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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE SUNDAY, JUNE 1, 1902. NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA. UNCIL BLUFFS. _COU MINOR MENTION. Davis sells dru Btockert sclls carpets and rugs Wollman, sclentific optician, 409 B'way. Leffert, eyesigh* specialist, 238 Broadway. Special sale of photo frames. C. E. Alex- ander & Co., 3§ Broadway. Take home a brick of Metzger's eream. Vanilla, 2c; Neopolitan, dc. Colonel W. H. Beck will be at home at hlp place at Lake Manawa on June 1 and ‘will heartlly welcome all his friends. Alderman Lougee has gone to Worth, Tex., on a business trip. Miss Wilson has gone to Arion, la., on a whort visit to Mrs, J. L. Barnard Miss Sadle Black of Plattsmoutt, fa°guest of Miss Hunt of Scott street. Mr, and Mrs. Fred Ashley of East Plerce treet left yosterday on a visit to friends n Macedonla, la. Mrs. Wallace E. Shepard and children bave gone to Kansas City for a month's viait with relatives. Excelsior Masonic lodge will meet this grening for work in the third degree, fol- lowed by a banquet. Mrs, Charles Horn and daughter Mildred of Moines are guests of Mrs. Horn's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Willlam Roper. Mayor Morgan at the request of property owners at Cut-Off, has appointed six spe- policemen to serve at Courtland Beach without expense to the city Miss June Dempster of Decatur, Ill, is guest of Miss Cherrle Wells on Oakiand fivenue, to attend the graduation of ‘tne tter from the High school next week. Nathaniel Shepard of this city was cted first vice president of the lowa tate Assoclation of Postoffice Clerks at the convention in Marshalitown Thursday. Miss Frances Kepler, the talented little waudeville artist, accompanied by her other, Mrs, 8. McMillan, has returned m California and will spend the summer in Council Bluffs. ‘ Archle H. the infant son of Mr. and g:-. J. W. Templeton of Garner township, ice Fort Neb., d Thursday night. The funeral was ield yesterday afternoon, burial being In alnut Hill cemetery. The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs jenry Leuch, 307 Bouth Eighteenth street led yesterday evening, aged 3 weeks. e uner: wi this morning and burial will be in Fairview cemetery. ‘The Infant son of Mr. and Mrs. W, H. tts, 1813 South Twelfth street, died yes- terday, aged 3 week: The funeral, which | be private, will be held Sunday after- joon at 2:30 o'clock from the residence and iterment will be in Falrview cemetery. The ball game yesterday afterncon at ke Manawa between the Smith and dley team of this city and the Cres- ts of Omaha was up to the eighth in- g good exhibition of ball, im scoring. After the elghth Innin scents got the upper hand of the Bluf- ites and won by a score of § to 1. A, Willlams, colored, was arrested yes- rday morning at McClelland's gradin, eamp on the Great Western on a charge o wryln[ conc‘lh‘d weapons. Willlams s Id to have ®een terrorizing the men in charge of the camp. The revolver found on him had a twelve-inch barrel. He will have a ing today In Justice Bryant's court. Louls H. Peterson, who was recently be- Justice Bryant, charged by a nelghbor, irs. R. J. Morgan, wii tearing down her ased on condition that he from trespassing on her arrested agaln yesteraay on Mor, She complained ter- {t down again. Peterson gave bail his appearance before Justice Bryant Tie. funoral servi Captal; e funeral ‘services of Ca McCabe Wil be Pl est dence in Mornin pastor ot Brol v. W. 8. Bai 8to ibyterian chui urial will Inut Hill cemetery and will be private. nds desiring to view the remains can 80 after 1 o'clock this afternoon. ~, Bd McKinney, wanted in Council Bluffs answer to a charge of robbing the motor company of about 1400 pounds of copper, is under arrest in Omaha and requisition pgtrl have been applied for. McKinney is ‘a.‘a to have had an accomplice named Green, who so far has evaded the m.cm About a month ago the shops of motor compsny were broken into at ht and a large quantity of supplies stolen, among it belng tweive valued armatu at $30 a plece. So far the police w' been unable to locate where the plun- was disposed of. Davis sells glass, to Be Insane. The commissioners on finsanity will in- wvestigate the case of T. K. Taub, & Russlan, today. Taub was arrested by the police Thursday night on account of his strange behavior. He at first gave the name of Martin and later that of lke Jacobs. Ho claimed to be working in one of the rall- road grading camps. Judge Scott, suspect- fng that his behavior was due to excessive use of intoxicants, e him a bread and ‘water sentence, but suspended it on condl- tlon that be left town, and he was released from the city jall. An hour later the po- were called to Seventh street and Broadway, where Taub was found flourishing & razor and threatening to kill passersby. He chased one woman, who succeeded in caping into a store. Taub wielded the razor Jn such a threatening manner that no one Mdared attempt to take it from him until the Police arrived on the scene. When taken back to the city jail Taub excitedly de- | clared that he would not leave town. He @eclared he was tired of being ordered to | move on and sald that no matter where he went he could not get employment and the suthorities would order him on to the next town. His manner indicated that he was mentally unbalanced. ) Opening My wa, The season