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TITE 0MAT1A DAILY BEE! WEDNESDAY. FEBRUAHY 22. 100.". NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA COUNCIL BLUFFS r f Davis sells dm. LefTert'a Riasoes fit. Stockert sells, csrpets. . Plumbing- ahd Heating;. Dlxuy & a.m. Drs. Woodbury, dentists, 10 Pearl atrt For rent, modern house, 72J Biith arenue. Porn, to Ubrary Trustee W. B. J'.alrd and wife. )etPidrty,-a, son. School drawing, practice and tnuslo pa per. , C.. a Alexander. S33 B'way. Duncan, :3 8. Main at: Uuaranteea to do the heat shoe repair work! Give lilm a trial. Conrud hive, I-adlu of the Muccabeea, will meet In rrsulur session Thursday ivcniiiK. The Ladle- nuxlllnry to the Union Vet eran li'Kion will huid a apeclai meeting- thli Htiemuun. Judge Bcott of the police court la on the slik nat and Justice Gardiner la presiding hi his stead. Kdna Morrow, 6)0 Fleming avenue, waa rrportnd t6 tho lioard of Jluullh yesterday us having smallpox. Missouri oak dry cOrdwood. $6 a cord, cobs fl.lS p.-r load, shell bark hickory 17 per curd, delivered. William Welch, id .xorth Main. Telephone li8. W." A. Hayes yeMerday tiled In the dis trict court a disruisHal of his HO.OuO suit egninst Mrs. A. A. Clark for tne alleged uiienntlon of the affections of his wlte und children. Ir the milt of Howard & Howard agalnt the United rUates Express company Judgs '1 hornell directed the jury to return a verdict In favor of tho plaintiffs for Si. They, sued for $!6. The question or the axrvtHablllty of two telephone exchanges In the city will be dujeusaed this evening at the meeting of lie Wont Cuunrll Wuifa club. Able Break ers will be arrayed on both aides ot tne question. MuruLger H. K. Umen of the Christian Home reported yesterduy that up to dute 110,000 had beerl pledged for the proposed memorial building to lie erected In memory Of Kev. and Mrs. J. U, Umen, the I u und er of the Institution. Mrs. Alkie Kelley, the woman who, with her hustiand, - has been living In a tent In Kockford township, and who was charged with being Insane, was discharged yester day after examination by the commission ers. While not mentally bright, the com mlflHlouers decide! the woman waa not In tone, and the, husband promised to provide a better, home for her, Th case against Ueorge I Curran, the young man who gave an alleged hypnotlo performance at the N'eola opera house, dur ing which tie pasred needle and thread through the wrists of a young boy he used as a subjuct, wua yesterday dl missed by County AtUirney Hess. Curran waa bound over on tne . charge or maiming tne loa. but the grand jury ignored tne case. The ladles' uuxlllnry will meet this after noon at the Delving mission, 1080 Avenue r . to make arraugements for the meeting Thursday night, when a North End Im provement club will be organised. All women Interested Jn that section of the city. are Invited to attend the meeting this afternoon and amlst In preparing for the entertainment of those who. will be present Thursday evening. Mayor Macrae, City Engineer Etnyre, City Clerk Zurmuehlen and all of the eight aldermen left for Chicago last evening to attend the conference with the railroads on the question of Indian creek. Major Rich mond, chief of police, haa been designated by Mayor Macrae aa acting chief executive during the ratter's nhsence. It will be Alderman McMillan's first visit to Chicago in thirty-six years. , For Rent. An excellent office location at 10 Pearl street Only four doora from corner Broad way and Pearl, street. Centrally located on ground floor and a nice large show window. Call at 10 Pearl street, Bee office, Council .'fluffs. Rooms, and cafe. Ogden notel. Marriage Licenses. licenses to wnd were Issued yesterday to the following: ... Name and Residence. Age. 1 Hans Bijdwln, Omaha. .'.;.... .v. ft. IB Anna. Chi lRtensrn, Omahn 22 Norman C. Joy, Omaha 23 Gertrude Gaston, Council Bluffs 20 RAILWAY TIME CARD aa it a a I ,1V a III b 4 30 pm b 1:30 pm 6:30 pm 1:20 am :16 am 10:30 pro 5:46 pm 2:30 pm tXION STATION TKNTH AND MARC V. I nlon Pacific. Leave. ' Arrive. Overland Limited a :40 im a 8:S pm Colorado & Cal. E a 4:10 pm a 9:30 am Cal. & Oregon Ex. .....a 4:20 pm a 6:10 pm North Platte Local a 7:00 am a 7:00 pm Fast Mail ....a 11:50 am a S.