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THE 051 An A DAILY PEE: THUKSPAY, JANUARY 7, 1004. NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA. 8 COUNCIL BLUFFS. mixor mcvriox FIRE DRILL IN THE SCHOOLS Dm Tin sella 4rui!& ImtttrV glasses) fit. Btockert Kill carpet. A store for men 'Brae's." Diamond betrothal rings at Lcfferfa, 401 Proa d war. 14-K mm! W-K wedding rlnga at Lefferfa, 0t Broadway. Mrs, Mary Mlkesoll la home from an ex tended visit to lenver, Colo. Calendar for New Tear gifts at cost nrloea. Alexander' a. 333 H road way. John Halle has been elected chairman of Iba Board of Truateea of Kane township. A jrounar, fresh and gentle cow for sale. J. H. Breedlove, 2U Fourth avenue. Tel. A73& Robert Waller, aged 1 years, 315 l'latner street, was reported to the Hoard of Health esterday aa suffering from measles. Tha pupils of the Bloomer school will -Ive an entertainment Friday afternoon und evening;, aimilar to the one given lust year. Furnished room for rent to gentleman, !)eat, gaa, bath, etc. Will rent reasonable.. Address, with reference, to X, care Ilea .(Tlce, Council llluffs. The regular monthly rmeetlng of the '.Vest End Improvement club will be held '.hie evening In ths county building, corner of Twenty-fourth street and Avonue B. The funeral of Andrew J. James will be held this afternoon at 2 o'clock from the family residence, IBM Avenue 11, and i urlal will be In Walnut Hill cemetery. Mrs. C. H. Judson of Kansaa City, who 'vaa called here by the death of her father, (iie late Paul G. DeVol, Is lying seriously hi at tho home of her mother, 302 Willow t.venue. Hasel camp, Modem Woodmen of Amer ica, will hold a public Installation nf offi cers this evening, followed by a musical nnd literary entertainment for the families of the members and their friends. Fred Whitney, a machinist at the Chi cago, Milwaukee & fit. Paul roundhouse, confined to his home at 311 KnHt Pierce treet with a fractured ankle, the result of falling from the top of a locomotive. The prayer meeting of tho Woman's Christian Temperance union will le held ,iia afternoon at tho residence of Mrs. i2. A. Griffith, wife of the presiding elder of the Methodist church, 7U3 Madison i-venue. Mrs. Walter I .Smith was reported to bo In a favorable condition and her speedy ,-pcovery Is now looked for. Congressman fimlth expectes If Mrs. Smith's condltloh continues to Improve to leave for Wash ington Saturday. Nate Bethers snd Charles Stevenson. charged with Inciting a riot the night the ivoD attacked trie county jail ana mreai ened to lynch the negroes Zimmerman and Tlurke. are belner held at the county jail. 'ihey have not had a preliminary hearing, i i their cases are now being considered 1 y the grand Jury. John Mclntire. charged with the theft of a wagon from Thomas Deedwester two vears ago, entered a plea of guilty In Justice Ouren's court yesterday and was fined is and costs. In default of payment of the fine he was commuted to tne county Jill for one and a half days to work at the wood pile. Mathew Reld, the cx-soldler arrested Tuesday for creating a disturbance In a . .roadway aaloon, waa sentenced to ten ilivs on bread and water in nollco court ,eterday morning. Held claimed that his arrest waa unjust, as ne ireatea tne omcer whit took him Into custody to three drinks. Thia the officer denied emphatically. No wnrri baa been received from the military fflaera as to whether Held la wanted by i.iem or not. The Ladles' Aid society of the First Pres I yterlan church haa elected these officers: President, Mrs. tleorge Phelps; first vice 'resident, Mrs. F. II. Hill; second vice : resident. Mrs, L. C. Bmpkle; treasurer, Mrs. Clark; secretary, Mrs. H. O. McOee; oard of trustees, Mrs. Marmalee, Mrs. Verwllllger and Mrs. II. B, Jennings, it vaa decided to retain the quartet choir, '.he society assuming the burden of pro viding for the expense.. C astern Which Has Fallen Into DiruM it to Be Bevirei BUILDINGS ARE ALL TO BE INSPECTED aaareatloa la Made that Fire Alarm Box Be Placed la Each One aad Means of Eatress Be Care fully Looked Into. The question of having uniform fire drills In all of the public school buildings of the city will, It Is expected, be brought up at the next meeting of the Board of Edu cation, Colonel W. J. Davenport, who since the terrible fire at the Iroquois the ater in