bo established. The reports
and recommendations were concurred In ,
The Seventh Day Advcntlsts wcro granted
permission to build an nreawny In their
church building on Story street.
On the recommendation of the streets nnd
[ alleys committee , to which the matter had
been referred , the city will pay the epcclal
paving tax on the portion of the alley back
of Wheeler & Hereld's building , provided
the owner can give the city n clear deed
to the alley.
The council then adjourned to Saturday
I night , when the bids for lighting the city
will be opened. At the request of Alder
man Casper It was decided that no bid
could be withdrawn after It had once been
filed with the city clerk. All bids have to
bo In the hands of the city clerk by noon
on .Saturday.
Fln Missouri \rood for sale by Gilbert
Brothers.
Attend the Maccabeo ball Tuesday even
ing , December 12 , at Bono's hall.
aiKBTlNO OK"Til 13 MUUARY I1OAUD.
IluloN Amended In Knvor of Children
UiiUcr Twelve Ycnm of Auc.
The rules ot the public library wcro
amended at the meeting of the board of
trustees yesterday afternoon so as to remove -
move the prohibition against children under
12 years of age taking out books. The mo
tion to amend the rules was submitted by
Judge Reed nt a previous session and was
carried by the unanimous vote of the board j
yesterday. The discretion of Issuing books
to children under 12 years of ngo will hence
forth be with the librarian.
An attempt on the part of the committee
on administration to have the board Instruct
the librarian that the library bo closed on
the usual legal holidays met with consider
able opposition from President Bloomer. Ho
took the position that there were many
pcoplo to whom the closing of the Institution
on holidays would be more or less of a hard
ship. Ho argues that the only days a cer
tain class of the patrons of the library found
time to enjoy Its benefits wns on Sundays
and legal holidays and for that reason ho
favored that the reading room , at least , bo
kept open. Other members of the board
felt that the librarian and her assistants
were entitled to enjoy the legal holidays
as well as other people. After considerable
discussion the report was laid over until
the next mooting. As Christmas and New
Year's day , two legal holidays , will arrlvo
before the board meets again , the commit
tee on administration was empowered to net
as It thought fit as to closing the library
on these two occasions.
The commlttco on books submitted a list
of about 130 works , which It recommended
be purchased. Some of the members were
of the opinion that the finances would not
permit such an expenditure at this tlmo and
the matter was finally compromised by the
commlttco being authorized to select a list
of half the number and order their pur
chase.
The report of Mrs. Dally , the librarian ,
showed the following statistics : Number of
visitors during November , 5,237 ; on Sundays ,
207 ; registered book-takers , 8,271 ; books
taken , 1,090 , made up as follows : Philoso
phy , 62 ; theology , 67 ; natural science , 113 ;
fiction , 3.G9C ; poetry and essays , 183 ; his
tory and biography , C16 ; travels , 353. Maga
zines were sent to the county jail , Wo
man's Christian association and St. Ber-
naid's hospital and to several of the city
schools. During November twelve new books
were purchased , sixty-six rebound and forty
volumes and eleven pamphlets received from
the government. On December 1 there were
22,274 books In the library , 17,372 In the
circulating library and 4,502 In the govern
ment department.
The report of the finance committee
showed that there was $1,916.41 In the treas
ury of the library on December 1.
An appropriation of $100 was ordered to
pay for the Aldrlch cabinet recently in
stalled In the reading room of the library. In
this cabinet It Is proposed to place a col
lection of curios and objects of historical
Interest. A number of autograph letters |
from prominent persons nro already In place '
and It Is expected that the collection before
long will bo a most Interesting one.
.V. AV. Moore Will Remain ill the Old
Miind Till .Tiiiiiiury 1.
Although we have removed our offices and
n'ost of our stock to our new rooms , 214-
216-218 South Eighteenth street , Omaha ,
Neb , , wo have arranged ( o keep our store ,
No. 103 Main street , Council Bluffs , la. ,
open until .ifter the holidays , thereby af
fording our many friends an opportunity to
obtain an Instrument at almost their own
price , as we must sell off some of our stock ,
not having room to place all In our now
rooms ,
This will also afford patrons whoso valued
patronage wo appreciate an oppoitunlty to
make Inquiries as to the changes , etc.
Our Mr. A. W. Moore , who resides at
1017 Third avenue , will bo In charge and
will take pleasure to greet all that favor
us with a call and give much valuable In
formation.
