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    TITE OMAIIA DAILY HEEt SUN DAT, JUNE 7, 11)03.
NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA.
COUNCIL
MIXOIl MEJTIO. I
Davis Mil drugs.
Stockert wills carpets.
Crayon enlarging. 30S Broadway.
Expert watrh repairing. Leffert, 409 B'y.
Celebrated Metx beer on tap. Neumayer.
Fine lamp, worth 17. free. Ask Howe, 310
Broudway.
Picture framing. C. B. Alexander Co.,
833 Broadway.
EM Ott hns gone to Portland, Ore., In
the hope of locating there.
Mr W. S. Burbank ind daughter leTt
Thursday for Han Fran.-lsco.
A son has been born to Mr. and Mr.
H. C. Hlack. 2-1 Vine street.
A marriage license was Issued yesterday
to Charles Gilbert, ngod 8.1, and Ida Ham
ilton, aged 20, both ol Council Bluffs.
Judge F. N. Morgan of Bnssett, Neb.,
has bren spending several days with friends
In Council Bluffs while attending court in
Omaha,
We contract to keep public or private
houiws free from roaches by the year. In
sect Kxtermlnator Manufacturing company,
Council Bluffs, la. Telephone Ft3t.
Tho postponed concert by the Bchwarier
JCltlier orchestra for the benefit of the
Associated Charities of Council Bluffs will
be given Tuesday evening in Royal Ar
canum hall.
The regular meeting of the Knights and
Ladies of Security will bo held Tuesday
evening, when delegations from the Omaha
and Bouth Omaha lodges are expected to
be present.
Miss Frederlcksen, a returned missionary
from Mandalay, India, will lecture Tues
day evening at the First Baptist church,
relating her experiences during nine yeurs
mission work In Uurmah and other parts
of India.
Dr. M. C. Mackln of Independence, who
Is Inspecting the private Insane hospitals
of the state under direction of the Board of
Control, was at St. Bernard's Thursday
and Friday and pronounced the Institution
a model In every respect.
Mrs. M. C. Woodward, who has been In
Council Bluffs for several months, will
leave this evening for St. Paul. After
spending some time there she will go to
Washington. D. C, to accept a position
In Mount Vernon seminary.
The Squire building at the corner of
rcarl street and First avenue Is being Im
proved In a number of details and a new
vault two stories high Is being constructed
In It. The abstract department of Mr.
Hqulre's business will occupy rooms on the
second floor.
On the removal of the Fuller-Johnson-Bhugart
company to the new four-story
building being completed by Warehouse
company No. 2, on South Main street, the
Kmpkle-Shugart-Hlll company will occupy
the building now occupied by Fuller-John-
son-Shug&rt as additional room for their
Increasing business.
Summer School A special summer session
for state certificate, first and second grade
work, methods in teaching, nature study,
primary work, commercial and shorthand
work, as well as work for the public school
pupil, will be held at the Western Iowa
college from June 22 to August 14. These
summer sessions of the college have been
quite a feature of the school and the sea
Kion this year will far surpass those of
previous years In point of Instruction,
teaching force and attendance. This Is an
opportunity that many are going to take
advantage or.
PAST WEEK IN BLUFFS SOCIETY
Commencement Week Events Oeespy
the Center of Attrac
tion. Mrs. T. H. Schnor will entertain at
luncheon Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. A. T. Elwell of Willow avenue en
tertained at whist Friday evening.
Mrs. 8. J. Qillis and Mrs. O. B. Thorn
sen of Chicago are the guests of Mrs. Rice
Ot Willow avenue.
Mrs. M. Bcofleld of avenue A entertained
a number of friends Informally at her home
Friday afternoon.
The young men of St. Peter's church
will give a card party Wednesday evening
at the Neumayer noiei.
Miss Jensen of the high school faculty ha
gone to South Dakota to spend the summer
vacation witn ner parents.
Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Lyon of Lead. 8
P., are in the city, the guest of the former's
mother, Mrs. k. tyon oi mis cuy.
Mrs A W. Francis entertained the mem
bers of the Euchre club at her home on
Eleventh street Tuosaay afternoon.
mim Marian Benton returned home 8un
day from Washington. D. G. where she
has been attending school for the last year.
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Dawson of Seventh
avenue entertained Informally at a dinner
party at their home Tuesday evening. Cov
ers were laid for ten.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Farnsworth have
taken the Blxby cottage on Bouth First
street until the completion of their new
home on Eighth street.
1 Charles Martin of Omaha and Miss Ber
tha Reed of this city will be married Tues
day evening at 8 o'clock at the home of
the bride's mother, Mrs. R. I Reod.
The general reception of the Council
BlufTs Woman's club for the month of June
will be held Thursday afternoon from X:3u
to ( at the home of Mrs. Walter 1. Smith.
