TTIE OMATTA DAILT BEE: SUNDAY, MAY 25 1002.
NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA.
COUNCIL BLUFFS.
MIKOR MKSTIO.
Davie mIU drugs.
Stockert aella carpets and rugs.
Wollman, scientific optician, 409 B'wsy.
Leffert, eyesight speclsllat, 23? Broadway,
Take home a brick of Metfiger's lea
cream, vanna, ac; rseopoiitan, Sic.
Picture framing a specialty. C. E. Alex-
ander at Co., 333 Broadway. Tel. 166.
Excelsior Masonic lorice will hold a ane
clal meeting thla evening for work In the
second aegree.
Mlsa Firming, (laughter of Alderman
Fleming, la seriously III at her home, 1H03
inn avenue, witn symptoms or appendi
cJtla. Rev. W. B. Barnes of the Flrat Presby
terlan church will preach a memorial
aermon Sunday evening, having special
reference to the battle of Gettysburg, of
wnicn ne naa made a apeciai study.
Commander John Llndt of the Iowa de
. pertment of the Grand Army of the Re
I public returned home from Dea Moines
yesterday and waa busy all day receiving
'the congratulations of his friends on his
- election.
As the conareaatlnn will attend the 1ubl-
ilee services at the Broadway Methodlt
church Sunday there will be no regular
.services in Trinity Metnoaint cnurcn on
tbat day, but the Sunday school will be
bald at the usual hour.
A. Raph, charged with purloining a large
advertising sign belonging to B. M. Sar
gent, which waa blown down during the
. heavy winds In April, was bound over to
: the grand Jury yeaterday by Justice Bryant
I on a charge of grand laroeny. He gave
! ball for hia appearance.
Articles of Incorporation of the Perry S.
Carter company of Council Bluffs were tiled
, for record yesterday, the Incorporators be-
ing E. L. Rhugart. II. B. Knowlea and
Jerry B. Carter. The company will manu
facture and deal In wind mills, pumps and
1 axil klnda of agricultural Implements. The
t capital stock is placed at 110,000.
Dr. P. J. Montgomery la home from
Waterloo, la., where he attended the an
nual meeting of the Iowa State Homeo
pathic society. He waa appointed a dele
gate to the national society, which meets
in Cleveland In June. Dr. A. B. Hanchett
of this city waa elected a member of the
legislative and advisory committees.
Warrants lor the arrest of Henry Jen
inlngs and Willie Harber were Issued yes
terday by Justice Bryant, on complaint of
Mrs. T. J. Walker, who riled two separate
charges against the boys. She charged
them with assaulting her son Rov and
iwlth malicious mischief by throwing bricks
tones and spoiled eggs at the home and
family of the prosecuting witness.
Dr. J. C. Waterman, Dr. J. M. Barstow,
Dr. D. Macrae, sr., and Dr. Macrae, jr.,
returned yesterday afternoon from Dea
.Moines, where they attended the annual
meeting of the State Medical society. Dr.
V. L. Treynor will return homo today. In
addition to being elected secretary of the
society, Dr. Treynor was made a member
Of the committee on legislation. Dr. Ma
crae, Jr., waa appointed on the committee
pn ethics. Dr. H. B. Jennings was ap
pointed on the committee on legislation.
Gravel roofing. A. H. Read, til Broadway.
Smallpox Among Graders.
The fact tbat three smallpox patients
from tbe grading camps along the grade
ef tbe Great Western railroad have drifted
Into the city to be taken care of Is viewed
with alarm by the health authorities. Dur
ing the week three men suffering with
bmallpox have been sent to the pesthousa
by the local health officers, the third being
taken there yesterday afternoon. Ha gave
the name of W. J. Eaton and aald be bad
been working In the camp of the Batea 4
Rogers Construction company since last
Monday. As the grading camps are located
outside the city limits the municipal health
authorities take the position that cases of
smallpox arising In them should be cared
for by the county and not by the city.
There was talk yesterday of the city health
oard demanding that the county euper
rs take the necessary steps to qusran
the grading camps In which smallpox
developed..
N. T. Plumbing Co., telephone 159.
Radolph Toller Dies Suddenly.
Rudolph Toller, an old-time resident of
Council Bluffs, died suddenly a few min
utes after midnight Thursday at bis home,
123 Tenth avenue. Death was supposed to
have been due to heart disease. Mr. Toller
retired In apparently his usual good health
Thursday night. About midnight his wife
was awakened by him gasping for breath.
She found he waa unconscious and be died
la a tew minutes. He was 62 years of age
and had been a realdent of Council Bluffs
linos 1867. For the last twelve years he
had been engaged In the grocery business
at 1001 South Main street. Besides bis wife
bs U survived by four sons, John R., Henry
M., Herman J and Frank., and three
daughters, Anna E., Elisabeth and Marie.
ilia H. Moore's Clearing? Sale.
