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THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: FKBKUAUY 23. 190S.
NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA
COUNCIL
Office 15 Scott Street.
I
MINOR MENTION.
Pavls, drugs.
Stockert sells carpets.
! Ed Rosen, Tony Faust beer.
Lewis Cutler, funeral director. 'Phone $7.
Woodring Undertaking company. Tel. m
For rent, urrfurnlnTfcd rooms. 231 Main Bt.
Blrthilsy pout cards. Alexandor'a Art
Btore, 23.1 Broadway.
Herman F.noi., florists, 10 Fearl street.
Thonea Ind. 624 black, Hell 623.
Excelsior Mnaonlo Indue will meet tills
evening for wcirk in the first dogTee.
ENROLL I.V WE3TKRN IOWA COL
LEUE. A ' gCHOOL OF INDUSTRY,"
Mr. Loulaa Allen, aged 60 years, (111
yesterday morning at the home of her
daughter Mrs. Clara Henedlrt, 16U Hecond
avenue. Bhe leaves five sons and five
daughters.
We save your clothes. Get wis1 and call
up U4, hoth phones. The change will do
you good. Uluff City Laundry.
Red and white cedar pods, poles and
rlllnar. You will miss it If you ftuy. without
Retting our prices, C Hater Lumber, Co.,
Council Bluffs, la.
You can vet better coal for lens money
from William Welch, 19 North. Main. The
reason why is becaime lie sella fur cash,
lioth 'phones 128. Yard 'phone. Bell 977.
J. t). Crockwcll, proprietor of a sta
tionery and toy store at 411 West liroad
way, filed tn informntlon in the Juvenile
division of tho district court yesterday
churning teoiKe l'olter and Olen Knepher
with the theft of to worth of pocket-knives.
The boys are to have a- hearing before
Judge Thornell this morning.
Mrs. Lurlnda IJennett died last evening
at the home of her daughter, Mrs. M. K.
Weathrrbee, 61S West Broadway. Hhe was
bG years of age and death was due tn the
Infirmities of old age. Resides her duugh
rer, Mrs. Wratherbee, deceased leaves one
eon, Osrar Uennett of this city. Arrange
ment fur the funeral have hot been com
pleted,. but il i likely the body will bo
taken to Avoca for burial.
I. Mlnnlck rented horso and buggy to
a stranger Thursday afternoon who fuiled
to return tho rig. Yesterday morning a
letter signed Oakes was received by Mr.
Mlnntek, in which It was stated the rig
could be found at DoWltt's bam on North
Becond street. Mr. Mlnnlck learned that
the horao and buggy had been left there
about midnight Thursday.
Keep Your Pert Dry.
Avoid colda and sickness by keeping your
..feet dry. Our low price on rubbers makes
tt easy on your pocketbook. Here are a
few of our low prices:
'. , Men's 4 buck a hood arctics $2.00.
Men's 1 buckle hood arctics $1.00.
Mrs.' rubbers 40c.
' Men's rubbers 65c. .
. Men's rolled edge rubbers 75c.
DUNCAN SHOE CO., 28 S. Main Et.
Rural Carriers' Convention.
. The Rural Letter 'Carriers' association of
Pottawattamie county will hold Its first an
nual meeting today at the postofflca build
ing In thls'clty. Two sessions are schod
uled for the meeting, the morning one com
mencing at 10:30 o'clock and the afternoon
one at 1:30 o'clock. No attempt has been
made to arrange an elaborate program and
the meeting will partake more of the char
acter of a conference and social gathering.
An address of welcome will be made by
John Jacobson, first vice president of the
association, on behalf of the Council Bluffs
carriers, and Postmaster Hasleton will
speak on some topic of postal administra
tion. Victor E. Bender, publisher of 'he
Council Bluffs Nonpareil, will apeak on
"Tho Road Drag" ana C- F. prann, circu
lation manager of the same' paper, will
talk on "The Value of Free Rural Delivery
to Newspapers and Their Subscribers.""
The members will dine together In the
middle of the day at the Revere hotel. At
the afternoon session officers will be
elected for the ensuing year and delegates
' chosen to the state convention1 In Des
Moines. '. . '
Pottawattamie county has forty-two rural
routes entirely within the county and two
others, originating In Shelby county, croas
tho line after a short distance and lie
mainly In Pottawattamie county. The ano
clatlon now has a membership of thlrty
flvc and this, It la expected, will be In
jrtased at the meeting today.
II. M. Hubbell of Weston Is president and
Georgo F. Hchl of this city secretary of
the association.
We repair watches, clocks. Jewelry, spec
tacles and eyeglasses. We buy Old gold
and allver. We make lew Jewelry out of
ld at email cost. Leffert's.
N. Y. numbing Co. Tel. 260. Night. LC08.
XV. P. Jackson, Indicted jointly with
Marlon Hedgepeth, the paroled Missouri
convict, on tike, charge of blowing the safe
In the office of tho Council Bluffs Transfer
and Stove Storage company last Septem
ber, 1 -was found guilty by a Jury In the
district court yesterday afternoon after
leas 'than half an hour's deliberation.
