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TITT3 OMAHA DATTiV BEE : TIIITRSDAV , JANUAKT , 1900. NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA. COUNCIL BLUFFS. Ml.NOIl MK.NTION. Dnvls sells glM. Flue A. U. C. beer , Neumaycr'n hotel. \Volsbaeh burners at Blxby's. Tel. 1M. JIudweiser beer. L , Uos&nfeldt , ngcnt. 'U'ork has boon resumed on the Illinois Central's passenger depot. Dr. W. A. Gorvalfi. osteopath , 201 Mcr- tlain , block , Council liluffs. The place to hilvo' your framing done , Alexander's" Art enitiorlum. Got your work done nt the ponular Eagle laundry , 721 Hroadway. 'Phone 167. W. C. Rstep. undortaker. 28 Pearl street. Teloplionen : Olllce , 97 ; residence , 33. Joflpph Duck , a heavy eattlo shipper of 3 > sox , In. , wns In thn city yesterday. State Senator A. S. llazelton left last evening for Dos Molnes to attend the Icgla- Inlutc. Victor WIlKon nnd Mary Triplet ! , both from Henderson , la , , were married yester day by Justice. Vletl. Judge Walter I Smith will return to Hed Oak today lo reconvene district court there ufter the holiday vacation. Fred Hock , a prominent Pottuwattumle county farmer living Jn Lewis township , was In the i-lty yesterday. Sheridan coal makes a largo flame and rlear flro but no smoke , aoot or clinkers. Kenlon & Foloy. sole agents. Kncampmcnt N'o. 8 , L'nlon Veteran Legion , will meet this evening In the hall of the lU'puhlleati club on Pearl street. John Garrlgan. charged with attempting to pass a counterfeit dollar , will have a henrlnc before Justice Vlen tomorrow. Hob Morris , an nld-tlmo switchman , was taken lo St. Bernard's hospital yesterday evening , being helpless from rheumatism. T. M. Orr of Chicago , right-of-way agent for the Illinois Central , was In the city yes terday on business connected with his road. The regular mooting of the Council Bluffs Woman's Sanitary llellef commission will bo hold this afternoon nt the city council chamber. A .building 'permit ' was Issued yesterday toV. . II. Klinball for a tt.OOO residence at the corner of Sixth avenue and South Klghth street. The assessors of the county will hold their annual meeting next Wednesday In the su perior court room at the county court house In this city. ( J. T. Annett , assistant superintendent of telegraph , and II. W. Parker , superintend ent of bridges nnd buildings , of tlie Illinois Central railway , are In the city. The dance which was to have been given lust evening by the High school foot ball loam for the athletic fund of the school has been postponed to February 21. The Hoard of Park C'nmmlraloncrs held Its regular monthly meeting last evening. Al lowing the usual grist of bills and salary rolls was the only business transacted. There will he a regular meeting of Pot- tiiwattamlo irllx N'o. - ] . Improved Order of 15od Men , nt Grand Army of the Republic hall tonight , when ollit'.ers will be Installed. Mr. ami Mrs. W. S. Cas have returned from Kansas City , where they have re- Kldod for tin. last two years , and will oc- onpy their former home on Washington avenue. In case the legislature passes the bill pro viding for the oroatlon of n state barbers' examining board the barbers of this city -will endeavor to secure the appointment of V. K. Carty of Council HlulTs on the board. Agent Hlanchard of the Omaha & St. 3.ouls railway received a telegram yester day morning assuring him that no changes would be mndo among the. employes owing to the road going Into the hands of a re ceiver. The man who applied for shelter at the jiollcp station Tuesday night with his toes frozen was nrnVdlvl with u new suit of lollies and u pule of shoes yesterday and given transportation to his home In Peorla , 111. , 'by the county authorities' . Kx-County Superintendent Sawyer will leave ths morning for a week's visit In St. Joseph and Trenton , Mo. , and on his re turn will nt oni'o decide on accepting one of the lwo positions offered him and open an olllce either in this city or Omaha. The n w-school at. Cut-Off , which was opened Tuesday , has fifty-four pupils en rolled. In thu first and second tirades , under Mis.'Graven , the principal , there are thlrty-t..o c.hlldren and In the third , tlfth mid seventh grades , under Miss McFadden , there are twenty-two jwiills. Miss Laura Hell Miller died yesterday at the residence of her cousin. Mrs. Walter I. Smith , I'-i'i South Seventh street , from cere- bro congestion , aged 31 years. Funeral will lie Friday afternoon nt 2:30 : o'clock from the residence. The services will be conducted liy Hev.V. . S. Harnes oif the First Presby terian church and Interment will bo In Falr- vlinv cemetery. An Information charging Howard Scott nnd 'MIHon ' Hums with larceny was Hied In Justice Ferrler'H court yesterday by Kd Parker. The lads , who are charged with stealing a podteUmok belonging to Parker , containing JG5. waived examination and were bound over lo await the action of the grand Jury. Their bmuls were ilxed at $300 each , but , being unable to furnish them , they were sent to jail. II. K. Grout of this city and Miss Lena Hlmrpnnck of Chicago , formerly a resident of Council Hlulls , were married yesterday at the home of the groom's parents. Mr. and Mrs. A. Grout. 