NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA.
COUNCIL
MIXOR MEXTIO.
Dnvls sells dtugs.
Btockert 'lis carpets.
Crayon enlarging, T8 Droadwsy.
Expert watrh repairing. Leffert, 409 B'y.
Celebrated Meti beer on tap. Neumayer.
Fine lamp, worth $7, free. Ask Howe, 10
Broadway..
Mr. and Mra. James Bone are visiting in
Fullertori, Neb.
Picture framing. C. E. Alexander 4 Co.,
333 Ur i;iday.
Dr. W. E. Reller returned yesterday from
a vlHit in Ohio and Indiana.
Myrtle lodge, Degree of Honor, will hold
Its regular meeting this evening.
Minn Jessie Norton, 806 South Blxth street,
will leave today for an extended visit on
the I'acltlo coant.
Miss Frederlcknen, a returned missionary
from liurmah, India, la the guBt of Mr.
and Mra. Lewis Cutler.
We contract to keep public or private
houses free from roaches by the year. In
sect Exterminator Manufacturing company,
Council Htuffrf. Ia. Telephone FU34.
For sale, the O. U. Klce fruit farm of
forty acres, two miles from courthouse in
Council Uluffs. For price and terms ad
dress D. W. Otis, 133 Pearl street, Council
Bluffs, la.
Justin Smith and Susan Moore, claiming
to be from Omaha, applied to Clerk Reed
of the district court yesterday for a mar
riage license but were refused on account
of their youth.
The Klrhy divorce suit Is still occupying
the attention of Judge Wheeler of the dis
trict court. So far less than half of the
witnesses for the defandant have been ex
amined. The People's Union church and Sunday
school will have their formal opening Sun
day. June 14, in their new building on Thirty-fifth
street and Avenue C. Good speak
ers and singers will be present.
The members of the Woman's Relief
corps will be entertained this afternoon at
the home of Mrs. Augusta Cook, 409 Lincoln
avenue. Mrs. Cook will be assisted by Mes
dames Abbott. Brown, spencer and ialbot.
Maggie, the Infant daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. K. L. Jackson. 217 Franklin avenue,
died yesterday, aged 2 years. The funeral
will be held this afternoon at 2 o clock from
the residence and interment will be in Hill
side cemetery.
The semi-centennial of the Congregational
church wll be observed this evening by a
banquet In the church parlors at 6:30. Rev.
O O. Rice. Rev. Crofts of Beatrice, Neb ,
Rev Dr. Hill of Atlantic and others will
give' addresses. There will also be several
musical selections.
The Council Bluffs Dental society has been
organized with these officers: President, H.
B West; vice president, C. E. Woodbury;
secretary-treasurer, R. O. Williams. The
society will meet one night in each month
and at the next meetlngljylaws and a con
stitution will be adopted.
The marriage of Prof. Frank Millar, re
cently of the high school faculty, and Miss
Jessie H. Wallace will take place this aft
ernoon at the home of tbe bride s parents,
Mr and Mrs. W. W. Wallace, on Bluffs
street Rev. O. W. Crofts of Beatrice, Neb.,
will officiate, assisted by Rev James Thom
son pastor of the First Congregational
church. Mr. Millar and his bride will leave
the same evening for their future home In
Michigan, where he has been elected prin
cipal of a high school.
Don't fall to see the "Deestrick Skule"
next Friday evening by Harmony chapter.
' for the benefit of the proposed Eastern S:ur
Orphans' home. Tickets, 26 and 38 cents.
Real Estate Transfers.
These transfers were filed yesterday in
the abstract title and loan office of J. W.
Squire, 101 Pearl street:
Henry O. Fisher and wife to Chrle
Petersen, lot . block 3, Fisher's
1st add., Underwood; w d .... 135
Edna B. Hall and husband to Ed
ward Derr, . lot 2L block 14, Mill
add.; w d... 8,000
Maria Plagmann to Marie Dorothea
Schmidt, part nw corner lot 27, Avoca
Land and Lrf)an company
Avoca; w d
Bame to Ed L. Schmidt, part wH lot
27, Avoca Land and Loan company
ub, Avoca; w
Bame to Carl Arnold Schmidt, part
wV4 lot 27, Avoca Land and Loan
company's sub, Avoca; w d
Belffert & Welse Lumber company to
. r . 1 A A s O H Vtlswtlr
200
100
100
August nrueger, uiie o, w, i. "
3, Hancock; w d 1
Six transfers, total 15,636
Increase In Valuation.
County Auditor Inres completed yester
day his assessment equalization sheets and
expects to have his report finished today.
