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TIIK OMAHA DAILY WEDNESDAY, OCTODETl 1, 1002. NEWS OF COUNCIL MINOR MUSTIGS. Iaviit sell drugs. Btoekert fella carpts en1 rugs. Mauthe. fine watch repairing. 223 D'way. Expert watch repairing, Ix-ffert. 4"9 H'wny. Mrs. E. 8. Rosenberg is voting relative l Hastings, Minn. Mlsa Blanch Carrigg l-ft yesterday on a Visit tn friends In Chicago. Pig linn wool diiMrr. 6. 10 and 15 c?nts. A. It. Howe. 310 Broadway. Special salt on picture mats. C. E. Alex ander & Co., 333 Hroadway. Io you play ping pong? Morgan & Dickey can furnlnh you a nice get fur $1. Olrla, have you seen that swell line of fall style of tapestriej ut Morgan A lilckey a? There "will be a special meeting of Bluff City Masonic lodge this evening for work In the second degree. Mr. and Mrs. A. Whltelaw have gone to New York for a two weeks' visit on com bined pleasure and business. Visit our art department and see the beautiful new designs In frames now In. L It. 1'alnt, Oil Ulasa Co. t 111.. AM... Vlplnalplrb rf I I ff! nn I i.im n mi npnwi-.n r rr as,SherBeuXm,he mTJ K&erTf L'reston, la Mrs. O. M. Brown has gone to Kansas t.'itv to visit relatives. She was accom panied by her niece, Mlsa Clara L.ynn, who bad been her guest. George Cullom has complained to the police i hat a quantity of his wearing ap Varel bad been stolen from Welch's livery ftlce on North Main street. A marriage license wna Issued yesterday to J. A. Ktaples df Shenandoah. Ia.. aged 18, and Mrs. Ines E. Brill of Denver, aged to. They were married by Justice Bryant. Chairman Goodwin has called a meeting f the democratlo county central commit lee for this evening at o'clock at head- tuarters, over the Commercial National ank. Frank Chambers and wife of Mason City, la., are guesta of Mr. and Mrs. H. J. L'hambers. They are on their wedding trip. Mr. Chambers was a former resident Of Council Bluffs. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Adnmson of Te Mare la., were guests of Mr. and Mrs. (ieorge Carter of Washington avenue en route home from California, where they pent the summer. Dr. and Mrs. J. H. Cleaver will leave Thursday for Washington, to attend the national encampment of the Grand Army Of the Republic and will vUlt other points In the eaat before returning. Miss Gertie Slyter of Washington avenue returned yesterday from a visit with rela tives in Sioux City. Hhe was accompanied by her alster, Mrs. Thomas Treynor, and children, who will, visit her parents here. William H. Frances, an employe at the Union Pacific roundhouse, fell Into one of the pits early yesterday morning, hurting his shoulder, and was removed to his home at 1900 Avenue 2 In the police ambulance. Mrs. E. C. Smith of First avenue suffered a painful Injury yesterday by running a needle Into her hand. The needle broke off and a portion became Imbedded In a joint. The X-ray had to be used to locate the piece of ateel. Vema Irene, Infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Taylor, 1901 South Seventh street, died yesterday morning, aged 18 week". Bhort services will he-held this morning nt the residence at 7:30 o'clock, after which the remains will be taken to Shenandoah, la., for burial. Assistant County Attorney Kimball went to Chicago yesterday to take depositions In the case agalnat Wayne Shoup and Lewis Beldon, tho barber and porter charged with robbing a Northwestern detective While the latter was being shaved In the parlor car on the Northwestern-Union Pa cific limited passenger train. The receipts In the general fund at the Christian Home last week were 1124.95, be ing 171.0 below the needs of the week and Increasing the deficiency in this fund to date to Sfi4S.63. In the manager's fund the receipts were $29 25, being 15.75 below the needs of the week and Increasing the de ficiency to I1H3.21 In this fund to date. Eugene , Peterson of Park avenue, who was ao seriously Injured in the face by a premature explosion of gunpowder on the Jfurth of JuVy. la able to be about. He bee loat tne aignt or one eye and no- will Undergo another operation next week. Ilia .ES."5h SK" .,,"0,(,?r.eah "'he celved. Judge Macy Impaneled a jury yesterday afternoon In the ault of the Monarch Manu facturing company against the motor com pany. The plaintiff company seeks corh enaatlon for damage to its stock caused by water backing up on Sixth street and flooding the basement of its factory. It la alleged the flooding waa cauaed by the Bond! tlon of the defendant' company's tracks. Con Murphy, wanted In Omaha to answer lo a, charge of robbing a man of $26, waa irreeted yesterday morning about i o'clock tn a Broadway saloon by Captain Maltby. Murphy had $47.6a on him when arrested and waa more or less Intoxicated. When he eob red up he expressed surprise that he did not have more money and claimod to have won $100 playing cards Monday night. He was taken back across the river by Officer Davis. Justice Bryant yesterday