2o7 North First Htreet. The ceremony was performed by Kov. W. S. Jinnies of the First ( Presbyterian church In the presence of relatives only. In the after noon Mr. and Mrs. Grout left for Hartlett , Nob. , where they will make their future home. The reiilltlon ( | papers f < > r Joe Swartz , the alleged diamond swindler , were received lien * yesterday and Detective Weir went to Jefferson City , Mo. , after him. Swartz's preliminary hojirlng will be hold In Kansas City today , when he will make a stubborn light against being brought back here. Ills friends have been tr > lng to effect a settle ment with the two pawnbrokers fleeced by Swartz and It Is mom tlr.in likely that the ease will be t.-ompromli'i-d. It was discovered yesterday that the over coat which Frank Paul was trying to sell Tuesday night when arrested had been ttlolen from a Hurllngton waycar by him and WHS the property of J. K. Italian ! , u brakeman. Hallanl discovered his IOSB on reaching'Paclilc Junction and notllled the police. Paul waived examination before Judge Aylesworth and was bound over to the grand jury. Ills ball was llxi-d at $ W. In dofuult of which he went to Jail. The search warrant case against John Dt'iitson and otheis , In which an alleged liolley wheel was secured by the olllcers In Jiloosdnll's place In Cut-Off , was dismissed In Justice Ferrler's court yesterday for want of prosecution. This was ono of the eases brought In the courts bore at the In stigation of County Attorney Shields of Omaha and which have fallen through , ow ing to Shields falling to have his witnesses horn as promised. The cos's In each cast have been taxed against Pottawattamlc county. N. Y. Plumbing Co. Tel. 250. Davis paints. Men I i : lnl < - Tran f TH. The following transfers were filed yester day li. llio abstract , title and loan ofllce o J. W. Squlro , lui Pearl street : Albert K. Pattou and wife to iXtrs. Mamie Ptoghpft , lot 3 , block II , town ' of Macedonia , w d t S'l O O. Kochlur and wife to J. C. Ham- hurt : , s , 10 foot qf lot 11 , block 10 , town df-Macedonia , w d J. C. Hamburg and wife to Fred K. firaily. part of lot 11. block 1Q , town of Macedonia , w d 2& Ucjrn of Mary f. Gordon to Hrnnrd 11. nnd Herman H. Kohlwey , und. " 1-36 of lot 6. block 7 , Park adit , w d.-T. . . 13 AVIlllam llorsh-y to LouUe M. Lowe. K 70 feet of He i block II , Allen & Cook's add to Avoca. w d 1,30 C. 1-3. Tucker and wife to J. 10. Ander son , part of lots 1 and - ' . block 10 , EVPICU'H add to Council HlulTx , w d. 70 Charles K. Tucker to Barbara Tucker , lot fl , block l i. Hecrs' add , w d lCt > BIstorK of-Charity. H. V. .M. . to James Wlckhajji. nw'.i sw'i 21 and part nuU d . 10,021 23-75-11 , H w William Moore and wife to James nnd O P. Wlckham. lotI , block 7 , Mui- llh'u Biibdiv. wd. ; . 12 James \V. llutshes to Hohurt McCnl- mant , lot 1 , block 2 , Jlornlnsslde udd , w d . . . . . . 35 Total , ten transfers . , . Jll.sc ' " " coughs coMa Howell's Antl-"Kawf" cures , FARftfl LOANS eyotluted In Eastern Nebraski and Iowa. James N. Casady , jr. 120 Main St. . Council UlulTs. MEETING OF SUPhRVISOKS County Board Assembles nnd Transacts Job Lot of Business , FIXES THE SALARIES OF ASSESSORS Lnke Mnnavra .t Manhattan Urnrh lliillwiiv Coiiipniiy AVnnlK to Suitp n Strip of l.nnd AloiiK tlie Itoutc. The session of the Hoard of County Super visors yesterday waa dovotcd mainly to the transaction of routine business. Ex- Sheriff Morgan has not yet tiled his annual report and until this IB done and an esti mate can bo accurately formed of the earn ings of 'that office for the Innt year the board will take no further action In the matter of confirming Sheriff Cousin's appointments of deputies. The board , however , approved the bond of 0. L. Martin , who Is acting as jailor , and this waa the only new develop ment In the sltunitlon. Fred Peterson , Harry Urown , A. Johnson and H. 11. Crofts , four of Cousins' appointees , are Btlll out In the cold and on the anxious sent , waiting for the wind to blow their way. The board llxcd the unlades of the assessors for 1900 as follows : Townships Belknnp , $45 ; Dootner , $55 ; Carson , $ -15 ; Center , $55 ; Crescent , $50 ; Gar ner , $70 ; Grove , $55 ; IlarJIn , $55 ; Hazel Dell , $60 ; James , $55 ; Kane , $15 ; Keg Creek , $55 ; Knox , $50 ; Layton , $50 ; Lewis , $70 ; Lincoln , $55 ; Macedonia , $45 ; Mlnden , $50 ; tfeola , $50 ; Norwalk , $60 ; Pleasant , $55 ; Rockford. $03 ; Silver Crook , $35 ; Valley , $50 ; Washington , $55 ; Waveland , $55 ; Wright , $55 ; York , J55. Towns Avoca , $64 ; Carson , $33 ; Council Dluffs , $1,000 ; Hancock , $20 ; Macedonia , $20 ; Mlnden. $30 ; Neola , $55 ; Oakland , $55 ; Wal nut , $55. These salaries nro contingent on the books returned by the assessors being cor rect and In case of error the expense of making the corrections Is to bo deducted from the salary. The publication of the proceedings of the hoard was let to the following papers nt the prices named : Now Nanparcll company , 20 cents ; Frele Presse , 11 cents ; Neola He- porter , 11 cents ; Avoca Herald , 14 cents ; Walnut Bureau , 11 cents ; Oakland Acorn , 11 cents ; Carson Critic , 11 cents ; Hotna Valley News ( Macedonia ) , 11 cents. These rates are for 10 lines brevier or its equivalent. The contract for printing blanks and books for the county offices was awarded to the Nonpareil company and that for the county offices at Avoca to the Avoca Herald. The reports of the members of the board showed the following expenditures on county bridges : Supervisor Auld , $5,106 ; Supervisor Hanson , $4,830 ; Supervisor Matthews , $1- 636 ; Supervisor Urandes , $4,032. The Lake Manawa & Manhattan Beach Railway company filed a request that the board give It forty feet from the east side of the Lake Manawa highway In exchange for forty feet along the west side of the highway , which the company has or is now acquiring by purchase. By doing this the lines of the Lake Manawa & Manhattan Railway company and the Chicago , Burling ton & Qulncy railway will be side by side and it will obviate the necessity of the former railway crossing the public high way. The request was referred to * County Attorney Kllpack for his opinion as to the authority of the board to make such a deal. deal.The remainder of the session was devoted to passing on the large grist of bills. The board will bo In session today. I'HOCEIJIHXC.S OK TIII3 CITV CO1JXC1I , Much HoiitliK' ItiiMiieNN TriiiiHiioteil liy tilMuilll'tlUll I'lltlMTH. The regular monthly meeting of the city council last night was devoid of Interest , the proceedings being purely routine. Tue special committee consisting of Aldermen Casper , Atkins and Johnson , reported that It had effected a settlement with ex-City Attorney Hazelton and presented with the report n certified check for $971.25 , the amount paid In by Mr. Hazelton. The commercial committee called attention In n communication through Its chalrmar to the report that the Union Pacific rallwaj Intended abandoning the Union Transfer depot and In the future to use it an a storagi depot only for freight. On motion of Alder man Casper , the mayor appointed Aldcrmcr Shubert , JohnHon nnd Brough a commutes to Investigate the matter and report bad to the council. City Attorney Wndsworth brought up the matter of the costs In n number of casef In the district court in which the city hai been defendant and for which It had beconn liable. Bills for theno costs had been pre sented by the clerk of the clUtrlct court am after considerable discussion it was decldec to pay the city's half of the costs In the case of J. J. Shea against the City , heard befon JudRo Towner , in order that the court re > porter might bo able to oecure his fees. Thi | city attorney nnd finance clerk wore In 1 ftructed to look Into the other cases am ! report. J. C. Blxhy , who Is erecting n number o lire escapes on buildings In the city , conv plained that the lire committee had notldei him that It would not accept the class o escape ho was erecting on the grounds tha they did not conform to the requirement. ! of the ordinance. Illx'by ' was given the prlvl' luge of stating his side of the case. Hi said the only material difference betwoci the escapes ho was erecting was In the matter tor of the platforms. His were of stee with bars for the flooring In place of caH Iron with holes an described In the ordinance Ho claimed his were far superior nnd won the kind being generally erected In Chi cngo. Alderman Atkins , chairman of the fire am light committee , replied to Blxby , and dc nlpd that his escapes meet the requirement I of the ordinance In any way and said h was In favor of enforcing the ordlnanc literally and strictly. Atkins denied tha hi ) was attempting to enforce the ordlnnnc In euch n way as to give one firm th monopoly of erecting the escapes. Hlxby asked that the council as a committee mitteo of the whole examine for Itself hi work and the aldermen will meet this morn Ing at 11 o'clock for that purpose. The city clerk was Instructed to adver Use for bids for the city scavenging. The Now York Plumbing company waa or dercd paid $1.000 for new hose furnished th fire department. Matt Davis waa given permission to ope : a saloon at 1018 West Broadway. H. HOdcll on behalf of the Lake Manaw & Manhattan Beach Hallway company sub milled n similar proposition to the ono pre fonteil to the Heard of Supervisors yester day. The company wants the city to glv It forty feet off the thoroughfare In th southern part of the city leading to the lak In exchange for forty feet of private rlgh of way that the company has purchasei This , OJell explained , Is to avoid having railway each side of the road. By making the exchange * the tracks of the Manawa line and the Burlington will bo sldo by fllde. Justice Ovlde Vlen prc * ented n bill for $119.70 for costs III the stilts brought by Polltax Collector Allwood. The city has a number of Judgments on hand , but the only amount collected through this court was $2 nnd the city will be out Just $117.70 through Allwood's attempt to force delin quents to pay their poll tax. The council adjourned to Thursday ot next week. 