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NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA
COUNCIL
Office, 10 PC4U-1
( WOMEN DISCUSS MISSIONS
Mies Ira Ore?; from India Tells of
Condition! in that Country.
. LABORS BOTH SPIRITUAL AND PHYSICAL
.tteadaar Sat l.arae aa Had Rrra
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-4 Anticipated, hat More Are Ef
' petted ta Arrive on the
Morula Tralaa.
The feature of the opening session lajt
evening of the seventeenth annual con
vention of the Woraon'i Foreign Mission
ary soolety of the Council Bluff dliitrirt
of the Methodist church at Broadway
church wan an Interesting talk by Mlea
Mary Kva Grea;;, a missionary from Mut
tra, India, who la now enjoying a vacation
In thl country. Mlaa Gregg baa apent
even year In India in the famine and
other districts, having been aent out by
the Independence " Avenue Methodist
church of Kansas City. She told in a
graphic manlier of the awful condition
existing in many parta of India, and of
the great deed of the work of the mis
sionaries, " both- spiritual and physical,
among the wretched, fajnlahed natives.
The attendance at the opening session
was not aa large as had been anticipated,
but a number of delegates are expected to
arrive lliia morning. The convention In
presided over by Mrs. WY T. Preston of
Dunlap, district president.
The devotional exercises last evening
were lead by Mrs. A. A. Hart of this city,
while Mrs, Jacob Slma delivered the ad
dresa of greeting to the visiting delegates.
Mrs. Preston replied to the greeting.
The convention will close today with
three aeeetona at 9 a. m., 2 p. ni. and 7.3'J
p. m.
.Jj" Among the. out-of-town delegates who
fj S registered last evening were: Mra. Pres
ton, Mrs. Thompson, Mrs. uauup, Mrs.
Bailey, Duhlap; Mra. Thuressen, Mra.
Penny, Dennlson; Mrs. Emma English,
Mra. Deater, Mlaa Deater,' Shenandoah;
Mra. Whaley, Dow City; Mra. Stephenaon,
Mra. Mann, Thurman; Mrs. Wilson, Mal
vern; Mra. Cattle, Manilla; Miss Greg,
India,
Matters In District Court.
Judge-Wheeler lu district court yesterday
entered Judgment In favor of W. C. "Hillis,
puntlvhrr of the Oaklaml Acorn, In Ills
suit against Oeorge L. Wilkinson, until
recently pufiliwlier or the Neola Gatettc
lleporter, whtt-hlnvolved the question of
the righl of the Gazette-Reporter to pub
lish the ofuoiul proceedings of the Board
of Cifunty Supervisors.
Judge Wheeler orders that the action of
tin"- Board f Supervisors in selecting the
-'cola Gaaette-Beporter as one of the papers
tfwhoh to publish the official proceedings
of the bound be set aside and cancelled
and :tl'fft the-contract e- awarded to the
CLiklapd Acorn. Wilkinson la allowed to
drav.pnx for the publication of the pro
ceedings of the, January and April ses
sions. The Judgoient la In accord with the
compromise reached by the two publisher
a ehort .whille ago, after the caae had been
"on trial for several .days.
SofAJ,5prehS;rt' Clod, .original., notice oj
suit, yesterday, for 115,000 damages for personal-
Injurlea against the Northwestern
rallroadr. On the night of February , this
yeari Sorensen' while coupling cars In the
local yard got squeezed and was severely
InJnjreU about the middle of the body.
The plaintiff In the suit of J. W. Squire
gainst Phoebe A. Morlan and others haa
been appealed .to the district court.
'. The trial of -the $16,000 'personal Injury
damage suit ot Edward Haefner against
iluher Bros, was not concluded when court
adjourned last evening. It la expected,
however, to go to the Jury aome time today.
Talk: ot gprloar Hco Meet.
,V A meeting of the stockholder of the
rJ reorganised Union Drivlpg Park associa
tion has been called fot- this -afternoon.
It la .understood the meeting 1. for the
purpose of making arrangements to hold
a spring meet ' this year oa tha one
famoua old race Course,
' Charlea Gregory, on ot tha leading
. member of tha association, iias been In
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communication for aome time past with
a number of horsemen and Is of the opin
ion that from the Interest already shown
In the proposed meet there will be no
lack of entries.
fHA(K FOR PAKIU COMPANY
Sw York feserrn ts l.aak Over the
Loral Field. .
