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    THE OMATTA DAILY BEE: THURSDAY, MAY 10, 1000.
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NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA.
COUNCIL BLUFFS.
MINOIl MU.VriON.
Davis sells class.
Oaa fixtures and globes at Bixby's.
Korchousc & Co., magazines bound.
Uudwelser beer. ' U. Hosenfeld, agent.
Fine A. B. C. beer, Neumaycr's hotel.
Schmidt's photos, new und latest styles.
Mrs. M. U. Long Is visiting friends in
Sioux City,
See. our lSe framed pictures. C. K. Alex
ander At Co , 3.S3 B'way.
Get your work done at the popular Eagle
laundry, 721 Broadway. 'Phone 157.
V. C Hstep, undertaker, 21 Pearl street.
Telephones: Olllcc. 07; residence, 33.
Mrs. II. J. Clnrk of Wnhoo. Neb.. Is In
tho city vliltlng friends for a few days.
Mrs. It Walker and daughter of Washing
ton uvenue are visiting friends Itt Crcston,
tu.
The Athenian club will meet this after
noon at the residence of Mrs. Morris, 1118
Klfth avenue.
The regular meeting of Shaduklam
temple, Dram.itlc Order Knights of Khoras
san, will bo held this evening.
The regular mpotlng of Mrytle lodge, No.
'2, Degree of Honor, will be held tomorrow
ovenlng In the Merrlum block
Have you seen tho new style package of
the Minall Juvenile soap? It's u beauty.
You will find It at Dell O. Morgan's drug
store, 112 Broadway.
Krank V. Everest, J. P. Oreenhlelds and
Alderman Iovctt left for Dert Moines last
eyenlng to attend the republican state con
vention to bo held thero today.
Oads McCItire of Crescent township
brought In the scalps of one he wolf and
four cubs to the county auditor yesterday
and roelved the Htate bounty of $11
A meeting of the Alumni association of
tho High school will bo held this evening at
tho Bloomer school at 8 o'clork to iir
rvinc" for tho reception to tho graduating
class.
Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Bonnot of MK'ook,
Neb., -who have been visiting Mr. nnd Mrs.
r. I', winter or Kenton street, ieii yesier
spouse to one sent him by Secretary Atchi
son notifying htm of the action of the bar
association In tho matter. Senator Alllsun
writes as follows:
"From what I know It seems to nie that
I both Fremont and Pago counties could be
nnnrnni? in rtnim mil TV 1 no' tor served at Council Bluffs. 1 will give
UlLliUlu Id MUllD lilllLll 'tho matter tho best attention I can In tho
senate, but the house having passed tho bill
! for another division, It ecms to me that
tho senate will probably ncqulesco In this
position, as, after all. It Is only bringing
tho court nearer to the litigants nnd I have
not observed any great Inconvenlenco In
multiplying reasonably tho divisions."
Jurj Dicidei Agninit tht Notoriotn Des
perado tad Hortothiaf,
HABITUAL CRIMINAL LAW APPLIES TO HIM
Efforts of the Defense tu HvnnV the
Statute' Hevrrlty Are of Xu A nil
and Prisoner' (let lt
Ilenellt.
and desperado, was found guilty In the dis
trict court last evening of tho theft of a
mulo, tho property of E. I. Ijiuglilln of
Ashland, Neb., and of being an habitual
criminal. Under the habitual criminal net,
tho minimum sentence that can bo Imposed
upon Oregory Is nftecn years In the stato
penltontlary.
Tho trial was concluded yesterday after
noon and tho case given to the Jury shortly
before 6 o'clock. Tho Jury arrived tit ltn
verdict at 7 o'clock, Its report being made
to Judge Aylesworth In the absence of Judge
Smith, who left for Dcb Moines after giving
his Instruction!) to the Jury.
Orogory had been convicted three times
previously for horse stealing ami had served
terms for each offente In tho penitentiary.
He was sent up In September, 1SSS, from
Harrleon county, In October, 1801, from
Orcen county, and in April. 18!).". from Adair
county. He had but recently served his sen
tence for tho lost conviction, when ho corn-
day for Wisconsin. Minn., whero Mioy will muted the theft of l.aughlln's rniuie.
spend tno diimmiT. counsel for Gregory nay they will take tno
on no application
contention that tho
ovldence showing their client's former con
victions should not have been permitted to
tho chargo
.MiTOhiint mid .MiimiliM'turiTN.
