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A CLOSE DECISION.


 The beginning of American govern ment on the Pacific coast was made at Champoeg. Ore, in 1S48, says writer in the Worlds Work. A monument has been erected there to commemo- rate the event. The vote by which the settlers decided to organize under American influences rather than re- main under the control of the British Hudson Bay Company was carried by but majority of two-and the ma jority was made by British subjects.
 From the time of first settlement the Northwestern country had been gov erned by the Hudson Bay factors. A treaty of Joint occupancy" made by Great Britain and the United States in 1918, made no provision for any legal procedure. The discontented Ameri- cans held wolf meetings," ostensibly to organize protection against wolves, but in reality to find out the strength of the American spirit.
 At last out of this report was made to ''the inhabitants of the Villa mette Settlement" on May 2, 1S43, calling a meeting at Champoeg. There one hundred and two men assembled Americans, English and French.
 Discussion over the question of or ganizing the civil government ran high. In the assembly were many men who had come West in youth, and who had never attended any political gath ering, and many other men who had spent most of their lives in the woods. Of the former was Joseph l.. Meek, gigantic young Virglnian. At criti- cal point of the meeting, when the question was before the house, Meek called out:
 Who's for divide, follow mew
 He rushed from the house, followed by the rest. They quickly formed in two lines.
 Far down in the line of those op- posed to the question a stawart French Canadian was seen in loud de bate and strenuous gesticulation with another. At last the other yielded, and together they stepped over to the American line.
 The sides were counted. The report was adopted by vote of fifty-twO to fifty. and by so close a decision, and without the permission of the United States government, the first American civil government on the Pacific coast was established.
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The Iden.

"Yes," said Subbubs, who owns a small hothouse. I've been raising cucumbers out at my place and they're nearly ready for picking now" "you don't raise them out of doors, do you?"
 Certainly not; out of seeds."-Phil- adelphia Press.
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Promising.

You said that young man was promising politician"
 "Yes," answered Senator Sorghum; q must say he promises things with all the ease and ability of an old hand. Washington Star.
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His Was Happy, Too.

Mlnister-I made seven hearts hap py today.
 Parishioner-How was that? Mlnister-Married three couples. Parisnioner-That makes only six. Minister-Well, do you think l did 1t for nothing?
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TOO IlaIe.

"Say!" demanded the ugly individ. ual, suddenly appearing from dark alley, what time Is it?"
 You're just about two minutes late," replied the Chlcagoan. That other gentleman you see running away has my watch. ."-Cathollc Standard and Times
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There Were others,

And is there no hope for me?" de. jectedly asked the rejected suitor.
 "Oh, of course, there is hope for you" replied the fair girl, there are surely lots of girls in the world who are not as particular as I am."-Phila- delphia Press.
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Neatly Turned.

"He's very handsome, but 50 poor" "Yet you are going to marry him." "Yes."
 "What union of exact opposites that will be. He is handsome and poor and you are rich and-knd- hearted. - Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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Goes Without Working.

Jones-If you had your choice of everything going what kind of Job would you select?
 Bones-I think the fifth wheel on an automobile would just about suit nie. Detroit Free Press.
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Dfssimilar Views.

I believe" remarked the scientist, ~that in the course of time man be- comes what he eats"
 II don't" rejoined the ordinary per son. i've been eating fish all my life and can't swim a stroke"
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Ills Discovery.

men know when they areSwell off.
 Dix-Where did you get that idea?
 Hix-At the courthouse. l was down there this morning looking over the tax lists.
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seIf-Inficted Punishmen ent.

Huggins-Is 1t true that you are a member of the Bachelor Club? Muggins-Yes.
 Huggins-In case q member gets married. what Is the penalty? Muggins-A wife.
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EViIS OF WEALTH.
What President Roosevelt Says of
 Some of Them.