-'JO pm Colorado soe i ........a i:o am a 7:40 am beatrico Local St. Louts Express ' Bt. Louis Locul (from Council BlutTs) Bhenaiuloah Local from n.. il lilulfal ....... . n,ul Western 8. Paul St Minn...; a S:0 pm a 7:15 am Bt. Paul 4k Minn.. ....-.. 7:45 urn a 7:b& pm Chicago L'.niuon -.a u:w pm aiu:dO am a-hion Kxoreaa .......a S.U6 am i ID urn CblMKOt Boon Mnsil A I'aclflo. PUST. . 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Denver Limited Chicago Special ........ Chicago Express Chicago Flyer .. ...... Jowa Looal Bt. Louis Express ..... Kan" City & Bt. Joe. ,.L . r-iiv Jk 1st. Joe. Kans City & St. Joa. Leave. a 4:10 pm .aU:10 pm .a 8:60 ant b 2:67 pm b 2:5t pm 7:60 pm .a 3:30 am ,aU:l& pm '.a7:Vdam a 4:00 pm .a 6:06 pm .a 6:16 am .a 4:26 pm ,al0:45 pm Hill .a 4:26 pm Arrive, a 8:20 pm a 6:08 pm a 7.40 pm al2:0a pm al0:25 am b M am a :56"am a'l:66"p'm a 7:26 am all:o0 pin all:46 am a 6:45 am 6:06 pm WEBSTER DEPpT-lBTH aVWEBSTBIt Missouri Pacia. via Leav. Arrlva, ( W sepiu a ' . " mm Cbleaao. .. Paul, Mlsvaaapella Jt Osaaba. Twin City Passenger.. .b 1:30 am b 1:10 pm Bloux City Passngar..a t oo pm all:Mara Oakland Local b 6:46 pm b 6:1b am A dally, b dally except Sunday, d dally except Saturday. daily except Monday. OCEAN STEAMERS. EUROPE THIRTY TOl 111 THIS sEAlO. April to August. r all KotiMs. no-It I ssrlcs tU th M4ltrrmnAU. .Tosrs oovvr tbs wtaols ot Euruye. FARES. ISCM DHia Allf . A. ni- ALL, EXPENSES. 9I I 0 111 VlfUltf ludpndnt' Rltre4 and) stassukls TlckMs Kxirosar. WrU tor Uuoklot. thus, i tiuii; son. 'Ml Broadway, - flaw York SORE ARMS NOW IN ORDER Teachers tnd Pupils in Pablio Schooli Ordered to Be Vaccinated. THURSIAY FIXED AS THE TIME LIMIT Teachers la the Grades Petltloa for aa Inerease of Salary Judges and Clerks of Electlou Are Appointed. "We will get Into that omnibus when it backs up to the curb," remarked Attorney Emmet Tlnlpy at the meeting of the Board of Education laat night, when the ques tion waa raised aa to the power of the board to keep a pupil out of school whose parents declined to obey the mandate of the Board of Health as to vaccination. In accepting the report of the apeclr.l commit tee appointed to confer with the Board of Health, the Board of Education last night decided to carry out the Instructions of the health authorities and the principals of the aevenl schools will be so notified today. According to the orders of the Board of Health every pupil and teacher In the public Fchools who has not been effectively vaccinated within the last seven years must be vaccinated or be barred from school. Each teacher and pupil who has been vaccinated within the time specified rmist furnish a certlftc.e to that effect. These certificates will have to be presented to the principal. Acting on the suggestion of Member, Tlnley the board decided it waa time enough to consider what course to pursue In the event of parents refusing to permit the vaccination of their child or children and denying the right of the board to debar such child or children from at tending school, when such presented itself. The order of the Board of Health requires the vaccination of the pupils within ten days from last ' Monday, thus making Thursday of next week the time limit. The request of the volunteer kindergar ten teachers that they be paid for their services was turned down, despite the fa vorable recommendation of the finance committee. Chairman Tlnley of the finance committee recommended that the volun teers, of whom there are four, be paid $75 for the remainder of the school year. Teachers AsIc Inerease. Eleven teachers In the 7-2, 8-1 and 8-3 grades filed a petition for Increased pay. Their compensation, they stated, was 1585 per school year, or $48.75 per calendar month, and waa out of proportion when compared with tho pay of teachers In the high school and other grades. "No me chanic will labor for this amount with shorter hours than required of us. In fact It brings us to the level of the day labor er," was the closing argument of the pe titioning teachers. The petition was re ferred to the committee on finance. The resignation of Colonel W. J. Daven-1 port was received and accepted and resolu tions of regret adopted. Chairman Tlnley of the finance committee, submitted the financial report for the year, which has been published, and made the following estimate of the amounts needed to carry on the schools for the next year: Teachers' fund $ 70.000 Bchoolhouse fund 10 000 Contingent fund SoiooO Total '.........