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To the Citizens of Omaha:
Tlie mayor and council in 1903, elected to purchase, by the
method of appraisement, the water plant supplying Omaha,
South Omaha, Dundee, East Omaha and Florence, and the United
States supreme court has decreed that the city novf must pay
! therefor the appraised value of $G,'J(53,259.49.
If the city fails to comply voluntarily with this decree, the
court may order the mayor and council to pay this claim by '.the
contribution of taes levied upon the city to the amount of said
)t-t;.2C3,259.49, and, in addition thereto if so decreed, 7 per cent
annual interest for so long a period as payment is delayed.
.
No Roliof Without Paymont
Moreover, until this payment is made, the city cannot ob
tain possession' of th water plant or begin the construction of
improvements and extensions so urgently needed at this time.
The logic of this situation, the necessity for improved ser
vice and extension of water mains and the obvious economy that
may be possible in the matter of interest alone, renders it imper
ative, in the opinion of the water board, for the city (1) to se
cure immediate possession of the water plant; (2) to proceed this
summer with the urgently needed improvements and extensions
of the plant; and (3) to save all interest possible, if judicially
charged therewith, or the difference between 7 per cent on $6,
263259.49, and Vz per cent, amounting to approximately $425
per day.
To the end of accomplishing these results, the water board
has submitted a proposition to the electors of Omaha to vote
$8,250,000 in bonds, due in thirty years, for the purpose of paying
for the water plant and obtaining possession thereof, and for pres
ent and future improvements and extensions as required.
If Bonds Carry
If these proposed bonds are voted at this time the water
board is confident of tho substantial accomplishment of these re
sults. If these bonds are not voted at this time the results will not
be possible this year. In fact, nothing can be accomplished until
payment is made.
So far as increasing taxation is concerned, the proposed
bonds are not payable until the end of thirty years, and if voted
will end all possibility of the contribution of $0,203,259.49, or
more, of city taxes to pay for the water plant.
The income of the plant will be used to pay the interest on
the bonds..
No Other Bonds To Bo Issued
The $6,500,000.00 of 4 per cent bonds authorized at the city
election in 1908 have not been issued by the water board, as
bonds bearing this low rate of interest have not been marketable.
These bonds were voted for the sole purpose of purchasing the
Omaha water plant, therefore, they cannot be used for any other
purpose, and, hence, will not be issued if the proposed new bonds
are voted.
It is well known, and has been officially held by the legal
department of the city, that the water bonds authorized at the
city election in 1900 were not legally voted, therefore they could
hot be sold if issued, and, hence, have no bearing upon the pro
posed new bond issue.
The facts herein set forth have been deemed by the water
board to constitute a sufficient emergency to justify the calling
of a special bond election for Tuesday, June 27, and every eleo
tor is urged to go to the polls between the hours of 8 a. m. and 6
p. m. of that day and express himself upon the proposition sub
mitted, as a two-thirds vote of those voting on the proposition is
necessary to carry these bonds.
If Bonds Do Not Carry
Should this bond proposition fail to secure the necessary
two-thirds vote, it must be apparent that it will be the duty of
the water board to again submit the proposition at a special city
election to be held at the time of the coming fall election. Should
the proposition again fail to secure the necessary two-thirds vote
at that time, the water board will be compelled to submit a similar
proposition at the general city election next spring, when a ma
jority vote, only, will be necessary to carry tho bonds.
Finally, for the information of the citizens of Omaha, the
water board deems it but proper herein to state:
That the members of the board are unanimously agreed that
the interests of Omaha imperatively demand that these proposed
bonds be voted at this time.
That the water board is confident of the success of municipal
ownership of the water plant that municipal ownership will not
increase city taxes, but eventually reduce water rates.
Further, the water board stands pledged, provided this bond
proposition does carry, that no portion of any water bonds here
tofore authorized by the city will be issued or used by the board.
OMAHA WATER BOARD.
Signed.
M. T. BARLOW Chairman.
ISAAC E. CONGDON,
B. B. HOWELL,
D. J. O'BRIEN,
CHARLES R. SHERMAN,
P. C. HEAFEY.
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Council Bluff s
CHEAPER GAS FOR THE CITY
Material Reduction in Price of Elec
c trio Current it Coming.
