Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 23, 1910, Page 15

Council Bluffs RIVER 10 «IVEK RoUIE| Meoting to Determine Location of Road is Held. ALTERNATE COURSE IS CHOSEN mdred Persons of P tawattamie County Interest s Teken in Projeet. and Deep ! | The meeting held yesterday to decide the | route of the “river to river” road through | Pottawattamle county settled upon the fol- | Towin, Primary Route—From Council Bhiffs | slong the Rock Isiand to Minden, thence east to Avoea; thence to Atlantic Alternate Route—Council Blutfs to Pony Creek, thence to the Underwvod farm; | thenge east to & point three miles south of Treynor; thence north to Treynor thence east to Carson; from Carson two routés: (1) Carson’ to Oakland; east to Lewis; north to Atlantic. (2) Carson to Griswold; north to Lewls and thence to| Atlantic. The meeting was attended by about 100 representatives from the different, towns | in the county, and the keenest rivalry was | manifest between the advocates of the dif- | ferent routes suggested at the previous moeting. | When the ng failed to reach any de- cision at the morning session the matter | was referred to a committeo consisting of €. B. Bradley, Carson; O. O. Buck, Trey- nor; H. K. Forsyth, Griswold; Henry Free- man, Oskiand; J. A. McWaid, Walnut; J. P. Harrls, Lowis; Bd Burke, Walnut; T. D. Metealf, H. A. Searle and C. R. Han nan, jr., Council Blufts, to report at the| afterncon session. | Chafrman Weeks of Guthrie Center sald he expected to start with a party of auto- mobilists from Davenport, the eastern | terminus of the road and come through to | Council Bluffs, picking up enthusiasts all along the road. He sald thet by the time he reached Council Blufts, after laying out | the route, he expected to be accompanied | by nearly 100 automobiles, and that the gathering of the Glidden tour autolsts would be nothing to the sensation. that he would create when he struck Council Bluffs | with his party. PIGEON CREEK DITCH ORDERED ty Supervisors Pass Resolutien on Hemey Creek Matter. The Board of County Supervisors yes- terday afternoon, after listening. to argu- ments for and against the proposition, cided to establish the Pigeon Creek drainage district and appointed County Burveyor J. Harley Mayne constructing engineer at a compensation of 8 a day. The district is to be dlvided Into seven seotions. Sections 1 to b, inclusive, are (o be 10,000 feet in length, while section 6 to be 8,900 feet long. Bection 7, which known as the Potato creek lateral, will 3,000 feet in length. | The contract for the construction of the ditch is to be awarded June 9, on the morning of which day all bids must be !in the hands of the county auditor. The | work ot construction will have to be be- gun by July 1 and the contract or con- ,tracts completed by January 1 of next year. v | In view of the many protests against | the construction of the Honey creek ditch along the route proposed the board . de- elded to refer the matter back to Engineer {B. B. Spetman to make another survey and report. Bagineer Spetman, it is understood, will report in favor of a route for the lower part of the ditch westward across the bottoms to the Missouri river instead of ‘turning the diteh into the Pigeon creek diteh. | ‘The resolution adopted by the board was as follows: In the matter of the Honey creek ditch the board, having that project under con- - eration, m;r“:hc.;llll;ll ofhcl&l'ml h:l; igmages, 1s of the opinion that <o of estal #mt d econstruction along some of the lines recommended the engineers may be s0 high a: ter burden than should he lands benefited; but thers I [ necessity for drainage and protection lands in the proposed district that the mat- ter nt;m,nlo B, E. Spetman, as &n engineer, for further examination port for' dralnage and levee improvement: along some line or lines that will be les provided & pensive and © s is be to be bos expensivi ess. practical route can be found. FINANOCIAL — City Awditor Makes Report for of . Fiscal Year. The report of City Auditor McAneney for March—the closing month of the fiscal year shows that while $50 of the total amount appropriated out of the general fund for the maintenance of the several municipal ‘departments remained unexpended, there ‘Wwas an ‘aggregate overdraft of $5,124.31. The city, however, had funds with which to meet these overdrafts in the three de- partments for which the appropriation for the fiscal proved insufficlent. As it hap- Pened the revetiue of the city for the fiscal year exceeded the amount anticipated and | the city had & small balance with which to start the new year on April 