TIIE OMAHA DAILY BEE: FRIDAY, MAY 24, 1907.
NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA
COUNCIL
Office, 15 Scstt
Jail OR. MB5TIOH.
Davis, drug.
Btoc kert sails carpets-
Ed Roger' Tony Fwist beer.
Fine engraving at LerTert'r.
Ben Schmidt' elwgajit new photo.
Stock pastured, Pinney, 'phone 11773.
Lewis Cutler, funernl director, "phone 7.
Woodrlng Undertaking company, Tel. 639.
PETERSEN A BCHOENINU SELL RU08
Flctnres for graduation gift. C. E. Alex
ander, 333 Brrxtdwair.
leaders In ateel rod for HM. Peter
sen & Bchoenlng.
Refrigerator that aave Ice at D. W.
Keller', 108 South Main street.
DIAMONDS AS AN INVESTMENT,
TALK TO LEFKERT ABOUT IT.
Wanted to buy, a good hard cool heater.
Address (J., Bee oflice, 16 Scott street.
Before you buy, see us for wall paper
and picture framing. Council Bluffs Paint,
Oil and Olass Co., Merrtam Blk.
BUDWEISER BOTTLED BEER 13
SERVED ONLY AT FIRST-CLASS BARS
AND CAFES. I. HOSENFELD CO.. AgU.
OFFICE BP ACE FOR RENT Only half
block from Broadway, apposite Nebraska
telephone building. Heat, and light fur
nlahed. Omaiia Boo office, 16 Bcott alreet.
Judge Wheeler yesterday In district court
overruled the motion of the plaintiff for
a new trial tn the suit of J. A. Moyer
against the Council Bluffs Nursery com
pany. A marriage lloenae was Issued yesterday
to J. T. Finney, aged 36, and Helen Dutson,
aged a, both of Omaha. They were mar
ried by Rev. Henry DoLong at his office
In the court house.
Cases of smallpox In the McDonald
family, at 1012 Avenue M, and the Coyle
family, at 1015 Avenue E, were reported to
the Board of Hnalth yesterday. Both
families were quarantined.
Ernest Bugabert. a laborer of Manilla,
la., has filed In the federal court here a
voluntary petition In bankruptcy scheduling
liabilities aggregating 2,40rt.W, with assets
amounting to the value of lluu.
P. J. O'Brien, superintendent of trans
portation, and M. O. Carter, trainmaster,
of the Wabash ape In the city. Mr. Carter
Is still using crutches as the result of
fracturing his anklo In this city while run
ning to catch a street car about three
months ago.
Ed McNeil, who lias been serving a sen
tence In the city Jail, was yesterday sent
to St. Bernard's hospital by the commis
sioners on Insanity for observation. It la
believed that McNeil's condition Is duo to
excessive use of alcoholic beverages and
that with proper treatment he will soon
recover his normal state.
County Treasurer James Mitchell Is the
envy of all the fishermen In Council Bluffs.
Last Sunday he hooked and landed a bass
weighing nearly four pounds at Lake Man
awa and Wednesday evening he captured
another which tipped the scales at over four
pounds. This Is no flnh story, but the
actual truth. Several good strings of buss
have been caught within the last week at
the lake.
Special Prices
On carpets, ruga, linoleum, oilcloth and
matting, window shades and lace curtains.
D. W. Keller, 103 8. Main.
lot me show you my line of go-carts, D.
W. Keller, 101 South Main street.
Compiling Roster of Soldiers.
Hon Charles Aldrlch, curator of the Iowa
State Historical department, was tho guest
Wednesday evening and yesterday of Gen
eral Granville M. Dodge. Mr. Aldrich's
visit here was in connection with the com
piling of the proposed complete roster of
Iowa soldiers by the commission created
by the recent legislature. Work will be be
gun by the commission, Mr. Aldrlch stated
while here. In a few days. It is the purpose
to make a complete roster of all the men
who shouldered a musket either at the com
mand of -the territorial, state or national
governments. The state has no record
of the Iowa soldiers who served In the
Mexican war or those who served under
the territorial government for the suppres
sion of Indian outbreaks. The roster of
those who served In the civil war Is prac
tically complete.
