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TOE OMAIIA DAILY UEEt SATDItDAT, MAY 0, 1903.
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NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA.
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HISOTt MESTIO.
Davis tells drugs. ' " ,'
Btockert sells carpets.
Crayon enlarine;. Broadway.
Expert watch repairing. I.effert. " B'y.
Celebrated Mets beer on tap. Neumayer.
Dm line lierry sets, 60c and up. A. B.
Howe, 310 Erjedway.
For exchange, tlsn for vacant lot. W.
S. Cooper, 6 rear! street.
Free lessons riven with purchase of
fiyrogriphy supplies. Alexander Co.
Real :att in all parts of the cltv for
ale. Them.. E. Casady. 23a Pearl street.
Wanted, man with team to do Job of sod
alng. lncjul-t at Bee orrice. Council Bluffs.
The district court grand Jury, willed re
convened Monday, Is expected to make a
report today.
All persons owing Durfee Furniture com
pany please call and nettle at once, on ac
count of chanx? In firm.
Before papci:'.g your rooms we want to
bow you rur elegant la designs. C. B.
taint. Uli enU UIurs company.
The teachers of the Council Bluffs public
school will hold their ttilrd annual uuiing
and rlcnlij May ltl at Lake Maniwa.
See K. M Armstrong, t.ie sir.nige-t man
In the world ul lain welgnt. lit bwame A
Mauer's show window. bj,vl.il exhlb.tlon
at X. e and ij p. in. today only.
The retail i.utcners of the city have de
ddea to amagti..ato with tho retail Kiocen
;t and next Thursday evening will Join iae
; 'f Kelall Orocers association In a body.
, Wo contract to keep public or private
4 houses free from roaches by the year. In
' aect Exterminator Manuiacturtng com
; '? pany. Council ululfs. ia. Telephone F6M.
' '( The funeral of i- rank H 11. the boy kllle l
1 i by an Illinois Central tieignt train Inurs-
' if dav mornliiif. will he held inia altern xm at
1 o'clock jroin tne lesldence, l.'li Avenue C,
tl and burial will bo In walnut Mill cemetery.
The degree team of Council Bluffs tent.
Knights of the Maccabees, will go to Avoca
tula evening to assist In the organisation
nt a tent there whicn starts out witn flity
' ' I members. State commanJer Krmerln w.ll
3 e present and install tne oitlcers.
, U The funeral of Mrs. Mads C. Jenen will
fibs held at in oiiJik thin morning from thi
I f I family resluence, iiO North Ivlgntn street,
1 Hand burial will be In Fain-lew cemetery,
t (jKev. W. It. Crawdson of the First Chris
iitlsn church will conduct the services.
J Waller Johnson and a young fellow
"' 3 framed Langdon engaged In a light on
! I Broadway, near the opjra house, last cven-
Ming. Johnson laid Langdon s scalp open
: S (with u brick, but by the im the police ar
' rived on the scene the combatants had oib
1 'j .appeared.
f. F. J. Day has appointed Chris Straub,
1 Alderman C. H. Huber, I. U. Bonliam and
5 f" Commissioner Loomls membera of the com-
mittee with him which will take up tne
? J matter of the erection of an Independent
' 5 cold storage hoose. In this city by local cap
: j ;iiai.
? I Lieutenant J. O. Rosa of the Vnlted
i Btates cavalry, stationed at I'.lgan, Phillp
j pine Islunds, was In the city yesterday
. J visiting friends on his way to his home In
I Shenandoah, la. He Is home on a three
months runougn ana is accompanied dv a
12-year-old Filipino boy whom he has
Adopted and will place In school In thla
country. Lieutenant Rosa went to the
Philippines with the Iowa volunteers and
was appointed a lieutenant In the United
Utates cavalry there.
i Mrs. Sadie Daywalt of Little Bloux was
yesterday adjudged insane and committed
I to Bt Bernard's hospital. The Information
i was hied hy relatives with whom she had
I jeon visiting and the commissioners acted
n the case at the request of the Harrison
I bounty authorities. - Mrs. Daywalt Is S3
ears of age and the mother of four rhil-
Iren. Her nusnana was commuted to tne
-Kapltal at Mount Pleasant for dipso
maniacs about a year ago. . A recent severe
Uness left her mind deranged.
