TI1E 0MAT1A DAILY BEE: SATURDAY. JUNE 3, 1005.
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NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA
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COUNCIL BLUFFS
"INCREASE . IS ASSESSMENT
Auifti valuation ougutij in Xiicau ui tuo
Previous Tear.
LANDS IN THE CITY SHOW A DECREASE
express, telegraph and telephone companies
within the cltjr wa a follows:
Railroads Mno.9n8.SJ
KxprHH companies 1.5"S.I9
Telegraph and telephone companies 8,lM.i4
Lota id4 Pntl Property More
Than Mak Good the Loss, la
Spit of Ramors to tho
Coatra.ry.
The alarming rumors to the effect that
the assessment tn tha city this year would
(all far below that of 1304 have proven to
be without foundation. Tha assessment, as
. made by City Assessor Ilardln, who turned
over his books yesterday to County Audi
tor Cheyne, shows a slight increase over
that of last year instead' of a decrease.
The total assessment for 1905 is $H,20ti.264,
or a taxable valuation of J3.651.&66. This
does not include the assessment of the
railroads, express, telephone and ' tele
graph companies, which Is made by the
state executive Mouncll and has nofc, yet
been received by the county auditor. ' The
total assessment for 1904 was )14,0M,724, so
It will be seen that this year there Is an
increase of H 49 ,440 without considering the
.assessment of the railroads, express, tele
phone and telegraph companies.
The assessment this year is made up as
follows: v
Lands . t 75,!)24
Lots 10.420.772
Personal property a.ois.WS
Total $.770,607.41
Including the assessment of the railroads,
etc., the total assessment in the city In
1904 was 114.427,331.41, or a taxable valua
tion of $3,606,832.86.
Total $14,206,204
Taxable value, (one-fourth) 2,561,664
In 1903 the assessment was:
Lands $ 1.223.060
Lots 9.941,620
Personal proporty 2,862,660
Total $14,027,140
Taxable value (one-fourth)
In 1904 the assessment was:
Lands
Lots
ersonal property
8.550,786
.$ 1,223,060
. 9,941.620
. 1,892,144
$14,066,724
3,614.181
Total
Taxable value (one-fourth) ..
These figures do not Include the assess
: ment of the railroads, telephone, telegraph
and express companies.
The assessment for 1904 on the railroads.
RAILWAY TIME CARD
8:20 am
10:30 pro
and last night It was said neither would
be bark today. It Is understood that all
parties interested are willing the hearing
go over until next Friday.
OLII TKACTIKn TO BR RE-ELECTED
Jto Chaaiei Contemplated In the
Present Force.
Unless some changes may be decided upon
in the meantime the Board of Education
next Monday night will re-elect all of the
present teachers with the exception of Mrs.
Kmma D. Ingalls, supervisor of pennman
shlp and drawing, who has secured a posi
tion In California. The committee on
teachers will recommend the appointment
of Miss Kate Wlckham to succeed Mrs.
Ingalls. This was practically agreed upon
at an Informal conference held Thursday
night by the members of the board in
Superintendent Clifford s office in the high
school building.
At the meeting Monday night, It Is ex
pected that the Janitors for the different
buildings will be elected, for the ensuing
year, although Chairman Bhugart of the
committee on Janitors has not yet sub
mitted his report. The finance committee
is also expected to make Its report as to
teachers' and Janitors' salaries Monday
night. The assignment of teachers to the
different schools will be made later by
Superintendent Clifford. In view of the
fact that there will probably not be any
changes in the list of teachers, the assign
ments. It is expected, will be practically
the same as this year.
Ka Action en ravin.
Action on the proposed, paving of a num
ber of streets was again postponed by the
city council last night, as the required
resolutions calling for the Improvement
were not ready. It was decided to meet
Monday afternoon in committee of the
whole und decide finally what streets should
be paved with concrete base and what
with home made brick and then take ac
tionem the resolution at the regular meet
ing that evening.
The council was notified last night that
John Halle, one of the property owners in
Qalesburg addition, through whose lots
Upper Harrison street runs, had erected a
fence across the thoroughfare. The alder
men will go over the ground Monday
and see what settlement can be made
with the property owners whom the court
recently decided owned the ground occu
pied by the street. At the meeting of the
council Wednesday night the proposition
of the property owners to deed the ground
to the city for $1,000 was turned down.
Upper Harrison street is a thoroughfare
much used by farmers coming to town.
Alderman Maloney was empowered to
have the five engine houses suitably deco
rated for the firemen's tournament.
A number of additional arc lights are to
be distributed about the city and last night
It was decided that three would be as
signed to each ward. The aldermen next
Monday night will designate the locations
of the lights In their respective wards.
CHILD MARRIAGE TO STAND
Court Bales Wedding Ceremony Makei
Them of Legal Age,
HAS A LICENSE TO WED, BUT NO BRIDE
Matt Haatcr, Sent to Penitentiary for
Mnrder Concludes to Work After
Refusing; for Two
Years,
Hla-n School Happening-.
