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TTIE OMAHA DAILY BEE: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1P05. -J I. .ULJ - X COUIICIt BLUFFS ctjm OPPOSE- CATALOGUE nOUSES Wholeialers Join In Ffgbt ef Betaileri Ajainit Inmberiig lard Mail Boxes. e-u-a-a---- I ON RECORD AGAINST THE PARCELS POST Thlrtr-FIre Firms la WhoUult urwerr Trd Represented at Mertlu Held la the Grand Hotel. Thlrty-flve firma holdlna; membership In the- Iowa and Nebraska Wholesale Grocers' association, were represented at the called meeting -held yesterday In this city at the Grand hotel. The wholesalers are a close corporation and as usual the meeting- was held behind closed doors and little of what 'transpired was made public. "Business In which the Jobbers are mutually Interested," It was stated, demanded the attention of the association, hence the -meeting. f Among; the questions of "mutual Inter est" discussed was that of the recent order of the fourth assistant postmaster general requiring ,that all mall boxes on rural free delivery routes be numbered.: The con sensu of opinion was that the numbering of ' tfrk boxes would, a (Tort the catalogue houses' undue . advantage's, and would re sult In the rural routes being flooded with the ; circulars and catalogues of such homes. The opportunity thus afforded the catalogue bouses to circulate their price lists would, It was contended, militate against the retailer and In turn the Jobber. It-fcas stated that the order had. for the present been ' suspended .pending Investi gation ' and Secretary- Melhop . was In- stracted to file In the name of the asso ciation, a protest; against Its enforcement. In . connection ..with the .mall order and catalogue houses - the . association adopted the following resolution: Recognizing that there Is a mutuality of Interest 1 between the manufacturers, .Job bers and retailers. and that tneir co operation Is nweasary in order- to Insure ':the tHTpetnatien1 of the present established system of -trad? distribution, we endorse conditions that ori business opportunities for the greatest number of Individuals, and distribute trariii'' over the widest ponslble area, thus avl$lrt centralisation of trade and Its attendants Of evil. ' We believe that-the future prosperity of farm and factory Is best swrved by en couraging this policy and shaping of our united efforts, to this end. '- " Opposes Parcels Post. . The a30clatlon declared Itself opposed to the proposed parcels post and denned Its position In fhls matter In the following resolution; . We believe a parcels post system Is not demanded by a sufficient number of clllsens to render It advisable for the government ti Incorporate It In the postal service. We believe It would be Impracticably and enormously expnlve. We therefore recom mend that this association use Its Influence to prevent the inauguration, of any such measure . . , That l-cent letter postage meets with the approval of the association la shown by the following resolution adopted : We 'recommend that the various trade bodies and commercial organisations throughout the ' country make strenuous efforts to Induce congress to enact a law providing for 1-cent letter postage. From unofficial sourbee It waa stated that the decline In the price ol sugar ana me condition of the baking powder, trade were among the subjects discussed. . Resolutions sof regret at the death of R.' Cv Tckaberflr of, the William Tacka berry company f 'Sioux City, who dropped dead "September 4 while playing tenuis, were. afeptaeV-.r? Y'.f '-V' ' 'I','"'' J- Major Bamutt Walton of Ottumwa, presi dent i( the - association, waa selected to : . represent ..the association at the Interstate Commerce Isvw .'. convention. 40, be neia in Chicago, October J5.' ;'J . PIrms Represeated. The following flrma were represented at the- meeting b one or more members: The Fowler company, Waterloo, la ; C. C. Trnt v wimimnir, Charles Hewitt A. Sons, Warfteld-. Pratt -Howell company. Des Moines. 4a, ;M. U Marks ft Co.. J. F. Kelly xmnnsnv navennort. la.: Warfleld-Pratt- Howell company. Cedar Rapids, la.; Letts- Bpener-Bmltn' company, Mason uij, is-i J. H. Merrill company.