THE OMAHA, SUNDAY I1EK: OCTOBER 11. 190S.
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NEWS OF
COUNCLL
Office 15 Scott Street.
MINOR MtSftTIO.
Davlri. drugs.
8t6ckert sells carpets.
I1KK WANT ADS PAT.
Ed Rogers, Tnny Eaust beer.
School supplies. Alexsnler's. 233 IVway.
Lewis Cutler, (uncial director. 'Phone S7.
Woodrlng Undertaking company. Tel. J-9.
TINE KERNS AT HERMAN BUGS.. 10
fEARL STREET. x
f. C. Tlaynes, funtral director and em
balmer, S"l Broadway.
Rugs made from old ciirpets. Cour.cll
Bluffs Rug Fact ry. Tel. 618.
W know we hav the best flour. Eaeo
la the name, Barlell & Millar. 'Phone 3o9.
Be' our stove department. Over WO heat
tnir stoves to chouBe from. l'ctersen &
Bchoenlng Co.
Select your picture from the largest
picture department In the city. Burwlck,
20fr-2U South Main street.
"Hie first and second foot ball team of
the high school will play a practice game
this afternoon at the Meal-HusiU-rs' park.
Air tight hcatera, I2.M, I3.50. H.0O; oil
heaters. 14.60, li.00. ..; lust the thing
for thesa cool evenings. P. C. DeV'ol Hard
war Co., 604 Broadway
Chrla Lorenxen, eon of Patrolman Andy
Lorenxen, waa reported last night to be
very low from tuberculosis and It was
fsarea that ha would not surtriv the night.
Mr. John Schoentgen, who was stricken
with paralysis about a week ago, was re
ported yesterday to b Improving and hope
for her complete recoverey Is now enter
tained. C, A- Young, said to be wanted to answer
charge of larceny in umann. was arremea
this city last evening and later turned
In
over to Detective Murphy
wno iook. mm
back across the river.
We have a factory and can turn out any
kind of wood work wanted. We manufac
ture more window and door frames, tanks,
screen and sash of all kinds than any
other, fl. Hafer Lumber company.
I inn uivmicai rninn mini i-.,,. o tn
H. - L , . . 1 M Ma l -
house was called tothe alley Just south
of the city hall yesterday, morning. Burn
ing rubbish had set fir to an outbuilding.
The blase was extinguished before the ar
rival of the firemen. .
Building permits were issued yesterday
to H. O. Cook for a one-story frame cot
tage at the corner of Vine and First streets
to cost $1,000 and to J. 9. Bcott for a one
and 'a half -story frame residence on Mo
Gee avenu to cost $1,200.
W.. Ju Miller, father of Mrs. J. H. Slga
fooa, Is critically ill at the Edmundson
Memorial hospital. Mr. Miller became 111
while visiting In South Dakota abobt ten
- days ago and at once returned home.
Upon his arrival nere ne waa taaen aireci
to the hospital.
The Arabs of the Gaels of Council Bluffs,
-Plain of Pottawattamie. Desert of Iowa,
will gather at the temple, amid the palms a(
8 o.'cloclc this evening, in ether words the
reirular meeting at Bhaduklam temple,
Dramatic Order Knights of Khorassan, will
be -held tonight.
A meeting of the general committee of
the' National Horticultural congress will
be held this evening at headquarters, 122
South Main, when the committee consisting
of C. M. Atherton, T.,A. Barker and Secre
tary George W. Reye Is expected to sub
mit a. set of bylaws for adoption.
The preliminary hearing - of Melissa
Barnes, alias Melissa Martin, charged by
Mrs. A. B. Hawthorne, with -the theft of
wearing apparel valued at $75, and a sum
of money, was . continued la Justice
Greene's court yesterday until Monday,
railing to furolsh ball In the aum of $3U
the young woman la still languishing be
hlng the bars of the county. Jail. .
Take old rings for example. We Bolder,
reinforce, put In new sets; reset old stones,
rut on new claws to make settings secure,
urn set rings Into signet rings and signet
rings Into set rings, etc.! and If you are
tired of your rings, we can make some
thing else of them Just as well aa not.
Qr.-wo will make your something elso Into
r. ring for your Hf -that's what you want
Lteuert s, u uroaoway, -ouncu iuiis.
SOUR KRAUT The first of the season;
It Is very Wee, 10 cents quart. New barrel
of sour plcklea, 10 cents doxen; new dill
pickles, IS cents dosen. Just received a
new lot of Purina, whole wheat flour In
small sacks at 26 cents each; also grnham
flour at 85 cents. We have received all of
our pancake flour, 10 cents per package.