handed down his deolslon In the caae In which Viro Wash ington, a young co.ored lad, waa charged with shooting a dog belonging to George Smllle, discharging the lad. It was shown that the shooting waa Justifiable, as the Sog had bitten the boy, and was said to ave snapped at other children. The trial ft the case occupied two days and at tracted considerable attention among the residents of the neighborhood where the partiea live. 1.00 Enreka Fountain Pen, le. Cut this ad out and present it on or be fore Saturday, October 4, and you will be entitled to one Eureka Fountain Pen com plete for 19 cents. Only one pea to a cus tomer and positively none without this ad. DeLong, the Printer, 807 Broadway. - Heal Katate Traaafcrs. These transfers were filed yesterday in the abstract, title and loan offlca of J. W. Squire, 101 Pearl street: Michael Kelkenny, jr.. to Honora Kel kenny, nei4 aeW. n1 te t and 114 acrea east of road In nwV ae' 1S-T7-4J, w. d $ 1 Emellne H. McCrary to Charlea II. Parka, lot 16. block 2. Jackaon's add., w. d 2,100 Charlotte Armout Ward to Ola Jensen, lot 12. block 9. Crawford's add., w. d. AO Three transfers, total. .$2.1(11 MILWAUKEE The maintaining- of that high degree of excellence that won for "BUta" ita enviable repu tation 'way back la the fortea. haa required uodeTiatinff care la the selection of taateriale, and the conatant attention of the moat akilled maatera of the. brewer art. DLATZ MALT VI VINE rrB-tatoxicM) naam TmM. All Druatfete a Dl- UL BLATZ BREW 1KB CO. Milt itkit uainA UHAJkCti, 1419 Doualaa St. Tel. tual. LEWIS CUTLER MORTICIAN. , tt Pearl St., Council Bluffs. 'Phone . iliiST -4hn,,49ic4 1 V vjoCrir aplaure aeuld desire B , BEER - ' I MILWAUKEE I INTEREST FROM BLUFFS. COURTS HAVE A BUSK YEAR Ds Mora Than Usual to Iicrsais ths Ftp. ulation of the Psnitsntiarj. LARCENY CAUSE OF MOST OF SENTENCES Fines Knoogh Assessed to Pay Ex peniri of (he Criminal t'oort If County Had Been Fortunate Fnongh to Collect. 0. O. Balrd, deputy clerk of the district court, completed yesterday the criminal statistical report for the year ending Sep tember 1, 1903, In the Council Bluffs dis trict court. During the year twenty-six defendants were given penitentiary aen- tences. ana mis is an unusually large num ber. The aggregate of the sentences Ira- ofr. me aggregate 01 me aenience iru- posed la forty-.lx year, and ten months, as against thirty-six years for the preced ing twelve months. Tboee committed to the penitentiary, their crimes and sentences, are aa follows-. William J. DeAmont, lar ceny, eighteen months; Frank Welner, lar ceny, eighteen months; J. W. DeWltt, lar ceny, three years; Albert Brown, larceny, sixteen months; George Harris, larceny, twenty months; Robert Stevenson, larceny from the person, three years: Charlee Jonee, larceny, three years; Mike Smith, larceny, two years; Harry Langdon, lar ceny, fifteen months;. Oeorge Edwards, lar ceny, nine mourns; Willie Jones, larceny, one year; August Scholober, embezzlement, eighteen months ; A. H. Hlnes, larceny, eighteen month ; Thomas Carter, larceny, two years; Ourdon Bowers, burglary, one year; Burt Owens, burglary, one year; Dave Kinney, robbery, two years; Nate Bothers, mallcloue injury, one year; Charles Shoe maker, larceny, one year; George Law rence, larceny, one year; Zed Bothers, lar ceny, one year; Charlee Kuhlman, larceny, two years; H. S. Flahburn. larceny, twenty two months; Harry Caley, burglary, two years; William Mason, burglary, five years; John Plumb, larceny from the person, three years. By the above list It will be seen there were an unuaually large number -of convlc tiona for larceny. The total fines Imposed In criminal cases was $1,680. Of this amount only $965 waa collected. Tho expense for conducting the criminal cases for the year amounted to ll 640.66. and the total feea paid the county attorney, inclusive of salary, were $1,616.42. HANNAN AFTER SENATORSHIP Announces That It la with av View o Securing; n Henomlnatlon Later. The boom of Charlee R. Hannan for the republican nomination for state aenatof to fill the vacancy caused oy tne resignation of Postmaster A. 8. Haielton was launched Into the political arena yesterday with con siderable force and enthusiasm. Mr. Han nan'a entry Into the field at this late hour was at the urgent solicitation of his friends and the promised support of a large number of the members of the county central com mittee, with which body rests the nomina tion Last spring when the republicans were ,. .K... . ...jii.i, ..... casting about for a candidate for mayor tne name oi nr. nmima w Pruiiuu, mentioned and there waa no doubt that If Kd conaented to accept the nomination It would undoubtedly have been given to him. At that time Mr. Hannan, who had recently sold out his Interest In the First I National bank, of which he waa president, bad arranged his plans for the summer and these necessitated bla absence from Coun cil Bluffs for several months. Under