THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 1907.
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NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA
COUNCIL
Office, 10 Pearl
MINOR MRNTION. I
Davie, drain.
Stockert Sella carpets.
Fine engravings at Leffert'e,
Ed Roger' Tony Fauat beer.
Plumbing and heating, Blxby Bon.
Lewis Cutler, funeral director, 'phone .
Woodring Undertaking company. Tel 338.
TOUbLV WHI8KT-AU- THROAT
Picture framing a specialty. C. E. Alex
antler, 883 Broadway.
.Pf,MSIiaL..A.8 AN INVESTMENT.
TALK TO LEFFERT ABOUT IT.
New classes will be arranged In Western
Iowa college nxt Monday. Both phones.
vEXS1? BOTTLED BEER IB
??,?.VEP.Lr AT FIRST-CLASS BAR8
AND CAFES.
COLD IB BETTER, JARVI8 WHISKY.
OO; TOGETHER. OLD AUE-JARV19
LIQUORS.
A beautiful and ornamental gas burner,
the Welsbach chick lamp, complete. 81.36.
Stephen Bros.. 62 West Broad we y.
RUDWEISER BOTTLED BEER 18
??.12vVEPJ:)NL,r AT FIRST-CLASS BARS
AND CAFES.
ALL SIZES OF STORM DOORS. BTORM
fASH, STORM WINDOWS AND
W.IIMHER- STRIPS AT GEO. HOAO
LAND'S. Illinois nut coal, delivered, $6.60 per ton.
William Welsh, 11 North Main street. Tel.
128. Yard Eighth street and Eleventh ave
nue. Tel. 877. .
Sheridan, and Rock Bprlngs, Wyo., coal
In stock; a I no all other grades. Fenkin
Wtckham Coal Co.. 107 Pearl St. Both
. phones S2B.
Mrs. Emma Berber, aged 49 years, died
yesterday at her home, 1j8 Avenue A. from
paralysis. Besides her husband she Is sur
vived by two daughters and one son.
OUCKENHEIMER IN BOND, JARVIS.
OLD CROW IN BOND JARV18.
The lunch room and delicatessen store
in the corner of the armory of the Dodge
-light guards,- which Mrs. Jacobs has con
ducted for several years, has been va
cated by her, ns the soldiers need the room
for a gymnasium. ,
The funeral of the late Mrs. James
Mlthen, who died Wednesday night at
Mercy hospital, will he held this morning
at 9 o'clock from the hopsltal, where serv
ices will be held In the chapel. Interment
will be In St. Joseph cemetery.
Prof. O. J. McManus, former county su
perintendent of schools, . has engaged In
the real estate business for the time be
ing, but will employ his lelaura hours as he
has dona for some time past In reading law
Uh the ultimata view of being admitted
to the bar.
GORDON RYE IN BOND, JAR VIS. J
Clyde Gadburg, the youth who was be
fore Judge- Green yesterday - morning on
complaint of his mother, who charged him
with, being a habitual drunkard, received
a lecture from the court, and on his prom
ise to obstain from liquor In the future
the sentence of eighteen months In the
State Hoapluvl for Dipsomaniacs at Knox
vllle was suspended.
Sarah, the 8-year-old dac.jrhter of Mr.
and Mrs. H. Fisher of Lewia township,
died yesterday after a few days' nines
from croup. The funeral will be held
Saturday afternoon at 1 o'clock from the
family residence and burial will be In the
Evangelical cemetery. The services will
be conducted by Rev. G. P. Cawaltl, pastor
of the German Evangelical church.
PORT, SHERRY. MUSCAT, CLARET
JAR via.
. Anton. Tend, living at Fifteenth street
and Twenty-third avenun, will have a hear
ing In police court this morning on the
charge of "disturbing the peace and quiet
of tike neighborhood," an Information to
this effect having been filed by Charles
M. Phillips. Wednesday evening Vend, It
Is alleged, after sampling numerous brands
of liquor of more or less potency, went
to bis home, and arming himself with a
shotgun repaired to the back yard, where
he commenced shooting at snakes and other
uncanny objects which his intoxicated con
dition conjured up. The police were noti
fied and. Vend spent Wednesday night
sobering up at the city Jail.
WHISKY, BRANDY. GIN,' RUM.
WINES. . CORDIALS ALL DRINKS A J?
JARVisV. ' r- - .
Hard Coal.
.We have all the different sites of hard
coat . Bridensteln A. Smith, Sixth and Four
teenth avenue. . Both 'phones 182.
