TITR OMAnA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY. APRIL 10, 1004.
NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA.
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COUNCIL
MINOR ME1TIOX.
( Davis Molla drug.
lffert' glasses fit.
fltockert sella carpets.
The Faust dear, ( cents.
' Peterson, fun and locksmith, 420 U'y.
For rent, modern house, 719 Sixth ave.
Taints, oils and glass. Morgan Dicker
l'lrture framing. Alexander's art store,
33 Brosdwsy, telephone 3.
For wsll pupprlnif. imtinK, pc'ure fram
kr. see Borwli k, 211 Main at. Phone A-620
hi) head, was continued yesterday by Judge
Wheeler on application of the defendant
until some day this week.
-A m rrli license was lHtird yesterday
to Charles H. Wilson, aged 33, and Kverlll
i.t Cunningham, aged both of this city. ,
in regular meeting or the Associated
Charities will be held Monday afternoon
ht the residence of Mian Cmollne Dodfe.
Joseph Wlllett. aged 70 years, of Napie.
S.v L., died yesterday morning at St. Mer
it Art' a honDllnl. The remains will be sen!
to Clark, 8...D. . ... mentioned. Of . th . twenty delegates ' se-
The funeral of Thomas Egan will be held looted to attend the state convention of the
v?n,Z vm"i" i?1 ,KO C'.";k 'ro"1 l- party thirteen are claimed by the antl
trancls Xavler s church and burial Will ue . . . ..
In St. Joseph a cemetery. Hearst faction, although Attorney 8. B.
Have your carpets taken p. cleaned and Wadsworth, Hearst's lieutenant In this
lelsid by modern method., ulu carpets ' county, claimed that nine of the delegates
made Into handsome lugs. Council B uff ,. , - ...
i.rpet Cleaning Co.. 14 North Main street. wpt Hearst men. These are the delegates
'Phone 5l.
All members of Council Bluffs serle. Fra
ternal Order of Eaglis, are requested to
net.at the lodge , rooms this afternoon at
1 30 o'clock to attend the funeral of Law
rence Hoist.
Devoe's mixed paints. Morann & Dickey
The hearlnv of chnrioa Kiorwiih tha .a.'Uoiila: Dr. 8. 1. Tobey. takland; Roscoe
loonkeeper charged with contempt of cjurt
by County Attorney KIllpai'K in that he
cohllniicd to conduct his saloon In violation-
of the mulct law, despite the tact that two
nermsnent fniunrtions weie hnnrlnir over
. . .. ....
Richard Donovan was arretted ytsierdiy, ,
coargea wun nR.iaiiiung rruna Hiuicu wun
assault la alleged to hsve heen , ommlttert
in a saloon at Bent ley some night lust try are of their complexion, while on the
week. Donovan's hearing was set for Ti.os- otM(.r han(j lne Heiiret men claim nine of
day before Justice Ouren and in default of i . . , , . - ....
ISM bonds he was committed to the c lunty tha ten delegates from the country.
Jail... These are the delegates to the congTes-
yilHam A. Wood brought suit in the die- ! slonul nnd Judicial conventions, which have
trlot jrourt yesterduy against Almlron Cul- i , K. n,i.
ver, asking for a Judgment of .o and not V'1 ben calIo1- , , , ..
that the affair of their copartnership In Roscoe Barton. Charles Sample, Ira Still,
the eal estate business In Kansas be wound Sylvester ijye, John Crow, Kiley Clark,
tip under the direction of the court. A Lester Applegate, William Slevers, A. O.
number of years ago the plaintiff and de- Wyiund, H. b. Alexander, Warren Hougn,
Ondntit were engaged In the dry goods ' George Thomas, Kinmet . Tinley, H. O.
business In this city. Ouren, S. G. Underwood, C. M. Crippen,
The: funeral of Iawrence Hoist will he ' Victor Jennings, Thomas Bowman, George
held 1hls sfternoon at t o'clock from tha hughes, C. H. Hufoer.
residence on Scott street and burial will he . Several Townships I'srepreiested,
In Falrvlew cemetery. Rev. W. 8. Barnes ., ... -.,,,u
of the First Presbyterian church will con-,' The convention was called for 11 o clock
duct the service at the house and st the In the morning, but when the time arrived
cemetery the local aerie of Eagles of which thpre was barely a corporal's guard of dele-
Mr. Hoist was a member, will take charge . ,,. . ,,, ,,
of the exercises. I gates present, so Chairman Miller ad-
W. E. Scholl. sheriff of Waukesha, Wis.. Journed it until the afternoon. It was 2
arrived In the city yesterdny afternoon with o'clock when Chairman Miller called the
'.'"or" to order, and of the 157 dele-
In .the employ of William Harker. a llgjjt- 1 gates allotted to the several precincts be
nlng od agent, was arrested at the latter's tween fifty and sixty only were present,
office- on Fourth street by Deputy Sheriff q.hlr,n of th Dreclncts and one
Oroneweg,
MoeriTT Hcnnii rt ror vv lui-nri.
sin last evening with his prisoner. The
nature of the charge against Wilson was
not- Mated by Sheriff Scholl.
The funeral of the late Mrs. Ellen M.
Cnsady was held yesterday morning from porary chairman and J. J. Hughes tompo
the residence on vine street, the services i rury secretary. Later this organization
Deinr conauctea uy Kev. T. J. Mackay of :
All Saints' Episcopal church. Omaha. A
11 Saints' Episcopal church. Omaha. A
ouartet consisting of Mrs. Sherman, Mrs.