The Commercial club la hopeful of
curing another packing plant for Council
PlulTs. Today Messrs. Black and I.lpe,
representatives of the Beach Nut Packing
ci mpany of Canajoharle, N. Y., are ex
pected to visit the city and look the
ground over on Invitation extended them
yesterday at Des Molnea by President
W. C. McDonald and Secretary W. B.
P.eed of the Commercial club and Alex
Wood, president of the Council BlufM
Fruit Growers' Shipping association.
The Beech Nut Packing company, of
which Bartlett Arkell Is president, and
Walter 11. Llpe, secretary and, treasurer,
Is looking for a location in the.weet for
a branch house. The company ' makes it
specialty of high grade beech nut flavored
sliced bacon and beef In glass jars, and
preserved fruits. It Is understood thft
In seeking a western location It Intends
only to pack fruit. The amount of grapes
and other fruit grown In this vlclntt
makes Council Bluffs a moat desirable
location for such a plant aa Is contem
plated by the New York company. Th-
magnificent transportation facilities of
fered by this city. It is said by the'eom
mittee which met the representatives of
the company In Des Moines, Induced thi
latter to think favorably of the proposi
tion to locate In Council Bluffs, and Sec
retary Reed, on hie return last evening,
said he had strong hopes of adding an
other bualncss enterprise to those already
secured through the efforts of the Com
mercial club.
Secretary Reed has been In communica
tion with the company for some time, but
for obvious reasons the matter was kept
quiet. The representatives of the pack
ing company are expected here early this
morning and will spend the entire day
In the city, the guests of the executive
committee of the Commercial club.
Why
Sehmoller at Mueller
Lead
Others Try ta Follow.
Reason: They are manufacture of
pianos and aell at factory coat, cutting
out the middleman's pronv. manufac
turers of the hand-made Mueller and
6chmoller & Mueller pianos.
Reason: They are representatives ot
the world's best pianos: Btelnway & Sona,
Steger & Sons, Hardman, Emerson, Kurti
nian, Mueller, A. B. Chase, Baus, Davi.
Norwood, and a score of other maksa
that are handled In such large quantities
that It enablea them to make price com
petition cannot meet.
Re aeon: All planoa are marked .at their
real aelllng price and one price la made
to everybody. Always from 20 to 30 per
cent lower than elsewhere. Making a
saving to the customer o rrom $100 to
1200 on each piano.
Reason: Selling new planoa at $li,
$175, $U5, 195 to 1225. Stool and scarf
with each piano. On terma of I dowa
and 10 cents a day;
Reason: Free, music lessons for three
months by flret olaaa Instructor with
each piano aold.
Reason: Have ample capital to conduct
their five big storea and factory and are
most lenient with their patrona In. caa of
sickness or misfortune.
SCHMOLXER ac MUELLER, .
E02 Brod'y, Council Bluffs, la. Phone til
Norway and 8wed:ah Imported goods,
finest dellkatease anchovU, 86c a keg. Nor
wegian amoked sardines in ollx oil, the
finest and cleanest sardine put np, lfo a
can. Norwegian sennep or muatard, tk
finest mustard made, 20o a can. Imported
Swedish summer sausage, per lb., 20c.. We
guarantee these good to be strictly Im
ported good. J. Olaon, 7 and 741 W.
B'wajr.
When In need of lumber, brick, cement,
plaster, lime, sand, mbberold and Amaaon
roofing, in fact anything In building ma
terial, go to George A. Hoagland, 724 8.
Main St., where quality and price are
right. '
If you prefer quality to quantity and
absolute satisfaction to yourself, get
Schmidt' photo. Alwaya guaranteed to
plea. 'Phone 867; 406 Broadway.
McCreary Charged with Theft. '
B. W. McCreary, who ha been employed
aa engineer at the Ogden hotel for the
laat three -wintera. In under arrest at the
city jail with the charge of breaking and
entering against him. McCreary la said
to have broken Into a clothe closet In
tha hotel and atolen a ault of clothea and
ether garment. .Other artlclea missed from
the hotel are alleged to have been taken by
McCreaary. H will have hi preliminary
hearing thl morning before Judge Scott.
