TTTE BEE: OMAHA. THURSDAY. MAT 4. 1911.
Council Bluffs,
Council Bluffs.
Council Bluffs.
BOARD PICKS ITS TEACHERS
Staff for Coming Year Selected at
Regular Meeting.
COMMENCEMENT ORATOR CHOSEN
Ilean Charles Fordr Will Make Ad
dress to riaaa and RfT, Joha
Matthews Will Prearh Bar.
Teachers for the coming yesr were
rlrolrl Kt the meeting of the Rnaril of Kriu
ratlon lant night and arrangements Wfr
mB'lf 'or the graduation of the senior
cIb. Commencement exercises will be
hM Thursday, June 1. The commencement
(speakers announced were Tean Charles
Knrrlyre of the Nebraska School of Kdura
tlnn at I.lnroln and nev. John Matthew.
1'BHtor if the First Haptlst church, Omaha,
The former will deliver the commencement
nrat": and the latter will preach the bae
cfllanrer.te sermon.
The work of selecting the teachers waa
marie without difficulty and no debate.
Following la the complete list:
High School.
TV P. Aqtllth
C. R Tender
W. A. Rrlndley
Kmma Hoeeche
T'ollle I urgesa
Flora Cooper
J. ('. Oi ison
Fdith Klicklnger
AKnes I'heney
Mittle I lie
C. A. fierce
Washlnaton Atrnic
Caroline Blnke Ada Pally
.Vellie 1'onfleld
NV.lie ole
Vina 'inverse
Mmle l"ige
a h gar. t tiiaham
hllzahetli OltaHon
1 'uzel fjnooh
Hesle Howlette
Mary Kennedy
( Bloomer.
Kate Reed
Claudia Rice
Jennie Rice
Anna Ross
I'aullne Reth
Allen Pavlne
F.dna Kuragiie
Mary Showalter
Jet ,Thrsh
Mary Wallace
Mantle Mangum
lnhel Orris
Mattle O. I'hilllps
Ptella Royer
.Mrs. May Srott
Huth Tetnfhn
llil.'n Tvler
Helen Walker
Isln Faker
0rtrnle Iavenport
Jesile c,-een
Nsnnle Hardin
Jane Hi.we
F.ll;a!i t i Morris
Hat ler n Morris
Twentieth Avenue.
tlmirnh Btrk Hazel Lewis
Mirlie f i.rrett Clara Meyers
I.ll.:al r(h Crocker Mamie Norene
Maiy Y;(gchnll Katherine Putnam
hnrlotte Hcnnlnger Blanch" Pattoraon
Mav Mahler
Myrtle McNutt
IMnrgaret McPherson
I ora Spetman
Mary Tldball
.Mire Walter
Jura Walker
Fdith Joseph
I'nia Iyon
Mis. I'.ya. l.yon
Pierce Street
Kdna (Jnavenor
intrude Oreen
Kunlc Oiraaon
Olive Marl
Julia Hurhes
A I di MiKp.dden
Margaret McNamara
Third Street
Mrs. M. 'J. Curtis
Win Chhi -ly
Mar ' onnor
i a i'i uvei se
Klslj i: wers
Hlxhlh Street.
nna. k'i Maude Meyers
JcH.-ie A.orth Mrs. Rose Pusey
Mn nlc i ay era Spetman
Atfelu i..d Wlllianne Whlta
Second ATcnae,
Grace Riley
Kllsaheth White
Mayme Morris
Mrs. Kdlth Prouty
Florence Storrs
Klla Spetman
Sara Bperle
Myrtle Winter
lilanche Peck
Elisabeth Parkinson
Aurella Tlnley
Maud Walker
Margaret Aiken
Helle a Olay
Klizalie., Graves
MaudB . cAneney
Annie i .Idleton
Mi. rie V .erson
Belle Rohlnson
Lulu Spetman
Henrietta Sperla
Amy r-lavely
Harbara Tucker
Minor Mention
The Con noil Bluffs Office of
The Omaha Bee la at IB l:oll
tree. Both ffaoiiea 43.
