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TJTE OMAHA DAILY IVEJ3: FRIDAY, fARCII 22, 1001.
NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA.
COUNCIL
.Ml. Wet .Mli.VriON.
Davis boIIb drug.
Btockort sells carpets unil rugs.
Gnu fixtures and globes nt Hlxby's.
l'ino A H C beer, Neumayor's hotel.
Wollmuii, rclontlllo optician, 4J Il'wny.
V. .1, llostottcr, tlcntlHt, Iluldwln block,
l.iifert, Jeweler, optician, 23C llroadwny.
J. A. Hnow, unctloneer, It' way, opp. 1'. O.
Unrn-To Dr. and Mrs. II. A. Woodbury,
i. Hon.
K. A. Wlcklmm returned yesterday from
Mississippi.
Myrtle lodge No. 12, Degree of Honor, will
meet tonight.
City i;iiKlneer litnyre has gone to Chi
cago on business,
V. F. Gruff, undertaker and dlslnfcclor,
101 Houtll Alain street. 'I'liono MiO.
Get your work done nt the popular Kaglo
laundry, T.'l Hroadway. l'luino 157.
Morg.in & Klein, upholstering, furniture
repairing, mattress making. 122 H. Main Ht.
C I. Hwlter Is home from licutrlre. Neb.,
where ho wmb called by the death of his
mother
Twenty per cent dim mint sale on frutnes
and frameil pictures. Alexander it Co., K!3
Broadway.
John Ij. Merkel of New York Is visiting
his parents, .Mr. and Mrs. Iawreneo Mer
kel, Washington avenue.
Th- Woman's Hellef rorns and the Inde
pendent club will meet this afternoon with
Mrs, Talbot, USfi Jleliton street.
A want nd In The lleo will bring results.
The same attention given to a want ad In
Council Bluffs as at the Omaha olllcc,
William Corrlgan anil Ulllo Wagner, both
of South Omaha, were married In this city
yesterday morning by Justice Ferrler.
Nine babies are rnred for dally nt the
Aeeoclated Charities1 creche. The instlu
tlon Is In need of clothing for the little
ones.
I, C. Uraekett has received word of tho
death of his mother. Mrs. Hannah A.
Uraekett, In Greenfield, Mass., nt the ago of
h" years.
Tho revival services In tho lipworth Meth
odist church are attracting large congrega
tions. Services are dully at 2:9) and 7:30
until further notice.
Mrs. Edwnrd Anderson, 21fi South First
street, will entertain I'ulty guild of Ornco
Episcopal church this afternoon nt a Len
ten tun at her home.
Mrs. J. 1. Oreenshlclds has been chosen
president and Mrs. ft. G. Hulrd secretary
and treasurer of the local branch of the
Woman'a Christian Tcntpernncu union.
A sneak thief got away with a $" derby
hat from Metcalf & Motcalf's storo on
1'enrl street yesterday afternoon nnd did
not even leave his old one In exchange.
The ense against H. K, Mlnnlek, charged
by J. Walker with cheating by false pre
tences In connection with the salo of patent
gnsollnc lamps, was continued In police
court yesterday until Thursday. '
Part of tho evidence In the suit of Daniel
Cnrrlgg against the Cnlon Transfer com
pany was taken In the superior court yes
terday morning and the ease was continued
until this afternoon, Cnrrlgg sues to col
lect K,IM rent alleged to be due.
Albert Hetties, the escaped prisoner from
tho Lancaster county Jail at Lincoln, Neb.,
under arrest here, said yesterday that be
fore returning to Nebraska, even on requi
sition papers, he would Institute habeas
corpus proceedings to secure his release.
Tho offense for which ho was serving a sen
tence, he claims, was not extraditable.
"Ten NlghlM In a Barroom" never grows
old. There runs through It a vein of pathos
peculiarly touching and sweet. It speaks
tho universal language of the henrt. It Is
morn than a play. It Is a moral classic. It
tirgues tor one of the greatest themes that
can engage the mind. Notwithstanding Its
frequent production It Is seldom that one
sees the play as It Is now presented by
ilusby llros,' eoloas.il spectacular company.
It Is like meeting an old friend utter many
years. It will be at tho Donany theater to
morrow night, with Saturday matinee.
N. Y, numbing Co., telepaono 250.
Pictures end music, CongM church tonight.
JJST.YTi: OF CAI'TAIX KIHNCIIT.
AVI II IHmihikIiik or Thirty Tlioimniiil
Hollars In 1'roliutt-il,
Tho will of Captain Leonard Klrscht,
who left nn estato valued nt $30,000, was
filed for probate yesterday afternoon In tho
district court. After making special be
quests of $2,G00 to his daughter, Mary
Klrscht, nnd ?100 to each of his grandsons,
Leonard nnd Dnvld Stuubs, tho testator
leaves his property", both personal and real,
to his wlfo, Mrs. Henrietta L. Klrscht, In
trust for his four daughters, Mary Klrscht,
Mrs. Llzzlo Clark, Mrs. Hinma llutler and
Mrs. Knto Cowduroy. Tho widow and
daughter nro given tho right to occupy tho
family residence on Glenn avenue during
tho widow's lifetime. The. widow nnd
daughter, Mary Klrscht, are mado executors
without bond.
