THE OMATIA DAILY REE: WEDNESDAY. DECEMTIEH 14. 1!UH.
PCSTOFFICE NOTICE
IN(1 OF THE KFOT'I.AR MAI!., for In
fetch by a particular vessel, will not be
SO rrwrraed unless mrn luinivnai pnil-
tw Is fully prepaid thereon by timf,
Snpplerfent.rT TniiMliiitine Malls are
also opened on th plr of tbe AMERI
' CAN. F.NOMBH and FRENCH steamers.
liinr th eslllncs occur at t a. m. r
Ister: snd 1st mall may b deposited In
th mall bo on ths piers of tha Oer
man l.lnn sailing from Hobnken. Tha
rnalla on the piers open ona bour and a
half be fore sailing time, and close tn
rolnot" before sailing time. Only regu
lar postage (lettere I rente a half ounce)
I required on articles mailed on the
piers of tha American, White Star and
Gorman 9 Post) ateamers: doubla
postage (letters 10 centa a half ounce)
on other lines.
falls Forwarded Overland, Ete., E
ewt Transnneiae.
-t'BA Via Port Tampa, Florida, closes at
thla office dally, eeept Thursday, at 5:30
a. m. (the connection malla close here on
Mondayi, Wednesdays and Saturday!).
4KXICO C1TT Overland unless specially
addressed for despatch by steamer, closes
fit thla office dally, except Sunday, at 1:30
p. m. and 10:30 p. m. Sundaya at 1 p. m.
and losn p. m.
NEWFOUNDLAND fexcept Parcels-Post
Malla) By rail to North Sydney and
tlienre by steamer, cloeea at thla office
dallv. except Sunday, at 7 p. m.: Sunday
t :30 p. tn. (connecting malla cloae hera
every Monday, Wedneaday and Saturday).
JAMAICA By rail to Floston and thence
by steamer, cloaea at thli office at 7 p. ra.
Tuesday.
Bv rail to Philadelphia and thence by
ateamer. closes at thla office at 10:10 p. m.
Wednesday.
MICU'ELON By rail to Boston an J thence
by steamer, cloaca at thla office dally, ex
cept Sunday, at 7 p. m. Sunday at 30
BRITISH HrtNPT'RAfl. HONDURAS (East
Coast AND QUATEMALA By rail to
New Orleina and thence by steamer,
closes at this office dally, except Bunday,
at 1:30 p. m. and 110:30 p. m., ft) mday at
1 p. m. and I0:.W p. m. (connecting mall
clones nere nrjonoays ai ":. p. m.j.
COBTA RICA By rail to New Orleans and
thence bv steamer, closes at this office
dallv, except Sunday, at 1:J0 p. m. and
10:30 p. m. Sundays at II p. m. and
10 30 p. m. (connecting mall closes hers
ueedavs at 10:30 p. m.V
NICARAGUA (Rest Const) By rail to New
Orleans and thence by ateamer, closes at
thla office dally, except Sunday, at 11:30
p. m. and 110:30 p. m ; Sundays at II p.
m. and 10:) p. m. (connecting; mall closes
hero Thursdays at 110:30 p. m.).
I Registered mall close! at t p. m. previous
day.
Transpacific Mails Forwarded Over
land Dally.
The ichedule of closing of Tranapaclflc
Malls Is arranged on the presumption of
their uninterrupted overland transit to port
of sailing. The final connecting mails (ex
cept Registered Transpacific Mails, which
close at 4 p. ni. previous day) close at the
Ofneral Poatofflce, New York, as follows:
HAWAII. JAPAN, COREA, CHINA and
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, via San Fran
cisco, close at 6 p. m. December U for
d.ixitch per a. a. Siberia.
JAPAN, COnEA.CHINA and PHILIP
PINE ISLANDS, via Tacoma, close at I
p. m. December 16 for despatch per a. a.
Yangtsye.
New Zealand, Australia (except
West). NEW CALEDONIA, SAMOA, HA
WAII AND FIJI ISLANDS, via 8an
Francisco, close at 6 p. m. December 17
for despatch per s. s. Ventura. (If the
Curiard itonirmr carrying the British mall
for New Zealand doos not arrive In time
, to connect with this despatch, extra malls
closing- at 1:30 a. m., :30 fc, m. and
p. tn. ; Bundnys at 4:. 'to a. m., a. m and
6 p. m. will be made up and forwarded
until the arrival of the Cunard steamer).
JAPAN. COREA, CHINA and specially
addressed mall for PHILIPPINE ISL
ANDS, via Seuttle, close at p. m. De
cember 17 for despatch per a. a. Hyadea.
JAPAN (except Parcels-Post Mails). CO
REA, CHINA and specially addressed
mall for PHILIPPINE IB LANDS, via
Vancouver and Victoria. B. C. close at f
p. m. December 20 for despatch per a. a.
Empress of India.
HAWAII. JAPAN. CORE.-,, CHINA and
specially addressed mail for PHILIPPINE
I8LANDS, via Han Francisco, close at
6 p. m. December XI (or despatch per s.a.
Mongolia.
TAHITI and MARQUESAS ISLANDS, via
San Francisco, clove at 6 p. m. December
2tt for despatch per a. s. Mariposa.
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS and GUAM, via
San Francisco, clone at 6 p. m. December
28 for despatch per V. B. Transport.
HAWAII, via Sn Francisco, close at ( p.
m. December 20 for despatch per a. a.
Alameda.