 In a recent address President Roose- velt said:
 "The chief harm done by the men of swollen fortune to the community Is not the harm that the demagogue Is apt to depict as sprlnglng from their actions, but the fact that their success sets up false standard, and so serves as bad example for the rest of us. If gerated importance to the rich man who is distinguished only by his riches this rich man would have most in significant influence over us. It Is gen. orally our own fault If he does damage to us, for he damages us chiefly by arousing our envy or by rendering us sour and discontented. In his actual business relations he is much more apt to benefit than harm the rest of us; and though it Is eminently right to take whatever steps are necessary ilt order to prevent the exceptional mem bers of his class from doing harm, 1t is wicked folly to let ourselves be drawn into any attack upon the man of wealth merely as such. Moreover, such an attack is in itself an exceptionally ugly and crooked state of mind in the crooked and ugly tribute to wealth, and therefore the proof of an exceptionally ugly and crooked state of mind in the man making the attack
 "Venomous envy of wealth Is simply another form of the spirit which in one of Its manifestations takes the shape of cringing seviity toward wealth and in another the shape of brutal arro- gance on the part of certain men of wealth. Each one of these states of mind, whether 1t be hatred, servility or arrogance, is in reality closely akin to the other two, for each of them springs from fantastically twisted and exaggerated idea of the import. ance of wealth as compared to other things. The clamor of the demagogue against wealth, the snobbery of the social columns of the newspapers which deal with the doings of the wealthy and the misconduct of those men of wealth who act with brutal dis regard of the rights of others seem superfcially to have no fundamental relation, yet in reality they spring from shortcomings which are funda' mentally the same, and one of these shortcomings is the failure to have proper ideals.
 Tt is absolutely necessary to earn certain amount of money; 1t Is a mans first duty to those dependent upon him to earn enough for their sup port; but after certain point has been reached money making can never stand on the same plane with other and nobler forms of effort. The roll of American worthies numbers men like Washington and Lincoln, Grant and Farragut, Hawthorne and Poe, Fulton and Morse, Saint-Gaudens and Macmonnies; 1t numbers statesmen and soldiers, men of letters, artists, sculp- tors, explorers road makers. bridge builders, philanthropists, moral lead CTS in great reforms; it numbers men who have deserved we'll in any one of countless fields of activity; but of rich men 1t numbers only those who have used their riches alright, who have treated wealth not as an end but as means, who have shown good conduct in acquiring 1t and not mere ly lavish generosity in dispostng of
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At tho Show.

Horse Fancier with enthusiasm)- Isn't Vanderslukes Lodemia beauty |?
 His Fair Daughter-Where? Where? What has she got on? Whose box Is she inf-Chica4O Tribune.
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We'll

You say that Miss Strucoyle's father will make her wedding present of his most valuable gusher?'
 "Yes"
 And do you love her very much?" "Indeed, I love her well !"-Cleveland Leader.
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Selfish Men.

He-It seems to me that women de- mand a great deal in this generatlonl
 She-Well, what of it? We have to have things, and that's the only way most of us can get them .-Detroit Free PresS
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Direct Information n.

Neighbors-1 say, Sloboy, when are you going to moye2
 Sloboy-Why. I have no intention of moving. What put that idea into your head2
 Neighbors-Your landlord.
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Ont of Q Job.

"Hellow exclaimed the first travelling man, "still in your old line. sup pose?"
 "No," replied the other.
 "No? What are you in?"
 Hard luck. ."-PhlladelDhia Press.
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Reason for Yelling.

She-Why, those men at the Stock Exchange run about, yelling like lot of crazy men.
 He-Well, guess you'd yell like a crazy man if you paid $60,0O0 for seat and then couldn't sit down.
Holbrook argus., 1906-03-24
UnreDenfant,

Fisitor-But there is an essential diff. ference between right and wrong.
 Convict-Oh. there wouldn't have been so much difference if had had good lawyer.-Puck.
Holbrook argus., 1906-03-24
Railway Accidents in Spain.

The great number of recent railway accidents in Spain is ascrbed to the rapacity of the companies. which in their eagerness to declare large dividends neg lect improvements and repairs.
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Strenuous Test.

Gyer-There goes a man would trust with my life.
 Myer-Then you have tested his hon. esty?
 Gyer-Yes. I once loaned him a silk umbrella and he returned it the next day.
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RetOuched It,

She-Didn't you think that picture was very good of me!
 He-Yes, and very good of the pho tographer, too.-New Orleans Times Democrat
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LET US ALL LAUGH.
JOKES FROM THE PENS OF VA.
 RiOiJS HUMORiSTS.

Pleasant Incidents Occurring ths World Over-SayinSs that Are Cheer full to old or Yonng-Funny Selections that You Will Enjoy.
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Modified.

The Doctor-So you think all ais, eases are due to microbes, do you?"
 The Patient-Not necessarily A great many of them are doubtless due to doctors.
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His Duties.

MT. E. z. Mark-Tve just been elected "Grand Worshipful Master of Temple" in my lodge.
 Mrs. Mark-What will you have to do7
 Mir. E. z. Mark-Guard the outside door.
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MT. Jackson-I understand that that young man who comes to see you so often Is anxious to become an actor?
 His Daughter-Yes, sir. He wants to appear before the footlights.
 MT. Jackson-Well, he'd better disap- pear before the foot lights.
Holbrook argus., 1906-03-24

The principalty of Montenegro is the only country in Europe which possesses no railways whatsoever.
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Net Result.

