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TOE BEE: OMAHA, 'MONDAY. JANUARY 9, 1011. 3 Council Bluffs. WINDING UPJANK AFFAIRS Lait of Officer & Pusey Fundi Now in County Treasurer'! Hands. ONLY ELUrr3 BANK TO FAIL ltlr-ritt Per Cent Pmtd Drpn.ltori Trust Faade Settled In Fall mail Mm Tft I'n rlnlmrd, V'.-e final aettlement of the affairs of the Officer Pueev bank, which failed In 1!)04. and won the distinction of being the only financial Institution that had ever (tone to the wall In Council Bluffs, was an nounced yesterday, with about $1,000 to be distributed between nearly 3n0 claimants who have ao far failed to call for their proportion of the dividends. The receivers, I.. F. Murphy and Jack Bereshelm, were discharged more than two years ago and tha clerk of the district court was In structed by order of the court to finish up the work of paying the remainder of the dividends. At that time the receivers turned to over to Harry M. Brown, district court clerk, about tl.WO. Claimants have been occas ionally dropping In since then and getting the small balance due them, each transac tion requiring an order of court. The order of the court discharging the receivers fixed the duration of the extra duty of the clerk and tha time expired yesterday with the greater part of the money still on hand. Tha court has now ordered the money to be turned over to the county treasurer, with a list of the claimants filed with the county auditor, together with the amounts due each. The money will now remain In chancery for an unlimited number of years, and tha claimants may get It any time. Nearly all of the 300, whose claims are small, have been lust track of entirely. Rome of them may be dead and the others have left the country, leaving no address. The money will not draw Interest, but fifty years from now some fellow may re member that there was still something coming to him from the defunct bank and come into possession of from 16 to STO when he needs It badly. The bank has paid a total of 65 per cent to the bulk of the depositors, but paid all trust funds In full. Including school funds. The total liabilities of depositors was ap proximately ti,nm. The total cost of closing up the bank's affairs under the re ceivership was about 6 per cent upon the collections made: This Is a remarkable showing when compared with the net cost of receivership for national banks drlng the same period w hich averaged .approximately 10 per cent of the collections. "hen the hauk failed the assets were thought, to he very much larger than its liabilities. ',. and would have been amply Bufflcl.nt to heve'met all Its obligations if tho tiamor for Immediate settlement had not forced the receivers to turn Into cash as quickly km possible, a)j securities and real chi Hie. Th real estate was sold at a time when Its price was near the mini mum. Jf It had- boon withheld from the market until today the real estate alone would hav extingulHheri the Indebtedness. It Is Also aald that mining slock held by the bank and disposed of by order of the court two. years, ago, has since proved cry vali:abj. , VETERINARY SURGEON . FINDS CURIOUS THINGS . - . . - v . Horse: tifVeVIri''flfearena Deposit In Month -Pis; , Una fc'-ar mud Trunk of Klephant. Dr. James McRoberts, a local veterinary aurpeon, some I'm- ogo removed a very large calcaneus formation from one of the iullary glur.dj of a horse that was brought to hni' for treatment. The forma tion wait much the chape of a goose egg ar.d fully as lare. more than three Inches Ions tnd over two inches in diameter and prevented the beast fr.'m mastirutlng solid foods. It was smooth and white and of great density. Yesterday he -was exhibiting It after It had been sawed In two. It was an all-day job for one of his assistants and four ateel-cuttlng Haw bladea were worn out In the, operation. When thua divided It grta.ly usembled a pWe rf onyx. Analysis allowed it to be of the same compoHitlon as dentine, much like the enamel of teeth. Tha orlKlnal molecule that had found a lodgement In the gland and from which It had started was plainly visible and the fui mull on ha.l grown up around It In a vast number ot concentric circles. IT. McRoberts is having the segments ot the remarkable formation polished and It will be preserved among the many trance curios of hia laboratory, which In clude, amrng other thlnga, an Infant pig with a perfectly formed elephant'a head, adorned with trunk six Inches long and ma ilcphant ' ear, large enough to. fold t ack over I's shoulders and cover nearly half of its body. On the other aide is a natural plgiV'a ear not much larger than a nickel, while tha elephant s ear la as big aa a person a hand. The trunk Is as flexi ble and prehensile as the piggy's tall. Two embryo tuaka are also faintly visible at tha base of the proboscis. Why nature at tempted to reproduce through the organ Ism of a twentieth century porker a mem ory of the prehistoric Iowa elephant is a prjblera fur the paleontologlsta. HEALTH OFFICER'S REPORT Dr. Boner Ulvea Condition of t'lty la