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    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: THURSDAY, JUNE 27, 1D07.
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NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA
COUNCIL BLUFFS
Office. IB Peott t. Tel. 4S.
MIXUIl StEKTIO.I,
Travis. drus.
tHockert sells carpets.
I'umpi. J. Zoller Mcr. Co.
Ed Rogers' Tony Faust beer.
Fine engravings at Lnert'a.
Br Schmidt's elegant new photoe.
BL'V HOKWICK 8 Pt'KE I'AINTS.
Lewis Culler, funeral director, 'phone !7.
Woodrlna; Undertaking company. Tel. TJ.
-E 1 EK8EN & SCHuENlNQ 8 b. IX. RU08.
faiordKf. nouseguods. Inquire KKi bwj.
Flalnns tackle fit for fishing. HI selec
tion, leterscii & Schoenlng.
Hammocks from 75c to $10.00. Great va
riety. Petersen & Schoenlng.
JudKe Wheeler yesterday adjourned dis
trict court until Friday morning;.
U1AMOKL8 A8 AN INVhSTMENT.
TALK TO LliFrKKT ABOUT IT.
Council Uluffs, Ia. has the lowest lumber
freight raits. Hater has tho lowest prices.
Call 72 and have the Council Bluffs Co-U
nd Ice company's wagon leave you some
lea.
Comfort porch chairs. More comfortable
than a hammock. Sea E VJ. teller, lui
South Mam street.
FLANNKL. IKOL'SERS AND BLUE
fiEHUE COATS AKE TUB THiNO NOW.
fch,E E. 8. HICKS.
QLASSiCS are a positive help and a per
manent pleasure If fltteo oy Dr. W. W.
ilagarell. Optometrist, 10 Pearl street.
jicuwEisEK bottled beem is
SEJtVEJ) ONLY AT FIKtfr-CLASS BARS
AND CAFES. I. HOS EN F ELD CO., Agta.
The Woman's Kellef corps will be enter
tained Saturday afternoon at the home of
sirs. L. Pageiistecker, 817 East fierce In
stead of on Friday.
Mrs. Thompson, the agod woman who Is
believed to be somewhat mentally deranged,
will be sent by the county authorities to
relatives at Clay Center, Kan.
Complaint was made to tne police yester
day that a Orrat Western freight car had
been broken Into Monday night and a num
ber of pairs of shoes stolen.
Despite reports to the contrary the base
ball game between the officials of Potta
wattamie county and the Cliff Dwellers of
Omaha will lane place In this, city next
buturday.
Jack Convey, charged with the theft of a
stock and die, the property of the Citlxen'a
ius and Electric company, was senteiioeu
by Judge Hnyder yesterday to thirty days In
tne rounty Jail.
The Ladles' Aid and the Woman's Mis
sionary societies of St. John's English
Lutheran church will meet Thursday after
noon at the residence of Mrs. Tora Leffert,
XM Eleventh avenue.
While the program for the Fourth of
July celebration at Falrmount park has not
been completed, announcement la made that
Ueorge W. Egan of Logan, la., will de
liver the oration of the day.
The deed by which Mr. and Mrs. Alexan
der Dobson have transferred the Metropoli
tan hotel property on Broadway to li. A.
Nobis of Atchison, Kan., the consideration
being tJUMM. was filed for record yesterday.
Marie Hollingsworth, 916 Avenue A, and
Mrs. Miller, 1W0 North Eighth street, were
reported to the Board of Health yesterday
as having smallpox. Freddie Peterson, Z118
Bouth Ninth street, was reported to be suf
fering from spinal meningitis.
C. H. Johnson, the man with many
names, charged with mortgaging an Omaha
livery rig to A. A. Clark, waived prelim
inary examination yesterday before Justice
Ureene and was bound over to await, the
action of the grand Jury In the sum of
For the accommodation of those Intending
to attend the commencement exercises at
the Iowa School for the Deaf tomorrow af
ternoon. Superintendent Rothert has ar
ranged to have conveyances leave the
Urand hotel between 1 and i o'clock. The
xerclses are scheduled to commence at i
'clock.
Mat Knight waived a preliminary exam
ination on the charge of the theft of val
uable brass fixtures from the premises of
the Plntsch Gas company and was bound
over to the grand Jury In the sum of SX.
In default of bail Knight, who claims to be
from Ottumwa, was committed to the
county Jail.
The receipts In the general fund Of the
Christian Home last week were $132.20, being
$07.80 below the needs of the week, and In
creasing the deficiency in this fund to date
to 4H3.h8. In the managers fund the re
ceipts were $19, being $14 below the needs
of the week and Increasing the deficiency
In tats fund to date to $674.05.
