THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: FRIDAY. AWt'ST 21. 1
NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA
COUNCIL BLUFFS
Office 15 Scott Street. Both 'Phones 42.
MINOR MENTION.
Davla, drug.
aTtockert sells carpet.
Ed Rogers. Tonr Faust taer.
Lewla Cutler, funeral director. 'Phone IX.
Woodrlrtaj Undertaking eompanr. Tal. Wa
nes the new art pottery at Alexandra,
Hi Broadway.
We know we have the best flour. Viae
li tha nam. Bartell Miller. Phona X.
Fall term Western Iowa college opens
Monday, August 31. Band for flna catalog.
Eyes examined frea. Work guaranteed
and prlca reasonable. Let O. Maulhe, 4
Vest Broadway, fit your glasses.
Oak Iaf camp. Koyal Neighbor, of
America, will picnic at Lake Mintwi this
evening.
Harmony chapter. Order of tha Eastern
Star, will meet In regular aesalon thla even
ing In Maaonlc' temple.
president 3. W, Hauck of Hillsdsle col
lege waa tha gueat yesterday of W. J. Lev
rett while enroute to Colorado.
Mra. M. C. Egan,. formerly of thla city
nd now a resident of Rawlins, Wyo., la
vlaltlng relatives and frlenda In Council
Bluff..
Don't mlaa the baa ball game by electrics
light Friday evening. Huatler'a park.
A building permit waa Issued yeaterday
to Lottie M. Engle. for a two-atory frame
rottage on Thirty-third street and Avenue
V. to caat 11.600.
The Ladlea' Aid aorlety of St. John'a En.
frllsh Lutheran church will- meet thla aft
ernoon at the realdenca of Mrs. Aldlnger,
1631 Third avenue.
Roy Meadows, who was arrested Tuesday,
Charged with failure to support hla wife,
eciired hla releaae yesterday by furnishing
a bund In the sum of t'MD to provide for her.
Base ball by electric light, Friday even
ing, Aug. 21. Ideal Hustler's park.
i. Miller of Elyrla, O., Is visiting his
aunt. Mr. J. W. Buswell of 214 Seventh
avenue, while enroute home from a sojourn
of three months at Eldorado Springs, Mo.,
for the benefit of his health.
Leroy W. Otto filed an Information yes
terday In the court of Justice Greene charg
ing George and Frank Stllen, brothers
with stealing corn and tomatoes to the
value of t-'o from his garden.
The fast Maryvllle base1 ball team will
play the Phoenix Thuredev, Ideal Hustlers
Friday and Friday evnlng. Afternoon
gnmes railed at 3:S) p. in.; evening gams
(.ailed at 7:40. Hustler;! park.
William. C Keellnn was yesterday or
dered by Judge Wheeler of the district
court committed to the state hospital for
chronic Inebriates for three years. Keellne
said he would appeal -from the order of
the court, and his appeal bond was fixed
at ll.OW).
I'p to yesterday City Engineer Etnyre had
furnished copies of pluns and specifications
to seven prospective bidders for the con
trsct for the construction of the concrete
bridge and retaining walls for the proposed
new central fire station over Indian creek
at the foot of BryanUaXreet. The bids have
to he In the hands of the city clerk by
August 31, on which date they will be
opened by the city council.
Mrs. Mary Ttebecca Raph, aged 71 years,
died yesterday morning at her home, 3518
Avenue A. Besides her husband. James
llaph, she lpaves a daughter, Mrs. Peter
IlMph, whose hushand Is a brother of her
father. The funeral will be held at 1 o'clock
this afternoon from the residence and
burial will be In the Lewla Township cem
etery. Rev. J. M. Williams, pastor of the
llroadway Methodist church, will conduct
the services.
FURTHER REPORT ON BATTEY
Expert Finds Sum of Over Three
Hundred Dollars Sue County.
CASH AND CHECK BOOKS MISSING
Sewer Pipe, Drain Tile.
You will always find What you want In
bur large, complete stock of clay products.
Give us a chance to quote you, that's all.
