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NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA.
COUNCIL
Dnvls sells drug.
For frit, modern hout'e. Tl!) Rlxlh avomie.
ExpiTt watch repairing, lrffert, 4 By.
Officer I rlliK dwellings rheip. . B y.
Horn, to Mr. a.-d Mr. Btymour of Har
rison street, a daughter.
Wanted, eood rook. Apply St M Story
street, corner Third street.
I'alm irrnve No. II. Wndmen rircle, will
meet In regular sesKlnn th's even-na-.
J. F. Triton of th Orsnd hotel Is home
from a throe weeks visit In hani t tty.
Reduction rile on framed and nnfrwmed
picture. '. K. Alexander A Co., 3.B llway.
Wanted, at once, boy with pony to carry
Bee route. Apply at the oiilie, 10 l'tarl
treet.
We are headq.iartera for glais of all
kinds. See ua betor you buy. J. 11. i'al.it,
OH and Ulats company.
Concordia lodge, Knights of Tylhlia, will
meet In regulur session this evening lor
work In the seond ri nk.
The Willing Workers of t'filty ftobek.ih
lodge will meet Wertrwuia y Hfternoon at I
oclota In odd l-eiiows temple
Mm. James Ward of Chicago, who ha
been the guest of Mm. M. r. lo.nrcr of j
Ine street, has returned to her home.
Rev. Allen Ju.ld of I.e. Moines will con- !
duct communion services at " ciock
this morning at Oiace Episcopal church.
The Woman's auxiliary of tira-e Kpls-
iittnM rrsVah'H:,7:'k,n,;f,'v " th.
Mouth firm street.
The children of the' Kdgewood Sunday
reboot have donated $1J.7. to the Asso
ciated C'harltlea for the purchase of Cloth
ing for the Creche.
County Superintendent McManu has ar
ranged to conduct an examination uf ap
plicants for state ten hers certificates
some time early In March.
A mfcrrlnge license wan issued yesterday
to C V. Kunath, aged and Mm. I,. J.
li'ewltt, aged 37, bom of I'restnn, la. The
ceremony was performed by Juwtlce Ouren.
Andrew MatBon, charged with the theft
ofn overcoat belonging to Floyd l.owrey
from a Hr.iadway restaurant, was touml
over to the grand Jury yesterday by 1'o.ice
Judge Beott.
Contractor Wlckhnm has begun work on
the excavations for the foundations of th? '
Puller & Johnson-Hhugart building on Main
street, to be erected by Warehouse Con-
atruetlon company No. 2.
Mrs. Anna 8. Richardson, formerly con
nected with newspaer In Council Bluffs
and Omaha, now with the McClure syndi
cate in New York, is In the city vlxitlng
friends, enroute to Orand Island to visit ,
her daughter. I
Miss Ella Spalding of Sioux Cltv is Ih;
guest of Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Kohrcr of
Vine street
From here Mlsa Bpuldlrggoe ,
to San Francisco to spend the remainder
of the winter, visiting at Kxcelslor Spring.
on her way.
The federal Labor union has elected J.
Jaeobsen . president and James Matthal
MAcratnrv Thprrf vore elected a'u fie e- I
fates to the Trades and Labor assembly ! aggravated ny a serious illness v.nicn noccs
)ave Evans, F. Crocker. E. Osburne, J. ; sltated his undergoing an operation at
Jaeobsen and James Matthai.
County Treasurer Arnd distributed among
the school treasurers of the county ye -terday.
the quarterly collection of, the
school fund tax, amounting to M.K72.32 The
proportion of the fund belonging to Coun
cil Bluffs Is turned over monthly. For
December It amounted to f2.4fj.bl. -
numbing and heating. Blxby & Son.
Matters In District Court.
On convening district court yesterday
Judge Thornfll handed down his decision
sustaining the motion of the city to set
aside the Judgment for $2,000 entered
against the municipality June 25, 1901, In,
favor of Henry Lock for alleged peraonal
Injuries received by a fall on a defective
aidewolk and a jury waa Impaneled to try
ttje ault. The evidence for tho plaintiff
wai not completed when court dJotirned
i '
t"Mohn J. Hesa, John W. Meadlmbcr and ,
otnera appear as piainurrs in an original j
notice of suit against the Mutual Reserve
Fund Life association to recover on a
policy of Insurance for $5,000 Issued to
Edward Meadlmbcr of Omaha, March 2,
1886, which was payable to his wife, Mar
garet Meadlmbcr, and children, share and
share alike, on hla death, which occurred
January SI, 1901.
'Another Heating Stove Free.
The first heating stove given by William
Welch to his ccal customers was awarded
to the Christian home. Another haa been
put up on tho same plan, and during tho
next thirty days will be g'.ven away free to
one of his customers. Before crderlng your
coal call at 16 North Main street or
'phone 12S.
Arranarlna; for Kpworth League.
The cabinet of the Council Bluffs District
Epwonh league Is arranging for tho annual
meeting of the league, which will be held !
In this city June 15. A number of depsrt-
roem commutes nave oetn .pPoma uu
the cabinet la planning to eccuro several
noted speakers for the occasion. U. G.
Johnson ot Denlson Is president of the
organisation and Arthur Sanford ot this
city the recording secretary. The Council
Bluffs district of the Methodist church
embraces thirty-six different church soci
eties, all ot which have branches of th
Kpworth league and which It U expected
will send delegates to the annual meeting
here.
