Image provided by: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries, Lincoln, NE
About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (June 1, 1902)
THE OMAHA DAILY TIEE: SUNDAY, JUNE 1, 1902. 8 NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA. COUNCIL MIXOIl METHOD. Davis sells drug Stockert sella carpets and ruga. . Wollman, scientific optician, 409 B'way. . Leffert, eyeslgh. apeclallat, 23S Broadway. Special gala of photo frames. C. E. Alex ander Sc. Co., 333 Broadway. Take horn a brick of Metzger'e lea cream. Vanilla, 25c; Neopolltan. 36c. Colonel W. H. Beck will be at home at his place at Lake Manawa on June 1 and will heartily welcome all his frlenda. Alderman Lougee has gone to Fort Worth, Tex., on a business trip. Miss Wilson has gone to Arlon, la., on a Short visit to Mrs. J. L. Barnard. Miss Sadie Black of Plattsmouth, Neb., Is guest of Miss Hunt of Scott street. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ashley of Kast Tierce atreet left yesterday on a visit to friends tn Macedonia, la. Mrs. Wallace E. Shepard and children have gone to Kansas City for a month s vlU wlf.b relatives. Excelsior. Masonic lodge will meet this evening for work In the third degree, fol lowed by a banquet. Mrs. Charles Horn and daughter Mildred ef Pes Moines are guests of Mrs. Horn's parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Koper. Mayor Morgan at the request of property Owners at Cut-Off, has appointed six spe cial policemen to serve at Courtland Beach Without expense to the city. ' Miss June Dempster of Decatur, 111., Is guest of Miss C'herrle Wells on Oakland ' avenue, to attend the graduation of the latter from the High school next week. Nathaniel Shepard of this city was elected first vice president of the Iowa State Association of Postofflce Clerks at the convention In Marshalitown Thursday. Miss Prances Kepler, the talented little vaudeville artist, accompanied by her mother, Mrs. 8. McMillan, has returned from California and will spend the summer la Council Bluffs. . Archie H., the Infant son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Templeton of Garner township, died Thursday night. The funeral was field yesterday afternoon, burial being In V'slnut Hill cemetery. The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry 1-eurn, I7 South Eighteenth street, died yesterday evening, aged 3 weeks. The funeral will be this morning and burial will be In Falrvlew cemetery. The Infant son of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Butts, 1813 South Twelfth street, died yes terday, aged 8 weeks. The funeral, which will be private, will be held Sunday after noon at 2:30 o'clock from the residence and Interment will be In Falrvlew cemetery. The ball game yesterday afternoon at Lake Manawa between the Smith and Bradley team of this city and the Cres cents of Omaha was up to the eighth in ning a good exhibition of ball, neither team scoring. After the eighth Inning the Crescents got the upper hand of the liluf fites and won by a score of 6 to 1. . A. Williams, colored, was arrested yes terday morning at McClelland's grading camp on the Great Western on a charge of carrying concealed weapons. Williams is said to have Tjeen terrorizing the men In cnarge of the camp. The revolver found on him had a twelve-Inch barrel. He will have a hearing today in Justice Bryant's court. Louis II. Peterson, who was recently be fore Justice Bryant, charged by a neighbor, Mrs. R. J. Morgan, wifft tearing down her lene ana released en vuiiuiiiuii i lia l I, , . 1 1 . . . w . w would refrain from tresDasslna on her I premises, was arrested again yesterday on i WJSttTX on tore It down again. Peterson srsve ball Tor hts appearance before Justice Bryant next Wednesday. The funeral services of Captain James McCabe will be held at the family resi dence in Morningslde at 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon and will be conducted by Bev. w. t. iiooKer or itea uK, Kev. w. J. Cal- fee. pastor of Broadway Methodist cnurch. ind Rev. W. 8. Barnea, pastor of the First Presbyterian church. Burial terlan church. Burial will be In Walnut Hill cemetery and will he private. Friends desiring to view the remains can ao ao alter 1 o cioca tms afternoon. Ed McKlnney, wanted In Council Bluffs to answer to a charge of robbing the motor company of about 1.400 pounds of copper, la under arrest In Omaha and requisition papers have been applied for. McKlnney Is alleged to have had an accomplice named Roy Green, who so far has evaded the follce. About a month ago the shops of he motor company were broken Into at night and a large quantity of supplies stolen, among It being twelve armatures valued at $30 a piece. So far the police have been unable to locate where the plun der was disposed of. Davis sells glasa. Believed to Be Insane. i' The commissioners on Insanity will In vestigate the case of T., K. Taub, a Russian, today. Taub was arrested by the police Thursday night on account of his strange behavior. He at first gave the name of Martin and later that of Ike Jacobs. Ho claimed to he wording tn one of the rail road grading camps. Judge Scott, suspect ing that bis behavior was due to excessive use of intoxicants, gave him a bread and water sentence, but suspended it on condi tion that be left town, and he waa released from the city Jail. An hour later the po He were called to Seventh street and Broadway, where Taub was found flourishing a razor and threatening to kill passersby. ' He chased one woman, who succeeded tn es caping Into a store. Taub wielded the razor Ja such a threatening manner that no one dared attempt to taka it