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The Huttig news., 1908-03-28
'. S. 6alley Dead.
now.

The many friends of Conductor
V. S. Gulley, who resided in Huttig
for about two years, but who has
been working on the Rock Island
and living at Ell Dorado for the past
six months, were shocked to learn
of his death which occurred sud-
denly at that place on last Friday
morning.
He was found in an unconscious
condition at the depot there Thurs
day night and never regained con-
seriousness from the time he was
found until he died Friday morning.
The coroner investigated the case,
secretly and the results thus far
are not known here. 1t is thought,
however, that he was killed by
poison and that the incentive to
murder was robbery, as he had
about 500 on his person when he
was last seen before he was found
in an unconscious condition at the
depot.
Several persons are suspected of
having been implicated in death
and arrests are expected to follow.
Mr.. Gulley leaves wife and two
small children. The funeral was
held Saturday afternoon. conduct
ed by three pastors of FL Dorado.
The funeral was in charge of the
Order of Railway Conductors and
Masonic lodge, of which orders he
was a member.
w. r. Mauser, E. M. Cabaniss.
DR.. r. e. Rowland, V. H. Huber,
F. W. Giles, B. Davis, C. r. Dun
can, Chat Reaves. A. E. Conn,
Henry Draper, Lee Bone, w. H.
Wheeler and C. A. Berry represent
ed Rowland lodge, No. 594, F. &
A. NJ, of Huttig at the funeral and
Mrs. Alexander, Mrs. Jack Reaves
and Mrs. T. r. Garter also attended.
The Huttig news., 1908-03-28
The Houston Please.

The Houstons, which was the
third number of the Library Ly-
ceum Course attractions to put in
an appearance, were greeted by a
full house at Union Church last
Saturday evening and while the
writer was unable to be present
nearly everyone expressed them
selves as highly pleased with the
performance throughout. The
next attraction will be Lieutenant
Governor Luther Manship, of Miss
issippi, who will lecture at Union
Church on Tuesday evening, March
31st.
The Huttig news., 1908-03-28

building up the road too much at
one time. A road gradually built
up by frequent use of the grader viii
1-leet han completed at
one oper ration. The forfman fire.
quently thinks his road must be
high in the first instance. He
piles up material from 10 inches to
foot in depth only to learn, with
the arrival of the first rain, that he
has furnished the material for as
many inches of mud. All material
should be brought up in thin layers,
each layer we'll puddled and firmly
packed by roller or traffic before
the next layer is added. A COM
mon mistake is to crown too high
with the road machine on a morrow
road.
The split log drag should be used
to fill in ruts and smooth the road
when not too badly washed. The
drag possesses great merit and is
so simple in construction and
operation that every farmer should
have one. A special article will be
published later telling how to make
and use the drag.
The Huttig news., 1908-03-28

gun cotton, nitro g lycerine nor
other chemical or explosive is en-
ployed to send the Niagara of bull
lets amile. through space at the
tie of 500 a second, 10000 a
minute when the gunis worked at
ordinary speed, and 100000 an
hour if pushed to its utmost capac-
ity. The velocity of the rrojec-
tiles is from 1900 to 5000 feet a
second, according to the will of the
operator. There is no recoil, the
gun never gets heats; it cannot ex-
plode ana two men can Operate it.
The cost of firing 100000
bullets half an inch in diameter
would be about $40. The expense
of firing l 100000 bullets requir-
ing powder and shells is more than
$4,000.
The gun works automatically.
The plan of the inventor is to
m punt the new gun on truck SIM
liar to an automobile. to be run by
a hundred horse power motor,
which would give the carriage a
speed of sixty miles an hour. The
outfit ready for action would weigh
about 5000 pounds.
Fred Bargertor of 4O4 Avenue
A, Flatbush. the inventor, is a
practical engineer and has invent
ed and built many automatic ma
chimes that are in use today in
different parts of the world. He
has gold and silver medals and di-
p'omas that were awarded him at
the Paris exposition in 1900 and ct
the Belgian exposition in 1905.
He is native of Switzerland and
is thirty-nine years old.
The Huttig news., 1908-03-28
Do You Believe In the Golden Rule?

