TIIE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY. DECKMBKH 24, WO.Y
NEWS OF. INTEREST FROM IOWA
COUNCIL
Offlc. 10 PmH
MISOR MJBSTIOS.
Davis sells drugs. '
Stockert sells carpets.
Plumbing and heating. Bixby & Son.
Tr. Luclla Dean, Brown Bid. Tel. 90.
Drs. Woodbury dentists, 30 Fesrl street.
Woodrlng -Schmidt, undertakers. Tel. H3.
Ieffert.'s Improved torlc lenses give satls
f.ution. The public library will be closed all day
Monday.,
? Ictures for Christmas gifts. Alexander
Ait 6tore, 333 B'way.
Horn, to Mr. and Mr. Robert C. Fere
K' V. yesterday afternoon, a son.
Results Our Specialty Eclipse Collection
luemy, offices ltxt pearl fit. Phone 1474.
C. W. Clark left last, evening for Tipton,
In., to spend the holidays with relatives.
Rig mld-wlnter tenr Western Iowa
college opens Tuesday, January 2, I!.
Congressman Walter 1. Smith Is home
fti.m aMiilnKtlri for the Christmas holl
tlsys. Kinplre renaissance gold moulding, pic
pirns and mimes. iioiwick, -11
Tel. W3.
8. Main. I
Get your upholstering, feathers, mat-
tresses and repairing done at Morgan &
Kline s. l South Main street.
llaro!rt Price arrived home yesterday
liom.Orinneil college to spend the holidays
with his parents Lr. and Mrs N. J. Rice.
I In aririniint iT t 'hrlol rr m iinni 1 n o- nn VI iti
.lay we wi, he at our store from a. m.
io 12 in. today and Monday. J. D. Crock-
ei A Son
Jimm O. l. Wheeler arrived home yes-
n..i.y from Auduliou. where he has been
nitdiiig court, to Snd ttie Christmas hoil-
iuys with his family. I
The Carnation Lmnrlna club will give
Jiieir dance at the new armory Christmas
nixnf, Monday. Iec. instead of Tnurs
oay nlgnt. Whaley's orchestra.
justice Field performed tne marriage cere
mony yesterday for William M. Wills and
.Myrtle I. poasicy, ImiI h of Persia, la., anil
n . hi. Aiuii rton of Grand Island and Hut
it' .kiontkomcry of Hebron, Neb.
Thieves broke Into the grocery store of
..irs. K. Ueeco at ftjl Avenue I, anl suc-
incited In i arring away n considerable
iirtiitilv of goody. 'They i-ilccted an en
nance by breaking in a rear winnow.
Forty oor children were made happy
yesterday by tne young women of tne
e n.wer mission, accoruitiK to tueir annual
custom. A big Christmas tree nt t tie DodKc
i iiia fds' armory tuinisnod by tne yoiuitf
ulnen with some artlcie of clothing, a to. ,
li-titt t.rH .umli- frit- ...ml, ,IOI,l fnrmorl tli,i
Kaiuro of the entertainment lor the nine
lolk. 1
The funeral of Mrs. Henry Rishton will
lie held this afternoon at 2 o cloca from
i no rcHinenre, i Harmony street, and In-
letment will he in rail-view ceiol.-ry. Kev.
J. J. K!e will conduct the services and ,
ine navo neon se.eeien io aci as nan- i
oearers: L. .urmuehlen, jr., Ij. t,reen,
lay liatner, c. 8. Morse, t . A. lie no und
il. May ne.
Beantlfnl 4'hrlstniaa Present.
One of the largest purchases made for a
Christmas present this season Is a beautiful
.solid sterling silver five-piece tea set. Tills
.set was manufactured by a large New York
tirm. The pattern Is exceedingly bandsutiie;
It Is hand-wrought after an old English
style, the design showing that the highest
nit of workmanship was employed In the
i-.iaklng of this set. This Is probably the
ttn-st piece of sterling silver sold in this
vicinity for a good many years. It was
sold by Etnll lffert and the purchasing
price was $!&. It will he presented to an
out-of-town party as a Christmas present.
V have a special line of pipes and
smokers' articles; also small boxes of cigars
for our Christmas trndo. Ounnoudo A Zur
inuehlen, 30 Pear street.
Heal Katnte Transfers.
These transfers were Reported to The
Hee, December J3. by the Title Guaranty
and Trust company of Counclnl Bluffs:
Receivers of Officer ft Pusey to W. 8.
Cooper, lots 1. 2. i. 4 and 5, block . j
Central subdivision, r. d
nenry Allen to Mary t . moss, pan
nw1 swV 26r77-44, w. d
Kllza Allen to Mary Moss. n4 swl
nwm and 4 s1 swvt nw'i 26-77-44.
. w. d
Klfxa, Allen to James Allen, n4 ne'4
we4 i'U and e1 e1 sei swVt 35-77-44,
s. w. d
ur transfers: total
T. Plumbing Co. Tel. 250. Night. L693
What is nicer for a present than
a ialr of Slippers?
Men's Everetts
In Patent Leather and Assorted
Colors.
Ladies Jlieuti
In Felt and Quilted Satin, In As
sorted Colors. Trimmed with
Fur.
A large assortment of Low
Slippers. The prices are rlgbt.
Moant8: 75c to 2.00
Ladles'. :n. 1 AA
at JUU IU l.VV
DUNCAN SHOE GO.
23 Main Street
F1
n Repairing. COUNCIL BLUFFS
Mr. Sargent, the Shoe Man,
Has a phrase In hi advertising which we
admire, and we claim the same thing for
ALL THREE OF OUR STORES.
He says his store Is a place "WHERE
A CHILD CAN BUY A3 CHEAP AS A
MAN." Do you know SOME MER-
CHANTS (?) do take advantage of a child
and sell them Inferior roods?
No one need hesitate sending their child
to our stores with prescriptions or for any-
thing else ws sell, 'cause If there Is any
DIFFERENCE In our DEFERENCE to
customers, it is in lavor or tne customer
WHO ISNOT AS CAPABLE AS WE AS
TO WHAT THEY WANT!
