TIFE OMAHA DAILY BEE: THURSDAY. MARCH 1f. 1000.
Council Bluffs
Council Bluffs
Council Bluffs
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Iowa
Iowa
Minor Mention
Tae Oomaeil Staffs Offtos f
Omaha Bse Is as IS Boo Street.
Beta ThoiH 43.
Davis, drugs
Horwiek. wall paper.
t.ewis Cutler, funeral director. 'Phone S7.
Woodrlng I'wlertaking company. Tel. 33t.
1' At'HT BEEK AT ROGERS' BUFFET.
Majestic ranges, P. C. DeVol lldwre. Co.
Cut flower". Herman Bros, florist. 10
Pearl stteet.
Picture framing a spcchilit y. C. E. Alex
ander, "31 Broadway
XV. XX. I1' kersuu, the watchmaker, ha
moved to ;il Went P.roadw&y.
BATRH. LONGENECKKR POUND,
i ndrriakrrs. 'Pliutie l-'2. 14 N. Main 8t.
T H. Kls' II ha rceelcd Word of the
'cnth of his brother. H. B. Klscll. In Den
ver. II" leave a wife ami daughter.
building penult was i.sucd vosterday
t K. V. 'ae. for a one-story frame resi
dence nl IIS Eleventh avenue to cost $'.',iX).
P. B. SolI'vati. who has been visiting rls
tir e here, will leave today for Edmonton.
Canada, to resume li in work In railroad
oust ruction.
Thi- regular meeting of the Woman's
Christian Temperance union will lip held
this afternoon In the Huh room of the
public library building;.
A marrlago Ihense was Issued yesterday
tr. .fames Iirlvcr. nurd ?1 nnd Helen Witt,
aged I ft. both of Money Crock. Ia. They
were married by Rev. Henry DeI,ong.
Mrs. F. a Armstrong yesterday fl'cd suit
for divorce from Harry Armitrong to
whom she was married January 7. 1308 In
this city. She alleges cnipl and Inhuman
treatment.
Jim Watson, who was stabbed bv an un
identified tlrcek on WpkI Broadway, Mon
day night Is expected to recover. Ills
wound, while severe Is not as serious, It
Is said, as f rs t reported.
officers and members of Harmony chap
ter, order of the Eatern Star, are re
qiiented to meet Ht Masonic Temple tills
Hfternoon at I :'J o'clock to attend the
funeral of .Mrs. Harriet Knohlock.
Word lias been received here f the death
Ht Gordon. Neb., of Oardlncr A. Hevwood.
formerly m resident of Oeunell Bluffs for
thirty-six years. Mr. Heywood was 71
; ears of age. He was married at Nauvoo,
III.. In 1st:, and i-nme to Council Bluffs
soon after. He left Council Bluffs In 1SS5
nud took up his residence In Sheridan
county, Nebraska where he lived until his
death.
Mrs. Beside Children, wife of W. C. Child
ren, died yt'Hlrrday uc tnlnn ut the Jennie
Kdmunilpon hospital, after a brief lllnos.
Hi epHM,.,! was IK viuia of Hge and besides
her htiKhand hi survived by one sou and on"
daughter. Tin- funeral will lie held Thurs
day Hfternoon at J:'.',' o'clock from the resi
dence of Mr. Children's mother, Mrs. 8. K.
Children. : a Third street and Interment
will be In Walnut Villi cemetery.
Itenl lisiale Transfers.
These transfers were reported to The
Bee. March IK by the PottuwHttamle
C unty Abstract company of Council Bluffs:
Ida K. Gingery and inn-bund to Jnhn
c. Vuorhees, land In sections 20 and
yt. In 77-19. w. il $ 86,375
John J. West and wife to C. A. Scni-
ple. part lot 4 Aud'a subdivision of
aw'i noli of 12-73-40, w. d 300
V. A. Sample and wire to W. W.
McRory, undivided one-half of lot 2J.
Ami's subdivision of nw' ue'.A of
13-71-), w. d 400
Knlli! C. Gundy, et mI, to Mary A.
tiundy. e,i no of 32-7tt-U8, q. c. d... I
Harrv H. Spalll. ct al. to Henry O.
