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THE HEFit OMAHA. FRIDAY. A PHIL P. 10W. Council Bluffs Council Bluffs Iowa 8 CONTRACTORS MOST BE COOD Ordinance to Penalize Building Per ' rait Failure. CARELESSNESS 18 . FREQUENT Msyo? Maloney Inrttes City Solleltnr kIm k. 1 1 Ilr I " ' nrrflniMr i rrnTt dinar Penalty for rail re to Cet tVrnt.lt. At the suggestion ,of Mayor Malnney, City Solicitor. Kimball will . draft new ordinance governing building permits, while th present ordinance requires every person erecting new . building . or . contsructlng nil addition to an old cne. to secure stich n permit from the city clerk end to pny i0 rents for esch permit. It does not pro vide any penalty for failure to comply with the requirement of the measure. Aa a reault contractors and othera have become exceedingly careless and Indiffer ent about taking out these permit a. and consequently - the r records . of building transactions In the municipal archivea are, wholly lacking In completeness and are not trustworthy. The fee of 60 rents I such a smnTI sum that no one ought to object to paying," said Mayor- Maloney yesterday. "Aa thing now are, - permits are not Issued for half of the buildlnga erected In Council Bluffs. These permits when Issued are reported In the dully newspapers and arc a good ad vertisement for the city as they show what building Is being done, or rather they ought to show the amount of building being done In the cltv. The failure of eon- tractors and othera to take out these permits Is not due, I am sure, to any objection to paying the small fee of 80 cents, but more likely to forgetf ulness and rarolessness about the matter. T have suggested that a new ordinance be drawn In which a penalty for failure to take out a permit will be provided. With such a provision In the ordinance the city marshal csn then pro ceed against tho delinquent." ' VIMSTKn TALKS OF AFIIICA lift. John H. Sprloser Telia of Plarea Roosevelt Will Malt. In the Interest of the "African Diamond Jubilee," Rev. John M. Springer of Chi cago, who has been In the African mlsslcn field with Bishop Hartscll addressed a large audience at the Broadway Methodist church Inst evening. In commemoration of the sevenly-flfth anniversary of the In auguration of mission work In "Darkest Africa." by' Methodists, the church this yaar la asked to raise 1300.000 for the con tinuance cf the work in that country. "Tho American people more than othera will profit by the extension of missionary work In Africa." aald Mr. Springer. "All of Africa t not barren. Far from It. The continent has one of the brlghest prospects for a mining and agricultural future. You will find Its7 titles modern. There are street care, paved streets, electric lights, automobiles and as fine stores na one could ak for and In which you can purchase almost anything you wish." Referring to Mr. Rtosevelt's hunting trip to Africa, Mr. Springer said, "Roorevalt will make hla tour Into the African Interior considerably further north thsn our field of work. He will therefore' be much nearer the equator, but after he has passed the lower lands of the continent he will aacend to a 'higher altitude, which will bring him Into a climate which will com pare with- that of I'mball." ' At noon yesterday Rev. Mr. Springer addressed a. number of uiinlstera and lay men from the aevetal MeMiodist churches gathered around the luncheon table In the Dutch room at the Grand hotel. on April IT. 197, was filed yesterday. In addition to the custody of their minor children Mrs. Perrlne asks to be decreed the till to the lot on which their resi dence, which wa burned down on March HI of this year stood. She alao arks that he be. given the W Insurance on the property. An attachment for $1,000 waa Is sued agslnst the defendant's property and the Insurance company garnlsheed. TEACHRR W1M. MEET ATt'HOY Superintendent of Macedonia Schools Will Preside at Session. One of the aeries of teacher's meetings arranged by County Superintendent B. R. Jackson for dlfferrnt sections of Pot tawattamie county will be held Saturday afternoon In the high school building at Macedonia. Prof B. F. Weacoat, auperln tendent of the Macedonia schools will pre side over the meeting, which la called for 1: o'clock. Tha following program has been arranged for the meeting: Tn vocation Rev. 4. V. Beard Music High School Chorus Paper J. M. Kelley "Township Consolidation." Paper Mies Jessie Oamer "What I Would Do In a New School." Music Quartet Paper Superintendent H. I Calllet "Observation of a Proper High School Course." Paper Misa Ruby Smith "Some Practical Things Not In Courae of Study." Mnalc High School Chorus Paper Mrs. H. F. Wilson "The School From a Petrons Viewpoint." Address Prof. D. Fred Grass The Teaching of Morals Through History." Hew Drainage IX ten at Onawa. ONAWA, la.. April .