T1IE OMAHA DAILY HIT,: WEDNESDAY. AmiT, 9. 1f03.
LSL.
NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA
NEW REGIME IN DES MOINES
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COUNCIL BLUFFS
Office 15 Scott Street. Both 'Phones 43.
MtOR MKSTIO.
tavt, drug! ' .
.tockert Mil carpet.
Ed Rogers, Tony Faust beer.
Lewi Cutler, funeral director. 'Phone 91.
Woodrlng Undertaking company. Tel. 331.
For rent, unfurnished rnms, 31 Main St.
Easter poet card, Alexander' art store.
IM Broadway.
Hog tagi riveted on trea
Petersen Schnenlng Co.
of charge.
FOR RENT-Nice large rooma. 12.00 and
tip per week. Ogden hotel.
HERMAN BROS., FLORISTS, 10 PEARL
FT. Phones: lnd.. 62t Black; Dell, 63.
KNROLL. IN TUB WEflTKRN IOWA
t'OLLEGB, A BCIUIOL. OF INDUSTRY.
IT FAYS TO FKH HOSPK RFFORK
. IU TING A PIANO, 19 PEARL. BTRKKT.
There ta no use, you- cannot find a better
place to buy your carpets and rugs than
at I. XV. Kellers, 13 South Main street.
Vou can get liciur coal for less money
from Wllllnm Welch. IS North Main. The
romon why la because he sells for cash,
hioili phone ICS. Yard 'phone, Bell 977.
Mr. Stella Sklpton was granted In dls
trtct court yesterday a divorce from Frank
Pklpton on the grnunda Of cruel and in
human treatment They were married In
J 9"!
Mre. Mett K. Nlelsnn, wife of Chrl
Nelaon. 1817 North Ninth atreet, died yester
day morning, aged 6 yeara. Besides her
husband ahe la aurvlved by one eon, Sorcn
Nelaon.
The hearing of Ifarry Rohlnaon, allea I
Harris, charged with defrauding the Grand
hotel out of a hoard bill, waa continued In
police court yesterday until thla morning
owing to the ahaence of Judge finyder.
Rev. O. XV. Snyder, nnstor of St. John'
Fngllsh Lutheran rhunch. anno no 'd
vi kierrlav that at the dinieatlnn services
Sunday the lum of J,30O had been auh
soihed towarda lifting tbe floating debt of
I3..SO0.
A. A. Townsend received word yesterday
morning of the death of hla mother, Mr.
N. A. Townsend of St. Touls, Mo., at the
aae f (!7 yeara. Mr. Townsend left lnat
evening for Dallas Center, la., where the
funeral will lie held today.
Cnnatable Malthy of Justice Greene's
court raided a crap game among negroea at
iof.1 Broadway yesterday afternoon. Charles
Curtis and "John Doe," both colored, were
arrested and will have a hearing before
Jttlra Greene today. The constable seised
aeveral packa of card, aeveral aet of dice,
a quantity of poker chip and a table.
Thoniaa Pilling, who haa been a resident
of Cnuncll Bluff and vicinity since April
. lSi. will celebrate tomorrow the fiftv
elgth anniveraary of hla arrival In Potta
wattamie county. Mr. PilUng. who la rtg
yenra of age. waa born In Manchester,
F.ngland. in 1S24. and left there January
. 1K.W He landed in New Orleans March
a and came from that city to Council
Fluffs bv water, reaching here just a
month later.
The Board of Fire and Tollce Commls
alonera held a brief cnton last night at
which It we decided to concur in the
recommendation of the fire and light com
mittee of the city council that Fireman Ed
Walker, who Buffered the amputation of
hi right foot aa the reault of a runaway
accident while on duty, be given a perma
nent position In the department. The board
also anproved Vhe settlement by the city
council of Walker's claim for damages.
t'ommlns Least a e ta Meet.
Following the recent visit of Oovernor
Cummins to thla city and coincident with
the visit of Secretary Taft to Council
Bluffs a call ha been laaued for a meet
ing of the "Taft -Cummins-Progresalve
Republican League of Poltawattlmaie
County" in the south room of the county
court house at 11 o'clock this morning.
The call la signed by John Fletcher of
Avoca, candidate for the republican nomi
nation for county attorney, and O. H.
Scott, former Judge of the superior court
of this city, as the "acting cornmltt.ee."
' The purpose of the- meeting a stated
'n the call is: , ,
1st. To elect officers and perfect a per-ii-anent
organization of the league.
2d. To further the Interests of candidate
for-county and legislative offices.
3d. To adopt a plat form of principle
of r.rogixsslx e repuhllcanlam aa repre
sented ' by Hon. Albert B. Cummlna and
Hon. William Howard Taft.
All who are Identified with the progres
sive cause are urged to be present.
Real Eetato Transfers.