"We'll get your order If you do. C. Hafer
Lumber company, 135- Broadway. Both
'phonea,' 202. Council Bluffs, la.
liyksutensf.
George W. , Klein, 19 South Main street.
Both 'phonea. "Have u done right."
Matter la District Conrt.
Saturday of thfa week will be tha last
day for filing suits for the next term of
district court, which opens on Tuesday,
September 1 with Judge N. W. Macy of
Harlan presiding. Attorneys are getting
busy and the filings In the office of the
clerk of the court are heavy these days.
Edmond Montgomery brought suit yester
day agalnH the R. H. Bloomer Manufac
turing company, it. II. Bloomer and Mrs.
71. 11. Bloomer for 14,000 damages for per-aor-al.
Injuries alleged to have been sus
tained September t, 1908. Montgomery claims
to have had a hand crushed while handling
Ice.
J. A. GUllland has brought suit against
the Chicago, Rock Island Railway company
for IIMG damages for Injuries alleged to
have been received by him while unloading
buggies and wagons from a' freight car.
Etta McCluTe filed suit for divorce from
Elmer McClure to whom she was married
July 7. '190::. In St. Joseph, Mo., alleging
cruel and Inhuman treatment. In addition
to the decree of divorce Mrs. McClure asks
to be awarded the custody of their minor
child and t'J.CM) alimony or else have certain
property which- site waa Induced to transfer
to her husband redeeded to her. The prop
erty whlrh she claims to be worth 12,000,
Mrs. McClure suys was deeded to her by
her husband and hla father when she was
married, but that later she was Induced to
transfer It to "her husband.
Martha J. Chase seeks a divorce from
William SO. Chase, to whom' she was mar
ried In the city December 24, 1S97, on the
grounda of the alleged habitual drunker.ess
of her husband. , She asks the custody of
their minor child.
(osslr Attaraey laetrarted ay Board
to Drill Salt Aicalnst Batter aad
His Bondsmen to Recover the
Amoaat Unlmed Dae.
The supplemental report of C. J. Rich
man, the expert accountant who recently
checked up the books and uccounts In the
office of the clerk of the district court
from January 1 of this year to April IV.
the date on which II. V. Battey was sus
pended from office by Judge Wheeler of
the district court, waa filed with the Board
of Supervisors yesterday. . In his report
of the previous checking of the office,
which covered the period from the com
mencement of Mr. Battey'i Incumbency of
the office to January 1 of thla year, Ac
countant Rlchman showed the sum of
12,197.86 unaccounted for. by Mf. Battey
The gupplemental report filed yesterday
shows an additional amount of KK1.12 un
accounted for from January 1 to April 11.
The report further shows that since the
work of examination of the books and ac
counts of the office of the clerk of the
district court was begun by Mr. Rlchman
as the representative of the National Ac
counting company of Des Moines. Mr. Bat
tey has turned over to the county the
sum of $4,921.19. of which amount 15.257.34
was turned over by Mr. Battey to H. J.
Chambers on the latter being appointed
acting clerk of the district court by Judge
Wheeler.
In his report Accountant Rlchman states
that the work of the last checking up of
the clerk's office was done at a great dis
advantage, as he was unable to procure
any cash books showing the reclpts of the
office from October, 1907, to April 11, 1908,
nor any check stubs or returned checks
for money paid out. It Is said that these
cash' books and other memoranda mys
teriously disappeared after the trial of Mr.
Battey In the district court. Concerting
these books Mr. Rlchman says In his report:
We do not know what has become of
such books, but If the same are in the pns
session of, or have neen carried away ny
Mr. Battey. we would recommend that the
county attorney be Instructed to compel
the return of all caah books, of every
character and of all other books and memo
randa used In conducting the business of
the office.
The report also calls attention to the
fact that no trust fund account was kept
by Mr. Battey as required by law In tho
office In Council Bluffs or In Avoca.
The board ordered the report referred to
Judge Wheeler of the district court and
directed the county attorney to Institute
the necessary proceedings against Mr.