Mrs. Laura Stephens began suit for di
vorce yesterday from Joim Stephens to
whom she was married in this city January
IS of last year, alleging oruel and Inhuman
treatment and asking that her maiden name
of Laura E. Powell be restored to her. The
court lusued an order prohibiting the de
fendant from Interfering with the plaintiff
t her home, 363 North First street, and
from doing any bodily harm to her.
Attorneys Interested In the bankruptcy
of the Union Transfer company of this city
have been advised that the New Decatur
Buggy company of Mlddletown, O., has
gone Into the hands of a receiver. Notes
amounting to about $00,000 given by the
I'nlon Transfer company to the New Deca
tur Buggy company were contested by the
creditors of the former company on the
alleged grounds that they were given with
out consideration. The notes turned up In
the hands of Innocent purchasers and the
claims of the holders are still pending be
fore Referee Mayne here.
HEARING ON LIQUOR CASES
Judge McPherson Says Federal Court
ii Not a Police Tribunal.
to trial, but ths hearing was continued at
the request of Assistant County Attorney
Ross. The police as yet have been unable
to learn where Holton resided, but believe
he made his home In Omaha. Neither have
they found where the three peart-handled
pocket knives or the grip which Holton
threw away when pursued, came from.
8. M. Williamson, bicycles, . sewing ma
chines, Edison phonographs, records. Re
pairing machines and bicycles a specialty.
17 South Main street. Council Bluffs, la.
CASE IS UNDER ADVISEMENT
Intimation, However, He Will Re
mand It to the Stat Conrta for
Adjudication Hearing on
Bankruptcy Case.
It Is not for the United States court to
coine In here and sit as a police court over
the liquor cases of the state of Iowa,' re
marked Judge Smith McPherson In federal
court yesterday when the cass of the Lske
Manawa liquor Injunction suit was brought
before him again. This remark from Judge
McPherson la taken to Indicate that he
will remand the case to the district court.
C. W. Atvrood, O. II. Scott and the other
directors of the Council Bluffs Fish and
Game Protective association were permitted
to file their petition In the receivership
case of the Interstate Amusement company
against R. H. and T. J. O Brlen, caterers
at Lake Manawa, and counsel for the
street railway company and other defend
ants were given time In which to file a
demurrer with the court at Red Oak.
A hearing was had In chambers, on the
motion of Atwood and his associates, to
remand the Injunction suit to the district
court. Counsel for the defense contended
that the plaintiffs In alleging that the
street railway company had organised
within Itself the Interstate Amusement
company and that this organization was ft
"fake and a fraud" and waa for the pur
pose of avoiding liability, had set out a
separate cause of action against the street
railway company which should be de
termined by the United States court and
not by the district court. Counsel con
tended that If the court held with the
plaintiffs It would act as an adjudication
of this question and the street railway
company would be made a party to any
damage' suit that might arise from al
leged negligence of the Interstate Amuse
ment company.
These allegations on the part of the
petitioners as to the amusement company
Judge McPherson declared were mere sur
plusage and had no place In the petition for
an injunction. "It's nobody's business what
this corporation is, and I do not think any
person has a right to Inquire, except possi
bly the attorney general. This has noth
ing to do with the case," said the court.
At the close of the arguments by counsel
Judge McPherson stated he would give the
matter further Investigation and hand
down his final opinion later.
The hearing of some bankruptcy matter,
Including an application for permission to
foreclose the $100,000 outstanding bonds of
the Carroll Light and Heat company, of
which Ernest E. Hart, president of the
First National bank. Is receiver, com
pleted the business of the special session
and Judge McPherson returned to his home
at Red Oak in the afternoon. There will
be no session of United States court In
this city until the latter part of September,
when the regular fall term will be con
vened.
Ice cream flavored with pur
something that will please you.
Candy Kitchen, MS Broadway.
vanilla.
Purity
N. T. Plumbing Co. Tel. 260. Night. L
SEW HOVE IX FIRIS CHIEF CASE
Approves
If you appreciate good work, let us con
tract for painting your house. Wa get
the best help we can find,, then we look
after the work to see that it la done right.
If you rather do It youraerf we can sup
ply you with Berwick's Pure Mixed Paint.
Do the painting now, It is the best time.
T. O. Borwlck, 211 South Main.
W. W. Dlckerson, 23V West Broadway,
Council Bluffs, la., does all kinds of fin
watch repairing.
attention I
Do not break your back to sweep the
dust into a dust pan. Get an E. Z. dust
pan. We give one free to every lady cus
tomer at V3 Bo. Main. D. W. Keller. The
House Furnishing Store.
If you have a pair of shoes that you
want repaired right, bring them to the
Duncan Shoe Co., 22 8. Main.
