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V hie omatia daily rwrni Friday, DEcramEn r. 1007. B a NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA COUNCIL Office 15 Scott Street. Huron Mtmoj, Davie, drugs. Stockert ell carpet. Ed Roger. Tooy Faust bow. Buy diamond for hr at L!Tert'. Schmidt' legant new photoe. Lewi Cutler, funeral director. 'Phone 97. Woodrlng Undertaking Company. Tel. U. Picture end f rma. Borwlok, M S. Main. Beautiful new fancy oval and square framea for photographs. C. E. Alexander, 333 Broadway. OfTlc apece for rent, W a month: location, iifim heat and electrlo light rur. nlshed. Omaha Bee, 16 Bcott atreeU Ppedal discount of IB per cent on com bination bookcase. Just the thing for Xmu present. l. W. Keller, 108 80. Main. BUT TOUR HOLIDAY WINF.8 AND LIQUORS, PURROT, OLDEST AND BEST, FROM I ROSBNFKLD CO., 61 SO. MAIJf. . WATCH FOR THE ORCAT OPBNINa OF OUR TOT DEPARTMENT BI'JOHij, BRTTFR TTIAN HVK.R, PETERSEN A 6CHOKN1NQ CO. Dr. Mgrrll, who haa aerved the peo ple of aouthwestern Iowa for the laat tour year, la still fitting flute that satisfy and correct the vrslon. Dr. W. W. Magar rell. optometrist, W Pearl atreet. Wi caa save you money, labor and th Inconvenience of wash day by sending; yeur family washing to th Bluff City laundry. Finished work by ' th doaen. Rough dry Co per pound. AU flat price are Ironed. Our atock of pictures and art by lead ing art 1 ts Is larger than ever this year. We make a specialty of picture framing. Just In: Japanese woven vases, exclusive design, especially fine for Xmu present. II itorwick, 21 So. Main. Loving cups of exquisite design, worth eelng, at Leffert'g. George Lundberg 6f Lyon, Neb, Is a guest at the home of A. I MlckeU 821 North eleventh street. BUDWEISER BOTTLED BEER 18 SERVED AT ALL FTRST-CLAJ3S BARS AND CArEfl. L. KOSKNFELD CO., Agta. Exceptional piano bargain this week at A. Hosp CO., new location 18 So. Main and Ut Pearl at.. Co, UufCs, Iowa. Lury payment. A building permit waa Issued yesterday to C B. Batee for a one-story frame cot tage at Avenu B and Twenty-third street to. coat I1.2U0. Th early bird get th worm, and th early Christmas shopper gat the beat. Try .t at Leffert'a. Mr. Clara Slater, 721 Eighth avenue, and Alva Barker. 1122 Fifth avenue, were re . iHrted to the Board of Health yesterday as .laving diphtheria. Mr. L. R. HvDes will sing tonight at the joncert given by the choir of tho Bucond Presbyterian church under th direction of Air. Robert Mullle. Rev. Henry DeLong performed the mar riage ceremony yesterday for J Oeorge Vhroler of Burlington, la., and Ida Low (nf Colorado ' Springs, Colo. Th Woman' Missionary aorlety of the First Baptist churoh elected these officer yesterday; President. Mrs. V. J. Lean; vice president, Mrs. H. Gulttar; secretnrv, Mrs. Carrie Ualllnger; treasurer, Mr. McNltU Bluff City Masonic lodge of thl city now claim to have th smallest member In the .rorld by reason of th Initiation yesterday afternoon of Jean Bretrant, the Council fluffs midget, a a member 01' the order. Brooches, locket, chains, comba. brace lets, etc., for Christmas at Leffert'a. At the annual meeting of the congrega tion of th First Presbyterian church Tues 1 ay night these officers were elected: V reasurer. W. K. MeConnell; trustee, F. E. Ceyes; deacon, A. J. Brown; clerk, E C. Uwansan. - . . . . Th Jury In th uperlor court, before which wa tried the ?5,(i00 damage suit of Mrs. Pearl Robertson against Mrs.- Maria CUne, for alleged slander, brought In a verdict last evening In favor of th plaln .13 for ti&O. . F..w, McLaughlin crtanrM -lth ansault ng Mr. D A Hoffman,-6o Twelfth avo iue during nti altercauon over an unpaid Villi alligeil to have been owed by the Iat ver. wu fined IS and costs In police court yesterday morning. Lodge emblems, charms, scarf pin, chains, fob and all sort of suitable Christmas presents at popular price at Leffert'a. At the regular meeting this evening of Hoxel camp, Modern Woodmen of America, olt'.cers will be elected for the ensuing year. At the close of the business meeting there will tie a rocltil session and refresh ments will be served. John Dodd, who Calmed to be from Cleveland, Q., waa In police court yesterday morning cl.argrd with purloining an over coat from In front of A. L. Arkfeldt's store on South Main street. Arkfeldt witnessed the theft and followed Dodd until he met an of!! r, who made the arrest. Dodd' hearing waa continued until this morning. That little green ktlrker that Leffert put on the Chrlatmas package In a mark of quality and a guarantee thai all la well lnsld. The Danish brotherhood elected these officer at It meeting Tuesday night: President, M. Rasmussen; vie president, P. J. Hansen; financial aecretary, Walter Js'lchollsen; cashier, Chris Nllsen; secretary, CI Hansen- waMfn, Lars Hansen; Inalde guardian, O. Nielsen; outside