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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: FRIDAY. JANUARY .11. 1W8. NEWS OF INTEREST FROM ' IOWAIF COUNCIL Office 15 Scott Street. ' MIOR MENTION. Davis, drugs, i ' Storkcrt sells tnrpet. K! Rogers, Tony Faust beer. Lewis Cutler, funeral director. Thone t. Woodring Undertaking company. Tel. 339. Watch repairing done promptly and to your HHtiffartion ut I,cffert's.' COME AND FF.K OCR WALL PA- T'ER. 11. BOKWK'K, al S. MAIN. Trays, vases and tobacco Jars for cigar band work. Alexander'. 'JSX Broadwiy. Our expert watch and Jewelry workmen haven't enough to do. Bring in youf 'work. 1a fieri. None lint higlHgrade workmen In our Watch und Jewelry rriair department. lffort. (.HOICK PINK. RED AND WHlTV, CARNATIONS at Herman Bros.', 10 1'earl street. 'I'honcs, Ind. KA Black; Hell, bZi. f. L. Rlistln, and; Lhu C. Uillum, ImiIIi of Oniahn. were- married In thin city yes terday albrnootr by Justice 8. A. Greene. The ladles' Aid society of SL John's l.ngHsh Lutheran church will .meet thin afternoon at the residence of Mrs. John i-onemlller, 014 Fourth avenue. R v. Henry Doling performed the mar rlage. ceremony yesterday atternoon for Robert Marahall of Dcarlxirn, Mo., and Klhel Armstrong of Nevada, Mo. The hlgh-Kradu and reltablo optical work dona at l.efttrt b has won fur tills liouoo h moat enviable, reputation. Other may tmngle your glasses. We make them fit. You f an get better coal for lss money from William Welch, 16 North Main. Tim reaaon" why la because lie sella for cash. Both "phones 12H. ' Yard 'phone Bell-977. OFFICE SPACE FOR RKNT. $ PF.R MONTH; CtNTKAL IjOCA TION, STEAM HEAT AND ELECTRIC LIGHT FUR NISHED. OMAHA BEE, 15 SCOTT ST. The Hoard of Fire and Police commission er held a short Session yesterday morn ing to further consider tnn rules now being formulated by It for the government tit tno lire department. Secretary Cilrtls of the Young Men's Christian association Is planning to take u party of young men lnim this city to visits the building of the Omuha association next Mumlny o clung. For rent, unfurnished rooms. 231 Main St. Where do you buy your coal? Have you given us a trial'.' Do so. We endeavor to please all the time. The Council Bluffs Coal and Ice company, oth 'phones 7ii. In Homo hi ores the prices of pianos do pend upon tint credulity of the customer und tile feelings of the salesman. The A. Hohpe coinpaii, 2d Pearl street, 28 South Main street, Council fluffs, la., has bill one price, and that the lowest. Charles J. Stockman and Mrs. Pearl Manning were married yesterday noon at the residence of the groom's mother, Mrs. Matilda Slelnbergcr, i!H) South Ninth Mreot, Rev. Henry DcLong officiating. The marriage license, was issued a week ago. Judge Thornell, who was culled home to Sidney IhsI, Saturday by the Illness of a grandchild, returned yesterday afternoon and will relieve Judge Alacy, who has been holding court for him. Judge Macy will go to Logan today to compute the term there. Mrs. Annlo Kord, fWI East Pierce street, received a telegram yesterday morning an nouncing the death of her brother, Joseph Cook, in Platte, S. D. . Mr. Cook was a pioneer settler of Council Bluffs, having come here with his family In lol. Ho re sided here for muny years before remov- lug to Wymore, Neb. He moved a few years ago from Nebraska to South Da kota. Ha It survived by his wife and two children. At the Joint meeting of the supervisors of Pottawattamie and Harrison counties yesterday at Logan the Harrison county board arranged to take up the warrant lor $15,000 issued by Pottawattamie county on the drainage district fund In favor of the Northwestern railroad. Pottawattamie county needed all the cash In its drainage fund and was unable to meet the warrant In question. The Joint session was ad journed to February ao. when the super visora will meet here. T. J. Carey,' ho Is serving a five-days' - senienee in ine uivy jan i or oeing uruilK, will have to answer a charge of perpe trating a fraud upon- a hotel keeper. L. Solomon, who conducts a restaurant and lodging house at lolf South Main street, filed an information In the superior court yesterday In which he alleges that he furnished Carey with board and room1 on the representation of Carey that he was employed by the Great Western railroad. Solomon alleges that Carey falsely repre sented himself as an employe of that rull ruud. Drlak BuftvteUer, King of all bottled beers. L. Rosenfuld Co., distributers. N. Y. Dumbing Co. Tel. :50. Night. IibDU. Route of Street Hallway Indeeldrd. It. A. Lcusslor. assistant general manaRor and secretary of the street rallwuy com pany is quoted as stating that his com pany had never, fully derided on the South avenue route for the proposed extension to the Iowa School for the Deaf. Mr. Leuss lcr, however. Is also quoted as saying that the South avenue line has not been abandoned, hut the work done there has been largely preliminary. This statement from Mr. I-eussler