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Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-01

few remsin as to no longer be able to
muster a congregation.
CRESTON-Five 100 pound sacks OF
graduated sugar were found hidden under
this city by some boys at play a few days
ago and 1t is proof to the minds OF the
authorities that merchandise cars left
standing in the yards are being rifled by
a thieving gang at work here. The rail-
road detective is working on the case.
MASON CITY-Tht announcement of the
engagement of the Rev. Albert Hastings
Jordan. formerly pastor of the First Con.
gregational church OF this city, to Miss
Emma Bixby. the daughter of a st. Louis
millionaire, was made in st. Louis yester-
of the First Congregations church of St.
Louis. He left here n little more than q
year ago to become the pastor of the st.
Louis church.
CRESTON-The democrats elected every
candidate on their ticket Yesterday At the
municipal election, with the exception of
two councilmen. DIR. REYNOLDS has a ma.
iority OF 200 over willis Brooks, the repub-
lican candidate, and the other candidates
are I'm like proportion. The library project
was defeated by a majority of 9S3. This
women turned out in large numbers to
vote. but the returns show that a con
siderably larger number Of them voted
against It than for II. Large numbers OF
the wealthiest citizens voted against It. pre-
sumably on account of the tax required 10
support IT.
MISSOURI VALLEY-The death of w.
r. O'Neal occurred at his home this morn
ing at 7:6 after an illness OF several weeks.
Mr.. Neal was born on a farm In indiana
which is now the center Of the city of
Indianapolis, on March 20. 1874. He was
ma -ried in June. 1869, to Mrs. Emiline
George OF Bethlehem, Wayne county. Iowa,
and moved TO Missouri Valley two wears
later. entering the service of the North
western railroad as a brakeman, and waS
made a conductor two years later, In which
capacity he has served the company for
thirty-siX continuous years. and has been
the Oldest man in the service for a num-
Der OF years.
ATLANTIC-In the city election held
here yesterday the returns show that s.
w. w. Straight has been reelected mayor
over Boorman, having a majority of some
1871 votes. The contest for this office had
been rather heated and the vote turned out
very differently from what had been ex-
pected. In the First, Second and Third
wards James Sitter, Joseph Burnea and
Jacob Christensen were elected for council
men without any opposition, as we're Crsw-
ford and Harlan, for councilmen-at-large.
Whitney for treasurer and Whitmore for
city attorney. In the Third ward the con-
test for councilman was second only to the
fight for mayor, and j. ID. Golf was elected
over the present incumbent. j. O. Fudge.
There was a three-cornered fight for
assessor, Campbell, Laurensen and Lang
contesting, Lang winning the office by
about forty-three votes.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-01
Funeral of william j. Mccune.

The funeral of William j. McCune, who
was killed Monday afternoon in the yards
Of the Northwestern railroad, will be held
this afternoon at 2:S0 from the family resi-
dence, go Graham avenue. Interment will
be in Walnut Hill cemetery. The services
at the house will be conducted by Rev.
James M. Williams, pastor of Broadway
Methodist church, while the local lodge of
Elks, of which deceased was formerly
secretary. will have charge of the services
at the cemetery. The following have been Sc
lected as pallbearers: Painter Knox, Frank
c. Hendricks. NJ. r. Grout, Louis Zurmueh-
len, J. w. Mitchell. Joe Wallace.
Joe W Smith, exalted ruler of Council
Bluffs lodge, No. 231, Benevolent and Pro-
tective Order of Elks. has issued a call
for members of the lodge to meet at the
residence, 2o Graham avenue promptly at
2:30 o'clock this afternoon and march to
the cemetery and assist in the services at
the grave.
All members Of the United Commercial
Travellers are requested to meet at the
residence of the late w. j. McCune, go
Graham avenue at 2:9O o'clock this after
to attend the funeral of their de-
ceased brother.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-01
Iowa

