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    THE OMAHA 'DAILY BEE: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1000.
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NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA
COUNCIL
Office, 10 Pearl
MINOR MESTIOIV.
Davis, druge.
gtockert Bella raj-pain.
Fine engravlnge at Leffert'a.
Ed Rogere' Tony Fauat bear.
Flumhing and heating. Blxby Con.
Lewis Cutler, funeral director, 'phone fl.
Wnodrlng Undertaking company. Tel m
U Roaenfaldt Co. for pure wlnea, liquora
and cordials. 619 So. Main Bt.
Day and evening aessions. Weatern Iowa
college. Midwinter term Jan. 1.
DIAMOND8 AS AN INVESTMENT
TALK TO LEFFERT ABOUT IT.
Ci, V ,Hi?dleton wai culled yesterday
to Modale, la., by the aerloua Illness of his
father.
Brldensteln A Smith, Fourteenth avenue
and Sixth street, coal, wood and feed.
'Phones 181
All elcs of atorm doors, storm aaih,
ftorm windows and weather stripe at Oeo.
Moagland's.
A beautiful and ornamental gas burner,
the Welsbach chick lamp, complete, 11.26
Btephan Bros.. 629 West Broadway.
AN OUNCE OF BATISKACTION IS
"OKTH A TON OF TALK. SICE THE
BOTH PHON Efl 72. C"
High grade granite work, from the best
Barre Imported granites, lettering, carving
and tracing. Hue monumental work a
apcciaiiy.
way.
heeley & Lane, 217 Eaat Broad-
WATCHES. CliOCKH ivn tcwiTT nv
REPAIRED. I DO THE WORK MYBELF
f1''" ' or.ri JI1M 11' in DU.NE KltiMi.
O. MAUT1IE, m W. BROADWAY. JEW
ELER. D. 8. Kerr has merchandise for exchancn.
farms for sale, all klmla nf
for aale and on monthly payments. Houee
r rem. aw croaaway. -flumes 417 and
I am In the market to buv ton ton. nf ma
chlnery Iron, 300 tone stove Iron. 20 tona
of rubber and 10 tons copper and brass,
write for prlcea before you sell. J. Katel
man. 603 8. Main Bt. Both 'phones (60.
FOR ADVICE AND JUDGMENT ON
GOOD CIGARS GO TO MALONEY., 30
PEARL BT. HI9 STOCK OF CIGARS IS
COMPLETE. TELL HIM WHAT YOU
NT AND YOU'LL OET JUST THE
C(iAR TO SUIT THE TASTE.
William Jackson, the negro accused of
stealing and selling to a Junk dealer sev
eral hundred pounds of furnace raatlngs
belonging to the International Harvester
company, pleaded guilty In police court
yesterday morning and was aant to the
county jail for twenty days.
Hot ashes placed In close proximity to
a barrel of tar la aald to have been re
sponsible for a blase at the Plntch gns
worka on Ninth avenue and Eighteenth
street yesterday afternoon. The tire wa
confined to the Iron-covered ahed contain
ing the tar and the damage to the wood
work of the atructure.
Bert taraon, proprietor of the Manhat
tan aaloon and restaurant and of the Boyd
liquor house on Main street, who at
tempted to lift the lid lust Sunday, paid
a fine of $fi0 In police court yesterday
morning. His bartenders were discharged
with a caution. P. Donahue, proprietor
of the saloon at Broadway and Tenth
street, escaped with a fine of 110.
Ben Myers, said to belonv to Omaha,
an alleged done Mend, was ptc-J up by the
police yesterday noon. Although hand
cuffed, Myers gave two officers consider
able trouble before they landed him be.
hind the bars at the city Jail. The sou (He
between the officers and the prisoner at
tracted a big crowd and over a hundred
men and boys followed to the city Jull.
IN err Year's Gift a.
The gracious custom of opening the new
year by gift giving on New Year's day la
(eservedly popular. We are well prepared
to assist vou In tha matter, havlna an at
tractive line of small water color and
featner novelties rrom lu centa up to any
price you choose. Our art calendara are
especially suitable for New Year's gifts and
. we are making cut prices -on them thl
i week. ALEXANDER'S ART 8TORB,
S83 Broadway.
!8ee Btephan Bros, for the latest and best
Inverted burners. 629 West Broadway.
-LEGAL NOTICES
PROPOSALS
FOR
PAPER FOR THE PUBLIC PRINTING
AND BINDING.
SEALED PROPOSALS will be received
Until January 1A, 1907, at 10:30 o'clock A. M.,
for furnishing the PAPER for tha PUBLIC
PRINTING and BINDING for the year
ending 2th of February, !!, the said
proposals to be opened before and the
award of contracts to be made by the Joint
Committee of Congress on Public Printing
to tha loweat and best bidder for the In
terest of the Government, the committee
reserving to Itself the right to reject any
ind all bids, as Ita Judgment of the best
Interests of the Government may dictate.
