tut: omaha daily bee: Friday, jul.y 24, 100?.
NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA
COUNCIL
Office 15 Scott Street.
MIXOR MENTION.
DnvlK, flniju.
Btorkert sells csrpets.
Ed Rogers, Tony Faust beer. ,
Iewls Cutler, funeral director. 'Phone 97.
EYES EXAMINED FRKHJ-LEFFERT8.
Woodring Undertaking company. Tel. 389.
Guaranteed watches from $3.00 up at O.
Mauthe's, 21'J Broadway.
We know we have the rest flour. Face
la the name. Kartell & Miller. Phone 3i8.
Fall term Western la. college opens
Won., Aug. 31. Hend for our new catalogue.
The best enn for wall paper la right
row. Let liorwli k figure with you. 211
Pouth Ma'n.
LKNHFJ4 DUPLICATED AND FRAMES
REPAIRKD WHIMS Yf itT WAIT. PR. W.
W. MAOAKRKLL, OiTOMETRlST, 10
FKARL HTRBET.
James N. Casarty, Jr., left laat night for
fit. Joseph (m business. Mra. Caeady, who
recently underwent an operation In tha
Edniuridtnn Memorial hoepltal. haa suf'l
cltntly recovered to be able to return home.
Tha Woman'a Chrlittnn Temperance
union will give a banquet nnd reception
next Tuesday evening In the parlora of tha
Broadway Methodist church In honor of
the new members. The pastors of all the
churches and their wives are especially In
vited to be present.
Tom North, the genial general press rep
resentative of Gentry Bros." shows, waa In
the city yesterday arranging for the ap
pearance of the aggregation here on Au
gust 1. While In the city Mr. North waa
the guest of J. C. Mitchell, city ticket
gent for the Northwestern and Union
Pacific.
At the meeting of the Pottawattamie
County Bar association yesterday morning
Congressman W. I. Smith, Charles M. Harl
and J. J. Stewart were appointed a com
mittee to draft resolutions on the death
of Judge J. E. F. McOee nnd present the
aame to the presiding Judge on the open
ing of court on August 8.
Contractor Wlckham has begun work on
the foundation of the new Catholic church
at the corner of Twentv-thlrd street and
Avenue H. The new church, of which Rev.
Father O'Nell will be pastor, will accom
modate about 100 families and will be
known as the Church of the Holv Family.
Jt 1 Intended to serve the people residing
west of Seventeenth street.
Fire of unknown origin at's o'clock yes
terday morning gave the firo department
a run and did considerable damage to the
stock of clothing anrl notions In the atcre
of D. Fox at 140 West Broadway. Mr. Fox
was In front of the store feweeplng the
sidewalk when the breaking of the plate
Klaus windows Is said to have first warned
him that the store was on fire. The blaz.
U aald to have originated In the rear of
the store room. The stock was Insured
for 11,600, but Mr. Fox aald hla loss would
exceed this amount.
George XV. Kleln.19 South Main street.
Both 'phones. "Have It done right."
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
lna C. Ryan and husband to Wl'ltam
8. Curtis, part sw nw4 19-1S-13. . . .$ TOO
Wllllum Wallace to James P. Bailey,
lots 19 and 20, block 4. Hawthorne
add 1
Elleiy R. Hume to John B. Riley lot
21. J. E. Riley's sub
W. D. Mead, Jr., to Hugh E. Wallace,
part sub lot 1 of sub lot 12, tax lot 5,
section 9-16-13 2
Ellery R. Hume to Oscar Johnson, lot
1, block IS. Clifton 11111 750
Oeorge O. Wallace, trustee, and George
O. Wallace nnd wife to Ellery R.
Hume, lot 1. block 15. Cllftoa Hill... 1
Laura M. Campbell to Harry D. Roed,
tax lot fll, section 34-15-13 2
County treasurer to Tjiura M. Camp
bell, tax lot fil, 34-15-13
South Ride Bank of Wheeling to Anna
Wilson, lot 1, Smith pnrk... 2,500
Florence Co. to Nellie T. Bertram,
' lot 8. Phelan's add 200
ball, lot IS. block 1, Tipton place, sup
plementary 25
Mary J. Hunt et al to Lulnn C. Gibson,
lot 15, block 35, Albright's Choice.. 115
Countr treasurer to Jennie R. Burns,
lot 18. block 4, 8umm;t add
Robert C. Enewold and wife to Walter
E. nnd Arthur N. Enewold. tax lot
6, 34-15-1.1 '.