''Did you go into that speculation you were talking to me about:'
 Yes"
 What do you expect to realize from it?"
 Just at present there's q strong pros pect that 1 may realize what fool 1 was. ."-Phladelphia Press.
Holbrook argus., 1906-03-24

Odd. "Well, now, that's funny thing" "What isw
 Miss Passay was an old maid be- fore she married, and now that her husband is dead she has become a young wldow."--Philadeiphia Press.
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A Fallen Star.

Barnes Stormer--I know this road. Every tie is familiar to me memory. Following me, me friend.
 Sockson Buskin--Aye, that wilt 1. Lead on and be me guiding star.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-10

place where tho body vas discovered. The
crime was evidently committed last night.
Bolano was s. years old and 90 was not
known he had any enemies
PERRFs-Wilbur Perry, i6 years old, was
found near Woodward with a bullet hoe
over the right eve, and he lived just long
enough to say he did not know how 1t hap
pcued. While the theory that he may have
boep hit by stray bullet from a hunts
mans rife Is the general opinion. still some
are Of the belief that tho amir may have
been murder.
1 LAMONG-Decatur.c county will have a now
courthouse. The proposition carried Tues
day by the small margin OF go votes, The
courthouse proposition has twice before
been before the people Of Decatur county.
/ The courthouse at Leon Is an eyesore to
| southern Iowans, and Is IN all but con-
! demned condition The work of tearing
down the old fossil will begin at once
OTTUMWA--As Miss Margaret souders, a
young woman IL years Of age, enlplo' cd I'm
. the family Of George Haw, was making her
way along Sixth street. which Is little bet
ter than an alley, being unllghted she was
assaulted by an unidentified man, who fired
Al her, the bullet inhictinE wound on the
left side Of the top OF her head. Mrs. J. II
Merrill was attracted by her means and
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-10

Davis drugs.
C!ark's. sodas.
stockert sells carpets
Fine engravings at Leffert's
ed Rogers Tony Faust beer.
Get those new photos at Schmidt'A
Plumbing and heating. Bixby q son
Lewis Cutler, funeral director phone $751;
WOodring Undertaking company. Tel $50
DIAMONDS AS AN TESTAMENT
TALK no LEFFERT ABOUT II,
Sewing machines, $500 70 5000. Five diff
Main St. ~
We deliver lumber to your nearest sta
G fti,lr irGe OF charge. {, Hafer, Council
Early Ohio potatoes ia hve-bushel lots.
Soc Rural New Workers in tive-busnel lots
Doc Bartel a Miller. Tel $50.
\ DS"dutu! auo ornamental gas burner
Ine Welsbach chick lamp, complete, 81 IS
stephan Bros, 529 w. Broadway
COAL TEAMS WANTED 70 haul coal
Tor Fenion Wickham CoaI company.
tiiKher wages paid. l0 Pearl street.
Day sl- Per ION Tor cast mon. mixed
!stc; copper 14c per 10. J. l6ateiman, SO3
( Alalh oOth phones 60,
ttEN GOtNG AZ BUILD GO TO GEO.
a., fhOAGl-AND, THE PlON EER LUM-
5 sEh Man OF COUNCIL BIZ Fs "a
sOL IN MAIN STREET, TEL. PAS,
A GOOD STEADY JOB FOR Il1r. RIGHT
! MEN AT GOOD WAGES, +. 4. SPENCER
! INNER AND PLUMBER, l5s W. BID
( WA /.
You can enroll any day or evening al
/ Western Iowa college Students are as
sisted 70 positions, Send FOR cata ogue
I Phone for information. Both phones.
High grade granite WORK. from Inc best
/ Barre imported GRANTEES, lettering, carving
/ ana tracing. Fine monumental work q
speciality Shelley a Lane, 2l7 East Broad
/ way.
All too rapidly, perhaps. winter is com
| ing. In 8 short time we will celebrate IA,
! downfall Of turkey. Time flies and Thanks
| giving day Is about 10 put IN It's annIa
/ appearance, and you viii need a nsW sui
! pants or Overcoat. PA your order You
! clothes require a reasonable time 20 make
] My talurs are busy, but / want your Orde
and viii use you right For correct style
| correct NJ, correct goods. see Hicks. 4
| Pearl St. Council Bluns, Ia
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-10
Election in Fremont County.

