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Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-10
COUNCIL BLUFFS.
MINOR MENTION.

Davis sells drugs.
Stockert sells carpets.
Crayon charging 3Os Broadway.
Expert watch repairing. Leffert 400 BY.
Celebrated Metz beer on tap. Neumayer.
Fine lamp, worth 81, free. Ask Howe, 80
Broadway
picture framing, c. E. Alexander & Co.,
333 Broadway.
The seats for the 'Deestrick skule" can
be reserved at the opera house Thursday
morning at o'clock
We contract to keep public or private
houses free from reaches by the year. IN
sect Exterminator Manufacturing company
Council Bluffs, Ia. Telephone 1854.
The Ladies' Aid society Of St Johns
English Lutheran church Will meet this
afternoon instead Of Thursday, at the nome
enue.
For sale, the C. C. Rice fruit farm Of
forty acres, two miles from courthouse IN
Gfess G9gso B. WINS w Otis iss Pearl street councl
Bluffs, la.
Mr.. and Mrs c. H. Tyler arrived home
YESTERDAY from rom New SSyghter HSTk MISS Marion
who graduated from the Misses Ely
school there.
In the suit of f. H. Lougee against H.
O. Wernimont Judge Green has handed
down his decision, holding that the me-
chanic's lien takes priority TO the mortgage
held by Lougee and which he sought 10
The choir of All Saints Episcopal church
of Omaha, under the direction of Prof. j.
II Sims, win give a sacred concert Monday
evening next in Broadway Methodist church
for the benefit of the Womans Christian
Association hospital building fund
The receipts in the general fund of the
Christian Home last week amounted TO
S123 10, being 1860 below the needs of the
week and Increasing the deficiency in this
fund to date TO S2,045.23 In the manager
fund the receipts were N625, being VIZ. 70
below the needs of the week and increasing
the deficiency to $124S0 to date in this fund.
w. I. Thistlewhaite, an employe OF the
Omaha Printing company, was seized win
an epileptic fit on motor car last evening
while returning 20 his home In this city:
AS soon as the car reached Pearl street and
broadway Mr. Thistlewhaite was carried TO
the office of DR.. Tinley, where he soon re-
covered and was able to be taken to his
home on Pierce street
e. H. Haworth, local manager of the
Sterling Manufacturing company, arrived
home Monday evening, accompanied py
Mrs Haworth to whom he was married
Tuesday of last week in Corning, Ia; Mrs;
HaWorth was Mrs. Sadia G. Sample and
the marriage occurred at the home OF the
brides daughter, Mrs. d. w, Turner OF
Corning, Rev. T. B. Turner ofioiating. The
wedding was a very quiet one. only the I'M
mediate relatives being present; The an
nouncement that he had brought bride
home with him proved quite a surprise 70
Mr.. Haworth's many friends In this city.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-10
Totals ....... Ss9, ,6s4 1865 $iO1, 81. .497. 30
Iowa Guard Report Good.

Ad1utant General Byers today received
word from the War department that the
report OF the two regular army officers on
the inspection OF the Iowa National Guard
had been received and that the reports
show total OF 2464 men and officers and
the guard in excellent condition. The
requisitons for equipment will be honored
very soon The secretary OF war also mott
fed him that there has been placed to the
credit Of Iowa some $4,000 Of the eppro-
priations for equipment and this is now
available. There is also about $4,000 to the
credit Of the state as an unexpended bal
ance. General Byers will go to Perry and
Osceola this week to look into the matter
Of locating the two companies that are to
be organized One company at Perry was
mustered out and another at Bedford and
the vacancies will be filled at once,
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-10
Iowa Man Fatally Stabbed.

ST. JOSEPH. No. June s.-(speeiaI Teie-
gram.)-Al Staten, resident Of Sac City,
Ia. was probably fatally stabbed in a fight
with a man named jenkins at Kenmoor,
this county. last night. Physicians say
Staten cannot recover.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-10
Many Want New Trials.