FIJI ISLANDS. .AUSTRALIA (except
West) and NEW CALEDONIA, via Van
couver"nd Victoria.' B. C; close at 1 p.
n. December 81 for . despatch per a. a.
Aorangi.
MANCHl'RIA (except Newchwang) and
EASTERN SIBERIA Is at present for
warded via Russia.
NOTE Unless otherwise addressed, West
Australia la forwarded via Europe; New
Zealand via San Francisco and certain
placea In the Chinese Province of Yunnan,
via British India tha quickest routes.
Philippines specially addressed "via Eu
rope must be fully prepaid at the for
eign rates. Hawaii Is forwarded via San
Francisco exclusively.
EDWARD M. MORGAN,
' Actinic Postmaster.
Postofflce, New York, N. "., December I,
I'M.
LEUAL ftOTlCUS.
Office of the City Clem. South Omaha,
Neb., December b, Mo4. Sealed bids ad
dressed to the undersigned and plainly
marked "Proposals for Honda" will be re
ceived until 8 o'clock p. m. of December
lth. A. D. 1904, at the office of the city
clerk, South Omaha, Neb.:
For the purchase of the following Issues
of city bonds, these said bonds ao ottered
belli general obligations of the city.
First. Seventy Thousand ($70,000) Dollara
of City Hall Bonds lu denominations of
One Thousand ($1,000) Dollars, or Five
Hundred (JTiOu) Dollnrs each, at the option
of tha purchaser, dated December 1, I'M,
fayable In twenty (20) years after date,
merest four (4) ner cent Der annum, pay
able semi-annually on the first days of
December and May of each year.
These are bonds to be Issued and de
voted exclusively to the purchase of a site,
the erection and furnishing and equipment
of city hall, and are optional after five
(6) years, interest coupons payable at Ne
braska fiscal agency. New York City, New
York.
Second. Forty Thousand ($40,000) Dollar!
oT "Parlr Bonds" In denominations of One
Thousand l.uoO) Dollars, or Five Hundred
(IxiO) Dollars each, at the option of the
Purchasers, dated December 1, 1904. payable
twenty (20) yeara after date. Ir.i.irest four
(4) per cent per annum, payable aeml
atinual'v on the first days of December and
May of each year.
These are bonds to be Issued and de
voted to the purchasing of lota, landa and
rrro;ind within said city, to be uaed and
nip roved for park and park way pur
poses. Interest coupons payable at Ne
braska fiscal agency. New York City, New
'lork.
An annual tax upon all the taxable prop
erty of the clnty will be levied by the
city to pay the Interest and principal upon
these said bonds at maturity. A sinking
fund being prolded for that purpose.
i ne laitn and credit, the revenue and
taxing powers nod all the property of wild
"y neing irrevoohhiv pledged lor me
prompt payment thereof.'
r.sifi t,n anaii atate aeparateiy me
mount offered as "Principal and Pre
mium ' and that "Accrued Interest" will
be paid t i date of delivery and payment of
bomlii.
Each bid must be accompanied bv a cer
tified check on a national or stale bank
In the aum of One Thousand ($1000) Dol
lars and mad pavible to 'ha cltv as evi
dence of gooi faith on the part of the
bidder.
The city council reset ve unto Itself the
rleht to, reject any or-all bids, or to waive
de'ects.
Ry order of tbe council
t,,.,,. JOHN X OTT.ITN.
D7dl3tm City Clerk.
STOCKHOLDERS' MEETING
Office of Ie-Olass-Andreeson Hardware
Company. Omaha. Neb.. De- 11. 1904 -No-tlce
Is hereby given to th stockholders of
the l.ee-t.laes-Aadreeeen Hardware com
pany that the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the company will be held at the
offices of the Bald company, corner of 9th
and Harney atresia. In the city of Oman,
In the state of Nebraska, on Tuesday. Jan.
10, A. D.. 10S. at $ o'clock p. m.. for tho
rurpose of electing a board ot directors for
he company to serve during the ensuing
year, and to transact such other business
""V b presented at such meeting.
if""!, , H- LEE. President.
M. GLASS. Secretary.
BID will be received by the State Print
Ing Board at the office of the Secretary
of State at Lincoln. Nebraska, on or be
fore 11 o'clock e. in., Thnr.dttv. December
SI 'ltH for printing and binding fkiO
copies biennial roport of state librarian.
l.OiO ropiea biennial report of food com
mission, printing senate and house bills
ana mil tines ana miscellaneous printing
and stationery supplies for superintendent
of publla Instruction, commissioner of pub
lic lands and buildings, attornev general,
Hastings asylum and Grand Island Sol
diers' and siallors' Home.
Specifications fr same can be found
on file in tbe office of the Secretary of
State.
All bids muet be accompanied by bond
euual p amount to the prohable coat of
the work ld upon. The botrd reaervea
the right to retect an and all bids
Lincoln, N"'MI"(, December H. 19o4.
. STATE PRINTING BOARD.
By Lou W. Frailer, Secretary to the Board.
CURRENT
COUNCIL
MISOR MBSTIO.
Da via sells dings.
Lefferfi glasses fit.
Stockert sell! carpets.
Domestic cooking. 33 N. Main St.
Duncan Sells the best school shoes.
Night school at Western Iowa college.
Drs. Woodbury, dentists, Pearl at
For rent modern house, 721 Sixth av.
Duncan does the oeat repairing. 23 Mala
Pictures for gifts. Alexander s. $33 B'way.
Open eveninga.
Nearly Im students have enrolled In West
ern la. College aince Sept. 1.