N. Y. Plumbing Co., Telephone 526.
Favor Slonx City Plan.
The committee of fifteen appointed to
draft -a plan tor tho organization ot a
commercial club In Council Bluffs witl meet
this afternoon In the city council chamber
to formulate ltj report. Vlc'or E. Bender
Is chairman and Alderman C. W. McDunald
secretary of the committee. The plan under
-hint. Ik, Cnmmfrrl club Of SlOUX City
'is organized and conducted la much favored
by the committee and tt Is thought It will
recommend the adoption of a somewhat
similar ulan for the organization of the
local club.
Gravel rooting. A. H. Tlead, 126 Main St.
Peal Kstate Transfers.
These transfers were filed yesterday In
the abBtract, title and losn office of J. V.
Squire. 101 Icarl street:
Emma O Armour to Elisabeth II.
Williams, part nH s neV, -'-'-"..,..
s. w. d . 5'0W
County treasurer to John 8. Crooks,
lot 1, blcis. a. ana ui o, nn
Potter Vobb ll add, t. d ..........
Same to eme. ts 1 and 2. block U.
Benson's 1st add. t. d. .. ... . ....
Same to same, lots 8. 6, 8, block 13.
Benon' 11 add. t. d...
Same to snm. lot 8. 17. block 13,
Benson's 1st add. I. d.. ............. ...
Bam to same, lots W, 11. block I.
Hutchinson" 11 add. t. d.....
Mechanics' sav'ng bank to Bamuel
Bnyder. w 42 !-lt lot 6, block 7,
Grimes' add. w.
C. H. Knight and wife to I H''.
lot , black li. Btutsman Id add.
MarydE.'iienn "to" Bamuel Snyder, w 3
fett lot , block i, Grimes add.
K.' MeseroU 'to' Warren Iwls. v
part block 1". Mill add. and part lot
10 block U. M.vnnter s add. w. d
State Land and improvement com
pany to William Arnd. lot W. block
1. Park add. w. d
Richard S. ii'hueiiinann to Lucy V.
Kimball, lots 6. , block . Beers
subdlv, w. d
William Crook and wife to Ilsrry .
Jefferls. nwVi swV-and part swl4
nw S-77-M. w. d.,
4.000
105
1.000
1.100
1.624
Total thirteen transfers
....$1J,&4
LUWIS CUTLER
MORTICIAN.
A Pearl '... Council Bluffs. 'Phons
BLUFFS.
FINDS PARENTS BOTH DEAD
0. Hinrahcf Oakland Discovers Them
with Their ThroaU Out
DESPONDENT OVER FINANCIAL REVERSES
'Ionian
Hail Evidently Killed Her
Aeied Husband aid Then tat Her
Una Throat with Batcher
Knife.
Mr. and Mrs. John Hannah, an aged
couple, were found at an early hour yre
torday in their bedroom at the home of
I heir eon, L. C. Hannah, a well known
farmer of Pottawattamie county, living
I two mllea northeast of the town of Oak
land, with their throats cut. Both had
apparently been dead several houra when
k . i. i.
Jlr .B' . T1C 7"
lying on the bed, clad only In his night
clothes, while the body of the woman, par
tially dressed, lay on the floor within
woman wa tightly g-asped a largo butcher
knife covered with blood, evidence of the
manner in which the aged couple had
ended their lives.
At first It was supposed that both, being
tired of living, had sought death by cut
ting their throats. This theory cf a double
suicldo was, however, dispelled later on by
the discovery of a note In the handwriting
cf Mrs. Hannah. This note, written In
pencil on a small slip of paper and not
addressed to anyone, was as follows:
"I am going to kill the old man and
anyself, as we arc of no use to you."
It ! mnnnaait thai Mn Ttinnali ninnAnA
, - . ...
,ne note for ner 80n- Tna nole indicates
that Mrs. Hannah cut. the throat of her
husband as soon as he had retired to be1
and then cut her own.
Mr. acd Mrs. Hannah, who were both
about 70 years of age. formerly lived in
Fremont county, where Mr. Hannah owned
considerable land and was reputed to be
nian of considerable wraith. From Fre-
mont county they moved onto a farm In
M,, .,., hu, for Bom v.ar. niat niv.
made their home with th-'lr son, L. C.
Hannah, near Oakland.
During recent yean Mr. Hannah lost
mcst of his property and h'a troubles were
the Woman's Christian assoclatlrn hos-
pltal In this city In November, 1901. Fail
ure to regain his health and tha fict that
his fortune had slipped away from him
had made the old man despondent and he
constantly worried over his condition for
the lant year or more. The aged wife had
worried over her husband's despondency un
til It is believed she must have become
partially demented, although friends of the
couple say they had not noticed. anything
strange In their actions.
The discovery of the tragedy was made
by the son.
When the couplo failed to appear at the
breakfast table at the usual hour h went
to tholr apartment. The eight which met
his gaze on entering the room unnerved
h(in an(1 he was completely prostrated by
the tragedy. - None of the members of the
family had the augntrst intimation mai
tte age(1 ooople Intended teh'n thels Jives,
wnen tney retired 8unday night they
appeared to be as usual. Whether they
had talked the matter over and agreed to
end their lives tcgUher, or whether, as
Intimated by the note left by her. Mr.
Hannah first killed her husband and then
look her own life, will never.bs known. Mr.