these circumstances he positively declined to be a candidate for the office of mayor much to the regret of his friends. In seeking this nomination for state sen ator at this time Mr. Hannan admlta openly i that he doea so with the expectancy If nomi nated and elected, of obtaining the nomi nation again In 1903. The other candldatea for the nomination are Colonel C. O. Saunders and .W. S. Balrd, both of this city. The former Is making a vigorous campaign and since the announcement of the call for the meeting of the county central committee Waa made Monday afternoon has left no atone un turned to secure the desired plum. - On the other hand Attorney Balrd. whtle willing and anxloua to get the nomination. Is now said to favor the candidacy of Mr. Hannan and that In the event of a close vote In the committee meeting he will throw his strength to Mr. Hannan. The committee will meet this afternoon at 4 o'clock In republican headquarters In the Baldwin block to select a candidate. Mr, Hannan had been called to Detroit last evening by business matters, but deferred his departure until this evening. Plumbing and beating. Blxby & Son. CHALLENGE TO TALKING MATCH Coanell Blnffa High School Dealrea Another Try at Blaas City. The Council Bluffa High school haa Is sued a challenge to the Sioux City High school for a return oratorical debate this year, the contest to be held In this city at a date to be mutually arranged later. Last year the debate between the two High schools was held In Sioux Cltv and re sulted In the defeat of the Council Bluffs representatives. The Bluffltes axe now anxloua to redeem themselves and henca the challenge. The challenge ia Issued by Charlea Campbell, president of the Phllo- mathian society, and Miss Unlce Grason. president of the Tau Delta society, tha two literary organlxatlona of the Council Bluffa High school. According to tha terms of the challenge the debate la to be held at a date convenient to both schools after January 1. 103. Tha question tor debate la to be aelected by the Sioux City ana and the choice of aldea tha privilege of the Council Bluffltes, each team to consist of three persons. Sioux City Is to have the selection of the three judges subject to the approval or Council Bluffs. None of the judges shall be residents of either city. The expenses of the debate are to be borne by the literary aocletlea of the Council Bluffa High school. Thcae Include all similar expenses aa laat year, such as transportation and hotel expenses for four persons from Sioux City and those of the judges, not exceeding a distance of 100 milea from this city. Davis sella paints. Till Tappera Get OaT Easy. With the consent of County Attorney Klllpack, Jamue Hunt and J. E. Dougherty, bouud over by Justice Bryant to await the action of tae grand jury on tha charge of tapping the till at L. P. Servls' feed store ea Broadway, aucceeded la effecting a eora Vromlae yesterday la their case.' The grand jury will not convene until Novem ber (, and aha county attorney was of the oplnlon that their offense was hardly grave enough to keep them In the county jail that long, so he consented to the former proceedings In Justice Bryant's court being rerrlndtd and the defendants permitted to plead guilty to petit larceny. On this lesser charge they were rach sentenced to thirty days' Imprisonment In the county J.-.l!. Conveyance for September. During the month cf September there were filed In the office of the county re corder 175 conveyances txf real estate with a total consideration of $187,748.48. While this la In excels of the filings and the con siderations Involved for the month of Au gust It Is below the average for the other seven months of this year, which has bean a phenomenal one In real estate transfers In Pottawattamie county. For the nine months of this year 2,296 conveyances have been filed In the county recorder's office, the total consideration of which reaches the sum of 14.150.491.19. It Is expected that the record for this year will at least double that of 1901. N. T. Plumbing Co., telephone 256. Approve Paring Estimates. The city council held a short session yes terday morning and after Inspecting the paving recently completed by Contractor Wlckham on Fifth avenue between Main and South Eighth streets, adopted the assess ment schedule submitted by the city en gineer. It waa decided that the abutting property In every Instance was able to bear the cost of the paving and the city will consequently not have to assume any of the burden. The next meeting of the city council will be the regular October session next Monday night. Davis sella glasa. Child Drowned la Creek. Word was sent to Coroner Treynor by telephone yesterday afternoon that a 2- year-old boy, son of a man named Peter aon living near the Chautauqua grounds, eaat of the city, had fallen Into Mosquito creek and been drowned. At the time of the message the body had not been recov ered. Owing to the heavy rain of Monday the creek was swollen and extremely muddy. The child, it was eald, was walking along the bank of the creek with several other children when It made a misstep and fell Into the water. 