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TIIF, OMAHA DAILY HER: SATVKDAY. APRIL 11. 1903.
mUNCIL
Office 15 Scott Street.
WABSW0RTI1 COES TO COURT
Qneitloni Authority of Board to Pay
Deputy for Collecting Taxei.
OPINION BY COUNTY ATTORNEY
That Official Tell Board nch Aetlon
Ha Bff ('(itniarr, bat Hfil
Derision of liprrai Conrt
aye it la Illegal.
Following up hi attack on th repub
llcan county official In hi speech at
the recent democratic countr convention,
Attorney R. B. Wadswvrth yesterday ft
rrnoon obtained from Judge Wheeler In
district court a writ of certiorari ill
reeled to the members .jof the Board of
County Supervisor andtreturnaoie onur
day, April IS. together with a transcript
of the proceedings of the board wun
reference: to the allowance of two bills
presented by Otto Volstedt. a deputy !n
the office of the county treasurer, for
the collection of delinquent taxes.
In his petition Mr. Wadworth makes
the allegation thai th allowance of the
two bills for the collection of delinquent
personal taxes was illegal. lie call at
tention to two bills, both of which were
allowed by the board. One of the bills
vat for 10 per cent of 15.085 05 and the
other for a like percentage on S4.T8S.6S
delinquent personal taxes collected by Mr.
Volstedt. The first bin was allowed by
the board on Bepterrfher 12, 1907, .and the
recond on January 8 of this year.
It I contended by Mr. Wadswortli In
his petition that Volntedt. being in the
employ of the county treasurer as u
deputy, was not entitled to any compensa
tlon as delinquent personal tax collector.
It Is also claimed by Mr. Wadsworth that
the percentage allowed Is In excess of
that provided by statute for the collec
tion of delinquent personal taxes.
Mr.t Wadsworth asks that upon the re
turn of the writ the proceedings of the
board, with reference to the allowance
of the bills be set aside and that he be
given Judgment for costs. Mr. Wads
worth brings the ault aa a "citizen and
taxpayer of Pottawattamie county."
County Attorney's Oplaloa.
Having a premonition that some such
proceedings were to be Instituted by Mr.
Wadsworth the supervisors called upon
County Attorney Hess for an opinion. Mr.
Hess gave It as his opinion that the action
of the board In allowing Deputy Volstedt
the 10 per cent commission on the amount
of delinquent personal taxes collected by
him was without authority.
The opinion of the county attorney, in
part was as follows:
In the case of Wllhelm against Cedar
county the supreme court of this state used
the following language In an action brought
by a special collector for his compensation
In the collection of delinquent personal
taxes:
"Boards of supervisors hare the power
to represent their respective counties and
to have the care and management of the
property and business of the county in all
cases where no other provision Is made.
"It In the business of the county to col
lect taxes and to use all reasonable means
to do it. We think, therefore, that the
Board of Supervisors had the power to em
ploy the plaintiff to render tha services In
question.
Following this holding of the supreme
court many Boards of Supervisors In the
state employed special help for the treasu
rers to make collections of taxes which had
not been collected by the treasurer In the
ordinary course of collecting taxes and
which taxes were generally referred to as
delinquent personal taxes.
The matter so far aa I have been able to
discover was not again squarely passed
upon by the supreme court until a short
time ago, when the matter arose In Harri
son county In the case of Massey against
Harrison county. In this case Harrison
county had employed one Massey to collect
delinquent personal taxes and to compile a
delinquent tax list, he to receive aa his
compensation 30 per cent of all moneys col
lected by him directly and 26 per cent of
all money paid directly to the county
treasurer by delinquent taxpayers. The
matter was presented to the Hon. N. W.
Mscy. a Judge of this district, who decided
that the contract for the 20 per cent com
pensation was a valid one and within the
power of the Board of Supervisors to make.
This case, however, was appealed to the
supreme court and Is reported In the 105th
Northwestern at page 6n7, and the supreme
court upon consideration of the matter re
versed the holding of Judge Macy upon the
ground that such a contract waa beyond
the right of the Board of Supervisor to
' make.
I find, upon Investigation, that It has
been the practice for many years in this
county for the hoard to employ some per
son In the treasurer's office to make col
lections of delinquent personal taxes, pay-
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DAY H NIGHT
Eczema Began When a Tiny Baby
and Lasted 7 Years Tore Crusts
from Face Till It was All Raw
Screamed with Pain and Could not
Sleep Though Specialists Failed
CUTICURA EFFECTED
A WONDERFUL CURE
"Wlura my little boy was tlx week
old an eruption broke out on hi face.