I
T!- se transfers were reported to The Bee
April 6 liy the Pottawattamie County jAb
siiact company of Council ' Bluffa: '
Thomas Young and wife to C. M.
lore, part lot 3. In sub of out plat
lot 17:', Council Bluffs, w d $10,000
. r Ira R. titout and wife to H. C
(.'tamer, si of lot H and nl9 feet of
;-l VJ, block 5. Glendale add to
Council Bluffa. w i.
"i e l Wledi rkehr to Nellie M.- Bany,
iCi feet Hnd 8 Inches of lot 7, block
I",. CasaUy'a add to Council Bluffs,
4
V. J. Day and wife to Catherine Cline,
lot 1. block 31, Central sub to Coun
cil Bluffs . w d
John Ualecy tn II. G. McOee. lots 1,
2. S. 4. block 1ft. Burn' add to Coun
cil Blulfs, w d
A Hire w H. Andersen to David M.
Martlson. lot 3. Autiro's sub of seW
H 1K-7S-4.1. w d
Gi anile Savings Bank and Trust eom
juiny to Maty Hayden, lot 22. block
f. ri.ckctt add to Council Bluffa,
w d ;
3,500
400
300
100
2.400
9
Seven transfer," aggregating.. ....116.560
Rait End Teachers Meeting;.
County Superintendent t Jackson ha
i ailed a, meeting for teacher In the Car
on district to be held next Saturday after
mam at "the high school building In Car
son. Superintendent' Caillet will prealds.
This Is the program for th, meeting:
Music Selected
"Record and Report from a Teacliera'
Point of View"..:. ..Miss Martha Spratt
"How I Tca h Reading"
..........Mlaa Gertrude Everenn
Music Selected
'Beautifying Rural Schools"
t Ail Alice McKlnslry
"The Patrons of-the Srhtol"
... 8upt. C. M. Park-r
Mii'lc : Selected
Suggestions' on Sanitation"..
County Supt. E. R. Jackson
Marrlsae Ltcease.
Licenses, to wtd were Issued yesterday to
the following:
Narn and Residence.
Freii H. V :ii 1'Hlteu. Hastings Neb
Bertha Fatiia. Grand Inland, Neb..
D. II. Iladley, Omaha
Mary Kcniauji. (unblia
J. m Kattal. Omaha
Marl ilorqul'.ia. Omaha
Age.
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44
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Ahrahnm Stewart, Washington
Cora Isnni, ft. Luuia, Mo
Henry O. Pike. Omaha.. ...'....,
aulU B. Ainohl, Onialia
D. C.
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Thnmaa P. Ayler, Lawrence. Ky.
Zlttlm cst. Council Bluffa
Board ( SaerTiaor.
The Baid of Huperviaor convened yes
terday for the April aeaslon and also held
a shcrt sesxlon as a dr&inlnge board at
which the final order fixing the assess
merit against the property benefited for
the Avoca ditch was made.
Sherman E. Humphrey wn reappointed
Janitor of the county court house for the
ensuing year at hi former salary of
U. . --IIT1
Oil W'ednesday the board will hear pe
titlona fur roada.
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A. A. CLARK Gl CO.
I nnpl P'MEV Ofl HORSES, CATTLE AND
Mtlf- Itl Uil HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE..
SECURITY AT ONE-HALF THE USl'AI RATES,
ntjt Tau of Boeeeaaful Vusiaoaa. -'
BROADWAY, OVER AMERICA EXPRESS.
firm calling thajruMlvag The Clark Mertgac C.
J NO. ft. TLN'Lh.Y, Mgr.
CITY GOYERMENf CHANGES
Retiring Mayer Discusses Work of
7 (ministration.
MALONEY ON THE WATER W0RK3
Advise tbe (eaacll to Go flow In the
Matter aaal ecre Informatloa
oar the Finaaelal rhaae
of the Qaestlon.
. Dr. Donald Macrae, the retiring, .mayor,
and Thomas J.faloney, the new chief ex
ecutive, both delivered messages to the city
council last night, the former to the old
council and the latter to the new one.
On assuming the chair Mayor Maioney
re .id hi message, which waa a follows:
Gentlemen: On assuming the office of
mayor of this city, 1 do ao with the ex
pectation of making this administration of
value to tbe city and creditable to Its offi
cer.
The old injunction that one should live
within his means applioa as well to a city
as to the Individual, and if we are to give
thl city an economical administration for
the 'two years to come, we should first of
all acquaint ourselves with the amount and
sources of revenue that we shall annually
receive, counting only upon that which Is
reasonably certain, the fixed and necesary
llema of expenditures, and what powera
the city may exercise. The latter should
In a general way be known by all of us
without continual recourse to the city so
licitor. At this time I desire to call your atten
tion to the following matteis:
Many public Improvements, such as side
walks and sewers, have been ordered where
the abutting property Is not of sufficient
value to bear the expense of the ssme, and
the improvement Ih n ore of a private con
venience tlia-i a public necessity. The re
sult is that the improvement tund Is de
pleted and Improvement of real necessity
are hindrrea or prevented.