20 per cent discount Enlo on frames and
framed pictures. Alexander & Co., 333 IVway.
It on I Ilxtutt- Transfer.
Tho following transfers woro filed yester
day In the nbstrnct, title nnd loan ofllco of
J. W. Squire, 101 Pearl street:
H. A. Terry anil wlfo to Orvcl K,
McClure, lots 7 and S, block t70,
Crescent City, w d $ W
Orvel K. MeCluro to S. C. Foote. lots
7, 8. t and lu, block 170. Crescent
City, w (1 200
Egldlus Fries and wlfo to Henry Sill,
lots 10 and 11, block 10, town of Mln
den, w d W0
Walter 1. Smith and wife to A. T.
Fllcklnger, lots lti and 10 to 30, block
23, llrown's sijbdlv, h w d 1,300
W. A.' Alleusworth nnd wife to Alva
Gay, oJS nwU 12-74-11, w d 3,300
Horace Ji. Gould to Joseph Jensen, lot
12, block 3, llayllss' 3d add. w d.... 40
Daniel Hayes and wlfo to Kllen U.
Mudge, lot 19, block 4, Sackett's add,
w (1 1
Mary Ann Lucy to Sarah K. Macrae,
n 27 feet lots $ and 17; s 23 feet lots
7 and 18, block 2, Ulemialo add, w d.. 1,000
Total, eight transfers JG.511
Davis sells gtatss.
Mnrrliw l.lccnHci.
Licenses to wed wcro Issued yesterday to
tho following:
Nnmo nnd Itesldenco. Ago.
AVIUlnm Corrlgan. South Omaha 23
Lllllo Wi'gnur, South Omaha 23
J. ft. Graves, Umnliu 29
jocepnino imricr, w ousvuie, nun 2:
DeLong's stationery department Is right
Bare Facts
Wo lay bare to tho people of $
Council Dluffs and vicinity the EcZ
rncts unit sliouiu appeal to
their Judgment. Thero Is no
better shoo mado In tho world
tnan mo ceieurutca
HANAN SHOES ii
These Hhoes cost u llttlo moro
than Home other brands, but
tho value Is there. They are
mudu from the host material
and by ' high lurleed. skilled
workmen. Five dollars buys a
pair of these up-to-date, styl
ish, well weurlng shoes. For
tho best always go to
SARGENT'S
Look for the llrnr.
FARM LOANS
Negotiated
In Eastern Nrbrask
and Iowa. Jnmea N. Casi
12(i Main St., Council Ululfi
Iowa. Jamea N. Uanaay, Jr.,
n.
LEWIS CUTLER
Funeral Director
(Successor to W. C. Estep)
US PlilllL BTHUUT. 'Pbouc 07,
1141
BLUFFS.
MOFFET'S CUODS ARE SEIZED
Accidint Imnrance BwindUr Omits to Pay
His Board,
HIS WIFE RESISTS THE CLAIM
Alining Property Held li- Constable In
AVnlkliiK Stick iilth Trie Ap
pliance lor Cunning llogus
Injuries.
Gilbert J. MoCfet, Insurnnco swindler, who
wns taken to the penitentiary at Fort
Mud Icon Wednesday night, failed to scttlo
his board bill beforo leaving for his com
pulsory retirement from public life for one
car nnd a day. Since the day Hint tho
runaway engine from the Itock Isfand rail
way's roundhouse dashed Into a Wabash
pnsscnger train, which accident formed
the bails for ono of Moffct's bogus accident
Insurance claims, this versatile Individual
roomed and boarded at the boarding house
conducted by MrB. Anna Kolley on First
avenue. It was here that ho was arrested
by tho federal olllccrs.
Moffct's failure to bleed tho accident lu
suranco company evidently left him short
of funds, ns Mrs. Kellcy claims that wheu
he left tier place, although not of his own
free will, ho was Indebted to her In the
sum of $30. After Judge Mcl'hcrson of the
federal court sentenced Moffct to ono year
and a day In tho penitentiary Mrs. Kellcy,
fearing "that ho was about to romovo per
manently out of tho county," brought suit
in Justice Fcrrter's court for tho amount
of her board bill and attached his trunk
and other belongings.
When Mrs. MolTot arrived from Denver
to see her husband slio attempted to take
possession of his belongings, but found
that they woro already lu the hands of tho
constablo of Justice Forrlcr's court. Sho
at onre decided to resist Mrs. Kcltcy's suit
and employed nn attorney to look after
her Interests. Yesterday tho caso was
taken at her lnstanco on n chango of venue
fiom tho court of Justlco Ferrler to that
of Justlco Uryaut, where It will be heard
Tuesday.
