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BLUFFS
COLORADO FOR Kit Y AX AXO TAFT
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Itenuhllcana 1ha I, after.
Hon. C. 8. Thomas, former governor of
Colorado, and W. J. Chlnn, general counsel
of the Portland Gold Mining- company,
were In the city yesterday conferring with
Congressman W. I. Smith. State Senator
C O. "launders and Dillon Ross, local
kZft'inset for tli mining company. In rela
."in to litigation resulting from the effort
f rottawattamle county to tax the Port
land stock.
Mr. Thomas' mission here at this time
was also to confer with Congressman
Smith relative to the suit of James Doyle
ajralnst James F. Hi trns, former president
of the Portland company, trial notice for
the January term having been filed by
roundel for Doyle.
Former Governor Thomas said In regard
4n politics In Ms state: "All the demo
crats In Colorado, and particularly , In
Denver, where the democratic national
convention la to be held, are enthusiastic
ally for Bryan, while the republicans In
general, I believe, favor Secretary Taft."
Mr. Thomas, while not believing that
Secretary Taft will have a clear path to
the republican nomination, regards the
secretary of war as strong among Colo
rado republicans. He aaid: "Mr. Taft's
candidacy has not received what might be
railed enthusiastic support, but there Is no
denying lie showed elements of strength
In Colorado. Ife Is at present the only
prominent candidate In that part of the
fxmntry. and If he does not finally become
the choice of the republicans of the west
their support will likely be thrown to a
candidate of his type of thought."
' "Mr. Patterson Is having lots of fun with
Mr. Bonflls," Is all Mr. Thomas would say
regarding the fracas between fJrtner Sena
tor Patterson and Fred G. Bonflls, editor
of tha Denver Post. ,
Governor Ttiomas and Mr. Chlnn re
turned to Denver last evening.
tiranlte Ware Sale, Hegnlnr Win,
14-pt. dlshpans, were 7bc, now 39c.
6-qt. preserving kettles, were 4i"c, now 23c
"-(t. pudding pans, were 25c, now He.
( Waslipans. ( were 25c, now 13c.
; Plepans, were 15c, now Sc.
j.JP. C. DeVol Hardware Co., 64 B'way.
4 WHh Townshl ltoad Mettled.
The session yesterday of the Board of
Jaunty Supervisors was1 devoted to road
iiaficrs and the Wright township road.
, arlik-h has been a subject of controversy
' fnr several years, was finally disposed of
by the board taking favorable action on
tho petit. on of Adrian Putnam and others
for the establishment of tho highway.
When the road was first petitioned for the
commission appointed to Investigate tho
matter decided that It should be established
ns a school road and through tha superin
tendent of schools. This brought matters
to a standstill and the county superintend
ed of schools Declined to go Into the rohd
maklng business. The matter was then
tijken up again with the supervisors and
II the preliminary proceedings had to be
commented over again. Finally the board
decided to establish the road and yesterday
the property owners whose land will ba
ud for the highway were allowed the
damages asked and there Is nothing now to
binder the construction of the much desired
road, which will be without cost to the
county, but will be maintained by It.
Tlia netitlon of L. A. Skelton and others
Jlwt the county assist In the opening of a
Kj.nrt on the Harrison county line was
iirned down. The board was of the opinion
that the proposed route was impracticable
and ulso that the number to ba benefited
would not warrant the expenditure.
.George L. Miller was appointed overseer
of the poor for Kane township, Including
the. city of Council Bluffs, for the year
ending December 31, 19, and bis salary
was placed at WO a month. Since the estab
lishment of the county poor farm at Mc
Clelland the duties of the overseer of the
poor have been much lessened.
A. Johnson was reappointed Janitor of
the court home at Avoca at a salary of
Jlitn per annum. He Is also bailiff of the
district court at Avoca.
. New Year's Glfta.
Arllat'.c calendar and a varied line of
frameA pictures from which to select New
Year's gifts. Alexander's 333 B'way.
N. Y. Plumbing Co. Tel. 250. Night. Lflt.
Flans for Kpworth League Convention
Pastors of several of the local churches
met, .yesterday tnornlng with Rev. Peter
Jacobs of Silver City. Ia.. at the library
to discuss plans for the annual district con
vention of the Epworth league, which Is to
be held In Council Bluffs soma t(me In
June.
The district Includes the counties of
Pottawattamie, Harrison, Mills and Fre
mont, with about fifty local leagues repre
sented. Rev. P. Jacobs is president of
the Iowa State Epworth league) the other
officers being: First vice president, Leon
ard Crane of Blanchard; second vice presi
dent, Dr, C. 8. Erlckson of Council Bluffs;
secretary. Miss Mary Ames of Tabor;
treasurer. Harry Klbler of Woodbine;
junior superintendent. Miss Jennie Austin
.of Denlson.
The meeting was for the purpose of out
lining the plans for the convention and
making suggestions for the progrf.m, which
will be arranged later by the officers of
the league.
Raboem.
We have them, all kinds, snd the lowest
price on everything.
Misses' storm rubbers (Old Colony), 40c
Ladies' storm rubbers (Old Colony), 50ei.
Men's storm rubbers (Old Colony), 66c.
Men's storm rubbers, rolled edge (Old
Colony), 7Sc.
Men's arctics, Si.
Ho high rent prices on these goods.
DUNCAN SHOE CO. 23 Main St.
. Disc ess Fnblle ftlaaahter Honse.