The John A. Crelghton Real Estate
compnny to H. N. Adamson, lot 16,
block H, Crelghton's 1st odd ' 550
A. L,. Reed et Hi to John F. Jackson,
lot 12, block 4. -Reed's 3d add TOO
Continental Trust company to A. B
.Innkee. lot 13, block 17, Wilcox 2d
add j
Charles O. Johnson et al to Ellen
Noone, lot 4. block 3. Orchard Hill.. 700
Mary O. Crooks to Bessie M. Rasp,
part sub lot 1 of sub lot 4, tax lot
K. section 9-15-13 00
Edgnr E. Polsley to Flora Hertzell.
lot 1.1. block 22X. South Omaha ten
Edmund A. W. Snell and wife to Mary
R. Hayes, lot 15. block 5. Kilby
,.1'lace ; 1,500
Kenwood Realty company to John M.
Welsh, lots 243, 299 and 30, Kenwood
udd i
Hugh S. Thomas and wife to Charles '
I.. Thomas, lots 23 and 23, block 8.
Brlggs place gnO
Bamuel I). Hums and wife to Samuel
Schrants. 6xl27 ft. in southwest cor
ner of block Q, Shlnn's 2d add 1
William J. Dermody and wife to same,
part block Q. Shlnn's 2d add i
John Schroeder to Ernest E. Carroll
nnd J. L. Carroll, wH lot 10, Patrick's
Saratoga add , 400
Total .19
LEGAL NOTICES
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS AND EN-
glneers The village of Sidney, Nebraska,
lnvf.es bids and will open same at :M
p. in., on Monday evening, July 27, IKiPt,
for the Installation and completion of a
wa'.er works system as per plajis and
specifications on file with the clerk of aald
villuge. iervlng the right to reject or
accept any or all bids, or reject or accept
any (.art thereof.
11 J should cover the following as a
whole or any distinct part, lowlt:
Uu. pumping station.
One duplex pump.
One gasoline engine, 28 horse power.
One suel stand pipe of 150,000 gallons ca
pacity. One well It feet In diameter and 40 feet
deep.
g.utO feet of E-lnch pipe.
t.HQ feet of 8-Inch pipe.
4,800 feet of 4-Inch pipe.
10.000 feet of 2-inch pipe.
Twenty hydrants.
All valves and specials necessary to com
rlt the work In a first class workman
like manuer.
The board reserves the right to Increase
or diminish the quantity of any slsed pipit
above specified.
Bids are to be sealed and addressed to
the village clerk, and marked "Proposals
for Mater Worka"
WAN DF.DRICK. Chairman.
LESLIE NEl'BAUER, Clerk
. J-T--10-14-16-17-2i a-24.
NOTICE AS TO BALE OF WATER
Bonds The village of Sidney. Nebraska
Invites bids and will open the same at
10:00 a. m. on Saturday. August 1, 19t, for
the sale of water bonds in the sum of
twnty thousand (S?0,OOu dollars. In denomi
nation of five hundred KA) dollars each
due In twenty years; optional at the end
of five years; dated May 1. 1908; Interest
at 6 per cent per annum, payable annually
at the office of the village treasurer cf
Bldney. Nei raska. There Is no other bonded
or other debt. The actual value of ral
and personal property as found by the
Board of Equalisation Is J6o,r
Bid are to be sealed and addressed to
the vMlage clerk and marked ' Proposals
for Water Bonds."
SWAN. DEDFICK. Chairman.
LESLIE NEl'BAUER. Clerk
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BLUFFS
Both 'Phones 43.
TRACTION COMPANY'S RIGHT
Weit ' Bluffs Improvement Club
Appeals to Attorney General.
SEEKS STATUS OF FRANCHISE
inqalry Will Be Made to Ascertain
by What Authority Inter,
state Road Operates Jin
Iowa.
Falling to Induce the city council to
make any move In the matter the West
Council Bluffs Improvement club haa de
cided to appeal for assistance from H. W.
