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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: F-TTTOAY, DEOEMBEft II, 1000.
NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA.
COUNCIL
mi.voh .Mn.vno.v.
Davis sells Rings.
"Mr. Hlley," 5-ccnt clKar.
Kino Missouri oak. Gilbert Bros.
a an fixtures and globes ajt lllxby's.
Kino A. U C. beer, Ncumayer's hotel,
Wollman, scientific optician, 109 ll'd'y,
Schmidt's photos, new and latest styles.
W. J. llostotter, dentist, Haldwln block.
Moaru'n stock food kilts worms, fattens.
Bco Hchmldt for elegant hollduy photos.
W. W. I.oomls Is In Chlcngo on luslncss.
Drink Hudwclsor beer. I., llosenfcld, net.
Leffert, Jewuler, optician. KM llroadwny.
C. 12. Alexander fit Co., 333 llroadwny, art
dealers. Open evenings.
W. R draff, undertaker and dlslnfcctor,
101 South Main street lhone fiOC.
Oct your work done at thu popular Kaglc
laundry, 721 llroadwny. 'Phono 157.
W. C, Kstop. undertaker. 28 I'cnrl street.
Telephones: Olllec, 97; residence, 3.1.
A want udd In The ttec will brine results.
The same attention Klvcn to a want add In
Council llluffs as at tho Omaha o trice.
Morgan & Klein, upholstering, furniture
repairing, mattress making. 122 H. Main st.
Thi election of olllcers will bo held at tho '
Eeguiar meetliiK or .Myrtlo lodge, No. 12,
egrco of Honor, tonight.
A innrrlngn license was IsHiied yesterday
to Louis O. Itoyo, aged 23, and Mimgle M.
iim.unh, iLgcu m, noin or umiina.
C. I. I'lerce, superintendent of a Rents for
the American Ouaranty company of Chi
cao, Is In tho city for u few days.
Lily Camp ' Aid society will meet this
afternoon at 2:30 o'elork at the residence of
Mrs, J. L, Hmlth, 220 Harmony street.
Sheridan coal, , once tried alwnys used.
Smokeless, no soot, clinkers nor sulphur.
Price J5, Ju.f0. Kenton t Foley, solo agents.
Tho Fraternal Aid association will give it
social and high live party this evening at
tho homo of Mrs,
Kupt'iicamp, 109 Fifth
Rvenje,
1 wo cases of scarlet fovor were reported
to tho Hoard of Health yesterday. They
wero Dollle Uarhcr, 1B0 Hnrrlson street, und
David 1'atrldgo, L'pper Hroadwuy.
Hepresentatlvo Ocorpe M. Putnam nf Car
son was In tho city yesterday ca'llng on
friends and Incidentally attending to somo
business In tho county courthouse.
Chris Matlsnn, A. C. Iarson, Itasmus Han
sen and Horen A. Lnrsen have gone to New
York, from whero they will sail for Den
mark on a three months' visit to relatives
and friends,
Tim funernl of tho lato Allan M. Snoor,
who died last Kimdny at Livingstone, Mont.,
will be held this atternoou at 2:30 o'clock
from tho residence of his son, 8. 10. Spoor,
Ilia) Hoventh avenue.
Members of Abo Lincoln post, Grand
Army of tho Republic, and all old Boldlers
aro requested to meet at the hnK on I'earl
street this afternoon at 2 o'clock to attend
In a body tho funeral of the lato Allan M.
Spoor.
I). W. Keller, who was knocked down by
a motor last Tuesday, Is recovering ns
rapidly as could bo expected. Mrs, KeKer
has returned from tho vast, whero she was
visiting, and they aro now located nt 723
Washington avenue.
Stephen Van Cump of Lincoln nvenuo,
who was committed to Ht. Hernard's hos
pital November U last by tho llonrd of In
sanity Commissioners and released last
Saturday, was recommitted to that liiHtltu
tlon yesterduy afternoon.
Tho meeting of tho city council slated for
yesterday afternoon to examine the paving
on Washington avenue, I'ierco street and
Tenth nvenuo failed for lack of a quorum
and ii postponement was taken until next
Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Hvangellst A. H. Horton of Knoxvllle, la.,
will commeneo a series of revival meetings
tomorrow night at 7:30 o'clock at Iowa Holl
ness society's mission hall. 11C Upper Urond
way. Meetings will be hi'd every night,
also on Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
Teressa Fngan, nged 24 years, died sud
denly yesterday morning nt the Tremnnt
liouso on llroadwny, after a few hours' 111
ness, from paralysis of tho heart. Her
parents live. In Missouri Valley and tho re
mains will bo tnken thero today for Inter
ment. Work on the Hrynnt street paving was re
sumed yesterday and Contractor Wlckhnm
expects to complete) It this morning. Thu
paving of North First street will bo com
pleted by tho end of tho week. It Is not
likely that any more paving will bo at
tempted this winter.
Tho will of the late James Speck, who
died In 1S77. was admitted to probate In tho
d'strlct court yesterday. The will was tiled
for probate nt tho time of Simik's death,
but had never been admitted. Tho discovery
was rnndtt yesterday when proof of tho pro'
batlug of the will was necessary In connec
tion with some real estate.
Tho Danish Brotherhood lodge. No, 1, has
elected tho following olllcers for the ensu
ing year: Past president, Jens F. Hansen;
f resident. Peter Anderson; vlco president,
'oter Peterson ; secretary, Jacob Thomp
son; treasurer. M. P, Olson; guide, 1'. II.