from him until the police arrived on the scene. When taken back to the city jail Taub excitedly de , flared that ha would not leave town. He declared be was tired of being ordered to j nova on and said that no matter where he i went ha could not get employment and the authorities would order him on to the next town. His manner Indicated that be was mentally unbalanced. Openings at Manawa. The season at Lake Manawa was opened yesterday and the resort was visited by goodly number of people, considering that the weather In the evening was cool. Many Improvements are noted at the popular resort. The entrance from the cars hat been placed at the west side of the merry- go-round and the exit at the east side. Turnstiles which can be automatically looked when a carload of passengers Is on 'the outside platform have been provided to avoid crowding while passengers are entering the cars. ' The grounds have been enlarged by tak ing Shady Orova Inside the fence, which gdds about six aores. The grova baa been furnished with tables and will' be used for plcnlo parties. The band stsod bas teen moved to near the plaza. The new band, under the leadership of A. A. Covalt comprising thirty-five pieces, gave Its In ltlsi concert, which was thoroughly enjoyed and appreciated. Two performances dally will be given In- the Casino, tha opening bill being rendered by an exceptionally trong company of colored vaudevllllats. Opealan; ef Boattaa; Season. The Council Bluffs Rowing association opened ths season at Lake Manawa jester day afternoon with an informal sailing raea, the yachts ending In this order Xenla, La Favorite, Physche, Lark, And ever. Aodover, which holds the challenge up. and will sail against the St. Joseph boat next week, became waterlogged. Ned Empkle, J. T. Tldd and H. J. Edwards acted as Judgea. They were victims of a mishap and nearly bad to swim to short. Tbay uted a amall cannon to stsrt the boats and succeeded In shooting out the bow of their boat They were rescued from the water by the Dragon steam launch. SLITS CI-EAHEO - Dyed and pressed. Special attention giveo ladles' sairoenu. Also chenille ' curtains neatly cleaned, dyed and trussed. 'Phone Km. Iowa bWam Dye - Works, M Bruadway. LEWIS CUTLER FUNERAL DIRECTORS (Successor to W. C. Estep) ( M TIS.XM. STUKKJ. Theae T. BLUFFS. SHORTENING UP THE LINE Pawing of Yean Benders Veterans Unequal to Long Tramp Over the City. PAY TRIBUTE TO COMRADES GONE BEFORE Story of Work Accomplished Related to Keep Alive the Flame of Pa triotism In the Genera tion Growing; I P. Memorial day was generally observed In Council Bluffs Friday, and It Is esti mated that 5,000 persons attended the Grand Army of the Republic exercUes la Falr vlew cemetery. The day proved an ldal one, although during the early morning the cloudy skies seemed to threaten rain. As the time approached for the formation of the parade the sklea cleared, the sun came out and the afternoon proved an Ideal one for the march to the cemetery and for the holding of the exercises. As usual the streets were thronged with people to watch the veterans, laden with wreaths and flowers, to place on the graves of their departed comrades. The parade, with Captain L. B. Cousins as chief mar shal, formed promptly on time on Willow avenue opposite Bayllss park, as follows: Platoon of Police In Command of Captain Maltby. Captain Cousins, Chief Marshal, and Mounted Aides, Surgeon D. Macrae, Lieutenant Judson, Lieutenant An derson, Lieutenant Van Brunt of High School Cadets; George Tinley and Frank Reld of Dodge Light Guards. Smith's Uniformed Bnnd. Dodge Light Guards, in Command of Cap tain Mather. High School Cadets, In Command of Cap tain Pryor. Members of John L. Moore Camp, Iowa Society of the Philippines, In Khaki Uniforms. McFadden's Drum Corps. Veterans of the Grand Army of the Re public. Ninety-eight Strong. Haxel Camp Modern Woodmen of America, with Drill Team in rianasome Scarlet Uniforms. Uniform Rank, Knights of Pythias, In Command of Colonel Schoenlna. President of the Day E. L. Bhugart and Speaker or tne Day in carriages. Disabled Vetrans In Carriages. Woman's Relief Corps In Carriages. Library Trustees In Carriages. Chief Templeton and Fire Department. Mayor and City Council In Carriages. Citizens In Carriages. Shorten Line of March. Out of regard to the old soldiers the Una of march this year was shortened, the pa rade moving north on Main street to Wash lngton avenue, thence -to Oakland avenue BD1 tnence to xne cemetery. ... ... The exercises were held on a beautiful tha cemetery about half way be. tween the Junction of the two roads and the roldlera' burying ground. Here a platform bad been built, which was draped and cano pied with the national colors. Following a selection by the band Dr. D C. Franklin, presiding elder of the Metho dist church, delivered the opening prayer. This waa followed by a selection by a quar tat consisting of Mrs. L. P. Hypes, Miss May Van Brunt, C. B. AltchUon and Dr. Claude Lewla. Rev. G. W. Crofts of Bea trice, Neb., a former pastor of the Congre gational church of Council Bluffs, then re cited an original poem which he bad writ ten for the occasion. Following another selection by the quartet the oration of the day was delivered by Hon. W. Scott Lewla of Glenwood. Judge Lewis said in part Jndsie Lewis' Address. The Immortal Lincoln, while standing upon one of the treat battlefields of the late civil war, said: "The world will little note or Ion remember what we lay here. but It can never foreet what they did here." Those were the words of the com mander-in-chief of the greatest and most powerrui army that was ever