All trimmed bats at greatly reduced
prices, Friday and Saturday, May 23 and 14.
tio. Ul Broadway.
Armtis for Valnsc gelae.
" Andrew and Hanry Hart were arrested at
I o'clock yastsrday morning while seining
9a Big lake by Captain Maitby and Detective
Callaghan. Before Judge Scott In police
tourt they pleaded that they were Ignorant
it the fact that they were violating the
law and showed that all they caught waa
a tew carp and buffalo, these being the only
kind of fish la the lake. The court dls
oaarged them.
Da via aeUa
fliunsmg aad aaatma. Blxby ft Seat.
Real Estate Transfers.
These transfers were Sled yesterday In
lbs abstract, title and loan office of J. W.
quires, 101 Pearl atreet:
Christian C. Mass and wife to John J.
Taylor, 14 acres In southeast corner
tl-74-41, w. d f
Jennie A. Glbann and huaband to Ola
Jensen, lot 13, block 9, Crawford's
add., w. d g00
Insurance Company of North America
to Philadelphia Mortgage and Trust
company. eV, sw li and eVi nwv
H and ne nw"4 nw 2i-"S-44, w. d.. 1
Philadelphia Mortgage and Truat com
pany to Leonard Kverett, executor.
Same, w. d 11.C60
.dolph Wunder and wife to Leonard
Koch, sr., lty acres south and east
of creek In swii nwv 11-77-41.
w. d 78
"V. B, Roberts and wife to Mary A.
Wayrick, lot 7. block 7, Turley's
add., w. d 1
5- 8. Lefferts and wife to Leonard
Everett, executor, lot 7, block 10,
'Evans' Id Bridge add., w. d (0
Daisy Covalt Hardell and husband to
A. W. Covalt, lot 7 In aubdiv. of lot
4s of original plat, w. d 1,000
Una B. If Eldrldge to Thomas Burk.
n lot 12 and e lot 13, block 4.
Jackaon'a add., w. d 12,000
treasurer to A. J. Seaman, lot I, block
11. Howard'a add., t. d 4
lame to same, lota I and 11, block 18,
Ferry add., t. d I
lame to same, lot t. block 4. Everett's
add., t. d 4
lame to same, lot 1. block 12. Baylies
at Palmer's add., t. d I
lame to same, lot t, block 67. Riddle's
aubdiv.. t. d 1
lama to aame. lot 14. block 64, Rid
dle's aubdiv., t. d I
ame to aame. lot . block 30. and lot
. 1. block 27, Bryant A Clark a aub
div., t. d t
lams to aame, undlvl lot 12. block
tt. and all lot 7, block 24. Bryant ft
Clark's aubdiv., t. d I
Seventeen transfers, total
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ICITi CXKANED
Dyed and presaed. Special attention
given ladles' garments. Alao chenille
curtains neatly cleaned, dyed and
pressed. 'Phone L-81S. Iowa Steam Dye
Works. S04 Broadway.
FIX THE MARRIAGE RECORD
Well Known Buiinws Kan Complying with
Law in Hit Native Land.
RIGHTST0 PROPERTY ARE INVOLVED
Records la Netherlands Reejalre Math
Greater Accuracy Than la I snail?
Observed la tbe United
States.
Mar Bourlclus, the well-known muslo
dealer on Broadway, secured yesterday from
Judge Wheeler of the district court an or
der correcting the record of his marriage
In this city In order that tbe requirements
of the law in the Netherlands, his native
country, might bo fully complied with. Mr.
Bourlclus expects to become heir to prop
erty In hi native country and this made
the correction of the marriage record here
necessary.
Tbe full name of Mr. Bourlclus Is Mar
Inus Bodlnus Louis Bourlclus, and that of
his wife before her marriage to him, Jo
hanna Pauline Louise Lohan. They were
married In this city July 6, 1887, by Rev,
T. J. Mackay, then rector of St. Paul's
Episcopal church of Council 'Bluffs, Tbe
marriage record did not contain their full
names a above, but only their Initials,
and there were several other abbreviations.
Tbe law In tbe Netherlands requires that
all names of persons and places be spelled
In full, and the record was, by Judge
Wheeler's order, so corrected yesterday.
The law of the Netherlands a too requires
that all persons under the age of 80, before
being married, must publish tbe marriage
bans three times, with an Interval of four
teen days between each time, with the
statement of the parents' consent. This
Mr. and Mrs. Bourlclus failed to do, and
fearing tbat In the future It might cause
trouble, they bad the bane) properly pub
lished In tbe native country, and then, on
July 13, 1888, bad the marriage ceremony
again solemnized, this time before Justice
of the Peace E. S. Barnctt.
