THE OMAHA SUXDAT BEE: JULY 23, 1011.
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Council Bluffs
Minor Mention
LAXITY GENERAL COMPLAINT
The Council Bluffs Office of
Hi Omaha Bee Is at IS Boott
treat. Both rhones 43.
Checker! of County Offices Find
Voucher Syitem Faulty.
ERRORS AMOUNT TO " SALARIES
Examination f'oata Aboil $3,800 aad
This Ian Discovered .rsteia la
Aadltor'a Office Declared
lo Br Defertlre.
Freeman 1 Keed and Cherles F.
I'aachel. the official checkers engaged by
the Hoard of County Supervisors to ex
amine all of the offices of the county, filed
a supplemental report yeHtrrday and were
discharged, after having been nearly con.
tinuoiiHly at work since December 1.
Although their salary was 8..R a day each,
the amount of e rrors and discrepancies dis
covered that called for refunds approxi
mate about f2,SiO. or an amount equivalent
to their salaries for the full period.
The supplemental report does not dis
close any additional errora, but embraces
a general complaint about tha absence
of vouchers for a very large amount of
expenditures. The checkers say they had
to rely upon the proceeding" of the board
which showed that the Halms were al
lowed, and in the absence of vouchers the
claims could nut be audited.
The items of Met intercut are the very
large amounts that have been paid out
for eleemosynary purposes.. This Includes
for the period of two years S3.G74.06 drawn
from the soldiers' relief fund, $12,316.34 for
the maintenance of the county poor farm,
which is exclusive of the amounts paid
for the maintenance of paupers In other
parts of the county. The total amount of
warrants drawn to pay claims on the poor
fund for 1K was $18,539.95, and for the
year 1910 123,816.96, a total for the two years
Of $42,386.81.
The Taaper Insane,
The maintenance of the pauper Insano
was a still heavier burden upon the tax
payers. The county Insane claims for 1909
amounted to tft.97.64, and the rare of the
Insane In state institutions reached $12,240.73,
making a total for 1909 of UO.638.73. In UtlO
It cost $8,933.49 to pay the care of the In
sane here and 815,884.70 for those In state
asylums, making a total for 1910 of $24,618.19,
or a grand total for the two years of
$45,156.56. They were only collected during
the whole period of two years from
estates and those liable for the care of
such unfortunates the meager sum of
$1 .54r7.11. The accountants say there appears
to have been no effort made by the county
auditor to collect from estates and those
liable and recommend . that such efforts
be made In the future.
The toal amount paid out for the keeping
of the insane and poor during the two
years reaches the huge total of $85,975.02. To
this large sum must be added the amount
of $3,74.06 paid for soldiers' relief, and by
the taxpayers of Council Bluffs nearly
$2,500 for the pension funds of the firemen
and policemen. 1
The checkers also criticise the action of
the district court judges In Issuing war
rants to attorneys for services rendered In
criminal cases where Indigent defendants
are without counsel. A number of causes
are noted where Judges have approved
Davis, drugs.
Wedding silver at Ieffert's.
Corrtgan's undertakers, rhones 143.
For authority on watches see Leffert.
lr. Cleaver. Bell-phone only. No. 147.
FAtTBT BEER AT ROGERS' BUFFET.
Lewis Cutler, funeral director. Phone 97.
Wocdr'.ng Undertaking company. Tel. 309.
PURE GOLD WEDDING RINGS LEF
FERT'8. Call 142 for a case of Ounds Peerless
beer. J. J. Klein Co., distributors.
W. II. Kimball and family are at Spirit
Lake enjoying a few days of rest and
comfort. .
W. C. Untbank of the poMofftce clerical
force has gone to Hot Springs, 8. 1 , to
spend a short time at the Soldiers' home.
City Treasurer Frank T. True has re
turned to Spirit Lake to resume his out
Ini?. He made the return trip with J. G.
Wadrworth In the latter's automobile.
John H. Walsh yesterday began a suit
against Amanda Hamblet and the unknown
heirs of .Samuel Hamblet to establish his
title to a ouarter section of farm land lo
cated In section 28, township 75, range 43.
Fred Davis, who attended the Elks' con
vention as one of the Council Bluffs rep
resentatives, has returned from his long
eastern Journey. Emmet Tlnley and H.
W. Hinder are not expected to return un
til Monday night.
Lillian Smith yesterday filed her peti
tion in a suit for divorce against her hus
band, Clarence T. Smith, whom she wed
in Kansas City on November 11. 1903. She
accuses him of deserting her In Council
Bluffs three months ago and also alleges
cruelty and Intoxication.
Eunice DeLalr filed her petition yester
day for divorce from her husband. George
lel.alr. They were married In St. Paul,
Minn., on June 24. 1906 and separated on
February 11, 1811. She charges cruelty and
habitual Intoxication, and asks for the
custody of their 8-year-old won.
