THE OMAITA DAILY BEE: WEDNESDAY, JULY IS, 1003.
NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA.
COUNCIL
Psvfs soils Aruaa.
Btorkrt eella carpeta.
Crayon enlarfln 308 Broadway.
For rent, storeroom. HI Main street.
Expert wstch rpslrlns". IefTert. 40 B'y.
Celebrated! Mot beer on Up. Neumsyei.
Schmidt's photos. Satisfaction guaranteed.
LU&mond betrothal rlni at Leflert'e, D
Enailwiy,
UK and 1SK wedding rmea at Leffert a.
4 Uroaiiway.
The nFMl thing- tched binea toaat tab
lets. Alexander s Art Store.
Chester Kgbert wns tnkon to the aMyum
at clailnda yeaterduy morning by Sheritl
Cousins.
Miss Ruth Swsrts of Sioux City la tha
guest of Hev. nml Mrs. A. B. llurlit, enroute
10 Cambridge, Neb.
Mrs. Lewyn Crockett of South McAllister,
I. T., Is the guest of her sister, Mrs. W. A.
Matheson of Avenue B.
Attend the lawn social given by Degree
of Honor, Wednesday evening, at the home
of Mrs. Vogeler, 1017 Sixth avenue.
George H. Wrlgnt Is visiting friends lr
New ork City and will visit a number of
Atlantic coast points before returning.
Kor tent, oltiee room, grouuu tioor. One
Of tne moat central location lu the business
portion of the city. Apply to Tire Bee
omce. city.
Colonel W. P. Bake- of the County Board
of Supervisors has nba.Tdo-.jd for the pres
ent tne Idea of holding a good roads' con
vention In this city.
We contract to keep public or private
houses free from rnacnes oy the year, in
sect Exterminator Manufacturing company,
Council 111 nils. Ia. Telephone FS34.
R V. Thomns of Pes Moines, secretary
of the Iowa State Retail Orooers' associa
tion. Is in the city. It Is said that he has
some proposition to lay before the Btate
i'harmaceutlcal asHoclatlon.
Cablegrams received by friends here an
nounce the Hate arrival of the Van Brunt
and Hanchett Families at Gibraltar.
There will be a special meeting of Excel
sior Masonic lodfre this evening tor work
In the third degree.
Articles of re-lncorporatlon of the Mill
dale Farm and Uve Stock Improvement
company have been filed for record by
Charles T. Stewart, continuing the ex
istence of the corporation for a further
period of twenty years.
Major General Carnahon of Indianapolis,
supreme commander of the Uniformed
rank. Knights of Pythias, has r.otlned the
local committee that he will attend the
biennial encampment of the Iowa brigade
In this city next momn. te win us buiuiu
panted by his staff.
Word was received here yesterday of the
death of W. 8. Hoiner Friday night last at
his old home In Bucksport, Me. Mr. Homer
was 68 years of age and until about a year
ago had lived for twenty years In this city,
lie was a prominent member of the First
Congregational church.
Ths funeral of Chris Danlelson, who died
In the Woman's Christian association hos
pital Monday, will be held this afternoon
at 3 o'clock from the Scandinavian Luth
eran church and interment will be In Fair
view cemetery. Danlelson had been In
this country but a short time and only
cams to Council Bluffs two weeks ago.
The receipts In the general fund at the
Christian Home last week were $250.63.
being $W).W above the needs of the week
and decreasing the deficiency In this fund
to date to (2.141. 6S. In the manner's fund
the receipts were $15.26, being $19.76 below
the needs of the week and Increasing the
deficiency to $231.90 In this fund to date.
' Mrs. fctetella Fehr began suit for divorce
In the district court yesterday against
Clinton Fehr, to whom she was married
February 26. lBuu, and from whom she
alleges she waa forced to separate January
1, 1W1, on account of his cruel and In
human treatment. She asks also for the
restoration of her maiden name. The Fehrs
live near Underwood, this county.
The hearing of N. E. Wright, charged
with' obtaining money under false pre
tenses by mortgaging household goods to
two different parties, was continued In
Justice Ouren's court yesterday for thirty
days and Wright was released from the
,. county jail on nls own bond In the sum of
$200. It Is understood that friends of
Wright have come to his assistance and
- will iU the matter up.
' ' Object to Stone PavinsT.
Property owners and residents on Graham
avenue, which 1 now being paved with
vitrified brick, object to the motor company
being permitted by the city council to pave
. the portion of the street between its rails
and two feet on each side with granite
block. They contend that the motor com
pany should use the same material as the
rest of the street la paved with.
