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TIIK OMAHA SUNDAY HEE: OCTOBER 18. 1908. NEWS OF COUNCIL . Office 15 Scott Street. MISOR MBXTIOX. Davis, drugs. Btockert sells rsrpets. BEE WANT AL3 PAT. Ed Roger, Tony Faust beer. Lewis Cutler, funeral director. 'Phone 87. Woodrtng Undertaking; company. Tel. SJ8. KINB FERNS AT HERMAN BROS., 10 C. C. Haynea, funeral director and em balmer, 01 Broadway. Ruta made from old carped. Council Bluffs Rue Factory. Tel. 614. ws know we have, the beat flour. Eaco U tha name. Bartell Ac MUU-r. 'Phone S9, BECOND.HAND RANGES AND COOK ITOVEB. PETERSEN BCHOENINU CO. , Excelsior Masonic lodge will meet thil renins; at I o'clock for work In the third MVS Dr. E. I. Woodbury, Jr., of Burlington la., waa In the city yesterday visiting relative!. Genuine hand-made art craft Jewelry and Tnetal noveltlea. C. E. Alexander, 113 Broadway. Mrs. J. N. Caaady, jr., arrived home yea t era ay from a, vlalt with relative in Bur llngton, Kan. County Auditor W. C. Cheyne la home from a two weeks' trip to Idaho and other western points. Burning grass gave the fire department a run last evening to Twenty-first avenue ana Indian creek. O. A. Lang and E. Rosa Goodwin, both of Omaha, were married in this city yester Miss Swingle, a graduate nurse. Is lying enuaauy in wun lypnoia fever at the Jennie Edmund son Memorial hospital. Cudahy's sugar cured breakfast bacon. In trips, per lb., 11 -o. ' Central Grocery and Meat Maraet, w-mri Broadway, fhones 114. Tom Carter, the "mari newsboy," was ar rested laat evening, charged with the theft of a package at the Union Pacific transfer depot. President Poston has called a meeting of the Federation of Improvement club for thla evening at' the city hall to organise a campaign for the water worka bonds. Judge Smith McPherson held a session of federal court In chamber yesterday for the purpose of healing matters in connection with tha John P. Weaver bankruptcy case. A meeting of the general committee of the National Horticultural congress will be held this evening. A meeting of the pre mium committee will be held this morning. Rev, Henry DeLong performed the mar riage ceremony at his office In the court house yesterday for Charlca C. Ohler of Lawton, Okl., and Mayme B. CalUaon of Mew ton, la. Dr. Winis B. Parsons, president of Par sons college, Falrflstld, la., will be the guest of Rev. and Mrs. Marcus P. McClure over Sunday. Dr. Parsons will occupy the pulpit of the First Presbyterian church morning and evening. Registration for the special water works bonds election waa practically at a stand still yesterday. In one precinct the regis trara were called upon to llsy only one name. The registrars - will be In session again Saturday of next -week. Mrs. Ida Vanderpool, wife of H. R. Van derpool, 1M Harrison atreet, died yesterday morning from blood poisoning, aged 38 years. Besides her husband five children survive) her. The body will be taken to Hamburg, la., today forburlal. Largest and moat complete assortment of saah doors and milt work In the middle west. Can furnish all kinds of hardwood Interior finish on short notice. Our factory Is complete. Let us have your hurry-up orders C. Hafer Lumber Co., Council Bluffs, la., The foot ball team of the Council Bluffs High school will go to Ida Grove thla morn ing to play the team of the high school there. Graham of Orlnnell will be referee. The Bluffs boys will wear their new jerseys and stockings which liave been donated by Kical business firms. Several haystacks were tmrned In a 'prai rie fire yesterday afternoon between the tracka of the Milwaukee ana wauann in the southeastern part of the city. A string of freight curs on the Milwaukee tracks had to be pull"d"away to prevent them catching fire. The flro department waa not called out. Dr. Charles Bradt of Chicago and Dr. George H. Trull of New York, Sunday school secretary of the Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions, are guests of Rev. M. P. McClure. They held a conference for members of the varloua Presbyterian churches of the city last evening In the parlors of the church. Building permits were Issued yesterday to William Hansen for a one-story frame cottage on Avenue E. between Twenty ninth and Thirtieth streets, to cost 1.700, and for a one-story frame cottage on Sec ond avenue and Twelfth street to cost J1.:W, and to Mrs. Eva