The regular monthly meeting of the Mer
chants' and Manufacturers' association has
been called for tonight at tho city council
chamber. There are a number of Important
mutters to come beforo tho meeting, one of
them helne the tironosltlon of H. W. Bur-
j kett of (llonwood to remove his patent neck-
yoke factory to this city. The question of
j. a. uregory, tno notorious norse miei inviting tho party of eastern newspapermen
who nro to tour tho west In the Intercuts of
their papers to pend u day In this city will
como up for dlscutolon. Many of tho mem
bers of the association ate In favor of en
tertaining thlH party, believing It would re
milt In considerable benefit to the city, and
uggest that a maB meeting be held to
ralan tho neccusary funds and mnko tho
rcqulslto arrangements. If this can bo ac
complished they suggest that a formal Invi
tation ho extended to the party through
Mayor Jennlngn as chief executive of the
city.
Chairmnn Casper Is expected to bring be
fore tho meeting tho matter of tho gas nnd
electric light ordinances, which received but
Hi ant consideration at the blinds of the elty
council last Monday night.
DELEGATES AT DES MOINES
Hotels An Crowded with the Ripublioini of
the State.
CONTEST IS ON DELEGATES AT LARGE
.Number of lroipotlve Nominee for
the Mnte Oilier tu lie Killed Till
full Arc Present I.ooUIiik
liver the lirounil.
Tho personal Injury damage milt brought cnB0 t0 tuo ouprcmo court
by Mrs. H. A P erce against the motor com- . .,,,,' ,,,
puny has been settled out of court. Mrs. fr , now trial on the con
Pierce, receives J1.200 and her attorney rees.
Hho asked for JO.ono.
At the regular monthly conference of tho Dc introduced during tho trial on
principals with Superintendent Hayden yes- . . . , .
trrdny a general observance of Memorial or tuo theft of the mule.
day was decided upon. Appropriate exer- Contention of tlir Defense.
-I .. , .. ...Ill l. l.nt.l I, nfnvxr ti.tl.rml l.lllWIIlf- I
, im r tv ' The evidence for the state was all In
nlchiird Rutherford has been nromoted shortly after court convened yesterday morn
from eorpornl to sergeant of Company L, lng, when tho defendant's attorneys at once
yifty-llrst Iowa National Otinrd, to sue- m0V0li . withdraw from the turv all tho
need Sergeant Hall, wlm has gone to Poca- move" to withdraw trom tno jtir an iuo
tello. Idaho. Oeorgo L. Tinley has been ovldence that had been submitted by the
madn a corporal. stato to Hhow the previous convictions of
Judgo Smith at the adjournment of ills- Gregory. Counsel for Gregory contended
trlct court yesterday afternoon went to Des .. . . nv(ll,nr(, (nii,i tn nrelmllce tho
'Moines to bo present at the republican aal sllcn cviutnce tended io prcjuuicc mo
Hate, convention. Ho expects to return this Jury and they claimed that tho statute con
evening and will reconvene court tomorrow templatod that tho chargo under the habitual
morning i t,,i o ciock. criminal act should be tried separate and
roi.coourniXmoVn.n'gon 'S of the conviction for tho specific offense
riding a blcvcle on the sldewnlk on East alleged agalnBt tho defendant. Judgo Smith
Pierce street. The arrest was made by ovorruled the motion, stating that his In-
B,?i,.h'" ,lrst 8lnco h19 r,ctlons :,!bo Jr,ry t",1 covor wqur
u, rii.v c hennrrt nd Miss Gertrude tlon of prejudlcu; that tho Jury would be In-
i eno Clenson were mnrrieo last evening ai sirucici imu iuo eviuenco as 10 previous
1vo home of tho Ixrlde's parents, Mr. and
, ru If n (SlenHiiii. nn filim avenue. Uov.
eorgn Edward Walk, pastor of St. Paul's
B:lseopol church, officiating.
Flro Chief Templetnn has appointed
31cnrv Adams to till a vacancy at hoso
house No, 2 nnd N. Martin bus been trans
ferred from thero to No. 1. Charles Nlchol-
urin of No. 1 has gone to Montana, but as
yet his placo has not heen tilled.
convictions nhould not be considered In ie-
tormlnlng tho guilt or Innocence of tho de
fendant aB to tho particular crime with
which ho stood charged. Ho said further
that the Intention of tho statute was that
the habitual criminal chargo should bo heard
and determined In tho sotoo trial with the
now charge. Judgo Smltfi also roferred to
Tho funeral of Maude Myrtle, the Infant the practice of the courts In this "state In
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. U. alker. will ( ... ,.. , . , .
