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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-09

SHENANDOAH. Ia, Dec. s.--(special.)-
The midwinter meeting of the Southwest
ern Iowa Firemen's association was held
in this city and was the largest midwinter
meeting in the twenty years history OF
the association. Eight towns now com
pose the northumberland, Creston,
Corning. Red Oak, Tabor, Shenandoah. At
lantic and Vilisca All but the latter two
were represented at the meeting. The OH
GERS are C. NJ. Conway, Shenandoah, prssi-
dent; Ed Mitchell. Shenandoah. first vics
president; John Mccormick. Creston, sec
ond vice president; A. Nj. Beymer, Corning
treasurer, and Charles Hoover, Shenandoah.
secretary The annual tournament will be
held in Shenandoah heNt summer and ua-
less they are changed tine dates for the
event are July 4 ard d.
After the business meeting the local fire.
rnen had carriages u waiting and took III d
visitors a drive db'ut The city. In the
evening a five-course banquet was served
at the Excelsior cafe and about seventy
were seated at the tables.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-09
Content with the simple Life.

A dispatch in the News recently an
nounced the death near westport, Ind, ~
William Smith. aged nearly SO years. He
died at his farm home where he had lived a
long time. A few days before his death he
said II am proud of two things-f'rst,
that l have been a farmer all my life, and,
second, that / am an American citizen. "
Now, there is something to think about.
Without any regret that he had not been
born to rule over men; that he had not led
armies or senates; that he had not dazzled
his generation by great achievements, ex-
ploits or discoveries that he had not won
distinction in science, art or literature;
that he had not amassed great wealth OF
that he had not done something different
from what he had done. he was able to ex-
press his complete satisfaction with his
place and part in life. Here is a practical
exemplihcation of good citizenship and the
simple life that is worth studyipg.-Indian-
apolis News.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-09
Y. NJ. c. A. COMMITTEES ORGANIZES
Decide Association should Have Home
of It's Own.

z The committee of business men appointed
to take charge of the proposition to organ
ize a Young Mems Christian association
in this city effected a permanent organiza-
ton last night by electing Joe Smith presi-
dent, Robert Wallace secretary, and Frank
T. True treasurer.
While no plans were determined upon last
night, It was the sense of the meeting that
the city should have a Young Mems Chris
tian association and that the association
should have a permanent home of its own,
and It is with this object in view that the
committee will go TO work to secure the
necessary funds Whether the necessary
funds will be secured by subscription or
through issuance of stock is to be deter
mined later The minor details of the plan
Of campaign are to be determined probably
at q meeting to be held next Monday night
when State Secretary Magee is expected
to be present and confer with the COM
mttee.
Present at the meeting last night were
City Treasurer F. T. True, County Superin-
tendent o. ]. McManus. Mayor Macrae, R
B. Wallace, F. C. Lougee, F. c. Riker, c. C
Clifton, Joe Smith, sheriff Canning, Victor
E. Bender. w. s. Cooper and Prof Thomas
principal of the high school,.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-09
Board Wants II Unnnimou..

The Board of County Supervisors yester-
day instructed County Auditor Cheyne to
request the city council and Board of Edu-
cation to acquiesce in the action of the
board in employing the legal firm of Harl
& FINLEY to assist the county attorney in
the litigation that is anticipated from the
effort of the county TO collect taxes on the
stock of the Portland Gold Mining COM
pany. This he board deems necessary at
this time, as In the future II the county
was successful in recovering these taxes
into the county treasury, the city and
school district might claim it's full pro-
portion of the amount recovered, without
the deduction allowed Harl FINLEY for
their services.
At the suggestion of County Treasurer
Consistency, delinquent personal taxes prior
to 1895 will not be carried forward on the
present tax books and were ordered de-
clared unavailable. This action, however.
does not cancel these delinquent taxes nor
the penalties attaching TO them, but is
merely for the purpose OF avoiding the I'M
necessary work of carrying them forward
from year 10 year on the tax books.
The board completed the work of max
ing up the jury lists for the ensuing year,
but will hold another session this morning
to dispose of some minor matters demand
ing attention and will then adjourn TO the
regular January meeting.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-09
ELEVATOR FIRM GETS STREET
YuSt First Purchase Auditing Property or
Which to Erect Elevator
NOTHING DONE ON DREDGING THE GREEN
Several of the Railroads Have Not
Yet signed Agreement 10 Rear
Their share of Expense
of the work.

