THE OMAHA DAILY JJEE: TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1001.
NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA.
COUNCIL
Ml. Mill SIK.NTIOS.
Davis eells drues
fctockert sella carpets and rugs.
Metz beer al Ncumayer's hotel.
Dr. Green, offleo 203 Sapp blod:.
Welsbach burners. Ulxby & Son.
Wollman, sclentltlo optician. M Broadway.
Dr. Stephenson, baldwln block. Elevator.
Clayton I'nul of Thurmnn, la., Is KUqst
f Itobert Grass.
Missouri oal: body wood. IS 60 cord. Wm.
Welch, 23 N. Main st. Tel. 123.
John EttenKer nnd Fred UgRctt of Hnm
'turg, In., lire guests of Erie Miller.
J. H. Wolrott Is visiting friends In
qulncy, 111., tor thu Chrlstmns holiday?.
John Dohany Is home from Chicago to
Kpend the Christmas holidays with rela
tives. Pictures, vases and statuary for Christ
mas shoppers. C. E. Alexander & Co.,
333 IlroHilway.
To keen your hubby home nights get Mm
ii oortab
irtabio billiard ana pool iudio at rcicr
en'& Schoenlne's.
TIip r.milnr review of Conrild
Hive, j
Ludlos of the Mnccabeen, will be this aft-
rnoon In Hoyul Arcutium hall.
faculty 'hnrto
during Jhe Christmas vucatlon.
Oeiieral Manager It. 0. Nlcholt of tho
nBl.a-n,,L!:Vc(,dr,'c !.''Kl;.t.r,Vr,?i,"ny ', 1,1
Mr. and Mrs. V W. Knrrand will Ifnve
today for Columbus. Neb., to vllt Mr.
1'arrand's brother during tho holidays.
Peter C. Hanson, wlui lives nt the Chan
tauaua ground, Is critically ill and hut
small hop are entertained for his re
covery. Tho case of William Itingor. charged with
the theft of a set of harness,, was con
tinued In police court yesterday until this
morning.
Mrs. Elide Hoiin Tyndale will arrive from
Chicago tins morning to spend v-""''"'-'; ;
... ,-.,...
J l',,,r m"lner- rs Juie i. num. '" dressed to President Hughltt. This com
r ittn avenue. I uany mndo It a practice for some time to
The llnest gifts you can make Is In fur- Interest Itself In u certain number of an
nlturc. See the extensive line carried by I mint Improvements for the benefit of Its cm
Petersen Ac Schonnlng, Merrlam block. pioyc.t. This Includes reading rooms, Young
They can pUnse you. , Men's Christian association rooms, etc. We
Miss Mai.de I'lerce, who has been the 1 have something In view for Council lMutTa.
KUest of Mr. and Mrs. John McCoy. 12AX , hardly think thnt a central building would
noutn nlxin street, leil lor ner uumc in
Des Moines yesterday.
Roy C. nattey of this city nnd Miss
Loonn. S, Mlllrr of Harlan, ln ,wlll bo
mnrrled this evening at tho home of tho
bride's patents In Harlan.
Edgar Hiilllvan, a young lad. was taken
.last night from Monclatnln to tho Woman's
Christian Association hospital, suffering a
guushnt wound In tho lung.
MIbh Nellie Hnrl Is homo from the Jen
nings seminary In Aurora. III., to pass
tho Christmas vacation with her parents,
.Mr, nnd Mrs. C. M. Hurl of Oakland nvc
nue. Mrs. Ellen Hayes, wlfo of William Hnyes,
died yesterday mornlnt; at St. Mernnrd's
hospital, nged 45 years. The remains wero
tuken last evening to Oakland, la., for
burial.
These services will be held Christmas
day in St. Paul's Episcopal church; Holy
eommunlon nt 7:30 n. ir... holy communion
and sermon by the rector, Ilev. George
IMwnrd Walk, at 10:30 n. m.
Tho funeral of Martha, tho Infant daugh
ter of Mr. and Mr.. Johnson, 920 Avcnuo
O, will ho this nfternoon At 3 o'clock from
the Danish Lutheran church and Inter
ment will bo In Kalrvlew cemetery.
Kunornl services over Dr. Sarah Smith
will bo this nfternoon nt 3 o'clock nt tho
residence of Dr. A. P. Hnnchctt, 118 South
Sixth street, llurtnl, which will be pri
vate, will bo in Kalrvlew cemetery.
Miss Pearl Hermes returned homo yei
. torday from Missouri Valley, accompanied
,liy her mint, Mrs. William Herron, who
will Im the guest of Mr. nnd Mrs. Frank
Khlpton, 28 Avenue G, during tho holi
days. .
Frank E. Kngllsh of North Platte. Neb., j
its spending tho holidays with his parents,
Mr. und Mrs, F. E. Kngllsh of Sixth nve
,niie. Mrs. Iceland nnd daughter of Dun
lap, la., are also visiting ut tho English
humu.
Joo Palmer, charged 'with the theft of n
iqiiantlty of brass castings, admitted his
guilt- In pollco court yesterday morning
innd Judge Aylesworth suspended sentence
during good behavior. Palmer proved to
bo too old to 'bo' sent to tho reform school.
