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V TUEOMAJLV SUNDAY BEE: FEBRUARY. 7. 1000. 7 NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA W Aft". .( V v V I. PI VXA it COUNCIL Office 15 Scott Street - MINOR MKRTIOif.' Davis, drugs. tockart Bella carpet. Lowls Cutler, funeral director. 'Phon. ft. Waodrina; Undertaking company. TeL S3. John Oliver of Omaha and Resale Ram ef Newton, Kan., were married In thla cltr yesterday by Rev. Henry DeLong. FAUST BEER AT ROGERS' BUFFET. Majeatlo ranges. P. C De Vpl Hdw. Co. Cut flower. Herman Broa., florists, 10 Pearl street. Two, three or five rooms tor rent Ml VmI Broadway, npatalra. Undertaker Palrd, Iyongnerker A Boland. Tnooea Xl'l 14 Worth Main street LAST DAT OP 20 PER CKNT D!8 rot'NT ON MOULDINGS. ALEXANDER, OS BROAD WAT. The district court Brand jury adjourned yesterday afternoon to Monday and la not expected ,to report befor. Tuesday or Wednesday. DON'T WASTE TOUR TIME tOOKING TOR SNAPS IN BOTH' SHOES. Wfcl HAVE A LOT AT $1.30 THAT 18 A SNAP. DUNCAN SHOE) CO. ' In the tntarrlaxs aeriea of basket ball games at-the high school laat night the seniors defeated the Juniors by score of t to 7 arid the aophomorea downed the freshmen by a score of 52 to t. Our' competitor look and wonder and do not know what to think of It, aa It la a known fact to them that we sell our good a aa cheap aa they can buy them, but that i satisfactory to our cuatomer" because our Jewelry la or the highest grade. O. Mauthe, 83 W. Broadway. Alma Irene Veaey waa granted a divorce yeaterday by Judge Thornell fiom Gl:n W. Veaey, to whom she waa married March a of laat year, on the ground of drunk enness. The plaintiff, formerly Alma Shrlver of thla city, waa only 1 when ahe waa married by Rev. J. M. Williams of the Broadway Methodist church or thla city to .Veaey, who waa 26 years of age and a resident of Underwood, thla county. Henry Hoffman, a young man living a few mile eaat of the city, waa brought befora United States Commissioner Craw ford yesterday afternoon on the charge of sending an obscene postal card through the mails to a young woman residing tn thla' city. Hoffman denied the charge and the preliminary hearing waa continued un til Monday to enable the government, to . , secure additional evidence. , Hoffman waa . released on a 250s bond. A large delegation ' of residents hf fhe western part f the city, representing the iWest Council Bluffa and West End Im provement clubs, waited on City Engineer r.tnyre laat night at bin office In the city hall to dlecuaa the grade of Avenue A and thoroughfares In- that section of tha city which they desired established. The city engineer assured the delegation that 1 he would have the preliminary work . on . the 'propoaed grade completed In about two month. : SATURDAT 8PJ0CIALS-.-Twenly cases of three-pound can Hawaiian pineapple, very fancy, regular price 10 cents a ran. today 1 rente: three-pound can peaches. 15" cents; three-pound can apricots. 16 cents; three pound csn pears, 15 cents; three-pound can tweet potatoes, 15 cents; three-pound ran tomatoes, in rents. In fruit we are selling sweet oranges, 46 cents per neck; grape fruit, three for 26 centa; lemons, per dosen, t cents. In fresh vegetables, csllflower, relsry, paraley and lettuce. Did you ever , try any of our dairy lunch craekera? Irkl bulk, per pound, 10 cent. ' In dressed poul- try we have durka and chickens. L. Green, IM Broadway. J THE GRKATE8T sensational sale of the ' season. We purchased a half ' carload of Bhanae.ee brand of aolld pack tomatoes and wllW-aall them today three cana for 26 centa. WJ bought another lot of those fine hortl- mjltur ajtplss, "" per peck. We have I r cltv Treasurer True and City Solicitor hist received a lot of walnut meats. 40 cents.." ' ' . ... . . . . 1 per pound. Dried peaches, three pounds for Jb cents; celery, no cent earn; lettuce, .6 cents. We have the best oysters In town; try them anl toe ronvlnced. Try a pound L-.of our 26 -cent cffeet and you will use no -'other. Oolden -Rule - flour la always war- ranted. $1.40 per sacs- W also have graham flour, &0c per sack: whole wheat and buck wheat. Just received.' some fine smoked ' halibut. J rents; whlteTlsb. 