New maple syrup, put up in a fancy glass
trltcher. 26 cents each: we also have the
old fashioned molasses for cake baking, 15
1 rents per can. Bear In mind that you can
' set all the pumpkins that you want for
Halloween parties at IT) cents each. Hub
hr1 aauashes at 10 and 16 cents: sweet no-
tatoea. 28 cents per peck; peaches In bss-
aeta at 25 centa each. .We have good sound
apples at 40 cents per peek, uariei at Mil
ler. Telephone KA
irederal Esely Liable Pall Tax.
In compliance with the request of George
Jfv. Thompson, poll tax collector. City Bollo
ttor Clem V. Kimball ha given a written
opinion aa to the liability of letter carriers,
costal clerks and other employes of the
frderal government for payment of coll
tax.' Mr. Kimball holds that auch employes
are under the laws of Iowa not exempt and
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The opinion follows:
Our poll tax law require specified labor
upon the highways, upon notice given by
you aa collector, or by a satisfactory sub
stitute or the payment of $2 iu cash. I am
not able to find that this question haa been
directly decided and am of the opinion
that If an employe of the government were
required to perform labor, without the pro
vision as to the payment of the poll tax.
such employe would be exempt.
The supreme court of the United State
it Dobbins against Commissioner of Erie
county has decided that a person whose
salary-Is fixed by congress is exempt from
payment of an occupation or Income tax,
but this was a tax upon the salary or In
come of a naval officer, and was an at.
tempt te tax a post or position having a
alary emolument and was not uniform
with respect to all cltlaena. In Melchsr
against Boston the court held that clerka
and Utter carriers In postofflce are not
officers and that the case of . Dobbins
against Commlmloner does not apply even
where the tax Is upon a salary.
The poll tax In Iowa being a per capita
tax. and not a service or Income tax, would
rot. In my Judgment, be such a tax as
would Interfere with federal agents so as
to exempt employes of the government,
there being no attempt to hinder their serv
ice or te tax them according to their sal
aries or emoluments from the government
It Is my opinion, therefore, that all persons
In the employ of the federal government,
who are residents of the city snd who are
not otherwise exempt, are subject to the
payment of this lax.
Hersaaa Meadet Critically 111.
Herman Mendel, a pioneer banker of
Neola and for many years one of the
Wealthiest and best known business men In
Pottawattamie county. Is In a most critical
condition In St. Joseph's hospital. Chicago,
in which city ha haa mad his home of
reoent years. He was stricken wtth paraly
sis on Wednesday of this week and was
removed to the hospital, where his son.
Dr. Max Mendel, la Interne. His entire
right stdo Is affected and grave fears are
that the acliure will prove fatal.
Mendel visited at th horn of Mrs.
Atkins about a week ago and at that
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time
tlra was apparently In th best of health.
About lght yeara ago Mr. Men del removed
with his family from Neola to Chicago.
IDs wife waa on of th victim of tha
Iroquois theater ilre. Mr. Mendel Is still
heavily Interested in several banks and
other enterprises In this section of Iowa.
Sterling Lexington steti ranges. Petersen
Schoetrtng Co.
A. A. CLARK Cl CO.
LOAD MONEY Ot!
ASD AST CHATTEXi UECCRITT AT O NIVEAU TUX VBC.il BATES.
Tirenty Taar of thaocoaaul JJpgsrnw,
COK.TEH MACK AND &ROADWAT, OYEA AMERICA EXTKEM.
M mmrIw with tl fir llta Ihiaisili K t Clark Mertgag Ce.
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INTEREST FROM IOWA
BLUFFS
Both 'Phones 43.
COUNTY LINES UP FOR TAFT
Pottawattamie Will Roll Up Its Usual
Lead for Entire Republican Ticket.
RIP0RT3 FROM COMMITTEEMEN
Plan Are Oatllnrd for a Vlaorons
Campaign from o I ntll the
PoM C lose on Maht of
the Klectlon.
That Pottawattamie county will not only
be found as usual In the republican ranks,
but will roll up a handsome ma.lorjty for
Judger Taft, Is the opinion of nil the mem
bora of the republican county central com
mittee, a meeting of which wss held yes
terday afternoon at republican hoadciuar
tcrs In the Merrlam block.
All but three country precincts were rep
resented at the meeting, which was a moat
enthusiastic one. The three precincts which
were not represented by their committee
men were hoard from, however, written
reports having been sent to County
Chairman Smith by the commlttemen. who
were unable to attend.
The reports from the various committee
men showed that the situation In Potta
wattamie county was most encouraging
and that everything Indicated that the re
publican county ticket would be elected
from top to bfttom by safe majorities.
Thnt'tlie farmers generally are for Taft.
was the concensus of opinion of the coun
try precinct committeeman.
