I7IE BEE: OMAHA. THURSDAY. MAY ?. 1000.
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Minor Mention
Tb Council Bluffs Offlos of tha
Omthi In la at IB Boot ftHraat.
Beth rtaOB 43.
Davis, drug.
CORRIDA NB, tndertskers 'Phones 1M.
Lewis Cutler, funeral director. Thona 17.
Woodrlhg Undertaking eompany. Tel. 133.
FAUST IJKER AT ROGERS' BUFFET.
Stock psitured. 'Phone Finney, Bell 21433.
When you want reliable want ad adver
tielnar. uae The Bee.
' BAIRD. IONGKNF"KER BOt-AND.
Undertakers. 'Phone 123, 14 N. Main 8t.
Bluff City Masonic lodge mill meet this
pvenlrg for work In the third degree.
Dr. V. W. Magarell. optometrist, moved
t.i j-'jA City National bank building
Plft.irea and Art Novelties for Gradua
tion gifts, c. K. Alexander. 3X1 Broadway.
THK IHITLAH WAT.I, PAPER S.VMC
Iff BOOM1NU NOW AT J. D. CROCK
WEM.8. An Information chat (tin J. R. Bockman
with being a i!liBiniiilwf was filed yes
tordny. He will be brught before Judge
"Wheeler today. w
Oahm piano recital Thursday evening at
St. John s English Lutheran church. Tick
eta. u"l cents, and reserved Bints free, at
Pwanson's music store.
A marriage llrrnse waa Issued yesterday
to Robert Fox. aged 23, and L'u y Point,
aged 17, both of ttnaha. They were mar
ried hv Rev. Henry DeLong.
Beit Anst-cl. 1.111 F.lghth avenue, wna
arrested by the sheriff last evening on
complaint of Mrs Anstud. who alleged
that her husband had betn drinking heavily
fur some time.
William ' Sllna'Tland, who was recently
brought brfore the court on a dlpso charge,
hut waa allowed his freedom on his prom
ise to abstain from liquor, was taken to
the Utate hospital for Inebriates at Knox
ville yesterrtny on order of Judge Wheeler.
Kllnaerlnnd fell by the wayside.
Building permits wer.- Issued yesterdny
to llanpah C. Hansen for a one-story
frame cott.ige at ai7 South Twelfth street
to i-ost fn. io Mrs. Ed Copley for a one
story friitie cottage on I n'on street to
cost HO in, ami to Kred Evirf: for a on.;
story frame cottage un Lower Broadway
to cost l,r ' .
A meeting of the city council will be
held Friday evening; to peilcct plans f.ir
the observance of Decoration day on Sun
day, May 30, at the request of the mem
bers of Abe Ijincoln post, Grand Army
of the Republic. As In previous y nrs
the city council will attend to the finan
cial end of the public observance.
These officers were elected ;it the an
nual meeting of I he Senior Loyal Temper
ance legion lit-Id Monilny night at tho
homo of Mrs. Wrseott. till) Fifth avenue:
President, S. Hay-den: vice president, Miss
West rip: secretary. Miss I.uclle Kallcnger;
tresscter, Miss Margaret Knowles; libra
rian. Earl ('arse; press uporter. Everett
N. Wright: assistant secretary. Miss Ber
tha H?rr.
Mrs. Bertha Ijiarcncc, wife of John
l.awrenre, died at her home In Dumfries
yesterday, aged 64 years. Besides her hus
band she leaves one daughter. Dora, living
at home. Two slstr. Mrs. K. W. Fro
liarrit of this city and Mli-s Martha Sew
ing of St. l.ouls. and two brothers. W. A.
Sewing of Woodbine, la., and J. H. Pew
Ing of Mlneola, la., also survive her. Ar
rangements for the funeral have not been
made.
Keal Estate Transfers.