Ward, Dr. Lewis nnd C. Haverstock sang.
&J?ntfn7 ZlVn'JrlZT7g.
tery, the pallbearers being H. Z. Haa, M.
F, Hohrer. Thorns Bowman. Lucius Wells. !
a a W "nt KmA Mltehall I
tlOARD CAKXOT RRDl'CR VAl.l ATIOX
Coaaty Attorney Advises It Has No
. Aathorlty.
p .'
The Board of County Supervisors cleaned
lip the business before )t yesterday after
noon and adjourned until Wednesday
April 27, matters In connection with the
opening of the new poor farm demanding
that they reconvene at that time.
After a consultation with the county at
torney the board decided that all applica
tions for reduction of valuations of prop
erty for former years from Valuations as
returned by the assessor and the local
board of review must be rejected and de
nied consideration for the reason that
there Is no power or authority vested In
th board to grant the relief demanded.
A number of such applications had been
filed with the board.
Tha clerk, of the district court was di
rected to take" steps to collect as far as
possible all costs due the county,- he to
receive 16 per cent on all collections prior
to January 1, 1902, and 10 per cent for
collections of the years 190 and 1903.
Recorder Smith aked that he be allowed
tl.SOO.i for clerical help for 1904, the same
li had been allowed last year, but the
board rejected the request. It, however,
allowtd him $175 for clerk hire for the
threo ' months Just ended. The recorder
railed the attention of the board to the
condition of some of the older records of
the -office and suggested that he le author
ised to transcribe Such as needed It for
their preservation and for the protection of
the pulble Interest. His report for the
first quarter of the year showed that 1.482 i
Instruments had been filed, with a total of !
S1.2O2.O0 fee collected.
Supervisors Brandes, Dryden and Spen
cer were appointed a committee to pur
chase a road grador and Supervisors Brau
des and Bullls a committee to organise a
gang1 to work th machine. It was de-
tided that the rate of wages to be paid J
would be, for foremen, 12.60 a day; grader, "Well. I shall rule that any person hold
men, $3; man and team, 3b cents an hour; ' ng a proxy from a township of which he Is
scraper holders, 17H cents an hour. not a resident Is not entitled to a seat in
The report of Sheriff Canning for tho this convention. The convention can over-
flrt ..nllurter showed ! h t th f- t v I
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amounted to 11,407 51. but the collections
were only $188.42, leaving a dellclt of 1732.63
after the sheriff had taken his salary and
that, of his deputy.
Derlde to Raise Balldlaa.
Th Board of Education decided yester- j
day afternoon on raising the present build
Ing of the' Avenue B school and to erect
an eight-room addition. The contemplated
cost Is tl,0u to tn.000, exclusive of tho
heating plant.
Bids for raising the present building, the
construction of the new uddltlon and for
the Installation of the heating plant and
plunjblng are to be In the hands of Secre
tary Ross by May 10. The person securing
th contract for rahKja; the building will
have, to furnish a bond In the sum of
110,000 from some bonding company and a
similar bond will be required from the
person .awarded the contract for the addi
tion. The board decided that It would not
accept any other kind of bonds.. The con.
tractor 'will also be required to nam to
th board hi subcontractors for Its ap
proval. .;., . . . . '-'
T. A, Brewtoic. supervisor of buildings
and grounds, win supervise the construc
tion of Ui new buUdlng In order to rush
th wore on the new building In th effort
to hav it ready at the opening of tho-
new school year next September the pupils
at th jyvenu B school will be dismissed
a week., before the close of the regular
school year, which Is June 2. If deemed
necessary.
CICYCLES AT COST
We srer closing out our bicycle rock and
If yon want to purchase a wheal see us be
ifore buying. Ws also sail drays, delivery
axons, milk wagons, etc.
! tlOO aoatk Mala Street.
David. Bradley & Co-
s, COJU.CU. Bju-fra, xowjl, .,v
BLUFFS.
: ANTI-HEARST MEN CONTROL
Secure Majority of ltl-gte to Dsmoorttio
B'.ate Convention.
DECIDE NOT TO ADOPT RESOLUTIONS
Attorney Wsdawortk, Manager of
Hearst Boom, Dealed rrlvllese of
Belagr a Delegate on Proxy of
Oatslde Tow ship.
The democratic county convention yester
day was not controlled by Hearst's adher
ents and Jn fact his name was not even
to tne state convention:
I From the City John Bchoentgen, Thomas
' Howman, W. 1. Hardin, 8. Q. Underwood,
Mayor Macrae, I.. Zurmuehlen, jr., J. J.
, Hughes, Emmet Tlnley, J. P. Organ, F. W.
i Miner.
From the Country Sylvester Dye, Mace.
Harton, Avoca; John naien, Avoca; John
Uoraon,- Hancock; John Crow, Minden; Lu-
Rene stuplel, Hardin; William Farrell, In-
uerwood; T. J. Orttin, Neola; Al A. Le-
nix ker. Oakland. .
The delegates from the city are without
exception Anti-Hearst men and they claim .
t" al least lliree OI xnose irom me coun-
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city precinct were not even represented by
a single delegate.