was brought out as the result of recent surveys made by the company In other directions, leading the' residents on MePherson avenue and In that vicinity to believe that what Is known as the MePherson avenue route might be adopted by the street railway company. A committee of the MePherson avenue residents called upon Mr. Leusslcr, It Is understood, In ascertain If there was ny probability of that route being se lected for the extension. Mr. I-eusslef Is reported to have Informed the committee that his company hud not at any time ser iously considered an extension on MePher son avenue, regarding that line as out of the question now. Tho company's engi neers, Mr. Leusslcr stated, were running preliminary surveys, rowever, over all the possible routes, as the company desired to get at the best route possible for tho (ex tension. Mr. I.etiBsler said that It was not possible to make any definite prediction when construction work will begin on the proposed extension. We Art Ear. We guarantee less wear and tear In your linens than any other laundry In the state. Bluff City Laundry. 'Phones 314. Faarral mt Henry Watson. BOONE, la., Jan. 29 (Special.) Tuesday forenoon from the miners' hall In Eraser was hold the funeral of the late Henry Watson, a pioneer coal man. who dropped dead suddenly Sunday afternoon. The aervlcea. which were In charge of the For esters' lodge, were largely attended. LOOK! COAL AND FEED! - Soft wood 85c. and hard wood 91.23 per rack: Hay 3tV per 100 lba. Free delivery. Satisfaction guaranteed. 'Pboucs 1153. J. STEIN, 709 W. Broadway ' Lemon, Chocolate, Custard These are the three varieties ef "OUR. PIE" preparation which are creating ro much favorable comment everywhere. Each package la put up according to the tric.test Pure Food Laws. It does lot require an experienced cook to make good plea from "OCR-PIE." Just the proper proportion ef all Ingredients are In the package reT for yeur immediate us. At grocers. 1 rents. Fnsisl (fir Wean ana nervous mea - Omm ur. who find their power te Narua work and youthful vigor crvos one t. a result of .vr work cr mental exertion should take G RAT'S NKRVE FOOD PII.L8. Tney will take you eat and deep and be a man again, tl Sog; a boxes U.SO by mail, III1M1M fc jtoCOMJiriL Saoa CO. Corner 18ih and Dodge ku. - OWI. DaVO COeifAtrr. Car. iatua4 aua t- VmtJi. BLUFFS Both 'Phones 43. IIEDGEPETII FOUND GUILTY Jury Requires All Night and Part of Say to Reach a Verdict. SECOND CONVICTION OF CRIME eiv Trial f.rnnted an Former Ores. Ion on ' teroiitl of Imperfect Record Was Out on Parole from Mlseoarl Prima, Marlon Hedgepelh, the notorious safe blower and train robber who was paroled from the Missouri stale penitentiary In the summer of '., was found guilty for the second time by a Jury In thp district court yesterday morning of blowing the saf? In the office of the Council Bluffs Transfer and Stove Storage company. Third street and Eleventh avenue, on the night of Sep tember 2 last. The case was given to the Jury about 5 o'clock Tueialay evening, but the verdict was not reached until 10:30 yesterday morn ing. It was said that the Jury at first stood nine to three for conviction.. lledgepeth was tried and found guilty at tho October term of court, but was granted a new trial upon the ground that there was an Imperfect record upon which to take an appeal. Counsel for lledgepeth stated they expected to appeal the case. Hedgepeth'a alleged accomplice W. P. Jackson, alias Miller, Is In the county jail and has not born tried yet. He probably will be tried at this term. lledgepeth was arrested by the Omaha police on the night th.c safe waa blown whll he was coming across tho Douglas street bridge with his accomplice. At the station he gave his name as James' Clarke. When Chief of Detectives Savage entered the cell the following morning lie took one look at the prisoner and said: "You are Marion lledgepeth." Detective Savage had not seen the man for fifteen years, not since tho time Hedge peth was a member of tho Sly-Wilson gang which operated around Omaha In lWl. This gang held up a Missouri Pacific train at 'Westslde, Just out of Omaha, and. It is said, secured J50.0UO. 'They perpetrated the holdup at the Ames avenue car barn and later robbed a train in Missouri, where they were credited with getting $75,CO0. The conviction of lledgepeth Is viewed, therefore, with even more than usual sat isfaction by the Omaha police. IIUTCHI!M0!V KII.I.EU IX MILL (iothlnn Catches on Shafting anal Life Soon Extinct. John Hutchinson, manager of the D. H. Bailey flouring mill at Loveland, Potta wattamie' county, was, killed yesterday morning while at work about the mill. Hla clothing became entangled In the . shafting, holding him firmly and whirling him around until life was extinct. The body was ter ribly mangled, almost every bone being broken and crushed. In the mill at the time of the accident were J. F. Hoblnson, an employe; Mr. Hutchinson's daughter, Lulu, who Is em ployed as