'The city council committee on police and
health, consisting of Councilmen Maloncy,
Wallace and Younkerman, met yesterday
afternoon with City Solicitor Kimball to
discuss the advisability of establishing a
municipal slaughter house or abattoir. The
peed of such an Institution has been
strongly urged, as a- njjmber of local deal
ers kill their own meat. The committee,
while In favor of such an Institution, de
rided not to formulate any report tar the
city council until the matter has been latd
before the butchers of the city. In order
to ascertain how large a slaughter house
would be required and whether It Should
lie operated by the city or some person or
trsons under supervision of the munlcl
V n Authorities. The question of the cost
J such an Institution is of paramount Im
portance, as the committee would not re-
A. A. CLARK & CO.
i nun f fniiFY nn hoeses. cattle and
LUIII. I.1UUCI U1J HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE.
AND AX CHATTEL SECTRJTY AT ONE-HALF THE rfeUAJL RATES.
Twenty Years of Suorconful Bnsiaros.
CXRNER MAIN AND HHOADWAY, OVEK AMKRICAN EXPRESS
RTH.nATAvi'Uth C"ln "" The Clark Mertg.ge Co.
Bum ruotsai7. jm p. tim y
port favorably on the city erecting a public
slaughter house unless the cost came
within the funds available for such a pur
pose. OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT. $. A
MONTH; CENTRA t, LOCATION. STEAM
HEAT AND ELECTRIC LIGHT FUR
NISHED. OMAHA BEE, 15 SCOTT ST.
Mrs. W. II. Klllpack Dean.
Mrs. Blanche Killpack, wife of former
County Attorney. W. H. Klllpack, died yes
terday afternoon at 8:30 o'clock f rmn pneu
monia, aged 41 years. Although Mrs. Klll
pack had been suffering from pneumonia
but a few days, she had been more or less
of an Invalid for the last year. Besides
her husband she Is survived by one daugh
ter, aged 10 years, her parents. Mr. and
Mrs. 'William M. Brown, of Shelby, la.,
three sisters and three brothers. 8he was
a member of the Congregational church
and Harmony chapter, Order of the Eastern
Btar. Funeral arangements will be an
nounced later.
Nlieelal Sale.
fin uncalled for unholstered furniture; will
sell for enough to pay cost of unholsterlng.
Upholstering, repairing of all kinds; mat
tress and feather renovating. Morgan Up
holstering Co., 331 Broadway, Bell 'phone
398; Ind. 379 Red.
THE QUICKEST AND BEST WAT TO
GET TOUR LAUNDRY DONE RIGHT.
IS TO SEND IT TO THE BLUFF CITT
LAUNDRY. PHONES 114.
Real Instate Transfers.
These transfers were reported to The Bee
January 3 by the Pottawattamie County
Abstract company of Council Bluffs:
August Klopplng to Michael O'Con
nell, se4 of sec. 17 and neVi of sec.
20. all In 79-42, w. d 120,000
William Barker and wife to Harry F.
Pierce, (4 nw4 of 29-74-43, w. d.... 15,000
Arthur L. Hoover and wife to C. W.
Jones, lots A, 1 and 2. block 1,
Dickey Place, being suhdlv of lot 1
In part of se4 neV of 25-7B-44. w. d. 13,000
L. A. Casper and wife to G. W.
Adams, lot , block 32, Mullln's
aubdlv. to Council Bluffs, la., w. d. SJ2
Four transfers, total $48,62!
BIO 20 FER CENT DISCOUNT SALE
ON ALL HEATING STOVES. PETERSEN
& SC1IOENINU CO.
Ferns and cut flowers at reasonable
prices at Herman Bros.', florists, 10 Pearl
Btreet Bell 'phone S23; Ind. 624 Black.
Marriage Licenses.
Licenses to wed were Issued yesterday t
the following:
Name and Residence. Age.
A. W. Taggart, Omaha 21
Gladys Hart, Omaha 21
Charles L. Meshler, Lincoln, Neb 63
Oruce A. Ballard, Lincoln, Neb 34
Otto C. Peterson, Omaha 33
Agnes Dora Olsen, Omaha 21
Charles Hankins. Council Bluffs 30
Mary Donahue, Council Bluffs 20
New classes will be organized in Western
Iowa college next Monday. Send for cat
alogue. Upholstering.
George W. Klein, 19 South Main street
'Phones: Ind. 710 Black; Bell, 643.
MI OR MENTION.
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Davis, drugs.
- Stockert sells carpets.
Ed Rogers, Tony Faust beer.
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Lewis Cutler, funeral director. 'Phons 87.
Woodrlng Undertaking company. Tel. 33.
COME AND SEB OUR 190S WALL PA
PF.n. H. BORWICK, 211 8. MAIN.
BIG 20 PER CENT DISCOUNT SALE
ON ALL HEATING STOVES. PETERSEN
& SCHOENING CO.
Headquarters tor cut flowers. Herman
Bros., florists, 10 Pearl street. Ind. 'phone
ti24 Black; Bell 623. ,
OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT. 8 A
MONTH; CENTRAL LOCATION. STEAM
HEAT AND ELECTRIC LIGHT FUR
NISHED. OMAHA . BEE. 16 SCOTT ST.
Rev. Henry DeLong performed the msr
rlaae ceremonv vesterdav for Otto C
Peterson and Agnes Dora Olsen, both of
Oniuha.
White pine tanks of all shapes and sixes.
If we haven't the kind you want we'll
make It for you. Bottom prices. C. Hafer
Lumber company, council tilurrs.
P. A. Sweeney has been appointed tem
porary city ticket agent for the Great
Western railroad to fill the vacancy caused
by the resignation of R. A. Byrnes.
Investigate the A. Hospe Co. plan of
w iling pianos, It s a system whereby you
get the best possible musical value for the
least money. H) Pearl, IS S. Main St.,
Council Bluffs, la.
Will Dixon, the negro1 thought bv the no
lice to be wanted at Mitchell. S. D.. was
released yesterday on ills promise to leave
me cuy at once. The authorities at Mlt
chell did not want him.
