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4 A THIS OMAHA SUNDAY BKK: DECEMBER 8, 1912. 1 - Council Bluffs BOND OF GOUNTT TREASURER Council Bluffs Banks Will Become Surety for Christiansen, QUARTER OF MILLION REQUIRED Cnnnty CIrrW, Amtltom and Other llnvr Their HoniU Flsrtl lT thr- rtoanl of County Supervisors, ) County Treasurcr-Nlccl Christiansen will have to furnish bond of I2TA00O before ho can enter upon hi official duties,, Janu nry 1 next. Tho counly supervisors yes terday fixed the lionds required for nil nf tho newly elected aJid re-elected oounty official..- Th treasurer lond, however, (ws no I riser than ha been rwmlrsd of that official dnrlnir went' years and since the receipts of the ot tltn have risen loitho aggregate 'ofl nearly I1.OU000 annually. The bond for the now treosuror will not bo difficult to procure, for the banks' tir the, city and county will becomeMits surety,' and as about all of them will become bcnoflclarios by designation a eounly depositories, they will have a doubln responsibility and reason for as suring tin- safety of tho county funds. Harry M. Brown, clerk of the district ootirl, will bo required to rive -the same sited bond as during the previous four years of his Incumbenoy, $39,000. Tho receipts of his offloo aggrcgato nbout JW.tXM annually. Ills deputy at Avoca will have to give a bond of t0,00a Tim recorder. Auditor nnd sheriff glvo bonds of 110.000 each, and County At torney Capcll will have to give surety and County Superintendent Pur year a bond for I LOGO. No changos were made In the bonds required for tho deputies'. The deputy sheriffs will have to provide bonds In tho sum of .000, whlln bonds of all other deputies will bo 11,000 each. Bonds for the township officers am nominal with tho exception of those re quired ot assessors. Assessor Hardin will give a bond' for 13.000 and the as sessors of tho towns of Walnut, Avooa, Oakland, Carson, Mlnden and Neola, 11,000 each. All of the others will be obligated to the ox'tcnt of fCOO ouch. Township clerks will put up $20 bonds. Among tho justices thoso In Council Bluffs wilt glvo bonds In tho sum of tl.Gw. Others ore us follows: Knox township, $1,009; Bolknap, Carson, Lay ton, Macedonia, Mlnden, Neola, Norwalk and Valley townships. $700 each; all other townships, $200 aoli. Constables must furnish bonds In the various townships as follows: Kane. $1,000; Knox, $7; Belkuap, Carson, lAyton, Macedonia, Mlnden, Neola, Norwalk and Valley, COO; all others, $609. Council Bluffs, Unmasked Bandits Robbed Anderson of $150 in His Store CHBEBB AND CRACKERS by Jimmy. Just listen hero ouco and I will tell you something. We will havo on exhibition a ehctse that weighs 250 lbs. It took the first prise at tho Chicago market. It Is a Now Yorker, full cream. We will take your order for any amount, and Mr W.lh.lh. will be here on. Saturday, .De cember It, to cut It for uc a per pound, (We Btlll havo somo ot those fine mack erel on sale, ! lbs, for 36c. Dromedary dates, 2 package for Xc, Figs In pack age, 10a. Chow chow In classes at 10c. Clrape fruit, tie. Corn, 3 cans JGc. Sauer kraut, 10a quart. Crapes at lta lh. Jer. say sweet potatoes, 20a peck. Intro buck wheat. So lb. Olives In Jars, 25c let tuce, 6c. Green onions, 6c. New York coffee, 53c. Home-grown sorghum, Wo one-half gallon, llemember, we havo tho best oysters In town. Try them and bo convinced. - Telephone - SG9. Bartel & Miller. , J .A. Anderson, grocer. HJR West Broadway, was held up nnd robbed In his sloro Inst night by two unmasked men, who secured more than 11 W) In cash and somo notes; nil believed to bo nego tiable, but for small amounts, and made their enratpo. . ..r Tho crime was committed, at 7 o'clo'ck, when Mr. AndarAon fur thn moment was nlono In theSiloro arid In the rear part of, tho room. Tho nwn entered and stood for a moment