See the Eclipse ball bearing, self-sharpening
lawn mowers at Petersen & Schoenlng.
Graduation gifts at O. Mauthe's. 228 West
Broadway.
Elephant Feasts on Tomato Plants.
Oscar Tounkerman, who. In addition to
representing the First ward In the. city
council, conducts a seed and feed store at
the corner of Broadway and North Second
streets. Is somewhat shy on tomato plants
at present. Up to Wednesday morning ho
bad a goodly supply, the young, tender
green plants being set In boxes. These
boxes containing the plants had been
placed along the curb In front of the
tore Wednesday morning. The parade
of Gentry's pony circus came along and
With It several small elephants. The green
plants looked mighty tempting to one of
th elephants and despite the efforts of
Its attendant to prevent it, the animal's
trunk reached for and gathered In the
entire crop of Councilman Younkerman's
tomato plants.
Office Rpace for Rent.
Only half block from Broadway, oppo
site Nebraska Telephone Building. Heat
and light furnished. Omaha Bee office, 16
Boott street
Petersen oV Schoenlng sell matting.
Big; Proa ram for G. A. R.
Members of the Grand Army of the Re
public In tills city are In receipt of an
attractive folder Issued by the post at
Dubuque containing information concerning
the thirty-third annual encampment of
the Iowa department. Grand Army of the
Republic, to be hold In that city June 11
to 14. An Interesting program of camp
ft roe, parades and other events Is sched
uled for ths reunion and many prominent
speakers of the state will be heard. The
railroads have announced a special ex
cursion rat of one fare for the round trip
and ticket will go on sale all over the
It ate on June 10. Abe Lincoln post of this
llty will be well represented at th an
lainpment. FOR LIGHT LI VERT AND PHAETONS
OO TO THE) GRAND LIVERY. J. W.
AND ELMER B. MINNICK. PROPRIB-
roRs.
Be office removed to IS Scott street, op
posite Nebraska Telephone building.
One Atfent Wanted In
ce.cn small I own
TO SELL OUR ICE CREAM
Wa aTuarantea oar lea Cream tn
be aaual to Ice) Cream manufac
tured by other manufacturer.
If you wish the beat lea Cream at
real low prices, write (or particu
lar.
N. P. JORGENSEN
504 B, Main. Phone 881
Council Bluffs. Ia.
' City Scavenger
I haul dead animal. il.aA na
Oa.rhe.ce, ashes, manure and all rue
blshl clean vault and oaaaooola. ai
work dM I guaranteed.
Caiia promptly attended to.
I Ind. Phone lm T Ball Rod uti
J. H. IUUUUOCK
BLUFFS
St. Tel. 48.
FIRE CHIEF JONES ON TRIAL
OonpV.nut GHered to MsAe f om of tie
Obirres Vo-e Ipeaflo.
EVIDENCE ON TRANSFER COMPANY FIRE
Sonant to Show Chief Wsv laeosape
tent, bat Evidence Alone that Line
t Conflicting; Heart nT to Be
Resumed In Moralngr.
'
Robert W. Jone, chief of the fire depart
ment, Is now on trial before the Fire and
Police commission on chargos preferred
against him by O. P. McKesson, when It
was discovered that the appointment by
the commission of Charles M. Nicholson as
chief of the department would not hold
water. The hearing Is being held in the
city council chamber and Chief Jone Is
represented by Baunders A Stuart, while
the prosecution is being conducted by At
torney B. B. Wadsworth, counsel for
Charles Nicholson, who I said to represent
Mr. McKesson at the hearing. The pro
ceeding are being taken down In shorthand
by J. J. Ferguson, one of the district court
reporters. .
As soon as the member of the commis
sion had seated themselves and announced
that the hearing wa on, Mr. Baunders sub
mitted a motion asking that McKesson be
required to make his charge more specific.
The commissioners, with City Solicitor
Kimball, retired to the privacy of the
mayor's office and there conferred over the
motion, with the result that McKesson will
be required to make more specific four of
the charges.