His report will show that as a result of the
work of the Board of Review the actual
valuation of the county has been Increased
about 39.500.000. This makes an Increase In
the assessed valuation of $2,876,000 over that
of two years ago. Thla will mean an In
crease of about 19,000 In the revenue of the
general fund. The books of the assessors
showed an Increase of about $6,000,000 In the
actual valuation and this the Board of Re
view Increased by about $3,500,000. The In
crease Is mostly on real estate.
Plumbing and heating. Blxby A So.
Approve Poor Farm Plans.
The Board of County Supervisors yester
day finally passed on the plans for the
buildings at the new poor farm and In
structed the architects to prepare the speci
fications. When these are completed County
Auditor Innes will advertise for bids and
the board expects to award the contract at
Its meeting Monday, August 3. The boiler
room and heating plant will be separate
from the main building. It Is the Intention
of the board to have the buildings under
oof before cold weather If possible. Every
effort will be made to have the farm ready
for occupancy by the first of the new year.
Bowline; Tonrnament Ends.
The bowling tournament which has been
In progress at the Elks' club for fifteen
weeks closed last night with Captain
Etnyre's team winner by 34,047 pins. The
order cf the other teams Is as follows:
Captutn Deetken's, 33.43S; Captain Wilcox's,
31.375; Captain Hafer's, 33,216; Captain
Searle's, 32,904; Captain Treynor's, 82,503.
11. A. Searle captured the prize for the
highest average, August Bereshelm the
second prize aVid J. F. Wilcox the third.
Eaeh team played fifteen games.
Dividend on Officer fc Pusry Bank.
Creditors of the Officer & Pusey bank are
promised another dividend In the near fu
ture whloh ulll be 7 per cent and posloly
more. Receivers Bereshelm and Murphy
have sufficient funds on hand to pay an
other dividend of 6 per cent, while J. J.
Stewart, administrator of Thomis Officer's
estate, experts to be able to pay a divi
dend of t or $ per cent. Bo far the credi
tors have received IS per cent of their
claims.
Marriage Licenses.
Licenses to wed were Issued yesterday
to the following:
Name snd residence. Age.
AuRUFt Nlson. Fort Crook. Neb 39
Alli-e Mary Johnson. Omaha 87
J. Nnrr.ian Maenllster. Counrll Fluffs . ?4
Edith Hortense Orenelle. Council Bluffs. 27
J. H. Florence. Counrll Pluffi 15
Beeste Crlppen, Council Bluffs 21
The smartest scholars in town will grad
uate at the Deestrick Skule next Friday
evening In the New opera house. Secure
your tkkets. There Is a limit to the seit
Ing capacity of the house.
LEWIS CUTLER
MORTICIAN.
H Pearl St., Council liljffs. 'Fhoae fl.
BLUFFS.
MERCY HOSPITAL NOW OPEN
New Charitable Institution it Beady to
Receive Patients,
GREAT WORK OF SISTERS OF MERCY
Speakers at Banquet Congratulate
the Sisters on Their Achievements
and Extol Their Spirit In
Warm Terms.
The magnificent' new Mercy hospital at
Council Bluffs, which stands as a monu
ment to the unfiling seal and devotion of
Mother St. Vincent and her faithful band
of Sisters of Mercy In the cause of suffer
ing humanity, was formally opened yes
terday by a reception and banquet, at
whloh 200 Invited guests were present. The
opening of this hospital marks the com
pletlon of the third enterprise undertaken
and successfully carried out by Mother Bt.
Vincent and her sealous assistant, Mother
Magdalen, since their arrival In Council
Bluffs less than twenty years ago. They
first founded Bt. Bernard's hospital, then
St. Mary's Home for Young Women, and
now the new Mercy hospital.
The day was an Ideal one for the auspl
clous event and the stately building pre
sented a pleasing appearance, with Its
green lawns and background of trees, to
the guests, who were received In the main
entrance hall by Mothers St. Vincent and
Magdalen. The beauty of the Interior was
enhanced with masses of cut flowers, palms
and ferns, which occupied every available
vantage point. After an hour had been
spent by the guests In viewing the building
and Its admirable equipment a banquet
was served In the long hall on the fourth
floor. Two tables, the entire length of the
hall, sufficed to seat the 200 guests. Here
again the decorations were of the most
elaborate character, the tables being liter
ally covered with gorgeous bouquets of
roses and carnations of various colors'.
Some Congratulatory Remarks.