Oundy. ct al, neA of 3.,-7tf-38. n. c. d 6,0
K. H. l.UKee und wife to Wilbur O.
Reynolds, lots 8. n. and lo. In block
7. In Plcrc's subdivision In Council
Bluffs, w. d W
3uv C. Barton, widower, to B. F.
Martin, Iota 4. S and fi In block 13, In
Colby's WhIiiiiI Grove addition to
IV nncll Blu.'ls, w. d 150
5uy C. Barton, widower1, to Lucinda
J. Mit it I n, lots I. 2 und 3. In block 13,
In Colby's Walnut Grove addition to
. Council Bluffs, w. d 150
R. C. Read and wife to Charles Drake,
Iota 7 and M, In block 2. Arnold
Flint addition to Oakland, la., w. d. 1,100
r.luv C. Barton, trustee, to Ouy C.
Barton I' ta 10. II, 13 and It In block
11; lot 11', block 12; lots 1, 2, 3. 4. 6 and
6 In Mock 13. and lots I, 2. 3. 4 5. II. 7.
8 and !. In block 14. In Colby's Wal
nut Grove- addition to Council Bluffs,
q. c. d 1
Omaha Oranl and Smelting company
to Guy C. Barton, same, q. c. d 1
Al. Rlcbe and wife to l.lnnle M.
Prouty. lot 10, In block 3 In High
land Place addition to Council
Bluffs, w. d 5.V)
Treasurer to Painter Knox, undivided
three-fourths of lot 5 In block 2 In
Plulnvlew addition to Council Bluffs,
tax deed S3
Same to same, undivided three-fourths
of lot 6 In block 1 In Plalnvh w addi
tion to council Bluffs, tax deed 93
Ella M. M.'ncll, widow, to John J.
and Soren J. Myrtue. part lot 3 In
block 5, In Mynater a addition to
Council Bluffs, w. d 1,000
Georgo H. Kettrlng. et al. to Wil
liam Groneweg, part lot tS. Thomaa
lOlder's addition to Council Bluffs,
q. c. d 1
W. M. Hmdrlx and wife to Fred H.
Ever, lota 26 and 26 in block 34.
In Central subdivision In Council
Bluffs, w. d C'iO
Total eighteen transfer I77.4S1
PROFITS UF THE GANG BiC
Hundred Sixty-Two Thousand Dollars
from April to October.
QUARTER OF MILLION AT BLUFFS
Complete I 1st of Irtlma for All
Month and the Amount Eark One
nf the Mike Contributed tn
the ftana'a Foods.
According to the memoranda Contained
In a small red leather account book be
longing; to J. O. May-bray, the alleged head
of the "swindling syndicate," the profits
of the gang from Its operations in Council
Blnrfs between April 1 and October 13 of
last year amounted to 1162.593. Maybray's
share of this amount, according to the same
little account book, was 23,892.
This little red leather memorandum hook
was found, with many other papers, In
Maybray's trunk when he was arrested In
Little Rock, and la now In possession of
the federal authorities. In thla little hook
Maybray evidently kept his private account
of the tricks turned by lilm and Ills gang
of bunco artists. One entry In thla book
shows that the gang turned between April
1 and Or-tober 13 of last year twenty-nine
"tricks," netting the swindlers the neat
sum of $162,595. Another entry shows that
between October 28 and November 15 the
profits were 19,000, but there Is nothing to
indicate how many "tricks" were turned
to aecuro this amount.
From the memoranda found In Mabray's
trunk, Poptoffice Inspector Bwenson has
found evidence that Maybray and bis as
sociates cleaned up $256,233 from their oper
ations In Council Bluffs alone during the
fall of 1H07 and during the several months
of 1908 they made this city their headquar
ters. This large sum of money. Mr. Swen
snn said yesterday, represented what they
secured by fake horse races, wrestling
matches" and prize fights In Council Bluffs
alone. Even this sum, Mr. Bwenson says,
does not represent all the "earnings" of
the gang, us he knows of several victims
who dropped good slied bank rolls here
during this period whose names aro not to
he found among the papers discovered in
Ma bray's trunk.
1, 1st of the Victims.