NEW PURE FOOD LAW. TRADE WITH
JARVIS, . THE . . STRAIGHT WHISKY
HOUSE,
Attend bwaine mauers so per
cent discount bale. every dat
this week, jan. 7 to jan. it, w.
don't miss this sale. it means
dollars to you. sm and u8 b'way.
Real Estate) Transfers.
These transfers were reported to The Bee
January 10 by the Pottawattamie County
Abstract company of Council Bluffs'. -James
Holm to Mary Mortensen, lots
4, 6 and , block 71. Riddle's Sub..
Council Bluffs, w d $S,S50
Iowa Tuwnalte Co. to P. C. and Mar--
garet Peterson, lots 1, E, I, 4. 6, "
7. H. 13. 14. 15. Ill, 17, 18, 19, 20. a, 12.
'.1. U. 25, 26 and SOl Petersons
Sub. of outlot D, McClelland, w d..
Horace J. Evans to Joseph Jensen,
lot block 8, Evans' Bridge Add.,
Council Bluffs, w d
Count Treasurer to J. P. Greenshlelds,
lot IS, block 14, Mullln s Sub., Council
Bluffs, t d
W. F. Sapp and wife to Jessies, J.
Stedentopf, lot 1, block 4, Everett's
Add., Council Bluffs, q c d
County treasurer to J. P. Greenshlelds,
. lot 11, block 9, Webster' Add., Coun
cil Bluffs, t d
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GRANDMA IS WELL. AT 90. SHE AL
WAYS USED A LITTLE JARVIS
LIQUOR.. .
Combination gas and electrlo chandeliers
and" In celebrated Welsbach Incandescent
gas burners. Why not see us before you
buy. We can certlnly please you oa prloe
and quality of goods. gtephaa Bros., 62
West Broadway.
See Btephan Bros, for the latest and beat
Inverted burners. 529 Wast Broadway.
Marriajge Licenses.
Licenses to wed. were Issued yesterday to
the following:
Kama and Residence. Age.
Fred gteffen. Council Bluffs 28
Freda. Llndstrora, Council Bluffs..,.,..., 20
N. IL Winter, Omaha 48
Cora B. True, Omaha S3
Sherman Chlnburg, Craig, Neb 36
Lissle Plosa, Omaha 40
Chris Christensen.. Council Bluffs tl
Annie Jensen, Council Bluffs 83
DON'T BLAME YOU FOR KICKING
NEXT TIMS TRY JARVIS' STORE.
D. L. KERR haa lt acres Improved Okla,
farm to exchange for Co. Bluffs or Omaha
residence. Houses on mo. payments and
for rent. Address 641 Broadway. 'Phones
411 and 40$ Red.
A neat window and many nice things In
ft. .Look. In; there Is something In It you
' want. O. Mauthe, t2S West Broadway.
JARWB NEVER LOSES A CUSTOMER.
N. T. numbing Co. TeL SA Night
ICE CREAM AT WHOLESALE. WH
TAKE ORDERS TO BE DELIVERED
ANY REASONABLE DISTANCE FROM
TUB CITY. f. MUCCI. CO. BLUFFS. IA.
BOTH 'PHONES.
S PER CENT DISCOUNT ON FRAMED
PICTUREa COUNCIL BLUFFS FAINT
AND GLASS CO., MERRIAM BLOCK.
JARVIS WHISKY. BOND BOTTLING.
ROBERT. BURNS' 10C CtOAR. OLD
TIMESV ftC and BPINA 10C CIGAR. MA
LONEY CIGAR CO., DISTRIBUTORS,
COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA.
NOTHING NEW AT JARVIS ALL OLD
WINES. BRANDIES AND WUISKIES.
BLUFFS
Si. Tel. 48.
COUNTY MULCTED ON BOOKS
Paji Ifore for Supplies Tlai Cthet
Conn ties for 8am Goods.
BOARD MEMBERS wEAKEN ON CONTEST
Salaries of All Conntr Officers Except
Clerk of the District Court
Are Fixed for the
Current Year.
The members of the Board of County
Supervisors are accusing one another of
lack of stamina and backbone In the mat
ter of awarding the contract for furnish
ing the several departments of the county
with blank books, printed supplies, etc., for
the ensuing year without first advertising
for bids. Several months ago the super
visors decided to Investigate the cost of
such supplies in adjoining counties and a
committee was appointed sub rosa to carry
out the Investigation. Supervisor Spencer
was the chairman of this committee anil
he reported back to the other members that
the Investigation had developed the fact
that In Harrison county the same class
of supplies was being furnished the county
at greatly lower prices than paid by
Pottawattamie county. For Instance, the
committee reported that certain blank
books which cost Pottawattamie county
$27 and $28 each, were furnished Harrison
county for $10 less. In another Instance It
was stated that certain supplies for which
Pottawattamie county paid 1140, Harrison
county paid only ISO. With these facts
before them the members of the board at
a caucus Tuesday morning decided that
when the matter came up, " a motion to
advertise for bids would prevail. Such a
motion, however, did not prevail. Victor
E. Bender, general manager of the New
Nonpareil company, appeared before the
board with a hastily written bid, offering
to furnish the supplies on the basis of the
previous year's contract.