at Lake Manawa was opencd yesterday and the resort wi goodly number of people, considering that Belleve. the weather in the evening was cool. Many improvements are noted at the popular resort. The entrance from the cars h: been placed at the weet side of the merry- go-round and the exit at the east side. Turpstiles which can be automatically Jooked when a carload of p the outside platform bave to avold crowding while p ‘entering the cars. The grounds have been enlarged by tak- ing Shady Grove inside the fence, which 8dds about 8ix acres. The grove has been furnished with tables and will' be used for picnic parties. The band stand has w teen moved to near the pla band, under th The leadership of A. A. Covalt comprising thirty-five pleces, gave its in- visited by SHORTENING UP THE LINE Passing of Years Renders Veterans Unequal to Long Tramp Over the Oity. PAY TRIBUTE TO COMRADES GONE BEFORE Story of Work Accomplished Related to Keep Alive the Flame of Pa- triotism in the Genera- tion Growing Up. Memorial day was generally observed in Council Bluffs Friday, and it is esti- mated that 5,000 persons attended the Grand Army of the Republic exercises in Fair- view cemetery. The day proved an ideal one, although during the early morring the cloudy skles seemed to threaten rain. As the time approached for the formation of the parade the skies cleared, the sun came out and the afternoon proved an ideal one for the march to the cemetery and for the holding of the exercises. As usual the streets were thronged with people to watch the veterans, laden with wreaths and flowers, to place on the graves of their departed comrades. The parade, with Captain L. B. Cousins as chief m: shal, formed promptly on time on Willow avenue opposite Bayliss park, as follows: Platoon of Police In Command of Captain Maltby. Captain _Cousins, Chlef Marshal, and Mounted Aides, Surgeon D. Macrae, Lieutenant Judson, Lieutenant An- derson, Lieutenant Van Brunt of High School Cadets; George y and Frank Reld o Dodge Light Guards. Smith's Uniformed Band. Dodge Light Guards, in Command of Cap- tain Mather. High School Cadets, in Command of Cap- tain Pryor. Members of John L. Moore Camp, Iowa Society of the Philippines, in Khaki Uniforms, McFadden's Drum Corps. Veterane of the Grand Army of the Re- ublic, Ninety-efght Strong. Hazel Camp, Modern Woodmen of America, with Drill Team in Handsome Scarlet Uniforms. Uniform Rank, Knights of Pythias, ‘ommand 'of Colonel Schoening. President of the Day E. L. Shugart and Speaker of the Day in Carriage: Disabled Vetrans in Carrlage Woman's Rellef Corps in Carriages. Library Trustees in Carrlages. Chief Templeton and Fire Department. Mayor and City Council in Carriages. Citizens in Carriages. Shorten Line of March. Out of regard to the old soldiers the line |ol march this year was shortened, the pa- in rade moving north on Main street to Wash- ington avenue, thence ‘to Oakland avenus and thence to the cemetery. The exercises were held on a beautiful slope in the cemetery about half way be- tween the junction of the two roads and the coldlers’ burying ground. Here a platform had been bullt, which was draped and cano- pled with the national colors. Following a selection by the band Dr. D. C. Franklin, presiding elder of the Metho- st church, delivered the opening prayer. This was followed by a selection by a quar- tet consisting of Mrs. L. P. Hypes, Miss May Van Brunt, C. B. Altchison and Dr. Claude Lewls. Rev. G. W. Crofts of Bea- trice, Neb., a former pastor of the Congre- gational church of Council Bluffs, then re- clted an original poem which he had writ- ten for the occasion. Following another selection by the quartet the oration of the day was delivered by Hon. W. Scott Lewis of Glenwood. Judge Lewls sald in part: Judge Lewis’ Addrenss. The immortal Lincoln. while standing upon one of the great battlefields of the late civil war, said: ‘““The world will little note or long remember what we say here. but it can never forget what they did here.” Those were the words of the com- mander-in-chief of the greatest and most powerful army that was ever organized among men. How fitting _and proper it is for the American people at this time in each re- curring year, when all nature is at its best, to assemble together to do honor to the memory of the dead soldiers and by kind and loving hands strew their graves with lovely and precious flowers, and to once more recall briefly some of the stir- scenes that were being enacte out this country from 1361 to 1865. After a while you saw the enemy com- pletely surrounded and an unconditional surrender took place at Appomattox. You have seen and heard an appeal answered by the loyal and patriotic” people of this land which you preserved, and when the I came on the part of the lamented president In the year 1598 for 200,000 of the young men of this nation to urr{ the flag of this country into a forelgn land, vou 200,000 offered, each anxfous and will- 0 go and determined to follow the old in order that those poor suffering and ving people might be rele: the great wrong they were unjustly suffering. You have seen the son of the boy who wore the blue standing side by side with the son of the boy who wore the gray, each vying with the “other that what it represents shall be méintained and upheld at whatever cost. e, people of this country are now united hey never were before, All se tional strife and