guardian, Carl Andersen; trustee. J. Jordansen, F. Jacobzen and N. P, Andersen. Examining Physicians, Dr. H. A. Relchenbach and W. P. Hombach. M. R. Powell, financial secretary of the Western Tuskegee Industrial and Educa tional Institute for the training of negro youths at Topeka. Kan., delivered an ad drena on behalf cf that Institution at the First Baptist church lat evening. Th In stitution at Topeka U patterned aiier the Tukege, Ala., school. It now owns prop erty valued at J-tA.OnO and has eight In structor, five of whom are graduates from the Booker T. Washington school at. Tus kegee, Ala. RIGHT NOW 18" A GOOD TIME TO TRY ONE OF THOSH' NEW PROCESS OIL HEATUR3, NO SMOKE NO SMELL, NO DIRT. PRICKS SS.60, M-00. M 50. PHONE VS TODAT RIGHT NOW. P. C. DEVOL HARDWARE) CO. : PHONE 87. The finest, prettiest Una of gift calen dar ever shown In th city can be found at Alexander' Art Store, SS3 Broadway. Heal Estate Transfer. These transfer were reported to Th Be December 4 r-v th Pottawattamie County Abstract company "f Council Bluffs: Theodore Campbell nd wife to 8. N. Hathaway, 1:H 10, Mary Jane Moss' add to LoveU.id, w d SIS Geors W. Hewitt and wife to Amy C. . Meed, lot 24. block In Twill City Place add to Council Bluff, w .1 ... 70 Aiiguxta and Lena Wallwey to Berth v. Hernr, )t I of aubdtv of out plat of Council Bluffs, q o d I ' Val Bints Brewing company to Edward C. Maher, lot b. block 17, In O rimes' add to Council Bluffs, q c d 1 ' Four transfers, aggregating 1 17 rroairaaa tor V. M. C. A. At th Young Men' Christian associa tion meeting this averting In the public 11 ti.iry building, th following program will t u carried out: Music, ratrlotlo and plantation songs Answering question aaked at th pre ceding mevtlng. , Ixbate, "Kolved, That United State Penator Should be Elected by Popular Vote.' ArU'oialiva, Charles Hughes and I'erl McMahon; negative, lOyerett Wright and Earl Carse. Incident. WOMAN'S EXCHANGE ' IsaaFarnam SI. Call and s our fine Un of Chris ma Goods, all hand made. Beautiful f vmui uiuvrvu uwia, vusnions tnor I'lllow. Full line of Art Good Sr lesson In embroidery. C. M. C. Itoa V ipportere never tear the hoa ,;i'.t'.ii ,nu uowiiiiif. iatuew ana 1 cUlUren elng ullcUd. j Full Line of Auto Veils and Petticoats BLUFFS Both 'Phones 43. OFFICERS FOR FRUIT MEN J. M. Bechtel of Hamburg; Chosen President for Ensuing Tear. MEETING TO BE HELD IN BLUFFS Talk of Having Fro It Carnival Pleat Year, bat IV Definite Art I en I Taken on th Proposition Apple Dlacaaeed. Th Southwestern Iowa Horticultural so ciety, at It session last evening, elected th following officer for the enaulng year: President J. M. Bechtel, Hamburg. Vice President W. 8. Keellne, Council Bluffs. Secretary W. M. Bomberger. Harlan, Treasurer J. P. Hess, Council Bluffs. Directors D. B. McCalla, Clnrlnda; Geo. H. VanHouten, Lenox; It. H. Young, Oar den Grove; D. W. Lotspetch, Woodbine; James MoOlnnls. Grlswold; N. C Wragg, Waukee. It waa decided to hold th 190S meeting In Council Bluff. In connection with next year' meeting there was some discussion yesterday relative to having . a fruit car nival. Opinion a to the advisability of auch a carnival differed, soma being of th opinion that It would be too lata In th season, while other thought It would be a good thing, aa It would likely attract a larger attendance at the meeting of the' society. No action, however, waa taken on the proposition, th matter having been suggested In an entirely Informal way. The question of holding such a carnival, how ever, may be taken up next year by th local members and fruit men. ' Yesterday was "Apple day" and quea tlon dealing with th growing of that particular fruit the care of orcharda and kindred subject, were discussed at th three session.. In the afternoon the visit ors were shown over th plant of th Bloomer Artificial Ice and Cold Storage company. . Today will be "Grape day" and th mem ber of the local Grape Grower' , aocln tion have a prominent place on th pro gram. Thl evening th visitors will bo guest of honor at a banquet to be held In the Grand hotel. This Is the program for today: 1:30 a. m., Grape Day General Discus sion: Grape Soils, Vineyard Lacatlon, Meth ods of planting. Insect Enemies, Basket and Packages, Wire and Trelllsing, Winter Protection. "Propagation of Vines," J. R. Rice. Coun cil KluiTs; F. W. Menerary, Council Bluffs. "Preparation cf Ground," A. J. Aula baugh. Council Bluff. "Popular Varieties, Hlirtory," Hon. Wes ley Green, Davenport. "Kinds and Number of Varieties to Plant," Alex Wood, Council Bluffs. "Cultivation: Methods and Tools," Rev. G. Rico. "Spraying and Hygiene," Prof. S. A. Beaoh, Ames. "Soil Management: Fertiliser," Henry Kingston, Council Bluffs. "Peaches and Their Growing," B. B. Gay, Grlswold; C. E. Mincer, Hamburg. "Notes on Growing the Peony," H. A. Terry, Crescent. "Forestry