Johnson; outsldo guard, John Clemmen
sen; Insldo guard, Anthon Jensen; trustees,
O!o Itnsmusseu, Georgo Miller and M. P.
Christiansen.
Tho management of tho Dohany theater
promises tho theater-going peoplo on en
tertainment for tonight or unusual merit.
The play, "The Watch on the Hhlne," Is In
four acts, each one. bristling with qualities
that combine to matin a great and lasting
success, for tlui development not only ills
closes a plot of unusual strength, but Is co
full of surprises. Intensity of action and
ludicrous :aughter-provoklug situations that
It should bo seen to be appreciated. The
story, tho electrical features, rho company,
tho scenery, tho music, tho sweet songs
Mid romantic atmosphere Interwoven so
deftly throughout tho unfolding of the
swiftly moving scenes and nets form im
pressions that will brighten tho dull
.moments of speeding years with grateful
remembrances.
N. Y. Plumbing Co., ttphone 250.
New Appraisers Xuiuril.
Judge Greon of tlio district court yester
day appointed S. fl. Underwood, J. P. Hess
and William Arnd appraisers under tho col
lateral Inheritance tax law. William Arnd
succeeds John Horeshelm, whllo Hess and
Underwood succeed themselves, having been
appointed on tho board last year by Judgo
Mncy.
Tho board met yesterday afternoon nnd
organized by selecting S. (1. Underwood
chairman and William Arnd treasurer.
Dentil or Mi-n. '.Vllllnm.
Mrs. Jennie Cleveland Williams, widow of
tho lato Captain H. S. Williams, dU'd ytster
day at Atlanto, (la., whero Bho had been
spending the winter with her daughter.
Mrs. Williams Is tho mother of Mrs. Clem
F. Kimball of this city, with whom sho
has mado her homo since tho death of her
husband. Sho will bo buried beside her
husband nt Wyoming, la.
Itrul IXntc Tritiixfrrfi,
Tho following transfers wero filed yester
day In tho abstract, title and loan ofilco of
J. W. Snulro. 101 Pearl street:
J. B. Uurkhuff nnd wife to Austin D.
Searles, nwi nwV4 2-77-45. w. d. . .$ 1,050
Mary A. I.elghtou nnd Ir.isband to 10.
t Hutchinson, part Be. bw4 30-73-4.1.
s. w d . . 2,503
Augusta Pryor and husband to Nnncy
Ilunte. aw 30 feet lot 12, original plat
Council llluffs, w d ... S23
Totnl three transfers
J 4.075
THE
FIRST
DAY
HAMEL1WS
FAKM LOANS
Negotiated in Kastern Nebraska
and Iowa. James N, Casady, Jr..
lit Main St . Council Hluffs.
Save Your Money
lly
Investing
1111. . M.
HAVINGS, LOAN AX1 111 !I,D1(1 ASh'.t,
iau I'eurl Street, Council UlufU, In,
I EASY
BLUFFS.
HIGH SCHOOL CORNERSTONE
Formal Excrcisei of Its Laying Observed
With Dus Solemnity.
MARKS AN EPOCH IN THE CITY'S GROWTH
C. M. Hurl Pclh pro uu Illoiinrnt Ail
ilrei", I'll 1 ii u llluli 'I'rlliutr to
limit l'loneer niid tn tho
Work of the Kiliicu tor.
In the presence of several hundred people
tho coruurstono of tho new High school
building at Fifth nvenuo and 1)1 till street
was laid yesterday afternoon with appropri
ate exercises, tho ceremony being per
formed ly Hon, It. W. Hothert, past grand
n.astcr of tho grand lodgo of Masons of
Iowa, assisted by tho members of Muff
City Masonic lodge.
On reaching tho building Grand Master
Itotlicrt and tho members of tho Masonic
fraternity, who had murched from the
Munonlc temple, were greeted by President
Henry and the members of tho Hoard of
Education and tho High school cadets, who
opined ranks as tho procrsslon Hied
through, and tho Masons and other partlcl
pants in tho exercises assumed their posi
tions on tho platform. Massed In front of
tho platform nnd othor points of vantage
wero tho pupils und faculty of tho High
school and a largo number of citizens.
Tho exercises wore conducted according
to tho Masonic ritual nnd wero duly im
pressive. On tho cornerstone was In
scribed tho names of tho members of thu
school board with tho exception of Mem
ber Swalne, who for reasons only known
to himself, refused to hnvo his name
handed down to posterity In connection with
tho new High school, of Oeorgo F. HughcD,
tho contractor, nnd Cox & Schoentgcn, tho
architects, also tho date, December 13.
1900.
In a cavity In tho stono tho following
articles wero placed in n tin box, tho list
being read by Secretary Atkins of tho
Masonic lodge na tho box was scaled:
Issues of Tho Omaha Dec and other Omaha
and Council Hluffs papers, list of pupils
nnd teachers In the High school, courBo of
study in High school, names of members
of Hoard of Education, High school year
book for .1900 nnd several coins.
During the laying of tho stone a quartet
consisting of Mcsdumes Sherman nnd Mul
11s, N. Mitchell nnd W. L. Thtckstuu sang
from tho Masonic ritual.
Address of the Occnslnn.
