Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 7, 1903, Page 8

HA DAILY BEE: SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1903. NEWS O COUNCIL v BLUFFS. MINOR MENTION. Davis se.ls drugs. Expert watch repairing, Leffert, 400 B'y. Annual reduction on’ plctures and pieture fiiming. C. E. Alexander & Co. ig candy sale at Purity Candy Kitchen, b Broadwny, Saturday, February 7 jean Eckenberger of this city died Iast oning at the new Mercy hospital, aged 4 CANDIDATES ARE OUT EARLY Unusual Activity for This Time of Year is Noted in Political O.roles. | y iTR{ASURV ATTRACTS MOST ATTENTION wanted, at once, boy with pony to lee route. Apply at the offt s.reet We ure headquarters konds. Bee us before you buy. Cil and Glass company John Scnoentgen returned home yesterday f0m & two weeks sojourn at Colfax Lyrings, much Improved in health ‘olonel C. G. Saunders went to Centralla, 3.0, Iast_evening on business connected \ith the Modern Woodmen of America. Mayor Morgan, although still suffering 510m A severe cold, was able to be out yes- t rday for the first time in several aays. for wla C. B. Paint, vhe case against Davis Houser, charged | th_obtaining goods by talse preiense dismissed in Justice Ouren s court ay on a demurrer to the information #. T. Montgomery, local manager of the | Juterstate Mercantile company, left Thurs- Cay evening for 8t. Louls, where he will be yiarried next Tuesday fo Miss Kathryn iell, daughter of General B. F. Bell Wanted, to rent, part of lower floor room 1 ¢ Tesponsible firm, on long time lease. An eptional good chance for some one hav- spare room to get good renter. Loca- | n must be central. Address O, Bee office, uncil Blufts. The executive committee of the Commer- c.al elub has succeeded in securing the iloms on the first floor. of the Woodbury | 1 illding, adjoiniug the Grand hotel, as | quarters for the club. The rooms have be I ased for one year at a rental of §20 L.onth. W. M. Narvis of Muscatine, grand master | workman of the Ancient Order of United | \. orkmen in Towa and eupreme overseer of | order in the United States, was the | st of honor last night at the meeting ot o local lodge »m here he will go 10 s Moines today JArs. John Barhyte, a former resident of L6 city, dled Thursday in Tabor, la., 10 \iiere she and her husband removed two yvars ago. The body was brought to this {1y vesterday and the funeral will be held i 10 o'clock this morning from Lunkley's Ladertaking rooms. rs. Amella Wollert, wife of A, A lrt, 4% East Broadway, dled yesteraay 1.0fning from pneumonfa, aged 59 years. )."sldes her husband three sons survive her. " he funeral will be held Sunday afternoon L¢ 2: o'clock from the German Evangel- i.al church and burlal will be in Walnut 1.1l cemetery. Mrs. M. L. Flood of this city dled vester- c.y in St Joseph's hospital, Omaha, aged i) years. ' Bhe was the widow of James 1 100d and is suryived by one daughter and jive sons. Mrs. Flood was a member of the ) irst_Congregational church and had been o resident of Council Bluffs for twelve years. The body was brought to this city last evening. Fire from a plle of ashes left on the sec- <nd floor of the New theater buflding in tie rooms occupled by the Dodge Light G iards, burned a hole through the ceiling wiring 'Thursday night. When discovered y.sterday morning the fire was commencing to_make rapid headway, but was ex- 1inguished by employes of the theater be- i.re any great damage was done. The fire upartment was not called out N. Y. Plumbing Co., Tel. 250. Night, F667. al It Wol- Matters in District Court. The $10,000 personal Injury damage suit in the district court of F. E. Bender against the town of Minden was given to the jury at b o'clock Iast evening. Up to a late Lous last night the jury had failed to ar- rive at & verdict. Judge Thornell adjourned court until | nday and will leave for his home In Lidney this morning to spend Sunday with L's family. Attorneys for the plaintiff in the per- wonal Injury damage sult. of Henry Lock +gainst the City of Council Blufts will file ¢ motion for a new trial today. The judg- 1ient for $500 secured by Lock is not + cemed sufficient. The motion will be based «n the grounds that the court erred in | tliving the jury further instructfons after it had been out forty-elght hours and that the verdict was a forced one, H. W. Miller began suit against the State tavings bank for $101.26. The plaintiff al- 'eges that on July 6, 1902, he deposited $100 in the bank to draw interest at 3 per «ent, payable on demand; that on January 3 last he demanded paymen: and it was re- | fused. Giving Away The second heating stove given by Wil- Mam Welch to his coal customers was uwarded to Mrs, Henry Becker, 1416 South Iighth street. Another