Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 8, 1903, Page 8

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY, MARCH INTEREST FROM IOWA. (WHITFL AW « GARDINER STOCK NEWS OF | COUNCIL BLUFFS. FAVOR SANITARIUN PLANS | COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA. fon North Second street last | carrylug away a quantity of goods during the absence of were sentenced by Judge Thornell in dis- trict court yesterday to one year in the penitentiary each. Within a few m'nutes of their sentencing Sheriff Cousins had them on their way to Fort Madison. winter and houschold | the family, | Oommittee Makes Its Report to the Pythian | Grand Lodge of Towa ERE are a list of still greater reductions; not confined to any one department, but a general sweep, all over the entire stock. Monday is sure to be an attrac- tive day at our store--the old stock of Whitelaw & Gardiner must be sold--new spring goods are arriving daily. MINOR MENTION. Davis sells drugs. . Expert watch iepairing, Leffert, 409 B'y. 8ix photos 10 cents. Carveth, 305 B'way. For rent, modern house, 719 Sixth avenue Picture framing. ® Alexander & Co., 3% Broadway. Telephone 3. The Bartenders' union will meet evening at & o'clock In Labor hall | COUNTY ATTACKS NEBRASKA FRANCHISE The Lady Maccabees will meet Tiesday | afternoon at the usuai time and plac | The Retail Clerks union will meet Tucs- | Company Insiats it Not Onty H n o complete its organization. arey 5 s Valld Franchise, but a Right to Harry M. Brown, deputy clerk of the gaperior court, is In Chicago on business Optrate Undeh the Golk Mrs, Mary Rosse of 1614 Ninth avenu serfously 11l with lung and heart trouble eral Law. Before papering your rooms we want 1o show you our elegant 1998 designs. C. B. Paint, Ol & Glass Co A_marriage lcese was fss to Wyati Johnson, aged 64, a HEAR THE TELEPHONE CASE | Arguments to Be Made ata Date to Be Set by the Court. PAST WEEK IN BLUFFS SOCIETY resent Mrew, REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE IN NO HURRY | Dynamite Explodes in Blackamith | Shop, Wrecking the Building, but No Persons Seriously Injured. Clah Women to L Smith a wi tinks Candidate for NEW WASH GOODS 124¢ 15¢ Ladies’ and Misses’ Jackets Ladles’ Jackets, =old for $5.00. Ladies' Jackets, length, all sizes 3.6 3,08 Ll i eastors, - gray navy, red and blue, worth up to $15.00 President. | Karl Mayne is home from a sojourn at | Colfax Springs, la | The Tuesday Euchre club will meet this week with Mis A. Heresheim ‘The Euchfe club will meet Monday after- noon with Mre. B. A. Stockdale. Mrs. Horace Everett entertained a few friends informally at whist Friday evening The members of the New Century club will meet Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. HOSIERY SALE 19¢ 20¢ black only, hose, fine rib, all 1 boy 1.50 heavy school (From a Staff Correspondent.) | Al sizes up DES MOINES, Marzh 7.—(Special)—The | | committee on the grand lodge, Knights of | Pythias, for lowa, appointed two years ago | to consider the proposition for a Pythian | sanitarium at Colfax, and continued By the | grand lodge last year, has prepared a three-quarter worth $10.00 /v gin gua hundred pleces hams, exclusive iteed. Ask sec almities, all this sea- . beautiful sheer zephyrs, styles, them. rib, fine Misses' wool hose, fine all_sizes, worth up to Ladies' hose, ribbed top, gauge, sold for and on sale 29c. 1rish son's patter oth. Full width | With the exception of arguments to be | made by counsel at a date not yet fixed French batiste, aged #, both of Omaha The regular meeting of the Knights and Ladles of Becurity will be held Tuesday evening Mrs., Hannah Costerson, aind yesterday afternoon at the Woman's Christlan Assoclation hospital from pneu- monja. One son survives her. Colone] John L. Handley, vice president of the Fraternal Union of America, will dellver a free lecture Tuesda evening In Woodman hall on “Fraternity. Begmidt's elegant new photos, very latest shapes and sizes, §1.50, 32 and $2.60 dozen; iarge sizes, 88 and §3.60 dozen. First-class work guaranteed. Schmidt, il Broadway The entertalnment given Friday after- foon and evening by the puplls of the Bloomer school to ralse money for the purchas: of a magic lantern, netted about A meeting of the Council Blufts Game Protective ussociation will Tuesdny evening at the courthouse. The | charter membership list will close at this| nieeting. | August Smith and