1 took mm to a doc
tor and got ointment
and medicine but hi
too kept on getting
worse until it got so
bad that no one could
i look at him. Hi
whole face was one
crust and must have
been very painful. -He
scratched day and
night until hi face
sometime Idoked like
' raw piece of meat.
i l was nearlr Insane
1 with hi scratching
day and night. Then I took him to .
all the best specialist in akia disease
but they could not do much for him.
He sometime aoreamed with pain
when I put on the salve they gave me.
"When he waa two year old the
eocema got on hi arm and legs so
that I had to keep them bandaged up '
and I made gloves for hi hands o the
nail could not poieon. htm worse. We
oould not get a night's sleep in month
and rnv husband and I were all broken
up. Then my mother asked why I
did not give up the doctor and try
Cuticura. So I got a set and he felt
relieved the first time I used them,
the Cutioura Ointment felt so cool,
lie used to wake up and ask for Cuti
cura to be put on when he itched so
badly that he could not sleep, and he
would say, 'Oh I Mama, that make
my sore feel so good I' I gave the
Cuticura Itemedie a good trial and
gradually the ecaema Sealed all up
and now he i a well a any other chil
dren. He i now seven year old and
the cure ho lasted two months, so I
think it will never return. I can't
tell yoti how glad I am that Cuticura
did such wonderful work in our case
nd I shall recommend it everywhere,
sir. John O. Klumpp, 80 Niagara bt.,
Newark, N. J., Oct. 17 and 22, 1M7.1
A sinew at f CMUcura Rw4is, sooMstja el
ruiicura 6op 2Ae K Halmnl t&oc V. tad hrU .
v.i.t t.sor . of rut pv vui i e. is om
tiftlnrntlorur fculd tbmuchout Ihs wurM Potter
i 1 . . A rneni Cera.. bu4 eroK . buaiuo Ma
, e Jutacd Free, Cuucurs ou ua bii lusrasnk
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BLUFFS
Both 'Phones 43.
Ing therefor a sum equal to a stipulated
percentage of the taxes collected. The
board has undoubtedly followed this cus
tom, which under the holding In the Wll
helm Case was regarded as a valid prsr
tic until the decision handed down by the
supreme court In the Massey case.
It Is therefore my Judgment that this
contract wss beyond the authority of the
board and that the board could not have
the authority to. make the contract re
ferred to.
Following the receipt of the county attorney-
opinion In thj matter, the super
visors lost no time In Instructing County
Treasurer Mitchell that the arrangement
with Mr. Volstedt as to the collection of
delinquent personal tsxe was not author
Ited by statute and that therefore the
board would require the county treasurer
to return the compensation paid Mr. Vol-
tedt. The amount reeclved by Mr. Vol
atedt was $9S7.87.
LAW ENFORCEMENT I RAQI E
Constitution Adopted and Organised
for Bvalneaa,
If the attendance at the meeting last
night Is any Indication, public Interest In
the newly organised Council Bluffs Law
Enforcement league must have materially
waned. Including the officers of the or
ganliatlon and three newspaper men, there
were not twenty present.
The form of constitution as reported by
Charles M. Harl, chairman of the com
mlttee having this In hand, Was adopted.
It provides for an executive -committee of
either three or five member at the dls
cretlon of the president with whom rests
the appointment. President Stuart an
nounced that aa the personnel of this com
mittee meant the life of the organisation
h would have to think over the matter
for a day or two before naming the mem
bers.
On motion of Mr. Harl. the first duty cf
the executive committee will be to con
fer with the county attorney, Mayor Mai-
oney and Major Richmond, chief of police,
for the purpose of coming to an under
standing with these officials as to the ob
jects of tho league The executive com
mittee, according to Harl's statement.
Is to Impress upon the officials the fact
that the league Is not Intended, as a
threat or a a club over them.
The objects of the organisation as set
forth' In the constitution adopted last night
re a follows:
The objects of this league shall be to
aid the public official of the state of
Iowa, the county of Pottawattamie and the
City or council fluffs In the enforcement
of the laws of the state of Iowa In the
city of Council Bluffs and create public
sentiment in said city In favor of the en
forcement of law and In case of 'neglect
or refusal of the public officials charred
with that duty to enforce the laws, the
league shall take such steps towards their
enforcement and to compel action by tha
proper officials or steps to remove said
officials aa the league or Its executive com
mittee may direct. ,
- Also to bring about within the city of
Council FSuffs the fair, honest and lm-
partlal enforcement of what is known as
the mulct law, the prevention of public
gambling and the enforcement of
law with reference to other evils
or abuse Inimical to the peace, rood
order and prosperity of the people of
i ouncn inuirs.