16 cents: fine - snlt mackerel, 15 cents; codtlah, 16 cents per - ipeund. Barter & Miller, telephones 869. J: : . I portal Lincoln Services, i., There -will be - a .special- survlcs .at' the Broadway Methodist church Sunday even .Iff In-commemoration' of .the 100th, anniver sary of the birth"of Abraham Lincoln." The members of Abe Lincoln post. Grand Army of the Republic, and tha Woman's Relief corps will be guests of honor at the service. Rev. Jamea M. Williams, pastor of the Broadway church. Is a second cousin of the martyred president. Tha literary portion of the evening's pro gram will be as follows: Addreaa "Abraham Lincoln's Place in History," C. M. Karl. . Reading of Lincoln's favorite poem, "Dollle." Dick Burgess. Address "Lincoln, the Soldiers' Friend," George Carson. Address "Lincoln, til Man In Politics," Hon.vC. O. Baunders. Its far Allison Monament. General G. M. Dodge has been advised that In a bill Introduced In the aanato by Sehs tor Saunders of this city and in tha bouse by Representative Holme of Kossuth county for tha selection of a sits and ths construction of a pedestal for the Allison monument proposed to be erected at the state capital, la placed In tha hands of a commission consisting of tha chairman of the general commlttco on solicitation of funds, who Is General Dodge; the governor, the curator of the historical department and one member from each branch of tha general assem bly. Tha bill carries an appropriation of 1A.000 for tha work of the commis sion, tha members of which sre to serve vltbout compensation. It will pay yon to see Sperling A Triplet! Co. (or automobiles, GT Broadway. The Greatest Comfort Known to Wearers of Glasses Wmi by thous ands and pro nounced by all ' the; BEST LENS ExaEmfn'ed LEFFERTS ConJ",lon Dr. J. IV. TEBRY,' Ugr. Opticxl Dept. 409 Broadway A. A. CLARK Cl CO. L0M1 MONEY OH - HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE AO AST CHATTEL SBOTRITY AT OXK-HALP THE VSVAIj RATE. I . Tweaty Years of Baeraaafol BatiseM. Vwre UATJr AKD BBOADWAY, OVKB AMERICA EXPRESS. N eopporrlnn with ths riraa sal Mag soul ruoaiwA &ir. BLUFFS. Both 'Phone 43. BOOSTING TERMINAL TAX Commercial Club Sends Out Circular to Other Cities in State. ASKED TO HELP MEASURE ALONG leasir of las Maalclpalttle Also Behind Mensare Introduced by Senator Eannders unto ol Hearing Not Fixed. Letters have been written by the Coun cil Bluffs Commercial club, to every simi lar organisation In the state of Iowa ask ing support for the railway terminal, taxa tion bill Introduced In the state legislature by (Senator C. O. Saunders of this city. This circular letter, which Is signed by E. II. Doollttle, chairman of the executive corrfmitteo of the Commercial club, is aa follows: Gentlemen:' Tou are probably aware that there Is now now pending in the general as sembly a measure to provide for a more equitable, distribution of taxe from railway properties. Introduced by Mr. C. G. Saunders, the senator from this county. This bill wai drawn after consultation with snd Is approved by the Iowa League of Munici palities. You are aware that under the present method of assessment for taxation of railway properties, the cities and towns of our state are deprived of their Just pro portion of such taxes. There can be no question that the tax from thla class of property should be paid where the prop erty Is situated and to the municipal cor poration which affords it protection and from which It receives benefits. Immediate, and vigorous action should be taken hy the communities wronged by the present system. We therefore earn estly request that you throw into the scales in favor of this measure every ounce of Influence possessed by your organization and that you do so at once, and keep It up unremittingly until victory shall be won.. The matter re also being taken up by the Commercial club of thla olty with the offi cers of the League of Iowa Municipalities, the legislative committee of which had-a hand in preparing the bill, with the view of securing their active co-operation In sup port of the measure.. ' Mayor Thr mas Maloney Is also lending assistance in the- effort to secure the' pas sage of the bill He has written personal letters to the mayors of twenty other cities In the state requesting them to use their Influence In behalf of the measure, - These letter are similar In tenor to those sent out by the Comnwrclal club. They call at tention to the Inequality and Injustice of tha present method of assessing and tax ing railway properties. -City Treasurer F. T. True Is In receipt of a letter from Senator Saunders In which the latter atates he will advise Mr. Trus of the date when a hearing Is to be had on tha bill as aoon aa tha aame is fixed by Chairman Smith of the ways and means committee of the senate, to which the- bill waa referred. It Is the Intention that Coun cil Bluffs shall be represented by a large and Influential delegation at the hearing before th committee. Mayor Maloney and a majority of the membere of the city coun XV I III OH II , lUHUllivr wuii m utsicssuuii iiit,, the Commercial club, will go to Dc8 Moines to attend the hearing. The proposed change of method (( taxing railway terminal propt rtlBs 1-probably of. more Importance to roup6rV.BtirfM.than any, other olty In the state.