B. Warner for a oiie tory cement block cottage at the corner of Twentieth street and Avenue C to cost 11.000. In the district court the Jury In the $3.I10 damage suit of Mrs. Luvlney Lungdon against Charlee Everly, a Brondway sa loonkeeper, and his bondsmen, brought In a verdict for the defendants. Mrs. Iangdon alleged that the defendant sold her iiua band Intoxicating liquor alter lie bad imen adjudged a dipsomaniac and committed .to the state hokpllal for ohronio Inebriates ut Knoxvllle. I Real Estate Transfers. These transfers were repouud to The Bee October 16 by the Pottawattamie County Abstract company of Council Bluffs: Arthur C. Puryear and wife to Her bert Puryear, undivided one-tenth In lots I, 10 and 11. block 18. town of Oakland, w. d t 1S5 Adam Young and wife tu A. E. Young, lot 1, block 7, Walnut, la., w. d 323 Amy C. Reed, widow, to BonJamln Fehr Real Estate company, lots 23 and 24. block 4, Twin City add., w. d 1,000 Stenjamln-Fehr Real Estate company to C. M. Bope, lota 23 and 24. block 4 Twin City Place add., w. d 1.000 Jackson Wtlleford and wife to Clara C. Petersen, lots 16 and 17, Rice s subdlv. of lots 27 and 2. Johmton's add. w. d 1,000 W. It. Thomas and wlfo to Paula Mullar, lot 1, block 4. Park add., w, d 1,450 3. J. Laraen and wife to Martin Hol thuaen, lota 4 and 5 and .part of 6 In subdivision of swV nw4 14-77-49; also part of the east 6 acres off east end nV4j nwU swV, 14-77-48, w. d 1600 Elisabeth and wife to Elbert F. Hughes, part lot 7. Greenwood add., w. d 8.500 Total, eight tranafers tll.OBO School Children Plant Flower Ralba. Yesterday waa "spring flower day" in the public schools of this city. To Illus trate the teachings of nature In her re awakening after the winter frosta have passed. School Director Schoedeack pur chased (.000 tulip, . crocus snd hyacinth bulbs and theae the pupils planted yester day In the beds prepared for them in the grounds of their respective school build ings. r . . . . , . . ... . . v o-i pupns oi me ainaeiganens aia ineir planting in the mornlna. while the arrada pupils planted their bulbs In the after noon. The beds were prepared for the planting by the janitors of the buildings Mr. Schoedsack Is sn enthusiast In the y matter of beautifying the school yards and tha planting of bulbs waa Inaugurated by him with the sanction of the Boaid of Education laat year. N. T. Plumbing Co. Tel. 250. Night, L698. A f I A. A. CLARK Cl CO. i LDAf flOUFY (IN LUfsiJ iJUi.LI UU AJTO AJfY CHATTEL MCCVrUTY CORNER MAX AAD BUQADWAT. OVER AMJUUCAX Ko oonnoettoa win, tha Arm aaUlaa taoaaaltosl TVaT-? lityi H 'i-irAlil Hi. riiTta The Clark Me INTEREST FROM IOWA BLUFFS Both 'Phones 43. NINE LODGES REPRESENTED Workmen Hold Convention in Her riam Block. SOCIAL SESSION IN EVENING Program for Sessions, la . Addition to Social Featarea, Coatalas Mark of latercat to Members of Us Order. Sixty delegates and visitors representing the nine lodges of the order In southwest ern Iowa were In attendance at the second annual convention - of the First district of the Degree of Honor of the Ancient Order of United Workmen held yesterday in tho lodge rooms In the Merrlam block. Three sessions wefe hold, that In the evening being followed by a ' social hour and an Informal reception to the visiting delegates. Members of the grand lodge In attendance were Mrs. Branson of Shen andoah, grand chief of honor; Mrs. William Spies of Council Bluffs, grand usher; and Mrs. Hennessey of Missouri Valley, mem ber of the grsnd lodge finance committee. It was decided to hold next year's con vention In Glenwood In October, and the following officers, all residents of the town In which the convention Is to be held, were elected: President, Mrs. JUshell; vice president, Mrs. Edwards; secretary, Miss Anna Rlshell; treasurer, Mrs. Lyons. At the opening session In the morning Mrs. A. Campbell of theocal lodge de livered the address of welcome which was responded to by L. Southard of Shenan doah. At tha noon recess man of the visiting delegates "were entertained at the homes of the members at luncheon. Proarrant of tho Day. The following program was carried out during the day: ' MORNING. Address of Welcome Mrs. A. Campbell. Response , Mr. L. Southard, Shenandoah. "Mission of the Degree of Honor" Mrs. F. English, Council Bluffs. "Harmony In the Lodge Room". ........ Mrs. O. Vogeler. Council Bluffs. . Paper Mrs. M.'Yonker, Glenwood.- PaperLodge Troubles and Harmony lrt Lodges Mrs. Mae Miller, Shenandoah; Mrs. Pearl Teas, Presoott; Mrs. Weeks, C6un cill Bluffs. l AFTERNOON. Muslo ..1 Paper Why Should Women Carry In surance? Miss Nell Lyons, Shenandoah; Mrs. Best, Vlllisee; Mrs. Kffle McKee, Cres ton; Miss Ida Brundrlge, Missouri Val ley. .... Instrumental Solo ... Miss Mildred Green, Shenandoah. Paper Benefits of a Fraternal Order to an Individual, and Its Effects Upon a Community and Wives snd Moth ers Mrs. Clara Pratt, Red Oak; Mrs. A." Mo Millen, Council Bluffs; Mrs. Jennie Southard, Shenandoah; Miss Mae West, Creston. Paper What Makes a Successful Lodge? Dr. Rose Rice, Council Bluffs: Mrs. " Bertha McCarty, Prescott; Mrs. Rlshell, Council Bluffs. Paper Our Obligations as Offlcera and Members , Mrs. Emma Powell. Shenandoah; Mrs. Minnie Brawdy, Creaton. Recitation I Paper The Best Meana yt Advertising I the Order Mrs. a. t amprjell, council Bluffs; Mrs. Martha Rosco, Shenandoah; Mra. Pat- ' ten. Vllllsca. Paper Importance of Good Officers; How to Secure Tbcm.... Mrs. Mildred Fletcher. Shenandoah. Report of Committee on Bvlaws L. Southard. Shenandoah; Mrs. C J. Rowell, Shenandoah; Mrs. B. Green, Rhenandosh. c Selecting of Meeting place Election Of Officers- EVENING. Vocal Solo : Mrs. Ten Eyck, Council Bluffs. Paper How to Kill Interest In Any Lodge Miss L. Pelffert, Council Bluffs. Paper Ways of increasing Our Member ship In the Degree of Honor Mrs. J. Kepner, Council Hluffs. Paper Importance of Good Officers, and Hiw to Secure Them Miss Crystal Dingle, Council Bluffs. Initiation of fifteen candidates by de gree staff of Shenandoah lodge Social Hour NOOQ HELD IT AND ROBBED Two Men Knock II I m rnconaelons and 1 Take Month's Wastes. Solomon Noptg, a car rlraner In- the em ploy of the Pullman Palace Car company In Omaha, was slurped and robbed of $40, his month's wafres, by two masked highway men at a late hour Thursday night whl)e on h'.a way to hla home at 1M9 West Broad way. Nogr, who was attacked and knocked at'tist'lrsx by the blow from a -revolver In the hands of one of the thugs, was found lying In the street at the corner of Broad way and Nineteenth streetsSby Oscar Pur due, who was on his way o hie home at Twentieth atreet and Avenue C. NoKg alighted from an Omaha car at Nineteenth street and Avenue A and had but little more than a block to walk to his home. As he was sbout to turn onto Broadway from Nineteenth street he was confronted by two men, one with a white handkerchief tied1 over his fa"re. One of the highwaymen, thrust a revolver In Nogg's face and ordered him toehold sip nis nanas. Nogg lost no time In comply ing with the command and tha second ban dit went through his pockets, securing the ItO. When the second thug had thoroughly searched Nogg s pockets he seised Nogg around the neck, placed his knee in the small of Ms back and pulled lilm back until he was completely helpless. Then the ruf. flan with the revolver struck Nogg on the loreneag with the butt of the weapon, knocking him senseless. They then de camped, leaving their victim lying sense, less In the road, where he remained until found by Purdue. Nogg waa able to furnish the police with only a meagre description of his assailants, whom he said were of medium height. To the rollce yesterday Nogg expressed his belK-f that the men knew of hla cashing his pay check In Omaha and had followed falm or preceded him across the river. Repahllcaa Meetings. Chairman E. B. Smith of the republican county central committee was notified yes terday by the chairman of the speakers' bureau of the state committee that Hon. M. D. O Connell. aellcltor of the treasury, has been assigned for two days of next week In Pottawattamie county. Mr. O'Con nell Is assigned for Wednesday and Thura day of next week and Chairman Smith will n0RSES' CATTLE AND HOUSEHOLD TUBNITUBB. AT OXRHALT TUX ISCAI RATES arrange for meetings at Avoca and Oak land at which Mr. OConnell will be the principal speaker on those dates. Word was received yesterday by Chair man Smith that Congressman Hawley of Oregon, who la to speak at the Star theater In thla city next Monday, would probably arrive In Council Bluffs some time Sunday and spend all of Monday In the city. BIG REVIVAL MEETING PLANNED Beglaa Sanday, Novesaber Eight, at the Broadway Charrh. Plans for a big