. Graham avenue Is a residence street and
the strip of granite block in the center
of the brick paving will not only mar Its
appearance but force all trafllo on each
side of the street. Those who object to
the motor company using granite blocks
on this street .point to Pearl street, where
between the tracks stone is laid, while
the rest of the street is paved with brick.
The result has been that ruts have been
worn In the brick adjoining tha granite
blocks and it will be but a few years be
fore part of the paving will have to be
renewed.
As a compromise it has been suggested
that in the event of the motor company
declining to remove the granite blocks be
tween its tracks and replace them with
bfick the company be requested to at least
allow brick to be laid up flush with its
rails on the outside. Aldermen Casper and
McDonald have been appointed a commit
tee to confer with the motor company and
see what can be done. It Is said that
the motor company was granted permis
sion by the city, council to use granite
blocks on Graham avenue, but even If
this la the case some of the abutting
property owners are talking of taking the
matter Into court and see if the company
cannot be compelled to pave with brick a
the rest of the street Is.
Contractor Wlckham has announced that
as soon as he completes the paving on
Graham avenue he will commence work on
Harrison street. The city council has de
cided that the concrete filler shall be used
on Harrison street to prevent the paving
being washed by the heavy fall of water
fnom the surrounding hill streets. The
concrete filler was used on North Main
street, which, although laid with home
made brick la considered one of the best
paved streets In the city.
N. T. Plumbing Co, Tel. so. Night PM?.
Heal Estate Transfers.
These transfers were filed yesterday In
the abstract, title and loan office of Squire
A Annls, 101 Pearl street:
Charles Podta and wife to W. 8.
Cooper, lots t and (, block 1, Park
add., w. d f 1
Nels C. Nelson and wife to Fred Tle-
sen, lot 1 and nil feet lot i, block $5,
' Avoca, w. d 1,000
John A. Churchill and wife to Walter
11. Huston, lot 6, block , Jefferla'
stibrtlv., w. d t,J00
Emellne Rhodes to Grant J. Bhoup,
lot I. Hock M. Central sulxllv.. w. d.. 1,200
Marsnret A. Plumer and husband to
J. F. and C. H. Spetman, nH nW
w. a
David Went and wife to C. II. Van-
. .a
X.900
drurr. lot s, Auditor s suDdlv. in nwV
aeVi U-75-40. w. d Itn
Bis transfer, total .$,70i
Marrtas Licenses.
Licenses to wed were Issued yesterday to
the following:
Name and Residence. Age.
Wenry Nicholson, Florence, Neb 14
Mary Brougham. St. liul Mo 1
M. P. Pell, Norfolk. Conn IA
L.U M. Boyd. Mattoon. Ill 41
The Beat Care tor Colds
la Dr. Klng'a New Discovery for Consump
tion. Bure, pleasant, safe and guaranteed
r to aoon eure. or no pay. 60c. ft. 00. p0r
sale by Kuhn 4 Co,
L
LEWIS CUTLER
MORTICIAN.
It Pearl nt-t Council Bljgs. 'Phone all
BLUFFS.
PILL ROLLERS IN SESSION
Lsr;e Attendance at Annual Meeting of
Pharmaceutical Ataooiation.
TALK OF WAR ON DEPARTMENT STORES
President Baker Also Wants taw
Changed Regarding- the Grant
Ins; of Certificates te
Pharmacists.
When President Howard 8. Baker of
Bloux City called the opening session of
the twenty-fourth annual meeting of the
Iowa Btate Pharmaceutical association to
order last evening In the ball room of the
Grand hotel, 200 members of the associa
tion, many of them accompanied by their
wives and other members of their families,
were present.
In his annual address President Baker
urged the members of the association "to
go after the department stores with barbed
hooka" and recommended that an effort
be made to secure the repeal of that sec
tion of the state pharmacy law which per
mits the granting of certificates to grad
uates of pharmacy holding diplomas from
the State university, or from other schools
or colleges of pharmacy, without examina
tion by the state commission.
Regarding the encroachment of the de
partment store on the business of the phar
macist President Baker said:
I believe that the condition of the Iowa
pharmacist la better today than In the
past, yet I do not believe that he has made
the commercial Invasion he should on the
department and general stores of the state,
which are. constantly eating In on side
lines that originally and rightfully belong
to us. Yet I donbt not, were all the work
and broadening commercial Ideas that have
been pushed Into sctlve service the last
year enumerated here, we could but admit
of material advancement.
I want the Iowa pharmacist to observe
at all times commercial dignity and honor,
but I cannot stand meekly aside without
admonishing him to go after the depart
ment stores with barbed hooks.
Let us add to our business lucrative
lines that will meet the loss sustained In
meeting cut-raters.
