NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA COUNCIL Office 15 Scott Street. M 1.1 OR. MEMTIOX. Davis, drugs. Stockert sells carpets. Ed Rogers, Tony Faust beer. Lewis Cutler, funeral director. 'Phone 97. Woodrlng; Undertaking company. Tel. 839. For rent, unfurnished rootni, 231 Main St. Police Brgeant Jack O'Nell la home from a ahort visit In Sioux City. . ROLIj If WESTERN tOW A COL ULOB. A "SCHOOL OF INDUSTRY." Bluff City Masonic lodge will meet lo Olght for work In the third degree. The work will be followed by a banquet. Tanks for all purposes In stock or made to order at our factory on Pierce street. C. Hafer Lumber Co.. Council bluffs, la. A building permit was Issued yesterday 5? Frailer for a frame cottage on Colfax avenue and Llder street to cost Theodore Peterson, a dairyman. Is ' to have hearing In the superior court on a charge of aelling skimmed milk, preferred against him by Milk Inspector Lennox. You can get better coal for less money from William Welch, If North MaJn. The reason why is because he sella for cash. . Both 'phones 12S. , Yard 'phone, Bell 77. OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT. PER MONTH; CENTRAL, LOCATION STEAM HEAT AND ELECTRIC LIGHT FUR KISHED. OMAHA BEE, It SCOTT ST. The Fire and Police commission will hold . an examination this evening at the city hall for candldatea for positions In the two departments. It la said there will be eight candidates. Harry Jennings, arrested on complaint of Anna Kathrina Peterson, who charged him with betrayal under promise of marrlag, was discharged yesterday In the court of Justice Cooper. Nomination papers for Hon. N. S. Ket chum for renomination by the republicans as member of the State Board of Railroad Conimtnsionera are being circulated in Pot tawattamie county and Council bluffs. Frank P. Ralley, former United States marshal for the southern district of Iowa and a former resident of Council Bluffs, now living In Topeka, Kan., Is In the city visiting friends and Incidentally looking after his property Interests. As both sides desired to Introduce more witnesses, the preliminary hearing of the three gypsies charged with the theft of ll.otiO from Amllle Mitchell, head of the local band of nomads, was continued In' pnllca court yesterday morning until Thursday. The Bluff City Laundry Is the best laun dry on earth. They take the best care of your clothes, cause less wear and tear to your linens and get out the work promptly. The prices are reasonable and the work la excellent It Is to your interest to send your laundry to the Bluff City. Call cither phone ai4. O. C. Wondyard, said to be a traveling salesman, was taken into custody yester day while trying to dispose of a valuable ring, which he claimed to have picked up on a Rock Island train. Woodyard was released later on his own recognizance, to report at police readquarters today. The police, however, took charge of the ring. The executive committee of the Young Men's Christian association has instructed the architect of the proposed building, K. E. Cox, to complete hia plans and specifi cations. The committee expects to raise sufficient funds to warrant letting the con tract and commencing the work of con struction by April 1. The campaign for funda is to be resumed at once. Katherlne Andersen, aged H years, died yesterday morning at 6J6 South Main street of Bright's disease, after a two weeks' Ill ness. She leaves her mother and step father, four sisters and three brothers. The- funeral will be held Thursday after noon from the residence of Martin Jensen, 221 West Washington avenue, and lnter- ment will be In Walnut Hill cemetery. Articles of Incorporation of the Oerman- - American Savings bank of Mlnden, la., were filed yesterday. The officers are: President, T. U. Turner, cashier of the First National bank of this city; vice f (resident, Charles R. Hannan, son of the ate Charles R Hannan, former owner .f ' the bank which was known as the German American bank;, cashier, James Hunter; assistant cashier, Tewes Rohlfs. The capi tal stock Is placed at 1-6, Ouo. The Incorpor- - ation is for fifty years, but this will, It Is ssld, have to be amended, as the law Provides that a bank cannot be Incorporated or exceeding twenty-five years. Sewer Assessments Levied. The city council at the adjourned meet- - lng yesterday afternoon decided not to take up the water works matter until next Mon day night, to which time It adjourned. The councllmen devoted the afternoon to assessing up the recently completed sewer ing laid by Contractor Wlckham The following sewers were assessed: Section 1 Pleasant street between Thir teenth and Fifteenth avenues, Fifteenth avenue between Pleasant and Third streets. Third street between Fifteenth and Six teenth avenues. Sixteenth avenue between Third and Main streets. 