TI1E "OMAHA DAILY BEE: THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1. 1901.
P0ST0FFICE NOTICE
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p. m. una ivt p. i ,i y.
I m. sn1 1':.T p. m. (connctin mail closes
ftp i niirsaaya ai p iv..w p. in.
' IRrlFtcred mall cloaca u t p. m. previous
lay. t.
fraaapaclfle Malls Forwarded Orf.
Iaa4 Dall.
Tha arhedille of closlne of Transpacific
Malls la srrans;l on the presumption f
their uninterrupted overland transit to port
.r aalllna. .' ne nnai connecting malls (ex
ppt Reg-latered Tranapaclflc Malla, which
it lose at a p. " previous nayj ctose at m
Jtnrral fmiomr. New Torn, as tollnwa:
(JEW ZEALAND. At'BTRALIA (ex A Pt
Went), MEW CALE1X)N1A, SAMOA, IIA'
"WAII AND -FIJI I8UANLB, via Pan
FranclLooi cloaa at t p. m. November 2
tor d!i latch per . a. Sonoma. (If the
Cunard atemner carrying the Britfah mull
for New Zealand does not arrive In time
to connect with thla dlapntrh, extra mailt
closing at 5:30 a. m., : a- m. and f
J p. m. ; tiunrlays at 4.:r a. m., a. m ana
f p. m, will be made up and forwarded
until ina a'Tivai 01 me runun fi - mrri
3AW411, JAPAN. KOKKA, CHINA AND
1'HfLlPPINE- 181ANHS. via San Fran-
Cisco, oloae at p. tn Novsmbsr 28 for
Clspatch per a. a. Korea.
riJl ISLANDS. A18TRALIA (except
West) and NEW CAI.KDONIA. via Van-
louver and Victoria. H. C. cloae at p.
ni. Ieceinber I, for dlepatch per a. a.
Moana.
JAPAN. KORF.A. CHINA and specially ad-
creaaed mail for rHiurrinu jbi,ajvio,
via Seattle.- cloae at p. m. December 4
i for dispatch per a. a. Lyla.
' HAWAII, via Fan Franclaco, cloae at p.
n f tMnlwr & for dlanatch ner a. a.
Alanwvla.
HAW A 1 1. JAPAN, KORKA, CHINA and
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, via Ban Fran
claco, cloae at p. m. December S for dis-
atch per a. a. us"lie.
PAN. KOHKA. CHINA and FHIMP-
PINB ISLANDS, via Tacoma, cloae at 6
m. December IS for dlepatch per a. a.
Yaiirtaye. ; -
JAPAN (except Parcela-Poat Mnlla), KO
KEA. CHINA' and specially addresned
mail for PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, via
Vancouver and Victoria, B. C, cloae at I
p. m. December 20 for dlapatch per a. s.
Kmpreas of India.
TAHITI and MAHQTTE8AH ISLANDS, via
Ban Franclaco, :loae at 8 P. m. December
29 for dlnpn'ch per a. a. Marlpoaa.
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS and Qt'AM, via
San Frnnolsco, clime at p. m. December
26 for dHrnteh per V. 8. Transport.
MAKCHt'RIA (except Newchwana) and
EASTERN fUBKKIA la at preaent for
warded via Kunala.
NOTF. I'nleas etherwlae addreaaed, Weat
Auatralla la forwarded via Europe; New
Zealand via Sun- Franclaco and certain
place In the Chlneae Province of Tunnnn,
via British India the quickest routea.
Phllluplna apeclnllv ndrtreed "via Ku
rope" mult be fully prepaid at the for
eign rate. Hawaii In forwarded via Bon
Francisco exclualvely. .
EDWARD M. MOROAN.
Actlnjr Poetmaater.
Poatofflce. Jfew 'fork, N. T., November
B, 19M. - - "
GOVERNMENT NOTICES
DEPARTMENT OP THE INTERIOR, U.