James Spency®, | charged with being implicated with Jm.n[ Fahey in the robbery of a Rock Island | freight car, and whose cases had been taken under advisement by Justice Ouren, aged % vears, Fish and be held were yesterday bound over to the district | court.” Their bonds were fixed at 00| cac { President Bender of the Commercial club | has called & meeting of the directors and | chalrmen of the standing committees with the executive committee Tuesday evening | at 8 o'clock In ine club rooms on Pearl street. As there s business of importance | t) come before the meeting President Ben- der requests a full attendance, “ John Thordsen, charged with stealing clenty-ive chickens and a harness from | the premises of Mrs. Susan Thome, had | a hearing before Justice Ouren yesterday | and was bound over to the grand jury, his | ball being placed at $1,000. In the other | five cases in which he 'was charged with | stealing chicke Thordsen walved ex- | amination and was bound over to the grand jury. Willlam Thordsen, who, wiih his brother John, was charged with stea ing w hog from the premises of C. W Bird, will have his preliminary hearing | Tuesday In Justice Ouren's court. Mrs, | John Thordsen, whom her husband accused | of accompanying him in his midnight raids | disgulsed as a man, has so far evaded ar- rest. N. Y. Plumbing Co., Tel. 250, Night, Fés7. With the Churches. Rev. Allen Judd, archdeacon for western Towa, will conduct the services this morn- ing and evening in St. Paul'seEpiscopal church in place of the rector, Rev. George Edward Walk, who has gone to Shenan- doah on behalf of the bishop to present the cause of diocesan mfssions. Rev. Walk will return Monday and resume the Lenten services Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday afternoons at 4:79 o'clock. At Grace Episcopal church Edwin J. Ab- bott, lay readef, will conduct morning prayer at 11 o'clock. In the evening at 7:30 o'elock Archdeacon Judd will preach. Sunday school will be at 9:45 a, m. Rev. Newman H. Burdick will begin a series of evangelistic services at the Sec- ond Presbyterian church today, preaching morning and evening. He will be assisted by Mr. Collisson, a tenor soloist. The services i1l continue each evening of the week except Saturday. At the Fifth Avenue Methodist church this morning at 10:30 o'clock there will be the sacrament of baptism and the Lord's supper. At 7:30 p. m. there will be preach- ing by the pastor, Rev. J. W. Abel. Class meoting will be at 9:45 a. m., Sunday school at noon, meeting of Junior league at 3 . m. and Epworth league services at 6:3 P. m.y The subject of the pastor's sermon in the evening will be “The Glorles of Heaven" The mid-week prayer uieeting will be held Wednesday evening at 7:30 o'clock. This morning at the Broadway Methodist chiirch Miss Lydia Trimble will deliver an address In the interests of the Woman Forelgn Missionary soclety. In the even- ing the pastor, Rev. W. J. Calfee, will de- liver: another of his series of pulpit opin- fons, taking as his subject “A Trio of | Questionable Amusements.” Services will | be Beld at the following hours: At 10:30 & m. preaching service; 12 m, Sunday school; 6:30 p. m. Epworth league; 7:30 p. m., preaching service, Elder D. R. Chambers will preach this morning ‘at 10:30 o'clock fu the Latter Day Salnts' church. In the evening the pulpit | will ‘be occupied by Elder James Caffall Sunday school will be at noon. The mid- week prayer segvice will be held Wednes- day evening at 7:30 o'clock At the First Congregational church this | evening at 7:30 o'clock the pastor, Rev James Thomson, will deliver another of his series of addresses on the life of Christ, illustrated with stereopticon views. Ths subject tonight will be “Christ Rejected at Nazareth and Welcomed at Capernaum.” At the morning service at 10:30 the pastor will take as the theme of his sermon *The | Hospltality and Soctability of the Chursh.” | Sunday schcol will be held at the cloge of | the morning service and the Christian En- | deavor meeting at 6:30 p. m. There will be a special program of music in the even- Ing, When' the choir, under the direction of Mr. Mitehell, will be assisted by Miss | Frances Wright, soprano, and Miss Anna Louise Getty, mezzo-soprano. The First Church of Christ (Sclentist) will Bold services in the Sapp bullding this | morning at 11 o'clock, when the subject of | the lesson will be “‘Substance.” The regu- lar testimonial meeting will be bheld Wednesday evening at § o'clock The Second Church of Christ (Scientist) | will hold services in Modern Wcodmen of America hall, in Merriam block, at 10:45 a m.; subject, “Substance.’’ Sunday school immediately after the service. Wednesday evening testimonial meeting at 7:45. At the First Christian church, the pastor, Rev. W. B. Crewdson, will preach at 11 A m. a3d 7:30 p. m. Sunday school wil! be héld at 9:45 @, m., and the meeting f the Christian Endeavor soclety at 6:30 p. m. | | | | Gravel roofing. A. ¥. Read, 126 Maln St. Homesten Anyone wishing & good homestead, sit- uated six miles from town of 4,000 inhab- | ftants, In eastern Oregon, will do well to see me at once, as these homesteads are golng very fast. Expect to start with party about March 15. Also have some fine 'im ber claims. Anyone wishing apy of th call at 2406 Avenue A and see me. G. W. SKINNER. LEWIS CUTLER MORTICIAN. 38 Pearl 6. Council Bluffs. "Phone | Judge Thornell, ® jury having been walved | owners for'damages which they might sus- | by Attorneys W. W. Morsman of Omaha | not protected by a light or other danger | Arnd, all of this city, and two daughters, the hearing in the quo warranto proceed- | ings brought by County Attorney Killpack against the Nebraska Telephone company, attacking the company's franchise, was completed yesterday in distrigt court before | by mutual agreement. The franchise of the company Is attacked on the grounds that the ordinance grant- ing it was invalld for two reasons. The | first reason reliad on by the county attor- ney is tha® in the passage of the ordinance by the city council on October 8, 1880, the law was not complied with in that no rec- | ord was made of the aye and nay vote. The second ground on which the couniy attorney attacks the ordinance is that it | ombraced two subjects, contrary to the | statute, In this regard it is claimed that | in addilon to the ordinance granting the | franchise it also contained a section mak- | Ing It a crime for any person to deface or otherwise injure the property of the com- | pany snd defining punishment for such of- fense. Prior to the hearing of the case County Attorney Killpack filed an amendment to his petition asking that the defendant com- pany also be restrained from using and oc- cupying the public highways of the county in addition to the streets and alleys of the city. The Telephone company, while contend- ing that its franchise s legal and valid and has been so held by the city for a long | number of years without dispute, contends | that it has a statutory right under the re- cent decision of the supreme court im tho | case of Chamberlain against the Iowa Tei- | ephone company in Des Moines to.erect | and maintain its poles and lines on the public thoroughtares which the supreme court held streets and alleys to be. Againat this the county attorney contends that the statute relied on by the company is constitutional, in that it provides for the occupancy of highways without making any provision for compensation to property tain and for. the use of public property without . compensation. The telephone company is represented and 8. B. Wadsworth of this city. Emmet Tinley is assisting the county attorney. As Emmet Tinley is interested in and at- torney for a local independent company, which was before the city oouncil for a telephone franchise and is understood ex- pects to again ask for a charter, the fact that he was called upon by the county at- torney’to assist in this case is regarded as significant and taken to Indicate that the independent company is back of the pres- ent proccedings. The only witnesses examined were Vance Lane, general manager of the company; A. P. Fair, the company's local manager, and City Clerk Phillips. The latter's testimony related solely to the records of the city coungll, Margaret Cramer began suit against the City of Council Bluffs yesterday in the dlstrict court for $15,000 damages for per- sonal injuries alleged to have been recelved the night of December 20, 1902, by stepping into & hole on Fourth street, between Ninth and Tenth avenues. It is charged by the plaintifft that the hole or excavation was signal. The personal injury suit of James Burke against the Chicago & Northwestern Rall- way company was dismissed at plaintiff's ccst, having been settied out of court. | Mrs. Anna M. Arnd Dies. Mre. Anna