8
TJLE OMAHA DAILY HEISt FH IDA Y. mi BJSH 28, 1000,
NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA.
COUNCIL
MINOR MKMION.
-
Davis sells gUss,
"Mr. Riley," 5-ient cigar.
Fine Missouri oak. Gilbert Bros.
a fixtures and globes at Illxby's.
Kino A. H C. beer, Neumayer's hotel.
Wollrann, scientific optician, 409 H'd'y.
Bchmldt's photos, new and latest styles.
W. J. Hostotter, dentist, Baldwin block.
Moore's stock food kills worms, fattens
Bee Schmidt for elegant holiday photos.
Drink Iludwebwr beer. L. Itoscnfctd, ngt.
IefTcrt, Jeweler, optician. 236 iirondwuy.
Wanted Qlrl for general houaework, 937
Second avenuo.
Miss Mario lllnk la visiting friends at
1a Platte, Nob.
Horn-To Mr. ami Mrs. P. V. Hchott, 2319
Avenue A, it con.
Christmas pictures at C. 13. Alexander &
Co.'s, 313 Uroadway.
W. 1'' Oraff, undertaker and dlslnfcctor,
101 Houth Main street 'I'hono COC.
Got your work dono at tho popular Eagle
foundry, "24 Broadway. 'Phone 117.
W. C. Estcp. undertaker, 28 Pear! street
Telephones: OIIlco, 97; residence, 33.
Try our 20-cent meuls. Ladles' and Gents'
cafe, (41 Hroadway. Open all-hours.
Morgan & Klein, upholstering, furniture
repairing, mattrc-ts making. 122 8. Main st.
Mtsa Neva Russell of the Uloomer school
is spending tho holidays with friends at
Olenwood, la.
Mr. and Mrs. Torrcy Kverott will leave
tomorrow for California, where they will
pend tho winter months.
Cahrles Schlndclc has Bono to San Fran
cisco to spend tho winter and look after
till business Interests ihcre.
Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Gault of Kansas
City aro tho Ruesta of Mr. and Mrs. Dray
ton W. llushncll of Hljrt street
George W, Stephens of Macedonia, la.,
Is In the city, tho guest of his daughter,
Mrs. Fred Ashley of Plcrco street.
A want add In The Bee will bring results.
The samo nttuntton given to a want add In
Council Bluffs as at tho Omaha offlcc.
Mr. and Mrs. William Untlnink of Odessa,
Mo., nro visiting tho former's parents. Mr.
and Mrs. W. C. Unthunk of Avenuo A.
Tho caso against Hob Scott, charged
with assaultlm; Jack Walsh, was continued
In pollco court yeslerduy until Saturday.
Shgrldan coal, onco tried ulways used.
Smokeless, no soot, clinkers nor BUlphur.
I'rlco J5, $3.50. IVnlon & Foley, solo agents.
Mrs. Virginia Pell and daughter of Kid
der, Mo., uni tho guests of Deputy Clerk
of tho District Court G. G. Unlrd and
family.
Mrs. Paul C. Aylesworth Is visiting her
parents at Dcnlson, la. Whllo there she
will attend tho wedding of her sister, Miss
Edith Wygant.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Horton Kills of Ln
Grunge. III., aro tho guests of Mrs. Kills'
purcnts, Mr. and Mrs. Georgo II. Jackson
of South First street
A faulty ehlmnuy lll!i'd tho rosldenco of
G. K. Hulotto at 137 Harrison street full
of smoko yesterday morning and gave tho
lira department a run.
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Krug of Omaha nre
spondlng tho OhrlHtmas holidays with Mrs.
Krug's parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Murgen
or South Sixth street.
F. W. Miller of tho Northwestern rail
way local ticket olllcu returned yesterday
from Paul's Valley, I. T.. whero he spent
Christmas wllli his family.
Thomas Stewart and daughter, Miss Cora,
of Topeku, Kan., aro In tho city, the guests
of tho former's couhIii. Attorney J. J.
Stewart, and family of Mynster street.
Charles llrlggs, who stolo a can of syrup
and sovoral bars of' soap from a Hroad
way grocery Btoro a few days ago was
lined 5 and costs In po'.ico court yesterday
morning. Ho paid tho line.
At tho oloso of tho services Wednesday
evening nt tho First Haptlst church tho
pustar, llov 11. Venting, was presented
with a purso of gold by tho congregation.
City Auditor Hvuns nmdo tho presentation.
City Knglnecr Ktnyre went to Shenan
doah, la., ,wheru. ho wan called on con
imitation In matters conn'efctedp with tho
sowerago system being laid out there. I,.
I J'jdson of this city Is tho engineer In
charge of tho work.
Harold Egbert, arrested on n chargo of
vagrancy, was released yesterday on his
promlso to return to South Omaha, where
no claims to havo employment In one of the
packing houses, and not to come to this
sldo of the river, except to visit his mother.
J. A. Tuthlll of Sioux City, stuto or
uulzer for tho Fraternal Order of Eagles,
In hero organizing a lodge, which will be
Instituted this evening In tho Hrown build
ing. Members of tho Omaha lodgo to the
number of 150 aro expected to assist la the
con. monies.
A man giving tho name of Joe Hart was
irrcstod yesterday alturnoou for peddling
fdaylng enrds without a license. ' It was
ater learned that ho had stolen eight
imcks of cards from a Main street saloon.
Tho chargo was accordingly changed to
that of larceny from a building In tho day
lime. Tho case of Carl Carlson, charged with
breaking Into V. lluttln's carpenter shop
lust Juno and stealing tools valued at JOO,
Nan taken on chungo of venue yesterday
rom tho pollco court to that of Justlco
I'lon, whero his preliminary hearing was
let for January 3. In delault of ball ho
Kaa committed to tho county Jail.