has been put up «n the same plan, and during the next thirty days will be given away free to one of his customers. Before ordering your coal ‘call at 16 Norch Main street or "phone 128. toves. o the Team Drivers. & A. Raabe, the recently appointed busi- uess agent of the Trades and Labor as tembly of this eity, has lost no time in getting to work. He hae started out to or- ginise a local union of team drivers, who b retofore have been without any organiza- | tion in Council Blufts. He has called a moeting for Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock n Labor hall to discuss the question for c/ganizing such a union. “Do you belong o & unfon? If pot, why not?" is the way I'usiness Agent Raab heads all his an- rouncements and letter paper. He has es- tablished an office in the Labor temple and his office hours are from § to 9 a. m., 1 to 2 and 7 to § p. m. dally, except Sundays. Real Estate Transfer These transfers were flled yosterday in the abstract, title and loan office of J. W. Squire, 101 Pearl street: Louglas A. Fiske and wife to D. L. L, lot § in nely nei 2. and's in nwi4 nwig 19-75-43, Margaret Harvey to Lars Chriatian: son, lot 4, block 12, Avoca; lots 4 to 8 in subdly of nwi nel 16-77-39, w,_d Sy g 3 H, E. Leach and wife to same, lot 3, block 12, Avoca, w. d ik George W. Lipe and wife to Anna Clawson, lot ¥, block 3, Ferry add, w. ane Hiil ‘and husband o Georgo Foot, lot 5, block 10, Mullin's sub- alv, w. d waaies sose 3. W. Colt and wife to Mason City & Fort Dodge Rallroad company, part iwig nely nwi 6-74-43, q. c. d Same to same, part el nel, 6-74-43, Same ldo same, part wiy swiy 6-74-43, Same to same, part lot 1, Auditor's subdiv nelf seyf 6-74-43, e d. g Lame to_same, part 8% seiy and meiq swig 6-74-43, q. c. 4 . Same to same, part lot 6 Mallett's QUDAIY, G. € ...t e to same, lots 1 and 17, Ric uth avenue subdiv, 4. c. d Same o same, B ots In Couneil Blufts, q. ¢ d . 4 Seme to same, land in 5-74-43, 0. ¢ d Same to same, part lot 6, Mallett's sundty, § € 4 G oot James E_Miles to John B. Benion, 2 Bcres fn nw corner swi, swif 2-1¢- 4; lots 1, 2, 13 and ei4 § and 1%, sub. alv of outiot 3, Macedonia, q. c. d J._C. Fleck to George N. Jenso sell 3-76-42. w. d Treasurer to C. W. w! l“lrfl“ Wi 100 ™ 500 1 1 1 0iy Mercer, ni sif % g Methodist Episcopal church of ut to A. H. Brown, lot 3, block 5 re’ add to Walnut. w.'d...... 4 E ttland and wife to Carrie Meyer, 3934 acres in 107443, w. d Total twenty transfers . 898 LEWIS CUTLER MORTICIAN. 28 Pearl 8., Councll Bluffs | for sheriff. J. P. Greenshields and City Tre True the Leading Candidates, but Other Eyes Are on urer the Place. | The political pot {8 commencing to sim- mer carlfer this year than usual and candi- dates for the several county offices to be | voled on mext November are already out in the deld and actively campalgning. At | least this je true ‘of those who aspire to the | republican nominations. Seéing that there are yet nine months before electibn and that the republican county comvention will not be held in all probability before the latter part of July or the early part of Au- gust, this early activity in the political arena f{s somewhat unusual. Old-time politiclans attribute this actlvity at this stage of the game to the fact that the re- publican ‘party will this year ‘nominate a ow set of candidates, It having been given out that none-of the present office holders whose terms expire January 1 need apply for renomination. This statement was made by the republican county central com- mittee during the campalgn last fall The countr officers to be voted on this fall will be: Treasurer, sheriff, superin- tendent of schools, surveyor, coroner, two | members of the board of supervisors, state senator and two representatives. Treasury Center of Interest. The greatest interest appears to be in the race for the nomination for county treasurer, that being the best paying office at stake this fall. There are already sev- eral avowed candidates in the fleld who have a burning ambition to become. custo- dian of the county’s strong box and it is not unlikely that this list will be swelled as the days €o by. J. P. Greenshiclds is sald to be the strongest candidate In the field up to date. it has been no secret that Greenshields, who for a number of years has been one of the leaders of the republican party in Counell Ginfts, has been walting for Treas- urer William Arnd to retire so that he might step into his shoes. As Greenshields will undoubtedly have the support of Ern- est B. Hart, the Towa representative of tho national republican committee, and othe~ local leaders of the party, he is looked upon as the most formidable candidate at present in the fleld. City Treasurer Frank T. True