When the catalogue comes from
your mail order house. draw an
leasy ITO the table where the
light Wit sn1f7e fad1llii Upon the pagg
and put on your glasses that no
bargain may escape your eye.
What a wonderful book it is to be
sure, wonderful for what it does
not contain, as well as what it does.
We miss some things we would be
glad to see. Where is their offer
to pay cash or exchange goods for
your wheat, oats. corn, beans, but
ter, eggs and hay? How much do
they pay for cattle, sheep or hogs,
f. O. b. at your depot9 How much
tax will they pay to support your
schools and educate your children,
for Improving roads and bridges.
the support of the poor of the
county. for the expense of running
the business of the township, coun-
ty and state? On what page is
their offer to contribute money to
the church? What line of credit
will they extend to you when your
crops are poor and your money
gone, when through illness or mis-
fortune you are not able to send
cash with your order" for your
groceries, clothing. farm tools and
ecrockery? Where is their offer to
contribute to your entertainment
next year? In short, will they Go
anything to provide a market for
what you have to sell, and thereby
keep up the value of your estate?
Will they do anything for social,
church, school or government sup
port, or do they take your dollars
out of the community, with no re-
turns except the goods they buy?
Did you ever look at it this way?
The Huttig news., 1908-03-28
DeadIieSt of All Guns.
Marion, La.

Securely hidden and carefully
guarded in loft in the building oc-
cupied by the Standard Water Met
er Company in Brooklyn there is a
gun that by mysterious force can
discharge 100000 bullets an
hour. The machine, which, be-
cause of its destructiveness, is ex-
pected to prevent war, is no. fired
by powder. 1t makes no noise, no
smoke, no flash, nor odor. nor
fumes. No crank has to be turned
by hand
Compressed air is not the force
used. so there is not even a kissing
sound produced. No dynamite,
The Huttig news., 1908-03-28
DISTRICT OFFICERS.


J. E Hampton is evidently re-
elected railroad commissioner for
the Southern District. The race
for chancellor of the Seventh Dis
trict is close between Barker and
Mahony with the former 200 in
the lead. J. Y. Stevens is in the
lead for prosecuting attorney of
the Thirteenth Judicial District.
Goodwin will probably carry Union
county for congress, while McCol-
lum will carry the western coun-
ties. too close to say who will win
but Wallace has a chance.
COUNTY OFFICERS.
The following we're the success
full candidates for the county of
fees as far as could be ascertained:
SENATOR. H. Green.
Representative-W. E. Lacy.
Circuit Clerk-O. A. Miles.
County Clerk-T. w. Williams.
County Judge-A. P. Mcmahon.
Sheriff j. w. Harmon or J. T.
Tatum.
Tax Assessor Paul Tatum.
Surveyof-J. T. Kinard.
Coroner DR.. T. M. Pinson.
The News will next week pub
fish the official vote of Union coun-
ty in tabulated form, but could not
tbs week as the returns could not
be received in time.
The Huttig news., 1908-03-28

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The Huttig news., 1908-03-28
constable and Guy Taylor, of
Strong, road overseer.
Notice to DeIlnquents.

All those to whom statements
were mailed recently for indebted
ness to The News on subscriptions
who have not yet paid up will be
dropped from our list after this
week. We do not like to be forced
to do this, but the postal laws have
been revised so as to make it COM
pulsory. If you want the paper
continued please attend to this
now.
The Huttig news., 1908-03-28
Ladies calling cards neatly
printed at this office.

Tickling or dry Coughs will quickly
loosen when using DR.. Shops Cough
Cure. And it is so thoroughly harmless,
that DR.. Shoop tells mothers to use moth
ing else. even for very young babies.
The wholesome green leaves and tender
stems of lung healing mountainous
shrub gives curative properties to DR..
Shops Cough Cure. 1t Gains the cough
and heals the sensitive bronchial mem
branes. No opium, no chloroform moth
ing harsh used to injure or suppress. De-
mand DR.. Shops. Take no other Sold
by all Dealers.
The Huttig news., 1908-03-28

We are breeders of the cele-
brated Victoria hogs. Our Victo-
ria male weighs 44O pounds at |
months old. We have pigs by him
~ months old which weigh &c
pounds. We are now prepared te
b"eed and mate them not kin
Those contemplating raising gooc
hogs would do well to see our hogs
and get our prices before buying
elsewhere.
T. w. SPIGNER & SON.
I'm Marion, La.
The Huttig news., 1908-03-28
Ice Coupons Books.