Attorney J. P. Organ was named tem-
h rm.n.ni Aft.r stntlns- that
" . ' . .. V. V - 1 .. .t
he considered li nis auiy 10 can wie buoii
tlon of the convention to severul matters,
Chairman Organ sold that all present were
doubtless rejoiced over the victory of the
r,rv at the recent city election and he
1 ...
trusted that the convention would do notiv
Ing to impair the "good that might grow
out of It." The democratic party, he said, J
was now so situated that It was looking
forward with considerable confidence to tho
coming county campaign. It had been
stated that the convention would be for a
c rtaln candidate, he said, evidently refer
ring to Hearst, but he hoped that the con
vention would consider well what ' effect
this might have upon the party In this
county. The convention, he. Insisted, should
do nothing to disturb the harmony existing
In the party.
Committees Absorb All Delegates.
When It came to naming the usual com
mittees there was considerable, difficulty
In finding enough - delegates to 'comprise
them. When the committees wera flislly
named It was found that they had ex
hausted the entire convention, and a recess
wss taken while they deliberated.
These were named as th committee cn
resolutions and delegate:
On Credentials Charles Sample, H. P.
Nelson. Louis Crow, Frank Cramer, Syl
vester Dye, H. F. Watklns. George Llebold,
Walter McMasters, Charles Huber, L. A.
Devlne, Dr. J. C. Waterman, L. P. Servlss,
E. A. Sullivan. Henry Atkins. Frank Beebe,
Andrew Howard, Abe Bennett.
On Delegates Dr. S. D. Tobey, R. Collls
ter, JT Schult. E. Stupfel, B. K. Snyder,
George Gordon, J. T. Hasen. M. Williams,
J. M. Cooms, J. W. Crow, T. J. Grlffen.
William Farrell, George Rock. Lester Ap
plegate, Edgar Ie, F. A. Blxby. W. D.
Hardin. F. W. Miller. J. C. Martin. L. Zur
muehlen, Jr.. J. T. Hughes, 8. C. Under
wood, John Bchoentgen. J. P. Stevenson, C.
C. Larsen, W. H. Payne.
Hearst Leader I Oat.
While th committees were being named
Attorney 8. B. Wadsworth of this city,
recognised as the local leader of the Hearst
party, offered himself as the member of th
committee on delegates from Lincoln town-
ship.
"How is this, Mr. Wsdsworth?" Inquired
the chairman, "I thought you resided in
Council Bluffs."
"So I do, but I hold a proxy from Lincoln
township," replied Mr. Wadsworth, with a
-mile.
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rule me 11 u u t-r-1 1 1 u . miu
Organ, as he paused for some expression
from the convention, but It kept rllent and
Attorney Wadsworth ws accordingly down
and out.
Roscoe Barton, chairman of the commlt-
tee on resolutions, reported that the com-
mlttee had decided that it was not a proper
time for the democrats of Pottawattamie
to be framing resolutions, and all th com
mittee would recommend wss that whereas
the national convention was to meet In
June In St. Louis that the platform then
adopted be the platform of the democratic
party of Pottawsttaml county. Th con
vention accepted the recommendation.
It Is understood that prior to the conven
tion an agreement was reached between
the Hearst snd anti-Hearst factions that
sn unlnstructed delegation be named to the
state convention.
COl'KTRV F.DITOH9 TAKE THE CITY.
Oraa.ls. aa Association Takl.sj la
Writers t'oaatlea.
The Western Iowa Editorial association
wss organised yesterday at a meeting In
this city of the editors and publishers of
country papers In Pottawattamie, Harrison,
Mills and Bhelby counties, the member
ship being confined to . those connected
with country -papers. P. E. Brown of
the Hsrlsn Republican was elected presi
dent snd E. A. Stevens of the Silver CKy
Times, secretary and treasurer.
The sessions were held In the ball room
of the Grsnd hotel and at the opening
meeting the gathering was called to order
by Mr Brown of Harlan, who Introduced
Mayor Macrae, who In turn bad the visit
ing newspsper men welcome and offered
them the key of th city . during- their
tay. L. W. Whit of th Woodbln Chron
ic Is responded to th mayor's address In a
happy vein and th feeling' of good fellow
ship waa at .one established.
E T. Chllds of the Dunlsp Herald. W. C.
Campbell of th liarlaa Trtbuna and O. O.
Buck ut A Trej noc Jiecwd r aPPolctd
a committee on permanent organisation and
to draft a constitution and by-laws.
At the sfternoon session on the recnm
mendstlon of the committee on" permanent
organisation P. B. Brown of Harlan wl
named as president of the organisation snd
E. A. Stevens of Bllver City, secretary and
treasurer. A constitution wss adopted con
fining the membership to those connected
with country papers In the four counties.
Meetings will be held semi-annually, the
date of the next m net Ing being left to the
executive committee, consisting of the pres
ident and secretary.
E. T. Chllds of the Dunlap Herald. W. C.
Depew of the Walnut Bureau and Secre
tary Stevens were appointed as a commit
tee to prepare a program for the next meet
ing, which will be held In Council Bluffs.
There Is some talk of the I'pper Dea, Moines
Editorial association holding Its next meet
ing In this city In June snd If It does the
Western Iowa assocstlon will meet here at
the same time. If not, It will hold Its next
meeting either In September or October In
this city. While at the present the mem
bership of the new association Is confined
to representatives of country newspapers.
It Is said to be the Intention to enlarge
the scope of the organisation In time.
During the afternoon session subjects of
Interest to the rural newspaper man were
discussed. In the evening the visitors and
members of the local newspaper fraternity
were the guests of Ernest E. Hart, pro
prietor, and Victor E. Bender, manager, of
the Council Bluffs Nonpareil at dinner at
the Grand hotel.
