Nebraska Newspapers

    TIIE OMAHA srXDAY lFK: MAY 17.
CURRENT NEWS OF IOWA
THE HOUSE THAT SAVES TOD MONEY;
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KIHOm MtXTlOT
Davis, irtift
tockert Mill carpet.
Wedding ring at Leffert.
Bd Roger. Tony Faust bear.
Iw1 Cutler, funeral director. 'Phone Tl.
Waodrtng- Undertaking company. TeL SI
Picture fr graduation gift. C E.
Alexander. 833 Broadway.
HERMAN BRCB .FiymiSTS W PKARL
T. "Phone: Ind, 624 Black; Ball. S3.
lawn mowtri on sal at Petersen A
Rrhoenlng Co. Price from 2.2f to tlS
. F..NHOLL IN THE WESTERN IOWA
( IJU.KQE. A SCHOOL OF- INDl'STRY.
BI1 LINE HAMMOCKS FROM TV CP.
PETERSEN SCHOENINQ COMPANY.
The largest stock of wall paper In So.
Western Iowa. H. Borwlck. ill So. .Main.
Wa know we have the best flour. Earo
k the Dame. Kartell Millar, phone m,
IT PATS TO SEE HOSFE BEFORE
BUTINQ A PIANO. S PEARL STREET.
Irene Phrrt. 119 Stutsman street, wag re
ported to the Board of Health yesterday
s' suffering from diphtheria.
GLASSES ACCCRATELT FITTED AND
ALL ETE TROUBLES CORRECTED. DR.
J. W. TKRRT. SCIENTIFIC OPTICIAN.
AT LEFFERTS.
Excelsior Masonic lodge will meet this
afternoon and evening for work In th
third degree. At the close of th meeting
banquet will be servtd.
Owing to the trial of the Battey ouster
case Emmet Tlnley was unable to go to
Turlington yesterday, where he waa booked
fr an address at the dedication of the
tilts' new club house.
Dr. Frederick H. Holllngsworth received
yesterdav morning from John Briar, pri
vate secretary to Oovermw Cummins, nn
the of his appointment aa assistant -elate
veterinarian to succeed It. 3. T. Miller,
who recently removed to Washington state.
Mrs. Evelyn Meyers, wife of J. H. Meyers.
Jf.2 Soott street, diet! yesterdny morning
St tile Edmundson tiospltal, aged S3 years.
Following funeral services held yesterday
afterm-on at Cutler's undertaking rooms
the body was taken to Sabetha, Kan., for
burial.
Painter Knox went last evening- to Ta
bor, where today he will officiate for the
third successive yesr as referee at the
S'lUthweMtrn lutt j Hitrh schiMil ftehl met
Klevtn high schools will hie represented and
there are eighty-three entries in the sixteen
even's.
C H. Kiillbom of Belknap township
brought In the scalps of four wolf cuhs
to County Auditor Cheyne yesterday and
received a Warrant for the bounty, amount
ing to 8. A. O. Moore of Kane township
bn tight In the scalp of one cub and re
ceived a warrant far t-
Pavld Haines, aged 77 years, died Thurs
dsy evening at his home m Rockford town
ship from tuberculosis. Besto his mother
he Is survived by four brothers and two
Inters. The funeral will tv held this
afternoon at 1 o'clock from Orange church
In Boomer township and burial will be In
the Grange cemetery.
Word m received here yesterday of the
death In Denver of Miss Florei.ce So,ulr,
second Cm lighter of Mr. and Mrs. J. W.
Squire i f tins city. Miss Squire went with
her rim-nt to Colorado shoot two months
BC' in the hope of benefiting her health.
The body is exrwted to arrive her? this
evenlr.g. when announcement of the funeral
wil be made.
Count i'.man Younkermsn, chairman of the
fomrr.itt.-e on i'lre and light, and Fire Chief
Nicholson returned yeeterday morning from
a trip thev went on Thursday to look at a
team which they expected to purchase for
the fire department. One of the horses waa
found to be suffering from a severe barb
wire put. and for this reason the proposed
purchase was declared off. v
, New potatoes! New potatoes! Today
only 35 cents per peck. Oct your r
4er In early only a limited supply- We
have added a new department to our
tore all kinds of cooked meats, sliced
and In any quantity VecMaoles arc
riore plentiful. Radishes, four bunches
for K cents; asparagus. S cents per
bunch: cucumbers. S cents' each. Other
vegetables In proportion. Large yellow
bananas at 20 cents a dosen. Oranava
from 24 rents up. L. Oreen. BKie Froat
Grocer. Telephones 324. 134 Broadway.
