Image provided by: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries, Lincoln, NE
About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (July 13, 1902)
THE OMAHA DAILY 11EE: SUNDAY, JULY 13, 1902. NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA. COUNCIL UXOR MEXTIO. Davis sells drugs. Stockert sells carpets anil rua-s. Leffert. eyesight specialist, 238 Brosdwsy. Dr. Stockdsle. First Nat Bank building. Picture framing. C. E. Alexander Co., 33 B way. Tel. Judne Wheeler adjourned district court yesterday until next Wednesday. Taks home a brick of Metiger' , lea cream. Vanilla, 23c; Neopolitan. 3oc. Ths Council Bluffs tent. Knights of the Maccabees, will Join with the oniaha tent In a picnic Tuesday at Courtland beach. ' A marriage license was Issued yesterday to Chester C. Kgbert, aged 21, and Blanche Uartlett, aged 18, both of Council Bluffs. Colonel Hogeland will make a public ad dress this afternoon at 3 o'clork in Hnyllss park on "Twenty Years with the News boys." . For rent, flTe-room cottage, city water is kitchen, good out buildings, 18 60 per month Call on E. F. Watts, Bee office, or .64 North First atreet. Judge Wheeler in district court yester day overruled the motion of Fremont Ben jamin to be allowed two attorney fees gainst the Thomaa Officer estate. O. W, Dalton was granted a divorce yes terday from B. J. Dalton, as was Minnie J. Appel from George J. Appel. Mrs. Appel was awarded the custody of their minor child. A special meeting of the Council Bluffs erle. Fraternal Order of Eagles, has been called for 10 o'clock this morning to make arrangements for the funeral of Dixon Denny. , The steel work for the Myneter street bridge has arrived and Contractor Wlck ham experts to begin the construction this week. The concrete abutmenta have been In place for two months. Superintendent Clifford and Principal Ensign, accompanied by most of the thirty teachers from this city who attended the National Educational association meeting In Minneapolis, have returned. Several of the teachers remained to spend a few weeks among the Minnesota lake resorts. Mrs. Alveretta Miller brought suit In the district court yesterday against Phillip Mergen and Hans Frahm, Keepers of a Bouth Main street saloon, to recover 2,00d damages for the alleged sale of Intoxicat ing lluuora to her eon, Will 8. Miller, a minor. Half of the amount aued for is asked as exemplary damages. , Us any eoap so Its Ptck'g soap. Writing tablet half price this week only. DeLong the Printer. With th Charche. These services will be held today at the Broadway Methodist church: Preaching ervlce, 10:30 a. m.; Sunday school, 12 m.; Junior league, 4 p. m.y Epworth league, 7 p. m.; preaching service, 8 p. m. The mid week prayer meeting will be held Wednes day evening at 8 o'clock. There will be no services today In St. Paul's Episcopal church, which Is under going repair. "Obedience and Knowledge" will be the ubject of Rev. Harvey Hostetler's sermon this morning In the Second Presbyterian church. His toplo in the evening will be "The Spiritual Harvest." All services atd meetings will be at the usual hours v At the First Congregational church there will be morning worship at 10:30 o'clock and evening worship at S o'clock. Sunday school will be held at the close of the morning service and the meeting of the Endeavor society will be at 7 p. m. In the morning the pastor, Rev. James Thom son, will preach upon "Christ's Memorial of Love." At the evening service Rev. Mr. Case, who has for years been engaged In missionary work among the Mexicans and Spaniards, will tell of his experiences among these people. The First Church of Christ, Scientist, will hold services this morning at 11 o'clock In the Sapp building, when- the subject of the lesson will be "Life," Sunday school will be held at the close of the morning service and the midweek experience meet ing will be Wednesday evening at S o'clock. A notable event in church circles today will be the dedicatory services of the new Trinity Methodist church, which will begin at 1:30 a. m. At the First Baptist church there will be preaching at 10:30 a. m. and S p. m. The pastor. Rev. Mllford Rlggs, will take as the subject of his morning sermon "Thy Kingdom Come," and in the evening bis theme will be "The Prodigal's Elder Brother." Sunday school will be at noon and Young People's meeting at 7 p. m. Sunday school at the iWest Sid . Mission at Twenty-second street and Avenue B I will be at 1:30 p. m. There will be morning prayer and ser mon at Grace Epslcopsl church at 11 o'clock Sunday School will bs held at 2:45 a. m. t ' ( Rumor Not Foaaded. Local politicians were thrown Into a tur moil yesterday by a rumor that Congress man Walter I. Smith had withdrawn as a candidate for renomlnatlon at the con gressional convention to be held in a ahort time. While such a story is absurd on lta face. It is a conceded tact that the Pil grim is th best 6-cent cigar sold in Coun cil Bluffs. Ask your dealer for th Twin City. , . ,. . Wrltlaar Tablet Half Fries. N 15c tablets. 