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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-02-08
Steamer fremont Burned.

New York, Feb, S.--Flre today de-
stroyed the Joy line steamer fremont
at her docks IN Catherine slip one Of
the crew il missing. The cargo Is u
total loss. The fremont was practical
~ new side-whee vessel and arrived
from Providence yesterday,
While the firemeh were fighting the
fire from the upper deck, two lions, part
Of travelling show, broke loose and
started up the companion way, They
were driven back with stream Of Wa
ter, but reappeared and rushed at the
fremen, maddened By the smoke and
the flames, Again the animals, We're
fought back and were seen no more,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-02-08
Bellevue Nurses for Far East.

New York, Feb. s--A score OF nurses
from Bellevue hospital viii IN all prob
ablylty leave for the far east az soon
as the lighting begins, and Il Is not
improbable that the hospital ship Maine,
which under the direction OF Mrs. Corn
wallIs-Wes rendered valuable service
IN the South African war, will again
be put into service.
Several nurses who served on the
Maine are here and anxious to go to
the front.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-02-08
BOGUS CHECK CASE.
Judge Diehl Will Render His Decision
Some Time Tomorrow.

In the matter Of the State VS. c. L,
Rice, charged with forgery. the charge
has been changed. upon motion Of the
county attorney to that Of issuing a Ae.
titIous check. The hearing has been con-
oluded but Judge Dlchl has not yet rem
dered his decision He will decide iomor-
row morning whether or not Rice must
answer 20 the charge In the Third dis
triCt court
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-02-08
president" SCOTT.
startling Change AZ Head Of Huntington
Affairs Announced Yesterday.

According to the Tribune yesterday
there has bceu a change OF the Bur-
lington wherein Col IA. Il. Scott has
been made president, This important
change has been overlooked by the
news agencies and papers Of the coun-
try. When last heard from Col. Scott
was private secretary to Mr.. Perkins.
who was formerly president OF the
Burlington. However, Col. II. X. Scott.
president Of probably the largest cor
roratlon In the world, the great Bur-
llngton railroad was In Salt Lake last
week and while here purchased 10 inch
es Of ground on Market street and stud
led numerous railroad maps. In con-
sequence the Tribune hints darkly at a
Burllng ton extension TO Salt Lake, etc,
From latest adyices from Chicago,
however Geo. y, Harris Is still presi-
dent OF the great c. 3. & q.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-02-08
Kaiser win Dine with Tower.

Berlin, Feb. S-Emperor william has
sent word to Ambassador Tower that he
will dine with him on Thursday evening
The emperor dlnsd with the ambassador
at KEEL, but this Is the first time the EN-
peror eten took dinner at q United States
embassy or legation and indicates the es-
pecially cordial relations existing between
The emperor and Mr., Tower
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-02-08
SAME AS BEFORE.
New Board Of Public Works Will Not
Get Increased Pay.

City Attorney Dey today handed an
opinion to the board Of public works In
regard TO the salaries Of the members Of
the board. The board desired to know
whether the salaries Of It's members dur
ing the time they are holding over await
ing the qualification OF the new members
would be regulated by the revised ordl-
nances or whether they would receive
their old salaries. In his opinion, the city
attorney states
"Inasmuch as the revised ordinances
were passed ami adopted during the term
for which each OF you were appointed,
they have no effect upon your salaries
and your salaries remain the same as
before"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-02-08
MISCELLANEOUS.
DIED

AsHToN.-In this city, Feb. /, l't I,. l.G.
ward Ashton; born IN Caelsuus' Ic
gomeryshlre Wales. Aug ~ I'@'' '"
migrated 10 Utah In 1872. al, c.m
Funeral services will be h,iu .''
tho new Fifteenth ward meeuNh "''''
Tuesday al 1 y. m.
MARLoR.-At eig west Third Nortg' tt.bne
div Feb. Z 1894. George t. son VI JUN
and ELLEN Marlor aged Weeks ,,om
Funeral services Tuesday y w., ,t.
family residence, Friends 'n''''i "
tend.
BulT--ln this city Fsb 1877 .e,,,,n,ef
m, Of whooping cough Alice ueuf', ma
of charles and Florence bult' az"
month and one Day
sTRlNdHAM ON Monday lch n.1.
n. m. of capillary brunchlwi Xxx
othy. Infant daughter OF Johh any,
penrose slrlngham, born Jan. ',,,.'ih
Nlnernl ht residence corner ,,'.w
Fast and Express avenue "i'''
Tuesday al 2 p M.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-02-08
FIREMAN HURT
Member Carlson Thrown nom Exien
sion Ladder This MQrniug.

