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THK BKK: OMAHA, SATURDAY, DFX'KMRKR lull. 9 Council Bluffs . , Council Bluffs i HAPPY THANKSGIVING DAY Services Draw Many Persons to Union Church Services. MANY FEASTS ABE SPREAD Institutions of CUr nrnrmbrr Dir I PrMe Special THaner an Entertainment for Pablle Ward. Fragi-ancs of Thanksgiving dinners floated out through open doors and win dows Thursday fro-n . thousand on thousands of contented And happy Coun cil Bluffs homes. Although the day cam at the very latest date posslbi the weather was of summery quality, more suggestive of early September than the last day of November, and the sun warmed air from, the outside took th place of the steamed-hoated and hot stove vapors .that are required on ordinary an niversaries of the festival to tevur th comfort of the feasters. It was a quiet, happy, orderly observance of th day that marked all of Its phase in the city. A congregation that but comfortably filled th First Christian church gathered at 10:30 to attend th union Thanksgiving aervlcea. Members of every evangelical church In the city were present, together with the ministers of all of the churches. The sermon was preached by Rev. Thai P. Skovgard, pastor of St. John's English Lutheran church. lie dealt with the In fluence of the day upon moral and socio logical problems of the times, but saw nothing to encourage pessimism. At Public Institutions. Effort were made In every on of the charitable Institutions, hospital and jails to take sufficient note of the day to con vlnce th Inmates that It was an actual ity. At the Christian Home orphanage a sumptuous feast was spread to the greet Joy of all the homeless little ones. Literary and religious program were carried out with the children taking th principal part. A similar glad time was amply provided for at the Creche, where Matron JohnBon, ably assisted by Asso ciated Charities workers, took oar of nearly seventy-fiv hungry youngsters Viands that tempted debilitated appetites were presented to many of th patient In the hospitals and wholesome dinner were provided for thos far enough along toward health. - In the expectation that he might do a few kind acts Police Judge Snyder went to the city building at th usual hour yesterday morning and called up th docket, There was but on man found to be a fit subject for Judicial clemency, He was J. J. McFarland, a stonecutter, who had been gatheied In with the usual night harvest of drunk. McFarland told of his aged parents and hi several brother and sisters who were to gather at a Thanksgiving feast In the family homestead. It was his first appearance and his story wa fully verified. A hasty entry was made on the docket giving the man a clean discharge and he wa sent rejoicing homeward. .At County Jail. Inmates of the cotnty Jail er given reason to know that there were worse places in the world than the environment to which they are. subjected and by th ' munificence of Sheriff McCaffery, aided by the hearty co-operation of Jailor Hill and Mrs. Hill, they were served with a real feast. . 1 Th day was fen event at .the .Iowa School for th Deaf. In addition to the great Thanksgiving feast supplied from the well kept farm, which Included many things In addition to big fat turkey, a program with special refernc to Im pressing upon th mind of th pupils the real significance of th day, was carried out. Th exercise wer wit nessed by a number ot specially Invited guests from th city. Following la th program: Lord' prayer In concert. Hemarks by superintendent Rothert. Recitation, Psalm S3, orally by Mlldrd Vagsnner; In signs by Iva Adam. Recitation. "Things to b Thankful For," by sixteen boy and tirli inn, t uv vtn wmh wjr tuv giria Of the Ninth grade. Kesponatv reading. Psalm 0 and cxxvl. Address ttt 3. 