Tho marriage of Miss Laura McFaddon
nd Arthur Williams will occur Wednes
day afternoon at 4 o'clock at the home of
the bride s parents, Mr. anl Mrs. Wallace
McFadden of Grace etreet.
Mrs. T. E. Cavln of Park avenue enter
tained at a neighborhood kenslngton Thurs
day afternoon In honor of Mrs. w. Raymon,
who will leave mis wee mr a mr
months' Furoprsn trip.
Miss Madge Hollenbeck was guest of
honor at a 1 o'clock luncheon given yester
day afternoon by Miss Ella Beach at her
home on Avenue E. Covers were laid for
ten. Decorations were In green and whit
Invltatlrns have been Issued for the wed
ding of Miss Jessie H. Wallace and Trof.
Frank Millar, of the high school faculty,
the wedding ceremony to take place at the
home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
W. W. Wallace of Bluff street.
Miss Madge Hollenbeck, assisted by Miss
y.int Hill, Miss Jennie H. Wallice and Miss
' Marian Crane entertained the members of
the Flower mission Wednesday afternoon
at her home. A course luncheon was
served. About twenty guests were In at
tendance. The celebration of commencement events
occupied the central place In the social
activity of the city during the last week.
Monday evening the members and friends
of ino class gave me annual ieai m
Manawa, where luncheon was served t
the boat house; Tuesday evening the class
prophecy was given In the high sch nil
auditorium; Wednesday evening, the Junior
reception was held at the ball room of the
Grand hotel, which was artistically decor
ated In green and white, the clfcss colors:
Thursday evening, the commencement ex
ercHes were held In tne auditorium of the
high school. The alumna reception to be
given Monday evening at the ball room of
the Grand hotel will complete the enter
tainments In honor of the graduates.
Paoer t o
Novels, during June
at
All $1 60 Copyright
Books, duiing June
at
Every book In the store, including our
fine stork of Bibles, in three languages.
(ERgliFh, German and Danish), will be
sold at greatly reduced price during the
month of June.
We make correct wedding Invitations.
.JMiw (PanUtr
307 Broadway, Council Bluffs.
LEWIS CUTLER
MORTICIAN.
$ Pearl St.. Council bljfls.
'Phono 91.1
JUNE
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BLUFFS.
BOARD SELECTS TEACHERS
Principal of High School and Several Others
Get increase of Salary.
RAISES ALONG LINE OF TIME OF SERVICE
Janitors Are Also Named, Date of
Opening; School Fixed and Heat
ing; Plaint Contract
Is Let.
The Board of Education at Its meeting
held In the office of Secretary Ross at 4
o'clock yesterday afternoon elected teach
ers for the coming year and fixed their
salaries. Janitors were also elected for
the several buildings and the contract was
let for the heating plant fn the Pierce
street building.
The assignment of teachers was delayed
until another time. In fixing the salaries
of the grade teachers the board adhered
to the rule followed In the past of paying
beginners $36 a month and allowing an
increase of 5 a month for each year
taught up to certain limits. The list had
been made up along this line In advance
of the meeting, and during the meeting the
following other raises were authorised:
F. C. Ensign, principal of the high school.
$1,600 to $1,700 a year; Emma Boesche, Mary
Casteel, Clara Foss, Kate 8. Reed. Jennie
Q. Rice and Erna M. Sprague, all of the
high school faculty, from $76 a month to
$so a month; Frances Dalley and Mlttle M.
Pile, high school, from $80 to $85 a month;
Miss Porterfleld, special music teacher.
$86 to $90 a month; Mrs. Ingalls, $90 to $96
a month.
New teachers were elected as follow:
Marie Christensen, Grace Heygood, Mamie
Roberts and Ethel Reynolds, the latter as
a substitute.
Teachers and Salaries.
The following list gives the teachers,
their salaries this year and their salaries
next year, where Increases were authorised:
Name. This year. Next year.