Missouri oak dry cordwood $t cord deliv
ered. Wm. Welch. It N. Main st Tel. li.
Borwlck. 211 8. Main, received new stock
ltt wallpaper. Make your selection early.
A marriage license waa Issued yesterday
to R. H. Clark, aged XL and Anna Say,
aged at, both of St. Paul, Neb.
The Union Christian Church Aid society
will meet Thursday afternoon at the church,
Thirty-fifth street and Broadway.
I,wuo ios. to tne ton guaranteed. Morton
ttrldenstctn. the new nrm. Prompt serv
ice, best coal and wood, lowest prices.
Yards, 14th avenue and sin at. leL 1W.
Cases of contagious diseases reported to
the Board of Health yesterday wre: Kuth
Johnson. 33 High aVhool avenue, diph
theria; Mary Keule, lA Seventh avenue,
smallpox.
John L. Mcrkel of the musical trio, Howe,
Wallers and Uano, with "The How He
Won Her company, is surprising hta old
minstrel friends by his versatile charac
terisation of the typical westerner.
E. A. Black, manager of the Union Pa
cific Tea company fur the last seven years,
has been transferred to the management ol
the company's store at Pueblo, Colo., and
nlll leave for there early next week.
Contractor Wlckham completed yesterday
the paving of the block of Vine street be
tween Bryant and North Second streets.
He expecta to complete the remainder by
the end of the week providing the weather
keeps good.
Peter Powell, arrested a a fugitive from
Justice, is still behind the bars at the city
Jail, as he refused to cross the river with
out requisition papers. He Is charged with
skipping a ball bond after being arrested
for maintaining nn alleged poker room.
Rav Cook complained to the police yes
terday that while driving on East Pierce
street Monday night he ran Into a pile of
and left unprotected by a danger light.
His buggy was overturned, but he escaped
Injury, although the buggy was broken.
Rev. W. L. Glersdorf la conducting a
series of revival meetings at the Free
Methodist church on Avenue B, between
Sixteenth and Seventeenth street!. He la
being assisted by Rev. Mr. Htnkley of Mis
souri Valley and Rev. E. E. Hatfield of
Omnha Is expected to take part before the
close.
The receipt! In the general fund of the
Christian Home last week were $1,M.3S,
being ixM.3.1 above the needs of the week
and decreasing the deficiency In thle fund
to date to $6,361.21. In the manager'! fund
the receipts were $11.40. being $.3.80 below
the needs of the week and Increasing the
deficiency In this fund to date to 'O3."0.
C. L. Whitney, a machinist employed at
the Union Pacific roundhouse In this city,
Is confined to his home on Sixth avenue as
the result of severe burns received from
f;asolino which had spilled over his cloth
ng and which became Ignited from the
lantern which he was carrying. His face,
neck, right arm and hand were badly
burned.
Real Katata Traaafera.
These transfers were reported to The
Bee December 13 by the Title Guaranty and
TruBt company of Council Bluffs:
Samuel Osier et al to Dor-as Osier,
part wji 14-74-39. w. d $2,000.01
Phoebe 15. Cooper and husband to
1. c. Alexander, se4 nw"4 18-75-311,
q. c. d
H. W. Binder r.nd wife to L. and
15.0C
L. Masacnberg, wV lot 7, block 12,
Evans' 2d Bridge add., w. d 450.00
B. J. Thompson to F. F. Everest,
lota 1, X and S, block 18; lots 1 and
4, block 2; lot 6, block 20, Bryant &
Clark's add.: lota 1, a, and t,
block 8: lots 1, 2, 8, 4, S and 6, block "
17; lot (, block 26, Central subdlv.,
q. c. d 1.04
County treuaurer to A. J. Seaman, .
lot 21, block 9, Omaha, add., t. d.. S.S
Same to same, lot 19, block S, Steele
& Woods' add., t. d 1.41
Same to same, lot 25, block 34, Ferry
add., t. d 1.51
Same to same, lot 6, block 16, Beers'
subdlv., t. d 4.79
Same to same, tots 11 and 12, Myn-
ster's Benton street add., t. d 4.01
Same to same, lota 5, 6 and 9, Myn-
ater's Benton street add., t. d S.83
Same to same, lot 6, block 4, Plain
view add., t. d : 2.45
Same to same, lot 7, block 4, Bunny
side add., t. d 15.14
Same to same, lots 8 and 32, block 7,
Mayne'a 1st add., t. d $.63
Bame to same, lot IS, block 15, How
ard add., t. d 2.6C
Same to same, lots 16 and 17, block
90; lot 21, block 63, Railroad add.,
t. d I. a
Same to Elmer L. Fehr, lot 12, block
37, Central subdlv., t. d. .... S.91
Same to A. J. Seaman, lot 18. block
15. Wright's add., t. d 1.12
Same to. same, lot 13, block X Hutch
inson'! 1st add., t. d. 1.16
Same to same, lot 14, block 70, Rid
dle's subdlv., t. d 2.41
Nela Nelson to Severn P. Slmonsen,
lots 6 and 7, block 4, Railroad add.,
w. d 300.00
County treaaurcr to A. J. Seaman,
lot 23, block 16; lot 24, block 16, .
Omaha add., t. d. 1.66
Twenty-one transfers, total $2,822.07
Candy at DeLon'i.
Old-fashioned mixed candy 10 cents a
pound at DeLong's.
THE
Rapid Delivery Co.
IO PEARL STREET.
We Guarantee Quick and Bgfe
Delivery of Baggage and Parcels
OJR PRICES ARE RIGHT.
TRY US.
