Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 27, 1903, Page 4

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: THURBDAY, AUGURT 27, 1903. CURRENT "COUNCIL BLUFFS. MINOR MENTION, Davis sells drugs. Stockert sells carpets. Crayon enlarging, 308 Broadway. Expeft watch repairing. Leffert, 40 B'y. Celebrated Metz beer on tap. Neumayer. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Hess, a son. Diamond betrothal rings at Leffert's, 409 froadway. MK and 18K wedding rings at Leffert's, & Broadway. One-tourth to ane-third oft on pyrography outfite. C. K. Alexander & C way. Gentry Bros.' animal eire us ‘will exhibit at Twentieth and Broadway August 29, Dr. G, W. Pangle has returned from a trip to Deadwood and other western points. Wanted, a girl for chamber work and to wait on table; good wages; the Grand An- nex. Dr. W. L. Kenney of Bt. Joo was In the ofty Tuesday, nsssting in an operation upon his sister, Mrs. McMichael of Graham avenue. For rent, office room, ground figor; one of the most central loouilons in l"‘h ness portion of the eity. Apply to o office, cfty. Deputy County Attorney J. J. Hees will #0 to Underwood this mofning to pross: an assault and battery case against W. P. Clark of Woodbine, @ardner of that place. fin. and Mrs. Ora who ' bave been spending a couple o months in California, were in the city yes- terday on their way home. $60 base burner absolutely free. Call and get ticket. Ticket given without any cost Whatever to every adult person ealling. Colo-Brelsford Hardware company. We contract to ke PR public of prl" Thouses free from roacl the year. In- #ect Exterminator M‘nu(lc!uflv company, Qouncil Bluffs, Ta. Telephone A meoting of the loval members of the Jowa Sociely, Army of the Phillppines has been called for tlils evening the office of Major Macrae in the Merriam bloc The regular meeting of the Woman's @uxiilary of Gru:e ?Ilcop‘l church wlll eot With Mrs. . Jackfon on Bouth Aot Btrest &t 3 G'clock this AMeF0ON. At & meetng of the SBouthwestern Iowa Baptist associatien at Glenwood Rev. Sace, pastor of the local church of that Qenomination, has been elected moderator 10 preside over the deliberations of the as- #ociation. Johanna Rosenbaugh filed a petition in 6 district court yesterday for a divorce rom Pulllp Rosenbaugh. Bha charges babitual drunkenness and desertion. prays for the restoration of her maiden name, Johauna Kramer. Covalt's Lake Manawa band has been enguged for the Fremont (Neb.) street (alt and oarnival during the first week lember. wi Be The foli will_give concerts twice d-lly at the Coun- ell Biufis street fair and carnival. Cornellus Saunders, colored, a hear- in Justice Ouren's court yesterday on @& charge of to inflict eat lmdll)’ in who attacked her with a knife, withheld his decision. B. Tholl and Mrs, Mai ¥. @Grosvenor were married at St. Francis XA ler's Cathollc church by Rev. Father yih o'clock yesterday morning. '.flley mulvml their friends at the I’Bl!dfnne of Henry J. Wageck on East Washipgton | avenue last evening and lsft later for & short wedding trip. The following deleqliol have been s lected to represent Belknap lnwnl.hlp in democratic Loun vention: A, Le. e L Pnryur and o e ueloguuon instructed of this city for nu\u}(‘ Bates was selected fol teeman. modern residence for Mr. Rel m now in course of pri ton. J. P. Fotter, chairman of the p!rohlhl lon Sounty centrdl <tom: “Sommitis ' . - T A mAass cony DR (hll elty [y he f nmln.af'I 3 uolm M h' as _secr ’-.fl. VOt 'm &It CITY IS SWEPT BY A FLOOD Indian Oreek Higher Than at Any Time Binoe the Flood of 1882, ALL SECTIONS OF THE CITY SUFFER Basements in Dusiness Section Filled and Water in Many Instances Covers the First Floors— Restdences Submerged, The worst flood since the freshet of 1852 wrought havoe In Council Bluffs late yes- terday afternoon. Follewing close on the heels of the flood’ of Monday night an all- 'dny rain, culminating in an hour's down- almost the equivalent of a cloud- brought the water down the hide pour, burst, | sides and bluffs in great torrents until the ® | prineipal strests of the city resembled fivers. Indian oreek revelled in one of its finest exhibitions of Incorrigibility, Away up Broadway, where it most nearly approaches that street and the car tracks, it ate great holes in the embankment and made it imperative to suspend the opeération of the cars. At Second street the waters of the creek were too voluminous for Its banks and the overflow found an outlet dowh Broadway, adding