'Purn.i In tlie I'ccx. State Senator A , S. Hnzclton yesterday paid City Attorney Wadsworth $971.23 , be ing the amount of certain frcs In city fore closure cases In the district court which It was claimed he had failed to turn Into the city treasury during his term as city solicitor. This settlement was effected at n meeting hold In the city attorney's of- flco of the special council commlUco con sisting of Aldermen Atkins , Casper and Johnson , which was appointed to Investi gate the matter. Licenses to wed were Issued yesterday to the following pcrsono : Name and Residence. Age. Harry 10. Grout. Council Bluffs 21 Lena J. Shnrpnnek. California June. , la. L'2 Victor Wilson. Henderson , la 22 Alary Triplet ! . Henderson , la 20 John J. MelOvoy , Pigeon , la 3. AgueG. . C.rrene , Neoln , In 3fl W. M. Mi'Cnlmant , Carson. la no Jennie Gulllford. Glenwood , la 30 KILLED JUST AS FISKE WAS Another \ortInvesti-i-n lOnulni'cr Fnlli from III * Train to Denth nt a Curve. BIORTRA'M , In. , Jan. 3. ( Special Tcle- Krnm. ) iDavId Wright , nn engineer on ono of the fast trains of the Northwestern , fell from his engine nt noon today nnd waa Instantly killed , lie was In the gangway , when , at a sudden curve In the road , the en gine swayed and ho was pitched to the ground. The body was taken Into a baggage car and carried to the nearest station. Engineer 10. J. Flske fell from a North western etiglne In the same way near Me- chanlcsvlllo a short time ago and died yes terday. \VtllIljII STOP \\ITirCTHK I Y I.AM' . Tnllc of lcKixlatl < > tt AmiliiNt I'r of Clirlitl : .n SolrntlNtN , SIOUX CITY , Jan. : ! . ( Special. ) There Is talk here of having one of the members of tlie legislature from Woodbury county In troduce a bill providing for the punishment of anyone who proteases to cure disease by Christian Science , In many quarters In Sioux City especially there Is a bitter feeling against this faith , due to the fact that within the last few weeks several deaths have occurred follow ing the so-called treatment by the local reader. Three little children have died of disease , having had no medical attention. One had diphtheria. Only yesterday an other very young child died of pneumonia , Its parents being Scientists , and no phy sician having been called. Several grown people have died under the shadow of their faith and without any attention from doc tors or medicines to relieve pain. Christian Scientists arc- becoming nu merically stronger In this vicinity nnd should such a measure be Introduced In the legislature it undoubtedly would precipi tate a lively content. DKIITS C K A SIOK.V CITY HAXK. \OTV lliiinzixlilro Court HnirliiK Cnni-N Ilrouulit liy < ln > lliu'olvor. MANCHESTER , N. H. , Jan. 3. A score of cases brought by the receiver of the Union Stcck Yards bank of Sioux City , la. , against New Hampshire stockholders are before the Hlllshoro county supreme court , which Is In bcsslon. The receiver sued to re-cover ns- Bebfcinents levied on the stock for the pur pose of paying the bank's debts. The suits are being contested and It is thought ono of them will bo taken before the supreme court of the state and made a test case. Sioux City I'ollfo CrlUc-lNr.l. SIOUX CITY , Jan. 3. ( Special. ) A reso lution was introduced by Alderman N. M. Tredway last night calling upon the council to make nn olllclal Investigation Into the | conduct of the police department , which is democratic. He declared that nt the time John Robson was murdered Friday night a largo majority of the force was at a prize fight ; that the police had accepted Chrlst- ' mas gifts from notorious characters ; that I they are not properly conducting their dc- | partment In the Interests of and for the I protection of the citizens. One alderman I declared ho knew where two of the night i patrolmen slept every night when they 1 should he on their beats. However , Ihn I resolution was voted down. Ciittlt'iiH-ii to SUP ( "IilniKo VarclH. IOWA CITY , In. , Jan. 3. ( Special Tele gram. ) Dr. F. H. P. Edwards , deputy state ' veterinarian , today returned from Lone Tree. I A short time ago Klrkpatrlck & Rlggs , stock ' dealers of LoneTrcit , bought of the Union Stocks Yards company rf Chicago a con signment of cattle which they Intended to sell to buyers In this vicinity. Shortly after the cattle were unloaded they showed slsns i of some ailment nnd the veterinarian wna I notified. Upon his arrival In Lone Tree ho i found five cattle deal and seven others nf- I Illcted. The Lone Tree firm will bring suit for damage , Its claim belnff that the anl- malx contracted lilo-d poisoning standing about In neglected and filthy yards. u ( \rvm1ll. NEVADA , la. , Jan. 3. ( Special. ) The teachers' meeting for Story county and cen tral Iowa Is to bo held hero on January 1 ! ) nnd 20. An Interesting program has neon arranged , especially for the round table. Among those expected are Superintendent 10. D. Y. Culherts'ii , Amefl ; Dr. George 10. McClam , president State university ; Dr. W. SI. Beardshenr , president Iowa State col lege ; Prof. J. J. McConnell , state univer sity ; Superintendent Ames Hlatt , East DCS i Molnes ; R. C. Barrett , state superintendent ' of public Instruction. In Convention. I DES MOLNES. Jan. 3. A convention ol , Instructors , students nnd practitioners ol , osteopathy In Iowa , Illinois. Kansas , Ne- I hraslta and Missouri opened hero today. Dr : K. W. Haima , president of the National I Osteopathy association , delivered the chiei address. The convention will take action to ward securing more favorable legislation li western states. I'or I Doiluc Til cut IT Otriird. | FORT DODOE. la. , Jan. 3. ( Special.