COUNCIL COMMITTEE HAS AGREED
Renewal of .! In - Contract 'for
Five Years at fl.lS Per Thoaaaad
table Feet Electricity Saato
- . na In Osnahn.
Council Bluffs ta to have cheaper gas.
ai material reduction in the price charted
for electric current and la to have Installed
a! series of the new flaming arc light!
that will transform Broadway, Main' and
Pearl atreeta Into midday brilliancy. The
fire and light committee of the city council
w,lll report on Monday an agreement
reached yesterday afternoon with President
NuHh of the Omaha Electric Light com
pany recommending a renewal of the street
lighting contract for five years at figures
that will be satlataoory to the council.
The price of gas will be reduced from 11.26
to ll.lt per 1.000 cubic feet, and the price
for electric current cut down to conform
exactly to the price In Omaha, which Is
14' cents per kllowat for the first three
kllowats and cents for additional
bllowats. The rate in Council Bluffs has
been It cents per kllowat for the first three,
a fid to per cent reduction for all above that
amount consumed per month. The new
rales will make a net reduction of about
15, per cent.
i President .Nash had a long conference
with the council committee. . For both gas
and electric current the price ia the same
as - prevails in Omaha. The royalty of I
per cent on the gross earnings of the
electric service and 3 cents per 1,000 cubic
feet for all gas consumed remains as part
of the new contract.
.- J What Price Cat Meama.
'The reduction In the price of gas repre
aenta a greater aur render of profits for
the Council Bluffs works than a lower
price would In Omaha. ' The Council
Blurts plant liaa a dally capacity of 1,000.000
cubic feet. At the present time the con
sumption averages about 250,000 feet per
dy. The same working force could
produce 1. 000 000 feet per day. and the cost
of ' the last "SO. OOit feet would represent only
the extra tons of cotoe and carburettlng
oil required.
The Installation of the forty additional
flan.ing arc ten ps represents an important
leetur wt ibe contract, and owing to the
two months of time wasted by the Com
mercial club's special committee is going
to be the cause of holding up the Broad
way paving for at least two weeks. The
contract calif for' the Installation of the
lamps on gooseneck poets at the curb,
necessitating the feed wires to be carried
in conduits under the pavement. The con
duits will only be four Inches wide and
Will be laid next to the curb at a depth
that will permit carrying the wires under
the curb. ...This will require the concrete
bane on the north aids of Broadway to be
cut and the brick removed if Contractor
Wlckhem adheres to his determination to
' begin laying the brick on Monday. If ttai
council approves the contract on Mnday
the material for the conduit mill be or
dered at once and the work can be fin
ished In two weeks. The aldermen say If
they had not waited on the dilatory action
of the Commercial elub the conduits would
have been la a month ago. A plan a
suggested yesterday to avoid cutting the
pavement on the horth side of Broadway
by carrying aerial feed wires across the
street rising from conduits on the south
side. Contractor Wlckham will agree not
to molest the granite blocka on the south
side of the street for two weeks or more
to permit the conduits to be laid.'
The price to be paid for the flaming arcs
la guaranteed not to exceed T5 per year
for all-night service. The value of the
lamps compared with the common Inclosed
arcs was vividly Illustrated on North Main
street. The three giants that made the
street light enough to find a pin at any
point were removed Thursday afternoon
and Thursday night the three usual arcs
were In place. It was then realised that
the big lamps were of 6,000 candle-power
and twenty times the efficiency of the
others. .
GAME CLUB HOLDS SESSION
Members Have Lively Tlmo and
Finally Come to an Agree
ment. V
It required abundant good nature', much
diplomacy, considerable forbearance and
not a little of the spirit of mutual con
cession to prevent a serious breach be
tween the membership of the Council Bluffs
Fish and Game Protective association and
a very larne majority of Its members at a
special meeting held last night. There
were enough of the members present to fill
all the chairs outside the ratling In the
city council chamber.