At the close of the banquet and while
coffee was being served a program of
toasts was carried out, Rev, P. J. Dowling
of Omaha acting as toastmaster, a task
which he performed In a most happy man
ner. Before announcing the first toast
Father Dowling took the occasion to extend
congratulations to Mother St. Vincent and
her co-workers on the successful comple
tion of the building, which, he said, would
stand as a beacon light of charity to the
people of Iowa and Nebraska. The spirit
nf rhrltlnn fhnrllv nprvnnfl f n milMino.
of Christian charity pervaded the building.
he said, and it was a pleasure for him and
tho guests present on such an occasion to
lay at the feet of the worthy mother su
perior and her faithful band of co-workers
their meed of praise. 1
Mayor Morgan on behalf of the citizens of
Council Bluffs thanked the Sisters of Mercy
for tho beautiful building they had given to
the city. He traced the history of the work
of Mother St. Vincent since her arrival In
Council Bluffs, how from the humble start
of a small frame house on Fourth street
they had with untiring seal persevered
until they succeeded in building St. Ber
nard's hospital in 1887, and then finding as
their scope of work increased this building
proved inadequate they had gone to work
and erected the magnificent structure, the
opening of which they were celebrating
that day.
Mayor Moores of Omaha followed Mayor
Morgan. After eulogizing the work of the
sisters Mayor Moores provoked applause
by saying that If he had the wealth of An
drew Carnegie he would not devote it ex
clusively to building llorarles, although
books are all right In their way, but he
would spend his millions In the erection ol
hospitals, homes for the aged and Infirm
and for the orphans. Incidentally Mayor
Moores seized the occasion to pay a hand
some compliment to Count John A. Crelgh
ton, who was seated opposite him and
whom he designated the Andrew Carnegie
of Omaha.
Victor E. Bender on behalf of the Com
mercial club of Council Bluffs paid a trib
ute to Mother St. Vincent and her co
workers. He said that from admiration of
tho magnificent structure one was forced to
turn to admiration of those whose pluck
and energy had brought It about. Words
are Inadequate to pay a proper tribute to
such a labor of love and the splendid spirit
that pervaded the work of the devoted Sis
ters of Mercy. '-
What the Ministers Said.
Following Mr. Bender Rev. George' Ed
ward Walk, rector of St. Paul's Episcopal
church, was called upon by Father Dow
ling to respond to the toast, "The Spirit of
Philanthropy and Charity." Rev. Walk
opened by saying that the same spirit which
had prompted Saint Theresa In the olden
days must have prompted Mother Bt. Vin
cent to undertake tho mighty work, the
culmination of which they witnessed that
day. The work of the sisters, he said, was
a practical manifestation of the religion
which knew no sect.
Rev. Father Strltch of Crelghton univer
sity spoke somewhat at length on the his
tory of the order of the Sisters of Mercy.
He told of the order being organized 'first
in Dublin, Ireland, and from there it
spread all over the civilized world. The
work they had accomplished In Council
Bluffs he said Is but an Instance of what
the Sisters of Mercy have done in almost
every city of the union.
To Hon. C. M. Harl was assigned the
toast. "The Mission of the Nurse." He
opened by saying that It did not matter so
much who a person's doctor was so that he
had a good nurse. While the visible mis-
sion of the nurse Is to attend the sick snd
to sooth pain, they are frequently called
upon to speak words of comfort to the
fainting heart and give hope to the sinking
nuui. i (iv s('p-i vi ina nurse, ne saia, is
the gospel of service and not of self. While
brain, nerve and muscle were the require
ments of a nurse these did not suffice un
less the heart went with them.
Dr. J. H. Cleaver, in responding to the
tosst "The Hospital, Viewed from the
Stnndpolnt of the Physician," sld the hos
pital was the Ideal rlace to study In; that
It was the scientific school of Instruction.
The speechmaklng was brought to a
close with a few remarks by Congressman
W. I. Smith, who, In congratulating the
sisters on the completion of their building,
snld there was not a citizen of Council
Blufls but .was proud of the wonderful
growth of the Institution. In telling of
the work of Mothers Bt. Vincent and
Magdnlen he said that with a cipltal of
piety, energy, devotion and Christian chsr
ity they had built the magnificent Institu
tion. At the close of the program of toasts
the guests assembled on the broad steps
of the main entrance of the building and
wero photographed In a group.
Description ( Building.
Mercy hospital represents an expenditure
of over $80,000, and with St. Bernard's hos
pital and Bt. Mary's home It Is estimated
the property of the Sisters of Mercy is
THE OMAHA
worth at least $250,000. It Is located at the
corner of Frank and Harmony streets and
has a frontage on Harmony street of 150
feet, with a depth of forty-three feet. In
addition to which the rear wing Is 4x36
feet, and has an octagonal bay with a
projection of twelve feet and a width of
twenty-four feet, three stories In height
The building fronts on Harmony street,
where It has a height of four stories, while
the rear wing projecting from the center
of the structure has a height of five stories,
as has also the south side of the front
wing, owing to the formation of the ground.