as Applied to Hill and Bottom and Other Wast Lands," by a repre sentative of the department of Washing ton, D. C. 7:80 p. m. Banquet at Grand hotel.' N. T. Plumbing Co. Tel. 2&0; night, L C9S. Office spec .for rent, ts a month; oentral location, steam heat and electrlo light fur nished. Omaha Bee, IS Scott street. Picture for every on, at every price. Framed pictures from 26 cent to VIS. C. & Alexander, iil Broadway. HOLDIP MEN VISIT ' GROCERY Call on Chri Petersen Early la the Morn lag and Take Cash. Chri Peterson, who -conduct a grocery at Sevententh avenue and High street, was held up In his store at an early hour yes terday morning and robbed of Su9.2S by two highwaymen. Petcraon and his family occupy th room In th second story of the building. He was kindling a firs In ths store room about 8:S0 o'clock, preparatory to opening up for th day' business, when lie heard a knock at the 'front door. Looking out ha perceived two man, and supposing they were rail road men living In th vicinity who wanted to secure some groceries befor going to work, unlocked ths door and admitted them. , A the light at that early hour was In sufficient, Peterson carried a lantern, and aa he placed thla on the counter after un-' locking th door and turned around to ee what the men wanted, he found himself facing a big revolver in th hands of ths taller of th two mon. Then cam th de mand for Peterson to "dig up that llttl sack of money." Peterson started to mak his escape by the back door, bat was Inter cepted by the smaller of th two thugs. who by thla time had also drawn a revol ver. The taller of the two men then seised Peterson while hla companion went through hla pocketa, securing th sack containing S59.Z5 from his hip pocket. Soma loos li ver, whloh was in Peterson's pocket, was overlooked by th fellow searching him. With a warning to Peterson not to fol low them, th highwaymen, neither of whom was masked, backed out of th front door. Not heeding the warning, Peterson followed them to Sixteenth avenue, where they turned west In th direction 'of th Pock Island depot, and where Peterson be lieve they boarded a street car for Omaha.' When Peterson reached th depot he failed to see th two men and noticed a car going north on Main street. Peterson waa ablo to five th police a fair description of the highwaymen. On was six feet In height, heavy set and wore a dark overcoat and a cloth cap pulled down over hi eyes. Th other waa ahort and thin and wor a gray overcoat, also a cloth cap pulled down over hi eyes. Peterson believe he recognised In th smaller of th two men a fellow wh attempted to work the short change racket on him about a year ago. - I'phelsterta;. George W. Klein, IS South Main attest 'Phone: Ind., 710 Black; Bell, SO. Us Be want ads to boost Your business Winter term Western Iowa college 1 now open. Student ' ar enrolling every day. end for catalogue. Phone for Infor mation. ODBvoaea to Parcel Peat. While th Council Bluffs Commercial club at Its monthly session last night. ftr a discussion lasting aoveral hours, declared Itself a opposed to th parcels post a proposed by Potmater Oeneral Vpn L. Meyr, th wording of th -resolution drafted by th retail trad committee did not suit om of th member and the resolution 1 to b rewritten today by th committee, when a copy of It will be for warded to th postmaster general. The general opinion of th business men preaent last night was that, a parcele post, such aa suggested by the postmaster gen eral, would be detrimental to the retail trad tntrivat and of no particular benefit to anyone except the catalogue house. Tt. meeting was largely attended and thl matter wa discussed with evident Interest by many of th leading business men of th city. PAT CRtyWB 19 NOT WANTED HERB T B Glvea Alteraatlve of Leaving r GolasT t Jail. Pat Crow 1 not wanted In Council Bluff aov mora than he I In Omaha. Pat. after being placed on a Council Bluff car by an Omaha officer, stopped off at Thirty-seventh street to get, as he stfttel to an acquulntanc on the car, a drink at th saloon In th vicinity. Later he came up town and the police, navlng al ready ben advised of hla presence In th city, he was taken Into custody while quenching hi thirst at a Broadway sa loon. He was locked up and the chargo of "drunk" registered against his nam. To several persons on th street car on which' he crossed, the rlvr Crowe a clared he was out after the scalp of th Omaha chief of police. Crow said: "I am going to get some money from my brother her and then I am going aftur Chief Donahue. Tou Jut watch me." At polio headquarter l( was said laU night that Crowe would b given the alternative of leaving th city at once or being Jailed as a vagrant. Man-fag L,leaae. Licenses to wed were Issued yesterday to th following! Nam and resldanoe - Age. Fred J. May, Council Bluffs 26 Florence E. Taylor, Council Bluffs....