Claude Blakeley, $0 years old, was ar
rested last evening on a warrant Issued
by Justice Joseph charging him with as
sault and battery upon an old man named
Carlson. Carlson was badly beaten up and
the allegation Is that the young man used
metal knuckles. He was locked up in the
county Jail pending a hearing. The arrest
was made by Constable Humphrey.
Upon evidence showing that he had
broken Into the chicken coop In the rear
of the premises of M. Saltxman on West
Broadway and stole two chickens, Walter
Pollard was held to the grand Jury yes
terday under $10 bond. The chlckene were
worth about 60 cents each, but the fact
that Pollard Is alleged to have broken Into
the barn made the Incident a felony.
Chauncey DeRhuiely. 19 years old. resid
ing at 808 Avenue D, was placed -under
arrest last evening and locked up In the
county Jail upon a charge filed by Tina
Rasmussen. a young girl with whom he has
been keeping company. The Information
was filed In the office of Justice Joseph
yesterday afternoon and the arrest was
made by Constable Sherman Humphrey.
The Fifth Avenue Grocery company yes
terday filed a suit and asked for a writ of
attachment against the property or jonn
Covl nnd wife to secure a merchandise bill
of $28.68. The allegation Is made that the
Covles are now non-residents, and to se- 1
cure the Judgment expected the grocery I
company a.'ks ror an attaenment on 101 2,
block 17, MeMahon, Cooper and Jeffries'
addition to the city.
Newell George, a local grocer, began an
action In the district court yesterday
against the International Harvester com
pany, asking a Judgment of $1,800 for the '
alleged wrongful seizure of an automobile
delivery wagon. He alleges that the wagon
was taken from his premises In May by 1
employes of the company. The wagon was :
valued at $800 and the plaintiff asks $1,000
damages on account of Injury to his busl-
nrKB ox me iobb 01 me venule
Claiming that a clerical error had been
of
aurh ri.tm. an4 Imhh I.mi.ta made In the transcribing or the will
.w .v, . - I Thomas Pilling, John R. Pilling. Sarah J
torneya when there Is no record of the ap- ,.,, onA vr.ni. w.iu.r v..i.ni.v h.
pointment of the latter. They also ask the
board not to pay court reporters' claims
unless the datea for services are plainly
set out In the claims filed.
Lsx Method Prevails.
The accountants severely criticise the
lax methods that have been observed In
keeping the saloon license records, and say
concerning It:
We would call your attention to the
great number of saloon papers of various
kinds that have been filed In the auditor's
office and the great Importance of these
papers to the parties concerned, also, to the
manner in which they have been kept In
the auditor's office With the exception
of the bonds filed, by saloon men, no rec
ord whatever has been made.
In case of a loss of any of these paper!
serious damage might result to the person!
who caused them to be filed and sever
criticism wonld be attached to the audi
tor's office.
These papers have been kept In a large
pocket file In a place easy of access In the
auditor's office, from which file any of
them may be lost or easily abstracted. It
has been suggested to the present county
auditor, Mr. Hannan, that when any such
papers are filed note of such filing should
be made In a bonk kept especially for that
purpose; that such a book should be made
and kept In a safe place In the auditor's
office.
Mr. Hannsn has made up forma for a
book In which such filings can be noted.
From the rude draft of these forms we can
say that it will. In our Judgment, meet all
requirements.
COMMISSION" FORM MEETING
Atteadance Is Not Large at Seasioa
Held ta Select Circulators
for Petttloa.
The meeting to boost the commission
form of government last evening In the
office of J. K. Cooper, was but sllmly at
tended, and only a very small proportion
of the men selected to be petition circu
lators In the various wards was present
The meeting was very temperate and ad
journed at early candle-lighting.
The plan to have two petition carriers In
each of the thirteen precincts and make a
rushing canvass that was expected to se
cure the 1,300 names required in one day.
or two at the most, had to be abandoned
and the gentlemen who attended tha meet
ing last night put In the brief interval in
dustriously selecting names of thirteen In
stead of twenty-six men to carry around
the petition. Borne of the precincts and
wards were not represented at all. but men
were selected to look after the Interests of
the movement there.
The West Council Bluffs Improvement
club has set next Tuesday evening as the
date for considering the matter to deter
mine whether or not It la something desirable.
Kan suit In the district court against Amos
W. Ieach, Christian Leach and his wife,
Alexander A. Gilbert. Ann Gilbert and I
other heirs of Pilling asking to have 1
quieted for them the titles to four tracts
of land In section 30, townsnip 76, range '3.
The error Is claimed to be the mixing of
the numbers of the tracts.
Carelessness of employes engaged In
burning rubbish, near the north end of
the Avenue B yards of the Hafer Lumber
company, started a fire there at noon yes
terday that for a short time endangered
the enormous quantity of lumber and
building material stored there. When the
firemen arrived the fire had started In
three places from embers carried by the
wind and was beginning to blase fiercely.