lenges any proof that It was either error
or wrong in any way.
But he also comes back at Carroll by
showing that when the state executive
council first took up the auditing Of the
bills OF the State Pharmacy commission.
a committee at the head of which was
Mr.. Carroll. then state auditor. decided
upon a course TO pursue in regard to per
diem and expense accounts and this has
been followed the last five years, all OF
which time Carroll has been a member OF
the council which audits the bills and he
as state auditor also drew the warrants,
when It was his duty, II he had any doubt
as to their correctness, to have refused to
draw the warrants.
Keltx also shows that Carroll was in
error in his statement as TO what took
place between them over the telephone,
whan Carroll undertook to remove keith
from the commission because OF the alleged
discrepancy as to the January bill. Carroll
agreed to not act until he had an interview
with Keltz and when KeltE came to his
office and called at the governors office
two separate days to see him he failed to
get the interview. Keltz will neither re-
sign nor consent to removal. He has been
unable to get an interview with the gov
ernor and has not received any acknowledge
ment Of his letter In which he asked for
a specific statement Of charges.
A political phase of the case is developed
In that keith intimate that Carroll lie
building up a machine for the purpose OF
becoming a candidate for United States
senator, and his purpose In dragging the
State Pharmacy commission in the mIre is
to aid two bills the governor desires passed,
one OF which would legtslate out OF office
a great many of the sppointees OF Cum
minis. and permit Carroll to place his friends
in office at once, and the other to give
the governor authority to remove at any
time any appointive officer, even though
his commission has not expired. Keltz also
pointed out that the State Pharmacy com
mission since he went upon It has increased
the net profits to the state from that source
80 per cent and in the last two years the
commissioners turned over to the state as
profit over 5000, which is more than the
profit of the state auditors office under the
Carroll administration.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-01
Who Pays for Live
Mans Funeral?
Pulling Problem is Presented in Re-
turn to Life Of Henry
Bethers.

Now that Henry Bethers of Council
Bluffs has come to life again and in
fact was never dead, the question
arises as to who will he called upon
to bear the expense of the funeral
of the corpse found in the car of ashes at
Valley and buried as that of Bethers by
the ~latter's family.
Henry Bethers had a small amount Of
insurance In the Prudential company and
this was to pay the local undertaken for
the funeral. Now that Bethers has turned
up alive and in excellent health the under
taker cannot, of course. collect the in
surance.
The Bethers family, it is understood,
paid for the burial lot in the cemetery and
1t is said they intend exhuming the body
which they had buried. Then the question
will arise who will have to pay the expense
OF reburying the corpse of the unidentified
man.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-01
GENERAL FUND Is BoLsTERED UP
Funds Transferred from Water
Works Sinking Fund,

Works sinking Fund.
The sum OF So, 1885 was yesterday trans
ferred from the water works sinking fund
to the general fund. This is to reimburse
the general fund for certain warrants
drawn on that fund for preliminary ex-
penses in connection with the proposition
of the city to own its water works plant,
which, under a recent enactment OF the
state legislature, can be properly charged
up to the water works sinking fund. The
transfer of this sum practically depletes
the water works sinking fund, but this
amount added TO the general fund comes
in handy to carry the various municipal
departments through to tine close of the
fiscal year.
Included in the 1858 35. for which war
rants had originally been drawn on the
general fund. were the payments of 81. 1888. IS
10 w. Kierstesd and &15s. 60 to w. G. Bryan,
the expert hydraulic engineers employed by
the city. 1t also included the cost of the
special election, at which the proposition
to issue the $780, water bonds was sub
mitted to. the people, which amounted to
81, I70.i0. The balance of the 81, $685. was
made up of expenses incurred by the city
engineers office in connection with the
preparation of plans and specifications for
lne proposed munlClpdl water plant.
The booklet" which was prepared at
the suggestion OF the committee on water
works in order that the voters might have
a clear understanding OF the water works
question and situation cost S2O5,45, but city
Solicitor Kimbsll gave it as his opinion
that this could not be paid out of the
water works sinking fund, as it was not
a legitimate preliminary expense in con-
nection with that proposition. The gen
eral fund will have to stand this expense.
The fees paid Harl & FINLEY, special coun-
sci employed by the city, were also placed
by Mr.. Kimball among the expenses which
could not he properly charged up to the
water works sinking fund.
Prior to City Solicitor Kimball calling a
halt, warrants to the amount of s76.H had
been paid out Of the water works sinking
fund, and these. 1t was stated by City
Treasurer True and City Auditor McAneny
yesterday. would have 10 stand. These
payments were for expenses which the re-
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-01

GRINNELL. Ia, March 31.-tspecial)-
After the hottest municipal campaign for
years the election in this city Monday
made l.. D, Kemmerer, former councilman.
mayor in place of DR.. E.. r. Wiley, the
present incumbent, by a majority of l92
votes out of a total of l,o22. The present
members were entirely rejected,
with the exception of Fl. ]. Davis, who
was elected one of the councilmen-at-large.
The proposition TO give a gas franchise to
o. B. Mathews Of this city carried by a
majority of 127 votes. The incoming Off
GERS are: Mayor, l.. ID. Kemmerer; council
men-at-large, A. A. Foster ana II. /, Davis;
First ward, H. G. Lyman; Second ward,
!. 8. Bailey, jr.; Third ward. j. c..
Creamer; Fourth ward, a. McBlain. d. s.
Morrison, candidate for councilman-at-
large, was defeated by the narrow margin
of fourteen votes. Nearly the full vote Of
the city was polIed. There was no party
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-01
FIVE SEEK TO MINISTRY
Examinations of Candidates Precede
Convention.