Christmas is almost here , and should you
wish an Instrument to make a present , and
you can hardly make a better one , or In
tend purchasing. If you would favor us with
a call wo would make It well worth your
while In doing BO , for we are offering re
markable Inducements , Inducements that
would greatly surprise you.
Any communication ecnt to us or left at
Council Bluffs Savings bank will receive
prompt attention.
Thanking all kindly for past favors and
dollcltlng a contlnuanco of your patronage ,
wo remain , jours truly ,
MUrJLT.ER PIANO & ORGAN CO. .
K. A. MUIJLLBH , Manager.
The cholccit line of perfumes. In bottle
goods , for tfc'i ' Christmas trade , over brought
to Council Uluffs can bo found nt Dell C.
drug store , 112 Broadway.
Attend the bazaar at the Christian Taber
nacle , Wednesday and Thursday thlvj week.
Open evenings. ,
HIM vn I'd CluirKcd ivltli Perjury , '
An Information charging S. 11. Howard
with perjury was ( lied In the court of Jus
tice Vlen yesterday by the assistant county
attorney. Lawyer James McCabe being the .
prosecuting wltiieta. The filing of thai
cliarga arleea out of the recent arrest of I
J , L. Price for shooting squlrre's within
the city limits on the Sabbath. At thu j '
tlmo of Price's trial bcforo Judge Ayles-
worth In the superior court Howard wm a
utncB3 | fcr the defendant and It la now al
leged that ho rommltte.J perjury by testify
ing falsely. Howard wan with Prlco nt thu
time ho was said to have gone punning after
the squirrels , When en the v , I HNS stand ho
testified to being with Prlco and that he
heard Attorney McCnbo call Prlco to ac
count for shooting , but denied that ho either
saw Prlco shoot a squirrel or the smoke
from the Ifttler'g gun. Ho also denied liny-
Ing heard Price ndmlt to McCabe that he
had shot the squirrels complained of. Thlit
testimony , It is' now charged , was fnleo
nffd that Ifoward knew It was so. Howard
gave ball for his appearance nnd will have
a heating Thursday next. Prlco was fined
$30 an-1 costs for shcotlng the squirrels , but
failed to pay It nnd yesterday wns taken
Into custody by the police lo servo out his
sentence.
XASH OK OMAHA FII.KS AXSWI1II.
Another Chanter In Union I.and nnd
Improvement Comiinny ( "nnc ,
K. W. Nnch of Omaha yesterday filed his
answer to' one ot the suits brought In the
district court hero to mnko him liable for
certain judgments obtained against the Un
ion Land and Improvement company. The
answo : 1) ) made In the suit In which the
Citizens' State bank Is plaintiff nnd In which
1 ! soemi to recover from Nash $1,800 , the
amount o ! n judgment secured against
the Union Land nnd Improvement compTiiy
by I1. J. Eralg nnd later naslgncd to the
haul : . Nash admits signing the articles ot
Incorporation ot the Union Land nnd Im-
provcmcn ! company , but denies thnt It was
for the purpose of becoming a stockholder.
Hi further admits that such a judgment as
la claimed by the bank was rendered against
the company In favor of Emlg , but alleges
thnt It was procured through fraud and col-
lualon. The further allegation Is made by
Nash that the notes upon which Judgment
fo : Ecmli ! wan given purported to bo for
salary and services rendered the company ,
but that In reality they were without any
legal consideration. Ho also avers that
John W. Paul , who was the moving spirit
ot thu defunct corporation , and Emlg en
tered Into collusion and procured suit to
bl brought and allowed It to go to judg
ment "for thu fraudulent nnd colluslvo purpose -
pose of creating pretended obligations agalst
the Union Land and Improvement company. "
Nash alSd sctn up In hlJ answer that the
Citizens' Stnto bank la not a bona fide crcd-
Itoj o ! tha Union Land nnd Improvement |
compan/ . |
The allegations contained In the answer
nrj interesting Inasmuch that they Indicate
tin Una o { defense which Nnah evidently
will make In the several suits In which It Is
sough ; to makd him liable for the Indebt
edness of the Union Land and Improvement
company organized by Paul , on the ground
that ho subscribed for $100,000 worth of
etok and only paid in $30.000 , leaving $70-
00 ! ) owlnfl by him -and for which amount It
ll now sought to make him and his prop
erty liable.
Attention , I.ndlcn !
Our line of Oxford and square muffleis
are the swelleat that ever happened and
our neckwear Is simply elegant. Don't fall
to call and look over this splendid assort
ment. SMITH & BRADLEY.