We have a nice line of CHR1STMA8
GIFTS.
WE DELIVER FREE.
SCHAEFER'S
E T. TATES. Proprietor.
Cor. Fifth avenue and Main street.
Council Bluffs, la. Phuns 134. Cor. Six
teenth and Chicago streets, Omaha; Twenty-fourth
and N streets. South Omaha.
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SCAVENOtR WORK.
haul dead aalmals. 11 00 par head
J Garbage, ashes.
Nth; clean vau
work done is gv
Calls nrtitn
, manure ana a'l mo
ults and cesspools. All
ua ran teed.
Calls promptly attended lo.
Phone. Ash-lOSX.
J. H. rHERLOCK.
LEWIS CUTLER
MORTICIAN
28PurtSt. Pbofiet. Res. 63. Offlci 97
Lady Attendant If Desired
I Slippers I
BLUFFS
TeL 48.
SPECIAL CHLRIII SERVICES
Lmie the Feature of Church Exerciio
During the Dij.
SOME ELABORATE PROGRAMS PREPARED
several of the Charrhrs rostpone
Their Christmas Services Intll
Monday, bat Majority Are
to Be Held Today.
Christmas will be observed by most of
the churches today, although a few will
hold special services Monday.
At St. Paul's Episcopal church the regu
lar services will be held this morning at
l:3o o'clock, when the rector. Rev. 11. W.
Starr, will preach a Christmas Sermon.
taking as his subject, "The Meaning of the
,, . , t ,
Reincarnation. In place of the evening
services a 3:Stl" o clock in the afternoon
the children of the Sunday school of both
m , ,
un,, m Christmas exercises, for which
the following program has been arranged:
Organ Prelude
Proof ssionai Hymn 69 It Came I'pon a
Midnight Clear
Anthem See Now the Altar Paure
By the Bovs of the Choir.
sentences
Pra ers
Psalm
The Lesson
Nunc Ulmitls
Creed
Prayers
liymn 6.15 Now the Pay Is Over
Announcements
Hymn 6 O Little Town of Bethlehem.
Address
Otlcrtory Duet O I Hear the Glad Song
: Novln
Masters Lynne Brown and Ken
neth Sherman.
Prayers ,
Benediction
Processional Hymn 51 Hark, the Herald
Angels Sing
Orican Postlude
v ill irtim
On Christmas day services will bo held
at 1" o'clock In the morning, when thla
will be the program:
Organ Prelude
Procenslonal Hymn 49 O Come All Ye
Faithful
g,, Hnr Chorus The Birthday of a
King Neldltnger
jj,.. v. w. Kynett and Choir,
lo Ileum
Reade
Jubilate
Protheroe I
Inirolt hi O Little Town of Bethlehem
Hymn 57 Sing. O Sing. This Blessed
Morn
'offertory Anthem A wake. Put on Thy
Strength Stalner
Sanctus
Kucharlstlc Hymn 225
(Jlorla In Excelsis
Recessional Hymn 51 Hark, the Herald
Angels Sing
Organ Postlude
At the First Congregational church Rev.
Ottorbeln O. Smith, pastor, the following
program will be carried Out today:
MORNING.
Prelude Lord's Prayer, "Ixihengrln"
Wagner
"Praise God from Whom All Blessings
now."
Invocation und Lord's Prayer
. Gloria ,
Responsive Reading
Anthem AwaKe, put on my Btrengtn..
Protheroe
Full Choir.
Scripture
i prayer
i Response Holy Father, Hear Our
-r Prayer . , t -.-...i
Solo und t uorus hii tntiuy or a King..
Neldllnger
Mrs. Robert Mullls and Choir.
Offertory Grand Offertory Batlst-
Duet The Advent Rubinstein
Mrs. Henry C. Peekln and Mrs. Robert
Mullls.
Announcements
Hvmn 158 Christmas
Sermon A Chrlstmns Meditation (The
Incarnation)
Hvmn 100 Aib'Ste Fldeles
Postlude Gloria, K'lh Mass Mosart
Mrs. Robert Mullls, Choir Director.
Mr. J. B. Arthur, Organist.
EVENING.
Prelude Herald Angels . Lerman
Hymn Ml Christinas Carol
Scripture
Anthem by the Choir
Prayer
Offertory Tramerel Schumann
Soprano Solo
Miss Grace Jackson.
Exercise
Sunday School.
Anthem
The Choir.
Exercise
Sunday School.
Solo Bethlehem
Mr. Lucius Pi-yor.
Exercise
Sunday School.
Hymn 1-Herald Angels Lerman
Exercise .
Sunday School.
Hymn 135 Holy Is the Lord
Postlude Marche Pontificate Gounod
At St. John's English Lutheran church
the Sunday school will, at 7:30 o'clock this
evening, render the Christmas cantata
"The Blessed Morn." At 11 a. ni. the pas
i tor. Rev. G. W. Snyder, will preach a ser-
mon appropriate to Christmas and tho
! choir will render a special program of
music. The young people's meeting- will be
I at 7 p. ni. On Wednesday evening the Sun
day school will have its Santa Claus er-
vice.
At the Broadway Methodist church the
pastor, Rev. James O'May, will st the
morning service at 10:30 o'clock take as the
subject of his sermon "The Birth of the
King" and In the evening at 7:30 o'clock
will preach his Christmas sermon, taking
as his theme "No Room at the Inn." At
this service Dr. Claude Lewis will sins
"The World Is Dying for a Little Bit of
Love." Sunday school will be held at noon
and meeting of the Ep worth league at 6:30
p. in.
At the First Christian church the choir,
under the direction of Mr. Ned Mitchell,
will this evening at 7:30 o'clock render a
musical prog-ram appropriate to the occa
sion, as follows:
! Organ Prelude Prayer from Moses In
tPt - Rosinl
Mrt- NtlUe R- Clemmer.
i Congregation.'