8c; 10c tsblets, 5c; 8c tab lets, Sc In our stationery department this week only. DeLong the Printer. t Real Estate Transfers. These transfers were filed yesterday In the abstract, title and loan office of J. W. Squire, 101 Pearl atreet: County treasurer to C. D. Dllttn, lot - 1. block 27, Kiddles' subdiv, t d 10 John R. Edmunds, trustee, to W. 8. . Pooner. lot 10. block 18. Williams' 1st add, s. w. d 300 II. Holt Easley and Wood Bouldln, 1r . executors, to same, lot 7. block 18, WlllVs' 1st add. e. d , 300 alary L. lloyd to James E. Thomas, lou M and 27. block 18. Wrlaht'a add, w. d 125 George R. V heeler and wife to Julia -A. nauaherty. tart lot 6. subdiv of original plat lot 44, q, C d 1 Total five tranafers f 536 fj. T. Plumbing Co., telephone tSt, ( Keep clean. Us Punk's Mecbanlo's soap. rlm to clrcumstsnces entirely be- " yond our control, and upon the sollcl ' tatlon of our frtenda and patrona, w ' have concluded to continue tn the Jewelry Business In our present loca ; tlon at No. Broadway. Our recent clearing sale was a great success, and we will Immediately place in stock a new and elegant assortment of the latest and up-to-date gooda. We will ' ' also state that In addition to th com-ni.-ta new atock we Intend to make some Interesting prices. Th store will be thoroughly remodeled and an op ' tlcal room and Jewelry manufacturing ' department auuea. V TOMORHOW WIS OFFER 85-YKAH BOSS CtIK EU CM WATCH, 15 JEWELS, M. WOLLMAN 4GO BROADWAY. Coaaell Blaffa. LEWIS CUTLER FUNEltAL DIRECTOK M riAlL iittkUii 'ffcsas T, (AIM OUtl CEMENT BLUFFS. DENNY TARES HIS OWN LIFE Formtr Captain of Polios Shoot Himself Through the Had. . FIGHTS FOR POSSESSION OF REVOLVER Wife and Her Slater Make Desperate bat Vala Effort to Wrest the Weapon from Him Evidently Temporarily. Insane. Dixon Denny, for four years night cap tain of police during Mayor Jennings' ad ministration, committed suicide at his homo, 144 Vaughn street, shortly after t o'clock yesterday morning, by shooting himself through the heart. He had been seriously ill for several weeks and It la be'leved that, the rash . deed was com mitted while be was temporarily insane from the effects of continuous pain and loss of sleep. He was also considerably worried over his business prospects. Last winter, while serving on the police force, Denny became quite 111, but man aged to remain on duty most of the time until Mayor Morgan's election, when the new force was installed. He engaged in the saloon business on Brosdway, having as his partner J. E. Relchart. His health kept falling and for several weeks he bad suffered Intense pain and had been unable to sleep at nights. His enfeebled condition prevented him from attending to his busi ness and last Friday be disposed of his Interest in the saloon to W. C. Utterback. When he returned home Friday .night, after closing up the transfer of his Interest in the saloon, he appeared greatly depressed and repeatedly remarked to members of his family that he did not know what would become of him, a it did not seem likely that he would ever be able to do any hard work again. Instead of going to bed he paced up and down the floor of bis room all night long. HI wife and sister-in-law used every effort to sooth htm, but failed. About t o'clock in the morning Mrs. Denny heard him searching in the drawers of the bureau and asked him what he was looking for. He gave an evasive answer and went Into the sit ting room. Mrs. Denny's sister suggested that he had been looking for his revolver and advised Mrs. Denny to hid It from him. Mrs. Den By arose from bed and se cured possession of the revolver, but be fore she had time to hide It her husband came back into the bedroom and demanded that she give it to him. He said that he needed the gun to protect himself. "They are after me, but they will not get me it I can help It. I will put up a stiff fight before they take me," he said, and he made an attempt to wrest the revolver from his wife's grasp. Mrs. Denny and her Sister attempted to persuade him from taking the revolver and urged him to He down on the bed and rest. Take Revolver freas Wife. "What 1 th matter with us all going together?" was his next remark as he made a renewed and this time successful attempt to wrest the weapon . from his wife. With th revolver in his hand he went Into the kitchen, intending to go into the backyard, but the door was locked and in his excitement he was unable to open it. '.Mrs. Denny and her sister grappled with him, but he threw them off and started out through the front door onto the porch. There they grappled with him again, but again he threw them oft and started to run around to th back of th house. The now thoroughly terrified women followed and again caught up with him and endeavored to take the weapon from him, but one mora he succeeded In evading them and ran from the yard into th street. After going a few paces he placed th revolver to his heart and fired, dropping dead. Neighbors, aroused by the ahot and th screams of the women, were soon on the seen and assisted in carrying the unfortunate man back to his house. Medical