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THE BEE: OMAHA. RATUKDAY, APRIL 17. 1003.
Council Bluffs
Minor Mention
Ovamctl Bluffs OfflM U
Oasaaa In la at IS KtN MrNi
Stk VktiH 3.
, l'svis, crugs.
; Lewis Cutler, funeral director. 'Phone it
', Woodrlng Undertaking ompany. Tel. 339.
; FALST BEER AT ROOER8' BUFFET.
J Majestic ranges, P. C. DeVo! Hdwre.' Co.
CORRIOAN8. Undertaken. 'Phonee 48.
! Btock pastured. "Phone Plnney, Bell 21433.
When you want reliable want ad adver-tiling-,
uh Tho Bee
Picture framing a specialty at Alexander's
Art Htore. &J3 Broadway.
' The best wall paper tlrnner, 15c per can,
W. Nicholatson, 14 8 Main.
' BAIRtV LONtlENECKKR & BO AND.
undertaker. 'Phone K'2, 14 N. Main St.
Dr. V. W. M"grell, nptometr.st. moved
to '208-208 City National bank building.
Clyde M. Jackson ami Onelta Turner,
both or Omaha, were married In thla city
by Kev. Henry DeLong.
Harry C. -Hay, and. Elvira J. Hays. Ms
wife, of Manning, la., filed a voluntary
petition In bankruptcy in the federal court
ewnlnff for work In the second degree.
" fexcnlalor Masonic lodge will meet this
here yesterday. They schedule liabilities
aggregating 1577.32 and 'their sssets, which
are claimed as exempt, at S:'46.
- Mayor Thomas Mstoney will leave, today
for. Keokuk and other points In the state
on business connected with the Ancient
Order of Hibernian,- of which he is stats
president He expects to be home In time
for the meeting of the-oily council next
Monday night. .
' Deeds to the property recently donated by
M. F. Rohrer and Leonard Everett for Un
rein park have been turned over to Mayor
Maloney, who will submit them at the
meeting of the city council nent Monday
night. Both deeds contain provisions to the
effect that the park commmlssloners shall
expend at least 31,000 this year on Improv
ing the tract.
John Morte, aged 17, and Jessie George,
aged 18, members of a gang of gypsies, who
gave Topeka, Kan., aa their place of resi
dence, secured a marriage license in Coun
cil Bluffs yesterday. The ceremony was
performed by - Rev. Father Herman of 8t.
Peter's church. The young couple were
attended by several members of their re
spective families, all of whom were in
gala atllre and attracted considerable at
tention on the streets.
.The members of the Council Bluffs Re
tail Druggists' association gathered round
tlie banquet tablo at the Grand hotel last
evening. Covers were laid for twenty-four.
After the menu had been discussed to evi
dent satisfaction, chairs were tilted bask,
uigars lighted and an Informal business
session held. James Albert Clark is presi
dent of the sssoclatlon. while O. H. Brown
holds the office of secretary. The assoclar
Hon has been In a somewhat dormant state
Oar some time, but last night It was decided
to take on renewed life and hold meetings,
both social and business, more frequently
In the future.
HESS FILES MORIS ' ACTIONS
County Attorney Begrlns .Proceedings
Aa-alaat .Other Kaloon Men.
Following up the twelve Injunction suits
begun Wednesday ' In the : district court,
County. Attorney Hess yesterday filed simi
lar actions against fourteen more saloon
keepers. Included In yesterday's list are:
Frank Wnlklngton. West Broadway.
M. T. Sullivan, West Broadway.
W. 8. Goodrich, proprietor of the Good
rich hotel. '
.John Brennnn. South Main street.
.Grand Hotel company.
' Charlea Johnson. Pony Creek.
G. H. Wtlmott, ITndo'Wond.
George Wolff, Underwood.
H. J. Hesley. Mlnden.
Hesley & Pries. Mlnden.
' A. A. Kaven. Mlnden.
8ttffens & Vonhebel, Neola.
Davis A Hobblns, Ncola.
H. J. Tungferman & Co., Neola. ,
This completes the list In this end of the
county. Similar actions wilt be brought by
the county attorney against all the saloons
in the east end of the county In Avoca.
In the cases In which Judge Wheeler
ordered decrees of Injunction and abate
mei.t agulnst the premises at the Instance
of M. 8. Odle, attorney for the Iowa Anti
Saloon league," the court yesterday made a
teteral order fixing the supersedeas bonds
at 3500. in each case. Such bonds were filed
yesterday by Pat Donahue. Gregers Jensen.
Li Mitchell, . L. Rosenfeld & Co., Jc'nn
Mcrgen. Gelse & Bon, M. Kempkes. and
Charles Lelbold. These bonds will operate
to stay writs of abatement and stop further
proceedlngs and execution under the de
crees of Injunction pending the determina
tion of the appeals In the supreme court.