Frank Allen, who was caught In tho act
of stealing a clouk trom In front of a
Hroadway store, pleaded guilty to this
chargo In pollco court yesterday morning.
Ho denied bolng gul'.ty of breaking Into
tho Dcmmlng resldenco on First avenuo
mml stealing an overcoat and silk mulller,
which wero found on him when arrested.
Tho hearing on tho latter chargo was con
tinued until Saturday.
N. Y. Plumbing Co., telephone 25C.
Davis sells pnlnt.
High School Ucutinir Apparatus.
Tho Hoard of Education will hold a spe
cial mooting this evening at Uio oftlco
of Mombor Hess to furthor consider tho
heating problom at tho now High school
building.
At tho session of tho board last Friday,
tho contract for tho heating and ventilat
ing plant was awardod to Stcphan nros. of
this city, tho board deciding to rcduco tho
cost of tho plant by not putting In tho hc.it
regulating apparatus. Tho Loard has since
decided that tho regulator Is a necessary
adjunct to tho fan systum of ventilating
and at tho meeting tonight tho matter will
bo further discussed,
Tho bonrd at tho tlmo It decided to do
without Jlio regulator did so because It
was of tho opinion that tho price asked
for tho apparatus In connection with tho
bids was exorbitant.
Since thu last meeting Uioro has been
Homo talk of the board rccsustdcrlni; Its
action In awarding tho contract to Stephun
Pros. ThlB llrm In making Its bid did not
conform to tho plans and specifications or
tho board's architects la tho matter ot
engines and spmo pf tho other bidders havo
pro'osted asalnst the bid bclug'consldored,
much less tho contract awarded on tho bid,
Tho hoard permitted Stephan to change
bis bid so 'an to specify tho engine called
tor in tho plana and specifications.
Commonwealth 10-cuni clear.
WHY PAY $5
for a shoe when you can
buy the
Best Shoe Jade for $3,50
and you save $1,50 at
HAMILTON'S
SIIOB HTOIU3.
412 BROADWAY.
FARM LOAIS
Negotiated In Eastern Nebraska
anu town, jnmcs n, v.auu, jr.
( Mul.li St.. Council Hluffs.
Save Your Money
Uv
ilnvrstlng
' With the
AVIUS, VQAS A.D IIIM1.DINU ASS'S
lUa Pearl Street, Council UluCa, la,
BLUFFS.
NEW MOVE IN THE BANK CASE
Petition in Intervention Which Opens Up a
Pino Point of Law.
ALLEGED TO HAVE BEEN LONG INSOLVENT
Petitioners Aver Tlmt the MtmhtM
Knew of Condition of Hank ami
Therefore Money Deposited,
Were Solely Trust Funds.
A potltlon of Intervention In the Officer
& Pusey bank receivership was filed yes
terday In tho district court, which If sus
tained by tho court will placo every cred
itor of tho Insolvent Institution on the same
footing and destroy the prcforrcd nature of
tho claims which havo been presented and
submitted to Judge Thorncll within tho
last fow days.
Tho petition In question Is In tho name
of Day & Hess and John K. Cooper and
"others" representing claims aggregating
over $300,000 against Officer & Pusey. The
contention Is mado that the banking houso
of Officer & Pusey was Insolvent at tho
time tho deposits of tho petitioners were
made; that It had been Insolvent for n
long tlmo prior thereto, 'and that such in
solvency has continued to the present time.
It is further alleged that tho members of
tho llrm of Officer & Pusey wero well aware
of tho fact that tho bank was Insolvent at
tho tlmo they accepted such deposits, but
thnt they held themselves and tho bank out
to tho world as solvent.
Tho point raised by tho petitioners is
that Inasmuch as tho bank was Insolvent
at the time tho deposits wero mado tho
tttto to tho money never passed to the
bnnk, but simply In fact and in law became
a trust fund and that the moneys so de
posited being trust funds ovcry claim of the
petitioners, aggregating over $300,000,
should bo decreed and held to be preferred
claims. In short, the contention rniscd Is
that ovcry claim against tho bank is a
preferred claim for tho reason that tho
money was deposited at a tlmo when the
bank was Insolvent.
Tho effect will be, If tho court sustains
tho petition, to placo every creditor of tho
hank on tho samo footing and everyone of
them will share pro rata of whatever
assets of the firm may bo distributed by
tho receivers. Tho action is tho most Im
portant step yet taken by tho creditors
and Its Importance Is fully realized by
Judge Thorncll, who as soon as tho mat
ter was called to his attention yesterday
set tho hearing on tho petition for tho
first day of tho January term of district
court, which will ho Jnnuary S.
Smallpox nt Wrnton,
Robert Williams, tho postmaster nt
Weston, a small vllago eight miles east
of Council Bluffs, is reported to bo suffer
ing from smallpox, and from Investigations
mado by him Postmnster Trcynor of this
city believes that tho report Is correct.
Ho has accordingly notified tho fourth as
sistant postmaster general at Washington
by wlro of tho factB In tho case nnd sug
gesting tho advisability of closing the
Weston office until danger from contagion
there is ended.
Postmaster Treynor stated yesterday that
ho would tako such steps ns ho deemed
expedient to protect tho pcoplo of Coun
cil Hluffs from possible contagion nnd if
necessary would refuse to accopt mall at
tho ofllco hero from tho Weston post-
office.
Dr. Wylnnd Underwood is said to havo
cases of smallpox under his care. From
what can bo learned by the health officers
of this city tho country authorities are
lax In taking tho proper precautions to pro
vont the spread of tho disease and that
quarantine regulations nre not being en
forced:.
Delay the Dividend.
