Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 18, 1901, Page 4

4 NEWS OF MINOR MENTION, Davis sells glass Davis sells drugs. “Mr. Rl p-cent clgar. Fine Missourl oak. Gilbert Bros. Gas fixtures and globes at Bixby's Fine A. B. C. beer, Neumayer's hotel Wollman, selentifie optician, 49 B'd'y. Schmidt's photos guaranteed to please Muore's stoek food kills worms, fattens. W. J. Hostetter, dentist, Baldwin block. Leffert, jeweler, optician, 236 Broadway. Drink Budwelser beer. L. Rosenfeld, agt Picture framing. C. K. Alexander & Co., 833 Broadway. Fidelity Counefl, No. will meet this evening Attend Beno's remnant Saturday of this week Mrs. John Templeton of Vine visiting relatives at Modale, 1n Alderman Brown will private business trip to W. F. Graff, undertaker 101 Bouth Main street. 'Phone 8. t vour work done at the popular Eagle dry, 7 Broadway one 157 Morgan & Kisin, upholstering, furniture repalring, mattress making. 122 8. Main st Mr. and Mrs, Svenke Boysen left yester dny on a week's visit to friends at Boone, 1a Mrs. R. A, HBiaine home at 716 Willow three weeks with grip Mrs. Tavler Woolsey and M Long, are visiting friends in Langdon, Mo Mixe Sims, principal of the Bloomer #chool, has resumed her duties after several dnys’ lllness with the grip A want ad in The Bee will bring results The same attention given to a want ad in Council Bluffs as at the Omaha office. Sherldan coal, once tried Always used Bmokeless, no 8oot, clinkers nor sulphur. Prico %, $6.60. Fenlon & Foley, sole agents Mrs, Arthur Hoffmaye will leave today for Chicago on_a VIsit to h ts, Mr and Mrs. M. Duquette, formerly of this ity Mra. W. U'mble reported to the police yes- terday the theft of a gold watch, patf of old cuffbuttons and a sum of money from Fer o Special Examiner Fred n_of the Uplted States pension burcau has recoived notice of his transfer from Council Bluffs to Fort Dodge. There will be a special meeting of the Ladies of the Maccabees for drill Tuesduy afternoon, when all officers and ghards are requested to be present There will be the Assoclated Charities noon” ut clock at the Phelps, 702 First aven Owing to the absence of the director from the city the Busy Bees' guild of Gr Eplucopal church will not hold Its regular meeting tomorrow #fternoon. Mrs B. F. Byrton and children of Water- 100, Ta., are ihe guests of Mrs. Burton's pacents, Mr. and Mrs. B. Shubert of Twen- ty-first street and Second avenue. County Attorney Killpack has been noti- fed that the 1da Lipfert property case will come up in the district court of Union county at Creston next Thursday The funeral of Mrs. 8. D. Reynolds will be this afternoon at 2 o'ele 1 ley's underyking rooms terment will be in Fairview cemetery A. M. O'Nell, in advance of the “A Poor Relation’ company, was in the city yester- day arranging for the production of his show (n the near future at the Dohany opera hout Council World, wi 156, Royn! Arcanum, sale Friday and street | has been Kept to her for the last Mrs. and mother relatives riant mecting of aturday after- home of Mrs, amp No. W, Woodmen of the meet In regular session to- night, when there will be work in the pro- tection degr Refreshments will be servedl #t the close of the business meeting, Charles R. Hannan, president of the First Natlonal bank, returned yesterday morning from Detroit, Mich., where he was called by the serlous flincss of hig brother, who was suffering from typhotd” fever. When Mr. Hanuan left Detrolt his brother was much improved. W. C. Estep will leaye today for the Pa- with a view of lockin, the v the purpose of securing a catlon. The removal of family from this city will 0 lurge circle of friends and & Buitable bus Mr. Estep an regretted b acqualntances. The Kilfoll Stock company played to an- other good house last evening at the Do- hany theater. The entertalnments given by this company have proven very satis- factory in the main to our theat Tonight another good plece from repertofre will be put on the boards. The shelter houses used by the smallpox guards at the Woman's Christian Associa- tion hospital and the Schoup residence were removed yesterday for the accommodation of the officers guarding the Atlantic house on Main street and the Meneray home Stutsman street. There were no new de- velopments yesterday in the smallpox situa- tion. ‘Thomas Drake. tional Fypogra organizer of the Interna- hical union for the Ninth district, leaves this morning for 8t. Joseph and Sedalin to try to adjust atters be- tween the members of the unlon in those citles and their employers in regard to th nine-hour work day which the union I8 o tempiing to enforce and which 18 belng re- sisted by the employers, Willlam Bachelor of 1109 aveniue was brought before sioners of insanity yesterday afternoon on complaint of members of his family, ~ As Bachelor desired to be represented by an attorney the hearing will be held today. 