The examination Of candidates for the
ministry. which precedes the annual meet
ing of the Iowa conference of the Ger
man Evangelical association, to open in
this city tomorrow. was begun yesterday
and will continue through today. Five can
didates appeared for examination. They are
Jesse Molte. of Perry. Ia; August Beck
man. of Fostona, Ia; Frank Haas, Of
Corning. Ia; M. j. Welland, of Maple
VILE. ILL.,, and G. Hagemeyer, of Austin,
Tex. Mr.. Haas was formerly a resident
Of Council Bluffs. The examining board
is composed of Rev. e. J. Schultz, of
Cedar Rapids, president of the Iowa con-
ference; Rev. Ernest Schroeder, of Ackley,
vice president; Rev. A. Bauernseind, of
Waterloo, secretary, and five other mem
bers of the conference.
Last evening at the German Evangelical
church Rev. G. Steicher spoke on The
Necessity of a Spiritual Awakening A
short address was also delivered by Rev.
Herman Engle. This evening there will
be short addresses by several Of the min
listers attending the conference. The con-
ference proper will open tomorrow morn
ing with Bishop Horn, of Cleveland, o.,
presiding.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-01
Council Bluffs
NEEDS BIG ROLL FOR BAIL
Indictments Piling Up Against May.
bray and His Gang.
SEVENTY THOUSAND IN BLUFFS
New orleans Federal Grand Jury
PiIina III Another Batch ou
Charge Of UsinR Malls
20 Defraud.

IF J. G. Maybray. the boss OF the swind
ling syndicate, expects to secure his release
on bail he will have to show up a bigger
bank account than ] believe he has said
United States COMMISSIONS n. A.. Craw-
ford yesterday at Council Bluffs.
On the Indictments pending against May
bray in Council Bluffs It would require
about $4,000 to furnish the bonds required
and Commissioner Crawford has received
word from Postoftice Inspector Swenson
that the federal grand jury at New Orleans
Is grinding out another batch OF indict-
ments against Maybrny and a number Of
his associate swindlers.
II am advised by Mr.. swenson." said
COMMISSIONS Crawford, that among the
papers found in Maybray's trunk which
was seized at Little Rock, the federal au-
thorities secured evidence showing that
Maybray and other members of the syndi-
cate, while having Headquarters in New
Orleans prior to their removal to Council
Bluffs, used the mails in furtherance Of
their gigantic swlndling operations. Mr..
Swenson informs me that he is now ss-
curing indictments at New Orleans on
this evidence. This being the case May
bray win certainly have a hard time fur
nishing bail bonds under all the indict-
mcnts which will finally be stacked up
against him
Mr.. Crawford said also that he had been
advised that Isidore j. Warner and +. Nj.
johnson. two Of the men arrested with
Maybray at Little Rock succeeded in Sc
curing a brief taste Of freedom. II sp-
pears that they were able to furnish a
bond, but the moment they were released
under that bail were arrested on another
charge at the instigation of Postoffice In
spector Swenson and are still behind the
bars in Little Rock. Warner and Johnson
are both Davenport men. AS yet there is
not the slightest indication of when May
bray will be brought to Iowa.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-01
Church Conrerence End.

FEARING, la, March 31~.-(Special 1.-The
ennual state conference of the United
Evangelical church, which has been In ses-
sion here for four days, closed last night
with the announcement OF The assignments.
The following are the assignments made
for the larger cities in the conference:
Cecar Rapids, Rev. A. A. Couser: Iowa
City. Rev. s. y. Raunge; Marshslltown,
Rev. w. Nj. Force and Rev. ]. Auracher;
Waterloo, Rev. j. A. Stauffacher; Alton,
Rev. s, II. Streyfeller; Correctionville, Rev.
e. r. Mitchell; Dies Moines, Rev. S. C.
Waoding and Rev. G.. l.. Springer; Red
Oak. Rev. G. N. Thompson. Ringgoid, Rev.
w. c. Mckinley, and Winterset, Rev. II. d.
Smith.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-01
Prominent Educators at Iowa City.

