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8 TIIE OMAHA DAILY BEE- WEDNESDAY, JANUARY f. 1000. NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA COUNCIL Oflc 15 Scott Street. MINOR MRSTIOX. Davis, drugs. Btockert Mil carpets. Kd Rotn, Tony Faust beer. Ltwli Cutler, funeral director. 'Phone 37. Woodrlng Undertaking company. Tel. &9. Pictures (or gift. C. E. Alexander, 33 Broadway. Palm Orove drgree will mwt tomorrow evening In Danish hall. Mercy Aid society will meet this after noon at St. Mary's home. Star chapter, Itoyai Arch Masons will meet In regular convocation thla evening. Rhiff City and Excelsior Masonic lodges will hold a Joint Installation of officers thla evening. Dr. N. J. Hire, former city physician has announced his Intention of removing , to J'omena. Cal., to reside. The case against T. C. Miller, charged wife wife desertion dismissed yester day In Justice Cooper's court. M'irkee Bros., musical comedy act. "A Heal Scream," at the Diamond theater Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Winner court. Tribe of Ben Hur, will meet In regular session tomorrow evening in Modern Woodmen hall In the Merrlaiu block. Mrs. Paul Kodwels. 203 Orace street, Is suffering from blood poisoning In on hand ' and arm, the result of a prick tf a nrdle. Harmony chapter. Order of the Eastern Star, will give a card party Thursday night at Maaonlc temple for It members And their friends. A. N. Wlnther and Agnes Jensen, both of Omaha, were married yesterday In thla city, the ceremony being performed by Rev. Henry DeLong. The Ladies' Aid society of St. John' English Lutheran church will meet Thurs day afternoon at the residence of Mrs. 1 heodore Larsen, 38 Mynater street. The funeral of the lnte Mrs. George R. Hardell will bn held this afternoon at 2:30 o'cli ck from the family residence, 829 ave nue C. Burial will be In Walnut Hill ceme tery. 1 W. Kvestone, an old-time abstractor of this city, has returned from Alberta. Can., and taken a poHltlon with the Ab stract Title Guaranty company fur the winter. The annual meeting of the congregation of the Memorial Baptist church at Twenty aerond street and Avenue B will be held TueMlay evening of next week, Instead of this evening. The Helping Hand society of 8t. John's EnrTllsh Lutheran church will meet tomor row afternoon at the home of Mrs. Henry lvl. corner of Avenue C and Thirty seventh street. Kt. Albans und Conrordla lodges. Knights of Pythias, will hold a Joint Installation of officers this evening. Following the In stallation there will be an entertainment and refreshments will be served. Mrs. A. C. Ferron, who has been In tli.i Edmundson Memorial hospital, has suffi ciently recovered to bo able to be removed to the home of her rtaughtcr. Mrs. '. P. Clemrntsen, 2j0 South Sixth street. Patrolman F. R Smith, who was shot In the right shoulder by a hold-up man on Christmas eve. Is abi to he out nl though not 5'et sufficiently recovered from bis wound aa to he able to resume his du ties on the police force. The Western Iowa Editorial association will hold Its semi-annual meeting In this city February li. C. C. Kheaffer of the Randolph Enterprise Is president and HL A. 8tevens of the Silver City Times sec retary of the association. The degree team of Council Bluffs tent, Kf.lghts cf tho Maccabees, will put on the work this evening at the Initiation of a largo chiss by l,oyal tent of Omiiha. Members attending from here will meet nt Pnadwav and Tearl street at 7:30 o'clock und go In a body. The Trades nnd Labor assemblv Is plan nins t. give a grand ball ns a public open ing of Its new hall In the Merriam block. The date will probably be decided upon at tho next meeting of the assembly. These comprise the committee having the matter in ehnrre: E. 8. Tooker, O. B. Wesley, Ed Hutchinson. P. J. Hansen and W. Waugh. Funeral services over the late John Hutchlnga will bo held this afternoon at t o'ch-ck at the family residence, 401' llen avenue conducted by P.ev. O. O. Rice. Wertnesdav morning the bodv will be taken to Falls City. Neb., for' Interment. Members of Abe Lincoln post. Grand Army of the Republic which the deceased belonged, will attend the services lit a body. They will assemble at the residence at 2:45 p. m. We are not sutlHfled unless vou are, and If you will give us the opportunity we will aee that the satisfaction Is mutual. Our store and rcnair department Is bigger, up-to-date and better than ever. We are now In position to assure you that anything that you have to repair, watches, clerks, spectacles or anything In the Jewelry line, will receive our prompt attention and onlv reasnnble prlcea charged. O. Mauthe, 22& West Broudwo. Ileal Estate Transfers. These transfer were reported to The Bee January 4, by the Pottawattamie County Abstract company of Council Bluffs: Ellsha T. Grahum and wife to Thomas H. Graham,, lots 4 and 5. block 1. town of Hancock, w d I 1,200 Thomas E. Huff and wife to Arthur Babba. west 40 feet of block 34. Cen tral sub to Council Bluffs, w d 1,100 Heirs of L. C. Bondo to Carrie Bondo, e4 sei and e4 wVs seSi of 1-76-43 w d 9.300 Fred Rupencamp and wife to John E. Evans, lot J. block 21, Everett's add. to Council Bluffs, w d 323 John Kukman ami wife to Alice M. Green, 47 feet of north side of lot 3. block 4, Cusady's add. to Council Bluffs, w d 1,300 Sarah U. B. Rohrer and husband to Ml inle E. Bridget, lot 2. blork 6, Pier's sub. tj Council Bluffs, w d.. 300 Interstate Realty compnnv to Rose Hoffman, lot 14. block 35. Perry's 1st add. to Council Bluffs, w d 200 Sheriff to First National bank, wt, lot i. sub. of original ol.it lot 4ti, C"-ncf Bluffs, slue " 1.700 F M Cimpt n and w'fe to Th ai H. James, lot 3, Ait . . t ni-ji se1, and lot 4 In Ami. sub. of ne'i ae4 In 0-74-43. w d v 3,500 Jessica J. Sledenlnpf and husband and Ellen M. Haas and husband to i". 