In charge No. 1, alleging misconduct, Mc
Kesson will be required to set forth the
date on which the alleged misconduct oc
curred and specify as to what the alleged
misconduct consisted.
In charge No. 2, alleging that Jones failed
to properly perform his duties as chief of
the fire department, McKesson will be re
quired to show wherein Jone failed to per
form them.
In charge Nb. 8, alleging disrespect to
superior officers, McKesson will be required
to set forth the manner In which Jones
failed to show due and sufficient respect to
the dignity of his superiors, and must name
the particular officer to whom disrespect
was shown.
In charge No. 9. alleging that the chief
had permitted the station house to be used
for Improper purposes, McKesson, will be
under the necessity of showing exactly for
what Improper uses the houses were al
lowed to be used.
The hearing so far as it progressed yes
terday related mainly to the fire which
detroycd the warehouse and stock of the
Union Transfer company on South Main
street last December. The Intent of the
examination of the several witnesses by
Attorney Wadsworth was to show that
Jones was Incompetent to handle the fire
and that the department under efficient
direction could have saved the bulMlng
with but little loss. All of the witnesses,
however, were forced to admit that the
water pressure was Inadequate.
In addition to several member of the
fire department, the witnesses examined
yesterday were W. J. Anderson and A. i
Adams of the Union Transfer company's
force of employe. William Waugh, an
employe of the Sandwich Manufacturing
company, and Dr. George C. Brown. Chief
Jones went on the stard shortly before the
hearing was adjourned until this morning.
Iawn mowers and refrigerators at Peter
sen & Schoenlng.
Free personal examination of the eye
and eight 1 one of our way of convincing
the public that we are scientific optician.
Dr. W. W. Magarell, 10 Pearl street. Council
Bluffs, la.
Confer on Y. M. O. A. Building.
W. A, Magee, Iowa state secretary of
the Young Men's Christian association, was
In tho city yesterday conferring with Presi
dent Day and other officers of the local as
sociation. In company with Mr. Day, Sec
retary Magee visited several of the sites
which are considered suitable for the pro
posed building.
A suggestion made by Secretary Magee
and which will be carried out will be the
appointment of a salaried secretary about
September L when another campaign will
be Inaugurated to raise more money. The
erection of a Young Men Chrlatluu asso
ciation building in Council Bluffs, however,
I assured. President Day said yesterday:
"Whether we uceeed in raising more
money or not, we will put up a building.
That has been positively determined, but
of course the slxe and character of the
building will have to depend upon the
amount of money we have."
Upholstering, mattreaaea made to order,
old matresse made over, feather bed
renovated, feather mattreaaea made and
all kind of upholstering a specialty.
George W. Kline, Bell 'phone MS; Ind.
'phone no Black. 19 South Main street
Eye examined free; glasses fitted prop
erty. O. Mouthe, 228 West Broadway.
Real Estate Transfer.
These transfers were reported to The
Bee May 28, by the Pottawattamie County
Abstract company of Council Bluffs:
Walter F. Stephen to Salomle Hen
dricks, south 63 feet lot 1, in block
IS, Beer's sub.. In Council Bluff.
I a., w d 11,600
Sheriff of Pottawattamie county to
Walter F. Stephen, south 62 feet lot
It, In block 13, In Beer' ub.. in
Council Bluffs. Ia., s d 8S8
Maggie Wallace and husband. James,
to W. F Wheelan. lot 1, In block
IS. In Hall' add. to Council Bluff.
Ia., w d gso
Leonard Everett and Mary L. Everett.
Kxr. to Charle Wldmaler, lot T,
in block 10, Turley' add. to Council
Bluff. Ia., a w d 860
William Lambert and wife to Michael
Austin, lot t, in block 4. in Mere
dith's add. to town of Avoca, Ia., w d 100
Flv transfer, total .Hu
Carpets, rug, window shade and lace
curtain. D. w. Keller, 10J South Main St.
Patriarchs Militant Bad Session.