Chairman Sets opposed awarding the
contract without advertising for bids and
called upon Supervisor Spencer to state
what the committee had discovered In Its
Investigation. Report has It that Mr.
Spencer failed to respond, and Mr. Bender
then told the board of the number of em
ployea who drew pay from his company
and the amount of - taxes the company
paid, urging that the company was en
titled under these circumstances to the
jontraet, whether other Arms got a chance
at It or not Mr. Bender's eloquence car
ried the day and the contract was awarded
to him. Chairman Seta alone dissenting.
Needless to say the action of the board has
Invited more or less criticism among the
taxpayers of the county.
Action oa Salary Qneatlon.
Much of yesterday's session was again
spent by the board In discussing the sal
arles of the county officers and when ad
journment was taken last evening the mem
bers had failed to arrive at any conclusion
as to the compensation of the clerk of
the district court. Mr. Battey, clerk of
the court, appeared before the board and
explained the need for extra clerical help
In his office, but the board decided to
postpone action until Mr. Battey had filed
his report for the last half of the year.
The salary of the county attorney was
placed at 12,000, the same as before, and
his assistant was allowed $60 per month.
The salary of the sheriff Is placed by
statute at $3,800, out of which he haa to
pay the compensation of one deputy, leav
ing him $2,800. This amount has to be
earned out of the fees of the office. The
salary of the other deputies was placed
at $1,000 each, as before, and Is to be paid
by the county. The sheriff also receives
$300 for maintaining the county jail and
mi cents a meal for each prisoner, as well
as 12H cents lodging for each night each
prisoner Is In his custody. The county
Jailer receives no salary from the county.
Bailiff Matlock of the district court. In
addition to the 13 per diem allowed him by
law, was given $10 a month extra. A.
Johnson, bailiff of the district court at
Avoca, was allowed $160 a year as Janitor
In addition to his compensation of $1 a day
while court Is In session.
The salary of County Treasurer Mitchell
was Increased from $5,000 to $8,600 on ac
count of the fact that he will handle
considerable drainage district funds this
year. Out of this sum be baa to pay his
clerk hire.
The salary of the county auditor, who haa
to pay his own clerk hire, was Increased
from $5,000 to $5,200. In addition the aud
itor receives certain fees of hi office.
George T. Miller was reappointed over
seer of the poor of Kane township, includ
ing the city of Council Bluffs, and his com
pensatlon was fixed at $30 a month. His
duties since the establishment of the county
poor farm have been materially lightened.
No action aata-the salary of the county
recorder was taken, as the law fixes) his
compensation at $1,600, with one deputy at
a salary not to exceed 08UO. and this was
allowed at the session Wednesday.' '
The following papers filed applications
to publish the official proceedings of the
board: The Dally Nonpareil, Council
Bluffs; the Gasette-Reporter, Neola; the
Journal Herald, Avoca,; the Tribune,
Avoca: the Acorn. Oakland. The board set
January a for a hearing as to the lists
of subscribers of the several applicants.
The board also set January IS for re
ceiving bids for county medical attendance
for Kane township, outside Council Bluffs,
Garner and Lewis townships and the county
NO BAR AT THE JARVIS STORE.
BUDWEISER BOTTLED BEER IS
6ERVED ONLY AT FIRST-CLA8S BARS
AND CAFES.
A. Metsgar tt Cm.
New Location of Wholesal Bakery.
(II MynsUr Btreet. Council Bluffs, la
Home-Made Brand a Specialty.
Visitor Wslcom.
OLD WHISKIES, THE JARVIS STORE.
HIGHEST PRICES PAID FOR SCRAP
IRON, METALS AND RUBBER BY J.
KATALMAN, 80$ MAIN ST, 'PHONE 660.
ho (tore for Sal.
Will Invoice about $3,000.00, doing a good
business and making money. Will discount
a per cent for quick sale. Duncan 4k Dean,
PHONE JARVIS. IS. ALL LIQUORS.
Grocery Store Habbed.