wnrmlng their hands at tho slovo near, whero . ho wA standing. An Instant later both advanced to the counter a'nd thrust rovolvcrs In Ander son's face, coupled with tho command to throw up fifs hands. He Instantly obeyed and while o((f. of tho bandits kept him covered with a gun tho other went to. the- cash register and took out the money It Just taken 1130 from tho register and had It lit a pooketbook In Ills trousem pocket. He realized that any attempt to get It out might draw a shot from tho thug In front of him and stood hoping they woutd bo content wjlhtho loot' from llm reglsi tor and Icavo without searching him. Tho hope wns lualn. The.thugH started to go, but stopped when. one "remarked, "Let's seo what he's got on him." The big pockctbook was easily discovered, and when ., they opened It and saw the money .the "appeared to have a ploluii uraJle 'shook. They started to take out the money, but after examining some of the checks It contained one of them (dipped the wallet In his pocket and both backed 'from the store, .keeping their ro volvcrs pointed at Anderson until they had passed through tho door and closed It. Anderson neglected to go to the door and seo which way they went, but rushed to tho tolcphono anL. reported tho rob bery to Oio police. ,( The light sijowji fully on the faces of the men and Anderson waa able to glvo tho officers rin excellent description. Both wcro young men npY.oyer 28 and wore strangers to Anderson.' '"Pin. fact that they made no attempt at hiding tholr faces leads to the conviction that they wore not local thugs. The Illinois Cen tral and Northwestern pasoenger sta tions and railroad yards are close to tho store and the mon coujd easily find a safe hiding placo until they got out of town. Tho nleht detective force made a vain search for tbom lost night. SAVE 20 TO 50 PER CENT ON YOUR GROCERIES AND MEATS rillsbury'a West, the finest flour made, unconditionally guaranteed. 24-lb. sack, Tltc! 4H.ll). wiuk. 1LC; D3-lb. sack, $2.83. Oranulated sugar, 20 lbs., $1.(0. 10c pan rniin turnor free with a. 5-lb. sack nan- cake flour, -2&o. 10 burs Heat 'Km All or Diamond O-soap, S5o. Oatmeal,, 8 lbs., 2&c. l'ork chops, lb., 12Vic. Home dressed lU., up irom liYiix uracKea nominr, iu lbs., 25c. Fancy sugar oorni per case of two dozen cans, $1.76. Fancy large Wine sap apple, pr bushel, $1.15. New hickory nuls. f His.. 25c l-'anirv rooking figs. 3 Ibn., 25c. Lorgu prunes, lb., 10c. Pure home-made sorghum, per gallon, 75a Fancy raisin, a Ins., ZW. uinger snP, per ft peck,' 20c. Kxtrn fancy oleomar garine, per lb,, 23c, Meat department spe cials; We cut prices, but never the quol. Ity. Veal, lb up from 10a. Corn-fed beef roasts, lb., up from 10a. l'ork roasts, lb., Uptrom'Ho. Pot roams, lb.,nip from 10c Voal roasts, lb up from ISHc. Mut ton, lb., up from 8c. Plcklod pigs' feet, two for Be, Plcnlo hams, lb., 12V4c. J. Zollor Mercantile Co., The lllg Uptown Store, lOO-lOC-lOMOO Hroadway. 'iniones 303). Our optical department Is 'in charge of Of expert and competent optician. Ltf. ferts. Advertisement. Oounoil Bluffs, Minor Mention OotLncll Bluffs Office of The Be la at 14 WORTH Main St. Telephone 43. Davis, drugs. Advertisement. Vlctrola, 1$. A. Howfe Co.-Advertlse- ment. .v II. Dorwlck for wall naor Advertise ment Corrliana. undartakaro. PhonM lO. Ad- vertlsemsnt. ' Woodrlna- Undcrtalcinr Co. Til. OX Advertisement FAUST UEtsn at tlAlBriB ntlFFET. Advertisement Lewis Cutler, rurtanl AlrMtor. Phon V. -Advertisement. BUANK DOOR Wnnv forahoUS h Co.-Advertlsement We make hn1m 4n nrAmr nv rnlor OT style. Continental. Homo VerV firm lam,M. i,, rx-rlvtxl at Xvetferts'.-AdvortUement. 