B. colos;ical Survey, Washington, D. C.
November 17. lKH.-ealcd proposals will be
received at the office of tba Ch ef Knft-ineer
of the KecJumadon Service, V. H. Ueuiogl
cal Survey, Waahlngion, D. C, until 2
o'clock p. m. January , 1W. for the con
auuctloa of an outlet' tunnel about: 128
quart fact croaa aeoilon and about Suu
fet lona, - and two vertical ahaf ta, In
olid granite, to aerva aa a diversion tun
nel for the Pathrinder dam, about fifty
mllea aouthweat of Caaper, Wyo.; on Nortn
, Platte rivets Forma of proposal, plana and
pecinrmumB may up rru aiv iun
the Chief Kng-lneer. Woahlnaton, D. C, or
at the ofllca of the United Btalee
aHertAmn tlrtn Service. Chamber of Com
merce building, Denver, Colo. Each
hid - mtiat fi acromnanled by a
certllled cheek for 21.0UO, payable to the
order f the Secretary or tne interior, aa
a guaranty that the bidder will, If euccesa
ful, promptly execute a aatiafaotory con
tract, and furnish bond In the aum of
20 per cent of the - contract- price for the
faithful performance of- the work. The
light la reaerved to reject any or all b:iia,
to accept en part and reject the other
and to waive, technical defecta aa the in
tareat of the aervloe may- require. Pro
pun la muet be.-anarkad "Propoaali for
Pathfinder Tunnel. North Platte Project."
Bidder are Invited to be preaent. THOMAS
RYAN, Acting Secretary.
, ' Nov. a PI. t, , 8. 10. 13, It. IT. 20.
OFFICE d .CHIErQt'ARTERMAsVER.
Omnha, Ken., Nov. 21, 1904. Sealed propos
ala, In trlplicata aubjeet to the uaual eon
dltiona, will be received hern until 10 a. m.,
central etandard time, December- 12, 19t,
for conatructlng a caat-lron water main at
Fort Mackenzie, Wyo. Full Information
furnished on application to thla office,
where plana and aperlflcatlnna may be
aeon, or to the quartermaater, Fort Mac
kenzie, Wyo ' PropoBAle to be marked
"Propoaala for Caat-lron Water Main,"
and addreaaed to Major M. GHAT ZAL1N
8KI, Chief Quartermaater.
N. 28, i, SO; P. 1. , 10
NOTICH1.
Notice la hereby given that the Board of
Publlo Lamia and Bulldlnga of the State
,, X' -1 I. .. m.iii 1 klJ. V.
mahlng of atatlonery, office auppllea and
printing, etc , for the coming seaalon of the
legtalature, 8pecitlcatlone will be on file In
the office of the aecretary of at ate on and
after December 1, 1!. AJ1 blda must be
filed with the aecretary of atate by noon of
December a, in, ine Boara reaervea ine
right to reject any and all blda.
f GEO. W. MARSH.
NWdlOt ' Secretary B. P. L. A B,
A SKIN ttP BRAtTY 13 A JOY PORBVEK. :
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THE ONLY DOUBLE-TRACK
RAILWAY BETWEEN
THE MISSOURI RIVER
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The Omaha-Chtcago :
Special starts from :
Omaha at 5:50 P. M.,
arriving Chicago 750
next morning.
IJuffct club car, bath,
barber, dining car
meal a a 'la carte. Free
reclining chair car.
Standard sleepers f 2.50
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Tourist ' 'sleepert ' 1.2!
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NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA
COUNCIL
TIN CCP TO BE ABOLISHED
Mamberg f Bogrd of Edicatioa Object to it
n Halth Grenada.
CHARGE IT WITH TRANSMITTING DISEASE
"Rabbling Tap" la flaggeated aa a Sab
atltat . la All af the Pa Vile
' Mchoel Balldlnga af the
City.
School Director George W. Gorman eeee
danger to the Duplla of the publjt) achoola
In the uae of the common drinking cup
and he ha a plan In view which It la aald
will entirely eliminate all opportunities of
the children contracting contivgloue die
eaaea at the drinking fount. If his aug
geetlon'ls carried out the old water bucket
and tin drinking cup are to be thing of
the pnt In the public achoola of Council
Bluffs. At hie reiu eat the Board of Educa
tion baa been called to meet in special sea
alon thla evening at the high school to
consider this with one or two unimportant
matters.