Chicago has given the matter par ticular attention, will, It la expected, bring the matter before the board. Some time ago the pupils In the Wash ington avenue and Bloomer schools were drilled to leave the buildings In case of fire, but It Is said the practice has not been continued and that the drill haa now be come a matter of the past. At the Wash ington avenue school the pupils a year or more ago were well trained in the fire drill, with the result that at several tests the building, which contained nearly 800 pupils was emptied in perfect order In a few minutes. Speaking on the matter yesterday Colonel Davenport said: "I am In favor of a uni form and compulsory Are drill In all of the school buildings In the city. This drill should take place at least once a week. Heretofore, as I understand It, the ques tion of drilling the pupils In this respect has been left entirely optional with the principal. This Is not as It should be. There ought to be some uniform regulation on the subject by the board and I am In favor of establishing a rule Immediately." In connection with the fire drill It is said action looking to the placing of fire alarm boxes In all of the school buildings will be taken. As It Is now the nearest fire alarm box to some of the schools Is several blocks away. Other members of the board are said to be in favor of a thorough inspection being made of every school house In the city with a view to ascertaining the means of escape for the pupils In case of fire. Last year . several of the schools were provided with fire escapes In compliance with the state law, but it Is said that If the law wan strictly enforced at least one more lire escape should be placed at the Wash ington avenue building. This building, where nearly 800 pupils are? enrolled, has but one outside fire escape, which is on the west side of the building. It has been suggested that Fire Chief Templeton be requested by the board to make a thorough Inspection of every school building in tho city. they had not been Informed that any ar rangement looking to this end had been made between the two companies. In connection with the report that tho Milwaukee intended to abandon its passen ger depot and use that of the Rock Island It to said that both railroads are planning on a Joint use of their tracka between Council Bluffs and Neola. It is said that one of the tracka will be used jointly by both roads for Its passenger trains and the other Jointly for it freight trains. As the tracka run parallel to Neola such an arrangement. It la said, could be easily effected and would work to the advantage of both roads. Superintendent Sllfer of the Rock Island was in the city yesterday, but local officials of that road deny that his visit here had any connection with the proposition of the Milwaukee to use the Rock Island passen ger depot and that he waa here looking after matters in connection with the recent districting of the road for operating purposes. Plumbing and beating. Blxby A Boa Matters la District Court. ' Henry I. Forsyth, manager of the Union Transfer company,- against whom suit was recently brought alleging misappropriation cf about 116,000 of the funds of the com I any, yesterday filed a motion In district vaurt asking that the attorneys for the , laintiff in the suit against him be required i j show by what authority they so appear u.id their authority for bringing suit. Forsyth In asking also a dismissal of the r.ctlon contends that while the suit was l.rought in the name of the Union Transfer company there was no authority to do so, i r.d that in fact O. P. McKesson, one of r.ia stockholders, was and is the actual I alntlff in the action. in support of the motion there was filed t n affidavit from Forsyth to the effect that l he Union Transfer company, of which he !i general manager, never authorized the ringing of the suit But little business of interest was trans rcted in the district court yesterday, Judge Thornell spending the day in hearing minor r-a tiers and granting two divorces. Mrs. .Tihanna Pederson waa granted a divorce f.'ont Peder Pederson and the custody of their minor children. Mrs. Hannah J. O'Connor was given a divorce from Thomas O'Connor and in the divorce suit of John M. ,T .ngforman against Ora Jungferman, the "fondant was awarded $100 temporary all i'nnjr. ' ' Among the cases on