Dr. Harry L. Morehouso of Colorado
.Springs spent yesterday with his parents
'on Fourth avenue. He left In the even
ting for Tabor, In., to meet his wife. Dr.
nnd Mrs. Morehouse will return to Council
muffs Thursday and visit here until Janu
ary 2.
Joseph Woods llled an information yes
terday morning In tho superior court,
.charging Hnrold Egbert with robbing him
of about Jill In thu rear of a Broadway
saloon Saturday night. Hubert will have
a, prolmlnary hearing this morning. His
bntt bond was ilxed at J300.
The women of St. Peter's Catholic church
linvo organized n St. Mary's Mercy circle
with thtso olllcers: President, Mrs. John
'l'oller; vice presidents, Mrs. Charles Lunk
Jry nnd Mrs. Anthony Kline. The women
of St. Francis Xavlcr's church will me.'t
tho llrst .Monday In January to organize
u similar circle.
Tho case against Harry Hamilton,
charged with lleeclng W. H. lloyer. an old
noldler from Mnnkato, Kan., out of $10
on tho train between tho transfer depot
nnd the local stntlon of the Northwestern
road, was continued Indefinitely In Justlco
Hrynnt's court yesterday In order that tho
grand Jury, which meets January 7, may
Investlgato tho charge.
Secrotnry Frascr of the local Freight
Agents' association announces that Christ
mas will bo observed as a holiday at tho
freight depots and thnt only such burlnes
will bo transacted as Is ordinarily attended
to on SundayH. No shipments less than
carlonds wilt bo accepted. The depots
will bo open for a short tlmo In tho morn
ing for delivery of perishable goods.
Tho Uoynl Highlanders will not hold
their meeting tonight, but will have a
ppecial section Monday evening, Decem
ber 30, for tho Initiation of refugees. At
this meeting Ilxed plans will be formulated
for tho "Hot Time" me.-tBig January II.
On this occasion they will hold open bu
nion for tho Installation of their otllcers,
who wear "kilts." Invitations with tho
program will be out about January 1.
Christmas night at the Dohany theater
Mabel and Ethel Strickland will wear tnrao
beautiful Imported frocks In their new
ijilay. "For Lovo'ii Sake," which will be
Interesting to tho women. They are origi
nal In design, delicate In coloring and Ir
riMiroHehnbli! in stvln. In the third act
Hiss Kthel as tho American opera singer
wears a mngniureni rem inco gown, im
ported for an exhibition dress. Ho nun
was an elegant yellow broadcloth and
giilpurn lace which she wears in her stlr
rinir alrminith! Hfeiiu in the second act.
Miss Mabel's gowns are alo marvels of
good taslo and daintiness. Her whlto hro.
radii evening dress and a stunning red
broadcloth traveling cont being, perhaps,
the most notable of hur wnrdrobe. Care
ful nitentlon to detail, considerable nut
lay and an Inherent fnculty for carrying
handsome garments, has gained for the
young women tho reputntlon for being two
of tho. best gowned women on tho Ameri
can stage
Davis sells paint.
Dentil In llnarnn tilled l'nmlly.
A 1-yenr-old baby In tho Daln family of
Eighth street and Avenuo H under quaran
tine for smnllpox died last night. Tho child
died In convulsions, but tho attending phy
sician wns unnblo to determine whether
they were tho result of contracting the dis
ease. Tho member of the family suffering
from smallpox Is n 4-year-old girl.
Miirrlaur License.
Licenses to wed were Issued yesterday
to tho following:
Nnmo nnd Itesldence. Age.
A. U HArrlsnn, Council muffs 31
Grace K. Hill, Council Dluffs 27
Hunter O.Hborn, Pottnwiutamlo county. 21
Julln M. Kolly, Crescent, la 20
John H. Rands, Fremont, Neb 35
Sarah F, Hutlierson, Fremont, Neb 21
Shirley Tlmmons. Malcolm. Neb 10
Ellen Sprny, Malcolm, Neb, 25
llobcrt Greer, Council Hluffs 31
Delia. Nrnlly, Council Bluff 32
LEWIS CUTLER
Funeral Director
tduocior to W. C. att?)
tfl rtAHL kTIIKUT. rhu !T.
FARM LOANS 5oH?
N(otlatd In Luati.rn
;.ibraj
nd low. Jm H, WW, ft
U Main St., Council Bluda.
BLUFFS.
GLUCOSE PLANT FOR BLUFFS
City CmicII Ttkn 8tps it 8eoan Locatitn
for L. P. J3it.
NORTHWESTERN PROPOSES A BUILDING
C'nntrnrt for IlrlilRr- llvrr Indlnn
CrrrU to Hp Adjusted Without
Drln j City Lot for
Pimttirr.