A beautiful line of new linen handkerchiefs
nt Smith & Bradley's.
Court "Vote * .
The trial of the suit in'-which M. W.
George , the Chicago traveling man , seeks
to recover $2,500 damages for a fractured
limb received by falling on the Icy walk on
Pearl street at tlio junction of the Woodbury
block and the Grand hotel last January , wns
commenced In the district court yesterday.
As the city Is de'fendant a special venire
had to be drawn from the surrounding town
ships. The evidence for the plaintiff was
In when court adjourned for the day.
The Injunction' ' suit of W. W. Jlogers
against the OmaDa , Council Bluffs & Sub
urban Railway company Is set for hearing
today In the superior court.
In the United States district court a num
ber of creditors of Adnlska G. Ingram of Mt.
Ayr , la. , commenced proceedings to have
him declared a tmnkrupt. The John S. Brit-
ton Dry Goods company of St. Joseph , Mo. ,
also secured an attachment on a stock of
goods owned by him at Shannon City , In.
Ingram has been operating a number of
stores In Iowa and Missouri and secured
goods from the St. Joe firm within the last
few months amounting to about $8,000.
We keep open every night In December to
show our line of sensible Christmas goods.
COLE & COLE.
Davis sells paint.
DroiviiN III fi AVell.
MUSCATINE , In. , Dec. 11. ( Special Tele
gram. ) H. u. Wagoner , aged 24 , while
watering cattle at a well , fell In and wns
drowned.
Iowa iVeivN Nole ,
The new Methodist church nt Hartley Is
to be dedicated next Sunday.
Rev. A. lj. Snrchett of Grlswold has been
culled to fill the Congregational pulpit nt
Jefferson.
The Times-Republican says the new di
rectory census will glvo Mnrslmlltown a
nonulntlon of 14.000.
Company H of the Forty-ninth regiment ,
National Guard , located at Marshalltown ,
has been mustered Into service.
The mulct petition In Sac county has been
held to bo Insufficient and ns a result there
will bo no saloons In that county.
The epidemic of diphtheria at the hospital
for the Insane nt independence Is dying out
and the authorities now think they have It
under" control.
George Harris shot nnd killed a colored
woman named Nnncy Woods at a railroad
grading cpmp , Ho escaped and has not yet
been arrested.
The fnrm house of John Tansy , who
lived live miles from Clarion , was burned
and Tansy's partially burned body was
found In the ruins.
Blgourney has a candidate for the vacant
federal Judseshlp In the person of Judge
Dewey , The name Is supposed to be enough
to glvo him a big boost.
The city council of Dubuque has In
structed the city attorney of that place to
draft an ordinance making expectoration
In the iitroot cans and omnlbuneH of Dubuque
buquo a misdemeanor.
Two Clear Lake men who Hpent four
weeks In trapping at Rico lake secured In
that tlmo 1.01U muskrate , 2i minks and 20
Hkunks. Ten of the Hktink.s they duii from
ono hole , where the animals had "denned
up" for the winter.
Deputy Sheriff Ball of Hnrrlfoa started to
Fort Madison with it prisoner named Don
aldson , who was under a ( Ivo-year wntcnco
for committing nn assault with Intmit to
commit murder , llo got HH far HH Albla ,
when the prisoner escaped.
The Iowa State Agricultural collc'Bo nt
Ames Is Hulling hlgh-srndo Htoclc , raised on
the college farm , In various pnrtB of the
country. I.nHt wool : two Jersey cittlo wcro
uhlpped to Connecticut and two Tumworth
liljrs to Tcxac , A Holsteln calf was recently
Hod ] to KO to Mnnsnchu.scttH and two Short
horn calves * worn Hold to the Hiipervisoni of
Kossuth county ut JIM and $200 each.
Le H than 100 pieces of property wcro
offered for nlu at the delinquent tax Bale
In tiiceiic county lout week. Thl Is the
Hfimllest list In the county'K hl tory The
Hut In Bremcr county wu even Hma'Ier. '
Only sixteen tax wale certificates were
Issued by the treanurer of thnt county aa
a result of the iialo. No dcllmiucncleH < ic-
cuired tlild year In ten of the fifteen town-
of lircmur county.
STATE REMINDED OF WINTER
Three to Six Inches of Suow Fall Through
out the State.
STREET CARS BLOCKED IN FOUR CiTIES
Itinv III the Den .11 ii I n ON MltiUtrrliil
AMNiirliif ton Over tinllrc < ! }
( Uu-Ntlon Ht'urKiitilzliiH
( he Flftj-l'IrM.