The association shall be stvlctly non
partisan and nonsectaiian and shall not
be used for the accomplishment of any
private end but shall be devoted to the
enforcement of law, a creation of publin
sentlmant theretfor. the aid and support
of ihe officials charged with that duty
In their efforts to perform the duties im
posed upon them and to secure the punish
ment of those who. shall violate the laws
or of public officials who shall aid or
abet law breakers or neglect. or refuse to
discharge the duties Imposed upon them
with reference to the enforcement of law.
The annual meeting .of the, league will
be the; first Tuesday In April and special
meetings shall' be called on request of
tan" members. Women are to be admitted
to membership. The officers are elected
for one year.
President Btuart suggested that a com
mittee on membership be named and his
suggestion met with favor. He named
F. C. Lougee, Harry Curtis and Dr. A.
C. Brown on the committee.
Present at the meeting were President
D. E. Btuart, Vice President F. D. Day,
Secretary C. E. Swanson, C. M. Harl. Rev.
Charlea Mayne. Rev. James M. Williams,
Harry Curtis, F. C; Lou gee, W. J. I,ever
ett. Dr. A. C. Brown, S. J. Carter, Major
Richmond and County Recorder O. Q.
Balrd.
iMatter li
The I rial of the
suit of Frank Ml
Matter In District Cenrt.
the personal injury damage
llledge against the street
railway company was concluded yestorday
morning and given to the Jury shortly be
fore the noon recess. , A verdict In favor
of the defendant company was returned
early in the afternoon.
Mr. Cathrtn Carlln filed suit for divorce
from Jamea Carlln, to whom she was mar
ried April 17, 1899, basing her suit upon
charges of cruel and Inhuman treatment.
The court granted a temporary Injunction
restraining Carlln from going to the home
at 1917 South Ninth street or Interfering
with hi wife In any way.
Otto Vogtman, Indicted Jointly In Septem
ber, 1906, with Charlea Beadle for tha theft
of a buggy in Pottawattamie county, I In
the county Jail. Vogtman and Beadle were
charged with stealing a team of horse In
Mill county and the buggy In thla county.
Beadle waa arrested In this county and sent
to the penitentiary, while Vogtman waa
arrested in Mills county, wher he waa
tried and convicted for stealing the team.
HI term at Fort Madiaon expired and he
wa brought here for trial on the charge
of stealing the buggy. Vogtman Is In poor
health and It is possible that the second
charge against him may be dismissed.
Gibbons Attempts Selcld.
Ami Gibbons, a laborer, living at lift
Ninth avenue, whose domestic troubles have
received more or less notoriety recently, at
tempted to end his life Wednesday after
noon by drinking carbolic acid. His eldest
son, Frank, succeeded in knocking the
bottle containing the acid from his father's
lips, but not .before he had swallowed about
half the contents. City Physician Rice was
promptly summoned and the latter stated
yesterday that there was a chance for the,
man' recovery.
Gibbons Is said to have taken acid after
au unsuccessful attempt to effect a retuit
i Illation with his wire. Gibbons Is suld to
have been drinking lately and a few dnys
ago drove hi wife out of the house and
then burned up her clothing In the atave.
Tke police were called, but by the lime
an officer reached the house Gibbon had
made his escape. The family sought refuge
with friends on Harrison street and only
returned to the home on Ninth avenue
Wednesday morning.
Faneral ef Robert Dalley.
The funeral of the late Robert Daily
will be held this morning at 10 o'clock from
the family residence, M Fourth street, and
will be strictly private. The ervlce will
tie conducted by Rev. T. J. Mackay of
All Saints' church, Omaha, assisted by
Rev. J. W. Jones, rector of Bt. Paul's
church. Burial will be In Walnut Hill
cemetery. ,
The ln.dy arrived last evening from
Freano Cel.. In charge of Lieutenant
George Dalley, brother of the deceased.
Out of respect to Mrs. Mary K. Dalley,
mother of the deceased, the public library
111 be closed until 1 o'clock thla after
noun. t
FREMONT COUNTY GETS CASH
prune Ceart Held Rank
Bondsmen Liable for the
Deposit.
end
i From a Staff Correspondent.)
DF.S MOINK9, April 10.-9peclal.)-The
supreme court today decided the rase from
Fremont county concerning county funds
on deposit In the Fremont County bank,
and held that the county can recover Its
funds, amounting to fl,S4n.S9. The case
has been In court for four years and In
Its decision the court reverses the sotlon
of the district court of Fremont county.