Maybray and his gang operated In Coun
cil Bluffs during part of the. f 11 of 1907,
whllo their headquarters wero actually In
New Orleans. Maybray s memoranda bear
Indisputable evidence that the gang turned
"tricks" In Council Bluffs during the fall
or 18U7. Here is the list of "tricks" turned
by the gang In Council Bluffs between
April 1 and October 13 with the dates,
names of victims and the amounts "con
tributed," by the Mikea, all of which data i
la taken from the little red leather private
account bork of J. C. Maybray:
April 2, Z. Plerpont, Maryvllle, Mo., $2,100.
April 25, J. Hemembracht, Bancroft, Is'eb.,
$5,000.
May 4, M. Meuer, Bristol, 8. D., $10,000.
May 6, R. L. King. Fowler, Colp., $2,000.
May 9, C. E. Haywarxf, Garden City,
S. I).. $f.,000.
May 12. Edwin James, Blue Springs.
Neh., $5,000.
May 18, Hhentle Nelnah. Wis.. $4,000.
May 26. A. Harrington. Minneaoolia.
Minn., $5,000.
May 28, Bline, Chicago, $1,440.
June 3. J. C. Bowman. Silverton. Colo..
$13,700.
June 1.i. Day ft Mansfield, "Wlnnebego.
Neb.. $3,750.
July 3, Joseph P. Walker, Denver Colo.,
$5,305.
July 9. Bhull. Minneapolis, Minn. $2,S00.
July 15, J. Corby, Chicago, $2,000.
July 17, George Brown, Horton, Kan.,
$3,200.
July 23, Thomas Cale.-Fond Du Lac, Wis.,
$S.noo.
July 25. C. Walker. Denver Colo., $5,000.
July 17. Adolph Yeake, Hardin, Mont.,
$1,250.
August S. E. G. Alspaugh, Tcrre Haute,
Tnd., $1,600.
August 17, Samuel Sutor. Cass , Lake,
Minn.. $5,000.
August 18. D. C. Harrington, Pipestone.
Minn.. $2,000.
August 20, Harrington, Hartsel, Colo.,
$4,000.
August 21. W. IT. Bedford. Ray, Mo.,
$5 onn.
September 2. Servlus & WTialen. Port
Arthur, Canada. $.noo.
September 8. Mattlntrly. Nashville, Tenn.,
$5000.
Pr.tniber 16. Alex Detain. Walton, Wis.,
$2,500.
fSertember 22, George F. Castle, Britt, la.,
$5,000.
October 1. George S. Bedford, Greeley,
Colo.. $12,250.
October 13. T. W. Ballew, Princeton, Mo.,
$30,000.
State Ciranrii .Inry at Work.
The grand Jury which was impaneled yes
terday afternoon at the opening of the
March term of district court (bjf Judge O.
D. Wheeler started right to .work, on what
County Attorney Hess stated ' Will be a
thorough investigation of the. swindling
operations of J. C. Maybray and his gang
National
Because they're the Nation's Choice
National
Because Baking Perfection ap
proved by the whole Nation made
?f? f$ S (7 G5
The National Soda Cracker
r)f bunco stirrer, who made Council Bluffs
their headquarters and the scene of their
activities during several months of last
year.
The length of time that this Investigation
by the district grand Jury will take will
depend upon the number of victims who
come here to testify. It Is said that several
members of the "Order of Mikes" organised
by Maybray are in the city In response to
the request of Postmaster Inspector Swen
son to come to Council Bluffs and testify
before the district grand Jury, b it if tills
Is the ca?e, most of them are keeping under
cover. Samuel Sutor. the hotel man from
Cass like. Minn., who was "bumppd" for
$1,000, Is here, having remained In the city
after appearing before the I'nlted Plates
grand Jury, which returned two Indictments
against Maybray and one 'of the tatter's
alleged accomplice. C. C. Vanderbeek of
St. Louis, who dropped $2,500 through the
machinations of the gang. Is here, as Is W.
H. Bedford of Ray, Mo., who was buncoed
out tf $.'),0ii0. Both BedTord and Vanderbeek
were In consultation with County Attorney
Hess and Mr. Swenson yesterday afternoon
In the former's office in the court hou.se.
It was said that a rr,n named Collins
from Dallas Center, la., who dropped a
big bank roll was also here, but he could
not be located yesterday. Two Denver men,
one of whom Is aald to be connected with
a leading trust company of that city, are
rumored to be here, but are avoiding any
publicity.