Trick WnlkliiK Stick.
Among the articles attached by the con
stablo was tho Identical cano or walking
stick with which Moffct la alleged to have
worked n number of bogus claims for In
juries. This Is tho cano which In place of
having nn ordinary ferrule Is provided with
a screwdriver at tho end. Moffct's prac
tice was with this cano with tho screw
driver ferrulo to loosen a screw on tho
Moor of a street car or railway coach until
the scrow projected somo distance nbovo tho
lloor. Tho screw onco raised, MolTot would
rise hastily from his seat, stumble over
tho scrow nnd Injure himself. That Is, ho
would pretend ho was seriously Injured,
would repair to his home, bandngo his In
jured member, either his leg or wrist, so
tightly that It would become Inflamed, and
then send for a doctor. Of courso the
raised screw was there In ovldcncc as ncg
llgcnco on tho part of tho street railway or
tho steam railroad company and tho offi
cials would compromise any claim ho might
rnako for damages. Tho stick or cano that
.worked this scbemo so successfully for
several years Is now on exhibition In Jus
tlco Bryant's ofllco and la being held as
one of Moffct's assets, attached for Mrs.
Kcllcy'B board bill.
Gravel roofing. A. H. Heed, GU Broad'y.
VMTIU) STATUS COUUT OPENS.
ProHpectn of lleiivy Term Are Soon
lllmliilnlieil.
United States court opened with tho pros
pect of tho term being nn unusually heavy
one, owing to tho largo number of damage
suits on tho docket, but ono after another
has been disposed of out of court or con
tinued, until tho bottom finally fell out of
tho assignment yesterday morning, when
tho enso of Lucius Wells ngnlnst James
A. Fatton had to bo continued over until
next term after tho Jury had been Impan
eled. Lucius Wells moved to fllo an amend
ment to his original petition and was sus
tained by Judge Mcl'hcrson, who at the
tnnio tlmo overruled tho motion of tho de
fendant to strlko out tho amendment. The
plaintiff's amendment to tho original pe
tition mado necessary by tho answer filed
by l'atton Wednesday sets out In addition
to tho allegations nlrcady mado that Pat
ton, whllo cashier of tho then First Na
tional bank of this city, whloh was deeply
Interested financially In tho reorganiza
tion of tho local gas company and tho dis
posal of Its stock, entered Into a verbal
agreement with him (Wells) to pay htm for
his services In assisting to effect this re
organization and salo of stock. Furthor,
ells alleges that ho was Induced to act
and servo ns president of tho bank, of
which Fatton was then cashier, on tho un
derstanding that ho was to rceelvo com
pensation for such scrvlceu. Wells In his
amendment alleges that his services were
nt least worth $5,000, and ho now claims
this sum In addition to 'tbo' $5,000 for which
ho originally sued for his assistance In re
organizing tho gas company nnd helping
dispose of Its stock.
The court, permitting Wells to nmend his
petition, gave the defendant tho right to
ask for n continuance, despite the fact that
a Jury had already been Impaneled. Pat
ton availed himself of this privilege, and on
nis motion tbo caso was continued until
tho next term and tho Jury we discharged.
Judgo Mcl'hersou then adjourned court
until this morning.
Three Coming Company Ciiki-k,
Unless a continuance Is asked for Judgo
Mcl'hcrson expects to take up this morning
tho threo casos against tho Council Dluffs
Canning company. In which tho Grnnd
Island Canning company, Claudius Thomas
and John S. Collins are plaintiffs.
Tho suit of tho Grand Island company Is
to recover $4,400 alleged to bo duo on rent
of a building In which, tho defendant com
pauy carried on Its business two years.
John S. Collins and Claudius Thomas each
seeks to recover 15,000' shares of stock al-
FOR RENT...
THE BEN0 STORES
No. 29, 31, 33, 35 Pearl St.
No. 28, 30, 32. 34 Main St.
Theso stores In tho center of tho city and
occupied for many years by
John Beno & Co.,
tho largest retalt dry goods aud clothing
dealers In western Iowa, who havo re
moved to moro extensive quarters la tho
Elsomau building.
Rent very low to desirable parties on Ions
lease.
E H, SHEAFE & CO
UENTAL AGENTS,
6 rcarl Street, Council Blutfj.
leged to have been Invested In tho business
when tiic stock company was Incorporated.
Tho three suits aro tho llnal chapters In
tho litigation between tho Council llluiTs
Canning company nnd tho Grnnd Island
Canning company which has encumbered
tho federal courts a number of years.
Master In Chancery llosa yesterday beard
the matter of tho claim for preference of
the claim of tho Hlnes Lumber compauy for
$10,000 worth of tics furnished tho Omaha
& St. Louis railroad beforo the appoint
ment of tho present receivers, Ho will
report his findings to tho court.