is also €aid to be a candidate for the county treasuryship and will, if he de- cides to enter the race, make Greenshields realize that he has no walk-away, as city treasurer Mr. True has established an en- visble record and he will undoubtedly go into the convention with a large and influ- ential backing. Emil Leffert, at present deputy under County Treasurer Arnd, is ax avowed candidate and it is sald that City | Clerk N. C. Phillips and City Auditor F. L. Evans haye their eyes fixed on the nomi- nation. L. G. Consigney of Avoka, it is end of the county. ' Several Would We Sherifr, Ed Canning, former chiet of police and at present deputy under Sheriff Cousins, is regarded as the strongest candidate in the fleld today for the republican nomination There is a likelthood ot the east end of the county demanding the nom- ination for sherift thisx year on the ground that Council Bluffs has held it for the last four years. G. W. Adam of Walnut is out as an avowed candldate for this nomina- tion, but it is not known yet whether he not. Other candidates are expected Lo de- velop before long. No name has been mentioned as yet for the offices of coroner, surveyor or super- intendent of school Colonel C. G. Saunders, It is sald, will recelve the nomination for state semator without opposition, he having been elected to flll the vacaney caused last year by the | resignation. of Hou.. A, S. Hazelton when | he assumed the duties of postmaster. J. H. Jenks of Avoca and B. F. Freeman of Oakland are the two representatives whose terms expire this year. It is not known whether they will seek renomina- tions. County Supervisor H. C. Brandes of James township s said to have an am- bition to become a representative and is quietly working with a.view to carrying off the nomination. In view of the fact that Couneil Bluffs will undoubtedly get the senatorship, it is expected that the county will be permitted to name the two repre- sentatives. | Supervisors Bullis and Kearney are the | two members of the county board whose , terms expire this year. Kearney has stated | emphatically that he will nct seek re- nomination and would not even wocept it | 1t offered him. Bullls, it is expected, will | ask for a renomination. Plumbing and heating. Bixby & Som. Millers Talk of Org A meeting which is said to be prelfmi- nary to the organization of the Southwi ern Towa Millers' assoclation, was held last | night in a private room at the Grand ho- | tel. A sdozen or more representatives of | the milling business in this section of the | state were In attendance. It wes denled that any organization was | effected last night, but it was admitted | that one possibly might be in the mear fu | ture. Owners of mills In this part of the | state have had to contend with the cutting | of prices of flour among their local com- | petitors, with the result that outside mil- |lers have taken advantage of it and suc- | cesstully invaded the territory. The meet- | ing last night, it is sald, was for the. pur- | pose of organizing so as to prevent this ‘.eunlnl of prices among themselves, adopt this territory as far as possible. The question of improving the quality of wheat grown in this section by the importa- tion of a better grade of seed from the north and distributing it among the farm- | ere was also discussed. ! Among those present were: L. G. Consig- | mey, Avoca; C. M. Replogle, Shenandoah; | Gearge, W. McCold, Logan; J. F. Merritt, J.T. Rawlings, Simon Rogers, Dunlap; J. | €. Spangler, Walnut; J. 8. Campbell, Car- son; G. Van Buskirk, Shenandoab. Gravel roofing. A. H. Tead. 126 Matn St and specifications for the tern's passenger depot on Ninth | avenue, just cast of South Main street, | have been received here and are now open for the Inspection of local contractors. The bullding will not be as large as anticipated {a8d will be only one story high. The esti- | mated cost is about §20,000, and will be somewhat similar In appearance to that of the Rock lsland rallroad. The plans call 1d, will be the.candidatanfrom’ the east | has the solid support of the east end or | a uniform scale of prices and thus control | INTEREST FROM for a bullding 119 feet in length, 30% feet in width and an eave elevation of 17 feet It will be constructed of Bedford stone and pressed brick with a roof of red tiles. The Interior will be finished In hard wood | and enameled tiling. There will be two waiting rooms, 40x30 feet, and these, with the ticket office, toflet rooms, baggage and expreas rooms, will occupy the floor space. Vistts Hon. R. C. Barrett, state superintendent of public instruction, accompanied by County Superintendent McManus, pald a | visit yesterday to the two consolidated | schools in Garner township and the one