Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 24, 1901, Page 4

o 2 'UESDAY, l)[ C l-“‘anR THE O\IAHA DAILY Hlfl-.. 4, 1901, NEWS OF ~ COUNCIL BLUFFS. \CL[(U“E PH\T H)R BllF § City Cot INTEREST FROM IOWA. ‘A H. WVEY 0N THE BE \CH lines all over the hortheastern part of the state possible. The company Is to be in ofporated in the spring and surveys made. One line is to be surveyed outherly direction to New Hampton . connect with the line being extended north from Denver. This will give dire for Waterloo with a district reached only by a roundabou second line will run west from ma, on the Great Western thence to Mason City in a then whict Waterloo t connection ch - - south now Sed for our FREE bookiat “Golden Rules lor Housework,’ gram will be given. The conmtestants for ¢ the homor of representing Council Bluffs will be: K. B. Barnes, R, Swaine, R. J. Organ, C. Pryor, D, Hanford, C I‘nmphrll,‘ Fanny Davenport, Helen Hollenbeck, Maude Hart, The team will consist of two young men and one young woman. MRS. JAMES LANGAN MISSING oil Takes Steps to Becurs Location | CO%m Blufts Woman Disappenrs After Omaha Visit—=May Have for L. P. Ben e Been Arrested. wh is now The Crosco to Goveraer Shaw Appoints Nim te Sucosed Judge Conrad. LEGISLATION PROPOSID FOR THE CITIES to Osage and MINORE MENTION, Device for Safety SIOUX CITY, De 3 gram.) device intended dents by the premature vators has been Wilsey, engineer building here Letters patent a to arrive this week from Washington scheme {s described to make it fmp for the lever of the cage to be worked until the door is closed completely. Then the | door 18 locked so securely while the cage 1s away that it cannot be opened until the car returng. The inventor says that today he declined an offer of $75,000 for his patent He has been at work upon it for over a year. of Elevators Tele acel Davis sells drugs Etockert sells carpets and rugs Metz beer at Neumayer's hot: Drs. Green, office 1pp blook Welsbach burners. Bixby & Son. Wollman, sclentific optician, w9 Broadway, Dr. Stephenson, Baldwin bicek. E.evator. « i Thurman is i (Special to avert starting of ele Willlam 1 Bank expe A Curator Aldrich Mutier=Poultry Seeks Show Historienl patented of the by Opens—Tax Ferret Lawsults—Woman Dies of ef. e Security The fa, Is guest | NORTHWESTERN PROPOSES A BUILDING | Mre. James Langan of 1715 South Twelfth street, Council Bluffs, has been missing since Saturday and all efforts to secure any trace of her whereabouts had proven futile up to last night. Her husband and family are almost distracted over her disappear- ance, for which they cannot account in any way. Mrs. Langan Missour! aal; body Welch, 2 N. Main st John Et F 1« Quiney, 111, tor th John Dobany wpend the tives Pletures mas_ shoppe 5 Broadwa & por bert wood, 8,60 cord. Wm. Tel. 128 Fred Leggett it Erle Miile visiting friends iristmas holidays. f Chicag from lnys with | Contrnet for Bridge Over Indian Adjusted With Delny—City f Ham- . (From a Staft Corres, is DES MOINES, Dec. 23.—(Special Tele gram.)—Governor Shaw today appointed A H. McVey to the district bench to succeed the late Judge Conrad. McVey has been a practicing attorney here for many years, but his name had not been discussed In connection with the place left vacant on the bench, and was not known to be a can didate. Numerous other candidates were in the fleld and working for the place, and & rumor had been circulated that a few days ago Governor Shaw had said he would leate the matter to Mr. Cummivs, his suc- ceseor. It appears he never gave sndent.) re Creek to Be . in Lots for A r is hom Pastures. left home Saturday after- noon, saying she was going to visit her mother, Mrs. Barrett, who lives on South Twentieth street in Omaha. She visited her | mother as she stated and remained with her for over an hour. When leaving her mother’s house about 4 o'clock that after- noon she sald she was going to visit her brother, who lives in South Omaha. The last seen or heard of Mrs. Langan was when she left ber mother's house. She did not reach her brother's house and he was unable to throw any light on the mystery Later information is to the effect