Alphonso Bellinger is home from New
ork. where he accompanied his brother.
Dr. F. J. 'Bellinger. Dr. Bellinger Ballad
from New York for a trip to Bremen, Ger
many. While east the two brothers visited
their old home at Black Lake. N.. Y.
The firm of Cox & Schoentgen. archi
tects, hmi been dissolved by mutual con
sent. The business will be continued by
F. E. Cox, while E. P. Schoentgen will de
vote his attention entirely to the wholesale
grocery business of the Uroneweg tc
Schoentgen company, of which his father,
the late John Schoentgen, was a member.
Mrs. Mary Ann I Vinson, formerly of this
city, died Thursday at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. A. J. Gltford. In Miller,
a D., aged (6 years. Besides the daughter
Mrs. Lainson is survived by five sons
W. H. of Literal, Kan.. A. T. and O. J
of this city, F. J. of Ida Grove, la., and
H. C. Ijatnson of Marshalltown, la The
body will be brought here for burial.
Articles of Incorporation of the Charles
E. Walters company were filed yesterday
In the office of the countv recorder The
capital stock Is placed at llO.t)" and the in
corporators are Charles E. Walters, C. E.
Price and C. A. Chapman. The corporation",
which Is to continue for twenty years front
January 1, 19wi. will buy and sell bank
stocks, banks and real estate and will con
duct a regular brokerage business.
Councilman Maloney has filed with City
Auditor McAneney his affidavit that he la
a candidate for the nomination for mayor
on the democratic ticket, and that if nom
inated and elected he will qualify. He ex
pects to file the necessary petition for
nomination in a few davs. Councilman
Smith of the Fifth ward has also filed his
affidavit that he is a candidate for nomlna-
on as councilman rrom the Fifth ward on
the republican ticket.
An audience which occupied every seal
and filled every available Inch of standing
room greeted Giltrt Mct'lurg. the lec
turer, last night at the public library audi
torium and listened with deep Interest to
rVTrm,atl'lbIy entertaining "travel talk'' on
O. Brave New World of Texas, the Ine
Star Land of Plenty and Fortune." The
lecture although Mr MX rurg Is a most
. -- ,r r inure eiereopiicoa
and moving pictures which were usd to
depict the scenery, resources, etc.. of the
state. ' "
. The preliminary hearing of Harry Ogen
charged with breaking and enierin a
freight ear on the Ureat Western tracks
and stealing three sacks of wheat, was con
tinued in police court yesterday to permit
Oger, to secure the services of an attorney!
W.u h (1,n',,,'"f klng the wheat, Ogen
still denies breaking the seal of the car or
opening the door. Ray Druen. the 14-year-
E7domaU,'a" ' th ie Industrial school at
Drink Bndwelser.
King of all bottled beera. L Rosenfeld
Co. distributers.
y - . , .
.. . t'tfen. over whose
head a suspended sentence for breaklna
mo the Third street schoolhouse wss hang
ing, was ordered yesterday bv Jrf n "
SHAW TALKS TO BANkERS
Former Secretary Diicnstet Financial
Situation at Set Moinei.
MANY CAUSES FOE FLUERY
Wholesale Ilenanelatlon of Re's la ess
Methods, Sperolatloa nnd Lock of
Klastlrltr In C arreaey All
to Blame.
DEB MOINES, la., Jan. 4 -Under the
auspices of the Des Moines Hankers' club
former Secretsry,of the Treasury Leslie
M. Shaw spoke here last night to a largo
crowd. He did not touch on politics. He
said, In part: '
Ureat things have been accomplished In
recent years In the way of restraining
commercial aggression. I do not bellve
this country will ever outlive the bene
fits resulting from the vigorous enforce
ment of the law which has characterized
the recent national administration. The
majesty of the law has been vindicated
and In most wholesale fashion.
The native acquisitiveness of man and
his love of power, whetted by Indulgence,
has led to business practices In ;nany in
stances worthy of severe condemnation.
Public and rrlvate denunciation of these
questionable methods and prsctlces nas
become unlverHal, and not always dis
criminating. The comparatively few In
stances of flagrant wrongdoing have been
magnified to such an extent that the pop
ular mind has become well-nigh hysterical
on the subject.
Europe does not appreciate to what ex
tent this wholesale denunciation has been
Indulged for the sole purpose of selling
newspapers and msgaxlnes, in attracting
Chautauqua audiences and In furtherance
of political ambitions. We find ourselves,
therefore, unwilling to invest a dollar In
Snythlng and unable to attract a dollar
f European capital for Investment.
I would not be understood, however, as
Intimating that the panic through which
we are passing Is the direct result of agl
tlon and Indiscriminate denunciation of
capital. That Is only one of many
causes.
Spirit of Speculation.
Pome have attributed the panic to the
spirit of speculation which the prosperity
of the last ten years has encouraged. Of
course we would not have had the panlo
but for a preceding period of prosperity.
No douht, therefore, the spirit of specu
lation has been a contributing cause, but
It has not been the cause. In proof ftat
the business of the country has been con
ducted conservatively, I cite the fact that
failures have been few. Indeed. Merchant
have been in most excellent condition, fac
tories must have been prudently conducted,
banks must have been sound, or wide
spread ruin would have marked the panlo
of 1J07. which is generally conceded to
have been the severest the world has ever
witnessed. Whether Industrial stagnation
will become as widespread and chronlo as
that which followed the panic of 1893 re
mains to be seen. I do not think It will.