The case Is Important chiefly as fixing
the responsibility of banks In the handling
of county funds.
When If. C. Byars became county treas
urer of Fremont county, on January 4,
1904. succeeding if. R. Hawley. there was
a deposit of county funds at the bank of
a little more than 11,000. which was turned
over to the new treasurer. The new
treasurer added ,to this and then the bank
became embarrassed and refused to pay
the: amount. Suit was Instituted to re
cover the money from the bondsmen of
the bank. These bondsmen set up various
defenses. They were all baaed on techni
calities of more 'or less Importance. They
held among other things that the Board
of Supervisors following the Installation of
the new treasurer had not approved of
the Fremont County bank; and, further,
that the bank was Insolvent and the money
really lost before the new treasurer came
In. On all points the supreme court held
with the county.
The supreme court todsy reversed the
Council Bluffs superior court In the case
of O. J. McManus against the Chicago
Great Western railway, appellant. The
suit wss brought to rei-over damages for
stock shipped from Council Bluffs to a
point In South Dakota.
The requisition of the governor of South
Dakota for William Crenel, who Is wanted
In Wagner, 8. D.. for the theft of a team
of horses and harness and buggy, was
honored by Governor Cummins today.
Greuel Is under arrest In Bloux City.
Tho Allison headqunrters here Is In re
ceipt of a letter from Senator Dolllvcr to
the effect that he cannot leave his duties
In Washington at this time to come to Iowa'
to engage In the campaign for Senator Al
lison. He Is too busily engaged with his
duties In congress where he has some very
important bills which lie' has Introduced.
He holds out the hope that he will be able
to come later In the campaign.
The plans of the Allison headquarters
Is not to conduct vn . extensive Speaking
campaign. It Is understood that Senator
Dolllver will make, two or three speeches.
The main speech of the campaign will be
one to be held in the auditorium In this
city probably by Senator Burroughs of
Michigan or Senator Beverldge of Indiana
or some other equally prominent and able
senator from some other state than low.
These plans are as yet not perfected, and
the date cannot be set. It Is proposed
to have some colleague of Senator Allison
who Is well Informed from association with
him on the work and ability of Senator
Allison, deliver the address and tell In
It just what Allison has done. It Is be
lelved that this will be of greater bene
fit than any speaking campaign over the
state as the address will be circulated far
and wide.
The Allison campaign, It Is understood,
will consist of these few speeches which it
Is proposed to give 'ind he literature tint
Is being circulated from the Dubuque head
quarters. Montague Hakes, who served one term In
the legislature as representative from Po
cahontas county, la seeking the democratic
nomination for congress In the Tenth dis
trict DOCTOR CALL AT WRO.VG TIME
Husband Is Home and Visitor Prob
ably Fatally Shot.
MARSHALLTOWN, la., April 10.-(Spe-clal
Telegram.) Dr. H. W. Emeny, an
osteopath of Eldora, Hardin county, was
seriously and perhaps fatally wounded by
being shoe by Edward Nuckolls, a prom
inent merchant of Eldora, at 2 o'clock this
morning, while Emeny was attempting to
get Into Nuckolls" home when he believed
Nuckolls was absent. Nuckolls home had
been under quarantine for scarlet fever
and Nuckolls had not been living there.
Yesterday he learned tho supposed scarlet
fever waa only whooping cough, and he
returned home last night. At midnight he
was aroused and going to the door found
Dr. Emeny there. Emeny asked him to
come to his office and have some good
wine. Nuckolls became suspicious, but
complied, and then told Emeny he would
go to the store to sleep. Instead he re
turned home. An hour and a half later
Emeny again came to Nuckolla' home.
Nuckolls, who was on guard, opened the
door and began shooting. Emeny fled,
With Nuckoll In pursuit, firing. One
bullet took effect, entering Emeny'
breast. Late this afternoon the surgeon
was unable to tell the outcome of the
wound. No arrest has been made yet.
Mrs. Nuckolls Is a daughter of Georra
W. Ward, a prominent Eldora attorney.
Not until this afternoon did the r.ew of
the shooting leak out..
He Knew What He Wanted.
FORT DODGE, la., April 10.-(SpeclaI.)-
A stranger wandered Into a Fort Dodge
garage one day this week and remarked
that he would like to buy a certain auto
mobile then standing In front of the es
tablishment. And he forthwith commenced
counting bill from a big roll.
"How much?" he asked, as he pointed
to the car of hi choice.
"Seventeen hundred dollar," replied tha
astonished dealer "Hut don t you want a
demonstration?"