An unusual number OF applications for
rehearing have been filed with the supreme
court, following the last term. An appli-
cation WAS filed today In the case of An
julia Williams against Peter Fahn, from
Shelby county, a case in which a judg-
ment was obtained for breach OF promise OF
marriage. The defendant asks a rehear-
ing NJ. o. Clemons of Hardin county. who
is serving a twenty-year sentence for muir
der. asks a reopening OF his case. A new
attorney is brought into the case and ne
places the blame on the other attorneys
The case was thrown out because the ap-
peal was not perfected and there was moth.
ing before the court.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-10

For State Senator
c. G. SAUNDERS. Council Bluffs.
For State Representative
w II. FREEMAN, Oakland.
r. J. MARTIN, Hancock.
For Treasurer
L. G Consistency, Avoca.
For Sheriff.
EDWARD CANNING, Council Bluffs
For Superintendent of Schools
o. ]. MMANUS, Council Blufs.
" THOMAS TosTEvIN, Council Bluffs
For Coroner
y. L. TREYNOR. Council Bluffs
For Members Board of Supervisors-
ALLEN BULLS, Wright Township.
c.. w. SPENCER, Nicola Township.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-10
That Awful Cold.

And its terrible cough can soon be cured
by DR.. Kings New Discovery for Consump-
lion. Try it. No cure, no pay. soc. S1.OO.
For sale by Kuhn & Co.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-10
Intsrurban Elects Omcers.

meeting Of the Western Iowa Inter
urban Railway company was held at At
lsntie today and the organization started
in Des Moines few weeks ago was per-
feeted by the election OF the following ON
GERS: President. John Nash, Audubon; vice
president. Elmer Stearns, Logan; secre-
tary. c. r. Benedict Harlan treasurer,
Clyde Brenton. Dallas Center; executive
committee. @. W. Cullison, z. w. Weeks
and J. H. Nash
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-10

Totals ......l23 AIS, ,759 $5S2, 500 S3Sss,HA9
Auditor Carroll In his report states that
the net value of the outstanding POLICIES
Of the forty-slx level premium legal re-
serve life insurance companies doing busi-
ness I'm Iowa on December 81. 1902, was
81 .ss2, az, ,2l.79. of the forty-six old line
companies ten are organized in Iowa, six
being Joint stock and four mutuals. OF
the assessment associations eight are Iowa
life and eight non-Iowa life, four are Iowa
life and eight non-Iowa life, FIVE are Iowa
accident association. There are seventeen
of the fraternals organized under Iowa
laws.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-10
Masonic Library Robbed.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Ia, June s-The Iowa
Masonic library was robbed ,ast night OF
coins. stamps and other relics valued at
8, 900.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-10
Iowa Recorders.

About forty recorders from the various
counties Of Iowa attended the state con-
vention OF county recorders this afternoon
in the club rooms OF the Kirkwood 'T.egis-
lation, What is Needed and How to Secure
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-10

State Auditor Carroll today set a preced-
dent in the matter of sale of the business
OF insurance companies doing business un-
der the Iowa laws He readmitted to busi-
ness in the state the National Life 1nsur-
ance company of Chicago, which had been
out on account of nonpayment Of taxes,
and at the same time issued circular let
ter which will be sent TO the $4,000 holders
of the certificates of the National Life and
Trust Of Des Moines. which recently sold
to the Chicago company. and in this cir
cular he announced an entirely new policy.
He announced his decision to require that
the securities amounting to over $3.50, 900 on
deposit in his Office 10 secure the certificate
holders of the Des Moines company, as
required by the Iowa law, should be kept
on deposit by the purchasing company.
though 1t is not amenable to Iowa law, and
that the new company must add to the Sc
curities as the value OF the certificates In
crease by nearing maturity. In this way
the business will be conducted to the end
as though IL was an Iowa company. This
is the first time any such requirement has
ever been exacted of any company. Mr..
Carroll will send the letter to all the hold
ers Of certificates in the National Life and
Trust and while not advising as to whether
they shall exchange their certificates for
life policies he declares his intention to
protect them to the fullest extent under
the Iowa law.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-10

The smartest scholars in town will grad
uate at the Deestrick Skule next Friday
evening in the New opera house. Secure
your tickets. There is limit to the seat
ing capacity OF the house.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-10
Savings Banks Report.

The reports from the savings banks of the
state of Iowa were tabulated today by
Millard Cox in the office OF Auditor Of
State Carroll. The report is for the date
May 6, when the call was made for reports
from all state banks. There are now nine
more OF the savings banks than at the
time Of the call February 6, the total now
being SS6. The showing is an excellent one
in every way. The deposits have increased
81 10000 in the three months and other
business in corresponding ratio. The vari-
Gus items for the two calls show as follows:
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-10

Deny Lee place by washington! All:
is It sure If in the awful hour when the in.
vaolhg columns approached Virginia's soil
tne winds Of the prophet had breathed
upon the slain that they might live that
caught from the wall at Mount Vernon by
1ne relncarnated hand of the father of his
ton would not have cleaned beside he
SWORD OF Lee? Repel then not, my country,
the terVld love OF thy sons wro fought
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-10
Plumbing and hsatin.. Birby a Son.
Alexander Ritter Dies suddenly.