Hedgepeth, who was tried twice, was con
victed at both trials.
Jackson, who went on tho witness atand
yesterday, told substantially the same story
he did when testifying In the Hedgepeth
trlal Ho said he had accompanied Uedge
peth to Council Bluffs by the box enr route
to look for a man named "Haldy," who
was suspected of rubbing a bank In Mis
souri or Arkansas. He and Hedgepeth
were on their way to Omaha, to get a room
to stay the night when they were ar
rested as they were crossing the bridge.
The trial of' J. M. 'Williams, charged
Wllb being implicated In the theft of
Jewelry from a local store, will ba begun
toduy. -
Ipholaierlna;.
George W. Klein, 1. South Main street.
'Phones: Ind.. 710 Black; Bell, 643.
BN3 KITCHEN CABINET SALE, COM
PLKTE FOR $7-60 AND UP. PETERSEN
& BCHOENING COMPANY.
' More Tronblc for Chapman,
Ivan R. Chapman, who waa discharged
Tuesday by Justice Greene on the chargd
of deserting his wife, was arrested again
yesterday on a similar charge. Assistant
County Attorney Ross, on complaint of
Mrs. Chapman, filed an information
against Chapman In the superior court
Chapman furnished a bond in the sum of
$100 for his hearing next Monday before
Judge Snyder. -
In explanation of preferring a second
complaint against Chapman, Assistant
County Attorney Rosa said: "Mra. Chap
man complained that her husband is still
falling to provide for her, and aa several
day have elasped since the hearing be
fore Justice Greene, I decided that
fresh cause of action had arisen and filed
the Information. As I stated before, I
am still of the opinion that under the evl
denes submitted before ' him. Justice
Greene should have held Chapman."
A. A. CLARK & CO.
LOAD MOIIEY OH
JLND ANT CHATTY SECURITY AT O -"IE-HALF THE VSCAL RATES.
Trrratjr Yean of HoocwKfuI Iftuiues.
CORXER MAIN AND BUOADYYAY, OVER AMKIUCAN' EXPRESS.
No connection with the firm calling themselves The Clark Mortgacs Co.
jaom r uosm ut. . tso. 'iihulv, ugr.
BLUFFS
Both 'Phones 43.
SCIIOOL BOARD ENJOINED
Member Killpack Object to Payment
of Clifford's Expeniei.
SUFERLJTTENDOT ROW IN EAST
Did Not Draw Money Voted by Board
Uefore Ilia Departure and Utlnt
tloa lie May Not Care to Accept
It Under Circumstances.
The question of the right of the Board
of Kducatlon to defray the traveling ex
penses of Superintendent W. N. Clifford to
and from the meeting of the National As
sociation of Superintendents at Washington,
D. C, Is to be determined by the courts.
W. II. Killpack, member of the board.
yesterday secured from Judge Snyder of
the superior court a temporary Injunction
restraining the other members of the
board, Secretary D. L. Ross and School
Treasurer G. S. Davis, from reimbursing
Superintendent Clifford for the expenses
of the trip on which he Is at present ab
sent from the city.
In lils petition Mr. Killpack also calls
attention to the fact that the board has
been paying the rental of a telephone In
Superintendent Clifford's residence at an
expense to the school district of $24 a year.
The allegation Is made that the telephone
Is maintained for Mr. Clifford's personal
use, not only while the schools are In ses
sion, but also during vacations. An order
restraining the board from paying for the
telephone henceforth ia also asked by Mr,
Killpack.
At a recent meeting of the Board of Kd
ucatlon superintendent Clifford was
granted a ten days' leave of absence to at
tend the meeting in Washington of the Na
tlonal Association of Superintendents and
to visit schools in some of the larger cities
In the east. Mr. Clifford asked that as his
trip was primarily tn the Interests of the
public schools, of Council Bluffs that his
traveling expenses be defrayed out of the
funds of the school district. He did not
ask to be reimbursed for his personal ex
penses while away. Before making this
request Mr. Clifford referred tho matter to
State Superintendent Rlggs, and the latter
said that It was within the authority of
the board to allow these expenses.
Daala of Action.
Mr. Killpack at the meeting In question
opposed allowing Mr.- Clifford his traveling
expenses,, and stated that he probably would
take the matter Into the' courts to teat the
right of the board.
In his petition, Mr. Killpack seta forth
that he Is a member of the Board of Edu
cation and also a taxpayer In the Independ
ent school district of Council Bluffs, and as
such he Is Interested In the expenditure of
funds of the school district by the board.
As a taxpayer of the school district, Mr.
Killpack states he Is damaged by the action
of the board in paying Mr. Clifford's ex
penses to Washington, which, he says, will
amount to about $73. lie also calls atten
tion to the 'fact that the leave of absence
was granted him under full pay of $50
week. - "
The petition also sets forth that the con
tingent fund of. the school district Is now
overdrawn $10,444.58 and claims that the al
lowance of Mr. Clifford's, traveling expenses
will further Increase the deficiency, and by
reason of that deficiency, he, the plaintiff
and other taxpayers, are damaged.
