Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, September 15, 1903, Page 4

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: TUESDAY, NEWS O COUNCIL MINOR MENTION, Davis sells drugs. Btockert sells carpets, Crayon enlarging, 308 Broadway, Expert watch repairing. Leffert, 40 B'y. Celebrated Metz beer on tap. Neumayer. Diamond betrothal rings at Leffert's, 409 Broadway UK and 18K wedding rinks at Leffert's, 45 Broadway. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Rosch will leave today for a visit with relatives In Palermo, Kan, Hee the hand- window at C. Broadway. Miss Ada Wagoner of Benton Harbor, Mich., Is the guest of her cousin, Miss Mil- lle Graham. Miss Verna M. Shedd left yesterd Jowa City to resume her studies Btate university. For rent, office room, ground figor; one of the most central locations in the ‘busi- ness portion of the city. Apply to The Bee office, city. We contract to keep public or private houses free from roaches by the year. In- sect Exterminator Manufacturing company, Council Bluffs, Ia. Telephome F-634. Miss M. Frances Walker, who has been spending the summer with her sister, Mra. Ogcar Keeline, left yesterday to resume her work as teacher in'the state school for the deaf at Taladegn, Ala. Detective Murphy, who was stricken with apoplexy Bunday afternoon, regained cop- aclousncss early yesterday morning and his condition fs much improved. There are now strong hopes for his complete recovery. The regular monthly meeting of the Poard of Library Trustees scheduled for last night was adjourned until this evening as several of the members desired to at- tend the Ak-Sar-Ben meeting in Omaha. To advertise our many new styles of plo- tures we will for thirty days give to those who mention this ad % per cent reduction on all work. Life size portraits a speclaity. The Stigloman Studio, 4 and 4 South Main Lew Bedinger, an employe of the Harle- Haas Drug company, died eurly yesterday morning at 646 Fifth avenue from diph- theria, after a week's fliness. The remains will be taken to his former home at Win- throp, Ia. \ Mrs. Edgar Hafer left yesterday for a visit in Atchison, Kan. Mr. and Mrs. Hafer will leave the latter part of the monih for Jacksonville, Ore., where Mr. Hafer has extensive lumber Interests and where they will make thefr home. Robert Harrison, living on Ridge street, was yutcrda{ committed to St. Bernard's hospital by the board of Insanity for ob- servation. Hurrison's condition s belleved to be due to the excessive use of morghine. He s 32 years of age and has a wife and two children. inted china in the show S, Alexander & Co.'s, 383 for n the Captain B. W. Wright has announced the engagement of his daughter, Miss Laura, to Valdemar M. Johnson, the wedding to take place Wednesday, September 30, at the home of the bride on Bluft street Mr, Johnson is a_member of the clerical force of the postoffice, The case against Marion Bell and Frank | Newman, charged with breaking into a room at'the Depot hotel on Bouth Main street and stealing a small sum of money belon‘ln&l a guest, was dismissed in Justice Ouren's court 'yesterday for want of evidence to convict. J. W. Dailey, the one-armed shoes eddler, who snatched a watch from hite of Gretna, Neb., SBunday afternoon, had his preliminiry hearing in potloe court esterday morning d was und over 0 the nd jury, his ball being placed at 3 was transferred from the oity to he county jail. ZOPh Hughe: pital at Mount'Pleasant where he committed as a chronic inebriate, was ar- raigned yesterday before Justice Carson on an information filed by Deputy Sherift Groneweg, ¢ ng him with vagrancy under the state law. He will have a hear- ing Wednesday morning. Mayor Morgan received a letter yesterday from Clifford Wayne lelrlflr, secretary of the Bir Thomas Lipton testimonial com- mittee, New York City, asking him to be. come the member of the committee from this city. Not being of a nautical turn of nd, Mayor Morgan suggested to H. Z. ass, commodore of the Manawa Yact club, that he accept the position, and Mr. consented to do so. The scommittee & inted at the last meet- ing of the West End Improvement elub to draft a constitution and bylaws has bees unable to camplete its report in time for the meeting announced for Wednesday evening of this week, and the meeting has been adjourned untll' Friday evening, Sep- ‘tembe , at which time a full attendance of all members s desired at the county bullding, corner of Twenty-fourth street &nd Avenue B. Chester Egbert. who celebrated his es- cape from the insane asylum at Clarinda and subsequent parole by the local board of insanity Saturday night, by gettin drunk, was released from the city J yesterday. Judge Scott gave him a thirty- day sentence on bread and Wi which ‘was suspended so lon he keeps away from the saloons. Egbe: greed to leave town. Charles Langdon, arrested with Eg- bert, was also given a similar suspended sentence on tbe same conditions. O 8. and Marion Nixon, YOlln’ ing with their parents on a farm near Weston, this county, were arrest-d yester- dl‘7 afternoon, charged