Commencing on April lst the
Union Saw Mill Company will issue
500 p,und Ice Coupons Books
which can be secured from c. S.
Watkins. The driver on the ice
wagon has positive instructions to
deliver no ice on credit.
The Huttig news., 1908-03-28

TIE Union Saw Mill Company S
Store keeps on hand all the time a
nice fresh stock of Gold Band
Hams All care in the world is
taken in the selection and curing of
these hams. They are nice. sweet
and juicy. They cost little more,
but the best is worth more.
The Huttig news., 1908-03-28

W. S. Wood, Of Strong, was
elected central committeeman; J.
c. Wallace, of Strong, and G. B.
Wood, of Felsenthal, justices of
the peace; C. r. Booth, of Strong
The Huttig news., 1908-03-28
Township Officers.

Following is the vote for town
ship officers of Lapile township:
FOR JUSTICE OF THE PEACE.
The Huttig news., 1908-03-28
DONAGhEY IN THE LEAD.
But Returns From Country PREDICTS May
Change Results.

Wednesday was an ideal day for
the Democratic primaries and it is
estimated that $4,000 votes were
cast in the state. The early re-
turns Indicate the election of Don
aghey for governor, Norwood for
encouragement, lobe for auditor,
Ludwig for secretary of state,
Hart and Wood for associate JUS
tice. These results may change
when the country precincts come
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-25
OF INTEREST FROM IOWA

XIII Miss Freda Sterling, a waitress at the
Goodrich hotel, because she refused to
comply with his demand that she marry
him was yesterday placed under bonds in
the sum OF $500 to keep the peace. Up to
a late hour last night Flood had failed to
furnish the bond and was still behind the
bars Of the city Jail. lu court yesterday
morning Flood denied having had a re-
volver or having threatened to harm Miss
Sterling. The young woman, however,
testified that Flood had a revolver and
that he had also brsndished a butcher
knife.
II wouldn't harm the girl Flood told
the court. My efforts to see her this
time were solely for the purpose of assur-
ing her that | would not harm her" Judge
Snyder, however, decided that it would be
safer II Flood was placed under bond.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-25
Remarkable Change of Front.

Several months ago the advocates OF i'm
mediate municipal ownership regardless Of
consequences to the city, insisted that plans
should be prepared for a municipal plant
and bids advertised, so that the citizens
might know what was contemplated by the
council. Mr.. Etnyre was instructed to pre-
pare and did prepare plans for a municipal
plant. Elaborate specifications were printed
and an official map prepared ard expensive
advertising was INDUCED In. calling atten-
ton Of bidders to the proposed plans from
one end of the country to the other. When
the bids were opened one lone bid was
found, made by a local contractor, for
S631, 600. an amount far in excess of the
constitutional Limitation.
The guardians of our city Immediately
ordered a contract to be made with this
contractor. Then some men OF sober sense
and judgment suggested that it might be
well first to employ a hydraulic engineer
who knew something about water works
building to check over these plans. At an
expense of $500 this was done and in a
thirty-five-page communication the expert
declared the plans must be materially
changed and altered and the most import
ant thing he was able to find in the whole
transaction was that the local contractor
would clean up some $4,000 on the Job.
~ you "OHutT Tic COUNCIL Hdu lTOuDle
in getting out OF this contract and Inducing
the contractor To take back his $4,000 certi-
fled check? Immediately our guardians
changed front. No longer was it important
that the citizen and taxpayer know what
kind of a plant he was to have. No longer
was it Of advantage that the man now
without water service or fire protection
know before he helped plunge the city into
$500, 600 Of Indebtedness that he would have
water or fire protection. No longer was
It Of moment whether or not the city be
furnished with clear. clean, sparkling,
filtered water.
Now they say just let US get our hands
on that great big bunch of $4,000 ard we
VIII do the rest. You will get what we give
you once We get you to vote the $500. 900.
We will organize a company to see that
you do vote the bonds. If you wanted to
buy a house or lot, or a horse. or a cow,
would you put a bunch of money in any
ones hands and say Here is the last cent
l can dig up for the next twenty years. so
out and purchaser" Wouldn't you want a
string to 1t so that you would know what
kind of a house and lot. or a horse, or a
COW you were TO own for the next twenty
years? Wouldn't you want a house you
could live in. a horse you could drive or a
COW you could milkf
Why should we not use as much bust
ness ssgacity in spending 5000 OO as we
would in spending $500 or $3.50 or $50?
Why this remarkable change of front?
Isn't it ridiculous and nonsense2" Don't
you think some one Of the bunch owes you
an e~XplanatioE2
The council started out to let us know
what we were going to get for our money,
now ii insists It be given all this money and
perhaps will let us know what we will get
for It afterwards. TAXPAYER
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-25
city Councm PROCEEDINGS.