Attorney Odle was In the city yesterday
and after conferring with counsel for thij
defendant saloonmen In the twenty-one
coses decided by Jur-ge Whe?ler. sgrced
ul ot the am unt if a' at m-u.t b n 1 In ich
case. For the out-of-tvwn saloons the
amount of the bond was fixed at 3600 In
ech case and for the saluons In Council;
Hluffs the amounts range from to
2,5. The amount of all these bonds will
l ave to be approved by Judge Wheeler be
fore the final orders of tlecree, which will
probably be today.
' N. T. Plumbing Co. Tel. aw. Night. F-1702.
Hspsealsa ! District Court.
Jn the district court yesterday the per
aonal Injury demage suit of Charles Kemp
ler against the Chicago ft Northwestern
railway came to a sudden close after the
plaintiff had Introduced hla testimony. The
defense was about to move for a direct
verdict , when plaintiff dismissed the suit
wUhout prejudice.. Kempster asked for
11.200 damages for Injuries alleged to have
been received while working at the com
pany's coal chute.
Mary Fryer brought ault for divorce from
- Cbarlee W. Fryer, to whom she was mar
tied September SS. 1904. In Oskaloosa. Ia.
Bhe alleges cruel and Inhuman treatment
nd asks the custody of their minor child.
' Suit for divorce has been commenced by
Nettle Roach against Elmer E. Roach on
statutory grounds. The plaintiff asks for
the custody of their minor child and for
alimony, both temporary and permanent.
The Omaha at Council Bluffs Street Rall
'way company has filed a motion for a new
trial In thJ damage suit in which A. M.
Lundgard was given a verdict for 75.
The following Jury was drawn yesterday
for the May term of district court at
Avoca: D. T. Martin. P. D. DeTmyer. Val
ley township; G. P. Anderson. George
Ilummell. J. C. Peters. J. L. Caldwell,
Belknap; P. F. Smith. John Miles, Mace
donia; Henry , T. Rock. Pleasant; Henry
Friins. Henry Stotenberg, J. B. Grumson.
Will Prlchard,. Adam Jacobs. - Francis
Bwsse. K. R. Wilcox. Leandrr Taylor.
Knox; F. Hjeket, Arch Vandruff. Center;
A. H. Doollttle. Wright;' II. E. French.
John S. Landnn, Ncla McDowell. A. A.
r"ay, Roy Ca'er. Carson; Walter Reineke,
H. J. Stuhr. Ferdinand Molr. Jamis; Henry
Andresen. O. W. Hill. Henry Eggerstedt.
Layton; U I Kemllng, Grove; Charles
Kelchwlch. Lincoln. ,
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DAINCF, FOR ORMCHAI. DODUB
He Will Re finest of Honor at Party
nt Waldorf-Astoria.
General Orenvllle M. ' Dodge, who Is now
"n his way to New Tork, will be the
gueet of hrnor at a dancing party to be
given Saturday night of this week at the
Waldorf-Astoria by , the Iowa Society of
New Tork In celebration, of the general's
seventy-eighth birthday anniversary.
In a circular letter, copies of which were
received here yesterday, General Clarkson,
president of the society, says:
General Dodge la a man loved and hon
ored by all Iowa people, aa well as by the
people ,nf the nation at large, for his great
achievements: first, as a soldier, and, sec
ond, In the world of railway construction
and financial operation. These two Iowa
societies In New York will do hon'r to
themselves and to the state whose name
their societies hear In rendering this tribute
of affection and honor to this distinguished
guerr. As he has now taken up his home
In Iowa again, and is coming enst on a
business trip at tho time named, he will
not only bring us a message from the eld
home, but will afford us all an opportunity
to pay our affectionate respects to him for
the creative psrt he took in the creation
of both our societies here. All members
of the Iowa Society of New Tork and their
fan-lllrs, and any Iowa friends they may
wish to bring with them, and all members
o' the Iowa New Yorkers and their fami
lies, and any Iowa friends they may desire
es gtiests. are cordially invited to attend.
It will be entirely free, and the society
hopes to make ?t, wholly at its own ex
pense, the red letter event of Its social
year, .as. a closing function for the season.
Wc are sure that there Is no member of
either society who will not gladly unite, If
their other engagements permit, In helping
to pay this tribute of affection to General
Dodge. We are Just as sure he will be
greatly pleased to he sble to meet and
shake hands with all who shall come. It
is an opportunity which has come about In
a happy manner, and it must be that all
the members of the two societies will
recesTiise this and be glad of the oppor
tunity to bear a part In such a felicitous
event.
FIRED AT DOG, BUT HIT OANO
Charlea Sand ford Declares This Was
the Way it Happened.