organized among men. mow ntting ana proper it la for tne American people at this time In each re. currlng year, when all nature Is at Its best, to assemble together to do honor to the memory of the dead soldiers and bv kind and lovlnr hands strew their Braves with lovely snd precious flowers, and to once more recall briefly some of the stir ring scenes that were being enacted throughout this country from 1861 to 1865. After a while you saw the enemy com pletely surrounded and an unconditional surrender took place at Appomattox. You have seen and heard an appeal answered by the loyal and patriotic people of this land which you preserved, and when the call came on the part of the lamented president in the year 189 for 200,000 of the young men of this nation to carry the flag of this country into a foreign land, you saw 1,200,000 offered, each anxious and will ing to go and determined to follow the old nag. in order that those Door surTerlna and starving people might be released from the great wrong tney were unjustly suffering. iou nave seen tne son of tne boy who wore the blue standing aide bv side with the son of the boy who wore the gray, each vying with the other that the flag and what It represents shall be maintained and upneia at whatever cost. The people of this country are now united as they never were before. All sec. tlonal strife and sectional feeling has dis appeared, and disappeared forever, and as the years come and go the cause for which you stood for and for which so many of your comrades died for will continually grow in the minds and hearts of vnur countrymen. Lt us cover the graves of these fallen heroes over with beautiful flowers. Let us ever keep fresh In our memories the prin ciples for which they fought and which iney ao successfully maintained. At the close of Judge Lewis' orstlon tbe procession marched to the "unknown grave" near Soldiers' circle and in tbe shadow of the recently unveiled Kinsman monument, where after the Invocation bad been asked by Rev. George Edward Walk, rector of St. Paul's Episcopal church, Rev. Charles J. Boardman of Red Oak, delivered the oration. on "The Unknown Dead." -After the vast audience had Joined tn alnging "America," and Rev. Walk had pronounced the benediction tba exercises were closed by the drum corps sounding "taps" and tba procession marched back to Grand Army hall where It dlsbandad. In the morning members of the Union Veteran Legion decorated ths graves of their departed comrades In Walnut Hill and St. Joseph cemeteries. Tbe Union Veteran legton thla year omitted tbe usual exercises at Walnut Hill cemetery and Joined with tbe Grand Army of tba Republic In Its parade and exercises. Oravel roofing, A. H. Read, Ml Broadway. Page Prisoner In County Jail. Jallsr Martin at tha county Jail baa under his charge temporarily two noted prisoners from Page county, one of whom la charged with murder and tbe other, who was re cently acquitted of a similar charge, bas one of perjury hanging over him In con nection with bis trial for murder. Will Lucas Is charged with the murder of bis swoetheart, Emma Moore, of Clarlnda. Eu gene Mason of Shenandoah waa ons of three men Indicted for tha murder of Austin Miller and waa acquitted. Mason was re arrested and charged with committing per jury at the trial. Tha two prisoners were brought here by Sheriff Foster of Page county for safs keeping, as ths county Jail at Clarlnda la undergoing repairs. N. T. Plumbing Co.. telephone t50. Davis sella paint. Lee Broken hy Meter Car. U. K. Collins a farmer llvlrg on South Elevegtb atreet near Thirtieth )a venue, waa struck by a motor car oa tb Manawa line yesterday afternoon and suffered a frac ture of his right leg Just above the ankle. Collins was repairing the fence on his prop erty and his team and wagon were In the ditch alongside the track, while be was standing on the track. He failed to notice the car approaching in time to get out of ts way and the fender struck Us leg. Col lins was removed to the Woman's Christian Association hospital, where the fracture was set, after which he was taken to his home. Plumbing and heating. Blxer at Son. Memorial Day at Creston. CRESTON, la., May 81. (Special.) Memorial day was obserred In this city today In the customary manner, the cltl sens relieving the old soldiers of the flnan- lal and manual burden, the veterans really becoming the gueats of the citizens. The exercises were held In South park, and the address of the day was by General J. B. Weaver of Colfax, la. llev. Cheeseman was the president of the day. The ritualistic exercises of the Grand Army of the Repub lic were observed at the cemeterlea. De tails were sent to Graceland and Calvary to decorate the graves. Attorney J. B. Sullivan delivered the memorial address at Plattevllle, where that town and Blocktoa united and O. E. Thompson spoke at Humeston. Happy Home Convention. DUBUQUE, la., May 31. (Special.) The convention of the Happy Home leagues of Iowa met here today with 200 delegates present from all parts of Iowa. Father Doyle, secretary of the Catholic Total Ab stinence Union of America was In attend ance and directed the deliberations. The purpose of the meeting was to form a state council. The Happy Home league is a temperance society formed a year ago by Archbishop Keane to combat the Influence of the liquor power In Dubuque. Tonight In the Grand opera house Mgr. Keane and Father Doyle will address a mass meeting In the cauae of temperance. Memorial at Onawa. ONAWA. Ia., May 3L (Special Tele gram.) Memorial day was duly observed In Onawa. Hanacom post No. 97, Grand Army of the Republic, decorated the