THE OMAHA DAILY THURSDAY, JUNE 5, 1002.
NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA.
COUNCIL
MIOR MEXTIOS.
Dsvls sells drtig'
Btockert soils carpets and rugs.
Leffert. fjlnh specialist. 2w Broadway.
Thomas owman has gone to Chicago on
business trip- ,
rirtupta for graduation gifts. C. L. Alex
ander A Co., 3i3 Uroadway.
Take home a brick of Metzger Ice
cream Vanilla. 25c; Necpolltan. .fcc.
The grand jury a 3jo..rned yter n
until this morning, when it will make Us
Mr' 'and Mrs. Frank Nelson left yt
nay fo? Fresno. Cal., where they will make
their home. .
Dr J. M. Darstow and daughter Kuth
have gone to Saratoga. N'. to visit rela
tives and frlendn.
Mrs. Merwln Maynard of First avenue
la eniovlng a visit from her daughter. Mrs.
Uucklngham of Boston.
V W Hart manager of the City Water J
Works company, leit last evening on '
business trip to Chicago. '
uuVMam
the summer vacation with her mother. ,
Dcmity County Recorder wiinam parson
1 ' . .i.u friiTn Alberta urov- :
1. expreted home lod-y from aim -ria pr -v- ,
,S.ir & hB W i
lr Charles McDowell, who was found
ead' In his bed at I'awnee. .Neb.. Monday.
;" iArof,,!irI pH resided here I
dead
. . . a ...marlu ( i if rl hfr.
Vliy mm iu. ------ .
P M. I'ryor, printer or xne paper puo-
iiu'...i u ho r'T.rluilan home. w;iri found
in i a. ..... ... ,- it
esterday to ne suiteim " f"-
In wui auarantineit ui me mnuiuuuo. ,
f Vi. J. M. I'elstrun will
be held at 2 o'clock this Hfternooii from the . were to be checked up, and fearing the out
resldence of her son, Willis .Fettrson. an come jcft tne city. He had been in the
AvenueD, and burial will be In I alrview of tha Rock about thre8
Mrsidwxrd Haggerty and son Wade of years, coming to Council Bluffs last Feb
Missouri Valley were In the city yesterday ruQry fr0m Guthrie Center, la. During the
dren Involved la the Haven divorce caw '
SSfrt!S. ya7"Ha 'ook 'the case ;
under advisement.
Hev. James Thomson of the rlrst Con
gregatlonat church went to Des Moines
KM I
gregatlonal churches. I
8. P. liarnett of Terre Haute and Mrs. ,
J. H. Throop -of Carbon, ind.. who nave
been visiting their brother, J. D. Barnett. i
and family of Washington avenue, will
leave for their homes today. I
William N. Sohaffer. the housemover i
charged wth destroying and cutting wires
ot the Telephone company, had his hearing
before Justice Bryant yesterday, who took
the caae under advisement.
Mr. and Mrs. James McClure went to
Lincoln, Neb., yesterday to attend the wed-
ding of Oovernor Savage's daughter. Mr. '
and Mrs. McClure and the family of Gov-
ernor Savuge were formerly neighbors.
8t. Albans lodge, Knights of Pythias,
has selected these deleKatea to the grand
lodge at Des Moines:' W. M. Frederick, W.
T1!)
Vien and J. J. Keith were selected aa
alternates.
The will of Mrs. Christine Ryan 'of Gar
ner township, who died Baturday last, was
Hied for probate yesterday. It bequeaths
all her property to her huKband and spe
cifically disinherits all her children and
their heirs. The probating of the will was
set for June 20.
The decision of the supreme court declar
ing the deposit of the Cochran estate in
the Officer & Pusey bank a preferred claim
will affect in a similar manner the deposit
of the Dan Elcher eft ate, making It also
a preferred claim. The amount involved
In the latter is- about $1,000
Edward Cv Brown, -former alderman from
the Third ward, has been, appointed oil In
enector for this district by Governor Cum
mins and will assume the duties of his
offlce July 1. The term of Theodore Gulttar
of this city, who has held the position for
a number of years, will expire June 30.
The receipts- in the general fund at the
Christian home last week wera $129.08; be
ing $70.92 below the needs of the week, and
increasing the deficiency to $140.20 in this
fund to date. In the manager's fund the
receipts were $18, being $17 below the needs
and Increasing tha deficiency to $23.50.
J. A. Orenory, whose sentence to twenty
years in ine penitentiary was amrmea ty
the supreme court Monday, waa convicted '
of horse stealing. At the trial It was '
shown that he had been committed to the
penitentiary on three former occasions '
ind his long sentence was under tha habit
ual criminal act. .
Ernest Florlmond, a guest at a lodging
house on North Main street, was arrested
yesterday morning, charged with exchang
ing his old coat for a new garment belong
ing to another roomer. He claimed to the
police that he went into the wrong room
by mistake and did not notice he waa
wearing another man's coat until hla atten
tion was called to it by the owner.