$110,000 This Is a little less than last year's esti mate, which was: Teachers' fund 70.001) Schoolhouse fund 9 1H0 Contingent fund 35.000 Tho report wus ordered published, as re quired by law. Election Officers mrd. The following Judges, clerku and regl trarj for the school election, to be held Monduy, March 13, were appointed: ,Fl.,,tmWB,;d-Juds"e, George W. Smiley, A. C. Ranck; clerk, R. E. O'Hanley: reg iBtrars, D. A. lleink-r. Will Green. Second Ward-Judges, 8. 8. Keller, Spencer Smith; clerk, W. H. Mullln; reg lB,l.r.a,r"i iT.- Johnson, J. N. Cawaay, jr. Ihlrd Ward-Judges, G. F. Smith, M. II. Tlniey; clerk, Forest Smith; registrars. F. 8. Zurmuehlen, W. M. Fredlrck. Fourth Ward Judges, F. P. Wright, T. 8. Simth; clerk. C. F. Paschal; registrars, J. J. Brown, J. Jorgensun. mKIVim Wurd,-J,uJea. Peter Smith. James McMillan; clerk, Charles Helnohl; reg istrars, C. M. Hobbs, James Beebe. Sixth Ward Judges, William Hoyt, sr., Israel Lovett; clerk, W. Hendrix; regis trars, C. 8. Hubbard, -William Hoyt. JrT For the purposes of the election the city will be divided into six voting districts and will be in charge of the members of the board as follows: First. Shugart; Second. Westerdahl; Third, Hess; Fourth, Tlnley; Fifth, Gormun; Sixth, Cooper. Seoretary Hess was directed to make all necessary arrangements and secure voting places. A vote of thanks was tendered Member Westerdahl for supplying each of the school buildings with a neatly framed autograph photograph of General Grenvllle M. Dodge. The report of Superintendent Clifford for the six weeks of school ending January 27 gave these statistics: Entire enrollment, boys, 2,501; girls, 2,739; total, 6,200. Monthly enrollment, boys. 2,371; girls, 2,811; total. 4.982. Avernge dully attendance, 4,285.53; per cent of attendance, 92.20. I'NABLE TO AGItEU OX A CONTRACT Jobbers and tanners as Far Apart as Ever. The meeting of the Iowu and Nebraska Wholesale Grocers' association In this city yesterday was taken up principally with the discussion of the proposed new form of contract between the Jobbers and the can hers. The committee reported that it had been unable to arrive at any satisfactory agreement wlUi the canners, as the latter refuaod to make the Concessions asked by the Jobbera A form of contract was sub mitted by the Canners' association but as it dlftored but little from the one now in use the association unanimoualy rejected It. After several hours of discussion it was finally decided to continue the committee with the request that it renew Its efforts to secure a contract which will be equita ble and satisfactory to both sides. Even If an agreement la reached with the can ners, It will be too late for this season's pack, but the meeting expressed Itself as being hopeful of having- the matter ar ranged so that it will be effective next year. The proposed railroad uniform bill of lading also came up for discussion and while the wholesalers present were of the opinion that the proposed measure had be come practically a dead letter and would actually be abandoned, they decided that It waa beat to keep a watchful eye on the blll;and a committee of six was appointed to keep In touch with the matter and keep the association posted as to developments If any might occur. It had been decided to make yesterday's session the annual meeting of the associa tion but as the attendance was smaller than anticipated It was derided to make the next meeting the annual one. Resolutions of regret over the death of Roy M. Warfleld of Sioux City and Henry Meyer of Omaha were reported and adopted. The following firms were represented at yesterday's meeting: Waterloo, la.. The Fowler company: I"es Moines, la., C. C. Proiitv company, Chas. Hewitt, Warfield-Pratt-Howell company; Davenport, la., M. L. Marks ft company, Smith Bros. Burdlck company; Cedar Rapids, Ia.,Wartleld-Prntt-Mowell