-Creston, la.; J. H. . Merrill company. J- G- Hutchison company, ottumwa. fa: Port Dodge Grocery coin. pany.- Fort Dodge, la.; H. L. Spencer company,- Okaloosa, la.; Kellogg-Blrge com nnv niom-Collier com ran v. Keokuk. Ia.; John Blaul's Sons company, Rlklen-Wlnsr ' company, Burlington. Ia.; Iowa Grocery company. Independence, la.; Letts-Fletcher company. Mashalltown, la.; Tolerton Stetson company, Warfleld-Pratt-Howell company, Sioux City, la.; Oruneweg A Bchoentgen company) Council Bluffs, Ia.; Vtterback, Sargent Rice company, Ne braska City, Neb.; Paxton A Gallagher company, McCord-Brady company, Allen (irni. enmnanv. SUnrart Bros. Company. Raapke-Kats company, Jones A Bouthmayd company. Omaha, Neb.; Trimble Black man company.- Hastings, Neb.; Donald A Porter company,. Grand island. Neb.; May 'Bros.. Fremont. Neb.; Hargreaves Bros., H. P. Lu company. Raymuod Broa. Clarke . company, Lincoln, Keb. " MRS. HEED rKjlRKD IN ELEVATOR l.ear Brekta aad Body ' Severely ' Braised im . Sapp Block. Mrs. Lou Reed of Kansas City, a former resident of Council Bluffs, who Is visiting relatives In this city, was seriously injured yesterday afternoon In an elevator accident at the Mann block on Scott street. In addi tion to a number of severe contusions about the body Mrs. Reed suffered a fracture of .me ten leg between me Knee ana me anxie and a bad scalp wound. The young man who has charge of the elevator was relieved from duty 'yesterday afternoon on account of sickness and the elevator was not (upposej to be running ekcept at such times as John Darland, the Janitor 'of the building, had leisure from his other "work to attend to It Lixzle Peter son, 'a ' young girl living on Sixteenth avenue, near High street, who, with a com panion. Tad called at the building to see a friend who was not in at the time, amused herself by running the elevator up and down several times. . Mrs. Reed, with a friend, had been In a denllafs office on the third floor, and wish ing to 'descend rang for .the elevator. The Peterson , girl responded to the call. As Mrs. Reed started-tu step Into the cage WHAT IS THERE , - IN m - Scott's Emulsion is i care ful blend of the purest cod liver oil, hypophosphites of lime and soda, glycerine and a dash of flavoring. ' The com bination of these valuable ingredients .emulsified as in Scott's Emulsion represents the greatest remedy yet dis covered for weak lungs, poor blood, jow vitality, child weakness and all wasting diseases. COTT BOWMB.Vm t-A brut. V., York. the- young woman, unacquainted as she was with the working of the machinery, pulled the lever and the rage started upward, and then when she reversed the lever suddenly started downward. Mrs. Reed was caught between the cage and the landing. Her body acted as a wedge and prevented the cage from descending further, while her cries soon brought assistance. She was speedily taken to Dr. Woodbury'a office, on the same floor, and Dr. Jennings mm- "moned. In the excitement that followed the Peterson girl and her companion dis appeared. At soon as her Injuries had been tem porarily attended to Mrs. Reed waa re moved In an ambulance to 111 Frank street, the residence of the relatives with whom she la visiting. John Darland, the Janitor, when ques tioned, stated that he waa In the basement attending to the furnace when the Peterson girl waa trying her hand at running the elevator. Occupants of the building, how ever, say that Darland was standing at the foot of the elevator laughing and talking with the girl when she was In the elevator and whfcn she started In response to 'the call. IOWA ODD FELLOWS GRAND LODGE Reports of Oflleera Show m Prosperous . , Condition. CEDAR RAPIDS, Ia., Oct. 18.-SpeclaJ Telegram.) The grand encampment Patri archs Militant. Independent Order of Odd Fellows closd with a resolution against rocrulting direct from the subordinate lodge. Eight men were given the grand en campment degree. Grand officers for 190 were nominated aa .ollows: Grand patri arch, G. M.