These transfers were reported to The Bee
May 11. by the Pottawattamie County Ab
stract company of Council Bluffs:
O. F. Turner and wife to J. W. Squire.
se4 of 4-77-14. w d t 1
First National Bank of Council Bluffs
to William A. Brenitiger. lot 3, In
block 2H. Ferry add., Council Bluffs,
w d
J. E. Cooper (unmarried! to W. S.
Cooper, lota ttt, 1". 18 and 19. block
!. 8now ft Green's sub., Council
Bluffs, w d.i .
Benjamin Fehr Real Estate company
to Domlnlck Sillairo. lot 16, block
If. Beer'a sub.. Council Bluffs, w d..
C. S. Iawson and wife to Isaac Cher
ntss. lot 1. block H. Curtis & Ram
sey's add., (Y.incll Bluffs, w d
John F. Reld and wife to Edward
W. Roe, lota 2 and . block 16, Car
w. d
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50
000
Totnl, six transfers.
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Wedding Rtaaja,
Pure cold, seamless, all sizes, thus no
delay or altering. $3 to $11 Engraving free.
Liffert.
N. V. Plumbing Co. Tel. 2t Night, F-1704
l.ahor Meeting; Tonight.
A mass meeting of laboring men will he
held this evening at Labor temple in the
Merrleni block under the auspices of the
Council Bluffs Trades and Libor assembly.
The principal speaker will be A. L. Crick,
president- of the TJiwa State Federation of
Labor. The meeting will be open to all
laboring men, whether affiliated with
unions or not
she looks forward to the hour with apprehension. Mother's Friend,
by its penetrating and soothing properties, allays nausea, nervousness,
unpleasant feelings, and so prepares the system for the ordeal that
she passes through the event
with but little suffering, as
numbers have testified and
said, "It is worth its weight in
or.A " II 00 per bottle eif druggists.
(,JiU. Honk coDtsiulDg ylubl lo
formatlon mailed free.
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CITY TICKET OFFICE, 1324 Farnam Street.
Omaha, Nebraska.
Phones Bell Douglas 1828; Ind. A3231. ,
INCIPIENT RIOT MIUT OFF
Chief Richmond Took Prompt Action
by Closing Saloons.
WHITES THREATENED NEGROES
Attsrk on Mlkesell and Shooting; of
Horner rouses Wicked Keeling
In Vlrinltr Where Neatroea
(vntmitr,
The shooting of Patrolman Charles A.
Horner Monday night by a negro, Joe
Taylor, follnwlng as It did upn.i the re
cent attack on patrol Driver Mlkesell by
a number of negroes, has Groused con
siderable feeling against the colored popu
lation In the vicinity of the Northwestern
tracks. For a while Monday night '.he
situation in the vicinity of the Northwest
ern crossing on Broadway was tense, and
only the presence of a strong body of po
lice under the personal command of Chief
Richmond prevented serious trouble.
Bhortly after 8 o'clock last evening word
was received at police headquarters tUiit
a large number of white men were gefli
ering In the saloons and pool halls in the
neighborhood of the Northwestern crossing
and that threata to clean out the negroes
In that vicinity had been made. The ,ie
groea had been advised of the threats and
were gathered in goodly number on the
south side of Broadway ready to resist
any attack. The negro proprietor of the
saloon at the corner of Broadway and
Eleventh street, patronised by the colored
people, fearing trouble, had closed his
place before the arrival of the police.
Richmond Cloned Sslonna,
Chief of Police Richmond with a num
ber of officers hastened to the si one of
the threatened disturbance and the chief's
first action was to order all the saloois
In that section of Broadway closed.
The crowds were dispersed and every
body except those who had legitimate busi
ness there was ordered off the streets ard
to go home. With the closing of the sa
loons the crowds soon melted away .ml
an hour later the usual quiet prevailed.
A strong force of police was left on guard
there to prevent any further attempt at
hostilities. - '.
Only one arrest was made' by the police.
A man whose name was not given out
by Uie police resented the order of Chief
Richmond to get off the sidewalk and In
language more forcible than polite invited
the chief to take a Journey to a certain
hot place. The fellow was promptly put
under arrest nnd hustled off to police
headquarters In the patrol wagon. Later
after being cautioned to be more discreet
In his language and conduct In future tins
fi lle.w waa allowed to go home.
