Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, January 11, 1904, Page 3, Image 3
THE' OMATTA DAILY REK: MONDAY. JANUAT1Y 11. 1001. 3 f i COUNCIL BLUFFS. STICK FOR SOUTH AVENUE Objection ii Htds t Oiriog it Up for Uis of Tabor E'tctrio Lint. PROTEST IS READY FOR CITY COUNCIL IadlrAtlnna Are that dervml (hiniri Will llr Mftde In Franchise Ordinance lie fore It la Finally Adopted. It xppctpd that when the city council mets tonight to consider the ordinance granting the Council Bluff. Tabor & South ern Klectric Railway company a franchise a protest will be filed against the company being permitted to occupy South avenue for freight purposes. In fact, there Is con siderable opposition to the company being permitted to lay any tracks on this thor oughfare under any circumstances. South avenue Is the mala thoroughfare from the southeast Into the city and the travel on It Is at all times heavy. When the Great Western, was seeking an entrance Into Council Bluffs It was denied a right-of-way on South avenue, and not only was It forced to buy Its right-of-way parallel to the avenue, but the city council com pelled It to keep Its tracks at least 100 feet from the roadside and In addition construct a hedge between the road and the railroad tracks for the protection of the fanners who use this thoroughfare. The ordinance now before the city , coun cil gives the Tabor line the right to. use over one-third of South avenue for Its tracks, over which It may run both pas senger and freight trains. Those who op pose such a proposition insist that the com pany should be obliged to purchase a right-of-way the same as the Great Western, and that under no circumstances should It be permitted to run Its freight trains on this highway. When the ordinance was first presented to the city council more than one alderman Htht to occupy South avenue, and some maUtial change in the measure, it is said, can be looked for tonight when the ordi nance will come up on its secon.t reading. COUNCIL BLUFFS MAN KILLED Body Found on Railroad Track Missouri Valley by Switch at fries. Noble Center, Roes and Council Bluffs. These officers were elected for the ensuing year: President, Rev. E. J. Lang. Bllver Creek; vice president. Rev. C. F. Hlllman, Noble Center; secretary, 11. C. Bchueler, Noble Center. Dumfries was se lected as the place for holding the next an nual convention, the time to be arranged later by the executive committee. Plumbing and beating. Blxby tt Boa Karse Dies of Typhoid. Miss Grace Campbell, a student nurse at the Woman's Christian association hospital, died yesterday afternoon from typhoid fever. Her father. Rev. L. M. Campbell, who arrived yesterday morning from Cap ron, Okl., and her brother, C. E. Campbell of Moorehead, la., were at her bedside when she passed away. Miss Campbell was 19 years of age, having been born July 15, ISM. at Dexter, la. She had made her home in Council Bluffs for a number of years. The funeral will be held this afternoon at S o'clock from the Broadway Methodist church, the pastor. Rev. W. J. Stratton, conducting the services. Interment will be In-Walnut Hill cemetery. Olsen Bros., plumbers, A4E8. 700 B'way. Tel. Roy Kvana-ellst Charms. Lonnle lawrence Dennis, the 10-year-old boy evangelist and preacher, talked to an audience numbering about 400 In the New theater yesterday morning. Advance re ports had not exaggerated the boy's wond erful ability as a preacher. Young Dennis, although a mere child, uses language such as few grown up people can command, al though he speaks in a simple way. Many who listened to him yesterday morning ex pressed their desire to hear him again, and efforts are being made to secure him for another address either this or Tuesday aft ernoon at the theater. N. T. Plumbing Co, Tel. SO; night P W. MISSOURI VALLEY, Iowa, Jan. 10. (Special.) Albert N. Bower was killed in the Northwestern yards here some time last night. The body was found by a witching crew at 3 o'clock this morning lying between the rails of the east main track near the north switch. The body was terribly mangled. The right arm was crushed in and the head split open and cut off near the shoulder, the breast was crushed. He is supposed to have been killed while attempting to board an eaat bound freight at 11:30 p. m. Bower was a plumber by trade and wai unmarried. He resided with his father. Ell C. Bower, at 607 East Broadway. Council Bluffs. He left home Saturday morning. - Albert Bower waa the son of Ell C. Bower and made his home with his par ents at 607 East Broadway. He was a plumber by trade and waa on his way to Dee Moines, expecting to secure work at the capital building. At what time or on IWhat train he left Council Bluffs Saturday Was not definitely ascertained yesterday. It waa stated that he waa seen In a restau rant on West Broadway in the earlier part of Saturday evening and that later he was een and recognised by two switchmen In the north end of the Northwestern yards. The switchman supposed he was waiting to Jump freight train No. 130, which left here at 11:20 p.