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Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-22
Railroad Valuation.

The state executive oouncif has fixed the
assessed value OF the railroads of Iowa at
44,475S07 This is an increase over last
year of S37, OPS. gross increase of $65,59O
was made, but decreases OF $2S,565 were
agreed to. The assessment of five roads
was changed, two were increased three de-
creased and one road was newly assessed.
Treasurer Herrott did not agreed with the
decision of the majority of the council, and
asked leave to have spread on the minutes
an objection which he proposed to prepare.
He proposed an increase of about $1,000
per mile on the Northwestern, or about
S4OO, 600 for its main line, and correspond
ing reduction on the 90" and the Rock
Island. Following are the changes decided
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-22

Scarch Tor nm ErrtnW HUSBAND
Mrs. Flora Clause, who has a 16-months'
old baby with her, is being detained at the
police station on complaint OF Mrs J. NJ.
Roth of Hamburg, Ia. No formal charge has
as yet been made against the woman, as
Mrs Roth is trying to locate her husband
with whom she alleges Mrs. Clause has been
living at hotel in this city. Mrs. Roth
came here from Hamburg in search of her
husband and discovered that he and Mrs.
Clause had registered at hotel on Broad
way as man and wife under assumed names.
Roth in some manner got wind of his wife
being In the city and is said to have skipped
across the river. The police declined to
take steps looking toward Roth's arrest un-
til his wife had filed an information against
him. So far she has failed to do this. as
she believes that If she can see him and
talk matters over he will go home with
her.
According to Mrs. Roth's story her hus-
band left Hamburg two weeks ago. Shortly
after he left she heard rumors that Mrs.
Clause, who formerly lived in Hamburg, was
in the city here with him. Her suspicious
were strengthened when Roth wrote to her
to mortgage their furniture and send the
money to him. This she did not do, but
instead decided to come and look her recre-
ant husband up.
Mrs. Roth has only been married about
two years and says that before her mar
riage she heard rumors of her husbands in
timacy with Mrs. Clause who had separated
from her husband but Roth strenuously de-
MED 1t and she believed him. She left
a photograph of her husband with the police
which shows him to be good looking man
OF about 40 years of age. Mrs Roth is
quite handsome woman of considerable
rnf Mt ChD te l,etro
husbands supposed inidelity. Mrs. Clause
occupied with her baby the little room re-
Gently fitted up at the police station for
the use of women.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-22
NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA.

we have very good depot there which
was built recently, and while we will be
glad to consider the question OF a union
depot, II the other lines care to take 1t
up, we have been waiting a good many
years for action in that direction and, hav
ing erected an Independent station which is
fully adequate to meet the necessities Of our
business, we do not feel disposed to expend
large amount in addition for the purpose
of securing a union epot."
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-22
Throw ONT American MaiI.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 21.-The Call is
informed that the frequent failure of letters
from the United States TO reach the
Klondike is largely due to the fact that the
contractors who bargained to carry the
postal matter from Skagway 10 Dawson re-
the Canadian postage 1t is alleged that
mail matter from the United States Is
thrown aside when 1t leaves the steamer and
at the present time it is said that about
twenty tons of mail matter bearing American
stamps is piled up in heaps at SkagMeY.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-22

Chairman Hancock of the republican state
central committee arrived in the city to-
night and said that II Des Moines would
consent to it the state convention will be
changed from August to August 2, as the
knights of Pythias meeting is 10 be held in
Davenport on the 9th.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-22

COmrude Narrowly Escapes Similar
Fate Trying to Save Him.
HAMBURG, Ia, March 21.-(Specal.)-
George Curtis man of family residing
here, was drowned in the Missouri river
yesterday while hunting. His body was re-
covered this morning. Frank Mcbride, a
grain dealer here, who was with him. very
nearly lost his life trying to rescue his
cOmpaniOn
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-22
BuriaI of Jo.epb MediII.