SIOUX CITY, Ia.. May 21. -Special Tele
gram.) Th fourteenth annual department
council of the Patriarch Militant of Iowa
came to a close thl evening with a grand
ball at the armory. Tba council at it
business session today chose Waterloo for
It meeting next April. The following offl.
ear were elected: E. E. Lambert. Newton,
president; Paul Vandyck. Dea Moines, vie
president; IL a Rayburn, Newton, seer,
tary; A. O. Peterson, treasurer.
Coat makers ao pants maker wanted
at K. . Woks'. U Pearl .treat. Council
Bluffs, I.
Oossasoncenieat Week ProaTTam.
Th complete program for th commence
ment week of tb Mgh school ha been an
nounced. It Is a follows:
Oectl UUtfleS U UUwfc efeulAVU uUcL.
Tuesday, June 4 At I p. m., high school
auditorium, class program, as follows:
Music; president s address; class history;
music; class poem; class prophecy; music;
book cremation; class day song; presenta
tion and acceptance of class gift.
Wednesday, June 6 At 8 p. m., armory.
Junior reception to senior class.
Thursday, June 0 At 8 p. m., high school
auditorium, graduation exercises, as fol
lows: Processional; Invocation: music;
address. Dr. Nathaniel Butler. University
of Chicago; presentation of diplomas. Em
met Tlnley, president of Board of Etluca
tlon; class song: benediction.
Friday, June 7 At 8 p. m., alumni recep
tion to sentor class.
Matters In District Conrt.
Lafayette Dalley, who shot Into n crowd
of boys and wounded Russell Williams,
was placed on trial In the district court
yesterday, the Indictment charging him
with assault with Intent to commit murder.
At 10:68 last night the Jury, which went
out shortly before 8 o'clock, brought In a
verdict of assault with Intent to Inflict
great bodily Injury.
Dalley, who was employed as a trucker
at the Union Pacific transfer, was on his
way home one night, when he encountered
a number of boys on Broadway near
Twenty-third street. The boys tauntod him
by calling him "Tin Can Johnny." After
he had passed the boys Dalley turned and
fired, the bullet striking young Williams
in the leg.
On the witness stand Dalley admitted the
shooting and declared he was as cool and
collected when he pulled the trigger as
he was while seated on the witness stand,
but he Insisted that he only Intended to
hoot above the head of the lad who had
taunted him. Dalley I a single man, 42
year old, and live with his aged mother,
whom he supports.
This will probably be the last criminal
case for this term, as the trial of Tullls,
charged with the theft of a barrel of tripe
from a Great Western freight car, probably
will be continued. Tho Buckley-Johnson
libel suit Is the next Jury case on the
assignment.
N. Y. Plumbing Co. Tel. 250. Night, L-8DS.
;
New patterns in rugs. Btockert Carpet
Co.
Golf at Manawn Untie.
The opening golf tournament on the Man
awa links Is scheduled to begin Memorial
day and will continue for two weeks. The
trophy will be a silver cup. which will be
come the permanent property of the winner.
A number of golfers are to be seen dally
on tho Manawa links limbering up for the
approaching tournament.
Secretary Fred D. Empklc announces the
pairing of the following players and their
handicaps, but will receive additional en
tries up to the opening day:
William Valentine, scratch, against Prof.
M. P. McClure 13.
Shestlo Dudley, 2, against F. W.
Hinder, 13.
Rev. O. O. Smith, 2, against F. R. Hoag
lnnd, 13.
W. S. Rlgdon. 8, airalnst C. C. Wright. 14.
W. F. Hlser, 4, against L. C. FJmpkle, 15.
John Mehlhop, Jr., 4, against B. C.
Goss, 18.
B. O. Bruington, 4, against William
Mooro, 15.
C. F. Kimball, 6, airalnst T S. Davis, 15.
A, B. Brock. 6, against B. L. Binnkle. 18.
W. E. Shepnrd, 7, against O. D. Klp-
Hnifier, 18.
J. J. Hess, 8, against W. TT. Dudley, 18.
G. IL Mavne, 9, against Fred Fl. Ryner. 18.
John H. Clark, Jr., 9, against George Ger-
ner, 18.