C. C. Vanderbeek, according to Post
office Inspector Bwenson. dropped $2500,
and would have lost $3,000 more had his
wife not delayed In sending him the draft
from St. IOuls. The draft came, but, for
tunately for the St. Louis man, arrived one
day late. The gang evidently fearing to
wait for the arrival of the draft, pulled off
the race and took what Vanderbeek had
with him, namely, $2,500.
On convening court. Judge Wheeler an
nounced that the saloon Injunction cases,
of which there Is a long list, would he
taken up on Monday, March 29. M. S.
Odle, attorney for the Iowa Anti-Saloon
league, was In court, as he appears as at
torney for the twenty-eight suits brought
against local saloons by Joseph lender, a
resident of Oakland. Leader's suits are
against the following saloons: L. Rosen
feldt & Co., August Boyson. George L.
Smith. M. Kempkes. Mrs, Anna Karrer,
Emit Kuhl. Gregers Jensen, Charles Wight
man. State Hotel company, J. McCluggage,
Pat Donahue, F. B. Cunningham, L. Mitch
ell, Charles Moldaner, Hansen A Nielsen,
Charles Henrietta, Charles Lefbold, Phoenix
Bar company, Edward Murphy, C. Gelse &
Son. C. A. Burrlght, Neumayer A Mergen,
W. P. Kane, Barnhart & Klein, W. T. Fry,
John Mergen, Hans Clausen and Beth May.
The docket Is unusually heavy and the
term promises to be a busy one.
BATTEV I1SIIICTMKNT I COO 11
Judge Thornell Overrnles the Motion i
of Defendant to Quash.
Judge Thornell, after hearing additional
evidence yesterday morning, overruled the
motion of H. V. Battey, former clerk of
the district court, to quash the indictment
returned against him by the district court
grand Jury on February 20 on tho charge
of embezzling funds alleged to have be
longed to the county.
In handing down his decision Judge
Thornell made a statement as to how the
grand Jury came to be called before him
nn February 20 after a "no bill" had been
voted. He recited the circumstances con
nected with the resubmission of the Battey
case to the grand Jury, the request of the
grand Jury for a conference with the court
and the court's additional Instructions to
the grand Jury as to the law on embezzle
ment and other crimes.
He said that he overruled the motion, as
he held that the chntges of coercion were
not sustained by' tho evidence. In an
nouncing his decision lie suggested that
while possibly some of the Jurors may have
been improperly Influenced by lils Instruc
tions aa lo the law In the case, that was
not the fault nf the codYt and that the
court could not be held responsible for the
failure to make finished lawyers of grand
Jurors in the course of fifteen minutes.
"It appears from the statements of some
of the Jurymen that they had received as
a -result of the court's Instructions an er
roneous Idea of the law. but the court
could not avoid that. It Is Impossible to
make lawyers of Jurymen In a day, and
the matter ia one on which the supreme
court can pass," Judge Thornell said.
Immediately after the announcement of
the court's decision counsel for Battey
filed a motion for a change of venue from
Council Bluffs. The motion charges that
prejudice exists In this portion of Pot
tawattamie county against Battey, which
would prevent him having a fair and Im
partial trial as provided by law.
The motion for a change of venue does
JB)lfe)
not suggest where the eae should be
transferred, hut In the event of the appli
cation being granted It will probably be
taken to Harrison or Mills county. The
motion Is supiKirted by affidavits of I. N.
Fllcklnger. Fremond Benjamin and George
S. Wright, members of the local bar.
On the hearing being resumed yesterday
morning the testimony of P. 3. Moran,
George W, Jensen and H. C. Jenkins, the
three remaining members of the- grand
Jury who had nit testified Monday after
noon, was taken. Their testimony did not
differ materially from that of the previous
witnesses. County Attorney Hess made a
statement In which be denied that he hail
threatened or Intimidated the Jury. He
snld that his appearance before the grand
Jury was merely for the purpose of calling
to Its attention evidence In connection
with the Battey case which It had ap
parently overlooked.
The motion for a change of venue does
not bar Battey from appealing from Judge
Thornell's ruling.
The following first assignment of equity
cases was made by Judge Wheeler yester
day afternoon:
Thursday, March 18 State agslnst E. C.