the equity docket as- '-jned for hearing today are six of the In- notion suits brought by Benjamin & owler against saloons controlled or owned I y the Btors Brewing company of Omaha. Ogden Hotel Rooms with or without I oard; steam heat; free bath; public par-Ur. ! ' Coanty Officers Report. Captain L. B. Cousins, retiring sheriff of Pottawattamie county, completed yesterday Ms annual report for the year ending De cember SI. 1903. The total fees taxed were 1 1.741.74; total fees collected. $3.049 53; mile Hire, 1324.40; leaving t4.T2G.13 due the county. Out of the balance was paid the salaries ' ! the sheriff and his deputies, amounting ' IB. 670.43. The amount turned over to Treasurer Conslgney to balance the ac . Hint waa (1.054.70. Freeman Reed, clerk of the district court "mpleted yesterday his report of fees col--cted for the seven months from June 1 to Oecember 31, 1903. The total fees collected 'r the seven months amounted to t!.069.S0, M of which was turned over to the county asurer. The fees for the entire year for " Ing of new cases In the district court at luncll Bluffs amounted to $538. The fees ' -r marriage licenses Issued during the your t Council Bluffs amounted to ri5 and In ' voca to 13. Aa each Hence costs $1 ere were Tfit marriage licenses Issued In county during inns. Both of these reports will be filed with ' o Board of County Supervisors during its i -esent session. N. T Plumbing Co, Te. SO; night P K7. Gradaates All Girls. The mld-wlnter elats, the first In the his- t ry of the Institution, which will graduate ' ira the high school Thursday, January ' I. Is composed entirely of young women. ' hey number ten and their names are essie McAiineny, Mahel Laoey, Pearl Gosb, ' mrna iturku, Mury Johnson. Margaret 1 llling. Jessie I'hllbrick, Katie Wesley : jlu 6 pet man and Alice Hansen. - Kafer sells lumber. Catch the idea? LEWIS CUTLER MORTICIAN. m Nat sK. CwmU UiSa 'rfcea Ml CONSIDER BRIDGE CONTRACT Sentiment Is Developing In Favor of Awarding Work to Hone Firm. The contract with the Canton Bridge company of Canton, O., for the bridge work In this county will expire April 1 and the Board of Supervisors Is expected to take some action In the matter during its pres ent session. Representatives of the Canton company are here looking for a renewal of the contract, but it Is understood that the sentiment of the board Is In favor of readvertlslng for bids. When a year ago the contract was awarded to the Canten company there was more or less criticism of the county board In giving the work to a foreign firm Instead of a local con tractor. The matter was discussed at a meeting of the Commercial club and, while no definite action was taken by that body, the members generally expressed them selves as being opposed to contracts being awarded to outside firms so long as there were competent firms to do the work at home. According to the statement of a member of the county board yesterday, the con tract with the Canton company has not proved altogether satisfactory and com plaints have been made of delay In the work. This member stated that he for one would oppose renewing the contract. Considerable business of a routine char acter was disposed of by the board at yes terday's session. ' The road and bridge districts- of the county were divided among the members of the board as follows: ,. Supervisor Baker Crescent. darner. Kane, Lewis and Rock ford townships. (supervisor tiranuea jamea, ivnox, Lay ton, Pleasant, Valley and York townships. Supervisor Bullls Belknap. Center, Grove, Lincoln. W'aveland and Wright townships. Sunervlsor Dryden Carson. Hardin. Ken Creek, Macedonia, Silver Creek and Wash ington townships. Supervisor Spencer Boomer, Hasel Dell, Mlnden, Neola and Norwalk, townships. Supervisors Brandts, Bullls and Dryden were appointed the committee on roads and brldgea for the east end of the county and Supervisors Baker, Dryden and Spencer for the west end. No member of either com mittee is to expend above 1100 on bridge work without authority from the committee and no new bridge Is to be built except Vine to take the luee of an old bridge unless So ordered by the full board. Supervisor, Brandes was authorized to make all purchases of supplies for the court house at Avoca. The contract for the printing of blanks, books and furnishing othtr supplies for the several