Others place the responsibility for what
we have witnessed to defects In our cur
rency fcystem. If our currency had been
as elastic as that of other great commer
cial countries the disastrous effects would
have been very greatly reduced. No
doubt exists as to any one of our several
forms of monev. The sole weakness of
the system Is Its want of responsiveness
to the needs of commerce Incident to sea
sons of trade conditions.
Emergency Not Issae.
All our great commercial competitors
have large central banks. T have ex
perimented with Institutions of this kind,
but thus far they have failed to satisfy
the demands of the people. I wonder If
anyone has considered the amount of capi
tal that would be necessary to enable one
large central bank to supply the ex
traordinary needs of 20,000 commercial
banks or the extraordinary demands of
commerce In forty-six states? The plan
which to my mind presents the fewest
objections Is to allow our national banks
to Issue a limited volume of supplemental
currency, subject to a tax of I or I per
cent during the period of Its maintenance.
So generally, so well-nigh universally
solvent are our banking Institutions that
the government would be taking slight
risk to guarantee the ultimate redemp
tion of all this supplemental currency and
the proposed tax would many fold cover
the risk. '
Such supplemental currency would spring
Into existence where needed and when
needed and It would be promptly retired
bv a deposit of a like amount of any form
of currency with a aubtreasury whenever
the rate of interest became normal and
the demand therefor ceased. In other
words, it would be elastic, for It would
contract as well as txpand.
Mr. Bhaw was closeted with Governor Cum
ins for, an hour and a half this afternoon.
Mr. Shaw admitted that politics was dis
cussed, especially the matter of the presi
dency, but further than this he would say
nothing of the conference.
Mlsa Abhott President.
Miss Abble S. Abbott, principal of the
Cedar Rapids High school was today
elected president of the Iowa State Teach
ers' association. She Is the third woman
to be elected to that position In the history
of the association. The nominating com
mittee finished Its work of selecting offi
cers at midnight last night. This after
noon the report was made to the associa
tion, which adopted the full report as fol
lows: President Principal Abble 8. Abbott of
Cedar Rapids.
i First Vlc President County Superin
tendent E. J. Hook of Decorah.
Third Vice President City Superintend
ent Charles E. Bodgett of Atlantic.
Member Executive Committee Prof. F.
F. Almy of Iowa college, Grlnnell.
Members of Educational Councll-Princl-pal
Maurice Rlcker of Des Moines and
County Superintendent Fred Mahannah of
Mason City.
Pictures and picture framing.
NIcholalsei), Masonic Temple.
Jensen &
Loin- Lost Son Retarns.
MARSHALLTOWN, la.. Jan. 4.-(8pe-cial.)
Supposed to have bean one of th
victims of the disaster on the Island of
Martinique in 1903 and long ago thought to
ltave been dead, Harry Beta, son of Mr. and
Mia. W. H. Bets of tills city, today as
tonished his parents by appearing at their
home alive and unhurt. For fourteen years
the parents have not seen the young man,
who In the meantime has been In most
of the countries of the world. For five
years they have not heard from him. The
last letter from him came Just a short
time before the eruption of Mt. Pelee on
May 10, 1902. Young Betx at that time was
on the island of Martinique. His parent
were then living at Belle Plalne. Since
they they have come to this city, and It
waa through the mayor of Belle Plalne
that the young man found where hi
father and mother were.
own News Notes.
CEDAR FALLS Miss Bertha Howland
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Howland
of this citv. was last evening united in
marriage with Mr. James W. Skillln of
Norwich, N. Y.. who travels for a Syra
cuse, N. Y., manufacturing firm.
ATLANTIC The Iowa Trust and Savings
bank of this place at their annual meet
ing yesterdsy voted to Increase the capi
tal stock of paid-in capilal from fS.O0O to
S.25,000 and act aside a fund of J2t,0"0 for
the purpose of dealing In resl estate mort
gages. IXX1AN J. 8. Dewell of Missouri Val
ley. W. S. Kelly of Mondamin and J. C.
McCabe of Logan have been appointed
licl.-gH't'B to the first annusl convention
of the Missouri Rivet Navigation congress
to be held at Sioux City on January
and 23.
ATLANTIC Corn stalk disease exists
among the cattle of the county, and sev
eral farmers report loss of stock, while
others report deaths from various other
causes. During the Ian week the farm
ers of this county have lost over K.000
worth of stock from various diseases.
MARSHALLTOWN Three hundred and
thirty-five marriages were performed In
Marshall county during the year 19U7. ac
cording to the report of the clerk of eourt
made public today. This is sn Increase of
fifty-eight for the preceding year. The
average ages of the brides wss 26. ths
oldest being 69 and the youngest li.
LOOAN Phil Perkins was arrested here
recently. The day before Christ mas he
hired a tesm for tha day from the Allen
livery stable at Logan and when ha had
been gone three or four days the proprietor
wore out a warrant, aionaay night ne re
turned with the team and left it at theS
stable ana ran while the liveryman tele
phoned to the sheriff.' The officer went
to the farm home of soma friends of the
runawsy. but came back emotv harulmt mm
the lusUllVK had. uul arrived tueis. but
went back sgsln some time after midnight
and secured his prisoner, who Is now In
the county jail.
WATERIyOO For the first time In the
history of Blnck Hswk county a man snd
Ms wife appeared at the court house ami
gave their consent to the marrisge of their
children, both of whom were under age.
the girl 1 years old snd the groom 19.
The relationship between the young peo
ple Is exceptlonsl. the groom being a son
of his father by a previous marriage and
the bride an adopted daughter of the sec
ord wife, herself having been married be
fore. MARSHALLTOWN Fow generations of
Whaleys. represented by mother, children,
grand children and great grand children
to the number of more thsn dosen, to
dsr celebrated the eight v-first anniversary
of Mrs. Iuisa C. Whsley of this city. In
the company were three sons of Mrs.