sectional feeling has di appeared, and disappeared forever, and the years come an §0, the cause for which you stood for and for which so many of your comrades died for will continually grow in the minds and hearts of your countrymen. Let us cover the graves of these fallen heroes over with beautiful flowers. Let us ever keep fresh in our memories the prin- ciples for which they fought and which they so successfully maintained. At the close of Judge Lewis' oration the procession marched to the ‘“unknown grave” near Soldiers’' circle and in the shadow of the recently unveiled Kinsman monument, where after the invocation had been asked by Rev. George Edward Walk, rector of St. Paul's Eplscopal church, Rev. Charles J. Boardman of Red Oak, delivered the oration,on “The Unknown Dead.” After the vast audience had joined In singing ““Americ: and Rev. Walk had pronounced the benediction the exercises were closed by the drum corps sounding “taps” and the procession marched back to Grand Army hall where it disbanded. In the morning members of the Unlon Veteran Legion decorated the graves of itig) concert, which was thoroughly enjoyed'| their departed comrades in Walnut Hill and appreciated. Two performances daily will be given In the Casino, the opening belng rendered by an exceptionally \ company of colored vaudevillists. Opening of Boating Season. The Oouncil Bluffs Rowing assoclation wa yester- with an Informal salling opened the season at Lake Ma day afternoon the yachts ending In this order: Taee, Xenla, La Favorite, Physche, Lark, And- over, Andover, which holds the challenge eup, and will sall against the Bt. Joseph boat next week, became waterlogged. Ned Bmpkie, J. T. Tidd and H. ). Edwards acted #s judges. They were victims of a mishap | They | non to start the boats and and nearly had to swim to shore. ueed a small c succeeded in shooting out the bow of thel boat. They were rescued from the water By the Dragon steam launch. SUITS CLEANED-— and St. Joseph cemeteries. The Union Veteran legion this year omitted the usual exercises at Walout HIill cemetery and joined with the Grand Army of the Republic in its parade and exercises. Gravel roofing, A. H. Read, 541 Broadway. Page Prisoners in County Jail. Jailer Martin at the county jall has under his charge temporarily two noted prisoners from Page county, one of whom is charged with murder and the other, who was re- cently acquitted of a similar charge, has one of perjury hanging over him in com- nection with bis trial for murder. Will Lucas is charged with the murder of his swoetheart, Emma Moore, of Clarinda. Eu- kene Masop of Shenandoah wes one of three * |men indioted for the murder of Austin Miller and was acquitted. Mason was re- arrested and charged with committing per- ki at the trial. The two prisoners were bt here by Sheriff Foster of Page county for safe keeping, as the county jall Bred w'}:;::_m U8, Mttention gt Olarinds 1s undergolng repairs. neat rlur‘. " ahiges 165 fows ot LEWIS CUTLER '~-FUNERAL DIRECTOR— e AR V. Craent . PRE AR AN S e - N. Y. Plumbing Co., telephone 250. Davis sells paint. Leg Broken by Motor Car. M. B. Collins, s farmer livirg on South Elevegth street near Thirtleth lavenue, was - car o line e yesterday afternoon and suffered a frae- ture of his right leg just above the ankle. Collins was repairing the fence on his prop- erty and his team and wagon were in the ditch alongside the track, while he was standing on the track. He failed to notice the car approaching in time to get out of its way and the fender struck bis les. Col- lins was removed to the Woman's Christian Association hospital, where the fracture wa set, after which he was taken to his hom Plumbing and heating. Bixby & Son. Memorial Day at Creston. CRESTON, Ia, May 31.—(Special.)— Memorial day was obserred in this city today in the customary manner, the citi- zens relieving the old soldiers of the finan- cial and manual burden, the veterans really becoming the guests of the citizens. The exercises were held In South park, and the address of the day was by General J. B. Weaver of Colfax, la. Rev. Cheeseman was the president of the day. The ritualistic exercises of the Grand Army of the Repub- lic were observed at the cemeteries. De- talls were sent to Graceland and Calvary to decorate the graves. Attorney J. B. Sullivan delivered the memorial addrese at Platteville, where that town and Blockton united and G. E. Thompson spoke at Humeston. Happy Home Convention. DUBUQUE, Ta., May 31.—(Special.)—The convention of the Happy Home leagues of lowa met here today with 200 delegates present from all parts of lowa. Father Doyle, secretary of the Catholic Total Ab- stinence Unlon of America was in attend- ance and directed the delfberations. The purpose of the meeting was to form a state council. The Happy Home league is a temperance soclety formed a year ago by Archbisbop Keane to combat the influence of the liquor power in Dubuque. Tonight In the Grand opera house Mgr. Keane and Father Doyle will address a mass meeting in the cause of temperanc Memorial at Onawa. ONAWA, Ia, May 3L—(Speclal Tele- gram.)