Upon Mr. Killpack filing the required
bond, Judge Snyder Issued the temporary
restraining order. The hearing In the action
will not come up before the March term
of superior court.
May Not Draw Money.
"Mr. Clifford has not drawn any money
and may tiot care to do so now," said Sec
retary Rosa yesterday. "The state superin
tendent of publlo Instruction, to whom the
matter was referred, says It is a legal ex
penditure. Mr. Clifford Informed the board
at the time the matter came up that he
did not want his expenses to be paid, If it
were Illegal."
President Tlnley of the Board of Educa
tion, when notified of the action brought
by Mr. Killpack, said: "The action of the
board waa merely a business proposition In
the Interests of the public schools of this
city. It waa a proposition that no private
corporation of the magnitude of the school
district would hesitate about for a moment.
If, however, the expenditure Is Illegal, .It
will not be made. I do not know whether
Mr. Clifford now epects to take advantage
of the offer of the board to pay his travel
ing expenses to the meeting of the National
Association of Superintendents In Washing
ton or not.'
AT TUB PRIMARIES MONDAY VOTE
FOR W. ' L. WILLIAMS, CANDIDATE
FOR ALDERMAN FOR THE SIXTH
WARP ON THE" DEMOCRATIC TICKET,
AND CONSIDER YOU HAVE DONE
GOOD FOR THE SIXTH.
Money Miasms; on Return.
Mrs. Lula McCaffrey of Fort Dodge
called at police headquarters yesterday
morning and complained that she had been
relieved of $92.60. She has been stopping
with Mrs. Owen McMurray, !0 North
Fourteenth street. Mrs. McCaffrey la
distant relative of Mr. McMurray.
According to Mrs. Caffrey's story, ah
went to Omaha Thuraduy evening, taking
with her McMurray'a daughter, leaving
Mrs. McMurray alone In the house. When
Bhe returned late In the evening she found
Mrs. McMurray In bed and her own room
In confusion. ' The window was partially
smashed out and every drawer had been
opened and the contents vpllled on the
floor. Her pocketbook,. contalutng $92.50,
which Mrs. McCaffrey said she had left
in the toy. drawer of tho bureau, was
missing. '
Mrs. McMurray told Mra McCaffrey
that che left the house for a short while
to go to a neighbor's and when she re
turned she found the door open andSa
she entsred the house she heard a crush
of glass In the room occupied by Mrs.
McCaffrey. A search revealed the empty
pocketbook outside the bedroom window.
Mrs. McMurray advanced the opinion that
a burglar had been disturbed by her re
turning and that he had dropped the empty
pocketbook In hla hasty flight.
Mrs. McMurray was brought to police
headquarters and searched by Mrs. Brooks,
acting police matron, but the niuuliig
money was not found. Bhe was highly In
dignant at the treatment accorded her.
HORSES, CATTLE AND
HOUSEHOLD FURNTTHKE.
The police also made a search of The
house. They found that the window had
been broken from the Inside.
We carry the entire Feist edition, Willis
edition and Paul catalogue of teaching
musk?. A. Hoape Co., 29 Pearl St., sad
28 So. Main St.
WINTER SEKflON OF THE EDITORS
Officers Elected and Taper o( . In
terest to Craft Arc Read.
The Western Iowa Editorial association
at Its winter meeting In this city yester
day, elected the following officers for the
ensuing yeai :
President, P. B. Brown. Harlan Repub
lican.
Vice President, C. C. Schaefler, Kan-
dolph Enterprise.
becretary-treasurer, ,. A. elevens, euver
City Times.
As had been exported, the heavy enow
was responsible for tho tardy arrival of
several of the members, and in consequence
the attendance at the opening session In
the morning waa somewhat small.
W. P. Wortman of the Majvern Leader,
president of the association, called the
meeting to order and announced that the
opening paper, "The Charity of the Country
Editor Toward Hla Fellows," by E. EX
Lrwis of the Atlantic Farmers Messenger
would be read by the secretary, as Mr.
Lewis was unable to be present. In his
paper Mr. Lewis declared that no people
have greater opportunities for charity and
none make more of their advantages In
that direction than do the country editors.
The paper dealt In some detail upon the
opportunities of the country editor for do
ing good and evil In the community . hi
which hla paper circulated.
The balance of the morning session waa
devoted to a "discussion of Editor Lewis'
paper, aa E. H. Leffert of this city, who
was to hate read a paper on "Newspaper
Advertising," was unable to be present, but
sent his manuscript, the reading of which
was postponed to the afternoon session.
The first order of business at the after
noon session was the election of officers.
Mr. Stevens, who was re-elected secretary
treasurer, has held that office since the or
ganization of the association.
As State Senator Saunders was called un
expectedly to Des Moines he Was unable
to tell the association "What Shall We Do
With the Candidate" and this number on
the program had to be' dispensed with.
Colonel Saunders had consented to take
up this subject, which had originally been
assigned to Senator Jamleson of Shenan
doah, but a few days ago he notified the
committee he could not attend.