SsMiat,
On refrigerators icicle, Bowen and North
rn Light. Oo-carta, $2 and up. D. W. Kel
ler, 101 South Main street.
Petersen Bchoenlttg sell matting.
Teach the boy to awlm by using patent
water wings; will hold a person 250 lbs.
In weight; absolutely safe; only SOo.
Petersen & Schoenlng Co.
Upnolsiervnar.
George W. Kline. It So. Main
Phones Ind. T10. black. Bell MS.
street
FOUR HUNDRED IN JUSTICE COURT
Litigation Over a Ball Terrier is the
VocuIsb,
Only a dog, but litigation over Its pos
session is likely to Introduce several mem
bers of the "400" of Council Bluffs to the
Inside of the court of a Justice of the peace,
where they will be subpoenaed as witnesses.
The dog in question is a well bred English
bull terrier, and from the days of its pup
hood until quite recently was the property
of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Test Stewart, who
yearly paid the city tax necessary to keep
the poundmaater from lassoing It Now
Windsor Aylesworth, a son of Judge E. B.
Aylesworth, has gone Into the court of Jus
tice Greene and Instituted proceedings to
replevin the dog from W. Plummer, who
clalma ownership by gift from C. T.
Stewart.
Some few weeks ago Mr. English Bull
Terrier acquired the habit of straying from
the hearth and home of its owners, Mr.
and Mrs. Charles T. Stewart. It would
stay away for days at a time and then,
with Ita caudal appendage trailing between
its legs, return and by its shame-faced ex
pression and manner denote that it knew It
had done wrong in straying. It finally de
veloped that the Stewart dog had formed
an attachment for Dr. D. Macrae. Jr., chief
1 executive of the municipality, and the
members of the family. Some say Mayor
Marrlaa-e Licenses
Licenses to wed were Issued yesterday to Macrae reclproc,ted this attachment, but
be It as it may, the dog was repeatedly
the following:
rcnm Hill! residence. aiv. . , . ... . . ., .
Frank Edward Ma.inness. Omaha 23 oaca , me w.win oomicue on.y to
Mary A. Polen. Council Bluffs 19 wander off again.
Alva J. Graybill. Neola. la 23 finally Mr. and Mrs. Stewart decided
Alice Reed, Noola. la 18 they did not care to own a dog which would
n.n .or R..n. not stay at home as all decent canines sre
Only hnlf
alts Nebraska Telephone building. Heat
ard light furnished. Omaha Bee office. 1$
ecott street.
Majority of Commission
Bond af Nicholson.
In the absence of City Solicitor Kimball
from the city and despite the protest of
Chairman Tlnlcy, that In his opinion they
were proceeding without authority of law,
Members Ssrgent and Zurmuehlen took the
bull by the horns at a specially called
meeting of the Board of Fire and Police
commissioners last night and took siuch
action as they deemed sufficient to place
the control of the fire department under
Charles M. Nicholson, their appointee as
chief.
In the first place, against the protest
of Chairman Tlnley, the two members
adopted a rule requiring the chief of the
lire department to file with the commission
a bond In the sum of $3,000. This done,
they ordered the oath of office filed by
Nicholson on June It received and placed
on record. Then Secretary Sapp waa in
structed to produce the bond in the sum
of $2,000 furnished by a bonding company,
which Nicholson presented to the city
council, but which was not approved and
was subsequently withdrawn by Nicholson.
Secretary Sapp had the bond conveniently
in his coat pocket and Member Zurmuehlen
moved that It be approved. Chairman
Tlnley declined to entertain the motion,
faying:
'Such a motion Is not properly before
this commission. We have no right to
receive a bond. We would be acting il
legally and In conflict with the state law.
I decline to entertain this motion."
Member Sargent: "This is boys' play."
Member Zurmuehlen: "No it's a holdup.
One man holding out against two."
Chairman Tlnley: ."I may not be well
posted on parliamentary rules "
"But you appear to be well posted on
rules 'of trickery," interposed Member Zur
muehlen. At this point, when the atmosphere of
the mayor's office In the city hall, where
the meeting was being held, was becoming
decidedly sultry, Member Sargent adjusted
his eyeglasses and remarked, with con
siderable emphasis: "Well, I know one way
to do this." Suiting the action to the
word, Mr. Sargent reached across the table,
grasped the bond firmly In one hand while
with the other he seized a pen and quickly
wrote across the back of the document,
"Approved. B. M. Sargent, Commissioner."
Mr. Zurmuehlen followed suit by writing
on the document,' "Approved. L. Zur
muehlen, Commissioner."
When his associate had finished writing
his name on the bond, Mr. Sargent leaned
back In his seat and with a sigh of evi
dent satisfaction remarked: "It may not
be legal, but the bond la approved, all
right."