FomAa Carson mot win a most
painful accident 90 ono headquarters
thh morning aad only escaped by "a
hnlra brtllh fom sorols lf not mnl
injury tle uaR Workng win the bis
UuDk Hui had lhU extension ladder
nHfd when suddenly a SEN Aiih "a
N.uh lhH tpf.ipnr NFH DaueNl hY ,hn
nHED ladder HUh.4g on lhn uaNfH M
lht u0f unn.kMg ri HNd pelmili0E 10
W nl cnrluN WIH ttlNOk hr int pond
iHIUlH machine HNl HH hiWH NgIr
wWItlN al Nl uINNfl uH u ~
MUlNN ih0 mn. rW.nI surgeon 1865
WmWmli HN haste INl i00s0l ih'
UNfHt ilf mlN lnfl tH0 WNurl mm
NN NJ aleNNi aGam m & Cas- asih
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-02-08
EMERY OF SCOTLAND YARD.

The Salt Lake officers have Just dug
up murder OF six years standing and
have the guilty ones In custody The
salt Lake officers are without doubt
the Scotland Yarders OF the western
hemisphere, -Kemmerer Camera.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-02-08
RAGp1CKER BURNED.
Left Deposits in Banks Estimated
At $4,000.

Boston, Feb, s.---With deposits in To-
cal banks estimated at $4,000 Nelson
Parton, q rag picker, has been burned
TO death In Lynn. His body was found
lying IN heap Of rags that he h.
collected and which had served as his
bed for many years,
Parton narrowly escaped lynching
when President Lincoln was assassinat-
ed because he expressed Joy over the
sad event. Citizens got a rope and
were about TO hang him when he con-
cuded to'make a public retraction. He
had lived the life OF recluse for years.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-02-08
ALL MUST HANG.
Murderer of Mrs. Youngblood Sem
fenced to Die May is.

Denver. Feb. s-Judge Palmer today
sentenced Frederick Arnold, Newton An
drews and Charles Peters the young men
who killed Mrs Amanda Youngblood last
New Years eve, TO be hanged in the week
beginning May Is, An appeal will be
taken TO the supreme court TO test the
consttutionallty Of the hanging law.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-02-08
Ordered Out of Kansas City.

Kansas City, Feb. s.--Vlce President
Dryer OF the International Brother
hood Of Transfers, who came here to
direct the local strike OF carriage drly-
ers, was ordered from the city today by
the police.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-02-08
PROBATE AND ouARplANsH'r
NOTICES.


Consult County CLERK or the it.i.'
hgnsra for further lniQnnau'N
.....
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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-02-08
BAL lMORE FIRE HAS
GAINED FRESH HEADWAY,

Baltimore, Feb S.-The fire has gained
fresh Roadway and Is attacking the
President street station said to be the
Oldest passenger station In the world,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-02-08

could be moved were taken from medi-
cal wards and placed IN the surgical.
colder weather is expected TO alleviate
those conditions shOrtly
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-02-08
A GUARANTEED CURE FOR
PILES,

Itching. Blind, Bleeding or Protrudlns
Piles, Druggists will refund money II "Azo
OINTMENT fails to cure In to II days.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-02-08
Relief soslety Confsrensh.

Fh' quarterly conference 0f ne Rs.
liei society 10 lhe Jordan stake ulll' he
hold ln Fast Jordan Wald house. Mon.
gay frp ~ lNoi at 20 a. m 900 b..
m a ipil attendance q requested
heilNiA hAThMAN President
tlitAhhlh 0ANuNGN a.ty
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-02-08
ENocH oRAHooD DEAD.

carriage factory. died Saturday nigil at
his home on Ientn street after an i'll
ness VI several weeks lie was about GO
years OF age and the Ultimate cause OF his
death was heart trou.se. Mr. Orahood
leaves wife and some grown children,
the latter I'm Kansas He was member
OF the MasopIc order, but had not af'
lillated with the lodge In Ogden.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-02-08
George Porter, a Barber, Carried
On the Business With a
High Hand.
MANY FIRMS ARE vICTIMlzED.
Nels nayerson Robbed Of Forty Dol
Eastward HilIicker Railroad
RumOr.