in Crescent township. At the school election last spring the residents of Garner township voted in favor of the consolidation of four school districts into two and the erection of two graded schools. The plan, which was modeled after the consolidatjon scheme first started by the state superintendent in Buffalo Cen- ter some years ago, has proven remarkably successtul. The pupils of one of the graded schools in Garner township are transported to and from their homes at the expense of the district. This same system prevails in Crescent Oity, where two schools were merged into one The result of State Superintendent Bar- rett's Investigation yesterday will be em- bodied in a report which he is now prepar- ing. Mr. Barrett on his return expressed himself as greatly pleased with the schools and the results attained by the consolida- tion, and expressed tho hope that this sys- tem would be adopted in the near future throughout the entire state. He paid a hfgh compliment to Superintendent Me- | Manus for having brought about the con- solidation of the schools In the two town- ships, and said he was doing a great work { for the school children of Pottawattamie county. From here Superintendent Bar- rett last evening went to Silver City, where he spoke before a farmers’ institute. Today he will address a teachers’ institute at Chariton, and from there return to his | home In Des M Consolidated Sehools. | Valentines at DeLong's. The largest and prettiest stock in Coun- cil Bluffs. Prices from two for a cent to 1$3.60 cach. Comic valentines, two for a | cent. Mail orders flled—add postage. De- | Long The Printer, 307 Broadway. |GUARANTY COMPANY LIABLE | Must Pay Damages ¢ | Killed While Intoxi. ! entea. { S { FORT DODGE, Ia., Feb. 6.—(Spectal Tele- gram.) — Hannah ~ Meltvedt was today awarded $3,250 In a sult agalnst J, Groat and the United States Fidelity and Guar- anty company. | The plaintiff 1s the widow of Meltvedt, who met his death by a fall from a wagon. She claimed that her husband was Intoxicatod when he fell and that liquor w a saloon owned by Groat. Damages for $3.250 were found against Groat, the guaranty company being found liable to the limit of a bond for $3,000. Eloguent Preacher is Eccentrie. WATERLOO, Ia., Feb. 6.—(Special)— Rev. G. A, Bryant, at one time pastor of the Baptist church at Jesup, appears on the scene at Nantucket as the husband of a young woman of that town after n courtship of ten days. - Bryant has led a tast and furious Iife. He is a preacher of great power and has been able to sway audfences at his will with his eloquent pleas for better living. At Jesup last sum mer he deserted his wife and fled to Provi’ dence, R. I, where he became engaged to a young woman of that city whom he met while attending a convention of his church. The prospective bride heard he had a wife in Towa and broke the engagement. He came back a few weeks ago, and not suc- ceeding in obtaining forgiveness from his wife, who has never been heard to utter a harsh word regarding him, he fled to | Nantucket, Mass., where the report says he is married again. He has never re- celved a divorce from his deserted wite, according to the knowledge of his nearest triends and the court records. The officers will proceed to prosecute him for bigamy. Editorial Association Elects. FORT DODGE, Ia., Feb. 6.—(Special Tel- | Editorial assoclation were elected this af- ternoon, es follows: President, T. W. Pur- cell, Hampton Chronicle; vice president, James Downing, Fort Dodge Messenger; eocretary and treasurer, Al Adams, Hum- boldt Independent. The place of meeting for mext year was fixed at Clear Lake and Mason City, which applied jointly for the honor. A program of unusual interest was enjoyed during the day. The paper of Senator A. B. Funk of Spirit Lake on ‘Making the Editorial Page of a Country Newspaper” excited much favorable com- ment. During the afternoon impromptu addresses were made by Hon. George E. Roberts, director of the mint, and George D. Perkins of the Sloux City Journal. The banquet in the evening was largely at- tended and a brilliant program of toasts | was responded to. Dairy Scoring Contest. AMES, Ia., Feb. 6.—(Special.