1'or the best work tn mriura frumlnr. see Itorwlck, 200 and 211 South Main street TO HAVM nil tin.. utste n it Mutual Hide & Luan Aas't'i, ia Pe''- Advci t,?eine:it. CluiStlnns Clllnn. fmln mmmnrArie Dp. comber 7 at 617 lint nvenoa. Miss iTMorcnco Kerr. Miss Johnson nlll illmilnv hr fstiev needlework Halllnlav llaMmbrr 1. fi.t No. 14 Noith Main stroet Ludwelier in bottles at all flrst-cluj. Lars. Auvert.JemeiU. JUHtr received a. rnrlnul nf Hnlfiux mineral Water. U.M - rr ram-. IS. K. Mlnnlck. Phona 272. Advertisement. W. If. Illndff vaf r.1n tr tuiirnlt u Mlltt. against AHoj o, and W. II. McCann and i a, ymirua and wife, asking judg ment for Z,W7.07. We are open evenings for Xmas shop pers. We have exclusive lines of Xmas cards, calendars, books and other appro-. prlute gifts to snow you. Tho Fnublo Art Uhop, SO Uroudway. Advertisement. r.llzauflth (loodwin nuod 7& vears. un Inmate for the county home, died then- yosterday after a long Illness from lliight s disease The body was brought to cutler's ood will be burled by tho county. lOlmnor Bnlllmari vesterdav beiran a di vorce action In tho district court against her husband. James MDlllman. whom she. Accuses of cruelty and of having become ;an habitual drunkard. They were mar ried on May U, lws. Admitting his entire Inabtlltv nf tell ing why he did it and for what ptmoso he designed tho 'loot. Dick Devany ad mitted In nbllce ootlrt vnnterdav nlorn. Ing the theft of a roll of rubborold roof ing from the Itock island storehouse He was fined $20 and costs. J. 1. Hess yesterday received a letter 'Com tho sncretary of the Nobruska Horticulture society nsklnir him (o dis cuss the quosUon of the "Advisability of Fruit urowers' Associations In tho Mis- now I Valley," at the annual meeting of tho society at Llnooln, Janury 21 to 23. rno society win uav a nno rruit ex hibit at Lincoln. Jacob Doll tic Hons, piano dealers, began a suit In the district court yesterday i against A. W. Moore and tho Mooru piano piwiy ui hub tiiy, UAUiiia juuKiiivtiv un , S3.CS.v6a and a writ Ot attachment for . $2,000. They allege the Moores purchased outright during tho yearn of 1910 and lil 1 pianos io tne amount o: n,zj.bo ana suo sequcntly accepted, on consurnment addi tional pianos to the value ot $1,375, which It Is claimed they sold, A Jury was empaneled yesterday and the trlul of .Mllo. BJogovtc, the Austrian boy who klllod Metor Hugovia. and badly wounded his father In a general brawl In a railroad camp ut Weston on August 2 last. More than twenty Austrlans, all unable to speak Sngllsh, arc to be wit nesses on botn sides, Tho cos a win per haps last several days, J. J. Hess Is de fending the youth, who is only 17 years old, xnd says he will show that the shoot Ing was entirely in self-dotonse. f uy Gift Goods Now-Pay Us Next Year And We Ask No Money Down .... Ideal Christmas arrangement, isn't it. No hardships. No worry. Choose tho gifts from tho'"Union's SEVEN-FLOOR assortment and send them to your friends or loved ones. Rest assured they will appreciate your remembrances and remember you are not required to PAY for the gifts until next year. Even THEN you pay in small, scarcely noticeable weekly or monthly payments. Ideal plan, isn't it? mmmmmmmm 11 sQ No Money Down gj I Then Only $1 a Month 2 j lllllllllBIIMBBIHW CCI H Mcs This Lovely $18.50 qwf. J TURKISH ROCKER Uring a handsome, comfortable rocker like this Into a homo on Christmai and you bring nn untold Joy. Exactly like cut. Made In the ovorstuffod pattern, upholstered In Fabrleord leather of a grade that wears llko iron, (quipped with soft, comfortable, broad and roomy seats, upholstered over dur fc abje springs. Tops are Diamond Tufted and have ruffled edges all around back and front A pleco of high tone a piece of beauty, strength and comfort. $9.75 Fumed Oak Li brary Table Like Cut at only. . . It's worth $15 evory cont of It. Made of gon ulne quarter sawed oak, set off In the prevailing fumed finish. Extra large. Top Is flt,texl with drawer. A magnificent piece. Just like tho cut