Director Gorman la of the opinion thai
the practice of chlldre-n drinking from th
same cup Is a dangerous one and should
be stopped. He now proposes that the
drinking cup be done away with altogether
and that the child be compelled to slack
his or her thirst by drinking direct from
the faucet. The system which he seeks to
have Installed In the school buildings of
the city Is known as the "bubbling cups"
arrangement, although there are no cupf
connected with It. Inatcnd of ualng a faucet
the - water comes up through a vertical
pipe, the flow of which Is easily regulated.
The child when desiring to slack Its thirst
applies Its mouth to the stream and drinks
to Its heart's content without the slight,
eat fear of contagion from tho previous
drinker.
The Bloomer and Avenue B school build
ings are the only ones In this city where
the children drink from the faucet. In all
of the other buildings the primitive bucket,
kept replenished by the Janitor, atill bold
way. The old bucket In Director Gor
man's opinion Is even more dangerous than
the faucet with Its tin cup, and If his sug
gestion meets With approval at the hands
of the board he proposes Installing the
"bubbling cup" system In' every school In
the city. .
The many cases of diphtheria and small
pox ifiw prevalent among the school chil
dren dt the city Is, In Mr. Gorman's opinion,
due to the, common tin drinking cup. It 1
said that Mr. Gorman has given this mat
ter careful study and Investigation before
deciding to bring It before the board.
Another matter to come before the meet
ing this afternoon Is that of providing
Prof. Thomas of the high school faculty
wltk a workahop. It la propoaed by Dlrec.
tor Gorman to convert one of the uncom
pleted rooms In. the attic of the high school
building into a workshop for Prof. Thomas
at an expenditure of several hundred dol
lars.
State Waati Decree Modified.
Secretary of State W. B. Martin baa filed
In the United States court here a. motion
asking for modification of the injunction
secured by John A. Crelghton and others
of Omaha restraining the survey by the
atate of Iowa of the land In Bast Omaha
which It is claimed belongs to this etata .
and which C. R. Hannan and others pro
posed purchasing from the state.
The modification of tne decree is asaea
on the grounds that permission to complete
the survey would In no way affect the
question of title, neither, would it have any.
beating on the merits of the controversy.
The secretary of state has aiso niea
an answer In which he reviews In detail
the history of the land now In controversy,
claiming that It is an accretion to a sand
bar in the center of the Missouri river In
stead of to the Iowa shore and that by
reason of this It became the property of
the stae of Iowa and Is oonaequenly sub
ject to sale by the state.
Caaalag Cetripaay Orgaalied.
The . canning' looropany promoted by
Charles Schmidt, Jr.. of Avoca is practically
organised and articles of Incorporation, It
is said, will probably.be riled within. a. lew
days. The capital stock of 150,000 Is almost
all subscribed and the balance. It is stated,
Is assured. ,
Associated with Mr. Schmidt In the new
company will be Ernest E.-Hart, president
of the First National bank; H. A. Bearle of
the Monarch Manufacturing company,
8tate Senator C. O. Saunders, T. N. Peter
son of the Peterson-Bchoenlng company.
City Treasurer F. T. True, F. J. Daly and
others. ,
It Is understood that this company con
templates securing the plant of the Smith
Refining company and will remodel and en
largo It besides Installing new and up-to-date
machinery.
More Coal Stealing Cases.
Informations were filed In polios court
yesterday against Charles Franks, Mahlon
Bathers and Dude Thacker, charging them
with stealing coal from Illinois Central
freight cars. The accused are young men
about 10 years of age and too old for prosecution-
In the Juvenile division of the dis
trict court, where the Informations against
five younger boys were filed Tuesday.
Addltloa to Hashes Hall.
. The Danish societies of this city, which
recently purchased Hughes' hall, have let
the contracts for the addition to the build
ing to Anderson Bros. The addition, which
will be of brick, 40xE3. will be one story
high, with an open basement, and will Join
THE
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MORTICIAN
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Lady Attendaa If Deerred.
i Offlc Residence IS
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BLUFFS
the building on the south. The new portion
will contain a dining room and kitchen, a
women's parlor and several ante rooms.
The Interior of the old portion of the build
ing will also be remodelled and this part. It
Is expected, will be ready for occupancy by
January 1.
Plumbing and heating. Blxby al Bon.
Real Ratate Tranafera.