'si Eadea Held for Trial. Chief of Police Tlbbtts and the other officers who went to Creston to testify at the preliminary hearing of Dentist Oeorge Eadea, the alleged counterfeiter, returned last evening. Eadea was bound over to await the action of the federal grand jury by United States Commissioner Cherry and his bail placed at $3,000. Eadee, it Is thought, will be taken to Keokuk for trial GETS NO TRACK OF HUSBAND Man Who Threatened to Kill Illmaelf Hai at Least Dis appeared. FORT DODGE, Ia., 8ept. 30. (Special Telegram.) Heart broken, half crazed with grief, despair and doubt, Mrs. H. B. Pad dock has returned from her journey to Duluth, Minn., after a fruitless search tor her missing husband. Although many days have, lapsed since he aent har the heart breaking letter announcing that he had taken poison And would be dead before It reached her, there have been no tracea of the missing man. Inquiries made by the police In the city from where the letter was sent have failed to produce any result. Haunted with fear that he might carry out the threat that he had made, Mrs. Paddock started for Duluth to discover. If possible, some trace of the man who threatened to so tragically end his life. Careful eearch made by the police through all the hotels and boarding houses of Duluth have failed to reveal any traoe of the missing man. ASSAULTED ;JN THE DARK Sheriff Scott of Osceola, la.. Victim of Unknown Enemy with Club. DES MOINE3, Ia., Sept. 30. Sheriff C. C. Scott of Clarke county came near being the victim of a would-be assassin last night and is, now in a aerloua condition as' the result of a 'powerful blow on his head, . dealt wtth a club In the hands of an unknown enemy, who lay tn wait In a dark alley near his home in Osceola. He was found' uncon scious an hour later. His assailant left no clue. It Is not believed the injury will prove fatal. Hart eat Hands Being Robbed. SIOUX CITY. Ia., Sept. 30. (Special Tele gram.) Harvest hands returning from the North and South Dakota harvest fields are being robbed by wholesale on their way to Sioux City. Three bold-upa were reported here to the police today. George Delany was knocked down and robbed of $30 near the Northwestern depot In broad daylight this morning. Louis Dome, a Sioux City man waa robbed by a stranger be had taken to bed with him. Charlea Llmbdon of Boono, Ia., was robbed near Wolsey, 8. D. He waa confidence Into giving hla pocket- book Into the keeping of a companion. Gold Medal At Pan-American Exposition. Unlike Any Othsr ! Tha full flavor, tha delicious qual ity, the absolute Ptirltjr, Low. ney'a Breakfast Cooa distinguish It from all others No "treatment" with alkalies; no adulteration with flour, starch or ground cocoa shells; nothing but the nutritive end digestible product of the choloeet Coeoa Beana. Ask Your Dealer for It. IOWA. SELECT LEAGUE DELEGATES Large Number Fran Iowa Expactad ts At tend Bspublioat Club Mtetiif . ARE ALL READY FOR THE CAMPAIGN NOW Capital Commission Completes Plaas for ftew Moot and Will Ask for Bide at aat Early Day. DES MOINES, Sept. 30. (Special.) The executive committee of the Iowa state league of republican clubs today gave out a list of the appointments of those who are to repreeent Iowa at the national con vention of republican clubs next week In Chicago. The committee has been working for a largo attendance at the convention and It Is expected that several hundred Iowa republicans will attend the meeting. The following are the officers of the league who are entitled to seats In the conven tion: President, Y, R. Conaway, Des Moines; vice president, H. W. Byers, Har lan; secretary, A. W. Weeks, Cuthrle Cen ter; treasurer, F. A. Bennett, Sioux City. David Brant of Iowa City ia also a member of the executive committee. E. W. Weeks Is secretary of the national league as well as the state league and has been In Chi- cago some time arranging for the conven- tlon. I Delegates at large from Iowa Governor A. B. Cummins. Des Moines; Senator Jona- man f. uuuiver, r ori uoage; aiaie oena tor Jamea A. TTewin, ueaar jiapias; juage S. F. Prouty, Dea Moines; Lare Young, uea Moines; Ex-Senator J. B. Harsh, Creston. District Delegate C. R. Benedict, Har lan; Walter Beall, Mount Ayr; H. J. Clark, Des Molnee; George Estabrook, Marshall town; O. D. Ellyaon, Des Moines; George W. French, Davenport; Thomas B. Hanley, Tipton; C. D. Jcpson, Sioux City; C. F, Kuehnle, Denlson; W. V. Lohr, Sioux City; W. B. Martin, Greenfield; W. F. Muse, Ma son City; O. A. Mclntyie, Shell Rock; Ed mund E. Nichols. Perry; George A. Nich ols, EBthervllle: P. L. Prentla, Delphos; J, H. Pickett, Oakalooea; J. B. Rockafellow Atlantic; C. T. Ralnsburg, Brooklyn; Sam G. Sloane, Charles City; Carroll Wright, Dea