graves of the veterans in the cemetery at 10:30 a. m. and at 1:30 p. m. short exercises were held at the opera house. Rev. J. E. McNamara delivered the address. The banks were closed and business generally suspended. Comments of the Iowa. Press. Waterloo Courier: Cedar Rapids Is dolna- a good thing In standing by Coe college not on.y with words of praise, but In a flnan. clal way. The successful endowment of tne college may mean much for the city in me iuture. Iowa City Republican: The Des Moines Register says that In the early days the water often came within a block of the Register office. Is it to be Inferred that since the early days water has not been within a block of the Register office? Sioux City Journal: A Sioux City burglar Is In Jail for stealing a quarter of beef. Sioux City Is not proud of the fact that It has burglars, but It may not be out of place to point out that the "burgling" In dustry, like everything else in Sioux City, is right up to the minute. Cedar Rapids Republican: A leading lawyer writes to the Des Moines Register knocking out the idea that the raflrjad commission must necessarily have a lawyer member. The commission passes only on matters of fact and all decisions are re viewable by the courts. When a legal opinion is wanted the state has an attorney general who is not overworked. Keokuk Gate City: Iowans continue to be In evidence In a creditable way wherever and whenever honors are to be won. A Salem, Henry county, boy, L. M. Corsble, has been chosen one of the editors of the Harvard Monthly, the standard under graduate literary magazine of that great university. There are four students In Harvard from that town alone and all sec tions of the state are well represented. A representation of four out of a total popu lation of 548 Is not bad by any means. Dubuque Times: The annual report of the state geologist shows that Dubuque's lead and zinc production has dwindled to insignificant proportions, 116,500 being the value reported for 1901. The low price vt ore Is the cause assigned. If the mines of this district have a future It Is a future that will be developed by prospecting with diamond drills. Geologists and old miners suspect the presence of large bodies of ore at greater depths than have yet been reached In the exploration) of this region. Bloux City Journal: Fred A. Bennett of Bioux City, for about eight years state bank examiner, whose name haa been much In debate for the republican nomination for state auditor, has announced his determina tion not to be a candidate. Those who know Mr. Bennett, and he haa a wide .Miinlnlonra In thft State. knOW Wt:St a splendid officer in the place in question he would have made, and hts determination, not to be changed as the Journal under stands, will be much regretted, particularly by those whose business relations with him have been most intimate. With the expira tion of his present term. Mr. Bennett will not longer be bank examiner, and he win give all hia attention to hla personal busi ness. Cedar Rapids Republican : jlf N. H. 81" man, cashier of the State Bank of Cedar Falls, carries out his intention and sues the Klrkwood House, Des Moines, for being ejected from his room because he would not share his bed with another man. it may result In a decision that will be wholesome for the traveling public. During conven tion times hotels have everything pretty much their own way. Railroads make spe cial rates, but hotels make no special rates, -un tn nut im But the rlcht to put another man In bed with a guest of a hotel is a most preposterous one. There ought to be no law to compel a man to sleep In the same bed with a atranger. wHn th- nieat navi for hla room that room ought to be wholly his own. But, of course, in times of crowding, most men are willing to be reasonable, provided they have some voice In the selection of their loom-mstes. The determination who such room-mates shall be ought not to be left to tho landlord, but to the guttata. Iowa State News Notes, On account of the heavy rainfall Lake Dewey, at the Soldiers' Home, waa swoi. ten to such. an extent that the means pro vided for the overflow wss insufficient to take care of the surplus water and it went over the dike, carrying with It thousands of fish, some of which were caught in the wire netting below and left stranded. Sev eral hundred bullheads and a large number of pickerel, one welshing nearly ten pounds, have been picked up. Defiance Is to have a commodious hotel bulldlna. The stone walled cellar Is now completed and the foundation Is now being laid for tn structure, wnicn is tuxu ieei, a three-story brick. There will be twenty four hedrooma and a atorv and half kitchen 16x30 feet. The building will Be neatea either bv steam or bv furnace. The owner, Mr. Cuppy, expects to have tne Duiiaing linlahed bv some time in July snd then It will De tor rent to a ursi-ciass notemeeper. Some few weeks sgo an epidemic broke out In' Scranton and surrounding country which some of the physicians pronounced scarlet fever and others said It was the roseola, or German measles. As soon as It was learned that the disease was scarlet fever precautlona were taken by the local authorities to prevent a further spread of the disease, snd a strict Quarantine was established. As usual In small places this caused much talk and aome could not see w hy It waa that they would quarantine one family and not another for what appeared to be tne same disease. The new public library of Dubuque la al most ready for occupancy and by the 1st of September will be open to the public. Now an Item of interest to the Dubuaue people la the snnouncement