com pany; Mason City, la,, Ietts-Spencer-Smlth company; Creston, la., J. H. Morrill com pany; Fort Dodire, la.,' Fort Dodge Groc ery company; Ottumwa, la,, J. H. Merrill company, J. u. Hutchinson company; wur ' llnuton, la., John Blaul's Sons company, Blklen-Wlnxer Grocery company; Marshaj- town, la., Letts-Fletcher company; Sioux i City, la., Wm. Tarkaherry compnny. Tol I erton & Stetson company; Council Bluffs, 1 la., Stewart Hrc. company, Oroneweg & Schoentgen company; Omaha, Neb., Me I Cord-Brady company, Paxton & Gollntrher ! company. Allen Hroex company; Netraka I City, Neb., Brnlley-Ontron company, l't- terback, Sarpent A Rice company; tlast ' Inpfs, Neb., Trlmbl A Blaekman: Fremont, I Neb., May Bros.; Lincoln, Neb., Hargreaves I Bros., Gralnper Bros, company, H. P. Ijru I company, Richmond Bros.-C'larke company. PITS PRISONERS I. BAD BOX Attempt at Jail Delivery IJkely to Coat Men Dearly. The attempt to break JhII Sunday night may cost J. H. Whltcomb, William Smith and Frank Vaughn, the alleged ringlead ers, dear. The district court grand Jury yesterday returned two Indictments against each of the three prisoners. In one in dictment they are charged with assisting a prisoner to escape from prison, the maxi mum penalty for which Is ten years' Im prisonment in the penitentiary. Smith and Vaughn are charged with assisting Whlt comb to escape and the latter Is charged with assisting Smith to do likewise. Their bonds on this charge were each placed at $1,000. In the second indictment they are charged with conspiracy. It being alleged that they conspired to moke an assault upon Jailer F. M. Gallup and to tie up and fasten him to the bars of the door of the county Jail ahd thereby to unlawfully and feloniously effect their escape from said Jail. On this charge their bonds were each fixed at $700. R. C. Vroman. the young man who tipped off the proposed Jail break; Mahlon Bethars and Walter Goff, two other prisoners at present In the county Jail, were the prin cipal witnesses before the grand Jury. An indictment was also returned against Whltcomb for breaking Into the residence of Mrs. Mary Lower at 632 Bluff street on the night of January 21 last and stealing a quantity of silverware, clothing and other articles. On this charge Whltcomb's bond Is fixed at $900, so that In order to secure his release from the county Jail pending the disposition of the cases against him he would have to furnish ball In the aggregate of $2,600. Against William Smith, the negro, an in dictment was returned on the charge of stealing an overcoat and pair of trousers from the store of the John Beno company on January 22. His bond In this indictment was placed at $000. A Joint Indictment was returned against Charles Anderson and Frank Vaughn, charged with the theft of forty-eight pounds of tobacco, the property of Peregoy & Moore Of this city, on February 3 last. The value of the property stolen Is placed at $24. Their bonds' were fixed at $600 each. Two Indictments were returned against Charles Conkllng, the Des Moines young man who on January 17 attempted to cash several checks to which he had forged the signatures of well known business men of this city. In one Indictment he is charged with forging the name of George S. Davis, the Broadway druggist, to a check on the Council Bluffs Savings bank for $65 and in the other indictment he is charged with at tempting to pass the check. In the first Indictment his bond is placed at $700 and in the second at $600. J. A. Richardson is Indicted for the theft of a pair of curtains and a pair of portieres from a barn on the premises of Mrs. Ger trude McNiece, 2528 Avenue B, on January 23 laat. The speclflo charge Is larceny from a building and the value of the goods stolen Is placed at $6. Richardson's bond Is placed at $600. The remaining Indictment made public yesterday is against Peter J. Kelson, charged with breaking and entering a Mil waukee freight car In the local yards and stealing a quantity of corn on February 1 of this year. His bond Is placed at $500. After making Its report to the court the grand Jury was discharged for this term. Whltcomb, Smith and Vaughn were de tected about 11 o'clock last night In an other