Following tho ceremony of laying tho
cornerstone Hon. C. M. Harl delivered the
address of tho day, saying in part:
nr', !!l.'!Ji'n?.,f t,1,M Fornc",ono source
or gratltlcnt op to those having churgu of
" n1,TIT,,i1H"l,,y ,r. tho work of
council Hluffs, both because It slgnallzeo
.nLhf'm1" of m? fitorprlse iind no
iitUHo It llkewlso mnrks the end of tho tur
moil and controversy which has existed
with reference to the selection of u hUn
school site. Tho members of tho preseiJt
and preceding Hoard of Education, As they
.iilm'i..,)yun b""',t tho nimoynnces and
difficulties growing out of that controversy,
have been deeply impressed with tho truth
of tho assertion that "Uneasy rests tha
head that wears n crown." In tho prior
'ff,.Hf U,S controversy wo havo had un
exhibition of "government by Injunction"
as distinguished from "tha consent of tho
governed'' It Is gratifying, however, that
the controversy has been whollv with ref
erence to tho proper site fur n high school
and not with reference to tho necessity or
oxtiedlency of Its construction.
Tho peoplo of Council BlulTs havo be.n
uniformly generous In tho voting of taxes
for tho support of our public school svstem.
Many times In our history tho burden of
this tnxntlon has rested heavily upon our
wide expanso of territory havo neces.,ltitn 1 1
nn iinusunllv largo number of school bulM-
lugs. let. despite the numberl. ss demand '
made unon tlietn nml thn fri,
,.v-v,..u. ,,u Kiiiwwi ui mo cuy ami us
propositions for the losiio of bonds or Icy i Lougeo before; that ho was at his homo
r.f.iiVi1. ,fr m c,".""r1u,"0'i of scmoliln tho Missouri town on tho dates ho Is"
V."".' K? "tllor scliool purposes. In one ,,,.,, ,v,, ,,,,. ,lrro. ,n ,, ,. ,
or iwii inniiiices oniy nas tno request cr " , , . i county, wnero sometning iiko i30,uuo a year
suggestion of tho school authorltleu been denco was a totnl denial of tho charges ls expended directly by tho county In addl-
Almost thirty years ago four young men ?pal."St Mm- , T,' j"?!" P,rt!? ,f .'l'9 , tlon t0 sums "P by tho road dls
and, women, constituting It" 1 first S,.,msS" i testimony and examination related to the trlc(B( practlcn,iy nothlnK has llccn llono
graduated from our High school. They
.. . "l "u"eu Kiiiim lit ii COIU1I1-
imlly Increasing army of young peoplo who,
through the generosity of tho rltizen3 of
Council Hluffs. have received, without ex
penso to themselves, tho priceless treasure
of nn education to lit them for the respon
sibilities nf cltlzensbln unit thn iltitfna of
life. Looking buck through the years the I
r.n. i hS..'I1"1."1"' ip!V. n.1)',,lIlelJ, "'i1" ,
Ah tlmo goes by n greater number of thu.
graduates of the High school will hnre In
tho duties nnd responslbllltleH of public
service nnd private enterprise In city, state
and nation. Tho greater productive skill
which they bring to those duties bv reason
of tho training they have received li tho
reward of our citizenship for the sacrifices
made.
Iovth'n Devotion in Htlncntlan.
Tho peoplo of Iowa havo received their
devotion to popular education as a heritage
from the founders of the nation and stnto.
Hy tho ordinance of 1787 It ls provided that
"religion, morality and knowledge being
necessary to good government and the bus
iness of mankind, schools and the means
of education shnll bo forever encouraged."
This ordinance was passed before. the
adoption of the federal constitution nnd
before the adoption of tho forms of govern
ment under which we live. Through it. tho
old Puritan civilization, with Its dovotlon to
religion and education, reached Its hnml
acrnsn mountain barriers nnd loft Its 1m-
press upon tho vnst. unbroken wilderness
which has since been cnrvnl Into thn Im
perial states extending from the Alleghe
nles to tho Father of Waters. Tho early
pioneers of tho Northwest Territory
pressed on across tho Mississippi nnd laid
broad and deep the foundation upon which
havo been built the Institutions of this
maenlllcent state of which wo aro proud to
bo citizens, lly tho act for the admission
of Iowa every sixteenth section of Its broad
domains was set apart for tho maintenance
of Ub schools, and In It provision was like
wise made for Its university and agricul
tural college. Krom territorial days the
people r,( lowu havo been earnest advocates
of popular education.
Thu only Justification for tho taxation of
the people In support of the schools Is their
public character. Kducatlon better fits the
pupil lor tho duties of citizenship and of
private life. Insofnr as It falls In the ac
complishment of theso ends, It fHlln In Its
primary purpose. Wo havo learned that
education consists of much more than fill
ing the mind of the child with the knowl
edge of books. We havo gotten back to the
original meaning of the word. It ls to
"lead out" the mind of the child to broader
vision and clearer conceptions, ideas of
education aro In a period of evolution.
Moro and tnnro the tendency Is tn make the
education of our schools practical; to lit
Our Armored Cruiser Shoe
For Boys' Weur
Filled with CHILLED BTEBL CIU
GLUTS, which protect the bottom and
nrsure tha wearer double the service
of any shoe made for boys.
SARGENT.
Sinn of thu Hear.
thoso who go from tho school room for tho
duties nnd responsibilities of active life.