—Memorial day was duly observed in Onawa. Hanecom post No. 97, Grand Army of the Republic, decorated the graves of the veterans in the cemetery at 10:30 a. m. and at 1:30 p. m. short exercises were held at the opera house. Rev. J. E. McNamara delivered the addre: The banks were closed and business generally suspended. Comments of the lowa Prese Waterloo Courler: Cedar Raplds is doing 2 good thing in standing by Coe college not only with words of praise, but in a finan- clal way. The successful endowment of the college may mean much for the city in the future. lowa City Republican; The Des Molnes Reglster says that in the early days the water often came within a block of the Reglster office. Is it to be inferred that since the early days water has not been within a block of the Reglister office? Sloux City Journal: A Sioux City burglar 1s in jafl for stealing a quarter of beef. Sioux City s not proud of the fact that it has ‘burglars, but it may not be out of place to point out that the “burgling’ in- dustry, like everything else in Sloux City, 1s right up to the minute. Cedar Raplds Republican: A leading lawyer writes to the Des Moines Register knocking out the idea that the railroad commission must necessarily have a lawyer member. The commission passes only on matters of fact and all decisions are re- viewable by the courts, When a legal opinion {s wanted the state has an attorney general who is not overworked. Keokuk Gate City: Iowans continue to be in evidence in & creditable way wherever and whenever honors are to be won. Salem, Henry county, boy, L. M. Corsble, has béen chosen one 'of the editors of the Harvard Monthly, the standard under- graduate literary 'magazine of that great university. There are four students in Harvard from that town alone and all scc- tions of the state are well represented. A reoresentation of four out of a total popu- 1ation of 548 18 not bad by any means. Dubuque Times: The annual report of shows that Dubuque's lead and zinc production has dwindled ‘o insignificant grnpor(lonl, $16,600 being the value reported for 1%1. The low price of ore is the cause assigned. If the mines of this district have a future it is a future that will be developed by prospecting with diamond drills. Geologists and old miners suspect the presence of large bodies of ore at greater depths ve yet been reu:‘:ed in the exploration] of this region. Sloux City Journal: Fred A. Bennet! it Sloux City, for about eight years s bank examiner, whose name has been much in debate for the republican nomination for state auditor, has announced his determina- tion not to be a candidate. Those who know Mr. Bennett, and he has a wide acquaintance in the state, know wiat & splendid officer in the place in question he Would have made, and his determination, not to be changed as the Journal under: stands, will be much regretted, particularly by those whose business relations with him have been most intimate. With the expira- tion of his present term, Mr. Bennett will not longer be bank examiner, and he will give all his attention to his personal busi- ness, Cedar Raplds Republican: If N. H. Sill- man. cashier of the Btate Bank of Cedar Falls, carries out his intention and sues the Kirkwood House, Des Moines, for being ejected from his room because he would not share his bed with another man, it may result in & decision that Wil be wholesome for the traveling public.’ During conven- tion times hotels have everything pretty much their own way. Raliroads make spe- cial rates, but hotels make no special rates, except to put up rates. But the right to Ut another man in bed with a guest of & Knlel is a_most prepostérous one. There ought to be no law to compel a man to gleep In the ame bed With a stranger When the guest pays for his room that room ought to be wholly bis own. But, o in times of crowding, most men are Willing to be reasonable, provided they have some voice in the selection of thelr room-mates. The determination who such room-mates shall be ought not to be left to tho landlord, but to the guests. Jowa State News Notes. On account of the heavy rainfall Lake Dewey, at the Soldiers' Home, was §Wol- ien to such.an extent that the means pro- vided for the overflow was insufficient to take care of the surplus water and it went over the dike, carrying with it thousands of fish, some of which were caught in_the wire netting below and left stranded. Sev- eral hundred bullheads and a large number of plckerel, one weighing nearly ten pounds, have been picked up. Deflance is to have a commodious hotel bullding. The stone walled cellar s now completed and the foundation is now being laid for the structure. which {s 40x40 feet, @& three-story brick. There will be twenty- four bedrooms and a story and half kitchen 16x20 feet. The building wiil heated either by steam or by furnace. The owner, Mr. Cupgy. expects to have the building finished by some time in July and then it will be for rent to a first-class hotelkeepe Some few weeks ago an epidemic broke out in' Scranton and surrounding country which some of the physicians pronounced scarlet fever and others said roseola, or German measles. was learned that the disea fever precautions were take y authorities to prevent a further spr the disease, and a strict quarantine was established.” As usual in small places this caused much talk and some could not see why it was that they would qbarantine one family and not another for what appeared 1o be the same disease. The new public library of Dubuque is al most ready for eccupancy and by Lhe lst of September will be open to ‘the publi Now an item of interest to the Dubuque ople is the announcement of name of librarian. Miss Bes been chosen by the board and will arrive in the city highl commended and qualified. Miss Smit a graduate of Wellesley college and of the New York Library college. She has erved In the capacity of librarian at Har- em, N. Y., for three years and has given up that position €0 accept the one in Du- uque. The last edition of the Anamosa IPrison information that Otls taken up dot method of read el 1 Sy tion in A a8 lon In NAMOSA 8¢ shooting divorced wife, jerad S ihe S Collgy oF 2 3 o ey L L W3 ot s They are Gy '-:-..zE. = men < ud 5 BAR SPORTS AT DES MOINES Momorial Day Entirely Given Over to the Purpose of Its Designers. CONTRACTOR TO MOVE AN ENTIRE TOWN Abandonment of One Coml Shaft Opening of a New One the Occa- sion of the General House Migration, (From a Staft Correspondent.) DES MOINES, la, May 31.