8. Long. Hymn. "Now Thank We All." bv Pinrles Schmidt. Hymn. "Olve Vt a Thankful Heart." boys and girls of high school and Tenth grade. ftayer or Thankseltlng (in concert.) Prayer and benediction. Rev. J. M. Kochler. Council Bluffs Woodmen' of World to Hold Initiation Tonight will be an eventful one for th local member of the Woodmen of the World and tho woman's auxiliary. It Is expected that members of the craft within a radius of fifty miles of Council Bluffs will be here to witness and tak part In the district clsas Initiation, when Jtt) members will be given the obligation. Council camp. No. 14, and It degre staff will put on the work. The first part of th program will be an open meeting for the camp and th circle, the woman's auxiliary. There will be addresses by Stat Manager Oelger of the Woodmen, and Stat Manager Mrs. May Furman ot the .circle, after which member will retire to Eagle 'hall on Broadway, where the degree work of the district will be exemplified by the de gree staff of Palm Grove circle of this city. At the conclusion of the Initiations members and visitors will enjoy a ban quet at Kagla hall, where the member of both order will be present. JOE SMITHS FOOT BALL TEAM WINS AT GLENW00D Tlia Joe Smith foot ball team defeated a picked Olenwood eleven Thanksgiv ing day at Olenwood, la., 18 to 0, In a fast game. The Joe Smiths outclassed th Olenwood team In all point of th game and put up a good game. The Jo Smith began th scoring in the first quarter on straight toot, ball and line smashes. Smith made a touchdown. Roth failed to gain a point In th second quarter. The tint half ended: Jo Bmlths, S; Olenwood, 0. On a fumble Beno ' fell on the ball behind the line and got a touchdown, and Smith kicked goal. The Jo Smith forced the Mills county boy over the line for a safety. Another touchdown wa made by Smith on a straight foot bail. .. . The Joe Smiths team were treated well by the Olenwood people who had a band out t meet them at' the station and the band played .during the gam. The point war by the following play- era; Touchdown, Smith 2, Beno, 1; goal kicked by Smith, 1; safety, 1. K. T. Plumbing CO; Tel. 25. Night LrlTOJ, WANTED TWO BOT3 ' TO' CARRY BEE ROUTES. APPLY 15 SCOTT ST . Phoebe got a house for Christmas . Tug Warburton's frther gave Phoebe a house for Christmas, either bought or built. Phoebe started out to find the sort of house she wanted. She tells , about it herself, about her change in standards of house building, as she chased this question of taste around the circle, as a cat chases its tail, and finally came out at the house she was born in and lived in all her life. It is not only amusing as a story, but Phoebe goes through all of the stages that we all go through before we land upon the safe ground of good taste in house and furniture. ("Phoebe's House Book" by Inez. Haynes Gillmote in the December American MAGAZINE GLENWOOD WALKS OH BLUFFS Fajt Iowa Team Trounce Riter Eleven by 17 to . VISITORS FAR HEAVIER TEAM narton, After rieer M" rlanglaa?, Goe Over Ma tot Toweadewn ia Second , '' Tells Later On. Befor a large crowd of rooters, the Olenwood, la., high schooler defeated th Council Bluff High team. In th last game of th season, 17 to t, at Athletic paik In Counoll Bluffs. The Olenwood eleven greatly out weighed the Bluffs High school boys, and their weight told in tho tost halt. Captain Carter, left halt back of the Mill county bunch, featured with lui long runs, while Robinson ot the Bluff, set th crowd wild with his flight across the field; Captain Hubbard and Olles were a tower of strength for the Bluff eleven on the line, while Underwood and Barton in th back field saved many a touchdown. Quarterback Morgan of th Olenwood team, wa the hardest man to tackle the Council Bluff team has met this year. time after time, Ma broken field rum cost th local high schooler twenty-five td fifty yards. Council Bluffs xcelled Olenwood on the forward pass and made their most consistent gains on it. Olen wood had a few tricks that th Bluff boys couldn't handle, one of them netting a forty-yard run by Morgan, who planted the ball on the Blufs two-yard line and Carter went through for Olenwood' third touchdown of th gam. The Mill county boy atarted the scor ing In th first quarter. Line plays a&fl long runs by Carter placed the ball on the Biuffs' twenty-yard line. Then Olen wood worked a fake play and Oraves rounded th Bluffs end for a twenty yard run and placed th ball between the goal posts netting -ive points, Morgan kicked goal. Council Bluffs came back and tied