The founding of tho Arinntir Institute In
Chicago nnd tho magnlllcent gift for tho
endowment of Industrial schools which An
drew Carnejle has recently made to tho
uny ui i-iiinuurg aro oviuenccs oi mis tonu
ency. It meets the criticism which has
sometimes been mado of our High school
system, that Its effect Is to mako nil of Its
nuplls want to be preachers, doctors or
lawyers. That It can lit the naturally
gifted for theso professions Is to In honor
nnu giory iorever; nut ir it unilts tho nat
ural farmer, mechanic or merchant for
inoso uvocatlons. It Is, as to lilm, a failure.
Lvery man should bo tho better for tho od
ticatlon ho receives, whether lw earns his
living thf-reby or not. This depends upon
tho Individual. A llvnllhnnil lx nut the xnln
end and nlm of on education, To mnko a
norsesnoo is just as honorahls nnd fur more
useful than to properly conjugate a Latin
verb; to leurn to build a house, more val
unble than a consideration of ubstruse
theories of metaphysics; to make a loaf
of good brcod, more inspiring nnd beneflclnl
than to learn n lesson In French. There
Is nothing Inconsistent In nn ability to do
both, The learning of tho schools Is und
ought to be a source of comfort nnd ad
vantage to thoso In every wnlk or station
of life. The addition of manual and busi
ness training simply makes it moru prac-
ucui unci emcient.
1 hopu that tho school system of Council
Ulurts will bo Impressed with this modern
tendency und that In this building, nnd, a
little later. In a better one to be eoiiRtriietpil
on tho Onklnnd avenue slt, the pupils of
uur uign scnooi win learn mora or the
practical lessons that will bo Invaluable to
them In tho discharge of every public duty
and prlvato obligation.
In closing Mr. Harl paid n glowing tribute
to tho Inte Hon. D. C. Hloomer, for many
years president of tho school board, and
Allen Armstrong, tho first superintendent
of tho city schools of Council Ulufft.
Commonwealth 10-cunt cigar.
Skinned liama, lOV&c. J. Zollcr & Co,
Smallpox flutters.
Charles Urcwer, ouo of tho throo small
pox patients at the Woman's Christian As
sociation hospital, died yesterday morning.
Ho was 62 years of ago and was brought to
tho hospital n fow months ago from Cres
cent City suffering from locomotor ataxia.
He had been In a critical condition for sev
eral weeks before solzed with tho smallpox
and his death had been dally expected.
Tho quarantlno on tho rcBtdcnco of W. S.
Marr, nt S29 Sixth avenue, was raised yes
terday, much to tho relief of tho inmates.
Several of tho hospital nurses roomed nt
tho Marr homo nt the tlmo tho hospital was
placed under quarantine, nnd for this reason
the houso was also placed under tho samo
regulation.
Tho rcsldenco of Grant Schoup, at 2409
Avenue A, is being strictly quarantined.
Two special olIlcerB havo been appointed to
watch It Charles Nicholson during tho day-
tlmo nnd L. Solomon nt night. A shelter for
theso olllcers was erected yesterday at tho
corner of tho street.
When It beenmo known at tho hospital
that tho quarantine was to contlnuo for a
further period of forty days sotno of the
servants rebelled nnd refused to cook any
more meals or do any other work. Miss
Penny, tho superintendent, had to threaten
to call In tho ofllcers before thoy would con
tlnuo at their work. Word from tho hos
pital yesterday was to tho effect that tho
servants had become moro reconciled to tho
Inevitable. Tho nurses from tho first havo
accepted tho conditions without a murmur.
Gravel roofing. A. H. Head. C41 Broadway.
Skinned bams, lOV&c. J. Zotler & Co.
Srntrr Tflln Ilia Htory.
Thomas It. Sonter testified on his own
behalf yesterday In tho case in which ho
lu being tried on tho charge of uttering
a forged deed, whereby ho Is alleged to have
secured $6 10 from Lougeo & Lougce nt this
city In October, 1898. Ho was on tho wit
ness staud tho eutlro day and his cross
examination was not concluded when court
adjourned for tho day.
Scuter testified that ho had never been
In Council Hluffs before tho tlmo ho was
brought hero under arrest from Memphis,;
m0.. nnd that ho had never seen cither of
,iln mpmiipr. f ,, firm of T nuiren &
t"0 memuors ot IIIO Iirm OI I.ougee a
circumstances coiinccieu w wi uio smpmeni i
of slock by him at Memphis, Mo., on Octo
ber 12 and 14, lMiS, which forms tho basis
ot tho alibi sought to bo established by the
defense.
Tho caso ls not expected to go to tho
Jury before Friday. As Judgo Grocn will bo
obliged to go to Red Oak to hold court
thero 11 is no
douhtful If any criminal cases
will bo tried this term, although County
Attorney Klllpnck Is nnxlous If posslblo to
try tho case against M. Hlgglns, charged
with bigamy, this term.
Howell's Antl-Kawf" cures coughs, colds.
Ton Ntronic to Work,
"No, your honor, I nm too strong to
work, nnd whnt's moro I nm afraid I might
break the hammer if I was put on the
stone pile," said George Kearney In police
couit yesterday morning when Judgo Aylos
worth gave him tho nltcrnntlvo of three
days on tho rockpllo or sevon days in Jail.
Kearney, who was arrested for drunken
ness, choso n llfo of caso with throo cquaro
meals a day In tho Jail.
Pat Murphy, who was also charged with
having Imbibed too much, accepted tho
proposition to work on tho stone pllo until
fcniuroay ramcr man stay seven nays as
a guest of tho city Jail.
Davis sells paint.
Sue Motor Company.