1. The fol- lowing shows the amount expended for each department, the amount appropriated and the amount either unexpended or over- drawn: oIry's CONDITION | waALK | appoint | laat SATURDAY APRIL 23, 1910. Council Bluffs t maliclous Injury buflding. He gave to fixtures attached to bond for his appear- anee before Justice Cooper tomorrow. The complaint was filed by Plato Robb, one of Sears' neighbors, deprived of his water supply ORDINANCE LAID OVER Committee of Whole Defers Aetion on Matter, The ety councll, meeting as a committee lof the whole yesterday afternoon, deferred action on the amendment to the ordinance regulating the use of public sidewalks for the display and sale of merchandise. In view of the fact that some of the council- men favor repealing the original ordinance granting the use of the sidewalks for this purpose, It was deemed best to lay the mutter over until it can be taken from the committee of the whole and disposed of at the next regular meeting. The applications of J. J. Brown, D. A. Hetsler, Charles E. Taylor, Frank Zur- muehien and James Coyle o be appointed sidenalk luspectors were referred to the city engineer, who was given authority to such of the appilcants as he deemed competent to fill the position and then report back to the council. Following the meeting iri the council chamber the counciimen ‘“boarded” the police patrol wagon and made a tour of | the city to Investigate a number of mat- ters which had been referred to them and | which demanded personal inspection Library Building Accepted. LAKE CITY, Ia, April 22.—(Special.)— The board of trustees of the new Lake City Carnegle library buifing yesterday, after a thorough inspectiop, formally ac- cepted the new library building. The work of removing the books and equip- | ment from the old bullding to the new was begun at once and the building will be ready for service Saturday. The total cost of it was $1,87.25, besides the architect's fees. It has been reported before that the bullding had been accepted, but this dia not take place until yesterday. New Grandstand at Grinnell. GRINNELL, Ia, April 22.—(Special)— Grinnell's old grandstand, built In 1895 by the graduating class In the summer fol- lowing commencement,’ has been torn down to make way for a new and modern structure, The fence which surrounds Ward field was erected by the class of 1892 as a class memorial. This will prob- ably give way to a new fence, as it is planned to thoroughly overbaul the equip- ment on the athletic field despite the tra- ditional associations, Lake Cityans Married. LAKE CITY, Ia, April 25.—(Speclal.)— At Norfolk, Neb., yesterday occurred the marriage of Miss Nona McKibberd of this clty to Deano Simpson, who has been em- ployed here for several months. Miss Me- Kibben has been bookkeeper and sten- ographer for the Lake City Blectrical Ce- ment Machinery company for some time. After their wedding journey they will be at home in Bolse, Ida. Minister Heads College. ESTHERVILLE, Ia., April 22.—8pecial) —~Rev. Edward Campbell, who has been pastor of the Presbyterlan church hes for the last four yeurs, this week handed his resignation to the officials of the church, Rev. Mr. Campbell on May 2 leaves for Storm Lake, Ia., where he has accepted the presidency of Buens Vista coilege, Which s located at that place. lowa News Notea. MASON CITY—C. E. Atkinson of Webster ity was awarded the contract for bufiding the six-story First National bank building for §175,000 on Wednesday. Work Is to be- §in next Monday. ESTHERVILLE—Nearly $80,00 worth of buildings Wil be erected here this sum- mer for which contracts have already been let. By fall no doubt at least $100,000 worth will haye been erected. Estherville is not dead yet. MARSHALLTOWN—On_Friday, the Marshalitown High school will a class of forty-eight young people. number of those who will graduate the same as last year. Thirty-three are girls and fifteen are boys. MARSHALLTOWN—Fred §. Williams, & very well known young man, and the son of one of the old a&nd _prominent tamlilies, died at his home late Wednesday after of acute dflation of the heart. He had been sick for a:week. TOLEDO—Judge and Mrs. Struble today celebrated the fiftieth a niversary of thelr wedding. Judge Struble is one of the ploneer lawyers of the state and the dean of the Tama county bar. He was judge of the seventeenth judicial dis- trict ‘court for two years. MASON CITY—At a joint meeting of the Mitchell and Webster City association of Congregational churches, held here Wed- , the plan to merge the two assoc- iations’ was unanimously rejected by the bster City association. The