Show me the pharmacist who seeks out
the paying lines to add to his business,
especially the lines that are already In the
department stores and catalogued with
them as their loss reclaimers, and I will
show you a successful business career, the
strength of which is not only measured
by Its weslth or Its Importance in the
world's progress, by its relative commer
cial position, but the man who strikes the
department store in a vital spot, and who
Is destined to be one nf the factors In
solving the cut-rste problem.
Wants Graduates Examined.
In urging the repeal of the aectlon of the
state pharmacy law relative td the grant
ing of certificates without examination to
graduates of any school or college of phar
macy, Mr. Baker said:
I most earnestly urge the legislative
committee for the ensuing year to use all
honorable effort to amend section 2689 of
our pharmacy laws by striking from the
section the words, "Graduates of pharmacy
holding a diploma from the State univer
sity, or from any school - or college of
ftharmacy, requiring a course of study and
aboratory work equivalent to that pre
scribed by the said State university In Its
catalogue for the year 187-98. may be
The evils from the above enactment are
In evidence at every hand. Under this
section the Board of Pharmacy Is com
pelled to Issue certificates to any and all
applicants that chow a diploma from the
State university of Iowa, or any college
throughout the country, alleging Ita stand
ard as a pharmacy achool in equality with
that of our State university. In other
words. It practically converts the State
Board of Pharmacy Into , Judges of the
standard of schools all over the continent,
and not judges of the applicants' ability to
practice pharmacy for the safety of the
public The Board of Pharmacy has no
means of ascertaining the standard of
many schools in remote districts, without
personal Inspection of equipment and the
practical work, and this would entail tre
mendous exponse to the state.
The result has been the enforced passing
of many applicants who have not had a
day's experience In tne am Dusiness, ana
I was told by a prominent druggist that a
clerk under his employ, who received his
certificate In this manner, could cot tell
the difference between a bottle of War
ner's kidney and liver cure and a bottle
of Plnkham's pills, for he had never seen
them. ' ,
I would further recommend the repeal
of that portion of section 2699. namely:
"After registration an annual fee of $1
for a renewal certificate shall be paid on
or before the 22d day of March by all phar
macists who continue In business, and the
conduct of such business without such re
newal shall be a misdemeanor." And that
portion of section 2691. namely: "Which
shall hold good for one year, anil no longer,
without renewal. Renewals shall be
granted upon the payment of the annual
Tha nrimirv nhlect In the passage of
this lsw was for the maintenance of the
commission, which, at that time. In our
Judgment, was eminently proper to render
the board self-sustaining through the ss
slstance of the druggists, and not at the
exnense of the taxpayers of the state.
The time has now arrived for its elim
ination from the code. Inasmuch as the
office of the commission is not only self
sustaining, but an income to the state,
sbnve all expenditures for its operation, of
$16,000 per annum.
Informal Cession at Nlsrht.
The evening session was opened with
prayer by Rev. James Thomson, pastor of
the Congregational church, following which
Mayor Dell O. Morgan, on behalf of the
city and the Council Bluffs Retail Drug
gists' association, of which he is president,
made a short welcoming address, which
was responded to by First Vice President
F. J. Grassier of Chapln, In the absence
of W. H. Torbet of Dubuque. During the
evening musto was furnished by Whaley's
orchestra and the Mendelssohn male quar
tet rendered several selections. Each per
son present at the meeting was presented
with a pound box of Ganymede chocolate
bonbons through the courtesy of John O.
Woodward & Co., the Council Bluffs candy
men.
During the afternoon the wives of the
local druggists acted as a reception com
mittee at the Orand hotel and took per
sonal charge of the women guests as they
arrived. The Elks' clubhouse was thrown
open to the visitors aad many of them
took advanUge of the courtesy during the
afternoon and early part of the evening.
During the morning the state pharmacy
board, consisting of Fletcher Howard of
Des Moines, president: N. T. Hlnrlx of
Columbus Junction and F. Russell of Rock
well City, held an examination at the
Washington avenue school of applicants
for registration. Twenty-three applicants
took the examination.
Proa;ren for Today.
The first business session of the associa
tion will be held this morning at o'clock
in the ballroom of the Grand hotel, when
this will be the program: Reading of
minutes, election of applicants for mem
bership, report of secretary, report of
treasurer, report of committees, reading
and discussion of essays, miscellaneous
business. .
While the men are grinding away at
business the women visitors will be taken
for a trolley tide to Falrmount park and
to Wilcox's greenhouses In the east part
of the city. Cars for this trip will be at
the Grand hotel at o'clock.