M. Arnd, widow of Willlam Arnd, sr., died yesterday morning at an early hour at her home, 718 Fourth street, aged 87 years. Death was due to the in- firmities of old age and a complication of lung and stomach troubles, Mrs. Arnd was born in Fulds, Germany, March 19, 1816, where she was married to Mr. Arnd on July 4, 1843.' They came to America in 1851 and after a short stay in New York City re- moved to Olean, N. Y., where they lived for thirteen years. In 1868 they moved to Willow Island, Neb., and two years later removed to Council Bluffs. Mrs. Arnd is survived by three sons, County Treasurer Willlam Arnd, Robert Arnd and Charles Mrs. B. W Anna Millsen Kramer of this city and Mre of Grand Island, Neb. Plumbing and heatiog. Bixby & Son. Fire in Agricultu Warehouse! The fire department was called at 9:30 o'clock last night to Russell and company's warehouse, on South Eighth street. The building stands on piling, and the blaze s supposed to have started from underneath | the structure, but from what cauge was not sscertained last night. A number of grain separators in the portion of the warehouse where the fire started were more or less damaged, and other machinery eufferel from smoke and water. No estimate could be placed oz the loss last night. It was eald, howeve®™ to be fully covered by the Insurance. Cloth Hound Books, 10c. DeLong the Printer, 307 Broadway Transfers. filed vesterday In | office of J. W Real Estate These tra abst sfers were act. title and loan quire, 101 Pearl street rge A. Yancey ond wife Ouderkirk, lots 15 and 19, | Highland ‘Place add, W d | Frank G. Garner and wife to Hugh | R Plamb, et lots 5 and 6 block 4 Martir's re sub Macedonia, w d Andrew Petersen an e 'to Fre erick Olson, lot 3, block 1, Voorhis' add, w d Al Blaine t iz’ and lot 12 [ to George block 11, $ 1,600 1,400 Y ) Maggie B. Gillett, lot | except nl0 feet, Glen- | | dale extension, w L. 1,600 | Allora M. Dorst'and husband o Lina D. Barnard, wis lot 4, block 6, Bay- lise 15t add,w d . F. Emmert and wife to Caroline Busse, nely 24-76-39, w d Freeman Cotton and wife Bird, w T | Emma Dy King, wig swi{ and. s w R | 00 | 10,000 461 |p e nwig 976-39, . 44 12,400 Eight transfers. aggregating Book Sale at Del. 37,411 » | General King's books, 48c; other ecloth- | bocks, from 10c to 98c: non: of the nmew |c0vyvllhl books higher than 88c. | his Sunday DeLong | the Printer, 307 Broadway One Year for Theft. Madsen Milburn and Lewis Brown, con- victed of breakivg luto the Foster home Sweet. The Calendar Card club will meet day evening with Mrs. A street Mrs. H arranged friends. Miss Genevieve Wickham ls convalcscent from a severe attack of the grip and rheu- matic fever. Mrs, Joseph entertained the members of the Tuesday History ciub at her home Tuesduy afternoon Frank Riker entertained the members of school zlass Friday evening at the home of Miss ifessie Beach The mombers of the Oakland _Avenue Readirg club wili mect Friday afternoon with Mis. F. C. Lougee of Oaklund aven.s Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Fiem ng entertained at_high five Tuesday cvening. Prizes wer, won by Mrs. Arthur Hofimyer and \v Butler. Mrs. George formally at c honor of her Ofaha The women of the Firs. Presbyterian church gave a largely attended kensinglon Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs Ray Bixby The members of the ladies' auxillary of St. Paul's Kpiscopal church were enter- tained F-iday afternoon at the home of Mrs, H. A. Quinn. Mr. and Mre, E. W. gantiy appointed dinner Tuesday night in the ladles’ ordinary of the Grand hotel Covers were laid for ten. The members of the Woman's Whist club met Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. H. H. Van Brunt. The club will meet tomorrow afternoon with Mrs, Horace Everett. Judge and Mrs. McPherson of Red Oak and Mrs. John N. Baldwin and Miss Bald- win of this city are expected home Tuesday from a six weeks' pleasure trip in the south. Miss Caroline Test Rohrer will home Saturday from Mexico, Mo., she is attending echool, and ‘will %pend a few days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Rohrer, A number of friends of Percy Sides ten- dered him a surprise party ~Wednesday evening.at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Hough on Avenue A, i5th birthday. Mrs. O. M. Brown of South Seventh street returned home Friday evening from New Orleans, where she took in the Mardi Gras festivitles. Miss