of the name of tne new norarian. miss Bessie eargem Smith of New York has been chosen by the board and will arrive in the city highly recommended and qualified. Miss Smith Is a graduate of Willesley college snd of the New York Library college. She has served In the rapacity of librarian at Har lem, N. Y., for three years and haa given up mat position to accept tne on in uu Duque. The last edition of the Anamosa Prison Press contains the Information that Otis Greene. No. sail, a Ufa prisoner and blind has taken up tha study of ths embossfcU dot method of reading, similar to tha tausht In ths Institutions for the blind throughout the country. Otis Greene Is the man from Ieon, la., who caused a na tton In Anamosa several months ago by shuoting Uls divorced wire, who was e ployed at the Still Coll of Osteopathy Greene afterward shot himself, from the rvaults of which he became blind. He ia one of two life prisoners at Anamosa who are totally blind. They are given special car and attention In the prison, bealtics in uuun a auwv muuoua. BAR SPORTS AT DES MOINES Memorial Ear Entirely Given Over to tha Purpose of IU Designers. CONTRACTOR TO MOVE AN ENTIRE TOWN Abandonment of One Coal Shaft and Opening- of a, Kew One the Occa. slon of the GenernI Honse Migration. (From a Staff Correspondent) DES MOINES, Ia., May 31. (Special.) Memorial day was fittingly observed In Des Moines. This Is tbe first time In many years that there bas been no road race or public sports of any kind and the day waa given over wholly to that for which it is proclaimed as a holiday. Tbe decora tion of graves at ths cemetery waa by the Grand Army of the Republic posts of the city in the usual manner, tbe procession of old soldiers to the cemetery being a long one. In addition to' the two grand army posts there were banda of the Union Veterans union and Spanlah-Amerlcan war veterans. In tbe afternoon exercises were held In the Auditorium, attended by about 8.000 persons. Addresses wera delivered by Colonel David Ryan of thla city, and General Jamea A. Beaver of Pennsylvania. Governor Cummins delivered the Memorial day address today at Stuart. The first service ever arranged In mem ory of the satlora who lost their lives In the war of the alxtlcs, was that of this af ternoon. Tho exercises took place on Wal nut street bridge, and wars conducted by the local posts and corps. Sixteen young women dressed In white threw flowers on the river, while tho Woman's Relief Corps quartet sang appropriate selections. Crocker and Kinsman posts and corps, several hun dred strong, stood on the bridge with uncovered heads, and watched blossoms and evergreens float down the river. This flttlnr observance of memorial to the sail ors will be a regular yearly featura of Memorial day in this city. Balllet Trial Xot Finished. Judge Munger did not bold federal court yesterday but opened court for a time in the evening to resume testimony In the trial of Letson Balllet accuaed of using the malla to perpetrate a fraud. The case bas been dragging along for two weeks and is not near the end yet, as the government has not finished lta main testimony against Balllet. Deaths of Prominent Citizens. Michael H. King, many years a rest dent of Des Moines, died suddenly this morning. He waa a native of Ireland, 64 years old, bad been prominent in the Land League and waa Instrumental in getting Parnell to eom to America, and was proml- knent in politics. He bad been Justice or the neace. city clerk and recorder, member of tho Board of Public works, Board of Supervisors and city alderman for many years. Ho waa a contractor and bad heavy railroad contracts in this and other states Jamea S. Clarkson, aurvoyor of the port of New York, is hero to attend tbe funeral of' hla aged mother, which will occur on Bnndav. She bad lived for a number of years with R. P. Clarkson, and was 82 years old. ... .iiniu nreirnrius. the Greek who waa accused of murdering his cousin, Colomokls, near Perfy, has been released from Jail on bond furnished by soma of hla friends in Des Molnea and Perry. An Oskaloosa contractor has aecured the contract to move the sixty-two bouses In ttha town of Waoalluka Mabaska county. to tha new town of Durfee. These are coal towns and the bouses are owned by the coal company, to be leased to miners. On coal field having given out another is to be opened, with the result that the entire town la to be moved to the new snaiu Arrest of Mnrder Snspect. P. W. Herrington haa been arrested and lodged In Jail at Toledo, accused of the murder of Marshal Smith of Chelsea last summer. Smith wan killed by robbers who had planned to blow open a bank. The town marshal discovered them and they killed htm. Tbe robbers were tracked for some distance across tho country, but no arrests were made. Some time ago a gang of men were arrested In Missouri and seut to the penitentiary and it waa understood that they bad been engaged in tbe bank robbing business in Iowa last summer It waa also found that one of their num ber bad been left in Iowa. Suspicion pointed to Herrington and he was found working in a railroad camp in Webster county. About thirty men arrested In gambling bouses last night were today fined from 810 to 815 each on charges of being found In disorderly bouses. The light Ones by the police court are due to the fact that there la a dtssgreement over the policy to be pur sued wltb regard to gambling. Burglary Common In Dea Moines, Two residences of prominent citizens were robbed In Des Moines last night. Tha thlevea entered tbe homes of John Walling ford and J. P. Johnson In North Des Moines taking from them a large quantity