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Council Bluffs
Minor Mention
Ths ConcU "klnffs office of Ths
Omaha Be la at 18 loott lUNl
Potb phODea 43.
1 'av l. drugs.
Corrlgnns. undertakers Phones 143.
KAICT BF.LR AT RoGLRS' Bl FFHT.
Woodring 1 ndrrtaking company. Ttl. -I-'.1
Lewis Cutler, funeral director. Phone 97.
Pure blnrkberrv Juice and Virginia I 'are
Wine J .1. K toiti Co.
WANTVK-rtfl nltli girl for general
housework. ' Filth avenue.
Valentines framed. Pictures and text
make Con ui If il valentines, haubles Art
shop.
Nursing mothers should drink Auheuser-P-'iscn
ninll Roscnfeld Iquor Co . id i ft.
Wain iircci.
office' with George Gctner.
The ft. A. I Jeree A i
pen for business at
iM West Broadwa,
o. kIvip store is now
their new location,
between I'earl and
ruxtn girteis.
Kxe elslor lodge No SW. Ancient Free and
Accepted Mnncnii, will n.eet In special com
munication Saturday evening at i : lor
work In the second degree.
Or.lv one msrr'ag license was lsued
jesterday. the day being Friday. The re
cipient were Henry A. Klnke and lvnna
I 'avis, hotn of Omaha, aged, lespectlvely,
22 and IS.
Justice J. K. Cooper, who haa been con
fired . to hla home on Lincoln avenue for
thre da. was able to spend several
hours at his office jesterdav. lie is still
suffering lrom a painful attack of lum
bago. Judge Thormll yesterday sustained the
motion of counsel for Constable J. C. Baser
to olsmiss tlie suit orougui by A
tv Jours ;
lor alleged wrongful seizure of. property
1 he court ordcreu the costs in the case to
be taxed to the plaintiff.
Mi" Henna Still, is yeaie old. wife of
Charles r Still, died at the i-.dmund'on
hospital yesterday of blood poisoning,
leaving an Iniant daughter only II (lavs
old. j he funeral will ne held on Monday
from (he residence, 27 .North cagmu
street. Rev. F. II. Case officiating.
Hie ill of Cieorge A. Gregory was filed that It was being taken up bv the company
for probate yesterday. The d. ceased was;Hs n nan of h. i., e,.'. T,
a laiher eccentric old gentleman, who was . . P 1 of the plan for rcorganlratlon
tvvMiii iv win ki uin man, nun vs an , .
Itijuied last spring oy oemg run over wltliBnu '""''t'l'inrnt.
a concrete mixer trailing behind a wagon.
Jle stepiK'd into the street ulier the wagon
nan putiseu. not noticing the mixer.
died .)ine iln.e ago fiom his lnjur.es. All ' r Kv"n out for publii atlon, t hat a num-1 ears. Hurlal will be in Hazel Pell ceme
of hla property was evenly uistrlbutd i her of the local
mi,ru hu , . , , i . .
...t.rs. i
The success of the thoroughbred hog
aale at the Jennings barns a few davs mnc
has encouraged inner stockmen, and today
h.... k..... j..,.. i ...... i. i
,'t nwinn fair: nill OW llflU lllCie. iniTLV '
by W. II. iutro, a Honey Creek farmer
and stock breeder. s,om of the animals
are thoroughbred, aau one team has called
out a bid of tin;. A number ot horse uuy-
ers from out of town will attend tue sale. '
VfUciduy was the day set for the pre- !
llnilnary Hearing of Albert anil limury i
Krwlii. th.- two nova woo ued clubs In a1
conflict with .lames rhompnon at his home j
on r.nloii street and Hiuadw.y on the i
night 01 January Uj. They nave been oui .
on bonus Mine. Justice Cooper continue!! 1
the hearing lor one week, in the mean- I
lime the gland Jury will have an oppor- I
lunlly to inveMiKHte the case, and 11 un j
ii..i-.i,,vuL i urn ifiniiiru me ciiHlgj .
against them will probably be dismissed. 11,6 Independent Telephone company of
John Hurlew. a veteran soldier and an i Council Bluffs was organized by local busi
old. well-known remount, died yesterday nrss men and capitalists In 1901 and there
atiernoo.i at Ins home, lud.i touth iwn.in h.. .,,.. .,. . ' r ana lnere
atrei. atlr-r ,ive montn.i' Illness lrom ' . " "inLe bcen "u,e hunge in the personnel
axiluna and heart trouole. He was i ,,s officers and directorate. F. J nav Is
liai-a rtl.l lia ..IIb,.i ... ! I .-. ..... ' ln
v..r- ...v.. .. ....d.c , ..'iiiao.y .
. t ..nil kin.ii . ..hi ...... .. . I
tnrouKiiwut the war. no is survived by,
hla wne, on duugiiter and one son. Mis.
Aiary Hell
nu George imrlew, both re-I
rluiiig at M.
i.oiiIk. '1 he body wan taken
len
to U ouuring a morgue to await luv arrival
of the eon.