revival at Broadway Methodist church next month are being tnatured. Beginning Sunday, November I, and continuing during the remainder of the month evangelistic meetings will be conducted by the well known evangelist, Charles Cullen Smith of Chicago, who will be -assisted by Prof. H. Ropor, the latter having charge of the singing and the music. A large chorus choir Is now being or ganised for these meetings. Prof. Roper will meet the choir Saturday evening, November 7, for rehearsal and on Sun day morning, November 8, Evangelist Smith will open the series of revival meet ings. Mr. Smith Is a native of Iowa and , was born on a farm In Johnson county,1 When a young; man he received appointment as a railway mall clerk, and soon became head clerk on the fast mail on tbe Bur lington railroad from Burlington to Council Bluffs, one of the most Important run In the country. He was always an active Christian worker, and while rail roading became greatly interested In the Young Men's Christian association. In 1887 he became secretary of the Young Men's Christian association at Marshall- town, staying there four years, and then going to Cedar Rapids In the same ca pacity, and later to the central depart ment at Chicago. For a year and a half he was the assistant pastor of tha Moody church in Chicago. This led to his se lection' as one of the members of the Christian commission during the Spanish American war. He was located at Chlcka mauga camp, where most of the time over 60,000 soldiers were In camp." Twelve years ago Mr. Smith entered direct evangelistic work and from the first his services have been In great demand. He is said to bs of the Moody type in his methods and does not resort to sensationalism, but appeals to reason. In his meeting Mr. Smith makes much of music. He Is a singer himself and for ten years vas flrat tenor in the fa mous Iowa Youns Men's Christian asso ciation male quartet. His associate. Prof. R. H.. Roper, has a fine baritone voice and their duets are musical features of every service. Mr. Smith Is a brother of Fred P. Smith, one of the general see retarles of the Young Men's Christian association. Marriage Licensee. Licenses to wed were Issues yesterday to tha. following: J- Name and Residence. Age. Axel Nelson, Council Bluffs 22 Katherlna Peteraon, council muirs m a. A. Lana. Omaha.... 44 Rosa Goodwin, omana 32 y Iowa News Notes. CRESTON Hon. Jsmes Wilson, secretary of agriculture, will speak here Monday night, October 19. An effort to make this date the big rally of the campaign is be ing put forth by local republicans. MARSHALLTOWN Mr. Raymond A. tTr.nr-h nf RVnWOod. who IB teacher of srlence In the Clinton High school, and Miss Minnie E. Ormerod of near this city were married at the home of the latter s mother. Mrs. Joseph cooper, at a o oiock this afternoon. Mr. and Mra. French will live In Clinton. ATLANTIC William Hayder, who lives at Anita, last nhfht reported the theft of a horse from the hitchrack In Anita. It Is snntused that the horse was stolen about S:3). It was a hay with while stripes on- face and two white feet and weigning aooui 600 pounds. CRE8TON The- Eighteenth Iowa regi ment of civil war veterans closed Its twen tieth annual reunion at Murray yesterday. It was a Successful meet, bur the number of comrades each year' Is steadily dimin ishing and the fact brings sadness to the hearts of the "old boys."i ' ATLANTIC Max Westphalen. owner of a billiard and pool room here, was arrested yesterday on a charge of gambling and paid a fine of KO "and costs. The case comes from his keeping a slot machine and al lowing dice games In his place of business since a notice served on him to stop them, CRESTON Charles Mauk. who recently had his ankle broken' when his horse fell Into a ditch dug by tlie Burlington railroad employes, has sued the railroad company for I3.0W). Mauk Is . In the hospital here and the company had a large number of surgeons nr(, this week to examine the In-, J u red member. CRESTON Just as Charles W. Preston of Vllllsca, an old soldier, had completed all arrangements for registering for a piece of land in the Rosebud land drawing, he dropped dead at his home. At that very moment his agent, who was to make the filing for him, was preparing to take the train for Dallas, MARSHALLTOWN The Letri-Fletcher companv, wholesale grocers of this city, today pleaded