D153 MOINKS , Dec. 11. ( Special Tele-
tram. ) Iowa received Ita flrel taste of
winter today. At nn early hour this morn
ing the rain ot Sunday all over the H ate
turned Into a snow nnd tonight Iowa Is
covered with the first while blanket ot the
season. DCS Molucs has had four Inches
and It Is still snowing. Carroll has thrto
llchcs , Amos IHe , 1'ella two , Fort Dodge
six , Marshalltown five , Waterloo seven and
Its street cars are blocked. Oskaloosa re
ports three and the horse cars have a hard
tlmo to keep moving. Dcnlson had n halt
foot and Us cars were stalled , while at
Sioux City It looked llko a blizzard anil
traffic Is Impeded. The street cars hern
are delayed , but all lines are open.
U Is still snowing tonight over the stale
and the wcathel bureau says It Is likely lo
continue. The railroads are delayed , but
tiol seriously.
The nnmo of D. J. Everest Cnthcll , rec
tor of St. Paul's Episcopal church , was tn-
day ordered stricken from the membership
list by thu Ministerial association of DPS
Molnce. The association Is taking n part
In politics and Is lighting against the loca
tion of a brewery la DCS Molncs. Dr.
Cnthwell says It Is not the church's prov
ince to mix in politics or to attempt to run |
the city. Ho says he cannot have his name
erased as a member of the Ministerial asso--
elation , aa ho never belonged to and never
would belong to an organization that would
neglect Its Juty to get Into small politics.
Dr. Cathuell has supporters among the
clergy hero as well ns among the cltlznis
nnd It Is very evident that the row has
only just begun.
An election o ( major In the Fiftieth Iowa
regiment was today ordered by Adjutant
I General Dyers. It will be held WoJnesJay ,
December 20 , to fill the place made vacant
by the resignation of T. C. Dalzell of Daven
port. General Dyers left this afternoon for
Knoxvlllo to muster In Company D of the
I
, new Flfty-nrst Iowa. From there he will
go to Shenandoah to muster In Company
E and will stop at Vllllsca on his return
I to look after Company D.
I The withdrawal of M. L. Temple of Clarke
county , a Gear candidate for speaker of tlio
I Iowa house , leaves D. H. Dowen of Alla-
i niakeo as the only Gear candidate. Gear
' and Cummins now have their strength cen
tralized on one candidate each.
Over a hundred horticulturists of Iowa
i have gathered In the city for their state
convention , which opens tomorrow and con
tinues for three days. The officers report
Tuesday.
The supreme court meets here In special
session tomorrow. A number of opinions
will lie handed down , but no cases will be
heard.
Murder lit Ft , Miullnou.
BURLINGTON , la. , Dec. 11. ( Special Tel-
! cgram. ) Charles Mayhew , his stepson , Joe
Fields , and nephew , Lon Fields , were driv
ing homo from Fort Madison late Saturday
night after n day of business in the city.
I All were more or less Intoxicated. Joe
, Fields became abualvo to the boy Lon. Mny-
I hew Interfered and a fight ensued in which
Mayhew drew a knife and stabbed Fields.
The point of the blade entered Fields' heart
and ho died almost Instantly , Mayhew went
to a neighboring house and informed the
owner that Joe Fields was lying in the road
and needed assistance. The authorities were
notified and Mayhew was arrested. The cor
oner's jury returned a verdict of murder in
the first degree and bound Mayhew over
to the grand Jury.
Sfcw PrcHliyterlnn Cluirch Oiicticil.
AUDUBON , la. , Dec. 11. ( Special. ) The
dedication services of the new Presbyterian
church occurred Sunday , and In splto of un
favorable weather the assemblage was
large. All the Protestant churches of the
city united In the ceremony. Prof. Willis
D. Craig , D. D. of Chicago preached the
sermon nnd the dedicatory act was per
formed by the pastor , Rev. J. F. Hlnkhouse.
A congratulatory service was held at 3 p. m.
and Dr. Craig preached In the evening. |
The building is a handsome brick cdlllcc
and ccet , exclusive of furnishings , nearly
$9,000.
IJoy Drowned.
SIOUX CITY , Dec. 11. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Alvin Smith , 18 yearn of age , was
drowned In the Llttlo Sioux river near Peter
son , la. , this afternoon. Ho was attemptIng -
Ing to cross onthin Ice , which broke. The
body was found two houis later In ten feet
of water. The deceased recently went from
Cherokee to Peterson ,
Killed l y nil Overhead Trcntli * .