The grocery store of Julius Chemlss, at the
corner of Fifth avenue and Fourteenth,
street, wss raided Wednesday night and
provisions to the value of $-1) carried away
by the thieves. Entrance was effected by
breaking the front window and Indications
are that one thief worked Inside and
handed out the goods to another on the
outside. Flour, canned goods, coffee, tea,
sixteen loaves of bread and other gro
ceries) were taken as well as a quantity of
cigars and tobacco.
The burglary waa discovered when Mr
ChtmUs opeued. up th store yesterday
morning. Suspicion pointed to certain
parties residing In the neighborhood, but
although detectives Callahan and Weir
searched several premises nearby they
failed to locate any of the stolen goods,
"THAT'S WHATTIIEt" ALL SAY"
JARVIS SELLS BEST WINES AND
WHISKIES.
My Business Haa (irowa S3 1-8 Fer
Cent
During the last year. I mean that It shall
continue to, grow. Fair and square lum
ber, with fair and square methods of buy
ing and selling It made It grow. I ask
you your aid, promising you mine. C.
Hater, Council Bluffs, la.
PART OF WATER REPORT GIVEN
Committee Withholds Remainder for
Falare Date.
Although it was generally understood
that the report of W. Klersted, the expert
hydraulic engineer, on the present water
works plant, was to have been given to
the public yesterday, only an Installment
of It waa given to the press. The entire
report, It Is said, will not be made public
until the special committee, of which Coun
cilman Wallace la chairman. Is ready to
submit Its report embracing a proposed
plan of action. This, however, will not be
at the adjourned meeting of the city coun
cil this afternoon.
A member of the special committee said
yesterday, when the report was submitted,
something tangible would be recommended.
"There Is no question but what the city
can purchase the water works," the coun
cilman said, "as under the new law Coun
cil Bluffs can Increase Its present Indebted
ness nearly $560,000 for such purpose. In
making this statement the councilman
based the value of the water works plant
on the figures given by Mr. Klersted and
did not take Into account the fact that
before an arrangement of this character
would be reached a va'uatlon on the plant
would have to be placed , by three ap
praisers, dne selected by the city, another
by the water works company and a third
by the other two.
Ah Interesting and Important portion of
Mr. Klersted's report, which the committee
has seen fit to hold back. Is that regarding
the question of equitable water rates. The
reason for' withholding this part of the re
port. It Is stated. Is due to the fact that
the estimating of a schedule of rates was
not contemplated In the contract between
Mr. Klersted and the city and the com
mittee has no desire to Involve him In a
controversy over this phase of the ques
tion without first consulting him.
In his report so far as it has been made
publio Mr. Klersted falls to give any In
formation as to the basts on which he
formed his estimate of the value of the
present plant. In placing the estimated
cost of the original plant at $387,818 he says:
The data for estimating the cost of the
original water works Is Incomplete, but
believing an estimate of original cost
would be Interesting and would afford a
guide In matters relating to water rates
an effort has been made to approximate
the coet as nearly as possib'e by consider
ing the prices prevailing at the time of
construction when the market value of
much of the . material was higher than at
present.
The original water works were evidently
very carefully planned and constructed.
Evidently the requirements of the future
were Intended to be liberally anticipated,
for up to. this date no extensions have
been made to the Broadway pumping sta
tion nor has there been any addition to
the high pressure pumping machinery
originally Installed, or to the force main
delivering water Into the city. The original
flpe lines contain between twenty and
wenty-one miles of com Iron pipe, 200
hydrants and numerous valves.
The estimated present value of the plant
la divided as follows:
River pumping station $ S3 327
Broadway pumping station 12 124
Settling basins (!9 9fr
Glen avenue reservoir 27 221
Distributing pipe system 2ie!iW5
Pumping engines, boilers and equlp-
men 21.6K3
Two cottages 2 02
Meters j ttl
Percentage and Interest allow
ance 4 7no
Real estate 13215
T.?" ; .i.. $480,198
The depreciation of the physical property
to date Is about 10.S per cent of the esti
mated cost of reproduction, less real es
tate, and amounts to $54,248.
The estimated cost of reproducing the
physical property at the present time and
under existing conditions Is estimated at
$530,548, exclusive of real estate and Items
of office fixtures, tools, stock and Buppiies.
The cost of reproduction plus the present
worth of real estate, but exclusive of the
other Items above excluded, Is $534,445.
The property which appears In the esti
mate of original cost In the beginning of
this report and does not appear in the esti
mate of the cost of reproduction and the
estimate of the present worth of the present
physical property Is abandoned property.