IOWA CITY, Ia, March H-(Special.)-
Bishop Edwin Fl. Hughes, former president
OF DePauw university and an educator of
high standing, will be on the program of
the Southeastern Iowa Teachers associa-
ton which meets here April S. 9 and 10.
Another prominent speaker will be Prof.
l.. II. Bailey of Cornell university, Ithaca,
N. Y, the man whose work made him a
member of President Roosevelt's Country
Life commission and who was prominently
mentioned as a probable successor to Sec
rotary James Wilson Of the Department
Of Agriculture.
The program also includes Prof. James r.
Speed Of Louisville. Isabel Bevier Of the
University OF Illinois and Bertha Payne Of
the University of Chicago kindergarten,
and Miss ella Witten of Muscatine.
The Des Moincs teachers who will aid
in the conduct of the program are Dean
w. s., Atherton, Miss Elizabeth Robb. Prof.
william Solomon of Drake, Miss Louise
Huntington.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-01
Council Bluffs

cent enactment of the Legislature permits
to be paid out Of the water works sinking
fund. although at the time the warrants
were drawn the city had no authority to
pay these sums out Of that fund.
Under the new law the city will now be
able to pay the $500 for the services OF
Burns & Mcdonnell. the Kansas City en-
gineers employed 70 assist City Engineer
Etnyre in revising the plans for the pro-
posed municipal water plant out Of the
sinking fund instead OF out of the con-
tingent fund.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-01
Marriage Licenses.

Licenses to wed were issued yesterday
to the following
Name and Residence. Age.
Ernest o.. Lowe Kansas City. Mo-. %
Laura Smith. Kansas city. Mo............ "a
Jens G. Skov. Chicago. ................... 2S
Elvena NJ. Robertson, Weeping Water. %
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-01

politics in the election. the issues being gas
snd paving for the immediate future and
dissatisfaction with the large expenditures
in the last two years.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-01
INSANITY SAVES MURDERER

dren IL sent to Asylum.
FORT DODGE, Ia, March s1.~-tspecial
Telegrsm.)-Mrs Nettle Powell of Rock
well City, the murderess. was declared in
sane this morning before Judge Powers ct
Rockwell City and was taken at once to
Cherokee. She killed her two children
and attempted the murder of the third and
then tried to commit suicide. She was in
dicted by the grand jury. The case has
now beeing indefinitely postponed.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-01
Council Bluffs Real estate Transfers.

These transfers were reported to The Bee
March 80 by the Pottawattsmie County
Abstract company of Council Bluffs:
a. b. Slater and wife to Edith Circuit
Beaten, mex nwit of 23-76-4o, q c d..S /
Lille Cook and husband to Lulu b.
Marlowe, lot 9, Casady's subd in
Council Bluffs, W d...,.......... 125
NJ. Theodore Christians and wife to
Henry Reese, swk sea of 16: nwh
neh OF 81; land in sections 16 and
2l-17-43, W 1910
Henry Wlese, referee. to l.. c. Green,
7S-Se. ref d.....",.,......,............ $3.50
-
Total. fourteen transfers. ......... .S5,Gl
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-01

The controversy between two state Off
cials over a matter of a $40 per diem bill
paid last June reached another turn today,
when b. F.. keltz OF the State Pharmacy
commission gave out a statement to the
press on his side of the case. 1t was in
reply to a newspaper article prepared by
Governor Carroll last week, in which Car
roll accused Keltz OF presenting a falsified
bill for last June, because he included four
days which, Carroll said, were days when
keith attended the republican national CON
vention. Keltz comes back with a sweep
ing denial Of everything, and although the
disputed account is an old one, and he
probably could not now defend II as he
could il 1t had been attacked then, ne chal-
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-01
Council Bluffs
Minor Mention

rAs osznsu Dauffs offsos % the
ouaah nee - - Is 8oott gtrss'
1oth rEhenea q.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-01

The house today passed a bill to forbid
the giving of free transportation TO the
railroad commissioners In their travels
about the state inspecting railroads, and
requiring the state TO pay for the same.
The commission is now furnished trans
portation, under the requirements of the
state law, but among the rural members
there Is a feeling that the commission Is
preiudiced thereby,
The house defeated a measure intended
to forbid drug stores from selling liquor in
any form, and making void all permits to
sell. The house defeated a plan to merely
limit the number that might have permits,
and then also defeated the bill.
The house refused to order night sessions
and the senate refused to fix a date for
final adjournment.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-01
Iowa
No VOTE ON PROHIBITION
Senate Committee Finally Disposes
of the Amendment.
BIG CHANGE IN DEPARTMENTS
Controversy between Governor and
Pharmacy COmmisaioner KeIts
IL Getting TO the warm
stage.
CFrom a stair Correspondents