-. .M A. M. Hathaway, River Sioux, la ST Maggl L. Erb. River Sioux, la to Charlea E. Rldgeway, Lincoln, Neb M Lille De Wltte, Lincoln, Neb SB Oeorge Wheeler, Burlington, la 71 Ida Lowe, .Colorado Springs, Col ..27 W. A Wise, Counnll Bluffs 23 W. A. Han nan, Council Bluffs 23 Matter la District Court. Ed Mills, colored, indicted on a charge of assaulting with Intent to murder John Woodfolk, another negro, entered a plea of guilty to a charge of assault with Intent to commit manslaughter and was given an Indeterminate sentence of five year in th ptnltcntlary at Anamoaa. Owen McLaughlin, alias Gallagher, the young man captured In th apartment of Dr. Gasson on Broadway at S o'clock on morning, entered a plea of guilty and was given an Indeterminate sentence of ten year In Anamosa. William Fegley, Indicted Tor th larceny of a buggy and team, the property of Ales Smith, a farmer living near Loveland, also pleadrd guilty and escaped with a sentence of thirty day In th oounty jail. It was shown that Fegley whan h drov off th team was o drunk that he did not realise what he was doing. Ths Indictment against John Murphy, charged with complicity In the theft of a case of whisky 'from the Northwestern freight depot, was dismissed. George Head, Murphy" alleged accomplice, who was tried at thl term, waa acquitted. The Buckley-Johnson libel suit In Judge Green's court did not get to th Jury last evening as bad been anticipated, but will this morning. Counsel had commenced their argument when oourt adjourned for th day. ' Mark 4 DUlraac brought suit against lh Union Paclflo Railroad company to re cover tl,22S for th death of a number of horse and th Injuring of others, part of a shipment from Laramie, Wyo., to South Omaha, on August 17, last, alleged to have resulted from the animal being placed in a defective stock oar. ' Veld Thompson, by her next friend. Chart K Thompson, ha filed original notloe of suit Against the Miller Brewing company and H. A. -Larsenvfor 110.000 dam ages for being run over and Injured by a delivery wagon on November 28 of thl year. The attorney for th plaintiff filed notice of a ltan of $6,000 on such Judgment aa may be awarded his client. ' Norton Given a Tfearlngr. Th scss'on of the Board of Supervisors yesterday afternoon waa taken up with the ' hearing of ths ohargea preferred against C H. Norton of Avoca, member of the Soldiers' Relief commission. Th charges arose out of the refusal of Com missioner Norton to allow an old soldier at Hancock named Holllday an allowance of 110 from th relief fund as aaked for by Holliauy' enmradea. Attorney Turner appeared for Norton, whlla the old sol dlers signing the complaint against Nor ton were represented by J. Q. McPhsrrln of Oakland. At times the dlsousslon be tween McPherrln and Attorney Turner grew exceedingly warm. On behalf of Commissioner Norton It was shown that th soldier' relief fund wa an emergency fund and It wa con tended that the commission had no au thority to grant a regular allowano . to 'any parson. It was stated that th com mission wa ready at all times to render assistance to Holllday by providing him with provisions, coal, etct. but that It could ct legally grant him a regular al lowance or pension. At th close of th hearing th board reserved Its Judgment until thla morning. At the morning session the board ap proved the appointment of O. E. Vollstedt as collector of delinquent personal taxoa. hi remuneration to b 10 per cent of th amount collected by him. Meeting as a Pigeon Creek Dralnago board th supervisor approved th re port of Engineer Mayn relative to th construction of a lateral to drain Lime Klin hollow into ths main ditch at a cost of 180. ' Iovra Mwa Notea. CORNING The Corning High school foot ball team defeated VUllaoa High school in this city Thanksgiving day befor a, large crowd by a score of IS to 6. CORNING Eldon Proctor, while exer cising at the gymnasium last night, fell ten feet head first and It I thought has concussion of th brain. He wa uncon scious tills morning. CORNING Charles Iambnlly of Oulney fell from a wagon and waa knocked In sensible, sustaining several severe bruises. Otherwise he wa able to get about after ha regained consciousness. MARSHALLTOWN Levi Baylor, an old aettler, a former member of the county Board of Supervisor, a school director and Justice of the peace of Marion township, where he lived for many years, died In thla city thla afternoon of a complication of disease. IOWA CITY An unidentified hunter shot Frankle Harrington, aged 14, while the lad waa hunting In th country near Oxford. Fifteen shot entered his left shoulder and arm. There la no clue to his assailant, but th shooting Is bellsved to have been accidental. Tlis lad will recover. MARSHALLTOWN Amended articlea of Incorporation. Increasing th capital stock of the Marslialltown