-Bpclal.V- This week haa been and will be one of the bus iest weeks In ditch proceedings In Monona Bounty for many months. Monday a hear ing on the establishment of the Elsie ditch was granted and this ditch was allawed. This la a large ditch northwest of Onawa and it will drain many thousands of acres cf land. On Monday also the hearing on the Hakett ditch waa granted and the Board of Supervisors laid the matter over pending an Investigation aa to whether tiling It would be more beneficial than digging a ditch. On Tuesday the contract for the tiinscott ditch was let to John A. Swanson of Sioux City for nine cents a cubic yard. This ditch will drain about 6.000 acres and will consist of 135.000 cubic yarda to be excavated. Wednesday the Harrison county Board of Supervisors will meet thla board and consider ditch matters. And on Thursday tha Mentona county board will go to Sioux City and have a Joint session with the Woodbury county board. Important ditch matters will be settled and much ditch business transacted. - .Maker's Halt on Trial. The trial of the suit In which Dan Maher aeeka to recover ll.OOO damages from Patrolman O. P: Peterson for being ahot in the- thigh waa begun in the ' district court yesterday before Judge Wheeler and a Jury. Maher, who was said to have been creating a disturbance on lower Main street on' the evening of June 29 of last year waa placed under arr?st by Peterson. Wlvle the officer waa calling for the patrol wagon Maher ran and when he paid no attention to the commune! to halt the officer fired In hla direction. It waa said at the time that the bullet from the of ficer's revolver atruck a brick wall and glancing off it Maher In the fleshy part of the thigh. The petition . In the suit of Marrietta Perrine for divorce from Charles l Per rlne to whom she waa married in this city Odd Fellows at Onawa. ONAWA, la., April 8. (Special.) April 26 over BOO neighboring Odd Fellows will gather at Onawa to attend the district celebration of the ninetieth anniversary of the founding of the lodge. Thla district Is composed of nine lodges: Onawa, Maple ton, Castana. Whiting. Charter Oak, Ute, Battle Creek and Danbury. All of these lodgea will be fully represented and parti cipate In. th ceremonies. Notables from over the country will address this gather ing. A pleasant feature of the day will be addreaa by t"he Grand Chaplain. Rev. Mr. Chime of Leeds, Iowa. The local lodge Is making great preparations for entertaining the visitors and It will no doubt be a great gathering. t roimniT orrma ur a raw bats m.. .j.Mt 'f "inniliiiHMi ,J Yeans; Man Tries Snlclde. ATLANTIC. Ia.. April 8. (Speclal.) Will Johnson. aged 35. attempted suicide at hla home near Anita, Sunday, cutting his throat with a pocket knife. Despondency Is given as the cause. Al though he did not sever the Jugular vein, he cut his windpipe and esophagus badly. It is not thought that he can recover. He waa not married, but lived with hla par ents. Hall for Knights of Celambai. FORT DODGE, la., April 8.-(SpecUl.)-The alte now occupied by the ruins of the Midland theater, destroyed by fir Febru ary 1. haa been aold by the ownere. the Dcs Moines Life Insurance company, to the Knights of Columbus lodge for the consideration of $8,000 and the lodge will erect a fine three alory brick building for Us own use. I have a treatment tor tha cure of rupture which Is safe and convenient to . take, as no time la lost. I have nothing ; for sale, aa my apeclalty la the Curing of kantara, and If a person haa doubts, just put the money In any bank and pay whi n satlafied. Ko other doctor will do thla. When taking my treatment patients must ' corns to my office. References: Unltod Stale National bank of Omaha. ! Frank