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    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: TUESDAY, FEMUWKY 6. l!Ho.
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
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Conntiil Advertises far Bids on 8ite for a
City Hall.
NO MENTION OF PREFERENCE VOTED FOR
Rear mt Rdnratton Settles Iiaa-
t
of Tfc Principals of
Ward Schools.
Th cltr council mt In regular session
last night and passed on a number of
routtne matters. The principal Item of In- j
toroet was the question of the city hall site,
which came up ' for discussion. It was
moved by Councilman Klewlt that the city
clerk be instructed to advertise for sealed
proposal from parties having real estate
for aala such aa would be unliable for the
location of the new city hall. The limits
within which this site must be located are
leacrlbed aa any property lying within an
area, bounded by a line 150 feet outside of
the squnre bounded by I Twenty-fifth, O
and Twenty-third streets. Buch a site must
contain lO.Ofto square feet of area, prefer
ably it corner Jot. No mention was marie of
fhe preference voted at the last election
and If Is likely that unless the proposition
In just aa good financially as the others the
Ito at the comer of O and Twenty-fourth
streets . will not -be given , prvference. Tho
Woo will- be advertised until February 19.
when 'they will b opened and the purchase
awarded. t .
The-board of appraisers of damages on
Twenty-second street from 8 to T streets
reported damaarrs' amounted to about 3fl.
Frank E. Jones presented his health re
port on. cases'! contnglotis diseases for the
month of January. There were six cases of
scarlet fe.vviytwo of diphtheria and eight of
smallpox: Three cases of scarlet fever are
iuarantincd still and one of smallpor..
The engineer's report on tit ppecl(lcatlm
for the' -new permanent sidewalks was re
ceived and approved.
Councilman Klewit, chairman of the
building -committee,-reported that the steel)
celling In the oDerator's room of the new
fire' hall-was allowed as proposed at the i
previous .meeting pf the council. This will
bring the original cost up to about IU.lM.5o
exclusive of the cost of heating, plumbing
and electric wiring.
An ordinance was Introduced to grade
Thirty-first from Jefferson to Harrison and
placd on. first reading.
The city engineer was ordered to estab
lish the grade of Thirty-ninth from Q to I
streets.
The .clerk was ordered to draw a warrant
In favor Of the city treasurer for fl.Saft.G!) on
the Interest fund to reimburse him for the
consignment of Interest sent to Kounze
Brothers of New York as Interest on the
city bonds.
...Tho list o'f registrars vos examined and
the filling of vacancies was left In the
hands of. the mayor. These vacancies will
be filled before February 10, the date of the
revision of registration.
Johnsoif 4 Skow were allowed $2,0fi0 on
their contracts In connection with the new
fire hall. This Is the third payment and a
balance of $4,830 remains to their credit. Be
sides this-f he general bills' were allowed.
The council adjourned for one week.
, Board of t'.dacatlon Meeting.
There was a meeting of the school board
at the High school building last night. It
being the night of, the regular session.
The board passed On routine bills to the
amount of $7,000,
Mis hrace Thompson, a graduate of the
South Omaha I Ugh school, was placed on
the cadet list of teachers, and as such will
be assigned the usual duties ot that posi
tion. Miss Elgin Montgomery was placed
im he regular substitute list.- -'The
ilnie of the spring vacation was fixed
from March 31 to April 9. February 22 was
allowed to the teachers as a holiday.
-i'A'he board received about . ten bids on
the 'advertised school site. These Were
opened and referred to the building com
mittee which Will -meet Wednesday after
noon, to consider .them.
' The tleup which has existed since last
full cv.nie to a peaceful solution last night,
whh h will he, good news to two of the
Smith Omaha teachers at least. On motion
by Mr. Ith'h and Mr. Lavcrty duted from
Sfpteniber 6, Miss Martha Campbell and
SI las Mnry Fitxgrrald were elected princi
pals, of the Central and I-owell schools
respectively. They are to puid salaries
according to the" existing scale bused on
the number of rooms under the control of
och. .,;
Frank Dworak, representing tho Bo
hemian Public School association of Brown
Fark. asked the hoard for a loan of seats
to be used In a night school conducted In
a couple of rooms, in the rear of the new
bull In Brown Talk. The request was
granted. . ; , . '
J. A. McLean submitted the following
plea for the establishment of a kinder
garten: We have frequently urged the establish
ment or Kindergartens In our more popu
lous districts ever since we came here snd
realised the need. Although we have not
referred to this tor a time the recent pro
motions have called attention to the need
so forcefully that we again urge the tin.
portance-ef well organised kindergartens
under professionally trained supervision in
at least half our districts.
Pupils enter our public schools at S
years' or g. st least that is the legal
age. Our first primary grade, consisting of
the A and H classes, represents one-half
r' work In each class. About one
lourtii or nil tile pupils belonging In our
It ,a1ioola at any one time are in the
Wat primary grade, and of all the pupils
tilths, first primary usually about three
fiwrth of them are In the A. or lom-est,
-lass. For example, for the month ending
October Inst, there were belonging 111
m city schools 4.VH pupils: I. Wo of these
a in in st primary grade, and jsn
of these were In he A. or lowest, clahs.
-Vjeamg me rounitiona troni the stand-
wqa ni it pirptni promotions, we nna
i h following with refvp nee to the schools
named :
Central si-hool had fifty-four First A
pupils belonging and twelve p.ted to
First B.
Hawthorne school had lu pupils belong
ing and til teen passed to First U.
Juugmsn school had fltty-seven First A
pupils belonging and ten passed to First B.