No, thanks," responded the stranger as
he ahoved over the money. "Just give me
a few Instructions In running the buggy
and 1 11 be all right."
He waa accommodated by the dazd
dealer and before Ills name could be
learned the stranger rode away. It Is said
he only recently became connected with
one of the big clay product plants at I-e-hlgh,
a few mile south of the city.
This is the strangest automobile sal ever
pulled off In Fort Dodge.
fnmmlns Talk at Creston.
CRESTON, la., April 10. (Special Tele
gram.) Governor Cummins spoke to a
large audience here tonight. He was in
troduced by ex-8.Miutor Harsh, who was ac
companied by lieutenant Governor Darn
and A. I. Smith, candidate for congress
from the Eighth district. The governor was
given an attentive hearing during his long
speech and was frequently applauded. Ill
speech waa largely a review of his record
while in office and what he had accom
plished for the republican party, and a
final plea for harmony which ever way the
tide might turn.
f'klld Dies ef Hnraa.
FORT DODGE, la., April 10. (Social
Te!egram.) While returning from school
Wednesday afternoon, five-year-old Mer
cedes Murray of Pocahontas, caught fire
from a bonfire and auceumbed to the burns
this morning, iter father and nioth-r
fought tha flames and wer burned about
the hands.
Mayer Contest On In glens City.
8IOVX CITY, la., April 10.-8peclal.)
The legal fight of I. N. Stone, republican
candidate for mayor In the recent city elec
tion, has been begjn to oust W. O. Sear
from the mayor's chair. On the face of tha
returns Mr. Sears was re-elucted by a mi-
AS A BEAUTIFIER
I of the homo nothing' can equal one of these handsome
pianos.
AS AN ENTERTAINER
of guests nothing in the home will be called upon and so
j fully meet all requirements as a piano. '
AS AN EDUCATOR
for the children, a piano fills a place that nothing can
take.
AS A REFINING INFLUENCE
for each and every member of the family, a piano will
do more than any other one article you can place in the
home.
AS AN EXTRA INDUCEMENT
we are offering these just from the factory pianos
on the easiest possible terms.
BUY THAT PIANO MOW!
Among the will known makes to be found here during this, the greatest value-giving piano sale ever started in the
west, are the KNABE, "the world's best;" CHICKERING BROS., S0HMER, FISHER, WEGMAN, SMITH & BARNES,
SMITH & NIXON, EBERSOLE, PRICE & TEEPLE, SCHAEFER, FRANKLIN, and numerous other makes. Come
and see the beautiful Uprights that we are selling at the following prices:
$63, SG8, $70, $74, $79, $97.50, $115, $119, $135, $143, $165, $178, $190, $200, $225, $250, $268, $300, $350
HAYB EN
jority of lfi2 over Mr. Stone. That this
majority easily will be dissipated when
the ballot boxes nre opened and a recount
of the Votes made Is the confident belief
of members of the republican city central
committee.
IOWA TR ACHER TO WASHINGTON
Goes from FeeMe-M Imled Institute at
Ulennnoil,
OLENWOOD, la., April in. (Special.)
Miss Anna E. Sullivan of this city, who
has for the past three years been con
nected with the Iowa Institution for Feeble
Minded Children as one of the primary
teachers, has Just been appointed assist
ant superintendent of the atypical classes
of the public school system In Washing
ton, D. C. This appointment Is a well
merited recognition of Mias ' Sullivan's
ability as a teacher of sub-normal children.
The establishment of special classes for
backward and mentally feeble children In
connection with the public schools Js rather
s new departure In educational matters In
the I'nited States, but It Is becoming more
and more recognized that a certain per
centage of pupils In the public schools,
especially in the larger cities, are so back
ward or deficient that their presence In
the grade classes Is detrimental, not only
to themselves, but to the best Interests of
the normal child, hence the establishment
of special or auxiliary classes for their
benefit.
Miss Sullivan is a native of Iowa, her
home being at Waverley. She Is a gradu
ate of the state normal school at Cedar
Falls.
Miss Harriet K. Paul.
HENDERSON, la., April 10. (Special.)
The funeral servrces of Miss Elizabeth
Paul were held In the Methodist Episcopal
church Tuesday. Miss Paul had gone to
Lilncoln, Neb., to attend the annual Kappa
Alpha Theta banquet March 14, and was
taken seriously 111 the following day with
what proved later to be acute miliary tu
berculosis. She was removed to her home
in Henderson, where her death resulted
yesterday. A slater, Elsie M. Paul of New
York City and a brother of Ames, la., were
with her at the time of her Illness and
death. A father, mother and sister, Mrs.