"We find the feeling general among the
farmers that they are not anxious for a
change In administration," raid one of the
committeemen, "They are enjoying an era
of prosperity and they do not want to take
any chances on a change."
Chairman Smith reported that the can
vass cf the county had. been completed In
all except two or three precincts and the
showing was most gratifying. Similar re
ports were made by several of the candi
dates on the republican ticket who have
been out In the country districts.
At the meeting plans for a vigorous cam
paign to be waged from this on until elec
tion were outlined. Meetings will , be held
at all principal points In the county and
Chairman Smith announced that he would
have his schedule of meetings and assign
ment of speaker ready by the first of next
week. . .
"While this has not been a brass band
and fireworks campaign," said Mr. Smith,
"we havo not been Idle. The candidates
have been doing work throughout the
county and from this on, we Intend to make
things move' little more lively. We have
a list of good speakers and meetings will
be held In- every part of the county be
tween this and election." ..
Mr. 8mlth announced that Congressman
W. C," Hawley of Oregon had been defi
nitely assigned for Council Bluffs on the
evening of October 19 and . that arrange
ments for a big meeting at the S,tar the
ater that night would be made the coming
week.
TRACTION LISK 19 PROPOSED
People of Eastern Part of . City
Afcaadoa -Automobile . Idea.- -At
a meeting of the Independent Trans
portation company of this city in the rooms
of the Commercial club yesterday morning.
It was decided to abandon the proposition
to establish ao automobile bus line and In
stead to plan ' for a track railway wtth
gasoline motors or electric, cars.
Th company was organised for the chief
purpose of providing transportation facili
ties for the residents of the eastern part
of the city. Including McPherson and Ben
nett avenues, when the Omaha & Council
Bluffs Btreet Railway company decided on
the southern route for Its line to the School
for th Deaf.
A question discussed at the meeting yes
terday was whether or not the new com
pany would operate In conjunction with the
Omaha & Council Bluffs Street Railway
company or compete with It. A communica
tion had- been sent to the street railway
company. It waa stated by President Leahy,
aaklng whether It would be willing to Issue
transfers over such a line should one be
built, but said that the answer waa non
committal. The question of securing a .franchise waa
discussed at length and It was decided to
ask the co-operation of the Commercial club
In obtaining this. A. T. Fllcklnger, H. F.
Knudsen and F. M. Compton wera named
aa a committee to lay this matter before
the Commercial club.
Real Ratato Transfers.
These transfers were reported to The Bee
October 9 by the Pottawattamie County Ab
stract company of Council Bluffs:
C. E. Price, trustee, and wife to Cora
B. Clifton, tlghty-two lots In Ben
son's first add to Council Bluffs,
w d $ t
Lou Johnson, wldiw, to W. A. Wells,
lots 2 and S, I lock , In Beers' add
to Council Bluffs, w U 1
Caro Ine Mattke and husband to It.
J. Stiger,. n r and south sixty
acres of ne4. all In 15-76-42 1
Mary L. Everett, widow, to Hugh O.
Wright, lots 3 and 4, block I. In
Railroad add. Council Bluffa, s w d 40
Peter Koll and wife to Hlnrlch P.
Koll, south 20 feet cf lot 6 and all of
lot and n rtb 10 feet of lo 7, block
, In o.lx.ntt town of Walnut, la.,
w d 00
Ada Bnson and husband to Hubert
N. Orton, middle one-th rd of let 14.
Wo. k 1 4. original plat of Council
Bluffs, w d 600
Isaac GUinsky and wife to Otto N.
Applt'uu at, east 22 feet nf lots 1 snd
. blin-k 18. In Grimes add to Council
Bluffs, w d t,KA
Madsen Bros. At ChambllfS to Blufjr4
Chamblis. n4 of lot i. block W. In
til town of Walnut. Ia., w d 4.000
Eight transfers, segregating $10,0M
Matter la District Coart.
The case of J. L. Farthing against tin
Alfalfa Meal company, which has occupied
most of the week In the dlntrlct court, will,
It Is expected, go to the Jury today. The
suit Involves about $5,000 on orders the
plaintiff claims he placed with the com
pany, which, he alleges, failed to fill them,
at his loss.
Th next Jury case on the assignment la
the personal Injury damage auit of Frank
HIggtn against the Chicago Great Western
Railway company. Judge Carr of Des
Moines, general attorney for the railroad,
arrived In the city yesterday and will
represent the company at the trial.
Mrs. MabeHe Esley began suit for divorce
from George F. Esley, to whom she waa
HOEfllS, CATTLE AND
HOUSEHOLD FXJRNITTJEE.
married December S, 1W. at Onawa, la.
She chargea her husband with treating her
In a cruel and Inhuman manner, and with
absenting himself from their home for the
last two years. In addition to the divorce,
she asks to be awarded the custody of
their two minor children and $-"i0 a month
alimony.
