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Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-25
COMMISSION TO TAKE A HAND
state Interested in street Railway
Company's Extension.

state Interested in street Railway
Company's Extension.
Confirming the dispatch from Des Molnes,
letters were received yesterday by inter-
ested parties in this city from Dwight N.
Lewis, secretary, that the Iowa State
Board Of Railroad Commissioners would
come to Council Bluffs next Monday for
the purpose of investigating the matter of
the railroad crossings on the street rail-
ways proposed line to the Iowa School for
the Deaf.
Secretary Lewis wrote as follows:
Dear Sir: with reference to the matter
of the proposed crossing by the Omaha n
Inc lines Of the Chicago Rnrlington q
Quincy and Wabash, on its extension to the
Institute for the Deaf, am directed to
ell Bluffs on September 2s. for the purpose
of a conference between all interested
parties. to be held at the Grand hotel, Mon
day. September 2S. at 3p n: Very truly
yours, DWIGHT N. LEWIS,
Secretary.
A few days ago the Board of Railroad
Commissioner notified the representatives
Of the street railway company, the Bur-
lington Railroad company and the Wabash
Railroad company that it would hold a
hearing in Council Bluffs at some near date,
to determine the question of crossings for
the proposed street railway extension.
The street railway company had not
sought the assistance of the state railroad
commissioners The meeting here has been
called at the suggestion Of N. s. Ketchum,
a member Of the board. While on a recent
visit to this city Commissions Ketchum
lcarrfed of the obstacles confronting the
street railway company in extending It's
line to the School for the Deaf. Knowing
the interest the Board OF Control OF State
Institutions had in this matter Mr..
Ketchum made, while here. a personal in
vestigation of the reported trouble between
the street railway company and the two
railroads, whose tracks II was necessary
to cross in order to build the extension to
the Iowa School for the Deaf. AS a result
Of his Investigations Mr.. Ketchum decided
that II was a matter properly coming under
the jurisdiction of the railroad commission
ers, and OH comforting with the other mem
bers Of the board. the conference here was
decided upon.
The Burlington railroad. IT Is understood.
| has insisted that the street railway COM
pany install and maintain a standard in
terlocking switch, which would require the
erection of a tower and the employment of
a man for the operation Of the switch. The
street railway company objects to this on
the grounds that the maintenance of such a
device for a crossing where the cars would
be running frequently was out of the
question, owing to the expense involved.
The Wabash, It is said, has indicated a
more liberal position and is willing to per-
NIT the crossing Of it's tracks with the in
terlocking switch device.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-25

One of n Trio of Alleged Con Men Is
Arrested.


Alleging that he had been buncoed out
Of $25 by three alleged confidence men
on a Northwestern train, C. r. Beemer,
who stated he was the son Of a prominent
banker of Detroit, Mich, and is enroute
to the Pacific coast, caused the arrest
last evening Of a man giving the name of
T. Haskins.
Beemer, who was travelling in a PULL
man car, according to his story, was in
yited to join a game of cards by the man
giving the name of Haskins. Two others
protesting to be strangers got into the
game, during which Beemer was induced
to bet $25 on his hand against that of
one of the two strangers. When his
money was gone Beemer tumbled to the
fact that he had been played for a sucker.
The three men left the train in Council
Bluffs and Beemer started after them.
The men separated and Beemer went to
police headquarters and secured the as
s~istance of Sergeant O'Neil.
Returning to the Grand hotel Beemer
spotted one of the three alleged con men.
The fellow also spotted Beemer and tried
to make a getaway on a passing street
car. Beemer and a newspaper man also
succeeded in catching the car and in in
ducing the conductor to stop II until Off
GER O'Neill caught up with the procession.
The alleged con man was taken to po-
lice headquarters where. while he ad-
mitted being in a card game, he denied
being a party to buncoing the young man
from Detroit. Chief Richmond declined
to hold the man unless Beemer filed an
information, which the latter did before
Justice Greene. a charge of larceny was
made against the man, who gave the
name of 7. Haskins, but refused to give
any further information concerning him
self. Although he had about $50 on his
person, there was absolutely nothing on
him which would give a clue as to his
identity. He was locked up to await a
hearing this morning.
Detective Weir, it was stated last night,
had followed another of the alleged trio
Of con men on the train to Sioux City.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-25
Real Estate Trnnsters.