Brown Path school had 140 First A pupils
belonging sod twenty-nine passed to First
R v ' '
West Side school had ninety-seven First
A' p':sil belonging and twenty passed to
First . : ,
Lowell school had. At'ty-six First A pupils
bctongting and tai-iiiy-four passed to First
H, . .. .
.Lincoln svhool had seveutv-six First A
nuplls belonging and thirty-five passed to
First M
And of - the number who passed a large
percentage of thein had been In school
ar.
These conditions are not unusual in the
first A class. Punlis start to n ho.il very
vouiHt od, Immature. They must be hhl
Kmeahete until they have the mental
Power and development to proceed with the
work. . Thev are held In the first A class.
The practical question is: Should they be
held on work of the resular course which
Is too difficult for most of them, or should
a year or kindergarten work, which is per
fwllr adapted to Just such immature
aildren. be provided for them before they
underiak the work of the grades.
I certainly urge the- latter, as T have
lane In the oast, and h.reby ask that we
b authorised at this time to arange plana
lor. starting- at least six kindergarten d-
partsents at the beclnnlng of the next
school year Rsoeciiullv sulmitted.
. J."A, McLEAN. Superintendent,
'l.all la Clerk's OMIeo.
Thera was a decided lull In the city
clerk's office yesterday. The clerk wus pre
paring the form of the ballot of the pri
maries. This ballot must be posted foul
teen day previous to the date of the eltc
ticm, utter, which copy will b sent 'to tha
j rimers who will strike orf tha official
ballots." .There remahis one other rorrc
tloo aw the iMtUtshed Ust of candidates
aad that la the name of E il. Brostnhum,
be written as a republican
candidate for
ward Instead
the council In the Fourth
of the designation demo-
crat.
One I. Id Olt nnda.
Peter VvicK, the saloonkeeper at Twrnty
seventh and Y streets, was arrested at
4.30 p. m. yesterday. He was held to an
swer to the charge of selling liquors and
keeping an open saloon on Sunday. This
Is the first arrest for this offense and the
trial will be In the nature of a test case.
The trial Is to come Friday, February .
Wick was released on his own bond. He
claims that the men In the building were
thero to celebrate a birthday and the beer
they drank was bought on Saturday. The
chief of police Is said to have Instructed
the patrolmen to WHrn all saloon men on
their beats that they will be required to
observe the Sunday closing law rigidly and
that other arrests would follow If this were
not done.
Arrests Nnadar.
In police court yesterday Judge King
dealt out sentences to a number of those
arrested 8aturday afternoon and evening.
There were no arrests Sunday. Among
them Burt Neff plead guilty to stealing
from the house of his father, Charles Neff,
3919 It street, and was sentenced to thirty
days In the county Jail. John Stuart got
thirty days, which was suspended on his
promise to leave town at once. He Is a
cripple and beggar. It stated. He was
arrested on account of intoxication and the
use of abusive language on the streets.
Ed Kelly got five days on. the rock pile
for carrying a pulr of brass knuckles.
Hospital Association Meetlna.
There will be a meeting of the South
Omaha Hospital association this afternoon
at 2:20. This Is the regular monthly meet
ing and the routine bills will be allowed.
It Is said that the affairs of the association
are In a most flourishing condition. There
have been about thirty-five charity cases
during the lat year and about forty-five
emergencies. The institution has been more
than self-supporting. This includes the ex
pense for the building, for which rent Is
liald. There Js over 15,000 In the fund at
present, which will be swelled by some
thing over $2,000 from the receipts from
the charity bail Thursday night. More
tickets have been sold this year than ever
before. The object of this fund Is the
ultimste building of a new and commodious
hospital for the city at a cost which may
rench $o.000. If tin rent expense wore
taken away in this manner there would
be a constantly increasing hospital fund
without the aid of charity.
Debate at HI ah School.
The Athenian debuting, society of Uie
high school debated the question yestcrday
afternoon: "Resolved, That the high school
should have examinations." Harry Cheek.
Juanltn Slater and Cora Hurtles' had the
affirmative and Ileuluh Davis, Harry
Crcvlston and Ella Peterson the negative.
The Judges gave the decision to the nega
tive. The debute wus prefaced by a piano
solo given by Miss Marlgull Kenwtck and a
recitation by Miss Anne Rawley, The pro
gram was concluded by a vocal solo by
Miss Bickman.
Manic City t.osslp.
David Russell, Thirty-first and H streets,
has a baby girl at his home.
Charles E. Watson reports the birth of a
boy at his home, 371X Monroe street.
Puter Oleson, living at Twenty-ninth and
ft streets, reports the birth of a baby girl
at ills nome.
Miss Marie Beykora left yesterday, after
noon for Healsburg, Cal., where she will
Join her parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Elliot have Issued Invita
tions for a caid party to be given at their
nome on reoruary l
Al Carpenter of Spokane, Wash., Is visit
ing his mother In this city. Mr. Carpenter
was city clerk hero at one time.
A building penult lias been granted to
Charles K. Winter for the constructoln of a
$1,000 residence at Nineteenth and O streets,
The Lotus club met at the Ancient Order
of In I ted Workmen temple Inst night and
enjoyed another of the good, times that is
always liau by tins ctuo.
Dexter Robinson of Plymouth, Neh.,r Ik
visiting witli his brother-in-law. E. E. K.
Ridgeway, city tax collector. Mr. Robinson
expects to locate near Omaha In the future,
Mrs. Rhpp and Mrs. J. M. Tanner enter
tained the New Century club on Thursday
afternoon of last week. Whist was played
and mi enjoyable time was had by all who
were present.
