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THE NEE: OMATTA. WEDNESDAY. APRIL 2(1. 1P1 1. - Council Bluffs. Minor Mention The Council Bluff Offlon of The Omaha Bee la at IS Wcoxt Strstt. Both raoaea 43. t)avls, drugs. .Hi i ii k i.H.xturrd. rhone Tlnney 21433. Corrlxnns, undertakers. . Phones 1U. For Hale Six room house, 723 Blth Ave. FA U.ST BEER AT BOOEB9' BCFFKT. Woodrlng Undertaking company. Tel. S3. Iewls Cutler, funeral director. Phone OT. I'UHK GOLD WKDD1NO K1NU-LEF-FKKT'8. Cull 111', J. J. Klein Co., for a case of (iunrts 1'eerleas lleer. The kind of tailoring you want at Martin I'etersen's, 416 Broadway. See the new 1911 wall paper pattern at ltorwlck's, ill South Majn street. Orctillsts' prescriptions accurately filled the same day at lf ffert a Ulg Jeiry .store. K()R RENT Four upstairs, rooms; gas, water, elertrlc lli?ht. etc. J. poller, 1W) 11 roe d way. We can frame picture cneai'er than any other art store in Council Bluffs. C. Jensen, Masonic Tmale. Have your glasses fitted or repaired by J. v. Terry, optician, 411 Broadway, office with George Gerner. The 8. A. Iterce & Co. shoe store Is now open fur business at their new location, i'ii West Broadway, between Pearl and fcixth streets. Pictures artistically framed adorn the home, while if poorly and cheaply framed are uriMiKlitly. Hundreds of mouldings and f i aiues at Ksuble's Art Shop, to select from at reasonable prices. You find real pleasure In putting on a suit of clothes pressed and cleaned In our estii hlshmcnt. Because we do the work tight at retmonalile prices. Bluff City Laundry. Dr . Cleaning and Dye Works. Phones 314. Concordia lodge No. ' f2. Knights of Pythias, will meet In regular convention this evening ut 7 ..-Ki o'clock for the unusual event of conferring the third rank on a class of ten CHiiditlates. All members and visiting brethren are requested to be present- Broadway. Methodist Episcopal Church Notices Wednesday,' prayer meeting at the church at 8 o'clock, J, F. Hughes will lead; Saturday King's Heralds' meeting at at the chilrth. 'at a- p. nr.;- chorus practk.-e at. the church Wednesday and Saturday evenings. Second Presbyterian church, corner Grace and Pierce streets. Rev. George A.; Ray, D. U., pastor: Tuesday, I the regular monthly business meeting of the Christ inn Endeavor society will he held In the. parlors of the church. Wednesday, pitiyer meeting at 8 p. rn., sharp, subject, God's Care of Heaven." Mrs., Sarah Josephine Elllthorpe, wife of O.i W. Elllthoi-pe, aged 36 yea in, died at i.J.'i o cioch you iiiiij Htlernoon ot tuiier i iilosls at the residence, 1419 High street. She leuves besides her husband one son, llhrold. her father, J. M. Gallaher of l.ogan. two sisters and two brothers. Fun eral announcement later. Mrs. Mary Jane U ruble, aged ST years, Hlie of Alexander L'inble, died yesterday ot their home on the corner of Grove and Harrison streets after a long illness from" tuberculosis. She is survived by her hus band and eight children, two brothers and five sisters. The brothers are J. M. and William Dollarhlde of this, city. Mrs. Patrick Ilooney, ehiter of P. Gun nowle of this city, died at Red Oak on Sunday and the body will be brought here for Interment. She Is survived by her hus band .n vd six chldren, Mrs. Guy Case and Thomas Rooney of Council Bluffs; J. H , of i Helena, Mont.; Joseph of Madison, S. 1.,' and James and Molley of Red Oak, The brothers are James Ounnonde of ixis Anxelcs and P. Gunoude of this city. That the city ordinance prohibiting minors from entering pool halls Is no - toke 'v"s energetically called to the attention of S. West, proprietor of a puol hail mi .it Broadway, when Police Judge. Snyder fined lilm SJii and costs for permitting the ordi nance to be' violated. In the police court bearing yesterday morning It was shown that Albert Huber, a 14-year-old boy, was placing on the tables there Sunday after noon.' West was arrested late Sunday night and required to deposit 126 for his appear ance 1n police court.