1 Rhariuktam tomnle. Dramatic Order
J nlghts of Khorassan. has elected thete
i.fflcers: Royal liisr, C. W. Atwoodj grant
f .mlr, C, B. Washington; sheik, M. T. Hull;
if nahdl, Frank Hoeoer; secretary, Brandt
t jrocker: treasurer, C. A. Tlbhlts; satrap,
ioorge L. Hill; sahib. T. A. Barker; trus
I ees, Dr. M J. Bellinger, . A. Black, T.
c. UeUroat. Theoe nave tieen appoiniea a
ommlttee to act with the other local
xlges of Knights of Pythias to arrange for
he entertainment of the Pythian grand
de In this city this summer: J. J. Keith,
l A. Barker, C. B. Washington, JS. A.
( Hack and B. J, Bourlcius.
Plumblnc and beating. Blxby Boa.
looses Arm I'nder Trnln.
Albert Woolley, claiming to be from
helby. Neb., attempted to steal a ride out
f the city last evening on Northwestern
ast mall train No. 10. . He boarded It be
ween the transfer and the local depot and
I alms that one of the mall clerks forced
Im, at the point of a revolver, to Jump
IT just as the train reached the bridge
ver Indian creek, north of Broadway,
oolley struck against the bridge and
unded back under the last car, the wheels
f .which passed over his right arm and
nvitnar It an that It had to be amputated
It Mercy hospital, where he was removed
f i the police ambulance.
i N. Tt. Plumbing Co. Tel. iii. Night, F667.
- Henl Estate Transfers.
LThese transfers were filed yesterday In
t abstract, title and loan office of J. W.
lulre, 101 Pearl street:
imes P. English, trustee, to Will H.
Thompson, lot t. blocn xi, r leminsT
k Davis' add, t d.. I 1
-ederlck Mauss to James P. English,
trustee, lot 3. block 11, Fleming
Davis' add, q c d 1
. W. Warrick to Newton J. Klce,
got , block 1, Squires' add, w d
fiOO
kvlra H. Kockwr 1 and nusuana to
Newton J. Rice, lot lb. uiock i, jucs-
lon's add. w d
Ilbur V. Bennett and wife to Carrie
:,6oo
!M. Morse, lota 1 and 'i, block 3,
'lalnvlew add, w a
tlbur V. Bennett and wife to Car-
le M. Morse, lot 4, block 1, Plain
lew add, w d "
Ilbur V. Bennett and wife to Car
le M. Morse, lot X block 36, Beere"
dd. w d
300
100
2b0
Ilbur V. Bennett and wife to Car
le M. Morse, lots 10 and n. diock i,
alnvlew add. w d
untv Treasurer to J. P. Oreen
hlel'ds. lot 3, block 3, Terwllllger's
dd, t d
s. Emma J. Farnsworth to Tom 8.
amtwoith. lot 1. block 1, Bayllss'
d add, w d
oda A. Smith and husband rt al to
200
Illxubeth J. Bradley, lot 1, oiock i.
nd umt lota Vi, 13 and It, block
i, Carson, q c d
frlft to Annie Arnold, lot 6, b'.ock 19,
'erry add, s d
in L. Craver t al to Charles O.
tiller. v pwVi 9, sei sw4
:. w d ,
J. Htllwell and wife to Eunice Mil
ird, east of railroad of sw'4 nw),
74-43, w d
-ah 6. Bell and husband to W. C.
dekt y. lot 12. block 6; lot 8. b'ock
:; lot 19. hlork IT, and lot :. block
... Wright's add. s w d
in Y. Stone and wife et al to
harles R. Hannan. nW4 nw1 15;
vki neU 1; nS awV. se'i 16-.4-44;
swli 9-76-44, s w d
9.000
40
1.400
(Sixteen transfers, aggregating..... 114,577
i Mistake Arid for Alcohol.
J EINBECK, la.. May 8.-tBpeclal Tele
l m.) Detrlch Berghaua drank carbolic
r 1 and died., mistaking; It for alcohol,
en for chills.
hi THEATER
jE WEEK
A. B. BEAIX.
Mar.
PRICES
IOC 20c 30c
Commencing Monday. May 4.
H EVA FAY
Matinees Wed. and Sat.
LADIES OXLV. ADMISSION. Z5C.
LEWIS CUTLER
f i Prt St., Council BUffi. 'Phon 7
BLUFFS.
TELEPHONE PLAN NOT DEAD
Western Iowa Company Will 8utmit Ques
tion at Special Electioi.
PETITION IS NOW BEING PREPARED
Proposition to Oo Before the Voters
Identical with the One Recently '
Turned Down by City
Council.