The meeting was called for the pur
pose of preventing the action of the board
of nine directors putting Into effect the
decision to call for the resignation of
Robert Chapman, custodian of the club
houae at Manawa. The spirit of the mem
bers at the beginning was apparently to
Insist upon the retention of Mr. Chap
man or call for the resignation of the
board. Diplomacy and good nature tided
the club over what appeared to be a
serloua situation and resulted In a simple
resolution being adopted to the effect that
It was the sense of the members that Mr.
Chapman be retained.
Mayor Maloney. president of the club,
presided. A statement of the action of the
directors and the charges against the cus
todlan Indicated that there was no specif
ically aerlous complaint against him but
that he, was out of harmony with the pur
poses of the board, and that he had a
habit of resigning when In a pet and then
reconsidering. It was admitted that he had
kept the club house In the very best con
dition and was uniformly . courteous and
obliging to all of the members. The as
sertion that be favored some of the mem
bers too much, was not even considered.
Ihe board had unanlmoualy asked for his
resignation in the Interest of harmony.
Although the resolution requesting
his retention was approved by a vote of
thU-ty-four to twen'y-thr.e. It was with the
understanding that It was simply an ex
pression of the member, and not an at
tempt to revoke it. action. A point of
order raised by J. J. u,he, JA "
by C A Tt.be,,. that the meeting was
Improperly called. dUregard.ng the club's
constitution and by-law.. w.. ,u.uln'
but a committee was appointed to wait
upon the director, m the lntere.t of the
cu.todi.n. The dlscuseion. which con
tinued until after 10 o'clock, .how.d the
Club, membership exceeded J00 and that
it was In a flourishing condition, too much
so to permit the question of the retention
or discharge of the custodian to disturb
Its prosperity. John P. Organ W H
W are and Ovid Vlen aided In creating the
good feeling that was apparent at the
conclusion of the meeting.
Water Board Buys
Auto for Department
Superintendent Etnyre Finds that
City Must Furnish Some Quick '
Meant of Locomotion.
The Board of Water Commissioners has
bought a $1,300 automobile for the exclusive
use of the department. The necessity for
It Is apparent when it Is stated that Com
missioner Jensen yesterday was required
to make three trip, to the Thirty-seventh
street pumping station. At the same time
other employes of the department were
using Jensen's private car in prosecuting
other work. 'During the extension work to
be undertaken within a few days Superin
tendent Etnyre will have almost constant
use for the machine.
The commissioners feel that It was a
wise purchase for another reason. It will
soon pay for Itself by being used for spot
ting people using water for sprinkling pur
poses without paying for it It ought to
be the means of earning at least loOO a
week for the next few weeks.
The amount of water required to be
pumped to maintain the level fixed by
ordinance In the Falrmount reservoir Indi
cates that there are between 1.000 and 1,500
people using v water for sprinkling each
evening without paying for it Notice will
bs taken of every preson using hose and
$6 extra will be included In the water bills
to be rendered July 1.
WOODRUFF DENIES INJUNCTION
Conrt Refnses Application Made by
J. M. Polio., fat Mahaabotna
Dralnaare Ditch Case.
Another chapter was yesterday written
In the troublous history of th Niihm.
botna drainage ditch, which has been re
peatedly tied up and untied by court pro
ceedings. J. M. Pullen avhn nrnxuit h
first restraining order against the Lana
Construction company and was unable to
maintain it in court for the reason that
he did not provide the $2,600 bond required,
filed an amendment some time ago to his
petition for a writ of Inlunciinn -train
ing the county supervisors, auditor and
treasurer and the Lana company. Tester
day Judge Woodruff handed do wn his H..
claion denying ths injunction. Thla section
rrom the amendment tells the story of
Pullen's troubles:
That after the filing of his petlUon, there
Win a. hrtn a In tkU nM ui. i
cation for a temporary Injunction, and on
or JJLhtfilit A rtrli A lull ihiu
order therefor njlowlns a temporary !n-
V-..V. ii xuuna irom me evi
dence that the contract made by the board
Of ail nr vi KSkr with ih. l . - .
-- - w -bmik v uusti uv nun
company for the digging of the drainage
i " w . nu whs iu:iiun oi inc. ooaia
mi .ma pucn coniracc was a nullity.