Horner CialnlnB, NB.ro Dying;.
Charles Horner, the patrolman who was
shot by Joe Taylor, the negro known as
Alkali Ike, was said last evening to bo
resting iih easily as could be expected and
unless unXojsein complications set In will
recover. -Bo far the bullet which went
through the aim and lodged in his left
side has not fteen located.
Joe Taylor, Patrolman Horner's assail
ant was repotted last night to bj rapidly
sinking and lie was not expected to sur
vive the night. When Taylor waa taken
to the Edmnmlaon hospital shortly uftar
midnight Monday night- it was found that
two bullets from the revolver of Officer
Ollle Arnold, who gave chase tu'the negro
after he had shot officer Horner had
reached their mark. The two bullets hud
entered the back, one on each aid.; of tho
spino and gone clear thrrugh the man a
body, perforating the Intestines In a number
of places. ,
Although he evidently realised that he
could not recover the negro remained in u
sul.en and defiant mood yesterday. To
Major Richmond who asked him If he
wished to make u statement, Taylor said
he. did not and declared that If given a
revolver he would "get another police
man." Taylor hns long been regarded by the po
lice as a bad man. On November 26 last
he was arrested, together with another
negro, by officers Gillespie and Sklpton
at a late hour on West Broadway. On
the way to the city Jail Taylor struck
Officer Skipton a heavy blow in the mouth,
knocking him off the curb. Taylor escaped
with a light aenteiico from Judge Snyder,
although he waa known at the time to
have made threats against certain mem
bers of the police force.
Is to love children, and no
home can be happy without
them, yet the ordeal through
TT V liTVECi wn,cn "ie expectant mother
ill IrlP A must pass usually is so full
of suffering and dread that
TFMEIIE)
PACSF
HHKRM lK MOTF.I. t 1.1 M K.I IC.II T
Residents In l(s !Vrl(hheirkonil Mot
Ingr to Serare Aetlna.
On April 2t Mrs. May Noble, proprietress
of the Riverside hotel, on North Thirty
seventh street, pleaded guilty In the dis
trict court to two Indictments charging her
m-lth keeping a 1 ruse of lllfame and with
maintaining a nuisance, the latter charge
being In connection with the unlawful sale
of liquor. On the first charge she was
fined $100 and on the second count l-TOO,
making a total of $400.
The fact that no effort on the part of
the county authorities had apparently been
made to compel Mrs. Noblo to pay this fine
has amused ceitalr members of the West
Council Bluffs Improvement club, who had
insisted on the prosecution of the woman
and the closing of the resort. Announce
ment was made that Mrs. Noble and her
phice weie to be topics of discussion at
the meeting (if the club last night, and
they wtrc. The result Is that another de
mand will be made Uin the authorities to
"abate the alleged njlsance." Following
the announcement that the West Council
Bluffs Improvement club had again Inter
ested Itself In Mrs. Noble and her River
side hotel, the woman's attorney yesterday
paid Into tho office of the clerk of the
district court the sum of ISO, with Instruc
tions that it be applied on the 1400 fine a
sessed against her.
When told of the payment rf the In
stallment" of $50 County Attorney Heas
stated that If the entire amount of the
fine waa not paid within a short time he
would have an execution Issued and the
papers placed in the hands of the sheriff.
This means that If the fine Is not forth
coming Mrs. Noblo will be lodged In the
county bastlle.
Regarding the complaints of the mem
bers of the West Council Bluffs Improve
ment club concerning Mrs. Noble' hotel,
the county attorney stated yesterday that
the grand Jury would reconvene next Mon
day, at which time all who so desired
could go before that body and give evidence
against the place.
The county attorney some time ago se
cured a permanent Injunction against the
Illegal sale of liquor at the Noble place
and he stated yesterday that he was pre
pared to Institute contempt proceedings
against the woman whenever evidence
should be produced to show violation of the
Injunction.
The county attorney also called attention
to the fact that the new law providing for
Injunctions against places of til repute will
go into effect on July 4. "As soon as this
law goes Into effect," said Mr. Hcs, "In
junctions can be obtained against such
places on a showing 'that they have tho
reputation of being houses of III fame."