Tho. action commenced vesterdav hv tho
creditors will prevent tho receivers do-
naring any dividend now until the case
s decided by tho courts. It will nrnvpnt
them from cnrrylng out the plan proposed
of laying asldo a certain amount to cover
ino prcrcrrea claims nnd from tho balance
of tho moneys on hand declnrlnir n illvl.
dend of 20 or 25 per cont on the general
claims.
Tho disclosure mndo hv Accountant
Walters that many of tho Important books
of tho bank prior to 1881 wero not to bo
found and that the bank had been Insolvent
from that tlmo was tho sublect of much
tnlk yesterday. Tho further statement was
mnao yesterday morning by Mr. Walters
that tho books showed that neither Mr.
Ofllcor nor Mr. Pusey had ever paid any-
tning into the bank as partnership canl-
tal.
Howell's Antl-Kawf" cures coughs, colds.
District Court Notes.
Judgo Thornoll completed vesterdav the
hearing In tho matter of tho nrofwrrpri
claims against tho Officer & Pusey bank and
adjourned tho November term of district
court. Tho Janunry term will open on
Tuesday, November 8. Tomorrow will bo
tho last day for filing BUlts for the Junuary
term.
Mrs. Gertrudo Chamborl aln rnrnmnnpnil
suit for divorco from G. W. Chamberlain,
wnom she mnrrlcd in this city Jnnuary 1,
1SU9. Sho alleges cruel and lnhumnn front.
mont nnd that her husband has transferred
his affections to another woman.
Gravel roofing, a. H. Brd. 641 Broadway.
Slot .Mnoliluc in Gull)-. '
It Is now up to tho nollcn whetlinr tho
slot machino seized nt John Mergen's Main
awiui. oaiuuu muu iw ueBiroyeci or returned
iu it. .-iicAiuaior, who claims ownership.
Justlco Vlon, before whom tho case was
tried yesterday, held thnt the machine
undoubtedly was a gambling device and
ao such was subject to be ordered to be
destroyed. Tho court, however, held
further that under tho statute tho police
An Investigation
Wo court an Investigation of
our
SHIES
Wo are satisfied that your ver
dict will bo that they aro tho
best for servlco, style and good
workmanship that tho samo
monoy will buy at nuy other
store. When you want tho
best thing In shoes go to
SARGENT8
Look for the Bear.
should have filed an information against
the proprietor of the place where tho ma
chino was used ns a gambling device. This
had not been dono, but In order to give
tho authorities an opportunity to do so Jus
tlco Vlen decided to keep tho machine
three days nt his office, in order that It
might bo used as evidence against Mcrgen.
In tho event of the police falling to file
any information ngatnit Mergcn within the
three days the machine will bo turned over
to H. McAllister.
Iloglnnlng classes in nil departments
will bo organlzod December 31 nt Western
Iowa college. Gregg shorthand, touch
typewriting, practical bookkeeping, com
mon branches.
Mike TeliM I'nlry Tnle.
Charles Mike, an Italian railroad section
hand, who claimed to be on his way to
Lincoln, Neb., reported to tho pollco
Wednesday night thnt ho had been held
up and robbed of $15 by two men in the
yards of the Northwestern railroad. Tho
men, ho said, had accosted and called him
by namo and ho presumed ho had met them
Homowhcro. From the depot, nt their
Invitation, ho accompanied them to go nnd
got a drink at a saloon, When they reached
tho brldgo nt Avenuo A ono of tho men
asked for change for $5. Ho opened his
pocketbook, containing a $10 and $5 gold
pleco to show them he could not change
the bill. As ho did bo ono of tho men seized
his nrma from behind while tho other
snatched tho pocketbook.
Mike told tho pollco that the men would
bo In Council Bluffs ngnln Thursdny, ns
they had arranged to meet another .man,
but Mlko was not to bo found yesterday
morning and tho police camo to tho con
clusion thnt his Htory of tho robbery was
a fairy tnle.
Tho paving work for the season Is nbout
closed, but thnt famous whisky brought In
bond may still bo obtained nt the Hoff
man, whero Sappho hangs on tho wall and
smiles with you.
ItenI IXntc TrhiiKferH.
Tho following transfers wero tiled yester
day In tho abstract, tltlo and loau ofllco
of J. W. Squire. 101 Pcnrl street:
United Suites Life association to Illi
nois Life Insurance company, nu
merous lots nnd tracts In nnd
nroiirid I Council Hluffs. e. v. d I 4,350
P. K. O Council nnd wlfo to Joseph K.
wJ,!i8,,i,lot r- tow" of I-oveland, w. cl. S55
Kmll Hageboeck nnd wlfo to 13. D.
nnd Charles M. Hurke. wljifc feet of
lot i . block C, town of Carson, w. d.. 1.0CO
executors nf the estate of Samuel
Royer to J. n. Snyder, part n',4 lot
1, block f, JcfTerls' subdlv, w. d.... 2,500
J. P. Snydor and wlfo to John J.
Hess, name. w. d , 25
John J. Hess and wife to W. K. Selt
zer, same, w. d 2.CC0
Thomas Meredith to Mrs. J. P. Mar
tin, lot :2, block 9, Meredith's add
to Avoen. w. d Ci
It. P. Jack and wife Amnndn D. to
.r. C. and William Dugg.-tn, fi acres
In iiwU nw',4 31-77-43, q. c. d 7j
Klght transfers, total 113,125
MarrliiKe Iileenneff.
Licenses to wed havo been Issued to
following persons:
Numo and Residence. .
Kdward Williams, Weston. Ia
tho
igo.