Both Mr. Bourlclus and bis wife expect
to Inherit property at some future date In
their native country, and In order to pre
vent, by some technicality In regard to
their marriage, any trouble for themselves
or their children In obtaining the Inher
itance they had the records corrected to
comply with the provisions of the law In
the Netherlands. The certified copy of the
corrected record was forwarded yeaterday
to his native home by Mr. Bourlclus.
LEWIS CUTLER
FUNERAL DIRECTOR
(Successor to W. C. Estep)
M raiAL BTKEIBT. Tasas tT.
BIDS ARE ALL BEYOND REACH
Addition to Pierce Street School Can
not Be Built with Money
Voted.
As the figures tailed to coma within the
amount appropriated, the Board of Educa
tion last night rejected the three bids re
ceived for the building of the four-room
addition to the Pierce Street school. It
was decided to modify tbe plans so that
the addition can be built for the $8,000 ap
propriated for the purpose by the vote of
the people at the school election. The mat
ter was referred to the committee on
grounds and buildings to confer with the
board's architects, Messrs. Cox ft Bchoent
gen. The bid of Wiekham Broa. was $11.
990, including plumbing and heating. Tbat
of John P. Weaver was $12,210, figuring the
heating at $1,185 and the plumbing at
$1,225. George Hughes' bid was $11,800, fig
uring the plumbing and heating at tbe same
figures as contained In Weaver's bid. Wick
bam claimed to be the lowest bidder by $11,
as his figures for plumbing were subject to
deduction according to the material used.
All of the figures on the plumbing were
subject to changes, according to material
used, making It Impossible to determine
which was the lowest bid unless tabulated.
Hughes bad failed In his bid to figure on
the beating and he was permitted to add
the amount for this work, tbe other bid
den consenting, as they had all used the
sams figures, furnished by tbe same plumb
ing Arm of this city.
Several suggestions for modifying the
plana were made, one of them being to
only partly complete tbe addition this year
and ask for another appropriation at the
next school election. After a lengthy dis
cussion, during which Member Macrae pro
posed that the building be deferred until
material and labor became cheaper, tbe
matter was referred to the committee on
buildings and grounds to confer with the
board's architects and report at tbe next
meeting.
Tbe secretary reported that all outstand
ing warrants bad been taken up and that
the district was now on a cash basis, there
being a small surplus In the building fund
and about $1,000 In the contingent fund.
The committee on fuel and beating waa
authorised to secure plans and bids for
a steam beating plant In the Avenue B
school to replace the furnace which waa
worn out.
It was decided to place the toilet rooms
In tbe basement of the Bloomer school In
stead of in the yard.
Tbs grand piano in use at tbe High school
tor the last year was ordered purchased at
a price of $375 Instead of paying a rental
of $60 a year for It.
The board decided to Join with the prop
erty owners on Voorhis street and petition
tbe council to lower the grade of that
street tour feet. This wtll Improve the
grounds at the rear of the Pierce atreet
school. It was dsctded to request the city
council to establish a permanent grade on
McQee avenue, on which the Harrison street
school abuts on one slds.
It was decided on tbe recommendation
of Superintendent Clifford to retain Charles
Bailey, chief Janitor at the High school,
during the summer vacation months as
watchman and custodian of ths building
at $50 a month, hs being required to sleep
In tbe building. Mr. Clifford suggested that
aa the building contained many valuable
books and other supplies, a watchman there
waa necessary.
The report of Superintendent Clifford for
the eighth months of school ending April
16, contained these statlatics: Entire en
rollment, boys. 1.622; girls. 1.651; total,
5.281; monthly enrollment, boys, 2,2(1; girls,
$,806; total, 4,667; average dally attendance,
4,061.64; per cent of attendance, 81.11; num
ber eases of tardiness, 148; number neither
absent nor tardy, 1.10L
Wllllan Doaalassa MIsslnaT.
William Donaldson, employed by tbe mo
tor company at Lake Manawa, has been
missing from his horns on Avsnus A, be
tween Thirty-seventh and Thirty-eighth
streets, since Monday morning last, and
his family sought ths assistance of the
authorities to try and And him. His wits
and members of tbe family fear be baa
met with foul play. Hs la 62 years of age
and has been in the employ of tbs motor
company as engineer of one of ths steamers
on the lake for tbe laat six weeks. He
worked Sunday, and Monday morning left
bla home for tbe purpose of going to tbs
lake as usual. Hs was attired la bis or
dinary working clothes and bad $26 la cash
with him. He railed te resort at the lag
and no trace has been obtained of hlra
since he left his home. It wss thought tbat
he might have gone to Avoca, la., where
he formerly lived and where he haa rela
tives, but inquiry yesterday showed he bad
not been there. A married daughter, Mrs,
Jacoberger, resides In Omsha, but he had
itot been there. Mrs. Jacoberger wss In
tie city yesterday and was much alarmed
ov.'r ber father's disappearance. Mr. Don-
kldtwn is a man of regular and exemplary
habit' and bis family can give no reason
for h.a leaving bla home. His domestic re
latione) are said to have been of the hap
piest. '
Davis tvlls patnt.