Moines; A. C. Wllaon, Oelweln; F. S. RoblnsorT. Oelweln: F. W. Slmmona, Ot- tumwa; G. A. Smith, Clinton; E. D. Brig ham, Des Moines; Wt W. Cornwall, Spencer; O. W. Cook, Guthrie Center; A. B. Funk, Spirit Lake; G. S. Gllbertaon. Forest City; C. D. Hellen. Webster City; N. E. Kendal Albia; Edward Lock wood. Harlan; William Larrabee, Jr., Clearmont; John T. Moffltt Tipton; Jesele Miller, Dea Moines; W. M McFarland, Indlanola; Edwin A. Nye, Des Moines: Clarance Overholzer, Council Bluffs: A. L. Preston. Avoca; Oeorge E Roberta. Fort Dodge; H. L. Rahn, Man cheater; A. L. Springer, Wapello; . S. H Sheakley, Des Molnee; C. J. HouBer, Tama; Thomaa A. Way, Mason City; C. S. Rogers Mouul Pleasant; James nft.h Osage; J. L Sammls. LeMara; J. P. Swearlngen, Perry. CampaUcn Workers Confer, A conference of the republican workers of the Seventh congressional district was held In the republican state headquarters this afternoon, the last of the district con- ferences to be held In the state. Congreaa- man Hull was not jjeeent, aa he la in the east In charge or republican national neaa- quarters. . J. D. .Whusenand, Seventh dis trict member.- presided, and Chairman Spence and A. F. Dawson of the speakers' bureau were on hand. The following offi cials of the party In the dlatrict were pres- ent also: County chairmen, J. A. Ryan of Polk county, W. H.-Fahey of Dallas, H. O. Tldrtck of Madison. L. K. Butterfleld of Marlon. C. M. Morse of Story and E. R. Guthrie of Warren; congressional commit teemen. Matt Mullen of Marlon, George Van Dyke of Dallas and F M. Hoeye of Dallas. The conference considered the political situ atlon in this district fully and plans were laid for the speaking campaign, which com mencea with the close of this week Judge Benjamin P. Blrdsall of Wright county viBlted atate headquartera laat night and this morning and held a consultation with Governor Cummlna and other friends In this city. The chairman of tha district committee, George Wright of Eagle Grove, la also in the city. The plana for the work in the Third district congressional contest were gone over by them. It is announced that Governor Cummins opens his speaking campaign in iowa at Dubuque on October 10. He will make sev eral speeches for Blrdsall in his district. Invited to Coal Conference. Governor Cummins this afternoon received a telegraphic invitation for him to attend a conference In the city of Detroit In rela tion to the coal strike or to send del egates to such a convention or conference The invitation came from the mayor of De troit and from aldermen of the city. It la the intention to have a general conference of the governors or their representatlvea and to devise. If that Is 'possible, some method of settling the dispute in regard to the operation of the coal mines In Penn- ' sylvanla. The convention has been called on the demand of many consumers of coal. The goveror has not decided what he will do, but will undoubtedly aend representa tives, y Capitol Commission In Beaalon. The Iowa capltol commission for the . re pair and completion of the atate capltol Is in session this week, and waa In consul tation with the governor and state officers today. All the members are present. - The commission has selected H. W. Harsh, an Insurance man of this city, aa bookkeeper. The plans for the new root are practically completed, and the commission will ask for bids very soon. A number of con tractors and builders have been In consul tation with the commission on this matter. The commission desires very much that the new roof be placed on tha building this year as the old roof is leaking In many places snd sadly needs repair. The plans for the new state warehouse are almost . completed. j Temporary Receiver named. An application waa made here today for a temporary receiver for the Rbodea-Car-mean Buggy company of Marahalltown and for an order In voluntary bankruptcy. The company failed aweral days ago. Tha bankruptcy matter waa referred to D. 8. Ethrldge, commissioner of the federal court, and In the meantime L B. Goodrich la to act as receiver tor the company. The company has been doing an immense busi ness in recent yeara in the manufacture j and jobbing of buggies. i Dry Weather Weeded. The weekly crop report for Iowa for the , weeek juat ended aaya: "The paat week ' has been abnormally cold and cloudy, with excessive rainfall In the larger part of tha . j state. Plowing, seeding and corn-cutting I have been Interrupted. The wet weather ; and rloudlneea were unfavorable for all Immature or unharveeted cropa, and the quality of corn fodder has been still fur- ' i ther Impaired. Special reports received ' from a large number of crop reporters, ' producers and buslaess men, seem to Indl- I j cate that from 40 to 60 per ceat of the I ' extra heavy corn crop will at best be below I (the marketable standard la condition. though It mav all possess considerable I feeding value for stock. If It can har- reeled and secured