6. Savage, lots 2b. 27 and 28. block 15, and lot i3. block J6, Central bud. to Council Bluffs, q e d 1 John Paul Welling to J. T. Harahan. land in sections 3, 2, 11 and 14-75-44, deed 1 Same to the Dubuque & Sioux City Railroad company, land In sections I. 21. 22, Z7 and 28-7-44, deed 1 T'mothy KelUy and wife, et al. to Margaret Grady and Julia Baldwin, lots 14. 17 and 18, block 19, Howard add. to Council Bluffs, p c d S40 Mary J. Ewlng to Dubuque A Bloux City Railroad company, lot 1. block 1. Thompson's add. to Council Bluffs, deed 1150 II. E. Gould, single, to George P. Smith, lots S and 6. block 2, Sunny- aide add. to Council Biurrs. pod... 1 Andrew Petersen and wife to M. P. Schmidt, lota U and 12. block 24. Mullln's eub. to Council Bluffs, a w d 150 M P- Schmidt, widower, to M. I.. McGee. lota 11 and 12 block 24, Mul lln's sub. to Council Bluffs, a w d.. 300 William Southern and wife to Emma Points, part wi swVi 3H-77-44. w d... 90 Executors of the estate of James Cal lahan to Edith Bacon, undivided half of ae of 2 I-, q c d i Jessica J.- Wedentopf and husband to Mamie Thornton, lots 12. 13. 16 and 1 block 7, Central sub.. Council Bluffs, q c d 175 William Southern und wife to Mary C. Reeoba. sVi w sei sw4 In W-77-44, w d 1.500 A. A. Prentice and wife to Bdlth Waeon. se4 pe4 and nV, eeVi of S6- 7t-44. w d Total, twenty-two transfers A. A. CLARK, & CO. LOAN MQI1EY Oil HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE jUTD A XT CHATTEL BKCdUTT AT ON R-HALF THV CSCAL RATES. I Tweart Team of Bueoeaefal Hajaiao 3oaXEB MAIM AND BHOAXTWAT, OVER AMERICA KXJKE8S. Ho eonnecrton with the firm calling tpsmaslvoa Tho Clark Mortgage Co. BOXU FHOJ1K8 S17. BLUFFS. Both Themes 43. dlANCES AT COURT HOUSE Newly Elected Official! Take Charge at Noon Monday. BONDS APPROVED BY BOARD In Addition to the Chiefs In Several Offices There Are, Many, New Faces In the Forces Vnder Them. At noon yesterday the newly, elected county officials took charge of their re spective office In the court house. Some of tho officials bid good by to the court house while others resumed their duties for another two years. In the office of the clerk of tho district court the only change wai in tho head, Harry M. Brown succeeding H. J. Cham bers, who has filled the office since tho suspension of If. V. Batter lost April. Mr. Brown retains all the members of the old force. W. II. Barghaunen succeeded O. G. Balrd as recorder and John Hannan succeeded EmcBt Lathrop as deputy recorder. Mrs. Lester and Miss Morrow, clerks In the office, remain with the new recorder. R. V. Innes succeeded W. C. Cheyno as county auditor and retains John Chi rum as deputy. Mr. Innes announced yesterday the appointment of John M. Matthews also as a deputy. The appointment was con firmed by tho Board of Supervisors. Miss Bahcock and Georgo Burke remain as clerks with Mr. Innes. Former Deputy Sheriff Thomas Mc Caffery steps Into the office vacated by Sheriff Canning and M. A. Waddlngton succeeded W. A. Groneweg as chief deputy and office man. C. Woolman remains as field deputy, the other field deputy being C. II. Leuch. George Hill succeeded Frank Gallup as county Jailer and Captain Cousins succeeded Joe Matlack as deputy and dis trict court bailiff. During the day the supervisors approved the appointment by Sheriff McCaffery of Sherman Humphrey, Janitor of the court house, and George I Martin, former county Jailer, aa deputy sheriffs without expense to the county. They are appointed deputies so that thoy can bo called upon to serve In case of emergency. County Treasurer J. W. Mitchell stepped out from behind the counter In his office at noon and then stepped .back again, having been re-elected for another two years. He retains his old deputies nnd clerks and their bonds were approved dur ing the day by tho supervisors. County Attorney Hess, County Super intendent of schools E. R. Jnckson, Cor oner Treynor and County Surveyor Mayne suceeded themselves. The bonds of Roy Hardesty and Tracy Rodwell. deputies In the office of the clerk of the district court, each In the stim of $5,000 were approved by the super vlsrrs at the afternoon session yesterday. During the day the supervisors approved tho bonds of J. K. Cooper and E. B. Gardi ner, Justices of the peace for Kane town ship, which Includes the city of Council Bluffs and of Constables Baker and Malthy. Justice Gardiner succeeded Jus tice Gr. ?tie whllo Justice Cooper succeeded himself. The new board of trustees for Kane township met yesterday and organized. In tho absence of A. Fellentreter, who Is said to have removed to western Nebraska, Colonel Edwin J. Abbott was appointed clerk of the township. The members of the Beard of Trustees are II. B. Smith, re-elected; John 8. Gretzer and W. H. Esancey. The members who retired wero John Halle and J. E. Butler. WORK OF POLICE DEPARTMENT Hundred and Seventy-Five Arrests During; December. The report of tue police department for the month of December shows that only 176 arrests were made during that period. The arrests were for the following of fenses: Drunk, 85; disorderly, 40; vagrancv, 14; held tor Investigation, 6; disturbing the tieace, 3; currying concealed weapons, 3; ireaklng and entei'liiK. 3: larcsnv. 