THK OMAHA DAILY BEE: WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 10.
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Offk 15 Scott Street.
MtXOR MElfTIOV.
tavl. drug.
Berwick, wall paper.
I,ew1a Cutler, funeral director. Theme 37.
vVoodrlng Undertaking company. Tal. 8.
FAUST BtKR. AT RCWEM'BLTFET.
Majestic ranges. P. C. DcVol Hdwre. Co.
Cut flower. 'Herman Broa., florlita, 10
Pearl atreet.
Art noveltlea for valentine gifts. Alex
ander', 233 B'dway.
Two, three, or five rooma for rent, 531
West Broadway, upstairs.
Born, to Dr. and Mm. W. .t. Terry. Sun
day, a eon. Mra. Terry la at Mercy hospital.
Oak Leaf camp, Royal Neighbors of
America, will meet In regular session this
evening.
leo W. Lyons and Eva 'Foster, both' of
Omaha, were married In this city yester
day, Justice E. B. Gardiner officiating.
The February meeting ' of the Woman's
Missionary society of the Firsts Presby
terian churrh will be held Friday afternoon
in the church parlors. ,
DON'T WASTE TOUR' TIME T-OOKlNO
FOR 8NAFS. If BOrS' PJJOES. WE
HAVE A LOT AT $1.30 THAT IS A SNAP.
DUNCAN BHOB CO. " J
All niembare of-Cousoll ' Bluffs : aerie,
Fraternal Order of Eagles, are requested to
meet at their hall Wednesday morning- at
1.30 o'clock to attend in, body the, funeral
of the late1 John Mergen at Bt. Francis
Xavler's church at o'clock. .
WE REPAIR watches, clocks, spec
taclea, brooches, beads, fobs, lockets, brace
lets, cuff buttons, watch chains, neck
chains, studs,- scarf prna-enythlng In the
way of Jewelry. No matter how badly bat
tered or broken wa can fix It. Leffert's.
The annual meeting of the members of
the Council Bluffs Fish and Game Protec
tive association will -be held this evening
at the city hall. Nine directors are to be
elected 'and the matter of a permanent club
house at Lake Manawa la also expected to
come up for discussion.
Harry HoffniHn. charged with sending an
obscene letter nnd postal card through the
malls to a young woman of thla city, was
yesterday bound over to await the sctlon
of the federal grand Jury bv United States
Commissioner N. A. Crawford. Hoffman
furnished a bund In Ilia sum of IMO for his
appearance In court.
tleorge Dimmitt and Elsie Allen, both of
thla city, were married yesterday, the
ceremony being performed at the court
bouse by Rev. Henry Deling. The bride
recently had Dlmmltt arreated for threaten
ing to do her bodily harm If she persisted
In her refusal to marry him. At the hear
ing In police conrt; Dimmitt created quite
a scene and was sent to the county Jail
by Judge Snyder for contempt, of court.
Gotlleb Kern, living at 33L' Avenue A,
reported to the' police last evening that
a burglar visited his bouse last Sunday
night and atole 150. Of the amount taken,
WO was from Kern's trousers, which were
on a- chair near his bed and $30 from a
drawer in a desk. The burglar is believed
by Kern to have entered the house through
a side window which waa found partly
open, and to have left by the kitchen door,
which had been locked on tha Inside and
was found open. Mrs. Kern, who occu
pied another room from that In which her
husband was sleeping heard aome one mov
ing about the house but supposed It was
her husband until she heard the kitchen
door shut when she aroused Mr. Kern.
Mr. Kern's watch, which he had placed
on the chair beslre his bed waa found on
tha floor.
PHOtUEDI.VfJS, OK t'OlNTY BOARD
rapera Drslanatcil to Pabllsk ftecord
of rrorerdlnga.
Tho Board of , Supervisors, yesterday
awarded the contract for publishing the
proceedings of the board during 1909 to the
Council Bluffa Nonpareil, the Oakland
Acorn and . the Ncola Gazette-Reporter,
theae papera being held to have the largest
circulations ln"tre' duYity. The Avoca
Journal-Herald, Mrhlch'aJught the contract,
was held to have l.OJtj circulation, as against
l.Ki ot the Oakland paper and 1,107 of the
Neola Oasette-Reporter.
The compensation of Hev. Henry DeLong,
probation officer of the Juvenile court, waa
lixod for 1909 aa before at $50 a month. The
following report of the work done by him
as probation officer was filed by Rev. Mr.
DeLong with the board:
During the year 190S, as probation officer
I have settled ojt of court M2 complaints,
of which 234 were agalnat boys and twenty
six against girls, No record has been kept
of the names of these children and all have
been sent out witli a clean record to begin
the battle of Ufa anew, with the assurance
that alie past will never be mentioned,
whether they win or fail In the atruggle.