Whaley, eight grand children and four
frest grand children. John H. Whaley. the
ushand of Mrs. Whaley, who died about
a year ago, was a true son of the revo
lution. LOOAN-The mall carriers of Harrison
county held a meeting here yesterdsv snd
elected the following officers of their new
Harrleon County Rural Mall Carriers' asso
ciation: President. Preston G. Wslker of
IOgan; vice president, lcwis Corfman of
Dunlup; secretary snd treasurer, leonard
rlall of Missouri Valley. The next meet
ing will be held In Missouri Valley. There
are twenty-eight rural mall carriers in
Harrison county and seventeen were pres
ent at the meeting.
ATLANTIC The raising of pop corn was
tried In Cass county this year on an ex
tensive scale by several farmers. Miko
Kelly, living near Anita, raised 3.4I0 bush
els off eighty acres of grtund. Kelly Stew
art of Mnrne hss Just harvested sixty-five
acres that run thlrtv-elght bushels to the
acre, and J. H. Kimball of I,orah has Just
shipped a carload of the grain to Chicago.
These people sre the first to raise It In
this countrv, and next year many of the
farmers who have been raising sweet corn
are going to put their land Into pop corn.
CEDAR FALLS J. W. Jarnsgln. editor
and publisher of the Cedar Falls Dally
Record, has today purchased the entire
plant of the Dike Times, a paper which for
the last year has been owned and edited
by Guy R. Heacock, who for eight years
was mechanical foreman of the Cedsf
Falls Record, a position to which he will
return next week after removing his fine
printing equipment from Dike to this city.
The Dike Times has made a desperate
strtiggle during the two years of; its ex
istence for life and prosperity, but the
place is too small to support a newspaper.
ATLANTIC Thoemonth of January, l!.
starts out In the matrimonial business as
If It was going to reach ths record made
bv December last year. Miss Artie Mil
ler and Chester R. Gould, two young peo
ple of Pleasant township, were married
yesterday. Miss Ruble KobH and . M. It.
Ordway of Brayton were" also united In
wedlock. Ethel Lameraui and Bert San
key, both of this place,- announced their
marriage at Omaha the day before. Noth.
Ing was known of It by the friends of the
couple untirthelr return from the Nebraska
city. The groom Is cashier at the Rock
Island freight house and the bride was a
popular school teacher, t
NEBRASKA FROM DAY TO DAY
Quaint and Cnrlona Feat area of Life
In a Rapidly Orowlotf
Itnto. .
Skates On "Have this chair," said a
Norfolk man to a young, woman who had
Just entered tho room. "No, thank you,"
she said. "I've been skating all day and
I'm tired of sitting down."-Norfolk News.
"Busy" Do you ever see a woman with
her ears covered, no matter how cold" It
Is? asks an exchange. Do you ever heat1
of a woman having her ears frozen? Well,
It ls'nt because a woman's ears are made
of something different Not at alL It Is
because they-use their ears and the exer
cise keeps them warm. Wayne Herald.
Disgusted A number of "unmarrigeable"
young men of Wlnslde, which as a matter
of fact includes all the good looking fel
lows In the community, made preparations
for a sleigh ride New Year's night, but late
in the day It became known that two of
the bunch, not quite as handsome as the
others, werscalculatlng on receiving a life
sentence about the time the flowers bloom
again, and this so disgusted the remainder
that they refused to have anything further
to do with the scheme and the ride was
abandoned. W. T. Prince. Ernest Grauer
and E. W. Tucker were the committee on
arrangements and expenses. Wlnslde Tri
bune, i
Progression One can scarcely pick up a
newspaper In Nebraska and scan Its col
umns without running across at least one
item which reads that Mr. and Mrs. So and
So are going east for a visit, or to Cali
fornia or Florida for the winter. What
does it mean? Simply that we live in a
state where one not only gets a living, but
more than that is able, after a few years of
strict attention to business, to Indulge In
the luxuries. It hasn't been many years
since a farmer and his wife In a sleeping
car were a .curiosity.. Then ths city man
and his wife were supposed to do all of
the traveling. Now the farmer takes his
'phone directory, calls up the agent at the
nearest station, arranges for a sleeper to
New York, Los Angeles or elsewhere, and
In a few days you see him and Mrs. Farmer
responding to "last call for the dining
car" with as much grace and ease as any
city couple. Custer County Republican.
Contest for Cnstodr of Children.
CENTRAL CITY, Neb.. Jan. 4.-(Speclal.)
Another chapter promises' to be added to
tho sensational contest between William
Patterson, the grandfather, and Mrs, Jen
nie Martin, the stepmother, for the guard
ianship and possession of Cora and Merle
Martin, the children of the late Dr. John
Martin of Chapman, if the legal proceed
ings which have been commenced by Mrs.
Martin against Mr. Patterson In the court
at Nelson, in this state, are tried out In
earnest. When the late Dr. Martin died.
Mr. Patterson put In a claim to be ap
pointed guardian of the children . and after
some litigation and considerable Interest
had been stirred up In the community, the
matter was compromised and the children
were turned over to the grandfather last
spring. Recently one of the girls, who was
bu an adopted daughter of Dr. and Mrs.
Martin, went to Nelson to visit a sister
there, and Mrs. Martin. learning of the
fact, went there and started proceedings
anew to have the compromise of last spring
set aside and the guardianship of the girl
reposed In her. The matter will come up
for hearing at Nelson in the near future.
Hla Hunt a Snceess.