2: cruelty to animals, 2; violating city or dinance, 2; disturbing the peace by fight ing. 2; Impersonating a woman, 1; ex torting money by blackmail, 1; larceny from a building. 1; attempted suicide, 1; assault, 1; inmate of disorderly house, 1; on warrant, 1; assault and battery, 1; threatening to commit a public offense. 1; larceny from person, 1; contempt of court, 1; on Indictment, 1; resisting an of ficer, 1. Total, 175. Nine different nationalities are repre sented in the arrested as follows: Amer ican, 140; negro, 10; Dane. 8; Irish, 7; Nor wegian, 4; German, 3; Scotch, 1; English, 1; Hebrew, 1, During the month 174 transients wept Riven lodging, representing the following nationalities: Americans, 131; Germans. 13; IriMh, 11; Swedes, 4; Negroes, 4; English, 3; Norwegians, i; Italians, 2; Roumunlun, 1; French, 1; Hungarian, 1; Bcoteh, 1. , Other work performed by the depart ment during the month was as follows: Alarms responded to, 44; five accidents re ported and Investigated: one attempted suicide Investigated; two burglaries frus trated; twenty-two contagtous disease, signs posted: twenty-two disturbances suppressed without arrest; our lost chll dien found and re'urned; 447 meals fur nished to prisoners and lodgers; fifteen packages of stolen property recovered; lx runaway horses overtaken and stopped; four sick and Injured persons taken to hospital; two sick and Injured persons taken to their honis: two sick and Injured persons cared for at the station; two cases for Juvenile court; one runaway boy detained; one person taken to detention hospital. Marrlace Licenses, Licenses to wed were Issued yesterday to the following: Name and Residence. Age. T. A. Jackson, Council Bluffs 3rt L. A. Brayman, Council Bluffs 16 8. D. Hough, Pottawattamie County. Ia.. 28 Edith G. Thomas, Pottawattamie county.. 25 Arthur B. Walker. Sllvor City, la.-. 21 Phannle V. Slaughter. Glen wood, Ia 18 A. 'N. Wlnther. Omaha 21 Agnes Jensen, Omaha W Matters In District Court. Judge A. B. Thornell, who will preside over the term of district court which opens today, sent word yesterday afternoon that he would not be able to be here until the afternoon. It Is expected that he will make an assignment of equity cases to cover the first weeks' of the term either this afternoon or Wednesday morning. As the recent grand Jury cleaned up rases which were pending, the grand Jury for the January term will not report until February 1. The criminal calendar for thla term la unusually large, there being ninety- , J NO. P. TlNLEa, Mgr. sWimrftMMi one cases. This Is eighteen more than were on the caJendar of the November term. J Judge Wheeler has entered an order dls j missing the contempt proceeding against W. E. Meyers, reputed manager of the Manhattan saloon, brought by Rev. J. M. Williams, pastor of the Broadway Metho dist church. The court held that there was no Injunction In force against tho build ing. Since the proceedings were Instituted the saloon and restaurant In the same building have been closed. LITTI.K WORK FOR THE COCHTCI1.. Allowing; of Rills the Principal Thing; Considered. Beyond the reading and allowing of the usual bills, there ' was little business be fore the city council at Its first regular meeting for the new year last night. The session was a very brief one and the coun cllmen ndjourned before 9 o'clock, to meet Wednesday afternoon, when the assess ment of certain sidewalks will be taken up. A meeting )f the committee of the whole will be held Wednesday afternoon prior to the session of tho council. About the most Important matter dis cussed last night waa the need of a new scavenger ordinance. This matter was brought up through the complaint of a resident on Cook avenue, that he had been unable for three months or more to get a cesspool cleaned. City Scavenger Dobson appeared before the city council and ex plained that his pumping apparatus was out of repair and that the delay In clean ing the cesspool In question was not his fault. After the matter had been informally discussed the committee on police, health and sewers and the city attorney were In structed to draft a new ordinance and present came to the council as soon as possible. II. H. Van Brunt was given permission to Install a gasoline tank under the side walk In front of his new automobile gar age on Fourth street. The city solicitor was directed to draw up a contract with Van Brunt and the owner of the property whereby the city is to be relieved from all claims of damage by reason of a pos sible explosion or other accident. On recommendation of the Judiciary com mittee the claim of Mrs. A. D. Porter for Injuries alleged to have been received from a fall caused by a defective sidewalk was ordered for $250. Councilman Morgan offered an amend ment to the rules of the council providing that In future all bills against the city must be accompanied by an order from the chairman or majority of the committee. Heretofore it was only required that