- The bond all went to pay the fine. A public meeting will be held at the West Council Bluffs Improvement club house this evening to discuss the upbuilding of Coun cil Hluffs and the organization of a guar anty .company on what Is known as the Wllllamsport plan." Other subjects may be discussed at tile meeting which are vitally Important to Council Bluffs and It la of especial Interest to bankers, manufacturers, home builders and every business Interest In the city. Sioux City, Pes Moines, Kan sas City, Easton and W'llllamsport, Pa., and other points have organized such guar anty companies. W. , H. Brown, the yeteran stock buyer who has been doing a drover's business In this 'vicinity for forty years, has com pleted arrangements for embarking In the ht etc raiding business In Wyoming. He has Wight l.OQD acres of good land, part under Irrigation, near Sundance and Is now engaged In fencing It. He expects to raise alfalfa on a large part of the land since other ranchmen have demonstrated that It can be grown successfully there. Mr. Brown has vacated his home at 14 Wash Itiglim avenue and shipped a carload of household furniture to the new home. If be liks the new location as well as he anticipates he expects to remain perma nently and become a cltlxen of Wyoming. His son will assist him In developing the new enterprise. Rev. C. 8. Hanley, pastor of the People's Congregational church at Thirty-fifth street and Avenue B, announces that ' a new church building has become a neces sity owing to the continual growth of the congregation. on Easter Sunday there were 114 children attending the Sabbath sc hool, and last Sunday there were 100. The pastor stated yesterday that steps must he taken to have a new and larger church building before the end of 1913. The giuwth of the church Is a fair reflection of the growth of the community In which it Is located. When It was built several years ago there were very few dwellings nearby, but now the territory Is well filled with comfortable homes. At the services on Sunday, Pastor Hanley spoke of the meet ing of the Association of Congregational churches at Creslon and stated that the People's church received cotisplcloua men tion as one of the young and thrifty con gregations. The congregation Is tilled with active men and women. At the meeting of the 1-adlos Aid society last Thursday, nearly Ji was raised. Prink Rudwelser, King of Bottled Beers. TEMPLETON TELLS OF FIND Mailtogrr Paper Gives Story ot How Former Hluffs Mas Discovered Pat Girl. John I... Templeton, former chief of the Council Bluffs fire department and now chief of the department at Muskogee, 'Okl., has sent copies of a town paper giving an account how Templeton happened to redis cover "Pearl, the Fat Girl," Pearl, whose other name la Rambo, who-accldently dis covered by Attorney George S. Wright, when he was scouring the country for at tractions for first Elks' carnival held here. Pearl waa then I years old and weighed l;3 pounds. She waa on exhibition through out the carnival and waa made- famous. The notoriety earned for her the opportun ity of going on the road as a professional fat girl. She waa accompanied .by her father, who resided near Crescent, and tarned a small fortune. i Pearl left the ranks of the professional fata and for several years; dropped out of sight until she was again discovered by Chief Templeton. She Is now 15 years old nd weights 10 pounds. The child's Bar ents are both medium ailed people and nil other members of the fam ily have shown any tendency toward ab normal Weight. New Idea gas range.., the handy and sanitary line. See them In our window. Gas 'stoves, Slioo up. .We have the line. P. O. le Vol Hardware C. 604 B'way N. T. Plumbing to. Tel. Sf X'lght. LM7tt. Drink Budwoiser, King- of Battled Basra. Council Bluffs. : ELUFFS BUYS WATER PLANT No Protest Made and City Council Takes Decisive Step. ACCEPTS AWARD OF $510,500 Felicitation Follow on Part of Those Who Have Encased In Contest, Thesgt Some Bar Price Is Utah. Ryf a tirVinimous vote and without a protest the council of Council Bluffs last night approved the award of the court of condemnation and took over the city water plant at the valuation of Sil0..'iO0, thus end ing nearly seven years of continuous strug gle and the expenditure of tens of thousands of dollars that proved practically of no avail. The action of the council was In the presence of an audience that filled the city hall, and when the vote was taken the applause that arose from all parts of the chamber Indicated the approval of every person present. The final action came on swiftly and undramatlcally. The members of the council held several Informal meet ings after the announcement of the award of the Judges, and at no time were more than two members Inclined to object. Alderman Mlnnlck felt so good over the settlement of the long controversy that he came Intd the chamber with an armful of huge red carnations and gave one to every person within the railing. First tp Taken. The flr. .ion no h. r..lnr nf - ...... - . ' ' . . ..... J . n ... cnmmnniratinn from Kmm! T I n I .. nr.nf.lnl counsel for the city, and City Solicitor Kim ball, reporting the action of the court and pointing out the course to be followed If the choice was the acceptance or rejection nf the MWSrd Thl U'na fullourerl kv n resolution formally accepting