Avenue
Hue Hnu Met
1 ats Ii rtlev
Ik rothy 'oolt
Rtrnli" i:ihert
Cora t!r. :ser
1'iarl (.a i ch
Minnie . i hnsnn
B.
Ar.na Mlkesell
Jissle McAneney
Minnie Rupp
May Warner
Cora Treynor
L'va Utterback
thirty-Second Street.
Kmlly I t tier Anna Moule, -
i earl Ci ol Klsle Powers'
Agnes I .ike F.Ida Voorhees
Crystal ..ingle Frances Wood
Margaret Fisher
. Madison Avenue.
I.lnoia I arnlll Mary Johnson
Kuitn K.uid May Sims
Harrison Street.
Miivrarct Pea Tliecan Kendls
, Minnie l.'.-tnsun Irma Walker
Ulghth Avenue.
Ka h'ei-;i Connor Elnora Damlll
Li.uIb.. Larson Anna Homer
Avenue K.
Josephlnr Clausen Anna Van Druff
lllt.nc .. .'atteraon Jnan Wrir
ak.
I.llllan l ! einlss Anna Weinberg
loartlaad.
Kmnii KDffmnn Not a hea
Supervisors.
Grace i l.t Kaohael thomaa
. i ..tchlna
1.1st of Graduates.
l'oilott ii g ia the list of graduates:
Hoy f. Allen, Kthel M. Anderson, Arthur
John t.auinan, Albert iiTederlck Beck. Lu
' ntlna Beslsy. Nola Merle Black
burn ttoward a J. Joylan. H. Luolle I.
llrackett. Mary Laeii, c-Uapman. Stuart
K.-niitii Clark, Helen Ellsworth Clatter
buck. Wa:ter IJ. Cleaver, Buryl Collp, Kred
..yKnt,L;,,"enLb"UBh- l" L'lmoot Ed
GUUjs A irlam Kllaworln, Mary Virginia
hi hi i.. A.jrKarethe Catherine Frlcke. Otto
Cllbson, Beatrlca Olllnakl, Uoj-d S. Oold
siii.in, useph C. Urason, Martha Idel
J.in. Ji.eron Cretser, Orace Olive Ounn,
Glaa .M. Hansen. Jtuth Henderson, Huth
ltruison UendrUks. Florence Ellen Hlgee
on. Nell Wentl. worth Howe. A. Vei "on
Hunt. Lolend An.lrew Johnson, Valrlee
UsnsiriKer. Mararet Jean Kerr. Nellie
Kiniel, Lilsabeth Konlgma:her, James Ar
thur J. laon. Kdlth i:na Long, John B
lonR. jr., Beatrice Genevieve l-owry. lloy
n'- k "'.'"i. Hwulah. "rr,et Mhon, Rollo
Herbert Mathls. I,eroy Kugene Meldrum
lsrli; ii Miller. Harriet M Morrow Kva
Mae Moo. rey, Hazel Claire Mills. Kllzaueth
MoiitKoni,ry. Wylle I.. Nichols. John A Ol
iver, l.ou.s A. Olson, ullva Oeliorn, Mary
Petersen, RalelKh II Pryor, Edward P
r."r-1.L',,,''r, 1"r"-'-l,l fichroeder. Hasei
R. Mnith. lnifleetia C. Smith, Kenneth Mo
(."u?'"'n tnyuer, Olareme U Hpauldina.
Ada Rose Spetman. George Ashton Hpooner.
h orence Ella Tlbblts, Maret Heatrloe
Ilnley. Irene Isabel Van Fosseii, Mrv K
lrtue, Ju.se May Weinberg. L. Wallace
Wheeler. Loretia May White, David Whlte-
;."2k,.Kf"rt "v,'r Adelaide Grif
fith Wrlpht
The bord decided to postpone further
consideration of Improved fire escapes for
the Rloomer and Washington avenue build
in until the July meettng. Miss Cora
Uretier, one of the teachers, was given the
free use of a room In the hlnh sohool build
ing for a summer school. The gradustlng
o:as was given permission to erect a fifty,
f ot flagpole on the hltfh school campus, to
be proteoted from the assaults of the
I'inlors. Miss Cora Treynor m glvsn
leave of absence for one year.