Henry Urnnz commenced suit in the dis
trict court yesterday ngalust tho Omaha
A Council llluffs Hallway and Bridge com
pany to recover damages In tho amount of
$111,000 for alleged personal Injuries re
ceived whllo lu tho employ of the com
pany. Ho stntes that on September II, last,
ho wnB Sfiuce7ed between n motor and a flat
car, tho latter heavily laden with tier, whllo
making u coupling, with tho result that
his collarbouo was broken and that ho re
ceived other Injuries. He alleges that tho
nccldont was duo to the defective condition
ot tho molcr.
- Start the now century right with a now
ledger. Special ruled forms In stock. Moro
houso & Co.
1'ronriini for
Areniiiini Muilcalo This
r.vrnliiK.
K!nn,0A.!r ','0 "ttl'et Chnmlnnde
Violin Sixth air. with variations. .DeHerlot
Soprano (a) Delight, wultz song
; ; Luckstone
... (f" sKnnl Hchlra
Violin Legendo Hohm
Piano (11) In tho Homeland arlrg
lb) flavotte J. H. llogers
Violin (a) Miidrlgal Slinonottl
(b) Kuynwlnk Wlenliiwski
Soprnno For A'l Ktemlty, with violin
obllgato Mascheronl
Soprano, Miss flrnco Nnrthrup: violinist,
Mr l1, F. Btecltelberg; pianist, Mr. W. L.
Thlckstun.
All members of tho Arcanum nnd tholr
friends are Invited at thu conclusion ot
tho muBlcale. Thero will be dancing. Ad
mission, 3 cents,
Vllllsen to Ilnve 11 Slimmer llcsort,
VILLLSCA, la., Dec. 13. (Special.) T.
Tyler has covered five acres of the old
fair grounds with an nrtlficlal lake anil will
mako tho placo n icBcrt during tho coming
Bummer.
Tho Ladles' Sewing society's fair netted
$100, which removes tho Presbyterian
church's debt, except a balance of $100 duo
on the organ. j
VAN IIOUTEN SERVES ACAIS
Secretary of AgTloultn.ro for Iowa it Eailly
Determined Upon.
STATE BOARD ARRANGES FOR THE FAIR
I'rpllinlnarlrn All Fixed nnd llrndn of
BurcHON Selected Ho tlir Work
Mnr 11c Steadily Pushed
Forward.
DES MOINES, Dec. 13. (Special.) The
board of directors of tho Iowa Department
of Agrlculturo met today and made ar
rangements for continuing the fair work
for tho ensuing year. Tho board now con
sists jit seventeen members, tinder tho new
law cmntlng tho department to lake tho
plnco of tho old stato agricultural society,
ono director from each of tho cloven dis
tricts, and also tho president and vice
president, tho governor of tho state, tho
president of tho Iowa Stato college, the
stato veterinarian and tho stato dairy com
missioner. This board mot nnd selected
tho secrotary and treasurer and men for
sotnp of tho minor positions. Georgo H.
Van Houten of Lenox, long identified with
the Stato Horticultural society, and for tho
last two years secretary of tho Agricul
tural society, was re-elected secretary.
Old Kllyoon of Dcs Moines was ro-elcctcd
treasurer. John Simpson of Knoxvllle was
elected assistant secretary: W. W. Wil
liams, Oscoola, marshal; W. C. Clark,
Mason City, chief of pollco, nnd J. It.
Dccmcr, Des Moines, superintendent of tho
fair grounds. Tho matter of having tho
year book printed at the expenso of tho
society was considered and tho bbok will
bo published. Authority was given tho
committees to mnko expenditure for per
manent Improvements on tho grounds. The
board held Its meetings behind cloied
doors. Neither Governor Shaw nor Presi
dent Heardshcar of tho Stato collcgo was
present.
FrultitroTrern' Session.
The meetings of tho Stato Horticultural
society camo to an end today, after a
profitable session, nlthough tho board
meets to attend to Bomo business matters
tomorrow. Papers wero read on "Pollina
tion of Fruits" by A. T. Erwln, Ames; "The
Lawn," by A. F. Collman, Corning; "Some
Observations of tho Season of 1900," by
Captnln C. L. Watrous, Dcb Moines, nnd
others. A report was heard from Eugene
Secor, delcgato from this society to the
Minnesota meeting. Heports wero made
on tho address of tho president nnd the
treasurer. Tho awards were made. A
resolution to direct tho stnto society to
pay to each of tho four district societies
$200 a year Instead of $160 a year, was
sent to tho board with a recommendation
that It should bo dono If it is possible.
Tho most successful of tlioso four minor
societies In Iowa Is the southwestern Iowa
society, which is soon to hold Its meet
ings In Shenandoah; Its meetings are
generally better attended than tho state
meetings.
H. P. Ilucker. who represents tho Pan-
American exposition In Buffalo next year,
was Invited to appear before both the Stato
Horticultural society and tho Stato Agrl-
Cffttural convention, and ho presented tho
subject 4of Iowa making nn exhibit nt tho
exposition. not)j''b,oords Informally agreed
to tako nctlon looking to" making an Iowa
exhibit, and It Is certain that at least tho
horticulturists will mako an exhibit of
Iowa fruit.
Itonds nnd Ilurnl Delivery.