that Mrs. Langan, the missing woman, and Mrs. Mary Coleman, arrested in the Boston store Saturday for shoplitting, are one and the same person. The Omaha police report that Mrs, Coleman was last evening admitted to ball and that they suspect her real name to be Langan. Christ- & Co., Jary for Alexander At the meeting of night Alderman Boyer called ntion to the fact that I P. Best of Davenport was seeking a location in western Towa for | & glucose plant and suggested that Coun- il Biuffs reach out for it. On his sug gestlon Mayor Jennings and City Clerk Phillips were requested correspond once with Mr. Best and lay befo the superior advantages this city offered in railroad and other facilities. It was unani- mously ¢ 1 to make an carnest effort to secure the establishment of the plant b Chairman Test of the commercial mittee submitted a letter from General Manager Gardner of the Northwestern rail road relative to the establishment by that | company of a building here for its employes. tter, which was in to one from the committee, was 1 beg to acknowledge re- of your favor of December 9§ ad- | dressed to President Hughitt, This com- pany made it a practice for some time to [nterest itself in a_certain number of ar nual improvements for the benefit of ita em ployes. This includes reacing rooms, Youns Men's Christian association rooms, etc, We have something in view for Council Biuffs hardly think that a central building would serve the greatest number of our own men What seems to be desirable for us 18 o place convenfent to our terminals at Coun- the city council last . to B No soap, no soda, no borax nothi thing but water Is no'm'l.: l':'m;'mnia— GOLD DUST to clean anything— pots, pans, furniture, clothes work. It requires only half the labor as so ap or any other cleanser, and costs much less. Sec z, 1t the name “Fairbanks” and the “Gold Dust Twins" are on the package. Refuse all imitations and sub THE N. K. FAIRBANK COMPANY, Ct icago, St Sues for Injury SIOUX CITY, Ia gram.)—Suit will be filed Orange City by a Stoux attorney counsel for ,Nicholas Didier of Granville Sfloux county, la., demanding $5.000 any | a8es from John List, of the Ithiest | ground for this, but took the matter up | fArmers in the county. It the with local attorneys today. IHe saw Mr. [ List's son, while returning from school a Cummins before he made the appointment [ Granville, threw Didier's baby out of its and sought to have him join with him in | CRFFi The 'M"," skull fractured consideration of the claims of the various It Is alleged the child is mentally afficted candidates, that it would not be dis as the result of its injuries Its lower pleasing to Cummins, but Cummins refused | !imbs are paralyzed and the child 1s sub to have anything to do with the cas He ject to spasms as il Ll L assured Governor Shaw that he would not [ ™A% consider it diecourteous if he would make the appotntment now, nor would he regard | PAYS PENALTY WITH HIS LIFE| it as shifting the responsibility not to make y i B the appointment, ke (B Lty for Murder of As- nocinte, bby and j yme nights get him ol table at Peter Y Dec. 23.—(Special Tele week this at Hive review Maccabes val Arcan Miller Clty as school to visit Hig t5 dam one we Christma . Manager Electr Dam, Wi Mre , wood- | alleged Light ' of is the in mpany sin arrand b, to Mr will 1¢ it Chan but re bus, wa L furing the holf Peter C. Har who lives at the tauqua critieally and small entertained v ost . com- i for 0 Louls, New York HODes his ew York. [ a of charged with wis con o answer as follows i terday mo Mrs Chicn with her mott Fifth avenu The finest gifts you ean make 18 in fur e. Bee the extensive line carrled by Petersen & Schoening, Merriam block They can please you Mise Maude Plerce, guest of Mr. and Mfs Houth ‘Hixth street. left Des Molnes yesterday Roy . Battey of this city and M Y MUl of Harlan, fa., swill be |cil Bluffs. Yours truly Hed this evening at the home of the | W. A GARDNER, e's parents in Harlan, | Bride, Igar Sullivan, a voung lad was taken [ t ndght from Mondamin to the Woman's | Clty « h!l~;71m Amsociation ‘hospital, sulering a | for the Myniter street. bridge