The Delta Tau Literary society of the
high school concluded the meetings for
this school year yesterday afternoon with
an open session followed by a lunch served
tn the gymnasium. The feature of the
meeting was the debate on the question,
"Resolved, That department stores should
be abolished." Ruth Felt and Helen Fllpk
lnger, who spoke on the afflrnwUve. were
awarded the decision. Hazel FJle and
Louise Stephan spoke on the negative.
Gertrude Hooker read an Interesting paper
on the discovery of the diamond and
Bertha Wheeler contributed a piano solo
and Hazel Cook gave a reading.
At the lunch, which was quite an elab
orate affair, covers were laid for sixty.
Each member's place was designated by a
Real Estate Transfers.
These transfers were reported June 2 to
The Beo by the Guaranty Title and Trust
company of Council Bluffs:
Henry C. Brandes and wife to
Charles Schmidt, Jr., part nw4 17-
76-39. w d 7. 1 1.700
Sheriff to Montpelier Savings Bank
& Trust company, lot 2, John G.
Tipton's Sub., s d $.803
Same to same, lot 8, John G. Tipton's
Sub., s. d 8440
Peter Swanson et al. to O. L. Mun-
dorf, swU 17-74-38 w. d.C 1,200
Interstate Realty Co. to F. N. Smith,
lr.fr 1A hlnlr 53 n'Prrv'i 1st Add.
w. d.'. 7a
C. D. Dlllln and wife to E. W. Keys,
lots 7. 10. block 82. lot 3. block 86.
Central Sub. w. d 460
Willis H. Kimball and wife to Lcona
Sub., w. d 360
Seven transfers, total... $22,218
Champion Fire Team Coming.
Jack and Jack, the champion fire team
of the state of Iowa, are expected to ar
rive here early this morning from Des
VNIOlf STATIOH TENTH AND.MAROT.
i'alon Paclflo.
Leave. Arrive.
Overland Limited a 9:40 am a 8:18 pm
California Express a 4:10 pm a 9:80 am
California & Oregon Ex.a 4:90 pm a 6:10 pm
North Platte Local a 7:60 am a 8:20 pm
Fast Mull a 8:55 am a 8:20 pm
Colorado Special ...a 7:46 am a 7:40 am
Beatrice Local b 8:48 pin b 1:30 pm
Wabash.
Bu Louis Express 8:30 pm
' St. lxuta Local (from
Council Bluffs) 9:15 am
Shenandoah Local (from
Council Bluffs) 6:46 pm 8:30 pm
.Chicago, Roelc Islam as Paclflo.
EAV
Chicago Limited a 3:25 am a 7:10 am
CnioaJ Express a 7:86 am a 8:60 pm
CliiQAKO It., Local bll:40am a 4:30 pra
Lea Molne Express.... a 4:80 pm bll:60 am
Jjes Moines Local a 9:66 pin
, Chicago J"'At Express.. a 6:40 pm a 1:16 pm
WEST.
Rocky Mountain Ltm d..a 7:20 am a 8:30 ant
Colorado Express ' ..a 1:40 pm a 4:56 pm
Oklahoma at Texas Ex.a 4.55 pm all: 40 am
Colorado Night Ex a 8:66 pm a ?;ia am
Chicago Groat Wsitwa,
EU Paul Aiinn, a 8:30 pm a 7:18 am
bt. Paul tt Minn a 7:45 am a 7:66 pin
Chicago Limited a 6:uu pm alWJSO am
Chicago Express a 5;u6 am a 3: pm
Culcasn, slliwaaltee ft. PaaJ.
tiuwgu uayiitfUt hi....i i :jh am ail:00 pm
cainoi uia-uiflsuti b.x
Overland Limited
aJe in- at uaouuji
Illinois Central.
CuicUtfo ExpruMt
viucoao ujuiitu
Mum. ei. raui Ex.
Aainu. at bt. Paut Lui.
Chicago A Nortawoatarav.
. joi.iU tuiu auuirf am
jraol aittu l Uiuu
isttjilaui til. ruul.. i .iu
yjuui CuiCAgu a a;uo
Muiiieu Cuiumu ....a :m pin
Luoai Carroll a :a h
past a)l. -aui .a m uui
icai moux l at. e..o tw .a am
il snail t.w pat
icajfu Express . e:M pm a 7..W am
IsoiTui joneUl e am liCoa am
A4ucvm ec lJii fiut....o 7:19 am IV. M pm
Mutper at Yvyuuiin; i:uu pui e e;le pm
'i.'euuwood at Lina.ua.. ..a i.w pm ft.io pm
Uatln-A10lou O iiiu " 6:16 piu
' XLUooart Paelna.
aU Louis Express a 9:00 am a 6:M am
aw, C a". BU i- Ex alios pin a 6:00 put
WEBSTER DEPOT 15TH WEBSTEH
Issoarl Pad do.
iranaa Local, via Leave. Arrive.
rfV epiii Water blMpm lu.m pm
fhleaco, it, Paul, Mlaaeavpolia
Omaha. !
Twin City Passenger.. b 8:80 am b 9:10 pm
btoux Oty i'auaer..a 8.w pui ail :2i uu
Oaauana Local 0 ti.io Kin b 9:10 am
BURURGTOil dTATtOH-lOTU MASON
' Bnrllaifton.