to the volume of water eonverging to that street from the glens untll the stream was %o large that it got over the curb in the vielnity of the intef- #ection with Main street and delugod base- ments, barber shops and the lfke. At 624 Broadway the waters of the ¢feek were coming through the buflding and emptymg into Broadway in a streamn about & foot deep. From that on west everything along Broadway was flooded, the center of the flood belng at the North- western's Broadway crossing, where the water was hip deep for several hours after the abatement of the flood in other parts of the city. On Bouth Main street the watérs from the side streets running down from the bluffs rushed along curb-deep, and in many places over the curb and into basements. At the Burlington station at Eleventh street the flood in this section of the city reached its height. Many houses in the section bounded by ths Northwestern tracks on the west, Tenth stréet on the east and from Broad- way on the north to Fifth avente on the south were flooded with several foet of water. The flood came on quite suddenly | in this section of the city and great dam- age was done to household goods where the oocupants weré unable to remove their belongings befere submerged with toe slimy overflow from the creek. Torrents Come Down Hills, ‘While the overflow from Indlan creek marked the track of the greatest damage the disaster was by no means confined to the path of the banks of the stream. ‘The downpour had been so heavy and long- continued that every hill-side street got into competition with the creek. A verit- able torrent poured down South First street. A part of this deluge was diverted west at the intersection with Plerce street and carried & six-inch stream right through hose house No. 4, extending through from Plerce strest to Broadway. Frank street and Franklin and Lincoln avenues brought floods of water down from the blufts H' l'pr I.h Mtlo- ticket In ddfe C. 8. Bmith, aged 77 ai trom cancer of the liver at the en’s Christian Assoclation hospital yester- ¥, momln.‘ lho r‘-l ided at the oorn:x ut Ninth avenue and High street .na hi been m for uver-l months. 8 no relatives lIll lhfl‘vll‘lglly and flll’t fumml arrangements are in charge of the women of the Women's Christ LIA.n" tion. L. C. Christianson, a plumber residing in y gas whil pam t at 1 yesterday morning and Came nearly d was unconsclous oad, was soon re- ly recovered last when discovered and umulht to be but when take; Vlvld and hAA‘ to & h Somplete) Mapleton, who was to .d n Grace Eplscopal church Ind mndll(!l communion ser- this morning, was unable t arrive in the city owln{ - 10 extensive wuh- ollt.- on the rallroad wun here and ton. He, how K-n JDext Mond: the v en t and m- h:omlnl sheriff's b.g, o lha l.ullorlu. nt mfl Du he was expected to Ildl tha 7% SR M’lllon'ltnl In lh‘l institution, llu (K- escape h. -eu hl t 1 En. n, or a time ‘ " “‘. n - \noum to hh old lubll at )ho sent l-ho ht th Bl Sl st information will be st him under the state wy ‘nmmmmm ®ixby & Son. Park Makers Come Here. Council Bluffs 1s to have for its guests Bext year the members of the State Munie- ipal Park association. At the meeting of the assoclation just held In Dee Molnes it ‘was declded to come here next, the date of the meoting being left for decision with the executive committes. A. C. Graham of the local park board, who Is viee president of the state assoclation, presenteds plan for the oreation of a state park. Ho suggested the purchase of a site at one of the lakes Of the state for this purpose. A resolution endorsing the idea was unanimously adopted and Mr. Graham was mede chatr- man of a legislative committes authorised to urge the matter on the hext general ae- @embly. The park assoclation expects to have the co-opgration of the State Fores- try asscclation in this undertaking. Mr, @raham, Frank Petersen and M. P, Schmidt, all members of the local park board, attended the state meeting and have returned. ' Real Eatate Transters. Theso transfers were flled yesterday In the abstract, title and loan office of Squire & Annis: lvil;‘A Beebe and wife to Walter t B blook 2 Riddle’s sub ots % wna B block 5 c.m:-'l Bubj und. 18 ot oflfln.‘ plat ana ‘I&K R k. of ot 181 s ety o Sz : wife, s of 180 "oritinnl pm Tot. n‘i'.