1t is churged that he s mentally Gnbalanced and has made threats against the lives of the members of his family. Mrs. John Foot, aged 40 ednesday night at her residen 19 Ave- nue B, after an iliness of four months, Her hurband and one - daughter, Mre. Frank Hunt, survive her. Funeral services will be held this afternoon at 3 o'clock at the residence, conducted by Rey, R. Venting, pastor of the First Baptist church. Satur: day morning the body will be taken to Tingley, 1a., for burlal. Y. Plumbing Co., telephone 260. Sixty Wirds in One Haul. The wholesale robbing of henroosts in the outlying portions of the city continues and 8o far the police have been unable to secure any clue to the chicken thieves. One of the recent heaviest lowers at the hands of these thieves is R. Cottermyer of Twenty-sixth street, who complained to the polce yesterday morning that over sixty thoroughbred chickens had been stolen from his premises Wednesday night. Tracks at the rear of the yard indicated that the thieves had carried off their feath- ered booty in a wagon. Twenty-sixth the commis- ears, died N. Howell's Antl-Kawf cures coughs, colds. IT DON'T PAY To Buy Poor Shoes That is the reason that every customer of out store Is always pleased with his purchase. We do not keep poor shoes even it we do sell at a low price. We keep the best the factory turns out, and when you get shoes at our store you can depend upon hav- ing received full value for your money. SARGENT™ Look for the Bear. FARM LOANS Negotlated In Fastern Nebraska and lowa. James N Casady, jr., 126 Main 8t., Councll Bluffs, By Save Your Money i SAVINGS, LOAN AND BUILDING ASS' 288 P ) Street, Council Bluffs, THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: FLHIDAY, JANUARY 18, 1901 BLUFFS. MAD RUN OF A WILD ENGINE Island Locomotive Eecapes from the Yards. JESSE BELL, TRAIN PORTER, IS KILLED Rock Tron Monster Mizes Up in Tw Before Yielding to Experienced Hands of Rock Island switeh engine No. 53, while standiog unattended near the company's new roundhouse on South Ninth street yes terday morning, suddenly started off on its own accord and before any of the hostler: workiug near it could jump aboard pullei out at a rapid pace toward the Union Pa cific transfer. At the east switch, a few hundred yards from the transfer depot, it crashed into the rear coach of Wabash pas- senger train No. 2, which had just pulled out ard had not quite cleared the switch. The force of the collision turned the coach over on its side. Jesse Bell, a colored por- ter on the Rock Island eastbound pansenger train, who was standing by the track wait- iig to turn the switch for his train, whick was due to follow the Wabash train out of the depot, was crushed to death beneath the overturned car. Mrs. L. E. Hostetter and two children of Omaha, the only passengers in the coach overturned, were severcly bruised and partially stunned from the shock, but were able to proceed on their way to Silver City, I The switch engine was standiug on what i« known as the “cinder track,” near the roundhouse, where it had been left by its crew after the might's work and was about to be taken into its stall to be cleaned, when in some unaccountable manner it commenced to back down the track toward the depot. Nonme of the hostlers working near were close enough to fump on board, but the crew of another mswitch engine nearby gave chase, but was handicapped by having to walt to open switches and was unable to reach the runaway engine before 1t crashed Into the Wabash passenger train Death Finds Him at Post of Duty. Jesse Bell, the Rock Island porter, had ridden on the front platform of the rear coach of the Wabash train as far as the switch, intending to throw it for his train, which was to follow immediately after, the tracks of the Omaba & St. Lows and the Rock Island crossing at this point. Just as he jumped from the car and was stand ing by the track the collision followed and the car fell on him, crushing the life out of him instantaneously and his body from the head down into an almost unrecognizably mass. The side of the overturned car had to he chopped away before Bell's body could be removed. Mrs. L. E. Hostetter and her children, the only occupsnts of the coach that was over- turned, were promptly rescued and at firat were thought to be seriously injured. They, kowever, were suffering more from the shock than anything else, although some- what severely bruised. Dr. Lacey, the local physician of the Omaha & St. Louls Railway company, was sent for, but before his ar- rival Mrs. Hostetter had recovered suffl- ciently to proceed on her way in the train to Silver City. After a delay of about thirty minutes the Wabash train continued on its way without the damaged coach. The force of the collision did not throw the runeway switch engine from the track and it continued on its mad race toward the transfer depot, where the eastbound Rock Island passenger train was standing, ready to pull out. Tries to Cateh the Runaway. Englneer McBride of the Rock Island train saw the wild engine approaching, and, telling hiz fireman to back as quickly as possible, jumped from his engine with tho purpose of attempting to board the ap- proaching switch engine and if possible avoid a collision. He was unable, however, to get aboard the runaway, which bumped Into the Rock Island engine, tearing off the pilot and doing other damage. The force of the collision was minimized, however, by reason . of the Rock Isiand train being backed. The runaway engine was then cor- ralled and taken back to the roundhouse, it being but slightly damaged from its two coillsicns. The