Moines and will at once be taken to quar-
prettily hand-painted plate card with the ters at the Driving park. This team car
emblem of the society on it and the tables.. ried off the first prize of $400 in the half-
.a oau pm tj:ii pm
.a :3o pm a J:6 am
..a t ) m a i.iv put
.a 7:26 am al0:3S pm
.a .'.au pm a :u6 am
.b 7:W aiu bl0:te piu
.. i :m yiu a s.w put
1:46 pm
. kin
iu:w pai
li:ou pat
.lo am
4. am
i ;v aut
were tastefully decorated with syrlngas,
peonies and snowballs. Short addresses
were made by Superintendent Clifford,
Principal Ensign, Miss Rice, Miss Flora
Cooper, the retiring president of the society,
and Miss Margaret Fllckinger, the newly
elected president for next year. Toasts
were responded to as follows: Miss Agnes
Phenoy, "The" Aim of the Society;" Miss
Edith Shugart, "The Wofk of the So
ciety;" Miss Edith Organ, "The Losing
Bide;" Miss Hazel Brown, "The Departing
Seniors;" Miss Bessie Clay, "For the
Seniors.
The annual election of officers of the
High School Athletic association was held
yesterday afternoon and resulted as fol
lows: President, Mark Dobson; vice pres
ident, i Clyde Clemmer; secretary, Bess
Crane; business manager, C. Benjamin;
track captain, F. Henninger; sergeant-at-arms,
C. Mills. y
N. T. Plumbing Co. Tel. 250 Night. F6C7
Leave.
Arrive.
Denver & California.. ..a 4.10 pm a i.iO pra
Northwest Express ....ail.lo pm a d.o pm
Nebraska poliiis a 8.60 aui a 7:40 pm
Lincoln Fast Mall b 8.67 pm al2:i piu
I t. Crook 4k Plaium'tn.b 8:62 pm alU:i am
tiellevue At Plattsai'th..a 7:60 pin b k.U am
bellevue & Pac. June. .a $: am
Bellevue 4fc Paa, Juuo..aU;16 pm
Denver Limited a 7:10 am
Chicago Special a 7:16 am ,
Chicago Express a 4:W pm a 8:66 pm
Cblcago Elyer a 8;u pin a 7:6 am
Iowa .Local a 8:16 am al0.64 pm
St. Louis Express ....a 4:46 put all: 30 am
Kansas City at St. Joe..al0:46 pin a 6:6 am
Kansas City SU Joe..a 9:16 am a HM. pra
Kansas City 4k St. Joe.. a 4:46 pm
A dally, b dally except Sunday, d dally
exoepl Saturday, e daily eseapt Monday.
OCKAX STEAMERS.
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' HONTKBAL to UVKHPOOU WMklj illas
St. lwrut Haul.
Short Ml. Buiaotht uivh plcturMu.
ktKW FAST TUH.kS THifUt MCKiW klLAMBBt
"VIMMtss" a "Vlrslaun" U.WM torn .
TWIN SCKfcW STBAMkHS
Tuslstas" ut "ArUa" u.ku loss Mes.
Apply to our local Ooai. or
ALLAH kU.. lit JACaaun kkVU.. CBICAOA,
COHPAGISIE GEtiERALE
TnANdATLANTIQUK
lTrenoh Una, New York to Pari. His lae
aillngs Every Thursday at 10 a, an.
L Tnurlu......Jui L Lorraiu Judo IS.
La sVvolo Juoo 1& L OtscucM July 0.
(a brcUiao Juo U Lo Savon July M.
M'i ' nodora. giuuo isia-ocnv u oxprwo
M.iiuiri: iia.&l uilmara' mAu-tif. ,r dlftuiulllio.
1 tiaiur'a vcsltbulvil u-alni, ltvro-r&rln koura
f-roittultMial wrcarairo vu bur4 twia-nraw otrouKu-h,
k Unit a Moor, a Afjul oAlt H. H , lull tuuo
ivol. Louia Noeau. kt Itint NaniMal Baas. C.
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ANCHOR UNI U. a MAIL STtAMIRS.
KW VtiflK. LONOONOCHKT AND OLASOOw.
Miw TOaa. oiaaxLjAa and Nap La a.
n. mipariuf oreumoiaaAiioM. saooiioM i.uiaaao. Too
fk.alurt of l"aaiisro Corofulty Conol4aro4. Vlne.o
I TkkuUiiJ Tlu lit kola laau4 kamaail N,v Im
-tjr a-'.lch. liailiau Irlaa aod all principal oaa
' T4tiji,jt..aJ ptilnta al atlracliva ralaa. acurt lor Moui
ot Tmm. P'r ii .'kvv or eooaral Utlwriuallva applf
lo au I.KI t-hi uf la Aavaor Liaa or lo
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Woodbury Hearing- Set.
Judge Smith McPherson has notified the
attorneys Interested in the Woodbury bank
ruptcy case that he will be here today in
stead of next Monday. George S. Wright,
attorney for the creditors who brought
the bankruptcy proceedings, Is In Sioux
City, and George Stlllman, attorney for
Mr. Woodbury, Is also out of the city
mile free-for-all paid department race at
Des Moines last year in 1:23.