8ectlon 2 Sixteenth avenuo between Sixth and Ninth streets. Ninth street between Sixteenth and Nineteenth avenues, Nine teenth avenue between Ninth and Thir teenth streets. Section 8 Eleventh street from Union avenue to alley aouth of Broadway. It was figured that the city would have to bear a considerable portion of the coat of the work In the first two sections, but the city engineer had not completed the estimate yesterday. Democratic Canvases Natnrday. At a meeting of the democratic city cen tral committee last night It was decided to bold precinct caucuses Saturday night to aelect delegates to the city convention and precinct committeemen. These delegates and committeemen, however, will have to be voted on at the primary election and the caucuses are for the purpose of securing a list to assist the voters. The names of Judges and clerks for the primary elec tion were afso suggested to assist Chairman Hughes In preparing his list for the city council. The committee adjourned to meet Thursday evening. ( Flak and Game Club Election. The Council Bluffs Fish and Game club held lta annual meeting last night. The reports of officers showed the club to have fca members In good standing and the cluh otherwise In good condition. The follow ing officers were elected: President. George H. Scott; secretary, J, J. Hughes; treasurer, L. C. Brackett; war den, W. C. Boyer. These with the follow ing constitute the board of directors: W. E. Storta, C. A. Barker, N. P. Anderson. Dell Morgan, J. W. Mitchell. Harry Bimms was re-elected custodian. The General Demand of the Well-informed of the World has always been for a simple, pleasant ant) v efficient liquid laxative remedy of known value; a laxative which physicians could sanction for family use because its cora ' ponent parts are known to them to bo wholesome and truly beneficial in effect, acceptable to the system and gentle, yet prompt, in action. In supplying that demand with ita ex v eellent combination of Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna, the California Fig Syrup Co. proceeds along ethical lines and relies on the merits of the laxative for its remark able success. That is ooe of many reasons why Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna is given the prejerenoe by the Well-informed. To get ita beneficial effects always buy the genuine manufactured by the Cali fornia Fig Syrup Co., only, and for salt by all leading druggaf . Price fifty ceoU per boU1- -BLUFFS Both 'Phones 43. BOYS FRIGHTEN ASSAILANT Unidentifled Negro Aisaili and Was Choking Kin Olga Norgaard. YOUNGSTERS RUN TO ASSISTANCE Victim la State of IVer-vaae Collapse and Throat Badly Swollen frosa Choking; Assailant Escapes la the Darkness. Miss Olga Norgaard, the 18-year-cld daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Norgaard, was the victim of an assault by an un identified negro while on her way homo last evening from the store of the John Beno company, where she Is employed. Tho assault occurred almost at the door of the young woman's home. The nergo, who stepped from behind a tree right In front of Miss Norgaard. gripped her by the throat and waa choking her so that she was unable to cry out, when four young lads who had been play ing In the vicinity were attracted by iheJ young woman's struggles. They ran to her assistance and the negro released ills Intended victim and disappeared In the darkness. Miss Norgaard became hysterical when taken to her home and It was some tlmo before she could give an' account of the assault. Her neck became badly rwollen where the negro had choked her and she was almost In a state of nervous collapso last night. 1 Miss Norgaard was seised so suddenly by the brute that she was not able to get a good rook at him, but she noticed he wore a light cap and light coat. Recently Miss Jensen, another employe of the JJeno company, who resides In the same neigh borhood as Miss Norgaard, was attacked by a ntgro wearing a light cap and light coat. The police are of the opinion that the assailant of the two young women are the same negro. It was stated that a Miss Nelson, living in the south part of the city, had been followed shortly before Miss Norgaard was assaulted by a negro said to be wearing a light cap. REPUBLICAN COXVETT TIOJT CALLED Delegates to State Convention to Be Selected Tuesday, I February ZS. According to the call Issued yesterday by Elmer E. Smith, chairman of the re publican county central committee, the re publicans of Pottawattamie county will meet In convention Tuesday, February 23, at 10:30 a. m. to elect twenty-eight dele gates to attend the state convention to be held In Des Moines Wednesday, March 18. The official call follows: The republicans of Pottawattamie county will meet In delegate convention at the county courthouse In the city of Council Llulfs, on Tuesday, February 25, at 10:30 a. m. to select twenty-eight delegates to attend the state convention to be held In Des Moines on Wednesday, March 18, at 11 a. m. The county convention may also transact such other business as may come up for consideration. The basis of representation In said con vention will be one delegate from each voting precinct, an In addition thereto, one delegate for each forty votes, or fraction of fifteen or over, cast for Albert B. Cum mins for governor at the general election of 1906, which will entitle the varioua vot ing precincts to the following representa tion: 1st DISTRICT. Hardin ,..8 Mlnden 4 Keg Creek 'i Pleasant 2 Neola . S Knox 8 Boomer 4 Layton ( York 2 Total 27 James 3 6th DISTRICT 1st, Sth Ward 9 Total 26 2d. 6th Ward 6 2d DISTRICT. 