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THE O MATT A DAILY J5EE: TIITJKSDAY, .TAXI AH Y 17, 1JI01.
NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA.
COUNCIL
.MINOIt .MIJXTIO.N.
ftavls sells glass.
Davis noils drug-.
"Mr. Illloy," 5-eont cigar.
Tine Missouri oak. Gilbert llros.
(!.im fixtures nml globes nt Itlxby's.
Fine A. H. ('. beer, Notiirmyor'H hotel.
W.ollmun, scientific optician, H'd'y.
Schmidt's iihottm guaranteed to please.
Moore's Mtock food kills worms, fatten.".
W J. Hosteller, dentist. Ilaldwln block.
I.efferl, Jeweler, optician, 2M llroadway.
Drink lludwclsor leer. I,. Itosenfeld, nut.
rirturp framing. C. K. Alexander & Co.,
S3.1 llroadway.
c F IVIghloy has roup to Texas with n
vli'W to locatliiK there.
MIhk Ktllo Oslmrn Ih cotiMned to her home
with nti lit tuck of t lie grip.
W T. draff, undertaker and dlslnfcctor,
101 Houth Main street. 'I'hono DOC.
Clot your wi.rk done nt tho popular Knglo
laundry, 721 llroadway. 'Phono 157.
Morgan A Kliln, upholstering, furniture
repairing, tnattrctm makliiR. IK H. Main at.
(Icorge Cooley ban gone to Itulte, Mont.,
whom ho will spend the winter with hla
son,
.Mrs. J. M. Matthews has been railed to
Onklnnd, la., by the serious Illness of Jfer
elsler, Mr. I). It. Crcssey.
Harmony chapter, No. 2.", Order of t li
Knnteru Htnr. will hold Its reRiilar tncetl.ig
thin evening In Masonic hall.
A want ad In The lleo will brliiR results.
The name attention given to a want ad In
Council Muffs mh at tho Omaha ollU'e.
Khorldan r.ml, once tried alwuy.H used.
KtnokeloHH, no soot, clinkers nor sulphur.
Price $.1, K.GO. Fcnlon & Foley, cole agents.
Mrs. Clay Plainer, whoso life was de
Ip'ilrod of 11 few dayn ngo, Is reported t.i bo
much better and her recovery In now looKOd
fur
lllilo for the repair work on the fodenl
bulldlliR linvo been received by I'ostmuHt'r
Treynor and by him forwarded to ushlng
ton. Two son of J. I,. Price, 3W Lincoln
nxriwn, wero reported to tho Hoard cf
Health ycHterday aa suffering from ACirlet
fevor.
Misses Matido Shane and Hoitcnso Orln
nell left hint evening for Tampa, Via..
whore; they will upend the remainder of
tho winter.
Fnd Test, Kon of ricucrnl and Mm. H. V.
Tost of this idly, has successfully phc-I
tho second examination In his hrt year at
"West Point,
!r Hosteller left last evenltiR for Silver
City, la., to .ilteild the flinenil of III
brother-in-law. Marlon VanKIrk, who died
from ni peiidlcltls.
There will bo a meeting of the Woman'
Jt llof eorpi Friday afternoon nt 2:30 o'o'ock
In Orand Army of the lb-public fin II, when
nil members lire requested to be present.
County Treasurer Arnd commenced to
end nut yesterday tho quarterly -ippor-tlomnent
of the school money to the dif
ferent school treasurer! throughout the
county.
Miss Frances ltoper of this city, who has
boon vIsltliiR friends at Nashville, Tenn.,
for several weeks, was married a few days
igo to ,1. A. linker, a newspaper man of
that city.
Sheriff Cousins recovered yesterday nt
lUliey Creek 11 pony which was stolen
August 13 last from tho pr.mlsirt of J. C.
IiwlM of Lewis township. Tho thief ha not
yet been apprehenditl.
Frank WnlVlngton has resigned his posi
tion us member of the police YoreT and will
embark In business for himself In rinutli
Omaha. Mayor JennlnRS will not (III tho
vacancy ror several days.
St, John's Hngllsli Lutheran chureh has
completed tho cnuvnsH of tho district as
hIrhoiI to It for the church census and has
Its report ready to submit at tho meetlUK
of tho supervising commltten next Monday.
Word has been received here that John
flrelzer, Jr., who Is In th postal service In
Mnnlle, Is seriously 111 with typhoid fever.
Yoiiiir OroUer carries a bullet In his skull
as a memento of his service with tho Ne
brnska volunteers In tho Philippines:
t.en V. DoRRctt of Cenlervllle. In,, and
Ida I. Morris of No.vburg. la., were m.irrt:,
In this city Tuesday afternoon at the 'hns.
tian Home, tho ceremony being pcrformM
by Hov. A. Overton. The bride was for
med) a teacher In the public schools of 1Kb
Moines.
In tho divorce suit of M, Hontnn iignlmt
Ada Hon t on. the defendant yesterday (del
In the district court a motion that tho
plaintiff be ordered to pay her $200 tem
porary alimony, J2H0 to pay her attorney
foes and $2uu to emiblo her to secure cvl
denco for her defense.
Tonight the Kllfoll Stock company will
Miront tho piece. "A Mnrtgnncd Slave.'" lit
tho Uohany theater. It Is Mild to be an ex
ceptionally Rood play and It will bo nr-
ri'iiit-11 in us rimre tieinn. 1 rial mo kiiioii
company Is putting up socio Rood tutertnlli
luer.ts for tho Council llluffs theatergoers
U attested by tho larRe houses that greet
them at each performance,
Tho followliiR thefts of poultry !n l,o
soulhwestern part of the city Tuesdny night
wero reported to tho po'leo yesterday morn
Ing: Mrs. W. Ilnll, 2007 South Thirteenth
Ht'tet. twenty-four chickens; Mrs. It.i -k-wltz,
240i) South Thirteenth street, twenty
nix chickens: J. Nleholls, Thirteenth strujt
ilinl Twenty-second nveuue, fifteen chick
ens. The hitler had also a lot of clothes
stolen from his yard.