Chief Nicholson returned yesterday from
Wall Lake, where he attended the tourna
ment of the Maple Valley Firemen's as
sociation. He says there was an attend
ance there of at least 4,000 people and he
anticipates a large attendance here from
that section. The following towns In that
association will send running teams-here:
Odebolt, Carroll, Sao City and Holstetn.
REPORT OF THE CONDITION
THE
COMMERCIAL NATIONAL
BANK
I at Council Bluffs, tn the state of Iowa,
at the close ot business May 19, 19u6:
RESOURCES.
Loans and discounts 8369,210.66
Overdrafts, secured and unse
cured 1,984.61
V. 8. bonds to secure circula
tion 50,000.00
U. b. bonds to secure V. a. de
posits None
I'. S. Bonds on hand None
Premiums on U. S. bonds.... 2,900.6
Bonds, securities, etc None
Banking house, furniture and
fixtures 6.9;9 5ti
Other real eBtate owned 2.647,741
Due1 from national banks (not
reserve agents; 9,834.60
Due from state banks and
bankers 2,791.60
Due from approved reserve
agents 113.902.24
Internal revenue Btampa None
Checks and other cash items.. 8,960.46
Bxchanxes for clearing house None
Notes of other national banks 8.6S5.U0
Fractional paper currency,
nickels and cents 103.36
Lawful money reserve in
bank, vis.
Specie 816.036.60
Legal tender notes 6,345.00 Zl,3&1.60
Kedemptlon fund wltn U. B.
treasurer (6 per cent of cir-
culation) 1,500.00
ue from U. S. treasurer,
other than 6 per cent re
demption fund None
Capital stock paid in.
Surplus fund
Undivided profits, jess ex
penses ana taxes paid
Total 8579.767.78
LIABILITIES.
.8100,000.00
10,0u).00
S.679.3S
National bank notes outstand
ing , : 50.000.00
State DasK notes outstanding None
Due to other national banks.. 13,837.51
Due to state banks and bunk
ers 80.074.84
Due to trust companies and
savings bunks 23,19169
uue ta approvea reserve
H agents None
iJivKiiiuis unpaid None
Individual deposits subject to
check 162,829 00
Demand certificates of deposit lG.9t.52
nine certincaies ot aeposit.. uo.9s.77
Certified checks 8 15
Cushler's checks outstanding. 8.''.' :)
United States deposits Nui.j
Deposits ol u. o. disbursing
officers None
Notes and bills rediscount!. . None
tims payable, Im-lutllng cer
tificates of deposit for money
borrowed None
Liabilities other than those
above stated None
Total , 8679.767.78
State of Iowa, county of Pottawat
tamie, si.: I, C. E. Price, cashier of
lb above named bank, do solemnly
swear that the above statement is true
to me tst ut my knowledge and be
lief. C. E. PRICE.
Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
tins ist aay ot June, ijo.
' C. KONIGMACHER.
Notary Public.
Correct Attest :
JOSEPH R REED.
F. C. I-OVdEE.
I HAMMER. Directors.
MINOR MENTIONS.
Davis sells drugs. '
Stockert sells carpets.
Plumbing and heating. Blxby A Son.
Drs. Woodbury, dentists, 30 Pearl street
Morgan St Dickey for paint, oil and glass.
Leffert's improved Toric lenses give satis
faction.
Dr. Lueila Shaw Dean. Homeopath, Brown
building, room t. Tel. 909.
Pictures and art novelties for graduation
gifts. Alexander's, 333 Broadway.
Special summer rates to new students at
Western Iowa college until June t.
Rubber paint, Impervious to water. Ber
wick. 211 South Main. Telephone 683.
Duncan, 23 Main St., guarantees to do the
best shoe repair work. Give him a trial.
Judire Wheeler and Attorney I. N. Fllck
inger spent yesterday at Omaha bass fishing.
Hales ladles wanted. Experience unneces
sary. j w. Wooiworth oc CO.. 4W Broadway.
Th Roard of Countv SiiDerviaors will
convene next Monday for the regular June
session.
A marriaen license was Issued Yesterday
to William Gibbons Coleman, aged 24, and
Bellnia U. Bowen, aged 26, both of Lincoln,
Neb.
The saloon lniunctlon case of the State
of Iowa against Joseph Wolff was dismissed
yesterday by me county attorney ana judg
ment for the costs and attorney fee of )4
entered against the defendant.
Harvev C. Bell, the vounc man charged
with the theft of tickets from the local de
pot of the Rock Island railroad, has made
a written confession which is now in pos
session of Sheriff Canning.
The Dodce Light Guards have received
frcm Adjutant General Thrift a requisition
for new equipment consisting of auditlonal
army rifles, blankets, olive drab shirts,
khaki uniforms and shelter tents. Here
tofore the company lias never naa any
shelter tents.
Have you money to burnT Most people
have other use for it. You will not burn up
so much bv buvln vour mantles, burners
and globes, etc., of us at Jobbers' pricoa.
ii
We do nickel and copper plating.
Ml
facturing company.
mowers sharpened.
awn-
ew Specialty Manu-
Mrs. Hattle Lonir. wife of P. R. Long.'