At the meeting of the city council last
night Alderman Hoyer called attention to
tho fact that I.otlls P. Hest of Davenport
was seeking a location In western Iowa for
a glucose plant and suggested that Coun
cil muffs reach out for it. un nis sug
gestion Mayor Jennings ami City Clerk
re requested to correspond at
once with Mr. Heat nnd lay beforo him
tho superior advantages this city offered In
railroad and other facilities. It was unanl-
mously decided to make an earnest effort to
secure the establishment of the plant here.
Chairman Test of the coinnierclol com
mlttco submitted a letter from General
Manager Gardner of the Northwestern rail
road relative to tho establishment by that
company of a building here for Us employes.
The letter, which was In nnswer to ono
from tho committee, was as follows:
Gentlemen: I beg to ncknowledgo re-
ccUt 0f your favor of December 3 ad
l I t'HUUIIIl'll . J HUM HI
.serve mo greatest numorr in our own men.
What seems to bo desirable for uh Is n
place convenient to our termlnnls nt Coun
cil lllutfs. Yours truly,
W. A. GAHDN15H, General Manager.
IlrlilKr Over Indian Creek,
City Engineer Ktnyro had not his plans
for the Mynstcr street bridge over Indian
crock completed, but the matter wus
broujjjt up by Alderman Hoycr, who urged
thnt the contract for tho erection of the
structuro bo let without further dclny, as
(hero would bo anadvanco In tho prlco of
lumber and Iron by the first of tho year.
Ho contended It would bo business policy
for tho city to award tho contract beforo
tho first of tho year, as ho believed a lower
estimate could bo obtained now than lator.
Georgo Wlso addressed tho council, stating
ho had submitted a proposition and plans
to tho city engineer and ho was prepared,
f given tho contract nt once, to put up the
brldgo for $3,300, not Including tho ap-,
proaches. It was stated during tho discus
sion that tho city engineer's estimate was
about 1,200, although ha was not called
upon for any figures, nnd that C. E. H.
Campbell, brldgo builder, had estimated tho
cost of such a brldgo at $5,200( Mr. Ktnyro
informed too aldermen mat ne ncuevcu no
could have his plans and comploto cBtlmato
rendy by tho next meeting of tho council
and It was then decided to mcot Thursday
afternoon, when tho matter will be disposed
of.
Tho nssassmcnt resolution for tho grading
of Sixteenth avenue recently completed was
passed and objections (lied by T. I and
S. 11. Smith against being nsscsscd for tho
Incidental expenses wero overruled.
Ml Heel Inn fous Hun I urn.
Ilcsldcnts In the vicinity of Sixth avcnuo
and Twelfth street petitioned for an arc
light at tho railway crossing there, stating
that tho sidewalk grades wero narrow and
dangoroui, to travel on dark nights and
that a light thcro, they believed, would
prevent tho numerous breaking Into cellars
and raiding of lecchests and coalblns by
pilferers, Tho petition was referred to tho
committee of tho wholo.
A petition for an nrc light nt Turloy ave
nue and Clark street was referred to the
committee of tho whole. Alderman Drown
wanted a light placed at Anglo avenuo and
Commercial atreet, but as none of tho other
nldurmcn wero of tho same opinion the mat
ter wati dropped.
Aldermnn Hammer, chairman of tho com
mittee on public property, wns authorized
to lease, hubject to ealo by tho city, olght
lots on Droadway between Twenty-fourth
nnd Twenty-fifth streets to K. Delllngor for
$. a year each, tho lots to bo used solely
for pasture Chairman Hammer explained
that Mr. llelllngcr wanted to socuro con
trol of tho lots to keep away campers who
locato thcro and make themselves a nuis
ance to tho neighborhood,
A petition by merchants for a crossing
on Droadway about tho middle of tho block
between Mnlu nnd Fourth streots was re
ferred to tho city engineer for a report.
Tho annual report of the Hoard of Park
Commissioners was received and ordered
placed on (lie.
Gravel roofing. A. H. Head. 41 Droadway.
Ion ii ControlM l.iihe Mnmiwii.
Judge Macy of tho district court yester
day held that Lako Mannwa was n b:dy of
water which camo within tho provisions of
tho stntuto forbidding seining In tho waters
of the Mate. This decision wnB reached
In the caso of Thomas Drown and Ed Dradt,
charged with Illegal seining, and tho court
fined them ench $5 nnd costs. Drown nnd
Dradt wero arrosted by Deputy Gnmo nnd
Fish Warden E. C. Drown and had their
preliminary hearing before Justice Fcrrler
The grnnd Jury returned on Indictment
against them and tho caso was submitted
to Judge Macy ou nn agreed statement af
facts. The defendants contended thnt Lako
Manawa was boundary water and camo
within tho inhibition clause of tho stntuto
His aged mother's plen for clemency
saved Lloyd Forgravcs, found guilty of as
saultlng N. Zlmmons, a colored man, with
Intent to do great bodily harm, from spend
lng a year In the county Jail, Judgo Macy
yosterday In consideration of bis mother'
appeal let Forgravcs off with a flno of 1400
or In default of payment, four months In tho
county Jnll. It Is understood that Forgraves
will pay tho fine, ns his mothnr put up a
cash bond of JG00 for his appearance.