ARAPAHOE, Neb.. Jan. 4. (Special Tel
egram.) A large and successful wolf hunt
was held north of this place today and
six coyotes. 212 Jack rabbits and eighty-two
cottontails were killed. The management
was excellent and a 'permanent organiza
tion was effected for regular hunts In the
future. The coyotes have become a serious
evil In this section and besides being good
sport It is almost a necessity to exterminate
them. There were 612 participants In the
roundup and nut an accident, although
some 6.0U0 shots were fired. Some twenty
seven prairie chickens were shot, but the
game warden was unable to locate the
guilty parties, owing to the crowd In at
tendance. ADULTERATION OF SAUSAGE
I'se of Wnter nnd Cereals In M latere
Held to Bo Violation of
Michigan Lan,
LANSING, Mich., Jan. l-Clrcult Juttge
Wlest this afternoon In an opinion held
that the use of cereal and water In sausage
Is an adulteration of the product and brings
It within the scope of tha stats pure food
law prohibiting adulterations. The decision
was made In the application of Armour A
Co. far an Injunction to restrain the State
Dairy and Food department from Interfer
ing with the sale o( their sausage because
cereal and watjr are used la s manu
facture, "
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few weeks that you will low no time In writing for a catalogue. Never before were auch prices quoted on
pianos as we are making at the present time. We sell you new upright pianos for $118, 1S7. $158. $176
nnd up. Slightly used upright planog. Including V. W. Kimball, Emerson, Everett, Ivers A Pond and other
standard Drakes from $53 to $176.
Fourteen Square Pianos, Including Stelnway, Chlckerlng, Knabe and other
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COUNT WITTE'S ROLE IN E1ST
Former Premier Makes Hot Retort to
Kouropatkin'i Charges.
ADVISED AGAINST PORT DALNY
He Smfm Me Opposed Kslnbllsbment
of Military, or Commercial
rest In Chinese
Territory.
ST. ' PETERSBURG, Jan. 4.-The con
troversy between Count 'W'itte and General
Kouropatkin over Kouropatkln's testimony
at the trial of General Stoessel, which has
been conducted at length for several days
In he Novoe Vremya, has developed Into
a dlscdsslon of Count Wltte's role of so
called eastern adventure and the extent of
his responsibility for the war. This the
enemies of Count Wlttc have persistently
endeavored to saddle upon him. General
Kouropatkin, In a series of letters, has
sought to prove that Wltte was responsible
for the foundation of Port Dalny. which
'tjie general declares gave the Japanese an
Invaluable base during the siege of Port
Arthui and also Interfered with the prompt
dispatch of heavy artillery to the fortress.
Replying to these letters today Count
Wltte explicitly declared he was opposed
t. the establishment either of a military
or a commercial port In Chinese territory
and says that the policy of leasing the
Kwantung peninsula and extending tha rail
road line thither was adopted over his
head. He ascribes the occupation of Port
Arthur by the Russians to the Initiative Of
Count Muravleff, who then was foreign
minister, and declares he was so Indig
nant at the move that . he Immediately
broke off all relations with Muravleff.
Count Wltte challenges General Kouro
patkin to prove that he ever 'called atten
tion to Port Dalny as a strategic menace
to Port Arthur before the war and says
that Kouropatkin In lftoa stated that Port
Arthur was able to resist the whole Japan
ese army and defend the Kwangtung penin
sula In Manchuria.
The controversy has greatly restored
Count Wltto's dimmed prestige and brought
him prominently Into the public eye.
Among his partisans Is Premier Stolypln,
who In a recent conversation said he was
a great admirer of Wltte's talents and
would be glad to have him in the cabinet
were It not for the opposition to him In
the highest quarters.
LABOR . .OPPOSES PROHIBITION
Central Labor t'uion Takes Action on
- the Clrenlnr of the Brewerr
Workers.
Taking action on a circular recelvod
from the 'International Vnion of , L'nltotl
Brewery Workers, the Central Labor
Union of Omaha went on record as being
opposed to prohibition in all Its phases,
legislative and otherwise, at the regular
meeting held Friday night In Labor Tem
ple. The circular from the Brewery Work
ers contained statistics showing their
enrollment of 42.000 members, which, to
gether with those employed by subsidiary
industries, brought the total of those who
may be thrown upon the country unem
ployed should prohibition win throughout
the country to the number of 200,000.
The gradual substitution of the milder
stimulants containing but from t to 4
per cent of alcohol Instead of the dis
tilled liquor containing from 60 to 71
per cent of alcohol, by the laboring classes
was also set out In the circular. A mo
tlon was also passed by the Central La
bor Union requesting the central bodies
of South Omaha and Council Bluffs to
take similar action on the Brewery Work
ers' circular.
A communication from the Asiatic Ex
clusion league of Ban Francisco was read
asking the local unions to send un or
more representatives to a convention of
the league to be held in Heattle, Wash.
February S, which convention Is for the
purpose of perfecting a permanent organ
isation. While the local body felt unable
at this time to send a delegate, art ap
proval of the existence of such an organ
ization was given.
JAIL FOR UNION LEADERS
Three Butte Men Sentenced for Inter
fering with Employee mt Tele
lihone Company.
HELENA. Mont., Jan. 4. Jail sentences
and fines were imposed on three Butte
labor leaders by Judge Hunt of the Unlte
States court today. They failed to purge
themselves of rontenipt In which they had
involved themselves when they disrgarded
an Injunction and Interfered with the
nonunion workmen employed by the Rocky
Mountain Bell Telephone company, on Its
new building.
Joseph Shannon, former member of tha
legislature and now president of the Btsts
Miners' union, was the first witness In
the hesrlng today. He admitted that he
had escorted one Woodmancy from the tel
ephone building to the union hall and
compelled Woodmancy to sit for Ms
photograph. He claimed Woodmancy was
an employe of the construction company
rather than of ths telephone company.