John Mlkesell, Edward Wheeler, Donald
Mlkesell and William Rolf have been ar
rested, charged with creating a disturbance
Bunday evening at the saloon on Broadway
and Twenty-first street at the time. Wil
liam Fegley is alleged to have hurled sev
eral brickbats through the saloon window
because the bartender refused to serve him
after the time for closing. Their hearing
In police court has been aet for Friday.
The annual meet lag of the Council Bluffs
Woman's club will be held Friday after
noon in the parlors of the First Congre
gational church. Only those who have paid
their dues in full wlll be permitted to vote.
Mrs. Walter I. Smith, president of the
club, is in Washington, D. C. but la ex
pected home Thursday or Friday morning
The election promises to be a spirited one,
as one faction favora Mrs. P. J. Montgom
ery for president, while Mrs. Bmith's
friends are urging -her re-election.
Puck's Domestic foap Is best.
Davis sells glass.
Old Employe of Milwaukee Dies.
James Johnston, one of the oldtime rail
road employes of this city, died yesterday
morning In Perry, la. Two weeks ago
Mr. Johnston left for Chicago te seek ex.
pert medical advice, but on reaching Perry
hla condition became sa critical that he
was obliged to leave the train and go to
the home of his daughter, Mrs. Rait, at
tnat point
Mr. Johnston waa fiK vra nf
age and came to Council Bluffs twenty 1
years ago with the Milwaukee railroad and
was In Its employ as foreman of the round. .
house at the time ot hid death. Besides
his wife, he is survived by two daughters,
Mrs. Halt of Perry and Mrs. M. L. Wil
liams of this city, and three sons, W. L.
ot this city, James of Perry, la., and John,
living In Arizona. He waa a member of
the Masonic fraternity. Odd Fellows, Red
Men and Modern Woodmen of America.
The body will ba brought to tbla city this
morning and the funeral will be held
Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock from the
residence ot bis daughter. Mrs. M. L. Wil
liams, with whom be made his borne, at
748 Madison avenue. Rev. W.- 8.. Barnes
of the First Presbyterian church will con
duct the services, which will be under the
auspices of Bluff City Masonic lodge. Burial
will be In Walnut Hill cemetery.
K. Y. Plumbing Co., telephone 250.
AH Wollman'a big auction aale la ibe place P1,EB' moainea plans win. omit . tne
to buy your gifts for graduation. wedd.ng. finishing of two rooms sod all plumbing and
holldaya. etc. Two big sales each day at . BemUtt except 'roughing." tor future in
1:30 and 7 JO p. m. stallatlon ot plumbing and will call for a
j flat roof, either tin or gravel. In place of
SHAKE INTO YbUR S! QES
Alln'g FootEaaa. a powdar. It turn pln(l,
sraarllua, aaroua ffat ana Ingrowing oalla, au4 In.
Vautljr takaa lit itlng out of curna an4 buatoaa. ll'a
itm imiM cooitort ditvcrr ot it aiiu i.i
:Kirrn:r.. I" Superintendent
tne Trj it BuU u ii dnufiau and that Clifford's duties were Increased materially
Aiiaa a. oicuMl. La Kor. N. T. . free text books, the board last sight voted
J to allow him $200 for this extra work. De
al ITS ri.t-a.KKl fore the free text book system went Into
Dyed ant pressed Special attention
given ladies' garments. Also rhenllie-
fre'ssedVuVL-illow. til'L Dy.
Works, Sin Unadway.
LEWIS CUTLER
FUNERAL DIRECTOR
(Bucce&sor to W. C. Eatep)
rUAJtl kTHKtCT. 'Paone 91.
BLUFFS.
TICKET AGENT IS MISSING
Thomas E. Gannon Said to Ee Short in Hit
Account with Bock Island.
BOOKS ARE NOW BEING CHECKED OVER
Leaves Behind a Toang WIfs Whom
He Married Last April and Wk
Is Prostrated by Her Bad- .
den Misfortunes.
Thomas H. Gannon, ticket seller at the
local depot ot the Rock Island railroad, is
supposed to have left the city." as he has
not been seen or heard 01 since .Monday
mornDgi when he failed to report for duty.
10 b8 ehort ,n -' CC0UnU'
which aro now being Checked up. Although
m. O. Gay, the local agent, declines at tms
. . . . .. .
Umg q mahe ny. ,utement tl ,g aal(1 nls
shortage amount- to over 1500. Gannon 1.
said to have lost ine money. at n gamming
tabieB.