Hannah and his wife were people of Intelli
gence and high character and much re
spected in the community in which they
lived. r
Coroner Holds o Iaqaett,
Coroner Treynor went to the scene of
tho tragedy last evening and after making
an Investigation of the facts dee'dd not to
hold an lnque3t. Hla investigation brought
to light' further facts connected with the
death of the aged couple which tended to
show that Mra. Hannah had killed her
husband before taking her own life.
Wounds on the old man's head and the
discovery of a blood-slalned hammer under
the bed Indicated that Mrs. Hannah had
stunned her aged husband while asleep In
bed and then cut his throat with hc
, wounJll
",c"" ... . ha, m,d(S ....
! cn the throat showing aho had made sev
! eral attempts before aeverlng the Jugular
! vein.
On the woman's throat were nine or ten
deep gashes, eome of them evidently made
with a penknife. Two blocd-stalned pen
knives were found In the room, r.ne on the
window sill and the other on the floor near
the body of the woman. It Is thought pos
sible that Mrs. Hannah may have first at
tempted to cut her husband's throat with
one of the knives. The rolnt ot the
butcher knife, which was found tightly
clasped In the dead woman's hand, was
j imbedded In her throat
From what Coroner Treynor learned he
stated last night that he was firmly ot the
opinion that Mrs. Hannah, by constantly
brooding over her husband's sickness, had
become mentally deranged.
Mr. Hannah was 76 years of age and his
wife "4. The funeral will be held W'ednes-
. day afternoon
TELEPHONE COMPANY REPLIES
"w"1"
Sets Out the Ret-ORnltlon
Charter by the City
Council Bluffs.
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The Nebraska' Telephone company yester
day filed Its answer to the quo warranto
suit brought by County Attorney Klllpack
In the name ot the state of Iowa, attacking
the validity of the company's franchise In
this city and asking that It be declared null
and void. The answer la l general denial
ot the allegations contalnud In the county
attorney's petition and a setting forth of
the facts to show thst the franchise' under
which the company haa operated since 1888
has been duly recognised and valid and
binding by the city and state.
The answer aets forth that the company
and system In the city prior to and alnce
. ' the passage of the ordinance In October.
1883, granting It the right to the use ot
the streets and alleys for Ha poles and
wires. It further calls attention to the
fact that the company has in compliance
with one of the provisions of the ordinance
always given the city the use of Its poles
, i and other apparatus for the fire and police
alarm system of the city and that It naa
always furnished free telephone serv.ee for
the city's publie offices.
Attention is also called to the fact that
in February. 1S00, the city passed an ordin
ance creating the office of city electrician
and defining his duties and providing the
manner and method ot construction, main
tenance and operation of electrical appli
ances, etc. In conformity with the require
ments of this ordinance the company statea
thst It has repeatedly applied for and ob
tained permits tor the erection ( poles aad
stringing of wires In the streets and alley
of the rlty for which permit It psld lh
necesnary fees. This Is rltrd lo show thst
the company was refognlr.ed by th el'y
authorities as having the right to ure the
street and alleys for such a purpi und r
Its frsnchlse. It further shows thst lh
rompsny ss a corporation operating under
a franchise grsnted by the rlty furnlrhed
a bond in the sum of $1,000 a required by
this Isst ordinance conditioned on l.s com
pliance with the requirements of this or
dinance. As another instance to show that Its
franchise hss always been recognized by
both the city and the state the company
sets forth the fact that since 1888, the ase
of Its chsrter, and even prior thereto, both
the city ot Council Bluffs and the state of
Iowa had levied taxes assessed on Its
property, namely Its poles and other fix
tures necessary to operate It system In
cluding "the right on the part of the com
pany to continuously occupy such streets
and alleys. In the assesed value upon which
said taxes were levied and collected."
CONDUIT MATTER SIDETRACKED
Alderman Olson Joins Opposition nnd
Effort to Snspend Rales
Falls.
The city council failed last night to pass
the ordinance providing for the placing In
underground conduits all telephone wires
within a prescribed area. Alderman Olson,
whoso vote had been counted on to pass
the measure. Joined forces with Aldermen
Casper and Tlnley and at the last moment
assisted in defeating the motion to pass
the ordinance to Its third reading under a
suspension ot the rules.
When the ordinance was brought, up in
the form In which It had been redrafted by
the city attorney, the Judiciary committee
reported that the Nabraska Telephone com
pany had filed Its consent to the city using
Its conduits for the wires of tho city's
police and Gre alarm systems. The motion
to pass the ordinance to Its second read
ing under suspension of the rules was op
posed by Alderman Casper, who made an
amendment to the effect that the measure
lay over until the proceedings commenced
In the district court by the county attor
ney, attacking the validity of the com
pany's franchise, be determined. Alderman
McDonald stated that he failed to see the
reason for delaying the pansage of the
ordinance, and if Alderman Casper's sug
gestion was followed It might be a year or
mors before the suit In the district court
would be decided. On being put to the
vote Alderman Casper's amendment was
lost, he only having Aldermen Olson and
Tinley to support htm.
Alderman Olson then switched around and
voted for the passage of the measure to
its second reading, but when It came to
the third reading he again voted with Al
dermen Cnsper and Tlnley.
An ordinance Introduced on behalf of the
Great Western railroad, vacating Garfield
avenue between Woodbury avenue and ihs
sou'h lino of the railroad's right-of-way,
was passed. The vacation ot this portion
of Garfield avenue does away with the ne
cessity of an overhead crossing at this
point, as the railroad In return donates
ground for a road from Garfield avenue
alongside of its right-of-way and Inter
secting Woodbury avenue at a point a little
further east.
