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I TI1E OMAITA DAILY BEE: MONDAY. ArOFST 22, lOOi. CORRENT NEWS OF IOWA COUNCIL BLUFFS Ol'ARREL ENDS IN TRAGEDY John Coyan BhooU Himself In the Presence of His Wife. TWO HAD DISAGREED OVER TRIVIAL MATTER Wlf of Opinion Man Old ot Intend to Kill Himself, " Snpp lap posedlr I nloadcd Revolver to Rrare Her. "Between you two, you will drive me crazy." With these words John Coynn, whll.! Bitting with his wife In their bed room at their residence, 8417 Fourth street, yesterday afternoon sent a bullet Into hi brain, inflicting a fatal wound. The bullet entered the left temple and came out at a point a little- below the right ear. Coyan nnd hla wife had quarrelled over what apparently wus a trivial matter und were still discussing It when Coyan placed, the revolver to his head and pulled the trig ger. Whether Coyan actually Intended to ohoot himself or merely snapped the trig ger not knowing the weapon wa loaded, with the Intention of frightejilng his .wife, Is ft question. Mrs. Coyan insists that it was purely an accident and that her hus band was unaware the revolver whs loaded, "lie snapped It," she said, "not knowing it was loaded, and, I am sure lie did not mean to kill himself-. There was ho reason why he should have wanted to kill him self." Mrs. Coyan, when Dr. W. E. Keller and Coroner Treynor reached the house, wus highly hysterical and little could bo learned from her. She lay moaning on the bed In the little room beside the unconscious form of her husband, whom she wus calling In endearing terms to speak to her. Unnrrcl n Trivial One. As fur as could be learned the cause of tho quarrel between Coyan and his wife was of small importsnee. They nro. build ing a new home ucross the street from their present residence and Mrs. Coyan and her father, Andrew L. Henshaw, who makes his home with the Coyans, wanted to discharge a carpenter employed on tho building. Coyan hud refused to discharge the man and this. It Is said, led to some heated words Saturday night. The matter was brought up again shortly nfter the family had finished dinner. Coyan and his wife were sitting on the side of the bed in their bedroom still arguing over this iratter when Coyan stopped to the bureau and took from it an old-fashioned, long- barreled revolver. He, according to his wife's statement, did not think it was loaded,-ua he searched through tha draw ers of the bureau for some shells, but failed to find any. He then sat down again on the bed beside his wife, holding the weapon in his hand. They continued to discuss the question of discharging the carpenter, the wife insisting that her hus band comply with the wishes of herself ' and father. Suddenly Coyan placed the re volver to hla forehead, exclaiming: "Be tween you two, you will drive me craiy." Tho weapon was discharged and the man fell back on the bed, the blood gushing from the two hole made by the bullet In his head. Wif Trls to Follow. ... The, report of the m shot brought Mrs. Coyan's father and a "neighbor, Frank M. Wood, who lives directly back of the Coyan home at WIS Fifth avenue, who were in the yard talking, to the house and they at once sent for Lr. Reller and later notified Dr. Treynor, as it was evident that Coyan was mortally wounded. Mrs. Coyan, when she realized that her husband was fatally injured, attempted to selia the .revolver with the intention of turning it upon herself, and her father hud a struggle to take it away from her. Blie, falling to secure the weapon, rushed Into the yard ard made for the well, evi dently Intending to throw herself in, but was prevented by her father and Mr. Wood, who succeeded in getting her back to the house. The two children, a boy aged 6 and a girl of 4 ytarB, were taken to the home of a neighbor. To Coroner Treynor, Mrs. Coyan, between her hysterical outbursts, said she was sure It was an accident. "Oh, I know it was an accident! I am sure It was. He did not know it was loaded. Although I was not lo blame I will always feel that It was my Thult. Toor John. He did not mean it. He Jnly intended to frlghen me by snapping t." - Dies from Wound. Andrsw L. Henshaw, Mrs. Coyan's father, was too much overcome by the tragedy to muke any statement beyond that he was sure it was accidental and that his son-in-law had no intention of faking his life. The quarrel between his daughter and her husband, he as-erted, was of too trivial a nature to have prompted Coyan to even think of taking hla own life. Coyan died at o'clock last night with out regaining consciousness. Coroner Treynor decided that he did not think It necessary to hold an Inquest. After in vestigating tho