shown herowlth. The Buffet shown hero is a positive $30 grade, yet goes f 7 rA at vli.eJv The style ta an exact coun terpart of the Illustration shown here. Made of, select hardwood In American quar tered finish. Has French bev el plate mirror and top, and is just as massive and impres sive as suggested In tho cut Makes a perfect gem of a Christmas Gift The people of thl vicinity who pur chased pianos ot A. Home Co. thirty seven years ago aro still satisfied cus tomers and their children are buying of them now. 107 W. Broadway, Council Bluffs, la. Dr. Hartman Speaks About Catarrh of the Lungs ARE YOU GOING TO BUILD? it so, don't think of building, without first getting prices from the C. Hater Lumber company. BBBBBBBBBSjKBaBBSr: V BHBsaiBaHi'' v S. 8. XAXlXaV, M.D. Columbus, onto. Quite a stir In medical clr oles was produced by Dr. Hartman' last a r 1 1 o 1 e in which ho refer to tho remark able cure of Mrs. Eberleln, of Pitta- burg. The Inv tpresalon. prevails that Dr. Hartman claims to be able to euro Inourable diseases, A re port of these n t a t o menta reached the doa tors ears, As noon as ho heard jwiat people were, raying he was very nulck and enthusiastic in his denial ot any Intent on his part to create such an Impression. no, said the Doctor, 1 do not claim to have any magical 'cures, r do not claim to have a euro fdr anything. Judging from the number o? letters I recclvo, however, concerning Mrs. Eberleln's case, 1 Urom people who have, similar' complaints, 1 should Judge that catarrh of tho lungs Is Very prevalent. The number of people afflicted" aria increasing. In spite ot the strenuous efforts of health boards catarrh prevails mpro and mora every year. So. I do not 'claim to have u miracu lous clirfj. 'I'pnly reel to some ot the things tho people tell me who take rc-ru-na. Th case of Mrs. Eberleln jtor, instance. She was apparently dying at catarrh ot the lungs. Her physician had told her so. Many people .who, 'had seen others die under klnillar conditions thqpght her to be dying. BhVcbmmenced taking l'e-ru-n a and recovered. N'ow. I do. npt undcrtako to explain hor recovery- I certainly do not undertake to say that I'e-ru-na will cure anybody in tho last stages ot catarrh of the lungs. I make nn such claim. But I do under take to say this. As long as therq U life 1 actly what occurred In the case of Mrs. patient may' have been losing ground day aftor day. At last tho fight sooms uopcii'ss; uoain mevitarjle. Some one suggests Pe-ru-na, ' The patient takes It without any hope. The medicine ac tually docs Infuso now life Into th cir culation. They feul Its genial Influence as soon as It Is swallowed. . This con stltutes the turning point in their dis ease. The uttlo assistance which Pe-ru-na gives Nature at this Important point'. tums the tldo ot affairs In favor ofjthe patient Not that Po-ru-na cures incurable dis eases, no, not at all. Hut To-ru-na does lend a little much-needed ocelot ance ,nt a tlmo when a feather weight on one side or the other of the balances turns tho HCules In favor of or against the patient. Scores and scores jf times Pe-ru-na has como In at these, critical momepts and saved patients from Im minent doath. At least It ncema so. havo bushels of letters . roclting such things.' Pe-ru-na Is a dlffuslvu stimulant, stimulates the circulation. It causes worm glow of health ta pervade the mucous inemhrauo ot the body. The mucous mnmbrunrs of the stomach, ali mentary cunal, kidneys, hladder. lungs. all the mucous membranes aro apparent- i reviving!, rejaveruitfd. ro-endowed wun me glow of hcaltlu Tlmt Is what lc-ru-nu will do. And this often saves lire, Uliere can bo no doubt -of it uuwier me case Do one of catarrh of the lungs or any other ohronlo pros trating illness, tho right stimulant at mo right time, in tho right doses, does the work. Kxplaln It as