bills be certified to by the person ordering the goods. Under the amended rule heads of departments, such as the street commis sioner and other salaried employes, will not be able to order goods without the signature of the chairman of the commit tee having Jurisdiction over the department. SCHOOL ATTENDANCE GROWIXG Expected to Reach Six Thonsand by End of Semester. The public schools of Council Bluffs re opened yesterday morning after the Christ mas vacation. The reports from the prin cipals of the several buildings show there was a full attendance. Complete reports, which will be In the hands of Superin tendent Beveridge this morn'n?, will, It is expe-ted, show an Increased enrollment. "With the close of this semester, I ex pect the enrollment of the city schools to Increase ti about ,0OO pupils. The Indlc.i. Hons now are that the attendance will be far above any previous year and I expect to be able to make an exceptionally good report at the close of the school year," said Superintendent Beveridge. About fifteen pupils In the high school will complete their four yeirs' coura at the ti se of the present semcufr, but with out exception they will rem:ttn in school for the other semester to be graduated with the regular June class. The manual training d partment will be opened today in the Avenue B school. All of the necessary equipment has been In stalled and it Is expected that a class of about 150 boys will take up the work. The new school at Avenue E and Seven teenth street was opened yesterday morn ing, with an enrollment of about 110 pupils. There wero twenty-fivo little folks In the Kinuergarten, tony pupils m the first gr?d)jMagoon s decree of January 2 convoking and forty-five In the third grale. Tho pupils attend ng the new school were taken from the Avenue B and Nrrth Eighth street schools. The fourth room In the building Is equipped, but will not be occu pied for the present. New Bank Opens for Business. Council Bluffs' new financial institution. the City National bank, opened for busi ness yesterday In its handsome building at the oorner of Broadway and Main Btreet. T. G. Turner, president of the bank, said yesterday afternoon that the opening day had been most satisfactory and that the prospects were of the brightest. "We shall be prepared to Issue our statement with the other banks of the city when the next call of the comptroller of the currency Is received," said President Turner. The officers and directors of the new bank are: T. G. Turner, president, J. G. Wadsworth and Oscar Keellne, vice presidents; C. R. Hannan, Jr.. cashier; B. M. Sargent, E. H. Doollttle. William Orr, W. 11. Kimball, F. H. Klopping. These compose the working force of the Institution: P. J. McBrlde, paying teller; R. D. M. Turner, paying teller; O. Mitchell, head bookkeeper; Byron Taylor, stenog rapher. The following are the stockholders In tho new bank: T. G. Turner. Jessie W. Hannan. C'liarl.n R. Hannan. Jr., J. (1. Wadsworth, E. 11. Doollttle, Oscar Keellne, Walter I. Smith. "Lyman T. Shugart, F. H. Klopping, Levi Baker, Dr. L, L. Baker, V. Lyngby. B. M. 8argent, H. E. Tlarks, O. W. CrosBlev, Henry Torneten. John M. Oalvln, W. H. Thomas, A. K. Chambers. H. M. Thomas, A. F. Mammen, Eugene Stupfell, H. N. IBebensee, R. M. McKensle. P. N. Sucks 1orf, William Trede. W. E. Price, Morris Hough. W. P. Barnelt. W. H. Klmhall, .Joseph Nansel, H. E. Plumer, H. F. Saar, William Orr. F. S. Thomas. J. A. Price. J. N. Miller, H. F. Plumer, Oluf Bondo, Joe H. Cralgmile. F. B. Chambers. W. H Dudley, George 8. Wright. J. W. Wild, H. 8. Alexander. J. If. Alexander. E. Harme. Henry J. Nichols, George L. Thomas, Henry Wild. Week of Prayer Observance. The Woman's Christian Temperance union Is observing this week aa a week of prayer. Services were held yesterday afternoon In the Broadway Methodist Church and those for the remainder of the week will be aa follows: Tuesday afternoon at I o'clock, at the liume ot Mis. u. o. Frank at 611 South t'icventh. Wednesday afternoon regular meeting In library building. Thursday afternoon at t o'clock at the Christian home. Friday afternoon at t o'clock at the First Baptist church. No meeting will be held on Saturday afternoon. MisTh Schools to Dehate. The debating contest between tho Council Bluffs and Red Oak High schools will be held Friday evening In the auditorium of the local high school, Instead of at Red Oak, as orlg nally planned. Owing to the prevalence tit smallpox In Red Oak public inert rig a have betn prohibited theie for two weeks. The subject lo debated ia "Resolved, That the fcdctal government should tave exclusive control of all corporations doing sn interstate business." The Counc I Dluffa High school will be represented by Miss Lucy Spooner, Louis Cook and EiwIt Snyder. Mass Meetlna for . 