over ,,,Mnn B o AR Y S A e -« sl hm\l‘hl up by Aldernian Boyer, v\hn urged the Christmas vacation with her parents, | that”the contract for the erection of the S SRS T o oukiand ave: | structure bo let without further delay, as rain and oming northwest Montana—Gi esday; Wednesday New Mexico sday; colder colder; soutn winds, A SKIN OF BEAUTY IS A JOY FOREVER Dl. T. FELIX GOURAUD'S ORIENTAL CREAM, OR MAGICAL BIALHHIR Ren Tan, Honn morning r, Mrs. Tyndale will arrive from to spend Christmas Kate P. Honn of £lslo this hree More Divorce Suits. tlemen armhand ¢ Chat 4 Present indications are that the January term of district court will have the aver- age number of divorce suits, Three were filed yesterday. Mrs. Bertha Zacharlas asks for a divorce from Charles H. Zaracharias, whom she married in Missouri on March 7, 1879. She alleges that her husband deserted and abandoned her in 1890 and has since re- fused to support or live with her. Mrs. Ella Stevick filed her petition ask- ing for a divorce from Benjamin F. Ste- vick, to whom she was married Juno 4, 1885, She alleges that her husband Is a: dicted to drink and has failed to support her and her three children. She asks for the custody of the children and that she bo which she o fair and colder | fair winds Falr Tuesday Wednesday; rally Legislation for the Cltles, The legislative committes of Molnes city council, consisting of three al- dermen, have prepared an exhaustive re- I port on proposed leglslation espectally J | adapted to the city of Des Moines, but also | Prison. Charlestown, at 12:30 o'clock thi in part applicable to all citles of the state, | MOTNINE for the murder of Kasimirs Jed This report favors some radical departures | U3¢k In Granby December 31, 189 from present custom in municipal govern. | Kusamio Jadrusek dlsappeared n De ment, one of the most important belng the | CCMber, 1890, from the farm of Monroc reduction of the Board of Public Works, [ K€Ith in Granby, western Massachisetts which body was created at the speclal tn. | He 0nd Umilian were farmhands there. In stance of Des Moines people, to a mere de- | the following April Jadrusek's body, cut partment of the city operating under the | UP 8nd headless, was found in a sack n city council, but in ‘general Introducing |20 Unused well. Two days later the head into the administration of city affairs a civil | Mt UL ¥ | Wear wind For nM variable | the Des BOSTON, Dec. 24.—Franceszek was executed by electricity at the Umilian Purtfies ana the 1208 in who has John M for her n oy home Zastern Texas—Falr Tucsday, with warmer in southeast portion; Wednesdny probably rain and colder; fresh southeast winds on the coast For Illinois—Cloudy, with rain or snow Tuesday; Wednesday generally fair, except rain in southern portion; wolder; southea winds, becoming fresh northwest Beautifics Skin. N0 other cos- wetic will dote. properly Aceept n: teit of ame. Dr. <iyre said Gy of the haul-tom (s patient): As you ladies will use them, | recom. end ‘GOURAUD'S CREAM' as the least armful of all the 8kin preparations.” l'or ale by all ists and Fancy Joods neral Manager. Over Indinn Creek, made, counters simiiag Engineer Etnyre had not his plans L A ocnl THE WE. ord ATHER BUREAT De OMcial record of tem and prectpitation compared with orresponding day of the last three from the o OMAHA, peraty o nue Mra. Ellen Hayes, wife of Willlam Hayes, A yesterday morning at St. Bernard's hospital, aged 45 years. The remalns were ken last evening to Oakland, Ia., for burial These day in jces will be held Christmas Paul's Episcopal church: Holy communion at . m., holy communion and sermon by the rector, Edward Walk, at 10:0 a. m The funeral of Martha, the infant daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. Johuson, 920 G, will be this afternoon at 3 o'clock from the Danish Lutheran church and inter- m be in Falrview ce Ty Funeral services ov Sarah Smith will be this afternoon clock at the residence of Dr. > Hanchett, 118 South Sixth street. Burlal, which will be pri- vate, will be In Falfview cemetery Miss Pearl Hermes returned home terday from Missourl Valley, accompan by her aunt, Mrs. Willla rron, Wh Wil be the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Shipton, 98 Avenue G, during the holl- days. Frank . 