Very few of thesa boys nnd girls h.ve
bren up the are n I line and In almost every
cshj the parents have been at fault.
Hlnce I was appointed probation officer
of the Juvenile court,, August 22. 1904 by
Judge u. D. Wheeler, there has come bo
fote the court 2115 cases, nf which 1M were
boys and forty-on were girls.
Of thesa sixty-one boys were sentenced
to Kldora. twenty of these sentences hvlna
suspended during good behavior, the boys
being required to report to the probation
officer- nt stated periods until dismissed.
Seventeen girls were sentenced to Mltchel
ville and four of theae aentcneea wero aus
pendeil, the girls continuing under sjrveil
anec of the probation officer.
The balances of the cases, 103 boys and
twenty-four girls, were dismissed by tha
court
Tha expense of the court cases above
referred to has been $:,tio6.38.
During this time 1 Irave settled out of
court 1,027 complaints, 8f9 of the cases being
agHinst- boys and Us agalnat girls.
The ' supervisors will go tomorrow to
Logan' for a Joint session with the Harrison
county board to attend to matters connected
with the drainage district. At this meet
ing It ,1s the Intention to let the contracts
for the Royer cutoff extension and for Ure
repulr and deepening of the Seaton lateral
ditch. - .- .-.'
, Heal rKstatv Traasfrrs.
These transfers were rt ported to The Bee.
Fi biuary . by the Pottawattamie County
Abstract company of Council Bluff s:
Aruthur O. Sprague and wlfo to Ix-on-ord
Kverett, cxreuior. part se'fc.
I e' of 13-Y5-41. qed 1
Jessica J. 8ieunlopf et' al . to Hurry
V. I lover, lot a. in block 7 and lot ,'
In block 2., In Kerry Addition to
Ci unell . Bluffs, qcd 10
benjamin Fenr Real tut me Co. to
John H. Jentis. lot 12. In jubd. of lots
-'. 1, 4 of n'i, iic4, l.77-a9. except
R. R, wd 16
Kate W. tihaw, unmarried to John W.
'IVmpleion, lot 10, in block i, In Twin
i lly Place, In Council Bluffs, wd 62
Leht Fllisoii, Jr., utmarried, to Julius
Jensen, lot V. In block . In Bums'
Addition to Council H'uffs, wd 300
W. l- Sehnorr. single, to S. M. M',
KnlKht. lot i, In block 9, In Street's
Aiultloa to Council Bluffs, wd in
Total, six transfers MS
H. V. Plumbing Co. Tel. ZA. Night, F-1702.
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COCSCII, MAS SHORT "E10S
Morgaa'a Remarks on Fire Hydrant
Art ghat Oat.
Only routine business and but little of
that waa transacted at the adjourned reg
ular meeting of the city council Inst night.
Mayor Maloney and Councllmen Jjtisen
and Younkerman were absent and Coun
cilman Rlgdon and City Clerk Casady be
ing anxious to get away to attend the an
nual meeting of the Rowing association,
the session wss a short one.
Councilman Morgan evidently had
prepared something to say on the
fire hydrant matter, but there waa
nothing doing In this direction
when clerk Casady Informed the
councilman from the First ward liiat he
had turned over the communication from
Receiver JIart to Chairman Jensen of the
committee on water works. This communi
cation from Mr. Hart was In repry to the
notice from the clerk that no further ren
tal would b pll by the city on certain
fire hydrants which it waa alleged did not
meet the requirements of the city ordi
nance. It was said that Receiver Hart In
his communication asked for specific In
formation aa to the alleged defects In these
hydrants. '
The Pioneer Implement company and
others on South Main street asked that
additional fire alarm boxes be Installed
In the implement district. The matter waa
referred to the committee on fire and light.
J. A. Martin was granted a belated per
mit to conduct a saloon at .724 West Broad
way. The saloon In question has been do
ing business for two weeks or more. E.
C. Goodrich was granted a permit for a
saloon at 633 South Main street.
On motion of Councilman Morgan the
city solicitor was directed to draw up an
ordinance changing the name of Benton
street extension to Hyde avenue.
The committee on police and health was
Instructed to advertise for a tearrt of
horses for the patrol wagon, the adver
tisement to be placed In the local and
Omaha papers.
3. M. Llnlnger filed a protest against pay
ing for the curbing recently constructed In
front of his property on North First street,
which, he alleged, was already beginning
to crumble away. The protest was referred
to the committee of the whole.