Irian White Dies In Denver.
Uriah H. Vhlte of 1221 South Sixth street
died yesterdty morning In Denver, Colo.,
where be went two weeks ago for the ben
efit of his health. Death was due to asthma.
According to present plana the remains will
be taken to Dee Moines, where he formerly
lived. Mr. White fame to Council Bluffs
in 1873 and for a Lumber of years had been
engaged in tbe tranVfer business. He rep
resented the Fourth ward in the city coun
cil In 189$ and 1894 dVirlng the administra
tions of Mayor Lawrence and Mayor
Cleaver. He la survived by bla wife and
stepson, Arthur W. Black of this city,
Killed by Nerthwrnjtern Train.
A man who, from papers found on bta
person is suppoeed to be R. P. Schulti, was
killed In the Northwestern yards last night.
Aa train No. 6 was Hearing W. F. tower In
the east end of the yards the victim of the
accident stepped from behind 1 a string of
box cars upon the track in front of the
train. It was Impossible to stop the train
and he was run down and Instantly killed.
It Is suppoeed be was headed for Missouri
Valley. He came here a short time ago,
being sent out by the Klopp ft Swanson
labor agency In Chicago.
DEATH UNDER TONS OF ROCK
Mine Employe nt Fort Dodge Haa Life
Crushed Ont V'nder Solid
Maaa.
FORT DODGE, la.. May 24 (Special Tele
gram.) Ivet Svalesen was crushed to death
under tons of rock In one of the mines of
the United States Gypsum company here
this afternoon.
Svalesen and a companion, Ed Port, were
trying to bring down rock loosened by
shot, when tbe whole celling of tbe room
fell, catching Svalesen.
Death was Instantaneous. The body being
badly mangled.
Port escaped with a fractured hip. Svale
sen leaves a wife and a large family.
Chnrsjred with Killing; Horse.
ATLANTIC, la.. May 24. (Special.) Ira
Duskin and Clarence Morris were bound
over to await the action of the grand Jury
for maliciously and feloniously killing a
horse owned by Ora Berry, who Uvea about
six miles south of the city. Tbe deed was
committed laat Sunday evening about 11
o'clock, at which time the boys were pass-
Ing the farmhouse of Berry, when Morris
pulled out bis revolver and fired twice In
the direction of the house, with the above
result. Duskin was able to furnish a bond
of $500 and was released, but Morris Is now
confined In the county Jail.
Milwaukee Commences Traveklaylnar.
MUSCATINE, la., May 24. (Specials
Work began today on laying raila out of
Muscatine on the new Milwaukee cut-off
from here to Ottumwa. Already the rails
are down between the Cedar and Iowa riv
ers, the track being laid each way from
Conesvllle. The line leavea the Rock Island
at this point and It Is confidently predicted
that trains will be running by Thanksgiv
ing. This end will be completed before tbs
Ottumwa ond.
WI4ow Sees Saloon Keeper,
FORT DODGE, la.. May 24. (Special
Telegram.) Hannah Meltvedt today filed
petition In $10,000 damage suit against A.
J. Groat Tbe plaintiff alleges through pe
tition that defendant illegally sold ber bus
band Intoxicating liquors, which caused bis
fall from a wagon, Meltvedt sustained In
juries In tbe fall which resulted fatally In
a few days. Ths accident occurred at Bad
ger, where Groat runs "Mulct" saloon.
Exenrslen Train Derailed.
GRINNELL, la.. May 24. (Special Tele
gram.) Passenger No. 4 from Des Moines
arriving here at 7:30 o'clock this evsnlng
and carrying several hundred college stu
dents from Qrlnnell and Iowa City, re
turning from tbe state meat at Des Moines,
was derailed this evening within a quarter
of a mite of the station. The smoker was
placed crosswise the track, and though sev
eral were severely Jarred, no one was hurt.
Comments of the Iowa, Press.
Des Moines Capital: Ths bootlegger, no
matter how elated he may feel, will read
that supreme court opinion In vain to dis
cover any lavorable reflection either upon
himself or upon his trade. The courts
simply have to deal with legislation as
they And It.
Cedar Rapids Republican: A Washing
ton correspondent saya that Speaker Hen
derson la ageing. Why not? Colonel Hen
derson waa three tlmea wounded in a war
which waa In progress forty years ago.
But he is still better for any high place
than many younger men.