After driving his wife out of their home
at 2927 Avenue I, during the night. Charles
Sandford Is alleged to have shot and
wounded Claudo B. Oano, a neighbor liv
ing across the street from him. Sanford,
against whom a charge of assault with In
tent to commit murder was filed, Is said
to have been armed with a rifle of small
caliber. The bullet struck Gano In the arm
and. glancing off, passed through the fleshy
portion of his side. His wounds were
dressed by City Physlc'an Tubba at po
lico headquarters and are not expected to
prove serious.
Shortly before o'clock yesterday morn
ing word was sent to the police that San
ford had driven his wife out of the house
and had refused to allow her to. return to
take care of her 3 weeks' old baby. It was
while an officer was on the way to the
Sandford place to arrest him that the shoot
ing Is alleged to have taken place.
- Gano was on his way to work at the
Hafer lumber yards when, it Is alleged, he
was made a target for Sanford's marks
manship. Gano has on several former oc
casions, It Is said, taken Mrs. Sanford Into
his home to protect her from the violence
of her husband, and this Is said to have
aroused the Ire of Sanford. At police head
quarters Sanford denied shooting at Gano
an.il insisted he fired at a dog.
SIX WEEKS TO TELL THE TALE
a
Congressman Smith Confident Tariff
Will Soon Be Fixed.
"Six weeks will see the tariff matter well
settled." said Congressman Walter I Smith,
who arrived home yesterday morning, "and
we will all be glad of It. With regard to
the senate gloves and hosiery amendment,
restoring the Dlngley tariff on these com
modities, as against tho higher duties pro
posed by the house, I can truthfully say
that at least It Is popular."
Asked If he thought the War department
would approve of the proposed new bridge
between the two cities over the Missouri
river being placed between the bridges cf
the Union Pacific and the street railway
company, Mr. Smith said: "Although there
Is not, to my knowledge, any law covering
the matter, It is the policy of the War de
partment not to approve plana for the
erection of bridges over the Missouri river
within one-third of a mile of each ether.
However. I entertain no doubt, in view of
the situation here, permission could be ob
tained for the erection of a new bridge
between the motor bridge and the Illinois
Central's bridge, or between the motor
bridge unil the Union Pacific bridge."
CoiigreFsman Smith said he expected to
be at home for a month or perhaps six
weeks. He will, however, be on hand at
Washington when the tariff bill Is ready
for further consideration by the house.
Real Katate Transfers.
These transfers were reported to The Bee
April 16 by the Pottawattamie County Ab
stract company of Council Bluffa:
William O. Wirt and wife to J. F.
Snyder, lota 17 and 18, block 18, Ev
ans' id Bridge add., w. d 3 300
Llssie M. McCluskey, widow, to T. L.
McGairy. lot 7, block 18; lots 1 and
2. block 19. and lots 1 and 2. block 2t.
Brant Clark s add., w. d 4 400
Augusta Pryor and hutfband to W il
liam 8. Cooper, part nei 1-7H4. w.
d 100
Interstate Realtv company to Enoch
Hess, lot 5. block t. F.vans' 2d Bridge
sdd., w. d 225
Elijah Shubert el al. to Charles M.
Crlpnen, lot , block 3. Street's add.,
w. d , 300
Elisabeth Bell et al. to C. A. Chap
man, lot t. Belden'a aubdiv., q. e. d. - 1
John W. Bell and wife to C. A. Chap
man, lot 3, Belden'a subdlv.. q. c. d. 1
J. F. Rmlth and wife to George W.
Hamilton, s? ei n wV4 35-76-41, q.
c. d I
J. Mstheson and husband to W. C.
Children. e acres of ne1, swS4 -74-43.
w. d 1.730
J. N. Cssady. widower, to E. E.
Smith. s4 of nutlot 3 and part out
lot 4. Mill add. q. c. d 2a
R. K. 8nlth and wife to H. W. Hai
elton and Merton B. Grout, same,
s. w. d 105
W. F. Pode-e. widower, to Frnest K.
Hart, incorporated, lot . block 24.
Everett's add., w. d t.275
Total, twelve transfers
..3 4.3S3
Hlsrhtaadrrs Get Basr.
The annual meeting of Rprrsentstlve
ensile No. (. Royal Highlander la to be
held In Council Bluffs June 3. The prin
cipal busiiess of the meeting will be the
selection of a supreme representative to
a'.tend the national convention In Denver
in Auguat.
Representative eastle No. 8 comprises
Joint Huss castle of this city and the
! castles at Omaha. Bguth Omaha. Valley,
Emerson. Blair. Pender, Laurel. Arlington.
Bancroft and Tekamah, Neb. These castles
have a .otal membership of U. The Coun
cil Bluffs testis la th largest in the rep
resentative domain.
E. W. Sharp of Lincoln. Neb., th na
tional head of the order. It la announced,
will be present and address the gathering,
which will be held under th auspices of
John Huss castl In Malcabee halt There
will be twenty-two accredited delegates In
the convention, but a number of members
of the order are expected to be her also,
Ladle. ou can make old flooik Juat Ilk
new with Chl-irainel. th new floor finish.