H. wVar, M. D. KM on SOS. Bee SU&g.. Osaka. Web. Wkea yen any Gal BfeeUI Floar MaaUl Flenr. Thla la Important. Nebraska Military Academy UVOOXJ A Military Uoaruiac School or boys, bow loca-tad for t&a winter at Fourteenth, god U streets. All da lrtmnta ars la full operation. A gee class (or bays who aoa't fit la public schools. No antraaea examinations ara glvaa; rea-uler class work Is supplemented by la. dividual Instruction; backs work ia anally made up. Pupils ara rasela4 at aay Usaa from fifth to twelfui grade. Inclu sive Writs for Catalogue. B. D. IlTWikS, Baperlstsssat. - v ' Xaaeola, sTss, Iowa Kewa Notes. CKE8TON Miss Mary R. Culver of Hop kins. Mo., and Willis F. Brown of this place were married at Maryvtlle, Mo., yes terday. ATLANTIC Work on the new cement worka here ia being pushed and the pro prietors are building on the lota they pur chased near the Rock Island freight depot. CRE8TON After four years of intense suffering from cancer, Mrs. W. E. Hyer of West Knoxvllle haa succumbed from the ravages of the terrible disease. Practically all the right side of her face waa deatroyed. CEDAR FALLS On Sunday In Mason City, Miss Daisy Glbeon, a teacher In the public schools of that city, waa united in marriage with Fay Samson, youngest son of Prof, and Mra. G. W. Samson of Cedar Falls. ATLANTIC Barillla Allen, a contractor of thla city, fell from the roof of a livery atable at Carson yesterday afternoon and auatalned aerioua injuries. He waa putting a new roof on the barn and the ladder broke. TRAKlt-M. H. M.-ihannih was re-elected I Hupei Intendent of the schools of the city : fcr another year at a meeting of the school ! hoard last night. Prof. C. T. Fellows of Vinton was elected principal for the com ing ear. 1 rnrsTiiv- nr ?i r ri. ..... r.i.. .on the pension board haa been filled by the j appointment of Dr. W. D. Christy of this ! city. The appointment was made neces sary by the removal of Dr. Clavbaugh from tha city. GLEN WOOD At the annual meeting of the Glenwood Commercial club, held last night. Dr. J. M. Dnuetan waa elected presi dent; Harry 8. Fleming, vice president; Frank J. Wallace, secretary, and L. E. Gell. treasurer. ATLANTIC The Orinnell College Glee club mill give an entertainment at the local opera house next Monday evening. They are Juat returning from a trip to the west ern coast and Atlantic Is the last date In their Itinerary. FORT DODGE Captain W. H. Johnston, the well-known librarian and civil war veteran of advanced age. who has been dangemusly 111 with typhoid pneumonia, has rallied In a remarkable manner and It Is thought he will recover. ROCKWELL CITY-Thls town voted at a special election yeaterday to band the Independent school district for UO.noo with which to bull. I a new high school building during the coming summer The proposi tion carried by a vote of 364 to 57. One hundred women voted. ATI-ANTIC Frefl Draper, the 16-year-old lad who ran away from hla home here last June, haa given himself up to the authori ties at Prosaer. Wash . and says he wants to return home. His father. Herbert Draper, has gone west to get him. there being little doubt but that he is the missing boy. TRAER-An Increaae or 11.000.000 In depos its Is the growth made by tha banks of Tama county during the year ending April 1. ac cording to the combined atatemente given out. The combined surplus and capital of the banks Is 4&.0iti; deposits. K ITiM. and loans. $3.7i.8M. and cash and exchange. Wf7.:7T. FORT DODGE Fort Dodge friends of tks groom war astonished today when It waa learned that Kdwtn P. stapes of this city and Miaa , Maude B. Schaeffer of Eagle Orove were quietly married at tha home of the bride's parents at Eagle Grove. Tha ceremony waa very quiet and the bridal pair mere attended only hv Miaa Ruth Prentice of Mareua and the groom'a brother, Krwin, a senior at Cornell college, this alal. BILL BOOSTS EXECUTIVE PAT Iowa Soloni Are Not Yet Free Irom Salary Bills. RAILROADS TO BE PENALIZED Senate Passes Swift Bill In Compel Lines to Obey Orders of lorn-mission--Conner to Front. (From a Staff Correspondent.) DE8 MOINES, April 8. t8peclsl Tele gram.) A bill waa Introduced Into the houae this afternoon to ralae the salary of the governor to 86.000 a year and of the treasurer, auditor and secretary to 13,500 a year. The