From a STAFF Correspondent
DIES MONIES. March 31.-(special THE
senate, at the close OF discussion OF the
utilities measure, laid both the Sammis and
Smith bills on the table by a vote of
twenty-six to twenty. Sammls lmmedi-
ately introduced a bill for a special COM
mission to investigate the need OF a utill-
ties commission.
The house passed the senate bill author
ising the building Of county hospitals.
The senate committee on constitutional
amendments. by a vote OF nine to two, laid
on the table the joint resolution for a pro-
hibitory amendment. thus putting that agi-
tation to rest for this year.
ReOrEanIzins the Department..
The bill TO reorganize the various state
department was presented to the senate
today by the committee on public health.
The bill creates a new commission. to be
known as the Commission on Public
Health" which would consist OF three per-
sons. the only qualification being that they
should be electors. and requiring also that
they be Of different political parties. They
will be paid a salary Of $500 each, will
be appointed by the governor for six-year
terms, and be removable by him in vaca-
ton. The commission is to have q sec
rotary at $1,000 a year. and clerks, one of
whom shall be a veterinarian and an
other a pharmacist, at 1880 a year, and
photographers and assistants sufficient to
do the work. also the board has authority
20 employ commissions and boards Of ex-
aminers and others to do the work now
done by other boards at IS per day. All
travelling expenses OF the members are TO
be paid. The board takes over the duties
OF the board of control In part and of a
few other commissions. including the bust
ness management Of the tuberculosis hos
pital of the state at Oakdale. the lecture
work on tuberculosis. the inspection OF ho-
tells, the regulation OF the creameries OF
the state and instruction In creamery man
agement, the pure seed and pure food and
pure paint department, the enforcement of
the pharmacy laws and punishment of Of
tenders. the examination of dentists and
OF optometrists and of doctors and OF vet
Urinary surgeons, the enforcement and
regulation of the health law of the state,
etc. 1t is estimated that the salaries will
cost sbou. $4,000 a year. and that the
entire expense OF the commission will be
probably $4,000 a year. mere Is no pro-
vision anywhere for a physician or osteo-
path on the board, but It is assumed that
there has been assurance given that at
least one would be n doctor. The entire
matter is left to the governor,
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-01

Total, fourteen transfers. ........N 5,OSl
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1909-05-07

NOTICE. United States Land once, Salt
Lake City, Utah. Mar 20, 1903. To Whom II
MAY Concern; Notice Is hereby given that the
state 81 Utah has iled iu this Office lists of
iauds, selected by the said State, under section
o of the act Of Congress, approved July 10, 1894,
as Indemnity school lands, Wis All section
y township IS south. Range l6 West Ser
Ian o30e3 A copy OF said list, so far as II re-
late 10 said tracts by descriptive subdivisions,
have been couspicnously posted iH this Oflicc
for inspection by any person Interested and by
the pablo generally. DnriuR the period OF
publication Of this notice, or any time thereaf-
Ter. and before FINAL approval and certlhcation,
under departmental regulations of April Is.
1907, protests or coulaats against the claim OF
the state Go any of the tfacts or subdivisions
herein be fore described, on the ground that the
same Is more valuable for mineral than for aR-
ricultnral purposes, VIII be received aud noted
for report to the General Iaud once "A wash
layton, ID. y. Faiiare 40 90 protest or contest,
within the time rpecl led. VIII be considered
sut6cisut evidence Of the men mineral eharac-
ter Of the tracts aud the selections thereof, be-
ing other wisa free from objection. will be ar
proved 20 the Slate, +. ID. X. THOMPSON,
Register
,Flrst April 9-LaSt May7l
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1909-05-07

had forced him to decide upon the imi-
tation alligator bag, which he now
held IN his hand
IL looked small and mean TO him az
the moment of presentation approach
ed and he was glad that the saleswo-
man In the little country store had
suggested the addition Of ribbons and
laccs. which he now drew from tho
pocket of his corduroys. He placed
his red and blue treasures very care
fully I'm the bottom OF the satchel and
remembered with regret the strand OF
coral beads which he had so nearly
bought to go with them.
He opened the large property trunk
by his side and took from 1t laundry
box which held a little tan coat that
was to be Toby's contribution to the
birthday surprise lie was big hearted
enough TO be glad that Toby's gift
seemed fine and more useful than his
1t was only when the leap of death
net preceding Polly's turn was an
nounced that the big fellow gave up
feastlng his eyes on the satchel and
coat ard hid them away In the big
property trunk. She would be out In
n minute. and these wonders were not
10 he revealed to-ifcr untA the close