WHOLESALE
GROCERS
ELECT
Major Mnhou la Aunln I'rraldrnt and
John J. Ilrmly a Vice.
M.ijor Samuel Mahon of Ottumwa, who
hna hearted the organization for many
yrs. as on Monday re-elected president
of the Iowa-Nebraska Wholesale Grocers'
association, which held Its annual meet
ing in the Grand hotel. George E. Llchty
of Waterloo was re-elected vice president
for Iowa, and John S. Rrady of Omaha
was elected vice president Tor. Nebraska,
succeeding the lute I. M. Raymond of Lin
coln," whose death occurred April 19 of
lhi ytar. John Melhop, Jr. of Council
Bluffs waa rc-elvctud secretary and treas
urer.' The following were elected as members
of the executive committee for Iowa: John
Blaul, Burlington; Charles Hewitt. Des
Moines; William Groneweg. Council Bluffs,
and Carl C. Virgil, Mason City. These
were elected as the executive committee
for Nebraska: C. H. rickens, Oniuha; E.
H. Allen. Omaha; A. E. C'ady, St. Paul;
George H. Clarke, Lincoln.
It was arranged to have the association
represented at the national .uuvention
which is to hp held In Detroit. June I, 3
and 4. In addition to the officers aliout
twenty memhers from both states signi
fied their Intention of attending the meet
ing. Secretary Melhop was directed to
makes reservation for the delegation at one
of the lcHrtlng hotels In Detroit.
The association adopted appropriate res
olutions on the death of I. M. Unymond, of
the firm of Raymond Brothers. Clarke
rfimpany of Lincoln. Mr. Raymond's death
makes the tenth In the membership during
the last five years.
All meetings of the association are held
behind closed doors and the proceedings
sre not made public. "Matters of Interest
to the members of the association alone
were discussed at the meeting." said Sec
retary Melhop after adjournment.
BOARD ACTEPT9 SCHOOI, TI.ANS
Anhllri't F. K. Col Will Kreet Pro
posed n RulIdlnK-
At a special tticetlng of the Board of
Kducation, held Monday night In the private
law office of Tresldcnt Emmet Tinley, the
plins of Architect F. E. Cox for the new
school building at the corner pf Oak street
and Broadway, were accepted over those
of Architect Woodward.
Secretary Hughes was Instructed to ad
vertise for bids for the construction of
the building as soon as Mr. Cox has his
plans completed. It was decided to call
the schcol the Oak school. No action was
taken in the mattet of a selection of a
principal of the high school to succeed
Prof Thomts, although It Is understood
that the committee on teachers has set
tled on a man.
After a discussion lasting over an hour
tho board turned down, by a vote of 4 to 2,
the proposition to allow the expenditure
of not to exceed $275, for the beautifying
of the school grounds with flowers, etc.
This is Member Schoedsack's pet hobby
and he was gr.Mtly surprised at the refusal
of the board to allow an appropriation this
year for this purpi sc. Last year close upon
(iuo was expended In this direction; already
lUii has been spent this year for trees and
other yard Improvements.
lona Priest In Conference,
Thirty priests from points in southwett-
j ern Iowa gathered Monday at the reo
i tory of St. Francis Xavler's church for t lie
semi-annual confirmee of the Council
Bluffs deanery of the Catholic church. The
visiting priests were entertained at lunch
con by Rev. Father McManus, the confer-
ence being held In the afternoon. Those
In attendance Include Rev. Edward Mur
i phy, Hamburg; Rev. William Quinn, Red
Oak; George J. Toher, Shenandoah; Rev.
Peter Urommenscheiikel, Westphalia; Rev.
Patrick Daly. Atlantic; Rev. James Mc
Ixnald, Audjbon; Rev. Herman Albers,
Avoca; Rev. F. P. McManus. Council
Bluffs; Rev. J. F. O'Neill, Council Bluffs;
Rev. Richard Dullard. Corning; Rev. r ather
Herman. O. 8. I., Council Bluffs; Rev.