All color In slock now. P. C DeVpl tiard
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Iowa
DRY F0RCS BADLY SPLH
Former Nebraska Minister Leading
Movement for United Action.
ALL 'ELEMENTS WILL NOT JOIN
Removal ef State Board tf Phar
macy One of Poaalbllltlen
Changes In Andltor'a
O fflce.
(From a Btaff Correspondent.)
DES MOINES, April 1. (Special.) - A
serious split has occurred In tlie temper
ance forces of the state, which threatens
the success of the movement to secure tn
amendment of the constitution In lieu of
other methods of securing temperance. A
state federation of the various temper
ance organizations has been formed, but It
has been found Impossible to get all of
them Into the movement. Those which have
through their officers, signified willingness
to Join In concerted movement for an
amendment , are the . Woman's Christian
Temperance union, the prohibition political
prty, the Good Templars, the Intercollegi
ate Prohibition' association, the State Mar
shal club and the International Reform bu
reau. They have Joined together under the
leadership of Rev. D. E. Smith of Indlan
ola, who ' represents the reform bureau,
which has headquarters at Washington, and
Rev. A. C. Rankin, knewn throughout the
country aa "the Moulder Orator," of Pitts
burg, has been secured to take general
charge of the work. An office will be
opened in Des Moines. For the time being
the effort to secure better laws for the en
forcement of existing statutes will be laid
aside.
Mr. Rankin has been at work for six
yean organising the State Marshal clubs,
and now . turns his attention to the other
work. But the State Anti-Saloon league,
which In the past has been well supported,
refuses to go Into the movement and, In
fact. Is said to be openly hostile to the
movement Rev. E. C. Barber, who is at
the head of that movement at this time,
has done all he could to prevent the forma
tion of the alliance, and insists on con
tinuing the work along other lines.
Rev. D. E. Smith formerly lived In Ne
braska, having been a minister of the
United Presbyterian church at Pawnoe
City and Lincoln.
Removal - of State Officials.
The state executive council met today and
an effort was made to Induce the council
summarily to remove from office the State
Pharmacy board and thus open the way
for a general change In the working forces
of the state.- It may be stated, however,
that the state executive council will not
now create any vacancies hi official posi
tions, and so long as men In the public
service conduct " themselves properly and
live up to the letter of the law there will
be no revoking of commissions. No action
was taken today. It is probable that the
regular course will be followed in regard
to the State Pharmacy board and that the
procedure will be In that case in accordance
with the precedents of the past, that if
there are disputed bills or accounts the
council will take them up in regular order,
find out the 'facte, call In the persons re
sponsible for the bills and secure a proper
adjustment of all matters In accordance
with law and equity. This has been Idone
very many times in the past, for the work
of auditing the bills has been carefully at
tended to since the council took charge of
that work five years ago, and In every case
the bills have been disposed of. to the
satisfaction of everybody.
. Chance ia Andltor'a O0.ee.
State Auditor Bleakley today announced
the following changea In his office and
working force: - George E. Pennell of At
lantic, now in charge of examination of
municipal accounts, becomes a state bank
examiner, making the sixth examiner on
the force; Frank Roberta of Newton, now
head of the banking department, becomes
chief bank examiner; Bailey Ellis of Onawa
becomes head of the banking department
and John'W. Daly of Cherokee, now one
of the bank examiners, takes Ellis' place
In the office as security clerk In the audi
tor's office. The position of Insurance ex
aminer, the highest paid subordinate po
sition in the state. Is not filled.
Prepare for Army Tournament.
An army board is in Des Moines ar
ranging the program for the army tourna
ment which Is to be held on the state
fair grounds In September next. The plan
is to have about 6,0(0 of the regulars in
camp at the time. Arrangements have
been made for the biggest display of army
balloons ever seen In the west. The
grounds are admirably adapted for the
purpose and are within the city limits. The
army officers are enthusiastic over the
prospect for the event.
Banks and Their Assessments.
A serious controversy has arisen here
over the refusal of the city commission.
as a board of assessment, to reduce the
sssessment on the various bank of the
city on account of United States bonds held
as securities. The banks claim an exemp
tion which the local authorities refuse to
recognise, and the banks have combined
to go Into court. An effort was made by
the recent legislature to change the law
so that national and state bank would be
treated alike, but this could not be done.
NEW LINE TO DES MOINES
Crooked Creek Railway Sold to Fort
Dodge laternrban Road and
Tot Combined.
WEBSTER CITY. Is.. April 1 (Special.)
An authoritative anonuncement of the
sale of the Crooked Creek railroad will be
mad within a few days. With the an
nouncement will come a realization of We'j
str Clt)'s long cherished hope of lnter
urban connection with Des Moines. The
Fort Dodge. Pes Moines ft Southern, com
monly known as the Fort Dodge-Dea
Moines Interurban. Is negotiating the pur
chase of the Crooked Creek line, and will
have the deal all closed within a short
time. As a matter of fact, the sale Is al
ready consummated, but some slight de
alls remain to be srranged before authori
tative announcement of the sals ia mida.