Battey and his bondsmen to recover the
amount due the county as shown by the
report.
In the suit brought last April to oust
Mr. Battey from the office of clerk of
the district court on charges of corruption
and maladministration In office, Mr. Bat
tey was found guilty of the charges pre
ferred! but Judge Macy, beforeiwhom the
case was tried, granted A new trial on
the grounds that the members of tho jury
had been wrongfully permitted to use the
telephone while deliberating on their ver
dict. The new hearing Is expected to be
had at the September term of court.
at Lake Msnawa. while Fmlth and Lang
felt, who live In the country, are appointed
for the purpose of serving pspers In the
rural districts.
The supervisors will inert In adjourned
session as a drainage bonrd today.
POLITICS IS WARMING CP
Anniversary of Inns Company.
LOGAN, la.. Aug. 1 Special .) The
forty-sixth anniversary of the enrollment
of Company C, Twenty-ninth Iowa Vol
unteer Infantry, was celebrated here at
the home of J. T. Case yesterday. The
company mas organised of Harrison
county men, August IS. 1862, at Mag
nolia and was composed of 101 men.
Yesterdsy but eleven met In reunion.
They are as follows: M. Doyle, A. Bee
die, T. Hill, James Ownes of L"gan,
J. Light le and II. O. Beebee of Modale,
John H. Noyes of Mondimln, B. F. Rob
erts and J. H. Brace of Dunlap. John
Reed of Vic, and J. F. Bedsaul of Mag
nolia. When the company was organ
ized W. W. Fuller was captain; George S.
Bacon, first lieutenant, and Joe H. Smith,
second lieutenant. Owing to the death
of Captain Fuller and the resignation of
Joe H. Smith and G. W. Hedges. G. S.
Bacon became captain and John W.
Stocker lieutenant.
The company was first sent to Sioux
City because of Indian trouble to the
north. From Sioux City the company
was sent to Arkansas, where It saw hard
service, likewise In Mississippi and Ala
bama, taking part In the last engagement
of the civil war east of the Mississippi
river. .
Firemen to Exhibit at Fairs.
It now appears likely that a crew of
firemen and a team from the Council
Bluffs fire department will be. permitted to
give an exhibition at both the Shelby and
Pottawattamie county fairs. A delegation
of business men from both Avoca and
Harlan were In the city yesterday for the
purpose of Inducing the Board of Fire and
Police Commissioners to permit the at
tendance of the team and men at the two
county fairs. The commissioners will meet
this morning to consider the request and
it was said yesterday that It likely would
be granted, although when the matter was
up before, the commissioners refused to
allow the team to go.
The management of both fairs Is pre
pared to pay $250 each for the attendance
of the Council Bluffs fire team, and It Is
understood that If the team Is permitted
to give the exhibition at the two places
this sum will be devoted to form a fund
to be expended under the supervision of the
Fire and Police commission in the purchase
of equipment for the department.
In presenting their request, the delega
tion urged the argument that the team
could leave here In the morning, give the
exhibition and return the same day.
No finer line of good violins was tver
shown In any of the largest music housea
west of Chicago than now at Bourlclus'
Piano house, 336 Broadway, where the or
gan stands upon the building.
Don't miss the base ball game by electric
light Friday evening. Hustler's park.
Real Estate Transfers.
These transfers were reported to The
Bee August 19 by the Pottawattamie
County Abstract company of Council
Bluffs:
Harry Fletcher to Agnes Sophia
Fletcher, wife of grantor, lot 10,
block i. Euat Omaha Plateuu
y. d $ i
Nels Nelson, unmarried to Annie
Jlumt s, .lois is. l. :o, 21, 22, 23
and 24. block 7, Railroad addition
to Council Bluffs, s. w. d
Annie Humes and husband to Nels
ISt'lsen. lots 4. 6. tj. 7, S, 9 and
10. block (3. Railroad addition to
Council Bluffs, w. d..'. 17
Jacob Uelger and wife to J. Nick
Pleper. lota 7 and . block 1.
Mlnilen. la., w. d
Albert A. Hart and wife to E. W.
