this OMAHA DAILY REEt MONDAY. NOVEMBER 2.. 1004.
NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA
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COUNCIL
TELEPHONE . FRfliCMSE UP
Council Will Consider Ordinance Asked by
Independent Company Tonight.
ALDERMEN WILL INSIST ON AMENDMENTS
Some of Thrm Think Ilatea for BrrTlre
Saoald Be perm aad that Mora
Llara Sboeld Be Flared
Iader nroaa.
The ordlnam in which the Council Bluffs
Independent Telephone . company BJ-ks for
a twenty-five years' franchise to construct,
maintain nntl operate a telephone system
In this city, will come up on Its first read
Ingr at the meeting of the city council to
night. That the ordinance. In Its present
form, will meet with considerable opposi
tion Is conceded and according to the state
ments of several of the aldermen It Will
have to be materially amended before the
city council will even consider It,
In the first place, the ordinance falls to
mention anything concerning rates to be
charged by the proposed company, and this
defect the aldermen Insist must be remedied
before they will sanction the proposition
being aubmltted to the people of the city
at a special election. This Is a matter that
enn be easily rectified, although It has been
stated that the new company has decided
to go before the people with the ordinance
us It now Is and have these matters de
termined later.
According to the ordinance, the company
merely proposes to lay Its wires In under
ground conduits on , Broadway between
First fthd Tenth streets, on Pearl street
from Broadway to Its Intersection with
Main street and on Main street from Broad
way to Ninth avenue. There will be, it is
said, opposition to the underground conduit
territory being so limited, It Is contended
by several of the aldermen that these
limits should be extended so as to Include
the streets north of Broadway on which
the Nebraska Telephone company was re
quired to place its wires underground.
While It is admitted that there Is demand
to a certain extent for connection with the
Independent telephone systems now being
operated in southwestern Iowa, it Is not
conceded that there Is any general demand
for a second telephone system and ex
change In the city itselr. In fact, it de
veloped,' When the proposition of installing
an independent telephone system In the city
was before the city council a year or so
ago, that the business men generally are
opposed to a second exchange, on the
ground that It will entail Increased expense
and that It is very doubtful If the benefits
to be derived .from a second telephone
system -will warrant the increased expense
of maintaining . two telephones In their
stores and place? of business.
West Broadway ravin.
Another Important matter which Is likely
'to come up' at tonight's meeting of the city
council is the West Broadway paving. It
Is understood that a dulogaUon from the
West End Improvement club will be on
hand to Insist that the council take some
notion tonight In (this matter. The west
enders -want the street paved its entire
width of fifty-two feetv while on the other
hand the city' officials consider the coBt of
such improvement would be more than the
city's depleted treasury could stand and
have' suggested that to pave a strip In the
center of the street thirty-six feet In width
would be ample and the cost of which is
all that the abutting property can stand.
Unless soma agreement as to this can be
reached by the west enders and the city
council it is more than likely the paving
of Broadway will be Indefinitely postponed.
Barred .Concert at Broadway Charch.
In place of the regular services last even
ing at Broadway . Methodist church the
choir, assisted by several well known local
singers, gav It regular monthly sacred
concert. As usual, the cdhcert attracted a
large audience, which completely filled the
auditorium and enjoyed the following ex
cellent program: ' '
Organ Prelude (a) Berceuse (Godard)
b) Berermde (Vanderpoel)
Processional Hark, llttrk. My Soul.-Faber
Hymn Jerusalem the Golden ,
Bernard of Cluny
Selections from Sermon on the Mount
. (a) Lard's Prayer
. Choir without accompaniment.
b) The Beatitudes
Choir -with contralto solo by Mrs. Kob-
ert Mullls.
Scripture lesson Savior, Breathe an
Evening Blessing
Mra Harry Hardy Cavln, 'soprano solo,
i accompanied by the choir.
Trio Ave Maria Owens
Mrs. Cavln. Mr. Leslie Kynett, Dr.
Claude J,ewla.
Anthem Ye Shall Uo Out with Joy
, .' Barnby
Reading of "The Long Day Closes". Sullivan
Broadway Mule Quartet.