with larceny from & bullding. They went into Friedman's pawnshop on Broadway and while Marion engaged Friedman in conversation relative to the pawning of a watch, the other put a repeating rlfl{.undfl' his long rain. and y tring enry who escaped from the hos- had been men liv- walked out of the place, Deputy City Mar- shal Leuch happened to pass by at the time and he overhauled Nixon when he had gone but a short distance. Mrs, Isabel Beecroft died at a late hour Bunday night at the home of her daughter, vs. Theodore Guittar, 115 North Hightn street. She was §7 years of age and had been & resident of Counoll Bluffs since 1880, Death _was due to the jnfirmities of old She s survived by two daughters, rs. Guittar of this city, and Mrs. T ockenberg of Almo, Idaho, and two sons, and_ Robert Beecroft of this city. uneral will be held this afternoon ai o'clock from the Guittar residence, an urial will be In Walnut Hill cemetery. N. Y. Plumbing Co. Tel., 250. Night, Fes. Worries School Officers. The school authorities are fearful of a cold snap at this partioular time and are fervently hoping for another spell of warm weather. Thelr anxiety over the weather conditions 1s due to the fact that several of the school bulldings have more or less ‘water plants cannot be operated nor any coal stored in the cellars. As yet the Bloomer and Washmgton Avenue schools are about the only ones that have a sufficlent supply of fuel to start the heating plants. The schools of which the basements are full of water are the high school, Bighth Streot, Third Street, Thirty-second Street, Second Avenue, Avenue B and Twentieth Avenue. At the North Bight Street bullding’ there s twenty inches of ‘water in the basement, and but little prog- ress can be made In pumping It out, as it koeps sceping in almost as fast as it is removed. The high achool has five tnches of water in the basement, dye to the back- ng up of the sewer. The Courtland school at Cut-Off 1s without coal, and owing to the conditon of the roads it would be al- most impossible to get any there at the present time. Plumbing and Heating. Bixby & Son. Millinery O nw. Thursday and Friday, September 17 and 18, swellest line of pattern hats ever shown | n the eity; also an elegant line of tallored suits and skirts. ANNA H. MOORE, 38-41 Broadway. Real Estate Transfers, This transfer was flled yesterday In the abstract, title and loan office of Bquire & ‘Annis, 101 Pearl street: Helrs of Willlam lf M. 0, l’lnnly. part 2 In I, w pr 2 e Pusey to Ella Bayhias Gst a8 5 LEWIS CUTLER st S?m" ‘Phone 1. In the basements and the heating! North | 3 BLUFFS. WATER STILL TROUBLESOME Oounoil Dircusses Means of Draining the Flooded Distriots. WICKHAM GETS THE PAVING CONTRACT Alderman Lougee Suggests Deferring the Work Until Amother Year, but Majority Decl ftor Immediate Action, Devising means and ways to relleve the flood conditions still existing In several sections of the city occupled the attention of the city council for a considerable por- tion of last night's session. Alderman Lougee reported that a large area east of the Northwestern tracks and north of Avenue G was still under water and that the conditions there were as bad as the day after the flood. He suggested that the Northwestern and Illinols Central rallroads be compelled to place a number of culverts under their tracks to facllitate thé draining of this district. He sald that to attempt to drain this large area with the present culverts was about as useless as to try to drain the Atlantic with a hose, At the solicitation of the alderman from the Second ward the city engineer was in- structed to devise some plan for draining this district and to ascertain where extra culverts were needed under the rallroad tracks. N To expedite the draining of the sub- merged district north of Broddway be- tween Sixteenth and Twentleth streets Al- derman Lovett was empowered to have & number of ditohes dug in that neighbor- hood. These ditches are to drain the water south of Broadway to connect with the | Pettibone ditoh, which will carry the water to 8poon lake. Conditions were reported to be but little improved in the Fifth ward and the city engineer was authorized to contract for the widening of the ditch at Ninth avenue and Twenty-third street. At the sugges- tion of Alderman Fleming it was decided to put In adequate culverts on Ninth ave- nue at Twenty-first and Twenty-fourth streets. Alderman Fleming stated that the city engineer had suggested that about 1,500 feet of sewer pipe be laid along Ninth avenue to drain the immediate vicinity, and the city engineer was instructed to report at the next meeting an estimate of the cost of laying such pipe. Wickham Gets Paving Contract. The contract for the paving of the streets and avenue recently ordered so improved was awarded to E. A. Wickham on his bid of $1.91 for Galesburg block on concrete | base and $1.79% for Galesburg block on Council Blufts brick base. The contract will amount te nearly $100,000, there are about 30,00 yards of paving on concrete base and about 20,000 yards of