.. 24
i.izzio smitn, t.'ouncu wurrs
Jay II. Alexander. Quick. Iu
Lulu H. Smith, Armour, Ia
Hurt Avis, Loveland. la
Kato Hlllor, Loveland, In
George W. Forbes, Omahu
Hose Brewer, Omalia
F. W. Fisher, Council UlufTs
Mary M. Clark. Council Hluffs
J. H. Murphy. Harrison cotintv
SiiBnn.. Evansf Knlghtsvllle, Ind.V.
Henry Korgan, Trumbull, Neb.,
Frunces Korpm, Dumfries, In..JV
QUADRUPLES ITS CAPITAL
Ioirn Telephone Co infinity Vote to
lucreane Stock from pi, 000,000
to 1,000,000.
DAVENPORT. Ia.. Den. 27. Tho ntnoV-
holderS Of the Tnwn Tnlrnlinnn nnmnnnt. In-
day voted to increase Its capital stock
irum n.vvv.wv to 1,000,000 In order to
raise money for Improvement In exchancn
and toll lines nil over tho state,
Kz-Ntiite Senator Sentenced.
FORT DODGE, Ia.. Dec. 27. (Special Tel
egram.) A. L. Wood, editor of the Saturday
Advertiser and formerly a Btato senator
from Mndlson county, was arrested hero to
day by Sheriff Iloy of Madloon county, taken
to Des Moines and sentenced to servo a
term of two and a half years In tho peni
tentiary. His arrest wns tho result of a de
cision by tho supremo court which was the
culmination of a case which has been pend
ing ever slnco 1S98, nt which tlmo Wood
wns postmaster nt Wlntersct. This caso
was dismissed by tho county attorney, but
Bomo of, tho ovldcnco given by Wood during
tho progress of tho trial 'was impeached and
ho was convicted on n chargo of perjury.
This trial occurred In November of 1808. Tho
caso was appealed to tho supremo court and
tho decision Just rendered sustained Wood's
scutonco to a term In tho penitentiary.
Wood has been a prominent figure In state
politics In recent years. In 1895 and In sev
oral years following ho represented Madison
county In tho legislature. For several years
ho was editor of n large and Influential pa
per nt Wlntersct and was postmaster of that
placo when the suit was brought against
him. Ho was well known and during his
six months' residence In this city had bc
como prominent In leadtug business and
social circles. Knowledge of his former
trial had been carefully guarded and pub
licity suppressed. Ho attributes his diffi
culties to Influential political enemies.
Three L'oIIckc llclmtCH.
IOWA CITY', Ia Dec. 27. (Special.) Tho
State University ot Iown has three de
bates with rival institutions this winter.
Tho first ono will bo with Wisconsin and
will bo held at Madison samo tlmo In
March. It will bo tho third debate with
Wisconsin and there is considerable in
terest In its outcome, as each of tho uni
versities have won ono of the previous con
tests, Tho question for debnto is: "Ito
Bolved, That the United States government
should construct nnd opernto tho NIc
ragua canal, Its absolute neutrality being
guaranteed by International agreement."
On March 11 Minnesota debates Iowa at
Iowa City. For tho first tlmo In tho his
tory of debating at tho univorslty the ques
tions discussed at the preliminary and final
debates are different. Thtro Is a faint recol
lection ot a gontleroan coming from Minne
sota last year and listening to the pre
liminary debate Tho question submitted
by Minnesota is: "Resolved, That it Is
unwlso tc attempt to tax personal prop
erty." The Phllomathlnn Literary society, being
oxcludcd from tho debating league, has
undertaken to debato South Dakota. This
dobate will bo held at Vermillion some time
In April. Their question for discussion
Is: "Resolved, That the Porto Ulcan tariff
act Is In nccordanco with the principles ot
Amorlenn government."
State llnr Axmicln tlon.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Ia Doc. 27. (Special
Telegram,) At tho last meeting of tho Iowa
State Bar ascoclntlon a special committee
was oppolnted to recommend changes in the
municipal laws of tho stnto. Tho first meet
Ing of this committee was held hero today,
ull being present except Mayor Quick of
Sioux City. Tho only subject discussed was
that of special assessments as related to
paving and sewerage, No recommendations
will bo made until the matter has bad
thorough study. J. II. Trewln ot Lousing
chairman of n similar committee appointed
by tbo legislature, met with tho committee
WILL TEST THE AMENDMENT
Attorney General to Take Biennial Election
Law Before Supreme Court,
EXPERIMENTS IN WASHINGTON COUNTY
Prosecutor to Iteftme to Olve Office to
Successor, Suit to He llrniiBlit aud
Superior Court' Decision
Hoped for Soon.
DES MOINES, Dec. 27. (Special.) Tho
attorney general of Iowa will havo suit
brought in Washington county to test the
vnlldlty of tho biennial election amend
ment. County Attorney Brookhnrt will re
fuse to glvo up his office to hln successor
nnd suit will bo brought In Janunry to
oust him. This will bo taken before Judge
Dewey January 8 and will bo argued nnd
a decision bo asked for Immediately. It
will then go to tho supremo court at once
by ngrcemcnt and a decision is expected
by the close of tho month.
Dr. III1IU Addree Teachers.
The State Teachers' association, was ad
dreEBcd by Dr. Hlllls of Plymouth church
tonight In a fine lecturo on "Tho quest for
Happiness." Tho association held n meet'
Ing In the forenoon and In tho afternoon tho
departments held forth. In the depart
ment of county superintendents Sam D.
Whiting of Johnson county severely criti
cised President Ulddell for tho chargo made
In his nnual address that county superin
tendents Issue certificates to incompetent
teachers. He declared this to be false. The
various sections selected their members ot
the nomtnntlng commlttco and that com
mltteo will meet tonight nnd Rolcct the
officers for next year. It la bcllovod A.
W. Stewart of Ottumwa will bo named for
president nnd W. N. Clifford will go on the
cxccutlvo committee. Tho total enrollment
is 1,300.