Detailed schedules of tha description,
quantity, and quality of the paper required,
accompanied by samplee and blank pro
posals, and giving the regulations with
which bidders must comply, can be ob
tained by addressing Chaa. A. StllUngs,
Public Printer, Washington, D. C.
The contracts will be entered Into for
supplying auch quantities of paper aa may
beneeded during the year, and no more.
The estimated quantities aet forth In de
tail In the schedule comprise:
ltt.Ouo reams machlne-flnleh printing paper,
UxS.
BX600 reams machine-finish printing paper,
8SX4&.
4400 reams sited and super-calendered
white-or tinted printing paper,
various sixes.
fit reams antique machine-finish print
ing paper.
U.M0 reams white writing paper, toft
dried, various sices and weights.
&900 reams colored writing paper, loft
dried, various sixes and weights.
M.S0O reams white writing paper, machine
dried, various elsee and weights.
4,000 reams cover paper, various sixes
and welgtts.
1,000 pounds of best plate paper.
126, UOO pounds of best map paper.
7u6,0uO pounds superllne (single and double)
coated book paper.
1,700 reams manlla paper, various sliea
and weights.
' 404,000 pounds bond paper.
,000 pounds artificial parchment, varloua
sixes.
1,000 pounds parciunent deed.
20.0U0 sheets plated bullet patch, varloua
sixes.
155,000 aheeta cardboard, various colors,
slsea and weights.
100,000 sheets brlstol board, manlla tag
board, etc., various colore, alses
and weights.
1M reams first-class ledger paper, white
or blue, laid or wove, varloua
alsea and weights.
1,800 reams second-class ledger paper,
white or blue, laid or wove,
various sites and weights.
1,450 reams tissue and copying paper.
20 reams blotting paper, any required
color and weight.
Wo reams marble, comb and lining
paper, varloua alses.
660 reams typewriter paper, varloua
sixes and weights.
(SV reams letter, note and quarto-post
paper.
100 reams . white French folio, 17x22
Inches. . ,
1,000 sheets parchment 16xil Inches.
Propoeuls will be received for one thou
sand reams or more.
By direction of the Joint Committee of
Congress on Public Printing.
CHAB. A. BTILIJNOS.
Public Printer.
Waehlngton. D. C. December 15.
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NOTICE.
STOCKHOLDERS MEETINO OF THE
t.NION LAND COMPANY.
Notice la hereby given that the annual
meeting of the stockholders of the I nlon
Ijind company for the election of five di
rectors and the transaction of such other
business as may lawfully come before the
meeting will be held at the office of the
genera" eollcltor. Tnlon Pacific. Building.
5th and Farnam Bt4., Omaha, Kebraska,
on Monday, tha ttth day of Janjary, I9W.
at 10 o'clock a. m.
The atock transfer books will be closed
ten days previous to the meeting.
ALEX MIIJ-EK. Hecretaiy.
Dated. New York. December JM
T,u.irum nrnn' X! VKT 1 NO
The annual nieeilna of the stockholders of
will be held at the office of A. L. Mohl-r.
corner of Ninth anu '
Miiiaha. Neb., on We.tpdty. the th dr .j.
Jan.ix-v. A. l. 1,T. n "P1" " m
tC4iHL T. M. ORB. Secretary.
?he South Omana ana vesirrn
ompar.y. for the elect.on of seven dl
rectore and the transaction of auch otbrf
I. ' . .1. ... .,, tvRfnre the meeting.
BLUFFS
8t. Tel. 43.
CKOILND WORK FOR REVIVAL
Citj lai Been Districted for a Home-to-Heme
Visitation.
0IS1RICT RALLIES TO START SERVICES
All Proteataat Iksrckea In the City
to Taka Part la the Revival
Which la to Be Conducted
Nest Month.
Preparations for the union revival meet
ings to be held by the Protestant churches
of the city next month, are practically com
plete. For the purpose of the house-to
house visitation prior to the union meet
ings the city has been divided Into eleven
districts, under chairmen as follows
Kim All territory bounded on the south
by East Broadway from the Broadway
church east to the city limits and on the
west by North First street north to the
city limits. Rev. James O May. chairman
Second All territory bounded on tho
north by East Broadway froxn the Broad
way church to the limits and west south
on S hi t li First street, ard irnhmii ivpiiih
to Falrmount avenue, L. P. Chamb ra ohnlr
man. '
Third All territory bounded on the south
by Broadway, east by North First, weal.
North Sixth and North, city limits, Mrs.
