OMAHA DAILY BEE, SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 22. IMS.
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OMAHA'S GREAT STYLE STORE
Hundred Sevnty-Flv Makers Sample
FINE DRESS SKIRTS L
Fine Dress Skirts, worth up to $8.50, voiles, trimmed in taffeta folds, Panamas, 7 P
blacks, blues and browns, Panamas in black and white hair stripes, serge in plain . 1
KTrys, cneviots in piaius uuu singes, uu go on saie oaiiuiwjr wuo
WAISTS
1,000 fine Lawn
"Waists, made of
fine allover em
broider', regu
lar $2.00 value,
Saturday Waist
special,:
each,
at. ..
98c
Children's Coats
Children's Coats, worth up to $3.00,
Bearskins, Astrakhans and Velours,
two to six years; cheviots" and fancy
mixtures, six to fourteen years;
only one hundred and seventeen in
both lots, Saturday $1.00
Children's Dresses
Children's Wool Dresses, odd sizes,
two, three and four years, and ten,
twelve and fourteen years, worth to
$1.50, to close Saturday 49c
Children's Flannelette Dresses, sizes
two, three and four years, regular
75c value, Saturday 29c
Pictures and Art
Special Sale of pyrography
20c Glove and Handkerchief
X .Boxes 10c
$1.00 Photo Boxes 69c
$1.85 Dresser Bxes 98c
GLOVES
Broken Lot of two clasp Kid an 4
Mocha Gloves, $1.00 values, 39o
Ladles' two clasp French Kid
Gloves, 11.50 values vj'1-19
Ladles' HI button best Cape Gloves
made. 14.60 values .39
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Donbls On Trading- Stamps.
Toys!
Toys!
Teddy Beara at Half Price. 9 So up
Drwng Slates 3c
(lames of all kinds at Half Price.
25c Paper Toys, special .... 15c
UNDERWEAR
lnuareii riuw -
vltip for
B"' Extra Heavy Shirts and
Drawers, 25c value V
Ladles' Fleeced Vests and Pan",
fiuc value for ...... ...
Special Reductions In the Under
wear Department Saturday.
' Doable Green Trading; Stamps
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HOSIERY
100 dozen Ladles' Rurson Hose,
full seamless, 25c value for lo
Ladles' Fleece Lined Hose, l&o
value for .WHO
Bovs' Heavy Bicycle Hose, fo
value for -"Ho
Children's No Mend irisn Linen
Knee Hose. 26c value for ...170
Double Oi Trading- Stamps.
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ats - Hats
Gigantic Sale of
Men's Still Hats
A sale that will not be du
plicated in 1908. 8,000 up-to-date
new spring stylos,
purchased bjr out hat buyer
at a ridiculously low price
to be placed on sale Saturday
morning;. Hale will continue
until entire lot la sold.
Every Late Style, nil Sizes, from 6J to 7i
Entire Purchase Divided in Two Lots
Values to $2.50,
Saturday,
at
Values to $4.00,
Saturday,
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EVERY HAT GUARAN
TEED STRICTLY FIRST
QUALITY AND FREE
FROM ALL IMPERFECTIONS.
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1.98 Si
Men Underwear Hall Price and Less
Men'a Shirts and Drawer. In cotton and
wool ribbed, fine, medium and heavy
weight fleeced garments, and medium
weight merino, all go on sale Saturday,
in one big Jot values to Oft
$1.25 per garment, choice sJtlC
per garment
Men's Sh!rt3 About Hall Price
A big lot of men's Shirts, In plain and
plaited bosoms, some, coat style, they
come In stripes, checks and small figures.
These are odds and ends out of tho regu
lar stock, all sites from 14 to (f
17. values to 1.00, on sale. .vlf
Saturday, choice "Wv
Men's and Boys' Clolliing
Saturday's Specials In' Men's and Hoys' Hection.