Rev. Peter Jacobs, pastor of the Method
Ut church at Silver City, gave an Interest
ing talk on "The Press and Pulpit," In
which he took occasion to thank all those
In the newspaper business for their many
kindnesses and courtesies to the clergy. '
The, session waa brought to a close with
a paper by J. R. Graham of the Malvern
Southwest Iowan on "The Clubbing list."
Tose in attendance were F. M. Beymer,
Avoca Journal-Herald; Carl C. McClure,
Hradyville Enterprise; W.' C. Campbell,
Harlan Tribune; ,J. R Oraham, Malvern
Southwest Iowan; E. A. Stevens, Sliver
City Times: W. C. McCllntock. Tabor Bea
con; D. H. Soott, Grlswold American;
William Bell, Red Oak San; F. C. Clark,
Red Oak Sun; L. G. Merrill. Neola Gazette-Reporter;
Fred W. Hill, Hamburg
Republican; W T. Davidson, Hamburg Re
porter; C. W. Hill, Hamburg Reporter;
George Guernsey, Exira Journal; W. P.
Wortman, Malrern Leader.
We carry, a complete catalogue of the
famous Century edition of lft cent music.
A. Hospe Co., 2 Fearl St., 2S.Sa Main St.
Real Estate Trevnsferu.
These transfers were reported to The Bee
February 21 by the Pottawattamie County
Abstract company of Council Bluffs:
William P. Mohr to A. P. Latigmade,
lots S and 8. block 1. Oakland, w. d..x
Benjamin Porter and wife to r. w.
Dewey, wtt swi 27-77-41. w. a
8,750
A. C. Meitsen, executor, to Henry
Wiese, nei se4 and nwK "e' 83-77-39.
ex. d
6,200
M. Guy Martin and wife to O. Henry
Krohn, lot 4 and nV4 lot -6. block 5,
Meredith's add., Avoca, w. d
M. E. Russell and wife to Guy D.
. Andersxn, lots 14, 15 and n8 feet lot
18, block 1, Gates' add., Oakland,
w. d
J. W. Squire and wife to Alma O.
Todd. W46V4 feet lot 4, block 12,
Grimes' add., w. d
William Barker and wife to L. E.
Aldrich, lot 19. block 13, Ferry's
add., s. w. d
Delia Brown et al to Charles Whit
beck, lots 1 and 21, block 3, Howard
add., w. d
L. Graham and wife to Farley S.
Hamilton, lot 6, block 34, Bayliss &
Palmer's add., w. d..
Interstate Realty company to J. W.
Kilbane, lots 8 and 4, block 18,
Enrans' 2d Bridge add., w. d
Painter Knox and wife to Oley C.
Thompson, lot 1. block 18, Howard
add., s. w. d
Edwin B. Maglll and wife to James
8. Bharp, lot It), block 32. McClel
land, w. d
Iowa Townsite company to James 8.
Bharp, lot 28, block 10, McClelland,
w. d ,
William Arnd, guardian, to Charles
Whit heck. undlv3-zl of lots 1 and 21,
block 2, Howard add., g. d
Jessica J. Hledentnpf and husband
and Ellen M. 8. Haas and husband
to Edward A. Wlckham, w',4 nw4
nw4 27-75-44, q. c. d
First Presbyterian church to Bethany
1,200
i.to
850
600
426
225
200
200
106
85
10
Presbyterian church of Council
Bluffs, la., lots 21 and 2, In block
19, Howard add., to Council Bluffs,
la., deed - $ 1
O. 8. Rlanchard to Frank Block, lots
and 13. in block 97, in Railroad add.
to Council Bluffs, la., w d..'. 1
Mary E. Williams and husband to
Frank Black, lot 7, in block 46, In
Brown's sub, to Council Bluffs,
la., w d I
Lid a J. Wilson et al. to M. J. Curtis,
'H se4 and seVi nw4 of 34-74-41,
q c d I
Nineteen transfers, total $28,301
Get acquainted with tho wonder of our
repair department Leffert's. ..
Republican Caucuses Tonight.
The republicans will hold precinct cau
cuses tonight to select delegates to the
county convention next Tuesday, at which
delegates to the state convention will be
named. The placea at which" the caucuses
will be held and the number of delegates
each precinct in the city Is entitled to are
aa follows:
First Ward First precinct. 134 East
Broadway, 6 delegates; Bt-cond precinct, 7
East Broadwuy, R delegates.
Eecond Ward First precinct, city build
ing, 8; Second precinct, 7S4 West Broad
way, 7. . .
Third Ward First precinct, 101 Fourth
street, !; Second precinct, S19 South Main
street, 6.
Fourth Ward First precinct, farmers'
hall, county court house, t; Second precinct,
tiii Blxteenth avenue, 6.
Fifth Ward First precinct, county build
ing. Fiflhi avenue and Twelfth street, 9:
Second precinct, 1611 South Thirteenth
street, t, Third precinct, Bhubert building,
Broadway and Twenty-fourth street, 6.
Sixth Ward First precinct, county build
ing, Avenue B and Twenty-fourth street,
Reoond precinct, John Johnson's residence.
East Omaha, 1 delegate.
Marriage Licenses.
Licenses to wed were Usued -yesterday
to the following:
Name and Residence.