These transfers were reported to The Bee
September % by the Pottawattamie County
Abstract company of Council Bluffs:
]. p. Greenshields and wife to ]. NJ.
Rambo, lot 4. block 6, Turkeys add.
to Council Bluffs, W. d......,.........$ %
Barbara Bergman, widow, to Sophia
Wesley, lot 3, block 8, Snow & Green's
add. TO Council Bluffs, W. d........... 800
D.. c. Forde and wife to f. II. Dolbee,
lots Z, 8, 8, 10, IL and IL. block "a,
Central subdiv. to Council Bluffs
W. d. l'OOU
Henry l.. Bloss and wife to Jacob
Zoller, a strip of ground so IT. wide
off the sw side OF lots 3 and 4. block
4, Eubank's I'd add. 10 Council Bluffs, 90,
W. d. .........'.'.'.'' '''.'',..''''. -'ofN
S. +. Humphrey and wife to Mary II.
Coulton. lots IA and Is. block s, Pot
ter & Cobb's add. to Council Bluffs,
W. 49, 10
Nellie S. Remington to George \. Rem
ington, sly y of lot l3, block g.
Nicola, Ia, W. II
w. ]. Wells and wife TO Minnie Melone,
, lot 8. block r., Cochran's add. to
Council Bluffs, W. neutrality-suspicious.. l,O5C
Francesca Romeo to Teresa Romeo, pit
sw4 of l9-75-43, q. c. d........"".....
Total. eight transfers. $685.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-25
Travelling Man DisaDDenrs.

CREsToN, la. Sept, 23-Cspecial)-Burt
Russell a travelling salesman at one time
for the National Biscuit company, and later
for the Item Biscuit company OF Omaha, is
missing and his whereabouts are shrouded
in mystery. A few days ago he came to
this place and sent in to his house a draft
for sales, Strengthened up all his Indebted
ness, paid room rent and then disappeared,
since when he has not been seen.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-25
Mini,ter manned of CIothing.

BOONE, la, Sept. 23.-tspeciai Telegram
Robbers broke into the NJ. f. parsonage
here during the night. Rev. Mr.. Cannon
and family left yesterday for their new
home In Glidden. Rev. Golden and fam
ry had larTlyed ana put suit cases, trunks.
etc, .uto, The parsonage, while the family
stayed with members Of the church during
the night Someone cut the screen. opened
the window and took the grips to. the hack
yard. looted them Of clothing, and jewelry.
Tiers IS no clue,,
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-25
Mad Dog scare spre.atnr.

BOONE. Ia, Sept. A~.-(special Telegram.
The mad dog scare at Fraser is spreading
over the entire country. An alleged mad
dog was shot by County Tax Collector Dun
can Grant at Sixth and Marion streets THU
morning. People are greatly excited. All
dogs in the county NAV be chained W
pending developments
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-25
KIRKMAN SAYS DOES NOT KNOW
Has No Recollection of Being Mar
ried 10 MIAs LRgesOn.

IT l was married TO this woman don't
know anything about it," declared John
Kirkman alias John Kirkmond, who was
brought from Lincoln, Neb., yesterday
by constable Maltby of Justice Greene's
court 10 answer to a charge Of bigamy.
The marriage license record in the office
OF the clerk Of the district court shows
that on August 8 Of this year a license was
issued TO John A. Kirkmond and Helen
Lageson and that the ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. w. L, Giersdorf Of the
Union City Mission. 1t developed that
Kirkmond had a wife and four children at
Lincoln where he was known as Kirkman.
After his marriage here Kirkmond went
to Kansas City where he is said TO have
deserted the woman he married In this city.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-25