Corning Gasette: Governor A. B. Cum
mins haa very wlaely concluded that an
extra aeaalon of the legislature ia not nec
essary even It the Deaf and Dumb asylum
did burn. Tbe cure in the shape of an
extra session would be worss thsn the
dlseaae and coat more money. Temporary
buildings can be erected out of a fund
already provided.
Des Moines Leader: Probably Iowa will
never again aee as large a gathering of
Iowa veterans of the civil war as assem
bled In Dea Molnea yesterday. Certainly
there will not again be such a procession
as traversed the streets. Time has been
collecting his tax, and the weakness of
advancing yeara cornea on apace. Nothing
la more calculated to create tenderness
and a lump in the throat than the aight
of the venerable ranka, still on fire with
the same enthusiasm of patriotism as
nearly forty yeara ago.
Marshal ltown Times-Republican: There
Isn't a dirty and ragged-kneed little fel
low in Maahalltown playing marbles or
base ball today who haan't the advantage
of the boy king of Spain. Alfonso had no
childhood and, while still a boy. is facing
all klnda of trouble and worry. At the
time when he ahould be striving to keep
hie grade in the High school and place
tor himself on the High school team he
la the nominal ruler of. a nation on the
verge of revolution. Then the ordinary
High school boy has a better time, any
way, than the moat firmly seated king In
the world.
Sioux City Tribune: Waterloo will get
Its 1150,000 federal building, but will not
Inherit a dispute over the site. Congress
has wisely settled that problem by stipu
lating where the building shall be erected,
designating either the First or the Second
ward. Tbe champlona of the two sides of
the river might aa well hang up their
snickersnees and wait for Secretary Shaw's
decision.
Dubuque Times: When Iowa gets the
money on that war claim, and it la In
cluded In tbe appropriation bills now be
fore congress, the slate' will be able to
rebuild the School for the Deaf and Dumb
at Council bluffs without drawing on any
funds already appropriated to the use of
the Board of Control. It la therefore im
probable that the construction of perma
nent buildings will be put oft for two
years.
Dee Molnea Capital: The Capital Is glad
to note that opinion of the attorney gen
eral to the effect that the atate will be
competed to pay the teachers employed at
the Council bluffs School for the Deaf a
full yeara aalary, according to contract,
regardleas of the fact that several of there
have been thrown out of employment by
the recent Are. The decision Is juet. Tbe
state can afford to pay the teacnora, and
as a matter of Justice ought te do so.
HOLDS CONTRACT BINDING
Building and Loan Company Must Ifatare
Stock aa Promised.
GRAND ARMY MEN ALL RETURN HOME
town Farmers Complain ef Too Mark
Rain and that Plantlntr and Cul
tivating Is Delayed
Thereby,
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
DES MOINES, Msy $4. (Special.) The
supreme court in a decision in a Council
Bluffs case today rendered an opinion which
will stand as a precedent In matters re
lating to building and loan associations
and their duty to carry out contracts. It
wss tbe case of Elizabeth Field against
the Eastern Building and Loan association.
She had become a stockholder to tbe amount
of five shares of stock of $100 each. The
contract stipulated tbat In seventy-eight
months the stock would mature on pay
ments of 75 cents a month.
The plaintiff lived up to ber part of the
agreement, but when she attempted to re
cover the amount of the stock she was In
formed tbat tbe estimate was wrong and
that she would have to continue payments
If she desired to mature the stock. Many
questions were raised In the trial, but tbe
court devotes greatest attention to the con
tract, it states tbat the contract was not
sn Informal, hastily rrepared memorandum.
but a part ot a carefully devised plan of
business. "The great body of the patrons
ot such associations is made up of men
and women of limited experience," says
Justice Weaver In the opinion. "Not one in
a hundred of thjm, though of fair average
intelligence and caution, would put upon
the contract any other construction than
the plaintiff did."
A determined stand has been taken by tbe
court on questions ot repudiation of con
tracts of this character. The opinion says
"It Is repugnant to the very accepted dell
nltlon jot contract that one party shall be
clothed with a right to repudiate Its obli
gation In whole or part while holding the
other In strict compliance with Us terms.
"There Is nothing in the nature or organ
lzatlon of tbe defendant which can or ought
to relieve it from the performance of its
con tracts. The fact. If It be a fact, that in
the end it may not be able to pay the
claims of other members is a matter we
cannot consider. We are not charged with
the duty of winding up the affairs of the
corporation xr aettllng the rights ot mem
bers upon a final distribution of Its assets
if any. Our only duty at this time is td
construe the - contract on which suit is
brought and t enforce it accordingly. The
action is held maintainable. "
Csuaea Decided.