—(Special)— Memorial day was fittingly observed in Des Molnes. This fs the first time in many years that there has been mo road race or public sports of any kind and the day was given over wholly to that for which it 1s proclaimed as a hollday. The decora- tion of graves at the cemetery was by the Grand Army of the Republic posts of the city in the usual manner, the procession of old soldiers to the cemetery being & long ome. In addition to the two grand army posts there were bands of the Union Veterans union and Spanish-American war veterans, In the afternoon exercises were held in the Auditorium, attended by about 8,000 persons. Addresses were delivered by Colonel David Ryan of this city, and General James A. Beaver of Pennsylvania. Governor Cummins delivered the Memorial day address today at Stuart. The first service ever arranged in mem- ory of the sallors who lost their lives in the war of the sixties, was that of this ternoon. The exercises took place on Wal- nut street bridge, and were conducted by the local posts and corps. Sixteen young women dressed in white threw flowers on the river, while tho Woman's Rellet Corps quartet sang appropriate selections. Crocker and Kinsman posts and corps, several hun- dred strong, stood on the bridge with uncovered heads, and watched blossoms and evergreens float down the river. This fitting observance of memorial to the sail- ors will be a regular yearly feature of Memorial day in this city. Balliet Trial Not Finished. Judge Munger did not hold federal court yesterday but opened court for a time in the evening to resume testimony in the trial of Letson Balliet accused of using the malls to perpetrate a fraud. The case has been dragging along for two weeks and is not near the end yet, as the government has not finished its main testimony against Balliet. Deaths of Prominent Michael H. King, many dent of Des Moines, died suddenly this morning. He was a native of Ireland, 64 ye old, had been prominent in the Land League and was instrumental in getting Parnell to come to America, and was promi- lnent in politics. He had been justice of the peace, city clerk and recorder, member of the Board of Public works, Board of Supervisors and city alderman for many yeal He was a contractor and had heavy railroad contracts in this and other states. James S. Clarkson, surveyor of the port of New York, Is here to attend the funeral of his aged mother, which will occur on Sunday. She had lived for a number of years with R. P. Clarkson, and was 82 years old. James Gregorius, the Greek who was accused of murdering his cousin, Colomokis, near Perry, has been released from jail on bond furnished by some of his friends in Des Moines and Perry. An Oskaloosa contractor h: cured the contract to move the sixt houses in tthe town of Wapalluka, Mahaska county, to the new town of Durfee, These are coal towns and the houses are owned by the coal company, to be leased to miners. One coal fleld having glven out another is to be opened, with the result that the entire town is to be moved to the new shaft. Arrest of Murder Suspect. P. W. Herrington has been arrested and lodged in jail at Toledo, accused of the murder of Marshal Smith of Chelsea last summer. Smith was killed by robbers who had planned to blow open a benk. The town marshal discovered them and they killed him. The robbers were tracked for some distance across the country, but no arrests were made. Some time ago a gang of men were arrested in Missourl and seut to the penitentiary and it was understood that they had been engaged in the bank robbing business In Iowa last summer. It was also found that one of their num- ber had been left in lowa. Suspicion pointed to Herrington and he was found working in a railroad camp in Webster county. About thirty men arrested in gambling houses last night were today fined from $10 to $156 each on charges of being found in disorderly houses. The light flnes by the police court are due to the fact that there is a disagreement over the policy to be pur- sued with regard to gambling. Burglary Common in Des Mol Two residences of prominent citizens were robbed in Des Molnes last night. The thieves entered the homes of John Walling- ford and J, P. Johnson in North Des Moines, taking from them & large quantity of jew- elry and valuables. The houses were en- tered by upper windows. cit years a resi- ons. Shenandoah Has Mysterious Blase. SHENANDOAH, la., May 31—(Special.)