Goodrich et al.: State against Beck: State
against BhermHn A Haley et al.: Slate
against W. E. Meyers et al.; State against
Mary E. Noble et al.: State against John
Llnder; State against Emit Toldbot et al.;
Stato against Msrquardt Bros, et al.; State
against Andy Splekerman et al.; State
against A. Loftman et al.; state against L.
R. Bloedel.
Saturday, March 20 XV. H. Wood against
National Real Estate and Investment Com
pany et al.; George P. Smith against Dor
othy J. Foster et al.
Monday, March 22 Jessica Siedentopf
against A. C. Keller et al. ; Dora Hamer
agslnst William Hamer.
Tuesday, March 23 Charles Schroeder
against C. F. Oerock: Benjamln-Fehr Real
Estate Company against Robert J. Clancy
et al.
Wednesday, March 24 Arthur S. Beede
against. Nels Nelson: Kate R. Troupe
against Elifatieth M Button et al.
Thursday, March 25 B. J. Lund against
Charles T. Chrlstensen et al. final report
Frank B. Hahn estate; J. W. Rounds A
Co. against A. F. Mammen.
Friday. March 26 Will F. Siedentopf
against William Moore; Ethelan R. Teague
against Orvllle E. Teague; Friend Leonard
Hays against Maggie A. Hays.
Saturday, March 27 First National Bank
of Council Bluffs against City of Council
Bluffs.
Monday. March 29 Twenty-eight saloon
Injunction cases. Josenh leader, plaintiff.
Tuesday, March 30 Arthur A. Gaines
against William Barker et al.
nonslnar Interest tn Mlnalona.
For the purpose of inciting Interest in tho
Interdenominational laymen's movement for
mission work, committees composed of pas
tors and lay members of several churches
of this city held meetings last evening In
six towns in this and neighboring counties.
The object of these meetings was to or
ganize branches of the movement prelim
inary to a state meeting to be held In Des
Moines Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
of next week.
The meetings held last night and the dele
gations from Council Bluffs attending them
were as follows:
Neola Rev. Frank A. Case, O. J. Mc
Manus, W. K. Killpack, Louis Orcutt.
Logan Rev. 8. Grant Lewis, J. P. Hess,
C. W. Senlft. Dr. L. L. Poston; W. E. Mc
Connell. Woodbine Rev. A. V. Babbs, J. G. Wads
worth. XV. J. Ieverett, C. M. Atherton.
Malvern Rev. G. XV. Bell, Harry Curtis,
Dr. R. O. Williams.
Missouri Valley Rev. J. M. Williams. K.
R. Jackson, B. F. Driscoll, R. B. Wallace,
Prof. S. L. Thomas.
Glenwood Rev. John William Jones. Rev.
Frank Caldwell, C. C. Clifton, Henry Peter
son, Joseph XV. Smith, C. F. Kimball, A. J.
Jorgcnson.
Series of Lenten neadlnR.
The Methodist churohes of thla city wl'.l
conduct a series of-Jwoekly union Lenten
readings commencing today and closing on
Good Friday. There will be four such
services and they will be held at 4 o'clock
In the afternoon at the Broadway church.
The following is the program for the
series:
Wednesday. March . 17 "The Cultivation
of Faith; A Message of the Spring Time,"
Rev. Frank Caldwell. I
Wednesday. March 24 "The Certitudes of
the Gospel." Rev. S. Grant Iwla.
Wednesday, March 31 "Purposes of the
Incarnation; or. What Is Christianity?"
Rev. A. V. Babbs.
Good Friday. April 9 "Immortality ; The
Homeward Instinct of the Soul," Rev.
James W. Williams.
Meeting; of Probation Officers.
Rev. Henry DeLong received yesterday a
copy of the program of the meeting of
probation officers to be held In Des Moines
next Tuesday. Mr. DeLong Is on the pro
gram for an address on "My Experience
In Settling Cases Out of Court." Judge A.
B. Thornell of the district court will ad-
kdresa the convention on "Rural Probation
Work." State Senator C. G. Saunders of
this city Is down for a talk on "Reforma
tory Measures." Mr. DeLong Is probation
officer of the Juvenile division of the dis
trict court of Council Bluffs.
N. T. Plumbing Co. Tel. 260. Night. F-1702.
REFLATING THE HOTELS
Senate Passes Bill Containing Stiin
gent Provisions.