The Crooked Creek line will be electrified
and extended west from Brush to a point
west of Gypsum, where it will connect
with the Fort Dodge-Des Moines line. The
main line of the new consolidated interur
ban will then be from Webster City to Fort
Dodge, via Brushy, snd lher.ee south to
Des Mo nes. -That part of the line south
from Brushy to Lehigh wtlLb operated as
a tuh. '
Marring Licenses.
Licenses to wd wer Issued yesterday to
the following:
Name and Resilience Age
Albert R. McClsmans. Burwell. Neb 3C
boiata M. Compton, Burwell, Neb....... a
Jntm Morte. ToDeka. Kn 17
Jeasle George. Topeka. kan 1
riiM. 14. Jirkaon. Omaha 21
Oneila Turnsr. Omnia 13
Iowa
Unveil Statue
of Mahaska
at Oskaloosa
J. D. Edmunrhon of Des Moines Pre
sents to City Token of Honor
for His Father.
CRESTON, la., April A.-(8peciaI.)-Oa-kaloosans
are planning for a notable event
May 13, when the statue of Mahaska, do
nated to the city by J. D. Edmundson of
Des Moines In honor of the memory Trt his
father, who was the first sheriff of Ma
haska county, will be dedicated and un
veiled. The dedication will be under the
auspices of the Red Men, who will partici
pate In the program also and It Is ex
pected to make this the greatest gathering
of Red Men the order has ever known
locally. There will be present at that
time representatives from practically every
tribe In the state, the great chiefs of the
councils of Iowa and the great chiefs of
the great council of the United States.
Bands will play and a company of Tama
Indians will be present. Announcement Is
also made that W. T. Daniels of the reser
vation of Georgia will be present, and J.
Carl Kuehnle of Denlson will make th
address at the unveiling. John F. Lacy of
Oekaloosa will also have a part In the pro
gram and Major S. H. M Byers of De
Moines will contribute a poem.
GAVEL GIVEN ' TO CHURCH
President Smith Tnrn Over Belle in
Possession for Thirty-nine
Year.
LAMON1, Ia,. April Speclal.)-An un
usual and impressive scene occurred at
yesterday's session of the Reorganized
Church of Latter Day Saints conference,
when President Joseph Smith presented to
the body the gavel which had been given
him thirty-nine years ago and which he
has used at almost every conference since
that time. With much feeling he thanked
the members for the respect and reverence
which they had always shown for htm and
his associates in the official use of this
gavel and reminded them that he might
never meet with them again, though he
expressed the hope to be able to do so for
many years to come. The conference, on
motion of Bishop E. L. Kelley, accepted the
gift, thanking President Smith and In
trusting its care to the first president of
the church. Much feeling was shown and
there were few dry eyes In the assembly.
A motion prevailed to start the collection
of souvenirs and memoirs of the prophet,
Joseph Smith.
PRESBYTERY
AT
DENISOX
Dr. S. E. Koons Elected Moderator
of Sioux Cltr Division.
DENISON, Ia., April 16. (Speclal.)-The
Sioux City presbytery met here this week
with a full attendance of ministerial and
lay delegates. Candidates for the ministry
were examined and- reports from the
churches read. There were two good ad
dresses on "Chinese Missions."
Officers were elected as follows: Mod
erator, Dr. S. E. Koons, B'ronson; stated
clerk, J. W. Countermine, Sac City; per
manent clerk, J. James DePree, Denlson;
temporary clerk, M. Hylnk, Inwood; assist
ant treasurer. Elder G. S. Needham, Early;
ministerial delegates to general assembly.
Rev. Martin Hylnk, Inwnod, and Dr. G. W.
Moore, Lemars; lay delegates to general
assembly, W. D. Luney, Denlson, and W.
H. Hart, Sac City.
CITY AT MERCY OF TRIBESMEN
Persian Revolutionists - Roated by
TorUonien Maaaarre Feared.
TEHERAN, April 16. The city of Astra-
bad, which recently waa captured by revo
lutionists under command of the Journa
list, Panoff, has been attacked by Turko
man tribesmen, who routed the revolution
ists, many of whom were killed. Panoff
fled and the remnant of his force sur
rendered to the Russian consul. The in
habitants of the town and the surrounding
villages, including women and children.
have taken refuge In the Russian con
sulate at Astrabad. Panic prevails, as It
Is feared the Turkoman tribesmen will or
gan! a massacre.
Eacapea Mob, Also Court.
WEBSTER CITY, Ia.. April 16. (8pecial.)