the score In the second quarter. Th Bluff' eleven recovered on of their own punt on Olenwood' . thirteen-yard line. A qouple of line plays ware made and Bar ton went through for a touchdown. Rob inson kicked goal, Th "flrs halt ended. Council Bluffs, fi; Olenwood, i. In th third quarter Olenwood forged ahead whan Dupree scored touchdown and Morgan kicked goal. Olenwood weight waa too much for the Bluffs boys and was telling on them. Olenwood out classed thera In this quarter. Carter made a touchdown, but Morgan failed to kick goal In the last quarte Lineup: C. B. H. 8. I O. 1L U. Weinberg smith Crowl OSes Ofilcer Underwood Crabtre ., Barton .... W hitman C.C. Mow H.OIUO..I Mlntle ...L.U. U. Q MCManu ...L.T.R.T Brooks ...R.'1'.iL.T... Taylor ...L.K.lR-K.., Barnett ...H-fc. L.E Byer F.I F Dupr .H.H.lB.H... Grave Hubbard (C.)..L.H.L.H Carter (C.) Roblnsbd U-IQ Morgan Substitutions: Alberts for Crabtree, Boo fleld for Whitman, l'araday for Robinson, Lewis - for Brooks, Long for. Mintle. Touchdowns: Oraves. Barton, lupree, Carter. Goals from touchdown: Morgan f2), Robinson. Referee: Roy Mitchell ot Council Bluffs. Umpire: Bogart ot Olen wood. Head linottman: Marshall of Counoll Bluffs High school. Timekeepers: "Punky" Helslor and Bchade. Time of quarter: 15 minutes.; Attendance. 400. Mother Says Her Son Cannot Check His Tendency to Steal Detective Tom Callaghan has returned from Gregory county, Bouth Dakota, where he was called a a witness to testify to the bad character of 'J. A. Gregory, th chronic horsethlef who was given a twenty-year sentence In the dis trict court here under the habitual crim inal act, and who served th full - limit permitted by good . behavior. Gregory went to Bouth Dakota within a week after getting out of prison and stol a valuable team of horse. He wa traced to Council Bluffs and arrested at th horn of a relative and taken back to th scene of hi last theft. He' refused the aid of an attorney appointed by th court and pleaded his own case. His defense was an Insane tirade against the officer who had so frequently arrested him. He wa found guilty and aen tenced to a term ot five years In th South Dakota prison. -Aside from th sensational career ot orlme that ha required more than two- third of his life to be spent In prison. Gregory's can Is interesting. Gregory's mother went on ', th stand at th trial held In Fairfax. B. D., and testified In behalf of her son. Sh declared he could not help stealing horse and had been a horsethlef ever since he waa old enough to (nanag horses. Sh ascribed his ab normal condition to prenatal Influences. Sh told th court and Jury that before the birth of th child a valuable horse had been stolen from her husband's place, and that eh waa greatly affected by thu soltement It occasioned, taking a mor bid Interest In th captur and punish ment of the thief. Th son's prediction for horse stealing, sh said, waa a ter rible Inheritance for which he waa not responsible. She mads a strong appeal for some other treatment than prison punishment, but civilization had not pro vlded mean to meet such cases, and th stricken mother, a woman of more than ordinary ability and refinement, wa again compelled to see her son led away to a felon's punishment, a punishment Incapable of any degree of curatlv effect. Al Stanley Sells . For Five Thousand NEW TORK, Dec. I.-At the Old Glory horse sale at Madison (Square Oar den today, Al Btanley, I:084, wa sold to Austrian buyer for $5,000. He will be shipped to Austria at once. Bidding on Kinney Lou, th brown stal lion, brought her from California by Budd Dobie, wag a disappointment. Kin ney. Lou, with, a race record of t.0714, waa expected to bring not less than $! MO, but th best bid that could be ob tained wa t2.M0, for which h waa sold to R. B. Btader of Lexington, Ky.' Fourteen of th first get of General Watts, owned by C. C. Watts of Charles town, W. Va., none of them more than 1 years old, brought th best average thu far obtained for any on consignment. They sold for an aggregate of 110,870, or an averag of 177 .W. They wen scat tered among purchaser In many parts of U aast and south. 