When your eyes sre troubllr.g you do
not delay In having thera fitted by the
best optometrist in the state, at IWtert's,
Jewelers and opticians.
W. first beholds the hsht of dav
In spring's sweit f.owery nionth (.f Mai"
a:v1 wears an t-inerabl all her life
ail lie a loxed ami happy wife.
The May-born will fnd bapptneas by
n raring one of I.effert s pretty emerald
rings. We have something new to show
you. ar 1 the prices are surprisingly low.
( 'o eef hem.
lawn Mowers -We have a big line the
I.ea. . U. the 1.1b-ny. 4.ii; Electro, VI W;
Jrf ai .' merican. hall beirlng. $11. i. c.'
leVol i.ardware Co.. jui Broadway.
Weddnig Rings H-11H karat gold, all
Idtba. all alsea, from I1H upwards, ao-
:oid.nr lo wUitt. at Letfvrt's Big Jewelry
Davis, drugs.
Stock pastured. Phone Plnney 21431.
Corrigans, undertakers. 1'honea lia.
FAUBT BE EH AT RUG K 118' BUFFET.
Woodring Undertaking company. Tel. Si9.
Lewis Cutler, funeral director. Phone S7.
PURE UOLU WELUINQ R1NU8 LEF
FER'l 8.
Call It-', J. J. Klein Co., for a case of
Gund s Peerless Beer.
The kind of tailoring you want at Martin
Petersen s, 415 moadway.
Bee the new 1911 wall pAper patterns at
Borwlck s, 211 South Main street.
Mesh bags ma-.e ,ir., i., uur repair
depai tmeni. i.t.iti.u !, ewuy slore.
Occullsts' prescriptions accurately filled
the same day at LeXlert s Big Jewelry
btore.
All kinds of anniversary cards and fold
ers, hand decorated, at Fauble Art Shop,
2&I Broadway.
Hove your glasses fitted or repalrsd by
J. W. Terry, optician, 411 Broadway, office
with George Gerner.
The B. A. Pierce Co. shoe store Is now
open for business at their new location,
623 West Broadway, between Pearl and
blxth streets.
There will be a speolal communication of
Bluff City lodge. No. 71. Ancient, Free and
Accepted Masons, Wednesday at 7 p. m.
for work on the second degree.
The Board of Fire and Police Commis
sioners held a meeting last night at which
two of the officers were disciplined for
taking an occasional drink while on duty.
The members of Rose Leaf camp, Royal
Neighbors, are requested to meet at the
Burlington depot at 1 o clock this afternoon
to attend the funeral of Roe Strayer at
UU3 Pleasant atreet.
John Hues Castle, No. 141, Royal High
landers, entertained Its friends and mem
bers last evening at an open meeting. A
short program, dancing and a very pleasant
evening was enjoyed.
A pleasant "auto trip to Lincoln Sunday
morning was enjoyed by a party which con
sisted of Mr. and Mrs. Lars Jensen, Mr.
and Mrs. Chris Jensen, Mr. and Mrs. Alns.
worth, Miss Maude Hough, Miss Bessie
Boyne, Miss Gladys Jensen.
In honor of Mr. and Mrs. Mathews, an
Informal dance was given by Dr. W. E.
Keller to a number or his fellow workers,
employes of the Independent Telephone
company. While dancing was the order of
the evening cards and music were also
enjoyed. A four-course supper was served.
About twenty-five were present.