W. D. Craig, also survive her.
Boy Indicted for Marder.
CRESTON. Ia., April 10. (Special Tele
gram.) The grand Jury this afternoon re
turned an indictment against Xi Hen
derllter, charging him with the murder
of Nathan Taylor. The cafe of Mrs. Rclle
Taylor, held as an accomplice In the mur
der, was Ignored by the grand Jury, her
bond exonerated and she was ordered
discharged.
lawn w .Notes.
MARSHALLTOWN John Dolozol, an
aged Bohemian Inmate of the county poor
ftirm, died at noon today after an illness
of two months with asthma. He was v
years old. The man hua no known rela
tives and his body is to be sent to one of
the statu iiiedkuJ colleges.
ATLANTIC Judge Macey Is rushing all
the old business of the court calendar be
fore his retirement from the bench, and
yesterday disposed of about thirty matters
that had been on the calendar for years.
The grand Jury completed Its duties and
adjourned Willi but one indictment re
turned. MARSHALLTOWN Charlie Mi-Gee, an
Iowa Oiiiial switchman living here, wa
seriously and it is thought perhaps fatally
injured at about noon today by fulling
from the roof of a box car which was being
switched. It Is thought that McGhh la in
jured Internally and at the hospital late
tins afternoon It was suld that the chances
of recovery were against hlrn.
TREYNOR Jurgen Schmlleaii, a pioneer
reaiu.-r!' of this town, died yesterday from
burns caused In some unknown manner.
About midnight the night before the fam
ily were aruuaed by screams and rushing
to hia lied discovered the aged man's cloth
ing in flames. All tried to extinguish the
flames, hut the man was fatally Injured
before they could assist him. It is sup
posed that the fire was caused by a kero
sene lamp. v
MARSHALLTOWN The fight over the
election of a rlty clerk for tha town of
Laurel. Marslia.il rounty. was brought to
a lurus and d elded at the second meeting
cf the new council, held last night. Half I
jJ
See Us and We Will
of the eounollmon favored II. H. Smith
and the other half stood hy A. J. Bloom.
Mayor Cecil Rogers decided the tie, which
has existed for two weeks, by voting for
Mr. Smith.
MAirSHALLTOWN Charles Safla, aged
79 years, a pioneer resident of tills city
and one of the best known market garden
era and fruit growers of central Iowa, died
at hia home this morning of disease of the
heart. Mr. Satla was born in Chautauqua,
N. Y.
FORT DODGE A short time ago a man
going under the name of John Zwlege
mulcted about thirty of the young men of
the city mil of much of their money. He
organii .1 a band and sold instruments to
those who wished to enter its membership,
but hud no instruments. One. saxophone
cost a young 'man 1 10 when It was worth
only $75. After selling all he could he
skipped out.
ATLANTIC- -Young Roscoe Esslngton,
living at Loral., Is in dangerous condition
and not expected to live as the result of
blood poisoning. Rome time ago he rubbed
a little sore on his heel, and It at once
became sore. Nothing was thought of It
at first, but now his whole limb Is In
fected and fenrs are entertained for his
recovery. The poison in supposed to have
come from the dye In his sock.
LAKE CITY A valuable gold watch, a
C resent for his son, wrfs enten by a cow
cloiiKinK to Aiithony Heskel. Heskel pur
chased the watch in Des Moines and hid
It In the feed-mixing . troiiKli In the barn.
Before he reached the barn aa he had in
tended the hired man had mixed a batch
of feed for the cows and Innocently fed
the watch to nun of the appreciative klne.
As Heskel deems the watch of more value
than the cow which is believed to have
eaten It, he ia deliberating whether he will
have the animal subjected to an X-ray In
vestigation and an operation.
ATLANTIC The city council held its an
nual meeting last night and . reflected
T. E. Nichols as city clerk and superin
tendtnt of the water works and electric
light plant. They also passed ordinances
requiring two exits to all public halls with
a seating capacity of less than fcm. and
three for those with a seating capacity of
more than 6u0. Mayor Straight In retain
ing all the old committees and officers
reported that the city of Atlantic has ac
complished something unusual during the
last year. In that they have passed the
year without going In debt.
FORT PODGE The new high school
building will he used at hast a month this
ytor it the redoubled efforts to put the
new building in readiness for occupancy
before the end of the school year are sue
cessful. Tho new building is being erected
upon the ruins of tho old one that burned
June 16. 1W)7. at a cost of over JjO.OtK). It
is (ine of the best In the state and has
been constructed according to the latest
building methods. During the last school
year office rooms in various parts of the
down town dint net have been used as class
rooms at an additional cost of many thou
sands of dollars.