you may, such unrig arc nappenlng every day. i . r . . . ., a iMu.oi nui iu use mo word cure. i ao not UKn tho sound ot It. I do not like the idea that people generally at tach to .the word. But that Pe-ru-na helps Nature, nnd helps Nature some times when she is sadly In-need, of help, tnat l Know to be the truth. That 1 do not hesitate to proclaim. That la ex there Is hot. The doctors are liable to b mistaken. They often condemn peo ple to die when they do not die. They kav. "Mrs. So-and-So cannot live twenty-four hours," and then Mrs. Bo-and-o gets well. They say, "Mr, Ho-and-Eo has not a ghost ot a show of living! but Mr. 8o-and-Bo gets welL Now, what is it that cures such casesr ISvery doctor knows that it la the vi tality of the patient The last grain ot vitality was not exiaui.tedoJust enough Vitality ltt to make one more straggle, and the disease was overcome. taken bboneln, tho acoount ot which has caused. so much .comment. It I or any of my Immediate relatives had catarrh of the lungw, Pe-ru-na would bo given a thorough trial. I ai sure you, That being the case, I can conscientiously odvie any one else to do tbe same. Peru-na, Man-a-lln and Irfucu-pta manufactured by the I'e-ru-na Company, Columbus, Ohio. Sold at all drug stores. BPSOXAX XOTIOZl Mapy persona In quire for The Old-tlmb Pcruna They want the Peruna that their Fathers and Mothers used to take The old Peruna COUNCIL BLUFFS FIVE TRIMS WOODBINE NORMAL The Council Bluffs Young Men's Chris tian association quintet defeated the five ttom tho Woodbine (la.) Normal school, last night at the local ' Y, In a one sided gome, by the score of 79 to IS. Over basket ball fans saw the game and cheered tho home team to victory, The featureo ot the game were the tusslng ot Phillips and tho basket shoot ing ot Thomas, Crow! and Parsons. It looked llko a good gamo In tho first half, as Wood bl no got tho lead, but the locals soon showed that they knew tho rudiments of tho floor gamo, for their superior teamwork and the basket throw Ing of 111 got Forward Thomas put the Y" team in the lead, which it held to the end of the halt which ended Council Bluffs SO, Woodbine Normal school 13. The second half wns a walkaway for tho locals. The Harrison county quln. tct mado a fow changes, and Hurrls went In for Thomas tor the "Y" team. Tho locals had their signals working and had Woodbine outclassed. Every player on the "Y" five got the ball In tho basket, Crowl alone scoring twenty-seven points In tlds half, which ended Council Bluffs t Woodbine Nor mal school.15) Tho lineup: C. B. Y. M. C. A. WOODBINE N. S. Thomas "-JM" Pnwpns Crowf, UV.UO , White Hendricks GIG Tupper urow .....LfcU.I i.A IMnrerd Phillips ..ItO flta Norrli Hustitutes; Harris for Thomas: Norrls for Tupper; Cherry for Norrls; Hunt for -nrrrv. Con la from the field: Thoman !)V crowl (16), Hendricks (4). Grow (2) Phillip. (U. Harris ), Parsons (7) i iuiu t;, eieru i. rxee uirows Ciowl (7). larions (7i. Iteferee: Lcn ikx. UmiUre: Pheney, Council Bluffs High school. Timekeeper: Wheeler. Scorer- aro?. Tlmo of halves: Twenty The Employed Boys of the local "V defeated the Baraca quintet by the score of S3 to II at the "X" last night, as preliminary game to the Young Men's Christian association-Woodbine Normal school game, The basket shooting ot Owens featured. IJneup: KMPLOYED BOYS. BAItAHAR Bromberg ... ,.Ift Half QUes Owens IUght Half . .. Pickering wm -.- oner. . .uougias-i-uryea Iowry I-ef t Ouwrd Magnnmen Hoyt Bight Quard Iennox tiavuets: uea.1, a: uweus. . lrrombcnr, i, ficKenna. i, aiagnosxen, i; lilies. 1 Umnox. 3; l'uryea. 