- Kellogg. Bloux City; grand high priest, A. A. Montgomery. Stuart; senior warden, August F. Hoffman, Web ster City; Junior warden, A. D. Steel, Knox-vllle;- trustees, A. J. Collinge, Manchester; H. C. Chapln, Union; Louie Sllberatein, Davenport; M. F. Leroy, Manchester; John Gorman. Independence; grand acrlbe, R. 1 Tilton, Dea Molnea; grand treasurer, George R. Ahrens, Belleplalne; grand representa tive, W. C. Cummer, Keokuk. Officers elected last. June were Installed. The grand lodge Independent Order of Odd Fellows convened and Grand Master Tuf. ford made his report showing the lodge waa prospering. - There waa a big parade with 600 In line. Memorial services were held to. night. The question of the location of the home waa not reached in the routine busi ness. The Rebekah'a -sessions consisted of routine business. Two classes. 6ne of twenty-one and another of nineteen were received. HONORS FOR A FORT DODGE PRIEST Invested with Title of Monilgaore by Command of Pope. FORT DODGE, Ia,, Oct. U. (Special Telegram.) Father B. C. Lenehan waa In vested here today with the order monslg nore, or member of the pope's household. This gives him the right to wear purple, the color of the highest rank In the Cath olic church. The ceremony Incident to the Investure waa the most solemn and Impressive of the kind ever held In the state. Archbishop Kean, assisted by Bishop Garrlgaa and six Veen priests from different parts of the state, waa in charge of the ceremony, which occupied more than two hours. A cable gram of congratulations received by Father Lenehan from Pope Plus this afternoon congratulated him on the honor which had been conferred, praised his work for the church and wished him all success and hap piness. Two hundred priests from different parts of Iowa and neighboring states, besides many prominent prelates from different parte of the country, were In attendance. DABROW COMBS TO BURT HIS WIPE Ha 'Feared Tragic End of Asseela- ' tloa with His Father. SIOUX CITT, Oct. .-(Special Tele gram.) W. E. Darrow, husband of Mrs. Lillian Darrow, who was shot and killed Sunday afternoon by E. H. Darrow, her father-in-law; who then killed himself,' ar rived this afternoon from Belle Fourche, 8. D., to take charge of her remains. The tears he wept aa he gaxed on her body at the morgue told of his love for her In aplte of the wrong ahe had done him. He had . few worda of censure for the woman, but felt more bitterly toward' his father. Toung Darrow waa not greatly surprised to receive news of the tragedy. He had feared some tragic end to the association of his wife and his' father. He said the writer of the "C. C. T." letter was known to him. The husband may take the body to Russell, Kan., in accordance with the suggestion of M. H. Morrison, a wealthy uncle of the girl, who lives there. GETS FIVE YEARS FOR FORGERY R. Wllsoa Pleads Gallty Sentenced for Crime and la CLARINDA. Ia.. Oct. 18.-(Spectal Tele gram.) D. R. Wilson, who was formerly in the Jewelry and musical Instrument bus iness In Shenandoah, has entered a plea of guilty to the crime of forgery and been sentenced by Judge Wheeler In the Page county district court to Ave years In the penitentiary at Fort Madison. Wilson was arrested a few weeks ago In Chicago and brought back to Page county for trial. He had previously fled to Old Mexico. His forgeries amounted to many thousands of dollars. He would make and sell forged notes and ltved in an extravagant manner in Shenandoah until the crisis came. 41ADRIPLE Hl'RDER IN. IOWA Maa KUIs Wife, Daughter, SUter-lu. Law aad Himself. OSKAL008A. Ia.. Oct. 18. Harry Me Olasaon, who conducted a boarding house at Frakeavllle, near this city, shot and killed his wife, a 1-year-old daughter and his sister-in-law last night. He then com mitted suicide. Jealousy Is said to have been the cause. ' Men's C'lah Elects Oflleera. MISSOURI VALLEY, Ia., Oct. 18. Spe cial.) At a recent meeting of the Men's club of the .Presbyterian church the fol lowing officers were elected for the ensuing year: President, A. Edgecomb; vice presi dent. P. E. Robinson; secretary C. E. Tredway; treasurer, J. J. Amen; chaplain, J.' MacAUlste. Commit'tees were also elected aa follows: Membership, lectures, literary, social, musle. civic Improvement, Sundajr evening service and Bible study. Trace of Abaeoader. FOREST ,CITT, la.. Oct. IS. 8peclal.) The first news of tha probable whereabouts of Joe Eakins, ths absconding agent of the Minneapolis ft St. Louis railroad at this place, was had here today when a check bearing his endorsement was received by a local bank frqni a bank at Goldfleid. Nev. Eakins left here suddenly three weeks ago and this Is the first learned of his prob able whereabouts. Proposes to Drala Laad. ONAWA. Ia , Oct. 18 (Special.) 