Those present at the meeting and who
became members of the association were:
L. W. White, Woodbine Chronicle; Edenr
Brown. Hastings Record: E. T. Child.
Dunlap Herald; F. M. Revmer, Avoca' Jour-nnl-Hera'd;
H. W. Kerr. little Sioux Hust
ler: O. O. Buck. Treynor Record: A. J.
! Enbody. E. C. Enbody. Dunlap Reporter:
niurii 1 1 m iipi'm, iixriiui nitr' ii'HU, 1 . V- . t
Ford. Woodbine Twiner; P. P. Ttrown. Hnr-
Albert Hansen, Tfnrlnn American; H. C.
'in Kepuhllcan; w. 'nmnnell. Hnr'an
;t"rhiin: Penis O'Kearv Wooflblne Twiner:
fvert 8ewnrt. Persia Globe: E. A. Stevens.
Silver City Times: J. A. Bowlln. I'nder
word t'nlon: J. M. Dnvl". I.mnn Gnptte:
O. 1. Wilkinson. Neoln Gfette; .T. tr.lh.
Hancock Herald: J. C. McCnbe, R. M. Mc-
Cehe. Logan Observer: W. C. T)e-ew Wnl- 1
nut Bureau: P. J. Butler. Phelby News; I
R. "f. Muff. Neola Rennrter; Oeorre Wood
wqrd. Minden Times-Herald; O. W. TjafHar,
Manning .Monitor.
RECOVER TWO BODIES FROM LAKE
Efforts to Locate that of Haaklas. Bo
Kar tnsnceessfal.
The bodies of J. W. Plnnell and William
H. Baxley, who with William Hasklns
were .Irowncd at Lake Manawa Friday
afternoon, were recovered yesterday. All
efforts to locate the body of Hasklns proved
fruitless and the searching party was com
pelled when dusk set In last evening to
abandon the quest until this morning.
The body of Plnnell was found first, It
being about 100 feet from the Mark's club-
house landing. Just about where he let go j
of Caretaker Brown's boat and sank, when
If his strength had held out but a few
moments longer he would have been saved.
The body of Baxley was found at the point
where the boat overturned, with Plnnell
and Baxley cilnglng to It when Brown
reached It In his effort to save the two
men. Baxley evidently had tried to relieve
himself of the weight of his heavy hunting
boots, as one was found to be nearly off.
The searchers brought to the surface the
hunting coot and one boot belonging to
Hasklns, which showed that, he had also
attempted to divest himself . of his heavy
clothing before he was drowned. One of
the guns belonging to the party was also
brought , to tho surface. Some question
had arisen as to whether It was Baxley or
Hasklns who wss clinging to the over
turned boat when Caretaker Brown first
reached It. ' Brown was only acquainted
with Plnnell. but when Baxley's body was
brought to shore yesterday he at once
Identified It as that of the man who was
clinging to the boat and urged him to save
Plnnell first and then come back for him.
For the convenience of persons assisting
In the search for Hasklns' body the motor
compsny will run cars today every hour
from 6:30 In the morning until S:30 In the
evening or later If necessary.
The funeral of William H. Baxley, who
was better known by Ms friends as
"8mlley" Baxley owing to his genial dis
position, will be held Monday morning at
10 o'clock from the resldencs of his grand
mother, Mr. Clarissa Baxley. 1415 North
Fifteenth street, and burial will be In Wal
nut Hill cemetery.
The funeral of J. VT. Plnnell will be held
Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock from his
late residence on Ninth street and Avenue
E and burial will be In Walnut Hill. Mr.
Plnnell was a leading member of the local
aerte of Eagles, who will have charge of
the funeral.
Decide on Convention Date.
George 8. Wright, chairman of the re
publican county central committee, an
nounced yesterday that he had decided to
call the county convention for May 12.
This dste, he said, had been settled -upon
after a conference with the candidates al
ready In the field for the various nomina
tions. The announcement made In a local
morning paper yesterday that the con
vention would be called June 1 was prema
ture and unauthorised.
The county officers to be elected this fall
are auditor, clerk of the dlstrlot court, re
corder, attorney and one member of the
Board of Supervisors. There aire a num
ber of aspirants for the republican nomina
tions already In the field and It Is at their
expressed wish that the convention will bo
called for this early date. Last year the
county "convention was not called until
June 9 and In 1902 It was not called until a
month later.
N. T. Plumbing Co. Tel 2G0; night, F-0IT.
Lowlaf'i Father Relents.
The body of young Martin Lowing, the
bandit who committed suicide, will not be
consigned to a medical college or a grave
In potter's field. His father, Anton Low
ing of Chicago, reconsidered his determina
tion to have nothing to do with the unfor
tunate lad. Yesterday he sent another tel
egram to Undertaker Cutler Instructing
him to give the lad a decent burial here at
his expense.
Plumbing and heatta Blxby t Bo
PAST WEEK II BLIFF SOCIETY
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Bechtela Celebrate
Golden Weddlnsj.
Mrs. E. W. Hrt is visiting In Chicago.
Mrs. F. C. Ensign entertained at lunch
eon Thursday.
Mrs. Will Helser Is visiting relatives and
friends In Minneapolis.
Tho Atlas club will meet with Mrs.
Barstow next Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. 8. 8. Keller entertained at
a i o'clock dinner Tuesday.
Mrs. F. J. Schnorr of Oakland avenue
entertained at lunch Monday.