Freeman, e40 feel of lot 3. block
. Park addition to Council Bluffs,
w. d ,
City Mater Found Pare.
The a nalysls made by Prof. C. W. Kin
ney o fDrake university, state chemist
and also chemist for the State Board of
Health, of the samples o fwater supplied
by the Council Bluffs City Waterworks
company to the people of the city, which
were sent him by Dr. C. H. Bower, city
health officer, shows the water to be en
tirely free of bacteria and of the purest
quality.
The report of Prof. Kinney was received
by Dr. Bower yesterday morning. It
shows that the samples of water sent by
Dr. Bower were abaolutely free from
bacteria and that the traces of organic
and Inorganic foreign matter were no
Infinltlsmal as to be perfectly harmless.
In a letter accompanyln gthe report Prof.
Kinney states that the quality of Council
Bluffs water la excellent and points out
In his report that there la practically no
vegetable matter In the water and that
there Is absolutely no bacteria In the
sample.
The samples of water were also sub
jected to a microscopic examination by
H. Woodraw, also of Drake university,
and stood the test. Mr. Woodraw in his
report statea that there waa practically
no organic or inorganic vegetable mat
ter found. The examination showvd no
trace of sewage and that the water was
uhove the requirement of tba State Board
of Health.
Wholesale Theft Alleged.
Mrs. Nettle Pike filed an Information
in the superior court yesterday charging
Charles Carlisle and his wife, Nellie Car
lisle, with the larceny of the following
articles: A handsaw valued at $2.60, a
cross-cut saw valued at $1.60, a flour can
valued at $1, two plates valued at 5 cents
each, a hoe valued at 30 cents, a rake vat
ued at 26 cents, a pitchfork valued at 76
cents, a tub valued at 60 cents, two palls
valued at 20 cents each, a silver-plated
teaspoon valued at 26 cents, a stove grate
valued at 60 cents, eight white waists val
uel at 60 cents each, a black stiff hat val
ued at $1.60, four shirts valued at 26 cents
each, a sunbonnet valued at 26 cents and a
lot of lumber and ties valued at $10.
The theft of these various articles Is ul
lcged to have been committed on June 1
of this year. The Carllsles, Mrs. Pike
said, rented a house from her, and during
her absence from the city broke Into an
other house owned by her, as she alleges,
and stole the articles enumerated In the Information.
Democrats Prepare for Convention
and the Bryan Meeting.
REPUBLICANS ARE ALSO ACTIVE
Glldden Farmer Ends I.lfe.
MARSHALLTOWN. Ia.. Aug. 20. (Spe
cial.) Oliver L. Drew, a farmer of near
Glidden, la., was found hanging dead in
an outbuilding at his home at about noon
today. Drew left home two weeks ago and
nothing was heard from him until Saturday,
when he wrote from Sioux City, saying ho
was coming home. He returned to Gliddcn
yesterday afternoon and drove to his home.
Without entering tho house he went to a
shed and committed suicide. His family
did not know he was home until his body
was found.
N. T. Plumbing Co. rl. SO. Night. Lm,
Hale on boys' Bicycles. $3.00. Trycycles,
$200. Petersen & Schoenlng Co.
17J
1,000
1.600
Five transfers, total.
I .',851
Drink Bidntlitr,
King of all bottled beer. L. Rosenfeld
Co., distributers. Both 'phones, 333.
Sale on boys' wagons. $1.25 wagons 30c'.
Petersen & Schoenlng Co.
Marriage Lire n sea.
I.lovnre to wed were Issued yesterday
to the following:
Name ami Residence.
Charles It Maule. Mondamln, la,
Jennie L. MtElroy, Logan, la....
Frank FtMt. Omaha
Nina Reeaon, Omaha
Age.
. .40
l.nnrheon to Boom Aadltorlam.
In order to get the business men of the
city together on the auditorium building
project President Charles A. Beno has
arranged for a luncheon at the Grand
hotel today, at which from thirty to forty
of the leading merchants arc expected to
he present. The lunch was suggested by
Mr. Beno as a good way to get a number
of the business men together to discuss
the propot-ttlon and get tiiem Interested In
the project.