attempt to saw their way out. They were confined In cells on the second floor and evidently had not been working long when detected. When searched a knife made Into a saw was found, but It is the opinion they have better tools secreted somewhere. . town In Pottawattamie county which the train will visit. HITCH OVER DRAINAGE DITCHES mtlawattamle Willi Delay. While Harrison Wants Action. The Boards of Supervisors of Pottawatta mie and Harrison counties failed at their Joint session In this city yesterday to take any action In the matter of the proposed drainage ditches In the two counties. When the board convened it was discovered that the appointment of George II. Putnam as commissioner for Pottawattamie county In the place of Alexander Osier, who declined to serve after being appointed at the Joint seneinn of the boards In Missouri Valley ! last December, was Irregular. Mr. Putnam j was appointed by the Pottawattamie county board, whereaa his appointment snouia have been by the boards of both counties. This being the situation the Joint meeting yesterday adopted a resolution reappoint ing Charles Hunt, the Harrison county ' commissioner and Mr. Putnam. They will now havo to make a new report. The discussion at the morning session de veloped the fact that the Pottawattamie county supervisors are not very enthusi astic over the proposed Joint drainage scheme and 'they were anxious to have consideration of the whole matter put over to the summer. In support of their posi tion the Pottawattamie supervisors con tended that to take any definite action un til what Is known as the Oliver drainage case In Monona county is decided by the supreme court would be only a waste of time. The Harrison county supervisors strongly protested against such a delay and for a while there was a lively tilt be tween the two boards. The liveliest tilt came when Chairman Brandes of the rottawattamle board moved i to adjourn to July 2. This brought the men j from Harrison county to their feet with a ' strong protest and to smooth matters Colonel Baker amended the motion to make the date April 2. Both the amendment and the original motion failed to carry. The motion to adjourn to July 11 failed, as did one to adjourn to April 18. At this point In tho proceedings the boards adjourned for lunch and on recon vening another attempt to arrive at a sat isfactory date to adjourn to was made by the Pottawattamie supervisors. Brandes again moved to adjourn to July 11 and one of the Harrison county men amended It to make It March 4. . The ballot resulted In a tie both on the amendment and the origi nal. Then a motion to adjourn to April 17 foiled to carry, and finally the matter was disposed of by the passage of a mo tion by Brandes to adjourn to May 24. The Pottawattamie board voted as a unit In favor of this date and the three members from Harrison county voted against tt. The Joint session then adjourned and the supervisors from Harrison county returned home in a very dissatisfied state of mind. Harrison county was represented by Su pervisor Edgecombe, who presided, Hall and Murray. The full board of Pottawat tamie county was present and Auditor Cheyne of the latter county acted as sec retary of the meeting. CHATTEL LOANS A. A. CLARK A CO. EUaulUhxl Sroadwir as llalu St. r rire's Ska You c borrow say amount oa racti. karaaa. aouaoBolo' luraiiur ar an chattal aacurua. farmanti caa fca tnada aa prluclpal at aa? tlaia to aull borrawar, and Inla.att raductd acooralnalr. AH bualavai coattdantlal. Low. at ralaa. ul- ou.a aiarf evaalaa (111 t.W; aaluraa eaia Mil 1. LEWIS CUTLER MORTICIAN 28 PEARL STeraoE, oie, Lady Attendant If Daalred. 3 I r I Bee and 2,130 25 1 1 1 2 1 1 5,100 1,400 1400 Real Estate Transfers. These transfers were reported to The February 21 by the Title Guaranty Trust company of Council Bluffs: Homer H. Field to Charles Gundram, lot 8, block 6, Stutsman's lut add, w. d j S. B. Snyder and wife to H. W. Bin der, lot 14, block 6, Evans' 2d Bridge add, q. c. d Edmund B. Bowman et al to Louise G. Troutman. part lot 1, block 16, Baylies' 2d add, q. c. d County treasurer to Elmer L. Fehr, lot 16. block 24, Ferry add, t. d Same to same, lot 3, block 11, Gales burg add, t. d Same to same, lota 1 and 2, block 4. Plalnview add, t. d Same to same, lot 20. block 43, Ferry add. t. d Same to same, lot 8, block 61, Railroad add, t. d Thomoa N. Burwash and wife to Fred Miller neV. nwU anri nU. IX ..1 ' neW 29-76-39, w. d ........ Peter Oisen. Jr.. and wife to Frank G. Hough, part 11 wH se4 36-77-43. w. d.. G. F. Hough and wife to Peter Olsen. Jr.. sei., ne'4. parts of sw4 nw'4 and nwV. neV,, net nc'i 8-76-43. w. d... . Joseph Moan, sr., et a I to Charles A. Moss, eV4 sw4 seVA seVi, ne4 seW 6- 77-44, q. c. d Mnry C. Moss, guardian, to W. A Fmlth. eH sw4. w4 e 8-77-44 d.... C. B. Wolfe et al to Henry Schlueter. sty seVi J-75-40, w. d Total fourteen transfers $23,841 K. T. Plumbing Co. Tel. 260. Klght. F667. Seed Corn Special on Barllaston. The Burllngtop railroad has Issued the following itinerary of Its seed corn special train: February 28 Indlanola, 9 a. m.: Lacona 10:30 a. m.; Humeston. 12:h) p. 'nT? Van Wert. 1:30 p. m.; Tingler. 2 50 p. mV; Clear" field. 4 p m.: New Market. .25 p ni!' Shenandoah l 7:06 p. m., evening lecture March 2-Orlent. 9 a. m.; Greenfield, 10:06 fi-V'W ontIane118- "a. m.; Cumberland, 13.30 p. m.; .Lenox, S 30 p. m.; Bedford. 4:50 p'm'! l:1"?'.0."' :3& p- m evening lecture. March 4 West Point, a. m.; Illllahoro i0: ',' ,m': ""-""Ingham. 11:30 a. m ; rlirl flM' ,?,:15.p'.m': Mt' I'asant. 8: p. tn.: Ikmvllle, 3:46 p. m.; Middletown 4 35 d m Burlington, 6:36 p. m evening lecture. March 1-Easex, a. in.; Elliott. 10:30 a. m.; Griswold. 11:20 a. m.; Henderson. 135 p. m.; Carson. 2:30 p. m.; Randolph. 4:10 p. m.; Sidney. 5:10 p. m.; Villlsca, 7 SO d m., evening lecture. March 3 Leon, 9 n. m. ; Garden Orova 1010 a. m.; Corydon. 11:30 a. m f rS vllle. 1:10 p. m.; Mooltori. 2:30 p. m Bloom, field. S 40 p. m.; Farmlngton. S:4 p n, " Fort Miullson, 7:20 p. m., evening lecture." It will be seen that Carson is the only Banquet for E. A. Rloker. Mr. E. A. Rlcker, manager of the large store opened last Saturday by Woolworth & Company on Broadway, was tendered a reception and banquet at the Grand hotel lost night by a number of the leading mer chants and business men of the city. Fol lowing the discussion of the menu, during which muslo was furnished by Smith's orchestra, a program of toasts was re sponded to. -.. The banquet was held In the large dining room on the ground florj iwhlch was elab orately decorated ' with.' palms and cut flowers. Those present were: Mr. Rlcker, R. H. Huntington, Geo. Dan iels, H. C. Beebe, f. S. Uren, Frank Peter son, J. H. Daniels, Chas. Horn, Geo. Gerner, Tom Farnsworth, Harvey A. DeLong, N. J. Sevanaon, D. W. Bushnell, Paul C. DeVol, John W. Small, Chris. Jensen, Wm. Wood bury, Mar Bouriclus, E. S.. Duquette, Joe W. Smith. W. A. Maurer, Victor E. Bender, Geo. F. Hamilton, Robt B. Wallnce. Er nest E. Hart, Ira Fredrickson, Chan. 8e valne, Samuel Snyder, Harry Schmidt, Peter Jensen, Joseph -Klein, Geo. E. Stock ert, J. A. Clark, Newton Little, Emll H. LefTert. Regrets were read from B. M. Sargent, C. O. Ouren, Wm. Jacobberger, J. D. Crock well, who were prevented by Illness from attending. TANGLE IN MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS One Party Goes Into Court and A n . other Has Lively Meeting;. MARSHALLTOWN. Ia Feb. 21.-(Spe-clal Telegram.) By throwing out the Sixth ward of this city several knotty questions arose, and in order to settle them right John Sleg, councilman from that ward, will bring Buit against the city and let Judge Burnham decide the matter. Sleg- wants to know whether or not he Is entitled to his seat until his term expires, and if his col league has still another year to serve. He also desired to know what effect the action will have on R. W. McBrlde, hold-over councilman from the Second ward, and G. W. Calhoun, from the Third ward, to which words the divided Sixth was added. He maintains that inasmuch as these men were not elected to represent the whole people their status should be decided. An other proposition for settlement is the question, "When a councilman takes the oath of office is It a contract with the city, and if it Is a contract would not Iseman be compelled to live up to that contract and serve the people during the full two