The Western Iowa Independent Tele
phone, Telegraph and Terminal company
will submit to the voters of Council Bluffs
at a special e'.ectlon an ordinance granting
It a franchise for an Independent telephone
system In the city. This was decided upon
by the company. In view of the action of
the board of directors of the Commercial
club In adopting a resolution calling on the
city council to pass an ordinance granting
such a franchise to some company.
When the city council at its meeting last
Monday night turned down the ordinance
In favor of the Western Iowa company,
which had been recommended by the com
mittee of the w hole, officers of the com
pany stated It would not take the ordi
nance before the people at a special elec
tion, but conditions have changed since
then. It Is now stated that the Western
Iowa company, organized by Dr. Macrae,
T. D. Metcalf and their associates, and
the Council Bluffs Independent Telephone
comp-tny, of which Attorney Emmet Tln'.ey
and H. H. Van Brunt were the leading
promoters, have pooled Issues and In the
event of a franchise being secured will
consolidate.
It Is now known that the amendments
tacked onto the ordinance which was finally
turned down by the city council last Mon
day night were drawn up In the office of
Attorney Tlnley at the suggestion of a cer
tain alderman and officers of the Western
lowa company. The resolution adopted by
the Commercial club directors Wednesday
night was prepared and Introduced by At
torney Tlnley.
Just Like One Turned Down.
The ordinance which the cltlxens of Coun
cil Bluffs will be asked to vote upon, it Is
said, wl'.l be Identical with the one recom
mended by the committee of the whole of
the city council, with possibly a few
changes. In order to get such a proposi
tion before the voters at a special election
the promoters are required to secure a
petition signed by twenty-five bona fide
property owners In each ward requesting
the mayor to call such special election.
On the presentation of auch a petition
and a showing made that the namea at
tached thereto are those of bona fide own
ers of property In the several wards as
represented, the mayor has no alternative
but to Issue the call for an election, pro
vided the Individual or corporation asking
It deposit with the city . clerk a sum suffi
cient to cover the expenses.
This petition Is now being circulated by
Aldermsn E. H. I-ougee and Thomas D.
Metcalf,' vice president of . the Western
Iowa company, and It was said !ast even
ing that they had practically Secured the
requisite number of signers. During the
afternoon Mayor Morgan was waited on by
Messrs. Lougee and Metcalf and requested
to issue a call for a special meeting of the
city council for this evening to consider a
resolution calling on the mayor to order
a special election for the purpose of giving
the cltlsens an opportunity to vots on tlve
question of another telephone system In
the city.
Matters la Dl.trlet Conrt.
Judge Wheeler of the district court yes
terday excused the trial Jury until Mon
day, May 18, when the Macktnson-Frasler
breach of promise suit will be taken up.
This suit promises to be interesting, ss
counsel for plaintiff have declared their
Intention of offering In evidence a large
number of letters written by the defendant
to the plaintiff during their alleged court
ship and engagement.
These law cases were assigned yesterday
for the week beginning Monday, May 18:
Hutchinson against Boren, Amy against
Amy, State agalnat Murphy, State against
Hall State agalnat Brown, State against
Fabey, Stats agalnat Achats, State against
Scaggs, State agalnat Kahler, State against
Ingram.
; This morning Judge Wheeler will make
an assignment of equity causes for next
week.
A motion by the defense for a new trial
In the demurrage suit of E. A. Wickham
against the Rock Island Railroad com
pany was filed yesterday.
In the suits brought by Saunders oV
Stuart and Stone A Tlnley against F. M.
Cunningham, the tax ferret, and Pottawat
tamie county, to attach moneys alleged to
be due Cunningham by the county, peti
tions of Intervention were filed yesterday
by C. W. Wellman. Wellman claims that
Cunningham assigned to him all his rights
and Interest in the tax ferret contract with
the county and that the claims of the plain
tiff attorneys for legal services cannot be
adjudged as liens against the money due
him by the county.
In compliance with the request. Mayor
Morgan last evening Issued a call for a
special meeting of the city council for thla
evening at 7:30 o'clock.
GET NO TRACE OF MATHESON
Deputy Sheriff Baker, Victim of the
hoot I a a. Has a. Good Chance
to Recover.
George Matheson, the young man who
shot and dangerously If not fatally
wounded Deputy Sheriff J. C. Baker of
thla city at Weston Thursday evening, and
who escaped after the shooting, had not
been captured up to a late hour last night.
