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Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-26
COUNCIL BLUFFS.
MINOR MENTION.

Davis sells drugs
stockert sells carpets.
Crayon charging sos Broadway.
Expert watch repairing. Leffert. 900 BY
Celebrated Metz beer on tap. Neumayer
Fine line berry sets. SOC and up. A. B.
Howe. 80 Broadway.
Special sale en- Etchings. c. +. Alexan-
der & Co., 333 Broadway.
sale Thomas e. Cassdy. 2S6 Pearl street
Ivanhoe commandery, knights Templar,
will meet In regular conclaVe this evening.
Frank l.. Brown OF Chicago is visiting his
brother, Harry NJ. Brown, deputy city
clerk.
Thomas Moody and Eva Neely, both Of
this city, were married yesterday afternoon
by Justice Ouren.
Before papering your rooms we want to
show you our elegant 1908 designs. Z. Is.
Paint, OIL and Glass company.
State Manager Johnson will be present
at the regular meeting this evening OF the
Ben Hur lodge in Marcus hall.
II. +. Goellner of Omaha and Katherine
Cradle of Broken Bow, Neb.. were married
in this city yesterday by Justice Carson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Scott Evans, who have
been visiting Mrs. Evans mother, Mrs.
Pinney, have returned to their home in
Minneapolis.
A special meeting of John L. Moore camp.
Society of the Army Of the Philippines,
will be held Thursday evening In the Office
of DR.. d. Macrae, tr.
The district court grand jury recOnvened
yesterday and is expected to complete its
deliberations today, when II Will be finally
discharged for this term.
We contract to keep public or private
houses free from reaches BY the year. In
sect Exterminator Manufacturing COM
pany Council BLUFFS, la. Telephone F6S4.
Deputy Sheriff Baker is daily improving
and there seems now little tear Dut ne
will entirely recover from the wound in
flicted by young George Matheson of Wes-
ton.
John, the infant son of Mr.. and Mrs
Taylor Brayson of Garfield avenue, died last
evening. aged l3 months. The funeral will
be held Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock
Walnut Hill cemetery.
Commencing this morning the motor COM
pany will maintain twenty-minute serv.
Ice between the Rock Island depot and
Lake Manawa, The last car will leave the
lake at D. m. This service will be con-
tinued until the formal opening of the
season.
the direction of Alfred o. Mueller and as
sisted by Miss Zelma Carlson. soprano;
Miss Blanche Wilcox, contralto; Mr.. Albin
Huster, violinist; Mr.. Ehrhardt Frans,
'celloist and Miss Olga Goodman, accom-
panist, will give a concert tonight in
Royal Arcanum hall, for the beneft of
the Associated Charities.
AUGUSTUS NJ. Compton, aged 50 years, died
at late hour Sunday night at the home
of his son, Frank NJ Compton, on Madison
avenue. He had been resident of Coun-
ell Bluffs for thirty years. Besides his
son he leaves a wife and two daughters,
Mrs Nj. II. Sears, and Mrs. J. H. Westcott,
be private, will be this afternoon at 2;30
o clock from the residence, SIS South First
street, and interment will be in Fairview
cemetery.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-26
Plumbing and heating. pi1oy a Son.
Bids on bitches.

County Auditor Innes received but two
bids yesterday for the construction of the
proposed drainage ditch in Rockford town.
ship. to be known as the Fensler ditch. the
bidders being e. f. Pratt and James f.
Knuth. both of Council BLUFFS.
Pratt's bid is II cents per cubic yard with
cent additional for, all overhauls per 100
feet. Knuth's bid is 1I1s cents per cubic
yard with cent additional for all over
hauls per 100 feet.
The board of county supervisors will
meet Monday next when 1t will take up
the matter of the three proposed drainage
ditch schemes. namely the Pigeon creek
ditch. the Fensler ditch and the Joint
bitches for Harrison and Pottawattamie
counties.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-26
LITTLE SIOUX OUT OF BANKS
LowiaMds Overlooked and Many
Farmers Compelled TO
Move.

ONAwA. Ia. May 25.-(special Tele-
gram .)-water continues very high in the
Little Sioux river and tributaries and from
two TO four feet deep east OF onawa. The
Illinois Central agent at Anthem reports
a seven foot rise there and Cherokee re-
ports five feet. Illinois Central trains are
from two to four hours late in arriving
here today, and report the water almost
up to the bridges on the Little Sioux. A
freight train was obliged to carry ties and
repair track before crossing. A number of
settlers on the West Fork and Little Sioux
have moved out. The big water from
above cannot reach east of here before to.
morrow and much anxiety is felt among
settlers In the lowlands east of Onawa
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-26
Dog Attacks Child.