Mrs. Margaret Mottss. wife of P. D.
Mottn. Eighth avenue, died Thursday
night, ased 74 years. Besides her husband
debased Is survived by three daughters.
Mrs. J. K. Cooper, Mrs. J. E. Oondenough
and W .. E. A. Tucker, all of this city. A
brother: Frank Yuagiilaax. also of this
cltv. survives her. Mrs. Mottax waa a na
tive of Switaerland and had been a resident
f Count-il Bluffs since lxM. The funeral
will be held this afternoon at S o'clock from
the residence and bunal will bn In Fairvl-w
cemetery. Rev. G. A. Ray of the Second
Presbyterian church will conduct the serv
ices. On Information filed by O. H. Brown,
druggist at 55 South Main street. Consta
bles Maltby and Baker raided at a late
hour Thursday night an alleged house of
lllfame over the saloon of the Boyd Liquor
company at ail South Mairv, street. Mrs
Nell Chaner, who Is alleged to oonduct the
place, and Edna Smith, the only other oc
cupant of the place found by the officers.
Were arrested. Mrs. Chaney will have a
bearing today before Justice Oreene. hav
ing furnished a bond In the sum of S100 for
her appearance, while the Smith woman
will have her hearing before Justice Cooper
this morning.
Plcnle Time Is Coming W have
.Vt of sour mixed pickles, put up In
Alias bottles, Just the thing for lunche,
F two bottles for IS cents. Extra fine
' atrawberrlea. tha beat we have had this
, year. 15 cents a xx New potatoes are
cheap today. 4 cents per peck; wax
beans. IS cents: tomatoes. 10 cents per
pound: asparagus. 10 cents per bunch;
radishes, four bunches for S cents: cab
bage. S cents per pound. Try a sack of
our Eacn flour, the kind that Is al-iys
good. We still have oranges. 23 and 44
cents per dosen. Try a paikago of the
newant breakfast rood. "I nele iam.
Bartel A Miliar. Telephone JSs.
Dan Smith waa arrested yesterday noon
charged with the theft of fc from the
residence of John 8 Burkhard on Lincoln
evenue. Smllh. with John Devaney, was
hawking fish from a wagon and entered
the Burkhard residence by the kMchen
aoor. and. It Is sakl. was heard by- Mra.
Furkhard, who was upstairs, prowling
bout the rooir-s on the lower floor. By
the time Mra. Burkhard reached the lower
floor Smith had gone out of tne back door.
She dlsovered that her pocketbook con
taining tPi was missing from the bureau
in the lower bedroom and at once notified
the police. Patrolman Aden overhauled
tl-e fish vendors snd aa he approached
Strlth the latter attempted to stow away
something In Ids shoe. The officer pre
Tented this nd took from Smith a 110 gold
plecw and 16 Mil. Later when searched
at the station six silver dollars were found
cn Smith. The money taken from Smith
correspond with what Mrs. Burkhard
aaid waa In her rmcketbook. A to bill la
till missing. Devaney was not arrested.
Fairvaeaat Park Opewlasr,
Providing th weather does not Inter
fere Falrmount park will b formally
opened for, the season Sunday with a con
cert from t li to,S:S0 o'clock in the aft
ernoon by Covalt's band. In anticipa
tion of a large crowd at tha popular park
during the afternoon the street railway
company bag. made arrangements for a
number of additional cars on tha Fair
mount park line.
Prof. CoTalt has arranged the following
program of sixteen number for the con
cert Sunday afternoon:
March The Guardsman Sheoman
' Piece Paihetique Love and Paain..
MoAsinl
Overture The Wanderer's Hope
Suppe
Medley tweet Old Songs Dall-ie
African Romance Minerva liager
Eciieva from Arabic &ong Shon Kair
(laciion 1 he uraud lunul Luurx
Characteristic March Paddy Whack..
Lam pe
INTERMISSION
March The Dictator Arthur Smith
Albion licotcn, Irish and English
Airs Dr. Battens
Patrol Rlue and Gray Dalbey
Cornet Duet Selected -
A. A. Covalt and Fred Phelrs.
Selection The Red Hill Herbert
ballet Suite Anthony and Clxopaira.' .