1st. 6th Ward Lincoln 2 2d, 6th Ward 1 Valley 4 Crescent ....2 Center 4 Rockford 1 Belknap 7 Washington 3 Total i SI 6th DISTRICT. Total 20 1st,. 3d Ward 8 3d DISTRICT. . 2d, il Ward.... 6 Silver Creek 3 1st, 4ih Ward fi Carson 4 2d. 4th Ward 6 Macedonia 3 Lewis 4 Grove 3 Waveland 3 Total 2!) Wright 3 7th DISTRICT. 1st, 1st Ward 6 Total 19 2d, 1st Ward 8 I 4th DISTRICT. 1st, 2d Ward 8 Garner, 1st 4 2d. 2d Ward 7 Garner, 2d 2 Kane, outside 3 Hazel Dell 3 Norwalk 4 Total 31 The precinct primaries will be held on Saturday, February 22, for the selection of delegates to the county convention, and all precinct primaries must be held without fall upon this date, both In the otty and country precincts. i MATTERS l- THE DISTRICT COURT Plaintiff Completes Testimony In Weber Damage Salt. Except for the possible' Introduction this morning of expert medical evidence all the testimony for the plaintiff in the $35,X personal injury damage suit of Railway Mall Clerk Louis H. Weber against the Hock Island Railway company was in , when court adjourned for the day last evening. The opening statement of Carroll Wright, counsel for the railroad, la taken to in dicate that the defense will introduce as far as possible all the evidence at the trial of Kutsleben, the young man who was convicted of causing the Homestead wreck, in which Weber waa Injured. For this purpose a large number of employes of the railroad and others have been sub poenaed as witnesses. The securing of a Jury In the court of Judge Macy for the second trial of Roy M. Stevens, the linotype machinist charge! with attempted criminal assault on 11-year-old Christina Chrtstensen was not completed until 4 o'clock yesterday after noon. At- this trial Stevens Is being de fended by Judge F. O. Hamer of Kearney, Neb., and the manner In which counsel for the defense examined the Jurors in dicated that he will make a strong fight for the liberty of his client. Counsel for Marion Hedgepeth, the pa roled Missouri convict, twice found guilty of blowing the aafe of the Council Bluffs Trsnsfer and Stove Storage company last September, filed yesterday a motion for a new trial. Catherine B. Bonham filed ault for di vorce from Charlea E. Bonham,' to whom aha was married In Kansas City. Mo., on June 6. 1907, baaing her case on statutory charges. Mary Irene Phillips began suit for di vorce from Herman K. Phillips, to whom she waa married In this city August 2, 1903. She makes statutory charges against the defendant. Serlons Charge Against Boy. Jesse Watton, the IS-year-old son of Samuel Watton, 1422 Avenue B, was er reated by the police laat night on a charge of enticing away a girl under the age of 16 years. The girl, who gave the name of Jennie Hastings, was also taken Into cus tody, to be held aa a witness agalnat Wat ton. The complaint waa filed by Mrs. O'Leary, mother of the girt Watton and tho girl declared they had been married yesterday In Omaha, but were unable te state by whom. The Information, sworn to by. the girl's mother, was filed la the superior court, where Watton will have a hearing this morning.- THIEVES VISIT MA JIT RESIDENCES In Only One Place Waa Booty of Any Valne "reared. Burglars renewed their activity In Coun cil Bluffs Monday night and six residences wera visited by them. With the exception of the Jewelry taken from the Shuart res idence the amount of booty obtained by the prowlers wss small. At the residence of 8. F. Shuart, 1013 8!xth avenue, entrance was effected by prying open the window of the bath room with some tool, marks of which were plainly visible on the frame yesterday. Here the burglars secured two watches and two rings. One of the watches, as well as one of the rings, was quite valuable. Foot prints around the house in the mud showed that the burglars had made a thorough Investigation before deciding on the bath room window. 