C. V. F. I'm hem. a grocer, located at
la North Tw enty-iifth atreet. began suit
In tue uistrict court ymteruav agumst l'u
waio r-pry to recover an unpaid grocery
bid haiance amount ing to smI.mJ. i he
.iiiiiTu ini,.-iot in nieu nn ine neiition '
sho, pmchases of nousehold necesH.t.es
iin uinniei i ,i,,iou reMUiuniy 1 riroughom i
1M anil IN-; an. I on , . . ... ..... V i 1 1 . 1 . i i
ind I'.Hiti and no to .November in J i l-J. I
with occasional smail ciedlis
e grocery-
nan ah tor an attachment on two tots,;
II and It in block 3, Wright's addition, owned
vjr iiiv ui'inwr.
The strength ef an ox. It's made by a
German just, over, our prepared mustard
in glasses at Wo. Try our bulk chow chow,
Zic, bulk sweet relish, 25c quart: split swcei
Vickies, ltjc i,o.cn. ve Nam anoiner ship
ment of those same oranKes ai cents
a .lo van- ,'Miil 1 1 ir,..'... 1-. . .
f..,,:.?l"; " ' .':t:n,. i
' - n.... .
... . ,. uuii, lutriio, nnm puiuiiiti,
6 cents pound: pieplant. 10 cents buncn; I
lettuce. & cents; swet potatoes. 10 cents; j
riitabuKa. : nounus lo rent: in a ea. ,.r
the hn. ave,, i". ....... ...... . T,. ..7.. V. :
.'.' ' .'''- . 11. ill HlllllH
i panctKx
roaMed cot fee at i cents
Kartell & Mllier.
1 eiephone.
A verdict carrying a Judgment for !ViO
was returned by the Jury In Judae i'nor
ncll a court In t lie suit of i hnm ii.n.r
aaalnst the Milwaukee Count r union com
pany lor personal Iniurlea received while
working on ihe new postoffice building
last June. A scaffolding aHve wav wnde
1'orler was wheeling a load or brick over
It and he was thrown Into the basement,
receiving severe and painful injuries.
1'orter was hired to take the place of
another man, who was fatally Injured by
falling from the name scaffold In the same
manner a few previously. A damage
suit la pending against the construction
company by the executors of the estate
and another by the Kdmundxon hoapitai
officers to recover hill of more, than
l.-i for his rare and treatment following
the accident. I'orter sued for .,,ui0 Porter
case was materially helped o- his hand
some and loving young wife, who sat bv
his side throughout the trial and went on
lh witness stand and loid of hia suffer
ings. Following lis
tor.v to ieaving
resignation and pi era is
inr ciiy mm ii-
.etnerneiit from the telephone hiiMiriaJ
Munnaer C.
A. Laubach of the l.ui, ,,.i.; I
I ehpliojie
CllllllHnv Iium lti..jn 1
l anilsome oiul rini hi. ri-.,, ?.!!... " I
pancaku flours, lo cents: ' New ora',owa an(' Por""ha of Nebraska, .Missouri
Cf the iocn, telepiione offlVe in . Vok7 ,,f ' """" n,Wnent. ,,.
ihelr (Bteein. .Mr. Laubach w.ll l.-. in allowed l' stimulation of rales, will only
few day. tor t 'olumbiis, (., where he will
KO illlll hll.inn.a o r-.l .. I i,, . .
i . .. ..... nun., iiu ni resioe
with his fondly In the future. I'he man-
serial uhllily and high efficiency of Man
ager r.aiil-acli has been one of the Bgenclei
that haa poshed the business of the lode
pendent compaii) to the important posi
tion it occupies In the telephone world. He
Iimk been wim the lompany since its fotni
Mlon and lio been the mechanical head
of the enterprise all of the lime. It was
announced last evening that the company
had appointed Ceorge T. Hewes of le'
Moines to fill the vacancy made bv Mr.
Lnuhsch s resignation and he w ill il.
charge of the work here at the beginning I
of next week.
Prices that are a real Inducement to Hat-!
unlay buyers In our Hardware 1 h-part-!
H.ii set of tttiioothing Irons, complete
lth handle and stand. S.v
Hquare Western Washer. 3
.Itouml American Washer, H.hil.
n. , Men Kktllet. I-.
No H liranlie Trs Kettle.
-lt . Steel Preserving Kettle. Xc
I - W's.d Salt Pox.
II Oil Willow Clothes Basket. 79-.
tiomi Mop mick. ;
H-it lialvanlred Iron Water Pail, C9c
Folding Ironing Hoards. Nr
H-qt. Ui anile Pish Pan. 43c.
Cloth nv ereq flleeve Hoards, 9o
lk'r ,ar"w t5alanlied Garbage Cans.
'j-lnch Steel Kr ing Pan. 13o.
II''!60 'Xt'" hrav' Copper Bottom Boiler.