Then, on motion of Mr. Sargent and
against the protest of the chairman. Sec
retary Sapp was instructed to notify the
city council of the permanent removal of
R. W. Jones as chief of the fire department
for cause and of the appointment of
Charles M. Nicholson as chief of the de
partment, who had duly qualified "through
this commission," and who is now chief
of the department.
Following this, upon motion of Mr. Sar
gent, the secretary was further Instructed
to at once notify the assistant chief and
captains of the department that the fire
department of the city of Council Bluffs
waa now In charge of Charles M. Nichol
son as chief.
Asked If It was the intention of the
commission that Nicholson should at once
assume the office of chief of the fire de
partment, despite the fact that his bond
had not been approved by the city coun
cil. Members, Sargent and Zurmuehlen re
plied that "prominent lawyers whom we
have consulted tell us he was foolish not
to have done so long before this."
It Is understood that Members Sargent
and Zurmuehlen determined on the action
taken last night by reason of advice ob
tained from the commissioners of other
cities with whom they conferred at the
firemen's tournament at Sioux City last
week. .
What action the city council will take re
mains to be seen. City Solicitor Kimball,
who is also admitted by the three members
to be the legal adviser of the commis
sion, is out of the city. Mr. Kimball front
the start of this controversy has main
tained that the bond of the fire chief must
be approved by the city council. Chair
man Tlnley contended last night that the
proper and legal way for the commission
to proceed was to mandamus the city coun
cil to approve the bond presented by
Nicholson, there being no question about
It being a gilt-edged one. Some Interesting
developments may be looked for In the
event of Nicholson attempting under the
action of the commission last night to as
sume the office of chief of the fire department.
Lewis says: "The commissioners are ad
vised hat the railroad company and the
county authorltlea have agreed upon tho
plan of construction of the concrete arch
over the highway near Loveland, With
this understanding the esse will be closed."
That a settlement had been reached was
news to County Auditor Cheyne. If an
agreement has been reached. It la possible
It has been by the township trustees, who
have the duty of looking after the high
ways. The only action taken by the super
visors was the rescinding of Its action,
giving the railroad .permission to construct
the covered arch and notifying the rail
way commission of the controversy.
The grand Jury at Ita last session in
dicted the Illinois Central for obstructing
a public highway, but the indictment was
dismissed, as It was shown the offense
complained of had not been committed
at the time the bill was returned.
Special rne.
On carpets, rugs, linoleum, oilcloth and
matting, window shades and lace curtains.
D. W. Keller, 103 South Main street
FOR ANYTHING IN RAIN COATS,
CRAVANET8, TO ORDER. BEE E. H.
HICKS.
Bee office removed to IB Scott street, op
posite Nebraska Telephone building.
Real Estate Transfers.
These transfers were reported to The Bee
June 26, by the Pottawattamie County Ab
stract company of Council Bluffs:
Pauline Dobson and husband to H. A.
Noble, lots 7 and 8 In block 7 in
Grimes add. to Council Bluffs, la.,
wd $28,000
First National bank of Council Bluffs
to J. A. Gorham. lot 1 In Auditor's
subd. of nw4, sw4 of 29, and lot I
of Auditor's subd. of ne4, se4 of
80-75-43, wd $.000
J. A. Gorham and wife to First Na
tional bank of Council Bluffs, la., C
lot 4 In block 1, Baylies 2d add. to
Council Bluffs, la., wd 8,600
Charles Konigmacher and wife to
Curtis St Ramsey's add to Council
Bluffs, la., wd
D. P. Howes to O. J. McManus, lot 5
in block 11, Hyatt's subd. In Council
Bluffs, la., wd
8. M. Forney to Sophia- Lelbold, eH
of lot 6 In block 10 of Orimes' add.
to Council Bluffs, la., wd
Joseph P. Megeath et al. to W. I,.
Kerney, ,und. of lot 23 In block 88
In Central subd. to Council Bluffs,
la., wd
J. L. Drulen and wife to W. I Ker
ney, lot 28 In block 36,. Central subd.
to Council Bluffs, la., und. Vi, wd....
JOINT RATE CASE DECIDED
Commission Makes it Eighty Per Cent
of the Two Locals.
PROMULGATED AS EXPERIMENT
Railroads likely to Accept It with
Aothlns; More Tana a Formal
rrotest for the Time Being
at Least.
8,000
8,000
1,100
60
E)o fco
60
Total transfers eight 840,700
Meet After Many Years.
BOONE, la., June 28. (Special Tele
gram. Warren Patrick of this city and
Ed Patrick of near Des Moines met here
after a separation of fifty-one years. They
are cousins and had thought each other
dead. They met here by chance, Ed Pat
rick being a fruit tree agent and finding
his cousin here.