Mitchell as. sociation favored the plan. LOGAN-The court house officlals ere now moving from the old court house bullding to the temporary structure erected on the court house block. Though the improvised structure does not present an idea] architectural appearance, yet if it properly protects.the records it will answer ily the purpose for which It is intended. CRESTON—Jim Jinnias, a Greek interpre. ter for a gang of laborers, working on the Burlington near McPherson, was arrested and brought to this place yesterday charged by federal authorities with tampering with the United States mall by forging the name of one of his gang to a registered lotter ad- dressed to him and containing money. LAMONI-Willlam Smith, manager of the elevator here shot and Kkilled himself in the Farmers' bank Wednesday afternoon when he was informed that he had with- drawn all the money he had in the bank. Upon stepping in the bank he asked the cashier about his accounts and when in- formed his deposits were all withdrawn, he picked up the bank's revolver and emp- tled its contents into his brain. TABOR—Prof. H. F. Volkmann for the four years superintendent of the Tabor public schools has accepted the -urrmundoncy of the schools at Adel, la., with a salary of $1,300 per year and is to have in addition thereto a certain per cent of the tultion monies. The scheol board of Tabor has elected Prof. O, Hammersly, the present superintendent at Lemars, Ia.. for 450.90 | the coming year at a salary of 51,000 per 124,81 1,649.21 r Water Pipe. B. B. Sears, llving at 8311 Avenue B, and his neighbors are at outs over a water service pips, which ran through Sears' property. Sears accarding to & complaint filed in the court of Justice Cooper saw fit to turn off the water and cut the pipe, which served four other residents of that viclnity besides himself. The neighbors ob- Jected to being thus deprived of their water supply and had Sears arrested on a char Year. LOGAN—Notwithstanding the storm and c0ld of Saturday and Sunday which seems to have so thoroughly kilied the fruit crop of the season here, save the black- berry and late grapes and here and there late varieties of apples, the gardens es- caped in many instances without serious damages. The frost put a erimp on corn that was up, killing it down to the surface of the ground, but not below, and the last few days of warm weather is bringing the corn up in a new growth. CRESTON—Last evening the wedding of Miss Myra Wilson to Fred Ide, both of this city, took piace at the Presbyterian church, In the presence of & large number of invited guests. Rev. James Linn, pastor of ‘that church, of which the bride is a member, officiated, asalsted by Rev. Frank Hanscom of the Congregational church, the groom’s pastor. ‘The groom is the youngest |son of Representative George Ide, and is one of the prominent young business men of the city. The bride is the eldest daughter of A. Latimer Wilson. AUDUBON—The school board has elected the following corps of teachers for the ensuing year: Harry P. Smith, superin tende: . W. Johansen. principal high School; Isa Lighthall, assistant principal; Feith 'Lisle, assistant elpal: C: Schichtl, as el B el “Keith, h t] e A grade: Patisnee Milett, i_Alma D, Barl. fourth ; Pattersen, third grade; cond grade: Sarah Rads it i Maude McAlllster. i raine Guy, mugic and drawing, — Children's pumpe and oxfords in the lat- est styles and in all leathers. Prices $1.35 to §2. We would like to show you these. Duncan Shoe Co., 23 8. Maln St TR e FIGHTS TRAFFIC COMBINE {Senator Cummins of Towa Voices Disapproval of Rate Agreements. | DEFENDS THE ANTI-TRUST LAW Says It's to Agren Without Facing Ten or Twenty. WASHINGTON, April 2—Traffic agree- ments consumed the entire time glven by the senate today to the railroad bill and they were under consideration when the senate adjourned. Senator Cummins held the floor throughout. He spoke against the section permitting such agreements and against the Crawford substitute for it. Doclaring his intention to denouce any leglslation which nullitied the anti-trust law as this provision did, he sald the ulti- mate purpose of the legislation was to allow the rallroads to fix their own rates ‘without first submitting them to the Inter- state Commerce commission. Without the establishment of rates any traffic agree- ment must be vague and shadowy and of little eftect. It was difficult enough for the common poaple to stand against the aggressions of one rallroad; to stand against those of ten or twenty or thirty would be more difficult still, he said. It the rates were not to be approved in