Judge Hunt ohterved that he would have
to show his right under the law to selte
a man on the streets and take his picture,
adding that the bearing was on the viola
tion of an injunction and the laws of the
land rather than on union rules.
Judge Hunt sentenced Shannon ami Cutts
and Edwards, two more defendants to
Jsil for three months. In addition to ths
sentence Cutts and kdwards were fined
$itO and 1100, reepectlvsly.
atandard makes, at $25. $30, $35, $40, $45 and up.
Our stork of New Pianos comprises such celebrated makes as Stelnwny,
Steger ft Sons. Emerson, Hardman, A. B. Chase, McThall and our hand made Mueller
Piano, fully guaranteed for twenty years and sold from factory to home, thereby
eliminating the agent's profit and saving you from $75 to $150.
Wrrte today for our free catalogue, prices and apodal terms to first buyers
In jour locality. We ship pianos everywhere and guarantee satisfaction. $10.00
cash and $3.00 to $6.00 per month thereafter will bring a beautiful new upright to
your home.
On used Instruments we will accept $3 to $5 cash and 50c or 75c per week.
New pianos for rent, $3 and up.. We also tune, move, store and repair pi
anos at onr piano factory the only one west of Chicago.
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GIRL ASKS HEAVY DAMAGES
Saee for 475,000 fnr Ralnatlon
Matrimonial Chances by
, Injnry.
of
Because her prospects for marriago have
been destroyed by an accident which bereft
her of her right arm and leg and she ha
been made, a physical wreck for the rest of
her life Frances Stodoltng, a 12-year-old
girl, has begun suit In district court for
$75,000 against the Union Pacific railroad.
According to the petition, which was
filed by Henry C. Murphy, her attorney,
she was walking along a footpath on the
railroad right-of-way near Twenty-sixth
and Martha streets when a string of cars
"running wild" down a rravlty track
struck her and knocked her over on the
rail, some of the cars passing over her.
Her right arm and right leg were severed
and she was otherwise Injured. The peti
tion asserts her Injuries are such she will
be dependent on others for the rest of her
life and will have no prospect of marriage
or of gaining an Independent living. '
Edward Stack, who was In charge of the
string Of cars, was also made a defendant.
August Stodollng, the girl's father, appears
as her next friend.
This, suit was one of a number of per
sonal injury suits filed Friday afternoon.
Helen Usher asks $10,000 damages from the
Burlington for. Injuries she received De
cember S while croslng the tracks at Sev
enth and Douglas. She says a watchman
motioned her to cross, but before she got
over she was struck by a train. She says
her prospects In life are ruined by her
Injuries.
Nicholas Kranti has begun suit for $6,00)
against Peter Hansen, proprietor of the
Leavenworth -hotel. He says Harry E.
Welth, who was a lodger In ths hotel,
assaulted him, on the night of October 27
while Intoxicated and beat him up. He
bolds the landlord responsible.
Isaac E. Walker asks $6,000 from Armour
A Co. for Injuries he received while work
ing on a car at the plant. - '
WALSH BANK BUYS BONDS
Defendant's Syndicate Sella Securities
(or 96 for Which It
Paid tS.
CHICAGO, Jan. 4.-8ubetltutlon of the
"endless chain" system which figured In
the government's case against John R.
Walsh was given today by J. N. Falthorn,
former vice president of the Chicago St
All on railroad, a witness for the defense.
Falthorn and Walsh formed a syndicate
In 1900 to take over the Wlsoonsln A Michi
gan railroad.' "On cross-examination Mr.
Falthorn admitted that he secured some of
the certificates of stock in' the syndicate,
but that he did not pay any money there
for. Instead he gave a note for tTO.OOO to
the Chicago National bank. When the note
fell due It was cancelled and paid with an
other note. It waa brought out through
this-witness .that first .mortgage bonds of
the railroad to the extent of $906,000 were
bought up by the syndicate at 35 cents on
tha dollar and that some of them were sold
to the Chicago National bank at 86 cents
on the dollar.
On his direct examination. Mr. Falthorn
testified to the tonnage of freight available
to the Wisconsin & Michigan road, of which
he Is vice president, and to his belief In the
future of the road. The mines about Its
northern terminus, he said, produce 6,000,000
tons of ore annually, of which the road
bandied all It Could with its limited equip
ment. PATTERSON DENIES CHARGE
Former Senator Bays Ho Mane No
Attempt to Make Political Ileal
with Assailant.
DENVER. Colo., Jan. 4. In the trial nf
Fred G. Bonfils of the Denver Post on the
charge of assaulting Thomas M. Patterson,
principal owner of the Rocky Mountain
News and the Denver Times, the cross
lamination of Mr. Patterson was con
cluded today. He denied positively that he
had urged Mr. Bonflls to run for congress
and offered to support his candidacy In
return for assistance from the Post In his
campaign for election to the United Stales
senate, or for any other reason.
Four witnesses of the encounter between
the two men testified that Mr. Bonflls
knocked Mr. Patterson down and struck
him after he was down, breaking his spec
tacles. Thtse witnesses were unable to
describe exactly tha relative positions of
the two men when the first blow wss
struck. Mr. Patterson had testified that
Mr. Bonils struck hi in from behind, and
on behalf of Mr. Bonfils It Is contended
that they were fading each other when
he struck Mr. Patterson.
The witnesses corroborated Mr. Patter
son's statement that Mr. Bonflls threatened
to kill him If Mr. Bonflls name was used
again in Mr. Patterson's newspaper.
EX-GOVERNOR BOIES DYING
F.nroute to California for HI Health
anal Taken f roan tho Train
at Et Paso.