The opinions handed down were: -
Elizabeth Field Against Eastern Building
and Loan Association, appellant; Pottawat-
lamie county. Judge, ureen; action on cer
tificate of stock; affirmed; opinion by
Marcla A. Gill aaalust Chlcaa-o A North
western Railway Cvmi'any. aDoellant: Polk
county. Judge Prouty; action to recover
uuterniua oi iana; auirmea; opinion by
8. R. and I. C. McDonnell, appellants,
Judge Quartorj appeal from modification
of a decree; affirmed: optnlpn by Deemer.
Application of L. Thoma f.or liquor per
mit; appeal from Jefferson county, Judge
Klchelberger: reversed; opinion by Ladd.
Jamea Sheban, appellant, against John
i. oiuerc; oac county, judge cnurcn; ac
tion to recover possession of load; affirmed;
opinion by McClaln.
State against Eliza Booker, appellant:
Wapello county. Judge Elchelberger; af
firmed; opinion per curiam.
Oscar Cornell against Isabella Roda
baugh, appellant; Jefferson county, Judge
Fee; to compel performance of contract:
affirmed; opinion by Waterman.
Kew Corporations.
Only one new corporation filed articles
today, that of the Nevinville Telephone
company of Nevinville, Adams county, with
a capital ot $10,000, by R. H. Gregory and
others.
The governor has paroled Alfred Larson
of Mitchell county, who was convicted of
stealing a horse. It was represented that
Larson committed the act when he was
drunk and was not responsible for his
crime.
Grand Army Men Go Home.
John Llndt, the new department com
mander of the Iowa Grand Army of tbe Re
public, returned to Council Bluffs this
morning, after all the work of the encamp
ment had been attended to. He will re
turn in a few days and Issue his first order
and name his aides. George A. Newman
of Cedar Falls continues aa uktmt
Jutant general.
Practically all who bad been attending
the meeUng of the Grand Army of the Re
public and kindred bodies have returned
to their homes. Not one of the visitors
was injured or became Ul or got into any
trouble, and the week, considering the
large number of persons present, was re
garded aa one especial! fortunate In Des
Moines.
The last few days there has been an un
usual fall of rain In Iowa. Th l..i
wsather station reports ths fall ot rain
iasi nigm to amount to 1.01 inch, which
brought the total fall for the month m..
to 4.77 Inches, which Is above tbs normal.
ine rain continued falling during the day
and reports indicate tbat the rainf.tt .
general over Iowa. In the northwestern
pan or ins state heavy rains have been re
ported all week and ths farmers fc.t
the ground is entirely too wet either for
pisnung corn or cultivating It and that
tbe weeds are cettlna a bla start nn tv,.
crops. Injury to gardens and orchards Is
also great
lewn Mineral Ostpat
Prof. 8. W. Beyer, assistant to ths state
geologist, in his annual report on the min
eral statistics of Iowa sirs:
The yesr 1W1 shows a splendid Increaae
In mineral production for Iowa over pre
SS?. S year- both In quantity and price.
1 his Increase la not confined to any one
department but every department, aava
for lead and sine, shared In the prosperity
Coal alone shows sn advance tn total
vlu 9 over ll.OUO.000. or a net Increaae of
about 15 per cent. Clay shows almost the
aame percentage of Increaae, while the
value of atone advanced SO per cent and
the iron ore production more than double.
i 7 tatlatlea for gypsum were not com
plete for 1900, and comparisons cannot be
made In detail. The output for 101 how
ever, shows a fair Increase over 1300 The
total number of produce Increaaed about
iJV ?."'' chl"'y due 10 the more com
plete returns from the stone producers
ttW?i'r,n,aVhJ S?1 outP 'Placed at
f i' ..' ,hat of the clav products 12 774 -2u0.
limestone lo75.7Ss, crushed stone ilS "71
bridge stone I&.809, blast furnace flux ToO
sandstone 13.0W and other Items $5,355. The
"infw ,ndu",ry baa declined and thevalue
of tbe product last year waa $16,500.
Van Honten te Ge te Alaska.
It ia learned here that through the In
fluence of Secretary Shaw, George H. Van
Houten of Lenox. Taylor county, will soon
receive an appointment in the government
service tbat wlU take him to Alaska.
A eerlea of suits and processes involving
ths Waterbury Chemical .company of this
city have Just been settled out of court.
They arose over a New Jersey corporation
claiming certain rights in the property of
the company ana tbs fact that two sep
arate corporations having nearly the same
aams bad been formed.
estrone State Field Meet.
DES MOINES, Hay J4- (Special.) 6v,
era! thousand dleaueolated malUmm huswa
Boston Store Dally Bulletin, Sunday. May 23.
SEASONABLE
WASH GOODS SALE
This is tinio to bay, while the assortments ore complete, having just received
a recent shipment of seasonable goods at! much less than the former market
value, and ,will place on sale Monday, the six special values at prices quoted
below, which positively cannot be duplicated.