advance by the com- mission, then there would be no substi- tute for the anti-trust mct, and that, he aid, was the difference between the Craw- ford amendment and his own. It was not true, as had been stated, that President Roosevelt had advised the un- conditional repeal of the anti-trust law, he sald, nor that the Interstate Commerce commission had done so. The question at issue, he sald, “is, shall the agrecd rates of the rallroad companies %0 Into effect without the approval of the commission?" Mr. Aldrich interrupted. He asserted that under the terms of the amendment the iates might be specified if an agreement went into effect as did Individual rates and 4i4 not go into effect by reason of the contract. Approval of Agreement. Mr. Crawford sald this wes not his un- derstanding, but that his opinion was that the provision would require approval of the agreement before the rates took ef- fect, Mr. Aldrich said that by none of the propositions of the bill could a rate , be fixed by an agreement, because all of the rates must be subject to the control which the commission has over other rates. ‘“You propose by indirection to give the commission the right indefinitely to suspend rutes—to suspend them forever If so de- sired.” Replying, Mr. Cummins said his com- plaint was against the permission to the rallroads to enter into agreements that may become efective without the previous approval of the commission. In such agree- ments he argued, there was no opportunity for the individual initiative. The two classes of rates could not be placed on the same level and he urged that if the anti-trust law was to be repealed a better remedy must be found than that provided by the bill as it stood. Mr. Elkins declared Mr. Cummins' con- tention for approval of rates in advance to be impracticable absurd. He sald that from 8,000 to 10,000 people were now employed by the railroad com- panfes in establishing rates and asserted that the Interstate Commerce Commission must have & great force of experts in order to carry out Mr. Cummins' idea. “I am not ready to stand here and destroy the entire freight traffic structure of the railroeds,” he said, “‘and I do not be- lieve that the people demand that we should do s He said he did not want the anti-trust law repealed, but he did desire to assist in relieving the executive officials of the embarrassment they find themselves under in enforcing the law. * IMPORT BEEF TO COMPETE WITH HIGH MEAT PRICES fenator Joumston of Alabama Informs Senate of Movement at New York. WASHINGTON, April 32.—Senator John- ston of Alabama today informed the sen- ate that & movement for the Importation of Australian beef had been inaugurated in New York as a means of meséting trust prices on fresh meats. He sald it had been found that the foreign meat could be sold at a rate of 6 cents a pound less than the domestic product. ‘The statement was made In connection with a speech In opposition to the Lodge resolution appropriating $86,000 for the ex- tension of the “cost of living” inquiry so as to gather retail figures. Speaking of the political situation, Mr. Johnston sald the republican senators should feel greater concern as to whether they could Mve at all than as to how much it would ocost to live. POSTMASTERS AND -CARRIERS Names of Those Selected to Take Up Postal Work in Varyiag Capncities. (From a Staff Corresaondent.) WASHINGTON, D. G, April 22.—(Special Telegram.)—Rural carriers were appointed today as follows: Nebraska—Bloomington, route 2, Louis 1. Marsh, carrier; Btta Marsh, substitute Deshler, route 2, CharHe F. Logsdon, car- rier; no substitute. Hubbard, route £, Ge- neva E. Wilsey, carrier; no substitute. Stanton, route 4, John 8. Hancock, carrier; no substitute. South Dakota—Huron, route 2, T. Sprague, carrier; no substitute. Postmasters appointed: Nebraske— Charleston, York county, Lou Hagemelster, vice F. Hagemeister, resigned. lowa—Arthur, lda county, George M. Cressey, vice N. M. Boyer, ‘resigned; Au- gusta, Des Moines county, Charles Fre- burg, vice W. Fischer, deceased; Harvard, Wayne county, Maggle McKee, vice H. A. Waugh, married. JURY OUT IN GRAFT SCANDAL Mem Fafl to Return Verdict After Twenty-Four Hours’ Delib- eratio PITTSBURG, April 22 —After deliberating over the case of Coutcliman A. V. Simon for twenty-four hours, the jury had failed to reach a verdiot when court adjournsd for the day and they were locked up for the night. Bimon is the second of the in- dioted counclimen to be put on trial for bribery. ‘There were many reports of a disagree- ment when oourt convened this morning and early In the day & nots was sent to Judges Fraser and Cohen. The not it was learned asked for dismissal as the jury was unable to agres, but the request was dented. v \ —_— City Physician Tubbs says many children in_schoel are backward with their studies because of unsuspected eye trouble. Is your child in this situation? Find out. We cxamine eyes free. Leffert's ‘Willlam | No Punishment For Person Who Loots Treasury Law Prescribes No Penalty for Men in Federal Offices, Declares Assistant Secretary. WASHINGTON, April 22.