In the afternoon . the visitors will be
taken to Lke Manawa, where many of
the long JUt of sports will be pulled off
The management of tha resort baa Invited
tha visitors to take advantage of all the
amusements such as bathing, rowing or
riding In the electrlo launches. Everything
at the resort will be at the disposal of the
guests. 1
In the evening the association will hold
Its annual ball at the clubhouse of the
Council Bluffs Rowing association, which
has been generously tendered for the oc
casion. A special car service for the ball
has been arranged for.
Plumbing and heating. Blxnr A Son.
MANUAL TRAINING IN SCHOOLS
Board Decides to Introdaea
saentary Cenrse with Raw
Year.
Ele-
At a special meeting of the Board of
Education last night Superintendent Clif
ford waa authorised to establish a course of
elementary manual training work for the
first to the eighth grades at the opening of
the school year in September. For the
present this course will be purely elemen
tary and conalat only of such work aa can
be done by the pupil at the desk. Later It
la hoped the work will be extended and a
properly equipped ahop opened. This, how
ever, cannot be accomplished at this time
for lack of funds.
The course of manual work will be prac
tically the same as was started as an ex
periment toward the end of the last school
year. It will consist of weaving, basketry
and raffla work. Later Superintendent
Clifford hopes to Introduce Venetian Iron
work and wood carving, both of which can
be done by the pupil at the desk. The pupils
for the present will purchase their own ma
terial, although later if the work proves
successful the board may decide to furnish
all materials, the work accomplished by
the pupil then becoming the property of the
district. During the discussion last night
Superintendent Clifford displayed for the
benefit of the members of the board nu
merous samples of excellent work In weav
ing, basketry and raffia work done by the
pupils of the lower grades.
In order to encourage entertainments of
this character the board granted permis
sion for the use of the high school audi
torium for a course of lectures to be given
during the winter months under the aus
pices of the Elks' lodge. There wlU to) six
entertainments ef an educational character,
the Elks lodge bearing the entire financial
responsibility. It Is understood that part
of the profits. If any, of the course will be
turned over to the high school library fund.
J. E. Carman of Hawarden, la., waa
elected a member of the high school faculty
to fill the vaoancy caused by the resigna
tion of Prof. F. E. Millar. Mr. Carmen Is
a graduate of the State Normal and Simp
son colleges. His salary was placed at $100
a month. Miss Margaret Montgomery of
l4trabee, la., was elected a supply teacher
for the high school at a salary of $65 a
month. Miss Montgomery formerly taught
in the high school of Boone, la., and Is a
graduate of the State Normal school and
Ann Arbor.
Miss Emma Thomas was added to the
ranka of the teachera at $35 a month and
Mlaa Theodora Hobba waa appointed assist
ant kindergarten teacher at the Harrison
street school at $20 a month.
In order to relieve the congestion at the
Washington Avenue school It waa decided
to open all of the twelve, rooms at the
Pierce Street school at tha opening of the
school year. This will relieve Miss Rey
nolds, the principal, .from teaching a half
day and will place her on the aame plane
a a the principals of the Bloomer and Twen
tieth Avenue schools.
Chleaare) Man Dies la Hospital.
Henry Bchade, a saloon keeper of Chi
cago, died at St. Bernard's hospital at
a late hour Monday night from spinal
meningitis. With his wife he had made a
Visit to Denver and shortly after arriving
there was taken 111. Accompanied by bis
brother and wife Bchade started home,
but while on the train became mentally
unbalanced and on reaching Council Bluffs
it was deemed best to remove him to the
hospital. . When the train reached here
Bchade was In a bad condition and violent
At the hospital he grew rapidly worse and
died shortly after 11 o'clock. The remains,
accompanied by his wife and brother, were
taken to Chicago last evening.
Tramp Bnpposed to Be Burned.
IOWA CITT, la.. July 14. -Special.)-Fire
at 4 o'olock this morning destroyed a half
block of frame buildings. In which were
Murphy's livery stable. Hatch tt Helnslus'
livery stable and Kettewell'e flre-aettlng
ahopa. The fire la supposed to have been
started by a tramp lighting a pipe In the
haymow. The man waa Bleeping In the
upper loft of the stable and It la believed
that he was burned to death In the fire
set by hie, own pipe. The fire also dam
aged the brick building occupied by the
Rata Remedy company. The loss on the
property burned will be about $7,000, and
tha Insurance will amount to $5,100.
Lsmbktn Is Renominated.
SIBLEY. Ia., July 14. (Special Telegram.)
This forenoon In the republican repre
sentative convention of the district com
prising the counties of Lyon and Osceola,
on a roll call by counties, Hon. C. B.