house paased the Clarkaon assumption of risk bill In regard to respon sibility for accidents, and the senate bill to forbid the sale of cocaine. The scnave paased the Swift hill to penalise railroads for failure to obey orders of the railroad commission and a bill forbidding trading stamps In stores. The slumbering fires of a big political upheaval came near breaking out today In the state senate, and may yet come to a head. It became nolaed about that the name of Judge J. P. Conner of Deniaon was being considered In connection with the appointment of a place on the Board of Control. This morning the senators started out with a petition to the governor asking him to retain the nonpartisan and business character of the state board by retaining John Cownle, the chairman, who haa been a member for nine years. Cownle la a farmer and the business head to the board, but has never mingled In politics. He Is recognized aa one of the most valu able servants the state has ever had. The petition went to the governor and he re sponded by sending to the senate the name. ot Judge Conner for the Cownle place on the Board of Control. He stated that he had already tendered the place to Conner and he had accepted. Conner la very ob jectionable to the members because he is rcognlzed as a politician and has never had any experience whatever in the special lines of work which are necessary on the board. The name was sent to a committee and wlllbe considered after the committee reports. The Incident started something of a factional lineup, since Conner was de feated for congress last year because of factional troubles In hla part of the state. Report on Hospitals. The house cominitteo on Investigation of hospitals made a report today which con tained nothing either new or sensational. The committee found that In times past there have been Instances of neglect and cruelty to Inmates of the hospitals, but that In every caae where the heads of the Institutions have found this out thoy have discharged the persons responsible. The committee also recommended that the state allowance for the Institutions be Increased to 814 a month In order that more and bet ter attendants may be secured, which IS something the board has been trying to have done for years. A special committee was recommended for each legislative sea slon to make an Investigation every two years to find out If the hospitals are prop erly managed. Isvreme Cesrl Derisions. F. C. Hartshorn against Evans, judge, certiorari. Appeal from Wright county. Annulled. Edward Porter against N. O. Whitlock, appellant. Appeal from Monroe county. Affirmed. Nellie Cooper against Scott Company, ap pellant. Apneal . from Oelfceln superior court. Affirmed. Henry Bennett against Valley Mining Company, appellant. Appeal from Linn county. Reversed. R. A. iRomans agalnat D. C Thaw, ap pellant. Appeal from Crawford county. Reveraed. D. Fitzgerald agalnat Olof Tvedt. appel lant. Appeal from Emmet county. He versed. M. A. Manning agalnat R. Rerry, ap pellant. Appeal from Linn county. Reversed. Eatate of C. R. Blackman against Baxter. Reed A Co., appellants. Appeal from Ida county. Revet !. M. Salaman. appellant, against Machinery Mutual Insurance Association. Appeal from Pottawattamie county. Affirmed. DeLaval Separator Company, appellant. agalnat E. D. Sharpleas. Appeal from Pot tawattamie county. Arrirmed. Stale agalnat Ell Harden and Will Carter, appellants. Appeal from Polk county. Affirmed. Board of Education. Governor Carroll sent, to the senate today the names of his appointees on the new State Board of Education to handle the three state colleges. They are for the term of two years: A. B. Funk, republican. Bplrlt Lake; George T. Baker, democrat. Davenport: T. D. Foster, democrat, Ottuinwa. For the term of four years: P. K. Holbrook. republican, Onawa; C. R. Brenlon, republican. Dallas Center; D. D. Murphy, democrat, Elkader. For the term of six years: J. H. Trewln, republican, Cedar Rapids; Roger Leavtlt, republican, Cedar Kails; E. P. Schoentgen, democrat, Council Bluffs. Tho members are regarded as satisfac tory and probably will be confirmed to morrow without controversy. There bus been soma criticism because the list was held back until the last days of the senate session so that It will be