- ., ... , f -Library of , Directories. The nucleus of a directory library, which It Is promised will ultimately contain over 3U0 volumes. Is being Installed in the rooms of the Commercial club. On the new book shelves designed to especially hold this library, 'there are 'now forty-seven volumes, and others will bs added from time to time until all of the 900 or mora directories which the- Polk Directory company pub lishes are Included. . This new library, which I installed by tha Polk Directory company without expense to the Commercial club, is expected to prove a moat valuable ' addition to tha club's equipment. It will be free to any oltiaen tn Council Bluffs and visitors to tha club rooms, and will afford information regard ing persons, societies, churches, business firms and other data of practically every Important city In the United States. The directories of the following cities ara now on the shelve: Alameda, Cal.: Bay City, Mich.; Buffalo, N. Y. ; Boiton, Mans: Beatrice, Neb.; Bal timore, Ml; Butte, Mont.; Berkeley, Cal.; Columbus. O. ; Duluth and Superior, Minn.; Davenport. Ia. : Dea Moines, Is.; District of Columbia; Fort Dodge, Ia.; Fremont, Neb.; Flint City and Genesee county, Mich.; Hasting. Neb.: Hartford, Conn.; Houghton county, Mich.; Helena, Mont.; Jacksonville, Ela.; Sioux City,. Ia.; St. Loula, Mo.; St. Paul, Minn.; Tampa, Fla. ; Tacoma, Waah, ; York, Neb.; Jackson, Mich.; Kearney, Neb.; Kansaa City, Mo.; Ixis Angeles, Cal.; Mobile. Ala.; Marquette, Mich.; Muscatine, Ia.; Marinette and Me nominee. Mich.; Minneapolis, Minn.; Molina and Rock Island, 111.; Omaha, Neb.: Okla homa City. Okl.; Oakland, Cal.: Pittsburg. Pa.; Portland, Me.; Pensacola, Fla.; Provi dence and Rhode Island City, R. I.; Roch ester, N. Y. ; Bait Lake City, Utah; Bioux Falls, S. D. v. Broadealas; Pare Food Law, While In the city yeaterday D. O. Van De Bogart state , food Inspector for 'this dis trict, who recently caused ths arrest of Fitted only by our thoroughly Reliable and Bx . pert Opticians Council Bluffs. Iowa ttaisalv The Clara: Motijrara Ca. H J ao. r. tiali. Mgr. a sevsral local dealera for selling watered" oysters, said that State Food and Dairy Commissioner H. R. Wright favored the passage of a sanitary law which would bring under the Jurisdiction of the state food and dairy commissioner tioter kitchens, restaurants, bakeries, crscker and candy factories, aandwlch and lunch wagons and. In fact, all -place where food or eatable are prepared and manufactured for con umptlon and which would make such places subject to state Inspection. MATTERS 1W THIf DISTRICT COURT Wilding; I. Arqallted an the Charge f Rstortlaa. The case of the state of Iowa acalnst C. A. WildinS. ChSrSSlf With Ihamnlln. to extort money from Charles McKeown. a farmer of Crescent township, by sending mm "black hand" letters, waa given to the Jury shortly after 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon. About U o'clock tha jury re turned a verdict of not guilty. He was Immediately arrested by the federal au thorities for sending a threatening letter through the malls to . W. Swanson, a gro- ceryman at 7M North Tenth street. Wilding waa on the witness stand snd denied that ho wrote the threatening letter to McKeown. His testimony waa brief and waa confined to fhe denial of the authorship of the let ter. The defense offered C. E. Price and C Konlgmaoher of the Council Bluffs Na tional bank, a. P. Bpooner of ths First National bank, and Warren Hough, aa handwriting exeperts. Their testimony was to the effect that the letter received by McKeown and ftamplea of the defend ant's handwriting appeared to be the work of different persons. Mr. Price said that In his. opinion there were striking dlffer ences between the letter received by Mc Keown and the writing known to be that of the defendant. Joseph Wilding, father of the defendant, testified that his son told him about Mo Keown receiving the threatening letter on December 1, that being the time his son first heard about It. Mr. Charles McKeown, who was called by the state, testified to' seeing Wilding on the road between Council Bluffs and Crescent while she and her husband were returning horns from Council Bluffs, on the day .'When, according to ths demand made In. the