He waa traced as far as Underwood, where
he has several relatives, who It Is thought
might shelter him, but he could not be
found. Sheriff Cousins, who, with a party
of officers, had been scouring the country
sll day yesterday In search of the fugitive.
left for Missouri Valley last night.
An Information charging Matheson with
assauJJ. with intent to murder was filed
yesterday in the court of Justice Ouren.
Constable Albert! and Detective Murphy,
armed with the warrant, made a search of
places northeast of the city, where It waa
thought nosxlhle Matheson might be In
hiding. They failed to secure any trace
of him and will start at an early hour this
morning to resume the search.
The district court grand Jury, at present
In session, took up the case yesterday
afternoon and is expected to return nn
Indictment against Matheson today. Deputy
Sheriff Knox, who after the shooting
started in search of young Matheson, re
turned to the city yesterday afternoon and
testified before the grand Jury. He left for
the country again last night to continue
the search.
Deputy Sheriff Bker was resting as
easily as could be expected at his home
yesterday and the attending physician. Dr.
H. B. Jennings, announced last evening
that be bad Straus hopes of his recovery.
unless some unforeseen complications arose.
No effort to locate the bullet was made
yesterday. The bullet, a 32-callbre, en
tered Just below, the ribs, about the center
of the body.
When Deputy Sheriffs Baker and Knox
went to Weston Thursday evening they
had no warrant for young Matheson, and
he was not at that time even suspected of
being Implicated In the burglary of the
store of Williams Barnes, about two
weeks ago, when Jewelry to the value of
nearly 8500 was stolen. Toung Matheson
had, however, made several statements
indicating that he knew where the stolen
Jewelry had been planted. It was for the
purpose of having Matheson locate the
plunder that the officers called at his house.
Matheson admitted knowing who com
mitted the robbery, but declared he wns
afraid to tell because he would be killed If
he did.
Accompanied by his father, Matheson
piloted the officers toward the Rock Island
depot and stock yards, and It was on the
way there that Deputy Knox noticed that
Matheson was carrying a revolver In his
hip pocket and called Deputy Baker's at
tention to the fact.
Matheson at first denied having a gun.
and when Deputy Baker made a motion as
If to touch the pocket In which the gun
was young Matheson who was standing
less than three feet away from Baker,
drew the revolver and opened fire, the first
shot striking Baker.
Deputy Knox drew his revolver, but be
fore he could use it Matheson's father
sprang In between him and his son, ex
claiming "Don't kill my son. Don't shoot
the boy." Before Knox could disengage
himself from the erasp of the father young
Matheson had started to run and was too
far away to be reached with a revolver
shot.
The fact that Matheson was armed with
a revolver and his conflicting stories leads
the authorities to believe that he was im
plicated in the Williams & Barnes robbery.
Matheson's father and brother Joined in
the search for the fugitive yesterday.
HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC MEET
Good Sport Offered, bat Attendance
Is Disappointing; to the
Students.
The Council Bluffs High School Athletic
association held Its ninth annual field meet
yesterday afternoon at Union Driving park.
A good program of events war offered and
there was no lack of excellent sport, but
the attendance was disappointing to the
boys, as upon it depended the else of the
team which Council Bluffs will send to
the state high school athletic meet, which
will be held at Grlnnell May 22. The team
will be picked from the winners of yester
day's events. Summary:
Fifty-yard dash: Askwlth, '03, first;
Warner, '03, second; Norgard, '08, third.
Time: 6:46.
High Jump: Hennlnger. '03, first; War
ner, '03, second; Van Order, '03, third; &
feet 8 Inches.
Shot put: Hennlnger. 'OS, first; Robert
son, second; Nlcol. '06, third; 34 feet 7
Inches.
Two-mile bicycle: Andrus. Oil, lirst;
Mitchell. '03. second; Baldwin, 'OS, third.
Time: 5:50 ......
One-hundred-yard dash: Nlcol, 0b, first;
Askwlth. '(3. second; Norgard, "06. third.
Time: 0:11.
Pole vsult: Norgard. '08. first; Porter.
'03. second: Joslln, 04. third: 7 feet 9 Inches.
Half-mile run: Cooper. '05, first; Cobb,
OS. second; Filbert, '04. third. Time: 2:25. ,
Hammer throw: Hennlnger, '03, first;
Nlcol. '06, second; Van Order, '03, third;
92 feet 10 Inches.
Two-hundred-snd-twenty-yard hurdle:
Hennlnger. '03, first; Warner, "03. second.