,., Gruenwald
Walt sea Epana Waldteufal
Mrch Cerious Alee Luscy
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rroloctlosa Atas Gattlag SoakoeL
Ovr rubber roofing la Just the thing for
flat ruofs. C. Hater Lumbar company.
THE FlSHlNl TACKLE FIT FOR
ridHlNO. PETERSEN It BCHOEN1NG
COMPANY.
BLUFFS
It '.Td.
PLANS FOR COMMENCEMENT
President Wadrworth of Bellerae to
Preach Baccalaureate Sermon.
WILCOX COJDaXSCZXZin ADDRESS
Track Tea as Which la te Represent
the School at State Meet Selected
ad Govs to De Mslsei ext
Week Tharsday.
Dr. Guy O. Wadsworth, president of
Bellevue college, Bellevue, Neb., will
preach the baccalaureate sermon, and Prof.
William C. Wilcox of Iowa City will de
liver the commencement address to the
graduating clas of the Council Bluffs Hlfih
school. ,
Commencement week will begin Sunday.
May SL with Dr. Wadsworth's baccalaure
ate sermon. The exercises wiil be held In
the auditorium of the high school during
te afternoon.
The class day program will be given
Tuesday evening. June 2. and will Include
several novel features. Including an Illus
trated class history and class prophecy.
The reception and darce for the senior
class, given by the Juniors, will be held
Wednesday evening. This function prob
ably wiH be hsld in tha bal room of the
Grand hotel, although arrangements have
not yet been completed.
The graduation exercises will re Thurs
day evening. June 4. In addition to the ad
dress of Prof. Wilcox Cere will be several
musical numbers and tire presentation of
diplomas.
The closing event of commencement week
will be the reception and entertainment for
the graduating claas to be given by the
Alumni association at the Dodgn Light
Guard armory. If the weather permits the
graduates may enjoy a class picnic Satur
day, but this has not yet been determined.
The high school organizations will hold
their annual elections next week. The
Phtlornathian society will elect officers
Wednesday afternoon and the Delta Tau
society will hold It election Thursday aft
ernoon.
Selecting! Track Teasa.
D. Fred Grass, coach, and Ted Rice,
captain, of the high school track team,
have selected nine from the winners at
the recent local and Omaha field meets
to represent the local Institution In the
state meet of the Iowa High School Ath
letic association, to be held In Des Moines
Friday of next week. The members of
the team . and the events they will be
entered In sre as follows:
Peterson, pole vault, high Jump, spruit
and hurdles: Martin, hammer throw. Ols
cj throw snd shot put: Redfern. mile- run
and half-mile run: Scanlan, sprints. 100
yard, 220-yard and 4-yard dashes; Rice,
half-mile run; Haroln. half-mile run;
Leavitt, mile run; Land-in, hurdles and
weights; Oliver, vhlgh Jump.
The track team and rooter, of wtiorrr. It
la said, there will bo a goodly contingent,
will leavs Council Bluffs Thursday even
ing over the Rock Island. In addition to
those who go by rail there will be several
automobile parties. Those who are plan
ning to go by automobile are: Chester
Dudley, Blaine WUcox, Roger Keellne and
Charles R. Hannan. Coach Grass will be
in charge of the track team.
AHttCMEST THE BATTEY CASE
Not Likely to Go to the Jwrr Before
Afterstooa.
Arguments of counsel In the ouster action
against IL V. Battev, clerk of the district
court, on. trial in the district court before
Judge Macy, were not completed when
court adjourned at o'clock last evening,
so the case will not gHto the Jury until
some time today.
County Atrorrey Hess occupied the entire
forenoon with his opening argument
Charles M. Harl made the opening argu
ment for the defense and was followed by
Emmet Tlnley, who bad not completed his
argument when court adjourned for the
day. The closing argument will be made
by Mr. Hess as soon as Mr. TirJey finishes.
As the instructions to the Jury will. It is
sxpected, occupy considerable time, .the case
probably will not go to the Jury until aft
ernoon, or at least not much before (toon.
In his opening argument County Attorney
Hess took up tha different Items In the
accounts forming the basis for the charges,
going over each count In detail. The big
book were spread In an upright position
before tha Jury and the alteration and
erasures of the figure pointed out so that
they might be seen by the Juror. .