‘ H‘r'vm Charion B Artl yives to Mary'C. & Hellnlan "m:"" § and 10 in 2 aad X 1 ! Y 1,00 Frnast B m-l 4 B-yll‘l 1st llyuurl l-mun -1, Five tranafers, total . A Desth Blow to Malaria, Elootric Bitters kill and expel malaria disease germs, will prevent typhold ‘and cure fever and ague, or no pay. Only Se. For sale by Kuhn & Co. LEWIS CUTLER P Ny oy —— across Plerce street and Broadway, and on Lincoln avenue a oonsiderable streteh of brick paving was washed out. At the Groneweg & Bchoentgen wholesale gro- cery house at Ninth and Broadway a stream of water from the alley found its way into the basement and could not be turned éside until about two feet of water had accumulated over the floor of the big basement. Cellars along the north side of Broadway from Beventh street west were flooded and left with the water up to the sllls. The street car service was almost com- pletely demortlised. The most serious tieup occurred at the Northwestern's Broadway crossing. The overflow from the creek and the independent stream rushing down Broadway commingled at this point and the water was saveral feet deep and con- tinued so until late last night, motor pas- sengers from finding it necessary to take hacks and wagons at the Illinols Central station and brave the flood from there to Beventh street, a distance of eix blocks. It was impossible for cars to make 1t up BSouth First street to Fairmount park, around the Upper Broadway loop or Bouth on Main aeross Eleventh avenue. The tleup on these local lines was relleved in & couple of hours as the waters re- ceded, but the Omaha ‘cars were unable to get through all evening. This incon- venlence to traveél was rendered the more serious by occurring just at the rush hour when people were coming from thelr ddy’s \Dl‘k in Omaha. Heaviest Rain in Years, The rain that culminated in the flood was the most severe downpour experienced here |In many a day. It had been raining most af the day with now and then a short let- up. A heavy shower occurred shortly after 8 o'clook and then at about 4:80 the rain be- gan coming down In sheets and continued for more than an hour, Water stood everywhere and ran Into every nook and cranny; in Bayllss park in the center of the oity water stood three or four feet deep, the hollow at the south side of the park completely fllling. As the flood receded walks and streets which had been submerged were left be- neath a conting of several inches of mud. At the Northwestern station, where the platforms were completely covered and the water reached to the helght of the stone steps leading Into the bullding, tons of mud will have to be removed before the premises will be approachable by the publie, The bridges across the creek at Sixth, Eighth and Ninth streets were rendered un- safe by the washing away of great portions of their approaches. The water came within a few feet of the floors of the Main and Bryant street bridges, threw flotsam over the Seventh street bridge and ran in torrents over the bridges further down the stream, particularly those of the North- western at Eleventh street. ulldings Are Flooded. At the Waterloo creamery's new bullding on South Eighth street, there is four to five feet of water and mud in the basement The basement of the new Eagle Laundry bullding on Broadway is flooded and the water from the creek poured through the first floor of the building like a torrent. The Metropolitan hotel suffered severely and the water covered the carpets on the first floor several inches deep with mud before they could be taken up. The cellar of the bullding ls full of water to the celling and it poured through the dining room and saloon into the street outside like & mill race. Recently City Treasurer True, owner of the brick block near the corner of Eighth | street and Broadway, had the creek banked | back of the bullding, but this did not pre- vent the cellars becoming flooded last night. The frame barn beloogiog to J. H, NEWS OF IOWA. Pace back of his meat market in this block was lifted from fts foundations and whirled around and almost up against the back door of the store. At Seevers' feed store, east of the True block, the water poured through the bullding, damaging a quantity of feed and hay. In front of Lelbold's saloon the flood undermined the sidewalk, tearing two big holes in It and flooding the cellar to a depth of eight feet of more, The New theater at Sixth street and Broadway, which backs directly against the creek, was flooded, a portion of the brick wall washed out and a large quantity of scenery stored in the basement ruined. During the flood of 1581 the back wall of the theater was washed out. In the bottoms all low lying lots were filed with