McCreary' arreat was brought : about
through the statement made by Ben Lund,
a young fellow who haa been working
around the hotel and who was arrested
Tuesday night in possession of a bundle
of clothing far which be failed to satis
factorily account. According to Lund. Mc
Creary had planned the theft and had
even gone ao far aa to remove tha hinge
from tha door of the cloaet In Order to
obtain the clothing. McCreary, young
Lund atated, proposed stealing the clothing
and selling It, and Lund was on hi .way to
dispose of part ot tha atolen artlclea when
arrested. He aald that McCreary had also
suggested to him stealing two bathtubs from
the hotel and aelllng them for Junk. .".
J. L. Price, who Is serving a Jail- sen
tence for drunkenness, testified that while
he waa working at the Ogden hous Mc
Creary suggested to htm to steal A quan
tity of paint and other supplies stored In
the basement of the hotel. Price and Mc
Creary are alleged to be old acquaintance.
Price, about two year ago, wa Indicted
for attempting to pas a forged check,
and at the time he alleged that McCreary
wrote the check and Induced him . to try
to cash It, -
New Telepheae fterrlee.
The Independent Telephone company an
nounces that It will Inaugurate Ita-local
aervlce next Monday with 400 telephone,
although It has many more subscribers
whose Instruments have not yet been In
stalled. The company expect to install
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telephones at the rate of from twenty to
thirty a day from now on. The bad condi
tion of the country roads haa cauaed a sus
pension of work on the toll lines.
Hlh rhol Field Meet.
Sixteen events are on the program for
the high school fle-ld meet to be pulled off
tomorrow afternoon at the Union Driving
park. The boya have been putting In
some hard practice work on the track the
lst weeks under the coaching of Prof.
Grass, and a good afternoon's sport can
be looked for. There are from eight to
thirteen entries In the different events and
from the winner. It la understood, will be
selected the team to represent the high
school at the state meet. This Is the list
of events. -'
One hundred-yard dash, pole vault, 120
ysrd hurdle, one-half mile . run, twelve
pound hammer throw. 120-yard d;lsh, run
ning high Jumtj. one-half mile blevcle race,
tavyard hurdle, twelve-pound shot put. 10
yard dash, discus throw, running hrond
jump, two-mile bicycle race, one-mile run,
fifty-yard dash.
Investigate our cheap land proposition In
eastern Colorado, $5 per acre for raising all
kinds of crops; good soil; best of water;
delightful climate. Excursions first and
third Tuesdays of each month. Bend for
printed matter. F. C. - Lougee, 124 Main
street, Council Bluffs, la.
I now have my 1908 blcycleson the floor,
ranging Jn price from 2i to 65. Sell on
monthly payments. Old wheels 'taken In
trade on new ones. All kinds of bicycles
repaired. Phone Red 1167. 8. M. William
son, 17 South Main street.
N. Y. Plumbing Co. TeJ 260. Night, M.
Have you sees our new line of summer
mattings, oil cloth, linoleum, lace curtains,
ahades, ruga and carpets? Come and see
our folding go-carta. aide boards, book
cases, buffets and dinner sets. Come In
and see our large llrte of house furnish
ings. D. W. Keller, 108 South Main.
The Title Guaranty and Trust company,
abstracters ot titles. Books date back to
185S. Books are v all up to date. Work ac
curately and promtly done at lowest
price. Office opposite court house, 236 Pearl
atreet, Council Bluffs, la.
Postal Telegraph Change.
J. A. Rohde of Denver haa succeeded
W. J. Fowler as local manager for the
Postal Telegraph company. Superintend
ent C. J. Parks of Des Moines was here
yesterday checking out the old manager
and Mr. Rohde In. Mr. Fowler's resigna
tion was brought about by trouble with hla
eyea and he plans to take an extended
vacation and may re-enter the service
later. Today, In company with B. W.
Wilson of Rock Island, an old-time friend,
Mr. Fowler will leave for central Nebraska,
where they will purchase horses, and from
there take a horseback trip through Da
kota. Parttea having houses for rent or sale.
Hat them with Clifton-Walker Co. for quick
action. Recent sales have greatly reduced
our Hat and we have customer waiting for
Investment.