CHICAGO, March 21.-The burial rites
over the body OF Joseph Medlll who died
at San Antonio, Tex, Friday, were Eeld here
today, Rev. Robert Colyar of New York
officiating. The obsequies were largely at
tended. Out Of respect to the memory Of
Mr.. Modill the city hall was closed.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-22

trict Mabel ODonald; Fourth district, Liz
zie Smith, Fifth district, Edith Joseph;
Ninth district, Laura Leonard Tenth dis
trict. Jessie Maorae Eleventh district, Lii
Ian Jackson; Twelfth district, Gertrude
Green; Thirteenth district. Clara Peterson.
The First, Sixth, Seventh and Eighth dis
triCts will commence their eight months
term OF school next September
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-22

The following transfers were filed yester-
day in the abstract, title and loan office of
j. w. Squire, 101 Pearl street
County Trea,urer to w. H. Wood, lot
q, block 3i Perry's First add, l. d$ /
Same to same lots % and 81, block g.
Twin City Place add, I, d...,.,...... ]
= d Clarks add, t. d...,.,.......,...... A
Same to same, lot 9, block l6, Bryant
Clark's add, I. d...................... 2
Same to same lots and g. block "D"
Potter q Cobb's add, t. d.............. 8
sam to POttawattamie Investment
Company, lot A, block G, Casady's
add, t. d. ......................,... Z
William l.. Patterson to Mrs. Stella =.
McGhesney, part lots and 2, block
g. Jefferis' subdiv., $. W. d....,....... 1000
Same TO Mrs. Susan L. Dudley, part
lots and g. block s. Jefferis subdv.,
s. W. .......................,.. 100
David D. Smith and wife to Thomas
J. Smith, Wiz nwi4 25-77-4S W, d. $500
County Treasurer to W. H. Wood,
LILO of lot g. block is, Ferry add, and
all of lot 5, block 2 Fairmont add,
Same TO same, lots and I, block 10,
Galssburg add. t. d...,...,.....,...... 2
Same to same, lot 49, block 80, Ferry
Same to- same. lott 9, block ID. Evans
Second Bridge add, and undta lot "a,
block 20. Ferry add, + d...,........:.
Same to same, lot IS, block 81, Rail
road add, /. d.......:..."....,.....,.. !
Same to same, lot 5, block 2, Bushnells
same to same, lots and 2, block 2l,
Bayliss' Third add, i. d................ l
Total, sixteen transfers. ............. s. $50
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-22

Happy is the man or woman who can eat a
good, hearty meal without suffering after
ward, II you cannot do 1t, take KOdol Dys-
pepsia Cure 1t digests what you eat and
cures all kinds of Dyspepsia and Indigestion
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-22

Licenses were issued yesterday to the fol-
lowing persons:
Name and Residence. Age.
Thomas Muller, Crescent ........... 26
Stella Hutchinson, Crescent ....... 25
II. Scott Carson, Council Bluffs . 81
Jennie E. Rager, Council Bluffs ... 26
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-22

Think II only thirty people start In on
the first Bee wheel contest the average num-
Der Of subscribers they have to get will only
be ten. OF course more Will start, and II
you are one OF them why should you not
got Mheel2 You choose any mako
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-22

Hazel camp, No. III, NJ. w. A., will give
a dance and Juvenile cake walk Thursday
evening, March 23, at X. of P hall.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-22

w. S. Homer, agent and salesman for
'Winona' hosiery, finest made, has moved
his room to 125 Fourth street.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-22
Teachers for Garner Township.

The following teachers were elected Mon
day for the spring term Of school for the
different districts OF Garner township: Sec
ond district, Lizzie Stageman. Third dis
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-22
VIM. WEIGH TRANSFER LINE

Between Council RIuns and omnhn.
Rates Reasonable, Satisfaction Guaranteed.
Council Bluffs office, No. s North Main
street Telephone l2& Omaha office re-
moved TO S22 South Fifteenth street. Tele-
phone 1908.
Connections made with South Omaha
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-22

Before the discovery OF One Minute Cough
Cure ministers were greatly disturbed by
coughing congregations. No excuse for 1t
now.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-22

Marriare Iicenses-

Do you want a high grade wheel? II you
have no money, get one in The Bee bicycle
contests. You choose any make
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-22
Search for nm ErrinR Husband.

Bluff City laundry, phone S14. Finest
work in the state.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-22
Total, sixteen transfers.
woman,s CIub Program.

The following program has been arranged
for the open musical of the musical auxiliary
OF the Council Bluffs Woman's club this
afternoon:
Piano Duet-Sultes Modernes. ....... Goldner
Mrs KEYS and Miss Ross.
Scng-Were ] a star. Hawley
Mrs. Van Orman.
Song-Thou'rt Like Unto a Flower. Smith
Miss Faul
Duet-Minuet Observation-Disclosures. Mozart
Mrs Keys and Miss Ross.
Cradle Sons. g..........,....,......Ka Kate Vannah
Miss HawOrth.
Accompanies, Mrs Macrae and Mrs Keys.
Oyster season will soon be over Better
get EN- now See Sullivan for the best.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-22
MUNGER ON THE CRIMINAL DOCKET.