— After an interval of nearly a month an- other house was burned Wednesday morn- ing. Fire was discovered in it about 4 o'clock in the morning, when it was well ablaze and before the fire department could reach it the house was practically de- stroyed. It was a small one-story frame on Sixth avenue belopging to Charles Cloyd, who was batching In the house. He had left the house to do work in the country the day before and the origin of the fire is, like half a dozen previous ones, un- known. Church Paid for at Dedication. SHENANDOAH, Ia., May s1—(Speclal.)— The Rice chapel, a small church bulit largely through the benificence of Mrs. Azubab Rice, who died in California last week, will be dedicated Sunday. Rev. Shatto of this place preachlng the sermon. The chapel is fully paid for and one of the teatures of the day will be dedicatory serv- ices at which there will be no hat pass- ing. Onawa High Sc ATLANTIC, Ia., May 31—(Special.)— Dr. F. W. Porterfield of this city, Super- intendent Arthur Farquhar of Audubon county and Superintendent D. E. Brainard of Harrison county comprise the commit- tee appointed to conduct the examination this week for the appolntment of a cadet from the Ninth congressional district to the Gradeation. United States naval academy at Annapolis. 8o far there xteen youths who have taken the test to determine their fitness for the appointment. Prominent Citisens Seriously IIL CRESTON, la, May 31.—(Special.)—Two residents of Union county are lylng in a serious condition with grave fears enter- talned for their recovery. The first is George Halnmond, & prominent citizen and banker of Afton, who was severely injured in & rusaway., The second is Fireman Ed- If You Have Them From Us They’'re Right, You Are Always Safe in OurHands e Our Suits and Furnishings Are always the latest and always at the right price. New Summer Suits in crash, homespuns and flannels, just received. Call ardsee them. SMITH & BRADLEY, 415 BRCDWAY, Council Biffs. ward Bancrow, who was thrown from his engine at Hampton and alighted on his back in such a manner as to cause serlous injuries. Danbury and Onawa Tie. ONAWA, Ia, May 31.—(Special Tele- gram.)—The base ball game here today be- tween Onawa and Danbury resulted in a tle, score 4 to 4. For seven innings Dan- bury blanked the locals. In the eighth On- awa scored three runs and tled the score in the ninth. Plum saved the game in the elghth by a sacrifice hit. Danbury's eec- ond baseman made a sensational running catch In the ninth which saved a run and the game. Attendance, 500. Batteries: On- awa, Plum and Friese; Danbwy Mont- gomery and Brockman. Umpire: Brown. The game was called at the end of the ninth to allow Danbury to catch a train. Graduations in Iowa. SHENANDOAH, Ia., May 31.—(Special)— Prof. C. H. Guerney of Hillside, Mich., was the speaker who delivered the graduation day address to the students of the high school. Within the next three weeks grad- uating exercises will be held in four col- leges, all located within twenty-five miles of Shenandoah. Three of these colleges are what are .termed the “old line" col- leges, while the other, the Western Normal college of Shenandoah, is a strong normal and teachers’ training school. The old line colleges are located at Tabor, Tarklo and College Springs. Grant Three Saloon Permits, ATLANTIC, Ia, May 31.—(Speclal)— ‘The city council granted permits to Fred Wolfinger, Peter Thompson and W. §. Hamm to open saloone in the city of At- lantic last evening. Out of the eight sa- loons which were licensed about a year ago, the Anti-Saloon league was successful in closing all but two and these have injunc- tion proceedings pending trial against them. Three others besides those granted per- mits made applications, but were refused licenses by the council, p at Cedar Falls. CEDAR FALLS, Ia., May 3L—(Spectal.) —This city will get the next encampment of the Towa Natlonal Guards. The matter was decided Tuesday, when Major General M. H. Byers Inspected the State Normal battalion. Two tracts of land were looked over, either of which will be amply sultable for camping grounds and drill purposes. The encampment will be held during the month of July. Guards Ci Mother Dead, but Baby Will Live. CEDAR FALLS, Ia., May 31.—(Special.)— The funeral of Mrs. Herbert Meskett, who was killed by the train, was held yesterday afternoon. The baby will live, after belng hurled forty feet in the air and down a twenty-foot stone embankment into the water, where it was found with its head under water. The child was so bruised that it screams every time it s turned in its bed. Workmen Memorial Day. SHENANDOAH, Ia., May 31—(Special.)— June 8 has been selected as memorial day for the local Anclent Order of United ‘Workmen orgapization. Services will be held in the lodge room during the after- noon and the lodge as a whole will then march to the cemetery and there decorate the graves of thelr dead brethren. Onawa High School Gr: tion. ONAWA, la, May 31.—(Speclal Tele- gram.)—The commencement exercises of the Onawa High school were held last night at} the opera house, which was crowded with the friends of the graduates. Twelve grad- uates dellvered orations and received di- plomas. The junlors banquet the senlors tonight at the High school house. Judge Oliver Will Appeal. ONAWA, Ia., May 81.