Residence
Phono F784.
DAY SCHOOL NIGHT SCHOOL
Western Iowa College
Eater How. Cataloarae Trm.
C. P. MILLER, President.
fasaale Teaapla. Pba sM4.
CHATTEL LOANS
, A. A. CLARK at CO..
Citabllthtd 183.
Broadway and Mala St. ovar Ptarca's Shoe St or.
You caa barrow any amuunt on cattla, koraaa,
houMho!d turnlturs or any chattal aacurlty.
t'.rm.nli oaa o mad on prluHpal at any tlm
to ault borrower, and lntrwl r4uc4 accordingly.
All bualocaa confidential. Lowt rataa. Offlc apaa
Y.ry avcnlna tilt I H. Saturday tT.nlns till I.
(
LEWIS CUTLER
MORTICIAN
28 PEARL ST.rHO"' Zm.Z
Lady Attendant If Desired.
LEGAL NOTICES.
NOTICE.
Lexington. Neb., Nov. 26, 1904.
The county commissioners of Dawson
county are contemplating the construction
of one or more wooden brldgee during tho
year Id 6. ranging; In length from 12 to o
(Met. Sealed bid a per lineal foot, with plans
and epecificatlon. will ba received at the
county clerk's office up until U o'chx k,
noon, of the 22nd day of December, liM.
All bids muni ba accompanied by a good
and acceptable bond of $l.uu0. The commia
sluncra raaerve the right to I eject any or
all bids.
W. J. n.FMIVO. .
Chairman County Co'-hi'loiiera.
K Sn-J-;-14-a
NEWS
BLUFFS
POISON IS FINALLY FATAL
Mrs. Perry Allgoed Dies u Result tf
Taking Concentrated Lye.
SAD ENDING OF AN UNFORTUNATE LIFE
Oeaerted by Her Hasbaad aai Chil
dren Takes Away ffoat Her ea
Accoaat of Her Disability to
Sapport Them.
Mre. Perry Allgood, who swallowed a
quantity of concentrated lye Sunday night
with lulcidal Intent, after four of her chil
dren had been placed Saturday In care of
the Associated Charities by order of Judge
Green of the district court, died yesterday
morning shortly before noon at the
Woman"! Christian Association hospital.
The case of the unfortunate woman has
aroused much public, sympathy and some
criticism of the failure of the county au
thorities to furnish the family, completely
destitute as they were, with aid. Prior to
the opening of the county poor farm Mrs.
Algood, after the desertion of her hus
band, received assistance from the super
visor for the poor, but she refused to go to
the poor farm with her children. She pre
ferred to eke out a subsistence for herself
and little onea by taking Jn washing and
doing auch other work as she could. The
eldest girl, 12 years of age, assisted her
mother In providing for the needs of her
little sisters and brothers by washing
dishes In a hotel or restaurant, and-ln this
manner secured food. With the exception
of the youngest, a mere baby, the other
children were lent out to pick up fuel along
the railroad tracks.
The condition- of the family waa most
pitiable and the evening Mrs. Allgood made
the attempt on her life, which finally
proved successful, the officers who were
called to the house found It entirely desti
tute of food or fuel. George Miller, over
seer of the poor, stated yesterday that
neither Mrs. Allgood nor any of her friends
or neighbor had applied to him for aid
and that If they had It would most as
suredly have been extended.
County Supervisor Brandes, when he
read of the pitiable case In the papers,
hastened to the city yesterday to Investi
gate the reasons why the family had not
been afforded county aid. He gave It aa
his opinion that no blame could be at
tached to any of the county officials and
declared tt was one of the unfortunate
cases where worthy poor had suffered
through delicacy In declining to ask for
aid. "The family certainly would have
been provided for by the county had the at
tention of the proper officers been called to
the case," he said,
There waa a pathetic scene at the under
taking rooma when the four children of the
dead woman were brought by Mrs. John
son, superintendent of the Associated Chari
ties Creche, to view their mother's corpse.
The grief of the two elder girl! was piti
able In the extreme. What disposition will
be made of the children has not yet been
determined, but It la probable they will be
turned over to some society. . It Is said
they have an uncle In Omaha, who may
possibly be able to do something; for them.
NO ACTION Br THE SCHOOL BOARD
Two Members Absent and Only, In
formal Session Held.
Owing to the absence of Members Tinley
and , Davenport, the Board of Education
at the special meeting last night failed to
take any action on any of the matters
which it had been Intended to bring before
It. Some of tho matters were discussed,
among the number being the question of
raising the North Eighth street school, but
the matter Was referred to the committee
of the whole to Investigate and report.
The question of finishing; a room In the
attic of the high school for a workshop
for Prof. Thomas was discussed, but no
action taken. With the exception of Gor
man, the members present expressed them
selves aa not being In favor of placing tha
workshop In an attic.
Chairman Gorman of the committee on
buildings and grounds submitted a detailed
report of the cost of the repairs to the
several school building! during the summer
vacation. The amount estimated needed
for these repairs was $4,600. while the ex
penditures only aggregated 13,436.21. The
high school. Pierce street. Twentieth ave
nue, Eighth avenue. Eighth street and
Harrison street' schools all stiow a saving
on the estimates made for them, while only
the Madison avenue and Third street
schools show a slight Increase over the
original appropriations. The largest Item
saved was nearly $400 at tha Pierce street
building, where the terrace was rebuilt and
sewer pipes repaired Instead of moving
back the terrace several feet, as originally
planned.