The city council at it's adjourned meeting
yesterday afternoon decided to consent to
the vacation Of Thirtieth street from First
avenue to the alley south of Broadway in
favor of the Cooper-Van Dorm Elevator
company on condition that the company
subscribe TO an agreement to purchase the
abutting property. or else show the city
that it has already become owner of 1t
through purchase. In the event OF the COM
pany complying with these conditions the
ordinance providing for the vacation asked
for will be passed at the next regular meet
ing of the city council The reason for the
city demanding these conditions is due to
the fact that several Of the aldermen have
been advised that the company did not in
tend purchasing any property, but planned
to erect the elevator on the portion of the
street which It sought to have the city va
cate in its favor
Alderman Maloney. chairman of the COM
mittee having in charge the matter of deep
ening and widening Indian creek from Six
teenth avenue to Eighth street, stated he
was not prepared to make any report, as
several Of the railroads which were ex-
pected to bear the expense OF the improve
ment had not yet signed the contracts. In
accordance with his request his committee
was given IuIJneF IlIne IN which 10 close
up the deal with the various railroads. AL
| dermau Maloney stated that in view of the
fact that no bids had been received for the
work he would in his report recommend
that the work be done by the city. If II
were found practicable to lift the railroad
bridges out of the way Alderman Maloney
said he would recommend that the city
| dredge be used on the work, but II the
bridges could not be removed the commit
| tee would recommend that the work be
done by day labor
| Alderman FINLEY reported that the Chi
cago Great Western was installing but one
| culvert under its tracks on Third street and
! Sixteenth avenue and that one on each side
Of the street was necessary. The city en-
! gineer was instructed to take charge of the
matter and see to it that the railroad put
| In culverts on both sides of the crossing as
ordered by the city council some time ago
The special committee to which was re-
.ferred the complaint Of the custodian Of
the city building regarding the quality Of
coal furnished by the Carbon Coal company
asked further time, which was granted.
| An adjournment was taken to the regular
meeting in January.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-09
Levi wants BaiI reduced.

Arthur Levi, the young man who waived
a preliminary hearing and was bound over
to the district grand jury on the charge of
being one OF the men who held up the Har-
den saloon at the corner of Broadway and
Twenty-frst street last summer, and who
is suspected of being implicated in several
other holdups in this city about that time,
has iled an application in the district court
to have his bail bond reduced from 1000 TO
'5O0. In the application IL is set forth that
his mother is able TO furnish a bond in the
lesser amount and If she is permitted
to do so Levi can a. 20 TO work and earn
money for his defense.
In view of the seriousness of the charge
against Levi County Attorney Hess expects
to resist the application, although the ques-
ton of reducing the bail bond is one that
rests with the discretion of the court.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-09
EIGHT COUNTRY SCHOOLS CLOSED
Directors Will Not Pay Enough to
Secure Teachers.

Eight rural schools in Pottawattamie
county are without teachers and are closed
today in consequence. The lack of teach
ers is due to unwillingness of the school
directors in the several townships to pay
salaries asked by teachers. The schools
closed for want of teachers are Boomer No.
9. Hardin No. 8, Hazel Dell No. 3. Keg Creek
No. /, Lincoln No. s. Rockford No. 2, Silver
Creek No l and Wright No 1.
With the exception of Garner township,
the highest salary paid in the country
schools is $40, and it is claimed that first
grade teachers cannot be secured for this
salary. Two of the. schools now closed
have an enrolment each of over fifty pu-
pills. These schools have been closed about
two weeks as the teachers went where they
could secure higher pay
Under the law the schools are required t.
be opened for at least six months in the
] year, but most Of them are kept going for
nine months. County Superintendent Nc
! Manus, who is taking the matter up with
| the several boards of school directors
| throughout the county. has suggested that
| first grade teachers be paid $50 and second
| grade teachers $40. BY doing this the funds
| at the disposal of the directors would en-.
able the schools to be kept open at least
| eight months in the year He has also 'sug.
gested that 1t would be better to pay a
J first class teacher $50 and keep the schools
! open for six months only than to pay
| smaller salaries for less efficient help. wher
! 1t could be secured. and keep the schools
open for the nine months.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-09
Many Fruit Growers out.