Pleasant Lowe, found guilty of conduct
ing a snioon in Neoia in n manner
contrary to tho law of the state,
wns fined $300, or three months In
Jail. Lowe will ent his Christ
mas dinner with Jailer Martin In the county
bastllo, as he decided ho could savo monov
by hoarding out the fine. Ho surrendered
himself to tho sheriff yesterday afternoon
DavU sells glars
Debute- nlll. Sioux City,
Tho debate between tho Council Dluffs
and Stoux City High schools will bo held
March 21 In Sioux City. The nutation to
bo debated will be "Should Cities Own nnd
Operate Their Own Street Railway Sys
terns?" Tho Sioux City school has decided
to tako the afllrioatlvo sldo of tho debate
Tho team to roprcscnt Council Dluffs will
bo selected from among the successful con
testants In 'a preliminary debate to be hold
February 22 In the auditorium of thn Hlfh
sohool, when a musical and literary pro
gram will bo given. Tho contestants for
tho honor of representing Council Dlufff
will bo; K. 11. Dames, It, Swalnc, It. J.
Organ, C. I'ryor, D. Hanford, C. Campbell,
Fanny Davenport, Helen Hollenbeck, Maude
Hart. The team will consist of two youug
men and ono young woman.
MRS. JAMES LANGAN MISSING
Counell muffs Wnmnn Dlsnppenrs
After Omnl.it Visit May llnvc
Hcen Arrested,
Mrs, James Langan of 1715 South Twelfth
street, Council muffs, has been missing
since Saturday and all efforts to secure any
traco of her whereabouts had proven futile
up to last night. Her husband and family
are almost distracted over her disappear
ance, for which they cannot account In any
way.
Mrs. Langan loft home Saturday after
noon, saying she was going to visit her
mother, Mrs. Darrctt, who lives on South
Twentieth street In Omaha. She visited her
mother as she stated and remained with her
for over an hour. When leaving her
mother's house about 4 o'clock that after
noon she said she was going to visit her
brother, who lives In South Omaha. The
last seen or heard of Mrs. Langan was
when she left her mother's houso. Sho did
not reach her brother's house and he was
unable to throw any light on tho mystery.
Later Information Is to tho effect that
Mrs. Langau, tho missing woman, nnd Mrs.
Mary Coleman, arrested In tho Doston store
Saturday for shoplifting, are ono and tho
same person. The Omaha pollco report that
Mrs. Coleman was Inst evening admitted
to ball and that they suspect her real namo
to bo Langan.
Three Mure Divorce .Suits.
Present Indications are that tho January
term of district court will havo tho aver
age number of divorce suits. Thrco were
filed yesterday.
Mrs. Ilcrtlia Zacharlaa asks for n divorce
from Charles H. Zaracharlau, whom sho
married In Missouri on March 7, 1S79. Sh
alleges that her husband deserted nnd
abandoned her in 1699 and has since re
fused to support or ltvo with her.
Mrs. Ella Stovlck filed her petition ask
ing for a divorce from Denjamln F. Sto
vlck, to whom she wns married Juno 4,
1885. She alleges that her husband Is ad
dicted to drink and has failed to support
her and her three children. Sho asks for
tho custody of, the children and that she
bo given tho housohold goods, which sho
claims aro her husband's only visible as
sets. At the time Mrs. Stevlck filed notice
of her Intention to suo for divorce Stovlck,
who Is somewhat of a local politician, pub
lished a notice In tho newepnpers of tho
city warning all saloonkeepers that ho
would hold them responsible It they sold
him any drink.
Earl Dunn asks for a divorce from Mary
Dunn, whom ho married In Council I) luffs
In February, 1896. Ho asserts that in Sep
tember last his wlfo deserted him, and
that sho had been guilty of cruel and In
human treatment towards him so an to en
danger hie life. He also makes statutory
charges against her.
Mrs. Gortrudo Chamberlain wns granted
n dlvorco yestorday from G. W. Chamber
lain by Judge Macy on tho grounds of de
sertion.
Tho Union Transfer company filed Its
answer yesterday In tho suit brought
against It by A. W. Stevens nnd counter
claim-for 113,229.25..
Tho work of this terra Is prnctlcally
closed. Judgo Macy returned to his home
In Harlan luBt evening. Judgo Wheeler will
attend to such matters as may come be
foro tho court after tho holidays. Tho Jan
uary term will open Tuesday, January 7.
Clirlsttunn nt I'ostofllre.
Theso hours will bo observed Christmas
day at tho postofrlce: Stamp window, gen
eral delivery window and money order divi
sion will bo open from 8 until 11 a. m.
Carriers will make but ono delivery, leav
ing tho offleo about 9 o'clock. Thcro will
bo a business collection mado In tho after
noon, carrier leaving tho office at 1 p. m.
ChrUtinna flood,
Do Haven's drug store Is crowded full
of Xmas and holiday goods, toys, dolls,
box papers, stationery nnd brlc-n-brnc,
beautiful goods, Just suited for holiday
presents, which ha Is selling almost at cost.
Itcnl Kstntr TrniiNf it.
