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Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-17
NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA

in about two months, when he would repay
the money. Gustave did not believe the
note was genuine ard said he suspected
Taros was implicated in the theft. Tsros
was arrested, but Baise has not yet been
located by the officers. Taros' hearing Is
set for Tuesday and he gave bond in the
sum Of $500 for his appearance at that time.
Nick Taros seems to have had trouble
with the Baise family in general. He filed
an Information in the superior court yes
terday charging John Baise and Chris
Baise with attacking him with a shovel
The police we're unable to locate the two
Baises yesterday.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-17
Trouble over InvoIuntary Loan.

Gustave Baise filed an Information in the
court OF Justkcs Cooper yesterday afternoon
charging Nick Taros and Nick Baise with
stealing $50 from him while he was asleep
Friday night The men, who are members
OF a section gang employed at the Union
Pecific transfer, all live at z North Twen-
tieth street. Baise said ne found a note on
the table yesterday morning stating that
Nick Baise, who is a brother-ir-law Of the
complainant, had taken the money and
started back 10 Italy. but he would return
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-17
Lawn Nems Nnten.

WOODBINE-Snesk thieves visited this
place and broke into cars occupied by some
Greeks that work on the section and stole
$50, n revolver and some knives. They also
pried open the window Of the Illinois Cen
trail depot ard stole a revolver and II cents
in pennies. They left the jimmie sticking
In the window.
IOWA FALLS-One of the biggest land
deals made in this part Of the state in
years involves 10 acres Of splendid farm
land in GruEdy county. The transaction
involves $4,000. Three quarter sections arc
located near the town of Stout and the
other quarter four miles south Of Parkers-
burg, The purchase was made by Phillip
Leibsohn.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-17

LOGAN, Ia, Aug. DECENTRALIZATION
panied by a severe electrical storm nearly
one and one-half inches Of rain fell here
Friday night. Mrs. Smiths home near Mag
nolia and Mr.. Forney's east Of Woodbine
were struck by lightning. No member of
either family was injured aside from a
severe shock. Though Mr.. Eorney's house
was damaged, yet 1t was neither set on
fire nor destroyed.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-17

State Chairman FRANKIE of the republican
committee has sent out word to the county
chalrmen asking them to meet the state
committee on the morning OF August .
for a conference on methods Of the cam
paign. In the afternoon will be held the
conference of the committee, state, congress
sional, legislative and judicial candidates,
and editors.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-17
Colonel FitEroy sessions Dead.

CEDAR FALLS, Ia, Aug. 16.-(special.)-
Colonel Fitzroy Sessions, at one time a
prominent politician and citizen, passed
away last evening at Independence at the
age OF IS years. He was a veteran of the
civil war, a close friend for years of the
late Senator w. B. Allison and Speaker d.
B. Henderson. a brother survives I'm
Minneapolis ard Miss Clara Barton of Red
Cross fame is a cousin.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-17
Boy FaIIs Under Train.

IOWA FALLS, Ia, Aug. I~6.-(special
Telegram, while attempting to board an
eastbound passenger train on the Illinois
Central last night Harry Ross of this city
fell under the train and had his foot cut
off at the ankle. He was taken to a hos
pital, where the leg was amputated. The
boy is 16 years old and the son Of a widow.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-17
BURGLARS BUsY DURING STORM
-Four Places Visited, but Little
Booty is Secured.