of Jew elry and valuables. The houses wera en tered by upper windows. Shenandoah Haa Mysterlaas Blase, SHENANDOAH. Ia., May 81 (Special.) After an interval of nearly a month an other bouse wsa burned Wednesday morn Ing. Fire was discovered in It about o'clock In tha morning, when it waa well ablaze and before the fire department could reach it tbe bouse wss practically ds stroyed. It was a amall one-story frame on Sixth avenue belonging to Charles Cloyd who waa batching in the house. He bad left tbe bousa to do work In tha country the day before and tha origin of the fir Is, Ilk half a dozen prevloua ones, un known. rhareh Paid for at Dedication. SHENANDOAH. Ia.. May HI (Special.) The Rice chapel, a amall church built largely through tbs benlftcenco of Mrs. Azubah Rice, who died In California last weekk will be dedicated Sunday. Rev Shatto of this place preaching tbe sermon Tbe chapel la fully paid for and one of the features of the day will be dedicatory serv Ices at which there will be no hat psas ing. Oaawa, High School Graduation ATLANTIC, Ia., May 31. (Special.) Dr. F. W. Porterfleld of this city, Super Intendent Arthur Farqubar of Audubon county and Superintendent D. E. Bralnard of Harrison county eomprtss tbe commit tee appointed to conduct tbe examination this week for the appointment of a cadet from tba Ninth congressional district to tha United 8tatea naval academy at Annapolli Bo far there are aixteen youths who have taksn tha test to determine their fitness for tha appointment. Pros Ineat Cltlsens Serleasly III, CRESTON, Ia.. May 31. (Special.) Two retldenta of Union county ax lying- in aerioua condition wltb grav fears enter ta'oed for their recovery. The first Otorge Halnmond, a prominent eklzen and banker of Afton. who waa severely injured in a runaway. Tba eeooud la Fireman Ed r You Are Always Safe in Ourlands Our Suits and Furnishings Are always New Summer Suits in crash, SMITH & ward Bancrow, who was thrown from his engine at Hampton and alighted on his back In such a manner as to cause serious injuries. Danbnry nnd Onawa Tie. ONAWA. Ia., May 31. (Special Tele gram.) The base ball game here today be tween Onawa and Danbury resulted In a tie, score 4 to 4. For seven Innings Dan bury blanked the locals. In the eighth On awa scored three runs and tied the score n the ninth. Plum saved the game In the eighth by a sacrifice hit. Danbury's sec ond baseman made a sensational running catch tn the ninth which saved a run and the game. Attendance, 600. Batteries: On awa, Plum and Frlese; Danbury Mont gomery and Brockman. Umpire: Brown. The game was called at the end of the ninth to allow Danbury to catch a train. Graduation In Iown. SHENANDOAH, Ia., May 31. (Special) Prof. C. H. Guerney of Hillside, Mich., was the speaker who delivered the graduation day address to the students of the high school. Within the next three weeks grad uating exercises will be held In four col- eges, all located within twenty-five miles of Shenandoah. Three of these colleges are what are .termed tbe "old line" col leges, while the other, tbe Western Normal college of Shenandoah, is a strong normal and teachers' training school. The old line colleges are located at Tabor, Tarklo and College Springs. Grant Three Saloon Permits. ATLANTIC. Ia., May 31. (Special.) Tbe city council granted permits to Fred Wolflnger, Peter Thompson and W. S. Hamm to open saloons In the city of At lantic last evening. Out of the eight sa loons which were licensed about a year ago, the Anti-Saloon league was successful in closing all but two and these have injunc tion proceedings pending trial against them. Three others besides those granted per mtta made applications, but were refused licenses by the council. Guards Camp at Cedar Falls. CEDAR FALLS. Ia., May 31. (Special.) Thla city will get the next encampment of the Iowa National Guards. The matter was decided Tuesday, when Major General M. H. Byers Inspected the State Normal battalion. Two tracts of land were looked over, either of which will be amply suttabla for camping grounds and drill purposes. Tho encampment will be held during the month of July. Mother Dead, bnt Baby Will Lire. CEDAR FALLS, Ia., May 31. (Special.) The funeral of Mrs. Herbert Meskett, who was killed by tbe train, was beld yesterday afternoon. The baby will live, after being hurled forty feet In the air and down a twenty-foot atone embankment into the water, where it waa found with lta bead under water. The child was so bruised that it screams every time it Is turned In lta bed. Workmen Memorial Day. SHENANDOAH. Ia., May 81 (Special.) June 8 has been selected aa memorial day for the local Ancient Order of United Workmen organization. Services will be held In the lodge room during the after noon and tha lodge as a whole will then march to ths cemetery and there decorate the graves of their dead brethren. Onawa High School Graduation. ONAWA, Ia., May 81. (Special Tele gram.) The commencement exercises of the Onawa High school were held last night at the opera houee, which waa crowded with the friends of tha graduates. Twelve grad uatea delivered orations and received dt plomas. Tbe Juniors banquet the seniors tonight at the High school house. Jndgre Oliver Will Appeal. ONAWA. Ia.. May 81. (Special.) After a period Qf litigation covering nearly thir teen years tbe celebrated Monona county ditch caaes of Judge Roblaon, Oliver, which were decided May 16, by the Iowa supreme court In favor of Monona county, will be appealed by Judge Oliver to the United States supreme court. DISHOXEST POSTAL CLERKS. An Inspector Says They Are Sare to Be Detected. t ia huae one man