The city council failed yesterday after
noon to pass the ordinance fixing the sal
airy Of the city physician at $3.50 over the
veto OF Mayor Maloney. The passage Of
the measure over the veto required six
votes and Councilmen Bellinger, Mcmillan
and Younkerman voted to sustain the veto.
Mayor Maloney refused 10 sign the ordi-
nance because the compensation he con-
sidered was not commensurate with the
work asked Of the city physician.
The failure of the council to pass this
ordinance leaves the question OF the com
p%ensatlon OF the city physician exactly
where 1t was several months ago. For the
first quarter Of the fiscal year city Ply
stefan Tubbs drew pay at the rate of $500
per annum, the salary paid his predeces-
sor in office. Even had the ordinance been
passed. DR.. Tubb would not have ac-
cepted the lower salary without aking the
matter into the courts. He takes the po-
sition that the city, by paying him at the
rate Of 500 per annum for the first quar-
ter. established his compensation at that
figure and that under the state law his
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-25

IOWA CITY, Ia, oct 24-(speciaI)-
Elimination of politics in the public schoo
system is the chief object Of the Iowa
school commission in it's report to be Sent
to State Superintendent Of Public Instruc.
ton Riggs November 1. The solution of.
fered is TO make the county superintend,
ent an appOintive office.
The commission advocated the abolition
of the township as the unit Of school or.
ganization and the institution OF the
county. II recommended that in no dis.
trict should there be less than eight
months school,.
The members Of the commission are
Prof. F. E.. Bolton, head Of the department
Of education In the University Of Iowa; w
II. Bailey, corporation counsel of the city
Of 'Des Moines. and Arthur Springer OF
Wapello. They were appointed by Governor
A. b. Cummins last winter to revise tbs
school laws OF the state.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-25
BArTEY HANDS IN RESIGNATION
Custer suit Against Him Is Then
Stricken from the Dncket.

Custer suit Against Him IL Then
stricken from the Docket.
Judge Thornell in district court yester-
day dismissed the custer action brought
last April by County Attorney J. J. Hess
on order of Judge Wheeler against H. V.
Battey, clerk Of the district court, who
was suspended from office April Il. The
dismissal was entered by Judge Thornell
after Mr.. Battey had handed in to court
his written resignation. This resignation
will be formally filed this morning with
the county auditor.
Mr.. Battey, accompanied by his attor-
ney, Charles NJ. Harl, appeared before
Judge Thornell yesterday and after a brief
consultation with the court handed him
his resignation, which It is understood Is
to take effect from today, when It will
be filed with the county auditor as the
law requires.
County Attorney Hess offered no objec.
ton to the dismissal of the action beyond
insisting that the resignation be filed with
the county auditor.
The dismissal of the action brought by
the county attorney to GUST Mr.. Battey
from the office of clerk of the district
court has no bearing on the order Of sus-
pension made by Judge Wheeler and from
which Mr.. Battey has appealed to the SUI
preme court.
Mr.. Battey expects to practice law and
for that reason was anxious that the GUS
ter case, the second trial of which was
still pending, be disposed of. Mr.. Battey
1t is understood, passed the examination
for admission to the bar a few weeks ago
but had not received a certificate pending
the disposition of the custer suit.
Mr.. Battey's suspension from the office
Of clerk OF the district court last April
followed the report made by an expert
accountant employed by the Board OF
Supervisors to check over the books and
accounts of the office. The accountant re-
ported a number of alleged irregularities
including alleged alteration and erasures ir
the records and that Mr.. Battey had failed
to turn over funds in his hands to The
county as he should have done.
Since the action was Instituted against
him Mr.. Battey has turned over to the
| county between 5000 and 5000 and there
is still a suit pending against his bonds
men, brought by -Pottawattamie county, t
recover money alleged to have been wrong
fully retained by Mr.. Battey. County At
toTney Hess stated last evening tina a,
soon as Mr.. Battcy's resignation was filet
with the county auditor he would then b,
In a position to bring suit on behalf of tn,
county for the money which Mr.. Battey Il
alleged to still owe the county.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-25

accepted invitations 70 come here and ad-
dress the meeting on municipal ownership.
Former Mayor Huston Of Cedar Rapids.
Ia, IL Is said. will be unable to be here,
but will send a paper on the question OF
municipal ownership OF water works 20 be
be read at the meeting. one Of the water
works commissioners Of Sioux City is also
expected to speak. Former Councilman
Robert b. wallace went TO Sioux City yes
terday for the purpose Of consulting the
commissioners there and securing one OF
them to address the meeting Monday nighl.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-25
TEACHERS IN SESSION IN DEN1soN
One thousand in Attendance Mt the
Annual Meeting.