-Four Places visited, but Little
Booty is Secured.
Four burglaries during the heavy rain
Friday night were reported to the police
yesterday morning. The burglar, If it was
the same one who visited the four places,
secured but little booty for his trouble.
At the residence of John Under, 201 North
First street, the burglar secured an en-
trance through a bedroom window and ran
sacked all the rooms on the first floor. The
thief succeeded in securing a suit of
clothes belonging to Mr.. Under, which he
rired and then threw away in the yard.
Mir. Linder's watch, which was in the vest
pocket of the suit, was found yesterday
morning in the yard of Mrs. Frederika
Grote, 3f North First street, where it is
thought the burglar must have dropped II
in his flight and was unable to find 1t again
in the darkness Mr.. Linder's pocketbook,
rifled of two s. bills and a street car com
mutation ticket book. was found in the
rear Of the residence. Papers and other
, contents of the pocketbook were found
scattered about the yard.
Frank Elean Of the local exchange of
the Nebraska Telephone company was
awakened at his home, $50 West Washing
ton avenue about 2:3O O'Clock yesterday
morning by the RAIN. saw the flash of a
= matCn IN an duJOlnll6 IoOHi' hiNNh -
might be one Of the children Mr.. Elgan
the sound of some one making a hurried
flight through the house, a collision with
|, some article of furniture and then a crash
OF shattered glass. Investigation showed
that burglar had entered the house by
DR. ing off the screen of one of the win
dows in the sitting room. Matches were
found strevn all over the house, Mr., Egan
did not at first miss anything. but yester-
day morning the janitor of the Washing
ton avenue school, which is close by, found
a pair of trousers and coat which were
Identified by Mr.. Elgan as his property.
I Fortunately Mr.. Elgan had removed every
| thing from the pockets of the clothes be-
fore retiring for the night. The burglar In
his hasty flight knocked a rocker against
a window, breaking the glass.
The Christensen Brothers AUTOMOBILE
shop at 1927 West Broadway was broker
into and a speed indicator and an instru'
ment for testing storage batteries, the two
valued at $40, were taken. The desk in the
office was ransacked and the contents
strewn about the floor. A bicycle had beer
taken from It's rack in the rear of the store
but the thief evidently decided to leave
Il when he discovered the tires were flat
The burglar exchanged his overalls for &
pair left in the shop by Mr.. Christensen.
otto Theme reported TO the police tina
his room over the Oak saloon on Bryan
street had been entered and three coat
and a vest stolen.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-17
Iowa Pioneer is Dead.

IOWA FALLS, Ia. Aug. 16.-(Special.)-
Thomas l. McChesney, one of the best
known early settlers of Hardin county is
dead, passing away at his home In this city
Thursday night, after an illness of several
months. Few men in central Iowa were
better known to the travelling public in the
fifties than Mr.. McChesney, who was identi-
fled with the management of several of the
leading stage lines in Iowa prior to the
days Of railroads. Mr.. McChesney was made
out of the sturdy pioneer stock that with
stood the privations of frontier life and
identified himself with the early Develop
ment Of the state. He was born in Warren
county, Ohio, May %, 1873, where he lived
until 1874, when he entered the employ Of
the Western Stage company, which operated
lines in Indiana, Ohio and Illinois. Then
years later he came to Iowa and engaged
in the stage business until 1868, being super
iEtendent of lines operating between Du-
buque and Fort Dodge and between Mar
shalltown and Iowa City. Retiring from
the stage business, he located in Ellis town
ship in this county, where he engaged in
farming up to a few years ago, when he
retired and moved to this city.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-17
PREPARING FOR CORN SHOW
Committee Named to Solicit Pre-
miums to Be offered Exhibitors.
ENTIRE COUNTY TO BE COVERED
W. n. Reed Resigns as Secretary and
Freeman L. Reed Being Discussed
as His Successor I'm that
Position.

