Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-23
BOY KILLED BY STREET CAR
Stops on Track Directly in Front Of the
Approaching Car.
MOTHER pRosTRETtDAND FATHER FMSTs

CFrom a stan Correspondent

(F'rom a stan Correspondent
DIES MONIES, Sept. 22.-(Special)-
Harry NJ. Altenburg. a 6-year-old boy, was
almost instantly killed today at Seven
teenth and Woodland by a street car run
ming over him. He had been sent to the
grocery on an errand by his mother and
tried to cross the street in front of a car.
Seeing his danger he stopped exactly in
the middle Of the track. Although the car
was slowing up to stop at the farther side
of the street the motorman was unable to
get 1t stopped in time to save the boy. The
car cut his legs of and crushed in the lit
tie fellows chest The family live at 67s
West Eighteenth street and the father,
Henry Altenburg a travelling man for the
Dental Marshall company, was today in
Iowa City When informed of the accident
by telegraph he tainted The mother has
been in the care of physicians ever since
the accident. The parents are young peo-
pie and the boy was their only child.
Railroad Has Appealed.
The Rock Island railway has appealed
from the district court the suit of Robert
Mitchell for $4,000 for damages received in
a railroad wreck in Wayne county. Iowa.
at Clio. Mitchelrs spinal cord was in
jured permanently so that he is unable to
do anything. The jury gave him verdict
for $500 damages and the railroad has APP
pealed. The wreck occurred December 7,
1904.
Wanted for BiEamy.
The Vertz bigamy-d case took
new turn today when Sheriff Curry of
Kirksville Pa, appeared with requisition
on Governor Cummins for Vertz, charging
him with bigamy. Bessie Stubs sued for
a divorce In which she alleged that David
vertz had a wife in Pennsylvania when she
married him and that this fact was UNI
known to her at the time of her marriage
to him. Wife No. in this city asks for
divorce and attorneys fees. Governor
Cummins gave the attorneys for Vertz and
Sheriff Curry hearing this afternoon Ow-
ing to errors in the papers the governor
made no ruling and will not till the papers
have been corrected.
Brought Back to Answer.
George Martin has been brought back
from Wisconsin to answer to the charge of
forging the Rock Island railways pay
checks and securing considerable sum OF
money on the forgeries in a number Of
Iowa cities two years ago. He was ar
rested as he stepped from the Wisconsin
penitentiary. Martin jumped his bond
aIter having Deen dTTeSleu mere,
Drop viaduct for Subway.
The safe communication across the rail-
road tracks between the city and Fort Des
Moines, which was promised to the War
department when the army post was To-
Gated here, is now turning toward a sub
way. The railroads have vigorously fought
the overhead viaduct and the proposition
for a subway, which 1t is asserted can be
built for much less. is being Investigated.
Action will be delayed till the cost of the
subway can be ascertained to a certainty.
Tedford Files Answer.
State Binder Howard Tedford Of Mt.
Ayr today filed his answer in the district
court here to the suit of the labor union
people of this city for an Injunction re-
straining the state officials from paying
him for the binding of the Official Register,
because of the work being done outside of
the state. In his answer Mr.. Tedford al
leges that the courts have no jurisdiction
and that the secretary of state, only, has
authority to pass on the work done and II
he finds It properly done to Issue a warrant
for the payment. He explains that the
fact that the legislature required 5000 ad-
ditional copies this year necessitated TAX
ing the work out of the state in order to
give the state proper service and fur
Their reason was the fact that a strike in
this city inaugurated by the people now
asking for an injunction was the principal
factor that interfered with doing the work
here. Further he asserts legal right to
take the work outside OF the state because
the law, while requiring the state binder
to keep an office equipped suficisnt to do
the work." in this city, does not say that
the work has to be done in II.
Miles InvestiGstes Frauds.
District Attorney Miles OF Corydon was
in the city today in conference with Postal
Detective Price and collecting evidence IN
postal frauds that will be presented to the
federal grand jury at the coming session.
Iowa banks Prosperous.
The consolidated statement of the hanks
OF Iowa, made by the state auditor. and
showing the condition OF the state and
| savings banks on September of this year,
shows the total amount due depositors in
both classes OF banks to be S179, 400 497. 20, an
increase of %, 100, 1904 since the last state
ment. issued May IT. 1906. and an increase
of s27.S4l. 90 since August B,Ia6, 1t
shows the bills receivable tn be 1854 AL 4S5. IT,
an increase OF s4.4o4.S7 s.22 since May II;
credits subject to sight draft, s35, 947 149 q,
an increase OF $5.24e, 074.15 since May H.
Supreme Court Decisions.
| James BEEN and NJ StephenE against
| r. d. and Anna Farrell, appellants. and
| Thomas Farrell; Kossuth district; suit on
promissory note; reversed.
Cecil NJ. Kimbro against New York Life
Insurance company. appellant; Linn dis
/ judgment for plaintiff affirmed.
! T. J. Mitchell ct al against c. w.
| Wheeler ct al, appellants Woodbury.
county; action to recover balance on
| promissory note; reversed.
| II. ID. Kepler, appellant against G, A.
| Larson ct al; Chickasaw district; suit TO
| enforce performance OF contract to loan
money! affirmed.
! Democrats Nominate Dickson.
| GIOITX CITY In Slant -lNhn rina A