CITV COUNCIL HUMS TO OMAHA.
IiiNicvtloli of IJIeetrlt- I.IkIiIIiik Sys
tem In Set for Tonight.
Mayor Jennings has Issued a call for tho
city council to meet this evening as a
commlttco of the wholo for the purpose, of
taking n trip through Omaha to Inspect the
electric lightings of that city.
SInco It became known thnt tho council
was contemplating doing nway with the
electric light towers under tho new con
tract with tho Citizens' Gaa and tllectrlc
Light company, which will go Into force
May 2.", many people havo expressed their
opposition to such a plan. While It Is gen
erally admitted that the towers aro moro
or less n mennco to the public safety It Is
contended by thoso who ato opposed to their
romornl that a greater urea can bo Il
luminated by thorn thtin by ulmnst twlco
tho number of lamps nt present In use.
Thero nro nine towers In the city, each
holding four arc lights. Six of these tow
ers aro tho property of tho clcctrlo light
company, whllo tho other threo belong to
the city. Thoso In a position to 'know say
that tho new stylo of lamp to ho used under
tho now contract will not bo effective ut
tho height of these towers, ns they do not
cast tho rays down In the manner of tho
present open nrc lamps. The present form
of lamp cannot bo retained on tho towers,
ns they nro fed by n direct current, whllo
tho now lamps for which tho city contracted
are fed by an alternating current and the
company will not bo nblo to furnish both
kinds of current.
ItelwiTii Tho Fire.
Tho aldermen nro In a quaudary as to
what to do In tho matter. If, on the one
hand, they retain tho towors tho new lamps,
It Is claimed, will provo of llttlo value for
Illuminating more, than n limited nrca lu
their lmmedlnto vicinity, while, on tho
other hand, If they do uwny with the
towers they will ho obliged, In order to
anywhere near properly light the city, to
use a much larger number of lamps. The
latter course will mean an Increased ex
penso of anywhere from $1,S00 to $3,G00 for
tho yearly rental of these extra lights.
At tho tlmo tho contract was entered Into
by the city with Thomas llowmnu all these
matters were fully explained to tho city
council, but the aldermen had rlmdo up
their minds that they wanted tho new pat
tern of enclosed lamps with alternating cur
rent and would not consider uny other.
Tho Citizens' Gub and Klectric Light com
pany, to which Ilowman nsslgned his fran
chlso nnd contract, however willing It might
bo to retain tho old, stylo of lamp, can
not do so, as It baa mado nil the necessary
arrangements for tho liiBtnllatlon of theen
cloecd lamps fed by an alternating current.
Tho object of tho visit of tho nltlcrraen to'
Omaha tonight Is to Inspect the electric
lights thero and ascertain the area cath
lamp will Illuminate and thus form somo
estlmato of tho number of lights It will be
necessary to havo In thlB city. Tho lamps
In use across tho river nro the snmo us
called for under tho now tontruct here.
Davis sells paint.
TO SKCUIIi: SMITH SOHC.'III M PLANT.
Committee ;i-m Hair of (he Ncoileil
Tun TIioiiniiiiiI nullum.
Tho commltteo of tho Morchauts' mid
Manufacturers' .association appointed to so
licit funds to secure tho needed $2,000 to In
sure tho removal of tho Smith sorgum plnnt
from Hastings, Neb., to this city has suc
ceeded In raising over $1,000. Tho commit-
leo is meeting with much encouragement
and confidently expects to secure tho bal
auco of tho needed amount within tho next
two weeks.
To liiNiire ScIiooIIioiikcm.
Tho Board of Education will meet In ad
journed regular session thin evening to act
in tho matter of Insuring school buildings.
Tho commltteo on grounds and buildings is
expected to mako a report us to tho tltlo of
tho district In the Beveral pieces of school
property which tho board was authorized by
tho vote of tho peoplo nt tho recent elec
tion to sell and plnco tho proceeds of such
sales In tho schoolhouso fund.
TO HAVE NEW COURT HOUSE
Plymouth County, Icmvii, l.etn Con
tract for Hit 1 1 l I i ur to Le
mur Firm.
LEMAUS, la., March 21. (Special.) Tho
contract for building a new court house for
Plymouth county wna lot today to Elnw
Mlllor of this city. Ills bid was $72,300.
Itowlcs & Ilalley of Omaha bid $77,702 and
tho Northern Building company of Minne
apolis $77,011. Tho building Is to bo of
Portngo red sandstone and tho contract
calls for Its completion by December 1. F.
W. Kinney of Austin, Minn., Is tho nrchl
tect. COMPANY GOES TO STUART
Could .o lie OrKiiulzeit at Atlantic
(MvIiik to Political
Frletlon,
DES MOINES. March 21. (Special Tele
gram.) Stunrt will got tho company of the
Iowa National guard which was to have
been organized at Atlantic, but failed be
causo of troublo over tho examining physic
inn. Mayor Graham, Dr. Tanner and P. L.