MISSOURI VALLEY, Ia. Dec, S,-(Spe-
cial. THE second days session of the
Southwestern Iowa Horticultural society
passed of yesterday with a large attend
ance In the morning J. E. Coleman of
Farragut spoke on Farm Orchards" w. A.
Fouts Of Missouri Valley on strawberry
Culture" and l. w. Hoffman Of Carroll on
"E;vergreens for Ornamental Purposes" In
the afternoon ]. II. NJ. Edwards Of Logan
delivered a paper on "The Other Side OF
Orcharding' and Prof. p. G. Holden of the
Iowa State College of Agriculture at Ames
spoke on Seed Corn" There were displays
of winter apples and seed corn on exhibit
ton and awards were made on them. A
banquet was rendered the visitors yester'
day evening at the Masonic hall
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-09
Ladies' Aid society incorporate.

Articles of Incorporation of the Ladies'
Aid society of Garner township, Pottawat-
tamie county, were filed for record yestcr-
day. There is no capital stock and the pur-
poses Of the incorporation are stated 10 be
Tor the purpose of supporting, conducting
and maintaining church services and a Sun
day school of the Christian religion and for
church work and divine worship generally
under the Christian religion. The organI.
cation is to be a union one and not limited
to any particular sect or denomination. The
| corporate life is placed at fifty years and
the regular annual meeting shall be held
on the first Thursday in January each year
The organization starts out with the fol.
lowing officers: President, Mary Wilcox
vice president, Flora Clay; secretary, Jenni,
Crowl; treasurer, Jeanette Petit. The
articles of incorporation are signed bS
Mary Wilcox, Jennie Crowl, Jeanette Pet
tit and Adelaide Howe.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-09
CoIIere move. to O.ceoIn.

OSCEOLA, Ia, Dec. S.-(Special. 1.-The
executive committee Of the Osceola Com
mercial club yesterday accepted a propos!-
ton made by the board of trustees OF
Palmer college, lie Grand, to transfer the
school to this place. Twenty acres of land
are donated to the college and a sum OF
10000 as an extra inducement. Palmer col
lege is one of the oldest institutions in the
state. 1t is under the direction and control
of the new light conference. Twelve mem.
bers of the faculty will come. The student
body numbers about 200.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-09
Young Man severely neaten.

FORT DODGE, Ia, Dec. s.-tSpecial
Telegram Troy Johnson, young farme
living near Barnum, small town nea
here, engaged in fight with a bartende.
while in the Star saloon last night and was
struck on the head more than dozen times
with beer bottle and dragged through the
rear door and thrown into an clubhouse. He
was found two hours later by friend in an
unconscious condition. His assailant has
left the city.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-09
SWEENEY HAS VIOLATED NO LAW
Justice Gardiner Decides sHe Had n
Right 20 Marry Mrs. Ball.

Justice Gardiner Decides He Had n
Right 90 Marry Mrs. Ball.
Justice f. b. Gardiner handed down his
decision yesterday afternoon in the case in
which NJ. sweeney. after marrying the d.
vorced wife of r. A. Ball in this city, was
charged by the latter of knowingly mar
ryink the wife Of another" Justice Gardi-
ner decided that Sweeney mad not COM
mitted crime against the state of Iowa
and accordingly dismissed the charge
against him.
The case was the first of its kind brought
here, and as far as is known in the state Of
Iowa, and the decision of Justice Gardiner
was watched for with much interest by
local attorneys. Under the Nebraska laws
divorced person is prohibited from re-
marrying within six months of the issu-
ance Of the decree, but the laws of Iowa
do not contain any such prohibition and a
divorced person is at liberty to remarry
Immediately after the Issuance OF the de-
cree. On behalf of Ball. who filed the
charge against Sweeney 1t was contended
that Mrs. Ball until the expiration of the
six months following the decree of divorce
which she obtained in the Nebraska courts,
was from a legal point of view still the
wife of Ball. The charge against Ball was
wholly a technical one.
There is pending in the courts of Ne
braska suit brought by Ball to have the
divorce obtained by his wife set aside. and
should he be successful matters would Their
be exceedingly complicated, as Mrs. Bal
would then in Nebraska be deemed his
wife, while in Iowa she would be recog.
nized as the wife of NJ. Sweeney Many sucr
marriages as that of Sweeney and Mrs. Bal
have been solemnized in Council Bluffs. anC
had Justice Gardeners decision been agains
Sweeney a grave question as to the validity
of the other marriages would of necessity
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-09
Total four transfers .................
Matters in District Court.