The Invitation from President Galvin of
the Pottawattamie County Historical so
ciety for the city council to attend the
Lincoln birthday anniversary exercises In
a body waa accepted.
The valuation of ground on Seventh
street and Avenue E, leased from W. S.
Balrd by H. R. Lemen for the use of the
Christian Home, which has been assessed
for paving, waa reduced from 12.600 to 11,500,
it being ahown that the Christian Home
under the terms ot the lease was liable
for payment of alt apecial improvements
assessed against the property.
An adjournment was taken to Thursday
afternoon, at which time arrangements for
attending the hearing on the railway termi
nal taxation bill in Des Moines will be
made.
In the absence of Mayor Maloney Council
man Olsen wielded the gavel at the meet
ing last night.
PROGItAM FOR LINCOLN EXERCISES
Three Addressee mm Maale Vlaaaeol
for Occasion. 'it
The program of the exercises to be
held Friday night In the opera house In
observance of the one hundredth anniver
sary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln
Is practically complete. Victor ' Bender,
chairman of the program committee,
stated yeaterday that possibly some minor
changes or additlona might be made.
There will be three addresses, provided
Hon. John T. Stone of Glen wood Is not
prevented by illness from attending. Mr.
Stone accepted an invitation to speak at
the celebration here on condition hla
health permitted. The subject of his ad
dress has not yet been announced. Gen
eral GrenvUle M. Dodge's address will be
mainly personal reminiscences of Lincoln.
The third speaker will be Rev. P. A. Mc
Govern, pastor of St Phllomena'a cathe
dral, Omaha. Rev. Father McGovern'a
aubject will be, "Lincoln, the Emancipator
and the Preserver of the Union."
Mrs. Charles M. Harl, historian of the
Pottawattamie County Historical society,
haa secured a number of reminiscences
of Lincoln from Council Bluffs people and
these will be read by her. Miss Fanny
Dietrich will recite "Captain, O My Cap
tain."-
An excellent musical program Is being
prepared by the committee, of which Colo
nel L. W. Tulleya is chairman. It will
Include several numbers by COvalt's or
chestra, a vocsl duet by Mrs. W. W. Sher
man and Mra. N. O. Ward, a solo by Mrs.
L. R. Hypes, selection by a chorus of chil
dren from the public schoola and a song
by a quartet of colored singers.
Rev. Marcus P. McClure, pastor of the
Folrst Presbyterian church, haa been
selected to pronounce the invocation.
. Members of the high school cadets are
to act as ushera and the Dodge Light
guards .are expected to attend in a body.
Seats for the reservation for the old sol
diers will be made in the center of the
parquet.
John M. GaJln, president of the Potta
wattamie County Historical society, will
be chairman of the evening. - -
Marriage l.lceasea.
Licenses to wed were issued yesterday to
the following:
Name and Residence. Age.
Karl Krovacek. South Omaha 39
Mary Schucffer, South Omaha 40
II. O. Clayton, Macedonia, la 38
Millie L. Dye, Macedonia. la 2i
Lee W. Lyons, Omaha 31
Eva Foster, Omaha 20
George Simon. Lexington. St..i..:...i:, tl
Kuan Msjaherd. St. Joseph, M0......1... IS
George Dimmitt. Council Bluffs...' 21
Elsie Allen, Council . Bluffs 24
B. H. Klsar, Omaha 58
Rosa Fisher, Mt. Washington, O.M..U... 35
C F. Jones. Omaha 2
Augusta Coleman. Omaha 1H
Matters la District ComwU
The district court grand 'Jury made a
partial report yesterday afternoon' regard
ing one indictment which was not made
public and a "no bill" against D. P. Geiser.
arrested by the police at the Metropolitan
hotel on a chargs of gambling. Welaer.
who had been In the county Jail in default
of bonds awaiting the action of the grand
Jury, was released. --v ' f t
Judge Thornell arrived from Sidney yes
terday afternoon and will hold court today.
Judge Green, who has been holding court
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AT OXB-HAL1 TTTB USUAL RATE.
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maalTM TPe lar Mnrt.e Or)
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for Judge Thornell since last Friday, will
finish hearing the case of Mrs. Iva Golds
rry against Hansen Nielsen now ot
:al. Mrs. Goldsberry asks 16.000 damsg
.or alleged sstrs of liquor to her nrino
son, Bert 8ult.
PROGRAM FOR EDITORS' MEETING
Sessloas te Re Held la Thla City
Fekraary Nineteen.
The program for the eleventh semi-annual
meeting of the Western Iowa Edi
torial association, to be held In this city
Friday, February 19, has been announced
by Secretaiy E. A. Stevens. The sessions
will be held In the public library building.