—(Speclal)—After & perlod of litigation covering nearly thir- teen years the celebratod Monona county ditch cases of Judge Roblson, Oliver, which were decided May 16, by the lowa supreme court in faver of Monona county, will be appealed by Judge Oliver to the United States supreme court. DISHONEST POSTAL CLERKS, An Inspector Says They Are Sure to Be Detected. e one man thinks himself t o ashington Star. o frequent arrest in all parts of the country of employes of the postal service, espe- clally clerks in postoffices and letter car- riers, only upon this hypothesis, and that there is an inherent streak in his composi- tion of dishonesty, because he knows bet- ter than the pubilc that once we get after ostal thieves we never stop until we land hem in jall. And still they go on all over the land plitering {rom letters. belleving themselves safe. It must jar some of them when they tumble into the trap we set. “It is & matter of corresponding interest to remember that, as these dishonest clerks well know, the trap which places the mat es around thelr wrists {s the ame old trap, me old bear rap, reliable and certain to hold fast once it is sprung, only it catches their pilfering hand instead of th . 1t is the decoy letter which the postal thief quickly and cretes about hik per- son or elsewhere, and once it is in his hand the trap s sprung, the hand of the ctor on the case closes about his t and he walks to the station hous to ruminate how easily he was caught.once the inspector decided upon the man of the force who was the gullty among the honest “Now, since every postal employe in the United es knows that once the officlals are suspiclous of theft alonz his route or postal car run, that the inspectors lay all sorts of traps for him behind the bars, why ey steal money letters with appre- inevitable? ~ Becaus the same in all callings, tal employe Is cast In no differ ent mould than the rest of us; it s only his environment. Yes, they know instantly, instinctively, whether a letter contains oney, as & bank teller can tell by the feeling of a bill before he looks at it that it 18 counterfeit. We know this, too, and that is the reason why we fish for them with the decoy letter and land them, thus ul‘f ing the public and the depart- ment from loss. ““The decoy letter looks no different from any other letter, and it feels Just the same to ‘the dishones! of the tal thi e e o Ave t hand 'w"""&"’ F g K instant the ANENDLISS CHAIN of facts In referercey the beauty of our laundry work yoy caiglean from patrons whom ‘we have alwaygiven eminent sat- fsfaction to. Ovwr latiry work fs unex- celled for its exqulsiticolor and artistio finish, and the fine Cdition which we always keep it m use nothing but the best washing mateils, that do not rot your fabrica y 5, 0ur work sults you, & your friends; Bluff City Landry, Pho! 314, 22-24 Main, Cyuell Blu The Luxury of ht and Cold Water in your home cannot be oOVistimated, when supplied through the Rjum of modern sanitary plumbing applises. We are prepared to fit up your honwith all the latest ideas in eanitary plumg; also steam or water heating and gas ting, at prices that will enable the manf mod- erate means to enjoy it. If we (j(—it's done right. J. C. Bixby & Sn, 202 MAIN, 203 PEARL 8 TEL 193 Counciljufy; dishonest man ‘strips’ along the envelope he knows that it contains money, and he will steal {t if he can. His eagerness and disinclination to let any letter with money £0 by him enables us ‘to catch him when we Jearn to a certainty the route upon which money letters are stolen. "Some employes ate very foxy, and go on ‘hey pon an inno- & long time before they ate detected. often try to place the guilt cent feliow carrier in this . In making up their routs d flellln their mall from the distributing tables, they handle the mall belonging to other carrlers. It is an easy tmnF to detect mon.y letters in the other fellow's lot, and include them in their own, to be purloined at lelsure and suitable opportunity. “‘Suspicion nllurllly falls upon the inno- cent carrier, and he Is placed under secret surveillance, Decoy letters are mailed, and by other means it is endeavored to fix the gullt upon him. If our usual methods fail, we, t00, become suspiclous that an inno cent man is belng ‘worked.’ We drop him and try to locate the actual thief, and it is not long before we have him in jail Sometimes two dishonest employes will work together, but as a rule postai thieves are like the lone highwayman and prefer to,_go it alone. ou see, the dishonest employe fool- ishly believes that he can beat the game, and an arrest in a. large office has only & temporary deterrent effect upon the other secret thieves thereln. They are more cautious and may perhaps lie low for a brief time, but not for long. It s a singu- lar but true oficial fact that once a man begins to steal money letters he seldom voluntarily stops, and we have had men confess that they had been at this nefariou business for years and would have re- mained at it as long as they were in the service but for thelr arrest. It is an easy way to make money for the time being to the clerk or carrier whose salary does not meet his expenses. He becomes embold- ened-by the confidence in his cleverness to secrete the money letters forgetful that with each report of theft the efforts of the inspectors are redoubled to entrap him, and the closer are drawn the meshes of the net slowly but surely be entwined around him. Very often the guilty man {8 positively known to the i{nspectors for months before they can catch him ri handed, the thief in the lieving ' himself undetected. \ IN A DRE! IT CASE. meantime Carpenters Who Carry Their Tools About in