15 epending th Mr. and Mrs. I nue. Mra. Lels lap, Ia., are al horme. Joe Palmer, charged with the theft of a quantity of brass castings, admlitted his gullt in police court yestorday morning and Judge Aylesworth suspended sentence during good behavior. Palmer proved to be too old to be sent to the reform school Dr. Harry of Colorado Springs spent with his parents on_ Fourth aven left fn the eve fni for Tahor, 1n, to meet his wife. Dr and Mre. Moréhouse wil return to Councii Bluffs Thursday and visit here until Janu- ary 2 Joseph terday Rev zlish of North Platte, Neb. % with his parents elish of Bixth and daughter » visiting at the Woods filed an morniog In th charging Harold Egbert of ubout 0 in the rear saloon Saturday night bert will have a prelminary hearing this morning. Il bafl bond was fixed at 500, The Peter's Catholie church have organized a St. Mary's Mercy circle with these officers: President, Mrs, John Toller: vice presidents, Mrs. ley and Mrs. Anthony Kiine. The women of St. Francls Xavier's church will m the first Monday In January to organize w similar clrcle. The case agalnst charged with fleccing W woldier from Mankato, Kan., out of $1 n the train between the transfer denot and the local station of the Northwest Toad, was continued initely in Justic Hryant's court yesterday in order t grand fury, which mects January nvestigate the charge. Secretary Frasor of the local Frelght Agents’ agsociation announces that Chris e will be observed us o hollday at the Trolght depots that only such business will be transac as s ordInarily at to on Sundays. No shipments carlonds will accepted. The depots will be open for a short time In the morr ing for delivery of perishable goods. information yes- superior court, with robbing him of a Broadway [ women of St Harry Hamilto; H. Boyer, an ol Avenue | Charles Lunk- | than | there would be aniadvance in the price of lumber and iron by the first of the year. He contended it would be business policy | for the city to award the contract before | the first of the year, as he belleved a lower timate could be obtained now than later. | he had submitted a proposition and plans to the clty engineer and he was prepared, | 1t given the contract at ence, to put up th bridge for $3,300, not including the ap- proaches. It was stated during the digcu | son that the city engineer's estimate was about $4,200, although he was not called upon for any figures, and that C. E. H. Campbell, bridge builder, had estimated the cost of such a bridge at $5,200, Mr. Etnyre informed the aldermen that he belleved he could have his plans and complete estimate ready by the next meeting of the council and it was then decided to meet Thursday afternoon, when the matter will be disposed of. The assessment resolution for the grading | of Sixteenth avenue recently completed was passed and objectfons filed by T. L. and 8. R. Smith against being assessed for the incidental expenses were overruled. Mincellaneous Business. Residents In the vicinity of Sixth avenue and Twelfth street petitioned for an arc lght at the railway crossing there, stating that the stdewalk grades were narrow and dangerous (o travel on dark nights and that a 'ght there, they believed, would prevent the numerous breaking into cellars and raiding of icechests and coalbins by pliferers. The petition was referred to the committea of the whole. A petition for an arc light at Turley ave- nue and Clark street was referred to the committee of the whole. Alderman Brown | wanted a light placed at Angle avenue and | Commercial street, but as none of the other aldermen were of the same opinion the mat- ter was dropped. Alderman Hammer, chairman of the com- | mittee on public property, was authorized to lease, subject to sale by the city, eight !lots on Broadway between Twenty-fourth | and Twenty-fitth streets to E. Bellinger for $ a year each, the lots to be used solely for pasture. Chairman Hammer explained that Mr. Bellinger wanted to secure con- trol of the lots to keep away campers who | locate