EL PASO. Tex.. Jan. 4 (Special Tele
gram.) Ex-Governor Horace Boles of Iowa
is dying here. He was en routs from his
home in Waterloo, Is., to California for his
liealth. but was tsken seriously HI and
being unable to continue the journey was
taken from the train here. He was elected
governor of Iowa on the democratic ticket
when the prohibition movement disrupted
the republican party.
taught In Iho Act
and arrested by Dr. King's New Life Pills',
bilious headache quits and liver and bowels
act rlgbL So. For sale by Beatun Drug
t-'a.
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DUN'S REVIEW OF TRADE
Business Quiets Down at Conclusion
of Holiday Sales.
MANY PLANTS ARE STILL IDLE
Iron and Steel production Only Fifty
Per Cent of Capacity -Mercantile
Collection Are
Improving.
NEW YORK, Jan. 4.-R. G. Dun & Co.
Weekly Review of Trade tomorrow will
say:
Business quieted down at the conclusion
of holiday sales, as Is customary, and time
was devoted to stock taking, while manu
facturing plants were overhauled and re
paired. Much Idle machinery resumed on
January X and mure mills will reopen next
week, but In many leading Industrie then
will continue to be a reduction in output
until the outlook Is definite. This curtail
ment Is general In the iron and steel In
dustry and at, New England cotton mills.
Clothing manufacturers have received nu
merous cancellations, and in some lines
buyers have asked delay In shipment of
spring goods until the situation Is more
fully developed. There Is a better feeling
as to mercantile collections since the clos
ing days nf December brought no special
pressure In the money market.
Many Iron furnaces and steel mills have
resumed and others will next week, but
the curtailment of production has been ao
general that not over M per cent of the
capacity will then he In operation, according
to estimates by some of the best authorities
In the trade. This extensive reduction in
output makes the statistical position strong,
and predictions of a sweeping cut In prices
have not materialised. A few changes In
galvanised sheets and tin plates were mora
directly due to the cheapness of tbe minor
metals than conditions In the steel industry.
As to pig iron, quotations have gradually
receded until declines of from $4 to 18 per
ton are shown In comparison with the same
date last year, so that no extensive change
la to be expected In that department. Coke
production has fallen to about one-fourth
of the capacity of ovens in the Connslls
vllle region, and prices are weak. A littli
better tone is noted in the minor metal,
with no appreciable Increase In demand.
Kxtreme dullness characterised the mar
kets for textiles during the last week, ths
previous quiet conditions being accentu
ated by the holiday. Nominally, quota
tions are unchanged, but it is claimed that
private contracts liave been made at con
cessions and purchasers await formal an
nouncement on' this point. Export trade Is
quiet, no orders coming from China and
the few Red sea bids are below prices at
which goods can be finished. Uncertainty
continues in the market for woolen goods,
only a few linos being opened and most
of the men's wear descriptions are still to
ba shown.
Although current trade In footwear is
seasonably quiet, the outlook Is more prom
ising for an early resumption of normal
business. Boot and shoe factories are be
ginning to resume active production, and
jobbers have begun to appear In the Boston
market, but they express the belief that
prices will be further reduced In keeping
with the continued downward tendency of
materials. With the exception of heavy
sole, all descriptions of leather are easier.
Hides are generally weaker, except that
light receipts of heavy sole leather hides
sustain that variety.
Record Number of Moml nations.
NEW YORK. Jan. 4. James B. Haggln,
the famous horsebreeder, has nominated taj
colts for the futurity of 1010, the nomina
tions for which have just been closed. His
Is the largest number of nominations ever
made by one owner. A check for W.OfiO, of
$10 for each nomination has been received
by the club, "'he foals will be born and
trained at the Elmendorf stud In Kuntucky
and the Rancho del Paso In California,
Mr. Haggin's breeding farms.
THE VALUE OF CHARCOAL
!w People Know Row TTssfnl It Is It
rressrylng- Health and Beanty.
Cost nothing To Try.
Nearly everybody knows that charcoal
Is the safest snd -most efficient disinfect
ant and purifier in nature, but few realise
Its value when taken Into the human sys
tem for the same cleansing purpose.
Charcoal Is a remedy tbat the more you
take of it the better; It is not a drug at
all, but simply absorbs the gasses and
Impurities always present In the stomach
and Intestines and carries them out of
the system.
Charcoal sweetens . the breath after
smoking, drinking or after eating onlona
and other odorous vegetables.
CJiiarcoal effectually clears and im
proves the complexion, it whitens ths
teeth and further acts as a natural and
eminently safe cathartic.
It absorbs the Injurious gases which
collect in the stomach and bowls; It dis
infects the mouth and throat from the
poison of catarrli.
All druggists sell charcoal In one form
or another, but probably the best char
coal and the most for the money is In
Stuart s Charcoal Lozenges; they are com
posed of the finest powdered Willow
charcoal, and other harmless antiseptics
In tablet form or rather In the form of
large pleasant tasting losenges, the char
coal b.-lng mixed with honey.
The daily use of these loienges will
soon tell in a much improved condition
of the general health, better complexion,
sweeter breath and purer blood, and tin
beauty of It ia. that no possible harm can.
result from their continued user but, oa
the coutrary. great benefit
A Buffalo physic Ion, In speaking of the
benefits of cliarcoal, says: "I advise
8tuart s Charcoal Ioxenges to all patients
suffering from gas in stomach and bowels
and to clear the complexion and purify
the breath, mouth and throat; I also be
lluv the liver In greatly benefited by
the dally use of them; they cost but
twenty-fHe cents a box at drug storss,
and although In some sense a patent prep
aration, yet I believe I gst more and bet
ter charcoal '.a Stuart's Charcoal Ixsn
ges than In any or the ordinary charcoal
tablets."
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a free trial package and see for yourself.
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