threatening letter received by her husband, the latter, was to deposit the money for the "night riders'. The trial of George League, charged with embesslement of funds belonging to -ths firm' of Frank ' Campbell by which he waa formerly employed. Is set for today. A motion for ' a change of venue In tha damage suit of Charles' R. Cass against Dr. F. .W. Houghton of this city and-Dr. A. P. Condon of Omaha was filed yester day In the district court on behalf of ' the defendants, It being alleged that prejudice exists here because one of the defendants- practices surgery In Pottawattamie county, though a resident of Omaha. Ths motion asks that the trial of ths case take place In the next nearest county or dis trict, to which tio objection exists. Chi as asks damages on the alleged claim that the defendants, left a piece of absorbent cotton In his body following an operation. The defendants in their answers claim' that If ths sponge waa left in the body of the patient, ths fact was due to the care, lessne of nurses. Drs. Condon and Houghton both present affidavits In support of the motion. Dr. Condon In his affidavit says that the que, tldns of ' fart involved In the" rase are largely- metllcal .and the - surgeons and nfirsrs of Council Bluffs ' Would bs wit nesses for the plaintiff. Prejudice, Dr. Condon asserts, exists here, against him because he practtcea in thla county, though riving In Omahai Dr. Houghton in his affidavit declares that prejudice would also be directed against him because of the fact that ths operation was performed on his patient by Dr. Condon. An affidavit signed by George F. Ham ilton, D. B. Beno and R. E. Daniels, Is also attached to ths motion In support of the allegation that prejudice exists her to such an extent aa to prevent the de fendanta from obtaining a fair and Impar tial trial. Real Testate Traaafera. These transfers were reported to The Be February 5 by the Pottawattamie County Abstract company of Council Bluffs: Paul C. DeVol and wife to Mrs. K. K. DeVol, lot 2, block 2, Tur- ley White's addition to Council Bluffs. w.,d t J. R. Robertson and wife to H.' K. Oliver, lot t, Aud's subdivision of outlot 1, town of Carson, w. d.,.. C. V. Miller, single, to Frank J. Smith, lot 12 and ett of lot II. 73 block 11. Evana' Second addition to Council Bluffa, w. d Cecelia Mulqusen, single, to Kath ryn Hayden, lots t and 7, block C, Perry's Second addition to Council Bluffs, w. d..... Chris Dreckmeyer, single to A. O. Wyland, lot IS. block (, town of Underwood, w. d.. G. W. Stahl and wife to Benjamin S. Baker, lota a. 10. 11 and 12. 1,05 00 250 Htahl's addition to Council Bluffs, w. d 100 Total, - alx tranafera. .$4,90 Marrlaaje Lleeaara. Licenses to wed were lsssued yesterday to the following: Name and Residence. Age. John Oliver, Omaha , ,..38 Bessie Rose, Newton, Kan 21 Rayburn Cunningham. Olltner, Neb.... 22 Maggie Thompson, Olltner, Neb 1 HEPBURN CONTEST CALLED OFP Caaarsasaaaa I.saes Twcaty-Faar Vales la Eight Frlaets. CENTERV1LLB, Ia., Feb. . The Hep-burn-Jamleeon congressional contest was practically called oft hers today at noon. The recount has been abandoned in Appa noose and the Interested attorneys have left the city. This action followed the loss of twenty-four ballots for Congressman Hepburn at ths end of the recount of eight precincts. i Hepburn had railed on making large gains In Appanoose and when the recount failed to ahow these, it wss thought to be simply a aeedless expenditure of time and money to continue the recount. Attorney W. L. Temple, representing Con gressman W. P. Hepburn, atated today: "We b'avs given up the contest In Appa noose county." Further than thla ha would not state. Two other counties Involved are Union and Page. Chief reliance was placed upon Ap panoose county by Hepburn's attorneys and It la assumed that ths contest will bs dropped In Union and Page. W. B. Jamie son of Clarlnda on ths official returns had majority over W. P. Hepburn In ths Eighth district. FOR MKD1CAL AND FAMILY USE BUT TOUR LIQUORS AT L. ROSEN. FELD CO., U SO. MAIN. 'PHONE 23. Lellert's Lenses Cnatat Caaslerl Katms at Wsanaa si Casa fan kf Si i I jgTS rad ask at aar fla WUM iJJf al tsaa Ossoaai galSL- IJEFFEaTTS " tJ2nm casst. se sarr PEDESTAL FOR MONUMENT a State to Proride One for Statue of Late Senator Allison. BOUNTY OFFERED v FOR BABIES Effort Making to Cat Dawa Kp4n t Soldier Roster, Which, If Pres. rat Plaas Arc Carried Oat, Wfll Be Haadred Thoasand, (From a Staff Correspondent.) . DBS MOINES, Feb. 1 (Speclal.)