William Fox and Bob Ford, the latter a
negro, against whom Indictments were re
turned by the grand Jury last Wednesday,
entered pleas of guilty before Judge
Wheeler yesterday and were sentenced, the
former for three month and tha latter to
four months In the county Jail. Fox was
indicted for breaking and entering the resi
dence of Tho-nas Williams at H10 Avenue
B oc April 13 and stealing several articles
of minor value. Bob Ford was Indicted
Jointly with William Hughes for murderous
assault on Joe Palmer, a white man, on the
night of March 24 on Pearl street. In front
of the Carnegie library building. He was
permitted to plead guilty to a charge of
assault with Intent to inflict great bodily
Injury instead of assault with Intent to
murder, as contained In the indictment.
George 11. White, referee In the partition
suit of Fred White against Michael White
and others, filed a report showing that he
had disposed of the real estate Involved and
had received fr aame S47.4T3.33 and that he
had paid out 17.323.29, including tl.&t2.9 paid
the state of Iowa aa collateral lnterltance
tax. He asked for an order enabling him
to distribute the balance, S40.15O.M. among
the parties entitled to same as set out in
the decree Ir. the' action.
Real Estate Traasfcr.
These transfers were reported to The Be
May IS by the Pottawattamie County AJ.
stract company of Council Bluffs:
Kate FUspatrick and William rtu-
patrk-k to Johann Lue.iert, lots 3
and 4. block ZI. Avoca, w. d
E. H. Lougea and wu to Charles Q.
Hagana, lot 2, block 13, Colby s
Walnut Grove add., w. d
Savings, Loan and Building associa
tion to Charlea A. Anderson, w& feet
of easterly 4 feet of lots 1 and la.
Purple s suodiv., w. d
J. J. Slewsrt. executor of A. Cochran,
to Woman's Christian association, lot
4. block IS. Cochran mid . t. c. d..
Ellen O'Grauy and husband to Savings,
Laan and Building aaaoclation. part
lots U snd 19. Purpie s tubdiv., q. c d.
Reuben VS oodmancy and wife to Wil
lougiiby Irye. part lot 7. Park add..
Macedonia, w. d
John T. Robinson to .Ida Robinson,
lot U. Hanthorn add., Loveland.
w. d
J hn Under and wife to A. C. Kell.r,
lot X block 15, Burns' add., w. d....
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709
10
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light transfers, total.
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Pasaia ( s muer.
J. H. Gregg, a pioneer settler of Potta
wattamia county, died at his home In
Hasel Dell township yesterday morning.
Although 7 year of age, air. Gregg had
been in excellent health until Thursday
evening, when he complained of feeling- Ul.
H succumbed at o'clock yesterday morn
ing, desth being attributed to heart failure.
Mr. Gregg waa born In Belmont cotinty,
Ohio, December IS. F31. He waa marked
October 23. 14 in Orundy county, Illinois.
to Miss Amy C. Hoga, a native of Fauquier
county, Virginia, and on November H of
the same year they cam to Pottawattamie
county, Mr. Gregg having purchased 432
acres of land In Hasel Dell township the
yesr before. On this unbroken land they
made their first home In a one-room log
cabin. Today the farm comprises Too acres
and the Gregg home Is considered one of
the finest In Pottawattamie county.
Of ten children born to Mr. and Mra
Grepg. three daughters. Amanda Virginia,
residing at home, and Mrs. J. D. Harris
and Mrs. W. D. St. Clair, both of Oakland.
Ia., survive the father.
The funeral will be held Sunday after
noon at 2 o'clock from the family residence,
and interment will be In the Gregg ceme
tery. Rev. O. W. Snyder, pastor of St.
John's English Lutheran church, will con
duct the services.
PLAXS FOR SEW EXGIXE HOl'SE
ProTlde for a Strictly Moderm Fire
proof Betiding.
Plans for the proposed new central fire
station to be erected on the sito of the
present engine house at the frot of Bry
ant street and across Indian cre?k wer
submitted at the special meeting of the
city council yesterday afternoon by the
committee of which Councilman Bellinger
is chairman and Councllmen Jensen and
Olson the other members.
The plans, which met with much favor,
provide for a thoroughly up-to-date en
gine house, the building to be forty-eight
feet wide and sixty-eight feet deep ana
of two stories. The main room on the
ground floor for the equipment Is 43x45
feet, with three double doors opening
onto Washington avenue and a side en
trance on Bryant street for the wajrar.s
to enter on returning to the building,
thus avoiding the necessity of sack ins
them in as is the case with the present
building. On the second floor Is a sleep
ing room 19x4S and a recreation room
26x43 in addition to a room for the fire
alarm equipment, bath, toilet and storage
rooms. The building is to be constructed
of brick with steel truss roof. The first
story will be of paving brick on the ex
terior with pressed brick on the interior,
thus avoiding lath and plaster and en
abling the walla to be washed with the
hose. The plans propose heating the
building from the central heating plant
between the city hall and police head
quarters. The estimated cost of the proposed new
fire station Is placed at SIS. 000. No
aotlon was taken on the plans.