offices In the Council Bluffs courthouse was awarded to the Nonpareil company, without competi tion, at the prices which prevailed last year. The contract for similar supplies at Avoca was awarded to the Avooa Tribune at the same prices paid the Nonpareil com pany. A bill of the Nonpareil company, amount ing to 34, for publishing the registration notice last October wus turned down, tha county attorney giving an opinion that the law provided no authority for the county paying such a claim. The county auditor was instructed to have a telephone Installed In the main building at the new county poor farm aa soon ss completed. The complaint of Superintendent H. W. Rothert of the State School for the Deaf and others that the road crossing Mosquito creek near the old paper mill, especially the part between the tracks of the Mil waukee and Rock Island railroads, was In a dangerous condition was referred to Chairman Baker with power to act. Knmore of Railroad Changes. That the Milwaukee Railroad company waa planning to abandon Its local passen ger depot in this city waa a rumnr mmni ln local railroad circles' yesterday. It Is rata mat tne Milwaukee haa been figuring on this for some time past and that nego tiations are pending between It uul th Rock Island for the Joint use of the latter a passenger depot. Local tifnelals of both railroad, while admitting that thr h.t been some talk of the Milwaukee uslog the passunger depot or the Rock Island, stated Real Estate Transfers. These transfers were filed yesterday In the a bat root, title and loan office of Squire at Annis, 101 Pearl street; William A. Mynster, trustee and ex ecutor, to R. V. Innes, lots 6 and 8, Auditor's sub ne4 sen, and lots 1, 4, 6. 9, 10, In sei4 sett 24-75-44, and lot 8 In w4 swH l-75-43, q c d I 60 C. E. Denton and wife to trustees of Grove township, part sett nw4 16-74-88, w d....... 1 Trustees of Christian church Grove township to C. B. Denton, part soVi nw 18-74-39, w d 1 Elisabeth Lewis and husband to Orion 11 Millet- awU awU 29. nvU II WW 82- 74-39. w d Si400 Rothschild Grain company to Louise Uurvh mo fet lot A. block 1. Mln- rfnn. w d 250 Trustees of Grove township to trustees nr PhHaiiun nhnt-fh Grove township. twirt ibU nwi 16-74-39. w d 1 Six transfers, aggregating 15,703 Marriage Licenses. Licenses to wed wore issued yesterday to the following: MnmA nnrl T?Mfnrp. Age J. A. Klrkpatrlck, Council Bluffs 27 Noma Sheer. Council Bluffs 20 E. W. Welke. Dumfries, la 26 Florence CooDer. Dumfries. Ia 20 INTEREST IN STOCK JUDGING More Than Five Hundred Students from Eighteen States Enrolled at Ames. AMES. Ia.. Jan. 6-(Speclnl.) Interest In the stock judging course conducted by the Animal Husbandry department of tho Iowa State college Is atill Increasing and not withstanding, the fact that the work for the first three days has been on sheep- concerning which Iowa farmers know least. the attendance has been a record breaker and every indication points to a total en rollment of nearly 1,000. Both live stock pa vilions are taxed nearly to the limit and It may be necessary to make still further divisions to accommodate all students, This year classes are being given in both beginning and advanced work, being taken by those men who were here at previous short courses. The work so far has been confined wholly to sheep. On Monday aft ernoon classes in fat sheep were given to both beginning and advanced classes. On Tuesday the beginning classes continued the work on fat sheep, judging from a com parative standpoint; while tho advanced classes were given regular Judging work on Shropshires, Oxforddowns , and'. South- downs. The characteristics of the different breeds were taken up in full and consid ered in placing the animals. On Wednes' day the beginning classes were given work on Judging hrtedlng clusses of long woolecl medium wooled and fine wooled sheep. The advanced classes considered Leicester, Cotswolds, Dorset and Ramboulllet sheep; Unusual Interest was manifested through out the sheep Judging and there are many who will start In with small flocks In the near future. , For the first time in live stock work women are enrolled In the regular stock Judging classes and they are doing their work as well as any of the men. This marks a new step in the animal husbandry work, but it is probable that regular classes will be