Nd MAJOR George H.. Richmond, chief OF
a ppslee- has IN view the establishment of a
buys Improvement club. He intends to lay
the proposition before the business men Of
THE city with a request that $50 Of them
subscribe 81 a month each for a period Of
twelve months TO start and maintain the
institution,
Discussing the proposition yesterday
Major Richmond said: "a meeting will be
called TO which the pastors Of the various
churches In tine city Will be invited and
the purpose Of which will be to discuss
tho proposition. II Is expected that at this
meeting business men. professional men and
other citizens who feel an interest in the
project, Will he present. Tie scope and pur-
poses Of the plan will he stated and the
subject thoroughly discussed
Major Richmond said the proposed boys
IMPROVEMENT club would In no way conflict
wish the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton,
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-25
F INTEREST FROM IOWAN

He returned to Lincoln where he was
arrested about a week ago on complaint
Of Miss Lageson's father. Kirkmond
refused to return to Council Bluffs without
a requisitlcn and this was obtained Tues
day.
Kirkmond when arraigned before Justice
Greene yesterday afternoon waived a pre-
liminary hearing and was bound over to
the grand jury. In default Of bonds he was
committed to the county jail. He 10 a bar
Der by trade.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-25
Arrested for Stoninr Traip.

CRBSTON, Ia, Sept. 24~-Cspecial Tele-
gram)-John Betty and five companions
were arrested at Osceola today charged
with throwing stones at a Burlington train
at Thayer. One passenger was struck by
the missiles and severely injured. Officers
from here left on No. 4 this afternoon to
bring the accused here for a hearing.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-25

DO you need a pump? We have all kinds
at lowest prices. Iron pumps up from Nsl
]. Zoller Mer. Co., 1OO-1O2-1O4-lOs Broadway.
Phones 800.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-25

Now is the time. to take up your flowers
We have every size flower pot from 4 70
70 inches. Let, us quote you prices. ]. Zol-
Ter. Mer. Co, 1OO-lO2-lO4-lO6 Broadway.
Phones GO.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-25

We are the only laundry that are using
the Protex. Bluff City Laupndry, % and
"a North Main st. Phones 3l4.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-25
UphOlsterinE.
George w. Klein. 10 South Main street.
Both phones. Have It done right"

over 1000 houses in Council Bluffs painted
with Lincoln paint. and not a single COM
pIaiut on this material. A record that no
other paint can boast OF, This paint Is
sold under the pure food law and is abso-
lutely pure. You get full measurement
and weight. our prices are as low or lower
thar any other good paint in the market,
c. Hafer Lumber company, 1876 Broadway.
Both phones 2Oe. Council Bluffs, la.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-25
A MACHINES.

Tie one Minute washer, $40. Let us send
YOU one on trial, Other machines from
s375 to s17.5O. ]. Zollcr Mer Co, loo-lo2-lG-
l5 Broadway. Phones 800.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-25

Hospe Just received two carloads OF fine
high-grade pianos in all the latest woods
and designs. 20 Pearl street
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-25

Wanted. places for ladies TO work for
room and board. Western lowe College.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-25
I9FN
= Drink pudweiser.
soss,a Improvement club Planned.

King OF all bottled beer. i. Rosenteld
Co.. distributors. Both phones, 1898.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-25

Licenses to wed were issued yesterday to
the following:
name and Residence. Age.
Ola c. Quimby, Silver City, Ia...,..' 20
Naomi NJ. FIGHTER, Carson, a............... 2l
Nell Harris, Lewiston. "a
Jessie Macrae, Council Bluffs. %
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-25

Alarm Clock Sale,

Four hundred N,25 alarm clocks at Sc.
Petersen & Schoening company.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-25
N. Y. Plumbing Co. Tel, 25O. Night, Is9

Night school Western Iowa college opens
next Monday everAng. College office open
evenings this week.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-25
PRIZES AWARDED IN BAsY SHOW
Judges, After a Nights De~IiberRtion
Make the Awards.