The paving of vest-Broadway la of such
public Importance that it should be prose
cuted as speedily as pnasilile. This is an
improvement which cannot be fully paid
for by tiro assessment against the abutting
property, but Its necessity is so gent-rally
eeoRnlzed that the council should do what
it can to complete that work at an early
date.
Water WorUn Qnratloa.
The most Important question, with which
this council will have to deal is the build
ing of a water plant by the city. A you
know, a plan has been prepared by the
city engineer and bids have been adver
tised for to be filed by May IS next. After
bid have been received it will be for the
council to make a contract for the same
and provide for the payment of the con
tract price.
This Is the largest enterprise ever un
uertaken by thla city and involve the
expenditure of more than i. 1500,000.
Therefore ' the utrmist cure must mark
every step taken by the council In that
matter to avoid mistakes that may bring
public condemnation upon it. In order
that you may deal with this matter In
telligently and that the public may be ad
vised before voting upon the contract.
etc., we should at least know the amount
of the city's indebtedness and the actual
and usaessed values of taxable property In
the city, in order that we may Know
how much indebtedness the city can incur
for that purpose. And I shall request that
tne city treasurer rurnisn to tne counciix
at its next meeting a written statement
of the same, toRether with a statement of
the sum realized annually by the 2-mlil
levy for a sinking fund for the owner
ship of a water plant, and what levy would
be required for the payment of the an
nual interest upon isho.noo (estimated
cost of plant) i per cent bonds.
1 shall also aak that tha city solicitor
furnish the council a written opinion upon
the following matters: Is the law per
mitting the extent of the city's Indebted
noes to be fixed by the actual rather than
the assessed value of taxable property in
conflict with the provision of the consti
tution of the atate? Doea the county tax
list show the actual or assessed value
of taxable property? Will last year's tax
list or some future one determine the limit
to which the city can Incur Indebtedness?
What time. If any. I fixed by law within
which bonds issued for the purpose of
building a water plant by the city must
be paid? If the contract price of the plant
Is greater than the sum for which bond
can be Issued, In what way can the city
obtain additional funds sufficient to build
the plant? What limit of tax can the
city levy to provide a sinking fund for
the payment of those bonds? What mini
oC tax can it levy to pay Interest on the
bondn?
There will, of course, be a revenue de
rived from the operation of the plant, the
amount of which will depend upon the
number of consumers, the rates to be
charged and the expense of operating It.
What the revenue will be should not b
left to speculation, for If no other method
is available that can be fairly ascertained
without much expense by a canvas of the
patrons of the old company. Tha expense
of operating the plant and the sum neces
sary to keep it In repair and up to date
ran be ascertained from persons skilled
tn that work. And the rates to be charged
should be made known to the public. In
considering the contract and cost of the
plant you should not overlook the fact
that during the period for the construc
tion of the plant and before there can be
any revenue from it operation, If bond
are to he lxsued. some mean will have to
be found for the payment of the annual
Interest upon them.
Whllo I have the utmost confidence ' In
our city engineer, dt la no reflection upon
him to say that Iniiny judgment the plan
prepared by him houUI be reviewed by
an engineer having year of practical ex
perience rn that particular line of en
gineering, Macrae's Farewell.
In hi farewell message Mayor Macrae,
after praising tho work of Major G. H.
Richmond, chief of police, end D. J.
Whlttaker, the poll tax . collector, whom
lie said "had through hla untiring effort
transformed thl office from an insignifi
cant political 'Job' to one of great Im
portance" said In part:
"In connection with the paving question,
I wish to reiterate my former recommenda
tion to the effect that all sewage, water
onrt oliier pipes along the line of proposed
pavements be constructed one year previous
lo the actual laying of the pavement.
The reason are quite obvious and re
quire no further cmuim-ru. Again, all
pavements should have a atone and ce
ment concrete base. Brick base la out
of date and has been relegated to the an
cient past by all progressive clllea.
Our first reinforced cone re re bridge is
now open to the public at Frank street.
This structure should, stand for all time.
The expen.o of repairs and reconstruc
tion of this bridge will be nothing. I
would agnin recommend to the council that
at least one similar structure be con
structed each year.
In dcnlitiK Willi th water works ques
tion I will have little to aay. Verv little
advance if any has lie.n made during the
past two years. A franchise with a pro
vision lo buy same at any tlmn waa sub
mitted to a vole of the people and a
rejected by them. The question is now
before tho council tar continued action.
Mayor McCtae's last official act as chief
executive of the city of Council Bluffs was
to appoint Hon. William Groneweg member
of tha Fire and Police commission, to suc
Hubert Tinley, who declined reappointment.