It is likely that the city will bring a
test case In the courts to determine
whether a contractor Is required to re
pair a sewer which may be damaged as
the result of such a storm as was ex
perienced Tuesday evening, within one
year of constructing same. The quea
Mon, It Is said, has never been deter
mined by the Iowa supreme court. Ac
coruls to the statutes of Iowa every
contract for constructive work upon
street Improvements or sewers Is required
to contain a provision obligating the eon
tractor to keep the improvement in good
repair for a period of one year. Whether
this applies only to repairs made neces
sary by defective workmanship or ma
terial or whether It Includes repair of
damage done by acts of nature, of un
usual violence such as the storm of last
Tuesday evening. i& the 'question In
volved. The question was referred to
City Solicitor Kimball, who expressed the
opinion " that a test case wiil probably
have to be made of the matter.
The contract for paving the approaches
to and driveway over the new concrete
bridge at Frank street, over Indian creek,
was awarded to E. A. wickham at the pre
vailing price for brick paving on concrete
base. T.ie city engineer was instructed to
otlfy the contractor that tha concrete
railing on the bridge would have to be re
placed. It was stated that the contractor
had expressed a willingness to replace the
wall, which wa cracked as a result of the
storm Tuesday evening. The bridge was
erected by a De Moines firm.
The matter of the opening of Twenty
fourth street, between Broadway and First
venue, waa laid over until the meeting
next Monday night.
The city clerk was Instructed to adver
tise for bids for a carload of twenty-four-inch
sewer tiling.
Before holilng their session the council
men took a drive around the city to Inspect
the atreeta which had been washed during
the storm Tuesday evening.
Aaaaal Picaie of Aggies.
AMES. Ia-. May li. (Special.) The great
event of the year' with the agricultural
students, the annual Ag Club picnic, was
held yesterday afternoon. Every spring
the Ags have the habit of congregating
en the bank of Squaw erek and there
regaling themselves with ics cream and
base ball, while the admiring coeds assist
with the former and applaud the latter.
The great event yesterday was the ball
game between the horticultural and the
animal husbandry students. The score
stood 4 to 3 in favor of the horta when
the game was called to give place to a
sack race.
Meaey Invested la "W rat1 Haas.
MARSHALLTOWN. Ia.. May It Spe
cial.) 8. Clydo William, coach of the State
college (Amest base bail team and foot ball
teams, whd is well known as a professional
base ball player in tha west, through his
years served with the Iowa and Dakota
league. Iowa State league and the American
association, la building at Ames a HSuO
fraternity house. The building ha been
leased for five years to a fraternity at
I1J0O a year. Williams formerly belonged
to 8c Paul, but he Is now the property of
Toledo.
Traafcla Grswi Oat af Strike.
MARSHALLTOWN. Ia.. May l.-Speciai
Telegram.) I'pon being called a scab by
an Iowa Central striker this afternoon.
Lout Borwoy, a Minneapolis strikebreaker,
pulled a butcher knife7 and attempted to
cut his tormentor, but waa overpowered
before he did any damage. Steve Mercure
of Mirneapotl wa also arrested. Thi 1
the second dash as a result of the Importa
tion of strikebreakers by the railroad com
pany. Iewa Bssst Resaala at Home,
n-ENISON. Ia.. May W. (Special )
County Treasurer Ever offered to. the
highest bidder today $50,000 of county bonds.
There were thirteen outside bidders, but
the frawtord county bank of Denlson bid
II. kO premium and obtained the bonds.
Thi will make the inures charge a little
over per cent. Bond were issued to take
up outstanding bridge warrant.
Talrty Teat Accepted t.
BOONE, Ia-, May 1. iSpex lal A case
ending In the district court here yesterday
has not aa equal In court annals of the
state. The eas wa entitled Burgess
against the Newton Northwestern, he
suing tha railroad company for damages
of (.() on each of nine counts, making a
total of M.UUU. Tha caas grew out of his
ejection from one of the Newton cars after
he had pmeated a tk-ket which. It Is al
leged, did not permit him to a ride oa the
car. Burgee Immediately secured an at
Or Let Us
TK rpnntation which
locality is your guarantee
are sure and certain of complete satisfaction. .