Anthem I Will Lift Up Mine Uvea. .Parka
Tenor Solo It Came Upon the Midnight
j t-lear ..... ',:;- Scott
' Scripture Reading M"cneu'
Quintette That We May Not ForgelV' Parks
anuses t namoers ana utiieesple. Messrs.
Paston, Mitchell and Slntleld.
Antheia lnflammatus Rossini
Solo by Mrs. Nd Mitchell, soprano
ohllgato ny Miss l.utle Chambers.
Prayer
Rev. W. B. Clemmer.
Anthem Tarry With Me Davis
Duett by Miss Gillespie and Mr. Mitch
ell, solo by Miss Chambers.
Buss Solo Virgin s Lullaby, from "The
Coming of the King" Trov
Mr. G. B. Slnfleld.
Hymn
Congregation.
Quintette Ot. Little Town of Bethlehem
Shelly
Misses Chambers and Gillespie, Messrs.
Williams, Mitchell and Slntleld. solo
by Mr. Ross Williams.
Offertory Parks
Mrs. Clemmer.
Anthem Calm On the Night Parks
Women's trio, chorus, solo by Miss
Chambers.
Hymn
Congregation.
Postlude From "The Redemption... Gounod
Mrs. Clemmer.
The Christmas exercises of the Sunday
school will be held In connection with the
regular Bible school at 10 a. ni. At the
morning service the pastor. Rev. W. B.
Clemmer. will take as the subject of Ms
sermon. "The Spirit of Chtistmastlde."
"Christmas Lessons
will be the subject
of Rev.
Harvey Hosteller's sermon this
morning at the Second Presbyterian church.
In the evening- his subject will be "The
Christmas Babe," and the sermon will be
illustrated with stereoptlcon views.
At the First Presbyterian church the
pastor. Rev. Marcus P. McClure. will take
as the subject of his morning sermon
"Christ, the Lord. Is Born." and In the
evening "The Revealer." Services will be
at 10:30 a. m. and 7:3" p. m. There will be
special Christmas music at both services.
First Church of Christ. Scientist, will
hold sen-ce at 11 a. m. In the Jewish tem
ple on North Seventh street, when the sub
ject will be "God." Sunday school will be
at 12:15 p. m. and the regular mid-weelt
testimony meeting Wednesday evening at 8
o'clock.
Second Church of Christ. Scientist, will
hold services In Woodman hall in the Mor
rlam block at 10:45 a. m.. when the subject
will be "Ood." Sunday school will be at
11:46 a. m. and the mid-week testimony
meeting Wednesday evening at 7:45 o'clock.
At the Swedish Lutheran church. Rev. B.
N. Glim, Mtstor, there will be services at
10:30 a. m. and Sunday school at roon.
There will be no evening services. Monday
evening services will be held at 7:30 o'clock,
and at 2 p. m. the children of the 8unday
school will meet for rehearsal. Tuesday
evening the children of the Sunday school
will have their Christmas exercises.
EFFORT TO RAISE MOKV FAILS
Men Mho Attempt Blackmail
Are
Promptly Arrested.
Charged with threatening t extort
money from F. T. C. Johnson, it wealthy
farmer living near Bentley. J. n. Rich
ards and Joseph Westrlpp were placed
under arrest yesterday evening by the
police. Richards, who is the son of George
Richards, a farmer living near Under-1
wood, and Westripp, who is the son of
John Westripp. a section hand In the em
ploy of the Milwaukee railroad at Under
wood, are both about 22 years of age.
It Is charged that Richards and West
ripp last week sent the following letter
to Johnson, mailing it at Neola:
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Dec. 19.-Mr. John-1
son: I have kept my secret, as well as
yours, as long aa I possibly can, as I am ,
getting old and feeble and am apt to die '
at any time. Now I am not Folug to
mention any names. Some years lino, as
you know, a man and his son came to
your house with the Intention of buy-lng
a farm; had the money there with them.
One night there was doings In the school
house and all were gone but you two
when tho man and boy arrived mid you
killed them and took the money. How
do I huppen to know this? I wa watch
ing them, thinking I might get a chanc"
to steal it and saw you kill them. I have
'he exact date to the minute you killed
them, how you killed them ana what you
fllil wttn the Domes. ow u an uepenus
on your life. If you will send me five
hundred dollars ($noi) I will never as long
a I nve say n ord to anyoi,. but if
you fail to do this I will bring such proof
against you that will cause you to hang.
I have several llltle things that alone
would convict you without my evidence,
as your rwcr Is dead, and that you
are the ono t tint shall suffer for to doing.
Now when sending this money don't send
any draft or check; it must bo the bare
money In bills, sealed In a plain envelope.
It must he mailed in Neola on Friday.
'ii.fi. at 1 o'clock, so it will get off on the
2:lt on the Milwaukee track. Address It
lo Yours truly,
THEAU 11. HUBBLE.
Council Bluffs, la.
Johnson on receipt of the letter sent It
to Chief of Police Richmond and at the
same time wrote the following decoy let
ter addressed to "Thead H. Hubble," gen
eral delivery, Council Bluffs:
NEOLA. la., Dec. 20. Thead H. Hub
bleSir: I must acknowledge that I was
surprised when I received your letter. I
don't think that you know all that you
claim that you do. Yet 1 don't know but
that It would be best to hush the matter
up. I don't think I can raise more than
$2,i0 Just now and would like to nave you
enter into some kind of an agreement
bifore I pay the balance. I want you to
keep mum on this. F. T. C. JOHNSON.
'ine police were on the watch, but it was
H until late yesterday afternoon that any
, . j . ., .,.,,,, , j..n,r
not
Inquiry was made. at the general delivery
window of the postoffice for mail for T.
II. Hubble. The Inquirer proved to be a
12-year-old lad of this city named Smith,
but the clerk refused to give hiin the let
ter. Detective Callaghan, who was working
on the case, followed the lad and saw him
meet Richards and Westripp at the confer
of Bryant street and Broadway. Calla
ghan at once placed the two young men
under arrest.