Time: 0:33.
Four-hundred-and-forty-yard dash: Nlcol,
'0.-.. first; Nora-srd. "08, second; Balrd, '05,
third. Time: 1:064.
Half-mile bicycle: Mitchell, '03. first; An
drus, '06. second; Meneray, '05, third.
Time: 1:2!. , ,
Two-hundred-and-twenty-yard dash: Nl
col, 'OR. first: Warner. '03, second; Askwlth,
03. third. Time: 02fii. ' ,
Running broad Jump: Hennlnger. 03.
first; Askwlth, '03. second: 18 feet 4 inches
One-mile run: Cooper. '05. first; Warner,
'03. second; Cobb. 'OR: third. Time: 5:23H.
Referees: Painter, Knox. Starter: Charles
Nicholson Judges: Bert Clark. O. 8. Blan
rhard. Announcer: W. 8. Ssnp. Time
keepers: Fred Johnson, J. T. Stewart. 2d.
NEBRASKA ORATOR IS SECOND
Interstate Oratorical Contest Held nt
Mornlna-slde College, Slonx
City.
SlOt'X CITT la.. May . (Special Tele
gram.)In the Interstate prohibition ora
torical contest at Mornlngslde college this
; evening Harry Culver of Cornell college,
Mt. Vernon ' la., won first place; Miss
Florence Hopewell of Grand Island (Neb.)
college, second, and Irven B. . Wood of
Hamllne university, St. Paul, Minn., third.
1 Others in the contest were Garland G.
Greeve of Central college, Fayette, Mo.;
James G. Getty of Heddlng college, Abingi
don, 111., and Warren H. Barber of Rlpon
(Wis.) college. These six orators were the
survivors of a contest in which forty-four
colleges took part.
The last two days In Bloux City have
been big ones for the prohibitionists.
Prominent prohibitionists of four states
gathered here for a conference. Today a
mass meeting was held on the street corner
where Rev. George C. Haddock was shot
down by liquor men In August, 1S86. and it
was proposed to erect a monument there.
WILSON GUILTY OF MURDER
Attorney Who Killed n Politics!
Enemy Is Convicted on
Trlr.l.
DES MOINES, May 8. S. E. Wilson, on
trial at Creston for the murder of Edward
Knight of Lorlmer, waa found guilty todny
of murder In the second degree and will
be sentenced Baturday. Wilson and Knight
were both attorneys. A political feud of
long standing caused the shooting. Knight
was unarmed and taken by surprise by
Wilson, who emptied tho contents of a re
volver into his body, then coolly walked
away.
QUARREL OVER RELIGION
Iowa Men Dispute as to Creeds and
One of Them Is
Killed.
ROCK VALLEY. Ia.. My 8Henry
Steok Is dying as the result of InJurle.
received at the hands of Thomas Gulnfr
during a quarrel over Catholicism la t
night. Guinter Is under arrest. Sterk
ejected him from his house. Outside thi
door Guinter seised a shotgun and st-uc't
Stack over the head, breaking the weapon
and crushing his skull.
One Year Over a Centnry.
WAVERLY. Ia., May l.-(Spe:lal.)-Mrs.
Locky Perry of this city today ce ebrated
the 101st anniversary of her birth. She
lives at the home of Abraham 8 Immer, the
philanthropist. A reception waa tendered
her at this spacious residence. Mrs. perry
Is. able to walk about the Iiou. e, can a -e
and hear very well and is In better heilth
than a year ago. She makes a dully round
of the rooms on the first floor of the Sll Ti
mer home.' Mrs. Perry was Lorn In Ver
mont and Is one of eleven children. Her
oldest grot-great-grandchild is U yeirs
old.
MOKE STATE CERTIFICATES
New Law Opcni Door to Graduates of Largs
NumW of Schools.
HORSE TRADER KILLED IN A FIGHT
Rev. Thomas Green neslsjns as
Rector of Grnee Episcopal Chnrrh
In Cedar Rapids After Fif
teen Years Service.
tFrom a Staff Correspondent.)
