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THE OMAHA DAILY DEE: THURSDAY, NOVEMKEK 17. 1904. GOT fcinfii et wbritcEk. ' ?mrlrmjlr Bnlt lk CUT. L"tah and ort Ioivenworth. Kan. Tha I'nliJ fttat rntervtn the right to accept or r- ieri anr hid received, or any pari thereof. Cnelw containing proposal should be end jrwd "PrfHndl for I'utilio Building's at Fort V. A" Ruwll. Wyo." and addrtswd to Captain VV. B 8ott, yr. Mr, V. B. Army, in charge ,of construction, Cheyenne, Wro, N 14-15-H-17-D-li-U OFFK.TC CONBTBUCTINa QUAHTKR MA8TKR. CHEYENNE, Wyo.. Nov 14. I. Healed pronowHls In triplicate, subir t to tl usual conditions., will lie received tit this office until . 1 ort.ck p. m., mountain time, December H. l!n and then opened In the rreerire tn bidders for furnlshlns and lnfaJHn electric light flituiv In cer tain butWlnn and connecting the wiring of certain hnlldlnga to the Pot lighting ey t'tn at Fort I. A." Ruell. Wyo. Informa tion furnished rni-'apnllraMnn to till office, aioo io the offlf of the chief niiHrtermaa tcr, Penttjr, Umnht'and fit. Paul, and to the roffloa of constructing qnartcrmapter. Half Lakff' City.' I'tah, and Fort I-nven-worth, Kan. : The I'nlted "tat repcrved the right 'to accent .or reject any hid re relved or any rnrt thereof. Envelopes con taining rlrfrmnla should he endorsed "Pro posal fT-Klertrlcal "FIsturM, etc., at Fort I. A. H'le, Wyo.,'' and addreMed to Cnptalft W, H. Boott, Qr Mr., tT. B. A , In charge- bT conatrtforlon. Clieve.nne. Wyo. - Nl-l-1-17-r 12-13 BAK BTATKIHEJIT.. n. rm.r Report of the Condition of the MERCT1A STS, STIOAL BANK, at Omaha, In tha Urate of Nebraska, at the clone of. ulncB November 10, lf4. - UESOL'RCKa. I.ana and discount. . 2,om,420.30 OverdrwtUi, aeourad ,, and unsecured 15,103. uM V S. bonds to sac u re circulate .- 80,010.00 V. 8. bonds to secure t;. B. deposits.'..:..., 70.nn0.00 Blocks, securjtlea, ate. lift.SSi.0U Hun kins: house, furni ture and fixtures.,.. 300,000.00 Due froni national banks (not reserve agents) i r.745. Due from state tanks and. bankers 86,709.82 Dim from approved , , reserve Agents l.llliflKS. 96 Checke and pther cash Items 1J.401.20 Kxchangea. for Clear ing lluiise 91.OSO.29 Notes or . ptner . mv.i . tlonal banks 8,621 00 Fractional paper cur? rncy, .nickels, and , cents ........ I,3no.(W T.Hwful inofiey reserve In hank. vi-, Hpecio ...... Legal-tender notes... Redemption fund with l34.Ofti.50 I205.0u0.00 1.8h7,9.'i4. 7 I". 8. tresurer (5. per carit of circula tion) v...,: , .. Total.:. :.;,:....: ., . ,-' MABILITIF8. Capital stock paid lt. Surplus -fund ......... - Undivided .profits.. lesjs4. ' expenses and. taxup - paid .......... j.. . National Jwnlf ..notqs . outstanding .......,,., .4 , Due tn other national banks 600,202. 4 4,000.00 H, 370,301. M f R0O.OiiO.O0 lOU.0OU.UU 33,146.70 80,000.00 Due- to state qaaks and hankera-...... Dividend unpaid. . ... B714S0.32 1,137.00 individual (1 e p osh atibtect to check.'.,. 1,0B,S32.6 Dentand: certllloivlea of deposit ....,,....., 1.143.31 Time certificates ...of . deposit ..,....,,. AM.fifW.AJ Certified checka 1.7iS 42 Caxbler'a clu-cka out- . standing 217,0!1 .15 United Btatea dpoit - 70,000.00 3.657,156.14 Total 1 . . : S4.370.301 . 84 State o Neoraska, County of Douglas, ss: I. Lut-Bcr, Drake, ' cashier of the. above named, bank, do -solemnly swear that the above statement Is true to the best of my knowlejle and -belief. . ..LUTHER DRAKE, . ' '. . ... . Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 16th day ot November, 1904. - , F. P. HAMILTON. , Notary Public. Correct Attest: ' 1 FRANK MURPHY, - FRANK T. HAMILTON. ... . O. SAM ROGERS, V . .. Directors. RAILWAY TIME CARD JNION . JTAT10JI TKSTK' AKD MARCl Ckleago, Roelc Island Palalo.' EAST. . Lave. Arrlvp. Cnlcaiz DtiyllglU Ltd...a 3:86 am Chicago Df.yllght Ixcal.b 7:00 am a 9:36 pm Chlcato Express bl2:01 pm a B:l& pm Des Moines Express..... 4:30 pm bll:50 am Chicago Fast Express. ..a, B:40 pm a 1:20 pm WEST. Rocky Mountain Ltd.... a. 7:20 am 1:60 pm Lincoln, Denver A west. a 1:30 pm a 6:(i6 pm Oklahoma and Tex. Ex.. a 6125 pm all:65 am Fast Chicago w... a 5:50 pm 7:30 am Chicago Great Weetsra. Bt. P". A MIiln. Ltd. .'