Rock Island engine was too much damaged to go out and atter a delay of about half an hour, during which a new engine was secured, the passenger train pulled out for the east. Jesse Bell, the colored porter, had been in the employ of the Rock Island company for a number of years. His home is at Towa City, where his Temains will be taken today after the inquest, which will be held by Coroner Treynor this morning at 8:30 o'clock at Lunkley's undertaking rooms. Bell leaves a wife and three small children At the roundhouse no one was able to glve an explanation of how the switch engine came to break loose. It was said the valve was not leaking and that the (hrottle had not been blown off. J. H. Mather, claim agent for the Rock Island, with headquarters at Des Moines, arrived In the city yesterday afternoon and i engaged in lnvestigating the cause of the engine's mad freak. a Gravel roofing. A. H. Reed, 41 Broadway. PORT o MINING t E. Chase Tells About Mining Property of Oflicer & Pusey. An interesting feature in yesterday's hearing before Judge Thornell of the Offi- cer & Pusey bauk case was the introduction as evidence of the report of Albert B. Chase. mining engineer and United States deputy mineral surveyor, the expert selected under order of court to make an investigation of the mining property which formed the buik of the estate of the late Thomas Officer. This report has been eagerly looked for by the many creditors of the bank, as upo the future outpui of these mines depends much their chances of recovering che money which they deposited with the firm. The report 8: The mines are situated in Battle Moun- tain mining district, Eagle county, rado, The property consists of Longfello Hertha, Blake, Percy Chester, Wolden Won der lodes, either patented, or upon which r's receipts have been issued, and onter No. 2 and Mabel ledges, u h patent applications have not ve the Ereater p g ced within the enta Covered by ¢ twenty-two acres. ve been applie mine Is Waperts Vary as to Value, The report contains u complete geographi- cal formation of the district and says there are extensive developments and ore I8 found in “workabl quantities in the lime and porphyry contact and also in the quartzite. As to the character of the ore deposits in the district there seem to be two opinlons, many of those who have been In the wection for a long time and are familiar with the mine regard them aw true fissures, but others equally as well Informed deny this, while the examination was too limited and’ superficlal to enable a positive assur- ance; the expert is Inclined (o the latter opinion. That there are fissure veins in the trict seems 10 be well established, but of their extent little i known, as they have only been slightly worked. Of the robabie value of the ore no report s made Jho ore occurs In channels more or less regular and appears to have u good de. gree of continuity. The dip of the ore EXPERT. the area approximately INTEREST FROM channels follows the strata The channel widens out forms valuable pockets. bodies fn the Percy Chestcr are large size and ore of high grade and In good quantities was extracted. In this property one main _channel has been developed and the ore exhausted to a depth of about 00 feet. To this point the ore was more or eas oxvdized and of a high grade. Here a large body of pure sulphide ore was en- itered and has been developed to quite n extent. A% to the val [0 “in "It ean be at best but an approxima- it fa fmpossible to mensure and at is actually developed; but onable approximation may be reached upon the aseumption that the ore body wiil continue some distance of the average size as the ore developed and that the yalues will remain uniform. Judging from the size of the ore bodies already encountered and worked it fs reasonable to suppose that an average thickness of three feet will be maintained. 1t |6 safe to assume that sev Auble feet of solld sulphide ore will make a ton. On this basis there will be about 1,80 tons of ore body “In slght.” As to the value of this ore there seems fo be a lack of uniformity, Four drifta of considerable length are driven fnto the ore, Ore taken from many points along tho sides and breasts of these workings und tests mu show the following results: Drift No. Gold, 064 ounce; silver, 6.4 ounce $16.64. Drift No. 2--Gold, 0.3 ounce 26 oun Drift 3 02 ounce; value, ounce; siiver, of the frequently avd ome of the ore rock 6.6, 13 [ Characteristic North of drift No 28 ounce gold, 10.7 ¢ assayed value of $1 One fiwsure ocours in the Mabel. A shaft has been sunk to th depth of elghty feet and as far as devel this mine has all the characteristics of a true fissure. It ix well defined and in por- tlons of the workings both walls are plainly seen. In other parts the vein is wider than the working and a portion of |t i left hung Ing on the walls. At the present time orc Is scattered in the bottom of the shaft and the brea the drift. In the latter place the ore coms 1o be getting larg:r and more Single samples taken from the s yed .3 ounce gold and 112 ounces s ver, with a value of $1L92. Ore taken from f the drif¢ returned .06 ounc ounces silver, having a valu A pocket producing two ecarload has been worked, which gave better returng than