water and miles of plank side- walking were reported to be floating. West of Thirteenth street, where Indlan creek turns towards the south, adjacent property wes badly flooded and the same is true on all the streets north of Broad- way between Thirteenth and Seventh streets for several blocks. No casualties were reported last night and it is thought probable none vccurred, but the damage to property will amount to thousands of dollars. The flood was at its height at ¢ o'clock and from that on the waters were receding utitil & second heavy dowhpour set in #hortly after § o'clock. Again the rain came down in torrents, and In a short time the flood was again raging down Broadway and the creek was again on the rise, threatening to In every particular repeat Its performance of the afternoon and early evenin Reject Blds for Coal, The #chool board committes on heating and fuel has held an informal conference and decided to reject all bids recently sub- mitted for furnishing the district with coal for the coming winter. New bids will be called for and will be opened Beptember 8, at which time the board hopes to get a more favorable proposition than any found among the blds recently submitted. It fs stated that if the lowest of the bids pre- sented at the meeting of the board on Au- gust 17 was accepted the district's coal for the year would cost about $3,800 more than it aid last year. It is declared by members of the board that Centerville ¢eal, which has been used In the past, can be had at other points, where frelght rates from the mines are the same, for fifty cents & toh less than the lowest price quoted to the board In the recent bids. Theé lowest bld sub- mitted to the board was from the Bluffs City Lumber company, which wanted $4.70 a ton for 700 tons for immedlate delivery, and $401 for the regulat coal supply in ad- dition during the year. The board recog- nizes the fact that It will probably have to pay something of an advance over the price of former years, bub belleves that a better proposition than any so far recelved will be forthcoming when thé new bids are asked for. Grapes Better Than Expected. Members of the Council Bluffs Grape Growers' Bhipping assoclation are happy over the fact that the grape crop is turn- ing out considerably better than was ex- pected some weeks ago. It s now sald that there will be about half of a full crop, and this 1s most gratifying to the growers, who were discouraged by late frosts and other bad weather. At present the assoclation is handling tomatoes and apples. The apple crop 18 not good and the market not the best for the crop such as 1t is. Jurors for Distriet Court, The following jurors have been drawn for the September term of the distriet court at Avoca: Martin Tetsloff, James; John Foley, P. G. Green, Beiknap; Lee Jumper, Valley; Oslon Wilson, James; 8. 8. Hetrick, Belknap; R. Hackett, Center; J. R. Bloan, Grove; J. K. Osler, Grove; L. B. 8. Mitchell; Charles J. Koehler, Val- entine Plumb, Macedonla; R. 8. Allen, Layton; C. M. Clark, Waveland; August Peterson, Pleaant; Sam Hedler, John Bondegard, W. C. Page, L. A. Lay, A. H. Rohifs, Lincoln Harris, Knox; Pat O'Nejil, Liv Powell, Valley. N. Y. Plumbing Co. Te) 0. Night, Fes. SHIRAS MAY NOT PRESIDE Town Jurist 1s Not Likely to Be Seen Again on the Federal Bench. DUBUQUE, I Aug. 2%.—(8pectal.)—It was given out today that Oliver F. Shiras will nét be seen on the federal bench again. It was his original plan to retire November 1, but he has been sitting as a member of the United Btates circult court of appeals at St. Paul the last three weeks and when he arrived in Dubuque yesterday he confided to his friends that he would not preside at the Beptember term at Cedar Raplds. s He s busy writing opinions and found that he would be unable to finish up his business in time to go to Cedar Rapide. Judge McPherson of the northern lowa Judiclal district will preside at Cedar Rap- ids. Many important cases will come up for trial at the September term and as It might be found necessary to reserve de- clsion In some of them Judge Bhiras real- ized that he would mot be able tq retire November 1 were he to preside at the Ce- dar Raplds term of oourt. The judge and wite will depart for an extended tour of Europe in & couple of months. They may be gone a yeal The Dubuque Bar assoclatien will give a banquet In honor of Judge Shiras in Oc- tober, when he will have reached his Tth birthday, and it is expected that many prominent attorneys from various