- m. Kla relatives were under the Impression, that when he left home he la tended to take a train to Des Moines leav ing here shortly before midnight. At Mis. Sourl Valley,. It waa said, however, that Bower had been seen as early as 6 o'clock Saturday evening In a saloon. The body was taken- to the undertaking rooms of X. J. Bennessy, where the Inquest wma held. The only, testimony yesterday Was that of tfa crew of the switch engine Who discovered the- mangled body.' 'tia ervw of freight train No. 130 will return this morning, when the Inquest will be re turned. Bower was S3 year old and unmarried. Although a plumber by trade. It Is said be waa not a member of the local union. Among hie effects was found a pawn ticket Showing that he had pledged an overcoat with 8. Snyder, a Broadway pawnbroker, soma time Saturday. This would indicate that be was short of money and that in stead of leaving here on a: passenger train he jumped some freight train, probably No. 120, eastbound. MINOR MENTION. Davis sells drugs. Leffert's glasses fit. Stockert sells carpets. A store for men "Beno's." Diamond betrothal rings at Leffert's. 40 Broadway. 14-K and 18-K wedding rings at Leffert's. 40 Broadway. A young, fresh and gentle Jersey cow for sale. J. H. Breedlove, 2402 Fourth ave. 334 per cent discount on unframed pic tures. C. E. Alexander &' Co., 333 B'way. Miss Cora Beneke of Carthage. Mo., is the guest of Mrs. A. T. Elwell of Willow avenue. Miss Jessie Dlckev and brother left yes terday on a visit to relatives in Shenan doah, la. Mr. and Mrs. F. O. Gleason will leave this week for California to spend the re mainder of the winter. Mrs. W. F. Arnold of Woodbine, la., is the gueBt of her sister, Mrs. H. A. Cjulnn of Oakland' avenue. Mrs. Seymour Wallace, aged 29, died yesterday morning at her home on Four teenth street and Avenue J, from tubercu losis. There will be a special meeting this evening of Star chapter, Hoyal Arch Ma sons, xor worn in me mam master s degree. Justice of the Peace H. O. Ouren has acquired the right to the title of the Marrying Justice." During 1903 he offici ated at 113 weddings. Furnished room tor rent vo gentleman, beat, gas, bath, etc. Will rent reasonable. Address, with reference, to X. care Bee office, Council Bluffs. Frances, the 4-vpnr nlri itanrhlM nf fltv Assessor and Mrs. Frank K. Everest died yesterday morning from membraneous croup, after an Illness of ten days. j ne uram-reiersen company or tnis city, which has the contract for the new cop per roof for the capltol building In. Des Moines, has lecelved assurance from state officials that it will not lose anything by reason oi ins late nre. H. D. Harle, of the Harle-Haas Drug company of this city, has been notified by the secretary of the National Wholesale Druggists' association of his appointment as a member of the committee on com mercial travelers of that association. E. W. Hlllwpar. formerly rtenntv United States marsh&l under Marshal F. P. Brad ley, is In the city renewing acquaintances. Mr. Hlllweg Is now a resident of Des Moines and Is superintendent of agencies for a large eastern insurance company. Frank Warner, a box car tourist claim ing to have come here direct from Mil waukee, was arrested last evening on a charge of petit larceny. Feeling the pangs of hunger, Wagner slipped Into the motor company's car barn and had placed him self outside of one of the employe's lunch when discovered, swallowing the last' piece of toothsome mince pie. Hafer sells lumber.. Catch the Idea? Ogden Hotel Koomt with or without board; steam heat; free bath; publlo par or. Woman's Club Program. The Women's clubs of the city will re sume their regular meetings this week after the adjournment of two weeks for the Christmas holidays and attendant fes tivities. Some action toward organizing a city federation Is looked for before the close of the club season in May. The club calendar for the week Is as follows: Monday Art department. Council Bluffs Women s ciuo meeting in tuuo rooms, 7:30 p. m. Tursday Meeting of Woman s cluh at nnm or Mrs. A. P. Hanchett on Sixth treet at 2: p. m.: meeting of Ideal cluh at home of Mrs. Thomas Metcalf on Bluff treet at 2 So p. m. Wednesday lrnlverslty club meeting at residence of Mrs. Renard on First avenue at if:3o p. in.; meeting of physical culture department Council Bluffs Woman's club In rlub rooms at 4 i. m. : meeting of current events department Council Bluffs