the assuy. One shows 194 ounces gold and another 2.6 ounces of the same, Both returned some siiver value Option Held in Colorndo. During the hearing it developed that thy receivers had glven a person In Colorado an option on the Walter Scott mine for §75,- 000 agd that this option had not yet ex pired” This asset of the bank has been listed by the recelvers at $25,633 Charles T. Officer and Willlam P. Officer were on the stand and examined as to the mining property of their father. The for- mer was also examined as to the bank's condition. He submitted a statement taken from the bank's books, which be sald showed that the firm was solvent in No- vember, 1884, this belng in contradiction of the evidencs of Expert Accountant Walters. By Mr. Officer’s figures the bank Lad assets to the amount of $37.616.19 In excess of its labilities. It also showed that at this date the deposits amounted to $245,000, while the actual cash in the bank aggregated $31,- 68496, It is expected that the arguments will be reached today. of True Fisnure. mple_return Hiver, having Commonwealth 10-cen: cigar. FIRST. OF TH RRET Hogan Ouren Submitx a N Ofisets (o Conningham C The first of the “tax ferret” cases, 'n which F. M. Cunningham claims to have uncovefed personal property which has been omitted from assessment, was par- tlally heard before County Treasurer Arnd yesterday. It was the case In which prop- erty belongink to Hogun Ouren was clatmed by Cunningham to haye been cuiitted from assessment for the last five years. Ouren submitted a number of offsets against the amounts listed by Cunningham and the hearing was continued to afford him an op portunity of presenting proof of these off- sets. The hearing of the case against August Beresheim, guardian of J. B. Keeline, was continued by Treasurer Arnd until January 4 Today Treasurer Arnd will hear the cases in which Cunningham has reported prop- erty belonging to the Ballard estate and Henry Weise of Avoca as ommitted from essessment Yesterday Cunningham served notice on Treasurer Arnd of another batch of his discovery of unassessed property. They were: John M. Galvin, trustee for the Pendleton helrs, a total of $23,000 for the last five years; 8. 8. Rust of Oakland, a total of $15,279 for the last five years; Wil- liam Plummer of this city, a total of $19, 260 for the last five years; James Boiler, as executor of the estate of the late Joseph Boller, a total of §121,066 for the last five years. The Galvin and Boiler casos will be heard by County Treasurer Arnd on Jan- uary 29 and the Rust and Pummer cases on January 25, The hearing In the case of A. N. Rich which was to have been held yesterday he- fore County Auditor Innes, was postpencd until next Tuesday, Frank Shina filed an amended and substi- tuted petition in his injunction case against the Board of County Supervisors, the county auditor and treasurer and F. M. Cunning- ham yesterday. The allegations in the main are the same as contalned In the original petition, except that he contends that there is no authority in law for the Board of Su- pervigors to enter iuto a contract with any person respecting the collection of taxes or to apprépriate funds to be used in employ- ing persons to discover and bring to light property to be placed on the assessment roll with a view to collect same. He also alleges that the contrnct entered into by the board to pay Cunningham a sum equal to 60 per cent of all mongys recoversd through his efforts is contrary to public policy, and, further, that the contract in question has been annulled by section 7, chapter 1, Acts of the Twenty-eighth As sembly, inasmuch that Cunningham failed to file within thirty days after the passage of the act bis written acceptance of 15 per cent as remuneration for hiz services. It Is on this latter point that Shinn now expects to be able to knock out the contract of the board with Cunningham. Davis sells paint, ¥ wte Transfers. The following trasfesr were filed yester- day in the abstract, title and loan office of J. W. Squire, 101 Pearl street Albertus Young and wife to Willlam 0. Young, und 2-9 of elg nely 25,7~ A1, w Charles Anderson t acres in nely sbiy rew Kunkel nig neiy 3 olsom ¥ Case, lot 22, rond add, w P, Morgan Frazler, lot 1, e - Lillian B, Bernhardi and husband ‘to Minervia D. Dodge, lot 4, block 14, Bverett's add, w d rmers' Loan and Trust company to Horace K. Gould, und 1-3 of lot 9, block rd’s add, q ¢ d Towa Lo Trust same, 9 in 65, 12 in 11, 0 Burns’ add, and 5 in 23, Howard's add, a ¢ d W. P, Webster to O. P. Hansen, 5 In §, Toward's add, o ¢ d John M. Barbour and ‘wif J. Johnson, lots 2 and 1 Bayllss' 34 add, w d 5 3 Phorris Bmith, §1; 7440, W ...