Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-10
WONAN'S FRIENDS ANEIOUS
NrL NoOOWn Of DeI AOinss Goes 70 Paris,
France, and Dissppelra
SOME FEAR SHE HAS BEEN KIDNAPPED
Park CommissiOnera Work six
Months without Pay Because
Predecessor Drew All SAL
airy Allowance.
CFrom a stan Correspondent }

DIES MONIES Aug. 9.-(Special. THE
American ambassador at Paris has been
enlisted In an effort to discover the where
abouts Of a former Des Moines NOrihn
whom her friends fear has been KIDNAPPED
Mrs. Mary McCown Of this city. after Sc
curing a divorce from her husband, went
to Los Angeles where she secured POSI-
ton In a church choir at $50 a month. she
boarded at one OF the fashionable hotels
and being a beautiful and accomplished
woman found no difhculty in making
good salary teaching music to the children
Of the tourists. Desiring TO study in Paris
she was given a leave OF absence by her
church on full pay. She has been in Paris
about year and half when suddenly
her checks sent each month by the church
began to return. Her other mail sent from
America returned also and her friends have
become alarmed. An investigation was
started and II was learned that she left
Paris short time ago with tourist party
OF other Paris people to visit some places
Of attraction and has not been heard from.
The State department at Washington has
become interested. II lie feared by her
California and Des Moines friends that
she has been kidnapped. Some OF her Des
Moines friends are people OF means and
they propose to make every effort possible
TO discover her whereabouts.
worked without Pay.
r. w. schaub of this city was a member
of the park commission for six months
| without pay. According to the law the
park commissioners can draw IS a day but
| not to exceed $500 a year The late Mr.
Farrell who was the father of the park
| system In this CITY, died in June last year
and schaub was appointed his successor.
| II was discovered that Mr.. Farrell had al
ready drawn the full $500 for that year. In
tho district court today Judge Brennan
| decided that Schaub could not recover from
! the city.
Move Flaes Soldiers Day.
Plans are being made to move the fiags
| in the state house to the inches in the ro-
tunda on Soldiers Day OF the state fair,
August q. II the inches are ready by that
time the flags will be moved then as more
soldiers would be here then than at any
other time. The contractors hope to inlsh
the work by that time and 1t is expected
in a few days Commander Harper OF OF
tumwa will issue an order designating that
as the day for the ceremony.
Humboldt Loses Population.
oflcial census figures for Humboldt giver
out today show that the county has tost
68 people In the last hve years. The pOpu
lation is now 1914 and Ave years ago II
was 1861. All the towns In the county
show loss except Bode and Renwick, tive
small places .,
Asks Small Appropriation.
In his annual report to the State BoArC
of Control Warden Hunter asks for bu
$as,s5o, most OF which isAto complete tn,
cell house and do some electrical wiring
The report shows a steady decrease In tn,
population at the penitentiary during thu
past two years 90 . F..
Captain Castle Is RecOVeFinE.
During the review of the Fifty-hfth regi
ment by the governor, Captain Castle b
the Shenandoah company succunbed -tC
the heat and had TO be taken from th'
field. He was considerably recovered to
day and 1t is believed will suffer no per
Hfanent injury.