....a 8:80 pm Bt. P. A Minn. Ex, a 7:35 am r-hlcaro Limited ..a 4:50 pm a 7:15 am a 8:26 pm a 10:30 am a 4:06 pm Chicago Express a 4:30 am Chicago ,4- Hor(latfr. Local ,Chlcgo ....all:30 am Mall .4 .... a :10 pm Daylight St. Paul .a f :W am Daylight Chicago ...... ..a 7:10 am Limited Chicago ..a 8:2n pm Ioal Carroll a 4:00 pm Fast Bt. Paul a 6:16 pm Local Sioux C. A Bt. P.b 1.00 pm Fast Mall Chicago Express Norfolk A Bonesteel.....a T:40 am IJncoln A Long Plr.e....b 7:40 am Deadwood & Lincoln. ., .a i:50 pm Casper A Wyoming d I 50 pm Hastlnga-Albjon b 2:50 pm Wabash.: s:30 am 10 KK) pm ll:hu pm 3:15 am 9:80 nm 7:05 am a 9:80 am a 9:30 am a 3:46 pm 10:35 am 10:35 am 6:15 pm e 6:15 pm 5:15 pm a 9:00 pm a S:U pm a i:au am New World' Fair a 7:46 am Local from C. Bluffs.. a 9:16 am St. I Cannon Bull Ex.. 6:30 pm Mlsaoart Faelfle. Bt. Loul Erprea......ain:46 am a 6:80 pm K. C. A Bt 1. Ex......all:4o-pm a 7;() pa World -Fair .Special. ..a 6:30 pm all:u0 pm Valoa Pao1S. c" The Overland Limited Colo. A Cala. EJ----A chicaao-Portlxad Spl .a 90 am a 4:10 pm .a 4:20 pm .0 6:00 pm a 8:06 pm a 6:40 am a 6:30 pm b 9.36 am a 6:50 am b 1:16 pro 1:20 pm Eastern Kxpre ...... Columbus Local Colorado Special Chicago Spaolal .. Beatrice )ocl ... Fast Ml., ... .a 7:46 am .b 6:50 pm ..a 6:60 am Illlaola Ceatral. Chicago Expresa "."vM.a T:26 am Chicago Limited a 7:5o pm Minn. A St. Paul Ex...b 7:2i am Minn. A BL Paul. Ltd-. a 7:50 pm al0:3i pm a k:U6 am hl0:36 pm a 8.06 put thleasjo. Milwaukee A St. P. Chicago Daylight Ex. ..a 7:65 am all:00 pm California-Oregon Ex.,. a 6:44 pm a 1:19 pm Overland Limited a 8:20 pm a 7:36 aia Das. M. A okobotl Ex.. a (:oo am a 3:10 pin BlRianUTUA a I A i iuis lifi tt H4ION l A . A WliiAarl Hi... Wymore. Beatrice and , . Lineoln a 1:60 am b 13:05 nm w i Nebraska Express ..,.a 6:50 am a 7:40 pm Denver Untiled a 4:10 pm a 6:46 am B. Hills A, Puget . Bx.aU:10 pro (:0k pm Colo. Velfbult;d Flyer.. a 8:30 pm Lincoln Fan Mall.......b 1:57 pm al2:u3 ptn Ft. Crook A Platlara th.b ifa pm 10:3a urn Bellevue A Paq. Juno, .a 7:w) pm a :25 am Bellevue.A faa. June, .a 3:30 am Kaaaaa CltY St.'Ja A Coaaell Bluffs. Kansaa City Day Ex. ...a 9:15 am a 6:06 pm Bl. Louis Flyer ,.a 6:3o pm all:06am Kansaa City. Night Ex..aJ0:46 pm a 6.46 am Chicago, BurlluatoaV A alaey. Chicago Limited : pm a 7:40 pm Chicago SpecKl ........ a 7:00 am a 3:53 ptu Ch(cgo Vestibuled Ex. .a 4:00 pin a 7:25 am Chicago Local a 9:16 aoi . all:00 pro Fast Mall t..... ....... vw. . A . 9:46 pm WBTIH UKPOT-I5TH A WEBSTER Mlaaaarl Paelte, Netiraska via 1 Weeping Water b 4:10 pm al3:36 pm Chloagv, ' It. rami, Mlaaeapalla A f ain City Passenger ,.b la am b 9:10 pm toux City paaeuger.,,.a 1:00 pin all: are Uakiand .Local ,.t...b t:4i pin b 9:10 am a Dally. (6 Daily xoiit g'mday. d Dally ixcept .Saturday. Dally except Monday. gii-S , . .--L . Jg 33B If you want tor aell a farm or ranch tall Ihe farmera an sioca rakaera about It. l he beat way to - reach them la tbrougb TWENTIETH CENTURY r1 FARMER lie s euill-8 eents per word In small tpe or - .. - i m , . a wae. This agricultural weekly goes to 60IM homes of farmers anel atock ralsara, so ( fou have a good piece of lard to stil at a 'esonuble prlu you will and a buyer NEWS OF" INTEREST FROM IOWA COUNCIL Mnon MESTIOI. II Davis sella drugs. Leffert'e glasses fit. fltockert sella carpets. Duncan sells the best school shoes. Drs. Woodbury, dentists, 30 Pearl St. Night school at Western Iowa college. Duncan doerf the best repairing. 