8. R. Clark of Peoria. III., who is one of the largest land owners In West Fork township, Monona county, has commenced a large drainage scheme for his lands near the West Fork and proposes to put In 818 000 worth of tile In thoroughly tiling his Und. So far very little tiling haa been done on Missouri bottom lands, but many farmers are now contemplating the laying of tile for drainage Burpoaee. .J AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA Ltmari, Iowa, Mas Want Lani for Tin Etna Tarm. ATTRACTED BY OMAHA'S BIG SHOW W. J. C. Kenyan Is Looking Araaad for Raltahle Property i Cos vert Into Place for This Purpose. ' The recent Hdrse Show In Omaha has hsd the effect of stimulating Interest In high steppers In South Omaha and vicinity, and there Is a possibility of a large fancy horse farm being located near this city. Weirs ft Rogers Of Lemars, Ia., showed some fine animals at the recent show; but realised that In order to continue the breed ing of show horsea a location nearer some large city and on better transportation lines waa a necessity. In a conversation with W. 3. C. Kenyon, general manager of the Union Stock Tarda company, Mr. Weirs remarked he would like to secure a tract of ground about twenty acres In extent where stables and a training track could be located. Mr. Weirs realised Lemars waa out of the way aa far aa first-class transportation fa cilities were concerned, and he la casting about for a suitable location. Mr. Kenyon la looking about for a twenty-acre tract of ground close to South Omaha with a view to assisting Welra ft Rogera In securing what they want for a track and stables. Mr. Kenyon said to a reporter for The Bee that he would do everything he could to ward finding a place that would meet with the approval of these rslsers of high step pers. It appears this firm proposes going Into tha business on a more extensive scale and Is anxious to And the right place for the raising and training of this class of horses. There Is considerable acre prop erty In the vicinity of South Omaha that can. It Is thought, be secured without any great trouble. Voting; Preclaot Changed. A location at 723 North Twenty-seventh street In the rear of a butcher shop has been secured for the holding of registration and voting for the First precinct of the Fifth ward. For a long time the registra tion and voting booth for this precinct has been located at Thirtieth and G streets. This Is a lumber yard office and la Incon venient to reach. Voters living east of the railroad tracks were compelled to go around by the L street viaduct and thence north to register and vote. Such a stir was made about this Inconvenience that the council recently passed an ordinance mak ing the center of the Union Pacific tracks the dividing line between the First and Second precincts of the Fifth ward Instead of Twenty-fourth street aa formerly. Vot ers residing west of the tracks must now proceed to Thirty-ninth and L streets to register and vote. This change In the lo cation of this voting precinct will be greatly appreciated by those living east of the tracks. v Teacher Whips Youn Girl. Miss' Esther Johnson, a teacher at the West Side school, haa been arrested on a warrant Issued by Justice Caldwell charg ing her with severely whipping Bessie, the 10-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas McMshon. ' It Is asserted the child was punished so severely that her back and limbs are' black and blue. Arthur C. Pan coast, attorney for the Board of Edu cation, appeared before Justice Caldwell yesterday and took a change of venue to Justice Levy'a court. The case Is set for Saturday afternoon, October 21. Ep worth League