Another feature ot tho goncrnl meeting
of tho day was the presentation of an
nblo paper by Prof, Shcakley of tho Dos
Moines schools on tho "School of the
Twentieth Century." Ho painted a glow
ing picture of tho futuro American schools
aud told of tho progress that was pos
sible and probablo.
Next after this eamo a breezy contro
versy ovor the question of how to teach
arithmetic. Prof. W. L. Spccr of Chicago
road a paper and gavo a clear demonstra
tion of tho method of teaching arithmetic
by tho objective method, which Is now
used nlmost to tho exclusion ot other meth
ods In Iown. Tho discussion was to be
opened by Prof. A. W. Rich of the Stnto
Normal nchool, Cedar FallB. Ho stirred up
tho teachers by a radical declaration that
"Wo must stop this business of trying to
get knowledge of facts by playing with ob
jects and replace It by reading and re
membering rules." Ho pointed directly
nt tho "things" with which Prof. Speer
had Just been "playing," ns they were lying
on tho tnblo In front ot him and be de
nounced tho modern mothods so much In
voguo which disregard all rules and depend
upon demonstration. Prof. Rich was
granted additional tlmo in which to con
cludo his remnrks, and then Prof. Speer
replied to him iri V'splrttcdaddress.
tir i
.-Tweiitlcth-jCentnry School.
Tho paper byHuperlntondent Sheakloy
on tho "School ofatho Twentieth Century"
causen no discussion, but. It was regarded
as unusually fine. Ho stated briefly his be-
ucr as to that iicnool iu the following
words: '
There will bo nractlcnllv n
session of the schnnl. httt nn nhli.i n.in
confined through all tho hours of the school
iu icuuiiiK. wniing anu arithmetic. A
largo part of this tlmo will be devoted to
music and to urt. to tho study of nature
and excursion afield, to manual training
and to gymnnstlcs. to visits to art galler
ies ami to geological, botanical and zo
ological lllVHMtflrntlnna nt flrut
rial, aesthetic and ethical culture. E-crv
uu Biippuen wun a complcto
gymnasium and havo a phyHclal director,
and the Importance of tho body as tho tem
pl1 'll tl,le,B0Ul WW he emphasized through
out tho life of the child at school. The race
will Incrcaso In physical vigor and excel
lence and still not abate but rather in
crcaso In mental nnd moral power.
And in conclusion he presented thn fnl.
lowing ns his conception of the ideal
school:
The twentieth century will bring n re
alization of the Ideal school. It will de
mand a higher typo of teacher than the
avorago teacher of tho present day. It
will require a larger expyndlture. but the
ttei,m nc,lor nntl ,',lrKer expenditure must
and will come, and It behooves us to pre
l,'v?il!.r ves fr the momentous change.
Undojhtedly our Institutions are to suc
ceed and prevail, our commerce Is to dot
Srync,a' ttts ,s to flumph on land,
and ns n. natural consequence we ennnot
stop In educational work with what we
havo nttalned or with what now seems
attainable. "It Is tho privilege of public
(Hlucatlon to press toward a mark re
!Totni T,h?i hand of ITovldenco haa led
us ns a nation ever onward and upward,
pur work has been cut out for us ly the
logic, of events Wo have expanded and
the great struggle- for commercial suprem
h.cy,inHn1'endyv.beKun' The Un,te1 S'ates
IS destined In Urnmn n rr.i . -
wealth nnd power than Home, England or
Constantinople over was. but thero Is "no
, iinprrmiiHm mat can promlso
good resu ts annrt frnm n nr,m-V-JLi.."
and progressive American education."
Korninl Inntltute Ciimlnctom.
At tho Besslon of the department of
county superintendents this afternoon pa
per wore reau py ts. d. Whiting of John
son county, H, e, Deater of Pane cntintv
and others, and thoro waB spirited discus
slon of a pnper by Prof. J. M. Bronton of
i'oik county on "Normal Instltutn Cnn.
ductors." Ia closing Prof. Brenton said:
i1 ro.,lot "w dependent the teacher
mtiy ?' I'ow great tho necessity which Im
pels htm or her to seek this profession as
a means of summrt n.ia i ' .. '!
2i?5"ftS J'0.1. for JIW- I farther ami
.i . ii . ,1-uu"') lui'er.iiienaeni wno
IPi'j? iVd,'mc"t to l)0 ulnsed by sym
pathy. Qod-llko ns this virtue Is. has been
unfulthful to tho trust Imposed In him and
nut proven falso to the oath to which he
has subscribed. Tho public school I fun 1 s
not a public churl ty and if arsons foil
themselven under the necessity for r.uch
uld. lot them apply n tho regular w"ay
Considering tho delicacy of this point, and
tho reluctance of many to touch upon It at
all. you will doubtless say that this Is
strong nnguage. It Is, howovcr. my honest
conviction, renched nfter several years of
close observation and experience. Every
intelligent citizen owes a duty to tho Btnte
to preservo thn inmitntinn nmi i ...Vi'i.
nabEi,.,1.anded d071 to him, and among
theso first In Importance 1 placo that oa
cred , trustour common schools. And I
say It w thout rear or prejudice that he
who would conscientiously or unconsclen-
UouhIv do anvthlni? Hint n-nnM .V.'
Iniluenco or weaken the character of these
i? uiinuriiiy ot mo protection or tho flag
that floats nbovo them.
PuplU ltt-nillnu Circle Condemned,
At tho meotlng of the elementary and
graded department this afternoon, presided
over by Prof, Dornan of Morning Sun, Im
portnnt nctlon was taken by tho passage
of a resolution abolishing the "pupils' read
ing circle" for Iowa. Tho session was In
somo doubt as to whether or not It had
tho right to abalieh this circle without
consulting tho general association, but It
vnti nlmost unanimous that the circle
should bo abollihed as a unless thing. Prof.