23 Main. For rent, modern house, 723 Sixth avenue. New picture mouldings- C. E. Alexander, 333 Broadway. Oo to Horwijc k, 211 S. Main, for your varnish, pictures and frames. New stoca. Missouri onk dry cordwood cord, deliv ered. Wm. Welch, id N. M:tln st. Tel. 128. Abe Lincoln Relief corps will meet In regular session Friday afternoon In Urand Army hall. F. J. Joehrendt of the mall carrier force has gone to Excelsior Springs, Mo., for tho benciit of his health. The regular meeting of Harmony chap ter. Order of the Eastern Star, will be held thla evening In Masonic hall. Night Watchman Porter of the Children A Sons' factory la laid up aa the result of a heavy Iron bar fulling on hla foot and crushing his toes. Dillon L. Ross Is a candidate for the position of assistant county attorney and It is said his chalices for securing the posi tion are excellent. Lily Camp -Aid society will entertain Its members and friends at a flinch party Fri day evening at the home of Mrs. Wind, 73 Washington avenue. Clyde Lloyd of this city and Mias Ethel Deliarl were married yesterday at the home of the bride In Oakland, la, They will make their home in this city. The Ladlea' Aid society of the First Bap tist church will hold Its regular meeting tnls afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the home of the pastor, Rev. F. A. Case, 600 Mill street.. . The lecture to have been given last even ing by Prof. Thomas J. MacBrlde of the Iowa State university at the high school auditorium under the auspices of the city teacliere was postponed until thla evening. These contagious diseases were reported to the Hoard of Health yesterday: Adolph OIen, Ofllt Washington avenue; Arthur Car roll, 828 South Eighth street, diphtheria; Claude Baldwin, 118 North Seventh street, smallpox. Joseph L. Moomnw of Sidney, la., and Miss Mattle M. Hower of Hamburg, Ia. wTe married In this city yesterday after noon, the ceremony being performed by Rev. A. K. Burl IT, pastor of Trinity Metho dist church. A fuither hearing was held yesterday by the commissioners on Insanity In the case of William Strankhorner the Lewis towp shlp farmer sent to St. Bernard's hospital June 8, and It was decided to commit him to the state asylum at Clarlnda. The 12-year-old daughter of T. J. Walker of South Graham avenue .was badly bitten by two dogs while on her way to school Tuesday morning. The girl's Injuries are reported to be severe. No report was made to the pplice until yesterday. Efforts to lo cate the dogs which attacked the child failed. James Smith, known to tho police as "Olenwood Jim," who was arrested late Tuesday night by Captain O'Nell, was given one hour In which to shake the dust of the city from his shoes yesterday morn ing by Judge Scott. Aa he was not seen later It In believed he obeyed the order and "shook." Now that the worry of the campaign Is over George B. WrlRht, chairman of the re- J'tibllcan county central committee, will en oy a vacation and take In the St. Louis exposition. He lenvee for there this even ing and will be accompanied by Harry K. Haas. Jack Kllleen. W. L. Douglas and possibly a few others. County Attorney Klllpack went to De Moines last evening to appear before the supreme court today for the county In the suit brought by Thomas Little for $30,000 damages for injuries received by driving through a defective bridge In Mlnden town ship. In the district court the county won the case and Little took it up on appeal to the supreme court. The wedding of L. Henry Cutler, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Cutler of Bluff street, and Miss Mae Walte. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Walte, will take plact thla evening at ( o'clock at the First Con gregational church, the pastor, Rev. James Thomson, officiating. . Mr. Cutler and bride will take a wedding trip. to St., Louis, Chl cagb'and point In, Indiana, Mr. Cutler's former home. On their return they will make their home for the present at .734 Willow avenue. . Samuel I). Bayllss of' San Bernardino, Pal., son of Samuel Rayllss, a former well known pioneer resident of Council Bluffs who donated to the city the beautiful park named after him. Is vlHlting friends here. This Is Mr. Bayllss' (Trst visit to his old home In twenty-seven years, and he Is naturally much surprised to see the many changes which time has1 wrought In the city. He was pleased to see, however, that the little frame cottag-e on First avenue, Just east of the Baptist church, in which he was born, Is still standing. Mr. Bayllns expects to remain here a week or more re newing old acquaintances. Rooms and cafe. Ogden hotel. Real Estate Transfers. These transfers were reported to The Bee November 16 by the Title, Guaranty nnd Trust company of Council Bluffs: Walter Kimball and wife to June Price, part ne ae'4 24-77-42. w d $350 Louise B. Arlen and husband to Elisa beth Campbell, lots 4 and 6, block 1, Pierce a sub, w d 300 Elisabeth Campbell and husband to Will llnm Krauk et al, lots 4 and 6, block 1, Pierce's sub, w d. 300 V Three transfers, aggregating ....