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Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-15
BOOSTING ALorG THE v. NJ. c. A
Committee Much Encouraged ny the
First Days work,

First Days work.
Help us raise the roof"
This Is the slogan OF the committee which
started out yesterday TO raise the money
needed to complete the Young Mems Chris
tinn association building according to the
original plans.
Al noon about forty well known business
men gathered at the Grand hotel and while
partakins OF luncheon formulated plans for
the canvass. Short talks between courses
were made by ]. @. Wsdsworth, who Is
chairman OF the special campaign executive
committee; DR.. II. r. Jennings. chairman
OF the business mems committee; Joe w.
Smith. chairman Of the young mems COM
mittee, and F. J. Day, president Of the
association.
At the close of the luncheon DR.. Jennings
appointed twelve committees of two MEM
bers each and these started out to canvass
the city. These committees will report at
noon today, when another meeting will be
held around tho luncheon table. Although
no figures were given out, it was stated
last evening that the committees had met
with great encouragement.
Only about half of the teams of the
young mems soliciting committee reported
at headquarters last evening, but reports
from them showed that they had not been
idle and that several hur dred dollars had
been secured during the afternoon.
The young mems committee was yester-
day divided into eight teams, as follows:
Captain Hanchett-Dr. T. B. Lacey, L.
Squire, VIII Cutler, Henry, Cutler, Charles
Halls and George Wheeler.
Captain DeVoi-E. W. Peterson, IT,. will
liam Cutler. George Madison, II. e. Adams
Captain Empkie-wnram Knowles, Earl
Carse, Tom Kendall, Bert Hiel, Ira Fred
and James H. Craigmile.
Captain Peterson-Earl Anderson, Dohr
Case, G. E. Weaver, George Adams, A. g.
and A. ]. J~orgensen.
Captain .. f. Swanson-M. W. Raymond,
Everett Wright, H. Kynette, Blair Robert
son, Paul Houton, Prof. s. l.. Thomas and
Or. c. b. Hunt.
Captain Orcutt-Earl Mcmahon, Earl
Howard, L. M. Whitehead, G. w. Purdum,
Captain Capell-James Christensen, VII
liam ~Barghausen, Sumner Knox, Paul l.
Van Order, DR.. j. c. Deetkin and T. @.
Captain Jackson-Pierce Lyle, Harry
Westergaard, Howard Brainerd; Roland
Otis, c.. +. Chase, DR.. A. V. Hennessey,
Walter Lutz, John Lutz and George f,
Hamilton.
AS before announced these two commit
tees will endeavor to raise $4,000 by 1C
o'clock Wednesday night. January q, in
order that the 5000 promised by a group
of business men may become available,
This offer OF $500 was first suggested by
Frank H. Keyes, who agreed TO contrib
ute one-fourth. or 81, $50 of it. on condition
that the remaining $4,000 of tho $1,000
needed to complete the building with the
third story as originally planned. was sub.
scribed within a certain time. Mr.. Keys
had previously subscribed $500 uncondi-
tionally.
Things look mighty Encouraging" said
General Secretary Harry Curtis last even.
ing, " and l believe the people of Counc
Bluffs are going to make It possible fol
us to take down that $500 which foul
business men have promised us II the other
$4,000 Is raised my January q. I feel very
hopeful, in fact l might say confident
that the money will be raised"
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-15
HENRY COUNTY MAN WINNER
Frame of salem Takes Grand Prise at
Amea Corn show.