-The astonish- ing statement was made by Charles Nor- ton, assistant seeretary of the treasury, before the house committee on expendi- tures n the Treasury department today that there was at present no law on the statute books by which a subordinate in any of the arlots sub-treasuries of the United States could be punished for making away with public funds. A man might loot the treas- ury of as mueh as he liked, or could get away with it and no law exists by which he could be punished, Mr. Norton said. If two or more employes engaged In an em- bezzlement they might be punished for conspiracy, but that was all The further Information was elicited tha the bonding system of treasurers and sistant treasurers in'the United States and thelr varlous subordinates was obsolete and Inadequate. Subordinates In the Treasury department handling millions in money daily, were re- quired to furnish no bond, excepting in some cases where assistant treasurers re- quired regardiess of the law in the case. This and much other similar informa- tion was elicited from Mr. Morton during the hearing today on the question of whether the committee on expenditures in the Treasury department should undertake an investigation of the $1,000 shortage in the subtreasury at St. Louils and other places, and incldentally inquire into the accounting system of the United States treasury. Atter listening to statements by Mr. Nor- ton and Representatives Shackelford and Bartholdt of Missouri the committee ad- journed withoyt declding whether an in- vestigation would be held or not. Both of the Missourl congressmen urged the com- mittee to undertake a speedy Inquiry into the St. Louls shortage in order that justice might be done ‘Many “ilings in South Dakota Last Week Brings Rush to Get Places on State Primary Ticket. PIERRE, 8. D, April 22.—(Special.)—As this Is the last week for the filing of petl- tions for nominations to the different state offices, the list has been fllling fast the last two days. Last evening the names of Judges E. G. Smith and J. H. McCoy were filed as candidatés to succeed themselves on the supreme bench, and that of Judge L. T. Boucher to succeed himself as judge of the Sixth circuit. Today stalwart petitions filed were those of J. W. Parmley, lieutenant governor; H. B. Anderson, auditor; A. H. Seymour, su- perintendent of instruction; T. E. Price, at- torney general; W. G, Smith, rallroad com- missioner; K. G. Foster, state land commis- sloner. Progressive petitions filed were those of Frapk M. Byrne, lleutenant governor; W E, Benedict, railroad commissioner; C. G. Lawrence, superintendent of instruction; ¥\ state land commissioner. DAKOTA SUPREME COURT TAKES PROGRESSIVES’ CASE Bench Will Hasten Decisibn Legality of Petitions by Con- sressional Applicants. PIERRE, 8. D, April 22.—(Special Tele- | gram.)—The arguments in the congressional district case were completed late this even- Ing and summed up in the contention on the part of the attorneys for Schrader that the term ‘“legislature” when used in the national constitution means only the mem- bers of the houses whose actions are not subject to veto by the governor, review by the courts or submission to the people. The opposition position is that the word means legislative power in any manner as provided by the state constitution and as such is the proper procedure to Invoke the referendum of the congressional district bill. The court will hasten the decision and may announce lts decision tomorrow. DYING HUSBAND TRIES TO CLEAR WIFE'S NAME Leader of Deadwood Colored Resi- ts Shot by Woman Be for Her Release. DEADWOOD, 8. D., April 22—(Special Telegram.)—In an antemorter statement, Jerry Todd, long recognised as the leader of the colored residents of this city, ac- cusd his wife, Jeanette, uf shooting him because he threatened to turn her out of the house. Todd died at the hospital to- day after making an effort to clear the woman by begging the state's attorney not to prosecute her. He had been married only four months, his first wife dying less then & year ago. The woman will be charged with murder. UNION SAYS FIGHT TO GO ON Leaders at Homestake Mine Say They Have Not Givem Up Struggle. LEAD, 8. D., April 22.