the award and Instructing the city treasurer Immed iately to negotiate the sale of the IWO.noo water bonds' and authorizing him to draw warrants upon the proceeds of the bond ' sale- and pay. the -amounts to the water company for the plant. The resolution pro vided, however, that the water company within fifteen days file with the clerk of the district court a waiver of the right of appeal from the award. Alderman Fisher moved the adoption of the 'resolution and It was simultaneously seconded by nearly all of the remaining members of the council. When every mem ber voted affirmatively linnn mil call avArv person in the council chamber Joined In me applause. An hour of sneech.mnklnv fnllnwert opened by Alderman Tounkerman, who de clared tnat he Was glad It was over and that the action taken was the best way to settle all trouble. Mayor Won Over. Mayor Maloney detailed some nf him v- perlences during the seven years he was a participant In the fleht. TTa rlorinrr h, he had never been a municipal ownership uvocaie, out that a man would be a fool or a lunatic to oppose It at this stages He expressed the belief that Council . Bluffs was entering upon a period of Its greatest progress. After a resolution proposed by Alderman Fisher thanking Attorneys Kim ball and Tlnley for their work had passed the mayor called upon Mr. Tlnley. Mr. Jiniey saia he appreciated very much the sentiment embodied In the resolution, but as a ortlseq he wanted to express the deep debt of gratitude the city owes to Mr. Kimball. "The city could not have pur chased such assistance as he had given It for $10,000." He said he never pnlurarl a ense where the preparation had been so morougn. ana tnat he had never been as sociated with counsel In a case where such thorough preparedness characterized very stage. He expressed the obligations the city was under to City Engineer Etnyre, J. Chris Jensen and Mr. Harden. Mr. Kimball said he would be Insensible to common gratitude if he failed to ap preciate the kind words that had been said. He detailed the months of work, day and night. Involved In th preparation of the case and the hearing.' Both speakers were heartily applauded by the council and the audience. Statements of Lawyers. In their official notification of the award the attorneys for the city say: The finding of the court is about Iso.OOO Fin ?inaP. tbI. tfBtlno'y of the witnesses ?h-1 if' nowever. mo- than $200,ou0 lower than the valuation fixed and testified to by witnesses for the water works company and the mortgate trustees. Your represen tatives have only the highest regard for tnn tllom Kur. f ...... . . . .7 . .1 ana neueve that the court came to Us oecis.on a.ter a most m niiaiin. Dr,H ' " ... . a , ,V ?, mmisimui consiaer atlon of the evidence and were, as your .... vc. im irom any motive ex ent to rifi what .. - r.. i- , ... . . - - " iiiu ngm. lour representatives, however, feel that the -- in ana mat the plant is not worth more than the amount fixed bv WltneKMwH frte tl.A ..It., ta - , . put any criticism of tiie court or its mem- nAIal IrSiMn B. -a . . .vT .ii V mniipoim me court should have assumed that the owners of he property were without a franc hise or the right to continue business except at the will of the city and from our stand point this assumption would have reduced the valuation td the city s estimates. The court to which this matter was submitted however, has made the finding above re ferred to after much deliberation and a careful consideration of each Item. What Is City to Dof The next question ta: What is the citv to do with respect to this award? The city has three courses which it may pursue L By paying up the costs. It may refuse to take the piant uiiutfetner In our opinion and proceed to the construction of a plant of Its own. 1 The city may pay the amount of the award Into court, take possession of the plant and appeal from the amount awarded to the district court and have a trial bv Jury. . The city may accept the award an pay the amount of It into court and take poySea slon of the plant. In the first of the above methods, that of refusing to accept the award. If the city desires to own and maintain its own plant and would proceed to build one It has Uie litigation with respect to the Issue of lis bonds for that purpose prac tically settled. in our opinion, howevew. this course would result In a determined; fight on the part of the water works com. pany and its mortgagees to prevent such action as it would result in great K depreciating and practically confiscating the property of the water works company In such litigation the city might, and we believe would, be ultimately euci esstul but It would