"In the springtime" everybody cleans
house; housekeepers are always on the
lookout for some agent to lessen this
arduous duty'. ' "Old Dutch cleanser chases
dirt" For a free demonstration see Mc
Atee's show wlndowa.
Summer school Weatern 'Iowa college.
May, June, July, Auguat. New classes on
Monday. ' " '
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Prices going .up on Ice; the prospect are
that they are liable to double this aummer,
but If yot get an Ice Berk refrigerator
at Keller-Farnaworth Fur. Co. you will
cut your Ice bill In two and thus save 50
per cent on your Ice expense.
We do not want you to take our word
When we oay we put up the beet meal In
the city for the money, but If you come In
and try us one we will prove it to you.
Vienna Restaurant, 414 W. Broadway.
Quick Meal gasoline atovee. The new
proceaa. They never explode. " See them
operated. Swalne V Mauer, 334-338 B' way.
"Ward Caanot Help Y. M. C. A.
The committee In charge of-the Young
Men s Christian association " project re
ceived word from C. 8. Ward of Chicago
that ha will be unable to manage the cam
paign here. Mr. Ward haa a reputation
aa a great campaigner tor securing funds
for the erection of Young Men's Christian
association buildings and the committee
greatly disappointed at not being able
to secure his services, upon which they
had depended. The queat for another or
ganiser will be taken up at once, aa the
committee haa no Intention of allowing
the project to die a natural death.
Real Kstate Transfers.
Theae transfers were reported to The
Bee May 2 by the Title Guaranty and
Trust company of Council Bluffs:
J W. Squire and. wife to J. T."
Hudson, lot t and part lots 4 and
6, In block 2, In Caaaady'a add.;
lot t, In block , in McMahon,
Cooper Jeffries' add.; lot 1,
In block II. In Kverett s add., and
lot 2, In Drew'a anb-dl vision in
Squire' add. to Council Bluffa,
la., w d 1,001
E. F. Cotter, referee, to Richard
O'Connell. eaat 0 feet and west
ao feet or m of lot 14, m block
SJ. In Neola. Ia., ref d
Christian Bondo and wife to Chris
tian Rwanaou, lot 15. In block 14.
In Mill add. to Council Bluffa,
la., w d
Catherine Brandt to Jurgen Thles-
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sen. w, of lots I 7 and 1 In
bloik , in Walnut, Ia w d..
'2.000
Laura L. -Covalt and husband to
W. H. Kimball, south 40 feet of
north 0 feet of lot 10, In block
2. -In Mynster's add. to Council
Bluffs, w d 1.50
Anurew v . reierson ana wire to
Peter Petersen, lot g, In block 16,
In Crawford's add. to Council
Blnffs, la., w d 1.15J
name jbckb ana nusoana to Ce
celia B. Mulqueen, lot 7, In block
11, In Bayllaa -AY Palmer' add.
to Council Bluffa, la., w d 801
r. j. eennorr ana wire to Rosle
took, WV4 se4 2-77-44. w d (00
L.ronara ,vereu, ur., to Samuel
Hnyder, wV eU 14-74-44,
w a 4ot
Hunter Os born and wife to W. F.
Schnorr. lot 12, in block 2, in
Suonyalde add. to Council Bluffs,
la., e d .109
Mary A. Oulttar to Theodore Oult
tar lot 1. In block 11, In Jackson's
add. to Council Bluffs. Ia. q c d.. S
Sarah H. Hart to Ernest K. Hart.
Incorporated H interest In lots 4,
5. (, 7. S. . 16, 11. 12 and 11. In
Lincoln Place, and Vi Interest In
lots E and O and 4 of lots 10.
11, 12 and 13, in John Johnson's
add. to Council Bluffa, Ia., w d.. I
Sarah H. Hart to Krneat K. Hart,
Incorporated, lot ( and part lot 7,
in block II, and lot 2. in block 6.
In Mynsters add. to Council Bluffs,
la , w d i
E. F. Cotter "and wife to Richard
O'Connell. part lot It. in block
22, la Neola, la., c d.... 1
Fourteen transfers, total...
...121,071
CeatMt Over a Dea.