—(Special)—What effect will the glection just past have on the struggle between the Homestake and the Western Federation of Miners? Thi question Is Interesting people all around the Black Hills and statements have been freely made that the victory of the citi- zens' ticket, toward which the Homestake bent every energy, will so discourage the federation that It will cease to carry on an aggressive fight and the opposition to the company will gradually fall off. This is denied by the union leaders, who de- clare that the fight will be continued and that the federation has pienty of money to continue feeding those of the locked out former employes of the Homestake Who care to remain here. Of the single men there s no question but what the most of them will leave now, union leaders them- selves admitting that they endeavored to hold them only until after the election, when they believed that the unlon ticket would be ‘victorious, The Homestake's m: Jority was approximately 212 all the way down the ticket and this will be sufficlent to prevent centests. Of the married men and men with families, those who can are expected by both sides to leave town now, as theré is no Idnger an incentive to remain and the federation by maintaining a smaller num- ber of men here will not be under so heavy a financial strain. The vote showed & trifie over %00 straight union votes and of this number fully half are expected to leave bere now and possibly more. Thelr going will leave more rooms and houses for the new-comers, who have begn hard Ppressed for accommodat 008 in the crowded clty, where the population just previous to election was figured at arcund 13,000, When a McKibbin hat you look out from under You tell other Hatters to go straight to thunder! Young Farmer in Charivari Party Killed Henry Swanson, Living Near Ber- trand, Falls Dead from Shot Fired by One of Party. 2. —(Special shortly after HOLDRBGE, Neb., April Teleg:am.)—Late last night, the marriage of B. C. Lindstens to the dauvghter of Victor Nordenstam at the bride’s home, several miles north of Bert- rand, Henry Swanson, who, in company with about forty other young men of the neighborhood, was charivaring the newly marrfed couple, was shot fn the abdomen with a gun discharged by one of his party. The young man fell immediately, dying in less than fifteen minutes without regaining consclousness. There were only two guns in the crowd, both shotguns, but In whose hands they were at the time of the acci- dent no one seems to know. The members of the charivari party seem to be unani- mols in the opinion that the shooting was partly accidental, but no one has so far ventured to tell who were the owners of the guns nor any of the detalls preceding the shooting. The victim was a youns farmer, close to %0 years old, who has been working on a farm near Lindenstam's on which he has been living alone for some time. A tather and sister living at Cortland, Kan., are his only surviving relatives. Nebraska School | of Forestry Next Senator Burkett Said to Have Measare to Create One at Home of Morton. (From a Staff Correspondent.) 'WASHINGTON, April 2.—(Special Tele- gram.)—Senator Burkett, it is rumored, will introduce a bill tomorrow creating a school of forestry in Nebraska and locating it on the Morton estate near Nebraska City and naming the institution in honor of J. Ster- ling Morton, former secretary of agricul- ture. Demand for President Taft's presence throughout the country at meetings at old soldlers’ homes, state fairs, political soc- leties and dedications of monuments of il- lustrous dead, is becoming so numerous | that the president, with all his vitality and | with all his desire to meet and mingle with the people, s doubtful whether he will be able to accept the many invitations ex- tended. The president realizes that com- munities nave & call upon him and he ex- pects to &pend a busy summer and fall travelling, but it {s & physical impossibil- ity for him to reach all sections and conse- quently he has commenced to figure out an itinerary which will encompass the largest number of places desiring his presence with the least travel. Senators Brown and Burkett who pre- sented an invitation to the president yes- terday on behalf of the Farmers National convention, to speak at Lincoln on the oe- casion of the annual mesting of that organ- ization October 6 to 11 were informed today by personal letter that the president would be glad to accept the invitation if con- ditions were such that he could arrange his Itinerary accordingly. He stated that until congress adjourns, it would be Im- possible to make any arrangements for the summer and fall, but that he would bear in"'mind the invitation of the Farmers' Natlonal convention and comply with thelr invitation if possible, Congressman Kinkaid today recommended the reappointment of Willlam B. Morgan as postmaster at Greeley. Young Farmer Has Disappeared Neighbors Drag River Near Doniphan Until They Find He Had Mort- gaged His Property. GRAND ISLAND, Neb., April 22.