Mr. Cjnme-Aeg'a appointment Is for (Ix
yeara. ruder th. law. Louts Zuitnuehlen,
who wit appointed In April, 1W7, for a
leim of two years, become president of
the hoard.
A. W. Casady. chairman of the democratic
county central r-ommittee, was elected city
clerk by the tinnn'niou xole of the coun
c'l. Whll" ii" formal announcement to the
1 effrrt wns niuile last night by Mr. C'asady,
he slated that his deputy would be Fred
Shoemaker. H. A. Waddlngton, deputy un
der City Clerk Sapp. will remain In tho
office for the present with Mr. Casady.
MaJ Alter Mames Commit tens.
Mayor Maloney announced the following
standing committees:
Finance Rlgdon, Morgan, Bellinger.
Judiciary Olaon. Rlgdon, Morgan.
Claim and Printing Morgan, Olson, Rls
dcn. Streets and Alleys Bellinger, Bkodsholm,
rounkcrman.
Bridges and City Property Skodsholm,
Jensen, Olson.
Police. Health and Sewer McMillan
Ynunkerman. Skodsholm.
Water Works. Telegraph and Telephone
Jensen. Bellinger, McMillan
Fire and Light Younkerman, McMillan,
Jensen.
The following appointment were an-v
nounced by Mayor Maloney and approved
by the council:
Chicr of police and city marshal. Major
a. H. tilchmond.
Superintendent of markets, William Hig
geson. Custodian of city building, Andrew Han
sen. I'oundmaater, Edward Burke.
The other appointment Mr. Maloney said
lie would announce later.
After referring several minor matter to
the proper committees, the new council
adjourned to next Monday night and will
moot aa a cojnittee of the whole Thursday
afternoon.
GUAM) HOTEL NOT I! CONTEMPT
No Notice of lajatnrtion Serred
OBIeer of Company,
Judge Wheeler In district court yesterday
dismissed the case In which It had been
sought to hold the Grand Hotel company
gnd F. H. Hart receiver, guilty of con
tempt of court for alleged violation of an
ancient injunction secured by J. J. Shea
against William Maloney, a former proprie
tor of the bar in the hotel building.
The court held that the Injunction against
the hotel company was not valid and for
that reason Receiver Hart, who 1 also sec
retary of the company could not be held
for contempt of court.
In handing down hla opinion, ( Judge
Wheeler said In part:
In order that there may be proceeding
In contempt there are two essentials:
First, there must be a valid and binding
injunction. Second, there must have been
a violation of the terms of the injunction
by one bound to observe It. There Is no ex
press finding that the Grand Hotel com
pany had been served with original nolle
of the pendency of the action.
This, while not a criminal case, is In the
nature of a criminal proceeding, and of
course a man cannot be held unless there
hss been a clear violation of the order of
the court, and the Injunction muat he of
such a character that the person charged
is bound to observe It. The return shown
In the clerk's handwriting Is not upon the
Grand Hotel company, but upon Charles
R. Hantian. The evidence shows that
Charles R. Hannan was not an officer of
the company, but only a stockholder, and
aervlce upon him is not sufficient to se
cure Jurisdiction of the Grand Hotel com
pany. This being the fnets. It seems to
me that It would be doing a rank Injustice
to hold this defendant guilty of contempt
of court.
In the case against Edward Rogers,
.'harles Lelbold and George Smith, the
.ourt overruled the motion for more
specific statements. He said that In an
Indictment or an information charging vio
lation of the liquor law, the general alle
gation would be sufficient and in his opin
ion no more would be required In contempt
proceeding.
A M. S. Odle, the attorney for the Iowa
Anti-Saloon league returned to Des Moines
last Saturday evening, it I not known
when the hearing against these three aa
loon will b brought up.
Jast to Keep Record Straight.
Tunis L. Snook, a veteran attorney of
Kingston, Ont., who la In the city renew
ing acquaintances, yesterday secured from
Judge Wheeler in district court a nunc pro
tunc order ndmitting him to practice a an
attorney in the state courts of Iowa. Tha
order bears date of December 4, 1SS2.
On December i, 18S2, Mr. Snook, who was
then associated In the law business with
A. W. Mynster In thl city, was prosecut
ing a suit against the Wabash railroad
before Hon. J. R. Reed, then judge of the
district court, when the attorneys for the
railroad company raised the question " of
Mr. Snook's right to practice. Mr. Snook
proved his right and on motion of Colonel
W. F. Sapp, since deceased, the court
made an order admitting Mr. Snook to
practice. The clerk of the court, however,
failed to make a record of this order and
Judge Wheeler yesterday issued the nuno
pro tunc order on the application of Mr.
Snook, supported by affidavits from Judge
J. R. Reed and his former partner, A. W.
Mynster, who Is now president of the Pot
tawattamie County Bar association.