\ wife to John i, wd & st and husband block 5, Rail- i to " Nina and’wite A Grimes' ‘add, block 6 F, fo 0 Andrew 1 of § in 3, Total, ten transfers Death of Mrs, Holman, Mrs, Emma_ Holman, wife of James A Holman, dled yesterday at the home of her mother, Mrs. Kracht, 721 Seventh avenue, while undergoing an operation. Six years ago Mrs. Holman met with an accident while alighting from & motor car end in a sult agalnst the Omaha & Councll Bluffs | mourn her loss. IOWA Raflway and Bridge company was awarded damages in the sum of $5.000. The motor company ook the case to the supreme court and it sent back to the district court for a new trial. On the second trial Mre Holman secured a verdict for $12,000. Her Injurles, it was claimed, resulted fn tuber culosis of the hip bone and she underwent A number of operations, belng treated re- cently at Battle Creck, Mich. Since her return her condition become much worse and the physicians decided to attempt another operation. This was done yester- day alternoon, but she died while under the anesthotic Mrs. Holman was 24 years of age and besides her husband leaves & mother, two sisters and a brother, all of this city, to The funeral will be held nday afterncon from St. Paul's Episco- pal church, of which she was a member, at 3 o'clock. The rector, Rev. George Edward Walk, will conduct the services, and inters ment will be In Fairview cemotery. was WHITELAW & GARDINER, n Store, Couneil ridny and Satarday Bargaine. JACKETS AND CLOAKS. $7.50. to $17.60 ladies’ jackets for $3.95. to 910 misses and children's jackets for $3.95, 7.50 to 0.0 £10 to $3.95 MILLINERY $19 plush and cloth capes for $15 ladies' tallor-made suits for TO CLOSE PRICE. $6 and $7.50 silk and fancy wool waists tor $3.98. $2 and $2.39. $1.75 and $2 wool walsts for $1.30, $11adies’ wool waists for 75e. COMFORTERS. full size comforter for 50c. hand-made comforter for §1. hand-made comforter for $1.39, and $350 satine and silkoline forters for $175 $2.75 wool blankets for $1.75. $1.50 sanitary wool blankets for $3.19, $6 wool blankets in gray and tan $4.80. $10 fine reversible slumber robes for UNDERWEAR ¢ women's union suits for 15c. women's wool ribbed vests and pants OUT AT MALF $4 wool and jersey waists for 8¢ $1.5 com- for mer Boc men's silk fleeced underwear children’s all-wool ribbed and fleeced underwear for 1 s0¢ e, 80¢ Iadies’ corsets, in drab only, for 25c. Lot dark outing flannel for $14c a vard Standard calico, dark styles, St%c a vard. Special bargains in dress goods, hoslery, skirts and notions WHITELAW & GARDINER, toston Store, Council Bluffs, BELLAMY n Day in Hix Sixteen Rallrond Service, la., Jan. 17.—(Spectal.)—ire- Bellamy has worked for the Burlington & Quincy railroad for ears and in that time has not lost a day. Eleven years of this service has been put in on the fastest run that the company has. He has made 605,840 miles and burned 32501 tons of coal. He has never received u scratch by accident and is strong and hearty. Bellamy is the fireman on the Burlington's fast mail from Burling- ton to Creston, aédistance of 190 miles. He doubles the rond every day. About a month ago, when the fast mail was wrecked at Kirkwood, H1, aml in which wreck Fireman Shannon lost his life and two mail cars were burned, Bellamy was walting in the Burlington yards with his engine for the {lMfated train. Owing to the seriousness of the accidert the mail west from Burlington was angulled, but the crew was given op- portunity to double the road so as not \o lose any time. The record is believed to bs without w parallel in railroad history. for Toe. underwear for FIREMAN AS A RECORD, Hax Not man Charles Chicago, sixteen Lad is Missing, In., Jan. 17.-~(Special Tele- gram.)—At Jefferson Warren Munsell, the 11-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. L. Mun- sell, has been missing since Tuesday even ing and his parents fear abduction. When last seen young Munsell was in the company of an unknown youth and they went east. From that time all trace of the boy has been lost. The boy is of medium size and brown checked eoat. The stranger was al most @ man in appearance. The town Is greatly excited over his whereabouts. The sheriff today was in Boone and Marshall~ town. The boy's parents are wealthy. Da BURLINGTO The refusal of H. W. Weaver of Wapello, In., chairman of the lowa state republican central commitiec, to be a candidate for the office of national bank examiner, to succeed George A. Stone of Des Molnes, who retires on account of poor health, leaves the fleld open to three candidates. They are H. W, Garrett of Burlington, J. A. §. Pollard of Fort Madison and G. Cooper of Des Molnes. Pollard is a democrat and Cooper and Gar rett are republicans and the appointment seems to lia between the two latter, The appointmert is presidential. Mers: GRINNELL, wore a (Special.) Cornerstone of New College. LEMARS, Ta., Jan. 17.—(Special.)—The cornorstone of Western Union college will be laid on February Bishop Dubs of the United Evanmgelical church will come from Chicago to perform the ceremony and other distnguished men have been sent invitations to attend. The new bullding s to replace the college destroyed by fire last Augusi, just after ihe conferences of the United Evangelical churches in Towa, 1l nois and Nebraska had located the college in Lemars. Satoons to One Onawa, ONAWA, Ta., Jan. 17.~(Spectal.)—~After a week's hard work Monona county's super- visors have comploted the canvass of the names on the saloon consent petition and though some were stricken off, there still remain 125 more than the required number. Snloons have been open In some parts of Monona county since March, but none In Onawa. Some now expect to open here soon, however To Nridge the Mississippl. BURLINGTON, Ia., Jan. 17.—(Speclal Tel- egram.)