Dennis Murphy, O. 8. B., Crealon; Rev. J.
Lelfert'a'SL' Lenses
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Jf. Hanson. Dutilap; Re. Peter Ptahl. Har
lan; Rev. Edmund Hayes, lmogene; RT.
J. A. Glenn, l-nnox; Rev. Thomas Iioftus,
Massena; Rev. M. F. Nolan, Missouri Val
ley; Rev. A. J. frevler. N'eola; Rev. Ju
lius Failrnsrmldt, Portsmouth: Rev. P. ,T.
Casey, Cumlierland; Rev. T. F. Oaffney.
Walnut; Rev. H. V. Malone, Woodbine;
Rev. a. B. Bjrkhlser and Rev. Jphn laly,
Council Bluffs.
JOHN O'MCIL IMIKH
AHHEST
I Attested to Have Fleered Settlers
Who Were Moving:.
Jonh O'Nell of this city, for whom De
tectlve Vixiard of the Inlon Pacific rail
road has been looking for two months, was
arrested here by the police and after a
preliminary hearing before Justice Cooper
Tuesday was bound over to th grand Jury
on a charge of extortion. In d fault of
bull O'Nell whs oommltted to the coun y
Jail.
O Nell, It la charged by the railroad offi
cials, had extorted money from Immigrant
ad settlers who had cars of household
goods or stock by representing himself as
an Inspector In the employ of the company.
O'Nell, It Is said, would tell the person In
charge of the car that the contents would
have to be transferred or that the car could
not be forwarded for several days, but
that if he was paid a fee of from $5 to
$Jf, he would fix It so that the car would
not be delayed
L. Lefdahl waa the complaining witness
In the case against O'Nell. Lefdahl wna
induced to give O'Nell a pi tip on November
23 of last year and the latter was caught
by an officer of the railroad In the act of
receiving the money, It is said. O'Nell was
arrested at the time, but succeeded In mak
ing hlb escape from the depot policeman.
Rsrglsr Waa llanirf,
A hungry thief broke into the Palace
meat market and grocery at HOT South Main
street Monday night. The Intruder de
voured a number of oranges and left traces
showing he had made a meal off ham
8.indwiches and then to provide agnjnst
future hunger had taken with him two
whole hams and a quantity of smoking and
chewing tobacco. Fifty pennies left In the
cash drawer were also appropriated by the
thief.
SHOKT nnF,M FOR NKIIHASKA
Attorney Kxplalna l.laht Welaht case
After I'leadlns; (inlltr In Iowa.
LAKE CI TV, la., May 12. (Special.)
Two prosecutions, brought before Justice
I. E. Dnugherty In Rockwell City', Just
north of here, under the pure food law,
were heard Monday. One was against the
Fort Dodge Grocery company, growing
out of rice sold In packages to merchants
at Vetter, and which, according to the
testimony of Inspector K. C. Hlnshaw,
were mlsbranded In that they were short
weight, three-pound packages being sold
that were three ounces under weight on
packages. In this case the court took
the view of the matter that 'there was no
Intentional violation of the law and dia
mlssed the defendant. .,
The other case was similar In character,
being against the- Sponcer-Letts Coffee
company of Murshalltown for the sale of
mlsbranded rice sold to a merchant of
Lavinia. In this case the defendant's at
torney entered a plea of guilty and waa
assessed a fine of J10 and cots of prose
cution. In entering' the plea the attorney
gave the excuse that the packages in ques
tion were evidently -intended for their Ne
braska trade, and rhlist have become mixed
In shipping, 'vlrtnally admitting that at
leas greater cave la taken in shipments
forowa than for outside state.
MOVGKKI,
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SAVES
CHILD
Animal Master Wanted to Kill Proves
Hero l:i an Kmerarnry.
ONAWA. In., May 12.-Speelal.)-Lowe
Taltner, living between Soldier and L'te,
has a mongrel dog that ho has tried to
give-away or chase away and to get rid
of decided to shoot It. A few days ago
Mr. 1'Hlmer's 2-year-old child wandered
away from the house, the dog following.