Monday morning, before leaving, ostensl-
n.n. V.norf M. -If.
uij u. .... -.v.
tr.n and that la the last, she said vaster
- -
dav. she had seen or heard of Him.- It la
, . ...... .
said that Gannon learned . that, hi. .book.
ot a few weeks .la completely prostrated,
Qver hlB disappearance and the charge of
shortage in hi. acoounta,
Mr. Gay stated last evening that no In
formation aa to the mlsslBg ticket. clerk's
wnereaDouts had been obtained and that
the work of checking up Hi. accounts had
not been completed. Gannon, ha said, waa
bonded in a surety company, like .other
. . ,h . . tha' railroad
employes, and that as far aa tne rauroaa
was concerned It ould' not prosecute,
leaving -this to the bonding company, an
offlclal 0f wnich Is expected here Oils morn,
ou," wl ,.. , ..
Ing.
Gannon was 28 year of age and until
u was learned tnat be ra frequenting tha
. ,. y.a .lwnva hnrna ttaei
gambling rooms, iiad always Borne tna
highest ot reputations. His friends assert
tj.at when he was married- incurred ex.
nMBe. for furniture and other household
PenseB Ior x rn'V re .t,. "
requisites, which he was unable to meet,
and this prompted him to attempt to In.
crnu his means through the medium ot
the gambling table. .
One of his fellow employes, who had
loaned Gannon $30, -secured a writ ot at
tachment and levied on a typewriter.
Gannon was a telegraph operator In the
employ of the Rock Isiand when he re.
signed to enlist for service in the Bpanish-
Amerlcan war. On his return He was again
taken Into Us emnloy by the Rock Island.
Buy Jour diamonds, watches, Jewelry,
Uiauwuua, Klin,
etc., at Wollman'a big closing
silverware.
out auction sale. . Two big salea each day
at 2:30 and 7:30 p. m.
CATCH CASADY IN CHICAGO
Missing; Insurance and Loam Asent la
. Located by .His .Bonds .
Jamee N. Caaady, 'Jf.. of this city was
arrested yesterday : morning ' la Chicago,
where ha has been under cover for several
months ' at the instigation ot the Council
,. .,h-m. .mat 'was made
Bluff authorities. His arrest was maaa
on a charge of embesslement 'Hied-In tna
court ot Justice Bryant by George H. Still
man, on behalf of the Scottish Union and
National Insurance company. Tha Informa
tion alleges that Caaady, while at.n aa
agent ot the company In this city, am
bezxled $341.
Casady was Indicted about it year ago
by the district grand Jury on a charge of
embezzling $800 belonging, to John Farrell,
a resident of the east end of the county.
He succeeded in having the case continued
for two terms of court and It had been
; aet for trial at this term, but Caaady failed
to put in aa appearance, it waa. repur-eu
that ha was In Chicago, but efforts to lo
cate him failed. Attorney Emmet Tlnley,
who waa on .his ball bond for $2,000. went
to Chicago Monday and succeeded In locat
ing him and causing his arrest. .Word from
Chief of Police O'Neill of Chicago roeelved
here yesterday afternoon was te the effect
that Casady had consented to return with
out requisition papers. Sheriff Cousins left
last evening for the Windy City to bring
him back.
Last winter when Casady. was reported
missing, hla creditors rushed la and at
tached all the property lie had here, which
proved to be far less hm had been ex
pected. Attachments were secured sgalnst
the furniture In his home on Oakland ave.
nue, but Mrs. Casady aucceeded. In remov
ing all their household belongings to Omaha
before the officers were able to aerve the
writs. She Is said to be living with her
parents in Omaha.
Casady's affairs are said to, be in vary
bad shape and attorneys for eastern losa
firms with which he did business are aa
tborlty for the ststement that aeveral more
criminal actions win oe uruuam. a"
him.
Puck's Domest to oeo la beat tar laundry.
Don't fall to attend Wollman's big clos
ing out auction aale. Two big sales dally
at 2:30 and 7:30 p. m.
SCHOOL BOARD TO TRY AGAIN
Same Modtttcatlon In flans of Pierce
Street ackoyl to Be Made
This Time. -
The Board of Education, at a special
meeting last night, decided to readvertlse
tor bids for the construction et tha four
room addition tc the Pierce street icbool.
Bids wilt be Invited on the original plans
with the hope pf aecurlpg. figures within
the $8,000 appropriation and on modified
ine siantmg state root wun no uiaa. in
tha event of the board having to adopt the
modified plana money will be asked tor
next year to complete the addition accord
ing to the original, plans and make it con-
form to the rest of the building.
effect the board paid Custodian Bushnell
$150 per ann'tm for caring for the school
book Member 0ormn m,d motlon t0
; the effect tht Superintendent Clifford's
alary be Increased from $1,000 to $2,403
a year, but the- notion waa declared out
of order at this time, aa all sslarlea are
fixed on recommendation of ths finance
committee. ........
The Danish Lutheran ihurch waa granted
i permission to occupy one room at the North 1
Eighth street school during tha time tha j
church is undergoing repair, for a summer
school for the children of tha church.