Judges After "a Nights DeIiberation,
Make the Awards.
The judges of the bsby show at the First
Christian church Tuesday night announced
last night the following prize winners:
Babies over Six Months-Most friends
Ruth Beardsley; prize, bonnet from Beno
company. Prettiest baby: Ned Koodwin
toilet set from Camp drug store. Healthiest
baby: Leslie Miller; talcum powder from
Wesner's. Cutest baby Kenneth Goodchild;
ring from DeVols. Best behaved baby
Sterling Carpenter; psfr of shoes from
Pierce's. Prettiest eyes: Helen Scholes
baby pins from J~acquemin's. Prettiest
hair: Alice Wiltfong; box bon bons from
MuCcts.
Babies Under Six Months-Most friends
Gordon PostOn: spoon from Lefferts. Pret-
test baby: Robert Poston; toilet set from
Ciark's. Healthiest baby: Helen Mcmillan;
shoes from Marcus. Cutest baby: Cleo
Fay; ring from DeVoIs. Best behaved
baby; Catherine Allis; plate from Maurers.
P~rettiest eyes: Malta BreedloYe; jacket
from Hunters. Prettiest hair: Dorothy
Han; box bon bons from CTonkleton's.
Babies of All A~ges-Baby that cries the
most: Baby Pearsall; box stationery from
Bushnelrs. Lightest girl: Thelma Hud-
speth; doll from Peterson & Screenings,
Heaviest girl: Thelma Cooley; pair shoe
from Sargent's. Heaviest boy: Earl Greer;
dinner set from Paddock & Handschey's
Second heaviest boy: Scion Stewart; bon
bons from Woodward's. Youngest baby
Helen Scott, seven weeks old; hair
brush from Whaley's.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-25

Great music sale at Hospe's Saturday.
All the latest popular hits lsc per. 20 Pearl
street.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-25

Music lovers will find the Crown pianos,
which have been described recently in a
series OF articles in the Delineator as the
perfect pianos Of today, at the Bouricius
Piano House, 1886 Broadway, CounciI Bluffs,
Iowa.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-25
NIarrIaEe

FAN term Western Iowa College is open
Enroll any day. Send for catalogue.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-21
CHICAGO GRAIN REyInw

Chicago, July 20 Lower cables and liberal primary receipts had depres- sing effect today on the local wheat market. the September delivery closing at a loss or 1-4@S-Sc.
 Corn was unchanged. Oats were or 1-ss. Provisions were 1-2Q2O022 1-2c lower.
 Trade in the wheat pit was quiet and sentiment was bearish all day. The market. however. held up well consId- ering that the price Of wheat at all the principal Western grain centers was lower and that primary receipts In this country aggregated more than 1 ,O00 ,OOO bushels. The comparative steadiness of the local market was due to a con- grain and to crop damage reports from the Northwest. Local bulls were the principal buyers and commission houses the cihef sellers. The market closed steady at slight decline. Sep tember opened 1-SQ1-4cQ3-8Ql-2 lower at 90 1-2@3-4c, sold up to 91 Is and closed at 90 5-S. Clearances of wheat and flour were equal to 4s5.- 900 bushels.
 The amount on passage decreased 3,096.O00 bushels and the visible supply decreased 211.O0o. Primary receipts were 1466.000 compared with 940,00 the corresponding day a year ago
 The corn market was inclined to be weaker in the session because of freo selling of the distant futures bv cona- mission houses based on favorable crop reports. Trade in the nearby options was quiet. the greater part of the day A irmer tone developed during the last half of the day on covering by shorts. all of the earlier loss being re- gained. The market closed steady SepteTnber opened 1-sc lower to 1-9c- higher at 75 2-4 toi78. sold at 7k> 5-s and closed at 7b 7-8.
 Trading in oats was quiet and the market was fairly steady, although sentiment was a trifie bearish owing to good weather for the new crop in the Northwest Small receipts and a good demand for the cash grain were fact Sentember opened 1-s@1-4c lower at sS s467-s, sold between AZ S-s01-2e and 4s 1-s and closed at 42 7-s Local
 Pravisiona were weak on liberal sales bv commission houses and local nackAre A ten-cent decline in live hogs was chiefly responsible for the SeliinR praHHura. At the close Sep
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-21