Miss Dodge was hostess at the meeting
of the Whist club Thursday evening.
Mrs. James Spalding or Bloux City Is
the guest of Mrs. M. F. Rohrer this week.
Mr. snd Mrs. T. N. Harford and daughter,
Mra Charles Bone, are visiting in llarlun.
Mis Bailey of Ksnsss City Is th guest
of Mrs. W. A. Gruneweg of Frank street.
Mra A. D. W llliams of Chicago is visiting
her sister, Mrs. Ed Gilbert of Willow ave
nue. Miss Kate Luster left Saturday for Gree
ley, Colo., where she will spend tne sum
mer. Mra A. F. Wilson of Fifth avenu was
hostess at a luncheon given at her home Fri
dsr . . .
aUeH m ieave i wees, tut
Mr. and Mra. wintam rowers oi nouta
I Colfax, la., for the benefit of Mrs. Power
health.
Miss Lyon of Seventh street has for her
guest Mrs. 8. C. Campbell of Carson.
Mr. and Mrs. Norman H McAllister havj
moved Into their new home on Oakland
avenue.
Mrs. Horace Everett Is home from south
ern California, where she ha been for th
past winter.
Mrs. Ed. Brown entertnlned a number of
friends Monday evening at her home on
Glen avenue.
Mrs. L. I. Edson entertained at cards
for her sister. Miss McCarthy, last Tues
day evening.
Mrs. Waddell of Kansas City Is expected
here this week to visit her mother, Mrs.
Horace Everett.
Mrs. A. V. Frush leaves tonight for Chi
cago, where she will ie the guest of Mrs.
John M. Lane.
Mrs." Aid of 'Graham avenue gave a
charming luncheon to a number of her
friends Tuesday.
Miss Harrington of Sioux City is the
guest of her brother, D. J. Harrington, of
Seventh avenue.
Mrs. Thomas Farnsworth entertained the
members of the Euchre club at her home
Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. Herbert M. Pulker of Janesville,
Wis., Is the guest of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. John T. Oliver.
Mrs. Charles Watts of Harrison street
was hostess at a charming luncheon given
ut her home Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Keller, who have been
In California all winter, have returned to
their home In this city.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Knlest will leave
soon for St. Louis, where they will visit
for a couple of months.
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Hathaway, who have
been visiting, In St. Louis and Bt. Joseph,
Mo., returned home Saturday.
Mrs. M. E. Dungan of Carson has ar
rived in the city and will spend the sum
mer with her son, W. S. Dungan.
Mrs. lyewls Hammer entertained the
members of Grace church at a kenslngton
given at her home Friday afternoon.
Mrs. Rachel Patterson, Miss Patterson
and Mr. Will Patterson are guests at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Etnyre.
Mrs. John M. Martin was pleasantly sur
prised by a nuniuer of her friends at her
home on Stutxman street Thursday even
ing, t
The Tuesday Vhlnt club waa entertained
by Miss MuuJ Mmllh. 'the club will me.'t
this week at the honle of Mrs. W. W.
Sherman,
The members of the Flower Mission are
preparing for a shirt waist party to be
given at the Royal Arcanum hall next
Wednesday.
Mrs. W. C. James returned Tuesday from
Chicago, where she litis been visiting her
daughter, Mrs. A. B. Eaton for the past
two months,
Mrs. O. H. Lucas left for Pacific Junc
tion Tuesday, where she was culled on ac
count of the serious 'linens of her mother,
Mrs. Edward Gllllland.
Miss Stella Royer delightfully enter
tained a number of her t Mends at a card
party given at her homo on Uleventh ave
nue. V ednesday evening.
Mrs. J. P. organ of Bluff street pleas
antly entertained a number of friends in
honor of Mrs. Moon of Iowa City, who Is
visiting her sister, Miss Ross.
The First Avenue Card club met Tuesday
evening at the home of Misa Mulqueen.
The first prize was won by Mrs. Murray
and the guest prize by Miss Wood.
The Tuesday History club will meet
April 13 with Mrs. Shuart. Mrs. Gray will
be leader. Subjects to be dtacuife.l, "Wa s
with Napoleon and French Republic."
Mrs. Ed Gilbert entertained a number
of friends informally at her home Mon
day evening in honor of her slater, Mrs.
D. A. Williams of Chicago, who Is visiting
here.
Miss Helen Sprlnk entertained a number
of her f' tends at her home Tuesday even
ing. Cards and munlc ndded to the pleasure
of the evening. Dainty refreshments were
served.
Miss Margaret Leik waa hostess tn a
number of friends at her home on Fourth
street In honor of her 18th birthday. Cards
and -music furnished entertainment for the
evening.
The Ideal eluh met WnlnMiv Th. fol
lowing subjects were considered: "Oliver
Goldsmith," "Development of History."
The Weslevs" and "Hnnlnl Waata n 'h M
Ibor."
Th Woman's club met Wednesday at
the home of Mrs. Victor Bender. An ex
ceptionally Interesting program was given.
The club will continue to meet with Mrs.
Bender for the remainder of the season.
The members of the choir of the Cnn.
Sregatlonal church were the guests of Mr.
eddes at the Iowa School for the Deaf
Wednesday evening. Music and dancing
served to pass the time away very pleas
antly. Elaborate refreshments were served.
Mrs. Warper I Welch entertained n
number of friends Tuesday evening at a
7 o'clock dinner, followed by an informal
muslcale in honor of her sister, Mrs. Her
bert Pulker of Janesville, Wis., who is
visiting at the Oliver home on Park
avenue.