Constable Baker of Justice Gardiner'
court went to the reatdeno of Charlea
Foaaner at 1211 Fifth avenue and attached
with a piece- of strong cord a valuable
bull terrier dog. answering ta the nam
of Bowser, and clamed by E. T. Slaughter
a hi property. . Fossner, according to
Slaughter's complaint. . pre-empted the
canine during hi absence, from the city.
Foaaner failed to put-tn an ' appearance
before Justice Gardiner adjourned his court
for tha day, o lb dog aa takeu pot-
sion of by Constable Baker until the own
ership Is decided today.
Formal Onenjna of Parks. ,
The park board la planning to have a
formal opening of Falrmount park this
year. This will be held before the open
ing of the resort at loke Manawa. and
the board. If It can make satisfactory ar
rangements for music and the weather
conditions are favorable, will have it on
Sunday, May i If the proper arrange
ments cannot bo made for that day, trie
opening will be on the following Sunday,
May 20.
The park commissioners have made a
number of Improvements at Falrmount park
and will try to again make It the popular
resort It was In past years for the ma sees.
For Sale Ten acres, near car line. Will
sell halt or all; five acres In fruit: good
roads; good land; no buildings; fftflo per
acre; make a nice home. I write fire In
surance. Wallace Benjamin, Room 1, First
National Bank Bldg., JnJ office 'phone;
Black 1444 residence 'phone.
Van Brunt buggies are stltl in the lead.
Several of our leading townspeople favored
him with orders this last week. Watch for
Van Brunt vehicles on the streets. You
can't help but notice them. They look
So good. Call and look the line over.
Thirty per cent discount on mattings.
Right how when mattings are In demand
we are, offering 80 per cent off on our
entlie line of high grade China and Japa
nese mnttlnga. Peterson A Schoenlng Co.
Marriage Licenses.
Licenses to wed were Issued yesterday
to the following:
Name nd Residence.
W. 11. Truehart. Omaha-. ...v
Rhoda Milton, Kansas City,
C. J. Krickson. Omaha
Edna Ray, Omaha. .....i...n..
J. Gray, Council Bluffs.'.
Maggie Dedrlck, Omaha
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Clark's sodas. '
Davis sells drugs.
Stockert sells carpets.
Kd Rogers' Tony Faust beer.
Plumbing and heating, Blxby & Son.
Woodrlng Undertaking company. Tel. 3.1fc
Lewis Cutler, funeral director. 'Phone 7.
Diamonds as an Investment. Talk to
Leffert about It.
Pyrography outfits and supplies. C. E.
Alexander, 333 11 way.
Kvery sack of Big A flour contains forty
eight pounds firm quality.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. George Hudley,
1KI7 Avenue A, a daughter.
For Imported wlnee. liquors and cham
pagne. L. Rosenfeld company, 519 Main St.
Do not buy your paint until you get
prices of Mafer. His prices and stock are
right.
Tlgredla temple, Rathlrane Sisters, will
meet Krlday evening at the usual time and
place.
Graves, 105 Pearl street, carries the finest
and largext line of hair switches west of
Chicago.
Summer school Weatern Iowa college.
May, June, July, August. New classes on
Monday,
Peterson, the gun and locksmith, has
moved to hla new location at, H1 West
Broadway.
Abe Lincoln Relief corps will meet In
regular session Friday afternoon In Grand
Army hall.
Wanted'-All K. O. T. M s' to bring their
shoes fur repair to Chris Losetli at 23
Main street.
8ix per cent mortgages on real estate
for sale.' Absolute: seclt'y. Clifton
Walker company.
If you want your fire "instlrance to In
sure have Clifton-Walfou Oc. write It In
reliable compunlee. . r
Nesbilt's Transfer and Sllirage. Tel. i3.
Office, 54 Broadway.
No milk but pure cream In Clark's sodas
and the best extracts. You taxte them
once and you will be satisfied.
The demand of the local plumbers for an
Increase of pay from $4 to 14 50 a day haa
been granted by the master plumbers;-
Squire A Annls, money to loan; cash Vn
hand, no delay; city and farm property for
sale on eaey terms of payment. Ohice, lul
Pearl street.-
Marriage ll enpcs were Issued ' to three
couples yesterday and Rev. Henry lie luring
performed all three ceremonies at his office
in the county courthouse.