Buggy company from t"V0u0 to SltO.OuO, waa filed for record with th oounty recorder today. The Increase In capital was mads necessary by the larger demanda and th expansion of th buaine. . MARSHALLTOWN -Mrs. Callrts A. Roundy. the widow of James D. Roundy, who was among th earliest settler of the county and who platted and namrd th town of LaMuill, died at bar home In that place today of ailment due to old asr. Vlr. and Mrs. Roundy wor married In La Mollle, 111., In IMi and next year they came to I hla county. Ttwy named lb town of LaMoilla after the Illnola town In which they were married. IOWA CITY F. J. Coulter, a prominent Iowa cltlsen, wa Injured In a wieck near Little Rock, Ark., when a passenger train on the Iron Mountain and Southern, col lided "head-on" wiih a freight train. More than thirty people were hurt. Mr. Coulter wa Internally Injured and he sustained a fartlai dislocation of th sixth vertebra, i was brought back to Iowa City today for-treatment. Mr. Coultrr wa en rout to hi Umber lands near Little Rock, where he wd pl&iirilng the erection of saw mills, when Uie accident hn.ppti.nd. IMNERS' "OFFICERS RESIGN Failure of Men to Line Up to Agree ment on Checks the Cause. PRESIDENT IS SURE TO STEP OUT To B Vice President of National Body, hat Healgnatloas of Other Member May Not Be Accept ' - hy th District Boor, 1 (From a Staff Correspondent).! DES MOINES, Dec. a (Special.) John P. Whit and all th officers of th Iowa Miners union resigned today at th dele gate oonventlon of the Miners union of this stats. This afternoon the convention spent the entire afternoon ' deciding whether or not to admit newspaper reporter to th meeting and later to a discussion of whether or not to accept th resignations of th officers. Th officer resigned because many of the local union refused to stand by th agreement of th etate officers that th men accept half cash and half clearing house certificate for their wage during th financial flurry. Following this refusal President Wlilt called th convention and today all th officer Undered their resigna tions. Th convention will cost the miner' union a total of something Ilk 210,000 and the on question to be decided ta whether or not th officers shall be vindicated on their agreement with th operators to ao cept part clearing house certificates. It wa thought today by many of th leading mlnera that the resignations would not be accepted and that the officers would be vindicated. Their resignations were demanded by eom of th unions of the southern part of th state. It I claimed that the bulk of the miners hav stood by th agreement of th officers. President Whit In tendering his resig nation stated that th action of th offlcera was taken In order to help both the miner and th operator through a peoullar financial situation. President Whits Is th only candldat for th position of vlcs presldent of the United Mine Workers of America. Th balloting In the local unions Is now going on and betng th only candl dat he will be elected, thus necessitating his resignation as president of th Iowa union later. Joseph Sharp, member of th Interna tional board, haa been In Colorado. Today he appeared befor th convention to re port. Hla head waa bandaged and he ex plained that three time he wa set upon by thugs, whom he claimed war hired by th Colorado mine operators. Blahopa Assemble Hero, Fourteen Mshop and clergymen and layman of th Episcopal church from a number of different states will assemble In Des Moines from January 16 to 19. They will attend the meeting of th Sixth Mis sionary 'district of th Episcopal church, whloh embraces all th dioceses between th Mississippi river and the Rocky moun tains and extends from Minnesota to Mon tana and south to Kansas. Great prepara tions ar betng mad for th meeting. Th meetings will be held In fit. Paul's Episco pal ohurch. Some of "the most noted bishops of the churoh will be present Coldest 'for Iowa. Last night was the coldest for thl win ter In Iowa. Th 1 temperature at Des Moines dropped to M Above. At Charles City, which waa th coldest place In th tat, last night th temperature was lero. Want Tariff ltedaeeal. Th Implement Dealers' association, now In session here, will go on record for a reduction of th tariff. . Th resolution will be sent to Washington to the. rbwa representatives in congress. The resolu tions ar being prepared and will be voted upon tomorrow. The resolution will also protest against th recent chsnges of the manufacturers and Jobbers lu collecting their accounts at a time when the dealers hav been discounting for cash. ' This Is claimed to b a hardship on th dealer and rob him of part of hi profit. Th election of officers will not take plat: ontll tomorrow, but it 1 understood that there will be but two changes. J. J. Gaston of Wlntefset will not accept a re election as president and