bookkeeper, and the owner, Mr. Bailey. The accident ocaurred In the upper floor of the mill, and before Bailey or Robinson could get there and ston the ma chinery the unfortunate man'a life bad been Crushed out. Mr. Hutchinson formerly resided In Coun cil Bluffs and waa employed ns motbrman on the street ralllway. He was 55 years of age and Is survived by his widow, four daughters and one son, the latter formerly owning an Interest In the mill with the present owner, D. H. Bailey. m t'paelsterlaT. George W. Klein, 19 South Main street. Phons: Ind., 710 Black; Bell A3. Greek Injured In Klsht. ( Charles Samardcs, a member of the sec tion Karg ((f Creeks employed In the Illi nois Central yards is at the Kdmundson Memorial hospital suffering from a badly SinsheJ right arm, and it was stated yes terday that It may become necessaiy to aniputnte the Injured member. Samardes was taken to the hospital hit Tuesday night, after he had been attended hy Dr. Bollinger at tho latter's office on Broadway. The first Intimation that tho polite lmd that there had been a fight in the Illinois Central yards and that some one had been badly wounded' was yesterday morning, when a patrolman noticed the sidewalk near tlie Northwestern crossing on Broadway was covered with blood. , Little could be learned by the police from the other members of the Greek section gang, and nothing definite could be found out as to how Samardes received his wound. A representative of a Greek em ployment agency, through which It Is said Samardes obtained his Job' with' the rafi road, called at police headquarters Tuesday morning to make inquiries as to the where abouts of a client, but was unable to se cure any information from the police. It Is asserted that this employment agency has been collecting a eerlaln sum, stated to be $5 every two weeks, from the men for whom it secured employment. The police suspect that the fight in which Sa mardes was cut may have started over the attrmrt of this representative to collect this fee. Teachers Knoaaa In Sight. As one result of the regular January ex amination which was opened yesterday In the office of . R. Jackson, county super intendent of schools, the latter is confi dent that ho will Iw able to supply such schools In Pottawattamie county as are now without teachers. Forty-seven appli cants for teachers' certificates are taking the examination. Of His number thirty are taking their first examination. At the October examination, which was taken bv forty-three applicants for certificates, only six failed, but Superintendent Jackson Bald yesterday that he d'ld not expert to Issue as large a percentage of certificates tills time, owing to the fact that such a large proportion of those taking the examination are doing so for the first time. He said he expected, however, to be able to aupply as a result of this examination all the schools In the county now without teachers. A large number of second grade certifi cates will expire July f. Superintendent Jackson states, but under the new law these may be renewed without a full ex amination If the holder complies with cer tain requirements. The holder desiring fo have it renewed mutt have taught for t least six months under such certificate and the county superintendent under whom the holder has taught must recommend that It be renewed. The applicant for re newal of certificate will be required also to write an examination In elementary psychology at either the June or July tests. All Names tie oa Ballot. City Auditor McAneney announced yes terday that after canvassing the petitions of nomination filed by the sveral candi dates for municipal o'fiees. he had decided they were surfuKnt, arid the names of all tiie tainiidalcs who huve f.Kd iil be placed by hint on the ballots for the pri mary election to be held Monday, February 24. The petitions will be open to public In spection In a day or so, when Mr. McAn eney will probably make some public an nouncement of the fact. Should protests be filed against any of the petitions. Mr. Mc Aneney stated he would make a recanvass of such as might tie objected to. He said that he did not, however, anticipate any thing of the kind. Voting at the primary elertlon, It la an ticipated, will be a tedious affair, and If a heavy vote Is cast It Is doubtful If the late comers will bi4 able to cast their bal lots. Tho booths will bo open from 8 a. in. to 7 p. m., but as th names of the ward counrllnien, the precinct commltteemerf and the delegates to the city convention have all to be written In on the ballot by the voter. It will necessarily consume consid erable time. The law provides, however, that "stickers" of convenient size, bearing the names of the councllmen, committeemen and delegates may bo used. This will save time, providing, of course, that tho men whose names are on the stickers are such as the voter wishes to ballot for. Republicans and democrats In each pre cinct will vote at the same booth, and there will be but one set of Judges and clerks at each booth. This naturally will make tho work of counting the votes exceedingly tedious, and It Is doubtful If the result of the primary election will be known before the next morning. ANTED J5veryorie to see our large assortment of beautiful oval and fancy frames. All the new finishes In gold, rose wood, walnut and oak. They make a hand some setting for a photograph or water color head. ALEXANDER'S ART STORE. 