These transfers were reported to Th
Bee November SO by the Title Ouaranty and
Trust company of Council BlufTa:
George B. WVIght to city of Council
Bluffs, lota 1 to 12. Mock . Central
aubdiv, q e d f
William McOee and wife to T. C. Alex
ander, se1 nw lft-7&-a. q c d
Mfiry Ciirtla and htiaband to Wlllard
B. Curtis, part nw ae 13-75-44. w d
Lars Jensen and wife to Thomas
French, lots , 10, 11. 12. block 11;
id i, Dine. iu. umana ana, q c a....
K. J. Bums to Hans Bremer, part out
lot 12, Neola, w d
Five transfers, aggregating..
Rooms and cafe. Ogden hotel.
.S3.426
Marriage Lleenaea.
Licenses to wed were Issued yesterday
to the following:
Name and Realdenee. Age.
Victor P. iJiiMtrup, 'Council Bluffs 2
t. Mario Plainer. Council Bluffs 22
F. F. Schweder, Mills County, la 25
Anna T. Thleachafer, Mills County, la.. 23
Krneat McClatn, Omaha 22
Minnie Deutch, Omaha 18
B. I. Newton. York, Neb 81
Fonnle McConnell, York, Neb 28
N. Y. Plumbing Co. Tel. 230; night, F667.
Illnatrated Poetical Recitation.
Longfellow's beautiful poem of "Hia
watha," recited by Mrs. Kathertne Ertx
Bowden and Illustrated with moving pic
tures, afforded a most pleasing entertain
ment to a large audience at the high school
auditorium last night. In the afternoon
Mrs. Bowden was also greeted by a large
audience composed mostly of the children
of the city schools.
MINOR MESTIOX.
Davis sells drugs.
LefTert's glasses lit. -
Stockert sells carpets.
Domestic cooking, 83 No. Main St.
Duncan sells the best school shoes.
Night school at Western Iowa college.
Drs. Woodbury, dentists, 30 Pearl st
For rent, modern house, 723 Sixth ave.
Duncan doea tha nest repairing, 23 Main.
Mrs. G. W. Davla of Lvona, Neb., Is the
gueat of Council Bluffs friends.
New stock of pictures and moldings. Bor
wlck, 211 So. Main si. .Tel. 683.
Captain I B. Coualna is home from a
visit to1 the St. Louis exposition.
20 per cent discount on picture moldings,
this week. C. B. Alexander, 833 B'way.
Missouri oak dry cordwood I6 cord deliv
ered. Wm. Welch, 16 N. Main St. Tel. 118.
The South Side Improvement club will
meet at the new fire station this even
ing. Mrs. Swift of Iab Angeles, Cat., is the
guest of her niece, Mrs. W. 8. Balrd ana
lamlly. '
Platte Overton, formerly of this city, and
now In the lumber business In Reger, Mo.,
Is In Uie city visiting friends.
Mrs. D. W. Keller and Mrs. V. Battin are
home from Colfax Spring, where they went
for the benetlt of their health.
Sixty-two marriage licenses were Issued
during the month of November by F. L.
Reed, clerk of the district court.
The Household Economics department o.
the Council Bluffs Woman's club will mee.
this afternoon In the club rooms.
There has not been a death in the clt
for the last ten d:iv !md the undertakers
conaequently are enjoying a reat.
The Oakland Avenue HeRrilnif club will
1a entertained Friday afternoon at. the
juuino ui jura, v.uuer, on xsiun aireei.
i LeRoy Campbell received word yesterday
that he wua one of six heirs to a large
estate in New Hampshire, left by h,s
aunt.
Mrs. J. Hydlnger and daughter of Ham
burg, la., were guests at the Grand hotel
Usl night enroute to California to spend
Uie winter.
Camp No. 7151, Modern Woodmen of
America, will meet In regular seaalon this
evening In Marcus' hall for the annual elec
tion of officers.
The Ladles' Aid society of the Union
Chrlatian church, Thlrty-tifth street and
Broadway, will give a busaar and supper
today In the church.
Joppa council. No. 15, Royal and Select
Masters, will meet In speclul convocation
this evening for work in the Royal and
Select Masters' degree.
The regular meeting of the Weat End.
Improvement club will be held this evening,
in the county building, corner of Twenty-i
fourth and Avenue B.