Clara Lynn, her nleces from Kansas City, accompanied her here. Mr. and. Mrs. Willlam Anthony have ar- rived from Cayuga, N. Y., and are recel ing the congratulations of friends. Mr Anthony was lately Miss Emma Noonen of this city and made her home with Mrs. J. M. Flagler. It is likely they will remain here permanently. The quarterly meeting of the Woman's Christian assoclation was held Monday afternoon at the home of Mrs. H. A. Quinn. About sixty women were in attendance. A musical prog.am wae glven after a short busiiness sessfon. Those assisting on the program were: Mrs. W. 8. Rigdon, Clyde Altchison and Dr. Claude Lewis. The general reception of the Council Bluffts Woman's club for the month of March was held Friday arternoon at the home of Mrs. J. P. Davis, the members of the modern language department acting as hostesses. An informal program was given. the principal feature of which was the French and Spanish plays given by the members of the department. ‘The women of the Congregational church e a reception and informal musical Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs. E. E. Hart. The committee in charge of the aftair were: Mrs Freeman Reed, Mrs. Strock and Mrs. Wallace Shepard. A pro- gram of music was glven. Those taking part on the program were: Miss Hill, Dr. Claude Lewls, the Orpheus Mandolin club and John Clark. The club women of central and western lIowa have secured Mrs, Walter 1. Smith's consent to become a candidate for the presidency of the lowa Federation of Woman's Clubs. The biennial of the or- ganization will be held at Des Moines in th» early part of May, when the election will be held. man Smith of this city <nd exceptionally popular among the club women throughout the state. She has been president of the Councll Bluffs Woman's club for the lass two years and has been honored In being the second president ever to be elected for a second term, MINERS TO ASK FOR A RAISE Iowa Men Desire B. Cook of Vine H, Van Brunt gave a prettly lugcheon Friday to ten of her W, Strong entertained rds Saturday evening nephew, Percy Babbitt in- n of Hart gave an ele- arrive Increase Propor- t of Indiana Miners. tionate to th (From a Staff Correspondent.) DES MOINES, March 7.—(Special Tele- gram.)—The coal miners, in secret session today, practically instructed the seale com- mittee to stand out for an advance In wages equal to that granted eastern miners at Indianapolis, which would emount to 10 cents a ton on screen run and 6 cents on | is regarded as certaln | mine-run work. It that this will be granted by the operators The miners will not ask for many other concess!ons. They will memorialize ihe legislature to pass a law prohibiting children under 14 from working in any mine or factory, also to prohibit any person under 18 from work- ing In any place where it is necessary to handle liquors, also & change in the com- pulsory education law to remove the limit of time when children must attend school s0 that will attend the entire year. WOMAN HAS GOOD DEFENSE Gallnugher Makes Hetter Show- ing Than She Did in Mur- der Trial. Mrs. DES MOINES, Ia., March 7.—The defense bas rested in the Gallaugher perjury case at lowa City. The case will go to the jury tonight. The defense is conceded to have made a stronger showing than when Mr Gallaugher was acquitted of the murder & her husband. Charle Holaday, who claims to have been her paramour and confessed joint couspiring to kill Gallaugher, was brought back from the penitentiary and gave con- flicting testimony The hired man testified today that upon arousing the household the night of tho murder Mre. Gallaugher manifested great grief and that her gown was covered with blood. PROUTY IS NOW IN CONTROL ne from Primaries Indicate that Congressman Hull Loses the y Orga: DES MOINES, Ia., March turns ‘from the county primaries held yes- terday show that the control of (he county organization has been decisively wrested from Congressman Hull, chairman of the committee on military affairs, by Judge S F. Prouty, who waged a close contest with Hull at the last congressional electiba. Tues- | where | in honor of his ! Mrs, Smith is wife of Congress- | report on the proposition which is being supmitted generally to the subordinate lodges of the state for ratification beforo | the meeting of the grand lodge. The com- | mittee was instructed to prepare estimates | of the cost of the sanitarium, the