Alexander Ritter died from apoplexy
Monday evening at Shelby where he was
visiting relatives He was Ss years OF age
and had been a resident Of Council Bluffs
for forty years. His wife and seven chill
dren survive him. The body was brought
home yesterday and the funeral win be
held Thursday morning at o'clock from
st. Francis xaviers church and interment
will be in st. Joseph's cemetery. De-
ceased lived at 6O2 South Sixth street.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-10
Constitution as He Under.tood II.

. 10 the constitution as he understood Il.
Is demonstratable that Washington him
SSGIL SSGGIL was not more devoted than Lee and
f nss written and spoken words in that day
IL ~ uhgoVernable passion portray in the
disunion. Si'i0' "
:, why. then it may be asked, did Lee draw
nus sword In maintenance OF secession
which he declared revolution which he
pronounced anarchy, and which he fore
saw saw and declared would infilct untold
that he did no such thing. His p,irnose
is qeclared In the letter to his son:
III the union Is dissolved and the gov
etLtiinent disrupted l shall return to nv
natiye state and share the miseries of nv
sword on none ;" " '"" my
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-10
LIFE OF GENERAL R. {. LEE
Judge Emory speer Talks of Southern
Leader at Macon.
SAYS MOTIVES ARE misunderstood
In His PerorRtiOn Pleads that n
statue of General Lee he
Placed I'm the National
Capitol.
SAYS MOTIVES ARE misunderstood

OXFORD, Ca, June s.-Judge Emory
speer of Macon delivered today the annual
commencement address at Emory college.
His subject was THE Life and Character
OF General Robert Il. Lee" and he gave a
vivid and eloquent recital OF the great SOL
dier's career, dwelling upon Lees sublime
self-poise and patience in victory and in
defeat
Referring to Lees motives in entering
the service Of the confederacy, Judge speer
said:
The time seems opportune for the Amer
ICan people to dlspasslonately inquire
Mhether Robert Z, Lee ever merited the
reprobauon even of the most ardent adVu-
cafe or our perpetual union.
d, Loving our reunited country with all my
neaft' counting the long years l have spent
IN us service as my chiei honor, / yet con-
tenu that, brilliant though the roll OF its
tsI ueIoeS, II can no longer afford to question
iihe military and personal honor of Lee and
nus noble compatriots, America with all
lts acknowledged power cannot fail TO ap-
propTate the warlike renown that cleaned
on the bayonets and blazed in the volleys
OF the soldiers of the south. Nor do its
greatest and its best longer question it
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-10

These formalitles completed the conven-
ton got down TO work in a business-like
manner and with such dispatch that the
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-10
statue of Lee.

In his peroration Judge speer referred to
the proposal by the state of virginia to
place statue Of General Lee in statuary
nan In the capitol at Washington. In this
connection he said:
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-10
Resolutions Adopted.

Resolved. That we reafirm and adhere to
the great and fundamental principles OF re-
publicanism as announced In the last ma
tiCna, and state platforms
Resolved, That We approve the course OF
commend the able and patriotic adminis-
trations Of Theodore Roosevelt as president
OF the United States and OF A. B, Cummins
as governor of the state of Iowa.
Resolved That we approve the course OF
the Iowa delegation In the ffty-seventh
congress- and We especially express our
satisfaction and pride In the Abe and faith
ful manner In which our own congressman,
Walter /. Smith, has represented the in
terests OF his district.
Resolved, That we endorse and approve
the economical and efficient administration
OF the ahairs of this county by our present
able and faithful county oftcers
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-10-13
The Presidents Letter.