A. V. Stcrm of Cherokee was appointed a
commltteo to Investigate and report to the
association tho action taken. Tho depart
ment, which Is the moBt Important of the
separato departments, elected O. E. Finch,
West Union; H. E. Kratz, Sioux City; N. n,
Clifford, Council Bluffs, and A. T. Huklll,
Waterloo, members of tho executive coun
ell. J. E. Williamson, Fairfield; George
Chandler, Osage, and A. U, Warner, Mil
sourl Vnllcy, were named on tho nomi
nating commltteo for this department.
Tho nomtnntlng commltteo of tho Iown
Stnto Teachers' association report the fol
lowing nominations for officors and they
will bo elected: President, A. W. Stuart,
Ottumwa; vice presidents, J. P. lluggett,
Cedar Rapids; U, U. Oraff, Red Oak; E. C
Lilly, Independence; sccrctury, W. F. Harr,
Des Molncs; member of the executive, com
mittee, II. E. Kratz, Sioux City; members
ot educational council, President E. O, Mc
Lean, Iowa City; A. L. Huklll, Waterloo.
Fur Pure Food I. emulation.
Tho fifteenth annual meeting of the Iown
Academy of Sclcnco took action today look
ing toward co-operation In a practical wr.y
with other stato societies and orgnlzatlons
to bring nbout legislation in Iowa to sc
euro puro food. Tho meeting was pro
sided over by Prof. W. II. Norton, presi
dent, aud a largo number ot papers on
strictly scientific topics wero either read
or referred without reading. About twenty
names wero added to tho membership. A
paper read by Prof. C. O. Bates of Coo
collcgo on puro food legislation led to an
extended discussion ot tho subjoct from the
standpoint of the scientist nnd the point
ing out ot tho fact that Iowa is now far
behind other states in the prevention ot
the sale of adulterated goods. A com
mltteo was appointed consisting ot Prof.
Bates of Coo collcgo, Dr. Wcems of Iowa
Stato college. Prof. Knight of Cornell col
lege, Mr. Ilcndrlckson of Iowa college and
Mr. Rlckcr of Burlington, to prepare, in
conjunction with n similar commlttco ap
pointed by tho State Horticultural society,
sultablo laws for tho prevention of adul
teration In food In Iowa and to present tho
samo to tho next legislature The com
mittee Is authorized to do lobby work In
behalf of such legislation.
Grnml Army IJccrcaaluar.
In a circular letter Just Issued by Mad
ison B. Davis ot Sioux City, department
commander of the Urand Army of the Re
public, attention Is called to tho decreas
ing membership of tho Grand Army of the
Republic In this department nnd urges ef
forts to udd to tho rolls all who arc eligible.
Tho derartmcnt commander says:
Thero can bo no doubt but what there
arc at least 25,000 soldiers, sailors nnd ma
rines In the state of Iowa that nre ellirlbte
to membership In the Orund Army of tho
iiepumic. in itu. we nun a memnersnip
of 20,323; slnco that tlmo our membership
him been, decreasing very rapidly. Tho re
port of the assistant adjutant general to
tho National encampment, June 30, ISM,
showed a membership of only 12,221, a
loss of 8,100. Of this number 2,371 havo
been lost by death ami 6,729 by suspension
and dropped. From tho report of tho as
sistant adjutant general December 31, 1809,
It appears that wo had 437 posts In tho
department In good standing. While tho
department has considerately carried that
numtwr on tho rolls, It Is a fact never
theless that many of the posts so reported
aro not In good standing. Somo of them
havo not mndo rcportH to tho department
ror a numuer or years ana nave not hem
meetings for a long time. Every effort
has been mado to havo them reorganize
and placo themsclvcj In good standing,
but to no avail. Thero aro but u few
Btrong posts In this department, most of
them being small In numbers. There are
Blx postB with a membership of 1C0 or over,
nine ixists with a membership of from 100
to ISO, 18 with a membership of 75 to 100.
33 with a membership of from CO to 75.
129 with a membership of from 23 to 60,
137 with a membership of from 15 to 23.
nnd 87 posts with a membership of It and
uuiicr.
Tho commandor also calls attention to tho
new Memorial university to be erected at
Mason City by tho Sons of Veterans and
others, and commends tho work of this
order. Ho also urges tho organization of
all auxiliary societies.
Tho S. S. Still College of Osteopathy of
this city has been sued tor 110,000 dam
ages by Martin Mack, who alleges that
through tho "unskllltulncss and Incom
potenco" of Wllford Rlggs, who is mado n
party defendant, his wife died, having been
treated, by the, osteopaths during confine
ment. Judgo McPbcrson has forwarded an order
appointing E. 11. Mason a special master to
look oyer tho papers in tho case of tho
American Book cpmpany against Georgo A.
Ontes, on filo In the federal court. The
court orders that Mr. Mason harmonize
tho leadings as far as possible to decide
between thorn whero there Is conflict and
to mako a continuous statement ot tho
case so It may be submitted to tho court
without delay.
FAVOR CHANGES IN THE LAW
3
Iown Teacliera Dlneumi I.rRlnlntlon an
Well an Technical
Topic.
DES MOINES, la", Dec. 27. The leading
topic before the second day's session of the
Iowa State Teachers' association, which is
assembled here, was tho paper read by
Superintendent D. M. Kelly ot Cedar Falls
upon "Some Moral Questions for the
Schools." Ho was followed by Superin
tendent S. II. Sheaklcy ot Des Molncs upon
"Tho School of tho Twentieth Century,"
while Prof. W. W. Spccr of Chicago had for
his text "Arithmetic: How to Teach It."