Several of the members of the four com
mittees which were to have canvassed the
city yesterday for stock subscriptions
were unable to spare the time, but a vigor
ous campaign will be waged this afternoon
after the luncheon at the Grand hotel.
Mr. Beno, George F. Hamilton and Paul
DeVol put In an hour or so yesterday after
noon canvassing, with the result that they
secured close upon $2,K) additional stock
subscriptions. Mr. Beno stated yesterday
that he hud no fears about the success
of the project, as everyone approached
appeared enthusiustlo over the proposition.
"All we need." he said, "Is for the com
mittee to get busy and we villi raise the
money fast enough."
New Lenses la Old Frames.
Should you fall to aee well with your
pM spectacles, call and have your eyea
tested and get a pair of my auperior lenses
put in your old frames. Dr. W. W. Ma
garr.il. Optoreetrtst. 10 Pearl street.
Base ball by electric light, Friday even
tog. Aug.. SL .Ideal Hustler's park.
Hoard or Saurrvlaors.
The Board of Supervisors yesterday de
cided to fit up one of the rooms In the
basement of the court house for the stor
age of books and papers belonging to the
county auditor's office. A concrete floor
will be put in and the room lined with
shelving.
The appointment of H. W. Reading as
deputy sheriff at Avoca. to succeed tha
late A. J. Grace, who died suddenly In
June, was confirmed by the board.
The appointment of J. W. Kirk. George
Belknap. 8. B. 8m!th and Carl Langf-lt
a deputy sheriffs, to serve without tost
to the county, was also confirmed. Kirk
and Belknap at keivlng as special officeis
Rock Island Conductor Injured.
WATERLOO, a., Aug. 20.-(Speclal Tele
gram.)!'. M. Holm, a guest of Cedar
Rapids and a conductor on the Chicago,
Rock Island & Pacific railroad, was prob
ably fatally Injured this noon In this city
by being thrown from a train while stand
ing on the tender. The men by his side
cannot explain how It happened. A spe
cial train removed the Injured man to a
hospital.
Girls Drown In Kodaway Illver.
CRESTON. la., Aug. 20. (Special Tele
gram.) Driving over a culvert washed
away by rains of last week, two daugh
ters, aged 18 and 21, of Frank Wilcox, an
Adams county farmer, were drowned In
Nodaway river. The accident occurred
about a mile from the main bridge across
the river and a mile from Nodaway.
Shelby to Have Street Fair.
SHELBY. Ia.. Aug. 19. (Special. )-Shelby
will hold Its third annual street fair and
carnival September 17, IS and 19. At the
last meeting held It was found sufficient
funds had been collected to make the af
fair a success. The people of Shelby have
a reputation for lavish hospitality.
General Opinion Legislature Will Be
Called to Amend Primary Last to
Alloir Vote on Choice for
I nlted State Senator.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
DES MOINES. Aug. 20. (Speclal.)-Cllnt
Price, chairman of the democratic state
committee, announced today that the tem
porary chairman of the democratic state
judicial convention will be J. 8. Pepper ol
Muscatine, who Is county attorney of Mus
catine county and was private secretary
to Judge M. J. Wade while Judge Wade
was in congress from the Second Iowa dis
trict. The other officers are not selected
as yet. Mr. Price expects to announce the
date of the convention some time this
week.
Meetings of the local democratic commit
tees are being held each evening to arrange
for the big Bryan meeting to be held In
this city Friday evening, when Mr. Bryan
will open the national campaign for the
democratic party in this state. They are
planning for the meeting to be held In the
base ball park, and alan also for an over
flow meeting In the Auditorium. It Is the
plan to have Bryan speak at the ball park
at 7:45, and ho will speak for an hour and
a half. The Auditorium Is close by and
he will then go to the Auditorium to ad
dress the overflow meeting.
Arrangements are being made to have a
big rurade precede the meeting.