Board and room, by young man In pri
vate family. In walking distance from Mil
waukee railway depot. Good reference!.
Address C, Bee, Council Bluffs.
The Royal Sewing circle of Oak Leaf
camp. Royal Neighbors of America, will
meet at the home of Mrs, Jessie Wade,
1M Platner street, this afternoon.
Colonel C. G. Saunders Is home from St.
Paul, Minn., and other northern points,
where he went on buaineea connected with
the Modern Woodmen of America. .
2,000 lbs. to the ton guaranteed.' Morton
& Brldenstein, the new tirm. Prompt serv
ice, best coal and wood, lowest prices.
Yards, 14th avenue and tn st. Tel. 182.
The Ladies' Aid society of the First Pres
byterian church will hold a social tomor
row afternoon in the church parlors, when
the annual election of officers will take
place.
F. H. Hill Is home from attending the
convention of the National Hard are as
sociation in Atlantic City, N. J. Knroute
home he visited in New York and Phila
delphia. Earl Hooker has gone to Colorado to as
sist as draughtsman in building a new
augar factory, to be erected by a com
pany which operates, a similar plant In Nor
tolk. Neb.
These cases of contagious dlseasea were
reported to the Board of Health yettterday:
Mamie Jewell, 107 South Twenty-third
at feet, diphtheria; Frank Malley, 816 South
Nineteenth street, smallpox.
Henry Bailey, charged with stealing fif
teen bushels of corn belonging to 15. A.
and John Adams, farmers living near Man.
awa, was before Justice Ouren yesterday
morning. The evidence reduced the amount
of corn taken by Bailey to two bushels,
and the court fined him $6 and costs.
During the month of November 180 trans
fers of real estate were riled In the office
of the county recorded, with an aggregate
consideration of 1131. 746.43. This la a s ight
decrease when compared with the same
month last year, when 133 transfers were
filed, with a total consideration of $161,
060.M. A. H. Hannibal, a young farmer living
In Has el Dell township, had an aching
tooth which needed treatment yesterday
morning, so he Tode Into town on his bi
cycle to Visit the dentist. While he was
Interviewing the dentist some one rode oft
on hla wheel, which he left standing by the
curb.
Dr. J. C. Waterman received yesterday
a copy of the Burke Gasette, a paper pub
lished by Kinney A Relchman In the new
town of Burke, located on what was un
til recently the Rosebud reservation, and
adjoining which. Dr. Waterman waa suc
cessful In drawing a quarter section In the
late government land lottery.
The 820,000 personal injury damage suit
of Mrs. Llllle Smith against the motor
company la still occupying the attention
of JSidge Green and a Jury in the district
court. The testimony lor the plaintiff Is
about completed, but aa the defense has
long array of witnesses It Is not thought
the case will go t the Jury before the
end of the week. '
Seats will go on sale for the entertain
ment to be given bv the Council Bluffs
Comedy club at tne New theater tomorrow
morning at 8 o'clock. The eaat presenting
the four aketchaa will Include many of
Council BlufTa moat talented amateurs and
the rehearsals promise an evening of en
joyment for the patrons. The proceeds go
to the Creche, to be uaed In paying for
the home at Ninth avenue and Third street.
. Victor P. Lauatrup and Mlas L. Maria
Plainer were married renter day afternoon
at the home of the brade'e parents. Mr.
and Mra. Charles Platner, on Washington
avenue. The ceremony was performed by
Rev. H. W. Starr, pastor of St. Paul's
Lptscopal church. In the preeence of a large
gathering of relatives and friends of the
bride and groom. Mr. and Mrs. Lauatrup
left la the evening for a short wedding
trip to Chicago and other points and on
their return will make their home fur the
winter with Mr. and Mrs. Platner,
WEATHER IS REMARKABLE
HoTember Breaks the Record fer Cleat
Paji tad Lack ef Bainfall.
CHANGES ON THE EDUCATIONAL BOARD
Preaeat Ceaatltatlea ot Iowa Osea a
bait Objeetloa t rgea Agalaat
Legality of the Bleaalal
Aaaeadsaeat.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
DES MOINES, la., Nov. 80. (Special.)