Byers, attorney general of the stale of
Iowa In Us efforts to ascertain under
what. If any, franchise the Omaha &
Council Bluffs Street railway company
la operating In Council Bluffs.
At the meeting of the club Tuesday a
lengthy communication which bad been
prepared waa approved and ordered aent
by the secretary to the attorney general.
After alleging that the club had been
unable to obtain any relief through the
"local and municipal officers" the follow
ing la recited In the communication:
We have the remarkable example of a
corporation known as the Omaha & Coun
cil Bluffs Railway and Bridge company
operating a street railway upon our
streets with or without legal authority.
When we ask of the city council informa
tion as to the legality or non-legality of
the actions of this alien corporation, with
two or more honorable exceptions the
council ruffnea lo me protection of thla
corporation by laying our respectful re
quests upon or under the table In the
municipal waste basket, from which no
modern Hercules Is strong enough to pull
It out. In the meanwhile the growth and
material prosperity of our city are re
tarded by the discriminations of this cor
poration against Council Bluffs.
Value of Commntation Tickets.
Attention Is then called to the fact that
the commutation tickets between Council
Bluffs and Omaha are not good for use
for travel within the limit of Council
Bluffs.
Extended reference Is made to the re
quest of the club that the company build
a connecting line on Twenty-first street
between Avenue A and Fifth avenue and
that the company. It Is alleged, has de
clined to pay any attention to the request.
Mention is also made of the failure of
the company to extend Its line to the
Iowa School for the Deaf, while In Omaha
Its tracks are being extended In various
directions.
The concluding portion of the communica
tion reads as follows:
Receiving no satisfaction that this motor
corporation intends to do anything, this
club requested the mayor and council to
have these improvements mads. Regard
less of duty to their constituents, our re
quest was laid under the table, where It
still Is. We then asked the mayor and
council to Instruct the city solicitor to pre
pare a statement, and publish It in the
dally presa for the information of the
people, showing by what authority, or tack
of authority, the motor corporation !s oc
cupying our streets, by what authority It
charges a 6 and 10-cent fare between Coun
cil Bluffs and Omaha, and why the 5-cent
limited tickets are not good for local fares
within tho city limits. With the two
honorablo exceptions the aldermen voted to
lay the request on the table by a vote of
five to two one alderman being absent on
account of illness. .
Now, as the council declines to favor the
people with this Information, or do any
thing to make this corporation grant a 6
cent faro and build and operate the tracks
necessary for our commercial and material
development as a community, will you.
acting for the state of Iowa. Institute the
measures necessary for our Information
and relief and press them to vigorous and
successful conclusion, even If quo warranto
proceedings become necessary to tnake the
motor corporation show Its authority for
using our streets, and the discriminations
It Is constantly practicing against this city
and Its welfare.
question as to Franchise.
Following the statement that the com
pany obtained possession of the street
railway system In Council Bluffs by a
leuse or merger of ninety-nine years the
communication continues a follows:
This Nebraska corporation operates the
street railways of Council Bluffs, Omaha
South Omaha and East Omaha, Including
the bridge across the Missouri river. For
lack of better information, refused by the
city council, we understand the original
Iowa franchise has expired, a later one
has been decided invalid because of In
sufficient publication, and another known
as the "suburban" has come into the
possession of this company. It la unknown
to our people under which, if amy fran
chise, the company is operating Its tracks
upon our streets. Under the Iowa franchise
the company was permitted to charge a
10-cent fure between Council Bluffs and
Omaha. Under the franchise said to be
invalid a limited 5-cent fare was permitted
between the two cities for holders of
tickets and the city officials and employes
allowed to ride frue when In the perform
ance of duty, In addition to- the 10-cent
fare for any person not having one of
these limited 5-cent fare tickets. Under the
BO-callet suburban franchise it Is clulmed
that only a 6-cent fare can be collected
I to any part of Council Bluffs. As Council
uiuiia is uu uuwi siues or me Missouri
river, the corporation charges a fare of
15 cents to and from either side of the
river In Council Bluffs to a passenger who
has no limited 5-cent fare ticket. With
the ticket it charges a 10-cent fare. The
lo-eemt fare between Council Bluffs and
Omaha is for any distance between Four
teenth street In Omaha and within the
limits of Council Bluffs. The minimum
distance la an imaginary line In the middle
of the bridge over the river, defining the
limits of Counted Bluffs and Omaha. The
maximum distance is about four miles. On
the Omaha side the maximum distance is
about twenty-two miles, for 10 cents, or a
one way distance of oleven miles for 6
cents, between Florence and South Omaha,
with transfers to any part of Omaha, and
Nebraska suburbs on which Its tracks are
operated. This Is a discrimination for
bidden by the interstate commerce law
against "localities," which can be acted
upon by the Iowa Board of Railroad Com
missioner's under the act of lttui, which, we
believe, authorises the board to bring the
matter before the interstate commerce
commission In the name or under -tne au
thority of the state of Iowa, which has
been done in the complaint of Pubuque
against the Illinois Central - Railroad
company.