Sever Visited till lultllt.mt ppnnrnl tnrlnv nn.l
assured him of n company of nt least sixty
persons. Sever will probably bo captain of
mo company anu organization will be cf
fectcd at once.
OhccoIii County TenelierN,
SIBLEY, la., March 21. (Special Tolo
gram.) A two weeks' session of tho Osceola
County Teachers' Instltuto Is In progress.
County Superintendent Ucdniond Is conduc
tor. Tho Instructors nro; Mrs. Mitchell of
Des Moines, Prof. Storm of Cherokee, Prof.
Johnson of Sibley and Mr, Lougley of Cedar
Falls. Tho attendance Is 110. Prof, Storm
lectured tonight on "A Dangerous Doc
trine." President Seorloy of the Stnto Nor
mal school will lecturo Tuesday evening on
"Tho Spirit of True Education." Ors.
Hough, NcllI Hill and HeetlatuI will lecture
on physiology.
1 1 1 1 h - Term for Oneenln.
SIBLEV, In.. March 21. (Special Telo
gram.) A busy term of tho Osceola comity
district court la In session. vth Judgo
Gayuor on tho bench. Numerous liquor
cubcs aro to bo heard, ntno liquor injunc
tion cases are on tho docket, nnd. several
heavy damage suItB aro to bo tried.
ev Hank' nt Fort limine.
FORT DODGE, la., March 21. (Special.)
Thq Security Snvlngs bank of Humboldt
has been organized, with a capital of $20,
000. It Is expected the new bank' will bo
ready to open its doors April 15,
Sale of llln Farm,
ONAWA. la.. March 21.- (Special,) Tho
400-ncro farm of Warner H, Peak has beeu
sold to au Illinois farmer (or $20100.
BYERS ISSUES REQUISITION
low Militia Wanti Clothing to Replace
That Turned Orer to GoTirnment.
LARGE ERROR IN ACCOUNTS OF ORPHANAGE
Former Itcnlili-nt of Mnnchestrr Ae
vuseil of II I mi in I.ucitlcn lltin
nvrny Wile S. M. Cole of Ne
brnskn Coniniltn Suicide.
DES MOINES, Mnrch 21. (Special.) Ad
jutant General Dyers this morning Issued
it requisition on tho War department for
$50,000 worth of clothing and nrmy equip
ment to supplnnt that which was turned
over to tho government at tho tlmo tho
four regiments of tho Iowu National guard
wero mustered Into tho volunteer Bcrvlco
nt tho beginning of the Cuban war. Tho
Iowa guurds wero well equipped with cloth
ing, which was according to tho regular
nrmy standard. As soon ns the regiments
entered tho volunteer service this clothing
became tho property of tho United States.
Tho requisition today corresponds to the
Inventory taken nt that tlmo and receipted
for by tho government.
Tho list Includes 2,007 trousers, 1,0$ I
blouses, 270 non-commissioned officers'
blouses, 1,767 overcoats, 7S5 Infantry blank
ets, l.SCS company hats, 1,311 leggings, CO
trumpets and 4G music pouches. Tho value
of the total nggregato nearly $50,000. It Is
anticipated that there will bo no troublo
In securing these goods from the govern
ment to replaco thoso turned over by tho
stuto of lovu. Other similar requisitions,
though for smaller nmounts, havo been
honored nnd It la believed this will be.
Tho resignation of Charles II. Hose, as
second lieutenant of Company M, Fifty
first regiment, Hod Oak, was received by
tho adjutant general tuday. Ho resigns
becauso of removal to Colorado.
Fulln to Gel the Money.
A pcciillai error lias been discovered In
tho matter of handling the accounts of
stato Institutions ut the tlmo tho chango
was mado from the old trustee system to
that of the Blnglo Hoard of Control. Super
intendent Gass of the Iowa Soldiers' Or
phans' homo at Davenport has found out
that 'the money due that Institution for
tho month of July, isfis, had never been
credited to tho homo. That was the month
when tho chango was made. In trnnsfcrlng
accounts one month was overlooked. Tho
money has been collected nnd la In tho
treasury, but tho warrants had never been
drawn by tho auditor for tho home. Tbo
bum Involved Is $4, 130.55. Now Superintend
ent Ghsb wunta to get the money, but tho
Board of Control has no authority to go
back nnd make corrections In accounts pre
vious to tho time of Its taking control.
Tho nttorney general will bo nsked to
decide what legal steps may bo necessary
to get tho account straightened, nnd It Is
probable thnt ho will recommend that the
money be placed to tho cicdlt of tho In
stitution to bo used In whatever way the
board may decide. Tho fact that tho or
phnnngo Iiuh run along nearly two years
without missing sueh a largo sum Indicates
that It has not been bard pressed for money.