Men's $15.00, $18.00 and $'20.00 Suits and
Overcoats, Saturday s 10.00
Men's $3.50, $2.50 and $1.50 Trousers, Sat
urday, $1.95, $1.45 and 95c
Boys' $6.50 Black Thibet Suits, sizes 15 to
18 years, Saturday 3.75
Boys' $3.00 and $3.50 Cassimere and
Corduroy Suits, with knee breeches,
sizes nine to sixteen, Saturday, $1.65
Boys' Storm Collar Overcoats, sizes 7 to 15
years, regular price $4, Saturday, 2.50
Boys' $1.00 Knee Breeches 48c
Boys' 50c Knee Breeches 25c
Ribbon Department
2,000 yards of five-inch plnin
taffeta ribbon, in white, black,
light blue, pink, Alice blue,
brown and navv, special, per'
yard, at .120
Veiling Department
500 yards of fine soft French
Cliiffon Veiling, worth 25c, at,
yard .15c
200 fancy figured Chiffon Veils,
one and one-half yards long,
worth 25c each, at, each, ,3c
Neckwear
Manufacturer 's lot of samples,
worth up to 50c, a t,. each.". 5 C
HANDKERCHIEFS
kerchiefs, 6c value for 0
Ladles' frond Bar and Embrolder
ette Handkerchiefs, each ....60
Ladies1 Pure. I.tnen Sheer and
medium weight. 20c value lOo
Ladles' Pure Linen French Em
broidered Corner. "Se v J" 150
Double Oreea Trading1 Stamp.
Buy Capitol Coal
BEST COAL.
BEST TEAMS
PROMPT DELIVERIES
Seven Dollars a Ton
BIG DINNERWARE VALUES SECOND FLOOR
100 PIECE
100-plece English Decorated Din-
r.8!1:.!!!?0 10.00
100-plece English Decorated Din
ner Set, 116.98 value, Q gQ
American Decorated Dinner
Set. 110,00 f PA
value UetfV
100-plece American Decor
ated Dinner Set, Q A A
$12.50 value O.vU
100-plece American Decor
ated Dinner Set, A A A
$13.50 value
100-plece English White and
Gold Dinner Set, in A A
$16.50 value
100-plece Thco. Havlland White
and Gold Dinner Set,
$60.00 value
100-plece Theo. Havlland Decor
ated Dinner Set, $60.00
value, at. ..... .
39.00
1 Decor-
1 39.09
Furniture :
ndreds of Pieces of Reliable
rnltura at CIoso Out Prices.
real Saturday Specials, -
PLATE RACKS Golden or Weathered Oak
10 off
cd all
Iron
Eeds.
Springs
and
Mattresses
No. A gftA
2200 M
Double
Green
Trading
Stamps
all day
Saturday
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MEATS!
MEATS!
larS?,1 ,resh ,eal SI. OO
Pork Chops, 3 lbs. for. 25C
Pig Pork Loins, per lb 7'?4
Pig Pork 6b.ou.lder Roost, per lb. .. (J?4r
Pig Pork Spare Ribs, lb 5?4c
Choice Pot Roast, lb 7r
Boning Beer, 0 lbs. tor 25
Sirloin Steak.of native steers, lb. 12c
Veal Chops, per lb 10c
Veal Roast, lb g
Veal Stew, per lb 5
2,000 lbs. No. 1 Skinned Hams, mild sugar
cured, selected and well trimmed, every
one guaranteed, per lb 10 He
Z.000 lbs. ro. 1 Bacon, narrow strips, five to seven lb.
average, per lb 10 H
LARD SPECIAL
Cudary'a Rex Brand, Pure Lard, in palls:
3 lb. pall for 3SJ
And Twenty Green Trading: Stamps
5 lb. pall for
And Thirty Green Trading Stamps
10 lb. pall for
And Forty Green Trading Stamps
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$1.23
SHEET MUSIC v
We bought for cash, from an Eastern Jobber, some of the old numbers--
wnnt to get rid of them Saturday We make the price low
left on our hands.