W. N. Clifford $2,100.00
Ada Alnsworth 66. U0
Ella Albright Ed. 00
Jessie M. Alworth (5.00
Grace Ament 60.00
t 56.00
Louise Boehlng 65.00
Belle C. Barclay 66.00
Sue L. Badolett 70.00
Olive Beecroft 36.00
Emma Boesche 75.00
Grace Barr 40.00
Lizzie Bohn 65.00
Hannah Blck 40.00
Winifred A. Besley 55.00
Myrtle Barndt 60.00
Li I lie Chernlss 60.00
Daisy Cooper 36.00
Margaret B. Curtis 80.00
Kathleen Connor 60.00
H. E. Colby 75.00
May Caldwell 60.00
Dora Churchill 75.00
Louise Carson 66.00
Lizzie Crocker 66.00
Adele D. Card 66.00
Minnie E. Clay 60.00
Ida Casady 35.00
Mary Casteel 75.00
Joule Clausen 66.00
Marie Christensen
Frances D. Dalley 80.00
Gertrude Davenport 40.00
Crystal Dingle 45.00
Laura A. Dodge 65.00
Ines Dorland 40.00
Agnes Drake 70.00
F. C. Ensign L600.00
Edith B. Field 65.00
Clara Foss 76.00
Grace Foster 66.00
Iva M. Frank 46.00
40.00
$0.00
45.00
"isloo
40.00
'gsioo
65!6o
40.00
80.00
3s!6o
85.00
45.00
60.00
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Mary Geraghty 60.00
Elizabeth uieason
60.00 '
J. C. Grason 100.00
Nettle Grass 85.00
Lou M. Graves 65.00
Elisabeth Graves 85.00
Gertrude Green SO. 00
Jessie Green 40.00
Cora Gretzer 60.00
Minnie Hanson 70.00
Nannie M. Hardin 85.00
Lulu Hardman 75.00
Lillian Hart 60 .00
Roberta Hattenhauer .... 65.00
Margaret Henderson 40.00
Nellie L. Hepford 66.00
Olive M. Harl 35.00
Grace Heywood
Emma Hoffman 40.00
Crete Hooker 45 .00
Ada Howard 65.00
Jane Howe 60.00
Julia Hughes 40.00
Emma D. Ingalls 90.00
Nellie Jacobs 40.00
Emeline Jensen 80.00
Msy Jopson 85.00
Minnie Johnson 60.00
Cora Jones 35.00
Edith A. Joseph 60.00
Ona Kendle M OO
Vera V. Llnkey 46.00
Alyda M. Lorlng 35.00
Dora Lyon 66.00
Eva Lyon 40.00
Jessie Macrae 45.00
Mantle Mangum 100.00
40.00
6.00
46.00
46,00
i6!66
35.00
46.00
60.00
45.00
96.00
40.00
'ib'.ob
66.00
60.00
40.00
'is'oo
60.00
Bertha Marsh
65.00
60.00
75.00
65.00
85.00
60.00
60.00
66.00
40.00
60.00
Edith Martin
Ellen Mcintosh ....
Mary McMillan ...
Clara Meyers
Anna B. Mlkesell
El tie M. Miles
Mamie Norene ...
Mamie Ott ,
Nellie Parsons ...
Lulu Parsons
Mary Peterson ...
Mary Pierce
66.00
46.00
'isioo
40.00
M 00
86.00
60.00
90.00
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85.01)
20.00
80.00
46.00
20.00
35.00
45.00
80.00
Mlttie M. Pile
Jessie Pontius 46 00
Luolle M. Porterfleld .... 85.00
Edith Prouty 70 00
Kate 8. Reed 75 00
Vermont Reynolds 80.00
Ethel Reynolds
Jennie G. Rice 75.00
Dorothea Roberts 40.00
Belle Robinson 35.00
Mabel O. Robinson 60.00
Maud Robinson 41.00
Anna Z. Ross 90 00
Stella Rover 85.00
40.00
65.00
46.00
4o!6o
36.00
65!66
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Mamie Roberts
Mollle E. Brahlll 60.00
Lvdla 8ifert 60.00
Josephine M. Shea 60.00
Edith Shedd 35 00
May Sims 60 00
Ella Bpetman 35.00
Edna M. Sprague .. 75.00
Anna Elevens 66.00
Florence M. Storrs 65.00
Mabel Storrs 35 no
Hettle Taylor 40.00
8. L. Thomas 111111-1
Aurella Tlnley 65.00
Cora Treynor 40.00
Kate V. Treynor 56.00
Helen A. Tyler 65 00
Mae Walts 35 00
Julia Walker 66.00
Harriet C. Walker 60.00
Marcaret I. Wallace 65.00
40.00
80.00
40 00
45.00
46.00
'46.66
'6V00
I Ruth Wallace 65.00
I Ethel Watson 35 00
Wllllanne White 80.00
Katherlne White 35 00
Margaret Whistler 65 .00
Viola Whistler 40.00
40.00 '
40.00
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Ella Wlleox ' I"
Annie . Williams 65 00
Rose Wind 40 00
Frances Wright 66 00
Belle Wylle 60 00
Edith Young 75.00
.....
65 00
Open on Labor Day.
Tuesday, September 8, was fixed as the
date for the opening of the next school
year. Usually school begins the second
Monday In September, but this year that
would throw It over to the 14th, and too
late, the board thought, so the day follow
ing Labor day was fixed.
A vacation school with two teacher will
be opened In the Washington Avenue build
ing next Monday, to run five weeks.
The use by the State Association of
Pharmacists ot the Washington Avenue
building for holding examinations at the
coming meeting of the association la this
city was granted.