\—The dairy department of the Iowa State college here has inaugurated an educational scoring contest for the dairymen of Io Each dairyman joining the coutest ships a cer- taln amount of butter which will be scored and P. J. Kelffer, assistant state dairy commissioner. The contest is to continue the entire year, so as to meet all condl tions, There will be six scorings | place every month. Two medals are offered | by the department to the winners in the contest, a gold medal to the ome who makes the best average and a silver medal for the second place. Tde contest will be of unusual interest from the fact that the scores will be published at the end of the year with the names of the dairymen, and thus make public the quality of butter each | creamery has been putting out during the | year, | ne in Her Lamp. CEDAR FALLS, Ia., Oil Iospector F. O. Jackson of this city found & case at Sumner this week which | aroused his indignation. He inspected the | stock “of a dealer and learned that a woman in the neighborhood was deliber- | ately mixing kerosene and gasoline. In- | vestigation proved the report to be true. | She was burning the combined fluid in her lamp for illuminating purposes and for- tunately so far had not been blown into eternity. She said she d1d it to make her “light burn brighter.” After the contents of her lamp had been inspected she be- came excited and promised to abandon the hazardous practice. She was so lo- cated that a fire in her apartments might have caused a conflagration that would have ;wtped out half the town. eb. 6.—(Special.)— Beats All Its Rivals, No salve, lotion, balm or oil can compare with Bucklen's Arnica Salve for healin; It kills pain. Cures or 20 pay. 2be. For sale by Kubn & Co. Widow of Man | Gudmund | sold him while in this condition from | egram.)—Officers of the Upper Des Moines | | by Prof. McKay, head of the department, | taking | IOWA. PUTS NEW LAW INTO EFFECT Effert Being Made to Send Iowa Man Up Under Habitual Criminal Aot. INVESTIGATING A MYSTERIOUS DEATH | Governor Cummins Has Another Hot Fight to Settle Over Naming a Member of the Pharmacy Commission. (From a Staft Correspondent.) DES MOINES, Feb. 6,—(Special)—An ef- fort s being made WEre to make the first application of the new habitual criminal act in lowa. Frank Hart is on trial in the district court for larceny, the accusation against him being that he stole some chick- ens. The discovery was made at the be- ginning of the trial that he has served time before and witnesses Were procured to show this fact. If it can be proved that he 1s guilty of a felony now, and further that he has been twice before sentenced efther in this state or elsewhere to terms of not less than three years each in the,peniten- tlary, he must be given a sentence of not less than twenty-five years for this crime. The law was passed last winter, but has not been applied in a single case in the state. Quarantine Case on Tri The supreme court of lowa this morning listened to arguments in an appeal case in- volving the method of enforcing the quar- antine laws of the state. This was the case of Dr. C. 8. Kirby of Grand Junction, convicted of failing to obey a guarantine order when he had the smallpox. The man- ner of determining his case and enforcing the quarantine was not in strict conformity to the law, and the defendant seeks to es- cape on technicalities. The state holds that inasmuch as the notice was regularly served and there was mo doubt about the | man having the smallpox and he had ac- cepted service, the regulations could not be broken with Impunity. Court Decisions. The following were the decisions filed in the supreme court today: Andrew Rath against R. lant: Hardin coupty: Judge Weaver, fore- y_Sherwiit, closire of lien affirmed; R. A, Kletazing against F. W, Armstrong, Marshall county; Judge Burn appellant; ham; malicious prosecution’; affirmed; by McClain, P H. Casadt against R. W. Carter, ap- peliant; Woodbury county; Judge Olilver; commission on exchange of propertles; re- versed; by Ladd. L. 8. McConkiey against H. M. Remley; Cedar county; certiorari on ilquor injunc: tion; dismissed; by Deemer. The grand jury in Wright .county is en- gaged in investigating a mysterious death | which occurred in November in Des Molnes. It appears that Clara Whipple of Dows died here and the body was sent to Dows, but not until a few days ago was it known that any such death occurred here. The fact that the body was sent out without | any recora being made of it and sent to a minister at Dows aroused suspicion and | investigation followed. Thus far the grand jury has been unable to determine just what happened, but it is evident that the glrl's death was concealed from some ul- ‘erlor motive. It is stated, however, that the minister has been exonerated from any improper connection. with the affair. All efforts to find out,what undertaker handled the case or just where the girl died have been unavailing. © Pharmacy Commission Fight, T, Orr, appel- Governor Cummins is expected to return from St. Paul tomorrow, where he went to attend a state meeting of the Young Men's Christian association, and he will immedi- ately take up the matter of appointment of a pharmacy commissioner. The fight has become very bitter for this position. W. L. Leland, the