Invitations have been sent to all editors
In western Iowa, whether members of the
association or not, to attend the meeting.
In his letter conveying the Invitation, Sec
retary Stevens says:
Since the organization of the association
In February, 19114, the membership has en
joyed a steady growth, but there are a
nunrbfr of western Iowa editors who have
not aflillated with 11s. We believe they
would be benefited by doing so. It does
ona good to get away from work and enjoy
the company of co-workers, talk shop and
"swap yarns." Come and meet with us
and see If you are not benefited. Council
Bluffs la easy to reach from all Iowa
points; there sre good hotels and every
thing convenient. Attend this meeting. It
is desired that tveiy editor bring a copy
of his pttper and sample of his Job work,
make the meeting practical as well as
social.
C01110 prepared to take part In the dis
cussion. There are only four numbers on
the program, so there will be plenty of
llmo to thoroughly discuss each one. We
can all learn something by hearing the
Mens of others. R. R. Armstrong, who
will be the guest of the association and
read a paper on "The UichI Merchant as
an Advertiser," In a successful business
mnn at Randolph, and practices what he
will preach. A greHt deal of benefit has
been derived from tlks by practical adver
tisers, and no doubt Mr. Armstrong will
give ua some new Ideas. Bring one or two
of your local merchants and have them
take part In the discussions. They may
learn something and tell us something we
never heard of. The other three papers
are by members of the association who
need no Introduction.
Thla Is the program for the meeting,
which was arranged by a committee com
posed of W. P. VV'ortnian. Malvern Leader;
W. O. Bays. Woodbine Twiner; and O. M.
Waterman, Fremont County Herald:
10 A. M. Called to order.
10:15 A. M. "Subscription Getters," Fred
W. Hill. Hamburg Republican.
Discussion Led by L. B. Cunningham of
the Olenwood Opinion and W. C. McClln
tock of the Tabor Beacon.
U A. M. "The Possibilities of a Small
Field," Carl C. McClure, Braddyvllle Enter
prise. Discussion Led by H. W. Kerr, Little
Sioux Hustler; Charles Ptirnell. Persia
Globe.
Appointment of committees.
Dinner.
1:30 P. M. "Exposition Advertising," L.
O. Merrill. Neola Gasette-Reporter.
Discussion led by C. VV. Hnys, Wood
bine Twiner; E. E. Hoyle, Missouri Valley
Times.
4:30 P. M. "The Local Merchant as an
Advertiser," R. R. Armstrong, merchant,
Randolph.
8:30 P. M. Business meeting. Election of
officers, reports ot committees, etc.
The officers of the association are: Presi
dent, C. C. Sheaffcr, Randolph Enterprise;
vice president, Carl C. McClure, Braddy
vllle Enterprise; secretary treasurer, E. A.
Stevens, Silver City Times.
Rowing; Association Meeting;.
At the annual meeting ot the Council
Bluffs Rowing association L. R. Griffith,
F. D. Empkle and W. E. Reed of South
Omaha were re-elected directors. The
move to Increase the annual duea waa voted
down. The question of requiring the users
of tho golf links to pay extra dues was left
to the board of directors. The report of
the secretary showed 397 members. The
president was Instructed to appoint a com
mittee of ten to bring the membership up
to the 500 limit.
The directors elected the following offi
cers: President, Emmett Tinley; vice presi
dent, H. H. Van Brunt; treasurer, E. H.
Lou gee; secretary, Fred Empkle; commo
dore. Harry Haas; vice commodore, Lloyd
Griffith.
The president appointed the following as
an auditing committee: Frank True, Harry
Badollet and X. W. Kynett
No Renters In Library.
The library board laat night passed a
resolution to the effect that after June 1
no portion of the library building would be
rented to outalde parties. This means that
the First Church of Christ. Scientist, which
has been using the auditorium for its Sun
day services, will have to seek another
location. The matter was brought up by
the Board of Education requesting that
Superintendent Beverldge be allowed to
occupy a room In tho building. The requeat
was turned down.
Latter Day Saints' Conference.
LOGAN, la., Feb. 9 - (Special.) -The
Little Sioux district, Latter Day Saints.
In aesslon here Thursday last, closed last
evening. One hundred and fifty delegates
were present. Seventy-three delegatea
were elected to attend the general con
ference to be held at Lamonl la., April 8,
1909. Elder Sidney Pitt of Persia was
elected president of the Little Stoux dis
trict. Elder Paul M. Hansen of Sioux
City, missionary W. W. Baker of Logan
and Annie Stuart of Mondamln were
elected president and secretary ot the Sun
day school organisation of the district;
W. R. Adams of Logan and Lew G. Mann
of Morehcad, president and secretary
of the Rellglo order.