partd of the northwest will attend. He has served on the federal bench twenty-two years. Senator Allison arrived home from the east, where he attended a meeting of the senate subcommittee on finance. He was asked if it were true that Iowa's congres. sional delegation to recommend a sucees- sor to Judge Shiras would meet in a couple of weeks, but refused to dlscuss the mat- ter. It is stated on rellable authority that the delegation will not meet untll the first week of October. SOME DANGER OF LYNCHING Accused OSKALOOSA, Ia., Aug. 26—C. H. Taylor, the Evans miner who is alleged to have assaulted his own daughter, ls being tried behind closed doors. Twenty witnesses were examined yesterday and this morning. Indignation s running high at this place and threats of lypching are heard on all sides. Because of the emormity of the crime and the feeling It has emgendered it was thought best to exclude the public from the preliminary hearing. The sheriff whs prepared for a possible attack from the mob last night, but the would-be lynchers lacked a leader and made no demonstration. Killed by a Caveln, MARSHALLTOWN, Ta., Aug. 3. —8pectal )—G. Referson, aged &, was killed by a cavein of earth at Quarry this morning. The body was recovered fifteen minutes after the aceldent occurred, but life was extinet. RAILROAD TRACK WASHED OUT Heaviest Rgin of Semson Visits Secti of Country Neéar Onawa, ONAWA, Ia, Aug. 2.—(Special Tele- gram.)—Onawa was visited by a severs rainstorm commencing at 1:80 this morn- Ing. At 10 o'clock 475 inches had fallen and it is still raining. The house of A. Kindall was struck by lightning and con- siderably damaged. The Inmates were shocked, but not injured. The storm flooded the pit at the electric light plant, injuring the belt so badly that there will be no lights for a couple of nights. No trains have arrived over the Maple Valley line today. One hundred feet of track was ‘washed out between Ida Grove and Battle Creek, and there is a small washout be- tween Mapleton and Castana. It 18 the heaviest rain for years and everything Is flooded. SUICIDE RUNS IN FAMILY Grandtather, Father and Som Al Come to Death by Thelr Own Hands. KEOKUK, Ta, Aug. %.-James Debugue shot himself with & rifle at his home near Hamliton, Ill., late last night and died two hours later, His father committed sulelde elght years ago and his grandfather Killed himselt twenty years ago. Towa Christian Endeavor, BIOUX CTTY, Ta., Aug. 2.—(Speolal Tele- gram,)—Towa Christian Endeavor union. to- night elected Eafl H. Munger of Hampton, 1a., president for the year and re-elected the following: General secretary, Nellle Thompson, Rock Rapids; statistical secre- tary, Mlss Zerilda Black, Clinton; treas- urer, T. G. McEilroy, Ottumwa; superin- tendents, juniprs, Mrs, J. O. Snodgrass, Rockwell City; Christian citizenship, Mott R. Bawyers, Davenport; missionary, Rev, Kenneth Brown, Glidden; prison work, Lola V. Murphy, Murphy; Bible study, J. A. Macy, Des Moines; editor, Rev. C. R. Bhatto, Stoux City. Will Recover from Wound, DIKE, Ta, Aug. 26.-Theo. Koch, who attempted to end his life some weeks ago by* shooting himself in the mouth with a revolver, Is recovering from his wound, and will maké a complete recovery In time, notwithstanding that a portion of the skull and brain were carried away. His at- tempt was the result of being jlited by a young woman of Fredsville. She now re- fuses to countenafice his attention at all, and besides losing all chance of winning her favor he lost the sight of one eye. GUARDS ARRIVE IN CAMP Visttor Rendered Une el Fall While Belng Tossed in Blanket. s by YORK, Neb, Aug. 26.—(Speclal)~Last night's thunderstorm gave Company A of York a touch of what camp life is. To- day's incoming tralhs are bringing com- panies from all parts of Nebraska, and Camp Pershing assumed & military ap- pearance. The officers arriving claim that | pa Camp Pershing is one of the most beauti- ful camping grounds and none better could have been melected, An army of men is making every arrangement for the Gon- venience and entertainment of the militia- men. The first aceldent to occur on the grounds was an Injury from blanket throwing. ‘Buckshot” Wollard, a young man about town, was having a good time on the grounds, in & blanket and a number of Company A boys commenced tossing him in the afr. Not fully understanding how to hold the blanket, Wollard was thrown with econ- siderable force and lit on his head in a weed pateh. He was unconsclous from the fall and suffered injuries aboyt the head. Medical ald was at once given him by the company’s surgeon. BLAIR IS HELD FOR MURDER Witnessés Are Also Placed U Bond to Appear at Time of the Trial, er HARTINGTON, Neb., Aug. 26.