present incumbent, s a candidate for reappointment and is backed by republicans in northwestern lowa. In the Tenth district are two leading candi- dates, Russell of Rockwell City and Keltz of Webster City, both strongly indorsed. Keltz has a bard local fight on his hands and against Russell it is urged that he is tneligible in that he has not been engaged as a pharmactst recently but has baen clerk of the district court. It is believed the appointment lies between Russell, Keltz and Leland, in the order named, but no matter who is appointed there will be sore disappointments. Guard Inspections, General Prime, inspector general of the Towa National Guard, and Major Hume, assistant inspector, went to Winterset this evening to inspect the Winterset company of the guard. Next week they wil! make inspections at Chariton Bedford, Red Oak, Shenandoah and Corning on successive evenings. The work of inspection will go on as rapidly as possible until completed. New Corporations. The following are new incorporations in Towa, the papers for which bave just been flled Commonwealth Waterloo; capital’ Dawes and_others. People’s Savings bank of Delta; capital $11,00; W. A. Cornwell, president; George | F.' McCarty, cashier. Hathaway Produce company of Sloux City; capital $50,000; by N. R. Hathaway and others J. B. McKinstry company of Rowan, ‘Wright county; capital $10,000; by L. A. Griswold and others, Mason City Cream company; capital $16,- 000; J. D. Buckel, president; W. V. Buckel, secrefary. Test of Oleomars: Telephone company, $900,000; by Rufus ne The state dairy commissioner day that the prosccution of the Armour | Packing company here for technical viol | tion of the Jowa law relating to the sale f oleomargarine i{s in the nature of a test of the meaning of the law. 7 here are no procedents to.go by, as the law has not been questioned in the courts. The lowa law_is different from the national law In that it provides for punishment of those | who sell oleomargarine which is of a yel- low color, nothing being sald about any coloring matter being placed in it. Ad- mission is made that the oleomargarine being sold here is not artificially colored, but it Is claimed that it has & color which In fact violates the lowa law. This is the sole question to be tested by a sult in the | courts and when 1 is disposed of here will be for the entire atate. Killed Two Farme: The inbound Wabash train this morning struck and. killed (w0 men near Fifield, whose names the train crew was unable to learn. At the point where the tragedy oc- curred the. wagon road turns ,to the left, crofses to the south side and passes on to Fifleld. The latter is oight miles west and perhaps three miles north of Pella. The men were in charge uf two teams. One team was in charge of a young man, and attached to a wagon. The driver had gotten out and climbed into & bobsled ahead, In charge of an elderly man, retaining hold of the halters of his borses. Engineer Beverly saw the two teams and drivers, but never suspecting they. were unaware of the approach of the train and would at- tempt to cross the track, made no attempt to reduce speed. When the pllot was within 300 feet of the crossing the forward team, attached to the bobsled in which | were both mem, turned suddenly to the left and almost before he realized it the horses had gotten over, leaving the bob sled squarely across the track. Both men were kilied, the younger instantly and the elder Injured so that he died in a hait hour. BIG BUSINESS AT LAND OFFICE HOT SPRINGS, 8. D., Feb. 6.—(Spectal.) —The government land office at Rapid City reports the year 1902 as an exceptionally busy one. From January 1 to December 31. inclusive, 707 original embracing 109,939 acres; sixteen original homestead entries of Sioux Indian land, embracing 2,217 acres; 140 final homesteads, embracing 21,783 acres; nineteen final homesteads of Sioux Indian lands, embrac- ing 3,012 acres; thirty-five final timber cul ture entries, embracing 6391 acres; 120 mineral applications; forty mineral ad- verses, ten timber and stone applications, five reservolr filings, 120 final mineral en- tries, embracing 7,695 and 8,358 acres, were made, amounting to $34,78; and also ninety-nine cash entrfes, including excess entries, sales of isolated tracts, commuta- tion on proofs and eales of timber and stone lands, covering 2,741 acres, amount- Ing to $7,625, wero made. And in addition eighty-two original desert entries, embrac- Ing 18,776 acres, amounting to $4,694, were made. The amount of fees and commis- slons on entries, etc., was $12,738.04. Tho total receipts from the sales of timber from the Black Hills forest reserve was $32,680.58. The office’s total receipts for the year was $92,473.69. Aside from this the office has held a large num- ber of contests and special hear- ings brought by the government to set aside alleged fraudulent homestead entries. This district is 100 miles east and west by 200 miles north and south in western South Dakota. There are approximated $,000,000 acres of government lands fn this district still subject to entry under the various land Taws. INTEREST IN COURT-MARTIAL Trinl at Meade to Settle Matter of Responsibility for Canteen Funds. STURGIS, 8. D., Feb. 6.