milk has come from cows that have Rrazed in a buttsrcup neld there win always be a peculiar, yellow, oily H. auid, which has a curious and unmis" takable odor, much like that or the naturaI mutton, which Dr. Chalfans says. though entirely healthy mas the true smell of the cancer.
 The kissing bug scare of few years aao A partly humorous, partly real nhenomenon, when lots of folks pe- itaved they had been bitten on the lips bv a mysterious bug, with sting so venomous that it raised huge olisters, 1 pr. Chalfant professes to explain With-
 out difficulty. He says that 'notnths was true except the blisters, and that tha.A were thes result of irritation snread through the banding of butter cups. those who had been poisoned by them spreading the infection to those who had not.
 As a result of his five years of work on the subject, pr. Chalfant is shortly to have presented in Congress piu providing for a law which will make the United States Government a party to a united war on the buttercup. His bill will provide for a systematic covering of all pastures with what Is known as "Governunent whttewash' and
 which consist of a mixture of salt and limewater.
 This Is aQVlSeQ DY the OepdELInenl or l Horticulture as a disinfectant, and is ! also valuable as a fertilizer. It would
 speedily do away with the buttercup,
 which dies quickly under such an ap-
 plication.
 Dr. Chalfant says that the effect of
 such a campaign would be an im-
 mediate reduction in the cases of can cer. and a decrease in the number of
 cases known now as measles. chicken pox etc The physician argues that none of these troubles come from
 causes within the body, but are the
 result of poisons taken into the body
 as food. or assimilated. as. for instance,
 by contact with or inhalIng the Gnmes
 of buttercups.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-21
NEW YORK COTrON.


 New York. July 2O-The cotton market was active but lower today owing tc good weather and local bear pressure. with the close steady at a net decline of 7@14 points. Sales for the day were estimated as 1so,ooo bales.
 advance of three points on July which was fpfiuenced by a little covering but generally tA9e points lower in response to lower ca ples. the decline In the English spot mar ket, and favorable weather reports- There was some Wall Street buying during the three points occurred in prices. but the market soon turned easier on the outlook for cloudy to showery weather in the South for tonight and tomorrow, and while fx showed considerable resistance to bear pressure. rallying power developed.
 The close was within a point or two of the lowest figures of the day. Bearish in- terests were quite aggressive at times dur ing the session. but while the bulls made no effort to advance the prices they seem- ed to be willing to buy between s.1S and SIS for October. and probably the net re- anits for the day from specuiatlve stand. point was an increase in the concentrated Interest on both sides of the account.
 The weather over the weekend was con- afdered generally favorable and there was mere talk of freer offerings from the South with the Southern markets officially re- ported unchanged to Ac Iower The mex, government condition report will Lv issued af noon on July 3i.
 Receipts at the ports today 2.660 bales, aaAinst 6, 0b5 last week and 1,5b0 last year. Tor the week (estimated) 26.0o0 bales, against 2S.0o4 last week and 1,ssS last
 Todnyss receipts at New Orleans sse bales. against ss4 last year. and at Hous- lon ess bales against $50 last year.
 Fufures opened barely steady and closed
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-21

the local election in Christiania h all the other parts of the country thev elected important delegations to tbs commercial Councils. In the Canita only live women were chosen in a total ot eisnty-.our City Councillors. There is an active agitation goin@ m aII over the country to bring the women and men--voters of Christiania to a different frame of mind,
 or advances made where the suf. frage was not involved the appoint- mentor three women policemen in Stockholm Is an instance. The authnr- tiles have determined to experiment with them. They are to have salaries of 1.50o kronen, or about $390 a year to begin with.
 England. also. has just named her first woman school physician. She is Miss Sophy B. Jackson. M. D., and she has been appointed in the Borough of Croydon.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-21
Piffshuro D0at