Buys Release from Army.
COLUMBUS, O., June 26. Garvin Harris,
son of the late Congressman Stephen Har
ris of Bucyrus, has purchased his release
from the army for $120. Harris is an actor.
His enlistment last March created a sensation-
He will go to Iowa and work on a
farm he owns there.
lovra News Note.
DENISON Congressman . J. P. Conner
of the Tenth Iowa district will be the
Fourth of July orator at Dow City.
MANILLA Great preparations for the
celebration of the Fourth of July are
being made here. The orator of the day
will be Father Lenihun, of Fort Dodge,
vicar general of Iowa.f
ATLANTIC Douglass Burns, an em
ploye of the Atlantic Canning factory, is
In jail under 600 bond awaiting the action
of the grand Jury upon the charge of
seduction preferred by Mary Boggs.
ATLANTIC The second week of normal
opened yesterday with a total enrollment
of 182 students, or about forty more than
the courity superintendent was looking for,
with several more yet to enroll for the
second week's work.
MANILLA The semi-annual conference
of the Council Bluffs district of the Des
Moines conference of the Methodist Episco
pal church was held here on Monday and
TueBday. Presiding Elder GrifHth was
present, as well as a majority of the
ministers of the district. Questions relat
ing to the practical workings of the church
in the district were discussed at length.
CRESTON A cablegram was received In
this city Friday evening from Mrs. Frank
Powell, formerly Miss Klenor B. Hicks of
this city, announcing her safe arrival In
Liverpool. Mrs. Powell is a Crest on girl.
who sailed several weeks ago for England
to Join the English company of Miss Ellon
Terry, In which she will tour England the
coming season. Her husband will assume,
the stuge management of the company.
CRESTON The magnificent new lodge
home of the Elks In this city was formally
dedicated yesterday by the members of the
local lodge. The ritual of the order was
given at 2 o'clock and addresses were de
livered by Hon. Thomas Maxwell and D.
W. Hlgbee. Following this the lodge was
thrown open to the citizens of Creston, who
were given an i opportunity to view tho
interior of the KIks' new home. In the
evening a ball was given to the members
and their friends. One of the facts of
which the members of the lortue are most
proud Is that all of the work of erecting
the building was done by Its own members.
The contractor, plumber, decorator, painter
and mason all being prominent members.
Bee Want Ads always bring results.
block f ron Broadway, oppo- lted to do. and they took from the an-
My beautiful borne, No. 109 Park avenue.
Is for sale. Inquire on premises Tuesday
and Thursday. W. Runyan.
Gee our sliding settee for porch or laws,
Special offers. Petersen Schoenlng.
Purity and Goodness
These two Qualities are embod
ied la our "Sanitary" Ice Cream.
Pure, because It Is made ot pure
Cream and the highest grades of
flavorings. Good, because our ex
perts know how to make it.
We make any flavor you want
and deliver any quantity any place
In the city.
N.P. JORGENSEN
604 8. Main. Thome 881
Council Bluffs. Ia.
a
lmal's neck Its collar, to which the license
tag was attached, and sent Mr. English
Bull Terrier adrift. The dog, discarded
by those who had tended It alnce It was a
pup, sought the domicile of the mayor on
Fifth avenue, but was this time received
with cold favor. Windsor Aylesworth, find
ing the dog wandering about and learning
that It had been turned adrift by Its own
ers, took the animal in, bought It a new
collar and started to rehabilitate It In ca
nine society. The dog disappeared and Mr.
Aylesworth learned that W. Plummer, a
farmer living near the city, had It and
claimed possession by gift from Mr. Stewart.
Then Mr. Aylesworth hastened to the court
of Justice Green and brought a replevin
suit against Plummer to recover possession
of the dog. The hearing la set for next
Mondsy and in the meantime the dog Is In
custody of the court and Constable Maltby.
CARRIAGES ALWATS READY. CALI
172. BOTH 'PHONES. GRAND LIVERY,
J. W. AND ELMER E. MINNICK. PROPRIETORS.
WESTERN MATTERS AT CAPITAL
Further Increase Annonnced tn
arles of Nebraska Postal
Clerks.
Sal-
Lawn mowers and refrigerators at Peter
sen A Schoenlng.
SRJQ2QQ23
Ctty Scavengers
tioruea and eaitle hsu'ed free of ehav gi.
our i -. akues. tnanui' and aii ruo
Matt; c!u vaults and ceespodU. AU
wot done Is guaranteed.
Calls promptly attended to.
Ii. Phone HI!' V Bell Red 1S7I
KHKKMK'K GItlSON.
hell Br.rv flirkorr.