Old Faithful,. Loveland Waltz, by Abe Holtzman
Merry Widow Waltz
-want nothing old
Her Is another lieadllnrr In popular hits: "Thpre's Another Picture
In My Mamma's Frame," "My Virginia," "Yesterday," "My Hear,"
'Golden Rod" vocal, . "Love, Me and the World Is Mine," "Dreaming,"
"1 Love You 80," "Afruld to Come Homo In the Dark," "When th'e
Moon Plays Peek-a-Boo," "Marlutch," at Coney Isle, "Everyone Is Meant
for Someone," "Tropical Moonlight," "Moonboams," "Song My Sweet
heart SanK." "Morning Cy," "Sweet Pickles," "Hi'autlful Morning Star,"
"Awakening of Htrds," Uligli Stepper" rag, "Brownie" rag, "Love's
Iream" waltz, "Lover's Lane" waltz, "Clover Blossoms," "Is It Very
Kar to Heaven?" "Will the Angels Let Me Play?" "Can You Keep a
Secret?," "Oood-Bye Annie Laurie." "Twinkles" new three-step.
"Paddy" two-step ,"1'(J Rather Two-Step Than Waltz, BUI." "Come to
Land of Bohemia. ,'.
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SPECIALS IN HARDWARE -
This Coupon is Worth 25 Cents-
Basement
Cut out and present at our store with
10c. You will receive a 35c. 1 Y qt
Enameled Sauce Pan in the
GENUINE
STRANSKY WARB
Imported Quadruple Coated
-OUT THIS OUT"
ONLY THREE TO EACH BUYER
Rubbers, Rubber Boots
and OVERSHOES'
Double Green Trading Sltmpi oa all Bub!:r Sbott Purchased Saturday
Men's high cut vlscollzed leathr
Just received a new lot of those
dressy patent colt cloth top but
. ton boots, the neatest dress shoe
made, pair $5.00
While In the store visit our shoe
section and look at the Jo. 00
Wing Tip tan Russian calf Ox
fords, the snappiest shoe In Om
aha 14.00
shoes, tan and black, for line
men, drivers, drovers, etc. 10,
12 and 14 Inches In height, at, per
pair. .$3.50, $4.00, 95.00 and 98.00
Men's good, solid leather shoes for
service, laced and gaiter style,
tipped and plain toes, pair, 91.98
Bennett's Big Grocery
Saturday's List of Bargains Best Quality
Bennett's Breakfast Cof
fee, can 480
40 Green Trading St'ps.
Santos Coffee, pound 180
10 Ureen Trading St'ps.
T II AS I B. V. Japan, Oo
long. Ounpowder, Eng
lish Breakfast, lb. ..080
0 Qreen Trading St'ps.
Bennett's Capitol Bakln,g
. Powder, pound can 84o
20 Oreen Trading St'ps.
Granulated Sugar Donbls
Orsea Trading Stamps.
Bennett's Capitol Klour,
per sack 91.50
60 Ureen Trading St'ps.
Blue Ribbon Seeded Rais
ins, pound package 150
10 Ureen Trading St'ps.
Bennett's Capitol Mince
meat, three packages flSc
10 Green Trading St'ps.
Snlder's Pork and Beans,
medium can for ....15o
10 Green Trndlng St'ps.
Jell'O, assorted, three
packages for 85o
10 Green Trading St'ps.
New York Full Cream
Cheese, pound 800
10 Green Trading St'ps.
Swiss Cheese, very fine,
per pound 85o
10 Green Trading St'ps.
Jersey Butterlne, two lbs.
for 38o
10 Green Trading St'ps.
Premium Butterlne, two
pound for- 4 So
10 Green Trading St'ps.
Oatmeal or Graham Crack
ers, package lOo
10 Green Trading Bt'ps.
Sweet Pickled Tomatoes,
quart for 8So
20 Green Trsdiry? St'ps.
Bayles' Ping Pong Pickles
per bottle ISO
20 Green Trading St'ps.
BENNETTS
KUffASJtOfffl
N MUW1IH' f
ato ovncjatl
or THAT fC'J
Saratoga I'titi's. per lb. Boo
Baylesr Cyclone Relish,
per bottle lOo
10 Oreen Trading St'ps.
Corn, Red Clover, can 6c
Dozen cans for . ...65o
Peas, American Sweet, per
can 8o
Dosen cans for . ; , . . .900
Tomatoes, Bennett's Capi
tol, per can lie
Doien cans for .91.85
Bayles' Horseradish Sltist-
ard, large Jar 18o
10 Green Trading St'iH.
A big lot of fresh, nice
Cauliflowers, each ,.10o
Naval Oranifua. per d"z
en 400, 85o and 16c
BEniTTl CAHDXXa
Oroc.ry Section. '
Chocolate Creams, fresh
made, Vanilla flavored,
psr pound , ...lOo
OMAHA'S GREATEST STYLE STORE
COUNCIL
' Office 15 Scott Street.