An ordinance was Introduced permitting
the Stewart Bros, company to cake a
driveway across thi sidewalk on the west
aide of South -Vain street In front of Its
proposed warehouse, so as to enable Ha
wagons to back up and load or- unload at
the building. The measure was referred
to the committee of the whole.
H. H. Van Brunt and Dr. Charles Wood
bury appeared In person before the council
and objected to being assessed for the
sewr recently laid on Third street, on the j
ground that It had not been placed deep (
enough to permit them deriving any benefit
from it. The matter was referred to th i
streets and alleys committee and city cn- I
glneer to report back at the next meeting 1
or the city council.
The ordinance pledging the city to levy
auuuaiiy tor ine maintenance oi me i
public library to meet the conditions on
which Mr. Carnegie offered to donate $70,.
000 for a library building, was passed unani
mously. The council adjourned to 2 o'clock this
afternoon. '
Richards Gets Sheriffs' Money.
SIOUX CITY, Jan. 19. (Special Tele
Oram l Tf It la t rn a that Av.nanut Hff
shal W. A. Richards waa implicated In thc
Hamilton robbery the State Sheriffs' asso
ciation stands to lose $600 through him. It '
was Richards who was employed by ths i
State Sheriffs' association to hunt down
Kama, the murderer ot Sheriff Strain of j
Monona county. After a ong correspond-
ence between Sheriff Jackson ot Woodbury t
and President Andersen of the association.
Secretary Powers levied an assessment ot
$3 against the ntnety-nlne sheriffs In Iowa
and Richards was deputized as the Sher
lock Holmes who was to run Karns to
earth. He was to report to Sheriff Jackson
ot this city, but the' Woodbury county
sheriff never heard from him. He was to
obtain valuable Information from Sheriff
Strain's brother at Ouawa, but never went
near him.
State Senator narrowly Escapes.
FORT PODGE, la., Jan. 19. (Special Tel
egram.) Senator T. D. Healy of this city
escaped unhurt from a serious wreck on
? Chicago Great Western near St Charles
in., on Sunday morning. The train rolled
I aown an eignictju-iooi emoauameui. ur,
Healy freed himself by breaking out a win
dow, and shoeless ahd In scanty attire ran
half a mile to a farm house, where be se
cured clothing. He later recovered all his
property and bears only a few bruises as
mementoes of the wreck. In which the en
gineer was fatally scalded and several pas
sengers Injured.
Run Away with Coal.
POCAHONTAS, la., Jan. 19. (Special.)
On the arrival of the westbound freight
Saturday there were over 150 teams in
waiting tor the coal, there being one car
for the regular dealera and three cars nf
Chicago, Rock Island ane! Pacific coal. Be
fore the train came to standstill there
were over fifty men mounted the cars and
began throwing off coal to the ground. The
train men uncoupled the train and ran to
the next station and left the coal there
end then came back after the rest of the
train.
John Mania Retires.
Ml'SCATINK, la., Jan. 19. (Special.)
Editor John Mahln of the Journal, having
deposed of bis paper to the Lee syndlcata,
will retire from an active fifty years' serv
ice today. He has had a distinguished
career.
Fa ad to Praseenta Glenn,
MANILA, Jsn. 19. The defense at the
trial ot Major Glenn tried to Introduce
testimony to show that money was col
lected la the Island ot Bamar to prosecute
Major Glenn and other officers. Evidence
showing the existence of fund was admitted.
MARKSMEN HAVE POOR EVES
Bhoit'ng of the Nat onal 9 tiara fihewt a
Tallin Off LaH Tear,
SUPREME COURT HAS PLENTY Of WORK
fat Labor Commissioner Auks rhool
Hoard to Help Kn force the
Factory and t'ompnlsory
Education Law.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
DES MOINES, Jan. 19 (8pecla.) If the
state of Iowa shculd purrhase a atste range
for the national guard and hold all en
campments there each year It would be the
policy of the Inspectors of small arms prac
tice to have all the rifle practice at the
atate range, at the time of the encamp
ments. This Is the earnest recommenda
tion of Colonn W. E. H. Morso of Algona.
Inspector of small arms practice. In his
report for the year, made to the adjutant
general today. He recommends that all
record-firing should be at the state range,
or if there Is no stste range, then it should
be under the direction of an Inspector at
the several ranges at stated times. This
is also in accordance with the views of the
adjutant general. The report on this year
shows a falling off, which the Inspector at
tributes to the wet season and the fact that
moat of the ranges arc on low ground.
However, when the commander of a com
pany Is an energetic rifleman tbo members
catch the same spirit. Over 50 per cent,
or 1.275, of the entire guard force fired at
the 200-yard targets, a falling off ot 274
from last year, while 705 completed the
state course, an Increase of ninety-five.
The Fifty-sixth regiment, which stocd first
for severs! ycaiw, dropped back to spcond
place and tho Elfty-thtrd went to th front
because of tho energy of Captain J. G.
Cuehlng, assistant Inspector on duty with
that regiment. The F:fty-thlrd was th"
only regiment, of which every company sent
In a report. The companies making the
Mghcet scores were: Dubuque, Captain
Thrift, 108.5; Iowa City. Captain Howell,
92.9; Red Oak. Captain Logan, 84; Fairfield,
Captain Lucas, 7S.4; Mason City, Lieuten
ant Helblg, 63.8. Captains Thrift and How
ell are commended for having every mem
ber engage In rlflo practice. The report
shows the following as to tho standing of
the regiments, with the total regimental
strength and the number completing the
state course:
Mem- Com- Stand
Regiment, bers. pleting. lng.