The line-Minute Wash Machine. $10. Let
us send you one nn trial
" City Mail Box.
No. I Galvanised 'W ash Tub. 4V. '
Inverted Gas Mantles. Tc
Inverted Gas Glol.es. He.
I prlght Gas Mantles.
J. Z.OL1.KK MEHt'AXTII.K Co.
Four Phones, j;o. Im-hrj-int-ix B wav
The Big t ptow n Store
Ileal K.alat Tranters.
The following transfers were reported to
The Bee Februatv 10 by Ihe Pottawattamie
Countc A bat met company. Council Bluffs:
8atiitiel M Hicks to Joseph K. Batea
'. se'. .f ;-4l. w d $ 4(0
I.. i r eo w. .XndriiH and wife to Minnie
I l o. ton. lot 9 In Lincoln Place an
sdd. to Council Blufls, la. vv d ...
Anna Cleveland .shock and husband
to John W. Collins, undivided i. of
lot It. in blot k -N'eola', la . q o d.. i;:,
lota!, thire transfer.
$T,1T&
Council Bluffs
MORGAN BUYS BLUFFS PLANT
Independent Telephone System Sold 1
to Eastern Magnate.
HOLDERS GET PAR FOR STOCK
(herb, for H-J.-V.OO Kent West and
Made Available lo "(ring of
Investor at the First Na
tional Rank.
Although strenuously discredited but not
denied, the fart was established csterday
that the Council Bluffs Independent Tele
phone company nas become a part of the
large project that la being engineered by J.
Plerpont Morgan.
For several days, even as long ago aa
February 3, holders of the Independent
iui us purchase. The offers came from
agrnta representing eastern purchasers.
Pome were for less than the par value of
the stock, but In most cases the holders
were offered all the stock had cost them,
Including earned Interest. Later President
F. . May and other officers and directors
of th company entered the field aa pur
chasers of the stork, and notices were sent
to tha stockholders notifying them that
their stock would be' taken If presented at
the company's office. Responses to these
I-tters Indicated a large willingness to
turn such holdings into cash, and many
opportunities to buy were presented.
heck for flg.VOOO.
On Thursday a check tor JI'Ji.tMO was re
ceived at the local office from New Vork
ann deposited in the First National hunt
and all day veaterdav there ua. ..ii
procession of stockholders coming and golnff t
from the bank, presenting and cashing
checks. When questioned the holders of
the checks stated that they had Just sold
their Independent Telephone stock, but did '
rint tin..., . ,.
mj me real purchasers were.
Their ueneial iiiHo-iaiwiinD i,nn...
..uii.r,, ,,uTt7i, 3
President May of the cotnnanv said ves
leiaay aiternoon that there waa "nothing
- ovovj iiioir ,
interests in the company and that there
.nMll. h. . , ' , ,
wo,,la Be n" change in the local business
but slight changes In the manage-
H Pni. I IllAut ..h- -l .
ovo nuuui consouaai on
11 " ,"c Kp" company, Mr. Day was abso-'
lutely speechless, but could not conceal the
apparent Interest h. , " . .
apparent interest he took In efforts to
ascertain the facts. He plainly regretted
ll18 Inability at the present time to give out
more definite Information
i,.i, r.-i
rranK '.'Ban. manager of the Council
l,luf's office of the Hell company knew
nothing whatever about the transfer of H,
, . , .... "ib iransier or the
'""" that Is going on and received his
first Intimation of the deal from iuestions '
asked him.
ureMiicni r.. ii
Menln r , i . .
Men lam, vice president ;
" n' ecno' "ecretary. and T. G.
lurner, treasurer. C. A. Laubacb haa ,
general and local manager f,om
. . . -- uegm-
nine, but resigned a few days ago and an-
nounceo mat he was fcoing to OCate In
Columbus, O. The board of directors are- V
K. Keys, V. R. Davis, W. H. Kimball. F J
Day, T. G. Turner, Dr. H. B. JenninW
C. A. Benn, John J Tlarks and E. H Mer
riam nil a mono tha ..., .
r ''" ,mon le moat prominent and
"ci.wui uuwnni men in the city Thev
V. . . ... 1 ... , . J
have manaaed the affair. ,1..
.,.u ,.-,ih ... . " -""ny
"u K'ven a service of
'e"n -Hlclency
They erected
niodern
telephone building and equipped It wit .11
Pf the best approved devices required for I
the service, its switchboard is one of the '
largest In the state. j
-Ironsi Institution.
I
The Bluffs exchange ha nearly 4 rvi i
j or ruling rxv Ml Ke lias nu.l., t
phone, in service In the chv -. '...... !
---- .u uuigiuu
lln? Pdt Its subscribers into con
nection with more than l.ouu exphamr..
... . . ri.nangea in
ot ner cities
and towns, coverina all f
and .Minnesota. It Is the bent ,..i..j
and one of the strongest Independent ex
changee in the west. Its stock la all owned
by people residing In the city and county,
numbering more than 3j0 shareholder.