Director Sage of the Iowa Weather and
Crop Service, at the close of the day's rec
ord for weather In Iowa, declared that
never In the history of the bureau has
there been known any such beautiful month
of November as the one Just closed. The
record of the local office was twenty-five
of the thirty days were of sunshine all or
a part of the day, and eighteen were re
corded as "clear" Two days were so ab
solutely clear that the weather observer
failed to find a trace of a cloud. The
total rainfall for the month was .06 of an
Inch, the lightest ever known for the
month. On four other yesrs the recorded
rainfall was leas than half an Inch. The
present period of dry and steady weather,
absolutely free from storms, has lasted
since October 20 without Interruption. The
same condition of affairs prevails all over
the state, save that In a few counties along
the northern border there waa slight snow
fall a few days ago. As a result, of this
remarkable run of fine weather the farm
ers of the state have gathered nearly all
their fall crops and conditions are ripe for
a fine business season this year.
Effect of Compulsory School law,
State Superintendent Rlggs has Just com
pleted the annual educational directory for
the state, with a summary of the leading
statistics relating to schools as reported
this year. The report shows the good effect
of the new educational law in Iowa in in
creasing the average attendance at school
of the pupils of the state. The number of
pupils actually enrolled In the schools has
not materially changed since last year, but
the average attendance went up from 85?,
000 to 873,000, thus Indicating that once the
pupils are enrolled In the schools the law
has had the effect of making attendance
better.
Changes on Edacatloa Board.
Governor Cummins today appointed to
membership on the State Board of Educa
tional Examiners Miss Maria M. Roberts,
associate professor of mathematics at the
State college, Ames, to succeed Mrs. Mary
A. Altona of Des Moines. Mrs. Altona, the
resident member, has acted as secretary the
last four years, but under the law mem
bers are Ineligible for reappointment. Miss
Roberts Is of the State college faculty and
an able educator. The other members of
the board are President MacLean of Iowa
City, President Seerley of Cedar Falls,
O. E. McManus of Council Blufl'p and Statu
Superintendent Rlggs. . ,
Lleatenaat Governor Reooverlnsr.
Hon. John Herrlott of Stuart, lieutenant
governor, was In the city today to consult
with phyalclans.. He Is recovering from an
illness which has kept him quiet most of
the last year and he recently underwent an
operation In a hospital la 'Chiqago, from
which he Is recovering nicely.
Might Attack: Constltatlea.
An amusing feature of the attack upon
, the biennial elections amendment Is the
disclosures that the form of submission to
the voters, which it Is now claimed was
Insufficient for lack of clearness, Is the
exact form used when the? constitution of
the state was submitted to the voters in!
1S67, and If tlie courts should hold that this'
form Is wrong then It would bo possible
to attack the constitution . on the same
ground. The proposition Is being discussed,
but It is so absurd that nearly all unite In
'the belief that the attacks on the present
amendment will get no further than the
newspapers.
Fighting; Horse Plasjoe.
Dr. P. O. Koto, state Veterinarian, went
today to Van Buren county. In which part
of the state efforts are being made by state
and federal officials acting together to
stamp out a plague which has been threat
ening many valuable herds of horses. The
authorities have been fighting It for ayear
and have kept many animals In quaran
tine. It Is now evident that a large num
ber will be killed to save others. The mal
ady appeared nearly two years ago and has
already been quite expensive, but It Is being
kept within bounds.
The Heads -Will Recover.
Mahlon Head of Jefferson, member of the
Iowa house, arrived In the' city today to
look after the case of his son, John Head,
who tried to kill himself and wife last
night at a hotel. John Head was Injured
more than hls wife, but both will re-
Father Beads for. Child's Remains.
Dr. O. A. Norman of Fergus Falls, Minn.,
today sent to have the -remains . of his
daughter sent there for burial. She was
the one-time wife of Frank Billings, the
foot-racer, who killed himself and wife in
an evil resort last night. She was known
as "Cecil Baldwin," and had not lived
with Billings for a long time. On her re
fusal to give him money he killed both.
Her father la at respected physician of
Minnesota. Billings had no relatives and
will be burled here. v
Boaaa for Bonds.