Mr. Snook is 80 years of age, but Is still
active and vigorous both mentally and
phyztcally.
Robert E. Dalley Killed.
Mrs. Mary K. Datley, librarian of the
Council Bluff public library, received a
telegram yesterday morning advising her
of the death of her on, Robert E. Dalley,
at Freano, Cal. The telegram wa from
her son, Lieutenant George Datley, who
1 stationed at Monterey, CaJ., saying that
Robert had been killed In an accident at
Freano and that he would start for Fresno
at once. Details of the accident, however,
were not given In the telegram.
Robert Dalley was the second son of tho
late Colonel D. B. Dalley of thl city. He
was I year of age and had been cover
ing western territory for one of the South
Omaha packing houses for several year.
When hia family last heard - from him
he was at Tonopah. New He waa a grad
uate of the Council Bluffs Hlgn school
and had developed into a successful busi
ness man of unusual ability and promise.
The news of hla death comes aa a great
shock not only to hla family, but to many
frlenda In this city, in which he was born
and raised.
Lieutenant Dalley, it is expected, will
reach here about Thursday with the body.
V. M. C. A. Plana Approved.
The Board of Directors of the Young
Men's Christian association met yesterday
and approved the plana drawn by Architect
Cox for the basement of the association
building at the corner of First avenue and
Seventh street. Mr. Cox was Instructed
t secure bids on the work and the con
tract will be let at a meeting to be held
next Monday morning.
Till is the program for the meeting of
the Young Mens Christian association
"Forum" this evening.
Music.
Original etory. Lester Steinkoff
"A Day and a Night on a Farm"
Beryl Ouren
Current eventa of week. .Charles Anderson
Violin duel
.... -I' Kreager and M. W. Ra'v'mond
Men I Have Met yj v. Filbert
Travetnugue..Mel Hsrt and Mucoid Curtis
wr H. C. Raymond
Police Uraembr." Mayor Macrae.
Mayor Macrae was presented with a
handsome silver loving cup last evening
by the member of the police department.
The presentation waa made by Chief Rich
mond at roll call In the patrol room.
In presenting Dr. Macrae with the cUp
Major Richmond said It marked but In a
modest way tit gratitude and affection
of the menibera of the department for
all he had accomplished In their behalf,
and particularly for his efforts In creating
public sentiment tht th department had
been placed upon a civil service basis.
The mayor, who wa evidently taker
completely by surprise, responded with
-few sensible words, expressing hi thank.
not only for the handsome cup, but also
for the kind word of the chief.
Hurbert Tinley, chairman of the fire and
police commission, made a brief address
to the assembled officer In which he
urged strict obedience and confidence In
th judgment of their superior pn thlr
pari.
BOARD OF KDtCATIOt MEKTINO
F.lectloa of eaperlnteadeat Goeo Over
to Next geaslon.
Twenty minute of weighty deliberation
waa required before the member of the
school board lat night could decide
whether to talk about the election of
superintendent of publle school for tho
enculng year. The meeting was an ad
Journed sessslon, and since th regular
April meeting Is designated a the proper
time for election of a superintendent
question wa raised as to the legality of
any action taken last night. Membe
Reed asked that he be given a few days
of grace in which to famlllarlie hlmaelf
with the situation, and when the motion
wa made to enter Into executive session
the understanding wa that It should be
merely a talkfcst. Definite action will be
taken thl month.
The resignation of Thoma Dunn, In
structor In the business department of th
high school, waa received and Accented
Mrs. Dollle Burgess wa appointed to fill
the vacancy. The salary of the retiring
professor has been 1100 per month, the
salary of the new appointee being placej
at 175 per month, a raise from 165 which
ana na Deen receiving at the Avenue B
school. N
Conserteua of opinion among the board
seems In favor of a man teacher for the
business department, but some difficulty
nas oeen met in the past In securing the
services of a man for tha place. Mis
fearl Goteh was appointed to fill the va
cancy In the Avenue B school made bv
tne transfer of Mrs. Burgess. Her salary
was piacea at 150.
Specifications for the new school hulk
ing at Seventeenth street and Avenue E
were approved with minor changes.
Report of Superintendent W. N. Clifford
for the month ending March 20 showed a
total enrollment for the month of S.2
in contrast with a total enrollment of
6,842. The girls have a majority of sixty
two enrolled. The percentage of attend
ance Is given as 90.08, with 2,94 pupl'.g
wno nave Deen neither absent nor tardy
ouring me month.
Paring; Work on Broadway.
Contractor Wlckham commenced vester
day paving the remaining portion of West
Broadway from Twenty-fifth street to the
approach to the motor bridge. He ex
f1" lo complete the work within the
next three months The street will be Im
proved in the same manner as the eleven
iniicas aireaay paved, with sixteen feet
or oricK pavement on -oncrete base at each
side with an open space fourteen feet wide
in the center. The curbing on both aides
or the street was completed to the bridge
approach last falj.