thinks himself a trifle smarter than another that makes nis tnougnis rjn imu uisuunoi . said an old postofflce Inspector in the Washington Star. "I can account for the frequent arrest in all parts of the country of employes of the postal service, espe cially clerks In postofrices and letter car rlera, only upon this hypothesis, and that there Is an inherent streak In his composi tion of dishonesty, because he knowa bet ter than the public that one we get after poatal thieve we never stop until we land them In Jail. And still they go on all over the land pilfering from letters, believing themselves safe. It must Jar some of them when they tumble Into the trap we set. "It Is a matter of corresponding Interest to remember that, aa these dishonest clerks well know, the trap which places the manacles around their wrists is the same old trap, like the same old bear trap, reliable and certain to hold fast once It is sprung, only it catches their pilfering hand Instead of their feet It Is the decoy letter which the postal thief quickly and slyly picks up and secrete about his per son or elsewhere, and one it Is In hla h.nA iha inin la snrnns. the hand of tha Inspector on the case closes about his wrut and he walka to the station house to ruminste how easily he waa caught. once the Inspector decided upon the man of the force wno was n um; " Ytrnnmmt "Now, since every poatal employe In the United States knows that once the officiate are suspicious of theft alon- his rout or postal car run. that th Inspectors lay all sorts of trsps for him behind the bars, why will they steal money letters with appr hunaton practically Inevitable? Because human nature Is the same In all callings, and the postal employe is cast In no differ ent mould than tha rest of us; It Is only hla environment. Yes, they know Instantly Instinctively, whether a letter contains n.nnv aa a bank teller can tell by th feeling of a bill befor he looks at It that It is counterfeit. W know this, too, and that Is th reason why we fish for them with th decoy letter and land them, thus safeguarding th public and th depart m,nt from To. Th decoy letter looks no different from any other latter, and It feels Just th same to the dishonest hand of tbe postal thief as any letter containing money. W usually r.imr- ihrx ta Av marked II bills In'th .envelop. Tba Instant t-b fingers ef .the II Vou Have Them From Us They're the latest and always at' tbe right price. homespuns and flannels, just received. Call aidsee them. BRADLEY, dishonest man Strips' along the envelope he knows that It contains money, and he will steal it If he can. His eagerness and disinclination to let any letter with money go by him enables us to catch him when we learn to a certainty the route upon which money letters are stolen. "Some employes are very foxy, and go on a long time before they are detected. They often try to place the guilt upon an Inno cent fellow carrier in this way. In making up their routes, and getting their mall from the distributing tables, they handle the mail belonging to other carriers. It la an eay thing to detect money letters In the other fellow's lot. snd Include them in their own, to be purloined at leisure and suitable opportunity. "Suspicion naturally falla upon the Inno cent carrier, and he Is placed under secret surveillance. Decoy letters are mailed, and by other means It Is endeavored to fix the guilt upon him. If our usual methods fall, we, too, become nusplclous that an lnno--cent man Is being 'worked.' We drop him and try to locate the actual thief, and It Is not long before we have him In Jail. Sometimes two dishonest employes will work together, but as a rule postal thieves are like the lone highwayman and prefer to go it alone. , , "You see, the dishonest employ fool ishly believes that he can beat the game, and an arrest in a. large office haa only a temporary deterrent effect upon the other secret thieves therein. They are more cautious and may perhaps He low for a brief time, but not for long. It Is a singu lar but true official fact that once a man begins to steal money letters he seldom voluntarily stops, and we have had men confess that they had been at this nefarloua business for years and would have re mained at It aa long as they were In the service but for their arrest. It is an easy way to make money for the time being to the clerk or carrier whose salary does not meet his expenses. He becomes embold-ened-by the confidence in his cleverness to secrete the money letters forgetful that with each report of theft the efforts of the inspectors are redoubled to entrap him, and the closer are drawn the meshes of the net slowly but surely being entwined around him. Very often the guilty man la positively known to the Inspectors for months before they csn catch him red handed, the thief In the meantime be lieving hln.aelt undetected." V IN A DRESS St'IT CASE. Carpenters Who Carry Their Tools About In Style. Without being in the least bit ashamed of his trade, whatever it may be, th mod ern mechanic when he bas occasion to go about the city to and from a Job carrying a kit of tools, la very likely to carry it in a manner less conspicuous than for merly, reports the New York Sun. His garb also, unless he Is engaged in somo trade that leaves Its mark on one'a clothes, Is Just like that of the majority of tbe men be meeta. So there waa met the other day, going back to the ahop, apparently from some Job that he had been at work on some where, a carpenter, who might have been thought to be somebody going traveling, If It bad not been for tbe end of a ssw sticking out of one end of bis dress suit