These transfers were filed yesterday In
tho abstract, titlo and loan offleo of J. W.
Squire, 101 Penrl street:
Heirs of n. and Kate Donnhue to
Kmmet Tin lev. lot 17. in b ock 17.
Williams' 1st ndd.. w. d
2SI
Julia Lundon and husband to same,
same, w. l
Slirif to F. C. Lougee, lot 19, In
block 21. Brown's subdlv., 8. d....
Charles K. Iloss to William S.
Cooper, lotc l and 2. in block O,
Curtis & Ilumscy's add., w. d
Sole devisees of Ueorgo Hoffman to
112
331
S50
2,000
2.50
2.500
2,500
K. 11. Lougee, lot f, in mocn i,
C'nsadv'H add., w. d
Heirs of John Mergcn, sr., to Klden
II. Iyougee, lots b anil e, in diock
6, Cnsady's ndd., Council Hluffs,
w. d
Louisa Mcrgcu, administratrix, to
same, same, w. d
Klden H, Ivougee and wlfo to T. G.
Green, same, w. d
H. W. Hinder and wife to Council
Hluffs Savings bank, lots 10 nnd 11,
In block 1, Itnllrond add., q. o
Ilnnate Matiian and Ifusband to
Muthew F. Martin, oast 22 feet of
lots 3 and 5, in block IS, Grimes'
add., w. d
Albert W. Cnsndv und wife to W. T.
4.000
, Kdwnrds, If. lots in Council Dluffs,
w. d '
S30
Mnthew F. Mnrtln ami wlfo to Ite
nato Machnn, uw'A nwli lot 11 und
V) aereB In 10-77-41, w. d 4.000
Ellen W. Henls and husband to Chris
ten Nelson, lot IK, In block 10,
McMnhon. Cooper & Jeffries' sub
dlv., a. w. d W5
Thirteen transfers, total $20,64
N. Y. numbing Co,, telephons 250.
A Christina rtllt.
The Dee has decided to glvo to the most
popular working girl or woman In Coun
cil Dluffs, who earns her own living, a
Christmas gift of a box at the Dohany
theater on Christmas night, at which tlmo
the attrnctlon will bo "For Lovo's Sake,"
one of the best melodramas that has ap
peared here In many years. Tho two Iowa
girls, Mabel and Ethel Strickland, have
prominent parts In tho play. The contest
Is to bo decided by the readers of The
Deo, who can vote for their choice upon
the attached coupon. The contest closes
Tuesday, Decembor 24, at B p. m. Tha
successful ono In this contest can Invite
three of her friends to occupy tho box with
her. A coupon will be printed each day.
Cut them out, vote your choice and deposit
your ballots at Tho Deo office, The vote
will be published dally. Subscriptions paid
in advunce one vote for each cent.
ONE VOTE FOIt
: Thfater Dox, "Dohany Theater, ;
: Chrlitrnas Night, 1901. ;
;
THE A'OTE.
Llzzlo Hlckey. Wollman's 1,711
Mrs. Annie Lunktey, Doston Storo 1,142
Goes to Mnlne University.
DANGOH, Me.. Dec. 23,-George Emory
Fellows of tho University of Chicago wns
elected president of tho University of
Maine nt a meeting of the trustees this
evening.
A, II. M'VEY ON THE BENCH
QTtrir Shaw Appoiiti lint t Inccied
LEGISLATION PR0P0S-D F0H THE CITIES
Curator Alilrlch Seeks Historical
.Mutter Poultry SIhmv Opens Tux
Ferret I.nii silltn Wo in mi
Dies of Grief.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
DES MOINES, Dec. 23. (Special Tele
gram.) Governor Shaw today appointed A.
H. McVey to tho district bench to succeed
tho lato Judgo Conrad. McVoy haa been a
practicing attorney hero for many years,
but his name had not been discussed In
connection with tho place Jeft vacant on
tho bench, and was not known to bo u can
didate Numerous other candidates wero
In tho field and working for the place, and
a rumor had been circulated that a few
days ago Governor Shaw had said ho would
leave tho matter to Mr. Cummins, his sue
cc?eor. It appears ho never gavo any
ground for this, but took the matter up
with local attorneys today. He saw Mr.
Cummins beforo ho mado tho appointment
and sought to have him Join with him In
consideration of tho claims of tho varlou-s
candidates, so that It would not be dis
pleasing to Cummins, but Cummins refused
to havo anything to do with the case. Ho
assured Governor Shaw that ho would not
consider It discourteous If he would niako
tho appointment now, nor would ho regard
It as shifting the responsibility not to make
tho appointment.
I.eKlslntloit for (he Cltle.
Tho .legislative committee of the Dei
Molnos city council, consisting of three al
dermen, havo prepared an exhaustive ro
port on proponed legislation especially
adaptod to tho city of Dos Moines, but also
In part applicable to all cities of the state.