behold this I afternoon at 3 o'clock from cases under the prohibitory law for repeated
the family residence, WZi Avenue v. new orrenses nnd under tno law against repeil-
K. M Perkins of tho First Christian church tions ,ne
jJ,SnC11"St,ee.aml '"tCrmCnt W'" Only one wltn wh introduced by the
Word Iiiih been received here of the death dofensa. Deputy Sheriff Baker was placed on
?f Oharle T Bryjint.lnvDenver. Colo. .Mr.- the Miami to tetUy,lhat Orogorywas.sultor
jr; ant became a V;lr,!' of( h),11! u LV ing from n bullet wound In his kfico when
he erly 50s nnd moved to (.olorado last ..... . ,, , . . , , ,
January in search of healtb. He leaves a placed In the county Jail tho night of his
wife nnd live children. He Is a brother of capture and was suffering much pain. By
Jteuben Bryunt of this city. th,H eVcenco tho defense sought to show that
The enso against HI Miller, charged with (!rpirnrv ,wn aiwethor accountable
obtaining money under fiiUte pretenses In Gregory was not tiiwgcinor nccouniinie
connection with tho Hale of a horse to A. J. for what admissions ho had mado at that
Itu-klngham, was dismissed In Justice tmo regarding the. theft of the mulo.
Vlcn's court yesterday morning on motion ...
of tho assistant county attorney. Tho costs I'rolinlile Tentlniony Ailniltted.
w.rn ordered taxed to tho county. Tho (lefcnB0 introduced In evldenco tho
peVTehlrrat ffilttWl!! '.lis motion mado by Gregory for a continuance
nppeoronce In the suit hvouglit for divorce in which he set out tho namefi of eertnln
by hl.i wife. Hattio Bethers. The case was Uoged wltncnse who would bo claimed to
heard at the present term of court, but tho , . . . nrovo nn alibi for him This
divorce was denied owing to nn error in the bo able to prove nn a mi tor mm. inis
noilco srVvr'n";in Bethers whllu In tho penl- ntntwnent was permitted to ho read to the
tcntliiry. Juiy, tho stato electing to admit that If
Evangelist Jamison lectured to another ,.,,(,(, theso wltJiesses would testify as
. . . 1 I - . I 1 l ft Mm 4 I iiTt4krXfe '
argo .in. encu u.k.ii " " ,;." ",,': cim(d by Gregory.
One of tho principal witnesses for tho
ghlln, the
tcHtillod that
with a special song service led by Howard Gregory, after his arrest, not only admitted
Stoilnu Mot Mltolllliri.
Vestoif.ay tho polico put Into force Mayor
Jonnlngs' recent order ns to tho lot ma
chine. All saloons and cigar stores handling
c'i-pnylng machines were notillcd to tnko
ttjn out or turn their tares lo tno wan.
No orderti were given In respect to tho slot
or card nmchliuH which pay In merchandise
acroiM tho bar or counter as tho caso may
be. It Is underetod that thcoo are re
garded by Mayor Jennings as legitimate
sources of revenue for tho i!oon men. Tho
members of tho reform committee are, how
over, of n different opinion and they will In
sist thnt all nlot machine. which Involve any
element of chance for tho player shall bo
tiupprcBsed. Chief Albro said lant evening
that so far as ho know none of tho cuh
paying slot machines were In operation after
tho order had been promulgated. As far
as could bo learned nono of the machines
hnvo been removed but wero simply turned
with their faces to the wall In tho hope
that tho order will becomo a dead letter
again in a fow days.
Petition In lln n l( ru c .
Webb Bros. & Co. of Gravity, Taylor
county, filed a petition In voluntary bank
ruptcy yesterday In tho Pulled States dis
trict court hen? asking to bo relieved of
liabilities aggregating J53,C5., against which
the II rm has no iuboU to offer. Tho tlrm
lo composed of Fielding B. Webb, William
B Webb, John V. Webb, Henry C. Webb
and E. E. Bundy. Tho latter does not Join
In tho petition. Tho four Webb brothern
ali fllo Individual petitions.
Floldlng Webb lists his debts at $ii2,323
his liabilities being chiefly those of the
Arm, for which ho In Individually liable. He
has assofH nmounting to $2,500, consisting of
his home nnd houoehold goods, which he
clalmu as exempt under tho law, John V.
Wobb'u llablli'lctt aggregate $07,423 and he
has" only $50 worth of nsset which lie claims
a exempt. Honry Webb eayn his dohts
amount to $30,2S0 and that he has $500 worth
of nsseta. but claims them all ns exompt.
William E. Webb schedules bin liabilities nt
$5,712 with assets of $50, claimed ob exempt.