To the surprise of all. Justice Knowles
refused to hold J. S. Johnson to the grand
Jury. A hearing was completed last even
ing and at Its conclusion Johnson 'was dis
charged. Johnson Is the proprietor of the
roller rink here and Is the man who ao
narrowly escaped mob violence Saturday
night following his striking of Ralph Merts
with a hammer, which rendered the lad un
conscious for four hours. At the hearing.
however, which lasted all day, Johnson put
up a strong caae of self-defense and young
Merts'a testimony showed clearly that the
blow struck him was accidental. Mertx.
too, has recovered rapidly and Is now able
to be out.
Applegate Makes Statement.
MT. PLEASANT. Is., April 16.-(Speclal.)
Superintendent Applegtte of the state
hospital for the Insane at this place today
sent out a letter in which he denies the
chr.rges set forth by the legislative com
mittee In Its report to the general assembly
a short time ago. In It he tells of the
committee' visit to th hospital and ex
presses his surprise that It should have
been so well pleased with the cleanliness of
ths Institution and later issue the "dis
graceful" report. He says that no com
plaint waa made by any of the inmates to
the committee when it wss at the hospital,
which tends to prove that a great part of
the complaint came from outsider.
Horth Iowa Presbyters-.
' ESTHERVILLB, la,. April 11 (Special
The Northern Iowa preabytery closed Its
four days' seasion here today In ths Presby
terian church. A large attendance and
Instructive sessions were noticeable
throughout. Rev. C. H. Mason pr-iached
ths opening sermon and throughout the
session such men as Rev. Mr. Hasting
of Fort Dodge, Rev. E. M. Bell of Spirit
Lake and Rev. M. J. Millard of Grand
Junction and 'other spoke. Th woman'
pnesbytery convened at th First Methodist
church. Mrs. C. F. Ensign of Cedar Rapids
addressed them.
Pattern I.eaea Line.
ESTHERVILLB, Ia.. April Is. (Special )
D. L Patton, express meesengnr and
train baggageman of the Rock Island rail
road, who was laat week run down by a
freight train In the yards at Sibley and
suffered the crushing of- both his fret, had
both his legs amputated brlw the knees
at the city hospital. His hoi.i is in Pes
Moines.
Aaaesa Drataaae Beaeftts.
LOGAN. Ia., April 1. I Special. I The
members of the boarda of supervisors of
Pottwattamie and -Harrison counties met
here this afternoon in Joint session to make
an assessment of benefits snd damages for
subdisirict ho- 1 ul the Jotut dalnag dis-
is,
FORMERLY O. K. SCOFIELD CLOAK A "StJIT CO
AFTER EASTER SALE OF
eautiful Tailored Suits
B
Tailor We Suits on Sale at
Just 140 tailored sultg made of
two alike In this offering, all
$37.50 and $40.00
Saturday, at
Tailor Made Suits on Sale at $25.00
These are all high grade suits. Nearly 300 to choos from. Made In the very newest styles, of finest all
wool materials.
$32.50 and $35.00 suits J f C f f
on sale Saturday, at W
Tailor Ude Suits on Sale at $15.00
Over 200 suits; all the very newest styles, perfectly tailored garments. Made of all wool suitings,
French serges, Prunella cloths, etc. All colors, and all sizes lo choose from.
$22.50 and $25.00 Suits, OICZ ff
on sale Saturday, at IviUv
Beautiful Silk Dresses on Sale Saturday at $10,00
These dresses are all pretty, new designs, made of silk foulard, messallne, pongee and taffeta. Over
300 dresses to choose from.
Values $20.00,
Saturday, at
f
trlct. All the supervisors were present ex
cept Colonel Baker of Council Bluffs.
LaShelle Kills Gambler. -
MARSHALLTOWN, Ia., April 16.-(8pe-clal
Telegram.) Harry LaShelle, a well
known young man of this city, fatally shot
"Doc" Selbert, a local gambler, tonight
when Belbert became abusive in Cook's
billiard hall. Belbert died on his way to a
hospital. LaShelle Is under arrest.
lows News Notes.
FORT PODGEJ Preparations for the
Grand Army of the Republic encampment
In June in this city are being made dili
gently and much Is already finally planned
for the biggest convention Fort Dodge has
ever had.
MASON CITY The grand council of the
Order of United Commercial Travelers of
Iowa will meet In this city on June 2, 4
and 5. It Is expected that from 600 to 800
traveling men and their wives from all
parts of the stste will attend.
MASON CITY On April ZT the Elks'
lodge of thla city will start a movement to
erect on the site the lodge owns In the
business district a three-story lodge and
office building. The lodge contemplnte
using the two upper floors of the buildLng,
which It expects to build at a cost of about
)30.000.
CRESTOX Emanuel Miller, a most hon
ored citiaen and retired business man of
Farming-ton, Is dead at his home at the
age of 90 years. He came from Germany
in l4ti. In 1851 he went to California, driv
ing an ox team, and walked the entire
distance. Two years later he returned by
water and In 1856 located at Farmington.