The city of Asheville is cosmopoli-
tan. People come and go, rich peo-
pie and also poor people. Many
come from the North to breathe the
healing air and stay until they re-
v health and strength. Still
others who have limited incomes, stay
as long as their finances will allow
and then go back to their former
homes and work, with renewed vigor,
feeling the money and time well
spent that has given them a new
lease on life. Their coming and go
ing and stay is scarcely known or
noticed by the numerous other
corners and goers from all parts of
the world.
Two of these, a broken down min
lister and his wife, came to Asheville
winter before last. His income was
limited, but his coming was his only
chance for life, and he hoped when
present funds we're exhausted to have
recovered sufficiently to earn some
more, enough for their few wants
at least. But, live as cheaply as they
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-10-13

weevil and army worm, and all other
kinds-of pests have full sway; just
fail to look to the Lord for sunshine
and rain, and you may be assured
that the crop will be curtailed
enough to please any man who thinks
that a smaller output of farm pro-
ducts will bring plenty of money,
happiness, and long life to the farm
erS.
And, indeed, that is the only way
to curtail the output, because it is
impossible to have reduction of
acreage.
Why, our government is intending
to spend millions in making the "des-
ert blossom. as the rose," and even
the great Sahara is being made to
bring forth verdure by the boring of
artesian wells, to say nothing of the
steady increase in clearing and put
ting into cultivation the woodlands
all over the face of this mundane
sphere. All this means more acres,
and more farmers to till them.
Aunt Jennie, I know if the wise
/ men who are at the head of these or
CARNATIONS should see this article,
they would accuse me of being either
a fool or a knave. But these are my
honest sentiments. And with one
more observation I will close. And
that is this: When wise men, farm
ers, organize for the betterment of
their condition, and find that over
production is the cause of poverty;
it reminds me of Aesop's old fable:
The great, mighty, stately, towering
mountain labored; and all the people
for miles and miles around, stood on
the tiptoe of expectation, to see what
would be brought forth. After many
groans and much labor by the noun
tain, and much weary waiting by the
people, out crept a mouse.
MRS. S. E. M.
BERTHE Co.. N. @.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-10-13
The Folly of Organizing Farmers to
Reduce Acreage.

Dear Aunt Jennie:- see that So
cial Chat does not appear in The
Farmer of September 22nd, so I con-
clude that there is plenty of room
for me to display my ignorance.
Therefore I shall try to entertain or
amuse the readers of Social Chat for
a brief period of time.
see in The Farmer an account of
a new farmers organization, which
IS said to be winning great favor in
Vance County. The same by name
IS the Farmers Real Estate Organi-
zation.
Now, l wish it to be distinctly I'M
derstood that I am heartily in favor
OF any organization that will help
the farmers to be independent, so
they can price their own products,
and deliver themselves from the
sertdom into which they are rapidly
drifting at the present time. I am a
farmers wife and very much dissat-
lshed with the present order of cir
cumstancss.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-10-13

and press on the wrong side with a
rood hot iron. Avoid letting the iron
remain too long upon n spot, as
i NAV make the cloth shiny or leave
,rints of the iron. DeodOrized ben
zine is good for removing grease
snots from any kind of goods, and
does not change the color, but the
fabric should be cleaned with a piece
Of the same goods, and the cloth
rubbed with the weave and the rub
hing should be continued until the
material is perfectly dry.
But often a dress skirt is so soiled
that no amount of cleaning will make
# presentable, and if much trimmed,
il is necessary to take it apart and
wash the pieces; but a plain wooden
skirt may be washed as easily and
well as a cotton one and there is
nothing better for washing such fab
RIGS than warm suds to which a lit
tie gasoline has been added. lowing
to danger of fire contact, better use
gasoline outdoors.-A. j. The
cloth should be washed in the suds
between the hands, and squeeze as
nearly dry as possible, after rinsing
in very blue water, if the cloth is
black or any shade of blue. Another
way to clean these materials is to
place them on a board, and to use the
suds with a wad of the material for
a sponge, rubbing the suds well into
the fabric on the right side. Alpaca
or serge of any kind may be washed
as other wooden goods, only to the
last rinsing water add a little gum
arabic. 4 black wooden dress skirt
often becomes rusty before it is bad
ly worn and the goods can be recol-
ored a jet black by dipping in black
diamond dye for wool, and a colored
skirt can be colored black or any
darker shade of the same color. A
faded blue skirt was renewed by col
oring it a dark blue and it looked as
nice as new after a careful pressing
on the wrong side, and in pressing
the cloth, great care should be taken
to preserve the shape of the pieces,
by ironing n way of the goods
either lengthwise or across, and the
cloth should be pressed over and over
until perfectly smooth and dry.
M. II.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-10-13
SUNSHINE COLUMN
NORTH CAROLINA DIVISION OF INTER
NATIONAL SUNSHINE SOCIETY.