Sullivan's fish market will be a bigger
thing than ever during the present season.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-22

Those big, fine oysters at Sullivan's the
grocer. are what make his store so popular.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-22
HenI E,ta,e Tr,n.,n,.

Sullivan, the grocer, the oyster and fresh
fish man of Council Bluffs
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-22

Hotels and boarding houses will find it
to their advantage to buy their fresh fish
and oysters at Sullivan's, the grocer.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-22
HUNTER DROWNED IN MISSOURI

Bee bicycle contests begin March 1st. You
choose any make
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-22

Sullivan delivers oysters and fish to every
part of the city in large or small orders,
just the same. Telephone 161
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-22
WILL MAKE BINDING lWINE
State Board Of Control Decides to Embark in
Its Manufacture.
UTILIZE COkWCTS IN THE PENlTENTlARY
Plant viii BE Installed Soon in the
Penal Institution mt AnamOsa-
Estimate of Cost for Start
ing the Project.
TILlZE CONVlCTS IN THE PENlTENTIARY

DIES MONIES, March 21.-(Special Tele-
gram. )-That Iowa will soon have a bind
ing twine plant at one of it's penitentiaries
was developed today. The question Of util-
ization of the labor of the inmates of Iowa
institutions was the first to be taken up
at the conference between the members OF
the State Board of Control and state su-
perintendents, which opened at the state
house this afternoon.
The subject was brought before the confer
ence in a paper by DR.. Gershon H. Hill, to
whom this topic was assigned at the close
of the last conference. The labor problem
is fast becoming one of the most serious
that either the Board of Control or the su-
perintendents of institutions are called upon
to solve. The work upon the buildings at
Anamosa, at which 500 or 600 convicts have
been kept employed for a number of years
quarrying the rock from the quarries near
by hauling it to the institution and put
ting it into the buildings, is almost COM
pleted. The last building will be finished
this year.
To employ the labor which will thereafter
be idle it is proposed by the board to es-
tablish twine plant where binding twine
will be manufactured from the raw ma
terial of sisal or manila and furnished to the
farmers of the state at practically cost.
The board has adopted this plan on the
theory that it will be furnishing staple
article to farmers for which there is always
a demand. and will be employing convict
labor while not interfering with any other
industry in the state. The board intends
to visit the large twine manufactory at Still
water, Mimi, in the near future to estimate
the cost of establishing the new mandatory
at Anamosa and will submit the proposition
to the next legislature in its report.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-22
OMAHA DAILY BEE,
Council Bluffs Departmont

N. B.-Call at The Bee office, 10 Pearl
street to register and get sample copies No
one connected with The Bee will be allowed
to enter this contest
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-22

N. Y. Plumbing company. Tel $50.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-22

Miss HaWOrth.
Accompanies, Mrs Macrae and Mrs. Keys.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-06-22
REVENUE TAX DUE.
Some Provisions of Law Liza
able to be Overlooked.

The act of June 1898 has in
creased the number of special tax
payers from 23O, 600 to 400, 900 and
to anticipate all applicants the
commissioner of internal revenue
has placed a full supply of special
tax stamps, licenses, with each
collector and they will be issued
to all persons making application
upon proper forms to the respec-
tive collectors when accompanied
by the amount due. The follow
ing are the special taxes in force
July l, 1899, for which some of
our merchants may be liable:
Retail dealers in oleomargarine.......-s s4s 90
Retail dealers in filed cheese........-.. LOO
Manufacturers and packers OF mixed
flour. ......--..-..- .......--............ L W
Bankers: On Capital and Surplus of
$4,000 or Less. .....-. -...---.--- oO'OO
Bankers: For each additional $1,000 Of
Capital or surplus over $4,000. O.....- zoo
Brokers ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 5000
PawnbrOkers s..-.....-.-....---.-.----- -O.OO
Commercial Brokers. 2O.OO
Proprietors OF circuses. ........-.-.. .... 10000
Proprietors OF all other exhibitions or
shows for money ..-..--.--..-..-.-.-.. 1000
Proprietors OF bowling alleys and bill
lard rooms, for each alley or table 90
Dealers in leaf tobacco whose annual
sales do not exceed 5000 pounds. 600
Manufacturers of cigars whose annual
sales do not exceed 10000 cigars. go
All special taxes must be paid
prior to July 1st, 1899, and every
receipt, license, must be posted in
a conspicuous place on July 1st,
1899, and as heavy penalties are
provided for a failure to comply
with the law it is advisable that
all concerned forward the proper
amount at once to the collector OF
internal revenue at Levenworth
Kansas, to avoid delay and pen
atty.
The act of June 13, 1898 pro-
vides that all bonds, official or
otherwise including county, town.
ship and school district officers
official bonds, also all contracts
and the bonds given in connection
Herewith whether for county,
school or township purposes must
each be stamped with a proper
revenue stamp or the document is
invalid and the person issuing OF
recording it, without a proper
revenue stamp, is subject to heavy
penalty.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-06-22
BORN AT FORT SHELTON.
A Little Story of Two of Our Towns
Families.