circumstances Dr. Treynor stated he was of the opinion that the shooting was accidental and that Coyan had no eulildal Intent when he pl.iced the revolver agfilnst his head. Tht Coyan did not know the revolver was loaded Is Dr. Treynor's opinion. This opinion is shared hy all the neighbors of Coyan and they all scout the theory of sulfide. Coyan was about 30 years of nfre and worked In the I'nlon Pacific shops in Omaha. Organise Temperance I.ealon. A local branch of the Loyal Temperance Legion has been organized in Council liluffs by Floyd E. Starr, national organ izer from Kalamazoo, Mich. The organ ization was effected at the residence of Mrs. Joseph Robinson, on Mill street, theso being the officers: President, Mis Llllle Peterson; vice-president, Mls Lizzie Wallace; recording secretary. Miss Etta Balrd; treasurer, Warren Ir.g.ills. The members of the lonl branch are planning to secure a nveting place, part of which Is to be fitted up as a gym nasium, the uw of the latter to be given alternately to the young women and young men fur three nights each week. Mls Eleanor Harl Is chairman of the commit tee to secure subscriptions. It being esti mated that fl,0"0 will be needed for the clubrooms. Lnmhrr Fnlls on Boy. Leonard Jones, a 10-year-old colored boy, was somewhat seriously Injured yesterday afternoon while playing with several com panions in the Huaglund lumber yard on Main street. A pile of lumber which some of the boys were climbing fell on top of young Jones. While no bones were broken he was badly bruised and one of his legs was cut to the bone by the sharp edge of a jilunk. As a number of the planks fell across the boy s stomach It Is feared that he may have been hurt Internally. He was removed to his home by the police and In the absence of City Physician Tlnley Dr. Waterman was summoned to utterrd him. SUNDAY CROWD AT TI1E FAIR Every Indication Iowa Will Be Uptolta Usual Mark Thi Year. PROMOTING TV0 INTERURBAN LINES ropnllsts, Who Hold Convention This Week, Are Having; Some Diffi culty in Finding; Candidates. For Itent. An excellent office locution, fronting on Pearl street, only half a block from Broad way, with a nice large showwlndow which can be used for display. Bee office, 10 Pearl street. Council Bluffs. EXAMINE YOUR DENTIFRICE Acid and frit, deadliest enemies of tho taeth, abound In cheap dentifrices. Fine per ( fumes do not make fine dentifrices. Your . teeth deserve batter of you than lo be offered up a sacrifice to your pocketbook. QOZODOniT la of proven vahte. Sixty yeara is a pretty pood test. No acid, no grit in Soiodont. The Liquid penetrates the little crevlcea and purifies them; the Powder rives a bright and polished surface. I FORMS i LIQUID, POWDER. FAStL WESTERN IOWA COLLEGE LEWIS CUTLER MORTICIAN, tt Pearl BL, Council bluffs. 'Phone rr. Joe Smiths Are Defeated. The Joe Smiths met defeat "on the Man awa diamond yesterday afternoon at the hands of the husky farmers from Modale, the latter winning by a score of 5 to 2. Rice pitched a splendid game for the locals, and the Modallnns did not earn a single run off him, their five being given them by errors. The Modale team was accompanied by about one hundred rooters and a brass band, which helped enliven things at the ball park. The diamond after the morning rain was slippery. The score: Modale 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 06 Joe Smiths 0 0020000 02 Plumbing and heating. Blxby & Son. Burglar Makes n Collection. A burglar made his way Into the resi dence of J. M. Hlgglns. at 150 Harrison street. Saturday night by prying open a window with a chisel and stole a gold watch, chain and locket, a pocketbook containing $20 In bills and a fountain pen. All of the articles were taken from Mr. Hlgglns' vest pockets. Mr. Hlgglns regrets the theft of the watch, more particularly, aside from lta intrinsic va'.ue, because It was a gift from hla. mother over fwenty years ago. N. Y. Plumbing Co. Tel. 0. Night, m MINOR MEKTIOJf. Davis sells drugs. Leffert's glasses fit. Btockert sells carpets. Schmidt's new studio, 408 Broadwsy. Swell photos at shrunk prices, William. J. J. Klein is homo from a trip to La Crosse. Wis. Tucker's new B'way Studio, still on the around between Pearl st and poslofBce. Another large shipment of lancy lrarr.ca Just received. Alexander's, W Broadway. Dr. Luella Shaw-Dean, homeopathic phy sician. Ottice 217 Fourth street. 