The members of the Live Stock exchange
considerable amount of routine business as !
wen as so me nusmcss oi an insine cnarac- ,
tcr that was not given out by those present, j
There was a brief session of the llbinry i
board lust night In which some routine bills j
received the most attention, mere were
provisions made for the purchase of sev-
erul new volumes tor tne nnrary. An os
slgnment of books wns pent for reblnding.
Anton Jandu, 77 years of oge. died yester
day afternoon. He will be buried Wednes
day morning at 8 o'clock from the lunilly
residence at Fortieth street and the Sarpy
county line to the Bohemian Catholic
church. Interment will be In St. Mary's
cemetery.
A large number of the' members of the
exchange and the local members of the
Central Shorthorn Breeders association will
pass the day in Omaha, where the latter
organisation holds its sessions. Tonight
the exchange of South Omaha wMl give u
banquet at which about ,Kt will be enter
tained. CUDAHY OPENSJJEW QUARTERS
Packers lastall Branch House with
Reception lo I'atroaa nail
Monday was reception day at the new
branch house of the Cudahy Packing com
pany at Fourteenth and Jones streets. It
was the first day of business in the new
quarters and the meat retailers and th
public in general were Invited to Inspect
the building, to smoke good cigars and to
eat sandwiches of ham and bacon, front
which a savory smell arose. The majority
of the retailers of the city visited the plant
at some time during the da.;-.
Rivalry as to who should get the first
beef from the new house caused some of
the butchers to get out very
early. C. W.
Utchford of Council Bluffs got first
three-quarters and Hus ilimh hs of the
same city got the fourth.
The new building Is declare by its archi
tect. F. F. Otis. cI Roeliester. N. Y., to be
the best, though by no means. one of the
largest. In the I'nlled States. It has two
Ice bunkers. Instead of -the usual one. the
arrangement being such that th air which
goes to cool the meat circulates on four
sides of the ice. Instead of two. The cool
ing room is large enough fur 700 quarters
of beef. Stables ot the most modern equip
ment, accommodating twelve horses, sre
undT Jhe same roof. The sti ucture cost
about $30.0uo. It is to be used exclusive!'
for the distribution of meat products to
the Omaha retail trade.
Wagner Bros, will occupy the old Cudahy
quarters at 1J17 Leavenworth street with a
line of farm Implements. This firm. In ad
dition to a li ge building adjoining, al
ready has the two floors above the old
home of the Cudahy company, but will
take also the three floors which it occu
pied. IRELAND AND ITALY MIX UP
Pat Kelly Kicks Joe Maaeas
Tarn Helps Oat tha Sahool
Faad.
aad
Pat Kelly of South Omaha was fined $5
and costs In police court for assaulting
Jos Mancuso, an aged Italian who works
for the city picking paper on the streets.
While working Sunday morning In the
rear of the First National bank building
Kelly and two companions espied' Mancuso,
Kelly kicking the .old man's aack of paper
some distance. Kelly's actions aroused
Manouao and then Kelly assaulted the
old paper picker. Inflicting a wound over
whti h should
his left eye. The assault attracted a city
street foreman and "Pig Dick." a teamster,
who took Kelly In hand, while "Spike"
Kennedy notified the police.
la police eourt Kennedy testified against
Kelly, saying the prisoner kicked Mancuru
nearly a city block.
Mancuso Is an Inoffensive Italian, sup
ports a wife and fourteen children, al
though he cannot speak English.
MRS. SOPHIA LOWE IS DEAD
Wife t Omaha's First Mayer Roands
Oat Loner aad larfal
Lift.
Mrs. Sophia Lowe, wife of the lute Jsse
Lowe, pioneer and first mayor of Omaha,
died Sumlay at her home, I9 Farnam
street. Mrs. Lowe was 84 years of age
and was taken rick December 1 with a
general breakdown of her health. Funeral
arrangements will net be made until the
arrival of absent members of the family
and relatives.
Mrs. Lowe was the daughter of Dr. and
Mrs. Oeorge W. Hoppln of Providence, R.
I., and the sole surviving member of her
family. She was of a distinguished New
England family. At Burlington. N. J., In
IKA she married Jesse Lowe and with her
husband moved to Onialir. that year, liv
ing1 for many years In a house that now
stands as a land mark on Dodgo street
between Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets
Mrs. Ixwe was known as one of the pio
neer mothers of this city and In the ear
lier days was Identified with the Episcopal
church here. Dean Beecher of Trinity
CnthedrnJ will conduct the funeral service.
Burial will be at Forest Lawn.
Mrs. Lowe's children are Frederick I.
Lowe of this city, Jesse Lowe of New Or
leans and T. II. Lowe of Los Angeles. Mrs.
Fred R. Ahve of Athens. Pa., a grand
daughter, will arrive Wednesday for the
funeral.
Mrs. Lowe's personal characteristics
were those of a devoted wife and mother
and with charitable Inclinations to all.
Mrs. Lome named most of the downtown
streets of this city. A committee of the
early days called on her and suggested she
select the names of those whoso memories
should be perpetuated by having the princi
pal streets named after them.
Arthar Khlrerlrk Is Dead.
Arthur Shiverlck. well known In business
and social circles of the city for many
years, died Sunday morning at the home
of his sister-in-law, Mrs. Charles Shiverlck,
3723 Jones street. Mr. Shiverlck was stricken
with pneumonia. The funeral ' will be
Wednesday afternoon from the residence.