Ogden, Utah, Feb. S-George Porter
n barber, was arralgned this morning on
the charge Of forgery, II being alleged
that he forged the name Of ]. H. Porter
his father, to number Of checks FOR 80
each, said checks being cashed by Bau-
meister Bros. Consolidated implement
Co., Stanley Dee, f. a. Neatherby'
Utah Light G Power Co., Boyle Furniture
Co., and the Ogden Paint. OIL & Glass
Co. Porter was arrested by Officer AL
Herrlck, II Is understood that his faith
er will pay all the checks and thus settle
the case out Of court
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-02-08
CHURCH NOTICES.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Young Mems Officers Meetlna.

Young Mems Officers Meeting.
The gcneral officers meeting Of tho
Young Mems Mutual lmproyement MI.
assertions SAT- Lake stake. viii be- held
WEDNESDAY Feb no. 1904 at 1880 %. M.
IN room 80. H. Y Memorial hulldna A
mll attendance s desired AS business
OF Importance win be presented.
GEORGE A. SMITH.
MAfHONluAH THOMAS.
HENRY T. MEWAN
superintendent
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-02-08
Cures Colds In China.

Laxative Bromo Qulnine. To get the
genuine, call for the full name % cents
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-02-08
INQUEST TINS AFTERNOON.
Robbed OF so.

An inquest will be held this afternoon
over the remains Of Mary Camp, who
committed suicide on Saturday,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-02-08


Nels Halverson reported TO the police
today'that he hal been robbed Of $40, He
suspected compaiion named Gus John
son, but when johnson was arrested he
had but 10 cents on his person. The purse
was found under truck in the railroad
yards. As there Is not sufficient evidence
80 connect Johnson with the crime, in all
probability he will be released
1t is rumored here that c. NJ. Ward,
assistant superintendent Of the Union Pa
cific Oh this division, will be succeeded by
III. V. Hilllcker assistant superintendent
Of the Green River division.
DROWNED IN THE LAKE.
j. II. Mcfarland was drowned In the
lake Saturday evening By failing on the
tlestle while intoxicated. The accident
happened about . o'clock and was wit
messed by "a number Of wOrkmen, but the
wind carried the unfortunate man out
into the lake before they could Oyertake
him Mcfarland was a man about q or
90 years OF age and his home vas AZ
Oiebolt, la Several letters from his son
Irvine, living al that place, were found
In his pockets, He went out TO the cut
on about a week ago and had previously
worked In Ogden at the Eagle saloon,
where he conducted one Of the games.
He had not gone 10 work out on the
trestle, as he was intoxicated, ana the
foreman would not put him TO work un-
III he had sobered up. Undertaker Larkin
was notified by the county attorney OF
Boxelder county TO take charge Of the
body. and he VIII prepare II for shipment
N RDOnp Ia
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1904-02-28

$l,IoS,SI5 50
Reeeipts.
Received Monthly Payments
on Instalment Certificates 256,17o O3
Received for Deposit Certi-
ficates Class &c" and ID" 133,387 81
Received for Profit and Loss
Account, Interest. Prem
ium, Fines, e.c., IkX,8Y5 bs
Bills Payable .73, 500 90
Mortgages and Loans on AS
ISOLATION Certificates Re-
paid .316,9s2 81
Money Borrowed from Trus-
tee NATURALIZATION. .2O,O23 81
Loans Due and Incomplete. .4,971 40
Withdrawing Certificate
Holders Observation-Disclosures 3,76S IS
Real Estate Sold ............6 1893 70
Received Sundry Deposit
ers 34,561 90
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1904-02-28

= ron SALE-The Boston Bakery.
fully equipped. doing . profitable
mess, but on account 0f III hsAs.n.
mas. ~ sold At once; $4,000 cash.
will gain. Call at the
Bakery o1 n e. II. Peters.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1904-02-28

A D Q IPk J a E . rs
Clothes Cleaned and RoA0vatod
MendinS and Repairing Nea0y
md Propady Done.
Reasonable Peeoeo and Coed Woek
O~op Nsxs - Aepsei o@Is~
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1904-02-28

A gentleman with statistical bent
has found that in mining there is .
profit Of 300 per cent, with IS per cent
failures. while manufacturing ranges
from 10 to Is per cent profit, with fail.
ures Of IS per cent. These statistics II
fifty Colorado mining companies with
combined capital of $46.OO0. 900 show
the following results: Dividends paid
$20.00O,0OO; original investments by
stockholders, 100000; returned to
stockholders on par value, over Is per
cent: returned to stock holders on orr
ginal investment, 800 per ceot-Bx.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1904-02-28
ANNUAL erATEMENT.

San Francisco At the close Of 0usl-
ness Oeeembor ~, 1903.
Aosests.
Loans On Real Estate, First
Mortgage ,152,5 11 %
Loans ON Association Certi-
1cates and advances on
Mortgages ...............70, 58S Is
Certificate Holders, Extra
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1904-02-28
ANNUAL sTATeMENT.