COMFEREJICE OX CITY FIXASCE9
t'oanell Meets Behind Closed
Doors
ana Xothlna Give Oat.
The tneetlng of the committee of the
whole of the city council last night to solve
the problem of where to obtain tne money
needed to pay the expenses cf the special
election on October 27, and to defray other
Indebtedness Incurred In connection with
the water works question, was held, as had
been previously Intimated, behind closed
doors, and newspaper represent atlvea were
barred.
The meeting, as one of the councllmen
explained it, was for the purpose of ascer
taining if there was sny legal procedure
by which they might "rob Peter to pay
Paul," or In other words, pay the expenses
Incurred In connection with the water
works question out of funds which had
been appropriated at the beginning of the
fiscal year for other purposes.
The only city official called Into confer
ence with the committee was City Solicitor
Kimball.
The report of City Auditor McAneney was
referred to the finance committee and the
city attorney to report Monday night aa to
what fund can be drawn on for the ex
penses of the special election and the pay
of Special Engineer W. H. Bryan, and also
where more money can be obtained for city
expenses or whether the expenses can be
cut.
The contract for city coal was let to the
Droge-Klddle company.
An ordinance regulating the peddling of
bills and samples was recommended for pas
sage. The petition of Mrs. Don Keller for per
mission to erect an outside stairway on the
building at the corner of Broadway and
Fourth street was laid on the table.
New RalldlnsT for Park.
The Board of Park Commissioners will
hold a special meeting this afternoon to
consider the matter of erecting a building
n Fulrmount park, to be used In the winter
for housing the animals, and In summer
as a resting place for visitors. The only
objection. It Is said, to the proposed struc
ture. Is that Fatrmount park Is already
pretty thoroughly dotted with buildings
of one character or another which detract
from the natural beauty of the popular
resort. There are also many of the opinion
that the herds of elk and deer in Fair
mount park are becoming too Jilg and their
maintenance too costly. Much of the park
has been fenced off for their accommoda
tion, thus depriving the people of the use
of a large portion of the wooded slopes.
Plans for the proposed building, It Is un
derstood, have been drawn and It la said
that Commissioners Graham and Peterson
favor erecting It. The building, it Is said,
will be constructed ot artificial stone so
as to be permanent. It will be two stories
In height. There will be plenty of money
In the park treasury, as little was done this
summer In the way of improvements, al
though the board had promised to com
plete the bringing of the grade of the two
remaining sections of Bayliss park.
Parents' Day at t. Paal'a.
Sunday will be observed aa "Parenta
Day" at St. Paul's Episcopal church. This
Is In accordance with the request of Gov
ernor Cummins conveyed in his proclama
tion of Soptember 14, In which he designated
Sunday, October 11, as "Parcnta1 Day."
The setting aside of Sunday as "Parents'
Day" Is for the purpose of awakening
publlo Interest In the Iowa Congress of
Mothers which begins Its biennial conven
tion In Dps Moines tomorrow.
At the morning servlco at St. Paul's
the rector. Rev. John William Jones, will
urne as w subject of his sermon "A
Child Left Alone." At the afternoon service
he will speak on "Child Life and Religion."
At noon he will address the Sunday school
on "Father and Mother and the Golden
Rule." In the evening Rev. Mr. Jones will
preach at Trinity cathedral. Omaha, tak
ing the place of Dean Beecher. who goes
to Fremont, Neb.
Takes a Shot at Robber.
Mrs. Yeargy, living at 815 South Seventh,
was awakened about 1:80 o'clock yesterday
morning by a noise as If someone was try
ing to get into the house through an up
stairs wmaow. seising a revolver she ran
from her bedroom into the hallway, where
she discovered two men In the act of
climbing through a window which opened
onto me roof or the porch. She fired two
shots and la of the belief that one of the
shot took effect In either the arm or leg
of the taller of the two Intruders. Neigh
bors who heard Mrs. Yeargy'a calls for
help telephoned police headquarters and
Captain Sharer and Detective Gallagher at
once hastened to the house, but could find
no trace of the men.
Commercial Clob naaqnet.
The winter season of the Commercial
club will b Inaugurated next Wednesday
night at th general meeting which will
be accompanied by a banquet at the Grand
hotel.
City Solicitor Clem F. Kimball, will pre
side aa toastmaster and Professor J.
Wilkes Jones, general manager of the Na
tional Corn exposition In Omaha, and Attor
ney Emmet Tlnley, will b the principal
ipeakers.
Marrlaae Licenses.
T I .
",l:r"" io wea were issued yesterday to
me following:
Name and Reaidence.