N. Y, riumblng Co., telephono 230.
Howell's Aatt-Kawt cures coughs, colds.
Mini lliirneil Snvluir I.lvo .Stock. .
Tho bar nnd an adjoining shed on the
promisee bf Chris Chrlstcnsen at 123J East
Washington avenue were destroyed by flro
Bhortly nflcr 7 o'clock yesterday morning.
Chrlstcnsen placed a lighted lantern next
to somp hay. Tho lnntem turned over and
tho hay caught flro.
In getting his horses out of the barn,
Chrlstonsen was somewhat soveroly burned
about tho hands nnd face. Several sets of
harness and a slolgh wero consumed. After
tho flro department had succeeded In ex
tinguishing the flames with tho chemical
engine, a cow, which It was supposed had
been burned to death, was found still alive,
nlthough badly scorched. A hog, which
had been partially roasted, was promptly
Killed.
Itnil Csliite Trminfrrs,
Tint following transfers wero Hied ycsler
day In tho abstract, tltlo und loan office of
J. V, Squire, 101 Pearl street:
Thomas Dool and wlfo to William J.
Dool, part lot 3, Auditor's sub se'.i
swi; S-7U-33. w 1 $ 100
William T. lloshnw and wlfo to l.orctta
McMiister, part lot 1. Auditor s sub
soU sw4 8-iii-30, w d
Jonah II. Allen and wlfo to Kninm It,
lfio
Holler, northerly lot 2. sub of out
lot E. John Johnson's add, w d 2,000
Threo transfers, aggregating $2,2i'3
Good Taste
For all occasions,
at nil times, under
nil circumstances.
Thoro la notbinp; so rich, so serv
iceable, so approprlato, as
Hatinu's Shoes
for Ladies.
SARGENT5
Look for the Bear.
FARM LOANS
Negotiated In Hustern Nebraska
nnd Iowa. Jamet N, Casudy, Jr.,
i:t Mum hi., council inuns.
Savi Your Money i
Uy
Investing
With the
KAVINCJS, LOAN AMI IIUILDIMO ASS'.I,
133 I'carl Street, Council IlluSs, I.
BLUFFS.
SMALLPOX PATIENT IS DEAD
Brother Evades Quarantine and Eacei to
Town for a Doctor.
POLICEMAN'S REVOLVER HOLDS HIM AT BAY
Mffnrt tn Flint n l'hjololnn for O.vIiik
.It nil In Without Avnil Gourd
Wltlnlrinvn from Places
here Dlteasp llxlntn.
Hnrry Ilouscr, nRcd 18 years, one of the
six members of the Hoimer family In Onr
nor township suffcrlnR from nmallpox, died
at an early hour yesterday mornlnR. Ho
was Hnld to havn the dlsenitu In a much
more severe form than any of the others
of tho family.
When tho family realized tho desperate
condition of young Ilouscr one of tho guards
watching the house was dispatched to town
to secure tho services of tho physician
who had been attending tho family. Tho
guard states the physician In question re
fused to go out to tho house, hut this Is
denied by tho latter, who states ho nover
received tho message. Tho guard called up
another doctor, who, on learning that tho
cases wero being attended to by another
physician, refused to ro out and sco tho
patient. On tho gunrd'H return, David
Hoiiser, tho man who created considerable
excitement a few days ngo by coming Into
town and visiting a barbershop and several
saloons, decided that, smallpox or no small
pox, ho was not going to see his brother
die from want of medical assistance and
saddled n horse and rodo Into town. Ho
appeared nt thn police station about 3
o'clock In the morning, much to tho con
sternation of the nlghtwatch, who ordered
him outside of tho building. It Is satd, nt
tho point of n rovolver. Ilouscr claims ho
was threatened with nrrcst and transpor
tation to tho pesthouso If he did not at
onco return to his home. Hy tho tlmo ho
reached homo his brother was dead.
It ban been reported that the guards who
nro watching tho Houser resldenco wero
asleep and could not bo nrouscd and that
for this reason David Houser had to come
to town to get medical assistance for his
brother. This, however, was denied by the
trustees of tho township, who were In town
yesterday nfternoon making the necessary
arrangements for tho burial of Harry
Houser. Chief of Police Albro drove out
to Garner township yesterday afternoon
und satisfied himself that tho guards had
not been derelict In their duty.
Dr. Ilclllngcr reported to the authorities
last evening that tho 6-ycar-old son of
Otto Plunkctt of Hardlu township had
smallpox and that the township authorities
had not taken any steps to enforce quaran
tine. Tho caso Is said by Dr. Ilclllngor
to bo a mild one. The child has been sick
for soven days, but n doctor had not been
cnlled until yesterday, as It was though't
he was only suffering from chlckcopox.
Plunkett stated to Dr. Illlllnger that no
one had been to tho farm since tho child
becamo sick.
Mayor Jennings decided yesterday to
take, off the guards nt tho. Woman's Chris,
ttan Association hospital and tho Schoup
residence as a matter of economy and ex
pects to do nway with tho guards at the
Meneray residence In a few days. Tho
guards, however, will be maintained for
tho full period of quarantine nt tho At
lantic houso on Main street. Tho quaran
tine on tho hospital will be raised on Sun
day nctt.
Tho members of tho Schoup family have
promised to conform to tho quarantine
regulations and tho mayor bc'iievcs there
Is no necessity for maintaining guards thcro
any longer. This reduction of 'tho special
officer force has been decided on by tho
mayor owing to tho small surplus left In
tho appropriation for the maintenance of
tho police force.
minim;
piiopkutv
IX ASSISTS
Charles 'I. Oltlcor 'IVstllles ItemirdlnK
llftl CHIT (Coin.) Claims.