brick base Included In It. Alderman Huber was in favor of permitting the property owners to select the kind of brick to be used, but the other members declared themselves in favor of the Galesburg block. Alderman Lougee opposed letting the con- tract for the streets to be paved with brick base at this time and urged that it be lald over until next year. The contract, however, for the entire work was awarded Wickham, Alderman Fleming alone voting against it. On Alderman Casper's motion the city engineer was instructed to prepare specifi- cations for the paving of Little Ridge street, which since the heavy rains is in an almost !mpassable condition. Fleming avenue was ordered placed in passable con- dition by the committee on streets and alleys. Regarding the petition that the extension of Union avenue to the transfer depot, which is on ground owned by the Union Pacific, be placed in condition so it can be used by the mall and express wagons Alderman Casper reported that he had been advised that the government had control over all thoroughfares used by the mail service, and that if referred to him Post- master Haszelton would take up the matter with the department In Washington. The petition was accordingly ordered referred back to the postmaster. Gilbert Bros. asked permission to place in a switch on Union avenue between First and Becond avenues:from the Union Pacific tracks to their coal sheds. The council saw no reason why the request should not be granted and the city attorney was in- structed to draft the necessary resolution granting such permission. ‘The request of the Associated Charfties that the taxes for 1%8 on its property used as a creche and home for orphan and destitute children be remitted was granted. Mr. B. N. Waller, who for the last fitteen years has represented the Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance company of Mil- waukee, Wis., in this city, was last week appointed general agent for that,company in the southwestern quarter of the state. | Bucceeding the late H. A. Munger, general agent of the company in Cedar Rapids, Ta., whose death took place September 6. Mr. Waller's promotion comes as a result of long and successful service. For a num- ber of years he has ranked among the most successful agents of the company, and last | year was awarded the class A medal given by the company for the largest amount of business personally reported during the year. He was last year elected president { of the state association of lowa agents of | the Northwestern. The change which has brought promotion to Mr. Waller will also increase the im- portance of the company’s Councll Bluffs | oMice. Heretofore all premiums collected in this agency were forwarded to the gon- | eral agency In Cedar Rapids; but under the new arrangement Mr. Waser will have per- sonal charge of all collections and other state. He will maintain his residence in Council Bluffs, and with a much Increased office force will handle the business from thie point. Horticulturists Coming. The opening session of the annual meeting of the Southwestern lowa Horticultural so- clety will be held this morning at 10 o'clock in the south court room of the county | courthouse, when J. P. Hess of this eity | will extend a greeting to the visitors. An afternoon, and possibly evening, session will be held today. Wednesday will be devoted by the visitors to sightseeing, and they will be taken for a drive to inspect the orchards and vineyards in the vicinity of this city, From advices recelved by Mr. Hess it Is expected about ffty representative frult growers of the twenty-four counties from which the soclety draws its membership will be in attendance. These are the officers of the society: Pres- ident, J. H. M. Bdwards, Logan; vice pres- {ident, A. F. Collman, Corning; secretary, W. M. Bomberger, Harlan; treasurer, O. H. Barnhill; directors, Henry Fleld of Shen- His territory includes twenty-five countles, | business of the company In this part of the | INTEREST FROM Missouri Valley, James McGinnis of Gris- wold, A. L. Plummer of Ivy. BIDS FOR DRAINING DITCHES Four Parties Submit Propositions for Harrison-Pottawattamie Work, Four bids for the construction of the Harrison-Pottawattamie county drainage ditches were received yesterday by County Auditor Innes. They were from R. A. Brown & Co. of Washington, Ind., Phelan & Shirley of Omaha, E. A. Wickham & Co. of Council Blufts and W. A. Smith of Missourl Valley. These blds as received by Auditor Innes cover the portion of the work to be done In Pottawattamlie county. Bids from the same firms for the work to be done in Harrison county have been re- celved by Auditor Huft of that county. Auditors Innes and Huff will open the bids this morning at 11 o'clock at the for- mer's office here. The contracts will be awarded at 3 o'clock this afternoon. The bid of Phelan & Shirley of Omaha was re- celved by Auditor Innes one hour later than the appointed time set forth in the published advertisement. The question of its rejection or acceptance will be left to County Attorney Killpack to