As the morning Northwestern train turned
the curve at Rldell's crossing the engineer
was horrified to see a wee child sitting In
the center of the track. He reversed the
engine, but knew he could not stop It In
time to prevnt an accident.
Just then the dog got busy. He wasn't
a thoroughbred, therefore ho did not know
how to heroically grab the child by Its dress
like a St. Bernard and carry It to safety,
but he nosed or rooted It off the track
Just as the engine thundered by and stood
wagging his tall at the fretghtened men
who looked down at him. Mr. Palmer says
he has no dug to give away, but will feed
and tenderly care for the poor old mongrel
the rest of his days.
Injunction Aaalnst Drnaalst.
ONAWA. Ia., May 12. (Special. )-On In
formation filed by D. A. Corbl, a farmer
residing near Whiting, who states he re
ceived his information through the attor
ney for the Anti-Saloon league, the pro
ceedings for Injunction against the Whit
ing diug stores were heard before Judge
I Woold. The court found the certificates
of sale were not properly filed and granted
the injunctions, only restraining the stores
from further violation of the law. The
proceedings have started the other drug
gists to Investigating to see If there are
any technical errors in their permits.
Good I'lnce for Ames Man,
AMI'S, la.. May 12.-SpeclaI.-Prof. E.
T. Robblns, assistant animal husbandman,
Iowa Experiment station, has Just ac
cepted an excellent position on the edi
torial staff of the Breeders' Gazette, Chi
cago, 111.
Prof. Robblns received hi master' de
gree from the Animal Husbandry depart
ment of the Iowa State college, and ha
been connected with the teaching and In
vestigating work of the department dur
ing the last four years.
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Iowa rwi Notes.
WATERLOO The arinu.il sta'e conven
tion of the P. E. O siterhooil will con
vino this evening in this city for a three
days' seSNlon. Ov;t 300 rielrgates are ex
pected and the city is alive w.th womor.
lu have come to enjoy (he excellent pio
gram. FORT DODGE Dr. Yska. a Bohemian
lecturer, mukliig Chicago his h mie, ad
dressed the Bohemian Fraternal society of
this locality, at their hall In Elkhorn
township, Saturday night, and because he
coulii not remain for lnltatlon of new
members Sunday, he talked several speeches
Into a phonograph to be delivered the next
day.
FORT DODGE Rev. L. A. Haatvedt of
Cullrmlar, a strenuous pastor of about 33.
who has the Norwelgan church there In
his charge. Is the originator of a petition
of withdrawal, asking that bar be removed
that prevents prosecution under the mulct
!.iw. He hopes to drive the saloon from
Callendar and now has the majority of
tlie townspeople and countrya'do as sign
er of his petition, soon to filed.
FOKT DODGE Fire broke out in a barn,
the largest on the E. L. Hnyer farm
northeast of-this city, this morning and
the whole country side fought desperately
to save many nearby buildings for two
hours, control of the flames being gained
about noon. The loss is about 2.t. A
revolver was found in the ruins and a it
belonged to none at the farm, it Is pre
sumed that tramps had stent the night
there, enjoyed a smok In the eariy morn
,n and ilropiied a lighted milch whtre
p. consequently worked disaster.
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Let Me Prove This to You in
Wheat land here in the fatuous Wey
burn Manor District of Saskatchewan,
Canada, yields 35 bushels to the acre,
so that with wheat at one dollar a
bushel an KO-acre farm produces a
crop worth $2,800.
Yet I will sell you this land for only
$12 an aero and up, on easy terms
one-fourth down and the balance with
In 6ve years at six per cent. So your
80-acre farm costing about $1,000
requires only $250 down and your
first crop alone should produce $2,800
or more.
Think of It a farm of the finest
wheat land in the world for less than
one-tenth of your first crop.
Average Crop for 11 Years
MBIMHva HMI MM
Now for the proof in simple figures.
Forty miles north of these lands
the government experimental farm
has kept accurate records for eleven
years which 6how the average crop to
be exactly 34 bushels and 54 pounds
of wheat to an acre.