Rev. A. Overton asked for permission to
i:
occupy the Gunn school for Sunday tiehool
rposes, but no sction was taken on the
request.
The board will Inspect' all the school
buildings next Monday. Chairman Macra
ot the committee on Janitors reported ttst
the Janitors as a. rule quit work the dpy
that school closed without putting their
buildings In proper condition. It waa tug
gested that the Janitors ba ordered to clean
up their buildings before quitting, as their
reappointment would depend to a great cx
tent upon the condition the board found
the buildings in. It was decided to Include
this requirement in next year's contracts
with tha Janitors.
Keep clean, fee Puck's Mechanic's soap.
Oravel roofing, A. H. Read, 641 Broadway.
EQUALIZE THE ASSESSMENT
County Board Makes Few Changes
Except In the Live Stock
List.
The Board of County Supervisors spent
the greater part of yesterday's session
equalizing the assessment of personal prop
erty as returned by the assessors for the
county. But few changes ot any conse
quence were made, the only changes being
on live stock. The assessment on bulls
was raised 20 per cent all around. In one
case the board lowered the assessment,
tfaat on cows, fixing tha value at $24. as
against $27.65, the average assessment re
turned by the assessors.
The other changes were: Two-year old
colts, fixed at $40. as against $39.15. av-
jerage value placed by assessors; horses at
$52, against $51.45, the assessors' average;
mules, $60, assessors' average $53.30; 1-year-old
heifers, $20, assessors' average
$19.20; 2-year-old' heifera $20, assessors'
average $23.63; one-year-old steers, $24.
assessors' average $23.60; 2-year-old steers
$32, assessors' average $30.43; S-year-old
steers $40, assessors' average $37.60; cat
tle In feeding $40. assessors' average $38.63.
F. E. Bender, keeper ot the Bender hotel
at Mlnden, presented a bill for $11.50 for
bedding on which M. H. Sturrlcke, who was
run over by a Rock Island freight train,
was brought to this city. The bedding waa
destroyed at the Woman's Christian As
sociation hospital of this city. The bill
waa referred to the supervisor of that dis
trict .with power to act.
F. M. Cunningham, the tax ferret, pre
sented and additional bill ot $966.35 for his
fees, based at 60 per cent on $1,932.71 which
had been recovered into the county treas
ury alnce June 21, 1901, on property which
had been omitted from taxation. Like his
former bill this waa rejected, the board de
ciding to make no payment on Cunning
ham's contract until the litigation now
pending la decided.
The appointment by Sheriff Cousins of
E. E. Williams, J. H. Thomas. A. L. Jack
son, James Hanks and H. S. Tucker as
deputy sheriffs to serve at Lake Manawa
without expense to the county , waa ap-
-
vr
The contract for furnishing the county
building with loe waa awarded, to Gilbert
Bros, at 25 cents . per 100 pounds.
Use any soap so Its Puck's soap.
No SewJUad Into Park.
, At the monthly session of the park board
laat night Ohio Knox submitted a plaa for
another road Into Fairmont park, starting
at a. point between Park avenue and High
street. Tha. plan will necessitate a deep
cut and a . heavy fill and the board decided
that it could not consider - It - this year,
owing to. lack of funds. Ths board will
go before .the county supervisors today to
talk over the matter of the Huntington lot,
part of which. It is claimed,' has been
fenced' In with Falrmount park. Tha park
commissioners deolded to stand on their
rights If they have any, as the reoords
show that the survey of the park made by
the county surveyor Included the portion
now claimed by the county aa being part
ot the Huntington lot. Residents In the
vicinity of Blg:Lake filed a complaint to
tha effect that a. person to whom a por
tion of Big Lake park had been leased had
fenced in not only part of the park, but
also a roadway which they had been In
the habit of using for many years. The
complaint will be Investigated.
Plumbing and heating. Blxby a. Son.
Board el Health Acts.
City Physician Houghton has .called tha
attention of tha Board of Health to the
condition of the toilet rooms at the Union
Faclflo Transfer depot and the board, act
ing upon hla recommendation, has In
structed the city marshal! to notify ths
railroad company to place them In a
proper sanitary condition at once or re
move them entirely. The board has de
cided to recommend the payment by the
county ot the claim of George F. Miller,
aupervlsor of the poor, for $90 for acting
as purchasing agent of supplies for small
pox patients. Other bills recommended for
payment. Including that of James Autrey,
nurse at the pesthouse, for 143 days at $5
day.
Davis sells paint.
Real Estate Transfers.
These transfers were filed yesterday In
the abstract, title arttd loan . office ot J. W.