—(Spe- clal Telogram.)—All day and until darkness stopped the work this evening, nelghbors of young Park Woods, a farmer resid- ing about fifteen miles southeast of this city and six miles west of Doniphan, have been dredging the Platte river to make certain Whether he has been drowned.! Though the river is not extraordinarily high the efforts have been In vain. Woods dis- appeared from his home yesterday. When he 4id not return as usual Mrs. Woods, Wwho is taking the town census and returned about supper time, became alarmed and notified the neighbors. SBome of his cloth- ing, & gun and six empty shells were found on & bank. It was supposed that he had shot some game, that it had fallen into the river and that he had gone in after it and was drowned. When later it was found that yesterday morning he had mortgaged & horse and buggy for §100 and had bought some new clothing, and no trace of cloth- ing or money could be found, doubt entered the minds of nelghbors, and the belief is growing that he has taken sudden leave. He bore a good reputation and lived hap- plly with his wife, to whom he had been married but three years. LADIES, ATTENTION! Our special Rail Complaint Begets Wondrous Rhetorical Flight Parson and Attorney Indulge in Fervid Imagery Over Thedford Train Service. (From a Staft Correspondent.) LINCOLIN, April 21.—(Spéclal.)—~The Bur- |lington rallroad has answered the com- Thedford for better train service. The answer was written by General Counsel James E. Kelby, who delayed untll he had been reminded of his duty by the com- mission. The complaint declares that the facllities worthless as it takes thirteen hours to g0 thirty miles. Then Rev. Mr. Roberts and the others set forth this flight of imagina- tion: “Imagino & young lady, unattended, being compelled to go to & point west of Seneca, Thomas county, Nebraska. She would get on the stub train at Thedford, train No. 3 at 8:83 p. m., which train terminates at Seneca. There she would be compelled to sit in the little dingy station iralnmen's waiting room for thirteen or more hours walting for passenger train No. 43 at 9:38 the following morning. “The hotel accommodations are inadequate in every way to supply the demand, no sidewalks or street lights, and she might get lost In trying to find the hotel or be crippled for life. Possibly worse might befall her. Strangers have been com- pelled to beg accommodation at residences many times. We characterize this condition of things as Indecent, indelicate and immoral; having a tendency to de- grade womanhood. It Is worse than the | old-time stage coach.” Mr. Kelby sas “To close thls answer without reference |to the suppositious Goddess of Femininity pictured in the complaint would be to re- tuse to take advantage of the facilities offered thereby. The conception Is a ple- ture beautiful even In imagery and ilius- trates the extremes to which persons seek- Ing an excuse upon which to hang a rep: resentation are often driven. The extreme lllustration of the young lady beautitul, unattended, moving with flying colors in the direction of or west of Seneca shows plaint of Rev. Mr. R. Roberts and others of | for westbound trafic from Thedford are| Tuck | private | In answer tp that part of the complaint | { how strained and hollow is t ’A(hllll 1 service at Thedfo no settlements of Importance bet Sencea and Alllanee except Whitma even granting this, If the aforesaid & beautiful, unattended buxom phantom were to go to Whitmau, or ance or beyond, she would leave s0 desired) Seneca on No. 41 at 1.49 Instead of darting Into and somnolence until 9:03 the next ng. “f'he fact that the phantom the creation of Imagery, would from 863 p. m. unt ing morning in a ¢ men's walling room the effect of the lan that it is a dingy sia \ brings It into view as a cent retreat. “Your honorable bo wil that it 1s the duty of a frequent and unprofital through a locality which w as an asylum women." Mr. Kelby says t against train service, but | d falr city of “Seneca. among t he resents the charges city. He also expressed Seneca has no public parks, ¢ sidewalks, hotels and places the