Arthur Shiverlck was 42 years of age and
single. He came to Omaha In 1M0 and was
Identified with Ills late brother. Charles
Shiverlck. in the furniture business, the
Shiverlck company being one of the oldest
concerns of the kind In the city. When his
brother died Arthur become manager of
the business, which luter was sold to Miller,
Stewart & Beaton. After the sale Ar
thur Shiverlck engaged in the mining busi
ness until his death.
Mr. Shiverlck was horn at Dennis, Muss.,
August 30. 1863. and was a graduate of Law
rence academy at Falmouth. He stood well
with his business and social associates and
won many friends through Integrity and a
genial disposition.
Mr. Slilverlck's mother. Mrs. Asa Shiv
erlck, lives at Wood !!!!, Mass. She Is
unuble to attend the funeral. A sister,
Mrs. W. O. Llnscoinb, lives at the same
place. Mrs. George W. Morley, another
sister, resides at Cambridge, Mass. A. F.
8hiverick, a brother, is vice president of
the Tobey Furniture company of Chicago.
Frank B. Tobey, president of that com
pany. Is an uncle. A. F. and Asa. brothers,
the latter from New York, are here, and
a nephew, Nathan Shiverlck, will arrive
here Tuesday trom West Point Military
academy.
Tho body will be sent to Wood's Hall for
burial. '
Two Broken Bow Women.
BROKEN BOW, Neb.. Feb. K (Special
Telegram.) Mrs. J. J. Wilson, .one of the
leading women here and wife of the
prominent elevator owner, died suddenly
lust night at a Lincoln sanitarium from
heart trouble. Mr. Wilson went to Lin-
coln Saturday and was with his wife when
.. . . ,M1 Kn..i,t ..
h dlP1' Thc 'lns 1 brought to
Broken Bow tonight and Interred hero,
The funeral of Mrs. William P. Wilson,
., nronilnent Georgetown stockman.
took place from the Methodist church yes
terday afternoon. Mrs. Wilson died at tho
residence of Dr. Talbot of this city while
being treated for pneumonia. Many rela
tives, including father and friends from low
Dakota and Nebraska, were present. The
husband and six children, youngest under
2 years, are left to mourn loss.
Mrs. Mary M. Wakcfleld.
Mrs. Mary M- Wakefield, widow of the
lute Lene Wakelleld of Chicago, died In
Omaha Monday morning while visiting her
daughter, Mrs. J. T. Mathews of SoS'.' Har
ney street. Mrs. Wakefield came here on
a visit three mouths ago from her home
artd wos taken sck with stomach trouble.
The body will be tuken to Chicago for
j burial by her duughters, Mrs. J. J. Morley
! of Sheboygan. Wis., and Mrs. J. T.
1 Mathews, Mrs. Wakcfleld was 58 years of
age.
James A. Uocls.
Word has been received of the death of
Juiiu-s A. Goetx of Cincinnati. O.. at Cam
bridge Springs. N. Y.. where he was taken
lo a hospital after being Injured In a
, wreck on the Eric Inst week. Dr. James
' Gocls of Omaha, his nephe was aith
him at the end. Mr. Goetx was well known
In Omaha. Ills last visit to the city was
at the tlino of the death of his brother,
Simon Goetx. some three years ugo.
Ibram Bergen.
TOPKKA, Kn.. Feb. 0. Ahram Bergau.
h prominent lawyer here since INC. dlod
today, aged 70 years.
TWO APPEALS FOR COUNTY
Fire Escape Law and Western I'alon
Tna i'aso fim to Baprenie
Coart.
County Attorney Slabaugh will file an
appeal to the supreme court In the case
against Henry F. Daily, involving the ap
plication of the law requiring fire escapea
on buildings above a certain slse. Mr. Daily
Is the sgent for the eastern owners ot some
Omaha buildings and Judge Day held that
the law was unconstitutional as fsr as tha
agent of the buildings Is concerned and
can bs applied only to the owners.
The county also will appeal the suit In
volving the 104 taxes assessed against the
Western I.'nion Telegraph company. I'ndsr
tha law in force In Itoa the assessor valued
the franchise of the corporation on tha
basis of its gross receipts. A decision of
tho supreme eourt threw some doubt upon
the validity of this method of fixing tha
valuation and the following year tha board
of equalisation raised UK valuation from
$V0u0 lo $77,000, and tha company secured
an Injunction to prevent the collection of
taxes on this basis.
HYMENEAL
Pargeter-Flsher.
KEARNEY. Neb., Feb. l.-8psrial Tele
gram.) Thomas II. Paxgeter and Mlsa
Mlllls Fisher of Dannebrog were married
at the parsonage of the First Methodist
church tmuday. Rev O. W. Abbott officiating.
SAY GROCERS BREAK FAITH
Uniau Labor Leaden Kake tba Charge on
the Exainptiao Bill.
AMENDING WEEKS RATE RES01 TION
Bill In Allw Sen- Trial la Criminal
(Sim on Discovery ot Additional
Evidence Is Killed la tkr
Senate.
From s Staff Correspondent.)