At a lato hour last evening William Lana
of the Lana Construction company, through
his attorney, A. L. Preston of Avoca, filed
a motion In the district court for a modi
fication of the decree of Judge Woodruff
In the Nishnabotna ditch matter. Attorney
Preston took the papers at once and lett
on a night train for Red Oak where Judge
Woodruff Is holding court. The decree
made no provision for a bond by the plain
tiff to protect the defendants In case the
Injunction had been denied.
The body of Herman S. Chllds, who died
of heart failure at his new ranch home neaf
Bassett, Neb., was brought to Council
Bluffs last evening for burial In the family
lot In the Garner township cemetery. Mr.
Childs waa the son of Fred Childs, one of
the pioneer farmers of Garner township.
He was 24 years of age. On March 22 he
was united In marriage to Miss Gertrude
Stupfel. daughter of Eugene Stupfel, of
Hardin township. They went to their new
home In Nebraska on their wedding trip
where the young husband died in a little
mora than a month.
In the district court yesterday afternoon
a Jury which had been hearing the evi
dence In the suit of Henry C. Lewis against
the street railway company returned a ver
dict In hla. favor of 2,983.50. When the
line to the Iowa School for the Deaf was
constructed It cut through the barnyard
and front dooryard of the fine home of
Lewis on South avenue. The company of
fered him 13,000 damages, but he refused.
The property was then condemned Vnd he
was awarded 1600. The suit In the district
court, followed. Ha sued for $6,000.
Mrs. Rose Strayer died yesterday morn
ing at her home. 1323 Pleasant street, after
a long illness from a complication of
dlaeases. She waa 34 years old. Her hus
band, H. O. Strayer, and seven children
survive her, two daughters, Daisy, aged 1H,
and Agnes, . and five sons, Vernon, aged
U; Roy, aged 10; Harry, aged 8: Water,
aged S, and Elmer, a babe of only
months. Mrs. Strayer was a member of
Oak Ieaf camp. Royal Neighbors, and was
prominent In other social work. The funeral
will be held this afternoon ' from the resi
dence. Dr. O. O. Smith officiating. Burial
will be made !n Walnut Hill cemetery.
In honor of Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Msthews,
who will leave today for their new home In
Missouri Valley, Miss Eunice Mortensoti
entertained a number of employes of the
Independent Telephone company at her
home on Eaat Washington avenue Monday
night. The house was prettily decorated
wlJh, May flowers, the whole color scheme
carrying out the Idea of spring. Huge May
baskets decorated the tables and harmon
ized well with the pink and green decora
atlnns. all giving the guests the Idea of
being In the woods among the spring flow
ers. The evening was spent playing pro
gressive high five. A four-course lunch
was served late in the evening. About forty
were present.
The street railway company yesterday
began work setting pole for the Benton
Harrison street extension. The line Is to
run a distance of four blocks on Kenton
street, where It Is not at all needed, with
little prospect of immediate or furore
patronage, and stops after making a down
hill turn to reach Harrison street. Ntnetv
per cent' of the B?nton street property
owners do not desire the line and will
have but little occasion to use it. Efforts
to indue the company to turn down Wash
ington avenue after crossing the Benton
street bridge and go up Harrison all the
way. In accordance with the wishes of the
people have failed The oompanv ex
pire -ed willingness to make the f-hana-
and run the lino where it was wanted and
where It would have some prospect of
paving operating expenses, but claims its
attorneys advised against the change, stat
ii thai it might annul the action of the
cltv council validating the fif'v-vear
charter acquired from the Lake Manawa
suburban company.
Rrlng your disabled watches to Leffert s.
We are watch Inspector for six big rail
roads, that means w are compelled to
have only the best watchmakers. Your
fine watch will be made as good na new
and adjuated to perfeot time keeping when
It leavea our hands. 803 Broadway. Do
not mistake the plaoe.
N. T. Plumbing C. Tel. SO. Night, L-1702.
Real Ratato Transfers.