Herbert L. Ftuart. Yankton, S. D.
LetltU Cofta. Yankton. S. D
Johon 8. Oebuhr, Coun-il Bluffs
Mart na Nelsen, Council Bluffs...!
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Bl- Corn Sal.
BOONE. Ia.. Oct. 10.-(Sieclal Teleeram
S. 8. McGrath, a Boone county supervisor,
holds the Iowa record for on sale of corn'
This morning he fln'shed delivering to the
farmer Co-operative Elevator comnanv
17.300 buahels raised on hia Boone county
irm. lie received a check for $12,590,
Other Iowa records look like side show at
tractlona in comparison, the largest pre.
vlout slnble corn check being Jield by a Jef
ferson county man for I7.0M.
Stolen Team Recovered.
LOGAN, Is., Oct. 10 (Special Telegrams-
Two teams stolen by Webber have been
located and returned to the owners, but
the thief has up to the present been able
to elude the officers. He Is wanted for
similar orrense in Bouth Dakota, Minne
sota and Missouri. The teams recovered
belonged to partica In Missouri Valloy, Ia.,
and Marshall, Minn. One was found at
Mapleton and the other at Smlthfleld.
where the thief had sold them.
Drops Drad at Hla Work.
FORT DODGE, la.. Oct. .-(Spet ial Tel
egram.) While unloading a wagon at the
lumber yard In thla city this afternoon
William A. Smith dropped dead from heart
failure.
Davenaort Man Elected.
COLUMBUS. O., Oct. t.-Albert Ilawley
of Davenport, Ia., was today elected grand
secretary-treasurer ot tbe Brotherhood of
LooomoUvo riramea and E-immtn.
INDICT COMMISSION MEN
Dei Moines Grand Jury Thinks They
Are Banning; Bucket Shop.
FIRST ODER THE NEW LAW
Freight t'ommlssloaer of Des Molars
Bureaa Says that and Other tm
llar Organisations Will Fight
the Ter Bill of Ladings.
(From a Stafl Correspondent.)
DE3 MOINES, Oct. Kt. (Special.) O. M
Olson of the Merchants' Stock and Grain
coinpnny of St. Louis, and W. J. Winston,
representing a Kansas City concern were
Indicted by the Polk county grand Jury
today for doing a bucket shop commission
butlness. The New York Stork Exchange
and the Chicago Hoard of Trade were back
of the Investigations that led lo the Indict,
ments.
The Indictments are the first under the
new bucket shop law which was passed by
the Iowa legislature In 1907. Both of the
Indicted parties' ran branch offices In this
city for the concerns with which they
are charged to be connected. The Investi
gations have been going on quietly for some
weeks and led to the returning of the
Indictments today.
Max Friedman, a grocer, and Hyman
Levicli, a saloon keeper, today were ar
rested on Indictment returned by the Polk
county grand Jury In connection with the
recent Investigations of the alleged "White
Slave" trust in this city. Friedman Is
charged with malicious threats to extort
and Levlch with renting a house for Im
moral purposes. Both were released on
bonds of $1,000 each. Other Indictments
are said to have been returned, but the
warrants have not been Issued. The In
vestigation will be continued. Meantime,
the tenderloin district In this city has been
wiped out.
Raise th Money.
Promoters have raised $25.0(10 of th $100,
000 that waa to be raised additional In this
city for the Des Moines, Winters A Cres
ton Interurban railroad. The other 1100,000
Is to be raised In the other town along the
road.
FlKht Bill of Lading?.
W. O. Wylle, freight commissioner of the
business men of Des Moines, said today
that the new bill of lading which the rail
roads propose to put Into use ort November
1, both esst and west of yhe Mississippi
river, will be fought In the courts by the
business men of the country It ,1s as
serted that the new bill of lading provides
one freight rate when the shipper releases
the road from liability and 10 per cent
higher when the road la not released from
liability. It is claimed by Mr. Wylle that
the roads In getting up the rw bill of
lading have gone beyond the order of the
Interstate Commerce commission.
Postoffle Being; Rashed.
Work on the new government postofflce
in this city has progressed so rapidly that
the contractors believe they will have it
completed on contract tlma, November S3,
1900. Because of delays In starting the
work the government gave an extension to
June, 1910. There has been such fine build
ing weather that a whole day ha not been
lost since the work was started and it Is
now nearly ready for the roof. S. O.
Jacobs of Washington, superintendent of
construction, believes It wllr" be completed
within a year.
Shrlaers' "Doings."
Seven hundred Shrlners of Iowa gathered
In this city today for the big Initiation and
ceremony tonight. Among those here are
some of the most Influential men of the
order. Edwin L. Alderman of Cedar Rap
Ids, imperial potentate of America; Fred
A. HInes of Los Angeles, and Imperial
Chief Rabban, are Doth here. A special
train came In from Sioux City bringing with
it the Marshalltown Shrlners.