Ilonal church, tnklng for his subject "I he
Prod cars iteliirn. rne mcn-iinm "i
tendance
Interest
lng This evening
. nt each meeting shows that tho stJlto ychtrrday was E. I). Lau
U1? cning" mee?hV mn owner of the .stolen mule. He t?
j tonsil hI nni? Kprv Ice led liv Howard Orecorv. after 1 Is arrest, not onl:
Htr'ker at 7:45 o'clock. A meeting of tho f) hlm thal ho sto)o tno mei jut declared
k,:fTerla7,.,hetr.!r,ehf0, ' that bo had fanned to steal It a week
Tho polico wero notillcd yesterday after- beforo ho did. but waited In tho hopes of
ni n by tho nutnoruies ui numri. in., mm iiniung a niaio io u.
two boys giving tho names of Hoy Johnson Rnootne f Hanlln Mo
ami Frank Wins low nnd claiming Council u"i'"h - ,
Itl.iffs as their home were being detained Gregory's kidnaping of ;
i.nro Tim .Inhnsnn hov clnlmed to be the niiHiitlonal flight, endini
Hon of l B. Johiwon of 1513 lliirmnny strent f, desperate fight with Officers- Albro
J!iV,K,0W nd Jm, in which a number of shots were
mil' ntio nf the iiiime on Harmony street flrod and Gregory wounded in tho kneo was
nnd It Is thought tlmt the boys may pos- pcrmttPn to be given in evidence on the
mbl- belong to t he hr "tint. Home f.er J conH(icrc(, , con.
A stranger giving tin Mr,K..P. k ,.! Khmvlnir
Iilenllty of the AiIiiiiih tilrl.
The little girl giving tho nnmo of Adams
ho was picked up Tuesday night In front
f the Elndoll hotel at Lincoln, Neb., Is
bought to be Uosa Adams, a stepdaughter
of CharlCH Adams of 2015 Broadway, this city.
The little girl was adopted some years ago
by a family named Dawsun In Mills county.
Her grandparents named Parker lho In Lin
coln.
Charles Adam when seen yesterday said
e had no information as how tho llttlo girl
ame to Do in Lincoln, unices ner auopicu
parents had sent her there on a visit to her
randparents. lie said tho child is about
fourteen years of ago nnd beforo going to
llvo with her adopted parents went to the
Second avenue school In this city. Ho was
surprised to learn that the child had $15 with
her when picked up In Lincoln nnd was at
a Iohs to account for how she managed tu
have bio much money.
Tuesdny
nvnnlnir from iAive . ov s livery on Mium
Mred u team and light wagon
Main Ktreet, saying ho would return them
In a couple of hours. The rig was found
jiear Crescent City at an early hour yester
dio' morning with about three dozen
,i,..,lu Mint hint been stolen from hen
Jiouses along tho road. Slegel. however, had
mado his escape. The rig was turned over
to Lovejoy by Constable Hough of Crescent
city.
"Mr. Hlley" fi-cent cigar.
Commonwealth tO-cenl cigar.
If llHlerftlirten Suierliit'iiileiil.
nectlon with the other testimony, hhowltig
a rcvison for his (light from tho fact thai
lio was guilty of tho charge for which his
urreHt was bought.
(iremry' Deniiernlr TlireiitM,
It was noticed that during tho trial o,
Gregory yesterday extra precautions wero
takon to guard tho prisoner. In addition to
tho three deputy sheriffs guarding tho exits
from the court room. Jailer Martin sat along
sldo of Gregory tho entire day. Thcue pre
cautions wero taken, it was learned, on ac
count of a remark ninde by Gregory yes
terday morning beforo being taken from
It Is said that at the special meeting or tho Jail to tho court room. To ono of tho
(ho Board of Edunitlon tonight the commit- d,,m.,y Bherlffs he said: "Do not be sur
teo on rules will submit n proposition t" I jirlHC-d If I crente a sem-atlon In the court
nbollsh the omce oi Hupeniiirnrieni w Kin
dergartens. This, it is understood, Is being
pushed y Member Cooper, who regards the
Mlidnrgarton superintendent as an expensive
luxury. Friends of the kindergarten schools
rogard the move as'the entering wedge to
Anally abolish the nchools altogether nnd
view tho proposition with considerable
alarm.
Mombers of the committee when nsked yes
terday refused to either deny or confirm the
report, but Member Cooper freely expressed
himself as being opposed to employing a
kindorgartcn superintendent.
Ilonl Kdtiitr Transfer.
The followlntf trunsfers were tiled yester
dav In the abstract, title nnd loan olllco of
,T 'W Squire. 101 Pearl street:
ain-'clo Peterson and husband to .
II. Kimball, lot 12, block 4. Babbitt's
Place, nn udil. w. d
County treasurer to Iowa Mortgage
and q rust comiiaiij', mi i. nine
Bayllss P.ilmnrH adil. Ux d........
Bamo to waiiie. lot li, block 2, Bayllss &
Palmer's add. tnx d .....
Bamo to same, undlv 2-3 lot 5 and nil
lot ti, block 2i"., Everett's mid, tax d..