CITIES MAY PENSION FIREMEN
W. A. 1 otraa Concludes lie Don Not
Want the Job of Cnslodlnn of
the Capital and His Nomi
nation Is Withdrawn.
t Front a Staff Correspondent.)
DES MOINES. March 17. lSoclal )-The
senate passed today a pill which waa
originally Introduced in the senate by
Smith of Mitchell, but which has already
passed the house. Intended to give pm
tecllon to the traveling public by placing
stringent regulations on the hotels of tho
state aa to fire escapes and safety ap
pliances and fireproof construction, also
providing a state hotel Inspector on salary,
who will look after the enforcempnt of the
law and shut up hotels that do not comply
with the law.
The senate also passed a substitute fot
the house bill In regard to quarantine ex
penses, leaving the control of quarantine
with the state board, but also providing
that the local boards shall have greater
authority over the matter of expenses.
The senate also passed the following:
Frudden hill to atlthnrize the state to
give to the cltv of Dubuque certain land
within that city.
Smith of tes Moines bill to authorise,
under certain conditions, the formation of
road districts like the drainage districts.
Moon bill requiting the enclosure of street
car platforms.
Bowman, house bill, to permit sentenc
ing to hard labor In Jail men of any age.
removing the fifty-year limit.
Kellogg, house bill, to authorize sub
miKSion of questions at a city election as
well as at a general election.
Sammls bill legalizing acts of corpora
tions not having seals.
The senate this afternoon paised the
Saunders bill to authorize cities to create
a fund for the pensioning of old disabled
firemen, also the bill from the house to
permit the trial of persons for murder,
while they are yet servlnb sentence for a
lesser crime.
Ontomelrr Bill In the llonse.
A prolonged discussion was brought out
In the house over a bill to give some regu
lation to optom-try and giving the State
Board of Health additional power to II
cense persons tr practice optometry. It de
veloped Into a general discussion of the nets
of the State Board of Health and the doc
tors In gpncral. In the end the hill failed
of pafftrc having 48 votes for and 41
against. One member had changed his vote
In order to move a reconsideration and
the bill will be brought up again.
Did Not Want to He t'nstodlan.
W. A. Young of Keokuk county, who was
appointed by Governor Carroll to be cus
todian of tl copltol bu Idlng and grounds,
after a consultation with tho governor and
members of the senate decided ho would
withdraw his name and today Governor
Carroll sent to the senate a communication
to that effect. Young would probably have
been confirmed though that Is not certain,
but the chief reason was that after Investi
gation he found that the Job was one
which he would not care to have.
I.I t tie Highway Legislation.
Highway legislation for the session Is
likely to be somewhat meager. The senate
I a sued a bill authorizing the betterment of
roads by the use of the drag, and also a
bill permitting townships to go back to
the old system of a dozen road supervisors
to a township with each farmer "working
out hie taxes," as In the old time. There
la on the senate calendar a bill favorably
recommended to authorize the establish
ment of road districts somewhat after tho
style of drainage districts, upon petition
of resident property owners and a report
of the county engineer. In such districts
It will be possible to make roads and as
sess half the cost to abutting property.
The plan of having state bonus for high
ways has not met with great favor and
the plan of having a state engineer and
directing all road building from one cen
tral authority Is not ripe.
Fish In the Bis lllvrrs.
Senator Quigley desires that the Iowa
legislature memorialize congress to lake
over complete control of the Mississippi
and Missouri rivers Insofar aa It relates to
fishing matters. It is found that seining
fish is carried on tn the middle of the
rivers without any chance for the atate
laws of either state to regulate. If the
federal government should take over con
trol and pass a law forbidding seining ex
cept with large mesh seins the matter
would be regulated promptly.
Representative Drury aaya that one of
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Sold only in
Hoisture Troof Packages
the most serious things the legislat ive has
to cVmlsml with Is the various organiza
tions of officials, county and otherwise,
for the sole purpose of lobbying or Increase
of pay. Nearly every class of offMala In
the state has an organization to boost pay.
The legislature has to flght,these organiza
tions In order ti protect the public treasury.
College Treasurers.
The bill for the one-board plan for the
state colleges Is on the house calendar for
action. An effort may he made to secure
one Important amendment to the bill, and
that would lie to provide that the funds
for the colleges be handled exactly aa
other state funds by the state treasurer.