Allcae Grocers' Trnst.
Evidence Is being laid before the grand
Jury here seeking to prove that there Is a
combine of the local grocers to keep up the
prloes of the necessities of life. An Inves
ttgatlon has disclosed that In most all the
cities around Des Moines on all sides
creamery butter Is selling for 80 cents re
tail, while here It la selling for 28 cents re
tall. The freight rate from Indtanola, one
ot the places where It Is selling retail at
10 cents, to Des Moines Is 14 cents per
hundred pounds.
Kraase Assistant Sara-eon. ,
Governor Cummins today issued a com
mission to Charles 8. Krauae of Cedar
Rapids as assistant surgeon of the Fifty-
third regiment of the Iowa National guard,
with rank of captain.
Boy's Arm Cat Off.
Malcolm Grimm, a boy of 11 years, living
at Twentieth and Market streets, fell un
der a Wabash freight train and had one
arm cut off. The father waa working near
by and heard the boy scream and saw him
as he fell under the wheels.
DAUGHTERS OP TUB KING ELECT
Convention Closes with an Illustrated
Lecture.
BURLINGTON, Ia., Oct. 10.-(Speclai Tel
egram.) The closing session ot the thir.
teenth annual convention of the Iowa
branch of the King's Daughters was made
Interesting today by a number of fine
papers and addresses by well known work
ers In the Iowa field. Among those who
discussed topics Intimately related to the
work of the order were: Mrs. John Lln
Inger of North Liberty, Mrs. Rose Tldd of
Independence, Mrs. H. L. Heasllp of Keo
kuk, Miss Wittlg of Dsvcnport, Mrs. George
Roth of Burlington, Mrs. Swisher of Iowa
City, Mrs. H. E. Harrington or Oskaloosa,
Miss Lola Waite of Burllnton and Mrs.
Jennie Baker of Iowa City. Dr. Jennie
McCowen of Davenport, One of the best
known women of Iowa, made a report of
the international conference neld at Vlcks
burg. The following workers were elected for
the ensuing year: Member of the central
council. Dr. Jennie McCowen, Davenport;
state secretary, Mrs. Ida W. Mansfield,
Burlington; treasurer. Miss Lola Walte,
Burlington; member of the executive board,
miss yulckenbush, Des Moines. The con
vention ended tonight with an Illustrated
lecture on the work of organization.
low New Nate.
GRIN NEIX Joseph Dorr Barber died at
his home in tills city late last night of heart
failure, at the age of 6 years.
MAKSHALTOWN Joseph Wolf, an aged
German resident of Washington, commuted
suicide last night by holding his head to a
shot gun and pulling tlie trigger with aa
uiuureua.
MARSHALLTOWN The Jury in the Mc
muruer case, wnicii lias been on
inai ai uarner for two weeks, returned
veraiii ol not guilty at k o'clock this
morning.
GRIN NELL Grlnnell Is in th midst of
ner urst sireet carnival of the syndicated
type, and is finding It enjoyable and pro
fitable under the auspices of the Business
Men s association.
ATLANTIC Owing to a case of scarlet
fevtr being discovered in the schools, it has
been ordered that thev be closed until
Monday. Miss Rena Glliett was taken sick
un Wednesday and there ha been uo
school since II, at dn.
MAK8HALLTUWN Duniap, Harrison
county, la., has a stray bailuoii. a parachute
ailuchirteul and basket all complete, tut it
lacks the owner. Coming down quietly
through the air last night, the balloon waa
discovered lying Lu on uf the mam street
by the early riser this morning. Where 1
came from Is a mystery aa no balloon a
cenxlon have been scheduled for this par;
of the state recently.
ATLANTIC The wedding of Frank Barn
hart and Mlns Bertha Temple, both of this
city, has been announced lo take place-the
anth of this month. Both the young people
are well known In this city, having lived
here since childhood and have many
friends.
ATLANTIC The two children belonging
to Bertha Faust, the girl named In the
Onllaser Incest case, are to be taken from
her. The one will go to Mrs. Gallnger with
the condition that it will be taken from
her when it Is seen that ahe la not fit to
care for It, snd the other has been given
to a Home Finding Institution.
ni.Pvwnoh-TtM turr In the Crlsweii
adultery case, after being out for twenty
tliree hours brought In a verdict of guilty.
The ergument for a new trial will be henrd
bv Judge Wheeler tnis aiiernoon. i inn
nnmini h rK of Bobbins and others to
compel the auditor to place on the official
ballot the names of the candidates that re
ceived the greatest number or voies it in
primary election will be heard by Judge
Wheeler.