Attempt to Kill Himself Sacreeds.
WATERLOO, la., Feb. 9.-(Speclal Tele
gram.) Shelton Carlyle, aged 60, of La
porte, died at a hospital In this city to
day. He attempted suicide last Tuesday,
nearly severing both hands at the wrist.
Fearing death would not coma he swal
lowed twenty gralna of morphine. Mental
worry over a fine Imposed for selling liquor
was the cause.
. Boy Killed by Falling; Tree.
CHARLES CITY. Ia.. Feb. .-(Speclal
Telegram.) A fatal accident ocurred Sit-
uraay at me nome or August i.ewrae, 111
teen miles northwest of town. He was
engaged In cutting down treea and his boy
waa watching htm when the tree began
falling the boy started to run out of the
way, but was caught In the corner of the
fence and the tree fell on him crushing his
head. He died almost Instantly.
fanned Uooda Short Wright.
DAVENPORT, la., Feb. .-(8peclal Tele
gram.) A federal agent has aelxed .1J0
cana of peas in a local warehouse for short
weight under the pure food law.
Iowa Newa Notes.
IOWA FA 1. 1. S The Lincoln rentrnarv
J will be generally observed try the cltl-
xena or this city next Friday. In tire
afternoon all departments of the public
schools will give suitable Lincoln pro
grams, and In the evening tha public will
unite In exercises at the Metropolitan.
IOWA FALL8 Word haa been received
here that F. K. Ioxey. who waa master
mechanic for the Hi. Faul Ac Iks Moines
road up to a short time ago. haa Just been
appointed foreman of the Illinois Central
shops at Vleksburg. Mixa. Mr. lioxey waa
in the employ ot tha Central at Waterloo
prior to coming here with 8t. Faul Pes
Motnes.
IOWA FALI.S-Late Saturday night
the coronor'a jury consisting of F. D.
Feet. J. J. Carelton and K. E. Foater. sum
moned by Acting Coroner Justice H. K.
Martin, to Inventlgate the violent death
of Mra. Fred Heyl. returned a verdict
of suicide, this finding belli based on the
evidence at the Inquest by dosen or more
nltnesses. Despondency over nisrital -troublma
ts th only reason assigned fur
the aoman s ai t j
MOVE- FOR INVESTIGATION
Senator Bruce of Can County Starts
the Ball Rolling.
BOARD OF CONTROL THE TARGET
Nam her of Minor Measares Paaaed nn
by the Lra-lslatnre, hat Nothing
in the Way ot Important
Legislation.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
DF.S MOINES. Feb. 9-(8pecial.)-Sen-ator
Bruce of Cass ccunty opened up the
movement for Investigation of the affairs
of the State Board of Control and of the
management of state institutions by offer
ing In the senate today a bill to provide
for the investigation. He would have
named a committee of eleven members of
the present legrslHturr, to hold office until
after the close of the r.txt. session, the
icmmlttee to be' named first by th gov
ernor, lieutenant governor and speaker, and
afterwards elected by the legislature in
Joint session. The members are to be paid
15 per day and are to Inquire into the busi
ness methods and management ml all Insti
tutions and In oil offices o( Uia state and to
report on whether or not salaries should
be Increased or decreased, and as to con
solidation of departments, etc An appro
priation of W.OnO Is made for the commence
ment of the work. The committee la espe
cially to look Into the affairs cf the stat
Institutions, and its creation Is supposed
to be a part of the attack which atartcd
upon the prison at Fort Madison.
Fly Screens Compulsory.
Senator Peterson introduced a bill to
mike fly screens ccmpuhory on resiau ant,
dining rooms, etc., In public places and
fining the owner of such a place for
failure to place screens. . Senator Clark
also introduced a drastic measure to com
pel cleanliness about restaurants and
bakeries and giving boards of health power
to Investigate and order changes.
Representative Bon well Introduced today
a measure to close saloons at 8 o'clock In
stead of at 10 o'clock.
Representative Fenn of Clarke proposed
a concurrent resolution memorializing Iowa
members of congress to support the bill to
establish a parcels post In the United
States.
Sheriffs' Mileage Bill.
The bill by Saunders with regard to sher
iffs' mileage caused a. discussion In the
senate. The bill la- asked by the sheriffs,
so that they can collect mileage on civil
cases after they retire from office. It was
opposed on the ground that the mileage of
sheriffs Is already more than the costs of
serving papers. It was sent back to com
mittee. The senate passed a bill to change the
name of the county poor farm In Iowa
to "county homes." It also passed a house
bill to give free Ice to officers of the Sol
diers' Home.' ;" '
The house passed a bill giving Jurors $2.50
a day instead of S3 os at present, also, a
bill to permit the Judges In Polk county
naming their own bailiffs; also three legal
ising acts. .