from furthee detriment by wet weather and sudden filling. For I the entire crop there la imperative need i of a period of normal dry weather. The i situation Is stilt somewhat critical, even , for the more advanced portion of the crop, and Ita commercial value will depend upon future weather conditions." A large meeting of Shrlners was held In Des Moines tonight and a class of sixty taken In. The meeting was planned in honor of Roosevelt' coming and was given tnouh ne P'an- A rani banquet was given tonignt. Among me nign oni- clala present were Henry C. Akin, Omaha; George H. Oree, Dallas, Texas; A. P. Clay ton, St. Joseph; B. F. Thomas, Omaha: L. O. Hoffman, St. Paul; H. D. Dickinson, Minneapolis; J. F. Barr.. Lincoln, and Frank Marshall, Sioux Falls. DES MOINES ON A RAMPAGE River Within a Foot of High Water Mark and Mneh Damage le Resolt. OTTUMWA, la., Sept. SO. The Des Molnee river is on a rampage. It has risen to within a foot of the high water mark and a further rise Is looked for. Thousands of dollars worth of property and crops have been damaged. A mile of sewers has been washed out and great stretches of road are under water. Berloua flood conditions are reported all over southern and southeastern Iowa today the result of excessive rains last night, varying from two to five Inches. Rivers are swollen out of bounds and heavy property loss ia reported. In several cases rivers approach the high water mark of last aprlng, One man Is reported drowned near Agency. FNQS THE DEMOCRATS COY Party Managers In Slonx City In. able to Find Men Willing to he Candldatea. SIOUX CITY, Ia Sept. 30. (Special Tel egram.) Woodbury county democrats are tn a peculiarly embarrassing situation and may not put up a county ticket this fall. The trouble is the Impossibility of finding any one willing to run on the ticket. A convention waa held here a few weeks ago, but no candldatea were forthcoming and tho convention adjourned until Octo ber 2. With the time approaching, Chair man Charlea A. Dlckron admits he does not know of a elngle candidate for any of the county offices or any one willing to bo induced to accept a nomination. FAST MAIL TRAIN WRECKED Accident Occurs on the nock Island Bond Forty Mllei Eaat of Dea Molnca. 1 DES MOINES, Sept. 30. The Rock Island fast mall, westbound, was wrecked this morning at Newton, forty miles east of here. It ia said traffic will be completely tied up twenty-four hours aa a result. No loss of Ufa is reported. Three cars left the track. The accident occurred while the tr!u waa attempting to get around the wreck on a freight train which went through a bridge across Skunk river yesterday. Republicans Open Campaign. CRESTON, Ia., Sept. 30. (Special.) Chairman Ben Friend of the republican county committee has announced that the party will open the campaign In the county by an afternoon meeting on Saturday, Oc- tober Jl. which win be addressed by Hon. Peter Hepburn, and thla will be followed up by a vigorous school house speaking campaign until election day. The candl datea, however,' have been doing personal work for some time. The democrats expect to work In two of the candldatea on their ticket this fall by amall majorities. There is an eepecial fight being made on the offices of clerk, attorney, and member of the board. The county attorneyship is the Brewed from carefully selected leave the brewery W il 0 j ME - Tou should consider thoroughly the factors of skill, experience, reliability, etc.. of a Doctor or Specialist before entrusting to him your health, the perfect ' rf--iit . and luatlng recovery of which means Lonareat Established, Moat ceastnl and Reliable Special ists In Diseases of Men, na Medical Diplomas, Licensee and Newspaper Rec ords Show, Sue- Call at our offlcea or write, and If we find that you cannot be cured we will NOT accept your money UNDER ANY CONDITION; but If we accept your caae for treatment we will guarantee a k'AFE ND POSITIVE CURE- In the ahorteat possible time without Injurious after-effecta. Our charges will be aa low a. poaalbl for conacl.ntlous skillful and aucces.ful . "v'rf"; ault us before consenting to any eurglcal procedure upon important blood vea- eela and organa. DISEASES STRICTURE. VARICOCELE, NERYO-SEXUAL DEBILITY, BLOOD POISON (Syphilis) RUPTURE AND K ONEY DISEASES. Palaful and Frequent L'rlaallooa. them to atay curo wnen u.n.r. -..-One epeelal heme treatment will care yon. Belera.oee-l.eel Baaka .ad Leadlag Baslaes Me. of the city. Caa. .Italia, at af- e er hy letter free .ad strictly eeaftdeatlal. OSnee Hear, .. an. ta p. m. Saadaye-lO .a.ttl P- STATE ELECTRO MEDICAUNSTITUTE 1308 FARNmU ST., .nTuthe"" u r.i Aii a, ntB. Wtabiuihed: Thoroughly reliable. AuthorU.d by th. law. of Longest on' on ,nt '" i"alljr " doubt, and ,hl c"d by a three cornered fight, J"6 Rowell of Afton. who claims to be a 'aunch republican, having accepted the nomination on the prohibition ticket wlnst the regular republican nominee. 