assistance was summoned, but his aim had been true and death had evi dently been instantaneous. The body was later removed to Lunkley' morgue. Besides his wife. "Cap" Denny, as be. was familiarly known by his friends. Is sur vived by three young children. The funeral. it is expected, will be held some time Monday. In th absence of Coroner Treynor from th city, Justice Bryant decided that It would be best to hold an Inquest and sum moned a Jury, which, after viewing th re main yesterday afternoon adjourned until Tuesday afternoon. Formerly Lived In Omaha. Dixon Denny had been a resident of Coun cil Bluffs for twenty years, coming her from Omaha, where he had for several year been a driver of the old street car lines. He had also been In the employ of Hon. A. J. Poppleton as coachman. On coming to this city he entered the employ of Vic tor Jennings and remained with him until Mr. Jennings was elected mayor, when he was appointed night captain of police, which position he held with much credit for four years, until Mayor Jennings went out of office, and was succeeded by Mayor Mor gan. Mrs. Denny was completely prostrated yesterday by th terrible ordeal through which she had gone and her condition was most serious. That his continued illness and Inability to sleep, coupled with busi ness troubles had driven him temporarily Insane, Captain Denny's friends feel as sured, as those who knew htm say had ha been in hi right stats of mind h would hav been the last man to even contem plate taking his own life. Puck's Domestl soap la best. - Davis sails paint. 7 Fahey Geta Foar Year.. Mike Fahey, one of ths seven prisoners who escaped from the county Jail on the evening of June 6 and waa recaptured a few days sgo in Chicago and brought back here, pleaded guilty before Judge Wheeler In district court yesterday to holding up and robbing Frits Goth In th railroad yards and th court sentenced him to four years In th penitentiary at Fort Madison. John Plumb, on of Fahey 's accomplices, was recently sentenced to three years for the sam crlm. Mike Eheehsn, the third of th gang, who also escaped from th county Jail. 1 still at large. E. A. Jonea of this city, convicted of assaulting his wife, wa sentenced yester day hy Judge Whseler to thirty days In th county Jail. A. Rap a. who pleaded guilty to th theft of a large sign board belonging to B. M. Sargent, was sentenced to pay a fins of $25 end costs and aerv seven days Is th county Jail. mm Hedaee Ball fyr Heetor. Carl Hector, the young man charged with killing Fred Johnson, son of A- Johnson, district court bailiff at Avoca, succeeded yesterday In having Judge Wheeler reduce his ball bond from tit, 000 to $7,600. Hec. tor, whe ha4 bea brought to Council Bluffs for the hearing before Judge Wheeler, was taken back to Avoca last evening by Sheriff Cousins. He wsa ac companied by his attorney and It Is under stood that he will be able to furnish a bond in th reduced amount. ' Otto Roderick, held to the grand Jury for ths killing of Railway Mall Clerk Moyer, was released yesterday from the county Jail on furnishing bonds in the sum of 11,000, the amount at which his ball was fixed by Justice Bryant. He furnished two bonds, one In the sum of $400, the surety on which was his uncle, Rasmus Campbell, and on in the sum of $600, th surety on which was his 'attorney. Emmet Tlnley of this city. It was stated that young Rod erick would, pending the consideration of his case by th grand Jury, which convenes in September, go to work on his ' uncle's farm In Keg creek. Davla sells glas FEW DEMOCRATS TURN OUT Primaries to Select Delegate to County Convention Attract Little Attention. 1 t No official call having been Issued, the at tendance at the democratic primaries last night to select delegates to the county con vention to be held In Neola next Saturday was of the slimmest, in some of the precincts barely a corporal's jruard being present. The First precinct of the Third ward Instructed for Louis Zurmuehlen, Jr., for clerk of the district court. The delegates selected lset night will meet Monday evening, July 21, in the county courthouse to place in nomi nation a township ticket These are th delegates selected last night: First Ward First precinct: V. Jennings, C. N. Huber, George Dentler, F. H. Shoe maker, Charles Nicholson, M. C. Goodwin, John Garner, sr.; committeeman, Charles Huber. Second precinct: Edward Stock ert, F. A. Blxby, Ed Brooks, J. A. Booth, C. D. Walters, James Snodderly, John Me Gill; committeeman, F. A. Blxby. Second Ward First precinct: George 8. Davis, Jacob Neumeyer, W. H. Schurs, W. B. Fisher. W. C. Jenkins, R. N. Whittle sey; committeeman, W. B. Fisher. The primary of the Second precinct of the Sec ond ward will be held Monday evening or Tuesday. Third Ward First precinct: John P. Or gan, J. R. Dietrich, H. O. Ouren, M. D. Hughes. A. C. Graham: committeeman, J. R. Dietrich. Second precinct: P. Gunnoude, John Schultse, Fred Spetman, P. B. Sulli van, M. H. Tlnley. J. J. Hughes; commit teeman, J. J. Hughes. Fourth Ward First precinct: 8. G. Un derwood, James