involve the drawing of plans for the new plant, the awarding of bids for the same and the entering Into contracts for the construction. After the contracts have been signed they would have to be sub mitted to ratification by the people at an elstcllon. At each successive step there would be a possibility of litigation, ' which would take from one to three years to settle and determine. It would also take approximately two years to construct a new plant if carried out to completion. It ta safe to aay that It would take the city from three to five years within which to succeed under the first method of action. Aeal Would Coat Much. With' respect to the second course whTch the city might pursue, an appeal from the iresent case wuuld necessitate an expendl- ,i lure oy me city ut try tno ca.e over before a jury, ui irom ... to nouoa. If the award was not less than that which was filed by the condemnation court ot three Judges, the city would in addition to such ex lenses, be liable for the costs of tti suit which would run from ll.uuo to K.onO more, and would be liable to the successful party for reasonable attorney's fees. The whole expend If we were beaten In such an appeskl. would run from 16.0l to IjS 0 in our Judgment. If we won In such appeal it Is entirely prohlametlcal as to now nui a Jury would reduce the finding of the court. Such reduction could nm exceed in our Judgment ttuftM with ft iteceasary ex- Council Bluffs, pe.ise of from I...0OO to tin.ono. With a find ing by three district Judges It would lx dangerous to count on a Jury deciding avainst them. We thrfore. think that the chances ot losing on appeal are so gieat that either the first or third course aliove relerred to should be pursued, and we would not feel like reconimenuirig an appeal t.i a Jury from this decision, but w lil . prosecute such appeal if the council desires It. The last alternative above re ferred to, Is that of accepting the award and taking over the plant as soon as the bonds can be negotiated and payment of the amount awarded accomplished. In de termining which of these courses ehoulil be taken, trtere are some matters which we feel should be submitted to your considera tion. While the amount is higher than counsel hoped would be awarded the In come of the company upon this plant ap proximates JSM.miO per year above hydrant rentals and the hydrant rentals will save the city about $Ji.tst more per year If the plant is taken, making a total Income or Its ecpiivalent to the city of flOu.OMt per year. If the city builds Its own plant, rate litigation could hardly be finished within construction period, which would result In reducing the Income. The cost of operation to produce this would result In reducing this Income. The cost of operation to prod-ice this Income approximates $4S.Cjno, which leaves a total net revenue to be had from the existing plant upon present rates to consumers, of about ttS.OnO per year, or aftout 13 per cent net revenue. The Invest ment money will cost the city not to ex ceed 6 per cent, leaving a profit of 8 per tent or about llo.tdO per year during the time It would take to build a new plant. At the end of two years when the cltv would get Its plant constructed under the most favorable circumstances, It would have lost twice Slfl.ono or M),oiiO, which Is about the, difference between the award fixed by the court and the testimony of the city's witnesses. It Is true that this profit comes from the people, but It would Just as surely be lost during the period of liti gation and construction, If a new plant were-constnicted as It woold have to he paldl by the people for water during the delay. Of course. If a new plant Is built the old company would probably place eyery obstruction In its way and It would undoubtedly be Impossible to get Increased fire" protection, which Is so Tiadlj'' needed In the city, until the new plant were com pleted. We could not presume to Indicate what should be done by (he council, but have stated the facts that you can better deter mine the matter. If the council decides to accept the award It might be done upon condition that the company and the mort gagees waive the.lr privilege of appeal and thus before the money is paid upon the award all possibility of litigation would thereby be settled. New Paving Ordered. An Improvement resolution was passed ordering a big lot of new brick paving on a four-Inch concrete base. The sireets affected are Fifth avenue from Indian creek to Twenty-first street; Twenty first street from Fifth avenue to the Union Pacific transfer; Second avenue from Eighth to Twelfth street; Tenth street to Eighth avenue and several blocks ot North Eighth