Mrs. F. W. Miller, president of the Coun
cil Bluffs Woman's club, desires the mem
bers of the club who intend visiting St.
Louis during the biennial meeting of the
General Federation to send their names to
her, a she will be able to secure a limited
number of tickets for the convention.
Mrs. D. J. Harrington delightfully enter
tained the members of the M f. elnh
at her home on Seventh avenue Thursday
Burrouun. xne nrsi prize was won Dy Mrs.
James Smith ar.d the second prize by Mrs.
C. W. Gould. The club will hold its next
meeting with Mrs. C. E. Hathaway, 11
South Seventh street.
Mrs. H. A. Quinn was hostess at a musl
cale given at her home to the member
of St. Agnes guild Wednesday evening.
About thirty of the members and thoir
friends attended. A very enjoyable pro
gram was given, after which refreshments
were served. Those taking part in the
program wre Misa Barr, Miss Erb, and
Miss Bealey.
Mrs. H. A. Quinn entertained a number
of the young people at an Easter dinner
Tuesday evening at her home on Oak
land avenue In honor of her daughter.
Miss Orpha. About forty were present.
A feature of the evening was an egg hunt.
Miss Mary Chapman winning the prize,
a golden egg. The rooms were beautiful
In the Easter decorations of lilies and
ferns.
Mrs. A. R. Brlnsmaid of Third avenue
gave a handsomely appointed dinner Tues
day evening in honor of her friend, Mlm
l'utnam of New York City. The dining
room was beautiful In Its decorations, the
centerpiece being an Immense bowl of
Prosperity carnations, while at each cor
ner of the table were placed small Bllver
cundelalira with empire shades. Covers
wt-re laid for ten.
Despite the Inclement weather the hop
given by the High School cadets at the
Koyal Arcanum nail Friday night was a
decided success. The early part of the
evening was given over to a competitive
drill, Sergeunt Charles Grasou winning the
medal. A large crowd attended and a
lengthy program of dances was given,
v Daley's orchestra furnishing the muslu.
Miss Dalley and Miss Dudley presided ut
the punch bowl. The patronesses of the
uop were Mrs. Thomas Metcalr. Mrs. it.
11. Van Brunt, Mrs. F. K. Davis, Mrs.
Victor E Bender, Mrs. Freeman L. Reed
and Mrs. J. k Wilcox.
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Becbtelo celebrated
their golden wedding anniversary Tuesday.
In the morning a solemn high mam wits
given at St. Peter's church In their honor,
which was largely attended. The church
was handsomely decorated for the occasion
by the many friends or Mr. and Mrs. Bee li
ttle, who spared no eifort to make this duy
a memorable one in their lives. The main
altar was beautiful with masses of Euster
lilies, white curnutlons, smllax and ferns,
while the ratlings were effectively oanked
with palms und sword ferns. Promptly at
8:30 to the strains of Mendelssohn's wed
ding march, played by Miss Toller, the
bride and groom of tifty years ago marched
up the main aisle to the altur, where they
were met by Futher Her man. und before
111 in they repeated the vows made so long
ago in sunny France. They were attended
by their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Adolph, and their grand
daughter. Miss Adolph. Mrs. Bechtele wss
attired in heavy black till and carried a
bouquet of golden wheat. Mr. Bechtele wore
the conventional bluck broadcloth with bou
tonulere of wheat. After the ceremony
they were driven to their home on 1'latner
street, where a charming four-course break
fast was served by Mrs. Neumeyer and
Mrs. Pfuff. From S to t o'clock an Informal
reception was held at the Bechtele home
and during those hours the house was
thronged with the many friends of the
aged couple who called to offer their con-
fiatulutions and best wishes. Mr. and
Irs. Bechtele are old and well known
residents of Council Bluffs, the former hav
ing been the proprietor of the Bechtele
house, a popular hostelry of the earlier
days. He took an active pert In the early
history of the city, and was at one Urn
a member of the city council. Peter Bech
tele waa born at Kemtem, Bavaria. H
was married to Anna Wlnsel AprU 1, V,
in Havre, France. They left Immediately
after their marriage for America, where
they have sinoe resided. A son and a
daughter were horn to them. Louis Boob
tele, being a reeldnnt of kioux City, aad
lira. C&ai-laa A4ulib. b rrr'lTg
STERLING SILVERWARE
Is one of the most liiiortiint foattires of our store. We luive on liiiiid the Inrnest nnil most varied assortment im.icht
able and compared piece by piece, net by set, for beauty of doslpn anil QI'AI.ITY. altogether la tincqtiulctl In any oilier
store In muthweatern Iown. Anything you desire from the alnnle odd piece to the most complete aet.
For thla week we have placed on apodal anle:
Half dozen Tea Spoons Htcrlinp: at $) OO
Half dozen Table Spoons Sterlingat cS).0(
Half dozen Knives Sterling at... ..SO.OO
Half dozen Forks Sterling at....'.. S(i7i
Half dozen Dessert Spoons Sterlingat $7.0(J
Tel. L607.
REVERSES DOILE VERDICT
Celebrated Mining Case Gomel Back to
Council Bluff? for Hew Trial.
SENATE REFUSES PARDON TO MRS. KUHN
Present Indications Are that Legis
lature Will Adjourn Monday
or Tuesday at the
Latest.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
DKS MOINES. April ".-(Special.) The
Iowa supreme court today decided a case
Involving a larger Judgment than any that
had ever come before the Iowa courts,
that of James Doyle against James F.