Claude Porter, the party candidate for
the United States senate, will preside at
the Auditorium meeting and the speakers
there who will precede Bryan, will be Judge
Wade, Rev. Sam Small, Claude Porter, M
V. Gannon, ex-Mayor Vollmer of Daven
port, Maurice O'Connor of Fort Dodge and
C. O. Holly of Des Moines.
Republicans Getting: Basy.
Immediately following the big conference
of republicans to be held In this city on
August 25, it Is the understanding that
the state committee will get busy on the
campaign arrangements here. It Is ex
pected that the conference, which will
bring together hundreds of republicans
from over tho state, will act as a sort of
starter for the campaign and put everyone
Ing od humor. Then will come the state
convention on September 9, and folowlng
that the speaking campaign will be opened.
State Treasurer Morrow and Secretary
of State Hayward have Joined In a letter
to the republican nominees to the legisla
ture asking their opinion on calling to
gether the Thirty-second general assembly
In special session for the purpose of amend
ing the primary election law so that a
primary vote will be taken at the Novem
ber election on United States senator. The
letters that are being received lean very
strongly toward the extra session. It is
believed that this Is quite natural, for such
a course would remove the burden from
the nominees to tha legislature. There
would be no attempts then to pledge tho
nominees for the legislature on candidates
for the senate and a republican legislature
would be assured beyond a doubt.
Politicians are today stronger of the
opinion 'than ever that the governor will
cull the special session and that he will
do this in a few days, probably before the
end of this week. The fact that stand
patters and progressives alike are taking
this view of the master as being the best
thing for the party Is the thing that Is
leading politicians generally to believe that
this will be the course the governor will
take.
Investigation In the Morris Stein and
Miss Porter murder-sulclde case points to
double murder Instead of murder and sui
cide, according to the authorities. The body
of Stein still awaits burial here. Informa
tion from ioudenville, O., where tho
tragedy took place, is that the body of
Miss Porter, the aunt of Stein's wife, is to
be exhumed there for further examina
tion. Further Information from Loudenvllle
is that the note ostensibly written by Mor
ris Stein after he had a bullet through his
brain has been compared with writing on
postal cards and corresponds well with
cards signed "May." It Is not believed
that he wrote the note and that both were
killed by a third party.
The Injunction hearing over possession of
the body of Morris Stein In district court
was postponed until tomorrow. It Is
claimed that Mra. Stein's attorrjeys at the
hearing tomorrow will force Stein's father
to prove that the boy's first marriage with
Edith Lembke was legal. If It was Illegal
then his marriage tq May Bayard before
Edith Lembke died was legal and the sec
ond wlfo will be entitled to the body and
to the Ufa Insurance.
Marlon Endorses Berry.
The Marlon County Bar association has
endorsed Senator W. H. Berry of Indlanola
for tho vacancy on the supreme court
bench.
Mall Carriers Elect.
At the meeting of the rural mall carriers
in this city today officers were elected as
follows: President, C. V. Adams of Daven
port; secretary and treasurer, B. C. Childs
of Nevada; first vice president, C. M. Smith
of Marslialltown; second vice president, W.
S. Hoon of Ames. The association went In
a body today to Ames to attend the good
roads meeting.
there celling on the devil to help him. but
his friend wss not In sight as the train
pulled out Pllger Herald.
Who Emptied the pottlr-s, Then? The
Herald Is sorry to note that despite the
fact that the Chautauqua Is rdtichtlotinl I
and a religious organisation to a conoid-
erable extent, this has not prevented some j
outlaw In the shape of a bootleggiT from j
plying his business among the frw moral !
degrneratrs who have bi'en here out of
curiosltv this week. We know this to be
a fact as the empty bottles with tho proper
labels are found near the grounds. No
skunk smells louder thsn the two-leggrd
kind, and a bootlesger never has the de-
, Ituninr that Place Has Snrrendet
thil-el- tsls, the Snltnn of
1 Record.
rd to
ELr-ran TAKES MOROCCO CITY
parts rf the Mrlh. The fours of evil ute
more mighty thsn ever hefnre; hut so nrr
thn forces for good. It Is sn e" of coin
li!n,ition anil If we nrn to ncroiul(o any
thing of vnhie w' must nil s!rlw- trtrr
for h common end. If your ro'nmitt'T ran
lay the foundations i-u rn O'-h to ImiIu-t
r prcsrntHttves of nil I'hrlsthtT., h iou to
tHke part In the great ecumenical confer
ence at Kdlnbur. far leaching good can
not fall to result.