there and make themselves a nuls- ance to the nelghborhood. A petition by merchants for a crossing George | George Wise addressed the council, stating | glven the household goods, claims are her husband's only visible ma- sets. At the time Mrs, Stevick filed notlce of her Intention to sue for divorce Stevick, who Is somewhat of a local politician, pub- lished a notice in the newspapers of the city warning all saloonkeepers that he would hold them responsible it they sola bim any drink. Earl Dunn asks for a divorce from Mary Duon, whom he married in Council Blufts in February, 1896, He asserts that in Sep- tember last his wife deserted him, and that she had been guilty of cruel and in- human treatment towards him so as to en- danger his life. He also makes statutory charges against her. Mrs. Gertrude Chamberlain was granted a divorce yesterday from G. W. Chamber- lain by Judge Macy on the grounds of de- sertlon. The Unlon Transfer company filed its answer yesterday in the suit brought agalnst it by A. W. Stevens and counter- clatm’ for $3,229.21 The work of this term s practically closed. Judge Macy returned to his home in Harlan last evening. Judge Wheeler will attend to such matters as may come be- fore the court after the holidays. The Jan- uary term will open Tuesday, January 7. Christmas at Postoffice. These hours will be observed Christmas day at the postofice: Stamp window, gen- | eral delivery window and money order divi- slon will be open from 8 until 11 a. m. Carriers will make but one delivery, leav- ing the office about 9 o'clock. There will be a business collection made In the after- noon, carrier leaving the office at 1 p. m. » Goods De Haven's drug store s crowded full of Xmas and holiday goods, toys, dolls, box papers, statlonery and bric-a-brac, beautiful goods, just sulted for holiday presects, which he 1s selling almost at cost. Real Estate Transfers. in w. These transfers were filed yesterday the abstract, title and loan office of J Squire, 101 Pearl sireet Heirs of B. and Kate Emmet Tinley, lot 17, in block Willlams' 18t add., W. d. Julla_Landon and Kusband same,” w. d 3 4 Sherif to F. C. Lougee, lot 19, block 24, Hrown's subdiy.. s d Charles 2. Ross to Willlam Cooper, 1ot« 1 and 2, in block Curtls ‘& Ramsey's add, w. d. Donahue to (53 ] to same, service system. It 1s proposed that a com- mission be created pass on applicants for positions in the city and that the ap- plicants be graded and that all appoint- ments be made from the list as prepared by the commission. the creation of such a commission will be presented to the next legislature and it will be urged as a necessity, not only for Des Moines, but for other citles of the state Going After Historical Curator Charles Aldrich will gtart for Washington in a few days and make a gen eral tour of the east In search of new ma- terfal for the lowa Historical department He will visit the departments at Washing- ton in search of historical papers referring to lowa and go elsewhere iu search of sim- flar matter. Last winter he spent some time in Washington and was rewarded by find- Ing a large number of valuable letters of the territorial governors of lowa, and these he now has bound in form to be seen. He be- lieves he ean secure a large amount of such material this winter and thus preserve it from destruction Matter. Poultry Show Is Open. The annual poultry and pet stock show of Des Moines opencd this evening with an excellent representation of fowls and rab bits from wmany parts of the state and from breeders in other states. The purses ag- gregate about $500. There are a larger number of exhibitors than usual, and it is believed that the show will be a in every way. Death from Mrs. Jennle B. Hardy died this morning at the Methodist hospital after a short ill- ness. She was the only daughter of the late | William Phillips, who died about a month | | @go. Her husband died last spring and this, | with the death of her father, caused her such grief that she Immediately began to | decline, and this morning died at the hos- pital. She leaves two children. success Grief, New Corporations. The Pawnee Cattle company of