Chorus Rejoice Gaul
Hymn Ten Thousand Times Ten Thou
sand v. Dykes
PostluiieMarch Flambeau Clark
District Court Heeonvrnes Today.
When district court Is reconvened today
by Judge ?reen the se- ond trial of the J20.
000 personal injury damago suit of Mrs.
I.lllte Smith against the motor company
will begin. At the former trfal at this
term the Jury failed to agree.
The grand Jury, whleh udjoumed Wednes
day for the Thanksgiving holidays, will
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kelp you Mod wrappers tousaod f si
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iegalneaa nothing to toe.
What Can Be More Pair ?
TMt 1R CHASE COMPANY,
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fold aad gaaraateed by Myers-DII-loo
Dri Co., Omaua. Neb.
LEWIS CUTLER
MORTICIAN
28 PEARL ST.09'
Idy Attendant If Denlred.
I
BLOOD J. BUILDS
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BLUFFS
also reconvene this morning and resume
Its deliberations. "A partial report of Its
findings." Assistant County Attorney Hess
said today, "might be looked for, at an early
date." The grand Jury, owing to the large
number of criminal matters before It. will
be In session the entire week it Is expected,
and may continue Into next week.
Somethlaa; Oood at tar Hlga Sehool.
On next Wednesday "Hiawatha" will be
given In the high school auditorium with
moving pictures, during the day for the
school children snd In the evening for
sdults. This Is very finely illustrated and
the pictures are among the very best and,
being moving pictures, will produce a
splendid effect. The poem Is told In connec
tion. The purpose is to interest the child
ren in Longfellow's "Hiawatha" and give
them an Instructive as well as an Interest
ing lesson.
This Is something that from an educa
tional standpoint should not be mliwed by
anyone, you may have read the, poem a
dosen times, but when you hear It told In
connection with the moving pictures, by ex
perts, you will decide that It Is one of
the most Instructive hour's time,' yet pleas
ant and entertaining, that you ever spent.
The admission fee for children is 16 cents
for the day entertainment, adults 25 cents.
For the evening entertainment, every one.
24 cents.
Wholesale Grocers to Meet.
A meeting of the Iowa and Nebraska
Whclesale Grocers' association will be held
in this city Tuesday, at which It is said
a number of important matters will come
up for consideration.
One of the matters to be discussed at
Tuesday's meeting is the uniform bill of
lading measure, a new rule which the
railroads announce will be enforced on and
after the first of the year. This rule pro
vides that freight will be carried only at
owner's risk unless an advance of 20 per
cent is paid. To this the wholesalers natu
rally object and the association at its
meeting Tuesday Is expected to take some
action with a view of appealing to the
Interstate Commerce commission.
Another Important matter to come be
fore this meeting will be that of canned
goods contracts. . As . contracts are now
made between the canners and the Jobbers,
the canners reserve the right to cancel
any or all ordera on seasons of short crops
and the jobbers have no redress. As a
rule, contracts for canned goods are made
J six months ahead, but even this affords
) no protection to the lobbar. as the runner
can cancel the order and then the Jobber
has to go on the open market to purchase
his canned goods. It Is said that the as
sociation favors eliminating from such con
tracts the clause reserving the right to
the canner to cancel orders because of
short crops.
Owing to the Important nature of the
business to come before it, Secretary Mel
hop expects a large attendance at Tues
day's meeting.
Plumbing and Heating. Blxby & Son.
Careless Driver Under Arrest.
A young man named Williams was ar
rested yesterday by the police for running
over and severely injuring the little
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Cary on
East Broadway Saturday evening. Wil
liams, who was booked at the police sta
tion as "John Smith," made no denial of
being the person who was driving in the
buggy which ran down the child. He , said
that he did not see the child, but, his young
woman Companion, did. and she pulled the
reins, but caught the wrong line And turned
the horse towards the child Instead of
from her. Williams explained his reason
for not stopping to assist the child or see
how badly she was hurt by saying that
when he realised that the child, had been
hurt he became panlcstrlcken and drove
away as fast as he could. He is charged
with fast and reckless driving and gave
ball for his appearance in police court this
morning.
Rooms and cafe. Ogden hotel.