5c
A Yard A big lot, of figured
batiste and dimities, sold ev
erywhere for 10c, on sale, 5c.
ef s A Yard Dark styles in
II BO 15c and 19c mercerized
sateens, 15c corded dimi
ties, plain colored dimities,, (all
shades), and large assortment of 30
in. madras, value 15c, on sale at 10c.
g A Yard This is the larg-
est assorted lot of wash
vrv jt00(is ever roffered by us;
20c beautiful batiste, 25c Irish dim
ities, 30c mercerized foulards, 20c
fancy Elcho striped dimities, all in
one lot' 15c a yard.
S A Yard Celtic cords', a
llpf new wash goods novelty,
beautiful assortm't, value
35c, on sale 19c a yard.
A Yard Scotch Silk
"CVflO ginghams, worth 50c,
J silk striped Leno novel
ties, worth 45c, grenadine novelties,
all colors, worth f5c, satin striped
foulards, wortli 75c, one lot, 39c yd.
fA bibv A Yard Over 40 differ
mf.ent styles of Manchester
permanent finished mer
cerized waistings, always sold for
33c and 45c, on sale, 25c.
McCalFs
Patterns,
10c
and 15c.
litelavj Ik Gardner
Boston Store, Council Bluffs. Iowa. . Tel. 81.
Agents for
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Hosiery.
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FOR DECORATION DAY
and general summer use The most com
plete line of little wash suits ever shown in
town at 50c, 75c $1 to $2, all ages.
Also sailor, vestee, twopiece and three
piece suits, in a beautiful variety, from $2 a
suit, up,
Smith & Bradley,
415 Broadway, Council Bluffs
and lrls are In Des Moines. Ths stats
field meat of the College Athletic associa
tion vv'i'S to have been neld this afternoon
on the .State fair grounds. The rain pre
vented tie contests and postponement waa
had until Wedneaday next. A heavy rain
waa falUiti? In the early morning, but by 10
o'clock. tl? i aun waa shining. Later the
clouds gathered again and rain fell all
afternoon and made necessary the post-
fionement, i the ground for the meet was
ltrllv rm'Wed with water. The .elaht
colleges In tfte association had nearly 2nu
men on nana iwr m apiuwu tnu mpre
were large dettegatlona from out of the
city, but not a' jnany aa would have come
had the weather been' more promising. The
eight colleges In the association are Iowa
university, unnnwi, vnne, m, oiaie
Normal, Simpson. Cornell and Des Moines.
EDITORS AT SHENANDOAH
IsathWHtera Iowav Editorial Asso
ciation Convent) and F. H.
Greea Named ."resident.
BHBNANDOAH. Ia.. May V4. (Special.)
Ths Southwestern Iowa Editorial association
met hers today with the largait attendance
In Us history. A number of papers of In
terest to the profession ' were .read, after
which ths following officers wens elected:
P. M. Green. Chsrlton, presldeia; W. T.
Wortman, Malvern, vice preside!,'; O. E.
Hull, Leon, secretary. After tbe session
tbe members were driven over toVn and
then went to the ball In the Normal college,
where they were tendered a banqui. A.
8. Bally of the Shenandoah Sentinel, was
toaatmaster. Ths next meeting will be ifield
at Charlton, six months hence.
Iowa State Hews Notes.
The Blc Four Fair association has pur
chased the race track grounds of thai
Nashua Agricultural society for a consld-
ratlon of i6,uuo, tne amount naving ueen.
ubacrlbed by local people. The following
officers have been chosen: W. F. Bt. Clair,
president; J. O. Laird, vice president; C. II.
Bauder, secretary; . II. Russell, treasurer.
Nashua will have no Juns races, but It
will celebrate the Fourth.
The relativea and friends of Charlea
Harmlson of Uenova are considerably wor
ried over his disappearance. For soma
montha he haa been sick, but recently haa
been able to get out and visit around, lie
waa In Mount I'leaaant for a few days and
a short time ago went to Burlington for a
visit, but he has mysteriously disappeared
and the parties with whom he stayed do
not know what became of him. It la feared
hat Illness haa affected hia mind and that
he has wandered away and some accident
possibly befallen him.
Mrs. Laura Luc na Stllea Dunning cele-
rated her s7th birthday this week. She his
been a resident of Mount Ayr since 1H&6.
Her husband died In 1K77. Of the children
of Mr. and Mr. Dunning, Walter Dunning
la a capitalist of Denver, Colo.; Frank
Dunning ia prealdent of the Cltlrens' bank
of Bedford, Day Dunning ia president ot
the Cltlaens' bank of Mount Ayr. These
three came to Mount Ayr with their par-
nta in 1S56. cnaries a. uunning, corn
hr In December. lk55. died In Mrs.