Aceimeil, of lllKiimy.
Hobert Hewctt, 'formerly a rcMdcut of
Manchester, Is under1 urrc'st In Cleveland,
O., accused of blgarny. Howett somo years
ago married tho daughter of Mrs. Margaret
Williams and nfterwards, without taking
tho troublo to secure a divorce, ho mar
ried his mothcr-ln-law and came to Man
chester to live, where ho remained several
years. Ho recently went to Cleveland, O.,
where his first wife was and she cnused
his arrest for bigamy. Wlfo No. 2 returned
to Manchester last week, and sho waB ar
rested and taken beforo tho local board of
Insanity and declared Insane. Sho la now
In tho Stnto Hospital for tho Insane
llaniiiet DrlnliN on the Side.
Tho Des Moines men who wcro at ono
tlmo members of tho Greek collego so
cieties have an organization and on tho
eveniug of April 9 thoy aro to glvo a ban
quet, which will havo ono feature novel In
banquets. Tbo liquid refreshments a,ro to
bo left off, tho regular menu and thoso viho
wish drinks will bo expected to pay for
them on tho side. This was done as a con
cession to tho large number of temperance
men In the association, who refused to
Join In a banquet If they wcro to ho re
quired to pay for wines and other liquors
which they would not use. There uro about
125 members of tho association and thoy
woro very nearly equally divided on the
question of using wines at tho banquet.
Locate Itiiiiuwny Wife.
J. W. Kramer, a prosperous farmer of
Dallas county living near Desoto, has lo
cated his runaway wlfo near Sloan, where
ho says sho Is living with a man named
Kroll to whom sho had not been married,
Kramer wont out to sell patont medicines.
His wlfo wont to Illinois last fall and then
Kroll disappeared. Ktamor has located
them near Sloan and Is planning to cause
them trouble.
New Corporations.
Tho Iowa Implement Supply company of
New Hampton has been Incorporated with
$20,000 capital, by O. V. Eckcrt, D. A. Lyons
and'otricrs. i '
Tho Shenaudoah Poultry Houso company
has been Incorporated, with $10,000 capital,
by D. S. Tresso, O. T. Hankln and others.
Tho M. Constant company of Council
Bluffs has filed Incorporation papers with
tho secretary of state. Tho capital stock Is
$10,000, and Incorporators, M. Constant,
Gcorgo G. Boll and Herman Blcrdorf.
NeliranUa .Man it Mulelile.
S. M. Cole, a farmer of Gago county, Ne
braska, who had rented a farm In Madison
county, twenty miles from Des Moines, nnd
was moving his goods thero, for somo un
accountable reason committed aulcldo tho
forepart of tho week. Ho had bought a
farm of Mr. Worrlngton and was moving
his effects from Beatrice, having them un
loaded at Van Meter. An employe had ac
companied him and was helping movo tho
goods Into tho houso on tho farm when
Mr. Colo went upstairs and shot himself.
Cole lived nearly a day after doing tho
shooting, declared that he had done It him
self and refused to glvo any rduson there
for. His wlfo and two children wcro to
Join him this week.
Court House Utiaran lined.
Tho county court house was this after
noon closed and tho doors locked and a
strict quarantine ordered by tho local
health board on account of smallpox. Tho
old building will bo again subjected to
thorough fumigation nnd will not be re
opened until ull who havo been exposed to
smallpox bavo passed danger. Action was
taken on petition by tho county courts aud
tho employes nt tho court house,
Oltl-Tlme liontM .Sink.
MUSCATINE, la.. March 21. Two old
tlmo river boats, tho Kato Keen and the
Nola K, havo sunk to the bottom of the
Mississippi loaded down with Ico nnd soaked
with water. An attempt will be made to
ralso them an soon as tbo river becomes
lower. They aro both tho property of Cap
tain Hysell and havo been In servlco since
tho '60s.
Cuttle Kluir Found Drail.
KMMETSnimn -Tn -U.ii-Mi 1. rSneclal.l
- ------. - --- - .
Mlnt.ft.il . T.. .. I .. ..At., 1.1
inttlo king of this section of Iowa, wus j
found dead In bed yesterday morning. Ho
retired as usual Tuesday night, Apoploxy
Is given ns tho cnuao of his death, Ho was
a member of tho original Irish colony that
first settled In this county lu 185t. Ho
became qulto wealthy nnd leaves u largo
estato and a largo family among which
to dlvldo It
HARD FIGHTING FOR BRIDGE
lltillvtny Workmen .Make .Strong Ef
fort (o Snu Structure at
Fort Undue.
FOHT DODGE, In., Mnrch 21. (Special.)