In size we lead. In the variety and completeness
of our stocks we can easily boast of occupying first
place. In the quality for the price we can prove our
offerings to be of superior grade. In prices and selec
tion there is no store in this locality th;it can meet us.
S ill J Oak Pedestal (M C nc
Etensloa Table $L0tO
Made of solid, oak has large round
extends six feet, solid new dividing
pedestal, one of the best values
offered,
special.
at
.$15.75
Five Room Home
Complete
Only our exceptional trade con
nections enables us to make such
a combination value aa thi five
room of.'cr of ours. Nothing to
s,;:rr. si4.oo
torner and the case waa started. When i Burcham, John Beyer; timers. Charles Raw
called yesterday before Judge Wright It , son. fteson Jones, A. L. Clark, Guy Brewer;
was argued as to the legal questions. The
rulings of the court were such that the
attorney for Burgess s.iw the case slipping
away and realising that It would never get cham, A. R. Hackett, Ralph Rol.ins. B'-rt
to the jury agreed to accept SO cents, the j Aldr'.rh. Hubert Utterback. George Rlchter.
price of the ticket which Burgess had : Eert j,cKee. Del Verran. Fred Jordan; in
purchased, and then dropped the caso. i ,pectors. F. H. Huttenlocher. A. W. Manuel.
DES-MOIXEi PEOPLE EXERCISED
Drastic Measares Iteaalt from
aaalts on Wasaea.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
As-
DES MOINES, May K. Special. ) ' hitsn school, i n.-r are nin.-tetn graduates,
Frank Brown has been captured and ha. "' b" s ar"d txuvn 'rls
been identified by Mrs Mary Minn as- MARSHALLTOWN Within an hour after
been Identified Dy Mrs. Jiarj Mann as- it wa!I f:ii t.ie suit brought by Fav Wilson
the negro who assaulted her. Ho la a , Mgamst Brittain A Co., pork rai ki-rs. ard
southern negro and came to Des Moines tne Chicago fc Northwestern. Railroad cum
from Omaha. He has been in Jail'bcfore ; rany. settlement was eff.-cred. Wilson, who
i ,... , ... . ,,. 1 is a minor, brought suit for li.Dfj.as fur
In Des Moines since he arrived here. , prsonill lnjurlH, r,.reved last January
Lamont Fredericks Is an AlaDama negro, i w:nie loading products of the Brittain &
He Is the man now in Jail on the charge 1 Co. plant into a Northwestern car. While
of assaulting Mr. W. H. Risser. doing so the car was switched and a said
. . .1 . .1 .i . was thrown againyt his Wg. He secured
Convinced that the worst element of j j4, b. Ue Sl.ttiemt.nt.
ine soutnern negroes are coming norm.
the city ami county officials have today
arranged to work In unison and to put 1
every tramp negro on the stone pile .is
soon as he reaches the city. Every po- t be ne,,, mornmK, afternoon and even
llceman in the city and every constable I lr.g of each day. It is expected that Iju
and. sherif was today furnished a copy j d. -legates will attend. LcGrand Is the Seat
of the state vtramp law
ith the legisla-
tive definition of a tramp. The Board
Lof Supervisors has completed tho stone
pile, which will be worked in connection
with the new county Jail.
Anybody over It years of age who can
not show a visible means of surDort can
be arretted under the tr.lmn bva And I
put on tha stone pile for ten days.
Alarmed at the situation which resulted
In two white women being assaulted
within the space of two weeks, the au
thorities have arranged to arrest every
man In town who cannot show a means
of support and they wiil all be put on
the rock pile and kept there till tlicy
are willing to leave Des Moines and stay
away.
In addition to these precautions a vigi
lance committee has been organized to
patrrl the city at nights. Inr.de of a
few days it Is believed that the police
will have under arrest every suspicious
chara:'fr In Des Moines. Police Jud&o
Mathls today notified a lot of colored
prisoners that In the present stale of
temper of the people of Des Moines it
was dangerous for the colored man to be
found loafing about.