Squire, 101 Pearl atreet:
Henry E. Nelson and wife to M. Mar-'
cm. lot 1, block 1, Beer' add., w. d..$ 300
Henry Whetstone to Kasmus Hoff. lot
7, block 7, Beers'-subdlv., w. d 1
Catherine J. GuanelLa. guardian, to
, J. P. Hess, e2o feet of n40 feet lot 6,
block t. Bay lias' 1st add., g. d 16
Catherine J. Guanella et al to same,
same, w. d 1
W. C. Barton and wife to T. K. Hunt,
lot 28. Auditor's aubdlv. nf nwU ne'i
12-75-40. w. d 666
Caroline Morgan and husband to Ava
Kller Gardner, lot la and e2d feet
lot 15, Johnson's add., w. d 800
Mrs. K. J. Fries to Edwin Clemlnson.
lot 103, original plat, q. c. d 1
J. M. Pullen and wife to L. F. Potter.
lots 11 and 12. block 6, Oakland, w. d. 1.700
Ernest E. Hart and wire to Ueorge C
Hansen, lot t. block 1. Allison's add..
w. d l.J0
Nine transfers, total
$5,073
' Little Bey Maltreated.
CRESTON, la.. June 4. (Special.) A
story of cruel and inhuman treatment of
an S-year-old boy cornea from Murray, a
small town east of here. It is stated that
F. L. Andrewa threw a lathing hatchet at
Herbert Warren and knocked him down. In
dieting a very serious flesh wound in the
leg. It Is alleged that Andrews, who Is a
carpenter In Murray, had been employed to
build a house for Mr. and Mrs. J. E. War
rcn, the . parents of the boy, who live a
short distance from Murray. He evidently
became angered at the actions of the boy.
who was playing near where ha was work
lag, and threw the hatchet, with the result
slated. It Is further alleged by the mother
j of tha boy that Andrewa walked over to the
r after he had fallen sod befor. he was
able to rise, and deliberately kicked him In
the back, producing verp painful and seri
ous bruises, which, will keep him confined
to the house for days. No legal action has
yet been taken In tha matter, but an In
testigatloDj of the esUM et the bay's in
Juries Is being made.
TA1 I frTC UTTTD THE TiLTC
1U ) A ULIJ rtrlLIV lUbrAlYLJ
Diamond and Other Contract Tontino Work
era Will Be Prosecuted.
NEW LAW PROVIDES SEVERE PENALTIES
State Auditor and. Attorney General
Bald to IlaTC Hesolved on
m Loig List of Prose
cutions, (From a Staff Correspondent.)
DES MOINES, June 4. (Special.) In
numerable arrests and prosecutions of
operators ot diamond contract schemes and
bome-bulldlng comjianies are threatened
In Iowa. It has been ascertained that ac
tions will be begun by Auditor of State
Merrlam through Attorney General Mullan
In order to make test cases. They have
been prompted to make the move by the
conviction in Chicago of two men who
operated a diamond contract scheme along
lines Identical with the contracts sold by
several companies In this state. The pen
alty Is from one to ten years in the state
penitentiary. Attorney General Mullan
disclaims any knowledge of the action to
be taken and the state auditor is at present
out of the city. Nevertheless It is almost
certain that proceedings will be brought
within a few weeks and an effort made to
suppress all business of this character. It
is also rumored that under the provisions
of the Grlswold law, passed by the Twenty-ninth
general assembly, that proceed
ings will be commenced against the home
investment companies and associations
conducted on the tontine plan to compel
them to immediately come within the pro
visions of this act.
Killed by Hock Island Train.
John Tyler, a farmer living between Dcs
Moines and Valley Junction, was instantly
killed by a Rock Island engine this morn
ing as he was walking along the track. He
was walking from his house down to the
pasture and it was convenient to go a short
distance along the track of the railroad. It
Is a mystery how the accident happened,
for it was a piece of straight track, but
the fact that he might have been watching
a train coming from the east on the other
track is supposed to explain his failure to
hear the signal from the eastbound train
which killed him. He was about 68 years
old and a native of Switzerland.
The attorney general has been Informed
that Mrs. Kubn, acrvlng a life sentence In
the penitentiary at Anamosa, has made at
least a partial confession and that she ad
mits having administered the poison to her
husband, as found by the jury.
Believe Keane May Go East.
There is a growing impression among
the Catholic clergy of Iowa that the name
of Archbishop Keane la being seriously
considered In connection with the vacant
place In New York, due to the death of
Archbishop Corrigan. It is known that
the name of Keane haa been suggested to
the Vatican along with the name of Arch
, bishop Ireland and others.
The articles ot Incorporation of the
Well-Hord Grain company of Central City,
Neb., were filed with the secretary of state
today and notice given ot an Iowa branch
office at Crescent, Pottawattalme county.
Ioiva Crop Conditions.
The following is the weekly review of
weather and crop conditlona la Iowa: .
The averaao temperature of the last
seven days was from 2. to 4 degrees be
low normal, with llaht rainfall, except in
scattered localities. The week closed with
higher temperature and showery weather.