Lambkin of Inwood, Lyon county, was
unanimously renominated; for representa
tive, receiving the eight votes of Lyon and
the six votes of Osceola, W. J. Reeves of
Sibley was chairman and C. Roach of Rock
Rapids secretary. Interesting speeches
were made by the nominee and by O. J.
Clark and EX C. Roach.
Girl Has Narrow Escape.
MAR8HAI.LTOWN. Ia.. July 11 (Spe
cial.) Miss Maude Powell of this city had
a narrow escape from death yesterday while
cleaning a skirt with gasoline. She had
completed the cleaning process, and had
hung the skirt up to allow the gasoline to
evaporate, when a match which had been
thrown on the floor waa accidentally ignited
by Miss Powell stepping on It. Imme
diately the skirt wsa In flames. Mlaa Powell
waa badly burned on the left aide and arm.
Frlenda heard her screams and quickly ex
tinguished the flames.
Fisherman Lands a Masknlonsje.
CEDAR FALLS, Ia.. July 14. (Special.)
C. B. Cummins while fishing hooked and
landed an eight-pound muskalonge In tha
Cedar river, a mile above this city. Thla la
the first fish of this variety to be taken
from inland Iowa waters In many years.
The high water of laat year and thla leada
many anglera to believe that these fish have
found their way from the Mississippi Into
the smaller streams of the state and that
the old time sport of a quarter of a cen
tury ago la to be renewed.
SMALLEST WOMAN IS DEAD
Thirty-One Inches Tall, Weighs Fifty
Old.
NEW TORK. July 14-Mra. Mary J.
Plercy, said to have been one of the
smallest women rn the world. Is dead at
her home In Bayonne N. 3.
She was thirty-one Inches tall, weighed
fifty pounds and waa 40 years of age. The
recent hot weather caused bar fatal 111 nana.
PROIESTS AGAINST RAISE
Eallroadi and Almost Half of Iowa Coun
ties Saj AtMMment it B'got.
COST OF STATC INSTITUTIONS INCREASES
Additional Sana Is In Abont nme Pro
portlen (or Hnmhen Cnred (or,
However, as In Prevlona
Biennial Period.
(From a Btaff Correspondent)
DEB MOINES, July 14. (Special.) The
hearing of the state executive council, con
stating of the governor, auditor, treaeurer
and secretary of atate, waa concluded to
day, so far aa It related to the queatlon of
real estate valuations. Representatives of
about forty of the ninety-nine counties of
the state appeared before the council to
protest against any increase In their as
sessments, contending that the assessments
aa mad are all right and represent sub
stantially the sale value of the property
at the present time. It was brought out In
the discussion, however, that some coun
ties are assessed higher than others pro
portionately, and that without any appar
ent reason, and the counties assessed high
est are not asking that they be reduced,
liut contend that their assessments are
fMr. It was also brought out that farm
lands are not being sold In Iowa at as
good prices aa they were a year or two
yeara ago, but there haa been a decided
slump In values all over the atate. accord
ing to the offlclala from the countlea who
have made the matter a study. Much of
the time of the council haa been taken up
In ascertaining what will be the proper
method of arriving at the proper valua
tion of the counties. The council la re
quired to And the actual value and to
make the assessment accordingly. Repre
sentatives of the railroads have Insisted
before the council that this would be un
fair to the farmers and to all property
owners In the state.
Tomorrow the matter of railroads will be
taken up by the council and the repre
sentatives of most of the companies doing
business in Iowa are here to be heard be
fore the council. They will contend against
any Increase In railroad assessments. It
has been claimed by them that the assess
ments lsst year were excessive and this
year should not be so high. In spite of
this It la generally believed the atate offi
cials will make an Increase In railroad
asessments this year, largely because of
the enormous Increase In real estate and
other values In the two years. It lo ex
pected also that the total valuation for
taxation purposes of all the property of
the state will be about $650,000,000 thla year
aa agalnat $570,000,000 laat year, and aa a
consequence the tax levy for th year will
be reduced for state purposes from t.5 mills
to 1.2, or possibly t.l mills on the dollar.
Tha council Is required to raise about
$2,000,090 In taxes for the yar.
Cost of State Instltatlons.
According to the report of the book
keeper for the State Board of Control, the
expense of the state Institutions for sup
port during the entire biennial period ended
June 30 last, waa $2.33.4W.S4, which waa
$173.$7.8$ more than fo: the previous bien
nial period. The amount spent for salaries
In the biennial period Increased $64,101.82.
which waa the most considerable Item of
the Increase. The items relating to cloth
ing, household stores, postage and sta
tionery, ordinary repairs and transporta
tion of patients, decreaeed during the
period. The Increase In total of expenses
was regarded as about equal to the gen
eral Increase of business done In the
period.
v .