—Artlcles of Incorporation for the Citizen's Bridge company of Burlington Ia., were filed today. The capital stock is $100,000. The officers are W. W, Parsén president; I. L. Unterkircher, vice presi- dent; C. M. Hyskell, secretary; George Boesch, treasurer. The object is to con- ntruct o wagon bridge across the Mississippi river at Burlington Rowe Feels Moo Sore to Do | GRINNELL, Ia., Jun, 17.—(Special.)~The tory that Chester Rowe, former conviet and defaulting Poweshiek county treasurer, will reimburse this county for the money he took with him to Mexico is not credited here, as Rowe 1s known to be especially bitter to- ward some of the men who were on his bond La Grippe coughs often continue for months and sometimes lead to fatal re- sults after the patient is supposed to have passed the danger point. Foley's Honey and Tar affords positive protection and security from these coughs. Myers-Dillon Drug Co, Omaba; Dillon's Drug Store, South Omaba. |secured enough funds to leave but $39,000 (OLLEGIANS T0 COMPETE Preparations Making for Towa's State Col- loge Oratorioal Oontest, TO BE HELD IN MT, PLEASANT FEBRUARY 28 Fourteen Institutions | n- tion and All Knter Creliminnries, but Only Spenkers Will Compete. DES MOINES, la., Jan. 17.—(Special.) The plans are now almost perfected for the stute college oratorical contest which is to be held at Mount Pleasant February 28 next. There are fourteen iustitutions of learning represented in the state associa tion, and the oratfons which have been sub. mitted to the judges on thought and comw position have becn sent to the committee in charge. These judges have not yet been selected, but will be very soon. The names of the contestants are not yet known, be cause the judges select elght who will be permitted to deliver the orations submitted The orations sent from the different col leges are as follows: *National Progrees. Morningside college; “All's Well," Des Molnes college; “The Coming Industrial ism,” Iirake university; “A Strange Life Cornell college; ““The American Volunteer,” Parson's college; “Caln’s Question,” Penn college; “Supremal of Law,” Central unl- versity; “Selt Adjustment,” Smpson col lege; “The Triumphs of Nationalism, Upper Towa university; “Benedict Arnold,” Coe college; “Evolution of Woman," Agrl- cultural college; “Miesion of Government, Lennox college; “Oliver Cromwell,” Towa college; “The True P -publicanism,” Towa Wesleyan universit Carnegle Gives Some W It has been contrary to the custom of Andrew Carnegie to give money for libraries connected with educational institutions, but In all cases ho bas insisted on municipal provision for maintenance of libraries wiere he has founded them. An effort has recently been made by Drake university of this city (0 secure some of Carnegle's millions for library at the university, but this failed for tho reason given. But Upper lowa uulver- sity, a comparatively small institution, has succeeded Indirectly through the efforts uf Speaker Henderson, who is a graduate of that institution. Carnegle has given $25,000 to the university, which he sent to Speaker Honderron with the following note: My Dear Friend—You will receive & check for §25,000, which you can use as you think best for your alma mater, for her perma- nent interests, preferably for a Wbrary P. 8.1 think any institution that so much of a Scotsman is entitied recognition. ANDREW CARNEGIF Work on the new lbrary bullding will be commenced at the university soon. Since September 1 President Benton has been at work and he announces that he has e, made to be raised to mect the $100,000 require- ment which accompantes all of Mr. Car negie’s 1ibrary gifts. Pledges amounting $20,000 from four sources, including farm worth $5,000, have been secured con- ditional upon the ralsing of a twentieth century fund of $100,000. The sum of $15,- 000 has been guaranteed by Rev. R. D, Black on the same condition and Presiding Elder J. C. Magee has promised renl estate in a leading county seat town in lown valued at $1,000, which brings the figure up to within $30,000 of the $100,000 mark. The institution has, in fact, practically assured an endowment of about $71,000. Red Oak Would Go. Judge Smith McPherson of Red Oak, who is holding federal dlstrict court in the city, this morning called on Adjutant Gén- eral Byers and practically assured him that in case a battalion of the Iowa tional Guard can be sent to the Ivaugural of President McKinley In March Red Oak will raise the money and send the Red Oalk soldier boys. Dubuque and Sioux Oity stand ready to do the same and if Daven- port will do so General Byers will tender the battalion to the inaugural committee. Wil Not Buy Land. The State Board of Control has not pur- chased the land which it was sought to add to the state farm at the insane hospi- tal at Clarinda. The land belongs to John Anna and the board desired to purchase a part of his farm. He placed a valuation of | $200 an acre upon it, but the hoard thought that excessive. Smallnox Reports, Reports of smallpox were recelved today by the State Board of Health from Douglas township, Audubon county, from Sheridan | township, Scott county, and two cases from Webster county. Five cases are reporte in one family at Guthrie Center, No new | cases have developed in Des Molnes