Probably the most productive
section of country in the southwest
is that section of the Red river
valley in which Paris, Texas, is
situated. For a distance OF twenty
or thirty miles the alluvial soil is
as deep as the wells and its
productiveness is marvellous.
Perhaps all of our people do not
know though many of them do,
that a tract of this country many
miles in extent was once owned by
Claude Shelton's family. All the
documents relating to land there
allude to the Harvey Shelton
head right survey" The elder
Shelton came from Virginia and
located about twelve or fifteen
miles from where the city of Paris
now stands. To protect himself
and family from the Indians he
built fort, and in 'Ft. Shelton"
George McGlasson, of this city,
was born. That amicable rela-
tions were eventually established
between the Sheltons and some of
the Indians we have abundant
proof.
The cheapest thing in the
country spoken of was land and
after he got to be a good sized boy
Mr.. McGlasson used to urge his
father 10 buy all that was offered
at a low price, frequently at less
than q dollar an acre-which was
a good deal. But the old gentlemen
could see nothing In it, and so
contented himself owning a matter
of five or six thousand acres and
the opportunity of building up a
fortune went by.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-06-22
ROUNDLAP COTTON BALES.
To Satisfy the Demand the Entire Crop
Will Eventually be so Baled.

For once the cotton planter has
an ally among the great corpora
tions. For years the COTTON tie
ring, the bagging combine and the
compress people have all lived of
the cotton grower. There was no
way to fight them and so they
grew rich on their enormous prof.
its, which the farmers had to pay.
Now the American Cotton COM
pany with its roundlap bale is in
the field and it is so revolutioniz-
ing the cotton handling business
that many of the old expenses are
necessarily wiped out. The farm
ers must inevitably get large
share of this saving but the old
compress people and the bagging
and tie trust are raising a great
commotion against the American
Cotton company as though they
had always been the friend of the
farmer. Unfortunately for them
they never played the friendly act
before and now the farmers doubt
the sincerity of their repentance.
The Roundlap bale is the trade
mark name given by the American
Cotton company to its round bale
to distinguish it from all other
bales. The cotton mills of New
England and of Europe are eager
buyers of this bale because as COM
pared with all other bales it has
many advantages covered by broad
patents, which greatly lessen the
cost of manufacture to the mill.
This Roundlap bale eliminates two
or three processes in manufacture
ing and as the cotton mills of the
world are willing to pay more for
this Gotten than any other, it nat
urally follows that to secure the
highest prices all southern cotton
must in time be put up in this
Roundlap form. Mr.. VIM. C..
Lowering, one of the most distin-
guished cotton mill men of New
England says:
81 do not hesitate TO say that the
time is coming when the cotton
manufacturers all over the world
will insist that their cotton shall
be delivered to them in the form
of Roundlap bale"
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-06-22
UNHARVESTED RESOURCES.
Opportunities for Acquiring a Com
potency Wasted.

The other day reporter asked
several cattle raisers if they
thought anything but success like
ly to result from a man with a
farm buying as he could, a calf
here and a yearling there, and
feeding them on the products Of
the farm. Not one OF them but
believed success certain if reason
able care and judgment was eXer-
cised in caring for them and keep
ing them alive. There is no farm
in this country but has enough
straw, stalks and grass which is
left uncut to carry from a dozen to
a score or two, and even hundreds
of cattle through the winter. And
the thrift of the New Englander
and of the peasantry of many of
the European countries lies simply
in utilizing this waste. There the
high price of land compels the en-
ployment of those methods, if the
rent or interest on the money in
vested in the farms is to be real
lied. Here the application of the
same methods, with our resources
multiplied as they are, would
bring a competency in a compare
lively few years and with ease.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-06-22
THE TONIC SELLERS.
A Raid Made at Chelsea and
Two Brought In.