It Is constructed of red pressed brick and
ornamented with Indiana limestone trim
mings. The main entrance Is reached by
two wide and ornate tiers of stone steps,
meeting In a central platform In front of
the entrance. A broad driveway with en
trance for the use of patients l located at
the east end.
The entire structure Is as" absolutely fire
proof as a building ran be made, and In
addition to numerous fire escapes every
floor Is provided with hose equipment for
Instantaneous use. The flooring and wood
work Is In hard maple, except In the toilet,
bath and operating rooms, which are ce
mented and tiled with white tiles. The
interior walls are of stately white.
JVo Large Wards.
The building contains 118 rooms. The
eld system of large ward rooms with
numerous beds has been abolished and
instead the building Is divided into scores
of Individual rooms, none of which, even
In the public wards, have more than three
beds, thus ensuring to the patient, whether
rich or poor, that privacy which Is rarely
accorded In public hospitals. In fact
nearly the entire hospital Is provided with
private rooms, where the patients may
have the quietness of home and Individual
attention of the nurses and physicians.
Some of the rooms aro en suite with
private bath, so that any arrangement
desired by the patient may be furnished.
What probably attracted the attention of
the guests yesterday was the magnificent
furnishings of many of the rooms. No
finer furniture is in any hospital In the
country than has been placed In Mercy
hospital, mainly through the generosity
of the friends of the Institution and the
noble women who devote their time and
energies to its management. Beautiful
mahogany furniture, handsome brtass bed
steads and costly rugs, fit for the adorn
ment of any palace are to be seen In a
number of rooms. Even the ordinary
ward rooms are furnished in a style that
would do credit to any home in the city.
Among those who have furnished rooms
at the hospital are: Dr. and Mrs. W. P.
Condon of Humphrey, Neb.; St. Peter's
church of this city, the John Beno com
pany of this city, Mr, and Mrs. S. T. Mc
Atee of this city, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis
Cutler of this city. Miss Sadie Hayden of
Omaha, the Council Bluffs Medical so
ciety, James Mlthen of this city, E. A.
wlckham of m cltv, the Bo8ton stor,
. ...
of this city, Mr. rnd Mrs. W. A. Maurer
of this city, the Sisters of Mercy of St.
Bernard's hospital, Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Lunkley of this city, Petersen & Schoenlng
of this city and the Inlsfatl club.
Arrangement of Rooms.
The main operating room is located on
the third floor at the end of the rear
wing, where light Is provided from the
south, east and west and from the glass
skylight which covers the room. Already
over $1,100 has been expended in securing
equipments for this room and almost every
surgical appliance obtainable has been
secured. Connecting with the operating
room on the right are the doctors' dress-
ing room and the sterilizing room, and on
left the doctors' consulting and waiting
room and the anesthesia room. The emer
gency operating room is located on the
first floor of the hospital close by the am
bulance entrance at the east side of the
rear wing. This operating room is also
elaborately equipped with all the needed
appliances for emergency cases. A wound
dressing room is also nearby for cases
that do not require the operating table.
The first floor of the New Mercy hospi
tal is devoted almost entirely to the care
of the aged. This floor Is on a level with
Harmony street and connects directly with
It at the front entrance. The second floor,
which Is reached by a short flight of stone
steps from Harmony street, has the main
entrance to the building and is known as
the "parlor floor." Public parlors are lo
cated on each side of the entrance thus
providing ample and handsomely furnished
waiting rooms. On this floor are most
of the endowed rooms. The sun room for
convalescents occupies the south portion
of the rear wing where sun and light Is
secured from the south, east and west.
The sun balconies at the southwest corner
of the building also connect with this and
with all the other floors and provide a
most excellent out-of-door lounging place.
The fire escapes adjoin these balconies
which are constructed of steel.
In addition to the main operating room
and the chapel, a maternity ward and
nursery Is also located on the third floor.
The office rooms of the sister In charge
of the hospital are In the east wing of the
third floor directly across tho corridor from
i the chapel. The fourth floor Is devoted to
: private and ward rooms which are as yet
, unfurnished but will be completed as soon
, as needed. On the fourth floor the student
, nurses have a lecture and study room
and Dr. Condon has Installed a well
equipped laboratory there.
Sister Mary Evangelist Is in charge of
I Mercy hospital and the following comprise
the medical and surgical staff: Dr. T. B.
Lacey, chief of staff; Dr. F. W. Houghton,
secretary of staff; Dr. A. P. Condon, Dr.