1. Vree throws: Deal 5; tncKertng, 3. Ileteree: llarria Umpire Dent Scorer; Frank. Times ot halves to minutes. CnLE'S HOT BLAST heaters wilt burn dirty, cheap sort coal arid give hard coal results. Prices $10 up. r. C. DeVol Hardware company, VA Broad way. Advertlaemtnt. : we make a specialty or framing pi turrs for Christmas 'at reasonable prices. See us first. If. Borwick. $11 South Main. - Advertisement. Oil Tanks Located ,.,0n Lot 13,Jlockl3 Tho Board ot County Supervisors yes terday sold to tho a U Collins Oil com pany ot Knoxvllle, la., lots 12 and 13, block 13, Kiddle's subdivision, for $100 cash. Dealing with lot 13, In block 13, located on Thirteenth avenuo, Is protty risky business, but to do It on Friday was pretty nearly llko a bold defiance ot a still cherished superstition, but it did not make a single hair on any of the heads ot the board members stir In rest lessness. On the contrary, all of tho mem bers were eager to do It for It turned Into the county treasury Just $300 profit The lots wcro secured somo time ago by paying tho court costs connected with a school fund loan, and tho costs were less than $109. The lota aro located on Eighth street and aro to bo used by tho now oil com pany us a slto for storage tanks for kcrosono and gasoline. Tho company clalmH to be Independent of tho Standard monopoly and to be equipped for doing a largo Jobbing and retail business. The company Is not engaged In the refining business, but Is said to handle only the products of Independent reflnorles. The storago tanks are to bo of largo capacity. Now, It may happen that Pe-ru-na Is Is now called Kuturno If your drug taken at the critical momant In th wi11. r JJeu.llr Uu,a l,ot kS" " for M..tn,u against disease. The any'wUI SSaTHZS The Persistent and Judicious io of Newspaper Advertising Is the lioad to f.usiness SuectM. Diirfl I nmnp They are new. They are beautiful. E4U Ldltipb Will ' be much in demand as Christmas, gifts. Union shows a largo and varied assort ment, and offers them all on EASY PAYMENTS. Union irtfittingG?; S.E.COR.I6ra&JACKS0N STS: (Ths Peoples Furniture and Carpet Co.) CONSOLIDATED WITH THE PEOPLES STORE. Tiny Toy Boilers Xmas gifts to gladden the hearts of little girls. They would bring 25c at the Toy Shops, but sell here at 3 Piece Train and Track Outfits. A Toy usually selling at $1. Here at Outfit includes Engine, Tender, Coach and Circular Track. Runs automatically and will sond any Uttlo boy into the seventh heaven of Joy on Christmas morn. 49c will cost less, and you wilt get the pick ft a large, up-to-date stock. Jensen Wall Paper Co., Masonic Temple. Buy your Xmas framed and unframed pictures at Borwlck's, 211 South Main street, tho up-to-date art Btore reasona ble prices only. Advertisement. ainrrlnae License. Marriage licenses were Issued yesterday to the following named persons: Name and Address. Age. Anthony Rousseau, Omaha 23 Margaret Vrawley, Omaha a) Ike Card, Omaha 23 Stella Frooman, Omaha 21 Less Farm Sales Reduce Transfers There wero fewer renl cstato transfers handled by County Recorder Barghausen during November this year than for the corresponding period of Inst year. This year during the month there were 13J transfers recorded, aggregating $139,115, while for the same month last year there were H3, but the total consideration was $23S,"S9.19, the difference being mado en tirely by the sale of fewer $20,000 to $10,000 Pottawattamie county farms. Following are the transfers reported yosterday by the rottawatlamlo County Abstract company: C. S. Nixon arid wife to Ulllan Ben jamin, lots 1 and au in iiiock Howard's add. to Council Bluffs, w. d s0 Heirs ot Para N. Bcsley, deceased, to W. A. Stone, lot 19 In isiuera add. to Council Bluffs, w. d 2,300 A. O. Decker and wife to J. B. Thompson, lot and efc or si in Terwllllger's ndd. to Council Bluffs, w. A 2.200 Sheriff to K. II. Umgee. lots 1 and 12 In Mcueo s suUL of lots 4 and S In block 20 in Hughes and Donl phan'H add. to Council muffs, s. d ttfl I'our transfers, total., $5,931 Tommy Orr's Death Was Due to Accident ' Iovm Sen Notes. DENISON The city