This report favors some radical departure)
from present custom In municipal govern
ment, ono of tho most Important being tho
reduction of tho Hoard of Public Works,
which body was created at tho special In
stance of Des Moines people, to a mere de
partment of tho city opcrntlng under the
city council, but In general Introducing
Into tho administration of city affairs a civil
service system. It Is proposed thnt a com
mission bo crcnted to pass on applicants
for positions In the city nnd thnt the ap
plicants be graded and that all appoint
ments bo made from tho list as prepared
by tho commission. Legislation looking to
tho creation of such a commission will be
presented to tho next legislature and It will
bo urged ns a necessity, not only for Des
Moines, but for other cities of tho Btato.
Guliitr After Historical .Mutter.
Curator Charles Aldrlch will start for
Washington In a few days and mnko a gen
eral lour of tho cast In search of new ma
terial for tho Iowa Historical department.
Ho will visit tho departments at Washing-'
ton In search of historical papers referring
to Iowa and go elsewhere In search of sim
ilar matter. ,-,aflt winter he spent some time
In Washington and wns rewarded by find
ing a largo number of vnluablo lotters of tho
territorial governors of Iowa, and theso ho
now has bound In form to he seen. He be
lieves he can sccuro a large amount of such
material this winter and thus preservo It
from destruction.
Poultry .Show I Open.
The annual poultry nnd pet stock show
of Des Moines opened this evening with nn
excellent representation of fowls and rab
bits from many parts of tho state nnd from
breeders In other states. Tho purses ag
gregate about f500. There aro n largor
numbor of exhibitors than usual, nnd It Is
believed that tho sho.w will ho a success
In every way.
Dcntli from GrleT.
Mra. Jennlo D. Hardy died this morning
at the Methodist hospital after a short Ill
ness. She wns the only daughter of tho lute
William Phillips, who died about n month
ago. Her husband died last spring and this,
with the death of her father, caused her
such grief that sho Immediately began to
decline, and this morning died at the hos
pital. She leaves two children.
New Corpora tloiiH,
The Pawneo Cattle company of Council
Dluffs has been incorporated nnd nrtcles
filed with the secretary of state. Tho cap
ital stock Is 130,000; A. Loulo, J. O. Jeffries
and C. M. Scanlan, Incorporators.
The Moore Shoo company, Mason City;
capital, J10.000, haa been Incorporated.
Tho Dlllln-Warren company of McCalls
burg. Story county, hns been Incorporated;
capital, $15,000.
Tho Eddy Cemetery company of Kendal
vllle, Wlnnlshlek county, bus been Incor
porated. .More Tiix Ferret I.UlKiit Ion.
The city council of Cedar Hapld3, having
entered Into n contract with certain persons
to cngngo In ferreting out property which
has escaped taxation and agreeing to pay
30 per cent of all collections to the forrcts,
suit has been brought 'In court to enjoin
tho city from paying any of tho money on
this contract. It Is claimed that tho city
has exceeded its authority In authorizing
someono to engago In tax collections, nnd
especially that under tho Iowa laws It can
not pay 30 per cent of tho collections. Tho
suit will bo pushed through tho court
There waa much disappointment that tho
supremo court did not finish up the re
malnder of tho tax ferret cases which have
boon submitted to It. Several from tho
northern part of tho stato aro still being
considered by the court nnd decisions aro
anxiously nwultcd.
Wouicii'k Terrible Kxpc rlcnco.
Four hours In a vault eighteen feot deep,
with tho thermometer near tho zero mark,
was tho terrlblo exporlenco of Mra. Fred
Young nnd Mrs, W. A. Scott of Muouokctn
As tho women entered tho closet, an outside
building, tho floor suddenly gavo way, pro
clpltatlng them to tho bottom without a
minute's wnmlng. The vault Is boarded up
a dlstanco of eight feot from tho floor, and
below this there Is a wall of masonry. Near
the bottom a plank protrudes from tho wall
and this Baved tho lives of tho two women,
ns thoy caught hold of It and prevented
themselves from sinking below the waist.
They cried loudly for help, but no assist
ance came for four hours, Fred Palmer
who wns passing near the houso, beard
their cries of alarm and located them ntter
considerable dlfllcully. He summonod as
slstanco and with tho aid of a ladder the
women were rescued from tholr perilous
position, mora dead than alive from tho ex
pofluro and from Injuries received In falling.
Hnd It not been for tho projecting timber
both of tho women would havo sunk help
lessly to the bottom of the vault and a ter
rible death would have been the result.
lown Illectrle Itallwn'ys,
CUESCO, la., Dec. 23. (Special.) n or-
ganlzatlon of locnl capitalists, of which
Senator Lyons Is tho head, has In view the
construction of two lines of ctectrlo road
one running south nnd tho other west from
this city, and making connections which
will make transportation on Interurban
lines all over tho northeastern part of the
state possible. The company Is to be In
corporated In the spring and surveys mado, 1
Ono lino Is to bo surveyed In a southorly J
direction to New Hampton, thrnce south
to connect with thp lino which Is now
being extended north from Waterloo to
Denver. This will glvo direct connection ,
for Waterloo with n district which Is now .
reached only by a roundabout way. The .
second lino will run west from Crcnco to
Elma, on the Great Western, to Osage nnd
thence to Mnson City.