DUNLAP Edward Millard, a wealthy land
owner, hung himself at his home here early
this morning. Millard owned property
valued at too.000 snd was prospering. He
had been having trouble with one of his
tenants, and It is said that he had been
drinking heavily. It is supposed that he
became despondent because of drink anc
trouble.
EDDYVILXJ? Four heavily laden cars
In an Iowa Central freight train, north
bound, yesterday went through, a wooden
trestle bridge over Miller creek, near here,
tying up traffic for forty-eight hours and
greatly hindering tnc movements of all
trains. The passenger trains were detoured
over the itock Island from Albla lo Os
kaloosa. IDA GROVE Ida Grove expects to se
cure free delivery of malls In the next few
months. A government Inspector who was
here on an official visit said that In the
near future Ida Grove. Harlan, Hampton,
Jefferson and all other pontorflces of that
claas would be given free delivery. The
receipts her the last year were $7,200 and
each month shows healthy Increases.
CRESTON Henry Ressell, an aged Ger
man cltlsen, died at his home In this city
yesterday from the effects of a stroke of
paralysis sustained a few weeks ago. He
was 75 years of age and came to thia coun
try In the early sixties. He served in the
civil war. being a member of Company H,
115th regiment, and Company K of the
Forty-seventh regiment of New York vol
unteer Infantry.
FORT DODGE V. H. Blakely, Instruc
tor of manual training In the Fort Dodge
schools, has organised a high school ath
letic association and the first period of spe
cial Interest In athletics In the high school
here now opens. Seventy-five students have
joined within two daye and the member
ship will reach over 100. Track work will
be first taken up and the school will train
hard for the meet with Ames, to be held
the first of May.
FORT DODGE Three weafllngs. all with
in twenty-four hours, surprised Fort Dodge
people today. At 8:30 Thursday evening
Miss Mary Tomllnaou and O. R. Baker
were married. Thia morning at early nup
tial mass Mis Mary Uynuh and Frank
Frost exchanged their sacred vows, and
at almost the same hour Mies Gertrude
Dochray and George Schwarts were wed.
All three weddings were a great surprise
to all aave the most Intimate friends.
TAFT BACK JN NEW YORK
Fresldeat Ketara to Cltr After
Attending Meeting of the
Yale Coravorattoa.
NEW YORK. April 1 President Taft
made a trip to New Haven today to at
tend a business meeting of the Yale cor
poration, of which he Is a fellow, and prior
to leaving for Washington tonight attended
the theater with Mrs. Taft and other mem
ber of the Taft family. The president
chose for hi second night of recreation In
Xew York Maud Adams' production of the
Barrle play. "What Every Woman Knows."
Mr. Taft has thoroughly enjoyed his trip
to New York and to New Haven. He has
had to deal with an unending stream of
offlceaeekers ever sine his Inauguration,
and welcomed th respite th visit afforded.
H will reach Washington tomorrow morn
ing In time to preside at the usual Friday
meeting of th cabinet
Th president left for New Hsven shortly
after t o'clock thla morning and returned
at 8 4 P- ! With th exception of an
hour spent at luncheon with President
Hadley. Mr. Tafl's stay at New Haven
was spent entirely at the corporation
meeting. 1
Dr. W. W. Magsrrcll. optometrist moved
to 20-30f, City National bauk building.
TTTDTTf n rsr
finest Prunella cloth Imported Buttings
high class models.
suits on sale
$22.50 and $25.00; on sale,
Poland to Honor
the Memory of
Mme. Modjeska
Statues of Actress to Be Placed in
Theaters at Warsaw and
Lemborg.
WARSAW Russian Poland. April 18.
A movement Is on foot In Russian and Aus
trian Poland to honor the memory of
Helena Modjeska, the Polish actress, who
died In California April 8. Arrangements
are being made for ,a memorial service to
be held in this city and a statue of Mme.
Modjeska will be erected In tho foyer of
the Warsaw theater, A committee Is work
ing In Austrian Poland to erect another
statue at the Lemborg theater. The War
saw theater has decided to establish a
Modjeska fund to (urthet the education of
young actors. An effort Is being made to
collect money to bring the body to Warsaw
for burial and If thia Is permitted there
will be a public, funeral. There Is some
doubt, however, as to whether the Russian
authorities will permit this, inasmuch as
Mme. Modjeska was expelled from Russia
several year ago when she was about to
make a public appearance In this city. If
burial In Warsaw Is not possible, the body
will be Interred In Cracow, In Austrian
Poland. Cracow was the early home of
Mme. Modjeska.
Ruling in Riot
Damage Cses
Judge at Springfield, 111., Holds that
Only Negroes Are Entitled
to Kecover.