BLUFFS
, Both 'Phones 43! ,
EXPERIMENT FARM IS A GO
Supervisor Johns Returns and Casts
the Deciding Vote.
CLEBK'S OFFICE TO BE CHECKED
County Hoard Makes Arrangements
with tit State Auditor for a Man
to Perform th Tank Board
on Printing Controversy.
The principal feature of the program,
which, howexer, has not yet been com
pleted, will bov a paper by N., P. Dodge
on "Council Bluffs During tho Time of the
Civil War."
The question of establishing an agri
cultural experiment station under the
auspices of the State College of Agri
culture at Ames.at, the county poor farm
near McClelland was resubmitted at t'.is
session of the Board of Supervisors yes
terday morning, and Supervisor Johns be
ing present his vote turned the tables In
favor of the proposition. As on Wednes
day, Supervisors Bullls and Spencer voted
against the proposition, while Supervisors
Baker, Johns and Sots voted In favor of
giving tho station a trial.
While O. 1 B&rrltt. superintendent of
the poor farm, who will have charge of
the experiment station. Is of the opinion
that the returns from the county poor
farm will pay all expenses of the ven
ture, tii board authorised, un appropria
tion not to exceed 1300, this being the
amount the board Is authorlxcd by statute
to expend for such a. purpose.
Thomas Bowman and W. W. Hanthorn,
appointed by the supervisors to check
up the accounts and books of the sevuial
county officials, will not check up tnu
office of 1L V. Battey, clerk of the dis
trict court. The records of this office
are exceedingly Intricate and the board,
after consulting with the auditor of state
in Des Moines over the long distance tele
phone, decided t'O, secure the services of
an accountant, frgm Des Moines.
Regarding the controversy over the
printing of the bar, dockets and a3slgn
ment cards. It was stated at tho meet
ing of the board yesterday that the New
Nonpareil company and tho Monarch
Printing company, which -bought out the
Nonpareil's Job plant,' had been charging
U 50 per 100 fur the four-page assign
ment cards and 16 per 100 for the single
card, whereas Morehouse & Co., which
had the county contract last year had
offered ta print the four-page cards for
14 per 100 and the single card for 11.75
per 100. - As the clerk of the district court
had the privilege and opportunity of get
ting the dockets and assignment cards at
the lower price, the members of the board
stated they saw no reason why they
lhould .allow any more to be paid for the
work.
Historical Itorlety Meeting;.
A meeting of the Pottawattamie County
Historical society haa been called by Presi
dent John M. Galvln for next Tuesday
evening. As usual. It will be held In the
auditorium of the public library building.
JIRV IN WEBEH CASK DISAGREES
After Belnsr Oat Since Taesdny ' Jadne
Disrkarirrs Them.
After being out since 2 o'clock Tuesday
afternoon without- being able to reach an
agreement, the Jury In the 135,000 personal
Injury damage suit of Railway Mail Clerk
Louis A. Weber against the Rock Island
railway company was discharged at 9
o'clock lost night by Judge Thornell.
Before Judge Wheeler the trial of the
case against W. P. Jackson, Marlon Hedgo
peth's alleged accomplice In the blowing
of the safe of the Council Bluffs Transfer
and Stove Storage company last Septem
ber, was begun yesterday. Jackson was
arrested In company with Hedgepeth as
the two were crossing Into Omaha ovnr
tho motor bridge a few hours after ihe
safe was blown. Hedgepeth was con
victed, but has not yet been sentenced.