DE8 MOINES. Feb. J.-iSpe, lal.t I'uion
lalor leaders ere claiming that the retail
grocers of the state have broken faith with
them and caused the introduction In the
house of the Greene bill for amending and
exemption laws of the state. At the annual
meeting of the Retail Grocers' association
and the Btate Federation of Labor In Coun
cil Bluffs last year the federation agreed to
support a law for the repeal of all exemp
tion laws provided the grocers . would sup
port a child labor law. The union men well
knew that It would be Impossible to get
through a law to repeal alike the exemp
tion of the professional man's library and
the farmers' homestead when the legisla
ture Is made up of farmers and professional
men. A Joint resolution was adopted by
both organisations. Lust week Representa
tive Oreene Introduced a bill exempting
homesteads to the extent of $5,000 and wages
to the amount of $40 a month - for three
months. It Is claimed that some of the gro
cers will not support the bill, claiming they
sre bound by the agreement to the labor
unions. It Is believed the Greene bill tvJH
fail.
Will Amend Weeks Reaolatlon.
A meeting of the federal relations com
mittee of the senate to which was referred
the Weeks house resolution memorializing
congress to pass adequate rate legislation
will be held early this week and it is
learned that the Weeks resolution will bt
amended so as to endorse the action on tha
rate question of Congrensman Hepburn and
Senator Dolliver and will then be reported
to the senate for passage. Weeks Is a Cum
inlns supporter and the staudpatters claim
the resolution was Introduced for political
effect. Standpatters are gleeful over tho
proposed amendment and are saying thnt
the Cummins people will not support the
amended resolution.
State Certificate Bill.
Senator Warren's bill to abolish county
ecrtlllcates to school teachers and Issue
only slate certificates Is on the calendar for
special order Wednesday morning at 10:30.
Senator Warren Indicated thnt he may nsk
unanimous consent to take it up tomorrow
morning because of the light calendar. He
deems the measure one of the most Import
ant of this session.
Seer Trial BUI Killed.
Benutor Gilliland made a strong effort this
afternoon to save the bill permitting new j
trials in criminal cases on tne discovery oi
11" evidence. The senate got tangled up
on parliamentary law and in spite of Ollll
land's efforts the hill nss killed by striking
out the enacting clause.
The senate passed the bill cutting off the
collateral Inheritance tax a-here property
goes to stepchildren.
The senate bill providing punishment for
bankers embeizling by loaning themselves
money passed the house.
Bills lalrodaccd.
The following bills, were Introduced:
Senate By Gale, appropriation for ex
tensive and experimental work of Stale
College of Agriculture;, by Dunham, re
quiring uniform system of accounting bv
cities and n report -to state auditor, bill
drawn by state nronUipal leHgue: by
Stiwikey, an amendment relating to uppeals
from boards of review to district court:
by Bruce, an amendment relating to notice
to nctnntianta in uusiiHicr executions ty
Gale. Idealizing acts of corporation of
Mease rvy,
The house this afternoon passed the bill
permitting owners of acreage property
In corporations to appear In court to have
such territory set out.
First fteed Corn special.
Notice was given today that the first
seed corn special would be started this
J year Februray 15 over the Great Western
at Blockton. It will be accompanied by
Prof. P. O. Holden of the State college
and other agriculturists and will be In
Dos Moines February 16.
Meat Prodneera Here.
The er,t meeting of the Corn Belt Meat
Producers' association wus held this after
noon at the Klrkwood hotel by the directors
In secret session. The meeting Is prelimi
nary to the association's meeting tomorrow
snd Wednesday. The Wednesday meeting
will be dosed to the public. Tho association
tomorrow will take up tlie matter of the
Increase In the commission on the sale of
cattle.
Scramble for Office.
J. J. Payne will not receive the appoint
ment of land registrar to succeed T. 8.
Howard, resigned, without a contest. While
It Is stated that Mr. Payne has been
promised the position. It was stated today
that Exra Marshall is In the field. Several
othrr prospective candidates have appeared
and a several cornered affair is anticipated.
Mr. Howard today received word that his
resignation, forwarded to Congressman Hull
some weeks ago, hns been accepted. The
resignation takes effect April 1. when Mr.
Howard expects to remove to the west.
In Search for Daaghter.
H. McGrott, a stationary engineer of
Perry, has spent one week In Des Moines
looking for his daughter, Mabel, 15 years
old. who disappeared four weeks ago. The
father has walked the streets, haunted the
postofflce, city library and invoked the aid
of the police, to no avail. The girl cam
to Des Moines four weeks ago after a
quarrel with her mother and secured work
In a family on East Ix ut street. She
gave her name as Bessie Brown, but wss
unable to do the work, and left there after
staying two weeks.
Ditch Objectors Moot.
ONAWA, la.. Feb. S. (Special.) Tha
meeting of tho "Civic Federation." which
la l hi title the objectors to the big- Monona
Harrison ditch have adopted, here on Sat
urday was not largely attended and the
proceedings were much more mild than
at former meetings. Quite a number of
new members signed the roll, and the ottl-.
rials say they are meeting with good suc
cess In their canvass for names of persons
who will assist them In trying to have tha
ditch contract act aside. Chairman Hatha
way ataled that hereafter most of the busi
ness will be transacted through the officers
and committee and that another public
meeting would not be held for some time.
The Harrison county case at Logan, la.,
will not come up until lata In March, and
the Monona county objectors have beenmo
parties plaintiff therein. Chairman Hatha
way aald there would, be no Interruption
In the work of attempting to have the
contract set aside and that the Civic Fed
eration would not let up In any respect,
but that the details of their plana could
not for obvious reasons bo made public
at this time. The federation seems to be
In earnest and It looks now like another
long drawn out ditch battle, with the re-
ault In doubt.
I
Child Burned to Death.