No statement has recently been made of
the amount of stock issued, but It is said
to be about laOO.OW, with a bond issue of
approximately JiXi.im).
The assets of the company represent
Its extensive and well-constructed lines,
with copper trunk wires and feeders ex
tending into Missouri and bejond Sioux
City, its miles of cabled lines carried
through conduits and on poles In the city
and Its other permanent and valuabit
property.
The question of the future of the com
pany is a problem that Is now safely in
the keeping of Mr. Morgan and his lieu
tenant. His representatives In Council
Wluffa emulate the sphinx. Whether ther
vomwi.u, iu lwu exenangea In the
ell-v- '" a continuation of the
Inix rglwt ui- nlmlhiir
... " ' " l"u nange8
'be disclosed by time. One thing hown.r
.... '
la certain. Those who have not aold their
slock are not anxious to let go of It now,
but they are few In number, apparently.
SCHOOL BOARD GETS
IN CLEAR ON PLAYGROUNDS
Member C'appell iaa Mania I'abllc
to I sdrril.nd Position on
This .Matter.
,lmn' pf " Board of Kducntion say
,,,at ,h Pr'niclpal reason they refused to
; giant the petition of Miss Officer to s lbmlt !
to the voters a proposition to levy a small
tax to add to the ground ahe proposed to
donate for uae as an open air gyinnasl in
was not through any objection to the auffl
clency of her petition or legality of the prop
posltlon. ' W e objected because, we did not
want to appear to be sanctioning the plan."
I said Prank Capell, members of the hoard.
''The general Imnresxlon la that ah.
'a proposition Is submitted to the voters
I by the board It has the entire approval
of the board, thus inducing people to vote
for It who might not do so otherwise.
Packed with such a petition as she pre
! sented Miss Officer could undoubtedly
compel the board to submit It to the voters.
That la what the board wants to have
done and be thus relieved of any responsi
bility, and It can be done without any
change of the Iowa a hool law aa Miss
officer suggesta."
SIGMAN RECOVERS ON POLICY
Owner nf Rnrnral Barn Derarrt Ver
dict nasi la Kxenerated by
Jury.
Tha sealed verdht returned bv the Jury
which heard th evidence in the suit of
A. Higman to recover from the Mnnon
' gahela Insurance rnmpany. the value of
'a number of horses cruelly burned to
I death In the old Green barns when tha
J biill.lir sr was rltst roved by a supposed ln-
Council Bluffs
crndlarv. wan nprtit d yesterday. It was
fnr the plaintiff and gate SlRiimn tl IV
In 111 Instructions .Indue Grrrn made it
iiti' for th jurymen to exonerate sig-
man irom mo suspi. ion or incendiarism,
and by their verdict thry did so.
The testimony istabllshrd pretty clearly
that the fire hail bem purposely pet. and
both !-'lgman and his attorneys, Frrnwnt
and Heine Henjnmln. stated lust evening
that an Information would doubt less be
filed before long and another arrcft made.
MRS. CAROLINE MUSSER DIES
One of Charter Member of Broadway
.Methodist thnreh nnd Pioneer
Is Dead,
Mrs. Caroline A. Musser, aged M cars.
died yesterday at the home of her daughter.
Mrs. C. C. C5reen, 45 Second avenue, after
a short illness from the Infirmities due to
age.
Mrs. Musser had the distinction of being
one of the charter members of the Hroud
way Methodist church. She Joined the
Methodist church when she was lli year?
old. and fifty-five year ago helped to
found the Hroadway church, and through
out her long and useful life continued to
be an active member. Her husband, who
was a carpenter and cabinet maker, not
only helped to build the first church
building, which was reared on the alte
of the "Ocean Wave'' saloon, one of the
most notorious dives in the early history
of Council Bluffs, but built the altar and
pulpit for the church. This remained for
many years the finest pulpit in any church
In the Missouri valley. I
Mrs. Musser came to Council Bluffs w ith !
her husband In 1X54 and remained here
since. She Is survived by five sons and
tw0 daughter. The sons are William
Musser of Colorado Springs and C. O.
M'lsser of Sumner, Neb. The daughters
are Mr- Green with whom aim made her
home, Mrs. Lew is of Lew is township, Mrs.
Martha E. Flemmlng of Madison. S. IX;
Mrs. A. Bellinger, Los Angeles, and Mrs.
Julia A. Brown of Comstock, Neb. The
funeral will be held on Sunday afternoon
at 2:30 o'clock from the residence of Mrs.
Green, conducted by Hev. Henry DeLong.
'who has known Mrs. Musser for fifty-six
",.v.w ... ... . u v ........ j
SUNDAY'S Y. M. C. A. PROGRAM
General K. M. Dodge Will Deliver Ad
dress on Abrabnm Lincoln
Rem In isomer a.