EXETER, Neb., May 26.-Cspecial)-
Great excitement prevails among the people
Of Bluevale, a small country settlement
about ten miles north OF here. A black
smith named Bovey. hearing the screams
OF his child. ran TO see what caused them,
He found a huge dog with his teeth fast
ened securely in the chiids cheek, shaking
Il to death. None we're able TO Identity
the brute and It is not known where II
came from. It turned and ned Immediately
upon seeing the father, and though the
man was naturally anxious about his child
he left II In care OF others and gave chas
10 the dog. He pursued Il some distance
and killed IT,
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-26
Opening Game Of League Dali.

Keith's "Buckerinos" will open the sea-
son in Council Bluffs Of the Iowa-south
Dakota league this afternoon at Lake
Manawa when they will line up against
Lemars. Despite the fact that the Council
Bluffs team has so far failed to land a
game Keith is confident that today will
see change and his team make good.
Preceding the game. which will be called
at $3.50, there will be street parade
headed by Mayor Morgan and the city Of
ficials. The parade will start from the
Commercial club at p m. This will be
the line up for this afternoon:
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-26
Echoes Elects Editor

Elmer Fisher was elected editor-in-chiet
OF the high school Echoes" for the en-
suing year yesterday afternoon by 11s votes
TO 10 for Antrim Crawford, who headed the
opposition ticket. Donaldine Bell, whose
name appeared on both tickets, was con-
sequentiy the unanimous choice for local
editor. The contest for business manager
proved the most exciting, Dolly" alias
Frank Binder, securing the plum of "a
votes against 50 for his opponent. Glen
Reed,
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-26
Raid for Liquor.

YORK, Neb. May 25.-(SpeciaL)-On
complaint OF Mayor Post the "nsh" house
OF Charley Green was raided last night
at about o'clock. The officers were dis
appointed in not finding more intoxicating
liquors After a thorough search of the
premises they only found seven bottles Of
beer and six pint bottles Of whisky. They
arrested Charley Green, charging him with
selling intoxicating liquors. J. A. Keil-
bert went his bail.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-26

der, Neb.. arrived here this morning to see
the sights OF the city He carried $40 in his
pocket. He fell in with an ooliging stranger
who had 1900 in a trunk at the depot and
who wanted TO show him around. Quitsch
was taken to the city hall. where the
stranger borrowed $40 and went in through
the building. coming out OF the opposite
door. Quitsch was still there when Mayor
Caldwell ran across him.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-26
Lightning strikes Residence.

During the storm last night lightning
struck the one-story frame cottage at 1925
Second avenue. occupied by John Tabor
and family and set fire to the roof. The
prompt arrival OF the fire department pre-
vented the flames spreading to the main
part Of the house The damage is es-
timated at 500 The lightning struck the
chimney badly shattering It and the flames
started between the roof and the rafters
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-26
mich BuiIdinE at Exeter.

EXETER, Neb., May 25-(special)--
Among the many new buildings, business
and dwelling. that are going up in Exeter
at present are the new Exeter State bank
and a new undertaking establishment.
Among the many houses, Mrs. H. @,
Smiths has reached completion and Phil
Costello'B Is nearly finished.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-26

the secretary to notify Mr.. shugart OF the
city solicitors opinion in the matter II
was stated that MIR. shugart had referred
the question Of the title Of his property to
irm Of attorneys who had as yet not
had time to look into the matter so the
board decided to defer further action until
next Monday night to which time it ad-
journed.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-26
NY. plumbing Co. Te. .sa. Night. Fssi.
RenI Ertnte Tran.ferr.

These transfers were filed yesterday in
the abstract title and loan once of ]. w.
Squire, 1O1 Pearl street:
Jane Pilllng to David Nixon, swA,
nwh 26-76-43, W, d,...........,......,.., s.. 900
Margaret l.. McGee and husband 10
Rosa Marcus. lots II and II, block 8,
Cassady's addition, ". d..,.........,, 200
Two transfers, total. SO, 200
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-26

The trial Of Ed Puckett for the murder
OF Alex Youcker is in progress in the dis
trict court. The skull OF Youcker, or a
portion OF It, is in evidence In the case,
and It shows that the skull was broken
and a triangular piece Of the bone broken
out. The claim was made by Puckett that
he struck Youcker blow on the head with
his fist and did not use any other weapon,
but the condition Of the skull makes this
defense weak and there is a certainty that
Puckett will be convicted Youcker was
an itinerant horse trader who got into a
quarrel with Puckett over horse and
a 1sht followed.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-26
Roy Drowned in sioux River.