Leroy Corliss, chairman.
Fourth All territory bounded on north
by Broadway, on the east by South First,
on the west by South Main and on tti
south by Eleventh avenue, R-v. C'nsrle.
Mayne, chairman.
Fifth All territory bounded on the south
by Broadway, on the east by North Sixth,
on the west by the Illinois Central tracks,
and north, city limits, Rev. F. A. Case,
chairman.
Sixth All territory bounded on Broad
way, north of Broadway to Twelfth street,
on the east by HV.uth Main, on the wist
by Twelfth street and on the south by the
Kock Island tracks. Rev. Mr. Starr, chair
man.
Seventh All territory bounded on south
by West Broadway to Twenty-sixth street.
on the east by the Illinois Central tracks.
and on the west by rwenty-sixtn street,
north to city limits, I. M. Llninger, chair
man.
Eiahth All territory bounded on the
north by West Broadway to Twenty-sixth
street, on the east by Twelfth street, on
the west by Twenty-sixth ana on me
south by the Rock Island tracks. Dr. C.
D. Erlcknon, chairman.
Ninth All territory south of Eleventh
avenue, east to ami Including rairmouni
avenue, west to main street and south to
the city limits, Rev. Charles Mayne, chair
man. Tenth "Danetown, the new Severn n
ward ?1 Bounded on the north by the
Milwaukee tracks, on the east by the Bur
lington tracks, on the went and south by
the city limits, Rev. Relchenback, chair
man. Eleventh All territory weBt of Twenty
sixth street to the river north and south
of Broadway "The West End." J. J.
Clifton, chairman.
All dlvialons between districts shall be
the center of dividing streets.
The house-to-house canvass will begin
Thursday, January 3, and the night pre
ceding rally meetings will be held for the
several districts as follows:
Districts 1 and Z, Broadway church.
m.iHrti a end R. First Hantlst church.
Districts and , Trinity Methodist
church.
District 6, First Presbyterian church.
District 7, Baptist mission.
District 8, Fifth Avenue Methodist church,
District 10, Bethany chapel.
District 11, People's Union church.
The house-to-house visitation will be for
the purpose of Issuing personal Invitations
to tnke part in the revival meeting, to make
a religious cenaus of the city, ascertaining
the number of church and Sundny school
members, non-attendanle and number of
children otd enough to attend Sunday
school.
Besides the eleven district chairmen, there
la a general chairman. Rev. W. B. Clemmer,
pastor of the First Christian church, and
secretary, L. B. Klnne. All of the religlomj
forces of the city are to work under the
auspices of. the Sunday School Workers'
union.
Special aale on fine hand painted china,
S3H off. Also on all pictures and novel-
ties. Calendars Illustrated by Frederick
Remington and Marcfleld Parrlsh at W.
S. Hewetson'a Art and Wall Paper store,
Broadway and Fourth, Council Bluffs, la.
CASH OF WALK OR PAY CAR FARK
Street Railway Company Issnes No
More Passea to City O-md'-U.
One perquisite which members of tha city
eoundl and other municipal offlclala have i nldeB judg.8 Deemer the speakers and
enjoyed la to be abolished after January I thp,p topc8 were: Rev. Marcus P. Mc
X. After that date It Is to be a case of ciure, "Brotherhood;" Postmaster A. S.
walk or pay street car fare. All of the iIaleitcmi "professional Relations;" Dr.
city offlclala and private Individuals holding Donald Macrae, ar., "Morality and Health."
street car paasea received a neatly pnntea
letter from R, A. Leussler, secretary of
the Omaha at Council Bluffs Street Railway
company, reading as follows:
In view of tha atrong and growing public
sentiment aguinst the Isauing of passes by
transportation companies, as evidenced by
recent legislation on the subject, the board
of directors of this company deemed it
wise to abollBh all past.es on Its system,
and at a meeting held a short tlhie ago
passed a resolution directing that on and
after January 1. 1907, all pasaes be abolished
excepting to officers and employes of thla
company.
At the city hall yesterday It was ques
tioned whether the street railway company
could. In face of section 7 of the charter
granted the suburban company, under which
franchise It la supposed to be operating In
thla city, refuse transportation to certain
city officials. The section In question j
reads:
That as a further and additional consid
eration for the granting of the franchise.
It Is agreed that aald company shall trans
port, free of charge on Ita cara the mayor,
city engineer, members of the city council
and all firemen and policemen of the reg
ular force when In uniform, on duty and
having In their possession Indices of their
respective offices, whenever such oftlcers
could, by law, collect the expense of auch
transportation from the city.