Westripp after a little persuasion at
police headquarters made a clean breast of
the affair. He said that Richards, whom
he had known for several years, came to
him about a week ago and asked him If he
wanted to niake a bunch of money all of
a sudden
Vestrlpp Inquired as to how
this was to be accomplished and Richards,
he says, unfolded his scheme of extorting
$500 from Johnson, the wealthy farmer.
Westripp says that Richards told him that
be had hoard somo years ago a report
about Johnson and thnuirht the threat to
.. .. . .
vasywsm siiiii rr 1 ' u i ft .ouov me iiiuiii j vu iv
forthcoming. Richards, so Westripp says,
wrote the letter and the two went to Neola,
where they mailed It. They were at mid
to call for the letter they expected from
Johnson und meeting young Smith on the
strut gave him 25 cents to go to the post
office for it.
Johnson Is one of the best known farmers
of Pottawattamie county und is quite
wealthy. Those who are acquainted with
him say there never has been any suspicion '
against him of being Implicated in any
such crime as referred to In the threatening
letter.
As the young fellows under arrest used
the malls in their attempt to extort money
from Johnson, it Is expected they will lie
turned over to the federal authorities. ;
ODD FELLOWS PLAN CELEBRATION
Fiftieth Anniversary of Initiation of
General Dodge,
Council Bluffs lodge. No. 49. Independent
Order of Odd Fellows, will hold a special
meeting Monday afternoon for the pur
pose of celebrating the fiftieth anniversary
of the Initiation of General Greiivllle M.
Dodge Into the lodge. General Dodge be
came a member of Council Bluffs lodge
December 2S, 1S50, and now has the dis
tinction of i being the oldest member In
good standing of the lodge.
Council Bluffs lodge, Independent Order
of Odd Fellows, was Instituted In August,
1&3, and some of Its prominent members
before the civil war were J. B. 8tutsmau,
now of Harlan. Ia.; Captain N. T. Spoor
of St. Louis and W. H. Robinson snd
General Dodge of this city. Other promi
nent members of the lodge were Cornelius
Voorhls, first mayor of Council Bluffs;
Colonel J. D. Test, B. R. Pcgram, Moses
F. Shimt, who built the first Methodist
church In Council Bluffs; Milton Rogers,
A. D. Jones, first postmaster of Omaha:
George Doughty. W. L. Biggs, D. C.
Bloomer, after whom the Bloomer school
was named; Judge James. Samuel Haas.
Louden Mullen, former Congressman
Thomas Bowman and Dr. Steinberger. who
became king of an island in the Pacific
ocean.
Colored Preacher Arrested.
Rev. M. O. Newman, pastor of the Af-
rlcan Baptist church, will have a. hearing
, , .
January before Justice Gard'ner on the
cnarge or appropriating to his own use
12.50 which he is alleged to have obtained
from If. W. Binder A Co. towards the
fund for building a church In this city for
the colored community. The information
was tiled by William Blackburn, a member
of the congregation, who, according to
Rev. Mr. Newman, has had similar trouble
with former pastors of the same church.
PAST WF.F.K I RMFF MM'IKTV
Homecomings the Principal Peatnre
of the Week.
Mrs. Kdwin Southwlrk left Friday for a
visit at Knots City.
Miss Flora Cooper is home from Iowa
City for the holldavs.
Mrs Belle C. RarkVy left Friday for
a visit In Evanstnn, III.
Mrs. Orace Foster has gone to Chicago
for a visit with her parents.
Mrs. W. W. Bonson and children of Du
buque are visiting her parents.
Mrs. N. P. Ballard left Wednesduv for
a visit with friends at llalley, Idaho.
Miss Ethel W. Henrlch Is home from the
University of Nebraska for the holidays.
Mr. 8. L. Etnyre has as his aroest his
brother. Mr. E. I. Etnyre of Oregon. 111.
Mrs. Minyon Maynard, who Is attending
school at Iowa City, is home for the holi
days. Miss Susie Hoffman left last evening for
Carroll, la., to spend Christmas at her
home.
Miss Dogma r Rasmussen, who has been
studying art in Chicago, is home for the
holidays,
Mr. W. P. McKesson has returned from
a three weeks' trip to New Mexico and
Arlxona.
Mrs. Mayhugh and daughter Frankle left
last night for a visit to Craig and Corn
ing, Mo.
Miss Nina Meyers will entertain a num
ber of her friends at cards next Thursday
afternoon.
Mrs. E. H. O'Dell. Glen avenue. Is
confined to her home by a slight attack
of pneumonia.
Mrs. Rltter and daughter May will leave
today for Kansas City where they will
spend the holidays.
The Council Bluffs Rowing association
will give a dance at the Grand hotel
Christmas evening.
Mr. snd Mrs. H. L. Tlnley of Glen ave-
lllla loft v.ulpH,v fnr a i-talf with frlnndu
at Cedar Rapids, la.
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Douglas left yester
day for Lou Angeles, where Mrs. Douglas
will spend the winter.
Miss Nina Meyers of Park avenue has
Issued invitations for a card party for
Wednesday afternoon.
Miss Maud Robinson of 5;W Willow avenue
has gone to New Orleans to spend the
nonnays visiting menus.
Russell Nicholas, who Is a student In the
college In Boulder, Colo., arrived home
last evening for the holldnys.
Miss Pansy Morehouse, who Is attending
the Chicago university, Is home to spend
the holidays with her parents.
Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Kllese, 109 Bloomer
street, will spend Christmas with Mr.
Kllese's parents nt Belgrave. Neb.
Ben Walker and Hurry Rice, who have
been attending Grlnnell" college, arrived
home Wednesday for the holiday vaca
tion.
Miss White has returned to her home In
Oakland. la., after a month's visit with
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Millard of Madison
avenue.