The conditlona were generally favorable
for farm work, and the dry weather af
forded onnortunltv to cultivate the corn
fields, which were becoming very weedy In
all sections where rainfall had been ex
cessive. The northwestern counties need
copious rains, but the bulk of the state
would De uenentea by a weea or two oi
warm, dry weather, to facilitate the culti
vation of corn and prevent damage to small
grain by growing too rank. The corn acre
age is pracucauy an piamea, ana gener
ally a good stand has been secured, with
fair prospects, if conditions are favorable,
for timely and thorough Cultivation. Pas
tures, meadows.- potatoes and garden vege
tables are making fine growth. . There are
variable reports as to apples, pluma . and
cherries, but the average is below normal.
Long Term for Boy.
Sonny Brafford waa sentenced to twenty
years in the penitentiary at Fort Madison
this morning by Judge Prouty of the dis
trict court- Brafford had nothing to say
before the Judgment waa announced. He
was found guilty of highway robbery of
W. O. Wilson at Eighth and Center atreeta
two months ago, when Wilson claimed he
lost a watch and about $4 In cash. Other
charges agalnat Brafford will be dismissed.
Supreme Court Decisions.
The Iowa supreme court rendered the
following decisions today:
Edward Dorun against Cedar Rapids ft
Monon railway, appellant; Linn county,
Judge Thompson; damages for injury to
person and killing horse: verdict for $8,300;
affirmed. Opinion by McClaln; dissenting
opinion by Ladd.
William H. Rule against John Mc
Gregor, appellant; Crawford county. Judge
fcllwooa; settlement or pannersnip; re
versed. Opinion by Ladd.
Sharpies company, appellant, against
Day & Hess; Pottawattamie county. Judge
Thornell; to recover anoney on purchase
price of an article; affirmed. Opinion by
Sherwin.
Minnie Howrlng against Nannie M.
Smith, appellant: Lee county. Judge Bank:
affirmed. Opinion by Waterman.
ueorge tw-hloaaer against w. u. Hemp
hill, appellant: Palo Alto county. Judas
Quarton; reversed. Opinion by Waterman.
j.. scnoonover against u. osnorne, ap
pellant; Jones county. Judge Trelchler; re
versed. Opinion by Ladd.
Henry Grasmler against Wolf & Ohsman,
appellants; Linn county. Judge Thompson;
reversed. Opinion by Sherwin.
H. B. Knowlton, administrator, against
Des Moines Electric Light company, ap-
Eellant; Polk county, Judge Holmes; af
rmed. Opinion by McClaln.
JUDGE FOR ELEVENTH DISTRICT
Republicans Meet at Fort Dodae to
Select Their Candidates
for tbe Bench.
FORT DODGE, Is., June 4. (Special Tel
egram.) Judge J. R. Whltaker ot Boone
county and Judge J. H. Richard of Webster
City, Hamilton county, were renominated,
acd W. D. Evans ot Hampton, Franklin
county, was nominated to succeed Judge
W. S. Kenyon of Fort Dodge, resigned, at
the convention of the republicans of the
Eleventh Judicial district at Fort Dodge
this morning. Other candidates. E. H. Ad
dison of Maxwell, Story county, and F. M.
Williams ot Iowa Falls, Hardin county, did
not figure prominently in the contest. Whit
aker was nominated on the third ballot, re
ceiving sixty votes out of elghty-stx. Evans
received seventy-tbree votes on ths first
ballot and Richard the unanimous vote on
the first ballot. All counties In tbe dis
trict were represented by full delegations.
Mo'aona Coaaty Assessment.
ONAWA. la.. Juns 3 (Special Telegram)
Tbe Board of Supervisors of Monona county
In aessloa as a board of equalization, to
day decided to leave unchanged the assess
ment of Monona county as returned by
ths asaessora for the various towns and
townships of Monona county for the year
li02. The assessment la pronounced one ot
tbe best and most uniform ever made and
the board concluded to make aa changes.
At a meeting of tbs city council last
night it was voted to remove the electric
light plant and power house to a site on
Central Broadway south of Iowa avenue.
FIREMEN DRAVVA BIG CROWD
Atlantic Mine Prise- for the Largest
Xiuktr of I'nlformed Men
In Parade.
AVOCA. Ia., June 4. (Special Telegram.)
The annual tournament ot the Western
Iowa Firemen's association opened hers
today with good attendance. Largo dele
gations cams from surrounding towns. At
lantic received the $25 premium for the
largest department in uniform In the pa
rade, Audubon $15 for the 'best appearing
company. In the band contest held on the
courthouse lawn the Atlantic, band proved
winner. In the straight-awsy hose race
Atlantlo took first money, Audubon second.
In the Juvenile hose race the Neola team
was first, Avora second. The runnlng-l
coupling contest was won by Audubon, At
lantlo second. Fully 3,000 persons wit
nessed the program at the fair grounds.