1M. C. A. At a meeting yesterday of the committee having the matter In charge. It was decided that the mass meeting to have been held next Sunday afternoon to open the cam paign foi raising the money needed t-J complete the Young Men's Christian asso ciation building according to the original plans, would be In the opera house. The meeting will begin at 2:30 o'clock. In addition to W. L. Uosch of Muscatine, I.i., an Invitation has been extended to I. W. Carpenter of Omaha to address the meeting. Fred Butler of New York, the noted singer,' who delighted a large con gregation at the Broadway Methodist church Sunday evening, hns been secured to assist at the meeting and will render several selections. The following well known business men comprise the committee having the ar rangements for the mass meeting In charge: If. Orcutt, Victor K. Bender. E. II. I.ougce, H. G. McGee, J. G. Wadsworth, Emmet TInley, Julius Unger, Iwls Cut ler, T. J. Shugart. W. II. Kimball. Pioneer Paases Away. James Wi.d, a plnneor rfsldent of Potta wattamie county, died Sunday night at the home of his son, Gorge J. Wild, In Hardin township, ag d 87 years. He Is survhed by three daughters, Mrs. A. F. Jewell of Cen tral City, Neb.; Mrs. M. E. Andrews of th's city and Mrs. A. E. Wells of Madlscn, Neb., and three sons, Henry, Georgo J. and J. W. Wild, all of H.irdln towns Ip. Deceased was born In Derbyshire, England, September 28, 1821. He came to Co rnell Bluffs In 1853 with his wife, to whom he was married In 1S45 In England. Two chil dren were born In England. He had been a resident of Pottawattamie county ever fclnce. The funeral will bo held Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock from the rei'dence of the son, George J. Wild, and interment will be In the Hardin township cemetery. Funeral of Mrs. E. W. Hart. The funeral of the late Mrs. Edward W. Hart will be held this afternoon at 2 o'clock from the home of her mother, Mrs. Samuel Hans, 124 South Sixth street. Rev. T. J. Mack ay, rector of All Saints' Episcopal church, Omaha, will conduct the services. Friends are Invited to attend the services, but the burial will be private. Supposed Quake Victims Safe, BOONE, la., Jan. 4. (Special Tele gramsMrs. Margaret Kittredge, Ethel and Clarice Kittredge and Margaret Mendell of Brookline. Mass., thought to have been killed in Hotel Trtanarcla at Messina, are safe and sound at Taormina, Italy, where they went a short time before the quake. Miss Mendell has relatives In Boone and they received a cablegram today. Iowa News Notes. IOWA FALLS Tho rtinaina of Mrs. R. F. Skiff were brought here from Boulder, Colo., Saturday for interment. Mrs. Skiff was on ut tne first settlers near Iowa Falls and had resided here since the place was a village and was well known, es pecially among the older residents of the county. LOGAN The young men of Missouri Val ley, who were arrested . Wednesday and given a Jurv trial before Mayor John of Logan Saturday for tho alleged offense of disturbing a literary society In progress between Logan Bnd Missouri Valley, were by the sealed verdict-' ' reached Sunday morning, opened thin -morning, found not fullty. Tho Jury reaehett a verdict about o'clock Sunday morning after being out about ten hours. IOWA FALLS Walter L. Weaver re turned last evening, coming In on the Short Line from the north. Mr. Weaver Is here In compliance with an agreement to ap pear fur trial and plead to the indictments In the district court which convenes a week from today. He was Indicted last March on two counts for uttering forged Instruments. Up to a short time ago his whereabouts were unknown, but through the persistent efforts of Sheriff Walsh he was located on board the United States steamship St. Ixtuls at Bremerton, Wash., on the Puget Sound. MAG00N CALLS CONGRESS New Cuban Law-Maklna; Body Will Begin Its Work Janu ary IS. if avava Tan. fi The text of Governor the Cuban congress January 13, of which a forecast has already been given, was published In the official gazette today. Among other thlnga the decree pro vides that no member of senate or house shall bo permitted to be absent from any session without the permission of the house and also that neither house be al lowed to grant concurrent leave to more than one-fifth of Its membership. The provision Is designed to correct the abuse o( the leave privilege under the Palma administration when public business was halted by senators and representatives deliberately absenting themselves from congress. SANTA FE TO USE TELEPHONE Main I.lne from Chleaao to Pacific Coast to Be Operated by w Method. CHICAGO, Jan. 6 The Atchlcon, Topeka & 9inta Fe road tolay staged that It w iuM operate the entire main line from Chlcigo to the Pacific coast by telephone Instead of telegraph. Tie substitution will be carried rn ai rapidly as possible. Contracts have te.-n let for the Installation of a telephone sys tem between Kansas City and Emp.ria. As aoon as this Is completed the work will be begun between Kansas City and Chi cago. The cost will be about $2,000,000, but the company believes it will Insure more afety. RAILROAD OFFICIALS SCOUTING l.ouklug Over Uroond Betweea Orla Junction and Gil lette, Wyo. GILLETTE. Wyo., Jan. 5.