4 (tarlton Store Itobbeil. CHARITON, la., Sept. 30. Fperlal.) It leaked out toda, although officers sought to keep the affair necre t, that A. E. Dent's big general store at Charlton had been en tered by burglars and leisurely looted of everything of value that was portable. The extent of the loss Is not known, but it is thought to exceed possibly $2,000. The man ner in which the plunder could have been so successfully disposed of is a mystery. The burglars are believed to be headed for Des Molnee and an effort wll be made by a posse to Intercept them. Telephone Hrm Service. WATERLOO, Ia., Sept. 30. (Special.) Tho Cedar Valley Telephone company Is considering and planning for a new de parture In the telephone bualneas. Its llnoa reach almost every town and city In the northern part of the state and the com pany will establish a news service for the papers In this vicinity. An Information bureau will be established with a special operator in charge, who will do nothing but answer questions. It la an experiment, but It la believed to be practical. Lutheran Convention Cloara, CRESTON, Ia , Sept. 30. (Special.) The Creston dlstrtc of the Ocrman Evangelical church closed a two days' convention hero yesterday with a missionary feast. - Tho church waa beautifully decorated with cut flowers and potted plants, and four services were held during the day which were par ticipated In by the many visiting pastora and laymen from the eight counties repre sented in the district. Ran Away With Man's Wife. CORWITH, Ia.. Sept. 30. (Special.) A man by the name of William Hall, living at Tltonka, wns apprehended here on the charge of running away with tha wife of M. K. Richardson of Bancroft, but before the Kossuth county sheriff could arrive with the necessary papers Hall made good his escape. Freight Ilnuae Men Get a liaise. CRESTON, Ia., Sept. 30. (Special.) The fifteen employes of the Burlington freight bouse of this place were made glad today by the receipt of a communication from headquarters stating that their petition for an advance In wagea had been favorably acted upon and the advance would tako effect October 1. Inwa State News Notea. The Sioux City Elks fair adopted the Omaha plan of abolishing the throwing of confetti. Hog cholera la breaking out In many parts of the atate. Some attribute It to the soft corn. The widow of the late United States Servi tor John H. Gear Is dying at their old home at Hurllngton. She is very aged, having been hla senior by four years. The Bloux City Board of Education has as yet been unable to eecure fuel for In eighteen school houses whose furnaces are adapted only to the use of anthracite coal. There is beyond doubt a combine among Iowa Insurnnce companies on rates, but the trouble la that no lees! e'1dence con h produced to prove It, according to State Auditor Merrlnm. Congressman Connor of the Eleventh dis trict liaa just turned down Postmaster Hellen for reappointment at Webster Cltv and they say he will find before he gets through that It'a Hellen repeat. Uke the captains of Industry, It appears that Iowa milkmen have been watering their stock. At any rate the state dairy commissioner la Instituting prosecutions against a lot of them on that charge. A trust company in Iowa cannot go Into voluntary liquidation, so Judge McVey de cides at Dea Moines. And he fails to point out how auch a company can get out of existence, although the law makes its birth perfectly easy. The Iowa coal miners contribute 10 per cent or ineir gross earnings in aid or tne hard coal strikers In Pennsylvania, and for the miners in the district around Des Moines the monthly contribution nets ill.W. They have contributed from their wages over $100,ono since the anthracite labor trou. blea began. barley and hops never permitted to until properly seed. CONTEMPLATING TREATMENT so much to your future me ana nap plness. Every man who la afflicted owes It to himself and his posterity to get cured safely and positively, without leaving any blight or weakness In his system. You do not want to be mutilated and maimed for life trying to be cured of VARICOCELE. ITRICTIHB and kindred troublea In a few daya by sur gical procedures. We make no misleading atatementa or unbusinesslike propositions to the afflicted in order to eecure their pat ronage. The many years of our suc cessful practice In Omaha prove that our methods of treatment are SAKE and CERTAIN. Our Combined Klectro-Medlcal Treatment has many friends and few enemies. Its friends are thcae who have tested Its merits and have been eared. Ita eae mlea are those Doctor or Spe cialists who are avlone ef all other treatment that have proven - more aacceaatal than their own. OF MEN and all reflex compllcatlona and a eociate.'. dlaeaaea and waakneaaea of wi will anara vnu tha tXnaltlee aoclated with Nervoua Debility. Weak ening Drain. Salf-Abuae, Waatlng of Organa. I'rainature Decline, Los of Memory, Energy and Ambition, Nerv- fimpiea. Palpitation of the render you robuat and strong mentally phyalcally and aexually. Call at our office or writ for our book. FREB. which will explain th dlsraaea we cur, and how w cure th atate. Heart. 