F. T, Seyhert, Dr. H. B. Jennings, Dr. W.
, p. Hombach, Dr. J. H. Cole, Dr. J. M.
j Barstow, Dr. J. H. Cleaver, Dr. C. H.
i Bower, Dr. D. C. Bryant, eye and ear;
Dr. H. L. Burrell. nose and throat; Dr. F.
g. Coulter, nervous diseases,
Among the guests yesterday were Mayoi
Morgan, members of the city councU.
Board 0, county Supervisors and many of
. the leading professional and business men
of tn, clly d thelr wlve,. Amang th,
' t of town gutBt, r,: Count Joh A-
Crelghton, Rev. Father Dowling and Rev.
Father Strltch of Crelghton college; Rev.
Father Judge, Mrs. Edward Hayden, Mrs.
William Hayden, Miss Bsdle Hayden, Mrs.
Thomas O'Brien, Miss Tessle McOulre,
Joseph Hayden, Miss Mary Cotter, Dr. A.
W. Riley, Dr. J. P. Lord. Dr. Hamilton,
Dr. Langenfleld, Dr. R. Rlx, Mayor Frank
E. Moores, Dr. Charles F. Crowley, Dr.
Coffman, Miss Mamie Malone', Oeorge F.
Slattery, Dr. E. Coulter, the Misses Hol
land, Omaha; Rev. Father Thomas Walsh,
Norfolk, Neb.; Dr. Condon, Humphrey,
Neb.: Rev. Father J. T. Noonen, Lenox,
la.; Rev. Father William Murphy, Models,
la.; Rev. Father Hayes, Imogens, la.; Dr.
Lillian Nuckolls. Glenwood, la.
Two BOys Aro Drowned.
IOWA CITT, la.. June 11. (Special Tele
gram.) Lewis Orady, aged 17, and Philip
Walker, aged 19, juniors in the High
school, were drowned last evening In the
Iowa river. Their bodies were found this
morning.
Awful Loss of Life
Follows neglect of throat snd lung dis
eases, but Dr. King's New Discovery cures
such troubles er no pay. tOc, $1.00. Tot
sale by Kuhu '4 Co.
DAILY BEE FRIDAY,
EARNINGS OF RAILROADS
Secretary of Bute Makes Compilation f
Returns from All Syitsmt,
ALL EXCEPT THREE SHOW AN INCREASE
Trustees of State College at Ames
Meet to Elect President, bnt
Adjourn with Task
Incomplete.
(From a Btaff Correspondent.)
DE8 MOINES, June ll.-(8peclal.)-The
secretary of the state executive council
has Just received from the printers the
first sheets of the tabulated returns of the
railroad companies on Iowa business, and
these refer only to the gross earnings per
mile. The tables show the receipts per
mile for 1902 and 1901, the percentage of
increase or decrease and the percentage
of the assessment of last year to the gross
earnings. These figures show that In the
main the earnings Increased in the year
and that there has been some evening up
of the burden of taxation because of the
assessment of last year. There has been
little change in the mileage as between
the two years, the Great Western adding
the most of any system. The following
are figures gleaned from the advance
sheets of the report as they have been
prepared for the use of the executive coun
cil in making the assessment next month:
Earnings per Mile. P.C.
1901. 1902. Inc. Ass't,
C, B. Q $5,861 $6,023 . 03 . 91
Chicago G. W.... 6,1!4 6,267 .15 .91
C, M. & St. P.... 6,238 6,333 . 015 . 81
C. & N. W 7,676 7.69S .0026 .1)5
Rock Island 6.646 6,806 . 036 . 96
Bur., C. R. & N... 4,786 4,693 . 04 1.00
u., at. M. & O.12.0I7 12,6it0 .066 .89
Illinois central... 5,318 6,178 ,0t3 .92
Iowa Central .... 4,046 4,194 . 036 . 91
Min. dt St. Louis.. 3,102 3.005 .03 1.23
Union Pacific ....78,781 79,977 . 016 . 94
Wabash 3.417 3,148 .08 1.U6
G. Northern 3,677 8,388 . 086 1.34
Banta Fe 7,700 13,947 .81 .75
Indicates decrease.
Little Roads Show Well.
These are the principal systems of the
state. Some of the little roads make Inter
esting showings. For Instance the Colfax
Northern, only six miles long, Jumped from
$1,911 earnings per mile In 1901 to $4,318 in
1902. The Davenport, Rock Island & North
western Jumped from $3,336 to $5,618 on its
thirty-three miles. The Ames A College
line made a gain of 26 per cent. The Omaha
Bridge and Terminal reported $3,3S2 per
mile In 1901 and $3,402 per mile In 1902. The
Manchester & Oneida made Its first regular
report, $1,843 per mile on seven miles.