"7
I
Total four transfers J 17'J
K. Y. rlumblng Co,, Tel. 250.
Gas stoves ore cheaper than
tovrfi and they do not explode.
Davis sells paints.
gasoline
MiirrhiKC Meeimes.
Ijlcoiifen to wed were Issued yesterday to
elm following persons:
Name and Residence. Age.
James J. Hughes, Council Bluffs Si
KlUiibcth Miller, Council Bluffs is
Ouy C Shi'purd. Council Bluffs .....26
Ciertrude, Irene Oleason. Council Bluffs,... 20
FARM LOANS
Extern
Nairntlated In
nd low. Jam N. Cwadr,
Ui iUln Ht Council Bluff.
turaska
Jr.,
room today. Some fellow may pass by me
with n revolver In bin hip pocket and If ho
does you will see me whip It out In
twinkling nf an eyo and shoot the head ott
that d d Judge."
Gregory was very sullen and morose nt th
clone of trial Tuesday when he siw tho evl
denco against him was piling up
When Gregory was cjptured ho had $183
on his person. C. S. Bond und William Brad
ley of Laveland brought suit In the superlo
court to replevin this- monuy and tho cases
nro set for hearing today. Bradley paid
Gregory $30 for a buggy and Bond paid hlm
$150 for a team of horses tho morning of hi
urret)t. As they had reason since to bellev
that both tho buggy and horses were stolen
they want their money back. Tho money
when last heard of was In tho possession o
Former Chief of Police Blxby
Ono can enjoy these beautiful moonlight
evenings to perfection if he will nupply
himself with a bountiful Mipply of "Mr
Hlley" clgarn.
Howell's Antl-"Kawf" curcts coughh, colds
Gravel rooting. A. H. Bead, 611 B'way.
lllll Will (io TliroiiKh
Advlceo from Washington received hero
are to tho effect that the senate will prob
ably pass tho Hepburn bill creating a ne
division of tho federal court for tho southern
district of Iowa with Creston as tho poln
for holding court. This Is tho bill which
opposed by tho members of the local bar
According to n letter received yesterday by
Secretary Atchison of the Pottawattaml
Bar association from Senator Allison It
possible that the bill may bo omeiided so
m to leave Fremont and Pago counties In
the western division. It has been contended
that It would work a, hardship to these two
counties especially to transfer them from th
western to the new division
Miliurliiin Trni' Liny I our.
The Omaha, Council Bluffs & Suburban
Hallway company rompleled last evening the
laying of Its truck between the Termlna
bridge and the Illinois Central passenger
depot. Tho overhead wire Is expected to ar
rive hore today, when tho work of stringing
It will bo rushed so that the company can
commence running Its trains between Omaha
and tho Illinois Central depot In this city
uh soon ns possible.
A force of about twenty-five men are nt
work fixing the grounds and carrying out a
number of improvements at Lake Mimawa
Ties and rails aie being delivered along the
lino to Mnnawa from Broadway and Manager
Heed expects if tho wcntlier in favorable to
commence lnylng steel nn this portion of the
lino In a few (Iiijb. lie does not expect to
have the mad running to the lako In opera
tion before the middle nf Juno.
IIuiincii I'Ii'IIiIn Guilt,
Fred II. Hansen, who Liht winter robbed
the residence of lbln Muster, tho orchestra
leader, was sentenced by Judge Smith of the
dlHtrlct court yesterday morning lo live
years at hard labor In tho penitentiary at
Fort Madison. Htintcn wari Indicted at the
last term and entered a pi est of not guilty.
Ills trial, owing lo tho largo amount of
lmslnfK.1 before tho court, was continued
until this term. There had heen talk of
a sotting uji a plea of Insanity, but Hansen
changed u!b plea and enterrd one of guilty,
throwing hlniKolf on tho meny of the court.
Ho Is n young man about 21 years of age
and served severnl years In tho reform
school. Ho is a barber by trade.
Wlioxe IhImhiI Is It,
In reeionse to an Inquiry sent to the
director of the census nt Washington, Super
visor Everest has tecelvcd word that "Hobo"
Island, located in tho middle of tho Mis
souri river, a short dlntanco south of Man
awa, would be annexed to Lyons township,
Mills count. for tho purpcMo of taking tho
census. It has never been determined
whether tho Island belong to Iowa or
Nebraska and tho director of the census
makes this arrangement arbitrarily to dis
pose of the question and get the Inhabitants
Into tho census enumeration.