SIDNEY, Ia, Nov. s.-(special.) -Fremont
county elected the following officials: Rep
resentative, A. Mann (rep.); auditor, George
Coleman (dem.); clerk. E II. Harrison
(rep); sheriff, c. c. Kent (dem): recorder
G. w. Moore (rep.); county attorney, w. II
Norcutt (dem); superintendent Matte l.
A. Lair Cdem); supervisors, George Gil
more. Chris Huston (dem.), b. A. Swishei
(rep). The largest majority was received
by Sheriff Kent, 1885, the largest ever giver
a county officer. Mr.. Kent has been sick
ever since his nomination and is at present
in St. Josephs hospital in Omaha, wher,
he underwent an operation for abscess Of
the liver last Saturday. The next larges
majority was given Miss Matte Lee A
Lair superintendent Of schools, who WA
elected for third term by majority Of
652.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-10
GOVERNMENT NOTICES

PROPOSALS FOR FIVE BRICK BUILD
ings, Water and Sewer System-Depart-
ment of the Interior, Office Of Indian AZ
fairs, Washington, d.. C., Nov. 3, 1906
--Sealed proposals, plainly marked on
the outside OF the envelope Pro
posals for Buildings, etc, Bismarck,
n. D." and addressed to the COM
missioner of Indian Affairs, Washing
once until two O'Clock p, M. Of December
6, 1906, tor furnishing and delivering the
necessary materials and labor required 10
construct ana complete a dormltory and
employees quarters, both of brick, with
plumbing, steam heat and electric light. a
laundry and barn, both of brick, with
plumbing and electric light; a brick ware
house, with electric light, and a water and
sewer system, all at Bismarck indian
school, ~. D., in strict accordance With the
plans, specifications ana instructions To
BIDDERS, which may be examined at this
ONCE, the offices OF the Improvement Bulle-
tin, Minneapolis. Mimi; the American Con-
tractor, Chicago, Ill; the Tribune, Bis-
marck, N. D.; the Forum, Fargo. n, D.;
The Bee, Omaha, Nebraska; Che Globe
Democrat st. Louis, Mo. the Builders and
Traders Exchanges, Omaha, Neb,, Mil
waukee Wis, ST.. Paul Mimi, Miuneapo-
nR, Mimi; the L. s, Indian warehouses al
Chicago, ST. Louis, Omaha and New York
and the postmaster at Bismarck n. d
For further Information application should
b made 10 this Office. c. +. LARRABEE
s n -22-24-z7
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-10
ReaI Estate Trnnsfers.

These transfers were reported to The Bee
November by the Pottawattamie County
Abstract company of Council Bluffs:
Samuel Remand and wife to II. II.
Bryant, els lot 5, Martins Result
division of blocks l and 4, Mace
Qonla W o.......,...... 100
May Belle McSweeney and husband
to Llewellyn Sheets, lot 20 and So
lot p, Railroad Ad, Carson, W d.. l. 900
Executors of John T. Stewart estate
70 Mary Stlen, lot g. block 49,
Beers Subdivision, Council Bluffs
,S0SlS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 10
Eva S. Mutt to Mary c. Mutt, lot g.
block s, Bayliss First Ad Council
Jonas Johnburg 70 Lucy Johnburg.
WIFE. lots z s, 9, 10, Il and u, block
10; Evans Second Bridge Ad, Coun-
Ellen Mcsorley to Mary j. Mcsorley,
lot TO- block 49, Riddles Subdivi-
sion, Council Bluffs, d.................
Lewis A. Hatsweil and wife to Adolf
phus Miller, part nh neA 27-T4-40,
" ''''''.''''''...... ..-.................
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-10
STUDENTS INQUIRED IN cLAss FIGHT
siN of Them Are in serious Condition
as Result


siN of Them Are in serious Condition
as Result
IOWA CITY, Ia, Nov. g.--(Special)-A
terrific class scrap between the sopho-
moros and freshmen students Of the two
colleges Of medicine OF the University OF
Iowa Thursday night resulted in the So
we're injury Of six students and the greater
or less injury Of many others. The in
jured "medics' are:
Instructor John T. Padgham, Iowa City,
Carl WaChenfeldt, Iowa City.
Archibald Hun Maquoketa.
Frank Nickerson, Gladbrook.
John Brandt, Iowa City.
Charles Hazard, Iowa city.
Many other students were bruised and
bleeding when the fight ended. Nobody Is
dangerously hurt, il is believed, so far as
immediate results are concerned.
The half dozen chief sufferers were struck
i'm the head, chest or abdomen and thus
knocked OUT completely. They became
unconscious and lay stretched on the
ground for some time before they came to.
Others were placed in vehicles and taken
to their homes Serious developments may
follow where internal injuries have been
sustained. Otherwise all will be around as
usual before long.
The fight started the previous night, when
the sophomores refused to let the fresh.
men enter a lecture room for a class meet
ing. There was nothing serious happening
then, but the freshmen, with augmented
numbers, attacked the sophs on the second
| occasion for blood land got IT,
| The freshmen Of the regular college Of
medicine and the college OF homeopathic
medicine united, and the sophomores of the
| two colleges did likewise without regard
TO their respective schOois-only noting
! classes.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-10