CEDAR RAPIDS, la.. Feb. l-The lo-year-old
daughter of Mra. Charles Voholka
waa burned to death hero this morning and
her Infant alster only rescued front death
by neighbors who saw tha smoke. Tha
mother left tha little ones to go to tha
grooery store. While away the older girl
secured aomr matches and accldrntly set
th K'unge afire. The flames caught
clothes and she was burned to death.
her
Teachers to Meet.
DCNLAP. la.. Fib. 5-(Spei ial. I-The
county superintendent of schools of Har
rison county hss announced the annual
teachers' meeting to be held here on Frl
dsy night and Saturday, February 9 and
10. President H. 11. Secrlry of thc Iowa
State Normal school at Cedar Falls has
been secured to deliver two lecture on this
occasion.
LOGAN. la.. Feb. (.(Special.) Harvey
Johnson, the next poMmuster of Logan,
has been secured to deliver an address be
fore the meeting of the Kansas State Live
Stock association on February 22. Mr.
Johnson Is a fine stock and hog
breeder
of this place and Is president of the lowu
State Swluc Breeders association.
FOUR BELOW ZERO COLDEST
Colonel Welsh Makes t.ood
Prediction for Local
Weather.
His
The coldest recorded temperature of le
winter thus tar put In Us appearancs Bun
day night, the minimum being $ 3-10 de
grees below sero and approximately 4
below sero at 8 o'clock Monday morning.
It Is the opinion of Brer Welsh, the
weather man at this point, that the crest
of the cold snap has been reached, and
that while the mercury may hover around
the sero point Monday night and Tuesday
morning, there will be a slowly rising tem
per.! turn after, but nothing very sudden,
such as would induce the production of
straw hats and summer clothing with pre
mature energy. There is a vague possibil
ity of snow flurries tonight and tomorrow,
but the outlook is for fair weather Tues
day. Zero weather is reported al North
Plalte and up about Valentine, while the
coldest reported la up In the Dakotas. !
where the thermometer had the temerity I
to make a mark of 2.' below xero Monday
morning.
Nothing appears in the weather line for
the Immediate future thnt should cause thc
coal and Ice men to celebrate with any
great degree of hilarity, and It is fairly
probable the coal bin may be made to do
duty for several days to come If conserva
tive prudence Is observed.
BATTLB CREEK, Neb., Feb. 5 (Spe
cial.) The winter here has necn unusually
warm and dry. We have had no rain and
very little snow. The thermometer ranged
from 10 to 00 throughout the most of Janu
ary. Saturday it stood at 30 untill 3 p. til.,
when the wind changed to the northwest
and It began to grow colder. Sunday morn
ing It was at sero, a fall of 60 degrees in fif
teen hours, and a strong northwest wind
blowing.
HCMBOLDT. Neb.. Feb. 5.-8pec!al.)-The
thermometer dropped Into the neigh
borhood of xero lut night und brought
i cheer to the hearts of the local Ice dealers,
alio have ns yet not cut a pound of Ice.
The fear has been expressed In some quar
ters that the recent unusually mild
weather mould cause the fruit buds to
swell and then when these cold snaps came
the fruit would be destroyed, but local
growers say that this Is not the case. The
cold nights havo prevented the buds from
swelling os yet and the fruit Is therefore
unharmed.
KANSAS CITY, Feb. 8. The cold wave,
central in this part of the sou'hwest last
night. Is moving toward the gulf, accord
ing to reports received today at the local
weather bureau. The coldest point In this
section today was at Springfield, Mo..
where It wss 2 degrees beloa xero. Zeri
weather prevailed In northern Missouri and
through Kansas. Other temperatures re
ported follow: Oklahoma City, 0 above;
Muskogee, I. T.. I above; Fort Smith, Ark.,
( 10 above; Amarillo, Tex., $ above; AbileiiM
and Fort worth, lex., it above gero
Moderating weather is predicted for the
next twelve hours.
ST. JOSEPH. Mo Feb. S. The cold
weather of the last two days has made ice
in the rivers and lakes near here five
Inches thick and the first ice of the winter
was cut today. Armies of men are em
ployed by the packers In an effort to lay
In a supply before the ico vanishes.
ST. LOL'IS. Feb. s.-Tbe blltxard of yes
terday gave place to a clear, cold
day
today. The temperature registered 6 above.
About four 'nches cf snow covers the
ground. J
MILWAUKEE. Feb. S Wisconsin today
Is experiencing the coldest weather of the
winter, iempertturea ranging from 1 below
xero In Milwaukee to X below In Superior,
CLEVELAND. Feb. 5. Snow has been
falling throughout northern Ohio for moro
than twenty-four hours, with the result
that traffic on -nany of the steam and elec-
DES MOINES. Ia.. Feb. S.-The cold wave
In Iowa reached the maximum at Charles
City, where the mercury dropped to 12 de-
j fees below jero. Des Moines reports S
' below early today with a gradual rise In
I temperature. A high wind accompanied the
cold wave In Iowa, causing considerable
suffering to stock.
SARATOGA. N. Y., Feb. 5.-A driving
snowstorm began here today and fell to
such a depth that It finally compelled the
closing of the public schools at noon.
LITTLE ROCK. Ark.. Feb. $.-Zero
weather was reported from the fruit sec
tion in northwestern Arkansas today, fal
lowing a snow storm last night. It Is the
coldest weather thus far thia winter. At
Little Rock the minimum temperature to
day was 13 degrees above xero.
FIRE RECORD.
Hay Barn at Hchayler.
8CHCYLER. Neb.. Feb. S.-(Speclal.)