N. T. Plumbing Co. Tel toe. Night, F67.
MINOR MENTION.
Davis sells drugs.
Leffert's glasses fit.
Stockert sells carpets.
Duncan sells the best school shoes.
Drs. Woodbury, dentists. 30 Pearl st.
Night school at Western Iowa college.
Duncan does the best repairing. 23 Main
For rent, modern house. i733 Sixth avenue.
Go to Borwlck, r,j ?. Main, for your
varnish, pictures and frames. New stock.
Mrs. George A. Keellne left yesterday on
a visit to Chicago.
Mrs. O. D. Wheeler will entertain the
Atlas club tomorrow afternoon.
20 per cent discount on picture moldings
this week. & E. Alexander, 333 B way.
Missouri oak dry cord wood $6 cord, deltv.
erd. Wm. Welch. Ifi N. Main Bt. Tel. 12?
Marie Rlsney, 1613 Avenue A, Is the latest
victim of diphtheria reported to the Board
of Health.
The art department of the Council Bluffs
Woman club will meet this evening In
the club rooms.
The Ideal club will meet tomorrow after
noon at the home of Mrs. Freeman L.
Reed on South Sixth street.
Carl Beltsch of Iowa Falls Is the guest
of hla daughter. Mrs. J. C. Baker and
family, of North Seventh street.
i rs. m. M. Koblnson Jift yesterday for
i Chicago, where she will make an extended
visit with her daughter, Mrs. Virginia lie
Connell. Order your coal and wood of Morton &
Brldunstein, the new firm. Prompt service,
best coal, lowest prices. Yards 14th avenue
and sth st. 'phone 1S3.
Mrs. A. E. Buriff left Saturday for a
visit with relativea in Mount 1'iennant, Iu.
Her daughter, who has been spending the
summer there, will return with her.
Dr. John Plpher of Griswold. one of the
promoters of the Dee Moines, Council Blurts
& Omaha Electric railway. Is in the city
for the purpose of interesting local capital
ists and others In the proposed road.
Joe Prulti, for Whose arrest a warrant
was issued a week or so ago. surrendered
hlmcelf buturday In Justice Ouren's court
ana was released on bond to appear Fri
day. He is charged with assault and bat
tery on Ida Siekler.
State Senator C. G. Saunders has ac
f.1plS,," Invitation to deliver his lecture,
A Hip to Chinatown," before the mem
bers ot Lily camp. Royal Neighbors of
America, tomorrow evening In Modern
oodmen of America hall
.v.A ,,,'mber J'Ule Smith s friends from
th(s city were his guests Saturday night
at a possum hunt On his farm, a few miles
east of here. The party succeeded In se
curing a line specimen of po.ssum and a
most enjoyable late supiwr was the re
Alfred Hanchett. son of Dr A P Han
chett, who'll a student at Williams' col
lego. Wil iamstown. Mass.. has written his
parents that Morgan hall, n wh,,.h
roomed, had been burned to the ground
and that ha had lost all of his personal
effects and furniture through the tire.
Wouiaa Diea of Lorkjaw.
MT. VERNON. la.. Nov. 7.-Speclal.)-Mrs.
William Burns . dlei of lockjaw,
caused by stepping on a rusty nail. Thi
accident occurred . some weeks ago, the
wound seeming to be healing nicely until
within the last week, when the pain left
the foot for the back of the head. Mrs.
Bums wss the wife of' a well-known
farmer and was the mother of six chil
dren. Sat Blowa Opea at storm Lake.
STORM LAKE. la.. Nov. 17. Bpe:lal
Telegram.) The safe In ths Minneapolis
& St. Ixulg depot here was blown open
with dynamite at midnight last night. The
burglars secured nothing. The safe wus
totally demolished and the building coa-
damagod, .. '
OFFICIAL VOTE OF Ml
8ut Executive Council Will CanTktt the
Beturni at Dot Moiici Today.