Vloa Presldont W. D. Hoyt of Mancheater will be elected to the place. A 'successor will also be elected to fill the efflc of director suc ceeding W. J. Howard of Bhaller, la. More Conrta-Martlal. Captain ' James E. Williams of ths Em metshurg company of the Fifty-sixth reg iment may face a court-martial. A mem bar of hi company came through Dea Molne today on hi way back home from the aouthern part of the stats. He clalma to have been absent from home since the maneuver last summer. When told that there were two election In hi regiment he expressed surprise and said hs had not heard of them. Th records at th stit house show that ome on voted his nam. There 1 no question but h waa absent. The offlcera guilty are subject to court martial. Ministers Ar Divided. There will be a division of opinion when the Des Moines Ministerial association meat Monday tordlscas the queatlou of starting a crusade for a prohibitory amend ment. Some of th member believe that prohibition proved uch a failure last time that they should pin their hope now to a rigid enforcement of th mulct law in every city of the state. tea da Wife to Poor Farm. John Eller today chose to aend hla wlf to th poor farm rather than go to th penitentiary hlmealf. He married her out of th poor farm at Kirksvllla. Mu. Now h claims h ha fit and that h cannot work because he ha to stay at l.om and keep her from falling on th stove. Ha refused to aupport her and was about to fac a penitentiary charge of wlf de sertion. The wlf will be sent back to th poor farm, Eller choosing that altern tlve. Walsh la West. ' Charles A. Walsh, formerly of Ottumwa. la, and at on, time democratic national committeeman from Iowa, 1 In th wit working for Hearst's Independence league. The populists, some farmers Organisations and similar organisations are the founda tions on which It Is understood he Is to work. Bank Call laaned. Auditor Carroll today Issued a call for a statement of ths condition of th state and savings bank of Iowa at th cljta of business December S. Blax Grocery Coasoltdatlom. MARSHALLTOWN, la., Dec. a SpaclaI Telegram.) Following out a plan of consol idation th Western Grocery company, with a capital of Ii.000.0u0. with branch in many western cities, will coosolldat all of Its business la this city under th management of A. D. Steven of Bt Jo seph, Mo., formerly manager of th ta department of th Letw-Speaoer company, BL Joseph. Revival la Ieatss. VKSIBOS, la., Tc. S. Special. -Evangelist Olcnslaygcr of Cincinnati ha begun a series of revival meetings In th Metho dist church. On Tuesday night he apoke on tba 'Ulna of Penlson." A larg chorus fmSedi r Ms wife . He , pnee, a hand, 'favorite" Trial vMi?nor famous biscuit were even more in convincing her that the basis of the improvement was Calumet Baking f owdcr. And so an ever-lasting friend for Calumet was made. r This truthful little incident simply proves that the housewife is oftimes prejudiced against ' all baking powders, except the one she has been using for years. She imagines that no 1 other kind can possibly be as good. This is a mistaken impression. A trial of Calumet will prove that it is purer, more reliable; it has greater leaven- " ; , ing power than any other baking powder made. And it is moderate in price. Your Grocer Will Guarantee It Ask Him for choir has been organised and a stated revival effort haa been begun. The jneet- Irgs will continue for three weeks. Woman Die from Fall," MARSH ALL TO Wis", la., Deo. S.-(9p- olal Telegram.) Mr. Charles Waters, wife of a well known farmer, died this evening from Injuries resulting from falling down stairs yesterday. Danger In' Asking Advlee. When you hav a cough or cold do not aak aom on what la good for It, aa there I danger In taking aom unknown prepara tion. Foley' Honey and Tar our cough, colds, and prevents pneumonia. Th genuine 1 In a y allow package. Refuse substitutes. For tale by all druggist a DONAHUE CALLS SHOWDOWN Hoard Decidea to Investigate Charges Printed In a Local News , par. Chief of Police Donahue called for an Investigation by th Board of Fir and Police Commissioner Wednesday nla'-'i. when the board met In special session to hear protest against th lssuano of license to breweries. Th chief trans mitted to the board a copy of a Sunday morning Omaha paper which contained a lurid article regarding M. P. Martin, with the statement that Martlp had from time to time given money to the day and nigiit captain of police ostensibly for chari table purpose. Th chief requested the board to call before It all persona men tioned In tha article, together with the man who wrote it, that they might teatlfy to th facta, with th object of proving or dlaprovlng them. Commlstiloner Page atarted to make a motion granting the request of the chief, but hesitated. Then followed discussion as to the effect forced evidence