For threo days fifty workmon havo been
fighting to Bavo the now bridge of tho Min
neapolis & St. Louis railroad over tho Des
Moines river, near this city, from being
carried out by tho Ice. Tho Ico began to
move on Sunday nnd slnco that tlmo tho
brldgo has been In danger. Only tho strong
efforts on tho purt 6f tho workmen havo
succeeded lu preventing a loss of thousands
of dollars to tho company. Tho bridge wna
caught In nn unfinished condition by tho Ico
when It commenced to go out. Tho work
men have been busy nil winter In adjusting
tho BtccI plera, but wcro kept back by lack
of material, and only a few piers wero iu
position nnd the remainder of tho brldgo
was supported by n temporary false work,
resting on tho bottom of tho channel.
In expectation of tho going out of tho Ico
tho workmen had driven n row of plica
nbovo tho brldgo and It Is this nlono which
saved the structure. Tho bridge now stands
Intact, with the exception of tho false work
under ono spun, which waa carried out, In
splto of all the efforts nt tho men on guard
Tho Ico "eumo down In great masses and
was hurled with tremendous forco against
tho piles by tho currqnt nnd tho men were
In several cases compelled to uso dynamite
In order to break It up. Tho Ico has ull
gone down tho river nnd tho danger Is over,
although tho water Is still very high.
DUCKS AND GEESE GALORE
Ilenlilentn Xeur Clinton Cannot Sleep
for .ole Made by Wild
I'll ti In.
CLINTON, la., March 21. (Special.)
SInco cold wenthcr returned thousands of
ducks and geese havo settled In tho river
hero and at night they nrc so numerous
that tho rcsldcuts of tho city near the river
say they cannot sleep on account of the
noise.
From dark until daylight 'the quacking
continues without Interruption and tho old
est residents of tho city say they havo never
beforo seen ducks so numerous, oven In tho
early history of tho country. Tho cold
weather caught the ducks In their northern
flight and thoy havo settled In the river
iu vast numbers. Hunters nro bagging
them by tho hundred nnd all of tho wholo
salo and retail meat dealers nrc overstocked
nnd ujnnot purchase half of tho ducks of
fered. Many geeso have also been slaugh
tered. WILL HAVE BIG ELEVATOR
NcbriiNUa and town Grain Firm
.Malic MIxKourl Vnlley
llemliuarlern.
to
MlSSOUltl VALLEY, la., March 21. (Spe
cial.) A valuable concession wna granted
by tho city council on Tuesduy to tho Up
dlko Grain compauy. Tho firm operates u
serle3 of elevators lu Nebraska and Iowa
and will erect here a largo storage clovator
of 1.000,000 bushels capacity.
All wheat bought at Its elevators will bo
shipped hero to bo cleaned, graded aud
stored. Tho city council nt tho meeting
vacated part of a street' In order to glvo
tho concern trackage and also agreed to ro
mlt all taxes on tho elevator for a term
of ten years. Tho estimated cost ia $80,000.
CONTINUATION OF FIGHT
cKlier llnllroiul Ollleinln Nor Striker
nt Ceilnr IIiiiiIiIn Willing to
lih In.
CEDAH HAPIDS, la., March 21. Efforts
to oircct a settloment of tho differences be
tween tho Burlington, Cedar Hapids &.
Northern nnd Its employes have signally
failed, nnd now It Is apparently a fight to
the finish.
Vlco President Hobert Williams received
n commltteo representing tho Cedar Hapids
Federation of Labor nnd bodies of nu
chlnlctK today. Tho conforenco lnsted for
two hours nnd resulted In a ditormluutlon
of both company and men to mako no con
cesflons bo far as tho Introduction of tho
piece work system Is concerned.
IlriiKKlNt Pleniln Guilty.
FOHT DODGE, In.. March 21. (Special.)
O. F. Olcson, druggist of Badger, pleaded
guilty to nn Indictment returned by the
grnnd Jury and was fined $300 and costs on
Tuesday for running a liquor nuisance. The
totnl sum paid by tho drug company waB
$301.95,
Wheels! Wheels! Wheels! now they go!
Illdo a Beo wheel .and he In the swim.
John Beno &f o
COUNCIL
Knit Underwear
Tho hold on popular favor obtained by Union Underwear Is growing each sea
son and wc arc headquarters for theso garments. Lines complete.
MAIL ORDERS
RUSSIA MAKES LIGHT OF IT
Etji the Tien Ti! Iicldent it Oommoi'
plnco nd Gan So Battled.
BRITISH PRESS MAGNIFY IMfORTANCE
Oltlclnla JOxpreiH No Doubt Affnlr Will
He .Settled by Diplomacy to
the Hutlufnctlnii of
Itnth Pnrtlca.
ST. PETEHSBUHG, March 21. A ncral
olllclal statement has Just been Issued to
tho effect that a commonplaco Incident at
Tlctt Tsln has been terribly exaggerated by
tho British press, until It has almost as
sumed tho gravity of a casus belli. Accord
ing to tho statement the troublo was due to
British troops trying to forcibly possess
disputed territory. Tho statement recltei
that tho matter Is manifestly a question
for dlplomntla treatment, and tho Husslau
government has no doubt but thnt It will be
amicably settled to tho satisfaction of tho
governments nt Londou and St. Petersburg.