O'Neill, S. B. Wadsworth, J. A. Churchill; committeeman, James O'Neill. Second precinct: A. W. Slack, C. Peterson, George Crum, T. L. Smith, F. Boysen, John Mulqueen, J. P. Weaver; committeeman, T. L. Smith. Fifth Ward First precinct: Dr. Beth H. Craig, 8. T. McAtee, Lee L. Evans, George F. Wise,' John K. Cooper. V. E. Labbe, George L. Judson, Nick O Brlen; commit teeman, George 1 Judson. Second pre cinct: Alexander Hamilton, M. B. O'Rourke, Andy Howard, Peter JacobRon, R. I. Gal lagher, Lars Nelson; committeeman, M. B. O'Rourke. Sixth Ward First precinct: W. C. Boyer, C. C. Graves, Miles Scofleld. S. Albro, C. Mercer, C. Crlppen, L. P. LaBelle; commit teeman. Miles Scofleld. Puck's Domestic soap Is beet for laucdry. Writing; Tablet Halt Price. This week only. DeLong the Printer. Base Ball Game Today. Th Smith V Bradleys will play Doc Wy land's "Indians," from Underwood, at Lake" Manawa ball grounds this afternoon. The Milwaukee railroad has made a special rate for the occasion and the Underwood boys, it is expected, will be accompanied by a large crowd of rooters. The game will be called at 8:30 o'clock and this will be the lineup of th two teams: Smith & Bradleys. Position. Underwood. Mosher Pitcher Williams Bhugart Catcher Wyland Maxfleld First base Cook McCarthy Second base Tallman Hutier Third Dase null Brewlck Shortstop Cash Duncan Leftfleld Miller Howarth Rlghtfleld Gallup Mitts Centertleld Pitkin Three ball games are looked for today at th'e grounds on Broadway and Thirty-fourth street. The Yeung Americans will play the West Council Bluffs team at 10 a. m., at 1:30 p. m. the Red Cross club will try con clusion with th West Council Bluff ag gregation, and at S p. m. the Big 4s will play the Has Beens. Gravel roofing, A. H. Read, 641 Broadway. Plumbing and heating. Blxby 4b Son. WEEK IN THE SOCIAL WORLD Midsummer Dullness I Relieved by Several Pleasant Gather las;. Mis Helen Tyler will leave tomorrow for a visit with friends at Minneapolis. Mis Laura Fllcklnger has gone to Cali fornia to spend the summer with relatives. Miss Ines Dorland of the city schools is visiting friends in various points in Illinois and Indiana. Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Fllcklnger and family have gone to Spirit Lake on their annual summer outing. Miss Caroline Test Rohrer entertained a few friends Informally at her home on Vine street last evening. Miss Nina Meyers of Park avenue enter tained Wednesday evening in honor of Mias ttlngley of Portland, Ore. Mrs. F. C. Lou gee entertained the women of he Broadway Methodist church at her home Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Horace Everett entertained the membera of the Woman's Whist club at her home Tuesday morning. Mrs. J. E. Hunter will leave today to spend th summer with her sister, Mrs. Robert Reynolds at Pocatello, Idaho. Mrs. C. R. Tyler was hostess to the mem bers of the Evening Whist club Friday. About twenty members were in attendance. Mrs. Clay Platner and Mrs. W. 8. Hewet son chaperoned a party of young people at Lake Manawa Tueaday afternoon and even ing. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Williams entertained a few neighboring friends Informally at cards at their home on First street Wednes day evening. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest E. Hart entertained at dinner Thursday evening In honor of Mr. and Mra. Tory Everett. Covers were laid for ten. Mlsa Mildred Spoor entertained Tuesday afternoon a number of little friends In celebratlorl of the birthday anniversary of her sister Cora. Miss Caroline Dodge entertained at lunch eon Wednesday tn honor of her gueat, Mia Hawley af New York City. Covers were laid for ten. Mrs. F. H. Morgan entertained a number of little folk Friday afternoon In honor of Miss Muriel Baldwin, who la visiting rela tives in Council Bluffs. Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Oliver, Mr. and Mrs A. B. Sweeting and Mra. Horace Gleason left the early part of the week for a several weeks outing at Spirit Lake. Mrs. W. L. Douglass entertained at ping pong Monday evening in honor of her rlster, Mrs. William Copock of Mason City, and Mlsa Draper of Washington, D. C. Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Bapp gave ttn in formal dinner at their home on Onkland venue Wednesdsy evening to ten of thlr menus.' in aecorations wer meteor roses. Mia Roland Robinson entertained at Euchre Wednesday evening in honor of Miss Robinson of Chicago. Prises at cards wer won oy miss Meyera and George Mayne, Mlsa Ada I-awrenc and Arthur Town- send, both former residents of Council BluRs. were married July s at Duunlu Wyo. They will make their horn at Lost Springs, wyo. Mr. and Mrs. Jarvls, accompanied by Miss Etta Maxwell, left yesterday for an extended eastern trip. They will visit In Chicago, Washington, Boston, New York City ana otner eastern iKiiuta. Mr. J. R. Reed and Mrs. Itaselton acted as chsrmen for the quarterly social given by the women of the First Presbyterian 2 church. A short musical and Uwrary pro-i frara was given. About 100 women