Following Is the program for the Lincoln
memorial services to bo held at the Young
Men's Christian association Sunday, when
General Grenville M. Dodge will be the I
principal .speaker and tell of his personal
relations and many remlrilscenses connected
with his association with Lincoln:
Song "All Hall the I'ower of Jesus'
N8-.me " .
Kong "The
Battle Hymn of the Ile-
public.
Song "Come. Thou Almighty King."
Scripture Reading Rev. J. M. Williams.
Praver Or. M. P. McCltire.
Song "The Boys of the Old Brigade,"
Barr. by the imperial Male quartet.
Announcements and offering.
nong i ne jiose 01 .-iisrun, i aimer; oy
imperial .Male quartet.
Introductory Remarks.!. G. Wadswonh.
Address "I'ersonal Reminiscences of
Lincoln,'' Major General Grenville M.
Dodge.
Song "My Country 'Tls of Thee."
N. T. Plumbln. Co. Tsi. S60. Night 1-1701.
Mason City Plnmbcra Oil.
MA SUN CITT, la., Feb. 11. (Special
Telegram.) With dozens of heating con.
tracts crowding, every plumber went out
this morning. The grievances arose from
a demand of the master plumbers that
no union plumber should work for any
plumbing concern which w
a. mcmhpr nf
,t,a ..i,r ...oeiation and their demand i
of the union that they call out from suchjlSnttte 10 the uudr consideration,
places union men. but this the plumbers I He accounted for lynching on the ground
refuse to do. It Is also understood thatir "evere provocation, which he said de-
if the master plumbers do not rescind the j PHved men of their reuBon and made
.... . . ... rlnmnna nf thstm Vim fnimil nria r-i nua
lan w . . . n'8,ner Bcle 1
ges will be demanded.
Iowa Xtni Motes.
Mol'NT PLEASANT Mount Pleasant
remutnts are up in arms over the proposed
Interment of Ur. A. W. Buell on Ilia pri
vate grounds In the city limits, as tils will
piovlued. and twenty-five properly holders
in the vicinity of his estate are circulating
a remonBtiancc against the provision being
carried out.
I.OGAN Notwithstanding the efforts of
the city officials of l.ogan in the past to
lucresse the water supply by Installing a
new pumping engine and other apparatus
to increase the flow of water, the citizens
of Logan are still short on water and the
council has the construction of a new well
under consideration.
f'OHNING A double funeral service was
held Thursday when the same service was
held for Jesse James, a well known resi
dent of this place, and his sister, Mrs. Har
riet Reynolds of Chicago, who passed away
in a Chicago hospital. The body was
brought hero and the brother and aimer
burled al the same hour.
HAMPTON In settlement of her claim
for I1,".,UW for the death of her husband, on
W IIK-n SUM was cuoiineiiceo aKaiunv j. i .
II...I.-W Mr. Marv Jones has accented
i.i.iij. In full settlement and the case has of congress to annul laws now on the
been dismissed. Merrick is a railroad con- statute books of the states, such as the
Lna,,wo'rkJo,:;i' KecvrTIOacc.dta!!'; K-andfather clause:'' asked Mr Bacon,
killed last summer. "Without the slightest duuul, said the
KNOXVILLK The heirs of Jay flould New Yorker,
have disposed of their holdings in Marlon "Well," returned the Cieorgian, "the
county. Iowa, to John W. Inland sr.. and ,cnator n.. certainly put us on notice."
his two sons, J. W'., Jr.. and William N.. . . .
who bv the deal became the owners of "I meant to put you i.nd a:o the country
fully one-third of Hed Hock township In on notice," replied Mr. Root, Breaking with
that county. The (Juiild holdings comprise force
i.:vu acres of rich river bottom lands and ', . . . . . ,, , ,
the coal land formerly held In the name of Replying at some length. Mr Bacon said
the Hed Rock Coal and Mining company that to change the manner of electing
previous to the purchase by the l-Urands. senators without giving the states control
Hy the addition of the new purchase the ...... rlak uuaklllK .,, thfl a,t
LeGranda are now the owners of i.tili acres as a rae rlBK- Pck'ng of the past
of Marlon county land. experience of the south he said:
KSTIlElt 1LLK The Trt-County Teach- "If the southern people had not con
ers' association, comprising Kmmet. Palo ' tended heroically against conditions which
Alto and Clay bounties. Friday night j tonfronted (hem, civilisation would have
closed a very Interesting and Instructive I J . , ' . . .
two-days' session here at the Methodist ! Dcen destroed in the south and it would
chuich. Nearly Ml teachera were in at
tendance. A number of Important ques-
tlons about rural and city schools were
discussed fluently and two able addresses
",ve" '' Mr"; Hat tie Moore-Miiciitll
ion of the lovva Teachers' college. They
ndjourned lo meet again next mr at a
place to be decided later.
1HjAN-Honald Maui of Raglan town
ship offered the Magnolia L. I M. church
all of Ihe wood for cliurchaa that the mem
bers could cut In one d without charge.