Real estate transfers aa reported to The
Bee May t by the Pottawattamie County
Abstract company 'of Council Bluffs:
Ernest, H. Gelsle and wife to State
Bank of Deahler, ae IS and ne'i 83-
W . M. Jonea, referee, to W. R
Shaffer, nV. nwU. 23 and lot s
Aud'a sub.; nw ne4 22, and lot 2
Aud s sub.. ne nw 'i 14-77-44. ret. d
Fannie Bussee. gdn., to Elmer Bus
see and Helen C. Bunge. 'ne frac. '
6-76-41. gdn. d
Henry H Clayton to O. Mosher, n0
feet and 7 in. of lot 3. block 16,
Walnut, w. d
Hugh Prltchard, trustee, to John C
Marquardt, lot 11, block 2, Avoca
la, w. d
William Weaton and wife "to John
W. Hellwlg, lota 14. 15, 1H to 30. block
2. Kayllas Id add to Council
Bluffs, w. d
William Quick and wife to George
Quick. undVi of 'i of lot . block
11. Hairs add. Council Bluffs, w. d
Fannie Bussee et al to Elmer Pusses
and Helen C. Bunge, und. 9-1 ne
frac. of -7-41. w. d
B W. Welke and wife to Carl' F
Benjamin, lot 19, Mock S.i. Central
sub . Council Bluffa, w. d
FRUIT "NOT MUCH DAMAGED:
Temperature Falls Fraction Below
Freezing at Orchards.
EXPERTS SAT LOSS IS SMALL
Oil Flree Lighted by Horticulturists
Hear Council Bluffs. Who Way
Apples Will Come Through
I'uhurt.
A temperature of degrees win the
extreme low point recorded by standard
registering thermometers In Council Rluf's
Monday "night. When day dawned white
frost was glistening on roofs end side
walks and thin films of Ice had formed on
water left In basins. The unmistakable
Indications of the presence of the froBt
made very one who had unprotected
plants on their lawns or fruit trees In
bloom extremely anxious to diacover the
extent of the damage. As the sun rose and
Ita heat dissipated the frost the examina
tions were eagerly made. The result was
most satisfactory, disclosing practically no
damage at all except In IsolaUd Instances
to tender growing garden plants. Cherries,
plums, peaches and apricots In full bloom
awoke with new vigor, apparently un
harmed. In the fruit districts around the city,
where thousands of dollars are hanging on
the trees, the same satisfactory conditions
were reported, although the thermometers
In many places Indicated much lower tem
peratures. In some of the low-lying vat
leys where the cold air flowed and set
tled, as low as 26 and 29 degrees were re
corded on Instruments that were probably
more or less inaccurate. Inquiries were
sent early In the day In all directions by
Secretary Reye of the Grape Growers' as
sociation, an organisation that handles &'
per cent of all the fruit grown In the vi
cinity of the town, and the responses wert
generally of the most favorable character.
The indications were that about 6 per
cent of the cherry and plum blossoms were
killed, with no damage at all to the ap
ples on account of the undeveloped condi
tion of the buds. Thls'was also the opinion
of J. A. Aulabaugh, one of the most exten
sive fruit growers In the vicinity.
D. R, Olmstead. another large grower,
found about one In twenty of the plum and
cherry blossoms blighted. This thinning
out Is desirable rather than otherwise, as
the trees, after two years' of Idleness, have
developed an unusually heavy crop of
bloom, and If half, of the buds matured
the crop would be too large for the good
of the fruit or the tree.
Fearful lest the magnificent promise of
a huge apple crop might be injured by the
frost, despite the apparently safe condition
of the back-retarded buds. Prof. Green,
who has charge of the state experimental
orchard on the Royer farm, concluded to
light the fire pots. The experiment was
in the nature of a trial of various types of
orchard heaters aa well as frost preventers.
Six hundred of three different types were
placed In a belt through the center of the
twenty-acre orchard and lighted after mid?
night when the temperature- dropped be
low the freezing point. Thermometers were
scattered throughout the orchard and out
side of the heated belt. At 4:30 yesterday
morning the outside Instruments Indicated
a temperature of 26Vi degrees. In the heated
belt 32 to 84 degrees were marked until after
sunrise, demonstrating the entire feasibility
of artificial heating.