were n attendance, despite the inclement westher. Miss Nina Qulnn of Eighth street enter tained at a prettily appointed luncheon given at her home Wednesday In honor of her cousin, Miaa Hasel Arnold of Marshall town. Covers were laid for twenty. Miss Thomas entertained the members of the Flower mission at her home on Eighth street yesterday morning. About twenty members were In att-ndnce. Ping pong wi the game choaen for the entertainment. Miss Baldwin won the first prise. The dancing party given by the members of the Council Bluff Rowing association at the boat house Friday evening was a largely attended affair. Whaley's orchestra furnished the music for the occasion. About ten Omaha couples wer in attendance,- -Mis Agnes Wlckham entertained the members of the Kensington club at her home on Seventh street Wednesday after noon. The game for the afternoon was an advertisement guessing contest, Miss Josephine Jennings winning the first prise a dainty piece of cut glass. The club will meet this week with Miss Josephine Jen nings, FATAL MISTAKE IN OILS Iowa Man Fatally Burned and Home Destroyed by Ia-nltlaa- Unantlty - of Gasolene. CEDAR FALLS. Ia., July 13. (Special Telegram.) T. F. Norton was frightfully and fatally (burned this morning while starting a fire with gasolene, mistaken for kerosene. The ' explosion wrecked the house, destroying It with the contents. The flesh on the hands and face dropped in pieces. There was no Insurance on the household goods. Neighbors have supplied the temporary wanta of the unfortunate family. KILLS AGED FATHER-IN-LAW Clinton Fisherman Slays Old Man Who Interferes In Qnnrrel in Ills Daughter's Behalf. CLINTON, la., July 12. (Special Tele gram.) Ed Wldner. a fisherman, Warn. Involved in a quarrel with his wife this afternoon and was threatening to brain her with a flat iron. Moses Labarge, the woman's father, aged 80, interfered, whereupon WWner struck him on the head, killing him instantly. CHOOSES AN ABRUPT DEATH Iowa Farmer Shoot Himself la Field ' . t ' nd Dosj Lead Searchers to Body. SUMNER, la., July 12. (Special Tele gram.) William Eskie, a young farmer, committed suicide today by shooting in his wheatfleld. His dog led the searching party to his body. No cause for the act is known. About Iowa Men. .hJ.USn Thayer 0,f.,the Clinton Age relates Jmi. H? ,Wk!?s incldT,nt concerning the late iubbar,i: . landed In Muscatine m?nm.fffnKUp?lv!:.boa,t and within ten Jh. J1?. uchlng Iowa soli he and wl ZlllfT ot !hl.a ar,tlcle wer fa"t friends. w"e Practicing law. or rather we were mSUJI? a law oB'ce, and after Introducing himself asked the privilege of sitting h-T'L'i"? Bu$Kln Jaw-' remarkeS that he intended to take the stag the next aS5 f.MKar,on- We, toId hlra Pitch in fih?. l? T!S' we'come to use our law library. The library consisted of four vol . . f them wero Blackstones' FvMr.tarlSs:,. on1 wa" 'Oreenleaf on ? ?u-7ce .and the 0,her wa" tns Iowa Code or lsoi. ve commenced to aDoloeize for whan"!",1 Mior, we had onexnlbltlon! y'-i1" nteTupted us with the friend, altogether too many for a new country. The code is sufficient He spent iIr,eie.ru part .of hlB tlme before the stage left the next morning 'studying law.' but he opened only the code." ' h25?tlJlnKt?n ,p0?t: Mr. HUH of Iowa has hHd8W0.thl, faI7n- He tound not only that Chairman Wadsworth of the agricul tural committee had broad and fertile gd'h-'eToeT Spo'n- 35 hi iZVTei al." asserted Mr. Hull, "that -tht'Ttf.1!!' ha.r "Port'"- proc'llvitlei 77;! I, ,nl d.ay thev keeP "P the prac inH s-eneratlona In having horse Faces and fox hunts on their estates, not for purpose, of gain, but for the pure and un alloyed sport of the thing. V" "Ul yese matters, however, that wnr,th'.mPres8'.d tne- Some of Mr. Wads- Worth m tonanti ii n alnn u ii tnlS DODUlflr ituma n 1. 1 . I ' wu aj.iig pans xor racquets. " RlmiT rlr 1. . - 'hH' i!2L0. rei!r" 'rom the editorial chair of hi.h "?'"ier declining wrlMnV mU" '.".V'", ln? editorial the -ni."V-. " lJ'V"r"oser7 .ot 'canning , rTl"r ' r".t wors narder than been Vn 1.' Paper, his life has h. ;. .i.:r,.""r." V' orenoon. and .t "una "l lne "fee late 7hV ."J o and from i. "un never Known to take a . u is oiner duties, when Sv-h"1-. toanager, .penrf hi. - ,' ,r " uuoxa ana looklni onal .nCHUn.U'.te aIwaV Save his .per vW me wrrriiy euition Thai' J! , H.ver?i Ji wnVw n i.tf:. "i. au rnecnanlcal went to ,h. upper1 story oHhe 'ffegtoUr form- "d- typM; dailv Ih..... ii cu w" m"r rrom the when . ri , ,UU11C meetings. Once, Sene, th. PoStofflce "v came tnrougn here with RIchIrdAiRer a"d Prty and 8they kidnjped Jow " That'l..10 hlm l2 the Pac'n" lutufi. inai was th nn v h.. u ...a Btuto i ne war. Iowa State New Note. ha.hn??,'.C.hn,',, 80clat'on of Davenport tion .,d,-a movement for the forma- ?a.l femeet,a,ry Bunker of DavenploVt will call a meetlns:. nruhuh v in i--a..- t, j ' aooik ' f . mi'us. farmiV; fv,0rf; "8 ot th be,t kl HmVuVL H' vnUuren county, says ?n ioS.hh" fPertence of thirty-nine 3 , 'a he has never known a full cr iJOZi. BJ,ac!f.,.ord; on8 ' be best known that years c2..or5fhSred ,n t year tht had" an tff Hi, ral1 dur'ng the month of June Jhls ye"?. ,her WlU not be full crop Mrs. B. Merrill of Webster City has sold the automobile which she drew re cently at the Elks' carnival held in Des . . 