Mr. James B. Metcalf of Quincy, 111..
im her tn snpnd the holldavs with his i
"other, Mrs. George Metcalf of Willow
avenue.
v , rimr,
Captain und Mrs. L. B. Uo'islns have gone
to Lincoln, where they will be the guest
of their daughter. Mrs. W. W. Cadwal-
lader, over Christinas.
Mrs. W. 8. Cass, 14:t Grant street, and her
guest. Mrs. W. M. Brown rt Shelby, de
parted Kliday evening for Peoria, III., for
a visit with relatives.
Mrs. Samuel J. Pierce, member of the
faculty of the North Dakota university.
IS the' gjest of Mr. and Mrs. B. B. More
house of Fourth avenue.
Mrs. Kato M. Honn of Minneapolis. Minn.,
spent a tew days last week with Mrs.
W. H. Treynor VXW Seventh avenue, en
route ttom nan l-aae t. ny, i uin.
Miss Hazel M undersoil has returned from
the Iowa state normal school In Cedar
Falls to spend the holidays with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Maiulerson.
Miss Florence lAcy, who has been at
tending the St. Joseph academy In Des
Moines. Is home to spend the holidays with
her mother. Mrs. T. l.aey. 23 Park avenue.
Goot'Ke Treynor and Robert Mitchell of
Des Moines, formerly of Council Bluffs,
are in the city for the holidays. Mrs.
Mitchell accompanies her husband, and
they are the guests of relatives.
Mrs. J. D. Johnson and daughter, Miss
Maude, will have as their guests at Christ
j nias dinner Mr. and Mrs. T. K. Townsend
nd Miss Ellen Johnson of Lincoln. Neb.;
1 Mr. and Mrs. Henry L. Ducll and Mr. and
Mrs. Fred W. Johnson,
Miss Genevieve Baldwin has -returned
from a year's nhsence in Europe and is
with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. John N.
Baldwin, .lacjc Baldwin, who has been at
tending school In Concord, Mass., has also
returned to spend tho holidays here.
Tho students who have returned from
Amos college for the Christmas and New
Years vacation are Robert McPherson,
Clarence Hennlnger, Stanley Van Brunt;
John Rogers. Lawrence Williams, Thomas
Burke. Charles Reynolds and Robert
Golden.
Mr. Ben Grote of 722 East Pierce street
entertained a number of friends last Sun
day night in honor ot his twenty-tirst
birthday anniversary. After an elaborate
course dinner a very pleasant evening
was spent with music and cards. Twenty
were present,
wlnesday afternoon st the home
of Mrs. Churles Gilbert. 1104 Fifth avenue,
frizes were awarded Mrs. R. IL. Harris
nnd Mrs. Nasou. Luncheon was served.
The next meeting will be next Friday after
noon at the home of Mrs. Spare on Ave
nue A.
i trs. fTea rt. Davis eniertainen at six
! handed euchre 1 uesday afternoon
The
rooms were tastefully decorated In cut
flowers and ferns. Sixty were present.
The head prise was won by Mrs. Charles
Bradley and the twenty prize was awarded
Mrs. Joe Smith. Dainty refreshments were
served.
Christmas pipes at Gunnuude & Ziirmueli
len'B, 30 Pearl street.
Mnrrluite Licenses.
Licenses to wed were Issued yeslei-day
tn the following:
Name and Residence.
H. 8. Moores. Holdrege. Neb
Matlin L. Jenkins, Clarlnda, la
Charles H. Conrad. Council Bluffs..
Esther M. Kroon, Council Bluffs
George C. Clark. Bartlett, la
Maud I- Johnson, McPaul, la
C. A. Poulter. Shelbyvllle. Ill
Grace Sherman, Council Bluffs
S. M. McConnell, Oniuha
Mertle Hildreth, Omaha
W. E. Anderton, Grand Island. Neb
Age.
.. 32
... 24
..34
... 28
... 2
i Hat tie Montgomery, Hebron, Neb
: Jean Bregant. New York City ,
! Inez Lewis, Council Bluffs
L. R. Johnson. McPaul, la....
Effle Study, McPaul, la
Will Weddlngfeld. Ponca, Neb
Cora O. Vertruf, Omaha
Edwin E. Turpln, Florence, Neb
Bessie Corniorih. Omaha
William II. Wills. Persia, la
Myrtle I. Peasley; Persia, la
Dr. Daniel P. Conner. Council Bluffs.
VMnnilicd Rose Lues. Council Bluns 21
Small boxes of cigars for Christmas gifts,
Gunnoude & Zurmuehlen, So Pearl street.
Crased by Religions Excitement.
BURLINGTON, la., Dec. 23. (Special.)
Crazed by excitement of the ' Billy" Sun
day revivals, Mrs. Caroline Wusso com
mitted suicide this morning by cutting her
throat. Mrs. Wusso was Just recovering
from a protracted Illness and wus in
tensely interested in the work of the
evangelist. This morning while at home
alone she procured a knife and cut her
i t',rot from er to dyln "l't
mediately.
Iowa tenrs Notes.
CHARLES CITY-Fred W. Miner, cash
ier of the Citizen's National bank and Miss
Alice Fggert. a teacher In the city schools,
daughter of Attorney and Mrs. Robert
Et,'gert. were untied In wed lin k The wed
ding was quiet and unostentatious.
I-OGAN The annual exhibition of the
Harrison County Poultry association was
j held Friday and-'' Saturday. Many fowls
i VL on exhibition. A. L. Houst,
Oak wss judge of the exhibit
merchants offered and award
iiounuin oi nru
s. Logan
rded many
prises.
DUNLAP The marriage of Clement M.
Bowersox and Carrie N. Stewart occurred
at tha home of ths brids's father. L. J.
Stewart. Rev. H. Wendt of the local
German Lutheran church officiated. The
groom is a member of the Arm of Bower-
j more
I soz t Remde, . who operate the "Boys
ih young couple will reside here.
COAL COMPANIES CUUB1NE
Several New Corporationi Tile Articles
with Beere'try of Stats.