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Carpenter This Carpenter letter la full ot snca Interesting things that It will make most tlnllghttul reading for Sunday afternoon. Gaby Deslys This famous actress writes' of a sub ject especially Interesting to Americas women. Mme. Lina Cavalier! World' most famous beauty lella' some more secrets. Magazine Section Articles by special writers. Soma to entertain all. Foreign News Letters from all centers o't world, by , capable writera. Wool Growers and Tariff-i Position of men who are coming to national convention plainly stated. ? - : Minor Mention The Council Bluffs Office of The. Omaha, Be Is .at 15 Scott Btreet. Telephone 43. no , O. ot at to Davis, drug. Leffert's, opticians. II. Borwlck for wall paper. Corrlgsns, undertakers. Phones 141 Genuine Vlctrola. 115. A. Hosp Co. For authority on watche ae Lffert. FAcuT BEER AT ROGERS' BUFFET. Woodrtng Undertaking Co. Tel. 368. Lewi Cutler, funeral director. rhon IT. Every Victor record In stock A. IIospo Co. Kxpress and bnicgaK delivery. Phone B 671 Hell. Ind. 201. F. Tulk. Time now to order your new book for th new year. Morehous as Co. Eves tested and alasse fitted. Leffert. reelstered opticians, W Broadway. Mis Arkwrlght china sal. 604 Mjnsier St., Saturday, December i and i. WANTED TWO HOYS TO CARRY BEK ROUT Ed. APPLY 16 SCOTT BT. Perfection Olh, Heaters, $3.60 and 5; smoke, no smell and always reauy. I, De Vol Hdw. Co., m Broadway. You can get anything In th line silverware for the Thanksgiving table Leffert'a, 60S Broadway. VC anA trm C V TtattltV Went A vac a yesterday and spent Thanknlvln with- minivM. including th parent of Mr. Battey. Th body of the Infant on of Mr. nd Mr. C. E. Anderson, who died at their home, 253 Fourth avenue, was taken to Dodge City, Kans., for Interment. If you want Vn.-uuW Ulnod call Bell phone ISt, Bluff City Glaa and Mlrrur Works, ltfTH West Broadway. We mak a specialty of GLAZINO at low prices. 8A- SNYDER LOANS MONEY on household goods, horses, rartle and all chattel securities at a big discount of the usual rates. Office over tto West Broad way. At the regular meeting of the Woman's Relief corps to be held at Uiand Army hall in the Young Mull's Chrisuun aso clalion bunding nils afternoon otticers for (lie ensuing ymr will be elected, for this reason uil of the member are urged to be pi eaont. Contractor whose responsibility for gutting ready th new building for th consolidation of the two lelepuone sys tems; permuted their employes to have half an hour extra vtterdy to dlnpos of the lhankkglving feasts, iha fail fore of men engaged In preparing the inieilor of the utw structure tor the plasterers walked th full, a umber Ot hour uurmg the day. Squire B- Klerk, 81 year old. a retired farmer, who had made hi home for the lust twenty-five yeai at the tesldence of his daughter, Mrs. 1C. E. Ktirsythe, Zii'i filslh avenue, dit'd yesteiuay ait.;, a brief Illness from stomach trouble. lie Is sur vived by two daughters, Mrs. Forsyth and Mr. George Henderson of Los An geles. Arrangement for the fuiietal bave not been announced. Chief Froom of the police department doe not coincide with th popular belief that November Is a lucky month. 'I he records of tiis department for the month are against? it. Hier have been twenty tlve accident or tataiitle during th month that liav caned for the city am bulance, ma arrMLiest number in any month since ttie veiucle was placed ut service nearly five year ago. Alderman Hubbard, who ' I getting along as comfortably as a man of lu character and energy could be expected to wuile nursinis a broken leg, had espe cial reason to be thaiiktul yesterday. His feilow members of the council and other city ofricials united In the purchase of the beat looklna- turkey gobbler to be found and sent it to his home yeeterday accompanied by the otner things to gar nish such a feast. C aptain Hubbard keenly appreciated the kind and thought ful act. A. J. P. Bertschy, who established th tteriM-ny Motor company Here ana duui It ud into a larae and Diofiiable auto mobile repair and garage business, has aaeumed the management of a laiKe busi ness of the same character In Omaha to be operated under the stun name. II retain all of hi