oouncll of Denlson has parsed a resolution ordering all mer chandise, coal boxes and popcorn stands off tho sidewalks and streets. IDA GROVE Dr. J. E. Conn was calledJ to Schaller to assist Dr. Andre In caring for Mrs. Honry Green, who was terribly Injured and almost dismembered In a runaway. FORT DODGE A 240-pound deer Is tho spoils of a recent hunt In northern Min nesota, that A. C. Boggs, jr., a promi nont local automobile dealer, Is display ing since his return to Fort Dodge. The doer Is a "five point buck." SHEiN'ANDOAH Charles Simpson, a baker's assistant at the Johnson bakery, caught his hand In tho breadmlxer Wcdnetulay afternoon and tore tho hand from thumb to little finger In his efforts to- release himself from tho machine. LOGAN Davo Moore, doputy clork of tho dtstrlat court of Harrison county, has resigned his posttjon and purchased Mr. Craft's interest in the Craft & Davis store at Dunlap, whero he will engage In the hardwaro and Implement business. FORT DODGE Members of tho state board of the Woman's Christian Tcmper unce union havo Just concluded a regu lar quarterly meeting here. Chief among the business was reports about $10,000 al ready raised toward a hoped-for $100,000 endowment fund. DENISON An order came from the offlco of the supervising architect at Washlm-ton toduy directing the pontmas ter to give notice to those having buildings on tho ground purchased by the govern ment for n poi-tnfflce site to vacate tho proponed plat within thirty days. C RESTON T he automobllo firm ot Urown Brothers here was strengthened yesterday by the addition to equal part nership of Charles Elliott, formerly In partnership with Oeorgo Bilbo. The now firm expects to erec.t a large garage as soon ns weather conditions will permit. CRESTON The. Baldwin locomoivo works are now delivering to tho Burling ton system 100 heavy Mikado locomotives ot the most powerful ot this type ot engines having a tractive effort of about 00,001 pounds. They aro especially de signed fur freight traffic with long hard runs. SHENANDOAH Two runaway acci dents In Coin tho first of the week re sulted disastrously, will Morrow was run over by a wagon and surrered a broken nose and bad bruises. Carl Dow. ell's team upset a loaded buggy and Mrs. Dowell had a collarbone broken and her head badly cut GLENWOOD Caught under a freight train while attaching an air brake hose, dragged tho length of ten cars and los- . . . . , . .. n . a . I nInl.lH.. ......). IIIK IHU nival Ul wis i;iuiiiiiib . uii.il a. rut to ploces under tho train. EL U. Carey of Lincoln, a brakemun, escaped death in tho Pacific Junction railroad yards by almost a miracle. LOGAN Members of tho Order of the Eastern Star of Logan are looking for ward with special Interest td the next regular meeting of tho order, Tuesday evening, December 10, at which time" ini tiatory work will be exemplified. The grand worthy patron, W. H. Klllpack of Council Bluffs, among officials, will be In attendance. , AMES E. X Moody, aged an em ploye at tho gas plant, mot probably with fatal Injuries yesterday when his skull was fractured by a flying belt at the plant Ho was Hurried to the college hospital and an operation performed to relieve the pressure on the brain, but up to the last news he had not regained consciousness. It is feared that he may not survive. LOQAN A dispatch received here yes terday conveyed the information that James K. Hardy, a former resident of Harrison oounty, passed away at his homo Wednesday night at Seattle. Mr. Hardy was born In Illinois' In 18W and came to Harrison county In 1852; his father was the first county Judge and the first to build and run a flouring mill In tho county. He Is survived by his widow, two daughters, five brothers and ono sister. The body will doubtless be returned to Magnolia for Interment OSCEOLA Tho badly mutilated