LAKE CITY-John P. , fetark of this
rounty, a farmer, has proved himself an
expert in the detectl in of criminals. Dur
ing the winter lie lost nearly '& bushels
of outs as the result of raids made by
thieves. Finally becoming weary of seeing
his grain disappear he set a trap which re
vealed the Identity of the thitf ami enabled
lue authorities to mete out suitable punish
ment. The farmer scattered some corn
among the oats and also wrote a sentence
upon a' p'ece of paper, which he tore Into
piecea and rolled up and mixed witlf the
grain. He then quietly notified the grain
buyers of the vicinity and awaited devel
opments. The oats containing the kernels
of corn and pieces of paper In due time
UisapiK-nied from Ills granary. The thief
proved to be Gust J nsen and -when he of
fered the stolen grain to a buyer the
farmer waa notified and Jensen's arrest
followed.
WOMEN STEAL DIAMONDS
fcls Thousand Aollara Worth of Gems
Taken from Store In Salt
Lake City.
SALT LAKE CITY, 1'lah. April lO.-The
Jewelry store of Hoyd Park at 170 Buuth
Main street was robbed by two women
last Saturday afternoon of tray ef dia
monds and other precious stones, valued
at W.000, News of the robbery was made
public today. The robbery wa committed
while the store waa full ef customers, ad
vantage being taken of a moment when
the clerk who was walling on the women
turned his back. It Is believed the women
are members of a gang on their way to
San Francisco, there to await the coming
of the crowds expected to visit the coast
during the visit of the battleships.
ators Drllclons Bullied Dock Beer
ready for family delivery on and after
Friday, April lu.
lelimd(fl$iiiy
frown
The pianos we received last week
from the factory are so beautiful in
appearance and so sweet of tone that
thy are pleasing the most fastidious.
THE PRICES ARE RIGHT. ' '
Being less .than other dealers would be compelled to
pay for them at the factory. 4
THE PIANOS ARE RIGHT.
Being of the World's Best Makes made up in all kinds
of woods, either in plain or hand carved cases tone
qualities that in sweetness aro unsurpassed. Touch,
that is responsive and of such durability as to last a
lifetime.
THE TERMS ARE RIGHT.
Any one of these beautiful pianos will bo sold on such
easy terms as to leave you nb excuse for not having a
piano in your home.
CELEBRATE EASTER
1 At your home with music from your own piano. You
can do it.
Prove This to You!
BROS
NEWIORK MAN PREFERS TJFT
Delegate from Twenty-Third District
Refuses to Support Hughes.
SHARPLY CRITICISES HIS COURSE
He Charges that Governor I
Not Pledged to Party Heeord
and It Pntare Cohesive
nes. ALBA"NY, N. Y., April 10.-Comrnitteeman
W. I Barnes, Jr., of this county. In a
statement ent by him to the Twenty
third congressional district republican con
vention last night In acceptance of election
as a delegate to the republican national
convention, declared that he would not
vote at Chicago for the nomination of
Governor Charles F. Hughoa, whose po
litical course he Rherpiy criticised. He msde
It plain that his preference wa for Taft.
Mr. Barnes and Mayor Horace S. Van
West, of Schenectady were elected as dele
gate to the Chicago convention. There wa
no contest. The delegation Is unlnstructed,
the resolution simply endorsing the ad
ministration of President Roosevelt. i There
is no mention whatever of Governor
Hughes. The statement of Mr. Barnes'
was read by County Chalrmaji C. Warner,
Mr. Barnes being confined to hi home
by a aevere cold. This 1 what Mr. Barnes
say about Governor Hughes:
"The governor of the state of New York
Is a candidate for the presidential nomi
nation and should be pledged to the record
or the party and Its future coheslvenes.
Did I believe that such waa hi attitude
I Would cheerfully vote for hia nomination
at the Chicago convention. It would be
the natural and orderly thing to do; but
confident that I am from a close exami
nation of his public utterance and hi
record a governor, that there i in his
mind no deep concern for th party that
created him, I cannot Justify myself If I
lend my support to his candidacy.
"From his record I learn that he Is an
opponent of individualism and not the cus
todian of honorable party government.
Because of thin Irresponsibility to those
who have been his followers and adherents
I will not be able In Justice to my own
opinion and to what I believe is best
for the nation to cast my vote for him at
Chicago."
Referring to Mr. Taft, Mr. Barnes de
clared "that had ho not requested that
those who believe In the wisdom of his
candidacy should no. Interfere with any
of the so-called 'favorite son' he would
announce his Intention to support Taft at
Chicago."