Woman's club at I.) p. m. In cluh rooms. Thursday Household economics depart ment of I ouncll Hliirrs woman s ciuo will in eft at cluh rooms at 2:30 p. m. Friday Federation day urogram at gen era! meeting of Council Bluffs Woman's rlub lu club rooms at 2. SO p. m ; Oakland ' Avenue .Reading club meeting at home of Mrs. b Buike on Fletcher avenue at 2:30 p. m. Young People's Alliance. The annual convention of the Council Bluffs district Young People's Alliance of the' German Evangelical church closed yes terday evening. The proceedings have been conducted in the German language, but the concluding services yesterday were In Eng lish. The closing address last evening was made by Rev. E. J. Lang, the newly elected president of the organization. The sessions m ere held . In the German Evangelical church on Pierce street. The attendance was not as large as had been expected, only the following places being represented by delegates: Magnolia, Dxim- REDUCE DAMAGE ESTIMATE Inspection of Iowa Capitol Ehowi Firt Loss Less Than Supposed. NEW WORK SUFFERS LITTLE INJURY Commission Report Shows Jost 'What Had Bern Done Before the Fire In Matter of Putting Build ing In Shape. (From a Staff Correspondent.) DES MOINES, Jan. 10.-l.8peclal.)-A good deal of misunderstanding has existed In regard to the exact conditio of the con tracts on the state house work at the time of the fire of last Monday which caused much damage to a portion of the building. The estimates of the damage done have been reduced a little since the first inspec tion of the ruins, but the general Impres sion still prevails that much of the money Bpent for repairs has been wasted because of the fire and what has been done will have to be done over again. But the mem bers of the capltol commission point out that this is not true. The capltol commis sion could have bad little or no general supervision over the clearing up of the wreckage but for the authorization of the executive council. The work of the capltol commission was but little interfered with. The executive council, which is the custod ian of the state house and all state prop erty and is responsible for Its safe keep ing, made immediate use of the capltol commission and Its engineers and foremen to assist in getting matters straightened out. The members of the commission have worked all week with unceasing activity. President Funk went home to Bplrit Lake over Sunday and E. P. Shoentgen, the secretary, went to his home in Council Bluffs. The commission will meet again Monday, however, and continue the in vestigations and the work. The report of the capltol commission which has Just been made to the governor and printed makes a showing of the condi tion of the contracts on the work done. This report includes a statement from Secretary Harsh directly on this question. This statement Is as follows, indicating the exact payments of the commission dur ing its life for ail purposes: ' Commissioner Funk, per diem $ 275 00 A. B. Funk, expenses , 3X1 78 Commissioner Cummlng, per diem 405 60 Charles A. Cummlng, expenses 19 75 Commissioner Shoentgen, per diem 5i7 50 E. P, Shoentgen, expenses 677 17 F. D. Harsh, secretary, salary 630 00 F. D. Harsh, expenses 27 40 Superintendent Crawshaw, salary.. 1,8 00 Oen'1 outside painting and repairs 4,587 45 Cleaning, repairing, painting roof Iron 1.081 67 Repairs on stone 556 26 inside painting ana repairs z.mm v& New roof 15,103 5 General expenses 139 5 Storage warehouse 20,772 34 Elevator repairs 102 K5 Sundry labor 245 78 Temporary hatchway.... 26 74 Steam fitting Hnd repairs 14.229 23 Mechanical equipment 44,214 03 Tools 15 02 Cutting and patching for electric wiring 2,752 39 Galvanized iron work R.8S0 96 Heat regulation and ventilation... 2,566 80 Vault for executive council 11 91 B. F. Sturtevant company 30 71 Total $120,878 17 These are the payments made by the commission up to December 20. ; , , Amounts Still Doe. The secretary's books showed the follow ing as amounts due on specific contracts and bills presented but unpaid by the com mission at the same timer Mechanical equipment 34.045 00 Electric wiring on fdot basis 7.U60 00 New roof 4.1ir7 62 Boilers 3.541 00 Mechanical stokers 608 (0 Plans and specifications 1.054 00 Galvanized Iron work 2,353 00 Electric Repairs on fixtures 800 ix) Paul system 2,500 00 New locks 465 00 Storage warehouse fl.4"2 63 Boiler netting 1,570 41 Brickwork and masonry In base- . ment 2.678 80 Sundry bills for materials, etc 913 90 STOCK BREEDERS' CONVENTION Coloael Harris Gives an Interesting Talk on the Short bora, AMES, la., Jan. 10. (Special,) The towa Improved Stock Breeders' association held Its thirtieth annual convention at the Iowa state college Saturday. Last night the fol lowing