$950 : Stcrmh Distrm Stopped In one day and cured to stay cured with Drake's Palmetto Wine. Any reader of this iper will receive a trial bottle free by sending letter or postal card to Brake Formula WONDERFUL FORTUNE TELLERS THBY HAVE ARRIVED. f fW;. S THE DELMAIN SISTERS They "sre Dalmiata. enrri ruA,. 1 clairvoyants. They give your names, dates. iiirjr icn you ina ininga you Want ta know without asking you questions. . Teat leadings 10o- .Complete life readings !!"j"'3Sc Card ruadings, "'&0o Clairvoyant readings '.'.'.$1.00 Hours-6 a. m. to 10 p. m. store room 35 South Main Street A few days only. Satisfaction guaranteed. CHATTEL LOANS A. A. CLARK at CO. BaUsllatoe 11. Imlnf aae attls a. ew rime's Ism Mara ra u karra r aaioant ea atttta. ear kUMhalt htrltr r nj cbtttd Mcurur. Pa.immti aa ai4 srlnotMl M ar Urn U lult korrvr, UWrast r4uc4 soourOl.f . all taxliiM nSdaotimi. Low ri. uao aa itwi alU4 UU : airii Mif uu a DAY aVCMOOL NIGHT SCHOOL Western Iowa College Bate Brw. CatalTva free. E. P. MIL I-Eft. ProaJdemC Maaemla Trsaale. B14. JA ' lu"t KSa sjiiisajfltss as utt'is't. 3 ' iz&r.. -SSStrrs. BLUFF, CHILDREN MAY CO ON COUNTY 8nprriior Ditoau Powibl Conditioni at Chriitian Home. DEATH OF FOUNDER MAY CAUSE CHANGE Bids tor Palntlnax Court Hoaae Are Rejectee ana Flonrd Will Try Aajala at the Jaaaarr Meet I a a;. The possibility of the 200 or more chil dren In the Christian home, since the death of the founder and manager of the institu tion. Rev. J. Q. Lemen, becoming wards of Pottawattamie county was discussed by the Board of Supervisors at Its session yes terday. That the Institution might not re ceive the same liberal support It did dur ing the lifetime of Mr. Lemen the board believed was a possibility that demanded some attention at Its hands. Chairman, Baker was of the opinion that some steps should be taken to limit, If not entirely prevent, further bringing of destltuta children to this city. He also suggested that the attention of the State Board of Control should be called to the Institution and the possibilities existing with a vlaw to having It make a thorough Investigation of the home and Its resources. While no action was taken yesterday. It was the feeling of the board that something should be done In the matter at this session. All bids for the painting of the Interior of the court house were rejected on ac count of the lateness of the season and the matter will be taken up again at the January ses.slon. There was a wide differ ence In the blda, which were as follows: W. H. Dennia, 11,070; Jensen A Nlcholsen, 11.444; M. M. Larsen, $3,100; J. B. Long, $2,850. Spencer Smith and Thomas Bowman were appointed to check up the accounts of the retiring officers, namely, .Auditor Innes, Recorder Smith and F. L. Reed, clerk of the district court.' In the matter of the claim of Attorney F. A. Turner of Avoca for $200 for de fending Lewis Smith, a negro charged with murder, in the district court at Avoca, and for carrying the case up on appeal, the board decided to allow only $S0. At torney Turner was appointed Smith's coun sel by tho court. It Is. -said Mr. Turner will take the matter Into the courts, aa he maintains that his claim is just and not in any way excessive. The report of Recorder Smith for the quarter ending September 30 shows 1,206 Instruments filed, with a total of $S23.0 fees collected, as follows: July, 378 Instru ments, $255.50 fees; August, 876 Instruments, $260.90 fees; September, 452 Instruments, $307.30 fees. ' The report of Sheriff Canning for the same quarter shows: Fees taxed, $988.32; fees collected, $800.62; mileage due sheriff, $87.80, leaving a balance due county