The respected colored people of the city
met tonight at the Corinthian Baptist
church and formed a vigilance committee
to rid the town of the worst negroes. A
vigilance committee of oOO whit people
has sent a representative south to pur
chase some bloodhounds for future use. 4
The Stale Board of Control waj today
notified over the long distance 'phone
and also by letter from Superintendent
notnert oi tne bcuooi ror tne Uear at
Council Bluffs of the damage done to the
institution there and to the farm land,
nd it is probable that the board will
have to aak the executive council for aa
appropriation from the provident con
tingent fund to rer-alr the damage.
The information given the board is that
the institution farm was f lood-d from
the creeks and a deposit of several inches
of city left on most of the farm and over
all th pasture. The superintendent is of
the opinion that all the hogs and cattle
will have to be sold, because there is no
pasture land left and it will be a year
Derore new grass can be irowi. Tha
potato field and cornfields are ru'ned aud
the crops will have to be replanted.
R. J. Hartung, who heals the committee
hick has charge of the local end of the
high school field meet, today made an
nouncement of the efficia:' for the meet
next Friday. W. H. Bremner is to be the
starter and referee of the meet.
Among the other officials are a number
of men who in their collega days were
famous athlete.
The official for the meet are as follows:
Referee and starter, W. H. Bremner; as
aistant referee and starter, Charles Snyder;
clerk of the course, Harry Grefe; assistant
clerk of U. course, Jaaies Larr, Jjl.n
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Judges of the finish, James Green H. H.
Coggeshall. H. H. Stlpp, Robert Haines.
Channnlng Smith; fit-Id Judges. T. A. Bur-
iClide Hula. it r, W. A. Graham; score aa-
nouncer, V. G. Stevenson.
.ews ef Iowa.
SIDNEY- Sidney's graduating- class this
year is the largest ever turned out (rum the
MARSHALLTOWN The program for the
thlrty-fourSi annual session of the Iowa
State Christian conference, which Is to be
held at LeGrand. June 10 to 12. was made
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! OI maimer college, m is ine cenier oi ine
denomination in the state. The officers of
the state association are: president, J. c.
Grafton, Orient; vice president. Rev. A. M.
Hanson, LeGrand; secretary. Rev. Bruce
Wlemer. LeGrand; treasurer, D. M. Heliln
stien, Des Moir.es.
CRESTON Practically every business
house in Cr ston was closed yesterday
. . I . r. 1 m T..1 A 1 r. 1 1 ,, '
saloons ana pool rooms, while employer
ami ei:ipi'T unu n m7 imh ii-nt uiuib
conducted for business men and women
by Howard Taylor, one of the evangel
istic party, it was a iireat meeting. Mr.
Tavlor sioke upon "How to Advertise
Your Business." He advocated courtesy
as the first rudiment of business success.
Honest g'Vids. economy, a "square deal
to all. Employer and employe g-t In clos.'
touch with each other and above all else,
"Get rigut with God." Following the tent
meeting yesterday afternoon the evangel
ist a party and the local Ministerial al
liance lined up for a hall game witn the
hiph scnool team at the ball park. In
terest and enthusiasm waa intense. The
senrt stood a to 2 in favor of tne high
school.
1KlAX-Sheriff O. O. Rock left here this
morning for the ret.irn of J. K. Schraeder,
held at Sioux Falls, ami wantfd In Har-
liwi-n county for thw alleged offer.se of de-
j frauding Harrison cotinty farmers in the
sale of a stock remedy. It is alleged that
the agent Auirust sold li s stock remedy
for $:.5ii under comr:rt to Henry Netsch,
a fanner living mai iHml.ip, but when the
remedy reicn.d the farmer he discovered
that the bill for the same had im-reas d
to aljotjt 1X in atfitregnte. In the Sep-terrU-r
term of court the agi'nt was ln-
d'eted. but the sheriff was unahle to find
rim ii) ii:e aiitircni given ai me lime oi
n:ak:n0- the contract or to locate him in
the state or elsewhere. Further Investi
gation, however, is said to Lr-ive disclosed
J. K. Si-liraeder to be I'.y'. Hunt, with
a former residence at or flear Alg na, and
that he had gone West to sonie unknown
Imality. After a long search on the part
of Ski-riff Rock, the ag-nt was located
the first cf tie. week at Sioux Falls, S. D.
HIGH SCHOOL DAY AT I DIVERSITY
stadeala froaa All Over the Stat
Visit Inatltntloa.
LINCOLN, May l.i Special.) Today was
high school
day at the, state university,
I veral hundred student from Nebraska
1 high schools being visitors In -the city. For j
I their benefit a general survey of the unlver- i
i sity grounds, buildings and laboratories was !
j conducted under the direction of uiJversity i
guides, and exercises of welcome were hel l.