DES MOINE8, May 8.-A meeting of the
State Board or Educational Examiners
was held today with all the members pres
ent with the state superintendent. The
principal business of the meeting was to
j arrange all the preliminaries for the put
ting Into effect of the new law relating to
admission to examination for state cer
tificates of the graduates of certain schools
prepared for normal training. Heretofore
the only schools and colleges recognised
in the state were the state Institutions
and a number of the best colleges having
high grade normal courses, but a law
passed at the last session of the legislature
providing for recognition of certain other
secondary schools in the state In which
normal Instruction Is given. About a dosen
of the schools secured this recognition and
are prepared to turn out candidates for
teachers' state certificates. None of the
graduates of these schools have as yet been
examined. Today the state board provided
for blanks to be sent to the principals of
the schools and academies, to be filled out
with the names of graduates and for appli
cations from students who graduate. It
la expected that in this wsy a large num
ber of additions to the number of teach
ers holding state certificates will be made.
The board Is encouraging in every possible
way the teachers In securing state certi
ficates, and today the board effected some
modifications of the rules tending to make
it easier for applicants to secure examina
tion. Divorce Case From California.
A suit for divorce was commenced In the
district court here today by Ethel Wilson
Trepanler of Loa Angeles, Cal., against
Ernest Trepnnler, formerly and for many
yeurs a resident here and whose mother j
now lives In Des Moines . The petition re- i
cites that Trepanler and Mlsa Wilson were
married In Los Angeles In April, 1901, and
that he deserted her three days later and
has not lived with her since. She sets up
that after his marriage Trepanler specu
lated In oil and made $40,000, but that since
that time he has transferred all his prop
erty to his mother, and she Is accused of
being thus in conspiracy with the defend
ant to prevent the plaintiff from obtain
ing alimony in the suit. It Is understood
the defense w"l be that young Trepanler
was drunk at the time of his marriage
and .was not aware of. what he was doing
Mrs. Trepanler. mother of Ernest, is the
widow of L. Trepanler. for many years
the leading merchant of Dea Moines, now
deceased.
Killed a Horse Trader.
Edward Puckett was arrested at an early
hour this morning accused .of murdering
Alex Youcker, an itinerant horse trader.
Youcker had been living with his wife and
children In s tent 4n th :east part of the
city for several weeks. Yesterday after
noon Youcker and . Puckett, got Into a
quarrel over a horse trad snd a Ast fight
followed. Puckett struck Youcker on the
head with his fist and knocked him down,
and at this point there was Interference
and Puckett ran away. ' The Injury was
not supposed to be serious, but thla morn
ing Youcker died and Puckett was taken
from bed and placed under arrest. It ap
pears that Youcker had received a bad
wound In the head a few years ago in St.
Joseph and that Puckett happened to strike
him right where he had been previously
wounded, causing the rupture of a blood
vessel. It is beileved that under the cir
cumstances Puckett cannot be convicted of
anything stronger than manslaughter.
Resignation ( Dr. Green.
Rev. Dr. Thomas E. Green, rector of
Grace church In Cedar Rapids, last night
tendered his resignation, to take effect
June 15 next. Dr. Green Is cue of the best
known men In Episcopal church circles In
the state. He was a candl.Ute for bishop
Of Iowa at the time Morrison was elected
and his candidacy created almost a breik
In the church. It Is not known what are
the Intentions of Dr. Green. He had been
pastor at Cedar Rapids for fifteen years.
Churches Will Unite.
As a result of the agreement reached at
the church conference In Pittsburg by
which the work of the Congregational, ths
United Brethren nnd the Methodist Protes
tant churches Is to be d jni under one gen
eral management two of the leading East
Side churches In Dei Moln-s will be united.
Pilgrim Congregational and the Castle Me.
mortal United Brethren churches stand side
by side, both being strong churches an-t
having capable pastors, but under the
agreement made at Pittsburg churchei in
this position are to be united and the c n
gregatlons will get together. Both pistors
are willing that thla shall be done and fiat
one of the church buildings may be sold.
There are a number of other churches of
both denominations In the city, but no other
will be affected ai in this case.
ftettltnsT Railroad Dlfferenofs.
The railroad commissioners go to Storm
Lake on the llth to try to settle a little
difference between the Minneapolis & St.
Louis and the Milwaukee railroad com
panies relating to stock yards there. They
do not agree as to possession of certain
land and a way to get to the yards.
The commissioners go also to Mingo the
22d. where there Is comptajnt of poor drain
age, due to the building of the Great West
ern grade and damage from overflowed
water.
State I'nlveralty Fands.