—(Special Telegram.)—The preliminary hearlng of Alex Blair, charged with the murder of Charles Baltiet near St. Heleha, Neb, August 16, occurred this wfternoon before Judge Bridenbaugh. All the testimony taken was introduced by the state. The witnesses were members of the dead man's family. The court bound Blalr over without bail to ‘the fall term of district court to answer to the charge of murder in the first de- gree. Also Charles H. Frost and John Eller, the only eye witnesses to the murder, were required to gtve ball in the amount of 00 each to appear at the time of the trial. The matter js very much mixed up and it 1s rumored that Frost knows much more about the murder than he 18 disposed to admit. The prosecution thinks that it has a good case. It is more than likely Frost and Sler will be unable to gi¥e ball, in which case they will go to jall, Favor Higher Telebhone Rates. FREMONT, Neb, Aug. 2.—(Speclal)— At the regular meeting of the city council last evening a sommittee of the Commer- clal club reported that it had examined the books of the Fremont Telephone company. It submitted a statement of the cost of the plant and the receipts and disbursements, which statements showed that the present charges were insufficient to pay the actual running expenses. The committee thought, in justice to the stdckholders and the eity at Jarge, the council should permit the com- pany to ralse its rates. The matter was lald over to a speclal meeting to be held on Tueeday eveping next. J. W. Hyatt and Jerome Porterfield were appointed super- visors of registration under the new law. John H. Shipman wants the city to pay him $2,000 for a broken leg, caused, he clalms, by a fall on a defective sidewalk. The clalm was laid over and will probably } result In a law sult. ‘Extend Reunion Oune Day. BENNINGTON, Neb, Aug. .—(Special Telegram.)—The annual rewnion of the Dougles County Veterans' assoclation ls somewhat dampened in ardor by the rain, but it is going on all the same and the boys are making the best of it. There is a good attendance. Company G, Twenty-sec- ond United States infantry, from Fort Crook, is on the ground In command of Oaptain G. L. Btone. The other officers are First Lieutenant L. A. Curtis and Second Lieutenant L. L. Gregs acting quarter- master. The tents are all up and If ¢ weather continues favorable there will be the finest time ever had by the assoclation. The grounds of the camp are as flne as could be desired. On account of the raip the reunion will be held over through Sat- urday. Jewelry Store Robbed. BUTTE, Neb, Aug. 24.—(Special Te gram.)—Weedman's jewelry store wes robbed last night of goods valued at §1,00. There s 1o clus to the robbers. \Ash; TALKS OF COMMON LAW American Bar Assoo ation, in Session at Hot Eprings, Va., Hears Roports. ENGLISH LAW EDITOR MAKES ADDRESS R. W, Breckenridge Selected as Mem. ber of the General Ceumell of the Or tlon at Wedne: ¥'s Meeting, HOT SBPRINGS, Va,, Aug. %.—The annual convention of the American Bar assoelation opened here today. About 200 lawyers were In mttendance. The convention will last until Friday night. Charles L. Ibbey of Maine called the convention' to order in the absence of U. M. Rose, the retiring president, and pro- Ronted Francis Rawle of Philadelphia, pres- ident of the association, Mr. Rawle delivered his annual address, reviewing the work of the association dur- ing the last year. After the conclusion of the president's address, Secretary Hinkley of Baltimore read his annual report. It showed that all the states except Nevada and nearly all the territories are represonted in the asso- clation. The following were among members ot general council elected: Alaska, Melville C. Brown; Arizona, Everett R. Ellinwood; Arkansas, John Fletcher; California, Charles Monroe; Colorado, Luclus W. Heyt; Idaho, Willlam W. Woods; Illinols, B. B. Briithy; Indlan Territory, C. L. Jackson; Indlana, Willlam P. Breen; lowa, W. P. Caldwell; Kansas, John D. Milliken; Ken- tucky, Willlam H. Mackey; Minnesota, Hiram F. Stevens (chalrman); Missouri, F. W. Lehman; Montana, Wilbur ¥. San- ders; Nebfaska, R. W. Breckenridge; New Mexlco, Thomas B. Catron; North Da- kota, A. A. Bruce; Oklahoma, Henry E. Oregon, Charles H. Carry; South Dakota, Colonel I