-BpeciaI.) The Colorado & Southern railroad officials are looking over the country between here and Grin Junction, 115 miles south, with a view to extending the road through Wyo ming to connect with the Burlington at thla place. J. J. Hill's purchase of the Colorado Boutnern renders It most sure to be built and Gillette hopes to become one of the railroad centers of the west. HORACE G. BURT TAKES CHARGE New Receiver for Chlcaaro Great Western Assumes Active Di rection of Affairs. BT. PAVU Jan. 6. Horace G. Bart, re cently appointed receiver of the Chicago Great Western Railroad company, reached 8t. Paul today and akaumed the duties of his office. Simple Hemesly for I .a Grips. Racking la grippe coughs that may de velop Into pneumonia over night are quickly cured by Foley-s Honey and Tar. The sore and lr. flamed lungs are heeled and strengthened, and a dangerous condi tion is quickly averted. Take only Foley a Honey and Tar in the yellow packages. For sale by all drugjfl' ' The Modesty of Women Naturally makes them shrink from the indelicate questions, the ob noxious examinations, and unpleasant local treatments, which some physicians consider essential in the treatment of diseases of women. Yet. if helD can be had. it is better to submit to this ordeal than let the disease grow and spread. The trouble is that so often the worn- 'S an undergoes all the annoyance and shame for nothing. Thousands of women who have been cured by Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescrip tion write in appreciation of the cure which dispenses with the exam inations and local treatments. There is no other medicine so sure a t a it T . - o a a and sate tor delicate women as ravonte 1'rescription. It cures debilitating drains, irregularity and female weakness. It always helps. It almost always cures. "Favorite Prescription" Is strictly nonaIcohoIlc, nort'secrct, all its Ingredients being printed on its bottlcwrapper t con tains no deleterious or hablUtormln& drugs, and every native medicinal root entering Into Its composition has the full en dorsement ot those most eminent in the several schools ot medical practice. Some of the numerous and strongest of professional endorsements of its ingredi ents will be found in a pamphlet wrapped around the bottle, also in a booklet mailed free on request, by Dr. R. V. Pierce, of Buffalo, N. Y. These profes sional endorsements should have far more weight than any amount of the ordi nary lay, or non-professional testimonials. The most intelligent women now-a-days insist on knowing what they take as medicine instead of opening their mouths like a lot of young birds and gulping down whatever is offered them. "Favorite Prescription" is of KNOWN COM POSITION. It makes weak women strong and sick women well. Dr. Pierce's Medical Adviser is sent free on receipt of stamps to pay ex pense of mailing only. Send to Dr. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y., 31 one-cent stamps for cloth-bound copy. If sick consult the Doctor, free of charge, by letter. All such communica tions are held sacredly confidential. Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets invigorate and regulate stomach, liver and bowels. Sugar-coated, tiny granules, easy to take as candy. WRIGHT AFTER BUTTERMEN Wants a Law to Compel Stamping of Correct Weight on Packages. TOO MUCH WATEB, IN PRODUCT Several Creameries Get Into Trouble with the Federal Authorities on This Aceonnt C'hangse at State House. (From a Staff Correspondent.! DES MOINES. Jan. 5. (Special.) State Dairy and Food Commissioner H. R. Wright proposes to ask the coming genersl assembly to amend the pure food law so as to require manufacturers to place tho weight of an article on the outside of a package, as well aa the description of the contents. This action Is prompted by the practice of butter manufacturers In this city and some other points putting but fourteen and fifteen ounces In a "print" of butter such as is sold by grocers for a pound, at 35 cents per pound. This law, requiring that the weight be printed on the wrapper, would necessitate creameries giv ing an honest pound of sixteen ounces in stead of a Bhort-welght print" aa now served. Greed of butter men has led many to grief throughout the state, according to Mr. Wright, and many are learning a very expensive lesson from the hands of the government. The federal "Oleomargarine law" contains a clause that no butter shall contain more than 16 per cent water. To manufacture it with more than that amount is, tinder that statute, manufactur ing adulterated butter. It requires a li cense of S400 a quarter for such manufac turing, and a penalty of JfiO for not secur ing a license when detected. A number of Iowa creameries have been picked up by the government Inspectors and heavily fined. Invariably they appeal to the state dairy commissioner to save them, and he Is powerless, where they have violated the federal law. The establishment of this clause In the federal law caused experi ments that have resulted In the knowledge of how creamery men mix water with the butter. In some instances they pre pare their butter with 1M4 per cent water. This is within the law. If they get a fraction over 16 per cont they are liable. One small creamery, not far from this city, waa totally confiscated by the government. It was fined $1,200 and could not pay. The plant was accordingly confiscated and sold and the operators put out of business. There are a number of government license men working In this territory all the time and Commissioner Wright's advice to the butter makers all the time is. "Keep within the law. Run no chances and then you will be safo." Chanace In Auditor's Office. Offices of the state changed hands to day, though there was but one change In the heads of the offices that of stale auditor. Governor Carroll will not be In augurated until January It. The office of auditor of state went Into tho hands of Mr. Bleakley at noon, when the last of the Insurance secretaries were checked over. ' Secretary