Mrs. J. M. RanGier, State President. The
full address will be given to all who are in
terested, when only the initials appear in
print.
Each correspondent shOuld enclose stamp
for reply.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-10-13

declaration of purposes, etc. Strange
to say | found only one. And this
quoted, reads thus: "In all probable
ity first efforts will be in the di-
rection of the reduction of acreage,
thereby curtailing the output of
farm products, and that, when &C
complished ear nothing less than
the control of markets for said
products" The author of the arti-
Gle claims that this new organization
has found "the keynote to the pres
ent situation"
Well, let us see about this. The
Cotton Farmers Association in the
Southern States has been meeting
and passing resolutions for several
years. Every time the same old song:
"Whereas, overproduction is the
AUS of low prices; therefore, we
will reduce the acreage and increase
the prices" And they have signally
failed on every occasion. Now, if
that is the keynote, it should not be
claimed to have been found by the
Farmers Real Estate organization,
when, evidently, the honor belongs
to the Cotton Growers Association.
But is it the keynote; and would
the reduction of acreage, provided
we could have such a thing, produce
the desired effect? Remember, all
kinds of farm products are included.
Most certainly no such effect would
follow.
1t is impossible to know how much
they intend to reduce. However, for
the sake of convenience, we will sup
pose one-half.
Now the farmers who tend one
horse farms would have to plant only
half a crop. Those with a dozen
horses must do the same, and those
with steam plows and Mccormick
reapers must likewise reduce their
acreage one-half. According to
their theory, that of the new organ
ization, now prices would double.
But would tilling a half crop and
resting the other half of the year
put any more money in the pockets
of the farmers? Of course not, be-
cause the large farmers would have
only half as much to sell, and the
small farmers would have nothing to
sell. And where would be the sup
plies to feed and clothe the multi
tude that cannot get enough to eat,
or enough to wear, when a full crop
is made?
I joined a farmers organization,
the Grange, in 1885,. and remained
a member of it nearly ten years, when
it disbanded, in this part of the
country. Then I joined the Farm
ers' Alliance and remained a member
until it did likewise. And I certain
ly thought that those two organiza-
tions thoroughly exploded the owe
production theory; so much so that
any ten-year-old child that can read,
ought to know that there can be no
overproduction, so long as there is a
hungry mouth to feed, or a naked
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-10-13

COuIQ, the ITue store OF money uW4n-
died away and at last they faced
the fact that they we're alone In a
strange city, without money and in
need and not able to do one thing
to help themselves. They were peo-
pie of refinement and culture. They
simply could not appeal to charity.
Bitter? Of course it was for those
who had spent their lives in self
sacrifice for others good.
Mrs. B. was a neighbor of theirs.
She had become a Sunshiner through
the columns of the Ladies' Home
Journal. As she was a wholesouled,
kind-hearted person (most Sun
sinners are) she had found many
ways of showing little neighborly
kindnesses to these strangers in a
strange land" and as the day seemed
approaching when there would be
only one instead of two to face the
problem of life, her thoughtful SYM
pathy found many little ways of
Frightening their s~ojourn there. One
day in conversation the fact of their
distress "1eaked out" It was one
of those cases where help is much
more needed and much more appre-
ciated than much of so-called "char-
ity." A case of II cannot steal; to
beg I am ashamed"
Our Sunshiner sat down and wrote
the full circumstances of the situa-
ton to our President General. A
call was made in the columns of the
Sunshine Bulletin, the official organ
of the society. Many letters came
in reply, some said, "Send us the
name and address of these people and
we will send them aid" To these our
Sunshiner replied, e" cannot give
you their names. I will not thus
humiliate them or touch in any way
their self respect. If you wish to
trust me I shall faithfully give them
every thing that is sent"
Good warm winter clothing was
sent and a sum of money that tided
them over their sorest need, until
other were drawn upon.
Mrs. B. is the wife Of a prominent
Asheville lawyer and this is only one
of her Sunshine deeds, done in an
transformations way.
x X x
A call was made last week in a
quiet way for Undertaking for a
woman who was very sick and had
simply none. This week a Charles
ton, S. O., young lady sent the need
ed garments to State Headquarters.
A Connecticut Sunshiner who is
an auxiliary member to our State
organization, sent the stamps to be
used in passing IN cheer" which
stamps have been used for forward
ing these garments, sent from State
Headquarters to Mitchell County.
Thus the pleasure the Connect
cut woman derived from passing on
cheer, the kindly deed of the Charles
ton Sunshiner, the relief of the dis
tressed and needy oma in Mitchell
County, were all made possible by
the use of a stamp, by a Sunshiner
who was helpless herself to assist
but reported her neighboT's need to