Council Bluffs Ras been incorporated and artjcles filed with the secretary of state. The cap- ital stock ia $30,000; A. Loule, J. O. Jefiries and C. M. Scanlan, incorporators. The Moore Shoe company, Mason City; capital, $10,000, has been incorporated. The Dillin-Warren company of McCalls- burg, Story county, bas been incorporated; capital, $15,000 Legislation looking to | Umillan was convicted stantial evidence. to cut up the body Umilian was angry written to a pr on strong clreum A corn cutter was used The motive was that because Jadrusek had at Chicopee befor Umiltan was married to a domestic em ployed by Mr. Keith warning him that Umilian had a wife and family fn Poland | 1100 Men are dally Lou sary by the Louls, occupled glass work: at Belleville manufacturing bottles for “Hudweiser” beer, Anheuser-Busch Brewing association, Mo. and St brewed Santa Claus May nx Eve, Travel Flakes the on Then Sun Shines. WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.—Forecast For Nebraska and Kausas—Rain or snow and colder Tuesday; Wednesday fair; north- t winds, For lowa and and Wednesday; northwest For South and colder Tuesduy; | winds. For Wyoming—Snow and colder Tuesday Wednesday probably snow; north winds For Colorado—Fair and colder Tuesday; Wednesday falr i west; probably snow in east portion; variable winds For Arkansas, Oklahoma and Indian Ter- ritory—Increasing cloudiness Tuesday; probably rain in the afternoon or at night; Missourl variable Rain winds, Tuesday becoming | North Dakota Wednesday fair Snow and northwest SNOW FOR THE REINDEER | 1 Maximum temperatur Minimum temperatus Mean temperature Precipitation at Omuha fo 1901 Normal precipitation Deticiency % Total raintall since Deficlency Exc b X rd of temperature and this day and sin rmal temperature sx for the day | excess since March 1 for the day March 1 March 1 riod, period, sinee 88 for cor \clency for ¢ Reporis ¥ 186 ] Statlons ut 7y maha dentine, Huron, Rapid ‘City Cheyenne, Salt W Chicago, 8t CONDITION OF THE WEATHER. cloudy cloudy rth Platte, cl cloudy part cloudy * clear Lake, clou 1liston, ' part cloudy clear cloudy cloic clondy’” Louls, Faul port 5 City precipitation A WEI Forecast Local 1600, 1590, 2007 Inches 5.9 nch Ofetal. 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Kodol Dyspepsia Cure contains all the digestants, and on Broadway about the middle of the block between Main and Fourth streets was re- ferred to the city engineer for a report. Water Botties Bowls, up from Nupples, up from The Eddy Cemetery company of Kendal ville, Winnishiek county, has been porated, Sole devisees of George Hoffman to H. Lougee, lot % in block 1, asady's add.,'w. d. e Eiden The Royal Highlanders will not their meeting tonight, but will h epee fon Monday evening, hold incor i n, s to John "M ber r the initiation of refug this meeting fixed plans will be tormu for the “Hot ‘Time" mee O thiv occaston they willthotd open Slon for the installation of ‘their offcers who wear “kilts." Invitations with the am wil be it January 1 s night Dohany theater 1 Bhel St 1d will wear some beautiful imported trocks in thelr new play, “For Love ke, which will be nteresting to the women. They are orlgi- nal in design, delicate in coloring and [r- repronchable ‘fn style. In the rhird act Miss Ethel us the American opera singer wears @ magnificent real lace gown, im ported for an exhibition dress. 8o alio wis an nt yellow broadcloth and ulpure lwce which she wears in her stir- Ing drammtic scene in the second act Miss Mabel's are also marvels of good taste and daintiness. Her whi - cade ever dress and a stunning red broadeloth travelng coat being, perhaps, the most notable of her wardrobe. —Care- ful attention to detall, considerable out- iay and an inherent faculty for carryin handsome garments, has galned for’ the young women the reputation for being two of the best gowned women on the Ameri can stage the Kla Davis sells patnt, Death in Quarantined Family, A l-year-old baby in the Bain family of Pighth street and Avenue H under quaran- tine for smallpox died last night slclan was unable to determine whether they were the result of contracting the