—(Speclal.)—One of the largest and most august courts- martial known in recent military history convened at Fort Meade today and Is now | at work on an important case. The matter to be settled by the decision of this court s as to the responsibility of canteen officers for funds in charge, and the decision will, of course, have a bearing on the cases of all officers where alleged laxness has caused loss. All four branches of the army are represented—cavalry, infantry, artii- lery and medical department. The t-ial will be watched with great interest, es- pecially by army men. Following are the members of the court: Colonel Jacob Kline, Twenty-firt infantry; Lieutenant Colonel Charles D. Byrne, med- ical department; Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Cornman, Twenty-fourth infantry; Major Edward B. Bolton, Twenty-fourth infantry; Major Hunter Liggetr, Twenty-first infan- try; Captain Almon L. Parmeter, Twenty- first infantry; Captain Thomas Ridgway, artillery corps; Captain Ernest B. Gose, Twenty-fourth infantry; Captain Arthur Thayer, Third cavalry; Captain Robert C. Willlams, Thirteenth cavalry; Captain Harry H. Pattison, Third cavalry; Captain H. S. Hawkins, Thirteenth cavalry; First Lieutenant James M. Love, jr., Twenty- first infantry; Captain Charles R. Howland, Twenty-first infantry, judge advocate. Hot Springs People Elated. HOT SPRINGS, 8. D.,, Feb. 6.—(Special.) —The people here are very much elated over the news that comes from Washington to the effect that an additional appgopria- tion of $350,000 has been secured for the National sanitarium at this place, which | as been included in the sundry civil ap- propriation bill. This, original appropriation, makes the total amount $620,000. The site has been pro- cured and deeds furnished. Bids for grad- ing the site will soon be called fer and it fa expected that the grading will be com- pleted in April. Work will then be pushed rapidly as possible upon the eutire work. together with the Investigating a Fire. HURON, §. D, Feb. 6.—(Speclal Tele- gram.)—Investigation will be held to as- certain the origin of a fire which destroyed John Breen's and Harry Scheller's build- ings last night. Breen's locs is $1.000; no insurance. Scheller's loss is $1,600, with | insurance in the Norwich on fixtures of | $650, and $600 on building in the German of | Freeport. Closes Navy Recruiting Station, PIERRE, §. D., Feb. 6.—(Special Tele- gram.)—Lieutenant Mashrouch and party, who have been here since Tuesday enlist- ing men for the navy, will leave here in the morning for Cheyenne, Wyo. Two men were enlisted here, Charles Jennings of Plerre and A. 8. Orr of Fort Plerre. PENSIONS FOR WESTERNERS Survivors of the Wars Remembered by the G Generously meral Government. WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.—(Special.) following pensions have been grante issue of January 2 Nebraska: Original-Jonas C. Bauman, Carleton, $. Increase, reissue, etc.—Giorge W. Sheibley, Dakota City, $: Shadrach Scarlett, Harbine, $10. 'Widows, minors and dependent relatives—Lucinda_ C. War- ren, Edgar, $12; Mary J. Overton, Nebraska City, #. lowa: Original—George J. Willlams, Des Moines, $8 Increase, relssue, ete.—Allen C. . Sloux City, §8; Thomas D. Trun , Santiago, $8; Gilbert M. Winnett, Car- , $10; Oliver D. Huntley, Riverside, 3 Joseph M. West, Des Moines, $14. Widows, minors and dependént reMtives—Delitha A. olds, Murray, 35 th Dakota: Original lo, $8 Increcse, reissue, ete Romero, Whitew $10. Issue of January 2 braska: Original—John Wood, 38 (war with Spain). Increse. res- sue, ‘ete—Willilam H. Shappell, Hildreth, $12." Widows, minors and dependent rela: tives—Viola E. Skadden, Wayne, § Towa: Original—Charles E. Dean, Panora, $12. Increase. relssue, etc.—Thomas J. Turch, Marshalltown, '$12; John Wooten, Clarinda, $10; William H. Jjohnson, Van' meter, 3i2; Francis Green, New Hartford, $8; Barney Gordon, Cedar Rapids, §12; W ilam M. Bledsoe, Liberty Cenfer, $5; George W. Hileman, Marshalltown, $10; Joseph T Young, Indlanola, $12; Sewell 8 “hamber: lain, Panama. 