PREPARING FOR HAWKEYECENS US
R. H. peace, Cfcalrntaa of Repabllraa
Committee, Will Probably Be Next
r. S. District Attorney for
Soathera Iowa.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
DES MOINES, Nov. 27.-(Speclal.)-The
state executive council, sitting as a can
vassing board, will on Monday meet to
make the official canvass of the vote of
Iowa. It will canvass all the vote for
electors, for state offices and for members
of congress, also for Judge in four districts
and for members of the house of represent
atives In two districts. The vote on the
two amendments to the constitution will
be canvassed and the governor will com
plete the process by which these amend
ments are declared to be a part of the
constitution. The electoral college will-not
meet In the office of the governor until
January 8, when the thirteen republicans
who were elected will meet here and cast
their ballots for Roosevelt and Fairbanks.
The only other thing to be done will be
the election of a member to be messenger
to carry the returns in person to Washing
ton, and It Is understood that practical
agreement has been reached that this honor
shall go to 8enator E. K. Wlnne of Hum
boldt county, the youngest member of the
college and a popular republican In northern
Iowa.
Preparing for the Ceaaas.
The state executive council has already
made great preparations for the taking of
the census in January. One of the pre
liminary steps taken is to secure a complete
list of all the assessors in the state. The
county auditors were furnished with blanks
on which they are reporting the names of
the assessors elected, with their postofflce
addresses, and also the estimated popula
tion In each assessorlal district and the
number of farms In each. From these lists
an estimate will be made of the number
of cards which will be sent into each county
on which to mnke the returns as to popu
lation and agriculture. With the names
of each assessor in the office of the secre
tary of state It will be possible for the
state authorities to be in touch with the
enumerators directly. Instead of carrying
on correspondence through the auditors.
The card system for gathering the returns
has been perfected and the state : printer
will begin soon the printing of the cards
which will be turned out by the millions.
May Be Returned to ' Iowa.
A short time ago the governor of Iowa
received application for a requisition to
take one G. O. Newcomb from Iowa to
Indiana, which Was granted.' He was under
arrest In Lyon county and was wanted in
Indiana for some swindling operation. It
Is now found that he is also wanted in
southern Iowa and that he Is accused by
persons in Union county of getting money
by false pretenses. He represented himself
as from Huntington, Ind., and was selling
a wire fence machine.
May Be Vnlted States Attorney.
It Is regarded here as very probable that
R. H. Spence of Mt. Ayr, chairman of the
republican state committee, will be the
next United States attorney for the south
ern district of Iowa to succeed Lewis Miles
of Wayne county; who will not be a candi
date to succeed himself. Mr. Spence states
that it s too far off to be considered at
this time, but he is taking no stand in
regard to the matter. M. L. Temple of
Osceola Is also a candidate for the position.
Specimens for Iowa Schools.
The state geological survey Is making ar
rangements to send to every high school
In the state, where It is requested, a box
of samples of stones, minerals and other
geological specimens, representative of the
geology of Iowa. These will be arranged
by the geological survey professors, and
the high schools will pay the expense ot
shipment, while they will be charged a
nominal fee of $1 each. A pamphlet is to
be provided with description of the speci
mens. The Geological board is ready to print
volume fifteen of the reports, which will
contain Information on the geology of
Benton, Fayette, Sac, Ida, Monona, Palo
Alto, Pocahontas, ' Emmet, Clinton and
Black Hawk counties, all of which work
has been completed the last season.
Harvester Trust to Be Discussed.
The annual meeting of the Iowa Imple
ment Dealers' association, to be held here
beginning December 6. will be given over
largely to discussion of the harvester trust
and Its methods and the effect on general
trade of the new systems introduced. For
several years the leading dealers refused
to sign the agreements which bound them
up with the trust, but finally they suc
cumbed. This subject occupies a prominent
place on the program and it is evident the
association has not yet given up hope of
defeating the work of the trust. The sub
ject of mutual Insurance Is also to be much
discussed.
Will Sao the Committee.
Rev. G. F. DeVoll, a Christian church
evangelist, living at Waterloo, la preparing
papers In a suit for damages against the
republican stale committee of Indiana. Mr.
DeVoll was engaged by the national com
mittee to deliver a certain number of
speeches. He was sent from Chicago into
Indiana and stood around waiting for the
managers to assign him to speak in doubt
ful districts. Finally he was told that there
was nothing for him to do.
Awarded Damages for Assault.