Tho reports as given are for systems en
tire. But, for Instance, the entire North-1
western system ecrned an average of J7.595
per mile on Iowa business, yet on the main I
line the earnings were $21,798 per mile, a I
decrease of 0.01 over the previous year. The
Toledo-Hawarden branch, 383 miles long, I
also showed a decrease from $5,178 to $4,61o!
The Sioux City & Pacific branch showed an
Inci ease from $6,841 to $8,574 per mile.
On the Rock Island the main line earned
$12,926 per mile, as against $11,919 the pre
vious year. The southwestern division
showed a falling from $11,066 - $10,093.
The Chicago, Burlington A Qulncy report
Is In twenty-six divisions. The 277 miles
of main line earned $18,550 per mile, aa
against $17,732 the previous year.
The main line of the Great WeHern, Du
buque to 8t. Paul, earned $10,949 per mile.
against $12,400. The addition of new lines
also brought the earnings down in Iowa.
The Milwaukee main line earned $12,170,
against $11,476, and there was a slight In
crease on the long northern Iowa division.
No President for Ames.
Tho board of trustees of Iowa 8tate col
lege met at Ames today to select a presi
dent. The committee on presidency asked
for further time and merely reported on
the progress made in looking for a presi
dent. The board decided upon meeting
again July 2 to consider the matter.
Fights Extradition.
It was expected that there would be a
I hearing before Commissioner McArthur of
j the United States court today on the appll-
cation of the Mexican government, for ex
i tradition of J. H. Greenwcll of Davenport,
, hut owing to the fact that the attorney for
the Mexican government was detained in
St. Louis by the floods the hearing could not
be had. Un eas the showing is made by Sit.
urday the man will bo released, but it Is
learned that a Mex'oin consul from Chicago
is on the way here to proscnt the case.
Greenwell is accused of the murder of a
! man named Stansfield. He was arrested
I In Davenport and held for papers from
Mexico. Resistance was made to the ex
! tradition and the matter was placed in the
' hands of Commissioner McArthur. Attor
neys have been retained and a fight Is to
be made. Greenwell is a member of the
' Order of Railway Conductors and is backod
by that order.
Old Bank BUI Presented.
State Treasurer Gilbertson today received
a $5 bill of the old State Bank of Iowa with
a letter from a government official at
Washington making inquiries as to the
status of these bills and the history of the
bank. The bill was Issued by the Council
Bluffs branch of the bank and was signed
by Horace Everett, president; George D.
! Lock wood, cashier, and E. Baker, reglnter.
The central picture on the bill is that of a
pioneer driving eight oxen to a covered
wagon. The portrait on the face Is that of
the late Judge Baldwin of Council Bluffs.
The state treasurer has no information as
to the character of the bank bills. The bill
was Issued May 1, 160, and was No. 767.
There Is no way of redeeming It now and It
Is useful only as a curiosity,
Planning for Newspaper.
A conferenoe of democrats and newspaper
men was held here this week for tho pur
pose of considering what can be done
toward establishing a democratic daily
newspaper in Des Moines. Charles E. Rus-
sell of Chicago, representative of the In
I terests of W. R. Hearst, was present. An
effort Is being made to Induce Hearst to
! come to Iowa and establish here a de-no-
cratio dally paper, with the understanding
that as a reward he is to hsve the Iowa
delegation to the next democratic national
convention and that the Iowa democrats
will do all they can to help In getting dele
gations from other nearby states. It Is
not krown what conclusion was reached at
the conference here as the men who were
Interested tn It refused to disclose the plans.
Accused of Poisoning Cattle.
Ed Brown has been arrested In Emmet
county, accused of poisoning cattle. A num
ber of cattle have been lost by Schaefer
West from eating par's green found In pas
ture, and some of the aminals were very
valuable.
General M II. Byers Is In Osceola today,
where he Is investigating the situation with
a view to locating a company of militia to
take the place of the Bedford company. Ho
has authorized Dan Flannagln to organize
a company at Perry.
Grafters Work a Farmer.
OIUNNEI.L. Ia.. June ll.-Special.)
Farmer Baker of Brooklyn was roblxtd of
11.500 yesterday by two grafters who rep
resented themselves to be landowners and
.TUNE 12, 1003.
who wished ' to buy Baker's farm. One
went ahead of the other and bought the
farm, depositing $1,500 In a box with a
similar amount placed there by Baker ss a
bonus. The two met the other man, who
urged them to take him to the station to
catch an outgoing train. The box was
handed to the farmer for safekeeping.
When the stranger did not return it was
opened and found empty. Officers are on
the track of the men.
CONSULTATION OVER RIVER
Engineers Will See What Can Be
Done to Control the
Missouri.