Statement Filed Yeater day. The monthly report f Health Officer Dr. Bower waa filed yesterday, covering contagious diseases for the month of De cember. It ehovts seven casus of caiiet fever, four iaea of diphlhetiit. fourteen of Uphold fever, thirty of chickenpox and twu of measles, with no deaths credited to any of them. Death reaped Us harvest, though, when it apiared In the guise ot pneumonia, of which there were eleven taes and eleven deaths, one case of meningitis and one death, and one of tuberculosis and one death. The total number of deaths from all causes in the city during tha month waa forty. The aarlous crippling of the health de partment by tho hut legislature adds gieatly to tha wulk and ditficulty of col lecting all vital statistics. ' I'hyslclana are Under no obligations to report btrtha or deaths, and are only required to report a limited number of contagion diseases. Vo gather bis statistics. Dr. Bower is obliged to call upon the physicians at the and of tha month, and they give htm as many of the caaea aa they happen to re member or care to report. The health of flcera throughout tha state have annget fuf a meeting at Des Molnea on January it, when they arn going to appear before tha legislature and slute some plain facts Tha gtneraJ meeting has been called by tha sUta board of health. They will aa for greatly enlarged powers and oppor tunities fur enforcing suit wuiiiary regu- Council Bluffs. Minor Mention The Council Bluffs office of Ths Omaha Ba la at IS Soott street. Both phonaa 43. Davis, drugs. Corrlgane, undertakers. Fhonea 148. Picture framing Fauble'a Art ahop. FAUST AT KOUERn' BUFFET. Majestic ranges. P. C. Da Vol Hdw. Co. Woodrlng Undertaking company. Tel. JJ9. Uwla Cutler, tuneral director. Phone 37. Family washing wanted. Phone Red 278. Fine watch repairing done promptly at Lcffert'e. fure blackberry Juice and Virginia Dare wine. J. J. Klein Co. 20 discount on plcturea, frames and framing at Fauble'a Are Shop, J3 ilroad way. Miss Luclle McAtee will leave thla even ing to resume her studies at St. Joeepn'a college, Dubuiiue. Fryer Printing Co., new location, 2?21 and SKM V. K'way. Phonee 2UB. Mall and phone calls answered In peraon. The Oakland avenue chapter of St. Pauls sulk! will meet on Monday afternoon at the home ol Aliss Uroneweg, iw n asmng ton avenue. Tha S. A. Pierce A Co. s-noe store will be open tor business at their new location, b.il West Hroadway, between Pearl and ixth streets. January lb. Special to January 15 Best gold filled frames, guaranteed for twenty-five years, Iltted with best lenses for far or near vision, n. J. W. 'lerry. optometrist, 411 Broadway, Council Bluffs, la. Do not waste your time hunting for a place where they do good work In clean ing and pressing, see us. We guarantee to please you. Bluff City Laundry, Clean ing and Dye Works. Phonea 314. Dr. John S. MacAtee baa returned to Saliria. Colo., after apending the holidays with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. T. Mc Atee. He was also a delegate to the Phllo 81gma fraternal convention at Omaha dur ing the holidays. A call has been Issued by Council Bluffs lodge. No. 4, Odd Fellows, for all members of the lodge and of the order and all visit ing Odd Fellows to meet at the temple this afternoon at 1:30 o'clock to attend tne fun eral of S. it. Wadsworth. The funeral of Anna Madison, who died at the home of her parents. Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Madison, 1224 Pleasant street, after a four days' Illness from membraneous croup, was held yesterday afternoon. In terment was In St. Joseph s cemetery, with services conducted by Rev. Father Mc Manus. An application was made yesterday to the Board of County Supervisors for the payment of an alleged bill due the Iowa Children's Home association for the trans portation of three children from Council Bluffs to Des Molnea. The bill was pre sented once before and rejected. The board deferred further consideration of It until later in the session. The Knights of Columbus will hold an Important meeting today In their hall where they will Initiate a class of sixty new mem bers. At 10:30 In the morning they will at tend church at the Holy Family church. This evening they will give a banquet at the armory. Judge Van Wagner of Sioux City will be the principal speaker with Jack Hughes as toaatmaster. It is expected there will be about 400 present. The (iolden Rod club was entertained Thursday evening at tho home of Mrs. Net tie Uateford, Sixth avenue and Seventh street. Cards were the feature of the even ing. The first prize was won by Mrs. Kit tle Harrington, the second by Mrs. Charles Roth, who also won the cut-for-all prlxe. The hostess was given a beautiful hand painted plate. Luncheon was served at the conclusion of the games. Mrs. Minerva McVlekars died last even ing at the home of her daughter, Mrs. F. W. Pierce, 222 South Sixth street. She was OT years old, and death was due to the in firmities of old age. She wns a member of the Methodist church at Kagle Grove, la., and her expressed wish to be taken there for burial will be observed. The body will leavo here on Tuesday morning at 9:30 o'clock. -The principal funeral services will be held at Eagle Grove. The local authorities believe that Robert HIU. the unfortunate Individual who was taken Into custody Friday afternoon, after he had stolen a coat from a dummy In front of the Weinberg clothing store, la Insane. He has been taken to St. Bern ard's hospital to await a hearing before the insanity commissioners. 