John I). Jeffrey, who la In chargo of tho
work of locating tho rural postal routes
In Iowa, has In un iutervlew given an ulti
matum to tho peoplo of Iowa who aro sccur-
ng 03tal mall delivery
,,0.iiivoiv that mnnv ro
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continued un ess Hnmn
nnd he announces
routes will bo dls-
stops aro tnken
toward road Improvement In tho state. Ho
i,a8 ,10Inted out for instaneo that i p t
"as pointed out, for Instance, that In I oik
to mako tno roa(fJ gooJi They uaV(J bccn
graded nud leveled, but there has been no
dratnago nnd no attempt to mako a, perma
nent surface. This condition of affairs pre
vails generally over Iowa and it will bo
lmposstblo to continue some of tho rural
mall routes whon It la demonstrated that
the carrlqr3 havo to encounter such bad
roads that thoy cannot bo sure of their
trips. Ho calls upon tho farmers who are
most Interested In tho rural mall routes to
Insist upon a good system of road Improve
ment throughout tho state.
Threshing Miielilnr Mrs Combine.
Tho owners of threshing machines in
Icwa aro generally Joining what Is known
as tho National Threshermen'a association,
and organizing county or district branches
of this mutual protective society. They
scout tho Idea that It Is anything in the
naturo of a trust or combine, but Its chief
purpose ls to provent cutting rates for
threshing grain nnd to maintain a uniform
standard of work. A county organization
was effected In Webster county under tho
direction of 13. A. Norton, Chicago, nntional
organizer. Thero aro fifteen or twenty of
thtso local organizations In the northern
counties of Iowa, and moro will bo or
ganlzed during tho winter.
Tho army post slto commission will bo In
Des Moines ou Friday to Inspect tho slto
to bo offered for nn army post. Major
General Otis 13 at tho head of tho commis
sion and they will bo banqueted and well
entertained,
Tho mysterious shooting of Mrs. Jennetto
Ilroadbent on Wednesday evening Is now
regarded as an nttompt at suicide. Circum
stances lndlcato that sho fired tho shot her
self with her own revolver and that It
wculd havo been Impossible for nnyono
from tho outside to havo committed the
deed.
Xew CollrKe IIiiIIiIIiik.
Tho demands on tho Iowa legislature at
Its next session for money for collcgo build
ings will bo greater than ever before. The
necessities of tho Iowa Stato college at
Ames cannot bo overlooked and whllo It
has been decided that somo monoy will bo
spent at onco for temporary buildings or
repairs to finish out tho next torm It Is
certain that tho lcglslaturo will bo asked
to appropriate at least $150,000 for au en
tiro now building. Tho Iowa Stato univer
sity, at Iowa City, is also needing more
room, A new hall of Liberal arts is bo
Ing built at n cost of $200,000, but the trus
tees havo decided upon asking tho legls
laturo for a building to relievo the sclenco
departments, which nro more crowded than
any othor part of tho university. Tho regu
lar movement for moro state normal schools
or enlargement of tho ono at Cedar FalU
will nlso como beforu tho legislature. In
view ot tho fact that Iowa now has nearly
a $1,000,000 Burplus on hand of which about
half Is actual cash In the treasury vaults
ut tho Btato hoUBe, It will bo difficult to
resist tho demands of tho Btato educators,
,r?v SeleiiiT Mimi-niii,
A now hnll nnd museum for the Academy
of Sclcuco In Davenport will bo dedicated
tomorrow, tho occasion being nlso tho
thirty-third anniversary of tho founding of
tho academy. Tho main nddrrss will ho
given by Prof. Frederick Starr of the
University of Chicago, on "Among Mexican
Indians." Thero will alto be addresses by
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President McIcon of tho stnto university,
President Foss of Augustana collcgo and
Prof. Nutting of Iowa City. The new hall
lo n remodeled church connected with tho
main building of tho academy and tho
buildings of tho academy now represent a
valuo of not loss than $50,000. Tho Daven
port academy Is ouo of tho oldest and moat
progresslvo scientific bodies tn Iowa.
Kind Triicrs of l'olnon,
SIOUX CITY, Ia Dec. 13. (SpeclaU-
J. H. Hurd, president of tho Laboring Men's
Co-operatlvo association of Sioux City, has
received from Dr. Joseph A. Sowall, a
prominent Denver chemist, a partial report
upon his examination of tho viscera of
G. W. Ilarber, who died at Pagosa, Colo.,
Bomo weeks ago under peculiar circum
stances, nnd holding $8,000 In ilfo Insurance
policy, which ho had taken out not long
before. Dr. Sowall writes that ho found
strong traces of somo subtle poison In tho
dead man's stomach, but tho exact nature
of tho polsou and othor facts connected
with tho examination will not ho mado
known until tho report Is submitted to tho
coroner's Jury, which Is considering tho
case. President Hurd professes a con
fidence that Mrs. Myrtle A. Wright nnd her
nllegcd paramour, a man named Neff, will
ho convicted for tho murder. They aro now
under surveillance.
Milliliter 'Want In ve.it lnt Ion,
ATLANTIC, In., Dec. 13. (Special.) Tho
town of Grlswold ls nil wrought up over
a church affair In which tho pastor of tho
Presbyterian church, Itev. Grace, ls ac
cused ot conduct unbecoming a minister.
As u result thero will bo a church trial next
Monday, when tho matter will be thoroughly
uvestlgated, the Indications being that
Hev. Grace will provo tho charges against
him without foundation, Thero hnvo been
ugly rumors for several weeks which re
sulted In n called meeting of tho presbytery
o consider tho matter. This was held
Tuesday and thero wero present Itev.