NNNNS VI EMNEht AAAEH NNNhhu III NJ
Ames Corn show.
AMEs, Ia, Jan. 13.-(Special.)I 1.-The grand
champion sweepstakes on single ear Of
corn awarded at the corn show here was
won by ]. c. Frame. Salem, Henry county.
This ear wins the Alice trophy and a De
Laval cream separator, in addition to the
prizes which It won in district and section.
The grand champion sweepstakes for the
ten-ear sample has not yet been decided
upon. The following is a list Of the prin-
cipal awards as far as made:
Glass A-Best ten ears Of corn, any va
rlety; District 1, Victor Felter, Cherokee,
first; District 2. France Warner, Goldfield,
first; District 8. Henry George, West Union,
George. This sample wins a 2h-horse power
gasoline engine. District A. Grant Chap
mon Bagiey, first; District !, A.. L;
McCulloch, Hartwick, first. Sweepstakes
central section, A. L. Plumber. This sam
pie wins a Litchfield manure spreader.
District I, Henry Hilton, Malvern, first;
District s, J. A. Mason, Carlisle, first; Dis
trict o. r. D. Redfern. New London, first.
sweepstakes, southern section, r. d. Red
fern. This sample wins a King manure
Glass b-Best ear OF corn, any variety.
District !, George NJ. Alice, Newell, first
District 3. Henry George, West Union. first
Sweepstakes, northern section, George M
Alice. This ear wins a Moline corn planter
District 4, Paul c. Taft, Panora, first; Dis
trlct 5, Il. l.. Pearson. Mltchellville, first
District 6, c. w. Hendricks, Muscatine
first. Sweepstakes. central section, Pau
c. Taft. This ear wins a Deere corr
planter, District I, Ed d. Roberts, Rec
Oak, first. District s. Richard Baker, Leon
first: District 3, J. c, Frame, Salem, first
sweepstakes, southern section, ]. G. Frame
This ear wins a j. l. Case corn planter.
Class C-Pure breeds: Lot l, Reid yellow
Dent, c. r. Bishop. Altoona, first, winninl
a 2h-hors power gasoline engine. Lot 2
Legal Tender, c. w. Coiner. Malvern, first
winning a United States cream separator
Lot 8, Boone County White, Lenus Haag
land, Essex. first, winning a Great West
ern separator. Lot 4, Silver King, McAr
thur & Sons, Mason City, first, winning
Keystone weeder. Lot S, Silver Mine, WI
lard Zeller, Cooper. first, winning a Jewel
grain drill. Lot 6, Other varieties, Willu
witch feed grinder.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-15

Davis, drugs.
6tockert sells carpets.
Ed Rogers, Tony Faust beer.
Lewis Cutler. funeral director. Phone g.
woodring Undertaking company. Tel S3s
Pictures for gifts. {. r. Alexander, SSa
Broadway.
25 PER CENT DISCOUNT ON. WALL
ZEE hhEEER c 'hNShN TEN
Albert Hogan, charged with breaking
INFO the hide warehouse of J r. LinNsay
AT s22 South Main street and stealing fur
pelts valued at about $3.50, waived q pre-
iiminary examination in police court yes
seTShiy the mora aetion s% Of T tSs GGH I over sran6
Jury, which will convene February ], His
bond was placed at $1,000, In default OF
jail
Alfred Burbridge, who with several
others was indicted on the charge, of ma
Alleges aiiesed aSst &c SHOT p into pt50ERSs 6 SSiuiiiddin9ss 'P q
Il. 4. Ward during the progres of a
charivari on the night Of October ~ lest
clerk OF the courts in Harrison county
yesterday. The bond was certified up
here, Burbridge was not taken into Gus
Deputy Grand Exalted Ruler Charles &c.
Whittmor OF Sioux city Will be present
at the meeting OF the Council Bluffs lodge
Of Elks tomorrow evening and elaborate
preparations are being made to entertain
him. Following the business meeting
ouet viii be served. Two roast pigs pre-
pared BY Page Morrison, the official chef
of the lodge, will be the piece de resist
ance" of the spread. The e~ntertainment
committee is said to be arranging an ex-
cellent program for the evening.
Lizzie Frahm, the 17-year-old girl ar
had eloped from Pekin, Ill, was taken
back TO Illinois yesterday morning by
James A. Ellis, a friend of the family
who came here for her. Beck IS still in
the city jail awaiting the arrival of an
officer from Pekin. Major Richmond re-
ceived a telegram yesterday stating that
an officer would come here for Beck as
soon as papers could be obtained. Beck
has signified his Willingness to return
Pekin were 30 notified by Chief Rich
mond
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-15
Truce I'm Iowa Central Case.

