Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-27
COUNCIL BLUFFS
Office Is Scott Street. Both Phones 4S.


Miss Brown arrived yesterday from New
York city on a visit to her parents, Cap
tain and Mrs. J. j. Brown, 26 South Sew
enth street.
Don't fail to attend the lawn social at
the residence OF James Wickham, 400
Franklin avenue, Thursday evening, given
by the Catholic Young Ladies' sodality.
A special meeting Of the Board of Edu-
cation has been called for next Monday
night. Several matters need attention, II
Is said, before the opening of the schools
On September 5.
A ]. Larsen of Hazel Dell township
tiled an information yesterday charging
his l5-yearsold son, Frank, with being in
sane. The boy viii have a hearing this
morning before the commissioners
A special meeting Of the Woman's Chris
tian union will be held this afternoon at
the Library building to make arrange
Sunday evening at Broadway church by
Mrs. Armor Of Georgia.
In police court yesterday Judge Snyder,
after hearing the testimony, dismissed the
charge of larceny preferred against Charles
f.. Carlisle and wife by Mrs. Hettie Pike.
The court called the two women before
him and ordered them TO settle their diff
ferences at once. He ordered Mrs. Carlisle
to gather Mrs. Pixies belongings together
in a neat bundle and directed Mrs. Pike to
go to the Carlisle place and take posses
sion of them.
A Jury in Justice Greene's court yester-
day acquitted Leroy w. Otto, who en-
gagged with George Stilen in a fight in the
JUSTICE y GOuIA IhOAA last odNAInd1H VI IAt
charge Of disturbing the peace. The jury
was OF the opinion that Stilen was the ag-
gressoT and that Otto merely defended
himself. Stilen paid a fine of s. and costs
Monday for his share In the fracas, enter
ing a plea OF guilty without waiting for the
formality OF a hearing.
Mrs. Elizabeth L. Young, wife of r. r.
Young, former editor of the Cass County
Democrat at Atlantic, Ia, died yesterday
morning at her home, 1910 East Broadway.
months. Services Will be held at the resi-
dence this afternoon at 3 o'clock, conducted
by Rev. W. J. Jones, rector of st. Paul's
Episcopal church. and Thursday the body
Will be taken to .Geneseo. ILL.,, for burial.
Clyde McCleuand Is to have a hearing In
police court this morning on an assault
and battery charge preferred against him
by K. Bolte. a special officer for the Illi-
aois Central railroad. McClelland. IL Is
charged, was creating a disturbance in a
South Main street saloon and was elected
by Bolte. McClelland, so Bolte says, re-
entered the place by a rear door and
struck him on the head with a paving
brick, inflicting a painful but not serious
wound,
Mrs. T.. Gallup. wife of the county jai'er,
had a narrow escape Monday night from
being eloctrocuted. As IL was she was Sc
gerely burned about her hands and yesttr-
of the shock. Mrs. Gallup attempted TO
turn on an incandescent light, when in
some manner, probably from standing on
4 portion of the iron floor of the jail
which had become wet, formed a circuit
'or the current. She was unable to let 60
II the light and members of the family
who came TO her rescue were thrown to
the floor by the shock. With the united
was finally released from her position.
when she fell to the floor in an uncon-
scious condition. She was attended by
Or, I. b. Lacey, the county physician.