1 The residence of C. D. Brown at 613 South Tenth street, was entered also by the bath room window, but an alarm clock ringing at 4 o'clock frightened the burglara away and they made a hurried exit, carrying with them Mr. Brown's trousers, from which they secured 40 cents. The trousers were found In the ysrd of G. P. Nelson's residence at 814 Seventh avenue. An attempt was made to enter the resi dence of Councilman' Peter Smith at 1115 Fifth avenue. While trying to pry open a window the burglars lighted a match. The light was seen by Mrs. Smith, who screamed and the unwelcome visitors took their departure. . At the residence of William Nolan, 1007 Fifth avenue, the burglara pried open three shutters and were then either fright ened away or abandoned the attempt to raise a window. The residence of C. L. Whitney at 1016 Fifth avenue was entered through a kit chen window and mud on the kitchen table under the window showed at least one burglar had crawled over It. Burned matches strewn on the floor of the kit chen, dining room and parlor showed these rooms had been visited by the burglar, but nothing was found to be missing. Mrs. Whitney, who was not feeling well, was up a greater part of the night and her coughing Is believed to have scared the burglar away, as a pocketbook which was on the parlor table was overlooked. A steel knife sharpener which was taken from the dining room was found yesterday morning sticking In the ground at the rear of the kitchen. A member of the family awakening alone prevented the burglars from carrying away all the household silver from the resi dence of Mrs. Irene Saunders at 1628 Ave nue D. The silverware had been gath ered from the drawers of the sideboard and placed on the table In the dining room ready to be tied up In a table cloth,, when the burglar or burglars were frightened away. The police are of the opinion that only one man was concerned In the several burglaries. ' Real Estate Transfers. These transfers!" were reported to The Bee February 11 1 by the Pottawattamie County Abstract company of council Ulufts: George Wise and wife to Charlea J. Wise, eV ne and nwfi neS4 of 9-77-40, w. d 9,500 John C, taarxen and wife to O. W. - Meier, part block 46 In Allen dc Cook s add. to Avoca, also lots 6 and nVi of lot 6 In block A In Al len Ac Cook's add. to Avoca, la., w. d ,600 Virginia McConnell et al. to Mrs. Ket tle Thomas, lots 4, 6 and 6 In block 2 In Ferry add. to Council Bluffs, la., w. d 2,500 Lydla M. Dolg and husband to J. H. Leonard, eh swVi and swy aei of 13-74-38, q. c. d 400 Frank C. Fullberg to W. H. Full berg and Alfred Hansen, lots 7 and 8 In block 8, Wright's add. to Coun cil Bluffs la., w. d 200 Newell McGeorge and wife to C. H. Hafer, trustee, lot 5, block 27, in Hums' add. to Council Bluffs, la., w. d 73 Amelia J. Van Kuran and husband to Mrs. Emma Swan, lots 13, 14 and 15 in block 23 In Evans 2d Bridge add. to Council Bluffs, la., w. d.. 2,600 Denedlct Hagg to Ellen E. Hagg, my wife, lot 4 In sub-dlv. of O. P lot 209 and lot 2 In sub-dlv. of O. P. lot 210 In Council Bluffs, la., w. d... 1 7- Eight transfers, total 319,776 Marriage Licenses. Licenses to wed were Issued yesterday to the following: Name and Residence. Age. C. O. Kemp, Omsha 23 Katherlne Thompaon, Omaha 19 Charlea R. Drake, Council Bluffs 21 Alta Andrews, Council Bluffs 18 Reinstatement Delayed Too Long;. CLINTON, la., Feb. 11. Special. )-Had Conductor George Goodwin of this city, who shot himself Sunday after dismisanl from the service , In which he had grown gray, withheld his deed a few hours nil would have been well. An official of the company reached Clinton Saturday night to Inform the old conductor that he was to be reinstated. Coming Into the city on a late train, he decided to wait until Sun day morning to communicate with Con ductor Goodwin. At 6 o'clock the conduc tor, erased by worry because of the com pany's action, shot and killed himself. Mr. Goodwin was 60 years of age, and waa for thirty yeara- an employe of the company running on the Iowa ltnea. He was one of the most popular of the Iowa division trainmen and had a wide acquaintance. His friends are at a loss to account for the circumstances which resulted In his summary dismissal without explanations by the railroad company. Boone Girl Weds Artist. BOONE, la., Feb. 11. (Speoial Telegram.) The marriage at Chicago of Misa lvadell Canler, an actress, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter H Canler of Boone, to Richard Hamilton St urges, a noted Chicago artist, has Just been announced. It took place February 4 at the First Congregational Uiurch, Chicago. Dea Moines Man Kilts Himself. WASHINGTON, Feb. U.-Peter Toomey and George Molloy, each 30 years of age, waiters, committed suicide In Toomey's room In West Thirty-eighth street today by inhaling gas. Molloy came here from Des Moines several months ago. Heart Pains Are relieved, and palpitation, flut tering, and irregular pulse over come by using Dr. Miles' Heart Cure. It makes the heart nerves and muscles strong, so the heart is able to do its work easily. This relieves the strain which causes the distress. Sold by all druggists. "Dr. Miles' , Heart Cure cured me when several doctors failed. My case was bad. I had difficulty In getting my breath, my heart beat so faat at times that I thought It Impossible to live with out relief; the pain was very severe In my left side, and my nerves waa all un strung. I am aura I would not have bean cured If J had not taken the Heart Cure." MRS. MART