DES MOINES, May 0. (Special Tele
gram.) The hotel lobbies arc crowded to
night. Politicians and' delegates by the
score are hero and the chances of the vari
ous candidates for places on tho republican
delegation to Philadelphia are being dis
cussed with much animation. The discus
sion Is largely centered about the four places
on the delegation nt largo. Colonel George
W. French of Davenport, Dr. J. II. Smith
of Cellar Haplds and C. T. Hancock of Du
buquo have established headquarters at tho
Savery. Governor Sh.iw and Lafo Young
uro renewing acquaintances with tho dele
gates around tho hotel lobbies. A. B. Funk
of Spirit Lake Is also mingling with tho poli
ticians, but has not announced himself as a
candidate for dctegatc-at-large.
Dr. J. H. Smith Is rather un unexpected
candidate, as ho was not an avowed candi
date for delcgatc-at-large until yesterdny,
when the Cedar Haplds delegation an
nounced his candidacy and began working
for hlm. Humors have been circulated con
cerning other candidates for places on the
delegation at large, but the five men named
are tho only ones who are openly seeking
the honor.
Although this convention will name only
delegntcH to the republican nntlonal conven
tion prospectlvo nominees for the state1
offices to be filled this fall arc on the ground.
Senator Charles W. Mullan of Waterloo nnd
Jncob Sltil3 of Council Bluffs, tho two can
didates for the republican nomination for
attorney general, are both In the city. W.
W. Morrow of Afton arrived in tho city last
night to look after his candidacy for the
state Ireasurershlp and his opponent, O,
S. Ollbertson of Forest City, arrived today.
Ernest E. Hart, candidate for national
committeeman, in backed by an enthusiastic
delegation from the western part of the
state and expresses tho belief that he will
bo chosen to fill tho place now occupied by
A. B. Cummins. Tho national committee
man Is chosen by the delegates to tho na
tional convention. Cummins Is a candidate
for re-election nnd Hart Is tho only other
candidate In the field. Congressman Lot
Thomas arrived In Des Moines last night
nnd will attend the convention. Congress
man Cousins Is also here, ho belcg tho
temporary chairman of tho convention.
Smnllpox In Spreading.
M. L. Bledsoe, clerk of Dodge township,
In Boone county, notified the secretary of
tho State Board of Health that there are
smallpox cases In twenty-six families in the
township. Tho source of the contagion has
been traced to Frasor, which has given so
much trouble already In this direction. The
town of Boono reported to Secretary Ken
nedy that rags infected with tho disease
are being shipped out of Frascr to various
points In Boone county and some of them
have, reached Boone, where tho authorities
nro up In arms over tho affair. Dr. Ken
nedy, who has Just returned from a trip
to Decatur county, found two cases at Ui
monl and two more at Leon. -Several cases
also have beenrepprted from Bloomfleld,
Vuncleve and tho town'of Greene.
Governor Shaw returned to Des Moines
from Chlrngo this morning to attend the
etato convention. Tho executive council hud
Intended to get together during his stay on
the question of asseswment of tho express,
telegraph nnd telephone companies under tho
new lnw, but as there nro no returns from
these companies yet it Is likely that no for
mal action will bo taken. It was stated at
the executlvo office that the governor will
probably not name tho members of the vot
ing machine and veterinary commissions un
til hl.s tlnnl return from Chicago, as he has
until July to select both of them. The gov
ernor will leave Thursday evening for Chi
cago.
Tho Moorhead State bank filed nrtlclrs
of Incorporation with tho secretary of stato
today and applied to the stato auditor for a
charter. It has a capital of $30,000. Its of
ficers are: President, J. B. Moorhead: vice
president, Olaf Carlson; cashier, T. C. Tor
rison.
Klrsher Estate In Court.
Tho balanco of the Peter Klrsher estate In
Polk county Is going to the lawyers a the
second trial of tho note! will case was be
gun today In the district court. The estate
Is valued at about $15,000. but the first trla
ccst both parti $3,000 and tho second one
will figure a like amount, so whether the
will Is broken or whether it remains intact
the Klrsher thousands will bo diminished
considerably, so far as tho heirs are con
cerned, Klrsher left a will In which he be
queathed tho bulk of his property to four o
tho heirs, cutting seven of them off with
but $10 each. The seven brought suit azalnst
tho remainder to break the will, alleging
that the father was not In his right mind
when tho instrument was drawn. Nearly
forty witnesses were examined. The Jury
was out forty-eight hours and disagreed.
The former trial cost thousands of dollars
and broke tho record In Polk county courts.
Tho Stato Federation of Labor openfd Its
annual session here today with some soven-ty-tive
delegates present. Committees wero
named, but no Important buslnrtn was trans
acted. Officers will probably bo elected tomorrow.
county and the knot was tied In a fow
mlnu'trH. Then they returned to their
respective homes
Suit for PnvliiK i'ne.