street. The fire and lights committee, after tab ulating the bids to furnish 1,500 feet of fire hose ordered the purchase of 600 feet each from the Paragon Rubber company, through P. C. DeVol Hardware company, the Gutta Purcha Rubber company and the Aetna company at $1.10 per foot. Protests from Frank True and others against sharing the expense of building Indian creek retaining walla on private property, caused the offer of Peter Peterl son to pay $1,100 toward the Improvement proposed at Maine and Mynster streets to be In Id over for a week. Alfalfa Growing in Favor in County Crop Report, of. Deputy : Auditor Matthews Shows- Yield of : Farms, Deputy Auditor J. M. Matthews yester day completed the compilation of the crop reports for the county for last year, which he has furnished annually to the Agricul tural department at Washington and the officials at Des Moines. It shows that there are 3.060 farms In the county com prising a total acreage of 476,313, exclusive of 10,403 acres occupied by farm buildings and feed lots. The report shows that the total acreage In cprn last year was 174,217, which pro duced 8,713,344 bushels of Al corn. Oats comes next In the area cultivated, com prising 46,677 acres, which yielded 1,239.230 bushtfls. The acreage of winter wheat was 3,366, and the product 63.5fi6 bushels. Spring wheat came next with' 17,138 acres and 310,574 bushels. There were 3.521 acres of barley, which yielded 67,527 bushels. Rye was almost entirely overlooked, the official reports showing only seventy-four acres planted, yielding 1,177 bushels. There were 46,801 acres devoted to the production of tame hay, from which were cut 39.572 tons, and 10,293 acres were permitted to remain clothed with wild hay, yielding 11.271 tons. That alfalfa is springing Into popular favor among Pottawattamie county farm ers as one of the most desirable and profit: able crops that can be grown here and that It thrives finely is evidenced by the fact that last year there were 4,723 acres devoted to It. which gave 12,494 tons for use besides furnishing the chief part of the pasturage on the farms where It was cultivated. Pottawattamie's potato orop last year made only a fair showing. From the t,45 acres planted there were unearthed 141,026 bushels. SMALL DEBT YET ON CHURCH St. John's F.ngllah Lutheran Hs O.BOO Which It Hut Clear Awnr. Rev. Thale V. Bkovgard. paator of St. John'a English Lutheran church, saya the church Is unfortunately not out of debt, as was stated In connection with installation services yesterday. There still remains an Interest-bearing debt of $7,800, with $2,000 additional upon which the Interest has ceased. The obligation is held by local men and the interest, which has amounted to $400 within the last year all remains here. This debt was on the church when its pastor and founder. Rev. O. W. Snyder, retired last summer to take up new church work in Omaha. Pastor Hkovgard fears that the impression that the church Is free from debt may embarrass the congregation In j the work of clearing It away, and he Is very anxious io nave the statement cor rected. The congregation Is rapi.lly grow ing and the church Is 1m tt-e -- . ous condition la Its history. The work of reducing the debt is a.,,j, ward, and the pastor and the congregation expect to make a material reduction during the year. Marriage Licenses. Marriage licenses were Issued yesterday to the following named persons: I Name and Residence. iJ. F. Kelly, umuha ( Sadie Cooley, Omaha. Herman P. Adler. Council Bluffs .. I Mary S. hmidt. Omaha j William Reising. Florence. Neb .. I Katharine Petersen, Florence, Neb Age. ... 3ft ... i ... S ... 45 20 afe Medicine for C hllaren. Foley's Honey and Tar Compound la a safe and effective medicine tor children as It does pot contain opiates or , harmful a rugs. The genuine Foley's Honey and Tar Compound Is in a jreilsw cag ' rr ale ay all druggist 'Council Bluffs. Twelve-Inch Main for Gas Service Manager English Decides to Install One on South Main Street at Once. Manager A. L. English of the Citizens' Gas company ha decided that the better, ment of the service requires a twelve-inch main on South Main street In addition the pipes that now supply the gas consumers In that part of the city. He decided yes terday to begin the work of putting In the larger main at once, and evlll begin as soon as the service connections are finished on Broadway. For the purpose of preventing an Inter ruption of the paving the start will be made at Broadway, connecting with the new twelve-Inch pipe that was laid two years ago. To permit the tapping of the Broadway main a rather large excavation will be required, and Manager English wants