Burns from Pottawattamie county. The
Judgment In this case for the plaintiff was
St4ti.922.T3. and this Judgment is set aside
today and a new trial will be the result.
The decision in the case was by the chief
Justice, who had evidently gone di-ep Into
the merits of the controversy nnd who
turned aside to remark that there was
very much In It that waa very interesting.
Doyle had claimed that Burns grubstaked
him at Cripple Creek twelve years ago and
that they agreed to share alike In the
mines found; that Doyle- developed the
Tidal Wave, Bobtail No. 2 and Devil
Own; that Burns afterward sold these
claims to the Portland Mining company.
The suit waa for an accounting for half
the value of the claims sold. There was a
Judgment at one time by default for nearly
double the sum appealed from.
The court decided with the plaintiff and
appellee on one main contention, that th a
case might be properly triable as a law
case, and also holds that the agreement, If
made, was not within the statute of frauds
In Colorado. But the reversal comes on
the ground that the court at Council Bluffs
erroneously instructed the Jury that It
could not find from the repeated declara
tions of Doyle as to nonownershlp that he
was not an owner in the. mines, also the
court erroneously stated the rule to be fol
lowed In determining the value of the
property at the time of the conversion by
Burns, and there was an 'error In regard
to certain share In a minor property.
Court Derisions.
The following are the decisions of the
supreme court as rendered today:
Flora B. Harkins against Bert L. Har-
klns, appellant; Story county; Judge Whlt
aker. Overruled; opinion by Slier win.
Oerman WaiiK against lowa iron w oras,
appellant; Dubuque county; Judge Mat
thews. Reversed, by McClour.
Eusene W. Beeman nan Inst Samuel Kets-
man, appellant; Koekuk county; Judge I
Clements. Affirmed, by weaver.
Pauline Elens against Thomas t.'onrnd,
appellant; Dubuque county; Judge Mat-
tnews. Amrmea, ny iaoa.
George H. Crane, appellant, against Chi
cago, Rock Island & facinc Kanroao:
Polk county; Judge Prouty. Affirmed, by
Hlshop.
James Doyle against James F. Burns,
appellant; Pottawattamie county; Judge
Green. Reversed, by Deemer.
Refuses to (.rant n Pardon.
Th case of the pardon application of
Mr. Sarah Kuhn of Keokuk county was
finally disposed of at 11 o'clock today by
the senate voting, 26 to 20, not to grant a
pardon. The senate had listened to oratory
on the subject for more than five hours
and every phase of the questton was dis
cussed by the senators. It was brought out
clearly that the woman had been convicted
on circumstantial avldenre; that she had
been the victim of designing persons and
much deceived; that the person who died
was an unworthy mate for her, and that It
wns quite a probable that he put the
poison In the beer as that she did it. The
discussion of the case developed a great
deal of warmth. The fact that it was so
srongly supported In both houses against
adverse reports and with no person Inter
ested In her case directly to make any ef
fort before the legislature was regarded ss
very unusual, and the belief prevails that
another legislature will grant the pardon
almost unanimously.
Ctwilrs and Gavels.
The session of the legislature Is nearlng
a close and today the presiding officers In
each house received beautiful new chairs
and gavels which were purchssed for them
under resolutions passed some time ago.
The speeches on the occasion by the donor
and by the recipients reflected the harmony
and good will which ha prevailed at all
times In both houses.
Both houses today passed the Joint reso
lution fixing the pay of clerks and others
about the statehouse. It makes a net In
crease In the annual payroll for this work
of over (10,000. and makes material changes
In the method of managing these offices.
Adjournment Date.
It Is regarded a almost certain the leg
islature will adjourn some tfme Monday
next, though It may be necessary, unless
there Is earlier agreement on the appro
priation btlls, (o go over for another day.
All the Important work Is out of the way
and nothing o do but to wait for the clerks
to catch up with the work and for agree
ment on some of the Item about which
there I trouble.
Coald Not Rlaad Dismissal.
Fred Sales, former deputy city clerk, com
mitted suicide last night. He was found
dead thi morning. He hsd taken mor
phine. Bales hsd been dissolute and when
the new city administration came In last
week he lost his Job. and he could not
stand the disappointment. His family are
fine people and well known, and the event
was much deplored.
Forcer Gets loa Term.
Forger V. F. King, who escaped from th
county Jail with "Satan" Andrews, was
sentenced to th penitentiary for seven and
one-half year today. Judge McHenry
cored King unmercifully, notwithstanding
plea of guilty substituted by the accused
man for hi original plea,
Htutt Got Polk. Connty.
Ttoo Hearst people added another to their
string of counties in Iowa today by getting
Polk county. Tha convention held her
fbia aXterooo waa tarn affair aad an-
Jeweler and Optician.
1
In every department we are showing; the most
complete and up-to-date stock in this city. j a j
Wall Paper from 3ic up.
Twin City Paint, $1.15 per gal.
Do not fail to visit our store before buying.
PAINTING, PAPERHAN01NG and DECORATING -ONLY FIRST
CLASS WORKMEN EMPLOYED.
Council Bluffs Paint, Oil & Glass Co.
Cor. Fourth St. and Broadway. Tel. 327.
.si.1,. m.uii 1.1 iliiu .. i .JI..M1. J.mi ,s... mmmmummmm
Transfer Line and Storage
Transfer line between Coum-ll Bluffs and Omaha. Connections made with South
Omaha transfer line.