SIOCX CITT. la., June ll.-(Speclal Tele
gram.) The recent flood at Kansas City
and the disaster now being experienced at
Bt. Louis may result In the calling of a
commission of engineers to devise ways and
means for protection against the flood dis
asters that have been experienced this
spring along the lower Missouri river.
This statement Is made by Bathurst
Smith, engineer in charge of the govern
ment work on the lower river, under Cap
tain Hiram M. Chittenden, government en
gineer in charge of the work of the entire
river. "The organization of such a com
mission was being talked of at Kansas City
before I left there," said Mr. Smith, who
has Just returned from the flood district.
"The scheme lias not gone very far, but
some action will probably be taken to pro
tect the cities from the ravages of the
river in the future. However, I doubt If
anything effective can be done for protec
tion against such floods as have been ex
perienced this spring."
Mr. Smith stated the two government
snng bouts, Charlea R. Sutter, now on the
Mississippi river, and McPherson, formerly
located at Slcux City snd now at Gascsm
mlsslon was being talked of at Kansas City
to take snags out of the river.
Firm Is Declnred Bankrupt.
SIOUX CITT, la., June 11. (Special Tele
gram.) Judge O. P. Shlras has rendered his
decision In the hard-fought case of Jamie
son A Smith of Ida Grove, which was tried
at the May term of the United States court
In Slous City. The court declares the firm
1-ankrupt. The case was one of tho most
bitterly contested litigations of the term. A
petition has been filed by Carson, Plrle,
Scott & Co. of Chicago, Lampher, Skinner
& Co. of St. Paul, Haarman Bros, of
Omaha and others, including the C. Shenk
berg company of Sioux City, asking that
the firm be forced Into Involuntary bank
ruptcy. It was alleged In the petition that
Jamleson & Smith four months prior to the
filing of the petition "had committed acts
of bankruptcy, and that on February 32 the
firm had executed to J. G. Mehrlng of Ida
Grove, a mortgage on Its stork In the sum
of $4,3P1.04, the same being made with In
tent to hinder and delay creditors In col
lecting their claims.
FORECAST OF THE WEATHER
Fair and Warmer Todny in Nebrnskn
' and Iowa and Fair To
morrow. WASHINGTON, June 11. Forecast:
For Nebraska, South Dakota and Kansas
Fair and warmer Friday; Saturday, fulr.
For Iowa Fair and warmer Friday; Sat
urday, fair and warmer In east portion.
For Illinois Fair and warmer Friday and
Saturday; fresh northwest winds Friday.
For Colorado Fair and warmer Friday;
Saturday, fair.
For Montana Fair and continued warm
Friday; Saturday, partly cloudy and prob
ably showers and cooler In north and weet
portions.
For Missouri Fair and warmer Friday;
Saturday, fair nd warmer In cast portion.
For Wyoming Fair Friday and Saturday.
, Locnl Record.
OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU.
OMAHA, June 11. Official record of tem
perature ana precipitation compared witn
the corresponding day of the Inst three
years:
19K. 1902. 1901. 1900.
Maximum temperature... 66 93 91 80
Minimum temperature.... iu w mi
Mean temnerature 67 92 SO 68
Precipitation 00 .00 .0) .00
Record of temnerature and precipitation
at Omaha for this day and since Aiaicii I,
190S:
Normal temperature 71
Deficiency for the day 14
Total excess since March 1 13S
Normal precipitation 19 Inch
Peilolency for the day 19 Inch
Precipitation since Marcn l ii. inrnes
Excess since March 1 fil Inch
Deficiency for cor. period, 1912.. 4.07 Inches
Deficiency for cor. period. 1901.. S. 04 inches
Reports from Stntions nt 7 P. M.
CONDITION OF THE
WEATHER.
Omaha, clear
Valentine, clear ....
North Platte, clear.
Cheyenne, clear ....
8alt Lake, cloudy..
Rapid City, clear...
Huron, clear
Wllllston, clear ....
Chicago, cloudy ....
St. Louis, clear
St. Paul, clear
Davenport, clear ..
Kansas City, clear.
Havre, clear
Helena, clear
Rismarck, clear ...
Galveston, cloudy .
66!
70
64
70
661
62
68
78
7n
66
68
7X
4S
64
66
521
64
80
41
66
Ml
69!
6S
fH
S3 1
76i
S2
80
74'
80
L. A. WELSH.
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EARTH SHAKES IN 'FRISCO
Shocks Lasts Ten Seconds, bnt Ne
Damnge to Buildings Is
Reported.
SAN FRANCISCO. June 11. A sharp
shock of earthquake wss experienced here
at 612 o'clock this morning, lasting over
ten seconds. No damage Is reported.