dis- ease. The member of the tamily suffering from smallpox is a 4-year-old girl. Marringe Licenses. Licenses to wed to the tollowing ame and Residence .. Harrison, Council Blufts Grace E. Hill, Councll Bluffs Tunter Osborn, Pottawattamle Julia M. Kelly, Crescent, John H. Sands, Fremont, Barah F. Huthérson, Shirley Tirmons, Maleolm Ellen Spray, Malcolm, Neb. Robert_Greer, Councll Bluffs Della Neally,' Council Blufts LEWIS CUTLER Funeral Director FARM LOANS 6o k¥ otiated In mlllhr:i were (ssued yesterday Age. 8 u ) 85 2 county 8D: s Fremont, Neb! Neb 2 obrasxe The ehild | dled in convulsions, but the attending phy- | | The annual report of the Board of Park Commissioners was received and ordered placed ou dle Gravel roofiug. A. H hpml, 541 Broadway. | | Towa Co trols Loke Manawas. | Judge Macy of the district court yester- day held that Lake Manawa was a body of water which came within the provisions of the statute forbidding seining in the waters of the state. This decision was reached | In the case of Thomas Brown and Ed Bradt, charged with illegal seining, and the court fined them each $5 and costs. Brown and Bradt were arrested by Deputy Ga nd Fish Warden E. C. Brown and had thelr preliminary hearing before Justice Ferrier. The grand jury returned an indictment againet them and the case was submitted Judge Macy ou an agreed statement of facts, Manawa was boundary water and came within the inhibition clause of the statute. His aged mother's plea for clemency saved Lloyd Forgraves, found gullty of as- saulting N. Zimmons, a colored man, with intent to do great bodily harm, from spend |ing a year In the county jall. Judge Ma yesterday In consideration of bis mother appeal let Forgraves off with a fine of $400, or in default of payment, four months in the county Jail. It is understood that Forgraves will pay the fine, as his mother put up a cash bond of $600 for his appearance. Pleasant Lowe, found gullty of conduct- ing @ saloon in Neola In a manner contrary to the law of the state, was fined $300, or three months in jafl. Lowe will eat his Christ- mas dinner with Jaller Martin {n the county bastile, as he decided he could save money by boarding out the fine. Ho surrendered bimself to the shoriff yesterday afternoon. to ¥y Davis sells glass Debate with Slonx Cit The debate between the Council Bluffs and Sloux City High schools will be held March 21 in Sioux City. The qukstion to be debated will be “Should Citles Own and Operate Thelr Own Street Rallway Sys- tems " The Stoux City school has decided to take the aMrmative side of the debate The team to represent Councll Bluffs will be selectod from among the successful con- testants in‘a preliminary debate to be held February 22 in the auditorium of the High school, when a musical and literary pro- The defendants contended that Lake | dq | Mathew F. Heirs of el H. Lougee, 5 and block 5, Casady's Councll Bluffs, w. d . Louise Mergen, , same, W! H. Lougee and wife to T Green, same, w. d. H. W. Binder and wil Bluffe Savings bank, in block 1. Rallroad Renate Machan anc Mathew F. Martin jots 3 and 8 in bic add.,” w Albert W, Iwards, W in 1 lots add., 3 2,500 Jdmintstratrix, to vene 2,500 G siane 2,500 o Couneli ots 10 and 11, 1d T h o Husband 'to ast 22 feet of irimes’ Casady ‘and wife 1o W. T 16 lofs In Council Bluffs, to Re- 11 and Martin’ wife W nwie lot Machan 10-77-48, w. d in 1s and husband to Chris- lot 16, in block ‘ooper & Jeftries' a . [ nate P 6 ucres n 5 MeMahon, div, 4. W #ub- Thirteén transfers, total N Y. Plumbiog Co., teiephone 25l A Christmus Gift, The Bee has decided to give to the most popular working girl or woman in Coun- cil Blufts, who earns her own living, a Christmas gift of & box at the Dohany theater on Christmas night, at which tim the attraction will be “For Love's Sak: one of the best melodramas that has ap- peared here in many years. The two lowa girls, Mabel and Ethel Strickland, have prominent parts in the play. The contest 18 to be decided by the readers of The | who can vote for thelr choice upon the attached coupon. The contest closes Tuenday, December 24, at 6 p. m. The successful one in this contest can