The suit in which II. F. Knudson the
South Main street grocer. seeks to recover
500 damages from the city for the flooding
of his cellar through the bursting of FIRE
hydrant, was given to the jury shortly
after o'clock yesterday afternoon At a
late hour last night the jury returned a
verdict against the city for the fun amount
claimed
The water works company had been made
party defendant TO the suit, but at the close
OF the evidence for the plaintiff Judge Green
directed verdict for the water works
company so far as Il was concerned. There
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-09
Court nj Lnrnn

LOGAN. Ia, Dee. s-tSpecial.)-In the
district court last night the criminal case
against L. w. Brown. the Missouri Valley
druggist who was charged with selling
liquor unlaWfully, resulted in the Jury
bringing in verdict OF guilty This was
the last jury trial OF the term ana all
jurors have returned 20 their homes. Ruth
Z. Armstrong was granted a divorce from
Joseph Armstrong. The Board Of Super
visors was in session yesterday and on ac-
count Of no election being held this year
the task fell upon II OF selecting 500 names
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-09
Nsd,c.I socIety Mee,,Ja.

GLENwOOD, Ia, Dec S.-(Special)-A
largely attended and entertaining and in
structive meeting of the Mills County Mel
ical society was held here yesterday pre-
sided over by DIT. whitney, Hastings, Ia.
president and DIR. Harry Benson, patholo
gist. Iowa Institution for Feeble Minded
Children. secretary. DR.. Craig of Hender
son was elected president for i9O6-O7, ant
DR.. Benson reelected secreta ". Emersci
is the next meeting place, in june
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-09

These transfers were reported to The Bee
December S by the Title Guaranty and
Trust company OF Council Bluffs:
John s. Crooks and wife TO Adelaide
F. Howe, lot 3, Auditors subdiv seL
SEX l6-I5-43, W. d......................S "a
j. II. Christensen and wife TO Potta-
Mattamie county, part nwh nwh g.
V-43, q. c. d,.,........................ o
county treasurer to ID. j. Hutchinson
lots l 10 Is, block l, Stuttsman's I'd
add TO Council Bluffs, L d........... %
A, b. Walker and wife TO John Beno,
lot 8, block q, Bayliss & Palmers e.
add to Council Blufts, O. c. d..........
-
Total four transfers .............. Sge
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-09
nnnt Tor Rir nredre.

ONAwA. Ia, Dec. S.-(Special)-H f.
Johnson { Sioux City has been awarded
the contract for making the big dredge
boat for the Ferris-Kissel company, who
have the contract on the Monona- Harrison
ditch. south of the oliver lakes. 1t will
require about three months to build the
boat. The machinery will weigh over 600
tons and the total cost of the boat when
completed will be $4,000.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-09
Delinauent Tax sale.

LOGAN. Ia, Dec. S.-(Special.)-Harriso
county's annual delinquent tax sale oc-
Cured heresthis week and was an unusually
light affair. the taxes amounting to $500.
All pieces were sold except a few farms
along the Missouri river. A postponed sale
will occur on February B.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-09
Man. No.e Bltten on.

FORT DODGE. Ia, Dec s.-(Special
Telegram.)-In a street fight here last night
Jake Ansel bit OF the nose of Sam Pure.
The latter turned on his assailant and in
iicted wounds which may cause death.
Search for the dsmembered portion OF
flesh failed to reveal it and bystanders
positively assert that a dog running along
the street ate it up.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-09
BLUFFS WANTS CHANCE AT GROVE
Accused of Being Implicated in Car
HOIdun.