Then again, the question la raised whether
under the Iowa anti-pass law city offlclala
are not prohibited from accepting street
car transportation. It has been suggested
that possibly the matter may be compro
mised by the city offlclala entitled under
the suburban charter to street car trans
portation being Issued passes good only in
the city ani not across) the river.
TRY SOME OF OU R new codfish In brine
packed according to the pure food law.
It is very fine. We also have mackerel,
large ones, at t&c. We have some very
choice sweet potatoes at tOc per peck.
Orangts are getting sweeter now, 30c and
toe per doxm. We have very nice honey.
Try a sack of our Golden Rule flour, only
fl.15 per sack. We warrant every sack,
Bartel Miller. Telephone 359.
Gilbert Wanted la Xebrnaka.
Harry Ullbert, arreeted Thuraday while
trying to dispose of a horse and buggy
which he had hired from M. Weatherbee,
was yesterday Identified aa Charlea Ether
tun, for whom the authorltlea at Colum
bus, Neb., have been looking since June,
M. He Is aald to be wanted at Columbus
on a charge of breaking and entering
freight cara. He la a brother of Dave and
Tom Btherton. horse traders, who got Into
more or less trouble In this city about a
year ago. Tom Etberton waa shot by the
husband of a woman whom he was said to
have beaten and Dave was accused by a
man named CoftVy of eloping with his
wKe.
Olibeit. while not denying that ha waa
CUailea Eluartun, tAlM.-Uima any know I-1
edge of the crime for which he la wanted
at Columbus. Ha waived a preliminary
elimination of the charge of stealing
Weathefbee's horse and buggy and was
bound over to await the action of the grand
Jury. In default of ball, placed at Hm, he
was committed to the county Jail.
IIASLON RETIRES WITH RECORD
Meetlna to Re Held at Which Affairs
May Be tralattteaed Oat. -
L. C. Hanlon. promoter and secretary of
the Eagle Life association, for whose ar
rest a warrant was issued by Judge Scott
of the superior court, returned to Council
Bluffs last evening as he agreed to do
when tuken Into custody Thursday In
Waterloo, la. The authorities on being
notllled that there was a warrant for
Hanlon placed him under arrest and ar
rangements were made to send an officer
from here to bring him back when Hanlon
over the telephone asked that he be spared
the humiliation of being brought back In
custody of an officer and promised to re
turn and meet any charges there might be
against him. Attorney Ware, acting for
the directors of the Eagle Life association,
consented to this, and Hanlon was re
leased. True to his word Hanlon arrived
In the city last evening.
Secretary Hanlon on reaching the city
Informed the officers of the association that
he had brought back with him all papers
nnd records of the association and em
phatically denied having been guilty of the
acts charged against him.
While Hanlon was virtually under arrest.
lie was not Interfered with, and this morn
ing there will be a meeting of the directors
and other officers of the association, at
which Hanlon will be given an opportunity
o explain matters.
You get the lowest price, easiest terms,
and best guarantee on your piano when
purchased at A. Huspa Co., 26 South Main
St.. Council Bluffs.
Special sale of sheet music today only,
at 19 centa each. All the popular music
on hand, nothing reserved. Bouricius Piano
House, 236 Broadway, Council Bluffs, la.
Where the organ stands upon the building.
Matters la District Court.
Counsel for the Portland Gold i'-.j
company yesterday filed notice Of appeal
from the order of Judge Green requiring
the company to produce its books and
other records for use by Pottawattamie
county In the auits brought to assess the
holdings of the stockholders for taxation
here.
Claude Blakely filed suit for dlvoroe from
Ida Blakely, to whom he was married In
thla city In 1M8, and who, he alleges, left
him November 6 of this year. In his peti
tion Klakel alleges that his wife fre
quently refused to cook his meals for him
when he came rome tired out after the
day's work, and on more than one occa
sion told him he ought to be poisoned or
have a knife run through him.
Mrs. Belle Grace Feeley filed a petition
yesterday for the appointment of Maurice
Daley as guardian of her husband, Patrick
Feeley, Insane. Daley is a nephew of
Feeley. '
The Boyle National bank of Danville,
Ky., yesterday filed suit against the firm
of Day & Hess and Otto Dryer for $500,
alleging that the 'defendants had unlaw
fully harvested the crops ori certain land
In Manawa, claimed to be owned by the
bank.
Plctores, Fancy Frames
Burnt leather bags, shaving pada, stamp
cases, phcto albums, address books, sta
tionery, pottery, etc., for New Year's gi'ta.
C. E. Alexander, 33S Broadway,
Ender's dollar safety rawr will ahave the
toughest beard. No stropping or honing.
Swain & Mauer, Council Bluffs.
Men's CInb Meeting a "access.