of State Hayward succeeds himself, as does State Treasurer Morrow. The balance of the cash In the state treasury at noon today, when Mr. Morrow commenced his new term, was $1,048,108.2-1. Governor Carroll Quarantined. Governor-elect Carroll who today stepped out of office and expected to go to his home In Bloomflcld for a ten day's visit with his family before entering upon the duties of governor, was quarantined out of his own home by the local health of ficers. He received the word this morning that the quarantine had been ralaed for scarlet fever, which It develops his little son. Jean. has. Accordingly Mr. Carroll will not go to his home during his ten days of common cltiienshlp, unless the Ill ness of his son should prove serious. New Assistant Attorney General. Attorney General Hyers has appointed Charles Wilcox of Des Moines assistant attorney general to suceed Mr. Coasom, who leaves his duties to take a seat In the legislature next week. Mr. Wilcox la treasurer of the State Bar association and assisted In the speakers' bureau of the re publican state central committee last fall. He commenced his duties at once. Board of Parole Meets. The State Board of Parole convened at 1:30 this afternoon to take up the hearing of petitions for pardons. While no new matter was taken on the Ralnsbarger cases, the board will at this session make some recommendation to the governor, and It is strongly rumored that It will lie a recommendation for a pardon. The two boys. It Is understood have promised the board that if released they will never re turn to Hardin county or among theT old associates. Leroy A. Palmer of Arkansas, formerly of Mt. Pleasant In this state, uppeared to day to plead f r the par dun of A. V. Storms. M. R. Hammer, Jr., of Newton is here to plead for liberation of Ormou Mo Pkeran, who waa convicted of killing aa officer. It Is claimed for him that he shot while In the fear cf mob violence and with no Intention of killing anyone. Rev. Dr. Medbury was before the board to speak In behalf of Fred Allbrlght, a Des Moines boy. who was convicted of forgery. The prosecuting witnesses :n the case have recommended a parden and the preacher explained that Allbrlght was always an up right youth until he associated with bad company and that was his downfall. The board will be In session several days. The cases to be given consideration are Frank Miller of Blackhawk county and W. W. Eckman of Des Moines convicted of a statutory offense; Sherman Doollttle of Des Moines, horse stealing; Edward Gor don of Polk county, robbery; James Young of Mahaska county, statutory effense. THOMAS BOYLE FOUND DEAD Expiree Dnrlnsr lht from Natural Leases and la found In Morning. Thomas Boyle, 61 years of age, who lived at 612 South Pixth street, waa found dead in his bed about S o'clock Monday morning, having apparently died some time during the nlgth. Coroner's Surgeon Dunn mado a po' mortcm examination last night and found that death was due to uraemlc acid p. binn ing. An Inquest will be held this after noon. The family consisted of Mr. Boyle and three daughters, his wife having died lime time ago. The funeral will he held Wednesday morning from tho Church of Mary Magda lene. DAKOTA LEGISLATURE ORGANIZES Officers of the Last Session Are He Elected. PIERRE. S. D., Jan. 6-(8peclal Tele gram.) The senate caucus met last night und the house caucus In the morning and the present holders of elective and appointive positions of two yeara ago will be back at their desks with the opening of the new session. The organization has been the most quiet and with the leaat contest over positions of any for years. The question of committee assignments Is now the vital one. with the organiza tion selections out of the way, and the indications are that in the house Cable of Lincoln will again be at the head of the appropriations committee; Morris of Min nehaha at the head of the Judiciary, and Newell cf Hughes heading the capltol building and grounds committee. In the senate Byrne of Faulk will sgain head the appropriations committee with Ewart of Hughes heading state affairs and Dllton of Tankton leading the judiciary. Most of the changes In the clerical force ot the state house on account of new officers will be In the way of changes of location alone. F. C. Hedger drops out as deputy auditor and takes bookkeeper of the treasurer and W. G. Plnckney gets the deputyshlp in that department. John Belbelhelmer geta the deputy audltorshlp and Ezra Issenhuth goes from the position of deputy treasurer to bookkeeper In the auditor's department. The secretary of state department will not be disturbed for the present, the eld force all remaining. The senate caucus tonight selected L. M. Simons, secretary'; Itoscoe Mercer, first assistant; C. J. Boone," second assistant; W. W. Pearce. engrossing chief; J. Vanos terloo. assistant; O. M. Osborn, sergeant; John McDonald, assistant; James Julson, postmaster; John E. Peckham, assistant; Ole Mlkelson, messenger; Rev. Askln and Rev. Stenzel, chaplains; George Grinager, bill clerk. A a fair Gash thould be covered with rlr-an bandages saturated with Bucklen's Arnica Salve Heals burns, wounds, sores, piles. I5c. For sale by BeaUn Drug Co. Castro la Improving. BERLIN, Jan. 6. Clprlano Castro, the former president of Venesuels, who was operated upon yesterday