for a | week. to Supreme Court Decisions. The supreme court placed on file clsions in the following appeal cases: C. J. and A. M. Holman, appellants, against James M. Hodges, Woodbury county title to land in Missourl river chan- nel at 8foux City: affirmed. F. W. Bresser, appeliani, against ericka Saarman ‘et al, Des Moines county; suit for partition of real estse; affirmed Tolerton & Btetson Company against Anglo-California Bank, appeliant, Wood- bury county; damages for breach’ of war- ranty in sale of property; reversed Anna Beverly, appellant, against North- | 7 Life Association, Marshall county; ac- | ton on Nfe insurance policy; aMrmed D. J. Evans, appellant, against John | Hughes, Marshall county; replevin action; | affirmed. | Price of an Towa Dog Mite A jury in the district court fn Hardin county has fixed the price of a dogbite in that county at $125. Dick Steenblock of Abbott secured a verdict for that suwmn against Martha Johns, whom he had sued for $2,000 damages. Steenblock wus visit- ing at the house of Albert Leverton last April when a dog bit him, inflicting a very slight wound. The dog was killed. Steen- block was told the dog belonged to Jesse Johns and suit was commenced against him, but it was shown the dog belonged to his mother. On the trial just concluded the jury gave Steenblock a judgment for $120. de- Saloon Troubles Continue, In'most of the northern counties of Towa petitions for licensing the saloons have been rejected or falled for sufficient sup- port, but this year a more active effort Is being made to secura saloon petitlons. At the same time the prohibitionists are active in prosecuting violators of the prohi- bition law. In Emmet county the cases brought by Rev. H. H. Abrams for viola tion of the law have been dropped because of lack of ovidence and in Dickinson county they have all been withdrawn. In Emmet county the canvass for consent netitions has developed a lively quarrel. The petde | tions s presented to the board 1 clent and with forty-elght names (o #pare but while the board was canvassing the petitions the prohibitionists secured the removal of sixty-five names. Then (he board delayed the matter and names were | added and others taken off, both wides working hard among voters to get them to take a stand in the matter. At last ac counts the board was undecided what to do about authorizing licens Mes. Hossnck Indicte The Warren county grand jury today in Qicted Mrs, Hossack for murder of her husband, near New Virginia. The case will not be tried at this term and the woman Is out on bonds. Ewas, Medicine Man and Revolver, OSCEOLA, Ia., Jan. 17.—(8pecial.)—Some- thing of a sensation was created here this | less if a sufficlent flow of water is obta | United States land office in medicine company drew a revolver on his | audience becavse the members rotien-egged | him, and was arrested and fined $50 there for. The medicine man had promised to give $1 for every bottle of medicine pur chased by his patrons, and after selling a great number fnformed the buyers that h had the money and they had the medicine This led to the rotten cgs scene New Fir LEMARS, Jan .t Lemars. 17.(Special ) ~Two portant business enterprises have |launched in Lemars this week Smuliz Mardware company, with J | $multz, . A Post, M. A. Moore and Fred | D. Moore as tncorporators. They will do a | Jobbing and retail hardware business "udi bave unlimited capital. They succeed th | firm of H. W. Wilcox, one of the oldes { tablishments in the city. Emil Lanx, B. ¢. Lucke and bach have formed a stock company known as the Lanx & Locke company and have filed articles of incorpor: . The | | company has a paidup capital of $10,000 and | {will do a wholesale and retall grocery | business IMPLEMENT DEALERS ELECT | Slous Falls Convention ¢ xeentlve Staffl=Sions Conven Next De SIOUX FALLS, 8. D., Jan. 17.—(Special Telegram.)—The second annual convention of the Retail Implement De assoct ation of South Dakota, southwestern Min- nosota and northwestern lown, which has been in since Tuesduy, con cluded its work today The following officers the ensuing year: President Mitehell; vice president, M Vermillion; T. W. Childs, Martin, Larchwood; A. D) ton; Roy Williams, Sioux Falls; W. 8 Hill of Alexandria was elected secrotary treasurer. Sioux Falls was selected ag the place of holding the next annual convention | and next December fixed as the time, the | exact date to bo determined later. This evening the visitors were entertalned at | the new theater. im- been The t es- | Al Mus- | to be | | Household Tonic. ALL DRUGGISTS. Prop. by the Val. Blatz Brewing Co., Milwaukee, OMAHA BRANCH, 1412 Douglas St. Tel. 108/, You Can Buy Brains at a meat market, or you can hire other people to think for you, ora nimble- fingered girl to write your letters, but do you know a good dictionary is a great help in writing or epeak- | | ing correctly? Probably have a decrepit old dictionary in your effice. It s s0 tattered and dirty that you #oldom use it. Throw It ln the waste basket and got & Standard Dictionary It1s the latest out and scholars everywhere pronounce it the best Containing ove 300,000 words and having a corps of 240 editors, speclalists and educated mien, costing nearly & million @ollars before