BOONB , la , , Dec. 11. ( Special. ) William
Copeland , a brakcman on No. 10 of the Mll-
wnukao road , was etruck by nn overhead
trestle in this city nnd Instantly killed. He
was a now man , this being his fourth trip.
Ho was 33 years of age and leaves a widow.
His homo wns In Alabama , from whence ho
bad recently returned.
"Maurnetli ! Healer GOON Free.
SHENANDOAH , In. , Dec. 11. ( Special. )
Word Is received from Clnrimln thnt the
Indictment of Prof. H. n. Votes , the mag
netic healer , has been quashed. This Is the
second effort to secure n conviction and both
times the proceedings have ended without
a trial.
DEATH OF A MANILA CAPTAIN
Mn ii Wlio Ilfoelveil Szu-Hnl Com-
nicniliitloii from A dull ml Dcivcy
DlCM \VllMllllllflOII. .
WASHINGTON , Dec. 11. Commander B.
I' . Wood , U. S. N. , died of typhoid fever at
his residence here today. Ho was In com
mand of the gunboat Petrel nt the battle of '
Manila hay. '
Commander Wood hail been seriously 111
for only n week before his death. Ho was
In charge of the Fifth lighthouse district ,
with his olllco in Baltimore , but had been I
In the habit of coming over to his homo In
this city In the evening. Commander WOM !
wns ordered to command the I'ctrel Decem
ber 1G , 1896 , and It was whllo In command '
that ho earned the highest praise of Ad- ,
mlral Dev.'cy and his brothsr officer * . The
Petrel la tha tiniest of gtinhDnts and with
out prctotloii boyond. a steel deck. I3e-
cause of Its light draft , Commander Wood
saw Ill's opportunity to run thu Petrel close
inshore off the entrance to the harbor at
Cavity during the battle of Manila bay. The
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BABIE
INFANT ABOOK FO
IFOOD. CENSED
nonocN-aCONDENSED MILK co.
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iitc .g nr .grtrr > rga ggMt T
ships that lomalned afloat hud
sought slicker tinder the Rims of the forts
nt Cavlle ntul Ucwey's ulilps could not get
at them. The WUp Petrel , however ,
strnmpd boldly Into the Imrbor entrance ,
suifk the remaining Spanish boats ntul then
paid Its rcspeets to the Spanish forts In
Biirli fashion ns In silence them.
Tlio exploit wns n remarkable exhibition
ot cool daring and filtlll nnd Wood's brother
odlcers innilo no secret of their belief thnt
his fent wns the most dating nnd success
ful of nny connected with the mcmorablh
battle. The board on nrwnl rewards recom
mended that "for his eminent and con
spicuous conduct In battle , " Commander
Wood flhould bo advanced ten numbers In
his grade and although this was n higher
measure of reward than was bestowed upon
nny other captain , congress did not with
hold U.
Commander Wood was detached from the
! Asiatic station December 31 , 1SS ! ) , nnd , com
ing homo , was , after n short leave of ab
sence , placed In charge of the Baltimore
lighthouse district.
The deceased commander will be given a
full naval fmural , which will tnko plnco at
Annapolis Wednesday afternoon. A battalion
of cadets will participate nnd services wilt
bo held at the chapel of the Naval academy.
The pallbearers will bo selected from among
naval officers who arc Intlmnto friends ot
Commander Wood. Admiral Dewey will at
tend the funeral. Commander Wood leaves
n widow In this city and a son , an ensign
In the navy now at Manila.
IHe * lit ( li < > ABO of Mnrty-Klvc.
HUMBOLDT , Neb. , Dec. 11. ( Special. )
Frank Blccha , agedPS years , a well known
farmer living n few miles west ot town , died
Friday night and wns burled today In the
Bohemian cemetery , the funeral taking place
nt the Dry Branch church south of town.
HU'chii cjiup here from Chicago about i > ry
jcars npo and settle I nn thci farm where
ho died. His wife died over twenty years
ngo and ho has slnco lived with his son. Ho
leaves n lanro family of children and many
grandchildren. For thu paet year ho had
been entirely helpless from an attack of
paralysis.
II. S. AVItinliMr.
NEWTON , In. , Dee. 11. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Judgi 11. 3. Wlnslow , quite promi
nent In state politic ! ) nnd no n jurist , died
hero tonight at 7 o'clock. Ho leaves n widow
and two daughters.
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