'Phone 40. Former County Treasurer Arnd has been appointed trustee In the bankruptcy catu of K. W. Hatch of Oakland. Mrs. Hartwell W. Webb of East Orange, N. J.. Is the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Morehouse, luoa Fourth avenue. There will be a special meeting this evening of SHadukiam temple, Dramatic Order Knights of Khorassan, at St. Albans' hall. Mrs. S. Enlx, colored, Is behind the bars at the city Jail awaiting a hearing tills morning on a charge of disturbing the peace. Residents In the vicinity of the Benton street bridge over Indian creek have com- filalned to the police of boys bathing there n the alltogelher. The Board of Education Is expected to hold a special meeting some night this week to arrange the assignment of teach ers for the next school year. Dr. V. L. Treynor will go to Crest on to duy to attend a meeting ,of tho committee on scientific work of the Jowa Statu Medi cal association, of which he In chairman. The first ' Installment of the balloons bearing coupons for season tlckuts will be sent up tonight by the carnival and street fair committee. Ai in previous years, the balloon will be sent up from the root of the Elks' club house. Members of the executive committee of the Commercial club have heard from A. B. Janulth, who has been eust on a busi ness trip, that he expects to return home todav and. that work will be begun shortly on the new elevator which ho will erect on South avenue. Winchester & Cullen, the contractors on the Carnegie library building, have been unable to secure a sunn-hut number of bricklayers In Council Blurts and have been compelled to send elsewhere for them. With the large amount of building in prog ress in this city every bricklayer la em ployed. Harry O. Long, who was second In The Bee's contest for free trips to the HI. Louis exposition, Including entertainment at the Inside inn, left to take in the sights there yesterday. After visiting the exposition he will go to Atlantic City, N. J., and New York City, returning home by Washii g. ton, D. C. He expects to be gone thico weeks. (From a Staff Correspondent.) DBS MOINES. Aug. a. (Speclal.)-The Iowa state fair had a good day today, the flrt day for paid admissions, and the only feature was a concert by the Eleventh cav alry band from Fort Des Moines, which was given at the stork pavilion at 3 p. m. The attendance was as good as on any Sunday of past state fairs. All the ex hibits are now placed and the fair Is com plete. A great deal of work was done to day, as many of the live stock exhibitors had not arrived upon the ground until this morning. President Morrow, of the fair association, is well satisfied with the ex hibits that have been made. Every de partment Is well filled and there Is not one that is lacking. The cattle show leads all others, but the horse and hog depart ments are declared to be good. The new building Is well filled with the agricultural, dairy and fruit displays. The speed pro gram begins tomorrow and lasts all week and the number of entries Is very large. Rival Promoters at Work. It is found here that rival lnterurban niomoters have got Into the field brtween Des Moines nnd St. Joseph. Two separate companies are engaged In planning to build an electric line or a railroad over this ter ritory. Both are companies capitalized in the east, if at all, and practically nothing t. irm.w'n of them here. But little at tention has been paid here to either of the companies, but In the south part of the state both have been securing fran chises and tax aid. One company, pro moted by William Mordaunt has been very active In getting right-of-way and it ap pears to be making much headway, inow another company of which Edward C. Steger'ls president, is said to be planning to build from Kansas City to Lies monies and has abundance of capital. Hard In Find Candidates. The populist state convention is to be hold in Des Moines this week on Thursday, when It Is expected plans will be made for rejuvenating the party In Iowa. An ei fort Is to be made to establish a state or gan here and to open headquarters so that the party vote may be developed again to former proportions. At one time the populists cast nearly 25 per cent" of the vote of the state, but now only a frac tlon of 1 per cent and the party Is not recognized as a legal party. Thus far the leaders have failed to find men who are willing to be nominated for state omce ana to take the responsibilities of a campaign. Will ot iet Off the Ticket. There are several of the candidates for presidential electors in Iowa who are of ficers In national DanKs, dui h ih i""" thnt the reDUbllcan committee will not iui low the example Bet In Wisconsin and ask that all who are officers or directors In national banks get off 'the electoral ticnei. The republicans of this state have always contended that bank officers are not within the prohibition of the constitution In re gard to federal office holders being