That ahnrtlv frr mmIA ..h.. . r
Con fraction company on an ex parte
application procured an amendment to said
order, requiring plaintiff to file an injunc
tion bond in the aum of $7,600, and on fail
ure to do so within the three days tpe
order arrantlnB th. tmnr,rtv tninri
should oe vacated. That the amount fixed
for said bond was a large percentage of
plaintiff's entire property, and rendered it
prohibitive for plaintiff to pursue his
rluhta In that i1lrMtlAn v, i -
- - - - -- -" - - . ii i nm v ui i -
atnif-tlnn fnmnanw i . . . .
... . . j ..it. ui.ii, ia, vulliwilipi
of the opinion of thla court, proceeded to
.,4 AiA i . . - 4t.i .1 . . . . . -
'b iw unvu iiirouKn me tana ot
thla plaintiff. That plaintiff protested
against and objected to the said construc
tion company coming upon his land or ex
cavating thereon for said ditch, and gave
,i v i ii w nut iu uu au. an 01 wntcn
it disregarded That commlxslonera have
been appointed by the bvrd of super-
vlBnra tn annArtu.ii IIia h.n.fn - ... w i
r r - . . . . - v hi a , a , II W !
In said district for the purpose of assess
ing the cost of the ditch upon the lands
therein In order to pay the Lana Construe-
tlon company for the construction of said
ditch. And that the land of plaintiff has
been graded by said commission so that
the same will be assessed for upwards of
$MW for the construction of said dIVh,
and the board of supervisors threaten and
intend to levy on said land a tax for said
sum of. money to be diverted to the pay
ment of the Lana Construction company
for the work of constructing said ditch
under the contract referred to. and thereby
creating a Hen therefor upon said land.
In denying the Injunction, Judge Wood
ruff says.
The within amendment to the petition of
the plaintiff having been submitted to me
the second time for a temporary Injunc
tion, the same Is refused.
It appears that a temporary' injunction
was once granted to plaintiff conditional
upon his giving bond and that he failed
to give such bond, and made no applica
tion to have the amount in any way modl
, , a.,8 '"'Pears that the assessment
on plaintiffs land has not yet been made,
and he has the rlKht to appear before the
board of supervisors and make his objec
tion to such assessment and also has the
right of appeal from any assessment.
It also appears that the assessment if
mad,..i'ann.ot Je. c"ected by any sale of
plaintiff s land for many months, and In
the meantime there will be several terms
of court In which this case may be heard
upon notice to all parties In contest upon
i'H WrU.iJ?yI. "Option.
-- ..n... jiu wie court can
then be more fully advised In the premises.
Almost every district Judge who has held
court In the county has had a whirl at the
case, and It is a nightmare to all of them.
AUDITOR MAKES HIS REPORT
City's Ponds Shown to Be la Good
Condition. According- to Offi
cial Fin a res.
City Auditor Mt;Aneney yesterday corn
pitted his monthly financial report to be
submitted to 'the council at the meeting
on Monday night. It made a good showing
for each department and Indicated that all
were well within the appropriation limits
for the month's expenses. Following Is a
summary of the report:
GENERAL, FUND WARRANTS.
Amount Amount
Salaries. executive de-M",h-
PoX:m.ena marsha.'." "
St1"" and "'y" imi
I ', department i.xn .39 t,m6i
tltctrlcal department.,... 2 36 422.S5,
' ", aepariment 103.2., 2(8 91
Engineering department.. 44S.70 Wi.sj
j 1 mini ana supplies 32.M J41 31
City pound 4,5(i0
r.mericenries jrf.no 73.o
Liiy neann M..83 m 31
Minor Mention
The Oonncll Bluffs Of floe of
Ths Omaha Bee la at IB loot
trset. Botn Phones 43.
oxJTj?,al. fund. ". ...$ 7,642 19 $15.ll.42
SPECIAL. PURPOSE FUND WARRANTS.
Amount Amount
.1 Month. Year.
ImnrnVfm.nli a i toe aa m c.
Gas and street lights 1,739. ft J4i.7g
ewcr department l.MM to 1.723.30
nriaxe aepariment 1281.18
Judgments 111.00 '20I..V)
W later department 10 OH. 1890
naier works s'nKing 1.109 63 4.472.24
Totals
(t S14.410.18 129.85t3.il
Real Estate Transfers.