DKNISON, la.. Nov. 27. (8peclalJ In the
case of Jacob Schaupp against Henry
Hendke, Jacob Herges and J. A. Southwell,
In which the plaintiff asked for 110,000 dam
ages for a whipping and beating which he
received from the defendants at his home
on the night of October 10 the Jury this
morning, after an all night session, re
turned a verdict for the plaintiff In the
sum of l0O. The attack on the plaintiff
was made In the night, after he had gone
to bed, by the defendants and a number
of others, all of whom wore masks. The
three defendants were Identified because
their masks fell off, and the suit for dam
ages was brought. Any evidence as to why
the defendants had administered the whip
ping was not admitted by the court
Myaterloaa Flad Nejr Marshalltowa.
MARBHALLTOWN, la.. Nov. l7.-8pe-clal.)
A peculiar and mysterious find was
made by Superintendent F. E. Barber of
the Marshall county poor farm Thanksgiv
ing morning. While driving along the pub.
lio road near the farm he noticed a bundla
ot clothing, and upon examination the
package proved to be a couple of pair of
trousers, one pair nearly new and the
other showing tlgns of recent weir. In
the packuge was also some underwear. It
is aunpoted nat the clothes were cast
aside by some person who made a quick
change In a nearby cornfield, and they art
being Investigated to see whether they
were left on account of the purchase of a
new outat. This later theory Is not strl-
ously entertained as all the clothes were
In rood condition.
TOM SOHENSON IS ACQl ITTED
Atlaatle Maa Aerused of Sending
Threatening; Letter Hirard.
ATLANTIC, la., Nov. 27. (Special. Tho
Jury In the second trial of Tom Soreneon,
accused of sending a threatening letter to
Banker Simpson of Marne for the purpose
of extorting money, brought In a verdict
for acquittal at 1 o'clock this morning,
after being out three hours. The lawyers
on both sides put up a Ftnbhorn fiht.
Senator Jim Bruce assisted In the prosecu
tion, while Representative Delano and his
partner, Meredith, conducted the defense.
This closes the fall term of court here.
Judge Thornell going to Avoca Monday to
hold court.
The Jury In" the case of Henry Miller
returned one of the mot surprising ver
dicts ever recorded In this county. Miller
was accused of slugging and robbing nn
old man here at the time of the October
carnival. His only defense was in the
nature of an alibi, and the strongept evi
dence which he produced was a street cut
transfer check which he claimed was Issued
to him In Council Bluffs on the afternoon
on which the robbery was committed here.
The Judge told the prisoner that the trans
fer slip was the only thing that saved him
from the penitentiary, and yet the Jury
found him guilty of assault nnd battery,
for which he was given five days in the
county Jail.
Onawa Ditch Casrs Postponed.
ON AW A, la., Nov. 27. Special.) The
Monona county district court HdJourneJ
yesterday for the term. There will be a
special term of court held, commencing
December 10. This term was Intendod to
be devoted to the trial of the ditch nppeal
cases, f which there sre a large number,
but Judge Addison Oliver objected to the
date, December 12, and an order has been
entered of record cancelling the date, and
only the case of A. F. Ballach will bo
heard then. In the . matter of Addison
Oliver, appellant from the decision of the
Monona and Harrison county Boards of
Supervisors, the docket entry Is that the
former order assigning cases Nos. and
3.7S9, equity, for December 12, 1;M, he can
celled and the causes continued. It is
ordered that the cases be tried on written
evidence in the form of depositions and
documentary evidence, appellee to file evi
dence by December 10, 1904; appellant to
file evidence within sixty days thereafter,
and fifteen days given for rebuttal. By
consent W. E. Cody, reporter, is appointed
commissioner to take depositions. The
order to take the evidence In the ditch
appeal cases before a commissioner seems
to be satisfactory to all parties. The cases
are likely to go to the court of last re'o t,
as the parties Interested all stem very
much in earnest.
In the Ute case, on trial yesterday, Mrs.
Fedesta M. Hosklns against Huldah A.
Palmer and others. Judge Oliver gave a
decision In favor of the defendant.