- ) The new .Midland theater wan opened here last night , the Initial engagement being Lewis MorrlKon In "Frederick the Great. " i The occasion was the social event of the 1 year. The * new building IB one of the finest 1 theaters In the state , and has a seating ca pacity of over 1,000. Dnclurn'N . uni-n Milve. The best salve In thn world for cuts , tr.ilses. sores , ulcers , salt rheum , fever force , tetter , chapped hands , chllblalni , corn and all skin eruptions , and positively cures piles , or no pay required. It la guar anteed to glvo perfect satisfaction or money refunded. Price 25 cents per box. For irle by Kubn & Co SMALLPOX STILL SPREADS Eight Fatalities Thin Fnr Out of Totnl of Seventy-Fivo Cases. TWO DEATHS REPORTED IN ONE FAMILY Den MohiPN MlnUter ? . Will Cliiillcnuc IVIIIIoii < if the Snlooii .MiMi Ilonril Of IllllMMIV Clllllllll.tKlOIUT.1 DES MOINKS , Jan. 3. ( Special Tele- pram. ) Dr. Hurd of Northwood. Worth county , today reported two fatalities out of half a dozen new cases of smallpox In ona family living In Kensett township , Worth county. Ho also reports one new case of the disease nt Silver Lnke township ot the name county , where Intro have been several previous cases. In Danville town- Hhlp ot that county there have been two deaths , -woman and n baby. In Sven City , Worth county , there nro eight cases , which were announced a few days ago , and In Albla , the county seat of Monroe county , there Is one case \arlolold , presumably conlrncted from the cpldcniL1 In the town of Coalfield , northeast of Albla. From these reports the disease Is shown to be not only far from subdued , but that It Is spreading rapidly. Dr. Kennedy says the epidemic going the rounds just now Is much more malignant than any which has ap peared in Iowa for ninny years. Out of seventy-live cases reported there have been eight fatalities , while- but two deaths re sulted from over two hundred cases last year. This Is an Increase of 1,000 per cent. To Clutllcimr Saloon IVtlllon. Although tlu saloon men have secured n sufllclent number of names to Justify the filing of a new petition of consent. It IH today declared by the minister that it will never he recognized as legal. They say they will bo ahlo to prove that more than TOO names on thu list secured by the saloon men nro Illegal , not being those of voters at the last general election. Manager lOvaiiH , who has been looking after the can vass for the ministers , IIPK practically given up the fight for a counter petition , ns he is of the opinion that enough will remain on the fence to defeat the papers circulated by the saloon men. All that the preachers can do now Is to go over the Instrument on lilo nnd challenge It If It Is discovered the names nro not genuine. Evans has been Instructed to do this and will report to the temperance committee as soon as the -work Is performed. The State Hoard of Railway Commission ers met this morning In the headquarters of the commission at the state house and perfected an organization for the year. Colonel D. J. Palmer was made chairman , Dwlght Lewla secretary and C. L. Boylan clerk. Members of the State Hoard of Control , the secretary of state , state treasurer and other state officers gathered In the office , of Governor Shaw this morning and listened to the reading of the biennial mcssago to the legislature , which will go to the printer this week. The implement dealers of Iowa , to the number of several hundred , met hero in annual convention today. This evening the convention was entertained by the DCS Molnes Implement men. The regular pro gram of buslni'ss begins tomorrow. C rm-rli : ITvlim DAVENPORT,1 Ji jNJan. 3. Davenport Is now , assured of a free , public library , rep resenting a cost of $50.000 , through the gen erosity of Andrew Carnegie. His offer waste to provide a building If the city would He- cure a site and provide for the mainten ance of the Institution at an annual ex pense of $4.000. The matter was presented at the regular meeting of the city council tonight and the proposition was accepted by unanimous vote. JIMVII \ < M\H .Vofrn. 'Ihe Methodists of Corydon dedicated a line new church Sunday. Waterloo has landed a canning factory. Thirty thousand dollars will be Invested In a plant. John Meadows , a Ifi-ycar-old boy who UVOH near Perry , accidentally shot and killed his little sister. John Thomas of Angus Is under arrest on the charge of criminally asaultlng Rose Ethel , a. IG-year-old girl. Frank Davidson and Charles Darlington of Woodburn were killed by a train run ning Into their wagon while they wore driving across a railroad track. An Ida county farmer , W. K. Van Wagoner by name , is building an elevator and feed mill , proposing to grind the feed for the 2,000 head of cattle ho Is preparing for market. Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Pears of Shenandouh recently celebrated their sixtieth wedding anniversary. About 300 friends of the couple called during the day to tender their con gratulations. Carl Smith , who told n story about being robbed nnd thrown from a train near Ames , turns out to bo an impostor who WJUH simply working the sympathy dodge to mnku n raise. Joe Trlge of the Rockford Register has figured out that t'he ' 1S10 corn crop In his state would , If made Into whisky , keep tiiu people of the entire commonwealth drunk lor foriy yearn The county attorney of Jackson county has brought suit against the U'aison estate for $3SOO , which It Is claimed should have been paid in taxes by Watson on property not listed with the ansenpor. Mrs. Lawrence Mather of Crouton woke up about 1 o'clock in the night to find her ; ; -months-old baby dead In her arms. Thn llillc onu bad not been 111 and It Is not known what was the cause of Its death. Mr. and Mrs. David Toland of Toledo observed their llfteighth wedding anni versary on December 23. Mr. Toland Is In his S2d year and Mrs. Toland In her 79th , They have been residents of Tiinm county slnco 1SC5. The superintendent of the Adnmn farm near Odebolt Informs the Odebolt Chronicle that thu entire crop of c-orn on the farm has been gathered ami cribbed. Them were Il.fiiK ) acres , and the yield was about 10 < i , < iOO bushels. While celebrating 'he ' demise of the old year ami theblriii ol the new one at Pop lar , in Audubon county , an anvil whlc-li wad being llred expl d''d. ' P. S. Prler.son , ' pn tmistrr. wax ' -truck In flic tif-'k by "no . .f tintljtng | > irc'f" and ill > ' < ! S < XMI .ifier as the rrsvill of hl InJnrKw Kldrr ( jlllan of tin- Latter Hay Paints church at Lamonl Is missing. The last seen of him by hi * friends wn * nbont MX weeks ngo , when he started for Kniisns citv. There Is no known renson fur his absence. Tim Meek brothers have won their suit In the famous Uonnpnrle dnni cn. e. The nclloti was brought to compel them to put a llsbwny In the dntn. The dntn wns orig inally constructed by the Roverntnent for the Improvement of navigation , nnd when It was discovered the Ues Molnes river could not be made navigable the dam was sold to the Meek ? for the purpose of fur nishing power. Heine ten or a dozen years ago Chris Roberts , who now lives In the vicinity of lOmmelsburE. nursed a neighbor In the southern central part of the state through a long siege of nines. . Shortly thereafter Mr. Roberts removed to Pnlto Alto eoun.y , where , after n season of prcmporlty. mis fortune overtook him. Ills wife died and he himself was made helplesn by n stroke- of lightning. Life became n hard struggle , but Just as tie clouds hung lowest Mr. Roberts received word last week Hint his benellclnry of n decade ago had died , leav ing htm a legacy of $5,00 < ) . John Hlnckburn , a Moiiona county pioneer , recently died In Florida , Where he 1 mil lived at Intervals since 1SS1 , for I he benellt of his health. Mr. Hlackb.irn settli d on the bank of the Little Sioux river seven miles east of Onawa In June , IV57. He built there Monnna county's first water power mill nnd made the first flour In the county on IVocmbcr 2ii , 17. At one time he owned 1,0X1 acres of Monona county hind. Mr. Itlacklmru left to mourn bin demise three children , thirteen grand children and three great-grandchildren. JEFFRIES WILLING TO FIGHT Cliiiiiiiilon Clinllciine * Tout ShnrUe.v Winner to 'I'aku All llci-i-lnl- . llnrs D'ltoiirki * troni HOT SPRINGS. Ark. , Jan. 3. Tom Sharkey tonight received n challenge from James Jeffries to light twenty roundn within thirty days , the winner to take all , pro vided Torn O'Rourke Is excluded from his ( Slmrhi'.v's ) corner. Sharkey said he was glad of an oppor tunity to light Jeffries on the terms stated , but would In.sIsM that George Slier should not leferee the light. Jack Stclsencr ot St. Louis tonight knocked out Dan Hallff of Lima , O. , In the Ilfth round with a vicious right swing on tlu- point of the Jaw. K.NTItllOS mil IIHOOKI.VV MKIOTINC. Closed at MlilnlMTlit Turmlny l.nrni-r l.lt Tlinii l.iiint Ycnr. N10W YORK , Jan. 3.-The entries for the sin-Ins meeting of the Brooklyn club closed Tuesday at midnight. Entries made up to that time will he receive * ! and consequently quently there are a. lot of westein owners yet to be heard from. Indications point to an even larger nomination than last year to the various stakes , not only In the num ber of horses ? , but in the number of owners who will maku entries and who reside In the east. Already fifty entries have been received for the Brooklyn handicap , the feature "f thu opening day's racing at Gravesend , and at least ten or twelve more should be re ceived In the malls today and tomorrow. Last year the stake closed with llfty-flx nominations. Iini ) . Jean lieauraud and Ethelbert are among the names already re ceived. At the olllco of the Brighton Hench Rac ing association , whose stakes also closed at 12 o'clock last night , It was said that the full list of the entries will not be an nounced until Friday or Saturday. OFFICIAL LIST IIAM-J HALL PLAYKHS. I'rcNlilcnl