of $712.82. Salaries for the quarter amounted to $375, which, with the deficit existing the previous quarter, makes $415.39" advanced by the sheriff for salaries, which the county will have to make good If the fees collected during the present quarter are Insufficient. Matters In District. Court. With the exception of instructing the Jury the trial of Fred Stone, the negro charged with assault with Intent -to commit murder, was completed In district court yesterday. The. case will go to the jury this rooming. Stone, while occupying the position of city poundmaater and wearing a policeman's uniform, became Involved In an altercation with Hans Clausen, white. Stone, it is charged, hurled a brick at Clausen, but his aim was bud and instead the missile landed on Fred Grlmmelman's head and Inflicted Injuries from which Grlmmelman nearly died. Mrs. Elsie Rodgers has brought suit against Henry Steffena and H. Vonhebal In which she asks $3,000 damages for the alleged wrongful sale of Intoxicating liquor to her husband, August Rodgers, during 1908. Mrs. Luvina Langdun has filed an amend ment In her suit ngulnat Hansen & Raa mussen for the alleged unlawful sale of liquor to her husband, W. W. . Langdon. In Increasing her clulm for damages to $3,000 Mrs. Langdo alleges that the de fendants continued to sell her husband liquor after he had returned from the state hospital for dipsomaniacs at Mount Pleas ant and had caused him to again become an inebriate. A number o,f residents of the recently In corporated town of Treynor, Pottawattamie county, have filed a petition for severance pf certain territory from the incorporated limits of the town. They contend that the territory sought to be severed ia used solely as agricultural land, remote from the re mainder of the settled portion of the town and that the owners would receive no ben. efit from the Incorporation and further that hey never consented to the town being In corporated. Parmer Bluffs Girl Dies Suddenly. Word has been received here of the death f Miss Eva Meachendorf, daughter of Ueorge Meachendorf, a former resident and business man of Council Bluffs. Mlas Meachendorf, who, after leaving this city with here mother, went on the stage, was known to the theatrical profession as Eva Gray. Her death was a sudden and tragic one. She was a member of the Dot Kar roll company, which was playing "A Titled Outcast" In Blddeford, Me., and the even, lug of her death she had Just finished singing "Uoodby, Little Girl, Goodby," when she was seised with an attack of heart failure which prevented her respond ing to the encore called for by the audi ence, and despite all that could be done by the physicians who were hastily sum moned, death ensued within half an hour. . George Meachendorf, the father, la at present a resident of New London, Conn. Mias Meachendorf was married to Harmon L. Wadley of Lynn, Mass., and leaves, be sides her husband, a daughter I years old. Tho funeral was held from her home In Lynn. Street Hallway Men's Ball. The first annual ball of the Street Rail way Employes' Relief association of Coun cil .Bluffs, held, last night In Royal Ar canum hall, was a great success in every respect. There was a big crowd, first-class mualc, which was furnished by Smith's orchestra, a well-arranged program of twenty-four dances, exclusive of a number of extras, and. In faot, nothing was lacking to make the affair one of the most enjoy, able of the social season. There WHs a good slsed delegatloa from Omaha In at tendance, which came In a special car and which was later Joined by others from across the river. Thomas Yarwood, president of the as sociation, acted aa maater of ceremnolea, while Chief Electrician E. D. Carr per formed ha duties of floor manager, Tha employe of the motor company In Council bluffs are a popular set of men and the sale ef tickets for the bell was aucorglngljr Uu.a, Tb aaaadaUua. U Is ex- pected, will reap a comfortable sura from the affair. N. T. Plumbing Co. Tel 13a Night, F7. Rtarrlaaje) Lleemaea. Licenses to wed were Issued yesterday to the following: Nnme and Residence. Age. Frank Henning. Council Bluffs si Alice Barghausen, Council Bluffs 27 Joseph l Moomaw. Sidney, la Mattle M. Bower. Hamburg. Ia...,..... 