PRINTING OFFICES SIGN THE SCALE
Prominent Ilea Moines Woman, Richly
Dressed. Stand on Street Corner
and Solicits Fonda for the
Salvation 4rni.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
DES MOINES, Dec IS (Special. A
movement to consolidate the big coal com
panies In Iowa tinder way. Several cor
porations have been formed and articles
of Incorporation filed with the secretary
of state that were In reality consolida
tions of coal companies. It was learned tn-
day that the Gilrhrlsts of Davenport have ;
options on the Economy and Maple Block
mines of this county, two of the largest
In the state. The Economy Is owned by
the Ramseys of Oskaloosa and the op
tions expire January 1. The holders of
the option have been extensively pros
pecting over the properties.
Leprosy Patient Found.
A woman of this city has been going
regularly to the free Drake University
Medical school clinic for treatment who
Is now believed to have a well developed I
case of leprosy. The woman has never
given her name and refuses to give elthrr
her name or residence number. The med
Icsl authorities ,have determined to turn
the case over to the city health authorities.
Governor Gets Prise Beef.
Governor Cummins today received from
Chicago a very choice cut from the prize
Angus steer from the State Agricultural
college that captured the grand prise at
the International show In Chicago. The
prise animal Is always purchased by Swift
and Company and a slice Is a regular
Christmas gift to Governor Cummins.
Three Offices flan Scale.
Three of the Job printing offices of this
city out of the seven principal ones have
signea me union . ..m... . e .
hour dav to the nrlnters. It Is believed
now that the other four will sign In a few
days. The printers are Jubilant, as they
see In this tho success of their" eight-hour
movement for which they have planned
and contended for years. The contracts
with printers In other cities of this state
expire January 1 and with the trouble
early settled In this city It Is believed by
the printers they will have little difficulty
In the other cities of the state In getting
the eight-hour contract signed.
Asks Alma In Rich Fnrs.
Mrs. Arthur A. Hyde of this city, the
wife of a wealthy capitalist and the daugh
ter of the first minister to this city, today
stood st Sixth avenue and Walnut street
and held the plaster of parts turkey while
Biij neiu III,? 'lll- VI ymi in mini
a Siiivatlon Army maiden rest
h.,..tr lT,.,, i. . ri
warmed herself. Mr. Hyde Is a rel
ed und
relative of
the Hydes of the Equitable Insurance com
pany. Mrs. Hyde relieved different Salva
tion Army workers and solicited alms for
the purpose: of furnishing a Christmas din
ner to the poor of the city and after
wards expressed herself as disgusted with
the thoughtlessness of the people of the
city In not giving more liberally to the
poor. The corner on which she stood was
, the location of the first church built In
the city by her father, Thompson Bird.
Cralsr Not Christian Scientist.
It Is now positively denied that W. B.
Craig, formerly chancellor of Drake uni
versity of this city, Is n Christian Scientist.
The story was first printed a couple of
weeks ago. B. B. Taylor, pastor of the
South Broadway Church of Christ of Den
ver, Clo., and formerly of this city, says
he recently had a conference with Dr.
Craig In which Dr. Craig positively denies j
that he has adopted the Christian Science
faith. The Chrisnian church people of this
city were much exercised over the first
announcement that he had changed his
faith.
Was a Yale. Iowa, Man.
Relatives froitfTale, la., today Identified
Charles Morgan, the man found unconscious
on East Court avenue, who died In Mercy
hospital. It develops that Morgan left
Perry-. Ia., with 50 and a gold watch
Tuesday and that night was' found uncon
scious n an alley on the east side wlt
his watch and money gone. The police
have been unable to trace his movements
here during that day.
Teachers to Endorse Certiorate.
It Is expected that tho State Teachers'
association, which will hold its annual
convention here next week, will endorse
the bill recommended by the state super
intendent for a single state certificate for
teachers to take the place of tho county
certificates. The matter will be brought
up tn a resolution.
Mall Hln-aest in Venra.
According- to officials at the postoftlce
hero, the mail today was the biggest in the
history of the office. The city carriers
were swamped and the distributers and
clerks were barely able to handle the mull.
Delivery wagons were secured to assist
the carriers.
In Time for Christmas.
Governor Cummins lias commuted the
sentence of Thomas I. Jebb of Ottumwa,
who has been In the penitentiary at Fort
Madison for forgery, and Jebb has left
for New York, where he will spend Christ
mas with his mother. He had the highest
record for conduct in the penitentiary and
gets his parole under the law allowing good
time for (rood conduct.
Yoaths Are Married.
Pearl Prown of Granger. Ia.. uged 15
years, and Joseph Achison of the suine
place, aged IS, were married today. Both
are orphans and the older sister of the
bride wus uppointed the guardian of both
in order that they might legally he Issued
a marriage license.
Slate Printer t.els Work.
In an opinion humbtl down today At
torney General Mullan has decided (hat
the printing mork by the State Board of
A NEW
Leaving Omaha at 11 P. M.
1 ! d a i
ana umcago ix:oo next morning.
Other Chicago trains at 8 A.
City Offices, 1401-03 Farnam Street
Control must be given t the state printer.
The board has had the work done Iniuelv
In the printing shops of the state liis'.ilti.
lions and the state prlntev have Isen iwi
tending for the work There Is sllll a
loop hole In the ilrcliMl of the attorney
general, but It Is believed the state pi Intel j
wllj gel the work. !
Itoad to College list of Srrtlre,
AMES. la.. Dec. 3. Special.) President
Storms of Ames college Is angry Iwcauso
the ear between Hie city and eoll-ge Is
unable to make Us regular trips because
of a broken engine. Mr. Ktorms nill n-k
that the right of the road to enter the
campus be forfeited unless new motive
power Is provided. The break-down now
Is very embarrassing, since so many stu
dents are going home laden with xallsrs.
Kxtend Line to Slon (l.
FORT DOIXIE, Is., Dec. 2S. (Special. -OfTiclnls
of the Newton ft Northwestern
railroad will extend the line to Mils city
with the ultimate object of reaching Sioux
i-ty, so officials who ate In the cit have
slated.
flyers for Attorney Oenernl.