You can readily verify these figures
by writing to Mr. McKay, Manager of
the Experimental Farm At Indian
Head, Canada, and he will also tell
you that many farmers secure still
larger yields because the land at the
experimental farm is not by any
means the best wheat land.
These records also show the actual
cost of raising a crop to average
HASTINGS & HEYDEN
1614 Harney Street, - - Omaha, Neb,
Personal Representatives of James Porter, President of Porter
teens on firm of Frink Matfttt, two miles trom ft'evburn. You can own a (arm Just like this for only
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FJKEWURlib LICtirM) M
Loss of $100,000 by Midnight Fire
in McCune Block.
TO INVESTIGATE STATE OFFICER
Saloon Keepers I'erfert rsnlr.nllon
to Enable Them to Gnartl Aitninst
Sclllna Liquor to Men
Who Took "fare."
(Frnm a Staff Correspondent.)
DES MOINES, la., Muy 12. I Special.)
With a bunilmrdment rpsemlillnir an
army's fuBillade and a display f fire
works that would outdo the greatest In
dependence day celebration, the New York
wall paper plant burned Monday, entail
ins; a loss of fU'V'Oe. fully Injured. The
McCune building, which It occupied, was
damaged to the amount of I.Mi.Wi. fully
covered by insurance. The entire second
floor was used fur the storage of fireworks
and soon After the fire broke out the fliimi s
made their way here. Exploding cunnou
crackers shattered windows and scattered
debris over tho streets. The sky was maJe
brilliant by shooting rotnan candles, i-ky
rockets and colored fire. For a time li
was feared damage would Im done to the
postofflce, the co.nity court house and th
union station, all of which are Just across
the street from the McCune building. The
fire was under control at 2:30 this morning.
This is the second time the building has
been afire during the last month and ia th-'
second big business block fire during th:it
time, owners of the McCune block had
perfected plans for improving it and erect
ing two new stories. The plans muy now
be carried out with an entirely new struc
ture. Held Fierce Trlse Kisht.
Des Moines had a prize fight Monday.
Th police made a raid on the place, but
made no arrests nnd after they departed
the fight was pulled off for seven rounds,
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exactly $7.05 an acre, so the actual
net profit on each acre has averaged
$27.95 for eleven years.
Two Hours More Sunshine
During the growing season the aver
age length of daylight here is 16 hours
(two hours more than in your state)
so plants grow larger and faster than
elsewhere further south.
Besides this the soil Is virgin to any
crop just one vast rolling prairie
of rich black loam resting on a clay
sub-soil that retains the moisture and
produces crops that simply amaze
everyone with their abundance.
The climate here Isdelightf til often
warmer than in Minnesota. The win
ter lastsonly from December to March.
The real beauty of the summer begins
in July and the "Indian Summer"
season is glorious beyond all power
of description
Taxes 10 Cents an Acre
' Taxes on this land average less than
10 cents an acre no tax whatever on
personal property, live stock, farm
implements and buildings.
The school tax, always the heaviest
burden in the United States, is pro
vided for here by a grant of one
eighteenth of the land by the gov
ernment. Recently the government took over
Iowa
the contestants both being bleeding and
almost completely exhausted at the end
Of that time. It was fought until a de
cision was apparent, but none was offi
cially declared. The fighters were Roy
Fields, a negro, and Harry Shovcrs, a
white youth.
Iiliralliiatr Kupt. Fltcaernlil.
The Slate Hoard of Control Is Investigat
ing charges that have been mailn to It
againBt Superintendent Fitzgerald of the
Girls' Stute Induatrlal school at Mitchell
vlllo. The charges are that he has been
too friendly with some of his charges and
gross misconduct. John Cownle, member
of the board, is now In charge of the
school, pending the absence of Mr. Fitt
gerald on account of the sickness of a
relative. Quite a stringent examination
has been made, but aa yet nothing has
been found to Justify the charges.
IliilldlnK Nevr (irantlNtnml.
At the slat i fair grounds the old wooden
grandstand Is being toin down preparatory
to immediate erection of the new steel
stand for which the last legislature ap
propriated $l.i100.