The $20,000 damage case of C. E Camp
bell, editor and owner of the Moorhcad
Times, against J. J. Peck and others, for
slander and various other alleged crime,
was set for trial on the first day of the
January, 1906, term.
Daniel Oliver Holbrook of Pittsburg spent
Thanksgiving with his parents In Oi-.awa,
Mr. and Mrs. B. D. Holbrook. Daniel is
an Onawa boy and went east some years
ago to work for his uncles, the Oliver
Bros. He is now vice president of the
Pennsylvania Malleable company, and also
an official of the Centra1 Car Wheel .com
pany. Not ra'frora Creston.
CRESTON, IuV Nov. 27. (Speclal.)-A
telephone message was'recefved In this city
yesterday to the effect that a vein of coal
had been reached at the shaft in Lincoln
township. For the lait few davs the rirll'ert
have been in slate and the finding of tlie
coal was looked for any time. It Is too
early yet to ascertain the size of the vein,
but the coal is of excellent quality.
Fire destroyed the residence occupied bv
Charles Vlckroy at 5 o'clock Saturday
morning. The flames were first discovered
In the kitchen and rapidly spread until the
entire house was in a blase. The furniture
and building were completely destroyed.
Mr. Vickroy and family have been visiting
In Ottumwa and the house was unoccupied
last night. The origin of the fire is a
mystery. The house was owned by H.
Boyce and was partly injured.
N. Raphael of Creston, who was called
to Madison, Ind., by the news of the lllnese
of his father, writes of, that gentleman's
death Thursday morning. The deceased
was 74 'years old.
The presentation of "William Tell" at
the Temple Grand Friday and Saturda
evenings will be quite a social event. It Is
being prepared by about fifty high school
students and the best theatrical talent of
the city and the proceeds will be turned
over to the athletic association to liquidate
a debt owed on last season's foot ball
games.
FORECAST OF THE WEATHER
Partly Cloudy In Nebraska Today
Rain or Snow In West Portion
Tomorrow Fair and Colder.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 27.-Forecast of the
weather for Monday and Tuesday:
For Nebraska Partly cloudy Monday;
rain or snow in west portion, warmer in
east portion; Tuesday, fair and colder.
For lowa-Partly cloudy and warmer
Monday; Tuesday, rain or snow, except fair
In nortwest portion, colder In west portion.
For Kansas Fair and warmer Monday;
Tuesday, partly cloudy and colder.
For Missouri Fair and warmer Monday;
Tuesday, fair, colder in northwest portion.
For Colorado Partly cloudy Monday,
colder In east portion; Tuesday, fair.
For Wyoming Cloudy and colder Mon
day, probably snow or rain; Tuesday,
partly cloudy.
For Montana Colder In north and west
portions Monday; Tuesday, fair.
I.oral Rerord.
OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU
OMAHA. Nov. 27.-OmVla! record of tern"
perature and precipitation compared will
the corresponding day of the lam three
J?-" . . lao- !. 12. 11.
Maximum temperature.... 46 45 a 1
Minimum temperature..., 31 .", 17 y
Mean temperature 38 3.", -0 n
Precipitation 00 .(d) .Jiy .(,
Record of temperature and precipitation
at Omaha for this day and since Mar'h .
Normal temperature 3
Excess for tlie day " ' s
Total excess since March 1 . Ke
Normal precipitation Inch
Deficiency for the day ne
Total rainfall since March 1 24 10 lnc he
Deficiency since March 1 4 Iniiie
Excess for cor. period, 19o3 2.9 iiiohc-
Deficiency for cor. period,. 1UH2.... 2.25 Inch''
Reports from, stations at T l. in.
Maximum
Tempera- Trm-
Statlon and State ture pera-Ruin
of Weather, at 7 p. m. ture. fall
Omaha, claar 41 4tj ,
Valentine, part cloudy... 48 no H
North Platte, part clpudy 4g 70
Cheyenne, cloudy M (,a i
Salt Luke., part cloudy.. 44 ro .1
Kapid City, clear 41 & .
Huron, rlenr 32 4,1 1
Wllllston, cloudy 2fi :e .
Chicago, cloudy r,
St. Louis, clear i j .c
Pt. Paul, cloudy ; 21 : .1.