would have upon witnesses In ths way of ren dering them Immune from prosecution. After members of th board had expressed their opinions It wa decided to set the hearing for Wednesday, December 11, at T:J0 oe'lock p. m. and to Invite all per sons mentioned in ths article, either by nam or position, to appear and give tes timony, without being summoned. It was later said that If tha persons fstltd to appoar the board might Issu proces for them later A a licet heard no bulne was transacted. Klnir Thomas stated that h had agreed T" n a atatement of fact with the attorney of the Met Broa.' Prewlng company to the effect that th real es tate now owned by the Home Rel Estate and Investment company, liorstofor owned by the brewing company, waa used aa saloons in greater part and that these saloons sell Met beer. Hs further stated that another point might be agreed upon before the next meeting of the board, which would render the taking of further evidence unnecessary. Tha eases of th Willow Spring Brew ing company and th Krug Brewing com pany were set for Friday evening at 7:30 o'clock. ROBBERS ASSAULT MARSHAL In Effort t Crack Safe of gallabary, Me., Bank They Nearly Kill Ofllcer. SALISBURY. Mo.. Dec. 6 Robbers, who tried to loot th Salisbury Saving bark bar early today, ahot and dangeroualy wounded Aahley Dameron, the city mar shal, who alept In a room la th rear of the, bank building.- Th robber ahot Dameron In th mouth, and then pounded him ever th head with their revolvers till he was unconscious. Hs will probably re cover. Th robber failed to get Into the aaf. They escaped. Dtaarrateefal Cas)et of liver and bowels. In refusing to act. Is quickly remedied with Dr. King' Nw Uf Pills. Ko. For sal by Beaton Drug C. hurl hrn u-incp . fier Wrttilrln't triint of trvihr anvthinff She nrrl it", or some similar excuse. Hubbv said she WaJ preiurJiceds ' figured if Calumet, the new baking til r 1 .1 .1 could be so successful, mere must do some gooa wiu w w and bought a can of Calumet Emptied the can conkdning hef , . ; baling powder and failed it with Calumet unsusnectms the trick. Wifev DreDared arid served some of net; piping hot, temptingly browned and puffed up to airy lightness,' they ; ' delicious than usual. Hubby, after considerable difficulty, succeedea . CALUMET IIHII "Chief of-ihe Ifljlf V Tribe yf, . AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA Mayor is likely to Veto tho Q Street Viaduct Ordinance. HAS FEARS OF LITIGATION Warrant for City Hall Fnrnltar Held I' p Claim Is Made Amount ta in Excess of Contract Price- Contraet 1 Missing. Mayor Hoctor stated yesterday that h thought he would vto th Q street via duct ordinance unless tha street railway company could bs Induced to agr with the Cnton Paclflo and th Union Stock Tarda company on th viaduct proposition. He said such an event was quit probable at preaent. He gave tt a hi belief that th afreet car company should bear ut least one-third of th expense of tha viaduct, sine it waa th company nior than any other- whloh wor th viaduct out The mayor wa not positive that the street car company could b compelled to pay toll or to assist In th construc tion. More than any other thing, he said, he wished to avoid any litigation on the subject. It appeared from several of tho provision of ths present ordinance that long cases In court would follow. There for he waa determined to veto this meas ure. The possibility of giving to th peo ple on tha west side of ths city a good, aubstantlal viaduct within a ahort titu would afford great pleasure to the admin istration. . "Every possible effort," said th mayor, "will b made in thla direc tion." A hitch haa arisen in the furnltur con tract. Warranta have been ordered to tha amount of 13,100, in round numbau, with a prospeot of more to follow. ' Th mayor has ordered the last warrant held back for the present. It Is said that lh total of the warranta exceeds th contract price. The contract haa disappeared and has not been placed on Ale. The city clerk aald that his last knowledge of It waa when It was In th hand of 3- F. UcReynolds. At that time the contract had not been signed by the mayor. . Blace then It haa not been placed on Co. Hard Part ef wer Don. Dan Harmon ha completed th most dlfllcult section of ths N street gulch sewer. TlUs waa from th outlet of the sewer up the gulch wher th mouth of th sewer waa two feet below th sunao line of th creek emptying Into th river. Th back water In the tunnel mad an almost un surmountable dlfnculty. It waa accom plished, howi-ver, and now th work ha.i advanced to a point wher th construc tion will b easier. Th level of th aewer Is now abov th water Un and th ex cavation will bs pushed forward with greater ease. Th cold weather la not expected to atop th work vary soon. Ths company haa ordered a cteel form for moulding th concrete for the