Adolph Markert, Ml neola, la
Haiina Urhultx, Mineola, Ia
Gnrd Matthews, Council Bluffs. .
Celia Vanderpool, Council Bluffs.
John D. Stange. Treynor, Ia
Dora C. Bahr, Quick, la
Age.
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Hauler Accidentally Killed.
BOON E, Ia.. Feb. J2. Special Telegram.)
George Vainfeingle of Ankeny, was found
In a pasture with his head blown off. Ha
had gone hunting, and Ms gun was found
near his head with both barrels discharged.
A mute story of accidental death.
FIGHT OVER EXPRESS RATES
Railway Commission Announcet it
Will Adopt a Distance Tariff.
COMPANIES AITN01TICE FIGHT
Before Promulgating Srhednle Com
mission Will Investigate Property
Owned by Companies and tke
Coat of Service.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
DES MOINES, Feb. 22.-(Speclal.)-Th
State Railroad commission, at the conclu
sion of an exteuded conference with the
Iowa shippers and representatives of the
express companies, today announced a de
cision as to the plan to be pursued In the
trfatter of making a revision of tho express
rates In the state. The attorney general
of the atate had rendered an opinion to the
effect that under recent legislation the ex
press companies are on a par with the rail
road companies and other common car
riers and that it would be necessary to
make a schedule of express rates for Iowa
having due regard to the long and short
haul Idea and on a strictly mileage basis.
But the attorneys for the companies en
tered Into an argument to show that this
was not good law. This halted the com
mission for a time. But In the end the
commission announced Just at noon today
that the decision of the attorney general
would govern. '
The commission made further announce
ment that tt was ready to proceed soon to
make a thorough Investigation of the ex
press rate matters, to inquire Into the ex
tent of the business and its profits,' and
would, summon agents and demand the
books of the companies, and would go Into
the matter of investments and fixed values
and other items with a view to ascertaining
what la the actual profit In the business
conducted.
This Is something not before attempted
tn Iowa, and the attorneys gave notice
that the companies would resist In evary
possible way In the'eourts. It thus becomes
apparent that a big fight Is on aa between
the Iowa shippers and the express com
panies. The movement for new rates Is
backed by the Iowa Association of Manu
facturers and similar organizations. There
has been general complaint of rates for a
long time, but the commission has not be.
fore had time to take up the matter. In
fact until recent years there has been no
disposition on the part of the commission
to consider express rates at all.
New Fair Building.
The state department of agriculture to
day let the contract to J. B. MoGorrlsk and
others for a new administration or office
building on the state fair grounds. The
building will be a large one of two stories.
with double veranda all around, occupying
a central place on the grounds. It will ao-
commodate all the offices and have rest
rooms and a restaurant. The department
will pay for it out of funds on hand.
Clear Fight for Auditor.
Announcement haa been made here that
J. O. Hempel of Clayton county, who haa
been regarded as a probable candidate for
state auditor and who went so far aa to
secure nomination papers, will not be a
candidate this year, thus leaving the field
clear for a square contest between Senator
Hopkins of Guthrie, the Ninth district can
didate, and Senator Bleakley of Ida county.
Pending Democratic Troubles.
The lines are forming in the democratic
camp In Iowa and this week the editors of
democratic newspapers attack each other
savagely. The management of the cam
palgn of two years ago Is severely criti
cised by the Bryan element of the party,
and the conservatives, who happen to con
trol the state committee, are denounlng
the Bryan people for organising to get
control of the party. In the southern part
of the state they are divided as to a candl
date for congress In the Eighth district, the
conservatives desiring McGinn la or Jamie'
son and the radicals domandlng the nomlna
tion of Porter, who ran for governor.
Self-Supporting Women.
The campaign conducted by the members
of the Young Women's Christian ajisocla
tion for funds to erect a building has dis.
closed the fact that there are in Dea Moines
6.500 self-supporting women, and that only
a small portion of these are connected with
the association.
Salts Against Saloons.
Suits were commenced today In Pavenport
to enjoin the owners of a number of saloons
and places where drinks have been dis
pensed In that city. Some time ago the
local authorities promised the state admin
istration that all Illegal aales would be
stopped. This has not been done and today
the Civic federation brought five suits for
Injunctions. The German theater is In
cluded.
Allison Meeting nt Slous City.
SIOUX CITY. Ia., Feb. 22. (Special Tele
gram.) "A. B. Cummins Is playing one-old
cat with a couple democrats." said Wlllard
H. Torbett of Dutuque at the first meeting
of the Sioux City Allison club ajt the court
house this evening, "and he wants to be at
the bat all the time." The court room was
crowded with Allison enthusiasts. D. C
enull, president, and E. C. Roach of Rock
Rapids made brief talks. George D. Per
Kins introduced Mr. Torbett and in doing
so paid a high tribute to Senator Allison
with whom Mr. Perkins was associated in
congress for several years. Mr. Torbett
iiimuo a piain, lorceiui Talk, which was
punct Dated by applause. He accused Gov
ernor Cummins of deliberately breaking his
word In entering the race against Allison.