THREE DIVOKt E - SlITS PILED
Co art Asked to tte la' and Relieve
tho Trouble.
Three suits for divorce were 'filed In
the district court yesterday for tuo Sep
tember term.
Fanny O. Ellsworth seeks u divorce
from Archie W. Ellsworth to whom hc
was married March 27, 1895 and from
whom she say she was obliged to nepar
ate June" 1 of last year on account ot
his cruel and Inhuman treatment. Eho
also makes statutory charges agalnat her
husband and asks to be awarded the cus
tody of their five minor children.
Nellie L Prulett auks for a divorce
from George W. Prulett to whom she was
married December 20, 1903 at Nodaway,
Mo. She chargea her husband with treat
ing her In a cruel and Inhuman manner
and alleges that on July IS of this year
he' attempted to kill her and would have
l.ucceeded but for the interference of
other persons. This was tha last straw to
break the camel's- back and Mrs. Prulett
waa forced to leave her husband after this
attack. She asks that the title to two
lots in this city be quieted In her aa she
purchased them with her money sod her
husband haa no Interest In them.
. Alta Pearl Wood sues for divorce from
Charles Newton Wood to whom she waa
married In Loveland. la. on March 10,
189S. She snys her husband deserted her
on August 17, 1906 without cause and
that his preeent whereabouts are unknown
to her. She asks for the custody of their
four minor children.
lOlMCIL OPPOSED TO PROJECT
Mission of l.leatenant Governor Brace
on Mater Worka May Fall.
Hon. M. L. Bruce of New York, special
counsel for the eastern stockholders of the
Council Bluffs City Water Works com
pany, appeared by Invitation before the
special committee of business men ap
pointed by Mayor Maloncy to Investigate
the water works question.
Mr. Bruce explained In detail the propo
sition which he had made to the city
council on behalf of the water works com
pany. He emphasized the fact that the
company was willing to do anything that
the city should 'ask in the way of bringing
the plant up to date with modern ma
chinery, to afford better fire protection In
the business centers, to extend the service
wherever needed and in addition to all this
to Install a clarifying plant.
The committee spent some time looking
over the plans of the plant with Mr.
Bruce and Manager Hartland, local coun
sel for the water company.
Members of the committee expressed
themselves as greatly pleased with the
proposition made by Governor Bruce which,
In their opinion, they said, was a most
liberal oae.
Attorney J. J. Stewart, member of the
committee, during the Informal discussion
suggested that probably his committee was
as the courts would term It, "without Jur
isdiction," but nevertheless they planned to
make a report to the best of their ability.
Member Graham said that while possibly
the committee lacked official jurisdiction
and had been practically repudiated by the
city council, he felt assured that the people
generally would be pleased to have a re
port from such a committee composed as
It was of non-partisan and unprejudiced
citizens who had nothing but the best in
terests of the city and Its citizens at
heart.
The committee has not received all the
data It asked for, but despite this drawbaok
Is making a thorough Investigation of the
subject and expects to have a report ready
to present to the city council at its flrat
regular meeting In August.
Indications are that the proposition mado
by Governor Bruce on behalf of the water
company will receive scant courtesy at the
hands of a majority of the city council.