Tho feature of yesterday's hearing In
the Officer & Pusey bank case was the tes
timony of Charles T. Officer In relation to
the mining properties as listed In the In
ventory of tho letter's estate. Tho lato
Thomas Officer's nssets Included $98,000,
secured by first mortgage, on tho Percy-
Chester Consolidated and tho Champion
Consolidated Mining companies' proper-
tics. He was also credited with holding
stock to tho amount of $174,000 In the
Percy-Chester company. Mr. Officer'
mining Interests formed by fur tho greater
portion of his estate and consequently tho
tebttmony regarding tho volues of these
properties was listened to with more than
usual Interest by the many creditors, wh'o
havo thronged the court room during the
course of tho hearing of tho Day & Hess
petition of intervention, in which tho sol
vency of tho firm is attacked,
Tho mining proporty in question is lo
cated near lied Cliff, Colo., and until re
cently had been In litigation. In hts In
ventory of his father's estate Charles T.
Officer reported that ho had been Informed
that 11 largo quantity of good paying ore
was In sight nnd several carloads of it
wero ready to ship to tho smelter. In sup
port of this Charles Offlcer Introduced In
evldonco two statements showing that two
carloads of ore had been shipped in Novem
ber and December to the smelter and had
realized Vi and $43 a ton, respectively,
after deducting the cost of smelting, Hu
was unable, however, to stato the cost ot
production of tho oro nt tho mine. Ills
testimony, however, devoloped the fact that
this paying ore is being taken from n
fissure vein, vhleh ruay possibly soon fall
to pan out, Tho oro that Is said to bo
In Bight is reported to be low grado.
During tho courso of his testimony tho
witness admitted that tho original Percy
Chester mlno had been practically worked
out, although it was believed that hy fur
ther development good paying oro might
ho found. Tho Nabel mine, the only ono
of tho mines comprising the property of
the Percy-Chester company, has been leased
to tho Dolawaro Mining and Milling com'
pany, which Is developing and working it
This company, nftcr paying its expenses
and recouping Itself, is supposed tn turn
the balanco of tho profits over to satisfy
tho mortgage hold by the lato Thomas Of
fleer. Tho two .carloads of ore spoken of
by Charles Officer In his testimony camo
from this mine. Tho witness was also ex
nmlned at length as to the property held
by his father in 1892 and 1S9C.
H. W. Hinder nnd J. P. Hess wero placed
on the stand to testify as to tho value of
tho real estnto holdings of tho bank nnd
their evidence wos to tho effect that they
had been overvalued by the hank.
The hearing will be resumed this-morn
lng.
ItnteH nn I, Ire Stock.
Tho annual meeting of tho town nnd
township assessors of Pottawattamie county
was held yesterday In County Attorney In
ncs' office. Mattern relating to this year's
assessment of real and personal property
and tho following rates fpr live stick as-
fcessmcnt wero fixed upon: Colts, 1 year
old, $24; colts, 2 years old, $36; horses, 3
years old and over, $50; mules and uses
over 1 yenr old, $.'fi; heifers, 1 year old, $20;
heifers, 2 years old, $2S; cows, $.12: steers,
1 year old, $21; steer)1, 2 years old, $32;
steers, 3 years old and. over, $10! cattle In
feeding, i cents n pound; bulls, $40; swine,
over 6 months, 4 cents a pound! sheep, over
6 months, $4
In accordance with the law each assessor
attending the meeting was paid $2 nnd mile
age. Thirty-two assessors were present.
siti.v jitiu'iuT mttis7 cn.NT.n cr.
Vrcrdnr)- of llnnril cif K'.lnentlon I
Instriii'tnl to That llrToct.
Tho Hoard of Education nt Its monthly
session Inst night disposed of the contro
versy over the award of tho contract for
supplying the hcntlng and ventilating plant
for the new high school building by In
structing tho sccrctnry to draw up and
havo signed the contract with Stephan
Pros. This action was taken In the fnce of
vigorous protest by George I'. Hughes, who
claimed tho bid of Stephan Pros, was not
In conformity with Iho plnnq and specifica
tions, and who was represented .beforo the
board by his attorney.
Tho mntter was brought up by Member
Macrae, who made a motion to tho effect
that (ho board rescind Us action In award
ing the contract to Stephan Pros., thnt all
bids bo rejected nnd the secretary be In
structed lo advertise for new ones. Tho
motion failed to receive ft second. Then
Member 8townrt, seconded by Member
Kwnine, moved that the secretary be In
structed to draw up a contract with Stephan
Pros, on their bid of $!,!)17, excluding Iho
heat regulating apparatus, reserving the
right In the contract for tho board to add
this nppsratus later nt tho price or lower
than that specified In Stephan Pros.' bid.
This carried, Member Mncrao alone voting
against it, hut ho changed his volo In order
to mnke It unanimous. Stephan Pros.' bond
wns fixed at 60 per cent of tho contract
price.
KliiilerKnrlcnH nt Stnkr,
At the school election this spring the
electors ot the school district will bo given
an opportunity to sny whothcr they deslro
tho kindergartens continued or not. The
decision of the board to submit .this ques
tion to the people wns brought about In
directly through a suggestion made hy
Member Stewart of tho pressing need of a
teacher of elocution In tho city schools.
Member Stewart, In urging tho Importance
of a teacher of elocution, suggested that
certain employes of tho district could be
dispensed with and tho money thus saved
utilized to pay for such a teacher. One
of the members, knowing Stewart's antipa
thy to tho kindergartens, suggested tho
discontinuance of tho system. "Yes," said
Member Stewart, "If you would do away
with tho kindergartens, whero tho children
nro taught to mnko mud pies, nnd uso the
money expended for tholr maintenance In
employing ono or more teachers of elocu
tion you would do some good."
This rcmnrk brought Member Hess to
hts feet, who said that.wullo Member Stew
art's proposition was a good 0110 he did
not believe this was the proper tlmo to
bring It before tho board. It .should, ho
said, be brought up at the opening of tho
school yenr, when It could be provided
for. Continuing, he said: "I, for one, am
tired of constantly bearing about the chil
dren In tho kindergartens being taught only
to mako mud pics, and I make n motion
right hero thnt wo submit tho matter at tho
spring school olectton and let the electors
of tho district decide hy tholr ballots
whether the kindergarten schools shall he
continued or not." This appeared to suit
the other members of tho board, and the'
motion carried without opposition.