... Storage . . .
We have added a storage department to or business and are prepared to store
all kinds of household and miscellaneous goods at a reasonable prioe.
1ST All Kinds of Coal for Sale.
William Welch,
'Phone 128. 16 North Main Street.
tlrely In the hands of the Hearst people.
They selected twenty-eight delegates to
the state convention and gave each one a
half vote Instructing them all to work for
a delegation to the 8t. Ixiul convention in
favor of Hearst
FOB ROOSEVELT ASD PROTECTION
Cass t'osnty Repoblleaas Select aa
Aatl-t'nnimlns Delegstlen.
ATLANTIC, la., April 9. (Special Tele
gram.) The republicans of Cass county
met in delegate convention In this city
this afternoon. Delegate wer selected to
the state, also congressional and judicial
conventions.
Dr. F. W. Porterfleld was heartily en
dorsed as the county's candidate for the
nomination for railroad commissioner, and
was accorded the privilege of selecting
his own delegates to the later state con
vention before which he will be a candi
date. The convention adopted resolutions favor
ing the present protective tariff snd pro
testing against Canadian reciprocity. A
strong anil-Cummins delegation waa selected-
The nomination of President Roosevelt
was declared for amid cheers from all.
Hearst Beat lines ts la Moaoaa.
ONAWA, la-. April ..-(Special.) The
Monona county democratic convention has
been called to meet In Onawa Saturday,
April SO. to select eight delegate to the
stat convention; also eight delegates to
the congressional convention. There are
lfif. delegate In the county convention, of
which Onawa ha the largest number-lT.
There Is a strong Hearst sentiment In
Monona county, but the delegation Is not
likely to be instructed.
a Rslsm Caatloas.
LONDON. AprU I. Tn British sugar re
finer are protecting themselves against a
possible duty on sugar In th forthcoming
pudaeU Notice nt out today nnounw
409 Broadway.
Contracts
for New Work
When carried out by us are always finished
fromptly. Every specification faithfully
ollowed and every new Improvement In
trodured. This means to the owner a big
amount of satisfaction, he knowing thst
the plumbing in Ills new home or building
will greatly enhance Its value, whereiis
poor, shiftless and slighted work menus
further trouble and needless expense. If
we do It, It's done tight.
J. C. Bixby Son,
202 rtaln Street and 203 Pearl Street,
Council Bluffs. Tel. 193.
On the War Path!
We are out. after
your spring trade In
WALL PAPER,
PAINT,
Decorations &
Mouldings.
Just Look
At what we give you. Our best effort
are yours first, last and all the time. Our
laundry standard la fixed up hlsh, and w
never step from It for an Instant. Lt
your linen a well as your light shine. A
splo and span appearance counts for every
thing. Our first-class work will servo
you as an introduction.
Work In gloss or dull finish.
Bluff City Laundry
Wallace & Or out, Propa.
224 N. Main St. Tel. 314
that as the invoiced prices of undelivered
sugars and syrups are subject to flsoal
change, all sugars in store will be subject
to an Increased duty.
Coonrll BIofTa lteal Katate Transfers.
These transfers were reported to The Bee
April 0 by the abstract, title and loan o.Tto
of 8iiilie ft Amis, lot Pearl street:
Maria J. Tutty to Christ J. Egholm.
lot ill, blok M, Burn add. w. .!.... 100
Christ J. tpholm to Thonius Smith,
s'-i lot 21, block 20. Hum's mil w. d. YX
Heirs of Frances Hasklns to William
M. llaaklna. lot 1U, block 24, Hours'
subdlv, . c. d 1
Sarah A. Holder and husbund to Wll
ibtm Hasklns. lot 6, block 'SI, Peers'
aubdlv, q. c. d SO
Frank Q. Miller to W. W. Miller. wVs
nwV, S2-74-.1S. w. d 6.500,
W. t". Jacobs and wife to D. Teefey,
wK neV. 18-75-3'J. w. d J.tOO
John J. Hall snd wife to Ole f.arsen,
lots 4. a snd S lot 3, hix k 2. !
lies' M add. w. d 1.300
L. H. Matthws snd husband to Ma
tilda Bullion", lot 1. Auditor's sulxllv
owV mwU: lot i. In ne"4 swtf; lot 1.
twv n(t; lot 6. ne'4 nwV, lot 5.
eU nw'. 27-75-43. w. d 2.600
D. II. Emery to Norman E. Smith,
lots 21 snd 22, block IS, Burn's add,
0. c. d SO
Norman K Smith to Cedar Rapids
Loan and Trust company, ss re
ceiver of Acme Savings association,
part lot U. Johnson's add, q. o. d 54
Burnt to same, lota 21 and 23. block
15. Horn's sdd, q. c. d
Same to snme, lot 12, block 11, Gales
burg add. q. c. d J
Snme to same, lot 7, Judd' Court,
q. c. d SO
Same to same, lot 4, Judd's Court,
q. c. d U
Same to same, lot 24. block S, High
land Plare. q. e. d SO
Snme to same, lot IS and n feet lot
17, block 4. Howard's sdd, q. t d 50
A. II Brown and wife to Henry
Borenson, n'A lot 18. block 2, n1
that part out lot S lying n of ssld
lot 16. In Walnut, w. d 1 20
Total seventeen transfers f 14.464
LEWIS CUTLER
unmnia
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