The Scandinavians were denied the use
of the Eight Street building for a summer
school.
J. C Blxby 4k Boa war awarded the eoo-
tract for Installing the heating plant In
the Pierce Street building at $2,039. The
only other bid submitted was that of
Stephen Bros., at $2,249.
Ed Wlrkham wan before the board seek
ing settlement of his claim against the
district for $700 for grading the Oakland
avenue site at the time It was thought the
new high school would be built there. At
his request the board authorized the ap
pointment of a committee to consider the
matter In conference with htm.
Janitors Selected.
Janitor were selected as follows: Super
visor, T. A. Browlk; high school building,
C. A. Bailey and George Crumb; Washing
ton Avenue. Ralph Simpson; Bloomer, J.
W. Collamore; Twentieth Avenue, Thomas
Smith; Pierce Street, Joe Roberts; Third
Street, C. O. Autenrelg; Eight Street, Wil
liam Larson; Second Avenue, G. W. Rolph;
Avenue B, J. W. Roberts; Thirty-second
Street, A. A. Simpson; Madison Avenue,
W. H. Spera; Harrison Street. G. B. Miles;
Eighth Avenue, Bettle Darnell; Courtland,
Julia Hill; Gunn, C. E. Weaver. J. W.
Roberts and A. A. Simpson are new em
ployes. N. T. Plumbing Co.. Tel. 260. Night. F67.
HOT. FIGHT OVER TREASURER
Friends of Leffert Claim a Clear Ma
jority of the Delegates
for Him.
The contest for the nomination for county
treasurer proved the most exciting Issue
at the republican city precinct primaries
last night. Emll Leffert showed remark
able strength and Is credited with forty of
the sixty-nine delegates selected last night
In the several city precincts to attend the
county convention next Tuesday, while J.
P. Greenshlelds Is said to have only twenty
eight. Leffert claims the following delegations:
First ward, both preclnots; three in the
First precinct of the Second ward, where
there was a tie rote; the Second precinct
of the Second ward, the Second precinct
of the Third ward, the Second precinct of
the Fourth ward, four of the First pre
cinct of the Fifth ward and all of the Sec
ond precinct, one in the First precinct of the
Sixth ward.
Ed Canning, as candidate for the nomina
tion for sheriff, Is said to have a majority
of the delegates, although accurate figures
on this were not obtainable last night.
Indications last night were that Laffert
would develop sufficient strength in the con
vention to land the nomination for treas
urer. Six country preclnots heard from give
him eleven delegates. Greenshlelds nine and
Constgney one. Leffert and his friends
were claiming forty-three out of the sixty
nine delegates. Including four In the First
princt of the Fifth ward and one In the
First precinct of the Sixth.
First Ward First precinct: Orvtlle
Brown, J. F. Helwlg, Lewis Harmer, Henry
Rlshton, C. F. Harl. Second precinct:
George H. Scott, Harvey A. DeLong,
Thomas Q. Harrison, S. H. Conner, Gil
bert Taylor, William Larsen.
Second Ward First precinct: W. J. Lev
erett, George Gould, Dell G. Morgan, J. C.
Mitchell, I. Muccl, A. S. Hazelton, C. W.
Foster. Second precinct: Walter Good
rich, O. 8. Blanchard, James Mitchell,
Frank Morgan, Ovlde Vlen, H. A. Balrd.
Third Ward-First precinct: E. H. Walt
ers, F. E. Everest, F. H. Keys, Frank
Clark. C. 8. Haverstock, G. H. Mayne, D.
B. Stuart. Second precinct: N. P. Dodge,
W. S. Anmn, Isaac Chernlss, Harry M.
Brown, Fred Wilderkhe.
Fourth Ward First precinct: John O.
Wadsworth, M. B. Snyder, William Cup
pock, E. L. Reed, L. E. Roe. John M. Gil
vln. Second precinct: C. F. Kimball. H. F.
Knudson, Julius Johnson, Soren Wilson,
ma r ota.
Fifth Ward First precinct: E. E. Bay lea,
J. C. Fleming, P. Smith, D. J. Clark, Fred
Palmer, W. B. Tracy. Ed Cnrr. Second
Breclnct: Lou Polln. William McGIll, John
tevenson, L. Samwick, A. Ellsworth.
Sixth Ward First precinct: Israel Lov
ett, W. H. Hendricks, John Harding, Sam
Dobson, Harry Smith, A. Q. Clatterbuck,
Ed Clausen. J. H. Marr. Second oreclnrt:
One delegate: not yet heard from.
The following precinct committeemen
were selected: First ward, First precinct,
O. C. Brown; Second precinct. W. 8. Balrd.
Second ward, First precinct, George Gould:
second precinct. O. 8. Blanchard. Third
ward, First precinct. Painter Knox; Sec
ond precinct, A. W. Melsner. Fourth ward.