MARSHALLTOWN, Ia, Jan. A-(Spe-
cial)-A truce. which will temporarily, at
least, stay the threatened strike Of the
Iowa Central shop and round house EN-
ployes OF the entire system has been
reached, The men threatened to strike II
w. d. Toler of Monmouth, H., who shot
and killed George w. Davies, a striker,
during the strike OF last summer, was
made night foreman OF the round
house. A meeting of all Of the lo'al Unions
was held and the company wab notified
that q strike would be called If Toler was
put back to work. This Information was
carried TO the company and the appoint
ment of Toler, which was TO have become
effective at once. was temporarily held up.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-15
CURRENT. NEWS OF IOWA

the much needed addition 20 the postoffice
will be commenced IN the spring. Mr.. Haz-
elton said yesterday; Letters which |
have received from the supervising archi-
tect IN Washington indicate that the de-
partnent intends 20 go ahead with the
work OF construction as soon a. possible.
The Washington authorities are conser-
vative and often take a long time before
they take actual steps toward a new prof.
ect, but once they get started they go at II
with q will and l have every reason 10 be-
lieve that the work on the addition TO the
postoffice is 20 be pushed from this
time on"
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-15
CLEARING DAMAGE BY EXPLOSION
Tests Being Made to See wher Gas
Comes from.

Tests Being Made to See where Gas
Comes from.
The Independent Telephone company had
a number Of men at work yesterday re-
pairing the damage done by the explosion
in the cable condu Tuesday. New covers
are being placed over the manholes n
vent holes provided. so as 10 prevent as
far as possible another accumulation of
gas in the conduits.
Manager English of the Citizens Gas &,
Electric p had his men make a
number of tests yesterday along the line
of the manholes but they were unable TO
locate any leak In the gas mains, although
the smell of gas was still very noticeable
at the manholes. The tests. Mr.. English
stated, would be continued until the leak,
II any leak exists, is found, when the
break will be speedily repaired.
ut was fortunate for Mr.. Laubach that
the manhole covers gave way when they
did" said city Engineer Btnyre yester-
day. "If they had not Manager Laubach
would probably have been blown clear
through the exchange building. He is very
fortunate in escaping without being seri-
ously injured"
Mr., Etnyre is of the opinion that the
explosion was caused by Manager Lau-
a of the Independent company going
into the tunnel leading TO the conduit Will
a lighted lamp TO seek the cause of the
strong smell of gas coming into the ex-
change building from the conduit.
Mayor Maloney yesterday had notice
served on the Independent Telephone com.
pany that It would be expected TO rails,
the manhole covers at least once a day for
several days 70 come, in order to clear tbs
conduits of any gas which may yet re,
main IN them and thus prevent anotheI
explosion which might not terminate s.
fortunately as the one Tuesday did
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-15
WORK ON FEDERAL BUILDING
PreIiminaries to Construction of
Addition.

Postmaster A. S Hazelton received orders
yesterday from the supervising architect
at Washington 10 instruct the city engineer
TO make sounctngs, establish levels. com
pile measurement and take photographs
OF the site OF the addition 10 the postuffice.
Peregoy a. Moore. former owners OF the
lot adjoining the postpffice grounds on the
west which was purchased by the govern
ment. have been notified 20 remove the
buildings within the next thirty days 50
that the engineer can begin his work.
Indications are that the work OF erecting
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-15
MARSHALLTOWn
A Religious Author,s statement.

For several years 1 was afflicted with
kidney trouble anu last winter was sud
denly stricken with a severe pain In my
kidneys and was confined 10 bed eight days
unable to get up without assistance. Ny
urine contained a thick white sediment and
/ passed same frequently day and night,
! commenced taking Foley's Kidney
Remedy. and the pain gradually abated and
finally ceased and my urine became nor.
NAL. cheerfully recommend Foley's KID.
ney Remedy. For sale by all druggists.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-15
Knights of CoIumbus, MeetinE.

IOWA CITY, Ia, Jan. H-tspeciaL)-
Iowa city will entertain tho state ouncll
of the Knights of Columbus In May, and
the local council, Marquette council, is
planning an important reception for the
leading members and all other knights of
Columbus brothers who are expected here.
The local council will celebrate it's fifth
birthday IN May. The local Knights of
Columbus are planning to start a move
ment which will result In the erection OF
a beautiful Knights OF Columbus block.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-15
Missing Man Fonnd Dead.

MARSHALLTOWN, Ia. Jan. 1~4.-(Special
reIegrsm)-Th body of Frank Corbett, a
well known and rich farmer of Eldora, who
disappeared Saturday was found in a va
cant feed yard at Eldora today, Corbett
had committed suicide by shooting. Rela-
tivcs, citizens and officers have been
searching everywhere for him.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-15
e transfers. aEgregatlng
NJ quorum of Council.