Willi hcartlex: wishes for your sneers,
believe me, slnccrelv vn'ir.
T1IKOM It 1-: r.OOSEVEl.T.
cent odor of a skunk. Seldom will a skunk
Inflict Its presence upon people, except
under cover of darkness, but the outlaw
who peddles rolgut whisky anil beer
around an educational gathering has
neither the brains nor the decency of his
odoriferous namesake. Scott's Bluff Herald.
FIGHT OVER INSURANCE RATES
Fraternal t'nnscresm Is Preparing; to
Pnsh Bill for I nlform Scale
In All States.
PUT IN BAT. O., Aug. 20. After listen
ing to speeches today delegates to the
National Fraternal congress In session, be
gan talking fraternal insurance, which
promises to cause no Utile flurry In fra
ternal circles throughout the country. The
congress has under consideration a uniform
bill governing fraternal circles which, if
adopted, will be presented to the legisla
tive body In each state as soon as possible
to be enacted Into law. This measure, which
will come before the congress tonight, pro
vides for a uniform rate of assessments
from fraternal Insurance throughout the
country. It was because of this proposed
feature that the Modern Woodmen of
America withdrew its membership from
the congress Y esterday. It Is stated that
the Woodmen propose to fight tills bill in
the legislative bodies for enactment, and
It Is considered that the adoption of the
bill tomorrow will be an Invitation by the
congress to wage the contest. The contro
versy, It Is said, will at least have the
effect of throwing the light of publicity
upon fraternal Insurance affairs.
The congress was addressed by the In
surance commissioners of Colorado, South
Dakota and Oklahoma today.
ABE RUEF ISB0UND OVER
Former Political Moss Held After Pre
liminary Trlnl l.nstlna
Seen Dion.
SAN ERA NCI PC". Aug 10 -After n pre
liminary examination, the largest In the
history of the local police court, which
consumed sixty-seven days, Abraham Riief.
former polltlial hos In this city, waa today
held by Judne Cablnlss for trial In the
superior court upon a charge of bribing
former Supervisor J J. Fuercy to vote for
an electric street railway franchise. Ball
was fixed at J3.t0. which was promptly
furnished.
r.VKIS. A n :i' - General O'Amsde, com
inHii.Ur i f the French forces III Moroccn,
telegraphing to the war office her tonight,
slates th.it ho has received a report that
Morocco City I ns surrendeml to Abd-EI-Ailz.
tlie suit, in of record but that thla
report has not I, "en confirmed. It Is known
that Ahd-EI-.ilx was not far from Mo
rocco city n day or two ago and that a
x annual d nl" his army had demanded tha
Mill on, W of the place.
According to the latest Information
Abd-r.l-Arlx Inflicted crushing defeat on
the supporters of Molal llafid under the
leadership of Cald M.wlnUlaoul. between
tho town of El Kelaa nml Slill Hshal, sfter
wards occupying the hitter place, which
offered but slight f si stance.
Ian a Nana otes.
CRESTON Today is pay day for local
employes of the Burlington, and the
bounty of the paymaster will be no small
factor for the merchants of the ilty. and
more especially for the district fair, which
Is In session at this point this week.
MARSHALLTOWN During a severe
electrical storm yesterday lightning struck
the barn of James Walker, near Whitte
more, totally destroying II and all of its
contents. Contained In the barn were one
hoise, ihlrty-flve tons of hay and same
farm machinery. The loss is $4,uoi; Insur
ance, 13.000.