Following the Jackson trial, J. M. Wil
liams, Indicted Jointly with Vic Dale and
Goldle Kirk on the charge of stealing a
ring and gold bracelet from a local Jew
elry sttire, will be placed on trial in Judge
Wheeler's court. Ills defense. It Is said,
will be an alibi. Dale pleaded guilty and
was given an indeterminate sentence of
five years. The young woman Is still In
the county Jail here.
After a Jury had been Impaneled yester
day In Judge Thornell's court for the sec
ond trial of the suit of Mrs. Agatha Rollj
against the Modern Woodmen of America
to recover Sl.uoo, the amount of an Insur
ance policy held by her deceased husband
In the order, a settlement was reached
whereby the defendant order confess;.)
Judgment In favor of Mrs. Roth for S70O.
In the suit of Nels Swanson against J.
8. Skalton, brought on appeal from the
court of Justice Cooper, a Jury In Judge
Thornell's court yesterduy morning brought
In a verdict In favor f Skelton on h!i
counterclaim for C5 cents. In Justice
Cooper's court the Jury found for Skelton
In the sum of 11.65. The sum Involved be
tween the two was about JoO, Swanson
suing for rent and goods supplied, while
Skelton put In a counterclaim for services.
The court has yet to decide against which
party the costs In the two courts are to be
taxed.
Mrs. Isabel Clow brought suit for divorce
from Lewis Clow, to whom she was mar
ried In Boone county. Nebraska, September
11. 189. She makes a statutory charge
against the defendant, and alleges that he
deserted her July 12, la7.
The following third assignment of law
causes was made yesterday by Judtfe
Thornell:
Friday. February fl Frank Mllledge
against Omaha &. Council Bluffs Street
Railway company..
Monday. February 2t Nellie Peterson
against Street Hallway company; Vir
ginia Allison against Street Uuilwav mm.
pany; A. V. ptnn, administrator, against
i5 Henry V. Jcf-
ferls against Northwestern Railroad com
pany. Wednesday, February 26 Dredgo Bron.
against K. McMullen, two cases; Maloney
Cigar company against C. llafer Lumber
company and others; J. W. McVey against
llilmer EdHtrom.
Thursday, February 27 Solomon JIc
Keeman Real Kstate company against Pe
ter Langer; B. B. Pavls against Paulina
A. Dohson and others.
Friday, February 28 J. R. Van Dorn
against Shugart-Ouren Seed company.
Saturday, February 29 Henry Smith
and others against W. W. Cleary.
Monday, March 2 J. D. Hess, trustee,
against Anchor Fire Insurance company.
Tuesday, March 3 Hapgoods against
C. V. Chase; John Walker ugainst Street
Railway company.
Wednesday. March 4 Felix beta
against New Nonpareil company.
Editors Coming; Today.
The members of the Western Iowa Edi
torial association will gather In Council
Bluffs today for their winter meeting. The
sessions will be held In the auditorium of
the public "library building. At the noon
recess tho members will take dinner at
the Grand hotel.
The program, which was arranged by a
committee consisting of W. C. Campbell
of the Harlan Tribune, E. E. Lewis of the
Atlantic Farmers Messenger and F. M.
Ileymer of the Avoca Journal-Herald, con
tains five stated addresses, two by news
paper men, one by a business man, one by
a church pastor and one by a lawyer.
This Is the program:
9:30 "The Charity of the Country Editor
Toward His Fellows," 11 E Lewis, Farm
ers' Messenger, Atlantic. Discussion led by
O. M. Waterman, Fremont County Herald;
F. M. Beymer, Avoca Journal-Herald; E.
El Hoyle, Missouri Valley Times.
10:30 "Newspaper Advertising." Emll II.
Leffert, Jeweler, Council Bluffs. Discus
sion led fy N. G. Miller, Essex Independ
ent; E. C. McCarthy, Elliott Graphic; W.
C. McClintock, Tabor Beacon,
Dinner.
1:30 Business session, election of officers.
2:oo "The Clubbing IJst," J. R. Graham,
Southwest Iowan, Malvern. Discussion led
by W. C. Hills, Oakland Acorn; G. W.
Leffler. Manning Monitor; Fred I Robin
son, Coin Gazette.