The amounts expended at the different
schools were aa follows:
Pierce street ; $1,0I 04
Twentieth avenue 1.22S 02
Eighth avenue ; MM
High school M t)
Madison avenue ,. 107 2S
Third street 180 0!!
Eighth street m u
Harrison street 87 87
The report on the remodeling of tha
Avenue B school and ths construction of
the addition showed the total cost waa
127,613.76, exclusive of 2490.08 for Improving
the grounds and 1716.40 for furnishings.
Itemised, the amounts were: Wlckham
Bros., building, 117,660; Grahl-Petersen com
pany, $3,647; New Tork Plumbing company,
$2,(91; Hollenbeck Bros., raising old portion
of building, $1,496; Cox 4 Schoentgen,
architects, $800.64.
Twenty Per Cent Dlseoaat
20 per cent discount on rings and brooches
FOR THIS WEEK' ONLY. Tha largest
and best stock to select from, all new de
signs, solid gold and set with precious
stones of all klnda. Leffert, jeweler.
Plumbing and heating Blxby A Son,
' Patters la District Coart.
Robert Vrooman, a young man who waa
Indicted by ths grand jury on tha charge
of breaking Into Illinois Central freight
cars and ateallng wheat, entered a plea of
guilty In dlatrlct court yesterday morning
and was sentenced by Judge Green to five
months' Imprisonment In the oounty jail.
i The trial of tha replevin ault of former
City Billposter McCann against City Mar
shal Richmond, Involving the ownership of
billboards In thla city, which were attached,
was begun In tha district court yesterday.
Mrs. Clara Bella Usher began suit for
divorce from William H. Usher, to whom
aha was married In Dcs Moines September
6. 1698. She charges her husband with fail
ing to aupport her and that In consequence
she was forced to leave him In November,
1902. In addition to tha divorce aha asks
that her maiden name pf Clara Belle Ilea
keth ba rt stored to her. '
The charge of contempt of court brought
by Auguat Kaderelt agalnat Mre. A. R.
Irlck, who waa allegad to have violated an
Injunction laaued by the dlatrlct court re
straining, her from disposing of the crops
from her farm, waa dunnlased yeaterday. A
OF IOWA
settlement waa effected between Mrs. Irlck
and Kaderelt, who Is her landlord, by Mrs.
Irlck paying tho full amount of rent
claimed to be due.
Believes He Is Detective.
C. D. Townaend has once more been taken
Into custody and the police will now have
the question of Jils sanity investigated by
the commissioners for the Insane. Town
aend la the rBan who labors under the de
lusion that he Is a veritable Hawkshaw.
and Insists that he Is a duly qualified "pri
vate defective." Quite recently he created
a scene on Broadway by declaring that he
waa on the trail of the person who placed
the bomb on Attorney Elmer Thomas' front
porch In Omaha, and that the criminal
was then In Council Bluffs. For fear ha
might do someone harm the police took
him Into custody, but he was released the
next day on hi! promising to leave the city.
From here he went to Omaha, where he Is
said to have again played the role of a de
tective. Ho returned to this city Monday
and his actions yeaterday decided the po
lice that he was aafer under restraint than
at birge.
Centeaarlaa laaaae.
The commissioners of Insanity will hold
a hearing this, afternoon In the case of
John Busha, residing on Avenue I and
Twenty-fifth street, against whom an In
formation charging him with being men
tally deranged was filed yeMerday by his
son. John W. Busha.
John Busha Is a remarknbW character of
this city. He claims to be 111 years of age.
and thla claim Is stated to be true by the
members of his family. Mr. Busha la said
to have been one of the earliest pioneers
of this section of the country and traded
up and down the Missouri river with the
Indians many years before Council Bluffs
was even known as a trading outpost and
called Kaneevllle. He is said to have vis
ited this place several times in his trading
expeditions before finally settling here in
the early '60s.
Large Christmas bells 16 cents. DeLong's,
408 Broadway.
Offlcera-Elect Delay Naming Deputies.
H. V. Battey of Avoca, clerk of the dis
trict court-elect, was in the city yesterday
making arrangements to remove with his
family to this city. He succeeded In rent
ing a house at 113 Frank street and will re
move to this city about the first of the
year. When asked if he had decided upon
his deputies here Mr. Battey said he had
not. ,
W. C. Cheyne, county auditor-elect, has
likewise not yet announced his deputies and
neither has J. J. . Hess, county attorney
elect. G. G. Balrd, county recorder-elect.
Is the only one of the county officers elected
last November who has announced his
deputies.
N. T. Plumbing Co. Tel. 230; night, F667.
Small Cottage Burned.
A small two-roomed cottage at tho rear
of Fletcher avenue, occupied by Mrs. An
derson and her young son, was burned
about 11 o'clock last night. The occupants,
who were In bed, escaped In their flight
clothes. The cause-of the fire Is unknown,
but is thought to have started from an
overheated stove. The cottage Is the prop
erty of F. C. Lougee.
Rooms and cafe. Ogden Hotel.
IOWA FARMS rnODUCIXG WELL
Crop' On of (ha MaYaIaable Ever
Raised In :he -State.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
DES MOINES, Dec. ' 13. (Special.) The
final report of the Iowa crop bureau on the
crops of Iowa for 1904 was completed today
by Director J. R. Sage, from the reports of
his many correspondents in the state. In
general the report shows that the crop was
mora Valuable than that of last year, In
fact one of the most valuable crops ever
grown In the state. Mr. Sage says:
Despite adverse conditions at the outset
and belated growth of the cereal crops, the
Until report for the aeaaon of 11104 makes a
satisfactory exhibit of the agricultural re
sources of the state. The warmth and dry
ness of the autumn made .partial amends
for the low temperature and alow progress
during the summer.