In the Keellne orchard, this year In
charge of Prof. 8. K. White of the Iowa
Slate Agricultural college! the heaters were
also lighted with the same satisfactory re
sults. A telephone message received last even
ing from J. M. Murphy of Glenwood, who
represents most fully the orchard Interests
of Mills county, declared that no damage
whatever had been done to apples and
but a minimum amount to cherries and
plums. The peach crop In this vicinity has
been generally winter-killed.
The vegetable growers around the city,
whose gardens represent many thousands
of dollars of both product and Investment,
were almost equally fortunate. The only
vegetables damaged at all were beans, corn
and tomato plants. The top of the tender
corn shoots were black and the beans cut
down to the ground. The gardeners say
the beans are gone, but that the corn will
revive without experiencing much of a
check. The tomato plants that were in
jured at all are permanently destroyed.
Thousands of newspapers were used in
many of the gardens to protect the tender
plants and wherever used saved the plants.
Old Jewelry repaired and remodeled at
a small cost. Bring in your discarded
Jewelry and talk it over. Cash paid for
old gold. Leffert s Big; Jewelry store.
5.054
6.000
1,10
800
Ten transfers, total
1
124. 361
Incrfaae your own prosperity with neat
doles Appearance counts for a whole
lot in the tusiress world ft us clean
and press your clothes, then you will not
worry about your appearance. Bluff City
I .sundry, Dry Cleaning and Dye Worka.
Phones at
Prink Budwelser, Xing of Bottled Beera
LITIGANTS SETTLE CASE
.
II (ch rd r breeder and William Esgrl
I nine to Terms as Trial
Progresses.
An Illustration of the old way, and per
haps the best way, to settle neighborly
d eputes was given in the district court
yesterday with such effect that It Immedi
ately stopped a Jury trial Just aa the
plaintiff's attorney, A. T. Fllcklnger, wis
beginning his opening address to the Jury.
A year ago laat March Richard Schroeder
sold a horse to his neighbor. William
Engel. The price wse J178 cash, and Engel
gave his check for the amount'. Schroeder
put the check in his pocket and let It rest.
Nine days later Engel concluded that he
had paid too much for the horse and
wanted his money returned. Schroeder
refused, but still neglected to cash the
check. Engel then took the horse and tied
it in front of hla neighbor's farm houae
and left It. He then went to Xfinrfjw. mnA
j ordered payment of the check stopped.
I Weeks sfter. when Schroeder went to get
ui iiiiiw, ne roninn i. i ne suit in tne
dlstrct court followed. The trial was
F, n , Itm nnn.ln.lnn n .4 n. k. a . .. ...
I " ...... -um -iiT-ii nuurnrr
rncKinger waa preparing to show the
Justness of his client's claim Schroeder and
Engel walked Into the court room, arm In
arm.
"Shuat vate, please. Ve've aettled dla
case," both said as they advanced to Judge
Wheeler's desk.
lh Interruption csused a htartv laugh,
While Attorney Fllckinger asked for a
moment to confr with his client It wss
Ifo'rrd the case had been aettled by Enrel
paying V) lo Schroeder and giving him
the horse, each stipulating to pay his own
court costs.
For Rent.
Four thoussnd square feet floor space,
with fine front office or store room in new
brick building on Illinois Central trackage.
Eighteenth and Rroadway. See Council
Bluffs Remedy company.
Two Gifts fa Tabor relieve.
TABOR, la.. May 8 (Special.) "Father"
K S. Coffin of Fort Dodge apent Saturday
and Sunday here, a guest of Tabor col
lege. He made several public addresses to
students and filled the pulpit of the Con
gregational church Sunday morning. He
made a gift of 11,000 to the college, which
waa duplicated by another 1X000 gift from
William Bankston of Tabor, to apply on
the new 1100 ore endowment fund which Is
Hearing completion, only about $20,000 now
being necessary for completion.