1 he man aays nia home is In Kansas City and that he had been In Jail at Nebraska City. He further says he was brought to this city by Otoe county officers and left at the Northwest ern city depot after being given SO cents. One of the notable and Interesting events of the holiday season waa the three days' house party and convention given by the Council Bluffs Remedy company to Ita general salesmen and their wives. About thirty guesta were entertained by he pres ident of the company at the Andrewa res idence In Mornlngslde. One of the Inter esting features ot tne watch party waa the piesentation by Mr. Andrewa of the 100 gold prize to each of the sslesmen who se emed their annual -quota of business. New Tear'a day waa celebrated with a bounteous dinner, after which tha guests departed for their homes. Tuesday waa a great day for the Yeomen In Council Bluffs. Their hall waa artis tically decorated and by 8 o'clock was filled with enthusiastic Yeomen. Mr. Hendrlx, the foreman, presided. A large clans of . candldatea waa Initiated Into the mvsteries of the order, after which the offlcera for the ensuing year were Installed by Supreme Installing v Of fleer Minnie A. Morean of Dea Molnea. After she had In structed the last officer and turned over the homestead to tho new- foreman, Mr. Annin, all with one accord arose and gave her a vote of thanks for her most excelfcjnt work. After a few short speeches for the good of the order, refreshments were served and the music began and all en Joyed themselves until the small hours. Heal F.state Tranafera. The following transfers were reported to The Bee January 7 by tha Pottawattamie County Abstract company. Council Bluffa: Charles A. Lowe and wife to Hattla M. lieevea. swi4 and wV nwVi 2S-T7-44, w. d $4,800 Julia K. Officer to Charles T. Offi cer, und. Vfc of n. 332S feet of lot 1 in nw4 nw1, and lot 4 In ne'i nwV4 30-75-43, and lot D In Babbitt Place In Council Bluffa, w. d 1,580 R. U. Davidson and wire to J. B. Flake, lot 4 and a SO feet of lot 1, block 17, Avoca, la., w. d 8S0 Heirs to Charlea M. Harl to Benjamin- Fehr Real Estate Co. lots t. i. , and 10. block 5. Highland . Place, Council Bluffs, w. d 400 Total, four transfers $ 7,130 Iowa Falls Wonts Slogan. IOWA FALLS, la, Jan. . (Special.) This city wants a suitable slogan to use In advertising the city and the board of directors of the Commercial club has de cided to offer a price for the best catch line submitted. The contest will close at noon February 1 and will be open to every body In the city. Minneapolis has "Minne apolis Makes Good," Des Moines, "Dea Molnea Doea Things;" F.sthervtlle. "Watch EslhervUle Urow;" Waterloo. "The Water loo Way V Ina." and Cedar Rapida, "Cedar Rapids Suits Me." With hopes of securing something along thia line that will be ap- 1'i'oprlate to use in tha advertising matter of the city, the slogans or catch-lines sub mitted are to be mailed to the secretary of the Commercial club up to noon ot the first of next month and marked "Slogan Contest." The board of directors of tha Commercial club will pasa on tha various sli gaus submitted and award the cash prize. Dead Molar t'oiuee to l ife. MASON CITY. Ia.. Jan. 8. (KpeVlal Telegram.) A motor which waa being re paired waa short-circuited today and It Jumped from the bench, striking Bryan Way, breaking both bones of both legs below tha knees and serloualy bruising him. A Horrible Death results from decaying lunge. Cure cougba and weak lungs with Dr. Klng'a New Discovery. 5'Jc and SI 00. For sale by Bea ton Drug Co. I( : Iowa. Iowa. IOWA SOLONSJTOJIEET TODAY j Organization of Both Hous Will Be I Without Incident. Y0UNO MEN AVOIDING CAUCUSES Their Parnnae la to Create Deadlock In Hope of Being Able to F.leet Their Man Later Dairy Train Popnlar. (From a Staff Correspondent.) DKH MOINES, Jan. -( Special.) The opening sessions of the state legislature are likely to be without Incident or Inter est. The organisation of the two houses will be effected on Monday without the slightest suggestion of lack of harmony. The senatorial matter Is deferred, or. at least, has not yet settled down to any thing definite. The nearest approach to anything defi nite In the senatorial matter Is that th proposal of a republican caucus which will Include all the republicans seems to now be Impossible. The purpose of re fusing to go Into a caucus Is to create a deadlock and prevent tha selection of any senator for the vacancy. In the end It Is hoped by this plan to secure either the election of Senator Young for the re mainder of the term or the selection of some