Forty members of the church, twenty men
an,", twenty women, accepted the offer and
went to the I'onuld farm yesterday, audi
i Willie III. women iie('ai en it tine uinnei
! the men. according to reports, cut eight
cords before dinner and two cords after
dinner enough to last the church two win
ters. Ixmald Maul will be 90 years old in
June, and Is an active farmer at the present
time. He enloys the reputation of having
teen a school officer In his township over
fortv years. He still resides on the farm
entered from the government In K1.
CRKRTON The midwinter meeting of
southwest firemen held here Thursday
brought out a large delegation. Practically
every city belonging to the association was
represented bv one or more delegates. The
selection of a place for the annual tourna
ment was the principal object of the meet
ing, and Creston was decided upon as the
place, the time to be later announced. The
adoption of a uniform coupling to be used
for tournament purposes was also made
This la a question that has been agitated
for some time at all tue tournaments held,
and the adoption of this measure will meet
with satisfaction from all concerned Tha
cities repreentd were Atlantle, jed fiatt.
Clarlnda. Shenandoah. Corning. Osceola
and illlsca
Krail Mans Cincinnati Contract.
CINCINVATI. Feb 11 -The a'gned con
tract of Kdward Grant, forn cr third base
man of the rials. toll. Ilia National league
ttam last esr. was ie,-elved by Manager
LUia Griffith of Cincinnati today.
RACE QUESTION STIRRED UP
Root's Speech Arouses Ire of Senator
Bacon of Georgia.
"STATES' RIGHTS" TO THE FRONI
statement that (internment honh!
ot l Irlrt Toner of ".unervlslna
Elections In snath finises j
Heated Discussion.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 11. -Through th
Injection of the race question Into the
hitherto comparatively commonplace dis
cussion In the senate of the resolution pro- '
vldlng for the election of senators by di- j
rect vote. Senator Root of New York and 1
Senator Huron of (leorgla Friday lifted that
controversy to a plane of almost sensa- i
tlonal Interest. j
The Incident arose In connection with ex
tended remarks made by Sena'or Hoot in
opposition to the Hurah resolution. The I
New York senator said the national gov-
eminent could not afford to barter away j
the privilege of supervising senatorial elec
tions in the south, If need should arise for i
such supervision. j
Also In speaking of the oi.servanre of :
the fourteenth and fifteenth amendments
to the constitution he aald that from time !
to time "things haooen'' In the southern I
states which should not be permitted by
the states and which should be corrected,
if not by the stata themselves, then by
the national government. loiter he took
occasion to emphasize this statement.
Stir Among; Deniocrat.
When first made the declaration raused
a visible atlr on the democratic side of
the chamber and the feeling waa Intensl-
fird by the repetition. It at once became I
manifest that if anything was lacking to
insure opposition by the southern senators I
to the resolution It had been supplied by I
Mr. Root. j
Senator Borah, who has charge of the
measure, charged that the race question '
had been dragged into the case for the ;
purpose of alienating the minority. I
When Mr. Hoot concluded his speech
about 3 o'clock he left the chamber. Mr. j
Bacon immediately expressed a desire for !
specifications regarding the things which i
the New York senator had said "happen
in the sduth." which ought to call for
federal intervention, but the demand did
not reach Mr. Hoot until after Senator
Heverldge had made a formal reply to the
New York senator's speech and the senate ',
was prepared to adjourn. !
Just before 6 o'clock. Mr. Bacon revived i
the southern question. Repeating the re- !
marks of the New Yorker, Mr. Bacon ad- j
dressed himself directly to Mr. Hoot, and
asked: "What aye tha things lo which
the senator refeit?"
.Negroes Disfranchised. !
Mr. Root's response was in no wise
evasive or Indirect. Recalling the sub
stance of his previous remarks he said )
that he had had reference to the voluntary i
surrender by the government of the power
to enforce the protection of the suffrage :
privileges of the southern negroes. Facing
Senator Bacon and speaking with great !
deliberation, Mr. Root enumerated the !
peonage system, the lynching of negroes ,
and tho disfranchisement provisions, such
as tho grandfather clausea in the const I-
tutlons of many of the southern states, as j
some of the things calculated to- deprive j
the black man of that equal protection
winch the constitution guarantees.
"The people of the United States are
willing to told their hands and wish the
southern people Godspeed in working out
their delicate problem so long as they do
so in kindness, but it there should be
such oppression as to call for the exercisu
of the power of the United States to
enforce the amendments that power will
be exercised, and it ought to be," he said.
Uncon Replies.
Mr. Bacon replied that such questions
a lynching and peonage were in no wise
"". . hi V .r,.iiu f nV!,,, .o.l
thoin in the scarcity of population
and to show that this crime Is con
fined to no one part of the country,
said there had been a lynching in
New York in which the victim was burned
to death. As fur the charge ot peonage,
he declared there was no practice in the
south worthy of that name.
Indicating doubt as to Mr. Root having
had such offenses in mind, Mr. Bacon staid
he was sure the New York senator was
really inveighing against supposed offenses
against the franchise.