Saloon Men's Protective Order.
Saloon men of Des Moines have perfected
an organization to protoct thi'inselves
Hgiiinal the violations of the new Hiiml
law passed by the recent legislature. That
law fixes a heavy penalty upon the saloon
keeper who soils lliiuor to any man who
lias taken the "cur;" nnd puts the burden
! i.F bdiiu-lnir 111 r, fuilu n nun II, , uulrtnn.
keepers. The new organization of liquor dis
pensers has hired u private dectective to
necure Information as to residents of the
county who have take the cure and to
protect them against selling to wrong peo
ple. The sa'oon men here have also con
sented" to close their doors from 1') h. m.
to 2 p. in. Monday next In honor of Me
morial services, though the a' lorn. y gen
eral ruled tlit y c annot be forced to closn
by law as Memorial day fnlls on Sunday.
Want Pardon From Pen.
Albert Tamil zke, serving a life sentence
In the state penitentiary at Fort Madison
for murder In Buchanan county, has ap
plied to Governor B. F. Carroll for a par
don. Ho made application to the legislature
Plain Figures
the private telephone lines and since
then rates have been reduced to one
third the old prices.
Railroads are being rapidly con
structed and one is even now surveyed
right through the center of these lands.
When the road to Fort Churchill on
Hudson Bay is completed, grain will
reach Liverpool with a railroad haul
of only 600 miles from here as com
pared with 2,000 miles from Chicago.
Safeguarded by Four Banks
Your investment is fully safe
guarded by the four banks that I own
or control in the United States. Thus
yon deal only with a responsible bank
er and are insured that every statement
or promise made will be positively
fulfilled.
Beginning in May, 1 will run excur
sions to this wonderful land in my
private car "Klsie." I want you to
come in this car and see for yourself
these vast wheat fields talk with the
farmers here and learn just how much
they have made. Then you will want
to secure a farm without a moment's
delay.
Please call on ray representative in
your neighborhood at the address
given below and ask him more about
this great opportunity. Ask him for
my illustrated booklet, "A Call to the
West," which tells hundreds of inter
esting facts about this wonderful land.
Be sure and go to see him at once and
learn the details of this
astounding proposition.
Land Co.
mi all Investment
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for a pardon, but that boy arter consider
ing his case failed to make any recom
mendation. 'Will Posh Hotel Inspection.
Hotels of Iowa will lie Inspected under
the provisions of the new law pasted by
the last legislature, rcgardlfss of the fact
no appropriation was m ide to csrry on
this inspection. The State Board of Health
has taken up the matter and will use some
of iti help at spare moments Inspecting
I the hostelrles to see that they collie up to
the requirements of the new law.
Charles Kich, aged 41, a telegraph opera
tor of Grand Forks, Minn., committed sui
cide by shooting on the grave of his father
at Maiiuoteka this morning. The elder Rtclc
I, us been dead for nearly forty years. This
was for many years the home of the Kich
family, and the young man was raised heie.
lie learned his trade as telegraph operator
lit the local railway station and biter went
to Chicago. He arrlvod here last night,
greeted his friends cordially and seemed to
be In good spirits.
His friends here are unable to account
for his tragic death, except on the theory
of temporary Insanity. He leave a wife
and family In Minnesota.
A Break for Liberty
from stomach, liver and kidney trouble Is
made when a 2Rc box of Dr. King's New
Life Fills Is bought. For sale by Bcatun
Dn:g Co.
RAISE MORALS OF BILLBOARDS
Poster Printers' Association Votes to
Kllnilnate Object lonn Me Pictures
from Public lew.
CINCINNATI. O., May II. The Poster
Printers' association of the I'nlted States
whoa annual meeting opened here Monday,
will endeavor to eliminate objectionable
pictures from bill boards and set a higher
moral standard for this advertising.
Strong measures will be adopted In con
demnation of the bill to Impose a tai of
2 cents per square foot on all poster ad
vertising or other kind of advertising ma;
ter produced by poster printer.