George E. Smith, 9, against C. A. Emp
kle, 18.
Fred D. Empkle, 11, against C. R.
Fulds, 18.
H. U Van Brunt, 11, against F. F. Ever
est. 18.
T. O. Turner, 18, against E. E. Hart, 18.
Wanted Girls In candy factory. John
O. Woodward & Co., th Candy Men,
Council Bluffs, la.
Tama. Man Is Robbed.
Albert T. Welch, a farmer from Tama,
la.. Is the man who it Is alleged was
"rolled" for his wad of greenbacks and
watch Wednesday night by Bert Deeds,
George Mtlledgc and H. A. Vosburgh who,
with Ed Deeds, were arrested by the police.
Ed Deed was released yesterday morning,
there being no evidence Implicating Mm
In the deal and the hearing of the other
three waa continued by Judge Snyder until
this morning.
Welch was given lodging at the city Jail
Wednesday night and yesterday, as he was
without funds. He was drinking In a sa
loon near the Northwestern tracks Wednes
day night and It Is said was seen to leave
the place In company with the three men
under arrest. Shortly after he returned
to the saloon and complained that he had J
been robbed of his money and watch. He, i
however, could not remember what had
transpired during tho time he was away
from the saloon, as he was more or less
befuddled by the amount of liquor he had
Imbibed.
Matting and linoleum. Btockert Carpet
Co.
Monument to General Mower,
Major George H. Richmond Is In receipt
of a circular letter from Colonel Cornelius
Cadle, secretary of the Society of the
Army of the Tennessee, announcing that
the monument to Major General Joseph
Anthony Mower, which ha been erected in
Arlington cemetery, will be dedicated on
Memorial day.
At the reunion of the society in this city
last Nover.ioer a fund waa subscribed to
place a nonument over the grave of
"Fighting Joe Mower," who was In com
mand of the First division of the Seven
teenth aimy corps. The ceremonies at
tendant tn the unveiling of the monument
will be in charge of the Society of the
Army of the Tennessee at Washington, as
sisted by the Grand Army of the Republic
The order for the unveiling and dedication
was Issued by Oeneral Granville M. Dodge
of - this city, president of the society.
Buy th Jewel ft&a or gasoline stove.
They sr the latest. Petersen & Schoenlng.
Wster Franchise Discussed.
The city council In leealon a com
mittee of the whole, spent several hour
last night discussing the ordinance grant
ing the Council Blurt City Water Work j
company a new franchise. The discussion
showed considerable diversity of opinion i
among th councllmen and it is likely that
several more sessions will be needed be
fore the ordinance will be in shape to be
approved and submitted to the voters.
In ths afternoon the committee of the
whole looked over ths ground at ths east
and of ths approach to ths motor com
pany's bridge where th company deilrea
to replace the trestle work with a dirt em
bankment. The committee of the whole
will recommend that the request be
granted.
Fin watches. B West Broadway. O.
Uauth.
Islet Law Assailed.
DUBUQUE, Ia., May 21 When the sa
loon rassa were calied this morning for
hearing on th demurrer to the petition of
the plaintiff asking tempo rtary injunction,
th defendants exploded a bomb by filing
an amendment to th demurrer attacking
the mulct law, holding the prohibitory
amendment to tb constitution of lows, wa
never regularly adopted and attacking the
entire liquor legislation. John Chalmers,
former coach of Iowa university, entered
his appearance with Attorney Thorne as
plaintiff In th case. H declared the
whole proceeding Irregular and protested
against further delay. Th oases war set
tot UfX Jtfondajv
IIAMBL1N IS PESSIMISTIC
Fredicii ft J aaio ti Realm Whj Fie'ebt
Bates Should Not fe Reduced.
SAYi IT MEANS BANKRUPTCY TO ROADS
Bryan to Bo Elected, lie Predict, and
This Would Be Followed by a
Financial Crash, Acrordlna; to
Railroad Frrlaht Man.
(From a Staff Correpondent.)
DE8 MOINES. May 23. (Special.) Hon.