C. HAHLER. BuUiao. Mo. If first bottle faHa te benefit, money back. MILKS MEDICAL OO., Elkhart, Ind. SlIAW OUT OF ME RUNNING Former Governor Will Not Aik for the ' Delegation from Iowa. BOWS TO THE TAFT SENTIMENT Snpreme Conrt Affirms the Famons Censns Cnse from Atlantic, Lea v. lng; Population Flgrures Under the Five Thonaand Marat. (From a Staff Correspondent.) DES MOINES, Feb. 12. (Special.) The Information comes direct from the personal friends of Secretary Shaw In his home district of Iowa he has announced to them that he will not ask for the Iowa dele gation to the national convention. He takes this attitude In view of the certainty that Iowa will give Its delegation to Taft. The men who were expected to be back of the Shaw movement have refused to act for him and lecent events In Iowa have Indicated that It would not do to ask for the delegation. James W. Good, the non-factional can didate for congress In the Fifth district, whose candidacy was made certain before the recent retirement of Cousins, was In the city today and appeared before the supreme court in an Important case." Mr. Good Is confident of success In the Fifth district It is now known that James M. Trewln, also of Cedar Rapids, was decided upon some time ago as a candidate for congress and that his announcement will be made soon. Governor Cummins went to Washington, la., today, where he is the principal speaker at an event In celebration of the birthday of Lincoln. Senator Allison was also Invited, but could not attend. Tried to Wreck Trains. C. W. Brock, a discharged employe of the Burlington railroad. Is alleged to have made three attempt at wrecking trains near New Virginia last week. He was arrested and In Jail at Osceola confessed to having had something to do with the matter. He planned to throw the train by raising a rail on a sharp curve. A heavy passenger train passed over In safety and he tried later to fix It so that freight trains would go off the track, but failed He was apprehended. Conrt Decisions. The Iowa supreme court todsy decided a number of appeal cases and among them the well known case from Cass county Involving the population of the city of Atlantic. The saloon question wss involved and the census enumerator found the city had a little less than the 6,000 population, which made a big difference as to the kind of consent statementa to be filed. The court affirmed the decision of the lower court in refusing to Interfere with the findings of the enumerator. Following are the other decisions: E. E. Temple against Hawkeye Gold Dredging "nmpany, appellant; Hardin county, reversed. State, appellant, against Robert Bule- check: Johnson county, reversed. Virginia Richards, appellant, against iowa I Moran; iiarnin county, aiiirmea. W. H. Wilson, appellant, against Royal Union Life Insurance company; Polk county, affirmed. I Kdward Norton, appellant, agalnat Cath olic Order ol Foresters; Clinton county, affirmed. Mary Ev Wallace against O. A. Wallace, appellant: Cass county, affirmed. William M. Semon against C. W. Mllles; Cass county, affirmed. M. C. Hedrlck,- appellant, against Smith & Reed: WaufUe.county. affirmed. John M. Athey agalnat D. A. Sllfe, ap pellant; Benton -county, modified and af firmed. James M. Davis, appellant, against Town or Honaparte; van tiuren county, af firmed. Omer K. Hubbells, appellant, against J, D. Thalkeld: Lucas county, affirmed. State agalnat Jesse Laseman, appellant; Madison county, affirmed. IOWA CATTLE IJI EXPORT TRADE Shipper from Hawkeye State Able to Realise on Deal. IOWA FALLS la., Feb. 12.-(Speclal.) Frank T. Jensen, a former lows newspaper man and at one time editor of the Dysart Reporter, recently experienced the novelty of a trip to Liverpool with' a shipload of export cattle and his views of the trip are Interesting. The cattle aboard the ship that he made the trip on, were loaded at Portland, Me., the loading of the cattle being much the same as Into cars from chutes. The cattle are taken Into the hold of the ship where they are either tied by the horns or neck in stalls holding from three to five head. The cattle are fed regularly with corn and hay at the ship per's expense, the owners of the ship pro viding only water which is stored In the hold as ballast and pumped as needed. The trip over consumed eleven days. The ship pn which Mr. Jensen took passage carried 736 head of cattle and 1.100 head of sheep. No losses were occasioned among the cattle and only two sheep died on the trip. The live stock Is usually Insured while enroute. The keepers of the stock find plenty' to do each day of the voyage In caring for the cattle and sheep, but he ex perienced no hardships. The steamship company furnishes the best of accommoda tions for the passengers. Arriving at Liver pool, tto cattle are turned over to a com mission firm to whom they are consigned and under the English laws must be speed ily disposed of, and all Americas stock slaughtered