During the examination of VIM.
Thompson, the companion of Clint
Adams, by the commissioner, the
information was elected that
tonic" was freely sold at Chelsea.
Accordingly, writs were provided
and Friday Pleas Thompson
went TO Chelsea and arrested w.
w. Sangster, H. Wheeler and
Bert Buckmaster, the two latter
partners in the same joint. While
the officer, keeping Sangster with
him, was summoning witnesses
he left the other two in charge of
the city marshal, and Buckmaster
ran away. The other two were
brought to Vinita and, disGking to
to 60 to Jail, were guarded by
Nike Gabbert, at an expense to
themselves of Sc, for the day and
night-s3 each.
Since the appellate court decis-
ion, they have been after the tonic
men on all sides. One of the men
brought in from Chelsea had q
letter from Cohn, the territory
agent of uer, saying that every
thing was all right, and to &c
ahead selling.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-06-22
ST. LOUIS CATTLE nARKET.
What Was Done Yesterday by Ten
We Know.

Bob Gentry, of Checotah, went
down on Tuesdays flyer. He
had a four load consignment OF
cattle on the St, Louis market
Monday consisting of 9O4 pound
steers which were bought by
Kingan & Co. at s4.2O and 911
pound steers bought by the Mound
City Packing Co. at s4.25.
Jim Todd, who used to "hang
out" at this city much of his time,
sold two loads of 92O pound steers
at s4.25. Just a year before he
had five loads of $50 pound steers
on the same market which brought
but $3.50.
w. L. Lipscomb, of Muskogee,
had some 624 pound cows and
heifers which brought 1915 and
1926. This was above the range,
however, as a shipment OF COWS
weighing GAS, from Catoosa,
brought $500.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-06-22
Killing at Yian.

A negro named Joe Fox was
Yesterday morning, killed near
Wan, on the Valley road, because
he would not pay a gambling debt
of thirty cents. Ed Simmons an
other negro, was the slayer, and
he is now in cutody. Saturday,
Fox and Simmons were shooting
craps and Simmons won thirty
cents. He demanded payment;
Fox refused claiming that Sim
mons had cheated him. The lat
ter got very angry and theatened
to get even with Fox. Yesterday
morning Simmons took his gun
and went to Virgins field in
Sandtown bottom, where Fox was
at work hoeing corn. Shortly
afterwards a shot was heard, and
in a few minutes Simmons came
into Virgins house and said that
he had killed Fox; that Fox had
tried to kill him with a hoe. No
one witnessed the shooting, but
Simmons story is not believed.
1t is thought he demanded pay
ment of thirty cents from Fox,
and that on the demand being re-
fused, deliberately shot Fox down.
Virgins took the slayer into Gus
tody, and delivered him to the Off
GERS at Vian.-Times.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-06-22
Good Road TO Alton.

Some time ago the Rough Rider
spoke of F. NJ. Crowell's having
opened up road through his farm
on the section line, west of
town, to Little Cabin. We have
since learned that Messrs.
Moore, Berry, Hall, Chastain,
Grazier and Donaldson had open
ed up through their farms, on the
same line, previous to this. With
a little more work we would have,
between here and Vinita, the best
road in the Northern district.
These gentlemen deserve credit
for their enterprise. As a rule,
men never give a road until CON-
PEELED to.-Rough Rider.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-06-22
ADrummer's Loss.

A very sad loss occurred to a big
St. Louis house recently. One of
their men was here last week with
six big trunks of samples of ready
made clothing. Our dray man
drove him with the trunks over to
Collinsville. In returning to
Oolagah they had to ferry Caney
river and the banks are so bad
they have to pull up the wagons
with block and tackle. When
nearly up the bank something
broke and let the wagon back into
the river trunks and all. In place
of recovering the trunks as soon
as possible they tried to save an
old wagon worth not more than
SO and let the trunks stay there
about an hour and a half. The
salesman says the trunks and con-
tents arc invoiced to him at $1,000.
Most of the clothing was literally
ruined. This ferry has been a
constant source of complaint ever
since it was started at that place
and is dangerous to both life and
property. The ferries should be
under government control and
none but licensed ferry boats
should be allowed to run. The
government should also fix the
charges and not allow extortion
in the way of high charges. The
public safely demands something
be done.-Claremore Progress.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1899-06-22

it. Good fun is a remedy for foibles
and at least danger signal against
deeper evil The child or man who
feels that good fun has reproach
and a sting for him is well aware
that he has wandered from the
straight way.-London Spectator.