First precinct, J. J. Hess; Second precinct,
Julius Johnson. Fifth ward. First pre
cinct, Fred Palmer; Second precinct,
Thomas McMillan. Sixth ward. First pre
cinct, Israel Lovett; Second precinct, not
heard from.
AVOCA, la., June (.(Special Telegram.)
The republicans in their caucus here to
night elected delegates to the county con
vention at Council Bluffs, June I, as fol
lows: John Jenks, Hugh Prltchard, John
Fletcher. J. M. Long, G. A. Spauldlng. H.
V. Batty, C. H. Read and P. F. HowelL
The caucus was a very quiet one.
Plumblng and heating. Blxby Ik Boa.
Elks' Bowling; Tonrnament.
The Elks' bowling tournament, which
has been in progress for about three
months, will be concluded the coming
week. The schedule calls for three more
contest, Monday, Wednesday and Friday
evenings. Not all the teams have up to the
present played an equal number of games,
a fact that has to be taken Into considera
tion In computing their standing, but 8. L.
Etnyre's team Is far enough In the lead
to be an almost certain winner. The teams
stand as follows, designated by the name
of the captain: Etnyre, 14 contests, 31,832
pins; Deetkln, 14 conterts, 31,421; Searle, 14
contests, 30,730; I. M. Treynor, 14 contests,
30.283; Wilcox, 13 contests, 28,944; Hafer, 13
contests, 28,870.
Among the prises donated for the win
ners In the contest are the following: Her
man Leffert, elkhead button, set with dla
mond; C. B. Jacqucmin & Co., mounted elk
tooth; W. A. Maurer, large hoch glass
John Beno A Co., silk umbrella; Metcalf
Sc Metcalf. $6 hat; Peregoy & Moore, 200
cigars; Joseph Smith Co., $5 hat; B. M.
Sargent, pair of Hannan shoes; Maloney
4 Co., box cigars; Hamilton Shoe store
pair $5 shoes; Harle. Haas Co,, box
cigars; Peter Jensen, box cigars; D. W.
Bushnell, booby prize.
The manner of distributing prizes has not
yet been determined by the committee In
charge.
Commencement at St. Francis.
The commencement exercises of Bt.
' Francis academy will take place Wednesday
evening. June 17, in the new auditorium of
' tn academy. The members of this year's
- graduating class are: Miss Noan Wick-
1 ham. Miss Elizabeth Shea. Miss Mary Duff.
6 j Miss Elisabeth Morris of this city. Miss
Eleanor Shaw Rlggs of Nebraska, Miss
Anna J. Btapleton of Iowa, Miss Phoebe
E. Zessln of Nebraska and Miss Gertrude
R. Martin of Illinois In the regular
academic course. Miss Lulu Tholl of this
city and Miss Rlggs of Omaha will com
plete the course of music.
Pythian Memorial Sunday.
Pythian memorial Sunday will be ob
served by the members of that order here.
All of the Pythian organizations of the
city will unite In exercises in Hughes hall
at J: JO in the afternoon, when addresses
will be made by Congressman Walter I
Bmlth and Clem F. Kimball. In the even
Ing the members of the order will attend
Broadway Methodist church In a body and
listen to the address of Governor Mickey of
Nebraska on "Christian (JiUsenship," on
the occasion of the celebration of the fifty
first anniversary ef the church and Wesley
bl-centennlal jubilee day. During the fore-
noon committees from the lodges pf the
order will visit the cemeteries and decorate
the graves of deceased Pythlans.
With the Chnrehes.
Tho services at Broadway Methodist
churoh today will be In celebration of the
fifty-first anniversary of the organisation
of the congregation and Wesley bl-eenten-nlal
jubilee day. At the morning service
at 10:30 o'clock Rev. T. McK. Stuart, a
former pastor of the church, will preach
the sermon. At the evening service Hon.
J. H. Mickey, governor of Nebraska, will
address the congregation on "Christian Citl
senshlp." The Epworth league will hold
a devotional meeting at T p. m., led by
Miss Hattle L. Ross. The young people's
jubilee and Wesley bl-centennlal will be
celebrated at S p. m. Rev. A. E. Griffith,
D. D., presiding elder, will deliver the ad
dress and special music will be rendered
by the girls' choir under the leadership
of Mrs. W. J. Calfee.
"Wasted Ointment" will be the subject
of Rev. Harvey Hosteller's sermon at the
Second Presbyterian church this morning.
In the evening he will take as his theme
"The ResulU of Conversion."
These services will be held today at the
Fifth Avenue Methodist church: Preach
ing at 10:30 a. m. and $ p. m.; Sunday
school at 9:30 a. m.; class meeting at noon;
Junior league meeting at I p. m.; Epworth
league meeting at 7 p. m. Rev. J. B.