Owing to the lateness of hla train, Judge
H. E. Deemer did not reach thla city until
1 9 : o'clock .last night and It wan fifteen
minutes later before he got to the meeting
of the Men's club at the First Presbyterian
church, where he waa to make an ad-
dresa on "Present Day Responsibilities."
j The meeting, which was preceded by a
; supper In the church parlors, was well at-
I tended, there being about ISO men present.
Congressman Walter I. Smith acted as
toastmaater and enlivened the proceedings
with short, happy Introductory remarks aa
he Introduced the speakers. State Senator
C. O. Saunders presided In the absence of
Dr. A. Clifford Brown, president of the
OPmn-.tIon.
ach of the speakers Intersperaed his re-
mark with numerous interesting and
amusing anecdotes and Stories, Rev. J. E.
Youel of Creston, la., was a guest and de
livered the Invocation. The affair was con
ceded by all to have been a great success.
N. T. Plumbing Co. Tel. SCO. Night 603.
Combination gaa and electric chandeliers
and the celebrated Welsbach Incandescent
gas burners. Why not see us before you
buy. We can eertlnly please you on price
and quality of gooda. Btephan Bros., B29
West Broadway.
Troable for Witnesses.
Harvey Neeley, the colored man charged
with slugging and robbing W. W. Carter,
an elderly white man of Bentley, la., was
discharged In police court yesterday morn
ing for lack of evidence to connect him
with the crime. The hearing, however, re
sulted rather disastrously for two witnesses
who testified, on behalf of Neeley. Carter
asserted that he waa slugged' and robbed
after he had been escorted by Neeley to
a negro resort near the Northwstern
tracks, which he refused to enter when he
learned Its character. John Ewlng and his
aon-ln-Iaw, Charles Stroma, white men, tes
tified that they bad gone to the resort that
Saturday night and had found Carter there
and that Carter was under the Influence
of liquor. Both the witnesses told prac
tically the same story. When the case
was concluded Chief Richmond had Ewlng
and Stroma placed under arrest on the
charge of being Inmates of a disorderly
house and they are booked for a hearing
In police court this morning.
A. Metsaar A Co.
New Location of Wholesale Bakery.
S16 Mynster Street. Council Bluffs, la
Home-Made Bread a Specialty.
Visitors Welcome.
Another car of the new Richmond four
passenger autojt, Just arrived. I extend to
you an invitation to drop in and look this
machine over. It will surprise you to know
the price and aee the new Improvements.
Just a limited number on hand. Van
Brunt.
Real K state Transfers.
These transfera were reported to The Bee
December 28, by the Pottawattamie County
Abstract company of Council Bluffs:
ti:ma Rlef and husband to August H.
Bonnes. sV Aw1, iw't , ne,
part wV eV part nek w',, part
Dwi swV t-Tti-43. and part se' n'
l-'H 44. 145.3 acres, w A I12.S42
E. K Freeman snd wife to Daniel
Freeman, lot i and w of lot (, in
block 1. In Arnold's First add. to
Oakland. Ia.. w d IKI
Wlnrt-ld Woodward to Nettle Wood
ward, part wV. ml, and part nlt
s- 17-7Ha. q e d
Three Iransfvre. totiU J-IUU i
ilMPLE SPELLING FAVORED
I.wi Ttachen Vote for it Against Adrioe
of Fre;dent or, University.
CHANCE FOR REDUCED PASSENGER FARES
Railroads Are Expected to Make Rate
Two and a Half Cents Per Mile
to Head Off the Two t eal a
Mile Bill.
(From a Btnff Correspondent )
DES MOINES, Dec. 28. (Special.) A res
olution reported by the committee on reso
lutions of the State Teachers' association
favoring the simplified spelling was adopted
by the association today after It had rained
something of a storm, the only one of the :
morning. President McClaln of the State j
university attacked the new method and ,
called the committee that Is working for i
Its adoption a self-appointed committee.
President Seerley of the State Normal
school defended the committee and the i
.method, and the resolution was finally
adopted. The resolution reported by the
resolutions committee favoring changing
the time of the meeting of the association
to a date In October was laid on the table
for one year, because according to the con- i
stitutlon no action could be taken upon it j
at this time. Other resolutions reported j
by the committee asking the legislature to
make no changes In the new certificate law
for the space of two years; condemning I
high school fraternities; favoring state aid '
for high schools; favoring extension of the i
present facilities for training teachers, and '
favoring a commission to recodify the 1
school laws of the state, were all adopted !
as reported by the committee. I
A revolt was atarted among the young
men teachers irom the northern and west
ern part of the state today against the I
present system of electing officers and
managing the affairs of the association. It '
la contended by them that they have no I
voice In the affairs of the association, and
they will make a fight at the next conven
tion for a primary election of the officers
and demand that the unwritten law, that
the president shall come one year from
the county superintendents' section, the
next from the college section and the next
from the superintendents' and principals'
section shall be broken up, giving other
men a chance.