In the aenate Balkema, introduced a reso
lution for adjournment. February 12 to 16.
The visiting committee resolution was laid
over. , . 'rr.it ,
Will O.Ter a, Reward.
Governor Carroll will offer a reward by
the state for the apprehension of the mur
derer of Miss Rosen In Ottumwa. Senator
Moon and Judge Roberts called upon him
today and laid before him thawhole mat
ter. The case is regarded as one of the
most heinous In tha history of the state,
and while the governor was hot yet ready
to Issue a proclamation, he will do so.
Mlnlatera to Clean Up Des Molaea.
At the meeting of the Des Moines Minis
terial association this morning plans for
cleaning up Des Moines was discussed by
the ministers. Canon Bell, the new Episco
palian minister from Omaha, consumed
much of the time of the meeting with a
description of the evils he has found in
Des Moines. Bad shows came In for a
scoring from Canon Bell. Superintendent of
Public Safety Hamery haa offered Die
ministers his co-operation and he Is going
to furnish tbem with one of the dally police
bulletins.
Kentero ft Co. Two ladles, two gents.
Singing, dancing, Juggling and acrobats,
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednes
day at the Diamond theater.
50,008 Free Bottles
of Hair Remover
A Positive Remedy That Takes Awar
Superfluous Hairy Growths With
out Hunting the rikln.
No woman wth a mustache, or indeed
with any auperflous hair disfiguring either
her face, anna or bust, need suffer such
mortification any longer. To relieve all
audi unhappiness 60,000 hot ties of the
wonderful remedy Elec-tro-la will be given
away absolutely free to women constantly
miserable because of such unnatural, un
sightly growths.
Mo ITeed How for Hair oar tha aee. A Core
With Bleo-tro-la Is a Our That X.asts.
No matter how heavy or light the
growth, It can be destroyed In a few min
utea with Elec-tro-la. With perfect safety,
it can be used on the face, neck, arms,
bust or any portion of the body. There is
no other remedy like It. It positively will
not Irritate, burn or Bear the most tender
skin, no matter how lung It Is left on, and
never falls to remove even the most ob
stinate growth almost Instantly. You who
have tried eo-called curea without auccess
can gain permanent lasting effect with
Flec-tio-la not merely temporary relief
for once It destroys the hair roots the
growth can never return.
To prove what we ay we have decided
to give a trial bottle free to every one of
a0, 000 men or women who write for It,
enclosing a two-cent atamp to cover mail
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HON. M. H. P. WILLIAMS, JR
Chamberlain's Cong
The tendency of medical science is towards preventive measures. It is easier to prevent
than to cure. This is especially true of pulmonary diseases. Pneumonia, bronchitis, chronic
catarrh and consumption are all diseases that have their beginning in a cold, and which in most
cases could have been cured. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is famous for its cures of colds,
and all danger from these diseases may be avoided if it is properly used.
The above endorsement of this remedy is only one out of many thousands of similar letters
received by the manufacturers of this remedy. All over the country in every home where it has
been used it has proved itself to be a blessing.
It is as good for a child as an adult, as it contains absolutely nothing injurious, and fot
coughs, colds, croup and whooping cough, it has no equal. Price 25 cents, large size 50 cents. ,
HALF MILLION FOR DRAINAGE
Big Project Will Reclaim Fertile Land
in Western Iowa.
THREE COUNTIES ' INTERESTED
Valley Fifteen Miles Wide and ton.
talnlngT Four Hundred Thousand
Acres of Farm Land W ill Be
Restored to Cultivation.
ONAWA. Ia., Feb. .-(Special.)-The
greatest drainage project In the middle
west Is now being developed In the Mis
souri river bottom In Iowa in the counties
of Woodbury, Monona and Harrison. These
counties comprise some of the richest land
In the United States. This Is a valley of
about fifteen miles In width, bordered on
one aide by the Missouri river and on the
other by an Irregular line of bluffs above
which stretch the rolling prairies so charac
teristic of Iowa. The aoll Is a ilch, heavy,
dark, drift loam of alluvial deposit, and of
wonderful and seemlnly Inexhaustible fer
tility and unsurpassed in productiveness.
The fall In this valley, however. Is only
about one foot to the mile. This district Is
drained by the Missouri river and Us tribu
tary, the Little Sioux river. The Little
8ious river drains an Immense tract of
land, over 400,000 acres, and in the spring
when the hills in which Its source Is situ
ated are deluged with rains, it rises with
great rapidity and spreading out over the
level bottom land for miles carries In Its
wake ruin and disaster. In years when
the -rains are especially . heavy, this land
becomes a sea of water that ruins crops
and hay lands and prevents any farming.