Rtal eatate transfer, reported to The
Bee June 23 by the Pottawattamie County
Abstract company of Council Bluff.:
Frank W. Chapman and wife to Fred
Bracker. nwVi nw4 of 24. and w
nwt S4-'-4S. w. d 5,0fi0
Ernest E. Hart. Inc.. to Bertel An
derson, lotts and 10 in block 12. In
Crawford's addition to Council Bluffs.
Ia.. w. d lull
C. Hafer lAimber Co. to Paul I. Van
urner. t 4 in block 1, In Coch
ran's auultlon to Council Bluffs, Ia.,
d 400
Mrs. P. J. Townsend to Al Rlrhe, lot
7, In block h. Potter & Cobb's addi
tion to Council Bluffs. Ia., w. d 12S
Total, four transfers.
....1S.073
Cherry Seeders.
Good all. COr. Roll man, 7Sc. Enterprise, ffie.
P. C. DE VOL HARDWARE CO..
pot Broadway
Davis, drugs.
Wedding sliver at Leffert's.
Corrlgan, undertakers. Phones 14S.
Dr. Cleaver, Bell phone only,. No. 147.
FAUST BEER AT ROGERS' BUFFET.
Woodrlng Undertaking company. Tel. 363.
Lewis Cutler, funeral director. Phone 97.
Pl-TRE GOLD WEDDING RINGS LEF
rLItT S.
J. R. Arnold has gone to Portland, Ore.,
to spend several months.
Sea tha tiaw 1Q11 m.nit ... a. .
Borwlck's, 212 South Mam street.
Call 142 for a case of Gund's Peerless
beer. J. J. Klein Co., distributors.
Judge O. D. Wheeler has secured a per
mit to erect a tt.doO home at 417 South First
street.
Miss Nellie O'Conner of Maryvllle, Mo Is
the guest of her cousin, Miss Margaret
Lnthank.
Th. ! - I . . ...
i.avc w uujr weaaing girts. Bee our
window display. Fauble Art shop. 333
Broadway. "
P H.te" 'eterdy began a foreclosure
suit in the district court against Stella
Morrison enforcing a mortgage and promis
sory note for $7tw. The property Involved
Comprises a numher rt ntm 1. 1 .v. .. .
addition. , .
A foreclosure suit Involving lots six to
sixteen In Webster's First addition was be
gun in the district court yesterday bv
------ -- c aaa.jmi r lurencfl ana
c- .PBint.'.r to satisfy a note and moru
Railroad men report the last two months
: befn th heaviest In the freight
traffic departments for more than a year.
One conductor operating a freight train on
the Rock Island earned 1230 in May, the
largest pay earned during his employment
by the road for the last sixteen years.
His earnings for June up to the 20th ex
ceeded 1200.
Charles Acord, a ho has been In charge
of the Courtland Beach Amusement com
pany at East Omaha, waa brought into
Justice Joseph's office yesterday chanted
with the embezzlement of $60. He waived
examination and was held to the grand
Jury under $1,000 tx-nds. He failed to find
a bondkman yesterday, but said he would
" ' " . ' "iiro iiittiLcn eouil .
--- v.vn.u.u tnu Aita morgan,
both of Omaha, either overlooked the
v. vi uiuh i i-aic inn mere was a Dad
cabalistic combination yesterday between
the day of the week and the month. It
in. wnicn is nexi 10 me
fateful thirteen combination. They came
v iivti, iiiwurcq a marriage li
cense and were married hy Justice Cooper.
Both were old enough to know what they
were doing. His ago was given as 40 and
hers 13.
A recent Issue of the Joplln (Mo.) Times
announces me srrest there of B. F. Gll
klson on the charge of illegally transact
ing financial business in connection with
a iraaes union paper published there. Gil
klson waa at one time connected with a
labor paper in Council Bluffs and was un
der arrest here last winter in company
with his wife for alleged misrepresenta
tions connected with the publication of the
year book of the Edmundson hcpltaa.
They were cleared on a technicality, and
Gllklson was Immediately taken to Omaha
to account for a bad check. He is accuse.!
of collecting and withholding lltt.&u at
Joplln.