6 South Twenty-ftfth street, died last even
ing from heart failure after a year's illness.
Besides her husband she leaves two sons
and a daughter. The remains will be taken
this evening to her former Home in rtuio,
Neb. Deceased was a member of the
Rathbone Sisters.
R. V. Battev. clerk of the district court.
has prepared ills report tor the five months
ending May 31. showing that fees to ttut
amount ut J1..M0. ii nave been collected by
him. Two hundred and sixty marriage
licenses were Issued during the five months,
which is thirty-two less than during the
same period last year.
Sunday morning at Broadway church
there will be exercises commemorative of
the erection of the present church building.
Besides the regular sermon there will be
speeches by prominent laymen. In the even
ing there win be a sermon on- 1 tie Duties
nd Dangers or tne firemen. ' lnts is the
second of a series of sermons that have
been called forth by the prominent local
events mat are constantly transpiring.
Minnie Namen, the 15-year-old daughter
men, ia v
g before Ji
Wheeler In the Juvenile division of the dis
of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Namen, 615 West
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
DEB MOINES, June X. (Special.) The
ease of Mr. and Mrs. Lundb&tth, the two
children whose marriage the father of the
boy sought to annul, came before Judge
Brennan In the district court today, being
changed from Judge McVcy's court, and
the children won. It was brought out In
court thaV the boy was but 16 and the
girl 14 and the court held that the marriage
made them of age legally and that an an
nulment could be prosecuted only on the
desire of the boy and he refused. The
two children, made grown folks by being
married, went from the oourt room radiant
and bappy, while tie par1'8 declared they
will appeal the case. In the trial it was
brought out that the boy's father had
sought under threat of going to the reform
school to force him to sign a petition to
annul the marriage, but he stoutly refused
to do so.
Back to Council Bluff.
Miss Annie Davis of Council Bluffs ap
peared at the police station this morning
and pleaded guilty to Intoxication and
asked to be sent back to Council Bluf.
She- said she had become reckless because
she had waited three weeks In Des Moines
for John Wyngate to appear and marry
her as he had promised to do and said that
he represented himself as a traveling sales
man. Check Yot Assla-nment.
In a reply filed with the clerk of the
supreme court today the plaintiff In the
case of Kate E. Kuhnes against T. l. ta
hilt of Rockwell City claims that a chock
Is not an assignment of the funds In the
bank. This Is the entire contention In the
suit and the plaintiff holds that If It were
an assignment a banker could never pay
a check without knowing how many checks
there were out and which was signed first.
Notified of Medal.
Kiss Lavina Steele of the state library
was today officially notified of the awarding
of the Carnegie medal for bravery in sav
ing the life of George Hill of Burlington
while skating on the river at Iowa City
last winter.
Tabulating; Census.
Prof. Patterson of the State university ar
rived In the city to begin the work of tab
ulating the census and arranging the tables
In the form In which they will be printed
In tho census report. Prof. Patterson will
make the selection of the matter and will
remain here for the rest of the time super
vising the census work.
License Without Bride.
Mrs. Viola. Qllddcn of Marshalltown was
congratulated on her marriage to Charles
K. Fillmore of this city on the strength
of an Item telling of the Issuing of the
marriage license.- She denies she is mar
ried and Fillmore has not been located to
tell why he got the license. Mrs. Glidden
says she has a passing acquaintance with
Fillmore, but that he has not yet broached
the subject of marriage to her and she Is
In ignorance of his action and Intentions.
Hnntcr Roes to Work.
Matt Hunter, confined In the Anamosa
penitentiary for a long term of years, has
gone to work. For over two years Hunter
has refused to do any work In the peni
tentiary and the warden, on the authority
of the attorney general, has held that Hun
ter's term would not begin to run till he
obeyed the prison rules and went to work.
Then there were reports that the solitary
confinement wa having an effect on Hun
ter's mind and It was feared he would go
insane. The pleadings of his relatives at
Mount Ayr were in vain till a week ago,
fearing that his health and mind would
give way, he voluntarily went to work In
the tailor department and now Bays that he
likes It.
Nebraska Woman's Appeal.
Mrs. J. W. Nowlln of Berlin, Neb., has
written a letter to Mayor George Mattern
of this ctty appealing to him to aid her In
locating her husband before she dies. She
claims he worked in Des Moines for Mrs.
Sarah Dishong, whose name cannot be
found in the directory. In a frenzied ap
peal she seeks to locate him before death
calls her, as she wishes to give him a sum
ot money she has saved. m
Increases Capital.
In amendments to its articles of incor
poration the Mason City & Fort Dodge
yesterday increased lt capital stock from
820,000.000 to 834,000,000 and the fee to the
state of 814,000. was the largest that has
been paid this year. It Is understood that
the purpose Is to acquire the Mason City &
Clear Lake line and extend It to Waterloo
and Cedar Falls.
Firemen to Conncll Bluffs.
The teams and men entered In the fire
men's tournament left this evening at 4
o'olock for Council Bluffs. The teams are
Jack and Jack, last year's champions, and
Black and Tan from the central station.
Butler Gets Contract.