He said the governor not only promised him
personally over his signature that he would
not oppose the senior senator, but he gave
his verbal promise to Congressman Bird
sail and Senator Dolllver. Captain J. S.
Lothrop of Sioux City and W." D. Boles of
Sheldon gave extemporaneous talks.
The following officers were elected: D.
C. Bhull, president; W. P. Manley, vice
president; F. A. McCormlck, treasurer; E.
C. Corbett, secretary.
Page for Taft and Allison.
CLARINDA, Ia., Feb. I2.-(Speclal.)-The
republican . county convention for Pag
county, here today elected delegates to th
Eighth Iowa district convention at Creston
and the state convention at Des Moines,
Instructed for Taft for president. The reso
lutlons also endorsed President Roosevelt
policies, and record, endorsed the princl
pie of proteotlon, endorsed the services of
Senators Allison snd Dollver and strongly
commended Congressman W. P. Hepburn
and favored his retention In congress.
Omaha Firm Gets Contract.
SIDNET, Neb., Feb. il. (Special Tele
gram.) The Foibes-Green Construction
company of Omaha was awarded the con
tract today for the addition to the Sidney
fligh school building, the consideration be.
Ing l,7G0. The building ia to be completed
by August 1. This same firm built tht
American bank buildlrg of this city and
the building Is looked upon as a model.
lows Man Sacs Old Sweetheart.
BOONE. Is,. Feb. 2A-(Speclal Telegram
-rMark Btreeter, a Grimes man, has filed
suit against Ms former sweetheart, Mary
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The Construction of
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The F. Mayer Boot and Shoe company Is
conspicuous as one of the moat aggressive
and fastest growing shoe establishments of
the west. This Is evidenced by the wonder
ful progress made during the past year.
Two new factories, including one at Mil
waukee and the other at Seattle, .Wash.,
have been built, completely equipped, with
the most modern machinery and up-to-date
appliancea for making shoes, and placed in
full running order. This Is the best record
ever made by any shoe manufacturing es
tablishment In the west, and speaks vol
umes for the high quality of Mayer Mil
waukee Custom Made boots and shoes.
The new factory built at Milwaukee la an
addition, consisting of a well lighted. Sub
stantial brick structure, six stories high, 50
E. Corrlgan of Polk county, asking dam
ages of $10.50. They were to have been
married late In January, but aha turned
hlmi down.
Court Holds Note Paid.
GLENWOOD, la., Feb. 22.-(Speclal.)
The suit of Mra Angle Dashnsr against
F. EL Dashner, executor of the estate of
F. H. Dashner, to compel payment of a
note for U.OW, has been decided by Judge
Green. The contention of the defendant
was that he had paid a certain note of
11,000 which waa given by him to the de
ceased, while the plaintiff declared the note
had not been paid. The court held the note
had been paid, and need not be accounted
for by the executor In listing the assets
of the estate.
Two Miners Killed.
CLARINDA, la., Feb. 22.-(Spoclal.)-Two
men, Jack H. Brewer and Albert J. Arnold,
were killed this afternoon' by the falling
of the roof and a caveln of their room
in the Van Arsdel coal mine operated by
Maley and Pearson. The men were tPO
feet from the opening, at the bottom of the
shaft. Arnold's body was recovered after
nearly three hours, and Brewer's later.
Both were experienced miners. Brewer
Is survived by his widow and children,
Arnold by his widow and stepchildren..
Saloona Screens Come Down.
WESTON, Neb., Feb. 2!.-(8peciaI.) Upon
complaint of Mra Fanny Rtiac, the Board
of Trustees ordered the saloonkeepers to
keep all obstructions from windows and
also to close within the regular time.
lowav News Notes.
CRESTON The twentieth anniversary
of T. J. Potter Women's Relief corps was
observed last night with fitting cere
monies.
CRESTON At the family home hist
night Mrs. Daisy Royce died from com
plications following grip. She waa the
wire or H. U. Koyce, cnier atspaicner in
the Creston office. Her illness extended
throuch but four days. She leaves a hus
band and three small children.
ATLANTIC The Atlantic canning fac
tory is to commence at once on extensive
Improvements to its plant, mat win cost
In the neighborhood of I15.0U). They In
clude a new brick chimney, the raiding ot
two warehouses to two stories, the instal
lation of a new battery of boilers and the
installation of new labor-saving machinery
throughout the entire plant.
ATLANTIC Little Maggie Waters, the
7-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John
Waters, who reside about four miles south
of Wlota, was buried this morning from
the Catholic church or tnis place, 'i ne
little one was found dead In bed Thursday
morning, after having gone to bed the night
before apparently in excellent health. It
Is supposed that she smothered In the
bed clothes. The mother ia almost frantic
ver the death.
MAR8HALLTOWN The socialists of
Marshall county are preparing to enter
the political arena with a party ticket be
fore the June primaries. Formal notice
of the party's county convention, which is
to be held In this city on Saturday. Feb
ruary 2, at the Trades and Labor Assem
bly hall, was sent out today. At that
time a county ticket will be placed In
nomination.