financial Interest In the Dlam here. il. A. beurle of the Mou arch Manufacturing company, on of th heavy stockholder In th local piant will take the sx tlve management surrendered hv Vlr luiiliu'hv. Th funeral of Captain Henry Ro Inson, th colored civil war veteian. who wa found dead In hi bed, will be held guaday afternoon at I.W o clock from the colored Tabernacle church at Fourteenth treet and Avenu A. Th services will be conducted by the pastor of the church, Rev. J. J. Adams. BurisU will ba In Falrvlew oemetry. Fw col ored men In any community have com manded a higher degree' ot rcepect than Captain Roblnon has earned In Counoll Bluffs, snd his funeral will consequently be largely attended. ' J. M.'Crablil cam up from his home near Clarinua and spent Thanksgiving with his brother, F. 8. Crablll, at Ins home. SiS Avenue B. Mr. Crab! 1 1 I dis tinguished throughout western Iowa a being the originator and owner of the largest private fish pond In th west a"d to be able to permit his friends to make historical record in catching game fish. Incidents of the capture ot black bass weighing above eight pounds are not un common. Mr. Crablll has spent more than 140,000 In promoting and developing th fish-raining business. He has one pond containing more than forty acres, which he supplies with fresh water by means of springe and artesian wells. The pond was excavated on level farm land and Is far removed from any stream that might affect it by overflow, ihls big lake i well stocked with gam fish, whose na ture are thoroughly understood and wel fare carefully guarded. He ha several other smaller ponds where fish of other varieties are reared. In addition to this extenxlve and Interesting diversion Mr. Crablll ha a large herd of deer on his farm. I I Coyotes Wear Out . Morningside Team SIOUX CITY, Dee. 1. Gradually wearing down th resistance of Morning Id linemen. In a game played under Ideal foot ball conditions In Mlssou park yesterday, th University ot Bouth Dakota cord thre touchdown, two drop kick and on safety for a total of twenty-four points, meantime not allow in tha Methodists a tally of any sort. Th gam was a , record-breaker In at tendance, over i.ooo rooter lor in ver milion eleven arriving on a special train. Th play or both teams waa features) by clever formation of th awlft variety.' Thackaberry, Imka?. 8heek and Pat Coffey starred for the Coyotes, whlla Holberl and Clod teller played brilliantly ' fur th Methodists. r ALMA AND BEAVER CITY PLAY CONTEST TO A TIE ALMA, Neb. Da. t Special Tele- , gram.) A championship foot ball game of southwestern Nebraska waa piayed . between Alma and Beaver City High , schools on th Alma gridiron, sndlng g . to 6. Whll Alma was outweighed fifteen pound to th man th local outclassed their opponents and mad big gains on forward passes and end run. Alma once waa within on yarj of the goal line and lost th ball. Th gam waa generally ., conceded a victory for Alma on superior ( playing. s m H - - i 3 ,he Kansas City-Florida Special Everything: is done to facilitate me scneauie or mis new tnrough train to Florida. Block signals raise their arms in salute as she approaches, for the track is clear- she has the right of way. The first consideration is to get her passengers to Florida on time and in comfort. She travels the route of shortest distance slnd quickest time the Frisco Southern Railway. Her splendid electric lighted Pullmans.diners, electric lighted coaches and baggage car make a complete train that is your home for the whole trip. Fred Harvey is master of cuisine on the Frisco. Leaves Kansas City, daily 6il5 p. m. Arrives Memphis' " 8:15 a. m. Arrives Birmingham..." 3:45 p. m. Arrives Atlanta " 9:20 p.m. An ive Jacksonville..." 7:40 a. m. Trains from points north sod weal mtk goodeonneo lions ls Kansas City wiUj this splendid new train. for tickets, sleeping esr reMrvstlons, and a Ire copy -ol mwtw wwm wvui iiuiiui, hh os or wru Frisco Ticket Office, Waldheim Bunding, 11th and Main Streets, Kansas City, J. C.LOVR1EN, Division Pessengar Agent, Kansas City II to 8prtng tn Florida bow. The air Is balmy. Ooll. lennls, bustier, batetne, fl.htug. mo torlug are la lull swlug, bet.