-A monument to the late Senator Allison Is to be erected in Des Moines upon ground ad Jacent to the state eapitol. A bill to ap propriate 10,000 1 for the building f pedestal for aald monument waa Introduced today by Senator Saunders' and Reprcen- tatlve Holmes. It provide for a commis slon consisting of Governor Carroll, t?ura tor Shambaugh, General Dodge andk two members of the legislature to construct the pedestal and virtually t locate tha monu ment The monument Itself la to be con tructed from funds raised by popular subscription and this work Is in progress now. The only work done in open session today was passage of a bill In the senate to nu tnorlse park board to pay for paving and refusal of the.senat to concur in a house extravagance to add fifteen maps to the number which -may be given each member. The house passed a smalt road bill and the bill to extend time for sale of unlabeled stocks of paint. . ' i , Boaaty Offered far Reportlag Births, A bill of Representative Fulliam requires that the county auditor shall pay tl to each mother of a child born In Iowa upon her making report of the same to the county auditor within three months after birth. Other bills: By Felt To authorize countica to build county hospitals. . By White For automobile Insurance. By Sheldon To appropilote 210,000 for new elevators st state house.- By Dabney To exempt mutual 'phone Companies from taxation. ' By Holmes Changing rule as to proof or age or children in factories. . By McManua To appropriate tl.OflO for soldier monument tn Keokuk. - . By -Brown To have fees of Itinerant vendors paid Into road fund. By Tiara I II To amend drainage laws, Coateat Case It earing Ead. The. cpnteat committee having in charge the case from Ida county today disposed of everything tn the case except consideration of thirty-eight ballots. These were counted by th Judge of election, but it is in istcd they were Improperly counted. If they ara thrown out Corrle, the republican, will take the ecat of Baxter, the lncum bent. The committee will continue to' hear arguments on this question and later "will decide tha one point. Coat of Soldiers Roster. The appropriations committee are try Ing to figure out soma way to reduce the total cost of ths roster of Iowa soldier Dow being printed. At first $7,600 was asked and secured to do the work. ', It Is half done and,V IJ.BOO is wanted to continue ths work- There will be 10,000 seta of eight volumes, and they are cost ing about 1.26. It means ths state will have J100.000 tied up In this Work. A plan suggested Is to have a much smaller edition and then .have stereotype mat rices made for use ' in.' future editions. Tha work c-nalled great additional labor on Adjutan. General Thrift, .who has Just retired from office, but It Is possi ble that Colonel Crossley will continue In the direction of ths compilation. Har vey Reld ia at work on ths historical portion of tha work. The report of Ad jutant General Thrift, tn ' the hands of tha printer, shows that aside from this work his office has accomplished a great deal in the way of bringing the guard up to a high standard, equipping tha companies with modern Implements and securing ths best possible discipline. What Sheriffs Waal. The Saunders bills relating to the offlos of sheriff are those prepared by th sheriffs' association. Ons of them makes It clear and positive that a aherlff gets mileage for serving papers and Is retroactive, so that mileage earned will bs secured. The others make compul sory, rather than permissive, ths pay of 1,000 for a first deputy in some coun ties and t00 ia others and with regard to payment for boarding prisoners. It appears that In some counties mileage is withheld, in others there Is a constant effort to compel lower salaries for depu ties, etc. The sheriffs want these laws fixed so there will be no question about what is meant ' Half Million Eatate in Coart. Ths most voluminous probata record ever passed through ths court In Audubon county is now being placed on the record by County Clerk McGtnnls. It comprises about aixty records and mentions Iowa and Illinois farm landa valued at more than t&OO.OOO. Ths ault In which the' huge document Is a part is that of Lydia L. Leet, guardian for Helen Leet, and Amus Boysen, guardian for William Leet, against the estate of tha late F. M. Leet. F. M. Leet died in 1900, leaving; a widow and two children. Helen Leet, one of ths heirs, now coming of ae aska that her portion of the eatate be sut aside for her aula use and benefit City Coes to poaasalssloa. The Dea Moines city council will spend no more time and money dickering with tha railroads Is regard to