'i- old " to a Des Moines dealer for fouO. The machine was of the light run ning sort and hence extremely hard to run over the frequent heavy roads in this sec tion of the state. The machine coat her but so cent, and is one that would retail IUI fW. Iowa leada the llnf In fr. rural nellvarv While the flm route was established but six years ago the service has grown until on July 1. l!ij. there were 7.4hrl routes in operation. There has been a total of 21,670 applications tor the establishment of the rural free delivery service In different parts of the country. Iowa had 904 routes on July 1 and thirty-two additional routes will be placed In operation on Ausust i. Forty-eight carloads of steel rails and carloads of ties for the new Iowa dc Bt. Loula railroad are being unloaded In the Rock Island railroad yards at Centervllle. They will be used In the construction of the Iowa A St. Louis southward from the Junction at Shawvllle. The construction en gine for the new road was expected all last week, but for soma reason it failed tn ar. rive. When it does come the work of lay ing me ties and rails will be proceeded with without delay. Attorney W. F. Murphy of Iowa City has received notice from Washington that he has been granted a patent on hia load ing device. Mr. Murphy calls bis device ths liawkeye corn shock loader. It is an im plement for loading upon a wagon corn shocks, baled liny or any other heavy articles. It is attached to the side of an ordinary hayrack and the lifting Is done with a horse no manual labor. It Is a derrick and carrier combined and a great iuur-.aviug tutiUne, Summer Trousers, $2.00, 2.50, $3.00, f3.50 to $3.00 Straw Hats, 50c, 75c, $1.00, 1.50 to f 10.00. Tropical Underwear, In both union and two-piece. Negligee Shirts, "The best All the fashionable belongings for gentlemen's summer comfort from A to Z. Telephone A 614 RUMPLE IS OUT OF THE RACE HI Health Oomptls Withdrawal of Congress man from the Beoond. TELEPHONE OPERATORS BACK AT WORK Labor Commissioner and Deputies Commence the Work of Inspect ing the Factories In the State. (From & Staff Correspondent.) DES MOINES, la., July 12. (Special Telegram.) Congressman J. N. W. Rumple of Marengo bas withdrawn and will .not be a candidate for re-nomlnatlon In the second district of Iowa. He Is supposed to be afflicted with cancer and decline on account of 111 health. He would have been renominated by acclamation. The strike of the telephone operators Is now closed. The Mutual operators who went out on a strike were all taken back In a body this morning, thirty-five In num ber, and the union has been recognised. The operators who were brought to the city from out of . town were already in the employment of different telephone com panies connected with the Mutual and tbey will go back to their places. The operators on the Iowa system will not go back for a few days, but the officials of the Iowa have given orders for the settlement of the strike and acceptance of the terms laid down for them by the operators. The strike will be called off In a few days and all will be settled. The operators get a sub stantial Increase In wages and time of work more satisfactory. Practically all th . labor union of the city had been drawn into the controversy, and while the telephone owners were determined In their stand and the operators were using all honorable means to win their fight, there was no violence and very little hard feeling at any time. The people of the city are glad It is over. It will taka some months to get the telephone line back to their normal condition. Named It Camp Rndlslll. The camp for the Forty-ninth regiment, Iowa National Guard, at Cedar Falls, to be held next week, has been named Camp Rudlslll, In honor of Corporal William J. Rudlsill of Cedar Rapids, who died In Havana March 28, 1899, of typhoid fever. The body waa taken back to Cedar Rapids for burial. Rudlslll was a member of Company C, Forty-ninth Iowa, and went to Cuba with that regiment. The state property necessary tor the encampment at Cedar Falls went this morning add It will open next Wednesday. ' ' New corporations filing articles: Sibley Savings bank, capital, $20,000; president. W. M. Smith of Sheldon; cashier. Alfred Morton. Shlck's Express Transfer AS Stor age company ot Davenport gave notice of an Increase of capital stock of $200,000. The Dexter Mutual Telephone company In corporated with a capital ot $5,000 by M. W. Brown and others. Farina Off State Indebtedness. The state treasurer today paid fifteen warrants aggregating In amount $20,000. These were warrants drawn on the special State university building fund nearly four years ago. The regents anticipated the taxes from a special levy and had war rant drawn which were discounted and old In the east. The first batch of these old warrant wsa presented today by th Burlington Bavlngs