sites of- | tered at Colfax for the same, the cost of maintaining. general expenses and all sim- flar matters. The report was to be pre- pared and submitted to the grand chan- cellor some ({me bofore the meeting of the | grand lodge and this will be dome. A | meeting held here by the committee with representatives from the Pythian lodges of Colfax resulted in the formulation of the plans. It §s expected that the grand chan- cellor will approve the plan and recom- | mend it favorably to the grand iodge and {that work will be commenced this year. | The grand lodge meets this year in Cres- | ton, early in August, and this sanitarium ! matter will be the most important business | before the lodge. There are two known | candidates for grand chancellor. They are | Senator F. M. Molesbery of Columbus Junc- | tion and Dr. T. 8, Waud of Germania, Kos- suth county. No canidates have been con- |aldercd for other pobitions. Republican State Committee. | It is expected that a meeting of the re- publican state committee will be held very toon. Chairman Spence, who lives fn Mount Ayr, has been spending some time in the south, touring New Mexico and Arizona, and has not taken any action yet toward getting the committee together to call the state convention. The democrats called their convention for June 17 so that they | would be certain to have it ahead of the republicans and gain some ad/antage, as | they suppose, from the alleged factional differences in the republican party in this | state. But the members of the republican state committee who have been here since | the date for the democratic convention was fixed say that they do not favor having ! the convention much earlier than usual and that it will probably be held in July or early in August. R. W. Clayton of Os- kaloosa, who has just been appointed a special agent of the Treasury department by Secretary Shaw, will not be re-elected member of the republican state committee. General Weaver Wiil Atien: Information has been received by those in charge of thy Jefferson day banquet that General Weaver will attend and speak. It was thought that he might decline to come because of the press of business in the south, where he is boring for oil near Roanoke, La. Gereral Weaver has written G. E. Rinchart, Ib charge of the banquet, as follows: “Of course I stand for the Kansas City platform. The Jeffersonidn banquet should be under the control of those who cherish democratic principles and are willing to ablde by the supreme law of the party fou at least four years. I expect to be present, but am not a candidate,” The acceptance of W. R. Hearst has not yet been received. The promoters of the banquet say that it will be a success. Explosion in a Shop. A terrific explosion took place this morn- ing in the east part of the city where some workmen had a portable blacksmith shop near a gang of workmen cutting their way through a hill for & railroad track. The shop was located on a hill removed some- what from any residences, and the black- | smith in charge, realizing that an explosion was inevitable, ran fhurriedly from the place, wildly waving his hands and shout- ing for others to keep away. He had barely reached a place of safety when the dyna- mite exploded, and the entire shop was wiped from the face of the earth. No per- son was close enough to be injured by the shock. Windows in houses in the vicinity were broken. A Gulick was engaged in hitching up a team of horses not far away, and both were blown to the ground by the force of the explosion. His daughter was standing near a window in hie house nearby washing dishes, and the window was shat- tered so that 'fragments struck her face and lacerated it badly. The house was badly wrecked by the explosion. It is not known just how the dynamite cought fire, as the persons responsible refuse to make | any statement. The dynamite was used in blasting rock. Call for Lab | r Federation. The call has been issued for the State | Federation’ of Labor convention at Daven- port May 12. The representatives in the | convention will be from all organized union | bodics in the state. During the past year in | many new locals have been organized | the cities of the state, and the demand for organizers fas far exceeded the supply. | The records show a membership now of 45,- | 000 in 0 different unions. Reduced rates | have been ‘secured for the convention, and | it will be the