within ten days after reach ing port. The shipment that Mr. Jenaen accompanied was sold within six days of arrival at Liverpool. No settlements are made for American stock except at slaughtered weights, all animals being killed and dressed efore being paid for. Mr. Jensen says that the returns from ex port of Iowa stock proves remunerative for IoWa stockmen who are willing to under take the Independent shipment of the pro duct of their yards to foreign markets. Parker Back at Glenwood. GLEN WOOD, la., Feb. U. (Special.) Charles Parker, alias Hoag. was brought in yesterday morning by Deputy Dalton and lodged In the Mills county Jail, from which he escaped February 1 by digging through the corridor wall. Tysor, who es caped at the same time. Is still st large. After leaving Glenwood the pair went south to three and a half miles south of River ton, then to Nebraska City, from which point they caught a freight to Omaha, where Parker was captured by the Omaha police on information furnished by Sheriff Llnvllle. Hoag has apparently suffered little from his exposure. - Captain Shields and Chief Briggs get the reward offered by Sheriff Llnvllle for his arrest and de tention. Iown Hwi Motes. CLINTON The Fish Bros, wagon fac tory, which waa partially destroyed by fire three weeks ago, will be rebuilt. The In dustry is an Important one, and many of fura have been received by the oompany to locate In other cities. SIOUX CITY -Sioux City socialists will have a ticket In the field for the city elec tion. At a city convention yesterday N. Sokoloft waa chosen as the mayoralty can didate. A platform along the usual so cialistic lines waa adopted. ATLANTIC Mrs. Elisabeth Tounr. widow of the late William Young, died at her home last nlaht after but a short Ill ness of grip. I tec eased was In her fJd yesr and had been a resident of Cass county since 1874. living here continuously ever since. She was a member of the Irlaihortiat F"l agonal caurua . and wldaur known and loved throughout the whole county. ATLANTIC Mrs. Fred Welmer, IMng nesr Massona. was seriously Injured In a runaway accident. She and a little child were driving to a aohool house when the horse became scared at a dog and ran away. The child escaped unhurt, but Mrs. Welmer sustained three fractured rihs snd bad cuts and bruises about her head an. I face. SIOUX CITT Ptomaine poisoning, be lieved to have been raused by Impure milk, nearly resulted In the death of members of the family of Harry W. Elliott. A 6-month-olil baby flrat gave evidence of being poisoned and a physician was called. Before his arrival both Mr. and Mrs. F.1 llott became affected. They will recover. CRE8TON Grip and rneumonla are prevalent In this vicinity. Scores of fami lies sre afflicted. Kent, the little village nine rrUles south of here, is suffering an epidemic of sickness and death unprece dented in Its history. Several funerals were held there last week, and there have been three more deaths since Sunday snd sev eral others are lying at the point of death. Nearly all have been victims of grip and ita attendant ills. v ATLANTIC The James against James di vorce case, the longest divorce rase ever heard In the Cass county district court, wherein a 74-year-old man was seeking a divorce of his mall-order wife, only alout half his age, and she was asking alimony, has been finished after two weeks of trial, and will be decided out of court by the Judge. The case drew large crowds at every session. The case against County Attorney Goodspeed will probably be tried this term. SIOUX CITT The German-American al liance of Woodbury county has entered upon a campaign of education on the liquor traffic and Its president has been au thorised to appoint an agitation committee of twelve members to arrange public meet ings to counteract the work of the Wood bury County Anti-Saloon league. The county alliance Is a member of the state alliance and the movement Is to be stste wide. The alliance has elected Carl Meyer president and Adolph Hermann vice presi dent. A. C. Lutse and Carl Meyer were named aa delegates to the state convention. ATLANTIC More cattle are being killed by the carelessness of hunters In this county, despite the fact that a society has been organised and a reward offered for the conviction of any guilty of criminal carelessness In this line. Fred Kramback of Maine lost a valuable steer by being shot by a hunter and three cows near Mas sen a died as the result of eating too much fodder from a field Into which they had gone through a gate left open by hunters. Notices have been posted forbidding tres passing on almost every farm In a distance of ten miles of Atlantic, but it does not seem to stop the hunting. GLENWOOD In court here the case of L. C. Adams et al against the Burlington railway company was continued on motion of plaintiffs' attorneys to bring in as party defendant the Chicago. 