Impossible to make any Investigation such as cOn tern plated In the law. Messrs. Funk and Trewln are former senators and well known in the state. Baker. Foster, Murphy and Schoentgen are ! trie democratic membeia. Holbrook was on the university board. Leavltt on the I normal board and Brenton, the agrlcultutal college board. tlWIng Away State Property. The senate passed the Joint resolution giving to the speaker and president of the senate the chairs and gavels they have used. President Clarke excused himself while this was done and so as not to em barrass Gillllland when he repeated his speech in opposition to this procedure. Clarke Is and always has been opposed to doing this. He received a chair and gavel he used when he waa firat speaker. He compelled them to leave It out the second time he was siaker. but somebody pushed through a resolution giving him his desk. He Instructed the custodian to leave the desk In the speaker's room and It ia there yet. At the same time the house voted that each member ahould take home his cbsir, but this was never done. Former Defective Mast Co to Prison. By a derision of the supreme court today Eli Harden, former chief of the Dea Moines detectives, must serve a three years' sen- I tence In the Iowa penitentiary.' Heroin was convicted of getting witnesses In a land fraud caae out of the state This Is the first time In the history of the slat that a man haa been convicted of this crime. Hardin appealed from the decision of the lower court. At tho "NEW KIND OF A WOMEN'S QUIT OTORE" TATS Special Easter Sale of Women's Easter Suits Stunning Easter Costumes tn Two and Three-piece Models Smart Tailor-made Suits In Panamas, Serges, Worsteds, Plain or Fancy Colors; also Beautiful Dresses In Rough Pongee Silk and Rajah Silks In all the New Shades, Exquisitely Trimmed and Carefully Made, are on sale here AT 40 LESS THAN PRICES We are now ssllln f stunning, stylish salts at prices which are 40 per eent lesa tha a are charged everywhere ryon west a atyusn Taere are is middle elee. The prices are rensrkable because the Easter buying la aow here. And yon. Madam, If yon wail a stylish caster nil or vrees or aairt, come to inn non ana se wnat enit vsjnes we hare to oiler. man's profit! to pay hare. We sell at positively wholesals price. Be here early. Evory Suit is Sold to You at Wholosalo Pricos. 10 Fig CEXTT DISCOTTCTT COUFOK. Cat this out and present It to the salesman and yoa'll receive yonr 10 per eent dlsoount. As an extra Inducement to have you buy direct from the makers, we'll allow a 10 per cent discount on nil purchases nude before April loth, but this coupon must he presented when purchases are made. OOOD TJWCTIi AnXI, 15th, '09. PSHrCEBB CLOAK ft SUIT FABIiOX H 16th and. Davenport Sts. THRU-PIECE SUIT. Ketall value $4I. Novel three -piece Suit, an exact copy of til) model, made if handsome no vo 1 t y suitings. The coat is silk lined nnd the proper length. Tho drees has tucked yoke of net and full sleeve of the cloth, so It can he worn separately. lletaii value Mn.nn. Special price . . . $25 COAT SUIT $20.00 Retail value tui.flO A beautiful styliHii suit, exquisitely trim med and strictly tail ored, an exi't copy of model above. You cannot dupllcnto nny one of our- $20 suits for less titan $.15. Iut selling at manufactu rers' prices we can onnlly sell at these low prices. rmiircrsa DMII $10.00 Retail value $0. Tnesa Pults and Dresses are of the latest nodls. The model above gives you the exact cut and style of these suits snd dresses. These are all now models, new fabrics and the latest shades. Oreateat value In town at tho price. FOI.I.T . Eve.ua. $12.50 Retail value $10. You may travel rfl' over town and you will not see a suit or dress that will equal our III.H suits nnd dresses, in a variety of new shades and styles. beautifully trimmed and well tailored. Model of these Is shown aboxe. Buying at this Store You Buy Direct from the Markers at the Makers' Price The choicest crea tions that will be seen this spring are here. A striking collection of beautiful skirts, represent I n g every new and fashlonanle tendency, 'ncl u a lug plain and fancy mod ela. In spring mix tures, pananiHS, m r gesnnd voiles, on sle here at 40 per cent less than elsewhere. PRINCESS CLOAK AND SUIT PARLORS Managamant of tha Goodyaar Raincoat Co. 16TH AND DAVENPORT STS. Mall Ordara Flllad Promptly i Fire Marshal's Hotel Bill Small South Dakota Examiners Ask Ex planation for This vThen He Was Busy Every Day. riERRK. S. D., April $.