Iowa bondholders of the Des Moines A
Fort Dodge railroad have been notified by
President Hawley of the road to present
their bonds in New York January 3, at
which time they will be paid. In an an
nouncement sent to bondholders In Iowa
the Central Trust company offers to pay
a premium of 830 on each of the Des Moines
A Fort Dodge bonds In addition to the In
terest coupons now due, provided that a
bond of the new issue is accepted In lieu
of the old one.
Troablo (or Telephone Company,
WATERLOO, la., Nov. 80. (Special.) A
Us pendens notice waa served today on
the United States Telephone and Telegraph
company of thla city, which states that the
action for foreclosing on the bonds of the
company would be commenced In the fed
eral court for the northern district of Iowa
at Dubuque by the Federal Trust and Sav
ings company of Chicago on the f 300,000
worth of bonds which were sold recently
In Chicago. According to the notice, a
temporary and permanent receiver will be
asked, the Intention being to foreclose on
the company and take possession of all
of Its properties, wires, fixtures, etc., In
Waterloo, Black Hawk county, and Bremer,
Butler, Franklin, Grundy, Hardin. Mar
shall, Tama. Benton. Buchanan, Chicka
saw, Cerro Gordo, Fayette and Floyd coun
ties, in this state. Two Waterloo finan
ciers, Thomas Casoaden, Jr., and F. E.
Mcllbeny. are anxloua tq close out the coru
peny. gain control of the whole system
and start a new company.
City, omclal la Mlsaia.
CEDAR RAPIDS, la.. Nov. 80.-(Speclal
Telegram. )-George Mentser. city recorder
and clerk of the superior court of this
olty, has been missing sine last Friday,
whan ha borrowed M aud left tor parts
unknown. His accounts with the city have
been examined and found to be absolutely
correct In every detail, .but his personal
accounts disclose an Inoebtednres cause 1
by unfortunate partnership In a business
enterprise. His friends fear that financial
difficulties have preyed on hla mind so
strongly that he has become mentally un
balanced and either wandered away or
committed suicide, ss no other came can
be advanced for Mi disappearance.
AWARD COR PRItF.S AT MAPMCTO
Moaona C'oaaty Kara era' Inatltate
t'losea a gaeeeaafal Meeting.
ONAWA. la., Nov. 30.-(Speclal.) The
Monona County Farmers' Inatltute, Just
closed at Mapleton, was one of the best
held In the county. There waa a good at
tendance and a large display of corn and
other farm products. Prof. Holden and a
corps of Ames students scored the corn and
awarded the prises on corn, of which there
were over 200 entries. D. F. Comte. James
Hunt and J. R. Murphy were the committee
to award prises on small grain, fruits snd
vegetables. Arthur Carhart of Center
township won the boys' contest for scoring
com, first prise and a scholarship In the
Cnstana Normal school. Earl iddlnga of
Mapleton won first prise for a composition
on the cultivation of corn. Ora J. Easton
of Whiting won the sweepstakes premium
for the best corn raised In the county;
Perry Llvlngood of Kennebec township,
second; Will C. Whiting of Whiting, third;
W. J. Mlnlgar of Kennebec, fourth; John
Sundburg of Whiting, fifth; James Mc
Wllllams of Aahton township, sixth; Lewis
Larson of Ashton township, seventh, and
R. W. Cassndy of Whiting, eighth.
Reed's Yellow Dent corn scored the high
est premium and won out over all other
varieties. This was the corn recommended
by Prof. Holden In the first corn show
held at Whiting some years sgo. and It has
proven to be well adapted to bottom lands.
It may be noted that all prises on corn
were won by corn raisers on the Missouri
and Little Sioux bottom lands. Corn raised
In the hills failed to win any premiums.
The Iowa Silver Mine corn won several of
the premiums offered and ranked next to
Reed's Yellow Dent
Will C. Whiting' made an exhibit of corn
raised from seed found In the Egyptian
tombs some years ago, which proves that
the ancients had studied "how to save
their seed corn."
The Mapleton opera house was finely
decorated for the occasion and the exhibits
occupied much space and attracted much
admiration.
William T. Day was elected president for
the coming year, but as he Is president of
the Castana Savings bank and a very busy
man. It is feared he cannot serve. W. L.
Wiley of Castana was re-elected treasurer.
The place of the next meeting lies be
tween Onawa and Whiting. Both towns
want It and the executive committee will
decide which town Is entitled to It later on.