to get this work done and the trench filled solidly before the Broadway paving starts. The new pipe for Main street will extend to Ninth avenue at the present, and will be carried further whenever It Is decided to continue the Main street repaying. At Ninth avenue the new main will connect with the present six-Inch pipe, giving an ample supply of gas for all purposes on the lower part of the street. Connections will be made from the big main at every busi ness lot In the distance traversed, and the gas company does not expect to have any occasion to tear up the pavement ' again for the next twenty years. Heavy gal vanized Iron and bronze connections will be used for all service pipes. FREE TRIP TQ WASHINGTON -eeamaa llnoareo Offers Prise for Toothful Cora Raisers. Pine MASON CITT, April 26. Speclal.)-Con-gressman Gilbert N. Hauge.n of this dis trict has a better winning game than the free distribution of garden seeds. He new scheme has pushed that old one en tirely off the boards. He has Joined hands with the extension department of Ames and will give the boy who raises the big gest and best acre of corn In the Fourth Iowa congressional district a free trip to Washington, expenses all paid going and coming and bills all paid while at Wash ington with a number of side trips while there thrown in. This will be a big in centive for hundreds of Fourth district boy hustlers. Kx press Rate Cnse Continued. DAVBNPORT, la., April 25. At the re quest of Clifford Thome, railroad com missioner of Iowa, the heating on the In junction instituted by the express com panies doing business In the state against the Iowa Railroad commission was con tinued by Federal Judge Smith McPher son here today and will be tried at the next term at Des Moines. Nine Ottomws Saloons Closed. OTTUMWA, la., April 25. Nine Ottumwa saloons were ordered closed today by order of County Attorney Steck. Action was taken under 'the Moon law, which,' limits saloons to one to each 1.000 of population. The saloon men have Ignored the-.Oounty attorney and momplicattons are looked fox. Bryan May Lr Cornerstone. DES MOiNES, la.. April 25. Local op ficlals of the Young Men's Christian as sociation today extended an Invitation to William J. Bryan to lay the cornerstone of the new Young Men's Christian asso ciation building next Monday. Colonel Bryan will Ve the principal speaker at the annual Jefferson day banquet ihDes Moines Monday evening. NEW SULTAN PROCLAIMED BY REBELS IN MOROCCO Summer Residence of Mnlnl Hnfld Captured by Revolutionists Un der Genernl .amnionrs. TANGIER. Morocco, April 25. Advices from Mequlnes, thirty-six mlies southwest of Fes, one of the summer residences of the sultan, announce that Malai El Zin, a brother of Sultan Mulai Hafld, has been proclaimed sultan by the rebel Zammours, who, after capturing the place, pillaged the shops and killed several Jews. CASA BLANCA, Morocco, April 25 Gen eral Molnlre, commanding the French forces here, has issued a proclamation to the rebellious tribesmen, stating that France does not propose to occupy new ter ritory, but merely to assure the safety of foreigners and re-establish order under the authority of the sultan. The tribes are told that If they will end the rebellion and dis continue their menaces, France will stop the march of Its troops toward Fes, but otherwise the French government will be obliged to pacify the country and severely punish the leaders in the revolt. BIG PRICE FOR RARE BOOK First Copy of Bible Printed from Movable Types Sells for Fifty Thousand. NEW . YORK. April 28. The first book ever printed from movable type tonight brought the highest prices ever paid at a public auction for any book. The prize was the Gutterburg bible, the purchaser. Henry E. Huntington of Los Angeles, and the price $50,000. The purchase was made at the opening session at the sale of the library of the lu(e Robert Hoe. the largest public auction sale of books ever attempted. Experts have estimated tho collectlun to be worth more than $1,000,000. - The highest price previously paid for the Quttenburg bible was $3).0ii0 at which Ber nard Quaritch purchased It in England four-) teen years ago. At a private sale he dis posed of it shortly afterward to Mr. Hoe at a profit of $2,500, and It has remained In the Hoe collection ever since.. The copy was printed some time between 1450 and 1455. HEARING OF HERESY CASES IMManura; Preshytery Is Considering; Charges Agnlnst I'nlon Then, logical Professors. PITTSBLRU. April 25.