Accused OF Heing Implicated In Car
HOldup.
County Attorney Hess. as soon as it was
learned that Pat Grove had been acquitted
in Omaha on the charge of shooting Officer
Jackson, applied to Governor Cummins for
requisition on the governor of Nebraska
for the prisoner. Grove is wanted here
on the charge of being implicated in the
street car holdup at the east end of the
motor bridge last summer An informatio
charging Grove with completely in the
holdup was filed some time ago before
Justice Gardiner and warrant was issued
for his arrest
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-09
HorticuIturists Come 20 BIug,

The delegation which went to Missouri
Valley Thursday evening to secure the
next annual meeting OF the Southwestern
Iowa Horticultural society for Council
Blufs was successful in its mission. The
vote to hold next years meeting in this
city was unanimous
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-09

was no evidence to show that the water
works company was responsible in any
manner for the breaking of the pipe, all Of
the testimony going to prove that the break
in the pipe was caused by the cement walk
being laid tightly around the hydrant. so as
to cause 1t, when frost came. to rise with
the walk, the strain breaking the pipe.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-09

trict court order against visiting his former
wife. who recently obtained a divorce, and
also with assaulting her. Edward l. Con-
lin. a prominent attorney was fined $50
and sent to Jail for contempt of court.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-09
IOWA MURDERER is SENTENCED
william McwIIinms Must Pay Death
penaIfv

Penalty.
DIES MONIES, Ia, Dec. S.--William Nc
williams, who pleaded guilty to the murder
of his wife and five children week ago.
was sentenced to death today at !nGeh,nd-
ence. McWilliams' crime was one of the
most shocking in the criminal history OF
the state. He dashed out ;ne brains CT his
wife and the baby in her arms with ham,
mer and called his other children to him
enc by one, numbering .hcm in the same
manner The only reason which he has
given is that they were better Off out OF
the way"
In pronouncing the sentence Judge Plat
broke down and wept.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-09

ONAWA, Ia, Dec. S.-Becoming obstrep-
erous in the mayors court today, where
he had been summoned for violating a dis
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-09
Like Bursting.

When your head feels like bursting, DR..
Kings New Life Pills quickly cure the
cause, constipation. 25c. For sale by Sher-
man & Mcconnell Drug Co.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-09

to draw the petit jury from and seventy.
five names to draw the grand jury from.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-25
HELENA BISHOP HERE.
Right Rev. John p. Carroll Spends
Day at All HaIIows College.

Bishop John p Carroll of the Helena
Catholic diocese was the guest yester-
day of Father J. J. Guinan and the fac
ulty of All Hallovs college. He arrived
in Salt Lake yesterday morning and
left for the north on the midnight train.
While here be visited the various Cath
Ollie Institutions and called on Bishop
l. Seaman with whom he Is person
ally acquainted
Bishop Carroll was especially inter
eSted in the college and its work owing
TO the fact that previous to being called
to Helena he was president Of St 10
Seph's college, Dubuque. Ia He had
held this post for ten years. and for a
preceding period of half that duration
was instructor at the same institution.
Bishop Carroll was ordained Dec u.
1904 His diocese is some $4,000 SQUARE
miles in extent, covering the western
half of Montana. This was Bishop
CAROLS first visit to Salt Lake
Before leaving last night BishoD Car
roll was given a reception at All Hal
lows Many prominent parishioners were
present
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-25
AMsAssADoRsHIPs.

Within a few days Whitelaw Reid Of
New York VIII report at London 20 as
sumo his post as United States ambas-
sador to the court of st. James. For
his services there this government will
pay him 1880 annually This looks
like ii comfortable salary until the sit
uation is explained.
It is already announced that Mr.
Reid has rented an official residence at
4 cost of $4,000 a year which he must
nay himself. To live up 10 the standard
OF such a house he must necessarily
spend considerable money. His house
rent alone amounts to 81 500 a year
more than his total salary. and assum-
ing that he viii maintain his household
on a proper scale Of maguifcence the
washington Star calculates that in four
years Mr.. Reid viii have expended not
Iass than 100000 more than he receives
from the government.
And this is not all of it. Sidney
Brooks in the London Mail asks: why
are We so brutal to the American am
bsssaoor?" and proceeds to enumerate