Borwick, that'e the man that shines when
It cornea to wall paper. Ile a got the best
paper In town and prices that are alwaya
reasonable. 211 S. Main street.
Do not sell your old Iron, copper, brasa
and old rubbers1 before you see u. We pay
9 per ton for No. 1 machinery Iron. J.
Kattlenian, Mi3 S. Main. Tel. tW.
V. L. Burgess of Hot Springs, Ark., Is
visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. '. M.
Burgess on Harrison atreet. It being his
first visit home for several years. .
We have the finest line of sample monu
ment to select from In the west. Sheely
at Lane Marble and Granite Works, 217
East Broadway, Council Bluffs, la.
The graduating class of the Iowa School
for the Deaf this year win becomposed of
eleven students. June 2S If the provisional
date forthe commencement exercises.
During April the police made 130 arrests,
provided lodging for C7 transients, fur
nished 400 meals to prisoners and "floaters"
and recovered 52 packages of atolen prop
erty. W. E. Remington of Neola township an
nounces himself a candidate for the-republican
nomination for member of the
State legislature at the. coming county con
vention. Imported and domestic matting. Just the
thing for summer. The best thing to keep
your room clean and cool. ' W have It
from 12Vc to 60c a yard. ' 6tockert Carpet
company.
Mrs. F. A. BhepartJ' icif Woodbine, Ia.,
arrived yesterday on a visit to her parents,
Justice and Mrs.. E. B. Gardiner of 815
Franklin avenue. Mrs. Shepard la accom
panied by her young son. ...
The Ladles'. Aid society of the Swedish
Lutheran church will meet this afternoon
at the home of Mrs.- J. fcoller, 131 Platner
street. The Luther league will meet at
o'clock this evening In the church parlors.
Harmony chapter. Order of the Eastern
Star, will meet this evening for the initia
tion of a large class of candidates. Mrs.
Elena Ward, grand worthy matron, snd
other state officials, are expected to be
present.
Former Fire Chief Nicholson has become
a theatrical manager. He and a friend of
thla city have sec.ired control of a email
ooal vaudeville house which in a week
or so they will transfer to a tent show for
the summer. ,
Poundmaster Charlea Burke snnounces
that he will commence the work of Im
pounding unlaaa-ed rings next Monday and
that In the meantime owners of dogs had
better hustle anil get the necessary little
brass tag from the city clerk.
At the request of attorneys the case
against the Northwestern railroad for
blocking the Bj-nadway crossing last Mon
day night for eleven minutes In excess of
the time permitted by the city ordinance
Whs continued until this morning.
W. A. Sapp ot fastens, la., waa In the
city vf'erday and railed upon City Clerk
W: F. Sapp. It developed that the two
were born In Mount Vernon, Knox county,
Ohio, and after exchanging family history
they came to the conclusion that they are
first cousins.
Charles T. Officer Is selling some fine
bargains In dwellings and vacant lots out
of the long list of property he has In his
hands to sell. People who have hecome
tired of paying rent are buying homes from
him. Those who ran should take advantage
of this opportunity.
Before a Jurv In Justice Gardiner's court
yesterday William F. Bhadden, charged
with assaulting H. Saltsman. was dis
charged. At the close of the trial Salts
man's attorney advised him to expend l"0
in learning the manly art of self-defense,
as he appears to be frenquently getting
Into trouble.
Through error W. B. Reed was announced
aa having spoken at the republican meet
ing Tuesday 'night In the court house. It
should have been M. D. Reed, president of
the West End Improvement club. W. B.
Reed ia still aa staunch a democrat as
ever he waa and he does not want, hla
friends to suspect that he may have
changed his political faith.-
The receipts In the general fund of the
Christian home last week were $401.06,
being J2(1.0f above the needs of the week
and reducing the amount needed In the
contingent and improvement fund for lo8
to til. 412. 46. In the manager's fund the
receipts were $1M 26, being 8159.26 above the
needs of the week and ilecreasing the de
ficiency in this fund to date to 8JPS.75.
The meeting of the committee of the
whole of the city council called for yester
day afternoon to take up the Woodbury
avenue viaduct ordinance failed for want
of a quorum. Councilman Wallace, who
objects to the dilatory manner In which the
cnuncilmen are treating this matter, an
nounced he would bring the ordinance up
at the regular session next Monday night
and insist on some definite action being
taken.