Ia stove wood length, $1.60 a lick. Biiden
stein Smith. 101 8. Sth. Both 'phones 18&
Buy the Jewel" gas or gasoline stoves.
They are the safest. Petersen 4 Bchoenhag.
Holtea Cats CaatlaaeeL
The preliminary bearing of U A Holton,
the alleged shoplifter arrested Monday
after a long and exciting chase, waa con
tinued In police court yesterday until this
morning. Holton, beyond claiming to be
a traveling aelesman for a Denver house,
has refused to talk. He was represented
by aa attorney In police court yesterday
morning and declared he was ready to go
River Cnttlna- Ita Banks.
The .Missouri river Is cutting into the
Iowa shore in the vicinity of the outlet
of Indian creek. During the last two
weeks quite a large aectlon of land has
been washed into the river and It now
looks as If the 'Big Muddy was intending
to cut Into Lske Manawa. A forty-acre
tract owned by the Everett estate and
occupied by D. A. Lavenberg, a renter.
has suffered to the extent of about twenty
acrea which are now at the bottom of
the river. Tracts owned by Greenshlelds
Everest and Charles R. Hanan have also
been badly cut. The land which Is bring
waal'.ed by the river now was formed at
ths time the river changed Its course and
formed Lake Manawa. Should the river
reach the old alough which formerly was
an outlat for Indian creek, the danger to
Lake Manawa, but a mile distant, would
be great. It Is believed, however, that with
the subsidence of high water the river will
resume Ita former course and the cutting
od the Iowa side at this point will cease,
at least for the time being.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON. June 26. (Special Telo
gram.) Postmasters appointed: Nebraska,
Rollwtts, Dundy county, L. C. Wiley, vice
C. M. Loveland, resigned; Thayer, York
county, Harry O. Price, vice J. A. Eckles,
resigned. Iowa, Judd, Webster county, Al
vln C. Marshall, vice George Merrill, re
signed. Cpon the recommendation of Congress
man Hinshaw. Dr. O. L. Lemars has been
appointed pension examining surgeon at
Osceola, Neb., vice Dr. L. M. Shaw, re
signed. The following promotions of clerks in
Nebraska postofTlcea become effective July
1: Omaha, nineteen. $700 to $N00; thirteen,
$500 to $Si0; fifteen. $000 to $1,000; eleven,
$1,0(0 to $1,100. South Omaha, three, $oO)
to $S00; one, $7(0 to $800; one, tHiO to $800;
two. IM0 to $l.a0; four. $1,000 to Sl.lW. Clay
Center, one, $&X) to $C0f); one, $UU0 to $800.
Columbus, one, $00 to Falrbury,
one, $0 to $S00; one, $700 to tX. Fremont,
two, tf'OO to $400: one, $600 to $S0O; one, $700
to $Mu; two, $800 to $1,000. Grand Island,
two, $Tu0 to $Suu. Hastings, two, SftCO to $3u0;
one, $s00 to $?A Norfolk, two. $600 to $"0;
one, $ to $'jO0. North Platte, one, $400
to $t'00; one, $000 to $j0; one, $700 to $300.
Plaltsmonth. one, $CO0 to $t0; one, $9(0 to
$l.O0P. Schuyler, one. $500 to $600. York,
one. $500 to $iu0; one. $S00 to $300; two, $9-0
to $1,000.
The Iowa Manufacturing company of Os-
kaloosa, Ia., has been awarded the contract
for Installation of ths heating appwauie in
the public building at Seattle. Wash., at
Its bid of 817,72a
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
PES MOINES. June 28. (Special.) In ac
cordance with their announced purpose yes
terday afternoon, the Railroad commission
announced today In a general way the
Joint rates. Chairman N. 8. Ketchum,
speaking for the board, said that it liad
decided that the rate should be a blanket
one of 80 per cent of the sum of the two
locals and that the railroads should absorb
the transfer charge. He Intimated that the
commission would promulgate the rate
pretty much as an experiment and would
expect It to be in force at least six months
without change. If at the end of that
time It la satisfactory It would be con
tinued indefinitely, and If unsatisfactory
the commission would listen to statements
either from the railroads or the shippers
ss to proposed changes. Commissioner
Eaton stated for himself that he did not
favor the 80 per cent rate, but did favor
the idea of making the rate the regular
distance tariff, but that he bad acquiesced
with the other members for experimental
purposes, it being .found that It is very
difficult to adopt a Joint rate in the In
flexible Iowa distance tariff. It la ex
pected that the commission will promulgate
the rate so that It will go Into effect about
August 1.