by Dr. James Israel for a malady of the kidneys. Is re ported as making satisfactory progress to day. It will be several days, however, be fore the danger point Is passed. NO MORE DYSPEPSIA Eat your favorite foods without fear of Indigestion or an Upset Stomach. Home people think they have indigestion. others catarrh of the stomach, others nervousness, cancer or dyspepsia, etc Call It thla If you will, but the real name for your trouble is Food Fermentation, with only partial digestion. Everything you eat turns to either acid, stomach gas or stomach poison, which weakens the digestive organs, causing a lack of gas tric Juice. Your food sours. Is only half digested, and you become affected with loss of appetite, pressure and fullness after eating, burning sensation, a feel ing of vomiting, heartburn, water brah and tenderness in the pit of the stomach, slimy tongue, bad taste In the mouth, constlpatlun, nausea, belching of gas. diz clness. sick headaches, mental depression and many other common symptom. . "J TAFT REGRETS CRITICISM Unfair Interpretation is Placed on His Brother's Withdrawal. NO P0EMAL STATEMENT MADE Action Was In Interest of Party Har mony Becnuse Deadlock Would Have Had Bad Kffect on Party Organisation. AUGUSTA. Ga., Jan. 8.-Regret Is fell by the president-elect at what both he and his friends regard as the unfair interpreta tions and explanations being printed regard ing the withdrawal from tho Ohio sena torial contest of Charles P. Taft. The president-elect contemplates no. statement for publication regarding the matter, but in discussing It with frlenrls has not been uncertain In giving an Idea of his feelings on the subject. There seems to be nothing further to be said hy Charles P. Taft. even thoueh the reason he assigned for getting out of the race has- elnce been mado the subject of ad verse comment. He ia thus left, in . the eyes of his friends, In a falMo light and It is iniB wnicn wio piniuniv-oiiv i. itw keenly. In this connection It Is explained that the withdrawal waa not made at the instance of William II. Taft, neither on the suggestion of Frank H. Hitchcock mil' of Wade H. Ellis aa has been since printed. That Charles P. Taft allinlnated himself from the contest entirely In the interet of party harmony and on his own initiative is remarked with vigor. By remaining In the fight It Is asserted he could have made possible the election of a "dark horse" at leaat. But that he recognized that the re sult of such a course would work havoc In the republican party In the state and chose rather to take himself out of the race Is regarded by his friends as exhibiting a high degree of loyalty and was exactly what he called It, a move entirely In the Interest of party harmony. Little Rock, Ark., was today added to the list of southern cities which will claim the attention of Mr. Taft. when as presi dent he makes his promised tour of the south. Tills trip he expects will be mado next fall. A formal Invitation from Llttlo Rock was presented to Mr. Taft by Chair man Tucker of the state central committee of Arkansas and H. L. Remmell, a prom inent republican of Little Rock. Charleston, S. C, Is anxious that Mr. Taft play golf In that city January 22 when he goes there to sail for Panama on the 26th. He will endeavor to arrive there on Saturday afternoon. Fifteen Iflrl atudents of the Tubman High school of AuguBta obtained a prom ise from Mr. Taft as the result of a cal at the Terrell cottage today for a visit to the school before he leaves the city. MISTAKEN FOR BLACKMAILER Chicago Boy Shot aud Killed with Rifle Borrowed from Hie ' Father; " CHICAGO, Jan. 5. William Moeltentelii. 69 years of age, who had been threatened with death unlesa he put $500 at a place named In a notice posted on his door, to night borrowed a rifle from a friend, and after waiting in the dark, shot and killed Garrett Schollena, the son of the friend who. had loaned him the rifle. It waa a case of mistaken Identity. Earlier in the day Moeltenteln told hi troubles to Joseph Schollena, tile father of the boy he shot. "Don't take any chancrs with those fellows," said the elder Schol lena, "Here ia my rifle. Welt for them and tf any appear, shoot them." Moeltenteln, following the suggestion posted himself at a dark window of hla home and awaited developments. Mean time some detectives had been ordered to the place, but unable to find it they asked the boy Schollena to show them. He con sented and waa leading them toward the house when the window was opened and the shot fired. OR STOMACH MISERY You can cure all th'.ti oy not eating, hy not putting any food In your stomach to ferment; but how about the nourishment needed to sustain your bodily strength? If you are a stomach sufferer, either man or woman, young or old. whether you call it Indigestion or any other name, go now to your druggist and give (0 cents for a caae of pspe'a Dlapepsln. Every pusslble kind of stomach trouble Is readily cured by Llaptpbln, which takes right hold of the food in your stomach and digests It alone, without the help of the stomach, Just aa If your Stomach wasn't thtre. After a few days' use of Dlapepsln your Btomai'h will again he Id good worR. Ing order, your meals wIlL thoroughly di gest and your Intestines will be clean an I fresh, and you v!ll have no use for laxa tives or mr mutator. . J. a 4