The. original cost of the. property thus
abandoned and unestlmated Is In all prob
ability $35,000 or more, embracing such
Items as the original oak conduit. Intake
well. Gumbo Point pumping station, West
Inghouso engines, original boilers at Broad
way, eta
The going value of $20,749, Is based upon
the estimated present worth of the ex
isting property of $4M),19. and an Increase
of services and earnings in proportion to
the greater mileage of cast Iron distrib
uting pipe of the reproduced plant.
Regarding needed Improvements Mr.. Kler
sted says:
The deficiency In pipe capacity for fire
service can be most reality corrected by
laying a reinforced pipe not less than
twelve Inches In diameter, or its equiv
alent, fiom Glen avenun along Fifth ave
nue and other streets to Main street, thence
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HO DAILY FORTIFY AND COM
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on Main street southward, or partially
on Main street and partially on Sixth
street to Sixteenth avenue, Intersecting and
reinforcing all the pipe lines along the
route. In addition to this there should be
a second reinforcing main on Pearl street
ten Inches In diameter from Broadway to
Story street, and from each of these rein
forcing mains there should le laid lateral
reinforcing pipes at least eight Indies In
diameter to stnnll pipes In the business part
of the city. Six-inch hydrants, each with
a steamer noxxle as well us the usual hose
nossles. should le substituted for the pres
ent four-Inch hydrants In the business part
of the city. A reinforcement of this char
acter la imperative and should be made
without delay.
The city should soon provide for steamer
fire sendee In the business district con
taining hlKh and large buildings.
Regarding tho establishment of a "high
level" water district for furnishing water
to the hill sections of the city, Mr. Klersted
has this to say:
While the Glendale reservoir Itself will
furnish good Are service In the low level
districts through the distributing pipes
properly reinforced, it Is clear that that
reservoir Is Incapable of rurnlshing good
fire service or even proper domestic service
on the high ground. In order to furnish
satisfactory service throughout the hill dis
trict It Is necessary to establish an Inde
pendent high service station and to dis
connect the hill district from the low level
district, confining the Glendale reservoir to
the low level district and providing ad
ditional storage at a higher level for the
hill district.
The district northeast of Glen avenue and
Bryant street should be operated as a
high service district In order to provide
the necessary pressure throughout the high
ground of this district. This can he ac
complished by Installing pumping ma
chinery t the Glendale reservoir and lift
ing from this reservoir such water as may
be needed for the high-service district to
the high point In Falrmount park Imme
diately adjoining the reservoir. On this
high point should be erected a small reser
voir for the storage or the hill-district
supply. A main pipe line not less than
twelve ln?hes In diameter, or Its equivalent,
should be laid along Park avenue, con
ectlng the hlgh-uiTVlce with the dis
tributing pipes on Pierce street, Rrondwny,
Vine street and Washington avenue, liy
this method the pressure In the pipes of
the high-service district, as above described,
can be safely and advantageously Increased
forty pounds.
Other Improvements said to be much
needed, recommended by Mr. Klersted, are
a new moderately high-duty pumping en
gine of a capacity of 6,000,000 gnllonB per
twenty-four hours, Installed In the Broad
way pumping station; extensions and Im
provements for the present settling basins;
a brick building substituted for the present
frame building at the river station on
Thirty-seventh street.
JARVIS, PURE FOOD LIQUORS,
Matters in District Court.
In the district court Judge Green granted
Mrs. Agnes Rolph a divorce from George
W. Rolph on charges of cruel and Inhuman
treatment and habitual drunkenness. A
daughter of the plaintiff was the principal
witness. The Rolphs were married July S,
1879, In Sandusky, Mich.
William McGIU was granted a divorce
from Martha McGIU, whom he married De
cember 24, 1873, and who deserted him In
May, 1904.
, Mrs. Christina Marie Gatten was granted
a divorce from Addison L. Gatten.
The hearing of a motion on the part of
the defendant for a new trial In the per
sonal Injury damage suit of John Burger
against the Omaha & Council Bluffs Street
Railway company. In which the plaintiff
waa awarded $5,000 damages, was', com
menced and will be resumed this morn
ing. Mrs. Maggie Fry filed suit for divorce
from Everett A. Fry, to whom she was
married February 11, 1904. She charges
her husband with cruel and Inhuman treat
ment of her and asks the restoration of
her maiden name, Maggie Mllner.
The following first equity assignment was
made by Judge Green:
January 11 Officer, administrator, against
Officer & Pusey et al.
Janunry 15 Hatch against Hatch; Deuel
against Deuel.
January lt Keeline against Clark; West
gate, -executor against Squires et al.;
Blnkely against Blakely. .
January 17 Kimball against Conslgny,
county treasurer; Hoagland against Good
rich et al.