-tBpcclal.)-The state examiners department In Its work of checking up tho various officials of the slate which are placed under the jurisdic tion of thHt department hns gone over tho affairs of the state Insurance department. The report has been filed with the gov ernor, and shows affairs of the department proper to be In gonefufly good shape, the only trouble appearing tto hare been In the system of accounting, which was not ax perfect as It should be, and which resulted In a slight mixing t funds, amounting to only a few dollars, which was located In a different fund than that to which It should have been credited, and a more per fect aystem of bookkeeping la recom mended. Outside of that, chapter 167 of the laws of 1907. provided for a special deputy for the fire department, to be known as the state fire marshal, who Is placed under control cf the Insurance commissioner, and who Is to receive $5 per day and expenses for time necessarily put In at Ills work, which is to examine Into any fires reported to have been ot presumably lncendlttry origin. In chocking that part of the de partment, they report that Frank Craft, the fire marahal reports time for every working day and six hclidnys from July 1, 1907. the time of his appointment, up to December 31, 190$, drawing his per diem for such days and expenses as shown by vouchers. One of the peculiarities of the report Is tfiat while the time is shown lo have been all occupied., the hotel expenses for the whole time amounted to but $391. 15 or 86 cents a day for one month, June, 19fS. In which twent-slx days service. only. $5 Is charged for hotel expenses. For the same time the railway milecge for the marshal was $496 SO. The recommendation of the examiner Is that the fire marshal be called upon to explain the situation, as it does not appear that he could have been visiting points throughout the state fur 4it days In the active discharge if his duties at so small a hotel expense. High Praise for Relief Workers Ex-President Roosevelt Sends Mess age to American People Regarding- Aid Given Quake Sufferers. ROMP:, April 8. Just before his departure last evening on the steamer Admiral for Mombasa, ex-President Roosevelt wrote the following message to the American people : "Before leaving Messina I desire to sa that I am sure the American people do not realise the splendid work that Is being done at Messina and Keggio with the lum ber, sent from the 1,'nited States. I have visited the American camp and seen 250 houses already completed, and arrange ments have been perfected for the rapid construction of 1,50 more. The whole work, which Is under the general direction of Am bassador GrUcom, has been organised and perfected by Lieutenant Commander Bel knap, with tho assistance of Lieutenant Buchanan, Ensigns Wilcox and Spofford. Dr. Donelson, Paymaster Robers, forty en listed men of our navy and a number oi stalwart American carpenters. In uddltiot. there ia a fine group of American, such as J. Elliott, Wlnthrop Chandler, J. Bush and R. Hale, who are giving their time and energies to help the philanthropic work. "1 wish to say I consider that the Amer ican people are deeply Indebted to each and every one of these men. I cannot exagger ate the pleasure It gives me to see the of ficers and enlisted men of our navy adapt ing themselves to strange and unexpected circumstances and performing with abil ity and thorough good will this most dif ficult task. Our nation can well be proud of them." Turns Auto Into River to Save Child Driver of Motor Car at Dayton Pre vents Accident at Risk of Drowning. DAYTON. O., April 8. Rather than run down a little girl, who was In their path, jHmes L DHsmore and F. O. Probasco turned their automobile down a thirty-foot embankment and plunged Into the water of Miami river today. The men were drlv Ing the car along the top of the levee only eight feet wide, when the child was seen a few feet ahead of the car. Probasco, who waa driving, said: "Is It the child or the river, Jim?" to which Dinsmure replied, "the river for ours." Although the river wss