Mra. ;Whlte, whom Poundmaster Burke
charged with taking a horse which he had
Impounded from the city pound, was In po
lice court yesterday morning. Mrs. White
explained that she went to the pound to
get her horse and was willing to pay
Burke his proper fee, but falling to Mud
him there her son brought theauilmHl out
and took It home. She stated she would
have paid Burke when he called at her
house had he not used, as she alleged, in
sulting language to her. The case waa
settled by Mra. White paying Into court
Burke'a fee. '
tnanlr Officiate III.
SIDNEY, la., May 2.-(Sneolal.)-A. T.
Chambers, clerk of the court. Is In Chi
cago taking X-ray treatment for an abdom
inal tumor which is said to be ot a can
cerous nature. Fears are entertained that
he may not recover.' He Is a man of 36,
serving his first term. He was elected by
the republicans two years ago and was
considered as sure of being his own suc
cessor. Another county official, George W.
Moore, recorder, a man of 24, Is also laid
up by Illness, having been confined to his
bed for the last month by hemorrhages of
the lungs. H? Is reported on the mend.
He Is also a- flrat termer with good pros
pect a ot succeeding himself.
eve Rank for Inioajene.
SIDNEY, la.,. May 2 Special. Capital
ists of Council Bluffs, Shenandoah, Essex
and Imogene have organized a new bank
for the latter town to be known as the
First National Bank of Imogene with a
capital of t-5,U0O. Business will begin as
soon as a building can be erected. Among
those most prominently Interested are E. E.
Hart and T. 3; yurnpr of the First National
bank of Council Bluffs, and H. T. Flsketl
of ' Shenandoah. C. E. Holly of Council
Bluffs will be the resident manager and
cashier. .
Beautiful hand woven rugs made - out
of your old carpets'.' - They are reversible
and will laat a lifetime. You run no risk;
If the ruga are not satisfactory or exactly
as represented, we refund the money, also
pay for the carpet. Send for free booklet.
'Phone 616. Council Bluffs Carpet Cleaning
and Rug Manufacturing Company, 34 North
Main.
Measles at Sidney.
SIDNEY,, la.. May 2. (8pecial.)-Meaales
are having a big run among the pupils of
the public schools and scores of the pupils,
old and young, are down with them. Some
are very sick, but no . fatalities have been
reportad.
FIRE RECORD.
V Blase In Illinois.
PEORIA, 111., May 2. Peoria was ap
pealed to for help this morning as the re
sult of a fire which destroyed the Verry
elevator, the Methodist church and sev
eral residences at Armlngton, a small town
in Taaewell county. The loss is estimated
at $50,000, partially covered by Insurance.
All Well.
The least thing wrong with your bowels
make you all sick. Dr. King's New Life
Pills make you all well. 26c. For sal by
Sherman ac McConnell.
Bee. Want Ads Best Business Boosters.
Uas Plant Explodes.
LEBANON. Kan.. May 2 8peclM.) At
8:30 o'clock last evening the actelyne gas
plant, by which thla town la lighted, pi-
Cloded. wrecking the plant and frlghtfulry
urntng William Tygley, the owner xf- the
Slant; Clifford Hatch, Louis Steiner and
ohn Yearek. It was caused by entering
the plant with a lighted lantern to fix
something which had gone wrong with the
generator.
He that knows, and knows tdat
he knows is wise. Follow him.
He that knows
Uneeda Biscuit-
and knows that he knows
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NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY
tARGE LEAD FOR CUMMINS
Porkim 0U Onlj Twentj-Eiebt Delegates
in Polk County Under Primary. '
NO CHOICE ON SEVERAL OF THE OFFICES
I ader Terma of new Law Convention
Most Kettle Theae Place Money
of tilrls' Fraternity la
Rejected. N
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
DES MOINES. May 2.-1 Special. )-The
Polk county primary election law, which
waa used for the first time In the county
primaries here yesterday, resulted In giv
ing Perkins twenty-eight out of XV) dele
gates who will make up the county con
vention which meets Saturday. Thla la
wifi three smalt county precincts not et
heard from. The popular vote, with the
exception of the three precincta, la, Cum
mins, 8,174; Perkins, S,50n. The primary
law provides that unlesa a candidate has
a majority of all the delegates to the
county convention the delegates from the
precincts may act a though unlnstructed.