Much good has been iiccompllshed by the
Institutes held In the county and the far
mers have already commenced to psy more
attention to seed and Improved methods of
cultivation. The younger generation Is es
pecially awake.
Twenty Years for aa Ear.
OSKALOOSA, Nov. SO. (Special.) James
Ellis must serve twenty years In prison at
hard labor for shooting off a piece of Clar
ence Durfee's ear, about the size of a 10
cent piece. Clarence Durfee was manager
of the stores at the Durfee mines and Ellis
was employed there. Durfee discharged
Ellis and when the miner came for his
wages refused to give It to him until he
had moved out of one of the company's
houses. Ellis pulled a gun and shot Durfee.
The latter dodged and lost only a bit of hla
ear.
Beathlen Bark In Iowa.
DAVENPORT, Nov. 80. (Speclal.)-Ar-nold
Beuthlen has been safely landed be
hind the bars In Scott county. Sheriff Mc-
Arthur returned with his prisoner last
night. Sheriff McArthur paid over 8000, the
amount of the reward offered for the ar
rest of Beuthlen. Detectives Flynn and
McLaln of Chicago secured the amount.
The detectives refused to give the man up
before the reward was forthcoming and the
sheriff, In order to expldlte matters, sat
down and wrote them a check on his own
peruonal account.
I
Great Northern Bays lands.
SIOUX CITY, la., Nov. 30. (Special Tele
gram.) The Great Northern railroad has
purchased about 8250,000 worth of real estate
In the eastern part of Sioux City during
the last several weeks. It Is understood
that the property Is desired for terminals
and that James J. Hill expects to make a
connection with the Burlington lines in
Nebraska at this point. The negotiations
for the property have been quietly con
ducted and public announcement has Just
been made.
Stockholders Are DIsaatlafled.
ATLANTIC, Nov. 30. (Special.) A meet
ing of the stockholders of the Farmers'
Creamery company of this city was held at
Mayor McWald's office and the directors
were lnetructed to request from O. W.
Brown, the former secretary, a statement
of the affairs of the company. It waa
claimed In the discussion that the books
of the concern were In such shape that
nothing could be told from them and that
Brown had refused to give any explana
tion. Bankers Wnt More Protection.
CEDAR RAPIDS, la., Nov. 80. (Special
Telegram.) The council of administration
of the Iowa Bankers' association held an
Important meeting here today for the dis
cussion and formulation of plans for bet
ter protection of their time locks. All of
the state officers and about twenty-five
members of the association from all over
the state were present and the visitors
were tendered a reception In the Commer
cial club rooms this evening.
Iowa Women Are Losers.
MUSCATINE, Nov. 80. (Special.) By the
decision of the United Statiea supreme court
upholding the will of Daniel Fayerwether
giving 12,600,000 to American colleges, two
Muscatine women lost 820.000 apiece. 'Mrs.
Mary W. Achter and Emma -8. Fayer
wether of Muscatine were nieoes of the
dead millionaire and under a previous will,
which was declared invalid, would have
received the amounts named.
Bishop Davis la Consecrated.
DAVENPORT. Ia., Nov. 80. Rev. Jamea
Davla, pastor of Sacred Heart cathedral In
this city, waa today consecrated with Im
posing ceremonies as coadjutor bishop of
Davenport. Bishop Spauldlng of Peoria
preached the sermon. Archbishop Keane of
Dubuque consecrated the new bishop. v
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W. A. Fraser contributes a
story so strong, and so remark
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to all writers.
Joel Chandler Harris
has an Uncle Remus story, as good
as any he has ever written.
S Martin treats sympa
thetically and happily of " Chil
dren and the Christmas time."
Alfred Henry Lewis
sums up, and comments upon, the
events of world-interest during
the past few weeks. ' This is
done in an illustrated review.
Thomas Nelson Page
contributes a charming article in
which he shows us a quaint old
neighborhood in Virginia.
Other short stories and special articles are
by Carolyn Wells Oliver Herford, Broughton
Brandenburg, Charles G. D. Roberts,
Theodosia Garrison and Clinton Scollard.
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20 pages of the issue are devoted
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over fifty pictures of stag,
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The authors of "The Lightning
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