Several of the councilmen, including the
members of the water works committee,
make no secret of the fact that they are
opposed to giving the opposition any con
sideration and are In favor of proceeding
at once to close up the contract with Wlck,
ham. In fact, It Is no secret now that several
members of the city council were opposed
to permitting Governor Bruce appearing be
fore the council at all last Monday night
and some of them even went so far as to
Insist that Mr. Bruce be not even allowed
to present the proposition, much less to ad
dress the council. The radical members
of the council were only prevented from
carrying this threat Into execution by cooler
heads at a star chamber session Monday
evening Just before the city council meet
ing. J. H. Swarti, representative of the Sixth
ward, was the only member of the com
mittee not present at last nighfa meeting.
GROCERS' AND BUTCHERS' PICNIC
Today Great Holiday In These Lines
in the Bluffs.
With few exceptions the meat markets
and grocery stores of Council Bluffs will
be closed today, wfille the proprietors,
their clerks and other assistants and their
families, will spend the day at Falrmount
park, the occasion being the seventh an
nual outing and picnic of the Council Bluffs
Retail Grocers' and Butchers' association.
Elaborate preparations have been made at
Fairmount park for the entertainment of
the large crowd expected to spend the day
there. A large dancing pavllllon, which
will be brilliantly illuminated with electric
lights at night, has been erected, and there
will be an excellent orchestra on hand to
furnish muslo for the dancers. There will
be all kinds of amusements for both young
and old, and there will be refreshment and
candy stands galore.
In addition to the various amusements',
there will be a long program of races and
other sports, for which the merchants of
the city have donated a large number of
valuable and useful prizes. There are no
less than twenty-three events scheduled on
the program of sports, as follows:
Fat men's race, over 200 pounds, fifty
yards; girls' race (under 15 years), fifty
yards; boys' race (under 10 years), fifty
yards; young ladles' race (over 16 years)
fifty yards; foot race (free for all, profes
sionals barred); throe-legged race, twenty
five yards; married ladles' ball throwing
contest; hill climbing contest (for men, 1T5
pounds or over); ladleu' egg race; cake
guessing contest; boys' shoe contest; ladles'
pie eating contest; gardeners' potato race;
tug of war (grocery clerks, north and south
of Broadway); wild animal chase; wood
sawing contest; married ladles' rate; sack
race (for delivery boys only); tug of war
(grocers and butchers).
Prizes will be given also for the tallest
married man and the tallest married woman
on the grounds.
The start for the park will be made at
9 a. m. The members of the association and
all those desiring to participate in the par
ade will assemble at the corner of Broad
way and Pearl street and march from there
to the park, taking the South First street
route. The procession will be headed by
the band, which later In the morning will
make a tour of the city in a special street
car. The sports will be pulled off in the
afternoon.
. TasnUIra Still t'ndeelded.
"I have not reached a final decision In
the matter, but I do not think I will ac
cept," said Attorney Frank Tamls'lea of
Missouri Valley when asked yesterday
morning if he would accept the nomination
for Judge of the district bench accorded
XACTUS COl
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25 Cents
list WALK EASY POOTPOWDBI
for year Unt. swssty. acalng Ixt,
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saecia ef pries.
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KANSAS CITY. MO.
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him by the democratic Judicial convention
Tuesday.
Mr. Tamlslea was not present at the con
vention, but XV. II. Schurs of this city, who
placed Mr. Tamlslea In nomination assured
the convention that he would accept and
would make a campaign. Mr. Tamlslea
said further yesterday: "The demands of
my business are such that I do not see
how I can undertake the campaign. I will,
however, consult with my friends and an
nounce my decision In a day or so."
In addition to being a practicing member
of the Harrison county bar Mr. Tamlslea
Is city clerk of Missouri Valley.
RAILWAY EMPLOYES ORGANIZE
Iowa State Protective Aaeoclatloa
Comes Into Being;.
Although the local organization has a
membership now of close upon two hun
dred there was barely a corporal's guard
present last evening at the meeting of
railway employes In the Danish hall.
It was decided to rename the organiza
tion the Iowa State Railway Employes'
Protective association, as thla Is the
title by which the organization Is known
In other states. The name before had been
the Iowa State Railway Employes' Pros
perity association.
The meeting last night was devoted
principally to routine business-. Including
the adoption of a constitution and by
laws which are practically the same as
those adopted by the Nebraska organi
sation. Council Bluffs will be headquarters of
the organization In Iowa and F. E. Deuel
has been appointed state organizer. Mr.
Deuel in the near future will visit other
railroad towns throughout the state for
the purpose of organizing branches of the
association.