FORT DODGE Even the city is Com
pelled to pay Itself for the water it uses
at the city hall. A few days ago Jude
Wright of the district court enjoined the
city permanently from furnlshlrlg free
water to any church, school, manufactur
ing interest, or to anyone. Meters have
ben Installed wherever free water has been
given. A meter haa been placed in the city
hall and water will be paid for there the
same aa anywhere else In the city.
ATLANTIC The exodus of Cass county
people to the west, nortii and south con
tinues, and already marly loo families have
left for Idaho, Colorado, Texas, South
Dakota and Canada to secure cheaper
lands. Sixteen families left for Colorado
Vhursdayt five went to Idaho, three to
panada and four to Dakota, while a large
lumber left for Texas. The scarcity of
land for rent In the county. It being almost
impossible to rent a farm at any price, and
the high price at which land Is selling ac
counts for the moves.
MARSH ALLTOWN Mrs. Maude Nelson
Lowell, playing with a popular-priced
company, today through her attorney filed
a petition for divorce from her husband.
Waller Lowell, who, the petition saya,
is now serving a fourteen-year's term In
the Fort Madison penitentiary for
forgery. He was convicted in Madluou
county, where ttie couple was married
August 15. 1807. The petitioner ullesea
that Lowell committed the forgery soon
after his marriage and then deserted nls
wife and fled from the atate.
CRErtTON The fourteenth annual meet
ing of the Medical Association of South
west Iowa held bene closed last night with
a business session, after a very lnuuc:lvB
and profitable session. There was a good
attendance by the physlclsns in this sec
tion. Creston gets the next meeting als,
which will be held some time In August.
The following new officers were elected:
President, Dr. Brockman of Ottumwa;
vice president. Dr. Culversun of Green
field; treasurer. 1. J. I'. Claybaugh of
Creston; secretary. Dr. J. D. Reynolds of
Creston.
MARPH ALLTOWN According- to ad
vices received from Paris, Frame, Palnur
L. liowun. a former Marshalltown you"g
man. captured the European bowlh.g
championship in the recent tournament
held ihr. Mr. Bowen after leaving here
OF THE F. MAYER BOOT AND
Addition, and Seattle Factory, .Dalit Daring 1907.
Two New Factories in
NOW 9,000 PAIRS OF
tea.'-'
by 150, giving the Milwaukee plant an
added capacity that was sorely needed to
keep up with the orders that were coming
In from the great, prosperous western ter
ritory. ,
The new Seattle factory was necessary to
better take care of tho rapidly growing
Pacific coast trade and to meet the require
ments of merchants In that territory for
prompt deliveries. This factory consists of
a five-story building to by 15U.
The large eight-story building at Milwau
kee and flve-atory building al Seattle are
used as warehouses, where a large stock
Is kept to quickly supply the trade.
From preeent Indications it Is expected
that, even with the new factories that have
been added during 11107, manufacturing 'a
ctltttes will be taxed to the limit to fill or
ders for Mayer shoes during the coming
year.
Mayer shoes have secured a tremendous
lived In Chicago, where for two yeurs he
held the city championship. His record
score was 286. He has been made vice
f 'resident of the recently organised Bowi
ng Club of France. For winning the Eu
rupean championship Mr. Rowcn was
awarded a gold bust and gold medal. He
represents In t'aria a large eastein tannery
firm.
MARSH ALLTOWN A movement to make
th first Marshall County Short course
which has been In progress in this
city all this week, permanent waa started
this afternoon at a mass meeting of the
S00Tuplls of the course and others inter
ested. More than 12,000 wortti of stock
at $10 a share In the new association,
which Is to be Incorporated, was sold.
Articles of Incorporation of the Central
Iowa Short Course association, aa It is
to be known, will be presented at another
meeting to be held Friday evening. At
that time directors and later officers will
be elected. This will make the abort
course a permanent feature of farm work
In the county.
ATLANTIC Grippe has been raging In
this county for the last few weeks and
the doctors are having all they care to
do to take Care of It. In Atlantic there
are at present almost seventy-five cases
In various degrees of seriousness. In Edna
and Pleasant townships there Is hardly a
family that Is not affected with th" malady,
while in Victoria township It haa become
so prevalent that revival meetings In
progress had to be stopped becausa of the
small number of well people who could
attend. There have been several deaths
from the disease this season, mostly old
people and children. The disease Is not
nearly so serious In most cases as It was
several yeam ago.
NEBRASKA FROM DAY TO DAY
Uoalnt nnd Curious Features of Life
In a. Rapidly Growing
State.
Beatrice Has New Mine A remarkable
discovery of wealth waa made yesterday at
a Beatrice laundry, when a tobacco sack
containing $25 in currency waa found sewed
in a woman's garment.
Prairie Bchooners-The first Installment of
prairie schooners passed through town last
Sunday morning. Among the novelties of
the outfit was a cow with a saddle on. An
other of the novelties of the outfit was a
girl on the saddle, riding cow-girl fashion.
York Republican, thirty years ago.