bank of Burlington, Vt. Another batch will be due November 1 next, aggregating $13,100, and a warrant for $16,000 will. be due the first of next year. These warrant hav been out standing against this fund tor a long time and the money to pay them has been slowly accumulating. Factory Inspection Commenced. B. D. Brlgham, atate labor commissioner, and A. E. Holder, his deputy, returned to day from Davenport, where they com menced the Inspection ot factories under ths new Iowa law which went Into effect on the 4th Inst. They find that with the added requirements of Inspection It Is not possible to make inspections very fsst and tbey will not be able to get to all the fac tories ot the state. They were generally well received, but In on case had to show their authority and use some force. They find that there la an Increasing number of women employed in the factories and that the pay ot women wage-earners la deplorably small. They also find a number of children employed in factories. The In spection ot factories will be continued as rapidly as possible. Nearly all the citle of th stat will be visited the next few weeks. Good Service of a Friend. The family of th late John Burnside. whose funeral waa held today, have cause to thank the fraternal friendship of a fel low Elk. Mr. Burnside used to be wealthy, but in recent years lost everything and a tew months ago when a payment became due on a $3,000 Ufa policy he had been carrying he could not meet the payment. He told th bookkeeper at the insurance of fice he would have to give It up and or dered th policy canceled. Th bookkeeper said nothing, but quietly paid th aum due and kept th policy Intact. Today th family found out for th first time that the policy had not been allowed to lapse and that tbey will get the money. CARING . FOR THE DESTITUTE Des Molnea Haa a Serloo Bardea on Top of Losses by the Flood. (From a Staff Correspondent.) DES MOINES, July 12. (Special.) The problem before the city ot Des Moines now is the caring for the flood sufferers. The water In ths rivers Is receding very slowly and It promises to be many days before they can get back Into their homes. In the meantime probably 150 famine will hav to be assisted by public charity or th city and county authorities. A great many hav settled down to living tn tents ever" SMITH & BRADLEY, 415 Broadw'y, Council Bluffs vLki3 tr .(Q and expect to remain there some week. The work of clearing out the houses, which are titled with mud, has not yet commenced and will not tor some time. . The streets and roade will nave to be repaired. Most of those who have been driven from their homes by the high water are In no condi tion to stand the losses and It will go hard with many of them. Many dis tressing tales are told. A baby wa born last night In a tent and there are many alck and old persons 'wjio , are poorly housed. The city and county authorities are ,at work preparing for relief and th expense will be enormous. Most conservative estimate of th total ot losses are Increasing the aggregate amount and aome now say that the entire loss in the city ot Dee Moines will not be less than $400,000. The drowning of "Tommy" Crook, the well-known sporting man, who haa en gaged in prise fighting and the promotion of prize fights In Iowa, wa th most serious accident yet reported. He operated a fine saloon near the Union depot,' bad a number of good horse and at the time ot hi death wore a diamond ring valued at $375. Mortgages were filed todsy showing that he 'had everything mortgaged and will leave little property. He had been con spicuous for a number of years in Des Moines and had a fine family. -Everywhere In th flooded districts where the water has receded the stench from decayed vegetation Is beginning to be plainly discernible and it la feared that with extremely hot weather sickness will abound In these parts. Cellars will re main full to the surface after the floods are down and It will be necessary to pump out the water and fully fumigate before resldeata return to their home. CELEBRATION ENDS FATALLY Slonz City Boy Accidentally Shot by Blank Cnrtrldce on the Fonrth, Resulting; la Death. SIOUX CITT, la., July 12. (Special Tel errsm.l Olnn fSehan. a lB-vear-old son of Mrs. Agnes Oehan, died of tetanus today, the result oi tne aiscnarge oi a Diana cartridge fired on the Fourth of July. While loading a thirty-two-caliber revolver on the Fourth the weapon waa prematurely discharged and part of the wadding re mained in the boy's hand. He did not suffer from the wound until laat night and died In terrible r.gony this afternoon. This Is the first death resulting from Fourth of July accident In Sioux City. DROWNS INTHE BOYER RIVER Sunday School Worker of Woodbine Meet Death Near HI Home. MISSOURI VALLEY, la., July 12. (Spe cial Telegram.) County Superintendent of Sunday Schools O. E. Boyd of Woodbine was drowned near that place yesterday evening. At th time of th fatal mishap Mr. Boyd was driving In th country near the Boyer river, which la out of lta bank. A searching party found the body at 2 o'clock