Instituted for women In the near future. It is as essential that the farmer's wife or daughters should know what constitutes a good animal as it Is for the farmer or his sons; and it will un doubtedly make the farm home far happier when all take an active Interest in the live stock. Work on draft horses will be begun on Thursday morning, January 7. The Per cheron stallions sent In by Fry of Ames and the carload of Percheron, Belgian and French coach horses, contributed by Dun ham, Fletcher & Coleman, Wayne, 111., have all arrived and the work In horse judging will be carried on as never before. The Dunham, Fletcher & Coleman consignment Includes the champion stallion and cham pion Percheron mare of America. Work in cattle will be begun next Mon day, January 11, and the steers for the slaughter test will be Judged on that day. FINDS SACK FULL OF PENNIES Master Hanson of Bell la Reported to Have' Found Mysterious Riches. DENISON, Ia., Jan. t (Special.) A boy named Hanson, living at Bell, while playing around an old elevator which several years ago was abandoned, last week found a sack containing 6.185 pennies under an old scale. The boy kept his find to himself until yes terday, when he took another In partner ship, and together they took the sock to Dow City, where they sold It to the bank for MS. The pennies were mostly all of the 1903 coinage and were securely tied up In a cement sack. The sack weighed about forty pounds. After the bank carefully counted the pennies they found they had exactly 6,186. Just how the pennies came there and by whom may never be known, but the pre sumption by many Is that they were stolen from the Mapleton bank, which was robbed several months ago, the thieves evidently hiding their plunder there for fear of be ing detected or not wishing to carry forty pounds of pennies around with thero. WONDAMIN BOY IS DROWNED W. J. Brown's Bon, Andrew, Skates ' Into Air Hole in lee on Round Lake.' MONDAMIN, Ia.. Jan. 6. Andrew Brown, the 18-year-old son of W. J. Brown, was drowned in Round lake, two miles north of town, Tuesday . afternoon, by skating Into an air hole. Though other skaters were near by and saw the boy disappear through the hole in the ice. they were unable to locate his body for nearly an hour. Sues City far Unaaasres. MISSOURI YALLET, Ia.. Jan. C (Spe cial.) The city authorities have been served with notice, of a $1,600 damage suit by Lewis Skelton, who c'alms that amount for Injuries received on a defective sidewalk the fore part of November. The city has but recently had t pay damages In two One for t&u and another for tl.oott, UTILE DELAY IN SESSION All Unit in Baying Borne Shift Will Be Made to Aooommodate Legislature. BLAME ELECTRICAL WORKER FOR FIRE Necessity of Heavy Appropriation for Capitol Likely to Cat In on Amount for State Institutions, (From n Staff Correspondent.) DE3 MOINES, Jan. 6. (Special.) There will be no long postponement of the legis lative session on account of the state house fire. This Is reasonably certain now In some- way temporary provision for the house will be made and It will be in the state house. I still adhere to my view," said Gov ernor Cummins, "that unless there Is some structural weakness In the building due to the fire, the house chamber can be fitted up in a short time so that It can be used for the session. I can see that the most difficult problem In the case is that of heating. But I am not ready to express an opinion as to the use of the house chamber at all and will not do so until I have the results of the combined wisdom of all the experts who make an examination of the walls and roof." When the commission got out the desks of tho house mombers today It was found that nearly all of them can be used with repairs and practically not one was com pletely destroyed. The desks " for the speaker, clerk and reporters are. badly burned. Hut all the legislators agree that if it Is possible, to do so the house should meet In the capltol building. It has been sug gested that for the. first week, which Is generally wasted, the senate and house meet In the same chamber, one in the forenoon and one In the afternoon, and when tho first rush of bills Is over ad journment be taken for two weeks. On reassembling the house chamber could be occupied. But all talk of going to a church or library building or theater Is discounted