FUtv-thlrd, Col. Dows 27H 223 41.4
Fifty-fojrth, Col. Coiighlln.fcftS 147 25.9
FIftv-flfth. Col. Lincoln.... fit! 122 37.5
FIftv-slxth. Col. Humphrey. 6.11 11 37.5
First signal corps 52 32 11.2
Supreme Court Coning,
The January term of the atate supreme
court commences tomorrow. The docket la
rather larger than usual, though the Im
portant cases for disposal or likely to be
decided are not numerous. There Is an
unusually large number of criminal cases.
The attorney general today filed briefs In
twelve cases to be submitted. Some of
these are rehcartngs and the number of
applications for rehearing Ib constantly
growing. One of the most important of the
rehearlngs la In the Brady case from Polk
county. In which the attorney general asks
the court to change a rule established in
the original decUioa la relation to pos
session ot stolen goods being evidence of
guilt. This and T number of similar casca
recently decided ' have 'aroused the oppo
sition of the bar of the state and they all
declare that if the: decision stands as origi
nally made last October it Will make it
very difficult to convict of larceny In a
large class of cases. All the members of
the court are on 'hand and ready for the
opening of the term. Judge Bishop will
for the first lime preside as chief justice.
Dsaton Case Submitted.
Attorney General Mullan returned to his
office today after having made a second
trip to Washington to appear before the
United States supreme court In the Easton
bank case from Iowa. When he was be
fore the court In December he succeeded
in having the case set for the first thing
In the January term, but when he went
to Washington he found the court had ad
vanced other esses ahead of the Easton
case. The case waited nearly two weeks
before It was finally submitted. Mr. Mul
lan argued ts sustain the Iowa courts in
convicting Easton, who was president of a
national bank at Decorah, of the crime ot
having received a deposit after he knew
the bank was Insolvent. An attorney from
Mason City and another from New York
resisted this and sought a ruling that in
asmuch aa the bank was a national bank
the state law could not regulate such mat
ters. The case Is regarded aa a test case
and a hard fight Is being made for this
reason. Easton fought It through the state
courta and finally took it to Washington,
being out on bond in the meantime.
Traant Officer Needed.
Edward D. Brlgham, state labor commls-
FOOD vs. DRUGS.
A Droit Man's Wisdom that Counts.
A Drag Man's 'Wisdom C'onats.
It'a a shrewd man who, while In the
drug business, learns '.hat although drugs
are all right In tLelr place, the use ot
proper food will make medicine unneces
sary in the majority of cases.
"Traveling through various towns,"
writes a drug salesman from Lancaster,
Pa., ' drinking different waters to which
I was not accustomed, eating strangely
prepared meals at irregular hours, I con
tracted dyspepsia, accompanied by nerv
ousness, loss of sleep and consequent loss
ot energy. I often hsd the 'blues,' that
Indescribably tough feeling which makes
one look on the dark side of every picture
and see the shadows ot life rather than
the substance. Imagine the thousand ca
lamities that were never in existence and
so render life almost unbearable. Many
thousands of men under the circumstances
would have resorted to stimulation from
drugs or liquor.
I happened to read an article on Grape
Nuts about a case similar to my own and
determined to give the food a trial. It
agreed with me from the start and the
miserable distress that usually caroo after
eating did not manifest Itself when I ate
Crape-Nuts. I asked for this food at every
hotel at which I stopped sud made It the
principal part of the meal. My stomach
soon got so that I could eat any kind of
rich food In connection with Grape-Nuts
without It distressing me. My dyspepsia
and nervousness disappeared and life
looked bright and happy once more. I
am now well, healthy, happy and able
to work sixteen hours out of the twenty
four and can sleep like a healthy child
the other eight hours.
My family soon tires of mushy cereals,
but we never tire of Grape-Nuts. The
children thrive on it and enjoy It. You
may publish this if you think It will en
rourage others to try Grape-Nuts instead
of medicine or spirituous remedies that
stimulate the system for a time, but do
not build It up." Nsme given b Peatum
Cereal Co.. Battle Creek, Mka.
itef, fnf all ef lot we In ftofllns
inn frisking fM''fr lntfeetn f fnntirl
a lref numter nf fsnnMes th'f thin hr
t(ien and fndii"ft suM'sniliillr
In other HMea nf h stst He arpMired
beffife lh School board and by rerir re.
ported on conditions In relation to the mo
.loymnf of child labor In lh fartorls.
urging Inst the school board appoint s
truant officer to check up the employes nf
all factories and determine whether chil
dren who are by law required to be in
school sr. In fact, working In the fsrtnrlr.
Mr. Brlghem reports thst there Is not suf
ficient funds St, the rotnmand of his de
partment to cover the state fully as to
fsctory Inspection and he Is unable to make
a complete Inspection In every city.
vr town Corporation.
The following Incorporation papers were
filed with the secretary of state today:
Hawthorne Glove snl Nnveltv companv,
at Iowa City, with a capital of I2S.i, by
K. K. Htebbins. Ira Curtis and others
Personal Help Publishing company, at
tes Moines, with i capltHl of $.'io.; G. 11.
Knox, president' W. A. Knox, secretory.
Iowa State Mllltnry band, at Pes Moines,
with a capital of gl.OtiO: J. K. Agnew, presi
dent; E. E. Herring, secretary.