In Woodbury county there are about 43.O00
acres subject to this overflow. wt)ile a
large portion of Monona county bottom
land, amounting to about 99,000 acres is,
during this season submerged. However,
during a normal year this section Is practi
cally unaffected, and wonderful results
and yields are obtained from it.
Relieve Flood Sltuatlona. '.
To relieve the flood situation was the
problem that arose, it seemed that to drain
the land with largo ditches wus the only
solution, thus providing an outlet , for a!!
thla accumulation of water. This was
agitated by tire press , and by the cltixens
and farmers and. In July, .1808, the two
boards of supervisors of Monona and Harri
son counties let the' contract for the
Monona Harrl-on ditch. The work was de
layed on account of litigation in court and
not until April 1907 waa It resumed.
A few years ago what was known as the
Woodbury-Monona ditch was constructed.
This ditvh commence, In Woodbury county
and ran south along the line of Wolf creek
into Monona county to a point connecting
with the west fork of the Little Sioux river.
This connection Is three miles from the
confluence of the west, fork of the Utile
81oux. At this connection the Monona
Harrison ditch was started. It runs In a
south and southwesterly direction for over
twenty-five miles and empties directly into
I the Missouri river.
Besides the big ditch many laterals, cut
offs and amall ditches were constructed.
By placing cutoffs In tho bends of the rixer
the channel length of the stream la short
ened. In one cutoff of 450 arils In length
three and a htlf miles are savtxl In the
old channel. The engineer of this project
estimates that by straightening the river
with cutoffs it will carry three times as
much water aa before. There are eleven
cutoffa constructed at the present timo.
The upper part of the Monona-Harrison
ditch is forty-five feet wide at the bottom
and an average depth of eight to ten feet,
but when it geta down in the middla of
Monona county it widens out to a fifty-foot
baae, with a top aeventy-flve to eighty feet
wide and from ten to eighteen feet in depth,
below the surface of the land. Home of lbs
river cutoffs are deeper than this.
Cat hy Dredge Baals.
This Is all being dug by dredge boats.
In tha cutoffs, laterals and small ditches
dredges with one large dipper are used.
A BLESSING TO ANY COMMUNITY
There were three of these large machines
running the last year. They are tho prop
erty of the Canal Construction company of
Chicago, wh'ch had the contract for the
upper section of ' the big ditch. On the
lower section mty' be seen the largest in
land dredge In' the t'ntted Statea. It Is
owned by the Farls-Kesl Construction com
pany of Bolae, 'Idaho, 'This mammoth ma
chine, which cost over $60,000, digs with an
endless chain of buckets, each carrying
one-third of a yard of material excavated.
Thla chain contains sixty-six buckets and
makes a complete revolution In a minute,
thus excavating twenty-two cubic yards per
minute when running at full capacity. This
is dumped Into a hopper and is carried out
to the sides bv conveyors. Its rated ca
pacity is 15.000 cubic yards in twenty-four
hours. This machine is running now and
the work Is being rapidly pushed to com
pletion. F. S. Holbrook of Des Moines Is
the present engineer In charge of construc
tion. The costs of these improvements are paid
by a special assessment of taxea levied
against the lands benefited thereby. After
the tax is levied, the land owner Is given
an opportunity to pay his portion in cash
without Interest. Whenever land owners
do not pay their portion ot such special
assessment bonds, secured by the land
against which the taxes are' unpaid, are
sold to meet the payments of the estimates
of the work of construction aa it progresses.
In the Monona-Harrison drainage district a
block of bonds amounting to $397,000 waa
sold, which Is secured by about 70,000 acres
of land. The total estimated cost of this
drain tge project is $500,000.
SOUTH DAKOTA LEGISLATION
Tax Commission Bill Debated, bat
Falls to Come to a
Vote.
PIERRE, 8. D.. Feb. t.-rSpecial Tele
gram.) Uovernor Vessey today sent to the
senate the namea of T. B. Fltapatrlck of
P.apid City, A. B. Nelson of Pierre, and
Arthur Llnri of Canton, as members of the
(Soldiers' Home board, and the tame were
confirmed by the senatr-.
The house devoted most of its time at
the afternoon se.slon In committee of the
whole, discussing the proposition of a stale
tax commission.' The bill fjr that pur
pose was supported by Larson of Minne
haha, I -arson of Union and Taylor and
was opposed by Barllne and Whiting. The
committee will sit again Wednesday to
give It further consideration. From all sen
timent which can be gathered, the chances
appear to he against such a measure.