The contract for furnishing paper to the
state of Iowa for the next two years was
awarded today to the J. W. Butler Paper
company of Chicago and will amount to
about 817,000. There were five bidders, In
cluding the Carpenter Paper company of
Omaha.
Murder Case Appealed.
The abstract in the murder case against
Francis E. Seery was filed with the clerk of
the supreme court today. Beery Is charged
with having murdered Michael Moynlhan In
Cedar Rapids August 24, 1901 He was con-
of the roan, took strychnine Tuesday.
Thursday, Pmelson. overcome with remorse,
drank carbolic acid. They leave a child,
aged 3.
Sunday fehool Convention Dates.
MAR8HAIJ.TOWN. ta.. June 2-(Spe-
clal.) All arrangements have been made
for the thirty-fifth annual convention of
the Marshall County Sunday School asso
ciation, which will be held in State Cen
ter June 6 and 7.
Parmer Instantly Killed.
MASON CITY, la.. June 2.-t8peolal.)-
John Hovel, a wealthy farmer, was thrown
from his wagon nt Plymouth this morning
and Instantly killed. His companion. Wil
liam Kruscr, was seriously hurt and may
die.
A STENOGRAPHIC TYPEWRITER
Recent Invention that is Likely to
Revolutionise Shorthand
Work.
An Invention which promises to revolu
tionise stenography Ins been made In
France, and although arplled only to the
French language, might very properly be
used for English. In a recent Paris' per
iodical M. J. Leroy describes machine
which is properly called a stenographic
mactlne. The new Invention completely
does away with the eld method of steno
graphic composition, and there Is no neces
sity to learn the stenographic characters.
The device utilized In this machine Is a
system of combining letters as they are
combined In the stenographic alphabet.
The characters which have been adopted
for the new machine are ordinary letters
which may be read at sight; It is easy
to learn to operate the machine, and this
operation Is no more fatiguing than work
on an ordinary typewriter. M. Charles
Blvort, the Inventor, has based his systtetn
on the application of printed characters
and his method of syllabic writing. After
he had analyzed many thousand words by
dividing the sounds, he succeeded In estab
lishing a combination alphabet, which not
only makes possible rapid and often lit
eral expression of the majority of the
words of ttie French language, hut also of
those of all languages of Latin origin, and
with some few exceptions of those of all
foreign languages. The order of letters
first adopted was SJBPFVGKBMDTNLRH
IAUEO, but Subsequently the Inventor dis
carded letters having the same consonance
as C pronounced 8 and K, Q pronounced K,
X pronounced CS, Y pronounced I, Z pro
nounced S. In this alphabet E represents
both the acute and grave E, the mute E
Is elided. There were, however, added a
second letter I to represent the sound IO
and OI, and the letters L, N, R, and S, as
most ordinarily used finals. In order to
limit the number of keys to ten for each
hand, the number of letters had to be re
duced by doubling letters of the same
consonance, the B and P, F and V, Q, K
and G, the D and T.
The stenog-raphlo machine Is arranged In
an entirely different manner from a type
writer. The keys are placed In two rows
of five keys for each hand, and the letters
placed on the keys are so arranged that
an entire syllable may be struck at one
blow, and even words of several syllables.
The hands are separated by two black
keys, one of which prints the letter H,
while the other moves the paper. The
speed of the machine Is only limited to the
skill of the operator, and the number of
words a minute may be as many as 200
and even more. According to the Inventor,
after a few days' practice the average
pupil may write fifty words per minute,
and In a month or two a speed of 125 to
150 words may be obtained. Although the
words printed may be read. It Is necessary
to recopy the text, as many letters are
necessarily omitted. Public Opinion.
eat
Broadway, will have a hearing before Judge I vlcted of murder in the second degree and
was sentenced to eighteen years In the
penitentiary at Anamosa.
trlct court this morning. She has been
placed in bt. iJernara s hospital pending the
hearing. The girl and au elder sister re
fuse to live at home, claiming their step
father 111 treats them, and have been cared
for by a Christian family. The mother is
desirous that if the girls will not stay at
home that they be placed with some Jew
ish family.
Efficiency
Gains Position
Miss Mamie Byford of Missouri Valley,
who recently finished a course In shorthand
at the Western Iowa College, secured, by
the assistance ot Pres. E. P. Miller, an
excellent position at a handsome salary in
the general offices of the B. M. Ry.,
Omaha. This vacancy has been open for
several weeks and at least fifteen appli
cants from other colleges, many of whom
having had experience, failed to secure the
position on account of Inefficiency. This
further demonstrates th fact that .he
Western Iowa College is the most thorough
colleg in this part of the country, and
that it secures positions for its worthy
graduates.
LEWIS OUTLET.
MORTtOIAN
28 PEARL STe""'
Lafy AtVonaaMt tf Dootrod.
Student Protect Girl.
GRINNELL. Ia.. June 2. (Special.) To
escape a possible mobbing at the hands of
citizens and college, students. Rev. A. C
Boyd, a Methodist preacher from Wayne
county, left town In a hurry last night. It
Is alleged he had assaulted his stepdaugh
ter, Vergle Brown, a student at the col
lege. Boyd has been trying to Induce the
girl to return to his home, but she has re
fused. Yesterday he came here to force
her. She resisted. Ho flourished a re
volver. Friends heard her cries and drove
the pastor away. He left the city with a
promise to make another attempt to get
the ;!rl.