The meeting OF the city council scheduled
for yesterday afternoon to assess up re-
Gently completed paving, curbing and side
ak failed for lack of a quorum. II re-
aulres six member Of the council 10 assess
up public improvements and only five Of
the council men put IN an appearance
The absentees were Councilmen BellingeT
skodsholm and Younkerman. Another at
tempt 20 finish up this assessment work
will be made this afternoon.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-15
Next Sunday--Johnson County.
Ole Omaha Sunday Bee

its action IN boycotting the Bucks Stove
and Range company of St. Louis and the
contempt proceedings which followed were
considered. Judge Parker returned to New
York later in the day.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-15
MIIfe ON. ON PoIIce.

BOONE. Ia. Jan. H-tSpecisl TelegTam)
The police spent all last night with VIII
liam Powers alleged 10 be insane, whose
wife charged ne tried 20 kill her. While
officers were taking him 20 the station he
threw himself In front Of an interurha0
car ana tried 70 cnmmit snicide. He sesmed
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-15

These transfers were reported TO The Bee
January 10 by the Pottawattamie County
Abstract company OF Council Bluffs:
Mrs. c. II. Stephan, widow, 10 Emelie
McMilien, ne54R feet of part OF lot
81 IN the original plat OF Council
Bluffs, W Observation-Disclosures /
Lulu w, Duerr and husband TO Henry
and Nora Darnell, lot 5, block Is, I'm
Riddles sub IN Council Bluffs, " d., 15
Bert r, Nash and wife 10 S. r. Cav
thoop, VII of lot 4 and all OF lot 8 In
block 10 In the town of Carson, W d.. 1900
Ephriam Huntington and wife TO II.
r. Schneider and r. Tosh, lot 2 and
part Of lot 3 IN Auditors sub OF orig
Ina plat lot 2l2 IN Council Bluffs, W d i,GOl
William M Harold and wife to Fred
ertck A. Bird, part nwA SEX 2l-75-4S,
Wd ..........2
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-15
ARti-Lobby BnI in Kansas.

TOPEKA. Kan, Jan. lA-Representauve
Davis OF Bourbon county to-day introduced
a resolution In the Kansas legislature. ask
ing that a joint COMMITTEES OF five members
OF the house and three OF the senate be
named 10 prepare an antLIObby bill Tha
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-15
ICE HAULEF KILLED ny A FALL
Alone when Accident Happens and
Dies Soon After Found.

FAlRBURH. Neh., Jan. l~4-(SpeciaI Tele-
gram)-William P. Mcpherson was auling
Ice from the river last evening and either
fell from the wagon or II overturned. He
was alone at the time and when found was
unable 10 give any explanation. He died
IN a couple OF hours after the accident. Mr..
Mcpherson was 70 years old and leaves a
widow and thirteen children. all Of whom
are here.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-15
KnoEviIIe Trimmer KiIls HimseIf.

DIES MONIES, Ia, Jan. 13.-Ross Cecil,
a wealthy farmer, committed suicide today
at his home in Knoxville, Iowa, He had
sold his farm and was respondent because
he considered the deal unsatisfactory.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-15
The Story Of Nebraska

The Omaha Bee has planned to publish The Story of Nebraska" not
the story of the prairie schooner, the sod house, the uapPer OFT the fr racer
but of prosperous, progressive, busy, up-to-the-mnute Nebraska Many
of the e and some of the older settled counties have been making prog
reSSs SO quietly that the world at large is not aware OF their achievements
Gu ond is to bring all oval AM prgpirec citizens into closer touch he commercial nd% social
relations adbw work Thed developments ue nawal resources fHe state to foster and Nn up
manufacturing industries mWe every consistent effort encourage the employment of killed LABOR and
improved ecmdWms0 te hhrmgch&e@ The STORY wills eomya gnpSaa mere outline me
rarw win be Iwn amng thu pt just enough hgvehm general ao fhesate HsoppTHnr
t@hh edmrnwn and ONnmgsh the memhr Thehe r1lma mmdh e@PhoMp "
aeUowdngh the fNMer The wolf and thu wndTm@h nave rh@hd If during her early hoy Ne
hma bass mmSdhm own people, surely bwhHf future ath them -:~~
There will be a little about the towns and cities, just o somewhat
misunderstood and misudged, and something about the rural districts, the
farm and the stock ranch. Here and there will be found a few figures, not
many, Just a few, as measurements and for the information of those who
enjoy such things
twill tell thu adMwmmhd of p@ph mon less than half omy have wrought mt ola
bmde~ prairie a progressive productive. state will give nbnf the anew em then wcmt5
the swift passing 6emsd ep possibilities da advancement and phueT These articles WILDE myiu$
thd and villa appear in the Sunday Beef from week week
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-15
Iowa News Notes.