Tho report of tho legislative committee
contained a number of minor recommenda
tions with regard to tho change ot the
school law of the state. This afternoon
will bo devoted to tho round table discus
sion and this evening tho general session
will hear reports from tho nominating
commltteo and determine location for next
year's meeting.
Aecuacd of ARanultlnir HI" Protcue.
BOONE, Ia., Dec. 26. (Special.) Isaac
Whcolor, 07 yenrs of age, was brought up
from Madrid, this county, and lodged in
Jail, charged with assault upon the person
of a llttlo girl, 14 years old, who was
brought from New York a short tlmo ago
among tho waifs for whom homes wero
found among tho farmers. Her namo
is Matilda Schurbln and sho was recom
mended ns a girl of good character.
Wheeler took her to his home, whero Bho
alleges he succeeded In accomplishing his
purpose by force. Tho girl escaped to a
neighbor's, whero sho told the story, and
Wheeler was arrested and brought to
Boono to escape tho vengeanco of his
neighbors, who, It Is said, wero determined
to lynch him. A number of yenrs ago
Wheeler was treated to a coat ot tar and
feathers for a similar crime and the people
of Madrid are determined to seo that he
gets his deserts this tlmo.
Sioux City Ilrewery AVInn.
SIOUX CITY, Ia., Dec. 27. (Special.) A
decision in tho district court by Judgo '..
A, Church, announced todny, involves tho
right of tho Sioux City Browing company
and all saloons' in Iowa to continue in
operutlon under tho Martin liquor law.
It was claimed by Eugene Lutz, plaintiff,
that tho brewery had violated the law In
several particulars and that In consequence
the potltlon ot consent under which all
saloons as well as the brewery Itself
operate, was nullified. Tho brewery won.
It had been feared the brewery might be
forced to close, It Is ono of the largest
industries In the city.
Atlantic NeciU a Mayor.
ATLANTIC, Ia., Dec. 27. (Special.) At
lantic is without an acting mayor slnco
Mayor Tllden went to Missouri to become
tho advance agent of tbo Androws Opera
company. His successor will probably bo
J. A. McWold, president of tbo Atlantic
National bank.
Trrnaure llux In Lumber Yard.
SHELDON, Ia Dec. 27. (Special.) In n
lnmhfp vnril hprn hns hpen fnunri n tin.
nearly rotted away, but containing a large
quantity or goiu rings, waicncuams ann
gold beads that must have been hidden thoro
monius ago,
Two Kant Trillin to (.'hlcuiru
Via Illinois Central railroad. Superb equip
mcnt. Ticket office, 1402 Farnam utreet.
IOWA FARMS FOR SALE
DAY 3c HESS, SO Pearl St., Council Bluffs,
Have for snlc a large list of Improved
venetnhle Inndm also residence anil
nnd Omalia. SOMK FAIlMSi
ICO acres Hazel Dell twp., 11 miles n O. B,
good buildings, 145 per acre.
CO acres near Crescent, well improved. 146
per acre.
CO acres C miles east, good buildings and
fruit, $50 pet acre.
tO-acro fruit farm, near city, good Improve
ments, $150 per acre.
tO-arr' fruit f-rm adjoining city, IS, 000.
The above la only a sample of our
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wttabla for building purposes one of them especially trill make
a fine location for a hoxr-e, belnc within one block of the metay
. line and within two blocka of a ihaol house and church Iecat4
. Im tha western part at the city.
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TEACHERS CHOOSE OFFICERS
Five Hundred DeleKntea to Mectlnu; of
South llnkotn IZilncattounl A
aoclatlon Select Kxecutlvea.
YANKTON, S. D., Dec. 27. (Special Tclo
grnm.) Over 500 teachers were in attend
ance today at the session of the Kduca.lonnl
association, tbo first ot which began at 8:30
a. m. Tho general association elected
Ocorgo M. Smith, professor of languages
and pedagogy at tho State university, presi
dent; Mrs. Mny Cowcn, recording secretary;
Superintendent Ilcnmer ot Grant county,
treasurer; and W. W. Girt on of tho State
Normal school, corresponding secretary.
Madison was selected as tho place of the
next meeting, by a voto or 125. Mitchell,
Brookings and Canton, which nlso competed,
received SO, 30 and 10 votes, rcspcctlvcl.
Dr. W. S. Clark of tho Peoples' church,
St. Paul, addressed tho teachers this even
ing. Among trio Interesting work of the
session today was a paper on "Manual
Training In High Schools" by C. D. Plck
erell of Pierce, read in tho department of
colleges and high schools. "Tho Life
Diploma" was ably discussed In tho samo
department by Martha I. Turner of
Mitchell.
At tho afternoon general assembly
Superintendent 13. T. Fitch of Aberdeen
presented a paper on "Educational Retro
spect" and Stato Superintendent E. E. Col
lins dollvored tho annual address.
Wyoming' School Hhovrlnjr.
CHEYENNE, Wyo., Dec. 27. (Special.)
Stato Superintendent of Public Instruction
Tynan, In his annual report to Governor
Hichards, gives somo into-cstlng Informa
tion relative to tho public schools of tho
state. In 1898 thero wero enrolled In tho
schools 13,042 pupils; In 1899 thero wero 13,
427, and during 1900 thero wero 14,512. Of
tho 11,512 attending school during tho last
year 3,166 wero In Uinta county and 2,088 in
Laramie county. Albany and Carbon coun
ties each bad an enrollment of 1,338.
Ono teacher was employed for every twenty-five
pupils attending school. Tho school
libraries of tho stato contained 15,210 vol
umes, whereas thero wero oly 4,240 in 1898.