Dim Ice for Jtnfety of tllc ntori
SIOUX CITY, Dee. 23. (Special Tele
gram.) A device Intended to avert acci
dents bv the premature starting of ele
vators has been patented by William H. 1
Wllsey, engineer of tho Security Dauk
building here. Letters patent aro expected J
to arrive this week from Washington. The
scheme Is described to make It Impossible
for the lever of the cngo to bo worked until 1
tho door Is closed completely. Then the I
door Is locked so securely while tho cage .
Is away that It cannot bo opened until the '
ear returns. Tho Inventor says that today he
declined ,in offer of $75,000 for his patent.
Ho has Loen at work upon It for over n
year.
Sue for Injury to Hull)-.
SIOUX CITY. In., Dec. 23. (Special Tele
gram.) Suit will be filed' this week nt
Ornnge City by n Sioux City nttorney ns
counsel for .Nicholas Dldlcr of Granville.
Sioux county, la., demanding $5,000 dam
ages from John List, one of tho wealthiest
fnrmers In tho county, it Is alleged that
List's son, while returning from school at J
Granville, threw Dldler's baby out of Us
carriage. The child's skull was fractured,
It Is alleged tho child Is mentally nflllcted 1
as tho result of lis Injuries. Its lower
limbs are paralyzed nnd tho child Is sub
ject to spasms ns a result of nny excite
ment. PAYS PENALTY WITH HIS LIFE
l'n null nml Die In IMectrlc Clu.tr
for Murder of An
soclnte. DOSTON, Dec. 24. Franceszck Umlllnn
wns executed by electricity nt tho state
prison, Charlestown, at 12:30 o'clock this
morning for tho murder of Kaslmlrs Jed
rusck In Oranby December 31, 1S99.
Knsamlo Jndrusck disappeared in De
cember, 1899, from the farm of Monroe
Keith In Granby, western Massachusetts.
Ho and Umlllnn wero farmhands there. In
tho following April Jndrusck's body, cut
up and headless, was found In a sack In
nn unused well, Two dnys later tho head
was unearthed under the barn.
Umlllnn was convicted on strong circum
stantial evidence. A corn cutter was used
to cut up the body. The motive wns that
Umlllnn was angry becauao Jadrusek had
written to a priest at Chlcopeo before
Umlllnn wns married to a domestic em
ployed by Mr. Keith warning him that
Umlllnn hnd a wife and family la Poland.
1,100 .Men
are occupied dally at DcllcvUIo and St.
Louis glass works manufacturing the neccs
cary bottles for "Dudwelser" beer, brewed
iy tho Anheuscr-Dusch Drewing association,
St. Louis, Mo.
SNOW FOR THE REINDEER
Mi.ntu (inim Mny Trnxel on KlnUes
('hrlNtniiiN Ke, Then Hie
Nun SMiicm,
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23. Forecast:
For Nebraska and Kansas Ilulu or snow
and colder Tuesday; Wednesday fair; north
west winds.
For Iowa nnd Missouri Unln Tuesday
and Wednesday; varlablo winds, becomlug
northwest.
For South nnd North Dakota Snow and
colder Tucsduy; Wednesday fair; northwest
winds.
For Wyoming Snow and colder Tuesday;
Wednesday probably snow; north winds.
For Colorado Fair nnd colder Tuesday;
Wednesday fair ill west; probably snow In
cast portion; varlablo winds.
For Arkansas, Oklahoma and Indian Ter
ritory Increasing cloudiness Tuesday;
probably rain In the afternoon or nt night;
Kodol
Dyspepsia Cure
. Some people wonder why pepsin preparations don't
help their dyspepsia. They probably suffer because
they can't digest foods that pepsin docs not affect.
The reason is, pepsin digests only nitrogenous foods,
while different substances arc required to digest the
variety of other foods necessary for proper nourishment.
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure contains all the digestants, and
is capable of completely digesting every kind of food.
That is why it digests what you eat and allows you to
eat all the variety you want; and that is why it cures
indigestion, even after everything else has failed. As
it is the only preparation of the kind known, the de
mand for it has become enormous. Its use affords in
stant relief from all forms of stomach trouble.
It can't help but do you good
Prepared by E. 0. DoWltt Co., Chicago. Tho tl. bottle coutulns 'iX times tho 50c. sice.
When you Buffer from biliousness or constipation, tiso tho famous llttlo llvor
pills known aa DoWitt's Little EARLY RISERS. They never gripe.
DOHANY'S THEATRE Cot,llcil B1uffB-
CHRISTMAS NIGHT.
ENGAGEMENT : EXTRAORDINARY
1 jimw&s
PRICES
"lot the OOID DUST
Snd for our
TKEE booklet,
Go'.den Ru!e lor
Houiawork,"
No soap, no soda, no borax, no ammonia
nothing but water Is noocod with
GOLD DUST
to clean anything pots, pans, furniture, clothes, wood
work. It requires only half the labor as soap or any
other cleanser, and costs much less. See that the
name Fairbanks" and the "Gold Dust Twins" are on
the package. Refuse all imitations and substitutes.