Judge Wheeler devoted ths entire day
yesterday to a C"ntlnuailon it the exam
ination of the signatures on the county
saloon consent petition and the withdrawal
lists. Tha woik Is of a tedious character
and will not be completed before Monday
afternoon. A large part of the day was
devoted to oral priof of tha existence of
the lists that were alleged to have been
ttolen after they were canvassed by the
county board In February. A dozen or
more witnesses mere examined. Judge
Wheeler made several rulings that were
decidedly In favor of the contestants, and
at the close of the day the attorneys for
the petitions admitted that they only had
a fighting chance left. It la the general
opinion that enough of ths namea will be
erased to bring the total number on tha
consent peiltior under the required tf per
cent, and this would knock out every sa
loon in the county outside of Council
Bluffs.
W. F. Rlbble, state factory inspector, re
turned to Des Moines last evening after
partially completing hi. work in Council
Uluffs. He expects to return In about two
weeks and said he would than flla snma
additional Informations charging violations
01 me state iacor laws, before going he
left orders for fire escapes to be provided
for the following building. Ladder escape
ior me Bloomer ice and Cold Storage com
pany's building, the International Har
vester company's building, Pioneer Imple
ment company, Shugart-Ouren company's
building. Groneweg &. Schoentgen company,
Wtckham building and the Empkle-Shugart
building. For stair fire escapes: John U.
Woodward Candy company. Grand hotel,
two stair escapes; Merrlam block, tnree
stairs; Ogden hotel, one sialr; City Na
tional bank, one stair; Odd Fellows' build
ing, one stair; Washington Avenue school
building, one stair, and probably another
stair escape on the Bloomer school building.
Cherry Seeders.
Good all, 60c. Rollman, 75c. Enterprise, 86a
P. C. DE VOL HARDWRAE CO.
504 Broadway.
, N. T. Plumbing Co. Tel. 160. Night F-1701
Drink Budwelscr, King of Bottled Beer..
Dr. C. W. Colt to Retire.
MISSOURI VALLEY, Ia.. June 24. (Spe-clal.)-Dr.
C. W. Colt of thla city; after
an active practice of about forty years,
has decided to retire from active practice
and enjoy the pleasures of a retired life
during the remainder of his years.
The doctor ha. been connected with th
Northwestern Railway company for tha
-last twenty-nine years In the capacity of.
railway surgeon and I. still to act as such,
though he has requested an assistant be
appointed In order that he may feel free
to absent himself whenever he desires.
WOMAN'S HOME WRECKED
Dynamite Explosion nt Iowa City,
, with No Known Motive nnd
No Person Injured.
IOWA CITY. Ia., June 24.-(Ppclal Tele
gram.) The residence of Mra Mattln
Emdla was wrecked by a dynamite ex.
plosion today. The motive la unknown.
No one was Injured.
Gasoline Explosion nt Gnlt.
CLARION, Ia,. June 23-(8peclal.)-The
explosion of a tank of gasoline In tha
Pasco store building at Gait, a small town
near here, last night blew the tank half a
block and set fire to the building, which
trcatened to wipe out the business section
of tha town. E. E. Pasco waa badly burned
by the explosion.
Cereal Company Absorbed.
FORT DODGE, Ia., June .-(8pec!al
Telegram.) The Great Western Cereal
plant in this city has been sold to the
Qusker Oats company. Trade rights to
various products also are sold. The Great
Western retain Its plants at Akron, O..
Muscatine and Nebraska City.
Mysterious Death at Hellevao.
BELLEVUE, Ia., June .-SpeclaI.)
Peter Frleden, a German farm hand, la
was found on the Milwaukee railroad
track, but as the man's throat had been 1
cut In a manner impossible for the car
wheels the manner of hla death Is a mys
tery. Frleden had been employed by Wil
liam J. Meirlg, but he had difficulty with
his employer and he was under investiga
tion by the county officers as a result of
Ilerrlg's barn being burned last week.