Davenport, cloudy Ls -jii k
Kinas City, clear '4 4 .1
Havre, cloudy 61 ' ho .n
Helena, cloudy.... 41 M ."
HI'rnarrk. cloudy :ti yf .0'
Galveston, clenr... 6u . 01
U A. WELSH. Local Forecaster.
ECHOES OF THE ARTE ROOV
Kalghta of Tythlns.
Th Pythian lodges of the city and vi
cinity nre making elaborate arrangements
for the approaching visit of Supreme Chan
cellor Shrlvely and Grand Chancellor Kll
dow of Nebraska, which will occur Tues
day evening. November 29. at Myrtle hall.
Among otker distinguished Pythlane to
be present on the occasion will be William
J. Bryan of Lincoln.
Triune lodge held n largely attended
meeting last Tuesday evening at Fraternal
hall. The meeting brought together a
large number of the members of the order
and Invited guests and was largely of a
social character. Cards, music, d.inclng
and refreshments were the essential fea
tures of the evening.
Grand Army of the Repuhlle.
The approaching visit of National Commander-in-Chief
W. W. Blackmar of the
Grand Army of the Republic to Omaha
will be made the occasion of a big dem
onstration by the local posts of the Grand
Army of the Republic as well aas the De
partment of the Nebraska Grand Army of
the Republic. Commander Blackmar and
his party, numbering twenty-one persons,
will arrive In Omaha Bt 8:55 the afternoon
of Saturday. December 10, and will remain
here until 4:20 Sunday afternoon. December
11, when they will depart for Denver via
the Union rnclflf. Those comprising Gen
era Blackmar's party are: W. W. Black
mar, commander-in-chief; John E. Gllman,
adjutant general: E. B. Stilling, assistant
adjutant general; George E. Henry, aide-de-camp:
J. W. Hersey, council of admin
istration; Mrs. Fannie Minot, national
president Woman's Relief Corps; Mrs. W.
W. Blackmar, aide-de-camp; Mrs. J. E.
Gllman, aide-de-camp Woman's Relief
Corps; Miss Brewer, Mrs. Hersey. T. O.
Sample. W. 11. Armstrong, I.. W. Collins,
S. C. James, J. Cory Wlnans, National
Council of Administration Grand Army of
the Republic; Mrs. Pemple, Mrs. Arm
strong. Mrs. Collins, Mrs. James. Mrs.
Wlnans and Mrs. Mary Hager, national
president of the Ladles of the Grand Army
of the Republic.
It is the present lntrntlon to provide for
a reception to the distinguished visitors
In the form of a grand camp fire at one
of the larger halls of the city, possibly
Crclghton hall. In which all of the Grand
Army posts and lodges of the Ladles of
the Grand Army of the Republic In the
city will participate, as well as the de
partment officers of the Nebraska Depart
ment of the Grand Army of the Republic,
Woman's Relief Corps and Ladl's of the
Grand Army of the Republic with the
Grand Army post and veteran organiza
tions of this vicinity. Prom'nent speakers
will be secured for the meeting, and It Is
Intended to make the occasion worthy of
the distinguished -character of the visitors.
This meeting will be held Saturday even
ing, December 10. Tt Is experted that Gov
ernor Mickey and many of the state offi
cers will be present, invitations having al
ready been extended to them.
General Blackmar and his party will
make their only stop In Nebraska here In
Omaha, and they are enroute to Denver
to arrange for the national encampment
of the Grand Army of the Republic to
occur there In August next.
George Crook Post, No. 2'i2, will hereafter
hold Its meetings In Its new quarters in
Magnolia hall, at Twenty-fourth street and
Ames avenue. Instead of Idlewlld hall. The
meeting nights will be the second and
fourth Fridays of each month. The next
regular meeting of the post will be on De
cember 9, at which the annual election of
officers will occur.
Crook Woman's Relief corps will meet
every first and third Friday of each month
in the future. . .. 1 ' : -
Modrra Woodmen of America.
On Friday evening next B. tt M. camp.
No. 2722. nnd Beach camp, No. 1474, will
hold their annual election of officers.