'Burlington & Quincy "Railroad" company, tho "railway" company's lease having expired about one week prevloua to the Injury complained of. Hinging on the result of this case are twenty-four others of similar character, and the amount involved In this one case is K450. and in all the cases, KO.OOO. These cases grew out of the alleged mal-construc-tlon of a bridge over the Pony creek drainage ditch. This Initial case waa prac tically completed, having occupied the time ofludge Green's court four days. KENTUCKY DEADLOCK STILL ON Fire Democrats Vote for State Sen ator Wheeler, but No Election Results. FRANKFORT, Ky., Feb. 12.-Flve, of the democrats who are refusing to support Beckham for United States senator en tered their votes on State Senator Wheeler Campbell of Paducah In the sensatorlal ballot today. They were unable to Induce other demo crats to follow them, however, and the ballot resulted as usual. Campbell hfm self continued to vote for Henry Watter son, and Representative Klaler for John R. Allen. The result waa as follows: Beckham, 60; Bradley, 10; Campbell, 5; Allen, 1; Watterson, 1. A majority vote Is necessary for election. There are many reports that tho deadlock will be. broken this week, democrats claim ing that Beckham will be elected, while the republicans say Bradley will win. Representative Guthamey, republican of Jefferson county, today aroused general In terest by his earnest declaration that unless something Is done he Intends to resign the latter part of this week. He says that "Interests" are blocking legislation to such an extent that he Is unwilling to spend the people's money. MORE BILLS AGAINST MORSE Promoter Is Charged with Misappli cation of Fnndo nnd Over eertlflcatlon of Checks. NEW YORK, Feb. 12. It was learned late tonight that the federal grand Jury which Is Investigating the affairs of certain national banks this evening voted five In dictments. Three of these indictments, It was authoritatively stated, make charges against Charles W. Morse and a former official of tho National Bank of North America for over-cert If lcatlon and misap plication of funds. Two of those voted for, It is said, were against C. W. Morse, one on each charge, and the other against his associate. Mr. Morse, who is due to arrive here on the steamer Etrurla from Liverpool next Saturday, was Indicted Monday by the NeW York county grand Jury, which is also inquiring Into the recent financial transactions among the banks of this city. (Calif oroia and Pacific Horthwest . These rates effective daily March 1 to April 30: $30.00 from Omaha or Council Bluffs. $30.00 from Nebraska stations. Tickets are one-way, second-class : honored in Pullman Tour ist Sleepers on payment of berth rate. The Bock Island offers choice of two through routes to Cali fornia: via El Paso Short Line or through Scenic Houte. Ask for our illustrated Totnist folder fully describing our service. h-asMff0 iBliyiS m.sggs.: ' rnSerrsri? ,J7N .VySriissi W ta atsaVatsw Dr. Doll's Pino -Tar -tfonoy Is Scientific Prescription Carefully Prepared From the Purest and uesi ingrvuieats. Dr. Bill's PlntvTar-Honey PURE And roa will find 90 lanei mat It or nabtt-prodaolng Dr. Bell's FINB I 1 f . ; X. and tags bo soDsuiuve. Leek for Hie tH se the tettte sns Oar Sssrsnlse Ne. 609. rBXFARxe C L SUTHERLAND MED. SHAW AT MARSHALL,, MICH Former Secretary of Treasury Guest at Lincoln Club banquet. PRAISE FOB' PRESIDENT'S W0EK Present Administration Is Most Admirably Fitted ta Met the Problems Confront I . '"St It. MARSHALL, Mich., Feb. 12.-Evehy avail able seat was taken last night at the annual banquet of the Calhoun County Lincoln club, at which former Secretary of the Treaury Leslie M. Shaw and Second As sistant Postmaster General McCleary were the principal speakers. Mr. McCleary, In speaking on "Present Day Problems," do voted considerable attention to the fact that the auxiliary fleet carrying coal and supplies for the battleship cruise' to the Pacific sailed under many foreign flags and he urged the building up of an Ameri can merchant marine. Former Secretary Shaw was greeted with a burst of applause when he was Intro duced. Address of Ex-Secretary Shaw. After discussing some of the men who have been presidents of the United States Mr. Shaw said: When Theodore Roosevelt took the- oath of office he announced that he would ad here to and follow out the policies of Ids predecessor. Fortunately, these policies were in full force and did not need to be strengthened. Therefore, within forty eight hours, to his lasting credit be It said, the new president was inaugurating pol icies of his own. Universal prosperity and the sudden ac quisition of wealth had. wrought sad havoc with busl less morals. Love of power, whetted by Indulgence, had led Irresistibly to financial methods in some Instances most reprehensible. The present adminis tration has been most, admirably fitted to the times. ' Notice has been served, and service has been accepted, that In this country the people are supreme, that