Officers Are Elected.
The nominating committee, soon after
midnight last night, met to consider the
selection of officers, the meeting being held
at that hour In order to be after all other
meetings are closed. The report thla morn
ing to the association was adopted. It la
as follows:
President County Superintendent F. B.
Lark of Monona county.
First Vice President President W. A.
Shanklln of Upper Iowa university, Fay-
enw.
Second Vice President County Superln- !
tender,! Miss Maria C.Tlngrey of Kmmet,
county.
Third Vice President Superintendent W.
D. Salisbury of Clarlnda.
Secretary C. R. Bcroggle of Des Molnee.
Treasurer O. W. Samson of Cedar Falls.
Member Kxecutlve Committee Superin
tendent O. M. Klllott of Sheldon.
Members of the Educational Council
County Superintendent E. J. Honk of Win
neshiek county and Superintendent 8. M.
run! or nuriingion.
A feature of tnrlnv'. Mulnn warn tho on-
nual address of John F. Riggs, state super-
Intendont at public Instruction, in which he
made a strong plea for the appointment of
a commission to examine and revise and re
codify the school laws of the state. He
showed that twenty-five years ago a com
mission, of which Horace Mann and Amos
Dean were the lending spirits, revised the
school laws, and did their work well, but
that every general assembly since that
time had enacted new school laws which. In
many instances, were contradictory, and
many inmances, were conirauiciory, Hnu
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that a few years ago the state laws wore I
, . . . , , , . .
recodified the school.laws were untouched.
In the first part of his address Prof. Rlcga
considered at some length the new state
teachers' certificate law and made a plea
for leaving the law unchanged till It ha 9
haB time for being; tested.
Railroads Mny Itednce Rates.
There Is a report current that the rail
roads may reduce the passenger f ires In,
the state to 2Mi cents voluntarily In the
hope of shutting oft the passage of a 2
cent fare bill. At the last sens on of the
legislature Representative Sankey, who. In-'
ttnduced a 2-cent fan bill, gave figures
from the railroad commissioners' report to
show that the railroads, with all their free
pasaes and half fares, receive now only j
about 2 cents a mile, and tTiat it Is the poor
man who paya the full 3 cents. Becnnse of .
1 Is 'act members of the leglsl lure are pre-
dieting that the railroads wli, not oppose ;
the ennctment of a 2-cent fare bill that will
cut off ministers' half fare permits und
force everyone to pay 2 cents. By the aims
course of reasoning they are arguing that
the railroads will not voluntarily reduce
fares to S cents, leaving In the half-fare
penults and other special rates.
Child Falls Into Hot Water.
Albert McAlplne, a 2-year-old child, fell
Into a wash boiler of boiling water today
and died from the scalding It received. The
mother had Just lifted the boiler from the
stove to the floor and had turned her back
when the child fell Into the boiling au la
The family live at 1017 West Eleventh
atreet.
narharlnn Custom Exists.
In the district court today Judge Hugh
Brennan granted a divorce to Mrs. Alma
Post Toepfer from' Henry Toepfer, aged 3).
It was shown that the glii'a mr ther h 'd
forced the child to marry the man and hnd i the State department today tl:at the gov
been given a team of horses and a wag n eminent had pledged to Great Britain Its
for the girl. The girl hud then been t ken sunnort In any atepa taken by tho British '
to a hovel by the man. The girl claimed
ahe did not know what she was doing and
was assured by her mother that she would
not have to live with the man.
Only AnnnnI Dividend Pollrlea.
The Des Moines Life Insurance company
of this city today announced that after
SPECIAL FOH HATl'KDAY
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128 W. imOADWAV.
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Everything In the poultry and
fresh meat line, our own dressed
turkeys, chickens, ducks and
geeue, very fine quality at bed
rock prices, together with our
regular roast beef sale.
All Best Pot Roasts(of Beef, per
Pound 5c to (5
Our Best Rib Boiling Beef, per
pound
Home-made Pure Pork Sausage,
per pound IOC
Frrsh )ifs-l Spring t'hit-krn
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Tremendous Price Reductions in
Tailor Made Suits
65 Assorted Suits at 50 Cents On tho Dollar
.About (m assort od suits, ranging in price from $12.50 to $25.00 each. Wo havo tlo
cidod to close this lot out at 50 cents on the dollar. The opportunity of a lifetime for
getting choice garments at such ridiculously low prices.