JoliiiNiiii of tlu > American l.enirnc < ; ivc * Our 1,1st. CHICAGO , Jan. 3. The following list of players signed , released and claimed was given out today by President Johnson of thu American league : Detroit Claimed , Tom Murphy ; removed from claim list. Second Baseman Qulnn. Buffalo Signed , C. A. Radcllffe , J. Jamel- sun , W. J. Mllllgan and 10. J. llooger ; ac cepted terms , D. Williams. St. Paul-Claimed , Charles lOgan. Minneapolis Claimed , John Grim. Indian.ipolls Claimed R. C. Carnahan , J. A. Gardner , H. Stulz , George McLnughlln , Victor Assorseni and R. Chambers. Kansat , City Signed , P. G. Xagle. Wyatt Lee , William Simmons , A. J. Hamilton , Otto Thlel , John Green and W. II. Sparger ; claimed , ' .Matt Stanley and John Tal't ; re moved from claim list , A. Anderson and Jaku Shalfer. lIc.siillH on Hit * ItiniiiliiK Trm-Un. NI5W ORLEANS. Jan. I ! . Hosults : First race , six and one-half furlongs. sellIng - Ing : Silver Set won , Little Billy second , By George third. Time : l:22'-j. : Sejond race , six furlongs : Fleuron won , Barney F second , Sadlu 'Burnam third. Time : 1:17. : Third race , steeplechase , handicap , short course ; : Cheesmite won , Fred Perkins second end , Van Brunt third. Time : liMiiU. Fourth race , one and one-eighth miles , handicap : Compensation won , Virgle O second end , Alnen third. Time : 1:5S. : Firth race , six and one-half furlongs , sellIng - Ing : J.m Gore II won , Free Lady second , J. 10 , Cllne third. Time : 1:23. : SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. . ' ! . Weather threatening and track sloppy. Tnnforan re sult ? : First race , live furlongs , selling : Foul Play won , Tom Sharkey second , Caesar Yomiff third. Time : 1OIV : } . Second rare , six furlongs , polling : The Lady won , First Shot second , Gllssamlo third. Time : 1:1S. : Third race , one mile , selling : Facade won , Wnllensteln second , Raclvan third. Time : 1:10. : 1:10.Fourth Fourth race , live-eighths of a mile , purse : S.-ird'.ne won , lien Lodl second , Rio Chlco third. Time : 1:0. : " , . , . Fifth race , oiu- and one-half miles , sell ing : Chlmlira won. Dr Bernnys second , Stuttgart third. Time : 2:12. : Sixth race , one mile , purse : Formero won , Hannockburn second , Snn Yenado third. Time : 1II-V : \i > Spill oil It II c I n [ . ! PITTSIH'RG , Jan. 3. President Keennn of the League of American Wheelmen sujn /he / doe.s not anticipate a serious division In the assembly on the racing ( iiicstimi , The delegates , he cays , will huvis a common object In view , the good of the league , and a brief compar.son of views will br.ng ah m a senciiil understanding as to how this good may best be conserved. , "Thu racing hoard , continued President Keen in , "ban merely received the In cidental suppirt from the execullvc to which It was entitled. The real work of the administration has lain In UK- din r. t'.on of economizing expenditures and nationalizing various departments of lougiiu work. establishment of thu inurlnn bureau and llio consummation of , i practical working alliance with foreign i louring associations have received fur more attention from my colleagues of Die executive committee and myself ihan lias the question of racing control. " | .tluiH'li * WliiN Wcslcrn | | | | | . MUNCIIO , Ind. , Jan. 3. Miincle made It I three-straights In the roller sk.ito poln wrli" . with Harln" . WIs. , tonlKiit and t.ik.'s the 1 clmniDloiiHliip of the west and a $ lui ! imrm- i The garni- was the llnc t of the serlr * . n-- , .suiting i to 0 In favor of tin- Io.ils. . Mum li- I challenges unj eastern team. Clii-HN Toiiriiniiicll I lOinlN. VIKN'NA. Jan 3 The pli-vntith and 111) il of the masters' tournament w.is idaw-il in T f- " , k. . S-SfSSg-J/ AsTrT SEND FOfl"BABJES"A BOOKFOfMOW ftS.\ ft INFANT FOOD , Cocdcn'o Condensed Mlllc Co. , New Yor.V & 2Sjp 'Si * 5S ! ? s3s Invest Your Honey Safe. Buy a first mortgage netting you 5 pr ? cent int Wit , Buy a farm in Iowa or Nebraska. Purchase city property in Omilii or Co-incil Bluffs. "V7" Q-r P " C C 39 Pearl Street , DA - T "R > L / Y CST JTlL J ± - Xv ± 5v5 , Council 131-1-Tj have the above investments for sale. Call on or write them ESTABLISHED 1881. i his i lt\ t. > ,1n.x Th. gimrs rwnl'rd Mni * ' < \ btvu 1'rork S. warz < 5lsvsf | .1 ol l'i i'l- l Konlo .itul Si-hlci liter .idi.iurnc. ' tlulr name In an < veil puslt.on. Alapln nn ! Xlnknl drew ; AIMn lost to Wolf and Krod ) nnd Msrco drew Mnroczy won the first prlfo , luit owlrit to thu adjourned giime tlu itMttltifltinn of the other prizes cannot lie determined nt present. Iti-oiiUlin Pny * Fine. XKU" YORK , Jan. -1'reMdent Charles S. Khhlttn of the Rronklyn Kise hall olul' announced tunltsht that he had sent check of J5a > to 1'resldenl "Nick" Young of the National league In payment of the fine ol JSW Imposed upon the oluli for Its action In the \Vr.gloj case , which was disposed of at thu last league meeting. Miirylitnil l.culMnliiff Mcc ( . ANNAPOLIS. Md. . Jan. 3.