determine, R. A. Brown of Washington, Ind., and W. A. Smith of Missouri Valley, two of the bidders, are In the city. Mr. Smith Is the owner of large tracts of land which will be benefited by the drainage ditches, No injunction has been fssued yet by the court In the sult brought by Logan Craw- ford of Missourl Valley to restrain the construction of the ditches. Federal Court Today. Judge Smith McPherson will convene the fall term of United States court here this morning. He arrived in the city last even- ing and with him came E. R. Mason, clerk of the district court; W. C. McArthur, clerk of the district court, and G. M. Christian, United States marshal for the southern district. A number of the grand and petit Jurors also arrived last evening. Indica- tions are that the term will not be a heavy one. This assignment of cases has been made: Tuesday, September 16— Lawrence T. Brown v."" The Unifon Pacific Railroad; Lu\'.:lul Wells against James A. Patton. Wednesday, ptember 16—Lou Skelton, mmfl"gr'l. alns h’l‘lu Union Pacific i L ‘orsyth and Robert against J. L. Sanderson. iy hursday, September 17—~M. H. Free against Western Unlon Telegraph Com- pany. This will not be tried, as a stipula- tion for dlsmissal was flled yesterday, Friday, September 18—Elizabeth Thorpe, administratrix, against Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Rallroad. Monday, September 2l—John R. Webster against George T. Rew. There are several bankruptey cases to come before the court and the trial of Fer~ dinand Kuehnel on a charge of cmbezzle- ment Is slated for this term. Joel Wright and George Black, who blew open the safe of the Montezuma (la.) post- office on July 16 last, when they secured $300 In stamps and cash, are to be brought here for sentence. Wright is sald to be also wanted in Arkansas for the murder of & jall guard there. Wright was arrested for robhing a postoffice in Arkansas and sentenced to fifteen years in the peniten- tlary, He succseded in making his escape, however, from the county jail after shoot- ing his guard, Dismantling Street Fair, The work of dismantling the street fair and carnival was In full swing yesterday. Nearly all of the exhibits have been re- moved from the booths and many of the booths themselves have been dismantled. By tonight little of the street fair will remain but the bandstand and the bare timber of the booths. All of the conces- sions have disappeated, some going west and some east to show at other fairs and carnivals. The big Ferris wheel has been taken down, crated and shipped for a tour of fairs and carnivals through the west, Today the remainder of the canvas fence will be taken down and shpiped back to Des Moines. The De Kreko shows with their Orientals, have gone to Enld, O. T. The entrance arck, which attracted so much attention with its electric lights, is #0 constructed that it can be removed in sections and stored away for another year. It will not be permitted to encumber the streot as was the one last year for several months before it was removed to Falr- mount park, The awarding of the several prizes which was to have taken place last evening, was postponed until this evening. The awards will be made from the bandstand. The success of the carnival will, it is expected, result in it becoming an annual feature and an organization similar to Ak-Sar-Ben of Omaha formed. It has been suggested, and the suggestion has met with considerable Yavor, that the yearly car- nival be styled the Festival of the Full Moon and the organisation to conduct it known as the Knights of the Full Moon, Fire in Bridge Company Warehouse, The fire department was called at 9 o'clock last night to the warehouse of the Campbell Bridge company on Thirteenth avenue and Third street, where a blaze had started in one corner of the building. Considerable damage was donme before the flames were gotten under control, but the firemen sue- ceeded In preventing what might have proved a costly blaze, owing to the in- flammable nature of the material stored fn the bullding. A quantity of bridge tools and bridge material was damaged, but no esti- mate of the loss could be secured last night or whether the buflding and contents were insured, as J. M. Flagler, manager of the company, is out of the city. A number of barrels of ofl were stored in the warehouse, and If the flames had reached these the bullding and contents would have been entirely consumed. Indications pointed to the fire being of incendlary origin. POSSE PURSUES A MURDERER Kills Another Man with a Scantling Then Makes His Esea; DES MOINES, Sept. 14.—A telephone mes- sage from Oskaloosa this afterncon states that the sheriff of Mahaska county, ac- companied by & big posse, is closely pur- suing James Lobbins, the negro who 1s wanted for the murder of William Henry, a white man. Henry and Lobbins engaged in an alterca- tion near Buxton last night over Lobbins' refusal to give Henry a drink of whisky. Lobbins dealt Henry a terrible blow with a scantling, crushing his skull, Lobbins immediately disappeared and has not been seen since. Feeling Is at a danger- ous pitch and & raee war is feared. No Deaths from Falr Cider, FAIRFIELD, Ia., Sept. 14.