There will -be but few offices which will
thus be thrown to the . convention to de
cide. Garst has the county delegation over
Raymond by 154 delegates to 112 from re
ports from forty-one of the fifty-one pre
cincts In the county. There will . lie io
choice on secretary -of state, the returns
for which are almost Complete and which
fail to give any candidate a majority of
the delegates.' Hay ward ' leads with Hltes
next and Richards next. For attorney
general, Major Charlea McKenile won over
Webb Byers with 193 delegates to Byers"
"8 from all but. nine precincts. For rail
road commissioner, thirty-two out of
thtrtp-nlne precincts reported gave Colonel
D. J. Palmer of Washington, Ia., 212 dele
gates. The same thirty-nine precincts gave
W. L. Taton of Osage 141 delegates; Eu
gene Buttles of Burlington. 100; Dr. Tor
terfleld of Atlantic, IX and 8. G. Hunter
of Atlantic, 8 delegates. W. W. Morrow
of Afton carried every rreelnct but one
for state treasurer against Kretachmer of
Dubuque. Congressman Hull carried all
precincts except seven for congress. The
choice of one railroad commissioner, the
choice of both representatives from this
county, the choice of secretary of state
and the choice of county superintendent
will all be thrown to the convention, the
vote of the primaries having failed to make
a selection, and one of the four district
Judges will be left to the convention. The
primaries resulted . as follows on other
officers voted upon: Senator C. C. Dowell
for senator; county recorder, Mrs. F. W.
Dodson. the present Incumbent ; county
clerk, B. F. Coffin, present Incumbent;
county attorney, Lawrence De Graff; three
of the four district Judges, Brennen, Howe
and Mi-Henry, present Incumbents.
nperlntendcnt ft Vinton.
The State Board of Control today ap
pointed J. D. Vance, county superintendent
of schools of Linn county, to be superin
tendent of the State College for tho Blind
at Vinton. Mr. Vance will assume his
duties there July 1. The present superin
tendent, who recently resigned, will retire
to private life at that time. Mr. Vance
la a young man and one of the prominent
public school men of the state.
Dentlata to Form flubs.
The Iowa Slate Dental association In ses
sion here today decided to follow the ad
vice of President C. M. Work and district
the state Into official clubs. These various
clubs will be affiliated with the state society
and Will meet frequently for study, which
will bo specialized at the annual meeting
or me stair society, two numirea ucntists
attended the clinic tuduy.
. Frat Money Tainted. ' ' ' " '
A gift of $10 given for the proposed new
Young Woman's Christian ' association
building by. the Kappa Pvl. a girls'
fraternity of - the West High school,
has been 'returned by the West Des Moines
School board na tainted. The high schools
of the city are contributing to the erection
of the building, as the school girls will re
ceive training in the gymnasium of Die
Vew building. The society gave the $10
to the treasurer of the school board and
asked that It "be credited with the rest of
the money-' donated by the West High.
The board has returned the money to the
treasurer of the girls' society with the ex
planation that It is considered "tainted."
Interurhan to Ottnmwa.
t V. i'llrey of Indianapolis, Ind., rep
resenting a syndicate that Invests In Inter
urban bonds, la In the city and has gone
over the route between Des Molnea and
Oltumwa, with the view of taking bonds
on a proposed line between the two cities.
Some of the richest coal mines of the state
are In the territory between the two c files.
Dead Mas) Identified.
Through a photograph, the man killed
hy the officers at Ottumwa while trying to
escape from paying for a meal, has been
Identified as the man who held up Moae
Levlch, a second-hand dealer In this city
and robbed him of a Colt revolver. After
refualng to pay for his meal at Ottumwa
the man ran from the restaurant and was
puraued by officers. He took refuge In an
old building where he was shot and killed
while resisting arrest. In Des Molnea
aome day ago the man went into the second-hand
store to purchase a revolver and
aftea fitting cartridgea to It aimed It at
the proprietor and backed out of the store
and eacaped. The man'a name ia Lorenxo
R. Leala, and hia residence unknown to
the officers.
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