It is estimated that the thirteen blocks
iu oo'pavea win coat upwards of
.wo. much of which will have to be
borne hy the city out of the general im
provement fund as the abutting property
on this stretdh of the thoroughfare is of
comparatively small Talue. Part of this
deficiency the city expects to meet by
a donation of 14.000 from fhe Commercial
club and Street Fair &' Carnival company,
and $1,800 which the Str-aet Railway com
pany agreed ,to donate when the paving
was complete. , h j
Site for Clartada Postofflce.
cuAKiADA. la., April .-(Special Tele-
gram.)-Tl.e United Elates government to
day acquired the title to 'one-quarted of a
block of ground at the southwest corner
or the public square Vn Clarinda. A post
office building will be erected by the gov
ernment on the grouad purchased.. Ten
thouaand dollars was paid for the site.
py ine government, and the differ
ence between that and the total sum paid
was made up by cltisen. M. L. Temple
of Osceola, United State dlatrict attorney,
wa here and acted for the government In
closing the tranactlon,' An appropriation
of 136,000 1 available for the potofflce
building.
Antes Frata Have New Shrine.
BOONE, la., April .-(Special Tele-gram.-Lleutenant
Koppen of the German
crew of the Protoa In the automobile tour
ha sent to Sigma Nu, Fraternity house
at Ames, a tire from tha maehln which
wa punctured in Utah. The Siajma Nus
entertained him whll tn Amea and he
promised a aouvenlr Which now occupies
a place of honor In tha fraternity house.
lows News Notes.
IOWA CITY The newspaDer eorresnnnrf.
ent of the State university and of Iowa
City have been on the grill this week, ow
ing to the publication In several papers of
alleged untrue and acandalous matter con
cerning the ladles' physical culture de
partment in the university. An effort is
being made to find the aut honr sir th ,- i
cle, but so far there have been no results,
ai lease mat nave Deen given to the public.
ii t.ppear that the article was written
elsewhere.
IOWA CITY A recent publication of
Interest to the readers of Iowa Is the Ufa
of Samuel Freeman Miller, written by
Dean C. N. Gregory of the university law
school, and Just from the press. H was
published by the Iowa State Historical so
ciety in pursuance of the plan to publish
a biographical history of the state. This
Is the' second In the series, and involves
an untold amount of research.
IOWA FALLS Rudolph M. Anderson, a
son of J. E. -Antiersoq of Forest City, leaves
soon on a year's scientific research through
Alaska. Mr. Anderson graduated from the
high school al Forest City in 1SS4, and
later attended tho State Univeraity of
Iowa, where ho received the degrees of
B. Ph. and Ph. D. Until recently Mr. An
derson has been an instructor In the Blees
Military academy at Macon, Mo., but a
short time o accepted a position on the
taff of curators of the American Museum
of Natural History. Mr. Anderson' latest
book ia "The Birda of Iowa," a very valu
able natural history reference book.
bo too vrm wits
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Commission GoTernment Starts in by
Chang-ins; Folic Force.
STATE rOLTTICS WARMING UP
Candldaer of John J. Hamilton for
Repabllcan Nomination for Goe
y. ornor Complicates
Matters.
(From a Staff Corresprntdent.)
DES MOINB8. April T Special.)-With
scarcely any fuss or feathers, ' with no
speech mekeing and little formality, the
eld city council under tha ward system
went out of existence In Des Molnea today
and the new commission Of msyor snd
four councilmen took their charge. Tha
first Important thing and th mort' Im
portant thing of the day dona by th
new commission wss the passage of a
resolution giving , the head of each de
partment authority to discharge such em
ployes as he thought were not necessary to
retain. With great promptness and aa
little formality as had marked the coming
In of the new commissioner, Councilman
Hamery went over to the police station
and discharged several pollrmen and de
tectives ' and Informed Chief Jones that
he could retain his position for a few day
only.
As alderman from th First ward 3. L.
Hamery' mad a record with the police.
He had held office but for a short time
when he took a glass of whisky away
from a policeman who was breaking the
rules of the department by drinking while
on duty. Then followed some other minor
exposures of the police department and
his last act was to lay before the Polk
county grand Jury evidence alleged to
show that Chief Jones had charged the
city for more meals thsn had been fur
nished to prisoners. With this reputation
In regard to the police department back,
of him tha department was not surprised
at the suddenness of his actions today.
It la understood some of th policemen
will attempt to retain their positions under
the civil service ordinances and that Chief
Clone will undertake to retain hia under
the soldiers preference law.