Addresses were delivered by Chancellor
Andrews. Superintendent J. L. McBrien and
Inspector A. A. Reed, and tha University
Glee club also took part.
The first annual state championship con
test of the Nebraska, High School Debat.iig
league was Won by Wahoo's represar-tative. i
and the speaker from Wymore was awarded
Second honors. The question was concern
ing government ownership of railroad.
ThJ league doe not include. Lincoln and
Omaha.
The afternoon program of the day con
sisted of aa athletic meet between tha slat
high s.-hooia, i"a.rbury woo and, Lintwln
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Contents, Madison County Reporter.
A Wise One Our wife this week in talk
ing about entei-laining people, mentioned
the fact Uiat she could .lot entertain more
than twelve, b."ause she did not have but
a dozen spoons. We suggested that it al
ways took two peorle to one spoon. She
can't work us. St. Paul Republican.
Hear Di m Eells Neighbors say that Will
Fnnter purchased a section of land near
McCook and will in the near future marry
a young widow of that place, who also
has a section of land Joining his. Tills
looks likd Will still has home grit left.
He has surely had his share of trouble
In the last three years, losing his wife
three years ago nearly unnerved him and
wa have passed him on the street when
ha looked more like a fit subject for a
mad house than a farmer, but Will la one
of those thinking German boys who foots
up his figures with care and bespeak for
him a bright future. Success to you Billy,
push it along and don't forget the cigars.
Arapahoe Pioneer.
Ye Olden Tyme Two old timers were
the other day relating early reminiscences,
and among other things told their ex
perience with a bull buffalo. They dis
covered a herd grazing a little west of
the present site cf Naponee. A stray
shot enraged the king of the herd, and
they had a bull fight on their hands in
'short order. They dropped their guns
and scooted for a friendly tree, with the
bull a close second. The animal bellowed
aad pawed the earth and finally in a
frenzy of rage undertook to climb the
tree, but not being built that way, fell
and broke his bark. ' They then got down
off their perch and killed the poor brute.
Eleomington Advocate.
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season of the year should be governed
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change which comes to the office of the
Belden Progress: "Advanca to the inner
door and give three raps. The devil will
attend the alarm. Tou will give your
name and postofflce address and the num-
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center of the room and address the editot
with the following countersign: Hold thi
right hand two feet from the body with
the thumb and finger extended. th
thumb and Index finger clasping a IH
bill, which drops Into tha open hand of
the editor, at the sama time saytngi
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receipt for an obligation properly dis
charged." Pettljobn Oallty of Rokbery.
BASSETT. Netx. Map 16. (Special Tele
gram.) District court ha been In session
hero for the last two days, engaged in the
trial of Carl Pettijohn, on the charge of
burglary, snd at the conclusion of the
trlsl a verdict of guilty was rendered and
juuge narrington semenceu ine aciemiam
to a term of six yea's in the penitentiary.
In December last Smith Bros.' hardware
store at Newport was entered and about
M) worth of Jewelry, watches, cutlery ami
revolvers were taken. Pettijohn waa ar
rested in April and was tried ten days ago,
the Jury disagreeing. The possession of a
ring, neck chain, raxor and watch by Petti
john not satisfactorily accounted for
wrought his ruin. Pettijohn waa sent to
the penitentiary from Eron county about
six years ago on tha charge of larceny
from the person.
Oratorical Election at Wesleyaa.
UNIVERSITY PLACE. Neb., May 16
(Special.) T1t annual election of officers
In the Oratorical association of Nebraska
Wealeyan university a reused considerable
excitement and enthusiasm at the convoca
tion period this morning. The field nar
rowed down to two nominees for each
office and resulted in Howard Klin of the
TUccphanlan society being elected presi
dent, A. S. Hesey, an Everett, vice presi
dent, John Duty, a Theophanian. secre
tary, and Miss Faith Cloflln, a Theophan
ian, treasurer.
Qaestloa Right of Doctor to Practice,
NORFOLK. Neb.. May 1 ( Special. )-
After practicing medicine for fifty-one
years Dr. T. G. Bracking, now 7 year
old, of this city, la engaged In a dispute
a Ith the State Board of Health over his
present r'yht to practice. He has been
arrested for not holding a state certificate.
He claims his college degrees entitle him
to the certificate, The state board Insists
he must taku an examination.
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