8:0O "The Press and Pulpit," Rev. Peter
Jacobs, pastor of Silver City Methodist
church. DiKcusslon led by Rev. C. S. Han
ley, Shenandoah Open Door; E. T. Child,
Dunluo Herald; N. T. Bradway, Mills
County Tribune.
4:0ii "What Shall We Do with the Can
didate?" State Senator C. O. Saunders,
Council Bluffs. Discussion led by G. L.
Caswell. Denlson Bulletin; P. B. Brown,
Harlan Republican; C. C. Schaeffer, Ran
dolph Enterprise.
Long; Time Crossing; Bridge.
The ease with which a person can grow
In age while crossing the street railway
company's bridge over the Missouri river
from Omaha to Council Bluffs was dem
onstrated Wednesday. Charles Hazen and
Lllllo Hulett of Louisville, Neb., were de
nied a marriage license In Omaha because
the would-be groom was under 18 years
of age. despite the fact that the parents
of young Hazen accompanied him and
were willing he should be married. The
records of the clerk of the district court
In this city show that by the time young
Hazen reached Council Bluffs his age had
Increased two years, as ho appears on the
license register as 19 years old. Young
Hazen and Miss Hulett were married by
Rev. Henry DeLong.
I GOVERNORS TO TALK TREES
Chief Executive of Iowa to Attend the
Conference in Washington.
EXPRESS BATES . TK0UBLES0ME
State Has a Chance to Sell Land
Bought for National Guard Camp
for Enough to Day Other
Grounds and Equip Them.
J. N. Sheffler.
Tuesday, February
Coldt
Cy Co 14 after cold, cough, gtter cough.
tjj One cold no sooner cured than
0CZ. another one comes. Itabadhsblt,
iu gamiug-vviu usuil, w QSl yOU
AJt ymr at tf Ay' Chtrru facW U " 1 n"-ine that will break up
mat imI (As right sMrfTcJns for mick cojes. H tblsuabit.neailonamed membranes,
knovM all kw tt. That folio kit aJiJc. strengthen weak t'asues.f f
Flitht on Parcels Post.
Ths Council Bluffs Retail Grocers' and
Butchers' association was addressed at its
regular meeting last night by Fred Beaner,
Secretary of the Dea Moines Retail Gro
cers' association, and by Attorney Graham
of the same city.
The visit of Messrs. Beaner and Graham,
It was stated, was for the purpose of so
curing financial assistance from the local
association aSid other retail merchants to
fight the proposed parcels post, which the
retailers contend would prove of a great
benefit to the catalogue houses. Mr.
Beaner will remain in the city today for
the purpose of canvassing the local retail
dealeis In all lines.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
DE3 MOINES. Feb. 21. (Spfclal.)
Governor Cummins today received an in
vitation from President Roosevelt to be
present and to participate In the big con
ference of western governors on the sub
ject of the preservation of the forestii.
He Is also urged to appoint three other
delegates to attend the meeting. The
conference will be held May IS to 15 In
Washington, at which time It Is the In
tention to plani for a general program
relating to the forests of the United
States and especially with regard to the
domain which still remains in possession
of the general government. The gov
ernor will attend. '
Trouble Over Express Rates.
The State Railroad commission Is en
gaged today fn consideration of a new
schedule of express rates for Iowa and
It Is probable there will be an entire
new deal made. Under an opinion ren
dered to the commission by the attorney
general It Is held that the express busi
ness Is that of a common carrier under
the Iowa law and that rates must have
a basis the same as railroad freight rates,
or upon a strict mileage basis. This
has never been done, but In accordance
with a general demand the legislature
last winter enacted a stringent law on
tho subject. The attorneys for the ex
press companies are considering the
proposition of fighting the matter in the
courts.
Mar Sell State Land.
The state of Iowa a few years ago,
upon the advice of a former adjutant
general of the National guard, purchased
ground for a state camp adjoining the
ground of the United States atmy post
south of the city. The legislature di
rected the sale of this and purchase of
land elsewhere. Today the governor re
ceived an offer of SU1 an acre for the
old tract, which comprises about ISO
acres of land underlaid with coal. The
state will thus make a profit on the deal
and have money to fit up the new
ground.