guilty In the Justice court to four charges, filed against It in Septem ber by State Food and Dairy Commissioner H. F. Wright, In which he charged It with selling flavoring extract which was Im properly labeled. A fine of 15 and costs whs paid In each case. FORT DODGE-Earlv Thursday moralng twins were born to Mr. and Mr. Thomas Chambers of this city, making five palis of twins that have been born to them. The new born twins, a boy and a girl, are strong and vigorous, but not so were three preceding pairs, who have suffered early deaths. Twelve children In all have been born to Mr. and Mra. Chambers. ATLANTIC Yesterday evening at o'clock, at the home of the bride's sister, occurred the marriage of Mlsa Luella Thompson- and Ralph W, Tldrlrh of Mount Ayr. Rev. J. B. Jackson of Tarklo, Mo., performed the ceremony. The couple went to Mount Ayr for a visit with the groom's parents, after which they leave for the Soudan, where the groom Is a missionary. FORT DODGE As a result of burns re ceived from the overturning of a kerosene lamp by one of her children Mrs, Herman C. Oleson of this city Is suffering from painful, although' not serious, burns. Had It not been for her presence of mind In ex tinguishing the flames In the lower part of her clothing she wou'd have been burned to death. Her vklrts caught fire from the burning oil on the floor. CRESTON The annual convention of the L'nlon County Sunday School associa tion Will be held at lxirlmer, October ti and 24. Rev. Frank Fitch, general secre tary of the atate association, will be pres ent throughout the convention to lectin and give Information In the various depart menta of the work. Ueorse 11. Sherwoou of this place Is president of the association and C. Stryker,' vice president. WOl'X CITY Newa haa been received In Sioux City of the death of W. H. BUdine. who formerly was proprietor of the Mon damln and Garretson hotels. The death oc curred in Kanssa City. Mr. and Mra. BU dine at the time were traveling for the benefit of Mr. Blldine's health. After leav Ing Sioux City Mr. Blldlne went to Chicago, wbere he took charge of what was then tha Leiand hotel, but Is now the Stratford. MARSHALLTOWN Officials of the Iowa Central, when seen today regarding the re port that the Albia at Centerville railroad, which is leased and operated by the Iowa Central, was to be abandoned and the track torn up, proitssed to have no knowledge of any autb contemplated action. The Albia a: Centerville line la twenty-six milea long It runs from Albia to Centerville and taps a country which Is dotted with coal mines. It connects with the Iowa Central and Chi cago, Burlington A Qulncy at Albia. It waa built thirty years agu and haa proved a losing venture to Its owners, although it Is a good feeder for both the Iowa Central and Q. FORT DODGE-Rev. Robert Carrol, pas tor of the Baptist church in this city and a prominent minister of that denomination in northern Iowa, has resigned his pas torate and with his family leaves on No vember 14 for Arcadia, Tex., where he has real estate holdings. 1'ntll he aaoertalna how much time he must devote to his busi ness he will not decide whether to enter a pastorate there er to engage In evangell't'e work. He came here from Cherokee in 101 and as a result of his labors here a church edifice eoetiag over td.Ouw waa hullt. Hla successor haa not been chosen. STOP SPREAD OF CONTAGION Conference, of Health Officers Dis- cniiei Mean to that End. INSPECTION OF THE SCHOOLS statistics Show Larae Increase la the Salaries of Teachers Slaee Adop tion of tho Present Law Rrvardlaa Certlacates. , (From a Staff Correspondent. V DES MOINES. Oct. 17.-(Speclal.) At the general conference of the Iowa health offi cers, mayors, township clerks and the mem bers of the State Board of Health today. the discussion turned largely upon the great need of arousing public sentiment In the direction of aiding in the prevention of contagloua dlaeases. Dr. A. N. Linn, presl dent of the Btate Board of Health, In i spirited address, declared his conviction that In time there will be much less need of quarantine and that by Invention and discovery methods will be devised for car ing for all contagloua dlseasea without the bother of aeparatlon and isolation. Great progress haa been made in that direction already. Another topic much treated of today was that of the need of medical