Mar Sell Pierce Street 1'rnnert.v.
At tho suggestion of Member Stewart It
was also decided to submit to the electors
nt tho next school election the question
whothcr the board should be authorized to
sell tho old Plerco street school and
grounds, tho old Fifteenth street school
nnd grounds and the lots on (lien avenue.
tho proceeds of such sale to bo turned
into tho school houso fund.
Member Mncrao callod attention to tho
fact that several of tho kindergarten teach
ers had complained because ot Miss
Wright's salary being raised to $60. In
order to equalize the salaries of tho kin
dergarten teachers ho moved thnt those
of Mrs. Card, Miss Stephens, Miss Ocrner,
Miss Shepnrd and Miss Wright he placed
nt $53. HIh nttention wns called to the
fact thnt Miss Wright had a contrnct for
a year at $60 which could not be abrogated.
Then Member Macrae amended his motion
so as lo make the salaries of tho others
$55 and that of Miss Wright tho samo pro
vided sho was willing to stand tho reduc
tion. President Henry protested ngalnst
such a motion going beforo tho board and
voted against It, but U carried by n voto
of 1 to 3. On the announcement of the
voto Member Cooper suggested that no
contracts bo entered Into with these tenchi
ors, so that the board could chango their
minds again if they wanted to. President
Henry refused to outertnln the motion,
which wan duly seconded nnd tho matter
wob allowed to drop.
Clour Wnnilhiiry School.
Acting on tho recommendation of Super
intendent Clifford, tho board decided to
cloos tho Woodbury school, nnd tho pupils,
numbering llftocn, will bo transferred to
schools within tho city limits according
to their grades. Tho children will ho
transported to nnd from tho city at a cost
of $l.fi0 each day, Wlllard James having
contracted to do it nt this price. The cost
of maintaining tho Woodbury school has
been about $S0 per month nnd by this ar
rangement the saving will ho $50 n month.
The board decided that thoro should bo
no spring vacntlnn In April owing to the.
pupils having been allowed an extra week
nt Christmas. Mrs. Klsle I). Thornton
tendered her resignation as teacher, to
take effect nt tho close of tho present
term and sumo wns accepted. No oho will
bo appointed in her place, as the commlt
tco reported there wns a sufficiency of
teachers.
Superintendent Clifford's report for the
month ending January 11 gave tho fol
lowing statistics:
Kntlro enrollment, boj', 2,433; girls, 2,422;
totnl, 4.R57. Monthly enrollment, boys. 2,.iil ;
Rlrls, 2.279: total, 4,6S3. AvernRo dally at
tendance. 4.076.48; per cent of nttendanco.
91.67; number ruses of tardiness. 3S2t unm
oor cafes neiincr anseni nor inrcty, ,25;.
Gravel roofing. A. H. need, 541 llroadway.
Commonwealth 10-cent cigar.
"Tni Ferret" Cimen In Court.
The hearing of tho application of Frank
Shlnn tor a temporary injunction restrain
ing tho Hoard of County Supervisors from
carrying out Its contract with F. M. Cun
ningham, tho "tax ferret" was continued
yesterday by Judge Thornoll of tho dis
trict court nl Council Uliifts until next
Tuesday morning.
Two cases In whloh property ownors hnvo
been cited to appear beforo County Treas
urer Arnd and show cause why properly
alleged to havo been unearthed by Cunning
blra should not be-assessed nro sot for to
day. Attorneys representing tho persons
Interested applied to Judgo Thornoll to
havo the hearing before the county treas
urer postponed until tho Shlnn Injunction
caso is determined. The court said the
matter was not within his jurisdiction, the
county treasurer In tills Instance being an
entirely separate tribunal, Judgo Thornoll
explained that any action on the part ot the
county treasurer would have no bearing on
the questions raised as to Cunningham's
contract, as It was the duty of the treas
urer to list all property for taxation when
apprised of the discovery of unnsiesned
proporty. The manner In which the county
treasurer should be apprised of such prop
erty did not enter Into tho matter.
Tho cases to come before County Treas
urer Arnd today nre those In which Cuu
nlnghnui claims to have discovered prop
erly belonging to Hogail Ourcn and Augurt
llercshclm, guardian of J. P. Keellne, which
has been omitted from assessment. Ono
case is nlsn listed for hearing before County
Auditor Inncs today.
Arresteif on Indictment.
Dug McClelland wns arrested yesterday
on nn indictment returned by the grand
Jury In which ho Is charged with stealing
$300, the property of A. Shivers, on Decem
ber 13 last. He gnvc ball In the sum of
$800, the bond being signed by his father.
.Vine of the defendants against whom in
dictments had been returned by tho grand
Jury wero orrnlgncd. W. U. Alexander, J.
11. Devers, William Sommers, Charles
llrown nnd Harry Howard, all charged with
broakltiR and entering, entered pleas of not
guilty. I'rnnk Allen, William llabblngton
and C. I.. Damon, likewise charged with
breaking and entering, decided to tnko time
to plead. Pat McLaughlin, charged with
assault with Intent to commit great bodily
Injury, snld ho was not guilty.
Davis sells paint.
Mnrrinse I.lrrnaeK.
Licenses to wed were Issued yesterday to
tho following persons:
Name nnd Hesldence. Ago.
A. I,. Adams, Omaha 31
l.ouzena A. Taylor, Douglas county, Neb. Hi
Thomas V, Ilothon, Harrison, county, la. 43
Olive Hwing, Pottawattamie county, In.. 33
FOR TOUGHING HIS UNCLE SAM
Von iik IMnnrds ,if Nemo, S. II., Ar
rested for IsNiiInn I'rniidulen t
Money Order.
SIOUX CITY, la., Jan. 16. (Special Tele
gram.) Young Q. H. Kdwards of Nemo, S.