OF the Hamburg. Bremen, Fire lnsur.
ance Company Of HAMBURG, coe.
many, for the year ending Oeeeu~
Der 81. 1908.
Capital (paid up) ,525. 900 %
Liabilities. exclusive Of CAPT.
tai and net surplus 80. ,397, ass q
Income.
Premiums ...............1,697.43 1 Is
Other sources $3.50 g.
Total income 1903 1885, 01 90
Expenditures.
Losses .................. .S55,318 81
Dividends
Other expenditures ....... .631 .449 6S
Total expenditures, 1903 ..1,486, 768 So
Fire insurance Business 1903.
Risks written ........ .149, 486,O17 90
Premiums thereon 1857, ADJ Is
Losses incurred .S5O.253 81
Nevada Business.
Risks written ............ .102, $50 GO
Premiums received 1862 q
Losses paid ....3,378 SO
Losses incurred 1878 SO
P. McDolph Herrod, Jr
Genl. Agent.
San Francisco. Feb. 10. 1904
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1904-02-28

State Of California
City and County Of San Francisco, IS.
GEORGE M. PERINE, President,
md GRANT CORDREY. secretary II
the Renters Loan and Trust Company
do solemnly swear that every state
ment. matter and thing contained In
the foregoing report is true to the best
Of their knowledge and belief.
4 G. NJ PERINE.
GRANT CORDREY.
Subscribed and Sworn to before me.
this 18th day Of January, 1904.
AUGUSTA ". DUISENBERG.
.- ..4,.~ Notary Public
In and for the city and county of San
Francisco, State Of California.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1904-02-28
ANNUAL STATEMENT

OF tho North British and Mercantile
U. S. Branch.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-23
BIG SALE OF MULES
Horse Buyer In Mahaska Buys and
Ships 1877 Mules In One Day--Thc
Whole Lot Brought $17,077.5o, an Az
eraee of Over $135 Each-soId In ST.
Louis.

Special to Times-Republican
Oskaloosa, Dec. 23.--R. j. Baker, the
Mahaska county horse buyer, Wednes-
day completed what is most likely the
largest deal of the kind ever completed
in this part Of the state. Mr.. Baker
purchased and shipped to the Maxwell
s. Crouch Mule Company, Of st. Louis,
127 head of mules from Mahaska and
adjoining counties, representing cost
Of $17,07750. All OF the animals were
picked up within a radius OF forty
miles Of Oskaloosa.
Howard Bailey, vice president Of the
company was in the city watching the
progress Of the purchase and the ship
ment, and he was greatly pleased with
the consignment and the class Of ami
mails gathered by Mr.. Baker. The
county will no doubt be called upon to
furnish other shipments of the animals
for the same company that will be as
great or even larger than the one just
completed. A part Of the mules have
been shipped and the remainder of the
bunch are to follow Immediately. The
check for the payment of the stock ar
rived yesterday and was duly banked.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-23
Gearing News.
Special to Times-Republican.

Fearing, Dec. 23.-George Guth-
RE, who has for the past summer
and fall been residing at Rockwell. has
returned to Gearing, where he VIII re-
main thru the winter.
Our school closes today for two
weeks vacation during the holidays.
The mu1nps which have been for the
past two months infringing on the
rights Of the people in that 1T restricted
them in going and coming, has some
what subsidized. This fact Is, however,
probably because material to work up
on became scarce.
Mr.. and Mrs. George F. Failor intend
visiting during vacation at Mrs. Fail
or's parental home near Gninnell, and
at Newton. Mr.. Failor will attend the
state teachers meeting next week.
Miss Orpha Gerhardt grammar
grade teacher here, will leave this ev-
ening to visit at her home in Eldora
during the holidays.
Miss Burkhart and Mrs. Hattie Rob-
erts will probably attend teachers
meeting in Des Moines next week.
Miss Leila Miller, of Colo, is visit
ing relatives in this vicinity. She ex-
poets to remain until after Christ
mas.
Miss Lulu Wickham and Henry Ger
ka. both of near Gearing, are to be
married Christmas evening at the
Evangelical church, Rev. ]. George
Walz officiating. The ceremony will
take place after the regular evening
service
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-23
FILE GRIEVANCE AT orruMwA
Burlington Trainmen Claim Their
Hours Are Too Long.