$15.00 Suits Only $6.89
Twenty-four choice suits, splendid $15.00 values, to close at once we have put Of
them on sale for, your choice vpUeVJ
Bio Slaughter in Ladies' Cloaks
Ladies' 27 and SO.inch cloaks, worth up to $18.00 each, being closed out at $4.9$
each. Just think a moment less than 33 Va cents on the dollar. Comfort, sen-ice, neat,
natty appearance, for less money than you ever dreamed of paying for a cloak of this
quality.
A. E. Hunter Company
33 and 35 Pearl 32 and 34 Main
COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA
January 1 it will write only annual divi
dend life Insurance policies. This action,
following closely the report of the Insur
ance commission pointing out the evil of
deferred dividends, lends to the prophecy
that the leglalature will prohibit deferred
dividends. It Is asserted that competition
In Insurance will In the future center on
tne annual dividend policy nnd that the
companies, being unable to write
any other, are now met by the action of the
Des Moines Life.
Whipped Girl irltti nrclnle,
After climbing two flights of stairs to
the rooms of the Iowa Humane society to
Au -viinnln Ijivlne fell fainting at the
! nnr ,f the TTumane society offices. She
wan asxlsted in and a doctor called. The
back of the girl's dress was saturated with
blood and an examination showed that she
hnd been beaten' cruelly. . Bne torn ine
nffln.ru that her father had beaten hor
for three-quarters of an hour with a sur
cingle In the end of which was a buckle,
Officers went to arrest the father, Jake
Lavlne, but h had learned of their com
ing and left home. He will probably be
apprehended soon.
Turner to Get Elections.
.... , , rot llautcn
Although Senator Warren Garst, neuten
, . .
ant governnr-elert, la very uncommunica
mml,tA .nnointments
tlve concerning his committee appointments,
there is coming to be a settled conviction
that Senator Dan W. Turner of Adams
county will be chairman of the elections
committee. Turner since coming to his
I seut In the senate has been a close friend
' of Warren Garst and has stood with him
on practically every Important question
that has come up In the senate. When he
qame to the senate he was the youngest
member and Oarst the oldest, and there has
been a sort of father and son feeling be
tween them. Turner is a strong pro
gressive from a standpat district and mny
1 not be re-elected for that reason. If he
hae a strong committee it will be easier
' for him and the Impression Is that he will
get the elections committee and havo
i charge of the primary bill. So many of
the members, of the senate were mem
bers at the last session that the committee
selections are comparatively easy as com
pared with the problem In the house, where
the great majority are new members.
Iowa Sixty Yenre Old.
Iowa was sixty years old today. Decem
ber 28, lMii, the act -of congress admitting
the territory to statehood was approved,
concluding the final legal formalities mak
ing this a state. From today on all legal
documents Is plajed "Of the statehood of
I jowa the sixty-first."
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LONDON
I I nlted Slates Will Snpport Gi
Britain's Position in the
Congo tffalr.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 28. It waa said at
government toward ameliorating the coi.ii- )
, .i(ln of affairs In the Congo. j
This is the first time any ofhrlal action
has bee n taken and sets at rest all question
us to the atand the United States would
take In case It became necessary for one
or more powers signatory to the Berlin
treaty to Intervene.
The agitation in England for some action
by that government under Its treaty obli
gations looking to reforms In the Congo
has been as great, If not greater, than
1n the United States, but England appar
1 1 ctly has been loath to act while there
was any prospect that Belgium would an
nex the Congo territory.
The matter was again before the State
'department today, when Dr. Howard
Ouinnes of England, head of "the regl ins
beyond missionary union, called upon
Secretary Root and urged Independent ac
tion by the United States, maintaining that
this country waa morally bound to act be
cause It was the first to recognize the flag
of the Congo Free State, it la not be
lieved, however, that anything in that di
rection will be done, certainly not until
action Is taken by the senate on the Lodge
resolution pledging the support of the aen
ata to any ateps by the United States
toward ameliorating the jondltlone in that
country. Mr. Ouinnes, however, left the
department with the assurances that the
government would not perrMt I'.self to be
Influenced by the fact that King Ieoold
recently has granted extensive rubber con
cessions In the Congo territory to certain
Americans.
Tower Meets Grand Unke.
DARMSTADT, Grand Duchy of Hess,
Dec. 2x. Ambassador Tower was received
In audience by Grand Luke Krnst Iudwig
tudu, who (.rtecuUd klui with the ImdalcU.
GLEN AVENUE GR
BOTH 'PHONES 108.
SPECIALS FOR SATURDAY:
Extra fancy Jonathan Apples, peck.. BOc
Extra fancy hand picked Missouri Pippins, peck 20c
Extra fancy Country Butter, pound 25c
Zest, package 7 He
Force, package 7c
Seeded Raisins, package 10c
Currants, package JOc
4 lbs. fancy Prunes 2ftc
Tomatto Catsup, gallon 5c
2 lbs. Maple Syrup 2."Sc
4 lbs. Japan Rice 23c
4 cans best Atlantic Corn.... 23c
Spring Chickens, pound
Geese, pound
Meadow Oold or Gold Medal Flour,
ORVIS MARKET GROCERY
BOTH 'PHONES 46.