1) was arrested hero this morning by Post
otllce Inspector Ketchum of Mnrshalltown,
la., for issuing four fraudulent money or
ders. The young fellow Is tho son of tho
postmistress at Nemo, and while In tho
offlco ho is said to havo stolen four blank
orders Inst week nnd filled them out, mak
ing them payable to himself In amounts
from $30 to $75, at I.cmars, In., Rapid City,
Deadwood and Sturgls, S. D. Last Friday
ho cashed tho order on I.emars nnd camo to
Sioux City, hut Instead of leaving for the
ofllccs ho began to "blow" In his money
nnd Monday he found himself strnnded. In
the meantime tho Lcmars postmaster dis
covered nn error in the order pnld by him
nnd on writing to Nemo ho learned of the
theft, tho lad's mother refusing to protect
him. Inspector Ketchum nrrlvcd Monday
and, with Deputy Marshal Trucy, niado the
arrest. Young Edwards has confessed.
Declares AViir on Delinquents.
FORT DODtJK, la., Jnn. 16. (Special Tele
gram.) Tho Hoard of Supervisors created
consternation In the ranks of large prop
erty owners this afternoon by the passage
of resolutions Instructing County Attorney
Hncklcr to proceed by law to collect back
taxes discovered by the "tax ferrets." Tho
board's action Is the culmination of a
quiet, but determined, contest between
ferrets and tnx-dodgcrs. A number of
property owners owing largo nmounts to
tho county have been making efforts. It Is
said, to effect n combination to resist tho
collection of taxes .und to engage legal
talent for this purppse, The "ferrets"
havo asked tho county's support In pros
ecuting the cases ami tho action today Is
In support of them. Nearly $100,
000 In back taxes will bo involved in this
litigation.
In the Procurer. ,ot the Doner.
DODUQUK, la., Jan. 16. A dispatch from
Fayctto today stated that Speaker Hen
derson hnd donated $25,000 for tho founding
of a library for tho Upper Iowa university
at Fayette. This Is a mistake, as tho
money was given by Andrew Carnegie, at
tho instance of tho speaker. Speaker Hen
derson was nttendlng the university when
tho war broko out and loft to enlist In
tho Twelfth regiment. Following his ex
nmplo twelve more students also enlisted.
The money will bo used for a splendid li
brary building for the campus and the work
will bo begun nB soon as possible In tho
spring. It will bo known as tho D. II.
Henderson library.
I'nnner litmus Himself.
AVOCA, Ia Jan. 16. (Special.) John
Thompson, a Cermnn about CO years of
age, living threo nnd n half mil
Avoca, hanged himself in his granary some-
iimo inesaay afternoon. Thn body when
found, about G o'clock, Indicated that llfo
hnd been extinct for somo hours. Mr.
Thompson was woll to do nnd prospering,
hut for somo years his health has been lm
paired nnd at times his mind affected. It
Is thought tho possibility of his having to
go to nn asylum prompted tho act. Ho
leaves a wlfo and several children.
Tnkes tlie Deed to Hnrlionr.
SIOUX CITY, la., Jan. 16. (Special.)
The matter of the raffle of tho John Polrco
manslou Is at last settled. W. A. Harbour,
cousin of Colonel W. T. nnrbour, holder
of tho lucky ticket. No, 35,365, Is now on
tho way to New York, carrying to his mil
lionaire) cousin tho deed to tho magnificent
residence. It is not likely that another
such schemo will bo received with en
thusiasm In Sioux City for somo time. Col-,
onel Harbour likely will try to sell tho
property.
Arrest Snupecteil Itnlilier.
HOONK, la., Jan. 16. (Special,) Charles
Chapman wns arrested yesterday charged
with robbing the residence of M. N. Good
son n few nights ngo nnd stealing $190 In
cash. The money wns tho property of Camp
ro. 1, rraternal Choppers of America, of
which Mr. Doodson is banker. Chapman's
preliminary examination will ho held on
January IS.
Crouton linker Hun Over.
CRESTON, Ia Jan. 16. (Speclal.)-
Charles Still, n baker, wns run over in tho
Purllngton yards this morning nnd cut In
two by tho wheels. Ills son nttcmpted to
snvo him and had his own clothing torn
In tho effort. Still leaves a wlfo and six
children in poor circumstances.
Dorset Horn Sheep Ilreeriers.
PITTPIlUItO. Jan. 16. Tho Dorset Horn
Sheep llrooders' Association of America
mm 111 nnnuni session 1 uosuay wun liny
llvo delegates present, representing
thirty-seven states, It was decided
to become Incorporated under a
West Virginia. charter. Tho next
meeting win no in inmnnannlls. Intl..
on January 15, 1S02. John II. Mcflllvey of
Toronto, Caundn, and M. A. Cooper of
Washington. Pa., were re-elected president
and secretary, respectively. Dr. W. I.. Mc
Creery of Washington, Pa., was rhnson
aeiegnio 10 mo .National wool jirccdors
convention at Salt Lake City.
The Tnlkntlve Hill.
Detroit Journal: Dure nimn a tlmo thorn
was a Hill, which prattled loquaciously as
It fell over tho stones,
A Poet came and neard It and wrote sun
dry rhapsodies: tho next day It rolned nnd
In ono way nnd nnother the Hill became
mucn swelled as to its neaij, nnd prattled
tho more.
Presently a Man of Affairs chanced thnt
way and when ho heard tho HIM prattling
lie siinigniway nuiit u nam, wineii R.uucroj
1110 Kin nun 11 great, sneni miupona.
Now tho Itlll says nothing and saws wood
1 nilgai lienor nave urieo. up. 11 iiiuiks
sndlv.
This fable teaches the practicability of
Illustrating the unwisdom of cxtremo gar
rulity without rccouiso to tho story of tho
proinnc parroi.
SUPREME COURT SETS DATE
Oase Involving Amendment to Bo Submitted
Wedneidaj, January 23.
PRINTED ARGUMENTS MAY BE FILED
Tito Attorney" for IJnoh Side Are to
He Alloneil One Hour Knell for
Drill HlTort llonnnnrle Ditto
t'nse I'p AkiiIh.