case. A million years ago, more or less, when a carpenter went anywhere In the city, be carried bla tools In an open box, having a bandle at the top of a lengthwlae middle partition In it, this box being much like an exaggerated knife tray. One end of the long rip saw that la an Inevitable part of tbe carpenter's kit projected beyond th end of the box, resting In a slit cut tiers to receive It. But this up-to-date carpenter bad every thing packed in a narrow and more con venient compass, in a dress suit case, and not only out of tha way, but out of sight, all but about a foot of tbe rip aaw, which .projected from one end of tba case, through a slit mad for It. It did aeem at first a little odd, no doubt, to nee a man carrying a ault caaa with a saw sticking out of ons end, but there is no manner of doubt all the earn that this is tba very latest and most strictly up-to-date method of carrying a kit of carpenter's tools. HOW A FALLING M Alt FEELS. Sensation of a Meehanle Who Dropped One Hundred Feet. Frank O. Zeis of Denver, a structural Iron worker, fell 100 feet down an elevator shaft the othsr day. By a fortunate com bination of clrcumatanoea h came out alive and was able tha next day to describe bis sensations. Hs felt tbs rope oa en sad of bis staging giving way. It seemed at leaat twenty min ute In breaking at tba time, although ba reasoned oat a'srward that it was probably only a few seconds. He called out and reached for tbe other rope, but too lata, and ha felt himself falling. His subsequent sansatlopa are beet described In bla fl words: 1 "I realised Ilk a flash of lightning tbat I 2L Right 4,5C lilltVHVAV, J CoonclltJills. AN ENDL1SS CHAIN of facts In reference the beauty of our laundry work you ca,gPan from patrona whom we have alwa given eminent sat isfaction to. Our lary work Is unex celled for its exiulslticolor and artlstlo finish, and the nne coition which we always keep It m. W l)ne nothing but the best washing maten8i that do not rot your fabrics If our work suits you, q your friends: If not, tell us. Bluff City Landry, WALLACE & GROUTrop's, Phons 314. 22-24 N. Main, Ccn Bluffs. The Luxury of ht and Cold Water In yovrr boms cannot be ovst!mated. when supplied .through the qium of modern sanitary plumbing appllapg. We are prepared to fit up your honwlth all the latest Ideas In sanitary plung; aiso steam or water beating and gas ting, at prices that will enable the manf mod. crate means to enjoy it. It we it It's done right. J. C. Bixby & &n, 203 MAIN, 203 PEARL S TEL 193. Counclliuffs, Don't Drin; Too Hard. This Is the advice they give to all . who tipple at tbe wine cup, and It la yd, wholesome advice to beed. However, ire you to give the same advice to tbe pie who drink at our aoda fountain they vjj think you a fit subject for an asylum, lr soft drinks are sound In purity and wV- someness and it would be a hard mattto drink too much of them. We bava y seata for your lady companion. Bound for Manawa. If you are we can supply you with tl ets at our store, so that you need not In any Jam further than the quiet crowc our place of business. Come In and I while you are waiting for the car. GEORGE W. FLETCIIEI PRESCRIPTION DRUGGIST. TELEPHONE 275. 10 BROADWAY, COUNCIL BLUFI was facing death. No, I never thought - the mean things I hsd done, nor the got nor my friends and relatives. It waa dea sure and awlft rushing at me, and I relax to die. A- thousand rushing nolsea aeem to bewilder me for a very short Instat Then my mind passed to the bottom of t shaft. My bead was down and I turn' over. I don't remember thinking bow would strike, but by some Impulse I turn over and prepared to alight In a sitting p sltion." This Impulse, combined wltb tbe fact th there were some loose boards across tl bottom of tbe shsft, probably aaved Ze life. He struck bard enough to break two-Inch plank, but broke no bones, a though ha loat consciousness. His ato continues: "Then the sensation grew pleasant, seemed to be riding on the wind above ti earth. I aeemed In a reverie when I pass th third floor. I felt a pain In my fa( A atlck I remember having seen project li there gave me these scratches. Then thought of the boards at the bottom, knew tbey were about fifteen Inches apai Wltb the vision of these boards before r I struck. It didn't hurt. I Just frit aa If thousand cannon boomed into my ears ai then all waa black." Zeis awoke aa ha waa carried to the ax bulance. First be thought about cursln but death loomed up before him again ai be did not curse. He drew up hi arms a legs, realized that be was not In a nr world, and felt thankful. Tha sky seen bluer and tbe air brighter than ever 1 fore. He thought of tbe belief of bis tn tbat the man who falls once becomes u less in It and resolved never to go up In air again. Value ef Belaa- a. Geed Fellow. A Cincinnati drummer named Pack cently put up at a bote! tn Oklahoma, landlord of which waa th president tha school board. Tbe landlord, who wa Jolly, whole-souled fellow, suggested t tbey visit th schools, ths president tbe board first putting on a long-tal coat, saying: "She adda dignity, an' then, she hide gun, which are a bad example 'afor tl children. I don't approve of anybody un 14 carryln' a gun." I After returning to the hotel from j visit of Inspection tba president of ; board, now transferred into a landt aid: I "Peck, you're a good fellow. You ai goln' to let your light be bid unde busbsl, Peck?" "No. I ain't," said Mr. Psck, rather blous as to the compliment. "Wall. I tell you what I'm goln' to far you. Beln' aa you r a good feller, sgoln' t' bav clean sheet put on your Dad burn ma it I ain't." i ,