Moore of Omaha will occupy the pulpit at
the morning service. "Rend Tour Heart
and Not Tour Garments" will be the sub
ject of the. pastor's sermon at the evening
service. The regular midweek prayer meet
ing will be held Wednesday evening at S
o'clock.
The First Congregational and the First
Baptist churches will hold union services
this morning at the Baptist church. They
will be conducted by Rev. Jamea Thomson,
pastor of the congregational churoh.
Rev. H. P. Dudley of Nevada, la., will
preach this morning at 10:80 o'clock in
Trinity Methodist church, the service being
followed by the sacrament of the Lord's
supper. The pastor. Rev. A. E. Buriff,
will preach In the evening, taking as his
subject, "The Christian Life."
The First Church of Christ (Scientist)
will hold services at 11 o'clock this morn
ing In the Sapp building, when the subject
of the lesson will be, "God the Preserver
of Man." Sunday school will be held at
the close of the service and the regular
midweek testimony meeting will be Wednes
day evening at 8 o'clock.
The Second Church of Christ (Scientist)
will hold services In Modern Woodmen of
America hall. In the Merriam block, at
10:46 a. m. Subject, "God the Preserver of
Man." Sunday school immediately after
the service. Wednesday evening testkno-nl.-U
meeting at 7:45.
There will be no services at the Fifth
Avenue Methodist church this evening In
order that the members of the congrega
tion may have an opportunity to go to the
Broadway church and hear Governor
Mickey.
The smartest scholars in town will grad
uate at the Deestrlck Skule next Friday
evening In the New opera house. Secure
your tickets. There is a limit to the seat
ing capacity of the house.
Matters la District Conrt.
In the district court yesterday Judge
Wheeler filed a decree favorable to the In
terveners in the case of J. J. Rauer J. P.
Hess, trustee, substituted plaintiff against
the heirs of the late Benjamin Douglas,
Louise Douglas, lntervenor. In 1S87 Ben
jamin Douglas, a wealthy citizen of Cali
fornia, deeded to his seven children each
an undivided equal Interest In large tracts
of land in Pottawattamie, Shelby, Harri
son and Mills counties, subject only to
his life estate in the property. After the
death of Benjamin Douglas, J. J. Rauer
brought suit in the district court here ask
ing for a partition of the land among the
grantees under the deed of 1897. The sale
of the lands was ordered for the purpose
of making the partition and the sum of
1147,404.80 realized. Before distribution of
the money took place, Louise Douglas, wife
of Charles Howard Douglas, one of the
grantees, filed a petition In Intervention In
the partition proceedings, alleging that her
husband had disposed of the share left to
him without her concurrence and claiming
a dower Interest in the same.
The court found that Louise Douglas, the
lntervenor, as the wife of Charles Howard
Douglas, became vested with an Inchoate
right of dower In the undivided one-seventh
of the lands conveyed by Benjamin Doug'ai
to Charles Howard Douglas and others on
the 29th day of September, 1897.
The court ordered that this dower Inter
est In the one-seventh interest of the pro
ceeds of the sale of the lands be paid Into
the hands of H. W. Binder of this city, as
trustee, who stands appointed trustee for
that purpose, and that the amount thui
paid to him shall be by nlm safely kept
and Invested under the orders of the court
during the Joint lives of the lntervenor,
Louise Douglas, and her husband, Charles
Howard Douglon. The decreo provides that
In the event of the death of Charles How
ard Douglas during the lifetime of Iiulse
Douglas the money shall be paid to her by
Trustee Binder, after he shall have te
celved a specified order of the court to so
pay it over. In case Mrs. Douglas dies
first the money Is to be paid Into the hands
of J. P. Hess, trustee for the Douglases.
The amount thus placed In the handi of
Trustee Binder is a little over $7,000.
Emma Smith Instituted Suit In the dls
trlct court yesterday against the Great
Western railroad for $3,000, alleging that
her property In the southeastern part of
the city was damaged to that extent by
the overflow of water caused by the con
structlon of the new line of the railroad
company In that vicinity.
Don't fail to see the "Deestrlck Skule'
next Friday evening by Harmony chapter,
for the benefit of the proposed Eastern Star
Orphans' home. Tickets 6 and 86 cents.
Omaha Drill Team Wins.