Corn The area planted thu season wns
$.062,460 acres. The losa of acreage from
various causes was relatively small com
pared with recent seasons and It is prot
able that practically about 9,000,0'JO acres
were harvested. The average yield for the
state appears to have bten about thirty
six bushels per acre. The total yield Is 3:3,
963,330 bushels, which is 93,342,000 above the
yield last year and the largest crop pro
duced since 1900. During the last fifteen
yeara there have been two larger crops,
namely: 346.000,000 bushels In 190U and S.ib.
OX),000 bushels In 1891. This year's output
Is ti2.000.000 buehels above the fifteen-year
average. The average price per bushel at
the farma December 1 was about 36 cents;
total value of the corn crop, $113,348,606.
. Wheat Thla crop was badly damaged by
rust and blight. The area of winter wheat
was about il.030 acres, and the average
yield 14.S bushels per acre; total yield, l.Oli,
000 bushels. The acreage of spring wheat
was 776.040 acres; yield, 9.1 bushel per acre;
total output for the slate, 7,080,430 buahe.s.
Farm price: Winter wheat, 92 cents; spring
wheat, 86 centa; total value of wheat crop,
$7,024,809.
Oats Area needed, 4.018.9S0 acres; yield
per acre, 29.4 bushels; total bushels, 11M,
1(5.670. The farm value, 26 cents; total value
December 1, $30,798,284.
Rye Area seeded, 99,590 acres; yield, 15
bushels; total, 1,617,090 bushels. Value at
64 cents per bushel, $819,228.
Barley Area seeded, 4!3,370 acres; yield,
26 bushoLs per acre; total, 691.140 bushels.
Value at $1.15 per bushel, $U7,811.
Potatoes Yield per acre, 125 bushels; total
output. 14.266.6W bushels. Value at 28 centa,
$3,911,690.
Hay (tame) Area harvested, 2,797,640
aorea; total. 4,499,090 tons. Value at $5.62 per
ton, $25,284,885.
Hay (wild) Total amount cut, 1,091,690
tona. Value at $4.50 a ton. $4,912,156.
Pasturage and Graslng The value of pas
turage and graslng harvested by live stock
In pastures and In gralnflelds, eornflclas and
meadows after harvest, is placed at $:),
OuO.WiO, or above $400 per farm of 100 acres.
Tills is believed to be a very low estimate.
The estimate on other products of the
farm la aa follows: Buckwheat. LWI.OOO:
sweet potatoes, $350 000; s irghum and IfJom-
Corn, W,UW, limoiliy txu. uo,uuo, nuvpr
and millet seed. $176,000; flaxseed, $ti79,810;
fruits and garden truck. $7,50,uo0.
Tho total soil products valuation Is, there
fore, for the year $291,207,258. This Is $35,
OuO.OOO more than last year.
Murder NeaJ Baxtoa,
OBKALOOSA, .la., Dec. 13.-(8peclal.)-Charlla
Jones, colored, shot and Instantly
killed Jack Balam, colored, between mines
12 and 14, four miles east of Buxton, at 2
o'clock thla morning. Balam was. a miner
employed In one ot tha Buxton mines.
Jones has been here but four months and
Is employed as bartender at a joint kept by
Patsy Lewis, a white man. The shooting
grew out of a drunken brawl which began
at a dance and continued at Lewis' place.
Jones escaped after ths shooting.
peclal Terns Not Held.
ONAWA, la., Dec. 13.-(Speclal.)-The
special term of the Monona county district
court, commencing yesterday, to hear the
ditch cases didn't materialise. Judge Wake,
field la busy In Bioux City and tha session
has been postponed until the last of De
cember. Nataral Gas Brings Death
he nre consumed only half of tha ...
gaa turned on.
raiser Joea to latbsaas.
PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 13The fnlted
States crulwr Yankee, with 470 murines on
tard, Bulled today front the League Island
navy yard for Panama. Th niarlnre will
do police duty In the Isthmus, relieving a
batlaUoo. whieh will ret us a ou the Yankee.
SPRINGFIELD, O.. Dee. 13.-Mrs. Bridget
Daugherty. sged 70, her son James and
daughter Anna, were asphlxlated by natural
mam teAml An InifMlLullnn h. . .. .
Hardly Ever
0 Discount
lltmian M. LeftVrt makes it possible for everyone to buy UlXtif AND HKOOCHKS
from a special line at a DISCOUNT OV 20 PKK CKNT. After Xinas everybody will adver
tise ami give discounts, but lffert does so before Christ nms. and at a time wlien people will
most appreciate it.
There is a time limit in which you must take advantage of this opportunity T1IC
11 A LANCE OF THIS WEEK ONLY AND ON MNOS AND HKOOCHES ONLY.
The line consists of the latest and most exclusive pattern, of the best manufacturers
in the country and are over six hundred in number. lffert'n piarantee means something
and every article that leaves our store is accompanied by the guarantee!
WJOOCHES Including Sunbursts, (Yewcents, etc., wt with diamonds, rubies, opals,
pearls, sapphires, garnets and other precious Rtoncs.
UINCiS Ladies', gentlemen's and children's plain, set rings and signet rings.