W. J. Bryan of Nebraska entered Into con
sideration In the hearing of the Joint rate
question before the Iowa Railroad commis
sion today when W. B. Hamblln, general
freight agent of .the Burlington, declared
that Bryan will bo elected as the next
president of the United States and that
two years later there will be the greatest
panic this country has ever known. He
urged this as a reason for not reducing
the railroad rate by putting In a Joint
rate schedule. He argued that the political
conditions will force half the railroad Into
bankruptcy In the next five year If these
conditions continue, and that lower freight
rates will but hasten such bankruptcy.
He argued that the railroad are now car
rying all the tonnage they are able to
carry and that the rates now In operation
are low based on that big tonnage. He
maintained that a short crop, which Is
likely this year, or adverse business condi
tions would greatly reduce this tonnage,
and In consequence the earning capacity
of the railroads, and that for that reason
there should not be any lowering of the
freight rates at this time.
Mr. Hamblln argued to the commission
that If It docs put In Joint rates they
should be applied only to manufactured
articles, such as farm Implements. He op
posed the Idea of a Joint rate on coal and
said a Joint rate on groceries should not
even be thought of. He maintained that
the request of tho coal operator for a Joint
rate on coal 1 only with the desire of an
operator to get over into territory of some
other coal operator. He thought the
freight rates at present In force In Iowa
are universally too low and are lower than
In other states.
In opposition to Mr. Hamblln' arguments
on coal It was advanced that the operators
want Joint rutes In order to get Into west
ern Iowa and northern Iowa, where there
are no coal mines, and that the reason
Mr, Hamblln opposed such rate Is that
It would get this Iowa coal to the Con
sumer on a short haul and cut out the long
haul over the Burlington and other roads
from the Indiana and other eastern coal
fields.
George TUtemore of the Iowa Central
occupied considerable of the time of ths
commission. He maintained that his road
was ready to niako a Joint rate always
wherever possible, but advanced the theory
that any lowering of the rates will be
injurious to the small roads, such aa those
he represented. He argued also that an
other road should not be cut out of a
long haul on a commodity by being forced
to make a Joint rats. Especially In the
matter of coal rate he showed that a Joint
rate might give a railroad only 46 cent
on a haul where It took coal from another
road, while by delivering coal from It own
road on a longer haul It would make mors.
The Joint rate would thua cut down Its
earnings.
Welch Gets Contract.
W. W. Welch of Clarlnda ha been given
the contract for the erection of the
woman' Infirmary at Clarlnda for a little
more than 254,000. The appropriation of
the legislature w as 805,000. The other til, 000
will be spent In the furnishing and plumb
ing and heating.
Prosecutions at Muscatine.
Through the efforts of State Labor Com
missioner E. D. Brlgham seven prosecu
tions have been brought about at Musca
tine for violations of the child labor law.
Three of the prosecution were parents
and four were factory owners, mostly pearl
button factory proprietor, which find It
profitable to employ children. One 6f the
proprietors was fined $10 and the other
three 15 each. Following a recent Inspec
tion at which the factories were found to
be complying with the law the proprietors
discharged the greater number of the em
ployes and hired children. The matter was
tipped off to the factory Inspector and he
returned unexpectedly the next day and
caught them.
Osteopaths Want 1Wdlcln,
At the state convention of the Iowa
Osteopathic association being held at tho
The American people er aa fond
of good beer as any other nation.
It's the loalcal sll-the-year-'iouad
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In the Namo of
Quality
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full of "BlaU" character and as
clean and pure as honeet
methods must always mean.
The most exacting methods
and up-to-date facilities have
ever been a feature at this plant.
Try any of these Wands whether m
draught or la bottles wherever yen caa
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Chamberlain hotel today the subjoct Is
being discussed whether or not osteopaths
should not have a knowledge of the regular
practice of medicine. Alumni of Still Col
lege of Osteopath v of this city read papers
and In the discussions that followed it do
velopcd that th ;re 1 substantial agreement
that the osteopath should know something
of medicine snd the thermometer and that
it 1 not sufficient to know only the mus
cular treatment and the location of the
bone of the body.
Swift Case Ooc to Jury.