Alpha camp of Omaha came off winner
In the drill contest with Council camp
of this city In the local Woodmen of the
World hall Friday evening, and carried
away the beautiful silver service trophy
The final markings of the judges were
Alpha camp, 83; Council camp, 82.1. The
markings of the judges were made by the
following standards: Team work, SO points
officers and ritual. $0 points; dignity of
officers, elocution and general Impressive
nes, 60 points. On this basis the two
teams were rated as follows: Team work
Alpha camp, 17.4; Council camp, 16.7. Off!
cers and ritual: Alpha, 36.1; Council, 23.1
Dignity, elocution and Impresslveness: Al
pha, 40.6; Council, 42.8. The judges were
General Forgan of Omaha, who Is In com
mand of the entire uniform rank of the
Woodmen of the World; George Merk and
Jamea G. Bradley. The silver service, now
won by Alpha camp, was captured from
that camp by the Council Bluffs team In
February, 18i. It Is expected that Bey
mour camp of Omaha will at once chal
leng. Alpha camp for a drill for the trophy
Each team participating Friday night con
slsted of sixteen members, the Councl
Bluffs team under Captain Alfred Peter
son and the Omaha team under Captai
, Mather.
STRAW HATS
We are showing all the new shapes for the present season in
every braid that is stylish. The "Scnnitt" brand is the most
popular and decidedly the latest. We have them at
$1.00, $1.50, $2,00 bud $2,50
PAHAHflS at $6.00, S7.00 and $0.50
Leghorn, Mackinaw and Portoricans in soft and stiff shapes from
50c to $3.00.
No Matter What You Want in Straw "If ICt IT Id Here."
Joe Smith & Co. SffeSSft
BOOSTING THE ASSESSMENT
AaiMton Have Salted the Valuation on All
Kindi of Property.
FACTORIES TO SEEK HIGHER GROUND
Isisrsst Companies Bring Inlt In
Foneval Conrt to Test the Anti
Compact Law and Prevent
Its Enforeoment.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
DES MOINES, la., June . (Special.)
First reports on the 1903 assessment of real
and personal property In the state of Iowa
are encouraging. A systematic effort has
been made by state and county officials to
have the assessments for this year brought
up to something like what the statutes
contemplate. It became evident last year
that the assessors were not working in
accordance with the law, but that all kinds
of assessments were too low. The state
executive council has been at work on
various plans to have the assessments In
creased to something near the actual values
as they are known to exist. The first re
port, from counties on assessments for
this year were received by State Auditor
Carroll today. These abstracts of assess
ments are what the Board of Review has
before It when making the equalization in
July at the time railroad, telegraph and
telephone property Is directly assessed.
The four counties reporting today show
that the real estate assessments are much
better than those of two years ago, the
last real estate assessment. The total of
real estate, not including town lots, for
the four counties Is $59,013,183, while two
years ago for the same counties It was
$49,742,398, or an Increase of nearly 20 per
cent. The following shows the total In
each of the counties for the two years and
average per acre In each:
County Tear. Av. Total.
Ringgold 1903 $38.fi8 $13,315,076
Ringgold 1901 30.01 10,37C,199
Cedar 1903 52.65 18,H84,!70
Cedar 1901 49.33 17.507,952
Palo Alto 1903 30 15 10.421.754
Palo Alto 1901 23.00 7.9X2,953
Poweshiek 1903 46 40 IG.640,783
Poweshiek ioi n,ix.ix
These are representative counties of the
state. There are Indications of a con
siderable Increase also In personal property
assessments over last year and In the val
uation of town property. If the Increase
la maintained In all the state it will go
far toward reducing the state tax levy. The
returns thus far received are very pleas
ing to state officials.
Des Moines Factories to Move.
The greatest damage done in Des Moines
the past two weeks was In what was
known as the factory district, which lies
along the railway tracks in West Des
Moines, and near the Junction ot the Coon
and Des Moines rivers. The large number
of Important factories there were flooded
completely twice within a year. It had
been represented to the owners of fac
tories and warehouses In this district that
the levees had been built sufficiently high
to prevent any possibility of flooding, but
the rivers broke over everything. Today
a movement was started to have all the
large factories move out of the district and
establish themselves In a new factory dis
trict on the east side where there will be
no possibility of overflow of the water.
About thirty of the owners have signed a
call for a meeting Monday evening to con
sider this matter and there is no doubt that
the district will be largely deserted by the
factories as a result of the floods of the
past month. It will also result In a con
siderable rearrangement of railroad ter
minals to meet the change in location of
the factories.
Testing; Anti-Compact Law.
Before Judge McPherson In the federal
court there was commencel today the trial
of the case of the Greenwich Fire Inaur-
nee company against B. F. Carroll, aud
itor of state, to teal the constitutionality
of the Iowa law which forbids combine!
and compacts among Insurance men in the
matter of rates and commissions. When
the new state auditor went into office the
first of the year he announced that he
would enforce this and all other luV. The
law had never been applied in any ettort
to break up combines existing in Iowa.
The board companies prepared a case and
had It brought in the federal court by non
resident companies to have the auditor re
strained from enforcing the Inw or com
mtnrinr prosecutions under It. The cae
follows closely the lines of the suit under
which Judge McPherson declared the Ne
braska anti-compact law to be unconsti
tutional and an Interference with the right
of contract.