Crawford; Texas, F. C. Dillard; Utah; Charles 8. Varian; Washington, C. W, Handford; Wyoming, Charles N. Potte Tonight Bir Frederick Pollock, editor of the English Law Reports, read a paper on law reporting in England. After referring briefly to the earlier English reports which were prepared by authors and jurists with- out collaboration or system he sald in part: The muititude of lndlp!nden! reporta for veral courts, and romr'.ln‘ authorized d unauthorized reports lhu same court, gave rise to inconveniences which i often been described, and ln 1868, result of as_the much professional discussion, [ocetings of the bar and yther matters of Inducement, all which arw fully set forth in Danlel's History of the Law Reports, the Council of Law Reporting lnd thelr R- ports came into existen ody i pot a government or official Inllllu(lon lk has no legal privileges and does not ciaim any monopoly; the freedom of cltation which I have just mentioned remains unim- ?nlred In fact it is a_joint committee of he Inns of Court, the Law Soclety (repre- senting lnllrl(nrn. who, with us, know, are a distinct branch of the pm{u slon), and, of late years, the Bar Council. As'to the matter of the reports, there is no fixed rule for deciding what cases are to be published. Utility to the profelnloll i the only test. We do not necessarily report ® Judgment because It In writtan, atill jess omit to report it b offhand, In case of doubt, it is safer to re- rnrt A decision than to leave it aside; and he fact that a skilled person speclally charged to form an opinion does think a particular decision reportable is of itself £00d_evidence in its favor. Our work is quite unknown to the gen- eral public; it is perhaps rather obscure even to a large number of the profession: at deal of what we publish is, by the ure of current litigation and 1ef| ation, merely local and transitory, What is to you ere, for example, the statutery definition of a “new street’ ? Nevertheless you know and we know that we are about A work the slish-speaking world cannot do without, n our modest and ministerial fleld of operation we are helping to maintain a national and more than national heritage, the ancient and still vital growth of the common law, Tonight the members of the association attended a reception given by the Virginia Bar assoclation. He seemed willing to be tossed " m, committee to secure uniform legisla- tion by the states held its last meeting to- day. The report of the president, Amos M. Baton, of Rhode Island, showed that twen. ty-two states have enacted a uniform di- vorce law, which provides that parties cans not secure divorce In any state for cause which would not entitle them to divorce in the state where they reside, The Association of American Law Schools bad its annual session toda: A Champioh Healer, Bucklen's Arnica Balve, the best in the world, cures cuts, corn, burns, boils, uloers, sores and plles or no pay. 2c. For sale by Kuhn & Co. SWEDISH METHODISTS CONFER Ministers Present Towa, from Nebraska, Missouri, Kansas and South Dakota, BARONVILLE, Neb., Aug. 2%.—(Special.) —The annual conference of the Swedish Methodist Episcopal church of the district comprising lowa, Missourl, Kansas, Col- orado, Nebraska and South Dakota con- vened last night at the Swedish Methodist church. Bishop MeCabe arrived today and will preside during the conference. About fifty ministers and the same num- ber of delegates are in attendance. The local’ church has provided entertainment for all who attend. Successful Grain Experiments, FREMONT, Neb, Aug. 26.—(Special.)— J. M. Maher of Platte precinct, whose ex- periments in the development of varieties of corn and cereals have recelved much favorable attention from the Department of Agriculture, has been devoting much work this year to wheat and oats. He has succeeded In devgloping and Improving ten difterent varieties of beardless winter wheat, each of which from actual tests he has found superior to that usually sown. He has also done some experimenting with oats and one fleld of .an imported varlety yields at the rate of eighty bushels per acre. In all of Mr. Maher's seed experi- ments the new varleties after first belng developed receive no different cultivation or attention than ordinary grains raised on his farm. Want a Bridge . PLATTSMOUTH, Neb., 26.