placed before the public, it ought to be & valuable book. It is a valuable boek by far the best dictionary before the English-speaking people. session here clected for | John Colvin D. Thompson, Mellette; C. W, Maxwell, Arling were AFTER MORE BUSINESS 3 you Rond Promises MHetter Niob A Teame SIOUX FALLS, S. I, Jun ‘The Milwaukes Railrcad ing a fight to capt larger proportior of the passenger and freight trafie from the town of Niobrara and vicinity. Niobrara is on the Nebraska side of the Missour! river, directly opposite Running W S. D, to which point the Milwaukee r has a line. For the last year Niobrara pa seuger trafic bas been gradually drifting to the Blkhorn raflroad, and a great deal of Niobrara's export stuff in the way of freight has been drifting that way, seeking the Omaha market. To recover this business the Mdwaukee company will improve its service on the Running Water branch. At present and for many years past nothing but freight and mixed trains have been run on this line. As an inducement for again sccuring the Nlobrara tiaflic the company promises to estublish & regular passenger traln service If the business during (he next few months increases suffictently to warrant it. The crossing between Niobrara and | Running Water will also be made one of the best on the Missouri river. se 17.~(Speclal) company {5 mak- re a CALL ON OR WRITE THE MEGEATH STATIONERY €O, 1308 FARNAM STRERT, IN REGARD TO IT. Capture Thieves and YANKTON, 8. D., Jan. 17.-(Special.) The horees stolen from the “‘Circle R" ranch, forty miles northwest of Pierre, and for which the sheriffs of several counties have been searching for some time, were found last Friday at Volin, and thelr dis- covery was followed shortly by the capture of the thieves at Gayville by Sherifft Rath- gebar of Yankton county. Sheriff Courtney of Stanley county left last evening for Pierre with his two prisoners. One of the culprits goes by the name of Blunck and is 4 hard case well known to western ranch men, the other being clearly a tool in his hawds, hele Loot. MONTH. 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NO CURE, NO PAY 1f you havo amall, weak orgal lost power or weakon 1 our Vacuum Organ Developer will restore you without drugs or cloctrielty 2,000 in use; not one alure: ok ana et €0 1) fraad ‘wrtefo Piriioulase: sent coaled i prais sovai LOCAL APPLIANCE CO0.. 414 Charies 8idg. Deavar, Cola. $6.00 A Want New Bids for Well. FORT MEADE, £ D, Jan. 17.—(Special.) ~The contract for sinking an artesian well at this fort has been forfeited and the gov ernment §s now advertising for new bids. New bidders are required to finish the six inch artestan well which has been recently sunk to a depth of 260 feet and cased with standard six-inch well casings (o depth of 923 feet. The well is to be fin- ished to a maximum depth of 1,500 feet, or SYPHILI thesystem. Soon The bonds of the former contractor, whicn were $1,000, will have to be made good ¥ Senate to Reginter's O RAPID CITY, 8. D., Jan. 17.—(Spe George P. Bennett, senator from Ington county, at present attending logislative session at Pierre, has been dorsed, it is stated, by Congressman-elect Martin for the position of register of the this city, the position resigned by A. K. Gardaer. Should his appointment be made in a few days Senator Bennett would probably resign hly position at once and enter upon his duties at the land office. The salary of the regls- ter 15 $3,000 a year. Centerville Coal And coal from the bestmines iu the country. Also hard coal and wood. Neekeepers to Meet. YANKTON, 8. D., Jan. 17.—(Spacial.) ‘The annua! convention of the South Dakota Beckeepers' assoclation will be held in Yankton January 25. There will be an| Frompt delivery is our motto. afternoon and evening session. A splendid program nas been arransed. his session | 11ANSTEF Ling Between Council Blufis of the assoclation was advertised for Sioux | and Omaha. Falls, but as most of the bee fanclers llve nearer to Yankton tho change was made. | Couneil Bluffs Office, No, 23 North Main St Telephono 12K, What shall Wc ()"'l“:ll:".;)'lt(l)l'lfl";i“fl‘:-”l South 12th Street Have for Dessert ¥ Connection made Transfer. This question arises in the family every day. Let us answer it to-day. Try WILLIAM WELCH, Jell-g, " & NLLE uneil Blufs, ared in two minutes. No boiling! no haking ! add boiling water and set to tool, Flavors:—Lemon, O berry and Strawber at your grocers to-d with South Omuha adway, Ariosa, per 1b.... B. Hrand Peabury Rtlo, best Santo & M Mo Get a package Biend o cts i > 40 &4 TEAS— Sun-Drld o lor 1o Gunpowder g Dr. Kay & Uticure cures all female disouses. AL drug- utieur kists, 81 Tllustrated book 804 advice free. Dr.B. J. Kay, Seratoge, N. Yo D Hyson Good Property Is a Good Investment Fifteen lots in & body for sale at a very reasonable price lots are located in Omaha addition and lle high and Aary. They will make a splendid location for some factory. Several other lots suitable for bullding purposes—one of thom especially will make a fine location for & home, being within one block of the motor line and within two blocks of & scheol house and church located in the weetern part of the city. Apply at Bee Office, Council Bluffs Thess week when the proprietor of a German