Gold Find In Des Moines.
R. J. Willis, a carpenter living In the
eastern part of the city of Des Moines,
In making some repairs to the pipes In
the cellar of his home, found bright par
ticles in the sand and gravel under his
house. He took them to a Jeweler, who
declared they were gold. An assay la being
made, and Willis believes ha has found
a little gold mine.
Street Car Strike Imminent.
A strike on the street car system of Des
Moines Is Imminent because of the failure
of Ihe arbitrators appointed by the com
pany to meet with those named by the
mtu with regard to wage and time ques
tton. Efforts have been under way for
some time for a settlement by arbitration,
but today It was declared that strikebreak
ers were being brought to the city In secret
to be ready for an expected strike of the
men when it was found that no agreynent
could De leached.
Congressional Flaht In Sight.
It is li a'ned here today that Howard
Clark, a prominent attorney of the city
and a well known speaker, Is soon to an
nounce his candidacy for congress In the
Seventh district, and that In addition It Is
stated he may not have any opposition
at all. It Is stated that ihe large business
Interests of Des Moines, especially those
concerned In the securing of a new gov
ernment for the city, are ready to back
Clark and glvo him almost unanimous sup
port from this county.
School Meetings Held.
State Superintendent RIggs Is engaged In
holding the annual conventions of school
officers In various counties of the state.
He goes tomorrow to Oskaloosa, where he
presides over a meeting of the school of
ficers of Mahaska county. At these county
meetings there Is considered all matters of
Interest In connection with the county
schools.
Superintendent Rlggs goes In the evening
to Marshalltown, where he awards prizes
In & county spelling and declamatory contest.
WHEELER TIIOl'GHT TO BE ALIVE
ExMlnlter from Marshalltown Said
to Be Now In Brooklyn.
MARSHALLTOWN, la., Feb. 21.-(Spec-
lal.) The belief is current In Mlddleton
and Stamford, N. Y., that Rev. A. J.
Wheeler, the promoter of tho mythical
Ovona company of Omaha, who defrauded
people of this County, did not commit sui
cide by Jumping Into Long Island sound a
few weeks ago as reported. Instrad, (he
belief Is expressed by those who know
Wheeler we'l : his old home, that he did
not commit suicide at all, but that he has
disappeared to avoid his creditors. It Is
said that he left the letter referring to thd
"devil of debt," as a bluff to throw those
who were pressing him for accounts dui
off the tracjt. It is confidently asserted
that Wheeler Is alive and well. Wheeler
was reported to have leaped from the deck
of the sound steamer Hartford, near E-sex,
Conn., on the evening of January 8, and to
have been drowned.
Now from Corvall-on-tlie-Hudsin comes
the assertion that a resident of that city
who knew Wheeler well saw him on the
night that he was uppncd to have gone
down In the waters of the sound. This
same person asserts on the best of author
ity that Wheeler Is now In Brooklyn.
Wheeler came to Iowa and this cm:nty
under the guise of a temperance lecturer
Incidentally he promoted the Ovona com
pany. Stock in this bogus company to tlie
amount of fl.OOO he sold to Mr. and Mrs.
Samuel Strain, of I-Grand. For this ho
was Indicted and finally captured near
Toronto, Can., and returned here. Later
money was secured to settle the Strain
claim and he was released and prosecution
dropped.
the short distance. Then, overcome, he
fell into a big drift. He was later found
by Frank Otis, who saw the faithful horse
standing near. Crouch was taken to the
home of George Cooper and cared for. He
will recover.
DEAN PEWIMAJi VISITS AMES
Eastern Ed orator Makes Plea for Mea
In I'nbllo Life.