Want Permit to Send Body.
Governor Cummins today received from
Governor Mickey of Nebraska a tele
graphic request for permission for the
transportation of a corpse across the stats
of Iowa. It was In reference to the trans
portation of the body of Miss Cook from
Detroit, Mich., to Nehawkt. Neb. The
Michigan authorities had reported that
while the person had died of smallpox, the
body had been placed lit a hermetically
sealed casket and prepared for shipment
In a manner that would render It entirely
safe, In the estimation of the Michigan
authorities. The matter waa referred to
the aecretary of the Btate Board of Health
here, who reported that the Iowa rules
forbid the transportation of a amallpox
victim, no matter how the body haa been
prepared, that the rulea In Michigan are
more lax than In other states. It Is doubt
ful If the permission can be given here.
New Mllltln Company.
General Byers went to Ida Grove today
to look' Into the prospects for a company
of the Iowa National guard there. A com
pany haa been formed with sixty available
members and It will probably take the
pla.ee of the Perry company In the Fifty
sixth regiment.
The Bronson Savings bank was organ! sad
today with $10,000 capital by A. T. Bennett
and others of Sioux City.
Notice has been filed with the supreme
court for a rehearing In the case of Bur
kett against Greenfield, being a famous
sidewalk case which has been before the
supreme court In several forms and caused
a great deal of trouble.
Pardoned that She May Marry.
Alice Miller, formerly of thla city, who
was serving a term in the penitentiary
for keeping a house of Ill-fame, has been
pardoned by the governor. The pardon
was secured for her by her Sister In this
city. It is known that a man at Boone
has been putting up money to have Influ
ence brought on the governor to secure a
pardon, and thla because he expects to
marry Mrs. Miller as soon as she is re
leased from the penitentiary and secures
a divorce. It la her Intention to begin di
vorce proceedings at once. The Boone man
signifies his intention of marrying her and
taking her to a farm.
Rnbena Piotare Disposed Of.
In the district court today the court made
an order dividing the property of Joseph
Lehner and wife, who have been divorced,
and incidentally disposing of a somewhat
famous picture claimed to have been an
original Rubens. Mr. Lehner secured this
priceless gem. Competent artists went on
the stand, however, and declared that the
picture is a fraud and worthless. Mr.
Lehner expects to take It east and establish
that it la genuine and secure a big sum
tor the same. It Is a Christ- head and
unquestionably very old.
Colored Masons Confer.
The Iowa grand lodge of colored Masons,
which Includes In its jurisdiction lodges In
Omaha and other towns, were in confer
ence here today.
Coal Operators Complain.
Sixty Iowa coal operators met In secret
session here today and formulated a series
ef charges against local unions of the
United Mine Workers which will be sub
mitted to the state executive board of that
organisation for action. If the executive
board does not take stepe to remedy the
grievances alleged the operators may con
sider their contract with the mine workers
at an end. The operators oomplalg of nu
merous small strikes and stoppages f work.
CORN MAKES MSOOD GROWTH
Pnet Week Also Proves Very rarer,
able (or Harvesting? ef
Winter Wheat.
WASHINGTON, July ll.-The' Weather
bureau's weekly crop bulletin saysi
The temperature laat week was very
favorable in all districts eaat of the Rocky
mountains and on the Pacific coast, but
In the northern Rocky mountain and mid
dle plateau regions it waa too cool, with
froata In exposed places on the Tth and 8th.
Portlone of the lower Ohio and central
Mississippi valleys, central Florida, west
ern Texas, -northern Minnesota and the
southern Rocky mountain districts were
In need of rain, but elsewhere there le am
ple moisture, northern Iowa, southern Min
nesota and portions of the South Atlsntie
and east Gulf states having suffered from
excessive rains.
Corn .has everywhere made splendid
growth and la much improved, though gen
erally backward and, In portions of the
upper Ohio valley and middle Atlantlo
states Is weedy. The early planted la now
In tassel in the more northerly states and
a considerable part of the crop has re
ceived final cultivation.
The week has been very favorable for
harvesting winter wheat, which work la
very largely completed, except In the more
northerly aectlona. Threshing haa made
good progress and the reports generally
Indicate light yields. A feature of the re
ports respecting winter wheat la the entire
absence of Injury to grain In stack and
shock.
In northern Minnesota and North Dakota
spring wheat Is thin and heading short,
and lodging Is reported from portions of
aouthern Minnesota and South Dakota,
while rust la reported from the last named
state and Iowa.