In outlining the plans of the commission
Chairman Ketchum intimated that the com
mission would look further Into the ques
tlon of the transfer charge, but that where
the transfer is In carload shipments the
railroads would be expected to absorb the
transfer charge. Where the transfer Is In
less than carload loU the transfer must
vary, because of the variance in the dis
tance between depots at Junctions. It was
further announced that the Joint rate shall
In no case be less than the straight dis
tance tariff for the total distance and that
the minimum shipments under the Joint
rate might be restricted to distances of
twenty-five miles.
Watson for the Great Western and Tltte
more for the Milwaukee Informed the com
mission that they would co-operate in
every way possible to give the decision
of the commission a fair test and that they
would keep strict account of all Joint ship-1
menta, in order that at the end of the six
months the commission may know the
facta Carroll Wright for the Rock Island
and attorneys for other roads entered
formal protests and had the protests made
a matter of record In order to protect
themselves legally and form a foundation
for action in the courts If such were de
cided upon. It Is understood, however, that
these roads will all give the order a test
and will not start any action to prevent
the order from taking effect. Attorney
Watson for the Great Western stated be
fore the commission that the question of
railroad rates waa to be a matter of educa
tion with the railroads, railroad commis
sion and the public, and stated furthermore
that the attempt would be made to educate
the people up to a point of radically chang
ing some of the railroad laws of Iowa, In
cluding the distance tariff idea, hla opinion
being that the rate should be flexible.
Crops In Iowa Are Fine.
. The weekly bulletin on the condition of
crops in Iowa Issued today states that the
last week was all that oould be desired for
crop conditions and that the meadows are
Improving rapidly. The stand of com is
reported as not aa good as In the best years,
but satisfactory and far better than the
first claims by the farmers.
Fierce Electrical Storm.
A fierce electrical storm prevailed here
last night that did considerable damage to
trees and buildings. Lightning struck sev
eral residences and at the residence of
George M. DeVore at East Twenty-fifth
and Easton boulevard 'Mrs. DeVore was
struck and It was soino hours before she
regained consciousness.
Weddings Wreck Sunday School.
Five weddings between the members ot
the Cella class, a class of girls, and the
Phllo Chrlsto class, a class of boys, at the
Oentral Christian church, since last October
have about broken up the two classes. A
picnic was held at Greenwood park today
by the members of the classes to celebrate
the lost wedding.
Roe Candidate for Auditor.
It Is understood among the friends of Olo
O. Roe that he probably will be a candi
date for the position of state auditor, sub
ject to the republican primaries, next June.
Mr. Roe comes from Story county. He was
deputy state auditor for six years and at
another time had charge of the banking
department. He Is now chief clerk in the
insurance department In the state auditor's
office and is thus, by training, familiar with
all the details of the office. Thus far there
Is no other person announced for the office
and so far as generally known there is no
other candidate in training.
Names State Hank Examiner.
Auditor Carroll today named I. M. Sproull,
cashier of the Citizens bank at Washing
ton, Ia., aa state bank examiner, to suc
ceed Bank Examiner McKee.
Arrest Archaeologist.
Prof. August Mau, probably one of the
most noted archaeologists In the country,
was arrested here today because of his
queer actions. He got Immediate recogni
tion from members of the local archaeolo
gist society because of letters of Introduc
tion. He claimed to be hunting work. He
borrowed some money and It Is now sua
pected that he Is not the noted archaeolo
gist who is the author of scientific works
or else Is Insane.
A CERTMI SAFE
TREATMENT )
Even It mercury and potash could cure Contagious Blood Poison the condi
tion in which these strong minerals leave the system would make the "cure
worse than the disease. " But they cannot cure ti e vile disorder ; they enn only
cover up the symptoms for awhile or mask the disease in the system, but as
soon as the treatment ia left off the hideous symptoms return. Mercury and
potash eat out the delicate lining of the stomach and bowels, produce chnmio
dyspepsia by drying up the gastric Juice9, cause the teeth to decay, and often
completely break down the constitution, and where they are used in large
quantities, the bones become affected, while the disease for which one has so
long taken this destructive treatment ha9 not been cured. Contagious Mood
Poison is a disease it will not do to trifle with. It is a vile, dangerous and
destructive disorder. When the blood becomes lufected with its virus the
mouth and throat ulcerate, hair and eyebrows come out, glands in the neck ami ,
aa s e a J
groin swell, copper-coiorea spots appear on tne uesn, ana in severe cases sores
break out on the body, the finger naila drop off and the sufferer is diseased from
head to foot. S. S. S. is the only known antidote for Contagious Blood
Poison the one remedy that is able to get to the root of the disease and force
out every particle of the poison so that there are never any signs of its return.