The purchase you make at this sale entitles you to the same opjrortunit-y of securing
one of the four valuable prizes we are to give away December 31st.
llemember, that with every dollar's' cash purchase you will receive a coujvon entitling
you to an opportunity to receive free one of the following presents December 31: A fine
Diamond King, a solid CI old Watch, a rich Cut Glass Dish, or one dozen Sterling Silver
Teaspoons. ,
DISCUSS RAMOAD RATES
Stock Raisers and Managers of Roads De
bat the Problem.
BaSBBBaaB
LARGE CROWD ATtENDS THE MEETING
Hort Icnltarlsls and Forestry Asaocla
tlona In session and l.laten to
an Address by Governor
C'nmmlna.
tFTom a Staff V'orrespondent.)
DES MOINES, Dec. 13.-(8peclol.) The
Iowa State Farmers Institute, by having
taken up the all-absorbing question ol
transportation and having discussion on
the same by recognized experts, presented
today the finest program that has ever
been given, und this attracted a large num
ber of the furmers and shippers of the
state. The subject was opened In a way
by President A. L. Ames of the Corn Bell
Meat Producers' association, and this was
followed by papera on the euliject by Gen
eral Manarer Delano and ' Iowa. Superin
tendent Nutt of the Burlington railroad,
who presented tha subject of the relation
of transportation to the Iowa farmer.
Mr. Delano of Chicago presented the most
pretentious and best digested paper of the
da:', in which he discussed In a general
way the growth of the railroad business
and of the work of railroads In developing
the country and of the Interest which the
railroad managers have in the prosperity
of the country. Continuing, he said:
. Profit In Railroads.
The railway facilities In the United
States have been built almost wholly by
private enterprise. They have been built
by enterprising people with the hope of a
good return on the Investment. In fact,
the Greatest Dcrloil of railway building and
activity has always followed the period of
greatest profit in the undertaking. There
was a period in tne ilia or tne state or
Iowa of almost ten years when there was
practically no railroad building. That pe
riod Immediately followed a period of hos
tile legislation and consequent hard times
In the railroad business. I need not appeal
to practical men that no great business
undertaking would ver grow If there was
no profit in it. Men would not raise corn
or block in the state of Iowa If there wns
no profit in the undertaking, and you can
not expect men to inveBt in rauroaas ir
there is no uroflt or return for their capi
tal. Indeed what surprises foreign students
of our railroads more than any other ona
thing is the fact that our railroads have
developed so rapidly with very small re
turn for the capital, the actual return at
the present time being only about 4 per
cent on the total capital Invested. It Is
true that aome of the most prosperous rail
road comuunlis in the country have tield
as high as 8 and 10 per cent dividends, the
latter chiefly In New Kngland. In the state
of Iowa there are several trunk lines which
have returned to Investors 0, 7 and even 8
per cent on the money actually Invested,
but some of the ruilroad mileaaa In the
state Is paying no dividend.
Capitalisation o Road. a
I dare say that some unkind critic maV
say that 1 am not allowing for what is
frequently spoken of as "watered stock,"
but this Is not so. There has been aome
slock watering, und some of It ha been
bad. The Investing pubiio has suffered by
it mora than anyone else. But If the
watering of stock is to be considered. It is
only fair to remember that the reverse
process has frequently taken place. In
other words, the capital of many railway
corporations represents less man tne ac
tual money invested. Take, for example,
the Burlington company. Matty miles of
what now forma the Burlington railway
were originally built, proved unprofitable
to the owners, went through a receivership
and were finally bought at a greatly de
preciated value, and put into the Burlington
system at this greatly reduced price. What
Is true of the Burlington is alo true of
many other lines. The great. Pennsyl
vania system and many other great sys
tems of the country have rebuilt and Im-
r roved their lines without equivalent addl
lon to their capital account, so that their
roads represent in value more than the
capital shown on the books, and ao largely
Is thla ao that our rallroada In the Cnited
States show an average capitalization of
something like S66.0UO per mile, although
this represents in many cases, aounie tracn,
three-track and four-track rallroada, and
this capitalization is equal to about one
fourth of the capitalisation of most Euro
pean roads. It may be safely said that the
few Insiances of stock watering, which I
do not pretend to defend, are Insignificant
as compared with the reverse condition,
about which the demagogue does not
tpeak and which as yet Is not recognized
y any particular name or process. As
against the railways which may be earn
ing covetously high rates of' dividends,
many railways can be cited which pay no
dividends whatever, and which have de
faulted or are ready to default upon their
bonded Indebtedness. .
Hallway managers recognize that they
are in the public eye. The court have r-
reatedly atated that while rallwaya as capl
ullzed In the United States are private
undertakings, they have public obligations,
which make them quasi-public, to use the
legal phrase. Railway managers must ex
Happens Before Christmas
JEWELER AND OPTICIAN.
pect criticism, but the hardest criticism Is
that which coines from those who know
the least. We are all of us looking for
criticisms and suggestions from those who
have really studied the question, and who
know It. The difficulty Is that we have to
take It very often from those who Jump
at conclusions with very Insufficient
knowledge or data.
The aadress of Mr. Delano was followed
by a similar one by Mr. Nutt.
Views of Stockmen.
President A. L. Ames of the Corn-Belt
Meat Producers' association said;
It Is time that the people of Iowa awak
ened to the fact that they have great
Interests at stake, as well as the railroads,
and that their enterprise and labor made
it possible for these traffic lines to be built.
Why then, let me ask, Is it unreasonable
for us to ask to be represented in estab
lishing rates used on these lines? Just at
this time tle question of enlarging the
power of the Interstate Commerce com
mission is being urged upon congress. It
finds most bitter opposition, I am sorry to
say, from men whose constituency are
among the producers of the west.