The Potta wattamie county commission for
the National Corn exposition, to be held in
Omaha in December, OF which F. F. klop-
ping Of Underwood is president, held a well
attended meeting Saturday afternoon to
the rooms Of the Commercial club, as a
result of which active work will at once
be begun by the members Of the commits
sion on behalf Of the big show across the
river.
Council Bluffs and Pottawattamie county
are looked to for a share Of the premiums
to be offered at the National Corn exposi-
ton and at yesterdays meeting it was de-
cided to district the county for the purpose
Of soliciting such premiums. The following
~well-known men were selected to solicit
premiums in the districts as named;
Charles Hanley, Oakland.
Henry Brandes, Hancock.
o. ]. Barritt, McClelland.
H. Benson. F. H. Hopping underwood.
w. II. Jones, c.. Geise, jr., Bentley and
Nicola.
l.. d. Groves, Weston
G. H. Osborn, Crescent.
August Damrau. o. o.. Buck. Treynor.
j. Hector. II. Green, Walnut.
w. d. Ellsworth, Avoca-
Robert Sloan, Carson.
John Dow, Minden.
Alfred McMullen. George Darlington
Honey Creek.
Oscar Kelsey, IOVeland.
w. Dye, Macedonia.
w. G.. Rich, Eugene Stupfell, Lyman T
Shugart and Henry Sparkling, Council BUTTS
Prof. ]. Wilkes, president OF the Nationa
Corn exposition, and Prof. Bull of the Min
nesota experimental station were present a
the meeting and both gave interesting talk
on the matter Of exhibits and other subtectI
pertaining to the proposed show.
w. B.. Reed, who while secretary Of the
Commercial club had been acting in a likt
capacity for the commission sent wore
that he would be unable to continue t
serve and It was decided to try to secure
the services of Freeman l.. Reed as secre
tary. Al the meeting yesterday Afternoon
| Henry Sparkling acted as secretary, but al
he is one of the members of the Nationa
Horticultural congress and actively en-
gagged in promoting the proposed big frui
show as we'll as the National Corn exposi
ton. he stated he would be unable TO &C
as secretary permanently.
All of the members present at the meeting
of the commission yesterday afternoon ar
enthusiastic over the proposed corn SHOW
in Omaha and stated they would have ex
hibits there.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-17

Persons who value their eyes do not neg
ect them. At the first intimation Of trouble
they consult a good optician. The work
done by Leffert's in this line is superior.
Pains are taken to fit glasses exactly to
the particular eyes and to give full salts
faction in every case.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-17
MINISTER sTRANGLEs TO DEATH
HemOrrhase Caused by TonsoIitIs Is
Immediate Cause of Death.

Hemorrhage Caused by Tonsolitls Is
Immediate Cause of Death.
CEDAR FALLS, Ia. Aug. 1~6.-(Special)
Rev. Christian Hansen of Kimballtown,
Ia, met his death in this city in a very
tragic manner. He was suffering from
acute tonsilitis and a hemorrhage occurred
which caused -strangulation and immediate
death. He was in the city with his two
small children at the home of his father
in-law, while his wife was undergoing sur
gical treatment in the Presbyterian hos
pital in Waterloo. He was IS years Of age
and held in high esteem by the Danish Lu-
theran church of theN state. Funeral SER
vices will be held in this city. Sunday after
noon and several prominent Danish clergy
men from this part of the state will assist
ia the last sad rites. The parents of the
deceased arrived today from Hansen. Neb.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-17

The best, cheapest, most durable fire
proof roofing on the market. II you don't
need a whole new roof, patch up the old
one with Asphaltum Paint. We sell all
kinds Of roofing materials and supplies
Let us know your requirements. c.. Hafer
Lumber company, 1875 Broadway. Both
phones 2e, Council Bluffs, la.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-17

These transfers were reported to The
Bee August is by the Pottawattamie
county Abstract company of Council
Bluffs:
Trustees of the Christian church of
Morton. Ia TO r. NJ. Allen, part OF
the swL of nwl4, l3-76-3S, a..
c. H.. .sr.ss -s.s..s ..ss. -...tS L
Jennie Bayless, unmarried, and w,
II. Chrisman and. wife to Verne
BENJAMIN. lot 8, block 80, Beers
subdivision TO Council Bluffs,
W NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 400
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-17
A Texan.

z w. Goodloe, Dallas, Tex, found a
sure cure for malaria and biliousness In
DR.. Kings New Pills, Sc Beaton DTug
Co.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-17

New Lenaes In Ola Frames.

should you fan to see well with your
old spectaoles. call and have your eyes
.ested and get a pair Of my superior lenses
put in your old frames. Or. w. W. Ma
FARRELL. optomstrist. 10 Pearl street.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-17
County Chairmon Called.