..... ... n. rAmEAHn, lUMPANY.
Wednesdny rain nnd colder, south winds,
becoming northwest. "
For Montnna Generally fair nnd colder
Tuesday, Wednesday fair, west winds.
For New Mexico Fair Tuesday and
Wednesday, colder Wednesday, variable
winds.
For Eastern Texas Fair Tuesday, with
warmer In southeast portion; Wednesdny
prnbnbly rain and colder; fresh southeast
winds on the coast.
For Illinois Cloudy, with rain or snow
Tuesday; Wednesday generally fair, except
rain In southern portion; ooldcr; southeast
winds, becoming fresh northwest.
I. went llccur.l
OFFICE OF THE WEATHER DimEAU.
OMAHA. Dec. Sl.-Ollkinl record of tern
pcruturo nnd nreclpltntlon compared with
the corresponding day of tho last thrco
years.
1901. 1900. 1MK. 1S9S.
Maximum temperature .. 13 32 51 33
Minimum temperature ... 33 21 J9 21
Mean temperaturo 3S 2ti 42 28
Precipitation T .17 T T
llccord of temperaturo nnd precipitation
nt Oraulia for, this day und since March 1,
IWl: '
Normal temperature 21 degrees
Excess for tho day 12 iIchicos
Total excess since Mnroh 1 73ij Inch's
Normal piecipltutloii .Wind,
Deficiency for the lny (13 Incl,
Totnl rainfall since March 1 21.07 Inches
DelWiency since March 1 6.90 Inch
Excess for cor. period, 19( )3 Inch
Deficiency for cor. period, 1839.. 4.25 Inches
ItcfiortN from Million a 7 p. ,n.
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CONDITION OF THE
WEATHEH.
Omaha, cloudy
Valentine, cloudy
North Platte, clear
Huron, cloudy
Hapld City, part cloudy
Cheyenne, clear
Salt Iike, cloudy
Wllllston, part cloudy .
Chicago, cloudy ,.
St. Louis, clear
St. Paul, cloudy
Davenport, cloudy
Knnsus City, cloudy ...
Helena, clear
Dlsmarck, cloudy
Galveston, ticur
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U. A. WELSH.
Local Forecnst Otllclal.
Digests
what you
Eat
II. Grattan Donnelly's
Greatest Play
For
Love's
Sake
Presenting
llohnl 9. rthnl Ctrinllonri
ITIflUul GO LlllrJI Oil luMQIIU
und n cant of enpecl.il excellence
25c, 35c, 50c, 75c. Boxes, $1.00.
twins do your vorh!
Chicago, St, LouU, New Ycrk, t
A SKIN OF BEAUTY IS A JOY FOREVER
kR.T. FELIX GOURAUD'S ORIENTAL
cream, or magical blautifier,
lUniuvn Tin, l'iuiitt
Frecklif. Moth Tilth,
Hull an.l Skin '1
1 ruir, and vrri
'ml blemlih on bauty,
hk' tltflri. dctM
Hon. It hu tun)
ao y K5i uio r 01 ns
SflZ. 9 1 "V V,l )tri. and ! ?
lmtmlfM wo tuti
it to be iurt '
! proprrl)' mad.
Accept no counter
felt ot tlmllii
ame, nr. L A.
s.iyre ta.li! to a la
dy (it the haut.tos
(& natlent)!
'As you ladles will use them. 1 rocom-
1 mend 'GOUHAUD'S CUEAM s the least
harmful of all the Skin preparations." For
taia uy uu uruggisis una rauuy uoous
leaders tn the U. 8. and Europe.
VKIID. T. HOI'KI.'V!), Prop',
7 Groat Jones St.. N. T.
Woodward's Candies
Woodward's Candies
Woodward's Candies
Woodward's Candies
Woodward's Candies
Woodward's Gandies
Woodward's Candies
Woodward's Candles
Woodward's Candles
Woodward's Candies
THY TO HOLD THE IMPItESSION NOW
MADE ON YOUIl MIND UNTIL VOL
HI'Y YOUH C11H1STMAS CANDY.
WHEN YOl'lt DEALEIt ASKS YOU
WHAT KIND
SJLWoodward's
FINEST
CUT
GLASS
It Is ronceded thnt G. T. IIAWKK'S
CUT GLASS Is tho llnest mndo. WAU
II ANTED HAND FINISHED.
Tumblers set IX
Water Hottles 3.75
P.ow1k, up from 1.0')
Nappies, up from .M
All other nieces at the snino low
prlres. Why buy cheap acid
finished kIiiss that will fndn
when you can buy tho best for
less.
Seo.nur lino of Htorllurt silver
Wo ura mnklnK special low
prlteu.
Mi WOLLMAN
The Jeweler,
409 Broadway Council Bluff:
Open Evenlniid.
Author of
Darkest Russia
A powerful Htory of lit'itrt
lutorent, ll(,'lit!!R'il by de
llciotiH L'uinedy.
A dceiilc revolntoti pro
duced with iiicclmnlcal ef
fects. THE rlTHONGHHT AT
TUACTION OF TJII3 SEASON.
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