officers were elected for the coming year: President, E. M. Wentworth of State Center; vice president, O. H. Brlggs of Mt. Vernon;, secretary-treasurer. Prof. W. J. Kennedy of Ames; district vice presi dents, B. F. Valle of Bonaparte, J. I. Nich ols of West Liberty, H. J. Hess of Water loo, A. M. Avery of Mason City, P. D. Tomson of Cedar Rapids, H. D. Nichols of Newton, H. C. Wallace of Des Moines, J. B. Harsh of Creston, Charles Est her, jr., of Botna, E. H. White of Esthervllle and S. R. Haines of Storm Lake. Colonel W. A. Harris, the man who first crossed the Cruikshank Shorthorns of Scotland on the American Shorthorn, gave an Interesting account of the history of our present Shorthorn breed. In the early 70s the Shorthorn breed was bred up to so fancy and blue-blooded a standard as to be practically ruined as the farmer's cow. The breed was aristocratic, long legged and narrow. It lacked In all the demands of a dual-purpose cow, but it had all kinds of blood, and the prices it com manded were astounding. When a certain fancy cow was sold to an Englishman for 348,600 Mr. Harris revolted. He had al ways believed in the Shorthorn as the farmer's cow, the life of the cattle in dustry. But the standard to which the breed had been brought ruined it for that purpose. Amos Cruikshank at that time maintained a herd of Shorthorns in Scotland which were short-legged, broad and full-chested, with well sprung ribs. The herd had lieen bred with regard to Individuality alone. Blood, registry and pedigree had counted for nothing with Mr. Cruikshank. Mr. Harris Imported Cruikshanks. He crossed them on the aristocratic American Short horn, and he saved the Shorthorn as the farmer's cow. Today the men who scoffed at Colonel Harris now hall him as th founder of the sturdy, beef producing, milk producing Shorthorn, the farmer's cow, known the world over, adaptable to all conditions and all purposes, and as Mr. Harris says, "the hope of the cattle breed. Ing Industry." Total $ 70,089 35 This means that the commission had in Its hands the first of the year out of the 3125,000 made available July 1 last the sum of $4.13.83, out of which the unpaid Mils and accounts were to be paid; or, rather, that this small sum is available for any Immediate use the capltol commission mtf ht deem necessary, while over 370,000 re mains to be provided for by special act of the legislature. All that commission asked in the report was that this payment be made from the funds which would other wise be available July 1 next. It Is all ap propriated, but is not available yet. The plan of the commission Is to have the work made necessary by the lire done Im mediately or during the present year, while the repair work which was planned for the completion of the capltol will be put off for two years or more. It will not make any 'change In the plans "but delay the comple tion of the plans. The actual damage to the work done by the commission was not to exceed 310.000. Report on Fire Damage. The report of the commission on cost and time ef the repairs was: We were charged with the duty of clear ing the rubbish created by the fire In the north wing of the capltol. of removing all elements of peril to workmen and to ascer tain particularly as to whether or not the structural conditions are such as to make safe the occupancy of the hall of the house LEWIS CUTLER MORTICIAN. Peal tie. Council Bluffs. 'Phone 37. Right the Spot Where rheumatism pains, rub Bucklen's Arnica Salve, the great healer. 'Twill of represents Uvea should temporary repairs be made for this purpose. Owing to the short time permitted for in vestigation It has been Imiwvwihle to give scrutiny to every detnll nf the structural iron work. We are prepnred to siiy. how ever, that experts who have gone over the construction assure v.s that nothing more than minor defects exist defects that mny be remedied within a few days and whilo the repairs are being made. The next point of most Importance Is the time required to pl.ice the hall In cimdltlon for occupancy by the honst-, nf representa tives, it Is difficult to mnke anything like exact, calculation at this point. There Is a good deal of work to do in the treatment of the structural Iron. tenior:iry celling Is required, many new desks are to lie sup plied, new windows are to Ik plaeed and a great deal of work, rtlfflmlt to dliigram In this connection, must be done. We have given a good deal of consideration to the matter of a temporary celling It natur ally occurred that It should be made of boards, which would require a large amount nf expense and labor In the matter of staging. The suggestion has been made by a member of the general assembly that this temporary ceiling he of heavy canvas. The more