January 18 Llndsny against Lindsay;
Lougee against City of Council Bluffs, et al.
January 21 Day against Canning, sheriff,
et al.
JARVIS, THE SQUARE-DEAL HOUSE.
Debate at High School.
A preliminary debate will be held this
afternoon at the high school to select a
team to represent the school In a contest
with the East Des Moines High school, to
take place February 15. There will .be
twelve contestants this afternoon, six
young men and the same number of young
women. The question to be debated will be
"Municipal Ownership of Street Railways."
Superintendent Clifford, Prof. D. Fred
Grass, A. R. Heaps and Miss Marcla
Waples of the high school faculty will be
the judges. One boy and one girl will be
selected and the third member, of the team
will be selected from either the boys or
girls. Three alternates will also be se
lected. Whether the joint debate will be
held here or In Des Moines has not yet been
decided.
A ' "HOT WHISKY TODDY" WILL
CURE ALL COLDS. SEE JARVIS.
LEATHER COMBINE ATTACKED
Salts Bronaht la !ew Jersey Pre
vent Merger of Two
Concerns.
! TRENTON, N. J., Jan. 10,-Two suits
were begun today to restrain the proposed
merger of the United States Leather com
pany and the Central Leather company.
The merger was to have been carried out
at Jersey City next Wednesday. A rule to
show cause why the merger should not be
enjoined waa made returnable in Newark
next Monday.
The complainants in the suits ara holders
of preferred stock of the United States
Leather company who did not assent to the
plan whereby the Centrr.l Leather company
eecured control of $117,000,000 out of $127,
WO.OOO capital stock of the Central Leather
company. Among the complainants are
James B. Colgate & Co.. LAS. Wormser.
James C. Colgate, Robert A. Johnson and
J. M. Talmadge, the latter two of Wis
consin. It Is set out In the bill that the plan of
merger provides for the continuation of the
Central Leather company and tht leauance
uf $x.000,Otf) stock, half common and half
preferred.
LANDSLIDES BL0CK TRAINS
l.oa Angeles Limited Is Held by
Avalanche In Cajoa
Pass.
LOS ANGELES. Cal.. Jar. 10.-A land
slide in the Cajon I'ass has blocked the
through t;ains of the Santa Fe and Ban
Pedro railroads. The Los Angeles Limited,
due In this city yesterday afternoon, is tied
up behind this slide. Eastbound trains of
both roads were held In Los Angeles yes
terday and will leave this morning many
hours Ute.
On the Southern Pacific a cave-In at tun
nel No. 17. another at the Newhall tunnel
and the trouble in Tehachapt mountains
effectually tied up the valley line so that It
is impossible to say Just when It will be
open to traffic to Sun Frandaco. On the
-oast line to San Francisco a landslide
near Carpenterla and trouble of a like na
ture In the vicinity of San Luis Obifpo has
entirely blocked all travel.
LINING CP BEHIND CHASE
District Attorntjihip lay Cot force
, Ficnra is Senatorial Elect on.
CAT0 SELLS SIGNS A BRYAN PLEDGE
Minority Report of Insnrance Scores
the Majority nnd Takes Radical
Position on Reform In (on.
dnct of Rnalnesa.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
DES MOINES, Is. Jan. 10. (Special
Telegram.) Friends of Cady Chase cf
Webster City will make an effort to line
up the northwestern section of the stnte as
well as some of the counties in the rest
of the northern district for Chase for nor
thern district attorney. It Is claimed that
Hubbard, Connor and Hnugen are for
Chase while Blrdsall Is for Tobln. or at
least leaning that way, while Allison nnd
Cousins are for Tobin strong. This leaves
Dolllver the deciding voice In the selec
tion. Dolllver Is up for re-election to the
senate and the Chase men mean to know
what he proposes to do before he Is re
elected. The senite caucus will be held Saturday
afternoon at 2 o'clock. A move In the In
terests of harmony and a peaceable ses
sion free from politics took place here
Friends of a strong Cummins man were
starting a movement for his election a
secretary of the senate. Oarst and other
Cummins leaders put a quietus on It fear
ing the defeat of Dr. George Newman
would be the opening wedge for more fac
tional spirit.
Wells rieilae to Bryan.
There Is a well defined rumor here that
before Cato Sells consented to withdraw
from the contest for national democratic
committeeman from lowaj Judge Wade
signed a statement that he woald do every
thing In his power to get the Iowa delega
tion for Bryan at the next national demo
cratic convention and that this statement
Is now In the hands of George F. Rhine
hart of Des Moines. Mr. Rhlnehart could
not be seen tonight.