Columbia M'lttial Telephone company, at
Columbia, Marlon county, with a capital of
$2.0i0: J. A. McCorkle, president; J. N.
Shultx, secretary.
Mason City Lime and Cement company
Increased Its capital from $o.iK to $irvO).
Northern Iowa Ixjan and Trint company
of Kdthervllle Increased Its capital to Iptn.oon.
The Yorkshire Land and Cattle company
of Maine, with a capital of IHm.oi'O, unci the
Yorkshire Creamery company of Maine,
with a capital of t50,0u0. became Incorpor
ated under Iowa laws.
Ileal Estate Assessments.
State officials are becoming anxious about
the real estate assessments which are being
made In Iowa at the present time The
real estate is assessed only every other
year and when the railroad assessment
question was up last July the representa-
tlvec of the railroads were able to make a
showing before the executive council to the
effect that real estate In Iowa was paying
taxes on an assessment of less than 20 per
cent of Its selling value, as shown by tho
records. Instead of on the 25 per cent con
templated by law. It was because of this
that the council failed to make th ex
pected greet Increase in railroad assess
ments. Now the council desires that '.he
real estate assessment be brought up to
something like what It should be or the
council will bo unable to Increase railroad
assessments in the right way. Reports
from counties indicate that the assess
ments will be increased very materially bo
cause of the higher prices prevailing.
I'srsrile Offers n Library.
MOUNT PLEASANT, la., Jan. 1!). (Spe
cial.) Andrew Carnegie has offered the
city of Mount Pleasant 115.000 for the con
struction of a library building providing
the city will give $1,500 a year to its sup
port. DEATH RECOrIT
Judge Kdwln Hale.
DAVID CITY. Neb., Jan. 19. (Special.)
Judge Edwin W. Hale died at an early
hour this morning. Ho had been In his
usual health, but complained Saturday that
he had a cold. Last evening he entertained
company and waa in his usual good health.
About 2 o'clock this morning Mrs. Halo
awoke and noticed that ho was not breath
ing naturally. 8he called for help, a physi
cian was called, but they could not restore
him to consciousness. He died at 5 o'clock
He served in the capacity of county Judge
for six years, from January 1, 1894 to Janu.
ary 1, 1900, and at the time of hla death
was about 40 years nf age. He was at one
time a prominent member of the Nebraska
National guard, and ?or two years was
Judgo advocate general of that organization.
He was a member of the Independent Order
of Odd Fellows, Knights of Pythias. An
cient Order of United Workmen and Mod
ern Woodmen of America. He leaves a
widow and three small children. The re
malus will be shipped to Oconomowoo,
Wis., for interment in the family ceme
tery. John Conltlln.
SILVER CREEK. Neb., Jan. 19. (Spe
cial.) John Conkllng. an old soldier and
for many years a resident of this vicinity,
died early thla morning at his home north
east of town. When Mrs. Conkllng aroso
to atart the kitchen fire he seemed to be
sleeping, but on her return to the room ho
was gasping for breath and died in a few
minutes. He had not been well for a long
time, but had been able to be around and
hla eudden demise was wholly unexpected.
Mr. Conkllng has a brother living In Polk
county, and leaves a wife and adopted
daughter, a woman grown. The Grand
Army of the Republic post here will have
charge of his funeral.
Jacob Rink.
HOOPER, Neb., Jon. 19. (Special.)
Jacob Rink, a prominent farmer living
about five mllea north of Hooper, died last
night at his home after a few days' illness
with pneumonia. The deceased has Buffered
from lung trouble for some time, but has
only been confined to his bed since last
Friday. He leaves a family of several chil
dren, most of whom are grown. Hie wife
died almost a year ago from the effects ot
an operation for appendicitis. The funeral
service will be held from his late home on
Wednesday. The deceased was about 60
years of age and at one time was interested
in a hardware business here.
A. C. Vnnmetre.
PIERRE, S. D., Jan. 19. (Special Tele
gram.) Word waa brought to this city
this evening of the death of A. C. Van
metre, at hia ranch about fifty miles out,
he bsving dropped dead while at work at
his barn last evening. Mr. Vanmeter was
one of the first Dakota settlers, having lo
cated among the first settlers In Clay
county near Vermilion and over twenty
years ago located at Fort Pierre, living
in thla aectlon ever since.
Jneob Zeeb.
Dini.unv Neb.. Jan. 19. (Special.)
Jacob Zeeb. one of the substantial farmers
ntnneers of Nebraska, was burled today
from the Lutheran church in Papillton. Mr.
Zeab lcavea a wlfo and seven children, tie
was 67 years old. He owned a fine farm
two miles and a half southwest of Papll
llon. Charles M. Butler.
rr iTTMnt'TH. Neb.. Jan. 19. (Special.)
Charlea M. Butler, who formerly resided
In thla city with hi family and worked
in the Burlington supply department, died
In Lincoln last night. Deceased leaves a
widow, three sons and one daughter.
Mrs. Carrie Douglas.
SUPERIOR, Neb., Jan. 19. (Speclal.)
Mrs Carrie Douglas, widow of the late
William Douglas, died this mornlug after
an Illness of several months. She leaves
two young children.
J. N . McCausland.
DENVER, Jan. 19. J. W. McCausland,
breeder of racing horses, and a driver with
an international reputation, is dead in
this city from peritonitis, lie was 42 yean
old.