a viaduct for Des Moinea. They will put the fat of th viaduct in the hands of the Slats Railway commission. An ordinance to this effect An Active Salesman A Bes Want Ad. was passed by ths council today. For twenty years the city has' been trying to get the railroads entering De Moines to build a viaduct. CLI-NTO.X MAN DIE9 UUUEMY Wife aad Children Were Victim of Iroquois Fire. CLINTON, la..1 Feb. . W. A. Edwards, a prominent manufacturer whos. wife and children perished in the Iroquois theater fire In Chicago, dropped dead In his office today. He was & years old. Raaaway t'oaplo Located. FORT DODGE, la., Feb. -(Special Tele gram.) Mrs. W. E. Bockewlts of Fort Dodge, the deserting wife of an Illinois Central engineer, and A. M. Hay din, an Interurban conductor, are believed to have been located at Wheeling. W. Va., through polics efforts, but they msy be unmolested, as th deserted husband and wlfs of affini ties probably will not prosecute. Iowa News Xotes. ATLANTIC At O'clock Wednesday evening occurred the wedding of Mlaa Grace Fsgan and Ciuude C. VVIliiams, Hv. Mr. Mack of the Christian vtiurcb performing Hi ceremony. CRESTON An important business rhangs was effected here yeaterday, whereby Charles McGregor becomes aaaociated with A. B Mlrkol in the furniture business by th purchaae of Ed Haven's Interest In that firm. IDA GROVE Miss Anna Moorrhaad. daughter of Mr. and Mra. H. A. Moorehead. prominent Ida Grove people, waa married to George L. Goodrich. Ths Moorelieada were among ths first families to locale la northwest Iowa. M CLBO L ft NJS Mr. aad ilxs. Kara L. w .J. r t' If i . !? . .4' ' $ iff? ! n tt . The desire to own real estate is uni versal. As an investment it's preferable to stocks, bonds and business proposi tions. ' You can sell at a profit any time. Real qstiate values increase rapidly. In a few years your investment may be worth double the time to buy the best properties have been taken. Spend a few minutes with Bee Want ads. See the many bargains in city and sub urban real estate, Farm Lands, Factory Sites. Bee Want ads show you the best bargains. Read them now. , Wallace, a well known couple of Melbourne, today celebrated the fortieth anniversary of their wedding. One hundred frineds and neighbors assisted them in making the event memorable. OLENWOOD Judge Green this morning sentenced Charles McCauly to thirty days rn th county Jail on a charge of petit lar ceny. Harry Howard, who broke into Csrey & Fleming's dry goods store, was given an Indeterminate sentence at Fort Madison. v MARSHALLTOWN The Board of Super visors of Marshall county today let the contract ' for six new concrete- bridge in the county to cost Ill,ti60. The contract wa awarded to M. M. Stark & Co. of Dea Moines. Work is to begin in April and the laat bridge ia to be completed by ths mid dle of August. GRANT Fred Bury, living near Grant, loat ninety-seven heHd of cattle In the storm one week ago. He had 106 heHd, and being without shelter they drifted awav and when found an but eight heHd were frozen. The cattle had but recently been shipped in from the west and were not In good condition to go through such a storm. ATLANTIC Case county In 1908 paid out 1,292.40 for a bounty on gophers, the small boy of the county receiving the greater part of this. Gophers are getting to be a great pest In thla county and It Is only the vigilanco of these small boys In regard to them and the bounty they bring that keepa th. county from being overrun with them. NEVADA Because he betrayed the con fidence of a friend, who gave him shelter for the night, and while the friend waa asleep stole ttO in money from his clothes, William Barn hart of Nevada was today sentenced to serve five years in the Ana mosa reformatory by th. Story county dis trict court. Barnhart was Indicted for grand larceny. ATLANTIC Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Terbush of this -city yesterday celebrated their golden wedding annlveraary and their chil dren and grandchildren were here In num bers for ths event. Mr. and Mrs. Terbush have been residents of Atlantic for many years, he having been city marshal for a long time. The couple are known and re spected all over the city. IDA GROVE The will of Mra Homer Bradshaw, wlto died very auddenly, leaves 5.0U0 to Miss Alloa Brsdsliaw of Dea Moines, a niece, and the remainder to be divided equally between her two brothera, J. W. Osgood of Decatur, III., and 8. H. Osgood of Wynn, Ark. Mra. Bradshaw Was stricken suddenly on the way home from an afternoon company and died within a very few mlnutea after reaching