3." Widows, minors and de. pendent relatives—Mary A. Kittams. Pres. cott, $12; Sarah J. Morrison, Brandon, $8; Charlotte Lindsay, Boone, $ South Dakota: Widows. minors and de- ndent relatives—Einora West, Doland, $5; ella L. Smith, Huron, 38 FINDS ELDORADO IN ARIZONA Mexiean Prospector #150,- 000 in Gold In Six Weeks with Only Crude Outfit, The Gustus Sasse Crisosto Broken Recovers EL PASO, Tex., Feb. 6.—Edward M. Stur- s, & prospector from Mexico, near Doug- reports a tremendous gold strike in the Terres mountains, about forty miles from Cos, terminus of the Nacozari rail- road. Sturgess clalms to have taken out $150,- 000 in gold in the six weeks with a crude outfit. Samples of ore are sald to run as high as 6,600 ounces to the ton, with & value of about §2,000. homestead entries (BLAMES SOCIETY FOR DEED Anarchist Tells Why He Attempted to Kill King Leopold TRIAL The Mysterious Visitor Is Now Invading Many Homes. IN BRUSSELS It Strikes Young and Old Who Are Physically Weak and Predis- posed to Disease. RUBINO IS ON Letter Shows that He Justified K1l of Spanish Premier and that He Intended to Kill King Bdward. Paine’s Celery Compound Fortifies the Body, Cleanses the Blood and Gives Strength to Resist All Attacks. BRUSSELS, naro Rubiuo, Feb. 6.—The trial of Gen- the Itallan anarchist, on the | charge of attempting to assassinate King Leopold, November 15, by firing three shots at him while he was returning from the cathedral here, after attending a Te Deum in memory of the late Queen Henriette, was opened today in the assizes court. Large crowds of people gathered in the vieinity | of the court, but only the witnesses, law- yers and reporters were admitted A detachment of police of considerable strength maintained order. Rubino replied volubly to all interrogations and whenever be uttered the word “anarchy” he ratsed his volce as though exulting in his con- nection therewjth. The prisoner bitterly assatled modern o clety as the cause of all evil, declaring he only attempted to take the life of the king because the latter was the highest representative of soclety. Rubino added that he had intended going to Italy for the purpose of making an at- tempt on the Itallan monarch, but he did not have sufficient funds. During the pris- oner's examination it developed that he left the Itallan army because his officers persecuted him The prosecution included in the indiet- ment a letter from Rubino to a socialist newspaper publishcr in London, justifying | the murder of Senor Canovas del Castillo, the Spanish premler, and stating that he (Rubino) had contemplated killing King Edward November 25, HOG BREEDERS PICK OFFICERS Election Indirectly That mysterious visitor, “Grip,” is now invading many homes and striking down the young and old who are week or pre disposed to disease. It 1s now well known that the discase spreads rapidly to the various membors of the households into which it kas been in troduced. Tt records with the theory of ir tection, also, that the disease has usually attacked the persons liable Intectior Dr. Richard Sisely, in his book on * demic Tnfluenza, the most entirely propagated by infection In past winter seasons it has been fully and happlly demonstrated that Paine's Celery Compound 1s a tower of safety when grip 1s prevalent. When this scientific and health-giving medicine 1s used it strength ens the nervous centers of all the organs; it purifies the blood, regulates digestion, gives a healthy tone to the who! stem, enabling and old tacl rocure from the 1 of disess nervous, dyspeptic find in Paine’s Celery Compound a protector and shield from the dangers c grip. A trial of one bottle will tanish all existing doubts. DIAMOND DYES Color Jackets, Co, Ribbons, Neekties, to says disense ot young to rava W and ailing people wil Shows Strength of Sentiment on Mergiog Capes, Associations. S Watsts. MARYVILLE, Mo, Feb. 6.—(Spectal.)— With the election of officers Jast night the Standard Poland-China Record association fintehed its apnual meeting and sdjourned | to meet In this city again next year. This 18 the strongest assoctation of the kind In the United States. More than twenty states were represented at this meeting and about 100 breeders were here. The visiting delegates were entertained last night after all the business had been transacted by the local members of the association, The proposition to merge the Standard association out of existence was discussed on the outside of the meeting, but it or came to a vote. The proposition was tcally | tested when it came to a vote for the off | cers and those opposed to the measurs were overwhelmingly defeated. John Blaine | of Pawnee City, Neb., was re-elected pres- | 1dent; George Woodworth of this city was chosen secretary and F. P. Robineon troas- urer. Btockings will not fade or orock when dyed with Diamond Dyes. 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