Will Handle Cereal Easiness.
A company was formed In Des Moines
today by H. Q. Rich and others, having a
capital stock of $100,000. for the purpose of
controlling the cereal and "breakfast food"
Jobbing business In this part of the coun
try. It is the Cereal Refund ond Broker
age company. The plan Is to rellevt the
grocery Jobbers of the bother of handling
all the various brands of breakfast foods
and cereal products.
The Rockwell City Savings bank, with
capital of $25,000, filed articles of Incorpor
ation; George B. Allison, president; B. E.
Sebern, cashier.
The Bettendorf Improvement company of
Davenport Incorporated with $25,000 cap
ital. The McCallsburg Drug company In
corporated with $5,000 capital. The Shep-herd-Spangler
company of Creston was In
corporated with $10,000 capital. The mil
Wellman Lumber company of Hartley was
Incorporated with $100,000 capital.
aeeesaor to Dr. Powell.
The Bute Board of Control today ap
pointed George Mogrtdge to be superintend
ent of Feeble Minded Institute at Glenwood
to succeed Dr. Powell, resigned. The new
msn has been assistant at the Institution
for fourteen years and he will take full
charge July L
"Whether its cold
Or whether its hot,
We've got to weather it
Whether or wot."
The man who went arqund predicting it would be cold and
rainy all summer has finally bought a lot of our hot weather
clothing. We took no stock in his predictions, but a good deal
of 6tock in negligee shirts, thin underwear, straw hats, serge
suits, thin coats and vests, and kindred contributors to a low
temperature. Now is the time to buy. '
METCALF &
COUNCIL
ruin Street Through to Pearl Street.
J.
W. SQUIRE
101 Pearl St., Co. Bluffs, Telephone 96.
Why pay rent all your life Be your own
landlord Here are some bargains which
must be closed out during the next week
$1,100-420 Platner street, ltt story frame
house of 5 rooms; corner property;
, two paved streets; desirable location.
$1,400-1 Platner street, modern cottage
of 8 rooms; gas, bath, barn; very de
sirable location on paved street.
$2,500 Mornlngslde, modern two-story res
idence of rooms; furnace, gas, bath;
known as Ousler house; the house
alore cost $5,000.
$2,500 lV4-story frame house; t rooms; bath,
city water, gas, etc.; centrally located;
62$ Sixth avenue.
$2,500406 Park avenue, up-to-date two
story residence; well built; with gas,
bath; 8 rooms; choice residence loca
tion. $3,500 Mornlngslde residence, large rooms;
modern; bath, gas; circular porches;
Investigate these offers and buy a home
on the easiest terms ever made
AN IMPORTANT EVENT
Tor the' pleasure loving public was the opening' of our
famous summer resort, Lake Manawa. Another important
event was the opening of our
' FINE SODA FOUNTAI i
Where all the delicious summer drinks are kept and the best
things in that line are found. We cater to the thirsty public
during the hot weather and have good seats for you and your
lady friends. Drop in and see us.
THE BRONSON DRUG CO.
Prcacription Drug-grists.
Telephone 275 106 Broadway Council Bluffs
cotawvr
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DAY & HESS, Council Bluffs
Money to loan on Real Estate;
lowest rates; funds on band.
Mortgage Investments for sale.
Call on or write uc If you have
money to Inytit. either la mortgages,
bonds or real estate. Real property
cared for.
DAY & HESS, Council Bluffs
Houses and Lou In Council Bluffs For Sale Cheap.
METCALF,
BLUFFS.
nearly a block of land; known as the
McGee house; the house alone cost
$7,000.
$4.000 Northeast corner' Eighth street and
Fifth avenue; two-story modern resi
dence of $ rooms, with large lot; 65
feet front on SIghth street and 1S2
v teet front on Fifth avenue; choice In
side residence property.
$3,000-41 N. Main street; a two-story brick
business block extra well located In
the heart of the city; a bargain; nets
10 per cent.
$,00O-e0t-4-(-8 Pearl street; one-story build
ing, 90x11$ ft., fronting on Pearl street
and Fifth avenue, Just across street
from court house; one of the best
business corners In the city. Nets $
per cent.
Physical Culture and Baths
A daily bath is as essential
as daily exercise and with a
combination of the two, good
health is assured. Let us fig
ure with you on a modern bath
room, with enamel tub, open fix
tures, etc. If we do it, it's done
right.
J. C. Bixby 6c Son
tOI Main 10$ Pearl Bts.. Council Bluffs. la
Telephone Its.
Small farm near city at bargalo.
FIRE, TORNADO AND PLATE
GLASS INSURANCE WRIT
TEN AT LOW RATES.
FARM LANDS FOR BALE.
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