The Hert Cnre for lolde
Is Dr. Klne'a New Discovery for Consump-
ttoa. Sure, pleasant, safe aud guaranteed
to aoon cure or no pay. 50c, $1 00. For
sale by Kuhn Co.
Ball on Board French Varbt.
SANTIAGO. Jan. 19 Admiral Rivet,
commander of the Atlantic dlv.nl. iti of the
French fleet, and the officers of the HK
shto Tsge entertained the local officials and
prominent resident of the city yesterday
afternoon and evening. There was a ball
on board last ultfhu lage started fur
Havana toJi'-
t I c-i-.. -v
.... ki .71
PLAGLE RIFE IN 'FRISCO
National Health Conference Announces
Dread Scourge Found in California.
SEVERELY BLAMES LOCAL OFFICERS
Calls on City nnd state Official to
Co-operate with Federal to Flaht
Disease Itsvsglag Pa
clBc Town.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13. Surgeon General
Wynian of the public health and marine
hosplli.l scrvli'o and tho representatives of
the health authorities of nineteen states,
Indian Territory and the District of Co
lumbia met In conference here today to
conaidor the subject of bubonic plaguo In
the United States.
Anioug th030 attending are: California,
Dr. Matthew Gardner; Connecticut, Dr. C.
A. I.lndley; Colorado, Dr. H. R. null;
Delaware, Dr. C. W. Cooper; District of
Columbia, Dr. William C. Woodward; In
dian Territory, Dr. M. B. Thompson; Iowa.
Dr. T. L Kennedy; Indinna, Dr. J. N.
Hurty; Louisiana, Dr. Arthur Nolte; Maine,
Dr. Charles 1). Smith; Maryland, Dr. J. 8.
Fulton; Minnesota, Dr. II. M. Bracken;
New Jersey, Dr. Henry Mitchell; North
Carolina, Dr. R. II. Lewis; Pennsylvania.
Dr. Benjamin Lee; Rhode iBland, Dr. O. T.
Swartz; South Carolina, Dr. T. G. Simons;
Vermont, Dr. H. D. Holton: Virginia, Dr.
P. A. Irving; New York, Dr. Gannett C.
Lewis; Tennessee, Dr. J. A. Albrljht.
Surgeon General Wyman announced that
the stateb represented had asked for a
conference. He said the subject of the
recent plague outbreak In Mexico was to
be considered, but that It was "deemed
best to consider first the situation as It
exists In San Francisco."
Arralarns Consular Service.
The surgeon general then advised the
conference of the action of the marl no
hospital service iu sending Dr. A. II. Glen
nan to San Francisco to .investigate, and
ot his (Wyman's) personal visit to San
Francisco. Ho also read a telegram from
Dr. Glennan, dated January 17, giving the
present status and review of the situation,
as follows:
Klghty-sieven "cases have occurred In
Chinatown, six elckoned. In other parts of
tho city, none proven to have orlgluated
In the country. Total, six whites, four
Japanese and eighty-three Chinese since
lat month. Lat case outalde of China
town, October 31. As marl's personal habit
were bad, possibly Chinatown origin, but
could not trace connection.
TIio surgeon general read a letter from
Dr. Glennan, In which he stated that of a
total of twenty-two dead rats found in
Chinatown within a given period, eleven
were discovered to have been Infected. Of
354 rats caught alive, four were found to
have been Infected.
A discussion followed relative to the
situation In California.
The following resolution was adopted:
The presence of plague In California Is
estahllbhed beyond debate by:
1. The investtgatiouH of Kellogg of the
Sun Francisco Hoard of Health, S. Ryk
fogel of the Call.'irnla Htate Board ' cf
Health and Klnyoun for the United States
Marine hospital service.
2. By the later Investigations of Plllsbury
for the State Board of Health and by those
of J. White, M. White, Flint, Currle, Car
michael. Blue and tilennan for the United
States Murine honpltal service.
3. By the tlmllngs of Flexner, Bark nor
and Norknei, epeclnl committee acting
under federal authority.
4. By the findings of Independent and dis
interested Investigator, supplied with ma
terials from autopslea made at San Fran
cisco and working in B ui Francisco, Hox
tou, Chicago, Washington, Baltimore, l'liil
auelnhla and Ann Aroor.
6. By the occurrence of a case of human
plague In Ann Arbor, due to an accident
during the manufacture of H'affklae'a
Crophylactlc fluid with a culture of plague
accillus obtained In California.
6. By the autopsy records of ninety cases
of plague, now In the possession of the
Vnlted States Marine hospital service and
of the San Franclaco Board of Health, and
published In part In the Occidental Medical
Times of San Franclaco.
Censures Loral Officials.
The following resolutions were also
adopted, after considerable discussion:
The present danger to California and to
the United States lies to the persistence,
during nearly three years, of a definite
nidus of plague infection In the part of
Han Francisco known as Chinatown, but
the gravity ot this circumstance la in
creased, by gross neglect of official duty by
the State Board of Health of California
and the obstructive Influence of the recent
governor of California, by the failure of
the city government of ban Franclaco to
support Us City Board of Health and by
th obstacles proposed to the operations of
the United States public health service.
The conference will consider the safety
of the country sufficiently assured as aoon
as satisfied that a competent City Board of
Health of San Francisco and a competent
State Board of Health, tn co-operation with
the United States publlo health wervlce,
will proceed under definite, harmonious and
effective iuws and ordinances; that they
are provided with tmple funds and they are
Jointly and severally In the free exercise of
their lawful powers. .
ilr Gilbert 1'arker Arrives.