The bill, out of consideration to local sen
timent at each of Hie college towns, re
tains the plan of having at each college a
treasurer on salary to pay out the state
money. This would be much better done
and at a very less expense, the same aa la
done with the other state Institutions
through the office of state treasurer.
npreme C'onrt Decisions.
In re Farley Drainage district, appellant
against Hamilton county: Hamilton county,
CWmlKsed.
Winifred McKeii7tp against J. B. Gray,
appellant: polk county, affirmed.
Mnrle llensley ngiiuist Davudson Broa.,
appellant; Polk county, affirmed.
W. 8. ConMIng, Br-pellant. against Clara
M doling; Story county, affirmed.
J. I.. Kamrar ngulrst Wbster City, ap
pelant; Hamilton county, affirmed.
Charles City again't Security Trust and
Savings bank, appellant; Floyd county, af
firmed. Julia M. Nolan, appellant, against Michaol
Foley; Polk county, reversed.
Divorce Trial On.
The suit of Mrs. C. V. nine for a di
vorce la being heard tn district court
Cllne is a wealthy Madison county farmer
and his wife is a.' king ror $35,000 alimony.
Mrs. Cllne claims that her husband pur
chased her only three new gowns In the last
two years
Boy Freed of Murder Charge.
Kenneth Reeves, 11 years old. was freed
of the charge 1 1 murder In the district court
today. The boy wis accused of striking
9-year-old Cecil Jenkins, while the two wero
playing. The county attorney asked for a
direct verdict.
Iowan Imports
Some Fine Stock
Aberdeen-Angus Cattle and Two
Breeds of Sheep Included in the
Bis Shipment.
BOSTON. V.irch 17.-(Speclsl TWegram.l
A. herd of famous Aberdeen-Angus cattle,
five sheep of the rarest St. Kitdns variety
and four Barbary spotted sheep arrived
here today on the liner Cymric.
The value of tha importation was placed
at $20,000 and pronounced as the most valu
able and unusual importation of cattle that
ever came to America. Charles Escher of
Botna, Ia., was the importer.
Tho St. Klldas sheep are from the estate
of Ixird Roseberry at Dal men y and are the
first lo come here. The Barbary sheep
come from the Abcrcaney estate and are
I the only rnes which have been Bold In
300 yeara. The Aberdeen cattle were nearly
all blue ribbon winners, one being valued
at $1,600.
Stafford Ont for Major.
8IOCX CITY, la.. March 17.-(8peclal.)
Captain Weley T. Stafford of Company I,
has announced his candidacy for major in
the Fifty-sixth regiment, Iowa ( National
guard, to aucceed Major George M. Parker
cf Sac City, who retires next month. There
are four senior c:ita!ns In the regiment
eligible for the place. Captain J. Williams
of Emtnctsburs, the eldest of the four, has
announced he will not be a candidate, which
leaves the fight between Captain A. C.
Johnson, Ida Grove; Captain XV. II. Dailey,
Sheldon, and Captain Stafford. Captain
Stafford has been Identified with the Na
tienal Guard for twelve yeara and served
In the Spanish-American war.
Honor for Iowa Man.
IOWA CITY. Ia., March 17 (Special.)
Dr. Earl Westenhavor a graduate of the
I'nlverslty . of Iowa College of Dentistry
in the class of "04 has been ejected president
of the Northwestern Dental association of
Oklahoma. He is located at Enid, Okl. His
home was formerly In Iowa City.
Fatally Hurt on Dredge.
ONAWA. Ia., March 17.-(8pecial )
Charles Magee, who is an employe of the
Fred Crane dredge boat near Turin was
today fatally lnured. He was struck on
the head by a falling piece of machinery.
Dr. Gingles of Caatana was called and he
NATIONAL
BISCUIT
COMPANY
did his best for the Injured man. but there
is little hop for his recovery. The boat Is
working south of Turin, seven miles net
of Onawa. on lateral No. 1 of the Maple
River Drainage district.
! Notes.
TOI.KDO-Dr. Ira A. Holbiook. pastor of
the First I nlted BreOiren church of tl s
city, has reigned, effective M.trch J. I s
plsna for the future have, not been made
public.
NORTHWOOIwTh home of Mr and
Mrs. John Plxley was completely destroye.i
bv fire at n early hour tills morning and
members of the family got out or the second-story
Just In time to save their live.