Old Settlers Dying-.
SHENANDOAH, la., June 4. (Special.)
Death has been busy with the old settlers
In this county during .the last week. Includ
ing among its number one of Buchanan
township, who died at the ripe old age of
87. William Hardee came to Iowa In 1844
and settled on a piece of land near the
home In which he died. He raised a family
of ten children. Perry, tha second son, be
ing the first white male child born in Page
county.
Money In Strawberries.
SHENANDOAH. Ia. Juno 4 rsnoxlal
The local strawberry crop Is coming in
nicely now and the fruit is commanding a
lancy price, une oi tne local gardeners.
Mr. Henrv Field, has alrrariv artM t?nn
worth of berrlea oft from a single one-acre
paten. He expects the acre of eround tn
return him almost $1,000.
ELECT WATSON SECRETARY
lulled Presbyterians Choose Succes
sor to Rev. Dr. Barr of
Philadelphia.
PITTSBURG, June 4. Today Is the
last day of this session ot the United
Presbyterian general assembly. The most
Interesting event yesterday waa the elec
tion of a successor to Rev. Dr. William
Barr of Philadelphia, corresponding sec
retary of tbe board of foreign missions
for the last nine years. The new secre
tary of the board Is Rev. C. R. Watsoji.
pastor of the First church of St. Louis
and a former Alleghenlan.
The following nominations made by the
committee were adopted by the assembly:
Trustees of the General Assembly Rev.
R. E. Stewart, James H. Scott and E. S.
Morrow.
Board of Foreign Missions R. L. Lattl
mer, William Neely, Rev. S. G. Fitzgerald.
Board of Home Mlslons G. M. Reed,
Rev. G. W. English. Rev. H. W. Temple.
Board of Freedmen'a Missions Peter
Dick, Rev. R. H. Park, W. K. McGlnnis,
Rev. J. W. Wltherspoon, D. D., correspond
ing secretary.
Board of Church Extension Rev. J. T.
McCrosery, D. D., C. F. Dean. Rev. R. L.
Hays, Rev. H. C. Swearlngen, who will
succeed Rev. A. H. Calvert, D. D., de
ceased; Rev. H. G. Edward, D. D., corre
sponding secretary.
Board of Publication Rev. H. D. Smiley,
D. D., Rev. Gillespie, Hugh Kenney. Rev.
J. M. Wallace, D. D.
Board ot Education Rev. T. H. Hanna,
D. D., H. R. Moffett. Rev. E. S. Brown,
T. O. Peacock, who aucceeds Hugh Nash,
and Rev. W. T. Campbell, corresponding
secretary.
Board of Ministerial Relief Rev. J. O.
Scouler, D. D... Rev. W. J. B. Edward and
Rev. Frank Getty.
Board of Managers, Historical Society
Rev. H. 8. Manley, D. D., John A. Wilson,
D. D.
Committee on the Revision of. Member
ship Covenant Rev. J. McClurkln, D. D.,
Rev. J. S. McKee, D. D., Rev. W. S. Mc
Clure, T. H. McMichael, Rev. T B. Turn
bull, D. D.
The afternoon session was given up to
the discussion of the reports ot commit
tees. The recommendations of the committee
on tbe report ot the Board of Freedmen's
missions were adopted by the assembly
without debate. They provide that the
presbyteries be urged to have tbe freed
men's work brought more prominently be
fore the churchea this year and that a
special collection to be applied to the liq
uidation of the $25,000 debt be taken on
tha third Sunday of October.
The committee on church extension con
gratulated tbe denomination that $52,857
had been expended by the board laat year,
an Increaa'e of $12,857 over the year be
fore. Tha transfer of the parsonage fund from
the women's board to the church extension
board was approved.
WILL BRAVE MOUNT PELEE
Illinois Man Found by President to
Succeed Consul Prentiss
at St. Pierre,
WASHINGTON, June 4. Preeldent Roose
velt haa found a competent man willing to
undergo the dangera of another eruption of
Mount Pelee In the Island of Martinique.
He is John F. Jewell of Catena, III., who
today appeared before the board of officers
at tbe State department and was examined
to ascertain his fitness to fill tbe vscancy
caused by the death of Consul Prentisa at
St. Pierre. His nomination will be sent to
the senate tomorrow.
The department Is anxious that be shall
reach Fort De France aa quickly aa possi
ble, la order that be may relieve Consul
Ayme, whose post la at Guadaloupe and
who has been compelled to sttend not only
U the consular business of hla own island,
but to that of Martinique aa well.
PAY MAN FOR L0S"s"""0F HOME
Engineers and Firemen Helmliuree
Claimant on a Compromise
Baals.