MARSHALLTOwN-The City Park hos
pital Of Mason City has filed articles of In
corporation, for what is to be the first
public hospital ever opened in that city.
Observation-Disclosures entire library
Of the late Senator William b. Allison OF
Dubuque, which numbered 5000 volumes,
was given to the Stout public library of
that city. Many OF the volumes are OF
great value, being old and rare. The dona-
ton Is to be known as the Allison Memorial
library.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS roaming from
place to place for five years, suffering IN
told hardships and losing business and
social friends, Frank Mcmillan, aged 50, a
former well known resident of New Hamp-
ton, Ia, committed suicide by taking car
boliC acid In Muscatine today. Mcmillan
was at one time a prominent druggist, Elk
ana chancellor commander of the knights
of Pythias lodge at Independence. He dis
appeared from home five years ago and
he was thought by many to have been
dead.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-15

to be a complete wreck. This morning the
insanity commission released him. He was
injured last year on the Newton road,
losing an arm and fracturing his skull.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-15
BURGLAR TURNS new LEAF
Gives Up His Tools and Goes to Work
Cutting Ice.
COMMITTEES TO HEAR CONTESTS
Speaker Fceley Appoints Men to Take
Evidence in Five Cases-New
Grand Jury LAW Held
to BE Valid.

CFrom a Staff correspondent
DIES MONIES, Jan. H.-(Special0-Un-
known in Des Moines and unacquainted
with the man he approached, Edward
Marsh, who says he had committed robber-
les in many states and been I'm the peni-
tertiary, went unsolicited to the home Of
Rev. Finis Idleman here, gave him his kit
Of burglars tools and asked his help to
lead a better life. Marsh was penniless.
He visited a saloon and while watching the
drunken jewellers there and considering
his own plight. he realized what a failure
his life had been, He determined to try
the better way. His change or neart was
worked out within himself. 1t required no
evangelistic services to help him. On the
wall OF the saloon was an advertisement
OF the Central Church Of Christ inviting
all to attend. 1t was signed by Rev. Finis
Idleman. So Marsh went to the preacher
and asked advice, His wrong was pointed
out to him; he was assisted in finding
work or the ice at $3.50 per day and has
asked the preacher to help him trace down
the names of the people he has robbed.
He has expressed the determination to re-
pay all.
Legislative Contest On.
In the house of the Iowa legislature this
morning Speaker Feely announced the mem
bership of the committees 10 consider the
five contests. They are as follows;
Davfdson-Penn contest from Fremont
county: Lee Of Emmett, Harding of Wood
bury, Perkins of Delaware, Dabney OF
Davis and Kull OF Howard.
Robb-Kendail contest from Clinton
county; Darrah of Lucas, Wilson of Tama.
Bowman of Linn, Mcdonald of Carol
and Byerly of Jones.
Teter-Crozier contest from Marion county
Hacker of Webster, Marston of Cerrc
Gordo, White of Story, Dodds of Des
Nome and Shelby and Schultz of Clayton
Corrie-BaXter contest from Ida county
Stillman of Greene, G~oodykoontz Of Boone
Cooper of Jasper, Bauman of Van Burer
and Caikins of Adams.
Springer-Goddard contest from Buchanan
county: Davidson of Palo Alto, Beebe OF
Franklin, Ripley of Hancock, O'COnner Of
Chickasaw and Swift OF Shelby.
Jury Constitutfonality Decided.
The legality and constitutIonality of IN,
special grand jury law passed by the Thirty
second general assembly has been decided
by the supreme court IN affirming the cas-,
OF State of Iowa against Bert Pell, ap
pellant, from Marshall county. wherein tn,
defendant was sentenced to ~twenty-fiv,
years for murder in the second degree.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-15
Frightened Into Fits

by fear OF appendicitis, take Or. King 5
New Life pills, and away goes bowel
trouble. Guaranteed. 2Sc. For sale by
Beaton Drug Co.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-15

revolution was Immediately passed by the
house and will undoubtedly pass the sen
ate this afternoon
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1909-11-23
Observation-Disclosures
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