SlOt'X CITY, In., May ft.-iSpevlnl.)--A
milt has been filed In the federal court In
Sioux City which ptomlses to be of con
siderable Interest to property owners not
only In Sioux City, but In other cltlrw
whero now paving of streets In being car
ried on. It Is a suit on the part of the
holder of a mortgago on city property to
have tho mortgage declared superior to
any Hen of Improvement upon tho streets
abutting tho property In question. A few
years ngo n Sioux City man placed n mort
gage of $B,000 upon his houco nnd lot. Later
on tno city decided to pave with nepltnlt tho
streets surrounding the house nnd lot. Its
certificates for this improvement agaliwt
tho property amount to some $1,500 by this
time. This ha not been paid and tho
property is about to bo sold for tho non
payment of tho special assessments and
taxes. The holder of the mortgago main
tains that this npocl.il assessment Is Junior
nnd Inferior to Hfi mortgago Hen. Tho
question arises, nhould this be the case, who
will have to bear tho expense of the paving
nnd the Improvement. Will It bo tho pav
ing company which did the work or the
city Itfaelf? The case If qulto suro to bo
taken to the supremo court of tho United
Statin', as there are hundreds of other
pieces of property in Sioux City which
would come under the same ruling. The
stato courts have already declared tho old
mothod of assessing property for paving as
unconstitutional, nnd tho legislature In its
last Bcsnlon passed a new law to cover the
defects. J, H. Quick, who wan mayor of
Sioux City nt lho tlmo tho paving was com
plete!, and who signed tho paving cer
tificates, Is now attorney for tho com
plaluaut in tho case.
preferred to tell her the exact truth on all
onaslon Well, nhe simply beamed,' con
tinned my friend. ' "John." ' she said to in-,
' don't ou ever be afraid to tell your llttlo
wife tho truth, no matter how wild It saunds.
Yo.i can nlwu depend on her common
sense." '
"I really believe 1 nerted trouble In tho
family," said the amateur cynic, thoughtfully.
Crowded for School lloom,
ATLANTIC. Ia May .-(Spe lal.) At a
meeting of the school board last night the
question of erecting nnother ward school
house was up for cousidctatlon nnd wa
consldorcd ono of tho neccssltJcu of tho near
future. Every room In the city Is crowded
and basement rooms have hud to be called
into service during the past year. This
necessity Is considered one of the) beat
evidences of Atlantic's growth that could
bo had.
Kuglthe dipt tircll In St. I.uiiIh.
OTTUMWA, la., May 3. (Special Tele
gram.) Sheriff Frank Slutts .received i
tologram from St. Louis, Mo., this after
noon stating that Con Stafford, who broko
Jail In this city two weeks ago, had boon
capturol. Stafford wab convicted on tho
chargo of robbery and was being held to
awnlt sentence. Sheriff Slutts will go to
St. Louis for him this evening.
ii.li'siii.ns iipi:i,i,in.
Hon the I ''mil nn l)enl Sou Looked to
nu American.
Some long-current Illusions concerning the
Dead Sea are dispelled by Henry Dexter of
the American News Company, New York,
who went to seo its reputed wonders with
his own eyes, in his opinion the bed of
the sea Is of volcanic formation. "I took a
plunge In the water to test Its qualities
Tho water is, I should say, n bituminous salt
brine. I was careful not to get tho filter
In my eyes or on my hair, t had been told
that nothing could tdnk In the Dead Sea. but
I found, that was untrue, for the reason that
If I did not make, an effort to keep on top
1 would go down. The water Is of a charac
ter that if any one had a cutaneous disease
It Would mitke tho Ilesh smart fiercely. I'
was exceptionally refreshing, however, on
account of the heat. The water was won
derfully clear and ou could seo down to a
depth of twenty feet. The wnter was per
haps a llttlo more buoyant than culinary
salt water, but It would not hold mo up. U
was not sticky, but washed off as freely as
any salt water. Ono thing I noticed, and
of which I have never been able to get nn
explanation, was a small Island about live
hundred feet trom the shore. This had on
it largo square blocks of stone. I have
never been able to nscertnln whero theso
blocks came from. Tho theory that birds
cannot Uy over the water Is untrue, ns I
aw lots of birds flying over It."
LAME BACK,
ACB19NQ JOBNTS,
LOSS Of APPETITE,
All mean
RHEUMATISM.
Why suffer when thi-rc Is an oho
lutfly 'rcluxbtt tmtJ' fur this painful
disease? l'eopk iluso occupation
exposes them to old and wet think
there is no help lor tlunt, and po on
suffering for vi.ua with inllatned
joints, .idling back and soreness all
over the body.
Liver and
v i
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ilk 1 1A
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your system entirely of the poison
which causes these tormenting pains.