republican who will not be a can didate for the senatorshlp next year. The action of the standpatters In re fusing to Join with the republican ma jority In even consideration of organiza tion of the legislature until assured that at least one house would fall to appoint a caucus committee. Indicates a firm deter mination to remain out of the republican caucus when called. That a caucus will be held Is of course absolutely essential for the designation of a party candidate. The democrats will caucus and designate a democratic candidate. Position of Vonns: Adherents. The position taken by the minority of republicans in both houses la that If they go Into a caucus they will of course be bound by It and that they will be under obligation to vote for the party nominee. There seems to be no certainty who would be selected under the circumstances snd the probability of the designation of Sena tor Young as the party leader In a full republican caucus is not bright. Hence they will remain out and go Into the legislature to vote for Senator Young, or in case an acceptable candidate Is named at the caucus, to vote for him. Tn the meantime they would ask that a law he passed for a special state-wide primary election for the designation of the man whom the legislators should vote for. The position of the majority of the re publicans Is that the selection of a sena tor at this time is for a very short va cancy at best, and that a special pri mary would bring two primaries In a year, that Governor Carroll had followed the law and simply filled a vacancy for the time being, and that It Is equally an ob ligation resting on the legislature to fill the vacancy and not wait for the voters of the state to advise aa to what to do, They also take the ground that even with a primary there would be no certainty of the breaking of tha deadlock. It is almost certain that soma move for a caucus will be held within a week and that prior to tha Umo for commencing tha ballottlng a republican candidate will be designated to some way; All Candldatea on Oreaad, All of tha candidates are on tha ground except Senator Young, who has returned to Washington. Judge Kenyon of Fort Dodge has a large fores of friends from northern Iowa to work for his selection as the caucus nominee. To all outward ap pearances It means that ha la In tha lead for the nomination, but the friends of Oarst and Funk and Byers Insist that they are very strong and one of them will be selected when a caucus Is held. The selection of tha officers of both houses by the, republicans was dona In satisfactory manner. Paul SUM man, the republican candidate for speaker of the house. Is a, young man, editor of tha Jef ferson Bee, serving his second term. He Is well qualified for the place. The selec tlons for minor positions In both houses were all good. The action of tha house republicans in giving the democrats seven places to be filled by election assures a degree of bar mony In the house that will assure good work at the start. Tha democrats asked for more, but they were given more than had ever been accorded them. Hunt era Prepnre'for Bis; Meet. A state meeting of hunters and sports men will be held lit Des Moines next Tuea day when there will be formed a state as. soclatlon. They are asking that the big fund of 1200,000 lying In the state treasury which was received from gun licenses be used for tha protection of the fish and game. They will also take a hand la try lng to prevent the drainage of Wall lake In Wright county, which Is a large pond much frequented by game. Dairy Train la Popnlar. A special dairy train which Is touring Iowa has become quite popular. The State Dairy association is engaged in stirring u additional interest In dairy matters and has a train out In the state which Is doing great work among tha farmers. The as' soclatlon Is asking the legislature for ad dltional appropriations and Is likely to get the same. Will Recommend Consolidation Consolidation of the various bureaus, boards and commissions of the state will again be urged upon the legislature by the governor and It is expected that tha bill for the consolidation of tha various health and allied boards which narrowly escaped passage two years ago will be adopted this time. The state health board will ba re organized. Mot Yet Accepted. Tha offers of the position of corporation counsel for Des Moines to ex-Attorney General 11. W. Byers of llailiu has not yet been accepted by him and he is con slderlng the matter. He la a candidate for tha United States senate and does not de sire to interfere with that candidacy, but would accept the place here If he felt he was not to be elected to tha senate. aw Nchi Notea, MARSHALLTOWN-Miss Independence Anson, a manicurist of this city, died toda as a result of blood posloniug. winch de- veloped In a small burn on her foot. The foot waa Injured wnen she men lo aet her feet warm with a hot sad iron. GRINXttLI The official board of the CoiiKiegational ciiurch has extended a ra to Kev. percival F. Marston. pastor of th New Kngland Congregational