elect ors. The matter has been brought up and discussed with the conclusion reacnea mm no action is needed in this state. Tippecanoe Club Prises. The usual announcement has been mado of prizes offered by the Veteran Tlrpecanoe club of the state in regard to success in republican voting. The club offers its ban ner to the county that makes the greatest relative gain in republican majority as compared with 1600 and its flag to the county that makes the largest actual gain of majority or reduces the democratic ma jority most. In case both would under this arrangement go to one county the sec ond best county gets the flag. This system of giving prizes has been followed for a dozen or more years with great success. Dedlcutlon of Courthouse. Chief Justice Horace E. Deemer of the state supreme court of Iowa will deliver the chief address at the dedication of the new court house at Centcrvllle, Appanoose county, under the auspices of the Bar asso ciation, September 12. There will be an address by Judge Sloan, presiding at the term of court, und addresses by Judgo Vermilion, L. C. Mechem, Judge Fee, A. J. Baker and C. R. Porter. The new court house IB a fine one and has Just been com pleted. Labor Day Plans. So far as reported Labor day celebra tions will be held at Council Bluffs, Sioux City, Boone, Cedar Rapids, Clinton, Daven port, Iowa City, Ottumwa, Fort Madison, Des Moines, Oskaloosa, Charlton and Mystic. Keokuk will celebrate with Fort Madison, and Marshalltown with Boono. Speakers so far announced are: S. J. Kent, general organizer of the Carpenters, at Ottumwa; Mayor Castor, Hon. W. W. Dodge and Mrs. H. llolborn, organizer of the Women's Union Label league, at Bur lington; John F. Ream, member of execu tive board United Mine Workers of Amer ica, at Fort Madison; Max S. Hayes, Cleve land, and Rev. T. W. Jones at Clinton; A. L. Urlck at Mystic. Cedar Rapids will dispense with Ixtbor day speaking and give the entire celebration ovtr to games, sportsand a general good time. BODY OF DIIHDKHKD MAM FOIXD Home Life, a dime novel, some tobacco, two sheets of writing paper and a small round mirror were found on the persni. No name or marks of any kind to Identify him were found. The clothing was k-jt by the coroner and the remains, which had evidently lain there two weeks or longer, were buried in the potter's field. So far there Is no clue to the murderer. TV 9 coroner's Jury will begin on the case Monday morning- Klhley toetor Honored. FTBLET. Ia., Aug 21 (Speclal.)-Dr. H. Nelll. of Sibley, has been elected president of the Upper Des Moines Medical associa tion. DEATH RECORD. Mrs. Mslwlne pel h mo nil. GRAND ISLAND. Neh.. Aug. :i.-(Pr-clal.) Mrs. Mnlwine gpethmann, wife of John Spethmann. died at her home In this city yesterday afternoon at the age of SI years. She "eivcs to mourn her loss rer husband, aged ST, and nine children, to gether with many grandchildren and great (rrendrhlldren. Mr. nnd Mrs. Spethmann celebrated their sixtieth welding anni versary about three years ago. Tho de ceased was born In Schle-iwlg-Holstt In, Germany; came to this country In 1"5 and to this section In the slxifes. The fur.eral will take place at the home ot 2:30 o'clock Monday afternoon. Rev. T. W. Kahsc of the Lutheran church. In which deceased had been confirmed, officiating. Mrs. J. I.. Pinkerion. CHADRON, Neb., Aug. 21. (Special.) Mrs. J. I Plnkerton died at the residence of her son. Conductor George A. Plnkcrtc n. Mrs. Ilnkcrton tame here two weeks ago to be operated on and she rallied so well from the operation that the husband re turned to his home ranch at Mullen, Neb. The husband nnd children arrived too late to see her alive. Rood Pronresa at Suldlers' Home. HOT SPRINGS, 8. D., Aug-. 21. (Special.) Work upon the National Sanitarium Is progressing finely, two of the ward build ings nnd the service building now being ready for the roof. The carpenters are busy with the roofrf and will soon have them ready for the Spanish tiling. A new road has been surveyed from the city to Battle Mountain, Into the park that the government recently made a national re serve. A 10 per cent grade has been found to the top, which Is much better than was hoped for and gives iin easy grade to th it Interesting point. For Camp and Picnic e Whether off for a vacation in camp, or on a day's picnic, a supply of good butter adds enjoyment to the outing. Campers and picnickers knov ho difficult it is to keep butter clean, and safe from dust and insects, as well as to protect it from the odor of other food. Meadow Gold Butter is a perfect butter for camp and picnic. First, because it is a pure, wholesome and delicious product; and second, because it is sealed at the creamery in airtight packages vrhich keep it fresh and clean until the last morsel is eaten. It keeps hard and firm under conditions which melt ordinary butter. Try it to-day, and take a supply on your next outing. ELATRICE CREAMERY COMPANY, ICth and Howard Sts. ! era B FORECAST OF THE WEATHER Fair anil Warmer Promised for o brasKu and lona Todu, anil Tuesday. 