-The Pittsburg presbyter) took up today the heresy over ture, off' red at a recent meeting calling on the Presbyterian general assembly to in vestigate alleged heretical writings and teachings by Rev. lr. Francis Erown, pres ident of the I'tilon Theological seminary. New York, and writings by Rev. Dr. Wil liam Brown, a professor in the seminary. The committee on bills and overtures rec ommended tbat the presbytery take no action on the proposed overture and that It was a iratter for their own presbytery to deal' with. A Dangerous Wound nndered antiseptic by Bucklen's Arnica Salvs. the healing wonder for sores, burns, piles, ecsema.and salt rheum,. XL a. Far sale by Beatoa Drug Cn, $400 IVIAY 3d, GRAND OFFER TO FAMILIES NOT OWNING PIANOS You Have Just As Good a Chance io Win Tiis Magnlficenl Fiancr as Anjona Better Get Busy IRicfrt Now 5 tor il"'v:' 1 mi w 1 1 1 !ii to M 1 m: i l Ntel - DIRECTIONS Outline on this or a aeparate sheet of paper, twenty objectg in the above picture, whose names begin with the letters "ba." For example, ."ball.-Also write out your list of names. The person not owning an upright piano, sending the nearest correct answer will receive the first prize. Also other prizes, Including Jewelry, etc., to be distributed among contestants according to merit, to the amount of$3 J00 Everyone not owning an upright piano that sends in an answer will receive a prize. Winners will bo notified by mall. Only one-prize awarded In a family. Decisions of Judges final. Professional artists, draftsmen and designers' answers will not be accepted. Write your name and address plainly on your answers and mall or bring same to us, together with a self-addressed envelope. A, & 1 513-1515 DOUGLAS STREET 1513-1515 D niwinwi Y- a t-W AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA Nineteen Property Owners on Twen tieth Object to Sarco. ANOTHER PAVING PROTEST FILED Thomas Reagan Is Appointed Dog Catcher Surprise Given Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Darts Wood Reception. At the meeting of the city council last night a remonstrance was received from nineteen property owners on Twentieth street from I to J street protesting "most strenuously" against rne paving of that district of the city with the material known as sarco. The remonstrance alleged that the material was absolutely worthless and that It had been shown to be such by. tho condition of the pavement laid down last fall. . Unless the contract is rescinded the ob jectors declare their Intention of enjoining the contractors, the National Construction company, from proceeding with the work. The remonstrance was referred to the committee of the whole and tha city at torney. A protest was also received against the repaving of Q street from Twenty-seventh to Thirty-third street with the same material.' This petition was signed by John McMillan and a number of other prop erty owners. The Protestants declare that sarco will not stand the heavy traffic on J this street and also aver that to relay the granite blocks would only cost 11,000, while the repaving with sarco will cost 148,000. ' A petition was received for macadamizing Harrison street from the west city limits to the Rock Island depot. A protest was also received against the extension of the paving width on J street from Eighteenth street to Twenty-second street All these documents were referred to the committee of the whole. A resolution was received from the school board requesting the city on account of the depleted condition of the school fund to pay the expenses of the recent election. The council unanimously decllnd to do this. Thomas Reagan of Indian Hill was ap pointed dog catcher and he announces that he will as soon as the law allows be after those dogs owners who have not secured tags. Surprise for Mr. and Mrs. OutIs. Being trie fifteenth anniversary of their marriage, a party ot friends from Omaha met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Davis Saturday evening to celebrate the occasion by a surprise party. Those pres ent were: Mr. and Mrs. W. 8. Heller, Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Branch, Mr. and Mra. W. H. Mallory, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Blue, J. W. Smith, W. H. Clark and Charles Rlck abaugh. Mr. and Mra Davis were pre sented with an elegant tea set in cut glass. The evening was enjoyed by cards and music by Professor Landow. COL; Munyon's Cold Remedy Relieves tha head, throat and lungs almost Immediate ly. Checks Kerers, stops Discharges of the nose, takes away all aches sod pains caused by colds, it cures Grip anil ol ftlnste Coughs and prevents Pneumonia. Write Prof. Muoyon, fi.'trd sod Jefferson Rt riilla.. Fa., fur medkal advice at), tolutely free. TOOTHACHE Why suffer Apply Dent's Toothache Gum Andl atop the ache instantly. 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