home. . CRESTON The Burlington's new super intendent, W. A. Card, arrived here laat night in company with General Superin tendent W. H. Throop and Superintendent Teaboff of Ottuniwa and went out over the division this morning to familiarise himself with the route. Former Superintendent Newton goes to Texas In a few days, where he will be engaged for several weeks In special work for the Colorado A Southern road, recently taken over by the Burlington. MARSILALLTOWN The thirteenth an nual meeting of the Central Iowa Retail Lumbermen's association will be held In thia city on Friday. February 56. A meet ing of the directors will, he held preceding the opening session of the convention. The officers of the association are: President, A. B. Miller of Iowa Falls; secretary, O. K. Greet, Eldora. and treasurer, Andrew Rath of Ackley. The association numbers among its members practically alt of the retail lumber dealera of central Iowa. LOGAN Judge Woodruff haa Just decided that the Soldier river engineering project as planned by J. S. Wattles and Munn, en gineers. Is not In line with the drainage laws of Iowa and baa therefore remanded the project to the Board of ttupervtsnrs of Harrison county. The plan was for the reclnmntlon of tO.nno sores of land at a coat of 1101 .(Ml. Tha other decialona by tha Judgs permits payment in full for the excavation on the Boyer river cut-off No. 1, also on No. 2, but withholds 20 per cent on the Wil low creek ditch for the completion of th same aa contemplated by the original con tract. The coat of the Boyer river cut-off No. 1 was llt.uuo; Boyei river cut-off No. 2. (46.O0O; Willow creek, wheu complete, 23,0j0. RATE INJUNCTION IS SERVED lata OIBelala aad Railroad Ageata Mada Parties to ths Cass. PIERRE. S. D.. Feb. .-(Special Tsl. gram. Restraining orders were served on P. W. Dougherty, assistant attorney gen eral this afternoon, In the railroad rat easss. In which tha attorney general and ths railway commissioners ar. Jointly res trained from attempting to. put th 2-cnt far. law into effect until after tha hearing in th. United States court at Bioux Falls, March I. Orders war also aervad on rail way agents to the same effect, so far as thsur acliuos ar. cuncsrnsd la Um mattac. 7hv, L .? ' i? ii lr ..77" a sasatflst wiy Some Eeal amount Don't is now. NO SNAPS IN CLERKSHIPS Dakota Senate Fassoa Bill Which Will Cat Oat All th. Slaeeares. PTETRRK, 8. D., Feb. . (Special Tele gram.) If the house accept the Dillon bills passed by th. aenate today, members of future sessions will hsve but little to promise to their friends In th. way of places as clerks. The bills, if carried out, make the employes and clerks of ths two houses sn efficient working body, instead of a place for snaps. They will also cut out th. hot contests for the two chief cler ical positions of ths two houses, as they cut out the cream from those positions, and pay for work only. In tha senate tha house capitol building bill, carrying 4O0,0O0, was passed without a dissenting vote, snd th. money to push the work without delay is assured. Th. Curtis bill In the senste to prohibit compulsory vaccination, was defeated to day, having been oppqsed by Senator Bobb, Seward and Bates. For the second time the lower house ha passed the sntl-treatlng bill. Two years ago It was passed with a fight and killed In the senate. Ths only sttempt'to pppose It today came from Bentley of Fall River, Who asked to amend to add soda water, cigars, gum and Ice cream to the provi sions. This was defeated, and ths Mil passed without debate by a vote of almost 2 to 1. Tha bill to commit dope fiends to the In sane hospital oallad out o many amend ment when it came up In the house to day, that It waa sent back to the commit tee, with order to reprint as amended. Insurance Commissioner Basford Is out with an authorised circular under the anti lobby law. In whloli he urges the members to turn down any attempt to relieve Ufa insurance companies from taxation in this state. Th. Board of Regents of Education and the stat. fair board ara here In the Inter ests of such legislation as they desire at the present aesslon. DISAGReITon" SAFETY DEVICE Repreaeatatlvea of Orsraalsed Labor Clash Before Hoase Commutes a Commerce. WASHINGTON, Feb. . Representative of organised labor disagreed today at a hearing before the house committee on interstate and foreign commerce for th. consideration of the Wataon bill, which empowers the Interstate Commerce com mission to enforce certain ssfety appliance requirements for railroada and other com mon carriers. M. N. Goss, representing