Election. A business meeting ot , the . Epworth league was held at the First Methodist Episcopal church Tuesday evening und, the following officers elected to serve for six months: W. N. Paxton, president; Mrs. H. Q. Klddoo, first vice president; Miss Martha Widdls, second vice president; Mrs. P. H.. Shields, third vice president; J. D. Ringer, fourth vice president; Miss Louise Moore, secretary; William Edwards, treasurer; Fred Lush, chorister. Laud Payment Overdue. There waa due on October 19 the eum of 11,070 to complete the payment for the ground bought for an emergency hospital. The land Is a government tract and was sold to the city a couple of years ago for 81.806. This tract of ground composes about fifteen acres, when the river Is at a normal stage and la Improved with a substantial brick building where smallpox patients are taken. When the building was erected the county paid 81.000 towards the Improve ment on condition that the city purchase the ground. There Is money on hand to meet this payment and the matter will soon be taken up by the council and dis posed of. Insuring - Voting ' Machines. When the voting machines were pur chased there was a motion passed by the council directing that the machines be in sured. So far thla feature haa been neg lected. Charles L. Hendrlcka, custodian of the city machines, has returned from Chi cago, and was engaged yesterday In having the machines moved to the voting places. The machines will be located and arranged all ready for servloe on November 7. From now until after election Custodian Hen drlcka will devote all of bis time to look ing after the machines and preparing them for service. , Injured br- Street Car. John Keatokl, aged about 66 years, was run down by an Albright car shortly after 10 o'clock last night. His left leg was broken between the knee and ankle and his bead and body badly bruised. The Injured man was taken to the office of Dr. Mc Carthy, where he waa attended to and later transferred to the south Omaha hospital. He was standing on the track on a steep grade and either did not hear the warning signals of the motorman or paid no atten tion to them, and the motorman was unable to atop the car In time to prevent the acci dent. Magte City Gassl. The new flooring on tha Q atreet viaduct la about completed. Today Is the first day of registration. All voters must register this fall. Henry Truehart has gone to Kansas for a oouple of weeks' visit with friends. A son has been born to Mr. and Mrs George Jones, Twenty-seventh and F streets. A meeting of the High School Alumni as sociation has been called for Friday evening at Ibe high school. A large amount of material la being un loaded for the construction of the Union Pacltta freight depot. Pupils at Madison school were dismissed yesterday on account of there being not sufficient heat in tha building. Mlsa Naughtln, a teacher at Brown Park aehool. haa been placed In temporary charge of the phyalca department at the high school. Sam B. Christie. Dr. Dana Dimond and Will Tinney returned Wednesday from Valentine, Neb., where they spent two weeks shooting. Tickets are selling rapidly for the eleventh annual ball to be given by th South Omaha polloe department at the Exchange build ing on November 28. Saturday afternoon the South Omaha High school team will meet the Omaha High school boys on the gridiron at the Omaha Driving park. Chief of Police Brlgga, Councilman Frank Dworak and Joseph Vocasek returned yes terday from Wood lake, where they spent a week shooting chickens. Two Fires lu game Store. The fire department was called twice last evening to extinguish a blase at the Stern's grocery, 2210-11 Fa mam street. The first tall came in at 4 p. m. and It was then that the most of the damage was done. Tha fire had its origin In sums sawdust pauklnc whloh waa used about the water plpea at the rear of the store How It originated la unknown. Some gasoline and kerosene In the room caused the Are to develop with gret rapidity and the stork was ruined before the fire could be placed under con trol. Fterns says the stock wss worth 82.M. of which very little enn he used At o'clock the