Inspection In the schools. Dr. George Decker urged that lkk'1..!. Km mn- m.niiml RM to Dermtt of lilt, inn. wo . . -. . - . compulsory Infnectlon of children In scnoo. He believed that in this way much couia be done to put a stop to many kinds of epidemics which start in the schools or are spread through the public schools. An at tempt has been made to Introduce the sys tem In the Des Moines schools, but the Board of Education haa been opposed to tho same. This afternoon a demonstration was given cf the methods of meat Inspection as carried on by the government, with suggestions as to Improvements and how to secure greater cleanliness at local slaughter houses. The Iowa Association of Health Officers elected M. C. Terry of Brighton aa presl dent; Dr. Swaxey of Decorah, Vice presi dent, and Henry Albert of Iowa City, secre tary and treasurer. Indicted 'Bucketshop" Men Caught Officers are on the way to Des Moines from Belvldere, 111., with O. M. Olsen, one of the men Indloted here for having con ducted an Illegal stock dealing operation Olsen had closed his office and departed and hla bondsmen sent after him. It Is now believed the conducting of "bucket shops will be broken up in Iowa. '. Boys Masonic Temple. The old Masonic temple In Des Moines haa Leen purchased as a newspaper office for the Des Moines Capital. The offices re at present In a part of the building, The -Masons are planning to erect a new temple further up town and the aale will enable them to proceed at once to build the finest lodge building in Iowa. Increased Salaries of Teachers. Reports to the Bute Department of Edu cation ahow that the new Iowa law In re gard to teachers' (certificates has had the effect of adding a great deal to the total of salaries of the teachers In the common schools. The law has resulted In Increasing the aggregate wages for Iowa school teach' ers for the year ending July 1, 1907, In the um of $398,390.69. It has lncreaaed tha aggregate wagea for the two years ending laat July t7W.316.85. This new state law Is the one which abolished the custom of 'county superln Undents granting second and third grade certificates. Now the teachers are given examinations in the various counties by the superintendents from questions furnished from the office of the state superintendent. The papers are then examined by a board of examiners appointed by the state super ntendent and certificate are Issued from the state department. Superintendent Rlggs urges that this rals ing of the standard of efficiency among teachers haa had the effect to raise th aggregate salary of teachers. He report that county districts that formerly paid but 130 per month for teachers are now pay Ing 150 and even more, with prospects to other Increases. Raising Champion Corn. At the state farms in southern Iowa th Board of Control lyis been makipg export ments In corn raising, and this year, espe dally at Clarlnda and Glenwood, some o the finest corn ever grown In tlve state was raised. The seed was procured in Illlnol from a farmer who had selected his seed for many years. The state farms have thl year produced some of the finest potatoe ever seen in uie siaie. Not Much Money for Campaign A committee appointed to represent In Iowa the national republican committee In the collection of funds for the campaign, sent out 10,000 letters to Iowa men an flrma, asking for contributions. About 400 replies were received snd $1,200 secured 1 this way to be used In the national cam palgn. The state committee has been hard pressed for funds during the entire cam palgn. MOVB AGAINST THE SALOON Legality of All Those la Plymoath Cnnnty Attacked. SIOUX CITY, la, Oct. 17.-(Speclal.)- Actlng for Rev. H. H. Sawyer, superln tendent of the Anti-saloon league, Attor ney John F. Joseph of Sioux City, filed actions against every saloon In Plymouth county, including those In LeMars, and hearings on the matter of temporary in junctions will be heard next Monday. The liquor interests in the county out side of LeMars admit that they art oper atlng under resolutions of consent which are illegal. LeMars being a town of over 5,000 Is entitled to separate consideration The liquor Interests on Nevember t, will make an effort to secure the names of iufficlent voters to constitute a new pet! tlon. It will be necessary to secure the names of 66 per cent of the voters to con tlnue saloons. s BrRLINGTON ABSORBS SHORT ROAD Sloax City Western Now Part Line. BIOUX CITY. Ia., Oct. lT.