HARLAN. la.. Dec. 51. (Special. i-H.
W. Byers of this city, a well known Iowa
politician, has made known the. f.ict that
he Is a candidate for attorney general to
succeed Charles Mullsn. Mr. Byers Is a
strong Cummins man.
WHAT BOSTON PAYS FOR BEANS
Millions Cheerily Paid Out Annually
for the Fnvorlte Confection
of the Hah.
More money is spent each year in Boston
In buying baked beans than would buy the
largest battleship In the United States navy.
In 1W4 the gross receipts of bvins In Bos
ton were more than fis.it barrels. In each
barrel are five bushels. The average, price
at which these were sold by the wholesalers
was II. S5 a bushel, and when these beans
were sold again by retailers to their custo
mers they brought nn average of 12 cents a
pound, or a grand total of ii,5t)S,27J.
There sre other places where beans are
used, but they are not Boston beans, nnd
i can never be. unless the man who superln
happens to have served
. . .
an apprenticeship In some of the Boston
bakeries.
So tremendous has the demand for baked
beans become In Boston that two companies
have been formed whose business is to bake
beans for restaurants and quick lunch es
tablishments. One of these companies uses
an sverage of 4.000 quarts a week and the
. . " ,. ' ' .
other 10,000, yet the beans that these com-
panles bake are but a drop in the bucket
compared with the consumption of the Cty.
The most remarkable feature of this re-
markable consumption of beans is that the
demand Is steadily Increasing, and that 15,
000 more barrels of beans were sold In Bos
ton In 1904 than In 19t. There are seasons
In which the demand for this staple Is
greater than In others, notably the months
from Thanksgiving to April.
Taking the receipts In Boston for 19o4 of rharge of thechoolthat they can beoomo
6S.732 barrels, that would give the number of , prc'aplaVn WIlUanTFourse of the Klghty
bushels 343,tW). or 10.997.120 quarts, weighing : ninth company of coast artillery has re
21,994,240 pounds. J turned to Columbus Barracks. O. Hs came
Accepting as the population of Boston ap-
proximately 563,000, this would give each In
habitant, men and women, boys, girls and
babies, an average of thirty-seven quarts.
These thirty-seven quarts of beans would
weigh 14 pounds.
The bean baking establishments, which
are fitted with the most Improved methods,
have a large porcelain kettle built over a
, . ... -n. i ,ki-
furnace in one corner of the cellar. In this
huge thing the beans are soaked during tne
day and parboiled at night. Early the sec
ond morning the pots In which they are to
be baked, which vary In size from those
holding twelve quarts to ones which hold a
slngls quart, sre a,rranged around on floor
and tables. Into them the beans are poured
from large dippers.
The the baker goes about from pot to
pot and puts In his seasoning.
There Is as much mystery over this pari
of the performance as there Is In making
chemical combinations. Good bakers are
In great demand, for It's a more difficult
matter to mix molasses, spices snd whatnot
for 800 or 900 quarts of beans than It Is to
season only a small Kit which Is to he
eaten In a family where, pcrchNtnce, even If
the flavor is not good no mention will ha
made of the fact, for fear of hurting the
feelings of the mother, sister, wife or
sweetheart.
Once this precious part of the baking Is
done, an under helper goes about putting In
pieces of salt pork, allotted at the propor
tion of one pound to each gallon of beans.
Several hours are consumed In getting
the beans Into the pots and making them
ready for the oven, and while this is being
done the head baker Is giving attention to
his oven.
On the same side of the cellar with the
parboiling kettle, is the oven, which must
hold 800 to 2.000 quarts of beans.
The work is so arranged that all the pots
are ready for baking about 12 o'clock noon.
Then as quickly as j.osHlble they are put
into the oven, and, once In, are allowed to
remain till 2 o'clock the following morning,
when the work of taking them out begins.
As fast as one pot Is out it Is Bent up on an
elevator to the floor ubove, and from there
loaded Into two-horse wagons, which dis
tribute the beans to the restaurants.
The demand for beans In the bake shops
Is greater on Saturday than on any other
duy of the week, although on Wednesday
the bakers prepare more than on the Inter
vening days. New Toi k Herald.
Child's Life Raved by Chamberlain's
fosgh Remedy.
Mrs. John Englehardt of Gera, Mich.,
tells of the anxious moments spent ovei her
little 2-year-old daughter who had taken
a hard cold, resulting In croup. She says:
"I am satisfied that if 11 had not been for
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy she would
hsve choked to death. 1 gave this medicine
every ten minutes and she soon began to
throw up the phlegm. I can recommend It
In ihe hlahest terms, as I l,nv an,,th.r
child that was cured In the same way."
CE-iie&G
VIA
daily, arriving at Cedar Rapids
I
"THE BEST OF EVERYTHI
M., 11:30 A. M., 5:50 P. M. and
63SSIP.
Fort lobrara.
PORT NIOBRARA. Neb. Dec. 23 ttpe-
rial.) Captain Samuel P. Lyon. Twenty
, fifth Infantry, left the post on the night
' of the .th tor an extended visit In Kan
sas City and the east. He will be sway
three months.
Ma lor and Mrs. Penrose returned ta ths
post on the morning of the ISth. They
have leeii absent a month visiting In
Washington. New York and Minneapolis.
Cnptaln Michael J. L-nlhan. Twenty
trth Infaiitrv, left for Washington on ths
morn ln "f the mil. He will be away
two months.
The tnsps were paid on December 11
bv Captain II. S. Slaughter.
Second Lieutenant H. S. Orler, battallnn
quartermast'r and commissary, has been
i detailed assistant to the adjutant.
. Second Lieutenant D. Donald has been
' detailed assistant to the exchange officer
and post treasurer for s period Ot ons
mouth.
Second Ueulenant G. C. Ijiwrsson hsa
been detailed assistant to the commissary
for a period of one month.