NEBRASKA FROM DAY TO DAY
Quaint and Carlo reainres o
- M
la a Rapidly Growln
tat.
An Ancient Election Republicans should
remember that In Platte county elections
are gained sometimes by only one or two
votes. Be active. Be vigilant, oee ma.i
every republican voter Is at the polls,
Don't let a little bad weather keep you ai
home on October IS. Deposit your vote
first and give the weather over to the
gentle xephyrs of Nebraska (In 1874 elec
tions were held in October Instead of No
vember.) Columbus Journal many years
ago.
Nature Fake Henry Nehn waa tn town
Monday, and showing some Iron ore which
he found In the country north of Mlnatare.
claimed that there are thousands of acres
of it. He found this several feet below
the surface, and say It Is easily separated
from the soil by the use of a magnet, re
sembling gunpowder In appearance. Mr.
Nehne Is making further Investigations,
and so far he says he haa found nothing
but encouragement to believe that the ore
Is there In quantities profitable for work
ing. We hope so. It Is not so far to the
section where iron Is taking out at Sunrise,
of the most satisfactory quality, although
there Is considerable difference between
the red ore, at Sunrise and the black loose
stuff found by Mr. Nehne. Gering Courier.
Nebraska Putty Mine The road commit
tee of the Ravenna Improvement associa
tion heard that there waa an outcrop or
stone on the south bank of the South Loup
river, at the point where the Nantasket
bridge spans the stream, and Wednesday
they drove out there to Investigate It.
They found a ledge of material which had
the appearance of stone, but It is in tact a
very hard kind of clay, which when dried
can be crushed Into a powder as fine as
flour. One member of the committee
thinks It might be utillned In the manufac
ture of putty, which Is made by grinding
what I called "Spanish" clay with linseed
oil. Ravenna News.
Nebraska Pear by the Wagonload-The
small boys of Penl were treated to a lght
yesterday which strained the capacity of
their salivary glands to the fullest extent
as the pear crop waa being hauled through
the city to the canning factory by the
wagonload. Manager Lowe of the factory
haa been handling every mnd of fruit In
season, and yesterday he began the can
ning of a fine quality of pears, delivered
by several promlnentt fruit growers in
this district. Students of the State Normal
school who came from western Nebraska,
where they do not see pear grow, stood
on the street comers with mouths watering
and watched the heavily laden wagons
pass slowly by to the factory. Compara
tively few people, even In the fruit section
here, are used to seeing fine large pears
in wagonloads. Peru Correspondence.
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ilUCHES AMONG WORKMEN
New York Executive Talk to Minert,
Artisans and Farmers.
DB. BRYAN AND HIS NOSTRUMS
Kemedles Prescribed by the e
braskaa for national Illness Ar
Discussed In Interesting
War.
WEBB CITY. Mo., Oct lO.-Startlng
through aoulheastern Kansas, along tut)
borders of Oklahoma, Governor Hug lie ot
New York yesterday urged the defeat of
the democratic candidate for president
among the employes of the oil wells,
smelting works, farmers and ttnc miners.
Rifle shots fired by an alignment of cltl
aena welcomed th speaker at Pittsburg,
Kan., and at another place the booming ot
cannon mingled with tho roar of the fac
tory whistles. To the workingmen Gov
ernor Hughes asserted that an attempt by
Mr. Bryan, If elected, to Introduce his
campaign proposals would Inevitably result
In financial depression and a closing down
of Industry, while the republican platform
promised continuance of present prosperity.
Speaking of "Dr. Bryan and his nos
trums," before a large audience here to
night. Governor Hughes -said In part:
"Twelve years ago t'nele 8am was sick,
and titer came bustling ut a physician who
wanted to prescribe for him. He had an at
tractive personality. He wss a fluent
talker. If anyone could sell a patent medi
cine, h could, t'nele Sam said, 'What la
It you want to give me?'
"The doctor said: "You must take free
silver, to 1; that Is absolutely necessary
for your recovery. If7 you dont take It,
you'll die.'
"Uncle Sam Is careful and he said:
We'll tske this Into the laboratory and
we'll analyse It and see what' In It.'
"They took It In and found It was rank
poison. So Unci Sam consulted Dg. Mc
Klnley and took a tonic, and he has been
vigorous ever since.
"A few yeara later the same doctor came
around again and Uncle Sam said: 'Aren't
you the man who nearly killed me a few
years ago?' and It happened that he was
the same. UncVo Sam thought that he did
not want any of that and the doctor said:
'We must find a new remedy,' and he
traveled around th world and came back
with great prestige and said to Unole
Sam: "What you need I government own
ership of railroads.' Uncle Sam threw up
his hand and said: 'We can't stand that,'
and so we havo now some new proposals and
they are just a dangerous as those, that
they offered to Uncle Sam.