21. Forecast for WASHINGTON, Aug. Monday and Tuesday: For Nebraska, Kansas South nnd North Dakota Fair and warmer Monday; Tues day fair. For Iowa Fair Monday and Tuesday; warmer Tuesday. For Missouri Fair Monday, preceded by showers and much cooler In central and south portions; Tuesday fair and warmer. For Wyoming, Montana. Colorado Fair and warmer Monday unj Tuesday. Local Record. OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU, OMAHA. Aug. 11. Othcul n cord of tem perature and precipitation compared with the corresponding days of the last three years: IM. l'Mi. Iliu2. lul. Maximum temperature.... TV M ta ;J Minimum temperature ... 63 61 t!7 71 Mean temperature 70 7S 74 S2 Precipitation 12 .'XI .00 .u.i Record of temperature and precipitation at Omaha for this day since March 1, llnH: Normal temperature ,3 Deficiency for the day 3 Total deilcicncy slure March 1 273 Normal precipitation 10 Inch Excess for the day 2 Inch Precipitation since ftlarch 1 19.71 Inches Deficiency since March 1 2.05 inches Deficiency for cor. period, 1IW3... 3. f7 Inches Deficiency for cor. period, i:)2.,. 1.83 Inches Report from Station at T p. ni. CONDITION OF THE WEATHER. TO ST HOME VI3UOHV UXC'l HSIOXS To Indiana and Ohio. On September 6, 13, 20 and 27 the Mis souri Paddo will sell round trip tickets at very low rules to points In states ot Indiana and Ohio, located on and west of line drawn through Sandusky, Columbus, Washington, D. C, Wilmington, Cincin nati, O., and to Louisville, Ky., und inter mediate points. For further Information call 011 or addrtrss any agent ot company, or Thomas F. Godfrey, P. & T. A., south east corner Fourteenth and Douglas strsots, Omaha, Neh. When la R(. Louis sea the Grand T11 nk exhibit In ths For estry, Fish and (J sine Building and get from attendant Illustrated literature de scribing the tinrst summer resort regions on the American continent, all of which are most conveniently reached by the new Grand Trunk-Illinois Central through car line from St. Louis to Montreal. If detlred, publications and Information ss to train service will be sent by mall by the Advertising Department, Grand Trunk Rallwuy SyMein, Ui Adams 81,, Chicago, Geo. W. Vaux, A. O. P. & T. A. If you havu anything to trade, advertise It in tho This for That column la ths lisa Want Ad Pagasx Indications Crime Was Committed . Some Tim Ago. PERRY, la., Aug. 21. Special Tele gram.) The usual quiet of our city was rudoly broken at 7 o'clock last night and for a time excitement was at fever heat by the finding of the badly decomposed body of a man probably 30 years old on tho Rock Island right-of-way at the foot of Luclnda street near ths barn of Dell Cave The stench of the body had been noticed for a week, but as Mrs. Cave was away from home and no other house near it was left for her to Investigate. Thinking it might be a dog she got two boys, Ed and Will Lavell, to go and see what It was. They at ones notified Marshal WlllLa, wliu summoned Coronet French. The mans hat was found nearer tho track and with It a bloody hundkerchlef and In the weeds 12.35 was found. There was a rath in ths weeds from where the hat lay to whore the body was found, ten feet away. Ha had been killed by a blow on the right side of the head, the skull being crushed In. There was also a holo In the left breast above the heart like a bullet wound. The body had been dragged from where the hat was by the feet and left with arms extended above the head, the coat and shirt pulled up around the neck. The flesh was gone from tho face, making It almost Impossible to get any thing to Identify him by. H was about SO years old, brown or black hair, drab coat, dark pants, dark blue shirt with white stripe, dark felt hat of "Magnate" brand, wore No 7 lace shoes. One whits and two red handkerchiefs, a map of Iowa, part of a Des Moines Dally News nf July 27, an August numbor of Omaha, cloudy North Platte, cloudy... Cheyenne, clear Bait Lake City, clear.. Rapid City, clear Huron, clear Chicago, raining 8L Louis, part cloudy St. Paul, clear Davenport, raining Kansas city, ruining Galveston, clear H1 g mi : 3 . c c u ! "li 3 SL t ' ' 5" ' : : r .... 6: 77 .10 ' .... H-lj 681 T ! .... 58 0 .00 1 .... 701 72j .00 ! .... 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