church Chicago, to be pastor of tiie local churc at a salary of IJ.jou. It Is very likely tha Rev. Mr. Marston will accept. The loca church la the largest church of the de nomination in Iowa. CROMWEIL Although by hla barkln he wa able to awaken the family and aav It from being roasted alive, the pet do belor lng In the family of Mrs. Kdward Stalker, living near here, was burned to death for. hia bravery. The family escaped, although Mrs. Stalker, and her aon were ailghUy burned, but tha llttla dog that had awakened them waa suffocated with smoke. The home was completely ruined. JEFFERSON While tha litlls children in tha home of Mr. and Mrs. W. F.. Lewis were playing alone in the house, their lit tle 4-year-oid daughter got . a hsndker chlef and was dropping It into the fire and Jerking it out before tha blaxe could reach It. She waited a little too long and the atidkerchlef catching on fire the llttie Hi hugsed It to her dress, which set her clothing on fire. She was burned so badly that death soon resulted. COLFAX The Johannsen Interest In the First National bank of Colfax has Just been urchased by Altchlson and Rupp of Prulaskl. III., who. Saturday took charge of the business of the bank. IOWA CITY John Jlrasek, aged 4o years. popular titlxen of l.one Tree, la., near here, was found dead In hla barn this morning. Heart trouble is given as the cause of his sudden desth. He leaves a widow and family. IOWA CITY Thirty-five dental students ho were suspended at the university of Iowa for voluntary class cutting have been reinstated by the faculty with two excen- tions. Penalty was attached, however, in he form of extra final examinations fur very one of the guilty parties. IOWA CITY A musical comedy has been planned by the engineers of the University of Iowa for their annual St. Patrick s day celebration here In Iowa City. The play s entitled ' Foolish Faculty and the scene to be laid In a cell room of an Insane asylum. Parte have not yet been assigned. IOWA CITY B. C. Barrett, connected of ficially with the University of Iowa for the last ten yeara. and for the last three yeara holding the office of university registrar, has resigned to accept tho position of financial manager for the Throop Poly technic Institute of Paftedona. Cal. A suc cessor has not been chosen. COLFAX Solomon Blotcky. a merchant of this city Is organizing a $.', iM cor poration, for establishing another bottling works for the farmers Colfax mineral water. Property containing a splendid mineral water well has already been pur- hased. Colfax has already three bottling work and the demand for water increases. MASON CITY News is received from Los Angeles, Cal., to the effect that Mr. and Mrs. K. R. Case, for many years residents of this locality, had Just cele brated their fifty-seven wedding anni versary. Their daughter, Mrs. J. II. Van Wle celebrated tha event in a novel yet harming manner, ascertaining all the Mason City people that were In l.os Angeles or neighboring cities, and Inviting them to the celebration. Seventy were present on thla occasion while some sent their regrets. IOWA CITY Somebody In the small town of Wellman adjoining Iowa City on the norm nas suddenly hecome very conscious stricken, according to the remittances are beinb made by him for debts which he lalms are many yeara overdue. W. 8. Thomas of Iowa City has received H from him for a bottle of glue purchased, ac cording to the unsigned letters, more than five years ago. The Milwaukee Railroad company's superintendent at Ottumwa has received 110 from the same town. The letters are simple signed "A Friend." Narrow Escape for the Yacht Carnegie American Vessel is Under Fire When Brazilian Nary Mutinies in Bio de Janeiro Harbor. NEW YORK. Jan. . (Special Tele gram.) With the story of how the non magnetic yacht Carnegie narrowly es caped destruction In the harbor of Rio de Janeiro when the Brazilian navy muti nied and fired on the city, Joseph G. White, one of the crew of tha Carnegie, arrived In this city today. The Carnegie left Green Point, Lion, June 29. It was going around the world to correct the magnetic variations. It was built especially for the work and not a bit of steel or iron was used in Its con struction. It waa made of aluminum and bronze. On the day of tha mutiny of the sail ors on the Brazilian battleship at Rio," ssld White, "the Carnegie was tvlng at anchor between the wharves and the city. The first intimation of any disturbance reached us when shells began to scream low over our heads Into the city. We could not understand what had happened; but wa saw at once that wa were In a position of peril. The big guns from tha mutinous ships were sending their fire straight across us. At times tha wind of a shell could be felt on our decks. Our engines were out of commis sion and we had no means of getting out of the path of the fire. 