Ths case In which Rev. John Swift of
Wlnterset is charged with using the United
State malls In an attempt to blackmail a
Wlnterset banker went to the jury In the
federal court today. It was expected that
a verdict would be reached some time
during the night. The testimony was very
contradictory in the trial. Rev. Mr. Ben
nett, an evangelist, testlfed that Swift
wrote the letter that t ere ent to the
banker and also to hlm:-lf. Swift testi
fied that Bennett had written the letters
and showed them to him.
THROW1 BABY IX TO CISTEIf
Ielah Woman In Crased Condition
Drnwm 'Child.
FORT DODGE, Ia., May 23. (Special
Telegram.) Temporarily Insane as tho re
sult Of sickness Mrs. James Hamilton,
living two miles east of Leigh, threw her
8-year-old baby into a cistern. Before it
waa recovered the baby was dead.
Old German Custom Observed.
DENISON, Ia., May .-(8peclal.) The
Oermana of the Vereln at Manilla, Craw
ford county, Iowa, held the annual rlng
ridlng and day of kindred sport on Wed
nesday of this week. In the Fatherland
"Rlngrldlng Day" 1 the holiday for the
country people who serve for the landlords
and th ladle. When the customs of the
day ar carried out, the hired man could go
to the atable and saddle the best horse for !
hi own, and the young women were privil
eged to wear the mistress' gowns. All posi
tions were reversed, and the masters serve 1
the servants, entering Into the day with
heart and spirit. The most popular young
man and woman were chosen king and
queen and were waited upon a true roy
alty. Thus the holiday came Into vogue.
Th rlngrldlng took place on the Main
treet at aide of the public park. The con
test lay in riding at a canter and while
passing a ring of Iron suspended at a level
with the eye. to run a pointed iron through
the hole, which was about half an inch In
diameter. The Iron,' which had a barbed
head would but just pass through and to
get a ring wa no easy Job.
The successful ones were as follows:
William Jahn, )r.. Qua I -a pel, John Rath,
John Clausen.
While th rlngrldlng wa going on, the
women had a ball throwing Contest in the
hall. Some sixteen took part, the contest
being to throw nine balls into an open bar
rel some twelve feet away. There waa
much rivalry. The successful three were
aa follow: Mr. Fred Steokleherg. Mr.
William Lebeck, Mr. William Bchnoor.
The ladle of th Lutheran cnurrh served
splendid supper from 6 to 7. In the even
ing came the dance and this continued long
Into th night.
Present for lews Woaleyan.
MT. PLEAHAKT, la., Mar tl-fWpeclal
ZalggjanJk-J&iaV JUbart Xslaoola has Itif
THE MODERN FINISH
a r .
to a
to apply, atain ana nnisne.
wood floors. Washable easy to
The cost is trifling!
Ask dealer for free tampU and picture booklet, " What I did
Willi Nukote."
PRATT & LAMBERT Varnish Makers
Now York Buffalo Chicago
tUISSKVS PMAKMACV,
24 til nn Luke Streets.
S.ll.T();.V I'HAltMACV,
lilt I; and Ames Avenue.
On Safe Every Day via thi Rock Island.
Sixty-day and Seasoi tickets rou:ed Via New
York in one direction at small additional cost.
Island through Chicago
Leave Omaha
5:05 p. m.
6:35 p. m.
ecnted to Iowa Weslyan university the
mansion of tho lute Senator Hurlun, hor
father, as the president' home.
Lace curtains, StocKert Carpet Co.
Inwn Xews Notes.
ATLANTIC The wedding of Miss
Vorila Iluyward of this place to Arthur
Anderson of Davenport oeeurreil at the
home of the lirlilo'p parents yesterday.
RIVERTON The parties who were
thouKht to hnve been exposed to small
pox and who were umler quarantine have
ull been released. There Is no smallpox
In Klverton and there never was a ease
in the town since it first came into ex
istence. CRESTON A suit was filed in tho dis
trict court yesterday by J. H. Robertson, a
fiirmer living In Appanoose county,
against the Chicago Gnat Western rail
road tor the sum cf 1161) damages, hI
lcged to have been sustained by the plrun
tlif In the shipment of stock over the
road of tho defendant.