In Kansas. Wisconsin and the aouthern
part of South Dakota spring wheat Is head
ing wall and very favorable reports are
received from Washington and Oregon.
Considerable rust In oata la reported from
Iowa and Illinois, and lodging from South
Dakota and aouthern Minnesota. In North
Dakota and northern Minnesota, the crop
la thin and heading short, but continues
promising In Nebraska, Wisconsin, Michi
gan and Pennsylvania,
Harvesting Is In general progress In the
central valleys, good yields being reported
from Missouri, Nebraska, Kansas and Ok
lahoma, but light yields from the states of
the Ohio valley.
Throughout the cotton be'.t there has been
a general Improvement in cotton, which haa
made vigorous and healthy growth. 'There
Is, however, very general complaint of
grassy fields In the coast districts of the
eastern section and In Texas.
Only a fair crop of apples Is Indicated In
most of the principal apple states, ths most
favorable reports being received from Kan
sas and Iowa.
NEBRASKA CROP CONDITIONS
Week Dry and Hot, bat Generally
Favorable tm Grewtb ail
Harvest.
Weekly bulletin of the Nebraska section
of the climate and crop service of the
Weather bureau, for the week ending July
IS. 100S:
The last week haa been warm, with scat
tered showers. The mean dally tempera
ture has averaged 2 degrees above normal
In eastern counties and 1 degree above In
western.
The rainfall was confined to light, scat
tered showers In the southeastern' coun
ties, while In other portions of ths state
moderately "heavy to heavy showers were
general, with rainfall measuring from half
an Inch to one and a half Inches, and In a
few Instances exceeding three Inches.
The last week has been a period of good
growth and generally favorable for harvest
ing. The rye harvest la well advanced,
the crop being fair In moat places, Ths
harvest of winter wheat has progressed
rapidly In the eastern counties, where the
heads are not well filled In many places,
and the crop now promisee to be slightly
below average; the harvest of winter wheat
Is just beginning In western counties and
the yield there promises to be large. Oats
are ripening and soms fields have been cut;
the crop generally promises well. Spring
wheat haa grown well. Com haa grown
rapidly, but la still very small and uneven;
considerable of the early planted has been
laid by; much of the lata planted la very
small. Potatoes have been Injured In some
localities by lack of rain, Orasa In pas
tures and meadows continues good and
much tame hay haa been aecured.
lew Crop Report.
Weekly bulletin of the Iowa section of the
climate and crop service of the Weather
bureau, for week ending July 11, MM:
The week waa unusually warm with high
per cent of humidity. The average dally
excess of temperature was I to 4 degreea.
On the 8th, 9th and 10th very heavy show
ers, with high winds, swept over extenslvs
areas In the east central, northeast and
north central districts, and tha exoesalve
amounta of rainfall were reported ranging
from S to 6.M Inches. In about one-half or
two-thirds of the state the rainfall did not
exceed the normal requirement of the
crops, and In some of the aouthern, locali
ties there Is a scant supply of moisture
at the eurface. Considerable damage waa
done by high winds and local floods In
storm-swept districts, but the percentage of
loas of eropa la not large.
Numerous reports Indicate that spring
wheat and oata are oonalderably affected
by rust and smut, especially In the dis
tricts recently subjected to excessive mois
ture. The extent of injury to small grain
from this cauae cannot aa yet be deter
mined. The high temperature and hu
midity afforded ideal conditions for the corn
crop, which la reported to be making ex
cellent progress In sll parts of the state,
the early planted fields beginning to show
tassels at about the normal height. In
the central and southern districts haying
operations have been carried on, and the
crop Is generally heavy. At many points
early sown oata are being cut.
The recent wlndstorma have been dam
aging to early apples in the northern sec
tion, but generally that Important crop la
doing well In other sections. Numerous
report a are received of damage to potatoes
by rot and fungus disease of the tops.
HYMENEAL
Jensen-Christy.
hwatrice. Neb.. July 14. (Special.) The
marriage of Albert B. Jensen and Miss
ni.if.. f-hrtatv was solemnised in county
eourt yesterday at high noon, Judge Bourne
officiating. The groom is a reaiaent or
Nelson and the bride la from Edgar. The
young couple left yesterday afternoon over
the Burlington route for the former place,
where tbey will make their future home.
Splertaa-Loescner.
NORFOLK, Neb., July 14.-Spe?lal.)-The
wedding of Bev. Henry Splerlng and Miss
Louise Loescher waa celebrated In Chrit
Lutheran church last evening at T:
o'clock. The church was beautifully decor
ated for tha occasion. Bev. Mr. Splerlng
has charge of a church In Campbell, 111.,
and tha bridal couple has departed tor that
place. The bride haa grown up In Norfolk.