MASON CITY - Nina, the 11-yesr-o .1
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Al Tldmareh of
this cltv. Is lying In a critical condition
resulting from serious burns received whllo
pouring kerosene on a smouldering kitchen
stove fire. It Is thought that she will die.
STRAWBERRY POINT-John W. Hard
nvan, who for eight years haa been a rural
mall carrier working out of here, was ar
rested yesterday bv Deputy I'nlted States
Marshal M. L. Healy of Dubuque and taken
to Cedar Rapids to he arraigned In tho
federal courl on a charge nf robbing llni
malls.
BEAM AN Th following officers wero
elected at the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Beanian Elevator company,
held yesterday: President. John Nlekereon;
secretary, W. F, Weir: general managei,
G. W. Berry. An annual dividend of 30 per
cent was declared.
NEVADA Ptomaine poisoning caused by
eating canned corn came near causing tho
death of C. I Waltmlre, a contractor of
Ames, and Mr. and Mrs. Steve Hciustead
of Audiilxin, who were guests at the Walt
mlre home. Mr. Waltmlre's condition is
verv critical and the others are dangerously
sick.
MASON C1TT Because of the widespread
dissatisfaction resulting from charges of
unfairness In the republican city caucus,
held last Friday night, there has been a
split In the local republican party and the
boilers have olned with the democrats In a.
movement to put a demoerntlc city ticket
In the field. A caucus for the purpose of
launching the ticket is to be held.
REIN BECK Dr. Lee DeForest. tho In
ventor of the radio wireless telephone, Is a
native Iowan. H la a brother or the wile .
of Rev. Mr. Ralph, pastor nf the Congre
gational church of tills city, and he was
born In Waterloo. Ills father was Rev.
Henry 8. DeKnrcst. a pastor of the Congre
gational church of this city about thirty
years ago. The family moved from Water
loo to Talladega, Ala. Dr. DcForest la now
S.'i yeara of age.
MARSHALLTOWN Positive assurance
that a Masonic temple to cost $50. would
be hullt In this city during the coming sum
mer by the Masonic Temple association of
this city was given at a mass meeting of
the Masons held last night. Close to $25.0e0
In stock In the new building haa been taken
by the members. Whatever else In addition
to the stock sold la needed to finance the
building Is to Im secured by an Issue of first
mortgage bonds.
LAKE CITY Responding to an injured
conscience the thief who a few eara Hgo
stole a watch and other valuables from 1..
S. Matin of near this place sent the man a
check for $11, which he believed would cover
the loss. Mann was unable lo decipher tiie
postmark on the letter, but has concluded
the letter waa mailed on a train. The thief
sent along a note explaining his station In
life was such as to make It possible lor
him to pay back all his stealings, which had
been large.
JOHN M. EAGAN MAY LEAVE
CHICAGO GREAT WESTERN
Manager of StleUney System Will
Probably Become Vice Presi
dent of Soo Line.
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., March 17-John
M. Egan, for a number of yeara general
manager of the Chicago Great Western
railroad, will probably succeed Edmund
Ponnlngton as vice president and general
manager of the line. Mr. Egan, it is stated,
haa consulted with Sir Thomas G. Shaugh
nessy, president of the Canadian Puclflo
road, and other directors of tho Soo Una
In regard to tills.
WESLEYAN WOMEN WIN DEBATE
Second Victory Thla Season Over the
Debaters from
Huron,
MITCHELL. S. D.. March 17.-(Ppeiial
Telegram.) For the second time Dakota
Wesleyan young women debaters won from
the girls of Huron college, when they
received the decision of the Judges tonight.
Judith Grcgnson, Bessie Howard, Elsie
Davy, represented - Mitchell and had tho
affirmative of the following question.
"Resolved That South Dakota should
adopt a common plan of government for
the regulation of Its public service cor
poration, such plan tr embody the prin
ciples contained In the New York and Wis
consin public utility laws."
Misses Nellie May and Gladys Pyle ap
peared on the negative side for Huron
The Judges rendered the decision In favor
of Mitchell, E. C. Erlcson of Elk Point,
Frank Turner of Faulkton and G. E.
Stason of Sioux City were the judges. Two
were for Mitchell.
In the basket ball game In the afternoon
Huron defeated Mitchell by a score of
to 22.
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