at a huge stage and the current swift, both men escaped injuries. If you have backache and urinary troub les you should take Foley's Kidney Rem edy to strengthen and build up the kid neys so they will act properly, as a serious kidney trouble may develop. Bold by all druggists. Boy Kicked by Horse. Al.NSWORTH. Neb., April . (Special Telegram.) The lS-year-old son of Charles Eddy, a farmer, was kicked by a horse this morning and his skull was fractured. There Is little hope of his recovery. Lake Navigation Will Be Tied Up Ten Thousand Engineers, Firemen, Oilers and Deck Hands Vote to Strike. CHICAGO. April 8. Ten thousand marine engineers, oilers and water tenders and deckhands went on strike by a vote taken tonight and the opening of navigation on the great lakes la threatened with a com plete tleup. The strike hinges on tli- refusal of the ahlpownera to recognize the Marine Engineers' union. It wss called after contracts had been sent out to 1.4O0 of the engineers as Individuals. All but thirty-five of these, contracts were returned unsigned. The oilers, water tenders and deckhands voted to go out In sympathy. Every vessel on the lakes seems likely t remain at moorings until the differences are settled. BLACKMAILERS AFTER MOON Letter Writers Threaten Family of Boy Drowned In Threat! Pond. FLINT, Mich.. April . -Anonymous blackmailers who wrote from Dolavan, Wis., have threatened the lives of lh, mother and sister of 10-year-old Harold Moon,, whose body was found last Satur day In Thread Pond, unless L. N. Mihui, the boy's father, turns over $3,000 to them. The letter gave no directions us to how the $3,000 should be paid. This causes sums doubt whether It Is genuine. Detective Gees te Prims. Eli Hardin, former chief of detectives of Dee Moines, must serve three years in the state penitentiary at Fort Madison. The supreme court today affirmed the convic tion found by s lower court on tha charge of being a party In s conspiracy to pre vent certain witnesses giving testimony in a ruse against 8 H. Oartner. Hardin haa disappeared, but search ia being wade for him. All But Eighteen Pick Tripp Land Numbers to Four Hundred Called and But Few Fail to Respond to Name. GREGORY, S. D.. April S.-fSp?r.ial. I Numbers up to 400 were called tod.iy In the Tripp county filing and all but eighteen re sponded and picked (arms. So far only forty nine put of 100 have failed to appear. One man died and his widow waa granted Hie right to file but could nol on account of a alck child. One man lost his money by leaving It under his pillow at Dallas and failed tq get back in time to file. Another got drunk and failed to get in. He la here with lila f.inuly and his misstep cost them dearly as w?ll as himself. The Gregory Fttate bank became a Na tional bank with $5.uno capital on Monday nnd Tuesday was designated aa a United States depository. It starts out with over $oo,0(io in footings. The homesteads selected have followed a line toward the nortnnrat which ia the line of the Northwestern supposed exten sion which mill probably be made this summer. The bulk of the selections are around Wlttcn and Redhill. Rnllet for "Peeping; Tom." THERMOPOL18, Wyo., April I. (Spec ial.! A short time after Edward Reed shot a "Peeping Turn" that had peered In at a window of his home. Pity t'lerk J. L. Ten ner, who also holds I he position of secre tary of the Commercial club, appeared at Dr. Hale's office with a bullet wound In hia shoulder, the method of sustaining which he lias not been a hie Id satisfactorily explain. Heretofore Penrer has borne the best of reputations, and tho inference which the eopl of Tliertnopolls have riruwn as the result of the shooting nf the "Peeping Tom" snd the mounding of Rentier has caused uiuiu I egret. i" I'll .V'''A't't'''l.tlwtMi"tMIHlHP.MiifiM iimii(iswwnesnTmmwmynmMtTi articular iWen at at m iscnminate in tavor of Michaels-Stern Clothes These justly famous garments demonstrate that good taste and correct form in clothes are not sub servient to a price tag. It is the "know hon," the policy to produce custom-tailored clothes on a whole sale basis. FOR 9ALK BY The Bennett Co. TU Michael-Stern Faihian Port folio of authoritative Spring Style viU inter ft ivtry wtll drttd man. 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