'Lying off ahore from us was an Eng lish cruiser. We signalled It for aid and It slipped Its chains and came down to ward us. We weighed anchor and got a line aboard of It and It towed us out of danger. Had one of those shells come a few feet lower ths government might have found Itself up against a serious situation with tha Brazl'lan authorities Duluth Boy Bandits Are Lodged in Jail Lads Who Robbed Hotel and Shot Po liceman Captured in Lum ber Camp. DULUTH. Jan. 8. William N. Mubbard Algot Johnson, the two boy bandits who held up the clerk and night porter of a local hotel yeaterday morning and then killed Policeman Chesmore, who arrested them, are today lodged In the Duluth city Jail, awaiting a formal complaint against them. The boys were brought In at o'clock this morning from a lumber camp twenty-two miles north of this city. John son expressed regret over his part In the affair. Ha Is only 15, years old and says he la glad that he did not do -any shooting, Muzzard malntalna a sullen demeanor. He la several years older and Is believed to have planned the hold-up. He was the one who did the shooting. AUTOS FOR ARMY PURPOSES He port to War Department Rrron anrnda Special Trpe of Machine of Plain Construction. WASHINGTON. Jan. 8. The appoint merit of a board of officers to make a special study of automobiles and to de sign a machine adapted to army purposes haa been recommended to the War de partment by Lieutenant Colonel I. W. Littell, chief quartermaster of the De partment of tha Kast, who has been In veatlgating the question. Colonel Littell believes the automobile would be of great service to an army In time of war, but aays a special type should be designed of plainest construction. without bright metal of any kind and with all paintwork of dull finish. These cars, he says, could be readily arranged ao that two or three people could uaa them fur camping purposes. Heavy trucks, as well aa the smaller cars, he says, would ba valuable for the moving of supplies of sll kinds and the necessary baggage for troopa. Foler'a Kidney IMIls Are tonic in action, quick in results. A special medicine for all kidney and blad der disorders. Mary ;. Abbott, Wolfe- boro, N. II., saya: "I waa afflicted with a bad caaa of rheumatism, due to uric acid that my kldneya failed to clear ou of my blood. I waa so lame in my feet Jolnta, aud back that It waa agony for ma to atep. I used Foley Kidney Jills for three daya when I waa able to get up and move about and tha palna were all gone. This great change lo condition I owe to Foley Kidney PUla and recommend them to anyone Buffering aa I have." Sold bjr ail druggists. AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA Charter Revision Committee Goes on with Its Work. MANY CHANGES ARE PROPOSED Plana Are nsae.ted by Which the City Mnr Arqnlrr and Control Ita Ovrn Water Work! ayatem. The executive committee of the charter revision committee met Saturday after noon and formulated amendments to the charter which wil be considered at the meeting of the full committee next Wed nesday evening. One of the amendments suggested bears directly upon the proposi tion of the West F.nd Improvement club and favors a municipal water supply sys tem. This amendment would confer upon the city the riKiit of condemning for the purpose of purchase any system of water pipes or mains within the corporate limits and also empower the city to enter Into contracts to control, lease or buy any ex iting water mains or pipes within the city. The proposed amendments are aa follows: 1. Increase of the fire and police fund. 2. Increase of the water fund. 3. Strike out of appropriation section all references or limitations to the levy for Interest and sinking fund. 4. Insert provision In charter requiring he filing and auditing of the financial affairs of the school board with the city clerk of the city ano the publication of the same In the annual reports. 5. Amend charter, if the same Is found neeoary, so as to confer upon the city tha rlKbt to condemn for the purpose of pur chasing by the city, any system of water Pipes or mains within the corporate limits of the city, also empower the city to enter nto all necessary contracts to control, ease or buy any existing water mains or pipes within the corporate limits of the city. 6. So alter the statute with reference to change of grade as to do away with the mailing of notices to property owners within the district of the proposed change of grade, and change it alfo as to the necessity of the meeting of the board of appraisers on tho matter of the change of grade, and provide that the notices be contained In the pi bllcatlon of the ordi nance providing for such changes. 7. Change that provision or the cnarter with reference to bonds relating to the five- year option, striking out that provision therefrom. 8. So amend the charter as to give the park hoard additional power. . rrovide in the charter that tne street railway company shall be required to sprinkle Its tracks during the summer months. 10. Require the street railway company to pay to the city the original cost of the pavement In that portion of any paved street In which It constructs or extends ts lines and renulre It to pave snd re- pave the spaces between the tracks and rails and sixteen Inches outside. 