-(Speclal.)-The formal taking over or the 8loux City A Western railroad which oneratad he. tween Sioux City and O'Neill, Neb., by the i-nicago. Burlington A Ouincy railroad, oo. curred today at a meeting at South Hlou. City, Neb. The road which Is known as me onori una was built a number years ago by Sioux City promoters as the llrst link of a proposed transcontinental system. Eight years ago it went Into the .lauaa oi a receiver, and was operated fo mm oy me ureat Western. Later was operated under a lease by the Burling ton and the deal which has Just been rnn summated makes it the property of that company. t'olllas Famishes Bond. MAR8HALLTOWN, la.. Oct. 16-(8pe- cji. bawara K. Collins of Omaha, a dl rector of ths defunct Green Mountain 8a v. Ings bank, who was arrested on a charge of emDesseiment a few days sgo In Phlla delphla, was brought to this city today b Sheriff Hutson. Collins stoutly denies be- g uilty. He communicated by telephone Ith hls-attorney In this city, when he had reached Chicago, and a bond for tt.WO was awaiting his arrival. He was released soon after his arrival. His surety Is Presi dent V. T. Denmead of tha Flrat National bank. I Collins had all but succeeded In getting bonds In Philadelphia, the sheriff arriving and claiming him by thirty minutes ahead of his bondsmen. FAST WISDl'P or CAMPAIGN owa Politicians Plan Many Speeches at FORT DODGE. IrA'Oct. 17. (Special.) From today until the day before election. the republican county committee has planned to close the campaign In Webster county- In whirlwind style. Today Attorney General H. W. Byers of Des Moines and Representative C. W. Hackler of this city are at Cowrie. M. D. O Connell,-solicitor of the treasury, and Senator J. P. Dolllver are also scheduled to make addresses In the towns of the county, as are prominent repubMcana of this city. No such bitter rivalry exists between Governor Cummins and Major Laeey In their campaign for the United States sena torshlp a marked the campaign against Allison. Friends of each candidate are busy. but In a very quiet way. The Tenth dis trict is a Cummins stronghold and It Is thought that he wllf carry the district. The congressional campaign between Frank A. Woods of Esthervllle and Montague Hakes of Laurens la also being carried on quietly. Each candidate expresses himself as confident of victory- Girl Commits Solelde. OSKALOOSA. Ia.. Oct. 17.-Clara Wet land, 16 years old, committed suicide at New Sharon today because her mother scolded her for tardiness In returning from school. The girl took arsenic. SMITH BOOMED FOR SPEAKER Congressman Dawson of the Second District Lannches the M ore-" aent. DAVENPORT, Ia., Oct. 17.-(Speclal Tele gram.) Congreaman A. F. Dawson, speak ing at a republican campafgn meeting at Lyons tonight,' nominated Congressman Walter I. Smith of Council Bluffs, as thu next speaker of the national house of rep' resehfatlves. Congressman Smith later spoke from the same platform. The suggestion was received with much enthusiasm as It came In Congressman Dawson's Introduc tion of the Council Bluffs statesman aa The next speaker of the house." When In terviewed here today, Congressman Dawson said: "That was not a new idea with me, If It was new to my audience, and they sa plainly liked it that I feel that my judg ment 1s confirmed more than ever. I com mitted myself tu Congressman Smith's can didacy for speaker at tho Lyona meeting, and seriously I believe that ho . is very likely to be Cannon's successor aa the next presiding officer of the house. As I said, it Is not a new Idea with me. I havo been making Inquiries for some time among the congressmen of this and other states. and I find that there are many who will support him." NEW . J0B F01R M0RRISSEY Labor Leader to Head American Rail way Employes' and Investors' Association. CHICAGO Oct. 17. P. H. Morrlssey of Cleveland, O., at present grand ' master of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, to day was elected president of the American" Railway Employes' and Investors' associa tion. Mr. Morrlssey Is to take active chargo of Ms new office January 1 next. The salary attached to the new position Is said to be $15,000 annually. It Is said Mr. Morrlssey will withdraw from the Railway Trainmen and will de. vote his entire time to the association. At the meeting of tho association's executive committee at which Mr. Morrlssey was de- Bulletin of Opportunities Opportunity knocks at your door every day you read Bee Want Ads. Youwill find opportunities to better yourself and make extra dollars. The Housewife can make money in so many ways, she can sell old furniture and clothing at good prices. The butcher barber druggist can make and save money during dull moments. 