Several speakers from Omaha were ex
pected at the meeting last night but they
failed to put In an appearance. C. W.
Bowers, president of the Iowa association
presided. B. D. Drlscoll Is secretary.
The newly appointed state organizer, F. E.
Deuel was to have addressed the meeting
laat night on "Some Freaks of Legisla
tion," but was unable to be present.
Marriage Licenses.
Licenses to wed were Issued yesterday
to the following:
Name and residence. Arm
O. W. Hann, Lincoln. Neb 35
Lydla Fay. Lincoln, Neb ..40
Carl F. Benjamin, Omaha 21
Susie E. Craine, Council Bluffs 20
C. F. Harkness. Chicago 24
Maude S. Blackburn. Providence, O. ..32
O. J. Huebner, Council Bluffs 27
Elsie M. King, Glenwood, la. 21
E. T. Peterson, Omaha 44
Anna M. Leacox, Omaha 34
Hurthel Tlttsworth. South Omaha ....25
Mary Allendel, Des Moines, la, 1
Male Blalzevlc, Council Bluffs 23
Marya Stajdohar. Council Bluffs 21
Real Estate Transfers.
These transfers were reported to
The Bee July '22 by the Pottawattamls
county Abstract company of Council
Bluffs:
J- L Waddell and wife to Leon
ard Everett Exr., lot 9 in block
4 In Bayllss & Palmer's Add. to
Council Bluffs. Ia.. q c d t 1
Charles A. Schults and wife to Ivan
E. Abel, lot 6 Aud's subd. of soi
nwv, 18-76-43, part nwVi of Is?
75-43, w d 1,000
Two transfers, total $1,001
BUGS ' HAVE VALUE AT AMES
College Advertises It Wants 40,000
for Laboratory.
AMES, la.. July 23. (Special.) The
people of Ames have discovered thai bugs
have a market, valueand as a result are
waging such a relentless war upon them
that bugs of every description threaten
to become as stares here as Icicles In
July.
The extension department of the col
lege has announced that It must have
4.000 bugs between now and the time
of the first freeze.
The department is collecting all the
bugs, common and uncommon. Injurious
and otherwise, that inhabit Uie state, and
mounting them in sets. These bug col
lections will be used at the various short
courses to be held throughout the taste
this coming winter, and also In thoso
rural schools where agriculture or nature
study occupies a prominent position In
the course of study. By this means the
boys and girls of the state will be taught
which bugs are good and which ones
bad, so that they may destroy discrim
inatingly. 1
Elopement at Nashua.
NASHUA. Ia.. July 23.-(Speclal.)-Mlas
Myrtle Moon and Geo. D Horton
left for St. Paul. Minn., together Sat
urday. Horton is a young man about
thirty years of age, the son of Geo W
Horton and wife, formerly living upon
a farm in Riverton, but for the last few
years residing In town, and they are
among Nashau's bell people. Young
Horton Is a married man. having a wife
and child living in this city, but who
have not lived with him for the last two
years.
Ditch Along; Soldier River.
LOGAN. Ia.. Juy -(Special Telegram.)
-The Booid of Supervisors for Harrison
county met today and authorized the con
struction of the Soldier river drainage ditch
tr-posed by Enelneer W. 8. Wattles of
Missouri Valley, at u cost of $100,000. Tho
ditch will Improve 3P.000 acres of land and
will be six and six-tenths miles In length.
Six hundred of the petitioners were here
at the meeting of the board, four hundrid
coming on a special train.
Knllierea Leaves Denmark.
COPENHAGEN, July 23. -President Fai
lures of France brought his successful visit
to Copenhagen to an end this evening,
when he sailed away for. Stockholm. The
king and queen of Denmark and other
members of the royal family were present
at the water front to bid him farewell.
His departure was witnessed by large and
enthusiastic crowds.
OUTPUT OF PACKING HOUSES
Little Chang In .Noinbvr of Hogs
Belua ent to Market la
CvButry.
CINCINNATI. O.. July 23.-(Speclal Tele
gram.) Price Current says: There Is
not much change In tho number of hogs
being marketed. Total western packing
are 450. &09 compared with 420.000 the
preceding week and 665.000 last yea..-.