-Thc ' .Maryland legislature convened In regular Mcnnlal session today at noon. It will adjourn by limitation on April ll. The message of Gov ernor Irfjwmlci was rend , after which tioth houses adjourned until Wednesday next , When they will re-assemble to take part In the Inaugural ceremonies of Governor John Walter Smith. K > II IMuiiilM ( lulll ) lo l-'or rrj- . JAMKSTOWN. N. Y. , Jan. 3.-Allm M. Kent. Jr. . of this city , who was recently arrested In Japan and extradited , charged with forging notes and obtaining $10.0,0 thereby , luday plpndr-d millty > n two Indict- inert" for fniKury and wn sentenced to Imprisonment at hard labor for three years and two months. PHILADELPHIA MINT OUTPUT AVorli Done for tn tn Illcn nnil Snn Doinlnuo hi Addition lo DOIIICN- I'HII.ADUM'IIIA. Jan. 3. At the United States mint In this city 122.700.52S colnn were made during the year 189 ! ) , represent ing a value of little more than $65,000,000. In addition to t.ho coinage for this country work was done for Costa Rica nnd San Do- mliiKo. The total number of gold coins exe cuted for llio United States was 1.CG9.76S , valued at $ rilC32,7.0. The silver pieces coined numbered 38,075 , SSI , representing a value of $ S,21I.5G3. The colnn of the baser metals , nickel and copper , were Issued In abundance. Klve- cent pieces to the vnluo of $1,301,451.65 20,020,031 pieces and $536,000.31 worth ol cents 536,000.31 pieces werr minted. For San Domingo , 211,31-1 silver pesos were coined. For Costa Rica the mint coined 25,000 twenty-eolones pieces. 50,000 ten- colonew and 100.000 tlve-coloncs pieces , all gold coins , with a valuation of $698,023.26. WEBSTER DAVIS TO RETIRE 1olive of Almrnee of An lnr.v of ( lie Interior to lie I'fi-mimpiit. NKW YORK. Jan. 3. A cpcclal to the Times from Washington pays : It is re ported that Webster Davis , assistant secretary - rotary of the Interior , will never resume the duties of his office nnd his resignation Is expected. He Is now In South Africa. H Is understood that friction has existed In the Interior department for some time and that Mr. Davis' leave of absence was meant to mark the end of It. ACTS GENTLY ON THE THE ( -LEAN5ES OVERCOMES BUT THE GENUINE - MAHT O Rl o * < r.cTi emu set rmcoH ! A hkln of llcniify In 11 J y Forever. nit. T. | I'I-M\ ' ( ; oi it vi n-s OHIKXTAI , CUI-\M. on MACH'.VI. MI : M Til-urn. . .0 Jrffflt * Uemoves Tan. Plmplei , S naSSpf Mk Kn-cltlcn , Moth P.itrlip , S c /wr Sja jr"nsh an < 1 Rkl" dl § " s VvP iJ5"1 l-ase . * " ' ' every k& * fJSlTS ? rfl ffMJ Wernlsh on lie nty , < * * - . vffir o f nv ani n , , , detei > . Una. It liua stood the test of SI yeari an < l IB no harml M wo taate ft to I * mire It In properlr nmild. Aocept no < x > untwfpt | of ilml- | Ur name. Dr. It. \ . Hnyto snlrt to a lirty ; of tne limit-ton ( u imtlcnt ) : "A * you laiUod will uw > Ihi-iii I ri-cuiniin nUcrt Gonraiirt'a Cre.ini no the lii.-ml bnrii'ful "f all the Shin prcparatloiiH. " For hair by nil DriiKirlHlH nnil raii'-v-Ooo < lH Dolorn In thn UnlifHl siati-H , Crumdu mid Kuropft VKU1) . T. HOPKINS , Prop'rST Great Joniui M N. r. JOHN G.WOODWARD 8c CO. : WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTERS 1 COUNCIL 'WHEN ' TRAVELING . . . Read The Bee. Here is Where You Will Find It in the Principal Cities : ATLANTA , G-A. Klnibiill llonnorivn Stiuiil. BOSTON. I'ulillr I.lhrnrv. Vomltinii' llod-l. Ho n ( DII Pre UN ( "lull , 14 lloNTrnr < h St. BUFFALO. Hotel JVriv * Stnnn. CAMBRIDGE , MASS. llnrvnrtl I'nlvrrxlt ) ' I.llirnry. CHEYENNE. K. A. I.nnnn , UI2 Wrnl Kilh St. Clirjrnni- dull , CHICAGO. Auditorium Annex \PITH Stnnil. Auditorium llotrlriTn Mtniiil , ( irailil I'm- 1 Me llotrlrtr Mnlul. ( .rent .Nurlhrru llotol Nrwn Stnnd. Piilini-r HOIINP > c rn fltnnil. I'liilolllnp > PMH Stand , \o , 1117 Drnr- liorii Sfrrrt. ANioi-lnfeil Ailv rtl cr' Clnb , 1'nluirr 1 1 n n * . ii llotrl. CLEVELAND. Wciliirll lloimr. Tin. llollrnilfii. Conini < > rc > liil Trnvclcm' Annoelnllon , .Mnminlc Trnuilc. COLORADO SPRINGS Prlnlorn * Home. Ilrlneop llro . DENVER. II ro Tin llotpl .N'pivn Stnuil. llnnilllon .V Kcmlrlcli , IK-ni2 ) 17Oi nt. Mol.nln , IMIt .t Co. . SW ! SU ppn li SI. I'rult Mcri-nmlli- . , 1517 I.nrlmnr St. 'I'hp Slntlonpr Co , , jr lli iiiul I.nivreno- Slrct-U , \Vlnilmir llotpl Xpw Ntnnil. 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CIinrlfN A.fillllK'N Amcrli-nn H- i : I'ndiNimi-SI. , Tmfnljfin-S < [ . , S.V , M NNEAPOLIS. Piiliilc I.llirnrj. IVcM Hold \rw ! Stniid. . MILWAUKEE , WIS. FrnnU MulUrrii , NEW YORK. Arthur Ilrentnro. Cooper t'nloii Library. Klflli Avenue IloU1civn Stniid. I'lflli A veil inIlolil llcaillni ; Iloom. Kinplrt * Hold. lirnniiic street Ijllirnrv. Holland HIIIINC Ilcndliifv Room. Ilofl'innn IlfiiiNi * . Inilii-rlal llotrlo vn Stnnd. Promt C'lnli , I-O .Va Nnii St. Wi-HtiitliiNli'i * Iliilel Ilciiilliiir Iloom. Motel Craimlilc. Y. .11. C. A. , itiitl nndItli Avenue. OGDEN. AV. Wt-Iili , a-IO5 AViifililiiKion Avc. PARIS , FRANCE. Nrw YorU lli-rr.ld Ili-iulln r Iloom , ! ! Avc. < ! ' l'Oiru. . Thon. CtioU .t .Sonn , 1 Avc. do I'nprrn. PORTLAND , ORE. W. IJOIICN : , UOI Alder St. I'lirMnnd lintel \CIVH Slaiul. PHILADELPHIA. IcrnnnOlc I.lln-nrv. SACRAMENTO. I'nlillc Mlirary. SAN FRANCISCO. ! nlillo Mlirnrr. I'nlui-c lloti-l , SAN JUAN , PORTO RICO. 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