Fire was discovered in the Urge hay barn
belonging to J. W. Bingham about
this evening. The barn wss one of the
largest in the city and contained jno tons of
baled hay. It waa hard for the department
to fight the fire aa It was difficult to locate
at first. The barn burned for about one
hour when the sides and ends fell and the
baled hsy rolled out. When the south end
fell It broke some of the electric light
wires and the street llchts had to be shut
off. The department was handicapped In
not having enough fores to the water. The
hay and barn were valued at about $2,609.
It ia thought to have b' n Incendiary,
Aabarr Park. Hotels.
ACSBURY PARK, N. J.. Feb. I.-The
Hotel Astoria was partly burned and sev
eral well known buildings near the beach
were entirely destroyed by Are today with
a loss of about $50,000. Many guests of
the Astoria escaped from tha burning
building only In the nick of time. The
West End bote! and the Ocean hotel caught
fire, but bucket brigades saved them.
Mlchlgaa Man Still Mlssla.
WASHINGTON. Feb. e.-The where
abouts of R. W. Morley of Saginaw, Mich.,
who was supposed to be lost In Mongolia
Is still a mystery. A cablegram reached
th State department today from its agenta
In China, saying that tha last seen of
Morley was on September 10, when a com
panion named Bee better left him near
Jfhol. At that time Morley declined to
return to Tien Tsln. saying ba proposed
to continue his journey Into Mongolia.
Ta Chinese government la continuing Its
efforts to locatu Morley, but tbua far to no
(Sect.
All Ara Cnlted
In saying that (or all Stomach, Liver or
Kidney disease thero la no remedy like
Electric Bitters. SOc, gtiarae d. For sals
by Sherman ft McConnell Drug Oo.
TALK OF TROULE IS (HIS.-
Officer from Manila Tell of 8ecte'. Ortkn
for Motinr Troop.
TROOPS ARE READ F01 SESVICl
Aolrflrra lader Field Orders l:ieel
to He Kent to Peklna. but
lhlaa Definite Is
Kaon n.
8AN FR ANCISCO. Feb. i.-Aiiuy officers j
who arrived here on the transport Logan
'',PM' ffs'tf- that the prospect or
trouble In China is the rhW topic of dis
cussion lo uritiy circles In Manila. Ttr:
Thirteenth Infantry and two squadrons of
the Eighth cavalry hae been ordered to
prepare themselves for Held service. Tho
destination of these troops remain u head
quarters secret, hut the only explanation
of the order Is that they are to be held In
readiness for a Chinese expedition at thc
first wsrnlng of an outbreak.
Those who came on the Ixigr.n asked
first for news Trom China, as they salu
that most of the information ot the sub
ject which was current In the Philippines
came by tho way of Washington.
The officers of the troops tinder Held
orders hav made preparations to leave on
twenty-four hours' notice and their expec
tation Is that they will be sent to Puking-
VEBRA9KA W'OMEX ARE HEIHEHMKS
Mrs. Maraaret rowrirr and sister of
Blae Hill Are Fortunate.
HASTINGS. Neb., Feb. 6.-(8ieclal Tele
gram.) It was merely by accident that
Mrs. Margaret Crowder of Harvard, Neb.,
found, a few days ugo that she was
heiress to an estate of over $3,Wn which
has remained uncluimed for nearly ten
years. The property is In Carlisle, Canada,
und Mrs. Crowder passed several days In
thst town lust month, without learning
that she wa one of the long-loked-for
heirs. Mrs. Crowder has tao sisters, one
In Blue Hill, Neb., and the other In Cali
fornia, and a brother, Samuel Bebee of
Harvard, all of a-hont wllk share In the es
tate. A few weeks ago Mrs. Crowder planned
to take a trip to Canada and New York
stala for the purpose of visiting the places
of her childhood days. She went first to
Carlisle to see the old home in which she
waa born. After remaining there a few
daya she went to Canton. N. V., and while
there met nn elderly man, who expressed
surprise when he heard Her mention her
maiden name. The mun at ouce said that
ho had remembered reading an advertise
went for the heirs or an estate leu by n
man of that name. The advertisement
waa found and It was then discovered that
the unclaimed estate was in Carlisle, left
by Mrs. Crowder's grandfather, Samuel
Itebec, who died fifteen years ago. At his
death the property passed Into the hands
of his two maiden sisters, who died a fw
months apart some five years later. Since
then a firm of Carlisle attorneys have been
endeavoring to locate the heirs. Mrs.
Crowder, until the matter came up In the
conversation at Canton, had no suspicion
of any property being left by any of her
ancestors. Her father, Samuel Bebee, Jr..
had given up. a seafaring life and come to
live with her In Harvard about fifteen
years ago and he often spoke to her of a
fortune awaiting them somewhere. He was
over 90 years old, however, and Mrs.
Crowder paid no serious attention to his
remarks, believing them merely to be ex
pression of the wandering thoughts of old
age. He died ten years ago. Mrs. Crowder
returned to Harvard and at once opened
correspondence with the firm of attorneys
named In the advertisement. She haa been
asked to go to Carlisle at once and pre
sent proofs of her relationship. She will
start Wednesday, accompanied ' by her
brother. Mrs. Crowder Is a widow and Is
possessed of only small means.
Revivals at l.oann.
T-OGAN. Ia., Feb. s.-Speclal.)-Rev. L.
i Olenslaygen of Cincinnati will open a
j series of revival meetings at the local
Methodist Episcopal church on the evening
' of Sunday. February 11. Sessions will be
held every afternoon and evening. The
recond quarterly conference of this church
will open here this evening and will be
continued through tomorrow. Dr. Griffith;
presiding elder of the district, will be in
charge of the meeting.
j At the Christian church the revivals
which have been running several months,
under the charge of the Rev. B. Frunklin
Hall of M'oodblne, have resulted In tha
; addition of forty members lo the chruch.