BOOM FOB Jl DUE UHAY LA INCH ED
Pennsylvania Friend of Jnrlst Will
I'rge Hi .Nomination at Denver.
PHILADELPHIA. April 10-The boom of
United State Judge George Gry of Dela
ware for the democratic presidential nom
ination wa launched In Pennsylvania to
night by th organisation of the "George
Gray League," at a meeting held In this
city. An executive committee composed of
leading democrats from nearly every sec
tion of the state was named.
Resolution were adopted pledging th
support of the members to use every hon
orable mean to secure the nomination of
Judge Gray at th Denver convention.
VICTIM OF JEALOUSY DEAD
Mr, f'asnmark ef Pneblo, Tele., Wh
Wa hot hr Hasbnnd, Die
ef Wennds.
I'l'EBIX), Colo, April 10. -Mrs. Sherman
T. Cammack, a society woman, who waa
hot by her husband In a Jealous rage on
th night of January 10, after which ha In
stantly killed himself, died her tonight.
Air. Camiuack bad laaututad a tuit for
c
divorce and waa In her husband' office
talking over an agreement aa to property
when the tragedy occurred.
SOIL SURVEY 0F LANCASTER
Department of "Aajrlratture Completes
Work and Pnblishea
Heanlt. f f
fill
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, April 10.-(Speclal Tele
gram.) The Department of Agriculture has
Issued an Interesting bulletin on the result
of the oll survey of Lancaster county, Ne
braska. This survey wa started through
the persistent efforts of Benator Burkeit,
commenced two years ago, and la now
complete and In published form, Tha
pamphlet contain twenty-four pages and a
map of Lancaster county.
Senator Burkett was today advised by
the Postoffice department that two addi
tional clerks have been allowed on tha
Lincoln and Kansas City railway postoffice
trains No. 41 and 42.
Water la now ready on a portion of the
south side canal north of the river, as
well as on the Inlet canal of the Belle
Fourche Irrigation project In -South Dakota
for 12,000 acre of land. It Is believed that
about 4,000 acre will be put In crop under
this portion of the Belle Fourche systum
this yesr. Water will turned on this land
through the inlet ditch, Johnson lateral,
and through the temporary canal that was
built on Dry creek, to conduct it to the
south canal and there will be an ample
Supply for all land that will be put in
crop,
Frank R. White, formerly of Lyons, Burt
county, Neb., now superintendent of schools
In the Philippines, Is In Washington to
consult with the Civil Service commission
as to securing the services of some 2o0
school teacher for the Islands. The Civil
Service commission, it Is understood, say
they have an eligible list of more than
the number of teachers needed to teach
the youthful Filipinos.
R. E. 'Moore and wife of Lincoln are In
Washington and today were guest of Sen
ator Burkett at luncheon in the senate
restaurant.
R. B. Morgan of Lincoln, secretary to
Senator Burkett, and bride arrived in
Washington last night and have an apart
ment at Martha Washington Inn on Capi
tol Hill. Owing to the pressure of busi
ness Mr. Morgan' wedding trip was cut
short and be was at hi desk this morn
ing In the enator' office In the cap'.tol.
Senator and Mrs. Burkett tender Mr. and
Mrs. Morgan a reception tomorrow night.
Nellie Yates of David City, Neb, has
been appointed stenographer In tho na
tional museum.
Rural route -No. 2 has been ordered -tabllshed
. June 1 at Columbia, Brown
county, South Dakota, serving 300 peo
ple and 76 families.
PRINCETON TRUSTEES MEET
Gift of aiiffO.OOO front Mr. Raascll
Sage for Dormitory for Fresh
men Annennced.
PRINCETON. N. J., April 10. At a meet
ing of the hoard of trustees of Princeton
university, announcement was made of tha
gift of lO,O0Q from Mrs. Russell Sage for
a dormitory building to be used by mem
bers of the freshman class.
The gifts announced were:
The Princeton Committee of Fifty. 131,
97 7(; class of 1K77, HO.Ouu; class of Ihsl,
112.000; general education board, W.tMl.lM.
The resignation of Cyrus F. Bracket!,
M. D-, L.I.. D., Henry professor of
physics for thirty-five years In Princeton,
was presented and accepted. Dr. Brackett
wa made professor of physics emeritus.
Prof. Frank F. Abbott. Ph. D., who has
been professor In Latin In t lie I'nlvsrslty of
Chlcsgo, since lfttl. was elected professor
of classic In Princeton.
William K. Premise, Ph. P., professor of
Or set was granted leave of absence to
accept an appointment a professor la th
Americas school A,Utna,
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