largest in the history of the | state. The preaident, Arthur H. Holder of | this city, aad his secretary, J. H. Strief, | | Sioux City, append to the call a'reminder | | of the fact that at the last federation meet- | ing it was determined there should be a | 1abor memorial day the first Sunday in June | and asking the laboring men to observe the | same. | Many Soldiers Die. | | | | The reports made to the assistant adju- tant general of the Grand Army of the Re public, department of Iowa, for the year 1902, show that because of the large num- ber of deaths, more than 600 being recorded, | there was & net loss of more than 120 in | membership of the department last year. | In pursuance of the request of the depart- | ment commander and following out a pro- | gram outlined by him a large number of members were added who had never before been members of the Grand Army of the Republic. A recent circular of the depart- ment relating to efforts to Increase the membership has been misconstrued as A propesal to admit to membtership thosn | other than persons who served in the war of the rebellion; but the department offi- clals all deny any intention of supporting a recvement of that kind. The encampment is to be held In June in Cedar Rapids. Must Pay 10WA FALLS, March 7.—(Special.)— The Rock Island Milway has just paid a | Judgment in a local justice court in settle- ment of a car of coal confiscated during th recent coal famine. When local dealers were having hard work to secure enough coal to supply the demands of the'r cus- tomers 8. Freedman, a local dealer, visited 4 mine in Rilols and pyrchased. as ear of coal and in order to see it speedily de- Company for Co | to the SILK WAISTS Only three prices $1.98, §3.95, $4.69 Worth up to $7.60 Each Bargain List all 124c 35¢ plain _and patterns, fancy, very all exclusive. neat Imported mercerized zephyrs, sold regularly for c; our price, 3¢ WRAPPERS 49¢ey ght vol .00, 4125, S1.50. $1.50. All our fleece lined wrap- 75¢ th CLOSING oU sizes 32, 84, 36 only Misses' hoods and ladie vool fascinators, worth 25c¢ ip to inderwear. $1.00 and Ladies fine rib, $1.% Children's ribbed vests and union 62ic 5C<.m- worth up to 2 30, Men's overals, 25¢ wool for all sold with and with everywhere for | i walsts, all oo Our entire stock of men's and and $1.00. 19¢ regular price 10c; 3 for 25¢ ssc Imported sllk corduroys, black, brown and navy, worth 5c?! | | Children's Ferris $1.25. sizes, to close, worth e Ladies' plain white hemstitched Call _patterns, worth 10c ach. and Gives you the best wrapper n our store, fine percal worth up to $i NOTION LIST 2 for thread Stocking darners Madam Loute crimpers Tadies' frilled supporters. c—Warner's shields, bottle machine ofl. Rubber cuffs, valu 3 See our lot of notion bargains. Wall Paper 2i¢c, 3¢ and 5c Worth up to 2S¢ per roll PETTICOATS 48c¢ 69 1.25 pers, worth up. to 1.0 89c¢; so—good machine 3¢ 3¢ 2¢c 15¢ Ladies' washable skirts, elastc heavy twilled cloth, mos Llack and white, worth Black mercerized skirts with 12-inch _flounce, all lengths, worth $1.00. Ladle etticoats, value ble ruffle, ered cheap at $2.00, < speclal consid- See Other Values—31 59.8 2.00, 82.25.§3.00- INTER-STATE MERCANTILE GO. IFW some of the many are pleased with t NEW SPRING NEW SPRING E PUBLISHED compliments paid us by customers who he fit and good service of our clothes they’d read like Patent Medicine Testimonzals. All the new things for glvlg;%flATS Spring are now waiting for a look from you— $70.99, $12.50, $15.00 10 $25.00 MANHATTAN SHIRTS—A beautiful line just received. JOE SMITH & CO., 415 Broadway, Council Bluffs. livered in this city accompcnied the car ias far as Cedar Rapids. Thinking that from that point there would be no de'ay, he came on home, but the coal was confiscated by the Rock Island road. All efforts to se- cure the coal was unavailing and, failing in this, Mr. Freedman presented the com- pany with a bill, which was turned down Suit was then brought in the local courts, resulting In his securing a judgment against the company for $91 HOLDS THE CITY TO BLAME ' Cedar Rapiids ity Guests of fated Hotel Sues M Damages. niel for DES MOINES, March 7.