It is purely vegetable, made entirely from roots, herbs and barks of known
curative value. Instead of leaving bad after-effects aa some medicines do,
S. S. S. tones up every part of the system and puts every part of the body in
perfect health. It will also remove any lingering effects of former mineral
treatment while eradicating the poison from the circulation. Special book on
the home treatment of this disease and any medical advice desired furnished free
to all who write. THE SWUT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA, GA.
Personally Conducted
Excursions
To o Loud Where Crops Never Foil
One Acre of Irrigated Land In the 'fertile valleys of the Big Horn Basin and
the Yellowstone River yields twice the crop of the best farm land In the
central states, and the crops never fall. Prices, $20 to $50 an acre, with
water right, perpetual and unfailing.
Personally Conducted Excursions on Tuesday, July 2 and 10, August O
and 20, September 8 and 17, October 1 and IS and November 5 and 19, 10O7.
Special Round Trip Rates to Worland and Cody, Wyom
ing, or Billings, Montana, from Mtsourl River points, $20. Ex
cursion leaves Omaha 4:10 p. m., Lincoln 6:00, on dates named.
Trains 1 and 41 connect with the excursion at Toluca.
I am employed by The Burlington Ro ute to show these lands, and my services
to you are free.
Let me send you testimonials of farmers who have accompanied me on
former excursions, and also new folder, with large map, telling all about
these lands.
D. Clem Deaver, General Agent,
LAND SEEKERS' INFORMATION BUREAU,
1004 Farnam 8U, Omaha, Neb.
SPECIAL SUMMER
EXCURSION RATES
From CBICaGJ Ut
"lall noir
WCniCalf CENT1AI
mm st. lours tit
"BIG rOUt EOUTI"
f AMERICA'S GREATEST
RAILWAY 8Y8TEM"
TO ,
BOSTON and RETURN HlU'ililsxPr.io.i.zB
Rat from CHICAGO. S24.00 Rata from ST. LOVI3. $27.50
BOSTON OLD HOME WEEK jvl 21. 26. n. as
Rat from CHICAGO, On Fare Plus Si
Rat from Si. LOVIS On Fare Plus $2.
.00 f-r tho Raund Trip
OO for tho Mound Trip
SARATOGA and RETURN jvly s. 4. s. 6. 7
D . r,rlrn ' SJ0.3o via LAKE SHORE
Rata from CHICAGO ,97b vU MICHIGAN CENTRAL
Rata from ST. LOUIS. $23.16
NEW ENGLAND RESORTS fc .fc VdL sept. .o. ,4.
Rat from CHICAGO, On Far Plus $2.00 for the Round ' Trip
Rat from bT. LOVIS, On Far Plus $2.00 for the Round Trip
CANADIAN RESORTS daily vntil sept. so. 1907
Rat from CHICAGO, On Far Plus $2.00 fot the Round Trip
Rat from ST. LOVIS. On Far PIjs $2.00 for the Round Trip
Fan rarlkalan nsy he sMalaeJ trsa say Ticket agtal si Iks
NEW YORK CENTRAL LINES
WAIIEN J. LYNCH, PaMOger TmIIIc Manaicr, CHICAGO
jpThey act like Exercise.
t Tan ' r-i ,
All
OrucgUts
Ntlo aarprta Supervisors.
County Auditor Cheyne received yester
day from Dwifht N. Lewis, secretary of
ths State Railway commission, a com
munication to ths effect that a settlement
had been reached with reference to the
concrete passaseway which the Illinois
Central is constructing under Its . tracks
near Ioveiand. la bis latter Secretary
WILL TEST TW0-CENT LAW
Illinois Roads Will Olve New Rat a
Trial Before Attacking it la
Coart.
CHICAGO, June 26. Presidents of Illinois
railroads have agreed that there shall be no
immediate contest of the J-cent rate law
which becomes effective July 1. The present
plan of the railroad officials, as announced
today, la to put the rate In effect and later,
should passer.gr-r earnings show a large de
crease to go Into court and declare the rate
law confiscatory.
President Harahan of the Illinois Cen
tral railroad, said:
"After a reasonable period of operation
under the new law. If thrro Is a decrease In
net passenger earnlngb, as I believe there
will be, as a result of the law, we shall
present such an exhibit and ask the courts
for a decision on the grounds of a loss of
revenue which, in Its effect w believe to bo
confiscatory, I do not believe that the pop
ulation of Illinois as It is distributed out
side of Cook county, will warrant a t-oent
rate."
They are
I TT . f u b know a better uxatu
Lwer Pith -l.hwft:?ii
Ayer's Ptlla are liver pills. 1 bey act directly
oa tb liver, mala more tils secreted. This
la vbf tbef cur constipation, biliousness,
dyspepsia, alck-hesdscbe. Ask your doctor
If b knows a better laxative pill, we cer-
tben use bis kind.
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