STRANGE UNION OF BROTHERS
Both See a Gold Button on Sidewalk
and Run Into Ench Other In
Their Hnste.
A small, gold-plated collar button found
on the sidewalk at Forty-third and Hal
sted streets, Chicago, was the means of
reuniting Fred and John Holbert. broth
ers, who had not seen each other for
twenty years.
Fred, the elder of the two, is a stock
raiser near Dolton, 111., and had taken a
load of cattle to the stock yards. He was
waiting on the street corner for a car
downtown when he saw the collar button.
John, the other brother, lives In Den
ver and was visiting In the stock yards.
He had finished his visit and was waiting
on the corner for a like purpose when he,
too, taw the collar button.
Both brothers reached for the button
and at the same time, and their heads
bus:".ped.
"It's a wonder you wouldn't look what
you're doing," said Fred.
"The same compliments to yourself,"
said John, rubbing his head. Just then
the car came and both men started toward
the middle of the street. ,
"Say, wait a minute; what's your name?"
asked Fred.
"I don't know as it's any of your busi
ness what my name It," replied John, still
rubbing his head.
"You look Just like a brother of mine
that I haven't seen for twenty years."
"A brother twenty years! You and I
are in the same boat. I have been looking
for a brother of mine about that long.
What is your nameT"
"Holbert Fred H. Holbert, "v replied the
Dolton stockralser.
'You don't mean to say that you are
Fred H. Holbert, formerly of Liverpool,
and the son of Fred and Martha Holbert!"
exclaimed John.
"That's me," said Fred, convinced that
his long-lost brother was standing before
him. "And you're John, sure as I'm alive.
By George! Where have you been?"
The brothers stood in the middle of the
street with tears in their eyes and hands
clasped while they explained their disap
pearance to each other.
Both landed in New York from Liverpool
twenty years ago. After searching for
work in the eastern city several months
and meeting with little success John cams
west ..
He settled In Colorado and after an ab
sence of six months wrote to his brother
In New York. The letter never reached Its
destination and was returned a few weeks
later. Meanwhile the other brother moved
to Indiana and later to Illinois, where he
engaged in the cattle business and pros
pered. Each made several unsuccessful
attempts to ft .id the other.
They will cut the button In two and have
it made Into watch charms. Chicago
Chronicle.
CENTRAL GROCERY
and MEAT MARKET
Phone 24. 600-602 IV. Broadway
SPECIAL FOR SATURDAY:
We have received about 250 coses of No.
1 Fancy Missouri audi Homegrown Straw
berries that we will sell at very low prices.
17 lbs. O rami- 1 flfl
Inted Sujjar IUU
2 five rent glasses Cn
of Jelly for .'. ub
25c can Fure Iflo
Maple Syrup lUb
Country flutter, Ofln
per lb --UL
Messina Lemons, "t(i
per doz Illb
I'icnic Hams, Cl
per lb 02U
Hreakfast liacon, lln
per lb.. I lw
Rologna Sausage, Cp
per lb b
Liver Sausape,
per lb UU
Pork Chops, 1 fll
per lb IUb
Try a sack of CENTRAL FLOUR -Every Sack Warranted
ock Island
Excursions
$45.00
$56.00
$30.50
$17.50
Portland, Tacoma, Seattle and return
Ou snle dally.
California and return Tla rortland In one direction.
On Rale certain dates June, July, August, September.
Salt Lake City and return,
daily thereafter.
On eale Juue 1st and
Colorado and return,
thereafter.
On sale June 1st and dally
ONE FARE f)kInnotnft1 Indian Territory, Texas, Mexico, New
di nc 1 Mexico and Western Kansas and return. On salo
PLUS )Z 1st and 3rd Tuesdays. t 1
On sale June 1st and dally
$20.00
$26.75
$27.15
$19.40
$34.10
$32.25
$26.75
Chicago and return,
thereafter.
Niagara Falls, N. Y., and return.
IS and 10,
On sale June 17,
Toronto, Ont, and return.
21 and 22.
Indianapolis, Ind., and return.
liO. 21 and 22.
Ashbury Tars, N. J., and return.
20. 80, July 1st.
Baltimore, Md., and return,
and 8rd.
Buffalo, N. Y., and return,
and 8th.
Ou sale June IS, 10,
On sale June '10,
On sale June 28,
On sale July 1st, 2nd
On sale July 7th, 8th
For descriptive matter, maps, and other In
formation, call or write
F. P. RUTHERFORD, D. P. A 1323 Farnam St., Omaha.
Railroad Laborer Strike,
OSKALOOSA, la., June I. (Special.)
One hundred Italians working- on the Iowa
Central railroad went en a strike yesterday
on tha refusal ot the company to Increase
their wages front 11.40 to IL7I per day
Following- the refusal, the fang; of men
were Immediately placed on a train and
ssBBMSsaar- I .out back to Chloaa-o.
!
llasbaaa aad Wife raumlt lalid.
Ii AINd WORTH, la., June l--(Bpeclal.)-I
Two days separated the suicides of Mrs.