Splendid array Of new fall jewelry a
Leffert's.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-17
IN SEARCH OF HIS WIFE
Team She Drove Away Found in city,
but Woman IL Missing.

f. NJ. Clary. a farmer living about seven
miles from Oakland, was in the city Satur-
day searching for his wife, Belle Clary,
and his step-son, Frank Reese. lncidently
in an information filed in the court of
Justice Cooper, Clary has charged his wife
and stepson with the larceny of a team OF
bay horses, buggy and harness.
The team and buggy, however, was re-
covered ,by ClAry yesterday afternoon. II
had been left at the KEEL barn In this city,
and information of the whereabouts OF the
rig was conveyed to Clary on a postal card
sent by Mrs. Clary from this city Thurs
day evening. Your team is at the Kiel
livery barn, Fourth street." was the mes
sage contained on the postal card.
Clary, who applied to Sheriff Canning for
assistance in recovering his team sand
buggy, declared he was entirely at a loss
to account for his wife leaving him. He
said that Thursday the family had ar
ranged to attend the chautauqua in Oak.
land during the afternoon. His wife, how
ever, at the last moment said she was III
and suggested that Clary take two of the
children and go to Oakland, saying that
she and her son, Frank Reese would fol
low later, If she felt we'll enough. ClarS
did as his wife suggested, but Mrs. ClarS
aid not follow him to Oakland. When HI
returned home late Thursday evening
Clary found the home deserted and inquiry
showed that Mrs. Clary and her son had
driven in the direction of Council Bluffs.
Clary traced the couple to this city bu
! failed to get any further trace of them
! Cards giving the description of Mrs. Clar!
and her son and asking that they be ap
pretended on the charge of larceny. wer'
at the request of Clary. sent out yesterda!
afternoon by the sheriff's office.
When one must wear glasses, one want
them right. At Leffert's, 4Cs Broadway
glasses are fitted fight, The optical worl
done at this establishment is superior 4
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-17
Marriage Licenses.

GsorEe W. Klein. 10 South Main street
Both phones. Have II done right
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-17

Sale on boys Bicycles, sS.OO. Trycycles,
S2.oO. Petersen & schoening Co.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-17

Our new style "Boudoir" piano is only
four feet, three inches long. 1t is just
the thing for small parlors. winding stair
ways, etc. The tone is fine, workmanship
first class; price $1,000 and :ls5.o0. Ex-
anime into this, II you want Dig value for
little money. Bouricius Plano House, 1886
Broadway, Council Bluffs, Ia.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-17
Real Estate Transfers.

Finest assortment of new fall jewelry at
LeSferts ever shown in Council Bluffs.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-17
Upborster1ng.

Sale on boys wagons. Sl.25 wagons Soc.
Petersen & Schoening Co,
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-17
Drink -Budwetser.

King OF an bottled beer. L. Resented
Co. distributors. Both phones, S2S.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-17

You Travel
Arnold's Park, Iowa.
G. Otis Parker.
Atlanta, Ga.
world News 90.
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o A. MaJsns, 10 Goodwill Ava
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vendoms Hotel.
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Brown Palace Hotel.
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Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-17

When one must wear glasses, one wants
them right, At Leffert's, +9 Broadway,
glasses are fitted fight. The optical work
done at this establishment is superior in
every respect. 1t is insisted in every case
that opportunity be given 20 make every
thing satisfactory.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-17
Mother Sues Daughter.

Mrs. Sarah L. Woodward has been served
with notice of suit by her mother, Mrs.
Elizabeth Capper. Mrs. Capper alleges that
the daughter tried to defraud her of $4,000
worth of property. The daughter lives in
a fine home at 31l University and the
mother lives a few doors distant.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-06-13
Submarines for Sponge Fishing.

Illustrations, together with a full
description, are given in a Partisan
journal Of novel type of submarine
intended for the sponge.fshing indus
try on the coast OF Tunis The vessel
is built wholly of iron and is 1914 feet
in length by 5.24 feet in diameter. the
general form being cylindrical, with
hemispherical ends 1t is intended TO
carry two men, and is fixed so as to
enable the vessel to move along the
sea bottom, An electric lamp with
refectors fixed in front Will serve. to
illuminate the bed OF the sea. and a
glazed spy-hole in the bow of the yes,
sel enables the crew TO seek out and
gather the sponges.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-06-13
Spokes and Tires.

John D. Rockefeller has one virtue
which even his greatest critics won't
deny him. He doesn't affect public
dinners. The secret Of this abstinence
he recently confided 10 his family
physician.
In the first place" he said, q
can't eat much. as you know"
But YOU don't have to eat at such
feasts.' protesied the doctor.
I'm aware OF that" replied ], D,
but you do have 10 sit through the
speeches, and II there's anything !
dread it's that sort OF thing. To my
mind an after-dinner speech is like a
bicycle wheel; the longer the spoke
the greater the tire
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-06-13
Improved Matrimonial Conditions.