Burlington Trainmen Claim Their
Hours Are Too Long.
Otturnwa, Dec. %. - Claiming that
the excessive labor from eighteen to
thfrty-six hours on a trip, is unreason-
able, special representatives Of the Bro
therhood of Railway Trainmen, Bro
therhood Of Locomotive Engineers,
Brotherhood Of Locomotive Firemen
and the Order Of Railway Conductors
have presented to Superintendent G..
w. Fabens, Trainmaster M. w. Robin
son and Chief Dispatcher G. w. Mess
enger Of the Burlington, a petition ask
ing for a reduction Of hours. The train
men met in joint session last Sunday
afternoon and discussed the hours OF
the Burlington from every view. They
are perfectly satisfied with the scale
Of wage being paid, but they are dis
satisfied with the hours they are
called upon to work. To reduce the
hours of labor, the tonnage of each
train much be reduced, and reduced to
such an extent that train will be able
to run from this city to Creston in
from eight to ten hours, instead OF
from nine to eighteen hours.
Some time ago the water Of train
men on the Burlington was increased
Is per cent, but the trainmen claim
ed that with this increased came an in
crease of 15 per cent in labor. Their
petition calls for shorter hours and no
advance in the scale Of wages.
General Superintendent F. G. Rice
Of Chicago, arrived in the city We'd
nesday evening, but when approached
about his visit here bearing on the
claims of the trainmen he replied that
he was here simply on tour OF tn
spection.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-23
Where RELIGION Must Bend.

The Rev. v. B. Carroll, southern
clergyman, tells the following story:
1--WE were driving out one Sunday
from Decatur. when we came upon a
negro with a club in his hand and a
freshly killed 'possum on his shoulder.
We stopped to examine his prize, and
the colonel said:
my friend, do you know it is Sun
day."
"'Sartin, boss
care you religious man?'
"I are. Use Just on my way home
from church,
".And what sort Of religion have you
got that permits you to go hunting on
Sunday?'
Religion? Religion? queried the
man, as he held the 'possum up with
one hand and scratched his head with
the other Does you 'spect any black
man in Alabama is gwine to tie his
self up to any religion dat lows a
possum to walk right across the road
ahead of him, an git away free? No,
sah A religion which won't bend
little when a fat 'possum heads you
of couldn't be established round yere
by all the preachers in the universe F"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-23
Really a Misnomer.

New York Tribune.1
Senator Hale claims that the fate Of
the Petropavlovsk proves that battle
ships are obsolete.
"The word battleship," he said, the
other day, ais now misnomer. This
big and costly and helpless sea mon
ster. that at a touch Of a 81 mine or
torpedo turns turtle and sinks-what
right has 1t to call itself battleship
any longer?
Hardly any more right" the sena-
tor went on, "than the child of GER
tain Ellsworth couple had to call
itself Methuselah. The parents of this
child liked Biblical names, and their
children as they appeared were christ
ened Noah, Ruth, Shem and so on.
Finally baby boy arrived and the
name of Methuselah was bestowed on
him.
"But poor little Methuselah did not
live up to his name. On the contrary,
he died-died in infancy-and in one of
our Ellsworth cemeteries wou may see
his tomb with the epitaph:
'Methuselah Carney, aged months
"I think Of the epttaph," concluded
Senator Hale, whenever I think of
modern battleships."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-23
BOIL THE WATER
Cedar Rapids People Warned After
Analyses of Water Supply.

Analyses of Water Supply.
Cedar Rapids, Dec. 23.--Prof. G. o.
Bates. who has been making analyses
of city water for the commissioners,
advises that all water for drinking
purposes be boiled.
Mr.. Bates stated last night that the
analyses he had made in the big
laboratory at Coe College have shown
the Cedar river water to be In remark
ably good condition considering the
fact that 1t Is covered with a thick
body Of ice and lacks the aeration 1T
should have to keep 1t absolutely de-
void OF impurities. He said that in
none of the samples submitted to him
has he found more than only the slight
est traces of dangerous impurities. He
said that in his judgment the water
might be very safely drank in Its pres
ent condition, but in the light of the
fact that there is no opportunity for
aeration except during the Ice harvest,
he would advise consumers to boil the
supply Of drinking water for the next
few weeks.
Mr.. Bates has recently made more
than twenty analyses Of water from
different cities. He states that the Ce-
dar river water Is far better than the
samples he has examined from Des
Moines. Moline, st. Louis, and a num-
Der of other cities.
The water commissioners have ar
ranged with Mr.. Bates to make regular
chemical tests of the water, beginning
January L. He will also make careful
archaeological tests, assisted by Prof
Alberts. of the State University, one of
the best known experts in the west.