invite three of her friends to occupy the box with her. Cut them out, vote your choice and deposit your ballots at The Bee office. The vote will be published dally. Subscriptions pald ia advance one vote for each cent. Ree, ONE VOTE FOR Theater Box, Dohany Theater, (‘hll’l(mll Night, 1801 "THE VOTE! Lizate Hickey, Wollman's Mrs. Annie Lunkley, Boston Store 1 L 1,148 Goes to Malne University. BANGOR, Me., Dec. 2 ge Emory Feliows of the University of Chicago was elected president of the University of Maine at a meeting of the trustees this evening. A coupon will be printed each day. | More Tax Ferret Litigation, The city council of Cedar Rapids, having entered into a contract with certain persons to engage In ferreting out property which has escaped taxation and agreeing to pay 30 per cent of all collections to the ferrets, { suft has been brought in court to enjoin the clty from paying any of the money on this contract. It is claimed that the city has exceeded its authority in authorizing someone to engage in tax collections, and especially that under the Towa laws it can- not pay 30 per cent of the collections. The suit will be pushed through the courts, There was much disappointment that the supreme court did not finish up the re- malnder of the tax ferret cases which have been submitted to it. Several from the | northern part of the state are still being considered by the court and decislons are anxiously awaited Women's Terrible Experien Four hours in a vault elghteen feot deep | with the thermometer near the aero mark was the terrible experience of Mrs. Fred Young and Mrs. W. A. Scott of Maquoketa, As the women entered the closet, an outside bullding, the floor suddenly gave way, pre- cipitating them to the bottom without a winute's warning. The vault is boarded up a distance of elght feet from the floor, and below this there is a wall of masonry. Near the bottom a plank protrudes from the wall and this saved the lives of the two women, as they caught hold of it and prevented themselves from sinking below the waist They cried loudly for help, but no assist- ance came for four hours. Fred Palmer, who was passing near the house, heard thelr cries of alarm and focated them after considerable difficulty. He summoned as- sistance and with the ald of & ladder the women were rescued from their perilous position, more dead than allve from the ex- posure and from injuries recelved in falling Had it not been for the projecting timber both of the women would have sunk help- lessly to the bottom of the vault and a ter- rible death would have been the result | lowa Electric CRESCO, la., Dec. 23 ganization of local capitalists, of which Senator Lyons s the head, has in view the construction of two lines of electric road one running south and the other west from this city, and making connections which will make transportation on interurban Ratlways, (Spectal.)—An or- it is the onl mand for it Kfl Prepared by E. 0, DeWitt & Co., n,m(-uxu is capable of completely digesting every That is why it digests what you eat and allows you to eat all the variety you want;and that is why it cures indigestion, even after everything else has failed. ind of food. As preparation of the kind known, the de- s become enormous. stant relief from all forms of stomach trouble. | It can’t help but do you good he §1. bottle n:onwlm % times the 50c. sise, Its use affords in- When you suffer from biliousness or consti pills known as DeWitt’s Little EARL tion, use the famous little | RISERS. v They never gripe. low cld fade t for All ather pleces at the €am prices. Why buy cheap finished glass that will when you can buy the be less Seo,0ur lne Wea are making prices M. WOLLMAN The Joweler, 409 Broadway Council Bluffs Open Bvening of sterling sflver. speclal low iver ENGAGEMENT CHRISTMAS NIGHT. EXTRAORDINARY PRIC H. Grattan Donnelly's Greatest Play Presenting Mabel & Ethal Strickl und a cast of especial excelle "ES—25¢, 35¢, 50¢, 75c¢. Author of Darkest Russia of heart by de A powerful story Iuterest, lightened Helous comedy A scenle revelatjon pro duced with mechanical er fects THE STRONG TRACTION OF BON I8 THE AT SEA Boxes, $1.00.