333 Broadway. HKPI.Y OF ATTORNEY GF.MCKM. Denies Any Political Motive In Hla Recent Addrem. Attorney General Byers. who made public In the papers of Des Moines the letter received by him from Rev. Charles Mayne. pastor of Trinity Methodist churrh nnd president of the Council Bluffs Ministerial association. In which Mr. Mayne on behalf of the association expressed the confidence the ministers of this city had In the at torney general and that they attached no blame to him for his utterances at the mass meeting In the First Presbyterian church, also made public In Des Moines hla answer to Rev. Mr. Mayne, which was received by the latter yesterday morning. The reply of Mr. Byers to Mr. Mayne fol lows: DKS MOINKS, la'., Jan. 28.-Rev. Charles Mayne, Council Bluffs, la. My Dear Sir: I am In receipt of your esteemed favor of the 27th Instant referring to tho law en forcement meeting at Council Bluffs a week ago Sunday night and the so-called apology of the Rev. Mr. McCIure. Replying. I have to say that I waa not at all surprised in the position taken by one or two of your prominent local politicians.- but I was very much surprised at the stand taken by Rev. Mr. McCIure. I however, do not wish to add- anything to his burden by offering any criticism. I think I know Just .what he has to contend U'itl. anil Iia V. h m " . i . . ...... ,.no .i.j ajmauijr, UUL llie, good brother should remember that it Is iiiipimniiiie to win mis contest rof good government without arousing the opposi tion and wrath of the beneficiaries of had government, and It Is Just as appropriate and proper to condemn from the pulpit the respectable law breaker and the derelict public official as It Is to condemn und de nounce the man who is .running an illegal saloon, a gambling house, or a hrothel. I am sure that no fair-minded man or woman who was present nt that meeting believes that I had any other motive or desire than to promote the welfare of the citizens of that city and to assist in being able to bring about cleaner and b-tter things; at any rate, the real good that will come to yoiir city becsuse of the clos ing of the gambling houses. Every word I said with respect to them was Justified by t lie record, and if I was called upr,ti to deliver another address In Council Rlurf I would repeat all I said in this connection, i jk you win rememner, I mentioned .ov ernor Cummins' name Just once and then only In connection with the question of law enforcement and no man or newspaper that has the slightest regard for decent and cotiragec-is treatment would charge that his name was mentioned for any political pur pose. In many of my meetings, ministers who have Introduced me havo said a great deal more for him, and I have never heard the slightest intimation from any source that it was done for nolltical reasonx. In view of the fact that Dr. McClure's so. called apology has been given wide public ity. I have thought It but Just to your as sociation, to yourself and to me to have your letter published, and for that purpose I have given It to the press. I am vours very truly. 1 . W. BYERS. Ferns and cut flowers at reasonable prices at Herman Bros., florists. 10 Pearl street. Bell 'phone Ind. 624 Black. Klmballton Citizens In Row. ATLANTIC, la., Jaan. 30.-(SpeclaJ.)-Kimballton, the northern terminus of the new Atlantic Northern & Southern rail road. Is torn with bitter factional strife over the election for Incorporation of the town held this week, and the matter promises tp get Into the courts for adjustment. So jiltler is the strife that partners In busi ness enterprises and father and son ar arrayed against each other, and personal encounters have been narrowly averted. There are now two factions In the town and both are of equal strength. With the completion of the road there arose a desire for Incorporation, and an election was called. The vote showed a tie, 16 lo 10. hut because of some error In marking a ballot, though the Intent was plain enough, one of the opposition ballots was thrown out, leaving the proposition lo Incorporate vic torious by one vote. The result of the election will he vigorously opposed In every way possible by those who do not rare to Incorporate, and It will probably be years before the feeling elipendered will lave been wiped out. Some residents have listed their property for sale nnd claim that if the Incorporation wins out they will leave the place. i ncal Instate Transfer. These transfers were reported lo The l!e January 19 by the Potta WHtutmie County Abstruct company of Council Bluffs: Frank L. Umnn to David J. Hutchin son, lot 10 In block' V"i. Grime a add lo Council Bluffs. la., w. d $." t'O Onrgw W. Allbee to Hdith A. Alliiee. lot 7 In Renjumln-Kchr Park add. to Council Bluffs, la., w. d 3.0m) William Barker and wife to John P Gardiner. Be" of sec. 11-74-44, w. d.' I ot S. I). Tnbey to Al A. lnocker. s' of lot ?4 in block ti 111 Oakland, la., w. d A. I.awaoii and wife lo Oliver A. Don aldson, lota IS and 14 in block In Meredith's add. lo Avoca. la., -w. d. Charles Schmidt and wifu to Charles R. Swartz. si ft. of nu si. of block 4S. Allen & ' Cook's add. to Avoca. la., w. d J. P. Conner and wife to Simpson college, lots 5 and 6 In block 47, Rid dles subd. to Council Bluffs, la., w. d Michael Kelly to Thomas Kelly, lot 14 In block 14 In Riddle's subd. in Coun cil Bluffs. la., a. w. d J. K. Ingalls to Mary Ingalla Borrden. und. S of lot 2 IM block M. Beer's add. to Council Bluffs, ia.. w d . . . Soren Antonius to Elsie L. Antonius, el awVi and wV wl of 32-74-43. and nVi eU of ;i-7ti-43, w. d 4 4'0 1-5 1 110.479 Ten transfers, total. Marriage Licenses. Licenses to wed were Issued yesterday to the following: Name and Residenc e. Age. Horace E. Boss. Sioux City, la go Maty J. Klnkald, Sioux City, la 21 Robert 8. loulden, Council Bluffs t IS Haltie L. Rosa, Council Bluffs 7 Rolx-rt Marshall, Dearborn. Mo 29 Klhel Armstrong, Nevada, Mo 27 C. L. Rustln. Omaha M Lieu C. Gillum, Omaha 45 liver Try The Be Want Ad Columns? If nut, tiu su, and get satisfactory results. . AMENDMENT FIGI1T BREWS Federation Formed of Elements that Are in Favor of Prohibition, ROW ON OVER FRATERNITIES Indent Memhera Accept Challenge of the Faculty of Drake t'alversltr ' and Lively Times Are In Prospect. (From a Staff Correspondent ! DES MOINES. la.. Jan. ).-(8peclal.)-After a warm debate, lasting all day, the temperance forces in mass convention or ganized a federation to be called the Con stitutional Amendment federation. The convention was divided, some wanting to form a new association of Individuals, others wanted, a federation of the present temperance organizations with directors from each, the directory board to conduct the campaign for a prohibitory constitu tional amendmnnt. The prohibition ' party delegates, which waged the war for the association, were defeated. Towards night when the plan was finally adopted It was quite unanimous. The delegates from tho prohibition party, the Anti-Saloon league and Woman's Christian Temperance union will be selected In a few days. Five delegates-at-large by the mass convention were selected at to night's meeting. They will meet In a few days and elect officers. Delegates from state churrh organizations will be admitted as soon as selected. Judge Weaver of the aupremo court, who was to have presided, was sick with grip and unable to attend. Rev. Mr. Medbury of Des Molncs presided In his place. Drake Societies Fight. The question of admitting Greek letter fraternities to Drake university has re solved Itself Into a fight. The fraternities propose to stay. Last week a dinner dance was given by one of the fraternities at the Chamberlain. This brought out an edict from the faculty stopping all such social functions. The fraternities have taken up the challenge. .The Bon Temps Dancing club has announced a dance at the ElkB' club house February 1(1. Yesterday after noon one-of the girls' sororities slavo a theater party and one of the boys' fra ternities has announced that It will hold a smoker soon at one of the hotels. The fight has already gotten Into the other affairs of the university. Charles O. Purdy, a Bible student who won the home oratorical contest and recognized as one of the best students In the university, waa slated or editor of the Delphic, when It was learned that he had Joined one of the fraternities, and now there Is a. fight on. Kugene Posteii, one of the most prominent students, waa also slated for the student position on tho athletic board till It was discovered he was In one of the fraternities. Improve RlOe Range, Improvements to cost $40,000 to J50.W0 will bo made In the state and governmetlt rifle range north of this city the coming sum mer. The range Includes 2S7 acres of land. The farmhouse and barna will be moved to one sldo for officers' quarters and stable room, and the streets for tho portion of the grounds where the tentt will be located will be provided with cement sidewalks and a system of waterworks put In. Adjutant General Thrift Is endeavoring to have the grounds designated Tiy the government for the Interstate shoots and small arms prac tice for the west, fhlch will result In an additional appropriation of $-6,000. Falter to Denver. - O. C. Fuller,' who ;has been assistant sec retary of the Iowa Department of Agricul ture for some years, has gone to Denver. Colo., and has accepted the position of sec retary of the Colorado State exposition, a new exposition which Is to be located ut Denver. C' E. Stubbs, formerly of Fair field, Iai, Is the president