fire showed slsns of reviving and the department made its second run. FIFTH WARD REPUBLICANS Cluh Holds a Rousing Meeting to l.lstea to Kennedy and Wattles. Enthusiasm was rampant last evening at Toung's hall, Sixteenth and Corby streeta. where the Fifth Ward Republican club held a rousing meeting. Congr-nsman John L. Kennedy and Gurdon W. Wattles were the principal speakers of the even ing, while various republican candidates addressed the voters. W. B. Christie, pres ident Of the club, was In the chair. The hall was filled to overflowing, quite a num ber from other clubs being present. Mr. Christie evoked a storm of applause when he said between speeches: "One of the grandest things In the. world Is to be a republican, and the grandest party In the world Is the republican party." Congressman Kennedy was In a particu larly happy vein last evening. "Principles that are correct never die; that Is why the republican party lives and grows. Where are the democratlo speakers who will atand up for the principles of that party?" asked Mr. Kennedy. The speaker eulogised the president and referred to the direct primary law. It Is Congressman Kennedy's opinion that the new law will have the effect of wiping out party faction alism. "I cannot recall In my twenty-three years' residence In Omaha that the repub lican party has presented a stronger ticket to the voters than the one offered this fall," said Mr. Kennedy. Then he went down the ticket from first to last and strengthened his statement with evidence. In his opening remarks Mr. Wattles ex plained that he Is not In quest of public office, but rather the good opinion of his fellow citizens. "It Is the duty of every clttsen to try to better the conditions' of his fellow men. I could not be other than a republican. " Republicans are optimists, while democrats are pessimists. It was only a few mornings ago that I rode down town on a street car and was talking to a democrat. I remarked to him that it was a fine day. He admitted It was, but thought It would rain the next day and looked for hard times 1 few years hence, which Is Just like the democrats always looking on the dark side of things. Re publicans have been doing things end have always pushed ahead. I have looked Into the character of the men nominated this fall on the republican ticket and can say the ticket Is dhe all republicans should feel proud of. It Is a ticket deserving the sup port of the rank and file of all voters." Quite a number of candidates made short talks. The next meeting of the club will be next Wednesday evening. FIFTEEN OFFICERS PUT BACK Nearly Half of the 'Policemen that . Were Laid Off Are Restored by the Board. At a special meeting of the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners yesterday after noon and attended By Commissioners Thomas, Spratlen and Killer, Chief of Po lice Donahue waa Instructed to restore fif teen men to the police force out of the thirty-five suspended Indefinitely without pay Sunday because of a shortage of funds. The orders to the chief authorise him to replace the fifteen as eoan .,as the police fund la credited with tUe HMO transferred by the Council from ,the;general levy fund. This transfer haa been mada .by the comp troller and the chief assigned ten of the re stored men to aptive service lost night. This will give a force of night patrolmen of not employed. :,,-. The selection of the fifteen men Wednes day was made by the commissioners with out consulting the chief. They are as fol lows: Sergeant, . M. F. . Dempsey; patrolmen, George Home. . W. T. Deveresee, M. K.! sane, M. Shields. C. H. -Van Dusen. J. B. Wilson, Frank Murphy, 8. E. Flske. J. Brady, T. J. Reidy. J. Mansfield. W. R. Wilson, C. O. Sandstrom and P. H. Dillon ELECTION FOR THE BONDS Voters Will Have Chase to Art on Propositions for -Speelal Im provement Espendltures. City Clerk Elbourn Wednesday Issued the proclamations by the mayor calling a spe cial city election In conjunction with the general eleotlon November 7, for the pur pose of submitting to the electors proposi tions to vote fire engine house bonds, pav ing intersection bonds and sewer bonds. The