Slnco March 1 the total is I0.30o,00o
against 11,110,000 a year ago.
Prominent places compare as follows:
J90S. 1 30
Chicago 2.105.000 2 460 000
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CONTEST STILL UP IN AIR
Today'! Developments Will Settle
ProutyHull Fight.
COUNT IS ORDERED IN DALLAS
Determination of Lone; 'Fight Mar
Depend Upon Sirlftness of
tne Board of Super
Isora.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
PES MOINES, July 23. (Bpeclal Tele
gram.) The Board of Supervisors of Dallas
county began the recount of the votes of
that county on congressman today. The
executive council will await the recount.
Congresftman Hull and hla friends, who
up to yesterday were resisting the recount,
made .every effort to get the board
to reconvene and make the recount now.
Friends of Judge S. F. Prouty resisted
this on the claim that they fear that tho
recount would not be legal, because of tha
board having adjourned to August 4.
The executive council of Iowa, the mem
bers of which have been hoping against
hope that they would not have to take
sides In the controversy, has been In deep
water. In accordance with his Informally
announced opinion of last night. Attorney
General Byers appeared before the council
today and advised them that to meet the
requirements of the lew It. must canvass
the returns on congressman before the
last day on which the congressional con
vention can be held.
Western I n Ion to Fight.
The Western Union will put up a stiff
fight against the million dollar suit started
against It by the state of Iowa for Illegally
doing business In the state. One of its
attorneys was in the city today making
ready to answer the complaint filed on
behalf of the state by Attorney General
Byers.
Thursday the Vmmt Day.
The last day Is Thursday, July 23, and
the congressional invention which met
here last Saturday adjourned to that day.
The attorney general finds this action
necessary because ths primary election law
provides that if no nomination Is made by
the primary the convention must nominate.
The council must ii.foim the convention
whether or not a nomination? has been
made.
It was believed by the council that action
on their part could be dolayed till tomor
row forenoon, since the convention does
not meet till tomoriow afternoon, If there
was any hope that the Dallas supervisors
would recount the vote by that lime. There
would he little hope of this, however, even
If the supervisors were to attempt it, be
cause of the amount of work involved In
the recount. It will take tho council but
a few minutes to canvass the returns of
the district.
There was a reliable but unconfirmed re
port today that arrangements were being
made by some of the friends of Congress
man Hull to circulate a petition and have
his name placed on the ballot as an Inde
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pendent candidate, practically by this ac
tion conceding his defeat for the republican
nomination. Congressman Hull, himself,
however, does not concede his defeat yet
today, and is making every effort to get
the recount of tho Dallas county votes. Ha
claims that there will not be a change of
ten votes either way In Dallas county and
that with the Dallas returns in he will
have the nomination.
Grant CInb to Balld.
The Grant club of this city, the largest
republican political organization In the
state, by a referendum vote of the mem
bers has voted in favor of erecting a new
home for the club on a central location In
the city.
Practices Ills Preaching.
Rev. Sam Small of Georgia, who is living
for a time in this city and who so severely
criticised the Des Moines ministers for not
assisting Billy 'Williams, the ex-comedlan,
who Is not an evangelist today. Is practis
ing his preaching. He is giving Mrs. Wil
liams and her children a home and is dili
gently searching for Mr. Williams In hopes
of helping him.
Iowa News Notes.
DAVENPORT Eight Davenport saloon
keepers were fined JU0 each by Judge Bol
linger today for contempt of court. The
cases were those brought by the Civic fed
eration. LOGAN The business men of Logan de
feated the business men of Mondamln at
base ball today by a score of 8 to 6. The
butteries were: Logan, Kratlow and Hub
bard; Mondamln, Pierce and Pratt.
BOONE "Jeff Kegley. better known as
Howard Kegley, of the Ames Times, as
writer of humor who has gained an Inter
national reputation, was yesterday elected
a member of the American Press Humor
ists' association, In suasion in Denver.
CROMWELL Fletcher M. Spafford. an
old resident of Cromwell, aged 82 years,
died after a lingnrlng Illness. His wife died
last winter. 8lx children survive him.
Cromwell and vicinity had been his home
for thlrty-threo years.