SPRINGFIELD. 111., April Only the
negroes who suffered at the hands of the
mobs of August 14 and 15 or their heirs
can recover damages for death or Injury
from the city under the atalute relating to
mobs, according to the decision rendered
today by Judge Crelghton In the Sangamon
circuit court, when he sustained the
demurrer of the city In the cases of a
number of whites who were killed and in
jured. The demurrer of the city In the
cases of the negroes killed or Injured, that
the law of 1905 relating to mobs Is not
constitutional, waa Overruled by the court,
who held that the law In question was
constitutional.
Vigilantes Are
Active in Knox
Whitecappers Put Man in Boat and
Send Him Down Missouri
Wife to Follow.
NIOBRARA, Neb., April l.-Word has
just been received here from Bantee agency
that a band of masked whitecappers
marched Into the home of a roan named
Robbins last Friday night, took him to the
Missouri river, put liim In a boat, gave
him ! and told him never to return to
Knox county. They returned to the Rob
bin' home and forced the man' wife to
begin packing up household goods prepara
tory to following her husband as soon as
possible. No clue Is known as to the Iden
tity of the vigilantes.
Boy Probably
Was Murdered
Find of Eloody Clothes Near Burling
ton Indicates Commission of
Crime Yet Unexplained.
BURLINGTON, Is,, April 16. Th police
today found a box containing a bloody suit.
Including underclothes, stockings rnd shoes
of a smsll boy, near the river north of
Burlington. The blood stains are fresh.
No boy Is missing here. The pollc think
that a boy from some other city was
thrown In th river.
lvSlO
DOUGLAS
STREET
$29.75
and serges. There are hardly
$2 75
$10.00
Republicans
Name Don Love
Primary in Capital Results in Defeat
of Hutton No Fight for
Excise Board. .
LINCOLN, April 18.-The republicans
at their municipal primary nominated Djit
L. Love for mayor over Alderman A. H.
Hutton, by a vote of 749 to Mr. ljvo
I a lawyer and heavy real estuto holdt-i.
Ho Is a son-in-law of former Governor
Larrabee of Iowa. The municipal election
will be held May i, and becuuee o the
failure of the legislature to pass the new
charter all candidates must go on tho bal
lot by petition. Love is backed by the tem
perance element. John B. Wright, who- re
fused to run at the primary, will be a' can
didate for election. R. C. Ozman was
nominated for city clerk, over W. H.
Howes. U. O. Powell and J. C. Harpham,
present excisemen, were renominated with
out opposition. Democrats will put up a
ticket through a committee appointed last
night. It Is yet possible no election will
be held, for an Injunction suit to prevent
Is pending.
French Silk Mills
Come to America
Combination Bepresenting Ten Mil
lion Capital Said to Be Beady
to Transfer.
NEW TORK, April 1.-That a combina
tion of silk industries In southern France,
representing 810,000,000 of capita.!, will trans
fer its plants to this country, is stated by
Jean Duplan, head of a large eilk ' dye
works at Haielton, Pa. ' Mr. Dunlap, ac
companied by D. A. Gillett, a French silk
manufacturer, who has been investigating
conditions In this country, sailed for Havre
on the steamer La Provence today.
"I was commissioned a long time ago,"
said Mr. Duplan, "to look Into conditions
In the silk trade In this country. Mr.
Gillett represents a combination of silk In
dustrie of southern France, which takes
In weaving, dyeing and .other silk estab
lishments, and has plantp that arc worth
flO.OOO.OW. I have made a report to him
that It would be advisable that the Frenc h
establishment be tranufcrrc-d lo this cmi!,
try, and aa a result the French liiiuf! -mill
Jocate here."
Potter to Ask
for a Divorce
Former Omaha Man Engages Counsel
in Burlington with Intent to
Secure Decree.
BURLINGTON. Is.. April 16.-(fipet ia1. -"Life
has been made unbearable to me i -r
the last three years," said Charles I'oti ;,
the former Omaha court reporter M ho km j
up a $6,000 salary at Milwaukee Wsi
to escape alleged persecutions of his ftii '.
mho had followed him there front Hurln.a
tcn. Potter arrived here yeaterduy n'wuy
and engaged counsel to m-euie a ilivune
fiera his wife, whom, he ays. has ivi n
him no nest for a long time.
The csso, a sensational one. flmt ckiiis
to public notice here a number of week
ego when Mr, roller, who was keeping
a boarding house here, had her son. Thurs
ton Poller, arrested on the charg of blng
the father of his 13-year-old sister's baby.
The testimony against the boy was faulty
and he was acquitted. Charlos Potter, -h
father, afterward offered to tuke the baby
and care for it, but refused to live wltlt
M wife.
NO SERVICE FOR SWINBURNE
Body of Poet Laid at Hest in
Charrh Yard at Isle of
Wight.
LONDON. April 14. -Th body of Alger
non Charle Kwlnbume, th fioel, was laid
at rest this afternoon in th churt-li r 1
of St. Boniface, Bom-huich. Isle of Wight.
In accordance with the mlvhcs of tb pool
th burldl ceremony ma oiuilteO.
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