SIOUX CITY. Ia, May 2S.--(speclal Tele-
gram.)-Warren Clark. a s-ysar-old son Of
Walter Clark, was taken out OF Perry
creek, in the heart Of the city. drowned.
The boy had said he was going out wading
His parents had refused him 25 cents 10 60
TO a ball game.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-26
Two transfers, total.
Marriage License

Licenses to wed were issued yesterday
to the following;
Name and residence Age.
". r. Goellner. Omaha,-..................
Katherine Cradle, Broken Bow, Neb.... 1s
Thomas Moody. Council Bluffs.
Eva Neely. Council BlufIs,
o. F. Smith. ST. Joseph. Mo.....,.,.....,..22
Ethel I. Church, Omaha 20
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-26

SIOUX CITY. Ia. May S.-(special Tele-
gram.)-Willie ouitsch. a youth from Pen
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-26
Report on Assembly Herald.
Peader Boy Buncoed.

rhe committee will not maze its report
til near the close OF the assembly
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1903-08-07
FRENCH PAPERS ARE COARSE.
Little Regard for Truth or Decency
Said to BE Noticeable
characteristics.

Probably no age of the country, how
ever degenerate; has ever produced so
coarse and violent press as that
which now holds the ears of the
French, writes Herbert Vivian in the
Sovereign of London. Henri Rochefort,
a man of high family and low mind.
who has been sentenced to death and
transported to a penal settlement Tor
offenses which the charitable pass over
as political, is the leader of the school.
His idea of political controversy Is to
heap abusive epithets of the yilest kind
upon his political opponents and accuse
them of every imaginable enormity
without the least regard to the truth
of his charges.
A physical defect is peculiarly well
come to him as an occasion for tor
rent of vulgar ridicule. Did a supporter
of Dreyfus suffer from the infirmity of
a crooked back he would continue, day
in and day out, to pillory him as mon
key, dwarf, gnome, homunculus or
hunchback. Is a minister rubicund OF
countenance, he is never mentioned but
as topper, sot, bar loafer, habitual
uIuuhdIu, WluoDdS anu UIdHuy DdlISl
whenever he appears in public, he is
represented as reeking with alcohol;
If he walks to the tribune of the cham
Der he is said to stagger, stumble or
reel; if he makes a speech we are told
that he stammers, hiccoughs, or vomits
his words.
Nor is this SANDER the mere eccen-
tricity of one degraded demagogue.
Marquis de Rochefort has an enor-
nous following which buys many thou
sand copies of his paper, the Intransi-
geant, simply and solely to gloat over
his foul epithets. And at least half the
press of the country mimics his meth
ods of controversy. Clericals are load
ed with such synonyms as thurifers,
Jesuits, scarlatinas, red tails, confess
sional-box bugs, vestry rats and boudi-
cusard, parody of the word drefusard
Jews enjoy the epithets fiat foot, hook
nosed, usurers, youpins, youtres, dust
bins, snatch-farthings, scavengers, car
rotiers (skin-fints), carrion, scum of
the ghetto and others which do not bear
repetition.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1903-08-07
THE WORD OF HOPE.

A poet in whose heart despair
Had sunk her fingers tore them loose,
And putting on hopeful air
sent out song of courage where
Ae feared 'twould be of little use.
''The proud" he said, perhaps will
And make my song Of hope jest,
But shall triumph If / cheer
One weak and weary soul or clear
But one doubt from some aching
breast.
''The ones who scoff self-satsfied
And free from woes that warp and Kill,
Will toss my song of hope aside
And in their wisdom and their pride
Show pity for my lack of skill.
"'Tis strength he sang, gives faith to
seek
The glad, fair ways that lie ahead;
They fail who sit downcast and meek,
For hope is strong and doubt is weak
JOY comes by patient courage led
There came from those he thought to be
Self-satisfied one who confessed,
Who bowed in deep humility
And cried: New hope has come to me
Despair was hidden in my breast.
Why's fear to preach good cheer? We
neer
May guess what heart lies deep In pain
Each golden arrow shot in air
Is fated to descend somewhere
No hopeful word is said in vain.
IS. Z. Kiser, in Chicago Record-Herald
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1903-08-07
Reverencing the Old Bell.