DKS MOINES, Jan. 16. (Special.) The
supreme court of Iowa this morning
granted the motion to advance tho case of
Pulley apjlnst llrookhart from Washington
county, being the caso Involving tho
Titus amendment, and set January 23 ns
tho date for submission of thn caso to tho
court. Tho arguments nre to bo printed
nnd other persons Interested In tho caso
or similar cases may file printed argu
ments In connection therewith. Oral argu
ments will bo nllowed by two I'.ttorueya for
each side, for one hour each.
The court today heard nrguments In the
case Involving tho celebrated llonnparto
dam across the Des Moines river. This
dam wan erected hy tho government in
1S52, transferred to tho state and sold to
Meek Pros., the present owners, many
years ago. An effort was rnado to buy It
end nnother effort to havo It condemned
nnd several legislatures hnvo considered
the case, hut the dam remains. The pres
ent caso comes up on appcnl from a lino
Imposed on tho owners of tho dam for ob
structing tho passage of thn fish up the
Des Moines river. The case Is being prose
cuted hy tho Stato Sportsmen's association.
Today waB reversal day with the court, ns
five of tbo six cases filed were reversals, ns
follows;
John O. Oasnlck against P. II. Stoffeiison
et ill, apelliLtits, Shelby county: question of
priority of liens on personal property; re
versed. It. M. I licks, administrator, against J. If.
Williams, appellant, Appanooso county; na
tion on note; reversed.
J. I. Htuhhlcfleld ugiilnst Philip mid
Martha (Jadd, appellants, Adams enmity,
subjecting land tn payment of Judgment;
reversed.
Mary Oxtobv et nl. aiinolbintH. nirulnst
M.irv J. Itenlov: Wrluiit foiintv: notion nil
ti Judgment from nnother state; reversed.
I'oicr urutt, appellant, against 1.. It. ami
M. Welch; Fayette county; controversy
over erection ot creamery on leased
premised: reversed.
If. A. Chlpmun iignliist George Welny et
nt, nppcllaiits: Vanlluren county; lo re-
over uaiuiiRos inr wrongruuv celling
WentV hoirs claimed under chattel mort
gage; afllrmed.
In thu ci.se of Stubblefield against Gndd,
from Adams county, tho question at Issuo
related to attachment on land nftcr a series
of complications nnd tho cnto was reversed
nn tho ground thnt the action on n note was
not commenced until twolvo years after the
noto became due. Tho court declared that
'the cause of action, If not barred, is so
stale that equity ought not to enforce It.''
Womnn Sentenced (or Life.
District court nt Slgourney today sen
tenced Mrs Sarah Kuhn to tho penitentiary
for llfo for murdering her husband. Ho
was crippled nnd on their return from n
picnic nt What Cheer sho put arsenic In his
beer nnd he died soon nftcr reaching home.
ItiHiirnnee Coiniiniiy Mmlille,
O. O. Kuudson of Des Moines, has tempo
rarily blocked a wcll-plnnned project for
tho snlo of an old-established Iowa insur
ance company to n company In California.
Tho transfer of tho business of tho South
western Mutual Life association to the
Conservative Llfo association of Los Ange
les was all but consummated nt the meet
ing of the policy holders of the former com
pany In Mcrshalltown, when Knudson Inter
posed with on Injunction and hung tho enso
up until the court can Investigate. The
Southwestern has been much sourIiI after
by other companies. A Des Moines com
pany tried to buy the business and con
solidate and then the National Mutual Life
association of Minneapolis tried to buy the
business. These deals failed nnd recently
officers of tho Southwestern sought and ob
tained proxies to bo used nt tho annual
meeting for the avowed purpose, it Ib al
leged, of linking changes In tho company
to comply with Iowa laws, but ofterward
announced that the proposal to sell to the
Los Angeles company would be tnken uo.
The officers of tho Southwestern resigned
nnd officers or agents of tho Conservative
Llfo wero placed In full control. David W.
Edwards, president of tho Conservative
Life; Wilbur S. Tupper, vice president, and
George I. Cochran, counsel for the samo
company, attended tho meeting of tho
Southwestern to complcto tho deal, but at
this Juncture Knudson, as a member nnd
policy holder, on his own behalf nnd that
of all other policy holders, interposed with
nn Injunction and the matter Ib tied up
until next week, when Judge Caswell can
honr cvidenco on the injunction suit. The
policy holders may demand nn accounting
from the old ofllccra who wero In tho deal
to mako tho sale, as It Is bellovcd by some
that they did not net fnlrly. Tho stato
auditor has tacitly approved tho transfer
of tho business of tho Southwestern to tho
California company, which guarantees to
leavo tho securities in tho state. In the
meantime, with tho representatives of the
California company In virtual control, they
nre unable to do tho business of tho com
pany or complete tho sale and tho prospect
is good for Interesting legal complications.
(iovemor Cues for OH.
Governor Shaw of Iowa Is ono of tho
persons heavily Interested In lands In Texas
near to the recent startling discoveries of
petroleum, and the governor nnd others
who havo property in Texas In tho new nil
region havo started uouthward posthaste
tn either sell out or cnlnrgo their holdings,
A Des Moines company, of which Governor
Sl'nw Is a leading stockholder, owns 4,000
acres of rice land near Heaumont. The
company this week sent en excursion party
to Tcxns to look at tho land and dispose
of tho same. Now It Is related that the
company has been offered a big ndvnnce for
tho entire trace by persons who hcllevo that
tLcro is oil bcnealh tho land.
Three Yrnm for Itoliliery.
James Kennedy today pleaded guilty In
tho district court to tho robbery of Ed
Cornwall and was sentenced to threo years
In tho penitentiary. Kennedy and a man
named Crlppcn committed tho robbery on
the Hurllngton bridge in this city in June
Inbt. Ho was arrested two months ago at
Cheyenne Wyo., nnd brought back for trial.
Ho had pleaded nut guilty, but when ho
was confronted In court with his victim,
who had come from Volln, S. D., to testify,
he changed tho plea to Rullty nnd was sen
tenced.