1 The clerk can make money evenings. If you are a teacher you can find pupils through Bee Want Ads. You should read them every day. , Opportunity waits for you in Bee Want Ads. FOR EXCHANOB New No. Rotary Nao styie toward Oliver typewriter. A. lit. Wr - J elded on there were present three railway presidents A. J. Parting of the St. Tsui, B. L. Wlnchell of the Rock Island and K. P. Ripley of the Santa Fe; and three labor chiefs, A. O. Oarretson of the conductors' order. Warren S. Stone of the engineers and M. R. Welch of the switchmen. Elab orate offices are to be established In Chi cago, and later branchel established In the chief railway centers. PAPER MAKERSjGO CN STRIKE Troable Spreads to Independent Mills and Attempt "U 111 Be Made'to Tie Them I p. NEW TORK. Oct. 17.-Through fhe Oct. 17. Through fh Ordering out of men employed In ths inde pendent paper mills It was Indicated to day that efforts are being today to maka the paper strike general. Several lnde pendent concerns were compelled to close down today because the men were ordered to go on strike by J. T. Carey, president of the Paper Makers' union. Heretofore the strike has been confined to the plants of the Great Northern and the Interna tional Paper companies, the largest paper concerns In the country. These concern turn out about 60 per cent of the total output. Efforts totreat with the strikers, say ths officials of the companies, were un successful, and now both union and non union men are being employed. Publishers fear that If a general strike Is brought about there will be a paper famine, which, on the eve of election, would greatly Injure their Interests, they say. The Ureat Northern and the International paper companies cannot begin to supply the de The Daily Club Fifty Daily Newspapers Circulation over 2,500,000 The fifty daily newspapers belonging to the Daily Club combined have a total circulation of over Two and One-Half Million Copies per day. They cover most of the United States from Boston to San Francisoo and from Chicago to Houston, Texas. On a reasonably large contract the rate for advertising in these fifty daily newspapers is four dollars and seventy-seven cents $4.77 per agate line about three-sixteenths of a cent per line per thousand oiroulation. 'And the circulation is just where you want it and where it will do the most good If you manufacture goods for general con sumption, think this over and write us. THE DAILY CLUB 901 Wcrld Building MEW YORK CITY' V Bee Want Ads mand for paper, say publishers, rveni l their milla ar- running to full capacity An official of one of the paper manufac turlng concerns today raid the entire re serve of paper In this country and Canada la not sufficient to meet the demands ot the iewspapcr presses of the country for more than twn weoka at the most. TI.e export trade has been stopped, he Hid, and the drouth, he said, which haa shut off the water supply for many mills In creases the gravity of the situation. It was said here today a conference between the manufacturers and President Csrey has been arranged for In Boators tomorrow. 1 RARE COINS ARE MISSING Colored Man Who Had Been Carrying; In Coal Snapected of tho Theft. Rare coins to ths value of about $300 were f-tolen from Frank Swoboda of IRIS William street Friday morning, a negro who had been hired to put some coal Into the base ment being suspected of the crime. Colum bian half dollars, Mexican dollars. United States trade dollars, and coins of Canada, China and Germany are Included in the lot and tney were taken from an unlocked aafe. Tha police were told of the loss, and Inst night Detectives Heltfeld and Deve teese arrested a negro named Charles Cov ington, of the Midway hotel, on suspicion of doing the work. He waa booked as a burglar at the police station. Perfection Heatera. Just the thing for cold mornings; abso lutely no smoke or smell. Petersen & Schoenlng Co. V