of the new com pany. Mr. Fuller's .position will be taken by Arthur R. Corey, office clerk In tho office of the stale labor commissioner, whose home Is at Wesley, la. Retail Clothiers Coming. The Iowa Retail Clothiers' association will meet In this city February 18 and 19, for the second annual convention for the purpose of discussing trade subjects. The Iowa association Is the first, and it is pro posed at the coming meeting to launch a movement to make It a national oiganiza tfon. Lumber Company Assigns. The S. C. Lee Lumber company, with branch lumber yards at Van Clcve, Chui dan and "eru. la., and with offices In Des Moines, has made an assignment to S. . Merrill. The assets are about $37,000 and the Indebtedness a&out S.'T.OuO. ' Marries Her Creditor. Mrs. Alice Butlrr, a street railroad pro motor who recently filed u voluntary pe tition in bankruptcy and also secured a divorce from her husband, was married last week to S. F. Moore of Coshocton, O., her chief engineer and chief creditor. News of 'the marriage became public to day. Demo.' rat Committee Meet Soon. C. W, Miller, chairman of I he democratic slate central committee, tins written let ters to members of the committee staling that he expects' to call the committee to gethtr inside of two weeks for the pur pose, of selecting the date for the state convention at which delegates lo the na tional convention will he felec'rd. Father Nuuent I! reals Lea;. Father Nugent of the Church of the Vis.tatlon ft" today and broke his leg. t Hop Joint In I Int. A "hup" Joint in a minister's flat was discovered this morning hy the detec tive department. Colonel 1J. K. Johnston, McKitelftr and Hill Sinon rounded up seven negroes hlttlim tr.e pipe in the flat of Rev. F. C. Loi'.iaek at lili II street. There was one woman In the crowd The gang was loaded into the patio! wagon and held on Chaises of luve.st.gatluM. Wren the detective::, jmiered ti,e place tl'.ey found unu of the ncgrota smoking the op'.uni pipe and the others grouped about awaitin; their turns al the bamboo slick. Important Case at Atlantic. ATIjANTI'". la., Jan. &.-( special l-The j January tcnn of the district court con vened here yesterday with Judge Wheeler on the benrh. The session will be a busy one, as the calendar Is fiill of Important cases. The law assignments wfre made yesterday. Perhars the piost Important case was set for Thursday of next week. It is an action of ex-Supervisor llollen 5fmt Count:- Attorney Goodspecd and seeks to remove that official from office because of alleged malfeasance In office, due to the acceptance of criminal fees, the payment of rent for hla down town office and expenses Incurred on a trip to Colo rado. HoUen Is the nun whom Goodgpeed had removed from office for misappropri ation of funds and ottyr gross carelessness. There are nine divorce cases on th docket for trial at this term of court, and seven damage suits. There Is little work for the grand Jury and that body will probably ad journ today. . Will of J. P. Meeker. MARSHALLTOWN'. la.. Jan. (Spe cial. -The will of J. F. Meeker, one of th city's oldest lawyers, who committed sue tide recently, waa probated In the district will So sure and so quick are returns from ads., in the EXCHANGE column on The Omaha BEE want ad page, that it is practically a certainty that a thirty cent ad, well written., will find some one who will exchange some thing useful to you for what you don't need .Here's a chance to rid yourself of those things, useful to someone, but continually in your way Fill in the information required below, stnd it with thirty cents to the want-ad department of The Omaha . Bee. Omaha, Neb., and your ad will be well written and placed before 120,000 people. DO IT TODAY!. Omaha Bee Want-Ad Dept. OMAHA, NEB.i Inclosed find thirty cents. Plehie write a Exthangt column. I have mnd desire to exchange for write an special remarks about what you have Residents of this method. Mail today! replies. ' court tfiis "morning. . Tho will disposes of an estate valued at $1:23,000. After making certain minor bequests the balance of thn property, both personal and real, la divided equally between the widow, Mrs. Sarah T. Meeker; th daughter, Mrs. F. W. Bowe of Brooklyn, N. Y., and the two sons, F. L. Meeker and Guy A. Meeker, of this city. The property consists of two business blocks, the homestead and other city prop erty, two farms of 600 acrea in the county and five sections of South Dakota land, besides $18,000 worth of mortgages, notes and other credits. The two sons were made executors, with bonds of $35,000. Rert Unan Cola HI Thront. MISSOURI VALLEY, la.. Jan. CO.