Caucus for 1 nlversltv Trnstee.
The Tenth district legislators will caucus
soon On the position of trustee of the State
university to succeed Allen, who has been
elected senator and has tendered his resig
nation to the governor. It is generally con
ceded that Winne will be selected.
Governor Silent on Lynching.
Governor Cummins was not ready today
to make any statement regarding the
lynching of George Cullen at Charles City
last night at midnight. The governor has
received no official Information of the lynch
Ing and knows only what the press dis
patches relate. Although the law has
not been thoroughly looked up concerning
the matter, it Is believed the governor has
almost unlimited authority In such a mat
ter.. At least It can be said that he has
wide authority, and unless the courts and
administrators of Justice In that section
begin work at once to bring the members
of the mob to Justice there Is reason to be
lieve that Governor Cummins will exerclso
his powers In the matter. The governor
has authority to order the courts to In
vestigate by special grand Jury or other
wise and If they fall to Investigate can
himself appoint persons to make such an
Investigation. He has authority to re
move the sheriff and county attorney if
they fall to discharge their duty and to
appoint others In their place. It was too
early today for the governor to give any
Indication ns to what course he might
pursue aa he hus made only a hasty ex
amination of the matter himself.
Minority Report Btronir. '
In the minority Insurance commission re
port filed this afternoon after a meeting
of the Insurance commission. Representa
tives Kendall and Jones, the minority mem
bers, made an unqualified demand for the
abolishing of deferred dividends. The re
port recommends that expenses of insur
ance companies be rigidly held down,
that the salaries of Insurance company
officers be limited so as to conform to the
value of the services rendered and recom
mends that Insurance be restored to the
proper sphere as first Intended, aa an In
demnity for death instead of a form of
speculative Investment. The report of the
majority of the commission makes only
mild recommendations and urges that no
legislation be enacted on deferred dividends
nor on limiting expenses to the loading nor
on limiting salaries of officers, nor elim
inating the Investment Idea from life In
surance. The minority report scores the majority
of the commission as "going to unneces
sary extremes In emphasizing the diffi
culties In the way of, Insurance reform,"
and charges that the mtjorlty's belief In
publicity Is evasive and inadequate. The
minority charges that the evidence in the
hands of the commission shows that In
surance companies are frequently managed
In the Interest of promoters; that the
managing boards of directors are com
posed of the officers, who elect themselves
and fix their own salaries, frequently so
high as to make the expense out of pro
portion with the services rendered; that
the surplus from deferred dividends Is
controlled absolutely by the loosely In
utalled management and is used to get new
business, enlarge salaries and for need
less extravagances. It scores the majority
report for recognising the Irregularities
In the east, but refusing to recognize them
In Iowa.
Appointments and Positions.
Committee appointments and positions as
employes Is the main talk about the cor
ridors of the Savery with the legislative
arrivals. By tomorrow noon It is ex
pected nearly every member of the legis
lature will be In the city. This will give
disappointed position seekers an oppor
tunity to go horns before Sunday. Ex-
aT ronrrvv-
Senator Turner of Adams county resched
the city last night. He has a candidate for
the position of engrossing clerk of the
senate, a position filled the last two ses
sions by Miss lxls Illgby of 8cott bounty.
The senator from Scott cointy this year
Is a democrat which somewhat handicaps
Miss Rlgby, and she siay njt be a candi
date. KHward Cass of Adams county and
Miss Kleannr Hutchison, a committee clerk
the la(S session and stenographer for the
Insurance commission, Is a candidate with
chances of success.
It Is understood there Is mild objection
to Senator KckUs ns chairman of the sen
nto aarrlculturnl comnilltce. . Tlure Is a
hint that Scnitor Newberry may lie made
the head of the committee. Newberry Is a
lawyer, but Is Interested this session In
getnng through a hill providing for pure
stocK food and n state Inspection of such
foods and would be particularly fit for the
position, which Is considered one of the
most Importunt committees In the senate
and has a great deal of work to do.
It Is believed by some who are close to
the Inside of matters that Senator Glllll
land will be chairman of the committee on
cities and towns. The committee ranks
sixth In the senate. Glllltland Is from
Mills county and nt the Inst two sessions
had no committee chairmanship. The only
objection to Ollllllsnd having the committee
is that he Is not from a large town, hut
there Is no other lawyer In the senate who
Im from a large town and the commltt'e
belongs to a lawyer or always has gone to
ne.
Chris Jepson of Woodbury county Is a
candidate for code supplement editor. II
wns a member of the house at the last
vcsslon.