Are engine house bonds proposed total 860.000. For the new house at Twenty fourth and Cuming streets 830,000 Is asked, though the contract, which has been let, Is nearly $10,000 less than this figure. To purchase a site and erect a house In the Fifth ward In the district lying north tf Willis avenue, west of Sherman avenue and east of Twenty-fourth street, the center lines of the streets marking the boundaries, 830.000 is requested. For paving Intersections the city de mands 850,000 and for the construction, maintenance and securing right-of-way for main sewera 890,000. INAUGURATION OF DR. KERR Ceremonies at Westminster College Will Be Participated lu by Governor Folic. Announcements have been ' received In Omaha from the board of trustees and faculty of Westminster college at Fulton, Mo., of the coming Inauguration, of Rev. David Ramsey Kerr. Ph. D., D. D., as president of that institution, which will take plaoe Tuesday. October 81. Dr. Kerr formerly was president of Bellevue college. The Inaugural program Is an elaborate one ' and will Include an address by Governor Folk of Missouri and representatives of the clergy of Missouri and American colleges and universities. A banquet will; be served In honor of the guests In the evemng, with Rev. S. J. Nichols as toastmaster. sa ' ".. u 1 ( ' LJusnm pure. The critical ordeal through which the expectant mother must pasa, however, is so fraught with dread, pain, suffering and danger, that the very thought of it fills her with apprehension and horror. There is no necessity for the reproduction of life to be either painful or dangerous. The use of Mother' Friend so prepares the system for the coming event that it is safely passed without any danger. This great and wonderful " ESS l?J(WtflId(E)I7oPG of women through women mrougn trying crisis without suffering. ae for IrM book aalaiBlag lBforBtaoa aleMVaiaatoallesMialBoibrt raeitla R.islater Ce- AUaaa.a. the tr a... afurlaale tae Ira4lt!a 1EST OF PREFERENCE LAW VeUrii Objects to if Eemottd from Petition in Itata Honia. SHEPCLIFf E IS Tl REMAIN IN IOWA Governor t'ummlaa Refuses to Grant Requisition for His Return to Oklahoma Henry S. torra Dying. (From a Staff Correspondent.) DES MOINES. Oct. 18.-8peclal.)-The soldier's preference law la again to be in voked to protect an old soldier In his Job at the state house. Thomas Graham, night watch at the atate house since the begin ning of Governor Drake's administration, was today given notice" to quit November 1. He at one gave notice that he would contest the case In the courts. The decision of the supreme court on the constitution ality of the law In the Marshalltown case haa been expected every period of the court all year but la still to come. Custodian McCurdy clalma that he haa discharged Graham because of incompetency due to his health and corpulence. Graham claims that hia work la proof of hia competency. No Requisition for Shercllffe. Governor Cummlna haa refused the requi sition for 6herman Morris, the chief witness In the Tom Dennlson case at Red Oak. The governor'a reason are that the burden of proof Is that Morris waa not in Oklahoma In June, 1901, at the time of the commission of the burglary for which he was Indicted In Kay county. The governor holds that the proof Is sufficient that Morris was at or near Melbourne during the time and hence could not be a fugitive from JUatlce In Oklahoma. Yoemanrr lu Danger. The special conclave of the American Brotherhood of Yeomen of Iowa to select delegates to the national conclave at Colo rado 8prlngs is in session and aome of the members are claiming that the order will be disrupted If not entirely reorganised. It is claimed there are three factions. The Paul faction, anti-Paul faction and a third faction who are opposed to both the other factions. The conclave was called to order this afternoon and bbth the Paul and the anil-Paul factions are claiming they will succeed In electing the delegates, to the Colorado Springs conclave. Railroad Man Dying. . Word haa reached this city that Henry S. Storrs la dylrut of tuberculosis .at his home In CleverSnd, Ohio. He Is general superintendent of the Lake Shore ft Michi gan Southern and for thirty years waa In the employ of the Burlington with offices at Creston. Held for Poatofflce Robbery. CEDAR RAPIDS, In.. Oct. 18. Special Telegram.) George Lowell who was cap tured by Commissioner Stewart on leaving the postofflce at Oneida, was bound over to the federal grand Jury, for robbing a post office, under 8500 bonds. Burglar's tools were found on his person. He got only a few dollars from the office,' which was found on his person at the time of his capture. Automoblllst Is Mulcted. - SIOUX CITY. Ia., Oct. l.