One bottle will relieve you, so you
will be convinced of its value. All
druggists lift it The cost is small
and there is tli- tor's bill to n
This simple and safe medicine docs
the work, l'reparcd only by
The Dr. J. II. Mclran Medicine Co., St. louts, Mo.
liiNilrntion,
Chicago Post: '"What furnishes your In-
spiral Ion?" they nsked of the nuthor.
'My wife." was the reply."
'How lovely!" they cried. "Ilxiw per
fectly idealistic!"
'Yes." he went on. "If tho muse ever
halts and I feel like loafing on my Job her
demand for a now gown or some additional
money for household expenses stirs me to
renewed effort nnd put Pegasus in a gallop."
THl'UI NOT STIt.WGi: EVOIMill.
Inntnucr Where Something: S trim kit
iiw I' nu ml In I'lcl Ion.
"If truth la stranger than dctlon," said
an amateur cynic to n Now Orleans Times
man, "It Is well for a fellow to lib a llttlo
whri he wants to bo believed. Not long ago,
to glvo you an Illustration, n young friend
of mine, who works for a certain shipping
house hore, was detained at tho office until
aftor midnight, and Just beforo leaving at
tempted to replace a lettor fllo on a high
swinging shelf. In so doing he dislodged
a ledger, which struck him on the bridge of
tho nose as It fell and knocked off a good-
sized oectlon of wkln, besides blacking one of
his eyre. I occupy tho adjoining office nnd
hearing tho racket went In and helped patch
him up.
"Now, I happened to know that this young
man had a wlfo who was Inclined to be very
suspicious, and as he was going I asked him
what he proposed to tell her nbout tho acci
dent. 'Why. I'll tell her exactly what hap
pened,' he .ild; it's perfectly plain and
simple.' 'That's Just the trouble,' Bald I,
'It's so plain and simple that sho'll never
believe It In the world. Shoil think you
mado it up to conceal something terrlblo
and will bo very unhappy. It is your duty In
such a cane to do a little lying.' 'But what
shall I toll her then?' he noked, looking
puzzled. 'Tell her," said 1, 'that you heard a
row In the street and going to tho window
saw the Italian fruit vendor on the opposite
corner yelling at some boys who had Just
robbed his stand. While you had your head
out he hurled an applo nt tho urchins and It
flew wild nnd hit you In tho eye.' "But, good
heavens!' he protested, 'that's u most pripos-
terouH yarn. Here we aro on the third lloor,
so how on ourth could I be hit by nn applo
thrown at a boy In the street?' 'You don't
prstend to know,' I replied; 'all you can say
is that It happened.'
"I finally got him to promise he would do
exactly as I advised, and next day he came j cj;j
down an smiieB. -it worned to a ciinrm! he
explained. 'I told hor tho apple story Juhi
n you outlined H and remarked casually
that I knew It pounded Incredible nnd
might easily enough have invented Mme
plausible fiction to account for my eye. hut I
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Workmen Select MiirnliiilHnii n,
(MU5STON. in., May 0. (Sp?clal Tele
gram.) Marshalltown securer, the nixt
meeting' of tho grand lodge, Ancient Order
of United Workmen, defeating Algon for
tho convention. Tho Interesting and Im
portant pnrl. of today'K sojslons of the grand
lodge was tho election of officers, which re
sulted as follows:
Grand master workman, Will M. N'arvls
of Muscatine, unanimous; grand foreman,
W. II. Berry, Indlanola; grand recordor, B.
Hchkopf, Des MoliifH. unanimous; g-and
trustee, I. II. Summorfleld, Dubunuo, utanl-
nious; grand overseer, V. A. Secord, SIoiik
f'ky; grand receiver, William Klsom, C?dar
Itnplds; grand guide, J. K. Townsend. Ilur
llngton: grand watchman, A. K, Kacllcr,
I'rcscott; supreme reprcsftituttven, Wll M
Narvis. B. Behkopf ontl It. L. Tlltcn
Last night tho Council Bluffs dosree t?am
exemplified tho secret work and this een
ing tho local lodge gave an entertainment
nnd dance to tho delegates. Grand otll-e-s
will hereafter be required to give- btnds
In p. guarantee company, the grand lodg to
bear tho oxpense. Considerable discussion
arose over the report of tho co'llflra'ion
committee, hut no Important changes ero
mado In tho laws.
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SIOUX CITY. la., May 0. (Special I -It
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MUb Huslo M. Cantlo of that place, Jiad
been married over a week before they nude
tho event public. This was done at a
party given by Mr. Mill, when the yo-mg
people Hashed tho certificate of marrlige
upon tho astonished asemhiage. Not iven
the parents of the young woman kliew
anything about It. They had simply driven
over to a nearby town, secured a preshr
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