Style. ‘Without being in the least bit ashamed of his trade, whatever it may be, the mod- ern mechanic when he has occasion to go about the eity to and from a job carrying a kit of tools, is very likely to carry it in a manner less conspicuous than for- merly, reports the New York Sun. His garb also, unless he I8 engaged in somo trade that leaves its mark on one's clothes, 18 just like that of the majority of the men be meets. So there was met the other day, going back to the shop, apparently from some job that he had been at work on some- where, & carpenter, who might have been thought to be somebody going travells it it had not been for the emnd of a saw sticking out of one end of his dress suit case. A million years ago, more or less, when a carpenter went anywhere in the city, he carried his tools in an open box, having & tandle at the top of a lengthwise middle partition in it, this box being much like an exaggerated knife tray. One end of the long rip saw that is an inevitable part of the carpenter's kit projected beyond the end of the box, resting in & slit cut there to receive it. . But this up-to-date carpenter had every- thing packed in a narrow and more con- venient compass, in & dress suit case, and not only out of the way, but out of sight, all but about a foot of the rip saw, which orojected from one end of the case, through a slit made for it. It did seem at first a little odd, no doubt, to see a man carrying a suit case with & saw sticking out of ope end, but there is no manner of doubt all the same that this is the very latest and most strictly up-to-date method of carrying s kit of carpenter’'s tools. HOW A FALLING MAN FEELS. Sensation of & Mechanic Who Dro) Ome Hundred Feet. Frank G. Zels of Denver, & structural fron worker, fell 100 feet down an elevator shatt the other day. By a fortunate com- bination of circumstances he came out alive and was able the next day to describe his sensations. He felt the rope on one end of his staging giving way. It seemed at least twenty min- utes in breaking at the time, although he reasoned out aferward that it was probably only a few seconds. He called out and rutwurmu::lrmo.mu.m and he feit himself falling. His subsequent .-n“uq' are best described in his dwn -5 “I renlized like a flash of lightning that I Don’t Drin: Too Hard. This is the advice they give to all yse who tipple at the wine cup, and it s, wholesome advice to heed. However,re you to give the same advice to the pla who drink at our soda fountain they vid think you a fit subject for an asylum. yr soft drinks are sound in purity and wh. someness and it would be a hard mattw drink too much of them. We have y s for your lady companion. Bound for Manawa. If you are we can supply you with ti ets at our store, so that you need not in any jam further than the quiet crowc our place of business. Come in and 1 while you are waiting for the ca GEORGE W. FLETCHEI PRESCRIPTION DRUGGIST. TELEPHONE 275. 106 BROADWAY, - COUNCIL BLUFI was facing death. No, I never thought the mean things I had done, nor the goc nor my friends and relatives. It was dea and swift rushing at me, and I relax to die. A thousand rushing nolses seem to bewllder me for a very short instar Then my mind passed to the bottom of t shatt. My head was down and I turn over. 1 don't remember thinking how would strike, but by some impulse I turn over and prepared to alight in a sitting p sition. This impulse, combined with the fact th there were some loose boards across t bottom of the shaft, probably saved Ze life. He struck bard enough to break two-inch plank, but broke no bones, though he lost consclousness. continues: “Then the sensation grew pleasant. seemed to be riding on the wind above t earth. 1 seemed In a reverie when I pass the third floor. I felt a pain in my fac A stick I remember having seen projecth there gave me these scratches. Then thought of the boards at the bottom. knew they were about fifteen inches apa With the vislon of these boards before r T struck. It didn’t hurt. I just felt as if thousand cannon boomed Into my ears ai then all was black.” Zets awoke as he was carried to the ar bulance. First he thought about cursin but death loomed up before him again a: he did not curse. He drew up his arms a legs, realized that he was not in & ne world, and felt thankful. The sky seen bluer and the alr brighter than ever | fore. He thought of the bellef of his trs that the man who falls once becomes u less in it and resolved never to go up in alr again. Value of Being & Good Fellow. A Clacinnati drummer named Peck cently put up &t a hotel in Oklahoma, landlord of which was the president the school board. The landlord, who wa Jolly, whole-souled fellow, suggested t they visit the schools, the president the board first putting on a long-tal coat, saying: “She adds dignity, an’ then, she hides gun, which are a bad example ‘afore tt children. I don't approve of anybody un 14 carryin’ a gun.” After returning to the hotel from visit of inspection the president of board, pow transferred {nto a landl said: “Peck, you're & good fellow. goin’ to let your light be hid bushel, Peck?" N aln't,’” sald Mr. Peck, rather bious as to the compliment. *“Well, 1 tell you what I'm goin’ to fer you. Bein' as you're a good feller, agoln’ t' have clean sheets put on your | Dad burn me if I aln't"” » a His sto You & unde

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