—(Bpecial Tele- gram.)—No deaths have resulted among the people who drank “orange cider at the fair grounds Saturday. About fifty cases were attended to by physiclans, some of them serious. M. L. Garvin, who sold the decoction, was fined 320 for selling adul- terated goods. His partner, Frank Don- nelly, has escaped. —_— Are Simply Perfeet. Dr. King's New Life Pllls are prompt, safe, gentle and always satisty or no pay. andoah, George H. Van Houten of Lenox. Best for stomach and liver. Zc.: For sale ———— D . Bullock of Nodaway, C. H. Deur of | by Kubn & Co. IOWA., PAYS THE POLICY HOLDERS National Life of Minneapolis Sett'es Law- suits it Brought with Iowa Company. RECORD OF I0WA WEATHER AND CROPS Rock Island Raflroad Lifts Block wed by Redue- < (From a Staff Correspondent.) DES MOINES, Sept. 14.—(Special)—The suits of sixteen of the certificate holders in the Northwestern ‘Life and S8avings com- pany against that company and its pur- chaser, the National Life of Minneapolis, for recovery of money paid by the cer- tificate holders were dismissed today, & settlement having been effected. The suits were brought by residents of Dallas and Guthrie countles for the purpose of secur- ing a return of the money pald while the Towa corporation was in existence, on ten- year gold bond certificates. After the com- pany sold out and abandoned the fleld the last of the companies to succumb to the attacks made by state officlals to compel compliance with the laws, these certificate holders and many others demanded a re- turn of thelr money. The sult was com- menced on the ground that the companies had violated the agreement by taking the business out of the state. Rather than go to trial on the case the company pald back the money and the suits were dismissed. All other suits that have been commenced from time to time for the return of the money have been settled in the same way by this and other companies. Dug Up Wite's Money, R. C. Dinnell was given thirty days by the police judge this morning in which to sober up, after a drunk in which he spent freely the money he had dug up in the yard on the day before while digging fish worms. Mrs. Dinnell testified that he was a common drunk and layed around the place, refusing to do any work and spending the money earned by her at washing. 8he sald that he had frequently taken money | from her, and that she had become ac- customed to secreting her earnings about the place. Having exhausted all the hiding places in the house, she put $14 in a tomato can and buried it in the yard, where the o0ld man found it. When he was arrested $270 was taken from him and this the judge turned over to Mrs. Dinnell. A charge of vagrancy was lodged against him .in addition to the charge of intoxica- tion, for which he was sentenced, which Judge Silvara holds against him for good behavior. 4 Wenther for Thirteen Years. The State Executive council at its session this morning declined at this time to order the printing of additional coples of the ap- pendix to the annual report on the weather and crop service for distribution by the Towa commission at the St. Louls exposi- tion. The council has directed the printing of 10,000 extra coples for distrfbution in the state. This is because the appendix, on which Mr. Sage has been working for many months, will be a complete review of the Jowa weather and crop conditions covering thirteen years, and In addition it #ill con- tain all the other data concerning meteor- ological conditions which have ever beern made of record. This is the first attempt that has ever been made to gather into one volume all the information avallable con- cerning the climatology of Iowa, and there has been a steadily increasing demand for the Information. The Iowa commission had hoped the state would print coples for dis- tribution at St. Louls as a part of the infor- mation regarding lowa. New Telephome Lime. The Farmers' and Mechanics' Telephone company of Newhall was incorporated to- day with $1,600 capital; James Harrington, president; ¥. G. Byrner, secretary. The Duncombe Hotel company of Fort Dodge was Incorporated with $6,000 capital; Mrs. J. F. Duncombe, president; W. E. Duncombe, secretary. The Howard company of Red Oak was Incorporated; capital, $4,000. The Barden Harness company of Washington was incorporated with $10,000 capital. Becretary of State Martin returned to the city today from California where he visited & brother in Amador county, whom he had not seen since 1860. Another brother from ‘Vermont accompanied him to California. Railroad Blockade Lifted, A peculiar state of affairs existed for a week or two at Atlantic, owing to inability to move freight by reason of congestion of business In the yards. The company re- cently reduced its force at Atlantic, cutting off all the help at the round house except one watchman and relleving the yard crews and taking away the engine used for switching. As business accumulated it be- came impossible to move