Missouri Pacific's Beginning T. J. Pros
ser, superintendent of the construction de
partment cf the Missouri Paciflo railroad,
is at the Leplif today. He reports the work
on the extension of the line from Lawrence
to Hastings progressing rapidly. (The town
of ProBscr was numcd for the above men
tioned gentleman.) Hustings Tribune,
twenty years ago.
i
Boottle Knows How to Advertise. Any
way Sklddooed On the night of January
23, 1908, while I was down with the grippe
and unable to make my customery hourly
visit to the hog pens, my entire herd of
Duroc-Jereys color white, with a few
black utid blue spots on them climbed
ovr the six-foot stockade which enclosed
them and fled to jjarts unknown. These
hogs were about "XI" months old and
would weigh thirty pounds each If well
fed since they took their flight. It has
been suggested to me that perhaps these
hogs are all dead. I lost three, of them
some tune ago two by death and one by
accident but I'm sure that one of them at
least, still lives, as I am certain that dtalh
never could have overtaken him. A liberal
reward will be promised for any Informa
tion regarding the present whereabouts of
any portion of this pork. Telegraph, tele
phone or write to "Scottle," the Barbor,
Pawnee City, Nth. Pawnee Republican.
Old Country Ways The old country cus
tom still prevails among some of the
Polish poplo. Iist Friday evening, a
Polish girl, employed as a domestic in a
Genoa home, received a telephone call from
her father, who requested her to meet him
at some place down town. The girl was
away less .than an hour, when she relumed
and Informed the lady of the house that
sho was going to c;uit right now; that she
waa engaged to, be marrk-d and tji event
would take place In two weeks and three
days. When asked the name of the lucky
man, the girl said she couldn't remember
It, as she had never met him until she
went down town and was Introduced to
him by her father, who Informed her that
he had found her a life partner. Oenoa
Times.
After Scalps There wi'l be a wolf hunt
on Saturday. February ft The southwest
corner will be two miles west of Taniora
and the lineup will be north to Lincoln
creek, aix miles west on Statu road. Those
from the north will form a line up and
dowa the creek on the south side and
fall In as the east and west lines come
along. Tlie round-up Is to take place at
One Year Shows the
Factory in the West
SHOES PER DAY.
prestige throughout the country and their
brands are firmly established with con
sumers, who look upon the Mayer trade
mark aa a safeguard and guarantee of
quality.
Mayer shoes are very extenalvoly adver
tised in many different ways, but princi
pally through newspapers and periodicals,
eleven languages being employed in bring
ing the virtues of Mayer shoes to the at
tention of the people.
When it ia taken Into consideration that
tho first Mayer factory in 18N4 consisted of
a two-story building, 40 by 70, It must be
conceded that the rapid growth of this
business must have been accomplished by
manufacturing a good quality of shoes of
inire than ordinary merit, .
The principal brands are the Honorbllt,
leading Lady, Martha Washington, Com
fort Shoe. Yerma Cushion Shoe and Special
Merit School Shoe.
the swamp west of the old Mayland place
on section ten. The line up and dewh
Lincoln creek Is supposed to- keep the
wolves from crossing the creek as the
south and west lines come In. No rifles
allowed to fire Inside the ring. Lines to
start promptly at 10 o'clock. Everybody.
Invited to attend. Wolves are plenty In
this corner and the chances are good tor
a scalp or two. Seward Blade.
MARYLAND CREW MAKES MARK
Perfect Score with Three-Inch Gnn
at Rate of 1R.6H Shots n
Minute.
8AN FRANCISCO, Cel., Feb. 22. The
record of the recent target practice at
Magdalena bay shows that the Maryland
made two world's records with three-lnoh
and six-Inch guns. Out of 18.88 shots per
minute with the three-Inch guns, the Mary
land's men made 18.65 hits per minute, a
perfect record of 1,000 per cent, without a
single miss. This Is the highest score ever
made with this particular gun.
The men who accomplished this remarka
ble feat with the three-inch gun are; J.
D. Hunter, first pointer; I. Belcher, second
pointer; C. F. Tenney, sight setter; B.
Rosshelm, plug man; F. Smith, first shell
man; L. Geiger, second shell man; 8.
Burns, third shell man, and O. Olson, gun
ners' mate.
In the contest with the six-Inch guns
the Maryland's gunners easily carried off
the honors, with an average of 9.4$ hits
out of a possible 10.72.
The Maryland not only carried off In
dividual records, but also led In the high
est score made among ail ships.
The range .measured about 1,600 yard
and the men were obliged to train their
guns on canvas targets 12 by 20 feet 'In
sise and checkered tn black and white
squares. Six cruisers participated In the
shoot. In the final score the following
percentages were attained:
Maryland, 78.89; Tennessee, 68.14; Colorado,
63 68; Pennsylvania, 57.80; West Virginia,
65.70; Washington, 66.60. t
"The Making of a Millenium." Read It
Sis Years for tttubcsalers.
BILOX1. Miss., Feb. . W. T. Smltn
and J. W. Harpar, charged with embeis
xllug $.12,000 from the First National bank
of Hattlcsburg, Miss., were sentenned to
serve six years in the federal prison at
Atlanta, Ga., here today. They recently
wero arrested in the state of Washington..
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