The position cf president pro tern of the
senate Is little agitated. Smith nf Mitchell
who held It before, nnd Dowell of Polk and
Mattes of Carroll are mentioned.
Settled ont of I'cmrt,
It was learned here today that the suit
of R. W. Ernest of Pes Moines against
C. M. ftephens and Martha Stephens of
Omaha for nllenatlon of the affections of
Jhe wife of Mr. Ernest hns been settled
out of court. Ernest sued for $3,000. The
amount secured Is not learned, but It Is
said Mr. and Mrs. Stephens pay the costs.
They live at 1332 Georgia avenue, Omaha.
fHntnte hnd Rxnlrcit.
The supreme court decided today that
the statute of limitation had expired In
the case of F. C. Ixiugee, appellant,
against F. K Reed, appealed from Potta
wattamie county. Reed was county clerk.
Lougee secured a judgment ngainst a man
named Maxwell and Reed entered It In
the docket, but failed to Index It. Max
well had some land and the entry of the
Judgment not being perfect he was able
to sell tho land. Ixiugee sued Reed for
damages. The court held that the statute
of limitation had expired, the question
being whether It began to run when the
entry was made or when the mistake was
discovered.
Jnries nrc Annulled.
All four Judges of the district court to
day signed the order annulling the Polk
county Juries. The order sustaining the
motion to set aBlde the entire list says
the entire proceeding, from the placing
of the names on the poll books to the
drawing of the panels. Is "saturated with
the taint of Illegality." This leaves the
county without Juries for two years or
till after the next election, unless the legis
lature takes action.
Iowa News Notes.
IOWA CITY Over 2,000 students have
already been enrolled In the state uni
versity. This means that the university
has increased its enrollment W percent In
three years.
DIXON Despondent because of 111 health
George Kuehl, a retired farmer, 69 years
of age, committed Bulclde Wednesday
morning by hanging himself with a rope
to his bed post.
CRKSTON Brakeman Ed Owens, who
has eluded officers since December 21, has
been captured and brought back to this
city to answer for pat ticlpating In the
slugging of W. S. Smock, a farmer of
Cromwell and his son, on the streets of
Creston.
OTTUMWA John Heenan, a 16-year-old
boy of this place, gave up his home life
here and returned to the reform school
at Eldora, where lie has once before been
an Inmate. Tills Is the first case on record
where a boy voluntarily entered the re
form school of Ilia own accord.
IOWA CITY Bob Thompson, Shlloh Mc
Donough and Charles Nelson, residents of
this city, have been arrested and hound
over to the grand Jury on the charge of
having forged a check for $10. They passed
it at a local saloon, where they presented
,t in payment for drinks.
CEDAR FALLS Casslus C. Hopkins,
aged U3 years, died yesterday of heart
trouble at the home of his granddaughter,
Mrs. Carrlngton, In tills city. The Masonic
lodge of WaUrloo, of which deceased was
a member, will conduct the funeral and
Friday morning the body will be taken to
Marble Hock for burial.
WEBSTER CITY-Whlle coming through
Lohrvllle, Conductor Hicks, who runs on
th Northwestern line, had a narrow es
cape from Jeath from ' a bullet which
pierced his cap. Who the would-be assas
sin Is Is unknown. A short time ago Con
ductor Hurley had a similar experience.
For the past few days a Milwaukee detec
tive has been working at Maxwell, trying
to ascertain who shot at an engineer In
a Milwaukee cab a few days ugo. The
bullet pkreed his cap and grazed his
skull.
IOWA CITY A damage suit for $B,000
has been filed by Laura U. Smith of this
city, against W. J. Welch and William Am,
prominent business men. The suit was
caused by af peculiar accident. Mr. Welch
Is the proprietor of a china store In this
city and while his men were unloading a
dray load of Jugs by throwing themfrom
the dray across the sidewalk to the store
Mrs. Smith was hit in the head and seri
ously injured. She claims that the damage
she sustained at that time will probably
be permanent and she asks compensation
in the amount named.
IOWA CITY An unusual claim has been
filed against the Modern Woodmen of
America by Mrs. Wayne of this city, who
Is asking to be paid an Insurance policy
on the life of her husband amounting to
$A0OO. busing her claim on the fact that
he has been absent from home and nut
heard from for seven years. Wayne Mag
ness was formerly a plastfrer In this city,
but seven years ago he dlsapiteared and
has never been heard from since. Hlni'e
that time his parents have died. Mrs Mug
ness has paid the premium on her hus
band's life regiJarly and now, after seven
years, at which time the Iowa law raises
a presumption of a man's death, she asks
that the policy be paid.
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