the trains with the engines from the branches. The watch- man had worked so many hours that he went home 1ll and was unable to continue work. Some of the train crews abandoned their trains in the yards because they had been unable to keep awake longer. There was indignation among the shippers and others Interested and there was an accumu- lation of cars in the yards which made It impossible for trains to run regularly. Superintendent Smpalley went to Atlantic a tew days ago and took along an extra en- gine with which the yards were cleared and arrangements made to prevent a recur- rence, The managers of the rallroads all belleve that there has been too much re- duction of force in the State, Demand Change in Ticket, The political muddie In the Bremer-Butler senatorial district is becoming more dang: erous. W. N. Larkin was nominated when another had selected the majority of the delegates to the convention. It is alleged that Larkin secured the nomination efthey by bribery or treachery or both, and a few days ago a committee of Butler county re- publicans, including all but one of the del- egates to the convention fromsethat county, | called on Larkin and made & formal de- mand that he decline the nomination, which he secured, they alleged, In a questionable manner. It is proposed, if he will do so, that another convention shall be held and a new candidate be brought out. But Larkin has refused to decline the nomina- tion. This is belleved to mean the certain election of a democratic senatof, and John Wade, brother of the congressman, is slated for the position. The enrollment at the Iowa State college at the beginning of the school year is about 20 more than at any similar time In the history of the college. Governor Cummins estimates that the attendance will reach 1800 before the year is ended, and that it will be & record-breaker. The college fac- ‘ultysis working in perfect harmony and there is great confidence In the new presi- dent, who has already taken hold in earn- eat Drake university opened today with a larger enrollment than usual, and the other three colleges in Des Moines already opened havé larger attendance than ever before. It is learned that practically every college in the state has an increased enroliment. Indiancla ¢ INDIANOLA, Ia. Bept. 14—(Special)-' ‘With the anniversary meeting of the Des SEPTEMBER 15, 19083, Moines Conference Preachers’ Aid soclety Tuesday evening the annual meeting of the Des Moines conference will be opened Bishop W. F. Mallalieu, who will preside At the conference, will make the address on that occasion. Wednesday morning there will be the first session of the conference, and In the afternoon at 2:30 a sermon by Dr. A. B, Storms. In the evening will be held the conference missionary anniversary, at which Rev. J. H. Senseney, presiding elder of this district and president of the conference, will preside. There will be ses. slons all the week and on Sunday and Mon- day of next week. RIVAL FOR COLONEL SELLERS Kansas Man Proposes a Big Manu- facturing Scheme at Crenton. CRESTON, 1Ia, BSept. 14.—(8pecial)—A man giving the name of L. Carr and claim- Ing Atchison, Kan, as his home, was in Creston Saturday endeavoring to Interest the mayor and the leading capitalists of the city in a scheme of gigantic magnitude that would establish three manufactories in this oity that would do business with the entire world. He claims that several of the larger cities of the country are en- deavoring to secure his factories, but that he would rather locate in a smaller oity and that he will establish the business in the city that will allow him the largest bonus. The scheme involves the organiza- tion of a company under the laws of the state of New Jersey for $25,000,000 and the business will be to manufacture saddlery, hardware, malleable iron works and.hame factory, stove factory, brass and iron bed works, six to nine cotton and woolen mills. All the above lines are to be manufactured in one city and the three factories or com- panfes are to operate under one company. All the articles manufactured are pro- teoted by patents. The cotton and woolen mills are for the manufacture of a patent undershirt for which he holds the patent. It is designed as a safe place to keep money and valuable papers and will be known as Carr's patent safety bank un- dershirt. He also wants two partners, a secretary and treasurer, The plans were all written out on a letterhead and he peemed deeply in earnest, His idea did not meet with much encouragement, but he expects to call a meeting of the business men tomorrow night to listen turther to his plans. PROBATION TERM REDUCED Towa Methodists Belleve Membership Will Be Mecres: by New P1 MUSCATINE, Ia, Bept l4—~Belleving that thousands of souls would be saved and that the Methodist church would reap a consequent harvest in membership, the 1ay delegates to the annual meeting of the Towa conferance have adopted a resolution reducing the term of probation for mem- bers from six to three months. The resolution as introduced to the gath- ering, aside from