FORjHK
Suffered Severely With Ecrema All
Over Body Examined 15 Times
by Government Board Who Said
There Was No Cure An Old
Soldier Completely Cured.
A THOUSAND THANKS
TO CUTICURA REMEDIES
SKIN
'Tor over thirty-6v years I was a
sever auflerer from eczema. The erup
tion was not confined to any one place.
It was all over my body, limbs,
and even on my head. I am sixty
years old and aa old soldier, and havo
been examined by the Government
Board over fifteen times, and they said
there was no cure for me. I have
taken all kinds of medicine and have
spent large sums of money for doctors,
without avail. A short time ago I
decided to try tho Cuticura Remedies,
and after using two cakes of Cuticura
Soap, two boxes of Cuticura Ointment,
and two bottles of Cuticura Resolvent,
two treatments in all, I an now well
and. completely cured. A thousand
thanks to Cuticura. I cannot apeak
too highly of the Cuticura Remedies.
John T. Roach, Richmoadal, Rosa
Co., Ohio, July 17, 1905."
100,000 MOTHERS
Dally Tell Other Mothers
That Cuticura Soap ia tha beet baby
soap in the wrld for cleansing; and
purifying; the skin, and that Cuticura
Ointment is of priceless value for
soothing and healing itching, tortur
ing, snd dixng uring eruptions. .A single
application of CuUcura Ointment, pre
ceded by a warm bath with Cuticura
Soap, rive ituiant relief, and refreshing
aleep for tkvn-tortured babies, and reel
for tired mothers. Bathe the af
fected parts with hot water and Cuti
eura Soap, to cleanse the surface of
crusts and scales and soften the thick
ened cuticle; dry without hard rulK
feing, and apply Cuticura Ointment
freely, to allay itching and inflammv
Uon, and soothe and heal.
Mm Sms, OUiumx, tas Ml si mI4 tstshioa
0orl4. Point Duf I 'kaa. Cru.. Prou, IMW,
as Httnt 1 m, "Its is Can I uuUf Uaawia-
Piles .14 Years.
TfrWi'lo l ae I iirol Painlessly Wit!
Duly tn' rival mom of I'yrn
tui.l Pile- I mr. t
I ree I'aekaae la ' Plain Wrapper
Mailed to Kveryone Who Wrltea
"I have hrn s f-riible sufferer of piles
for fourteen ill; yesis and during all this
time you can have an Ms f how man
kinds of medicine I tried. Rut found no
rHef whatetrr. ' I Mt there must be soitio
thing 'hst could ctirrm without having ta
undergo an opctatlon which might kill Bia,
Now after trying but one treatment wf
your 'Pyramids,! Lam free to tell all suf
feifis of this dreadful disease to try this
medicine the Pyramid Pllt lira. It will
cure when all others fall. Sincerely yours,
O. Branelgu, Schellburg. Pa."
Anyone suffering from the terrible tor
tura. burning and itching piles, mill get
Instant relief from tha treatment we send
oul free, at our -own expense. In plain
S' a led package, to everyone aendlng nam
and address.
durglcsl operation for plies la nerve-racking,
cruel, and rarely a permanent success.
Here you can get a treatment that Is quick,
aasy to apply and Inexptnslv.' and f res
fiom the publicity and humiliation you
suffer by doctors' examination.
Pyramid Pile Cure is made In tha form
ef "easy to use'' suppositories. The coming
of s cure Is felt the moment you bgQ$ to
use it, and your suffering- ends. -
Send your name and address at once to
Fyramld Drug Co.. ..1279 Pyramid Building.
Marshall, Mich., and get, by return mall,
the treatment we will snd you free, In
plain, sealed wrapper.
After seeftig for yourself what It can do.
you csn get a regular, full slsa package of
Pyramid Pile Curs from any druggie at b
cents esrh or, on receipt of pries, we will
wail you sum ourselves U h should not
bavs 1U .
Blood Poison
CURED FOR LIFE BT
THE HOT SPRINuS TREATMENT
All signs ot the disease disappear at ones.
OR. HcGREW, SPECIALISl
Treats Alt Forma Of Disease ol -
HGS OKLY. .
Thirty Years' Experience.
Twenty Years tn Omaha.
Tha doctor's remarks bis success lis
never been equalled. His resources and
facilities for treating this class of diseases
are unlimited, and every aay brings many
flattering reports ot tho good h la doing os
the relief he has given.
Varirnral cures guaranteed in
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floor 111 flflfl cases cured' of Hydrocele.
UVCI OU,UUUurloture. Gleet, Nervous
Debility. Loss of Strength and Vitality and
all forms of chronic diseases.
Treatment by mall. Call or write. Box
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Charges Lesa Than all Others
A non-IcohoHe medicinal bee--en
re, combining thc (boo
strict of malted (pre-oigestea)
Barley and the bittrr tonic es
sence of Imported Hopt in the .
most palatable form.
When Judges by the Jury of
nprrta at LewU and Clark Cen
tennial Eipotirion st Portland,
Ore., l$oc, STORZ MALT
EXTRACT wai given Hifhett
Award and Gold Medal for pur
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"'.i.i wn iRnia snow
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leaves no bad sfter-eflecta
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salelj ife a box today from jomt drus
St Asit for the t)iafs Colored bo-
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