Second Lieutenant l. D. Hay has been
d tailed nssistant to the quartermaster
for a period of one month.
Second Ueutenanl James Blyth left tha
post on Saturday night for Omaha, whera
he will spend the holldax.
Miss Dewey of Omaha is the guest of
captain and Mrs. I"owell for the holi
days. A band of officers, consisting of Cap
tain Joseph P. O'Nell. Captain Michael
Lenihsn and Captain J. D. l.elteh. was
appointed to conduct the garrison school
examination In held service regulations.
Their report has been completed and all
the officers who took the examination hava
received a certificate of proficiency.
A board of officers, consisting of Cap
tain J. P. O Nell. Captain E. A. Macklln,
First lieutenant F. W. Ball and First
Lieutenant H. W. Wlegenstlen, whs ap
pointed to conduct the examination of non
commissioned officers In drill regulations.
The subject of army regulations has
been taken up for study by the non
commissioned officers In the post.
The garrison school for officers Will he
discontinued during the holidays.
A formsl Christmas dance was Riven
by the officers and ladies of th (rtirrlson
on Saturday night.
A post gallery rifle competition was hsld
In the old gymnasium on Thursday after
noon. Teams of live men from eaoh of
the companies participated. One score was
fired from -the fifty-foot mnrk by each
contestant. Company L. Twenty-fifth In
fantry, was declared the winner with
Companv M second.
Compnnv K, Twenty-fifth Infantry, gave,
a dance in their new quarters on Thursday
evening.
Fort Riley.
FORT RILEY, Kan.. Dec. 3 (Special.)
Every branch of the military servloe Is now
represented among the students of tho
school of application for cavalry and field
artillery at Fort Riley. The next logical
sten Is to include the navy, and that step
' be taken ty tne mKiaie ot i next monin.
when the curious spectacle will be p re-
KonfP(j of nftval officers undergoing a course)
of training in central Kansas,
I osr. ft
j Ko,.glvr- detailed to take the course In
conking and baking here, have arrived and
can be found at the bakers scnool oaliy.
with coats off. aprons on and sleeves rolled
up, delving Into the mysteries of making
bread and cooking the army ration. The
length of the term for officers will he de
termined largely by the time consumed by
these two In cnmnleting the course. It Is
the opinion of Captain Murray, who Is In
I ,a8t wepk- Bnd Br,nt s-yeral days ths ruest
of Cantaln W. 8. McNalr.
Major J. M. Banister, post surgeon, who
was seriously Injured In a runaway last
week, is getting along aa well aa can be
expected, but It will be many weeks before
he can return to duty.
Orders have been Issued detailing Captain
William J. Snow, now in command or tha
Twentieth battery, field artillery, as aecm-
tary of the school of application far car-
airy and field artillery, the detail to take
pffct Pp.ember 31. CB'taln Snow Is to re-
lleve Captain George H. Cameron. Fourth
cavalry, who has been secretary of tho
school for over two" years. Captain Cam
eron expects to sail for the Philippine
islands some time in January.
Captain A. M. Miller. Ninth cavalry, post
and regimental adjutant, returned this week
from leave of absence sient at Pittsburg.
Pa., where he went to visit his mother, who
was seriously sick.
The sum of W.OOO. appropriated by con
gress last year for the construction of- a
road across the military reservation, Is now
available, and the work of building ths
road was be run last week. It Is to take
the place of the old Governor Harvey road,
which has long been closed to travel. Flf
iwn teams sre no" employed In filling and
grading, the work being under ths direction
of the quartermaster's foreman.
The annual suspension of duties for the
holidavs in the school of application be
gins Monday and the school work will not
be resumed until January S.
The board of offers which hss been en
eaved In examining Second Lieutenant
John Symlnrton. Eleventh cavalry, to de
termine his fitness for promotion, has fin
ished its labors and Lleutenmt Symington
hn resumed his reeutsr duties.
Thirty-two unasslgned recruits arrived at
the post last week and all have been as
signed to troons of -tha First squadron,
Eleventh cavalry.
A quantity of quartermaster property and.
ordnance stores In the possession of tha
Twentieth and Twenty-fifth batteries, fl"1d
artillery, was destroyed Mondar, it having
become unservlcesble. Major Orana-er Ad
ams and Second Lieutenant P. D. Glassford
were designated as the ofeers to witness
ths destruction of thn property.
A car containing the remains of 170 sol
diers, disinterred from te old abandoned
government cemetery at Fort Have. pased
through here Wednesday. They were, being
taken to Fort Iavenworth for Interment In
the national cemetery at that place.
The rxst basket lstll team, under fler
s-eant Fliherty, Is develonlng Into an un
ususllv s'ronr organisation, a fact demon
strated Tuesday evening when they de
feated he crack tesm from Glasco, Kan.,
I:v a scor of 20 to IS.
The officers' rlsssea In horseshoeing and,
In military sanitation and hyaiene com
pleted their work In these subjects this
weev and he final exsmlnatlons were held
on Wednesday and Thursday. Tblrty-two
officers took the iirsctlcsl examination In
horeseshoeina Thursday forenoon, each nrn-
cer foruing, turning and rlttlnsr one or mora
shoes to a horse. Some excellent shoes
were made snd any of them would com
pare favorably with the work of, the aver
age horsehoer. During the month of Jan
uary the officers' classes will be enaragsd In
the 'practice of equl'ation and horse train
ing and the study of hlnpology.
A Nlrnealnaa Escape.
from bleeding to death, had A. Plnska.
Nashotah. Wis., who healed his woumt
with Buckleti s Arnica Salve. 16c. For sal
by Bhernian McConnell Drug Co.
F.arthonnke In California.
nii'rnnviRI.1). Cal.. Dec. 2i. A heavy
i yiuak of esrthuuake was felt In this vlcln-
I Itv at 2:2S this afternoon, continuing for
about six seconds. The shock was from
ea.t to west. Some buildings were cracked.
6:10 A. M.; Clinton 8:15 A. M..
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