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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.
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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
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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
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PEDESTAL FOR MONUMENT
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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.
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. 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
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..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.