-Spe-cliil Telegram.) Rert Swan, a wealthy farmer living eight miles from here, cut lis throat yesterday and running away from a physician who had been called to attend him, stood holding the wound open when lie was found. He died In a short time. Insomnia had caused Swan lo be come mentally unbalanced and he brooded over alleged business wrongdoing. He leaves a wife and three children, one a baby. He was & years old. Nearly not of Work. Our large force of expert watch and Jew elry repairers haven't enough to do. This is jour chnnce to got jour watch or broken Jewelry repaired promptly and at bargain prices. We make It a point to turn out no work that will not spenk well for our es Inlilisliment. Of our re nit I r department we iriak a sort of advertising medium, as it were. Leffert's, t9 Rroadway, Council Uluffs.' Railroad Agent Reported Short. IDA UROVK, la., Jan. CO. George Spet brlng, tor twenly yeatf. agent for Hie Chi cago & Northwestern railroad here, has been relieved and an Investigation is beln-? made of his books. It is reported there Is a shortage of over $2.000 In his accounts. I, umber prices are lowest now. Buy and take advantage of .he:n. The best of everything in lumber and building mater ials al C. llafer Lumber Co., Council Bluffs, la. Iowa eiv otes. CRKSTON Word has been received here of the death of !)r T. L. Andrews at 1iis home in Mt. I'icasitnt. He was u practicing physician hole eai as and wa quite an aged n an t 'REST' )N -I W. Valentin" of Oreen fleld, who for t wuitv -r-lg.it years lias h"eti ti;e proprietor of ti.e l.akery at that place, sold lis busn-era rei Monday to Horace J. Spooner, one of h; lerks, w ho will con tinue the business In the building owned hy Mr. Valentlte. ' HKNISwN -- Jilc Howe: In district court (ivfirui"d '.ne arpl'-ration for a new trlfi In tl.e ca." of o.e liassen brothers, convli ted of kit.!:..: tr.e'.r cou.-t.n, another Syrian -ild'er He sji.tenred both men to twenty-five viars. Ti ls can he cut down bv them to about fifteen by good behavior. t "RliSTi iN I'rof. William Bel!, who i e i entiy realgned front " Company I, Fifty -tirt Iowa National (iuarr'f . as captain because of liU removal In Oiariton, has I it h. en elected captain of Company H. KIMy-ttfth low.i National C.uardH. at that pla.e. Captain Hell held the itositlon here u number of jesrs with gTeal credit lo iini.s-.lf MARSH AI.LTOWN-Mrs. I. I Cady, secretary of tie hoard of library truMees, today handed her resignation lo Mayor I. I.. Ingledue. Mrs. Cady ha-s b n a member of the boa id for almost six years. She resigns because she is l a ing the elt. Mavor Ingledue t,a i.ppolnt-d Mrs. H. H Nichols. Wife of Coroner Nicl.ui.-, to Lil the va aii' j . IIAWAKDKN -Richard Milled, who lived toutheast of Hawarden in Washington townsaip, was burned to deatu in hid shantv. He left Hawarden the evening be fore In an intoxicated rendition. ICaiiy next morning the building waa discovered to be afire. Milled lived alone. Neighbors succeeded in getting tl.e body out of the flames, but life was extinct. SPIRIT LAKK The Orleans hotel, a $.', .uuu hummer resort her", burned to the Kruund Mondav night The eaue is un known, but IncendlarlsMi Is suspected. But one tanillv resided in the building during the winter and all the members escaped without injury. The building was the prop erty of I M. Brown, who recently traded an automobile garage at Minneapolis for It. ATLANTIC Th high price of Case county land and th connequent high rental price has caused a big number of farm ers In this county to ck cheaper lands, and aw a consequence there will be a big ciuUun from licit about March i. Twenty exchange it New' York often trade with persons in California through The sconer your a i appears the soentr you will receive families are going to leave for Colorado, where most of tnem have taken up gov ernment land: three go to South Dakota and two to Canada. CRK8TON The Arisple Mercantile com pany waa given a verdict In the district court yesterday for the lull amount of In surance asked by them from the Queen Insurance company, which will amount te over (2.0U0. The suit was the sequel to a fire ioss sustained several years ago by the Arisple company. In which It was claimed no settlement could be reached with the Insurance people. ATLANTIC J. C. O'Conner, who has been employed on the new railroad, met with a peculiar accident yesterday. He and a cocpia of companions were rooming In the third story of the Occidental hotel when O'Conner fell from the window of hla room to the roof of the kitchen twenty feet below. Ho alighted in a manner that prevented serious injury and though badly bruised and battered no bones were broken. ATIiANTIC The remains of Matthew Whlttnian, a brakeman on the Rock Island road, who was Instantly killed while at work In the yards here Monday night, were taken to his home In Valley Junction by a committee of the Order ef Railroad Conductors, of which he was a member. Whittman got his foot caught in a frog In the local yards and before the train could be stopped was crushed and mangled su I adly that death was almost instan taneous. NEBRASKA FROM DAY TO DAY Qaalnt and Cnrloas Features of Life In a Rapidly Orowlda State. Nature Fake Our Burlington agent has a name seldom heard, when names of hu mans are referred to, It being Kick. A story is