the conductors' organisation, H. B. Per ha in of ths American Federation of Labor and F. C. Hawley of Buffalo, N. Y., president of ths switchmen's union, urged favorable ac tion on tho bill, while II. O. Fuller, who represented th. engineers, ' firemen and trainmen, opposed the bill, although he fa vored the principle of uniformity in safety appliances, which is the object of the bill to secure. , "That what we're up againat all th. time," sstd F. W. Brasier, an official of the New York Central railroad, when Repre sentative Ran of ths committee differed from him regarding th. placing of "grab Irons" on tb. roofs of cars. Mr. Brasier opposed th. bill on th. ground that th. railroada ar. making change In their equipment to meet th standard for safety appliances recommended by th. Master Car Buildera' association. "We have many Idle car," ha said, "and are making change a rapidly as poaaible." MURDER IN COLORADO SPRINGS Charles P. Essl.k Killed by HI laa, Paal ISaalek, aad lea-la-Law, Edward Player. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Feb. - That Charlea P. Essick, th. aged clerk of Plk.'s Peak camp No. t. Woodmen of th World, was murdered by his lOyear-old son, Paul Essick. and his son-in-law, Rob ert Edward Playar, alias Arthur Davis. and that Mrs. Flora Kssiok, wtf. of th P-Hsj a- Estate : paid; The think that all murdered man, ha a guilty knowledge of the crime, was the verdict of the coroner's Jury, reached At 1:15 o'clock this afternoon after -a -three hour's sitting behind closed doors. CLAIM TO PART OF ST. LOUIS Heirs of Pennsylvania Man Will Try to Recover Property Worth Twenty Millions. BUTLER, Pa., Feb. . Document found today In the lining of an old trunk are ths evidence on which the helra of Jamea Hill man will base claims to an eatate at St. Louifi, said to be valued now at t20,000,0O9. Hannah Hlllnian, a daughter of James, went from Butler to St. Louis about 18 and bought l.OuO acres of land near the lo- ' cation of the present St. Louis bridge, pay. lug 217 an acre for It. She, willed the land to her father, and the documents were placed In an old trunk that was not exam ined until today. ' It Is said the land was never sold nor transferred and the heirs are preparing to reclaim it. TO PUBLISH TOLSTOI'S WORKS Moseow Hoa Will Bring; Oat Com. pleta Bet, Including; Censored Books. y MOSCOW, . Feb. , . A local publishing house I planning to bring out the long awaited .complete edition of ths works of Count Leo Tolstot, an ' undertaking that up to tha present time hss been Impos sible in Russia because of, the censorship and ths difficulties In the matter of pay. Ing royalties. - . v Under ths present arrangement, royalties to the amount of I2M.000 will be, paid In an nual lnatallments of 225.000. It. Is declared that with the approval or Premier Stolypln the censored works of the count will be In cluded In this edition, which will number a'lout twsnty-flve volumes. AUTO FOR PRESIDENT TAFT Conaress Aarrees on Appropriation of $ 13,000 for Pnrchaso and Main, tcnaaca of Car. WASHINGTON. Feh. . When Mr. Taft becomes president he will ride in an auto, mobile furnished by th. government. That Question waa settled today by ths adoption of the report of the conferees on th. urgent deficiency bills, which carries an Item of 12,000 for the "purchase, car. and mainte nance, of automobiles for th. use of th. president." The appropriation of 2500,000 to enable the secretary of agriculture to continue his campaign against the foot and mouth dis ease, which waa alao in dispute, was re duced to (160,000 and adopted. HARRIMAN G0ES TO MEXICO Magnate's Retarn Jonrney Is to B. Mnde by Way of tall fornla. NEW YORK. Feb. .-It waa stated today that the trip to ths south shortly to be un dertaken by E. H. Harrlman, I to .xtaad Into Mexico. The return journey, it 1 underatood. is t. be made via California. It is not know whether Mr. Harrlman all! attend to any business while h. Is away, but it Is thought he is likely during his stsy In Mexico to Inspect the new lines In Western Mexico, which are being built by th. Southern Pa cific. BOX OF DYNAMITE EXPLODES Two Men Instantly Killed by A eel dent la Mlao Near Joplln, Mlaoonrt. JOPLIN, Mo.. Feb. 6.-Th exptoaion of a box of dynamite la the Prairie Chicken mine, west of here, late thia afternoon killed Andrew and George Hudson, 2t and 30 year old. Ths bodies of the two men were blown to atoms and ths pieces .f flesh ars mingled In th dirt which was loosened by th detonation. Tha men were working 2U feet back in ' th. drift. No causa fur It sxnlosioa la known.