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17TH APJD FAR H AM
Announces tho Oponlng of
IV
HPHIS department will afford adequate facilities to de
positors seeking a safe place for savings which will
bear interest according to approved Savings Bank Rules.
Deposits made in the Savings Department on or before
May 10th will b'ear interest from the first of May at 3.
apital, . . .
urn caiBsS b iuiiBti
S1
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,000,000.00
.fpSoOjQOO-QO
Will iam Wallace, Vice President
W. H. Bucholz, Vice President
Ward M. B urgess, Vice President
J. H. Millard, President.
J. De F. Richards, Cashier
Frank Boyd, Asst. Cashier
B. A. Wilcox, Asst. Cashier
Ezra Millard, Asst. Cashier
Fairmount Park
Will Be Opened
Ahead of Manawa
Board of Park Commissioners Arrives
at Conclusion! for Summer
Season.
At the monthly meeting of the Board of
Park Commissioners last night the date of
the formal opening of Fairmount park was
set for Sunday, May 14, coupled with In
structions to Chairman Graham to engage
a band of twenty or more pieces for a
concert, more or less sacred, to last all
afternoon, if the weather should happen
to be unfavorable the opening will be post
poned until the following Sunday. The
early date was fixed for the reasoTi that
Manawa Is to open on May 27, and It waa
thought desirable to get in ahead of the
lake crowd by at least one week. The
instructions were to hire a Council Bluffs
band. The ' names of both Covalt and
Smith were mentioned.
It was the purpose o. the board to reach
a decision last evening In relation to the
location of the new West End park by
accepting one of the bids submitted and
opened on April 1, but When the bids came
to be examined more closely it was dis
covered that the assistance of an engineer
was required definitely to locate the lines.
Ernest E. Cook, who was present.- was
engaged to accompany the board on Thurs
day afternoon and run enough of the lines
to determine the outlines of three of the
tracts offered. It was admitted that the
one most favored Is located between the
street railway and the Union Pacific
bridges, and coupled with It Is an offer
of a donation of a number of acres by an
other and disinterested owner. The prices
asked for the land offered ranged from
1300 an acre to nearly $300.
General B. F. Test and A. C. Keller of
the West Council Bluffs Improvement club
were present and offered the assistatnee
of the club in securing a suitable site for
the park. General Test suggested a plan
by which he thought the board might
eventually be able to secure the greater
part of the river front.
Commissioner McGee suggested the pro
priety of having a few concerts In Bayllss
park during the summer Instead of con
centrating all auch events in Fairmount.
The suggestion was received with favor
and will be acted upon later.
The board will go to takevlew park this
afternoon for the purpose of starting some
Important Improvement work there.
The announcement was made that a
wagon load of rare and ornamental shrub
bery had been purchased, most of which
would he set out In Fairmount park. One
of trie shrubs Is a purple-leafed honey
suckle from Jerusalem. A doien of the
rare vines have been procured and they
will be distributed, but as Fairmount ap
pears to conform most nearly to fieir na
tive conditions the majority of the plants
will be given a start there. The vine Is
said to be very ornamental and thrifty.
Alleaed Forger Captured.
DENISON, la . May I (Special )
George Leopold, who left this city In Feb
ruary after forging checks on the banks
at Penlson and Holsteln, la., has been
safely landed In the jail here. He had
gone to near Red Lodge, Carbon county,
Montana, and waa working on a fruit
farm under the name of George Ludwlg
The sheriff here received intimations aa
to his whereabouts and sent a photograph
and description to Montana. At first he
denied his identity, but on being confronted
with hla picture said he was the man. He
offered to return to Iowa without requlsl.
tlon pspers said acknowledged the drawing
of the checks. As court does not convene
until September he has a five months'
Jail Ufa before learning hla punishment
Bhertff Cummins and Attorney Kllnker
acted energetically in making the capture.
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