told of him something like this: "Kick was succeeded at a station by a man named Lucky, and at another time he re lieved a man named Toogood." Thus it Is that a "Kick" was "Toogood" for "Lucky," nnd Bridgeport Is "Lucky" in have a "Kick" "Toogood" for many smaller and less responsible stations to care for. Bridgeport Blade. Nice, but Cold There is one thing of which we are getting most awfully tued. Nearly every man we hu,ve met the last two months has had sdtnelhins 10 Bav about It being mighty nice weather. Darn It, don't we know II? Of co'irsc it Is nice weather, any old chomp knows that, and anyone who has lived In Nebraska for any length of time would havi been surprised had the weather been anything but fine. We are subject to fine weather. Of course, there have been exceptions, hut not oflen enough to count .Genoa Leader. Something Out of Kllter-We are a prac tical people, we are ail right. A modest old hen, which lays gK for gentlemen has no rights before the law! It caiight WEAK FROM SUFFERING UNABLE TO PERFORM WORK Discouraged After Spending Money Without Benefit Found Help at Last ' Mr. Karl McCoy, living at 150S South Branson street, Marlon, Ind , has passed through an experience that Is being dup licated every day In every town and city of any consequence In tho United k'tatts. It furnishes abundant proof of the cor reetlveness of L. T. Cooper' theory In re gard to the regeneracy of the human stom ach, and shows conclusively the merit possessed by hla New Discovery medicine to restore the weakened system to full strength and vigor. Mr. McCoy saya: 'For a long llm I have been a sufferer from stomach trou ble. I waa unable to retain, any food, and became o weak and run down that 1 was compelled to stop work. My system was nearly a wreck, and I had tried so many remedies and spent so much money goi ad far lh J3E2FS , '. ".' ' . .. ; te trade, en these lines loitering on the streets' she is liable to arrest, along with her owner. But "a do a measly cur an onery iwlielp, not worth 3 cents for bear ball wTio never laid an egg in his life, but kill chickens of a night a cur. who bays Uha moon, and keeps honest folks awaHeat flight anil has fleas in ills whiskers lie' haa'i's'il" which the public Is boUuU to. respect he la property and If you harm him. are liable In damages, while, ..this cur can run at large and at will. Falrbury Journal. A. Corfcalenalion of . , Hindrances The shortage of news in this- issue vt tiie Herald is caused by sickness in the fam ily of the publisher. We. arc trying to take care of three Invalids heweeii times of adding new subscribers to ur list, do ing a few thousand Impr -.una on the Job press and setting type- and shoveling back the money in tho bin where we keep our spondullx In cold ulorage. . fluii nlng a newspaper under ordinary Circum stances Is more or lens of a picnic, but when a bit of the strenuous lifd gct busy witii you It will inako you sorry you spoke. Now is (lie lime to subscribe, kuy- w ay. -Scott's Bluff Herald. , ' A Cars. This Is lo certify that all druggists era authorized to refund your money it Foley Honey and Tar fails to euro your cough or cold. It stops the cough, heals the lungs nnd prevent serious results from a cold. Cures la grippe coughs and prevent pneumonia and consumption. Contains no oDiates. The genuine Is In a yellow pack" age. Refuse bubailtutcs. AH druggist. OUTPUT OF PACKING HOUSES Hog Continue lo tonic to Market In Incrcaslnn li" . titles. CINCINNATI. O., Jan. M.-tSprclal Tele gram. Ice Current tays: There has been a continuance of larite numbers nf hog for market channel. Total western pack ing was 800,000. compared with 870.0UO Ilia preceding week and l.r.0" laf Vr. Sine November 1 tho total Is 7.t'.''n. against 7.010.000 a year ago. l'romincnl places com pare as follows: irxni-T. .l.S.'-o.rt 1.74t'.0"0 . (KlOOHl M.VOoO . t'i.Oun 4'in.iicO . 4H.'.lll 4K",."k . t.Mi.neo 4K.-..i . ."i:n.if'i 4U"0 . 440.l'l iCdi.O't . irkVl M).nei , iKt.inio is'i.nm) . ;n.ofi0 t:,7.ix . rw.ooo a.o.io . lit'ii."""! ii:,.( . lTS.eoi I7i),"oo Chicago Kansas City . South Omaha St. Ixiuis St. Joseph Indianapolis . Milwaukee ... Cincinnati Ottumwa Cedar Rapids Sioux City ... St. I'aul Cleveland without derHing any benefit, that ! he. came discouraged and gao up hope ol ever being well again. . , . 'I heard a great deal of Mr. Cooper' theory and medicine, and after much hes itation decided lo try It. The rctiult'wa a pleasant surpilae. Before 1 had taken half of the first bottle I was able to re tain all food eaten, and my strength brgtn to return. I have taken six or seven bot tles, and am feeling fine. rat and alerp well, do not rough at night, and am ahhi to perform a hard day' woik. "1 car. cheerfully recommend Cooper' Nw Dls. covery, for it lias done wonder for me." The Cooper remedies are meeting with remarkable success wherever the'y are In. troduced. They are without a tlval Ir. Inning up a weakened and run-down -tern. We sell them. L'eatcu XtWa) L9.