Von nc I'reneher'n Sensation,
Rev. C. L. Ilrlggs of St. Luko's Episcopal
church of Cedar Falls created a sensation in
the Twin Cities Ministerial association
meeting In Waterloo by rending n paper on
"Play, In Its Relation to Work, Health
GRAIN-Q
J THE PURE V J
GRAIN COFFEE
Do you know thnt three-quarters
of nil the world's headaches nro tho
result of usinp; tea nnd coffee ?
So physicians Bay.
Quit them and tho hcadnches
quit.
Orain-0 has the coffee taste but
no headaches.
Allc'occn; 13c. and 33c.
I
nnd Morals." In which paper he took ad
vanced ground In reference to the value of
rports nnd recreation. Ho advocated that
Christians should devote their tlmo to
eliminating tho nbjectlonnblo features of
the horse rnce, cards nnd dancing rather
than Bpcnd their time fighting these things,
ns It is apparent that they am hero to re
main for somo time. The paper created ex
citement among the older ministers present
nnd some sharp crltlcltm, but the sptakcr
retaliated by quoting the scripture to show
that when on earth Christ devoted his time
to teaching the principles of brotherly
love, chnrlty and human kindness,
First of ilnrlier Cnses.
The first of the cases growing out of the
mysterious death of George Harber, for
merly ot Iowa, at Pagosa Springs, Colo.,
has been commenced here, tho samo being
n suit by Hernlcc Harber, a boncllclnry
under n $.".,000 policy held by Harber, to
compel tho Annuity Llfo association ot
this city to pay tho policy. Inasmuch as
thoro has been no connection of the plain
tiff In this caso with the alleged poisoning
of Pnrber, the ease only Incidentally raises
tho question of the conspiracy and mur
der by other beneficiaries of similar poli
cies. Ilnllronil Sort e Inu.
Tho surveys of two railroads northward
from Des Moines have been completed nnd
the Jockeying for rights of way nnd other
things Is In progress among the promoters
nnd town sisters. The survey of the line
to Hoonc wns completed this week. It runs
north through Polk City, which is on the
Northwestern, thence to Madrid, east of
tho Des Moines river nnd on to Poone,
keeping west of tho route of tho Milwaukee
to Poone. Tho routp is snld to be a good
one. The routo to lowa Falls Is also sur
veyed and the promoters nre nt work se
curing tho necessary concessions In towns
nnd nloiig the way. Mr. EllBworth, tho
chief promoter, declares positively the
lino will be built next summer. It will
veer eastward nnd cross the Northwestern
nt Nevada or cast of Nevada.
Iimwi Soldier's Success,
John McCIasky of Ames has demon
strated that a young soldier enn rise In
the United States nrmy by simple duty.
When the war with Spnln over Cuba com
menced ho was n printer In the olllco of
the Ames Times nnd enlisted ns n private
In the Fifty-llrst Iowa to ro to the Phil
ippines. He saw service thcro nnd after
wards was detailed to the signal corps on
account of efficiency. Then he wns re
turned home and now he has started for
San Frnnclsco to tnko ehnrgo of n com
pany of fifty men to go to Snmon for patrol
duty on the Island of Tututla. Ho has been
made n second lieutenant.
Wound 'Mint Mnjr Prove I'ntnl.
GRINNELL. la. Jan. 16 (Special Tcle
Rram.) Mutt Nickles of Scnrboro acci
dentally shot himself today while handling
a rifle. A 'sorlous wound In tho groin wns
Inflicted nnd Nickles may not recover.
VKST I'OCKHT COOK STOVH,
A ,rwly Invented Contrlvnneo for
Army I se,
Tho commissary general of tho army has
recently bought, for the special use ot our
soldiers, large numbers of little cookers ot
n kind newly invented, Each of them, re
ports the Philadelphia Record, Is hardly
bigger than n teueup, so thnt tho contrlv
nneo has the merit of being easily portable,
whllo possessing the additional advantages
uf extreme simplicity nnd cheapness. With
a slnglo twist ono unscrowB from It n metal
rim, and this, having three legs, Is made
to servo ns n tripod stand for holding a
brass receptaclo from which tho cover Is
removed with another twist.
Tho receptacle, which Is nothing but a
smnll cylindrical cup, Is partly filled with
a whltclsh looking substance, thnt has tho
appearance of spermaceti. One Is informed,
however, thut the stuff Is in reality a inlx
turo of wood alcohol nnd "somo vegetable
material," tho naturo of which Is not ex
plained. On being touched with a match It
catches flro instantly nnd burns with a
steady, lambent flame, which, though almost
Invisible to tho eye, Is oxtremely hot.
Now, tho smnll qunntlty of alcoholic mix
ture In tho cup It Is quite solid will burn
for an hour nnd a half, and tho cost of It Is
almost nothing. It will serve to heat water
or for any purpose of minor cookery, a
dnucepan or light pot being plnccd upon the
tripod. When tho fuel mixture Is used up
a fresh supply Is scooped out of a pint can
with n spoon and put Into tho brass cup, so
that culinary operations may proceed. In n
region where fuel Is scarce as In China, for
example, or in parts of tho west such n
contrivance Is Invaluable. It Is likely to ho
adopted by sportsmen for use In camp.
Tho navy has purchased a quantity of
these impromptu cookers nnd Is furnishing
them by wny of experiment to some ot the
ships.
As a menns for heating shaving water,
under conditions whero tho ordinary con
veniences are not at hand, the contrlvnneo
drscrlbcd Is specially available
An Allegory.
Detroit Journal: Politics, personified ns
a fierce femnlc, brandishes her flaming
sword.
"'Kindly show me tho tracks of this mon
ster, Corruption!" she cries.
"Wo can show you tho monster itself!"
reply the Long Suffering Public.
Politics looks hurt nt this.
"I fear you don't understand my mis
sion!" sho protests, "Thn tracks aro all I
can uso In my business!"
Hereupon the Long Suffering Public nro
much abashed, nnd remain silent.