I i iivBiM buudii sna ner a us Dana. The
mmmmmmm 1 wuuuau, angeree al U.S gupfivaea Ui&deUty
"SEVEN AGES" UP TO DATE
Missouri Editor L'ncorks His Feel
lnas on Some of Life's
Troubles.
Man Is born into the world. He Is at
once attacked by nettle rash, croup,
measles and the whooping cough. He has
the colic before his first teeth are cut and
when he is swindled we s&y he is getting
his eye teeth cut. r
If he escapes the scarlet fever and the
mumps, he finds directly In his way scarlet
rash and the seven-year inch. If he is not
carried off in a hearse before he Is too large
for short pants he still stands a show ot
cutting off one of his toes, being kicked by
a mule or getting shot with a target rifle
in the hands of a boy that "don't know It
was loaded.
lie gets his feet wet, runs at the nose and
is scolded by his parents for going In swim
ming on Sunday. He goes to the circus,
rides on the merry-go-round and hits the
dignified old gentleman in tha back of the
head with a snowball before he Is well In
his teens.
He now reaches the Btage where he
gather waterrrelons in the light of tho
moon, eats green apples and lays out of
nights. The fuss begins to grow on his
upper lip and he Dlushes when he sees a
girl, until his hair scorches. He next de
velops Into a "smart Alee," and his
parents are undecided whether to shoot him
for smoking cigarettes or turn him over
to an asylum manager as a confirmed
lunatic. Man is subject to typhoid fever,
pneumonia, spinal meningitis, smallpox and
his own Intemperance. He Is beset by
disease, Indebtedness and breach of prom
ise suits until it is a wonder that any of
us ar able to score three score and ten.
If he escapes a famine, pestilence and war,
he doea his best to shorten his days by
keeping his boiler overloaded with Inferior
boose. He is subject to sick headache,
lumbago and inflammatory rheumatism un
til he cries aloud that his last stage is
worse than his first. He wears false hair,
false teeth and goes to jail for getting
money under false pretenses.
Yet when he has finally run the gantlet
and passes off the stage of actlort, the
heavy Ananias for the country paper says:
"It is well." Nevada Post.
the river as to leave the American .Falls
dry. Less than one-eighth of the water
comes on this side. The professor declared
that there Is room for legitimate differences
of opinion regarding the ultimate fat of
the falls, although his audience applauded
wholly the points made for its preserva
tion. Other rivers permit a utilisation of
their minimum flow only for water power,
while Niagara, with Lake Erie as a regu
lating banln behind it, mechanically per
mlts the utilization of Its mean flow. '
The theoretical power of Niagara Is
g,600,OflO-horse power, but practically About
4,000,000 is the maximum which can be em
ployed. This would do th work of one
fortieth of all the coal mined In tha United
States. It represents one-fifteenth of all
the power used to operate the railroad
trains of the United States. Water power
la practically permanent, while all fuels
will give out. Our descendants a few gen
erations hence will have to depend on some
thing else for' their supply of energy.
Niagara, while not an overshadowing ele
ment in the industrial situation. Is still
highly important one. New 'York Evening
Post.
WATCHING THE ROCK ISLAND
Los Anselea Hears that the Company
Wants Line to Paclflo
Coast.
I-OS ANfl ELF.8, Cal.. June .The Times
says that th intention of the Rock Island
to secure a throuKh line to the coast and
a terminal at Los Angeles, is believed by
local railway strategists to be at the bot
tom of the recent n.)terious acquisition
of the El Paso ft Northeastern and its
consolidation with their property, the El
Paso A Southwestern, by the Phelps-Dodge
Interests, who are believed simply to be
the agents and representatives of the Rock
Island In the initiative move on the part
of that system to r'i!i Its way Into San
Diego, and thence to I.o Angeles.
FUTURE OF NIAGARA FALLS
Renewal of tho Prediction That the
River Will lltlroately Be
come Dry.
Renewing his prohpesy that the waters
of Lake Erie will yot find their outlet in
the gulf, whll Lake Ontario alone of the
chain will send its overflow through the
Bt. Lawrence, Niagara ceasing to be a
river, Prof. O. K. Gilbert of the geological
survey discussed before the National Geo
graphical society In Washington the pres
ent struggle for the retention of the great
cataract as a piece .of nature's beauty.
He argued that a vigorous campaign of ed
ucatlon Is necessary If the falls are to be
retained. Great Britain and the United
States must Join In a treaty, and before
they would do this, Canada and New York,
respectively, mut request such action.
Those who want to utilise the power ar
In possession of the field; the precedents are
with them; the burden of proof has now
been thrown to the shoulders of those who
would protect the falls, and their task is
an uphill one.
The present dlverslun from the falls,
while computable, is not vlsilile. But char
ters already granted, and franchises not yot
fully availed of, but on their way to real!
satlou, will so detract from tli volume of
,., ,m
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pure eratw and human inge
nuity couli make, and our
optnioa was endorsed by the
giving of the Grand Prize over
all other makes at the Su Louis
World's Pair, Cook's Imperial
is half the price of foreira
made Champagnes. The dif
ference lies In the fact that
you pay duty and ship freight
on toe foreign make.
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