——F. C. Seeman of | Chicago has brought suit against the city of Cedar Rapids for $6,000 personal injury | damages and for damages incurr by reason of (he loss of his personal effects ‘n the recent Clifton house hotel firc He ulleges that the city was negligent that it did not require the owners of hotel to erect fire apes as provided the state laws in the o8 by Pays for Car DES MOINES, Ia., March Island ‘Railroad company has just paid S Freedman, a coal dealer of lowa Fals, %914 for a car of coal confiscated during the recent famine. Freedman presented a bill | company, but it was turned down He then brought suit and securcd a judg- ment, which has just been settled in’ full including interest a GET-RICH MEN TO FACE COURT Jurs v of Coal. 'he Rock Indicts Twenty-Five Chicago Turt a Mutrimonial Agents, CHICAGO, March 7 were returned by th today against alleged “get-rich-quick” con cerns. Twenty-five true bills in all found for alleged infringements of the tal, treasury and revenue laws. Among those indicted Paul Tarbel and Charles E. Cess of the Bell compauy, a turf investment concern and Jacob Stroesser and Hattle Howard managers of the Marlon Directory company an alleged fraudulent matrimonial ageney PITTSBURG. March ~.—The police raided the Keystone Development company today closing the offices and arresting six officers on a charge of conspiracy to defraud The company has Leen in e:lstence two months and has been promoting scheme to procure homes on & small| monthly payment. Up to date they have issued 3,400 contracts and at the present | rate these contracts will aggregate $20,400. 000 in a year. | FUNSTON GOES TO CAPITAL‘ » of the General Are Badly Upset by Sudden Sum Several federal atments nd jury were managers about a ons for a Conference. | DENVER, March Brigadior Gen eral Frederick Funston, commandiog | the Department of Colorado, U A | bas received unexpected orders cil'ing bim | to Washiugton for a conference with sistant Secretary of War Sanger. No rea- | #on’ was ghven for the sudden summons The gemeral will leave today for Wash- | view Winter's Blasts and March Winds play havoe with tender skins as well as with throat and lungs. Our line of pre- ventives, alleviators and curatives is not only large but effective—daintily perfumed cold cream and skin food bere with ccugh remedies In helping fight ine clement weather. THE BROHT™ DRUG CO. Preseription Druggists, TELEPHONE 275, 106 Broadway COUNCIL BLUFFS vie you comvmickr NeinAVork 18 our speclalty and we are prepated te use the newest and laiest improved devices a3 #Qon as introduced, because we keep up h the tives and do not run our busj ness In a rut. Pstimates for all plumbing work in new houses and buildings cheer- tully given and carefully prepared. Build- ars and coniractors will find our prices lowest for the best work. It we do it, it's done right J. C. Bixby& Son 202 Main & 203 Pearl Sts. SRy Gouncll Bluffs, Telephone 193, Not a Rival in Sight Anywhere when llnen that has laundry I8 put {n contrast with that lay dered anywhere In the west. The beauty of our laundry work makcs us justly pre —and we feel Ilke crowing every time see the difference in our superb f color on the shirts, ars and cuffs up by our methe Bluff City Laundry, COUNCIL BLUFFS 22-24 North Main Street. been done up at our ish ‘Phone 314. :MANY WILL AID Y. M. C. A ort ington, accompanied his personal aide, Colonel Mitchell The order caused @ revolution in Gen- eral Funston's arrangements. He was in- structed to assume command of the Deport of the Columbia, embracing Wash- Oregon, Idaho and the whole of ccding General Randali, who Philippines on April 1. His Vane Barracks. Jartment headquariers, not 10, and he had arranged Pacific coast teday ted 1o discuss the any comment on the rangements. It is believed the War department has in plans for the handling of troops in Alaska, in ceanection with the impendipg dificultics over the Alaskan boundary question. by President Ansured of Gov- or and Rallroad Ma opeka su e wers at aventio ment ngton laska for were 1 th than M TOPEKA, Kan., March A completo program for the International Rallraad Young Men's Christian assoclation confer- to be held here from April 30 to Ms s been given out The list of speakers Roosevelt, Governor W. eas, Joseph Ramsey Wabash: H. U. Mudge the Banta Fe; the Rev | Topeka; the Rev. Dr Brooklyn apd the Rev ris of Toronto Miss Helen Gould will also be present, in i A 7 salls order reach later includes President J. Balley of Kan- ir.. president of the general manager of Charles M. Sheldon, . 8. Henderson of Dr. Elmore Hare ve Den h ieral Funston, dec rder or to make charge however in & that