—(Spe- clal)—H. E. Pankonin and C. A, Richey of Loulsville were in this city today in con- sultation with the county commissioners in regard to the wagon bridge which spans the Platte river at that point. Some time since Judge Day of the district court handed down an order requiring the com- missioners of Barpy county to take some | action within ten days or pay a fine of $500. Since that time, however, the case has been taken to the supreme court upon the ques- tion of jurisdiction. This appeal more delay and the bridge still remains in the same condition in which 1t was le the high water last spring. Village Wishes to lncorporate, NEBRASKA CITY, Neb, Aug. 26.—(Spe- clal Telegram.)—A petition has been fled In the county clerk’s office asking the com- missioners to incorporate the village of Lorton In this county, Seventy names were signed to the petition and John MecCors mick is named as mayor. Dead Map's Home in Des Molnes, PLAINVIEW, Neb., Aug, %.—(Spectal )— ‘The inquest held here yesterday proved that the real name of the man killed by Toll- mar Brothers' circus train Sunday morn- ing wes Orville Allen, who has & mo'ber ecause it Is delivered | causes | living 1h Des Moines, Ta. The remains were buried In the cemetery here. German Convention, SUTTON, Neb, Aug. ¥.—(Special)~The Young People’s soclety of the Evangelioal German church met In a state convention here this morning. The sessions are held In & large tent, the attendance being too large to be accommodated in the church. Following this convention will be a state camp-meeting of that church. A monster grove meeting Is on the program for the Babbath, to be addressed by Bishop Bow- man. Company K Of for Camp. COLUMBUS, Neb., Aug. 26.—(Special)— Company K of the First regiment National Guard left this morning via the Burlington for York, where they go into eamp. The company has a full quota of men and is In charge of Captain Rollin ahd Lieutenant Hagel. The boys have been drilling steady recently and confidently expect to capture some of the prizes. They recelved thelr new uniforms and alse Aifty Krag-Jorgensen rifies only last week. Big Price for Farm, PAPILLION, Neb, Aug. 2.—(Special)— One of the most important real estate transfers made here for some time was clesed today, when John F. Colvin sold his 160-acre farm to Willlam Uhe for 316,600 or $97 per mere. Henry Shram was offered $100 per acre for his 300 acres but retused. The values of Barpy county farm lands have taken a big jump recently, Proposal to Drain L NEBRASKA CITY, Neb.,, Aug. 2.—(Spe- clal Telogram.)—Resldents of the Peru bot- tom In county have filed a petition in the distriot court to Incorporate to drain and Improve the bottom land. The corporation 18 to be known as the Peru Bottom Drain- age district and the entire expense of drain- Ing the land is not to exceed $6 per acre. Se: sly Injured in Sawmill, PLATTSMOUTH, Nel Avg. 26.—(Bpe- clal)—Willlam Garges, a former Platts- mouth citigen, who now resides east of the Migsour! river near Pacific Junetion, sus- tained serious; if not fatal, injuries recently as a result of getting caught In a belt in a sawmill. John Garges of this city has gone to asaist in caring for his brother, Enters Nebraska Journalism. AUBURN, Neb, Aug. 26.—(8pectal)~ John W. Barnhart, editor and proprietor of the Nemaha County Herald, has sold a halt Interest in the same to John H. Keatnes, who moved here about three months ago from Btorm Lake, Ia. EBORAH|/ LITHIA WATER BARONVILLE, Neb., Aug. 26.--(Special.) ~The Farmers’ Grain and Livestock Ship- ping assoclation has its warehouses en- closed. It expeots to be ready for grain in a tew days. TWENTIETH CENTURY FARMER te for a Sample | On September 1, 8°15 and October 6 the Burlington offers round trip tickets to many points in Indiana and Ohio at fare and one-third; good to re- turn within thirty days. I can sell you tickets via Chi. cago, Peoria or 8t. Louis— whichever way you want to go. I may be able to offer money- saving suggestions—better see or write me. Trains via Chicago and Peoria leave 7:00 & m, 400 p. m. and 5:06 p. m.; via St Louls, 5:3 p. m. They carry everything that makes traveling comfortable Bmlmgmn HflU t . J. B. REYNOLDS, City Passenger Agent, 1802 Farnam Street, OMAHA. Home Visitors’ Excursions _1'o Indiana and Ohio BSelling dates: Sept. 1st, 8th, 15th and Oct. 6th. Round trip rate: One fare and one-third. Rate applies to pretty nearly everywhere in the states named. Get detalls from nearest Rock Island ticket agent. Plenty of time to see every one you know, as tickets are good to return ANY time within 30 days from date of sale. 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