DENISON, Ia. Oct. 4-(Special)-The
Southwestern Iowa Teachers association
Is in session here with an enrolment Of
100. A brilliant reception was given the
teachers at the new Hotel Denison on
Thursday evening. President Clifford, late
OF the Council Bluffs schools, Is not here.
as he has assumed new duties at Phlla-
delphia. On Tuesday morning the new
Iowa schoo! laws as suggested by the leg
islative commission were given by Prof.
Bolton of Iowa city. In his plan the
township organizations and sub-dlstricts
are abolished and a county board sub
stituted similar in powers to boards in
independent districts. This board could
select as county superintendent any resi-
dent Of the United States, the choice thus
not being from citizens Of the county.
The county board woul decide on a uni
form system Of text books for the county.
A state board is called for made I'D OF
seven members. Life certificates are pro-
vided for. The lectures are from high
class people and intensely interesting. The
meeting closes Saturday forenoon.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-25
Contract for Auditorium.

At a meeting Of the Auditorium company
yesterday afternoon 1t was decided to award
the contract for the construction Of tine
proposed building next Monday. Several
bids, it is understood, are in the hands Of
f. E. Cox, the architect, but bids will be
received to noon Monday.
The work Of putting in the concrete
foundation Is nearly two-thirds completed
and will be finished by the end Of the next
week, unless the weather interferes.
While the officers of the company realize
that the time is getting exceedingly short,
they are hopeful that the building will be
sufficiently completed to be used for the
purposes of the National Horticultural con-
gress in December. I'VE realize that there
is but little time in which to get the build
ing ready" said p. c. DeVol, one Of the
directors, yesterday, but we hope to be
able to turn the place over to the decora-
tion committee of the National Horticul-
tural congress by December 6, and l be-
leve we will be able to do so IL we have
reasonably good weather. All we expect 10
do by that time is TO get the four walls
up and the roof on. II we have time we
will put the floor in. but If there is not
sufficient time we will be obliged to con-
struct a temporary flooring for the fruit
show. l presume a temporary heating sys-
TEN will have to be installed for the fruit
show and probably the building could be
sufficiently heated with several large
stoves."
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-25
Not from Missouri, but Would Like
90 m. Gbow


Those who are advocating the mortgage
ing or bonding OF the city for every penny
tho law will permit tell us 1t is for the
, est interests OF all the citizens. They tell
us 20 trust to our own horse sense and
not TO the paid emissarles OF the water
company" This is certainly good advice.
4 T&Ry tell us a great many other rosy
Things that II carried out would be a great
Aboon to the city. But In view of the fact
hat at least one prominent advocate of in
debtedness has told some things that We
know are not true, we are entitled TO the
facts and not assertions.
we want them to deal with Council Bluffs
N not any outside city. They tell us
hat II we vote the bonds our taxes will
be no higher. but that on the contrary, the
taxes will be lower, and the city become
a hive Of industry and happiness. BY what
method of financial j~ugglery do they pro-
pose TO pay 5 per cent on sJOO,OO for two
years during the period Of construction
without increasing our taxes? BY what
Apethod OF ledgcrdemaln do they propose
create a sinking fund to refund those
pds. during construction period, without
Screasing our taxes? DO they consider it
In the interest of good government and in
1the interest of all the people to bond the
city beyond endurance to furnish only part
I of the city with water.
DO those gentlemen consider it right to
leave a square mile Of residence property
in the western part Of the city without
water or fire protection, and at the same
time expect those property owners thus
neglected to pay interest on bonds and re-
funding tax.
Is it not true that the $3,639,6s paid into
the city as royalty from the gas company
made It possible for the city to buy coal
for the city hall. pay for the special cleo
tion and pay the expert engineer his $500!
Is Il not true that, were it not for this
royalty the city would have to meet a diff
ficult problem2
Do those gentlemen consider that Coun-
Gilman Maloney and his colleagues made
n mistake when they made their contract
with the gas company?
Is It not a fact that the city Of Council
Bluffs has the most Inadequate system
OF sewerage of any first or second class
city in the west?
Is 1t not a fact that the city is in greaI
need OF a sewerage system at the present
timer II so, where do these gentlemen
propose to obtain the funds for this pur,
pose. II the city Is bonded to its limit?
The above are a few questions that many
people who are not paid emissaries OF IN,
= water D would like to have ans
wered PETER DONNELLY.