NF.W YORK. Jan. 19.-61r Gilbert
Parker, the novelist, arrived today on the
steamer Mlnnetouka from Loudon.
PiE.PL
"I tried til ktnilt of blond Tmtlos wtal-h fallod
to do ma any -ot4 but 1 ham found tho rich! tulug
El It, Mfarowna full of ptnipUs anU black
Aftr taking t'-rU Ihay all lft lain
routmnlnf tba ua of tlitra and rat'oniiuandtiig
tlitui tn U.J friamU. I foci Una hen 1 ria a tba
tnirnln. Hopa to hoi s cbono to rooomatosa
toKiWU c wllUB n Kim t Kw,, W, .
Plaaaani. Palatable. Pntont. ToiW Onod Po Oood,
Kaor BK-koQ, WaakeB or Orlpo. ke.
old la bulk. Tho ganalna tablet I am pod kCU,
tiuaxantaod to ear or roar Btoaay back.
Sterling Remedy Ce., Chicago or N.Y. MS
mUALSllXTEM MllllOa BOXES
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if sJlv' Thu Dowel yt
camp CATruyrtc r
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l...pi!t .tirlty ll ifctmii,. !.,
Of tfljr fitti t,f
W. H.MEravc
Cedar Brook
Whiskey
Bottled In Dond
L'vrrr twit Ho scnlo.t by thf fnlt.l
Stnto Kovorninont anil stamir. with
!l ngo nnJ dntp of bottling.
FOR U.B KVEItl WIIKRR.
Specialists
in ail DISEASES
and DISORDERS
cf M EM.
12 yenra of sue
ccosful practlM la
Omaha.
CHARGES LOW.
VARICOCELE HYDROCELE and
nil FC eur u ; ear, vitaout cuiuns, wt
lILLO lom ef ilma Lsl susraotM u sure
you or nun? rtun44.
CVDUII IC tvrr ,of '" n ,h a0
OlrnlblW tboraushlr elne tram ths
srWa. oo -tt sisi a srvstoa tianaii
omplMSlr n4 tot. Wo "BRKAMNO OUT" M
tk Iihih on th shin r fur. Trwtm.nl on Ulna
aa Stnstious anis or Irjirtoos ntoslaisoa.
lliriV tICbl ('era Eirtom nr VICTIMS TO
II CAR llCH NEHVOl'S PEBkLITT OH EX
Al"TiuN. VA.;INJ WEAKNESS, with EARLf
DKOAT In YOINU ! MILiDl-U Al.BO; lark sf vlns,
lor rti rntth, UK orsoue iatur4 ab4 voas.
Curae suarQt4.
OlnlulUftso ant. No sate, "a eataaua
IHINAHV, Klonay n4 B!or Tmohlas. Wat
, sack. Burning tnn. rrlwT ot Cnnatl.s. Vnmm
! It's. Coloeaa" or with mllkr 4lia.t M otnls-
Conoaltatlon Krso. Treatment ny mm.lL.
Call or addrroo.
1 lt ). I4tn ti.
OR.
CC1DICC P. CCARICC OMAHA
nad
I
Failure
In life l more often due to exhausted
nerve force than to lack ofcanil it.
Strong nervra are the capital that
beli men conquer conditions.
V. hrti wii!e loe their capital they
set to wo; k to rijam it.
When w lose our tierve force we
on i; lit lo seek a means of petting it
lurk. There is a way, certain and
Ktcnufic
feed the nerves, making them steady
sud strong as steel.
We do not beliere they ran fall to
cure Nermna Drhilitv and phvaical ex
Imitation: that 's why Wr nrre'to refund
your money if sis boxes do aot cure
you.
$1 00 per box; ft boxes IA 00, mailed
securely sealed upou receipt ot price.
Boor: free.
For sale by Kuhn A Co., Omaha,
lilloi's lirug Btore, South Omstia
Davis Drug Co., Council Bluffs, la
j : t-r. uniii tf
is here again, with itn
long evenings.
Th
Twentieth Cintury
Firmer
is chock full of the Ideas
of the braiuioat men in
the country wall known
tun, selected as writers,
I'Ccauae they know how
to make farmins pay.
One idea may be worth
a hundred dollars to you.
24 to 48 pases, weekly.
tl.OO per year.
Write for I m SawylaCopy
a4 Booklet.
TWENTIBTH CENTURY
FARMPR. a
1708 Farnam St.Omaha.Neb.
A crnta waaU4 at every
HAND
SAPOLIO
FOR TOILET AND BATH
It makes the toilet something' to b to
joyed. It removes all stains and roughness,
prevents' prickly beat and chafing, and
leaves the skin white, soft, healthy. In th
bath it brings a glow and exhilaration which
no common soap can equal, Imparting the
vigor and life sensation of a mild Turkish
bath. All Gkoceks and di.dooists.
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solutely harmleaa. Hair pi nf hair ml.
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Oman. Neu.
Absolute Purity
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Properties of
QUAKER j
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This Uhiikey po
sesaes a flavor thst haa
won lor it the praise
is
ol connoisseurs sud
purity tbat causes phy
sicians to trcomtneud
it. It is perfectly sgd
sad headache or soul
atonisch never follows
its uae. For sale at
the leading cafes, drug
stores end Lara.
HIRSCH & CO.
Wholesale Liquor Dtalcrt,
KANSAS CITY, MO.
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