TURKEYS, DUCKS, GEESE AND CHICKENS AT LOW
EST PRICES FOR NEW YEAR'S DINNER.
Oysters, per quart 23c
Fine Apples, per peck
. Orvis best Flour, per sack., fl. 00
Cranberries, 2 quarts 23c
Lemons, per dozen 23c
Navel Oranges, per dozen.... 2)c
Seeded Raisins, 3 pounds 23c
Hawkeye Corn, 4 'cans 23c
Cheese, per pound 13c
nest of new Beet, Lettuce, Radishes,
awarded In acknowledgment of his aer-vU-e
at the Bt. Louis exposition. The am
bassador afterwards dined with the grand
dune.
HAU IN PRISON INFIRMARY
Washington Man Arrsatd of Mardet
of Mot he r-l e-Ii w In Germany
Ill In London.
LONDON, Dec. 28. Karl Hau of the
George Washington university, Washing
ton, I). C, who has been extradited tf
Oermany on the charge of murdering hla
mother-in-law, Frau Mollter, at Baden
Baden November 6, is In the infirmary at
Brixton prison. His condition does not
cause alarm . and, the doctors believe he
will be able to leave fir Germany Jan
uary 6. He will be accompanied by two
Hcotlund Yard men. This unusual pre
caution is taken to guard agalnat the
possibility of his committing suicide.
Letters have been received here from
Mrs. Hail asking that an Inquiry be made
of her husband as to what he has dune
with 150,000, her dowry from her fai'iier's
estate. Sollrltsjra have been unablo to
trace this money.
Tnrklah Troops to Leave Persia.
CONSTANTINOPLE. Dec. 28,-The ener
getlc representationa or the I'ers'an am
bassador against the Turkish occupation
of Mergovar and Bend, two pointa in Fcr-
alan territory, have resulted In orders being
Issued for the withdrawal of the Ottoman
troops, thus averting a threatened conflict
lietwren the local forces.
Decoration for American.
BERLIN, Dec. a. Emperor William has
bestowed on Prof. Hugo Muenstvrberg,
professor of physlcology at Harvard unl-
versity, the Crown order of the second
OCERY I
236 W. BROADWAY.
, Extra fancy Peas, can 10c
20c can Bartlett Pears 12J&C
Greengage or Egg Plums,
can 12c
Tomatoes, can lOc
3 cans Hominy 23c
4 lbs. Lima Deflna.. 23c
6 lbs. hand picked Navy
Beans 23c
Oc
..10c
sack. .$1.()3
557 BROADWAY.
Oc
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Bulk or Link Sausage, 3 lbs.. 23c
FrankforU, 3 pounds 23c
Diamond "C," Swift's Pride
and Beat-Em-All Soap, 8
bars 23c
Pot Roast, per pound 5c
Boiling Beef, per pound. .... .4c
Onions and CVlery at market price.
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CAMPAIGN IN RUSSIA SPENS
Government Begins Election Work br
Placing; Opponents la
Jail.
ST. PETERSBURG. Dec. 28.-The "flying
section" of the secret police, according to
a report of Prefect von der Launltz, made
f."8 arresta In thla city during the last three
days. The prisoners, who Include thirty
three women, are charged with "revolu
tionary activity and illegal election activ
ity." Further arrests and searches are
proceeding vigorously.
The activity of the police la due to the
recent attempt on the life of Vice Admiril
Doubassoff,. former governor general of
Moscow, and the assassination of Count
Alexis Ifnatleff at Tver December 22.
The leaders of the revolutionists, by an
overwhelming majurity, have resolved to
ceaselessly pursue "their Just campa'gn of
removal, intimidation being the only effec
tive weapon against the iniquitous regime."
The more moderate members of the revo
lutionary party have been won over to the
side of tha extremists through the action
of the authorities In prohibiting electoral
meetings of the oppoaltlon par tit s.
MIBDZYRZEO'Z, Poland. Dec. 28.-A
small band of terrorists stormed the rail
road depot here today, drove off the gen
darmes on duty, dynamited the safe and
escaped with Its contevta.
Henaelmuller to Remain,
VIENNA, Dec. .-The Foreign office re
fluents the Associated Prexs to deny the
current reports of the forthcoming Tene
ment of Karon von Ilengelmuller, Austro
Hungarian ambassador to the United
States. His withdrawal. It Is stated, has
never been contemplated before the end of
mxt fear.
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