The shock wss felt to the south In Loi
Banos, Acton, Sergeant, Oakland and Santa
Margareta, snd on the east side at New
man. Northward the shock wss severe at
Tlburon, Ban Rafael, Petaluma and Vallejo.
where It was more prolonged.
Young Girl Is Assaulted.
MARSH ALLTOWN, la.. June ll.-(Spe-clal
Telegram.) The 13-year-old daughter
of Melvln Woodard, living near town, was
the victim from attempted criminal assault
bar has been located at a road town and
SCROFULA
Scrofula manifests itself ia many ways. Swelling: of the glands of the
neck and throat, Catarrh, weak eyes, white swelling, offensive sores and
abscesses, skin eruptions, loss of strength and weakness in muscles and joints.
It is a miserable disease and traceable In almost every instance to some
family blood taint. Scrofula is bred in the bone, is transmitted from parent
to child, the seeds are
planted in infancy and
unless the blood is purged
and purified and every
atom of the taint removed
Scrofula is sure to develop
at some period in your life.
No remedy equaU? S.
S. S. ' as a cure for Scrof
ula. It cleanses and builds
ISO South
up the deteriorated blood,
makes it rich and pure and under the
tions, and other symptoms of Scrofula disappear.
,S. S. S. is guaranteed purely vegetable and harmless ; an ideal blood
purifier and tonic that removes all blood taint and builds up weak constitutions.
Our physicians will advise without charge, all who write us about their
case. Book mailed free,
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1)14.75
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Omaha Branch, 207 8. Uth St., Telephones 1344 and A2M8.
i.m...i i iihUW neguuiuiJ-gtJiiiaw jisiniii J
From the State
at Denver the
stretch oaL a dIo-
from tho Spanish
to the Laramie
Wyoming, a dis
' -Ol
T - .
400 miies, Dnnging r-ike's Feak, Long's Peak,
Mount Evans, and Mount Rosalie into view.
From the summit ol Mount Lincoln too
peaks are seen rising ia majestio
heights from 9,000 to 14,483
feet above the level
of the sea
Splendid Train Servlco to Colorado
via
UNION PACIFIC
Accommodations provided or mil
(lasses ef passengers.
VERY LOW BATES
touring the Summer.
City Ticket Office, 1K4
i,iuuu oiauon,
bv Mohan Jahnr, ah Asyrlan peddler
the offlrers are after him.
ndei.
collector Probnblr Fnlnlly Worn
MARSH ALLTOWN, la.. June ll.-(Speclnl
Ti legram.)-H. Fisher, a collector for a Des
Moines newspaper, was probably fatally
Irjured by W. L. Staves In this city this
morning. Trouble over refusal to stop the
rmper led up to the tragedy.
Ihr- Ch'ef of Healers.
Old Bores, Ulcers, Piles, Fistula and 1IM
stubborn maladies soon yield to Bucklrn'
Arnica Salve or no pay. S5c. For sale by
Kuhn A Co.
Fourteen Veers la Prison.
CHICAGO. June U. Herman Rennock
was today sentenced to fourteen years In
the penltont'nry for the killing of his
brothet -In-law, Oscar Kreltllng. The at
tentions of Kreltllng to Mrs. Rennock
caused the deed.
A DISEASE
WE INHERIT.
Scrofula appeared on tno neao ci ray
ttle grandchild when Only 18 months
mti.
nld. and nrrl rknidlv over her body.
The disease next attacked the eyes and,
we feared she would lose her sight. Em
inent physicians were consulted, bat
could do nothing to relieve the little in
nocent. It was then that we decided to
try 8. S. S. That medicine at onoe made
a speedy and complete cure. Bhe Is now
a young lady, and has never had, a sign
of the disease to return.
MRS. RUTH BERKLT,
Cth Street. Sallna, Kan.
tonic effects of this great Blood Remedy,
the general liealtn improves, the digestive organs are
strengthened, and there is a gradual but sure return
to health. The deposit of tubercular matter in the
joints and glands is carried off as soon as the blood
is restored to a normal condition, and the sores, erup
June 14, 15 and 30 and
July 1 round trip tickets to
Chicago for $14.75; return
limit September 15.
The Burlington Station is
in the heart of Chicago,
within a few minutes walk
of the principal business
houses and the best hotels.
You can board a street car
right at the door for any
part of the city.
Flyers for Chicago leave the Burl
ington Station 7:00 a. m., 4:00 p. m.
and 8:05 p. m., carrying every equip
ment to make traveling comfortable.
J. B. REYNOLDS,
City Passenger Agt.,
1502 Farnam St., Omaha
Capitol buildlnf
Rocky Mountain
rious ninnrama
V Peaks In the south
Slit
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u V A BtKlJ
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tutn ana Meroy.
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