61iortna of Breath. Apprenen slon of Calamity, the Chagrin i and Mortification of Weaklings, the Fright Mntrlmonv. We Will Pure and Sweet are the Skin, Scalp, and Hair of Infanta Purified and Beautified by MILLIONS trsa Cuticttka Soap, as slated by Cuticuba. Oihtkbkt, lot pro serving, purifying, and beautify lag the skin, for cleansing the scalp, and the stopping of falling hair, tor softening, whitening, and aootblng red, rough, anal sore bands, for baby rashes, Itchtngs, and chafings, and for all purposes of the toilet, bath, and nursery. Millions ot Women use CtmcoBA Soar In bath, for annoying Irritations and Inflammation, for too free or offensive perspiration, ia washes for ulcerative wpaknees, and for many san attve, antUeptio purpose wliloh, readily suggest themselves to women. Complete Treatment. 81. Cuticdra Soap (IAcA to rlvanse the skin of eruKta and acalea and soften the thickened cuticle, CtrrtiURA ointment to in stantly allay itrlilag and Inflammation, and aoothe and heal, ana Coticvha Kkjholvsjit I'll. La (o.), to oool and cleau.e the blood. CtmppBA Knoi.vawT- Pills (Chocolate CoaUd) area new, U.MIw, odorle. ennom. leal .ub.lliul. for th mlebr.ted liquid Otmcuaa Kksolvsrt, as walla for all other blood pnrlflars and humour eures. la orw-eap vials, oootaio. lag AO doM, prlo ita. Bold tknmrhoat th. world. SriHih Dapoti W-Jt, Ch.rlttrhoaM 1,0.00s. Pmeh Jpoti A Ru. d. r,ix. J roTrsa usco and tskm. roup, Hole HHHVwil UlWMS!a. IfB Specialists la all DISEASES and DISORDERS of MEN. 12 years of sue ceasful practice In Omaha. CHARGES LOW. Varicocele hydrocele and L,J t-t; curt! In E dej-f. withnur riititna. plo or rlLXd Ion. ot time. Legsl guaranua to cur you or money refunded. CVOUII Iff cured for life and tha BolM dlrnlLId thorou.blr cleansed from th tern. ai.,a everjr al.n and .ymptom dlMPpaar completely and forerer. No "BRKAKINO OUT" of tha dlaeaae on th akin or tao. Treatment contain no daugerous drug or Injurious maalctnea. Ml C M V ti U Irom Eiaa or VICTIMS TO lICArV lilla NEKVOt'H DKB1LITT OR EX uIiTV.m oaii-INO WEAKNESS, with EARL-T DBOAY Itr VOU Ml and MIDULB AGBD; lack f TIB vigor and strength, with organs impaired and weak. Cures guaranteed. . ,r . i . ...- CTDIATIIOC cored lth a aw bom treat W I nlU I Utile Bient. No pala, a deteotloa liom uu.iueaa. ,M , . CHIN AH V. Kidney and Bladder Trouble. Weak back, burning Urine, Frequency ol I'rlaatlng. Una. High Colored, or with milky aedlment oa standing. Consultatloa Free. Treatment by Flail. Call or address. HO S. 14th St. DR- SEARLES & SEArUES. OMAHA NEK. . CURED BY WHIiE RIBB.N REMEDY No taste. No odor. Can be given in glass of Water, tea, or coffee without patient's knowledge. White Ribbon Remedy will cure or de etroy the diseased appetite for alcoholla stimulants, whether the patient Is a con firmed Inebriate a "tippler," social drinker or drunkard. Impossible for anyone to have an appetite for alcoholic liquors after using White Ribbon Remedy. lndorae-U by Member uf W. C. T. V. Mrs. Moore, press superintendent of Wo4 man's Christian Temperance Union, Ven tura, California, writes: "I have teated White Ribbon Remedy on very obatlnale drunkards, and the curea have been many. In many caaea the Remedy waa given ee-c.-etly. I cheerfully recommend and lndora White Ribbon Remedy. Mombers of our 1'nlon are delighted to find an economical treatment to aid us in our temperance Urusglata or by mall, II. Trial package free by writing Mrs. A. M. Towneend (for yeara secretary of a Woman's Christian Tetnperarce I'nloh), 218 Tremont Bt., Bos ton, Mats. Bold In Omaha by SCHAuFLR'S ockuOT6 Phone 7'.7, 8. W. Cor. lSth and Chicago. Ooous dellverel FREE u any part t city. DR. McGREW 3?C. ALU T Treat all forms of DISEASES AND DISORDERS OP MEN ONLY 27 Year Eiparlenoa. 17 Yeara la Oman ill remarkable auj ceea ha uever bean equaled andovory l iy brlnt many tUtteriai report ot iuo gouu uu uuiuv, Ii liaa givttu Hot Springs Trealmait for Syphilis AndallHIood I'.jUoo. NO UUEAKINfi OUT on t iu akin or facu and all exiarual sigos J be dtsea.e Ul-aupear at onco. BLOOD DISEASE K!Wo VARICOCELE inVm .,n OtfER 30 000 uurdeCbl" y,0!"! iiainy, u.uiiuii discharges. Stricture, Glet. Kluncy and ttluduer Dlaeaaea, Hydrocele. WtlCK CURES LOW CHARGES. Treatment by mall. P. O. Una iM. Office over 1M5 8. 14th street, between raruam anl Uouglaa 8t.. OMAHA. NEB. cxieir.Tia-; a-Nat-iete rEftNYROYAl. PILLS lf-rSa"v aSFg. !; mw, l.eate. Or.r1e ir i iiitnrHiui'i. KNUUHg l Utl 4 tel a.. "' k.iM ue.a inikuntkn Tak.Beet. (War l..rea aak(UUei ed lwlie, U.a. bw uf yif D,aatM er wee 4a. I M-p a.. Pert!.!. TuSaii e4 "ffrrlef for Im ." Uum, r twr Mall. 1 l.ue TwUnmui at a. ar. rtu.w r Wbea Wrttlnr to Advertisers Always Mention The Bee d! r Curse PEINIC ajaiae am v J