A Geed Tfclaar ter Heiket.
If she te tired out. sickly, run dowa,
Elect rle Bitters will give her new life, or
tbere'e charge. Try then. 60c For
ale by Kuha Co,
CRUSHES
THE LIF
The most loathsome and reoulsive
thin ire ia the aerocnt. and the vilest and most
degrading of all human diseases ia Contagion Blood Toison. The serpent
inks ita fangs into the flesh and almost instantly the poison passes through
the entire body. Contagious Blood Poison, beginning: with a little ulcer,
soon contaminates every drop of blood and spreads throughout the whole
8-8tem. Painful swellings appear in the groins, red rash and coppered,
ored splotches break out on the body, the mouth and throat become ulcerated,
and the hair and eye brows fall out ; but these symptoms are mild compared to
the wretchedness and suffering that come in the latter stages of the disease ,
wVim It Iwnu an4 mnn vital narta nf the hnrlv. Tt ia then f li
nuiu . iun.aa -
Contagious Blood Poison is seen in all
scesses and sickening Ulcers ana tumors snow we waoie system is corrupted
and poisoned, and unless relief comes soon this serpent disease tightens its
coils and crushes out the life. The only antidote for the awful virus is S. S. S.
Strong mineral remedies, like mercury and potash, dry up the sores and drive
in the disease, but do not cure permanently.
Send for our home treatment book and write us if in need of medical advice
t special information. This will cost you nothing.
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA, GA
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Tickets on sal Aug. istto 14th, inclusive,
COOD SIXTY DAYS RETURNING.
Slxti.n hours qulcktr thin any ethir lint U
thi Ptolflo Coast.
For full information call or writs
'CITT TICKET OFFICE,
1334 FARNAU STREET. ,
Fheae Bid.
MIDSUMMER NIGHTS
IN MANITOU.
A month in Colorado isn't altogether a matter
of sight-seeing and fishing and camping. There's
a social side to Colorado life. At the big hotels
at Manitou, Colorado Spring and Glenwood dances
are of almost nightly occurence. They are just
formal enough to be thoroughly enjoyable just
formal enough to be "nice."
The shortest and quickest line to Colorado's rwtorta Is tb Rock Is
land System. Exceptionally low rate trill be In effect June .1 to Sep
tember SO. $17.50 for the round trip from Omaha. Information and
literature on request
Rock Island trains for Oolorndo Borings and Denver leave Omaha
at 7:30 a. ni. and 1:30 p. m.
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Dr. Soarles&Soarlos
SPECIALISTS
Cure All Special
DISEASES OF KEN
BLGCD POISON
WEAK, NERVOUS HEN
KIDNEY AND BLADDER
DISEASES
S576TpERniTii
Elimination, and advice free at offloe at
bjr mstl. Written contreota riven In all
urable disss. refund money paid tot
treatment. Treatment by soaU. It rear
la Omaha.
Oe. lets, sal Deaalns, OMAHA, lis.
OUT
of all livinir
. J ' n,,
its hideousness. The deep eating ab- J
Jt cures permanently the most desperate cases. It is
nmtwB'm rmoity, composed entirely of vegetable
ingredients. S. S. S. destroys every vestige of the
poison and removes all danger of transmitting the
awful taint to others. Nothing else will do this.
Detroit and back, $21.00,
July 14 and 15.
Baltimore and back, . 32.2r,
July 17 and 18.
Denver, Colorado Springs
and Pueblo and back, $17.50.
Bait Lake City and Back,
f30.50.
Tortland, Ore., Seattle and
Tacoma, Wash., and back, $45,
August 1 to 14.
Los Angeles or San Fran
cisco and back, $45, Aug. 1 to 14
Hot Sprfngs, 8. D., and back,
$1G.40.
Hi
The above are aome of the Burlington's
cheap excursion rates this year. If you
are going anywhere you had better write
or see me, as I can probably offer sugges
tions that will save you money.
J, B. REYNOLDS.
City Pass. Agl.f
1502 FARNAU STREET,
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San.
Francises
Los Angelts
City Ticket Office
Farnam Street, Omaln
F. P. Rutherford, 0. P. A.
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inf , tbea uui Mia, ssrsnea sad I
bleeding. Tumors form, eulsrf.
irotnid. and if naarWlad nlrml. bacum-
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,uloll; and salolanuj ass
INJECTION MALYDOR.
Instant relief. Cares Is several dT i
B.Dt. wit ayrlnse, tc aI.OU
Sherman 4 McConoeli, Omaha, Neb.
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