WASHINGTON. Nov. a.-Goatslins TO
the value Of sS2,OOooOo wero imported into
the United States IN the fiscal year 1905
against SioOOoOOo worth a decade earlier.
These figures were gathered by the bureau
Of statistics OF the Department Of Com
merce and Labor. and in making them
public Il IL stated that the only important
article Of manufacturers materials show
ing a more rapid gain in importRtions r.
mig tin. OF the importers Of goatskins
India is the largest contributor, havinE
supplied 81, 10000 worth in 1906.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-10
LEGAL NOTICES
NOTICE no RIpDERs.

NOTICE TO BIDDERS.
The following supplies Tor tho coming
legislature win be let 40 the lowest bidder
Saturday, November II, 1905, at 10 o'clock
a. m. Samples on file IN the Office Of sec
retary % state;
800 binders. marked on side, for senate
and house,
500 house roll calls.
800 senate roll calls.
500 list Of house members
600 list senate members.
1900 list members OF legislature with map
showing representative and senatorial dis
eFicta.
a66 members desk cards
senate dockets. so pages each
house dockets, 400 pages each.
hooks vouchers numbered and per
foTated. 500 TO book, four forms.
A. GALCsliA. Secretary.
Ni0-dst
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-10
Divorce MIII Rnnr-

The divorce mill in the district court IS
still grinding, and yesterday, Judge Green
severed the matrimonial ties of four
couples, Eva L. Ellis from Delmon A.
Ellis, orson c. Carter from Mabel Carter.
Willis Parker from Augusta Parker and
Lucille Nevers Bghalm from Stephan NJ.
Eghalm.
In the juvenile court Judge Green held
Homer Iversop. the Lad charged with being
incorrigible under commitment TO Eldora,
but the commitment is not to be issued
providing the boy behaves himself and
attends school. In the case Of George
Kelley the lad said to be neglected by
ms guardian. the court decided to with
hold his decision until the probation officer
made further investigation.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-10
Fatal Automobile Accident.

DIES MONIES. Nov. s.-Henry De Witt,
assistant cashier OF the Bank Of sully. a
small town east of here, was instantly
killed and Frank Sherman, cashier will
probably die from an automobile accident
today. The driver lost control of the ma
chine. which was going at a high rate Of
speed, and II plunged into a ditch, pinning
the men underneath.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-10
COUNCIL BLUFFS
office,

In the public schools Of Iowa will be held
az tho office Of the county superintendent
Of schools In the court house at Council
Bluffs November 20, % and a.
All persons who find it convenient to
come 20 Council Bluffs should make ar
ranRemeuts to take examination az that
time, as no other examination for state
certificates win be held In this part of the
state this year. All blanks for the creden-
tial examination may be had by applying
to the county superintendent of schools at
Council Buffs, la.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-10
Iowa News Notcs.

ELKADER-One of the bloodiest murders
committed in this vicinity for years was
discovered last evening when the mutilated
body of John T. BolanO a farmer was
found in a ditch on his farm seven miles
from this place. That A terrible struggle
was made by the old man for his life was
evidenced by tho condition OF the body and
hts torn clothing. A bloody hammer was
found IN the yard several feet from the
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-10
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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-10
CInne An RIncI, HAIRY.

CEDAR FALLS. Ia. Nov. 9.--(Special
Telegram fight for representative
from Blackhawk county continues. Guy A
Feely Of Waterloo (rep.) on unofficial count
won by five votes over George S. NORM of
Cedar Falls (dem.). The votes were checked
several times, but neither candidate is sat
isfied and both call for recount c. A.
Wise of Cedar Falls (rep0 has been repre-
sentative three terms and It is conceded
that the honor of the ONCE belongs to
Cedar Falls.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-10

the wealthiest men in Sioux CITY before
his death. charged Mrs. Vietta Davis, who
is suing him for breach OF promise. with
blackmau In the trial today. Purslow's At
toruey said he could prove that ms. Davis
had cNactod payments In small amounts 20
tho sum Of 500 threatening prosecution "
the breach Of promise suit unless they were
made.