23 Plumbing and Heating Slxby A ton. WOIXD DEEPE1 TUB CHOIEI, Mississippi Hirer Men Desire Six Feet of Water. DUBUQUE, la.. Nov. K The Upper Mississippi Improvement association eleoted officers . today, as folltfws: President, Thomas Wilkinson, Burlington. Ia.; vice president for Illinois, Charles II. William son, Qulncy; for Iowa, Alonto Bryson, Davenport; for Minnesota, S. R. Van Sant, St. Paul; for Missouri, Isaac M. Mason, St. Louis; for Wisconsin, J. C. Burns, La Crosse; secretary. L. B. Boswell, Qulncy, III.; treasurer, John P. Eckert, Uutten burg. Resolutions were adopted asking con gress to make an appropriation sufficient to secure a six-foot channel In the Missis sippi between St. Louis and St. Paul, the channel to be completed when the Isthmian canal Is opened. Rrroasl la Second District. DAVENPORT, Nov. 16. (Special.) At a meeting of democrats in thla city the exec utive board of the county committee was appointed to make an official recount of the vote in the Second district. The com mittee waited on the board of supervisors and these officials have agreed to recount the vote In the presence of the committee. The ' democrats claim that a number of shady votes in the outlying districts, If properly classified, would give the election to Judge Wade. Replace Telearraph Llaea. CRESTON, la., Nov. 19. (Special. )-The telegraph lines in the Crcston yards are being rebuilt under the supervision of P. H. Baldwin. The company Is rebuilding Ita entire line from Pacific Junction to Creston, and la putting in from forty to fifty poles to tho mile where there has been but thirty and thirty-five. I -line iemocrax is i.ncity. CRESTON, la., Nov. 16.-(Speclal.) The tie for the position of supervisor In this county which was the result of the recent election was overcome today by the can didates drawing lots for the place. The choice by lot fell on the democratic candi date, James Shade. Borllnaton Relief Department.' CRESTON, Ia., Nov. IB. fSpeclal.)-The election for members ot the Burlington re lief department will take place November 21. There are four candidates, J. F. Clark of Burlington, Frank Cone of Ottumwa, J. M. Lloyd of Burlington and Will Rath of Creston. DEATH RECORD. C. A. Parker. CINCINNATI, Nov. 16.-C. A. Pnrker, aged 48, second vice president of the Cin cinnati, Hamilton & 'Dayton, and vice president of the Pere Marquette road, died suddenly In his office lh the Carew build ing here today. The cause of death is thought to have been heart disease. He came to this city Inst numth from Denver. He was vice president of the Colorado Fuel it Iron company jet Denver. - Mrs. YVY T. Rickley. COLUMBUS, Neb.,rN3v... (Speolal Tel egram.) Mrs. W. T. Rlokley died very sud denly at noon today at the family resi dence. . She arose thla morning In her uauat health and shortly after was stricken with apoplexy and was unconscious until death. Bhe leaves three children and a husband. She was U years old and had lived here since 1S68. Georare V. Jones. BEATRICE, Neb., Nov. 16. (Special.) Hon. George U. Jones, a former member of the legislature from Gage county, died at his home near Barneston Monday after noon after a protracted Illness, aged 60 years. Mr. Jonea was esteemed by all who knew him and his death will be re gretted by his large circle of friends in Gage county. . Levi Hodoeker. CRESTON, Ia., Nov, l.-(8peclal,)-Levl Rodocker, aged 62 yearn, died yesterday from paralysis. Mr. Rodocker had been in poor health for over a year and Sunday Had a stroke of paralysis, from which he failed to recover. The family recently moved to Creaton from. Council Bluff a Funeral of George L. Watson. GLASGOW, Nov. 16.