this afterpoon. Mr. Boyd has been connected with Bun day school work In this county for several years. TRAIN MAKES RECoTd TIME Displays Speed Verlfylaa; Sixteen Hoar Schedule Possible Between New York and Chicago. CHICAGO, July 12. Reeling off 481 miles In 440 minutes, ths Twentieth Century Limited on the Ik Shore 4fc Michigan Southern road today smashed records for fast running on thst system and verified assertions mad by officials that a sixteen hour schedule could, if necessary, b main tained between Chicago and New Tork. Th train, forty-fiv mile wet ot Buffalo, was two hours and twenty-eight minutes behind Its schedule, and It waa then that the engineer were given a clear I track and ordered to make their best tlm over the various division. ' The train covered the 134 mile between ( Brockton and Cleveland In 131 minutes. I After leaving Toledo the engineer pushed along over the 113 mile at some point at a speed reaching ninety miles an hour. covering th dlstanc U 101 minute. Th Crash, Homespun and Flannel Suits, $ 5.00, f6.50, 7.50, 3.50 to A great assortment. Mall Orders Solicited. Summer Style and comfort as well la Tery largely fle- pendent on good laundry work, the kind done at the Bluffs City Laundry. All work here Is well done. Collars and cuffs are laundered so you can wear them wltta ome comfort; rough edges ot old collar are Ironed down smooth. Bluff City. Laundry It North Main Street, Wallace ft Grout. Proprietors, Council Bluffs, Telephone No. S14. A Shower of Comfort In warm weather you can take any time you feel disposed when your bath room la fitted up In modern style with a good shower apparatus, porcelain lined tub and good closet. Do away with antiquated old tub and wash bowl and let ua put yon In Improved sanitary plumbing worthy of th times. It w do It's don right. J. C. Bixby 6t Son 202 Moln, 203 Pearl St., Council Bluffs, la. Telephone 193. The Coming Thing Is Parafine , For the preservation of canned fruit It la away above the old-fashioned way of screwing on lids, which In many instance ' 1 unsatisfactory, as It la almost Impossible ' to shut out th air entirely In this man. -ner, especially If the fruit Jar lids are a little old, and the consequence 1 that a goodly share of your fruit Is spoiled, - Us parafln and you will experience no trou ble by having spoiled fruit. We sell IU Price 1 too cheap to print. Picnic Parties and Manawa Visitors Should prepare themselves with our . paper lunch acts, only 10 cents, and our tablecloth and twelve napkin only coat a dim, so that for this trivial amount yon can go prepared to fsast, fish and frolic and enjoy the luxuries of home. W ar selling EXTRA PURE SPICES, th select quality from the market of the ' world, and we want you to test them. If not satisfied w will cheerfully return your money. You can get your round-trip Manawa tick- t at our ator. GEORGE W. FLETCHER PRESCRIPTION DRUGGIST. TELEPHONE 275. 106 BROADWAY, - COUNCIL BLUFFS. run to Elkhart, Ind., 13S mile, waa ' cot ered In 115 minute. Th run Into Chicago from Elkhart was slower on account of th necessity ot alow ' leg down while pasting through three towns where the speed of train la limited by ordinance. Slowdowns were also nee. s.ry for th fourteen grade railroad cross- . Ings In Chicago. Despite these delays, th 101 mile were covered In 111 minute and the train, which was due In th city at (:45 a. m., arrived at 10:12 a. m. at the Grand Central passenger station, only twenty-eight minute late. HELD DEBTOR IN A ROOM Denver Attorney Is Released After Beta! a Frlsoaer for Twenty. Fonr Hoar. DENVER, July 12. A. B. Sullivan, an at torney of this city, who bad been held a prisoner by Michael O'Keefe, a locomotive' fireman, In the latter room since 1:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon, was rescued this morning by Sergeant Lee of th police , fore. Lee engaged CKeef outside th room and at an opportune moment Sullivan grabbed O'Keef around th waist and held him until th officer came Into the room. In the scuffle O'Ksefe fired hi revolver twice, but without effect O'Keefe asserted that Sullivan was in debted to him In the sum ot $1T,000. He , Invited th attorney to hi room and forc ibly held him, threatening, according to Sullivan' statement, to kill hlm unless h paid th money. Several Ineffectual at tempts had bean mad to rescue Sullivan during th night O'Keefe, who 1 an old tlm Union Paclflo fireman, Is In Jail. FOUR INJURED AT WEST POINT Artillery Inatraotor aad Thre Cadet Serlensly Hart by Fall Down Easbaakmeat. WEST POINT. N. Y.. July 12. Captain Edwin St J. Greble, U. 8. A., Instructor in artillery tactics, aad three cadets, war Injured today In an accident during ar tillery drill. Captain Greble, accompanied by six cadets, wer taking a gun along a high embankment, west ot Highland Falls, whan th horse Captain Orebl rod became unmanageable and leaped over the embankment, drawing the gun carriage with It. The ealason fell on Captain Orebl, crushing both leg and Injuring him in ternally. Thre cadet who wer rldlag on th caisson were alto badly Injured,