Iowa Ranker Goes to (Irrion,
MAKON CITY, la., June 14 I Special )
W. P. Jones, former United Htat.. kbi.
examiner for this district, who resigned
aooui mree montus ago. has accepted the
position of vice president of the Merchants
National bank at Portland. Ore., one of the
largest financial Institutions In the west.
Mr. Jones' residence has been In Algona
and he la now thers getting In readiness
for the shipment of his goods to his new
home. Mr. and Mra Jones expect t be
located in their western home July L
Bancroft Man Drowned la Montana.
BANCROFT. Ia.. June 24.-(ripeclal.)-News
Is received here of the death of
George Fuller. He was at Sidney, Mont
working on a big contract. He, with some
friends, went In bathing In a concrete
reservoir which gradually sloped toward
the center. George waa no swimmer snd
hen he lost his balance In the water he
slipped to the center of the reservoir and
was In about six feet of water when he
was taken out dead. He was a son of
Mra L. H. McQulrk.
Mlsaonrlan Killed at Dions City.
PIOUX CITY, Ia., June 23 ( Special Tele
gram.) As a result of Injuries In a run
away Edison H. Smith, a Kansas City busi
ness man who was visiting relatives here,
Is dead. Hla horse was frightened by the
fire chiefs wagon on the way to a fire.
lown Mews Motes.
LOGA"N-Offlcer M. D. Myers of Mis
souri Valley brought John iiolladay to
Lxigun yesterday on the charsn nf r. !.
Ing stolen goods.
CRLSrON in a gams of base ball played
late yesterday aiternoon between the
normal students and the high school boys
here, the school boys were the victors by
tlie score of M to V.
LOGAN Sixteen autos loaded with Dun
lap boosters paid Logan a flying visit
luesday evening on their tour inrougti
Shelby county into Harrison at hers, a,
thence to Logan and Woodbine. The trip
was made in the Interest of the celebration
to be held fct Dunlap, July 4.
MISSOURI VALLEY Miss Beryl Braln
ard and Hoy Uorder were united in mar
riage last evening at the home of the
bride s nun her. 'i he ceremony waa per
formed by Rev. Mr. Hutchinson of Cedar
Rapids, la., and old friend of the family.
I'hey will muks their future home in
Lignite, N. D.
LOGAN Dr. Boohr snd Miss Mary M.
"J"."115; were m""Tled at St. Mary's church
of Vail Wednesday nioiiiinK Dr. Hoohr Is
a dentist of Logan and Mine Cranny, a
popular young ludy of I te. After a short
wedding trip to tlie north irt the Dakota
the bride and giooin will make their luturo
home at Logan.
CRE8TON I'nlon county's population
waa increased laat year, by the birth of 215
children, 114 of whom were girls and ll
los t-reston leads with the number of
twenty-nine, although it Is stated that the
returns to the county are not complete and
l.i bS 'evdwfhAr.wer larger numuer
than this of births tn the city.
LOGAN-A pretty wedding took plans
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William
Weston near Logan Wednesday afternoon
when their daughter, Jennie, was given In
,inaruJ!6 to.,w''ll"' C Hunter of Clinton.
Ia. fcider W. H. Adam officiated, luentn
from Logan. Woodbine, Council Bluff, and
Tacoma, Wash., were in attendance.
MISSOURI VALLEY-Edward Gannon,
who I. employed by the I leiry-White
Construction company, hud several bones
in his foot broken yesterday by havlnu a
timber fall on him. 11 was working 011
the new concrete bridge east of town and
In removing several of the large tlmlxra
and steel beams, one of them slipped.
MISSOURI VALLEY-The 7-year-old son
of Lou Elrldge of thla city Buffered a
painful accident while coasting down hill
tn a wagon. In some way the wagon be
came unmanageable and lumped off the
sidewalk, throwing the child head first
,nto tr- The scalp was badly laceiated
and the child waa unconscious. The Iniury
Is not thought to be serious.
rlage to Mlsa Daisy Dukes at Chariton, In
a hospital here. George G. Fran. her. aged
t. died from perltonltla and appendicitia.
lhe weddlna- was hkKi.nt kU
proachlng death of the groom. Attorney Va
Van'.r " on" of he pioneer residents
of Charlton and waa long associated with
former Mayor Carpenter In business. Be- ll
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