President Ames used this expression In
a general discussion of the problem of
cattle feeding for profit. He pointed out
the different steps In the problem, that of
the work of the producer, the transporta
tion, the packing and the consumption. It
was In relation to the transportation ques
tion that he presented a most Interesting
argument,- which formed what la practically
the basis for a discussion of the whole
subject of rates. He stated that the associ
ation of which he Is president is making
an effort to solve some 6f the problems
before the producers and to do what It can
to secure equitable rates for shippers, and
he Invited all who are Interested to Join. '
Other very . valuable papers were read
at the Institute. A paper by H. Q. McMil
lan of Cedar Rapids on draft horses was
pronounced excellent, while one by A. J.
Lovejoy of Roscoe, 111., on swine hus
bandry brought out a lively discussion.
In the afternoon Prof. P. O. Holden o'
Ames talked on how to Increase the averag
corn yled and Illustrated his lecture b:
showing the good points of corn.
Horticulture and Parks.
The Iowa Horticultural society and th
Iowa Park and Forestry association hel.
meetings together today. Governor Cum
mins welcomed them In a brief speech. In
which he declared there was no noblei
work being done anywhere than that o.
urging the beautifying ot the cities and
towna and In development of frulti and
flowers.
President Klnne of the Horticultural so
ciety referred feelingly In hie address to
the fact that the society Is again back In
Its home In the state cnpltol after many
wanderings. He spoke of the fact that the
state now tuts an opportunity to secure
as director of a central experiment station
one of the ablest horticulturists of the
country, Prof.' 8. A. Beach, who has be
come connected with the State college, and
he urged that the society co-operate with
others to place him In charge of a great
station.
. Secretary Wesley Greene of the society
followed up this with a suggestion that the
state should now establish a botanical
garden and arboretum in connection with
experimental work. This should be. In fact,
a great state park at aome central location
und where the finest plants and flowers
and fruits in the world should be grown.
The day was put In with a fine program
on horticultural and forestry aubjects and
the attendance was large.
Sent to Good Shepherd.
Bessie Allender and Jessie Latimer were
ordered sent to the Home of the Good
Shepherd at Omaha by Judge Mcllenry.
The girls, neither of wjiom Is over 18,
pleaded guilty to being found In a house of
prostitution. Judge Mcllenry lectured them
severely, saying they were on the road to
degradation and ruin, and that the life
they were living could only lead to prison
and death.
Life Termer Is to Stay.
The Iowa supreme court decided that
Thomas Robinson of Howard county should
spend the remainder of his Ufa In prison on
his conviction of murder In the first degree.-
Robinson was a married man, but
had been living with an unmarried woman
as her husband In the home of her parents
with their consent, and hs had planned to
get a divorce from his wife. Twins were
born to the young woman. Robinson bought
strychnine and when the twins were i or S
days old he administered the strychnine
and they both died. Tha evidence wus en
tirely circumstantial but conclusive. Judge
Hobson gave him life Imprisonment.
The court convened today for the last
session of ths September term snd cases
were submitted from Cedar Rapids, Du
Quaker Maid Rye
THE WHISKEY WITH A REPUTATION
Awarded tha Gold Medal at the Louisiana Purchase
Exposition by a Jury of Connoisseurs for PURITY,
QUALITY AND PERFECTION OP AGE.
FOR SALS AT ALL I HAD! NO BARS. CAFKS
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S. IIIRSCII 4 CO., Kansas City, Ma
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buque, Marshalltown' and other adjacent
portions of the state.
Conrt Derisions.
The court's decision! filed today were:
State ugalnst C. R. Moore, appellant;
Winnlshli-k county. Judge Hobson; affirmed
by Ladd.
Slate against Thomas Robinson, appel
lant; Howard county. Judge Hobson; af
firmed by McClaln.
J. L. UllleKp.e against George M. Ash
ford, appellant; Story county. Judge Rich
ard; affirmed by Deemer.
Charles Rlppe against II. O. Badger, ap
pellant: Winnebago county. Judge Clyde;
modified and affirmed by Shnrwln.
Htato against Charles McOruder, appel
lant; Hancock county. Judge Clyde; re
versed by Ladd.
Wisconsin Lumber Company against
Greene ft Western Telephone Company, ap
pellant: Cerro Gordo county, Judge Kelly;
affirmed by Deemer.
State against ltlchard Martin, appellant;
Winneshiek county, Judge Hobson; af
firmed bv Weaver.
M. J. Malannphy asulnst Fuller A John
son Manufacturing Compnnv, appellants:
Winneshiek county. Judge Fellows; affirmed
by Bishop,
Xrw T.ealand Publicist Arrives.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. M.-Among the
fromlnent arrivals on the steamship Ven
ura, from the antipodes, was Auckland's
senior rr mber of the New Zealand Par
liament, Hon. J. H. Wltheford. lie Is on
his way to Washington, where he hones
to Interest the officials of state In a plnn
for a reciprocal toriff between thla country
and Australian colonies, with a view of
strengthening -the relations between the
two and stimulating transpaclflo trade.
"""World's Fair DnlldlnsTa Sold.
ST. LOUIS. Dec. 13. The Board of Di
rectors of the IxuilRliina Purchase exposi
tion today approved the contract with a
Chicago wrecking company for the removal
of the exposition bnlldliiRS. The exposition
company Is to receive HuO.000.
Teft at Penancoln,
PENSACOLA, Fin.. Deo. 13. Secretary
Taft and party landed here toduy.
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