Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-09-03
CANVASS BREWERY PETITION
Anti-sslOOn League Watching IL Closely
and Challenge Come signstursG
FROST PREDICTED IN NORTHWEST IOWA
Presa Bureau Formed to Carry on n
Systematic Campaign Against
Governor Cummins and the
idea he Represents.
CFrom a star correspondentO

NfTOm n stan correspondent
DIES MONIES, Sept. 3.--(Specisl. )-Aldor-
men Higgins, Fraley and Smith met to-
night at o'clock to begin the canvass of
the brewery petition and II Is asserted that
the work will take the greater part OF
next week Several clerks will assist the
aldermen. other aldermen than the MEM
bers of the committee will probably at
tend more or less of the sessions. II was
claimed today by the Anu-Saloon league
that the petition of consent was circulated
through the Des Moines colonies at Lake
Okoboji and other summer resorts These
interested in the success of the petition
are sure they have a sufflcient number
to get the consent OF the council. The
opposition is making strenuous efforts to
defeat the project and today claimed to
have discovered the name of Rev. ]. Mad
Williams, local minister, on the petition.
Rev. Mr.. Williams at once made an affi-
davit claiming It was a forgery.
Frost Predicted in Iowa.
The local weather bureau today sent out
warning that frost was quite likely to
visit the northwest section Of the state.
The indications, the bureau claims, are for
fair and cooler weather and the continu-
ance Of such weather will mean frost.
Patent Medicine Distributed.
into the yard Of ID. w. Green on Madison
street today and four little children got
the bottle and drank from It. One of them,
Felix Green, who drank the most will
likely not live through It, There is no
clue to who the man was who distributed
the medicine and no law to punish him
IL found.
Three Surveys to Boone.
The Interurban has completed three SUR
veys to Boone from Woodward for the pro-
posed extension Of the road. Representa-
tives of the road say that thus far there
is little choice OF the three routes and
engineers are going over the lines again
in the hope Of establishing less expensive
grades in places
| Governor on Vacation.
Governor Cummins will speak at West
| Union September Z and at DEBORAH Septem-
Der g. and will then leave for a three
weeks vacation. He is as yet undecided
whether to spend It on the seashore, in
the moutains or at the lakes.
DenIsOn Man Robbed.
| VIII Frampton of Denison. Ia, appeared
at the police station today with big patches
! cut from his clothes in various places. He
claimed that he had slept in the Union de-
I pot over night and when he awoke his
| WdICn ana - were kOnS anu ils ClOlles
| cut full OF holes There being no clue
to assist in the capture of his assailants,
the police were able to give him but little
| assistance
! Eagle Grove Girl Lost.
| Anna Kirk of Eagle Grove is supposed
| to be lost some place in Des Moines, and
her brothers. John and Henry Kirk, with
| the assistance OF a city detective, are
searching for her. Miss Kirk is a stenog-
rapher and said to be very pretty, and
her brothers have made their search
chif1y through the Office buildings of the
city. They claim that the girl did not
like to live in Eagle Grove and pinned for
the city life. They did not blame her
for that, but were anxious to find her be-
cause their father and mother were wor-
ried over her absence
Fight on Cummins.
| It is announced that press bureau has
been formed in this city to carry on a
| persistent and systematic campaign against
Governor Cummns and the idea he repro
| sents.