South Omaha camp. No. 1065, will elect
officers on Thursday evening next.
A Joint meeting of all the camps of
Omaha and South Omaha will be held on
the evening of December 21, with Maple
camp. No. 945. A special program Includ
ing addresses, music and refreshments, will
be carried out.
District Deputy C. H. T. RIepen was at
Wayne, Neb., last Tuesday evening to as
sist In the Institution of a camp of 125.
Head consul A. R. Talbot was also present.
The day was almost wholly given over to
demonstrations In honor of the event, in
cluding a big parade during the afternoon.
An elaborate program was carried out in
the evening at the opera house, on which
occasion the big class was formally in
ducted into the mysteries of woodcraft.
Ancient Order Vnlted Workmen.
The fifteenth anniversary of Lodge No.
159 took place Wednesday evening, No
vember 19. Four of the original officers
occupied the chairs during the meeting.
Among those present were H.' M. Waring,
the first grand recorder of the state, and
O. J. Van Dyke, past grand master of
Nebraska, now state deputy for Colorado.
PaHt Master Henry Welland acted as mas
ter of ceremonies.
Kolarbta of Maccabees.
The regular review of Boyton tent was
held last Wednesday evening with a large
attendance present. The captain of the
degree team reported that the new para
phernalia had arrived and that the team
would be ready to exemplify the ritualistic
work at the next meeting. The work Is
entirely new and different from that used
by any other orders.
Aut-lrut Free and Accepted Masons.
A rousing meeting was held by St. John's
lodgo No. 25 last Thursday evening. Nearly
joo were In attendance at the Temple on
till: occasion. Following the regular work,
a banquet was served In the main banquet
hall, to which alt did ample Justice.
At the regular meeting of Tangier temple
on Friday evening a large qunnUty of ci
gars of the best brands were consumed and
a royal good time Indulged after the ritual
cervices were finished.
Tribe of Ben liar.
Omaha couri No. 110 made a frutemal
visit to Council Bluffs last Tuesday even
.ng. Aside from the Omaha visitor many
were present from adjacent Iowa lodges,
including a large delegation from Missouri
Valley.
Daughters of Rebekah.
Officers were elected at tho l.-.st meeting
of Ivy Rehekah lodge No. 33 .1 follows:
Louise Whltekell, noble grand; Mabel
Cooper, vice grand; Emma Johnson and
Sadie Ilummell, secretaries; Bertha Ellis,
treasurer; Mary Kelly, deputy district
president. Following the election of officers,
refreshments were served and a social sea
son closed the meeting.
Woodmen of the World.
The various camps of the city of Omaha
ire arranging to have a grand Joint In
itallatlnu of all the new officers-elect in
tyrtle hall the first Tuekday evening In
'anuury. This Jjcrlrit Installation is to be
performed by Sovereign Commander Root,
u lted by other Sovereign ofiicera
Alpha camp will men Tuesday night
next In Red Men's hall, as on that even.
g Myrtle hall 1 to be utilized for the re
vision to the supreme chancellor of the
nlghts of Pythias.
Poplar grove No. til at its last meeting
entertained at a social gathering la which
dancing anj refreshment were features
of the evening.
Alpha grove Not, S entertained at a card
party Saturday evening, November 28, at
Red Men's hall. There was- a larigo at
tendance and the pleasant evening made
the affair more than enjoyable.
The clerk of Alpha grove Na S now has
her, office In the Brown block, across the
hall from Clerk Unltt's office.
The annual election of officers cf United
States camp No. ZS will be held Thurs
day evening, December L at Fraternal
hall.
The Inaugural entertainment of United
States camp No. ZS. called for November
So. has been pponed. The adjourned
date will be announced later. The post
ponement was occasioned by the absence
from the city of a number of rartles who
were to participate In the program.
The first union meeting of the various
camps of the city and South Omaha was
held In Fraternal hall on Thursday even
ing, November 17. United States camp No.
229 acted . ss host for the occasion. The
address of welcome was made by Consul
Commander Paul Harms and was responded
to by Consul Commander Mel H. Rcdfleld
of Omnha-Seymour camp. The principal
address of the evening was by Judge Sla
baugh. Addreswa were also made by other
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