Tire principal house bills presented today
were: A maximum freight rate bill by Mc
Donnell; a hill reducing the specific grav
ity of gasoline to be admitted Into tli
stale from 80 to S3, and a resolution me
morializing congress to set aside a town
shli In the South Dakota bad landa aa a
national reserve.
The senate fought out the herd law prop
osition, which was being asked for by the
homesteaders west of the river. The bill
was championed by Hare and opposed by
all of the rest of the senators from west of
the Missouri except N'hiulst, and the prop
osition was killed on vote on the com
mittee report.
A bill in the senate today provides for
a stale Hag., to be a blazirg sun on a blue
field, with the woids "Sunshine State" In
an arc. the flag to be one and onc-t!.lrd
timej as long as It Is wide.
TIMBER FRAUDSTn" OKLAHOMA
Wholesale Thefts la southeast Part f
Slate Inearthed by Uattrs
meat Aetata.
ML'SKOGEE. Okl.. Feb. . Alleged timber
frauds and thefts of gigantic proportions
are said to have been unearthed by the
government timber Inspectois in southeast
Oklahoma, and are under investigation by
the federal grand Jury which convened
here today after a four days' recess. There
are about fifty witnesses who will testify
and twelve of them were examined today.
They were from the vicinity of Talihlna
and Grant, in the Choctaw nation. Relative
to the alleged frauds the government offi-
"Whoever relieves aches and pains
and cures the sick is a friend to human
ity, and an honest medicine deserves
praise. As prevention is better than
cure, and a cold is the beginning of
a great number of diseases so a good
cough remedy is a blessing to any com
munity,. says Hon. Mason H. P. Wil
liams, Jr., of Frankfort, Ky., in a letter
to the Chamberlain Medicine Com
pany. Reliable Cough Remedy
He further says: "You have my
hearty endorsement in placing before
the public an honest cough remedy,1
one which can safely be used by young
and old and can be relied upon to do
just what is claimed for it. I wish
you abundant success. Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy has many friends here."
This medicine makes friends wher
ever it goes, and when once used in a
home nothing can be found which will
quite take its place.
Remedy
clals remain redeem, but from other sources
it is learned that several large' timber
companies are said to have been cutting'
fine hardwood timber on Indian' landa fur
years. Much pine timber Is also said' to
have been used.
In a number of instances the United
Statea Indian rgent has been compelled to
eject persona fiom tho limber laud.., ,,; '
The foreman from or.o of the saw mills
near Talihlna was one of the witnesses to
day, but It Is not known whether or not.
his concern is involved. A SDccial examiner
for the government Is expected to appear
before the grand Jury tomorrow. It Is un
derstood he has secured evidence against
the largest timber companies In Oklahoma.
LANTERN SLIDES STOLEN
Collection Depleting Wild, Animals
Belonglna to (1. O. Shields
TaUen by Thief.
nci'vo, nrv.,reD.i. kj. onieras. preei
dent of the League of American Sportsmen,
editor of Shields Magaxine. war robbed In'
the Reno station laat night of his suitcase,
containing all his valuable lantern slides of
wild animals. Shields lives in New York,
and has been traveling for the last month
In California at the request of David Starr
Jordan, president of the Leland Stanford
university.
CHIEF OF POLICE
Canadian Officer Poisoned by Weeds
Eczema Developed and Legs
Became Scaly Ankles were Very
Sore and Itchy For Weeks He
Could Not Wear Shoes.
FREED FROM' ITCHING
BY CUTICURA REMEDIES
"I have) beein successfully cured of
dry acsema. I waa inspecting the re
moval of noxious weeds, it being part
of my duty, from tho edge of a river and
waa constantly in tha dust from tha
weeds. At bight I shook out my trou-
sera and cleansed my limbs, but felt a
prickly sansation. 1 paid no attention
to it for two years, hut 1 noticed a scum
on my legs like flah scale. I could
scrape it off, and yet I did not attend
to it until it carno to be too itchy and
sore and began getting twq running
sores. My ankle were all sore tod
scabby and I could not wear shoes. I had '
to use carpet and felt slippers for weeks.
I was then on particular police duty and
was compelled to be on duty. I got a
cake of the Cuticura Soap and somo
Cuticura Ointment. In leas than ten
days I could put on mr boota and in
leas than threo weeks, though on duty
all the time. I was free) from tha con
rounded itching. I tell you franklr
that Cuticura saved ma from what tha -doctors
called a had leg. C'apt. (ieorga
P. Bliss, Chief of Poli. Morris, Mani
toba, Mar. 20, 1007, and Kept. 24, 100a."
For Baby's Bath
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