aewer sec tlons. It la Intended to make concrete dur ing severe weather by building a flr In th form and keeping th frost out until th concrct sets solidly enough to resist ths froet. , A to his suit for th contract of paving Q street Mr. Hannon said h had filed an amended petition, but that he had net asked for inor tiro. Th city attorney, who la defending the Interest of tb city and th National Construction company In th case, asked th bearing to b post poned until a week from Saturday. Heavy Dasaages C1alsd. John Jackman ha entered a claim against th city of South Omaha for tlO.OOO for personal Injuries received at th Mud ereak sewer. Ha 1 said to hav been standing on a platform, which suddenly gave way and precipitated him Into the sewer, wher truck struck him and fractured his akull, Injured hla aptn and inf'cted Injury t th Internal organ. He wa la the employ f th National Construction company. U -lavonuj- Daainsr powuw. else, because "rdother ajway powder, selling at a modcrata . 1 ' . . C 1 T . . , i wa taken to the South Omaha hospital, where he recovered from hla Injury to aom extent, so far that tie waa finally taken to muu bod s, . is ..mi oil i oi4 Daniouwv. UP, clalma permanent Injury tha extent of which he Is not yet able to judge. ; , nnrs on urmsssiani The work of Improving the Toung Men's! , . I , . I , . . M . wnri.iisn aawuciauun properly -ax iwemy third and M streets Is progressing rapidly. '1 ' K M frvmna.lnm waa ia...1 nn4 audi ha. moved to the new site within a few days.. The three cottages on the lots will b united and put tinder a single roof. Th whole will bs repainted and refurnished. The buildings will be ready by th first day of January. The : campaign for members la being rapidly inaugurated. The money aubscrtbed for tha temporary Improvement is being paid In rapidly. T! prospeot for a good ct!vo orswr.Uatlon on a permanent plan are brighter than ever befor. -Tha secretary Is ready to recelv th return cards of those who have been given tem porary privilege In Omaha. . Magic City QosI, Jetter's Oold Top l eer delivered to all Dart of ths city. Telephon No. a. Camp ' No. 1096, Modern Woodmen of America will lct officers Thursday night, December 8. , . The Halcyon club will glv a dancing party at the Workmen tempi Friday even ing', December IS. Special prlcea on 1847 Rogrrs knlvr and forks at .?6 pr set this week only. Sand wall, th Jeweler, K4C4 N. BU Mis Isabelle J. McOulgan, aged 7E, an old resident of Bellevue, died December t Th funeral will be held today Seven cases of smallpox wers reported In the Stephen' family at 17U Monro street. Another case Is In th Slshno ho. ie at 2197 W street. 1 ' The South Omaha Country club holds It annual election and general session of members tonight at Library ball, Twsntjr W street. tatr nillola. who stabbed Oeorf An derson. Is still In jail watting the outcome of the wound Inflicted on the latter. Dr. R. K. Schlndel, who hss the case, said th wound was not serious. Wllel had ben seeking trouble and Anderson struck him. Later Billets cam back and attacked him from the fear, making two stab wound, on in th head and one. quite serlou. In , the back. Tha trouble took place at Thirty ninth and O streets. Tursdsy afternoon. Officer Mawhlnny mnde the arrt. tree ror jimas. u mu iom.m. , , life-six picture given with on dosen bt .hMia at PblAnan'l studio. i The Aid oclety of the English Lutheran churoh will mset Thursday afternoon at 1 o'clock at the home of Mrs. O. T. Llndberg, 7M North Eighteenth street. ' The greatest cut price sals. In millinery ef th season. Saturday. Deeember 7, at fir North Twenty-fourth streeC, South Omaha' HOW MUCH ARE YOU W0RTN7 Evangelist Bfsssll Dlsnsss ' Val aa Meaanred by ' th Creator,' ' ' 'y X Wll-Tina nous ninra jvaogwiai Bennett last night at th North lid Lnniuia cnuruu eyvaa "14 , 111a- iuujvui, "How Much Ar Tou Worth," not as mas ured.by man but aa measured by. Ood, How much are you worth In the sight of Ood. Mr. Bennett's discussion wa In part as follows! .... 1 "W may search over th pages) of acieno and read all philosophy, bat w do not find an answtr to thl most Import ant question. ..We com to th book of Ood for th final answer aa to how much we ar. worth. .W 31oovr our value by being Informed by Bible writer that man la mad In th Image of Cod, which, mean that man 1 a thinking, feeling being. Man was mads to hav dominion over thl world over'lh beast and bird, b thing that ltv In th a and thing that fly In the air. H wa mad to hav dominion ever th force of nature and last and moat Important, to havs dominion over himself. No on can aay he haa achieved th end of hi being in tlik world unless hs has mastered aelf. Ood, In hi Infinite lor and grt mercy, hs given th grat Christ te teach u how to maaUr aelf In thla worbLby fashioning our Uf Uk unto th glorious lit of th Boa ( Clod."