The Iowa State university has fared very
well In the matter, of funds secured from
the special levy provided for by let'alatlve
enactment for building purposes. The legis
lature made a tpeClal 1-10 mill levy snl pro
vided that In case the taxes from this levy
should exceed $i5.0fO In any one year the
residue should go to the general funds. To
date the ui.lverslty has receive! the follow
ing on account 'of the taxes th-n levlel:
Tax for 1S93, r6l.V.30; tax for 1899. :ES,WI.4i;
tax for 190), 4.3J2.44; tax for 19'1, 55.62.45.
The only year when the receipts exceeded
the limit fixed by the legislature was for
the taxes of !1. and this small sum will
be turned back. The legislature then
doubled the tax, making It 1-5 mill, but re
moved the limit. This will give the State
university more than 1110.000 a year, and
with the added assessment may run It up
to 1125,000 a year, all for building purposes.
Elks to Bnlld f1na Room.
ATLANTIC. Ia.. Miy i (Speclal.)-It has
leaked out that the Elks' lodge of this
city has secured an option on the Jots
adjoining the new public library and that
a move Is on foot to build a beautiful
club house thereon In the near future.
The lodge here la about ISO atrong and Is
In an excellent financial condition. At
present It occupies rooms la lbs Masonic
, a frW c.ause " acts without disturbing the natural func
AMK tlons it is wholly free from every objectionable
i yynm5 xw manutactui
. ;7Y MVl pleasant tc
mmmMmmm, virtues of
.rati, i- ' -. . ' .-vwrisr i-.i-. vw
temple, but it is an open secret that these
rooms are not what the members want,
and for some Ume the plan of securing a
combined lodge room and club house of
their own has been under serious consid
eration, and now it Is expected that n
definite move will be announced within a
few days, as the option has been secured
and a price named which makes it reason
able to suppose the deal will go through.
FIVE APPEAL TO BE FREED
laws Conples Ask Conrt to Sever Dis
tasteful Matrlmonlnl
Ties.
SHENANDOAH. Ia.. May S.- (Speclnl.)
The May term of the Gage county dis
trict court Is now In session at Clarinda
and is proving much more Interesting than
the docket Indicates.
Five new divorce cases were filed Inst
week as follows: Eva J. Craln of Rrady
vllle asks divorce from her husband, Dr.
J. B. Craln, charging cruelty and abusive
language; George E. Wiggins charges his
wife, Cathena, with desertion: W. R. Tur
ner charges that his wife deserted him;
Mary Kpunaugle wants a legal separation
because of Intemperance and abuse, and
Emma J. Wrheeler says her husband does
not support her, but even asks her to
contribute to the keep of his children.
The case of assault from Coin, In which
Amos McMahon Is the defendant, has re
sulted In a second charge being filed by
the father of another girl. In this ense It
Is said the defendant has been intimate
with the little girl more than a ye.ir.
though she Is still under the age of consent.
He terrorised her by saying thnt if she
told any one she would be sent to the
Reform school. For some reason in this
case the defendnnt waived examination and
was bound over In the sum of $200.
FIST BLOW CAUSES DEATH
Horse Traders Quarrel at Pet
Moines and One Maya
the Other.
DES MOINEB. May 8.-Ed Puckett, Bgrtd
24, a Des Moines horse trader, was nr
rested this morning for the murder of n
traveling horse trader by the name of
Aleck Youcker. The police claim that dur
ing a fight lite yesterday afternoon Puck
ett struck Youcker with his fist on th
side of the head and the wound Inflicted
caused his death. Youcker died at 4 thN
morning.
Extra Mall la Sonant.
SHENANDOAH. Ia.. May 8.-(Specinl. i
Shenandoah, Fnrragtit, Rlverton and Esxo
are complaining because of poor eastern
mall facilities. The earliest eastern mall
after the morning trains are In Is the 7:10
mall In the evening. A change In the run
ning time of the Burlington freight wns
made some time airo, whereby the freight
gave afternoon moll connection from Red
Oak, but beciuse this did not suit the
live stock shippers the train has been
changed back to its old time. An effort
Is being made to secure sn afternoon train
from Red Oak.
Propose Dinner In Seirer.
WATERLOO. Ia., May 8. fSpeclal.) A
meeting of the executive committee of the
Municipal league of Iowa was held yes
terday and committees were appointed for
the meeting of the league on October 14.
The proposed banquet in the Dry Run
sewer was discussed and plans started for
Its realisation. If held, Mayor Harrison
of Chicago and Governor A. B. Cummins
will be two of the speskers. It Is esti
mated that S00 mayors will attend.
Will 1'bvtII Woodman's Monument.