-Emperor William was represented at the funeral of George L. Watson, the yacht designer, here today by Baron Von Senden 0 the German em bassy, who, by command of the emperor, placed a magnificent wreath on the eoffln. James Cooney. MARSHALL, Mo., Nov. 16,-James Coortey, ex-congressman of the Seventh Missouri district, died at his home here today of pneumonia aiter a short Illness. Dr. Thomas M. Brown. BETHLEHEM, Pa., Nov. 16,-Dr. Thomas M. Brown, president of Lehigh university. died today at his home, following a surgical osenttlon. ' ; HYMENEAL - Cantlla-Owen. ALLIANCE, . Neb., Nov, l.-(8peclal Tele gram.) Harry Cantlln, a well known Bur lington conductor of the Alliance division, and Miss Laura E. Owen of this city were married today at the home of John I. Hicks. Rev. Charles W. Ray of the Metho dist Episcopal church performed the cere mony. The young couple departed tonight for Denver and the wes for an extended trip. , -, . Cleveland-Prince. BEATRICE, Neb., Nov. 16. (Special.) Yesterday, in county court, Mr. Carl A. Cleveland of this city and Miss Minnie PrTne of North Bend, Neb., were united In marriage. Judge Bourne officiating. The young couple will reside la Beatrice, where the groom 1 engaged In business. Woald Improve Ohio Valley. HUNTINGTON. W. V..' Nov. l.Manv delegates were In attendance at the annual convention of the Ohio valley Improvement association, whloh began here today. The convention will ask congress for Improve ments around luSvllle and at other paints Ul.un Clnnlnnull .nit Culm Til Sale Ten Million Boxes a Year. PREVENT ALL BOWEL TROUBLES ' 1 ii Mm iwi 11 1 w.y FIREMEN COME TO BLUFFS Eiecutifa Committee Decidat on Location of tho 8tat T.nrnamtit. BALLIETT TRIAL COMES TO SUDDEN END Defendant la Senaatloaal Case Finally Derides to riead (inllty to the t'harae of J sin the Malls ta Defraad. (From a Staff Correspondent.) DES MOINE8. Ia.. Nov. IS. (Special Tel egram.) The executive committee of the State Firemen's1 association decided here that the next tournament will be held In Council Bluffs and elected the following officers: President, E. E. Parsons, Marion; vice presidents. Will Burnett, Des Moines; N. Q. Embree, West Liberty; George Kellogg. Sioux City; treasurer, G. R. Alder man, Marlon; financial secretary, W. J, Francis, Council Bluffs; recording secre tary, Herman Grimmell, Muscatine. Rnlllett Pleads tiullty. Letsnn Balllett, who gained wide noto riety a couple years ago as promoter of the White Swan Mining company of Ore gon, today suddenly tremlnated his second trial In the federal court for fraudulently using the malls by pleading guilty to the offense. The first trial two years ago eaded In conviction after a hard fight, but the aecond trial woa ordered by the higher courts. Balliett was formerly of Des Moines, a young man who went from the work of a mining engineer Into that of promoting mines. He organised the White Swan Mining company and through It se cured several hundred thousand dollars In stock subscriptions. It was alleged that but very little of this money was used In developing property, but employed in carry lng on of stock sales and for Balllett's private uaes. Investors began proceedings against Balllett, accusing him of using the malls for fraudulent purposes, and the gov ernment officials finally made a case against him, which resulted In his plea of guilty today. No Special Session. There will not be any special session of the Iowa legislature the coming winter or next year on account of the biennial elco tinns amendment and the alleged dilemma arising from failure to provide for the I grand and petit juries. Mucn mistnrorma Iftlon has been disseminated throughout Iowa on this account and that without the least semblance of reason. The legislature nearly three years ago made special pro vision for the method of drawing the Juries In Iowa in case biennial elections were adopted, and the law appears In the code supplement. Issued two years ago, and with which all lawyers are familiar. There has also been systematic effort to spread misinformation In regard to the persons whose terms of office are extended by the amendment, which carried by a lurge ma jority. The state officers who get a year added to their official terms are the gov ernor. lieutenant governor, superintendent of public Instruction and railroad comrnla sinner, and also three Judges of the su preme