"Am I correct?" questioned Mr. Bacon.
"Perfectly," responded Mr. Root. Then j
he added: j .
"If the constitution should be so amended j Peace reigned in Ihe closing session of
as to provide for the election of senators i the Nebraska Hardware Dealers' con
by direct vote the national government v entioi, l'iMa, after a jm rind of storm,
must retain the power to make those in which certain liot-hraded members made
elections free and unhampered. Without a heroic attempt to establish a combination
this privilege the government of the Cnlted of business Interest against the jobbing
States surrenders the power of lis own houses. The hot-heads were out-talked anil
preservation."
,.., lVl. ..,.r mntenrl for lh nowar
l,oes enator contend lor the power
have been but a short time before it would
have been destroyed in the entire nation."
After a few remarks by Senator Fletcher
of Florida regarding Hie so-iaiifcd peonage
system nf the sou'.h, the incident closed
'for the day with Benator Borah's declara
tion that everybody knew perfectly why
the question of lynching and peonage had
been brought Into the controversy.
Two Million People
May Die in Famine
American Consul General Wilder Ap
peals for Quick Assistance for
Starving Chinese.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 11 tnleaa re
lieved. ;.000,0n0 people in China will die of
starvation. Thla la a calamity predicted
by American Consul General Wilder at
Bhanehai in a cablegram received from
him today by the American National Red
Cross aoclety.
The consul general appeals for quirk as
sistance for the suffering people snd sa.vs
that SVionno Is needed Immediately. There
will be no crops until the end of May and
Chinees relief la Inadequate, he adds.
The Red Croas society today cabled to
China Si.iO. which waa contributed
John 1. Rockefeller.
by
Ud Crosa committees throughout the
Pnlted Pistes are collecting supplies to be
sttnt to the stricken rnnli nn an nimv
lraiipurl from Peatle, Wash,
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Remember New Address
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HARDWARE MEN ADJOURN
Convention Ends in Peace After a
Heated Session.
SANDERSON CHOSEN PRESIDENT
Lincoln Man Heads Stale Organisa
tion Long; nnd Bitter Contests Ku
aue Rrfiire Other Officers
Are Chosen.
silenced, and in the final meeting officers
were elected. Lincoln was named ns tho
meeting place for 1(112.
S. A. Kandeison of Lincoln was elected
las president. He was chosen In com
paratively short order and In the nature
of a strong favorite, whereas through the
nomination of six candidates for each of
fice, voting for the other officers draggml
out all afternoon to a late hour.
Following are the men who compose the
new staff under President Sanderson:
Maurice llussle, Omaha, vice president;
J. Frank Pair, Unooln, secietary, and W.
C. Kline, Mllford. treasurer. Directors were
chosen as follows: II. L. Si horield, Lin
coln; F. W. Kblnget . Plalnvlew ; Albert
l'egner. Norfolk; Frank Hacker, Friend;
C. B. Idehl, Slratton, and J. Cass. Old.
Delegates to the national convention are
F. W. Arndt, Blair; F. W. Eblnger. Plain
view; R. N. McAllister. Grand Island;
Charles Slahan, Kearney; John II. Mi -Griff.
Hastings, and the following alter
nates. J. C. Cornell. Ord. R. W. Weanerllng,
Beatrice; Albert Degner, Norfolk; K. W.
Shaffer, Tekamah, and Ieon Baker. Lin
coln. ! J. Frank Barr, who was re-elected secre-
tary, has held that office for ten years,
j He received a great ovation upon being
j reinstated.
I Though the last three sessions of the
'(onvenllon were held in strict secrecy,
rumors seeped out from a number of
I sources concerning the attempt Wednesday
and Thursday to bring about a dealers'
Jobbing establishment, through which
goods might be transmitted direct from the
manufacturer to the dealer. This plan,
virtually In the nature of a trubt, brought
forth a contrary wave of protest, accord
ing to reports.
The mora sober Inclined members con
tended that aui h an organization would
fall Into tna category of a conspiracy In
restraint of trade. The officers set forth
that the Nebraska association lias no right
nor real Inclination to oust Jobbing Inter
ests from their present fh-ld of legitimate
business.
At the close of the final session prizes
were swarded to members, who had nndo
the largest pun l.it from d-aleia. The
firms w tilth Won n wares were Tho cult
I shore company of Goidon for the lai tf.ml
1 single purchase, the Arndi ll.nlvuu. com-
i puny of Hlalr for the largest, ii.imber of
pur'-hs. and the M ',,i.k Hurdwiutt om-
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in the trade conducted by the exhibitors
at the Auditorium was in excess of $T5,flhO.
There were eighty-five exhibitors.
The work of dismantling the great Audi
torium of Its many exhibits and booths
was well under way last night, and a
number of the visiting dealers took trains
for their home towns.
Harry Balioka, Aged
Sixteen, Killed by
East Park Line Car
Engrossed in Snowballing with Com
panion, Youth Runs in Front of
Conveyance.