reducing the probation- ary period, also provides that “in oxtreme cases the term of probation be dispensed with.” This caused a heated debate and when a vote was taken on the resolution it was overwhelmingly defeated. Then the question of reducing the probation period was voted on and carried without a dis- senting vote. Members of the conference say that Methodism has lost untold members be- cause of the stringent rules of the church, which have heretofore not allowed a con- vert to be recelved into full membecrship for fully halt a year. They y that other churches are not nearly so strict and that in consequence the Methodist church has lost ground, where by the exer- cise of slightly more leniency it could have strengthened itself. The conference elected John Mahen of Muscatine, Charles Axtell of Newton, J. W. Neaham of Ottumwa and D. H. Payne of Bloomfield lay delegates to the general con- ference at Los Angeles in 1904. PREDICTS A" KILLING FROST ux City Weather Forecaster Says Nothing but Raia Can Avert It. SIOUX CITY, Ia,, Sept. 14.—(Special Tele- gram.)—Frost in this vicinity s forecasted by the local weather bureau. Weather Ob- server Pursell sald the frost would come whether the skies were cloudy or clear and that only a rain would avert it. There is no indication of rain and the temperature 1s rapidly fallin A Kkilling frost is an- tiolpated for this section of Iowa and over South Dakota. Women Talk Misston; CRESTON, Ia., Sept. 14.—(Special)—The first annual convention of the Women's Missionary association of the Methodist Eplscopal church for the Creston distriot closed a very successtul two days' con- vention here westerday. There was rep- resentatives from all over the distriot, which includes the southwest halt of the state present, and the meeting was very interesting.: There were addresses by some of the prominent women of the church from Atlantie, Council Biufs, Indianola, Green- fleld, Afton, Red Oak and all over the Qis- trict. The Creston women had prepared and rendered an excellent program of vocal and instrumental music that was greatly ap preciated by the delegates. The principal address of the meeting was made by Mrs. Allen of Atlantic on the question, “Need of Home Missions,” and by Mrs. A. E. Grifin of Council Bluffs, who presided over the meetings. The officers elected for the en- suing term were: Mrs. W. G. Hohenshelt of Indlanols, president; Mrs. C. W, Car- roll of Creston, vice president; Miss Knapp of Greenfield, recording secretary; Mrs. English of Viliisoa, corresponding secre. tary, and Mrs. Replogen of Red Oak, treas- urer. Late Frost Only Salvation. CRESTON, Ia, Hept. 14.—(Special)—A late frost is the only salvation for the crops in Union county and even then it will be far from a full crop. Some of the early corn is now maturing, but the wet weather of the past week and the cold nights have somewhat interfered with the ripening process. The heavy rains of the past two weeks besides ruining much of the small grain has also damaged considerable of the hay that was stacked in the feld. Oats are turning out fairly well and there will be plenty of fall apples. Potatoes that are on high ground will be a fair yleld, but many of them are on low ground and are rotting. Arrested on Forgery Char SIOUX FALLS, 8. D., Sept. 14.—(Bpecial Telegram.)—A man giving his name Frank Willlams and his home at Toledo, ©., was arrested here this evening on the oharge of forgery. He is alleged to have forged the name of John Assman, a well known farmer living near Dell Rapids, to a note for 3240, which he cashed at the First National bank at Dell Rapids. A short time later he engaged a livery vig and drove to this city. In the meantime the forgery hud been detected and Willlams was arrested soon after his arrival here. The forgery was evidently the work of an expert and It is feared others have been victimised. No Time to Fool Away, Coughs, colds and lung troubles demand prompt treatment with Dr. King's New Discovery. No cure, ne pay. be, §1.00. For sale by Kubn & Co PRESIDENT RILL IN WRECK Bpecial Train oa Northern Pacifo Runms Into Two Large Boulders. OCCUPANTS ONLY SLIGHTLY PBRUISED Entire Train on Same Road Goes Into ‘ & Ditch Near Dassel, Minne- sota, and Namber Are Injured. LA CROBSE, Wis., Sept. 14—A train consisting of an engine and two coaches containing President J. J. Hill of dhe Northern Pacific raflroad, President Harris, the first and second vice presidents, Chiet Engineer Breckenridge and other of- ficlals of the Burlington early last evening ran into two large boulders which had been washed on the track by a severe rainstorm near Alma, and the engine was badly dam- aged. Outside of a bad Ynaking up and a tow brulses none of the officials on the train was injured. A flerce storm was in progress when the train left this city for St. Paul and the engineer was running at a reduced rate of speed when the engine crashed into the rocks. Chief Engineer Breckenridge was In a wreck about a year ago but a few miles from Alma, In which Trainmaster Purdy lost his life and other officlals were badiy injured. Much damage was done to the railroads in this vicinity by the storm. Numerous washouts are reported and all trains are late into this city today. THREE SUSPECTS RELEASED Two Still in Custody on Suspicion Having Robbed Valley Springs Dank, BIOUX FALLS, 8. D, Sept. 14.