ATLANTIC That It will require more
money to run the city government of At
luntle this year than it did last was dem
onstnited at a special meeting of the city
council Just held, when the appropria
tions for the present year were made In
uccordance with the new law passed by
the legislature requiring appropriating
for the entire year to be made at a meet
ing of the council.
RlVEitTON The Rlverton Ruse Bull
association ut the last meeting elected the
following olilcers: President, E. Smith;
secretary, V. V. Mcintosh; treasurer, J.je
Samuels; executive committee. J. W. Mc
Michuel. D. H. Kerschner, Harry Swn-
t I,. D. Morgan, W. Sherman. Last
year Rlverton had the best team in this
locality ami they propose to keep up thalr
reputation this season.
ATLANTIC The Atlantic High school
base ball club, which disbanded last night,
may be reorganised for the purWso iif
playing a game with Manning, which that
club lias vainly tried to get all sea.ion.
The Atlantic boys lost two games to Car
roll, one to tho Merchants' Grays of this
place and one to Shelby, or four In all
this season, and won from the Young
Men's Christian association of this pUce,
the Neola boys ami thv Shelby boy, win
ning three out of the trcven games played.
BOONE Sunday of this week Knights
of C'llumhus will come from Des Moines,
Cnnalia, Council Bluffs, Carroll and many
V
Very
Sites for
Summer
F Uiiw"' ' '" '" ti" A
, am- -
unes over nurht. mts
keep clean wears!
Linoleum made fresh and
M. IvAISi:U,
Ilenxon, Neb.
RUDOLPH YKHOIT,
lOO S. 21st, South Omaha.
Arrive Chicago
7:25 a. m.
8:15 a. m.
other plnces for the Installation of ths
new lodge. A special train from Dos
Moines will arrive and the teams from
Curroll ami Omnha will do the work. A
class of forty-lour representative Irish of
this community will be Initiated Into Leo
council. Following the Initiation a ban
quet will be served in the evening In Ar.
mory hall to some two hundred guest.
Among the men who will participate on
the toast program the following may be
mentioned: Maurice O'Connor of lort
Dodge, J. J. Meyers of Carroll, Rev. J. J.
Fttxputrlt'k, D. D., of Marshulltown; W.
I. Kr.mugun of Kmmetsburg and J. B.
Sullivan of Ies Moines.
Healtl Tnkea llnyvtood Testimony.
COLl'MBUS, Neb., May 23.-(SpecluI.-Friends
In these parts are congratulating
O. P. ilcald. a former Nebruska and Polk
county young man, that he has boen ap
pointed tn lak llm teat liiimiy In nliorlhatid
at the trial of Haywood at Boise, Ida. Mr.
Hoald had the reputation of being one of
tho best shorthand reporters In the state
when here, and reported In tho Fifth judW
clal district
Wntch Frldny Kveninar'a Papers.
The biggest sale ever held by the biggest
store In the west. A tremendous bargain
announcement.
J. L. BRANDEIS & SONS.
Bee the Latin quarter, "Streets of Paris,"
tonight snd tomorrow afternoon. Admis
sion 10 cents.
Officers of Illinois ICIka.
BLOOMINGTON, III., Mey U.-The 111,
nols convention of Elks selected Peoria as
the next placq of meeting and elected ths
following olilcers:
President John J. Faulkner, East St,
Louis.
First Vice President Andrew Olson, Mo
llno. Second Vlco President John O. Brown,
Monmouth.
Third Vice President Colonel Roy IUoe
Springfield.
Secretary J. V. F. Marsh, Alton.
Treasurer O. R. Williamson, Xulncy.
8ergeant-at-Arms E. Howard Ives, Oax
len a.
Outings
Colorado
Grand Canyon
California
Just nk for "Santa Fe Summer
Tour books."
Sain'l I.arimrr, Patt. Agent,
A. T. a S. r . Kr.,
o tth A v., tquiubk Bldg.,
D Moines, lows.
Low
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