The appointment of a chief of nolle
will be delayed for some days yet. A'.l
other Important appointments have been
filled. Mayor Mathls appointed Neal
Jones, city editor of the Des Moines Dally
News, as his private secretary. A meet
ing will be held tomorrow, or aoon, with
Attorney , W. H. Bally, the new corpora
tion counsel, for the purpose of having a
number of new ordinances drafted mak
ing necessary changes to fit the nw con
dition of thing.
Denies Candidacy.
In an editorial in tha Des Moines Capi
tal today Hon. Laf Toung denlea that ha
was a candidate for appointment to th
position of public printer at th hands
of President Roosevelt and says that the
stories to that effect telegraphed to Iowa
papers w-era untrue. He wag In Wash
ington and called on President Roosevelt.
and tha Capital says today that whll
there he received a telegram from Des
Moines saying It was announced her that
he wa to be appointed public, printer
and that he wa "at that moment prepar
ing to go with Hon. J. Adam Bed to
the White House to call on tha prerldont.
Intending to remind him that Gotch, who
won the wrestling match, was from Iowa.
This duty was performed."
Dlaenas Hamilton's Candidacy.
Republican politicians today are discus
Ing the announcement that John J. Hamll
ton of this city-will be a candidate for th
republican nomination aa governor of Iowa.
Thera wa not . the slightest Intimation
that hie announcement wa to be made.
Hi platform 1 strict law enforcement,
both constitutional and statutory prohibi
tion of the liquor traffic, eradication of the
social evil from the stat at large, utilisa
tion of th river of the state as canals,
eradication of tuberculosis and other dis
eases by extending the powers of the
boards of health, revision of the school
laws so as to teach manual training and
agrli rlture, and revision of the state bank
laws so aa to prevent bank failures and
harmonise the atate laws with those of
the nation. With the announcement of hla
candidacy for governor come th an
nouncement of hi resignation from th
Iowa Homestead.
The republican had settled to the belief
that there would be but two candidate
for gcvernor, Lieutenant Governor Warren
Garst and State Auditor B. F. Carroll. Now
the friend of both candidate are asking
themselves what effect the Hamilton can
didacy will have. t It 1 conceded that
Hamilton will, carry with him the ultra
prohibition element In the party, but It I
believed for the moat part that he will not
take more vote from on than he doe
from th other.
Weekly Isaacs Extra.
The Humboldt Independent, a week'
newspaper. Issued an extra edition Satur-
day last to announce to Its home folks that
Gotch had won th wrestling match and
had put Humboldt on th map of the
world.
freed Dnnn for Candidate.
Th Chronicle of Fort Dodge, a demo
cratic newspaper, today urges upon the
democrata of Iowa th (election of E. G.
Dunn of Mason City for governor. Tha
Chronicle urge thl selection on tha as
sumption that General Jamea B. Weaver
and Hon. Fred White will neither accept
the position, which is understood to be
correct. Dunn Is president of the Co
operative Grain Dealers' association and
Is one of th delegates to the national con
vention at Denver. Prior to his selection
as delegate he waa unheard of politically.
It ia claimed that John Dennison of Du
buque Is likely to be th nominee.
"Annt Becky" Yonngr Dead..
Mrs. Sarah Graham Young, one of" the
last of the army nurses of the civil war,
and known In every Grand Army of the
Republl campfire In Iowa as "Aunt
Becky" Toung. died at her home hers to
day. She waa over 80 years old.
OMAHA STUDENT IS HONORED
Thomas Jasaleson Given Testimonial
for Scholarship at
Holy Cross.
ROSTON. Mass., April T.-(8peclal Tele
gram.) Thomas Jamlrson of Omaha, Neb.,
a preparatory student at Holy Cross col
lege at Worcester, Ma., haa been hon
ored with a testimonial for excellency In
scholarship. Mr. Jamleson name I on
th roll of honor for hi exceptional show
ing, hi average In one of hi tudiea being
In excess of M per cent The course at this
Jsult college . is exceptionally hard and
calls for diligent work. Most of the stu
dents at Holy Cross are receiving educa
tion fitting them for tha Catholic priest
hood and strict discipline is maintained,
although every sport Is encouraged by the
Jesuits themselves. Young Jamleson has
been complimented for hia brilliant work.
Mr. S. 1 Bowen of Waynt. V. vs.,
write: "I wss a sufferer front kidney dls
esse, so that at times I eouli not get out
of bed, and when I did I co jld not stand
straight. I took Foley's Kidney Cure. One
dollar bottle and part of th second cured
ma entirely." Foley' Kidney Cur work
wonder where other ar total failures.
For snfet by all druggists,
We Know How
Please learn what a difference thero
is in baked beans, and what makes it
First the bean.. We pay $2.10 per bushel for ours, to
get the choicest Michigan beans. Some sell for 30 cents.
We get only the whitest, the plumpest, the fullest-grown.
Then the tomato sauce. We could buy sauce ready made
for exactly one-fifth what ours costs to make.