by the members and state offi cials. A large portion of tho membership of the legislature Is now here und all are anxious to get to work. The governor's message will be ready on the opening day. The Inauguration will take place as sched uled, and Immediately after tho count of the vote, declaration ' of the election and the organization of (both houses. It is expected the caucus of the legislature for tho selection of minor positions will be held Friday evening of thlB week. Or ganization will be easily effected. The vote will be counted In the senate chamber by both houses acting together. The elec tion of state printer and binder and of the regents of tho university and other' posi tions may be done by both houses early next week. Settle on Cause of Fire, The State Executive council this even ing issued a statement as to the cause of the state house fire of lust Monday, plac ing the blame upon a workman named Frazee, employed by an electrical con struction company. ,He admitted having used a candle In the. shaft where the fire originated and the , state officials decided that he certainly Caused the fire 'by his carelessness, . - A- caucus of the- legislators is to be' held tomorrow evening tot, consider what is to be done in regard to a meeting place. Appropriations May He Reduced. It is anticipated by' the members of the legislature that the lira at the state house will cause a reduction of the regular ap propriations for the, current period, and that many of the state Institutions will have to go with very little extra money for new work. It la regarded as very probable that the School for the Deaf at Council Bluffs will have to continue in the present buildings Until another legislature meets because of the necessity for reduction of the general appropriations. At best the work ahead of the appropriations commit tee waa heavy and the estimates would have to be pared a great deal. Now that there Is need of a large sum for the re building of a portion of the, state oapltol the appropriation matter assumes a new phase. Garst for Governor, Senator Warren Garst of Coon Rapids ar rived in the city. He will be chairman of the committee on appropriations in the senate, and la understood to be a candidate for the republican nomination for gov ernor. Before starting for Des Moines his neighbors and friends In Carroll county gave him a . complimentary banquet, at which the suggestion of the senator for governor was made and It Is expected his boom will reach considerable proportions during the session. Pardon Papers Arrive. The pardon papers In the case of L. R. Van Tassel of Chickasaw county, serving a life sentence for murder of his wife and sent to the penitentiary in ltOfi, have been filed with the. governor, along with a tran script of the evidence In the case and rec ords covering all tho preliminaries. He was 3 years old when Incarcerated. There was filed with the secretary of state today the articles of Incorporation of the Phoenix Trust company of Ottumwa; capital, 1150,000; C. II. Merrick, president. The Frost Cement Stone company of Dows was Incorporated, with luO.OiiO capital. The C. M. Norrls Coal and Mining company of Centervllle, with 11.000 capital, was incor porated. The Tremont company of Mar shalltown, with $75,000 capital, was or ganized to manage a hotel. The Malnney Cigar company of Council Bluffs changed its name to the Reliance Cigar company. Court May Change Location.' The supreme court is considering a prop osition to hold the January term in the federal courtroom downtown. The room was tendered to the Iowa court by the cus todian of the building, with the consent of the authorities at Washington. The su preme courtroom will not be fit for use for some time, and may be needed by the legislature. A telegram has been received from President MacLean of the State uni versity offering the old capltol building for use of the court for a time. It is now a part of the State university. Mayor James M. Brenton has appointed a committee to Investigate- the condition of opera houses In the city. In accordance with a resolution of the city council Mon day, and will wait until he receives their report before further action. Verbal In structions will be given the committee to Investigate churches and otht-r audience buildings in addition to the opera houses and embody facts In their report J. M. Emory, state Insurance examiner, has commenced the examination of the in surance securities In the office of State Auditor Carroll, with a 'view to making a statement as to the actual amount of the deposits on hand. The Insurance reports are coming in now and the auditor will have to take note of the value of the se curities as compared with the business done. 0 Li uuLs"UbJULsLiJ U UDuau Water Power Supplants Meant. CARSON, la.. Jan. . (Hpeclal.)