11. Provide and empower the city with larger powers for the purpose of malntaln- ng a more adequate sanitary condition n the city In the matter of cleaning tne streets, alleys, etc. American Brotherhood Entertains. Magic City lodge No. K00. Modem Brotherhood of America, entertained the members and their friends Friday night. tha occasion being the Installation of the officers for the ensuing year. An excellent program was submitted, after which re freshments were served. Then followed dancing. The following were the offlcera Installed: President, Mrs. O. V. Miller; vice president, Mrs. C. Rader: secretary, James Austin; treasurer. August Bock; chaplain, Mrs. M. Marshall; conductor. Mrs. F. C. Dutch; watchman, Alfred Thrapp; senti nel, Mrs. C. Thrapp; trustees, James Phinney, Charles Aldstadt and John Boyer. Odd Fellows' Installation. Friday night established a record In tha history of the Odd Follows' organization In South Omaha. It was a Joint installation participated In by the members of Lodge No. 148, Dannebrog lodge No. 351, the en campment and the local lodge ot tho Re- Tine IFisln EIhiilbit SfJ ' -at the- " X Omaha Land Show juk January 18 to 28, 1911 h W'm be just one more revelation of Xf'W V-. j'v7 resource of the wonderful west Vi''.i This Is one exhibit that will certainly delight the hearts of the old disciples Xi j-V. ttrl'.-U'.y of Isaac Walton and create many new ones. nv-o'l mr bekaha. Soma 2S members of tha order I were present. The officers of tha Re bekaha were Installed by Mm. W. A. Ber ger, president of the Rebekah assembly; the offlcera of the encampment were In stalled by J. W. Smith, grand patriarch, and the offlcera of the two aubordlnate lodges by Axel Porenson, grand master. The following are the offlcera of Iodge No. 148; Noble grand, A. C. Tancoaat: vice grand. C. C. Sutton; secretary, Iw Etter; assistant secretary, George Knight; treas urer, E. H. Roberts; past grand, H. M. Wilson; outside guard. Lew Zerbu; Inside guard, John A damson; right supporter of the noble grand, E. R. Lee; left sup porter, D. M. Reeves. Officers of the Rebekahs are: Noble grand, Mrs. J. 11. Hopkins; vice grand, Mrs. John Smith; secretary. Mrs. McDer mott; treaaurer, Mrs. Fred Etter; warden, Mrs. Lillian Anderson; conductor, Mrs. Auguy; chaplain, Mrs. Barker; right aup porter of noble grand. Mrs. Thomas; left supporter, Mrs. George Houseman; right supporter of vice grand. Mrs. Talbot; left supporter, Mrs. Bassett; Inside guard. Mrs. Yuland; outside guard, Mr. Addleston. Etter Takes Charge. Iw Etler, the new postmaster, received his commission yesterday and took charge of the office from W. L. Howe, under whom he acted as assistant postmaster as well as under his own father, who was Mr. Howe's predecessor. Mr. Etter was the recipient of compliments from friends and citizens generally during the day. He was very popular while he held tha aubordlnate poat and from the experience ha has had of the service the public look forward to an efficient administration. Woman Slashed with at Knife. It took City Thyslclan Koanlg two houra and required twenty stitches to restore Lucy Ewlng, a colored woman, to a sem blance of what she was before she was cut by William Fields, a colored man yesterday evening. Ewlng rooms with Fields and his wife at 515 North Twenty seventh street and the cause of the cut ting was something the woman had said to Field's wife, which ths man thought reflected on his character. When he heard the story from his wife, be, accord ing to the police, deliberately walked Into Ewlng's room and proceeded to slash her on the arms and handa with a knife. The woman's screams attracted the attention of neighbors, who called the police and Officer Qulnn took both man and woman to the police etation. The woman Is not dangerously injured, but she may be per manently maimed as soma ot tha sinews have been severed. V. M. C. A. Kotea. Yesterday morning Dr. Frlckle started his class of Instruction of first aid to the injured In tha Young Men's Christian as sociation building. The class Is being con ducted In connection with tha Boy Scouts, which the secretary, Ernest Simpson has been instrumental In organizing. There were twenty boys at the class yesterday, which was held from 11 to 12 o'clock. Tha class will be conducted each Saturday at the same hour. Marcabee Ladles install. At a public installation In connection with Mayflower Hive No. 39. Ladles of the Mac cabees held a public installation of of ficers Wednesday night at their hall. Mrs. Anna Demars, state commander, assisted by Mrs. Rosa Ryan as lady of ceremonies, installed the following officers: Mrs. Mlilla Good, commander; Mrs. May East man, lieutenant commander; Mrs. Louise Plcquer, past commander; Mrs. Jennie Martin, record keeper; Mrs. Mary Kelly, finance auditor; Mra. May Gensert, chap lain; Miss Margaret Farrell, sergeant; Mrs. Susie Cotrell, sentinel, and Miss Bessie Carl, picket. . t. Ma ale City Goaalp. Miss Fern McBrlde will entertain the Ks elltes at her borne, 227 K street, next Fri day evening. A. J. Ham left for Sheridan, Wyo., yes- If .t. I k J JlIir I. 