NORFOLK. Va., June 4. The national
convention of Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers today ordered that the claim
of J. H. Guilford of Trinidad. O., who
claimed $23,847 damages for tbe loss of
his home which he avers waa due to the
acts of tbe brotherhood, be aettled by tbe
payment of $8,000 to Guilford as a compro
mise. The convention sent a telegram of en
dorsement to Governor Dockery of Mis
souri, who, at the outbreak of a Missouri
strike, preceded tbe military which be had
ordered out to tbe acene ot tbe trouble
and aided in affecting a settlement.
The executive committee's report shows
that $65,000 has been expended in chsrlty
sines tbe last biennial convention.
FARM RECORDS InHoLORADO
Twenty-Five Thousand Ranches with
Total Value of Huadred and
Sla Million.
WASHINGTON. June 4 The census re
port on agriculture In Colorado issued to
day shows that 24,500 farms of tbs state
enumerated Juns 1, 1900, were valued at
$106,344,035.
Of this valuation 15 per cent was In
buildings and tha remainder la land and
other Improvements "other than buildings.
The value of fsrot Improvemente and ma
chinery waa $4.t?.7S5. and live stock $4.
454.311. making the total value ot farm
property $14,045,111. The total value of
farm products ot the state for 1S99 waa
$.13.047.on, cf which 49 per cent waa In ant
mat products and ths remainder In crops.
Including forest products cut or produced
on farms and range. The total value tit
farm products exceeds that ot 1889 by 12
per cent. The gross farm Income for 1S99
was $26,866.7(6. and income from Invest
meat 17 per cent
NEW POSTAL CURRENCY PLAN
Bill Is Drafted luder Direction of
Administration by Special
Committee.'
WASHINGTON. June 4. An admlnstra-
tton bill for the establishment of a postal
currency has been drafted by tha commit
tee appointed to consider the question. It
authorizes tbe postmaster general to cause
to be Issued postal checks of fixed denom
inations not above $1 In even multiple ot
5 and 10 cents. These are to be redeem
able or payable at any money order post-
office. ' A fee in addition to the face value
will be' charged for every chock Issued.
- These postal checks will not be negotia
ble nor payable after the expiration of
three calendar months from the last flay
of the month, which may be written or
stamped thereon, but a duplicate may
be' Issued at any time thereafter by
tbe Postofflee department without charge.
Duplicates will be similarly valid for three
months.
After the postal check is once paid the
United States shall not be liable for any
further claim for the payment. Postal
checks will be sold wherever the regular
stamps are sold.
Senator Depew, from the committee on
Judiciary, has reported a substitute for
Senator Piatt's bill to suppress train rob
bery. It Is In the nature of a substitute
and Is as follows:
That If any person shall wilfully and ma
liciously trespass upon or enter upon any
railroad train, railroad car or railroad lo
comotive, within any territory of the
United States or any place subject to the
exclusive Jurisdiction or control thereof,
with the Intent to commit murder, robbery
or any unlawful violence upon or against
any passenger on said train or car or upon
or against any engineer, conductor, fire
man, brakeman or any officer or employe
connected with said locomotive, train or
car or upon or against any express mes
senger or mail sgent on said train or In
any such car . thereof, or to commit any
crime or offense against any person or
property thereof, such- person shall be
punished by Imprisonment not exceeding
twenty years or by fine not exceeding $5,000
or both, at the discretion of the court.
That any person who shall counsel, aid,
abet and assist In tbe perpetration of any
of the offenses set forth tn the preceding
seotlon shall be deemed to be principals
therein. That upon the trial of any per
son charged with any offense set forth In
this act It shall not be necessary to set
forth or prove the particular person
against whom it was Intended to commit
the offense or that it was Intended to com
mit such offense against any particular
person.
Humboldt Wants a Game.
HUMBOLDT, Neb., June 4. (Special.)
Local base ball enthusiasts are proud of
the new team which has Just been organ
ised, and the Indications are that It will
be strong enough to keep up the previous
high standing of Humboldt In base ball
circles. The club has been officered with
leading business men, as follows: Claude
M. Linn, president; R. S. TJnland, manager;
O. L. Bants, treasurer; Fred R. Linn, secre
tary ; R. L. Linn, captain. The first game
will be on the home grounds next Tuesday.
Any amateur team desiring to meet the
Humboldt aggregation will be accommo
dated if they address the secretary.
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the maladies of men and women.
Decline ot the powers ot manhood signifies the presence of one or more
weaknesses ot the Genlto-Urlnary system, which are due to Inheritance,
habit, excesses or the effects of special disease.
YOUNQ, MIDDLE-AGED and OLD MEN call at our offices today or writs
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CONSULTATION FREES at offlce or by letter, and strictly confidential. A
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Hours 8 a. m. to I p. m. Sunday, 10 a. m. to 1 p.m.
References Beat Banks and Leading- Business Men of Tula City.
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Longest Established. Thoroughly Reliable. Authorized by Laws ot the Stats.
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The most wonderful curative treat
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