Good Property
Is a Good Investment
Fifteen lota in a body for sale t a very reasonable pries. Thess
lota aro located In Omaha addition and lie high and dry. They
will make a splendid location for some factory. Several otbtr lots
suitable for building purposes of them especially will make
a Ono location for a home, btnr within one block of th motor
line and within two blocks of a achool house and church locaUd
In the weatem part of the city.
Apply at
Bee Office,
Council Bluffs.
FRYETELLSWHYIIERESIGNEI)
Late Superintendent of Cuba's Schools 0b-
' !..,. , TOL.. TT. rt.lt- fl ....L. J!..
jcuts iu Mum 110 until i iguiruinun w.
LAWS ENACTED WITHOUT IliS KNOWLEDGE
Ilelleven 'Hint Ailtnlnlstrntlnii In
Tli nro iik ' SI nee re nml All I'rom
Inen to ( nlinns Will lie Ite
HkIiiiihI.v Kept,
HOSTON. Jnn. 16. Alexis E. Frye. lato
superintendent of schools In Cuba, who Is
In lloston today, In nn Interview mndo puh
llo his reasons for resigning his Cuban posi
tion nftcr a service of fifteen months, say
ing It wns the new school law which, Mr,
Frye said, "mndo him a figurehead." Mr.
Frye says that when ho protested against
certain of lis provisions he was promised
they would be corrected. As thn changes
were not made Mr. Frye resigned. Mr.
Frye says:
hlle 1 was In this country lust March
ii'iu April, planning fur the expedition of
ilbnn teachers tn Harvard, 11 mllltnt-v cen
sus of tbo Island was mad", which brought
out apparent discrepancies between inv tv
prrts nnd tho reports nf the military ofTi
cors, duo to u eonfiislon 11 tiatis'latliur
Hpnnlsh tn English und bile Into Sp.tnl.li
the words "nulas," tneniiliig school rooms,
a tni t'scuelns," which means school limine.
The situation was satisfactorily explained,
but as the result uf nn assumption of fr.vul
following tho discovery nf the supposed
discrepancies n new school law w.m dtawu
UP to supersede the one 1 had prepared
only two months before.
Suiillonn Ills Pride.
Mr. Fryo claims that he was not Informed
that such 11 law was In contemplation until
nftcr It had been promulgated, saying'
I would have resigned when Iho law wit 1
first enacted, but 1 hntl Just completed inv
libin for the expedition to llntvard und I
fol; Hint to resign at that time would bo tn
dofent tho expedition. Ho I swallowed inv
pride and ennied nut that project. It wim
su successful that General Wood offered mo
$lo,0rt) out nf the Cuban funds If I would or
ganlze another expedition to come hero this
summer, this mnnoyTn pay the expense of
the expedition, mid ho agreeing to use his
Innuoiice to Rot the free use nf transport.
hen I returned In September I did lou
der my resignation, but withdrew It lit bin
request und 011 his promise tn repeal si.t h
sections of the law as wore nhjectlonahlo.
Hint Is all there Is to my resignation. Had
the law been satisfactorily changed befirn
1 left Cuba I probably would have retur led.
Hut now that I have resigned t would imt
return even If the law wore changed.
I'm I III In (he Ailmlnlntrnlloii.
In discussing Cuban questions In general
Mr. Frye said:
1 have tho strongest reasons tn believe
that the administration Is sincere and In
tends to keep Its promise to tho Cubans.
A soon ns the convent lull frames Its con
stltutloe. nnd ns soon ns 11 president Is no.
loctod. I believe the I'nltoil States will pro
claim Cuba 11 republic. The hope of Cubr.
lies In the groat middle class. Fullv 90 per
cent of thn people are (pilot, peaceful clll
7ens. I would like to see night schools
established nil over tho Island for the In
struction ot this class Educate them nnd
there iiccu bo tin fears for Cuba,
to i'iti:vi:r tiiu on it
Lnxntlvn Hromo-Qulnlnc removes the cause.
IIAVK YOU ANY OF THKSIJ,
Symptoms of n Very Common Trouble!
There is no disease so common In thn
United States ns catarrh because It appears
In bo many forms nnd attacks so many dif
ferent organs
It is a common mistake to suppose that
cntarrh Is confined to the noBo and throut.
Any Inflammation of tho mucous mem
brane, wherever located, accompanied by
abnormal secretions, Is catarrh. Catarrh of
stomach or bladder, or Intestines Is nearly
as common ns nasal catarrh nnd much moro
serious, nlthough a Is truo that stomach
catarrh and catarrh of other Internal or
gans Is tho result of neglected nasal ca
tarrh. A now remedy hns recently appeared
which, so far as tested, seems lo bo romnrk
nbly effective In promptly curing catnrrh,
wherever, located. Tho preparation Is sold
by druggists generally under nnmc of
Stuart's Catarrh Tablets, and In addition
to being very palatable nnd convenient,
possesses extraordinary merit, In many
cases giving Immedlnto relief lrom tho
coughing, hawking nnd constant clearing of
tho throat and head, those symptoms with
which everyono Is familiar who has cvev
suffered from colds In tho head and throat.
Catarrh Is simply a continuation of theso
symptoms uutll tho troublo becomes
chronic nnd grows gradually vorso from
yenr to year.
Stuart's Catarrh Tablets nro composed of
Hydrastln, Eucnlyptol, Gunlacol and similar
nntlscptlcs nnd catnrrh specifics, from which
It will bo scon that no secret Is mado of the
Ingredients and also that no mineral poi
sons nro used, ns In the case of many well
known catarrh medicines.
For catarrh of the nose, throat, bronchial
tubes, for catarrh of stomach, Intestines or
bladder no preparation is so safo nnd gives
such rapid nnd permanent losults as
Stuart's Catarrh Tablets.
All druggists sell them at SOc. for full
sized package. You can use thorn with as
surnnco that you will not contract tho co
caine or morphlno habit ns the results from
this catarrh euro aro apparent from tho
first day's use.
Dr. Kay sUtlcure cures all
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Oar methods are the most improv
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