'I la I .111 WiUl 1 li E. ,' i. .' C -t, TL .'w.u ' -7-7 7"7-;:Tr:.-. .J.TT73" - - 1------ -'- " " This Is one exhibit that will certainly delight the hearts of the old disciples of Isaac Walton and create many new ones. The exhibit will show the fish In all stagea and ages from the tiny egg to the huge catfish and tha awift and gamy trout fully equipped to do a battle royal. Hsh Recognized Ij Slate as Being Among Its Great Resources FiKh are a great ahset to any country and the waters of the western plains abound with large supplies of the best varieties known to man. The laud show comes at a nn t-t opportune time for the exhibition of the fish, ' for it la at that time of the year when the trout are hatching. Large troughs of running water will be used to show trout In various atugeK of incubutlon and lecturers will explain the methods used for artificial hatching and also give the visitors an opportunity to see the work that is being done to Block the streams of Nebraska with food-producing fish. All visitors wil be assured of a pleasant aa well as an Instructive time at the exhibit The Omaha Bee and The Twentieth Century Farmer wish to convince, the peiple about the wonderful possibilities of the west, and they aie backing up the Western Land-Products lOxhlllt because they realize that an exhibit of this kind will show people more of the real truth about this wonderful section than any amount of pure talk; and their real Interest in t tie upbuilding of thla empire la due to the fact that they realize that It la upon the west that Omaha mast deptnd for Its future progress and greatness, LAND INFORMATION BUREAU So many of our readers have written us from time to time, asking us for reliable Information aa to soil, climate und value of land in localities In which they were thinking of locating or buying for Investment, tiiat we have de cided to establish a Land lnfcrn atlon Bureau. iiila bureau will make investigations and gather data, so that It will be able to either answer Injlrles direct, or give parties wanting Information the iimii s of reliable peraona to whom tley can wilte. When wilting, addrou Lund Information bureau, Ths Twentieth Century Farmer, Omaha, Neb. Price of Admission 25c. Takes you all through the show. terday In the Interest of the Armour Taek ing company. The Gee Fye cluh met at the home of Misa Grace 1 ross, Thirteenth anU Boule vard, Tuesday evening. House for Rent 6 rooms, modern, ex cept furnace. II per month. 2717 E M., Tel. 21fS. Keys at the next house west. 'Phone Bell South r4. independent F lt-l for a esse of Jetter Gold Top. Prompt delivery to any part of city. William Jetter. T, T. Monger, whose place at fill Nyh Twenty-fifth, was recently damaged oy tire, has sole, his business ns n produce merchant to . A. McClintork. The Womkn's Christian Temperance un ion will meet Tuesday afternoon at iha home of Miss Initio Schroeder, Twenty third and J streets. Members are urged to attend. The domestic science department of the Century Literary cluh will meet with Mra. Boyer. 1C.N North Twenty-third street Tues day afternoon. All inctntwr ot the club are requested to be present. In the police court yesterday morning two Greeks were fined I2." each bv Judge Calla nan for celebrating on the streets by firing revolvers. The fines Were paid. Detectlvs Kalondek and officer Glllln made the ar rests. South Omaha camp, no. 21 1. Woodmen of the World, will Install the officers for the ensuing year Tuesday evening in the Masonic hall. All members of the organi zation are cordially Invited to be present. The committee promises a good musical program anil refreshments. x Mrs. Thomas W. Fletcher and son, Ir win, of Edmonton, Alberta. Canada, ara visiting Mrs. John Kennedy. IM'2 Monro street. Mrs. Fletcher waa a resident of South Omaha for many years, ller hus band Is now superintendent' of Swift and Company's packing house -at Edmonton. When given as soon as the croupy cough appears Chamberlain's Cough Rem edy will ward off an attack of croup and prevent all danger and cause of anxiety. Thouaanda of mothers use It successfully. Sold br all dealers. LOOK AHEAD Thre Is only one last new country on this continent the richest and best.- Brltlsh Columbia 18 ' being opened up by three transcontinen tal and other lines ot railway. Over 30,000,000 acres of rich agricultural and fruit land: 60, 000,000 of the finest timber, coal and mineral lands that have never been touched will be thrown open to the public for development. This Is the famous Fort Gorge country. Do you want a share of the profits? Let us send you free a copy of the "British Columbia Bulle tin of Information." giving syn opsis of mining, land, mineral and timber laws. Costs you noth ing. Wlrlte today. Natural Resources Security Co., Ltd., Paid up Capital 1260,000 Joint Owners and Sola Agents Fort George Townalte, 64S Bower Building, Tanoonyar, B. O. District Sales Solicitor, W. O. BATXDBOBT, 358-360 H. T. Ufs Bldg, Omaha, Bab. )