consideration we have given to this suggestion the more practicable It would appear. Tt can be put In at much less expense and in much less time than If constructed of boards. We have assumed that If It were thought best to occupy this room during the ses sion. Tin attempt at adornment would be expected and that only the plainest kind of repairs to the end of comfortable con ditions would be desired that time and needless expense could Ik- avoided. In our Judgment if a wooden celling Is put In. not less than three weeks will be required to place the hall In condition for use. If, however, the cloth celling is adopted, we believe the work can be done within a limit of from twelve to fifteen days. It is Impossible to make anything like close calculation as to thp cost of these re pairs. It Is believed, howm-er, that with board celling the cost would not exceed $5.im, and with cloth celling no more than $3.0110. Of course we do not announce these figures as being anything more than ap proximate, as guess work necessarily en tered largely into the calculation. We regret that, owing to the great haste in the collection of Information made nec essary by the early demand for this re port, the general confusion prevailing and the pressure upon our time and thought on account of other duties, this report is no more definite. LINCOLN MAY DROP BASE BALL Apathy nf Traction Company Dis courages the Other Kn thnalasts. (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Jan. 10. (Special Telegram. ) Lincoln, as an applicant for a franchise in the Western Base Ball league. Is practically down and out. Ixical enthusiasts who tlrst counseled with President Sexton, solicited subscriptions of stock and cash and secured several thousand dollars nulnelent to meet with Sexton's Ideas of what would be nec essary to finance the team. The apathy, however, of the Lincoln Traction company bids fair to kill the project. Chairman Turner of the soliciting committee said to day: "The committee Is strongly tempted to not go before the league directors at their meeting In this city next Tuesday. The street car people were iLbout the only ones who stod to make any money out of a re vival of the game In Lincoln, and if they are so shortsighted ns to refuse to promote the game by contributing to its support financially, I am In favor of calling every thing off. Personally, I think we could finance the team without any aid from the street car company, but without any sup- Sort from the latter we might as well let it rop." Begins at Red Rock. Health, strength and vigor depend on digestion. Dr. King's New Life Pills makes It perfect, or no pay. Only 25c. For sale by Kuhn & Co. FORECAST OF THE WEATHER Snow Followed by Fair bnt Colder Weather and Clondlness In Nebraska. WASHINGTON, Jan. 10. Forecast: For Nebraska and Kansas Partly cloudy Monday' and Tuesday. For Iowa and Missouri Fuir Monday and Tuesday. ,:,! For Indiana and Illinois Snow, followed by fair Monday; Tue!j1tjy, fair and warmer; fresh northwest U) porth winds. For Colorado and . Wyoming Snow and colder Monday; Tuesday, fair. For North Dakota Snow and colder Monday; Tuesday, fair. For South Dakota Snow Monday; Tues day, fair, colder. Local Record. OFFICE OF THE WEATHER lil'REAU, OMAHA, Jan. 10. Official record of tem perature and precipitation compared with the corresponding day of the last three years: iwn. into. iwz. . 31 24 39 24 . 28 7 29 14 . 30 16 84 19 . .09 .02 .00 .01 nd precipitation Maximum temperature. Minimum temperature.... Moan temperature Precipitation Record of temperature at Omaha for this day since March 1. 1DM3: Normal temperature 20 Excess deficiency for the day 10 Total excess since March 1, 1903 136 Normal precipitation 02 Inch Excess for the day 07 Inch Total rainfall since March 1 32. 42 Inches Excess since March 1 1.94 Inches Deficiency for cor. period, 1903 M Inch Deficiency for cor. period, 1902... C. 37 inches Report from Statlous at 7 1'. M, CONDITION OF THB : & i I WEATHER. : l S : a ; t a : B : : " : - i Omaha, cloudy 311 311 T Valentine, partly cloudy 30! 3SI .00 North Platte, clear....- 301 42 .on Cheyenne, cloudy 40l 42 .00 Salt Lake City, snowing 30 1 3: .04 Rapid City, clear 3o 40 .00 Huron, cloudy 30' 3L' .00 Willlston, cloudy 28 30 .00 Chicago, cloudy 24! 24 T St. lyouls, raining 341 44 .04 St. Paul, cloudy 22! 26 .00 Davenport, cloudy 21 28 .14 Kansas City, cloudy 32! 34 T Havre, clear 34' 41 .00 Helena, snowing 36 40 T Bismarck, clear 18 221 .00 Galveston, clear 56 62 .00 "T" Indicates trace of precipitation. L. A WELSH. Forecaster. a million tastes vif NX MORE TUAN A millON SOLD A DAY.' . Th Hand U th$ Smekrr3! jf J MAGAZINE for January R. H. RUSSELL. 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