benefit of Thedford. For his negiect to flle the his attention had been called t commission, Mr. Kelby makes th “The undersigned, ever rememb beautiful declaration, ‘To err land to forgive is divine,' conscious of |own error, and of the power of ness, and the desire to forgive on the y | of your honorable body, clothed in an sack cloth, begrimed with ashes stained with dust, penitential mood with mien and volce to match, respectfull shows and represents unto your ! prab body that, in reference to sald co unintentionally and Inadvertently laid the same and neglected to make swer thereto as by law and | was required so to do; and hereby le this his apology to your honorable body and sald thirty-two inhabltants of Thed ford and vicinity for his sald neglect, and craves the pardon of all."” remaining fn morn )38 & trectually of the compla and {mmedi place of ma; dos hardly say provide servico ¢ Intended for ur 1 young the ¢ not the apo! an- ceurtes New Dean for Huron College. | HURON, 8 D., April 2.—(Spocial )—Prof. | Bdwin Dukes for ral superin- tendent schools Independence, Ta., sev at years of }hnn accepted the position of dean of Huron college and will locate timo in June. in this city some Mr. Dukes was formerly superintendent of the public schools of thid city and has a wide reputation as an edu- cator. Sunday Dinner Me) Clear Vegetable Soup. Salt Wafers. Beef Flank Steak. Cream and Meat Gravy. Mashed Potatoes. .sxmu:h. Combination Salad. Rhubarb Ple. Coffee. A little lemon juice and a piece of butter the size of a walnut will add materlally to the flaver of rhubarb, whether prepared for sauce or ple filling. The butter fs especially desirable for the filling. The sliced rhubarb should be put on to cook with just enough water to keep it from sticking, and when its juice ns to come out add the sugar. Do not let it cook 12';5 enough to take on the taste of pre- . Strawberries will sell on'the street today and tomorrow In quart boxes for the first time this spring. Twocarloads came In this morning and sold wholesale for $3.50 a case of twenty-four quarts. The berries come from the south and are of good quaj- ity. The first shipment of California chet- ries reachod the local market this weelk, They were of the purple Guigne variety Actual $35.00 values— yours Saturday— Saturday we place on sale the biggest scoop in ladies’ } and misses’ suits in years; SUITS purchased from the dissolution sale of Al Gold- stein & Co.,, of New York City. By attending this sale you will save fully from 334 to 50 per cent on the cost of your new suit. Latest styles, newest ma- terials, all sizes and colors. ‘Well worth every cent of $35.00. All you need to pay is PAY-THE-EASY-WAY ., Boys'’ Combination Suits With 2 pairs| of knicker- bocker pants and cap to match; actual $5.00 values— for We cannot portance of and appeara demonstration of Chi-Namel Is now in progress, the greatest floor finish. A spe- clal representative from the factory will demonstrate all week. Be sure and come and learn how to make old fioors new. P. C. De Vol Hardware company. wonderful sale, you’d expect to see ordinarily at this price—but they are actually $20 values in style, quality, workmanship$ CASH OR PAYMENTS. ...... Strawberries to Sell by the Quart on the Street and sold to one of the local dealers for $10 for the case. A few more boxes have been sent in, but they are selling at no fixed price and are golrig as luxuries. Bananas continue high and searce, seil- ing at 4% cents a pound. No decrease s expected in this price for some time. Grape fruit is getting higher and poorer, and an- other week will finish the present crop, but the California crop will be in within the month. New potatoes sold at wholesale today for $3 @ hamper of about a bushel each. Old potatoes continue at 2 cents a bushel wholesale. The. best) package- creamery butter sells from 34 to 87 cents a pound, and eggs frown 23 to 20 cents a dozen. The cold weather has advanced the price of green stuff a few cents, but has not reduced the varlety. Excepting green corn and a very few of the midsummer things, practically the full varlety Is available now. o 1 Lo Lo feelo e T JauT kel o T sbor o o Women’s and Misses’ Tailored Suits 5187 Cash or Oredit—foy..... Terms: $4.00 cash; $1.00 weekly. Wear the snappiest styles. OPEN A CHARGE ACCOUNT. Don’t bother about the money. This is one of the styles you get for $18.75 *We Want to Show the Men of Omaha TOMORROW _ THE BIGGEST SUIT VALUES They Ever Saw. impress upon the men of Omaha and vicinity too strongly the im- taking advantage of this It’s not a line of suits nee; for only— 128