SHENANDOAH. Ia., May . (Snerlal.1
Shensndosh camp. Woodmen of the World,
will have charge of the unveiling cere
monies connected with the erection of r
monument for one of Its members at Coin
next Sunday. A big delegation of several
hundred from Omaha is expected to take
part In the exercises.
Memorial Service for Boles.
WATERLOO. Ia., Msy 8. (Special.) Tho
Block Hawk County Bar association has
appointed a committee to prepnre for a
memorial service in memory of the late
Louis Boles, son of ex-Governor Horace
Boles, who died recently.
K 1114 by Tnrntnhle.
SHELL ROCK. Ia., May 8 (SpecialTele
gram.) Walter Dnvls was killed her by
turntable of the Rock Island to.
BRIBERY CASE POSTPONED
Jodare Rraa Pots Bark at. l.onls
Hearing, at Defendant's
Request.
ST. LOUIS. May 8-Judge Ryu
arranted Jerry Hannlgan a continuant
May &. Us la the delegate fron
cts
Acts
ponent parts are
r . i n eft
(. m? -j genuine
r I T frAT ff I !Uw
.S&rN F"rft.rNcico.
Louisville, rw
Price,
For Ju by oil druiata,
AMD BACK
una
W A COOK tOT to you. EVERYTHING STRICTLY PRIVATE AND
V ' CONFIDENTIAL.
Master Specialist
Id Private Diseases
Cook
of Men. 113 South 14th
Twenty-first ward, whose trinl on a bribery
charge waa to have begun today. Emll
Hartmann Is the next member of the house
of delegates to be tried for bribery. His
case is set for May 31.
His honor also dismissed the charge of
contempt brought against John Flanagan,
a grand jury witness who refused to an
swer a question regarding legislative bood
ling. No action has been taken by the court,
as the plaintiffs have not yet filed affida
vits In support of their contentions.
Superintendent Frankel of the Western
Union confines himself to a general denial
of the allegations.
'FRISCO DEAL NOW PERFECTED
Rock Island Will Par 9120 In Paper
For Kach Shnre of Mersjed:
Road.
NEW YORK, May 8.-T1iere Is the best
authority for stating that the terms of the
Kock Island-'Frlsco deal are substantially
:is follows:
For every share of common stock of
'Frisco the Rock Island company will pay
p) in collateral trust 5 per cent bonds to be
secured on 'Frisco common stock snd 181
In Rock Island common stock.
It Is understood that these terms will be
offered to all holders of 'Frisco sto k In the
I holdir of
Louis pool.
so-called 8t.
PARROT SAVES OWNER'S LIFE
Gives Alnrm In Time to Prevent
Accident -from Proving;
Pntal.
WASHINGTON. N. J.. May 8-Attrseted
by cries of "Murder, " "Help." "Come
oulck." neighbors of George B. Andrews
of this place ran to his house to find out
the cause. They knew the cries were
miide by bis parrot, but they had never
hard it scream so loud lrfi.re. Andrews
lr.y on the floor unconscious, bleeding from
a great gafh in his neck. He had been
repairing the celling and had fallen from
a stepladder, striking a stove. A physi
cian took six stitches to close the wound
and said that In only a few minutes An
drews would have been dead.
pieavsarvtly.
Berxeficiallyi
slrvily as-a.LaxaiivtZr.
ip of r-igs appeals to the cultured nnd the
formed nnd to the healthv. twai isp it -iim.
simple and wholesome and be-
ring figs are used, as they are
the taste, but the medicinal
Syrup of Figs are obtained
excellent combination of plants
u i-e meau inawy laxative and to
beneficially.
ire hen.t.,-ioi nff.i. u.... u.
manufactured rv the
Ik sa mriiv
Cal.
Mew Yopk.N.Y.
fifty cents per bottld.
V
May 3 and May 12 to 18, in
clusive, the Burlington sells
round trip tickets to San Fran
cisco and Lbs Angeles; return
limit July 15th; stopovers al
lowed. A chance to fee Denver, Col
orado's scenery, Salt Lake City
and a hundred attractive points'
of interest very cheaply.
The Burlington is the Scenic
lloute to California. Through
standard and -tourist sleepers. :
Let me send or give you our
free California publications.
J. B. REYNOLDS,
City Passenger Agent,
1502 Farnam St., Omaha, Neb.
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to consult ua at office or by letter. CONSULTATION FREE,
and if you take treatment charges will be entirely sstlsfac-
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MEDICAL LAKE TABLETS
regulate liver and bowels and
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