DAVENPORT A coroner's Jury here is
Investigating the drowning of Rufus King,
a 0-year-old lad. The question of whether
the child had been ducked by his playmates
and died from the effects was before tho
Jury. Tile children have been dismissed.
DAVENPORT Mrs. Johannes Arp today
was paid H.bOQ by Dr. L. A. Hageback In
payment for damages she received from the
effects of a sponge having been left In her
body after an operation. She sued for
$50,000, and the case attracted considerable
attention all over the state.
MARSHALLTOWN David H. Friend,
whose escapades while seeking a wife last
winter gave him much local notoriety, has
been arrested for bootlegging. Friend was
caught while selling whisky to Iowa Cen
tral snop strike breakers, who are housed
In tho company's buildings.
MARSHALLTOWN - While swimming
across the Iowa river near the Center
Btreet brldire this afternoon, Harry Wag
ner, aged 22 years, was seized with cramps
and was rescued from drowning by Mllo
barber and Clyde Dlneen, aged 13 and 14
years, res-ctlvely, who were boat riding.
CRESTON Jerome Graham, an old civil
war veteran, aged 62 years, died at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. Hurd, In this
city from rheumatism and heart trouble.
He served in the Twelfth Indiana cavalry
all through the rebellion. He was the
father of eight children, six of whom sur
vive him.
IOWA FALLS Roy W. Evers, secretary
of the local board of civil service exam
iners for the Postofflce department, has
Jut issued notice that an examination
will bt held in this city next Saturday for
the purpose of selecting rural carriers in
the county. Twenty-one applicants will
take the examination.
MARSHALLTOWN The candidacy of
W. M. Clark of this city for the office of
grand keeper of records and seals of tho
Knights of Pythias grand lodge was given
public endorsement at a meeting of Cosmo
politan lodge. The local lodge will present
Mr. Clark's name at the grand lodge, which
meets In Oskaloosa, September 2.
STARTS FOR JTHE ANTIPODES
Atlantic Fleet Leaves Hoaolnla fop
Aacklaad, Where tt ia Dna
Aagnst 8.
HONOLULU. July 23. The Atlantlo bat
tleship fleet bade adieu today to the hos
pitable shores of Hawaii and at 2:33 p. m.,
the flagship, Connecticut, Jett its wharf
and steamed outside tho harbor entrance
where the fleet assembled preparatory to
weighing anchor at 6 o'clock tonight and
sailing away to New Zealand, the next
point on its world's trip, where It is duo to
arrive August 8.
The Minnesota will acepmpany. the fleet
tonight, but will remain In port until tha
maM steamer from San FTancJsetv arrives
and then overtake the fleet before reaching
Auckland. On the eve of departure Rear
Admiral 8 perry returned formal thanks
to the people of Honolulu for their treat
ment of officers and men. He said:
I wish to express to the people of Hono
lulu and Hawaii the sincere appreciation
of officers and men for the kindly ant
courteous hospitality extended throughout
our visit. The courteous and fair treat
ment shown the enlisted men is especially
gratifying and cannot fall to engender
pride in the uniform and add to tho con
tentment of the enlisted ones, producing
a lasting and beneficial effect on the naval
service.
The collier, Cralgvar, with coal for the
fleet arrived this morning from Norfolk,
Va., too late to be of service here.
Copies of fleet editions of the Melbourne,
Australia newspapers were received here
today on the steamship, Aorangl, and they
were distributed among the fleet.
The Schroeder board has finished Us
work outlining a complete statement for
the proposed naval station at Pearl harbor,
dry dock repair ship, store houses and ad
ministration buildings. If the report is a p.
proved in Washington work may begin im
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S0THERN WILLRESIST SUIT
Attorneys for Artor File Demarrei
to Wife's Application for
Divorce.
RENO, Nev., July 23. Edward II. Bothers
will contest his wife's suit for dlvorco,
filed In the district court yesterday by hei
attorneys. The fact that the case will b
contested was evidenced when Seeds A
Harwood, attorneys for Sothern, filed in
behalf of the actor a demurrer on the
complaint filed yesterday. The demurrer,
like the a complaint. Is a sealed document
and nothing could be learned of the con
tents of the Instrument or on what ground!
the contest will be made. It Is prohablt
the case will be placed on trial wltbia .
short time.
It is understood the charge in tha com
plaint is desertion. ,