the revised statutes of the United States con stitute a most wholesome volume which can wisely be kept on the table around which di rectors regularly assemble, and that In the employment of counsel corporations do well to select men who will see to it that the operations of their clients are kept well within the limitations of the law, lest In their efforts to evade Ita spirit, they Incur the penalties mentioned In the let ter. In our evolution this has been one of the questions that had to be determined, and In my Judgment no president has met the task that has come naturally to his hands with greater courage or, more sig nal success than has Throdore Roosevelt. Fortunate will we be If we drift not away from the high standards of clvio and busi ness ethics to which we have attained, and thus make necessary the repetition of lessons which have been taught In mes sage, in legislative enactment and in Judi cial decree. ' Conditions Sow Existing;. Over 300.0110 freight cars standing emntv on the tracks, 8,0TK) locomotives white leaded and out of commission, one-fourth of the population of several large cities Idle, and for the first time under repub lican administration, free soup houses In every industrial center; the price of farm produce naturally and materially depre ciated, furnish an object lesson which ought to produce a measure of sobermlndedness on the part of the American people. So, while I approve of the strict enforcement of the laws, and the enactment of con straining' and preventive legislation, I can e, Compiles With the HsHsnal FOOD LAW. by looking a the earton contains no injurious drugs. ar tot - TAK - iionai, oirtr T CO., I.i.nii.ini, Passoah, hut believe the time has come to give pri mary consideration to the restoration of In dustrial and business activity. The admitted leader of the opposition party, confident of his nomination at Den ver, la Just now seeking popular favor by announcing the unwlso policy of a foolish Hebrew king: "My predecessor chastised you with whips; If elected, 1 will chastise with scorpions. My little finger shall be thicker than my predecessor's thigh." He surma to take tho position that tho knlfa should be kept ever on the table, the whip regularly cracked up and down the aisles, during intermission, and tho revolver dis charged through the open window, morn ing, noon and night. He ' fails to realise that excessive too frequent punishment is as subvertive of discipline as laxity. After reciting the vast resourcos of the country and the need of expanding Its markets, Mr. Shaw said In conclusion: In the making of new laws let us adhere to the Anglo-Haxcn policy of strengthening tho weak places .perfecting that which is found to be good? eliminating that which la found harmful, and In all things. that are liable to disturb or disrupt, move with great caution. Somewhere between the ex tremes of unrestrained business and com mercial license and a system of strict statutory requirements governing every conceivable business transaction, there must be a happy mean. That we may thereto attain must be the wish of every patriot to citizen, and to that end must be given the best efforts of every loyal American. HEINRICH CONRIED RESIGNS Director of Metropolitan Opera House Company of .ew York le to Retire. NEW YORK, Feb. 12. The resignation of Helnrich Conrled as director of the Metro politan Opera House company was reported today at a meeting of the directors of the company, held In the library of J. Pler pont Morgan, and the announcement made tonight that Mr. Conrled would be suc ceeded by Slgnor Julio- Qattl Casazza, director- of La iicala, Milan, Italy, and An dreas Dlppel, a German tenor, who has suhg at the Metropolitan for a number of years. The two directors are to have equal power, Gattl Casazza as gencrul manager and Dlppel as administrative man ager. The reason given by Mr: Conrled for his retirement from the'activ innuugoinuntU of the affairs of the company Is ill health. Bed Cross -I- Cough Drops. Mother's remedy for children's colds. 6c. EX-OMAHA MAN'S TROUBLES Wife of A. C. Powers Brings Snlt for Divorce In San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 12.-(Speclal Telegram. A. C. Powers, formerly of Omaha, filed a cross petition today In a divorce suit brought by his wife ten days) ago, charging cruelty and non-support. Powers was formerly in the employ of tha city and of various cor loratlons In Omaha. He charges infidelity and that her extrav agance nearly ruined him, and that Siie mado him give up good positions ut dif ferent times and go to other titles Just as he got established. Among Powers' wit nesses Is Fred Hoye, a former councilman of Omaha. To. Dissolve the Union of stomach, liver and kidney troubles and cure biliousness and malaria, take Electric Hitters. Guaranteed. 60c. For sale by Beaton Drug Co. ar mm fr a at ml F. P. RUTHERFORD. De P. A. Rock Island Line . i:23 Farnsm Street, Onafca, Ktb.