Harry Balioka. 16 years old. who lived
with his widowed mother at 2?18 Caste'.Iar
street, ran In front of a street car at
Twenty-ninth and Uupont streets last even-
! Ing and met almost Instant death.
The east Hanscnm park line at this
point and car No. its was backing up on
Ihe "Y." Young Balioka, engrossed In
snowballing with some companions, did
not see the car. The rear platform struck
him on the head and knocked lilm from
his feet. Conductor It. W. Utdyke Jerked
the trolley from tho wire before the wheels
passed over the body.
When the boy was dragged from under
the platform by John Pleper of 29 Castel
lar street, he was et 111 alive. Polios Bur
geon Peppers made a hurtled trip, but be
fore he had arrived life was extinct. Ballo
ka's rkull was badly fractured.
Phillip Turner, Twenty-fifth and Brown
streets, was the motorman.
Coroner Crosby was notified and took
the body in charge. As yet he has set no
data for the inquest.
Oldest Iowa Woman's
Birthday Sunday
Mrs. Elizabeth Littlejohn Will Be One
Hundred One On Lincoln
Anniversary.
F.STHF.UVII,I,K, la., Feb. U. -(Special )
Mia. l-.lizaheih Littlejohn, aged 101 years,
undoubtedly the oldest woman In Iowa,
will on Siimlav celebrate, her birthday at
the home of btr granddaughter. Mrs. U.
W. f-'mall,
who re-Ides six miles west of
this city. Her physical faculties are as
good a. a woman of 70 years. Tha only
visible algn of her great age 1. a slight
dimness of th. vision; . theiess she
rpends a great deal of her time reading, j
Mrs. Littlejohn was born at Ayr.'rtcot-
land, on February 12. 1S10. She waa mar
ried June S, 1M4. To thla union three
children were born, but none are now Uv-
Ing. Together with her husband and chil
drn they were prospering very nicely, but
tl.c spirit of unrest Impelled tna iittiu fam
ily iu vri ineir itnunn in me iana acioi-s,
th- sen, so In IV, l they landed in America I
with thtlr airall possessions Tha flrat
reiilt-toei.t r.iadrt hv the fan.ily wai. In
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one of the finest home i'urnish
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will give you advice that is valuabb
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County of Tripp and Othen Adjacent
Are to Be Included.
BILL MAKING TAXES DELINQUENT
House Passes Memsnre for Relief of
Tripp, Where Records Were
Hnrsrd with Otort
lloa.e.
PIERRE. 8. P.. Ftfb U.- Special Tele
gram.) The house today authorized the
officers of the National Guard to use land
for their club house al Lake Kampeaka
The bill requiring the state to pay fur
horses killed on the order of the Ptate
Live Stock board, on account of giandeis,
went down to defeat, niii will be out
again on reconsideration.
Bills passed by the hut. so which will be
of Intel est in the southern part of the stuta
were those creating a new Jjdlclal Cir
cuit f"r Gregory. Tripp and udjolnlng
counties, providing the manner of locating
county seats where no permanent location
has been selected, which applies to Grii
oi county, and making taxes delinquent
July 1, when tax records have been de
stroyed, which In for tnu benefit of Tr.pp
county.
One bill introduced, which will stir the
attorneys, seeks to prevent a city at turrit y
taking a defense In a t riminui caee in tno
county In which he lives.
On acounl of defective titles the house
Iiu. ulurl.l .. ..,,,.. , ...... :.-M .. I , I,
passed earlier In the session, but which
was sent back without the sitnatui c jI
the governor on account of defective title.
Governor Vesse today appointed 1 r. L.
P. Brewster of Veiiiillllon a member of
the Male Veterinary board.
FATHER SUES TEACHER
FOR JJEATH OF SON
nor. Twel.e tears of A art-, lilea It Is
Alleged from Inlnrlra Aflrr
Punishment.
WATKRIJO. la., I V). 11.-i."-pt.i iul i A
K Canfield. administrator of the estate of
his son, Samuel '. t aiifletd, has com
nienced action In disirb-t court against .1.
L. Brenlver. teacher In Lestei township.
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I , ll"t,,) Hi- boy hi-tily b.at,-,
1 "lr S' ,iU"1 J""""r ' !!-
! nrv" bHn V' "v" hl 1 af,
j rnnlehmenl was inflicted. Tin, boy v. a.
noi wen ami i ne hi manly, it is nam, cm-
trlbutod to his death. He was 1.' jt-jin
of age and it Is said there was no rauitt
or provocation for the ar-ault, but i.i.u
teacher vvus i.rejudictd aKali.si the lad.
Brenlver i-ecemly fiKtirt-d lu district t oui t
In an imsuo'-essful attempt , teir; fc
divorce from Ms wife.
Maul Hill 1 it trod aire!,
o:,vjii'A. Wash., K-b 11 -- i he ),,
Itu.n bill to periuii t.-n-ro.tid prl.a f; .
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