years' term?" Pending a decision of these matters Slog has filed a nomination petition In the Second ward. Tonight's mass meeting, held for the pur pose of receiving the report of a commit tee to endeavor to cause the withdrawal of two of the three reform candidates, proved to be wildly exciting. The commit tee failed absolutely in their endeavor and in order to obtain this end, two candidates, Joseph H. Egermayer and M. M. Dickson, offered to submit to a vote of the meeting. Then the hand of the third man, Anthony C. Daly, was shown and an endeavor made to adjourn. This failed and a motion to vote carried, but while the ballots were being distributed R. R. Waterbury of the home protectionists raised objection to the pro ceedings, claiming the hall was packed, that it was a play by the opposing forces to place the weakest man In the field; and again a motion to adjourn was made and was carried. This leaves matters as be fore, four men In the field and all hope of compromise gone, as Egermayer now says he Is in the fight to a finish and no more compromise will be entertained. In the course of the remarks many claims of tricks and counter-tricks were made. Personali ties were indulged In and the meeting broke upln an uproar. SEEK AX ALIBI FOR THOMAS Witness Says His Description of Funeral Held that Day la Correct. DE3 MOINES. Ia., Feb. 21,-The first witness In the formation of an alibi for Charles Thomas, on trial for the murder of Mabel Bcofleld, was sworn today. E. H. Skinner, who drove for a funeral the day the state says Thomas waa con cealing the body of his victim, testified that the defendant's description as to the arrangement of the carriages is accurate though he did not aee him. Other wit messes will testify he waa at the funeral. Near "Staadpet" Paper. CRE8TON. Ia Feb. a.-(8pecjal.)-lt la rumored that II. G. Vines, editor of the Arlspe Wideawake, Is to establish a new paper at Afton that will defend Congress man Hepburn and the "stand pat" ticket. TEST ELECTION AMENDMENT Cass is Being Expedited and Decision of fitpreme Court Expected Coon. GOVERNOR CUMMINS IS TO GO SOUTH State Railway Commission Sends Letter to Grala Mca Reaardla Rates Within the State la Answer to Complaints. (From a Staff Correspondent.) DES MOINES, la., Feb. 21.-(Spcclal.) The biennial election law case from 8tory county will be advanced at once to the supreme court. The attorneys on either side have agreed to make up the issues as readily as possible. The abstract will be filed the last of this week and the argu ments will be filed some time neyt week. A motion will be filed soon to advance the case and It will be argued some time the latter part of the ten daya term which begins March 7. The decision will not be long delayed and will be in ample time ao .that primaries can be held where re quired by law If the amendment Is declared unconstitutional. There is no conflict be tween the attorneys as to the statement of the case and hence will be no amend ments to the abstract and other filings that mean delay. Inlfnrmt for Iowa Gnards. Adjutant General W. H. Thrift will go to Washington soon to confer with the quartermaster general relative to securing the new regulation Uniform for the guard of Iowa. Iowa has a credit of about $66, 000 with the national department and the uniforms woulde cost about $45,000. Th Iowa guard Is very much In need of new uniforms, but the federal government has been refusing the requisitions till the reg ular army Is uniformed. General Thrift will argue that If Iowa Is not supplied with the new style uniform now It will have to secure old style uniforms and It will then be five or six years before new style uniforms can be secured. Fletcher Howard Low. A telegram received today from Dr. H. E. White, the physician for Fletcher Howard, the member of the State Phar macy conftnlsslon, who Is very low In Colorado Springs, says: "Mr. Howard can not live. Tuberculnr meningitis." The telegram was received by Governor Cum mins. Mrs. Howard returned today to his bedside. Mr. Howard is a thirty-third de gree Mason. Cummins Goes South. Governor A. is. Cummins will go south for a nionta Immediately after the inaugu ration ci.emonlea at Washington, in the hope