But we use only vine-ripened tomatoes. .
We have spent 47 years in learning
how best to prepare these beans
We cook in live steam, so the beans are not browned,
not broken. They are baked until mealy, yet they are nutty
Our ovens are. heated to 245 degrees, so the fibre is' '
broken down, and the beans are digestible.
The beans, the tomato sauce and the pork are all baked
together. Thus we get our delicious blend.
Van Camp's pork and beans
baited with tomato sauce
Compare them with home-cooked beans.
Home beans are heavy and hard to digest, becauss) yotl "
lack the facilities to apply the needed heat.
Some', are baked to a crisp; some are less than naif
baked.
And if you ever compare Van Camp's with other brands s
you will see why we advertise.
Beans are 84 per cent nutriment.
They are Nature's choicest food
Beans form one of the cheapest foods, compared with
their food value. And one of the very best. . ' ,
Then why not serve the best beans, so that your people .
will want them more frequently ?
And why not carry a dozen cans in the house ? Then you .
have a hearty, delicious meal always ready.
10, 15 and 20f per can.
Van Camp Packing Company, Indianapolis, In J.
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COLORED MAN ASSAULTS GIRL
Frightened Array Before Accomplish
ing Hla Purpose, Tkossh Vic
tim Is Severely Brnlsed.
While on her way home about 7:30 Mon
day night, Miss Mollio Gran, who lives at
1007 South Nineteenth street, was attacked
by a negro opposite the Taxton A-Vlerllng
Iron works at. Seventeenth street and the
Burlington tracks.
The attack occurred while Miss Gran was
awaiting the passing of sn e:istbmind
Hurllngton passenger train. The negro ap
proached from behind and grabbed ' her
around the throat to prevent an outcry
and then dragged her toward a string of
empty box car. Miss Gran fought fiercely
for her liberty for a short time, but soon
became exhausted. The negro then atarted
to tie a rope around the young woman'
throat, but waa (cared away by the
approach of Bige Arnold, who live at
i:42 fouth Fourteenth street. The negro
left the almost insensible girl lying on the
ground, took to hi heel and ran north on
Seventeenth street across th Vr.'.or, Paci
fic tracks and disappeared in the darkness.
Arnold assisted the young woman to a
nearby awltch shanty, where she soon re
covered from the shock of the attack. A
fairly good description of the negro was
given the police,' who are of the opinion
that he is the same one who as
saulted Mrs. Anna Grahnwskl, Td Dupont
street, on the evening of March 28, near
tha snuth end of the Twenty-fourth street
viaduct.
1 At the time of the attack Mlas Gran was
returning home from a shopping trip.' She
is employed as operator by the Nebraska
Ttlephone company.
KIXE MICHIGAN COt'XTIES DRV
Foor Other Coantlrs In Which Fight
la Mado fio Wet.
DETROIT. Mich., April ".The lii.il
tions are tonight that today's rlretinna
added nine more counties to Michigan's
local option "dry" column. As Van liuren
was the only county heretofore "dry," the
total local option counties becomes ten.
Of th fourteen counties where the prohi
bitionists made a campaign, Kalamazoo.
Cans, Glsdwin snd Osceola voted against
local option.
In Midland county, fifteen out of t.m
three precincts gavs a majority of t7 it.
favor of local opiion and the local option
or "wet", ccyitenllon was carried In th
counties of Ht Joseph, Clinton, Barry,
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Gratiot. Wexford, Missaukee, Grand Trav
erso and Oceana. -At
Grand Rapids, George Ellis, republl
can, was elected mayor over Charles It.
Slig, democrat, and S brant Wcsscltus, in
dependent. - '
ELECTIONS I MOTAXA CIT?PM
Helena and I.lrlngwton Are Repah.
lean. Havre Democratic.
BT. PAI I., April 7. A special lo th
rioneer-Prea from Helena. Mont., ayi
The republliana woo a sweeping victory
in today's municipal election at Helena,
electing Frank J. Kdwards mayor by
plurality of 30( over Drandegee, democrat
They also elected five of the seven, alder
men and police magistrates, only th treas
urer and two ald rnien being lost., At
Livingston tiie republicans elected two oul
lof three aldermen. Havre went demo
cratic.
Wedding; Music.
It happened at The Little Church Aorosi
The Hlreet.
A wedding waa in progress.
The ortranisl had played "tyihenrrln
Coming In" and was prepared to play
"Mendelssohn Going Out."
During the ceremonv the strains of "Calr
Me Thine Own" were blent with the Prayer
took service.
Suddenly the sexton whispered In th
ear of the organist, 'ilotli of them's bees
married three tiims'''
Instantly the flnt rs on the keyboard
modulated Into the kev of ties flat, and
tlitnuKh the low- suited aisles rippled that
beautiful Opus iirtih Street, "Just for To
day." Success Magnilne.
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