"There are varied proposals some of
minor importance and some ot great Im
portance. One of the chief proposals that
directly affects the business of th country
is that there should be a prohibition pre
venting any manufacturing concern from
making more than SO per cent of any arti
cle produced in the United State. Imagine
what would be th ffect if any arbitrary
prohibition of that sort wera put Into our
statute.
"Now, if we are going to have prosperity
In this country we cannot afford to ex
periment with nostrums. We must hav
wise and experienced leadership and poli
cies that upbuild and conserve. My faith
In Mr. Taft and In the republican policies
prompted me to come out here to support
them."
Governor Hughes left here tonight on th
last stage of his tour of the middle west,
which Is to end at Chicago tomorrow
night.
SHELDON APPEALS FOR FUNDS
Tea Thousand Bnalnea Men Asked to
Give Fifty Dollar Each.
NEW YORK, Oct 10. An appeal for con
tributions to the republican national cam-
aa.
nirty cents
exclraao
New York often trade with per tone in California through
The iconer your a J appears the toener you will receive
,
paign fund of $f0 each from 10,000 business
men was Issued today by George R. Shel
don, treasurer of the republican national
committee. Th appeal reads aa follow:
The legitimate expense of the republican
national campaign ar nccearlly large.
I'nrter the law coiporatlon may not con
tribute and e therefore ask individuals to
contribute more aenerally.
Many would say the contributors am
deterred from subscription 1IM. ss the
nmo. nL, when published, will be ti e .bject
of comment a 1'elng too small, or on the
other hand, too large.
I have therefor determined to ak a uni
form contribution of $80 from h(0 busi
nessmen so vitally concerned In the con
tinuance ot republican principle.
JF.FFF.Rie M IKKK A II IT AT II 1. A I It
Pots In
Poittrlsl Plen
for the
Henohllean Ticket.
BLAIR, Neb.. Oct 10.-8pclal Telcgrm )
A. W. Jifferls, repuMksn notnlnco for
congress, spoke :o the largest audience,
tonight, that has assembled In the opera
house during this rampaign. Mr. Jefforls
waa certainly at his best, and held IiIm
audience to a man 4or two and one-half
hours by hla earnest and logical reasoning
on the vital Issues of the campaign. Ills
demonstration of the right of the republican
party to continue In control of our govein.
ment, aa shown by Its record, elicited
rounds of applause aa alao his reference to
the record on the bench. In the Philippines,
on the Panama canal, and other official
acta of William H. Taft. Mr. Jefferls
came In early this morning and visited
with many of the business men during the
day. Member of the Taft and Sherman
club had beautifully decorated the stitge
at the opera house with flags, bunting nnd
plcturea of Taft and Sherman.
CROWDS STILL SEKKI.G LANDS
A' amber at Registration Points Shows
No Diminution.
VALENTINE. Neb., Oct 10. (Special.)
The fourth day of registration sees no de
crease In the crowd at thla place, and about
the same number has registered esch day.
The visitors are all complimenting the citl
sens of Valentine on tho fine treatment
they have received while here. No ex-'
orbit ant prices have been charged for
board or rooms, and there has been plenty
of room for all who came. The police
have had no trouble keeping the crooks snd
gamblers out and the crowd has been an
orderly one.
POSTMASTERS END SESSION
Convention Favor Postal Savin
Bank, Local Parcels Pout nnd
Increased Pay.
DES MOINES, Oct. 10.-Civll service for
third and fourth class paatmasters. postal
savings banks, local parcels post and In
creased compensation for postmasters of
the fourth class were all Indorsed by the
National League of Postmasiers of the
Fourth Class, which sdjourned Its annual
convention In Des Moines today.
Th following were elected as officers
for th ensuing year:
President, F. R. Hoag, Orchard Tark N
T.; vice president. W. (5. Beck.New Alb'lns'
I.! second vice president, W. J. Do'"
Cla"..i?i M'-if i,tn,rd vice president. Miss
McCutheon Bybalie, Miss.; secre-
w7sCBaCrthoUmeW0aArn?dMlIn'n.; tre"'UrCr-
BENJAMIN RIDGELEY DEAD
Consnl General to Mexico Expires
Saddenlr While Enroate to
HI Post.
MONTEREY. Mex.. Oct. 10. Benjamin
R. Rldgrley. United States cor.au! general
to Mexico City, died suddenly about mid
night last night In the Mexico City Pull
man while waiting for the .Mexico trlu.
Consul General Ridgeley arrived here on
the local train from Laredo and stopped
over to take the Pullman for th capital.
Consul General Ridgeley waa accompan
led by his wife and mother.
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