Old men, whose grandsires fought in
the Revolution, have rushed forth from
quiet homes to greet the Bell and in
their reverential fervor have kissed it
with prayer and blessing. In the COL
lege town of New Haven professors
and students flocked to the Bell as to
an orifiamb, and the president of the
United States could not have been
more royalty received, and as the old
cracked Bell passed by the assembled
throngs every head was barred Its ar
rival in Boston was no less royal. This
Bell has had many triumphs in it's
many travels on state occasions, but
never in it's history has it's tour called
forth such an sffectionate reception
from a whole people. Those of Revo-
lutionary stock have not been the only
ones to pay tribute. One of the most
beautiful and significant incidents of
the whole trip was the act of little
band of Italian school children in Jer-
sey City, who, probably just acquaint-
ed with the story of the Bell, literally
covered the venerated relic with flow
ers as it passed through their city
Boston Advertiser.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1903-08-07
AN OLD, OLD FLEET.
Was Sent by Sennacherib of Assyria
Against Suxub of
ChaIdea.

Among some of the earliest fleets
mentioned in history was one built by
the clever Phoenician shipbuilders for
Sennacherib, king of Assyria, 700
years before Christ, or over twen-
ty-siX hundred years ago, says st.
Nicholas. 1t seems that this king had
a much dreaded rival in a prince of
Chaldea named Suzub. This prince
lived in the marshes in very un-get-
at-able place on some small island of
the Persian gulf, from which Sen
nacherib decided to GUST him; and
though Sennacherib and his people
lived far inland, he conceived the bold
design of making an attack on Suzub
with a fleet brought by him from his
own country. Fo: this purpose he or
dered the PhoeniSians to construct tall
ships after their country" meaning
modelled like their own vessels, and to
man them with sailors from Tyre and
Sidon
This fleet, when ready, sailed some
distance down the Tigris, which you
will now find on the map of Turkey in
Asia. Then the ships-just think of it!
were transferred overland, probably
by means of wooden rollers, all the
way to the great thoroughfare of the
country, the big canal of Babylon.
There the soldiers of Sennacherib were
put on board and the fleet sailed down
the canal to the Eurhrates river. After
much voyaging the ships, with all the
troops, wound their way through the
marshes which were al the mouth of
the Euphrates, and came into the Per-
sian gulf. This was indeed a wonder
full undertaking TO those land-bred peo-
pie, and much doubt was in many
minds as they voyaged down. Offerings
of little golden images of ships and
fishes were thrown into the water for
Ea, the god of the sea, whose aid they
hoped would decide the contest in their
favor Fortunately, after many trials
and hardships, their efforts were in the
end successful, and Suzub was obliged
to fly from his stronghold and leave
everything in the hands of the con-
uuerOr
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1903-08-07
Early Squirrel Scourges.

Accounts of early writer's show that
squirrels must formerly have been
amazingly numerous. Golman says that
the gray coat was fearful Scourge to
the colonial farmers and that Penn
sylvania paid $4,000 in bounties for
their scalps in 1749 alone. This meant
the destruction of 640,000 within a
comparatively small district. In the
early days of western settlement regu-
lar hunts were organized by the in
habitants, who would range the woods
in two companies from morning till
night, vying as to which band should
bring home the greatest number of
trophies. The quantities thus killed
are almost incredible now.-Boston
Budget
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1903-08-07
J0bson's Great
Plan

THE perspiratiOn was rolling in riv-
ulets from Mr. Jobson's brow when
he arrived from the Office one hot, hu-
mid evening last week. He souSed him
self in a tub of cold water, but the mere
exertion of drying himself after the
plunge made him warm all over again.
Mrs. Jobson didn't take any chances on
trying 20 engage him in airy persifiage
when he came downstairs for dinner
there wasn't any air stirring, anyhow,
and Mr.. Jobson's heat-warped coun-
tenance didn't invite Mrs. Jobson to
frivolous conversation. He only picked
at his dinner the while he Illuminated
against the righteousness of the climate
just about four days previously he had
been moaning miserably: Il wonder If
this Internal town is ever going to get
warm enough to make it fit for anything
but an Esquimau to live in?" Now,
however, it was: "This merrie month
of May fake gives me the earache-
that's what it does! The Internal gall
of the thermometer humping itself up
to the 81 mark at this time of the year
a fellow might just as well move down
to the Isthmus of Panama and be done
with it,"
To comfort him, and give him sur
cease of sorrow, Mrs Jobson read to him
a news dispatch stating that there were
ten feet of snow. in Montana, and that
the thermometer registered six degrees
below zero out that way.
81 don't believe any such balderdash!"
Grossly replied Mr.. Jobson. Il don't be-
lieve that there's that much GOODNESS
on the planet-the whole blooming
sphere is one gigantic blister, and I'm
boiling right in the hottest part of it
blast such climate as the one that's
dished out to us here, anyhow-I'll bet
that that Death Valley we read so much
about isn't marker to it! F"
Whereupon Mrs. Jobson, espying the
danger signal, subsided.
After dinner Mr. Jobson rocked him
self at parlor window, welding palm
leaf fan like fail, and then he sud-
denly broke out:
"Why, it's funny never thought of it
before-its the swellest scheme that
ever came into my head!"
what is?" obviously inquired Mrs.
JODSOn, WHO lOOhcu COOl cuOuSH, pIOU-
ably because she wasn't enpending foot
tons of energy in fooling with fan.
"Why," said Mr.. Jobson, full of the
enthusiasm of his great idea, well rent
this house furnished-just as she stands
to some unfortunate couple idiotic
enough to want to stay in Washington
during the hot months, or that can't get
out of town during the heated spell
and we'll go out into the country and
board anywhere for the summer - to
Tenleytown, or Bladenburg, or Ana
costa, or Falls Church-anywher to get
a breath of air and dodge the blamed
Gehenna-like dog-days of Washington.
Now. what dye think of that for bully
plan?"
But" said Mrs. Jobson, "you know
how you've always despised boarding,
and how you like your home cooking, es-
necially when all of the fresh vegetables
and fruits are beginning to come to the
markets, and"
sJusu wait minute, Ii you please,
fnterjected Mr. Jobson. This thing is
not question of fresh fruits and veg
etables-it so happens, am glad to
saw. that am not thinking of my stom-
ach every minute that I'm awake. like
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1903-08-07
FIRST MAKER OF STEEL.
Contract Dated 1732 Naming the Pi-
Oneer Who Died at Alton, n. ",
Twenty Years Ago.