Aston of Shelby, chosen as tho pastor of tho
Atlantic church nfter tho first of the year;
Ilov. Cowling of Adair, Hov. Heron of Wnl
nut, Hov. Barnes of Council Ululfs, Itev
Young of Greenfield nnd Kov. Ohllnger of
Carson. F. W. Montgomery of this city
was chosen clerk of tho bpeclal session.
Tho meotlng Tueeday was simply pre
liminary. Tho session was nn open one
nnd when opportunity was given to prefer
cbnrgcs no ono mado an nppoarancu. Tho
members of his church who wero especially
Interested did not desire to fllo a written
statement, but expressed themselves nB
being willing to glvo certain sworn testU
mony. Hov. Graco Insisted upon there
being an Investigation and this was de
cided upon. A committee of threo was ap
pointed, consisting of Hov. Young, Aston
and Bnrncs. Tho charges made aver that
Hov. Graco had had unduo Intimacy with
tho daughter of a prominent member of tho
church, though no criminal chargo was
made. It was away after, midnight when
tho Bcsslon finished its preliminary work.
During tho meeting one of tho ministers
said that it seemed to him that somo of tho
members of tho church had found tho scan
dal a sweet morsel which they wero rolling
under their tongues."
In duo clerical form Revs. Aston and
Young was mado the prosecuting commit
tee, whllo Hev Barnes Is thu attorney for
Hev, Grace. Tho statement of tho charges
was duly prepared and submitted to nil
parties and nn adjournment was taken
until next Monday, when tho trial will be
gin. Itev. Graco ls a young man about 30 and
has alwnys borno nn excellent name. Ho
has occupied tho pulpit of tho church In
this city on sovcral occasions and has many
friends hero who tako no stock In tho
matter.
Other Cli 11 rices In AiiNvrer.
GRINNKLL, la., Dec. 13. (Special Tole
grnm.) W. O. Hcderlck, who ls being
brought by olllcers from Illinois to Mar
Ehalltown to fnco tho chargo of forgery
and embezzlement, will bo compelled to faco
n more serious chargo upon his arrival
here. The county olliclala suspect that ho
ls a bigamist, In addition to other alleged
crimes. County Attorney Stouo Ib In re
ceipt of a letter from n man named Walker
nt Waterloo, saying that Hedcrick was mar
ried to his (Walker's) sister In that placo
and was recently divorced and that he
was married to another woman previous to
tho tlmo ho secured his dlvorco. Ho will
bo tried on this chargo also.
Narrow i:neiiie of Hoy,
FORT DODGK, la., Dec. 13. (Special.)
Richard Dawlcy, tho 8-ycar-old son of
Georgo Dawlcy, a Btonomason living hero,
had a narrow cscapo from death from a
gun In the hands of his father. Tho father
had taken tho gun from tho wall and was
cleaning it. Not knowing that It wns
loaded ho playfully snapped It at tho boy.
Tho gun was discharged and tho boy fell
over, but was not hurt. Tho bullet passed
bo closo to him that Its forco throw the
child to tho ground. Tho bullet was found
later Imbedded in tho bed In tho room.
Tnmu In lCniliiirinmiril.
ORINNULL, la., Dec. 13. (Special.) Tho
city of Tama Is In a quandary as to wheio
to obtain tho necessary funds wherewith
tho municipal machinery may be run, It
Is now without money to pay Its current
bills. Tho council thought to transfer
mc:.ey from ono fund to another to meet
theso blllB, but found this was Illegal and
desisted. As a measuro of economy tho
street lighting facilities aro being lessened
and other methods of retrenchment are
being practiced. In tho meantlmo tho cm
barrnBslng conditions continue.
Not AVKIiont .Mourner,
SIOUX CITY, la., Dec. 13. (Special Tolo
gram.) After having stood the brunt of tho
world's unpleasantness for elghty-flvo years
Jacob T. Crnlg, a woll to do farmer, living
near Slcux City, thlR afternoon deliberately
took a big doso of strychnine and died lu an
hour. Ho leaves twelvo children,
Fin' AIlrnntliiK Wife's AITcel loim,
GRINNKLL. la., Dec. 13. (Special Tele
grain.) Tho district court nt Toledo U en
gaged In thn case ot Ed Harrison ngalnst
Thomas R. Nash, Harrison suelng Nnsh for
$10,000 damages for alienating his wife's
affections. All tho parties havo loo? becU'
risldents of the county.
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$1.25, $1.50. In individual boxes.
SUSPENDERS
nlso, one pnlr in a box, nt 50c, 75c, $1.00,
$1.25, $1.50.
FANCY
from $2.75 up.
SMITH & BRADLEY,
415 BROADWAY.
1131 If You Wish
IOWA FARMS FOR SALE
DAY & HESS, 39 Pearl St., Council Bluffs,
Ilnve for snlr n luritc list of Improved
vrRetnlile Innilot uUo residence nnd
nnd Omnlin. SO.M K TAHMSi
1C0 acres Hazel Dell twp., 11 miles na C.
good buildings, Ut per aero.
SO acres near Crescent, well Improved, $46
per aero
E0 acres C miles east, good buildings and
fruit, 5 CO pi acre.
10-tcro fruit farm, near city, good improve
ments, $100 per acre.
tO-arn fruit f-rm adjoining city, $0,000.
The above la only a attmplc of our
B per cent Intercut. Telephone IM-l.
DOHANY THEATER, FRIDAY, DEC. 14.