AMES, la., Feb. 21. (Special.) Dean Pen
nlman of the University of Pennsylvania,
who Is making a tour of Inspection among
western universities and colleges, Is spend
ing several days at the Iowa State College
of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts. By
special invitation he gave an address be
fore the faculty and students today. After
extending to the great audience that as
sembled to hear him the greetings of the
University of Pennsylvania, and congratu
lating the state of Iowa and the United
States on having such an Institution as
the state college, he said:
"What are we here for? What does this
beautiful campus, this faculty, this gath
ering together of students all mean? It
Is," he continued, "not alone for science,
or engineering, or agriculture. The prod
uct of the Institution must be good, and
good for something. It must excel. But,
more than excellent engineers, excellent
scientists, or excellent agriculturists, the
country needs good men. The world Is
demanding of men today more than the
accumulation of mere facts. They must
have moral and spiritual power.'
Prof. Chittenden to Talk.
IOWA CITY, Feb. II. (Special.) The an
nual lecture of the scientific fraternity of
Sigma XI will be given Friday. February
21. The speaker, of the evening will be
Prof. H. R. Chittenden of Yale university,
who will speak on the 'subject of "Some
New Viewpoints in Nutrition." Dr. Chit
tenden Is one of America's foremost scien
tists and has spent the last six years In a
study of the subject on which he Is to lec
ture. The fraternity Is composed of met
Interested In the study of scientific subjects.
TAX FERRETS STIR IP TROUBLE
Commercial Club Members Denounce
Their Practices. '
SIOUX CITY. Ia., Feb. 21.-(Speclal Tele
gram.) Denouncing In scathing terms the
methods pursued by Woodbury county tux
ferrets In attempting to collect back taxes
alleged to be due on moneys, credits anJ
real estate, 150 representatives of the com
mercial Interests of Sloux City met today
and adopted resolutions. The resolutions
were presented by Mayor W. G. Sears and
E. A. Burgess.
At the conclusion of the meeting a dele
gation headed by Will H. Beck, president
of the Commercial club, attended a hear'
Ing given by the Woodbury County Board
of Supervisors. The committee protested
strongly against the board authorizing the
collection of back taxes on Insurance poli
cies from the men who suffered In the big
fire of 1904.
Mock Trial of Law School.
IOWA CITY, Feb. 21.-(8peclal,)-The an
nual mock trial of the Junior law class of
the State university ,wlll be held In the
near future. The caso this year Is King
Richard III against William Shakespeare,
wherein the monarch asks $30,000 damages
against the famous bard for alleged libel
contained In the play of that name. The
attorneys for the plaintiff are Ralph
Bcatty of Tbpton, R. Dunkelberg of Water
loo and F. Hickcnlooper of Burlington.
The defense will be conducted by Ralph
Ottcson of Davenport, M. E. Woodsworth
of Mabel, Minn., and IT. 8. Runilall of
Denlson. Prof. L. M. Iiyers of the law
school will preside at the trial.
When you have unythlng to sell sd'.er
tlso It In The Bee Want Ad Columns. ' .
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EIGHT ELEV ATORS CH ANGE II AX 1)9
Minneapolis Firm Purchaser of Thone
in Nebraska.
SIOUX CITY. Ia., Feb. 21. (Special Tel
egram.) George Ter llllger today sold his
Nebraska elevators at Wlnside, Laurel unii
Dixon to the McCaull-Webster Grain com
pany of Minneapolis. He sold his Iowa
elevators at Hornlck, Lltth; Rock uml
Plessls and his South Dakota elevators at
Jefferson and Hudson to the Tledeman
Elevutors oompany of Sloux City. The
transaction Involved 4O,0OC.
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Close Call fur Mall Carrier.
BOONE, a., Feb. 21. (Special Telegram.
H. B. Crouch, carrier on route No.' I, In
the blizzard Tuesday had a nar'w escape
fiom death. Hi was making a pathway
through a huge snowbank in the country
to allow Ills horses to get through when
the singletree broke. He unhitched the
horse, took the mall sack and rtarted for
a house near by. The wind and drifting
snow pulled him down repeatedly, but by
clinging ta the harness be was half dragged
At this season of tho year when the ground
and street car platforni3 are apt to be cov
ered with snow or ice, especial care should
be taken by passengers in getting cn and
off cars.
KisrvijErvioEjR.
Wall Until the Car Stopst
Get Off ttie RIGHT WAY!
Assist Us In Preventing Accidents.
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OMAHA & COUNCIL BLUFFS
STREET RAILWAY COMPANY