MARSHALLTOWN Attorneys for Rob
ert EUy. a railroad contractor of this city,
today filed a niechunlc a lien for $j".0'
against the St. Paul & Des Moines railroad,
formerly the old Des Moines & Iowa Fulls
Short Line. Action to foreclose will be be
gun at once in the Hardin county district
court. Similar Hens were also filed in
FrHnklin and Cerre Gordo counties, at
Hampton and Mason City.
CRESTON deorge DeVoss, an old and
respected cltir.en living near Red Oak,
met his death Mon Uy by falling from the
window In a hay barn, where he happened
to be at work at the time. His death
comes aa a peculiar sequel to a chance,
remark several days before when he spoke
of the unsafe condition of the door lead
ing to the loft and suld tnat unless U
was attended to It would be the death of
someone. In falling Mr. DeVoss fell on
his neck, breaking It, death coming in a
short time.
CRESTON A great crowd waa present
at the opening day of the Crestun Dis
trict fair on Tuesday. In the 3-yeor-old
trot first money wa taken by Dr. Arm
dale, owned by Smith of David t'ily.
Neb. Homer, owned by J. 8. Loudon of
this city, was second, with Gazote, owned
by HarrlHon of OskalooKa. la, pulled
down third money. There weie six. cn
irlej In the race, which was decided in
two heats. Three lieats were run in i
the gentlemen roadster trot, first money
being taken by Hilly F.. owned by Louie
Cohen if thU city, In the time of 2:au,
2 354 and 2:45. The Elks' mule race,
arranged aa a special feature of Elks'
day, turned out a whirlwind, and the lug
jack driven by Ion Morrison crohsd
the wire a big winner, the rest of (lie
field having slopped to - J i.
half-mile post.
Gifted Singer Dies.
WATERLOO. Ia., Aug. 19.-(3peclal Tele
gram.) Miss Isabella Bratnober of this
city died in the City hospital In France.
She was studying music for grand opera
when her health failed. A brother, G. P.
Bratnober. was enroute to see her when
death claimed the gifted singer.
NEBRASKA FROM DAY TO DAY
tnalnt and Curious Features of I.lfe
In a Rapidly t.rowlng
Mate.
Out Seeing the Country Frank Gantrler
and Miss Louise Fletcher took quite a
buggy ride through Holt county, around
by Nlohraru. and may stop at Center on
their way home. It seems that Center has
quite an attraction for young folks. South
western Items. In Nebraska Liberal.
Cull of the Types Joseph Worral. who
has been a Journeyman printer In Nebraska
ever since the territorial days, made us a
call on Wednesday. Ho had come In from
Eustis whore his sister, who owns a large
ranch, wanted him to spend the residue of
his life at her home, but after tarrying
for one year lie again struck the road.
When Joe Is known he can always borrow
a quarter, as he does not forget to mske
good his promise to pay. Auburn Granger.
An Accident A laughable Incident oc
curred at the depot a few mornings ago.
The morning passenger was here and
Agent Barth-it was setting the cream cans
from off the truck wagon Into the car, and
as he set one In the car the lid flew off
and about two gallons of cream struck
the man In the car In the face and breast
and running down all over him. He was
a aorro ful-looking sight as he stood
ROOSEVELT TO MISSIONARIES
President's Letter Approve Proposed
World-vtlde Conferenee of Work
! era at Edinburgh.
NEW YORK, Aug. 20. A foreign mission
ary conference composed of missionaries
and missionary workers from all parts of
the world will be held In Edinburg, Scot
land lni June 1910. The forthcoming confer
ence which Is the third of its kind, has
received the endorsement of President
Roosevelt, William H. Taft, James Bryce,
the British ambassador to the Vnlted
States, and others. Dr. Silas McBoa of New
York and Dr. J. L. Barton of. Boston are
at present In Europe engaged In arranging
for general committees to consider various
branches of church work.
President Roosevelt In his letter of en
dorsement sent to the Rev. Arthur J.
Brown, Dr. J. L. Barton, John R. Mott
and Dr. 'Silas McBee, says In part:
"It seems to me that this effort to
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of the world and from every body of Christ
iana represents a movement of deep Import
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world upon the vast mass of human beings
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