CHAS. H. YALE AND SIDNEY ELLIS
Present tho Celebrated German Dlulcct Comedian and Golden Voiced Singer,
AL H. WILSON
In a now nomnntlc German Dialect Comedy
THE WATCH ON TH& RHINE
Wrltcn by Sidney It. Kills,
A Most Sumptuous Production Kvery Sceno Carried
Company. MAKK PlllUll, IDA If AJlllru., ArtAl.l'lU.IJ II. Il.inunun, r.lA uj-
Vrli " WavmiY: : iii nnnnhnn. vnAN'K IlICIITKIl. CKLIE CLAY. JOHN 11. WAL
KER, L1TTL10 CORA QUINTAN AND M ANY OTHKR3.
Hear Al H. Wilson's New Songs.
Lovo Is Alt In All My Llttlo Ffauleln The Tea Kotlo Song A Song of Home
In Tyrol When Parading. Beautiful and bewitching melodies.
Prlces-Wc, 70c and $1.W.
W. A. MAIMER
342 and 344 Broadway,
Council Bluffs.
The L: rgest
Cutlery and
Glassware
Establishment In tho west. Wo nro direct Ira-
porters from France, Kngland nnd Germany,
saving you tho mlddlerann or Jobber s profit.
Wo offer you extraordinary Inducements.
Prices absolutely lower than elsowhcro and
assortment unmntchablc.
In dinner wnru wo carry 40 stock patterns
from the cheapest to richest gold Incrusted
French chlnn. From theso you can select
anything you may want without buying a
Bet.
In fancy pottery wo carry an exception
ally fino lino, from the neat and tasty llttlo
flower holder to tho finest goods produced,
We havo somo very choice pieces In
Capo de Monta,
Old Vienna,
Par s Reproductions
of Old Sevres,
Hand Painted
Limoge Vases, etc.
A Deep Gut in Prices in Deep
uut urystai
We nro selling tho finest Amorlcan cut
glass from 20 per cent to one-third less
than our competitors.
Sterling: Sliver
In novelties nnd wnres for tho table larg
est variety nnd prices which can not bo
duplicated Bomo of them CO per cent lots
than elBewhero.
Cutlery
!"rnm thn eheanest kitchen to finest silver.
pearl nnd Ivory goods, Including nn espe
cially nlco lino of carvers, which wo offer
vou from 7Ec to J2G.00. A dandy breakfast
carving sot, solid Bllrer bandies, In case, at
We Have Made
Great efforts to get togother a large lino of
lnoxnenslvo. but ilnlntv nnd nttrartlv nov
elties. Tho general vordlct Is that wo have
succeeded, They rango In prlco from 23c to
Jl.UU.
Do Your Xmat Buying;
Now. Ilrlng in your list. Wo will not only
plcaso your taste, but pocketbook as woll.
Beer Steins
Just received, a largo Involco of beer
stolns from Germany und will sell tbom nt
a sacrifice.
Visitors and purchasers equally welcome.
Open every evening until Christmas.
W. A. MAURER,
Council lllufU, '
NECKWEAR
A swell variety.
good reliable denial work at mod
erate prices we can please you.
Our methods are the most improv
ed our prices so low they will
surprise you.
, ..Telephone 145.
H. I. Woodbury, D. D. S., Council Bluffs
30 Pearl St. ' Grand Hotel.
fnrniH, chicken rnncltea, frnlt anil
biiMliicua property In Council niulTs
ICO-acrea Missouri bottom land, 8 miles u
city, $0 per acre,
600 aero slock farm near Rarllng, Eel by Co.,
cheap
20 acres In Silver Creek twp., $50 per acre;
well lmprovd.
213 acres One bottom land In Rocktord twp,
$42.D0 poi acre; well Improved,
lint. 3I0.M: l.OA.VUD O.N FAIIMS AT
Complete -An Unexcelled
FIRST CLASS PULLHAN SLEEPERS
...DAILY l3TVnEN...
OMAHA AND SAN FRANCISCO
Without Chang
GREAT
ROOK ISLAND
ROUTE
DINI.NQ C tR SERVICE THROUOH.
liUPFBT LIBRARY CARS.
fi1.Ui.I?form"t,0'l' rrvtlonnl Itlner
K',, c California" add re.i City
Ticket Olllce, 1333 p.rnam St., Omaha,
Twenty Years Ago
w?leJ1P,37ouM,llk',0 tftko biek that
watch that you bought at a "bariraln7''
It hasn't turned out to b what you
paid your monty for, '
But the dealer clan't iv you
g-unrantee. " ,m a
And ho hns gone out of business
Tour money tit gone, the dtalor Is
rone, and the watch won't go.
If you had bought ono of our
watches our
TWrc.VTV YKA.II.1 AOO
70U would hare received a marante
And you would have found us hero
M WOLLMAN
Practical Jewnltr and
Scientific Optician.
409 nrondrrnr, Connnll Him, jm.
GAMES for the
YOUNG PEOPLE
and tho old ones, too Wo
havo most nny kind of game
you want, nnd wo havo thn
prices marked so low that they
will jilenso you.
Crokinole,
Archarena,
Cairo m
and many other kinds, Includ-
i?. all J,1'8 'y K'lmen for tho
llttlo folk.
Dell 0. Morgan's
, I'HAHMACY.
H2 nrondway, Council Uluffa. Tel. 222.
74CUHi:S altKldnej
Kldneycuro.
IIHiniWK. HOCK-
ftuhe, etc. At 1rug
rlhta. or by mall,
Vice, etc, ot Or, II, J. Kay, N. V.
1 i' Tee (jook, a
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