Dunning may fittingly be called "the
mother of Mount Ayr."
far a few hours this week there waa in
the United States Express office in Water
loo a good alzed steel wire bound box,
containing one or me most poisonous rep
lies of ths plains, a deadly gila monster.
t waa being amppea irora nan mver val
ley. Arts., to a gentleman at I'alo, near
Cedar Raplda. The monster was about
eighteen Inches In length and In many ways
presented tha appearance of a big lizard.
fcu. am h4 umu. a-ad witJuad ae aava .
Popular Decision
Is tbat our laundry Is noted for ths su
periority of Its service. All linen laund
ered there Is done by the best, latest and
most perfect methods, and is In every way
tbe most satisfactory. This la a question
of fact tbat good dressers will appreciate.
Bluff City Laundry,
WALLACE ft GROUT, Prop's,
Phone iU. 22-24 N. Main, Council Bluffs.
those who looked at It something of the
feeling they have had when reading of
the deadly work of theae venomous rep
tiles. Trouble long brewing In the public schools
of Ames has reached a crisis. At a meet
ing of the Board of Education Quy liul
slser, a member of the graduating class,
waa expelled for writing a poem speaking
of Superintendent Miller In an obnoxious
faxhion. Miller accused Music Instructor
Woodcox of aendlng copies of the poem to
Boone people and secured hia discharge.
When ordering Woodcox off the school
grounds the two men quarreley, Woodcox
claiming Miller broke an agreement con
cerning next year's position. A flat fight
resulted. Kxcltement is quite high. Several
of the best teachers resigned a week ago
because of trouble with Superintendent Mil
ler. It Is said on good authority that Invita
tions will aoon be Issued to the marriage
of Mr Howard Tedford, atate binder, and
Miaa Reglna Vail, daughter of former Sen
ator Vail of Van Buren county, which. It
ia announced, will occur early in June.
Mr. Tedford la In Washington at the pres
ent time. Miss Vail is said by those who
know her to be one of the most beautiful
,nd accomplished young women In Iowa.
True Cleveland and Lew Haines, young
m en who lived at Taylor Station, got Into
a quarrel about a aaddle and Cleveland
striXck Haines a blow on the nose with his
nst. Haines retaliated with hia porket
knlf and made a cut through Cleveland's
nose and both Upa. The wounda were ao
serious aa to require half a dozen stitches,
which' were placed there by an Oakland
surgeo n.
STANDS WITH THE PRESIDENT
E. J. Covalah Declares Hta Positloa
mt Meeting; ef Flrat Ward
Republicans.
At the meeting of the Flrat Ward Re
publican club 'last night the speaking was
started by J. ll- Van Dusen of South Omaha,
who In announcing hia candidacy for gov
ernor touched illghtly upon stats and na
tional Issues.
Hs was folio Vd by W. A. DeBord, who
devoted his time to national Issues, draw
ing a parallel beO.ween ths record of the
republican and democratic parties. Hs
closed with an apptat to his hearers to rs
member how the pivmUes of ths party in
tbs nation have been redeemed and to
stand for ths nomination of clean, com
petent men for offlca locally.
E. J. Cornish followtvl 11 r. DeBotS. As
a resident of the First ward, be explained
local conditions. Then taking up his own
csndldacy bs referred to an article In a
local paper, which said that be had been
opposed to tbe present policy of the repub
lican party. He said:
"You, gentlemen, know me well enough
to know that if I did not think the repub
lican party represented my Ideas better
than any other party I would not remain in
It, for I am not In tbe republican party
for personal gain. I am not a trimmer.
I do not bavs to go to congress, but I do
bavs to maintain my self-respect snd tbat
of my fellow-citizens.
"The republican party has given Cuba
Its freedom something unprecedented in
tbe history ot the world. In every other
case where a etrong nation has come te
ths assistance of tbe weak It baa been a
repetition ot Ksop's fable of the horse,
the bull and tbe man. President McKln
ley and President Roosevelt bave said that
ws will givs freedom to the Philippines.
I stsnd with them snd refm to be read
out of tbe republican party by a democrat lo
sheet,"
F. W. Koetter spoke briefly on the omens
presaging party success. The club ad
journed to meet two weeks from laat night.
WINDSTORM STRIKES KANSAS
Faasee Over Section Near Atchison,
DamaalBBT Farm Buildings
and Cknrcbes.
ATCHISON, Kan., May 24. A strong wind
storm passed over this section this morn
ing, doing much damage. In north Atchison
several small buildings were blown over,
and many trees were uprooted, while In the
country northeast of Atchison outbuildings,
barns, and windmills were demolished and
sevsral churches were partlully wrecked.
At the Soldiers' Orphans' home tbs roof
of tbe main building and one wall of tbs
hospital were caved in. No one wss In
jured. The wind was accompanied by a
deluge of rain which washed out two or
three small bridges and wrought damage
to fences, roadways aad crops.