of getting rid of the grip, which he has hvd ever since he addressed the farm ers' Institute at Harlan. At that time the governor forgot his overshoes and the weather being severe, he caught cold. He has been advised by his physician to go to a warmer climate for a month, and decided today to do so. Curator Aldrlch Better. Curator Aldrlch, who has suffered much this winter from the severe weather, has been able to be at his office In the his torical building but little. For the lust two weeks he has been confined at his home In Boone, but will be at his office, It Is thought, the last of this week. Elections Are Ordered. Adjutant General W. 11. Thrift ho or dered an election in the Fifty-third regi ment of the National Guard, which takes in the southwest corner of the state. The election is for a colonel to succeed Colonel W. G. Dows, whose commission expires March 26, and for two majors to succeed Majors F. R. Fisher and L. J. Rowell, whose commissions expire on the seme day. Tho election will be held March 8 between 7 and 9 o'clock In the evening- In the com pany armories. Will Iieaward Contract. The state executive council has d!ded to turn down the Geological board In Its award of a map contract to the Ragsdale Printing company and will ask for bids for that work directly to the executive council. The contract Includes about $2,000 and the Rage dale company clulms to have already ex pended about $300 in carrying out its ar rangement with the State Geological board. The state executive council, however, claims that the award of such contracts is solely within Its power. Investigates Wreck. State Railroad Commissioner K. 8. Ket cham went to Wlota laat evening to moke an official investigation of the Rock Island wreck there yesterday noon. He will make a report to the commission on his return. Chairman E. A. Dawson and David J. Pal mer, other members of the state railroad commission, aro In the city today transact ing routine business at the capltol. Bank Call Issued. The call from the office of the auditor of slate for reports from state banks has been Issued. It is believed the report, which will show the conditions of the banks up to February 16 for the three months before that, will be a flattering one so far as de posits is concerned. The Des Moines Bankers' association Is to entertain the bankers of the congressional district on March 2. Figh'. Over Representative. There I'J likely to be a fight over in O'Brien county over the representative In that county. The county auditor, who Is a republican, has notified the governor that there Is a vacancy, G. R. Whltmer the democratic representative having moved out of the district. It Is understood that Mr. Whltmer still claims his residence there though he has entered business In SJoux City. Letter to Grala Men. The railroad commissioners have pre pared a letter which Is being sent out to the grain men of the state who are complaining that the rates In Iowa are higher than those through the state. The 'commission states that it is wholly unable to handle any part of a through rate and that the rate on oats, barley and the like per 100 pounds for 150 miles Is 7.9 cents and that if any road Is charging more than this It is an illegal rate. Dead to Be Hurled In Des Moines. ATLANTIC. Ia., Feb. 21. Special Tele gram.) Th remains of Rev. Johnson and Mr. Henry Mehler, the two men killed In the Rock Island wreck yesterday, were to day taken to Des Molnea Mrs. Johnson and children, from Harlan, accompanied the remains of the husband and father to Dfe Moines and the funeral will be held there at University Place Christian church at 10 o'clock tomorrow. Henry Mehler la well known In Dee Molnea. He leavea a family of four children besides his Wife. Ko other deaths are re ported and the Injured are said to be rest ing well. V. M. C. A. Reception. ATLANTIC. Ia.. Feb. 21. (Special Tele gram.) One hundred Invited guests met at the Toung Men's Christian association and celebrated Washington's birthday In a re ception tendered by the women's auxiliary of the association. A choice program of murtc was rendered, followed by dainty re freshments and a social hour. 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