court. It has generally been stated that only one Judge gets the extension, but Judges Sherwln, Bishop and Weaver all get. ,an extra year to their terms. It Is also true that all the members of the legislature get an additional year and not merely half tho senate, as has been stnted. The amend, ment Is very plain on all these proposi tions. While the terms of .all . the legisla tors are affected It has bearing on 'the senatorial situation In Iowa only to the extent that one-half of the senators who are already holding office will have their terms extended over until a session when a senator will be elected. Solve n Bank Mystery. It Is expected that at no diatant date an Indictment will he brought here which will have a bearing on a bank mystery which has been causing a great deal of worry for several years. The Des Moines National bank sent a package supposed to contain $10,000 to the Bank of Irwin, In Shelby county, and when the package was opened no money was found. The hsnk obtained Judgment against tho American Express company for the loss on the theory that agents of the company extracted the currency. The company has gone to the supreme court of Iowa to establish that the loss occurred before the company got the package. Another package suppored to contain Ifi.OflO was similarly found to he empty after leaving the same bank, and the bank Itself secured Judgment In the federal court against the bonding company which guaranteed one of the bank em ployes who Is alleged to have handled the package. Now the express company and the bonding company have carried on an Investigation until It Is announced they have ferreted out .the case until some one not hitherto suspected will be Indicted for the various losses from the bank. Three separate employes of the bank were under suspicion, but no formal accusation was ever broujrht against any one, and the mys tery has been puzsllng alike to bank offi cials and detectives. Soprenie Conrt Proceeding. The following were the decisions filed by the court today! Drew Colllrigwood aaalnat TUinols & Iowa liie! Company, appellant; Wapello countv, .liirtae Eichelberger; affirmed, opinion by Bthop. Ellen R Kelm, appellant, against Cltv of Fort Dodge; Webster county. Judge Whlt taVer; reversed, bv Sherwln. John Kehe. snpellant. asalnst Rlaekbswlc Conntvt Ttlackhawk county. Judge Piatt; ifflrtr";'. hv Deemer. W. W. English aa-alnst A. E. Otis, appel lant; Cnlon county, Judge Towner; af firmed, by McClaln. Mrv A. Flaherty, appellant, saalnst W. C. Nleman; Delaware county, Judge Piatt; affirmed, by Lsdd. Msicoim Peterson against siooern Ttrotherhoort of AmeHos, appellant; Cl houn county. Juda-e Powers; reversed, by Deemer; dlsent. byWesv er and Bishop. Wants a Parole, A strong effort la to be made to secure parole for Marshal Thomas Smith of Albla, ho got a three-year sentence tor man slaughter on account of the killing of a man who tried to escape when arrested. The case was threshed out In the su preme court recently end the court held that a peace officer la not Justmea in kill ing a man simply because he resists ar rest.. A peace officer must be governed by the same laws as other people and may exer cise the right to kill only In self-defense and whep his own life Is In danger, MA MAS No woman who uses 'Mottier's Frieni" need fear the suffering and danger incident to birth; for it robs the ordeal of itshorror and insures safety to life of mother and child, and leaves her in a condition more favorable to speedy recovery. The child ia t aiso ucauuy. Mruug uu a- Motherhood," is worth hyi iti weight in trold to every "V woman, and will be sent free in plain envelope by addressing application to Brad field Regulator Co. Atlanta, Ga. The Best of all Xmas Ma Splendidly Illustrated tn Two, Three and Four Colors ' THE CHRISTMAS M ETRO PO LIT AN IV carry enough cheer for any home. It is a big, -happy number, full of good things for old and - young to read. J ombre . ... vtven ftJ puium urer 1 .tlJL, ILLUSTKATlUWfii are by Maxfield Parrish. John Cecil day, J. 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