Tho frco text book law has been In op
eration for almost two yearn and during that
period thero has boon expended throughout
the stato tho sum of $29,596.88. This monoy
was drawn from tho common school land
Incomo fund, which has Increased from $12,
C17.65 In 1898 to $68,871,90 in 1900. Tho In
dications aro that far tho year 1901 this
fund will amount to $60,000.
Gold Gcto Attention Aaraln.
OflAND ENCAMPMENT, Wyo., Dec. 27.
(Special.) From present Indications tho
gold production ot tho mines In this dis
trict will becomo a mutter ot as much Im
portance as tho copper production. In nl
most every )iIno whero deep mining has
been pushed tho gold values In tho copper
ore havo Incrcosed In quantity. Tho Union
company is-taking out ore thnt runs $17.50
in gold to tho ton In nddltlon to Its copper
valuee. Tho Great Lakes company is cross
cutting a mammoth dyke of blue quartz
which assays $12 in gold, tho oro being
found nt a depth of only soventy-flvo feet.
Ilccent mill tests havo shown that oro from
tho famous Kurtz-Chatterton copper mines
carry all tho way from $4 to $15 In gold to
tho ton. A fow yenrs ago gold-bearing
rock was discovered hero In largo quanti
ties, but tho failure ot tho Golden Eagle
mlno, owing to mismanagement, and tho
discovery of copper In paying quantities,
cnuecd prospectors to turn their attention
toward copper prospecting. Hut now more
attention wllll he paid to gold properties
ngaln.
Slonx I-'nlla lVnnts X incur Factory.
SIOUX FALLS, S. D Doc. 27. (Special.)
In connection with tho annual meeting of
the Stnto Horticultural society, which will
bo held In this city January 22, 23 and
24, thero will bo a farmers' Institute con
ducted bv Stacoy Cochran, stato commis
sioner of Irrigation, It is expected that
Mr. Hamilton of tho Oxnard licet Sugar
company will visit Sioux FallB during tho
meeting of tho society for tho purposo of
Investigating tho advisability of locating
a boot sugar factory hero. Tho Iluslness
Men's league Is In correspondence with the
Oxnard people and they have promised to
soad Mr. Hamilton hero at that tlmo.
Midland Cnnal Company of Kiirico.
DOVEIt, Del., Dec. 27. A certificate of
Incorporation wns filed here today for the
Midland Coal company of Fargo, N. D.
Capital, $1,000,000.
Ilrnliil reiliiKOKiiea Meet.
NABHVILI.n, Tenn., Deo. 27. Tho Na
tional Instltuto of Dental Pedneogues met
hero today, Dr. Henry P. Carlton of Han
Frnnclsco presiding, Tho welcoming ad
dreB was mado bv Dr. D. It, Stubhielleld
of Nashville and Dr. Trueman W. Prophy
of Chicago responded. Tho report of the
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K. I. Woodbury. D. D. S., Council Bluffs
30 Pearl St. ' Grand Hotel.
farina, chicken ranches, trait anil
bualncaa property In Council llluffa
ICO-acres Mlisourl bottom land, S miles b
city, M0 per acre.
600 aero stock farm near Earllng, Selby Co.,
cheap
220 acres in Stiver Creek twp., $50 per acre;
well Improved.
213 acres fine bottom land In Rockford twp.,
$42.60 pel acie; well improved.
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MEGEATH STA
TIONERY CO,
I J0 farnam, St.,
exoc'ullvo commltteo being heard nnd ap
proved President Cnrltou delivered his an
nual address. Twcnty-threo colleges of tho
United States and Cunadu uro represented.
I'oanllile Strike on Northern l'nclflo.
ST. PAl'L. Den. 27. An evening paper
says; Kvents of today Indicate that a
strike of the telegraph operators on tho
Northern Pacific Is more than possible, Tho
company Is sending men west to prepare
for an emergency. When qufHtlnncd with
regard to this move, (leorgo Ilampt&n, thn
operators' press committeeman, ntnted thx;
thu grievance committed was aware that
tho company was taking precautionary
measures, lie said;
"It Is hard for uh to understand the ac
tion of tho company. Wo have never Inti
mated by word or act that we would advo
cato a strtko should Our demnnds not ho,
f ranted. At tho present tlmo all wo dej'ro
certain reusonublo conccMblnns and w
will remnln hero until we got them, If
we fnll to get them I can hardly say what
action will bo taken by tho telegrapher.
Our demand for a contract ban been in
fused, but wo havo been granted somo
minor concessions."
American I'liyalcul Society,
NEW YORK. Dec. 27. Tho second quar
terly meotlng of tho American Physical ho
cloty hegnn In this city today. President
Henry A. Rowland presided. This society
embraces nearly all of the professors of
physics In tho leading universities of tho
country and other sclenttllu men. Thero
wns a luminous meotlng, at which narnnH
of ofllcerH for the enHuIng year wero chosen
to be bal'ottcd for by tho members. Tho
result will be announced at tho next meeting-
Thoso who read papors were; W. S.
Franklin. Lhlirh university; H. H. Cathart,
University of Michigan; Ernest F. Nlahols,
Dartmouth college; M. I. Punln, Columbia,
university, and Prof. It. W. Wood, Univer
sity of Wisconsin.
General I.ee ia Attend Hall,
KANSAS CITY. Dec. 27.-Oeneral Fltz
hugh I.ee, commnnder of the Department
nf tho MUsourl, todny accepted an Invita
tion of tho Commercial club to attend the
Contury ball to ho given In Convention hall
on tho Inst night of the year. General Loo
will bo accompanied by his staff and possi
bly by Mrs. Leo and her daughter. January
1 General lye will leave for Leavenworth
and for Fort Riley, Kan., to Inspect tho
urmy posts at those points.
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