DR.. l.. c. Halliburton. the noted Eng.
lish statistician, was discussing in
New York the statistics OF marriage
marriage statistics are his specially.
The last statistics he said show
us one pleasant change. one grand i'm.
provement Aged men Of wealth are
no longer marrying beautiful. mer.
cenary young women as frequently as
they used. In fact. these marriages
are becoming in this country so rare
that the newspapers don't hesitate TO
comment very forcibly upon them I
approve of these cruel comments
They keep such mockeries of mar.
rage down. Halliburton smiled grim.
ly In a little town in Herts last
month" he said. "A millionaire of T9
married young and pretty milliner
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-06-13
THE CHILD AND THE BIBLE.
Writer in Appeton's Makes Sugges-
tions Worth Considering.

The Bible is not dreary book 1t
is cheerful book 1t is not a dull
book. 1t is an intensely interesting
book. Not all parts of 1t are appropri-
ate reading for children Why should
they be? Some parts are not even fl
for children TO read Bible literature
must be given to children with dis
elimination, Just as should any other
literature, Your boy will be just as
much interested In Bible stories as in
any other stories, unless you frighten
him away from them Also you will
find that he wants the real Bible
stories, not somebody's limitations. II
he sometimes prefers Diamond Dick
The Boy Pirate or its like, 1t
doesn't show that Bible stories do not
interest him. 1t shows simply that you
must use some tact in competing with
the author OF Diamond Dick" The
Bible stories do him good. and "Dia
mond Dick does not Naturally he
does not want to be done good TO ali
the time, any more than do the rest
Of us.
Instead OF making him memorize
the Bible for punishment, let him
memorize carefully selected passages
in place Of some other work lie may
not thank you at the time, but he will
some time. 1t will give him heritage
OF pleasure and profit upon which he
may draw at will for the rest of his
life. Don't give him the idea that
Some Bible stories are no more moral
than some newspaper stories II you
confuse the moral and the historical
your boy may grow up in doubt as to
whether an Amalechite is a sin or a
man. No matter what the theologians
may have said to the contrary. Il is
not sacrileeious TO treat the Bible
sensibly. In fact. it seems to us sac,
rllegious TO treat II any other way
Perhaps YOU were made wretched in
your childhood by having the Bible
unintelligently crammed down your
throat Perhaps you were made 10
memorize whole chapters by way Of
punishment That that was not the
best way to make you fond Of It, never
occurred to your parents They had
never heard OF child psychology. Per
haps you were threatened with he'll
unless you believed every word In the
Bible true in its narrowest, its most
literal sense Perhaps you remember
family prayers where your father read
from the Bible In dreary monotone
while the rest OF you sat in awet
silence. From all this dreariness you
wish 10 protect your child. and nc
wonder But that is no reason foi
depriving him OF the real Bible.-Ap
pleton's Magazine.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-06-13
On Mount Etna.

The characters of all the climates OF
the earth can be detected-the frigid
close around one, the temperate with
its belt OF trees Just underneath and
The tropical at the base OF the noun.
tain. with its vineyards and luxuriant
groves. The great ocean around. with
the Islands of Lipari. Panari, Alicudi.
Stromboli and Volcano. with their
smoking submits, appear under your
feet. and You look down upon the
whole of Sicily as upon a map.-Ex.
change,
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-06-13
}. The local paper printed the

OF % The local paper printed the
next day this editorial paragraph on
the matter: six months ago when
Mr. Blanks venerable wife died, his
children and grandchildren feared
that he would go crazy over the sad
bereavement. Their fears have now
come true"
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1908-06-13
His. Il. COWDEH.
Hair Dressing
PARLORS.

Shampooing, cutting and curling.
All hair work made to order. Hair
tonics. scalp treatments, manicuring;
stage wigs for rent for theatrical use
or mask balls. Cheapest switches, so
cents. Goods delivered out of the city.
1919 2lst street. Denver, Colo.
Phone 1877 Olive.