-New machinery Is being Installed by the Carson Milling company on the banks of the Nlsa- I w nuy i ' I l Lb If U O) c 11 uiiimls Our holiday business was bo extensive that we find an unusual number of broken lines In our stock, and inasmuch as we start invoicing next Monday we hare decided on a Three Days' Gash Discount Sale of 33?',',, Thursday, Friday and Saturday We want to clean up everything in broken lines, and in order to do so, we offer every thing in our store except Diamonds, Watches and Sterling Silverware, at a sacrificing discount of 33 1-3 per cent. HAND PAINTED CHINA AND GUT GLASS If you anticipate any wants in Cut Olass or Hand Tninted China, buy now.because you will not get another opportunity of this kind. Some other things at 331-3 per cent off. Leather Goods, Ebony Brushes, Combs and Mirrors, Clicks, Candelabras, Silver Plated Ware, Stick Pins, Hrooches, Lockets, Watch Charms, Chains and Em blem Pins, Fobs, Ilracelets Cuff Links, Kings, Sterling Silver Novelties, Flasks, Ink Wells, Hon Don Dishes, Gold Pens, Umbrellas, Canes, Writing Sets, Jewel Hoxes, iountain Pens, Smoking Sets, Cake Dishes and hundreds of other thinvt We will sell all Sterling Silver in our stock at a discount of 20 per cent. For Cash Any $75.00 Watch for $65.00 Any $50.00 Watch for $40,00 Any $30.00 Watch for $25. 00 Any $25.00 Watch for $20.00 Any $20.00 Watch for $15 $) Your choice of full jewel Elgin or W althain movements. We can show you the greatest variety and quote you lower prices on Diamonds than any house west of Chicago. Herman M. Lef f ert, Telephone L607. Jeweler and Optician. 409 Broadway. aCBEJ I IE I If wiMsin (,ts v ' - i . w The Metropolitan Magazine is acknowledged to be the magazine which prints the cleverest short stories, by the foremost writers. This reputation will be maintained, and to that end we are making the most liberal prize-offers for the best stories that any one can write. We put into the MAGAZINE each month the finest fiction it is possible to get. Full particu lars of this prize-offer appear in the January Number, now on sale. IbO Pag'es of reading more than in some of the 3 5cent magazines. 12 SKort Stories all by the best and most pop ular writers, and all profusely illustrated. lOO Illustrations (C 45) K. H. RCS3BIX, PUBUSHKR, 3 W. 39TH ST., N. Y. nabotna river to operate the dynamo of ths Carson Electric Light comiMiny. Water power la considered cheaper than steam, which waa formerly In use. Will Let Pitch Contract. ONAWA, Ia., Jan. 1 Special Telegram.) The Monona county Board cf Supervisors gave a hearing on the report of the ap praisers this afternoon on the big Monona Harrison ditch. P. A. Sawyer of Sioux City appeared for petitioners and Judge Addison Oliver of Onawa read fifteen pages of a typewritten brief for tho objectors, claiming tb action of tae auditor and board was illegal and void, also In viola tion of the constitution of the state and United States in confiscating property with out process of law. The board decided to establish tha ditch as prayed for and will let It In sections. The work ut regarded as the most Important Improvement ever un dertaken In the county and Is expected to reclaim ba.miO acres of land at a cost of nearly llW.ono. MlHsouri Valley chairman. Tho accounts of auditor and treasurer were checked up. All the county money was presented by th county banks and was carefully count ud, amounting to t56,!3!.$3. . ouut the Coaatr'i Cash. LOO AN, la.. Jan. .(Special.) Monday the Harrison county Board of Supervisors! waa organixed l electing A. Edgecuoib of ' Cowbor Killed by Harsr. UKLLE FOURCHE. S I) , Jan. (Spec ial Tel gram.) John Hartman, a cowrjoy, aged 13 years, was thrown from a horse this afternoon which he wus attempting to break, and from ih reaultunt Injuries 'lt,1 within an hour. His skull wus crushed aud several of bin bouea bru-j In the taiL