Quick and Intelligent work on the part of
the department arrested the progress of
the fire without damage. The only damage
was Inflicted upon a pile of telephone
poles. They . were charred but not destroyed.
SPECIAL In all departments for Sat
urday. Potatoes, per peck, 46 cents; to
matoes, per basket, 20 cents; peaches, per
basket, 20 cents; 10-cent Quaker corn
flakes, package iVi cents; laundry soap,
ten bars. 25 cents; "Our Special" flour,
regular $1.45, today $1.28 per sack; celery,
S cents: apples, per basket, 85 cents; quart
fruit Jars, dosen, 49 cents, full cream
cheese, pound, 17H cents; also Georgia
watermelons, muskmelons, berries, Cali
fornia fruits, etc. In our meat depart
ment: Everything for your Sunday table.
Veal stew, per pound, up from 8 cents;
beef pot roast, pound, up from 8 cents,
three-pound pall lard, 39 cents; lamb tongue,
per Jar, 60 cents; dressed spring chickens,
per pound, 25 cents; Llbby corned beef, can,
15 cents; etc. In our big hardware depart
ment: 25-cent Henls" potato rlcer or fruit
press, 18 cents; granite col landers, 19 cents;
No 8 granite tea kettle, 68 cents; lawn
swings, $6.95; aluminum fruit Jar funnel, j
iv cenis; iruu jax wrencnes, IV cents; etc.
J. Zoller Mercantile company. The big up
town store, 100-102-104-10$ Broadway. Phones
320. I
DUTCHESS APPLES Those are the
kind that will cook. Market baskets at
86 cents each. Early June's at 26 cents
peck. Tomatoes are more plentiful, two
pounds for 15 cent. Potatoes are extra
fine, 60 cent peck. We still have black
berries, 10 cents box. Celery Is now In,
I cents bunch. Home grown plums are
now In at 80 cents basket Watermelon's
at 10 cents. We now have pickled lamb
tongues put up In glass Jara at 60 rents
each. New York coffee. 26 cents pound.
B. M. blend at 85 cents pound. Try out
Golden Rule flour, $1.40. Bartel & Miller,
telephones 868.
Mania LUeases.
Marriage ltcenaes were Issued yesterday
to the following named persons:
Name and Residence. Age.
J. J. Allay, Lincoln. Neb 27
Alice Almqulst, Lincoln, Neb
William Karris. Lincoln, Neb
Mabel Mollberg. Lincoln. Neb
Edward Johnson, South Omaha
Klla Sterner. South Omaha
Roy Mackey, Omaha
Eva Adams. Hamburg, la
Charlie Armlnatrout. Council Bluffs.
Bertha Zlnn. Coun.il Bluffs 24
3. C. Hansen. Council Bluffs 23
Emma Rasmussen, Council Bluffs 23
N. T. Plumbing Co. let. 860. Night LrlTaL
Dragging Riyer Will
Be Resumed Today
Mrs, H. E. Fallen Superintends Work
of Search, for Body of Bridge
Tollman.
It was the Intention yesterday to renew I
the work of dragging the river In the j
vicinity of the street railway bridge In the
hope of recovering the body of H. E.
Fallen, but the work had to be abandoned
for the reason that the motor boat to be 1
used in pulling the drags refused to work, j
An Inexperienced man was placed In '
charge of the engine and was unable to
start It. Mrs. Fallers was present and
confidently expected to see the body of
her murdered husband brought to view.
She was bitterly disappointed when the
work bad to be temporarily abandoned.
There is a atrong conviction In the mind of
Mrs. Fallers that her husband's body lies
close to the bridge and that his negro
murderers weighted It by tying a piece
of Iron to the feet before throwing It
over. I
Sherman E. Humphrey, who has done all j
of the work that has been attempted
toward the recovery of the body, has been
commissioned by Mrs. Fallers to spare no
expense In the work. A-nother attempt .
will be made today with an experienced ;
man In charge of the boat A new style ;
drag will be used, made of a bar of angle i
Iron to which stout steel hooks that will j
snap under a heavy strain, have been at-
tached. Many carloads of slag has been i
dumped Into the river near the bridge and j
the bottom Is covered by huge blocks that
have caused tha loaa of several pieces of ,
the grappling paraphernalia for the reason I
that the softer metal hooks refused to give !
way when held by contact with the masses
of slag.
Glasses that fit, at Leftert's. ths big
Jewelry store, where you gut the beat for
your money.
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People are flocking to the west.
They are buying land.
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far western states, are growing more valuable every day.
Now is the time for you to buy.
Buy Nebraska land, Iowa land, land in the Dakotas or Wyoming. It
, will be gold some day.
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