—(Special Telegram,)—Three of the five men who were arrested on suspiclon of having been im- plicated in the sensational robbery of the Minnehaha County bank at Valley Springs early last Saturday morning have been re- leased from custody, nothing having de- veloped that would connect them with the robbery. The two men who are yet in cus- tody are the ones who were seen at Bran- don, between this city and Valley Springs, last Thursday and Friday, and who took a train for the latter place late last Friday night. One of them gives his name ns W. H. Hunter and clalms he is from Missourl. He 18 tall and dark, smooth-faced and has & scar on the left cheek. The other states that his name fs Ted O'Brien, athough his companions says his first name is George O'Brien, s of sandy complexion. He is heavy set and, lke his brother prisoner, is smooth-faced. Both were captured at Garretson. That other members of the gang, which the officers have reason to regard as being an exceedingly dangerous one, are still at large, is shown by the fact that two Sfoux Falls saloons were robbed, evidently by ex- perts, since the Valley Springs raid and since Hunter and O'Brien were placed in the county jail. Owing to the absence from the city of the state's attorney, the pre- liminary examination of the two prisoners will not be held for several days. Inherits V e Estate, FIOUX FALLS, 8. D., Sept. 14.—(Speclal.) —Nicholas Welnacht, who for some timoe has been foreman in the office of the Nich- richten, a weekly German newspaper, pub- lished in this city, has been advised that through the death of a relative he has in- herited a valuable estate in Germany. He ‘will be able to live In ease and comfort the balance of his days. Weinacht is still n young man, having only recently attained his majority. He ls preparing to depart for Germany, where he will femain during the rest of his days and enjoy his inheritance. First Gr n Lyman County. SIOUX FALLS, 8. D., Sept. 14.—(8pectal.f —8. A. Knppler, & well known resident of Lyman county, has purchased a threshing machine and will enjoy the distinction of operating the first threshing machine ever taken into Lyman county, He will com- mence work in the county about October 1. For years the residents of the county have devoted thelr attention to stock rais- ing, but this season a great deal of grain was put in, principally by new settlers, who have been well rewarded for their efforts. Cold Weather Hampers Fair, YANKTON, 8. D, Sept. 14.—(Special Tel- egram.)—Cold weather today made prepara- tions for the state fair go forward slowly. Entries are made in every line that will flll every department full to overflowing. The races will be the best ever held in this circuit. The crowd also will be in evidence if the weather gets more favorable. To- morrow is soldiers’ and sallors’ day, and the first of the serles of races will be put in. Boy Thrown and Killed, SBIOUX FALLS, 8. D., Sept. 14.—(Special.) ~Elmer Pike, aged 13, son of prominent residents in the vicinity of Bijou Hills, specal | RACINE COLLEGE * GRAMMAR SCHOOL “THE SCHOOL THAT MAKES MANLY BOYS" Puplis Study Under an Instructor. Its” Graduates enter any College or University, - Rocial and Ath letic Advantages. Military Drill ¥or Boys of 8§ to 17 Years Ol Tiustrated Catalogue rent on apolication to Henry Douglas Robinson, Warden Racine, Wis. A skin of beauty is u joy forever. D T. FELIX GOURAUD'S ORIENTAL EAM, OR MAGICAL BEAUTIFIER wo thste it to be sure it is properls made, Acct 1 countertelt of simi- lar name. Dr. L. A. Sayre said to & isdy of the maut- ton (a patient): D TN, ladier will . has f all the ki 1t l:“.‘ f the tkin preparatioos - arugst 7 Goots dealers in the Usited FERD. T. HOPKINS, Prop'r. 31 Great Jomes St.. HAND SAPOLIO FOR TOILET AND BATH Fingers roughened by needlework catch every stain and look hopelessly dirty, Hand Sapolio removes not only the dirt, but also the Joosened, injured cuticle, and restores the fingers to their natural beauty. ALL GROCERS AND DRUGOGISTS A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN {soften distresscd by Gray or Dicached Mats. Imperial Halr Regenerator B R R Frivaey sdoered Bond o paphior was instantly killed by being thrown from & horse. Himself and a companion were enjoying a horseback ride when the animal ridden by the unfortunate boy fell upon him, crushing out his life. His parents had been to Sloux City and were returning to thelr home when a messenger met them and Informed them of the accident. College N Completion. SI0UX FALLS, 8. D., Sept. 14.—(Special.) —The new Mennonite college at Freeman is rapidly nearing completion, and if pres- ent plans materialize it will be opened to students by the fore part or middle of October. Rev. H. 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