A contract made by Cornelius Ather-
the United States, and bearing date of
1772, was found recently among the eff
fects of Cornelius Atherton, Jr., who
died about 20 years ago at Alton, N. Y.
w. M. Atherton, of Chicago, descend
ant, found the document, reports the
New York Tribune. By the terms of
the contract Mr. Atherton agreed Ito
learn and instruct James and Ezra Reed
in the art of making steel" The con-
tract bore the signature of Thomas Bar
low, of Kent, Litchfield county, Conn.,,
who drew up the document, and that Of
the witness, Thomas Delano, great-uncle
of Columbus Delano, secretary of the
interior in President Grants cabinet
Mr.. Barlow was brother of Joel Bar
low, United States minister to France
under President Madison.
When the Reeds signed the contract
with Mr.. Atherton, about 1872 years ago,
the colonies were entirely dependent
upon England and Germany for their
ton became possessed of the knowledge
of steel making is not known, but that
he was the first steel manufacturer in
this country has not been successfully
disputed.
Mr. Atherton was born in Cambridge,
Mass, in 1876. He became connected
with the Dover iron works in 1868, and
six years later, with John and Samuel
Adams and John Hancock, the manufac-
ture of firearms and cutlery was begun
in Boston. The works were burned,
supposedly by British soldiers, and soon
after Mr.. Atherton went to Pennsyl-
vania, and was one of the founders of
Scranton 1t was then called Slocum
Hollow Mr.. Atherton died at Alton
on December 4, 1909, and son was killed
at the Wyoming (Pa.) massacre.
James and Ezra Reed owned the Do
yer iron works in which Mr.. Atherton
acted as manager for about five years.
The old contract is highly priced by
Mr.. Atherton.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1903-08-07
Grape Juice and Germs.

Many physicians recommend grape
juice wherever there is any danger of
typhoid germs. 1t has long been claimed
that lemon juice added to drinking wa
ter was efficacious in destroying typhoid
bacilli, but many weak stomachs cannot
stand the continued use of it on account
of it's strong acidity
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1903-08-07
Easily Accomplished.

"I'd like to be popular out here"
said the millionaire from the east.
"Wall, pard," drawled Amber Pete.
eff you want the boys to think you are
any good you must kill your man.
..That so? All right. I'll have my
chauffeur let me run my automobile"
Chicago Daily News.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1903-08-07
What Is CarbOns

To-day We affirm the necessity of
carbon for the constitution of living
organisms. But no one knows what
carbon is. Doubtless the inhabitants
of Rigel and Deneb-stars character
lied by the rays of titanium and sill
con-would understand nothing of the
necessity for carbon
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1903-08-07

The Cherokees originally OF Georgia. and
the of the known coonst Europe with
whom they established friendly relations and remained friends long
whites the they had made They deter
mined foes of the Shawnees and drove them back from the coast
the Ohio They assisted the British their conflicts with the
sided with the United States against the British the
1872 In 1888 they left their lands the southwest and
the Indian Territory. During the civil
sided with the conderacy There than of them
living.