In common with all democrats we ex- perienced-a feeling of great relief up- on reading the published, cablegram of Wm. R. Hearst, refusing to support the democEatic ticket. in which he says;
 ''I do not think, the path of patriotism lies in supporting a discredited and de- cadent old party, which has neither con scientious conviction nor honest inten- ton, or in indorsfng chameleon candi- dates who change the color or thelr political opinion win every varying y npe rue best benefit of laboring men lies in sup porting that old party because of sop of false promise. when the performance of that party while in power did more to injure labor than all the injunctions ever issued before or since
 This the same "old decadent party
 as It's candidate for President at St. Louis four years ago; This Is the same party which foolishly indorsed MT: New York in which race he was beaten by a tremendous vote, It is the same "old decadent party which refused him York, and showed it's good sense by electing instead George Mcclellan. This is the same "old decadent party Into which Hearst has tried to force him- other recommendations than that which an inherited fat purse and the owner ship of a couple of yellow newspapers
 Ali good democrats are grateful for having their party relieved from this incubus which has weighted 1t down for some years. IT MT. Hearst wishes we'll, we beg him to indite and send another communication. for the more he sends the better It will be for tho democratic party and Its candidates True, Mir. Hearst was once looked upon as a member of the democratic party, but. like an unwelcome guest. he was mistrusted and feared. Regarding him, the democracy may well and truth fully say. as 1t bids him farewell:
 For this deliverahce, much thanks"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-21
l5nss Amss'I1ai opsned and closed quiet:
,.onirnonrRx CURKmST QUorAT1onA
sCorreCted Daily

wn.ua prtces are at wholesale and net ts
 conBumarsi
 assroh-Corn s@1Oc; standard goods Pearl Ahe; sioas lump eAS' hieA"' SOoo' ISsrd-Leaf 1oMc; compound %; basis Iaios-Extra fancy head s&o; fancy head es< 9pTc; broken Ah @So; Japan Y 0k%o. Hsit-YdVerpool e1. IS; Virginia COG; Lou Vinessr-Per gallon 10@2sc.
 Csffse-Gresn common sh 91oe; prime k1S q iOc; choice Ii o l2c; fancy IS 914ho. csndies-xxx Soda shc; xxx ginger ssssTdinss-Amsriean mustard SS.7S: < -oil Hsdes-Dry flints s@1oc; dFy salted s0 ac; green hides a04e; green sAAted Sc,
 Be0swax-2bo.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-21

wool-clear l7c: bury s0I1c; washed 20 02Sc.
 Meal--stsndard sso: watsrEround ssc; Pearl s1.00.
 Fruit and Produce-Fancy lemons sso. per box s4.oo; Irish potatoes per bushei l.25; onions yellow globes q 35: fam cy HIP: peanuts shc Ib.; choice Florida pineapples g. 7b 0s3.00.
 Tomatoes si;6 50; snap Beans stand. sI; Cucumbers 50.
 cheese--Fuli cream. daisies Isc: singles 16Mc: Ib. cuts square 17o.
 Grits-Per bbl s4 90: Der sack s245 \ Grain and Hay-Bran &l .65; shorts s1 sk. oats eSc; white eec; white clipped S7Ec: timothy hay s1s. %: Johnson grass 7sc: Ai. falfa $1. 25; corn eec.
 Prime Cotton Seed hasi sss.os: sacked cotton seed hulis SIS ton.
 Molassee-Georgta cane. bbL 40c gallon: cases. gallons ss 50 per case: maple syrup Log Cabin Brand, gallons SIG; A Railona e7 50; quarts t4. 2S per dox
 C'lickens-Hens S5 O 40c: flyers aS O 500: broilers 15025c. susar-oranuiated SEo; '. r. c. sKe.
 Eggs--i7Mc.
 Country Buttsr-ise per ib.; Jersey but. tar 2bc.
 gagging-Nsw .1ute 50 or 90 ydL pieces ID sAe; K ID, sKc; new sugar sack sack 7h@sHc.
 Ties-Nsw Arrow s1.1s.