NEW VOHK, Murch 21. A special to the
Herald from Tien Tsln says: It now trans
pires that nt tho very moment of Count
von Wnldcrsco'a arrival here General
Wognck, acting upon Instructions from tho
Husslan Imperial government, mHilo a
formal demand upon General Campbell for
the withdrawal of tho British troops from
tho disputed territory. He further demands
an apology from the British commnnder for
the alleged trespass of his forco.
Up to tho present tlmo General WogacU
has received no reply, excepting a altnplo
acknowledgment of tho receipt of his de
mand, which, it Is aald, Ir couched In Ian
guago which resembles an ultimatum.
Witlilcrnrc Prevent lllondahcd.
BERLIN, March 21. Tho correspondent
of thu Associated Press has learned that
Count von Waldcrsco, during his stay lu
Tlcn Tsln yesterday, succeeded in bis mis
sion, which consisted merely In preventing
bloodshed among tho allied troops. Beyond
this, It Is stated In official circles, Germany
will remain perfectly neutral.
According to Husslan accounts which havo
reached Berlin tbo question nt Issue In
Tlon Tsln Is not controversial, nnd the Hus
slan claims to tho territory where tho
troublo occurred arc Indisputable. Besides
tbo Husslan (lag was exhibited on tho
boundary marks, which tho British sol
diers did not respect.
PARIS, March 21.-2:30 p. m. Tho French
Foreign ofllco has as yet received no dis
patches regarding tho Anglo-French or
Anglo-Husslan troublo at Tlcn Tsln. Offi
cials nro hopeful of n conciliatory settle
ment for what they regard no not being a
serious difficulty.
Cablegrams received hero from Pekln sre
very cheerful regarding tho rapid progress
of negotiations there during tho past week.
Tho American proposal to arrnngo for de
manding Joint damages from China Is being
favorably discussed by tho powers. Thero
appears to bo a prospect for tho adoption
of this proposition, although with somo
modifications from Its original form. 1
Feeling in Paris favors nn agreement
among tho powers respecting tho amount
each stato shall demand, and then tho pre
sentation of these amounts to tho Chinese
government as ono sum. It is thought tho
claims of Individuals and societies, how
ever, should bo adjudged by commissions
sitting In tho respective legations and pre
sented separately.
Take More Hopeful Vlevr.
LONDON, March 21. Tho moro staid
afternoon papers, with recollections of tbo
earlier-Chluoso exaggerations, decline to
credit tbo sensational stories from Tien
Tsln nnd Shanghai. They bellovo tho Tlcn
Tsln difficulty will bo readily solved by
diplomacy. In regard to tho, suggestion In
tho Shanghai dispatch that tho squadron
has designs on Coreu tbo papers think it
highly Improbable that Russia has any
prenent intention of risking a navnl war
with Japan, which they consider would un
questionably follow uny forward movement
of Russia In tho Hermit Kingdom.
Tho Japaucso minister, Hayashl Tadasu,
In an Interview today, docs not attach any
Importance to the dispatches from Shanghai
and Kobe. Ho says that It Russia bad any
'important designs on Corca It would
rcqulro an army nnd not a fleet. Tho min
ister had no Information regarding tho re
ported mobilization of tho Japanese fleet.
Robert R. Watts of Salem, Mo., writes:
"I havo been troubled with kidney disease
for tho last flvo years and havo doctored
with all the leading physicians and have
tried all remedies suggested, without any
relief. Finally I tried Foley's Kidney
Cure and Iets than two bottles completely
cured me nnd I am sound nnd well,
Meyers-Dillon Drug Co.,' Omaha; Dillon's
drug store, South Omaha.
To Cover Wentern Stntm.
MAKVVILLH, Mo.. March 21.-(.Speclal.)-Tho
J. C. Denhnm Saddlery company Is en
larging Its territory to tako In Nebraska,
tho Dakntns, Kansas and Missouri nnd lias
engaged traveling men to cover thoso states
for tho wares It manufactures.
BLUFFS.
As usual, tho opening of tho warm season
finds us with a stock of Knit Underwear
that cannot bo excelled for assortment or
quality and not a member of the family
that cannot bo outfitted. Wo carry n full
lino for Men, Women and Children.
Union Suits
PROMPTLY FILLED.
The "Comstock Process''
Is tho most successful method for reducing and rollavlng
pain In ull kinds of dental operations that has yet been
presented to tho public. It has been used by leading den
tists of tho east for noarly two years, and has been pro
nounced by them to bo cntlroly satisfactory. Our patients
aro delighted with tho results It produces. If you are
nervous and your teeth oro sensitive wo will bo pleased to
explain It to you.
, ..Telephone 145
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