body of Levi Oaku, a wealthy resident of Osceola, was found Thursday by Bectlon men lying along the railroad track near the outskirts of tho city. It Is believed Oaks threw himself in front of a train. Despite his wealth he had made some bad Investments, which had worried him greatly of late and he was to have been an Important witness In a cose to be tried in the court there soon. He had remarked to the sheriff that he woulj rather die than testify In tho case. In tho light of existing conditions it is be lieved he committed suicide. OSCEOLA That the' towns of south. western Iowa are alert and full of ac tivities Is 'evidenced by the fact that many of them nre Just now engaged In bettering their municipal affairs. Osce ola Is planning to have -an adequate water supply before winter sets In and at Its last city council meeting decided to sink a deep well and Monday sinned a contrnct with J. D. Shnw of Davenport provioing ior a wen. to cost, Including casings, $3 per foot of depth. The con tract provides the depth is not to exceed 2.000 feet at the same price per foot, un less the Judgment of the council no dic tates. The work Is to beirln within nn week and continue night and day until completed. Fontanelle's town council nns taken steps to provide for better housing for their fire fighting apparatus, for enforcing the curfow ordinance and for a better lighting system In the near future. Massena residents are planning a union of their three small churchts Into one of larger strength. Afton has voted for a new electric lighting systom Creston Is soon to voto on municipal ownership of waterworks. DISTRICT COURT NOTES FROM MADISON COUNTY MADISON, Neb., Deo. 7,-(Speclal.) The case of the state of Nebraska against Francis M. Babb for wife deser tion, which went to the Jury yesterday evening Just as district court adjourned, resulted In a verdict ot acquittal tor ths defendant. In the case of the state of Nebraska against Leslie E. Ryan for wife deser tion, which occupied the attention of the court up till noon today, the court In structed the Jury to find a verdict ot acquittal for the defendant and Judgment against the defendant for the costs of the suit. The attention of the court yesterday afternoon was devoted to the case or John Malony against the Iowa and Ne braska Public Service corporation, wherein the plaintiff asks Judgment for damages In the sum of $2,993 for Injuries alleged to have been received while In the employ of the defendant Attorney Nolan of the firm of Rich, Nolan Sc Woodland, Omaha, is making the de fense and Kclsey & Rice of Norfolk are representing the prosecution. JENKS ELECTED CHAIRMAN OF CIVIL SERVICE COUNCIL MILWAUKEE, Wis.. Deo. 7. Robert D Jenks of Philadelphia late this afternoon was elected chairman of the council of the National Civil Service Reform league; Robert W. Belcher, secretary, and George T. ICeyes, assistant secretary, both of New York., Tho meeting came to a close tonight with a banquet. Wells Knocks Out Ilodcl. LONDON; Dec. 7. Bonbadler Wells, the English heavyweight champion, made his first appearance In tho ring In Lon don since his return from the United States when tonight he knocked out George Rode), champion of South Africa. The end of the fight came In the second rnntvt after Wolls twico had floored Rodel. ' Coroner Cutlor yesterday held the In quest to fix the responsibility for the death of Tommy Orr. he 13-year-old boy w ho was accidentally killed Thanksgiving day by a shot fired from a gun In the I hands of Harry Duftled, an older com panion. The verdict of the Jury was that the killing was accidental and tha no blame could be legally attached to the DUffleld boy. TQ THE YOUNG LADIES We make a special effort to do fine work in framing hand-painted pictures. Let us have your work H. 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