-(Speclal Tele gram.) Judgment for 81.000 has been ren dered against Prof. B. H. Van Vleck for running over Stewart dirk, aged 5 yeara, with, his automobile and breaking his leg. The professor Is a "gentleman farmer" a few miles north of Sioux City. WATER COMPANY. FIGHTS ON Files Appeal from Decision -hf Judge Munger In Meter, nates and , Oflleera Cases. The Omaha Water -company, through Its attorney, R. 8. Hall. Wednesday morning filed Its appeal to the' United States cir cuit court of appeals for the Eighth dis trict against the -. Judgment of Judge Munger In the United States circuit court for the district of 'Nebraska In dismissing the case of the Omaha Water company, vs. the city of Omaha and Water board. An appeal also was taken In the cases of E. M. Fairfield, general manager, and Stockton Heth, treasurer of the water company, who were fined 850 each for contempt In refusing to produce the rec ords of the water company before Ex aminer Charles W. Pearsall In the hearing before him on September 22. The appeals are taken up on a peti tion In error. They will hardly be heard at the present session of' the court of ap peals, as the trial calendar for the en suing term has already been made up. FUNERAL OF CHARLES MACNAIR Omaha and Big Horn Basin Maa Burled at Mount Hope Cemetery, Charles .Whiting MacNalr. "formerly of this city, but in recent years closely Identi fied with the Big Horn Basin country, was privately buried Tuesday afternoon at Mount Hope cemetery. Rev. Clyde C. Cla sell, pastor of the Hanscom Park Metho dist Episcopal church, conducted the serv ice at 3fcM Seward street, tha home of Mrs. H. M. Knox, daughter, and Mrs. W. C. Heaton, stepdaughter of the deceased, be fore the members of the family and rela tives. Frances Roeder and Mrs. Walter Molse rendered several musical selections. Mr. MacNalr died at the above address Sunday evening after a stroke of apoplexy. The pallbearers were: Walter Molse, Rich ard L. Metcalfe, .Walter Metcalfe, Frank Crawford, W. C. and Wade Heaton. DlaBaTured.. If disfigured by pimples, ulcere, sores. Bucklen's Arnica Salve will heal you. up without a scar 23c: guaranteed. For sale by Bherman McConnell Drjia Co. Thlerea Not Rallrclr Idle. B. Runker of 5 Broadway, New Tor, has reported to the police the Ions of his suit case, believed to have been stolen from the Buriinfton passenger station. Burglars gained entrance to the arooerv store of J. Muskovltx; (12 North Sixteenth street, Tuesday night and stole $3 from the cash drawer. Iron bars wera removed from a rear window. A valuable coat was stolen from the room of -Hattle Burdette, 1710 t'aas street, Tues day afternoon, so the police have been ad vised. No woman's napp. neas can be complete without Children ; it is her nature to love - and want them beautiful and p-m rVTi fl SVT m-l rF fM if? I iLJ. 1 1 ft 1 1 I I I J J j LffJ I I I II (J I " KT I ft I ill, J - 111 'f.9 1 M. - 0v I am $9 rears orf and never nted sny remedy equal to Dr. Bell's Pine-Tar-Bosey. it gives quick and permanent relief la grip as well as coughs and colds, irmakes weak limit strong Mas. M. A. Mbtoalt, PaJucah, Ky. 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TklTiatrtietMotiaiaj .. ef the connvreer revanllnf the merite of lr. netla j ; Plne-Tar-Uoner, eoas a medicine ea the narkes. Leo, For the Bell ee the BotUa-tf" 2Seente, SOeenta and $I OO Bottlea. Massfactsrsl ty B. E. HTBERLANB MEDICINE CO, PasWaa, CK - Si AN D)- 6c Co, m aad w uril MINCE m!& j ntHRELL-3ouiii.e.,aYKACU3E,N.rj ft -7 "a October 21st, 1905.. 1324 FAR NAM ST. 31(3. .3 2 5 ieieiBeiieieieiseBvie
